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1. Providing Remote Access The best possible way to help investigate an issue is to provide remote access via one of the following applications e Team Viewer http www teamviewer com e Citrix GoTo Meeting https www citrix com products gotomeeting overview html e VNC RealVNC https www realvnc com TightVNC http www tightvnc com UltraVNC http www uvnc com e RDP Windows Remote Desktop Requires Public IP For Linux Mac it is possible to open SSH access Requires Public IP Finally Public IP is necessary for the following investigations e Ability to connect remotely to the system and debug issue on the client side Server should be accessible via Internet e Camera issues investigations For this purpose Camera should be accessible via Internet by Public IP Recording Issue If it is not possible to provide remote access for security reasons a supporting video clip can help understand and investigate the issue To create a video clip 1 Set up Screen Recording select desired screen and microphone settings see Setting up Screen Recording 2 Record a narrated preferred video explaining the issue see Performing Screen Recording 3 Attach the video to the support ticket 216 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Recording Issue Collecting Logs The following logs must be provided as part of a support ticket e System Logs e Server Logs e Client Logs To obtain System Logs 1
2. cannot be changed Displayed in Resource Tree as well if the corresponding setting is enabled see Working with Resource Tree and Renaming Resources e Port cannot be changed from the client e Ping check availability of the computer Server is hosted on Failover see Configuring Failover e Storages see Configuring Server Storages Admin Only Rebuild Archive Index restore recorded footage if moved See Restoring Broken Archive Nx Witness User Manual 27 Configuring Server Storages Admin Only n networkoptix Obtaining and Configuring Server s Additional Settings Admin Only Nx Witness provides an easy and flexible storage management policy Each Server can use unlimited number of local and network Storages If more than one Storage is used Server will automatically balance the space consumption The more free space the storage has the higher the usage intensity will be Storage is considered to be a separate hard disk partition If a partition has more than 100 Gb of free space Nx Witness uses it automatically Additionally itis possible to add network storages To configure Server Storages 1 Open the Server Settings 2 Go to Storages Name Main Media Server IP Address 192 168 100 55 Port 7002 Storages In Use Path C Media Folder Name 111 7 GiB D Media Folder Name 465 7 GiB Rebuild archive index Start Ping Cancel As displayed above the computer has 2 part
3. To configure Failover 1 Find Server Bin Resource Tree open Context Menu and choose Server Settings 2 Click Enable Failover 3 Enter the number of Cameras the server can handle 4 Click OK Now If Server A goes down all cameras will be transferred to Server B 5 To make Server A handle the cameras from Server B make the same on Server A IMPORTANT To be able to do failover Server should be able to handle double amount of cameras 36 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Configuring Multi Server Environment Admin Only Configuring Routing within Multi Server Environment Nx Witness provides built in automatic routing mechanism that enables users to seamlessly work with the large sites as a single cluster However there may be custom network configurations that may require custom routing settings For instance Servers may have several IP addresses Public and Private and it may be necessary to allow or restrict traffic flow for some of them Initially Nx Witness tries to discover all available IP addresses of servers including Public ones However itis not possible in some network environments To setup routing open Main Menu gt System Administration CTRL ALT A and go to Routing Management tab On the left all Servers are displayed If click on Server all available interfaces are displayed in the right hand side e To add an address manually click and add URL like http lt ip gt lt port gt e lt
4. m 1 Video Wall Licenses will be used out of 2 158 Nx Witness User Manual n The following scenarios are available optix Video Wall Management Windows Only e Most common one virtual Screen represents one physical Display Just click on every single Screen e one virtual Screen is stretched on several physical Displays Preview ewe ee ase eee eee es e gt New Item j ee e n 1 Video Wall Licenses will be used out of 2 e one physical Display contains several virtual Screens in various combinations r a Attach to Video Wall Network Optix Nx Witness Client 2 1 Preview Nx Witness User Manual 159 X n optix Video Wall Management Windows Only 3 After the screens are configured Video Wall Layout will be opened New Layout X tient y Pc 1 Screen 1 Pc 1 Screen 2 R Note It is not possible to open videos in this Layout 4 Rename Displays in Tree 160 Nx Witness User Manual X n optix Video Wall Management Windows Only 5 Calibrate Video Wall This means the position and size of virtual Displays should coincide with the physical ones New Layout X GHE v e To move swap Displays click on their header and drag e To resize Displays drag their edges To simplify the calibration process it is possible to display identification information on a particular physical Display To do so righ
5. n networkoptix Video Wall Management Windows Only Pushing Operator s Screen on Video Wall Nx Witness provides the ability to push Operator s screen to Video Wall This is done from Video Wall Controller 1 Open Video Wall on Video Wall Controller e Drag Video Wall on Scene e Right Click on desired Video Wall in Resource Tree and choose Open Video Wall s 2 Right click on the desired Screen and choose Push my Screen Everything that displayed on the operator s desktop will be send to Video Wall Screen including sound 3 To stop broadcast locate the desired Screen in Resource Tree or on Video Wall Layout Right click and choose Detach Layout 166 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Video Wall Management Windows Only Playback in Nx Witness Nx Witness offers a smooth playback feature See Playback Panel for more information on Playback interface The following can be played back e Cameras see Watching Cameras in Nx Witness Itis possible to view archive and live in Time Line among other features helping User to perform search archived footage e Local files Video Files Images see Playing Back Local Files in Nx Witness The following operations can be performed in addition to playback e Forensic Analysis e Exporting e Adjusting Volume e Tours All operations described in this section do not require administrative privileges However some operations may require certain permissions See Introdu
6. networkoptix User Manual e D F I itnessVMS Still need help Visit us at http support networkoptix com n networkoptix Table of Contents Working with Nx Witness 1 Opening and Closing Nx Witness Client cc cecececeeeee cece ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaneeeeenaes 1 Connecting to Nx Witness via Web Client 00 ceecce cece ee ee ence ee eeeeeeeeeneeeeeeneeeeeeeees 3 Connecting to Enterprise Controller and Working Offline ccssceeeeeseeeeeeeees 4 Launching Nx Witness in Compatibility Mode ccccceceesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeees 7 Introducing User Roles sisi sccdcceecssiecesosseececbisdves covseeensoseeves covevedscodeivencoveivenccivhvencosevede cose 8 Nx Witness User Interface Overview cccccccceeneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeaeeaeeeeeeeseanaes 9 Main Menu i cssssssssssssenseseesnsesensenseeescnsnsnesneenensenneensonseesaaneeannanenaeeaeeaseeensnnensnsnenaeneaasnenneneansasaaeasenoaansensasnsnaennsasansaonsaaae Showing and Hiding Side Panels Tabs and Layouts E P T TT eTrCCtTecCe Ceri re ke Creer A PE rer cy cir cer creceCceerr rec reer cerer ere crcrreceeceere creer rrerrceeer ey cee rer ere rey Context Menu osss sssesesnesesnnsnseennsessnenenneneeeneneecnsennennesesaeensneenensenneaeecnaneaasneaeaneennaeanenseeeasaseaaaanenaeaesaseeensanensasnenannnaagas Items on Layouts and Scene s sssssssssssssssssnnsnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
7. If not specified the file name will be used as the title by default 4 Click Open to add the sound or Cancel to discard changes e To rename the selected sound click Rename and enter a new title e To test the chosen sample click Play e To delete the selected sample click Delete e Click Open to add the selected sound or Cancel to discard changes May be caused by Motion on Camera Input Signal on Camera Why Action may work incorrectly Event is not configured properly See Event description for details Sound is muted Open any item on Scene and check if the sound is muted Volume settings are applied globally See Adjusting Volume 122 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Say Text Pronounces specific text when Event occurs Basic Parameters Text to pronounce Action Say Interval of action Instant Say the folowing Motion Detected Volume Advanced Parameters Aggregation May be caused by All Events Why Action may work incorrectly Event is not configured properly See Event description for details Sound is muted Open any item on Scene and check if the sound is muted Volume settings are applied globally See Adjusting Volume Write to Log Writes the record to Log when Event occurs By default all Events mentioned in Rules are written to Log However in some cases it may be necessary to disable all notifications but certain types of E
8. Licenses limit exceeded 19 of 1 used Your schedule will be saved but will not Enable Recording flag will be disabled however all schedule settings will be saved 70 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Example e Workdays 8AM 8PM Record Always 24 FPS High e Workdays 8PM 8AM Motion Low Quality Always 24 FPS Medium e Weekends record motion only 10 fps Low IMPORTANT Make sure to apply all recording selections to the schedule once selected recording type FPS and quality The following message will appear in case the selection is not applied Your recording changes have Quality and mark the cha Nx Witness User Manual 71 lie optix Cameras and Encoders Management Copying Recording Schedule between Cameras If Recording Schedule is already set up on Camera it may be needed to copy the settings to a different one For instance if anew camera is plugged in it is much more convenient than set up a schedule separately To copy Recording Schedule 1 Open Camera the schedule should be copied from go to gt Recording 2 Click on the Copy Schedule button The following form will be opened 15 Select cameras S SNT EX101E 192 168 0 22 3 Stardot SC 5407 192 168 0 147 Sy Street View 192 168 0 5 E VS8801 192 168 0 39 Server 192 168 0 207 Server 192 168 0 253 2105DN 192 168 0 81 123123123213 192 168 137 1 ACT KCM amp 11
9. Setting up Motion Mask and Motion Sensitivity Too many Cameras are monitored and too many Events occur Cameras that are monitored are offline Action is not configured properly See the Action s description for details Notifications for this type of Event is hidden in system settings See Notifications for more details 92 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Camera Disconnection Malfunction Occurs if Camera s is are disconnected for whatever reason network Camera malfunction etc Camera is considered disconnected if no data is received for 10 seconds Once data is received from Camera the status is automatically changed back to Online If Camera is experiencing network issues over a minute then Q is appear in Resource Tree Additional Events may occur as well and may help to investigate the issue e Network Issue This means that network is unable to transfer data between Camera and Server which may be the reason why a camera goes offline e Server Failure If Server is down all hosted Cameras drop offline e Camera IP Conflict If another Camera with the same IP enters the network one of these two Cameras will go offline e Server s Conflict If anew Server is connected to another Server on the same network and pulls data from the same Cameras then some Cameras may drop offline because they may not provide several streams simultaneously Nx Witness User Manual 9
10. Starts recording on Camera s when Event occurs For instance if Motion is detected on Cameras 1 2 or 4 recording on Cameras 4 5 and 6 will start Basic Parameters Camera s to record To specify 1 Click on Select at least one camera in the desired row on the Alarm Event Rules form The following form will appear WS Select cameras Server 192 168 0 172 3105 192 168 0 80 dwc mpa20m 192 168 0 31 OS Ee ee HI9712_51 hs0130LR01 DWC MPA20M 192 168 0 93 IPCLRO1 192 168 0 7 VS8801 192 168 0 39 x x nv nv x nv ad DWC MPA20M 192 168 0 93 Server 192 168 0 207 Server 192 168 0 253 zy dwc mptz20x 64 239 139 118 lt Any Camera gt 2 Check the cameras to record then click OK Cancel will discard changes To select all Cameras on a specific Server check the corresponding box To filter search use the Filter box Filter criteria is the same as search see Search It is possible to Drag n Drop the selected Cameras from Resource Tree onto the Action s advanced settings form IMPORTANT To record Camera on Event recording must be enabled on Camera Refer to Modifying Recording Schedule for information on how to enable recording If the Recording flag is not set on the selected Camera the following message will be displayed see above 114 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Advanced Parameters Action Do Camera recording at X Sel
11. and Motion Sensitivity e FPS e Quality Note FPS and Quality recording settings will affect live stream viewing as well For example if 1 FPS and Low Quality are set in the recording schedule Nx Witness will stream live as per selected settings even if the camera is capable of more If recording is not set Nx Witness will stream live at Maximum FPS and Quality Those settings are applied to Recording Schedule See Modifying Recording Schedule for details Nx Witness User Manual 67 n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Dual Stream Recording Specifics RADASS Some Recording Parameters may need Motion to be supported by the Camera Motion Low Quality Always recording requires Dual Streaming to be supported by Camera If Dual Streaming is supported the second stream settings are set automatically based on the main recording settings e 2to7FPS e 320p to 480p Not only is the second stream used for recording itis also used for Software Motion Detection and bandwidth and CPU saving during playback See Setting up Motion Mask and Motion Sensitivity and CPU and Bandwidth Saving during Playback RADASS If primary stream is 480p or less it can be used for Software Motion Detection as well Modifying Recording Schedule Nx Witness provides a powerful and flexible schedule for configuring recording parameters A specific date and time can be setin the recording schedule as well Examples e Workdays 8
12. and select Save Current Layout or press Ctrl Layout will be saved to the previously assigned file name the Tab s caption e Open Context Menu on Scene on empty space and select Save Current Layout As or press Ctrl Alt S Layout will be saved as specified by User Enter layout name Main Entrance e Find the desired Layout in Resource Tree invoke for Context Menu and select Save Layout IMPORTANT Saved Layout is activated immediately if running on multi machines all saved changes to Layout will reflect on all machines identically Refer to Opening and Closing Saved Layouts for more information 150 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Layout Management Assigning Layouts to Users Admin Only To duplicate Layout for another User s Drag and Drop Layouts within Resources Tree 4 amp Users 18 items m 64 items m 64 items 2 PTZ tours w 123123123213 192 168 137 1 ACTi KCM8111 192 168 0 47 SNC VM630 192 1638 0 114 wy l admin p k gt e TestCameraLive 192 168 137 1 A PTZ iurs gt me 18items s Administrator can then modify Layouts as needed Deleting Layouts Admin Only To delete Layout from Resource Tree 1 Find and select desired Layout s in Resource Tree 2 Invoke on Context Menu and choose Delete Layout or press Del 3 Accept deletion by clicking on Yes or press Cancel to discard all changes If the layout that is opened on ano
13. ff rew etc are described in details in Navigating through Archive and Live IMPORTANT If Scene contains both Cameras and Local Files Cameras are played back synchronously and Local Files independently Forensic Analysis Nx Witness provides a wide number of features for forensic analysis of recorded streams This section explains how to perform forensic analysis in the application e Expanding Items to Fullscreen e Zoom e Rotate e De warping Fish Eye Cameras e Image Enhancement Nx Witness User Manual 185 n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Expanding Items to Fullscreen In order to perform forensic analysis it is recommended to switch the desired Item to Fullscreen To toggle Fullscreen proceed with one of the following e Double Click on the desired Item on Scene e Open Context Menu and select Maximize Item Restore Item or press Enter When in Fullscreen mode all Side Panels are hidden Use gt buttons at the edges of panels to appear If several Cameras are displayed simultaneously then the recorded fragments are combined on Time Line If User switches Item to Fullscreen only recorded fragments related to the selected Item are visible amp Note it is possible to expand Items to Fullscreen sequentially like slide show See Tours for more information Zoom Zoom is extremely useful when it comes to working with high resolution Cameras It is possible to Zoom in on single Item in Full
14. All settings are applied immediately Best practice is to leave a video on the Scene while configuring its parameters Nx Witness User Manual 77 n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Other proprietary camera parameters such as Authorization Network Settings etc can be configured directly from camera s web page 1 Open Camera settings and select General 2 Enter Authentication Parameters if the camera requires authentication Admin only 3 Click on Web Page The browser will open camera s web page Web page may be inaccessible because it can be located on a different network To check camera accessibility press the Ping button prior to opening the web page Additionally the following can also be performed e Resetting Camera Resetting Camera Nx Witness allows for cameras to be reset to factory defaults These settings are available for Onvif compliant cameras only 2 Note Itis possible to configure Cameras for Administrators and Viewers with an appropriate permission level To go to proprietary camera settings 1 Open Camera settings and select Advanced 2 Go to Maintenance Note If the list is empty Camera does not support configuring not Onvif Compliant 3 Choose one of the following e System Reboot reboot Camera and save settings e Soft System Factory Default reboot Camera and restore all settings related to the image e Hard System Factory Default reboot Camera and restore a
15. High quality Restore Defaults Open in New Tab Camera Diagnostics Camera Rules 4 Click Apply or OK when finished To discard changes click Cancel 2 Note If Camera does not support dual streaming the above settings are unavailable Nx Witness User Manual 79 n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Disabling Recording of Primary Secondary Stream For some reasons it may be necessary to disable recording of primary or secondary streams For instance e Primary to save space Instead it is recommended to set Motion LQ recording type e Secondary if secondary stream s bitrate is too high In this case Nx Witness server will still do software motion detection by decoding asecondary stream for this purpose but won t record it To disable recording of primary or secondary streams 1 Open Camera Settings and go to Expert 2 Check have read the manual and understand the risks 3 Tick Do not archive primary stream or Do not archive primary stream Setting Up Camera Transport Protocol Some cameras stream datain a different way Usually 2 protocols are used for streaming UDP faster but less reliable and TCP more reliable but slower Nx Witness tries to determine the best protocol for the camera However sometimes camera may have issues when streaming via the chosen protocol In this case setting the protocol manually may help To do so 1 Open Camera Settings and go to Expert 2 Check have
16. It is possible to export several videos simultaneously for instance it is possible to export the last hour of recording from five cameras The exported files are saved as regular Layout and can be opened in Nx Witness The exported Multi Video can be navigated through as any other layout see Navigating through several cameras synchronously perform Smart Motion Search etc It is possible even do Multi Video Export from Multi Video e It is possible to export additional information recorded chunks and motion e It is possible to prepare a bundled version that can be run and viewed on clean Windows systems To do Export in proprietary format 1 Place the desired Items on Scene A user cannot export Local Video Files into Multi Videos but cannot mix the two 2 Select the export region on Time Scale e Use Right Click Drag e Open Context Menu on Time Scale and click Mark Selection Start or press then Mark Selection End or press J e To clear selection use the corresponding Context Menu item e Adjust the export region by dragging edges e For easier zoom scroll the Mouse Wheel on Time Line 3 Open Context Menu and choose Export Multi Video If the selection contains empty archive on Camera it will be exported and NO DATA will be shown when viewing the exported clip 200 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Q IMPORTANT If a long period of time is selected for export it may ca
17. Open Event Log form see Viewing Events Log 2 Choose lt Any Event gt lt Any Camera gt lt Write To Log gt filters 3 Open Context Menu and choose Select All or press Ctrl A 4 Open Context Menu and choose Export Selection to Flie 5 Save the file and attach to the support ticket To obtain Server Logs 1 Right click on the desired Server open Context Menu and choose Server Logs The log will open up in browser 2 Copy all text CTRL A and paste it into a new text file 3 Repeat this for all Server s if necessary 4 Save the file and attach to the support ticket To obtain Client Logs e Windows c Users lt Local User gt AppData Local Network Optix Network Optix HD Witness log log_file log e Linux home lt Local User gt local share Network Optix Network Optix HD Witness log Nx Witness User Manual 217 n networkoptix Collecting Logs Collecting Additional Information Required information e Hardware used e Nx Witness components and drivers versions e External Libraries versions To obtain this information open Main Menu and select About or press F1 The information on network configuration is also important and should be provided to Support Team in addition to other details This information can be acquired by standard Windows tools i e ipconfig but Nx Witness provides a much more simple and intuitive way 218 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Collecting Additional Informat
18. PTZ Tours or serve as aHome Position see Home Positions and Tours for PTZ and Fish Eye Cameras 2 Note It is possible to configure PTZ on Cameras for Administrators and Viewers with the appropriate permission level The following is possible Saving PTZ positions simple 1 Set up a desired PTZ Position on Camera using PTZ Controls see Setting up PTZ on PTZ and Fish Eye Cameras 2 Open Context Menu and select PTZ gt Save Current Position ACTi B56 oasi x Open in New Tab Open in New Window Maximize Item Hide Info TENPE a Save Current Position Show Motion Smart Search Manage Image Enhancement Saved position 1 Rotate to Remove from Layout Check Camera Issues Camera Rules Camera Settings 60 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management 3 Type a desired preset name PTZ Position Name Door 4 If needed select a hot key for preset 0 9 Saving and Editing PTZ positions advanced 1 Open Context Menu and select PTZ gt Manage The following form will appear OBEZ Ssix Ws Manage PTZ for ACTi B56 192 168 0 56 Positions Saved position 1 None 2 Move the form aside so that the item and its PTZ controls are fully accessible as shown at the picture above 3 Set up a desired PTZ Position on Camera using PTZ Controls see Setting up PTZ on PTZ and Fish Eye Cameras Click Save Current Posit
19. Resource Tree and choose Attach to Video Wall Repeat all steps that are described in the Configuring Layout of Video Wall Displays section 3 Switch to Video Wall Mode see Switching to and Exiting from Video Wall Mode 4 Repeat the steps above on each Video Wall Processor After that Video Wall will be extended and will include Displays connected to newly attached Video Wall Processors Nx Witness User Manual 163 n networkoptix Video Wall Management Windows Only Deleting Video Wall and its Elements The following Video Wall Elements can be deleted e Screen This results in stopping video wall in the corresponding physical Display e Saved configuration Matrix To delete locate the desired element it in Resource Tree Right Click and choose Delete then confirm The Screen can be deleted from Video Wall Layout as well Right click and choose Delete The whole video Wall can be deleted as well To delete it locate it in Resource Tree Right Click and choose Delete then confirm This action will delete all Screens and configurations related to this Video Wall and will stop Video Wall on every single Video Wall Processor 164 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Video Wall Management Windows Only Controlling Video Wall Nx Witness allowa users to control Video Wall by changing the layouts that are placed on Vide Wall The process is simple as soon as Video Wall Display is opened on Video Wall Controller the u
20. Servers are in different subnets it is necessary to specify other Server s IP to make them merge in separate networks behind NAT or over the Internet When Servers are merged they are constantly synchronizing all data between each other so it doesn t matter what server Client is connected to If a video is requested from a remote Server the one Client is connected to will be proxying the video traffic Licenses are combined as well if 4 licenses were activated on server 1 and 10 on Server 2 System will have 14 Licenses total after the servers are merged Thus the only thing Administrator should do to merge systems is to assign the same system names to all Servers Opposite to split Systems Administrator needs to assign different system names Nx Witness User Manual 33 n networkoptix Configuring Multi Server Environment Admin Only Joining and Splitting Servers There is several ways to join and split servers e Join Server from Different System to Current One e Split Server to Different System e Merge all Servers to Another System Join Server from Different System to Current One This action can be useful if there is a single Server in a different System in local network To join such server to the current system itis possible to use Nx Witness Client or Server s Web Interface Client 1 Expand f Other Systems under Resource Tree and locate the desired system 2 Expand desired system and locate Server to connect to the
21. Why Event may work incorrectly Notifications for this type of Event is hidden in system settings See Notifications for more details 100 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only License Issue Occurs if Server Licenses are activated on went offline In this case Notification is displayed every 30 seconds In this case it is not possible to record Cameras and view Analog Cameras If User clicks on the notification then license dialog will automatically open See Obtaining and Activating Nx Witness Licenses This notification will hide automatically as soon as one License is activated Why Event may work incorrectly Notifications for this type of Event is hidden in system settings See Notifications for more details Nx Witness User Manual 101 n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only E mail is not Set for Users Occurs if E Mail address is not set up e Viewer is notified if an email address is not configured e Administrator is notified if a User does not have an email address specified In this case Notification will be displayed If click on the notification User s mail settings dialog will open See Changing User Settings If User does not have an e mail address that user is unable to receive mail notifications This notification will hide automatically as soon as all email addresses are configured for Admin or individual email add
22. and Basics for details Connection details can also be entered manually The following values are required e Host P Address or name of the computer Server is installed on localhost or 127 0 0 1 for All in One installation e Port IP Port for access to Server 7001 by default e Login and Password to connect to Server If connecting for the first time admin should be used as a login name Use the same password that was set up during the initial installation Nx Witness User Manual 5 n networkoptix Connecting to Enterprise Controller and Working Offline To check connectivity to Server press Test If ok access is granted The following may cause connection errors e Serveris not available e specified IP Address is incorrect or inaccessible e specified port is incorrect e Server is stopped e login and or password are incorrect e Server and Client are incompatible with each other different versions In this case the compatibility mode will be suggested see Launching Nx Witness in Compatibility Mode e Server and Client are incompatible with each other different customizations To save login details select the Auto Login option on the bottom When Client is launched again it will connect to the Server automatically through the pre established login and password combination To save and restore connection details e If current connection details are used press Save and create a connection name to store wh
23. automatically switch to the next Item in a Fullscreen mode like slide show To start Tour 1 Select several Items see Adding Items to Layouts 2 Open Context Menu and select Start Tour or press Alt T To stop Tour Double Click or press any key To change sequence speed the frequency in between Items during Tour 1 Open Main Menu and go to Local Settings 2 Specify the desired delay in seconds in Sequence Cycle Time 208 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Screen Recording Windows Only This is an extremely useful feature in Nx Witness for presentations It is possible to record from several displays with sound select different quality etc Screen can be recorded in the following formats e Video MPEG4 Part 2 e Audio Stereo Lame Audio Codec e Container AVI IMPORTANT It is necessary to have a powerful processor and video adapter to do screen recording See recommended configuration in the installation guide Setting up Screen Recording To set up Screen Recording 1 Open Main Menu and choose Local Settings 2 Go to the Screen Recording tab 3 Configure Screen Recording parameters e Temporary Folder the folder that stores temporary files Flles are stored during recording then are copied to a specified folder to be saved Q IMPORTANT This folder should be accessible and writable e Capture Mode Fullscreen if several monitors are installed the desired one sho
24. available in Local Files in Resource Tree Note that AVI and MKV files are shown as a single record and EXE file as Folder containing exported Camera Eole 00 1A 07 00 FF F8 exe 123 avi export avi h ee recor a video _recording a export avi It is possible to open either an EXE file it will be displayed in new Tab or open a camera it will be displayed as single Item When the exported file is opened Time Line will display the exported time range If EXE bundle is opened then the recorded fragments and motion will be displayed on the Time Line as well E Note start and end time points differ from a regular Local File It is the start and end time of the exported fragment When viewing information the time will be displayed in Item s bottom right corner Nx Witness User Manual 199 n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Multi Video Export This section provides detailed information on how to export video from a single Camera s archive or Local Video File e Exporting the Layout in Multi Video Format e Viewing Multi Videos e Changing Multi Videos after Export Also see the Single Camera Export section for information on exporting video from a single Camera or Local File Exporting Layout in Multi Video Format Nx Witness provides a powerful feature to perform Export in a proprietary format which has many benefits in comparison to standard Export see Exporting Recorded Region from Camera e
25. cameras e ONVIF compliant input support via ONVIF may vary from camera to camera e Axis Basic Parameters Camera s the input signal is detected on To specify 1 Click on Any Camera at the desired row on the Alarm Event Rules form lt Any Camera gt WS Select cameras Server 192 168 0 172 ACT B56 192 168 0 56 ACTi KCM5211 192 168 0 101 39 ACTHKCM8111 192 168 0 47 ACTi KCM5211 192 168 0 101 zy ACTi TCM3511 192 168 0 170 3 AXISP1344 192 168 0 92 AXISQ7404Channell 192 168 0 41 IGUUNUUMUUUAd AUG Cancel 2 Note Cameras that do not support input are highlighted in red 2 Check the cameras to detect input then click OK Cancel will discard changes To select all Cameras on a specific Server click on the check box To filter search use the Filter box Filter criteria are the same as search see Itis possible to Drag n Drop the selected Cameras from onto the Event s advanced settings form O IMPORTANT To detect input signals input must be supported on Camera If the selected Camera does not support input then the corresponding message will be displayed see above If do not specify the particular cameras then input signal will be detected on all the cameras that support input 98 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Advanced Parameters Schedule see Setting up Schedule for Tracking Events Starts Stops Available only f
26. can be applied to images as well 190 Nx Witness User Manual networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness De warping Screenshots Taken from Fish Eye Cameras Nx Witness does not automatically dewarp while taking screenshots from a fish eye camera However the image can be dewarped later To dewarp an image 1 Right Click on the image to open Context Menu and select Picture Settings s Open in New Tab Open in New Window Open Containing Folder Maximize Item Show Info Image Enhancement Rotate to Remove from Layout Set as Layout Background Picture Settings gt Nx Witness User Manual 191 n optix Playback in Nx Witness 2 Check This is a fish eye lens image WS Picture Settings f Vertical mount camera on the ceiling Horizontal mount camera on the wall Vertical mount camera on the floor Camera view angle correction Calibration Auto Calibration B this isa fish eye lens image bh 192 Nx Witness User Manual lai optix Playback in Nx Witness 3 Set the following parameters General Recording Motion DeWarping Advanced Expert Vertical mount camera on the ceiling Horizontal mount camera on the wall Vertical mount camera on the floor Camera view angle correction Calibration Auto Calibration CGD Camera Diagnostics Camera Rules e Camera s orientation type of de warping algorithms based on orientation e Calibration to avo
27. contain 254 in their IP Addresses All results will disappear from the scene once all characters are removed from the search box amp Note It is not possible to rename resources in the Search tab 18 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Nx Witness User Interface Overview Playback Panel Nx Witness provides powerful and intuitive playback system It includes seamless transition from live to archived footage smooth archive playback extensive search capabilities local files playback etc All playback operations can be performed within the Playback Panel Speed Slider Tnumbnails Volume Control Playback Buttons Pan Temporal Time Line Additional Buttons The following elements are displayed e Playback Buttons used for playing back selected Item s e Speed Slider controls the playback speed of selected Item s e Pan Temporal Time Line represents the archived data for selected Item s e Volume Control used to adjust volume for the selected Item e Additional Buttons e LIVE switches selected camera s to a live playback mode or indicates that they are playing live See Navigating through Archive and Live e SYNC performs time synchronization of all cameras displayed on Scene See Navigating through Several Cameras Synchronously e CLND opens calendar to help navigate through archive see Using Calendar e THMB expands Time Line and shows small previews called Thumbnails See Using Thumbnail
28. current System 3 Open Context Menu and choose Merge to Currently Connected System 4 Enter the admin password of the other System Web Interface 1 Log in to web interface of Server that should be connected to the current System 2 Change System Name to the desired value and click Save After some time the desired Server will be joined If it is necessary to connect several Servers in a different System to the current one this method may not be an option Also this method won t work if the server that should be joined is outside local network Merge all Servers to Another System should be used for these purposes Split Server to Different System This action can be useful if it is necessary to isolate Server from current System This is pretty rare operation To split Server to another System use Server s Web Interface 1 Log in to web interface of Server that should be split off the current System 2 Change System Name to the any other value and click Save 34 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Configuring Multi Server Environment Admin Only Merge all Servers to Another System This operation can be useful if there is System A that contains several Servers and all of them should be joined to another System B Also this method should be used to join remote server s to a current system Note If Licenses have been previously activated on this server they will be gone from the current System To split
29. e Discovering Cameras Automatically e Disabling Automatic Discovery Admin Onl e Adding Cameras and Encoders Manually Admin Only e Adding RTSP or HTTP Streams as Cameras Admin Only Discovering Cameras Automatically Nx Witness provides a powerful and easy to use mechanism for automatic camera discovery It is required that a camera should be accessible via Broadcast As soon as Server is started and connected to Server it automatically performs camera discovery in its network Once a camera is discovered its parameters will be displayed in Resource Tree automatically If a camera does not transmit media data it is marked as Offline If Server is offline all Cameras the server is hosting are switched to the offline status automatically Once Camera is discovered lt PRODUCT NAME gt tries to configure the following settings on Camera the best possible image settings for the main video stream best possible resolution and FPS and optimal ones for the secondary stream 240p to 320p 2 to 7 FPS To disable this feature see Preventing Nx Witness from Changing Camera Streaming Settings If Camera was deleted see Deleting Cameras Admin Only and connected again it will be re discovered Disable this feature to avoid auto camera discovery See Disabling Automatic Discovery Admin Only Nx Witness User Manual 41 n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Disabling Automatic Discovery Admin Only
30. in order to find and display local files in Resource Tree By default the current user s video folder C Users User Videos is configured as media folder To configure unlimited number of media folders 1 Open Main Menu and choose Local Settings 2 Go to General Screen Recorder Licenses Main Media Folder C Users Root Videos Media Browse Extra Media Folders D video test 3 If needed to change Main Media Folder click Browse and choose the desired path Nx Witness User Manual 183 n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness 4 Configure Extra Media Folders To add extra media folder click Add and choose the desired path Look in F C Users Root 2 868 B E My Computer Name Size Type Date Modified F Root WR Music Fil_ der 11 07 25 16 FR Pictures Fil der 31 08 25 55 B pip Fil der 14 11 42 40 F Saved Games Fil der 11 07 25 16 WB Searches Fil der 11 07 25 16 I Videos Fil der 29 10 47 26 Directory Videos Choose h Files of type Cancel It is possible to perform standard files and folders operations in this form similar to Windows Explorer To delete an extra media folder select the folder from the list and click Remove 5 Click OK when finished or Cancel to discard changes As soon as media folders are configured Nx Witness should be restarted Then files from the specified media folders will be visible in Resources Tree under the Local node
31. information to open Camera Settings e Issues related to System Messages additional information Click on the notification to go to the appropriate dialog When clicking on notification or detailed information the corresponding action will be performed e Motion or Input on Camera Camera will be opened in a new Tab Camera IP Conflict Camera s Web Page will be opened in a browser Camera Network Issue Camera s Settings form will be opened Server Failure or Storage Issue Server Settings form will be opened E Mail Issue E Mail Server Settings form will be opened e License Issue License Form will be opened e Connection is Lost connection dialog will be opened e Server Conflict no action e Close the notification Either Right Click or hover over with a mouse cursor to obtain additional information and click on the cross sign in the top right corner Green and yellow notifications will eventually disappear e View Event Log Click on B e Goto Event Settings Click on d 106 Nx Witness User Manual X n optix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only e Show Hide notifications of this particular type Click on or Open and go to Local Settings gt Notifications General Screen Recorder NGHRESHGASI Licenses Re all notifications Show Alarms Events Motion on Camera Camera Disconnected Storage Failure Network Issue Camera IP Conflict Input Signal on Camera er Failure Media Se
32. ip gt the desired IP address of Server i e Public IP e lt port gt network port Server is listening on default 7001 e To allow deny traffic to go through the specific network interface click n Use to set release checkbox For instance Server can have Public IP address and is connected to the Internet via 100 Mbit network and local NIC with local IP address 1Gbit If it is not necessary to provide public access to this server it may be useful to restrict traffic flow through Public IP Configuring Time Synchronization within Multi Server Environment Nx Witness provides built in time synchronization mechanism However this mechanism synchronizes the time with the Internet and it no Internet connection available it may be necessary to configure time settings manually Even in this case Nx Witness tries to synchronize time across servers Manual settings are needed if it ns necessary to specify Master Time Server the one all other Servers will synchronize to To do so open Main Menu gt System Administration CTRL ALT A and go to Time Synchronization tab Initially Nx Witness tries to discover all available IP addresses of servers including Public ones However it is not possible in some network environments To go to routing setup open Main Menu gt System Administration CTRL ALT A and go to Routing Management tab The table shows all Servers that are currently online current time and offset from Internet time or
33. master server time To specify Master Time Server tick it in the table and click OK Nx Witness User Manual 37 n networkoptix Configuring Multi Server Environment Admin Only Cameras and Encoders Management It is extremely easy to configure Cameras in Nx Witness The following Camera Settings are crucial for the application to function properly e Recording schedule see Setting up Recording Schedule e Authentication the default password has been changed for cameras See Configuring Camera Authentication IMPORTANT Most camera parameters can only be configured by Advanced Viewer permission level is required A basic viewer can access camera configuration but cannot make any changes See the User Management section for more The section describes the following functions related to Cameras e Viewing Full Camera List e Adding Cameras and Encoders e Setting Up Cameras e Setting Same Parameters for Multiple Cameras e Swapping Cameras between Server s Admin Only e Deleting Cameras Admin Only 38 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Viewing Full Camera List All Cameras registered in Nx Witness are displayed in Resource Tree If may be problematic to find a particular camera when too many Cameras appear in Tree Itis possible to use Search to locate Cameras on Scene To use a more organized list open Main Menu and select Camera List or press CTRL M The info
34. networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Repeat Sound Plays a specific sound while Event occurs Basic Parameters Sound to be played It is possible to select any sound from the available options Action Target Play sound lt No Sound gt lt No Sound gt Show notification Alarm Clock 3 h Show notification Bicycle Bell Door Bell Show notification Notification 1 Notification 2 Show notification Notification 3 Shape of my heart Show notification Syren 1 Advanced Parameters Volume Sound library customization adding editing or removing sounds To go to sound library go to Advanced Parameters and click Manage Action Play sound Interval of action Instant Notification 1 Manage N Volume Test The following dialog is displayed lt No Sound gt Alarm e of my Syren 1 Nx Witness User Manual 121 n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only e To add a sound 1 Click Add and select the desired audio file WS Select file a t o B Media Prograr Intel soft mac_install torrent 3 My Computer RooT nvision Media PerfLoags Windo Perl64 Pivothead Media Program Files N Spectrum Media FlyView Media HashiCorp Chinese Media n n n n n n n n Custom Title N Choose the duration and set it to Clip sound up to The audio file will be cut to the specified duration w Choose Custom Title for the selected sound
35. possible to record Cameras If click on the notification storage configuration dialog will open See Configuring Server Storages Admin Only This notification will hide automatically once Storage has a recording flag set up Why Event may work incorrectly Notifications for this type of Event is hidden in system settings See Notifications for more details Server Started Occurs when any Server registered in the system has started Basic Parameters None Advanced Parameters Schedule see Setting up Schedule for Tracking Events Why Event may work incorrectly Notifications for this type of Event are hidden in system settings See Notifications for more details Nx Witness User Manual 103 Nx Witness reacts differently to each Event The result is called Action Each Action that is fired up by the software may have its own parameters Refer to the particular Action description for more information n networkoptix Actions that Nx Witness Can Do Notifications Visual Motion Indication Mail Notifications Start Recording on Camera Start Panic Recording Trigger Camera Output Play Sound Repeat Sound Speak Write to Log See Tracked Events for detailed information on Events 104 Nx Witness User Manual Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Notifications Nx Witness provides a powerful notification mechanism for notifying Users of Event
36. ratio if selected then aspect ratio of the image will be adjusted according to the monitor For instance if monitor resolution is 1920x1080 16 9 and image resolution is 1920x1200 16 10 then the image will be cropped from both top and bottom e Width and Height image dimensions within cells For instance it is possible to place twenty items ona 5x4 layout The greater the dimensions the lesser the cells are e Opacity of the image in percents Click OK when finished To discard changes click Cancel Add Remove resize or move cameras across background see Adjusting Layout s Appearance Lock Layout if needed o N DD WM Do not forget to Save Layout Nx Witness User Manual 139 n networkoptix Layout Management Adjusting Layout s Appearance Any video manipulation can be performed in the application to customize Layout e Selecting Items e Zooming while Working with Layouts e Moving and Swapping Items within Scene e Resizing Items within Scene e Using Fit In View e Changing Distance between Items e Changing Cell Aspect Ratio It s recommended to first make an item selection and configure the look on Scene IMPORTANT Viewer is allowed to perform any operations except changing Locked Layouts 140 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Layout Management Selecting Items Click on Item s to select The selected Items will expand on the screen To bring it back to normal click aga
37. suusbususeaccavascevaaviasioxsshaeususswuesscucaNesuseusavuchisisaussnessouueisencssioiess Monitoring Servers Admin Only BANAR DNO A SE BENADE A KE A A E AS A R AS B N A A A E RAA A AERA RA Using Server s Web Interface ccscccsceccesseceeseeeeseceeeeeeeeesenesaueesauaeeeeaeeesaueasaueesaeneeaeauensaeeusauaueauausaeneeaeaueusaueesauaes Configuring Multi Server Environment Admin Only ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 33 Understanding Multi Server Architecture and BaSicCS sssseccsseceseceeneceeeeceeseceeeuseeeenseeeeeaeeneneeauaeensaueesauaes 33 Joining and Splitting SO VOI D E P P T T A T 34 Join Server from Different System to Current One s sesesessserererererisirinininrnrnrnrninnsnerererenenerenen 34 Split Serv r tO Different Systemi s lt c c ch c cacscvssectecscapeseancs shasnsts aiei an aiani aiaiai a ananena coentusens these 34 Merge all Servers to Another SYStCM ccccccecccccsccsecssecsseessecseecsseeseecseseseecseseseessesnseesesseseeecseseneeeseee 35 Configuring a T P A T A E P E E E AT E E T E E 36 Configuring Routing within Multi Server EnvirOnm Cit c eseccssecesseeceeseseeeeeeeeeseenseeeesseneeesaeeeeseonsounesauoesonae 37 Configuring Time Synchronization within Multi Server Environment estes eeeenesteeeenteteeeans 37 Cameras and Encoders Management ccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeseaaeeeessaaeeeessaaeeeeaes 38 Viewing Full Camera List Adding Cameras and Encode rs rrs
38. the computer that Nx Witness Server is installed on Smart Motion Search an ability to search by motion within the selected range Nx Witness will provide fragments with motion occurred in the specified region Super Administrator an initial user with full access to Nx Witness his login is admin This user cannot be deleted Sync ability to play back several cameras simultaneously Thumbnails small snapshots of recorded footage Used in searching for specific scenes URL Uniform Resource Locator is a specific character string that constitutes a reference to an Internet Intranet resource Used to establish connection to Server Viewer a user with a limited access to Nx Witness not permitted to change configuration Watermark used to check validity of exported files If a file was modified or altered in any way watermark will fail Nx Witness User Manual 221 Ss a FHA itnessVMS Still need help Visit us at http support networkoptix com
39. their own password e See servers and all connected cameras Only the cameras assigned by the administrator are visible e Change predefined layouts layouts can be changed but cannot be saved however it is possible to configure and save own layouts based on available resources assigned cameras and local files Additional permissions can be assigned to users to be able to operate with available cameras assigned by Administrator PERMANENT VIDEO WALL CAM SETTINGS P ARCHIVE EXPORT LIVE Administrator TZ v v v Viewer Live Viewer ee es eS ee Ses i ie ee eae eee Le i A ee ee ee ee e View archive perform search and forensic analysis e Perform export from archives e Set up cameras Set up PTZ on cameras e Create modify and delete Video Walls If none of these permissions are assigned a user can only view live videos on available cameras IMPORTANT If any action or graphical element described in this document is not available to a specific user level the following will apply Admin only If the action described in this document is unavailable to certain roles it will be indicated in the corresponding topic The following represents a standard flow 1 Super Administrator creates and configures all layouts for own use 2 Super Administrator creates several users with a Viewer role 3 Super Administrator creates and configures layouts for each Viewer 4 Viewer logs into Nx Witness and is only able to
40. while in Live mode the position will be switched to Archive If Fast Forwarding while viewing archive camera s will be switched to Live if the very right position is reached Previous Next Frame Pause only e Press CJ or Ctrl Right Arrow to skip to the next frame e Press CJ or Ctrl Left Arrow to skip to the previous frame e Use Mouse Wheel on Speed Slider when on Pause Previous Next Recorded Fragment e Press or Ctrl Right Arrow to skip to the next frame e Press ies or Ctrl Left Arrow to skip to the previous frame Useful sections e Pan Temporal Time Line e Navigating through Several Cameras Synchronously Nx Witness User Manual 171 n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Pan Temporal Time Line Pan Temporal Time Line is a convenient way to navigate through Live and Archive footage below 2012 12 am The current time is indicated by Position Slider The very right position indicates that Live video is currently played back If slider is moved to the left the playback automatically is switched to the Archive IMPORTANT It is not possible to navigate through the last minute of archive this increment is represented in stripes Time Scale is displayed on the bottom of the Time Line It contains marks indicating the time Time Scale can be zoomed in and out by mouse wheel or EIE buttons at the left This is extremely useful when trying to find a particular event navigating through a long per
41. 1 192 168 0 47 ACTi KCM8111 192 168 0 47 DWC MPTZ20X 192 168 0 169 GENERIC_RTSP media us 2 soundreac TestCameraLive TestCameraLive ACTi KCM8111 192 168 0 47 TestCameraLive TestCameraLive 192 168 137 1 hod 5 Lod gt gt Lod a Fed gt Fad 3 Check desired Cameras the schedule should be copied to To select all Cameras on specific Server check it To filter search use the Filter box Filter criteria is the same as search see If hover with a mouse cursor on Camera the actual picture from this Camera will be displayed on the right 2 Note additional Licenses may be needed See for details 4 Click Apply or OK when finished To discard changes click Cancel 72 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Configuring Maximum and Minimum Recording Time for Camera Some governmental regulations require the footage to be stored for a specific amount of time Nx Witness supports the ability to set up maximum and minimum recording amount IMPORTANT Be careful with minimum amount These settings do not guarantee this to be kept they just set the priority So in case of insufficient space Nx Witness will delete the records on cameras that do not have minimum amount of footage However if there is no space to store such amount of data no other cameras will be recorded To specify minimum and maximum amounts 1 Select the desired Camera s in Resource Tree use S
42. 3 X n optix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Basic Parameters Camera s To specify 1 Click on Any Camera at the desired row on the Alarm Event Rules form The following form will appear SS Street View 192 168 0 5 VS8801 192 168 0 39 Server 192 168 0 207 Server 192 168 0 253 2105DN 192 168 0 81 123123123213 192 168 137 1 ACTi KCM8111 192 168 0 47 desktop admin dwc mptz20x 64 239 139 118 DWC MPTZ20X 192 168 0 169 GENERIC_RTSP media us 2 soundreac Stardot SC 5407 19 168 0 147 TestCameraLive Stardot SC 5407 192 168 0 147 TestCameraLive TestCameraLive H aye z TestCameraLive 192 168 137 1 SEESE A TestCameraLive 192 168 137 1 TestCameraLive 192 168 137 1 TestCameraLive 192 168 137 1 x idl ram ww v Coal v ram ww nv 5 a v za nv m mad Pad ven ww om v oo v rn wy Cancel 94 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only 2 Check the cameras to track then click OK Cancel will discard changes To select all Cameras on a specific Server set the flag on it To filter search use the Filter box Filter criteria are the same as search see Search Itis possible to Drag n Drop the selected Cameras from Resource Tree onto the Event s advanced settings form If Cameras are not specified all Cameras will be monitored Advanced Parameters Schedule see Setting up Sc
43. AM 8PM record Always 24 FPS high quality e Weekends and Workdays 8PM 8AM record motion only 10 fps low quality The cameras recorded by Server s are marked with a small red circle in Resource Tree _ camera in recording mode O camera recording is setup though not recording at the moment a license is still being used 2 Note It is possible to configure Cameras for Administrators and Viewers that have appropriate permissions 68 Nx Witness User Manual X n optix Cameras and Encoders Management To set up Recording Schedule 1 Select the desired Camera s in use SHIFT or CTRL to select several or on Scene open and go to Recording General RBEOrdinGI Motion Advanced E Enable Recording 0 license s will be used 77 license s are used out of 265 Get More Licenses Apply changes before copy schedule IMPORTANT If Server and Client are in different time zones the schedile displays Server Time 2 Click Enable Recording Check the number of licenses used If the number is insufficient click Get More Licenses and proceed with activation Click on Display FPS on Grid and Display Quality on Grid to show or hide FPS and quality in grid cells Nx Witness User Manual 69 n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management 3 Select Recording Mode e Record Always e Motion Only recording will start if motion occurs To specify a range for motion recording use Record before motion and Record after mo
44. Detection is set automatically excluding Arecont Vision cameras If primary stream is 480p or less it can be used for Software Motion Detection as well 74 Nx Witness User Manual X n optix Cameras and Encoders Management To set up Motion Detection 1 Open and go to Motion General Recording Moon Motion settings Do not record motion Motion detection Software Max FPS may be slightly decreased on media server 8 9 Motion mask 0 Maximum sensitivity 9 Camera motion web page http 19 If red zones appear on the grid during motion Motion Detection is supported Red cells indicate the level of motion the higher the motion level the brighter the cells 2 Select the type of motion detection Hardware or Software If none are active the camera does not support Motion Detection at all 3 Select Sensitivity on the slider 0 is motion mask minimal sensitivity motion will not be detected on the selected region 9 is the highest sensitivity Nx Witness User Manual 75 n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management 4 Select the desired regions the sensitivity will be applied to e Click and Drag to select a single region e Ctrl Click and Drag to add another region e Click on a region to fill it with desired sensitivity To set Motion Mask just Click and Drag There is no need to adjust Motion Sensitivity 5 Repeat for each desired sensitivity Use Reset Motion Regions to start over The above p
45. Discovery Port Discovered Cameras Nx Witness User Manual 43 n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management 3 Choose one of the following e To add a single Camera enter camera s Address IP or Host Name the Camera can be resolved on IMPORTANT Nx Witness allows adding Cameras by IP Address Host Name or Generic RTSP HTTP Link advanced See Adding RTSP or HTTP Streams as Cameras Admin Only e To add several Cameras at once select Subnet Scan Start IP 192 168 1 0 End IP 192 168 1 255 X Subnet scan 4 Enter the desired IP range to start scanning By default addresses 0 255 of the same subnet are suggested As a result the entire specified network will get scanned for Cameras 6 Specify authentication parameters in Login and Password fields if needed 7 Specify Discovery Port if needed Most Cameras are discovered on port 80 so it is better to leave on Auto setting 8 Press Scan to initiate search This can take a lengthy period of time especially if IP Range is being scanned 44 Nx Witness User Manual X n optix Cameras and Encoders Management 9 If Cameras are located they will be displayed in order Start IP 192 168 0 1 Login admin End IP 192 168 0 255 Password admin X Subnet scan Discovery Port Discovered Cameras Add Manuf Name Address VIVOTEK i B owe FD8162 http 192 168 0 202 80 0nvif device service Addselected y If Camera is already registered manually or
46. HIFT or CTRL to select several or on Scene open Camera Settings and go to Recording 2 Set Min Days and Max Days Nx Witness User Manual 73 n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Setting up Motion Mask and Motion Sensitivity In order to detect motion more properly and accurately Nx Witness provides a powerful and flexible Motion Detection configuration For example if a camera is pointed at a parking lot motion mask can be set on all the surrounding areas that are not targeted for recording In this case any motion appearing in the areas surrounding the main target area will not trigger motion detection and recording IMPORTANT This particular feature in Nx Witness works only if the selected camera supports Motion Detection The following Motion Detection types are supported e Hardware Motion Detection implemented on Cameras directly In this case only motion mask can be configured To configure additional parameters it may be necessary to go to Camera Settings web page see Configuring Proprietary Camera Parameters For Arecont Vision this mode is set automatically Software Motion Detection is performed on Server It consumes more resources though it provides better and more flexible motion detection In this case it is possible to set up unlimited number of motion regions and adjust its sensitivity Software Motion Detection requires Dual Streaming supported by Camera If supported Software Motion
47. It is possible to place such resources in Layouts Search is also available for Local Files See also Opening Local Files Outside of Media Folders 184 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Opening Local Files Outside of Media Folders It is possible to open Local Files outside Media Folders and thus are not visible in Resource Tree Use one of the following e Drag n Drop one or several video files from Windows Explorer to Nx Witness window e Drag n drop a folder containing video files from Windows Explorer to Nx Witness window e Open Main Menu and choose Open gt File s or use Ctrl O then choose the file s to be opened e Open Main Menu and choose Open gt Folder then choose a folder to be opened e Invoke Context Menu on Scene on empty space and choose Open gt Folder then choose a folder to be opened Any opened files will be shown in Resource Tree until Nx Witness is restarted If restore Layout that contains Items located outside of Media Folders they will be restored in Resource Tree as well Navigating Through Local Files Navigation through Local Files very similar to the navigation through Camera archive except e Allitems are not synchronized Sync is always disabled e No Live for Local Files e Time Line is not colored no recorded or motion regions Eda E trons move position to the beginning or to the end of the file All other operations seek play pause
48. Manual n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Tracked Events Nx Witness can react as soon as a particular Event occurs Every tracked event may have its own parameters Refer to the particular Event description for more information e Motion on Camera e Camera Disconnection Malfunction e Storage Failure e Network Issue e Camera IP Conflict e Input Signal on Camera e Server Failure e Server s Conflict e Server Connection Lost e Licenses are not Configured e E mail is not Set for Users e E Mail Server is not Configured e Storages are not Configured e Server Started As soon as Event occurs the Action can be performed See Actions Additionally Events can be tracked based on the schedule For instance Motion can be tracked only on weekends and Input Signal at 8PM 8AM See Setting up Schedule for Tracking Events for details Finally all Events are recorded in Log See Viewing Events Log and Write to Log Nx Witness User Manual 89 networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Setting up Schedule for Tracking Events Events can be tracked based on the schedule For instance Motion can be tracked only on weekends and Input Signal at 8PM 8AM The schedule can be configured as advanced parameters for the desired Event 1 Open Event Advanced Parameters by clicking on Advanced on the Alarm Event Rules form The advanced settings will be displayed on the bo
49. Manual 55 X n optix Cameras and Encoders Management In order for Nx Witness to distinguish cameras with fish eye lens the following configuration must be performed 1 Open and go to General 2 Check This is a fish eye lens camera to activate the Dewarping tab Genera Recording Motion Dewarping Advanced Expert Name VIVOTEK FE8172V Model FE8172V Firmware FE8172 VVTK 0102b Address IP Address http 12 218 213 13 80 onvif device_service Web Page http 12 218 213 13 MAC Address 00 02 D1 1C 6C 14 Authentication Login root Password Enable audio X This is a fish eye lens camera Open in New Tab Camera Diagnostics Camera Rules 56 Nx Witness User Manual lai optix Cameras and Encoders Management 3 Go to the Dewarping tab to select the following parameters General Recording Motion DeWarping Advanced Vertical mount camera on the ceiling Horizontal mount camera on the wall Vertical mount camera on the floor Camera view angle correction Calibration Auto Calibration CGD Camera Diagnostics Camera Rules e Camera s orientation type of de warping algorithms based on orientation e Calibration to avoid de warping artifacts it is important to position the calibration circle within the Camera s view as accurately as possible First try Auto Calibration then manually adjust the viewing range if needed e Use scrollers to move the circle horizo
50. NT It is only possible to navigate through recorded fragments chunks Position Slider to the dark area will jump to the next available recorded fragment displayed in green on Time Line By default all Cameras are set to display Live if opened for the first time E Note all Users are allowed to view cameras Live However to view Archive Viewers must have the appropriate permissions Search Archive e Click on any desired position on Time Line or Time Scale e Drag Time Slider to the desired position The picture will refresh while dragging Time Scale navigation e Zoom Time Scale using Mouse Wheel for finer selection e Move Time Scale Scrollbar e Double Click on Time Scale Scrollbar to zoom out Go to Live e Press LIVE or L e Move Position Slider all the way to the right Play Pause Press J or Space 170 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Fast Forward or Rewind e Press C or Ctrl Right Arrow to increase speed e Press g or Ctrl Left Arrow to decrease speed Available speeds on play 16x 8x 4x 2x 1x 2x 4x 8x 16x Available speeds op pause 2x 1x 0 5x 0 25x Ox 0 25x 0 5x 1x 2x Use Speed Slider very left position is 16x 2x on pause very right one 16x 2x on Pause Click on Speed Slider to change speed temporarily and then revert to 1x Ox on Pause Drag Speed Slider to change speed permanently or use Mouse Wheel on Speed Slider If Rewinding
51. OK All previously configured Rules will be discarded 86 Nx Witness User Manual X n optix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only To configure Rules 1 Do one of the following e To configure Global Rules open and go to Alarm Event Rules or press CTRL E It is possible to configure Rules for specific Camera s To proceed type the desired Camera name IP or MAC address into the Filter box Only Rules that are applied to a corresponding Camera will be displayed e To configure Rules for a single Camera open Camera s and select Camera Rules or open then click Camera Rules The following dialog will open Delete m Event Log Event Source gt Action Interval of Action lt Any On Camera Disconnected ey Camera gt Show notification A All users Every 30 seconds On Storage Failure lt System gt Show notification S All users Instant On Network Issue z lt System gt Show notification A All users Every 30 seconds Camera IP Confit On Media Server Failure lt System gt Show notification sers Every 30 seconds On Media Server Conflict lt System gt Show notification Every 30 seconds Reset Default Rules 4 Cancel 2 To add anew Rule click Add To delete an existing one click Delete Nx Witness User Manual 87 n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only 3 Once added Rule should be configured e Select Event on the left hand side that needs to be monitored See Tracke
52. Once Camera is discovered the only way to delete itis to unplug it from the network see Deleting Cameras Admin Only However if Camera is plugged back again it will be re discovered To avoid this itis possible to disable this feature 1 Open Main Menu gt System Administration CTRL tALT A gt General tab 2 Uncheck Enable camera auto discovery in the Camera Management section Camera Management Enable camera auto discovery mera settine optim iera Settings opumiz 3 When finished press OK to apply or Cancel to discard settings IMPORTANT Once the feature is disabled new cameras will no longer be auto discovered only added manually 42 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Adding Cameras and Encoders Manually Admin Only If Camera or Encoder is not accessible via broadcast usually if it is located in a different network it will not be discovered automatically In this case Nx Witness provides an ability to add Camera manually For instance it can be useful if Camera or Encoder is located in a different network or can even be accessed via Internet only It is also possible to add several Cameras simultaneously by scanning a range of IP addresses To add one or more Cameras Encoders 1 Right Click on server in Resource Tree and open Context Menu 2 Choose Add Camera s The following view will appear Camera Address 127 0 0 1 Login nord SWOI
53. Server from System use Web 1 Launch Nx Witness Client and connect to any Server insystem A 2 Right click on System invoke Context Menu and choose Merge Systems 3 Enter Server URL any server of System B or remote Server To find Systems in local network use drop down menu For Remote Server type http lt ip gt lt port gt e lt ip gt IP address of Server the current computer should be able to connect to this Server e lt port gt network port of Server default 7001 4 Enter Password to System B or to remote Server and click Find System 5 Select the new System Name System A or System B e System A System B will be merged to System A e System B System A will be merged to System B 6 Click Merge with lt System Name gt Nx Witness User Manual 35 n networkoptix Configuring Multi Server Environment Admin Only Configuring Failover Nx Witness can automatically manage failover in multi server environment If Server goes down all cameras are transferred to other Servers and Client is being reconnected to other Servers as well The archive playback will remain seamless however this may be a 30 seconds gap in recording during the transfer Failover should be configured on backup servers For instance if System contains Server A and Server Bit should configure Server A to take over Cameras from Server B and vice versa IMPORTANT To be able to do failover both server should be able to access cameras
54. a e use Camera s Quick Button A e open Camera s Context Menu and choose Motion Grid or select it and press Alt G Motion Grid will appear DWC MPA20M H 2 Si x ra 2 Note if red fragments appears in motion zones Motion Detection is supported by Camera 2 Select the region the motion should be searched on e Hold Shift Left Click and Drag e Ctrl Click and Drag to add another region e Click and Hold Left Mouse Button or use Context Menu Clear Motion Selection to clear all regions IMPORTANT Motion will not be visible and detected ona region marked as Motion Mask Nx Witness User Manual 177 networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness As soon as the region is selected Time Line will be populated with red bars Each bar indicates recording period that contains motion Actual Motion in Archive Motion Search Area Search Results important Navigation in Time Line is possible by red fragments only until Smart Motion Search is off To disable Smart Motion Search clear all regions in Motion Grid or disable pressing the Q button or use Context Menu Hide Motion Grid or Alt G 178 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Using Thumbnails for Better Navigation The Thumbnail feature is a fast and convenient way to navigate through archive Thumbnails are single snapshots taken from archived video footage that are displayed on the Time Line This feature serves as another usef
55. ackup several videos in a proprietary format or executable bundle Onvif a unified protocol used for communication with cameras See http www onvif org OS Operating System Preview Search breaks down a period of time into smaller video segments Example a month broken into ten 3 day periods displaying them as separate video segments Eases search of large archives Private cameras Network the network used to transmit data from cameras to Server It is not Nx Witness User Manual 219 n networkoptix accessible from outside Public Intranet Network the network used to connect to Server from outside It can be used for either connecting Server to Server or configuring Server Components It may or may not be connected to the Internet Public IP IP Address that can be accessed from the Internet PTZ Point Tilt Zoom a camera must support PTZ for the feature to be used Resources cameras Server s local video files users and layouts RADASS Resolution and Algorithmic Data Adaptive Scaling System Enables dynamic switching of resolution to yield bandwidth savings and optimize processor load Requires Dual Streaming to be supported by the Cameras used RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol Some cameras use this protocol to stream video RTSP Port the port used by Server to process requests for media streams from Nx Witness Client 220 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Server
56. all Cameras played back see blue markers on the picture If User selects Camera on Scene and enables Synchronization again all other cameras will get synchronized with the selected Camera Position and Speed will be synchronized 174 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Searching through Archive Nx Witness provides many features that make archive search faster more convenient and intuitive Since archive may contain significant video data taken over several months it is crucial to minimize the time spent by a user on searching a particular event The following search methods are introduced e Calendar pan temporal time line can zoom in on selected date to make search easier see Using Calendar e Smart Motion Search select a region on video and allow for the application to automatically refine the archive and highlight the fragments that involved motion See Performing Smart Motion Search e Thumbnail Navigation small previews are displayed on top of the Time Line to help locate a particular scene See Using Thumbnails for Better Navigation e Preview Search select a region and allow for the application to provide videos that represent atime period based on time stamps See Preview Search Using Calendar This type of search helps the user to locate an event that took place on a particular date and time To perform a calendar search 1 Open Camera that contain
57. all Servers on a single Layout To do so open choose System Administration CTRL ALT A then click Health Monitoring Nx Witness User Manual 31 n networkoptix Obtaining and Configuring Server s Additional Settings Admin Only Using Server s Web Interface Nx Witness provides simple and convenient way to control Servers remotely through Server s Web Interface To access it from a browser enter the following address http lt ip gt lt port gt then login admin and password e lt ip gt IP address of Server the current computer should be able to connect to this Server e lt port gt network port of Server default 7001 To access it from Nx Witness Client 1 Connect to a desired Server via Client 2 Right click on System invoke Context Menu and choose Open Web Client 2 Note If System contains multiple Servers Web Interface will control Server Client is connected to note the icon in Resource Tree Web Interface provides the following features e Obtaining list of Servers in System and ability to connect to them click corresponding links at the bottom of the Settings page Merging Splitting Systems see Configuring Multi Server Environment Changing Server s Port e Restarting Server Restart button on Settings e Gathering Server Information Information tab version storages health monitoring e Web client e Developer Resources Server API and Camera Integration SDK e A variety of useful l
58. apping is not possible the target cell will be marked red If bigger Item is being replaced by a smaller one they will swap sizes as well as positions Nx Witness User Manual 143 n networkoptix Layout Management Resizing Items within Scene IMPORTANT It is not possible to change Locked Layouts Resizing items is an easy operation in Nx Witness To resize select the edge on Item Click and Drag the mouse to resize Item is resized according to its proportions so it can occupy 1 4 9 cells etc If resizing is possible the new cells are highlighted in green 144 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Layout Management If resizing is not possible the cells will appear red In this case the best practice is 1 Move the entire Scene using a Right Click Drag 2 Resize an Item to occupy the available space OR 3 Move the desired Item away from the rest of Items 4 Resize the Item to occupy the available space Using Fit In View This feature allows users to revert the view to maximum in order to view all Items conveniently This can also be used when zooming or moving the entire Scene Fit In View can be performed by Double Clicking on any empty space on Scene or by Right Clicking on Context Menu and selecting Fit in View Also Fit In View is performed automatically if e Change in view mode Window or Fullscreen see Full Screen and Window Mode e Change in Nx Witness window size Nx W
59. as well as Hide Panel Context Menu item If an item is expanded to fullscreen see Expanding Items to Fullscreen all Panels slide off the screen and disappear To bring Panel back click on gt Additionally both left and right sliding menu panels can be pinned e f Pinned side Panels are always visible If a panel is hidden manually it will not reappear automatically e If Unpinned Panel is only visible when the cursor is on As soon as a user clicks off the Panel the panel will disappear Panel can reappear if a user points or clicks on gt F11 hides all Panels To undo press F11 again or use Esc toggle Fullscreen will also apply if hit Esc Tabs and Layouts Tabs are used to make layout navigation easier Each Tab hosts a separate Layout Tabs function very similar to any Internet browser The following actions can be performed with Tabs e Open anew tab e Tab Navigator s Context Menu gt New Tab Ctrl T e Main Menu gt New Tab e icon on the right of layout tabs e Close a specific Tab Tab s Context Menu gt Close Ctrl W e Keep one Tab open Tab s Context Menu gt Close All but This e Change the tab order switch position by dragging and dropping a tab in the desired order IMPORTANT A warning message will appear every time Tab is modified suggesting to the user to save changes See Saving Layouts Nx Witness User Manual 11 n networkoptix Nx Witne
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61. automatically it will be displayed though cannot be selected for addition Start IP 192 168 0 1 Login admin End IP 192 168 0 255 Ga X Subnet scan Discovery Port Discovered Cameras Manuf Address http 192 168 0 3 8032 onvif device service 192 168 0 4 All cameras are already in the resource tree 10 Select desired cameras and click Add selected Cameras should be added to Nx Witness User Manual 45 n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Adding RTSP or HTTP Streams as Cameras Admin Only Some camera models are not fully compatible with Onvif Profile S therefor will not work properly in Nx Witness However if such Cameras can provide streams by RTSP or HTTP they can still be viewed and recorded Note to add it is important to check if a particular camera model supports this option plus know the exact RTSP HTTP URL of the stream This information can be found in camera s guide or by contacting the manufacturer To add the stream use the standard manual addition procedure see Adding Cameras and Encoders Manually Admin Only First Make sure Subnet Scan is unchecked then enter RTSP or HTTP URL i e rtsp lt camera IP gt 554 hi_stream instead of Camera IP Once added Camera will be displayed in Resource Tree as follows way erver 192 168 0 253 2105DN 192 168 0 81 GENERIC_RTSP media us 2 soundreach net zy People media us 2 soundreach net It can now be co
62. ay the following error Can t start re ling due to the follo Can t initialize audio device Microphone High Definition Audio Dev OK In this case it is necessary to do the following 1 Set up audio card parameters in Windows check and select default recording devices Then try to record sound in Windows Recorder 2 Set up Screen Recorder Parameters see Setting up Screen Recording 210 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Screen Recording Windows Only Choose the desired file name and location and click Save Cancel will close the dialog and data will not be saved Look in r D video test en I My Computer Name Root B 2mp Traffic Wide Angle Transportation avi B export avi File name video_recording avi Save Files of type AVI Audio Video Interleaved avi 7 Cancel File and folder operations are performed in the same manner as in Windows Explorer As soon as the file is saved it will be available in local files video_recording avi IMPORTANT This resource will be available until Client restarts To make it available permanently save the exported video to Nx Witness Media Folder see Configuring Media Folders or create and save a Layout that would contain this video Nx Witness User Manual 211 n networkoptix Screen Recording Windows Only Upgrading Nx Witness Nx Witness provides powerful and convenient way to upgrade the whole system in one clic
63. background settings as well e Background Animation It is possible to set the color and intensity or completely disable it Note To disable animation once press CTRL ALT T This may be useful on slow video adapters or in remote sessions e Background Image Click Browse to select a graphic file and set Mode Stretch Fit or Crop and Intensity transparency Click OK when done or Cancel to discard changes If the changes require restart the corresponding warning will be displayed Nx Witness User Manual 21 n networkoptix Customizing Look and Feel of Nx Witness Run Nx Witness when computer boots up It is possible to automatically launch Nx Witness if a computer boots up To do so open Main Menu choose Local Settings General tab and set the Run Application when PC Boots Nx Witness Quick Start This section provides recommendations on system settings for Nx Witness to be configured properly If the system contains multiple Servers it may be necessary to ensure they are merged in one system properly See Configuring Multi Server Environment First a sufficient number of Licenses should be obtained and activated see Obtaining and Activating Nx Witness Licenses Admin Only Then Storages on each Server should be configured see Configuring Server Storages Admin Only LLA All Cameras should be properly set up see Camera Management Same with Recording Settings see Setting u
64. be listed multiple times in Resource Tree Cameras can have additional statuses e amp Camerais offline for various reasons see Diagnosing Offline Cameras e unauthorized Camera see Configuring Camera s Authentication The following indicators are displayed on the left acamera is in recording mode recording is set up for the camera but not recording at the moment Additionally Cameras IP addresses are displayed if the setting is enabled see below If Camera is experiencing network issues over the past minute is displayed on the right See Camera Disconnection Malfunction for details When hovering over Camera with a mouse cursor a thumbnail of a frame taken from the Camera will appear e Recorders admin only Displayed under Servers and contain several channels represented as Cameras e V ideo Walls admin only See Video Wall Management for details 16 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Nx Witness User Interface Overview one g e aUsers Administrator can view several users in Resource Tree e Layouts Contains resources cameras and local files Owned by users and displayed under each user Locked layouts are dilspayed like this see Locking Layouts e Local Files Contains the following e Local Video files e Exported Video Files see Exporting e Exported Multi Video Files and their contents Cameras or Local Files se
65. c adjustment for all Cameras 1 Disable recording for all cameras and close them if opened for viewing 2 For each Camera go to its Web Page and set desired image settings 3 Open Main Menu and go to System Administration gt General tab 4 Remove Enable automatic camera settings optimization flag Camera Management X Enable camera auto discovery Enable automatic camer Ings optumization 5 Click OK when done or Cancel to discard changes Nx Witness User Manual 81 n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Setting Same Parameters for Multiple Cameras In order to simplify the configuration process Nx Witness enables users to apply same parameters to more than one camera at a time The following can be performed as a batch e Authentication setup e Schedule configuration To set the same parameters for multiple Cameras 1 Use Multi Selection to select desired cameras e In Resource Tree hold Ctrl or Shift and Click e On Scene use Ctrl and Click 2 Open Context Menu and go to Camera Settings From Resource Tree From Scene Open in New Tab g Open in New Window Check Camera Issues x zi x pen in a New Tab L phai Settings Open in a New Window Show Info Show Motion Smart Search Rotate to Remove from Layout Camera Settings e f the selected cameras share the same Authentication Credentials they will be displayed e f the selected cameras share the same Record
66. ch one allows controlling video wall from a single computer one session or extend Video Wall on 2 displays For instance 4 Licenses allow user to display Video Wall on 8 monitors and control it from 4 Clients concurrently It is necessary to obtain a certain permission to be able to configure and control Video Walls See Introducing User Roles for details This section provides full information about Video Wall installation configuration and control e Video Wall Architecture e Configuring Video Walls e Controlling Video Wall 154 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Video Wall Management Windows Only Video Wall Architecture Video Wall architecture is displayed on the picture below Video Wall Video Wall Processor 1 Video Wall Server Processor 2 Video Wall Video Wall Controller 1 Controller 2 Video Wall Server is the computer that hosts the main database of Video Wall Cluster So far it is recommended that only one server is installed in Video Wall Cluster Video Wall Displays can be connected to this computer and it can act as Video Wall Processor as well Video Wall Processor is the computer Video Wall Displays are connected to Depending on its configuration it can handle one or several displays HD Witness can contain almost unlimited number of Video Wall Processors that can be combined in Video Wall Cluster Nx Witness User Manual 155 n networkoptix Video Wall Management Windows Only Video Wall Control
67. cing User Roles for details Watching Cameras in Nx Witness Nx Witness provides a powerful and easy camera playback engine that enables users to quickly find a video fragment perform forensic analysis capture screenshots and export video in just a few clicks This section provides a detailed description on camera playback The following operations can be performed e Navigating through Archive and Live e Searching through Archive Note It it recommended to read the following section prior to moving on to the next step CPU and Bandwidth Saving during Playback RADASS Lastly videos can be displayed in a slide show mode See Tours for more details Nx Witness User Manual 167 n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness CPU and Bandwidth Saving during Playback RADASS Nx Witness s architectures provides significant CPU and network bandwidth savings by acquiring multiple streams from a single camera High Resolution regular and Low Resolution approximately 10 times less bandwidth If there is not enough bandwidth between Client and Server to display the High Resolution stream while viewing a camera then the camera is automatically switched to Low Resolution mode In case of insufficient CPU a user may experience difficulties with displaying too many videos simultaneously examples running over 20 full high resolution videos at the same time fast forwarding multiple full high definition videos at the x16 speed etc In t
68. ck the validity of exported videos 1 Bring the desired video onto the scene 2 Open Context Menu and select Check File Watermark or press Alt C hOpen in a New Tab Open in a New Window Open Containing Folder Maximize Item Show Info Check File Watermark Rotate to Remove from Layout Nx Witness User Manual 205 n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness 3 If the file is in its original state the check will succeed Checked file Check result Chel 41 3 9 520 Hiittatie 0 Staazes2restbdseslebsabsscccuye Ikxerxsl m 130 723 watern rk c5651ca2531810d218240217331544 Watermark matched 100 4 If any modifications took place the check will fail Checked file Check result AIDA Deh eS La Maks Lat Lad Amom at BU5FasT Il cesd GM IHA Invalid watermark 206 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Taking Screenshots Screenshot can be taken from both Cameras and Local Video Files to PNG or JPG output formats IMPORTANT If Image Enhancement and or De warping capabilities were initially applied to the exported source they will be retained while rendering the screenshot To take Screenshot from a video 1 Select the desired Item on Scene 2 Seek to the desired position frame seek will help See Navigating through Archive and Live 3 Click the 2 button on the item 4 Choose the desired file name and location and click Save Cancel will close the d
69. computers the displays are connected to are one easily accessible So it is recommended to set up automatic switching to Video Wall Mode To do so 1 Right Click on Video Wall in Resource Tree and choose Video Wall Settings 2 Click on Launch video wall when Windows starts and click OK To switch to Video Wall Mode right Click on Video Wall in Resource Tree and choose Attach to Video Wall and click Yes on the dialog window Several inctances of Client will be launched The client will be switched to Video Wall mode and will become inoperable Then itis possible to change settings and control Video Wall from Video Wall Controller To switch back from Video Wall to standard mode it is necessary to close all Client instances ALT F4 and launch Client once again In this case operator won t be able to control displays connected to this Video Wall Processor and the corresponding Screens will be displayed in Resource Tree as offline with sign Configuring Video Wall on Several Computers Usually one PC can handle limited number of Displays In this case if it is necessary to increase the number of Video Wall Displays it is necessary to add Video Wall Processors Thus Nx Witness is has great scalability and flexibility in terms of Video Wall Configuration To add Video Wall Processor 1 Run Client of the PC then should be added to the current Video Wall physical Displays should be connected to it 2 Right Click on desired Video Wall in
70. configuration e Forensic Analysis Any capabilities possible with Cameras can also be performed with Multi Videos in Nx Witness Nx Witness User Manual 203 n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Changing Multi Videos after Export Nx Witness offers many possibilities when working with Multi Videos A user can do almost everything as with regular Layout e Add or remove Items For instance if Multi Video was exported from 10PM to 11PM and a new camera was added it would get synchronized with other cameras and be displaying in the same archive 10PM 11PM See Adding Items to Layouts and Removing Item s from Layouts Note Local Files are not allowed in Multi Videos e Adjusting Layout Look and Feel move swap resize rotate See Adjusting Layout s Appearance e Save modified Multi Video One restriction is applied it is not possible to mix Local Videos and Cameras in a single Multi Video Same as Layouts see Saving Layouts but can be performed by Viewers Note Multi Video can be saved with a read only flag modifications will not be saved 204 Nx Witness User Manual networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Checking the Validity of Exported Videos Watermark allows Users to check for validity of footage to determine whether or not any modifications were ever performed to the native footage Any videos exported by Nx Witness either single Cameras or Multi Videos can be checked for validity To che
71. configured for Camera See Setting Up Fish Eye Cameras After all configurations are completed the O button will appear on the Camera Item Once clicked the button will activate dewarping and enable the following controls FE8172V_OBQ 2 5 i x VI V V CA e Left Click on the item Hold Left Mouse Button and move the cursor to move Camera on the desired position e Use and buttons to zoom in out e Move to acertain position Left Click on the desired position Nx Witness does not perform any dewarping when taking screenshots from Flsh Eye Lens Cameras However the image can be dewarped later See De warping Screenshots Taken from Fish Eye Cameras 188 Nx Witness User Manual n optix Playback in Nx Witness It is possible to select Dewarping Panoramic Mode the circle on the right Once clicked it will show the image as a 90 180 or 360 degree panoramic view Press again to disable dewarping and hide controls 2 Note and features will depend on this setting as well if dewarping is enabled the screenshot will be dewarped automatically and the Export dialog will suggest this feature can be disabled Nx Witness User Manual 189 n optix Playback in Nx Witness It is important to place Zoom Windows on the originally warped camera 50 1O0D AVE As displayed above all zoom windows are dewarped automatically Configure the zoom windows and Save Layout Note this feature
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73. ction Play sound Interval of action Instant Notification 1 Manage N Volume Test The following dialog will appear lt No Sound gt Bicycle Bell Door Bell Notif Nx Witness User Manual 119 n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only e To add sound 1 Click Add and select the desired audio file WS Select file a t o B Media Prograr Intel soft mac_install torrent 3 My Computer RooT nvision Media PerfLoags Windo Perl64 Pivothead Media Program Files N Spectrum Media FlyView Media HashiCorp Chinese Media n n n n n n n n Custom Title N Choose the duration and set it to Clip sound up to The audio file will be cut to the specified duration w Choose Custom Title for the selected sound If not specified the file name will be used as the title by default 4 Click Open to add the sound or Cancel to discard changes e To rename the selected sound click Rename and enter a new title e To test the chosen sample click Play e To delete the selected sample click Delete e Click Open to add the sound or Cancel to discard changes May be caused by All Events Why Action may work incorrectly Event is not configured properly See Event description for details Sound is muted Open any item on Scene and check if the sound is muted Volume settings are applied globally See Adjusting Volume 120 Nx Witness User Manual n
74. d Events for more information Select Action on the right hand side that needs to be performed once Event occurs Refer to Actions for details Specify basic parameters for Event and Action Click on Source or Target column in the Rule row and choose the desired value IMPORTANT If some fields are missing or incorrect Rule is considered invalid In this case it will turn red n Network Issue ess lt System gt end m X Select at least one user e Set Aggregation period Once set all Actions will be executed once per the specified period If not Actions will be executed every time Events occur Applies to Notifications Mail Notifications Play Sound Speak e If any additional configuration is needed click Advanced The advanced settings will be displayed on the bottom Those settings differ from each other depending on Events Actions that are being configured See this chapter for more information on a specific Event Action e Add Comments for Rule if needed 4 Set or clear the flag on the left hand side of each Rule to enable or disable it 5 As soon as all configurations are done click Apply to accept changes or Cancel to discard Click OK to apply changes and close the form IMPORTANT If any Rule is considered invalid the warning displayed below will appear If apply the changes incorrect Rules will be disabled Some rules are not valid Should we disable them Yes No Cancel 88 Nx Witness User
75. dows in a multi monitor environment IMPORTANT This feature is not supported on Mac OS To open anew window click on Main Menu gt New gt Window or press Ctrl N Also selected Items may be opened in a new window 1 Select desired Items in Resource Tree or on Scene Multi Selection can be applied see Selecting Items 2 Invoke Context Menu and select Open in New Window Open Open in New Tab Open in New Window Check Camera Issues Camera Settings Finally it is possible to drag Items from one window to another only Administrators can drag Items to predefined Layouts 1 Select desired Items in Resource Tree or on Scene Multi Selection can be applied see Selecting Items 2 Hold Ctrl and Drag selected Items to a new window Video Wall introduces much more functionality when working with several monitors See Video Wall Management for details Nx Witness User Manual 149 n networkoptix Layout Management Saving Layouts To retain any changes made to Layout User must save it 2 Note current playback position and selection is saved for Layout as well After Nx Witness is closed all saved layouts that were opened in Tabs prior to closing will be restored Layout should always be saved in case of any changes If any changes are made an asterisk will appear in the corresponding Tab and in Resource Tree New layout 8 To save Layout e Open Context Menu on Scene on empty space
76. e Exporting the Layout in Multi Video Format e Screen Recordings see Screen Recording e Images e Screenshots see Taking a Screenshot f Other Systems Servers in local network that belong to different systems See Configuring Multi Server Environment Admin Only Items that are currently placed on Scene are highlighted in bold in Resource Tree A selected focused Item it has the gt mark in both Server and Layout sections To enable disable displaying IP addresses in Resource Tree 1 Open Main Menu and go to Local Settings 2 Select clear the flag in Show IP in Tree option Look and Feel section Viewer s Resource Tree contains only Layouts Cameras and Local Files If Client is not connected to Server only Local Files are visible The following actions can be performed in Resource Tree e Expanding collapsing a tree node on keypad Scrolling if the tree contains multiple elements Multi Selection Shift to select multiple items and hold Ctrl to select deselect items individually Drag and drop An efficient way to organize and configure resources in the tree The following chapters will further explain the drag and drop capabilities e Search Almost any resource except Local Files can be renamed by Administrator in Resource Tree To rename a resource simply select it and e Left Click on it again like Windows Explorer e Right Click for Context Menu and choose Re
77. e Setting up PTZ on PTZ and Fish Eye Cameras Saving and Restoring PTZ POSItIONS c ccccccsseseescesecsecsscsecsecssessctsseseesecseesseseeneseesnesnssessesseaaeaae Setting Up PTZ TOur cccccccccccsccscscccesecsecseeseesecssesscessessesecsacsacsscsscssessesssesecsscsecseesscnesesesnssessessesaense Home Positions and Tours for PTZ and FiSh Eye Cameras seecceceseeeeeeeseeeteeeeeeeeeeieeeens 66 Setting Up Recording SCHECUIC cccccccccccscseseeeecssceeceseessesecsecsecsacsecsacacsseessessessesecseesecesnesnssessessesaeaee 67 Dual Stream Recording Specifics RADASS ccccccccseeeteeseeessecseneesesesecsssessesessesseesseesestenees 68 Modifying Recording SCHECUIC ccccccecescsscsseeseesecseeeeeenecteceecnscescesscsscsecsscsecsacsesiesesnasesseaseneed 68 Copying Recording Schedule between CaMerac cece eee sentsnseeeeeceeees 72 Configuring Maximum and Minimum Recording Time for Camera eee eee ree rere rere reer reer eee e reer eee rere rere reer eee reer errr e reer reer rere rere reer eer ere rere rere reer reer eee e reer eer rere rere Setting up Motion Mask and Motion SeMitivity ccccccccccse esses csssesececseeeetsenessssneensseseeeesaeeee Configuring Proprietary Camera ParamMetelS cccccccccscsscsecsecsscssetscssscsecseeseeeseesesnsseesnssesseseesaenee Resetting CAMELAh cccecccsecesccssecseceteecseeeseecseeeseenseenseeseecseceseeesaceseseseeesessaeessesseeesseeseecseessescseeesaseaeeaaenes Adjust
78. e Video Wall Licenses see Obtaining and Activating Nx Witness Licenses Each one allows controlling video wall from a single computer one session or extend Video Wall on 2 displays For instance 4 Licenses allow user to display Video Wall on 8 monitors and control it from 4 Clients concurrently To create Video Wall 1 Open Main Menu and choose New gt Video Wall 2 Enter the name of Video Wall and click OK or press Enter 156 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Video Wall Management Windows Only Configuring Layout of Video Wall Displays Nx Witness can display video on unlimited number of displays To make a computer displays part of Video Wall Video Wall Processor itis necessary to perform the following settings on that computer 1 Right Click on Video Wall in Resource Tree and choose Attach to Video Wall 2 Configure Video Wall Screens Nx Witness automatiacally detects the number of displays connected to the computer e To add screen click on in the dialog f g ih NEN ais jj Attach to Video Wall Network Optix Nx Witness Client p Preview 1 Video Wall Licenses will be used out of 2 Cancel e To remove screen click on X nJ Cancel Nx Witness User Manual 157 X n optix Video Wall Management Windows Only e To resize Screen drag the edges Preview will be used out of 2 Cancel Preview New Item O o _
79. e ee aaee eres aaa eessaaaaeessaaaeeessaaeeeaes 216 Recording ISSUE ccccuids cccceevereccteies cccneveteccuads denrea a Arai EN EEEE 216 CON CUING LOGS oerrinne a EEE NE eE E 217 Collecting Additional Information ccccccccceeeeeee eee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaes 218 Glossary 219 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Opening and Closing Nx Witness Client Working with Nx Witness Opening and Closing Nx Witness Client A few different ways are available to launch the application Windows e From desktop Nx Witness shortcut icon e From Start Menu Start gt Programs gt Network Optix gt Nx Witness e Directly from the installed folder e For x86 default is c Program Files x86 Network Optix Nx Witness Client 1 5 2 3 Nx Witness Launcher exe e Forx64defaultis C Program Files Network Optix Nx Witness Client Nx Witness Launcher exe Linux e Using Nx Witness shortcut icon e Directly from the installed folder opt networkoptix hdwitness Client 2 3 Nx Witness MAC e Using Nx Witness shortcut icon located in Applications e Directly from the installed folder Applications Nx Witness Contents MacOS Nx Witness To close Nx Witness Client e Click on the X button located in the top right corner e Go to Main Menu gt Exit or press ALT F4 Nx Witness User Manual 1 n networkoptix Opening and Closing Nx Witness Client It is possible to set up Nx Witness Client to launch at star
80. e in Resource Tree e Configuring Media Folders e Opening Local Files Outside of Media Folders e Navigating Through Local Files Additionally itis possible to export fragments from video files see Exporting and to take screenshots see Taking Screenshot Finally all features described in the Forensic Analysis section can be applied to local files IMPORTANT Some video files may contain 5 1 sound stream In order to play back those files on stereo speakers 1 Open Main Menu and choose Local Settings General tab 2 Check Downmix Audio from 5 1 to 2 1 Channels 3 Restart Client Local files structure in Resource Tree All local files are displayed in Resource Tree under the Local node which include a Configuring Media Folders e Recently opened local files see Opening Local Files Outside of Media Folders Exported files see Exporting e Files that are located in Nx Witness Media Folders see e Screen Recordings see Screen Recording e Screenshots see Taking Screenshot IMPORTANT All files except the ones in media folders are displayed in Resource Tree until Nx Witness is restarted When saving or restoring Layout that contains Items located outside the media folders they will get restored in Resource Tree as well 182 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Configuring Media Folders When Nx Witness starts it automatically indexes local media folders
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83. ect at least one camera Quality Highest 4 fos Post recording Os Quality and fps target recording parameters for Camera s If Camera s maximum FPS is lower than specified maximum FPS will be acquired Post recording the time it takes for the recording to be performed after the event is f complete May be caused by Motion on Camera Input Signal on Camera Why Action may work incorrectly Recording is not enabled on Camera Refer to Modifying Recording Schedule for information on how to enable recording Event is not configured properly See the Event description for details Nx Witness User Manual 115 n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Start Panic Recording Starts Panic Recording when Event occurs Panic Recording mode switches Recording Settings for all Cameras to maximum FPS and Quality 2 note if Recording is not enabled for Camera Panic Recording will not be activated Current Panic Recording status can be viewed e in Recording Schedule see Modifying Recording Schedule e in server s settings see Obtaining and Configuring Server s Additional Settings Admin Only Basic Parameters None Advanced Parameters None May be caused by Motion on Camera Input Signal on Camera Why Action may work incorrectly Event is not configured properly See Event description for details 116 Nx Witness User Manual X n optix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Trigg
84. ect button connected disconnected The connection dialog is displayed as follows Video Powered Connect to Server Last used connection Delete Connection Options Host 127 0 0 1 Login admin Password Auto Login Version 2 3 0 8213 4 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Connecting to Enterprise Controller and Working Offline Nx Witness provides a powerful mechanism that can auto discover Servers in local network The easiest way to is to use one of the auto discovered Servers To use predefined connections click on the drop down list By default Last Used Connection is recommended Connect to Enterprise Controller admin at localhost h Last used connection Saved Sessions admin at localhost Auto Disco d ECs Port 7001 1 0 1 Note the computer Server is installed on may have several network interfaces In this case any available one is displayed on the Auto Discovered Servers list Note that Servers with different versions are discovered automatically as well However they will be displayed in red It is possible to connect to them in a compatibility mode see Launching Nx Witness in Compatibility Mode System name is displayed in parenthesis after the Server s IP address In case of multi server environment several servers with the same System Name can be discovered In this case it is possible to connect to any Server See Understanding Multi Server Architecture
85. ection End or press J Clear Selection Export Selected Area Export Multi Video Preview Search X Show Thumbnails Show Calendar Hide Timeline e To clear selection use the corresponding Context Menu item e Adjust the region by dragging edges to export e To make zooming easier Zoom on Time Line using a Mouse Wheel 180 Nx Witness User Manual n optix Playback in Nx Witness 3 Invoke and choose Preview Search New Tab will be opened The Tab contains several Items representing the selected Camera in different periods DWC MD421D 2012 Dec 19 06 00 Opsi DW C MD421D ae Dec i est If click on Items the selection on Time Line will display the particular period in archive related to the selected Item If the selection does not contain archive data this feature is not available 4 Locate the period of time the desired event took place and select appropriate Tab 5 Repeat steps 1 3 on the desired Item on Preview Search Tab to refine search It is also possible to perform the following actions in Preview Search Tab Nx Witness User Manual 181 n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Playing Back Local Files in Nx Witness In addition to powerful camera playback engine Nx Witness can also act as Media Center it can play back almost any file Most major codecs and most major containers are supported This section contains detailed description of Local Files playback e Local files structur
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87. en 2 Click Enable enhancement and configure desired parameters e Gamma the lesser the value the lighter the image will be Set Auto for recommended values e Black and White Levels information is located in the Histogram section Refrain from cutting too much of left or right areas on the histogram this will result in losing important graphical information e Click Restore Defaults to reset settings 3 Click Apply or OK when finished To discard changes click Cancel E Note in most cases it is not necessary to perform any additional adjustments Nx Witness User Manual 195 n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Exporting Nx Witness provides powerful and flexible Export capabilities It is possible to perform Export in different formats Export several videos simultaneously and perform synchronous playback of such videos add metadata to exported videos etc Existing Export options e Single Camera Export Allows exporting to AVI and MKV formats Adds time stamps to exported video start and end time e Multi Video Export Allows exporting to proprietary format should be played by Nx Witness as well as executable bundle can be viewed on every WIndows computer Export is performed with additional metadata time stamps recorded fragments data motion etc e Checking the Validity of Exported Videos e Taking Screenshots 2 Note Export are available to Administrators and Viewers that have appropriate permission
88. ents and Actions Admin Only Advanced Parameters Action Camera output x Output ID lt automatic gt X Auto reset in sec Output ID reserved for multi channel recorder support Auto reset in sec if checked the output will be reset automatically after the specified period of time Aggregation Period for Camera output for 30 seconds May be caused by Any events Camera output for 30 seconds Motion on Camera and Input Signal on Camera synchronous output Output stops when motion or input are stopped Why Action may work incorrectly Output is not supported on some Cameras Output and Camera output for 30 seconds are slightly different Event is not configured properly See Event description for details 118 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Play Sound Plays the specific sound when Event occurs Basic Parameters Sound to be played Itis possible to select any sound from the available options Action Target Play sound lt No Sound gt lt No Sound gt Show notification Alarm Clock 3 h Show notification Bicycle Bell Door Bell Show notification Notification 1 Notification 2 Show notification Notification 3 Shape of my heart Show notification Syren 1 Advanced Parameters Volume Aggregation Sound library customization adding editing or removing sounds To view the sound library go to Advanced Parameters and click Manage A
89. er Camera Output Itis possible to generate output via two different methods e Output generates output on Camera s while Event occurs and stops when Event ends e Camera output for 30 seconds generates output on Camera s when Event occurs and stops output in 30 seconds Basic Parameters Camera s output is triggered on To specify 1 Click on Select at least one camera in the desired row on the Alarm Event Rules form The following form will appear WS Select cameras rver 192 168 0 172 3105 192 168 0 80 dwc mpa20m 192 168 0 31 DNC PE ACANT 198 0 33 HI9712 51 hs0130LR01 IPCLRO1 192 168 0 7 VS8801 192 168 0 39 DWC MPA20M 192 168 0 93 eddadddds x e Pad Ps Pe bad e Fed gt DWC MPA20M 192 168 0 93 Server 192 168 0 207 Server 192 168 0 253 2 dwc mptz20x 64 239 139 118 x 2 Check the cameras to trigger output then click OK Cancel will discard changes To select all Cameras on a specific Server check the corresponding box To filter search use the Filter box Filter criteria is the same as search see Itis possible to Drag n Drop the selected Cameras from onto the Action s advanced settings form IMPORTANT To trigger output signals output must be supported on Camera If the selected Camera does not support output then the corresponding message will be displayed see above Nx Witness User Manual 117 n networkoptix Configuring Ev
90. er in this case Layout will be created locally and will not be saved on Server and will not be restored after next login Layouts should be saved for future use To create new Layout for specific User 1 Find User in Resource Tree Right Click on Context Menu and choose New Layout New Layout N Delete Rename on User Settings Enter the name of the layout to create Main Entrance Nx Witness User Manual 131 n networkoptix Layout Management 3 New Layout will be created and displayed in Resource Tree A new Tab will automatically appear admin olia gt 18 items gt mw 64 items 2 Main Entrance There are several ways to set up Layouts Set Up Own Layouts 1 Open anew Tab configure Layout and save 2 Locate own User in Resource Tree create new Layout using Context Menu and save Setting up Layouts for other Users 1 Find the desired User in Resource Tree create new Layout using Context Menu and save 2 Open a new Tab configure and save Layout then associate with the desired User See Assigning Layouts to Users Admin Only 132 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Layout Management Setting up Layouts This section provides detailed instructions on how to configure layouts e Adding Items to Layouts e Removing Item s from Layouts e Using Backrounds Maps or Plans on Layout E Mappin e Adjusting Layout s Appearance e Zoom Windows e L
91. era Parameters e Adjusting Secondary Stream Quality e Forcing Aspect Ratio for Cameras Nx Witness User Manual 47 n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Setting up Analog Cameras Typically Analog Cameras are connected to via Analog Recorders Each Recorder has a number of channels that indicates the number of Analog Cameras it can handle If Recorder is plugged into the network it can either be discovered automatically or added manually see Adding Cameras and Encoders Encoder with discovered channels looks as the following vvo_ironman _ironman 1 channel 3 192 vivo_ironman i channel 4 1 vivo_ironman _ ironman vivo_ironman vivo_ironmanVS The following types of Analog Cameras are supported e Analog Cameras plugged into Encoder Those cameras act like regular Cameras it is possible to configure Recording Schedule for them as well as Motion Detection e Analog Cameras plugged into Recorder Those cameras are recorded somewhere else so Nx Witness only pulls the desired stream from the recorder It is not possible to configure Recording Scheduleand Motion Detection for those Cameras 48 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Renaming Cameras Admin Only If a camera is discovered automatically see Discovering Cameras Automatically itis displayed in Resource Tree as a predefined sequence model or manufacturer model For instance 10005 for Arecont V
92. erforming Smart Search Itis possible to navigate through recorded fragments only When moving Position Slider to the black area no recording it will jump to the next available recorded fragment If several live Cameras are currently displayed all recorded fragments are combined on Time Line in the lower All Cameras line Nx Witness User Manual 173 n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Navigating through Several Cameras Synchronously Nx Witness provides a powerful engine that enables users to navigate through multiple cameras if several Cameras are displaying at the same time they can be synchronized If User performs search fast forward rewind or search by frame each camera will be synchronized However recording may be set up differently If no recording took place over a certain period of time NO DATA will appear on the camera view Recorded fragments are displayed on the Time Line in two rows 26 August 2012 4 pm e The upper row displays fragments for Camera selected on Scene e The lower row for all Cameras displayed on Scene It is possible to disable Synchronization press SYNC button If no Item is selected the selection will move to the previously selected item which will become the only item affected by playback controls seek speed etc Thus if Synchronization is disabled it is possible to seek each Camera in a different position In this case Time Line displays positions for
93. ers may require additional codecs Additionally some codecs are not allowed in AVI format A warning message will appear This is a default format e MKV is a more advanced format but may not be played back on some devices ex home media players It does not restrict video and audio content EXE is used for distributing videos to the users who do not have any codecs or media players installed As soon as this executable is started new Client instance is run and plays back the exported video In this case the data on motion and recorded fragments is also exported IMPORTANT Files produced with the x64 version of software will only be viewable on Windows x64 however x86 can be viewed on any architecture As soon as export is finished the video will be available in Local Files in Resource Tree Local 00 1A 07 00 FF F8 exe 123 avi export avi x video_recording B excort avi i video_recording a export avi IMPORTANT This resource will be available until Client restarts To make it available permanently save the exported video to Nx Witness Media Folder see Configuring Media Folders or create and save a Layout that would contain this video Also see the Viewing Videos Exported from a Single Camera section for more information 198 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Viewing Videos Exported from Single Camera As soon as export is finished the extracted video clip will be
94. et the flag on it To filter search use the Filter box Filter criterias are the same as search see Itis possible to Drag n Drop the selected Cameras from onto the Event s advanced settings form IMPORTANT To detect motion recording must be enabled on Camera Refer to for information on how to enable recording If the selected Camera is not being recorded then the corresponding message will be displayed see above If cameras are not specified motion will be detected on all the cameras that support it Nx Witness User Manual 91 n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Advanced Parameters Schedule see Setting up Schedule for Tracking Events Starts Stops Available only for instant actions Send Mail Show Notification Camera Output If no motion occurs for 3 seconds the current motion Event is considered stopped When motion occurs again a new motion Event is generated May result in Camera Recording Panic Recording These actions are performed while motion is taking place on at least one camera out of the selected Send Mail Show Notification Camera Output These actions will be performed if motion is detected on at least one camera out of the selected Why Event may work incorrectly Recording is disabled for Camera s that are being monitored Refer to Modifying Recording Schedule for information on how to enable recording for Camera Motion Mask is not set properly See
95. he Internet and open the created shortcut The download will begin 6 Save the downloaded package to the external drive 7 Plug the external drive back to the computer in the private network 8 Click on ellipsis button next to Update from file and choose the downloaded filename from the external drive The update process will start Upgrade process can take some time Issues may occur during the upgrade process for various reasons most common one is if one Server goes offline or becomes inaccessible In this case try to repeat the upgrade IMPORTANT Ensure that all servers in the system are upgraded 212 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Upgrading Nx Witness Troubleshooting and Contacting Support The following issues can be resolved manually e f Camera is not working properly a user should always diagnose it See Diagnosing Offline Cameras for more information e f archive is lost Nx Witness will restore it See Restoring Broken Archive for details To contact support use the following link support networkoptix com When posting an issue it is necessary to describe the problem as detailed as possible It is useful to provide additional information such as log files network configuration etc If possible please provide administrator login credentials as well To expedite investigation it s best to Provide Remote Access If remote access cannot be provided for security reasons the following step
96. heck if a camera is accessible by pressing the Ping button 50 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Configuring Audio on Camera Nx Witness allows to record audio from Cameras if camera has this feature and the microphone is connected to it To set up audio recording for the camera open camera settings and go to General Address IP Address 192 168 0 52 lAlo VY CA 7E DE 83 3F 70 Authentication Enable audio To enable disable audio enable or disable the corresponding flag The settings are applied right after Apply or OK are clicked It may be useful to go to Camera s web page by clicking on the hyperlink See Configuring Proprietary Camera Parameters for details IMPORTANT It is possible to configure audio for multiple cameras at a time See Setting Same Parameters for Multiple Cameras Nx Witness User Manual 51 n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Configuring Camera s Authentication All Cameras come with a predefined login and password combination During the discovery process Nx Witness attempts to use manufacturer s default credentials to access a camera However default login and passwords may vary between models lines or can be changed deliberately which prevents Nx Witness from accessing Cameras and acquiring media streams As a result Camera is shown as Unauthorized in Resource Tree The following message will appear if a user attem
97. hedule for Tracking Events May result in Send Mail Show Notification Camera Output Why Event may work incorrectly Too many Cameras are monitored and too many Events occur Cameras being monitored are offline Action is not configured properly See the Action s description for details Notifications for this type of Event is hidden in system settings See Notifications for more details Nx Witness User Manual 95 n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Storage Failure Occurs if Server is unable to write data on one or more Storages This may be caused by the following e Hard disk malfunction e Insufficient rights The permission to write on disk or recorded folder may be restricted by the computer Administrator e Hard disk is too slow too many cameras are recorded and hard disk cannot record on such speed It may be useful to add another hard disk drive e Disk is full By default Server writes data to disk in a circular pattern as soon as free disk space falls below 5 Gb oldest data will erase automatically However if the disk is full by any foreign data and free space is less than 5 Gb Server writes data on disk and erases it immediately In this particular case the following Event occurs If no Storages are selected to write to Storages are not Configured is fired up Basic Parameters None Advanced Parameters Schedule see Setting up Schedule for Tracking Events Why Event may w
98. his instance cameras are switched to a Low Resolution stream As a result CPU will yield a much smoother playback Additionally it is possible to choose resolution manually To do so Right Click on Scene s empty space and choose Change Resolution The changes are applied once to the entire Layout and will be reverted back to Auto whenever a user re opens Layout Note this feature requires support of camera dual streaming 168 Nx Witness User Manual n optix Playback in Nx Witness Lastly Nx Witness offers significant bandwidth savings by auto pausing video If viewing video from Camera in fullscreen the video will be paused due to inactivity after a certain period of time To set this option open and check Auto Pause Video then set the desired time interval Gener Screen Recording Notifications Licenses Main Media Folder C Users ROOT Videos VMS Demonstration Media Browse Extra Media Folders Look and Feel Tour sequence cycle time 4 seconds Show IP in tree Timeline mode Server Time Skin Dark Language a English Misc Downmix audio from 5 1 to 2 1 Auto pause video T after minutes of inactivity Run application when PC boots up Browse logs Clear local cache Nx Witness User Manual 169 n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Navigating through Archive and Live It is very easy to navigate through Live and Archive in Nx Witness Here are some tips and shortcuts IMPORTA
99. ialog and data will not be saved 2 Note check Include Timestamp to insert playback time in the screenshot enabled by default 5 Save Screenshot As a Look in MR lt Users ROOT Videos S Demonstration Mediz My Computer RooT File name 2255AM H_294247 Jan 10_08 00 54 Files of type PNG Image png Timestamp Bottom right corner It is possible to place timestamps on screenshots use Timestamps dropdown list File and folder operations are performed in the same manner as in Windows Explorer Nx Witness User Manual 207 n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Once saved Screenshot will be available in Local Files within Resource Tree Local k video_ video cording test shot png IMPORTANT This resource will be available until Client restarts To make it available permanently save the exported video in the Nx Witness Media Folder see Configuring Media Folders or create and save a Layout that would contain this video Adjusting Volume To adjust Volume use one of the following e Use Volume Slider at the right of the Time Line e Use a Mouse Wheel above the slider e Use Ctrl Up Down e Use EB uton or use P key to mute unmute IMPORTANT The volume level will affect the following system Actions Speak Play Sound and Repeat Sound Note notifications will not be heard if on mute Tours If several Items are opened on Scene this feature will provide the ability to
100. ich will appear in the drop down list next time a user logs in e To delete details of a stored connection select it from the drop down list and press Delete e If the last connection was not properly saved the software will use its connection data from the next launch Last Used Connection 2 Note passwords are not stored in saved connection details To log out go to Main Menu and choose Logout If Client is not connected to Server a user can only access Local Files see Playing Back Local Files in Nx Witness To connect to a different Server under a different user open the login window and enter new Server coordinates or login credentials If canceled the current user will still be connected to Server 6 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Connecting to Enterprise Controller and Working Offline Launching Nx Witness in Compatibility Mode It is necessary sometimes to connect to Server with different versions A good example would be when Nx Witness is installed at multiple sites home work etc and only one installation is upgraded In this particular case Servers will have different versions and one Client should connect to another Server Client at home connects to Server at work Servers of different versions are highlighted in red in login dialog In this case the following message will appear You are about to connect to Server which has a different version Would you like to restart client in compa
101. icture illustrates the following e the area marked in grey will not capture motion Motion Mask e the green area will capture motion with very low sensitivity e top right and bottom left corners will capture motion with standard sensitivity e for other regions the sensitivity will be high 6 Click Apply or OK when finished To discard any changes click Cancel It is possible to set up motion directly from camera s web page For this purpose use Camera Motion Web Page link on the Motion tab 76 Nx Witness User Manual n optix Cameras and Encoders Management Configuring Proprietary Camera Parameters Nx Witness allows configuring basic image settings inside the software These settings are available for Onvif compliant cameras only Additionally Nx Witness allows displaying native camera web page inside the software approved models only 2 Note It is possible to configure Cameras for Administrators and for Viewers that have the appropriate permissions To go to proprietary camera settings 1 Open and select Advanced 2 Configure desired Camera Parameters General Recording Motion Qigvemeed gt Category Brightness 0 White Rance Exposure Maintenance Color Saturation 0 Contrast 0 Sharpness 0 Cancel If Nx Witness supports the specific Camera it displays Camera Web Page inside this tab amp Note If the list is empty Camera does not support configuring not Onvif Compliant
102. id de warping artifacts it is important to position the calibration circle within the Camera s view as accurately as possible First try Auto Calibration then manually adjust the viewing range if needed e Use scrollers to move the circle horizontally or vertically or drag it with a mouse e Use a mouse wheel to resize the circle e Camera s view angle 2 Note It is recommended to keep image on Scene to monitor any image changes while adjusting settings 4 Click Apply or OK when finished To discard changes click Cancel Once a screenshot is determined to be as a fish eye screenshot dewarping can be performed as usual button on the image See for details Nx Witness User Manual 193 n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Image Enhancement To enhance the image on darker scenes Nx Witness offers Image Enhancement Not only can this feature be applied to Cameras it can also enhance local files and pictures as well To activate Image Enhancement click on the E3 button located on the item Ee 2 Note Export and Taking Screenshots features will depend on this setting as well if dewarping is enabled the screenshot will be dewarped automatically and the Export dialog will suggest this feature can be disabled 194 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness To adjust additional settings 1 Invoke Context Menu and select Image Enhancement or use Alt J The following dialog will op
103. in Arrow keys may be used to scroll through Items To select more than one Item Click and Drag over Items with a mouse to draw a selection Hold Ctrl and Click on several Items Click again to remove selection Click without Ctrl to discard the current selection Use Ctrl A to select all Items on Scene Click and Drag mouse holding Shift to bring the selected items to Scene The selected items are outlined or filled with a color See also how to select Item s in Resource Tree Nx Witness User Manual 141 n networkoptix Layout Management Zooming while Working with Layouts There are several ways to Zoom while working with Nx Witness e Zoom whole Layout Use ALT Mouse Wheel e Zoom while a single Item is Fullscreen Use Mouse Wheel see Zoom e PTZ Fisheye Zoom use and buttons on Item see Setting up PTZ on PTZ and Fish Eye Cameras Moving and Swapping Items within Scene Scene consists of cells Each cell may contain one Item The initial aspect ratio of a cell is 16 9 but it can be changed to 4 3 see Changing Cell Aspect Ratio imporTANT It is not possible to change Locked Layouts In order to move Item Click on it and Drag it to a new position grid cell borders are visible while in motion Multiple items can also be moved If the desired position is already occupied Items will be swapped if possible 142 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Layout Management If sw
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105. ing Settings they will be displayed e If the selected cameras have different Enable recording field values the field will be displayed as follows 82 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management 3 Set the desired parameters and click Apply e f needed a user can add a camera to the selection by holding the Ctrl button and clicking on the desired camera in Resource Tree e To set up another camera s select the desired camera in Resource Tree It is not necessary to close the settings dialog e If the changes are not applied the following warning message will appear ws Camera s not Saved 2 xi 2245PM 2255AMIR A 2255AM H 4 When finished press OK to apply or Cancel to discard settings Nx Witness User Manual 83 n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Swapping Cameras between Servers Admin Only If too many cameras are used on the network it may be helpful to set up an additional server for load balancing and redundancy purposes If several servers are set up on the same network itis possible to perform manual load balancing This is how camera swapping works 1 Step 1 Server is connected to Server and starts discovering Cameras As soon as Cameras are discovered they will appear in the Client 2 Step 2 Server is connected to Server and starts discovering Cameras As soon Cameras are discovered their MAC Addresses are checked If Camera is registered on Serve
106. inks Support Mobile Apps See the Help tab 32 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Obtaining and Configuring Server s Additional Settings Admin Only Configuring Multi Server Environment Admin Only Nx Witness is a very scalable solution and it allows many Servers to work together in a single System This section describes how to manage multi server environment to maintain maximum system reliability and performance e Understanding Multi Server Architecture and Basics e Joining and Splitting Servers e Configuring Failover e Configuring Routing within Multi Server Environment e Configuring Time Synchronization within Multi Server Environment Understanding Multi Server Architecture and Basics Nx Witness implements the unique hive architecture that enables high redundancy performance and provides almost unlimited scalability Servers can be located in a local network behind NAT or evenina different location they will act as a single cluster allowing users to view cameras and control the whole system from a single workstation If several Servers are working together they should somehow connect to each other To do so servers have the unique identifier System Name that allows server to group together If Server discovers another Server with the identical System Name in a local network they merges automatically If System names are different Server will display other one in Resource Tree under Other Systems If
107. iod of time Double Click on Time Line Scroller the very bottom to fully zoom out To zoom to the particular region select the desired region by the following ways Select the region to export on Time Scale Use Right Click Drag e Open Context Menu on Time Scale and click Mark Selection Start or press then Mark Selection End or press To clear selection use the corresponding Context Menu item Adjust the region to export by dragging edges Then open Context Menu on the Time Line and choose Zoom to Selection Clear Selection Zoom to Selection Export Selected Area Export Multi Video Preview Search Show Thumbnails Show Calendar Hide Timeline k 172 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Time Line can display Local or Server time specified in Local Settings To change the setting 1 Open Main Menu and choose Local Settings 2 Use the Timeline Mode setting in Look and Feel Look and Feel N 1 to 2 1 Channels Restart Required 3 Click OK when done or Cancel to discard changes 2 Note Export and Preview Search features will depend on this settings as well This setting does not affect Recording Schedule always based on Server Time Time Line s color indicators e Black empty space no recording took place in this period of time e Green represent recorded fragments e Red motion regions Displayed only if Smart Search is active See P
108. ion To edit positions set Hotkey and Name if necessary Set Home Position if necessary see Home Positions and Tours for PTZ and Fish Eye Cameras Click Apply or OK when finished To discard changes click Cancel N DOD WwW A Nx Witness User Manual 61 X optix Cameras and Encoders Management Restoring PTZ positions Open and choose PTZ gt Go to Position gt lt Desired position gt or press the predefined hot key 0 9 Open in New Tab Open in New Window Maximize Item Hide Info Save Current Position Show Motion Smart Search Manage Image Enhancement Rotate to Remove from Layout Check Camera Issues Camera Rules Camera Settings Itis also possible to restore PTZ Positions in Manage PTZ window Go to Position WS Manage PTZ for ACTi B56 192 168 0 56 Save Current Position Create Tour Name Hotkey Home Details Positions Deleting PTZ positions 1 Open and select PTZ gt Manage 2 Select a desired preset and Click Delete WS Manage PTZ for ACTi B56 192 168 0 56 Save Current Position B Go To Position Create Tour Name Hotkey Home Details Positions IMPORTANT If Position is included in Tour the deletion may make this Tour invalid 3 Click Apply or OK when finished To discard changes click Cancel 62 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Setting Up PTZ Tours Nx Witness al
109. ion Glossary Nx Witness Server Components Nx Witness Server and Server Administrator a user that configures Nx Witness Archive video and audio data recorded from cameras Aspect Ratio AR video dimensions Most commonly used are 4 3 and 16 9 Bitrate number of bytes per second Used to measure video stream Client the software used to connect to servers and view video streams Codec video or audio compression Dual Streaming enables a camera to provide two separate streams simultaneously yielding bandwidth and processor savings on Client see RADASS Export allows to export a video footage from archive Exported video can be viewed on any device FPS Frames per Second Used to measure video stream GPU Graphic Processing Unit The processor installed on the video card HTTP Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Some cameras use this protocol to stream video Item video or image on Scene Layout saved video items and their position size and orientation Used to present surveillance information to Nx Witness user Live ability to view cameras live in real time mode Server Port used by Server to process requests for recorded fragments and video data from Nx Witness Client Motion Detection indicates whether or not any motion occurred within camera s viewing zone Motion Mask the area in viewing zone that does not trigger Motion Detection Multi Video Export an ability to b
110. irm Password 2 Enter user settings Email gquest mail com e Login and Password user credentials Q Access Rights Live Viewer IMPORTANT login and password are case ar sensitive e Email this address will be used for E Mail notifications If itis not set the user will not be able to receive such notifications See Mail Notifications 0 4 h Cancel e Access Rights Administrator or Viewer See ntroducing User Roles for more details 128 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix User Management By default Viewer can only view live video To setup additional permissions click Advanced The following Permissions can be assigned Access rights Administrator Can adjust camera settings Can export video 3 Click OK to create a user Once User is established Layouts can be created and assigned to this User See Creating New Layout Changing User Settings The following User Settings can be modified e Login Admin only can be changed for all users except Super Administrator admin Also a user cannot change own login name The login name can be set in Resource Tree e Password can be changed for all users except Super Administrator admin Viewer can only change own password Super Administrator can change his password as well e E Mail e Role and Permissions Admin only can be changed for all users except Super Administrator admin Also User canno
111. ision cameras or DWC MD421D for Digital Watchdog 2 Note It is possible to configure Cameras for Administrators and Viewers with an appropriate permission level It is recommended to rename same camera models for easier identification Cameras can be renamed directly from Resource Tree using Context Menu or F2 ad Open in New Window Delete M Rename FD r Check Camera Issues Camera Rules Camera Settings orin camera settings General recor Motion Name Biser vion Model 3135 65135 ArecontvVision Address IP Address 192 168 0 5 Web Page MAC Address 00 1A 07 06 BF 62 P addresses are added to a camera name automatically and are non editable It is possible to deactivate displaying IP addresses in Resource Tree Nx Witness User Manual 49 n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Obtaining Camera s IP MAC Firmware and Model To obtain Camera s IP and MAC open camera settings and go to General General Recording Motion Name Bereeeview Model 65135 ArecontvVision Address 192 168 0 5 MAC Address 00 1A 07 06 BF 62 The fields are non editable Note this information is available for Administrators and Viewers with an appropriate permission level It may be useful to go to Camera s web page by clicking on the appropriate hyperlink to check or set up Camera s parameters See Configuring Proprietary Camera Parameters for details It is possible to c
112. ition Go To Position Create Tour Name Hotkey Home Positions Door None Saved position 1 None Tours New tour 1 Tour has 2 identical positions 3 Choose the desired Position or Tour on top and check Home 2 Note only one Position or Tour can be active 4 Click Apply or OK when finished To discard changes click Cancel 66 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Setting up Recording Schedule To record Camera Recording Schedule must be set up first 2 Note It is possible to configure Cameras for Administrators and Viewers with an appropriate permission level Note To record one camera License is required See Obtaining and Activating Nx Witness Licenses Admin Only Even if recording is not performed immediately the License will still be considered as used The recording schedule specifies the following recording parameters e Recording Type e Record Always e Motion Only records only when motion occurs Motion recording may require for the camera to support motion detection e Motion Lo Res Always by default a camera is set to record at low resolution unless motion occurs at which point it switches recording to high resolution automatically High resolution recording requires dual streaming if supported by camera See Dual Stream Recording Specifics RADASS Motion Mask and Motion Sensitivity may need to be configured as well see Setting up Motion Mask
113. itions and only disk Dis used for storage because disk C has less than 100 Gb of free space 3 To select Storage to be used check n Use flag 28 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Obtaining and Configuring Server s Additional Settings Admin Only 4 To add NAS External Storage Windows only click Add and enter the storage Samba path URL Login and Password IMPORTANT On Linux the most convenient way is to mount it as local disk via Samba cifs 5 Click OK At this point all Storages will be checked for validity and ability to write to If the drive has insufficient space a warning will appear The Storage structure on the partition is as follows lt drive gt Nx Witness Media Resolution SMAC SYYYY S MM SDD SHH e Resolution e hi_quality full resolution streams e lo_quality low resolution streams e MAC MAC address of the recorded device e syyyy Recorded Year e MM Recorded Month e SDD Day e SHH Hour IMPORTANT 5 GB of free space is always preserved on Storage Deleting Server Admin Only In some instances it may be necessary to delete Server from the system Note Server can only be deleted when offline To delete Server locate it in Resource Tree Right Click for Context Menu and select Delete IMPORTANT All cameras that are hosted on this specific server will be deleted as well Recorded data will be kept in server s storages Server will automatically discover a
114. itness User Manual n networkoptix Nx Witness User Interface Overview The following buttons are displayed in the upper right corner of Camera in addition to those displayed for local video applies de warping is displayed if this is a fish eye lens camera see De warping Fish Eye Cameras e amp prz if camera supports see Setting up PTZ on PTZ and Fish Eye Cameras e Smart Search see Performing Smart Motion Search The following information can be useful during camera setup to help adjust to the desired FPS and bitrate It may also be useful for monitoring local files To view item information click on located in the top right corner of the item To view information on multiple items at a time select Items see Selecting Items open Context Menu and choose Show Info Alt i The following data will appear on the bottom 480x277 i43fps O5Mbps H264 iko Res e Current Resolution of the stream Current FPS of the stream Current Bitrate Current stream Codec H264 or MJPEG e Current Resolution if Dual Streaming is enabled for the camera Hi Res or Lo Res e Current Time of video playback or LIVE if viewing live from a camera Additionally the following messages may appear for camera items e NO SIGNAL camera is offline It is possible to diagnose Camera in this case see Diagnosing Offline Cameras e NO DATA no recording was performed No data available e Loading awaiting da
115. itness User Manual 145 networkoptix Layout Management Changing Distance between Items This feature is used when multiple Items need to be stitched together or positioned closer to each other A good example is a panoramic view derived from four individual single sensor cameras to compose a 180 degree view To adjust the distance between Items use Change Cells Spacing Context Menu item or Ctrl Mouse Wheel on Scene Fit in View Open Save Current Layout Save Current Layout As Change Cell Aspect Ratio Change Cell Spacing N Start Tour IMPORTANT If aspect ratio of an item is not 4 3 or 16 9 the extra space will remain Changing Cell Aspect Ratio Cameras provide video in 4 3 16 9 or custom format Grid cells aspect ratio is changed dynamically per item s aspect ratio to occupy Scene space This feature is used to occupy Scene space efficiently cell aspect ratio should be equal or similar to Camera aspect ratio Additionally the aspect ratio of cells can be changed manually To proceed use Change Cell Aspect Ratio Context Menu item invoke Context Menu on any empty space on Scene Fit in View Open Save Current Layout Save Current Layout As Change Cell Aspect Ratio Change Cell Spacing Hi v Start Tour 146 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Layout Management Zoom Windows Nx Witness provides a great feature that allows users to create an unlimited number of digital Z
116. k This feature makes easy to upgrade systems that have systems on different platforms locations and devices without the need to physically login to computers Servers are installed on Upgrade is performed in the following cases e If a new version of Nx Witness is released the notification pops up Itis possible either upgrade to this version or disable such notification e If new build that fixes a particular issue is released the support team recommends to upgrade to a particular version To go to upgrade dialog open Main Menu gt System Administration CTRL ALT A gt Upgrade tab Online Upgrade The latest available version is displayed next to Available Update e To upgrade to the latest version click Upgrade The update process will start e To upgrade to the custom version click Get a specific build and enter the build number followed by the password should be provided by support team The update process will start Offline Upgrade Sometimes the security reasons do not allow Nx Witness to access the Internet In this case Nx Witness can be upgraded offline 1 Switch from Update from Internet to Update from Local Source link above Available Update 2 Copy the Archive URL string to clipboard use the corresponding button or select the text and press CTRL C 3 Create new shortcut on Operating system and paste URL 4 Copy the shortcut to an external drive 5 Plug the external drive to a computer that has access to t
117. ler is any computer that can connect to Video Wall and control it No special requirements are applied to it it can even be a laptop The only requirement is video adapter should support OpenGL gt 2 0 Almost every modern video adapter does support it however video drivers should be updated Additionally all computers that are parts of Video Wall Cluster clients and controllers should be located in the same network In order to operate Vide Wall properly HD Witness should be installed on every computer of Video Wall Cluster e Video Wall Server Full installation e Video Wall Processor s Client only installation e Video Wall Controller s Client only installation If all components are installed on one computer choose Full installation Configuring Video Walls Initial Video Wall configuration is performed in several steps e Configuring Video Wall e Configuring Layout of Video Wall Displays e Configuring Video Wall on Several Computers e Switching to Video Wall Mode e Deleting Video Wall and its Elements Since a single computer has a limited number of available video outputs it can handle limited number of displays To extend Video Wall it is necessary to add additional computers and combine them to Video Wall Cluster See Configuring Video Wall on Several Computers To change configuration refer to the following sections Creating new Video Wall To enable Video Wall feature it is necessary to obtain and activat
118. limiters This file type can easily be imported into Microsoft Excel Copy one or several rows to clipboard Select the desired rows open Context Menu and select Copy Selection to Clipboard The data can be pasted into any text editor or Microsoft Excel 126 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Itis possible to view the event log on a specific Camera or Server e Camera open Camera s Context Menu on Scene in Resource Tree etc and select Check Camera Issues e Server Diagnostics open Server s Context Menu on Scene in Resource Tree etc and select Server Diagnostics Event Log will open and a filter will apply Source desired Camera or Server Nx Witness User Manual 127 n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only User Management Nx Witness provides a simple way to manage Users there are only three roles in the System Super Administrators Administrators and Viewers can be configured as Live Viewer Viewer Advanced Viewer See Introducing User Roles for details The following options are provided for users management e Creating New User Admin Only e Changing User Settings e Deleting User Admin Only Creating New User Admin Only To create User 1 Do one of the following eg sneer e Open Main Menu and go to New gt User Login guest e Right Click on Users in Resources Tree and Password see hoose New 0 Conf
119. ll Cameras and start operating once it is back online The deleted camera s archive will remain available It will be required to perform all storage settings and configure all discovered Cameras again Nx Witness User Manual 29 n optix Obtaining and Configuring Server s Additional Settings Admin Only Monitoring Servers Admin Only Nx Witness enables users to perform monitoring the health of Servers in the real time mode To proceed perform one of the following e Drag Server from to Scene e Open Server s and choose Monitor Monitor in a New Tab or Window The information is displayed as follows My Server 192 168 0 207 up 0 days 02 50 Uptime the time since the server is started CPU Load e Memory Usage RAM Hard disk partitions usage C and D in this case Network Interfaces Usage 30 Nx Witness User Manual X n optix Obtaining and Configuring Server s Additional Settings Admin Only To enable disable graphs check uncheck them If hover with a mouse cursoe on acheck the corresponding graph will be clearly visible the rest ones will be faded ly Server 192 168 0 207 up 0 days 03 04 xT i m G v CPL Teter J User can perform standard manipulations with Monitoring Item move resize swap duplicate etc see W To stop monitoring remove the corresponding item from Scene Multiple Server s can be monitored simultaneously Additionally it is possible to monitor
120. ll settings Network Authorization etc Category gory System Reboot 4 Imaging White Balance cance Soft System Factory Default Hard System Factory Default The reboot is performed instantly once selected It is also possible to reboot Camera from its Web Page See Configuring Proprietary Camera Parameters 78 Nx Witness User Manual ie Adjusting Secondary Stream Quality optix Cameras and Encoders Management Nx Witness s architecture provides significant CPU and network bandwidth savings by acquiring multiple streams from a single camera High Resolution regular and Low Resolution approximately x10 less bandwidth The second stream is always decoded by Server and is used for the following e Software Motion Detection The quality of the second stream is set automatically however it is possible for User to adjust the quality of the stream IMPORTANT Higher quality of the second stream provides for a much better look and feel especially on larger monitors but can significantly increase CPU load on Server It is not recommended to change these settings To adjust the quality of the second stream 1 Open and go to Expert 2 Check have read the manual and understand the risks 3 Adjust Secondary stream quality General Recording Motion Dewarping Advanced pene Camera Settings Control Keep camera streams and profiles settings Secondary Stream Quality Control Low quality Medium quality
121. lows to create PTZ Tours PTZ Tour is a sequence of PTZ Positions It may be useful to move from one position to another automatically in a cycle to observe large locations by a single Camera The following parameters can be configured for PTZ Tours e Positions Tour can contain an unlimited number of PTZ Positions e Stay Time the duration of time for Camera to stay on PTZ Positions e Speed the speed of Camera moving between PTZ Positions Nx Witness User Manual 63 X n optix Cameras and Encoders Management To configure PTZ Tours 1 Open and select PTZ gt Manage The following window will appear ACTI B56 oaasi x ws Manage PTZ for ACTi B56 192 168 0 56 _ e Save Curent Postion Create Tour Name Hotkey Home Positions Saved position 1 None No tour Cancel 2 Move the form aside so that the item and its PTZ controls are fully accessible as shown at the picture above 3 Make sure the list of positions contains a minimum of two positions 4 Click Create Tour A new item will appear in the bottom section Save Current Position gt Go To Position Create Tour Delete Name Hotkey Home Positions Door None Saved position 1 None Tours Position Stay Time 64 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management 5 Select PTZ Positions to include in Tour e To add Position click on button e To change click on the desired Position and select another one Posi
122. m 4 clients concurrently Nx Witness comes with four Trial Licenses automatically do not allow Video Wall feature Trial Licenses are active 30 days only IMPORTANT In Multi Server System Licenses are activated on a certain Server the one Client is currently connected to icon If this server is offline those licenses will be invalidated until the server is back online If licenses are activated on different servers they will be combined if those servers are merged into a single system To activate Trial Licenses 1 Open Main Menu gt System Administration CTRL ALT A 2 Go to Licenses tab 3 Click Activate Trial License If Trial License is about to expire the corresponding warning will appear Nx Witness User Manual 23 n networkoptix Obtaining and Activating Nx Witness Licenses To get additional Licenses contact the local Nx Witness reseller or Network Optix customer service at support networkoptix com To activate License Key over the Internet 1 Note Server the client is connected to License Key will be bound to it See the icon in Resource Tree If it is necessary to activate License Key on a different Server disconnect and connect to a desired one 2 Select the Licenses tab in System Administration 3 Automatic activation via Internet must be selected 4 Enter License Key and click Activate License 24 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Obtaining and Activating Nx Witnes
123. name or press F2 Nx Witness User Manual 17 n networkoptix Nx Witness User Interface Overview Search Nx Witness provides fast powerful and flexible search engine that enables users to quickly locate the desired items on demand To perform search click on the Search tab in Resource Tree next to Resources IMPORTANT Search results will appear on Scene immediately If the search comes back with a high number of found items only the first 24 will be displayed for x86 architecture and 64 results for x64 architecture Search results are automatically added to the current scene Type any three consecutive characters from a resource name MAC or IP into the box to activate search Search results are displayed as follows To refine search use the following tips e Specify the resource type Any Type Video Files Image Files or Live Cameras e Use special symbols to combine several search criteria e to add a new criteria to the search Example out 100 will pull in all files containing out or 100 in file description e to avoid files containing certain characters Example out hdtv will pull in all files containing out but no hdtv For instance search string 00 254 shows the following results e Cameras recorders and local files that contain 00 or 254 e Cameras and recorders that contain 00 in their MAC Addresses e Cameras and recorders that
124. ndor ACTI Address IP Address 192 168 0 56 Web Page http 192 168 0 56 MAC Address 00 0F 7C 0B FB 14 Authentication Login admin Password Aspect Ratio Control x Force aspect ratio to 3 Disable the flag to restore the original Aspect Ratio 4 The settings are applied once Apply or OK are clicked Nx Witness User Manual 53 n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Setting up Camera Orientation Sometimes Cameras can be mounted rotated by 90 degrees or upside down In such instance Nx Witness can display proper orientation Note this correction will require transcoding if exporting videos from Camera See Exporting Recorded Region from Single Camera To specify Orientation 1 Open Camera Settings and go to General 2 Enable Default Rotation flag and select the desired orientation 3 Disable the flag to restore the original orientation 54 Nx Witness User Manual n optix Cameras and Encoders Management Setting Up Fish Eye Cameras Nx Witness provides advanced capabilities to operate with fish eye cameras Such cameras use a specific type of lens that can cover a much larger viewing area This particular type of lens warps a picture and a de warping algorithm must be enabled to display the picture correctly OOD AVE 2 Note It is possible to configure Cameras for Administrators and Viewers with an appropriate permission level Nx Witness User
125. ner and contains the following items e Connect to Another Server allows connecting disconnecting to from Server see Connecting to Server and Working Offline e Logout drop connection to a current Server and go offline e New e Tab creates an empty tab in Tab Navigator see Tabs e Window opens a new window of Nx Witness see Working with Multiple Nx Witness Windows e User creates a new user see User Management e Video Wall create new Video Wall see Video Wall Management e Open opens and plays back Local Files see Playing Back Local Files in Nx Witness e File opens Local Video File e Folder opens all Local Video Files in the selected folder and plays them back simultaneously max 24 files for x86 and max 64 files for x64 e Start Stop Screen recording see Screen Recording Windows Only e System Administration opens up system related settings see System Wide Configurations e Local Settings opens up client related settings see Customizing Look and Feel of Nx Witness e Merge Systems allows merging mult server systems see Full Screen and Window Mode e About opens information about the system see Collecting Additional Information e Exit 10 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Nx Witness User Interface Overview Showing and Hiding Side Panels Side Panels are extremely useful though may be hidden by a user if needed The gt buttons show hide Panels
126. networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness IMPORTANT Files produced with the x64 version of software will only be viewable on Windows x64 however x86 can be viewed on any architecture As soon as export is finished Multi Video will be available in local files Local The following operations can be performed e View videos see Viewing Multi Videos as Layouts e View single Items from the videos e Edit Multi Videos if not read only see Changing Multi Video after Export 202 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Viewing Multi Videos After performing Multi Video Export the exported file is displayed in local files as follows 3100 video_recording avi_00 01 png video_recording avi_00 02 16 The following operations can be performed e View a single camera from Multi Video Perform actions described in Adding Items to Layouts e Open entire Multi Video It will be opened as a regular Layout on a separate Tab Perform actions described in Opening and Closing Saved Layouts e Delete items from Multi Video See Changing Multi Video after Export When Multi Video is opened the following standard features can be performed e Navigation through archive e Thumbnail Navigation e Preview Search e Smart Motion Search e Calendar Search e Tours e Screenshots e Single Camera Export e Export incl Multi Video Export e Checking the Validity of Exported Videos e Layout Re
127. nfigured as any regular IP Camera see Setting Up Cameras 2 Note only one stream can be added per Camera so Dual Streaming benefits will not be available see Dual Stream Recording Specifics RADASS Lastly if resolution is greater than 720 576 software motion detection will not be available 46 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Setting Up Cameras Itis possible to configure Cameras for Administrators and Viewers that have the appropriate access Permission Administrators can configure all cameras and Viewers can only use the ones that are assigned to them by Administrators A user can locate Camera Settings from Camera s Context Menu From Resource Tree From Scene pen Open in New Tab Open in New Window Delete Check Camera Issues mS 2 pen in a New Tab Camera Rules Open in a New Window inhliladcicce Maximize Item Show Info Show Motion Smart Search Take Screenshot Rotate to Remove from Layout Camera Settings The following actions can be performed when configuring Camera Parameters e Renaming Cameras e Obtaining Camera s IP MAC Firmware and Model e Configuring Audio on Camera e Configuring Camera s Authentication e Forcing Aspect Ratio for Cameras e Setting up PTZ on PTZ and Fish Eye Cameras e Setting Up Fish Eye Cameras e Setting up Recording Schedule e Setting up Motion Mask and Motion Sensitivity e Configuring Proprietary Cam
128. nn ar Aen 10tification All users Camera Disconnected 80 yw notification All users Camera Disconnected 3 Show notification All users Camera Disconnected 3105 6 1 S 1otification All users notification All users e Start and End Date only the events that occurred during a particular period of time are displayed the current day by default e Event type displays a specific type of events only e Camera displays events on a particular camera only applies to Motion Input and Camera Issues e Action type specific events caused by certain types of actions are displayed To remove all filter conditions click Clear Filter or open Context Menu and select Clear Filter To show events that are related to a particular source locate the actual event open Context Menu and select Filter Similar Rows Select multiple rows from a table Drag the mouse use CTRL Click Up Down arrows or Shift Click Up Down arrows Use CTRL Ato select all records All Camera options open rename diagnose etc To access the cameras Select Camera and open Context Menu All Server options monitor configure diagnose etc To access Server s Select Server and open Context Menu Export data from one or multiple rows to an external file Select the desired rows open Context Menu and select Export Selected to File Choose a file name and format The following formats are supported e HTML File e CSV file text file with de
129. nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnsnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnn Working with Resource Tree and Renaming ReSOUFCES srsssrssssssnsansennonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnna 16 Search sessssssasnsnnneannnnnonnnnnnsnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnanennannnsnnnnnnanannnannnnannnnannnnnannnsnnnnnnnnanannnnnnannnanannannnnnnn Playback Panel ssssssssssssesnsnsnannnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnenennnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnannnnnnannnnnnnsnannnnnnnnannnnnnn Full Screen and Window Mode Getting Context Help peau unereudwedewewdcascssulsesaesetusaessetesueucecudcasacvssiesesseuiuvarusurevesesssascutsetasesessausutesdsncesascessdesstocesieusesens Customizing Look and Feel of Nx Witness ccccccceee cece eeee rece ee ee eeaaeeeeeeaaeeeeees 21 Run Nx Witness when computer boots Upp cccccceeeee cece eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeeeaeeeeanaes 22 Nx Witness Quick Start iciicccsicceccvssccscccsnececctased cs cesnectscesaiesscesaeeeestadadsseuans ss n 22 Obtaining and Activating Nx Witness Licenses ccccececeee eee eeee ence eeeeeeeeaneeeeees 23 System Wide Configurations cccccceeeee ee eeee cece eee eres aa eeeeeeaaeeeeesaaeeeessaaaeeessaeeenens 26 Obtaining and Configuring Server s Additional Settings Admin Only 27 Configuring Server Storages Admin Only Deleting Server Admin Only ARRAK KARKA KUNKA URAAN ANRO EA
130. nt Rules invokes the dialog when Event Actions can be configured e Event Log opens up the list of events that occurred Viewing Events Log e Camera List opens up the list of cameras in the system e Health Monitoring opens Layout and shows health information for all servers e Camera Management ability to Disable Automatic Discovery and Preventing Nx Witness from Changing Camera Streaming Settings e Backing up and Restoring Nx Witness Database e Licenses see Obtaining and Activating Nx Witness Licenses e E Mail ability to Configure Mail Server for E Mail Notifications e Updates see Upgrading Nx Witness e Routing Management e Time Synchronization 26 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix System Wide Configurations Obtaining and Configuring Server s Additional Settings Admin Only In addition to the basic Server configuration that are setup during installation and configuration administrator can also performs the following e Server Status Check Ping If Server is not responding for some reason this can help to check availability of the computer Server is hosted on e Rename e Failover Setup see Configuring Failover e Storages Configuration To configure Server parameters open the desired Server in Resource Tree open Context Menu and choose Server Settings The following Server parameters can be checked and configured e Name can be changed here or in Resource Tree IP Address
131. ntally or vertically or drag it with a mouse e Use the botton scroller to specify the shape of the lens panamorph lens support e Use a mouse wheel to resize the circle e Camera s view angle 2 Note It is recommended to keep Camera on Scene to monitor any image changes while adjusting settings 4 Click Apply or OK when finished To discard changes click Cancel Once Camera is established as a fish eye camera de warping can be performed See for details Nx Witness User Manual 57 n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Setting up PTZ on PTZ and Fish Eye Cameras Nx Witness provides a smart and intuitive way for setting up PTZ on Cameras in addition to easy controls for PTZ on Fish Eye Cameras and Screenshots see De warping Fish Eye Cameras PTZ on PTZ Cameras can be set by either Administrator or Viewer a corresponding permission level is required see User Management PTZ on Fish Eye Cameras Screenshots is accessible to all users This feature is available for PTZ Cameras if e It is supported by the Camera model Onvif Cameras only e Camerais in Live mode If the requirements are met will display on the corresponding camera item These restrictions do not apply to Fish Eye Cameras and Screenshots The following PTZ modes are available e Simple Zoom only Refer to the following image Use and buttons to zoom in out 58 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Cameras and Encode
132. nu choose Local Settings General tab then toggle Double Buffering and restart Client 214 Nx Witness User Manual ge optix Restoring Broken Archive Restoring Broken Archive Nx Witness uses a specific directory on each network drive However sometimes archive is moved for various reasons ex a hard drive was replaced hard drive s letter was changed etc possibly resulting in a complete removal of archive from the system Nx Witness can easily restore the lost archive To perform archive restoration 1 Open the 2 Click on Rebuild Archive Index Name Server IP Address 192 168 0 172 Port 7002 Storages In Use Path Capacity Z opt mediaserver var data 228 8 GiB Rebuild archive index Stary 3 The process can take along time Click Yes to proceed You are about to launch the archive re synchronization routine ATTENTION Your hard disk usage will be increased during re synchronization process Depending on the total size of archive it can take several hours This process is only necessary if your archive folders have been moved renamed or replaced You can cancel rebuild operation at any moment without loosing data Continue C Restoration can be canceled in any moment If the window is closed the restoration will continue running in the background The system can continue recording while the archive is being restored Nx Witness User Manual 215 n networkoptix Restoring Broken Archive
133. ocking Layouts e Working with Multiple Nx Witness Windows e Saving Layouts IMPORTANT Viewers cannot change Layouts Also it is not possible to change Locked Layouts Nx Witness User Manual 133 n networkoptix Layout Management Adding Items to Layouts More than one Item can be added to Layout at a time regardless of their source live cameras local video images etc Nx Witness allows 24 Items to be displayed on the x86 architecture and 64 Items on x64 IMPORTANT Viewers cannot add Items to predefined Layouts They can only open and add Items to new Tabs Also it is not possible to add cameras to Locked Layouts To add Item s to Layout choose from one of the following e Double Click on the Item in Resource Tree e Invoke Context Menu in Resource Tree and select Open Multiple items can be selected and added Ctrl Shift and select the desired Items mop 5 Open in New Tab Open in New Window Check Camera Issues Camera Settings wy 1300 192 168 0 2 wy 2255AMIR A 192 168 0 45 wy 3105 192 16 LA 8 e Ctrl Drag and Drop items onto Scene duplicates Item s To avoid duplication release Ctrl and hit Esc while holding the left mouse button IMPORTANT Hold Ctrl or use the mouse to draw a selection of multiple Items on Scene To select all Items on Scene use Ctrl A Refer to Selecting Items for more information e Open Local file s or Folder they will be added to the curren
134. ontext Menu and choose Check Camera Issues The data is broken down by the following columns WS Event log i 4 16 14 4 16 14 Any Event lt Any camera gt Any n Alarm Event Rules Oo Date Time Event Sour Action Target Description 4 16 2014 11 00 AM Motion on Camera a Send mail ko net com 4 16 2014 11 00 AM Camera IP Conflict send mail ko net com Camera IP Co 68 0 172 Send ma ko net com 192 168 0 MP Date Time date and time the event occurred Event the name of the event Source the resource that initiates the event Camera Motion Detection Input Signal etc or Server Storage Failure Server Failure etc The Action that is performed when Event occurs Target the recipient of the action Users or Cameras Description any additional information If Motion is detected then hyperlink is provided When clicking on hyperlink the Camera will open in a new Layout and start playing back from the moment Motion occurred Nx Witness User Manual 125 n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only The following tools are available to manage Camera List e Sort data by column Left Click on column s header e Filter data Select filter conditions on the top WS Event log 4 16 14 4 16 14 Any Camera Issue Event o A Target Camera Disconnected All users All users Camera Disconnected Camera Disconnected All users Camera Di ecte 5 Show notification Camera Disco
135. oom Windows for a single Camera These windows can be placed on Layouts and saved for future use IMPORTANT It is not possible to use Zoom Windows on Locked Layouts To configure Zoom Window for Camera 1 Open Camera 2 Click on Elto drag a rectangle on an item A new item will appear on Scene 3 Move Zoom Window or resize it by dragging its edges Zoom Window can be moved between Cameras on Scene 4 To close Zoom Window close the corresponding item t DL O Pe o treks mes ai wikije E Note it may be very convenient to use Zoom Windows of fish eye Cameras See De warping Fish Eye Cameras for more information Nx Witness User Manual 147 n networkoptix Layout Management Locking Layouts To prevent accidental changes to Layouts Nx Witness offers a locking capability Once locked the following cannot be performed e Adding or Removing items e Change Background e Moving and Swapping Items within Scene e Resizing Items within Scene e Deleting Layouts To lock Layout 1 Open Context Menu click on any empty space wtihin Layout and select Layout Settings 2 Check Layout is locked General Settings Layout is locked h Background lt No image gt 3 Click Apply or OK when finished To discard changes click Cancel 148 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Layout Management Working with Several Nx Witness Windows It is possible to set up Layouts on multiple Nx Witness win
136. or instant actions Send Mail Show Notification Camera Output May result in Camera Recording Panic Recording These actions will be performed while input signal is taking place on at least one camera out of the selected Send Mail Show Notification Camera Output These actions will be performed once input signal is detected on at least one camera out of the selected Why Event may work incorrectly Motion is not supported on Camera s that is being monitored Too many Cameras are monitored and too many Events occur Cameras that are being monitored are offline Action is not configured properly See the Action s description for details Notifications for this type of Event is hidden in system settings See Notifications for more details Server Failure Occurs if Server is down either hardware software issue or manual shutdown In this case all hosted on Server Cameras are dropped offline Basic Parameters None Advanced Parameters Schedule see Setting up Schedule for Tracking Events Why Event may work incorrectly Notifications for this type of Event is hidden in system settings See Notifications for more details Nx Witness User Manual 99 n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Servers Conflict Occurs if a new Server is connected to another Server on the same network and pulls data from same Cameras In this case some Cameras may drop offline because they may not
137. ork incorrectly Notifications for this type of Event is hidden in system settings See Notifications for more details 96 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Network Issue Occurs if network is unable to transfer data between Camera and Server and packet loss is detected That may cause for frame rate to drop on Camera s If no frames are received from Camera for 10 seconds Camera is considered offline Camera Disconnection Malfunction event is then generated in this particular case Basic Parameters None Advanced Parameters Schedule see Setting up Schedule for Tracking Events Why Event may work incorrectly Notifications for this type of Event is hidden in system settings See Notifications for more details Camera IP Conflict Occurs If another Camera with the same IP has entered the network resulting in one of these two Cameras to go offline Camera Disconnection Malfunction event is then generated in this particular case Basic Parameters None Advanced Parameters Schedule see Setting up Schedule for Tracking Events Why Event may work incorrectly Notifications for this type of Event is hidden in system settings See Notifications for more details Nx Witness User Manual 97 X n optix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Input Signal on Camera Occurs if input signal is detected on Camera s Nx Witness may detect input signals on the following
138. p Recording Schedule Admin Only Once completed it becomes possible to create multiple Users configure Layouts for them and more 22 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Nx Witness Quick Start Obtaining and Activating Nx Witness Licenses Nx Witness s license policy is quite simple Each Camera requires License The application has no camera count restrictions The License allows viewing and recording of a single Camera Cameras can be viewed live without Licenses allowing for an unlimited number of Cameras to be connected and viewed live at no charge E2 Note If recording is enabled for Camera License is considered used even if recording is not performed icon in Tree Recording is required to capture Motion Detection and Input Detection events on Camera For instance the following screenshot illustrates the situation that all Cameras are offline and not recording However recording is enabled on four Cameras marked by l ver 192 168 0 172 DWC MPA20M 192 168 0 11 DWC MPA20M 192 168 0 123 DWC MPA20M 192 168 0 19 dwc mpa20m 192 168 0 31 DWC MPA20M 192 168 0 31 In this case 4 Licenses are being used See also Setting up Recording Schedule Additionally there are Video Wall Licenses Each one allows controlling video wall from a single computer one session or extend Video Wall on 2 displays For instance 4 licenses allow user to display Video Wall on 8 monitors and control it fro
139. provide several streams simultaneously This results in Camera Disconnection Malfunction Event Message contains the specific list of cameras that are used by both servers Basic Parameters None Advanced Parameters Schedule see Setting up Schedule for Tracking Events Why Event may work incorrectly Notifications for this type of Event is hidden in system settings See Notifications for more details EC Connection Lost Occurs if connection to Server is lost for whatever reason network issue or Server is down In this case the connection icon in the top right corner becomes red and Client tries to connect to another Server if in multi server environment or reconnect to the current Server If User clicks on the notification then login dialog will automatically open See Connecting to Server and Working Offline This notification will hide automatically as soon as the connection is restored Why Event may work incorrectly Notifications for this type of Event is hidden in system settings See Notifications for more details Licenses are not Configured Occurs if no Licenses are activated In this case Notification is displayed In this case it is not possible to record Cameras and view Analog Cameras If User clicks on the notification then license dialog will automatically open See Obtaining and Activating Nx Witness Licenses This notification will hide automatically as soon as one License is activated
140. pts to view a live stream UNAUTHORIZED Please check authentication information in camera settings 2 Note It is possible to configure Cameras for Administrators and Viewers that have the appropriate permission level To get Camera working it is necessary to setup Authorization Parameters 1 Open Camera Settings and go to Network 2 Enter Login and Password in the Authentication section and click Apply or OK To discard changes click Cancel General Recording Motion Advanced Name ISDcam Model ISDcam Address IP Address 192 168 0 52 Web Page MAC Address CA 7E DE 83 3F 70 Authentication Login root Password Enable audio IMPORTANT It is possible to configure same authentication credentials for several cameras simultaneously See Setting Same Parameters for Multiple Cameras 52 Nx Witness User Manual ale Forcing Aspect Ratio for Cameras optix Cameras and Encoders Management Occasionally Cameras report an incorrect Aspect Ratio In such instance Nx Witness automatically corrects Aspect Ratio for Cameras 2 Note this correction will require transcoding if exporting videos from Camera See To specify Aspect Ratio 1 Open and go to General 2 Enable Force aspect ratio flag and select the desired ratio The following AR are available 1 1 4 3 16 9 Gene Recording Motion Dewarping Advanced Expert Name ACT B56 Model B56 Firmware A1D 500 V6 05 16 AC Ve
141. r it will not appear in the Client and a Disabled flag is setin the database 3 Once Camera is moved to another Server it becomes Enabled in the second Server and automatically disables itself in the first one IMPORTANT When moving Camera from one Server to another recording will be restarted automatically with predefined parameters Also Archive is seamlessly combined from all servers To move camera s from one server to another 1 Hold Ctrl or Shift to select the desired cameras in Resource Tree 2 Drag and drop the selected cameras to the desired server IMPORTANT In order to be able to see video from Camera on a new Server the cameras must be discovered by this server Otherwise it will be displayed offline 84 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Deleting Cameras Admin Only To delete Camera s 1 Expand the Server hosting the desired server in Resource Tree 2 Find and select Camera 3 Right Click for Context Menu and choose Delete or the Del button on a keyboard 4 Click Yes to confirm E Note If Camera is online it will be auto discovered again in some time this doesn t apply to cameras that have been added manually To avoid this either unplug the camera or disable automatic camera discovery If Camera is back online it will start working immediately Recorded archive will be available as well however a user will need to reconfigure Camera as its set
142. re configuration Nx Witness User Manual 109 n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Mail Notifications Nx Witness can send E mails to Users or to additional addresses when Events occur Q IMPORTANT E Mails cannot be sent if E Mail Server is not configured In this case E Mail Serveris not Configured notification is shown up See Configuring Mail Server for E Mail Notifications for more details Basic Parameters Users the E Mails should be sent to g On Motion on Camera lt Any vy start Camera gt Send mail 1O Every 6 hours WS Select users To filter search use the Filter box Filter criteria is the same as search see Search It is possible to Drag n Drop selected Users from Resource Tree onto Action s advanced settings form IMPORTANT E Mails will be sent to Users E Mail addresses If E Mail address is not configured for User then the user cannot receive E Mails see above E mail is not Set for Users notification is generated in this case See Changing User Settings for information on how to set up E Mail for User Note To send E Mails to additional addresses see advanced parameters Advanced Parameters Action Do Send mail to 1 users X no more than once per 6 hrs Additional Recipients johndoe mail com Global Email Settings Additional Recipients additional E Mail addresses to send notifications to Several recipients must be separated by the s
143. read the manual and understand the risks 3 Choose RTP Transport and click OK or Apply 4 Restart the camera 5 If the changes do not help choose a different protocol and restart once more 80 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Preventing Nx Witness from Changing Camera Streaming Settings Admin Only Once Camera is discovered Nx Witness attempts to configure the following settings on Camera the best possible image quality for the main video stream best possible resolution and FPS and optimal quality for the secondary stream In some cases it may be necessary to set up custom stream settings on Cameras Nx Witness allows this as well IMPORTANT In this case Nx Witness can record Camera with specified settings only It will not be possible to set up FPS and Quality when configuring Recording Schedule see Modifying Recording Schedule To disable automatic adjustment for one or multiple Cameras 1 Stop recording of the desired Cameras and close them 2 For each Camera go to its Web Page and set all desired image settings 3 Select one or multiple Cameras then open Camera Settings and go to Expert 4 Check have read the manual and understand the risks 5 Check Keep camera streams and profiles settings Camera Settings Control Keep camera streams and profiles settings 6 Click Apply or OK when finished To discard changes click Cancel To disable automati
144. ress is set Viewer Mail Notifications may not work if E Mail Server is not configured In this case Error while Sending E Mail notification will appear Why Event may work incorrectly Notifications for this type of Event is hidden in system settings See Notifications for more details E Mail Server is not Configured Occurs if E Mail Server is not configured In this case Notification is displayed If E Mail Server is not configured mail notifications cannot not be sent If click on the notification Mail Server settings dialog will open See Mail Notifications for details This notification will hide automatically as soon as all E Mail Server parameters are configured Mail Notifications may not work if E mail is not Set for Users In this case Error while Sending E Mail notification will appear Why Event may work incorrectly Notifications for this type of Event is hidden in system settings See Notifications for more details Error while Sending E Mail Occurs when E Mail Notification fails In this case Notification is displayed If click on the notification Mail Server settings dialog will open See Mail Notifications for details 102 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Storages are not Configured Occurs if no Storages are selected recording flag might have been removed accidentally In this case Notification is displayed If Storages are not configured itis not
145. restore operation on the same computer backup has been saved To back up Nx Witness database 1 Open Main Menu and go to System Administration System Configuration Backup and Restore You can create a system configuration backup and restore it later if something goes wrong Create Backup Restore from Backup 2 Click Create Backup The window will open Choose the desired location on the local file system to save the backup then click Save To restore Nx Witness settings from backup 1 Open Main Menu and go to System Administration System Configuration Backup and Restore You can create a system configuration backup and restore it later if something goes wrong Create Backup Restore from Backup 2 Click Restore from Backup The window will open Choose the backup file then click Open re you sure you want to start restoring database All current data will be lost OK Cancel 3 If click OK database will be restored IMPORTANT It may be necessary to restart Server s and Nx Witness Clients after restore Nx Witness User Manual 153 n networkoptix Backing up and Restoring Nx Witness Database Video Wall Management Windows Only Nx Witness provides the unique feature to control multiple displays from a single workplace called Video Wall To enable Video Wall feature it is necessary to obtain and activate Video Wall Licenses see Obtaining and Activating Nx Witness Licenses Ea
146. rmation is broken down by the following columns IP Name ArecontVision 01 channel 7 VIVOTEK 01 channel 8 IC 4 00 urn_uuid_ HI9712_51 LR01 3_H_BETA uuid_LRO1 T ous IPCLROL C 0 v0 2 0 _BETA 168 0 uuid_LRO1 T368130729 008F01ED0749 rding vivo_ironmal 01 channel 2 Vi urn_u 4 1f 9b4 Continuous hs0130LRO1 hs0130 V0 2 0 1 3 H BETA 192 168 0 73 uuid LRO1 HI35 DC88EBE36EF41 Recording recording of Camera Not recording Continuous Motion only Motion Lo Res See Setting up Recording Schedule Note this is not an indication on how Camera is being recorded Name Camera name Driver Camera s manufacturer maker When interacting with a 3rd party Cameras via Onvif protocol OnvifDevice is displayed Model of Camera Firmware the current firmware version IP Name Camera s IP address ID MAC Camera s MAC address It is not possible at times to determine the MAC address In this instance a unique identifier is shown i e urn_uuid_207 19b2 d5a6 407 8fec 6265a311058b Server the Server Camera is hosted on Nx Witness User Manual 39 n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management The following tools are available to manage Camera List Sort data by column Left Click on column s header Filter data Type the filter sub string into the Search String field on the top The results will be refresh as typing To disable filtering clear the sub string Select several ro
147. rs Management e Regular Zoom and Point Refer to the following image HG O29 i x Use and buttons to zoom in out Left Click on the center circle Hold Left Mouse Button and move the cursor to move Camera to the desired position Additionally if Camera supports Absolute Move the following features will be available e Save and restore PTZ positions e Setting Up PTZ Tours e Setting Up Home Positions or Tours see Home Positions and Tours for PTZ and Fish Eye Cameras e Extended Zoom Point and additional features Requires the support for Absolute Move from Camera and custom integration os Zt In this case Camera allows moving and zooming as in previous case plus e Move to a certain position Left Click to the desired position e Zoom to acertain range Hold Left Mouse Button and draw the rectangle to zoom into see the above picture e Full Zoom Out Double Click e Fish Eye Cameras Screenshots support full PTZ functionality After all settings are configured press once again to hide PTZ controls Nx Witness User Manual 59 networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Saving and Restoring PTZ Positions In addition to standard PTZ controls Nx Witness allows for managing of predefined PTZ positions It is basically possible to set up several points tilt and zoom presets and restore them with only two clicks or one hot key Then PTZ presets can be used for composing PTZ Tours see Setting Up
148. rver Conflict Show System Notifications Your E Mail address is not set You cannot receive system notifications via E Mail You have no licenses E Mail ser Connection to Enterprise Controller is lost Error while sending E Mail Some store CHED ax Select notifications types that should be displayed Click Apply or OK when finished To discard changes click Cancel Nx Witness User Manual 107 n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Basic Parameters Type of Users notifications are displayed to e All users e Administrators only Advanced Parameters Aggregation Period May be caused by All Events Why Action may work incorrectly Some notifications are disabled Event is not configured properly See Event description for details 108 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Visual Event Indication If too many Cameras are opened at the same time it becomes very difficult to locate a specific Camera when Event occurs Nx Witness provides a powerful and intuitive way to highlight a specific object on Scene if Event occurs Alf The following Events are indicated e Motion on Camera Network Issue and Input Signal on Camera visualization on Camera e Server Issue visualization on Server Monitoring Widget if Server is being monitored see Monitoring Servers Admin Only The action is always enabled and does not requi
149. s 196 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Single Camera Export This section provides information on how to export video from a single Camera s archive or Local Video File e Exporting Recorded Region from a Single Camera e Viewing Videos Exported from a Single Camera See Multi Video Export for information on exporting from several Cameras or Local Files simultaneously Exporting Recorded Region from Single Camera Nx Witness supports Export in two media formats Matroska mkv and avi These formats are supported by most players additional codecs may be required for playback Export can also be done for Local Video Files To Export 1 Select the desired Item on Scene Camera or Local Video File 2 Select the region to export on Time Scale e Use Right Click Drag e Open Context Menu on Time Scale and click Mark Selection Start or press then Mark Selection End or press J e To clear selection use the corresponding Context Menu item e Adjust the region to export by dragging edges e To make zooming easier Zoom Time Line using a Mouse Wheel 3 Invoke Context Menu and choose Export Selected Range If the selection does not contain archive data this feature is not available If the selection starts with empty archive see the screenshot above the exported footage will start from the first available frame empty archive will not be exported If the selection contain
150. s Licenses If Nx Witness is not connected to the Internet then licenses can be activated offline To activate License trial or commercial offline 1 Go to Licenses tab in System Administration 2 Click Manual Activation New License ag alvoihaon siawhpfaw jf 0 0 N weklakvkan scp jzpojvg0eiv eigk m ks 0eifgs43 gm0sgbks kg 4se Activation Key File 3 Copy Hardware ID and email to http www networkoptix com e License Key paste License key received from reseller e Hardware ID paste Hardware ID here An activation key will be provided upon request 4 As soon as the activation key is received proceed with one of the following e Paste it into the Activation Key field and click Activate License e Save it as a text file i e key txt move to the target computer browse the file and click OK It is also possible to delete an expired or invalid License Key To do so 1 Go to Licenses tab in System Administration 2 Select the desired licenses should be marked in red and click Remove or press DEL Nx Witness User Manual 25 n networkoptix Obtaining and Activating Nx Witness Licenses System Wide Configurations All system related settings are combined in the single dialog That makes system administration much more simple This dialog can be opened by clicking on Main Menu gt System Administration CTRL ALT A The dialog contains the following sections tabs e General e Alarm Eve
151. s empty archive in the middle it will still be exported and not show when viewing the exported footage IMPORTANT If a long period of time is selected for export export may be slightly delayed In this case the following warning will appear You are about to export several video sequences with a total length exceedin 30 minutes It may require over a gigabyte of HDD space and depending on your connection speed may also ev inut Do you want to cont No In this case it is possible to continue working with Nx Witness while exporting 4 Choose the desired file name format and location and click Save Nx Witness User Manual 197 n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Q IMPORTANT If Image Enhancement Forcing Aspect Ratio Camera Orientation or De warping were applied to the exported source it will be suggested to the user to keep these settings may be disabled if needed Additionally itis also possible to render date and time on the video Timestamps dropdown list However these settings will require transcoding on client so may take a longer period of time with slightly decreased quality and increased processor load up to 100 during export These settings are not applied for the EXE format File and folder operations are performed in the same manner as in Windows Explorer The following formats are supported e AVI is more widely used but the codec remains intact H264 To view exported videos in other play
152. s for Better Navigation Nx Witness User Manual 19 n networkoptix Nx Witness User Interface Overview Full Screen and Window Mode Nx Witness is recommended to be operated in full screen To toggle full screen or bring the application to a window mode e Fa and buttons e Alt Enter e F11 all side panels will be hidden Esc can be used to exit Fullscreen mode Moreover it is possible to expand a single item on fullscreen See Expanding Items to Fullscreen Getting Context Help Nx Witness provides intuitive context help system on each interface element To invoke help 1 Press button 2 Left Click on the desired interface elements Context Help contains links to other topics that can be useful as well 20 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Nx Witness User Interface Overview Customizing Look and Feel of Nx Witness Nx Witness provides a number of ways to customize user interface To start open Main Menu choose Local Settings then switch to Look and Feel The following settings can be changed e Language interface localization e Skin desired interface color scheme Dark or Light e Timeline mode display time when viewing recorded footage Server Time or Local Time e Show IP in tree display IP camera and recorder addresses in Resource Tree e Tour sequence cycle time time between cycling items in Tour Mode see Tours Also Nx Witness allows changing a variety of
153. s or Plans on Layout E Mapping Nx Witness offers an ability to change background for Layouts A schematic map or a building plan can be chosen as the background behind cameras for easy camera location and information accessability to Users IMPORTANT Viewers cannot change Layouts It is also not possible to change Locked Layouts Nx Witness User Manual 137 networkoptix Layout Management To set background for Layout simple 1 Open the desired picture on Scene 2 Right Click on the image to open Context Menu and select Set as Layout Background Open in New Tab Open in New Window Open Containing Folder Maximize Item Show Info Ray Image Enhancement Remove from Layout Set as Layout Background N Picture Settings By i i fy t4 y A t4 yy a OTAN A DENY A 4 nay A Wud Calibrate PTZ Get PTZ Position 138 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Layout Management To set background for Layout advanced 3 Expand Users to locate the desired Layout in Resource Tree 4 Open Context Menu by clicking on any empty space within Layout and select Layout Settings General Settings Layout is locked Background Browse Crop to monitor aspect ratio Width 35 cells Height 45 cells Keep aspect ratio Cancel 5 Click Browse and select a desired image file to set as background 6 Configure additional parameters e Crop to monitor aspect
154. s should be taken in creating a support ticket e Recording Issue e Collecting Logs e Collecting Additional Information If the issue is related to a specific Camera compatibility Support team will likely provide a specific build that should solve this particular problem Then it will be necessary to upgrade System to this build See Upgrading Nx Witness for more information Nx Witness User Manual 213 n networkoptix Diagnosing Offline Cameras Sometimes cameras are displayed in Resource Tree but are marked with a sign When opening such camera it will display NO SIGNAL Nx Witness will then prompt the user to perform more thorough diagnostics Q IMPORTANT Run diagnostics prior to contacting support Diagnostics can be invoked by pressing on the item Once complete reasons and recommended actions will be displayed D agnos Checking media server availability Checking that camera is accessible Checking that camera provides media stream Diagnostics finished Copy to Clipboard Follow instructions to resolve the issue If unsuccessful contact support see Troubleshooting and Contacting Support Click Copy to Clipboard and paste the data into the message prior to sending it to support Double Buffering On some graphic cards drivers may have problems with OpenGL drawing This may result in 100 CPU load In this case the issue may be resolved by enabling Double Buffering To do so open Main Me
155. s that occur When Event occurs right Panel starts Motion on DCS 3 blinking the color varies depending on the importance of the notification Notification Types e System Messages red something is not properly configured Can be fixed e Warnings critical event Camera disconnected Server failure etc e Notifications non critical events motion input signal etc If a user opens the panel the following will be displayed on the right Nx Witness User Manual 105 n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Itis possible to perform the following e Obtain additional information by hovering over the notification with a mouse cursor The information will appear on the left 192 168 1 155 k h z A Camera IP Conflict at Server 192 168 1 149 192 168 1 149 ira d 1A i Ee Network Issue at AXISM1031W Event Input Signal on Camera Me erver Server Source AXISM1031W 192 168 1 155 192 168 1 149 Failure First occurence 22 59 39 on Tue Aug 6 2013 4 times total Media Server Serv Input port 01 192 168 1 149 Conflict e Motion Detection and Input Signals the frame from Camera the Event occurred at and additional information Click on the notification or additional information to open Camera to view its archive for event specifics e Network Issue on Camera the last frame received from Camera and additional information Click on the notification or additional
156. s the archived event 2 Press CLND Calendar will appear above Time Line The dates that are displayed on Time Line are highlighted in green Nx Witness User Manual 175 n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness 3 Select a desired date in Calendar To select multiple dates use CTRL Time Line zoom will automatically change to reflect the selected date s only If the archive contains data outside the visible range it will appear in shaded green 4 Select a desired hour in the upper part Calendar To select multiple hours use CTRL Time Line zoom will automatically adjust to display the selected hour s only 06 August 2013 12am lam 2am 3am 4am 5am 6am 7am 8am 9am 10amiiam 12 pm ipm 2 ie 3pm 4pm 5pm e August 2013 Mon Tue Wed Thu Fr 2 29 30 31 1 2 4 5 6 176 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Performing Smart Motion Search Smart Motion Search enables User to perform fast and intuitive archived motion search To perform Smart Motion Search select the desired region and Nx Witness will display all fragments that contain motion throughout the archive scanning through a yearly archive only takes a few seconds IMPORTANT Smart Motion Search in Nx Witness assumes the selected Camera supports Motion Detection It is important to perform motion setup as well See Setting up Motion Mask and Motion Sensitivity To perform Smart Motion Search 1 Open Motion Grid on the camer
157. screen or whole Layout if needed To Zoom in out e use a Mouse Wheel which will only Zoom on the area that has a cursor over it e use t keys zoom relatively to the center of the Scene To move the zoomed Item use either Left or Right Mouse Button If Layout is zoomed Left Mouse Button is reserved for Item drag In this case use Right Mouse Button To restore the initial size of an item use Double Click To zoom on the entire Layout use Mouse Wheel 186 Nx Witness User Manual networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Rotate Rotation can be performed using Item s Quick Button B Just Click and Hold Item and Drag the Mouse to rotate Item on Scene AXISMAOS vi ka Itis possible to use Item s Context Menu Rotate to Open in a New Tab Open in a New Window Maximize Item Show Info Show Motion Smart Search Take Screenshot Rotate to gt O degrees Remove from Layout 90 degrees 180 degrees 270 degrees Camera Settings Finally it is possible to rotate Item while holding Alt Left Click and Drag mouse Release when finished To perform incremental rotation using 30 degrees step hold Ctrl while rotating with Alt or K Release when finished Nx Witness User Manual 187 n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness De warping Fish Eye Cameras Nx Witness provides a dewarping feature to be able to view fish eye cameras To activate this feature on Cameras dewarping must be
158. ser operates with is as with usual Layout It is possible to change layout sekk into archive perform search etc In the meantime all changes made on Video Wall Controller will be immediately displayed on Video Wall itself See Controlling Video Wall Displays Also itis possible to push the desktop view from Video Wall Controller to Video Wall See Pushing Operator s Screen on Video Wall Controlling Video Wall Displays To control Video Wall 1 Open Video Wall on Video Wall Controller do one of the following e Drag Video Wall on Scene e Right Click on desired Video Wall in Resource Tree and choose Open Video Wall s Video Wall Layout will be opened 2 Note Itis not possible to open videos in this Layout 2 Double click on the desired Video Wall Screen to swith to control mode The layout of this screen will be opened 3 Do any necessary operation as it were a regular Layout Adding Items to Layouts Removing Item s from Layouts Adjusting Layout s Appearance Selecting Items Moving and Swapping Items within Scene Resizing Items within Scene Changing Distance between Items Changing Cell Aspect Ratio e Zoom Windows e Working with Several Nx Witness Windows Navigating through Archive and Live Forensic Analysis Pushing Operator s Screen on Video Wall All changes will be reflected immediately on the corresponding Display 4 To switch to another Screen repeat the steps above Nx Witness User Manual 165
159. sessecsesecsesesasesssecseeeaecassecassasaeeesnasas 200 Exporting Layout in Multi Video FOrmMat essssssesessreieisiieieieitieieinitieiiiereintirtereieierninreretnnnene 200 Viewing Multi VideO Sierstenen enda dateien taani aieiaa a dEn Si dea aeaaaee Changing Multi Videos after Export Checking the Validity of Exported Videos Taking SCrEQNSHOUS cccceccescesccsccsecsscsscseesscsscsscnsceseeseesecsecsecsecscescesecssesscsecsecsecsscsecnesssessesseseesecsaesenaeeas Adjusting VOLUN EN N N E E A A E A A A E Heinie E E E E eXtssseweevenseuscncsbesssausasseveGssctswiseseuscuesbesssenss Screen Recording Windows Only 0 nines Setting up Screen Recording PE A EE EPEE NE A S EE O EESE EAEN ESEE A Performing Screen Recording 0sscesesseessenseesseessenseensnensessanesseenensaeesseesaeessensnenseenaeenseenanesaeenseessenssenaes Upgrading Nx Witness siiceicciicesssiceeseedd cccasees ceseecds caetsecedeshesiieacateesscscvoetsiwetbeverveosin ents Troubleshooting and Contacting Support 213 Diagnosing Offline Cameras cccecceeee cece teen ee ee ea ee ee eeaaee ee eeaaeeeeseaaaeeessaaaeeessaaeeeeaes 214 Double Buffering ivess ccccciicciecccdececdeciheeesiaseceshiisbetesisacdecdeeslenesscecdicdessteneviesedetdeasteuessascde 214 Restoring Broken Archive c cccececceeee cece eee eeeeaa eee eeaaeeeeeeaaaeeessaaeeeessaaaeeessaneeeaes 215 Providing Remote ACCESS ccccceee cece ener eee ener eeaa ee
160. ss User Interface Overview If too many Tabs are opened at the same time scrolling arrows will appear Main Entrance X Rea Sa R gt y These arrows can be used to scroll Tabs left and right To navigate to a specific Tab or open a saved layout use the following button located on the right next to Mps Rear Side Main Entrance Street View Thumbnail Search for DWC MPA20M Initially no Layouts are configured in the system An empty default Tab is shown New Layout If User tries to configure Layout in this Tab asterisk will automatically be added to the caption indicating a Layout change The Layout will remain local The layout information is automatically passed to Server once Layout is saved See Saving Layouts If Layout is saved successfully it will be displayed in Resource Tree under the current User When closing all Layouts the default blank Tab will still appear If the current Layout is saved as New Layout the blank Tab located next to it will be renamed New Layout 1 automatically Any saved Layouts that were previously opened will appear automatically once User logs in See Layout Management and specifically Setting up Layout sections for more details Context Menu Context Menu displays all available actions as they relate to the selected element Context Menu will appear by right clicking on the desired element or on empty space 12 Nx Witness User Manual n networkop
161. sscscssenscssssssescsesssaceesesssecscessesescsessneneesees 114 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Start Panic Recordingsin iaaiiai adagia rianas edanari aadaki eiaa aatas da dangdan danean aea aaa 116 Trigger Camera OULPUL ceccccccsccsecseceseecsecsseessecssecseessesseecsceseecseseseecseseseesasseessecsseeneecsaseneesaeaeenaae 117 Play Sounds arei ne peaa ese eE DE a E iedee ea e ana deisel dena ee trees tasers 119 Rep at SOUN eea ae a ar a S E aE EAE E E E E E aeaa i ENE SAREE NE EENE 121 Say Texbe censya eN oaeee eieaa a aeaea Aea eE eea e A a EANA IAEE seth tied ceed ageeee a taaz cate 123 Write to E Eole E nck ei iviciiecdsia dics aliesies ieee ad beens wieeaivasideantnass eines Felces ebeneyetsdieds 123 Default Rule S secsstcesscsciscicsiencsccisssssceciccdensiissscicacarssistesnseas sivsssncniessciensswesnsiasusenscsersiasienescentewesestabesencndsnssiaswehooussuaws 124 Viewing Events Log thane ft E E A A A AE A A E E A A E E A O A E A A 125 User Management cccceeeece cece ee ee cece ee eeee ee ee ee eeeae esse eeneaeseae essen eeceaeseeeeeeeneseaeeeseeeenees 128 Creating New User Admin Only EE PEETA A I EE OPE EEEO A O EE AEAEE 128 Changing User Settings E PE EST A EET EAS E AE S SEES SESE ESEE 129 Deleting User Admin Only s ssssseceseseesesssesteseeseesssseenesssenneneeaeaeaneneneaneneaeneseanensaeaeeneneseaeeneaeneaeanenensananeneneaneney 129 Layout Management isi cciscisi vce ccnsc
162. sss s ssssessssescssneesenscsensenseansensnensnneneenseneacnsennannesasneensaeenansensasnecasnsaasasansnsennanaas 41 Discovering Cameras Automatically cccececceeeeee esses es eeieeeseeneseeeneneeseeeneneaseseeeneesaseneneneaseeeneasateas 41 Disabling Automatic Discovery Admin OMLy eeeeteseeteeee eee eteteeeeieeesneteseeeeeesieteseeseeeseetataes 42 Adding Cameras and Encoders Manually Admin Only ceceeeeeeeseseseeeeeeeeeeeeeesteteeeneeeteenees 43 Adding RTSP or HTTP Streams as Cameras Admin Only eeeeseeeeeeeeeteeeeeteeeteteeeeieeeseetaeees 46 Setting Up CAM CLAS stsesssessenseenesnsennnensseeaneneennnsnensnseanneesnannenaeaeenseeenensenonsnenesnsaaanennsneansasaseasaensaansnasaeaeaaeneeasansasnsoane 47 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Setting up Analog C amera Serriera iore daia areena aaiae iiaee ae e a ed 48 Renaming Cameras Admin OMly ccccceccsccseseeeseesenseeneesecscseesesessesseseesesscssesesecsseecsessssecsescsseessasaeees 49 Obtaining Camera s IP MAC Firmware and MOCEl cccccccccscsecseessesseessseseccsessseesseenseeeeesseenees 50 Configuring Audio ON CAMEL ae ee eeeeeeeteeeteteeeteeees Configuring Camera s Authentication Forcing Aspect Ratio for Cameras ccccccceeeeee ences ceeeecteeeenecnececneeneseeeeeeseeseecaecaesieseseeseeseeeeaeeaees Setting UP Camera Orientatig Misiune erdan searadair adardi dea Setting Up Fish Eye Gamenrasiciiaiiin direc cnct reais n anA E AE TE E r ee
163. t WIndows Linux only To proceed 1 Open Main Menu and go to Local Settings 2 Select Run Application when PC boots up see Misc section 3 Click OK when done or Cancel to discard changes IMPORTANT In order to display video and graphics properly it is important to have most current video drivers installed If video drivers are not installed the warning will be displayed Finally Nx Witness Client can detect PC configuration automatically If CPU and or graphic adapter are insufficient to render all graphics the configuration mode will be activated This mode restricts the following functionality e Only one video can be viewed in the same time e No notifications in Client see Notifications e All animations are turned off 2 Nx Witness User Manual networkoptix Opening and Closing Nx Witness Client Connecting to Nx Witness via Web Client Web Client has been removed in the current version However the new management interface has been introduced See Using Server s Web Interface for details Nx Witness User Manual 3 n networkoptix Connecting to Nx Witness via Web Client Connecting to Enterprise Controller and Working Offline In order to gain access to Cameras User must be connected to Server The connection to Server can be established by pressing the Connect button or or via Main Menu gt Connect to Another Server The current connection status is indicated by the color of the Conn
164. t change own role To change User Details 1 Select any User in Resource Tree Right Click on Context Menu and choose User Settings 2 Change the desired fields and click OK or Cancel to close the form Deleting User Admin Only It is possible to delete any User except Super Administrator A User cannot delete own profile To delete locate the desired User in Resource Tree Right Click for Context Menu and choose Delete or press DEL IMPORTANT All associated Layouts will automatically be deleted along with the User Nx Witness User Manual 129 n networkoptix User Management Layout Management Layouts are a powerful and flexible way to represent video data in Nx Witness Layout can contain an unlimited number of videos Cameras Local videos or Images which are not restricted in terms of location size or orientation Initially Layout is created and configured by Administrator It can then be assigned to Viewers Viewers can create its own Layouts based on the available Resources Cameras and Local files The following Layout Management actions are described in this section e Creating New Layout e Setting up Layouts e Assigning Layouts to Users Admin Only e Deleting Layouts Admin Only e Opening and Closing Saved Layouts 130 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Layout Management Creating New Layout The simplest way to create new Layout is to open a new Tab see Tabs and Layouts Howev
165. t click on the desired Virtual Display and select Identify This initiates displaying identification information on the corresponding physical Display Nx Witness User Manual 161 X n optix Video Wall Management Windows Only 5 Fill up Screens Itis possible to place a single Item or whole Layout on each virtual Screen New Layout X GNE v Meeting Room To remove Layout from Screen locate itin or on Video Wall Layout Right click and choose Detach Layout 6 To save changes right click on Video Wall in and choose Save Current Matrix and enter the desired name To restore Video Wall View expand Video Wall in right click on saved Matrix and choose Load Matrix The configuration is almost done To finalize it is necessary to After Video Wall has been started on Video Wall Processor the current configuration can be changed on Video Wall Controller To open Video Wall on Video Wall Controller do one of the following e Drag Video Wall on Scene e Right Click on desired Video Wall in and choose Open Video Wall s Video Wall Layout will be opened 162 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Video Wall Management Windows Only Switching to and Exiting from Video Wall Mode To be able to control Video Wall it is necessary to switch Video Wall Processor to Video Wall Mode This should be done on Video Wall Processor Usually Video Walls are controlled from Video Wall Controllers and the
166. t layout see Opening Local Files Outside of Media Folders e Ctrl Drag and Drop from Scene to Resource Tree dropped Items will automatically be added to Layout use Multi Selection to selection more than one item To prevent duplication release Ctrl and hit Esc while holding the left mouse button 134 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Layout Management New Items will automatically occupy any available space Grid cell aspect ratio will be adjusted automatically as per the existing item aspect ratio to occupy space on Scene See Changing Cell Aspect Ratio To open items directly from new Tab e Select desired Item s from Resource Tree and select Open in New Tab from Context Menu e Drag selected Item s from Resource Tree and drop them onto Tab Navigator 2255AM H 192 168 0 15 amp 31059 192 168 0 6 0 6 e Ctrl Drag and Drop items from Scene to Tab Navigator Multi Selection can be applied To prevent duplication release Ctrl and hit Esc while holding the left mouse button IMPORTANT It may be difficult to locate and add each item manually Search may be very useful in configuring a new layout see Search How to configure a layout using Search 1 Create a new Layout 2 Enter keywords into the Search box The search results will appear on Scene automatically 3 By adding or deleting keywords from the search box the items on Scene will vary 4 Do not forget to save configured Layo
167. ta from Server e Unauthorized incorrect missing login or password Nx Witness User Manual 15 n networkoptix Nx Witness User Interface Overview Working with Resource Tree and Renaming Resources Resource Tree is a convenient tool to display search and manage available resources within the application The format of Resource Tree depends on the current user s permission level Resource Tree is displayed on the left Panel It can be resized by dragging the right edge to the left or right Depending on a user level see Introducing User Roles it may contain different elements For Administrators Resource Tree is displayed as follows e Servers admin only a list of servers registered in the system Server IP addresses are also displayed if the corresponding setting is enabled Note Server can have several network interfaces so different IP addresses may be displayed Servers can have additional statuses e 8 indicates Server the client is connected to fe e Server is offline for various reasons Server is incompatible This means the system is not fully updated and update is recommended See Upgrading Nx Witness e unauthorized Server This means the password for user admin is not coincide with other servers so this server is not able connect to this system e Cameras Cameras are displayed under Servers admin only and Layouts If Camera appears on more than one layout the camera will
168. ther computer is deleted all items will disappear es Note Locked Layouts cannot be deleted Nx Witness User Manual 151 n networkoptix Layout Management Opening and Closing Saved Layouts As User logs into Nx Witness all existing Layouts are listed in Resource Tree To open an existing Layout find the desired layout in Resource Tree and perform one of the following e Drag and Drop Layout from Resource Tree to Scene dmin 18 items 64 items PTZ tours a PT tours 123123123213 192 168 137 1 i ACTI KCM8111 192 168 0 47 SNC VM630 192 168 0 114 wy TestCameraLive 192 168 137 1 e Open Context Menu and choose Open Layout or press Enter To open multiple Layouts select the desired layouts in Resource Tree using Multi Selection and do one of the following e Drag selection to Scene e Open Context Menu and choose Open Layouts Layouts will be opened in separate Tabs If Tab already contains this Layout it will not be opened again E Note after Nx Witness is closed all saved Layouts opened in Tabs will be restored when User logs back in 152 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Layout Management Backing up and Restoring Nx Witness Database Nx Witness provides simple mechanism to perform backup and restore of system settings It is done by backing up the Nx Witness database as a single file Database contains all system configuration IMPORTANT It is recommended to perform
169. tibility mode By clicking OK the application will restart in compatibility mode In some instances it may be necessary to download additional files for compatibility pack In this particular instance the following message will be displayed You are about to connect to Server which has a different version Client version X is required to connect ti this Server Download version 2 2 Once download is completed restart is suggested Note Nx Witness recalls the Server it was last connected to and automatically suggests compatibility mode for the next launch IMPORTANT If some of the components of the Multi Server System such as Server or Client have different versions installed it may cause potential issues When Client is connected to Server all component versions are checked The warning will appear if the component versions differ from one another It is recommended to have the same version installed on all system components See Upgrading Nx Witness Nx Witness User Manual 7 n networkoptix Launching Nx Witness in Compatibility Mode Introducing User Roles There are three types of user roles in Nx Witness e Owner user with admin login Unlimited control This user cannot be deleted e Administrator Full control except e Change Super Administrator admin settings e Delete or change own role e Viewers Live Viewer Viewer Advanced Viewer Limited control A viewer cannot e Manage users except for changing
170. tings have been erased To prevent this from happening User must disable automatic discovery See Disabling Automatic Discovery Admin Only for details Nx Witness User Manual 85 n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Nx Witness provides powerful and flexible event bus than can be used for simple and intuitive programming of any algorithm Algorithms are a set of Rules Each Rule is a combination of Event Action As soon as Event is fired up Nx Witness triggers the appropriate Action The following events and actions are supported Events Actions e Motion on Camera e Notifications e Camera Disconnection Malfunction e Visual Event Indication e Storage Failure e Mail Notifications e Network Issue e Start Recording on Camera e Camera IP Conflict e Start Panic Recording e Input Signal on Camera e Trigger Camera Output e Server Failure e Play Sound e Servers Conflict e Speak Server Connection Lost Licenses are Not Configured e E mail is not Set for Users e Storages are not Configured Every Event that has occurred is automatically saved in system s Event Log If no Rules are active only system issues will be saved See Viewing Events Log for details IMPORTANT Some default Rules are already configured See Default Rules for details It is possible to reset all Rules configurations to default settings To reset click on Reset Default Rules and Apply or
171. tion Stay Time Door 5 saconds Saved position 1 e To change the order of Positions select desired Position and use arrows on the right to move it up and down the list e To delete Position select the desired Position and click on button 2 Note the following restrictions are applied to Tours e Tour should contain at least two Positions e It is not recommended to use the same Positions in a row or select the same ones for the first and last Position e Warning appears if Tour has several identical positions 6 Set Stay Time and Speed for each Position 7 Test Tour by clicking Start Tour in the upper table 8 Rename Tour if necessary in the upper table or set it as Home Tour see Home Positions and Tours for PTZ and Fish Eye Cameras 9 Click Apply or OK when finished To discard changes click Cancel Nx Witness User Manual 65 n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Home Positions and Tours for PTZ and Fish Eye Cameras Nx Witness allows setting Home Position or Tour for any PTZ or Fisheye Camera Home Position or Tour will be activated on Camera automatically in the following cases e f there is no active PTZ Tour e If PTZ Position is not changed for Camera for 2 minutes To set up Home Position or Tour for Camera 1 Configure the desired Position see Saving and Restoring PTZ Positions or Tour see Setting Up PTZ Tours 2 Open PTZ Positions and Tours management dialog Save Current Pos
172. tion selectors Motion detection must be supported by the camera Software or Hardware e Motion Low Quality Always low quality stream is recorded always and is switched to high quality streaming once in case of any motion To use this recording setting make sure the camera supports dual streaming If not the following will be displayed Dual Streaming and Motion Detection is not available for this camera OK e Do not Record 4 Select Recording Quality 5 Select FPS IMPORTANT If making any changes to image parameters for Camera is prohibited for Nx Witness then FPS and Recording Quality changes will not take effect See Preventing Nx Witness from Changing Camera Streaming Settings Admin Only for details 6 As soon as all the parameters are selected click on Schedule Grid e Click and Drag to select multiple cells e Click on hour to select an entire column e Click on weekday to select an entire row e Click Schedule Grid s top left corner to select all cells Note to select same values hold Alt and click on the cell to choose a recording mode FPS and values 7 Repeat to set another recording for different cells 8 If Motion Recording is set it is possible to adjust Pre recording and Post Recording intervals the time range between the start and end of motion recording 9 Click Apply or OK when finished To discard changes click Cancel In case of insufficient licenses the following warning will appear
173. tix Nx Witness User Interface Overview Items on Layouts and Scene Video Item represents video recorded by a camera that can be played back within Nx Witness Items displayed on Scene offer total video manipulation a variety of features streaming data and other related information Local videos are displayed as follows expoft avi e The file name is displayed in the upper left corner of Local Video Item The following buttons are displayed in the upper right corner of Local Video Item e E Image Enhancement e El create Zoom Window see Zoom Windows e 2 take screenshot fron the item see Taking Screenshots e P Rotation see Rotate e L Information displays additional information about the current stream see below e El close removes the item from the current layout Nx Witness User Manual 13 n networkoptix Nx Witness User Interface Overview Streams from cameras are displayed as follows OBO G5 i x The following information is displayed in the upper left corner of the camera item e Camera Name e Current Recording Mode Camera may be recording differently depending on its schedule Recording Always green circle Motion Recording red circle J Low Resolution always High Resolution only while in motion red circle crossed green O_ Not Recording grey circle For more information on recording settings see Setting up Recording Schedule 14 Nx W
174. ttom 2 Click on Schedule The following form will be displayed D 1 2 3 4 367 98 9 10T 2G hI I7 18 19 M 21 2 2 3 Select On or Off to enable disable monitoring in particular cells 4 Click on Schedule Grid e Click and Drag to select multiple cells e Click on hour to select an entire column e Click on weekday to select an entire row e Click Schedule Grid s top left corner to select all cells The above example shows that the event is tracked on workdays Sun Fri since 8AM till 8PM By default events are always tracked 90 Nx Witness User Manual X n optix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Motion on Camera Occurs if motion is detected on Camera s Basic Parameters Camera s motion is detected on To specify 1 Click on Any Camera at the desired row on the Alarm Event Rules form The following form will appear Ws Select cameras ISDcam 192 168 0 30 ISDcam 192 168 0 58 P13DSM2F1P 36 192 168 0 36 SNC VM630 192 168 0 114 SNT EX101E 192 168 0 22 zy Street View 192 168 0 5 VS8801 192 168 0 39 Server 192 168 0 207 Server 192 168 0 253 GUNG 123123123213 192 168 137 1 dwe mptz20x 64 239 139 118 Stardot SC 5407 192 168 0 147 GENERIC_RTSP media us 2 soundreach r Stardot SC 5407 192 168 0 147 z ancei qeuuadadad 2 Check the cameras to detect motion then click OK Cancel will discard changes To select all Cameras on a specific Server s
175. ul forensic tool for analyzing video To open Thumbnails 1 Click on the desired Camera If no Thumbnails are displayed then there is no archive available for this particular Camera Thumbnails panel can be re sized To re size point a mouse cursor over Time Line click and pull it up or down The white dots under the pictures point on the exact archive place where the shot has been taken When clicking on Thumbnail the current playback position will jump to the corresponding spot in the archive To close Thumbnails press THMB again or pull the Thumbnails Panel down See also Preview Search Nx Witness User Manual 179 n networkoptix Playback in Nx Witness Preview Search This feature helps to search data through large archives It breaks the selected range of time into smaller time increments and displays these increments as separate Items For instance it breaks a month period into ten 3 days periods displaying them as separate Items which makes it possible to locate a specific eventin one of these periods then breaking this period into nine 8 hour periods and so on Finally location of a specific event in archive may take 3 5 such iterations for initial period of several months To perform Preview Search 1 Select the desired camera on Scene 2 Select the region to export on Time Scale e Use Right Click Drag e Open Context Menu on Time Scale and click Mark Selection Start or press then Mark Sel
176. uld be chosen or Application Window only Nx Witness window will be recorded Disable Aero select this option to enhance performance If chosen once Screen Recording is in progress Windows Aero will be turned off Capture Cursor select this checkbox if a mouse cursor needs to be visible during recording Resolution select screen resolution The lower the resolution the higher the performance Encoder Quality select Performance for best performance Select Best for best quality Primary and Secondary device select sound devices to enable audio Audio will get mixed from both devices The best practice is to select master from the sound card as primary and microphone as secondary In this case both sounds from Nx Witness i e video clips and microphone will be recorded simultaneously 4 Click OK when done or Cancel to discard changes Nx Witness User Manual 209 n networkoptix Screen Recording Windows Only Performing Screen Recording To run Screen Recording proceed with one of the following e Open Main Menu and select Start Screen Recording or press Alt R e Click on the icon in the top right corner Screen recording will start in 3 seconds When finished proceed with one of the following e Open Main Menu and select Stop Screen Recording or press Alt R e Click onthe icon again in the top right corner IMPORTANT If audio parameters are setup incorrectly Screen Recording will displ
177. use delays In this case the following warning message will appear sequences with a total length exceeding space and epending on your connection Yes No In this case itis possible to continue working with Nx Witness while exporting 4 Choose the desired file name format and location and click Save Cancel will close the dialog and no exported data will be saved File and folder operations are performed in the same manner as in Windows Explorer The following formats are supported e NOV a proprietary format Can be opened by Nx Witness Client only Can be changed if needed see Changing Multi Video after Export e NOV Read Only a proprietary format Should be opened by Nx Witness Cannot be changed e EXE an executable bundle platform dependent x86 or x64 Can be opened without Nx Witness installed on the computer Can be changed in the future if needed see Changing Multi Video after Export e EXE Read Only a proprietary format platform dependent x86 or x64 An executable bundle Can be opened without Nx Witness installed on the computer Should be opened by Nx Witness Cannot be changed EXE is used for distributing videos to the users who do not have any codecs or media players installed As soon as the bundle is started the Client is run and it plays back the exported video In this case the data on motion and recorded fragments is also exported Nx Witness User Manual 201 n
178. used for outgoing mail Nx Witness will handle the rest e System Signature Support Signature name of the Nx Witness installation Will appear as follows Dear user Some events occured with your system Store Surveillance System 112 Nx Witness User Manual Note click Test to ensure that the settings are correct If test fails n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only e f the result is Cannot test such parameters the domain name is not supported It is necessary to switch to Advanced mode and set up the server manually e If the result is different the error message will be displayed smtp live com hotmail com 100 u Error 535 5 0 0 Authentication Failed Advanced E Mail Server Setup Outgoing E Mail Settings xX Advanced settings Test SMTP Server smtp gmail com Port Auto test gmail com SRR KK Secure connection using TLS recommended Secure connection using SSL Unsecure connection em Signature Store Surveillance System The parameters are the same as in Simple Setup plus e SMTP Server E Mail server address e Port SMITP Port e Connection type Secure TLS Secure SSL Unsecure Note click Test to ensure that the settings are correct If test fails e Try a different SMTP Port e Try a different connection type Nx Witness User Manual 113 n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Start Recording on Camera
179. ut Nx Witness User Manual 135 n networkoptix Layout Management Removing Item s from Layouts IMPORTANT Viewers cannot change Layouts that are assigned by Administrators They can only open new Tabs and add remove Items but cannot save Also it is not possible to add cameras to Locked Layouts To remove Item s from Layout on Scene 1 Select desired item s on Scene 2 Proceed with one of the following e Click Edto remove single Item e Open Context Menu and select Remove from Layout or hit Del to remove all selected Items To remove Item s from Layout in Resource Tree 1 Expand Users and locate the desired Layout in Resource Tree 2 Select desired Item s under specified Layout Multi Selection can be applied see Working with a Resource Tree 3 Open Context Menu and select Remove from Layout or hit Del a admin O pe n m 18 items Open in New Tab o Open in New Window mr 64 items 2 m New layout 10 Remove from ayout Del PTZ tours 123123123213 192 168 13 Check Camera Issues ACTi KCM8111 192 168 0 4 Camera Settings SNC VM630 192 168 0 114 TestCameraLive 192 168 137 1 e 2 k k k e d 4 Confirm deletion by clicking Yes 2 Note grid cell aspect ratio will be adjusted automatically as per the existing item aspect ratio to occupy space on Scene See Changing Cell Aspect Ratio 136 Nx Witness User Manual o LWOT optix Layout Management Using Backrounds Map
180. vents in Log In this instance create Rule with this particular type of Action Basic Parameters None Advanced Parameters Aggregation May be caused by All Events Why Action may work incorrectly Event is not configured properly See Event description for details Nx Witness User Manual 123 n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Default Rules As soon as Nx Witness is installed default Rules are set up The following Events e Camera Disconnection Malfunction e Storage Failure including Disk Is Full Network Issue Camera IP Conflict e Server Failure e Servers Conflict e Server Started will result in e Notifications to all Users no more than once per 30 seconds e Mail Notifications for admin To receive mail notifications E Mail Server must be configured see Configuring Mail Server for E Mail Notifications with e mail address specified for admin see Changing User Settings e Write to Log 124 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Viewing Events Log Each event that occurs in Nx Witness is stored in Event Log Event Log makes it easy to navigate through past activity or diagnose Camera or Server To view the log proceed with one of the following e Open Main Menu and go to Event Log Ctrl L e Open Notification Panel on the right and click e To view Events that occurred on a particular Camera open Camera s C
181. work with assigned layouts and cameras 8 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Introducing User Roles Nx Witness User Interface Overview Nx Witness User Interface UI includes the following main controls e Scene main view Displays video items from cameras or local files e Tab Navigator top Panel It contains Main Menu Tabs and the following buttons e Connect Disconnect button This button indicates the current connection status and allows to connect or disconnect from Server e Window Buttons go exit fullscreen minimize close window e Screen Recording button Starts stops screen recording e Playback Panel located on the bottom Panel Used for playing back local videos and live streams e Resource Tree left Panel Contains all servers cameras local files users and layouts available to the current user e Notifications right Panel Contains notifications about system events Scene represents space for video Items can be placed on Nx Witness allows viewing streams from Cameras as well as Local Video Files Items are placed on Scene and can be saved as Layouts If several Tabs are opened then each Tab contains its own Layout with Items Nx Witness User Manual 9 n networkoptix Nx Witness User Interface Overview Main Menu Main Menu allows users to gain access to various Nx Witness features quickly and intuitively Main Menu can be opened by clicking on the logo at the upper left cor
182. ws from the table Drag the mouse use CTRL Click Up Down arrows or Shift Click Up Down arrows Use CTRL A to select all Cameras Open one or several Cameras Select the desired Cameras open Context Menu and choose Open Open in New Tab Open in New Window Rename Cameras Select Camera open Context Menu and choose Rename Viewing Camera s event history Select Camera open Context Menu and choose Check Camera Issues Event History form will open and filtering against the selected Camera will apply Delete one or multiple Cameras Select the desired Cameras open Context Menu and choose Delete Go to Cameras Settings Select the desired Cameras open Context Menu and choose Camera Settings Export data from one or multiple Cameras to an external file Select the desired Cameras open Context Menu and choose Export Selected to File Select file name and format The following formats are supported e HTMLFile e CSV file text file with delimiters This file type can easily be imported into Microsoft Excel Copy one or several rows to clipboard Select the desired rows open Context Menu and choose Copy Selection to Clipboard The data can be pasted into any text editor or Microsoft Excel 40 Nx Witness User Manual n networkoptix Cameras and Encoders Management Adding Cameras and Encoders This section provides information on how to add cameras to the Nx Witness resource list Choose one of the following methods
183. ymbol Aggregation 110 Nx Witness User Manual networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only E Note Click on Global Email Settings to configure E Mail Server parameters As soon as event occurs a mail notification is sent as follows Dear user Some events occured with your system My system Motion on Camera DWC MV421D 192 168 0 86 x External Link Internal Link Date s when the motion is detected Im aee 2 2013 16 42 14 Support Info Web www url com May be caused by All Events Why Action may work incorrectly E Mail Server is not configured In this case E Mail Server is not Configured notification will appear See Configuring Mail Server for E Mail Notifications for more details Event is not configured properly See Event description for details Nx Witness User Manual 111 n networkoptix Configuring Events and Actions Admin Only Configuring Mail Server for E Mail Notifications In order to send Mail Notifications on Events E Mail Server should be configured To configure E Mail Server 1 Open Main Menu gt System Administration CTRL tALT A and swith to the Email tab 2 Choose quick or advanced E Mail Server setup see below for reference 3 When finished press OK to apply or Cancel to discard settings Quick E Mail Server Setup Outgoing E Mail Settings Advanced settings e E Mail Password address and password of the mail account which will be

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