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1. Login for HTTP camera authentification Enter the access login for the camera administration interface See the current logins below Password for HTTP camera authentification Enter the password for the camera administration interface See the default passwords below Records tab Record permanently Frequency of perm recording Choose a schedule that can be applied to permanent continuous recordings for this camera Choose always to record permanently and never for no recording Specify a recording frequency eg 6 images sec Storage space If you have more than one disk volume choose the one on which the camera will be registered Please note that to modify this parameter you will need to erase all the images on this camera Other parameters Leave the default values for the moment Note login and default passwords used by the main manufacturers Axis Communications root pass Recent Axis cameras do not have a default password you must enter one when you connect for the first time Sony admin admin Mobotix admin meinsm Panasonic viewer password ComiP admin admin lIQeye root system 1 4 3 2 Compatibility mode with previous versions of CamTrace With CamtTrace you can operate all cameras supported by its earlier versions To use traditional CamTrace mode choose http protocol For certain earlier camera models only this mode is offered in the acquisition inter2. The Camtrace server is designed to operate 24h 24 never shutdown the server by unplugging the power cable or by turning off the power switch incorrect server shutdown could damage certain files To shutdown the system e Open your administrator session default login root password camtrace e Enter the menucam command and press Enter Go to System shutdown and validate Note To move up the menucam menu hierarchy press ESC ESC Note If you are in graphical mode you can go to the main console by pressing the CTRL ALT and FI keys simultaneously You can then start the menucam To return to graphical mode press the CTRL ALT and F1 keys To exit graphical mode press the CTRL ALT and BACKSPACE keys There is also an alternative procedure for shutting down the system Press the CTRL ALT and DEL keys simultaneously to trigger a system restart reboot Or if this function exists press briefly on the reset button on the machine If you wish to shutdown the machine turn the power supply off when the word rebooting appears on the screen 1 1 2 Startup and shutdown without screen You can also configure CamTrace without a screen One CamTrace network output has a default address of 192 168 1 100 You can connect to CamTrace and configure using terminal emulation via a portable PC for example To do this start up CamTrace and wait for the three beeps that indicate reboot is complete Place y
3. located on the surveillance network When you validate the server address in the browser q login window appears Note that this window calls on the pop up function which must therefore be active in the browser Users name Choose a language from the drop down list Enter adie m qdmin and camtrace for the user name and Frter password respectively Termine Note Admin is the name of the administrator user of the video system not to be confused with root which is the name of the computer administrator Admin is q reserved user that cannot be deleted Only the password can be changed using menucam The main CamTrace menu appears in q new window This window provides access to the View Consult Manage menus and enables you to disconnect and return to the login window button on the right One or more start up windows appear temporarily Depending on the browser version you may need to close them manually It is generally possible to configure the browser to authorize the automatic closing of these startup windows see Workstation Configuration Note The Server active message should appear in the top right corner of the main CamTrace menu window This zone is clickable and displays a status window The three status LEDs are used in cluster mode in particular 14 16 9 42 At this stage you still cannot view the cameras through Camtrace To do so you must declare the came
4. target TCP port type the port used to transmit the alarm signal by default 8001 In message format enter the following character string E i Then if you want the alarm messages to be sent to the Camtrace Supervisor you Genera must declare an active E gt Kana ie calendar other than k w r never in the Alarm pA N raz 1680 158_ Message field for each camera concerned In our example the entrance camera will send TCP alarm messages to the supervisor when It has an alarm irrespective of the reason for this alarm atarm pop up Ho image from FTP Delay on FTP alarmi dry contacts motion Akay pon an wonni detection in the camera motion detection by aa Camtrace el alarme end End of alarm recording Post alarm length 1 6 2 Configuration on the Camtrace Supervisor The Supervisor Camfrace collects the video flows coming from remote Camtraces On the Supervisor CamTrace you must declare all or part of the cameras connected to the remote Camfraces On the Camtrace Supervisor these cameras are declared as locally connected in Manage gt Cameras It is the camera model that is going to be different In the list of camera models also called camera servers you must use the model camtrace In the General tab The camera name is user defined You should of course give it the same name as the remote camera Entrance camera in our example follow
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6. Internet users can reach Is the public IP address of your router provided by your access provider All requests sent by Internet user browsers to your Camtrace server will reach the public IP address of your router which has to redirect these requests to the Camtlrace server The router located on the same local network as CamTrace must be configured to trigger the following incoming routing Translation of TCP ports 80 8000 8001 and 8002 from the router public IP address e g 62 4 20 103 to the Camflrace private IP address on the local network e g 192 168 1 100 Refer to the documentation for the router used Optional ports to open to Manage or monitor the server Port 22 ssh to access the console with a terminal emulator putty Port 8003 to directly manage certain RAID cards Port 8004 to set email alarm transmission via certain RAID cards Port 9000 to use the monitoring client monitor_c in order to monitor the proper operation of q remote Camtrace server 22 192 168 1 1 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 3 192 168 0 1 192 168 0 3 P PPP 192 168 0 2 192 168 0 4 orp 192 168 0 100 Internet Display fouteur tunes Z surveillance On the remote surveillance side if your router not represented in the schema has an integrated firewall it must be configured to enable the output of the TCP ports 8000 8001 and 8002 Port 80 is generally open in output station on security 192 168 1 111 network
7. Network Camera pael Mx i 196 ADT 1927368 02930 sardoa Nadeo Encoder 5 09 oa tun 5009 Aedsa7404_ 210 List of active cameras Note sub menu 1 list active cameras indicates the list of cameras recognized as active IP model description version name This function may not work for certain camera models 1 3 2 Camera configuration Each camera model has its own configuration Refer to the manufacturer s documentation To test the camera that you are installing check that you have an animated image that appears in the browser using a PC connected to the same network as this camera You can fine tune configuration and image quality at this point or after declaring the camera in Camtrace 1 3 2 1 Checklist of operations to be performed on each camera Give a fixed IP address to the camera Check that DHCP is not active Fillin the network mask Enter the administrative logins and passwords for the camera certain cameras have default passwords others must be entered In the video settings configure the camera in mjpeg mode To start From Camtrace V x 10 x it is possible to capture a video stream in MPEG4 or H264 Specific settings of these modes are explained below and in the administration manual Enter the gateway address that is the address of the CamTrace on the network where the camera Is to be connected Enter the address of the NTP server that is the same as the previous address Display the time
8. accept the cookies sent by the cluster Servers 1 7 1 3 Configuration to be performed on the connection servers thats O ACG a Can Trate gerner Pane Se k as er Luma an Lat aa amaka Lii arti 1 Siu himan HORAE Er Hi D Locat ramiacefa Bo anto Boat BODE Bags O bhors Moi Delete 1 DEMO 32 EZ 0 250 antz at Mosty Dike 2 MO 1521680213 3 4 g 0 m 15 SERVER M Connect to the administration web interface then click on servers The server manager window appears ee ee with contains the list of cluster servers two in our Network Address ienen example Click on add a CamTrace server to 3 declare a new server Leave the server id empty It will Ja C be allocated automatically The ports specified are po j the default ports Back Add Note To make a cluster architecture accessible from the outside all the TCP ports of the cluster members must be different and each member of the cluster must be accessible from the inside and the outside with the same network name use of a public DNS or modification of host files of client workstations Windows Internet Explorar x 2 Ralcad the mein ren iF reedac Click on Add then in the window that appears reload the main menu to re establish the connections with all servers The main menu should show a new server three in our example If one or more servers are not active click on the status line appearing
9. camera configuration then detect and add new cameras E m edino akan tees gli PSF zarod wt With Menucam you can detect and add RN or not all the cameras present on the network Detection can take a few moments Certain camera models cannot be detected In the column to the left Menucam by default the disk with the most SEE 3 capacity Lee upvdown are Tab z0 change Fiel als Ws we s ieee a 10 aida cameras G 1 e You can choose to allocate a SEREEN Wess Oss SESSIONS 1 gt fh SHANE EE ate ae camera TO another disk by ee following the instructions in the canis2dlg cea menu delim If the column to the left contains an empty field the camera will not be added Ba Scot alas E ee Ta E moc S Dr En ot Bae posossoeosso Pin ee ee Papa aa HHEH 0 ea eo 0 G8 Caer EEE 7 n x I u Z LD O u u yun E EARO PINA PANA PI RIRARIEE AN PO rant Ba 19 19 T 1 al 1 I HE 1 I l ab di T ere HHH Attention When you declare a new camera allocate its disk before starting the recordings Otherwise you will need to erase the recordings before re allocating the camera to another disk 1 14 GRAPHIC MODE ON THE CONSOLE Startup and shutdown You can start up graphic mode on the CamTrace console In Menucam go to graphical mode on console 37 Before starting graphic mode with o
10. in the state that they were in if the CamlO box is still powered The WD WatchDog contact operates differently from the others To remain closed this contact must receive in a timeframe less than a specified value for eg 15 sec q closing order sent by the Camtrace video program If for any reason the video program does not send it this order within the required time limit then the contact opens automatically The opening of this contact therefore indicates a lack of video whether software or hardware Note Before testing the module be sure that it is NOT activated in the CamTrace web interface Go to the Administration Configuration Tab Contact box parameters Set to the serial port for the contact box to None without forgetting to restart the video service for this fo be taken into account To test the inputs start input test in Menucam then short circuit successively the inputs for example with q paper clip Their state should change on the screen n input state O or 1 To test the outputs you need a device that reacts when the contact is closed For example a battery in series with a small low voltage bulb Start Output test in Menucam The test procedure opens and closes all the contacts successively Corresponding messages appear on the screen http camtrace15 CHANGE CONFIGURATION PARAMET JE To activate the CamlO module in the Camtrace web interface go to manage configurati
11. on camera alarm Ha O Ue js L a Lis la Qutpart contact on dieconnection select the CamlO input contacts that eRe Rea CoC ACACHC CAL hoe contact Tor ket alarm image ana la will put this camera in alarm mode when awssrasmisaga any of them is opened One App Ade 1 12 CREATE A SHORTCUT ON THE DESKTOP This function opens Camfrace directly with Internet Explorer for a given user by clicking on an icon on the desktop It is used if necessary to directly access q group of cameras in display mode or any desk configuration via the desk function You must create a shortcut for the IEXPLORE EXE program on your desktop Use the search function on your workstation to find this program Internet Explorer Properties Internet Explorer Target type Application Target location Internet Explorer Note You must not create your shortcut using the IE icon on your desktop Target C Program Files lntermet E sploreriesplore ere With a right click on the icon go to Pani O ee Properties then in the shortcut tab Shortcut key None Following the target field that contains C Program Files Internet i aikai Explorer iexplore exe en add the following line separated by a space htto ipocamtrace login login php user username amp pass password amp desk deskn ap m ame amp lang codelang 35 iocamtrace IP address or CamTrace server name on your network username name
12. slow CamtTrace down considerably Once you have entered the required information the IP addresses and the connection status 100 full or 1000 full appear in the Upper part of the Network configuration menu Network Configuration Metwork interfaces em 192 33 160 14 1000 TUTA i emt 202 168 0774 1000 full Inter network forwarding disabled Network Interface configuration lt lt lt poan ADSL connection on the enterprise network m network forwarding i Setu Enab 5 TOP network ports Fort Forwarding To test the configuration go to the Quit menu and perform a ping on the IP address of a local network station ping station IP address enter To stop the ping enter cTRL c Note CamtTrace cannot ping a host with its Netbios name the one that appears in the Microsoft neighborhood network The Camtrace server does not appear in the network neighborhood of Microsoft client workstations 1 2 5 Adjusting system parameters With Menucam you can adjust a number of parameters required for correct server operation In particular with the System configuration menu you can set the Camtrace time zone and time You must first be in the right time zone Choose the continent and the country in which you are located Camtrace automatically manages daylight saving times Simply enter the local time in the Set the date and time menu BIOS will be automatically adjusted in universal time 1 2 6 Using the se
13. 192 168 1 100 192 168 0 90 62 4 20 103 Public IP 1 5 2 Camfrace server configuration The Camtrace server can be reached via the Internet by entering its public IP address or its full name provided by your access provider The nslookup command is used to find the name associated with an IP address or vice versa It can be run from most computers connected to the Internet You can also contact the technical support of your ISP and ask him the name associated with your public IP address With Menucam go to the Network configuration menu then to the Set host name name server gateway and validate The network name field is the name given to the CamTrace server on the local network refer to 1 2 1 The Enter the IP Address of the name server field is either empty or filled in with the IP address of the DNS internal or external of the company refer fo section 1 2 1 In the Enter the IP address of the gateway field enter the private IP address of your gateway which can be any of the CamTrace networks In our example this will be the private IP address of the router located on the company network that is 192 168 1 111 23 1 5 3 Limiting the bandwidth to the outbound gateway You can limit the bandwidth to the outbound gateway In Menucam go to Network Configuration then to Network Name Server Name Gateway Skip the first questions that appear When you see Enter the maximum rate on the gateway in Kbit
14. 240 format for q mosaic display and remote access via Internet or mobile This second flow could be recorded at 3 i s for motion indexing access to the digital video player from the mobile application or for viewing and display on the console 1 4 3 6 Choosing a camera model The different supported camera models are predefined in CamTrace Choose from the list that appears New camera models are regularly added Camera brands supported non exhaustive list Alinking Axis Communications Bosch CamlP Cell Grand Hunt Mobotix Panasonic Pelco Pixord Sony Vivotek Please note that not all the models in these brands are necessarily supported Contact your installer for more details When choosing the camtrace camera model you can receive a video flow from another Camtrace in order to sequence and prioritize CamtTrace servers in relation to each other Note the models also describe the IP converters or camera servers that Cam Trace sees as cameras 1 4 3 7 Automatic declaration of cameras Note Cameras must be previously connected to the network with their IP address and their mask correctly defined To do this use the manufacturer s installation software This function is activated using the menucam on the console or via q network station equipped with terminal emulation for ex putty Start menucam Go to Camera configuration then to Automatically add cameras to the database CamTrace will automatically det
15. AI and HDRV cameras Mjoeg Mpeg4 cameras without H264 support operating with firmware in version3 2 x and higher use the HDXP model also valid for HTXP cameras If the cameras are configured in mpeg4 use rtsp std in administration camera acqusisition tab If the cameras are configured in Mjpeg select chv1 in feed transport in the acquisition tab For the oldest CamIP cameras CamlP HRI HAI HDRV operating with firmware in version 2 x x you can use only Mjpeg In this case select chv1 in feed transport in the acquisition tab 18 1 4 3 4 Limitations to be aware of for H264 and mpeg4 When you use a camera in H264 or mpeg4 mode you must be aware of certain limitations inherent to these formats The acquisition recording and display rate of a flow must be the same To decrease the recording rate you must act on the source that is the camera Insufficient bandwidth on the camera network can trigger deterioration in recording with loss of images In play mode H264 flows are accessible using a browser via the CamTrace Viewer activex plugin from a Windows station only H264 mpeg4 flows cannot be displayed on the Camtrace console on q Mac on q Linux workstation or on q mobile 1 4 3 5 Recommended scenario for H264 megapixel mode Configure a high resolution flow of 12 i s or higher for recording and for individual displays Plan for a second low resolution flow in MJPEG mode in a 640x480 or 320x
16. Camtlrace Network video surveillance server Installation V 6 11 x V 5 11 xx 18 06 2012 English 1 INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION For additional information www camtrace com Copyright 2000 2012 Camtrace SAS Camtrace SAS 92150 Suresnes France 1 INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION 3 1 1 Startup CONNECTION Shulidown 6 Le bel STON STIED GINGrSMUTC OW IN ci 22 1 L u Quan uu u u uuu aaa ates ccm watered ana 6 1 1 2 Startup and shutdown without screen Vi 1 2 IP Configuration Of CamTrace server 8 ADERS S a EE E E E EEEE 8 1 2 2 Data collection for connection to qn existing nelwolk 9 1 2 3 General information about the CAMTrACE network settlindgs assasi 9 1 2 4 Manually set the network pqrqameters 9 25 AUSIN System DOOM STS S ee EE E N S 10 L220 SING Iis e lp aAWIZGI0 yuyu yu u uu uuu aamaswaaswaskapasuwassapasmausqutuyaaauspamtusuna usuns ussasthsssakasasqah 11 TS C ormerq COntigOraglfionhuuy x u u uu uk 200 Uae altce ies CERTE 11 1 3 1 Configuring t
17. Ensure that you have a VGA screen for the first installation procedure Remove the server from its packaging connect it to the screen not provided and to the keyboard You do not need to use the mouse for installation but you can use the mouse in the event of use of graphical mode on the console To safeguard against power cuts during operation you should install a UPS to supply Camtlrace Once itis equipped with a power supply you can start your server Camtrace behaves differently during the initial startup from factory settings or during starts boots that follow In all cases a series of text messages will appear on the screen If the machine has just been delivered factory settings a menu lets you choose between English and French This is only to choose the language of the menu itself Camtrace then allows you to customize the keyboard you use localization Choose the appropriate keyboard in the list You can modify this choice later If you already booted before the Cam Trace logo an eye appears The system beeps three times useful if you are booting without a screen The login prompt appears Enter the name of the system administrator and the default password Careful when entering the password it does not appear on the screen Login root Enter Password camtrace Enter The system administrator command prompt appears Machine_name Type menucam to open the Camtrace service and configuration management menu
18. ally if the cameras are of the same model The table below describes the parameters required to integrate a camera In Camtrace The add and modification menus for one or more cameras are organized by tabs For the remaining parameters refer to the administration chapter 16 General tab Camera name Name you wish to give the camera Network address Enter the camera IP address Acquisition tab Camera type Choose a camera model in the list If it is not mentioned choose the closest model PTZ Select this case if the camera can be piloted motorized or virtual PTZ Image size Choose the image size from the values available if the camera allows this Set up camera corresponds to the size resolution defined in the camera Image compression Choose the image compression from the values available if the camera allows this Set up camera corresponds to the compression defined in the camera Video channel For a multichannel camera server specify the channel number from the values available Protocol to use Encapsulation rtsp http this protocol only supports mjpeg format It is compatible with all previous versions of CamTrace rtsp new protocol compatible with the h264 format also manages the mpeg 4 and mjpeg for some cameras The rtsp encapsulation field appears only if the rtsp was chosen The default parameter is std see a description of all cases below
19. appears in Manage gt Cameras gt Link Show details Each camera has a unique ID number It is strongly recommended you check stop video streams automatically to safeguard against saturating the link between Camtlraces When stop video streams automatically is active the flows from the remote camera are interrupted when no one is viewing from the Supervisor and when there is no recording 2 Note As stop video streams automatically is selected there are no pre alarm images on the Supervisor In the if video stream stopped check the camera every field specify the verification time frame for the camera for example 120 for 2 minutes Note In q group or an individual view of the Supervisor CamTrace the force recording key provokes recording on the Supervisor CamtTrace and not on the remote Camtrace 1 7 CLUSTER UNIFIED INTERFACE CONFIGURATION m E E J CamTrace 2 i The cluster option must be activated on all CamTraces from which we want to use a Unified interface This option is not part of the standard Camtrace license In the example above the cluster option is installed on Camtlrace 1 and on Camitrace 2 All cameras in the cluster can be operated from any client workstation which will be connected to Camfrace 1 or to Camtrace 2 Important The CamTrace cameras in the cluster 1 to n are not required to communicate with each other They can be on separate networks Each cli
20. at Stop tracking mode ogi bin camciri2atmode otf you wish to use and that are available on Seno ese a ened eee sl an Axis M1031 camera in the same group Turn off the ight faxis cgWio ightcontrol cgi7action L1 0 Turn on the ight faxes covm ighicontrol cgi7action L1 100 noo In the example shown here type 2 Glog E describes the URLs that turn the LEDs of an M1031 off and on We could add to the type 2 group a sound alarm that is available on the M1031s To do this click on Add a model option In Type enter 2 In Name enter the label to appear in the context sensitive menus from an individual or a group view In our case fire alert Finally in the URL enter the command that will be used to execute the desired action In our case axis cgi mediaclip cgi action play amp clip 1 Note To find the commands used to perform an action in a camera you can refer to the manufacturer s documentation or try to locate the URL that appears in the browser s status bar when you launch the action directly in the a camera Firefox is generally more verbose than E http eamtrace15 MANAGE CAMERA MODEL OJEJ ED Then in Manage Models click on Modify een opposite to the camera model axism3011 P pass Declare the option type 2 for the M3011 camera model Note If another camera model has exactly the same options URLs as the M3011 model you can us
21. below the time to obtain a status 29 Login in red the user or the profile with which you are connected to the supervisor does not exist on the Camtlrace server concerned Web in red The Web service of the CamtTrace server F i F concerned is inactive or inaccessible Control in red The video service of the CamtTrace server awam M concerned in inactive or inaccessible amaai ae ken fo OE 1 8 DISPLAY SCREENS 1 8 1 Slave screen configuration To transform a client PC generally a PC running under Windows into a display screen you must launch a display daemon on the PC The PC will be on listening standby for a Camtrace server ready to receive display orders Open a browser on the display PC in the address bar type hitp camtrace_url start ohp For example for the Camtrace server called camtrace14 you would enter http camtracel14 start php if a DNS is active or using the example on page l9 192 168 0 100 start php if the display PC is located on the camera network side or 192 168 1 100 start php if the display PC is located on the company network side lf a number of screens are found behind a router you can distinguish between them by typing http camtrace_url start ohp 7id number_of_screen for example 192 168 0 11 start php id 2 admin Test14 Micro Sele A window appears on the bottom right of the screen The last line includes the nome of the user of the ee screen as
22. e type 2 x for this model Baok Add Apply 32 1 10 POSITIONS AND PATROLS OF MOTORIZED CAMERAS Mobile cameras have predefined positions presets and some have rounds patrol function internal to the camera You must first declare the presets in the camera itself and then define the sequencing of these positions Refer fo the documentation for each camera model to perform these declarations and then check that the presets and the patrols function correctly with the native interface of the camera When declaring a PTZ camera in administration cameras a synchronization key enables Camtrace to acquire predefined positions and rounds for the camera During display users with PTZ rights Pan Tilt Zoom can use the presets and the rounds with a right click in the image or by clicking on PTZ at the top of the image 1 11 INSTALL THE CAMIO MODULE INPUTS OUTPUTS This module is optional It is not delivered with the standard Camflrace package There are two models including either two or eight inouts and outputs The CamlO module enables you to pilot 2 inputs and 2 outputs or 8 inputs and 8 outputs Including a watchdog with your CamTrace server The inputs are used to tigger CamTrace alarms per camera group The outputs are used to notify the absence of a router a default in one camera in a group or a fault in the CamTrace video service To function the CamlO module must be connected to a power supply and
23. ect the new cameras located on all networks to which it is directly connected will enter them in the database with a 19 default name cammodel_lastdigit of lP address and choose the most adapted camera server type Note This function may not operate with certain cameras or may be filtered by routers In this case you must declare these cameras manually with the procedure seen above 1 4 4 Client workstation configuration and operations check At this stage you can display a camera in Camfrace via your local network In the CamTrace web interface click on View and then on Single camera The list of cameras that you have installed appears Choose one of these cameras It must appear on the screen in a separate window The first time you connect to a camera from a given client station an active X plugin will be downloaded You must accept installation Your client station must therefore accept active X for Internet Explorer or plugins for Firefox Moreover whether you are working with IE or Firefox Mozilla the client station must accept cookies and pop ups from Camfrace In case of a problem refer to the section problems and solutions If the window appears but if you do not have an image check that you do not have q firewall active on the client workstation If so ports 8000 8001 and 8002 must be open in output mode Irrespective of your browser you should add Camitrace fo the trusted sites For example with I E To
24. ed by a reference to the remote CamTrace Camtrace d11 in our example Which gives in our example Entrance_CT11 26 In IP Address select the address of the remote CamftTrace on which the camera is located If the remote Camtrace is located behind the router enter the public IP address of the router on the WAN side In the Acquisition tab In camera type select camtrace Select the PTZ box if the remote camera Is mobile The parameters image size compression and video channel cannot be modified on the Supervisor If you wish to modify them you must do so at the level of the remote Camtrace to which the camera is effectively connected 13412457 In the login and password fields for the camera s HTTP identification enter the administration login and ieee ena password of the remote Camfrace C111 Password for HTP camera authentication In HTTP port for camera enter the video channel Used Sipivideo streams sutomaticaiy by Comitroce By default this is tvseo stream stopped eneck camera every port 8000 In the Extra URL argument field enter the ID of the camera on the remote Camtlrace according to the following syntax id n in our camera the id of the entrance camera is 1 on the Camftrace d11 server Then enter all the recording and alarm parameters as you would for a normal camera Note Camera numbers or ids represent information internal to CamTrace that
25. ent workstation establishes the link with all the servers 1 to n Servers that are part of the cluster 1 To n are defined on the Camtlrace equipped with the cluster option 1 and 2 You can install the cluster option on a single server only for ex no 1 in this case there will oe no backup cluster server in the event of a connection server failure no 1 The unified interface is used to create and operate single views cycles groups maps and players digital video players whose cameras are attached to any one of the Camtraces in the cluster 1 ton Note all the Camtrace in the cluster must have the same version However the administrative functions of the cameras the configuration parameters the low bandwidth groups system logs viewing of recordings via the database and the display screens slave workstations remain attached to each server Each server console keeps ils own Menucam 28 1 7 1 1 Configuration to be performed on all the servers of the cluster All cluster servers 1 to n must have the same user name and the same profile names as those to be used on the Camfraces to which you will connect no 1 or no 2 to access the unified interface 1 7 1 2 Configuration to be performed on client workstations The client workstations must be able to access all CamTraces in the cluster 1 to n On all client workstations you must therefore add to the trusted sites all the Camtraces in the cluster The client PCs must
26. erfaces Examples of CamTrace addresses Camera side Company side 192 168 0 111 192 168 0 112 incorrect 192 168 0 111 192 168 1 112 good 192 168 0 111 192 168 1 111 good Note If you use CamTrace on a single network be sure to leave blank the values defined for the other networks In Network configuration Network interface configuration leave blank or delete the fields corresponding to the unused network interface 1 2 4 Manually set the network parameters Open an administrator s session login root password camtrace Enter menucam then press Enter The following screen appears System Administration camtracel4 aee egies Anace ye Go to the menu Network configuration In the a submenu Network interface configuration enter the Graphics mode on console IP address mask values and leave empty the System configuration i AE ehh Coty Hae EN maximum bandwidth state Camera configuration Storage spaces Maintenance Setup Wizard Halt the system Then in Set host name name server gateway enter the values obtained above Qo Ws oon 5 I I In the Set host name name server gateway submenu the IP address of the Name server field can be filled as follows Leave the field empty Type the IP address of the internal DNS if it exists Type the DNS IP address of the company Internet service provider Attention If you are not sure of the DNS address leave this field empty An incorrect value will
27. face 1 4 3 3 Choice of acquisition parameters in H264 or mpeg4 mode The most usual case rtsp protocol and std encapsulation OnvVif standard In OnVif standard the images are transported in RTP UDP mode and the commands in RTISP TCP mode see the diagram below This mode covers most cameras operating in RTSP H264 mode Axis Communications cameras configured in H264 or mpeg4 mode Sony H264 Panasonic H264 Pelco H264 Bosch H264 cameras Vivotek H264 Cameras CamlP H264 cameras with firmware 1 0 26 and In certain cases and only for cameras that support this you can use two other protocols rtsp transported exclusively in tep in this case the images and the commands are transported by TCP this is useful for networks that lose too many UDP packets but is slower than rtsp std mode rtsp encapsulated in http http tunnelling This mode is used to bypass certain firewalls The transport layer is TCP This is the slowest of the three rtso modes Modes OnvVif rtsp on UDP and TCP rtsp on TCP Tunnelling rtsp on http RTSP Protocols RTP RTSP HTTP Transport UDP ICP For Axis Communications cameras and certain Panasonics compression and format resolution are directly adjustable in the CamTrace acquisition tab For all other cameras the acquisition URLs are established so these two fields specify camera setup and these two parameters must be set in the camera For previous cameras CamlP HRI H
28. he IP address of each comera aarsssrssssssssssssssa 11 ESA C lae RE eE eo aA EEEE E E E E E Su a E E S RIESE 12 1 3 2 1 Checklist of operations to be performed on each comerq 12 132 2 Adidlilio onil pie DOGEFGIYISTerISu uu ku a T A E e EEEO EE 13 b32 LMN GeOrmerer5GROWIdiiiiy ku a aa aE re e aa a laa 13 1 4 CamTrace startup and configurqation 13 ll Services Denna a E 13 1 4 2 Installation of putty terminal emulation network ACCESS TO menucqo 15 1 4 3 Declaring cameras in the CAMTLACE SEMVEL c0sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesssssssssssssssssssssssssssesccenensescess 15 14 3 1 Manva decagon o Cameras 2 0 cc L u u u Q AE deed cece 15 1 4 3 2 Compatibility mode with previous versions of Coqmirace 18 1 4 3 3 Choice of acquisition parameters in H264 or MOEG4 modes 18 1 4 3 4 Limitations to be aware of for H264 and MPSOAS vc cicccccccccscnsncsetececdendececdensecedeasssecedeosssrscnceasss 19 1 4 3 5 Recommended scenario for H264 megapixel mode 19 154 326 CHONO a Camera mode hana a ui nas 19 VAST AUIOMOGANIC CECIGIATONM Or Caner A a aines wu Qa EEEE
29. in the image recommended Set the time zone and adaptation to winter summer times Limit the bandwidth of the camera to that which is necessary Settings concerning image quality obturation soeed compression image size lighting type backlighting etc can be provided at a later date 1 3 2 2 Additional time parameters Camtrace is an NIP server synchronization server for all peripherals that are NTP clients To synchronize cameras on Camflrace you must activate the synchronize with NTP server option in each camera In the address field of the NTP server you must enter the CamTrace address on the camera network 192 168 0 100 in our example If The camera is located on the company network you must enter the Camtlrace address on the company network side For image authentication reasons we highly recommend you display the time in the image 1 3 2 3 Limiting camera bandwidth As recent cameras can be used for ever higher resolutions they can take up 10 fo 12 Mb of bandwidth on the network images of 100 KB at 30 i s in mjoeg mode and 2 to 3 Mb in H264 mode with megapixel images The bandwidth used between Camflrace and each camera is adjusted on the cameras themselves It is offen Useful to limit the bandwidth sent by cameras This prevents saturation of the CamTrace network card s that receive the camera flows In reality this offen leads to increased fluidity This method is indispensable if the cameras are located o
30. ions box is not selected display takes place in full screen mode and the image may be deformed If if is checked display Is in maximum size mode which retains the image proportions To stop display from a client workstation as an administrator you must remove the user name blank choice in User It is also possible for a CamTrace user who is not an administrator fo manage the screens from a map View Maps For this the user profile must enable assignment of these screens In Admin Profiles open the desired profile Open the screen assignation permissions tab and select the boxes corresponding to the screens that the users associated with this profile can manage from a map 1 8 3 Case with a slave multiscreen workstation Certain video cards can be used to pilot a number of screens In this case you can launch more than one slave CamTrace on the same workstation distinguishing between them with their ID number To do this type 192 168 0 11 start php id 1 in the browser address bar then open a new browser and type 192 168 0 11 start php id 2 in its address bar To position each of the CamTrace windows in a group of screens you must provide as an argument for each Camtrace slave program the margin in pixels between the upper left position of the Window and the upper left position of the group of screens In the schematic example below if each of the screens has a resolution of 1280 x 1024 to display on screen B yo
31. it was defined on the server or if it has admin not yet been defined You can automatically launch the display daemon on startup of the PC by adding it to the Start menu To do so create an IE or Firefox shortcut as explained in the create a desktop shortcut chapter below In the target field type C Program Files Internet Explorer iexplore exe http camtrace_url start php Then place the icon in Start programs Start To exit the display on the slave station you must kill The session by entering ALT F4 Note in a cluster architecture the screens must be attached to each server A screen cannot receive flows from Camtraces to which it is not attached 30 1 8 2 Pilot display on a slave screen To start the display connect to Camfrace from another client workstation You must be a Cam Trace administrator to define a new screen In the web interface go to admin gt screens In Name enter the name that you want to give to the screen In Network Address enter the IP address of the workstation used as the screen In Screen N enter 1 by default If the screen Is a remote screen behind a public IP address you can differentiate between screens with their numbers In User choose the user with which you wish to associate this screen from a rights point of view You can only display cameras visible with the profile of the chosen USer You con choose qn individuql camerq or q group If the Keep Proport
32. ks use the UFS file system and have a theoretical maximum capacity of 1 billion terabytes A logical disk can be made up of q number of physical disks in RAID APC motherboard has a limited number of SATA connectors and BIOS limits the number of disks that can be declared You can connect external RAID disk bays with SAS or fiber interfaces Storage spaces Declared spaces soecifies the number of logical disks in addition to Declared spaces 1 Export disk space used 43 of 1795 Mb the system disk In our example there List delete storage spaces are therefore two disks Add a disk ge space Add a network storage space a Sar abs Oa ngs Note During installation of CamTrace Renova E Pub space software via q CD or q USB key the installation procedure detects the present lt Bk gt lt Back gt 36 disks You must designate the disks that will be used by CamtTrace and from among these the system disk To delete a disk all camera recordings allocated to this disk must be erased The migration of recordings from one disk to another takes place with the video system shut down This function is available with versions x 9 5 and later During declaration of q new camera you ior should specify on which disk it will be oe LEE registered This assignment of a camera to a hard drive can be done either in the web interface manage camera in the Records tab as shown here Or in Menucam in
33. le to use a single network card We recommend a Gigabit link between Camtrace and the switches If the network contains more than ten cameras the Gigabit link is necessary to obtain fluid images in 640 x 480 or higher formats 1 2 IP CONFIGURATION OF CAMTRACE SERVER 1 2 1 Default addresses Camtrace has one or more usually two Ethernet network interfaces RJ45 ports labeled by the name they have in the operating system For example em0 em1 boe0 bgel reo0 reol etc Two of these network interfaces have a default address If there are more than two additional interfaces do not have a default address First default address 192 168 1 100 Second default address 192 168 0 100 Careful there is no default address when Camtrace is delivered as software Network topology using the default addresses example 192 168 1 1 192 168 1 2 192 168 1 3 192 168 0 1 192 168 0 3 192 168 0 2 192 168 0 4 Compa y Netw Drg 192 168 0 100 192 168 1 100 Display station on security network 192 168 0 90 1 2 2 Data collection for connection to an existing network If you must connect the CamtTrace video server to an existing company network you will need the following information e An IP address for your Camtrace server on the company network side e The network mask e Anetwork name for the Camtlrace server The network name is the name that you give to the Camtrace server on the local network If the c
34. n a client workstation When you have finished configuring CamTrace remember to save it on a client workstation You can easily reload it in the event of a problem or hardware breakdown To do this use the web interface Log on as q Cam Trace administrator oy default admin and password camtrace click on administration then on Configuration In the Configuration menu click on the second line Save configuration and save the file If you are using the Firefox browser right click on the link then Save link as To reload a configuration select the file to be loaded with browse then click On load Note a configuration backup is only reloadable on the same Camtlrace version used to record if 1 4 7 Check CPU load and system parameters In the web Administration interface open the system information window This window provides different types of information on the configuration and peripherals existing on your system You must pay particular attention to one parameter in particular and that is the system load In the first frame located on the top left note the three values appearing on the last line For example system load 1 80 1 74 1 68 These figures indicate the average number of processes that require handling by the processor at any given moment With the appearance of multicore processors the interoretation of this data is not evident As an initial educated guess we could estimate that the figure should not exceed
35. n q company network Use values between 2 Mb and 5 Mb On certain cameras adjustment takes place in the TCP IP section sometimes in the advanced parameters section Enter the desired value in maximum bandwidth On other cameras you can only limit the number of images per second Note that on certain camera models this tyoe of adjustment does not exist For cameras using H264 codec you should adjust the camera settings to CBR Constant bit Rate if there is any doubt concerning the total capacity of the network to support VBR variable bit rate You can also limit the overall network bandwidth for cameras directly in Camtrace Access this function via Menucam in Network configuration Network interface configuration 1 4 CAMTRACE STARTUP AND CONFIGURATION 1 4 1 Service startup Activate the following services in menucam Go to Camtrace Services then to submenu Start all inactive services CamTrace starts the web server the database and the video service You can now access using a network station the web interface of the CamTrace server by entering the following in the address bar of your browser e http Camtrace IP address on the company network if you are on a Company network station usually the case e hitp Camtrace IP address on the camera network if you are on a station located on the camera network 13 e http Camtrace IP address on the surveillance network if you are on a station
36. n the manufacturer Install the utility on a PC connected to the network on which the cameras are found Most utilities automatically detect the network cameras You need only provide the IP address and occasionally other parameters depending on the manufacturer b Configuration using the Camtrace server Camera Conti guration List active cameras In menucam choose Camera Set the network address of a zamera Automatically add cameras to the datasase I I 7 Tesl basic camera resporise Coping configuration and then Set the Reboot an AMIS canera Csoftware network address of q camera Upgrade the firmware of an 4XIS camera The program asks you to enter the MAC address of the ee baci camera this address is marked on the camera then the IP address that you wish to assign to if When you enter the MAC address separate each group of two Characters with Switch off the power supply to your camera and then turn it back on To check the network connection for the camera that you have installed you can perform a ping on the allocated address from the Camfrace server on the console or from a remote terminal To do so exit the menucam and enter ping camera adress enter E ties cama res a address Mode P version DB ramets aml103 Network Camera 5 08 1 21 apr 20109 am Q01 wideo Encoder 5 02 CLO Feb 2009 aojj4 Metwork Camera 5 07 02 Oct ae Axisoij343_145 md2z2m Network Camera pee CMx Te 4 mej zm
37. nsumes considerable processing resources For a group display you should limit the number of images per second We do not recommend permanent display of images on the console for large installations Camfrace server Important you cannot display mpeg4 or H264 flows on the console Only Mjpeg flows can be decompressed and displayed on the console 39 40
38. of the user previously declared in CamtTrace password the password corresponding to this user deskname name of the desk previously defined in CamTrace codelang code for language used de for Germany en for English fr for French it for Italian nl for Deutch Browser language by default Example C Program Files Internet Explorer EXPLORE EXE http carnac login login php user john amp pass Ke27diZ amp desk labs amp lang en Create a Camflrace icon eye on your desktop by downloading it from Camftrace Via the main Cam Trace menu browser banner go to the help then in utilities right click on the Camfrace logo Then click on save target as and save the file containing the camtrace ico icon in a location of your choice Right click on the IE shortcut icon to Camtrace In Properties go to change icon and provide the Camftrace icon path that you want to save Note when you create a desktop in disolay icon located in the bottom right of the Camtrace banner be sure to arrange windows so that they are wholly contained in the screen 1 13 MULTIVOLUME MANAGEMENT As of Camtrace versions 4 8 x and later you can manage a number of logical disks The interface is used to allocate each camera to a disk There are several items of information that you must have at hand to organize the hardware for a Camtrace system The system disk that which hosts the operating system cannot exceed 2 IB The other dis
39. ols Internet options Security tab add the address or the Camtrace name if you have a DNS being sure that https checkbox is not checked Note When Camtrace is used from Internet Explorer a status bar may appear masking the end of CamTrace menus To remove it simply place Camtrace in the Internet Explorer confidence sites If the same problem arises under Firefox please refer to the problem and solutions chapter 1 4 5 Interpretation of status messages in CamTrace The Camtrace web interface provides a global view of all cameras declared Go to Admininistration Cameras If necessary click on detailed information for more details IP addresses Four status are possible in the Status column active inactive camera error and ignored active a network peripheral is present at the address indicated and sends jpeg images It would be reasonable to think that this is a camera inactive The network peripheral does not reply or does not send an image and does not send an http error Camera error q network peripheral returns an http error gt immediate reflex view the system log in consult system log The latter message is often triggered by a password on q camera unknown to Camfrace to be entered in manage cameras in the acquisition tag ignored The number of cameras allowed by the license is exceeded or the camera cannot write to disk hard drive broken or not mounted 20 1 4 6 Save the server configuration o
40. ompany has a DNS we recommend that its name be consistent with that given to the Camftrace in this DNS e The IP address of an internal or external DNS This parameter is optional It is used by the Camftrace server to reach external names with their names FQDN and not only their IP addresses for example mail server e The IP address of the default gateway This parameter is optional It is required to reach the Camlfrace server from a client workstation located outside the segment on which the Camtrace server is located For example to access a CamTrace via the Internet you must enter the IP address of your router on the local network side LAN It is also used by Camtrace to exit the address class of the local network for example connection to an NTP time server or to an email server 1 2 3 General information about the Cam Trace network settings Pour configurer les param tres r seau depuis menucam il existe deux m thodes e You can configure Camlrace manually with menucam e You can use the installation wizard that allows you to define the network and system settings by answering key questions Caution If the address class of the name server DNS is different from those used on the Camtrace networks the gateway must be filled in Caution You must assign two addresses to CamTrace belonging to different networks To avoid serious malfunction of your CamTrace network you must never use the same address class on both int
41. on Click at the top on modify Open the contact box parameters tab Choose the COM port to which the box is plugged this is the COM port that is specified after a module detection Serial port used Watchdog timeout value in seconds Choose the Watchdog timeout delay in Router network address practice 15 seconds Output it router failure Note To check if the WD stops at the end of the specified time shut down the video service with Menucam 34 In router network address enter the address of a device in your network that responds to ping We recommend using the router if there is one With this mechanism you activate a contact in the event of a network failure For increased security and if your video surveillance setup must be accessible from the outside you can give the address or the name of the gateway of your access provider which should also respond to a ping In this case the contact will be activated for both an internal network failure as well as for a failed access to the site via the external network WAN Hifcamtrace S MANAGE CAMERAS admingTestt 5 Mozilla Firefox In manage cameras click on the name of the camera to be configured in the Contacts tab you can eto Aree were select the CamlO output contacts that willopen upon when this camera Is in alarm mode select the CamlO output contact that will indicate the disconnection of this camera anise Output contacts
42. onfiguration to be performed on client worksiIqtlions 29 1 7 1 3 Configuration to be performed ON the CONNECTION servers 29 TB DISDIGY Seres uuu uuu Z u w kk stadia tvecGoticwadetseatetestasataaabnccats 30 l Orle SIG VES Creet CONOUG O L u u kuyuy uusausissusbbusalusstushtusquanauascastasshu hamus uansstaoa Sasa asss assaka asqa sss 30 8622 Pil tdiplay oma SON SOErGSnu uo p ous Qua up snn sipas aO a an ana uu a a 31 1 8 3 Case with q slave multiscreen workstqtion 3 1 9 Management Of camera oplions 32 1 10 Positions and patrols Of motorized camerdas 33 1 11 Install the CamIO Module inputs oulputs 33 1 12 Create q shortcut on the desklop 35 1 13 MOIIIVolomemanqggemenh u uu u ie AR Re ees 36 1 14 Graphic mode on the console 37 1 1 STARTUP CONNECTION SHUTDOWN 1 1 1 Standard start up and shutdown Camtrace is generally delivered without a screen
43. our PC on an address on the network 192 168 1 0 for example 192 168 1 2 Link the PC using a crossed cable to a network interface at random Ping the server If it does not respond change the network connector and ping until you find the good interface See Access Menucam via the network below Note CamtTrace has one or more network cards Usually two You can mix cameras and display stations on all networks at will But we recommend that you create specialist networks particularly for important setups In this way you can group cameras on one or more security networks use another network interface to connect to the company s network and yet another to connect to a display network guard houses and display PCs Local network cameras Remote surveillance Internet CamtTrace video surveillance server os router Remote network cameras Internet or orivate WA _ Secure access to images la from all PCs inside hp the company switch Surveillance network switch router mm switch Display stations on security network custodians security Y netwofk Camtrace installation overview This separation of the network optimizes the performance and the security of your video installation When several Cam Traces are used we strongly advise you to isolate the cameras attached to each Camtrace on different networks For small configurations it is possib
44. ption 1 be sure to set up the screen type The screen parameters are specified above the menu When you are in the option Change the screen type Accept trigger a state change from TFT flat screen to CRT cathode screen Set the resolution for your screen between VGA SVGA and XGA Start graphic mode in Menucam Graphic mode starts up in q new console To log on in graphic mode the user is camtrace The default password is camera To return to the console in character mode type CTRL ALT Fl To access the console in graphic mode when it is launched type CTRL ALT F9 To quit graphic mode use Menucam or type CTR ALT lt backspace Graphic applications The graphical interface offers a certain number of applications Files file explorer Firefox browser Terminal terminal emulator You can start Menucam in this emulator Camitrace video application Slave screen Launches a passive screen to pilot display on the console from another client workstation User s manual A pdf reader enables you to read online manuals Execute to type and launch a shell command Other parameters in the graphic interface in Menucam 38 The start automatic login field is used to start a graphical session during startup or restartup of Camtlrace The session Is started for the camtrace user Change the startup command give access to the Graphic mode startup submenu Graphics mode startup This menu is u
45. ras in Camtrace 14 1 4 2 Installation of putty terminal emulation network access to menucam Note You can skip this paragraph if you don t want to access menucam from your PC If however you need to administer CamtTrace from a distance you must install the putty emulation software described below and configure the router to allow entry to port 22 The putty emulation software for PC Ms Windows is provided with CamtTrace you can easily install and configure it Go to the main menu banner of the web interface Click on Help then on Utilities Click on PUTTY to download it then click on recommended configuration to configure it When you call putty a putty configuration window appears on the screen Enter the name of the CamTrace server or Its IP address in the Host Name fields Port 22 is Used and the protocol SSH secured Then enter Load and Open The emulation window opens on the screen The security procedure requires a two step login login as camtrace camtrace machine name password camera su Password camtrace Machine name Note The passwords provided are default passwords The camtrace user is an ordinary computer user without root privileges the password of this user is camera the su command switches the user to a super user root whose password is camtrace 1 4 3 Declaring cameras in the Camftrace server There are two ways to declare cameras A manual procedure that works wi
46. s s enter the value selected for ex 200 for a limit of 200 Kbits s on a line with 256 Kbits s in uplink mode This limit is indisoensable if you want to use the Internet access for other functions than video 1 6 SUPERVISOR CONFIGURATION A CamTrace Supervisor is a CamTrace server on which you redeclare all cameras located on q number of remote sites The Camtrace Supervisor can group together several hundred cameras that are in fact physically linked to remote Camtraces Take the following configuration as an example Camfrace 1 manages 3 cameras cam cam2 cam3 Camflrace 2 manages 5 cameras cam1 cam2 cam3 cam4 cam5 Camflrace 3 manages 4 cameras cam cam2 cam3 cam4 The three Camtraces below are all connected to an extended WAN Internet or private network A fourth CamftTrace called the supervisor is also connected to the extended network We will declare 12 cameras on the supervisor corresponding to all the cameras managed by the three remote Camflraces Video flows will be taken on the three remote Camtlraces and not on the cameras Camtrace s will therefore manage 12 cameras cam1_CT1 cam2_CT1 cam3_CTl com1_CT2 com2_ CT2 cam3_CT2 cam4_CT2 cam5_CT2 cam1_CT3 cam2_CT3 cam3_CT3 cam4_CT3 With CamtTrace Supervisor we can Display any camera via the same interface Make up groups by combining cameras located on a number of remote Camtraces 24 Create maps with Linking GamTraces to a supervi
47. sed to specify Startup command passive screen i Automatic refresh at 1 05 amp every 3 hours the mode in which the Camtrace client will be Start in passive screen mode automatically launched on Sie coe sre came encore the console during a poe ee uae U 5 n Comiroce restart Automatic login must be lt OK gt lt Back gt activated Start with the monitor group launches the group called monitor or moniteur A group with the same name must have been previously created with the web interface This mode is recommended when you wish to display q group permanently on the console Start in passive screen mode launches passive screen mode on the Cam Trace startup console Graphical mode and automatic login must be activated This mode is used when you want to be able to change the display on the console from another client workstation Start with a user desktop specifies a desktop recall of several windows individual views cycle groups or plans recorded beforehand Note To save a desktop containing a full screen press ALT TAB to redisplay the main Camflrace banner Customize startup Command launches a command that will be automatically executed after startup in graphical mode The command must end with an amp execution in background mode and can start with nice nx with x between 1 and 10 to lower its priority 10 is the lowest Attention the permanent display of images on the console co
48. sor cameras located ona number of sites entrance camera lt gt o gt LE lt E n a n Make centralized T as recordings in addition to those made on each site CamtTrace di Quickly check the CamTrace d11 operations of all camera equipment Internet or local Trigger local alarms via area gt alarms originating from Qe remote Camtraces entrance_CT11 camera supervisor CamTrace Pilot remote mobile cameras 1 6 1 Configuration of remote CamTraces These configurations are useful if you wish an alarm triggered on a remote Camflrace to be relayed to the supervisor For this you must specify in each remote CamTrace in the example CamTrace d11 and Camtrace d12 which is the CamTrace Supervisor and which port is used for alarms Z CHANGE CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS admin Test11 Microsoft Internet fa Bf This configuration is performed in Manage gt Configuration in the section Event message parameters as follows In the messages destination host name field enter the Camtrace Supervisor IP adaress Message destination host name 192 33 160 15 Target TCP port s001 Message format HTTP messages Keep connection open Messages on disconnect reconnect Back 25 If the Cam Trace Supervisor is located behind a router you must enter the public IP address of the router on the WAN side and activate the address translation NAT in the router In
49. th all cameras supported by CamlTrace and an automatic procedure using the menucam that will work with certain cameras Axis Sony Mobotix CamlP Certain models and or firmware may not be recognized 1 4 3 1 Manual declaration of cameras This general procedure is accessed via the Camtrace web interface Go to the Administration menu and then Cameras In the top left of the menu click on Add a Camera 15 Add modify a camera Parameters are organized as tabs fier pre zi Camera getup um w later w Password for HTTP camera authentication es Extra HTTP URL arqument pee HTTP URE argumenti li i Live setess useri Live access pasewort l Stop video streams automatneally G to disable checkin Camera declared in http mjpeg format Camera declared in rtsp h264 format Note With the admin camera menu you can change the parameters on more than one camera ata time If you have a number of identical cameras we recommend you use recognition automatic addition by Menucam then use the left column of the admin camera menu fo select all those that will have the same parameters Then click on modify the selection at the top of the menu The modify several cameras window opens Attention some of the parameters in the acquisition tab can only be modified glob
50. the number of cores two for a double core four for a quad core The memory is always occupied at more than 90 which is normal However the swap use of the hard disk by the system to overcome Insufficient memory must be equal fo 0 Another more complete utility is available with versions 5 x x and earlier of Cam Trace on the console or with ssh access with putty Connect to the system quit the Menucam if you are in it and at the command prompt or enter the commana htop followed by Enter A utility in character mode appears that gives the load of each core You can configure the information to be displayed The commands are indicated on the screen The tasks that take up the most resources are Low bandwidth mode groups with low bandwidth Motion detection performed by Camtrace The indexing of movements in the recordings Camera display on the console 21 E camtracet5 axis fr PuTTY TEZ lze Ls 25 li Ls 125 Lit Les Lac 23 2E 24 128 Lee AS Lee A Lee 1 5 CONFIGURING REMOTE ACCESS Purpose To use your Camtrace server from a client station via the Internet or a private remote link We recommend that your local network be permanently connected to the Internet Your Internet access provider will give you with a fixed public IP address You can also use a dynamic DNS service to be configured on the router 1 5 1 Router firewall configuration The only IP address that
51. to one of the serial ports on your Camtlrace server The serial cable must be straight end to end with all wires cabled It is a simple extension cord To declare and test the CamlO housing start the CamIO Module Menucam on the system console or from a client ct mo workstation with putty Pure s foes Go to System configuration then to CamlO Test and debus Module The following screen appears If you start the module detection you obtain the following type of message CamIO version 2 module detected on COMI dev fcuadQ with Inputs This module jis not configured 33 The inputs are numbered from EO to E7 or EO and El on the box with two paths They are triggered by dry contacts To test the EO input you can short circuit the two EO terminals to test the El input the two El terminals etc The two terminals for a contact are located side by side The outputs are numbered from SO to S and WD or SO and WD They are piloted by micro relays Max 1 A and can be used to open or close dry contacts or power relays The two contact terminals are located side by side If the CamlO box is not powered on or if CamTrace is shut down the contacts are all open The launching of Camtlrace video services closes all the contacts When Camtrace Is operating with its video services active its contacts are normally closed They open Upon an alarm If the CamTrace video services are stopped the contacts except WD remain
52. tup wizard The setup wizard will guide you step by step during installation If you are not familiar with Camtrace it will prevent you from forgetting an important step In Cb GH choose the Welcome to the Cantrace setup wizard setup wizard choice 8 T The following screens w Tl guide you through your server s configuration The setup wizard lets you choose respectively the menus language the console keyboard language the server s time zone IP addresses and masks of the network interfaces available on the server The setup wizard then lets you choose optional parameters the server name on the network the domain name server DNS address The address of the gateway the maximum bandwidth allowed through the gateway the address of a time server NTP 1 3 CAMERA CONFIGURATION 1 3 1 Configuring the IP address of each camera Each camera must have a fixed IP address on the network For historical stability reasons for addressing Camlrace is not q DHCP server Attention You must always define the IP address of a camera and check its operations before placing it in an area difficult fo access pole housing etc There are two methods for defining the IP address for each camera a Configuration offered by the camera manufacturer This is the standard configuration valid for all camera brands Configuration software is always provided with the cameras IP Utility IP Finder IP setup etc depending o
53. u must type 192 168 0 11 start php id 1 amp 1left 1280 To display simultaneously on screen D you must enter 192 168 0 11 start php 1d 2 amp eft 1280 amp top 1024 left is the left margin between the left side of the CamTrace Lc Le window and the left side of the group of screens top is the top margin between the upper side of the CamTrace window and the Upper side of the group of screens Attention The multi screen video controller must be configured in such a way that the full screen function is managed separately on each screen 3 1 9 MANAGEMENT OF CAMERA OPTIONS Certain cameras have additional functions such as output contacts LEDS sound alarms etc that can be piloted via the network using the options mechanism Camtrace can be used to activate the functions of these cameras in their individual display window or in a group When the option is defined it appears in a display in the camera s context sensitive menu right click in the image in the options sub menu with a title defined by you To enter new options go to manage options http icamtrace14 Model options adminoTest14 Wi l You can define as many options as you want These options must be attached to Adda model option a type represented by a number a Load another configuration Group all the options that you want to activate ina given camera model together under the same type For example put all tyoe 2 options th
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