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1. ccccccecseeceseeeeeceeeeeseeeeesaees 140 1o D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual I ACTI Connecting Vision vA INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Overview Product Overview INR 410 420 is a compact and reliable multi channel standalone NVR It contains a pre installed Windows operating system and ACTi NVR 3 0 video management software along with client software This unit is composed of Computer A PC with Microsoft Windows Embedded Standard 7 Professional operating system pre installed NVR 3 0 Server System A video management software that allows this PC to become a server where the system administrator performs the administrative tasks and NVR server services event handling schedule recording media streaming etc take place NVR 3 0 Client Application The dedicated client application of the NVR 3 0 system NVR3 Workstation allowing the user to directly access the NVR 3 0 system interface A remote client can also access this system via network NVR 3 0 Server Microsoft VE Embedded Standard 7 Professional 2 Pq ACTI Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Server Client Architecture NVR 3 0 is a typical web based server client system In a video surveillance system architecture the Server serves as a video management service provider aimed to run 24 7 of
2. Click Apply on top to save the settings Add Users To create a user account with on NVR server please follow the below steps 1 Select a Users and click Add button 2 Choose Customized User or Domain User for the User Type Customized User an account created and managed on the NVR server only You will input an account name its password and email address for this user Domain User an account that already exists in Active Directory database within the domain Since this is an existing account in your domain you will have to select this account from Account dropdown list 3 Insert user account name password and the account e mail For Customized User Assign this newly registered user account to a specific user group After you click Apply this new user will be added to the list on top 108 A ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual User Groups lear All Select All a Users y z S at User Type Customized User Account Name Password Email User Groups Administrator Blank is not allowed or format error for required fields The NVR server provides a procedure to help users who have forgotten the password retrieve the original information with the e mail address authentication It is strongly recommended that you input an email address to which this user has the access when you establish the user account To update the e mail address of an acc
3. GS IT SRD Security Office HR Blank is not allowed or format error for required fields The domain users within that group will all be added to the NVR server at the same time To view the whole users within this group please select amp Users gt and enable the Show users in domain groups The account information of these domain users unlike those user accounts you add one by one to the NVR server are not editable on Users page Show users in domain groups User Type User Account User Name Customized User admin Admin LIITT Domain User Domain User Domain User Domain User Domain users added as a whole group Password Cca an F Select au Group Name Administrator Deckard Cai acti com John Bourne acti com Steve Lin acti com Joyce Holiday acti com 2 Assign NVR Permissions for the created group This will define what functions this user group is allowed to access By default a new user group will initially be allowed to access only Live View page and Playback page without any permission to any device setting so you will have to assign the device permissions later User Group User NVR Permissions Device Permissions Public View Setup 2 lt Live View page Assign ee Playback page Devices Setup Setup page Schedule Setup Event Setup Svstem Setun Private View Setup Map Image Setup 3 Assign Device Permissions for the created group This will de
4. INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual 2 Select the row of the camera you wish to add to the system and repeat this step until you have checked all the devices you need Please note that the list of devices is shown regardless of the account name and password You can choose to add all shown devices For those with different account and password you will be prompted to fill in the correct credentials to in order access the video feed To perform the search using different credentials fill in the new Account and Password and click the Refresh button LOJ 3 Click Apply to add selected devices into NVR system Search Devices Within Local Area Network with ONVIF 1 After selecting Search ONVIF Devices fill in the account name and password for the device you want to add 2 Click the Search button a Once the search is completed a list of available devices will be shown You may click on the title header to sort by that column Click the header again to sort in the reverse order For faster search you may type a specific IP address or a part of the IP address in IP Filter as a filter and click to narrow down the search result Add Device Account A Device Found 4 Password k J License 10 16 IP Filter CDP License 0 1 C Cear an M Select An IP Address Status 172 16 26 68 00 0F 7C 09 7A 6B ACTi E13 A 172 16 26 142 00 0F 7C 04 87 A7 ACTi TCD210 172 16 26 167 00 02 D1 15 66 F5 VIVOTEK FD8
5. Select all 04 Counter All Triggers All Events i Clear an v Se 04 Counter Devices Digital Input Response Motion Detection Ch z 64 Dut m ocus Channel Pop up Target 04 Duration 5 04 Counter PIR 04 Counter eases Sa ied Focus Channel Hot spot Target 04 Duration 5 04 Counter DI 1 On 04 Counter 04 Counter DI 1 Off 04 Counter 04 Counter Video Loss PTZ Goto Preset Target 08 Preset 01 Duration 10 Next Preset 04 Counter PIR PIR 04 Counter Video Rec 01 04 Counter Network Li 04 Counter DI 1 On DI 1 On 04 Counter Network R 04 Counter DI 1 Off DI 1 Off naar e a sam a 04 Counter Video Loss 1 Video Loss 1 Audio Alert Beep Duration 5 Times 1 04 Counter Video Recovery 1 Video Recovery 1 04 Counter Network Loss Network Loss 04 Counter Network Recovery Network Recovery 96 A ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Delete the Event Rules On Event List select the rules you wish to delete and then click Delete to clear this rule Device List e Se ao T amp 04 Counter Filter All Triggers 07 Office Aisle 2F Bos Stroeroom 2F r09 Corridor 04 Counte B13 Storeroom 3F Target 04 Duration 5 14 Office Aisle 3Fi 04 Counte Click Apply to delete the selected item 15 Paking Lot 04 Counte or click Cancel to delete later t 08 Preset 01 Duration 10 Next Preset E 04 Counte 04 Counte C Clear Ai Select All
6. Click a button on the panel to start the red crosshair will appear in the view PTZ Panel 3 Use panel controls to operate PTZ movements 8 directional buttons Zoom in Zoom out Focus in Focus out Widen Narrow the Aperture The zoom buttons are only applicable for those devices supporting optical zooming The focus buttons are only applicable for devices with controllable zoom lens e g KCM5211 Please remember to turn off the autofocus mode on device firmware before using these buttons The device should be equipped with DC Iris or P iris and has been switched to manual iris mode before you use the buttons for widening or narrowing aperture Digital PTZ Navigation Digital PTZ allows you to zoom into part of the video and enlarge it to display on screen This PTZ function is applied to every camera model in NVR 3 0 system 1 Get the live view from Live Preview window Make sure the Enable PTZ is unchecked 2 Click and drag a highlight rectangle over any channel and the area highlighted will be displayed in the full live video window In this mode a picture in picture view will show in the lower right of live view window A red rectangle will mark the currently enlarged view area within the full size video You may click and drag the red rectangle to see another area 3 Togo back to the original full video view just right click on the minimized Picture in Picture view 7e ACTI Connecting Visi
7. INR 410 INR 420 System Administrator s Manual For Version 3 0 08 wWwWww acti com 2013 12 23 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual About This Manual Target Audience This manual is intended for System Administrators who are responsible for installing and setting up ACTi INR 410 420 surveillance system The reader is expected to know the fundamentals of IP surveillance system integration and to own the administrative privileges to achieve all the tasks You may also check _http www acti com product detail Standalone NVR INR 410 or http www acti com product detail Standalone NVR INR 420 for updates or release information about this software and document Content Overview This manual provides information needed for planning the installation installing setting up the system and configuring the video streaming devices Its main content consists of the following three sections Getting Started provides the preparatory knowledge you should study before starting installation such as license registration and backup restore procedures Log in to the System explains how to log in to the system right after a successful installation System Setup gives instructions on the tasks such as adding devices to the system configuring the device settings scheduling the recordings managing events managing storage managing groups users and setting up Live View For each major task you will
8. INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual 3 The IP Port Checker will pop up to confirm the NVR port number with you The installation program will use 80 as default You may enter another available port number in Listen Port field and click Apply E IP Port Checker Local IP Address Port Host Root webroot Application You may just click Apply if you are not sure whether this port has been taken or not If the port is being used by another service you will be asked to input another available port number IP Port Checker The port has been used ACTI Connecting Vision bis INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual 4 As the server port is confirmed the installation process is done click Finish ACTI NVR Server v3 0 06 InstallShield Wizard e m M Lil InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed ACTi NVR Server 3 0 06 Click Finish to exit the wizard 5 After the installation completes connect to htip localhost port number with Internet Explorer browser you will see NVR Login page If IIS Web Server has been installed on the computer and you are asked to restart the computer during installation process please 1 Choose es want to restart my computer now to restart right away 2 After the computer reboots this install shield will continue to complete the installation Pa ACTI C
9. Icon Status Description NVR server cannot retrieve video streaming This may be that a video server is not connected with cameras or that the streaming is blocked by the firewall between the device and NVR server Please 1 ensure the device side is well connected and can output video normally 2 check the firewall and port forwarding settings This device s settings have been modified but not saved yet If you leave these modifications unsaved they will not take effect by next time the server starts Please always remember to save upon every change NVR cannot build up connection with this device Please check the device connection settings including IP Address Port number Account Name and Password or increase the Connection Timeout to allow more time for the device to respond This device is currently connected video is being transmitted and no recording is proceeding This device is currently connected and video is being recorded either manually or according to the schedule A ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Add Non ACTi Cameras In this section we will guide you through how to add devices of other brands to NVR 3 0 system After the required CDP license is activated please 1 Use the utility provided by camera the manufacturer to confirm the camera properties 1 Protocol 2 IP Address 3 HTTP Port and 4 User Name amp Password 2 Log in to
10. Mirror Dynamic NTFS Healthy 931 31 GB 931 1966 100 Yes CaSystem Reserved Simple Dynamic NTFS Healthy System 1 99 GB 1 96 GB 99 No W Computer Management Local System Tools Task Scheduler f3 Event Viewer Shared Folders Local Users and Groups SQ Performance g Device Manager 3 Storage f Disk Manageme me Services and Applic vE More Actions F Simple Dynamic Simple Dynamic Mirror Dynamic Ca System Reserved z D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Hardware RAID for INR 420 Only With the purpose of achieving better performance and interoperability INR 420 is also designed with hardware RAID which does not require CPU resources to run the RAID task Besides JBOD RAID 0 and RAID 1 INR 420 s hardware RAID also supports RAID 5 and RAID 10 The introductions of these two RAID types are as follows Introduction of RAID 5 RAID 10 and RAID 50 RAID Type Description RAID 5 RAID 10 RAID 5 is probably the most popular configuration of all because it provides both disk recovery options and quite efficient use of storage space Furthermore the more hard disks you add into RAID 5 configuration the faster will be the writing and reading speed for the similar reason as in case of RAID O0 In RAID 5 configuration the data blocks
11. By adding a map you put a picture on the channel where you may place camera icons to make it an e Map In edit mode move the mouse over the channel and click A to upload a map Please input the Map Name select the image location file format must be JPG and click Apply 114 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Create Map Map Settings Map Name Map Image Setting Upload Image C Users Wen Cheng Documents 7F jpg File already exists or duplicate file name in Sort by Name Map brightness To change the map brightness right click on the map select aa Map Mask and choose the brightness percentage level 50 60 70 80 90 Map size Weal By default the map will be displayed Se EEE E a re ll in its original size Use the buttons on upper left to adjust the map size Fit image to channel height ES Zoom out F Original image size FH Zoom in Edit map title The map title will be shown on channel title bar In edit mode right click on a map channel and select Edit Map Information 115 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Remove the whole map Right click on the map and select Remove Manage maps All the uploaded images are managed under Map Image Manager On Live View screen you may go to Ee gt Map Image Manager to view u
12. Cryptsuc suchost exe 5 d z Tdr F E k k 3 Press down ctrl alt Delete keys to bring up Windows Task Manager Select View then Select columns and enable the PID Process Identifier to appear on search results Please also make sure Show process from all users is enabled a ACTI Connecting Vision bis INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual 4 On Task Manager Process tab locate the PID number of the service using port 80 The service name is shown under Image Name column E Windows Task Manager File Options _View Help icati Select Process Page Columns BS Select the columns that will appear on the Process page of Task Manager PID Process Identifier GoogleToolbarUser_32 exe conhost exe i E Session ID wlcomm exe ag TPU Usage Dropbox exe E CPU Time CCC exe El Memory Working Set WINWORD EXE E Memory Peak Working Set jusched exe i E Memory Working Set Delta MOM exe i Memory Private Working Set msnmsgr exe 199 El Memory Commit Size explorer exe E Memory Paged Pool iexplore exe E Memory Non paged Pool dwm exe 3888 E Page Faults AcroRd32 exe 3 Page Fault Delta OUTLOOK EXE 3 E Base Priority taskhost exe iexplore exe Processes 58 CPU Usage 15 Physical Memory 67 Condition 2 Why can t install Active X controls after logging in ActiveX Control components are es
13. For the device s recording schedule the NVR 3 0 system supports Schedule recording and Event recording modes which are set up on a week based timetable the event handling schedule can also be configured on it This section describes how to set up the recording schedule for the IP cameras video servers Configure the Recording File Properties Before setting the recording schedule you may define 1 where the recordings are stored 2 how long an event recording is and 3 how long a recording file will be kept in the system 1 To set the saved recordings folder go to Setup page gt Storage tab and make sure you have assigned the disk drives to store recorded files For related recording settings please refer to Storage Management on page 103 2 To define how long an event recording is and the recording s lifecycle go to Setup page gt Schedule tab and select the device from Device List and then a week schedule will appear on the right Configure the recording file related settings The settings below will make an event recording as long as 5 30 seconds which will be kept on server for 30 days Pre Buffer sec Post Buffer sec Keep Recording Files for 1 999 days Attributes Explanation Field Name Description Pre event Recording the NVR server keeps a short cache of video received from the Buffer sec devices If an event is triggered the NVR server will automatically store the pre event buffer along
14. Switch View Group Duration secs Hot spot and Switch View responses cannot be executed at the same time Upon being triggered specific camera can make PTZ movements like going to PTZ specific PTZ presets as responses You Goto Preset Target dea may set both the start end point and the Duration secs Then go to Preset duration This action is only available when you have set the preset points for a PTZ device o3 gt ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Makes the NVR server play beep sound or an audio file for a number of repetitions On NVR3 Workstation client computer you can upload a WAV file or an MP3 file as the alert sound and set how many times this audio file is played after the event occurs This NVR server has to be already saved on Server Site list please refer to G Server Name Server Sites List on page 44 for how to save a server site Please note that Beep and Audio file responses cannot be executed at the same time Audio Alert Beep Duration secs Times 1 10 Audio Alert Audio File Digital Output Setup the DO to ON or OFF upon trigger atl pac sone ake only the devices supporting DO functions can be the target devices ae Target E Duration secs Enable the NVR to execute a certain aT command upon this event You can use it Enable Command to integrate the NVR s event handling with other programs Enter the p
15. 420 System Administrator s Manual Step by step Activation Process Based on the network conditions of your site follow Online Activation SOP or Offline Activation SOP to activate your license Online Activation SOP Step 1 Membership ID in ACTi Member Center is required for activation Register one for free at http member acti com ba ACTi Login Join ACTi Member Today Your 1D Aa a regetered user you wil bave t access to the following functoen toot protects Get full access and support to all ACTI related attesools Step 2 Login to the NVR server and go to Setup page gt System tab gt License gt Online Registration Select the MAC Address enter your License Key ACTi member Account and Password and then click Apply The NVR server will connect to the license data server via Internet to register the license key and unlock the channels System Online Registration ei Settings MAC Address b License Key Controller cense Key gt Account i License Password w Backup Restore License Total Number of Licenses 16 License Key Number of Licenses MAC Address CDP License Total Number of Licenses 2 License Key Number of Licenses MAC Address CABAA AARAB PODPP ASEOP AAAAB APAOS 18 A9 05 95 62 1A 8 ACTI Connecting Vision bis INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Offline Activation SOP Step 1 Membership ID in ACTi Member Center is required for activati
16. Configure Video Format on page 67 z ACTI Connecting Vision vA INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Configure Device Settings After adding a device to the NVR system you may continue to configure its video motion detection PTZ or preset tour settings on Setup page gt Devices tab In this section we will guide you through how to configure these settings and their corresponding functions Configure Video Format Go to Setup page Device tab select a device from Device List and then go to Video tab to configure the video format of the stream output from the device If the device is currently in Dual Stream mode you may switch the stream in live view window by click on the switch below and configure individual settings for Media 1 and Media 2 Video 8 ACTi 2013 05 21 16 17 4T il Iik Set Frame Rate For Event Recording Mode Video Quality Settings Media 1 Video Encoder Resolution Frame Rate fps Media 2 Video Encoder Video Settings Attributes Field Name TV Standard Stream Mode Description Default is NTSC Select one of the streaming modes this device supports Mounting Type Installation Angle Video encoder Resolution Video Quality Frame Rate fps Maximum Bitrate Bitrate Select the mounting position Input the angle for a device mounted on the wall Select the desired codec Select the desired resolution Select the desired video qualit
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18. Device Create Group Create Group Create Map Create Map Create Preset Point Create Preset Point Create View Create View In general it is suggested that you always save a modified language table with a different file name in a location other than default system language folder C Program Files ACTi Corporation NVR3 Language and then import it to use In this way you can avoid overwriting the original language file 127 x Aa INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Display Configurations You can change the user interface style by arranging the main screen and Panel Device List on the right or left Go to Setup page gt System tab gt Settings In User Interface Style section select the setting style and click Apply The change will be applied upon your next login System as GTS P Settings Device ID Device Name gt Coa oller Video Title Setting Q Device ID Device Name Date and Time License Export Video Settings Backup Restore ce a Export file path Snapshot OSD Date and Time Device ID Device Name User Interface Style Live and Playback UI Setting gt ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Video amp Snapshot Export Configurations The snapshots taken by users on Live View and all exported video files are saved to a default file location and you may configure the destination on the NVR server Go to Setup page gt System tab gt S
19. I mark C E TTE D lt 3 5 s N r gt s Oe a 4 J i 4 1 a gt i lt re rs a 2 On the front panel press down Power Button the System Power LED Indicator will light up and turn solid yellow e ee mee me wee en 7 pay EFF TTE T it z 2 www acti com ACTi Connecting Vision RS INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Enter Windows After the unit starts key in 1234560 to log in as Administrator to Windows Embedded 7 system ET ka Administrator es 22 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Definitions of LED Indicators System LED Indicators Indicator LED Status Description System Power The unit power is on The system is booting up There system is operating and there is activity LAN 1 There is network activity on LAN 1 LAN 2 There is network activity on LAN 2 Overheat Alert The temperature has exceeded the threshold Power Failure Flashing A power failure occurs in the power supply System Activity HDD LED Indicators Indicator LED Status Description HDD Power The hard disk is powered on and ready HDD Activity Flashing There is read or write activity Turn Off the Unit The device can be turned off by the methods described below and the Power Status LED Indicator will go off right after the device is turned off 1 Shut
20. TV technician for help WARNING Changes or modifications to the equipment that are not expressly approved by the responsible party for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment European Community Compliance Statement This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Class B Information Technology Equipment according to European Standard EN 55022 and EN 55024 In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which cause the user be require to take adequate measures 5 www acti com D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Table of Contents 1 About This Manual 2 Target Audience ose cee ae nt see ceaet se wene ste s cee sectesaantuseneenisteseevestsenesicessneseee 2 Content OverviewW eee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee oe nnn 2 Related DOCUMENTATION 0 cccccceccecncecencecscsncececeneececeneececeneeseneneeasneneeaeass 3 Technical SUpport asia oicer ee eens pases ened seen enetee no sentemenewateewee cute mmeweteousesceeencenn 3 Conventions Used in This Manual c ccccececececscscsceccccecscscseseeneneaeess 3 2 Legal Notice BAAT E E 4 Copyright ssssanssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnmnnn nnnm 4 Tadema k S a E A E E A AAA 4 Regulatory Compliance InformatiOn ccssesessessseeeeeceeeeeneeeeeeseaes 5 3 Table of Contents 6 4 Overview 12 Product Overview cc
21. access the camera oe _ Choose the streaming id for Live View Stream Recording Stream Choose the streaming id for Recording Connection Enter length of time allowed for a device to respond to NVR If the Timeout 0 99 secs response is to late as to exceed this time NVR will consider this device disconnected We recommend you to set different values for different types of connection The default setting is 5 seconds For devices located over the WAN you may wish to increase this value to allow for occasional Internet lags Available when NVR is connected to a multi streaming device 2 Available when NVR is connected to a device that is concurrently in multi streaming mode Dual Stream mode excluded 3 Available when NVR is connected to a multi streaming device in Dual Stream mode Device Status Device List To validate if you have successfully added a device to NVR pP All Devices 6 system simply check the Device List on the left of Setup 01 Front Door 1 ok OV AME od 0 1 door 2 o 04 2nd Floor Hallway gt Devices tab to see if the device name appears in the tree Point your mouse cursor over the device icon will bring up an information box containing the device s IP Address HTTP Port IP 172161755 Protocol and device type HTTP Part 80 Frotocol TEF Model Mega IP Cube Camera s0 Pq ACTI Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Status Icon Description
22. and then click Export This file will be saved as an xml file B Import a server site list Click Browse to select the xml file and then click Import The server sites will appear in Server Name dropdown list on Login window of your next login System ei Settings Display Performance Setting y es Controller Enable Q Lower display frame rate when current layout is above License Lower display frame rate when CPU usage is above gt Backup Restore Server Site Export Import 1 Pq ACTI Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Access the NVR Server via Internet Explorer In addition to NVR3 Workstation you can also log in to the NVR system with Internet Explorer IE If you open the IE browser on the NVR server you will be directed to the NVR system Login page immediately If you are connecting to the NVR server as a remote client please type the NVR server s LAN or WAN IP address or domain name in the URL box Remember to append a colon and the port number after the hostname or IP address Accept ActiveX Controls Installation Requests NVR 3 0 system interface requires the add on ActiveX Control components please make sure browser s security settings allow ActiveX controls to be downloaded and installed When your browser asks if you allow ACTi Corporation s add on components to run please allow Internet Explorer Security Warning Do yo
23. are considered the same data group or a stripe Certain special portion of data that is created based on the values of other data blocks for recovery purposes Such value is called parity The parity information is distributed and stored across each hard drive If any of the hard drive fails the array enters downgrade mode all that you need to do is replace the failed disk with a new one RAID 10 also caled 1 0 combines RAID 1 and RAID 0O configurations think of it as a group of mirrored disks From that it is possible to conclude that there has to be even number of disks and at least two pairs 29 RAID 5 RAID 1 0 RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 1 a www acti com Pq ACTI Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Hardware RAID Comparison RAID Type JBOD RAID O RAID 1 RAID 5 RAID 10 Minimum Number 4 of Disks anata TNE cacy Yeh skikk kK kk kk Kk kk al e N the number of disks Vmin the volume of the disk with the smallest volume in the array The result is obtained based on the assumption that the disks are of the same volume size Configure Hardware RAID Please follow the steps described below to configure hardware RAID with the bundled software HighPoint Web RAID 1 On Windows Desktop double click the shortcut GE to initialize HighPoint Web RAID Management Software 2 Login with default username and password User Name RAID Password hpt Please
24. down the system from Windows Start Mstat gt Shut down 2 Press down Power Button to turn the device off To completely cut off the power supply of this unit press down the Power Switch to the side with O mark 23 D4 ACTI Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Get the Hard Disks Ready for Recording Before the installed hard disks and eSATA storage device can start recording they must be initialized and recognized by Windows embedded 7 operating system Besides regarding each hard disk as a single volume INR is able to combine multiple hard disks as a one single volume of large storage size due to RAID Redundant Array of Independent Disks technology and define how the data is stored on those hard disks regarding the protection against the physical failure of one or more hard disks In this chapter you will be provided with the knowledge of different RAID types and the instructions on RAID configurations to help you manage your storage system Software RAID Windows 7 operating system provides built in software RAID and the software RAID task of Windows runs on the computer s CPU requiring no extra hardware attached to the computer In Windows a single accessible storage file system is referred as a Volume When you are making the volume you will need to select the volume type which basically corresponds to a certain RAID type The supported volume types are listed below with descript
25. section we will guide you through how to add or delete devices on the NVR 3 0 system To start adding new devices please follow these steps 1 On Setup page gt Home screen click Device Quick Setup O Schedule Recording Mode amp Schedule Management Users Devices Storage User Profile and Group Camera Management A Storage Settings Management 5 Event Language Event Management UA Language Settings Add Device Manually Modify Schedule Manage Events Add License System NVR Configuration 2 On Devices page the Device List is currently empty and you need to add some video sources to it Now click Add Device Devices lt a oo Device List Auto save NVR settings into device upon connection Oceaan M Select an i ID Name IP Address HTTP Port User Name Password Brand Model Channel Device List 99 A ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual 3 There are three ways to add devices into the EE system Search Devices Search ONVIF Search Devices Devices and Add Device Manually Fa a ey ee Use Search Devices to auto search ACTi j i cameras located in the same subnet as your Search ONVIF Devices ICK th t To eal Val 1 ee NVR server NVIF device Use Search ONVIF Devices to find devices that support ONVIF in the same subnet as Dial aa ae your NVR server anita If your cameras video encoders are located outside of a lo
26. the Saturation value 0 100 The higher the value the more intense the color will appear the lower the value the more grayed out the color will appear Image Select the Hue value 0 100 Hue is the term used to refer to the pure spectrum colors Adjust this value to find the color closest to the real scene Digital Noise Turn the Digital Noise Reduction ON or OFF When Reduction turned on the noise in the video especially in low light is reduced and the image will look smoother and clearer Wide Dynamic Select the WDR level from the following options Range Disabled low medium high highest Note WDR is disabled and will not appear if Exposure Mode is set to Manual Day Select one of three modes Night Mode Auto The camera will automatically switch between day mode color and night mode black white under exposure level defined by Threshold Day The camera will always stay in the day color mode regardless of exposure level Day Night Night The camera will always stay in night black white mode regardless of exposure level Threshold The scale from 0 100 allows you to define the exposure level at which the day and night mode switch will happen A higher value would require a darker environment to trigger a day to night switch and vice versa Exposure Mode Select between Auto or Manual exposure mode In Auto mode the intelligent system of the camera will find Exposu
27. the same amount of IP video streams certain high megapixel cameras such as ACTi KCM 5111 supports outputting multiple VGA streams cropped from a single high resolution video source These multiple streams coming from a single device are managed as different cameras by the NVR server To add these streams as multiple channels for you to view and record please 1 Select the desired stream mode in Stream Mode field on EPE Device Name 2 The Channel No column will display for you to input the Protocol Setup page gt Devices tab gt Basic tab stream ID the same with your setting in device s web n Brand configurator Model Stream Mode After configuration click Apply ete HTTP Port Go to All Devices page duplicate this device to a new User Name channel and repeat this step until all the channels you need Password Connection Timeout 0 99 secs are added 5 Individually modify the Channel No value of the channels Saving CPU loading with Your Dual Streaming devices The device supporting dual streaming function can output two video streams of different value You may make the live view stream smaller in size with lower frame rate to save decoding CPU power and bandwidth Meanwhile the recording stream can be larger and have more FPS so that you have clear images when you need to retrieve the evidence For settings in both streams of devices with dual stream functionality please refer to section
28. to get certain functions to work properly or to prevent from certain potential problems that may damage your system Make sure you read this notice and follow the instructions The content within this box is a note A note is some necessary information you need to know about the action you are currently taking like what will happen after you follow or don t follow certain procedure The content within this box is a tip A tip gives you an alternative method to easily or quickly achieve an objective usually for specific conditions 3 www acti com D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Legal Notice Disclaimer The information contained in this document is intended for general information purposes ACTi Corporation shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages arising from the furnishing performance or use of this manual The information contained herein is subject to change without notice The English version of this document is the official one for all purposes All the translated versions are provided as a convenience Any discrepancies or differences created in the translations of any other languages are not legally binding Copyright Copyright 2003 2013 ACTi Corporation All Rights Reserved Trademarks ACTI Connecting Vision V ACTi Connecting Vision and its logo p are registered trademarks of ACTi Corporati
29. with the frequency of artificial light source of a given country 72 ACTI Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Configure Motion Settings To make use of the motion and PIR detection functions supported by your devices you need to configure the detection regions and settings Once a motion is detected the NVR server can trigger events and recording bring up instant pop up windows and show the detected area on live view Before configuring motion detection settings first make sure you can connect properly to the IP camera video server and get device settings On Device tab gt Video tab and click Motion Detection to start Motion Detection 13 ACTi 2012 03 15 17 24 33 Motion Enable Sensitivity Timer Threshold 0 100 0 300 secs Sensitivity Timer 0 100 0 300 secs Enable 1 Click Get Motion Settings to retrieve the live view For Dual Mode the video you get in this window will always be Stream 1 Click Motion Setup to enable the property fields 3 There are three motion regions for you to set To enable one region check the MD box and a red frame will appear in the view You may start setting the detection area by adjusting this red frame on the view Simply use your mouse to move and resize the frame To move the entire frame Place the mouse cursor over the title bar and drag to move To disable this detection region Place the mouse cursor
30. with the recording of the event itself Available choices are 0 3 5 seconds B5 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Post event Recording This will determine how long after the event is triggered should be Buffer sec included in the event recording file Available choices are 10 30 60 120 180 and 300 seconds Keep Recording Files The NVR server will keep recording file of specific device for the for 1 999 days number of days you set here The default value is 30 and if you want to modify it please check the box to start configuring it Available value is among 1 999 days How to make proper storage arrangement In NVR 3 0 system there are two file deleting mechanisms you can use based on different needs If both rules are set the one with the threshold to be reached earlier will execute the deletion first 1 Keep Recording Files for 1 999 days Set this rule if you have the concern on how long the recordings are kept especially when you don t want the old recordings to stay longer in the system than a certain period Reserve space in the Disk Drive List on Setup page gt Storage tab If the disk space is more critical in your system please give an approximate value here the system will always reserve this amount of space to store the newer recordings Given that you set the Reserve space as 30G while Keeping Recording Files setting is 5 days certain
31. www acti com product detail Standalone NVR INR 420 and it is wrapped together with the NVR 3 0 system software For the instructions on the installation of this software on the client computer please refer to Workstation Installation and Upgrade on page 134 gt a Remote Workstation Client a D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Local Workstation Client Login Local Workstation Client refers to the user who runs NVR3 Workstation on the NVR server to log in to the NVR system The login process is described as follows NVR Workstation A Enter Account amp Password Account non case sensitive Account Admin default Password Password case sensitive Initial Page 123456 default Language B Choose the Initial Page The user interface consists of three main module screens Live View Playback and Setup You may choose one where you would like to enter after login F Default is Live View screen C Language Choose a UI language from the dropdown list D Remember Login Information and Auto Login To have NVR3 Workstation remember the Account Password ho B Initial Page and UI Language simply check Remember login info Meie Click Don t Remember will clear your input text and reset to default Snapshot All If the NVR server or remote client computer may be accessed by View Manager someone else you might consider not to use this function i Map Im
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33. 362E 172 16 26 191 00 02 D1 17 46 C3 VIVOTEK FD8134 Account Password text box B Search button IP filter for multiple networks D Available Total Licensed Channels Column title F Search result Mm gt Apply button 3 Select the row of the camera you wish to add to the system and repeat this step until you have checked all the devices you need 4 Click Apply to add selected devices into NVR system 57 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Important Notice For certain non ACTi devices you may need to configure the ONVIF user credentials of the camera by accessing its Web Configuration page and managing the ONVIF Users List Functions supported for devices added through ONVIF are live streaming and adjustments to video imaae settinas Add Devices on WAN or Other Local Area Networks 1 After selecting Add Device Manually the camera settings page will appear as below The most important settings are 1 Media Type 2 Protocol 3 Camera IP 4 HTTP Port and 5 User Name amp Password Please fill in these required fields for NVR to communicate with the device Basic Settings Media Type Standard Device Name New Device Protocol TCP IP Address Brand ACTi Model ACD2000 Stream Mode QUAD HTTP Port 10 Account Password Connection Timeout secs If the device you wish to add supports ONVIF you can select ONVIF for Med
34. 420 System Administrator s Manual User COWS cic cetrciantecmstnecnieacdecemnerdeemuaendaneceantaceseendinernenedeandsentedadcen 106 TAVO 0 MOIST IESE 108 Domain Users Management cccceccceeeeseeeceeeseeeeneeeseeeseeeens 110 Customize VW s ssssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn mnnn mnnn 111 Step 1 Create a New VICW cccccseecccssseeceeseeseeeeeseeeeseeeeeseees 112 Step 2 Enter Edit Mode cccecccccecccceeeeceeeeesaeeeeseeeeesaeeesaees 112 Step 3 Select a LAYOUL cecceecccssseeeceseeecsseeeseeeeeseeeeseeeeeseaes 112 Step 4 Add Video SOUCO vensiciss eres ccect ninaa aa ia R Dah 113 Po AGIA N eegee eE ES eS 113 Step 6 Add Devices to the Map ccccccseeceseeeeeeeeeeseeeeeseees 115 Step 7 Adjust the Channel Size amp LayOut cceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 116 Step 8 Save the ViIOW ccccccccssscccsseeeceeeeecseeeeseeseeseeeeseeeeesaees 117 Step 9 Set Default View 0 0 cecccccecccceseeceeseeseeeesseeeeseeeesaees 117 Step 10 Set Default Hotspot Channel Optional 117 Step 11 Set Fisheye Camera Mode ccccccseeeeceeeeeseeeeeeeees 117 Manage 1o VICWS egiscra seri cemseaccricarl cantoseiapiacynemiensintiantiaetisnacu 119 SO METI oe ate eee an proene E EEE 120 Set View Patrol ccccccseececssececseeeecseeeceeeeeeeeesseeeesseeeeseeeeesaees 120 Tips to Enhance Live View Performan ce ccssceseeeseeeeeeeens 122
35. 8 15 23 33 Setup System entry User Account Select All click it to view the full description content m Device Select All User Account Device Description Server startup UserGroup admin id Administrator Name Administrator User admin id admin Name Admin DecodelSetting CPU enable 1 admin FolderName Recordings FolderName Recordings RecordingKeepDays Enable 0 KeepDays 30 Storages Storage id C KeepSpace 20480 SystemLogKeepDays 30 A log entry contains several kinds of information including Date Time Type User Account Device and Description Check Type and Description fields to know what the user has done or what happened to the whole system Type field shows what major functions user engaged in and Description field narrates how the change was done in green font color uppercase and the result in white font color Date Time Type 2012 05 09 15 15 28 Setup System Admin User Name Device Description UlIStyle MainForm Alignment left The following user behaviors are recorded in the NVR server Type Description User Operation Setup System Setup Users Setup Schedule Setup Event Login Logout Manual Record Trigger DO Recording Configure Storage System Setting User Add Delete Modify User Groups Add Delete Modify Modify Modify 101 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administr
36. CTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Tips to Enhance Live View Performance Live view for multiple channels requires sufficient computing power to run the performance In certain extreme cases like when viewing several megapixel H 264 video streams at the same time the client computer will be overloaded and hence affect browser s performance This is a common limitation imposed upon all Windows based video management programs and web browser To enhance live view performance below are several tips you may try 1 Use dual stream mode for those devices supporting this function Enable the dual stream mode and use the stream of lower resolution frame rate bit rate for live view and megapixel resolution stream for recording 2 Use another browser client to share these high resolution channels Given that there are 32 megapixel channels to be monitored and you may have Layout 1 to display channel 1 to 16 Layout 2 to display channel 17 to 32 You can open one browser client to show Layout 1 and the second browser on an extended monitor to show Layout 2 3 Have NVR automatically decode only frame for live view stream when system loading is high Go to Setup page gt System tab gt Settings gt Display Performance Settings for the settings You may choose to enable the Decode frame function under either or both of the conditions that the current layout is displaying channels above certain number or th
37. Customize System Language The NVR server supports multiple languages for user interface display There are already 10 translated language files in the server system Each language is open to customization based on your own needs This section will describe how to choose or customize language strings for your site System Languages List You may decide which languages to be selectable on Login screen The chosen languages will appear on the Language dropdown list Welcome To NVR v3 0 English Account Password Deutsch EAAnVIKG Espanol Suomen kieli Francais Language English Magyar Bahasa Indonesia Italiano A i PycCcKu A3bIK Svenska na T rk e Ti ng Vi t h Z H rh sz Bie nay Go to Setup page gt Language tab and click Active Languages On popup window check the languages you need and click Apply By default all languages are selected as the default system language English and Traditional Chinese are not removable from this list Event Language Active Languages Language List C clear All Select All B ul B Message lic file Dans Deutsch B Tooltip File already exists or EAAnVIKa ACTi Member ID Espa ol Suomen kieli ACTi Member Password ACTi Unified Workstation Francais nay ACTi member id password mismatch Magyar Bahasa Indonesia AVI About Us Italiano Aas About Us Nederlands Polski Absolute Position Portugu s Romana Account Account and Password can
38. Device Information Serial Number Firmware Version A1D 500 V6 04 15 AC 3 To directly access the device configurator webpage simply click Web Configurator on the top right to open it Certain detailed settings are only available through the web configurator Basic Settings Attributes Field Name Description Media Type Select the media type of the camera choosing either Standard or ONVIF To connect with a camera using ONVIF please make sure the camera device supports ONVIF Device Name Enter the name of the camera which will be shown in the Device list on the left in Live View This name should be descriptive so that you know where the camera Is located Protocol Select a streaming protocol to connect the camera with IP address Enter the camera s IP address or host name s9 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Brand Select the manufacturer of device Model Select the device model of the IP cameras video servers In most cases this is automatically filled in after you perform Get Device Setting for ACTi cameras Stream Mode Select one of the streaming modes this device supports Channel No The channel ID you set for a stream of a multi streaming device HTTP Port Enter the HTTP port for IP cameras video servers Most cameras use the default port number 80 User Name Enter the user name to access the camera Password Enter the password to
39. Login User Name RAID Password eoe 30 ACTI Connecting Vision vA INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual 3 Go to Logical and select Create Array Configure the desired setting and then click to create an array Global View Physical j Recover Logout Help Create Array Create Array Spare Pool Array Type RAIDS Logical Device Array Mame Default Rescan Beeper Mute Initialization Method Quick Init Cache Policy Write Back Block Size BAK 7 Number of RAIDS a o member disks Select All Location Model Capacity Max Free WDC WO6400AAKS 1 1 22A7B2 WD 640 13 GE 0 00 GB WCASYE2 30554 Wt WOE400AAKS l l if 22A7B2 WD 540 13 GE 0 00 GB Available Disks WCASYE 40903 WDC WDG400AAKS 1 3 22A7B2 WD 640 13 GB WCASYE244229 WDC WDO6400AAKS 227A 7 R2 Wo 640 173 GB WCASYE 44375 Capacity According to the max free Maximum MB space on the selected disks As for the Available Disks It is recommended to choose disks of the same model and Capacity to make an array 4 Go to Logical again and the newly created array will appear on Logical Device Information list Global View Physical Logical Setting Event SHI Recover Logout Help Create Array Logical Device Information Spare Pool Name Type Capacity Serie BlockSizeSectorsizeOS Name Status s r ES Logical Device iH RAID_5_0 RAID 5 1 92 TB 5128 4 DISK Normal maintenance Now use Windows D
40. NR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Define Search Time You need to first define the time of the logs you would like to search for On Search Time bar define the date and time Default is your current client time System Log Search Time 2012 09 18 19 23 ptember 20 e count Select All Device Select All n Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Type Select O Su ce a ef Date 10 11 12 13 14 User Account Device Description 17 EE 19 20 21 24 25W26 27 28 Choose Log Type You may filter the logs by Type User Account and Device by selecting from the dropdown list and then click Search By default all tyoes are selected System Log SearchTime 2012 10 05 Type Select All ser Account Select All M Device Select All Select All User Operation Setup Device User Account Description Setup System Setup Users Setup Schedule Setup Event System Status Request Log 100 ACTI Connecting Vision A INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Read the Log The search result will show 1000 records before and after your query time You may click the pagination buttons KH io navigate earlier or later records If there is an icon on the right top corner of an System Lag Search Time 2012 09 18 Type User Operation Setup D Date Time 2012 09 18 15 14 59 Type System Status 2012 09 18 15 20 06 Setup Users 2012 09 18 15 20 07 User Operation 2012 09 18 15 23 33 Setup System 2012 09 1
41. OO cacy daeanaeanceisnrl aie eeancuaphesiseutusuverpiec acwasnelanbaneca data sersuateaneoeun 50 A Enter Account amp Password 50 B Change Ul language 50 C Remember Account Password 50 D Retrieve the Forgotten Password 50 9 Setup the System 51 S Aae A E E E E E E T 51 VEIT N ea E E E E 52 Or 0 e ee ee ee ee E 52 NVR Main SCreen ccccescseceeseceecnecueceeeeeeseuseuseeeeseuseuseueeeeuseuseuseeeeseuseees 54 Live VIQW cc ccccc ccc cccccesecceseecueeuseeeusaueusaueeuaueeuausaueusaueueaueuuaueeuaeseuaess 54 FAVA a tecaue sates cecetoeseecattaseacctece socal ce eewtees eecot oases ateaceneetecesseaten 54 SEUD no enn eee 54 Add Devices sis cnisteccsece tesa cecacececweesaceswcunesaeusacencescusvodsweuswiensussveeneusvedswenxeens 55 Search Devices Within Local Area Network cccsccseeeeeeeeeees 56 Search Devices Within Local Area Network with ONVIF 57 Add Devices on WAN or Other Local Area Networks 005 58 Basic Settings Attributes 59 Device StatUS 20 cceccccccccceceecsueeeeseeesuueeseuuueuueeesaueeueeueueneeeeeaenes 60 Status Icon Description 61 Add Non ACTi Cameras sassterspsscticnrsusennasascsarstienvmasnnsiens 62 Manage Multiple Devices cccccesscsesseeeseenseeesseeaseoseeoeeeeeasenneeoeneeeasenas 64 Modify Basic Connection SettingS ccccccceeseeeeeseeeesseeeeseeeees 64 Bee DOV OS a ote rveuseeuseatcetureraset toned sees 64 Copy Settings Across Devices ccccs
42. Office Aisle 2F reo RI Stroeroom2F 2F Select Devices jent Name Response S P09 Corridor 08 Stroeroom 2F MD1 mon Q13 Storeroom 3F 08 Stroeroom 2F MD 2 s Office Aisle 3Fi 08 Stroeroom 2F MD 3 rec 15 Paking Lot Event Edit 111F_Entrance EventName Action Upload Focus Channel Upload Snapshot to FTP Pop up Upload Snapshot to FTP Hot spot Switch View Mall Audio Alert Send Mail Beep Send Mail Digital Output Execute Command Enable D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual You can enable multiple responses by first checking the boxes to enable the items a Acones Function Description This kind of action will focus your attention on the channel when triggered Pop up Brings up event pop up instant playback window of selected channel upon trigger You may also define the display duration of video on the window Focus Channel Hot s ot Pop up Target Duration secs Displays video in Hot Spot window red Hot spot Target E Duration secs flashing frame upon event You may also define display duration of video on the Hot spot window qua Switch View Pop up secs The current Live View will be switched to another one for a while To enable this option you will need to customize and save Views on Live View screen first You may also define duration of the temporary View Only Public Views are selectable for Switch View event rule
43. R 410 420 System Administrator s Manual 3 Right click on a disk title again select Convert to Dynamic Disk check all the installed disks and then click OK 3 computer Management l 10l x Fie Action view Help e9 Am HFAA sS E Ae Computer Management Local volume Layout Type File System status Capacity Free Space Free Fault Tolerance Actions System Tools C INR_OS C Simple Dynamic NTFS Healthy Boot Page File 442 36 GB 422 53GB 96 No Disk Management Task Scheduler CaINR_Recovery D Simple Dynamic NTFS Healthy 21 41GB 17 21GB 80 No Event Viewer aSystem Reserved Simple Dynamic NTFS Healthy System 1 99GB 1 96 GB 99 No Shared Folders Local Users and Groups Performance g Device Manager 8 Storage _ t Disk Management 4 a E4 Services and Applications More Actions 71 ew A LaDisk 0 Dynamic System Reserved INR_OS C INR_Recovery D 465 76 GB 1 99 GB NTFS 442 36 GB NTFS 21 41 GB NTFS Online Healthy System Healthy Boot Page File Healthy LDisk 1 Basic Convert to Dynamic Disk x lg 931 31 GE New Spanned Volume x Online New Striped Volume Select one or more basic disks to convert to dynamic disks New Mirrored Yolume Disks CaDiski New RSID 5 Yolume Basic Convert to Dynamic Disk Conver
44. Select Devic Response Confirm Target 04 Duration 5 04 Counte 04 Counte on 5 Times 1 04 Counte p 04 Count i appir _ 04 Counter Network Recovery Network Recovery How to Setup SMTP Settings for Event Rules The NVR 3 0 system supports email notification for Event Handling sent through an SMTP server You can specify the email and server settings here Devices SMTP Email Server smtp acti com Sender Name wen cheng N Controller Q a License SMTP Port 25 Sender Mail wen cheng acti com ee Backup Restore Account wen cheng acti com Password KITII Security None SSL TLS send Test KO You must configure mail setting to send mail when event occurs 1 Goto Setup page gt System tab gt Settings gt Email amp SMTP Settings 2 Fill in each of the following fields Field Name Description Input the sender s SMTP server address Only alphabets numbers and the symbols _ are valid Set the SMTP port The allowed value is from 1 65535 and default is 25 Input the name of the SMTP server account Only alphabets numbers and the symbols _ are valid Input the password of the SMTP server account Only alphabets and numbers are valid 97 gt ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Security Certain webmail providers provide the SSL TLS encrypted SMTP connections to secure your data when sending receiving em
45. Type ONVIF Device Name New Device IP Address HTTP Port 80 Account user1 Password eccece Connection Timeout secs By applying the settings the NVR server will get the video stream and the camera will have been successfully added to the NVR system You may click Video PTZ or Preset Tour available for camera with pan tilt zoom capabilities tabs to configure other properties SACTi 2014 02 05 13 13 26 xX Basic Settings Media Type Standard Device Name ACTi Protocol TCP IP Address 172 16 26 4 Brand ACTi Model B97 Stream Mode DUAL HTTP Port 1004 Account admin Password TILLI Default Live View Stream 1 Recording Stream l To directly access the device configurator webpage simply click Web Configurator on top left to open it Certain advanced settings are only available through the web configurator and not through NVR 63 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Manage Multiple Devices After adding several devices to the system you may get an overview of all devices on Setup page Device tab this is where you may use certain fast and convenient approaches to manage a number of devices In this section we will guide you through how to quickly add or delete multiple devices Modify Basic Connection Settings Go to Setup page gt Devices tab and click All Devices in Device List to get the devices overview in the right column Each basic connection setting fiel
46. ace Repeat Step 1 3 to finish installing all the storage disks 8 ACTI Connecting Vision bis INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Step 4 Attach the Front Cover Align the left end hooks of the cover to the holes on the left handle Press the latch and push the right end toward the right handle until it clicks into place 9 ACTI Connecting Vision bis INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Connect the Devices Follow the procedures to connect the devices These devices are supposed to get connected in the sequence shown below Seleleseseses 333 seetsesesessesst ese ie Step Description Connect the VGA monitor to INR Connect the USB keyboard and mouse to INR Finish setting up your eSATA storage device if needed e g RAID configuration for multiple disks connect it to INR and power it on INR will recognize it as a normal single hard disk O Connect the network switch to INR via one of the LAN ports Plug the power adapter into INR and electricity outlet O Connect INR to the Internet if remote management via the Internet is required GNR 3000 supports iSCSI NAS For detailed information on how to use iSCSI NAS with GNR 3000 please refer to our article on Using iSCSI NAS with NVR 20 DA ACTI Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Start the Unit 1 On the rear panel press down the Power Switch to the side with
47. age Goto and look for the information you want More information 100 v 4 z Cause 1 The NVR server is not ready Solution It may happen when you just start the NVR server and it is still booting up Please wait a few seconds and connect again Cause 2 The NVR server is not able to respond to your request through current path because port 80 has been seized by another service running on server computer This may happen when that service is executed right before the NVR server starts its services Solution Please check if there is another service using port 80 right now and change the setting in that program to release port 80 for the NVR server Below are the steps to find the service 1 Please click on Windows Start Windows Logo then enter cmd exe in the run box and execute it 2 Input the command netstat a o b You will be provided with the ports in use and the services using them Find the Local Address that has taken port 80 and the PID number E Administrator C Windows system32 cmd exe Ci Users Wen Cheng gt netstat a o hb Active Connections Proto Local Add mess Foreign Address State H 8 8 8 88 Wen Cheng HP 8 LISTENING 8 8 8 135 Wen Cheng HP LISTENING suchost exe TGP 8 8 8 8 443 Wen Cheng HP 8 LISTENING Skype exe TGP H 8 8 8 445 Wen Cheng HP LISTENING Can not obtain ownership information TCP H 8 8 8 3389 Wen Cheng HP 8 LISTENING
48. age Manager Custom Panel To automatically login to the NVR system please check both Full Screen Remember login info and Auto Login to skip the Login page If Riga nese the NVR server or remote client computer may be accessed by Stretch someone else you might consider not to use this function Perna All Connected Users To cancel auto login on title bar click E gt Logout to return to Update Profile login page and this function will be cancelled EEN Close Window 2 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual E Retrieve the Forgotten Password The NVR server can send the password of the User s account to the saved email address To have users be able to use this service please make sure 1 the SMTP settings have been configured refer to How to Setup SMTP Settings for Event Rules on page 97 and 2 a valid email address has previously been saved in Setup page gt Users tab gt User list Forgot Password The email address input in Forgot Email Password window should match the one under your User account saved in the NVR server Remote Workstation Client Login Remote Workstation Client refers to the user who runs NVR3 Workstation on a computer rather than the NVR server and tries to reach the NVR server via network The login process is described as follows NVR Workstation A Server IP amp Server Port In Server IP field please input th
49. ails Please check if the SMTP connection settings you use especially the SMTP Port now require either SSL or TLS to be enabled Sender Name Input the name or title of the sender You may input a name different from the account name Sender Mail Input the sender s email address and it should the same account you set for SMTP server 3 As all necessary information is filled in click Send Test Mail to try sending an email according to your settings and then log in to your SMTP server to check incoming emails If the test email is sent successfully the NVR server is ready to send out emails 4 As the settings are confirmed click Apply to save How to Setup FTP Settings for Event Rules The NVR 3 0 system supports uploading snapshots to FTP servers for Event Handling You can specify the email and server settings here 1 Goto Setup page gt System tab gt Settings gt FTP Settings rs TES ie FTP Settings Saale Settings Server User Interface Style et or Controller Account Q Password License Mode Backup Restore Remote Folder 2 Fill in each of the following fields Field Name Description Server Input the FTP server address Only alphabets numbers and the symbols _ are valid Port Set the FTP port The allowed value is from 1 65535 and default is 21 Account Input the name of the FTP server account Only alphabets numbers and the symbols _ ar
50. amp gt Computer Local Disk C gt v 4 Search Loc Organize v ay Open Play Include in library Sharewith y v Gl Ye Favorites Name Title Contributing artists i Recent Places _ J AcMiniDump m3 Downloads dJi AMC lt 9 Dropbox dJ AMD E Desktop do NVR Temp li PerfLogs a Libraries E _ Documents _ Recordings a Music C i m a Recordings Date modified 2013 2 5 11 31 N File folder Step 3 Back up Recording Files Index Folder Optional This step is necessary for the NVR 3 0 system migration between two servers The recording files index folder contains important video index data that the NVR server needs to process recorded video clips Enter the server program folder ACTi Corporation NVR3 DataSource and back up the DataBase folder where stores the recording files index data r gt a lt G m Local Disk C Program Files ACTi Corporation NVR3 DataSource gt v 44 Search Dat Organize v ag Open Include in library v Share with v Burn New folder g S Fae Name i Date modified Type Size a Recent Places 2013 2 5 F4 File folder m3 Downloads 013 273 Ul O F Dropbox i image 2013 2 5 F 05 51 File folder E Desktop ad productmap 2013 2 5 F 05 51 File folder ad UserData 2013 2 5 F 05 55 File folder ev Libraries ControllerConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 55 XML Document 1 KB Docume
51. an only be played on the playback utility Archive Player You may download it from http www acti com utility Step 1 Back up System Settings 1 Goto Setup page gt System tab gt Backup Restore 2 In Backup section click Browse to select the destination for the backup file and the file will be saved as Backup_ YYYYMMDD xmI file Then click Backup to export the file Schedule Eve EIERE SEG Backup k Settings Destination I User Interface Style LL Controller Save As GO gt NVR Backup Restore Organize v New folder 7 Backup Restore Ge BackupiRestore Data Source Favorites License E Desktop ih Downloads S El Recent Places 7 Dropbox a Hide Folders ACTI Connecting Vision vis INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Important Notice The license data is not included in the system backup file You have to preserve the license key information provided in email or printed card after the purchase takes place Step 2 Back up Recording Files Folder Optional Back up the whole Recordings folder s with the recorded video files on storage hard drive s If you selected multiple storage hard drives via Setup page gt Storage tab gt Disk Drive List the server may have generated one Recordings folder under each selected drive If you have renamed the folders or change the locations please make sure you find the correct path g9
52. apply the changes This will allow ActiveX and scripting to be available for the chosen sites but not for the Internet as a whole f 2 Internet Options General Security Privacy Content Connections Programs Advanced Select a zone to view or change security settings amp amp Vy O Internet Local intranet MESAS Restricted sites Trusted sites i Jf This zone contains websites that you ses e trust not to damage your computer or m sites xs You can add and remove websites from this zone All websites in this zone will use the zone s security settings your files W Add this website to the zone You have websites in this zone http localhost Security level for this zone Allowed levels for this zone All Medium high Appropriate for most websites Prompts before downloading potentially unsafe content Unsigned ActiveX controls will not be downloaded Require server verification https for all sites in this zone Enable Protected Mode requires restarting Internet Explorer Customlevel Defaultlevel Reset all zones to default level x cae 1 gt ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Login NVR v3 0 A Enter Account amp Password Account non case sensitive Admin default Password case sensitive Language m 123456 default Account P
53. assword B Change Ul language To change UI language select the desired language from Language dropdown list C Remember Account Password To have the server remember your Login Account and Password in the future check Remember Account Password Click Don t Remember will clear your input text and reset to default h B D To directly enter the main page every time you log in check Remember Device Sort Account Password then Auto Login to skip the Login page If your Snapshot All computer may be accessed by someone without proper authority View Manager please DO NOT use either of these functions 4 Map Image Manager Custom Panel To cancel auto login on title bar click EJ gt Logout to return to login page Full Screen and this function will be disabled 3 Hide Title Bar a Stretch D Retrieve the Forgotten Password Remove All Please refer to E Retrieve the Forgotten Password on page 43 Ce Update Profile Logout Close Window s0 gt ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Set up the System This chapter will guide you through everything you need to know in System Setup procedure from first time connection with ACTi NVR server with NVR 3 0 system to general system configuration Setup Wizard Once you connect to ACTi NVR 3 0 for the first time Setup Wizard will guide you through the initial setup process You may click Pre
54. ate Bitrate Frame Rate fps Non event Frame Rate fps Active Event Frame Rate fps Scenario A You wish all the videos are recorded at a very high frame rate With sufficient storage you may not need this function Set the video Frame Rate that will apply to all the recordings In this way the NVR server will not record non event during event recording period Frame Rate Setting Event Recording set Frame Rate for Event Recording Mode Frame Rate fps Non Event 0 FPS Event 30 FPS s9 gt ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Scenario B You would like the system to record 24 7 and the non event recording to be kept at a very low frame rate Please set the event and schedule recordings at different frame rate you will need to enable Set Frame Rate for Event Recording Mode and set the Non event Frame Rate and Active Event Frame Rate Frame Rate Setting set Frame Rate for Event Recording Mode Frame Rate fps ses Non event 1 FPS Non event Frame Rate fps Active Event Frame Rate fps Event 30 FPS Fine tune the Image When monitoring your cameras it is essential to make the images as similar to the real scene Event Recording as possible The default settings of the camera are usually sufficient for most environments but you may also make adjustments in case it is required to do so For devices that support the configuration
55. ath of the command to be executed upon event Upload Snapshot to FTP Enable the NVR to upload snapshots to a Upload Snapshot to FTP FTP site upon this event The default FTP settings can be set in advance in Setup page gt System tab gt Settings gt FTP Settings You may set another FIP destination here for this single event Please also make sure the FIP server setting is correct and the folder access rights are properly configured Account Password hl 0 d E Remote Folder 94 gt ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Enable the NVR to send email en ee notifications via the SMTP server The sn EE ns default SMTP and sender s email settings com vom neonctcon can be set in advance in Setup page gt Jimmy Hendrix jimmy hendrix acti com System tab gt Settings gt Email amp SMTP Neil Young neil _young acti com Setti ngs 1 Type one or more recipients email addresses in To column if more than User List 6 one please separate them by symbol or click the fj icon to select pene recipients from existing the NVR User See et os list The Email address should be set To in advance in Setup page gt Users Subject tab gt Users for an NVR User so that Content it can be selected in this list Edit the email subject and content Choose to attach a snapshot or not Attach Snapshot If the event trigger type is Video Recovery or Network Recovery thi
56. ator s Manual Server start up disk is full disk is not found disk is available Time source IP address SYS SystemMgmt xxxxx 200 System Status Request Log If the pagination button appears to be disabled that means no more records found on the NVR server By default the server will keep the logs for 30 days If you wish to adjust the period please go to Setup page gt Storage tab in Recording Settings section key in the value in this field Keep System Log for 1 999 days Export the Log Click Export button to export the log as csv file You can specify the time duration type user account and engaged device of the logs and click Apply system Log Search Time Type E User Account Export System Log Time Duration Type User Account Device D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Storage Management This section describes how to manage storage space in the NVR server Please note that this section only deals with the overall storage rules rather than the storage of individual channels Please note that as the NVR continuously writes and deletes file from the disk drive using a removable disk may risk losing the recordings when the device is removed while being accessed Go to Setup page gt Storage tab Kol Options System Log i About Us Storage Recording Settings Recording Folder Name Keep System Log for 1 999 days Dis
57. be given a brief introduction of operation principles step by step instructions and a simple method to check if you have done it correctly 2 AW AWArslei a exe aa gt ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Related Documentation Since this manual focuses on how to accomplish the tasks for system installation and configurations there is very limited information about operation wise directions for End Users who will be operating the NVR server system To obtain the instructions on use of the NVR applications such as monitoring and playback please download the latest AC Ti INR 410 420 User s Manual from ACTi Corporation website Technical support If you have any questions during system installation please feel free to contact our engineers via our Customer Help Desk platform at http www acti com CHD Conventions Used in This Manual The following are typographic conventions used in this manual Bold indicates keywords major functions of NVR or a title of a section column ialic is used for a filename or location path Underlined is used for a document name or hyperlink Bold indicates the name of a button a menu or a choice item Some notices are placed within the following boxes each type of the box indicates different purposes or levels of importance for system Important Notice The content within this box is an important notice This notice is important for you
58. cal subnet or over WAN add them to your NVR server by using the Add Device Manually button You will need to know the IP address of the device to add it manually Search Devices Within Local Area Network 1 Select Search Devices Once the search is completed a list of the devices in your LAN will be shown Click on the title header to sort by that column Click on the header again to sort in reverse order For faster search you may type a specific IP address or a part of the IP address in IP Filter as a filter and click to narrow down the search result Add Device License Account A Device Found 58 License 8 16 Password IP Filter P CDP License 0 1 C Clear All Select All IP Address MAC Channel Status 172 16 26 1 172 16 26 2 172 16 26 4 172 16 26 7 172 16 26 8 172 16 26 9 172 16 26 10 172 16 26 12 172 16 26 41 172 16 26 42 172 16 26 45 00 0F 7C 0A 58 3D 00 0F 7C 07 9C F5 00 0F 7C 0C 58 E4 00 0F 7C 0B 36 8D 00 0F 7C 08 E8 B3 00 0F 7C 00 00 01 00 0F 7C 09 D6 BD 00 0F 7C 0A 7A 21 00 0F 7C 0A E8 8B 00 0F 7C 0B AE 80 00 0F 7C 0C B2 3A ACTi E63 ACTi KCM5211 ACTi B97 ACTi E96 ACTi KCM5611 ACTi KCM8111 ACTi D54 ACTi E41A ACTi ACTi Account Password text box B IP filter for multiple networks Refresh button Column title F Search result D Available Total Licensed Channels Q Mm Apply button 96 gt ACTi Connecting Vision
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60. d including Name IP Address HTTP Port User Name and Password is editable Simply click in the field to modify it directly Auto save NVR settings into device upon connection LCs Al fy Select All Select ID Name IP Address Brand Model ACTi TCM1511 TCMS311 Every time you modify a property without saving it an icon will appear PHL next to the device in Device List You may click Reset to retrieve the 01 Front Door 1 h0 Front door 03 Office After changing any field please remember to click Apply before you 04 2nd Floor Hallway 705 3rd Floor Hallway settings you saved last time once you want to abort the current modificaiton leave this page The NVR server will sync with devices upon connecting to them To make sure the settings on the NVR side are prior to and always overwrite those on device sides please check Auto save NVR settings into devices upon connection Delete Devices You may delete a single multiple or all devices on All Devices List The Ez logs and video files of the devices will be kept until deleted by server storage deletion rule Select the device s you wish to delete click Delete button and confirm the deletion If you want to delete all the existing devices simply click on upper right to select them all at once To validate if you have successfully deleted a device on the NVR system simply check the Device List on the left of Setup page gt Devices
61. e System Online Registration Offline Registration at R Settings MAC Address 18 A9 05 95 62 1A pS Controller License Key gt Account i License asswora Backup Restore TEF Activated Standard License Total Number of Licenses 26 License Key Number of Licenses MAC Address RACAP PAAAP PBSAP PCTQP PBAAQ AAAQQ 00 21 85 73 51 4C CDP License License Key Number of Licenses MAC Address CABAA AARAB PODPP ASEOP AAAAB APAOS 18 A9 05 95 62 1A RPCAP PPCAQ PBSAP PDEBA PAAAQ AAABR 18 A9 05 95 62 1A Activated CDP License How to find MAC Address 1 Click Windows Start in the run box on Start menu input cmd 2 Execute the cmd program and input the command ipconfig all or getmac 3 The MAC address will be referred to as the Physical Address made up of 12 characters e g 00 1E 65 FE 8E 98 40 ACT Connecting Vision bis INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Log In to the System Access the NVR Server via NVR3 Workstation o NVR3 Workstation includes a set of programs that provide the interface between NVR3Workst on will start automatically after you login to Windows You can also install this software users and the NVR server In INR 410 420 this software is already installed and on the remote client computer to access the NVR server via network You can download this software on ACTi website at http www acti com product detail Standalone NVR INR 410 or http
62. e CPU usage is above certain percentage When either of these two situations happens the frame rate of all live streams will be declined This setting will be applied to the live display of all connected clients except for the client on INR System CLUUTIL yer Settings Password y es Controller Q License w Backup Restore Display Performance Setting Enable Lower display frame rate when current layout is above Lower display frame rate when CPU usage is above gt ACTI Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual 4 A Workstation client computer can have its own specific display configuration without being affected by the NVR universal setting Log in as NVR3 Workstation client go to Setup page gt System tab gt Workstation and configure the Display Performance Setting System ei Settings Display Performance Setting Controller Enable Q Lower display frame rate when current layout is above License Lower display frame rate when CPU usage is above ew Backup Restore Server Site Export By default on INR 410 420 when the number of layout on Live View exceeds four channels all the channels will automatically turn into Decode I mode For smooth video quality please remember to go to Setup page gt System tab gt Workstation and configure the Display Performance Setting A ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual
63. e LAN or WAN IP address of the NVR server Server Name Server IP Server Port Account In Server Port field key in the port number Password The default value is 80 J 00 00 Initial Page B Enter Account amp Password 1 Language Account non case sensitive Admin default Password case sensitive 123456 default Remember login info Auto Login C Choose the Initial Page The user interface consists of three main module screens Live View Playback and Setup You may choose one where you would like to enter after login Default is Live View screen 1 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual D Language Choose a UI language from the dropdown list E Remember Login Information and Auto Login 2 B O To have NVR3 Workstation remember the Account Password D Initial Page and UI Language simply check Remember login info Snapshot All Click Don t Remember will clear your input text and reset to default View Manager If the NVR server or remote client computer may be accessed by Map Image Manager someone else you might consider not to use this function Custom Panel Full Sc To automatically login to the NVR system please check both ares Bn fe l Hide Title Bar Remember login info and Auto Login to skip the Login page If i etch the NVR server or remote client computer may be accessed by aa Re
64. e Panorama Panorama Focus Quad Save as Default Reset www acti com ACTI Connecting Vision bis INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual 2 After the fisheye mode is selected click the entire channel or a region of interest Use PTZ Panel controls to operate PTZ movements ePTZ Controls on PTZ Panel Zoom in Zoom out 8 directional buttons Click the mouse anywhere on the view to pan tilt and scroll the mouse wheel to zoom in out gt Pan Tilt K oa in Lan Fie X z a p wary oom out To reset the ePTZ navigation area back to default viewing angle right click to bring up channel menu and then click Reset 3 click on View Toolbar to save the configuration Once a channel is changed to any of the following fisheye modes Dewarping Panorama Double Panorama Panorama Focus or Quad the resolution of this live stream will become 1920x1080 while the NVR server still records the live stream at the resolution you set on Setup page D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Manage the Views Each View belongs to a specific View Group With the group management the NVR 3 0 system makes it easy to deal with Views you create for multiple users After you create and save the Views on Live View screen click gt View Manager Click on the right arrow icon in front of a group folder to reveal its Views 2 By selecting a View y
65. e active or inactive based upon a weekly Schedule Each event rule detects one specific trigger and may initiate multiple resoonses An example rule would be for the NVR server to send emails to alert the supervisor Response 1 and trigger alarm Response 2 when motion detection from camera is triggered Trigger during the event handing active period Schedule Event Rule Schedule Trigger Response When to apply See What action to this rule response take How Does NVR Handle Events In NVR 3 0 system each device can be involved in several event rules As different device models have different capabilities the supported event trigger types would vary For example a PIR built in camera can execute a PIR triggered event rule while this option is not provided for other models without this feature similarly the supported response types would vary by device models such like Go to Preset behavior can only be executed by PTZ devices The below chart shows the NVR server supported Trigger types and Response types Once a device is added to the NVR server the server would create empty rules with compatible trigger types for you to configure Trigger Type Response Type Video Motion Detection Focus Channel in Live View PIRDetection Audio Alert Videoloss l Trigger DO Device Video Recovery Execute URL Commands Networkloss Upload Snapshots to FTP NetworkRecovery Email Notificatio
66. e valid Password Input the password of the FTP server account Only alphabets and numbers are valid z Pq ACTI Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Mode The FTP works in two very different manners Active mode and Passive mode lf your FTP server is behind the firewall or a NAT router you have to use Passive mode Remote Folder Input the upload path of the file Default will be to represent the root folder 3 As all necessary information is filled in click Test FTP Connection to test the connection If the NVR server pops up a Testing FTP connection was successful message the NVR server is ready to upload to this FTP server 4 As the settings are confirmed click Apply to save The FTP settings here will be default for every event rule System Log The activities performed by logged in users are recorded on the server as System Log With the access permission a user may view search and export this record for analysis or investigation This section will provide the instructions on how to read and search data in the system log System Log is one of the resident buttons on top of the NVR server user interface click it to enter search window Devices Storage ZN Camera Managemen t Storage Settings Schedule ENEL Recording Mode amp Language Settings Schedule Management System NVR Configuration ao ACTi Connecting Vision I
67. e view mode for fisheye cameras only Live View interface overview t a 11F_Entrance Outer 2012 10 05 1 N B r unter 2012 10 05 e o 7F_Entrance_Co our Device List F 1 Layout Selection Bar There are 24 options for layout styles View Toolbar Choose the function keys for editing the layout 3 Channels Each channel window may display a camera view or a map In edit mode you can adjust the channel size at will View List All the saved Views are shown here On Live View yo amp zcan go View Manager to group and manage these views refer to D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual 4 Manage the Views on page 119 5 Device List In edit mode drag the camera from here to your desired channel A ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Step 1 Create a New View On View Toolbar click the Create View button E input the View Name add a New Group for this View and decide whether this group is to be Public or Private and then click Apply The views under Private View Group al are only available to the user who creates them while the views under Public View Group A are open to every user EEFE Create View 11F Emap amp Camera a7 1m 7F Emap amp Camera RB are View Name iF Entrancq All camera a Entrance 7F_11F Entrance Add New Group Group Name 11F EE Devices rain Us
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69. ect Planner Troubleshooting Tools Policies O Technical Support Policy Troubleshooting with ACTi Repair Service Warranty Policy yp m NVR3 CDP License registration NVR3 CDP License Offline Registration is used when Server is located in network not connected to public internet i e Military Base How to register NVR3 CDP License Off line Registration Activation Flow Enter your license key and MAC address Message from webpage The Activation Key has been sent to your registered e mail thanks for your registration Log in to NVR 3 and go to Setup gt License gt Offline Registration gt Paste activation key and click Apply to activate this license 39 www rs eld ere aa A ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Login to the NVR server from local or via web client Go to Setup page gt System tab gt License gt Offline Registration gt click Import and upload the license file lic Click Apply to activate this license f m n Online Registration Offline Registration Activation Key 8718DE0849903F1E43C2A990ACC1380CE6A2F7B1CCA5E E35F06122F7FB5A3AC3F83AEA2284FD580BF63F6C894C lic file 6873F359FC09C9B636809F208C20EE30E28C94EAE5122 05F1B43275C7BB3A53101B35E7A2589A54C8B5E9E489 impor A000 Verify Your License Once your license is successfully activated the license information will be shown on License pag
70. ecute it Ex Activate the wiper to clean the window of the PTZ PTZ Command 1 To add a PTZ action command go to Setup page gt ID Name PTZ Command 1 on PTZ tab check Enable PTZ X A00000000A080800FFAF Devices tab select the device from Device List and 2 In PTZ Command area click in a command entry input the name command and then click Apply to save it You may also click gt to execute it or X to clear it Set PTZ Preset Tour Preset Tour is a preconfigured PTZ sequence that directs the camera to cycle through multiple preset points including where to look and how long to look at each location With this preset tour your PTZ device can perform an automatic patrol to scan through your cared areas For example a Preset Tour should include two or more preset points Once a tour is initiated the device will automatically point to the preset points based on the sequence and stay at that view according to the duration you set Before setting up Preset Tours please make sure you have configured PTZ settings and set PTZ Preset Points To start setting the Preset Tour 1 Go to Setup page gt Devices tab select the device from Device List and click Preset Tour tab 2 Inthe Tour List as there is currently no existing tour click Add New Tour to add one The default tour name is Preset Tour 1 3 In the Preset Points of a Tour area click Add Preset P
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72. eement Please read the following license agreement carefully Important Notice Please read the terms and conditions of this license agreement caretully before installing the software This end user license agreement EULA is between you either an individual or a single legal entity and ACTi By installing the software and clicking on the agree button you agree to the term and conditions of this agreement If you do not agree to this accept the terms of the license agreement Print C do not accept the terms of the license agreement Pq ACTI Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual ACTi NVR Server v3 0 06 InstallShield Wizard P Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for ACTi NY R Server v3 0 06 The InstallShield Wizard will install ACTi NVA Server 3 0 06 on your computer To continue click Next Back Next gt Cancel When selecting Setup Type the default Complete will have the program installed on default C drive you may select Custom to choose another program location ACTi NVR Server v3 0 06 InstallShield Wizard ACTi Connecting Vision Setup Type Select the setup type to install Please select a setup type Complete All program features will be installed Requires the most disk space Select which program features you want installed Recommended for advanced users D4 ACTi Connecting Vision
73. elect the recording mode and then click one of these buttons to apply the mostly used time settings Click to apply schedule for all day Sched ule Recording Event Recording Click to apply the schedule from 06 00 to 18 00 every day with the settings for the rest of the time track being cleared Event Recording 1 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 220 2tsi2 23 8 A ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Click to apply schedule from 18 00 to 06 00 every day with the settings for the rest of the time track being cleared Event Recording Clear 6 9 10 11 12 E 14 15 16 T 18 19 20 21 22 23 Lock Specific Days Clicking the day of the week will lock unlock that day from schedule setting You can shield schedule on a certain day from being changed by changes in other weekdays You may easily set just the weekdays or the same time over the same week this way To do this 1 Click the days to shield them 88 4 ACTI p Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual 2 As you drag any settings over the time track it will not apply to those shielded days 16 19 20 21 22 23 Copy an Existing Schedule to Others With plenty of devices in your system it happens that you want to apply the same schedule to multiple devices After creating a schedule for one device you can copy it to other cameras 1 Go to Setup
74. en choosing parity mode other than none the data packets will be validated for possible data losses so that failed command could be re sent if necessary Please refer to the parity setting of the analog device and choose exactly the same parity setting also in the NVR server When setting up ACTi Zoom PTZ or Speed Dome cameras using ACTi protocol you may ignore the parity setting Available parity modes are i Serial data l Parity a e alellh represented by given pee N a ele amount of bits 8N1 N 801 8E1 8N2 802 8E2 7N2 702 7E2 NIN N OOOO O moz moz mo 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 Baud rate defines the data speed through serial port interface the rate value represents the number of symbols that can be transmitted within 1 second Please refer to the baud rate setting of the analog device and choose exactly the same baud rate setting also in the NVR server When setting up ACTi re Zoom PTZ or Speed Dome cameras using ACTi protocol you may ignore the baud rate setting Available baud rates 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 7 ACTI lt gt Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Address ID represents the identity of the device only analog devices or speed dome cameras require this configuration Please refer to the Address ID of the device and choose exacily the same baud rate setting also in the NVR server Available value is from 1 99 By defa
75. eting the New Mirrored ae es E Striped Volume Volume Wizard Donec New Mirrored Volume You have successfully completed the Wizard 595 94 GB 595 94 GB New RGID S Yolume ae Online Unallocated You selected the following settings s Volume type Mirror Properties Disks selected Disk 1 Disk 7 Volume size 953662 MB A Drive lett th E Disk 3 ee Fic systent NTFS Dynamic orgie told Default 465 56 GB 465 56 GB Quick format Yes Online Unallocated To close this wizard click Finish IDisk 4 Dynamic 595 94 GB 595 94 GB Online Unallocated lt Back Cancel W Unallocated Simple volume A Volume Wizard will come up to bring you through the configuration process Make sure you assign the desired Drive Letter and Volume Label to the volume via the wizard ol Wwww acti com ACTI Connecting Vision bs INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual 5 After the volume is created this drive will be shown on Volume list and is ready for recording You may follow the instructions in Storage Management on page 103 to assign certain volumes to do the recording loxi File Action View Help e9 Amama E Volume Layout Type _ File System Capacity _ Free Space Free Fault Tolerance Actions C INR_OS C Simple Dynamic NTFS Healthy Boot Page File 442 36 GB 422 53GB 96 No Disk Management C INR_Recovery D Simple Dynamic NTFS Healthy 21 41GB 17 21 GB 80 No caMirror E
76. ettings In Export Video Settings section click Browse to choose the Export file path You may also want to define what information to be printed on each snapshot by checking the items Date and time Device ID and Device Name These configurations will take place after you click Apply System a es Controller o License Export Video Settings Backup Restore Export file path Snapshot OSD Date and Time User Interface Style Live and Playback UI Setting D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Joystick On the NVR server other than user interface PTZ panel and mouse operation you may also control the PTZ movements by physical controllers The NVR server supports two types of controllers both of which feature in a joystick with twelve buttons for users to assign specific actions F 8 ic Model IP Desktop Model Extreme 3D Pro Manufacturer CH Products Manufacturer Logitech Joystick Configurations 1 Log out from the NVR server 2 Connect the controller device to the NVR server To make sure the device is installed properly open Windows Start menu and enter Devices and Printers to check the Status 3 Log in to NVR server go to Setup page gt System tab enter Controller section and select your product 4 You may assign specific commands from dropdown list to buttons 1 12 of the controller When the setting is done click A
77. fering non stop services for clients A Client makes requests of monitoring video streams or playback recordings to Server which can reside on the same computer with server program as from local or on another computer as from remote Server starts automatically as soon as the Server computer where it is installed boots up and operates in the background without requiring login by administrator It would provide services over the TCP IP network to multiple Clients upon request through HTTP Protocol There are two types of Clients in NVR 3 0 system Web Client and Workstation Client A user connecting from whether web browser or workstation will enjoy the same user interface and NVR functions Web Client the web version of interface to access the NVR server without need of installing any client program to become a client Logging in the NVR server is as simple as visiting a website through IE browser Workstation Client the client application accessing the NVR server free from the use of browser The workstation includes a set of programs that provide interface between users and the NVR server Workstation Remote User Web Client Remote User Officer Q ra Local display Security Remote Access Mobile Client Remote Remote User Administrator Supervisor Manager Security Officer User 13 INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Getting Started What s in the Box This product package incl
78. fine which devices this user group is allowed to access If this user group is allowed to access all newly added devices check New Device Default and edit the permissions and these default settings will be applied to any device added in the future 107 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual ia NVR Permissions Device Permissions C Clear Al Select an P Live Operate PTZ Playback Send Audio Out New Device Default 01 Office 1F Setup ctivate Digital C t 02 Office 2F etup Activate Digital Outpu 03 Entrance Record Manually 04 Office 3F Export Video 05 Office 4F NC Ctarnrnanem You may copy the Device Permissions Settings to other devices Click Copy under Device Permissions tab to bring up the target device menu check the target devices and click Apply Devices Storage Schedule Event Language System Add foo Delete fioo Reset foo Apply Device Permission Copy Setting 01 Office 1F amp s User Groups ID Name New Device Default 02 Office 2F Administrator Administrator Jeremy Jeremy Lin 05 Office 4F 06 Storeroom wang Tree gt Users 07 Gate 08 Counter User Group User 10 Basement 11 Asile m NVR Permissions Device Permissions 12 Lab 13 Parking lot C Clear Au Z Select All 14 Office Area 16 Square New Device Default 01 Office 1F 02 Office 2F 03 Entrance 04 Office 3F 05 Office 4F NC Ctararnaam Cancel Apply
79. ia Type and the settings page will appear as below The most important settings are 1 Media Type 2 Camera IP 3 HTTP Port and 4 User Name amp Password Please fill in these required fields for NVR to communicate with the device Basic Settings Media Type ONVIF Device Name New Device IP Address HTTP Port Account Password Connection Timeout secs D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Important Notice If any of the required fields is incorrect NVR will not be able to connect the device When you have any device connection problem please check these settings However at this point you may skip filling in the Device Name Brand Model and Stream Mode configuration 2 Click Get Device Settings to have NVR contact the device and get the live view Once connected to the device NVR will get all the device properties such like Brand Model Device Serial Number Firmware Version If the device supports dual stream Stream Mode selection field will be revealed and you may select a different streaming mode and configure relative options You may click Cancel button on the top to abort setting this device or Apply to save it Basic 2013 09 17 14 24 04 Basic Settings Device Name Protocol IP Address Brand Model Stream Mode HTTP Port User Name Password Default Live View Stream Recording Stream Connection Timeout 0 99 secs
80. ice Area B 6 7F_Office Area All 7 7F_Entrance Ms 7F_Entrance_Counter g 1F_Entrance_Outer 117 Switch channel windows Click on a channel title until the cross arrow lt gt appears and hold it to drag this device or map to your desired channel Step 8 Save the View Click E on View Toolbar to save it Step 9 Set Default View ACTI Connecting Vision bis INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual To set a View as default select it in the View List panel and then click on View Toolbar By the next time you log in you will directly enter this View Step 10 Set Default Hotspot Channel Optional By system default the global hotspot channel will always be the top left one You can set any other channel on your live view screen to be the default hotspot channel Right click on the channel and select Default Hotspot and then click on View Toolbar to save it Step 11 Set Fisheye Camera Mode Define a view for a fisheye camera channel by selecting its mode and using ePTZ control Please note that the maximum number of fisheye channels on the same View is 16 1 On this channel right click to bring up channel menu click Fisheye Mode and select one mode 09 31 1 E96 Ceiling 2013 09 18 20 31 40 Instant Playback Manual Record Snapshot Audio Out Fisheye Mode Remove Default Hotspot 118 5 We gE Original View Dewarping Panorama Doubl
81. icense information ready before activation Set up Active Directory To add users through the Active Directory optional service please make sure an Active Directory server is available on your domain Connecting the Devices Get the IP cameras and _ 3 video servers Finish the installation and basic settings IP eoaneciedandvesd address usernames passwords of all IP for use y cameras or video servers Connect external devices to the NVR server Joystick on page 129 Attach necessary external hardware peripherals such as a keyboard a mouse a joystick or a microphone to the NVR server Starting the unit Press the Power Button to power on the NVR Reference Powering on the unit server and enter Windows after the system finishes booting up 6 Login to the system Login to the NVR system with default account Log In to the System and pas sword on page 46 Activate the license Activate your license key to get your required License and When required number Activation on page of channels exceeds 29 number of channels ready for adding devices System Setup Configure the storage Activate the disks for recordings and make Storage Settings sure the total size is sufficient and how many Management on days the recordings are kept on disk page 103 Add devices to the NVR Add devices and configure camera settings Add Devices on server camera name video motio
82. idence however large data storage is required because this video is always recorded at the high frame rate you set for device Non event Event Non event 30 FPS 30 FPS Event Recording This mode is storage efficient because recording would stop during the non event moments while certain vital video evidences may be missed if the triggering device fails to take effect Non event Event Non event No Recording No Recording z ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Event Recording with Frame Rate Adjustment This mode keeps recording all the way without losing any single moment lower frame rate can be set for non event recording which consumes only a little storage Non event Event Non event 1 FPS 1 FPS How to Make Use of Event Recording with Frame Rate Adjustment To make use of Event recording with Frame Rate Adjustment function you may configure the Frame Rate settings on Setup page gt Device tab gt Video tab The Frame Rate fps you set will always be applied to live view and schedule recording Once Set Frame Rate for Event Recording Mode is checked you may configure advanced settings for event recording If the device is in Dual stream mode you will only need to configure these settings of the Recording Stream Set Frame Rate for Event Recording Mode Video Quality Settings TY Standard Stream Mode Media 1 Video Encoder Resolution Maximum Bitr
83. ike Device Setup Schedule Setup Event Setup and System Setup For example an Administrator User is allowed for all the operations in the NVR server while a standard User may only be permitted to do Live View and Playback with limited devices The chart below displays different employees as NVR Users and their access rights in this system Jeremy Gate Guard Monitor Gate Group User Sam Security Head lt Playback Security Group User mia Monitor Sean Manager g Playback Administrator Group C Setup Overview Go to Setup page gt Users tab There are two sections to manage User Groups and Users individually User Groups To setup user groups and its permissions for the device and functionalities Users To manage user accounts and configure user information ACTi NVR 3 0 system has integrated Microsoft Active Directory service to provide network administrators with a more convenient choice for user management Active Directory is a directory service built in Microsoft Server products to manage user identities and privileges gt ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual within the domain network As the NVR server runs on the same domain where the Active Directory server is you can import a user account or a group from those concurrently existing one in Active Directory into the NVR server In this way the user identification is processed by Active Directory centrall
84. iled installation instructions please refer to Rackmount Installation Guide packed with the sliding rail kit Hard Disk Installation For video recordings you should install at least ONE certified 3 5 inch SATA hard disk Be sure to use the hard disk models ACTi has tested to be compatible with INR 410 420 and it is strongly recommended that you use hard disks of the same model and capacity You may find the certified models via http www acti com hddselector The actual necessary space depends on the number of devices recording and event rules settings To get an approximate value you may use ACTi software tool Bandwidth amp Storage Calculator at hitp www acti com storagecalculator You can install up to 7 disks in to Storage Disk Bays During the installation please avoid removing the System Disk Bay Step 1 Remove the Tray Slide the Key Lock aside the Latch Lever will pop out by itself lt T Hold the Latch Lever to pull out the tray 7 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Step 2 Mount the Disk Loosen the two screws on the Tray to remove the dummy disk lt T Secure the hard disk on the Tray with the disk screws provided and make sure the disk connector faces towards the SATA contacts inside the unit Step 3 Install the Tray lt Press on Key Lock push the tray into the Bay until it stops lt Press on the Latch Lever until it clicks into pl
85. ing the settings System Backup Settings Destination I User Interface Style Controller Please select the destination folder and give backup file a name License Restore Backup Restore Data Source C Users Wen Cheng Desktop NVR Backup Ba Browse f Backup Restore configurations for system and devices 3 The restoring process requires logging out of the NVR server After restoring is done you may log in using your previous user account properties Message Restoring successful System need to d logout from NVR Click OK to logout 139 gt ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Advanced Administrative Tasks To assist the NVR administrator in monitoring the server status and basic troubleshooting the NVR3 Administrator Tool is installed along with NVR server program This tool will start running as the server starts up and resides in the system tray You may double click the icon to open this tool v i Wo z G Customize NVR Server Status You may observe the NVR services status on Service tab L NVR3 Administrator Tool Service Services Server Name Status Active Service Manager Active Schedule Service Active Media Server Change Server Port On Settings tab input a new port and then click Apply L NVR3 Administrator Tool Setting Local IP Address Port Host Root Authe
86. ions for you so that you will be able to choose the suitable RAID type for your video surveillance project After hard disks are installed correctly use Windows Disk Management to create disk volumes and configure software RAID on multiple disks in the mean time Volume Type Introduction Volume Description Type Simple This volume type is the most basic method to make one disk a single logical volume Spanned This type is also called JBOD Just a Bunch of Drives combing two or more JBOD disks as a large single logical volume This method does not offer any advantage in terms of reading writing speeds parity or redundancy but sacrifices no disk space because the total storage equals to the sum of the each individual disk storage However since the data is written to the physical disks sequentially any failure of a single disk is likely to fail the whole array 24 Pq ACTI Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Striped RAID 0 combines multiple hard drives into one larger volume The data is RAID 0 split between these disks Under this configuration RAID O every inserted disk will be used for storing data No disks are used for data backup purposes Should one of the disks be damaged the recordings on all disks will be lost and are not recoverable and the use of all remaining disks will be suspended until the broken disk has been replaced and the whole RAID configuration ha
87. isk Management to make the newly created array to be recognized as a Volume by Windows operating system 3 pi ACTI P Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual 5 In Windows Search Box input Computer Management and enter this utility computer management Ea Shut down gt p SI Ol E 6 Select Disk Management right click on a disk title select Initialize Disk then choose GPT as the partition style and click OK EX computer Management File Action view Hep p e m Bela E AP Conputer Managemen Local Vome Layout Type File 5 i System Toul a tty smpe B t NTS o 7 Tash Schedule Lesytem Reserved Simple Basic NTFS E E Event viewer PA fe Shared Folders E gE Local Users and Groups E Rd Performance gy Device Manager E Storage Initialize Disk x You must initialize a disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it Select disks Use the following partition style for the selected disks C MBR Master Boot Record GPT GUID Partition Table Note The GPT partition style is not recognized by all previous versions of Windows It is recommended for disks larger than 2TB or disks used on Itanium based computers Canoe Al Sy Services and Applications TiDiek 1 Ankras LS2C 3966 7 Right click on an initialized disk and select New Simple Volume to make a new volume Make sure that you assign the desi
88. k Drive List Select Drive Free Space GB Total Space GB Reserve Space GB Change Recordings Folder Name In Recording Settings section you may change the name of video recordings folder The video files are saved in a folder named Recordings under hard drive root directory You may change the name here Set System Log Lifecycle System Log is the record of user activities and events that take place on the server In Recording Settings section you may set how long this record will be reserved on the server Default is 30 days gt ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Set Hard Drives for the Recorded Files Deletion Rule 1 Disk Drive List displays the detected hard drives in the NVR server You may select the storage location of the recording files and set the deletion threshold By default the NVR server will select C drive as storage location Select Drive Free Space GB Total Space GB Reserve Space GB i 60 4 100 D 136 6 198 1 2 After selecting the disk drive please set the deletion rule There are two ways to delete recordings and when both are active the NVR server will start to delete old files when any of the criteria is met 1 Reserve the recordings for a number of days and delete files older than this period by 1 GB at atime Please go to Setup page gt Schedule tab to set it 2 Reserve the recordings until the disk is almost full and
89. l J Device n Instant Patrol i All Devices 14 oes wee O41 Office 1F rec 02 Office 2F a 03 Entrance REC POA Office 3F ree os Office 4F 03 Entrance 2012 05 24 00 14 55 eer Event MD 2 2012 05 24 00 14 52 04 Office 3F MD 3 012 05 24 00 14 05 Office 4 MD 3 1122 05 24 00 14 71 05 Office 4F Control KaD amp 121 A ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual On View Toolbar click hnd select Create Patrol i 2 3 6 The saved patrols will be shown on the patrol list Input the Patrol Name Select the Patrol Type to be either available for all users or to the creator s account only Define the Global Dwell Time between the views If you want to set different dwell time length for individual Views do not check this option and configure them separately in the table below Choose the Views to display in patrol If you select the All Device group you will also need to select All Device Layout Style for it Click Apply to save the settings Create Patrol Patrol Name A171 amp F m Patrol Type Fy Private Global Dwell Time 5 120 secs 5 All Devices Layout Style J Gear an v Select Al Dwell Time 5 120 secs Ba All Devices 4 Gls 11F Entrance iF SJ lt I EKE after you click J on View Toolbar You may delete and edit a saved patrol or select it to start patrolling Create Patrol Instant Patrol 122 D4 A
90. l be written to target devices 5 To add a new device with the same settings choose Add New Device in Target Device area and then click Apply to go to a new device page Each field on this page has already been filled with the source device s properties You may continue to modify the Device Name IP Address get the live view by clicking Get Device Settings and then click Apply to add this device to Device List 6 There are a few differences of the copied items between two target device types 65 gt ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Settings Copied to Target Devices arget Type New Device Existing Device All All except Device Name IP Address HTTP Port RTSP Port User Name and Password All except Motion Settings Video Adjustment All except PTZ Preset Points and Commands 1 You can only choose either Add New Device or existing devices as target 2 To add new devices by copying from an existing one the user s group should be permitted with this right To check the access rights please go to Setup page gt Users page gt User Groups select the user group and enable the Device Setup Add New Device under NVR Permissions Add Video Streams from a Multi channel Device There are devices that output more than one video streams to the NVR server For example a video encoder converts a number of analog video signals into
91. lear Au Select All User Groups Select User Type User Account User Name Password Email Group Name Users Customized User admin Admin Administrator Domain User wen cheng Wen Cheng Wen Cheng ACTi com User Whenever a domain user client tries to log in to the NVR server the NVR server will first verify if this account exists in the NVR server database and then have Active Directory verify the user account and password As Active Directory owns the privilege to create edit and delete domain users the Domain User s account and password are not editable through the NVR user interface but via Active Directory Administrative Tool Pq ACTI Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Customize Views After all devices are configured you may start customizing the views for different users and purposes This chapter will teach you how to add video sources arrange the channels and manage live view layouts In the NVR 3 0 system a View refers to the layout where the live images of Cameras or Maps are placed in the proper positions to suit the monitoring purpose This is very similar to a camera group which often consists of cameras in the same physical location For example a View named 11F Emap amp Camera may contain the 11F floor plan and the cameras actually installed on 11F On NVR Live View a saved View remembers 1 layout style 2 which channel to display which camera and 3 the fishey
92. me IP Camera mounted on Scanner Analog PTZ V V V V V camera attached to Video Server To start matching up the parameters please follow the below procedures 1 If the device is a speed dome camera or an analog camera attached to video server configure the parameters on physical device according to the product s installation instructions 2 On the device s camera or video server web configurator configure the parameters to match the setting on physical device and test the PTZ operations to make sure the device is properly set to be connected 3 Inthe NVR server go to Setup page gt Devices tab select the device from Device List and click PTZ tab In PTZ Protocol section fill in the communication parameters 7s ACTI Connecting Vision bis INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Adjustment Attributes Field Name Description The provider of Protocol The selectable vendors would vary depending on Vendor different device models Available vendor types are ACTI DYNACOLOR PELCO and SONY A set of rules defining the communication format between the device and controller Different protocols are provided for selection according to the Vendor you choose TARER Available protocols following their vendors are ACTI ACTI DYNACOLOR DYNACOLOR PELCO PELCOD PELCOP SONY VISCA Parity is the data validation mechanism for analog devices that use serial port interface to send or receive data Wh
93. move All someone else you might consider not to use this function Connected Users To cancel auto login on title bar click ej gt Logout to return to pisini login page and this function will be cancelled Logout Close Window F Retrieve the Forgotten Password Please refer to E Retrieve the Forgotten Password on page 43 G Server Name Server Sites List NVR3 Workstation can remember multiple server sites and their login settings and show the site lists on Login window To add a new site iliac Click in the Server Name box and input the Seana server site name Server IP Fill in the other fields If you disable the Server Port Remember login info then only the Account Server Name Server IP and Server Port Password of this server site will be remembered 3 Click Save 4 After a server site is Initial Page Language Server IP saved it will be Server Port shown on Server Account Password Name dropdown list You may click on its name to enter its Login wind f or to delete it from the list www acti com A ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual 5 You can export the saved server sites or import it to another Workstation client computer Access the NVR server via NVR3 Workstation go to Setup page gt System tab gt Workstation A Export current server sites list Click Browse to select a folder to save the list
94. n PTZ settings page 55 Configure Device Settings on page 66 Configure recording By default each device will start 7 24 Schedule schedule schedule recording as soon as it is added Recordings on page Set recording schedule for each device 81 34 V _ n Aan INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Configure e mail amp FTP Complete the Email or FTP settings and test if How to Setup SMTP settings NVR server succeeds in sending emails and Settings for Event uploading files This step is necessary if you Rules on page 97 will use these functions for Event Handling How to Setup FIP settings for Event Rules on page 98 12 B Configure event rules Set up the desired event rules How to Edit an Event Rule on page 92 Create users accounts Configure User Group permissions and create Manage User and groups required User Accounts Groups Users on 2 page 105 13 Live View Setup 14 Create Views for Users Customize and save views for Live View Customize Views on screen page 111 Back up System Settings 15 Create backup of system settings Reference Description Create a backup file of current system settings for future re installation or in case of critical system failure Back Up System Data_on page 136 Post installation Validation 16 Live Preview basic Make sure if user is able to see the live view operations with saved layouts and perform basic operatio
95. n of earliest recording files will be performed if available space has decreased to reach below Reserve Space configuration you may choose one or multiple disk drives in Disk Drive List to save the recordings If you skip this step Drive C will be the default drive For more details about the settings please refer to Storage Management on page 103 Ra JACTi Be ee Recording Settings Recording Folder Name Recodings Keep System Log for 1 999 days 30 Disk Drive List Select Drive a Free Space GB Total Space GB Reserve Space GB G 76 3 100 D 136 4 52 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Licensing RA ACTIi QGeeeGoeeGooed Online Registration MAC Address 18 A9 05 95 62 1A License Key Account Apply You may skip adding more licenses at this point if 16 channels are enough License Total Number of Licenses 16 License Key Number of Licenses MAC Address CDP License Total Number of Licenses 0 prevous E nen This is the license management section On lower right part of screen shows number of channels allowed under your current license INR 410 420 has a license for 64 channels which is already activated You can click Next to next setting if you do not want to add new license for now For more details about the settings please refer to License and Activation on page 36 The End of Setup Wizard Click Done to complete Setup Wizard the p
96. nce the license key is used by the NVR server with the specific NIC it cannot be used by another NVR server with a different NIC This matching record will be stored on the ACTi license data server Although certain fisheye camera view modes e g Quad mode display multiple regions in a view they are still counted as one single channel in terms of licensing There are two ways to activate the licenses depending on your NVR network condition Online Activation and Offline Activation Online Activation If your NVR server has available Internet access choose online activation Purchase licenses On NVR server input the 1 from ACTi get the 2 NSE to activate the license en j i 4 Ir NS m h to m gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR server Internet access Offline Activation Offline activation does not require Internet access for the NVR server It is used when the NVR server is located in a network not connected to public Internet e g in a military base You will need to get an activation file from another computer and transfer it to the NVR server Purchase licenses On another computer access Leea ue 1 from ACTi get the W2 ACTi website to activate the IN FILE LICENSE KEY licenses using the LICENSE KEY into NVR 5 server gi Am Compur _ NVR server Internet access gt ACTi Connecting Vision N 7 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision A INR 410
97. necting Vision bis INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual ACTi NVR Workstation v3 0 06 InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed ACTI NVR Workstation v3 0 06 Click Finish to exit the wizard 3 Double click the shortcut on desktop to execute the application D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Back Up System Data Making regular system backups is always recommended in case of unexpected disasters or accidents that may damage the NVR server Other than this you may need to perform an on demand backing up to migrate the whole NVR server data to another one There are several types of data on the NVR server essential to your surveillance system and please consider your purpose and follow the below instructions to create their backups Regular Backup system settings only The NVR server can create a backup file of the whole system settings within one click The backed up settings include the following properties you set for system 1 Users 2 Device 3 Storage 4 Schedule 5 Event 6 System Settings User Interface Style Joystick and 7 the saved Views in Live View page Complete Backup system settings video files Besides system settings some organizations may want to back up the video recording occasionally in case that the recording hard drives may fail The recording files raw c
98. not be b PycckKun A3bIK Svenska Account is duplicated ine T rk e Pe SST cc Te 125 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Edit User Interface Wordings Each language file contains four editable string tables Each table displays the default wordings in English and the translation in target language To view each table 1 Select the language from Select Language dropdown list and then select a table from the Language List on the left column B ul Message Ala Tooltip File already exists ACTi Member ID ACTi Member Passi ACTi Unified Works ACTi member id p2 3 AVI About Us About Us Absolute Position Account Account and Passw T Account is duplicati r g Language lic file File already exists or duplicate file name ACTi Member ID ACTi Member Password ACTi Unified Workstation ACTi member id password mismatch Please try again AVI About Us About Us Absolute Position Account Account and Password can not be blank Account is duplicated 2 Your target language will be displayed on the right column while the default system language English appears on the left for reference Click in any field on right column to customize your desired wordings and click Apply to overwrite the current wordings Schedule Language List B All B ul English Message Activate Digital Output 1 gt Activa
99. ns Snapshots o1 A ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual How to Edit an Event Rule 1 Go to Setup page gt Event tab All the editable event rules are listed in the device ID order 2 Select a device from the Device List on the left Based on the trigger types this device supports the corresponding events rules are listed accordingly on the right In this example this selected camera model supports three motion detection regions and hence three MD trigger event rules are available Schedule Language Device List PETIR E All Devices 7 04 Counter Filter All Triggers All Events Jctear an Z Select al rec 2 08 Stroeroom2F isi Tngger aoe Response r09 Corridor 8 Stroeroom 2F MD 1 MD 1 813 Storeroom 3F 14 Office Aisle 3Fi 15 Paking Lot 8 Stroeroom 2F MD 2 MD 2 8 Stroeroom 2F MD 3 MD 3 8 Stroeroom 2F DI 1 On DI 1 On 8 Stroeroom 2F DI 1 Off DI 1 Off 8 Stroeroom 2F Video Loss 1 Video Loss 1 8 Stroeroom 2F Video Recovery 1 Video Recovery 1 8 Stroeroom 2F Network Loss Network Loss esse eseee8e2e8 8 Stroeroom 2F Network Recovery Network Recovery 3 Highlight the rule you wish to edit Click in the Event Name column to edit the event name and then double click the Response column to edit the response action Home Device List m All Devices 7 04 Counter Filter All Triggers All Events Cjctear an E secta fee 07
100. ns e g PTZ controls or instant playback 17 Schedule Recording Make sure the disk is recording normally according to the schedule 18 Reference Event Handling Check if the expected actions e g recording alarms or email notification etc are correctly triggered by events 19 User Access Make sure User can access NVR with right account password and perform operations based on given user rights 20 Playback Make sure user can perform playback and video search and the export function can generate viewable files to designated folder User s Manual a5 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Getting Started License and Activation Before managing the IP cameras via an NVR server you will be required to purchase the license for the channels on the NVR server and activate the license before connecting to the IP cameras The License Key provided by ACTi sales representative once your purchase of license is carried out will be used to activate the license After the license activation the channels on the NVR server will automatically become available Aside from ACTi brand devices INR 410 420 is able to support other vendors devices The channels for ACTi brand devices and for non ACTi brand devices are licensed by different license types Standard License Channels for ACTi brand devices CDP License Channels for other vendors devices For sup
101. ntication Digest D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Change Authentication Method You may enable the Digest authentication other than the basic way With this method User s credentials are encrypted using MD5 algorithm In this way the protection is more secure to prevent from unauthorized access Please also note that with Digest authentication method enabled a mobile client user or a domain user will be blocked from the NVR system lS NVR3 Administrator Tool Setting Local IP Address Port Host Root Authentication Basic
102. ntrance AR 8 7F Entrance Counter g 11F_Entrance Outer Te Tos fn RS GO Se eee 4 Disk is full He b Oe B H On Device list if the recording is proceeding normally the red recording icon Gea will appear next to the device icon If all the icons are missing when the NVR is supposed to perform schedule recording your storage disk might have gone into abnormal status Event list will also display two kinds of abnormal disk status Disk Full and Disk Not Found You may take the following steps to make a simple diagnosis 1 Confirm the schedule recording setting Go to Setup page gt Schedule tab and modify the recording schedule if it is not correctly configured 2 Check Disk Drive List Go to Setup page gt Storage tab f the disk drive is missing from Disk Drive List please shut down the NVR and re install the hard drive If the disk is full a warning icon will appear next to the Drive please configure the recording rule setting The NVR server will start recording again after the new setting is applied 33 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual System Installation Check Lis Before Starting Description Reference Prepare software INR comes with 64 channel free license that License and license are already activated For additional Activation on page channels please purchase the license from 36 your system supplier and get the l
103. nts 2 DeviceCapsList 2013 2 5 F 05 28 XML Document 5 KB d Music DeviceConfig 2 5 FF 05 29 XML Document 2 KB t Pictures EventHandleConfig 2 5 F 05 29 AL Document 1 KB E Videos License 2 5 FF 05 28 AL Document 1 KB MapConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 55 XML Document 1 KB 1 Computer ScheduleConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 29 XML Document 3 KB amp Local Disk C SourceConfig 2 5 F 05 55 AL Document 1 KB Data D StorageConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 29 XML Document 1 KB 2 DVD RW Drive E SystemConfig 2013 2 5 F4 05 30 XML Document 1 KB Removable Disk UserConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 29 AL Document 6 KB G share Gdrivea ViewConfig 2013 2 5 B 05 55 AL Document 1 KB X DataBase Date modified 2013 2 5 F 05 55 q File folder Step 4 System Log Optional The system log records the operations users perform during logging in to the NVR server You may export the system log of latest three days as csv file as backup Please refer to the section A ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Export the Log on page 102 for instructions Restore System Data Before starting restoring the system make sure you already have the backup file xml Please follow the below steps to restore the configuration 1 Go to Setup page gt System tab gt Backup Restore 2 In Restore section click Browse to select the backup file and then click Restore to start restor
104. of properties related to image day night mode or exposure white balance settings you may directly modify them and save your changes to the device using the NVR 3 0 system The options available may vary depending on the device To start click Video Adjustment on Device Video tab Each field is only available when the device supports this property for modification If the device is in Dual Mode the video you get in this window will always be Stream 1 1 At first synchronize with the device to get the current settings by clicking Get Video Adjustment 2 After retrieving the settings from the device the fields available for modification depends on models will be enabled Set up the desired value for the field 3 Click Apply Video Adjustment Video Adjustment Settings Brightness Contrast Saturation ss gt R g Roa hes d we a ree r 5 gt i L J a x x 5 f ty Hue gt f A r N eea i a h vere ye a A n 7 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Video Adjustment Attributes Field Name Description Check this box to flip the video vertically and horizontally Video Mirroring to achieve a 180 degree rotation effect Select the Brightness value 0 100 The higher the value the brighter the image Select the Contrast value 0 100 The higher the value the more obvious the separation between light and dark Select
105. oint to add the number of points for this tour The number of points may outnumber the actual preset points you set for the same preset point might be gone through more than one time in a single tour For each point click in the Preset Point field to bring up the dropdown list and select one preset point and define the dwell time which represents the time the device would stay ina certain view Finally click Apply to save the tour B0 gt ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Preset Tour Description Preset Points of a Tour Mena C Clear An Select All Select Sequence Preset Point Dwell Time 5 300 secs 1 01 Left Wing 2 30 4 After a tour is saved it is available on Live View page gt PTZ control panel The preset points and tour set in the NVR server are independent from those you set on device If you have already defined certain preset points or tour on device they will not be brought to NVR system On the other hand the settings on the NVR server will not write to the devices Configure Fisheye Cameras With hemispherical lenses fisheye cameras generate images at up to 360 degree width which can cover all four corners of a room or both sides of a long aisle As the original image captured by wide angle lens is much distorted to suit most monitoring purposes the Dewarping process is required to alter the uneven lines and shapes before the images a
106. on bis INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual 08 ACTI 2012 04 10 19 50 47 D Draw Zoom area a Cancel Zoom area Set PTZ Preset Points With PTZ devices you may define a view by where to look through panning and tilting and how close through zooming to zoom Once these views have been saved in the NVR server as preset points the device can always point to this view upon the event triggering or user s command 1 Goto Setup page gt Devices tab select the device from Device List and click PTZ tab 2 By PTZ operation control the device to point at your desired view and adjust the zoom level if available In PTZ Preset Point section click a preset point name field to start editing the name and then click to set this point After finishing setting your desired preset points click Apply You may review the points you set by clicking gt to go to the point or X to delete it To modify an existing point select the existing point then define a 13 b new view and click and finally click Apply to save it PTZ Preset Point 3 After the preset points are set they are available on Live View page gt PTZ control panel 3 ACTI Connecting Vision bis INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Set PTZ Command If your speed dome or PTZ device has a special function not supported in the standard protocol you may input it in PTZ Command list and ex
107. on Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other product or company names mentioned in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners 4 AW AWArslei a exe aa gt ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Regulatory Compliance Information Federal Communications Commission Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio
108. on Register one for free at http member acti com be ACTI Login Join ACTi Member Today Your 1D As a regetered user you wil bave tut sccess to the following functons Downtead our Traing Courons in ACE ko ugha conj Use ow ontine sappen bos Password 2 Gelindi support of our protects Gat full access and support to all ACTI related shesfools LOGIN Register Today T Den mca chaton tt ACTi Godal Cacar ContactUs Corporate CapmgM S 2003 2013 ACT Corporation AI Right Reserved Step 2 Access http www acti com support LicenseMgt NVR3_registration asp enter the License Key and the MAC address of the NVR server and then click Submit An E mail with activation code file lic will be sent to your registered E mail account V CT Career Contact Us Where to Buy Corporate Language Ly DA Connecting Vision F A amp Hi Wen Cheng Switch Role Logout HOME VIDEOCLIPS PRODUCTS SOLUTION TRAINING PARTNER PROJECT PLANNER NVR3 CDP Software Registration Documents amp Downloads ERPE aiia License Key RACAP PAAAP PBSAP PCTQP PBAAQ AAAQQ roduct Resource Ma z Machine Key MAC Address 00 21 85 73 51 4C 5 3 Knowledge Base FAE Processing Technical Guide Troubleshooting Database Customer Services O Customer Helpdesk Admin RD Customer Feedback Form License Registration Project Registration Tools amp Utilities v Proj
109. onnecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Workstation Installation and Upgrade NVR3 Workstation program is wrapped together with the NVR system software in a zip file When you upgrade the NVR system to a new version please also upgrade NVR3 Workstation to the same version as the NVR system Install or Upgrade the Software 1 Execute the install shield application 2 Follow the onscreen instructions of Install Shield Wizard accept the license agreement and proceed ACT NVR Workstation v3 0 06 InstallShield Wizard NA m Rd ACT l b Connecting Vision License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Important Notice Please read the terms and conditions of this license agreement caretully before installing the software This end user license agreement EULA is between you either an individual or a single legal entity and ACTi By installing the software and clicking on the agree button you agree to the term and conditions of this agreement If you do not agree to this accept the terme of the license agreement l Print 0 do not accept the terms of the license agreement Back Next gt f Cancel ACTi NVR Workstation v3 0 06 InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for ACTi NVR Workstation 3 0 06 The InstallShield Wizard will install ACTi NVA Workstation 3 0 06 on your computer To continue click Next ACTI Con
110. oo 5 x File Action View Help e HM AX E S aH Computer Management Local Free Fat Actions El if System Tools ca INR_OS C Simple Dynamic NTFS Healthy Boot Page File 442 36 GB 422 50GB 96 No aya Management Task Scheduler C System Reserved Simple Dynamic NTFS Healthy System 1 99 GB 1 96 GB 99 No Event Viewer Shared Folders BS Local Users and Groups 3 Performance a Device Manager Disk Management Es Services and Applications More Actions gt E Initialize Disk x You must initialize a disk before Logical Disk Manager can access it Select disks Use the following partition style for the selected disks E Mhh Klaster boot Recorre Systen f GPT GUID Partition Table 1 99 GB Healthy Ne Note The GPT partition style is not recognized by all previous versions of Windows It is recommended for disks larger than 2TB or disks used on Itanium based computers Unknown cre 465 76 GB 465 76 Unalloca Not Initialized sted Initialize Disk Disk 2 z lied Offline 233 76 GB i Not Initialize Properties Disk 0 Dynamic 465 76 GB Online Disk 1 Help Disk 3 Bf Unallocated Simple volume 2 ACTI Connecting Vision Ds IN
111. ou may directly modify its name in Name field You may change a group s Group Type Upon the change for example by changing a group from Private to Public all the views belonging to it will be open to every user Click this icon to add a new group Click this icon to delete a selected group Click this icon to copy a selected group to another group 7 Click this icon to move a selected group to another group View Manaader x D B Mame Groun Tyne nO 11F Entrance JF Fl 7F ACTI Connecting Vision A INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Set View Link By creating a link button on a map view you can directly be linked to another specific view by clicking the button On the picture below shows how to create a link button to 7F View on 11F View Select a View on which you will place a link button to another view Click Lf on View Toolbar to enter edit mode From View List drag the target View to current View and a link button will appear Click on View Toolbar to save it e p pP m Set View Patrol You may have the saved Views patrol in turns In this way the views in different area in your site may cycle through themselves automatically Office Arei SE jiji E E E F View 01 Office 1F 2012 05 24 00 14 55 B Public View 2 B a Office Areat Soe gt 4 Office Area2 f All 11 F Private View 1 Open Area _ _ Create Patro
112. ount go to Setup page gt Users tab gt edit Email of a selected user account the users can also update the email addresses themselves after logging in to the NVR server on Live View page gt gt Update Profile Account Password Rules 1 Account and Password fields allow alphabets numbers and symbols except the following lt gt In Account field for alphabets the input will be recognized as lowercase letters Space is only allowed between characters the space in the beginning or at the end will be deleted as it is saved The Password field is case sensitive and the space is allowed Admin is the default user account and belongs to Administrator user group Hence the user Admin and the group Administrator cannot be deleted it possesses full permissions to all devices and NVR settings 109 gt ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Domain Users Management As the NVR server is logged in to a domain Active Directory it can import a user account from Active Directory Domain ale k 3 0 Server ACTi com Active N Directory N Domain d Controller I vindows we Server System _gl This type of user account is Domain User Upon being added to the NVR server the user properties stored on Active Directory database including 1 account name and 2 email address will be imported to the NVR server J C
113. over the k 3 upper right corner and click the a X to close this frame d To adjust the region dimension q gt R Place the mouse cursor over the f RAS downright corner and drag to C resize w a Pq ACTI Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual 4 When the setting is finished click Apply to save and then Close to exit this page To check or modify the regions you set please go through clicking Get Motion Settings Motion Setup and then Motion Enable buttons the saved regions are already selected on the list select one to proceed Adjustment Attributes Field Name Description Sensitivity 1 100 Determines how sensitive the camera reacts to the movement The higher the sensitivity level is the smaller the motion will trigger the alarm but may give false alarms Default is 70 Timer 0 300 secs The interval before the next motion detection can be triggered again Default is 1 second Threshold The threshold level of this motion detection region The lower the threshold level is the smaller the portion of the region would be considered as motions which is more easily to be triggered but may give more false alarms If you have changed the motion detection settings via the web configurator please remember to come back to the NVR server and press Get Device Settings and then A
114. page gt Schedule tab on Device List select the device from which you want to copy the schedule settings 2 Click the Copy button 3 On the popup window select target devices to which you want to copy the schedule settings 4 Click the Apply button Schedule Device List A All Devices 6 01 Parkiong Lot B03 Front Door reo FD fee r05 West Wing reo 12 East Wing P13 Office 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 mM SSS SSS EE SSIS SS a Pe Sea Ras 89 ACTI Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual To check the result go to Schedule tab and click All Devices on Device List Schedule Device List Reset Apply T 01 Parkiong Lot Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Bos Front Door 01 Parkiong SNA Q GVW LQ Nw W 1 vv v _ n rnnw 1 iii Fo4 Counter 03 Front Door NLL QQoq _oi 4iWV Wy vw nw WW i 9 00 v_v Pw ooPon gt ooroswWNWN QF 6 aros West Wing DA Counte R EN SAAS R BENS R RN Ree 12 East Wing r13 Office W Schedule Recording Event Recording X Event Handling View the Entire Recording Schedule On Setup page Schedule tab click All Devices on Device List and an overview of all devices schedules will be listed on the right Schedule Sunda Monda Tuesda Wednesda Thursda Frida Saturda y y y y y y y 01 ACTi E a hese a are posal Pe 6 Left wing 04 Gate NT sIr JJI 9 Center 06 Lef
115. pload or delete the maps Map Image Manager Upload Image Browse Sort by Name J Gear an YJ Select an floorplan jpg Step 6 Add Devices to the Map Pull a device from Device List to the map Device 4 All Devices 1 11F_Entrance Rec AA 2 11F Lab W rec 375 Office Area A BB 4 7F_Office PTZ rec 5 7F Office Area B 6 7F_Office Area All REC en 7 7F_Entrance rec Mg 7F_Entrance_Counter 91 1F_Entrance_Outer 116 ACTI Connecting Vision s INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual e To remove this device from map Click e To move this device left click on the device icon and drag e To turn the pointed direction mouse over the viewing angle area and left click on the clockwise arrow to turn the direction e To adjust precise pointed i Vision Angle 4 r direction right click on the device 47F_ Pointed Direction icon and select Pointed Direction 180 180 A 476 arr parma right click on the device icon and Vision Angl e To adjust device s viewing angle ision Angle select Vision Angle Step 7 Adjust the Channel Size amp Layout Adjust the channel size Click amp on lower right corner of the channel window drag and then release 11F Entrance 11F Floor Plan Sas HEH 11F Entrance Device 4 All Devices oil 11F_Entrance rec 2 11F Lab REC ce 3 7F_Office Area A BB 4 75 _Office PTZ 5 7F_Off
116. ported non ACTi cameras list please refer to http www acti com 3rdpartycamera Please be aware of the following information about the license 1 The license is cumulative and perpetual 2 The license is not version specific and upgrading software version will not influence the existing license you have activated on INR 410 420 3 The number of CDP licensed channels for non ACTi brand devices and that of standard licensed channels for ACTi devices are counted separately 4 Any device added through ONVIF either ACTi or non ACTi devices will also need to be licensed The license type used will solely be based on the brand of the device 5 In INR 410 420 there are 64 standard licensed channels which are already activated in the NVR system The maximum number of the devices ACTi brand non ACTi brands that can be managed by INR 410 420 is 200 6 After activating CDP license please follow the instructions in Add Non AC Ti Cameras on page 62 to manually add those non ACTi cameras to INR 410 420 License activation is the process of unlocking the channels on NVR product with the received License Key License Key is a serial number delivered as a printed card or an E mail after the purchase is carried out 6 ACTI Connecting Vision vA INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual During license activation the License Key is matched against the MAC address of the Network Interface Card NIC on the NVR server O
117. pply The modification you did on one controller model will be applied to the other joystick model as well Settings CH Products I User Interface Style g Controller License ution2 Eepe Backup Restore Butte Butt Butte Butte Butt Butt Butt Butte Butte Butt Butt Controls Stored 0 Using 9 Losing 0 5 To validate its function go to Live View page and focus on a PTZ device channel to operate the supported PTZ operations gt ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual NVR System Upgrade When a newer version of the NVR system software for INR 410 420 is released on ACTi website you can download and install it directly to upgrade your NVR system To download the latest version please go to http www acti com product detail Standalone NVR INR 410 or http www acti com product detail Standalone NVR INR 420 to see if there is any newly released version of the NVR system The upgrade process is as easy as 1 2 3 by following the installation wizard s instructions The server would start its service right after installation completes without the need to restart the server computer Install the Software 1 Execute the install shield application 4 2 Follow the onscreen instructions of Install Shield Wizard and accept the license agreement and proceed ACTI NVR Server v3 0 06 InstallShield Wizard Nf PA ACTI t Connecting Vision License Agr
118. pply to save to the NVR server This is to ensure that the settings in the NVR server are always in sync with the device lf a motion region is set once a movement is detected in this region in live view 1 the red region frame will blink and 2 a new alert entry will be generated in the event list 74 Pq ACTI Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Configure PTZ Device PTZ devices can do panning tilting and zooming automatically or through manipulation The PTZ related applications are broadly supported by NVR 3 0 system For example you may control the movements of a PTZ camera with user interface panel controls or a joystick and the device can be programmed to execute a continuous tour or triggered by events to go toa preset position Once an ACTi PTZ device is added to the NVR system the NVR system will use the default settings of the device model and enable PTZ functions so that you may immediately start PTZ operations PTZ Protocol If you have previously changed the communication parameters of Enable PTZ PTZ devices please make sure these parameters on the NVR side Vendor and device side match Protocol Below is a list of functions supported ACTi solutions and the required Parity settings When you configure PTZ Protocol properties for ACTi Pan Tilt Zoom devices please make sure the required settings are aa correct Address ID IP Zoom Camera IP PTZ Camera IP Speed Do
119. re displayed Nowadays the fisheye cameras come in two types in terms of the image correction capability Fisheye Cameras with in camera dewarping function The dewarping takes place in camera before the video is output to the NVR server Since the image correction counts on the camera itself the NVR server will not bear much extra loading which benefits the system requiring many of these fisheye cameras e g ACTi KCM 3911 KCM 7911 Fisheye Cameras without dewarping function These fisheye cameras output only original global images relying on the software algorithm processing provided by the NVR sever to correct the images They are suitable for a system with limited bandwidth for the NVR server processes and responds to User s ePTZ manipulation or demands for changing view modes immediately without waiting for camera side to deliver a new frame e g ACTi E96 The NVR 3 0 system makes it possible to integrate both kinds of fisheye cameras into your system with the following advantages B ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Full support for all types of dewarped video stream output from fisheye cameras with in camera dewarping capability NVR s software algorithm can perfectly corrects the original fisheye images generating 6 specific fisheye view modes from User s usual perspective Based on user s instant request for changing view mode or PTZ view point NVR server will proces
120. re the best possible exposure settings In Manual mode White Balance you can manually adjust the White Balance Exposure Gain Shutter Speed and Line frequency White Balance Select between Auto or Manual White Balance 7 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual mode White balance refers to the device s ability to accurately define true white color In Auto mode the camera will attempt to recognize the true white color and adjust the image accordingly In Manual mode you can configure the White Balance by adjusting the R Gain and B Gain value manually The scale from 1 255 allows you to define the R Gain level of the video frame A higher value would adjust the image to have more red color value The scale from 1 255 allows you to define the B Gain level of the video frame A higher value would adjust the image to have more blue color value AE Reference The scale from 1 255 allows you to define the Auto Target exposure reference target A higher value will brighten the overall scene although it may increase the amount of noise at night Exposure Gain The scale from 1 255 allows you to define the Exposure a Gain level of the video frame A higher value would make the video frame brighter Shutter speed allows you to choose the speed of auto shutter IRIS control allows you to configure the size for the opening of the iris Select between 50Hz or 60Hz to match
121. recording file will be deleted when it has been kept on disk for 5 days despite that there is still plenty of available disk space Before setting up the rules you can make use of a handy storage calculator provided by ACTi to find out the estimated storage your system requires on ACTi corporate website Set the Schedule Here you can configure camera s recording schedule on 7 days 24 hours basis The schedule is split into segments of 20 minute length By default once a device is added to the system its schedule is automatically set to full time schedule recording and event handling You should configure it according to your system plan Go to Setup Schedule tab on Schedule Setting panel 1 Select the recording mode from Recording Mode Bar Sees eer Continuously record that channel Record a period of the detected motion event Please make sure you have configured the motion settings on Setup page gt Device tab beforehand Rane Event handling is activated Please refer to How to Edit an Event Rule on page 92 for Event Rules settings Clear the setting Be ACTI Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Se SSAA Continuous recording with event handling il Event Recording i SLET Event recording with event handling 2 Click and drag over the Time Track to set time period Use Time Setting Quick Buttons to Set the Time in One Click S
122. red Drive Letter and Volume label to this volume via this wizard Repeat this step to create other volumes if needed Disk 0 Basic System Reserve 465 76 GB 102 MB NTFS RA Res Online Healthy System 4 EVI SIPEG YONUTIE imary Partition lt New RAID 5 voiume LDisk 1 l Basic 1920 3968 Online Help Properties Basic NTFS Basic NTFS Healthy Boot Page File Primary Partition 465 66 GB Healthy Primary Partition 1920 39 GB Simple Simple For more details and instructions on HighPoint Web RAID Management software please refer to HighPoint online help document at http www highpoint tech com help 32 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Observe Disk Status lt may happen that one of your disks goes into failed status after the NVR system starts recording for a long period Mosily a disk does not fail all of a sudden but because the number of bad sectors on it has exceeded the minimum required level to maintain normal operation On NVR Live View interface the recording status and system events can help you make an initial assessment of the overall disk condition Recording has stopped ef ee gt ee ee w wie ee ee u OLAS j a E oe C5 by 1 11F Entrance es E 2 IF TSO Se R 3 7F_Office Area A amp 4 7F_Office PTZ Os 71 _Office Area B bs P 6 7 Lan Office Area All AA 7 7F_ E
123. revious configuration steps you have gone through are available in Setup page RaIJACTi Geese Goee0e Oooo Oooo Connecting Vision You can configure other settings in the Setup page later 03 ACTI Connecting Vision bis INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual NVR Main Screen You will enter the live view screen after Setup Wizard On the right are link buttons to three NVR major functions 1 Live view 2 Playback and 3 Setup You can click the orange button to enter the function page Live View In this module you can see live view from cameras perform i i TA PTZ operations with mouse or ii E iit SS ae ss s fa S ia panel set up view layouts Joystick view system log receive alerts on the event perform manual recording or take a snapshot You may find and playback existing recordings in this module Up to 64 channels can ee be played synchronously Snapshots or video segments can be taken from playback files Recorded files can also be exported to AVI format here This module includes user setup device setup event setup schedule setup and system wide settings s4 A ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Add Devices Cameras or video encoders are the fundamental building blocks of surveillance systems To manage cameras from INR 410 420 you have to add camera devices into NVR 3 0 system first In this
124. s function is disabled After configuring the actions click Apply to save this response 5 Go to Setup page gt Schedule tab and set the Event Handling schedule for this device Event responses will only be triggered when the trigger time falls within either the Event Handling recording or the Event Handling with Schedule recording period 6 To check if this rule is successfully set please make sure you have properly configured the involved 1 trigging side settings like Motion Detection Regions or DI and 2 response side settings like PTZ Preset Points SMTP Server and Email Recipients FTP Server or DO Then set the Event Handling schedule for current time and trigger this rule 1 Sending email Uploading snapshot to FTP and Executing command actions are executed on the NVR server not from the client computer There must be video stream from the device when the event happens for event responses to work Internet Explorer browser may become unstable due to frequent pop up instant playback windows please avoid setting the Pop up action as the event rule for a device which is too frequently triggered 5 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Manage the Event Rules Event List panel gives an overview on event rules set on the NVR server Go to Setup page gt Event tab gt select All Devices on the left As the entire available rules of all devices are listed here you ma
125. s been reset Mirrored RAID 1 is a solution designed to make mirror copy of from one disk onto one RAID 1 or more disks for recovery purposes In case of ACTi Standalone NVR servers you need to have exactly 2 disks to configure RAID 1 Since the are disk is used as a mirror of the first disk the total RAID 1 available storage will be twice smaller compared to RAID 0 On the other hand if one of the two disks fails then the system will still keep running on another disk without any problems Once you replace the damaged hard disk all the information will be copied from a healthy disk into the newly added disk to recover a healthy RAID 1 condition Volume Type Comparison Disks a 9 Storage Serer xx Fault Tolerance kkk N the number of disks Vmin the volume of the disk with the smallest volume in the array This result is obtained based on the assumption that the disks are of the same volume size 2 ACTI Connecting Vision vs INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Create Volume and Configure Software RAID 1 Click Window Start ste in Windows Search Box input Computer Management and enter this utility computer management Shut down evstar 2 Select Disk Management right click on a disk title and select Initialize Disk Check all the disks you have installed choose GPT as the partition type and then click OK 3 Computer Management
126. s the original fisheye image and respond to the client individually In this way what a client sees on Live View will not affect playback recording as well as another concurrent connection The virtualized ePTZ manipulation also allows User to dynamically explore any region of interest within the hemispheric view like operating a genuine PTZ device To make use of NVR s dewarping features for your fisheye cameras please 1 Adjust Video Quality Settings After the fisheye camera is successfully added go to Setup page gt Devices tab select the device and then Video tab make sure you set the Stream Mode as FISHEYE for a hemispheric camera KCM 3911 KCM 7911 This is to make sure this hemispheric camera is outputting fisheye original video stream as a mini fisheye dome camera does 2 Adjust Fisheye Display Settings Select your Mounting Type and then Default Fisheye Mode For a Fisheye Mode containing panorama view you may want to configure the Default Rotate X width of view and Default Rotate Y height of view configurations Basic Video 1 E96 2013 12 20 01 42 06 os Video Adjustment Motion Detection Set Frame Rate For Event Recording Mode Video Quality Settings TV Standard Stream Mode VGA Aspect Ratio Fisheye Display Settings Mounting Type Default Fisheye Mode Media 1 Video Encoder Resolution Maximum Bitrate Frame Rate Media 2 Video Encoder Resolution Maximum Bitrate Frame Rate You may adju
127. sential for the NVR server to present user interface The message below will show if these controls were not installed Please try refresh the browser first making IE pop up the prompts again lt e http localhost Prox Nve s Cause 1 Your Internet Explorer browser version does not support NVR 3 0 system Solution Make sure your browser is 32 bit version Cause 2 Your browser restricts the installation of add on components Solution Internet Explorer security settings may restrict the installation of add on components 1 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual To ensure the NVR server is always accessible from your web client regardless of any change in browser s overall Internet security settings you may add the NVR server site to Internet Explorer s trusted sites Trusted sites are the sites which you consider safe and wish to visit with low security restrictions while maintaining higher security for the rest of the Internet 1 On IE browser click Tools gt Safety and make sure ActiveX Filtering is unchecked 2 On IE browser go to Tools gt Internet Options gt Security tab select Trusted sites set the security level to Medium High and then click Sites 3 Add http localhost or the NVR server IP to the zone and clear the box Require server verification https for all sites in this zone 4 Back on Security tab click Apply to
128. st the dewarped area by clicking Image Calibration In the edit mode move or resize the red ring to define the dewarped area and then click Set to save the setting p2 ACTI lt gt Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Fisheye Mode Description PTZ Navigation The very raw fisheye view Original View Digital PTZ Dewarping ePTZ 360 degree panorama view for ceiling mount 180 degree panorama view for wall mount Digital PTZ Panorama J Double Digital PTZ Panorama P anorama PTZ Focus B3 ACTI Connecting Vision bis INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Four small user defined cropped regions Quad ePTZ 3 After the configuration is done remember to click Apply to save the settings p4 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Schedule Recordings Unlike the traditional analog surveillance system the IP surveillance system provides a target oriented recording schedule for devices the view of each device can be recorded based on your required time segments and event types For example you may have a camera installed on the office ceiling do continuous recording during work hours and record only upon the triggers incidents that detected by system at night In this way the system does not waste disk space storing meaningless parts and you save much effort browsing playback for specific events
129. t to MBR Disk Online Lapisk Offline Basic 465 56 GE Properties Online Help _IDisk 4 Basic 595 94 GB 595 94 GB Online Unallocated Bf Unallocated Simple volume 4 Right click on a disk and select the volume type to make a new volume 210 x File Action View Help e m Hm Aes E Ay Computer Management Loca volume Layout Type File System Status Capacity Free Space Free Fault Tolerance Actions System Tools C INR_OS C Simple Dynamic NTFS Healthy Boot Page File 442 36 GB 422 53GB 96 No Disk Management Task Scheduler C INR_Recovery D Simple Dynamic NTFS Healthy 21 41 GB 17 21GB 80 No 2 Event Viewer aSystem Reserved Simple Dynamic NTFS Healthy System 1 99GB 1 96 GB 99 No Shared Folders Local Users and Groups Performance ay Device Manager 3 Storage t Disk Management 4 4 Sy Services and Applications More Actions gt Disk 0 Dynamic System Reserved INR_OS C INR_Recovery D 465 76 GB 1 99 GB NTFS 442 36 GB NTFS 21 41 GB NTFS Online Healthy System Healthy Boot Page File Healthy LDisk 1 Basic 931 31 931 31 GB Online Unallocated New Simple Yolume wae G xl 4 New Spanned Volume l Compl
130. t wing BN RCO REEEEXSX CAMA AA Right Wing 09Center eee Counter 1 10 Right Wing SSW SS WE SS WW SWS SSS 2 Counter 2 11 Counter 1 RLL 12 Counter 2 SSS IAEA The below list explains the status of different bar patterns EZ Recording Function Description Schedule recording During this period the system will record continuously Event handling During this period the event rules you configured are active NN Schedule recording and Event handling are both active during this period O Event recording During this period only detected events e g Motion PIR will be recorded M6 _ Event recording and Event handling are both active during this period How to Know if the Recording is Proceeding As the recording is taking place you can observe the status on the All Device List There will be an icon appearing in front of the device In Playback you can drag the playback bar to current time position to check the latest recording 90 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Event Management When something happens on the camera site such as someone walks by the door opens or closes a fire breaks out or the sun goes down these are all Events Events which occur in the environment or were preprogrammed in the camera may be used as Triggers Triggers cause the device to react with Responses The link between trigger and response is governed by Event Rules Event rules becom
131. tab to see if the device name is removed from the tree z A ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Copy Settings Across Devices When setting a large number of devices many settings will resemble other ones and it is sometimes tiresome to repeat every setting again and again You can use the Copy function to save the hassle of needless repetition Devices 7 f err Device List Basic Video PTZ E All Devices reo D TIF Entrance TAF Entrance 2013 03 21 10 15 05 SS Basic Settings ree 2 11F_Lab N ai Get Device Settings rec A 3 7F_Office Area A i a ree 2 4 7F_Office PTZ rec 5 7F_Office Area B j Protocol REC Zg 6 7F_Office Area All i mo 7 7F_Entrance rec g 7F_Entrance_Counter rec 9 11F Entrance Outer n o sF Model rec J 10 ACTi F Device Name 11F_Entrance IP Address Brand Stream Mode HTTP Port User Name Password Default Live View Stream Recording Stream 1 On All Device List select the source EEZ TETEE device whose settings are to be copied iRgaaicukks ae eee PTZ Settings from You can select only one device to Video Settings be the source 2 Click Copy to bring up the copy setting window 3 On the window below the source device C Clear Al Select All name are the settings you may choose Add New Device to copy including Basic settings PTZ Settings and Video Settings 4 Click Apply the settings wil
132. te Digital Output 2 Add Bookmark Select Language English All Day Audio Broadcast Camera Management Clear Copy Create Device Create Group Create Map Create Preset Point Create View Language Activate Digital Output 1 Activate Digital Output 2 Add Bookmark All Day Audio Broadcast Camera Management Create Device Create Group Create Map Create Preset Point Create View The new string will be applied by next time you log in If you log in as an NVR3 Workstation client please press button on Login page to synchronize with the latest modified language file and then log in to the system 126 ACTI Connecting Vision A INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual NVR Workstation Server Name Server IP 172 16 26 62 Server Port 60 Account admin Password TELLI Initial Page Live Language English Export Import Language String File You may also click Export to export the language file as xml format to edit in Notepad or Import to import a language file to use in the system Schedule Event Language Select Language English Language List All B ul Message English Activate Digital Output 1 Activate Digital Output 2 Language Activate Digital Output 1 Activate Digital Output 2 Add Bookmark Add Bookmark All Day All Day Audio Broadcast Audio Broadcast Camera Management Camera Management Clear Clear Copy Copy Create Device Create
133. the NVR server go to Setup page gt Device tab click Add Device and select Add Device Manually Devices risov Jf Devices CDP Devices 5 0 Device List Auto save NVR settings into device upon connection CI Ciaran B Select All E A All Devices 5 ID a Add Device Brand Model Channel ree P 2 GNR3000 wo M 4ACTi me 6 GNR3000 ACTi KCM7911 1 1 neo A 7 ACTI 6 i N TE ACTi E42 1 1 1 Search Devices seo ACTi TCM6630 a 10 ACTi J s o ACTi E63 ACTi E44 Search ONVIF Devices 3 After selecting Add Device Manually the camera settings page will appear as below Please fill in the eight fields marked below that are required to communicate with the device Media Type Protocol IP Address Brand Model HTTP Port User Name and Password and then click Apply Video Basic Settings Media Type Standard Device Name New Device Protocol TCP IP Address Brand ACTi Model ACD2000 Stream Mode QUAD HTTP Port S18 Account Password Connection Timeout secs 62 A ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual If the device you wish to add supports ONVIF you can select ONVIF for Media Type and the settings page will appear as below Please fill in the five fields marked below that are required to communicate with the device Media Type IP Address HTTP Port User Name and Password and then click Apply Basic Settings Media
134. then delete the earliest recording files by 1 GB at a time The NVR server will delete old files when available space is lower than Reserve Space you set in Disk Drive List When setting the deletion rule please input a number in Reserve Space which should be smaller than your current Free Space tor Deseription Free Space GB Currently available space of the chosen disk drive Total Space GB The total volume of the chosen disk drive This is the amount of space to be reserved for the whole system Once the free space is used up as to reach the limit of reserved space the system will delete the earliest recordings The Reserve Space should always be smaller than Free Space Reserve Space GB 3 When finishing settings click Apply D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Manage User Groups Users The User Groups Users page allows you to 1 manage the access permissions of different user groups 2 add or delete users from user groups 3 and assign users to specific user group This chapter will take you through these settings Access Permissions In the NVR 3 0 system the access permissions are managed by User Groups User Groups defines what functions and devices are allowed for each user Different User Groups will have different access rights in terms of permitted operations with each device like Live View Playback and NVR server management operations l
135. u want to install this software r Name nvUtilityEx e l Internet Explorer Security Warning Publisher ACTi Corporation Do you want to install this software H mere paors r Fublisher ACTi Corporation While files from the Internet can be useful this z j your computer Only install software from pub More options T While files from the Internet can be useful this file type can potentially harm C your computer Only install software from publishers you trust Whats the risk Log in Failure Troubleshooting Once you confront with problems accessing the NVR server refer to the possible conditions below and follow the instruction to solve your issues Condition 1 Why can t access NVR server via web browser After typing in the correct NVR server IP if you cannot access NVR Login page you may get the below browser screens 1 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual gt r o ells o a 25 e nttp localhost X Gurr aos Not Found GC e http localhost O Ox Internet Explorer cannot E is Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage 2 The webpage cannot be found What you can try Most likely causes There might be a typing error in the address Diagnose Connection Problems If you clicked on a link it may be out of date More information What you can try Retype the address Go back to the previous p
136. udes the following items InR 410 420 x 1 O Power Cord x 1 72 Removable Hard Disk Bays x 8 Front Cover x 1 O Warranty Card x 1 HDD Screw Pack x 1 14 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision Installed on the unit Q Adapter Converter x 1 HDD Tray Keys x 4 Quick Installation Guide x 1 www acti com ACTI Connecting Vision A INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual At a Glance Front Panel Description No Description Disk Bays o USB Ports System Disk Buttons and DO NOT REMOVE System Status LEDs HDD Status LEDs HDD Activity HDD Power Power Button Reset Button System Power System Activity Power Failure Overheat Alert LAN 2 Connection LAN 1 Connection The LED icon 6 on the front cover also represents Overheat Alert LED indicator s ACTI Connec ting Vision vA INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Rear Panel Fe cil Hun No J Description No AC Power Connector VGA Ports HDMI Ports o eSATA Port s USB Ports INR 410 2 Ports INR 420 1 Port 16 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Rackmount the Unit To make system maintenance easier you may want to put INR 410 420 into the rack To rackmount INR you will need to install INR Sliding Rail Kit offered as an optional accessory on INR and make sure there is 2U space in your rack For deta
137. ult ACTi devices will use 1 as Address ID it is suggested not to change it Address ID How to Do Live PTZ Operation To configure PTZ settings you need to view the live streaming while manipulating the PTZ controls simultaneously in this window 05 ACTi 2012 04 05 04 52 34 PTZ Protocol Enable PTZ 5 Vendor Live Preview a gt rotocoil D aI TriTy ality Address ID PTZ Panel v PTZ Preset Point irm There are two kinds of PTZ navigation Optical PTZ Navigation 1 Get the live view from Live Preview window Make sure the Enable PTZ is checked and a red crosshair will appear on the Live Preview window If the device is in Dual Stream mode this window will always shows the stream set for live view You may click on to switch between the streams 2 Use the mouse to do the following PTZ operations To execute optical Panning and Tilting click anywhere on the live window to allow the camera to move in that direction The length of the direction indicator is proportional to the Pan and Tilt soeed The farther you place the cursor from the center the faster the Pan Tilt movement To execute optical Zoom in or Zoom out scroll the mouse wheel forward to zoom in scroll the mouse wheel backward to zoom out 7 ACTI gt Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual 05 ACTi 2012 04 05 05 03 05 de Pan Tilt 4 BP zoom Zoom in a Zoom out
138. vious or Next button located on the lower right at any time This will skip the current step so that you may come back to it later All the settings in the Setup Wizard are available in the Setup page To skip this wizard click the bubble Done on top right corner Welcome to NVR3 The following settings are necessary for using NVR You also can configure them later in Setup page 5 A ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual System Settings You can adjust the Email amp SMTP settings FTP settings for event rules now or later For more details about the settings please refer to How to Setup SMTP Settings for Event Rules on page 97 and How to Setup FTP Settings for Event Rules on page 98 E mail amp SMTP Settings SMTP Server SMTP Port Account Password Security None SSL TLS Mode Passive Mode Remote Folder Email Sender Name Sender Mail Send Test Mail Set FTP server to upload snapshot when an event occurs This is default setting for event handling You must configure mail setting to send mail when event occurs Storage On the NVR server you may want to choose which disk drives to store the recording files and decide how much memory space is left for all computer applications to run You must configure the Drive and Reserve Space for recording Reserve Space is the space on the drive that will not be used to save recording files the deletio
139. y Select the desired frame rate This puts a hard cap on the maximum bit rate allowed in any given second of streaming Assigning a limited bit rate may cause a few dropped frames when the stream data overflows the allowed bit rate This is the target bitrate that the camera will attempt to provide when 7 ACTI Connecting Vision bis INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual you have selected Unlimited for Maximum Bitrate The actual value will fluctuate slightly based on scene changes Available for multi streaming devices Available for hemispheric devices Available for hemispheric devices with Wall Mount Type Available when Video Encoder is MJPEG 3 Available when Maximum Bitrate is Unlimited 1 2 3 Save Storage by Setting Event Recording Frame Rate Video surveillance system is aimed to preserve as much evidence as possible and you may want to have a view to be recorded 24 7 to capture every important moment however the general recording methods provided by most network recording systems event and schedule recording will either consume too much storage or have risk in missing important scenes The Set Frame Rate for Event Recording Mode function record everything at economical storage usage by automatically adjusting video frame rate during event recording period Schedule Recording Continuous recording promises no loss of video ev
140. y there is no need for the NVR administrator to maintain user accounts as long as they are under management of Active Directory service User Groups You can specify access permissions to each device for a whole user group This user grouping can save you significant amount of efforts if you have multiple users performing similar tasks and acting as similar roles There are already two default user groups as described below Administrator With full permissions in the NVR server User With the permissions to watch all camera live view and playback You can create a new user group on the NVR server or import an existing group from the active directory database within your domain 1 Select amp User Groups 7 click Add and then choose the group type Add a new user group Insert ID group Name and group Description your input in the Name field will be the name of this user group Click Apply to finish Add New Group Users Add a new user group 13 Name Description User Group Adn NVR Pennicsio Import a domain group as a user group Assign Import a domain group as a user group Choose an existing user group from your domain and click Apply to finish ACTI Connecting Vision A INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Add New Group Add a new user group Import a domain group as a user group Domain ACTi com E P meee IALL IFA
141. y want to sort out some of them from the long list View the Event Rules To sort by Device name Trigger type or Event Name click the titles to list the entries in ascending or descending alphabetic order Schedule Language System Device List E fm All Devices ea 04 Counter Filter All Triggers All Events ceara VY Select an LY 07 Office Aisle 2F a m mee Boe svocroom 27 m men a Focus Channel Pop up Target 04 Duration 5 P09 Corridor 04 Counter MD 1 MD 1 ELLA i B13 Storeroom 3F Focus Channel Hot spot Target 04 Duration 5 14 Office Aisle 3Fi 04 Counter MD 2 MD 2 15 Paking Lot 04 Counter MD 3 MD 3 PTZ Goto Preset Target 05 Preset 01 Duration 10 Next Preset 01 04 Counter PIR PIR 04 Counter DI 1 On DI 1 On 04 Counter DI 1 Off DI 1 Off 04 Counter Video Loss 1 Video Loss 1 Audio Alert Beep Duration 5 Times 1 04 Counter Video Recovery 1 Video Recovery 1 04 Counter Network Loss Network Loss 04 Counter Network Recovery Network Recovery To filter out the configured events select from the All Triggers dropdown list or filter by the event type by selecting from the All Events dropdown list All Triggers All Events Cictear an Y Select an All Triggers ts Triggers with Responses Event Name Response Triggers without Responses Focus Channel Pop up Target 04 Duration 5 04 Counter V MD 1 2 Foc arget 04 Duration 5 ceara
142. z est REC a 1 11F_Entrance a 2 11F_Lab Set default view rec 8 375 Office Area A wee 4 7F_Office PTZ 5 7F_Office Area B nec F 6 7F_Office Area All REC 7 7F_Entrance Cancel REC em 8 7F_Entrance_Counter aa wl 9 11F_Entrance_Outer Step 2 Enter Edit Mode On View Toolbar click the Edit View button and this view will turn into edit mode In edit mode you may add a video source to a channel and adjust the channel size Step 3 Select a Layout On Layout Selection Bar click the Expand button ror all provided layout styles Select a layout that is perfect for your required channel number and ideal arrangement E as OS Bit es S ii Soni sss MS m SHE E Ea 11F Entrance ma oe fee MS CY EE SOBRE RRR BBR BRR RRR RRR RRR RRR RRS 11F Entrance Device 4 amp All Devices e 1 11F_Entrance 8 211F_Lab 3 7F_Office Area A wee Q 4 7F_Office PTZ 5 7F_Office Area B a S 6 7F_Office Area All 7 7F_Entrance ree A 8 7F_Entrance_Counter rec R 9 11F Entrance Outer WREPREOCEECOOOOOOCOOOOOEOO CCCP EROECROOCOCCOOOOOe OS Se eee eee ee eee ee ee d 3h 3 113 ACTi Connecting Vision INR 410 420 System Administrator s Manual Step 4 Add Video Source In edit mode move the mouse over the channel and click You may also directly pull a camera from the Device panel to your desired channel Fa EEN Lreate Device e 3 x Remove m EEE Step 5 Add a Map

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