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Version 6.7 Client User Guide August 18, 2011

1. E Restore Symphony Client when an alarm occurs Application Log Show verbose debugging information E Show failed connection attempts Dialog Preferences Dialog Preferences are your responses to messages with the Do not show this again option Figure 42 Display tab for setting dialog boxes The Symphony Client section allows you to control whether Symphony Client is restored to standard screen size when an alarm occurs The Application Log section allows you to configure how messages are displayed in the Application Log panel Verbose indicates a large quantity of information will be displayed The Dialog Preferences section allows you to reset all the dialog boxes back to their initial set state so that they will display the help information with the Do not show this again option Chapter 1 38 Alarms Alarms Chapter 1 Symphony Client Settings Le RegEx 7 Show Alarm Window dick OK required Show Alarm Pop Up in System Tray passive Alarm Box colour on Timeline Show rule alarms in Alarm Log Policy k Lost Camera Connection Figure 43 Alarms tab The Alarm Notification section allows you to specify if a dialog box should pop up after an alarm Rule broken occurs or if an alarm icon should be added to the system tray The Alarm Box section allows you to customize alarm colours displayed in the Timeline and what alarms to show in the Alarm Log by Rule By default all alarms will create a R
2. Searching by Full Days will include all 24 hours in a day In cases where a search should Tite obey spend multiple days but only a certain period of time per say Partial days should be selected For example we may search across 7 days but only 10 00 20 00 each day to filter out results that happened outside of store hours Time Interval Select the Time Interval to be used in the Report 10 Since the Heat Map Image report was selected the Sensitivity tab is enabled 97 Chapter 2 Heat Map Image Chapter 2 Report Designer General Minimum Intersections Cameras Start amp End Sensitivity Table View T Maximum Dwell Time M Maximum Intersections Minimum Dwell Time Heat Map View Show Help T Figure 45 Sensitivity tab 11 On the Table View tab define which columns should be included in the report Select the Column link and drag a column header into top header This causes information to be grouped by the column category By default all available column are shown in the Table View unless manually removed Click Next to continue 12 Define if the Object Paths or the Object Dwell Time will be the default graphic shown when the report is finished 13 Click Add Zone each time a specific area in the scene is to be included in the report a Click the Zone name such as Zone 0 to edit the name of the box b Click Update to save changes Optional To delete a zone click the zone name for example click on
3. Clarification ADAM hardware devices only for Digital I O on Maps Activating Digital Output ADAM hardware devices only on page 22 Added Example 1 on page 31 for Activity Tab on page 29 in Customizing Video Panel Properties on page 28 August 18 2011 Release 6 7 Added e Icons on Map on page 20 August 2011 e Acknowledging Rules on Maps on page 21 e Activating Digital Output ADAM hardware devices only on page 22 e Maps on page 42 in Symphony Client Settings on page 37 e Support for AXIS T8310 Surveillance Control Board on page 81 Sym 6 6 P 300 2 Ia oyna Icon change for Notes and Examples j Font change highly readable for both online and print documents May 16 2011 LPR Search on page 59 Sym 6 5 P 300 4 January 21 2011 Added Running a Report from the Web on page 102 Added A on ECCE Alarms Motion on page 69 Document History Sym 6 7 P 301 Document History Table 1 Changes to this manual Continued Date Description o Revised e Figure 1 Main Console on page 1 e Options in Lock tab of Symphony Client Settings dialog box see Lock on page 48 e Figure 7 View Search Results dialog box on page 56 Removed e Server Sets Added e Refine Search option see View Search Results on page 56 e Maximum size video clip see Exporting Video on page 74 e Recurring Search on page 58 November 10 e Monitoring with Symphony on page 85 n e Ala
4. Carousel 72 Chapter 2 Working with Carousels Chapter 2 Procedure To create a new carousel 1 2 3 4 In the Carousels Summary dialog box click New In the Sequence Name field enter a descriptive name for the carousel In the Available Cameras on Servers group area expand the Devices tree Select the check box associated with each camera you want in the carousel and then click the arrow to move the cameras into the Cameras in Current Carousel group area Note The same camera can be added multiple times Define a pause time in seconds Click in the field under the Pause Sec column to activate the field Click OK to save Working with Carousels Procedure To access carousels from Symphony Client From the View menu select Carousels and then your carousel name To dock a carousel directly inside a Multi View Chapter 2 From the Multi View navigation bar select Carousel 73 Exporting Video Chapter 2 Exporting Video The maximum allowed video clip size in Symphony is 2 GB You can export video from the Symphony server two ways e You can perform a Search and save it to disk from the View Search Results dialog box e You can export video by selecting a time period to export using the Save Clip button in the toolbar Load Multi View F3 Strip T Lal N Ej Ed El Carousel Send Picture To T52 MVv Console P1 localhost 2 ACTI 1231 1 hol N Decoration 4 pat fl Sav
5. to view other context menu options Chapter 1 Full Screen Opens Main Console in Full Screen mode Right click to exit full screen Play at RealTime Speed Set the Speed Slider to real time speed Unlock PTZ Return Home Forces PTZ back to home position Send Picture To You can automatically send picture to Printer Email Recipient as a Link a File the Clipboard or to the Clipboard as a Link Camera Tour Allows you to Edit or Create a Camera Tour and Enable or Disable a Tour If Enable or Disable is selected while playing historical video the Video Panel will switch to Live mode Settings Launches the Camera View Settings dialog box with several settings for appearance what to do when activity occurs digital tracking and other miscellaneous options See Customizing Video Panel Properties on page 28 25 Navigation Menu Usage in video playback mode Chapter 1 Navigation Menu Usage in video playback mode Figure 30 Navigation buttons e Navigates forward and backward by alarm activity motion 10 seconds 1 second 1 frame e Controls video playback speed as well as reverse playback speed e Switches back to Live mode from playback mode Multi View Multi View allows you to view multiple cameras views at the same time Multi View can be configured to display 1 to 64 cameras at once You can have more than one multi view dialog box open Since the Multi View is made up of individual Video Panels it is po
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7. Eo Rustic T a Repr Qu y Community E E al owed Ne Cosmo Cafe Se Parkdale Drink Playdead p 3 n Cult Parkdale AA 3 m Community p 1 Health Centre T Alexia aT 4 FAM o War z The Parkdal P l ine date e E C White Custom Select Colour Transparency Figure 23 Area of the hot spot on the map Chapter 1 Icons on Map Chapter 1 Icons on Map Use the following legend to understand the icons placed on maps Table 1 Map Icon Legend Icon Description Colours Indicate You can set colours to indicate various states as necessary Filled in circle Rule on a camera Digital Input e g person presses a button which causes an appropriate action in the system Green arrow white background not activated Green arrow yellow background activated Triangle pointing up in circle Digital Output e g motion sensor detects motion and closes a gate Green arrow white background not activated Green arrow yellow background activated Triangle pointing down in circle Green arrow recording Orange arrow activity Circle containing an arrow Camera Red arrow alarm Orange circle camera currently selected Green arrow recording Orange arrow activity Box around a circle containing PTZ Camera Red arrow alarm an arrow Orange circle camera currently selected Access control device Green access granted e g key card or key Red ac
8. Marked Thumbnail 06 16 PM localhost Camera ACTi 5611 03 54 PM 03 07 PM 02 17 PM localhost localhost localhost AXIS 214 AXIS 214 Rule1 02 11 PM gt lt V Is Visited Checked 7 localhost AXIS 214 Chapter 1 Camera View localhost 3 AXIS 214 Timeline le Alarm Details Alarm Id localhost 1282 Time of Alarm 09 28 2010 03 07 22 PM Time of Acknowledgement Alarm not yet acknowledged Latency Acknowledged By Rule Name Rule1 Rule Instructions The user has not specified any instructions 9 Real Alarm False Alarm Real Actionable Alarm Comments Figure 8 Alarm Log expanded to show Advanced Mode view Chapter 1 Customizing the Alarm Log Chapter 1 Column Chooser The Column Chooser menu option allows you to customize which columns are displayed Procedure To use the Column Chooser 1 Right click on one of the column headings in the Alarm Log panel and select Column Chooser 2 Dragcolumns from the Customization dialog box to the column headings in the Alarm Log or drag column headings from the Alarm Log into the Customization dialog box Alarm Log 0 New 0 Unviewed 1 Total z Advanced Mode A z ki Es Sort Ascendini 21 2 Cameral xL Sort Descending Clear Sorting Group By This Column Show Group By Box Remove This Column El Best Fit Customization Best Fit all columns
9. Thumbnail Lost 10 5 2010 13 00 00 12 28 48 Cameral Camera Intel vE352 Connection Lost 10 5 2010 13 00 00 12 45 05 Cameral Camera Intel vE352 Connection Lost 10 5 2010 13 00 00 12 40 47 Cameral Camera Intel vE352 Connection Figure 41 Results of running a report in Table format Chapter 2 Chapter 2 93 Reports Chapter 2 Report Alarm Counts on My Camera Table PE Graph amp Total 0 False Alarms E Real Non Actionable HH Real Actionable E Unmarked Figure 42 Results of running a report in Graph format 94 Chapter 2 Object Counts Across a Line Chapter 2 Object Counts Across a Line This report allows you to generate statistics regarding the number of objects crossing a user defined line Procedure To access the Object Counts Across A Line report 1 From Reports menu select Manage The Reports dialog box opens Click New Report The Reports Designer dialog box opens From the General tab enter a description for the report in the Name field 2 3 4 Under Report Type select the Objects Counts Across a Line option 5 Select a Default View of Table or Graph 6 To share this report with other users select the Allow others to run this report option Do not select this option if you want this report to remain accessible only by you Click Next to navigate to the Cameras tab 8 Select one or more cameras to be included in the report and click Next 9 Inthe Start amp End tab
10. Thumbnail Y Filter Editor Figure 9 Column Chooser Grouping Columns in the Alarm Log Grouping by columns is an effective way of organizing the potentially long list of alarms A typical use would be to group all alarms by Server then by Camera as shown in Figure 10 on page 8 Procedure To group by column e Drag the desired column heading into the area marked by the text Drag a column header here to group by that column Chapter 1 Customizing the Alarm Log Chapter 1 Ln F de Date Time Camera E l sart Ascending all sort Descending 06 16 PM 05 54 PM 02 17 PM 02 11 PM 02 06 PM 01 40 PM FE Camera 45 03 54 PM O3 07 PM 02 17 PM 02 11 PM 02 08 PM 01 40 PM X Is visited Checked 7 ACTi 561l M ARIS 214 Aes 214 ARIS 214 ARIS 214 AxI5 214 Camera AxIS 214 AxIS 214 AxIS 214 AxIs 214 AxIs 214 AxIS 214 Clear Sorting S Group By This Column show Group By Box Remove This Column Column Chooser Ll Best Fit Best Fit all columns T Filter Editor Rule Alarm Camera ACTI 5611 Figure 11 Grouping by Camera Chapter 1 Tree View of Alarm Filtering Options Chapter 1 Tree View of Alarm Filtering Options In the Advanced Mode the alarm filter options are displayed Procedure To display a tree view of the alarm filtering options e Click the Filters toolbar button Chapter 1 Select Viewed to show only those alarms that have
11. Waiting for event When an event occurs the video will pop up and a countdown timer will be displayed that shows how many seconds are left until the Waiting for event state The number of seconds to wait before blacking out the live view can be specified in the text box Note Symphony will not automatically switch a Video Panel to a camera that is already being displayed in another camera panel in that Multi View After a Video Panel automatically switches it will not automatically switch to another camera for 8 seconds If multiple Video Panels within a Multi View switch based on activity only one will switch the one that switched furthest in the past Each Multi View operates independently therefore if you have 2 cameras in different Multi Views set to automatically switch based on activity they may both be showing the same camera Important To hide the view until next event one time only right click on the Video Panel and select Hide view until next event 30 Activity Tab Chapter 1 Example1 Alarm Launching Multiple Cameras Chapter 1 An intruder breaks through door and enters room e Camera 1 focused on door e Cameras 2 3 and 4 all show interior space related to door e n Symphony Client 2 x 2 multi view panels with no cameras currently displayed Task e Set up Symphony so that image from Camera 1 appears immediately in a multi view panel when an alarm is raised and that cameras near the door
12. already been viewed Select Unviewed to show only those alarms that have not yet been viewed Select All to show all alarms Select Marked to show only those alarms that have already been marked acknowledged See Alarm Details on page 11 Select Unmarked to show only those alarms that have not yet been marked acknowledged See Alarm Details on page 11 Alarm Log 13 Mew 33 Unviewed Print And Export To f Fil Filters n Filters E All is Unmarked Figure 12 Filters for viewing alarms Camera View Chapter 1 Camera View A Camera View panel can be docked within the Alarm Log panel or dragged onto another display monitor Procedure To display a camera view e Click the Camera View toolbar button Ee Print And Export To ZE F Ele acid Retrieve Alarms Filters Filters localhost 1462 D9 P8 2010 03 54 49 PM viewed TOM alarm not yet acknowledged gt ed any structions Thumbnail 9 Real Alarm False Alarm Real Actionable Alarm Comments X Is Visited Checked v Figure 13 Camera View displayed 10 Chapter 1 Alarm Details Chapter 1 Alarm Details The Alarm Details panel can be docked within the Alarm Log or dragged onto another display monitor Procedure To display alarm details 1 Click the Alarm Details toolbar button 2 Optional Enter any relevant details in the Alarm Comments area and click Save Alarm Details Alarm
13. are also displayed immediately when an alarm is raised on Camera 1 Set up rule in Rule Wizard 1 Inthe Rule Wizard Camera 1 which is focused on a door is selected The appropriate Video Engine and mask are set up as necessary Fs Rule Wizard localhost New Rule 1 Instructians 2 Event 3 Action 4 Schedule Please define sub events for the rule Select video engine fram those running on camer ve2so Motion Tracking Sub Events Mew Sub Event 4 Hv Cameras L Camera 2 If f i 5 FESTE Camera 4 Include Use Mask f Any part of tra TA Lo L C Use Fences End of track Figure 35 Rule Wizard Event 2 Click Next 3 Inthe Alarm tab you select all the cameras from which you want to see an image if an alarm occurs on Camera 1 In this example you want to see images from Cameras 2 3 and 4 if an alarm is triggered on Camera 1 31 Activity Tab Chapter 1 Example1 Alarm Launching Multiple Cameras continued 5 Rule Wizard localhost New Rule 1 Instructions 2 Event 3 Action 4 Schedule Choose which actions you want this rule to take when an alarm occurs create new action Edit Remove keset Action name view ether cameras when alarm on Camera 1 Alarm Record Relays FTP Email TCP Run Program Sounds oom Instructions Rule OPC View other cameras on alarm Figure 36 Rule Wizard Alarm tab View other cameras on alar
14. are more than 10 000 a message is displayed indicating that the first 10 000 results have been returned and that you should refine your search 4 Click ona license plate in the resulting search The associated video and detailed description is displayed in the right pane 5 Once you have selected the license plate to which you want to add information enter information in the Detailed Description field in the lower right pane 62 Chapter 2 Configure License Plate Descriptions Chapter 2 Configure License Plate Descriptions You can associate each plate with a description that will be displayed when an alarm occurs or in search results Adding a description is helpful when you want to search all plates with a particular description License Plate Detail Editor License Plate T 759411 759411 District of Columbia Description Detailed Description Figure 15 License Plate Detail Editor 63 Chapter 2 Configure License Plate Descriptions Chapter 2 Procedure To configure license plate descriptions 1 From the main menu in Symphony Client select LPR 2 Select Configure License Plate Descriptions The License Plate Detail Editor opens 3 Search for the license plate you want to add a description to a In the blank text field below License Plate enter the first letter or number of the plate you need At the bottom of the column License Plate Like lt your first letter or number gt is displayed Al
15. but were not classified as people or vehicles Figure 5 on page 53 e Select the Behavior to filter by such as loitering Figure 5 on page 53 52 Chapter 2 Search Tool Search localhost AXIS 214 Chapter 2 s Moving ES Loitering in non busy environment Any part of track End af track Size C Beginning of track All fences E Any part of object Es Any fence 10 44 15 Draw Fence 09 27 2010 05 31 PM 09 28 2010 05 31 PM 28 09 2010 VWE250 Motion Tracking C Other Algorithms vET30 Simple Motion Detection VE14D Video Input Error VE141 Camera Tampering VET50 Advanced Motion Tracking Home Position Ipan 0 00 tit 0 00 zoom 1 00 Figure 4 Search dialog box search localhost ACTI 1231 Class Behavior e People s Moving IW Yehicle E Loitering O Leaving Detect Crowds areater than 5 in at least 5 aut af last 20 Seconds f Any part of track End of track Draw Beginning of track Any part of object Figure 5 Search options Chapter 2 C Any fence Erase aitering in nan buzy environment seconds 15 e Draw Fence All fences 53 Search Tool Search Type From 09 27 2010 05 22 PM To 09 28 2010 05 22 PM Other Algorithms E130 Simple Motion Detection V E140 Video Input Error VE141 Camera Tampering Chapter 2 3 Specify your search From
16. define the start and end time of the report Option Description 0000000 0 Select whether to use a Relative time to execute the report or a specific date and time For example if this Report was saved with the intention of running it in the future selecting a Relative start of 7 days would mean the report start time would be 7 days from each time the report is executed Using a specific date and time is only useful if this report is intended to be run only once and not in the future If a Relative time was selected in the Start section selecting Now would set the report End time dynamically to the time the report was run If a specific data and time was selected it is most likely that a specific date and time for the end of the report is appropriate Searching by Full Days will include all 24 hours in a day In cases where a search should metta spend multiple days but only a certain period of time per say Partial days should be selected For example we may search across 7 days but only 10 00 20 00 each day to filter out results that happened outside of store hours Time Interval Select the Time Interval to be used in the Report 10 Click Next to continue 11 Since the Objects Counts Across a Line report was selected the Line tab is enabled Move the line where objects should be counted If another report was selected this step will be skipped Click Next to continue 12 Onthe Table View tab def
17. defined tile for the search can be defined Email address To notify a user the search is complete Seconds before clip and Seconds after clip Can be modified by entering a numeric value that represents the seconds before or after the event Symphony should begin to play the resulting video Everything Will not filter any video The resulting movie will include all frames between the From and To search times Any Movement Symphony will search for all activity between a specific date and time Alarms Only Allows you to select the specific events to search for as defined by the Rules 54 Chapter 2 Search Tool Chapter 2 e Events group area Allows you to combine different search events in order to further filter the results For example you can search for people loitering AND cars parking within 60 seconds and only these combined events would be displayed in the search results 4 Ifthe search is being conducted against a PTZ camera select the Home Position to search in Home Positions are configured in the Camera Tour See Using PTZ Cameras on page 78 5 ClickSearch to start search The View Search Results dialog box opens See View Search Results on page 56 55 Chapter 2 View Search Results View Search Results After you perform a Search or export video using the Save Clip option the View Search Results dialog automatically opens View Search Results E Farm localhost 74743 B Play Export 2 Refine Se
18. integrated in the main interface of Symphony Client and summarizes a full day s activity This is useful if you want an overview of the entire day on the current camera See Timeline on page 2 e The Search tool allows your to query video for specific events in specific parts of the video Search Tool The Search tool allows you to search recorded video for motion or alarms in specified areas of interest Symphony will search based on your criteria and create a mini movie and thumbnails showing the results For example you may search for all activity around a car for the last 24 hours Symphony will create a video containing only activity that occurred in an area of an image designated by you The result may be a five minute movie depending on how much activity was found 50 Chapter 2 Search Tool Chapter 2 Ts Search localhost 415 214 Moving Loitering in non busy environment search Type f Any part of track End of track l Any fence Draw Fence 09 27 2010 05 19 PM T ai ee From Delete Fence 1 Any part of object To 09 28 2010 05 19 PM 0 44 15 28 09 2010 M v E250 Motion Tracking C Other Algorithms C VE130 Simple Motion Detection VE14D ideo Input Error VE141 Camera Tampering VE150 Advanced Motion Tracking Home Position pan 0 00 tit 0 00 zoom 1 00 Figure 1 Search dialog box Procedure To perform a search 1 From the toolbar click the Search button Fi
19. manage bookmarks 1 From the Bookmarks menu select Manage Bookmarks 2 Select a bookmark to delete or share Shared bookmarks are visible to all connected users 3 Click OK to complete the action and close the dialog box Manage Bookmarks Name Shared Link Person 2 Figure 23 Manage Bookmarks dialog box 71 Chapter 2 Carousels Chapter 2 Carousels Carousels allow you to loop through multiple cameras across multiple servers in the same server farm pausing on each camera for a defined period of time Procedure To access Carousels 1 Fromthe Server select Configuration The Server Configuration dialog box opens 2 Inthe left pane click Carousels The Carousels Summary dialog box opens Creating or Modifying Carousels server Configuration localhost Carousel gE Rules Carousel alow you to loop through multiple cameras across multiple servers pausing on each camera for a defined period of time To access your a97 Devices carousel on the selected server click on View Carousel gt Carousel Name E Licenses dii Security te Notifications Carousel Setup eJ General Settings HE Storage Sequence Mame Carus E 64bit E T52 SE QA 5 Available Cameras on Servers Cameras in Current Carousel Gd Server Farm 2 e Client Connectivity 88 2 ACTI 1231 HB Carousels m S ACTi 5611 SE CarouselO amp 3 AXIS 214 zd 4 Panasonic 1 Vivotek OK Cancel Figure 24 Server Configuration
20. or undocked and moved to another monitor 23 Chapter 1 Video Panels Chapter 1 Video Panels Video Panels show live video recorded video and allow you to analyze still frames All Video Panels including the Main Video Panel can optionally include a Timeline and a Navigation Bar These options and others are available by right clicking on the Video Panel to display the context menu Live View Mode By default cameras show live images in the Main Console Decoration Date fj Save Clip 9 Search di E y ai 10 234 4 28 3 2010_09_28_15 55 30 258 01 00 PM 01 30 PM 02 00 PM 02 30 PM 03 00 PM 03 30 PM 3 55 30 PM 09 28 2010 ia cli ck for Live View A d 1 1 Figure 28 Live Mode Procedure To navigate to different cameras e Click on a camera in the Camera Tree panel or Map to switch cameras To exit live mode e Click on Timeline and you automatically enter playback mode 24 Chapter 1 Video Playback Mode Chapter 1 Video Playback Mode If Timeline or Alarm Log is clicked video playback mode begins 15 07 22 09 28 2010 Full Screen View Blank Camera Play at RealTime Speed Unlock PTZ Return home Send Picture Ta Camera Taur n Dum Strip v Show Timeline show Navigation Bar settings 2 Figure 29 Playback Mode with context menu options displayed Procedure To select options for playback mode Right click on the video panel in playback mode
21. to use Windows username in path Use SYMPHONYUSER to use Symphony username in path Note Symphony username is only applicable if Symphony login is required Figure 51 Global tab e Paths define where to store client configuration and farm registration 47 Chapter 1 Lock Lock Symphony Client Settings Startup Display Alarms Video Multi view Sound Regional User Settings Memory Global The following checked Features will not be available while locked Panel resizing moving Panel adding closing Camera selection Exit Symphony Set Passphrase Once the user interface is locked the user will be unable to modify the layout multiviews change selected cameras and perform other related features To unlock the user interface select View Unlock from the main menu Figure 52 Lock tab In some cases you may want to lock the user interface to prevent users from changing the configuration e Panel resizing moving Prohibits user changing size of panels as well as moving and docking the panels e Panel adding closing Prohibits user adding panels to the user interface or closing them in the current layout e Camera selection Prohibits user changing camera in the view through the camera tree or through the map e Exit Symphony Prohibits user from exiting Symphony e Set Passphrase button Creates a password to lock unlock the interface The user will be prompted for a password Proce
22. try lowering the values 3 Savethe acc ini and then restart Symphony Client for the changes to take effect 80 Chapter 2 Support for AXIS T8310 Surveillance Control Board Chapter 2 Support for AXIS T8310 Surveillance Control Board You can use the joystick keypad and jog dial units of the AXIS T8310 Surveillance Control Board with Symphony All units interact with the Main View To access all units in the control board from within Symphony e From the View menu select Joystick The modules do not control Multi View or Video Wall Joystick Buttons Table 2 Joystick functions Button Live View Mode Go to Preset ID 1 Go to Preset ID 2 Go to Preset ID 3 Go to Preset ID 4 If PTZ control through joystick is too fast you can limit the speed by editing the acc ini file 1 Edit appdata aimetis acc ini and change the following parameters with the default values Joystick maxpan 100 maxtilt 100 maxzoom 100 pollinterval 100 deadzone 20 e maxpan maxtilt and maxzoom values can range from O to 100 e pollinterval values are in milliseconds e deadzone value is a percentage of physical x y and z range 2 If response is too sensitive try lowering the values 3 Save the acc ini file and restart Symphony Client for the changes to take effect 81 Chapter 2 Support for AXIS T8310 Surveillance Control Board Keypad Buttons Chapter 2 Table 3 Keypad functions Moves PTZ camera in preset patter
23. with Appearance tab active e Title Displays camera number e Timeline Enables whether Timeline height should be resized automatically e Video Decorations Overlay Enables video annotations e Stream Selector If camera accommodates multiple video streams allows you to select which video stream to display e Render Mode specifies how Symphony Client renders video for the camera in the panel If video is not displaying properly try changing the Render Mode Some video cards do not support all video render modes RGB render modes require more CPU power than the default render mode Chapter 1 28 Activity Tab Chapter 1 Activity Tab Camera View Settings Appearance Activity Child Tracking Other Ewent Ii Switch view when an alarm occurs Ensure Visible i Switch view when motion occurs W Show alarm cameras in other panels v Limit action to specific cameras or alarms Cameras Alarms Display i Video Image Action Perform action after switch Ce ee poe mn cara Pal e Py A Figure 34 Camera View Settings dialog box with Activity tab active e Event e Display e Action on page 30 e Example 1 on page 31 Event You can force a Video Panel to automatically switch to a specific view when an event occurs e The switching event can be an alarm defined in Rules or it can be motion detected by motion analytics engines such as VE150 VE160 VE250 An ala
24. A floating Multi View can be dragged to the second monitor The behavior of each video pane can be customized see Customizing Video Panel Properties on page 28 Docked Multi View From the View menu select Docked Multi View The Timeline will be automatically hidden when docked Multi View is selected 27 Customizing Video Panel Properties Chapter 1 Customizing Video Panel Properties Each video panel can be configured with advanced options A video panel can be in the Multi View see Multi View on page 26 or Main Console Procedure To customize camera view settings 1 Right click on the image in the video panel and select Settings 2 The Camera View Settings dialog box opens with several settings for appearance such as title video information overlay views that can be displayed when an activity occurs digital tracking zooming in on an activity global settings that is applying changes to all video panels Appearance Tab Camera View Settings Appearance Activity Child Tracking Other Title Y Show Camera Number Timeline Lock Timeline Height When Resize Occurs Video Decoration Overlay Iv Overlay Camera Messages Iv Overlay Tracking Paths Y Overlay Time Overlay Thick Decoration Y Overlay Tracking Boxes Overlay Messenger Messages 300 seconds Stream Selector Camera Stream 1640 x 480 5FPS MPG4 Render Mode Default v Figure 33 Camera View Settings dialog box
25. Aimetis Symphony Version 6 Client User Guide August 18 2011 Disclaimers and Legal Information Copyright 2011 Aimetis Inc All rights reserved This guide is for informational purposes only AIMETIS MAKES NO WARRANTIES EXPRESS IMPLIED OR STATUTORY AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user Without limiting the rights under copyright no part of this document may be reproduced stored in or introduced into a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise or for any purpose without the express written permission of Aimetis Corp Aimetis may have patents patent applications trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter in this document Except as expressly provided in any written license agreement from Aimetis the furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property Aimetis and Aimetis Symphony are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Aimetis Corp in the United States and or other countries Portions Copyright O 1993 2011 ARH Inc Portions of this software are based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group Sym 6 7 P 301 Document History Document History Sym 6 7 P 301 Table 1 Changes to this manual Date Description
26. Alarms Motion The Recent Alarms Motion feature is ideal for the following scenarios when you want to see which alarms happened around a given time to determine what is going on prioritize alarms so that you know which of the most recent you should be dealing with see where there was motion to determine if an alarm setting is necessary in certain areas learn to differentiate between a true alarm and activity only in your monitored area see recent activity alarms if you have stepped away from your monitor for any reason Procedure To display the Recent Alarm Motion JPEGs feature r uM Select the cameras to w Hf Devices j iz Hg Samsung From the View menu in the main console select Recent Alarm Motion JPEGs The Recent Alarms Motion JPEGs dialog box opens s a DEI jma 11 sNBE 2000 LUE 5 SMB 5000 El Lg jaana 11 29 2010 04 21 02 PM Selected cameras haa been changed Reloading data 11 23 2010 04 21 02 PM Selected cameras has been changed Reloading data 11 23 2010 04 21 40 Pree Selected cameras has been changed Reloading data 11 23 2010 04 21 41 PME Selected cameras haa been changed Reloading data 11 29 2010 04 21 42 Pf4 Selected cameras has been changed Reloading data 11 29 2010 04 24 26 PM Selected cameras has been charged Reloading data 11 11 29 2010 04 24 41 Bide Showing alarms and mobons on selected cameras Figure 21 Recent Alarm Motion JPEGs panel This feature all
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28. Id 10 234 1 34 3 Time of Alarm 09 21 2010 11 10 04 AM Time of Acknowledgement Alarm not yet acknowledged gt Latency Acknowledged By Rule Name Lost Camera Connection Rule Instructions The user has not specified any instructions amp Real Alarm A False Alarm Real Actionable Alarm Comments Figure 14 Alarm Details dialog box 11 Chapter 1 Date Chapter 1 Date The Calendar allows you to load alarms for all connected servers for a specific date Days displayed in bold weight font contain video data Procedure To display the calendar e Click the Date toolbar filter button Alarm Log 0 New 0 Unviewed 1 Total cheemeec Ho de mie Farm Camera LA Show all Filter by a specific date 4 September 2010 Mon Tue Wed Thu 2 g 16 23 gt lt v Is Visi 2 30 Figure 15 Calendar selection to view archived alarms 12 Chapter 1 Application Log Chapter 1 Application Log The Application Log panel is at the bottom of the Main Console It lists errors and messages that have occurred since Symphony Client was started Procedure To activate the application log 1 From the View menu select Application Log OR Click the Application Log icon in the Menu Toolbar 2 Double click on any entry in the Application Log panel and the entire message will be displayed 11 14 07 Loaded Camviews C Users build AppData Roaming Aimetis CurrentDesktop Layout Camviews xml 11 14 13 Loaded Layout C Users b
29. NSLOW RESIDENCE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AUVERGNE PLACE RIVER FOREST ILLINOIS Figure 25 Right click context menu Procedure To activate output device using the context menu 1 Right click on the device The context menu opens 2 Click Activate The icon turns yellow 22 Chapter 1 Server List Chapter 1 Server List The Server List panel is on the right side of the Main Console It lists the servers along with their connection status Procedure To display and customize the Server List panel 1 Fromthe View menu select Server List The currently selected server is highlighted and any server operations that are performed via the Server menu will act on this selected server 2 Right click on the top title bar The context menu appears where the Column Chooser allows you to customize which fields are displayed 5l Sort Ascending all Sort Descending Clear Sorting Show Group By Box Remove This Colurnn E Column Chooser L Best Fit Best Fit all columns 10 234 1 34 Connected Figure 26 Right click on Server List panel title bar 3 Right click on a server from the Server List panel A context menu pops up that allows you to Add Edit Delete Enable Disable and view Properties of the selected servers Disable Properties Configure View on Web Show Toolbar Figure 27 Right click on a server The Server List panel can be docked in the Main Console
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31. add comments to the alarm e Highlight New Alarm To automatically select new alarms when raised and switch cameras and show the alarm image in the main view 3 Click Save when finished 90 Chapter 2 Reports Chapter 2 Reports Symphony comes standard with the following reports e Object Counts Across a line Textual report which shows counts across a user definable line per camera e Heat Map Image Graphical report which overlays traffic patterns on image e Object Counts Textual report which summarizes in table form object counts across many cameras e Object Statistics Graphical report which compares object traffic and dwell time e Alarm Counts Textual report which summarizes alarm totals Procedure To access the Reports dialog 1 From Reports menu select Manage The Reports dialog box opens hate Save Clip JO Search Figure 36 Main menu Reports gt Manage Mew Report Marne A Type Last Run Created Shared Reports My Reports Shared Reports Mo reports found Delete Run Copy Eat Figure 37 Reports dialog box e New Report Click New Report to create a new Report e Edit To modify an existing Report select it on the list and click Edit e Delete To delete an existing Report select it on the list and click Delete e Run To generate an existing Report e Copy To copy an existing Report e Shared Reports Denotes whether the Report is accessible for other
32. and To dates For more advanced settings click the Advanced button Figure 6 Search For Everything green yellow red f Any Event New Sub Event 1 Alarms Only red bars Search Type f One Time Search Specified Interval Search Recurring Search Fiai 09 27 2010 05 22 PM n x Ta 09 28 2010 05 22 PM Advanced Motion Tracking occ VE352 Left and Removed Item Detection m Advanced Search Options M in sequence Home Position pan D 00 tit 0 00 zoom 1 00 Title fe within a time period Add a title to your search Time period seconds Email l60 Add email addresses separated by commas to be 5 Seconds before clip E Seconds after clip Other Algorithms VE130 Simple Motion Detection VE140 Video Input Error VE141 Camera Tampering Advanced Motion Tracking WESS2 Left and Removed Item Detection m Home Position pan D 00 tit 0 00 zoom 1 00 Figure 6 Basic to Advanced settings in the Search dialog box One Time Search The search will be performed only once using the date range you selected Specified Interval Search You can specify to search between a date and time range For example between July 26 and July 30 but only between 6 38pm and 7 38pm Recurring Search Allows you to specify a search that Symphony will continuously perform until you end it For example between 18 00 and 8 00 each day This option may be useful if you want automated searches done at specific times for review Title A user
33. anels will display images from Cameras 2 3 and 4 Image from Image from Camera 1 Camera 2 Image from Image from Camera 3 Camera 4 33 Chapter 1 Child Tab Chapter 1 Child Tab Camera View Settings Appearance Activity Child Tracking Other Event Show latest alarm when the camera displayed in another panel changes Panel Mame Panel Name used to let other objects control this Camera Panel WIN K6T44FG29EK MV Console P 1 Figure 38 Child tab You can force a Video Panel to always show the latest alarm image for the camera being displayed in another Video Panel Primary Video Panel When you change the camera being shown in the Primary Video Panel either automatically or manually the Secondary Video Panel switches to the most recent alarm Procedure To display a listing of the most recent alarm motion images From the View menu in the main console select Recent Alarm Motion JPEGs The Recent Alarms Motion JPEGs dialog box opens 34 Chapter 1 Tracking Tab Chapter 1 Tracking Tab Camera View Settings Appearance Activity Child Tracking Other Digital Tracking Digitally zoom in on hot spots Cancel Me Figure 39 Tracking tab e Enable digital tracking whereby the client software will automatically digitally zoom in on activity 35 Chapter 1 Other Tab Chapter 1 Other Tab Camera View Settings Appearance Activity Child Tracking Other Apply To Al
34. arch Delete 10 M iof 19608 at 9 23 2010 4 23 50 PM Id 10 Title Created arz28 2010 9 05 AM Creator admin Stark of2212010 9 15 AM End ar2a 2010 2 15 Size 166 Status Done E Description Searching For any event on camera AXIS 214 11 AXIS 214 Clip Id 11 Title AXIS 214 Clip Created arz6 2010 10 57 AM Creator admin Start 9 22 2010 10 55 AM End 9 29 2010 10 z of 19608 at 9 23 2010 4 23 52 PM Size 1GB Status Done m Description Searching For everything on camera AxIS 214 12 Id 12 Title Created arzarezni10 1 32 PM Creator admin Stark of27 12010 1 41 PM End arearan10 1 41 Size 166 Status Done Description Searching For any event on camera ACTi 5611 5 3 of 19608 at 9 23 2010 4 24 34 PM Figure 7 View Search Results dialog box Procedure To manually open the View Search Results dialog box Chapter 2 1 Click Search gt View Search Results The View Search Results dialog box displays all your previous searches 2 You have several options once a search result is selected from the list e The right pane of the View Search Results dialog box displays snapshots of each event for the currently selected search Chapter 2 e Togeta better view of the image click on the snapshot in the right pane and the image will be displayed in the main video panel Note that the selected snapshot must be an existing archived image in the system in order for it to
35. ave a speaker configured on the remote location When alarms arrive through the Alarm Log and you have assessed the alarm marked it as false or real and added comments you may choose to use the Alarm Console to engage a perpetrator With the Alarm Console you can speak play sounds and more Using the Timeline The Timeline is an integrated display within the Main Console The Timeline summarizes the activity per bar on a 30 minute basis It is a quick way to know whether activity was detected before or after the alarm without having to manually review video If there is some activity summarized on the Timeline simply click on it to view a still image of that event To watch video playback simply click Play on the bottom navigation bar Viewing Activity for all Cameras The View Activity for all Cameras dialog box allows you to see a merged Timeline of multiple cameras Through the Main Console the currently selected camera s Time Graph is visible but if you want to compare that with other cameras you can see this summary through the View Activity for all Cameras dialog box Using a Carousel A carousel is a user definable group of cameras that will loop through on a pre determined schedule Disabling Alarms If too many alarms are coming in from a particular server or camera you can temporarily disable alarms so the Alarm Log is not flooded with nuisance alarms Chapter 2 Chapter 2 86 Alarm Console Chapter 2 Alarm Consol
36. be displayed To play a search Click the Play button in the toolbar Symphony Player will automatically open and play the video of the selected result To refine a search Click the Refine Search button in the toolbar The Search dialog box opens See Search Tool on page 50 56 View Search Results Chapter 2 Chapter 2 To delete a search Click the Delete button X in the toolbar The corresponding aira and mpeg files will be deleted from the server To save a search to your computer Click the Export button and select Download AIRA The video will be saved in aira format to your PC You require Symphony Player to play aira files To save as an mpeg format Click the Export button and select Download MPEG This will save it as MPEG4v2 format which can be played in a wide variety of media players including Microsoft Media Player To email a search result video Click the Export button and select E Mail Link View Search Results Farm localhost 74743 Request MPEG Conversion ll Download AIRA Download MPEG Creator ada E Mail Link End 9 28 2010 9 15 Size GB Status Dane Description Searching For any event on camera AXIS 214 11 AXIS 214 Clip Id 11 Title AXIS 214 Clip Created arz6 2010 10 57 AM Creator admin Start 9 27 2010 10 55 AM End 9 29 2010 10 Size GB Status Dane Description Searching For everything on camera AxIS 214 12 Id 12 Title Created arzarezni1 0 1 32 PM Creator adm
37. cess denied fob 20 Chapter 1 Acknowledging Rules on Maps Chapter 1 Design y PORCH ERLARGED AND ENCLOSED IN 7262 BY NORMAN STZENHOF ARCHITECT j FORTE COCHERE I li Hi HH FIRST FLOOR PLAN nD DRAWN SY ROBERT E FSLIN CHICAGO PROJECT 1 1964 wW E wil N S LOW R gE SID ENCE BUILDINGS SURVEY co STATES OEPARTHENT OF THE INTERIOR AUVERGNE PLACE RIVER FOREST tLLinols Figure 24 Example of a typical map with camera PTZ camera digital I O and control access device icons and rules Acknowledging Rules on Maps Procedure To acknowledge an alarm rule on map 1 From the View menu select Alarm Log OR click the Alarm Log icon on the Menu Toolbar 2 Right click on the alarm you want to acknowledge 3 Select an action to perform e Mark As Alarm To mark as a real alarm without leaving comments e Mark as False Alarm To mark as a false alarm without leaving comments e Mark as Real Actionable To mark as Actionable 21 Chapter 1 Activating Digital Output ADAM hardware devices only Chapter 1 Activating Digital Output ADAM hardware devices only Digital Output can be used to trigger a gate or door opening closing Manual activation allows you to set up the initial state or to provide a one time open close operation PORCH ERLARGED AND ENCLO 7262 BY NORMAN STEENHOF DAREA FIRST FLOOR PLAN i DRAWN Y ROBERT E FSLIN CHICAGO PROJECT I Uer Mosen d i NR W H WI
38. cript to run all the desired reports at once Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Reporting Issues to Aimetis Chapter 2 Reporting Issues to Aimetis You can log issues with Aimetis through the Symphony Client Procedure To report an issue 1 From Help menu select Report an Issue The Aimetis Symphony Error Report dialog box opens Symphony Help i symphony Online Help View Detailed Logs Ctrl 6 View Detailed Events Ctrl E E Buy License CE K Requesta Feature m Aimetis Contact Info m Airmetis Web Page Figure 46 Main menu Help gt Report an Issue 2 Enter details and then click Submit Report Airmetis Symphony Error Report Report Details Problem Description mE assistance please include a detailed problem description Support Case Mew Case Existing Case Submission Method amp Upload to Aimetis Save to Desktop Contact Information Additional Information Start Time 8 00 00 AM gt l injerznin Duration haurs Source Mame Description Privacy Policy Submit Report Ready Figure 47 Aimetis Symphony Error Report dialog box 104 Chapter 2 Copyright 2011 Aimetis Inc All rights reserved This guide is for informational purposes only AIMETIS MAKES NO WARRANTIES EXPRESS IMPLIED OR STATUTORY AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT Complying with all applicable copyright laws is the responsibility of the user Without limiting the rights under cop
39. cted video position Each time you click on the Timeline or navigate to a different camera on a different server this information is recorded This allows you to navigate backwards or forwards from your current position lt a ai S00weber 1 2009 07 02 16 35 10 717 Figure 3 Address bar Procedure To display the address bar e Click the Tool Strip button The address bar is displayed Figure 4 Tool Strip button clicked to display the Address bar Chapter 1 Address Bar Chapter 1 Procedure To navigate using the address bar e Use the Forward and Back arrow buttons on the address bar to navigate to camera sites e Toview a location you have just visited click the Back arrow button You will return to the camera and time you were just viewing e f you have already installed Symphony Client on a computer you can access the position from the Windows Start menu e Click Start and then Run Paste a Symphony link in the Open field and click OK Figure 5 on page 4 Symphony Client opens at the link location EX ypethe name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it for you Open ar WIN K6TA4FG29EK 2 2010 09 23 11 13 34 876 o Cancel Browse Figure 5 Windows operating system Run dialog box Chapter 1 Alarm Log Alarm Log The Alarm Log panel shows a list of alarms for connected servers Procedure To display the alarm log panel e From t
40. d 13 49 07 Invalid4rgument Value of 0 is not valid For SeleftedIndex Application Log Navigation Bar Main Video Panel Server List Figure 1 Main Console Chapter 1 Timeline Timeline The Timeline is a powerful way to view everything that has happened in a day at a glance The Timeline is integrated in the main view of Symphony Client E Save Clip 0 Search G gt ai 169 254 69 155 3 2010 0 v a Figure 2 Timeline Procedure To display the timeline e Click the Timeline button OR e From the View menu select Timeline OR e The Timeline is also available in every Video Panel Right click on the Video Panel and select Timeline If you click anywhere on the Timeline a still image for that time will appear in the main view Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Address Bar Chapter 1 Timeline Colour Code e Green No relevant foreground activity was detected e Yellow There is activity e Red A Rule was broken that resulted in an alarm being raised By default rules are summarized on the Timeline using a red square You can customize how rules are displayed on the Timeline from the Alarms tab in the Symphony Client Settings dialog box See Symphony Client Settings on page 37 e Gray No video signal e The purple circle always indicates the Timeline position for what is currently being viewed in the Video Panel Address Bar The address bar contains a Symphony link to the last sele
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42. dure To lock the user interface 1 Inthe Lock tab of the Symphony Client Settings dialog box select the interface features you want to lock 2 Click the Set Passphrase button Enter a passphrase that the user must enter if necessary to later unlock the interface and lick OK 3 From the View menu of the Main Console select Lock To unlock the Symphony Client 1 From the View menu on the Main Console select Unlock The Unlock Symphony dialog box Opens 2 Enterthe pass phrase that was defined when locking the interface and click OK The interface is now unlocked Chapter 1 Chapter 1 48 Logging Chapter 1 Logging Symphony Client Settings Startup Display Alarms Video Multi View Sound Regional User Settings Memory Global Lock Mi e MiB mnl Micro a ii Set log level Figure 53 Logging tab You can set the level of information low medium high that Symphony Client should log for system functions If you select Low the client logs will contain less detail but system performance will be better Increasing the log level provides more detailed information if a problem is encountered but can impact system performance If unsure leave the default selection 49 Chapter 1 Searching Video by Using the Search Tool Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Searching Video by Using the Search Tool Symphony provides two methods of searching video using the Timeline or the Search tool e The Timeline is
43. e The Alarm Console lets you manually speak or play a sound at a remote Symphony server installation This is useful when manually responding to an alarm event in real time where you may wish to ward off trespassers Procedure To access the Alarm Console e From the Server menu select Alarms Console Alarm Console Speak over Loud Speaker Enter or choose textto say over the loud speaker at the remote Symphony location Say it Add to master list Remove from master list Play Sound Choose the way fileto play at the remote Symphony location Add a wav file from your computer to Symphony Remove selected way from Symphony Play Sound R Device Relay DLE If device has multiple output modules please specify output module number with a dash e g 1 2 means output module 1 part 2 Figure 35 Alarm Console Feature Description 22222 You can enter text that will be played at the remote location The master list is a text file that contains different spoken strings and it appears in the This is private property field This content is specific to each installed Symphony Client If you have multiple people connecting to the Symphony server from different locations they will each have their own list of things that they can say Speak over Loud Speaker After entering new text in the Speak over Loud Speaker drop down box or selecting Say it existing phrases from the drop down box click Say it t
44. e Clip Jb Search dE Eb v ai 10 234 4 13 2 2010_09_28_17 01 22 518 Figure 25 Save Clip button 74 Chapter 2 Using Search Chapter 2 Using Search P 1 Perform your search For details see Searching Video by Using the Search Tool on page 50 2 Right click a search result from the list Save the result in one of the following formats e Click the Export button and select Download AIRA The video will be saved in aira format to your PC You require Symphony Player to play aira files e Click the Export button and select Download MPEG This will save it as MPEG4v2 format which can be played in a wide variety of media players including Microsoft Media Player Using Save Clip The maximum allowed saved video clip size in Symphony is 2 GB save Clip f Pick event time by clicking on timeline 09 28 2010 5 23 36 PM Clip length 00 02 00 Pick start time by clicking on timeline 09 23 2010 05 22 36 PM Pre Event Seconds 160 f Pick end time by clicking on timeline 09 28 2010 05 24 36 PM Post Event Seconds eo Camera Stream 704 x 576 SFPS MPG4 ClipName AXIS 214 Clip Save Clip Iv Close window after save Figure 26 Save Clip dialog box 1 Click on the Timeline to the location you want to begin the export 2 Clickthe Save Clip button in the toolbar The Save Clip dialog box opens 3 Bydefault Symphony sets parameters for a movie clip starting 60 seconds before the timeline clicked time until 60 seconds afte
45. e purchased and completed the License Plate Recognition LPR installation Using the main menu within Symphony Client you can e View License Plate Log e Search License Plate Log on page 61 e Configure License Plate Descriptions on page 63 Reports Help Es IF E View License Plate Log Search License Plate Log Configure License Plate Descriptions Figure 11 Main menu access in Symphony Client for LPR View License Plate Log The License Plate Log contains the following information fields e Timestamp when the license plate was first detected by your camera Each license plate instance has a start and end time to create a duration but the log displays only the start time e Plate the plate number of the detected vehicle e Farm the server farm associated with the camera that detected the license plate e Camera the camera that detected the license plate of the vehicle Timestamp Flate Farm Camera 4 18 2011 3 31 23 PM localhost Cameral 4 18 2011 3 31 23 PM 4 18 2011 3 31 23 PM 4 18 2011 3 31 23 PM 4 18 2011 3 31 16 PM 4 18 2011 3 31 13 PM 4 18 2011 3 31 10 PM 4 18 2011 3 31 04 PM 4 18 2011 3 31 01 PM 4 18 2011 3 31 01 PM 4 18 2011 3 31 01 PM Esco jew camee Figure 12 License Plate Log dialog box Note The log displays only license plates detected from the current calendar day 59 Chapter 2 View License Plate Log Chapter 2 Procedure To view the License Plate Log 1 From the main m
46. ected For example we may search across 7 days but only 10 00 20 00 each day to filter out results that happened outside of store hours Time Interval Select the Time Interval to be used in the Report 10 Onthe Table View tab define which columns should be included in the report Select the Column link and drag a column header into top header This causes information to be grouped by the column category By default all available column are shown in the Table View unless manually removed Click Next to continue 11 Define Graph Type and the Graph Size the Graph Size is the image size of the report graphic 12 Select Save and then Run to finish the report After the report is run select the Table tab to Export the data if necessary to Excel CSV PDF or RTF format 101 Chapter 2 Running a Report from the Web Chapter 2 Running a Report from the Web Aimetis Symphony includes a web interface Each server has its own web interface The web interface is designed to mimic the windows rich client Symphony Client as much as possible All core features such as Alarm Log Timeline Reporting and live video streaming are included Procedure Task 1 Access the web interface 1 Navigate to http SERVERNAME 50000 where SERVERNAME can be your windows hostname or the IP address of the server 2 Login Task 2 Obtain the report ID 1 Click the Reports link 2 Select the report you want to run and click Edit Notice tha
47. ed Dot in the Timeline and all Rules that are broken will appear in the Alarm Log By customizing the Timeline it is easier to locate specific events You can configure what colour each Rule should represent in the Timeline Chapter 1 39 Video Chapter 1 Video Symphony Client Settings Startup Display Alarms Video Multi View Sound Regional User Settings Memory Global Lock Logging PTZ Movement amp Panning left moves the camera left 5 Panning left moves the image left E Pan PT camera when dicked on the map Default Video Decorations Boxes Time Paths Camera Messages E Thick Decoration E Messenger Messages 300 seconds Apply to current views Render Mode These settings only affect client display Maintain Aspect Ratio Warning if you are unsure of these settings please leave them as default Factory Default Renderer Video Mixing Renderer 3 Default Colour Space YUY2 Figure 44 Video tab e The PTZ Movement section allows you to define the PTZ movement behaviour in the live view e The Default Video Decorations section allows you to define how images are displayed with video annotations such as time information or messages By default Symphony overlays boxes and paths on the live video You can switch whether Symphony should decorate display the video annotation on the image This affects only how live video is displayed and does not change how Symphony reco
48. elected it is most likely that a specific date and time for the end of the report is appropriate Searching by Full Days will include all 24 hours in a day In cases where a search should Tinie obey spend multiple days but only a certain period of time per say Partial days should be selected For example we may search across 7 days but only 10 00 20 00 each day to filter out results that happened outside of store hours Time Interval Select the Time Interval to be used in the Report 10 On the Table View tab define which columns should be included in the report Select the Column link and drag a column header into top header This causes information to be grouped by the column category By default all available column are shown in the Table View unless manually removed Click Next to continue 11 Define Graph Type and the Graph Size the Graph Size is the image size of the report graphic 12 Select Save and then Run to finish the report After the report is run select the Table tab to Export the data if necessary to Excel CSV PDF or RTF format 100 Chapter 2 Alarm Counts Chapter 2 Alarm Counts This report allows users to generate a report on the number of alarms that occurred for a given time period Alarms are defined by Rules Procedure To access the Alarm Counts report 1 From Reports menu select Manage The Reports dialog box opens Click New Report The Reports Designer dialog box opens From the General
49. enu in Symphony Client select LPR 2 Select View License Plate Log The License Plate Log dialog box opens Sorting Information in the License Plate Log You can sort each field such that only information you need is displayed in the log list by Timestamp Plate Farm or Camera The Timestamp field has extensive filter options e Right click on the filter icon beside the Timestamp field A calendar is displayed v Show all Filter by a specific date 4 May 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed 2 4 4 9 10 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 31 Figure 13 Filter option for Timestamp field in License Plate Log 60 Chapter 2 Search License Plate Log Search License Plate Log The Search License Plate Log dialog box allows you to search detected license plates in your system based on e License Plate Number by default set to All Licence Plates but you can enter an individual plate number e Start date amp time and End date amp time e License Plate Region region which the detected plate is from e Camera all farms and cameras or specific cameras e Description a key word or phrase that was entered in the Description field when the license was plate was reviewed and information about it was edited to include a description in the License Plate Detail Editor dialog box See Configure License Plate Descriptions on page 63 Search License Plate Log Start date amp time 3 16 2011 12 00 AM Camera End date am
50. gure 2 The Search dialog box opens Figure 1 on page 51 E Date gj Save Clip O h E gt ai 169 254 69 155 3 2010 0 y aU J 08 00 AM 08 30 AM 09 00 AM Figure 2 Search button 2 From the Analytics Engines list select the engine Depending on the analytics engine you choose you can mark the area of interest for searching or select a class of objects to search for such as people or vehicles Each engine has different search options that you can use 51 Chapter 2 Search Tool Chapter 2 vll E250 Motion Tracking Other Algorithms VE130 Simple Motion Detection E140 Video Input Error VE141 Camera Tampering VWE1S0 Advanced Motion Tracking 2 Figure 3 Analytics Engines selection list Some options might be e Using the displayed image from the video you define the area in blue a mask where objects in motion should be detected Figure 4 on page 53 e Select the Erase option to erase the blue mask e Select the Draw option to draw the blue mask e The Size slider adjusts the pen thickness e Alternatively digital fences can be used as the search criteria Select Any fence to draw a digital fences Selecting All fences denotes that the object must pass through all fence lines to result in resulting search video Figure 5 on page 53 e Select the Class of object you wish to search for such as People Vehicles or Unknown objects unknown objects are objects that were tracked
51. he View menu select Alarm Log OR e Click the Alarm Log icon on the Menu Toolbar Alarm Log 178 Mew 1170 Unviewed 1177 Total 5L Advanced Mode Date Time Farm Camera User 09 23 06 16 PM localhost ACTi 5611 09 28 05 54 PM localhost AKIS 214 09 28 05 07 PM localhost ASIS 214 09 28 02 17 PM localhost Als 214 09 28 02 11 PM localhost AKIS 214 09 28 02 08 PM localhost AKIS 214 09 28 01 40 PM localhost Als 214 x 4 Is Visited Checked v Figure 6 Alarm Log Customizing the Alarm Log By default the Alarm Log panel is docked inside the main view However the Alarm Log panel can be dragged into a second monitor and configured to display more information In Advanced Mode the Alarm Log panel provides detailed information camera view alarm details thumbnails of alarms Procedure To display the Alarm Log in Advanced Mode e Click the Advanced Mode button in the Alarm Log panel Alarm Lag 174 Mew 1166 Unviewed 1173 Total Time Farm Camera 06 16 PM localhost ACTi 5611 03 54 PM localhost AXIS 214 02 17 PM localhost AXIS 214 02 11 PM localhost AXIS 214 02 08 PM localhost AXIS 214 X V Is Visited Checked zl em Figure 7 Alarm Log panel with Advanced Mode button Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Customizing the Alarm Log Alarm Log 171 New 1163 Unviewed 1170 Total i Print And Export To id Viewed y Retrieve Alarms Unviewed ind
52. ient The Main Console consists of typical Windows application items such as the Title Bar Menu Toolbars and controls for minimize maximize and close The Main Console also includes panels e Video panels for live mode historical playback and analyzing still frames e Camera Tree panel listing devices e Map panel representing camera location placement e Alarm Log panel for a summary and detailed view of raised alarms e Server List panel indicating IP addresses and server status e Application Log panel listing messages and errors since Symphony Client started Titlebar Toolbar Timeline Menubar Address bar Camera Tree Alarm Log Server Search Cum THEE C2 2 win7 64 MV ERE P as 2 JA Axis ERE E qi i Design 01 30 PM le d 5 Axis214 iS 4 Axis232D w 2 Camera2 1 EV30001_1 ie F 10 EV3151A1 1 T mem Made Date V Time V Farm Camera 11 03 01 45 qa 2 Axis Q6032 E 11 03 01 45 qa 2 Axis Q6032 E 01 45PM qa 2 01 45 PM qa 2 Axis Q6032 E 01 43 PM qa 2 Axis Q6032 E Application Log C Users build AppData Roaming aimetis ecu b eas 13 27 20 Loaded Camviews C Userslbuild AppDatalRoarfing Aimetis CurrentDesktop Layout Camviews xrnl 01 43 PM_oa 2 i 13 27 23 Loaded Layout C Users build 4ppData RoamingAimetis CurrentDesktop Layout xml Server List 13 49 00 Object referglgce not set to an instance of an object Server State 13 49 03 Object reference not set to an instance of an object qa 2 Connecte
53. ignals True showlegend False ptzmap False admin False decorations 15 multiviews 130 videospeed 1 multiviewdecreasedfps False VideoRenderMode 1 DirectConnectionToCamera False ShowCameraName False multiviewMIPEGFPS 5 switchalarm False switchmotion False key FarmSet All Farms ing Memory Global Lock Logging Figure 49 User Settings You can directly edit the initialization ini file which stores all the user specific settings of Symphony Client We do not recommend that you change these advanced settings Chapter 1 45 Memory Chapter 1 Memory Startup Display Alarms Video Multi View Regional User Settings Global Lock Logging Restart Symphony Client if memory usage goes above Maximum Megabytes Restart Symphony Client if megabytes used goes above this amount 600 MB 60 is the minimum allowed value Check memory usage at these times eg 4 00 19 00 1 00 You must restart Symphony Client for this option to take effect Figure 50 Memory tab e You can configure memory usage conditions under which Symphony Client will restart 46 Chapter 1 Global Chapter 1 Global Symphony Client Settings Any changes on this tab will affect all users on this computer Path to cient configuration C sers Pa WIMUSER 6 ppData RoamingVimetis Custom path to farm registration C M Isers Pa WINUSER 55 AppDlata Roaming Aimetis Use GWINLUSER 96
54. igned to maximize human attention on the cameras that need it most The following are guidelines as to how you can maximize the monitoring experience in Symphony e Using Multiple Monitors e Using the Site Map e Using Alarm Log e Marking Alarms on page 86 e Using the Alarm Console on page 86 e Using the Timeline on page 86 e Viewing Activity for all Cameras on page 86 e Using a Carousel on page 86 e Disabling Alarms on page 86 Using Multiple Monitors For most users using one monitor with Symphony Client is fine The Main Console displays and summarizes activity across your enterprise adequately For more advanced users or monitoring stations the ability to see multiple windows and cameras at once may be a requirement Symphony Client supports multiple monitors the number of monitors depends on your PCs ability to decompress multiple video streams This gives you the ability to display the Main Console in one screen and the Multi Live on the other display The Multi Live view can be configured to automatically update which cameras are displayed focusing your attention on only those cameras where activity is detected by Symphony It is also easy to manually drag and drop cameras into a Multi Live view window by left clicking a camera and dragging it into a Multi Live view pane Using two monitors with Multi live and the Main Console makes this less awkward and more efficient Using the Site Map T
55. in Start arz7 12010 1 41 PM End arza6 2010 1 41 Size GB Status Dane Description Searching For any event on camera ACTi 5611 5j Figure 8 Menu options in View Search Results dialog box 57 Recurring Search Chapter 2 Recurring Search Recurring searches are set up in the Advanced search options For details see Search Tool on page 50 f Recurring Search From previous day 06 00PM To current day 08 00AM Every day week Figure 9 Recurring Search You can manage your recurring searches from the Recurring Search Definitions dialog box Procedure To manage recurring searches 1 Fromthe Search menu select Manage Recurring Searches The Recurring Search Definitions dialog box opens showing a list of your named search recurring search types Server farms are listed in a drop down box 2 Click on the named search The Refine Search and Delete buttons become active 3 Ifyou click Refine Search the Search dialog box opens where you can adjust settings See Search Tool on page 50 S Recurring Search Definitions Farm localhost 72829 Refine Search Delete RecurringSearch 1 the previous day at 18 00 00 22 End the current day at 08 00 00 Creator weak Description Every day search For any event on camera Cameral Figure 10 Recurring Search Definitions 58 Chapter 2 LPR Search Chapter 2 LPR Search This menu option is available only if you hav
56. in the selected parameters for a match and the result will display a list of cameras Procedure To open the Quick Find dialog box 1 2 3 4 Chapter 2 From the View menu in the Main Console select Quick Find Click the drop down arrow next to the Find button to reveal all search parameters Select the check boxes for the parameters you want your search to cover Click Find A list of possible matches is displayed W When there is only one result automatically select it Search in Iur Cameras 14 Mame 2 Fj Description i 4 ID Code nM NN Figure 33 Quick Find dialog box Chapter 2 83 Messenger Chapter 2 Messenger This tool allows you to send messages to any user or user group in the system Anyone who is logged in will see this message as a popup in Symphony Client or at the top of an Internet Explorer page Procedure To use the Messenger tool 1 From the View menu select Messenger The Messenger dialog box opens 2 Select the users or groups to send the message to 3 Enter your message in the message box and click Send Messenger Print And Export To View history Auto close alert Ml ALL USERS E password E ALL GROUPS E Administrators E Symphony Users Pre written message Figure 34 Messenger dialog box 84 Chapter 2 Monitoring with Symphony Chapter 2 Monitoring with Symphony Monitoring alarms with Symphony is easy and efficient Symphony has been des
57. ine which columns should be included in the report Select the Column link and drag a column header into top header This causes information to be grouped by the column category By default all available column are shown in the Table View unless manually removed Click Next to continue 95 Chapter 2 Object Counts Across a Line Chapter 2 General Cameras Start amp End Line Table View Graph View Drag a column header here to group by that column Interval End Count Out 0 10 1 00 00 1 10 18 2010 2 00 00 20 20 10 18 2010 3 00 00 30 30 10 18 2010 Show Help Ed Figure 43 Columns in Report Designer 13 Define Graph Type and the Graph Size the Graph Size is the image size of the report graphic 14 Select Save and then Run to finish the report After the report is run select the Table tab to Export the data if necessary to Excel CSV PDF or RTF format Columns Microsoft Excel XLS Comma Separated Text CSV PDF Document PDF Rich Text RTF 14 05 25 15 05 25 16 05 25 17 05 25 18 05 25 19 05 25 20 05 25 10 17 2010 10 17 2010 10 17 2010 10 17 2010 10 17 2010 10 17 2010 10 17 2010 10 17 2010 10 17 2010 10 17 2010 Figure 44 Exporting options Chapter 2 96 Heat Map Image Chapter 2 Heat Map Image This report allows you to generate a report on the number of objects that were in different parts of the image Procedure To access the Heat Ma
58. ing for a given amount of seconds when an alarm occurs or continuous flashing until alarms are acknowledged 5 Symphony Client Settings Startup Display Alarms video Multi view Sound Regional User Settings Memory Global Lack Logging Alarm Display Flash when alarm occurs DO Flash while alarms are unacknowledged Figure 46 Maps tab 42 Chapter 1 Sound Sound Symphony Client Settings EXE Startup Display Alarms Video Multi View Sound Regional User Settings Memory Global Lock Logging Streaming Sound No historical sound Live Sound i Stop live sound to hear historical sound Event Sounds v Play sound when an alarm occurs Sound on startup Default sound file AlarmSound waw Policy arm Sound k Lost Camera Connection 10 234 1 lt default gt Figure 47 Sound tab You can customize sound configuration within Symphony Client e Inthe Streaming Sound section you can specify how Symphony Client will play audio for live and recorded video e Inthe Event Sounds section you can specify a default sound to be played for alarms e Continuous sound on alarms Each policy may in addition to the existing sound have a continuous sound that plays until all alarms based on the given policy have been acknowledged The sound wav file will play continuously You must have the Play sound when an alarm occurs check box selected for any sound to play If any existing so
59. is executed Using a specific date and time is only useful if this report is intended to be run only once and not in the future If a Relative time was selected in the Start section selecting Now would set the report End time dynamically to the time the report was run If a specific data and time was selected it is most likely that a specific date and time for the end of the report is appropriate Searching by Full Days will include all 24 hours in a day In cases where a search should mima spend multiple days but only a certain period of time per say Partial days should be selected For example we may search across 7 days but only 10 00 20 00 each day to filter out results that happened outside of store hours Time Interval Select the Time Interval to be used in the Report 10 Onthe Table View tab define which columns should be included in the report Select the Column link and drag a column header into top header This causes information to be grouped by the column category By default all available column are shown in the Table View unless manually removed Click Next to continue 11 Define Graph Type and the Graph Size the Graph Size is the image size of the report graphic 12 Select Save and then Run to finish the report After the report is run select the Table tab to Export the data if necessary to Excel CSV PDF or RTF format 99 Chapter 2 Object Statistics Chapter 2 Object Statistics This report allows user
60. l Apply changed settings to all views Figure 40 Other tab e Applies changes selected in other tabs to all video panels 36 Chapter 1 Symphony Client Settings Chapter 1 Symphony Client Settings You can configure numerous Client side settings for individual users These settings do not affect the Symphony Server directly only how the information from the Symphony Server is presented You can customize how Symphony displays information and behaves Procedure To access the Settings dialog box e From the View menu select Settings The Symphony Client Settings dialog box opens with the Startup tab active Startup The default layout at startup for the current user can be defined symphony Client Settings Startup Display Alarms Video Multi view Sound Regional User Settings Memory Global Lock Logging Single Sign on Prompt user For credentials when Symphony Client starts Layout Choose layout to load when Symphony Client starts Load classic layout Load layout saved when Symphony Client closes Load custom layout File Figure 41 Startup tab for selecting layout e You can require a user to enter credentials when Symphony Client starts by enabling the Prompt user for credentials when Symphony client starts check box e Classic layout displays the Main Console Map panel Camera Tree panel Alarm Log panel and the Application Log panel 37 Chapter 1 Display Chapter 1
61. l matching plates appear in the list License Plate Detail Editor License Plate BLMS234 Description Detailed Description x incense plate Like be Figure 16 Search for license plate using first letter or number in the plate b If you do not know the first letter or number use the per cent sign as a wildcard character to complete the search Figure 17 on page 65 64 Chapter 2 Configure License Plate Descriptions Chapter 2 License Plate Detail Editor License Plate Description Detailed Description E P Y license Pate ike eei Figure 17 Search for license using wildcard character 4 Once you have found the license plate you want select it and enter a short description in the Description field 5 Optional If necessary you can enter more information in the Detailed Description field 6 Click Save 65 Chapter 2 Adding a License Plate Chapter 2 Adding a License Plate You use the License Plate Detail Editor to add descriptions to license plates License plates must adhere to the following format e They cannot contain spaces e They must be in uppercase If you enter spaces or lowercase letters Symphony will automatically correct this for you For example if you enter AbCd 1234 the plate will be added as ABCD1234 Procedure To add a new license plate to your database 1 From the main menu in Symphony Client select LPR 2 Select Configure License Plate Descriptio
62. ls speed Not all cameras are supported Figure 29 PTZ Camera Controls Iris Brightness Focus Contrast Figure 30 PTZ controls for Iris Brightness Focus and Contrast 78 Chapter 2 Using the Mouse to Control a PTZ Camera Chapter 2 Using the Mouse to Control a PTZ Camera Procedure To zoom in on an area using your mouse 1 Left click on the live view to re center to this position 2 Drag your mouse around the object you want to zoom on A green box appears around the area as you drag your mouse Release the mouse button and the PTZ camera zooms on the area of interest Figure 31 Zooming with mouse 79 Chapter 2 Using a USB Joystick Chapter 2 Procedure To pan using your mouse 1 Right click the live view to simulate a joystick control 2 Dragthe mouse in the direction you want to move the camera A red arrow is drawn on the image 3 Adjust the length of the line to control speed of the camera 4 Release the mouse button and the PTZ camera pans to the area of interest Figure 32 Panning with mouse Using a USB Joystick 1 Connect a USB joystick to the client PC running Symphony Client 2 From the View menu select Joystick Advanced Usage Only 1 If the joystick sensitivity is not high enough edit appdata laimetislacc ini and change the following parameters with the default values joystick maxpan 100 maxtilt 100 maxzoom 100 2 If response is too sensitive then
63. m 4 Click Next and set up the Schedule 5 Click Save to save the Rule name for this scenario 6 Click OK to close the Server Configuration dialog box Set up Multi view panel 1 Ina Multi view panel for example 2x2 right click ONLY on the first panel Panel 1 2 Fromthe context menu select Settings The Camera View Settings dialog box appears 3 Click the Activity tab 4 Select the Switch view when alarm occurs check box 5 Selectthe Show alarm cameras in other panels check box This option forces all the other panels in the Multi view to display images from cameras associated with Camera 1 Recall in the Rule Wizard Cameras 2 3 and 4 were selected to be viewed if an alarm was triggered on Camera 1 32 Chapter 1 Activity Tab Chapter 1 Example1 Alarm Launching Multiple Cameras continued E Camera View Settings Appearance Activity child Tracking Other w Switch view when an alarm occurs Ensure visible Switch view when motion occurs w show alarm cameras in other panels Limit action to specific cameras or alarms Display Video Action Perform action after switch Disable switching after switch occurs Re enable by right clicking On camera view C Hide switched view after seconds feo e cmn E Figure 37 Client View Settings dialog box Activity tab When an alarm occurs on Camera 1 Panel 1 will now display the image from Camera 1 AND the other p
64. n Shows a historical jpeg image for a given time in the current day Does not start automatically Enter Preset ID and click button Enter a time hhmm and click button Example Enter 1300 and click button A jpeg image is shown for 13 00 1 00 pm for the current day Table 4 Jog Dial functions Button Function Jaton Opens the Add Bookmark dialog box baba Add Bookmark Bookmark Name Enter Namel Y Share Shows a jpeg image of the previous foreground activity from the current location in the time line Plays or pauses video Shows a jpeg image of the next foreground activity from the current location in the time line Outer dial Changes video speed Shows a video frame Inner dial Chapter 2 Click to add a bookmark Click to go back to previous foreground activity Click Play Pause as necessary Click to go forward to next foreground activity Turn right to play video faster Turn left to play video at slower rate Turn to red portion of slide to play video backwards Turn clockwise to show next video frame Turn counterclockwise to show previous video frame 82 Quick Find Quick Find This tool allows you to search for cameras The search text you enter can match partly or completely with the Name Description or ID Code of the camera Those additional parameters are configured per camera in the Device configuration The Quick Find will look for instances
65. ng Cameras on Maps Procedure To place cameras on the Map 1 2 From the View menu select Map Navigation In the upper right corner of the Map dialog box click Design and then Edit Maps The Map Configuration dialog box opens From the right pane listing the cameras drag and drop your cameras to the map with your mouse Cameras are not added to the map by default Right click on a camera and select Rotate Map Icons to position the camera angles as required Click OK to save settings Map Configuration mA New Map Mi Delete Map if Change Image Chapter 1 Map Drag cameras to a map b MyMap 1 Ff Devices LP 1 Cameral Cancel dh Figure 20 Drag cameras onto the map 17 Optional Creating Map Hot Spots Chapter 1 Optional Creating Map Hot Spots In larger sites where you want to have more than one site map you can layer maps by creating linked hot spots For example you can have one main site map where hot spots link to a zoomed in image another map of a particular area on the site Procedure To create map hot spots 1 From the View menu select Map Navigation 2 Scroll through the maps to select the one which will have hot spots Map loconme mapli png ID 5 da 2 Figure 21 Scroll through maps 3 Inthe upper right corner of the Map dialog box click Design and then Edit Maps The Map Configuration dialog box opens 4 Ensure that you have at leas
66. ns The License Plate Detail Editor opens 3 Click Add New Plate The Add License Plate dialog box opens 4 Enter the license plate number and select the region of the plate from the License Plate Region drop down list 5 Click OK The plate is added to your list Add License Plate License Plate Number Alabama Alaska Albania Alberta Algeria Andorra Argentina m y Figure 18 Add License Plate dialog box 66 Chapter 2 Adding a License Plate Chapter 2 Saving or Importing your sorting lists e After sorting and editing license plates you can save your list by clicking Export The file will be saved as an XML lprdata file on your client computer e Youcan import this list at any time by clicking Import and then selecting the name of the lprdata file from the Import License Plate Configuration Data file manager License Plate Detail Editor Import License Plate Configuration Data Libraries Documents Organize New folder a FY Favorites Documents library Desktop Includes 2 locations m Downloads Name Date modified Type Arrange by Folder il Recent Places de footagearchive 25 2011 10 14 AM File folder 4 G3 TONO di images 4 25 2011 10 14 AM File folder de _searches 1 13 2011 1 47 PM File folder 4 25 2011 10 14 AM File folder 25 2011 6 35 AM File folder Documents al Music di _signals di _signals2 de SUME 1 12 2011 1 59 PM File folder E Pic
67. nt Management Downloads Marketing Translation Submit Videos Gy Aimetis vo Farms Servers 1 Add 9 Cameras Embedded 0 Add el Users 1 Add Favorites Create Account Place Order Issue Credit Inventory 2950 Order History Product Keys Account Settings Admin Views All Farms Servers All Cameras Home Aimetis Announcements Welcome to the new Aimetis Extranet If you have any questions about our new site or encounter any technical problems please contact our support team Notes Figure 1 Aimetis Xnet home page Xnet is the Aimetis Online Portal www aimetis com Xnet You can e Order Licenses e Manage S ub Partner Accounts e Access Technical Support amp Downloads e Access Sales amp Marketing Tools e Access Aimetis Software Translation page vii XnetXnet Instructions Note Access to tools depends on account type for example Distributor Certified Partner Authorized Partner End User For instructions see Table 3 on Table 3 Instructions for using the Xnet XnetXnet Training Manual https www aimetis com Xnet Marketing collateral library aspx Resellers Recorded Webinar Xnet Training Distributors Preface https www aimetis com Xnet Marketing collateral library aspx vil AIMETIS Xnet Portal Preface Table 3 Instructions for using the Xnet XnetXnet Instructions Recorded Webinar Xnet
68. ntral com standard DNS 65 43 45 25 IP address constructix dynamic name jakescomp fire com 9080 standard DNS with TCP port constructix2 80 dynamic name with TCP port 77 Chapter 2 Using PTZ Cameras Chapter 2 Using PTZ Cameras When working with PTZ cameras you can set multiple home positions for a camera tour and pan tilt and zoom right from Symphony Client using a standard keyboard and mouse To move the camera you can e Use the PTZ navigation controls PTZ button on the toolbar e Left click the mouse to zoom in on a region and right click to pan See Using the Mouse to Control a PTZ Camera on page 79 e Connect a USB joystick to the client PC running Symphony Client See Using a USB Joystick on page 80 Using the PTZ Controls Procedure To open the control dialog of the dome or PTZ camera e Click the PTZ toolbar button or from the View menu select PTZ Controls PTZ Navigation is summarized as follows e The arrows move a dome or PTZ camera up and down left and right A fixed camera will be digitally moved must be digitally zoomed first e The allows you to digitally zoom in or out fixed camera or optically zoom in and out dome or PTZ cameras e Clicking the Home icon will automatically bring the camera back to its user defined Home Position e The numbers represent camera tour locations and provide easy navigation e Lock Unlock icons e Rabbit and Tortoise slider contro
69. o navigate to different cameras to see a live view simply left click on the Site Map on the camera you wish to see You can also drag a camera from the Site Map into a Multi Live view pane The colours of the camera indicate camera status e Green a normal video signal is detected but no activity is detected e Yellow activity is detected e Red analarm has occurred on the camera e Grey the camera signal is lost e White problem with Symphony on that camera Using Alarm Log The Alarm Log is in the Main Console is much like your email inbox Symphony Client can be connected to multiple Symphony Servers at once Each time an Symphony Server causes an alarm it pushes a message to Symphony Client and a new alarm entry appears in the Alarm Log Simply click on new Alarms as they come in and Symphony will automatically jump to the correct server and camera which caused the Alarm allowing you to quickly inspect the video content 85 Chapter 2 Marking Alarms Marking Alarms After a new alarm comes in and you have inspected the alarm you can mark the alarm as a real alarm or a false alarm with your additional notes This allows security administrators to generate reports on how many alarms were detected by Symphony the response time by security personnel and keep track of real alarms to false alarms Using the Alarm Console The Alarm Console enables you to respond to alarms through your Internet connection provided that you h
70. o play the text at the remote location Symphony converts the text string into voice at the remote site Add to master You can add text to the master list which will be available as an option in the Speak over list Loud Speaker drop down list for future use Remove from l You can remove stored text from the master list master list 87 Chapter 2 Alarm Console Chapter 2 Feature Description 222 Add a wav file from your computer to Symphony Play Sound Symphony will play the sound you have selected in the Play Sound field Upload a wav file from your local PC to the Symphony Server Remove selected Wav from Delete a sound file from the Symphony Server Symphony It may be useful to manually turn a relay on or off A siren or other audible alarm can be connected to Relay inputs or outputs or doors could be opened or closed by triggering a relay Select the Device and Relay number of the device and click On to turn on the relay or Off to turn off 88 Chapter 2 Enable or Disable Alarms for Server Chapter 2 Enable or Disable Alarms for Server Enable The Enable Alarms for Server dialog box allows you to enable all alarms for the currently selected server if they were previously disabled using the Disable Alarms for Server dialog Procedure To access the Disable Alarms for Server dialog box e From the Server menu select Enable Alarms for Server Disable The Disable Alarms for Server dialog box all
71. ows you to disable all alarms for the currently selected server This is useful in cases where all alarms should be disabled for a period of time on the server This is faster than manually disabling individual Rules Procedure To access the Disable Alarms for Server dialog 1 Fromthe Server menu select Disable Alarms for Server 2 Specify the amount of time to disable the alarms for the current server 89 Chapter 2 Marking Alarms Chapter 2 Marking Alarms The Alarm Log dialog box shows a list of alarms for connected servers Procedure To mark an alarm 1 Right click on the alarm you wish to mark Multiple alarms can be marked simultaneously if you select a range of alarms using standard Windows click followed by Shift click or Ctrl click 2 Select an action to perform e Print and Export To The Preview dialog box opens You can export to various files types print the alarm information or send the information via email 9 Preview File View Background aix d Page Setup La Ei Ae Ea 100 ae Print E Print ig Export Document m v PDF File Send via E Mail HTML File Ilt MHT Rie RTF File XLS File XLSX File CSV File Text File Image File e Mark As Alarm To mark as a real alarm without leaving comments e Mark as False Alarm To mark as a false alarm without leaving comments e Mark as Real Actionable To mark as Actionable e View Alarm Details To
72. ows you to view images JPEGs of alarm or motion instances based on the selected cameras Chapter 2 69 Recent Alarms Motion Chapter 2 Table 1 Feature Usage View unique alarm JPEGs of the selected cameras in reverse chronological order Alarms starting with most recent in a sequence of instances with Minimum Interval Seconds between the alarm occurrences View unique motion JPEGs of the selected cameras in reverse chronological order starting with most recent in a sequence of instances with Minimum Interval Seconds between the motion occurrences This is specific to the redundant alarms that are ignored by the Alarm Log and Timeline because they have occurred within quick succession of a unique alarm These alarms can be identified when Symphony tags them as Too many alarms ignored in the Live View panel Both Alarms and Motions can be selected at the same time enabling both unique and redundant alarms to be displayed Each image will have the Minimum Interval Seconds between them Limit the number of JPEGs displayed between 1 and 200 and arrange the images Number of JPEGs 1 200 in different layouts each staying consistent with the reverse chronological ordering Minimum Interval Seconds determines the number of seconds in between a set of adjacent images for a unique alarm or motion Reducing this setting will display a larger more granular set of JPEGs as there will Minimum Interval be less time between the dis
73. p time 3 17 2011 3 37 PM Description l 3 16 2011 4 47 PM 0 seconds Dinos localhost Cameras Dave s Plate 3 16 2011 171807 3 47 PM 4 seconds Tingis localhost Camera3 Dave s Plate o 171807 4 47 PM seconds Tingis localhost Camera Dave s Plate 3 16 2011 Search complete 3092 records found If you do not know the first letter or number of the license plate use the per cent sign as a wildcard character to complete the search for plate number or plate description For example R2 R S or R7S or FR would match the plate R2FRTS Chapter 2 Figure 14 Search License Plate dialog box Chapter 2 61 Search License Plate Log Chapter 2 Procedure To search for a license plate 1 From the main menu in Symphony Client select LPR 2 Select Search License Plate Log The Search License Plate Log dialog box opens 3 Useany field to refine your search and click the Search button Search results are displayed in the left pane the video associated with the license plate can be viewed in the right pane e By default the search results contain all license plates for the current day since midnight This search is automatically executed before you open the Search License Plate Log dialog box As such when you first open the Search License Plate Log you will potentially see results e The search will return a maximum of 10 000 results If there
74. p Image report 1 From Reports menu select Manage The Reports dialog box opens Click New Report The Reports Designer dialog box opens From the General tab enter a description for the report in the Name field 2 3 4 Under Report Type select the Heat Map Image option 5 Select a Default View of Table or Graph 6 To share this report with other users select the Allow others to run this report option Do not select this option if you want this report to remain accessible only by you D Click Next to navigate to the Cameras tab This report type only supports one camera per report 8 Select one camera to be included in the report and click Next 9 Inthe Start amp End tab define the start and end time of the report Option Description 0 100000 0 0 Select whether to use a Relative time to execute the report or a specific date and time For example if this Report was saved with the intention of running it in the future selecting a Relative start of 7 days would mean the report start time would be 7 days from each time the report is executed Using a specific date and time is only useful if this report is intended to be run only once and not in the future If a Relative time was selected in the Start section selecting Now would set the report End time dynamically to the time the report was run If a specific data and time was selected it is most likely that a specific date and time for the end of the report is appropriate
75. played alarm instances Increasing the setting will in Seconds 1 60 contrast reduce the set Note Changing the Minimum Interval Seconds from for example 60 to 3 will not change the snapshots in the displayed set but will affect new snapshots that are displayed New snapshots will be set at the new Minimum Interval Seconds View the listed changes to the cameras selected as you click the Alarms or Event Log Motions button Select tne camerasito Select the cameras from which to view images JPEGs view JPEGs 2 medium size images in a row 2 medium size images one above the other small images in a row use horizontal scroll bar to view all small images in a column use vertical scroll bar to view all rows column icons representing display layout 70 Chapter 2 Bookmarks Chapter 2 Bookmarks You can add a bookmark for what is currently showing in the Main Video Panel This could either be live playing video historical playing video or a still image After you have added a bookmark it will appear on the Bookmarks menu just like Favourites in Microsoft Internet Explorer Procedure To add a bookmark 1 From the Bookmarks menu select Add Bookmark 2 Entera name for the bookmark 3 Optional To make the bookmark visible to all connected users select the Shared check box 4 Click OK Add Bookmark lo JE E Bookmark Name lw Share OK Cancel Figure 22 Add Bookmark dialog box Procedure To
76. r it Alter these settings as necessary a Select the Pick start time by clicking on timeline option and then click on the Timeline at the location you want to start the export b Select the Pick end time by clicking on timeline option and then click on the Timeline at the location you want to end the export 4 Enterthe Clip Name and click Save Clip 75 Chapter 2 Alarm ID Camera ID and Keyboard Navigation Chapter 2 Alarm ID Camera ID and Keyboard Navigation In addition to navigating cameras using the Camera Tree or Site Map Symphony supports navigation by Alarm ID Camera ID and keyboard navigation Procedure To navigate cameras 1 From the View menu in the Main Console select Go to The Enter Address dialog box opens Selecting F5 on the keyboard also opens this window 2 Enter the camera ID or alarm ID and click OK Enter address e t j gs Alarm Id eg localhost 123 OR lt Camera Id gt eg 3 OR full address gt Figure 27 Navigating by Alarm ID or Camera ID 76 Chapter 2 Register New Server Chapter 2 Register New Server Symphony Server Registration allows Symphony Client to connect to a Symphony Server over a network You need at least one server registered because the server houses the database and all configuration settings Procedure To register the symphony server e From the File menu select New Symphony Server Registration Register Symphony Server Symphony Ser
77. rds video e Decoration information is always recorded separately and not written directly on the video images e This is a client side setting that does not affect other users The same video can be viewed by one Symphony Client user with decorations enabled and by another without decorations enabled e This setting also effects video play back settings You can choose to overlay decorations for recorded video you are playing back e The Render Mode specifies how Symphony Client renders video If video is not displaying properly try changing the Render Mode Some video cards do not support all video render modes RGB render modes require more CPU power than the default render mode 40 Chapter 1 Multi View Chapter 1 Multi View Symphony Client Settings star Frame Rate Run multi views at a decreased frame rate saves CPU For MPEG4 Only view key frames For MJPEG Specify reduced frame rate to view Figure 45 Multi View tab e Symphony allows you to open a split screen or virtual video matrix window that can show 1 to 64 cameras simultaneously This requires a lot of CPU resources on the client PC e The Frame Rate section allows you to configure whether to run Multi View windows at a decreased frame rate to reduce CPU load on the client PC 41 Chapter 1 Maps Chapter 1 Maps Important Aimetis Symphony 6 7 includes a new tab Maps where you set up how alarms on maps are displayed For example flash
78. rm Console on page 87 e Enable or Disable Alarms for Server on page 89 e Marking Alarms on page 90 e Reports on page 91 e Object Counts Across a Line on page 95 e Heat Map Image on page 97 e Object Counts on page 99 e Object Statistics on page 100 e Alarm Counts on page 101 e Reporting Issues to Aimetis on page 104 October 6 2010 First version of this document Symphony v6 5 3 Document History Conventions Preface Preface Conventions Table 1 Symbols and formatting used in this manual Icon Caption Format Description Additional information Example scenario Vital additional instructions or links You could lose recording footage or you must pay close attention to setting changes Bold Arial Font Graphic User Interface term button menu window option or keyboard item Italic Arial Emphasis new term or an external reference A UT Preface Document Suite Preface Document Suite Table 2 AIMETIS documents and videos Document Name Links e dd https www aimetis com Xnet downloads documentation aspx Release Notes A AD https www aimetis com Xnet downloads documentation aspx Symphony 6 7 Admin and https www aimetis com Xnet downloads documentation aspx Analytics Guide 2 Sot COEGIT SGT https www aimetis com Xnet downloads documentation aspx Preface Preface AIMETIS Xnet Portal AIMETIS Xnet Portal My Settings Log Out Accou
79. rm can be from an I O device that is associated with a camera e Limit action to specific cameras If you are connected to many farms servers cameras you may want a view to automatically switch only to a subset of all cameras You select the cameras that should be in this set This is useful if you have 4 Multi Views open and you are monitoring 1000 cameras where there is rarely activity The 4 Video Panels within a Multi View window can be configured to always show video from the last 4 cameras that had activity Display Choose whether you want to automatically switch to the live video or to the still image 29 Chapter 1 Activity Tab Chapter 1 Action An action can be performed after the switched view Chapter 1 Disable switching after switch occurs As an example scenario imagine a Video Panel switches and the operator watches the camera then another alarm occurs on a different camera that causes a second switch to a new view The operator may be frustrated that the view has automatically changed In such a case it might be useful to Disable switching after one switch occurs However if the operator needs to re enable switching the operator must right click on the live view and select the Enable Automatic Switching menu option Hide switched view after seconds If the view should be blank unless an event of interest has occurred then select this option When no event has occurred the panel will be black with the text
80. s to generate a report on the number of objects that were in different parts of the image Procedure To access the Object Statistics report 1 From Reports menu select Manage The Reports dialog box opens Click New Report The Reports Designer dialog box opens From the General tab enter a description for the report in the Name field 2 3 4 Under Report Type select the Object Statistics option 5 Select a Default View of Table or Graph 6 To share this report with other users select the Allow others to run this report option Do not select this option if you want this report to remain accessible only by you D Click Next to navigate to the Cameras tab 8 Select one or more cameras to be included in the report and click Next 9 Inthe Start amp End tab define the start and end time of the report Option Description 0 0 000 0 00 0 0 Select whether to use a Relative time to execute the report or a specific date and time For example if this Report was saved with the intention of running it in the future selecting a Relative start of 7 days would mean the report start time would be 7 days from each time the report is executed Using a specific date and time is only useful if this report is intended to be run only once and not in the future If a Relative time was selected in the Start section selecting Now would set the report End time dynamically to the time the report was run If a specific data and time was s
81. ssible to configure them individually for appearance the activities to perform upon alarm events whether or not to have Timelines Navigation Bars etc Mutti view INN foe C hfe ligi Load Multi View RE hal E Carousel Full Screen Send Picture To T51 M01 MW003 P1 ts1 test 1 Cameral T51 M01 MW003 P2 ts1 test 1 Cameral Beserstion Date el Save cio B al 2st fel save ci 01 30 PM 01 30 PM T51 M01 MW003 P3 ts1 best 1 Cameral T51 M01 MW003 P4 ts1 test 1 Cameral Decoration Date led save cip E al 2s fel save cio a ah 01 30 PM 01 30 PM Figure 31 Multi View example 26 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Multi View Chapter 1 Procedure To load a Multi View display 1 In the Menu Toolbar click one of the camera view icons 1 4 6 9 16 25 2 Drag cameras from the Map panel or Camera Tree panel onto panes in the Multi View symphaorny Client 5 5 3 27451 localhost admin File View Bookmarks Load Multi View f a Eg T serwer Search ENE el 88 fe ven sanar eje T52 MY Console P1 localhost 3 ye rmn es Figure 32 Multi View icons To save your currently configured Multi View for later use Click the Save button in the Multi View toolbar To load a saved Multi View From the View menu select Load Multi View Layout Floating Multi View Floating Multi View windows are typically used where the operator has more than one monitor
82. t the report ID appears in the URL displayed in your Web Browser Remember the ID Task 3 Prepare the report URL 1 Enterthis URL http SERVERNAME 50000 Reports ReportOutput aspx username lt name gt amp password lt pa ssword gt amp report lt reportID gt where e SERVERNAME is the name of host running the symphony server or IP address of the server e username is the username you used to log into Aimetis Symphony web version Task 1 step 2 e lt password gt is the password you used to log into Aimetis Symphony web version Task 1 step 2 e report ID is the ID you obtained in Task 2 step 2 2 Depending on the type of output you want append one of the following format variables to the URL XLS amp format XLS CVS amp format CVS PDF amp format PDF RTF rich text format amp format RTF Note A heat map or graph is output as a bitmap image bmp 102 Chapter 2 Running a Report from the Web Task 4 Invoke the URL in the command line Use a command line program to invoke the URL to output the report You can use a program such as CURL http curl haxx se download html 1 Forexample in the command line enter curl L O lt URL gt where lt URL gt is the URL specified in Task 3 http SERVERNAME 50000 Reports ReportOutput aspx username name amp password password amp report reportlD 2 The script runs and the corresponding file is saved locally You can create a batch s
83. t two maps to link If not follow To add a map on page 16 5 Inthe Map dialog box click the Design button and select Create Map Link The Create Map Link dialog box appears 6 Select a destination map from the list of maps in the right pane 18 Chapter 1 Optional Creating Map Hot Spots Chapter 1 Create Map Link r Choose a destination map Choose where to place the new Map Link ue Cosmo Cafe Coverings 1 Rustic T a Cadillac Cosma Cafe Lounge aot Parkdale Community Na Health Centre piy Parkdale E Drink Playdead Yue E 2 o i Cult EE Parkdale m Community HL Health Centre cs The Parkdale Motel un C White Custom Select Colour Transparency so Apply Figure 22 Destination map selected in the Create Map Link dialog box You must now set the top left and bottom right boundaries of the map link using the map in the 7 Map Link pane on the left When Symphony Users click this hot spot the map on the right pane will be displayed a Click the map in the Map Link pane to mark the top left corner of the link b Click the map in the Map Link pane to mark the bottom right corner of the link c Select the colour or transparency of the hot spot and click Apply 8 Click OK A message appears indicating the map link was created successfully Create Map Link Choose where to place the new Map Link Choose a destination tS Pakad ne
84. tab enter a description for the report in the Name field 2 3 4 Under Report Type select the Alarm Counts option 5 Select a Default View of Table or Graph 6 To share this report with other users select the Allow others to run this report option Do not select this option if you want this report to remain accessible only by you Click Next to navigate to the Cameras tab 8 Select one or more cameras to be included in the report and click Next 9 Inthe Start amp End tab define the start and end time of the report Option Description 0 0 0 0 000 0 Select whether to use a Relative time to execute the report or a specific date and time For example if this Report was saved with the intention of running it in the future selecting a Relative start of 7 days would mean the report start time would be 7 days from each time the report is executed Using a specific date and time is only useful if this report is intended to be run only once and not in the future If a Relative time was selected in the Start section selecting Now would set the report End time dynamically to the time the report was run If a specific data and time was selected it is most likely that a specific date and time for the end of the report is appropriate Searching by Full Days will include all 24 hours in a day In cases where a search should mima spend multiple days but only a certain period of time per say Partial days should be sel
85. the name Zone 0 and click Remove Zone 14 Select Save and then Run to finish the report After the report is run select the Table tab to Export the data if necessary to Excel CSV PDF or RTF format 98 Chapter 2 Object Counts Chapter 2 Object Counts This report allows users to generate a report on the number of objects that were tracked inside the Motion Mask of the camera Procedure To access the Object Counts report 1 From Reports menu select Manage The Reports dialog box opens Click New Report The Reports Designer dialog box opens From the General tab enter a description for the report in the Name field 2 3 4 Under Report Type select the Object Counts option 5 Select a Default View of Table or Graph 6 To share this report with other users select the Allow others to run this report option Do not select this option if you want this report to remain accessible only by you Click Next to navigate to the Cameras tab 8 Select one or more cameras to be included in the report and click Next 9 Inthe Start amp End tab define the start and end time of the report Option Description 0 0 0 0 000 0 Select whether to use a Relative time to execute the report or a specific date and time For example if this Report was saved with the intention of running it in the future selecting a Relative start of 7 days would mean the report start time would be 7 days from each time the report
86. tures BE Videos m 4 l Comnuter n File name LPR data file Iprdata Figure 19 File manager Import or Export your list of licenses to manage 67 Chapter 2 Activity for All Cameras Chapter 2 Activity for All Cameras The Activity For Cameras view makes it easy to compare the Timelines for all or a group of cameras on all servers for the specified date range It is also useful if you want a snapshot of all activity on all your cameras for a day Procedure To see activity for all cameras 1 2 Chapter 2 From the View menu in the main console select Activity for Cameras Optional Click on the Timeline and the corresponding image is loaded in the Main View Activity For Cameras localhost o E mesa Start 9 28 2010 End 9 28 2010 Reload Zoor In Zoom Out One Camera View Pick Cameras 09 28 2010 09 28 2010 09 28 2010 12 00 AM 01 00 AM 02 00 AM ACTI 1231 ACTi 5611 AXIS 214 Panasonic y i vo E E k Figure 20 Activity For Cameras dialog box Upon altering the date range clicking Reload will load all the cameras timeline information for the new date range Zoom In and Zoom Out allow you to quickly change the granularity of the time bars shown One Camera View button uses one Video Panel to show the result of navigating with the timelines If not depressed then each time you click on a timeline a new Video Panel will be created 68 Recent Alarms Motion Chapter 2 Recent
87. uild AppData Roaming Aimetis CurrentDesktop Layout xml Application Message 11 14 13 Loaded Layout C WUsers build 14 Figure 16 Application Log expanded to show details 13 Chapter 1 Camera Tree Chapter 1 Camera Tree By default the Camera Tree panel is shown in the top right of the Main Console The Camera Tree is the default method of navigating in the user interface of Symphony Client between cameras Like tree or folder organization of files in common Windows applications all cameras are listed in a predefined order In Symphony Client the cameras are listed in order of camera ID Each camera has a unique ID and is set automatically by the system as cameras are added Procedure To display the Camera Tree e From the View menu select Camera Tree IED NER Lu EE 1 Cameral 2 Camera Figure 17 Camera Tree panel For information on how to customize the Camera Tree refer to the Administration and Analytics Guide 14 Chapter 1 Using Maps Chapter 1 Using Maps Symphony allows you to upload an image jpg gif or bmp file to be used as a map visual representation of your camera configuration e Viewing a Map e Adding a Map on page 16 e Deleting a Map on page 16 e Placing Cameras on Maps on page 17 e Optional Creating Map Hot Spots on page 18 e Icons on Map on page 20 e Acknowledging Rules on Maps on page 21 e Activating Digital Output ADAM hardware devices onl
88. unds are being played clearing the Play sound when an alarm occurs check box stops the sound Chapter 1 Chapter 1 43 Regional Chapter 1 Regional symphony Client Settings Startup Display Alarms Video Multi View Sound Regional User Settings Memory Global Lock Logging Language for Symphony Client espariol Date Format MM DDAYYY C Use 24 Hour Time 15 00 instead of 3 00 PM You must restart Symphony Client for these options to take effect Symphony You must restart Symphony Client for these options to take effect Figure 48 Regional tab e You can specify the language of Symphony Client By default Symphony Client will use your Windows system language If your Windows is using a language not supported by Symphony Client it will automatically select English e You can also customize how the date and time are displayed in Symphony Client by selecting a format from Date Format drop down box and if necessary selecting the Use 24 Hour Time display check box 44 Chapter 1 User Settings User Settings Chapter 1 Symphony Client Settings Startup Display Alarms Video Multi View Sound Regional User Main FailedStartup 0 datepicker True AskActive False Show AlarmDialog False Show Alarmicon True allowpopups True soundstartup True soundalarm True longalarm True Logging True translate True showconnectionattempts False syncs
89. users or private to the current user 2 Youcan design reports by clicking the New Report button The Report Designer dialog box opens 91 Chapter 2 Reports Chapter 2 Cancel General Cameras Start amp End ISLE Report Type Gra 3h Nl Py ae b Object Counts Across a Line Heat Map Image Object Counts C Object Statistics Alarm Counts In Stack Counts Default View allow other users to run this report Previous Page Next Page Figure 38 New Report button launches Report Designer 3 You select devices in the Camera tab General a 7 Devices Cameras amp Iv Camera Start amp End Table View E Fa p h i i Er Figure 39 Selecting devices in Report Designer dialog box 4 Dates for reports are selected in Start and End tab 92 Chapter 2 Reports Start amp End T d h Y Er Cancel Relative to end date and time days 0 hours minutes Specific date and time End current date and time when run Specific date and time 10 6 2010 Time of Day Full days Partial days Time Interval 01 00 Show Help Ed Previous Page Next Page Figure 40 Selecting dates in Report Designer dialog box 5 You can run the report to be displayed in table or graph format Erase Boum Export To Columns Drag a calumn header here ta group by that calumn Interval End Analytics Engines False Alarms Real Non Actionable Real Actionable
90. ver Information Address The location of the camera Server There are 3 types of names allowed 1 IP eq 45 23 23 43 2 DNS eg yourcompany com 3 Ametis eg Honda Camera Server 1 Aimetis names need to first be registered from the camera They are useful in cases where the client has a dynamic IP The name by which you want to refer ta this server Symphony Server Login Information User Your username setup on the camera server to allow access Password The associated password Figure 28 Register Symphony Server dialog box e Address Enter the address of the Symphony Server you want to connect to You can enter the IP address of the Symphony Server or the Symphony Dynamic name which was defined during installation Aimetis provides support for Symphony Servers that are on dynamic IP addresses e Dynamic names must be enclosed in square brackets If you do not enclose the name in square brackets standard DNS resolution will be attempted e fthe Symphony Server is running on a nonstandard TCP port you can suffix the address with a colon followed by the TCP port number If you do not suffix with a port it will try the default port 50 000 e Name This the name will appear in Symphony Client for this address This information is not actually used to connect Enter any descriptive name e User A username with access to connect to the server e Password The password that is set up for the User symphony1 toyotace
91. y on page 22 Viewing a Map Procedure To display the map e From the View menu select Map Navigation Any maps already in your system are displayed Use the left and right arrows to scroll through all maps Map 10 234 1 34 MyMap 1 ID 1 m E Maps poe St Rustic Cosmo Cafe Cadillac A 57 n Lie aa Parkdale mea s Community ay Rhino Bar Health Centre WW N K Grill Hypenoflc m wel pe Figure 18 Map 15 Chapter 1 Adding a Map Chapter 1 Adding a Map Procedure To add a map 1 From the View menu select Map Navigation 2 Inthe upper right corner of the Map dialog box click Design and then Edit Maps The Map Configuration dialog box opens 3 Click New Map and then browse for the image file you want to use for the new map jpg gif or bmp and click Open 4 The map is displayed Click Apply and then Ok Map Confiquration m New Map di Delete Map Change Image m Drag cameras to a map Eii 27 Devices Figure 19 Map Configuration dialog box Deleting a Map Procedure To delete a map 1 From the View menu select Map Navigation 2 Inthe upper right corner of the Map dialog box click Design and then Edit Maps The Map Configuration dialog box opens 3 Underthe Map column heading select the map you want to delete 4 Right click and select Delete this Map 5 Click Apply and then Ok 16 Chapter 1 Placing Cameras on Maps Chapter 1 Placi
92. yright no part of this document may be reproduced stored in or introduced into a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise or for any purpose without the express written permission of Aimetis Corp Aimetis may have patents patent applications trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter in this document Except as expressly provided in any written license agreement from Aimetis the furnishing of this document does not give you any license to these patents trademarks copyrights or other intellectual property Aimetis and Aimetis Symphony are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Aimetis Corp in the United States and or other countries Portions Copyright 1993 2011 ARH Inc Portions of this software are based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group 105

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