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1. Event Type Emergency had V Output Module Mod 1 v Pin 3 Event Type Emergency xe Output 1 KIG F Allow Center 2 to force output Security Service Momentary Mode V Start monitoring normal events when the selected pin is triggered Mod 1 Pin 1 7 I Stop monitoring normal events when the selected pin is triggered Mod 1 Pin 1 7 Maintained Mode kapti poo Pat T a Figure 1 12 I O Device Notifies the Center V2 of when I O devices are triggered Use the Arrow buttons to configure each I O device or click the Finger button to apply to all I O devices Allow Center V2 to Enable Disable I O Allows Center V2 manually arm disarm any I O devices at the subscriber s site without interrupting the monitoring For example when an alarm is triggered at the subscriber site the Center V2 operator can turn it off remotely before the security staff 25 GeoVision 26 arrives at the site Meanwhile GV System still remains on monitoring Send to Center V2 when I O is Triggered Notifies Center V2 when any selected input is triggered With Camera s Sends the camera video to Center V2 when the selected input is triggered Click the Set Camera s button to assign cameras for the application Event Type If the subscriber wants Center V2 always to get notified of the input trigger select Emergency If the subscriber wants Center V2 to get notified of the input trigger only when an
2. Output 1 KIL V Allow Vital Sign Monitor to force output Security Service Momentary Mode Start monitoring normal events when the selected pin is triggered Mod 1 Pin 1 V Stop monitoring normal events when the selected pin is triggered Mod 1 Pin 1 Maintained Mode Figure 3 7 I O Device Notifies the VSM when I O devices are triggered Use the Arrow buttons to configure each I O device or click the Finger button to apply to all I O devices Allow Vital Sign Monitor to Enable Disable I O Allows the VSM manually arm disarm any I O devices at the subscriber s site without interrupting the monitoring 151 GeoVision 152 For example when an alarm is triggered at the subscriber site the VSM operator can turn it off remotely before arriving at the site Meanwhile GV System still remains on monitoring Notify Vital Sign Monitor when I O is Triggered Notifies the VSM when any selected input is triggered Event Type If the subscriber wants the VSM always to get notified of the input trigger select Emergency If the subscriber wants the VSM to get notified of the input trigger only when an assigned input is triggered select Normal Right Arrow button Sets the delay time to notify the VSM of the input trigger This feature is only available when the Normal type is chosen Exit Delay While the system is activated this feature provides an interval of time for the subscriber t
3. Ai System Motion Trigger Connection Alarm Login Logout Attachment Wiegand Data Devicq Lost Offline Event Customi lt gt e 14 16 18 19 20 21 22 15 17 Figure 1 1 The controls on the Center V2 window Monitoring Window Displays live video Indicates the date time remaining disk space and 2 Status Panel the total number of online channels versus available channels Type the desired ID in the Current Subscriber field 3 l Find A SUpSever and click this button to search 10 11 12 Subscriber List Tools Host Information Accounts Preference Settings Previous Page Next Page Refresh Channel Split Mode a Center V2 Displays subscribers ID names and online status Blue Icon Indicates the subscriber is online Gray Icon Indicates the subscriber is off line Alarm Icon Indicates either motion has been detected or the I O has been triggered at the subscriber s site Accesses Event Log Event List Event Chart QView audio and microphone control SMS Server configuration and short message notification Displays the connection status of subscribers Adds deletes or modifies subscriber accounts Brings up these options System Configure Event Log Settings Notification Password Setup E mail Setup Customize Alarm Report SMS Setup I O Device Automatic Failover Support and Version Information Displays the previous page of camera view
4. Select a channel to be displayed The selected channel is displayec on another monitor screer on another monitor screer Figure 1 80 To switch to another channel simply click another channel 103 C GeoVision 104 Chapter 2 Dispatch Server The availability of Center V2 Servers may be threatened by network overload Thru Dispatch Server the concern can be settled by arranging and distributing subscribers requests to the least busy Center V2 Servers With Dispatch Server a central monitor station can run several Center V2 Servers and serve a large number of subscribers with the fastest responding time If any of Center V2 Servers needs maintenance Dispatch Server can automatically redistribute subscribers requests to other Center V2 within a server farm or to servers in another location C GeoVision 2 1 Minimum System Requirements Before installation make sure that your computer meets the following minimum requirements Standard Version s Standard Version must be at least 1 GB O recommended 32 bit color l I Visual C 2008 Redistributable Package Hardware _ Internal or External GV USB Dongle Note Visual C 2008 Redistributable Package can be found in the software DVD Advanced Version Connections to more than 100 DVR subscribers o gt jea pu Memor 2 x 1 GB Dual Channels Tae The hard disk space required to install Dispatch Server _ Advanced Version must b
5. 1 2 2 Professional Version Connect the GV USB Dongle to the computer Insert the CMS Software DVD to your computer It runs automatically and a window appears To install the USB device driver select Install or Remove GeoVision GV Series Driver and select Install GeoVision USB Device Driver To install the CMS system Install V8 5 5 0 Central Monitoring System Click Center V2 System and follow the on screen instructions C GeoVision 1 3 The Center V2 Window May 05 18 36 18 29 86 GB _DvRI 84 Center 2 Pro S Taipei DRI a l Tokyo DRZ SY Camera 22 EE Camera 23 I 9 P Type Message Message Time Motion Camera 1 detected motion 5 5 2011 6 33 22 PM Motion Camera 2 detected motion 5 5 2011 6 33 22 PM g Attachment Record file of Camera 2 Live 515 2011 6 33 30 PM 5 5 2011 P g Attachment Record file of Camera 1 Live 515 2011 6 33 30 PM 5 5 2011 P Motion Camera 1 detected motion 6 5 2011 6 34 28 PM 5 5 2011 S738 T 1 4 Motion Camera 2 detected motion 5 5 2011 6 34 28 PM 5 5 2011 6 34 28 0 Attachment Record file of Camera 2 Live 5 5 2011 6 34 35 PM 5 5 2011 6 34 28 P 2 Attachment Record file of Camera 1 Live 515 2011 6 34 35 PM 5 5 2011 8 39 07 PM 13 Attachment Record file of Camera 2 Live 5 5 2011 6 35 23 PM 5 5 2011 6 35 17 PM Attachment Record file of Camera 1 Live 5 5 2011 6 35 23 PM 5 5 2011 8 39 56 PM
6. Note Any changes of this property will be applied in the next startup Figure 1 53 E Location Name Indicates the name of the PC where Center V2 is installed m Assign IP When your router or system has more than one IP address you can assign an IP address for the communication between GV System and Center V2 E Enhance Network Security Applies enhanced security for Internet When the feature is enabled all subscribers using earlier version than version 7 0 cannot access the Center V2 anymore Center Port Indicates the communication port used by the Center V2 The port should match the one in Figure 1 7 To automatically configure the port on your router by UPnP technology click the Arrow button For details on UPnP settings see UPnP Settings Appendix m Accept the Connection of GV Compact DVR Video Server amp IP Cam Enables the connection to GV IP devices For connecting with GV IP devices the default port is 5551 or you can modify it to match the Center V2 port on GV IP devices For details see their separate User s Manuals 73 C GeoVision 1 15 4 Recording Settings In Recording Settings you can configure storage locations storage durations and recycling conditions of video recordings Preference General Layout Network Record x xl V Recycle Path Free size Storage W D iCenterV2 Data 1 33 GB Storage 1 Enlarge path threshold Keep days Enlarge recycle threshold U
7. 100 Figure 3 6 m Notify Vital Sign Monitor of the monitoring status Select this option to enable the live monitoring through VSM Select one camera and select the alert events that you like to notify the VSM when they occur Click the Finger button to apply the same settings to all cameras Event Type Select Emergency for VSM to be notified of the alert event from this subscriber Select Normal for the VSM to be notified of the alert event only when an assigned input is triggered at this subscriber Note To set an input trigger for the notification of Normal events see Security Service in I O Device below 150 a Vital Sign Monitor Counter Alarm In Out Set a number to receive a notification when the count result In number Out number exceeds the specified number Note that the Object Counter function must be enabled and Counter Alarm must be selected under the Event Type list I O Device The settings define which I O condition to notify the VSM To configure these settings first disable the Monitoring all type events option in Figure 3 4 Advance Settings General Camera 1 0 Device System Information 170 Device iV Allow Vital Sign Monitor to Enable Disable 1 0 iV Notify Vital Sign Monitor of the monitoring status Input 4 gt V Notify Vital Sian Monitor when 1 0 is triggered Module 2 ss Event Type Normal D MV Output Module Mod 1 vi Pin 3 Event Type Normal Me D
8. Notification feature For details see Notification Settings later in this chapter 1 11 1 Setting a Schedule 1 48 On the Center V2 window click the Accounts button No 7 Figure 1 1 The Address Book window appears Highlight one subscriber and click the Subscriber Schedule No 7 Figure 1 2 The Schedule window appears amp Schedule 2006 11 Nov Figure 1 33 a Center V2 On the Schedule window menu click Schedule select Setup Wizard and follow the Wizard instructions When the following dialog box appears during the instructions drag the mouse over the Login timeline to define the Start and End time Figure 1 34 The controls on the Setup Wizard No Name 1 Include 2 Exclude 3 Add 4 Erase 5 Advanced Setting Timeline Login Notification Description Displays task time Displays non task time Draws task time Erases task time Selects alert notification methods See Scheduling Alert Notification later Defines the time periods Displays the Login timeline Displays the E mail and SMS timelines Click Next when you finish the schedule The Setup Wizard dialog boxes pops up again and then click Finish to exit 49 C GeoVision 1 11 2 Scheduling Alert Notification E mails and SMS messages can be sent out within the scheduled period of time The Schedule will work with your E Mail and SMS settings to all alert conditions To set up alert conditions see No
9. To filter the logs with alarm reports click the Tools button No 5 Figure 1 1 select View Event Log and click the Filter button The Filter window appears Click the Clipboard icon and select the type of alarm report from the drop down list For details see Filtering the Event Log in 1 11 Event Log Browser Click OK The search results will be displayed in the Event Log Browser window To print out the alarm reports along with the search results click the Page Setup button No 8 Figure 1 44 select Print Managing Alarm Report and click OK Click the Print button No 9 Figure 1 44 Find the alarm reports in the last part of the printouts Also see Printout Settings in 1 11 Event Log Browser 54 a Center V2 1 13 Event List 1 13 1 Marking the Events with Colorful Flags The flags of various colors are provided to distinguish different events You will find them useful not only when browsing in the Event List but also when using the Filter function to sort out the desired events z G ID Type Message Red Flag i Start Service Blue Flag Login Logout Login Yellow Flag System Start Monitoring All Type Events W Green Flag System Stop I O Monitoring System Stop all cameras monitoring Y Orange Fla i Y Pur i Fla is Motion Camera 1 detected motion 3 Motion Camera 2 detected motion JY Flag Complete Attachment Record file of Camera 1 Live Clear Flag Setup Figure 1 37 You can name the colorful flags
10. ascII O Unicode Figure 1 65 2 Select the event into which you wish to insert the subscriber name and ID and select Send SMS Alerts This dialog box appears Short Message Service Text Content Characters Used 0 160 Figure 1 66 87 C GeoVision 3 Type the message text and click the Macros button This dialog box appears Short Message Service Text Content Symbol Text 2 71 connection is lost 71 ID 2 Camera Name Characters Used 257160 D Figure 1 67 4 Place the pointer to where you wish to insert the subscriber name and ID in the text select the corresponding symbol and click Insert The symbols will be replaced with real information when the message is displayed to the user 88 a Center V2 1 19 E Mail Alerts You can send e mails to subscribers when alert conditions occur 1 19 1 Setting Mailbox Before you can send e mails to a separate e mail account you need to define your mailbox correctly Setting up the mailbox 1 On the Center V2 window click the Preference Settings button No 8 Figure 1 1 and then select E Mail Setup This dialog box appears Mail Setup Setup Test Charset Western European Windows E Mail To geo taipei geovision com tw E Mail From geo geovision com tw Subject test SHAME Sieh ees 3 Mail Content Rie SMTP Port 25 test M This server requires an encrypted connection SSL SMT
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12. 10 Video Lost Camera 11 Video Lost Camera 12 Video Lost Camera 13 Video Lost Camera 14 Video Lost Camera 15 Video Lost Camera 16 Video Lost Camera 1 Video Lost Camera 2 detected motion Message Time 5 10 2011 3 28 31 PM 5 10 2011 3 28 31 PM 6 10 2011 3 28 31 PM 5 10 2011 3 28 31 PM 5 10 2011 3 28 31 PM 5 10 2011 3 28 31 PM 6 10 2011 3 28 31 PM 5 10 2011 3 28 31 PM 5 10 2011 3 28 31 PM 5 10 2011 3 28 31 PM 5 10 2011 3 28 31 PM 5 10 2011 3 31 12 PM Start Time 5 10 2011 3 28 31PM 5 10 2011 3 28 31 PM 5 10 2011 3 28 31 PM 5 10 2011 3 28 31 PM 5 10 2011 3 28 31 PM 5 10 2011 3 28 31 PM 5 10 2011 3 28 31 PM 5 10 2011 3 28 31PM 5 10 2011 3 28 31 PM 5 10 2011 3 28 31 PM 5 10 2011 3 28 31 PM 5 10 2011 3 31 12 PM _ Motion Trigger Connection Alarm 56 Login Logout Attachment Wiegand Data Device Lost Offline Event Figure 1 39 Customized Event lt gt a Center V2 Configuring the Event Tabs All the event tabs are enabled by default You can also disable the unwanted tabs 1 On the Center V2 window click the Preference Settings button and select My Favorite Events A sub menu appears System Configure Event Log Settings Password Setup E Mail Setup SMS Setup Local I O Device Virtual I O Notification Customize Alarm Report Customize Message Settings v Motion Automatic Failover Support j Trigger Version Information v Connection v Alarm v Login Logout v A
13. 2 Camera Audio Control 3 Simple Microphone and Audio Panels 4 Camera Monitor 5 Viewing Subscriber Information 6 Subscription Control 1 10 1 Showing I O Status You can view the status of input devices at the subscriber s site as well as forcing the outputs to be triggered To allow the Center V2 to control the I O devices the subscriber must enable Allow Center V2 to Enable Disable I O and Allow Center V2 to Force Output first For the two options see Figure 1 12 On the Subscriber List No 4 Figure 1 1 right click one online subscriber and select Show I O Status to display this window T 1 0 Status mlg Input Pin i 4 Cl s Input 1 Input 2 Input 3 Input 4 Output Pin 4 w Output 1 Output 2 Output 3 w Output 4 Force J Reset Output Figure 1 28 41 C GeoVision Module Shows the module s I O status Input Shows the input device status The blue icon indicates the input is deactivated the red lightening icon indicates the input is activated Output Shows the output device status or to manually force an output or reset an output installed at the subscriber site To manually force an output to be triggered click a desired output and click the Force Output button Or select a desired output pin and click the Force Output button To reset an output click a desired output pin and select Reset Or click the Reset Output button and select the desired module and outp
14. 8 19 2003 10 14 54 AM 8 19 2003 10 14 54 AM 1 Device Lost Camera 6 Video Lost 8 19 2003 10 14 54 AM 8 19 2003 10 14 54 AM Total data list 20 Open Finish Figure 1 44 The buttons on the Event Log Browser No Name Description 1 Open Opens an event log 2 Reload Refreshes the event log manually Start Stop 3 Synchronous EventLog Refreshes the event log automatically 4 Filter Defines the search criteria 5 Refresh the Filter Result Refreshes the filter result 6 Event Chart Provides the daily weekly and monthly statistical charts based on different criteria a Center V2 No Name Description Exports the current event list and video files Creates a header and footer for the printout of the event list 7 Backup 8 Page Setup 9 Print Prints the current event list 10 Exit Exits the browser 1 14 1 Opening the Event Log Click the Open button No 1 Figure 1 44 to launch the following Open Database dialog box Define a time period and select the type of database If you want to open the logs created by the system select System Log if you want to open the logs you have backed up in a local drive or CD DVD select Backup Log Then assign the log path After clicking OK the events matching the search criteria will be loaded to the Event Log Browser Open DataBase Select the period of database to open 5 5 2003 a S 712003 Note Select only between 1 62 days Open Type Option S
15. Alarm Attachment System Message Camera detected motion I O Trigger Module xx Trigger Resume Video of Camera xx By Module xx Video Lost Module Lost The network connection is lost The connection of client xx is abnormal Camera cannot be controlled Ping Timeout Failed to establish the connection Video signal of Camera xx has resume Module xx has returned to normal Failed to Login SMS Server Failed to send short message SMS Server is shutdown There isn t enough space for recording There isn t enough space for recording The storage for Event Log is low Event Log will not take any new entries An unexpected error occurred in Multicam Surveillance System Error Code 1 or 2 There is an intruder Object Missing Unattended Object Alert Message of POS Record file of Camera xx Live Attachment or offline Start Recycle Recycle Event Log Status change of monitoring cameras On camera no Off camera no By Schedule Stop all cameras monitoring Start all cameras monitoring Start I O Monitoring By Schedule Stop I O Monitoring By Schedule Schedule Start Schedule Stop All monitoring devices are stop too Start monitoring all type events Stop monitoring all type events Subscriber session is not established Wait time expired Unexpected logout before subscriber session is completed Note Error Code 1 indicates a codec error Error Code 2 indicates that users can t write or recor
16. Auto re dispatch subscriber after Center V2 Server is online 4 Click OK This subscriber will be distributed to the selected Center V2 Server whenever it is connected to the Dispatch Server 120 2 Dispatch Server 2 10 Event Query This feature lets you locate a desired event by posing a query on Center V2 Servers Click the Stop Start Query Center V2 Event button No 7 Figure 2 1 on the toolbar to display the following dialog box Check the desired query items Type ID Date and or Time define your query condition under each item and then click OK to display the query results 7 a Query CenterV2 Event auer condition w Type System Pci Date 1 S2006 v Time 00 00 00 2 23 59 59 2 Figure 2 10 The Query feature supports the remote playback when folder sharing on the recording folder of Center V2 is enabled Double clicking any found event with video attachment can play it back on Dispatch Server Note To enable folder sharing on the recording folder of Center V2 right click the folder and select Sharing and Security Click the Sharing tab in the Network sharing and security section select Share this folder on the network Click OK The default path for recordings is Center V2 Data 121 C GeoVision 2 11 Event List The feature lets you view the real time events occurred on Center V2 Servers For the application make sure the Enable Real Time CenterV2 Event option is enabled s
17. C 3 Click the Restore Remote AP icon and then select the application that you want to restore its backup settings For example we select VSM Server for restoration Click the Next Step button _ to start restoring When the restoration is complete this message will appear Successfully Restore VSM Server Settings Appendix D Watermark Proof Watermark Proof is a watermark checking program by which you can verify the authenticity of the recordings al Locate and run WMProof exe in the Center V2 folder 2 In the Watermark Proof window click File from the menu bar select Open and locate the recorded file avi The selected file is then listed on the window Alternatively you can drag the file directly from the storage folder to the window Note The default path of recorded files is Center V2 Data subscriber Live 3 If the recording is unmodified a check mark will appear in the Pass column On the contrary if the recording is modified or does not contain watermark during recording a check mark will appear in the Failed column To play the recording double click the listed file on the window al Water Mark Proof Event20030110033600001 avi ass D ACenterV2iDatal Live cam01 0110 Event200301100 M D CenterV2 Data Livetcam0110110 Event200301100 M 291 291 Current Total Frame 1 10 2003 11 36 09 890 Figure D 1 191 C GeoVision E PTZ Control Using GV Joystick You need to run
18. D Dispatch CenterV2Log Available space 19 70 GB 2 Mrecycle Lag Dispatch Server Figure 2 6 4 Click OK 5 Restart the Center V2 Without this step the Center V2 will not connect to the Dispatch Server 115 C GeoVision 2 7 Connecting GV System to Dispatch Server Configure the GV System so that it can connect to Dispatch Server Follow these steps to connect GV System to Dispatch server 1 Onthe main screen of GV System click the Network button and then select Connect to Center V2 The Login Information dialog box appears See Figure 1 7 2 Inthe Center IP field type the IP address of the Dispatch Server 3 Type a user ID and password created in the Dispatch Server 4 Change the port number from 5547 Center V2 port to 21112 Dispatch Server port 5 Click the OK button The Connect to Center V2 dialog box appears 6 Click the Connect button to enable connecting to the Dispatch Server Note If you want to modify the login information of the Center V2 on the Connect to CenterV2 dialog box click the listed Center V2 IP and then select Modify 116 a Dispatch Server 2 8 Connecting GV IP Device to Dispatch Server The Dispatch Server can distribute GV IP Devices to Center V2 Servers based on predefined groups or balance loading of Center V2 Servers Follow these steps to connect a GV IP Device to the Dispatch Server 1 On the main screen click Configure and select Setting The Dispa
19. Directdraw option in the General Setting dialog box Figure 1 51 31 C GeoVision 1 7 Recording By default the Center V2 records any events and motion detected at the subscriber When the video is recorded a message labeled with Live appears on the Event List Type Message Message Time Start Time Motion Camera 1 detected motion 8 5 2010 10 36 19 AM 8 5 2010 10 36 19 AM Attachment Record file of Camera 1 Live 8 5 2010 10 36 25 AM 8 5 2010 10 36 19 AM Figure 1 16 Note The default path of recorded files is Center V2 Data subscriber Live You can also start recording manually and instantly when you see any suspicious live images To start recording manually 1 To start recording manually the live view must be enabled already See 1 6 Live View 2 To start recording move your cursor to the live view and click the icon on the channel heading 3 To stop recording move your cursor to the live view and click the icon on the channel heading 4 A message labeled with Manual appears on the Event List Figure 1 17 Note The default path for recordings started manually is Center V2 Data subscriber Manual For related recording and storage settings see 1 15 4 Recording Settings 32 a Center V2 1 8 Playback You can play back the video events saved on the Center V2 by clicking the attachments on the Event List or play back the video events recorded on the remote subscriber 1 8 1
20. Dispatch Centerv2Log Available space 19 70 GB zj M Recycle Log Figure 2 13 128 a Dispatch Server Network Setting Server Port The port should match with the Dispatch Server Port of Center V2 Figure 2 7 Or keep the port setting as default To automatically configure these ports on your router by UPnP technology click the Arrow button For details on UPnP settings see UPnP Settings Appendix Allow GV IP devices to login as subscriber from port Enables the connection to the GV Video Server GV IP Camera and GV Compact DVR The default port is 5551 or modify it to match the Center V2 port on the GV IP devices For details see GV Video Server User s Manual GV IP Camera User s Manual or GV Compact DVR User s Manual Auto run server service upon startup Automatically starts the Dispatch service when its program starts Automatic Failover Support Distributes Center V2 Servers to another Dispatch Server when the serving Dispatch Server breaks down Enabling this item you will be prompted to enter the IP address and port of another Dispatch Server For details see 2 17 Failover Server Allow unidentified CenterV2 Server login Allows Center V2 to access Dispatch Server without entering the Identification Code Identification Code The code protects Dispatch Server against unauthorized Internet access Center V2 will need the code to log in Dispatch Server Dispatch Setting Group First Ke
21. Dongle Options VSM VSM Control Center _ VSM Center V2 VSM Dispatch Server To ensure the quality of downloading when multiple GV Systems connect to the VSM see the list below for the recommended bandwidth ne fe Kbps 00 soo Mbps 1000 4 Mbps 139 C GeoVision 3 2 Installation 140 Connect the GV USB Dongle to the computer Insert the CMS Software CD to your computer It runs automatically and a window appears To install the USB device driver select Install or Remove GeoVision GV Series Driver and select Install GeoVision USB Device Driver To install the Visual C 2008 Redistributable Package select Install Visual C 2008 Redistributable Package To install the CMS system select Install V8 5 5 0 Central Monitoring System Click Vital Sign Monitor System and follow the on screen instructions 3 3 The VSM Window Connection System System Login Logout Login Logout System Motion Alarm Motion Motion Motion Motion Motion Camera detected motion The network connection is lost Stop Service Start Service Login Login Start Monitoring All Type Events Stop all cameras monitoring Camera detected motion Camera detected motion Camera detected motion Multicam Surveillance System don t have responded Camera detected motion Camera detected motion Camera detected motion Camera detected motion Camera detected motion Camera detected motion Camera detected motion Ca
22. Fast Backup and Restore D Watermark Proof E PTZ Control Using GV Joystick F Corresponding Image Sizes of Subscriber and Center V2 G UPnP Settings H Supported IP Device Brands MultiLang Tool for Translated Text Specifications C GeoVision A Dongle Description Note the following requirements and limitations for GV USB Dongle An appropriate USB dongle of Black color is required for each CMS module to work Using more than one Black Dongle on the same computer is possible But remember the rule that Control Center and Center V2 cannot be run together and Center V2 and Dispatch Server cannot be run together The Black Dongle can be upgraded to include more functions It is required to install drivers from the software CD for the Black Dongle to work Dongle options for Center V2 Center V2 Pro e Center V2 VSM Connection of GeoVision IP devices to Center V2 The Center V2 accepts any video stream from GeoVision IP video devices There is no need to use an extra dongle Currently Center V2 does not support the video streaming from third party IP video devices Dongle options for Dispatch Server Dispatch Server Dispatch Server VSM 184 Appendix Dongle options for VSM VSM VSM Control Center VSM Center V2 VSM Dispatch Server 185 C GeoVision B Upgrading the Black Dongle The Black Dongle can be upgraded to include more functions or enhance the system You
23. V2 to listen to the audio from GV System E Accept Audio in from CenterV2 Allows Center V2 to use the talkback feature when emergency occurs 23 C GeoVision Other Allow Center V2 to Get System Information Allows Center V2 to get system information on your GV System Send Alert Message of POS s Loss Prevention to Center V2 Notifies Center V2 about the events of POS Loss Prevention Time synchronization with Center V2 Enables the time increment decrement of minutes and seconds at the subscriber site to match the time at the Center V2 Notify Center V2 when the storage space was full Notifies the Center V2 when the subscriber s storage space is insufficient Notify Center V2 when Wiegand Event occurs This option is designed for the access control application with GV Wiegand Capture When the GV System receives the card number from GV Wiegand Catpure the number can also be sent to the Center V2 Note When Time synchronization with Center V2 is selected the function of time synchronization will be activated as soon as the Center V2 is started up and it will be re activated every 12 hours 24 a Center V2 I O Device The settings define which I O condition to notify Center V2 To configure these settings first disable the Monitoring all type events option in Figure 1 8 Advance Settings Camera Other 1 0 Device 1 0 Device Module 1 bd V Send to Center 2 when 1 0 is triggered With Camerafs
24. You can choose to play back video one by one in the same player or separate players simultaneously 1 Click the Tools button on the EZ player No 1 Figure 1 18 and click Setup from the pop up menu This dialog box appears View Open each video in its own windows Figure 1 19 2 To play back one video at one time in the same player select Open each video in the same windows 3 To play back multiple videos in separte players simultaneoulsy select each video in its own windows 35 C GeoVision Adjusting Distorted Views When viewing videos through EZ player images may be curved near the corners Use the Wide Angle Lens Dewarping feature to correct image distortion 1 On EZ player right click the video image and select Wide Angle Lens Dewarping to enable this function 2 Right click the video image again and select Wide Angle Lens Dewarping Settings The dialog box appears Wide Angle Dewarping Setting Figure 1 20 3 Move the slider at the bottom to correct the degree of distortion The adjusted view is shown on the right 4 Click OK to complete 36 a Center V2 1 8 2 Remote Playback You can play back the video events recorded on the remote subscriber through network connection The function is critical wnen you do not want to enable recording on the Center V2 but want to retrieve the videos for reference For the remote playback to work the following function must already be enabled
25. appears Subscriber Settings 1 Monitor Option Image Size Norma _ Yy V Auto Record Video Record Mode O Attachment Mode Both Live amp Attachment Note Any changes ofthis property will be applied in next trigger Color of Channel Caption Storage Group Storage 1 v Figure 1 4 Assign a Storage Group using the drop down list For details see Recording Settings 1 15 System Configuration The options in the dialog box are discussed later You may accept the default settings here and edit them later by clicking the Subscriber Settings button No 7 Figure 1 2 on the toolbar After you click OK the subscriber account will be created a Center V2 1 4 2 Subscriber Settings Monitor Option Image Size Sets the size of video size from the subscriber Each size set from the subscriber corresponds to a certain size displayed at the Center V2 Server For example if the video stream from a subscriber is 704 x 576 and Center V2 operator selects Middle the size of displayed image on Center V2 will be 720 x 288 For details on the image size see Corresponding Image Sizes of Subscriber and Center V2 Appendix Center V2 supports megapixel resolution If the subscriber sets the resolution to megapixel and the Center V2 operator wishes to view the videos of the same size the Center V2 operator can select Actual Size Note this setting will require a lot of bandwidth It is recommended to select the opt
26. as d or n that instruct the application to perform certain functions Be careful not to change the symbols in the translated text To apply the revised text 1 To apply the revised translation to the applications click Save For the following applications the system will automatically locate the corresponding files on your computer and replace with the revised translation GV System Remote ViewLog Fast Backup and Restore FBR GV IP Device Utility Multi View Remote E Map Center V2 Vital Sign Monitor Dispatch Server GV GIS 199 C GeoVision 200 MCamCtrl Utility POS Text Sender Authentication Server SMS Server Audio Broadcast Multicast TwinDVR System Bandwidth Control Client Site Backup Viewer Mobile Server After applying the revision a dialog box appears to show which applications have been revised Click OK r Updated GvNVR a C GV1480 MultilingualConfig C Program Files x86 MultilingualConfig MultiView C Program Files DMMultiView W OCX C Windows GeoOCx Remote ViewLog C Windows Geovision Remote Viewlog 20111017 Figure l 4 The message Do you want to apply the revised multilingual texts to another folder appears If the storage path for the application has been changed or if the associated application is not listed in the dialog box click Yes and select the folder of the application Appendix To export or send the revis
27. automatically inserted to your SMS message when it is sent out Click Configure on the window menu and select Notification The Alarm Settings dialog box appears For details see Inserting Device Information 1 18 SMS Alerts 175 C GeoVision 3 16 E Mail Alerts You can send e mails to subscribers when alert conditions occur 3 16 1 Setting Mailbox Before you can send e mails to an e mail account you need to define your mailbox correctly Click Configure on the window menu and select E Mail Setup For setup details see 1 19 E Mail Alerts 3 16 2 Sending E Mail There are several ways to send e mail alerts See the VSM window for the following selections 1 Click the E Mail button No 10 Figure 3 1 This sends the e mail to an individual subscriber manually 2 On the Subscriber List No 19 Figure 3 1 right click one subscriber and then select Send E Mail This sends the e mail to an individual subscriber manually 3 On the Event List double click one event to call up a message window and then click the e mail icon This sends the e mail to an individual subscriber manually 4 Click Configure on the window menu and select Notification to display the Alarm Settings window Select Send E Mail Alerts This sends e mails to subscribers automatically when alert conditions occur See Notification Settings earlier in the chapter 176 a Vital Sign Monitor 3 16 3 Inserting Device Information The subscri
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29. daily weekly and monthly statistical chart based on different criteria These statistical charts allow the administrator to analyze the occurrence of different event types and message types and the events that occur on different subscribers To display the Event Chart you need to install the following software on the computer Use the links in the software DVD or click Here below to download the software e Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 SP1 or later versions Click Here e Microsoft Chart Controls Click Here 1 21 1 Accessing the Event Chart 1 Click the Tools button No 5 Figure 1 1 and select Event Chart This window appears CenterV2 Event Chart Please selectthe time range ofthe query a E gt Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 BR 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Day 2003 08 04 C Week 2003 07 29 2003 08 04 C Month 2003 08 Cancel Figure 1 71 96 2 a Center V2 Specify a day or select a week or month to query the event data Click the Next button This dialog box appears CenterV2 Event Chart Please select the query type C ID C message Type C Import Data Cancel Figure 1 72 Select ID to query the events based on subscriber s ID and message or Type to query the events based on message types Import Data allows you to query the events based on your previously exported query settings see Step 5 Here we s
30. is selected select either Celsius or Fahrenheit for the unit to come before the other in the Subscriber Status 5 Inthe Alarm section specify the critical temperature 6 Click OK Once the temperature reaches or exceeds the critical temperature an alarm event such as Critical Temperature Alarm 77 5 C will be shown on the VSM window You can also invoke computer alarm and local output device and send SMS and e mail alerts using the Alarm Settings For details see 1 16 Notification Settings 2 14 SMS Alerts and 2 15 E Mail Alerts respectively 179 C GeoVision 3 18 Event Chart The Event Chart can provide you the daily weekly and monthly statistical chart based on different criteria This feature is similar as that in Center V2 For details see 1 21 Event Chart To launch the Event Chart click Tools on the window menu and select Event Chart 180 a Vital Sign Monitor 3 19 Failover Server You can configure up to two failover servers in case of the primary VSM server failure Whenever the primary fails the failover takes over the connection from subscribers providing uninterrupted monitoring services To access this feature on the VSM window menu see Figure 3 1 click Service and select Automatic Failover Support This feature is the same as Center V2 s For details on setup see 1 22 Failover Server 181 C GeoVision 182 Appen A Dongle Description B Upgrading the Black Dongle C
31. numbers for each subscriber in the Subscriber Address Book Figure 1 3 79 C GeoVision 1 17 Output Alerts You can activate output devices locally installed directly to the Center V2 server and or virtually through the network to warn the Center V2 operator when events occur Up to nine 9 GV I O Boxes including local and virtual can be connected to one Center V2 Server Note i Only 8 port and 16 port GV I O Boxes can be connected to Center V2 through Ethernet The GV I O Box must be installed in the same LAN with the Center V2 server 1 17 1 Configuring a Local GV I O Box ls 80 On the Center V2 window click the Preference Setting button No 8 Figure 1 1 and select Local I O Device This dialog box appears Local I O Device Output 1 Name Module Device Port Address Signal Type Select I O Device Device GVIO i Port COM1 v Address 1 v Figure 1 58 Select the Device Port and Address using the drop down lists and then click the Add button Click OK to finish adding the GV I O Box To trigger outputs automatically by event see Triggering Outputs by Event later in this section To trigger outputs manually see Triggering Output Manually later in this section fa Center V2 1 17 2 Configuring a Virtual GV I O Box 1 On the Center V2 window click the Preference Setting button No 8 Figure 1 1 and select Virtual I O The Virtual I O Device dialog box a
32. on the subscriber e GV System Remote ViewLog Service e GV Video Server ViewLog Server e GV Compact DVR ViewLog Server Note The Remote ViewLog option is not available for the events already having recorded files on the Center V2 the events with attachments 1 Double click an event without having the attachment in the Event List This dialog box appears CenterV2 1 ID 1 Time 8 9 2003 4 15 46 PM Message Camera 1 detected motion Figure 1 21 37 C GeoVision 2 Click the Remote Playback button This dialog box appears CenterV2 Camera Camera 1 ID 1 Password Save password 127 0 0 1 5552 DST Rollback Figure 1 22 3 Select a camera Type the ID password and IP address of the connected subscriber Keep the port as default value 5552 or modify it to match the related port on the subscriber If you want to play the video events recorded during the Daylight Saving Time period select DST Rollback Click OK This player appears 2007 31 07 38 03 015 3 PIHE u Figure 1 23 4 For the controls on the Remote Playback window see 4 16 Instant Playback 38 a Center V2 1 9 Two Way Audio The Center V2 operator can perform two way audio with subscribers Note To have two way audio with the Center V2 the subscriber must use GV System version 8 0 or later 1 The GV System needs to grant Center V2 the privilege to allow two way communications On
33. select System Configure to display the following Preference window This window contains these tabs 1 General 2 Layout 3 Network 4 Record and 5 Dispatch Server 1 15 1 General Settings Preference General Layout Network Record Dispatch Server Monitor Option Manual close channel Close the camera view when motion stopped D Post motion 5 Sec Camera send by 1 0 trigger will monitor 10 Sec D Monitor the camera sent by GV Wiegand capture 10 Sec Image Quality J Normal V Enable Directdraw b Start up C Auto Run when Windows Starts C Login SMS Server when Start Service Channel Caption Font and Color Settings C Use subscriber s color setting as background Figure 1 51 Monitor Option E Manual close channel Closes the triggered camera view manually m Close the camera view when motion stopped Closes the triggered camera view automatically when motion stops Post Motion Specifies the duration of the camera view remaining on the monitoring window after motion stops 69 GeoVision Camera send by I O trigger will monitor Specifies the duration of the camera view remaining on the monitoring window when an I O device is triggered To keep the camera view remaining on the monitoring window even after the alarm is finished click the right arrow button and uncheck Latch Trigger Then the camera view will remain on the monitoring window for the specified
34. subscriber manually 2 Right click one display channel and then select Send E Mail This sends the e mail to an individual subscriber manually 3 On the Event List double click one Event Type except Attachment to call up a message window Click the Send E Mail icon on the window This sends the e mail to an individual subscriber manually 4 Click the Preference Settings button No 8 Figure 1 1 and select Notification to display the Alarm Settings window Check the Send E Mail item This sends e mails to subscribers automatically when set alert conditions occur See 1 13 Notification Settings in this chapter 1 19 3 Inserting Device Information The subscriber name and ID can be inserted automatically into your email message when it is sent out For setup details see nserting Device Information in 1 19 E Mail Alerts 91 C GeoVision 1 20 E Map Alerts You can configure an instant E Map alert to lay out the locations of triggered cameras sensors and alarms within a floor plan For this application subscribers must already create their own E Maps using the E Map Editor and activate WebCam Server To access the E Map at the Center V2 right click one online subscriber on the Subscriber List No 4 Figure 1 1 and select E Map The Remote E Map window will appear When motion or input trigger is detected on the subscriber the camera or input icon on the E Map will blink for alert You can also double click the camera ic
35. the following program in the background when using the GV Joystick to control PTZ For details on the GV Joystick operations see GV Joystick User s Manual e Center V2 You can control the PTZ cameras using GV Joystick in Camera Audio Control see Figure 1 28 Up to 4 GV Joysticks can be connected to control the PTZ cameras 1 Run meamctrl exe from the program folder This dialog box appears amp Keyboard amp Joystick F1 F2 F3 F4 FS F F7 F8 amp Name Control Center Startup type Manual PTZ Speed Monopoly mode Device 1 COM3 Device 2 Device 3 Device 4 Device 5 Device 6 Device 7 S I IK Device 8 Figure E 1 In the Device field select the COM port connected to the GV Joystick 3 Click the Start Service button gt Figure D 1 and then you can use the GV Joystick to control the PTZ camera 4 If more than one GV Joystick is connected repeat Step 2 to set up and use another GV Joystick 192 Appendix F Image Size See the table below for the corresponding image size between Center V2 and its subscriber ee wxw oxo oo oo oonan sxa osx oszxzeo asera asera 2048 x 1944 352 x 288 704 x 288 704 x 576 2048 x 1944 2560 x 1920 320 x 240 640 x 240 640 x 480 2560 x 1920 Figure F 1 193 C GeoVision G UPnP Settings The Center V2 Dispatch Server and VSM support UPnP technology Universal Plug and Play
36. the services it is required to close the failover server so the connection from subscribers can move back to the primary 101 C GeoVision 1 23 Assigning a Subscriber to Another Center V2 You can assign one subscriber to another Center V2 without ending the current connection For this function to work subscribers must also use GV System version 8 3 or later Note The function is not available for the subscribers of GV Video Server GV Compact DVR and GV IP Camera 1 102 In the Subscriber List right click the desired subscriber and select Dispatch to other Center V2 This dialog box appears Server Information IF 192 169 1 11 Fort 5547 Figure 1 78 Type the IP address of another Center V2 The default port value is 5547 Modify it if necessary Click OK The subscriber will be therefore assigned to the designated Center V2 In the Subscriber List of the local Center V2 that subscriber s icon shows offline a Center V2 1 24 Channel Display on Another Monitor If the Center V2 is equipped with multiple monitors you can use the QView feature to display a selected channel on another monitor screen 1 2 3 On the Center V2 window click the Tools button No 5 Figure 1 1 and select QView This dialog box appears Figure 1 79 Use the drop down list to select a desired monitor Click one channel to be displayed on that monitor _ A a J BZe Bemoei p ANPE a 2 EE it
37. time For example the alarm is triggered for 5 minutes and you set 10 minutes which means the total display time will be 15 minutes Monitor the camera sent by GV Wiegand Capture Specifies the duration of the camera view remaining on the monitoring window when the access control system connected to GV Video Server is triggered For details see Chapter 8 CMS Configurations in the GV Video Server User s Manual Image Quality Adjusts the video quality Moving the slide bar to the right side for the better quality and the bigger image size Enable Directdraw Enables an enhanced image performance for live video To enhance coloring click the right arrow button select Use Colorful Mode and restart the Center V2 program to take it effect Start up Auto Run when Windows Starts Automatically runs Center V2 when Windows starts Login SMS Server when Start Service Automatically logs in SMS Server when Center V2 starts You will be prompted to type the IP address Port ID and Password of the SMS server Channel Caption 70 Font and Color Click the Settings button to change the font and color of the captions Use the subscriber setting color as background Checks the option to apply the caption settings For details see Channel Heading earlier in this chapter a Center V2 1 15 2 Layout Settings This feature transfers the Event List window to a separate monitor while the monitoring windows are displayed in the cu
38. to allow automatic port configuration to your router In order for UPnP to be enabled the following requirements must be met Windows XP Service Pack 2 or above Windows XP must be configured to use UPnP see below UPnP must be enabled on your router consult your router s documentation To enable UPnP in Windows XP 1 Go to Windows Start click the Start button select Settings and select Network Connections This window appears T Network Connections File Edit View Favorites Tools Advanced Help ay ay Back oa gt Ti wi Fo Search gt Folders Sy XxX i Ez Address e Network Connections z Go Name type Status Device Name Phone or Host Address Owner LAN or High Speed Internet Local Area Connection LAN or High Speed Inter Connected Realtek RTL8139 Family System Figure G 1 2 Right click one Local Area Connection select Properties and click the Advanced tab This dialog box appears Click Settings _ Local Area Connection Properties ajx General Authentication Advanced Windows Firewall Protect my computer and network By limiting or preventing access to this computer from the Internet Figure G 2 194 Appendix Click the Exceptions tab This dialog box appears Windows Firewall x General Exceptions Advanced Windows Firewall is turned off Your computer is at risk of attacks and intrusions f
39. what happens before and after an event is triggered Select the desired event type click the Pre Event Attachment and or Post Event Attachment column and select the number of clip files to be attached with a notification message fa Center V2 Note The maximum of 15 minutes of pre event and post event recordings can be sent to the Center V2 respectively If the GV System host records 5 minutes for every file and you set up 15 clip files for pre event recording you can only receive 3 clip files instead 15 C GeoVision 1 4 4 Channel Heading For easy identification you can define the background color of channel headings for each subscriber 1 On Center V2 window click the Accounts button No 7 Figure 1 1 highlight a subscriber and click the Subscriber Setting button on the toolbar The Subscriber Settings dialog box Figure 1 4 appears 2 Click the Color of Channel Caption button The color dialog box appears 3 Select a color you wish to use and click OK The Color of Channel Caption button now displays the color you selected 4 On the Center V2 window click the Preference Setting button No 8 Figure 1 1 and select System Configure The Preference dialog box Figure 1 51 appears 5 Click the General tab and select Use the subscriber setting color as background The background color of the channel heading will be in the color you selected Channel Heading an a Figure 1 6 a Center V2 1 5 Conn
40. window see 4 14 Instant Playback 163 C GeoVision 3 11 Event List On the bottom of the VSM window events can be sorted under different tabs according to the type You can utilize these tabs to quickly monitor events by type You can also configure the Customized Event tab which contains self chosen event types 3 11 1 Adding Event Tabs You can add event tabs to sort events by type 164 On the main screen click View and select My Favorite Events A sub menu appears My Favorite Events d v System v Subscriber List Trigger Connection Alarm Login Logout Toolbar Wiegand Data v Status Bar v Device Lost ag v Offline Event v Customized Event v Subscriber Bar v Subscriber Business Card Subscriber Information Figure 3 13 Select the desired event The selected event type should appear as a tab at the bottom of the main screen To remove the event tab from the main screen repeat steps 1 and 2 to unselect a Vital Sign Monitor 3 11 2 Setting up the Customized Event Tab You can configure the Customized Event tab which groups the selected event types under a single tab With only a click of the Customized Event tab you can monitor the desired events instantly 1 On the main screen click Configure and select Customize Message Settings The Customize Message Settings dialog box appears 2 Select a desired event from the left and select Add to Customized Event Tab Customize Message Settin
41. you can assign a particular event type to display on another monitor Right click the desired event tab select Display on Another Monitor and select a monitor for display Event List H G ID Type Message 1 Motion Camera 1 detected motion 1 Motion Camera 1 detected motion amp 1 Motion Camera 1 detected motion 1 Motion Camera 1 detected motion Login Logout Attachment Wi 59 C GeoVision 1 13 3 Setting Alert Levels of Event Messages You can assign an alert level to each event type for monitoring and management purposes Each alert level can be distinguished by color You can customize the color for each alert level or assign a color exclusively for a particular event type Note This feature is only supported by the Professional version using a GV USB dongle Apr 19 14 38 06 20 15 GB 84 CenterV2 Pro gt lt g EE CHET T gt ed f Ei Te l d ber ve hy z j punite ss Camera 9 Camera 7 1X Eee Taipei gt a Pag p AD P E A DRI s s 4 S l Tokyo Naa A 1 E E DR A d k hi amp Camera amp Camera 2 2 y p Camera 3 Wax Camera i4 HAX Camera 15 fads Camera 16 aX Laat Camera 4 p Camera 5 Gp Camera 6 Zh Camera 7 Camera 8 p Camera 9 p Camera 10 p Camera 11 S Camera 12 HOSE DIDDY Message Message Time Start Time why B 5 Ez o amp amp amp Device Lost Device Lost Motion Attachment Device Lost Attachm
42. AE UK India C Cameras Monitoring Cameras Monitoring C Cameras Monitoring C Cameras Monitoring CNO Monitoring VO Monitoring C VO Monitoring _ VO Monitoring CO Monitoring C rO Monitoring CrO Monitoring CrO Monitoring Figure 3 10 Storage Indicates the total storage size and free space at the subscriber s sites For this subscribers must grant this privilege first See System Information in Figure 3 8 Subscriber Information _ Storage Monitoring gt Subscriber List France German a Group ZA Total Total i China ae Free Free i France German Taiwan UAE India z Total 13 65 GB Total Japan Free 1 19 GB Free I Taiwan Figure 3 11 159 C GeoVision 3 7 3 Disabling Subscription The VSM operator can disable its services to an individual subscriber when subscription expires On the Address Book Figure 3 2 right click one subscriber and select Disable To restore the subscription right click again to select Enable 160 a Vital Sign Monitor 3 8 Subscriber Schedule The VSM operator can create schedules to monitor subscription status When subscribers don t log in the VSM on the programmed time the operator and subscribers can get notified To set up a schedule see 1 11 Subscriber Schedule When a subscriber doesn t log in the VSM on time this message will appear on the Event List Service hour engaged still waiting for s
43. Adds edits and deletes the accounts of Center V2 Servers and subscribers Sets the alert conditions and methods Enables manual distribution of subscribers Click this button and drag a subscriber to the desired Center V2 Server No 10 11 12 Name Stop Start Query Center V2 Event Real time CenterV2 Event Exit Center V2 Status Tree View Subscriber Status a Dispatch Server Description Specifies an event query Views real time events occurring on Center V2 Servers Closes the Dispatch Server window This part lists the connected Center V2 Servers and their status Subscribers can be distributed to the ticked Center V2 Servers Unchecking will disable the distribution service The list displays all created group folders servers and subscribers You can right click any online subscriber to call up Subscriber Address Book and Camera Audio Control Panel For details see 2 17 Live View Blue Icon The server subscriber is online Red Icon The server subscriber is offline Displays subscriber information such as subscriber ID type last login time last dispatch and current dispatch Click the desired subscriber form the tree view to display this information 109 C GeoVision 2 4 Subscriber Account Dispatch Server can serve up to 50 Center V2 Servers and 25 000 Center V 2 s subscribers simultaneously Before starting the services create at least one server and one subscriber acc
44. Attachment Playback When you click the attachment of an event the EZ player will appear for playback operations PIP View PAP View Wide Angle Lens Dewarping Fit Window Size Figure 1 18 Adds effects to the image including the options of Brightness Contrast Smooth Sharpen Grayscale L ieee and Undo The other options include Copy Save As an image or an avi file Print and Setup 2 Zoomin Zooms in the video 3 Zoom Out Zooms out the video 33 GeoVision No Name 4 Move 5 Play 6 Pause 7 Stop 8 Previous Frame 9 Next Frame 10 Top Frame 11 End Frame 12 Speed Control 13 Right Click Menu 34 Description Moves the EZ Player window by clicking and holding on this button Plays the video file Pauses the video file Stops the video file Goes to the previous frame of the video file Goes to the next frame of the video file Goes to the beginning of the video file Goes to the end of the video file Controls the play speed m PIP View Refers to Picture in Picture You can zoom in on the video See 4 17 PIP and PAP View PAP View Refers to Picture and Picture You can create a split video effect with multiple close up views on the video See 4 77 PIP and PAP View m Wide Angle Lens Dewarping Corrects image distortion See Adjusting Distorted Views in this section m Fit Window Size Adjusts image size to fit the screen a Center V2 Changing Playback Mode
45. C GeoVision 1 6 Live View By default live views are popped up on the Center V2 when events and motions are detected at the subscriber You can also enable live views to be shown constantly on the Center V2 To enable live view of any camera 1 oo a Se UN 30 The GV System needs to grant the Center V2 the privilege to allow live viewing On the GV System click the Network button select Connect to Center V2 click Configure and select Advanced Settings and click the Camera tab The Advanced Settings dialog box appears Figure 1 10 Select Allow Center V2 to View Live Camera To apply the settings to all the cameras click the Finger button Connect the GV System to the Center V2 On the Center V2 window right click one camera under the subscriber and select Live View May 10 11 33 08 5 85 GB 8a Center 2 a 123 Sl m1 y Live View B Camer Camera Audio Control Module 1 Figure 1 14 a Center V2 When a subscriber is in focus you can enable live view to all its cameras 1 Click a subscriber in the list and select Focus on this subscriber only 2 Click the subscriber again and select View All Cameras Live 1 Camera 2 AE ar May 10 11 34 35 5 85 GB 83 Centerv2 a fa 123 ay Camera 1 view all cameras Live Sy Camera 2 Cancel all live view H T Module 1 Cancel focus Figure 1 15 Note You can enhance coloring on live images See the Enable
46. FD120D E Camera 16 GV FD120D GV FD1200 kG m GV FD120D Modue 1 a GV FD120D amp Inputi a GV FD120D es GV FD120D fo GV FD120D fm GV FD1200 System gt D Name Telephone H Telephone 0 Mobile Phone E mail Address Ready Figure 3 1 The controls on the VSM window No Name 1 O A WwW JN O Start Stop Service Account Show Hide Subscriber List View Event Log Force Output View Subscriber Information ID Description Starts or stops the VSM service v8SvSM Adds deletes or modifies subscribers Shows and hides the Subscriber List Launches Event Log Browser Activates output devices manually to alert the VSM operator Accesses the subscriber s storage and monitoring information Enter an ID for further search GeoVision No 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 142 Name View Subscriber Address Book View Subscriber Status Send E Mail Send Short Message Flag Clipboard ID Type Message Message Time Start Time Subscriber List Event Categories Event List Description Enter an ID and then click this button to view the subscriber s address book Enter an ID and then click this button to see the subscriber s status Sends e mails to subscribers Sends SMS to subscribers Flags an event for later reference Displays the Alarm Report dialog box Indicates the subscriber s ID Indicates the even
47. P Server requires authentication Account ID 123 Password Alert Setup E Mail Alert Interval 0 min Figure 1 68 In the Charset field select the set of characters and symbols that the e mail uses In the E Mail From field enter your e mail address In the SMTP Server field type the outgoing server address If your e mail server requires an SSL Secure Sockets Layer authentication for connection select This server requires an encrypted connection SSL If your e mail service provider requires authentication for sending 89 C GeoVision e mails select SMTP Server requires authentication and type the account ID and password of your SMTP 7 If you want to set time intervals between each e mail message when alert occurs in the Alert Setup field set the interval between 0 and 1440 minutes 8 Click OK Sending a test e mail After setting up your mailbox you can use the Test section and send a message to your own e mail account for testing Enter your own e mail address in the E Mail To field Enter a subject for the e mail Type the desired message in the Mail Content field Click the Test Mail button a a a 90 a Center V2 1 19 2 Sending E Mail There are several ways to send e mail alerts See the Center V2 window for the following selections 1 On the Subscriber List No 4 Figure 1 1 right click one subscriber and then select Send E Mail This sends the e mail to an individual
48. Presents the title label legend name count or percentage in the chart 99 C GeoVision 1 22 Failover Server You can configure up to two failover servers in case of the primary Center V2 server failure Whenever the primary fails the failover server takes over the connection from subscribers providing uninterrupted monitoring services 1 To import subscribers accounts from the primary server to the failover server click the Import Export Address Book button No 6 Figure 1 2 on the Address Book toolbar and select Import to transfer the address book data 2 On the Center V2 window click the Preference Settings button No 8 Figure 1 1 and select Automatic Failover Support This dialog box appears 2 Automatic Failover upport Server iP server Port Port ideo Add l Please add one or more Center Server for redundancy purpose in case this serer is not available or was offline Figure 1 76 100 a Center V2 3 Click the Add button to add one server This dialog box appears Automatic Failover Support Server IP Po Serer Port 5547 Default Port Video Serer Figure 1 77 4 Type the IP Address of the failover server Keep the default port settings or modify them if necessary 5 Click OK When the primary Center V2 server fails all connections from subscribers will be diverted to the failover server automatically Note Once the primary server is ready to resume
49. Q GeoVision The Vision of Security GV CMS Series User s Manual V8 5 5 0 CSV8550 A Q eee C GeoVision 2012 GeoVision Inc All rights reserved Under the copyright laws this manual may not be copied in whole or in part without the written consent of GeoVision Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate GeoVision Inc makes no expressed or implied warranty of any kind and assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of the information or products contained herein Features and specifications are subject to change without notice GeoVision Inc 9F No 246 Sec 1 Neihu Rd Neihu District Taipei Taiwan Tel 886 2 8797 8377 Fax 886 2 8797 8335 http www geovision com tw Trademarks used in this manual GeoVision the GeoVision logo and GV series products are trademarks of GeoVision Inc Windows and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation July 2012 Contents CGhapter 1 Center Vaieiicnniend ase ninen 1 1 1 Minimum System Requirements ccccsseeeseeeeeseeeeeeeeenees 2 ta Installa Oms i 3 1 2 1 Standard Version ccs ssssssconsssscssssssesanssennnnessssssessesonnssenannnssosssssssanet 3 1 2 2 Professional Version wicccisccccccccccssccdecennncesscgccnscessseeceiiancsiddeeddsaas 3 1 3 The Center V2 WINK OW sccceeseeeeeee
50. SM widow click the Account button No 2 Figure 3 1 to display the Address Book window BE Address Book G2 X HS 8 Address Book ID Name Telephone H Telephone 0 Mobile Phone E mail Address gy Taiwan 1 Geovisi 02 87978337 geo geovision com tw Neihu Taipei Taiwan gt Group 2 Subscriber 2 Figure 3 2 2 Click the Add A Group button to create a group folder 3 Click the Add A Subscriber button to display the Subscriber Address Book dialog box 4 Enter a login ID and password required Those will be the ID and Password for the subscriber to log in to the VSM See Figure 3 3 5 Enter the subscriber s contact information in the rest of fields optional gt If you wish to send e mail alerts to this subscriber type its e mail address Up to two e mail accounts can be created for the subscriber For e mail settings see E Mail Alerts later in this chapter gt Ifyou wish to send SMS alerts to this subscriber type its country code and mobile number Up to two sets of mobile number can be created for this subscriber For SMS server settings see SMS Alerts later in this chapter 6 Click OK This adds the subscriber to the group folder created before Returning to the VSM window you will see a message Add a subscriber xxx Subscriber xxx has been added 145 C GeoVision 3 5 Service Startup After subscriber accounts are created the VSM is ready to provide se
51. Select a type to classify the event m Description Select a description for the event m Notification Select the authority being notified and type the notified time 51 C GeoVision m Arrival The button becomes available after you select a notified authority Type the arrival time of the authority E Measures Select the measure taken to deal with the event m Other The button is available only when the e mail and or SMS alert are configured m Print Prints out the alarm report 4 When you finish the report and will not change the contents click the End Report Or click Save to edit later 52 a Center V2 1 12 2 Editing Alarm Report Categories The items in each category of the Alarm Report can be customized and edited to meet your needs The changes made here will be available for each report 1 Onthe Center V2 window click the Preference Settings button No 8 Figure 1 1 and select Customize Alarm Report This dialog box appears Customize Alarm Report Event Type Description Measurement Taken Patrol Real Alarm False Emergency Alarm Emergency Alarm Video of Accidental Alarm Video of Real Alarm Figure 1 36 2 Click the desired category tab Event Type Description Measurement Taken and Patrol to make the necessary changes 3 Click OK to save the changes 53 C GeoVision 1 12 3 Printing Alarm Reports You can print out the alarm reports along with filtered logs
52. Storage Camera _ VO Monitoring Recycle Unknown J Camera 2S Module 1 Last Recycle Input Input Keep Days Output lt gt Outputt ii Available 0 E vsea Total Space Status a2 Normal amp Motion Trigger 4 Video Lost E Module Lost J Monitoring ON OFF Figure 3 9 Subscriber Indicates the subscriber s ID You can change the subscriber by clicking the button Video Log Storage Indicates the information of video log and hard disk space To view the detailed information of multiple storage groups on the subscriber click the button To use this function subscribers must grant the privilege first See the Allow Vital Sign Monitor to inquire the storage information option in Figure 3 8 157 C GeoVision Status Indicates the meanings of icons Temperature Indicates the temperature of subscriber This feature is only supported in certain models of GV IP Camera and GV System with GV 3008 Card Note iP For the GV IP Cameras that support temperature display refer to the GV IPCAM H 264 User s Manual for detail 2 The option Send temperature status to Vital Sign Monitor must be enabled on GV System with GV 3008 Card For details see System Information Advanced Settings for Subscription 3 6 Connection to VSM I O Device m Force Output To enable this tab highlight one output from the tree list and click this tab to force the o
53. al GV IP Camera User s Manual or GV Compact DVR User s Manual Enhance network security Enable to enhance Internet Security Please notice when this feature is enabled the subscribers using earlier version than version 7 0 cannot access the VSM any more Arrow Button The arrow button in the Connective Port section provide the UPnP function to configure the ports on your router automatically For details on UPnP settings see UPnP Settings Appendix 169 C GeoVision 3 13 2 Password Settings You can create administrator and user accounts with different privileges Click Configure and then select Password Setup to open this dialog box Account Management B Administrator 84 Admin 83 Admin 1 E User re 832 Admin Rename Change Password V Login this ID automatically Account Management System Settings Edit Subscriber Account Stop Service Remove Event Figure 3 16 To change the login account on the VSM window click Service select Login Change User and type the desired account ID and password for login 3 13 3 Event Log Settings Click Configure on the window menu and select Event Log Settings to display the Event Log Settings dialog box The settings are the same as those in Center V2 For details see Setting the Event Log in 1 14 Event Log Browser Also see 3 13 Event Log Browser 170 a Vital Sign Monitor 3 13 4 Notification Settings When alert c
54. al Monitor Support Network Load Support Automatic Connection Recovery Appendix Note 40 000 25 000 50 3 600 000 Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes 203 GeoVision Comparison of VSM and Center V2 Pro Feature VSM Center V2 Pro Subscriber 1 000 500 Group Yes Yes Bandwidth 4Mbps 25Mbps Record Mode No Live Attachment Both Live Subscriber Status Yes No Auto Login Yes Yes I O Control Yes Yes SMS Message Yes Yes Time Synchronization Yes Yes Keep Day Notify Yes No Event Message Yes Yes Notification Setting Yes Yes Event Log Yes Yes Connection Lost Detection Yes Yes I O Device Support Yes Yes Subscriber Storage Info Yes No 204
55. amera 1 detected motion Alarm There isn t enough space for recording Motion Camera 1 detected motion 1 10 2003 5 12 11 PM 1 10 2003 5 12 35 PM 1 10 2003 5 13 28 PM 1 10 2003 5 13 34 PM 1 10 2003 5 14 11 PM 1 10 2003 5 14 12 PM 1 10 2003 5 14 23 PM 1 10 2003 5 15 02 PM 1 10 2003 5 15 17 PM 1 10 2003 5 12 11 PM 1 10 2003 5 12 35 PM 1 10 2003 5 08 48 PM 1 10 2003 5 13 34 PM 1 10 2003 5 14 11 PM 1 10 2003 5 14 12 PM 1 10 2003 5 14 23 PM 1 10 2003 5 15 02 PM 1 10 2003 5 14 09 PM PEOHEREQEAEREE 1 10 2003 5 15 21 PM_ 1 10 2003 5 15 21 PM 1 10 2003 5 15 33 PM Note There are four types of attachment messages Attachment for motion detection Input trigger Attachment for an input device triggered Pre Event Attachment for pre event recordings and Post Event Attachment for post event recording 12 a Center V2 In the Subscriber Settings dialog box Figure 1 4 select Attachment Mode and click the Settings button beside This dialog box appears Record Settings Attachment Mode Record Option per camera Pre Rec Total Frames Pre Rec Frames Sec Limitation Motion Frames Sec Limitation Recording Quality Attachment Option Record by Motion Max Video Clip Past Rec Motion Alerts Interval Attachment Option Record by VO Trigger Max Video Clip Paost Rec Motion Alerts Interval Subscriber s Recorded Files Event Type Pre EventAtt Post Event At j 15 C WO Trigg
56. assigned input is triggered select Normal Right Arrow button Sets the delay time to notify Center V2 of input trigger This feature is only available when the Normal type is chosen Exit Delay While the system is activated this feature provides an interval of time for the subscriber to exit the premises During this time the specified input e g an exit entry door is inactive Once the exit delay expires the input will be fully armed Entry Delay While the system is activated this feature provides an interval of time for the subscriber to entry the premises During this time the specified input e g an exit entry door is inactive so that the subscriber can disarm the system If the subscriber fails to do once the entry delay expires Center V2 will get notified of the input trigger Output Module Enables the assigned output module when the selected input module is triggered For the example of Figure 1 12 when the I O Device Module 1 Input 4 is triggered the Output Module 1 Pin 3 will be activated simultaneously Right Arrow button Sets the delay time to trigger the assigned output module Event Type If the subscriber wants Center V2 always to get notified of the output trigger select Emergency If the subscriber wants Center V2 to get notified of the output trigger only when an assigned a Center V2 input is triggered select Normal Note 1 To set an input trigger for the notification of Norma
57. ation Setting button No 5 Figure 2 1 on the toolbar to display the Notification Setting dialog box For setup details see 1 16 Notification Settings 131 C GeoVision 2 17 E Mail Alerts This feature automatically sends e mails to subscribers when they don t log in on the programmed time For this ensure to type an e mail address for each subscriber in the Subscriber Address Book Figure 2 2 To set up mailbox click Configure on the window menu and select E Mail Setup For details see 1 19 E Mail Alerts To define alert conditions to send e mails click the Subscriber Notification Setting button No 5 Figure 2 1 on the toolbar to display the Notification Setting dialog box For setup details see 1 16 Notification Settings 132 a Dispatch Server 2 18 Event Chart Dispatch Server can display log data in line chart bar chart or pie chart To display the Event Chart you need to install the following software on the computer Use the links in the software DVD or click Here below to download the software Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 SP1 or later versions Click Here Microsoft Chart Controls Click Here To access the Event Chart 1 2 Click View from the menu bar and select Dispatchlog Click the Event Chart button Si on the Dispatch Log Browser This dialog box appears Chart Settings Query by ii Figure 2 14 From the drop down list select Application Type to display events by the t
58. ber s ID and camera name can be automatically inserted to your e mail message when it is sent out Click Configure on the window menu and select Notification The Alarm Settings dialog box appears For details see Inserting Device Information 1 18 SMS Alerts 177 C GeoVision 3 17 Temperature Alarm You can set temperature alarm which notifies the VSM operator when the internal temperature of its subscriber reaches or exceeds the critical temperature specified Note 1 This feature is only supported by certain models of GV IP Cameras and GV System with GV 3008 Card 2 For the GV IP Cameras that support temperature display refer to the GV IPCAM H 264 User s Manual for detail To configure the temperature alarm 1 If you have a GV System subscriber make sure the Send temperature status to Vital Sign Monitor option is enabled For details see System Information Advanced Settings for Subscriber in 3 6 Connection to VSM 2 Onthe VSM window click Configure and select Temperature Monitoring The Temperature Monitor dialog box appears 3 Inthe Units section select Celsius or Fahrenheit The selected unit will be used in the alarm message Temperature Monitor Units Celsius C Fahrenheit F o C 100 C H Figure 3 19 178 a Vital Sign Monitor 4 To show both units in the Subscriber Status see Figure 3 9 select the Show both units option Tip With the Show both units option
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60. closed Status change of monitoring cameras on camera xx off camera XX Keep Days xx Alarm of Video Log is lower than xx days Schedule Start Stop An unexpected error occurred in Mulicam Surveillance System Error Code 1 or 2 There is an intruder Missing Object Unattended Object Alert Message of POS Scene Change Crowd Detection Advanced Missing Object Advanced Unattended Object Advanced Scene Change Critical Temperature Alarm xx C or Critical Temperature Alarm xx F Login X succeeded to log in Surveillance System Logout 143 C GeoVision System Wiegand Data Start End Service Fail to Start Service Stop all camera monitoring Start all camera monitoring Start monitoring all type events Stop monitoring all type events Service hour engaged Still waiting for subscriber to log in Unexpected subscriber logout during service times Can t find USB Protection Key Disk Error The Multicam Surveillance System starts recycling Storage 1 The POS is offline POS 1 Mapping Camera x IP address Card No xxxxxx Camera xx Note Error Code 1 indicates a codec error Error Code 2 indicates that users can t write or record any data due to HD failure or user privilege 144 a Vital Sign Monitor 3 4 Subscriber Account The VSM can serve up to 1 000 subscribers at a time Create at least one subscriber before starting VSM services To create a subscriber follow these steps 1 Onthe V
61. ction status to Vital Sign Monitor Notifies the POS connection status to the VSM Note T When Time synchronization with Vital Sign Monitor is selected the function of time synchronization will be activated as soon as the VSM is started up and it will be re activated every 12 hours The Send temperature status to Vital Sign Monitor is only supported in GV System with GV 3008 Card and certain models of GV IP camera The Send POS device connection status to Vital Sign Monitor option is only supported when the POS device is connected to the GV System through LAN or the Internet 155 C GeoVision 3 6 2 Detecting Input Status The feature is designed to monitor all inputs for a change of state whenever the subscriber starts the live monitoring through VSM A change from the previously defined state N O to N C or N C to N O will activate an alarm condition Click on the Connect to Vital Sign Monitor dialog box Figure 3 4 For details see Input State Detection Chapter 6 DVR User s Manual on the Surveillance System Software DVD 156 a Vital Sign Monitor 3 7 Subscriber Monitoring 3 7 1 Viewing Subscriber Status To view the subscriber status highlight one online subscriber on the VSM window and then click the View Subscriber Status icon No 9 Figure 3 1 on the toolbar The following window appears Subscriber Status Subscriber Temperature VO Device Current ID G FD120D 475 C Video Log
62. d any data due to HD failure or user privilege 123 C GeoVision 2 12 Subscription Schedule The Dispatch Server operator can create schedules to monitor subscription status When subscribers don t log in Dispatch Server on the programmed time the operator and subscribers will get notified To set up a schedule see 1 11 Subscriber Schedule When a subscriber doesn t log in Dispatch Server on time this message will appear on the Event List Service hour engaged still waiting for subscriber to log in When a subscriber logs out suddenly during a service time this message will appear Unexpected subscriber logout during service times e To notify subscribers by SMS and E Mail see 2 74 SMS Alerts and 2 15 E Mail Alerts 124 2 Dispatch Server 2 13 Live View You can view live videos from subscribers To access a live view right click any online subscriber on the tree view of the Dispatch Server window No 11 Figure 2 1 and select Camera Audio Control For details on the controls of the Live View window see 4 6 Live View You can enhance the coloring to have more vivid and saturated images Click Configure on the menu bar select DirectDraw Configuration select Use Colorful Model click OK and restart the Dispatch Server program for the mode to take effect Right click any online subscriber and select Camera Audio Control to see the enhaced live video 125 C GeoVision 2 14 Log Browser The
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64. e local and or through the network virtual to warn the VSM operator when events occur Up to nine 9 GV I O Boxes including local and virtual can be connected to a single VSM Note Only 8 port and 16 port GV I O Boxes can be installed through the network 3 14 1 Configuring a Local GV I O Box On the window menu click Configure and then select Local I O Device This I O Device dialog box appears For setup details see Configuring a Local GV I O Box in 1 17 Output Alerts 3 14 2 Configuring a Virtual GV I O Box On window menu click Configure and then select Virtual I O The Virtual I O Device dialog box appears For setup details see Configuring a Virtual GV I O Box in 1 17 Output Alerts 3 14 3 Triggering Outputs by Event Click Configure on the window menu and select Notification The Alarm Settings dialog box appears For detail see Triggering Outputs by Event in 1 17 Output Alerts 172 a Vital Sign Monitor 3 14 4 Triggering Outputs Manually 1 Click the I O Device button 1 on the VSM window This dialog box appears Force Output of I O Device Module TETCh Output WR RRBs SRS sssaes Figure 3 18 2 Select a desired module and then click the Finger button ic to trigger the output You can also trigger the output devices installed at the subscriber site by using the Force Output button on the Subscriber Statu
65. e at least 1 GB AGP or PCI Express 800 x 600 1280 x 1024 recommended 32 bit color 0c Note Visual C 2008 Redistributable Package can be found in the software DVD 106 Dispatch Server Dongle Options ee Dispatch Server Dispatch Server VSM 2 2 Installation 1 Connect the GV USB Dongle to the computer 2 Insert the CMS Software CD to your computer It will run automatically and a window appears 3 To install the USB device driver select Install or Remove GeoVision GV Series Drive and select Install GeoVision USB Device Driver 4 To install the Visual C 2008 Redistributable Package select Install Visual C 2008 Redistributable Package 5 To install the CMS system select Install V8 5 5 0 Central Monitoring System 6 Click Dispatch Server System and follow the on screen instructions 107 C GeoVision 2 3 The Dispatch Sever Window 8J Address Book gt Group 1 amp Server wy 2 gy Group 2 Server 2 Subscriber ID Subscriber Type Last Login Time Last Dispatch Current Dispatch Server Port Client 1 600 Enable 4 29 2011 11 45 02 AM Center V2 2 Server 2 Total server list 1 Figure 2 1 The controls on the Dispatch Server window No Name 1 Start Server 2 Stop Server 3 Server Setting 4 Account 5 Subscriber Notification Setting 6 Manual Dispatch 108 Description Starts Dispatch Sever Stops Dispatch Sever Configures Dispatch Sever
66. e group from the drop down list Subscriber Settings DVR1 Monitor Option Image Size Auto Record Video Record Mode Attachment Mode Both Live amp Attachment Note Any changes of this property will be applied in next trigger Color of Channel Caption Storage Group Storage 1 a v Storage 1 Storage 2 l Figure 1 56 4 Repeat steps 1 to 3 to assign a storage group to another subscriber 1 15 5 Dispatch Server Settings See 2 6 Connecting Center V2 to Dispatch Server TT C GeoVision 1 16 Notification Settings When alert conditions occur Center V2 can automatically activate the assigned computer and output alarm to notify the operator while an SMS and an e mail message are being sent out to subscribers For this application click the Preference Settings button No 8 Figure 1 1 on the Center V2 window and select Notification to display this window Alarm Settings Alert Approach VO Trigger Emergency Connection Lost M Invoke Alarm Subscriber Login Subscriber Logout Camera Motion Surveillance System Abnormality C Send E Mail Alerts Intruder Missing Object C Send SMS Alerts Unattended Object Scene Change Tampering Alarm POS Loss Prevention Disk Full Text Format of SMS Stop all cameras monitoring Stop I O Monitoring Oascil O Unicode Figure 1 57 List box Select an alert condition in the left list box and configure its settings Alert Approac
67. e one Center V2 server every Center V2 server can include up to 500 subscribers 2 When one Center V2 server stops running its own subscribers will be distributed to available Center V2 servers at the same or higher level of the hierarchical file system 3 If you do not arrange Center V2 servers and subscribers into groups they will be distributed to the Center V2 server with fewer subscribers 112 2 Dispatch Server 2 5 Service Startup After subscriber accounts are created you are ready to establish connections to the Dispatch Server Follow the steps below 1 On the main screen click Configure and select Setting The Dispatch Server Setting dialog box appears 2 Type an Identification Code This code will be used for connecting Center V2 Server to Dispatch Server s Dispatch Server Setting Network setting C Autorun server service upon startup _ Automatic Failover Support _ Allow unidentified CenterV2 Server login Identification Code ooKneeene Dispatch Setting Group First O Balance Only Dispatch Log Keep Days 30 Log Path D Dispatch Log Available space 19 70 G8 CenterV2 Event Log Enable Real Time CenterV2 Event Keep Days 30 Log Path D Dispatch CenterV2Log Available space 19 70 GB a Recycle Log Cx Figure 2 5 113 C GeoVision 114 Connect Center V2 Server to Dispatch Server See 2 6 Connecting Center V2 to Dispatch Server To add a GV System as a subscriber c
68. ect Normal Mode in the Connect to Center V2 dialog box Figure 1 8 and then click the Configure button for setup A drop down menu includes two options General Settings and Advance Settings The Advance Settings dialog box includes these tabs 1 Camera 2 Other and 3 I O Device a Center V2 1 5 1 1 General Settings The settings define the retry modes and communication ports between GV System and Center V2 General Settings Connection Broken Codec Maximum Retries Geo Mpeg4 Retry Interval 5 Sec C Geo H264 V Retry until connected M Retry in the background Connective Port D Command Port 5548 Default Data Port 5549 Default Connection Port 5545 Default Temp Folder Path EXDVR V833_ReleaselGV 841 CCTemp z u co Figure 1 9 Connection Broken Maximum Retries Sets the number of retries if connection is not immediately available Retry Interval Sets the interval between retries Retry until connected Keeps GV System on trying until connected to Center V2 Retry in the background Hides the retries in the background Codec Selects Geo Mpeg 4 default or Geo H264 as the compression method for video sent to Center V2 19 C GeoVision Connective Port Displays ports used for communication It is recommended to keep the default settings unless otherwise necessary To automatically configure these ports on your router by UPnP technology click the Arrow bu
69. ection to Center V2 A single GV System can connect up to two Center V2 centers simultaneously for central monitoring To configure GV System in order to access Center V2 remotely through a network connection follow these steps 1 In the Main System click the Network button D and select Connect to Center V2 This dialog box appears Login Information Center IP User ID Password Port 5547 Default Save Password camee Figure 1 7 2 Type the IP address ID and password of a Center V2 Modify the default port if necessary Click OK This dialog box appears Connect to CenterV2 a amp Mode Normal Configure Login after 30 seconds V Monitor all type events Centerv2 IP 127 0 0 1 192 168 0 115 X Figure 1 8 17 C GeoVision 3 If you want to establish the connection to the second Center V2 click the button 4 If you want to modify the login information of the established account select the account in the dialog box and click the button 5 If you want to delete the established account select the account in the dialog box and click the button 6 When you finish the settings click the Connect button to start When the connection is established Center V2 will start receiving events live images or attachments from the subscriber 1 5 1 Setting Normal Mode To further define the communication conditions between the subscriber and Center V2 sel
70. ecycle threshold Use Digital Watermark Protection Protects the recording from being tampered by embedding digital watermarks in video streams To verify the authenticity of the recording see Watermark Proof Appendix 75 C GeoVision Storing Video Files in Separate Locations You can keep video files from each subscriber in separate locations using the storage group feature Follow the steps below to set up storage groups and then assign each subscriber with a storage group To add storage paths and set up storage groups 1 Add storage locations using the Add New Path button xl 2 Assign a storage group to each path using the drop down list Preference General Layout Network Record x xl Recycle Fath Free size Storage Zj D CenteryAData Storage 1 A Enlarge path threshold Keep days Enlarge recycle threshold Use Digital Watermark Protection Figure 1 55 Important The system will first save video files to the path that appears on the top of the list and switch to the next path of the same group as soon as the current location reaches the specified path threshold 76 a Center V2 To assign a storage group to a subscriber 1 Onthe Center V2 window click the Accounts button No 7 Figure 1 1 The Address Book window appears 2 Select the subscriber and click the Subscriber Settings button i The Subscriber Settings dialog box appears 3 Select a storag
71. ed text 1 To export the revision as an executable file click Tools Export and Export executable file You can copy the exe file to another computer and apply the same translation revision by running the exe file To report the translation revision back to GeoVision f your default mail client is Outlook Outlook Express or Mozilla Thunderbird click Tools Export and Send Report to send the revision f your default mail client is not set up or supported click Tools Export and Export text file and email the exported text file to qvlocalize geovision com tw 201 GeoVision J Specifications Product specifications are subject to change without notice Center V2 Feature Note Maximum of Subscribers standard 5 Maximum of Subscribers professional 500 Maximum of Channels standard 160 Maximum of Channels professional 800 Control of GV Joystick Yes Backup to CD DVD Yes Alarm Reports of Events Yes Notification of SMS Alerts Yes Notification of E mail Alerts Yes Notification of E Map Alerts Yes Automatic Connection Recovery Yes Support for Mega Pixel Resolution Yes Real Time Monitoring Yes Remote PTZ Control Yes Remote I O Control Yes 202 Dispatch Server Feature Maximum No of Channels Maximum No of Subscribers Maximum No of Center V2 Maximum No of Sensors Alarms Real Time Audio Monitoring Remote PTZ Control Remote I O Control Auto Recording Event List Viewer Event List Filter Du
72. ee Figure 2 13 Then click the Real Time Event button No 8 Figure 2 1 on the toolbar to display the following window s Real Time CenterV2 Event Type Message Message Time Start Time System Start Monitoring All Type Events 11 10 2006 11 42 04 AM 11 10 2006 11 42 05 AM System Stop VO Monitoring 11 10 2006 11 42 04 AM 11 10 2006 11 42 05 AM System Stop all cameras monitoring 11 10 2006 11 42 04 AM 11 10 2006 11 42 05 AM Trigger Module 1 Input 1 Trigger 11 10 2006 11 42 04 AM 11 10 2006 11 42 05 AM Connection Camera 2 Video Lost 11 10 2006 11 42 04 AM 11 10 2006 11 42 05 AM Connection 11 10 2006 11 42 04 AM 11 10 2006 11 42 05 AM gt Vi 6 We lt Figure 2 11 The controls on the Real Time Center V2 Event window 1 The window supports the remote playback when folder sharing on the recording folder of Center V2 is enabled Double clicking any event with video attachment can play it back on Dispatch Server 2 You can flag an incoming event for later reference Click in the flag column to flag an event Click the flag icon to remove it Note The flags of various colors are provided to distinguish different events You will find them useful not only when browsing in the Real Time CenterV2 Event List window but also when using the Filter function in the Log Brower to sort out the desired events 122 a Dispatch Server A list of Types and Messages from Center V2 will be displayed Type Motion Trigger Connection
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75. ege to view your cameras at any time Allow Center V2 to Control PTZ Camera Gives Center V2 the privilege to control your PTZ cameras Remember to properly set up camera mapping first See Mapping PTZ Cameras Chapter 1 DVR User s Manual on the Surveillance System Software DVD Notify Center V2 when the following events come up Notifies Center V2 when any of these alert events occur Intruder Missing Object Unattended Object and Scene Change Event Type If the subscriber wants Center V2 always to get notified of these alert events select Emergency If the subscriber wants Center V2 to get notified of these alert events only when an assigned input is triggered select Normal Note To set an input trigger for the notification of Normal events see Security Service I O Device later in this chapter 22 a Center V2 Other Define other communication conditions between GV System and Center V2 Advance Settings Camera Other 1 0 Device Audio vV Allow Audio Out to Center2 V Accept Audio In from Center 2 Other Allow Center 2 to Get System Information V Send Alert Message of POS s Loss Prevention to Center 2 Time synchronization with Center 2 I Notify Center when storage is full iV Notify Center 2 when Wiegand Events occur Figure 1 11 Audio Applies any of these options here may generate privacy issues Think before you make any selection Allow Audio Out to CenterV2 Allows Center
76. elect Type as an example Click the Next button This dialog box appears CenterV2 Event Chart Please select the query items F List all exist data System Motion O Trigger o Connection O larm Login Logout Attachment O wiegand Data Device Lost O offline Event Cancel Figure 1 73 97 C GeoVision 4 Select List all exist data to query all the event types or disable it to select the desired event types 5 You can optionally click Export at the left bottom of the window to export the settings for next time use Export Data Please inputthe name ofthe export data Type Cancel Figure 1 74 6 Click the Query button to display the statistical chart Note If you select ID or Message to query the events you need to type the subscriber ID or message type you want to query 98 a Center V2 1 21 2 Event Chart You can click each item on the chart to view more detailed information Save Image Copy Image Preview Print Up one level 3D 2D Pie Line Column View 08 04 Type E System 13 15 NE Motion 12 14 IEE Login Logout 4 5 Attachment 14 16 E Device Lost 42 49 Figure 1 75 Saves the chart image Copies the chart image Previews the chart image for print Prints the chart image Goes to the previous chart image Presents the chart in 3D or 2D mode Presents the event data in pie line or column chart
77. em Software DVD Close all GeoVision applications first and then double click MultilingualConfig exe This dialog box appears MultilingualConfig Language Tools English amp Figure I 1 197 C GeoVision 3 Click Language and select the language of the text you want to revise 4 Inthe Search field type all or part of the text in English or the target language and click Search MultilingualConfig Language Tools English Multilingual Text Select windows for motion detection Seleccionar ventanas para deteccion de movimiento Ignore motion detection for defined region Ingorar detecci n de movimento en Regi n definida 1 Define Detect Region rin Define the detect region r n 1 Definir la Regi n de Detecci n r n Definir la Regi n de Maximum number of motion detection regions has been re Se alcanz el n mero m ximo de regiones de detecci n d E Figure l 2 Note 1 The search is case sensitive 2 Before making any revision click Tools and select Revision Note to read the revision instructions 5 Double click the text you want to revise This dialog box appears 198 Appendix Size rin Define the maximun and minimum size of objects for motion detection E definir el m ximo y m nimo tama o de objetos para la Detecci n de Movimiento JE Figure l 3 6 Revise the translated text and click OK Tip The text may contain symbols such
78. emergency press the button immediately to send the associated video to Center V2 To set up a panic alarm select Panic Button from the Mode drop down list in the Connect to Center V2 dialog box Figure 1 8 click the Configure button and select Advanced Settings This dialog box appears Settings for Panic Button Panic Button Trigger by O Mod 1 Pin 1 v j Output Module Mod 3 Pin 4 v Send which Cameras to Center 2 H OK Cancel Figure 1 13 Panic Button Assigns an input device to be the panic alarm button m Trigger by I O Assigns an input module and a pin number Output Module Enables an assigned output module when the panic button is pressed For the example of Figure 1 13 when the panic button Module 1 Pin 1 is pressed the output module Module 3 Pin 4 will be triggered simultaneously Send which Camera s to Center V2 Select which camera video should be sent to Center V2 when the panic alarm button is pressed 28 a Center V2 1 5 3 Detecting Input Status The feature is designed to monitor all inputs for a change of state whenever the subscriber starts the live monitoring through Center V2 A change from the previously defined state N O to N C or N C to N O will activate an alarm condition Click les in the Connect to Center V2 dialog box Figure 1 8 For details see nput State Detection Chapter 6 DVR User s Manual on the Surveillance System Software DVD 29
79. ent Attachment Attachment Motion Motion Device Lost Camera 4 Video Lost Camera 14 Video Lost Camera 9 detected motion Record file of Camera 1 Live Video signal of Camera 4 has resume Record file of Camera 2 Live Record file of Camera 9 Live Record file of Camera 4 Live Camera 2 detected motion Camera 1 detected mation Camera 2 Video Lost 5 11 2011 3 46 37 PM 5 11 2011 3 46 39 PM 6111 2011 3 46 39 PM 5111 2011 3 46 41 PM 6111 2011 3 46 41 PM 5111 2011 3 46 42 PM 5 11 2011 3 46 44 PM 5 11 2011 3 46 46 PM 5 11 2011 3 46 48 PM 5 11 2011 3 46 48 PM 6111 2011 3 46 49 PM 5 11 2011 5 51 23 PM 5 11 2011 3 46 39 PM 6111 2011 3 46 39 PM 6111 2011 3 46 36 PM 6111 2011 5 51 26 PM 6111 2011 5 51 22 PM 6111 2011 3 46 39 PM 5 11 2011 3 46 33 PM 6111 2011 5 51 33 PM 6111 2011 3 46 48 PM 6111 2011 3 46 49 PM ok Keg E Eee iae Device Lost Video aed of Camera 14 has resume aan 3 46 50 PM a pais zs 46 50 PM A eet ees Login Logout Attachment Wiegand Data TER Offline Figure 1 42 1 Onthe Center V2 window click the Preference Settings button and select Customize Message Settings The Customize Message Settings dialog box appears 60 a Center V2 2 Onthe left select an event type you wish to configure Customize Message Settings Camera Motion Text Color Video Lost Assign By Priority gt i VO Module Lost Normal The network connection is lost Disk Full Customize Colo
80. enter V2 server account A server icon pops out Rename the server to match the location name created for the Center V2 server PH Address Book Preference y w P Sr a e3 3 S 2 Lo ist 7 b o General Layout Network Record Dispatch Server S Address Book ID Password Telephone H Telephone O Mobile Phone E mail Group 1 Location Name 7 C Assign IP Information of Center 2 Network Settings C Enhance Network Security Cen een Statistics Group 1 Server 1 Subscriber 1 25000 Centerv2 Port 5547 Defaut Accept connections from GV Compact DVR Video Server amp IP Cam Pot2 5551 D Dispatch Server Note Any changes of this property will be applied in the next startup Center V2 Server Figure 2 3 4 Click the Add a Subscriber button to create a subscriber account The Subscriber Address Book dialog box appears 111 C GeoVision 5 Create an ID and password for the subscriber The ID and password will be used when the Center V2 s subscriber wants to log into the Dispatch Server Subscriber Address Book ID Password Item Content Name Address E mail E mail 2 Country Calling Code 1 Telephone H Telephone 0 Mobile Phone Mobile Phone 2 FAX Pager lt Note Figure 2 4 6 Click OK to finish Note 1 You can create sub groups beneath a group every sub group can only includ
81. eps subscribers in the assigned groups and Center V2 Servers Balance Only Distributes subscribers to Center V2 Servers with fewer subscribers Note An unassigned subscriber will be automatically dispatched to a Center V2 Server by balance loading 129 C GeoVision Dispatch Log E Keep Days Select the option and specify the number of days to keep Dispatch Logs Otherwise clear the option to keep log until the Recycle starts or storage space is full m Log Path Click the button next to the item to assign a storage path CenterV2 Event Log E Enable Real Time CenterV2 Event Allows real time event messages coming from Center V2 Servers m Keep Days Select the option and specify the number of days to keep Center V2 event logs Otherwise clear the option to keep log until the Recycle starts or storage space is full m Log Path Click the button next to the item to assign a storage path Recycle Log Deletes the files of the oldest days when storage space is lower than 500 MB 130 Dispatch Server 2 16 SMS Alerts This feature automatically sends SMS messages to subscribers when they don t log in on the programmed time For this ensure to type a mobile number for each subscriber in the Subscriber Address Book Figure 2 2 To set up SMS Server click Configure on the window menu and select SMS Setup For details see 1 18 SMS Alerts To define alert conditions to send SMS messages click the Subscriber Notific
82. er 0 C Scene Change 0 Note Up to 15 minutes of pre event or post event recording can be attached Figure 1 5 13 GeoVision Record Options per camera m Pre Rec Total Frames Determines the total pre recorded frames ina video attachment E Pre Rec Frames sec Limitation Determines the frame rate in the pre recorded period Note Dividing the Pre Rec Total Frames by Pre Rec Frames Sec Limitation you will get the total time of the video attachment Motion Frames sec Limitation Determines the frame rate of the video to be sent as an attachment Recording Quality Use the slider bar to adjust the video quality in 3 levels Attachment option Record by Motion Defines the duration of the video attachment delivered upon motion m Max video Clip Determines the duration of the video attachment m Pos Rec Motion Determines how many seconds of video to be sent after motion stops m Alerts interval Determines the interval between notification messages attached with video clips Attachment option Record by I O trigger Defines the duration of the video attachment delivered upon I O trigger The three options are the same as those in Attachment option Record by Motion above Subscriber s Recorded Files Receives up to 15 minutes of pre event recordings and post event recordings separately from a subscriber The longer video attachment provides the Center V2 administrator more information of
83. er List No 4 Figure 1 1 right click one subscriber and select Send Short Message This sends SMS to an individual subscriber manually On the Event List double click one Event Type except Attachment to call up a message window Click the Send Short Message icon on the window This sends SMS to an individual subscriber manually Right click one display channel and select Send Short Message This sends SMS to an individual subscriber manually Click the Preference Settings button No 8 Figure 1 1 and select Notification to display the Alarm Settings window Check the Send SMS Alerts item This sends SMS to subscribers automatically when set alert conditions occur For details see Notification Settings earlier in this chapter a Center V2 1 18 4 Inserting Device Information The subscriber name and ID can be inserted automatically into your SMS message when it is sent out 1 Onthe Center V2 window click the Preference Settings button No 8 Figure 1 1 and select Notification This dialog box appears Alarm Settings Alert Approach m video Lost VO Module Lost Clinvoke Alarm VO Trigger Normal KO Trigger Emergency C Output Module Connection Lost z Subscriber Login C Send E Mail Alerts Subscriber Logout Camera Motion Cl Send SMS Alerts Surveillance System Abnormality Intruder Missing Object Unattended Object Text Format of SMS OK Scene Change Tampering Alarm POS Loss Prevention
84. es 3 To export logs to CD and DVD select Temp folder click the button and assign a location for temporary storage of backup data 65 C GeoVision 4 Select whether you want to back up alarm reports and AVI files along with logs 5 Click OK 6 If you select Temp folder this dialog box appears for further setup Backup to CD DVD Media Using CD DVD GAI AOPEN CD RVVCRYV5232 650 MB CD DYD Burning Software OCD Using OS Burning 2 Media Information used Size 190 48 MB Free Size 459 51 MB Total Size 650 00 MB Erase Rewritable Disc Figure 1 48 m Using CD DVD Click to back up files to the CD or DVD using the third party software Click the button to assign the desired burning software exe file CD Using OS Burning This option is only available when you use Windows XP Server 2003 Vista or Windows 7 It burns files to the CD or DVD using the inbuilt software of the operating system Note that your hard disk needs at least 1 G buffer space 66 fa Center V2 1 14 4 Setting the Event Log On the Center V2 window click the Preference Settings button No 8 Figure 1 1 and select Event Log Setting to display the following dialog box Event Log Settings Event List Auto Import Days Event Log Keep Days T 2 V Recycle W Log Path CACenterAEventLog O available 5 85 GB lt lt Figure 1 49 Event List Auto Import Specif
85. et up three mobile numbers of Center V2 operators to get notified when Center V2 loses connection to SMS Server click the Mobile Setup tab to display this window 84 a Center V2 SMS Setup Connection Setup Mobile Setup SMS Option HotLine List Add to SMS List Country Code 886 Y Mobile Number 925864721 Please select a mobile to editthe HotLine List Figure 1 63 5 Select one mobile icon check Add to SMS List and type country code and mobile number 6 To set time intervals between each SMS message when alert occurs click the SMS Option tab to display this window SMS Setup Connection Setup Mobile Setup SMS Option SMS Alert Setup SMS Alert Interval 1000 Min Figure 1 64 7 Inthe SMS Alert Setup field set the interval between 0 and 1440 minutes For details on SMS Server see Chapter 10 DVR User s Manual on the Surveillance System Software DVD 85 C GeoVision 1 18 2 Connecting to SMS Server In the Center V2 window click the Tools button No 5 Figure 1 1 and then select Connect to SMS Server for connection 1 18 3 Sending SMS Once the connection of SMS Server and Center V2 is established there are several ways to send SMS messages to subscribers See the Center V2 window for the following selections 86 Click the Tools button No 5 Figure 1 1 and select Send Short Message This sends SMS to an individual subscriber manually On the Subscrib
86. following two log browsers let you locate the events of Dispatch Server and Center V2 Servers easily 2 14 1 Dispatch Log Browser The browser lets you view and locate the system status of Dispatch Server the login out status of Center V2 Servers Click View on the window menu and then select Dispatch Log to display the following log browser For details on Log Browser see 1 14 Event Log Browser E DVR V833_Release CMS_84 Dispatch_84 LogWispatch20030810 mdb DispatchLog Browser TBR Fie Tools View sa 7 h850 Message Time Application Type ID Status Message 8 10 2003 11 01 13 AM Dispatch Server TEST144 DF98DC2 Account Adda subscriber 127 0 0 1 8 10 2003 11 01 52 AM Dispatch Server TEST144 DF98DC2 Account Modify a subscriber 127 0 0 1 gt GY 8 10 2003 11 02 57 AM Dispatch Server TEST144 DF98DC2 System Start Dispatch Server Ready Total event list 3 NUM Figure 2 12 A list of Status and Messages will be displayed Status Message Start Dispatch Server Failed to start Dispatch Server Stop System Dispatch Server Can t find KeyPro Start to recycle the Dispatch Server Start to recycle the CenterV2 Event Log CenterV2 Server IP CS_IP connects to Dispatch Server CenterV2 Server IP CS_IP disconnects from Dispatch Login logout Server CenterV2 Server IP CS_IP disconnects from Dispatch Server abnormally CenterV2 Client login CenterV2 Client logout CenterV2 Server IP CS_IP is disconnected by Dispatch Ser
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88. gs Camera Motion Video Lost VO Trigger KO Module Lost Connection Lost Disk Full Login Logout Start Service Stop Service Multicam Surveillance System is abnormally c The storage for Event Log is low Event Log w GY l O Module is not found Video signal has resumed The input module is reconnected The input status is changed Failed to Login SMS Server Failed to send SMS Text Color Assign By Priority High Customize Color E Sample Sample Tet M Add to the Customized Event Tab Figure 3 14 3 To add other event types into the Customize Event tab repeat step 2 4 On the main screen click View select My Favorite Events and select Customized Event to add this tab to the main screen 165 C GeoVision 3 11 3 Setting Alert Level of Event Messages You can assign an alert level to each event type for monitoring and management purposes Each alert level can be distinguished by color You can customize the color for each alert level or assign a color exclusively for a particular event type On the main screen click Configure and select Customize Message Settings The Customize Message Settings dialog box appears For setup details see 1 15 Setting Alert Levels of Event Messages 166 a Vital Sign Monitor 3 12 Event Log Browser To launch Event Log Browser click Tools on the window menu and select Event Log Browser This feature is the same as that in Center V2 For detai
89. h E Invoke Alarm Select a computer alarm from the drop drown list Or select User Define from the list to import one desired wav sound Click the Arrow button beside to test the assigned alarm Click the Repeat Mode button to keep the alarm on until the alarm is manually turned off E Output Module Select an installed output model and pin number to alert the Center V2 operator To set up an I O module on the Center V2 see 1 17 Output Alerts E Send E Mail Alerts Enables e mail alerts to send e mails to subscribers Click the Edit button to edit a message For Mailbox settings see 1 19 E Mail Alerts 78 a Center V2 E Send SMS Alerts Enables SMS alerts to send SMS messages to subscribers Click the Edit button to edit a message For SMS Server settings see 1 18 SMS Alerts E Minimum Duration Only available for Camera Motion alert It is used to minimize false motion detection especially for outdoor scenes that are prone to flying insects The minimum duration is the minimal time period a motion must persist for Center V2 to be notified by alarm output e mail and or SMS Select this option and click the Edit button to type the minimum duration The default is 3 Seconds Text Format of SMS ASCII for English text limited to 160 characters Unicode for other languages limited to 70 characters Note To automatically send E mail and SMS alerts when alert conditions occur ensure to set up e mail addresses and mobile
90. hange Record failed Status change of monitoring camera On xx Off xx By Schedule Stop start all cameras monitoring Start stop I O Monitoring By Schedule Schedule start Schedule stop All monitoring devise are stop too Start monitoring all type events Stop monitoring all type events Subscriber session is not established Wait time expired Unexpected logout before subscriber session is completed Can t find USB Protection Key Record file of Camera xx Wiegand Data Card No xxxxxx Camera xx Note Error Code 1 indicates a codec error Error Code 2 indicates that users can t write or record any data due to HD failure or user privilege C GeoVision 1 4 Subscriber Account Create at least one subscriber before starting Center V2 services On the Center V2 window click the Accounts button No 7 Figure 1 1 The Address Book window appears 2 London V 1 New York Z Taipei Telephone H Telephone 0 Mobile Phone E mail GeoVision 2 87978377 geo geovisic gt Group 3 Subscriber 2 Figure 1 2 The buttons on the Address Book No Name 1 Add A Group 2 Add A Subscriber 3 View Edit Subscriber Address Book 4 Delete A Group Subscriber 5 Find A Subscriber 6 Import Export Address Book 7 Subscriber Settings 8 Subscriber Schedule Description Adds a group Adds a subscriber Highlight one subscriber and click this button to open Subscriber Address Book for viewing a
91. hments ID Searches for the events from a specific subscriber Type Searches for the events based on the nature of events Message Searches for the events by keywords Message Time Searches for the events by the arriving time or date to Center V2 Start Time Searches by the starting time of the events occurred at the subscriber site 64 a Center V2 Applying Multiple Filters This option allows you to define several filter commands for search Click the Add New Command button to add a new filter command When you click OK all events matching the defined commands will be listed on the Event Log Browser Removing Filters Select the filter command you wish to remove from the filter list and then click the Remove Selected Command button to remove it 1 14 3 Backing up the Event Log You can back up logs to a local drive or export them to CD and DVD 1 On the Event Log Browser click the Backup button No 7 Figure 1 44 This dialog box appears Media Selection C E Backup path DiCenterv2 G 6 Temp folder CADocuments and Settingsitest 85 Desk Available space 720 25 MB Option Backup alarm report files Backup attachment AVI files Check the storage space before backing up Note Selectthis option requires more time to complete the task Cancel Figure 1 47 2 To back up logs to a local drive select Backup Path click the button and assign a location wehere you want to save the fil
92. ion conditions between the subscriber and VSM click the Configure button on the Connect to Vital Sign Monitor dialog box Figure 3 4 to display the Advanced Settings dialog box There are tabs 1 General 2 Camera 3 I O Device and 4 System Information General The settings define the retry mode between GV System and VSM Advance Settings General Camera 120 Device System Information Startup V Run Remote ViewLog Service Connection Broken Retry Interval 5 Seconds Retry in the background Figure 3 5 Run Remote ViewLog Service Allows the VSM to retrieve the recordings for playback For details see 3 10 Remote Playback Retry Interval Specify the retry interval when the connection is not immediately available Retry in the background Hides the retries in the background 149 C GeoVision Camera The settings define the camera conditions to notify the VSM Advance Settings General Camera System Information Camera 1 z Notify Vital Sign Monitor based on the following events Event Event Type O motion Emergency Intruder Emergency M Missing Object Emergency M Unattended Object Emergency M Scene Change Emergency O wiegand Data Emergency M video Lost Emergency M Counter Alarm Emergency M Crowd Detection Emergency M Advanced Unattended Object Detection Emergency M Advanced Scene Change Detection Emergency M Advanced Missing Object Detection Emergency Counter Alarm In Out
93. ion in LAN environment Auto Record Video Center V2 automatically records events based on the following Record Mode Record Mode Live Mode Streams live video to Center V2 This is the default recording mode on the Center V2 Make sure you have enough bandwidth to receive video in live To set the maximum duration of a video file recorded on Center V2 click the Settings button Attachment Mode A defined time of event will be recorded before sending to Center V2 The attachment will be sent out immediately once your subscriber is connected to Center V2 The Attachment Mode also provides several options associated with the attachment Click the Settings button to bring up the Record Settings Attachment Mode dialog box See Attachment Mode Settings later for further setup Both Live amp Attachment Sends both live video and attachment files C GeoVision Color of Channel Caption Changes the color of channel headings For further setup see Channel Heading later in this chapter 1 4 3 Attachment Mode Settings You can set up the duration of a video clip attached with a notification message which is triggered by motion input trigger and or scene change at the subscriber site You will see the attachment message like the example below on the Event List Double clicking the message can play back the video instantly Motion Camera 1 detected motion Attachment Record file of Camera 1 Pre Event Attachment Motion C
94. l events see Security Service below The delay settings in Send to Center V2 when I O is triggered and Output Module allow you to enter your premises and disable input output module before it is activated To disable prior I O settings the subscriber may exit the connection to Center V2 or use the Stop monitoring normal events when selected pin is triggered feature in Figure 1 12 Allow Center V2 to Force Output Allows Center V2 to manually force output devices of the subscriber to be triggered Security Service Supports two types of access control systems Momentary and Maintained Mode Momentary Mode Pushbutton switches that are normally open and stay closed only as long as the button is pressed Momentary switches allow turn on or turn off from multiple locations For example certain premises have a designated entry exit door When the staff enters the entry door the system starts monitoring When the staff leaves from the exit door the system stops monitoring Maintained Mode Push on push off button switches that stay open until thrown and then stay closed until thrown again Maintained switches are convenient for only one switch location For example in the business hour when the door is opened the system stops monitoring in the non business hour when the door is closed the system starts monitoring 27 C GeoVision 1 5 2 Setting Panic Button You may set up a panic alarm button at your GV System In case of
95. lled at the subscriber s site Security Service Supports two types of access control systems Momentary and Maintained mode For details see I O Device Advanced Settings in 1 5 Connection to Center V2 System Information Advance Settings General Camera System Information Video Audio Log Storage Information F Allow Vital Sign Monitor to inquire the storage information Report the total amount of free storage space to Vital Sign Monitor Report Interval Hours Notify Vital Sign Monitor when the total amount of free storage space is lower than 1 s wB Notify Vital Sign Monitor when storage is full J Notify Vital Sign Monitor when any storage is lost Other Notify Vital Sign Monitor when the user logs in or is changed Notify Vital Sign Monitor when the user fails to log in the Multicam Notify Vital Sign Monitor when the USB Protection Key is removed Notify Vital Sign Monitor when the Multicam starts recycling Send temperature status to Vital Sign Monitor Figure 3 8 153 GeoVision Video Audio Log Notifies the VSM when the duration of the video audio logs is less than the specified days Storage Information Allow Vital Sign Monitor to inquire the storage information Allows the VSM to inquire the subscriber s storage information Report the total amount of free storage space to Vital Sign Monitor Reports the subscriber s size of free storage space Notify Vital Sign Monito
96. ls see 1 14 Event Log Browser 167 C GeoVision 3 13 System Configuration On the window menu click Configure to see these options 1 System Configure 2 Password Setup 3 Event Log Settings 4 Local I O Device 5 Virtual I O 6 Notification and 7 Alerts Interval These options are discussed in this section 3 13 1 System Settings Click Configure on the window menu and then select System Configure to open this dialog box System Configure Startup Start Service when Vital Sign Monitor Starts Login SMS Server when Service Starts Connective Port Server Port Port 2 is assigned for GY IP devices Security Enhance network security Figure 3 15 168 Vital Sign Monitor Startup Auto Run when Windows starts Automatically runs VSM at Windows startup m Start Service when Vital Sign Monitor starts Automatically starts the service when VSM starts m Login SMS Server when Service starts Automatically logs in the SMS Server when the VSM service starts You will be prompted to enter the related information of the SMS server Connective Port m Server Port Sets the communication port to match that of the subscriber or keep it as default m Port 2 To set the appropriate port for the connection to the GV Video Server GV IP Camera and GV Compact DVR keep the default port 5609 or modify it to match the VSM port on the GV IP devices For details see GV Video Server User s Manu
97. mera detected motion Camera detected motion Camera detected motion Trigger Connection Device Lost Login Logout Wiegand Data 7 12 2011 5 04 08 PM 7 12 2011 5 04 08 PM 7 12 2011 5 04 09 PM 7 12 2011 5 04 38 PM 7 12 2011 5 04 42 PM 7 12 2011 5 05 06 PM 7 12 2011 5 05 06 PM 7 12 2011 5 05 06 PM 7 12 2011 5 05 08 PM 7 12 2011 5 05 23 PM 74122011 5 05 52 PM 7 12 2011 5 06 36 PM 7 12 2011 5 06 36 PM 7 12 2011 5 06 51 PM 7 12 2011 5 07 07 PM 7 12 2011 5 07 21 PM 7 12 2011 5 07 36 PM 7 12 2011 5 07 51 PM 7 12 2011 5 08 06 PM 7 12 2011 5 08 35 PM 7 12 2011 5 08 50 PM 7 12 2011 5 09 05 PM Offline Event a Vital Sign Monitor Start Time 7 12 2011 4 37 28 PM 7 12 2011 5 05 06 PM 7 12 2011 5 05 06 PM 7 12 2011 4 38 27 PM 7 12 2011 4 38 42 PM 7412 2011 4 39 11 PM 7 12 2011 5 06 36 PM 7 12 2011 4 39 56 PM 7 12 2011 4 40 11 PM 7 12 2011 4 40 27 PM 7 12 2011 4 40 41 PM 7 12 2011 4 40 56 PM 7 12 2011 4 41 11 PM 7 12 2011 4 41 26 PM 7 12 2011 4 41 54 PM 7 12 2011 4 42 09 PM 7 12 2011 4 42 24 PM Customized Event ia Q Subscriber List 2 2 2 GV FD120D B GeoVision GV F01200 OOR E Camera 1 ad System Camera 2 a System Camera 3 Q GV FD120D Camera 4 g DVR 1 Camera 5 DVR 1 Camera 6 a Camera 7 a DVR 1 Camera 8 GVv FD120D E Camera 9 o GV FD120D Camera 10 GV FD1200 Camera 11 E Camera 12 a DRA Camera 13 a GV FD120D E Camera 14 2 GV FD120D E Camera 15 GV
98. nd editing Highlight a group or a subscriber and click this button to delete it Searches a subscriber account Imports or exports the address book data Highlight one subscriber and click this button to configure the settings of video and alert formats Sets up subscription schedules a Center V2 1 4 1 Creating a Subscriber 1 Click the Add A Group button No 1 Figure 1 2 to create a group 2 Click the Add A Subscriber button No 2 Figure 1 2 This dialog box appears Subscriber Address Book Login ID 1 Password Items Content Name GeoVision Address E mail E mail 2 Country Calling Code Fax Telephone H Telephone 0 Mobile Phone Mobile Phone 2 Pager Figure 1 3 3 Type a Login ID and Password Those will be the ID and Password for the subscriber to log into the Center V2 C GeoVision 4 9 Type the subscriber s contact information in the rest of fields optional gt Ifyou wish to send e mail alerts to this subscriber type its e mail accounts Up to two e mail accounts can be created for the subscriber For e mail settings see E Mail Alerts later in this chapter gt Ifyou wish to send SMS alerts to this subscriber type its country code and mobile numbers Up to two sets of mobile number can be created for this subscriber For SMS Server settings see SMS Alerts later in this chapter Click OK to save the above settings This dialog box
99. need to collect the data from your dongle and send it back to GeoVision for an upgrade The upgrade is a charged service To upgrade your dongle follow these steps 1 Each dongle has its own serial number Find it on the side of the dongle Later this serial number will be used in naming the files for upgrading SIC 7116442 C Geovision Figure B 1 Insert the dongle to the computer In the GV folder double click GVUsbKeyUpClient exe This dialog box appears USB Keys Information VSM 11081630 02328978 HW Serial 11081630 Internal Serial OOOOSEE6 Softwares VSM Control Center Kdentification Save Key ID Data Upgrade Upgrade Select All Select None Machine ID Exit Figure B 2 186 Appendix To retrieve the data from the dongle click Select All The information of the dongle is displayed in the information field Note the displayed number of HW Serial should be the same as that on the dongle To save the data to your local computer click Save Key ID Data If you have more than one dongle to upgrade click Batch Save Different dongle data will be saved as separate files The file will be named after the serial number on the dongle and saved as out For example if a dongle serial number is 7116442 the file is named NVR 7116442 out Send this data file to GeoVision at sales geovision com tw The GeoVision will examine the data file and send an in file back to you The file name al
100. ng with an attachment Double click the event to open the attached video file Indicates a subscriber s ID Indicates the event type Alarm Attachment Connection Login Logout Motion System Trigger and Wiegand Data Indicates associated information for each event type Indicates when Center V2 receives an event Indicates when an event happens at the subscriber s site Sorts events by types including All System Motion Trigger Connection Alarm Login Logout Attachment Wiegand Data Device Lost Offline Event and Customized Event The function is only available for the Professional version For details see 1 13 2 Using the Event Tabs a Center V2 The types and messages displayed on Center V2 Type Motion Trigger Connection Alarm System Attachment Message Camera xx detected motion Module xx triggered Camera xx video lost Module xx I O lost Network abnormal Fail to login to dispatch server Dispatch server is shutdown Video signal of xx has resumed Module xx has returned to normal Failed to login SMS server Failed to send short message SMS server is shutdown Disk Full Restarted Failed Multicam Closed There isn t enough space for recording Multicam Surveillance System has been closed An unexpected error occurred in Multicam Surveillance System Error Code 1 or 2 There is an intruder Object Missing Unattended Object Alert Message of POS Scene Change Start end service IP c
101. o exit the premises During this time the specified input e g an exit entry door is inactive Once the exit delay expires the input will be fully armed Entry Delay While the system is activated this feature provides an interval of time for the subscriber to entry the premises During this time the specified input e g a exit entry door is inactive so that the subscriber can disarm the system If the subscriber fails to do once the entry delay expires the VSM will get notified of the input trigger Output Module Enables the assigned output module when the selected input module is triggered For this example of Figure 3 7 when the I O Device Module 1 Input 4 is triggered the Output Module 1 Pin 3 will be activated simultaneously Event Type If the subscriber wants the VSM always to get notified of the output trigger select Emergency If the subscriber wants the VSM to get notified of the output trigger only when an assigned input is triggered select Normal a Vital Sign Monitor Right Arrow button Sets the delay time to trigger the assigned output module This feature is only available when the Normal type is chosen The Exit Delay and Entry Delay options are similar to those described in the input trigger Note To set an input trigger for the notification of Normal events see Security Service below Allow Vital Sign Monitor to Force Output Allows the VSM operator to manually force output devices insta
102. on to see its live view 1 20 1 The Ea E Map Window IP Address 127 0 Change By x New Map a New Map ls DIIDIALO L Figure 1 69 92 a Center V2 The controls on the Remote E Map window No Name 1 Login 2 Host Information 3 Previous 4 Home 5 Next 6 ViewLog 7 Configure 8 Tree List 9 IP Address 10 Blinking Icon 11 Output Icon Camera Dome 12 Icon Description Click to log in up to 500 hosts Click to view the information of incoming events upon motion detected and I O devices triggered Click to go to the previous E Map file Click to back to the top of the tree view Click to go to the next E Map file Click to access the Remote ViewLog function Click to configure the Remote E Map The list displays all created E Map files and folders Displays the IP Address of the connected host The blinking icon represents a triggered camera or I O device Click to manually force the output device Click to view the live video associated with that camera dome Up to 16 live videos can be accessed simultaneously 93 C GeoVision 1 20 2 Configuring the Remote E Map Click the Configure button No 7 Figure 1 74 to display the following dialog box Configure Download EMap files l Use local EMap files _ Browse C Program FilesiRemote EMapire C Program FilesiRemote EMapire Browse Browse Figure 1 70 Download EMap files Click to download E Map files from
103. onditions occur the VSM can automatically activate the assigned computer and output alarm to notify the operator while an SMS and an e mail message are being sent out to subscribers To configure this function click Configure on the window menu and select Notification to display the Alarm Settings window The settings are the same as those in Center V2 For details see 1 16 Notification Settings Also see 3 15 Output Alerts 3 16 SMS Alerts and 3 17 E Mail Alerts 3 13 5 Alerts Interval Settings You can define the frequencies of the motion detected and video lost alert messages Click Configure on the window menu and select Alerts Interval to open this dialog box Alerts Interval Camera Motion Post Motion 10 Seconds Event Interval Min Camera Motion 30 Video Lost 30 Figure 3 17 Post Motion Specify how long the incoming alert messages of motion detection stay red highlighted on the Event List No 21 Figure 3 1 E Event and Alerts Interval Specify the interval between the incoming messages upon motion detection or video lost Select the event type and click on the interval column to change the period of time Note The alert messages for the two types of events will still be shown on the Event List even if you don t select them The settings here only affect the frequency of displaying the alert messages 171 C GeoVision 3 14 Output Alerts You can activate output devices installed at the VSM sit
104. one or more Dispatch Server for redundancy 1 purpose in case this server is not available or was offline Figure 2 16 Click the Add button The Setting dialog box Figure 2 13 appears Type the IP address of the failover server and change the default port settings if necessary 135 C GeoVision 6 Type Identification Code matching to that in CenterV2 Identification Setting If the information is inconsistent the connection to the failover server cannot be established s Dispatch Server Setting Network setting ane on JA Dfliow GV IP devices to login as sul port C Autorun server service upon startup C Automatic Failover Support Allow unidentified CenterV2 Server login Identification Code Dispatch Setting Group First Dispatch Log Keep Days 30 Log Path D Dispatch Log Available space 19 70 GB CenterV2 Event Log Enable Real Time Center 2 Event Keep Days 30 Log Path D Dispatch CenterV2Log Available space 19 70 GB ya HRecyde Log L_ __ Server IP 192 168 3 170 Server Port Port GV IP Device Identification Code Figure 2 17 Note Once the primary server is ready to resume the services it is required to close the failover server so the connection from subscribers can move back to the primary 136 Chapter 3 Vital Sign Monitor Vital Sign Monitor VSM applies to the center monitoring station where multiple GV Systems are being monitored When alert even
105. onnect GV System to Dispatch Server See 2 7 Connecting GV System to Dispatch Server To add a GV IP Device as a subscriber connect GV IP Devices to Dispatch Server See 2 8 Connecting GV IP Device to Dispatch Server Click the Start Server button No 1 Figure 2 1 on the main screen to start the service a Dispatch Server 2 6 Connecting Center V2 to Dispatch Server Follow these steps to connect Center V2 to Dispatch Server 1 Start the Dispatch Server service 2 At Center V2 click the Preference Settings button No 8 Figure 1 1 select System Configure to display the Preference window and then click the Dispatch Server tab The Preference dialog box appears 3 Click the Dispatch Server tab Type the identification code IP address and the port of the Dispatch Server R Preference Dispatch Server Setting Network setting General Layout Network Record Dispatch Server Dispatch Server Use Dispatch Server Identification 123456789 127 0 0 1 21112 Connection Broken C Automatic Failover Support O low unidentified CenterV2 Server login V Retry until connected Retry Intervat 10 Sec Identification Code Note Dispatch Setting Any changes of this property will be applied in the next startup Group First Dispatch Log Keep Days 30 Log Path D Dispatch Log Available space 19 70 GB CenterV2 Event Log Z Enable Real Time CenterV2 Event Center V2 Keep Days 30 Log Path
106. ount on the Dispatch Server To create an account click the Account button No 4 Figure 2 1 to display this Address Book window SMSL xP oo SJ Address Book all D Name Telephone H Telephone O Mobile Phone E mail 5 Taipei GeoVision 2 87978377 geo geovision c Neihu v lt Statistics Group 1 Server 0 Subscriber 2 25000 Figure 2 2 The toolbar on the Address Book window No Name Description 1 Add A Group Adds a group folder 2 Add A Server Adds a Center V2 Server 3 Add A Subscriber Adds a subscriber 4 View Edit Opens Subscriber Address Book for viewing Subscriber Address Book and editing Highlight one subscriber and click this button to configure the settings of video and alert formats For details refer to 1 4 2 Subscriber Settings and 1 4 3 Attachment Mode Settings 5 Subscriber Setting 6 ubsciibor Schedule Sets up subscription schedules Setting Delete A Highlight a group a server or a subscriber and Group Server Subscriber click this button to delete it Import Export Address Book 9 Find A Subscriber Searches a subscriber account Imports or exports the address book data 10 Find A Server Searches a server account 110 a Dispatch Server Creating a Subscriber Account 1 On the Dispatch Server Window click the Account button 2 The Address Book window appears 2 Click the Add a Group button to create a group 3 Click the Add a Server button to to create a C
107. plit video effect with multiple close up views on the video See 4 17 PIP and PAP View m Fisheye Enables a 360 degree view This function only works with a Fisheye Camera m Wide Angle Lens Dewarping Corrects image distortion See Adjusting Distorted Views in 1 8 Playback 3 Audio Accesses the audio from the subscriber 4 Microphone Enables speaking to the subscriber Setting Changes the audio and video settings 6 PTZ Activates the PTZ control by selecting PTZ Panel or PTZ Automation 7 Snapshot Takes the snapshot of the displayed live video 8 Zoom Enlarges the video by selecting 1 0x 2 0x and 3 0x Note If the subscriber uses GV System version 8 2 or earlier an older style of Camera Audio Control Window will appear If the GV System version V8 3 or later is in use a new window will appear 1 Camera 1 2 p Hap 7 23 2008 18 16 49 Mewes ui ve Window for V8 2 or earlier Window for V8 3 or later Figure 1 30 44 a Center V2 1 10 4 Camera Monitor Use the Camera Monitor window to define the following Enable and disable live display The subscriber must give the privilege first See the Allow Center V2 to View Live Camera option in Figure 1 10 Define the interval between incoming events triggered by motion detection and video lost On the Subscriber List No 4 Figure 1 1 right click one online subscriber and select Camera Monitor The Camera Monitor window appears Camera Monitor Came
108. ppears Click the Add button This dialog box appears Virtual 1 0 Device Device Gv I0 BOX 8 IP 192 168 2 11 pot 10000 Demar ID admin Password eeeee Figure 1 59 Select the device using the drop down list and type the IP address ID and Password of the GV I O Box You can look up the IP address of the GV I O Box using the GV IP Device Utility Click OK to finish adding the GV I O Box To trigger outputs automatically by event see Triggering Outputs by Events later in this section To trigger outputs manually see Triggering Outputs Manually later in this section 81 C GeoVision 1 17 3 Triggering Outputs by Event 1 On the Center V2 window click the Preference Setting button No 8 Figure 1 1 and select Notification The Alarm Settings dialog box appears 2 Select an event type for alarm output to be triggered Alarm Settings a Video Lost Alert Approach O Module Lost C Invoke Alarm VO Trigger Normal VO Trigger Emergency Connection Lost Subscriber Login C Send E Mail Alerts Subscriber Logout Camera Motion C Send SMS Alerts Surveillance System Abnormality Intruder Missing Object Unattended Object Text Format of SMS K Scene Change Tampering Alarm POS Loss Prevention ascll O Unicode Figure 1 60 3 Select Output Module and define the module number and pin number using the drop down lists 4 To set up more event types for alarm ou
109. r eae Logout Start Service Stop Service Sample Detected change of bind IP restart the service Failed to establish the connection Multicam Surveillance System is abnormally c Show Camera by VO Trigger Failed to start recording Add to the Customized Event Tab Record File Failed to Login Dispatch Server Recycling is started vi Sample Text Figure 1 43 3 To assign an alert level select Using Priority Color and choose from the drop down list To change the color for this alert level click the color box and select a desired color 4 To customize the color of this event type select Using Custom Color and click the color box to assign a desired color 5 Click OK to complete 61 C GeoVision 1 14 Event Log Browser The Event Log Browser allows you to locate a desired event coming from subscribers On the Center V2 window click the Tools button No 5 Figure 1 1 and select View Event Log to display the following window Tip You can quickly access the Event Log of a specific subscriber instead of filtering all events Right click one subscriber on the Subscriber list No 4 Figure 1 1 select Event Log and then click a desired log type Type Message Message Time a Start Time System System Start Service 8 19 2003 10 14 52 AM 1 LoginLogout Login 8 19 2003 10 14 54 AM System Start Monitoring All Type Events 8 19 2003 10 14 54 AM 8 19 2003 10 14 53 AM 1 1 Device Lost Camera 3 Video Lost
110. r when the total amount of free space is lower than xx GB Notifies the VSM when the subscriber s storage space is insufficient The space limit is 1 GB at least Notify Vital Sign Monitor when the storage space is full Notifies the VSM when the subscriber s storage space was full Notify Vital Sign Monitor when any storage is lost Notifies the VSM when the storage device is lost Other 154 Time synchronization with Vital Sign Monitor Enables the time increment decrement of minutes and seconds at the subscriber site to match the time at the VSM Send Alert Message of POS Loss Prevention to Vital Sign Monitor Notifies the VSM when abnormal POS transactions occur Notify Vital Sign Monitor when the user logs in or is changed Notifies the VSM when the GV System logs in or a different user logs in Notify Vital Sign Monitor when the user fails to log in Multicam Notifies the VSM when the GV System users fail to log in by typing wrong IDs or passwords Notify Vital Sign Monitor when the USB Protection Key is removed Notifies the VSM when the USB Protection Key is already removed from the GV System Notify Vital Sign Monitor when the Multicam starts recycling a Vital Sign Monitor Notifies the VSM as soon as the recycle starts Send temperature status to Vital Sign Monitor Notifies VSM operator when the subscriber internal temperature reaches or exceeds the critical temperature specified Send POS device conne
111. ra Name Live Suspend Suspend Status Camera 1 Play 0 0 Camera 2 Stop 0 0 video Lost Camera 3 Stop 0 0 video Lost Camera 4 Stop 0 0 video Lost Camera 1 Live BEJ Suspend Motion Monitoring 0 Min ok OK Suspend Video Lost Monitoring o o Min Cancel Figure 1 31 45 GeoVision 3 Live drop down list Highlight one camera and select Play enable live display or Stop disable live video Suspended Motion Monitoring Highlight one camera and set the interval between incoming events triggered by motion detection Alternatively you can right click one live camera channel on the monitoring window and select Suspend for the same setting Suspend Video Lost Monitoring Highlight one camera and set the interval between incoming events triggered by video lost Status column Displays the status of video lost from cameras or disconnection Click OK to apply the settings If the camera is enabled for live display you will see in the upper right corner of its monitoring window otherwise you will see Hl 46 a Center V2 1 10 5 Viewing Subscriber Information To view the general information about your subscribers click the Host Information button No 6 Figure 1 1 on the Center V2 window to display the Host Information window Choose a subscriber from the list and click the View Information button to view its related information Host Information View Information Server Info Se
112. rom outside sources such as the Internet We recommend that you click the General tab and select On Programs and Services O File and Printer Sharing Remote Assistance Add Program Add Pott Edit Delete IV Display a notification when Windows Firewall blocks a program What are the risks of allowing exceptions Cancel Figure G 3 Select UPnP Framework and click OK 195 GeoVision H Supported IP Device Brands This list provides the supported IP device brands For detail information about the supported IP devices refer to Supported IP Camera List on GeoVision s Website http www geovision com tw english 4_21 asp DP 196 Appendix MultiLang Tool for Translated Text The user interface has been translated from English into 30 other languages If you find the translation to be unsuitable and would like to correct it you can use the MultiLang Tool to revise the translation Next you can apply the revised text to the applications and export an exe file to make the same revision on another computer You can also send the revision back to GeoVision to have the revision included in future software releases Note When using the MultiLang Tool it is recommended to revise an entire sentence at a time instead of simply searching a single word and replacing the word in all other strings To revise the translated text di 2 Install MultiLang Tool from the Surveillance Syst
113. rrent monitor For the application your VGA card needs to support Twin View and your Windows desktop must be properly set up for the display across two computer monitors Preference General Layout Network Record Dispatch Server Layout Screen Resolution x 768 Main Panel Resolution 1024 768 C Floating Event List Cl Topmost Window Note Any changes ofthis property will be applied in the next startup Figure 1 52 Screen Resolution Detects the current screen resolution on your PC Main Panel Resolution Sets the Center V2 panel resolution to 1024 x768 1280 x1024 1600 x 1200 1680 x 1050 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1080 1280 x 800 or 1440 x 900 The new resolution is effective after next login 71 C GeoVision m Floating Event List Moves the Event List window to a separate window at the bottom the right side or hide the window Note To view the hidden Event List click the Tools button No 5 Figure 1 1 and then select Maximize Event List to display the Event List Topmost Window Keeps the Center V2 window on top of other window or dialog box 72 a Center V2 1 15 3 Network Settings Preference General Layout Network Record Information of Center 2 Location Name TEST151 C Assign IP Network Settings C Enhance Network Security Center 2 Port 5547 Defaut D Accept connections from GY Compact DYA Video Server amp IP Cam Pot 2 5551 D
114. rver Update time 2004 05 10 11 37 23 Recycle Lag Camera On 01 02 3 amp Taiwan 21 Camera OfF03 04 05 06 07 08 0910111213141516 7 2 Camera Signal Lost None E USA 10 Device Normal Module01 Input Alarm Pin01 Pin02 PinO3 Pin04 Last 100 I0 Events Event001 2004 05 10 11 25 23 ModuleO1 PinO1 PinO2 PinO3 Pin04 Figure 1 32 For the feature the subscriber must grant the privilege to Center V2 See the Allow Center V2 to Get System Information option in Figure 1 11 1 10 6 Disabling Subscription The Center V2 operator can disable its services to an individual subscriber when subscription expires In the Address Book Figure 1 2 right click one subscriber and select Disable To restore the subscription right click that subscriber again and select Enable 47 C GeoVision 1 11 Subscriber Schedule The Center V2 operator can create schedules to monitor subscription status When subscribers don t log in Center V2 on the programmed time the operator and subscribers will get notified When a subscriber doesn t log in Center V2 on time this message will appear on the Event List Service hour engaged still waiting for subscriber to log in When a subscriber logs out suddenly during a service time this message will appear Unexpected subscriber logout during service times To activate the computer and output alarm to notify the operator while an SMS and E mail message being sent out to a subscriber use the
115. rvices Clicking the Start Stop Service button No 1 Figure 3 1 on the VSM window to receive signals from subscribers 146 a Vital Sign Monitor 3 6 Connection to VSM A single GV System can connect to up to 5 VSM centers simultaneously for center monitoring To configure GV System in order to access the VSM remotely through a network connection follow these steps 1 Click the Network button and select Connect to VSM This dialog box appears Login Information Center IP 127 0 0 1 User ID 1 Password Port 5610 Default V Save Password OK Cancel Figure 3 3 2 Type the IP address the User ID and Password of one VSM Click OK This dialog box appears Connect to Vital Sign Monitor Exit Configure Qy M Login after 30 seconds W Monitoring all type events eo Status 127 0 0 1 oP Figure 3 4 147 C GeoVision 148 If you want to establish connection to the second VSM click the TP button If you want to modify the login information of the established account select the account in the dialog box and click the button If you want to delete the established account select the account in the dialog box and click the button Click the Connect button to connect all established VSM centers Make sure those VSM centers are also started for the connection a Vital Sign Monitor 3 6 1 Advanced Settings for Subscription To further define the communicat
116. s Displays the next page of camera views Refreshes the connection status In the 1024 x 768 resolution select 6 15 or 24 screen divisions for a single monitor 9 25 or 36 screen divisions for dual monitors In the 1280 x 1024 resolution select 6 12 or 24 screen divisions for a single monitor 9 20 or 42 screen divisions for dual monitors In the 1600 x 1200 resolution select 6 12 or 24 screen divisions for a single monitor 9 16 or 36 screen divisions for dual monitors In the 1680 x 1050 1920 x 1200 and 1440 x 900 resolutions select 6 15 or 28 screen divisions for a single monitor 9 20 or 42 screen divisions for dual monitors In the 1920 x 1200 resolution select 6 15 or 28 GeoVision 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Exit Flag Clipboard Clip ID Event Type Message Message Time Start Time Event Categories screen divisions for a single monitor 9 20 or 42 screen divisions for dual monitors In the 1920 x 1080 resolution select 6 15 or 28 screen divisions for a single monitor 6 20 or 35 screen divisions for dual monitors In the 1280 x 800 resolution select 6 12 24 screen divisions for a single monitor 9 16 30 screen divisions for dual monitors For resolution see Layout Settings later in this chapter Closes or minimizes the Center V2 window Flags an event for later reference Displays the Alarm Report dialog box Indicates an event comi
117. s For details see I O Device Viewing Subscriber Status 3 7 Subscriber Monitoring 173 C GeoVision 3 15 SMS Alerts This feature lets you send out SMS messages to subscribers when alert conditions occur 3 15 1 Setting SMS Server Before sending SMS messages to an individual subscriber you need to define SMS Server correctly Click Configure on the window menu and select SMS Setup For setup details see 1 18 SMS Alerts 3 15 2 Sending SMS Once the connection between the SMS Server and VSM is established there are several ways to send out SMS messages to subscribers See the VSM window for the following selections 1 Click the Send Short Message button No 11 Figure 3 1 This sends out SMS to an individual subscriber manually 2 On the Event List double click any event type to call up a message window and then click the Send Short Message icon This sends SMS to an individual subscriber manually 3 On the Subscriber List No 18 Figure 3 1 right click one subscriber and select Send Short Message This sends SMS to an individual subscriber manually 4 Click Configure on the window menu and select Notification to display the Alarm Settings window Select Send SMS Alerts This sends SMS to subscribers automatically when alert conditions occur See Notification Settings earlier in this chapter 174 a Vital Sign Monitor 3 15 3 Inserting Device Information The subscriber s ID and camera name can be
118. se Digital Watermark Protection Figure 1 54 mM Recycle When 1 to 49 channels are connected to the Center V2 Server and the storage space falls short of the recycle threshold 800 MB default recycle threshold 400MB of old files will be deleted This recycle size increases by 100 MB with every addition of 50 channels That is with 50 to 99 channels connected 500 MB of the old files will be deleted as the storage space falls short of the recycle threshold See the following table for the corresponding recycle size 74 No of Channels Connected to Center Recycle Size MB V2 Server 400 50 99 500 Storage Group You can store the recordings of different subscriber at separate locations using the storage group feature For details see the following section Storing Video Files in Separate Locations Enlarge Path Threshold When the space in a storage path falls short of the path threshold 500 MB by default recordings are saved to the next path of the same storage group To enlarge the path threshold select this option and specify the path threshold To add paths see the following section Storing Video Files in Separate Locations Keep Days The recordings are stored for the specified number of days before they are recycled Enlarge Recycle Threshold When the current storage path falls short of the recycle threshold 800 MB by default recycle starts To enlarge the recycle threshold select this option and specify the r
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120. so includes the serial number of that dongle In this example the data file you will receive is named NVR 7116442 in After you receive the updated file insert the correct dongle matching the in file you receive and then run GVUsbKeyUpClient exe Click Select All to read the dongle click Upgrade and then open the updated file to upgrade the dongle You can also select more than one dongle in the list and click Batch Upgrade to upgrade them at the same time Make sure these dongles match the updated files you receive 187 C GeoVision C Fast Backup and Restoration With the Fast Backup and Restore FBR solution you can change interface skin for Center V2 and Control Center as well as back up and restore your configurations in CMS applications Installing the FBR Program 1 Insert the CMS Software DVD click Install V8 5 3 Central Monitoring System select Fast Backup amp Restore System and follow the on screen instructions 2 After the installation is complete run Fast Backup and Restore Main System from the Windows Start menu This window appears lt gt Fast Backup t Restore MultiCam System Fast Backup amp Restore Digital Surveillance System s Settings Please choose one ofthe selections below ha Customize Logo and Button Customize Features Backup MultiCam Settings or Restore Defaults Fd Backup Remote AP Settings Figure C 1 188 Appendix Backing Up and Restoring Set
121. t types including System Connection Login Logout Motion Trigger and Alarm Indicates associated information for each event type Indicates the VSM s time when receiving the event message Indicates the subscriber s time when sending out the event message Indicates the number of online subscribers and displays the ID and status Right click any subscriber to call up a menu containing buttons No 4 8 9 10 and 11 The numbers of online subscribers and total subscribers are shown in brackets next to the Subscriber List Blue Icon Indicates the subscriber is online Gray Icon Indicates the subscriber is offline Alarm Icon Indicates either motion has been detected or the I O has been triggered at the subscriber s site Events can be sorted in these categories System Motion Trigger Connection Alarm Login Logout Wiegand Data Device Lost and Offline Event To sort the events click View from the menu bar and select My Favorite Events Displays a list of events occurred Vital Sign Monitor A list of Types and Messages will be displayed on VSM Type Motion Trigger Connection Alarm Login Logout Message Camera xx detected Motion Module xx Input xx Triggered Module xx Input xx Trigger Resume Camera xx Video Lost Video Signal of Camera xx has resumed Module xx Lost Module xx has resumed to normal There isn t enough space for recording Connection Lost Multicam Surveillance System has been
122. tch Server Setting dialog box appears 2 Select Allow GV IP devices to login as subscriber from port to allow GV IP Devices to log in as subscribers Change the port when necessary s Dispatch Server Setting Network setting Server Port 21112 Default D C Autorun server service upon startup C Automatic Failover Support Cl Allow unidentified CenterV2 Server login Identification Code ecient Dispatch Setting Group First OBalance Only Dispatch Log Keep Days 30 Log Path D Dispatch Server Log Available space 13 82 GB CenterV2 Event Log Enable Real Time CenterV2 Event Keep Days 30 Log Path D Dispatch Server CenterV2Log Available space 13 82 GB vi we MRecycle Log Figure 2 7 117 C GeoVision 3 4 118 On the Web interface of the GV IP Device click Events and Alerts and select Center V2 Yonnectionl Connection Center V2 in this section you can configure the connection to Center V2 and tasks to perform Center V2 server Activate Link Host name or IP Address 192 168 3 127 Port number 5551 User Name GV FD1200 Password EITT Cease motion detection messages from Cl Camera Cease input trigger message from Clinput1 Enable schedule mode g Apply Select schedule time C Spani 00 00 v 00 00 v Next Day C Span2 00 v 00 v 00 v 2 00 v NextDay O Span 3 00 v00 00 v i00 Next Day C Weekend Saturday and Sunday Only Sunday Status Connected Connec
123. ted Time Fri Jun 24 16 21 57 2011 Figure 2 8 Enable connection to Dispatch Server A Active Link Click to configure and enable the connection B Host Name or IP Address Type the host name or IP address of the Dispatch Server C Port Number Match this port to the port value in step 2 Figure 2 7 to connect to the Dispatch Server D User Name Type a user name already established in the Dispatch Server to log in a Dispatch Server E Password Type a valid password to log into the Dispatch Server F Click Apply The Connection Status should display Connected and the connection time 5 This subscriber will be automatically distributed to an online Center V2 Server that has the least number of subscribers 119 C GeoVision 2 9 Setting a Primary Center V2 Server You can set up a primary Center V2 Server to which the subscriber is distributed whenever this Center V2 Server is connected This function is especially useful when you wish to ensure that a certain Center V2 Server gets the priority of monitoring a particular subscriber 1 Click Configure on the main screen and select Customize Dispatch Setting The Customize Dispatch Setting dialog box appears 2 Select a primary Center V2 Server using the drop down list Customize Dispatch Setting ID Dispatch Option DYR1 Center 2 Server 1 DYR2 FD120D M Auto re dispatch subscriber after CenterVv2 Server is online Figure 2 9 3 Select
124. ter V2 is to view live video and receive video evidence in an attachment format when any alerts are sent to Center V2 This helps the remote end operator easily determine the nature of the alarm Center V2 also supports GV IP devices GV Video Server GV Compact DVR GV IPCam for central monitoring C GeoVision 1 1 Minimum System Requirements There are two versions of Center V2 The standard version can serve up to 5 subscribers and 160 channels at a time The professional version can serve up to 500 subscribers and 800 channels Before installation make sure your computer meets the following minimum requirements Standard Version 2 Windows XP Vista 7 Server 2008 L t f Windows 7 Server 2008 Pentium 4 3 0 GHz with Hyper Threading 2 x 512 MB Dual Channels Hard D isk The hard disk space required to install Center V2 Standard Version must be at least 1 GB rd AGP or PCI Express 1024 x 768 32 bit color oo Professional Version 32 bit Windows XP Vista 7 Server 2008 Windows 7 Server 2008 Professional Version must be at least 1 GB Graphic Car Dongle Options Center V2 Pro Center V2 VSM a Center V2 1 2 Installation 1 2 1 Standard Version 1 Insert the CMS Software DVD to your computer It runs automatically and a window appears Select Install V8 5 5 0 Central Monitoring System Click Center V2 System and follow the on screen instructions
125. the GV System click the Network button select Connect to Center V2 click Configure select Advanced Settings and click the Other tab The Advanced Settings dialog box appears Figure 1 11 2 Under the Audio section select Allow Audio Out to Center V2 and Allow Audio in from the Center V2 Click OK 3 Connect the GV System to the Center V2 4 Move your cursor to the live view The Microphone and Audio icons appear on the bottom left corner 1 Camera 1 eee HIX Figure 1 24 39 C GeoVision 5 To speak to the subscriber click the Microphone icon to turn it on The control panel appears Close this window and On Off Button Subscriber Name stops microphone g 2 x 0 ji 4 Microphone Status Reduce this window to an icon Figure 1 25 6 To listen to audio from the subscriber click the Audio icon to turn it on The control panel appears Close this window On Off Buttor Subscriber Name and stops audio i 2 x 2 Audio 2 i ai 4 Click to change Audio Status Reduce this window audio to an icor Figure 1 26 7 To switch to another subscriber click the subscriber icon onthe Microphone or Audio control panel type the subscriber s ID in the Search Account dialog box and click GO Search Account Figure 1 27 40 a Center V2 1 10 Advanced Monitoring and Management This section describes how to monitor and manage subscribers in these parts 1 Showing and Controlling I O Status
126. the subscriber server to the local computer This option can reduce network load when you want to view E Maps of multiple subscribers m Use local EMap files Once downloading E Map files to the local computer you can use these E Map files for connection Motion I O Input Alert Sound Select this option and assign a wav file to alert the operator when motion is detected or input devices are triggered m Camera Blink I O Blink When cameras or input devices are triggered their icons on the E map flash 94 a Center V2 EMap Auto Popup When cameras or input devices are triggered the related map will be displayed on the Remote E Map window instantly Show Event Select this option to display motion or input triggered events on the Host Information window I O Trigger Camera When input devices are triggered the related camera views will be displayed on the Remote E Map window instantly For this function to work input devices must be mapped to cameras on the Main System Hide Tree List Select this option to hide the tree list Enable DirectDraw The DirectDraw is enabled by default Some VGA cards might not support DirectDraw and can produce distorted frames In this case disable the feature Use small icon The Remote E Map uses the large icons of cameras and I O devices by default Select this option if you want to use small icons 95 C GeoVision 1 21 Event Chart The Event Chart can provide you the
127. tification Settings later in this chapter Note Once you enable the schedule function you will not be notified when events occur outside the scheduled period of time 1 On the Schedule window double click an established plan A plan dialog box similar to Figure 1 33 appears 2 Click the Advanced Setting button No 5 Figure 1 33 The Advanced Setting dialog box appears 3 Expand the Notification folder and select SMS or E Mail to be scheduled 4 On the plan dialog box click the Notification button No 8 Figure 1 33 drag the mouse over SMS and or E mail timelines to define the Start time and End time to send out alerts 50 a Center V2 1 12 Alarm Report For every event the Center V2 operator can generate a report to evaluate certain conditions 1 12 1 Creating an Alarm Report 1 In the Event List window select an event and click on the report column No 15 Figure 1 1 This dialog box appears Managing Alarm 20030110 000018 Subscriber ID System Message Time 1 10 2003 11 57 20 AM Message Stop Service Reporter Admin End Report Save Close Procedure Report Time Real Time Event Type 1 Reporter Admin 1 10 2003 3 29 34 PM 1 10 2003 3 29 34 PM Notification Measures Other Figure 1 35 2 Inthe Reporter field type the name and click Start to begin the report 3 There are 6 report categories Click the desired category tabs for report m Event Type
128. tings You can back up the configurations you made in the CMS application and restore the backup data to the current system or import it to another site Backing Up the Settings 1 In the FBR window Figure C 1 click the Backup Remote AP Settings icon and select the desired application from the menu For example we select VSM Server This dialog box appears x Fast Backup amp Restore MultiCam System Fast Backup amp Restore Digital Surveillance System s Settings Please choose one ofthe selections below User s SM Administrative Rights Figure C 2 2 Click the Next Step button gt The Save As dialog box appears 3 Select the destination drive to store the backup file When the backup is complete this message will appear Successfully Backup VSM Server Settings 189 C GeoVision Restoring the System You can restore the current application settings with the backup of configuration file Also you can copy this backup file to configure another application at different site with the same settings as the current application 190 Open the backup file exe you previously stored A valid ID and password are required to display this window i Fast Backup amp Restore MultiCam System Fast Backup amp Restore Digital Surveillance System s Settings Please choose one ofthe selections below User s a Restore MultiCam System or ate ee E o Restore Defaults Piel Restore Remote AP Figure
129. tput repeat steps 2 and 3 82 a Center V2 1 17 4 Triggering Outputs Manually 1 On the Center V2 window click the Tools button No 5 Figure 1 1 and select Force Output This dialog box appears Force Output of 1 0 Device Module Module 1 vl Output S RSSSeaes e EEE Ee Figure 1 61 2 Select a desired module and then click the Finger button a to trigger the output You can also trigger the outputs connected at the subscriber site through the I O Status interface For details see Showing I O Status 1 10 Advanced Monitoring and Management 83 C GeoVision 1 18 SMS Alerts You can send SMS messages to subscribers when alert conditions occur 1 18 1 Setting SMS Server Before sending SMS messages to an individual subscriber you need to define SMS Server correctly 1 On the Center V2 window click the Tools button No 5 Figure 1 1 and then select Connect to SMS Server to display this dialog box SMS Setup Connection Setup Mobile Setup SMS Option Connection Server IP 127 0 0 1 O Local Server Port 6886 _ Defaut Remote Login ID 1 Password eee Figure 1 62 2 Type the IP address communication port Login ID and Password of the SMS Server 3 Ifthe SMS Server is installed at the same computer with the Center V2 select Local If not select Remote 4 To s
130. ts occur in a GV System VSM will receive alert text messages computer alarms and or output alarms while an SMS message and an E Mail are sent out to subscribers VSM also supports GV IP devices GV Video Server GV Compact DVR GV IPCam for central monitoring C GeoVision 3 1 Minimum System Requirements Before installation make sure your PC meets the following minimum requirements Standard Version Windows XP Vista Server 2008 7 Windows Server 2008 7 Pentium 4 3 0 GHz with Hyper Threading 2 x 512 MB Dual Channels The hard disk space required to install Center V2 Standard Version must be at least 1 GB AGP or PCI Express 800 x 600 1280 x 1024 aes recommended 32 bit color Visual C 2008 Redistributable Package Internal or External GV USB Dongle Note Visual C 2008 Redistributable Package can be found in the software DVD Advanced Version Connections to more than 100 DVR subscribers Windows XP Vista Server 2008 7 Windows Server 2008 7 Core 2 Duo 2 4 GHz 2 x 1 GB Dual Channels Preto lt 2 The hard disk space required to install Center V2 Professional Version must be at least 1 GB AGP or PCI Express 800 x 600 1280 x 1024 recommended 32 bit color 9 0c Visual C 2008 Redistributable Package Internal or External GV USB Dongle Note Visual C 2008 Redistributable Package can be found in the software DVD 138 Vital Sign Monitor
131. ttachment v Wiegand Data v Device Lost v Offline v Customized Event Figure 1 40 2 Unselect the event tab as required 57 C GeoVision Setting up the Customized Event Tab You can also configure the Customized Event tab which groups the selected event types under a single tab With only a click of the Customized Event tab you can monitor the desired events instantly 3 58 Customize Message Settings Camera Motion video Lost VO Trigger VO Module Lost The network connection is lost Disk Full Login Logout Start Service Stop Service Detected change of bind IP restart the service Failed to establish the connection Multicam Surveillance System is abnormally c Show Camera by VO Trigger Failed to start recording Record File Failed to Login Dispatch Server Recycling is started On the Center V2 window click the Preference Settings button and select Customize Message Settings The Customize Message Settings dialog box appears Select an event from the left and select Add to Customized Event Tab Text Color Assign By Priority T Customize Color we Sample Sample Text Add to the Customized Event Tab Figure 1 41 To view the customized events select the Customized Event tab on the event category of the Center V2 window a Center V2 Displaying the Event List on Another Monitor If the Center V2 is equipped with multiple monitors
132. tton For details on UPnP settings see UPnP Settings Appendix Temp Folder Attachments are temporarily stored in this folder while waiting to be sent to Center V2 In case the connection is broken attachments meant to be sent to Center V2 could be found here Once the connection is back to normal events saved in the Temp Folder will be sent out immediately 20 a Center V2 1 5 1 2 Advanced Settings Camera The settings define which camera condition to notify Center V2 To configure the event type first disable the Monitoring all type events option in Figure 1 8 Advance Settings Camera Other 1 0 Device Camera Se A V Send to Center2 when Motion is Detected F Allow Center2 to View Live Camera a H V Notify Center v2 when the following events come up Intruder Missing Object Unattended Object Scene Change Figure 1 10 m The Camera list Click the drop down list to select the camera to be configured Or you can click the Finger button to apply the settings to all cameras E Send to Center V2 when Motion is Detected Sends video to Center V2 when motion is detected Event Type If the subscriber wants Center V2 always to get notified of motion detection select Emergency If the subscriber wants Center V2 to get notified of motion detection only when an assigned input is triggered select Normal 21 C GeoVision Allow Center V2 to View Live Camera Gives Center V2 the privil
133. ubscriber to log in When a subscriber logs out suddenly during a service time this message will appear Unexpected subscriber logout during service times e To activate the computer and output alarm to notify the operator while an SMS and an E mail message being sent out to a subscriber use the Notification feature For details see Notification Settings later in this chapter 161 C GeoVision 3 9 Alarm Report For every event the VSM operator can generate a report to evaluate certain conditions This function is the same as that of the Center V2 For details see 1 12 Alarm Report 162 a Vital Sign Monitor 3 10 Remote Playback You can retrieve the recordings from GV System GV Video Server or GV Compact DVR for playback The following function must be enabled ahead to allow remote access GV System Enable the Run Remote ViewLog Service option in Figure 3 5 and start recording GV Video Server GV Compact DVR Enable the Remote ViewLog function and start recording On the Event List No 21 Figure 3 1 double click one motion event This window appears Vital Sign Monitor ID 3 Time 6 6 2005 1 04 21 AM Message Camera detected motion gog Figure 3 12 Click the Remote Playback icon A setting dialog box appears Select the desired camera to be viewed enter the ID and password to log in the DVR and click OK The Remote Playback window appears For the controls on the Remote Playback
134. ut pin 1 10 2 Controlling I O Devices The Center V2 operator can manually arm or disarm the physical I O devices from subscribers without interrupting the monitoring For this the subscriber must give the privilege first See the Allow Center V2 to Enable Disable I O option in Figure 1 12 Note This function also supports the client GV IP devices of these firmware versions GV Compact DVR Firmware V1 43 or above GV IP Camera Firmware V1 05 or above GV Video Server Firmware V1 45 or above 42 a Center V2 1 10 3 Camera Audio Control Window The Camera Audio Control window allows two way audio between CenterV2 and the subscriber as well as PTZ control On the Subscriber List No 4 Figure 1 1 right click one online subscriber and then select Camera Audio Control to display this window Figure 1 29 The controls on the Camera Audio Control No Name Description Switches to another camera of the same 1 Change Camera l subscriber m Size Changes the size of the live video The size choices are only available when the video resolution is higher than 320 x 240 see Image Size in Subscriber Settings Defog Enhances image visibility Stabilizer Stabilizes live images Stream1 Stream2 Switches video streams PIP View Refers to Picture in Picture You 2 Change Size 43 C GeoVision can zoom in on the video See 4 17 PIP and PAP View m PAP View Refers to Picture and Picture You can create a s
135. utput at the subscriber site to be triggered For this function to work the subscriber must grant the privilege first See the Allow Vital Sign Monitor to Force Output option in Figure 3 7 m Enable Disable I O Allows the VSM to arm or disarm any I O devices at the subscriber site without interrupting the monitoring For this function to work the subscriber must grant the privilege first See the Allow Vital Sign Monitor to Enable Disable I O option in Figure 3 7 Note This function also supports the client GV IP devices of these firmware versions GV Compact DVR Firmware V1 43 or later GV IP Camera Firmware V1 05 or later GV Video Server Firmware V1 45 or later 158 a Vital Sign Monitor 3 7 2 Viewing Storage Information With the above Subscriber Status window you can see one subscriber s storage information When the VSM is monitoring many subscribers the following windows give you an overview of subscribers storage information and monitoring status On the VSM window click the View Subscriber Information button No 6 Figure 3 1 to display the following window Monitoring Indicates whether camera and I O monitoring are enabled at the subscriber s sites Subscriber Information Storage Monitoring Page 1 gt Subscriber List China France German India a h Group C Cameras Monitoring C Cameras Monitoring C Cameras Monitoring C Cameras Monitoring i China France German Japan Taiwan U
136. ver CenterV2 Server changes IP from CS_old_IP to CS_new_IP CenterV2 Server IP CS_IP is transferred to another Dispatch Server DS_IP DS_ Port Connection 126 z Dispatch Server Status Message Coito CenterV2 Server CS_Name is enabled CenterV2 Server CS_Name is disabled ID login_ID is dispatched to CS_Name IP CS_IP Invaild login ID Invaild login Password This account has already Dispatch logged in There is no server online for CenterV2 Client All online CenterV2 Servers have utmost service 2 14 2 Event Log Browser The browser lets you view and locate the real time events from Center V2 Servers Click View on the window menu and then select Event log to display Event Log Browser For details on Log Browser see 1 14 Event Log Browser 127 C GeoVision 2 15 System Configuration To configure Dispatch Server click the Server Setting button No 3 Figure 2 1 on the toolbar to display the following dialog box s Dispatch Server Setting Network setting Server Port 21112 Default D C Autorun server service upon startup C Automatic Failover Support Allow unidentified CenterV2 Server login Identification Code kkk k Dispatch Setting Group First O Balance Only Dispatch Log V keep Days 30 Log Path D Dispatch Log Available space 19 70 GB CenterV2 Event Log Enable Real Time CenterV2 Event Keep Days 30 Log Path D
137. with the provided texts or change the texts to meet your needs 1 On the Event List window select one event and right click in the flag column The flag list appears Figure 1 37 2 Select Setup This dialog box appears Modify text Setas default Red Flag Default W Blue Flag Y Yellow Flag Y Green Flag Orange Flag Y Purple Flag J Flag Complete Figure 1 38 55 C GeoVision 3 Select the desired flag and then click the Modify text button A list of text options appears 4 Select one desired text Pending Assigned In Process Progressed Resolve and Reject or select User Define to customize your own flag text 1 13 2 Using the Event Tabs On the bottom of the Center V2 window events are sorted under different tabs according to the type You can utilize these tables to quickly monitor events by type and configure the Customized Event tab which contains self chosen event types Note This feature is only supported by the Professional version Camera 1 OX Camera 2 v ID Type f DVR1 Device Lost Fi DYR1 Device Lost DVRI Device Lost DVR1 Device Lost Vv DVR1 Device Lost Y DYR1 Device Lost 4 a DVR1 Device Lost DVR1 Device Lost F DVR1 Device Lost DVR1 Device Lost a DVR1 Device Lost m DVR1 Motion Camera 3 EE Camera 4 May 10 15 33 13 29 86 GB eX Camera 23 sx Camera 24 Message Camera 7 Video Lost Camera 8 Video Lost Camera 9 Video Lost Camera
138. y the number of days for which the logs will be loaded to the Event List at the bottom of the Center V2 window Figure 1 1 and the Event Log Browser Figure 1 44 Event Log m Keep Days Select this option and type the number of days to keep log files Otherwise clear the option to keep log files until the Recycle starts or the storage space is full m Recycle Delete the files of the oldest day when storage space is lower than 500 MB m Log Path Click the button to assign a storage path 67 C GeoVision 1 14 5 Printing the Event Log You can print out the filtered log events define footers and headers for each printout and choose whether to attach the Alarm Report with the data logs 1 On the Event Log Browser click the Page Setup button No 8 Figure 1 44 to display this dialog box 2 Select the options and type the information that you want to print out 3 Click OK to apply the settings 4 Click the Print button No 9 Figure 1 44 to start Creator User defined text v Creator GeoVision F User defined data Monthly report Footer O Print time Option v Print Alarm Report 1 Device Lost Video signal of Camera 1 has resume 1 Motion Camera 1 detected motion kasi ee Print time and date Printout Figure 1 50 68 a Center V2 1 15 System Configuration On the Center V2 window click the Preference Settings button No 8 Figure 1 1 and
139. ype of server ID to display events by ID or Status to display events by the type of status Application Type includes Dispatch Server Center V2 Server and Center V2 Subscribers When Status is selected events are categorized into Account System Login logout Connection Control and Dispatch 133 C GeoVision 4 Click OK to see the data displayed in a chart Query By Application Type Dispatch Server CenterV2 Server Center V2 Subscriber Figure 2 15 This feature is similar as that in Center V2 See 1 21 Event Chart for more information on the controls of the chart window 134 2 Dispatch Server 2 19 Failover Server You can configure up to two failover servers in case of the primary server failure Whenever the primary server fails the failover server takes over the connection from subscribers providing uninterrupted services To import subscribers accounts from the primary server to the failover server click the Import Export Address Book button No 8 Figure 2 2 on the Address Book toolbar and select Import Address Book to transfer the address book data On the Dispatch Server window click the Server Setting button No 3 Figure 2 1 The Dispatch Server Setting dialog box Figure 2 9 appears Select the Automatic Failover Support option This dialog box appears Automatic Failover Support Server IP Serer Pot Port ideo Server Iden 1 192 168 0 226 21112 5551 Please add
140. ystem Log Backup Log Path D Center 2 EventLog Cancel Figure 1 45 Note By default the displaying period of time is one day the type of database is System Log and the log path is at Center V2 EventLog The default displaying period of time and log path can be modified by using the Event Log Settings Figure 1 49 For details on backing up logs see Backup Settings later in this chapter 63 C GeoVision 1 14 2 Filtering the Event Log You can filter log events on the defined criteria Click the Filter button No 4 Figure 1 44 to bring up the Filter window JID No M Type V Message System M Message Time v Start Time ODate OTime Both ODate OTime Both 11 e2006 16 03 35 11 82008 vll160335 S fiis 82006 y 160335 S 11 82006 v 16 03 35 Add New Comman d Export Import OK Cancel Read K Message Message Time Start Time No Re All Yes 11 8 2006 16 03 35 1 11 8 2006 16 03 35 1 Figure 1 46 E Read Searches for the events you have opened on the Event List that is at the bottom of the Center V2 window E Clipboard Searches for the events with alarm reports The_licon indicates the report has been completed The icon indicates the report has not been completed or ended The icon indicates the above two types of reports Flag Searches for the flagged events Clip Searches for the events containing video attac

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