Ksenos DVR User's Manual, release D
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1. w S o O y TCP IP client application HTTP web browser Dome control Supported dome control protocols Pelco D Pelco P Sony network cameras 4 3 Advanced settings Advanced settings are enabled by checking the Enable advanced mode checkbox in Program settings see 2 1 2 2 4 3 1 Program settings Draw mode OpenGL or GDI If there is no hardware acceleration for OpenGL the GDI interface can be used as a deprecated alternative Keyframe interval sets keyframe interval Show buffer state show memory buffer size on the timeline 4 3 2 Ksekam camera settings Stream ID Some cameras may have multiple video stream Select the desired stream id here 4 3 3 Remote control settings Custom remote commands Remote control may have custom commands These commands can be sent to the host from live picture viewer s remote control settings2. CHAPTER 1 USER INTERFACE 4 Log out logs out the current user the recording keeps going After this the program requires a new login to accept commands from the user Open backup folder opens the recordings viewer showing desired backups Quit shuts down the recording system All recording will stop Depending on the chosen setting the program either saves the current setup queries the user about saving or leaves changes unsaved Help About shows the version and compile date of the program This information is needed when contacting Ksenos product support Contents opens the HTML help 1 2 Camera views The basic camera views are attached to quick buttons in the camera view windows 1 2 1 Organizing cameras Single camera windows can be freely dragged around and resized as any normal windows 1 2 2 Menus aF Live image Video Recorder DWR Administrator Cameras Help TLL A OMX oe Cameras from this menu a single camera can be opened or all can be opened or closed simultaneously There are presets for camera organizing in the toolbar The last button opens all cameras just like All Cameras selection in the Cameras menu Next to these there is a drop down menu from which the user can open saved user layouts 1 2 3 Saving customized views User can save an unlimited amount of customized camera views When the cameras have been organized see 1 2 1 the Save View button can
3. Constant bitrate 1500 a gt Orientation camera orientation and mirroring CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS 17 Compression type variable bitrate might drop and increase the stream bitrate when needed Variable bitrate quality defines the image quality if variable bitrate is selected Constant bitrate quality of the camera image stream connection in kilobits per second 2 1 4 7 MPG440 network cameras MPG440 IP Settings Image resolution 352x288 A Mpeg4 compression 7 Mpeg4 compression quality of the camera image stream connection smaller compression equals to better picture quality 2 1 4 8 Axis network cameras Axis IP Camera Settings Image resolution ACIE A RTSP port PEE Compression priority Framerate 2 Compression quality 75 Image rotation 180 degrees RTSP port port required by the image connection default is 554 This setting should not be changed unless it has also been changed in the camera Compression priority selects whether the stream speed is being maitained by the cost of framerate or vice versa Compression quality image quality for the connection Has a direct effect to the required bandwidth Image rotation with this setting it is possible to rotate the camera image by 180 degrees 2 1 4 9 Sony network cameras Sony IP Camera Settings Image resolution 640x480 lt Mpeg4 bitrate 1 Mbps a O Backlight compensation White balance Automatic White balance trigger on
4. be selected Mal The program asks for a name for the view After this the view can be found in the drop down menu next to the button 1 2 4 Saving an individual image An individual image can be saved from the live view or from the recordings viewer The image is saved by clicking the right mouse button on top of the image and choosing Save image from the pop up menu This will open two dialogs the first one will show the still image which will be saved and the second one will query a location for the output file The program will suggest saving the image in the Gallery and by default defines the filename to consist of camera name and a timestamp If you prefer you can change the filename to something else or choose another file format default is JPG By clicking the Save button the image is saved to the selected location 1 2 5 Device functions On the toolbar there are buttons on the right for each device MS or remote connection R having specific functions To access the camera functions of an individual camera please right click on the camera image and select Image controls from the pop up menu CHAPTER 1 USER INTERFACE 5 1 2 5 1 XeCap settings als AEC aD settings Monitor 1 eile e e CB le 6 lz 13 14 15 16 ei na eo 2527 0 0 O50 by pe lz Camera name 9 T OSD Show REC OSD Show cock XeCap settings can be used to control the analog video outputs The number
5. sensitive Sensitivity fine a finer sensitivity tuner Noise filter removes noise from the image prior to performing motion detection There are five values to choose from the leftmost one removes least noise while the rightmost one removes most noise Tolerance How much motion is tolerated before recording Detection type Normal setting will compare the current image to the last recorded one Light change filter will make the comparison between the last two captured images Masking an area If you want motion not to be detected in a certain area of the camera image you can mask out that area Masking is started by checking the Masking checkbox next to the camera image Then you can use the mouse to draw an area on the camera image which will be covered by a mask grid The left mouse button does masking while right button erases it The size of the brush can be adjusted using the slider When masking is done uncheck the Masking checkbox The visible mask will be hidden but remains active PTZ settings PTZ control if the camera has pan tilt zoom control connected to a serial port it is activated by selecting a dome control protocol here Supported protocols are listed in Appendix B 4 2 COM port the serial port number that the dome control uses 1 4 if enabled 0 for disabled Address the physical address of the dome camera defined by the dip switches of the camera Usually 1 32 disabled when 0
6. Dome speed settings These sliders adjust the sensitivity of the PTZ controls Capturing settings Motion record by rule If selected when the rule is true override any other rules and record by motion detection Continuous record by rule If selected record continuously when the rule is true Continuous framerate The framerate to be used when the Motion record by rule setting is in effect Motion record framerate The framerate to be used when the Continuous record by rule setting is in effect Post motion recording Specifies how many frames should be recorded after the rule that started a recording in the first place is no longer in effect CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS 16 Image size Resolution the dimensions of the image This setting affects on the sizes of captured and recorded images as well as the hardware requirements of the program Usually CIF quality 352x288 pixels is used as the resolution NOTE All resolutions whose vertical resolution is equal to or greater than 480 are interlaced In such images the changes show individually on every other horizontal line and the motion looks more blurred 2 1 4 3 XeCap cameras XeCap cameras do not have settings of their own 2 1 4 4 General network cameras General network camera support is for network cameras for which official support has not yet been written Only single JPEG images can be read from the camera and therefore framerate may be low N
7. Ksenos DVR User s Manual release D Turun Turvatekniikka Oy September 11 2008 Contents 1 User Interface 3 1 1 Main window aaa ee 3 1 1 1 Icons 2 2 2 ee 3 1 1 2 Menus 2 0 2 2 ee 3 1 2 Camera views oaoa 4 1 2 1 Organizing cameras aoaaa ee 4 1 2 2 Menus 2 2 ee 4 1 2 3 Saving customized views aooaa ee 4 1 2 4 Saving an individual image 0 2 000000 e 4 1 2 5 Device functions 1 4 1 2 5 1 XeCap settings aoaaa 5 1 2 5 2 Remote settings 2 00 20 ee ee 5 13 Liveimage 1 5 1 3 1 Menus 2 2 0 2 ee 5 1 3 2 Pan Tilt Zoom Camera Control aoaaa ee ee 5 1 4 Recordings aoaaa ee 6 1 4 1 Calendar search oaoa e 6 1 4 2 Camera search oaoa 6 1 4 3 Time search a oa aaa 6 1 4 4 Area search aoaaa 7 1 4 5 Viewer controls oaoa aa 7 1 4 6 Exporting video 1 7 1 4 6 1 Single camera image oaoa a aa 7 1 4 6 2 Multiple cameras in a single clip 0 0 000002 eee 8 1 4 6 3 Creating a backup 2 0 0 8 1 5 Image and Video Gallery 0 0 20 0 0 a 8 1 5 1 Exporting images and video clips from the recorder a o a a a a a a e e 8 1 5 1 1 Using a recordable CD or DVD Windows 8 1 5 1 2 Using a recordable CD or DVD Linux 8 1 5 1 3 Using a diskette USB memory or a flash memory card Windows 8 1 5 1 4 Using a USB memory or a flash memory card L
8. PTER 2 INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS 2 1 4 2 General Settings General settings Camera title Access group Image adjustments Framerate Brightness Contrast Sharpness Color Camera aspect ratio PT settings PTZ control COM port Address Dome X speed Dame Y speed Dome zoom speed Dome zoom step Image size Resolution No group 126 25 126 126 128 4 3 None 704 x 288 lt Show status Show motion Masking Brush size Image compression Codec Quality Video size limit Average frame size limit Motion detection Sensitivity Sensitivity Fine Noise filter Tolerance Detection type Capturing settings Motion record by rule Continuous record by rule Continuous framerate Motion record framerate Past motion recording MPEG 4 275000 11000 Normal B0 Almost all camera types have the same customizable settings This section describes the all camera types Some of them may have no effect on certain camera types such as color settings for network cameras General settings 14 settings common to Camera title a name that is shown on camera windows title bars and when searching for recordings E g Corridor Front door Access group Allow this camera to be viewed only by those users who have rights for this access group CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS 15 Blank value gives everyone access Image compres
9. The program asks for a user account This is the account that is used to log in When the account name has been entered it will appear on the user list Pick the user from the list and enter a visible name and a password for them 2 1 5 2 User permissions The user permissions list can be used to select the program parts and tasks that the user is allowed to access Live view the user can view live image and arrange camera windows Record viewing the user has the permission to view recordings Settings the user has access to the Settings window Gallery the user can open the image and video gallery Remote access this user account can be used to connect the recorder through network Add Remove hardware the user is able to add and remove hardware Adjust hardware the user is able to adjust hardware settings Add Remove cameras the user is able to add and remove cameras Adjust cameras the user is able to adjust camera settings Rule settings the user is able to adjust rule settings User control the user is able to add and remove users or modify existing ones Save image the user is able to save images from camera windows Export video the user is able to export video clips from recordings Quit program the user is able to stop all recording and exit the recorder Camera preset control the user is able to control PTZ cameras with presets Camera PTZ control the user is able to control PTZ cameras with no lim
10. ace creating backups from all recordings can take a very long time even days This function is meant to be used to backup single events 1 5 Image and Video Gallery 1 5 1 Exporting images and video clips from the recorder 1 5 1 1 Using a recordable CD or DVD Windows Save an image or video clip to the Gallery Next the file s can be burned on a CD R RW or DVD R RW disc using the software provided with the drive 1 5 1 2 Using a recordable CD or DVD Linux Save an image or cideo clip to the Gallery Then you can select the desired files to be copied and burn them on a disk by pressing the button Burn CD 1 5 1 3 Using a diskette USB memory or a flash memory card Windows Diskette Insert a diskette into the drive You can copy an individual image or a short video clip to the disk by clicking the right mouse button on the file and choosing Send To 34 Floppy A USB memory or memory card Insert the memory to the USB port or the card reader The computer will detect and install it automatically After this the card will show as a separate disk drive in the system You can move files from the Gallery to the memory as you could to any disk drive CHAPTER 1 USER INTERFACE 9 1 5 1 4 Using a USB memory or a flash memory card Linux Open the gallery and select the file s to be copied Insert the memory to the USB port or the card reader and wait until the button Save to USB stick appears t
11. act moment of time The line in the middle of the timeline represents the current position in the recordings The blue color indicates existing recordings 1 4 6 Exporting video A video clip can be exported in MPEG format 1 4 6 1 Single camera image First the desired camera window must be activated by clicking the image after which the H button Save video file is pressed The program suggests the Gallery folder as the default saving location Type in a name for the video clip and press the Save button A bar with red light will appear on the bottom of the camera window whose image is being saved to the MPEG file If you are saving from the recordings start playing recordings as usual When saving is in progress you can choose another camera on the fly by clicking its window The red bar will switch to this window and the images from the new window are now saved to the file CHAPTER 1 USER INTERFACE 8 m Saving the video clip is finished by clicking the ey button again The actual compression operation may still continue for a while in which case a dialog will open to show the progress After the progress dialog is gone or if it doesn t show in the first place the video file can be found from the chosen location 1 4 6 2 Multiple cameras in a single clip This function allows you to create a video clip containing multiple cameras multiplexed together Stop playback Move timeline to the desired cli
12. ally there is no reason to change them See 4 3 sivulla 22 Search for Ksenos DVR servers search and add all Ksenos DVR servers that are configured as automatically discoverable Search for network cameras Search network for cameras When this option is selected the system will search for network cameras on regular intervals Found cameras are added to the system automatically For now this option will only find Ksekam brand cameras Viewer settings Fade inactive cameras on recordings the camera windows will be faded if the images in them are not from the currently viewed moment of time Week begins on The first day of the week This option affects the calendar search Serial communication Com x set speed for serial port x and make it active Event source port a port that is used to receive custom events Automatic login and logout Log out automatically You can select a delay after which the user will logout automatically The delay is counted from the last mouse motion Log in as The user that system should log in automatically when it starts Note that this list is filled when the program starts and newly created users will not be selectable until you restart the program 2 1 3 Device Settings 2 1 3 1 Adding or removing a device 75 Adding a device is done by double clicking the Add new device item in the tree view on the left You will see a list of devices that can be added to the system Select hardw
13. are Select hardware Ksekam Network Cameras ComArt XeCap Board Video4Linux Mobotix Cameras Arecont Cameras Axis MJPEG Cameras Axis MPEG 4 Cameras Sony network cameras IQEye cameras Sony MJPEG cameras MPG440 Cameras Generic Network cameras Ksenos DVR Web server Ksenos DVR Server Ksenos DVR Remote E Cancel d oK Please choose the desired device from the list and click OK If the selected device is not found it will not be added Otherwise the device will appear in the tree view on the left edge of the window Device settings can be accessed by selecting the device from this list CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS 13 2 1 3 2 General capturing devices Recording watchdog Restart capturing if nothing has been recorded in a certain period Recording watchdog timer How many minutes to wait before restarting capturing 2 1 3 3 XeCap series devices Watchdog if the watchdog is enabled the card will reset the whole recorder in case the recorder has jammed for some reason Watchdog timer how many seconds to wait before resetting the recorder Switching the switching function of an analog video output This will activate image circulation on analog video outputs plugs 17 and 18 Switch time for how long a certain camera is active on the analog output Invert digital input invert the digital input to its complement Enable DI O extension if this is not selected the digital input o
14. cally on the timeline Be aware that the area search requires above normal resources and thus may be slow You can erase the drawn areas by using the right mouse button You can return to the normal mode by pressing the area search button again The drawn regions will remain on the memory until the record viewer is closed 1 4 5 Viewer controls When record viewing is started a viewer controls window will also open Viewer controls Tue 99 09 2008 17 51 00 61 Q4 dD DDE me 24h B h 4h 10 min 1 min Buffering 17 30 18 00 16 15 The viewer controls window has the following buttons lt lt fast rewind click multiple times to increase speed lt reverse play E stop I gt step one frame forward gt play fast forward click multiple times to increase speed K use this button to reselect the day to search Calendar search see 1 4 1 edellisell sivulla this buttons opens the time search window Time search see 1 4 3 edellisell sivulla this button is used to open the camera search window Camera search see 1 4 2 edellisell sivulla fsi this button is used to activate area search mode area searcg see 1 4 4 The lower row of buttoms are used to adjust the scale of the timeline i e how long a time is shown The scale can also be changed by scrolling the mouse wheel on the timeline On the bottom of the window is a timeline which can be dragged with the mouse in to choose the ex
15. ch the server responds to the browser The default port is 8080 and the URL should therefore be entered in the format http address of the recorder 8080 Max number of threads this setting can be used to limit the load caused by the HTTP server The number of threads can be lowered from the default 16 to even 1 but this way the connections will get slower 3 5 Troubleshooting In case the remote control using the TCP IP client or using the browser fails to work for reason or another here are a few methods examine the problem 3 5 1 Testing the TCP IP connection If the TCP IP connection from client to server fails to work it should be first checked whether these computers can communicate with each other at all If the computers are on the same local area network use the following steps to test the connection e Find out the recorder s IP address from the network settings of the operating system e Windows Open the command prompt Start Run cmd and Enter e Linux Open the terminal Alt F2 xterm and Enter e Enter the command ping 1 2 3 4 replace 1 2 3 4 with the recorder s IP address e Mac OS X Open Applications Utilities Network Utility gt the Ping tab 1 If the recorder does not respond the network connection between these computer does not work Please contact your network administrator to check your network settings 2 Make sure that there is either a switch hub or a cross
16. e clicking the day number or pressing the Select button 1 4 2 Camera search Avatlable cameras Suojatie Piha ja tie Axis 1 Axis 2 Video 1 Select The camera list can be used to open camera windows Select cameras whose recordings are shown on the timeline as green color by checking the checkboxes of the camera s If none is checked recordings from all cameras are shown You can also select cameras by right clicking a camera window and selecting Quick search 1 4 3 Time search Select time x ri SPS aaa afia a a E lE E 1 G l E G l L E 19 KA TZ LA LU Ka lM lta am in S Peak RP Pe ee kg ES es ET GE E sl The time search window presents the hours of a day on the vertical axis and the minutes of hours on the horizontal You can choose the exact moment of time by clicking on the grid The blue color indicates existing recordings for those cameras that are currently selected in the camera search list The color will not be added if disable time buffer is selected in the program settings CHAPTER 1 USER INTERFACE T 1 4 4 Area search You can activate the area search mode by pressing the area search button Hise This mode allows the user to draw blocks directly on the camera windows by using the left mouse button which causes the system to search for recordings which have movement on the drawn areas The found recordings will be updated automati
17. e push Resolution mode Field A Backlight compensation turns the backlight compensation on or off Enhances dark areas of the image when needed White balance camera white balance selection White balance trigger one push calibrates the white balance from the current picture Resolution mode Field or frame Field removes interlacing but frame mode has a bit better image quality CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS 18 2 1 5 User Settings User name ser Password lesers Settings Add Remove hardware T Adjust hardware Add Remove cameras T Adjust cameras Rule settings User control Program parts Iv Live view I Record viewing i Settings IZ Gallery I Remote access Tasks IG Save image I Export video T Quit program IZ Camera preset control I Camera PTZ control Group access IW Access group 1 I Access group 2 T Access group 3 Access group 4 T Deleted cameras User settings Default layout Hote The user nights marked with a should be granted to only the system administrators If there is only one user in the system s he should have full user rights If there is no need for having separate user accounts or a password for login the one and only user account can be removed after which the program operates in userless mode 2 1 5 1 Adding and removing users Double click the Add new user item under the User control branch to add a new user
18. ed buttons will select the camera image that is sent to a monitor either to output 1 or 2 set the OSD type use this menu to select some information that is shown on the monitor OSD Show REC show an on screen symbol when video data is being recorded OSD Show clock show current time on the monitor 1 2 5 2 Remote settings Remote settings window allows the user to connect or disconnect to a remote server and view the connection status Additionally this window contains remote command buttons if the advanced settings are selected in the program settings 1 3 Live image 1 3 1 Menus The Cameras menu can be used to open camera images or to pick a specific camera 1 3 2 Pan Tilt Zoom Camera Control If a dome protocol and address have been set to a camera the camera can be controlled directly by dragging the mouse on the camera window Panning and tilting press down the left mouse button on top of the camera image begin from the center and drag the pointer to different directions Horizontal motion will pan the camera horizontally while vertical motion tilts the camera vertically Panning and tilting alternative click a point in the image and the camera attempts to center itself to that point Due the differences in protocols and cameras this is only an approximation and not intended to be very accurate Zooming please use the scroll wheel of the mouse to zoom in and out Scrolling forward zooms in scrolling backward
19. etwork camera settings Camera type Generic URL ia E Address Port lif not 80 Username Password Channel 1 a Enable Quality a0 Image path Camera type the brand and model of a network camera Generic URL means a link to a JPEG image Host the IP address or host name of the network camera Port the TCP port number of the HTTP server of the network camera default is 80 Enable when the camera settings are done you can enable the camera by checking this checkbox Quality JPEG quality setting for the camera Values over 80 are recommended in LANs Local Area Net works Image path This is the whole URL from where the image is fetched from 2 1 4 5 General settings for network cameras Hostname or IP address address to the camera Usually a local area network IP address Port image and or control HTTP connection port Other ports are set separately Usually 80 Username user name for the camera one that has rights to receive image stream and change settings Password password for the user Image resolution camera image resolution Connect to the camera open a new connection to the camera If a connection is currently open it will be closed first Bitrate MPEG4 Bitrate image stream bitrate Usually has a direct effect to the image quality 2 1 4 6 Ksekam network cameras Ksekam IP Camera Settings Orientation Normal Compression type Constant bitrate 7 variable bitrate quality 4 L b
20. inux 9 2 Installation and Settings 10 2 1 Settings aoaaa 10 2 1 1 Menus 2 2 0 2 2 2 2 ee 10 2 1 2 Program settings oaoa aa ee 11 2 1 2 1 Visual settings aoaaa ee 11 2 1 2 2 Program settings 0 2 ee ee 11 2 1 3 Device Settings oaaae 12 2 1 3 1 Adding or removing a device 2 000 eee ee ee 12 2 1 3 2 General capturing devices osoo aoe e e e e ee ee 13 2 1 3 3 XeCap series devices o oo a a 13 2 1 3 4 Ksenos DVR server 2 2 13 2 1 3 5 Ksenos web server aoaaa 13 CONTENTS 2 1 4 Camera Settings ooo aa ee 2 1 4 1 Adding or removing acamera 2 2 ee ee 2 1 4 2 General Settings 2 200200 0 220 ee ee ee ee 2 1 4 3 XeCap cameras oaoa 2 1 4 4 General network cameras ooo 2 1 4 5 General settings for network cameras 2 ee ee 2 1 4 6 Ksekam network cameras ooo ee 2 1 4 7 MPG440 network cameras oaoa 2 1 4 8 Axis network cameras s o oo e e 2 1 4 9 Sony network cameras ooo 2 1 5 User Settings aoaaa ee 2 1 5 1 Adding and removing users 2 2 ee ee 2 1 5 2 User permissions sooo 3 Remote control 3 1 General information about remote control 0000202 eee ee eee 3 2 Installing a server aoaaa ee 3 3 Installing the client application a aooo 3 3 1 Establishing a connection oaoa ee 3 4 HTTP server 2 3 5 Troubleshooting a aooaa ee 3 5 1 Testing the TCP IP connectio
21. its Kayttajaryhma 1 256 users can be restricted to specific camera groups The number of groups can be adjusted from program settings Chapter 3 Remote control 3 1 General information about remote control Regardless of the type of the server the remote control feature requires the server to have an open TCP port If the recorder is connected to a public network Internet or a relatively big local area network it is essential that the recorder is protected by a firewall The ports required by the remote control feature must be directed through the firewall to the server For more information about port re direction and firewalls please contact your reseller or a computer store 3 2 Installing a server The remote control server can be enabled by entering the settings and adding a new device of type TCP IP Server The server port default is 9191 must be set from the settings as well as the maximum allowed number of simultaneous connections NOTE The remote control feature will not work unless a user account for remote control has been created on the server Accountless remote control has been disabled due to security reasons 3 3 Installing the client application The client application is installed from the Ksenos DVR installation CD the same way the actual recorder When the installer queries about installation method choose Remote client Server upgrade This way the installation program will not reserve hard dis
22. k space for recording On Mac OS X please double click the kse_ xxxz dmg and drag the Ksenos DVR icon to the Programs folder One TCP IP client per each recorder server shall be added to the settings of the client application At minimum the following fields should be filled in Name the name with which the remote target is listed on the remote target list Address the IP address or host name of the server Port the TCP port to connect to on server default is 9191 Username and Password an user account that has been given permission for remote control on the server Keyframe rate the number of frames after which the server sends a whole image Image quality the quality for image compressed for the connection Max Bandwidth kbps network bandwidth limit for the remote connection Video transfer codec the codec used for images sent to the remote client MPEG4 or MJPEG Autoconnect connect this host automatically when the program starts 3 3 1 Establishing a connection After installing and configuring the client application the remote control button E will activate of the main window 19 CHAPTER 3 REMOTE CONTROL 20 3 4 HTTP server The HTTP server is enabled by adding a new device of the type HTTP Server This way the recorder can be connected to using a Web browser The functionality is limited compared to the TCP IP client though only live image can be viewed Port the TCP port on whi
23. n aooaa 0 00002 eee ee ee 3 5 2 Firewall aoaaa 4 Appendices 4 1 Appendix A Recommendations oa 4 1 1 Hardware aaa ee 4 2 Appendix B Technical details o a0 a a a ee 4 3 Advanced settings aooaa ee 4 3 1 Program settings oaoa ee 4 3 2 Ksekam camera settings ooo a 4 3 3 Remote control settings ooo ee English translation of manual Revision based on Finnish Revision 1 39 13 13 14 16 16 16 16 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 Chapter 1 User Interface 1 1 Main window The main window is the central part of Ksenos DVR and it is always open Normally recording starts at the very moment the main window opens Closing the main window halts all recording The main window however does not have to be on top or visible 1 1 1 Icons Ksenos DWR Video Recorder DWR Administrator Recorder Help There are five icons in the main window which open the main parts of the program es Live opens the current live view see 1 3 on page 5 Recordings opens the recordings viewer see 1 4 on page 6 Settings opens the settings window see 2 1 on page 10 Gallery opens the image and video gallery Y 1 1 2 Menus Remote connections opens the servers list window Menus of the main window Ksenos DWR Video Recorder DWR Administrator Recorder 0 About P Ss G Contents HL TTS T Recorder
24. o be enabled and press it Chapter 2 Installation and Settings 2 1 Settings 2 1 1 Menus x Settings Recorder DYR User Options Language El L Ksenos DVR ve Program settings H a User control ki admin Y User E Add new user E me Rule settings oo ae Add new device E KR TCPServer gl Discovered_client_44343510 a MeCapl ee ah Add new camera F 2p selapl 1 Hi 2p seCapl 3 lp MeCap1 4 p XeCap1 5 S 2p eClapl 6 lp MeCapl 7 lp KeCap1 9 I XeCap1 10 D MeCapl 11 lp XeCapi 12 E D XeCapl 14 oll MeCap1 15 lp KeCap 1 16 Remove You can save the current settings from the Options menu by using the Save settings option You should always do this after making changes to settings that you wish to be permanent The settings can also be saved to an external file by selecting Export settings from the menu To adjust the settings select a category from the tree view on the left and a respective setting window will open to the right Setting windows are grouped to subcategories such as Visual settings Program settings Viewer settings and Serial communication in the program settings A setting group may have a button on its top right corner which opens a menu Selecting Apply to all from this menu will copy the settings from the current setting group to every device or camera of the same type Example By using this method settings fr
25. o camera windows on default layouts 2 1 2 2 Program settings Save settings you can select what to do when exiting the program save settings automatically ask before saving or no saving Startup mode in which mode should the program start in Main window only opens the main window and Live view opens the live view automatically Main window what should be done to the main window when another window such as record viewer or settings is opened The main window can either be kept visible or it can be minimized Video export resolution the resolution that is used when saving to external video files The default is CIF but if a higher resolution is used for the cameras it may be necessary to increase this value to get the same quality for exported files Video export quality The compression quality of exported video clips Higher value means better quality but larger file size Global recording rule The rule that is used to determine whether video should be recorded or not instead of using motion detection Dongle check The name of the copy protection dongle CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS 12 Access group count Sets the number of access groups assignable to users and cameras The program has to be restarted for the changes in this setting to take effect Enable advanced mode by checking this box advanced settings that are usually hidden will be shown These settings are rarely needed and usu
26. om one camera can be quickly assigned to other cameras 10 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION AND SETTINGS 11 2 1 2 Program settings Visual settings Program settings Recorder name videotallennin soe SSE Manually z Restore last view Startup mode Main menu lt Record indicator Red square Main window Auto hide Show camera status Video export resolution 1280x1024 show PTZ overlay Video export quality 80 Camera window aspect ratio 5 4 s Global recording rule Dongle check TT devel Access group count 4 Enable advanced mode Search for ksenos DWR servers search for network cameras Viewer settings Communications w Fade inactive cameras on recordings COM dev tyS0 Disabled Week begins on Monday M COM2 dev tyS1 Disabled z COM3 devw tty52 Disabled X COM4 dev ttyS3 Disabled bd Event source port Automatic login and logout Log out automatically Neyer gt Log in as admin a 2 1 2 1 Visual settings Recorder name the name that is shown on title bars of windows Restore last view stores the last camera window layout and applies it after program restart or switching between live view and recordings Record indicator Select the desired record indicator type or disable it Show camera status Show status information on the image on all camera windows Show PTZ overlay Display helper graphics on the image when moving a dome camera with a mouse Camera window aspect ratio The aspect ratio assigned t
27. over cable between the computers 3 If there is a firewall between the server and the client the ping does not necessarily get through the firewall In this case please check settings at both ends as well as firewall settings 3 5 2 Firewall If there is a firewall between the computers ports required by the server should be redirected to the server How to achieve this varies a lot between different firewall models Please see your firewall manual The feature is often called Virtual server Chapter 4 Appendices 4 1 Appendix A Recommendations 4 1 1 Hardware Ksenos DVR requires at minimum the following configuration in order to operate properly e Intel Pentium 4 2 8 GHz or faster e 512 MB of RAM e A dedicated disk partition for recordings with 20 GB of free disk space e Ubuntu 6 06 Dapper x86 Windows 2000 XP also Windows 98 is suitable for remote control Mac OS X 10 4 or newer 21 CHAPTER 4 APPENDICES 22 4 2 Appendix B Technical details Video capturing O OSOS Ss 25 to 200 frames per second QCIF 160x144 CIF 352x288 2CIF 704x288 4CIF 704x576 Network cameras with limited support Motion detection Ce Color noise reduction Customizable sensitivity Masking out unwanted areas Search tools Te Calendar search and exact time search yes Gab Tor camera rou Creation of MPEG dip compilation Security S o oo oo
28. p begin Right click the timeline Select Select begin from the menu Move timeline to the desired clip end Again open the menu and select Select end Select the cameras you wish to include using camera search or leave everything empty to include all Open the timeline menu again and select Create a video clip Enter the desired file name on the dialog and press Ok Clip creation begins The process can take a very long time depending on the amount of cameras and the length of the selected time period You may close the record viewer at this point the clip creation dialog will remain open until it completes 1 4 6 3 Creating a backup This function creates backups with the internal file format of the DVR This allows you to watch the backups using Ksenos DVR with all the normal search options but you cannot watch the video with any other software You can create a backup the same way as you create a multiplexed video clip Select the time area and cameras but this time select Take backup from the timeline menu instead The dialog that opens requests you to enter the target directory The backup consists of multiple files and thus needs a dedicated directory When the backup process begins and you see the progress dialog you may close the record viewer Backup recordings can be viewed by selecting Open backup folder from the Recorder menu in main window Attention Depending on the amount of record sp
29. sion Image compression settings apply only to analog cameras IP cameras will use camera specific settings Codec the codec to be used for compressing MPEG 4 is normally the better choice Quality image compression quality This affects on the quality and size of the recorded images A proper default value is 50 A greater value is recommended for improved image quality i e people are to be recognized from its image and a smaller one to reduce hard disk usage Image adjustments Framerate how many images per second to capture from the camera Depending on the hardware the framerates of cameras may affect on each other For instance with HiCap100 and XeCap100 cards every fourth camera is in the same group and the four cameras of a group share 25 frames per second The program will not allow setting greater framerates than supported by the hardware except for network cameras Brightness contrast these are used to adjust the image not to be too bright nor too dark Motion detection Motion detection settings are set for each camera separately If the default values cause extraneous unnecessary recordings the four sliders will help to solve the problem First enable the Show motion checkbox so you will see a surface indicating detected motion on top of the camera image red a lot of motion green some motion Sensitivity rough tuning of motion detection sensitivity Moving the slider right makes motion detection less
30. utput expansion boards will not work RS 485 port speed speed of the RS 485 controller This rate has to be the same as set in the controlled device 2 1 3 4 Ksenos DVR server Server port the TCP port used for remote connections Set as 9191 by default Max Connections the maximum number of simultaneous connections Automatically discoverable Allows this server to be discoverable by using the automatic server search function Apply settings restart the server and apply the new settings 2 1 3 5 Ksenos web server Server port sets the TCP port through which e g web browsers can connect It is recommended sometimes even mandatory to use a port number above 1024 Require authentication Require the user to login before showing cameras 2 1 4 Camera Settings 2 1 4 1 Adding or removing a camera 7 Cameras can be added by double clicking the Add new camera item in the tree view on the left This item can be found below each device pick the one that matches the device for which you are adding new cameras Cameras cannot be added if there are no devices in the system After you have double clicked Add new camera the following window will appear Add cameras Enter the number of cameras to add max 27 af Cancel A gok This window allows you to select the number of the cameras to be added Select an appropriate amount click OK and the cameras will be added to the system CHA
31. zooms out You can increase the zoom speed by holding down the Ctrl key on the keyboard while scrolling Stopping click the scroll wheel of the mouse or the middle button This will instantaneously stop camera movement and zooming Selecting a preset click the right mouse button on a camera image You can quickly choose one of the first eight presets from the pop up menu More presets can be found from the Dome control sub menu Saving a preset click the right mouse button on the camera window The option Save dome preset can be found in the Dome control sub menu of the pop up menu Pick a preset slot and assign a name for it Now the preset is included in the pop up menu The preset settings will be saved on hard disk along with the other settings therefore you should open the setup window and save settings from the menu after setting the dome presets NOTE Dome presets are saved in the camera Thus if you erase camera settings only preset names will be lost If you change the camera to another one the presets will be lost although the preset names still are visible in the program CHAPTER 1 USER INTERFACE 6 1 4 Recordings 1 4 1 Calendar search Select the day joulukuu Q 2007 Z EIS L T H 2 26 27 28 29 30 1 6 7 B 13 14 15 d 9 22 27 28 29 3 4 5 Select The calendar search window shows a circle around the day numbers with recorded image The desired date is selected either by doubl
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