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Freedom Server V3.3 User Manual

1. PLAYBACK if exporting to USB click Select destination and pointto USB location Export List Export List Total 2 2GB A FreedomSVR_Cube90__Number Plates HDBW32 49 4 07 01 2014 0 Select Source C CCTV Downloads Freedom Lite__Front Car Park HDB3202P device 1468 9 26 03 2013 1 mm Freedom Test_PC__Rear CP HDBW3220P 227 O 369 1 06 09 2013 0 e Name Size M Time Check capacity goet 11_20110819142424 mp4 4 7 19 08 2011 15 03 2 112_20110819141450 mp4 5 1 19 08 2011 15 05 113_201108191 mp4 4 7 19 08 2011 15 07 nega 1616Lan_ 16 DandenongRd__20130 21 7 10 07 2013 13 39 CD 630MB DVD 3 7GB USB 4GB 4TB SOUL ACE OF l l l l 1 Click the check button ae aun YOU te ole IETS wo ee elie 2 If disc checks OK click the Export button to begin rive 2 Click the add button gt gt Repeat steps 1 amp 2 for each file you wish to include Note Each filename indicates the name of the camera and the time range After burning has completed a message will appear Tip you can CTRL Click to make multiple selections ote r The disc includes a self executable player and will automatically play on PC s that have autorun enabled otherwise navigate to your CD drive and double click the file named Autorun bat Video z ard tutorials FR39 VER 20140509
2. Clicking the running man icon returns playback to normal speed e Sound on mute and volume control Clicking speaker icon toggles between mute unmute e Print Current frame This feature will be available in a future version co Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 63 FR43 V1 9 20140509 aE cmieelanl meyarcl eyelet Print Frame back Frame advance Sound Volume Maintenance amp Reporting Managing your Download folder It s recommended you regularly clean up footage and pictures you have previously downloaded and backed up if you don t footage accumulates and becomes un manageable because the list becomes too large and time consuming to find the footage you just downloaded The File Manager section below describes how to delete old footage and pictures snapshots File Manager The File manager allows you to quickly delete old downloaded footage files from your default download folder to free up space which makes future back ups less complex a smaller file list Li To delete old downloaded footage from the Live view window click the menu F icon then click File manager this will open the File manager window Fig 13 Then either click the Select all button to select all downloaded footage files or CTRL click to highlight selected files only then click the Delete button File Name Cor 7216NVR__OMEGA 6980 PTZ _20130402_085800_20130 27 1 03 04 2013 06 47 20 Cor 7216NVR__OMEG
3. Freedom Server and a user login dialog will appear a BEY i Freedom When you first install the application the default username will be admin and password field is blank Click the Login button to start application These settings can be modified under the User Management section Unlocking Freedom software that is currently running By default Freedom Server starts in a locked state You can find out if the program is currently in a locked state by looking at the bottom right icons The 2 icon from the right indicates whether the software is locked or not if the software is currently locked the icon displayed will be red if software is unlocked the icon will be Locking Freedom prevents un authorized use of the application For the lock to work correctly a password must be setup for the current User i To lock Freedom click on the lock icon you will then be prompted to enter your password to confirm request Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 11 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Getting to know the Freedom Server Interface The Freedom Server is divided into 2 major components which reflect the functionality of how most Users will interact with the software these components are e View to view live video images Playback to playback or backup pre recorded video footage The two components can be seen in the images below FREEDOM MP CCTV SERVER TRANSGODE
4. REE DOT SURVEILLANCE Freedom VMS Server Manual 2 TE COAX CABLING 4D SDI SPH CATS CABLING mM E FIBRE CABLING SCCHCH SHS TETESEHEEEEEEEEEEE MULTI PLATFORM Q Based on version V3 3 Build 20140509 Clicking on any of the headings below will take you straight to that section Index Freedom Server REQUIFEMENSS cccsccssccesccesccesccsccnsccesccesccescceceesceesees 5 MINIMUM Server Requirements ccccecccesescccssscccncccccseseccuscsececeseesesseesesseeeseseuess 5 Standard Server Requirements cccccceseccccescccceseccecsecscesceeeecseeuecseeuesseeuecseenesess 5 Performance Server Requirements sssessssessseessseessseesscrssreessereseeeseseeseeesseeessee 5 Supported Devices and Manufacturers sisisssssvssssvscsssvassdessesosdessdessessseueseensesasdonagas 6 Freedom Server LICencinNg esessresessrseeerrresersresercresertressrtersseresereresertresseteesseresess 7 Supporting Quick Guides amp TrAININg sccctwastsasiaatiocasasanscatioateasdiradinadenataaaaaaasnadnians 7 Installation 8 Steps f r seting vp a Frecdom SETET nensis i a aS 8 Preparing hard disks for recording ssssssesssssersresereresercreesrrerereresesereserteeseeeeeeseee 9 Fast Index 9 Deleting camera k oreo e cumer ererer mee ver rma ter cern ter ener rere teres epee ner annem e neat 9 Seming UP DUG Tino MNOS CONC OTY ccsacescsceaccecssacececssacecedsenceeedecicecedeanc
5. Sere i e Allows transcoded playback on Freedom Clients from Freedom Server Pro p Encode option normal quality versions Image Size 352238 v Frame Rate 4fps v _ Max Bit Rate 256Kbps gt This is where you set the encoding and bitrate parameters for the low bandwidth transcoded streams which are used by the Freedom Client software to playback Sacra ita Image Size P footage over low bandwidth connections There are 3 quality settings low normal ere and best The available options are Max Bit Rate 64Kbps Encode option Image size Frame Rate Bitrate Senice Stolus Low 176x144 QCIF 1 6 FPS 48 128kbps S 352x288 CIF 1 4 FPS 96 256kbps 704x576 D1 1 2FPS 128 384kbps Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 44 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Camera Group Setup In Freedom Server a Group is a selection of logically related cameras The purpose of a group is to make it easy for an operator to quickly bring up a group of cameras without having to individually select each camera Groups can be used to quickly open a group of cameras some examples of a group may be EXAMPLES OF TYPES OF CAMERA GROUPS Entrances and Exits POS Computer Rooms Block A B C etc Building Names Loading Bays High Risk Areas stairs Lanes etc Car Parks Lockers Gaming Areal Gaming Area2 Creating a Group To create a camera Group following these steps Fig 6 0 1 Click on the Setup ico
6. Note To use this method a Group has to have been configured prior refer Group Setup chapter 1 From Live view with Group Connect panel displaying click on the CONNECT button This will connect to the currently selected group if you wish to select another pre defined group click the arrow on the drop down menu and select from list 2 To disconnect from a group click on DIS CONNECT button METHOD 5 Right clicking over camera or device icon in device list 1 Inthe Device list expand the device you wish to select cameras from 2 Select highlight the tile you wish the camera to appear in Right click over the camera Mig you wish to view and choose either Main stream or Sub stream Note you can select to view an entire DVR by Right clicking over device icon and choosing either Preview Live video right click context menu options When you right click over a tile that has live video you have a number of options these include Main Stream Selects main stream to view which is usually the higher quality resolution stream Sub Stream Select sub or extra stream to view which is the recommended stream for off site viewing Close live video Closes the current live video within the tile you right clicked on Snapshot Takes a picture of the current frame in the currently select tile Picture size Displays the encoding resolution of the video running in the tile you righ
7. SNC Rear CarPark 1 DM160 i aca Cameras under ME MxEco Dandenong RD device WE MEco TY W Mx Eco Rear CarPark WE MexEco Front Door Image shows the Device list and 1 device wr Fee eal es al ed ke cal oe E be cad ened SMC CH120 eee SN CHi40 The following functions can be performed from the Device list pane e Display a single camera e Display all cameras attached to device e Close all open video from a particular device by right clicking over the E icon e Choose which stream to connect to view main stream or sub stream e Display list containing ONLY cameras gt No devices are displayed e Expand camera list gt removes the control panel to show a longer list of camera Moving Live view to another monitor If you have multiple monitors connected to your computer you can move the Live view screen to the secondary monitor by 7i placing your cursor on the Freedom Logo and dragging it to another monitor MP GieivV SERVER TRANSCODE PRO Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 14 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Version and Licensing Information FREEDOMI To find out what version of Freedom you have and license add on you have while in gt _ FLW SIS UNS Els i TRANS f 7E PRO the Live view section double click on the Freedom Surveillance logo or click on the Menu m Button t located at the bottom right of the Live view window and selected About Learn
8. backed up 14 11 11 10 AAH pan eae PAPE Slower Faster Quieter Louder du Tip you can CTRL click to select more than 1 file F102815 iHa ar Car Pak device 1 S053 WA 12112 16 30 04 2014 1121118 2e03f2019 Diss 14 E Repeat steps 3 amp 4 for all files you wish to include HI F at a time Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 69 FR43 V1 9 20140509 PLAYBACK Camvex Maxima MRS go Md Front Building Fy Aaa Dandenong F 3 Cj AG Winterton Re A vad Side Roller Dx select tick cameras max 4 PLAYBACK Repeat steps from above Search s cted date View snapshots Play local video using Freedom VMS SUSE PLAYBACK earch time perio View snapshots Play local video MULTI PLATFORM aA TANAAN Om Omu Omru Ou 04 00 00 Double click the area on the timeline you wish to playback on the row corresponding to your desired camera In the example above 4am is selected as the time amp camera labeled Dandenong Road using Freedom software PLAYBACK 29 10 2011 v 12 00 00 AM 11 59 59 PM my y A Enter Date amp time range you wish to playback then click OK Navigating to a time PLAYBACK Front Building Om Omu Omu Oua 04 00 00 Each horizontal bar represents a 24hr period from a different camera Double click the area on the timeline you wish to playback on the row corr
9. camera is connected to and the camera title Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 50 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Creating an eMap 62o Video tutorial at www freedomvms com tutorials emaps The E map setup screen is divided into three sections Figure 7 0 A B C 10 11 12 13 The Map image area Fig 7 0A The Navigation pane to move around the eMap The Map amp Toolbox pane allows you to select maps and modify equipment on the maps Navigation Pane Map Area To create a new E map follow these steps In Live View click the Up arrow icon and choose eMap Setup from the popup menu Right click over the Map amp Toolbox mh Fig 7 0C and select New Map Enter a descriptive name for your E map some examples may be gt Blogs Hotel Level 1 Blogs Secondary College A Block Gaming Room 1 Morton Hill Loading Depot Click the Browse button to locate the image file you wish to use as the E map background Images can be in JPG or BMP format and It s recommended that the dimensions of the eMap image be the same as the resolution of the monitor the eMap will be displayed on If you wish to user an eMap as the default map that loads when you click the eMap icon tick the Startup box Click the Close button to save the image to Freedom To Add Cameras to your map click Toolbox radio button f Toolbox at the bottom left of the screen Drag the camera ic
10. EE N a a a e Dna Msn Mannan 5 ID OTING CMOS eaea a a a eee 52 BaCkNO UR a EXON GC NOS erriari s ie in r A 52 Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 3 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Playback 53 RIGHT CieEK contex menus in DIGY DOCK anand 54 Uigtelelescelarellare Te MMEM e remem arene mtr nat D mrn nnn Mach Bn Mien lta nien inert Nin Mia nisn Mnich ne MDa 54 Navigating The TIME LINE DOM cc cess cecssecccecescscceenecececsesesecessscseenessceeensseseees 55 POYDGCK TINC HON DOI ONS arrra iaeiae EA EEE ITE A ANEA 56 FIO OOS COO DUNO idsi i 56 FOOTO CS TST Sill OSNO AE A EAA ate AA E A tents 56 Using eMap To Flayback Cameras kcicisicicieseasiaisseictabessistenssesshesbikeeesbiaeetioes 57 Playing back footage from a recording device esssssersssreresereressrereesrrerererers 58 AE aE KEND E E E AA EAA EA AAE A 59 Downloading amp exporting footage eesssseseesecsscossosecsecsecoseoseesecsscoseoseese 60 Burning Exporting the footage DACKUP sssesrsssssresserrrsesrcesssrresssrrrsesrereseeeees 60 Replaying Footage previously downloaded or backeq Up esssersseerrsssrrese 62 FINN UBF Ie ONY OIG oes a a 62 Caneda Naming Conven ONS aare i aiea EER E REE 62 KOCAP V enaa E E E A 63 Maintenance amp REDOING tcc hese centres Rts Reet ners 64 Managing your Downoad Tolder ia tsa retrace cet aatan A 64 AUZAN EE a AA EAA art Nery Reb Nn NTE re EE Be Mn na nn Nn Mt A Dar 64 DEVICES S a E E eee 65 PVOSC OM LOOS i rasevenetarcsesdters aria AOIREAN I
11. FR43 V1 9 20140509 Calling a preset Make sure the PTZ camera is currently being displayed in video tile before proceeding Select click the tile containing the PTZ camera 1 Click PTZ Control button WO Prz comro to enter PTZ mode 2 Click the dropdown menu button 1 3 Select the preset you wish to go to 2 4 Click the GO button 3 call the preset PTZ CONTROL SET PRESET PTZ SPEED CONTROL The PTZ speed bar controls the speed at which the selected PTZ camera Pans Tilts and Zooms when a button is pressed or held down PTZ DIRECTIONAL CONTROL The directional control button is intuitive the direction of the arrow indicates the direction the PTZ camera will move once a button is pressed The longer you hold the button down the more the camera will move in that direction PTZ ZOOM CONTROL The PTZ Zoom control allows you to zoom in or out from your current position Zoom out further away Zoom in Closer Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 23 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Options buttons Overview The option buttons are located at the bottom right of the Freedom Server application Open Playback Lock un lock Options menu The first icon is the Playback icon clicking this icon will close all live video and open Freedom Playback section which allows you to playback pre recorded video or images Clicking this icon takes you to the SETUP window which is wher
12. PRO H 888 Freedom Server m m l V GROUP CONNECT l ve l ew COLOUR AUDIO PTZ CONTROL SELECT GROUP screen m E H Tt Sat May 10 2014 10 29 12 AM Be sess HEN soon CPU 0 1 4 5 a 16 MORE PLAYBACK SELECT f SELECT FILE DATE CAMERA LIST P i l i E Freedom Server screen Control all Video Tiles Gri 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 EID K Slower Faster k Quieter Louder O 0am Oam Om Gams GES Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 12 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Device List Tile layout and status bar ILLLER E Below Preview tiles Preview tiles FR43 V1 9 20140509 Page 13 Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Device List window The Device list displays a list of installed devices A device is denoted by the this icon Ba Each device has cameras listed under them You can expand each device to see the cameras contained within them by clicking on the plus sign to the left of the device icon Cameras are signified by this WE icon when a camera is open streaming within a tile the icon changes to green WS E SMC Dandenong Rd EX104 E SNC Stair well Ex 104 E SNE RS 44 E SMC Loading Bay BM110 eos SNC Rear CarPark 2 DM160 E SNC ShowRoom Table DM1Li0 E SWC Front CarPark Entrance l E SMC Kitchen DM110 expanded displaying cameras under it Eg SHE C511 Level 1 E SMC Level 1 Overview CH210 eos
13. Right click over device name and select Upgrade Firmware from the menu 4 When remote upgrade window appears click the Browse button navigate to firmware file location click on the firmware file then click the Update button Ensure power to the device is NOT interrupted during firmware upgrade Double check you have the correct firmware amp firmware file s has been unzipped Make sure the firmware upgrade is taking place on a LAN not over a WAN internet environment System Group Setup Alarm Setup User Management Fig 1 0 Device Ss E Omega OM1616 Right click over device name and select Upgrade Firmware Remote Config Backup Config Restore Config Reboot Device Firmware File Synchronize Re login Synchronize Camera List One Device Synchronize Camera List All Device 5 Note the success notification message is an indication that the file has been sent successfully the firmware upgrade itself is still in progress please wait about 7 minutes after seeing this message before attempting to connect to device 6 Reboot device again after firmware upgrade has completed by right clicking over the device name in setup and choosing Reboot Device 7 Use the backup you performed earlier to restore previous settings 8 After restoring the device settings from your backup CHECK ALL SETTINGS Freedom Server V3 3 User
14. Right click over the camera and choose Remove Hyperlink e To MOVE a camera to another location on the map simply drag the icon to the desired position e To CHANGE the eMap image o Enter E map Setup as described above then right click over the E map name you wish to edit and select Map config from menu popup o Click the Browse button and select the new image you wish to use Importing eMaps To import an eMap click on the menu icon and select E map setup then right click over the left map window area See Fig 7 2 and select Import map then browse to the location of the eMap and click open New map Note After importing the eMap you need to re map the icons Right Click here which means point each camera eMap icon to its correct to import an eMap device camera pair The exception to this is when you have re imported an entire Freedom configuration which replaces all devices currently install with imported devices contained within the config file that will include the correct logical IDs for each camera icon For a more detailed guide on importing amp editing eMaps refer to Freedom eMap installation Guide pdf Backing Up and Exporting eMaps Emaps from Freedom Servers can be exported to other Freedom Servers or Clients but remember you must re associate the hyperlinks after importing the eMap s While in E map setup right click over the name of each E map you
15. Server V3 3 User Manual Page 62 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Local Player source Drive D Data er COTY Video Player DOUBLE CLICK FILES TO VIEW FOOTAGE i CCTV Freedom Server__CO2 Front CP Cube Freedom Cube 20 14 Omega7216__C01 HDW32005 227 20140429 080000 201 Mai a ae ae eh ee el ee FHOTS The Local Player Fig 10 is used to review previously download footage from a recorder To find out what version of the Local Player you have right click on the video tile and click version Digital Zoom is also available in Local Player gt refer to Using Digital Zoom section for more information Validating Watermark Watermark validation can be performed on footage recorded on Freedom Server recorders To validate right click on video tile and select Validate If file has not A a E en Ne EE See been tampered with you will get a File watermarked and authenticated message as seen in Fig 11 Exp O rt t o AVI kaona psoas v Maintain video aspect radio Full Screen The Player contains an option to convert footage to AVI format by right clicking over the video Original Size digital zoom area Fig 10 C and selecting AVI Convert AVI Convert Fig 12 provides an overview of the button and controls for the Freedom Local Player e Speed control J F gt Dragging right increases speed dragging to left decreases speed of playback
16. Television EX104 4 Click the Remove Device icon Fig 2 7 C 5 Confirm device removal then click Close Important When deleting an IP camera or encoder you will be asked whether you want to delete the footage associated with the device Its recommended you tick delete footage box if you do not do so the footage files will remain on the hard disk drives indefinitely which will reduce your overall retention period Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 32 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Device right click context menu options Right clicking over a device in the device list gives you the following options e Remote Config gt opens the devices web configuration page which allows you to configure settings on the remote device e Backup Config gt backs up a devices configuration Remote Config e Restore Config gt Restores a devices configuration ke Gish e Reboot Device gt Restarts the device Restore Config e Upgrade Firmware Allows you to perform a firmware update Pea PaE e Synchronize Time gt Pushes current time to device Upgrade Firmware e Re login gt performs a re login to remote device or Server Synchronize Time e Synchronize Camera List One Device gt Performs a sync to the device Re login you right clicked on Synchronize Camera List One Device e Synchronize Camera List All Device gt Performs a sync to all devices Synchronize Camera List All Device IMPORTANT Whenever a de
17. access File Manager h 5 Whether user is allowed remote access pa Whether user is allowed to restart the software Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 46 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Fig 6 1 illustrates the layout of the User Management section of Freedom Server The pre configured admin has an Authorization Level of Manager which includes access to all devices and privileges to change all settings User management has a number of shortcut features designed to make user permission setup easier these shortcuts are the Disable all Cameras Enable all Cameras and the Duplicate user buttons System Setup Device Setup Record Setup Group Setup Transcode Setup Users User Currently selected user Change password SE Anh len User Name operator admin Manager Aath evel Duplicate user mobile Remote vie operator Operator ry User rights ES Selected camera items TTT A User access rights m Setup rights a EEE OMEGA 1616 Factne domioad rights I7 Color adjust MW System setup In IY Delete footage IY Device setup M Search log V E map setup m E map MW Sensor setup Close amp Minimize V POS setup File manager Backup system para E Import system para Disk manager W Re Start Freedom Disable all Cameras Select all Cameras Iv all Re Start Transcode lt gt Note
18. allows you to synchronize all other cameras with the currently selected camera blue outline so they will all be playing at a similar time Note when footage is in Synchronized mode the buttons text colour will change to blue Sencneonce You can also synchronize by right clicking over the camera you wish the other cameras to synchronize with and select synchronize with this camera Note By default playback is always synchronized Zoom In Out Buttons for zooming in and out of the timeline bar in increments of 60 15 7 5 5 2 5 minutes Move Left Right all gt Move to the left or right of the timeline when zoomed in Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 55 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Open eMap window on second monitor Download footage to your local hard drive and export to USB drive or CD DVD Search for footage from recorders and review previously downloaded footage and images e Search current date gt Search footage from the currently selected date default date is today e Search time period gt Enter atime period you wish to search this is the quicker option off site e Local Photo Search gt Search photos on your local PC that has been previously captured e Local Video File Search gt Search for footage that has been previously downloaded on your local PC Control all Video Tiles If ticked default all the playback control buttons below will be applied to all video tiles For e
19. backup your footage be default the CD DVD drive is selected but this can be changed to another destination for example a USB drive stick e Select Source gt Allows you to change the folder where Freedom looks for footage that can be backed up e Includes Player gt Option to select if you want to include the Player on the backup media ticked by default e Disk label gt The volume label that will be on the backup media e Video Picture gt Tick box allows you to filter source file types by video and or Pictures e Export List Total gt displays the total size of the Export list use this as a guide for choosing appropriate media e Check capacity gt Check the health amp capacity of your selected Destination media insert plugin media before use e Export gt Starts the actual writing ourning process Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 61 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Replaying Footage previously downloaded or backed up If you wish to review downloaded footage from your local Freedom download folder or any other source i e CD USB that contains footage that has been backed up using the Freedom VMS software you use what known as the Local Player Fig 10 Video tutorial at www freedomvms com player The Local Player can be accessed by navigating to the Playback section P of Freedom and clicking on the Search button and selecting Play local video from the list By default the Local player
20. be obtained by clicking the Identify button If the screens are incorrectly positioned you can drag one of the monitors which is displayed as a blue rectangle to the position that reflects the correct position Change the appearance of your displays Change the Fig 1 4 l of your displays a E Display 1 IPS231 Display 1 IPS231 v Resolution 1920 x 1080 recommended Resolution 1920 x 1080 recommended v Orientation Landscape v Orientation Landscape S Multiple displays Extendthese displays v Multiple displays Extend these displays Choosing the default start up monitors When you have more than one monitor the Freedom VMS software will open in your Windows default monitor 1 If you would like the software to open another monitor click the Setup 3t icon located in the bottom right of the Liveview interface and near the bottom of the System Setup windows that opens click the Multi Monitor button then un tick the Auto setup box and from the drop down menus select which monitors you wish to use for the Main GUI and the eMap screen To finish click Apply then Close DISPLAY1 Generic PnP Monitor 2560x1440 DISPLAY2 Generic PrF Monitor 1200x 1920 Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 10 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Freedom Server Operation Starting The Freedom Server application Double click the shortcut icon
21. compatible SD and MicroSD enabled devices Freedom Client only e Synchronised playback of multiple cameras from multiple brands of recorders across multiple sites e Push synchronize time between devices at a specific time each day e Ability to hide cameras from being displayed Feature useful in applications of a covert nature Supported Devices and Manufacturers Freedom VMS is compatible with all current CCTV technologies across multiple manufacturer brands Connection is licence free for Freedom Pro Servers Freedom Lite Servers Omega embedded recorders and Maxima embedded recorders Freedom VMS is also compatible with hundreds of other 3rd party embedded recorder models Licence costs are P O A Navigate visually using eMaps with customizable camera icons not just the static up down side cameras Freedom also has a feature known as e Map playback which allows the selection of cameras via a visual e map representation of the site This feature is great for users who may be unfamiliar with the location or description of the cameras This also aids in the tracking of events leading up to an incident Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 6 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Freedom Server Licencing Freedom VMS includes a flexible licensing model that allows you to de select an analogue or HD SDI camera from recording via a capture card and add an IP camera in its place at no extra licensing cost License increments on Freedom Pro versi
22. dragging the red camera number from map to a tile e Search selected date which uses the button and calendar default date is today e Search time period which opens a time range selection box Search footage from Today ante SUMS 6 Tick up to 4 cameras 24 Ec J E Freedom Server 4 5 Eka i H O M col Showro ee ee ANE co2Frontc search selecred date a a C nto E E cg nt C ys CO Wintert bth CO8 Showra Select date PLAYBACK X SELECT SELECT FILE DATE LAMERA LIST 7 W CO4Front of Building 2 7 ati aa Select your date amp time range EE C07 Winterton Rd Cu a s Select your cameras Double click the area on the timeline under the time you wish to go to 0 Each horizontal bar represents a 24hr period from a different camera Use ed Ee buttons to OM16 FCP number OM16 Rear CarPar Displays current cursor position amp Clicking this indicator allows you to navigate to an exact time Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 58 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Viewing saved Snapshots pictures Reviewing downloaded footage This button allows you to select what cameras you want to playback CAMERA Camera selection should be your first task upon entering Freedom Server Playback To select a camera O W 0M 16 BLANK W OM 16 Dandenan O W OM 16 Front Build W OM 16 Front CarF playback A maximum of four cameras can be selected at one time 1 Place a tick click
23. e browsing history InPri owsing mE Gtettion ActiveX Filtering Diagnose connection problem Reopen last browsing session Add site to Start menu View downloads Pop up Blocker SmartScreen Filter and add the devices IP address DN You can add and remove websites to be displayed in vy Compatibility View Add this website Websites you ve m View V Indude updated website lists from Microsoft V Display intranet sites in Compatibility View Display all websites in Compatibility View Manage add ons 2 Compatibility View Add IP address to Trusted sites Navigate to Tools gt Internet Options menu then click on the Security tab then click Trusted sites zone then click the Go to pinned sites Compatibility View settings 2 Internet options W About Internet Explorer Sites button then enter devices IP address in the input box then un tick Require server verification Option down the bottom and finally click the Add button Privacy Content Connections Programs Advanced Select a zone to view or change security settings G You can add and remove websites from this zone All websites in this zone will use the zone s security settings bi A Add this website to the sone 9 Pratt be camera IP address goes here ut Websites Trusted sites This zone contains websites that you trust not to damage your c
24. first time you enter Remote Config you will be prompted to install the devices ActiveX application You do this by clicking on the Allow and Install buttons when they appear at the bottom of the web page If installation is successful a login window appears prompting you for a username and password Note If connecting to a device off site please be patient sometimes the ActiveX Install prompt does take longer to appear depending on your remote sites network upload performance Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 38 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Internet Explorer configuration Open an instance of Internet Explorer standard or desktop There are three general settings must be changed in order for ActiveX control to install and work correctly 1 Add devices IP address to Compatibility View Settings 2 Add devices IP address to Trusted sites list 3 Modify 2 items in the security configuration Internet Zone Compatibility View Settings Navigate to IE Tools menu if you have versions 8 9 you may need to press the lt ALT gt key to expose the Tools menu on versions 10 11 click on the cog fod icon in the top right of the window 1 Add IP address to compatibility view sites Navigate to Tools gt Compatibility View Settings Print re LE 10 11 Zoom 100 gt Safety gt Add site to Apps View downloads Ctri J Manage add ons F12 Developer Tools Help
25. size and the inner green dashed box represents how far the image is zoomed in relation to the original true video size Dragging the inner green box allows you to move around within the zoomed video Dragging the inner green box allows you to move around the zoomed image Note When taking a snapshot in a zoom state the zoomed portion of the image is what is captured Return video to original size F Be pS EFL To return the video to its original size right click over the zoom video and select Reset Digital e EATA ae Picture sizefencode Zoom to restore just this video tile to its original size Sound on Close all live video You can also use your mouse wheel to exit zoom by rolling the wheel until you no longer see the zoom navigator in the bottom right of the video tile Reset Digital Zoom Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 18 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Status Icons The device list on the right side of the window contains a list of devices and cameras under those devices The meaning of each icon is listed below Indicates a device entity oe Camera is currently not being streamed E E Ext Rear Carpark2_DM160 H E Int Dandenong Rd EX104 G E Int Dandy Rd_DH260e Lu MD Int Dandy Rd_DH260e E Int Kitchen_DM110_G4 J E Int Loading Bay_DM110_G4 MES Int Loading Bay_DM11 H 88 Int PTZ Showroom_RX530_G e Int Showroom Table_DM110_ Camera is open stre
26. the all tick box allows you to quickly select configured permissions to apply to all devices in the device list Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 47 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Adding a user To add a user with limited access to Freedom VMS do the following 1 Enter the Setup menu Click on the User Management tab Click the plus icon to add a user Fig 6 1 In User Name input box enter the preferred name of user Fig 6 1B Click Change password button to create a password for the user Make sure you remember this Now click the Apply button then OK to confirm user Now select the newly added user by highlight their name Fig 6 1A In the Auth Level drop down list select Operator Fig 6 1B O fF a p oe YS UP Now select the type of privileges you wish the user to have from the dropdown list and check boxes 10 Now in the device list Fig 6 1D tick or un tick the device that these privileges are associated with 11 Repeat steps 9 and 10 for each privilege type from the list 12 Now tick or un tick the user access rights and setup rights you wish the user to have Fig 6 1E 13 After completing all modifications to privilege click Apply button then OK to save your modifications Deleting a User Enter the Setup menu Fed hk Click on the User Management tab 2 Highlight the User s name User list Fig 6 1 Part A 3 Check to s
27. video training tutorials available online at www freedomvms com tutorials The QR code on the live view screen is intended to provide quick access to the online video tutorials via a smartphone or tablet in situation where the PC your using the Freedom VMS software on does not have internet access or audio enabled The e icon indicates that there is a video tutorial is available for the topic Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 7 FR43 V1 9 20140509 If you wish to swap an analogue capture card licence for a HD IP camera Installation If you have a previous version of Freedom Server please backup your current configuration The backup and restore procedure is covered under the Backing up a FreedomVMS configuration section of this manual After you have completed your backup uninstall your current version and reboot the recorder Once you have backed up and uninstalled your previous version open the folder containing Freedom Server double click Setup exe and follow the prompts A Freedom Server icon will automatically be placed on the desktop and in the start up folder Sau H j Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this program Allowing firewall Access A k _ has blocked some features of Freedom software on all public private and omain networks CCTU Name Firewall exceptions are created automatically when you install Freedom Server il alae SoN r Path C program fi
28. 3 User Manual Page 53 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Right click context menus in playback Synchronize with this camera Synchronize with this camera gt Time synchronizes all other cameras with selected camera Close and Close all gt Close closes single tile close all closes all video tiles a All Picture size gt displays encoding resolution of camera with the tile Reset Digital Zoom gt Resets all tiles to an un zoomed original view state ene ae Stream Quality gt Allows you do choose the stream quality of the video in the current tile Reset Digital Zoom Note Stream quality options will vary between hardware models Stream Quality Understanding the Time Line The Time Line is made up of 4 rows Fig 8 1 each representing a camera In the example below there are 2 cameras that have had their index downloaded The footage that is available for each camera is represented by the coloured bars Looking at the example below tells us the device is recording on a normal schedule Green and on motion Red any black areas indicate no recorded footage has been found or is available The currently selected camera is Front Building and the time line indicator bar for this camera is positioned at 9 00AM My mouse cursor is currently hovering at 13 04 42 Front Building Side Roller Door You can filter the type of recording displayed on the timeline by clicking one of the coloured radio buttons Fig 8 2 The default is to dis
29. 96 Kbps 100 4096 Selected device licence lo Copy Setup To All Channels Copy Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 34 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Advanced Camera setup The Advanced Camera Setup is where you can configure motion detection for cameras connected to on board encoder cards camera text overlay options and PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom camera configuration Navigating to the Advanced camera setup See Fig 3 1 Click f Setup gt Device Setup gt click the camera M you wish to configure gt click the Advanced button System Setup Record Setup Group Setup Transcode Setup User Management Device S a lal Camera Camera Name Cube COS Channel No 8 Mapping Unique Unique ID 33 T Hide in camera fist IV Live Video Automatically Main stream Sub stream normal 7 sub stream V Enable Below Advanced camera setup window Camera Type NTSC PAL Fig 3 2 OSD OSD Status Non Transparent amp Flashing v V Show Name Camera 03 V Same as camera name H Position 16 el V Position 0 fo MV Show Date day month year hour min sec H Position 16 ee VPosition 32 4 Copy to all cameras a he Ctr nr SZ eS SES disks 5 FOS SS ites rA Fee Fea TO Is PTZ Camera Copy to all cameras Com Port Com 1 Test Com Port Protocol Pelco D v Address 2 Baud Rate 9600 v Stop Bits 1 bit V Enable Motion detection ORN
30. A 6980 PTZ__20130402_085930_20130 13 3 03 04 2013 06 53 38 Cor 7216NVR__OMEGA 6980 PTZ__20130402_085930_20130 153 4 03 04 2013 06 54 34 Select all Delete E Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 64 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Device Status fi As the name suggests device status allows you to quickly check on a devices status Click on the Up arrow icon then click Device Status then select the device you want to query from the drop down list then click the Scan button Depending on the type of device selected the information that is returned can include e Hard disk drive capacity amp remaining storage e Status of Hard disk drive e Whether camera channel is recording or lost recording E Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 65 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Freedom Logs Freedom logs many events during normal operation as well as being able to retrieve logs from remote devices To view these logs click on the menu icon on the main Liveview screen and select Log from the menu Backup system parameters a Import system parameters i Re Start Freedom Re Start Transcode Service To use the log you must first select the device you wish to view the logs of the local system device refers to the Freedom Server you are currently on After selecting the device you peor Leary must enter a time range to retrieve logs for then click the bottom most Search button There are many f
31. C7 Schedule 1 all disk Camera This opens the Record Setup window Fig 5 2 l l Schedule 1 To assign a Schedule to a camera click on the drop down icon and select the Schedule you wish the camera to be set to Disk Default is all disk Indude Disk You can also specifically select which hard disks will be used to record this camera or excluded from recording this camera m The default recording hard disks is all disks To include a specific disk for the recording of a camera click to Exdude Disk highlight disk drive Fig 5 2A then click on to include di After completing selections click the Save button Repeat this step for all cameras you wish to record Cancel Save Note When a camera is recording a red dot appears in the camera icon in the device list in the Liveview screen of the Freedom Server that the camera s is currently being recorded on Pictured below MEE Cube C2 Transcode Setup The transcode feature provides a number of lower quality video streams to optimize video streaming over low bandwidth connections which otherwise would not allow the higher quality main stream to be _ t Device Setup Record Setup Group Setup Transcode Setup Encode option best quality viewed or played back gece Freedom transcode is used for two purposes me 2fps zi e Allows mobile access to Freedom Servers Pro and Lite
32. E map on startup Advanced Default download locations For Windows 7 and Windows 8 the default download folder locations are displayed below Saved picture path C Users Documents CCTV Pictures Saved download path C Users Documents CCTV Video Saved log files path C Users Documents CCTV Log If you would like to change the default folder locations click on the setup button then click on the Browse button Fig 2 2 next to Save Capture Pic Path and navigate to the folder you wish to use then click OK button Repeat this step for the Downloads and Log folders System Setup Device Setup Record Setup Group Setup User Management Fig 22 Save Capture Pic Path C Users Documents C CTY Picture ee Save Download File Path C Users Documents C CTY Video N Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 25 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Maintain original video aspect ratio Allows you to choose whether to maintain original aspect ratio or stretch video to take up the entire video tile which may make the video appear out of proportion but does give you a larger image default don t maintain Enable title bar in live video window Inserts a horizontal bar at the top of each video tile allowing you to easily take snapshot mute sound or close tile This bar allows you to single click to close take a snapshot or mute enable sound The
33. IP cameras or encoders in a Master Server environment each slave Freedom Server must be set to synchronize ata DIFFERENT TIME so that each slave Freedom Server that is recording IP cameras or cameras from encoders must have their time sync setup to occur 10 minutes after the MTC sync 10 e n scenarios where there is no Master Server present i e all embedded recorders Slave Freedom server a single Freedom Client can be setup to time sync all recorders at a time of the day when the Client PC is most likely to be on and the Freedom Client software open Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 27 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Advanced System Setup Opens the Advanced setup window pictured below which allows you to set defaults for Live Video Effect Should be left at default unless directed to change by your CCTV technician Whether or not to have cameras synchronized automatically during playback Whether device list should display both Device names amp cameras or a list of cameras only Whether to include the Device name when Show Camera List only is selected default is on IPC mode contains a list options on how Sony IP cameras will be viewed or recorded Listen Port The port that Freedom Server will use for client connections to itself Video recording target Enables you to be notified when the recording duration of the devices being recorded on the Server is low Windows Logs allo
34. Manual Page 42 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Recording Setup The Record Setup section is where you configure how cameras will be recorded and when SETUP System Setup Device Setup Group Setup User Management Recording Camera Avaliable licence E Total licence 16 Camera Disk Freedom Cube Cube C1 Sche j all disk Freedom Cube Cube C2 all disk Freedom Cube Cube C3 all disk Freedom Cube Cube C4 4 all disk Freedom Cube Cube C5 a all disk Freedom Cube Cube C6 all disk Freedom Cube Cube C7 5 all disk Freedom Cube Cube C8 Schi all disk Freedom Cube Cube C9 all disk Freedom Cube Cube C10 Schedul all disk Freedom Cube Cube C11 Schedul all disk sf m t Cameras to be recorded Tick i WE Cube C7 WE Cube C8 zo WE Cube C9 WE Cube C10 Z WE Cube C11 er WE Cube C12 DNN WE Cube C13 zZ W Cube Ci4 AR WE Cube C15 hai WE Cube C16 0 Omega 1616 m ABR YRR ERRNE 4 Prevent 10 PostEvent 60 Record Audio disable l Record Sub Stream disable r 1 60 sec 0 2 00 4 00 6 00 3 00 10 0 2 00 14 00 16 00 16 00 20 00 22 00 24 00 Steps to Configuring a Recording Schedule The most efficient way to setup recording schedule s for cameras is to first create all your schedules then assign a cameras to each schedule 1 Place a tick in all the cameras you wish to record 2 Select
35. P 12Fps 7680Kbp ME Sony IPC CH140v5666 Sony IPC T Cameras in Group Bottom Start group on startup Window Split Auto Automatically open a group of cameras on startup If you would like a group of cameras to automatically start when Freedom starts select the desired group from the Group Name drop down menu 2 then tick the Start group on startup option Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 45 FR43 V1 9 20140509 User Management f3 Freedom VMS software is initially configured with 1 user account called admin with the no password and a remote viewing account called mobile It is recommended that a password be configured as soon as possible Please remember this password there is no way to retrieve if lost or forgotten In Freedom VMS there are 3 authentication levels Operator Manager and Remote viewer Server only Operator can be configured to do everything except alter any user account Manager Is pre configured for full rights including ability to modify any user account except admin Remote viewer Pre configured to have NO Setup or User access rights it can only be configured for Viewing Playback Footage download and PTZ control rights Note a Remote viewer type of user account cannot be used locally at the Server Camera or device rights are broken down in 4 common CCTV activities Live video rights gt can user view thes
36. Setup 8 Edit Device Note For the automatic discovery feature to work correctly firewalls must allow access to the Freedom Server Network discovery tool called FreedomDiscovery exe usually located in the C Program Files x86 Freedom Freedom Server V3 3 folder and the device must be on the same local area network LAN as your computer Adding a device using network discovery method Click the B search icon Fig 2 5A within the Device Setup tab to initiate a search you will then be presented with a list of devices found as seen in Fig 2 6 Now tick the device you wish to add from the list then input the correct username and password for the device you are adding Click Add to device list button to finalize the device addition fdd Subrat Mrr Picts Drie meee a2 ee te Hi ann ann 12 es S m m eo i o ia ann ann of 1d il 5 eo A acini ann 182 ee oe Lo a Piin a ee i acini ann iaz er a Fier a ee ain ann SF 16 2H Tiji Pii a ee or arin an ia Le Pa iiiz a rn a e airi 1245 lt 5da Geeral User sme admin Password adm change Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 31 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Adding a device manually Adding a device manually requires that you have prior knowledge of 5 parameters relating to the device you are adding These being gt The type of device i e Omega DVR IPC Sony IPC Maxima DVR ONVIF Freedom Server etc Device local IP address al
37. TTO 66 Backing up and restoring a Freedom configuration cccssccssseees 67 Backing up a Freedom software Configuration e eessssesesseersreserersssrsrsesrrerererens 67 Importing a Freedom configuration from a DACKUD sessesresssrcesssrresesreresrrereses 67 Upgrading Freedom to latest Version cccscccssccssccsssccesccesccessccesceescs 67 Reviewing Footage Visual Step by Step ccsccsssccesccesccsesccesceescs 68 Backing up Footage Visual Step by Step cccecccssccesccsesceesceeees 69 Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 4 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Freedom Server Requirements Note CPU and RAM requirements subject to quantity amp stream parameters of cameras being displayed simultaneously and recorded Please ensure you have the latest graphics card drivers installed and the Freedom application is setup to run as an administrator Note The GUI is optimized for wide screen 16 9 or 16 10 displays Important It is highly recommended that the PC running Freedom Server be attached to a UPS Minimum Server Requirements System Element System Requirements TaN Bee 1000 BaseT or compete Windows XP 32bit with SP2 Windows 7 32bit admin rights Standard Server Requirements System Element System Requirements Intel i5 Quad core or Higher Windows 7 Pro 64bit administrator rights connect to gigabit port on switch Performance Server Requirements Syste
38. Test Data Bits 8 bits Parity None Parity v Sensitivity 2 x des oTe ov Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 35 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Setting up Motion detection Motion detection configuration varies depending on the type of device you are setting up For IP cameras and encoders motion detection must be configured from the devices web page which is accessed in Freedom by right clicking over the device s name in the device setup list see Remote Configuration Motion detection for cameras utilizing the on board encoding cards can be configured directly in Freedom by clicking on the camera name you wish to configure in the Device setup window then clicking on the Advanced button Fig 3 1 Motion Detection setup on board encoder cards Fig 3 3 shows the motion detection setup for on board mo encoding cards eal I Note IP camera motion detection is configured within the m T LF p j E PR JP a a cameras Web Service page see Remote Configuration By default the motion detection area is set to cover the entire video image Each purple square indicates motion detection is enabled for this area Areas of the video image where purple square s are not present indicate the area is excluded from motion detection V Enable Motion detection To select or de select an area for motion drag with your ae mouse from t
39. a bove aN e Map to one of the video tiles ar camera green indicates the left footage is available Double click the area on the timeline you wish to playback on the row corresponding to your desired camera 3 O 2 O A ji z O WY 3 O lt D sS F O sS V D 3 O O S o Tp In the example above 4am is selected as the time amp camera labeled Dandenong Road Video Freedom V3 3 VisualGuide Ver 20140509 tutorials SURVEILLANCE MULTI PLATFORM to CD DVD or USB using Freedom VMS V3 3 Note If you are using Windows XP the maximum size of a SINGLE file that can be burned to DVD is 2GB if no single file exceeds this limit you may burn up to 3 7GB on typical DVD if a file does exceed 2GB you must use a USB device for the backup 1 2 3 4 gt 6 After download has PLAYBACK M Camvex Maxima MRS EZ Front Building ave complete a message 4 pare ry 29 10 2011 12 00 00 AM 29 10 2011 11 59 59 PM will appear indicating ee C TSide Roller Door a completion Backup af C No vid amanen ERR maa SSS SS S A Mu No Device tome Camera Name sgn Erg Fy rent Car Pak Catala ounee You may then click OK C Car Park Entrance and EXIT the Download footage window by Tick the cameras you clicking on the close wish to download 1 inne Enter date amp time range aaah icon Fa Click Download by time es S 9
40. aming Camera is being recorded Live View performance limitations and quality 15 08 2032 1D d2 265 SNC LOADING DOSK ra LERS Whenever you view footage from a DVR or NVR there are a number of factors that determine the quality and reliability of the video and the quantity of video tiles you can view concurrently These factors include e CPU power of DVR or IP encoder e Resolution Bitrate and Frame Rate set on DVR NVR or IP encoder e Additional features turned on in the recorder or IP encoder i e Motion detection e How many Users are currently connected to a DVR NVR or IP encoder e How fast the CPU is in your PC at decoding live video e How fast and consistent your network connection is e How much latency exists in your network smaller the better Remote Live viewing over Internet WAN and Stream Usage When viewing camera s off site the UPLOAD speed from the remote site becomes critical and determines the quality of video that can be viewed reliably and the number of cameras that can be viewed concurrently Most recorders and IP cameras have multiple video streams The usage of these stream can vary but the majority of the time one stream will be a RECORDING STREAM often referred to as main stream while the second stream is often referred to as the Sub stream which is often used for low bandwidth remote monitoring off site or from mobile devices Note Quality of the sub str
41. anges to Blue Border then drag the slider button s to the desired position s Clicking the Default button will cause the selected camera to revert back to its defaults CAUTION Modifying these settings will change the appearance of the recorded footage DO NOT use these settings to compensate for a faulty or hard to see monitor Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 21 FR43 V1 9 20140509 PTZ Control Panel Note This panel only works on cameras that have PTZ Pan Tilt Zoom capabilities Movable and have been configured and if the user has permissions GROUP CONNECT Preset Controls COLOUR AUDIO ei CONTROL Speed Control Directional Control Zoom Controls The PTZ panel is divided into four sections Preset control Speed control Directional control and Zoom in out control Defining a Preset To define a PTZ preset follow these steps 1 Make sure the PTZ camera is currently being displayed in the video tile before proceeding 2 Select click the tile containing the PTZ camera 3 Click PTZ Control button Tere commo to enter PTZ mode 4 Usethe PTZ controls to position the camera to the desire position 5 Click the Preset dropdown button a 6 From the list select an unused preset or in the preset description input box type the name you wish to give the preset 7 Click the SET button to save you preset PRESET Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 22
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43. broken down into two major components 1 Device specific connection settings and name Fig 2 5 1 2 Camera channel specific settings Fig 2 5 2 To open a devices connection information window click on the name of the device mdme ee System Setup Device Setup Record Setup Group Setup Transcode Setup User Management aad OM 12 003 SIDE ROLLER Daa OM 12 CO4 REAR CARPARK Camara tember E Device connection configuration window Doman Name Pubic TCP Port 37777 Pubic Timeout s 3 Private IP 16 3 a gt defaut Private TCP Port Private Timeout s 5 To open camera channel specific settings click on the name of camera you wish to open if you do not see any cameras listed under the device you may need to click on the Device name in order to expose cameras under a particular device System Setup Device Setup Group Setup Transcode Setup User Management Denice s E Camera Camera Name OM 12 C02 DANDENONG RD Camera settings configuration window Ureque 5D T Hide in camera ist Man steam Sub stream Regis j V Regular F F Encode H264 v Encode H264 X N Enable Audo No Enable Audio No l Image Sze 704x5765 Image Sze 352x238 Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 30 FR43 V1 9 20140509 a re SETUP Record Setup Group Setup Transcode Setup User Management Device Setup window System
44. chedule recordings M Motion recordings A Alarm recordings Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 59 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Downloading amp exporting footage e pas Note you must have Footage download rights to download footage Tutorial at www Freedom VMS com tutorials oackup In Freedom VMS backing up footage is a two step process You first download the footage you want to backup by using Freedom s Download module You then use the Burn Export module to either burn footage to Disc or export to a USB device J 8 y Cn Download Save Path E Documents CCTY Wideo rm Type Man Main stream W Indude Player T Search a a Domne omis 114 05 22 22 00 00 2014 05 22_22 36 E C Omega OM8004 PoE f BEE ESS 2 2 36 48 0 03 01 2014 05 29 00 13 Cu 7 CO1 Showroom C Freedom 0 15 02 2074 05 25 01 28 4 Fr Cul Freedom Select date time range 1 38 46 2014435 23_02 53 z a Freedom i z530 201405 233_ 19 Pk Freedom Server CO2 Front CP Cube Free 2014 05 23 04 19 47 2014 05 23 _05 08 3 poma A Tin A i Ae jr After download has completed click OK and the close the window Burning Exporting the footage backup The second step in the backup process is the exporting of the footage you have just downloaded to a CD DVD or USB device Here are some media options you have amp their capacity CD 630MB DVD 3 8GB USB 4GB 4TB Below The Burn Expor
45. downside to this option is the vertical screen real estate you lose when this feature is on Task management Allows automatic time synchronization of all devices currently listed the device list to this PC s time at a specific time Note The Freedom Software must be running at time you set for synchronization to occur CAUTION Generally with time synchronization only one device should be configured to sync a particular device Defaults gt Time sync turned off and set to 10 00am Auto lock Allows you to setup the auto lock time Default Disabled Auto lock time options include 3 6 9 12 or 15 minutes When the software is in a locked state the icon displayed in the lower right option button will be red pictured right a Load E map on startup Allows eMaps to automatically load upon starting Freedom Only select tick if you have an eMap configured and a second monitor attached Default unticked Multi Monitor Allows you to choose what monitor the Freedom main GUI and eMaps appear on See Installation section for more detail Changing PC clock time Admin rights required September 2013 To change the time on Freedom Server exit to Windows click on the sarasmi i Spe 9 10 11 i5 13 14 15 i gt 3 1 4 4 10 01 10 AM time displayed at the bottom right of the taskbar and click on Change date and time set
46. e camera s Playback rights gt can you playback footage from these camera s Footage download rights gt can user download footage from these camera s PTZ control rights gt can user control PTZ cameras There are also setup rights that control whether a user can access various settings and features within the Freedom software and whether they have rights to configure certain features and devices within the software The User Management section controls who is allowed to access Freedom Server and what tasks that user can perform User rights can be modified for the following items 1 What cameras or device the user is allowed to view Whether user is allowed to adjust colour settings Whether user is allowed to playback footage Whether user is allowed to backup footage Whether user is allowed to delete footage Whether user is allowed to search logs Whether user is allowed to control Pan Tilt Zoom cameras Whether user is allowed to use E maps a eS p oe Se hf Whether user is allowed to setup E maps 2 Whether user is allowed to backup or save the system configuration h oh Whether user is allowed to modify System setup n Whether user is allowed to access Device setup _ a Whether user is allowed to setup sensors _ r Whether user is allowed to close or minimize software h Pi Whether user is allowed to configure Disk management h 9 Wether user is allowed to
47. e you can gt 3t e Change the default path location on local Hard drive or network for downloading video amp pictures e Add remove and configure hardware devices DVR s IP cameras etc e Create remove or edit a logical group of cameras i e all POS cameras e Create remove or edit user permissions and rights what they can do or view Clicking on this icon opens an e Map electronic map on a second monitor 2 monitors required Clicking on this icon will lock the Freedom VMS software from any changes this will prevent any accidental clicks or un authorized modifications You will be prompted for a password to un lock the software When the software is locked the icon changes to gt Clicking this icon brings up a number of menus that have the following functions e File manager gt Used to delete previously downloaded footage amp pictures e Device status gt Check the status of a device i e is it recording e Log gt Used to audit history of actions events from the Freedom software and devices in the device list e Talk gt Opens the bi directional audio window on supported configured devices like intercom e E Map setup gt Open eMap setup windows for the creation editing importing amp exporting of eMaps e Freedom HDD Viewer gt Plays footage from a hard disk removed from a Freedom DVR NVR HVR e Maxima HDD Viewer gt Plays footage from a hard disk removed from a Maxima DVR e Backup
48. eam is not as good as that of the main stream but is more reliable for remote viewing Main Stream usage e Recording footage e Local site LAN viewing Close live video Snapshot Sub Stream usage e Remote off site Viewing internet e 3G 4G Mobile Viewing You can connect to a different stream by either Right clicking over the video tile or camera icon in the device list and selecting Sub Stream or Main Stream from the pop up menu Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 19 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Control Panels Note Some of the items in the control panels may be inaccessible to users with restricted user permissions O E There are 3 Control Panels within Freedom Server GROUP COHHEGT You can navigate between them by clicking on one COLOUR AUDIO l of the three top level buttons shown on the right PTZ CONTROL Group Connect Panel PTZ Panel GROUP CONNECT GROUP CONNECT GROUP CONNECT COLOUR AUDIO COLOUR AUDIO COLOUR AUDIO iii SS PTZ CONTROL PTZ CONTROL PTZ CONTROL SELECT GROUP j CONNECT iy PRESET IAA Sgturation F Perr re rrerrer rr i Group Connect Panel The Group Connect Panel allows you to connect to a group of pre defined cameras Camera groups allow you to quickly open a group of related cameras instead of having to manually place each individual camera into a video tile For example you may have a group called entrances
49. ee that the User you wish to delete is now listed in the User Name input box Fig 6 1 Part B 4 Click the minus button to delete the user Duplicating a user Enter the Setup menu pod 1 Click on the User Management tab 2 Highlight the User s name in User list that you wish to duplicate Fig 6 1 Part A 3 Click the Duplicate user button 4 Give the new user a name 5 Click the Apply button Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 48 FR43 V1 9 20140509 eMaps 9 When setup correctly eMaps greatly improve the User experience by allowing the User to visually select a camera from a map representing the site EMaps require two monitors and a conventional mouse There is a video tutorial on using eMaps within Freedom the URL is listed below www freedomvms com tutorials Freedom Reviewing_Footage_using_eMaps html eMap icons and controls With FreedomVMS eMaps the User can select the default icon s or create amp use their own customized icons Each icon has 2 states an Off state and an On state The Off state indicates the camera is NOT being displayed in any Live View video tile or Playback video tile The On state indicates the camera IS being display in a Live View video tile or Playback video tile eMap icons Note The icons below may be different depending on what software version you have however they still perform the same function Default camera Default ca
50. eedom Cub ici 00308 000000029 05 07 2013 20 15 48 05 07 2013 21 09 52 sefom Cube a specific camera or disk Filter by 00324 000000029 05 07 2013 21 09 52 05 07 20 Freedom Cube 00338 000000029 05 07 2013 22 03 52 e577 2013 22 58 03 Freedom Cube 00354 000000029 05 07 20437f55 03 05 07 2013 23 52 09 Freedom Cube 00367 000000029 S 07 2013 23 52 09 06 07 2013 00 47 25 Freedom Cube 00380 9e000029 06 07 2013 00 47 25 _06 07 201301 41 34 Freedom Cube You can click the Camera ID camera ID peeeeeetee SSS8888838 i 4 dropdown to filter files by camera Package Management window Camera 1D 000029 lt Delete Selected Item Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 9 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Setting up Dual monitors correctly If the Freedom Server is going to include eMap functionality there must be 2 monitors connected to the unit The eMap monitor is usually on the right of the primary Live view monitor Fig 1 1 If space is an issue you may prefer to mount the monitors 1 below the other Fig 1 2 Building C To make sure the mouse moves across to the next monitor correctly you may need modify the display properties in Windows To open the display properties click the Start D icon and type desk cpl then press lt ENTER gt this opens the screen resolution window pictured below Fig 1 3 Fig 1 4 The current identity of each monitor can
51. elect Synchronize Camera List Remote Config ist i Backup Config Synchronization ensures that your Freedom software camera list is the same as the remote naga estore Contig device s cameras Reboot Device To perform a device synchronization navigate to device setup single click on the device s Upgrade Firmware pg name in the list then right click over the devices name and select Synchronize Camera TORE List Re login Synchronize Camera List One Device Synchronize Camera List All Device Rebooting a device From the Live View screen click setup icon then click the Device Setup tab right click over the device you wish to reboot and select Reboot Device from the menu Backing up Restoring a device configuration To backup or restore a device s configuration click the setup icon KK then click the Device Setup tab Fig 1 0A then right click over device name in the device list and choose either Backup Config or Restore Config from the menu Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 41 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Firmware Upgrade Before performing any firmware upgrade you should do the following A Restart the device Backup the configuration of the device moo ow Open the Freedom Client V3 x software 1 Click on the setup icon located in the bottom right of the screen 2 Click on Device Setup tab Fig 1 0 3
52. er Manual Page 56 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Using eMap to Playback Cameras Note eMap playback requires a configured eMap and dual monitors and appropriate user permissions To start E Map click on the eMap button this opens the E map on the second monitor C5 NOTE The clickable or draggable region of the camera icon is the grey circle enclosing a RED number or on the blue camera icon Drag the RED text representing the camera number or blue camera icon to the video tile you wish the video to appear in The footage should then appear in the video tile you dragged the camera to and the icon should change to transparent red colour indicating camera is being displayed Search footage using eMaps PLAYBACK X Coro w Eee worth 5 CAC TODAY Sat May 24 2014 3 Drag RED camera number to tile rno iss Of S lel eiele ie sie sis RUELEEELE If you do not select a date Today date will be selected P Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 57 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Playing back footage from a recording device Video tutorial at www freedomvms com tutorials playback The last few pages of this manual contain Quick guides which will assist you in performing common tasks It s recommended you print these guides out and place them in the area where you normally use the CCTV system for quick access There are 3 methods for searching footage in Freedom which are e Using eMaps gt by
53. esponding to your desired camera In the example above 4am is selected as the time amp camera labeled Dandenong Road FR40 VER 20140509 JOJ SIJUSWNIOPSIUL 3 O O S i z S Tp ct 3 O lt D S F O A o D 3 O O S i 5 Tp FREEDOM V33 coom 5 od ey AN A 7AN 1 Navigating to a time ANAA MULTI PLATFORM PLAYBACK a 0 1 2 3 Front Building Dandenong Road Oco Oma 04 00 00 f Each horizontal bar represents a 24hr period from a different camera y Tile Tile Tilg JO SI JUBWINIDOD SIUL If you wish to select a different map Drag camera number icon C5 rom tae E oe e Map to one of the video ties on representing the map usually on top right the left Double click the area on the timeline you wish to playback on the row corresponding to your desired camera Or right click over map area and select Switch map In the example above 4am is selected as the time amp camera labeled Dandenong Road 5 PLAYBACK PLAYBACK PLAYBACK Navigating to a time PLAYBACK TODAY Sat ci 29 201 0 1 2 3 4 5 asg eg Dandenong Road Repeat 3 4 7 TF 18 ste ps PLAYSAGEH J g a f a 4 46 L2 amp 3 Alula is Om Onm Ooo Oar 04 00 00 Select a date Drag camera number icon C5 from Each horizontal bar represents a 24hr period from a different from
54. estores a devices configuration e Reboot Device gt _ Restarts the device e Upgrade Firmware Allows you to perform a firmware update e Synchronize Time gt Pushes current time to device e Re login gt performs a re login to remote device or Server e Synchronize Camera List One Device gt Performs a sync to the device you right clicked on e Synchronize Camera List All Device gt Performs a sync to all devices E Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 37 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Remote Configuration Remote Configuration allows you to configure a device directly this allows you set more advanced settings within the device using the device s Web Service configuration page Tip If you want the ability to configure your device over the internet you must port forward both the HTTP port and he TCP port of the device and the HTTP port should NOT be left at 80 Before entering a device s configuration page you must configure your Internet Explorer browser see Internet Explorer configuration on next page Device i Right clicking over device name in device list y Restore Config and select Remote Config from the context menu Reboot Device Upgrade Firmware To enter Remote Configuration click the setup icon from Live View then click the Device Setup tab Right click over the name of the device you wish to configuigednd select Remote Config The
55. etection eessseseseesreeeesrrererererereressrtrrssererererererceesseteeesereree 36 MAS E TO I Si rere ene at ern rrr 37 CS OIG Gl ISS 1S Fl Urs Sahassnscesasanencewaebatonesonctenssunuseiatesanssudsnesonvaseabareneeeabanene 37 REMOTE CONIA irar A deni eoidass eoidesideeidesideni AOAO 38 Internet Explorer configuration esesssssessesereeeseresereressrrressrrerererersreressesreeserersss 39 SAY 03 1691014 g C 16 a gs KO Loloto en ene E AEA RERA 40 Re OOO MICS SC O resero 4 Backing up Restoring a device Configuration sawn cee cs cies 4 EA T U aT a a A 42 Recording SETUD rasrnoiersorrcesr errar E e EEE Tri 43 Steps to Configuring a Recording Schedule e ssssssresssrresesrcesesrreserrreesereresss 43 TRUSSO SSS sc coccinea E EN 44 Camera Group SGIUD vgicccavsesss aries E 45 Bi v o hl g a fell men emer oem tn eee ar Mme nt R A men nes On T en na es ee 45 Automatically open a group of cameras ON STAITUD ce eccceeeeeececeeeeeceeeeeeeeees 45 Vier IMC O GSI CIN orie e EE EEE es 46 7 218 ACS EUS ee eae ee ee aC OAE O Ree Ser CECT ERT MT RT MTR OOE 48 D aS ES MO S E AAAA ir at Pi tor A E A 48 DONC GTIAG a USS a A S 48 eMaps 49 SPANO CONS Gnd CONTOS aee E R 49 BIT rele ay i416 Oise alg ov O pg oaa E E E E AE EER EE 50 SECCO 691 2 6 Dea eer ee TS 50 NGVIGOIING FO Or adheron OMNI aiid cies cans Cua ae ee eae cies 50 Getting information about a camera on AN EMD eessesssssssresesrreserrresereereseees 50 TEA
56. he top left motion tile to the right of the area you wish to select or de select To disable motion detection all together un tick the Enable Motion detection box Sensitivity can be adjusted by selecting a value from 0 to 6 where 0 is the highest sensitivity and 6 is the lowest sensitivity To test your current motion setting click on the Test button when motion is detected the motion tile s where motion occurred turns from purple to green Camera Overlay options To change overlay options click the Setup icon Fo gt Device Setup gt click the camera M you wish to configure gt click the Advanced button From here you can change whether to show the camera 05D name and or date and you can also change the horizontal OSD Status Non Transparent amp Flashing and vertical position overlayed text on the video image applica Camera 03 Same as camera name HPosition 16 4 VPosition o 4 lv Show Date day month year hour minisec Y H Position 16 Copy to all Position 32 si E Transparent amp Flashing Transparent amp Non Flashina Non Transparent amp Flashing Non Transparent amp Non Flashing Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 36 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Hide in camera list If you wish to hide a camera from users so it does not appear in the device list yet will still be recording you can tick Hide in camera list tick box Fig 3 4A for each camera yo
57. icable if you have an addressable DNS service Public TCP Port gt The public TCP port of device Only needed if you have a Public IP address or DNS name Public Timeout gt Time in seconds before Freedom stops trying to connect using the public IP address Private IP gt Private IP address the device is using this is the LAN address which the device is configured to Private TCP Port gt The TCP port assigned to device locally with the LAN and configured on the device itself Private Timeout gt Time in seconds before Freedom stops trying to connect using the private IP address User Name gt Username that is setup on the device and is used to access the device Password gt The password that is configured on the device and corresponding to the username field Default Live Video gt Sets the default stream Freedom uses when it connects to the device Auto gt Calls main stream video of the device if private IP address is detected or sub stream video of the device if public IP address is detected Sub stream gt Forces default video to use the devices sub stream Main stream gt Forces default video to use the devices mainstream video Advanced button Allows you to set the HTTP port of the device The device list can be sorted alphabetically by ticking the Sorted in alphabetical order box Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 29 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Understanding the Device Setup window In Freedom device configuration is
58. ilters you can apply to log search that aid in narrowing down the item s you are looking for including A text search operation and exception events These logs can also be exported as text files Device local system Y i i Filter all From 31 01 2014 12 00 00 AM To 31 01 2014 11 59 59 PM a m la 2014 01 31 07 27 34 2014 01 31 07 29 42 2014 01 31 09 22 19 2014 01 31 09 22 26 2014 01 31 12 43 39 2014 01 31 12 43 48 2014 01 31 12 49 45 2014 01 31 12 49 46 2014 01 31 12 49 46 2014 01 31 12 49 46 2014 01 31 12 49 46 2014 01 31 12 49 46 2014 01 31 12 49 46 2014 01 31 12 49 46 2014 01 31 12 49 46 2014 01 31 12 49 46 2014 01 31 12 49 46 2014 01 31 12 49 46 2014 01 31 12 49 46 2014 01 31 12 49 46 2014 01 31 12 49 47 2014 01 31 12 49 47 2014 01 31 12 49 47 2014 01 31 12 49 47 2014 01 31 12 49 47 2014 01 31 12 49 47 2014 01 31 12 49 47 2014 01 31 12 49 47 2014 01 31 12 49 47 2014 01 31 12 49 47 2014 01 31 12 49 48 2014 01 31 12 49 48 2014 01 31 12 49 48 2014 01 31 12 49 48 2014 01 31 12 49 49 2014 01 31 12 49 50 2014 01 31 12 49 50 214 01 21 174A 6N 4 gt Remote user login lt admin gt from lt 192 168 2 105 gt Remote user logout lt admin gt from lt 192 168 2 105 gt User unlock lt tech gt Setup User unlock lt tech gt Software exit lt tech gt Software boots up Record start schedule lt main gt lt C01 Showroom Cube Freedom Cube gt Record start schedule lt su
59. in the box to the left of the camera you with to O Meee OM 16 Rear CarP O W omie Reception 2 Click the Search Button O W OM16 5E 2 3 Select Search current Date to search today s footages OR select Search time period to enter another time range To select a date click Select Date button and click the date you wish to select Colour coded numeric days of the month are displayed the meaning of each 2013 a colour is listed below 7 E Wed Jul 10 2043 Use the EA E icons to toggle between month year 5 F zeE Green Footage available 9 2 Black No footage available 9 i6 1A fs h i Red Currently selected date To select a file from a list of available files for the time you have selected Make sure camera s amp date have been previously selected and you have pressed the Search button to obtain an index of available footage from your recording device 00 00 00 00 05 38 N Click on the File List button 00 05 38 00 05 53 M 00 05 53 00 18 10 00 18 10 00 18 26 00 18 26 00 46 01 00 46 01 00 46 18 00 46 18 00 46 43 00 46 48 00 47 08 00 47 08 00 50 45 00 50 45 00 51 00 Select the tile you wish the footage to appear in Double click the file you wish to view Note The file description indicates the time range of the footage and the letter at the end of the file indicates the type of recording it Is ZSZet egzagaztzaa N Normal s
60. ing from the list Video Tile Layout The preview window is made up of tiles Each tile can contain live video footage The type of layout and a number of tiles is controlled by the tile layout icons at the bottom left of Live View Pictured right 13 Windows There are 5 visible layout choices 1 4 8 9 and 16 there are a further 6 layout options available when the ae More button is clicked including a Full Screen option Full Screen To exit full screen by right clicking over video tile and select Exit full screen H Status Bar Wied pr 06 2011 09 01 56 i RearCarPank 2 The status bar displays CPU usage current date time and the currently selected camera blue border as well as the name of the device the camera is connected to Currently selected tile In Freedom VMS there is always a selected tile this tile is indicated by a blue border around it By default when you open the Freedom VMS the top left tile is the selected tile If you double click on a camera from the device list the video will open in the currently selected tile You can click on any tile within the tile layout window to make that tile the selected tile Example pictured below shows the selected tile Blue Border indicates currently selected tile Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 15 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Displaying live video in Freedom There are a numbe
61. is a good practice i e Sitename_DVR_20130720 This backup should be stored in more than one place Importing a Freedom configuration from a backup WARNING This will erase all current configuration devices and data Note When importing configurations containing eMaps from a Client to Client eMap hyperlinks are maintained when importing configurations from one Server to another Server eMap hyperlinks are NOT maintained hyperlink will need to be re associated with correct device camera To restore a previously backed up Freedom Server configuration follow these steps 1 Open Freedom Server if it isn t already open 2 In Live view click the menu icon 3 Click Import system parameters from list 4 Browse to the location of the backup file 5 Click on the actual file then click Open 6 You must restart the Freedom Server application for settings to take effect Upgrading Freedom to latest version The latest version of Freedom Server can be obtained from your dealer A video tutorial is available outlining the upgrade process Steps to upgrade Video tutorial at www freedomVMS com tutorials upgrade 1 Backup current configuration 2 Uninstall current version 3 Install new version 4 Import backed up configuration into new version Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 67 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Reviewing Footage Visual Step by Step MULTI PLATFORM video tutorial at w
62. lect which hard disks you wish to record video footage on Follow these steps to do so 1 In Windows format your recording drives A full format is recommended Close Freedom Server software if currently running On the Windows Start menu navigate to All Programs gt Freedom Server 3 3 gt Disk Management f Enter an administrator username and password default username is admin default password is left blank m gt N This opens the Disk Management window Fig 1 1 Important When building and configuring a Freedom Server it is highly Eo eee 1 beeen recommended that you dedicate 1 hard disk drive or partition exclusively for Save Capture Pic Path User downloads and the default download locations in Freedom setup ECTVPic should reflect this See Fig 1 0 Drive D is the recommended letter to assign to Save Download File Path this drive using the Windows Disk Manager application diskmgmt msc Di ccTVDownloads To select a recording disk you simply click to highlight the disk you wish to be used as a recording disk from the left hand Unused Disks window pane then click on the include icon The disk should now appear on the right hand Allocated Disks section In the example below drive E is the drive we wish to add we will not be adding drive D because we are using this drive exclusively for User downloads Each disk takes about 2 minutes to p
63. les x86 freedom freedom server lf remote access is still being blocked you may need to create public amp private P ae Soa cee 7 Domain networks such as a workplace network firewall exceptions for the following applications Private networks such as my home or work network F F eedom Svr F ex e J Tr an sS Code Ser ver z ex e F Public networks such as those in airports and coffee shops not recommended because these networks often have little or no security The application is located in the following location Ca oma C Program Files x86 Freedom Freedom Server V3 x Run as Administrator a xl i i Di d i L Security Details Previous Versions After installing Freedom Server Right click over the Freedom Server icon on ee ee ee desktop and from the pop up list click Properties then click the Compatibility tab If you have problems with this program and it worked co on an earlier version of Windows select the compatibility mod that matches that earlier version Fig 1 0A From this window tick the Run this program as an administrator box Fig Hei cia ee ie ae Compatibility mode 1 0B Click OK Repeat this process for all executable files in the EE ne C Program Files x86 Freedom Freedom Server V3 3 folder and repeat for all user accounts on the Server use change settings for all users option Settings T Run in 256 colo
64. m Cube gt Record start schedule lt main gt lt C13 Reception Cube Freedom Cube gt Record start schedule lt sub gt lt C13 Reception Cube Freedom Cube gt Record start schedule lt main gt lt C15 Receiving Cube Freedom Cube gt Record start schedule lt sub gt lt C15Receiving Cube Freedom Cube gt Record start schedule lt main gt lt C16 TV Cube Freedom Cube gt Record start schedule lt sub gt lt C16 TV Cube Freedom Cube gt Record start schedule lt main gt lt C17 Sony IPC CH140v Sony IPC CH140v5666 gt Record start schedule lt sub gt lt C17 Sony IPC CH140v Sony IPC CH140v5666 gt Record start schedule lt main gt lt C18 Number Plates HDBW3202P 74 OM IP HDBW3202P 74 gt _ Rernrd ctartlerhediidle eah lt f12 Number Platec HNRVI29N 2P 74 NM TP HNRW29N PP 74 mW t eont e AN Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 66 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Backing up and restoring a Freedom configuration Backing up a Freedom software configuration A backup should be performed after any device or eMap modification This allows you to easily restore the configuration after a failure Backup system parameters Import system parameters About Learning Performing a backup bos i 1 From Live view click the menu icon and select Backup system parameters 2 Choose a location and name for the backup file Tip Including the date of the backup in the filename
65. m Element System Requirements Processor Intel i7 Quad core or Higher Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 5 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Features The Freedom VMS software is built on the MP CCTV Multi Platform CCTV which supports all current CCTV technologies The Freedom VMS supports a simple and affordable upgrade path to HD regardless of cable infrastructure or CCTV under a one unified software platform Freedom also supports synchronized playback from multiple recorders across multiple manufacturers Note 1 Some devices require a licenced dongle a dongle is a small USB device containing licensing information Note 2 Any references made to Windows 8 throughout this manual refer to the full version NOT the RT versions e eMap navigation on Playback amp Live view e Alarm handling from Omega DVRs NVRs e Digital zoom amp drag on Live view Playback and local player e Automatic on site offsite stream and address selection Main sub via dual IP address Private Public e Unique low retention warning and logging system to ensure maximum CCTV regulations compliance e Choice of SD 960H amp HD resolutions under one platform allowing easy migration to HD technologies e Seamlessly connect to multiple recorders from multiple manufacturer over multiple sites e Extensive Health diagnostic status reports e Edge recording Health diagnostics status and solar battery status Freedom Client only e Remote edge recording and playback from
66. m VMS Using Basic Device configuration From the Live View screen navigate to setup icon then click the Device Setup tab The settings you select for these fields affect the quality of your recording and how long footage is retained before being over written To change an encoding parameter click on the camera name in the left Device window A then in the right window B make your changes always to click the Apply button to save your changes if wish to save these changes to All cameras within the currently selected device select All Channels from the Copy Setup to dropdown list then click Copy Note Device and camera names should only contain alohanumeric characters hyphen and underscore excepted System Setup Device Setup Record Setup Group Setup Transcode Setup User Management Camera Camera Name 0M 16 Side RollerDoor Channel No Mapping Unique ID Unique ID ront CarPark Hide in camera list W OM 16 BLANK WE OM16 Front Door Man Sane Sub stream WE OM 16 Reception W OM 16 Stairs Regular y R Regular e Encode Encode Enable Audio Ni Enable Audio Image Size Image Size Bit Rate Control R Bit Rate Control Image Quality Level 6 Best Image Quality Sorted in alphabetical order Frame Rate 6 fps Frame Rate l Max Bit Rate User Define gt Max Bit Rate User Define Total licence o 960 Co Avaliable licence 0 Kbps 100 40
67. mera e Map hyperlink icon Move Tool amp Zoom Default camera icons Off icon On icon controls Note The move r tool only works when you are zoomed in on the eMap Hiding the Control tool If you find the control tool is getting in the way you can close it by right clicking over eMap area and selecting Hide control panel Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 49 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Using eMaps in Freedom To open the eMap window you click the eMap icon g Selecting a camera NOTE The clickable or draggable region of the camera icon is the grey circle enclosing a RED number or on the blue camera icon Drag the grey KR circular icon or the blue camera icon to the video tile you wish the video to appear in or double click the camera eMap icon to place the video in the currently selected tile Navigating to a different eMap There are two methods of navigating to another eMap The first is by Right Clicking over any area of the map that doesn t contain a camera icon and click the Switch Map option The second method is to clicking the eMap hyperlink button Switch ma Show Contr eMap map hyperlink button Getting information about a camera on an eMap To obtain more information about a camera you can Right click over the camera icon and select Camera attribute The information you receive will include the Camera Name the Unique ID the Name of the device the
68. n 3t 2 Click on the Group Setup tab 3 Click the New Group button 4 Click the Change Group Name button amp give the group an appropriate name examples listed above 5 To add cameras to a group click the camera you wish to add amp click the Ea button 6 Repeat step 5 for the remaining cameras you wish to add to the group 7 By default Freedom Server will choose a window layout that accommodates all your cameras but you may want to use a different layout for example if you have a smaller display you may want to display each camera on a single larger window one at a time to do so change the Windows Split option to 1 Window 8 To finish setup click Apply OK then click Close System Setup Device Setup Record Transcode Setup User Management Camera List Fig 6 0 Group Name Group 2 Change Group Name E Freedom Server e M CO 1 Showroom Cube Freedom t ERRA i Front me i ooo fob Camera number New Group Delete Group em dd cameras i ce M CO gail te CO04 Front of Building Cube Freedom Cube Freedom Server Ease W 3 C13 Reception Cube Freedom Cube Freedom Server C10 Receptn Door Freedom C vases WE C11 Roof Cube Freedom Cube MS C13 Reception Cube Freedom C ME C14 NO LICENCE SPARE INPUT m ME C15 Receiving Cube Freedom up i M C 16 TV Cube Freedom Cube DJ C18 Number Plates HDBW3202P Down i ME C19 Train 1080
69. nable Windows Logs V Error level I Warning level Information level ow Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 28 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Device Setup Note You must have appropriate setup rights to modify settings in the Setup menu The device setup window is where you add remove and edit devices You can also configure the encoding parameters for each camera under each device Each camera can be configured to start streaming as soon as the Freedom software starts or re starts You can also hide a camera from being displayed in the device list which can be useful if you do not wish users to see a convert camera in the camera list tree Adding a device 3t There are 2 methods of adding a device to Freedom VMS one is to automatically search using a method called auto discovery which tries to detect compatible hardware on your network and populate a list of devices This method can often be blocked from working by firewalls and does NOT work over the internet which is why we usually recommend the manual method of adding the device Device field and meaning Device Name gt Free text field representing the name you wish to give the device Device Type gt A list that signifies the type or protocol of the device Public IP gt The Public WAN IP address of device Only applicable if you have a Public IP address Domain Name gt DNS name of device Only appl
70. omputer or kemove your files You have websites in this zone Security level for this zone ERequre server verification https for all sites in this zone Allowed levels for this zone All Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 39 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Modify Internet Zone settings To navigate to internet options menu in any version of Windows click on the Start menu and in the run box type inetcpl cpl then press lt ENTER gt then click on the Security tab Change the settings for Download unsigned ActiveX controls and Initialise and script ActX not marked as safe to Prompt Then press OK Warning Do not change any other settings Initialise and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe for o Disable recommended Enable not secure Only allow approved domains to use ActiveX without prompt O Disable Enable Run ActiveX controls and plug ins Administrator approved Disable Bi FEnshla Takes effect after you ve restarted your computer Reset custom settings Reset to Medium high default Running ActiveX control for the first time The first time you open the devices web page you will be prompted to install the ActiveX configuration control You do this by clicking on any of the following when they appear Download plugin Runcontrol Allow Install buttons that appear either in the middle or bottom of the curren
71. on W tothe position you want the icon to appear on the eMap the node config window will then appear Fig 7 1 In the Camera config window select the camera you wish to add by clicking the Select camera button Click the plus icon to the left of the name of the recorder or IP camera you wish to add From the expanded list select highlight the camera you wish to add from the list then click OK Title amp font attributes can be edited from the Title input box Font button Choose the icon you wish to use to represent the camera single click on the icon you prefer If choosing your own custom image you must include both a Normal state camera stream Off and a Play state camera On Click Close to save Camera configuration and close window Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 51 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Editing eMaps To edit an existing e map navigate to E map Setup by clicking on the Up arrow icon and choose E map Setup from the popup menu Select the E map you wish to edit by double clicking its name in the E map panel Fig 7 0C e To CHANGE existing CAMERA to another camera do the following o Right click over camera and click Configure Hyperlink o Now select the camera you wish to add as described earlier in Creating eMaps section o Click the Close button after changes have been made e To DELETE a CAMERA from an eMap o
72. on can be incremented by 1 64 maximum License increments on Freedom Lite must be in increments of 6 6 12 18 24 30 30 maximum To view how many licences you currently have click on the Setup icon then click on the Device Setup tab as pictured below this display your total licence and any available spare licenses System Setup Device Setup Record Setup Device s a i simply un tick the analogue camera s channel from recording in the Record Setup tab then add a compatible IP camera in Device Setup e Freedom Cube E OM IP HDBW3202P 74 E Sony IPC CH140v5666 System Setup Device Setup km mms Group Set V Sorted in alphabetical order Cameras to be recorded Tick Total licence 16 W CO 1 Showroom Cube ey 2 ee WK C02 Front CP Cube r 0 w License used for IPC J Selected device licence 12 pf W CO4 Front of Building Cube qg ie License used for IPC Supporting Quick Guides amp Training In addition to this manual there are a number of quick guides available which are short 1 or 2 page guides on how to perform common tasks within the Freedom VMS Printing these guides out helps users quickly learn common tasks without having to dig for information in larger manuals Some of these quick guides are attached to the end of this manual Others that are available for download include Freedom VMS Installation Guide Installing eMaps There are also
73. play all types of recordings Green Normal scheduled recording Red Motion detection recording Orange Alarm trigger recording Or Orm Onm Q A To navigate the Timeline bar efficiently you must be aware what camera row is currently selected and the position you are at within the Timeline bar The currently selected camera is indicated by the BLUE text Fig 8 3 Part A The current position you are at within the Timeline bar is indicated by the Timeline Position Indicator which is the blue bar shown in Fig 8 3B l Car Park Entranc Stair ell Currently selected camera Timeline Position Indicator Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 54 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Navigating the Time Line bar The example below illustrates the steps needed to navigate to 2am on the Stairwell camera To navigate to a different time Double click just under the time you wish to navigate on the horizontal line representing the camera you wish to review In the example above we wish to review footage from around 2am so we double click under the 2 Time Position Time Jump button 16 34 07 This dual purpose control displays the position of your mouse cursor relative to the actual time represented by the horizontal Timeline bar CLICKING this control opens the Locate time window which allows you to select a specific time period to jump to Synchronize button Seneneonice This button
74. points to your default download folder Fig 10A you can change this so that is points to any drive or folder containing Freedom compatible footage like a backup CD or USB drive Tip If the list contains too many files it may be in indication that you need to delete some old footage from your download folder using the File Manager See Managing your download folder To start playing the footage double click the file you wish to play from the file footage window Fig 10B this will cause the footage to start playing in the main window File Naming Conventions Recorded footage file names in Freedom VMS have the following conventions The example that will be used is Maxima MRS__ Dandenong Road__ 20130721 224500 20130721 231500 Breaking this name down using colour illustrates the logical division of the name Maxima MRS__ Dandenong Road__ 20130721 224500 20130721 231500 RED Name of Recorder BLUE Camera Channel name GREEN Start Date amp Time PURPLE End Date amp Time 20130721 is the start date Date in reverse format YYYYMMDD reading from right to left converts to 21 July 2013 224500 amp 231500 HHMMSS 24hr mode which equates to a range of 10 45PM to 11 15PM Camera Naming Conventions Camera names should only contain alohanumeric characters and no other special characters with the exception of the hyphen and _ underscore characters DO NOT use forward or backslashes Freedom
75. q o f Wam iLa oN r LATS c B 00 15 02 Freedom Serve 01 26 46 2014 05 23 _02 53 Freedom Server Jetro s JIS 025 535240 20 14705 235_04 1934 Freedom Server CO2 Front CP Cuibe sp 2014 05 25 04 19 47 2014 05 23 05 05 Type Man stream lv Indude Player H Omega OM 16 16 fl omega OM8004 PoE 2014 05 23 00 13 2014 05 23 01 28 A Oo bo hi ee Burning Exporting the footage backup The second step in the backup process is the exporting of the footage you have just downloaded to a CD DVD or USB device The following are the backup media options and their capacities CD 630MB DVD 3 8GB USB 4GB 4TB Below The Burn Export WIRE OW Total capacity Required on backup media Export List Export List Tota 2 2GB Fie Name sire M A PreedomSvht_Cube90__Number Pistes HDGW32 43 4 O7 00 2014 08 53 10 Freedom Lite_ Front Car Pork HOBS20GP device 1858 3 Soyle Freedom Test_PC_ Rear CP HOSWI2ae 227 0 3 1 06 09 2013 05 19 48 pei Ree CarPark20M16 20130325 293 8 HONDI Le 3 _210 Freedom Server E Test SD Recording Bee 7 TEE 1S3 107 OF O1 2014 08 53 10 2 03 M eH 06 08 2013 05 19 45 POUL 12639 A PreedomSvel_Cube0 Number Plates HOG Wi Freedom Lite _ Front Car Park HOBI202P device Freedom Test_PC__Rear CP HDGW32200 227 0 Omega 1 16_ Rear Car Park 20M a 25002013 14 21 57 25 02 2013 142008 siasa Ll Files to be exported Source footage files sus to choose from iento Ul
76. r of ways to insert live video into a tile in Freedom METHOD 1 Dragging from the device list 1 Expand the device from which you wish to view a camera from and drag the camera icon WM to a tile of your choice FREEDOM em Camvex Omega Eco 4 DR WE Reception Door M5 Rear Car Park A T Dandenong Road Y eej x Maxima MRS a S howRoom EX104 E SNC Television EX104 E SNC Dandenong Rd EX104 E SNC Stair well EX104 E SNC RS 44 SNC Loading Bay DM110 Bese SNC Rear CarPark 2 DM160 E SNC ShowRoom Table DM11C E SNC Front CarPark Entrance E SNC Kitchen DM110 E E E E ee E METHOD 2 Clicking a camera from the device list 1 Click on the video tile you wish the video to appear in 2 Expand the device you wish to select cameras from 3 Double click on the camera you wish to select the video will appear in the tile you selected in Step 1 Tip You can drag all cameras on single device in 1 operation by dragging the Device ICON e instead of the camera icon METHOD 3 Dragging an eMap icon from an eMap 1 Click the e Map icon to bring up e Map Note a 2 monitor amp an eMap is required to use this feature 2 Drag the RED CX number or blue camera icon to the video tile you wish the video to appear in Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 16 FR43 V1 9 20140509 METHOD 4 Clicking the CONNECT button Live view only SELECT 6ROUP ALL CAMERAS
77. repare depending on size Disks can also be removed from the Allocated Disk section by highlighting the disk and clicking the icon When finished click on the X button to close window Unused Disk s Allocated Disk s Disk Drive Total Size M Free Size M Disk Drive Total Size M Allocated Size M State Fast Index D 286164 176814 E8165 68562 if lt lt lt gt Pre allocation on FAT32 is very slow NTFS is recommended Create Fast Index Package Management Fast Index The Create Fast Index button allows you to create a Fast index which re organizes the recording hard disk drives to improve Freedom Server search times when searching for footage A Fast index is created whenever a new disk is allocated in Disk Management If upgrading from a Freedom Server with a build date prior to 20140509 a Fast Index should be created Creating a fast index will take approximately 1 minute per Terabyte to complete Package Management x Deleting camera footage Disk Drive Index Unique ID Cam Begin End Device Name Clicking the Package Management E 00012 000000029 05 07 2013 16 14 49 05 07 2013 17 29 03 Freedom Cube l 00028 000000029 05 07 2013 15 13 44 05 07 2013 16 14 49 Freedom Cube button allows you to delete files for i falla 00046 000000029 05 07 2013 14 03 58 05 07 2013 15 13 44 Freedom Cube 00293 000000029 05 07 2013 19 21 50 05 07 2013 20 15 48 Fr
78. rs Run in 640 x 480 screen resolution Ethernet connectivity Disable visual themes Disable desktop composition If server is recording a larger number of HD cameras it is recommended that both the T Disable display scaling on high DPI settings Privilege Level Ethernet connection on the PC and the port of the switch that the server s is connected V Bun this program as an administrator Switch stacking Large IP system only aK 4 Cancel ay On large IP systems where multiple switches are required the ports used to link each switch should be a fibre Gigabit to be Gigabit rated and the patch cable between the two be Cat5e or better connection Steps for setting up a Freedom Server Plug in licensing dongle USB module Install Freedom Server Software Add prepare hard disks that will be used to record footage using Disk Management tool under start menu Add device s which may include Analogue cards IP cameras encoders Freedom Servers and configure Select tick the cameras you wish to record from each device Configure your recording Schedule s default Schedule 1 is 24 hours 7 days a week recording mode Normal eee SY S Assign recorded cameras to selected hard disk drive s default is use all disks for recording Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 8 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Preparing hard disks for recording Before you can setup recording schedules you need to prepare and se
79. scdenseseeadsseees 10 Choosing the default start up MONITONS sevetsaciieacsanssionssamadionsiansiansienstoasienctionaienciovadt 10 Freedom Server Operation oseoseoseossossossssossoseoseoseossosossossossoseoseossseese 11 Starting The Freedom Server application ssseeseseesrerescrsreersresererererereeerrreerererese 1 Unlocking Freedom software that is currently FUNNING ccccccsssssccsecessesccnes 1 MIS SW EEO EE TAE EEE SOE EROATEA AEAEE ESTIA ETE EEEE EA 12 DEVICE LIST WINCOW ccecccccesscccceesecccceesecsccescceseueccecsueceseueeeceseueeeseseueeseseneeseseees 14 Moving Live VIEW TO another MONITOF ccccccseesssscccenesececesescceceesscsecnessceeeness 14 Yeron ONG LIC ClisinG IM OM MOON ie crcse csesseacessaeeaceecassaeeesssaassecteausceciatcsedcceessecotes 15 VCO lile Ey OUT aatcerccatetestsateocaic tsetorcate nessa nactervaciaransinmnnendiansneatonadanasonadionndenntoandonndeaniionenonnet 15 Displaying live video in FreedOM esssssersressreressreressrerseserersrererereressreressererererene 16 Live video right click context Menu OOTIONS sive sssevevssarecewssaxerenasexavewestsaveneredevans 17 GIOSING live videoin Moedisain a adda iaaa 17 UnG DONA ZOON antes RR RRR EE RnR eene neee RN ANA RRO REEN NENEN SEENEN MRENNTES MAU ARAN SNES MEET AN 18 STATUS ICONS ccccccccesscccccesscceceusecsccesececeuseccceeueecessuseceeuuecseseueecessueeceseueceseuueeseseees 19 Live View performance limitations and q
80. schedule number Fig 5 02A Schedule 1 is default 3 Select your Recording Mode Fig 5 02B eg ire vice and your preferred pre and post event duration and whether you wish to record audio and or record the Sub Stream as well 4 Drag an area of the timeline you wish the camera s to be recorded on the selected area should be the colour of the selected Record mode Fig 5 0C In the example above Schedule 1 has 3 different recording modes Normal or Motion amp Alarm amp No Record 5 When finished creating the schedule click Apply 6 If you need to create other schedule s select the next un used schedule Fig 5 0A from the drop down list i e Schedule 2 then repeat steps 3 4 amp 5 Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 43 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Recording Camera Avaliable licence Total licence 16 T The next step is to assign cameras to a particular Schedule and select which hard disk you want the camera _Unigque ID Camera schedule Disk 26 Freedom Cube Cube C1 Seidler all disk to be recorded on 27 Freedom Cube Cube C2 Schedule A al disk 28 Freedom Cube Cube C3 seee Aral disk To do this click on the text corresponding to the camera 23 Freedom Cube Cube C4 Bll disk 30 Freedom Cube Cube C5 Mee alll disk you wish to assign a schedule to Fig 5 1 31 Freedom Cube Cube C6 Schedule i all disk 32 Freedom Cube Cube
81. so Public IP address if applicable Device TCP port Device username Must be aloha numeric with the exception of hypen and underscore _ a a ee TY Device Password To add a device manually to the Freedom Server device list click the Add device button Fig 2 4 Part A button Populate the fields with the appropriate values Finally click Apply button then OK then the Close button Important Do not use or Y symbols in a device or camera name If device was added successfully you get a popup window stating Completed If you get a Fail of any sort it could mean any of the following IP address TCP Port username Password is different to that set in the device e The device is not connected to your network If connecting off site WAN you could Ping your public IP address to test availability e If off site Ping test was successful the device TCP port may not be port forwarded correctly Removing a device from Freedom j Device Set To remove a device from Freedom Server follow these steps gt ELEA System Setup Device Setup Grou Setup u A eel E Camvex Omega 16 E Camvex Omega Eco 4 eee Camvex Maxima MRS Device Pias 1 Enter the setup section by clicking on the setup icon C 2 Click the Device Setup tab Fig 2 7 A SNC ShowR oom Ex104 3 Highlight the device you wish to remove Fig 2 7 B NC
82. system parameters gt Save the configuration of the Freedom software to a selected location e Import system parameters gt Allows you to import a previously saved Freedom Server configuration to current Freedom software e About Learning gt Displays version of Freedom software installed licensing information amp tutorials URL e Re Start Transcode Server gt Restart transcode server e Re Start Freedom gt Restart the software Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 24 FR43 V1 9 20140509 System Setup Note You must have setup rights to modify or enter the follow items The System setup window Fig 2 0 allows you to change common defaults for folder locations video appearance and behaviour on start ups To navigate to the System Setup menu click on the setup icon at which opens the System Setup window Fig 2 0 SETUP _ System Setup Device Setup Record Setup Group Setup User Man Fig 2 0 Save Capture Pic Path Ic Users Lor meDocuments C CTY Picture Browse Save Download File Path Ic Users ogge im e Documents E eTA Videon Browse Save Log File Path C Users qgedIinWUse me Documents c CTA Log Browse Default definition Maintain live video aspect ratio System Setu p wi nd OW Enable tite bar in live video window Task management Auto synchronize device time at 10 00 00 AM Sync now Auto lock Auto lock time Disabled Load
83. t clicked on Sound on Turns audio on for the selected tile only works if camera has audio configured Close all live video Closes All video tiles with live streams running Reset Digital Zoom Return video in the selected tile to an un zoomed state Closing live video in Freedom To close live video Right Click over the desired tile that has live video displaying You then have an option to either select close live video to close a single tile or close all live video Double clicking on an open camera in the device list also closes the live video Main ee ee Sub Stream recommened for WAN Viewing lt Closelive video Snapshot Picture size encode e Reset Digital Zoom Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 17 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Using Digital Zoom To use digital Zoom draw a box around the area you wish to zoom in on Starting from the top left of the area you wish to zoom in on drag diagonally down with the mouse or finger if on a touch device You can also zoom in by using the wheel on your mouse making sure you select the correct video tile first 03 07 2013 17 33 0 Start from the top left and drag down Da 6 Eront Door Zoom navigation and status When a video image is in a zoomed state the zoom navigator appears at the bottom right of the video tile Picture below The outer white border represents a scaled size of the original video
84. t window iradssi On backup media Export List Export List Total File Name A PreedomSvel_CubeS0_ Number Plates HOEW32 OF 012014 08 35 10 A PreedomSvh _CubeS0_ Number Plstes HOE IZ i O7 01 2014 08 53 10 Freedom Lite Front Car Park HOB S202P device e a 015 ee 4 Freedom Lite Front Car Park HOBS203 gt device SA BASS we ae Freedom Test_PC__Rear CP HDSW32200 227 0 B3 SA0 05 19 45 Freedom Test_PC__Rear CP HOW 3220 227 0 O69 2013 05 19 48 Omega iSi Rear Car Park 2OM16 293 26 03 2019 ae 9 Omega 616 _ Rear Car Park 2 OM 16 __ 30130125 i Hoyw Ue x _210 Freedom Server Test SD Recordng Bas mR 14 03 2014 1 53 04 l j 22 2020 ILs Freedonve TEMO Front Car Parki ray 25 02 2013 H0 Fre 13 4 B01 y j aS aisa Ea Files to be exported Slower Faster Source footage files sus dim On 14 10 27 59 backed up Quieter Louder to choose from 14 11 11 06 55 AW 14 11 11 18 MR i pa PENADES 4 Lehi WVR chi4_main_20140429102729 _20190429102 DODN IILH AVR hi4 man IAAT 20140429202 K 30 04 2014 21 11 16 Repeat steps 3 amp 4 forall 14_maig rin2g15_ 20140429102 L SOAD 11 11 18 at Pack device 3 202303 3 Hy we Tip you can CTRL click to select more than 1 file ata time files you wish to include Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 60 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Burn Export Options amp elements e Select Destination gt Allows you to select where you want to
85. t window Note sometimes this process may take up to 30 seconds depending on network conditions You may need to repeat these steps a few times or hit the refresh key on the keyboard F5 or e in IE When you have finished changing the settings click OK confirm settings click OK again then Restart Internet Explorer and navigate to Remote Config again as described above and wait about 20 seconds and the login screen should appear When you enter a devices Web Service page you are modifying settings within the actual device itself the ne SET settings available here can affect the quality reliability and how long your footage is retained for How much PTS hard drive space is used Whenever you make changes ffens Remote Configuration a to a device in Remote Config it is recommended that you Sasi STORAGE Web Service page of re boot the device after making the changes and check pidii l Omega recorder the settings again to confirm they have been applied to each channel Synchronizing Camera List Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 40 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Whenever a remote device in the device list has been modified for example cameras or devices have been added removed renamed or re ordered you must Re Synchronize all Freedom Clients amp Servers that connect to the updated device You do this by right clicking over the device name in Device Setup amp s
86. that opens cameras looking at entrances or you may have a group called POS that brings up all cameras overlooking Point of Sale areas Below the group connect button is a QR code that can be used to quickly navigate to the Freedom VMS tutorial web page GROUP CONNECT using a smartphone or tablet Using Group Connect iaa Select group from JE Click Connect to open the Entrances selected group in live view Note You must disconnect from a group before you can return to normal Live View dropdown list 4 operation To disconnect from a group click the dis connect button DIS Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 20 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Colour Audio Control Panel O The Colour Audio panel allows you to control how the GROUP CONNECT video image looks on your display and the sound volume COLOUR AUDIO eee of the video channels that have audio active PTZ CONTROL tos Shs DEFAULT A There are 2 additional buttons within the CORY 10 ia Colour Audio Panel These are Copy To and Default Copy top allows you to copy your existing cud Damm Ul Kamal Mesa Tama Danaea preferences to other cameras Default button resets all parameters to their original default positions T E JE E all A E E zio Sri si 2 Ss ajal F 4 Using Colour Audio Control Panel First select the video tile of the camera you want to make the ch
87. tings then click on Change date and time button change the date time then click OK Fig 2 3 shows the sequence of steps to change the time on a Windows 7 jj f 8 PC a Melboume Sydney Change time zone Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday 6 October 2013 at 200 AM The clock is set to go forward 1 hour at that time J Notify me when the clock changes Get r tr formation online Get more time zone informatio How do I set the clock and time zone 13 Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 26 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Time Synchronizing In any CCTV system time synchronization is an important function All network addressable devices should be time synced This includes Recorders CCTV Client PCs IP cameras and encoders There are various methods and applications for maintaining time synchronization between devices One of the most common is the NTP Network Time Protocol Most network addressable devices support the NTP protocol For NTP to work there must be an NTP server present and available to devices on your CCTV network You need to liaise with the sites I T Administrator to attain this information If no NTP server is available time synchronization can be performed from within the Freedom VMS software Navigate to Setup gt System setup then under the Task management section tick the Auto Synchronize device time at box Fig 2 4 You then specify when you want time synchronization
88. to occur This will time sync all devices installed on this Freedom software to this PC s time Task management Fig 2 4 if Auto synchronize device time at 10 00 00 AM Sync now Below are some recommendations for time synchronization in a Freedom VMS environment You must ensure that all IP addressable devices have the correct GMT time zone offset and if DST is applicable to your location DST should be enabled ticked and configured on all devices via the devices web service page DEFINITIONS Master Time Controller MTC A Freedom Server or Freedom Client that acts as the timer keeper for the entire CCTV system Master Server A Freedom Server that has other recording devices added to it in order to access all cameras from a single Master Freedom Server Freedom Slave A Freedom Server that is being time synched via a MTC Embedded Slave An embedded DVR NVR Maxima Omega that is accessed via an MTC or Master Server Rules e There should only be ONE Server or Client acting as an MTC e Any IP cameras or encoders that are recorded on a Freedom Server are to be time synced by that server amp that Server only e In scenarios where a Master Server is present the Master Server is to time sync all other recorders it has in its device list which may be other slave Freedom Servers as well as any IP cameras or encoders it s recording e If there is more than one Freedom Server recording
89. u wish to hide To use this feature efficiently the administrator should create a limited operator account for the user to use See User Management section Hide all cameras shortcut To quickly select all the cameras from a device s right click over an empty area of the configuration window indicated by yellow highlight below and choose from the option pictured on right System Setup Record Setup Group Setup Transcode Fig3 4 gj Management E e E E E E E o l Hide all cameras this device Device 5 Camera p E oMEGA 1616 Hide all carneras all devices ME OM16 Front Building n i EEEE ME OM16 Front PTZ amera Name 116 Side RollerDioor i ES OM 16 Winterton Rd Channel No 4 i OM ig umber plates i Mapping Unique ID Ma OM16 4_fCarPark Ey oo TB 5 S WE OM15 BLANK Hide in camera list vest W OM 16 Front Door bis cee abiru i WM OM 16 Reception Mies WE OM16 Stairs Regular y Regular iw ME OM 16 Receiving i OM16 SE 2 OM16 Showroom Encode H264 r Encode H264 ad ME OM 16 SE3 Enable Audio Enable Audio a i ME OM16 TV ce Device context options Right clicking over a device in the device list gives you the following options e Remote Config gt opens the devices web configuration page which allows you to configure settings on the remote device e Backup Config gt backs up a devices configuration e Restore Config gt R
90. uality ou eee ceeeccceeeccceeecsseeesseeeesens 19 Remote Live viewing over Internet WAN and Stream USAGE ccecce 19 GWOUP C OIC GTP GINS aerea A 20 FE GOR TORON eea e a a e A AEA 22 PENNI APO errer EEEE EEEREN E EET 22 SIN OS e dence tedsaeceamcacs asa sede a teesay cue caeeaeseancacoseesueee meade 23 Options buttons OverVieW esssssesesesereressrssesererereresertressrterssererereresersressereeeseee 24 System Setup 25 Detault download locators sissisrserseis EN ES 25 WEIS A TONA e EE 27 Advanced System Soa Seen anon nmr mE OnE ne Pon OnE OE on 28 FORT FOR Oi GIAO spccaceacannacaaaacnccaanesseaasacnstaauacnceatectacacnacnteacnutaauasaenssaauacueiuaenmacaamateceies 28 Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 2 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Device Setup 29 Eao eron E 4 6 geen RR EH RR RRC RE RR ARS AER AIRE ERTS OEP RE IE RET eT EE UE RE 29 Understanding the Device Setup WINKOW ccccccsssscsececessscsecnessceeensseseees 30 Adding a device manually esssessssscseresereressreressrsressrresssererereressreressreresserereserene 32 REMOVING a device NON FI CCC ON easesetasevesssacscesusesa vesasesecesavera ceva caseuesataxssecasetares 32 DEVIC Configuratio ssis irrsrses nesinnes sarien aenst ae anes 33 BOIC COMlOULO HOM ENCOUN oaar eaaa EE AEA A A 34 USING BASIC DEV ICS COMNOWlOMOMssacisiatasciaressachuissshatebesshetenssshetebsbasstebstaintebehtiaiins 34 AGYON SC GIMME SSI Oaea aaea aaa a a aA a 35 Setting up Motion d
91. vice in the device list has been modified for example cameras have been added renamed or re ordered you must Re Synchronize all Freedom Clients amp Servers that connect to the updated device You do this by right clicking over the device name in Device Setup amp select Synchronize Camera List Device Configuration CAUTION Modifying the settings of a device should only be performed by a qualified CCTV Engineer who understands the limitations of the device they are modifying YOUR recording retention requirements and YOUR sites sub stream bandwidth limitations Note You must have Setup rights to configure a device Within Freedom VMS there are two configuration options Basic and Remote Configuration Basic configuration allows you to change the device connection settings and the encoding settings for each camera under that device Remote configuration opens the devices web page which allows for more advanced configuration options Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 33 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Basic Configuration Encoding Figure 3 0 Basic configuration allows you to set the type of encoding image quality framerate Bit Rate Control Image size audio and Maximum Bit Rate for both Main stream and Sub stream Note Because IP camera options and settings vary greatly we recommend pre configuring IP cameras via their web page before adding them to the Freedo
92. w you to choose what type of Windows event logs Freedom will record in its log file Default is Error amp Warning level Caution When setting Listen port don t use any of the following numbers 1 1023 1900 3800 5000 5050 9999 39999 Port Forwarding If you need to access the Freedom Server remotely and or on a mobile device you must port forward the TCP port and transcode port that is listed in the Network Server section in the Advanced System Setup section below and also ensure the Transcode file is given firewall access If you have multiple Freedom Servers at a single site and require remote WAN access each TCP port value must be unique You don t need to modify the transcode port this value is incremented automatically based on the main TCP port Effect Live Video Effect hd This image represents default values Default GUI For Advanced Setup Syn playback MV Default option is List Device amp Camera lf Indude device name in Show Camera List Only IPC Mode Server j6 Record amp amp 6 View Sony IPC Mode For remote access these ports need Network Server to be forwarded on the router TCP Port 8850 transcode port 9850 default 8850 succeed to bind service in 8850 r Video recording target Server E
93. wish to backup and select Export Map Make sure you see the map you wish to export in the right window pane before selecting Export map cgfdfdgdg Right click over map around Floor ap o Map config Remove all l rlinks Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 52 FR43 V1 9 20140509 Playback gt The Playback section is where you can search view and backup footage to CD DVD or USB To enter the Playback from the Live view screen click gt playback icon Below Fig 8 0 illustrates the layout of Playback section a SES ception Door mt V S Ndo 12 31 15 NI PLAYBACK X i E a8 i A os J a y 4 SELECT SELECT FILE DATE CAMERA LIST ZEA OANE 3G M7052014 12 31 17 all oe al Video Tile Video Tile E Part A Where you can select Cameras Date and File you wish to playback Part B The playback control panel allows you to do the following functions e Initiate a search e Control video playback i e stop fast slow etc e Backup export downloaded footage e Change the layout of the Video tiles and activate E map on playback Part C A coloured bar representing a 24hr period default zoom used for navigation and time selection control Part D Timeline options allow you to zoom in or out of the timeline and toggle synchronization on or off Part E Video Tile layout window is where the searched footage will appear in E Freedom Server V3
94. ww FreedomVMS com playback Search footage using eMaps Drag RED camera number to tile PLAYBACK X os ERS wonm 5 os TODAY Sat May 24 2014 63 Se s oo ooc0oc000 CCLEECELE Searching for footage on a selected date without eMaps PLAYBACK X m SELECT SELECT FILE z Q DATE CAMERA LIST oa SCAP E Searc Search s room Cube t CP Cube F 7 Pee CO4Front of Building CO6 Front CP Cube F wie an l siy PAEA Select your date amp time range Select your cameras Double click the area on the timeline under the time you wish to go to 0 Each horizontal bar represents a 24hr period from a different camera use Me ES buttons to zoom deeper into timeline Example on left takes us to 2 00am on the Displays current cursor position amp Clicking this imeline on Side Roler camera indicator allows you to navigate to an exact time Freedom Server V3 3 User Manual Page 68 FR43 V1 9 20140509 FREEDOM Backing up Footage Visual Step by Step MULTI PLATFORM 6o video tutorial at www FreedomVMS com backup Backing up footage is a two step process first download the footage you want to backup then Burn Export the downloaded footage to CD DVD or USB device Save Path o Documents CCTV Wideo ry Time range No D Be Freedom Server CO2 Front OP Cube j B14 05 77 22 00 00 Freedom Serve 22 36 48 Freedom Serve n 00 03 01 Freedom Serve Mest e
95. xample if you click the pause button all video currently playing will be paused If un ticked only the currently selected tile will be paused Playback Control buttons 10sec 30sec 1min 10sec 30sec 1min lt q 5min 30min 60min 5min 30min 60min i i Play paused video Jump back in time Stop playback Take snap shot of current frame of Play forward 1 frame at a time OO selected frame Moving the slider to the right increase speed moving slider to left decreases speed Clicking on the running man icon resets the speed to original encoding speed ec Slower Faster Quieter Louder Note the maximum speed at which the video can be streamed is dependent on the speed of your network connection to the recording device and the load the recorder is currently under The volume slider controls the volume of the sound If audio is being recorded on the currently selected camera The speaker icon when clicked will toggle between mute un mute Footage retention period To find out what days have footage available for a particular camera s follow these steps Tick the cameras you re interested then click the Search button Selected date then click the SELECT DATE button cree The dates with the green colour indicate footage is available for that date Black colour indicates and select Search no footage is available To navigate to the previous month year by click the left arrows Freedom Server V3 3 Us

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