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1. r pi ACT Connecting Vision CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 Play backward Click this button to play backward Local Record Click this button to record from the playback file Click again to stop recording This file is located in local PC and cannot be search from CMS When local record is in effect the playback speed is automatically locked into 1x normal Click on the Local Record button again to finish local record This is a useful way to retrieve a segment out of a long video archive clip 8 Stop Click this button to stop playback 9 Pause Click this button to pause playback 10 Play Click this button to play forward 11 Next recording Click this button to go to the recording file according to the selected filter on Search Bar Schedule DI Motion and PIR Manual after the current one 12 Speed bar This bar shows how fast this recording is being played User can click the button on this bar to change playback speed F to the left means frame by frame a7 ACTI Connecting Vision ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op Synchronous Playback 4 channel synchronous playback function allows user to review what happened at a give time from four different cameras Synchronized playback works by first finding the time you wish to investigate from a Sync Main channel Then you may add up to three other reference channels that will synchronize with the Sync Main channel These other channels are called Sync F2. Groups User Groups Users Joystick View Layouts View Tours Language System New Delete Apply Tour Configuration 77 View Tour List D i Tour Name D 1 Group Layout Num 3 Se Description Group Default 1 1 Entrances D A 5 DEL 2 4 5 DEL 3 4 5 DEL Add Reset Fig 28 Setting up View Tours Create a new tour by clicking the New button Add each Layout to view in sequence and define the number of seconds in that view in Dwell Time field View tours are Tied to Groups A single view tour cannot have layouts that extend beyond one Group To have wider access define a larger group to include more NVRs and control access to this super sized group in user settings 2 ACTi Connecting Vision k gt CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 Setup Language This section describes how to translate and modify the embedded texts through the language section of CMS Groups User Groups Users Joystick Net Layouts View Tours Language wLicense System serra Reset Export import Apply Language Ei Please do not contain any symbols in your translation or it will not be readable by our software system e S A ID_1_WINDOW_VIEW 1 Window View 1 Window View ID_10_WINDOW_VIEW 10 Window View 10 Window View ID_16_WINDOW_VIEW 16 Window View 16 Window View ID_1STRECORDPATH Recording Path Recording Path ID_25_WINDOW_VIEW 25 Window View 25 Window View ID_2NDRECORDPATH 2nd R
3. 4B6EA Activation key will be automatically imported from the lic file Press Apply to save import Activation Key Registered License List Total Number of License 17 E Product Licer Number of Lic MAC Address Registered Date CABAA ABQAH PRAPP AQBQP AAAAB APAQQ 00 24 81 1C 2D 22 2010 11 16 18 28 47 CARAA PBHAA PRAPP AQBQP ABAPB APAQQ 00 24 81 1C 2D 22 2010 11 10 10 22 48 Upon successful activation the new license will be added to list of licenses Fig 8 License added to CMS Server 15 www acti com ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op Setting up CMS Importing NVRs and Cameras as Media Sources CMS is about managing NVR servers Sources The first thing you should do after you have registered license is to setup your NVR connections in CMS Setup Media Source Refresh Camera ID e FD Server Tree EZ new Source Configurator Apply New Source Information Basic Setting Source Type NWR Server Mame IF HTTP Pot User Account Password Control Port Streaming Port Message Fort Reset Get NVR Setting Fig 9 CMS Setup Setup Source Screen 1 Click New to add another NVR as new media source 2 Input the information of the NVR you wish to add Type in the IP address port number user account and password All this information is fundamental for CMS to access the NVR Confirm the infor
4. ACTi Central Management System User s Manual Version 1 1 05 06 2012 10 12 ACT Connecting Vision E pi ACT Connecting Vision CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 Table of Contents 1 Overview 5 Software Architecture 0 ccsccccesecsseccesecneeeceseceseeceeecuseeeneeeseeneees 5 2 Installation 6 REQUIreMeENTS ee 6 Operating System 20 ccccecccscccceeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeseeeeseeeeseeeeseeeseeeeees 6 Hardware System Requirements n nnnnannnannnennnennnnnnnsennnnnennnnnnne 7 LD GG AI BE 8 NVR Eegeregie 8 Ji EN d Leit TEE 9 LOGI BE 10 Bin E 11 HOW does activation work ccccccceccceeeceeeeseeeseeecseeeseeeseueeseeesaees 11 Activation FIOW ccccccceecceecceeeceeeseeeeeeceeeceeeseeeseeeeueeeeeseeseeeseesaees 11 Onine FCG Ma UON ea E 13 Offline Registration Through AC Trwebetel 13 3 Setting up CMS 16 Importing NVRs and Cameras as Media Sources ERKENNEN 16 SEUD CAME aS aorin EEE EEA 18 SEENEN 19 SSNS EVEN UNS eet 20 CODY Wie Event STE 22 Delete the Event Rules ccecccccceecceeeceeeeeeeeeeseeeseeeceeeseeeeeeeaees 22 Live view PTZ 24 Switch among Channels 24 Turn On Mute the Audio 24 Setup User Groups and USNS sisiecsicsiscccatecisccientscnsavdiceuneenwqunniauees 24 SSE iO IOS acai E 24 EE 25 Setup REI OS cearn aa one aana 26 Setup Layo ts soser okenne nE NEREA AAA OEA AANE KA ANANA AN AARAA 27 2 www acti com pi ACTi Connecting Vision CMS User s Ma
5. CAMERA Source Type v ez Ext1 OD w 7 Ext2 Name IP HTTP Port 8081 User Account Password Control Port foor Streaming Port 6002 Message Port mn oo Reset Get NVR Setting Sync with NVR Fig 14 Camera Setting through CMS Setup sync with NVR 2 In Server Tree select the individual device then enter Event Manager tab ka CDAK Refresh EIES admin as Administrator Thursday May 17 2012 3 56 58 PM Server Tree A om 1 Building 1 Exit 1 4 Event List gt i i Name G y 2 Building 2 Description B J ALL CAMERA Motion 1 D A 5 Exit1 D F 7 Ext2 Motion 2 DF MD3 DI Video Loss Video Loss Video Recovery Video Recovery Network Loss Network Loss Network Recovery Network Recovery Action J Beep for Seconds 1 999 times 1 999 Dont Beep Hot Spot Window Dwell Time Seconds 1 999 Pop up Window Dwell Time Seconds 1 999 None Fig 15 Camera Setting through CMS Setup sync with NVR 2 ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op 3 Having synced with NVR CMS server now gets the current properties of each device On Event List will display the available event rules this device supports and the event names you set on NVR The Action column displays the active status of each event rule Since the event rule entries provided here are separate from those for NVR they are by default unchecked since yo
6. CMS provides many keyboard shortcuts Here s a list of the available hotkeys 5 Refresh This will restart the application session and starts from login page Ctrl F6 Toggle Video display stretch Ctrl F7 Create snapshot Ctrl F8 Toggle start stop tour ESC Cancel full screen mode return to normal mode This function is only valid in full screen mode 20 ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op Playback CMS Player is the module that processes recorded clips You may search playback and export video through CMS Player You may search by time period by snapshot by time bar and by event Playback may include up to 4 channels synchronized playback or up to 36 individual clips Video clips may also be exported in either RAW or AVI formats To view the playback of certain channel you can start by 1 Dragging the channel into one of window view or 2 Double click on this channel Then tap the Search button to start searching You may select different event types on the Time Based Search Bar to define the type of video record you want to search By default all the types are already selected AK a SE fm S ee eo Li Refresh Camera ID D Server Tree i mm 3 Building 1 J ALL CAMERA 1 el 1 Building 1 Entrance el 2 Building 1 Lobby i aww 4 Building 2 J ALL CAMERA i amp 1 Building 2 Entrance 2 2 Buildin
7. D pr ACMA LN Trump Source FilePath C iRecordingsiChannell4 Channeli4_2 Source FilePath C iRecordingsiChanneli4iChanneli4_2 0100430191740 raw 0100430191740 raw Lk LAN La TOMS p 12 Sdewinder L vi i GAZE Sync Follower x Sync Follower ES 3 ALL CAMERA E Gen Camera Name MediaSource gt 15 Corridor 2 Camera Name MediaSource gt 16 Corridor 3 Lei 7 AC Current Time 20 1004 30 19 17 42 Current Time 2010 04 30 19 17 42 Source File Path C iRecordings Channell5iChanneit5_2 0100430191624 raw Source File Path C iRecordingsiChannelt6iChannel16_2 0100430191550 raw Start Time Now End Time 20100490 32010040 201 004 90 1917 40 1917 42 19 19 39 Disabled in sync playback mode Fig 49 Sync Main and Sync Follower 1 Sync Main This is the Main channel file that the other channels would synchronize to Sync Follower 1 Drag add the channel you want to synchronize with Sync Main here Sync Follower 2 Drag add the channel you want to synchronize with Sync Main here 2 Ze Sync Follower 3 Drag add the channel you want to synchronize with Sync Main here If the channel you drag into Sync Follower view windows does not have recording at the time selected then it will show as Sync Fail You will need to find another channel with recording at the same time to do Sync Playback Note You may only have one channel acting as Sync Main Once a channel is
8. Loss Video Loss Video Recovery Video Recovery Network Loss Network Loss Network Recovery Network Recovery vi Action J Beep for 10 Seconds 1 999 2 times 1 999 Don t Beep 9 Hot Spot Window Dwell Time 30 Seconds 1 999 O Pop up Window Dwell Time Seconds 1 999 None 5 E Fig 17 Camera Setting Copy Event Settings 2 A Copy Setting window will pop up for you to set the target devices You may first select the target NVRs then the target cameras By default the Target NVR and Target Camera fields will select all When finished click Apply to save the settings Select All v a All cel i S Exit 1 Delete the Event Rules To delete a rule simply select it from the Event List and then click Delete on the top Copy Setting 2 ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op Pop up Event Window If you have enabled the Pop up Window response for a device s event rule an instant live window will pop up upon the event s occurrence As your Internet Explorer Pop up Blocker will take it as a normal unwanted Ad please choose Always allow to allow the pop ups from your CMS client window when Pop up Blocker prompts to ask Or you may add the CMS server site to Pop up Blocker s allowed sites On Internet Explorer go to Tools Pop up Blocker Pop up Blocker settings then add the CMS server IP address to Allowed sites list Pop up Blocker Settings Tel Exceptio
9. computer is connected to internet and enter the License Key Click Apply to connect to Registration Center Your License Key and MAC address CMS automatically reads the Network card with the smallest MAC Address number on your PC will be recorded You will need to enter your ACTi Member ID for successful registration Offline Registration Through ACTi website If your PC cannot connect to the Internet e g in a high security military base then you should activate offline You may obtain an activation key from ACTi website with another PC that has internet connection and activate your CMS license on the server PC off line 1 If you do not have one yet you must register a Member ID in the Member Center for successful registration http member acti com 2 Goto ACTi Website Support and enter License Registration to find CMS Software Registration page under the Support tab 3 ACTI Connecting Vision ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op Career Contact Us Where to Buy Corporate Langusge h k ACTi Connecting Vision F Ki amp Hi Wen Cheng Switch Role Logout HOME VIDEOCLIPS PRODUCTS Documents amp Downloads SOLUTION TRAINING PARTNER CMS Software Registration License Key Product Resource Matrix Knowledge Base FAE Technical Guide Machine Key MAC Address Inputlicense key and the network card address After pressing Submit the user will of th
10. defined as Sync Main you need to first click Cancel below to exit Sync Playback mode before disconnecting the Sync Main channel so ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op eMap Viewer EMap viewer shows live video overlaid upon area maps It can help you get a much better visualization of your surveillance system You can also navigate between several maps This section describes how to operate the e Map system via CMS Map Overview 4 i CR G SK Admin as Administrator P lt E Ed 201057117198 F 05 00 13 Refresh a La E Map Tree D Prax i om 3 Building 1 CH ALL MAP 1 el 1 Building 1 Entrance el 2 Building 1 Lobby i om 4 Building 2 gt ALL MAP PZ Building 2 GQ 2 1 Building 2 Entrance i 2 Building 2 Lobby EE a Event Panel Source Select All D Event Type Motion D Filter wy Source Camera Name Event Type Event Name Date Time amp Building 2 1 Building 2 Entrance Motion MD1 2010 11 19 10 08 51 GMT 08 00 amp Building 2 1 Building 2 Entrance Motion MD1 2010 11 19 10 07 47 GMT 08 00 amp Building 2 1 Building 2 Entrance Motion MD1 2010 11 19 09 51 30 GMT 08 00 amp Building 2 1 Building 2 Entrance Motion MD1 2010 11 19 09 35 26 GMT 08 00 amp Building 2 1 Building 2 Entrance Motion MD1 2010 11 19 09 32 57 GMT 08 00 amp Building 2 1 Building 2 Entrance Motion MD1 2010 11 19 09 31 21 GMT 08 00 amp Building 2 1
11. multiple Network Video Recording NVR servers for an overview CMS can manage large scale security deployments involving many recording servers This manual will show you how to use CMS Software Architecture CMS consists of server workstation and Web Client Server and Workstation can be installed on the same or separate PCs Web Client is hosted on the server and can be accessed from any PC with Internet Explorer 8 0 or 9 0 Server CMS server provide authentication and direct data flow throughout the network along with multiple NVR servers Workstation CMS Workstation allows users to view video from multiple NVR servers Workstation is divided into CMS Setup CMS Monitor CMS Player and CMS Map 5 www acti com pi ACT Connecting Vision CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 Installation Requirements Operating System Windows Vista Enterprise sp1 EE EES SY OY Windows Server 2003 K lt lt lt lt lt lt Windows XP Professional sp3 N A Windows Server 2008 Enepise y S Fig 1 Operating System Requirements lt lt Notes 1 2 Please be sure to apply all service packs and OS patches For 64 bit CMS systems 64 bit Internet Explorer is not supported Please use 32 bit Internet explorer Windows XP SP2 Windows Vista Home and Windows 2000 are not supported Only 32 bit IIS server is available for Windows 2003 64 bit version If you need to install CMS on Windows 2003 64 bit please c
12. 1 ALL CAMERA D amp 1 Camera D 2 Camera2 D w 3 Camera3 D e 4 Camera4 D wy 19 Highway 2 ZJ ALL CAMERA D amp 3 1 Camera 1 D amp 2 Camera 2 A gt 3 Camera3 i 4 Camera4 D we S Cameras D U amp Cameras D we 7 Camera7 a PTZ Panel y OSD Digital Zoom OG aC BAS Event Type Select All A Event Source Camera Name vent Type Ni Oo ae EE E eg gegen 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 5 Fig 32 Live View in CMS Monitor To the left of Live View section is the Server Tree where you can see the NVR servers and individual cameras while to the right is the live view area The main difference between CMS Monitor and Active Monitor from NVR is the Event Panel In CMS the Event Panel has been moved down to allow for more detailed display Source Select AIl Filter SOuUrce Camera Mame Event Type Event Name Date Time Building 2 1 Building 2 Entrance Motion MD1 2010 11 19 07 02 25 GMT 06 00 Event Type Motion Fig 33 Event Panel E fmm fs ES oo i FE en eee eed Le Bile SIS Nad Fig 34 Layout Selection User may select the desired layout style in CMS Monitor The two yellow tabbed layouts are specially designed for wide screen panels The upper left window in the layout is always the hotspot window If CMS needs to send one video to hotspot that channel will
13. 1 19 07 56 32 1 Building 2 Entrance Schedule C Recordings Channel1 Channeli_20101116155633 raw 2010 11 19 07 56 33 2010 11 19 07 57 02 1 Building 2 Entrance Schedule C Recordings Channel1 Channel1_20101116155703 raw 2010 11 19 07 57 03 2010 11 19 07 57 32 1 Building 2 Entrance Schedule C Recordings Channeli Channeli _20101118155733 raw 2010 11 19 07 57 33 2010 11 19 07 58 02 1 Building 2 Entrance Schedule C Recordings Channel1 Channel1_20101116155603 raw 2010 11 19 07 58 03 2010 11 19 07 58 32 www acti com ACTI Connecting Vision ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op In the search result page you may click on the file location link to view video Click on the download link to download video to your workstation PC Snapshot Search Click on the snapshot search button to search video via snapshots The search can be customized with several criterions Search Select NVR Server w Event Type W D w Motion and PIR Camera wv 4 Building 1 Ent i e 2 Building 1 Lobby Time Period Start Time 2010 10 20 log 00 End Time oo oo seach Less Fig 46 ill scalded Search Screen M Cerios ER E x Search Result a H 4 Page 122 gt NM Displaying data 1 5 110 ee _ pm pm l 2010104 293 17 21 37 2019 04 28 2 G 2010 04 25 17 28 07 2040429 17 20 07 Motion 201024 09 17 28 38 La 4 E CN 3 e ECKE F Bag d NK 2 JE bc Ri P 4 CG Tu s or H f E Wi WR X i ge 631 950 iT Ep rove
14. 3 Dwe 3 Building 1 Office 2012 05 17 73 03 48 Office 1 Exit Event MD2 Dw Event MD2 mg Building 1 Exit EventMotion 1 i Building 2jExit 2 e ZE Event MD1 Fig 20 Pop up Event Window PTZ Switch among Channels If other events occur before this pop up window event s dwell time is over they will be listed below the first event entry You may click any entry to see the channel live view An entry will be removed from the list once its dwell time is over A selected entry can be removed manually by your clicking Close button Turn On Mute the Audio By default the audio signal streamed with live view video is disabled You may click Mute Off button to enable it or Mute to disable it Setup User Groups and Users User Groups User Groups are the roles where different levels of permissions are defined User Group only defines the functions available You may define which servers these functions apply to in both the Users and the groups section There are four default User groups representing four different access levels They are Administrator Supervisor Standard User and Guest 2 ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op Groups J User Groups New Apply User Groups User Group Name User Group Description Administrator Administrator gt V Setup V Setup Des Source System IV Setup Map z M Take MV PTZ M Event M Ma
15. Building 2 Entrance Motion MD1 2010 11 19 09 26 50 GMT 08 00 Fig 50 CMS Map 1 Map Tree The cameras are shown in camera groups here Select each NVR to show the map linked to that particular group 2 Camera Icons representing each camera is shown here on the map Arrows indicating the direction they point to may also be shown if it is configured in the map setup section Double click on camera icon to show mini preview 3 Live View Window These windows display the live view from cameras If an event is currently active the bar at the top will turn red Related event symbol will appear beside it and red rectangle will appear for Motion Detection or PIR events 4 Camera Info if your mouse hovers over the camera then a popup text box will show up with information on this camera 5 Event Panel If an event is currently being triggered for a certain camera it will be shown in the Event Panel 6 Event Symbol When event is happening to a certain camera small symbols of the event s1 pi ACT Connecting Vision CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 type will show beside the camera and the camera live view This allows the user to identify what happened to the camera swiftly Users can also click camera icon to have small live view window and monitor the live video for the camera in the map To cancel the function user can click the camera icon again Additionally you can also click on the icon m to pop up live view window T
16. CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op CNS Log Type User Operation D Date Time 2010 10 20 oo Joo D 2010 11 20 oo o0 D Component Select All v Catalog Select Al M Source Name Select All id 4 Pagel1 14 gt bi zi Camera Name Select All ei Users Select All EN Description Search Export Displaying data 1 50 683 Source Name Component NYR Camera ID Camera Name Description Date Time l 11 19 2010 Monitor Log Open System Monitor 9 47 50 AM l 11 19 2010 Monitor Log Admin Open System Monitor 9 47 32 AM w oya 11 19 2010 Building 2 Monitor Live View Admin 1 Building 2 Entrance Close Event Dialogue 9 37 28 AM BA e De Ge Open Event Dialogue and start liveview 11 19 2010 Building 2 Monitor Live View Admin 1 Building 2 Entrance 172 16 26 168 1 in event dialogue 9 31 03 AM Building 2 Monitor Live View Admin 1 Building 2 Entrance Close Event Dialogue na ght 9 01 39 AM Start file playback 1 Building 2 Building 2 2 8 ep Entrance in event dialogue with file 11 19 2010 Building 2 Monitor Playback Admin 1 Building 2 Entrance C Recordings Channel1 9 01 18 AM Channel1_20101118170034 raw ae r er soi Open Event Dialogue and start liveview 11 19 2010 Building 2 Monitor Live View Admin 1 Building 2 Entrance 172 16 26 168 1 in event dialogue 9 01 15 AM Building 2 Monitor Live View Admin 1 Building 2 Entrance Close Event Dialogue ek aye Fig 39 System Monitor On the top there are two ta
17. E Please make sure the path of audio file is correct NOTE Play Audio File function only works on CMS Workstation computer with the audio file not on Web Client z Kal ACT CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op 4 Don t beep Click to disable beep function of NVR Hot Spot Window Dwell Time Seconds 1 999 Click to display video from the camera on Hot Spot window upon event The upper left main preview window in CMS monitor You may also select the duration for the video to display on the Hot spot window 6 Pop up Window Dwell Time Seconds 1 999 Click to display video form the camera on the event pop up window upon trigger You may also select the duration for video to be displayed in the Pop up window Please note that you may activate either the Hot Spot window or the Pop up window but not both at the same time 7 None Click here to disable both Pop up and Hot Spot windows Copy the Event Rules You may apply an event rule setting to all the devices managed under the CMS server 1 Goto CMS Setup page gt Setup Source In Server Tree select the individual device enter Event Manager tab and click Copy Setting Ka CoD AKE admin as Administrator Thursday May 17 2012 5 34 47 PM Refresh v Camera Event Manager server Tree S isona fosse ze sy 1 Building 1 D J ALL CAMERA a e 7 Ext2 Name i mm 2 Building 2 SE a CC ALL CAMERA D A 5 Exit1 Motion 2 D w 7 Ext2 MD3 DI Video
18. NVR to use this 12 Action If you have special PTZ commands entered here you may select from the drop down list to issue that particular command 6 ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op Preset Layout Layout User Defined e Select the layout you wish to view from the drop down list on the top right corner You must define the layout in setup before using this function Layout Tour Click this button to select Layout Tour sequence to run You can select cancel to stop current layout tour You must first define layout and layout tour before using this function Event Panel Event Panel source Select All Event Type Motion el Filter E W Event Source Camera Name Event Type Event Name Date Time Building 2 1 Building 2 Entrance Motion 2010 11 19 09 05 03 GMT 08 00 CH A Building 2 1 Building 2 Entrance Motion MD 2010 11 19 09 00 02 GMT 06 00 amp Building 2 1 Building 2 Entrance Motion MD1 2010 11 19 06 56 24 GMT 06 00 Building 2 1 Building 2 Entrance Motion MD1 2010 11 19 06 14 11 GMT 06 00 Building 2 1 Building 2 Entrance Motion MD1 2010 11 19 07 17 18 GMT 06 00 amp Building 2 1 Building 2 Entrance Motion MD1 2010 11 19 07 02 25 GMT 08 00 Fig 37 Event Panel CMS keeps track of events logged by NVR servers it connects to The events must be configured on each NVR server to be recorded Whenever an event happens an additional line will appear at the top
19. Storage Management The video is recorded on NVR server not CMS server or client Both NVR and CMS will be able to search for this recording A red indicator will light up on the top right video title bar when under recording Disconnect Channel Disconnect All Channels Ox KX 34 gt 44 ACTI Zb Connecting Vision CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 Clicking on the single camera button will disconnect the currently selected channel Clicking the button on the right will disconnect all video channels Manual Trigger DO1 DOr Clicking this button will trigger the Digital Output of currently selected camera Click again to change the DO status back Talk and Broadcast Clicking the button on the left enables the talk mode Clicking it again ends the audio transmission This is one to one only Click the button on the right to broadcast to all audio transmissions Broadcast is one to many Audio Control EK Click this button to enable disable or tune volume of audio from device Default is mute on PTZ Panel OSD DigitalZoom Mouse PTZ RN ch son Guy Gey he E 4 4 1 2 Dar M Fig 35 Active Monitor PTZ Panel 1 OSD Click here to open On Screen Display for devices that use OSD menus 2 Digital Zoom Enable the Digital Zoom function for this device You may zoom in zoom out and perform digital pan tilt with this channel You must zoom in first with Digital zoom to 3s ACTI C
20. al 11 Ob Op Camera Event Manager Apply Server Tree i om 3 Building 1 CH ALL CAMERA 1 el 1 Building 1 1 el 2 Building 1 i om 4 Building 2 M RE NVR Name Building 2 Entrance Camera Information AJ emm TCM5601 1 2 2 Building 2 NVR Camera ID fi A1D 310 V4 07 10 AC Protocol Camera Name Building 2 Entrance Camera IP Camera Model Wegapixel IP Camera HTTP Port Production ID TCMS600 Series User Account Connection Timeout gt Password OSD Position upper Connection Type Get Video from Current NVR ing Get Device Setting PTZ Setting J Live View a l Enable PTZ Vendor Protocol PTZ File Address ID Parity BaudRate 7 We ees Fig 13 Camera Setting through CMS Setup 2 Click on Get Device Setting to see camera live view For PTZ settings it is necessary that you first import and perform Get Device Setting Then you can enable or disable PTZ from CMS Setup afterwards Using PTZ file is restricted to Workstation CMS Web Client does not allow for PTZ setup in CMS 3 For cameras that support dual stream the Dual Stream Settings will appear under the Device Description Setting area Selecting the Live View Stream will determine which stream to receive from NVR Server Selecting a smaller live stream has the benefit of reducing bandwidth requirement while keeping high quality video recording on NVR Setup Events As each NVR server individu
21. ally manages the events on the site the triggered responses would take place to notify NVR clients in various forms of actions Under CMS management an event detected by a single device can be additionally notified to CMS clients For example once a camera detects a motion both NVR client and CMS client would be altered by a pop up live view window To have CMS be notified with the events from cameras please set up event rules in CMS Setup page The event rules set here will be independent from those you set for NVR clients 9 ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op NOTE Event responses will only be triggered when the trigger time falls within either the Scheduled Recording or the Event with Streaming Recording period There must be video stream from device when the event happens for event responses to work Please configure the device s schedule on NVR side so that the event rules set on NVR or CMS would take place Set the Event Rules 1 Before editing the event rules on CMS it is suggested that you first sync with NVR to retrieve the current devise settings Go to CMS Setup page Setup Source Select the NVR you wish to access click Syne with NVR admin as Administrator ri Thursday May 17 2012 3 44 05 PM v Media Source ES New Delte Source Configurator Apply D o Building 1 Source Information a i sag 2 Building 2 J ALL
22. ance 4 eet 5 Basketball Court 1 D 6 Basketball Court 2 e 7 Canteen 1 D 8 Canteen 2 D 9 Canteen 3 D 9 410 Car Park 1 sv 11 Car Park 2 D amp 12 Sidewalk 1 e 13 Sidewalk 2 D e 14 Corridor 1 GQ aA 15 Corridor 2 D el 16 Corridor 3 Open Digital Zoom Start Time Now End Time 2010 04 30 2010 04 30 2010 04 30 18 10 51 18 11 38 18 12 46 Camera bg 20100430 18 z oz GE v trode 18 20 18 25 18 30 P Fig 48 Finding Sync Main start point Here are the steps to prepare for synchronized playback 1 Choose Video Screen Open a recording in the view window to use as Sync Main Playback Time Find the time you want to sync view from Playback Control Panel Time Bar Or find the time you want to sync view from Time Based Search Bar pp wN Synchronize Button Then click on the synchronize button to confirm the current channel as Sync Main Please be sure that original NVR time is well synchronized Otherwise videos will sync with each other in the wrong time spot 1o ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op Sync Main and Sync Follower Ka oP R lt n oe woo mee Nein Server Troe ww ie Sync Main Sync Follower J ALL GANERA EE i p IIIA Camera Name MediaSource gt 14 Corridor 1 Camera Name MediaSource gt 14 Cormidor 1 i Current Time 201004 30 19 17 42 Current Time 201004730 19 17 42
23. ay 180 OSD FPS OSD Identification Name Manual Snapshot File Type 0 hd d Display NVR Name v Show Motion Region in CMSMonitor Decode Setting gt MV Lower display frame rate when CPU usage is above br MV Lower display frame rate when current layout is above 36 v Workstation Setting gt Default Export path C Users Arthur Hsu Desktop CMS_Data including export file export system log manual snapshot and local record gt Title Display in Video Camera ID NVR Name Camera Name NVR ID Camera ID Camera Name Fig 30 Setup System 1 Enabling OSD FPS will display the frame per second on each channel screen 2 Enabling OSD Identification Name will show the name on each channel screen 3 Show Motion Region in CMSMonitor will enable the area with motion settings to be marked by a red frame in live view 4 Decode setting section allows user to customize the level at which lower frame rate is adopted to keep PC from overloading with multiple video stream workload 5 Workstation Setting concerns the export path where video snapshots or logs either manually or automatically exported from CMS are stored 6 Title Display determines the format to show each channel in CMS view 3 pi ACT Connecting Vision CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 Setup Map This section is available only to workstation run on the same PC as CMS server Map Manager Add Map Apply Map Informat
24. bs for CMS and NVR You may choose to see logs in CMS or in more detailed search in each NVR Searching the NVR log will provide file paths in that NVR for related entries There are many filters you may apply to narrow down the choice to what you need There are many types of logs recorded You can get better detail by selecting the target type in the Catalog drop down menu before clicking Search cus NVR Log Type User Operation el Date Time oo Component Select All S Catalog Camera Setup e Camera Setup Source Name Building 2 Layout Setup License Registratic Live View Local Record Building 2 Building 2 Login Logout Setup Manual Record Manual Snapshot Map Setup Setup Map System Setup Building 2 Building 2 Building 2 EN Service Setu H Source Setup Sync Playback Building 2 Building 2 Building 2 Setu p View Layout Setuy View Tour Setup Fig 40 System Monitor CMS Log Catalog choices 39 www acti com pi ACT Connecting Vision CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 For NVR you may select Record event or user operation as your log type filter User Operation Fig 41 NVR Log type filter Exporting logs Search Export the Export button beside Search button after searching The default export log path will be For CMS Logs you may export them to your local drive by clicking on Desktop CMS_Data System Monitor Exportlog xls Hotkeys
25. cards which you do not intend to activate Please refer to the support document How to Disable and Enable Multiple Network Cards on ACTi Knowledge base website for more information Activation Flow You may activate this license either online or offline Online Activation Requires Internet access from CMS Server ACTi Website Membership ID in ACTi Member Center is required for activation Register one for free at http member acti com Go to Setup System gt License Select Online CMS Setup Registration Enter your license key member ID and password click Apply 1 pi ACT Connecting Vision CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 Offline Activation Does not require Internet access from Server It is used when Server is located in network not connected to public internet ACTi Website Membership ID in ACTi Member Center is required for activation Register one for free at http member acti com Go to CMS Server PC and log in via CMS Setup CMS Setup Setup System gt License Select Offline Registration Record the MAC address shown ACTi Websi Connect to www acti com Go to Support gt deet Customer Services gt License Registration Select your product to register Enter your License Key and the MAC Address AUE WEBEN Machine Key Click Submit to generate activation code An email with activation code file lic will be sent to your Mailbox registered email Transfer this l
26. e CMS server PC receive an e mail with the activation code file in the attachment If the user does not know the MAC address it canbe easily found under CMSSetup gt License section of the CMS server Customer Services Project Registration Tools amp Utilities MAC to generate activation Code gt An email with activation code file lic will be sent to your registered email Transfer this license file to the Server PC Project Planner Troubleshooting Tools Policies Technical Support Policy Troubleshooting with ACTi Repair Service Warranty Policy Fig 6 CMS Registration Website Enter your license key and MAC address you need to record the MAC address you re your server PC beforehand Make sure the MAC address shown is correct Click Submit to generate your Activation code file It will be emailed to your member email as an attachment Download the activation code file and transfer it to the CMS server PC Via USB disk or other channels sh CMSSetup a C x m EI oups os View puts View Tours angi Organize v New folder H Onine Rapiaisiion 00s Resear Arey W Favorites a Libraries y After receiving the e mail with the EE Desktop EG e E z3 Libraries iu Network license activation file in the attachment Bu d ACTiCMS 12 0207 please choose Offline Registration and E Computer ds ACTi_CMSWorkstation_v1 1 02 07 u g E Local Di
27. e older versions are not compatible If you are not sure or your NVRs current version please go to www ach com to download the latest version of NVR including patches CMS uses a separate workstation client NVR workstation cannot connect to CMS CMS and NVR servers can coexist on the same PC except for Windows XP CMS and NVR servers located on the same computer must use different HTTP ports as configured during the installation Be sure to correctly configure all port forwarding and firewalls to allow both servers proper network access Because Microsoft Windows XP can host only one website in IIS CMS and NVR cannot be installed on the same computer 8 www acti com pi ACTi Connecting Vision CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 Installation Procedure Follow these steps to install CMS server 1 Run CMS Server Install Shield Follow the messages and click next through each step 2 If you have UAC User Access Control enabled in Windows Vista and Windows 7 you must disable UAC first before continuing TweakUAC is a tool that comes with the install shield which will help you to turn UAC off You may turn it back on later after installation is complete e TweakUAC Turn User Account Control UAC on or off Turn UAC off now This will completely disable all UAC functionality Windows restart required Switch UAC to the quiet mode This will keep UAC on but suppress the elevation prompts for the administrato
28. ecording Path 2nd Recording Path ID_36_WINDOW_VIEW 36 Window View 36 Window View ID_4_WINDOW_VIEW 4 Window View 4 Window View ID_49_WINDOW_VIEW 49 Window View 49 Window View ID_6_WINDOW_VIEW 6 Window View 6 Window View ID_64_WINDOW_VIEW 64 Window View 64 Window View ID 8 WINDOW_VIEW 8 Window View 8 Window View ID_9_WINDOW_VIEW 9 Window View 9 Window View ID_ABOUT_US About Us About Us ID_LACCOUNT Users Users ID_ACTION Action Action ID_ACTIVATION_KEY Activation Key Activation Key ID_ACTIVATION_KEY_REGISTRATION Registration By Activation Key Registration By Activation Key IN ACTIVEX VERSINN ActiveX Cantral Versinn ActiveX Cantral Versian Fig 29 Setup language This section describes how to translate and modify the embedded texts through the language section of CMS The default will be English The functions include 1 Language Support Setting Select which language to use in CMS system 2 Translate and Modify Language Provide interface for translating and modifying language file contents 3 Import and Export Language System also provide user with an interface to import and export language files This function is not available to Web Clients 3 pi ACT Connecting Vision CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 Setup System This section includes some additional detail settings Groups gt User Groups Users Joystick gt View Layouts gt View Tours Language System Apply gt System Property Keep System Log for d
29. ecording is represented in a different color Check below figures for color display 8 Show previous section Go to the previous section If the time scale is hour the time bar will go back one hour If it is day it will go back by one day 9 Show next section Go to the next section If the time scale is hour the time bar will go forward one hour If it is day it will go forward one day 10 File Information Shows the recorded date and time of the recording file Note that 1 If system is playing back a certain channel clicking another channel will initiate a search about that new channel s records 2 Move mouse to time track in time based search bar to display date time source file path and playback duration Camera 3 i 2010 06 21 18 00 VERT F ai Motion and PIR FA Manual fex Search 2010 06 21 18 37 03 C Recordings Channel3 Channel3_20100621133640 raw 0 34 0 39 a ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op Searching Recorded Files Go to CMSPlayer and click on Search button Search Select NVR Server Building 2 e Iw Record Type kW Schedule W DI JW Motion and PIR Je Manual Camera kW 4 Building 2 Ent l 2 Building 2 Lobby Time Period Start Time oo oo Search Return End Time 2010 1120 on 00 sl Include video that began before this time period Fig 44 Search Video Screen Select the search criter
30. g 2 Lobby el Open Digital Zoom Start Time End Time User may switch to different display layout styles in CMS Player Many arrangements are possible for user to select from d gt ACTI Connecting Vision CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 Time Based Search Bar e e oe Camera 5 i aes 7 Zb 7 GE wi fall Motion and PIR Se OG Search a L ie E e 2010 04 29 17 29 02 D Recordings ChannelS Channel5_201004291722065 raw Ge 6 56 9 59 a Fig 43 Time Based Search Bar 1 Camera ID Shows the camera currently being displayed To select the camera click the camera name on the device tree Click on to see the camera info The camera info will include camera name NVR name camera id channel No and camera IP like the figure below ACTi NVR Camera ID Channel Ho IP 2 Search time Select the time for time bar starting point Default will be current date hour SE Search event Choose the types of recordings to include in the search User can search schedule record event record DI and Motion PIR and manual record View by hour button Change the scale of the time bar to one hour View by day button Change the scale of the time bar to 24 hours 1 day Search button Search for video with the above filter and display below Soo St oe Time bar The video clips found by the above filter will be displayed here You can see the time and type of recording available at a glance Each type of r
31. he live view window will show camera id NVR name camera name time and time zone Note that mouse PTZ function can be used automatically while click to live view if the device can execute PTZ and PTZ protocol has been set Full Screen Click W to bring the map monitor into full screen mode To bring the controls back press ESC or press CTRL F12 again Press CTRL F12 may also enable full screen mode Map Link Map links may be added onto the map from CMS Setup After adding map link you will see map link icons showing on the map Click the map link to link to another map 52
32. icense file to the Server PC Go to CMS Server PC and log in via CMS Setup Setup System gt Offline Registration gt click Import Activation Key and select the license file Click Apply to activate this license CMS Setup 12 ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 Online Registration This is the recommended and easiest way to activate CMS on your PC You will need to have Internet connection to activate this way Please log into CMS with CMS Setup click on the Setup System symbol and then click on the license tab a Groups User Gr l a Sani me You may choose Online Registration if CMS i server PC has an access to public Internet Register Ootd MAC Address 00 1F 16 15 9 C1 License management is available only when License Key accessing directly from CMS server PC ACTi Member ID Ir Licenses cannot be managed remotely ACTi Member Passwoud If you are not ACTi registered member please go to ACTi web Input license key together with ACTi Member Center ID and password Registered License List In this example CMS has licenses to manage 33 NVR servers Product License Key CMS1 RABPA APRAD ARAPA AQLBA PDAAQ PPAPP 32 CMS1 RPBPP APQPY ACPAA PBZBA PPPAR PAPBK 1 Number of License Fig 5 License Registration Click the Online Registration on the horizontal menu under the tabs Make sure your
33. ing 2 e 2 Building 2 Lobby 4 Reset Fig 26 View Layouts Setup Screen Click on the New button to create new layout Enter the Layout name and choose the number of channels to view in the Layout Style The drop down list of layout styles will include 1 4 9 16 36 49 64 6 1 5 8 1 7 6 3x2 and 12 4x3 Default will be 4 6 3x2 and 12 4x3 are layout styles provided for widescreen 7 monitors ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op Setup Joystick Joystick Setup is available only via CMS workstation and not allowed through Web Client Two brands of joysticks are supported by CMS Logitech and IP Desktop Both are configurable with short cuts in the 12 buttons available A I A I Groups User Groups Users Joystick View Layouts gt View Tours Language System ogitech Function PTZ Tilt Down PTZ Pan Left PTZ Pan Right No Function o No Function o y NoFunction sl NoFunction S y No Function sl o o N Oo A A N sch Fig 27 Setup Joystick 28 pi ACT Connecting Vision CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 Setup View Tours View Tours are a predefined sequence of view layouts that will be displayed in the CMS Monitor It is useful when you need to monitor a large number of channels and also want enough detail in each view Make sure you configure View Layouts correctly before setting up View Tours
34. ion Camera Information gt NVR Name Map Name Map Description Camera ID Camera Name E i a Map Image File Direction CG pg gif None KM File name must be in English Gif files larger than 1920x1080 may not display correctly Display Camera ID and name on eMap Viewer Apply to all maps Fig 31 Adding Map Click Add Map to add more map to CMS eMap Viewer Each map must belong to one NVR You may upload image file to use as background You must first have a map in your system to see add camera delete camera functions Map image must be JPG or PNG Each NVR site can have more than one map Images larger than 1920 x 1080 may not display properly due to Internet Explorer limitation You may add cameras onto the map area by clicking the add camera button A list of cameras will be shown and you can check the checkboxes to select which ones to add An icon will be placed over the map image which you may drag and drop to desired location You may also add map links to open another map in eMap Viewer 32 ACTI Connecting Vision ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op Live View CMS Monitor provides live view PTZ control and Event Panel from which to control the whole surveillance system _ O e e cr Ce 2M A 5 2 ae B00 B 3 Alz ee ee eee ee ES ae Server Tree Dese ghway 2 Camera 5 2010R11 12 14 27 11 GMT 12 00 ighway 2 Camera 6 2010 11 12 14 27 10 GMT 12 00 B A me 18 Highway
35. ion in each section then click Search button on the lower left to find records Search Result gt Id 4 Pageli 1429 EN Displaying data 120 573 Record Type File Location Start Time End Time Download Camera Name Fig 45 Search Results 43 1 Building 2 Entrance Schedule C Recordings Channel1 Channel1_20101118155203 raw 2010 11 19 07 52 03 2070 11 19 07 52 32 1 Building 2 Entrance Schedule C Recordings Channel1 Channelt_20101116155233 raw 2010 11 19 07 52 33 2010 11 19 07 53 02 Download 1 Building 2 Entrance Schedule C Recordings Channeli Channelt_20101118155303 raw 2010 11 19 07 53 03 2010 11 19 07 53 32 Download 1 Building 2 Entrance Schedule CA Recordings Channeli Channeli _20101118155333 raw 2010 11 19 07 53 33 2010 11 19 07 54 02 Download 1 Building 2 Entrance Schedule C Recordings Channel1 Channel1_20101116155403 raw 2010 11 19 07 54 05 2010 11 19 07 54 32 Download 1 Building 2 Entrance Schedule C Recordings Channel1 Channeli_20101118155433 raw 2010 11 19 07 54 33 2010 11 19 07 55 02 Download 1 Building 2 Entrance Schedule C Recordings Channel1 Channel1_20101118155503 raw 2010 11 19 07 55 03 2070 11 19 07 55 32 1 Building 2 Entrance Schedule C Recordings Channel1 Channelt_20101116155533 raw 2010 11 19 07 55 33 2010 11 19 07 56 02 1 Building 2 Entrance Schedule CA Recordings Channeli Channeli _20101118155603 raw 2010 11 19 07 56 03 2010 1
36. mation by clicking the Get NVR Setting button below CMS system will detect and obtain other settings from NVR server automatically If the information that shows up is correct click Apply to finish 1e ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op Refresh Camera ID e Media Source E dh Server Tree ES New Delete Source Configurator Apply 17 m EM ae men SE Building 1 GC CH ALL CAMERA ng 1 CO D 1 Building 1 1 wl 2 Building 1 i om 4 Building 2 SE Source Type nvr Server sl CD a 1 Building L e 2 Building 2 Name Building Basic Setting IF HTTP Port User Account Admin Password Control Port kon Streaming Port s002 Message Port ken Reset Fig 10 NVR Source info 5 Ifthe information is correct you will see the button Sync with NVR appear to the right of Get NVR Setting That means your CMS has established connection with this NVR and Get NVR Setting Sync with NVR imported the device list already setup in NVR server Later on when you need to sync with an existing NVR simply click Sync with NVR Note Whenever you change the data in an NVR s Basic Settings including Name IP HTTP Port User Account or Password you need to click Get NVR Setting to rebuild the connection 6 You will see a message notifying if the device has been succe
37. n Click to bring the video into full screen mode To bring the controls back press ESC or press CTRL F12 again Press CTRL F12 may also enable full screen mode S pa ACT Connecting Vision CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 Manual Snapshot amp fale es ao S Click on the Manual Snapshot button to take snapshot The snapshot taken will be the same size as the original video feed received by CMS Workstation The image will be saved to the local pc of CMS Workstation Disconnect Channel Disconnect All Channels ax QX Clicking on the single camera button will disconnect the currently selected channel Selcing the button on the right will disconnect all video channels Audio Control A SH re Click this button to enable disable or tune volume of audio from device Default is mute on Playback Control Panel Start Time Now End Time 2010 0429 20100429 2010 0429 17 36 14 17 3620 17 36 46 ail a e Speed MT GA 7 m E Start Time Displays video clip start time 12 1 esch Current Time Displays the date time of the current video playback End Time Displays end time of the video clip Playback scroll bar Shows the time bar of current video clip Click and drag to change video segment to view 5 Previous recording Click this button to go to the recording file according to the selected filter on Search Bar Schedule DI Motion and PIR Manual before the current one
38. ns Pop ups are currently blocked You can allow pop ups from specific l websites by adding the site to the list below Address of website to allow Allowed sites 172 16 26 217 Remove Notifications and blocking level Play a sound when a pop up is blocked V Show Notification bar when a pop up is blocked Blocking level Medium Block most automatic pop ups v Learn more about Pop up Blocker Fig 18 Windows Pop up Blocker settings The pop up event window displays the NVR server name Device name Event name Dwell Time and current live view As the dwell time countdown timer is over this window will close HN ae Ratt e http 172 16 26 217 1111 customization preview preview_mini preview schedule htm Mini Preview Event M03 L ato onfi coos Building 1 Dwell 3 Building 1 Ofice 2012 05 17 73 03 48 Office Event MD3 Dw Eus TJExit Event MD2 alia 2 Exit Event MD2 Building 1 Exit EventMotion 1 1 eit zee Rees Fig 19 Pop up Event Window 2 ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op Live view PTZ lf this device supports PTZ function you may execute mouse PTZ over the live view Put the mouse cursor over live view to bring up the on screen PTZ buttons Vii b lt e ADAC L OC ie http 172 16 26 217 1111 customization preview preview_mini preview schedule htm Mini Preview Event MD3 Mute MuteOff Close Building 1 e u0
39. nual 1 1 05 06 DO CUD JOYSTICK E 28 SetUp VIEW lge 29 SOUD Lano UE e LC 30 DO TU SV SUSI E 31 Setup Map ME 32 4 Live View 33 Full Gcreen T EE T AAT 34 Manual Snapshot EE 34 Vanua ROCO O DEE 34 Disconnect Channel Disconnect All Channels ee 34 Manual Trigger DOT 35 Talk and Broadcast iaccncutcincunucndncnnianducwcecunia 35 Deler ele e E 35 PLZ FANG WE 35 Preset Layout 37 LOU a Te 37 En e te EE 38 E OOF IG MOO S serere secon eatewursusmousoouaijeuaie EE 40 leit 40 5 Playback 41 Reg 41 Time Based Search EE 42 Searching Recorded Fles 43 REENEN 44 Playback by Directly Opening File 45 Skier g ene ee ee ee 45 Manual Snapshot nnannnannnannnnnnennnennnennnnnnnnnnnrenerennrnsnrnerenerrnnne gt 46 Disconnect Channel Disconnect All Channels cee 46 PUI SOM EE 46 Playback Control PANG EE 46 Synchronous Playback 48 Open file Drag drop channel RE 48 Finding your time ANd Synchronize saanenennnennnnennnnnnnnnnnnenennnni 49 Syne Main and SYNC FONOWES vnccccccsscseswsvarcsecsnceseacsuscsesesesdesacseasees 50 3 www acti com Kai CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op 6 eMap Viewer 51 OVEIVICW cccccccccccccececcceccccacacccecececeauacacuceceneauaeacsteteneauauaesssneneaeass 51 Full Gcreen 52 MaD n 52 4 www acti com pi ACT Connecting Vision CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 Overview Central Management System CMS is a software that allows user to control
40. nual M System Monitor M System Monitor Iw Iv bee Snapshot Operation Panel Record CMS NVR MV Playback K sch M Take M Take M eMap Snapshot Viewer User Group List gt User Group Name User Group Description Permissions Settings Setup NVR Setup Setup System Setup Camera Setup Map Monitor View Tours Take Snapshot PTZ Operation Event List Manual Record System Monitor Administrator Administrator CMS System Monitor NVR Playback Take Snapshot eMap Viewer Fig 21 Setting access Rights for Administrator To add new groups click New on the top of screen Click Apply once you ve selected all functions you wish to enable for this user group Users A AM pe Use Groups Users New Delete Apply User Information User Account 1 31 chars UserName 1 31 chars Password 1 63 chars User Groups Description Default Layout RE Group Permission Member of Group Name Group Description la Group Name Group Description Default Default Group Group 1 Test Group 1 User List User Account User Name User Groups Admin Admin Administrator Ando Ando Guards Arthur Arthur Guest Fig 22 User Screen Users are the individual accounts used for every person who would access CMS Each User belongs to a single User Group and has access to multiple Groups of servers Each User has one Default Layout that is displayed automatically when logging in When setting up a new user Click Ne
41. of the Event list You can filter incoming events by Event source or Event type Just select from the drop down list and click Filter Events already in the Event list are not affected Clicking on an event entry will bring up the event dialogue window for that instance 37 ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op a Source Live View Playback E CR NVR 1 1 NVR 1 Camera 1 2010 11 17 18 39 04 GMT 12 00 CA Camera Name 1 Camera 1 Event Type Motion Event Name MD1 Date Time 2010 11 17 18 38 28 GMT 08 00 Fig 38 Event Dialogue Window The event dialogue window will initially show the live view Click either Live View or Playback button above the image to see related video Note Since this event dialogue window appears as an auto popup window please make sure your Internet Explorer allows pop ups from your CMS site There are two methods to do so 1 Turn off the Pop up Blocker of Internet Explorer Open Internet Explorer go to Tools gt Pop up Blocker and click Tune Off Pop up Blocker 2 Make your CMS site one of the Pop up Blocker s allowed sites Open Internet Explorer go to Tools gt Pop up Blocker and click Pop up Blocker Settings Input the address of your CMS site into the column Address of website to allow and click Add System Monitor Sal Click on this button to see the system logs recorded 38 ACTI Connecting Vision Ka
42. ollower Open file Drag drop channel EEN nn C SET Siss Bee a MediaSource ki ALL CAMERA Af 1 Entrance 1 i 2 Entrance 2 GQ el 3 Entrance 3 T H Entrance 4 i 5 Basketball Court 1 i 6 Basketball Court 2 i 7 Canteen 1 eh 8 Canteen 2 D 9 Canteen 3 vi 7 Car Park 1 OD g 11 Car Park 2 i A 12 Sidewalk 1 D a EES AN i 14 Corridor 1 Start Time End Time 5 eh 15 Corridor 2 D el 16 Corridor 3 Camera 13 D 20100430 18 z o0 z m Iw k Motion and PIR ee Om m _Search _ Search There are two ways to start a sync playback first you need to define a sync main for other channels to sync with In the Playback player in any kind of layout style you can 1 Drag or Double click From the device list you may drag a channel into the window view or directly double click on it 2 Open You can open a file from archive to sync with By these methods you make the focused channel the sync main Note You may sync to a maximum of 4 channels at one time s ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op Finding your time and Synchronize Wa admin as Administrator a gt 2010747308 FF 06 54 21 Refresh Camera ID D Fg mr Camera Tree D oS om MediaSource if ALL CAMERA f 1 Entrance 1 D a 2 Entrance 2 i LI el 3 Entrance 3 OD H 4 Entr
43. onnecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op perform digital PTZ 3 Mouse PTZ Enable PTZ control by mouse on the preview screen Available only for PTZ cameras When you perform Mouse PTZ your cursor icon will change with your position in view Depending upon its position on screen the PTZ camera will Pan Tilt with different speed or zoom in out The below overlay image shows some of the possible cursor images 1 Entrance 1 2010 05 04 14 45 49 GMT 08 00 LA a A ya em J II HEL Lu RE ch Fig 36 PTZ Panel Mouse PTZ 4 Tour Select PTZ Preset Tour from this drop down list You can setup the Preset tour for each camera in Camera Setup 5 Control Pad Click on this wheel to control PTZ movements 6 Zoom In Out If the camera has controllable zoom this will Zoom the lens in or out 7 Focus In Out If the camera has controllable focus this will shift the focus of the camera Please note that if you use manual controlled focus then auto focus has to be disabled on the camera side via web configurator Otherwise the camera will return to the auto focus value once you finished the focus command 8 Iris In Out If the camera has controllable iris this will modify Iris level 9 Pan Set the Pan speed of the control pad 10 Tilt Set the Tilt soeed of the control pad 11 Goto Go to a preset point Just select the target from the drop down list You must first setup the preset point through
44. ontact our Customer Helpdesk through http www acti com support case index asp for support on the settings CMS supports Internet Explorer 8 0 or 9 0 User must first install IIS Server before installing CMS server 6 www acti com pa ACTi Connecting Vision CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 Hardware System Requirements The performance of CMS is largely determined by the hardware PC capability The table below provides basic guideline for selecting proper hardware The minimum required hardware will provide acceptable performance for systems that use mostly MPEG4 streams Surveillance systems that use primarily H 264 streams should satisfy Recommended PC Spec for good performance Channel numbers 446channels 17 64 channels Server PC with Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB Intel Core i7 920 6GB Local Client 2 66 GHz 32 bit RAM 2 67 GHz 64 bit RAM Server PC without Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB Remote Client PC Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB Intel Core i7 920 6GB Fig 2 Hardware System Requirements NOTE Live view for multiple channels require good hardware for smooth performance If your live view performance is not satisfactory please reduce the number of channels viewed at the same time and use Layout Tour to scan through all the channels instead NOTE When CPU power is not enough to provide smooth live view CMS will decode only one frame per second to save computing power This is done to ensure that recording is always pro
45. oup and start configuring the group setting Source List The Source List will display all the connected NVRs When highlighting certain NVR the cameras in that NVR server will be shown in Device in Source You can select NVRs that this group is allowed to access by checking their boxes and also select which cameras in that NVR can be seen All Users Display all the users created in the CMS Users available in this group may be added by selecting the target source or user and clicking the Add to Group button You may remove the users by selecting the already added ones on the right and click Remove from group Admin is always added in the User section by default Click Apply to confirm settings Setup Layouts This section describes how to setup view layouts View layouts are predefined arrangements of cameras in a single screen Each screen may contain multiple cameras and the location of each camera in each layout can be configured Users can select cameras from different NVR servers to use in a single layout Groups User Groups Users Joystick View Layouts View Tours Language System New Delete Apply Layout Configuration q View Layout List D S Layout Name H Entrances Lobbies Layout Style Al Group Description Position Building1 el 1 1 1 Building1 Entrance 1 Entrance 2 Building 1 bd E Building 1 Lobby 5 3 Building 2 1 Building 2 Entrance D Build
46. perly processed In extreme cases like when viewing 64 Megapixel H 264 video streams at the same time PC will be overloaded and CMS will stop operation This is a common limitation imposed upon all Windows based video management programs Enhancement for this limitation will be available in the next version of CMS NOTE PC Spec requirements are the same for 32 bit and 64 bit systems NOTE These specifications are based on following camera settings Single stream mode 1280x1024 3Mbps 18fps MPEG 4 Dual stream mode 1280x1024 3Mbps 18fos H 264 recording and 640x480 Quality100 18fps MJPEG live view For more details about system requirements please refer to Project Planner on www acti com 7 www acti com pi ACT Connecting Vision CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 Upgrading If your PC has previously installed CMS please follow these steps For CMS 1 0 or earlier please uninstall both CMS Server and Microsoft SQL 2005 Your Old database will be cleaned and no previous data will be kept If you are installing a newer version of CMS 1 1 you can just install the newer version over the existing one The files will be automatically updated and the existing data will be kept in the database NVR Servers Only NVR Enterprise server 2 3 05 11 or later versions are compatible with CMS 1 1 05 Please upgrade your NVR Enterprise server program to 2 3 04 07 then install the 2 3 05 11 patch NVR Professional and NVR Enterpris
47. r HS D D vi w bag 4 P P ys gt EE gi eee h gt Nal d d D d l Ce A 5 s P A t d bi gg i bias I d W T wn lt eh t AN P 4 7 a D 8 w P a z L TE D Recordings Channel5 Channel5_Shot20100429172137 jpg Download Fig 47 Snapshot Search Results d ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 1 Thumbnail List You may see the thumbnail image of the snapshots from the search results In each thumbnail the type of event is listed at the top left Beside the event type there is a small Play icon You may click on the Play icon or double click on the thumbnail to playback that video The video playback will start from the time of snapshot The time of snapshot within that video is shown below the thumbnail 2 Snapshot View When you click on one thumbnail a preview image the original Snapshot will be displayed below in the Snapshot view area You may see the physical file location below the snapshot and click the link to the right to download snapshot file Playback by Directly Opening File User may also manually browse file in PC to open a raw file in CMS Player Start Time End Time GETT E e Speed 1 I F i The title bar will display the file path and location instead of NVR server info D Recordings ChannelS CHANNELS 20091015160519 raw 2009 10 15 16 05 74 GMT 08 00 Full Scree
48. rs C Leave UAC on This will leave the full UAC functionality enabled 3 Setup IIS Server For Windows Vista Windows 7 and Windows 2008 Server IIS Setup and configuration will be automatically completed by install shield For windows XP and Windows 2008 server you will need to install IIS first before continuing Please follow the document How to Setup IIS server before continuing install 4 If your default HTTP port 80 is already in use either by a copy of NVR Server or other website a dialogue will pop up for you to select a new port for CMS Enter the new port and click Apply to continue Note A normal port number is between 1 65535 please use a positive integer within this range as the port number Properties Site Name MS Local Path C Program Files CMS PControlCenter Browse IP Address All Unassigned Use IIS Default Settings E B HTTP Port 80 Check Prot ELL IESE Write Access Directory Browsing PETET Expires Immediately Allow Keep Alive Pe Scripts only H Fo 3 Choosing a new HTTP port for CMS Server in IIS 9 www acti com ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op 5 Install CMS workstation after CMS Server Links to CMS will appear on desktop after install User need to access CMS via either workstation or web client to continue setup 6 Register License See Licensing section Login User must first login to CMS server with either work
49. sk C A ACTi_NVR_Enterprise_Server_v2 2 57 52_Patch Press Import Activation Key S ca Data D do ACTi_NVR_Enterprise_Workstation_v2 2 57 52_Patch vi DVD RW Drive i d AdapterTester Ge ISV 10 1 1 20 d Demo Video amp Snapshots share 172 16 5 amp FrameChecker v1 1 22 Gu Network J TCM 4201 GN Control Panel d TCM 7411 i A Bin Select the location of the a activation file with SE a the extension lic that you saved to CMS Total Number of License 16 g Open Cancel server PC from the e mail attachment Pr 00 24 81 1C 2D 22 2010 11 10 10 22 48 Fig 7 Loading the lic activation key file 7 Goto CMS Setup gt License tab Select Offline Registration and click Import Activation Key Load the lic file from the email attachment into CMS Server 8 Click Apply to finish registration 14 www acti com ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op Si EE l sol x Wa gt CR OF r Admin as Administrator gt lt SS eg Tuesday November 16 2010 6 29 40 PM A HUH A er Oroups gt Cis OYSLCK EY Lay Cy HI Language anice meme rors Register Offline MAC Address 00 24 81 1C 2D 22 Activation Key j 1 License System A E 302D2C22D9CDD6F2A2690 1 D9ODEDSADSBBC76EB0034D43 A3S4B7347A6ECAA200C7A4837C9D96674455543SD870F CO E7091CD1803CS44FEA62BEBS84ESFS8C7C9O3ESOC3EES7E7A4F F2CF4609F 8964 7D9CFC2F8770SE673476968CES28ABBS06B
50. ssfully imported The imported devices will be listed in your device tree Message Import Camera Failed 0 Camera IO Camera Mame Building 2 Entra nce Success Building 2 Lobby Success Fig 11 Camera Import Success 7 pi ACTi Connecting Vision CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 Refresh Camera ID a Server Tree al E CU om 3 Building 1 a CH ALL CAMERA i el 2 Building 1 Eee 2 A Building 2 Gl CH ALL CAMERA 1 1 Building 2 i e i 2 Building 2 Fig 12 Camera listed in Device list 7 Repeat for all NVR servers Please note you may need to add more licenses to gain access to more NVR servers via CMS 8 You may also delete the NVR server by selecting one NVR then clicking Delete button on the tab Setup Cameras Cameras are managed and configured in NVR Servers CMS refers to settings in NVR but does not change them To perform detailed changes please go to NVR workstation webclient or use the web configurator to directly connect with camera devices The following measures are available for CMS 1 Browse Camera Basic settings 2 Synchronize the selected camera from NVR with CMS 3 Configure Dual Stream Settings for Default Live View 4 Configure PTZ settings To access individual cameras you should first sync with NVR 1 Select the NVR you wish to access click Sync with NVR then select individual camera ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manu
51. station or web client to access CMS Double clicking one of the workstation links will display the login screen User Account Password Server IP Address server HTTP Port Application Language English United States si zz Preview Mode Advanced Auto login with this account E Save as Default E Use CTRL F 10 to cancel auto login mode Fig A Login Screen The default login User Account and Passwords are Admin 123456 You may also select the language to use on interface here Please note that the account used must have permission in that module to successfully log in A guard may not be allowed to use CMS setup depending upon user permission settings 0 pi ACT Connecting Vision CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 Licensing CMS Server is licensed per number of NVR servers Sources managed Each additional NVR server requires one license License codes are purchased through our sales representatives Contact your distributor for purchase info How does activation work During license activation your license key is matched against the MAC address on the Network Interface Card NIC on your computer This MAC address is used as the Machine Key This matching record will be stored on the ACTi web server f your computer has more than one network card only the network card with the smallest MAC address will be used If your Server PC has multiple network cards you will need to disable the extra network
52. take this display 33 pa ACTi Connecting Vision CMS User s Manual 1 1 05 06 position You may drag cameras from the server tree and drop it on the window you prefer You may also first click on the preferred view window then double click on the camera you wish to display The tile bar over each channel displays useful basic information concerning the video 1 Building 1 Building 1 Entrance 2011 05 09 16 10 11 Full Screen Clicking on this button or press CTRL F12 brings the video to full screen mode Press ESC or press CTRL F12 again to restore to original mode Preview Tour and Mouse PTZ can still operate freely in full screen mode Digital Zoom is disable in full screen mode Manual Snapshot Click on this button or press CTRL F7 to take a manual snapshot of the current channel The snapshot file will be saved to local PC where the workstation is currently running from Default file path is Desktop CMS_Data Manual Snapshot Source lt source id gt _Channel lt NVR camera id gt _ lt YYYYMMDDHHMMSS _MS gt _M jpg omp A message stating Snapshots saved to location destination path will be displayed at the bottom of window Manual Record SS Click on this button to start Manual Recording Recording will stop when you click the manual record button again or the pre defined manual record duration on NVR server is up You can configure manual record duration in NVR gt Active Setup gt System Setup gt
53. u haven t assigned a response to any of them After selecting the event rule entry check the Action box to enable the response items When finish the settings click Apply on the top to save them Camera Event Manager msan come TZ Exit 1 Event List E Event Type Name Description Action MD1 Motion 1 A4 MD2 Motion 2 MD3 MD3 DI DI Video Loss Video Loss Video Recovery Video Recovery Network Loss Network Loss Network Recovery Network Recovery C Beep for Seconds 1 999 times 1 999 C Play Audio File for times 1 999 Audio File Only Supports WAV File DontBeep C Hot Spot Window Dwell Time Seconds 1 999 C Pop up Window Dwell Time Seconds 1 999 None Fig 16 Camera Setting Event Manager Below are the descriptions of each item 1 Action Check this box to enable the following responses Existing settings are still kept if you disable action responses by clearing the checkbox The settings will be grayed out as a result 2 Beep for Seconds 1 999 times 1 999 Click to setup CMS to beep upon event User can also select how many times does it beep and the duration of each beep 3 Play Audio File for __ times 1 999 Click to setup CMS to play your desired audio file for a number of repetitions User can enter the path of the audio file on the CMS Workstation computer to be played Please note that you may either beep or play audio file but cannot do both at the same time NOT
54. w enter the required information then click Apply Select existing User from the list to edit 2 ACTI Connecting Vision Ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op Setup Groups CMS system manages multiple NVRs and multiple users Group is a unit that contains the NVRs and Users that may interact with each other All NVR Servers must belong to at least one group All NVRs belong to the default group when first added into CMS system You may select additional groups for this NVR server to belong to We should first create a new group 1 Goto CMS Setup gt Setup System gt Group 2 Select New and type in group name and description Click Apply Groups User Groups Users do stick View Layouts View Lous Language System New Apply Group Information Ry Group Name Group Description Northern Northern Taiwan Highway System Fig 23 Adding new group After the new group is added it will be shown in the Group List below Group List w Group Name Group Description Default Default Group Eastern Easter Taiwan Highway System Fig 24 Group List Scroll Down to find Groups User Groups sers OSC K ue Layouts Witt Lous Latgieatge Getece Lcense asten Device in Source 5 Exit 1 Users in Group User Name Fig 25 Sources and Users 26 ACTI Connecting Vision ka CMS User s Manual 11 Ob Op On the group list you can highlight certain gr
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