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1. Step 2 Assuming that the site will be scheduled to start recording video from 2 00 to 4 30 on Tuesday and Wednesday Since the duration of each cell is 30 minutes click on the cell under 02 for Tuesday and drag to the cell under 04 for Wednesday and the color of the cells will be changed to purple indicating that both normal and event videos are going to be recorded during the selected times Schedule Record Setting E Z 01 New Site A Holiday Setup Schedule Record Function E amp chi 2008 610 e w ch3 econo 6 sre select cu z cer Al e b chs l f l 05 ES TEZ IS 22 i ji amp ch amp ch amp che amp chs chio chil chi2 chis amp chi Step 3 After the time frames are selected click lt OK gt to save and exit the Schedule Record window 83 User s Manual 84 Cancel Scheduled Recording Times If users want to cancel a time frame from selected schedule for instance 3 00 3 30 set the selecting option to lt CLEAR CELL gt in box 1 Click and drag the cells under 03 from Tuesday to Wednesday The cells will be blank which indicates that iCMS is not going to record anything Click on lt OK gt to save and exit the Schedule Record window Schedule Record Setting a B 01 New Site chi Holiday Setup Schedule Record Function Select All ch 20094 sjo a se mao o che chs
2. A NOTE When the display is in single channel and the resolution is set to higher than D1 the length width ratio of the displayed image will be fixed There are two arrow buttons at the left and right hand sides of the screen as shown below Click on the left arrow button to display images of the previous page On the other hand click on the right arrow button to display images of the next page To view in single channel double click on the channel in the site tree or on the grid To view in multiple window mode right click on a Select from preview dialog the desired icon and a menu will be display as Select from page number on the right The selections are described as Layout file the following 59 User s Manual Select from preview dialog Choose this option and the picture as below will be shown When the mouse pointed to any item the preview display will be shown on the right Double click on any item to display it on the viewing area Select from page number Choose this option and the picture as on the right will be shown Select any page number to display the chosen page on the viewing area Since the maximum channel connection is 512ch the choices of page numbers for 4 windows display mode will be from 1 to 128 A control icon lt X gt is provided to exit without selection 1 1 ra 3 A 5 b f i 4 1 60 1 4 User s Manual ePTZ Control via Mouse Both in iCMS
3. 13 20 I7 Video Loss by device Ff 8 41011132 Why is the list not able to be displayed 66 Step A Step B Step C Step D Step E Step F Step G User s Manual select lt CMS Data gt and choose iCMS server amp group Alternatively select lt Raw Data gt and allocate a folder containing NVR HDD files Select lt Playback Video gt Select date of designated videos Today s date is in blue box the date with video data is highlighted in brown and the selected date is highlighted in blue For playback of CMS Data select sites Click on lt gt to select or deselect all sites The selected site will change to gray color For playback of NVR Data there is no need to select sites since it s just the NVR itself Scroll the slider bar to zoom in out the displaying time Point the cursor at designated time and double click to start playback the video Click on the lt Open Video File gt button to search for videos via file list Users can also convert DRV files to AVI files here Refer to the next page for instruction of conversion NOTE The recorded video of IP camera can only be played back by CMS Player Some errors might occur if playing back with NVRPlayer 67 User s Manual Convert drv files to avi files Click on the lt Open Video File gt button in the Playback Search window then the Select a folder window will be displayed On the top center of this wind
4. Keeps geographical marks of surveillance layout on self selected maps VSS NVR Connection to storage devices to retrieve stored video data IP Speed Dome control IP joystick support User s Manual 1 1 System Requirement The following chart shows recommended computer system Minimum Recommended Intel Core 2 Duo Intel Core i7 2600 2 4 GHZ 8MB Cache 3 4 GHz RAM Memory Minimum 1GB Recommended 4GB HDD Minimum 80GB Recommended 1TB Minimum Recommended Video Card Graphics card with more GeForce GIS450 1GB than 64MB RAM PCI E 16X Minimum Recommended premet toopae oomi CPU Intel Core i7 2600 8MB Cache 3 4 GHz Tested Setup RAM DDR3 4GB OS Windows 7 Professional Ethernet Gigabit LAN Mainboard Chip Intel H6X AN NOTE For Live viewing of more than 16 IP devices users need to lower the camera resolution and change the compression method to MPEG4 or MJPEG NOTE If the operating system is Windows Vista or Windows 7 some A functions such as Record Auto Reboot etc will not work properly due to User Account Control UAC Follow steps below to solve this problem Step 1 If a previous version of iCMS is installed export setting files of iCMS servers 1 4 before installing the new version iCMS Step 2 Due to UAC user accounts in Windows Vista and Windows 7 cannot properly run applications that will write in C Program Files folder Therefore iCMS will be installed
5. PPE PEELE EEE A a 29 od Fe a rn Days of Week v Special Schedule of a Specific Date lf users wish to setup a special schedule for a specific date simply select a date from the pull down menu of lt Holiday Setup gt and click on lt Add gt button At the bottom of the lt Schedule Record gt window users can find a new row of the added date as shown below Setup the schedule for that date and the schedule record will only run once for that special day ol New site A Schedule Record Function Sait ai amp chi Site 1 seis ch gt ch3 RECORD BY SITE SELECT CELL Clear All eer chs ch amp ch amp ch amp cho chia chil amp chiz amp chi3 amp chi4 aj Gee lt an 85 User s Manual 7 19 86 E MAP Function E MAP is a function that allows users to illustrate the positions of the cameras on a self selected image Click on the lt Emap gt icon to open E MAP window Please follow the steps below to setup the E MAP Step 1 First load an image file by clicking on lt Load Image gt icon TEHE v E S DI Ney Oz Nev uy a ae O c eo gt o Oo a o NOTE The image shown in the window is the default picture It will only be available when default is installed Step 2 The figure below is the Load Image window to add or delete images and undo or confirm settings Click on lt Add gt to add an image Note
6. RECORD BY SITE CZE x Clear Al gt ch 5 chs ch amp ch ch cho chio amp chil amp chi2 chi3 amp chi4 om chic Select Clear All Cell lf users want to set the schedule to record at all times click on the circled blank cell located on top left corner of the table or set the selecting option to lt SELECT ALL CELL gt If users want to reset the schedule of the site set the selecting option to lt CLEAR ALL CELL gt Click on lt OK gt to save and exit Schedule Record window Schedule Record Setting Select All 2009 6 10 J Sei mw O RECORD or stre ACEN 3 01 Newsite A chi User s Manual Select Clear Cell by Date Time Another way to select or clear time frame is by clicking on the Day or Time tabs For example when users click on lt Tue gt tab the color of all Tuesday cells will be changed and the site is scheduled to record normal and event videos every Tuesday When users click on 5 00 5 30 tab color of all 5 00 5 30 from Monday to Sunday will be changed Click on lt OK gt to save and exit Schedule Record window Schedule Record Setting S 01 Newsite Holiday Setup Schedule Record Function amp chi a Site 1 _______ Select All h 20097 6 10 m gt NORMAL AND EVENT a Ses 5 o yee ch3 CT ime econo avr ecru x si chi chs amp ch amp ch che cho PT TT ae ES EN SE E EAA
7. Channel Jl Time 2009 06 02 00 00 00 5 2009 06 02 23 59 59 Type CMS No GROUP SITE CH Start Time Export event Press Ctrl key to select multiple Files lt iICMS gt lt Group gt and lt Site gt in Box A window allows users to assign unique data Double click on any cell under the Color column and choose a preferred color to represent the corresponding video type 100 Type Mormal Motion by device Alarm by device Video Loss by device User s Manual Frame View Setting Users can choose to show hide the time and alert text View Setting Eg on the video E Show Time Click on the lt Frame View Setting gt icon and the View a ial i Setting window will be displayed Check lt Show Time gt and the time will be shown on the screen Check lt Show Frame State gt and the alert icon will be displayed at bottom left Uncheck to hide the information File Path Setting Click on the lt File Path Setting gt icon to preset file paths for AVI conversion files and snapshot files Click on lt Browse gt to select desired folders In addition file type of snapshot pictures can also be selected Bmp Jpg Gif or Tif formats After the settings are selected click on lt Save gt to save FILE PATH SETTING FILE FATH AVI Convert path 1 Browse Snapshot path Ej Browse SnapShot Type M Bmp W Jpg af Tif SAVE 101 User s Manual Snapshot Click on the lt Sna
8. AN NOTE Only users under the lt Admin gt group have the privilege to change the settings in lt CMS User gt To add a user users must first add a group Right click on lt User List gt and select lt Add Group gt from the pull down menu Settings es User Information CMS User List El Admin 01 admin User List Password Add Grou P User Warne CMS Software Upgrade Save and Connect 40 User s Manual After the group is added the first user account of the group will also be created Users MUST set the password for this account before users can go to the next step Settings x User Information CMS User List El Admin 01 admin El User List 01 GroupO0iUserol User Mame froupOiUserOl Group Attribution Setting CMS Software Upgrade Save and Connect Right click on lt NewGroup0O1 gt to add a user remove a group or rename the group Settings x File path CMS User Sequence Login Setting User Information CMS User List El Admin 01 admin El User List Password ET 01 Groupol Add auser User Warne Remove a group Rename Group Attribution Setting CMS Software Upgrade Save and Connect AN NOTE The account currently used to login cannot be deleted An error message will be displayed 41 User s Manual Right Click on lt Group01User01 gt to remove a user or rename username Settings x User Information CMS User List El Admin 01 admin El
9. Select lt Dome Setting gt to setup the Dome ID or Dome Protocol Note that dome protocol changed at this interface is only temporary To permanently change dome protocol please modify it in the configuration Dome Control The function of each button on the lt Dome Control gt panel is described below A F Auto Focus Click on ae to focus the camera automatically Set Go Preset Point Click on O to set a present point and o to go to the preset point ID Click on w to setup the Dome ID Protocol This function resembles to the lt Dome Setting gt 19 User s Manual 80 Focus This is used to manually focus on the objects Click on the lt Focus Near gt lt Focus Far gt icons to adjust the focus Iris This is used to setup the iris Click on the lt Iris Open gt icon let in more light or the lt lris Close gt icon to reduce the light Zoom This is used to zoom in out to the object Click on the lt Zoom In gt lt Zoom Out gt icons to adjust It can also be adjusted by scrolling the wheel of the mouse iCMS zoom function will be disabled in dome camera control mode Scroll toward users to zoom out and away from users to zoom in Direction Button Click on the arrows to pan and or tilt the dome camera Speed Slider Bar The slider bar is used to adjust the speed of the pan tilt movement O is the slowest and 100 is the fastest Mouse Control If the mouse is moved to the top bottom left right ed
10. 0 Required Start Menu Shortcuts C STP Network Time Protocol Server Default Setting Old setting will be deleted Ext2Fsd ext file system driver for Windo Space required 211 8MB C If iCMS cannot successfully connect to sites check the followings e Confirm IP port username and password of the site Users can connect to the site via IE browser to verify the site exists and is connectable e Close firewall and virus scan software and try to connect again If the problem is due to firewall or virus scan software please change their settings lf the connection still failed please send the IP address to our engineer Nn NOTE When users need to ask for the engineer s help please send a copy of the files stored in CMS Log as well 104 User s Manual 2 ICMS server takes up too many HDD space We have found that the preset of the virus scan software NOD32 will automatically create a temporary file under windows system temporary folder when iCMS connects to sites This temporary file will automatically increase the size which causes the HDD became lack of space Please go to the control center of the NOD32 and disable IMON Then the problem should be resolved The following pictures are examples HOD32 2 7 Coatol Ceatexr AOE Control Center Status Number of files Scanned od_eval update ver Zoi 20070518 O NOD32 System Tools 0 3 eo gioa DOW setings oa Uaload Tho IAF zi D N
11. 192 166 7 128 80 MegaPixelCa NvV223 NV223 192 158 7 222 80 AN NOTE The sites that are already added in this group will be shown in Red in the device search window 23 User s Manual Remove a site To remove a site click on the site that is to be removed and click the button directly to remove the site Settings Groups site Setting C egn a Site New Site Groups IP o 2 01 New Group bt 01 New Site Port ag Username Rename Password IP Camera VSS NVR Connection Type Dual Streams The other way to remove a site is to right click on the site and select lt Remove gt from the pull down menu A new site can be an IP Camera or a VSS NVR The number of sites equals to the total number of the IP Cameras and VSS NVR The following sections will show how to setup configuration of the sites 24 6 2 2 User s Manual Setup the Site via Device Search There are two ways to setup a site The simple way is via Device Search ICMS is able to search for IP addresses of IP Cameras and VSS NVR connected to the PC s LAN network The ports used for device search are 6666 and 6667 Please make sure that these two ports are not in use nor blocked by firewall or virus scan software Follow steps below to search for IP Camera s and or VSS NVR Step 1 If there are IP Cameras and or VSS NVR installed in the LAN network iCMS can search for IP addresses of the installe
12. 32 Help Hide Quit i antivirus sustem 3 The PC crashed while playing back the AVI file exported from NVR or converted by CMS Player Click lt Start Menu gt and select lt Run gt Then input cmd regsvr32 u shmedia dll and click lt OK gt Playback the AVI file again and the problem shall be solved 105
13. 6 iCMS whose IP is 192 168 1 5 will not be able to find the IP address of the NVR in another LAN network User s Manual 6 2 3 Setup the IP Camera Site Manually lf an IP Camera is to be added to iCMS the required information includes the IP address port username and password of the IP Camera Enter the data and select lt IP Camera gt as circled below Settings Groups Groups cece ag W Groups o 01 New Group 01 New Site Site Setting Site New Site IP 192 168 6 Port 80 Username Admin Password E Auto Streaming Configuration Advance Streaming Setting If the DDNS information of the IP Camera is known the DDNS data can be used to setup a site Check the box lt D DNS gt circled below and type in the DDNS data Click lt Save gt to complete the setting An example of the DDNS address looks like ddns iview ddns com Settings Groups Groups CeCe aa W Groups o 01 New Group 01 New Site Site Setting Site New Site IF SS ddns iview ddns com Port 80 Username Admin Password IP Camera 1 VSS NVR Ype Ip al Streams E Auto Streaming Configuration Advance Streaming Setting 27 User s Manual 28 Auto Streaming Configuration For users who wish to enable auto streaming configuration check the box in front of lt Auto Streaming Configuration gt iCMS will logon to the IP camera twice to retrieve two different types of
14. and CMS Player zoom in out can be easily controlled via mouse scroll wheel Either in iCMS or CMS Player click on any grid that users wish to zoom in viewing area Move the scroll wheel away from users to zoom in and the screen will show like the following picture On the upper left hand corner will show zoom in multiple The maximum multiple is X7 Also on the lower right hand corner will show the position of current viewing area shown as an inner white rectangle comparing with the original screen shown as an outer rectangle frame In addition the viewing area can be dragged and moved by left clicking and holding the mouse while moving On a zoomed in screen the mouse pointer a will change to 7 and when the mouse is clicked the pointer will become w to indicate that the image is dragged NOTE This function is not available in Dome Camera Control mode scrolling the wheel of the mouse will zoom in out the camera lens of the dome camera AN NOTE This function will use up a lot of CPU resources It is recommended not to open too many programs at the same time to avoid crash of CPU 61 User s Manual 1 9 62 Sequence Display To start displaying the sequence list click on the lt Sequence gt icon to start the sequence The color of the icon will change to red color when the sequence mode starts The initial display mode will be what was set in sequence setting 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 or 5 5 Another way to start
15. cursor to select designated videos Step E The start and end time of the selected video will be displayed here Step F Click on the lt Start gt button and a confirmation dialog will be displayed Enter correct username and password to start the deletion 99 User s Manual Event List In addition users can also playback and export event videos via searching through the event list Click on the lt Event List gt button on the upper right hand corner of the Playback Search window The Event List window will be displayed as on the right Refer to below for the instruction First set searching criteria in Box A and click on the lt Search gt button The event videos satisfied the searching criteria will be listed in Box B If the list contains more than 1000 event videos click on the lt Previous gt and lt Next gt buttons in Box D to see more selections In Box C users can choose to playback or export event videos Select lt Play Event gt and double click on any item in Box B to playback the event video Alternatively select lt Export event gt and a lt Start gt button will appear at the bottom Press Ctrl key to select multiple files and click on the lt Start gt button to begin exporting the event video s AN NOTE For event search of NVR data the will be inaccessible Video Type Display The chart in the middle of the Playback Search color displays to represent different types of video Site
16. from unauthorized use when there is need to be away from the computer for a while Closing iCMS is not allowed and other functionality will be limited as described below Click on the lt Lock gt icon and a confirmation message will be displayed Click Yes to confirm After users clicked Yes the icon will be changed to show that iCMS is currently being locked When users clicked the icon again a login window will be displayed for users to enter username and password to unlock To unlock the following are two scenarios Login Account Unlock Account Note User Login User Me ee access authority will still Any Administrator be User s limit Administrator Login Administrator If password is changed use new password to unlock When iCMS is locked windows control will be as the following two types _ Type Example Windows Control 1 Setting Setting Schedule The windows will be closed without Record Emap saving changes It is recommended to Dome Control etc save settings before locking up iCMS 2 Monitoring Archive Alert etc It is not allowed to close the window but just minimize it A NOTE If iCMS is forced to be closed while it s locked iCMS system will still be locked when it is started up again NOTE If the password of the current login account is changed use the new password to unlock 93 User s Manual 7 18 94 Joystick Control Function When a joysti
17. in C folder instead Step 3 Once the new version iCMS is installed import the setting files back to iCMS servers 1 4 User s Manual 2 Software Installation Follow the steps below to install iCMS to the local computer Step 1 There are 2 ways to start the installation Option 1 Download the compressed file and SSiCMS_Setup rar extract it Click on the iCMS_ Setup exe iCMS Setup exe file to start the installation NOTE Some antivirus software might report false A alarm when users move the mouse cursors over the iCMS Setup exe file Right click and select lt Always ignore gt in order to continue the installation Guard O A virus or unwanted program was found Please select the action s to be performed Detection Detection CMS Setup exe TRiDropperGen Move to quarantine Ignore Delete Move to quarantine Rename Always ignore Virus information Option 2 If iCMS will be installed via a CD the installation will startup automatically when the CD is inserted into the CD Rom The lt iCMS Setup Menu gt window will be displayed Choose lt INSTALL iCMS gt to start installing iCMS Choose lt ICMS USER S MANUAL gt to open the users manual Choose lt EXIT gt to exit the lt iCMS Setup Menu gt NOTE If an older version of the iCMS had been installed in the local computer a message box will be prompt Click lt OK gt to uninstall the previous version User s Man
18. is a simple screen capture tool When users click on the lt Snapshot gt icon it will capture the screenshot of the window that users are currently viewing Users can save the screenshots to the default path CMS Snapshot or the folder that users have previously set in the file path Please refer to lt Setup the File Path gt for more information about changing the file paths There are 2 ways to take the snapshot One is to click on the lt Snapshot gt icon and the snapshot window will be displayed Select lt OK gt to save the file The other way is to right click on the window and select lt Snapshot gt Note that it will only capture the image of the selected channel The file will be saved without displaying the image A NOTE The default image format is jpg If users have selected more than one file types and took the snapshot users will get more than one files of the same snapshot image Please go to lt Settings gt to setup the snapshot file type Settings x Piena CMS User Login Setting Fath Circular Snapshot path Enable on C Program Files CMS Snapshot Type By size Threshold 000 MB Archive path C Program Files CMS archive Data life time DLT Snapshot type Bmp E Gif Ee Tif z Jpg Record path C Program Files CMS Record CMS Software Upgrade Save and Connect 7 11 2 Way Audio Talk User s Manual 2 way audio talk function enables users to commun
19. lt Playback gt Live gt lt Remote Playback gt from the Record ullcdown menu Configuration j Event Search Local playback Flayback Remote playback Camera Setting Playback the video stored in HDD of the connected VSS NVR Follow steps below to playback the recorded video Step 1 First select lt Playback gt in Function area Function Playback C Archive Step 2 Specify the starting time for playback in Selected time area or by moving the arrow of the slider bar at the bottom Then click lt OK gt to playback the video lt gt NOTE The Select time and slider bar will show the stop time from last playback if playback of video is previously accessed User s Manual Save the drv files to the local computer Follow steps below to save the video to the local computer Step 1 First select lt Archive gt in Function area Then Selected channel area will be available for users to choose desired channels Site 01 80 192 168 6 111 Valid time Start 2009 12 15 13 32 21 End 2009 12 17 09 46 30 Selected time Select channel Function Start Time End Time wt 1 Select al i Playback i j 20091215 2009 12 17 wz Clear All FIE vi 13 32 21 09 46 30 Cancel Step 2 Specify the Start Time in Selected time area and click lt set start gt in Function area Then specify the End Time and click lt set e
20. occurred in HDDs In the Event Full Screen section users can choose whether to display full screen of the alerted channel Select lt ON gt to activate this function or lt OFF gt to deactivate it The Event Recording Duration section is for users to define recording duration of event videos when schedule is set and or when motion recording is enabled In the Pre Alarm section users can setup pre alarm video duration to be a part of event videos Note that normal video recording has to be enabled in order to provide video data to the matching event video 3 User s Manual 38 NOTE If users reconnect or disconnect the sites the list of the event full screen will be cleared AN NOTE Once the list of the event full screen finished playing the window will return to former viewing status Step 4 Alert Action The connected NVR sends 4 types of alert message State to iCMS Alive Alarm Motion and Video Loss Alive messages are sent when the notification option is set to lt Alive gt or lt Both gt in the connected NVR Alarm Motion and Video Loss messages are sent when the notification option is set to lt Event gt or lt Both gt in the connected NVR Viewing the alert events When an alert is triggered while the alert function w Auto Upgrade is enabled iCMS icon shown in the system tray will change to Alert icon to indicate that an alert is being triggered Right click on iCMS icon an
21. one half of the max PPS for example set 30PPS for D1 recording The reserved half of the max PPS will be handling the low rate streaming for transmission to the remote monitoring site User s Manual Audio Click on the audio button to switch on off the audio AN NOTE Switching ON OFF the audio on iCMS will not affect the audio setting of the connected NVR s Smooth Adjustment Click on the smooth adjustment button to switch on off the smooth adjustment function Switching on the function helps to give the image more sharpness Deflicker Click on the deflicker button to turn on off the deflicker function Switching on the function helps to avoid gleaming of images Recording Click on the recording button to start recording videos of all connected sites The recorded data will be stored in the preset file path specified in settings HDD Info The pie chart displays the HDD information This is especially useful when users use iCMS to record the video to the local computer Scroll down the menu to see the information of all the HDD s installed on the local computer such as C drive D drive etc The blue part of the pie chart indicates the used space and the yellow part indicates the available space The information will be updated every 30 seconds If file circular is enabled the circulation will as well be updated every 30 seconds 3 1 User s Manual ICMS Icon in the System Tray When iCMS is started up iCMS i
22. status column will show m cpvriename staus 1 C Program Files CMS 4rchivelsamplelsample_CM501_4rc_Grou Done a Fa z2 Ci Program Files CMS 4rchivelsamplelsample_CM501_4rc_Grou Break OFF 3 C Program FilesiCMs orchivelsamplesample_CMS01_4rc_Grou If the conversion is completed a completion message will be displayed The converted files will be stored in the folder specified in file path setting of CMS Player For more information about other CMS Player operations please refer to the Appendix A 69 User s Manual Install required codec to playback converted AVI files In order to correctly playback converted AVI files install K Lite Codec Pack and select codec options as described below 1 Check lt Mu law A law gt amp lt MS ADPCM gt under lt Other audio formats ffdshow gt a Setup K Lite Codec Pack Select Components Which components should be installed Select the components You want to install clear the components You do not want to Install Click Next when You are ready to continue Other audio formats ffdshow AMF IM ADPCM QOM2 MACE IMC MS GSM Trespeech True Audio Nellymoser Murlaw A lavy MS ADPCM E DirectShow audio parsers Current s lection requires at least 37 9 MB of disk space 2 Check lt Microsoft gt for lt AVI splitter gt under lt DirectShow source filters gt i Setup K Lite Codec Pack Select Components Whi
23. that have been added to the list in order Click lt Save gt to save the settings Groups File path Event CMS User SEQUENCE Settings x Sequence Order Sequence Setup Sequence Dwell sec No CAMERA 1 Split Mode 1 1 Clear Sequence List CMS Software Upgrade Save and Connect Click lt Clear Sequence List gt to empty the list A message window will be shown for confirmation 44 User s Manual 6 7 Login Setting Users can edit options regarding login settings in this section Administrator username and password is required to edit the setting Settings f Groups File path Event CMS User Sequence Login Setting Network Log Settings User Name Password Mf Start CMS when Windows starts up Auto Login Auto retneve Live image When Login Export Import CMS Software Upgrade Save and Connect L seve Cancel As shown in the above picture the box marked 1 is where users can enter a set of username and password to be used for auto login The Verify button can help users to check if username and password are correct A message box will be popup to inform the result of verification correct or wrong The box marked 2 contains the options regarding automatic actions Clicking the first option Start iCMS when Windows starts up to request the computer to open iCMS in the mean time when the system startup Note t
24. to enable disable Live Play or Record function individually after clicked on lt Advance Setting gt Refer to the following figure for details Attribution Setup es CMS Group Attribution Select CMS Group NewGroup01 a Function List Group Per Site Per Camera T Eo eee Ge Camera Attribution Setting Select Connect Group 01 New Group Enable Video Ki we Camera Enable AN NOTE The preset is 20 cameras for all sites The real number of cameras per each site will not be detected A NOTE These settings will affect the whole operation of iCMS Please be very careful while configuring the settings Next time when users login users can choose to enter iCMS either as the admin or users 43 User s Manual 6 6 Sequence This function is used to set the displaying Add to Sequence sequence Before starting sequence display users need to add channels to the sequence list Right click on any channel and select Rename lt Add to Sequence gt to add or lt Remove from Sequence gt to remove Note that when the channel is added to the sequence a capital S will be shown on the icon After the channels are added to the sequence click on the lt Setting gt icon and choose lt Sequence gt to setup the sequence Under the lt Sequence Setup gt option users can setup the dwell time 1 to 120 seconds and split mode 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 or 5 5 lt Sequence Order gt lists the channels
25. video streams The main stream is H 264 with largest resolution and 4096 bit rate which will be the recording format On the other hand the sub stream is H 264 with smallest resolution and 1024 bit rate which will be the live display format Settings Groups File path CMS User Login Setting Network Groups Site Setting D e ee Site New Site W Groups IP 192 168 6 Ag 01 New Group 01 New Site Port 30 Lisername Admin Password MME IP Camera VSS NVR CMS Software Upgrade Save and Connect NOTE When auto streaming configuration is enabled lt Advance 2 Streaming Setting gt will be disabled in the mean time User s Manual Advance Streaming Setting Users can also manually setup dual streaming function via clicking on lt Advance Streaming Setting gt If users wish to connect to the IP Camera s webpage via a browser click lt Link to WebPage gt at the bottom Advance Setting Steam Main Stream stream Type RTP _PLUS_RTSP H264 Resolution 1280 720 Stream Type IRTP _PLUUS_RISP Fe Resolution 720 K 480 AN NOTE Auto streaming configuration has to be disabled in order to be able to setup lt Advance Streaming Setting gt Step 1 Check the box in front of lt Enable gt under Sub Stream section to enable dual streaming Otherwise uncheck to disable dual streaming function Step 2 Select preferred stream type and resolutio
26. 43 Display p E 6 f User s Manual Display Mode Click on any lt Mode gt icons to view the image in a multiple window mode The selections are 4 windows 9 windows 16 windows 25 windows 36 windows 49 windows 64 windows 8 windows 10 windows and 13 windows Refer to section Display Mode for more details on operation Click on lt Sequence gt to start displaying the sequence list See section Sequence Display for more detailed information Click on lt Full Screen gt to extend the current viewing grids to full screen Hit lt Esc gt to exit Live Click on the lt Live gt icon to view the live video Note that after viewing recorded video this button needs to be clicked to switch back to the live mode Playback Click on the lt Playback gt icon to view recorded video stored in the HDD of the connected NVR Please refer to section Playback Recorded Video for more information about playing back the video CMS Player Click on the lt CMS Player gt icon to start up CMS Player CMS Player is an enriched version of the standard NVRPlayer Please refer to the Appendix A for more information AN NOTE When iCMS is terminated CMS Player will also be ended at the same time Snapshot Click on the lt Snapshot gt icon to save a snapshot of the current window s Refer to section Take a Snapshot for detailed information Emap Click on the lt Emap gt icon to open the E Map program The E Map is a program that allo
27. 5 setup Audio Output Eey Beep Model Mame Video System Hardware Software DSP MAT Oddress 1 MAT Address 2 OY BEE 04 NTSC B3 C3 FFBS O209 9999 06535 9999 OO DO 89 07 00 SC OO O05907 7307 Software Upgrade via Cancel Editing the HDD of DG700 Go to lt Database Setup gt and click lt Execute gt button next to lt Internal Disks gt and a list will popup showing all internal HDDs The list also contains information about total size state and temperature of the internal HDDs lt Active gt means the HDD is added to the NVS database Under lt Action gt column users can add or remove a HDD to from the database and format or repair a HDD Internal Disk Device Name Internal External Total size Active NonActive Temperature 1 5735004105V Internal 458GB Active 39 3 5735004105V Internal 458GB Active 37 4 S7T35004105V Internal 456GB Active 39 73 User s Manual 7 9 Search for Event Videos ICMS can playback and archive event videos stored in connected VSS NVR Right click on the Site and select lt Event Search gt then the lt Event Search gt Ee Connect DisConnect Live window will be displayed Record Configuration Event Search Playback Camera Setting Users can scroll down the event list to look for target event video If the connected NVR has installed the POS module users can either search by event or text Playback the event video from direct
28. Go to Start menu select Run pt search All Progr ane gt Type in cmd and click OK Type the name of a program folder document or fnhennet resource and Windows wall open it For you Ox Cancel Browse User s Manual Type in ipconfig to get the IP Address of the local computer Write down the IP address on a piece of paper for later use ee TNS Sytem inme Hicresoft Windows XP Version 5 1 2600 lt C Copyright 1985 2001 Microsoft Corp C Documents and Settings Amer ipconf ig Windows IFP Configuration Ethernet ada ptor Local roa Connect ioni Connection specific DHE Suffix IP diros z 192 168 sT 122 Fulhmat A ik f 4 1 1 1 a E a 2D eo Default Gateway gt 4192 168 7 254 Ci Documents and Sett ings Owners After the IP address is found setup the connected NVR s First go to lt Main Menu gt gt lt System Setup gt gt lt Date Time gt gt lt Time Zone gt to setup time zone To find out the local time zone please visit www greenwichmeantime com AN NOTE The lt Time Zone gt must be set or the lt Network Time Protocol Setup gt will not be accessible After entered the local time zone the lt Network Time Protocol Setup gt option will be accessible Go to lt Main Menu gt gt lt System Setup gt gt lt Date Time gt gt lt Network Time Protocol Setup gt and the following menu will be displayed Network Time Protocol Setup NTP Server time n
29. ICMS User s Manual Version 3 4 User s Manual Table of Contents s RN tc a er ee E E mmeneeteayeeestwestenededetededeas 3 Li SySiem ReguremeNi wcrc cansstentaaseusaceaccmscdousvonedoanassaeascedssianaussalssauaeatssaadaasannsdonsoustas 4 lt eR AE Installati n EErEE 5 GOWI Upra dE os EEEN E EEES 9 3 1 Automatic Software Upgrade cic sosesatesaccnetissevaretansuenetanedaesdasedeacticseussetasovenetanelaasteaate 9 og Manual Sotware acta cca rencacrt ronce nrn rE N EEr NENEN NE EErEE EErEE 10 eS tg 8 o IO bo o neon nent eset rerr arr et er mnerr ener renter ar eerece meer seer errs 11 i ee eUUN NY rae ec onc none cacao A A 11 OI a tase E A E E an danieanuaens 11 o ICMS Maln WINGO W saoscics siecle icc tesa aaa anaa aaa Aa aaa Aaaa 12 a1 LMS IV Ne Sylen Ay sesanan E EEEN ERAR 17 s NOUE ONE o E E 18 om E gt LES o e E E E AEN E AE AEE OAE EEE OE E EA EN 19 0 2 Manage arc eccecte retire ch enrnnc neetnineeeedincnqunsadnceseadansuenenionseastdaiseaundaeisdnadoniial 22 02 T AdU REMOVO A ON enri srrri snin E ETE RR R EE ERE R E ER 22 6 2 2 Setup the Site via Device Search o snsnnsnsensnrersnrerrnrsrrrrsrrrrsrrrrrrrerrn 25 6 2 3 Setup the IP Camera Site Manuallly cc ccccccececcceeeseeeeeeseeeseeseeeseeenes 2r 6 2 4 Setup the VSS NVR Site Manually ccc ecccecceeceeeseeeceeseeeseeeeeeeaes 30 Cea Aer Il INI aE EER 31 Ei ES tl E EE A AEO EN 32 O A I eaten cree trercienthonceertueachenthantaent
30. Save and Connect AN NOTE The configuration in Groups tab and Import function will be unable to be saved when iCMS is detecting network connection or is connecting to some sites Error messages will be shown to inform users AN NOTE When the setting of connecting group and sites is completed users can directly click on lt Save and Connect gt to connect the sites 6 1 User s Manual Setup Groups Up to 10 groups can be set in iCMS This section guides users to add or remove a group and also shows users how to set Start Group Add a group Click button to adda group The other way to add a group is to right click on lt Groups gt and select lt Add a group gt site Setting a amp e crl l Site 7 r JGroups Add a group IP s 01 E Expand all groups Fort Hide all groups Username Password IP Camera VSS NVR Ge Sone Ura emda 19 User s Manual 20 Set Start Group Start Group is the group that will be connected after started up iCMS Right click on the group to be set as Start Group and select lt Set as start group gt from the pull down menu Settings Groups Groups site Setting AeA fe GS Site W Groups IP A Adda site 01 New Site Add sites a g 02 New Group 01 New Site Remove Rename Expand ra VSS NVR Ir Get channel info A NOTE If a group is set as the Start Group the icon
31. Type By size Threshald Archive path C Program Files CMS 4rchive Data life time DLT Snapshot type Record path Emp E GiF C Program Files cMSi Record _ E Tif Jpg CMS Software Upgrade Save and Connect Record Path The recorded videos can be stored in more than one folder Click on lt Advance gt and the following window will be shown Record Path 2 b P C Program Files CMS Record OK Beneni Clear All Beneni Elena Elena 32 User s Manual The number of selectable folders equals to the number of HDDs the PC connects to excluding HDDs with capacity less than 2GB Check the Enable box and click lt Browse gt to set more destination folders Each folder should be from different HDD or an error message will be displayed Note that if a HDD with less than 2GB capacity is selected an error message will be shown Click on lt Clear All gt will delete all folders except the first preset folder In each folder subfolders will automatically be created with folder name RecordFolder which represents an 8 digit serial number Each subfolder can store up to 500 videos Once a subfolder is full a new subfolder with a subsequent number will be created and new files will be stored to the new subfolder Circular Function The lt Circular gt function is used to adjust the HDD space usage of iCMS For example when the threshold is set to 2GB and there are 20GB fre
32. User List E 01 NewGroup01 01 GroupOiUserd1 Remove a user Rename User Name froupoiUserOl Password 1 FERRER RRR EEE RRR REE k Group Attribution Setting CMS Software Upgrade Save and Connect The lt Group Attribution Setting gt is for setting up the privileges of the selected user Users can give each user account different privileges by configuring this function Settings x File path Event CMS User Login Setting User Information CMS User List El Admin 01 admin User List E 01 NewGroup i 01 GroupOiUserOl User Mame aroup lUser l Fassmword 1 AER EEE EE EE EE i oE aea Group Attribution Setting CMS Software Upgrade Save and Connect 42 User s Manual After entering the lt Group Attribution Setting gt the following diagram will be shown Select a user account in lt Select iCMS Group gt and users can click on the buttons to enable or disable its privileges Attribution Setup CMS Group Attribution Select CMS Group NewGroup01 v Function List Group Per Site Per Camera SRELE ebb Ce Purple buttons are iCMS menu controls including Playback Player Emap Schedule Record Setting and Lock Gray buttons are site controls including ReConnect DisConnect Record Configuration Event and Camera Setting Yellow buttons are camera controls including Sequence Rename Dome Setting Dome Control Remove and Sound Notification Each camera can be set
33. arted as usual Step 3 When the download is completed the installation of the new version of iCMS can be started following the same procedures described in section Software Installation A NOTE If the upgrade file is not completely downloaded an error message will be displayed to notify users AN NOTE A release note will also be downloaded together with the setup file A popup window will be displayed to show the file path where the release note is saved User s Manual 3 2 Manual Software Upgrade To manually upgrade software click on the lt Setting gt button and click on lt Software Upgrade gt at the bottom Then follow the steps in the previous section to complete the download and installation Settings Groups Groups Site Setting CeCe GR Site W Groups IP d 01 New Group 01 New Site Port Username Password IP Camera VSS NVR ype Dual streams E Rn 10 4 1 4 2 User s Manual Start Up iCMS There are 3 ways to start iCMS Note that method A and B are only available if the Start Menu Shortcuts component is installed Please see section Software Installation for more information Method A Click Start menu and select Programs find ICMS from the listed programs Method B Double click on the shortcut icon on the desktop Method C Go to CMS EXE and double click on iCMS icon Starting Up If iCMS is started for the first time select a
34. ave the setting Next right click on a channel grid to apply the sound setting by selecting lt Sound Notification On Off gt from the pull down menu Note a message window will arise if sound file is not selected yet Last mode Full screen Snapshot Talk On Ofh Dome Setting Dome Control Re sort Camera Setting zs Sa ee ee Remove View Setting Sound Notification Image Adjustment Show Site Name Channel Base g j Camera Info Camera covert On Off M Show Channel Name 7 Show Time Filename dive wav Display Main Stream Display Sub Stream v Display Auto User s Manual Quick Hot Key Click a channel grid and press the following keys e Ctrl n Sound Notification ON e Ctrl f Sound Notification OFF NOTE The sound files selected will be saved in iCMS folder Setting SoundNotification AN NOTE On the top left of the grid will show SN to indicate sound notification is switched on Setting via Site Base Select lt Site Base gt from the menu and check the option lt Sound Notification enabled for All Channel gt and or lt Same sound for all sites gt as needed Click lt Load gt to select a sound file Then click lt OK gt to save the setting The sites have the option lt Same sound for all sites gt checked will play the same sound and the latest set sound will be played Camera Setting Eg wiew Setting Sound Notification L R J Show Site Mame site Base Sound Notification e
35. ch recording site is more than 1 day a Playback If time difference between iCMS and the warning message will be displayed Camera Setting Click on lt Yes gt to continue or lt No gt to cancel When the channels are being recorded the title of the channels will show a capital letter R I at the end The recorded files will be saved to the default folder CMS Record lf users want to switch between Live Playback modes while iCMS is recording videos the recoding has to be terminated A message dialog will be displayed for confirmation AN NOTE For the case of switching from Live mode to Playback mode the recording will be resumed from stopping point once Playback mode is ended and returns to Live mode AN NOTE If the connection to the recording site is disturbed and then reconnected the recording will be terminated without resumption 78 7 13 User s Manual Dome Setting Dome Control Userss can also set control the dome camera in iCMS Right click on the channel where a dome camera is properly installed Refer to the following picture to see how they look like Last mode Full screen Dome ID Snapshot DynaColor ki Dome Protocol y Talk On Off Dome Setting Dome Control Re sort Remove Image Adjustment Sound Notification On Off Camera Info Camera covert On Off Display Main Stream Display Sub Stream Display Auto Dome Setting
36. ch components should be installed Select the components You want to install clear the components you do not want to install Click Next when You are ready to continue E DirectShow source filters AMT splitter Microsoft O Gabest MP4 splitter Haali Gabest Current selection requires at least 37 5 MB of disk space 70 7 8 User s Manual Configuration Menu of the Connected Site Right click on the Site and select lt Configuration gt to Tecoma open the configuration menu window DisConnect Live The configuration menus for different types of sites P ecerd are different from each other Refer to the following for examples Event Search Playback Camera Setting Configuration Menu of a IP Camera In the Configuration Menu window the lt Stream gt tab allows users to change the Main Sub stream type and resolution of the IP Camera It is the same as in the lt Advance Streaming Setting gt in section Setup the IP Camera Site Manually Configuration Stream Property Network video Setting System Main Stream stream Type ROP _PLUS_RTSP H264 Record Resolution 720 480 Sub Stream Enable Stream Type RTP_PLUS_RTSP H264 PlRecord Resolution 720 480 Other tabs Property Network Video Setting and System allow users to edit the IP Cameras corresponding settings Click lt Apply gt at the bottom and users can see effect of the new setting from the Live v
37. ck is connected it can work in Mouse Control mode and Dome Camera Control mode Refer to the picture on the right for a sample of joystick The requirement of the joystick is as the following 1 12 buttons 2 X Y and Z axis Press button 8 to change between mouse or dome camera control modes However if the selected camera is not a dome camera the joystick can only be in Mouse Control mode AN NOTE Only the first launched iCMS server can use joystick control function When iCMS detects an available joystick iCMS l l l l Auto Upgrade icon in the system tray icon will change to a Minimize To Tray Open CMS Help joystick icon In addition a message will be shown to tell current control mode mouse control or dome camera control Right click on the joystick icon and a menu will be shown as on the right Select lt Joystick control On Off gt to switch on off joystick control Show joystick funtion Joystick cantrolfon oMm Select lt Show joystick function gt will display a hint screen showing functions of the keys according to the control mode either mouse control or dome camera control User s Manual Whenever the joystick control mode changes a message will be shown at the system tray to inform users Refer to the following tables for controlling options Under Mouse Control Mode 8 Change to Dome Camera Contfolmode Under Dome Camera Control Mode e rison O 8 Change
38. clicked on any of the four buttons above NOTE When the image is very large or when users cannot see the entire image in the display window on the right click on a channel in the site tree and the E MAP will automatically move to the location of the selected channel 89 User s Manual 90 Google Map Function With Google Map function users can mark the locations of loaded emaps on Google map Refer to the steps below for details 5 Maps 4 Emap0 iF 2 B the store bmp Step A Click on lt Google map gt icon and Google map will be displayed Step B The loaded emaps will be listed here Step C Type the name of the location and click on lt Search gt If Google map is able to find the target location it will be shown at the center of Google map The display size of Google map will not be changed Step D Click on the directional icons to move Google map to preferred directions Click on the center icon to return to the last view Step E Click on to magnify shrink the display size of Google map Alternatively drag the slider bar to select preferred display size Step F Select preferred type of Google map Hybrid is the mixture of pure map and Satellite map User s Manual Step G Click and drag the emaps to the target locations A balloon with a letter will be displayed to mark the location of each emap Users can always click and drag balloons to change their locations Right click on an
39. con will always be shown in the system tray Right click on iCMS Minimize ToT icon and the menu items will be as shown on the Open CMS Help Auto Upgrade right If lt Minimize To Tray gt is checked ICMS window will shrink to iCMS icon in the system tray when it is minimized The task button will also disappear To restore iCMS window click on iCMS icon and the task button will appear again Then click on the task button to restore iCMS window Alternatively right click on iCMS icon and select lt Open iCMS gt and iCMS window will be restored Right click on iCMS icon and select lt Help gt will display iCMS User s Manual Details of lt Auto Upgrade gt is described in section Automatic Software Upgrade lt Alert Info gt is explained in section Alert Event lt Show joystick function gt and lt Joystick control On Off gt are introduced in section Joystick Control Function User s Manual 6 Configure iCMS ICMS supports up to 10 groups with at most 64 IP devices added in each group The following sections will guide users to setup iCMS step by step Click on the lt Setting gt icon and a window as below figure will be displayed Settings Groups File path Event CMS User Sequence Login Setting Network Log Groups Site Setting pece ag Site E obits IP S 01 New Group 01 New Site Port Username Password IP Camera VSS NVR CMS Software Upgrade
40. d choose lt AlertInfo gt to show the Alert Info window Alternatively double click on the blinking iCMS icon can also display the Alert Info window Minimize To Tray Open CMS Help Alert Info Users can click on the lt Save gt button to save the alert information list DATE TIME DYR SITE NAME UNIT NAME CH STATE f NOTE The maximum number of items can be kept on the alert list is 1 000 When the list reached 1 000 items the earliest alert messages will be deleted while the new ones are being saved User s Manual Double click on the Event Messages Alarm Motion or Video Loss to view the event video in full screen If the NVR sending the Event Messages is not currently connected to iCMS a message box will be displayed Connect the NVR and the event video will be available A NOTE The Alert function works ONLY within LAN network Please refer to the note of the Search function NOTE If the alert event has not yet been added to the database of the NVR a warning message will be shown to notify users 39 User s Manual 6 5 CMS User The lt CMS User gt is for the management of user accounts in iCMS Users can set users account information and privileges The default username and password are admin and 1234 Settings x File path A Login Setting User Information CMS User List 01 admin User List User Mame Password CMS Software Upgrade Save and Connect
41. d devices Click the Search button on the bottom right to open the Search window Settings Groups Groups site Setting CeCe as Site New Site 5 Groups 0 0 E DDNS 4 01 New Group 01 New Site Username Password Ir Camera VSS NVR Connection Type Dual Streams sninek Save an Comec 25 User s Manual 26 Step 2 The list will show the IP addresses of IP Camera s and VSS NVR available in the LAN network Select from the list and Double Click on the IP address to add it to a site Then enter username and password of the selected IP Camera or VSS NVR Note that if the sites are already added in this group they will be shown in Red Search Device search Double cick on a row to add SITE NAME MODEL Type IP i MegaPixelCa NVO6S NVO6S 192 168 7 17 a MegaPixelCa NVI02 Nv 102 192 168 7 93 80 MegaPixelCa NV223 NV223 192 168 7 87 80 MegaPixelca NV102 NV102 192 168 7 97 80 MegaPixelCa NH221 NH221 192 168 7 128 80 MegaPinela NV223 NV223 192 168 7 222 80 NOTE The Device Search function can only be used to search A for addresses within the same LAN For example if the local computer uses an IP address of 192 168 1 5 and a connected NVR has an IP address of 192 168 1 7 iCMS will be able to find the IP address of the NVR However if there is another NVR connected to another LAN network such as 192 168 3
42. desired language for the interface The available languages are listed in the scroll box Click lt OK gt to confirm the selection AN NOTE If the system memory or CPU frequency is less than the requirement the error message will be displayed Login The default username amp password are admin and 1234 Enter the default username and password then check lt Save user name and password gt to save time from entering username and password every time iCMS starts Click lt OK gt to login Username and password accounts can be added or removed under the lt CMS User gt tab in lt Setting gt configuration window Refer to the CMS User section for more information NOTE If the wrong username or password is entered for 3 times an A error message will be displayed and iCMS will be closed automatically after lt OK gt is clicked Restart iCMS to enter the correct username and password User s Manual 5 ICMS Main Window After started up iCMS the main window of iCMS will be shown as the figure below The name of each button is indicated as follows A NTFS hd Display Mode 4 windows 16 windows 25 windows 36 windows 49 windows 64 windows 8 windows 10 windows 13 windows Sequence Full Screen Left to Right Live Playback CMS Player Snapshot Emap The usage and function of each button will be briefly described as follows 2 l 3 Left to Right Schedule Record Setting Health Lock
43. displaying the sequence list is by right clicking on the sequence icon and a list will be displayed as shown below Move the mouse to any item and the preview window will be displayed on the right This list gives choices to users to begin displaying the sequence from any item Double click on the desired item to start sequence mode After the sequence is started users can still change the split mode by clicking on the display mode icons for 2 2 3 3 4 4 or 5 5 However the initial split mode set in lt Sequence gt will remain the same Note that icons for 6 6 7 7 or 8 8 will not be accessible because they are not allowed to be shown in sequence mode The following functions are disabled in sequence mode 1 Right click to see channel menu 2 Zoom In Out 3 Drag and drop channels or sites to the display grids 4 Remove any channel grids on the display windows AN NOTE If users enabled the lt Event Full Screen gt and an event is triggered while running the sequence iCMS will display event full screen The sequence will not resume until event full screen ends Click on the lt Sequence gt icon or the lt Live gt icon to exit the sequence mode 7 6 User s Manual Adjust the Image Both iCMS and CMS Player provide image adjustment function Double click on a channel then right click on it Select lt Image Adjustment gt from the pull down menu and the image adjustment window will be displayed Users can change the brightn
44. e Right click the mouse and users are granted with a few quick access of viewing modes lt Last mode gt allows users to quick return to last split window mode Users can select lt Full screen gt to view the Live display window in full screen When users are viewing in full screen mode the selection will become lt Operator mode gt which allows users to return to the operation layout Alternatively users can also press ESC key on the keyboard to return to the operation layout Resort Remove Display Window Grids Right click on any channel and select lt Re sort gt to rearrange camera images of connected sites in order up to 512 channels Alternatively users can also remove any channel by right clicking on the grid and select lt Remove gt Or users can select any grid and press lt Delete gt key on the keyboard to remove the channel Note that clicking lt Re sort gt will restore the removed channels or users can add the channels back to any grid via drag and drop Full screen Snapshot Talk On Of Dome Setting Dome Control Re sort Remove Image Adjustment Sound Notification On Off Camera Info Camera covert On Off Display Main Stream Display Sub Stream v Display Auto Last mode Full screen Snapshot Talk On OT Dome Setting Dome Contral Re sort Image Adjustment Sound Notification On Off Camera Info Camera covert On Off Display Main Stream Display Sub Strea
45. e disk Space remaining in the HDD iCMS can only access the HDD no more than 18GB When the free disk size is smaller than threshold 1 If the circulation of files is performed at first time iCMS will start to overwrite the earliest recoded data Next time when iCMS starts up the circulation of files will continue from where it was up to 2 If the destination folders are reset new folders will be created to store new files The old files will be deleted and rewritten with new files Record Videos from IP Cameras to Remote Network Disks When videos from IP cameras will be recorded to a remote network disk the DRV file is going to be stored under a temporary folder CMS TEMP_RECV if the file size is less than 100MB Once the file size reached 100MB the file will automatically be transfer to the designated remote network disk If the recording is interrupted either connection reset disconnected stops recording etc a progress bar will be shown to inform users that the DRV file is being transfer to the designated remote network disk NOTE For iCMS servers 2 4 the temporary folders will be named as 1 TEMP _REC2 TEMP _REC3 and TEMP_REC4 33 User s Manual 34 Data Life Time lf users checked the box in front of DLT to enable Data Life Time function the duration in days has also to be defined When Data Life Time function is enabled iCMS will check the file edit time of the recorded video files in all Rec
46. efined main sub streams at VSS sites 2 NVR The recording streams will be whatever streams come in The displaying streams will follow rules of dual streaming option selected When lt Sub Stream Only gt is selected For both VSS and NVR sites both recording and displaying streams will be the sub stream The dual streaming options will not be available Click lt Save gt to complete the setting 30 6 2 5 User s Manual Get Channel Info After site setting is completed right click the mouse on the group and select lt Get channel info gt iCMS will retrieve number of channels of all added sites and users can select displaying channels by checking the box in front of them The unchecked channels will not be displayed in Live monitoring window and they will be grey out in the site tree Settings Groups File path CMS User Login Setting Groups Site Setting fee e Gq Site W Groups P Add a site Add sites Remove Rename Expand Z E S5 NVR Hide Set as start group Get channel info Gs Sofie Unrate _SaveandGome AN NOTE The number of displaying channels is limited to 64 channels no matter how many sites are added 31 User s Manual 6 3 Setup the File Path The file path menu defines stored destination of snapshot archive files and recorded videos It is recommended to use the default folders Settings EZ Fath Circular Snapshot path Enable oN C Program Files CMS Snapshot
47. en displayed as above picture marked 2 Otherwise the corresponding channel in the site tree will be highlighted as shown in below picture 88 User s Manual AN NOTE The camera live preview window is limited up to three instances at the same time Step 7 Right click on the camera preview window to display the camera control menu The menu items includes Snapshot Talk On Off Dome Setting Dome Control Sound Notification On Off and Camera Info Camera Icons There are three different types of camera icons in E MAP dome camera fixed camera and alert icons Ea Dome Camera icon Co Fixed Camera icon Vda A N Alert icon Dome camera icon will be displayed when the selected camera is a PTZ pan tilt zoom dome camera Fixed Camera icon will be displayed when the selected camera is a fixed camera Alert icon will be displayed when an alert is triggered to the camera on the image The alert icon will blink to attract attention Change Emap Size Users can adjust the display size of the image on E MAP by clicking on the icons described as below lt Original gt To display the original size of the image lt Double gt To double the size of current displayed image lt Half gt To reduce current displayed image size by one half lt Fill gt To adjust the image to fit display window refer to figure on the right NOTE If there is no image file loaded on the Emap window an error message will be shown when
48. er for your iCMS connection Then enter the IP address and port of the proxy server Enter username and password if authentication is required NOTE iCMS supports the most common authentication keys Digest and Basic The authentication will be automatically detected and performed Check the box Bypass proxy for local address to disable connection via the proxy server for local LAN network 6 9 User s Manual The lt Advance gt button allows users to edit Exceptions an exception list where addresses in the list will not be connected via the proxy 13516855 server The addresses can be subnets Refer to the picture on the right for an aaa example of the exception list TRE mem Do not use proxy server For addresses beginning with A NOTE All functions of the proxy server are tested with the most common Squid Proxy Server Some other proxy servers may not work properly Log Data The step by step operation of iCMS will be recorded by iCMS log function Refer to the following picture for data kept in the log file Settings x l Groups File path Event CMS User Sequence Login Setting Network Log Log File Disconnection Log ee i Next Pop Up Disconnection Log Window Time User Action a 2010 06 22 15 55 14 admin Change Split Mode to 25 window Save Disconnection Log 2010 06 22 15 55 24 admin DisConnect Site New Site 2010 06 22 16 00 22 admin ReCo
49. ess saturation hue and contrast of the channel Last mode Full screen Snapshot Talk On Om Dome Setting Dome Control The Following configurations are only applicable to CMS display and Re sort do not effect CMS recording data Remove Brightness Saturation Sound Notification On Om Camera Info Camera covert On OF Contrast Hue Display Main Stream Display Sub Stream v Display Auto AN NOTE The lt Image Adjustment gt option will only be available when viewing single channel screen Click the lt Default gt button to reset the value to the original preset A NOTE The lt Image Adjustment gt function has no effect on the recorded video Whatever changes made to the lt Image Adjustment gt will not be applied to the recorded video 63 User s Manual tof 64 Playback Recorded Video This function allows iCMS users to retrieve and playback videos stored in the connected VSS NVR Click on the lt Playback gt icon a window will be displayed as below lt Valid Time gt indicates the start and end time of the available recorded video Site 01 80 192 168 6 111 Valid time Start 20091215 04 53 22 End 2009 12 16 18 03 21 Selected time Select channel Function Start Time End Time Playback eit O archive 04 33 22 LLL Es The other way to display the above ReConnect window is to right click on the site in DisConnect the site tree and select
50. ge of the screen a red triangle as in the picture on the right will show up At this time left clicking the mouse can move the screen toward the direction where the red triangle points to Zoom In Out using the scroll wheel of the MOUSE 7 14 User s Manual Schedule Record Function Users can schedule specific time to record the videos to the local computer Schedule Record window will be displayed after clicked on the lt Schedule Record gt icon NOTE Please beware that iCMS only supports schedule recoridng of up to 64 channels at once despite the number of connecting sites The current setting site will be shown on the top of the Schedule Record window as circled in the picture below Alternatively users can click on the lt Select All gt or lt Clear All gt buttons to setup all sites to always record or always not record at once Schedule Record Setting Holiday Setup schedule Record Function 2009 6 10 v Site 1 The scroll down menu circled below shows the recording types Schedule Record Setting a Z 01 New Site A Holiday Setup Schedule Record Function amp chi Select All ch 2009 6 10 Site 1 Zins amp chs PR PER ATP AEST SOR lai RECORD BY SITE NORMAL AND EVENT Clear All aot ib oz o5 o6 EAEE epp 19 Bi 132 amp ch ch amp ch amp chs chio chil chi2 chi3 amp chi om Chic v lt OFF gt Select this to switch off the schedule reco
51. hat the other two options Auto Login and Auto retrieve Live image When Login will be checked at the same time Nonetheless it is still users choice to determine the favorite setting A message box will be shown when iCMS is auto opening after the system started up Click Cancel can terminate opening iCMS 45 User s Manual 6 8 46 Click the second option Auto Login to automatically login when iCMS starts Remember to enter and verify username and password in box 1 Click the third option Auto retrieve Live image When Login to automatically connect to the sites in the start group when iCMS starts Detection of internet connection will be performed before hand and a message box will be displayed Click lt Stop gt to terminate the detection and AutoLive will not be initiated Network Setting ICMS provides the option of connection via a proxy server Click lt Network gt tab and setting items are shown as below Settings x Sroups File path Event CMS User Sequence Login Setting Network Log Proxy Server W Use a proxy server for pour CMS connection Address 192 166 6 10 Port 555 Proxy Authentication Username USET Password Bypass proxy for local address Advance Export Import CMS Software Upgrade Save and Connect IL seve Cancel lf users wish to create the connection via a proxy server check the box Use a proxy serv
52. he date with video data is highlighted in brown and the selected date is highlighted in blue Step D Click and drag the cursor to select designated videos Step E The start and end time of the selected video will be displayed here Step F Click on the lt Start gt button A window will pop up and users are allowed to enter a filename and select video type AVI or DRV through the window Then click on lt Save gt to start the exportation 98 User s Manual Delete Video Only when the current iCMS login account is in the admin group will the video deletion function be available Refer to the following for step by step instruction x AM 08 45 00 E lt Playback Video Event List Export Video Open video File AM 08 56 23 Bema F _ Raw Data CMS i 7 Group i June 2009 wT WTtES Ss Color Type Normal 112345 67 68 91011121314 151617 1819 20 21 22 73 ZAR5 76 27 28 2930 1273 4 4 6 F 8 9101112 Motion by device Alarm by device Video Loss by device SS SS SS p Why is the list not able to be displayed Step A Select lt CMS Data gt and choose iCMS server amp group Note that NVR data does not support purge function Step B Select lt Purge gt Step C Select date of designated videos Today s date is in blue box the date with video data is highlighted in brown and the selected date is highlighted in blue Step D Click and drag the
53. he grid The icon represents that the camera is covert at NVR site This function is only available when iCMS and NVR site are logged in using accounts with administrator authority Dual Streaming Function The display and recording formats will be in dual streaming mode while three different options are available Right click on any grid and dual streaming options will be shown at the bottom including Main Stream Sub Stream and Auto Only one option can be selected out of the three The preset is Auto Last mode Full screen Snapshot Talk On Om Dome Setting Dome Control Re sort Remove Image Adjustment Sound Notification On Off Camera Into Display Main Stream Display Sub Stream Display Auto Last mode Full screen Snapshot Talkin OF Dome Setting Dome Control Re sort Remove Image Adjustment Sound Notification On Off Camera Info Camera covert On Off Display Main Stream Display Sub Stream v Display Auto AN NOTE For VSS NVR sites the Main Sub stream types MUST be defined before hand User s Manual Refer to the following table for details of which type of streams will be used under different combinations of display and recording settings for the three different options Dual Streaming Options Auto Main Stream Sub Stream Display Only Multi window Display Sub Stream Sub Stream Single Channel Display Sub Stream Display AND Recording Multi window D
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55. icate with the camera side All stream types except RTP OVER RTSP support 2 way audio Right click on the channel and select lt Talk On Off gt from the pull down menu If the talk function is successfully enabled Talk will be shown on button left of the Live video Users can speak through the microphone now to communicate with the camera side The current supported 2 way audio type is ALaw and uLaw audio type Last mode Full screen Snapshot Talk On OT Dome Setting Dome Control Re sort Remove Image Adjustment Sound Notification On Off Camera Info Camera covert On Off Display Main Stream Display Sub Stream v Display Auto AN NOTE The communication mode is one to one Broadcasting function currently is not available T User s Manual 7 12 Instant Record Function While the videos are usually recorded to the connected NVR users can also choose to instantly record current Live or Playback videos to the local computer NOTE Only videos of the displaying channels will be recorded When A the displaying channels changed the recording video will follow the change as well The channels not selected to be displayed will not be a part of the instant recorded video Right click on the Site and select lt Start ReConnect Recording gt to start recording and select DisConnect lt Stop Recording gt to stop recording Live Start Recording Configuration Event Sear
56. iew window The change of settings will be applied to the webpage of the IP Camera as well 71 User s Manual 72 If users wish to connect to the IP Camera s webpage via a browser click lt Link to WebPage gt at the bottom When the setting is completed click lt OK gt at the bottom to exit the Configuration Menu A NOTE Only Ads IP Cameras with software version d20110323NS or later support the configuration function Configuration Menu of a IP Camera via VSS Site An example of the configuration window of the VSS NVR site is shown below Users can change the IP Camera s video and device properties Config Menu VSS NVR SITE 6 Camera Setup a IP Camera Brightness Chi Color Saturation Device Propert Contrast H Che Sharpness AF AE A E a 6 Ch3 White balance mode H Ch4 H ChS H ChG White balance Cr gain 4 White balance Cb gain H Ch Backlight mode Ch H Cho H Ch10 fe Chil H Chi Chis H Ch14 a Ch15 H Chi6 IrCut mode WDR mode User s Manual Configuration Menu of a NVR The following is the OSD Menu of a NVR Some items are not available in ICMS setting condition Please refer to User s Manual and OSD Setup Manual of the NVR for detailed instruction Config Menu 55 H R SITE 1 System Setup Monitor Setup Camera Setup Record Setup Sequence Setup Event Setup Database Setup Co avsten Y erdan Info show Unit Harme Network Setup RS46
57. ions ped ifie DHS Suffix IFP Address a gt a z a we we a o o a I AFE LIGS rla Subnet Mack 2 ie e ea aa er a i Default Gateway 2 a aa a 192 168 797 254 Cs Documents and Settings mer 35 User s Manual Step 2 Setup the lt Alert Notification Setup gt on the connected NVR s The 36 lt Alert Notification Setup gt allows users to send alert notifications to ICMS program which had been installed to the computer Alert Notification Setup Alert Configuration Set 1 Alert Notification OFF Alert IP 192 168 7 122 Alert Port 999 Alive Interval 120 Sec Alert Configuration Set lt Alert Configuration Set gt provides 3 combinations of Alert Notification IP and Port Users can match the connected NVR to at most 3 different iCMS servers Alert Notification 4 options are included in this item lt OFF gt lt Event gt lt Alive gt and lt Both gt lt OFF gt The Alert Notification is turned off lt Event gt When the alarm is triggered the NVR will send an alert message to iCMS lt Alive gt The NVR will send an alive message to iCMS every N second just to show that the connection between the NVR and iCMS is in effect The time interval N can be adjusted in lt Alive Interval gt lt Both gt This enables the NVR to send both Event and Alive alert messages to iCMS Alert IP The Alert IP must match the IP address of the local computer In this example the IP address of the local compute
58. isplay Sub Stream Sub Stream l Main Stream Recording Main Stream Main Stream ingle Ch Displ Sub St singe NE RSN Main Stream Main Stream l baits Recording Main Stream Recording Only Recording Only Main Stream Main Stream Main Stream Some special cases are 1 For IP Camera sites if sub stream is not enabled the dual streaming option will be preset and fixed as lt Display Main Stream gt 2 For NVR sites the recording stream will be whatever streams come in The displaying stream will follow rules of dual streaming option selected 3 For VSS NVR sites the dual streaming options will not be available if the connection type is set to lt Sub Stream Only gt Thus both recording and displaying streams will be the sub stream 55 User s Manual 7 2 56 Camera Setting Camera Info Configure Camera Setting Camera setting can be configured by right clicking on ReConnect a site and select lt Camera Setting gt Disconnect Live Camera viewing setting enables users to set the necale display of Site Name Channel Name or Time on the si Ecer top left corner of the image Playback Camera Setting Configuration Camera sound notification enables preset sound file to be played when an alert event occurs It can be set via Site Base or Channel Base Setting via Channel Base Select lt Channel Base gt from the menu and click lt Load gt to select a sound file Then click lt OK gt to s
59. ist gov Automatically Time Sync On Manually Time Sync No In this example the NTP server should be set to 192 168 7 122 which is the IP address of the local computer After the NTP server is set select lt Yes gt for lt Manually Time Sync gt to immediately sync the time with the local computer The time sync can also be updated periodically Select lt On gt for lt Automatically Time Sync gt and the time will be automatically synced once an hour 3 1 User s Manual Software Upgrade ICMS software can be upgraded automatically or manually Refer to the following sections for details Automatic Software Upgrade To enable automatic software upgrade right m M click on iCMS icon in the system tray and check Minimize To Tray Open CMS Help Auto Upgrade If automatic software upgrade is enabled iCMS will connect to the FTP Server and check for upgrade once a month If no upgrade is available iCMS will continue normal process If upgrade is detected please follow the steps below to proceed Step 1 A message box will pop up to inform that there is upgrade available Click lt OK gt to download the upgrade software and continue to the next step Otherwise click lt Cancel gt to abort and continue to normal iCMS process Step 2 Choose a destination folder to save the file Then a window will pop up and show the downloading status To terminate the download click lt Abort gt and iCMS will be st
60. list windows are very important If the duration of a DRV file is less than 3 seconds the file will not be successfully converted In addition a link is provided for users to download and install video codec in order to playback the converted AVI files 68 User s Manual lf users wish to remove any file ersion List 1 1F the duration of a DRY File is less than 3 seconds it will not be successfully converted from the conversion list right to Atie by the cms Player click on the file and select 2 Please download and install the codec From http jiva Filehippo com download_klite_codec_packfa723 lt Remove gt or lt Remove All gt to delete files from the list Click DRM File Name Status 1 CiProgram Files CMS 4rchivel sample sample_ CMS01_Arc_Grau C Program le_CMS01_Arc_Grou C Program Files CMS arch Aap fre Geo lt Convert gt to start conversion 7 mple R of files on the list A progress window will be displayed to show current progress of conversion If users wish to terminate the conversion click lt STOP gt to abort If the conversion is aborted the LLIF the duration of a DRY File is less than 3 seconds it will not be successfully converted status column will show Break _ toavtfieby the cms player Off for the specific file aborted 2 Please download and install the codec From http jiva Filehippo com download_klite_codec_pack s723 If the file failed to be converted the
61. ly connected VSS NVR For VSS sites only Search By Event option is provided as show below on the left In lt Search By Event gt tab select lt Play Event gt and double click on any item to playback the event video For NVR sites the lt Search By Text gt tab allows users to search for text event videos of POS installed NVRs Event Search SITE 1 Search By Event Search By Text Search by Text 74 DATE TIME DYR 2009 12 19 17 25 56 2009 12 19 17 26 21 2009 12 19 17 27 01 2009 12 19 17 27 34 2009 12 19 17 28 03 2009 12 19 17 31 21 2009 12 19 17 36 35 2009 12 19 17 44 16 2009 12 19 17 45 00 2009 12 19 17 47 57 2009 12 19 17 48 41 2009 12 19 17 50 07 2009 12 19 17 55 10 2009 12 19 18 18 33 2009 12 19 18 22 57 2009 12 19 18 47 35 2009 12 19 18 57 58 2009 12 19 19 15 27 2009 12 19 19 25 19 2009 12 19 19 25 55 2009 12 19 19 27 02 2009 12 19 19 28 45 2009 12 19 19 29 09 2009 12 19 19 30 37 2009 12 19 19 31 48 2009 12 19 19 39 38 m 4 2323332222222222322222222222235 m y NNNNA NN NNNNA NNNNNNNNNNNNNANN 4 9 Play Event Double click to playback the event C Archive Event Previous Next DATE TIME DYR Exception Channel Type Item Ttem Search by Numerals Type Value Value Upper limit Search by Date Time Start Time End Time Search by Channel Camera 9 Play Event Double click to playback the event TT TET User s Manual Archive the e
62. m v Display Auto AN NOTE These functions will not be accessible in sequence mode User s Manual Save Layout Files The layout arrangement can be individually memorized for each connect group Also iCMS will keep the layout arrangement when it s closed and restore the same layout when it starts up again Each login account can save its own layout Select from preview dialog files Right click on any mode icons and the Select from page number pull down menu will be shown as on the right Layout fil After selected lt Layout file gt the setting window will be displayed as below Layout file zs File list Function IDX File name Save Layout file cave Current selection Delete Load The layout files are for backup or other users use Once users entered the file name and clicked lt Save gt the new layout file will be shown on the file list To delete a layout file select a layout file from the list and click lt Delete gt or press the Delete key on the keyboard A message will be displayed to confirm the deletion To load a layout file select a file and click lt Load gt or double click on the file 53 User s Manual 54 Show Covert Camera Images If a camera is set to covert at NVR site right click on the grid and select lt Camera cover On OFF gt to un covert at iCMS site Then video stream will come in and an icon amp will be shown at bottom left of t
63. n for both the main stream and the sub stream Step 3 Check the box in front of lt Record gt under Main Stream section OR Sub Stream section to select the recording format at iCMS site Step 4 Click on lt OK gt to confirm and save the setting A popup window will be displayed to notify users that the setting is changed Clicking on lt Apply gt will allow users to check the effect of the setting via the live display window immediately AN NOTE If sub stream is not enabled users will not be able to change dual streaming options during Live display at the main window It will be preset as lt Display Main Stream gt 29 User s Manual 6 2 4 Setup the VSS NVR Site Manually When users are adding a VSS NVR site select lt VSS NVR gt as marked below Then enter IP address port username and password of the VSS NVR site Settings Groups File path CMS User a Groups Site Setting Peee AG Site New Site 5 Groups IP 192 168 2 01 New Group 01 New Site iai Username Password IP Camera Connection Type Dual Streams Dual Streams Sub Stream Only CMS Software Upgrade Save and Connect The next step is to setup connection type Users can select lt Dual Streams gt or lt Sub Stream Only gt The recording displaying scenarios are as follows When lt Dual Streams gt is selected 1 VSS The recording displaying streams will follow rules of dual streaming option selected with pred
64. nabled For All Channel Show Channel Mame 7 Show Time Filename dive wavy Load cancel OK Quick Hot Key 1 Click a channel grid and press the following keys Ctrl Alt n Sound Notification ON for all sites Ctrl Alt f Sound Notification OFF for all sites 2 Click a site in the Site Tree and press the following keys Ctrl Alt n Sound Notification ON for the selected sites Ctrl Alt f Sound Notification OFF for the selected sites 57 User s Manual View Camera Info The Camera Info can be viewed both in iCMS and CMS Player Right click on any channel grid and select lt Camera Info gt from the pull down menu to view the information Refer to the following for examples 58 Camera Info of iCMS Camera Info Site Mame Channel Mame IES Frame Rate Video Size Format Device Model Stream Type Main Stream BPS Main Stream Loss Rate Sub Stream BPS Sub Stream Loss Rate New Site IP_CHi1 192 166 6 56 24 720 x 480 H 264 IP Cam NH Series RTP_PLUS_RTSP H264 0 0 Kbps 0 0 1152 6 kbps 0 0 Close Camera Info Device Frame Rate Video Size Format Camera Info of CMS Player a 26 FeO x 240 H 264 Close 7 3 User s Manual Display Mode The available display modes are single channel 4 windows 9 windows 16 windows 25 windows 36 windows 49 windows 64 windows 8 windows 10 windows and 13 windows
65. nd gt Alternatively use the slider bar to select start time and end time Click lt OK gt and specify the filename of the DRV file Then iCMS will start to download the video data Close the lt Archive gt window to exit rhive SITE 1 FROM 2009122 01 07 01 Now 2009222 01 09 10 Playback video stored in the HDD of local computer lf users wish to playback videos that have already been saved to the local computer launch CMS Player AN NOTE CMS Player can only be started through iCMS If users try to start up the iCMSPlayer exe an error message will be displayed There are two ways to launch CMS ReConnect Player One way is to click on the _ DisConnect lt CMS Player gt icon Alternatively Live right click on a site in the site tree Record Confieuration and select lt Playback gt gt lt Local Event Search Playback gt Local playback Flayback Remote playback Camera Setting 65 User s Manual Then CMS Player will be displayed Click on the lt Open Video File gt icon as marked below A r omsPiyer The Playback Search window will be displayed as below The following steps will guide users to playback designated videos Data Time B AT 7 Raw Data Start Time E Poad EventList J Export Video G Open Video File Purge End Time MTWTFSS Le Normal 10345 67 8 9101112 1916171819 22 23 HPBS 26 2930 123 4 4 Motion by device Alarm by device
66. nnect Site MegaPixelc 2010 06 22 16 00 53 admin Change Split Mode to 25 window 2010 06 22 16 00 59 admin ReConnect Site New Site Program Files CM S Log 2010 06 22 16 01 09 admin Change Split Mode to 25 window 2010 06 22 16 02 02 admin DisConnect Site New Site 2010 06 22 16 04 46 admin Change Split Mode to 25 window 2010 06 22 16 11 48 admin Change Split Mode to 25 window FO1O06 22 16 18 48 admin Change Split Mode to 25 Windoy 2010 06 22 16 24 55 admin ReConnect Site New Site 2010 06 22 16 24 54 admin Change Split Mode to 25 window gt 4 Ti Export Import CMS Software Upgrade Save and Connect IL seve Cancel The list will display 1 000 items with latest ones shown at the bottom The list can store up to 10 000 items in circulation which means the oldest ones will be deleted when the number of items exceeds 10 000 Save button Click this button to save the log file to a desired destination Previous button Click this button to show previous 1 000 items 47 User s Manual 6 10 48 Next button Click this button to show next 1 000 items On the right hand side of the window users can choose whether to show and or save disconnection logs Check the box next to Pup Up Disconnection Log Window to display disconnection logs If users wish to save disconnection logs check the box next to Save Disconnection Log and click lt Browse gt to setup the directory folder and
67. nnect gt option allows Event Search users to only disconnect a certain site Playback Camera Setting User s Manual Users can also rename the camera directly by right clicking on the camera and selecting lt Rename gt The new name will be shown on the upper left corner of the camera s assigned grid Note that group and site cannot be directly Add to Sequence renamed at the site tree By right clicking on the group icon the options Expand Tree shown as on the right allows users to expand or Hide Tree hide the site tree at once Bandwidth Normal Dual Streaming For different networks with different bandwidths two streaming options are provided normal streaming and dual streaming Users who are using high speed networks normal streaming will be a recommended choice Depending on the HDD capacity and network usage set to high middle or low bandwidths For networks with limited bandwidth dual streaming will be a better choice It enables coexistence of high quality streaming at local NVR site and lower quality streaming but faster transmission for iCMS site To select dual streaming click on the bandwidth icon and the icon will change color Then users can furthermore choose different bit rates to adjust for the best displaying quality The setting will be applied immediately and is going to be saved for iCMS next startup NOTE Dual streaming will only be available when NVR s total PPS is set to
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69. o load default setting or uncheck it to load the old setting of previous installed iCMS Ext2Fsd ext2 file system driver for Windows Check the box to install driver in order to be able to read raw files in NVR HDD NOTE If users have already installed the EXTZ2IFS driver A and software please uninstall it beforehand for there might be confliction occurs while installing Ext2Fsd driver during iCMS installation User s Manual Step 3 The iCMS main program will be the first program to be installed Choose a folder to install the iCMS or it will be installed to a default destination folder CMS Click lt Install gt to start the Installation or click lt Back gt to go back to the previous step Step 4 The NTP Server will be the next program to be installed The NTP Server enables the local computer which is running the iCMS to become a central NTP Server for the connected NVR s so the time for the local computer and the connected NVR s is synchronized When the confirmation window popup click lt OK gt to start installing the NTP Server Step 5 When the Software Installation is completed click lt Close gt to exit NTP Service Server The NTP Service Server enables the local computer which is running the ICMS to become a central NTP server for the connected NVR s so the time for the connected NVR s and the local computer is synchronized To do so the IP address of the local computer is needed
70. ord Path and any video files exceed the defined duration will automatically be permanently deleted Snapshot Type ICMS has a snapshot function and the file type for snapshot can be defined here Note that if more than one type are selected take 2 types for example then each snapshot is saved to 2 types of files They are the same image but in different formats For instance if Bmp amp Tif are selected and the snapshot is taken two types of image files of the same snapshot image will be created User s Manual 6 4 Alert Events The alert function enables the connected NVR s to send alert signals to ICMS within the network This section describes how the alert function works Setting up the alert function Step 1 Find the IP address of the local computer Go to Start menu select Run af search All Programs gt BD too HF Turn OFF Computer Type in cmd and click OK Type the name of a program folder document or LS intemet resource and Windows wil open it For you Omen cmd cancel Browse Type in ipconfig to get the IP Address of the local computer Write down the IP address on a piece of paper for later use es WINDOWS Systema emid CHE IHicrosa Fe Windows KP Version 5 1 2686 lt C gt Copyright 1985 26081 Aierozoft Carp CisBocuments and Bott Hil pr s Chern ee ge ice anf ig WMindowe IF Cani igurat ion Et he Figer adapt er Local Arga Ca nnection Lonnie t
71. oup to add a new site Click the Q button to add a site to this group The next section will show how to setup the site step by step Groups Settings Groups e eleje aa Groups ee 01 New Group 01 New Site CMS Software Upgrade Site Setting Site IF Add a site Add sites Remove Rename Expand a vss NvR Hide m Set as start group Get channel info Saye and Come The other way to add a new site to a group is to right click on the group and select lt Add a site gt 22 User s Manual Add Multiple Sits Right click on a group and select lt Add sites gt to add multiple sites at once Settings Cnipa Groups Site Setting eeee ag ste W Groups IP d MA 01 New Group Add a site 01 New Site Add sites Remove Rename Expand a amp Vss NvR Hide F Set as start group Get channel info GG Soir ord Then a device search window will be displayed as below Press and hold Ctrl key to select more than one site After sites are selected click lt Add gt to add the selected sites Please jump to relative sections coming after to complete site setup Device search Select the rows and dick Add button to add acta SITE NAME MODEL Type IP ae MegaPixelCa NVO63 NVO63 192 168 7 17 80 MegaPixelCa NWV102 NV102 192 168 7 93 a0 MegaPixelCa NvV223 NV223 192 168 7 87 80 MegaPixelCa Nvi NV102 192 168 7 97 80 MegaPixelCa NH221 NH221
72. ow select lt Convert To AVI gt and double click on the file which users wish to convert A Conversion List window will pop up and the file will be added to the list The other way to add files to the list is to right click on the file and select lt Add To List gt or lt Add All To List gt Folder Yiew Double Click to Choose DRY File Information Double Click to add the DRY file to convert list ICA Play DRY File Now Choose C Program Files CMS Archive sample CMS Convert to AVI 9 Archive amp sample Avi DRY File Name Start Time End Time 5 Config mem amp EXE sample_CMS01_Arc_Group01_Si 2009 06 02 01 Add To List 02 08 52 19 amp HELP sample _CMS01_Arc_Group01_ Si 2009 06 02 Oi 02 08 53 18 Log Record Setting Setting2 Setting3 Setting4 SkinChange Snapshot amp SPL 1 IF the duration of a DRY File is less than 3 seconds it will not be successfully converted to AVI file by the CMS Player 2 Please download and install the codec From http twa Filehippo com download_klite_codec_pack 3723 TEMP_REC TEMP_REC2 N DRY File Name Status 1 C Program Files CMS 4rchive sample sample_CMS01_Arc_Grou 2 C Program Files CMS 4rchive sample sample_CMS501_Arc_Grou 3 C Program Files CMS 4rchive sample sample_CMS01_Arc_Grou Convert AN NOTE The list can contain files from different folders The messages shown on the conversion
73. pshot gt icon to capture a snapshot of the screen When the snapshot window is opened users can choose to rename the filename or leave it as it is Click on lt OK gt to save the snapshot or lt CANCEL gt to discard it i CANCEL Save File Name SnapShot_2008_05_29 16_17_45 Playback Controls Play Pause Click on k to start playing back the video The icon will change to u showing that the video is now playing Click on aj to pause playing back the video Fast Step Backward Click on k to play the video fast backward When the playback of the video is paused click on this icon to move one step backward Fast Step Forward Click on k to play the video fast forward When the playback of the video is paused click on this icon to move one step forward 102 User s Manual Assign a Channel to Certain Grid Similar to iCMS CMS Player also allows users to assign any channel in the site tree to any grid of CMS Player main window Follow steps below to complete assignment Step 1 Click and hold the channel users want Step 2 Drag and drop it onto the window that users want to assign in Resort Remove Displaying Grid Right click on any channel and select lt Re sort gt to restore the original layout Image Adjustment Camera Info In addition users can also remove any channel by right clicking on the grid and select lt Remove gt Alternatively EEE users can select any grid and press lt Delete gt key on
74. r disable the audio of the opened DRV file Full Screen Click on the lt FULL SCREEN icon will enlarge CMS Player window to fit full screen Click on the lt FULL SCREEN gt icon again or press lt Esc gt key on the keyboard to return to normal screen mode Display Modes Users can click on lt 2X2 gt lt 3X3 gt lt 4X4 gt or lt 5X4 gt icons to view in multiple window modes Open Video File Click on the lt Open Video File gt icon to display the Playback Search window Users are allowed to playback export or delete videos The instruction of video playback Is illustrated in section Playback Recorded Video The followings will be details about video exportation and deletion 97 User s Manual Export Video Refer to below for steps of video exportation x 5 Raw Data rt Tima AM 08 47 23 O Playback Video Event List Group fe Beer vides Open video Fie AM 08 54 35 O MTWTFSS Color Type Mormal 112345 67 8 91011121314 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Motion by device Alarm by device Video Loss by device SSS 2930 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 91011 12 WJ Why is the list not able to be displayed Step A Select lt CMS Data gt and choose iCMS server amp group Alternatively select lt Raw Data gt and allocate a folder containing NVR HDD files Step B Select lt Export Video gt Step C Select date of designated videos Today s date is in blue box t
75. r is 192 168 7 122 Alert Port The Alert Port is the port used for sending and receiving alert signals Choose any port that is not restricted by the network The ports for both connected NVR and iCMS Alert must be the same In this example the port is set to 9999 AN NOTE If 2 configuration sets are corresponding to 2 different iCMS servers each iCMS server must have its own unique port number Alive Interval Time interval 1 to 255 sec between each alive message can be set here User s Manual Step 3 Setup the Alert of iCMS Click on the lt Setting gt icon and go to Event tab to setup the port in the Alert section Note the port must match the NVR s setting And select lt ON gt to enable the alert function Settings Email Notice Event Full Screen Enable Enable OF 55L SMTP Server SMTP Port SMTP Account SMTP Password Email Address Export Import CMS Software Upgrade Save and Connect In addition users can send alert notice to a specific email viaa SMTP server by selecting lt ON gt next to lt Enable gt in Email Notice section If the email server requires SSL select lt ON gt next to lt SSL gt Then enter all required SMTP information If the format of the email address is entered incorrectly an alert message will be shown on the screen NOTE iCMS will also send email when connection to NVRs are lost or when errors
76. rd function 81 User s Manual 82 lt NORMAL AND EVENT gt Schedule to record both the normal and event videos within the selected time frame lt EVENT ONLY gt Schedule to record only the event videos within the selected time frame The scroll down menu circled below shows the selecting options 01 NewSite a chi c e Re t Holiday Setup Schedule Record Function Select All 2009 6 10 sit NORMAL AND EVENT ce SELECT CELL CLEAR CELL SELECT ALL CELL CLEAR ALL CELL chs lt SELECT CELL gt Choose this to select any cell from the table lt CLEAR CELL gt Choose this to clear any cell from the table lt SELECT ALL CELL gt Choose this to select all cells from the table lt CLEAR ALL CELL gt Choose this to clear all cells from the table Follow steps below for an example of setting schedule record for iCMS User s Manual Schedule Recording Times Step 1 Select a site or a channel from the box on the right by a single click When a site is selected the same setting of schedule record will be applied to all channels Click on a channel to set unique schedule record for the particular channel In this example schedule of a site will be set Select a site in box 1 and set the recording option to lt NORMAL AND EVENT gt in box 2 Schedule Record Setting 1 a Si Holiday Setup Schedule Record Function gene 20097 6 10 v Stel 2 RECORD BY SITE SELECT CEU r eT PEN l 1
77. t Check the box to disable pop up of the disconnection list To enable it again click on the lt Setting gt icon and go to the lt Log gt tab Disconnection List of Client Devices Ex DATE TIMEt Local GROUP SITE 2010 06 24 11 37 44 01 New Group 01 MegaPixel Don t show this window again User s Manual Auto Reconnect of Specific Disconnected Sites ICMS will automatically reconnect to specific disconnected sites every 7 minutes Refer to the following table for all cases Sites that are not connected at the beginning Sites that are disconnected manually Sites that are connected at the beginning but Ves disconnected for some reason later on Displaying Color of Camera Titles There are three different displaying colors for camera titles Red White and Green The following chart shows the meaning of three different colors Red The connected site is a NVR currently recording 1 The connected site is a NVR NOT recording White 2 The connected site is an IP Camera iCMS is remotely playing back videos from connected sites Assign a Channel Site to Certain Window s iCMS allows users to assign any channel site in the site tree to any grid of ICMS main window Follow steps below to complete assignment Step 1 Click and hold the channel site users want Step 2 Drag and drop it onto the window that users want to assign in 51 User s Manual 52 Last mode Full Screen Operator mod
78. that E MAP only supports bmp jog and gif files bd Load Image E MAP Emap ImageList User s Manual Step 3 After the image is added the filename of the image will be displayed on the list Index indicates the order starting from 0 of the files After the image is loaded click lt Ok gt to confirm and save the setting bd Load Imaqge E MAP Emap ImageList Step 4 Select the image file that was loaded to E MAP from the scroll menu lt Please Select Image gt Step 5 The chosen image will be displayed in the E MAP main window The image of a grocery store is used in the following example Drag and drop a channel from the site tree to any desired position of the image x x 5 gt ates i g a 2 SE W CSCC CS EE 7999996 Right click on a camera icon can remove it or e rotate its pointing direction including North Northeast East Southeast South Southwest Rotate West and Northwest 87 User s Manual Step 6 When the mouse pointer moves over a camera icon in the image an information dialog box will be displayed as below picture marked 1 GROUP 01 New Group SITE 01 New Site Cn3 Che P 1921636189 0 GROUP 01 New Group SITE 01 New Site Ch Ch3 IP 192 168 6 183 PORT 80 Double click on any camera will display the live preview image of the camera When a camera icon is clicked the camera live preview window will be highlighted if its be
79. the keyboard to remove the channel A NOTE Selecting lt Re sort gt will restore the removed channels or users can add a channel back to any grid via drag and drop Image Adjustment Image adjustment function in CMS Player is the same as in Image Adjustment iCMS Please refer to section Adjust the _ Image for more details Re sort Remove Camera Info Camera Info function in CMS Player is the same as in iCMS Please refer to section Camera Setting Camera Info for more details 103 User s Manual Appendix B Troubleshooting The followings are some common situations when users are having difficulty with iCMS server 1 iCMS server does not work properly How can it be recovered or where can ask for help Please try the following ways to recover it first A Please check if the computer meets the system requirement B If iCMS automatically closes when it s starting up or connecting to sites please send the files stored in CMS Setting under improper operation condition Afterwards re install iCMS and check to install Default Setting during installation Remember not to import old setting files This will tell whether if the old setting data are corrupted a iCMS 3 4 0 Setup Installation Options Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components you don t want to install Click Next to continue Select components to install Microsoft VC 2008 SP 1 Redistributable Pact ICMS 3 4
80. the file name of the disconnection log file Export or Import Settings The export import function provides users the option to backup the settings as needed Settings Groups Site setting fo ee Site Groups IP 2 01 New Group 01 New Site be Username Password IP Camera VSS NVR CMS Software Upgrade Save and Connect To export the configuration click lt Export gt and select a directory to save the zip file To import a previous saved configuration click lt Import gt and find the zip file that was previously saved AN NOTE After a setting is imported and saved the imported setting will be loaded immediately and iCMS will reconnect to the sites in the live group User s Manual Operation of iCMS Users can open up to 4 iCMS instances simultaneously If the PC is connected to more than one monitor for example 4 then the PC can open up to 4 iCMS instances at the same time on the 4 different monitors respectively However the processor and RAM of the PC will limit the number of iCMS instances as well Note that all monitors have to be set to the same displaying resolution ICMS multiple instances limitation according to the PC Single Core and RAM 2 1GB Open up to 2 iCMS Frequency gt 2 0GHz RAM 2 1 5GB Open up to 3 iCMS RAM 2 2GB Open up to 4 iCMS Single Core and RAM 2 512MB Open 1 iCMS Frequency lt 2 0GHz NOTE It is recommended to keep the connected channels wi
81. thin 512 channels if multiple iCMS instances are opened Network Connection Detection ICMS will auto detect network connection status If ICMS lost network connection an error message will be displayed Click on lt Stop gt to cancel the network detection function When iCMS detected the restore of network connection the error message will automatically disappear 49 User s Manual View Live Image Assign Camera 7 1 50 Users can view live video via clicking on the lt Live gt button Connect Reconnect Disconnect the Sites If the connection between iCMS and the connected site has been interrupted users can reconnect the site by right clicking on the Site in the site tree and ReCannect DisConnect Live select lt ReConnect gt from the pull down menu Users Berard can also disconnect specific sites by selecting lt DisConnect gt from the pull down menu Configuration Event Search Playback Camera Setting NOTE For Live viewing of more than 16 IP devices users need to lower the camera resolution and change the compression method to MPEG4 or MJPEG Auto Detection of Disconnected Sites ICMS will automatically detect if any sites that are connected at the beginning are disconnected for some reason later on in every 3 minutes A list will be shown as on the right when there are sites detected to be disconnected The list can be saved as a TXT file by clicking on lt Save gt at bottom lef
82. to Dome Camera Conirolmode e Enter OSD Menu P Dome 95 User s Manual Fol p a yp o Eh i gee a FO a FA F amn Ag Rn a l lm FA E A vii m f I a A A MEETA 1 n j a i oo Vm C 4 E N F T L 4 CMS Player is an alternate version of the standard NVR Player When multiple iCMS instances are opened in multiple monitors each iCMS can launch 1 CMS Player The main window of CMS Player is shown below with the name of the buttons CMSPlayer afse 2 Playback Speed indicar o 3 SteTee OOO afao oo sffwswen SSS C6 Display Modes 2X2 3X3 axa anaa OOOO 8 Playpack Controls FastStep Backward Play Pause and Fast Step Forward The usage and function of each button will be described in the following paragraphs 96 User s Manual Slider Bar Click and drag the bar to search through the video Y Slider Bar 2S Playback Speed Indicator A Playback Speed Indicator The Speed Indicator shows playback speed in forward or backward direction gt indicates forward playback while lt indicates backward playback e The playback speed can be 1 2 4 8 16 or 32 Site Tree The site tree shows the channels of the opened DRV file Double click on a channel to view the selected channel in one screen Right click on the site tree can choose to expand or collapse site tree Audio Click on the lt Audio gt icon located underneath the site tree to enable o
83. ual NOTE After clicking lt OK gt a un installation confirmation dialog will be displayed Click lt Uninstall gt to uninstall the older version and continue with the next step Step 2 Select the components that are going to be installed It is strongly recommended to select the lt Start Menu Shortcuts gt to create shortcuts in the Start Menu and on the Desktop Otherwise whenever the program is to be opened it will have to be found under the path CMS EXE CMS exe Click lt Next gt to go to next step ICMS 3 4 0 Setup Installation Options Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components you don t want to install Click Next to continue Select components to install Microsoft VC 2008 SP1 Redistributable Pad iCMS 3 4 0 Required Start Menu Shortcuts L MTP Network Time Protocol Server _ Default Setting Old setting will be deleted Ext2Fsd ext file system driver for Windo Space required 710 2MB ls The components of the iCMS Installation Setup are a Microsoft VC 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package This is an upgrade package required for correctly running iCMS b ICMS 3 4 0 The iCMS main program must be installed default c Start Menu Shortcuts Check the box to create shortcuts in the Start Menu and on the Desktop NTP Network Time Protocol Server Check the box to install the NTP server Default Setting Old setting will be deleted Check the box t
84. vent video select lt Archive Event gt and press the Ctrl key to select multiple event videos to be archived The maximum items can be selected is 1 000 which is the capacity of the list DATE TIME DVR Type Charu 2009 12 19 13 12 59 2009 12 19 13 13 24 2009 12 19 13 14 36 2009 12 19 13 15 41 2009 12 19 13 19 12 2009 12 19 13 31 50 2009 12 19 13 32 59 2009 12 19 13 34 08 2009 12 19 13 43 17 2009 12 19 13 45 57 2009 12 19 13 49 39 2009 12 19 13 51 03 2009 12 19 13 51 36 2009 12 19 13 57 200 2009 12 19 14 00 07 2009 12 19 14 01 26 2009 12 19 14 06 38 2009 12 19 14 09 53 2009 12 19 14 11 34 2009 12 19 14 37 58 2009 12 19 14 50 16 2009 12 19 14 55 45 2009 12 19 15 06 36 2009 12 19 15 10 07 2009 12 19 15 15 56 2009 12 19 15 18 29 Type Channel Status a00 aaz M 5 Done 2009 12 19 13 15 41 H 5 Archive 2009 12 19 13 31 50 5 Wait 2009 12 19 13 34 08 M 5 wait A A a a A n A a a aa a an a a an a an an a an a an a an on an Play Event Archive Event start Archive l Previous J Next Click on lt Start Archive gt and an lt Event Archive gt window will pop up The progress bar shows current downloading position The status column shows the event is under Archive Wait or Done condition A NOTE The event archive or normal video archive for different sites can be performed simultaneously 19 User s Manual 7 10 76 Take a Snapshot The Snapshot function
85. will be changed as shown in the figure above User s Manual Expand Hide a Group There are two ways to expand or hide a group One way is to use the buttons the other way is to right click on the group and select lt Expand gt or lt Hide gt from the pull down menu Settings Site Setting Site Groups sroups W Groups IP oe Add a site 01 New Sita Add sites 02 New Group E 01 New Site Rename Expand a vss wer Hide m FA Set as start group Get channel info Remove a Group To remove a group click on the group to be removed and then click the amp button directly to remove the group The other way to remove a group is to choose lt Remove gt after right clicked the group Groups Site Setting Site Groups efelee aa ae Groups IP ee 01 New Grou 01 New Site 02 New Group 01 New Site Add a site Add sites Remove Rename Expa nd a A yss ANR Hide o Set as start group Get channel info Saye aed Gamea 21 User s Manual 6 2 Manage the Sites The following sections are instruction of the management of the sites including add or remove sites and configuration 6 2 1 Add Remove a Site This section describes how to add or remove a site iCMS supports at most 64 IP devices to be added to each group If more than 64 IP devises are added error message will be displayed Add a site Choose a gr
86. ws users to illustrate the positions of the cameras on a self selected image User s Manual Schedule Record Click on the lt Schedule Record gt icon to schedule the recording time frame for the sites Seiting Click on the lt Setting gt icon to set up the configuration Refer to section Configure the iCMS for detailed information Health Click on the lt Health gt icon to see the HDD information of the connected NVR s The data will be updated every 5 minutes The following figure is an example See section Health Function for more detailed information Health Status Refresh Rate 5 min 28 site 01 Device Name Internal External Total size Active NonActive Temperature ST3160815A45 Internal 154GB Active 38 Lock Click on the lt Lock gt icon to lock iCMS in order to protect the works on iCMS when users need to be away from the computer for a while This function is the same as the computer s screensaver See section Lock Function for more detailed information 4 3 Display Click on the lt 4 3 gt icon to change the screen display to 4 3 ratio Click on the icon again to return to the original aspect Site Tree Site tree displays sites that are currently being FA viewed If the connection to a certain camera is failed there will not be image displayed on its ee assigned grid Right click on the site and click Beard lt ReConnect gt to try to establish the connection Configuration to the site The lt DisCo
87. y balloon and select lt Remove this map gt to delete the mark NOTE Double click on any balloon and the emap will be displayed Alternatively the emap can also be restored via double clicking on the emap icon listed in the site tree 91 User s Manual 7 16 92 Health Function This is a function that verifies the HDD status of the NVR sites in current connected group Click on the lt Health gt icon and a progress bar will be shown to indicate that the information is being retrieving The following figure is an example Note that since IP cameras do not have connected HDD they will not be shown in the chart Health Status Refresh Rate 5 min 28 site 01 Device Name Internal External Total size Active NonActive Temperature ST3160815A45 Internal 154GB Active 38 The information items shown in the chart are described as below Device Name This item shows the model name of the HDD Internal External This item indicates whether the HDD is an internal or external device Total Size This item indicates the total size of the HDD Active Non Active This item indicates whether the HDD is active or non active Temperature This item indicates the current temperature of the HDD in Celsius degree NOTE Temperature data is not retrievable for some specific models Under Temperature column it will show Not available 1 17 User s Manual Lock Function The Lock function allows users to protect iCMS

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