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1. 03 Eb jai 10 234 10 67 1 2011 11 30 16 36 07 123 T 02 00 Ph 02 50 Phi 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 60 Chapter 2 Search Tool Chapter 2 vll E250 Motion Tracking m 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 62 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 62 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 but were not classified as people or vehicles Figure 5 on page
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3. Figure 52 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 records 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 Important In releases before 6 8 the default was Video Renderer Default If your video does not play with the Video Mixing Renderer 9 custom presenter select Video Renderer Default from the Renderer drop down list 49 Chapter 1 Multi View Multi
4. Tour Name Camera Tour Add Another Tour Preset ID Name Pan Tilt Zoom Pause Time sec Camera Live View 1 Location 1 2 00 0 00 0 00 600 PES Timeline bee Navigation Decoration E r Lilia AMERA Y aN Location 3 4 00 0 00 0 00 600 AN Mot all cameras are supported Tour List Actions Tour Options Add Current Live View PTZ Location To The List Update Location Change Motion Mask Affects Tracking Go To Selected PTZ Location Set Schedule For This Tour Remove Selected PTZ Location Drag drop row indicator to order camera tour location OK Cancel Figure 38 Third position of the tour 5 For each location you can define the amount of time in seconds that the camera pauses in that location Enter the amount in seconds for example for a pause of 10 minutes you enter 600 seconds in the Pause Time field Tour Name Camera Tour 1 Add Another Tour See eT Location 2 3 Location 3 4 00 0 00 0 00 Figure 39 Pause time field editable for each tour location 6 You can define a schedule for when the camera tour should be active Click Set Schedule for this Tour The Schedule dialog box opens By default the entire date time chart is red indicating Active 88 Chapter 2 Camera Tour Chapter 2 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fii Sab Reel memos View Exceptions m Active m Figure 40 Schedule w
5. 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 0000000000000o 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 meer 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 111 Chapter 2 Heat Map Image Chapter 2 10 Since the Heat Map Image report was selected the S
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7. m A Christie RIA ANNES Pits Park Lee s Palace i mp T d Rotman School m of Management M Honest Ed s Bargain DA c Centre Wian Fark Figure 22 Drag cameras onto map 19 Chapter 1 Optional Creating Map Hot Links Chapter 1 Optional Creating Map Hot Links In larger sites where you want to have more than one site map you can layer maps by creating hot links For example one main map can contain hot links that open detailed maps of a particular area Procedure To create a map hot link 1 From the View menu select Map Navigation 2 Scroll through the maps to select the one which will have hot links Map localhost 2 Street Map ima Edit Maps em Christie W ee s Pal N m Pits Park Vor ace ws Ms Rot Md M 8 af Ma M a Hone est Eds pi gi Bargain Shopping Cen n 7 AUT m sal Vol MAdian Dark 4 Figure 23 Scroll through maps In the upper right corner of the Map dialog box click Edit Maps The Edit Maps dialog box opens Ensure that you have at least two maps to link If not follow To add a map on page 18 Select a primary map on which you want to add a hot link tS eS Click the Map Links tab A list of all maps is displayed Select a map that will open when the user clicks on a hot link in the primary map e Select the map name and drag it onto the map The link appears as a box on the map Figure 24 on page 21 20 Chapter 1 Option
8. 11 23 2010 04 21 02 Pfs 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 changer Reloading data 111 11 29 2010 04 24 41 ide Showing alarms and mobons on selected cameras Figure 13 Recent Alarm Motion JPEGs panel This feature allows you to view images JPEGs of alarm or motion instances based on the selected cameras Chapter 2 70 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 t
9. 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 ec t j gs Alarm Id eg localhost 123 OR lt Camera Id gt eg 3 OR full address gt Figure 28 Navigating by Alarm ID or Camera ID 81 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 Server Information Address The location of the camera Server There are 3 types of names allowed 1 IP eg 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 29 Register Symphony Server dialog box e Address Enter the address
10. Unviewed ind 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 localhost AXIS 214 Chapter 1 Camera View localhost 3 AXIS 214 Timeline bes 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 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 Drag columns 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 a Sort Ascendini 21 2 Cameral xL Sort Descending Clear Sorting Group By This Column Show Group By Box Remove This Column i Best Fit Customization
11. 29 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 31 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 32 Right click on a server The Server List panel can be docked in the Main Console or undocked and moved to another monitor 30 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 option
12. Define a pause time in seconds Click in the field under the Pause Sec column to activate the field 6 Click OK to save Working with Carousels Procedure To access carousels from Symphony Client e Click the Carousel icon in the Tool Strip De Yew Emsi Sepe fedh epote Heb E LER He S E EN E Timina hagati Decoration Date lgjExert So Search Gl To dock a carousel directly inside a Multi View e From the Multi View navigation bar select Carousel 75 Chapter 2 Exporting Video Chapter 2 Exporting Video 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 Export button in the toolbar Using Search 1 Perform your search For details see Searching Video by Using the Search Tool on page 59 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 Export 1 Cameral Consale P1 01 30 Ph 02 00 Phi 02 30 P 03 00 Phi Sources 03 30 PM Camera 04 00 PM
13. Messages Time jst Paths Video Codec Microsoft MPEG 4 Video Codec V2 Audio Codec jt Export Audio CCITT u Law a Export Close Figure 22 AVI file type selected 78 Chapter 2 Using Export Chapter 2 b Optional By default decorations are included on the exported video You can clear the check boxes to remove the decorations c By default Video and Audio Codecs are selected Use the drop down lists to select other codecs that are installed on your Windows system d By default audio is exported To exclude audio clear the Export Audio check box 4 By default the video file and a log file will be saved on your Desktop If necessary change the location of the saved files by altering the path in the Destination Folder field e The video filename is saved as lt CameraName gt lt Capture Resolution gt lt Capture FPS gt Capture Format gt _YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS with the avi or aira extension The date and time reflects the start of the recorded clip e The video log file is named in the same manner as the video file but with a txt extension The exported video file contains an MD5 checksum a digital signature It is used to verify that the video file has not been altered l Cameras 640 480 Sips MPG4_20111714_ 103555 Notepad File Edit Format wiew Help yl gt 2011 12 14T10 38 02 65880708 05 00 Camera6 640 x 480 5fps MPG4 20111214 1l03555 aira 8987285 bytes lo bs2osdbbl216431d345672c7614h 0s
14. 10 17 2010 10 17 2010 10 17 2010 10 17 2010 10 17 2010 Chapter 2 107 Reports Chapter 2 12 To save the generated report in the format you selected in the Distribution gt File subtab previously click Send Report and then File s Report Object Counts Across a Line Report Table Graph Export To Columns Send Report raa e hera un Tom ME Eder rire Y ttal CUIDA EIE Drag a colu Date Interval End Cou Count Out 16 01 2012 18 17 27 16 01 2012 17 17 27 16 01 2012 18 17 27 l5 0i 2012 19 17 27 l5 0i 2012 21 17 27 le 0i 2012 22 17 27 l5 01 2012 23 17 27 lz 0i 20i2 00 17 27 n t t 0 T ie 0i 2012 20 17 27 0 T t t 0 lz j0i 2012 01 17 27 T ciojolaojoejojoijgmisoj c i3 1 2 3 CJ a Figure 58 Send Report to Email distribution list or save to File Note In scheduled reports Symphony can email save images ONLY for Heat Map reports In manually run reports Symphony can email save any images Important If you encounter a problem saving your file contact your Administrator or consult the Aimetis Symphony Administration Guide You may not have permission to save files on your machine 108 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 Repo
15. 11 14 13 Loaded Layout C Users build AppData Roaming Aimetis CurrentDesktop Layout xml Application Message 11 14 13 Loaded Layout C Users build 4 Figure 16 Application Log expanded to show details 13 Chapter 1 Camera Tree 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 Chapter 1 From the View menu select Camera Tree The Camera Tree can be docked to the main console or undocked and dragged to any monitor Camera Tree localhost ES Devices 2 TS 1 Cameral od 2 Cameraz d 3 Cameras ple 4 Camerat ee 5 Cameras 6 Cameras g 8 Camera P Input 1 Input z 9 Camerad 10 Camerag E T 7 HardwareDevicel Deactivated Deactivated Deactivated Deactivated Deactivated Deactivated Deactivated Deactivated Figure 17 Camera Tree How camera IDs are organized I O Devices with status displayed Chapter 1 14 Customizing the Camera Tree Chapter 1 Customizing the Camera Tree Procedure To customize the Camera
16. 62 e Select the Behavior to filter by such as loitering Figure 5 on page 62 61 Chapter 2 Search Tool Search localhost AXIS 214 Chapter 2 s Moving Lotering in non busy environment f Any part of track End of track Size C Beginning of track All fences E Any part of object le 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 pan 0 00 tit 0 00 zoom 1 00 Figure 4 Search dialog box search localhost ACT 1231 Class Behavior m People s Moving IW Yehicle E Loitering Leaving Detect Crowds areater than 5 in at least 5 out of 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 fe Draw Fence All fences 62 Search Tool Search Type From oof27 2010 05 22 PM To 09 26 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 and To dates For more advanced settings click the Advanced button Fi
17. Export dialog Figure 19 Right click context menu on Timeline box the Start End Mark Export Start Mark Export End Clear Export Selection arrows will be created in b Right click an ending point on the Timeline and from the context menu select Mark the Timeline 1 Export End minute from the current selection Arrows in the Timeline will match the Start End dates shown in the Video Export dialog box e In Live View if you first launch the Video Export dialog box only the Start point arrow will be displayed in the Timeline The End point 640x 400 ps MPGA lee arrow will appear in the Timeline after a minute that is when time has mb GN z passed and the Timeline EndTme ae7jani2 a4s5am D el Ex shows a historical c Click the Export button in the toolbar The Export Video dialog box opens The points in the Timeline are reflected in the Start Time and End Time fields in the Export Video dialog box Destination Format Symphony Video ara Cd moment Destination Folder C Users build Desktop E e f n O E n d p O i nt i S ome Split Files at 640 MB selected Symphony displays an End arrow on the Timeline two minutes after the Start arrow e If no Start point is selected Symphony displays a Start arrow on the Timeline two minutes before the End Note Once the Video Export dialog box is displayed if you change a Start Time SNUCK or End Time in the
18. From groups Cancel 15 Chapter 1 Ban Video from Cameras and Camera Groups Chapter 1 Figure 18 Device Tree Configuration dialog box with Options s Device Tree Configuration localhost rl Add P4 Delete Options Drag cameras to the custom tree 3 Camera3 w Show Device Icons TES 4 Camerat wv Show Device Numbers Pow Show Digital IO Camerae Camera Camerad Camera3 HardwareDevice1l zd 5 Cameras Output 0 Output 1 Output 2 gt Input Input 1 Drag items here to remove them From groups Cancel Figure 19 Digital I O displayed after Show Digital I O option selected Ban Video from Cameras and Camera Groups BT West Winn e 5 5 P 2 xBan Video d 1 Unban Video d Car vorermenmcer In the Camera Tree the right click Ban Video context menu item allows you to ban video from cameras and camera groups Only users and groups with specified permissions can use this feature e When Ban Video is selected for camera s and or group s the permissions for View Live Video and View Historical Video access will be changed to Deny e When Unban Video is selected for camera s and or group s the permissions for View Live Video and View Historical Video access will be changed to Unspecified For details on user groups and permissions see the Aimetis Symphony Administration Guide 16 Chapter 1 Using Maps Chapter 1 Using Maps Symphony allows you to upload an image
19. From the Server menu select Enable Alarms for Server Disable The Disable Alarms for Server dialog box allows 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 From the Server menu select Disable Alarms for Server 2 Specify the amount of time to disable the alarms for the current server 100 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 Lo Preview File View Background aix d Page Setup amp Ei Ae G G 10096 ae Print i Print ig Export Document g PDF File Send via E Mail HTML File lE Wl MHT Rie RTF File XLS File XLSX File CSV File Text File Image File e Mark As Alarm To mark as a real alarm e Mark as False Alarm To mark as a false alarm e Mar
20. License Plate Recognition LPR installation XR Reports Help 3l iP 6 View License Plate Log Search License Plate Log Figure 11 Main menu access in Symphony Client for LPR Automatic License Plate Recognition is available as a video engine inside Aimetis Symphony The VE410 allows you to detect and index license plates It is designed for vehicle access control applications as well as traffic control and enforcement applications For complete instructions on field installation and planning software installation and analytics configuration see the Aimetis Automatic License Plate Recognition ALPR Guide https www aimetis com xnet Support documentation asp 68 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 feel Start 9 28 2010 End 9fz6 2010 Reload Zoor In Zoom Out One Camera View Pick Cameras o9 2e 2010 o9 2e 2010 o9 2e 2010 12 00 AM 01 00 AM 02 00 AM ACTI 1231 ACTi 5611 AXI
21. Time Period Stark Time 1 18 2012 4 09 20 PM End Time 118 2012 4 11 20 PM Destination Format Symphony Video airal Destination Folder CUserstbuild Desktop m Split Files at 640 MB lasi Export Close Figure 18 Export Video dialog box 1 Select a point on the Timeline e Option 1 a Click on the Timeline to the location you want to begin the export b Click the Export button in the toolbar The Export Video dialog box opens c By default Symphony sets parameters for a movie clip starting 60 seconds before the timeline clicked time until 60 seconds after it Alter these settings as necessary in the Start Time and End Time fields 76 Chapter 2 Using Export Chapter 2 e Option 2 e f you create an END a Right click a starting point on the Timeline and from the context menu select Mark point to the left of the Export Start START point the START will be removed before the END is created 10 30 AM e f the cameras are 11 00 AM changed after a 11 30 AM selection is made the END point is removed ed Dh E e f you select a Start and FEE i 1 T2 Ja toe J d Aiie I E n Shaw Tool Strip 12 00 PM Show Timeline Shaw Navigation Bar End point from the Timeline first the Video Export dialog box pus se P E displays corresponding Settings ETT dcs fem s E TS Start and End dates T Lo yz e f you do NOT first select Start and End points in the Timeline but open pneu AUN the Video
22. Tree 1 Access the Camera Tree panel one of the following ways e From the Server menu select Device Tree Configuration The Device Tree Configuration dialog box opens OR e From the View menu select Camera Tree Click the Design button in the right corner of the Camera Tree dialog box The Device Tree Configuration dialog box opens 2 To add a folder to your camera tree click Add 3 To delete the currently selected object either a camera or folder click Delete 4 Click Options in the upper right corner of the dialog box You can select or clear the Show Device Icons Show Device Numbers and Show Digital I O check boxes to modify the display of these items 5 Toaddacamerato the tree select a camera from the right pane Drag and drop it with your mouse in the left pane Note The Device Tree can be automatically generated and maintained from an external source In this scenario Symphony needs to query the source for changes in the camera tree structure Define the time interval to query the source in the Device Tree Synchronization found in Managing General Settings in the Administration and Analytics Guide s Device Tree Configuration localhost ENS Add Delete Options Drag cameras to the custom tree cg Devices v Shnw Device Icons v Show Device Numbers Show Digital IO TEE 4 Camerad Cms TES 5 Cameras HardwareDeyvice 1 eJ 6 Cameras h d 7 HardwareDevicel Drag items here to remove them
23. Video Export dialog box and click outside the date control fields the arrows in the Timeline will change to reflect this However the Start Time and End Time fields in the Export Video dialog box are NOT updated when changing the Start and End points on the Timeline Figure 20 Start and End arrow times reflected in Video Export dialog box 77 Chapter 2 Using Export Chapter 2 2 Select the camera s from which to export video for the time period Click Add The Select Camera to Export dialog box opens Select the check box associated with the camera s Select Camera to Export Sources EE Devices RO 1 Cameral Camera Stream E 2 Camera Cameral 320 x 240 5fps H264 I 3 Camera3 mp 4 Camerat E 5 Cameras J 6 Camera amp amp Camera 3 Camera Time Period d 10 Cameras Start Time 118 2012 4 58 56 PM End Time 118 2012 5 01 56 PM Destination Format Symphony video aira Destination Folder C Users build Desktop Split Files at 640 MB Figure 21 Select cameras from which to export video 3 Select Symphony Video or AVI from the Format field a If you selected AVI the Export Video dialog box expands to display more options s Export video Sources Camera Stream Cameral 320 x 240 Sfps H264 Time Period Start Time 118 2012 4 08 20 PM End Time 118 2012 4 11 20 PM Destination Format Destination Folder C Users build Desktop Split Files at 640 MB Decorations to Export Boxes
24. View Chapter 1 Symphony Client Settings co El m9 2 Maps Sound Regional User Settings Memory Global Lock Logging Frame Rate Run multi views ata decreased frame rate saves CPU For MPEG4 Only view key frames For MJPEG Specify reduced frame rate to vies Camera view tool button default behaviour Create floating camera view by default 73 Create docked camera view by default Figure 53 Multi View tab 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 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 Camera view tool button default behaviour section allows you to select the default mult view layout either floating for docked when Symphony Client is launched Chapter 1 50 Maps Chapter 1 Maps Important Aimetis Symphony 6 7 and later includes a new tab Maps where you set up how alarms on maps are displayed For example flashing for a given amount of seconds when an alarm occurs or continuous flashing until alarms are acknowledged Ts Symphony dient settings Alarm Display ie Flash when alarm occurs 5 Flash while alarms are unacknowledged Cancel Figure 54 Maps tab 51 Chapter 1 Sound Sound Symphony Client Setti
25. areas of the image which you are not interested in may have an unusually low or high number of intersections This can cause the range of colors used in other areas to be too small to see meaningful differences e Set Use Minimum Intersections to the bottom of the color range Any area with fewer than this number of intersections will be hidden e Set Use Maximum Intersections to the top end of the color range All areas with more than this number of intersections will be in the same color s Report Jesitgrier Report Designer General l Minimum Intersections Cameras Start amp End Maximum Intersections Sensitivity ETE Minimum Dwell Time m 5 ms Schedule Table view Heat Map view Show Help Maximum Dwell Time m 5 ms Figure 61 Sensitivity tab 112 Chapter 2 Heat Map Image Chapter 2 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 Inthe Heat Map View tab define if the Object Paths or the Object Dwell Time will be the default graphic shown when the report is finished If the image is too large select the Resize image for screen resolution check box If the image does not fit to the screen resolution the check box will be di
26. both Object Paths and Object Dwell Times you must first create 2 reports in Symphony Client See Creating Two Heat Map Reports to Run from the Web on page 119 Monitoring Windows Internet Explorer e d xi x IB http 50000 default asp s X lS Bina iz File Edit View Favorites Tools Help 5 Favorites Monitoring ta M Page Safety Tools e Aimetis Symphony Web Access Reports Language Log Out Timeline Camera8 Date 06 12 2011 Cameras s CameraZ s Camera3 w Camera4d we Camera5 1 49 23 PM 12 06 2011 CameraB Camera s Cameras Camerag EI ry i gt A 8 V 4 E p Pid 2 gt pe oe te u ge nl Pre m lt i Alarms No alarms found Figure 62 Aimetis Symphony Web Access 117 Chapter 2 Running a Report from the Web Chapter 2 Procedure How to run reports from the Web 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 Aimetis Symphony Llsername Password Recommended Browser Microzott Internet Explorer 7 Streaming Video Requirements Microsoft Internet Explorer Microsoft Met Framework 2 or never Figure 63 Web Login Task 2 Obtain the report ID 1 Click the Reports link 2 Select the report you want to run and click Edit Notice
27. gg Navigation LEN iEImet Not all cameras are supported Tour List Actions Tour Options Add Current Live View PTZ Location To The List Update Location Change Motion Mask Affects Tracking E Go To Selected PTZ Location Set Schedule For This Tour Remove Selected PTZ Location Drag drop row indicator to order camera tour location Figure 36 Home position of camera tour 3 Using the PTZ Controls move the camera to where you want the second position and then click Add Current Live View PTZ Location to the List This will be Location 2 s Camera Tour Tour Mame Camera Tour Ba Add Another Tour PresetID Name i Zoom Pause Time sec Camera Live View I1 Location 1 0 00 600 Location 2 3 00 0 00 0 00 600 Not all cameras are supported Tour List Actions Tour Options Add Current Live View PTZ Location To The List Update Location l Change Motion Mask Affects Tracking Go To Selected PTZ Location Set Schedule For This Tour Remove Selected PTZ Location Drag drop row indicator to order camera tour location Figure 37 Second position of the tour 87 Chapter 2 Camera Tour Chapter 2 4 Using the PTZ Controls move the camera to each location you need for a tour clicking Add Current Live View PTZ Location to the List each time You can set up 8 locations stops on the camera tour ls Camera Tour
28. 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 56 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 53 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 syncsignals 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 57 User Settings You can directly edit the initialization ini file
29. 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 E Report Designer Report Designer j Save Cancel General Columns Cameras Start amp End Drag a calumn header here ta group by that calumn Dwell Time sec Dwell Range abc Sensitivity abc 1 00 00 abc 10 def 2 00 00 def 20 def ghi 3 00 00 ghi 3 ghi Distribution Schedule Table View Heat Map View Show Help amp 9 Figure 60 Columns in Report Designer 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 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 110 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 Map 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
30. large file into segments in AVI format a playlist is created Procedure To launch a playlist 1 Openthe M3U file in Windows Media Player The files play in order one after another Trem pe Camera amp 640 x 480 Sfps_20120116_150824 1KB Text Document E Camera amp 640 x 480 5Fps 20120116 150936 3 8917 KB Video Clip Camera 640 x 480 5Fps 20120116 1509386 1KB Text Document E Camera 640 x 480 Sfps_20120116_150824 5 619KB Video Clip Figure 26 Video clips from large video export M3U file for playist 2 In Library mode in Windows Media Player you can click Play to view the list of AVI files k Windows Media Player SS k Library Playlists Play Burn Organize Create playlist zx oT ENT Pp Y ESE list Clear list Title Count Eh build Camera 640 x 480 5fps e Playlists y gt da Music dA Artist Album There are no playlists in this library i Click here c3 Genre Bi videos E Camera 640 x 480 5fps E Pictures t Camerad 640 x 480 5Fps 2012011 1112 Recorded TV Camera amp 640 x 480 5fps 2012011 0 50 Other media to create a playlist Figure 27 Windows Media Player displaying playlist of vide Chapter 2 Chapter 2 80 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
31. that the report ID appears in the URL displayed in your Web Browser Remember the ID Task 3 Prepare the report URL 1 Enter this 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 lt username gt is the username you used to log into Aimetis Symphony web version Task 1 step 2 e password 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 118 Chapter 2 Creating Two Heat Map Reports to Run from the Web Chapter 2 Note A heat map or graph is output as a bitmap image bmp 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 2 For example 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 The script runs and the corresponding file is
32. the camera follows an object through an area These tracking lines vary in color according to object tracked and video engine used 2 11 02 16 Figure 14 Same parking lot blue tracking line for person and yellow tracking line for vehicle 72 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 ora stillimage After you have added a bookmark it will appear on the Bookmarks menu just like Favorites in Microsoft Internet Explorer Procedure To add a bookmark 1 From the Bookmarks menu select Add Bookmark 2 Enter a 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 1 E Bookmark Name lw Share OK Cancel Figure 15 Add Bookmark dialog box Procedure To 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 16 Manage Bookmarks dialog box 73 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
33. zooms on the area of interest Figure 32 Zooming with mouse 84 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 Drag the 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 33 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 aimetis acc ini and change the following parameters with the default values joystick maxpan 100 maxtilt 100 maxzoom 100 pollinterval 50 deadzone 20 e If response is too sensitive try lowering the max values to 80 or 50 e If the PTZ control appears jerky erratic descrease the pollinterval e fthe joystick moves while idle increase the deadzone between 1 and 100 2 Save the acc ini and then restart Symphony Client for the changes to take effect 85 Chapter 2 Camera Tour Camera Tour Procedure To set up a camera tour 1 Inthe Camera Tree right click on a PTZ camera From the context menu select Camera Tour The Camera Tour dialog box opens 2 39 Devices POP 1 Cameral d 12 Cameraio s L0 New Camer
34. 00oo Revised e White black and pink indicators in timeline Timeline Colour Code on page 3 e Figure 41 Camera View Settings dialog box with Appearance tab active on page 37 Render Mode now labeled Display Mode June 13 2012 e Figure 51 Alarms tab on page 48 Policy column heading now labled Rule e Using a USB Joystick on page 85 Advanced Usage Only on page 85 Added e Figure 53 Multi View tab on page 50 New Camera view tool button default behaviour option Added May 2012 e Tracking Color on page 72 e Camera Tour on page 86 Release 6 9 1 e Using Export on page 76 Right click on Timeline to establish Start and End points for exported video e Figure 19 Right click context menu on Timeline on page 77 e Figure 20 Start and End arrow times reflected in Video Export dialog box on page e Images from scheduled Heat Map reports February 28 2012 e n scheduled reports Symphony can email save ONLY from Heat Map reports In manually run reports Symphony can email save any images on page 105 In scheduled reports Symphony can email save images ONLY for Heat Map reports In manually run reports Symphony can email save any images on page 108 Revised e To acknowledge an alarm rule on map on page 26 e To mark an alarm on page 101 Document History Document History Table 1 Changes to this manual Continued Date Descripti
35. 2010 1 41 PM End arzarezni 1 41 Size GB Status Dane Description Searching For any event on camera ACTi 5611 5 Figure 8 Menu options in View Search Results dialog box 66 Recurring Search Chapter 2 Recurring Search Recurring searches are set up in the Advanced search options For details see Search Tool on page 59 f Recurring Search From previous day 06 00PM To current day 08 00AM bi 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 59 S Recurring Search Definitions Farm localhost 72829 Refine Search Delete RecurringSearch 1 the previous day at 18 00 00 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 67 Chapter 2 LPR Chapter 2 LPR This menu option is available only if you have purchased and completed the
36. AN nD pnawn BY RODEAT E FSLIN z 3 x NAME AND LOCATION OF STFUCTUNK HISTORIC AMERICAN CHICAGO PROJECT 1 1364 W EHE WINSLOW RESIDENCE BUILDINGS SURVEY UMOMTED STAVES DEPARTMENT OF TME INTERIOR AUVERGNE PLACE RIVER FOREST LLINOIS SHEET 2 oF S SHEETS Figure 28 Example of a typical map with camera PTZ camera digital I O and control access device icons and rules Placing Rules on Maps Procedure To place rules on a map 1 From the View menu select Map Navigation 2 Scroll through the maps to select the one which will have rules 3 Inthe upper right corner of the Map dialog box click Edit Maps The Edit Maps dialog box opens 4 Click the Rules tab From the right pane listing the rules drag and drop your rules to the map with your mouse 5 Click OK to save settings 25 Chapter 1 Acknowledging Rules on Maps Chapter 1 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 areal alarm e Mark as False Alarm To mark as a false alarm e Mark as Real Actionable To mark as a real alarm that requires action for example security staff should investigate the alarm Adding Digital Input and Output to Maps ADAM Phoenix and Axis Camera I O devices only The Map Configuration dialog
37. Aimetis Symphony Version 6 9 Client User Guide June 13 2012 Disclaimers and Legal Information Copyright 2012 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 1993 2012 ARH Inc Portions of this software are based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group Document History Document History Sym 6 9 P 303 Table 1 Changes to this manual Date Description 0000000000
38. Best Fit fall colurnns 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 ITF F JE Date Time Camera E l sart Ascending all sort Descending 06 16 PM 03 54 PM 02 17 PM 02 11 PM 02 06 PM 01 40 PM FE Camera A 03 54 PM O3 07 PM 02 17 PM 02 11 PM 02 05 PM 01 40 PM X Is visited Checked v ACTi 561l M ARIS 214 Aes 214 Aes 214 AnIS5 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 on
39. End Distribution 1 days 0 E hours Schedule Table View Relative to end date and time Specific date and time Graph View 18 01 2012 Cancel minutes End current date and time when run C Specific date and time Time of Day amp Full days C Partial days Time Interval D1 00 v Show Help Chapter 2 Figure 51 Selecting dates in Report Designer dialog box 6 Select the format and create an email recipient list for the report in the Distribution Email tab Formats include PDF CSV comma separated document XML and bitmap image s Report Designer General File Cameras lt Start amp End Email Address jahnsmith company com ad Distribution Remove Schedule Table View Clear All Graph View Report Format s Iv PDF Document PDF f Comma Separated Text C XCSV Extensible Markup Language XML Generate Image Ts Report Designer General Cameras Start amp End Distribution Schedule Table View Graph view Cancel Email File Email Address johnsmith company com heathersman company c Report Format s M PDF Document PDF n Comma Separated Text CSV Extensible Markup Language XML Generate Image Figure 52 Distribution Email subtab showing an email list for reports Chapter 2 104 Reports Chapter 2 7
40. 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 45 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 panels 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 42 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 46 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 43 Chapter 1 Tracking Tab Chapter 1 Tracking Tab Camera View S
41. Procedure To access Carousels 1 From the 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 2 Storage Sequence Name Carus i pE 64bit E T52 SE QA 5 Available Cameras on Servers Cameras in Current Carousel Gd Server Farm 2 e Client Connectivity Lp 2 ACTI 1231 Hel Carousels m S ACTi 5611 SE Carousel amp 3 AXIS 214 zd 4 Panasonic 1 Vivotek OK Cancel Figure 17 Server Configuration Carousel 74 Chapter 2 Working with Carousels Chapter 2 Procedure To create a new carousel 1 Inthe Carousels Summary dialog box click New 2 Inthe Sequence Name field enter a descriptive name for the carousel 3 Inthe Available Cameras on Servers group area expand the Devices tree 4 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 5
42. S 214 Panasonic y i vo E Ej k Figure 12 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 69 Recent Alarms Motion Chapter 2 Recent 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 S SMB 5000 El Lg jaana 11 29 2010 04 21 02 PM Selected cameras haa been changed Reloading data
43. Tracking Other Title I Show Camera Number Timeline Lock Timeline Height When Resize Occurs Video Decoration Overlay Overlay Camera Messagedv Overlay Tracking Paths v Overlay Time Overlay Thick Decoration Overlay Tracking Boxes Overlay Messenger Messages 300 seconds Stream Selector Camera Stream Display Mode Apply Cancel P Figure 41 Camera View Settings dialog box 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 Display Mode specifies how Symphony Client displays video for the camera in the panel If video is not displaying properly try changing the Display Mode Some video cards do not support all video display modes RGB display modes require more CPU power than the default display mode 37 Chapter 1 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 dT EEEUN Pal e Py A Figure 42 Cam
44. Video on page 76 The filename is saved as CameraName Capture Resolution Capture FPS Capture Format YYYYMMDD HHMMSS December 15 2011 Document History Document History Table 1 Changes to this manual Continued Date Description 000000000 December 6 2011 November 28 2011 Document History Release 6 8 1 Revised e Figure 1 Main Console on page 1 e Figure 2 Timeline on page 2 e Figure 4 Tool Strip button clicked to display the Address bar on page 3 e Figure 33 Live Mode on page 31 e Figure 34 Playback Mode with context menu options displayed on page 32 e Figure 38 Multi View icons on page 34 e Figure 2 Search button on page 60 e Introductory information to View Search Results on page 65 e Using Export on page 76 Figure 22 AVI file type selected on page 78 Added e Definition for In Stock Counts report in Reports on page 102 e Information on Sensitivity tab for Heat Map Image on page 111 in Reports on page 102 e Using Export on page 76 Figure 24 Segment large files using the Split Files at option on page 79 Release 6 8 Revised e Camera Tree on page 14 e Customizing the Camera Tree on page 15 Adding a Map on page 18 Placing Cameras on Maps on page 19 Optional Creating Map Hot Links on page 20 Deleting a Map Removing a Camera Icon or a Hot Link on page 23 Adding Digital Input and Outp
45. Youcan select a file format in which to save the generated report In the Distribution File tab You can save the generated report as a PDF a CSV comma separated document as an XML document and or a bitmap image s Report Jesitgrier Cancel General Email File Cameras Start amp End Server Path C Users build Documents Reports Distribution e Report Format s rete enm PDF Document PDF Comma Separated Text CSV Extensible Markup Language XML Generate Image Figure 53 Distrubtion gt File subtab Format in which generated report to be saved Note In scheduled reports Symphony can email save ONLY from Heat Map reports In manually run reports Symphony can email save any images 8 Schedule when reports should be run including the time range of data the recurrence and schedule range s Report Designer General Cameras Start amp End Data Inclusion Distribution Start 12 m B AM End 11 e 59 PM Schedule Table View Graph View Hourly C Daily C Weekly Every f hour s C Monthly Recurrence C Yearly Schedule Range Start 19 01 2012 No end date C End after to occurences C End by Previous Page Next Page Figure 54 Schedule when reports will be run 105 Chapter 2 Reports Chapter 2 9 Youcanrunthe report to be displayed in table or graph format Click the Table View or Graph View tabs and t
46. a View T 2 Camera Pew 3 Camera Camera Setup w 4 Camera Quick Camera Setup PTZ Controls View on Web Disable Alarms for Camera Enable Alarms For Camera Camera Tour PTZ Calibration Stop Camera Start Camera Mot all cameras are Reconnect to Camera Stop Recording Start Recording Resume Record mode Stop Recording Audio Start Recording Audio Search Figure 34 Right click on PTZ camera Camera Tour menu option s Camera Tour Tour Name Camera Tour i Add Another Tour Preset ID Name Pan Tilt Zoom Pause Time sec Camera Live View 0 00 0 00 Timeline ba Na WOEN Ransom 1 Ag u i Tour List Actions Tour Options t HL hn Mot all cameras are supported Add Current Live View PTZ Location To The List Update Location Change Motion Mask Affects Tracking Go To Selected PTZ Location Set Schedule For This Tour Drag drop row indicator to order camera tour location Figure 35 Camera Tour dialog box Chapter 2 Chapter 2 86 Camera Tour Chapter 2 2 Using the PTZ Controls move the camera to where you want the Home position and then click Add Current Live View PTZ Location to the List This will be location 1 or Home s Camera Tour Tour Name Camera Tour iv l Add Another Tour Preset ID Name Pan Tilt Zoom Pause Time sec Camera Live View 0 00 0 00 Timeline
47. al Creating Map Hot Links Chapter 1 5 Edit Maps New Map Delete Map Change Image e r Tuy GL Map Park Map of House Wychwood T renis Street Map Park Svcd y rev 5 Street Map 2 PIS Es Drag items onto the map Devices Rules Map Links Map of House Street Map Street Map 2 zIT ase E i i i i The Anne M m Christie Lee s Pals Pits Park ee s Palace IM M Honest Eds Bargain Shopping Centre Bickford Park Healey Wian Park Ba Y Rotman of Manag Figure 24 Drag Map Link to primary map 7 Right click on the hot link box to display the context menu a To resize the box to cover a larger area select Resize and then move your mouse e The box size decreases as you move your mouse pointer towards the box e The box size increases as you move your mouse away from the box e Left click the mouse to accept a size b To change the colour of the hot link box select Change Color The Color dialog box opens displaying a range of colors x Basic colors EHEHEHEH BEE ENBNSUT ll NENNEN Custom colors Ep E SN na ee Emu al m m m LEN E m E HN HN HN Define Custom Colors gt gt Cancel Figure 25 Color dialog box Chapter 1 21 Optional Creating Map Hot Links c To change the opacity of the box select Change Opacity and use the sliding scale to make the box more transparent or more
48. arms 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 59 Chapter 2 Search Tool Chapter 2 search localhost AXIS 214 Moving Loitering in non busy environment search Type f Any part of track End of track Any fence Draw Fence 09 27 2010 05 19 PM Beginning of track C Al fences From fe Delete Fence Any part of object 09 28 2010 05 19 PM 10 44 15 28 09 2010 VWE250 Motion Tracking Other Algorithms VE130 Simple Motion Detection VE14D Video Input Error VE141 Camera Tampering I VET50 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 Figure 2 The Search dialog box opens Figure 1 on page 60 File View Bookmarks Server Search Reports Help IE zr Heca Gl Ea E B fel fee sil Laad Multi View Tool Strip F9 Timeline Navigation Bl i Carousel Send Picture To 13 Cameral localhost i7 6 My Console P1
49. ay at RealTime Speed Set the Speed Slider to real time speed e Unlock PTZ Return Home Forces PTZ back to home position e 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 e 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 e 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 37 32 Chapter 1 Navigation Menu Usage in video playback mode Chapter 1 Navigation Menu Usage in video playback mode Figure 35 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 gt Go forwardto next alarm Go forward to next foreground activity Go forward 10 seconds Go forward 1 second Go forward 1 frame Figure 36 Navigation forward 33 Chapter 1 Multi View Chapter 1 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 mult
50. ay the alarm log panel e From the 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 26 06 16 PM localhost ACTi 5611 09 26 3 54 PM localhost AKIS 214 narea as PM localhost ASIS 214 naraa 02 17 PM localhost AKIS 214 09 25 02 11 PM localhost AKIS 214 09 25 02 06 PM localhost AKIS 214 09 25 01 40 PM localhost AKIS 214 x V ls visited Checked 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 IDs 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 d Retrieve Alarms
51. box contains a Devices tab listing all cameras and digital input and output devices You can customize digital input and output names to help identify them For instructions see the Administration and Analytics Guide leon Icon Description Colours Indicate Digital Input e g person presses a Triangle pointing up in circle button which causes an appropriate action in the system Green arrow up white background not activated Green arrow up yellow background activated Digital Output Triangle pointing down in e g motion sensor Green arrow down white circle detects motion and background not activated closes a gate Green arrow down yellow background activated 26 Chapter 1 Adding Digital Input and Output to Maps ADAM Phoenix and Axis Camera I O devices only Chapter 1 Important The Show Digital I O option on the must be enabled in Device Tree Configuration dialog box for the digital I O to be displayed regardless of which specific inputs outputs are selected See Customizing the Camera Tree on page 15 27 Chapter 1 Adding Digital Input and Output to Maps ADAM Phoenix and Axis Camera I O devices only Chapter 1 Procedure To place digital inputs outputs on the Map 1 From the View menu select Map Navigation 2 Scroll through the maps to select the one which will have rules 3 Inthe upper right corner of the Map dialog box click Edit Maps The Edit Maps dialog box opens 4 Cl
52. ck Edit Maps The Edit Maps dialog box opens Under the Map column heading select the map containing the hot link you want to remove Right click on the hot link Select Remove from Map Click OK 23 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 containin 5 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 access denied fob 24 Chapter 1 Placing Rules on Maps Chapter 1 22 10 PORCH ERLARGED AND ENCLOSED IN 7262 BY NORMAN STZENHOF ARCHITECT FIRST FLOOR PL
53. ck mode eeeeueseus 33 MIRI mE 34 Display Four Historical Video Streams Concurrently in Fast Forward Mode 36 Customizing Video Panel Properties eeeseeeseee eee nennen 37 Appearance TaD eoa oreet abiit et ont vo a s tu ec Eco m Cdp Mere ne EM UTE 37 PACU TAD EE UU m UM 38 4 WINE otn Kur cu ES 43 i es Te diro lom ER E MITES 44 Gg Ml T 45 Symphony Client Settings 11 lceeeieeeeesieeeiee nnne nnn nnn nnns n nan nana 46 o tz 1 a LE O ert ER HH MT HER 46 Bs P RT PHENOM EUN RE PUNN 47 Alal MS ssegar E E AE EEEN 48 VICO aea Op T PRO TRO ec MERE 49 MIRI e MB UP 50 VEET E ecco DT p c ee ee C 51 SOUN E O acne 92 miele e MI MR E N E arenes es 53 LISGE SOUINOS ccena MP E 54 Mifzienjen adare UT TR 55 SIO DA t m 56 LOCK EN m T T A of LO GING ee eI UTR 58 XIV Sipnplclig dc PS Searching Video by Using the Search Tool 59 Seale TOOL PTT o9 View Search Results s oechiiosdossdexe xus duxaFa ux cu du Usa t Gau ddeesa sav ava M Cera ceu ra aw rU up nnne 65 ISGCurrind SEAC a edens pb LI LIE EU CICER LIRE RUN E E 67 LPR EU D E T D T LUUD EE EPOR 68 Acu vilty Tor All Cameras x cr peu cue code iuit iot uet Red opio exu ioe Ceu cade te
54. e 2011 12 14T715 35 55 00000007 2011 12 14T715 37 55 00000007 00 02 02 Figure 23 Video Export log file e To verify the checksum you must run md5sum against the video file and verify that the number matches the value in the log file See the Aimetis Knowledge Base for instructions http www aimetis com Support kbarticle aspx ID 10086 5 From the Split Files at drop down list in the Export Video dialog box you can select file size segment 10 100 640 700 or 2000 MB You can also enter any value in the field between 2 and 2000 MB e Files are created by default in approximately 640 MB segments e Consecutive files have a timestamp that represents the start of that file s Export video Sources Camera Stream Cameral 320 x 240 5fps H264 Time Period Start Time 118 2012 4 09 20 PM End Time 118 2012 4 11 20 PM Destination Format Symphony video aira Destination Folder C Users build Desktop Split Files at Figure 24 Segment large files using the Split Files at option 79 Chapter 2 Using Export 6 Click Export A message is displayed indicating that your file has been saved You have the option of opening the directory where the video file has been stored Export ideo Video export completed successfully Do you want to open the W directory containing the exported video Mo Figure 25 Export Video successful export message Video Playlist for Large AVI File Export When exporting a
55. ea and click Save Alarm Details Alarm 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 J 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 x 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
56. eb e oe Symphony Help View Detailed Logs Ctrl G view Detailed Events ctrl E EA Buy License Report an Issue RS Request a Feature e Aimetis Contact Info m Aimetis Web Page about Figure 64 Main menu Help gt Report an Issue 2 Enter details and then click Submit Report Aimetis 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 ta Aimetis Save to Desktop Contact Information Additional Information Start Time 8 00 00 AM gt l injerznin Duration haurs Source Mame Description Attachments Details Logi Privacy Policy Submit Report Ready Figure 65 Aimetis Symphony Error Report dialog box 120 Chapter 2 Copyright 2012 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
57. ed 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 0 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 91 Chapter 2 Support for AXIS T8310 Surveillance Control Board Keypad Buttons Chapter 2 Table 3 Keypad functions Moves PTZ camera in preset pattern 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 Opens the Add Bookmark dialog box boba Add Bookmark Bookmark Name OK Cancel 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 Changes video speed Shows a video frame Chapter 2 Click to add a bookmark Click to go back to previous foreground activit
58. ensitivity tab is enabled The Sensitivity information actually relates to the Heat Map View tab In the Heat Map View tab you select whether the Object Paths or the Object Dwell Time will be the default graphic shown when the report is finished e Object Paths view by number of objects that have passed through a location e Object Dwell Time view by total amount of time objects spent at a location Intersections Points in the image which more than one path passed through A range of colors is used to define how many paths passed through a point This helps you see the most common paths for objects even in an area where there was at least one object at every point BUT some areas of the image which you are not interested in may have an unusually low or high number of intersections This can cause the range of colors used in other areas to be too small to see meaningful differences e Set Use Minimum Intersections to the bottom of the color range Any area with fewer than this number of intersections will be hidden e Set Use Maximum Intersections to the top end of the color range All areas with more than this number of intersections will be in the same color Intersections Points in the image which more than one path passed through A range of colors is used to define how many paths passed through a point This helps you see the most common paths for objects even in an area where there was at least one object at every point BUT some
59. era View Settings dialog box with Activity tab active e Event e Display e Action on page 39 e Example 1 on page 40 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 alarm 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 38 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 t
60. erent server this information is recorded This allows you to navigate backwards or forwards from your current position QE E aii eF Addeeses 1 2012_01_18_13 26 39 860 Figure 3 Address bar Procedure To display the address bar e Click the Tool Strip button The address bar is displayed Titlebar Toolbar Timeline Menubar Address bar El Symphony Client v6 5 3 27822 File Wiew Bookmarks Server Search Reports 01 30 PM 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 To view a location you have just visited click the Back arrow button You will return to the camera and time you were just viewing e If 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 e Type the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will open it for you Open ai WIN Ko6T44FG29EK 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 displ
61. ettings Appearance Activity Child Tracking Other Digital Tracking Digitally zoom in on hot spots Cancel Me Figure 47 Tracking tab e Enable digital tracking whereby the client software will automatically digitally zoom in on activity 44 Chapter 1 Other Tab Chapter 1 Other Tab Camera View Settings Appearance Activity Child Tracking Other Apply To All Apply changed settings to all views Figure 48 Other tab e Applies changes selected in other tabs to all video panels 45 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 Syviniphorny 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 Clie
62. 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 imer 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 On the Table View tab define which columns should be included in the report Select the Column tink 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 116 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 If the Camera Tree contains more than 100 devices the Web Client shows video from cameras as separate pages navigated by forward and back buttons All core features such as Alarm Log Timeline Reporting and live video streaming are included Important To view a Heat Map report for
63. ge Image Puy tel um i Park d Drag items onto the map Devices Rules Map Links i sg Devices Casa Loma a The Annex Bata Shc Museu fm we Lee s Palace eia Vat Rotman School of Management Honest Ed s Bargain Shopping Centre Healey Wian Park Figure 21 Edit Maps dialog box 18 Chapter 1 Placing Cameras on Maps Chapter 1 Placing Cameras on Maps Procedure To place cameras on the Map 1 From the View menu select Map Navigation 2 Inthe upper right corner of the Map dialog box click Edit Maps The Edit Maps dialog box opens 3 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 4 Optional Rotate the icon so that the arrow represents the angle of the camera lens a Right click on a camera icon on the map and select Rotate b Move your mouse and the arrow will rotate c Left click your mouse to accept the position 5 Optional To remove a camera icon from the map right click on camera icon and select Remove from Map 6 Click OK to save settings 5 Edit Maps Eal New Map m Delete Map Lu Change Image Map earki Drag items onto Ehe map i 25 Rules Map Links Map of House 1 Chreeat Ms Casa Loma a P Street Map aa ies TF 1 Cameral TES 2 Cameraz 3 Camera3 m 4 Camerat L2US 5 Cameras Vermont Remove fram Map Square i Rotate Pd
64. guration The Quick Find will look for instances 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 V Mame 2 Fj Description i 4 ID Code nM NN Figure 44 Quick Find dialog box Chapter 2 94 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 E ALL USERS E password E ALL GROUPS E Administrators E Symphony Users Pre written message Figure 45 Messenger dialog box 95 Chapter 2 Monitoring with Symphony Chapter 2 Monitoring with Symphony Monitoring alarms with Symph
65. gure 6 Search For Everything green yellow red f Any Event New Sub Event 1 Alarms Only red bars Search Type f One Time Search Specitied Interval Search Recurring Search Fiai 09 27 2010 05 22 PM n x Ta 09 26 2010 05 22 PM Advanced Motion Tracking SD VS e r 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 leo Add email addresses separated by commas to be 5 Seconds before clip 5 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 defined tile for the search can be defined Email address To
66. h Click the Play button in the toolbar Symphony Player will automatically open and play the video of the selected result e To refine a search Click the Refine Search button in the toolbar The Search dialog box opens See Search Too p on page 59 e To delete a search Click the Delete button X in the toolbar The corresponding aira and mpeg files will be deleted from the server 65 View Search Results Chapter 2 Chapter 2 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 lal Download AIRA B Download MPEG Creator adsis E Mail Link End 9 28 2010 9 15 Size GB Status Dane Description Searching For any event on camera AXIS 214 113 AXIS 214 Clip Id 11 Title AXIS 214 Clip Created afzef2010 10 57 AM Creator admin Start 9 27 2010 10 55 AM End 9 29 2010 10 5 Size GB Status Dane Description Searching For everything on camera AxIS 214 123 Id 12 Title Created arzarezni10 1 32 PM Creator admin Start arz7r
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69. hen camera tour active 7 By default the Inactive option is selected Using your mouse click on the date and time intervals you want the Camera Tour to be inactive green and click OK 8 Make any adjustments as necessary to your tour and click OK 89 Chapter 2 Camera Tour Chapter 2 In the main console with the PTZ Controls visible you can click on the numbers For example 1 moves the camera to the Home position Location 1 on the tour pu NS x Y oer A a e C94 Rx er ex MN N BER m ed Security 1 P 50 Figure 42 Clicking 2 in PTZ Controls moves the camera to Location 2 in the camera tour 90 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 e Joystick Buttons e Keypad Buttons on page 92 I e Jog Dial on page 92 e Switching Control between Panels on page 93 Procedure 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 spe
70. hen click Run to generate the report Report Alarm Counts an My Camera Table E Graph Export To Columns Drag a column header here ta group by that calumn Date Interval End Time Camera Rule Analytics Engines False Alarms Real Non Actionable Real Actionable Unmarked Thumbnail TF Lost 10 5 2010 13 00 00 12 26 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 49 47 Cameral Camera Intel vE352 Connection Figure 55 Results of running a report in Table format Report Alarm Counts an My Camera Table b Graph Total B False Alarms E Real Mon Actionable Real Actionable E Unmarked Figure 56 Results of running a report in Graph format 106 Chapter 2 Reports Chapter 2 10 In Table format you can export the data to Excel CSV PDF or RTF format Click the Table tab and then Export to Report counts across a line Table E Graph 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 21 05 25 0 ia n 2 3 CPJ Figure 57 Exporting file type options 11 To send the generated report to the recipient list you created in the Distribution Email subtab previously click Send Report and then Email eiaoloigooualezmha Date 10 17 2010 10 17 2010 10 17 2010 10 17 2010 10 17 2010
71. here a search should meos 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 9 Click Next to open the Line tab Move the line to where objects should be counted e To extend the line Click on the background image to create a new line segment from the existing line to the point clicked e To delete a segment Click the Delete Segment button which removes the last segment Delete Segment will not remove the last original line segment to ensure there is at least one line segment for the report e To reshape the line Hover the mouse over the box segment end point the cursor changes to a hand Click and drag The cursor changes to the move shape icon arrows and allows you to drag the vertex Chapter 2 Object Counts Across a Line E Report Designer Report Designer General 1 pavarea Incand out Refresh Image Cameras Start amp End Distribution Schedule Table View E Fa p h i i guy Click the background image to add a line segment Delete Segment Figure 59 Line tab extending and shaping the counting line 10 Click Next to continue On the Table View tab define which columns should be included in the report Select the Column link and drag a column header
72. i view dialog box open Since the Multi View is made up of individual Video Panels it is possible to configure them individually for appearance the activities to perform upon alarm events whether or not to have Timelines Navigation Bars etc Multi View b gt Load Multi View F Tool Strip E m E E Carausel Full Screen Send Picture To 1 Cameral T51 M01 MYO03 P2 Es1 best 1 Cameral 01 30 PM 01 30 PM T51 M 1 MVvOO3 P3 Es1 best 1 Cameral T51 M01 MYO03 P4 Es1 Eest 1 Cameral Decoration Dat el Save Clip B Decoration p gt fel save ci 01 30 PM 01 30 PM Figure 37 Multi View example Procedure To load a Multi View display 1 Inthe Menu Toolbar click one of the camera view icons 1 4 6 9 16 25 2 Dragcameras from the Map panel or Camera Tree panel onto panes in the Multi View Ts Symphony client File View Bookmarks Server Search Reports Help if a gt sd Ei Eg Be Es mg B lm Load Multi view ool Strip f Timeline bel Navigation 4 E E Carousel Send Picture To WI EcamEpHE amp Camera amp localhost i7 6 MWV Console P1 P5Timeline isaNavigation Deceratien 4 Date a Export search Qu Figure 38 Multi View icons 34 Chapter 1 Multi View Chapter 1 To save your currently configured Multi View for later use e Click the Save button in the Multi View toolbar To load a saved Multi View e From the View menu select Load Multi V
73. ick the Devices tab From the right pane listing the devices drag and drop the digital devices to the map with your mouse 5 Click OK to save settings s Edit Maps Map 1 Loc TT 3l Drag items onta the map m TTT itera des map ins Rue 1 eet AES S aa EAT Devices Rue 2 MMS 1 Cameral Paris 2 UE 2 Cameraz Rue Dauphine 3 Camera3 TF 4 Camerat ome 5 Cameras d 6 Camera B d 8 Camera e Input 1 i gt Input 2 E gl 7 HardwareDevicel Output 0 Output 1 Output 2 FECOPTICN BALL ek gt ee a ieee Le bone Porm Toe Input i ca ee E N G E i Sate ar ea e Ea a oa Input 1 List tL LP Ea E sei cao ma i Input 2 Co Eo a Se EA bjt sp ibe bart PET CP Perper re Lx bass bc spei a A EL EE E Fa ENS boa EE i Hey ETT iB ANE LOCATION GF ETRUSTUME H Ok Cancel Figure 29 Digital I O on map displayed with arrow icons 28 Chapter 1 Activating an Output Device Using the Map Context Menu Chapter 1 Activating an Output Device Using the Map 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 Map localhost 13 Interior House it a tmm qe nome poena E L i E a 1 y LI D L E I gal a eat a an SES i at ey PI Figure 30 Activating an Output device on a Map Only Output device has context menu for Activate
74. iew Layout Floating Multi View Floating Multi View windows are typically used where the operator has more than one monitor 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 37 Docked Multi View e From the View menu select Docked Multi View The Timeline will be automatically hidden when docked Multi View is selected 35 Chapter 1 Display Four Historical Video Streams Concurrently in Fast Forward Mode Chapter 1 Display Four Historical Video Streams Concurrently in Fast Forward Mode You can play 4 historical synchronized video streams in Fast Forward mode or Reverse mode at 16 times real speed concurrently using the Lock times on navigation feature Ts Mul ti View aa Mult View F1 ToolStrip F Timeline Egg Navigatio e 3 Lal Carousel Full Screen Send Picture To 6 Ca erab localhost 5 MBH MYvO03 FAI 1 Camerat localhost 7 6 M01 My003 P2 Timeline bee Navigation Decoration lj slimeline Navigation Decoration 4 Date lal save Clip 02 00 tt cc SERES ETSI GA oo Pht e Ty fee 02 30 Ph EESTHSESSSESSUIRNESE 02 30 Pi i lt a Ir we T of 9 Cameras localhost i7 6 PO1 MVOn3 P3 BAR 6 Camera amp localhost iz 6 101 MvYi03 F4 Timeline bee Navigation Decoration s Date Save Clip gt FS Timeline bd Navigation Decoration Date lal Save Cli
75. isting phrases from the drop down box click Say it to 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 master lit Nocanremovestoretertromthematertit You can remove stored text from the master list master list 98 Chapter 2 Alarm Console Chapter 2 Feature Description 00000000000oooooo 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 Relays number of the device and click On to turn on the relay or Off to turn off 99 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
76. ix and Axis Camera I O devices only on page 26 Added Example 1 on page 40 for Activity Tab on page 38 in Customizing Video Panel Properties on page 37 Release 6 7 Added e Icons on Map on page 24 e Acknowledging Rules on Maps on page 26 e Adding Digital Input and Output to Maps ADAM Phoenix and Axis Camera I O devices only on page 26 e Maps on page 51 in Symphony Client Settings on page 46 e Support for AXIS T8310 Surveillance Control Board on page 91 Icon change for Notes and Examples Font change highly readable for both online and print documents LPR on page 68 Added Running a Report from the Web on page 117 Added Recent Alarms Motion on page 70 vi Document History Table 1 Changes to this manual Continued Date Description 0000000000ooooooooo Revised e Figure 1 Main Console on page 1 e Options in Lock tab of Symphony Client Settings dialog box see Lock on page 57 e Figure 7 View Search Results dialog box on page 65 Removed e Server Sets Added e Refine Search option see View Search Results on page 65 e Maximum size video clip see Exporting Video on page 76 e Recurring Search on page 67 November 10 e Monitoring with Symphony on page 96 2010 e Alarm Console on page 98 e Enable or Disable Alarms for Server on page 100 e Marking Alarms on page 101 e Reports on page 102 e Object Counts Across a Line o
77. ize Description Id Created Start Size Description Procedure To manually open the View Search Results dialog box Chapter 2 10 10 Title afzef2010 9 05 AM Creator admin 9 22 2010 9 15 AM End 3 28 2010 9 15 lu B Status Done E Searching for any event on camera AXIS 214 11 AXIS 214 Clip 11 Title AXIS 214 Clip arzarz010 10 57 AM Creator admin 9 22 2010 10 55 AM End 9 29 2010 10 5 1B Status Done Searching for everything on camera AxIS 214 12 12 Title arzarezni1 0 1 32 PM Creator admin 9 27 2010 1 41 PM End arze 2010 1 41 1 aB Status Done Searching for any event on camera ACTi 5611 5 Figure 7 View Search Results dialog box 1 of 19608 at 9 23 2010 4 23 50 PM Sof 19508 at 3 23 2010 4 24 34 PM m 1 From the Search menu select View Search Results or if you have the Search dialog box open click the Search button 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 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 be displayed e To play a searc
78. 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 18 e Placing Cameras on Maps on page 19 e Optional Creating Map Hot Links on page 20 e Deleting a Map Removing a Camera Icon or a Hot Link on page 23 e Icons on Map on page 24 e Acknowledging Rules on Maps on page 26 e Adding Digital Input and Output to Maps ADAM Phoenix and Axis Camera I O devices only on page 26 e Activating an Output Device Using the Map Context Menu on page 29 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 localhost 1 Map of House Edit Maps E Pome ERLAz 322 ASO ENCL TA BS TORMAS OTe ESAoF Lue ROOM Figure 20 Map 17 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 Edit Maps The Edit Maps 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 The map is displayed 4 Name the map In the left panel under the Map column highlight the word New Map and type a name to identify the map 5 Click OK 5 Edit Maps PA New Map Delete Map Chan
79. k as Real Actionable To mark as a real alarm that requires action for example security staff should investigate the alarm e View Alarm Details To 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 101 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 J Search Figure 47 Main menu Reports gt Manage E Reports i Mew Report Mh Reports Shared Reports Marne A Type Last Run Created Shared Scheduled Last Schedule Run Ma reports found Figure 48 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 Ru
80. ly those alarms that have 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 New 33 Unviewed Print And Export To ro Filters E All 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 Leal acid Retrieve Alarms Filters Filters localhost 1462 D9 PSI2010 03 54 49 PM viewed 0000000 TOM alarm not yet acknowledged ed any structions Thumbnail 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 ar
81. n To generate an existing Report e Copy To copy an existing Report e Shared Reports Denotes whether the Report is accessible for other users or private to the current user 2 Youcan design reports by clicking the New Report button The Report Designer dialog box opens 3 Enter a Name for the report and select the Report Type You may also select a Default View of Table or Graph 102 Chapter 2 Reports Chapter 2 E Report Designer Cancel General Name Start amp End Line Report Type Sensitivity Distribution Schedule T d h Y i ey C Object Counts Across a Line C Heat Map Image Object Counts Object Statistics Graph View C Alarm Counts Heat Map wiew Default View Shared Allow other users to run this report Previous Page Mext Page Figure 49 New Report button launches Report Designer 4 Youselect devices in the Camera tab Click Add a Camera and then select one camera from the list E Report Designer General None Select Cameras Cameras Start amp Enc ee Pe ke Cameral Distribution 7 camera rr d Camera3 D Camerad E Cameras D amp cCamera amp rr d Camera O amp Cameras amp Camerad Schedule Table View E ra p h Vv i ey Figure 50 Selecting a device in Report Designer dialog box 103 Chapter 2 Reports 5 Dates for reports are selected in Start and End tab s Report Designer General Start Cameras Start amp
82. n page 109 e Heat Map Image on page 111 e Object Counts on page 114 e Object Statistics on page 115 e Alarm Counts on page 116 e Reporting Issues to Aimetis on page 120 October 6 2010 First version of this document Symphony v6 5 3 vii 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 UT 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 viii Preface Document Suite Preface Document Suite Table 2 AIMETIS documents and videos Document Name Links Symphony Release Notes https www aimetis com Xnet downloads documentation aspx Symphony Installation Guide https www aimetis com Xnet downloads documentation aspx eas A ANNALO https www aimetis com Xnet downloads documentation aspx z Preface AIMETIS Xnet Portal Preface AIMETIS Xnet Portal My Settings Log Out Account Management Downloads Marketing Translation Submit Videos Gy Aimetis Q Farmsiservers 1 Home Aimetis Add amp Cameras Embedded 0 Announcements Add Welcome to the new Aimetis Extranet If you
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85. ngs c l by 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 Play sound when an alarm occurs Sound on startup Default sound file AlarmSound waw Policy ar Sound k Lost Camera Connection 10 234 1 lt default gt Figure 55 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 sounds are being played clearing the Play sound when an alarm occurs check box stops the sound Chapter 1 Chapter 1 52 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
86. 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 63 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 83 5 ClickSearch to start search The View Search Results dialog box opens See View Search Results on page 65 64 Chapter 2 View Search Results View Search Results Chapter 2 After you perform a Search the View Search Results dialog automatically opens View Search Results E Farm localhost 74743 E j Play B Refine Search Export F4 Delete Id Created Start Size Description Id Created Start S
87. nt closes J Load custom layout File Figure 49 Startup tab for selecting layout e Youcan 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 46 Chapter 1 Display Chapter 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 50 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 47 Alarms Chapter 1 Alarms Symphony Client Settings is Video Multi View Maps Sound Regional User Settings Memory Global Lock Logging Alarm Notification Show Alarm Window click OK required Show Ala
88. nue 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 114 Chapter 2 Object Statistics Chapter 2 Object Statistics This report allows users 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 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 0000000000000o 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 repo
89. o 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 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 39 Activity Tab Chapter 1 Example1 Alarm Launching Multiple Camera
90. o 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 displayed 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 EA the cameras to 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 71 Chapter 2 Tracking Color Chapter 2 Tracking Color A Symphony video analytic engine may be running on your system Tracking lines may appear as
91. 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 toyotacentral 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 82 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
92. ole 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 57 Logging Chapter 1 Logging Symphony Client Settings Startup Display Alarms Video Multi View Sound Regional User Settings Memory Global Lock rie esirin irc ri retener esiste i MiB mnl Micro a oggng Set log level Figure 61 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 58 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 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 al
93. on 000000oooooooo Release 6 9 Revised e Working with Carousels on page 75 Access Carousels ONLY by clicking Carousel icon in Tool Strip e Running a Report from the Web on page 117 If Camera Tree contains more than 100 devices the Web Client shows video from cameras as separate pages navigated by forward and back buttons Added Exporting Video on page 76 e New Add button Figure 18 Export Video dialog box on page 76 e Export video from multiple cameras Figure 21 Select cameras from which to export video on page 78 e Exclude audio export in AVI files Figure 22 AVI file type selected on page 78 e Video Playlist for Large AVI File Export on page 80 Reports on page 102 e Figure 48 Reports dialog box on page 102 e Figure 50 Selecting a device in Report Designer dialog box on page 103 January 31 2012 e Figure 52 Distribution Email subtab showing an email list for reports on page 104 e Figure 53 Distrubtion gt File subtab Format in which generated report to be saved on page 105 e Figure 54 Schedule when reports will be run on page 105 e Figure 58 Send Report to Email distribution list or save to File on page 108 Release 6 8 2 Added e Instructions for Video Export log file and using md5sum see Figure 23 Video Export log file on page 79 e Figure 62 Aimetis Symphony Web Access on page 117 e Figure 63 Web Login on page 118 Revised e Exporting
94. ony is easy and efficient Symphony has been designed 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 97 e Using the Alarm Console on page 97 e Using the Timeline on page 97 e Viewing Activity for all Cameras on page 97 e Using a Carousel on page 97 e Disabling Alarms on page 97 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 arequirement 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 le
95. opaque Figure 26 on page 22 Casa Loma a Bargain Shopping Centre Wian Park Figure 26 Change Opacity option on hot link 8 When the box is the right size color and opacity click OK 9 Test the link Click on the hot box link in the primary map The associated map should open Map localhost 2 Street Map Edit Maps rey Ge E Park Casa Loma a The Annex wf Bata Shoe m Museum LI k Figure 27 Area of the hot link box on the map Chapter 1 Chapter 1 22 Deleting a Map Removing a Camera Icon or a Hot Link Chapter 1 Deleting a Map Removing a Camera Icon or a Hot Link Procedure To delete a map 1 From the View menu select Map Navigation 2 Inthe upper right corner of the Map dialog box click Edit Maps The Edit Maps dialog box opens 3 Under the Map column heading select the map you want to delete 4 Click the Delete Map button 5 Click OK Procedure To remove a camera icon from a map 1 From the View menu select Map Navigation 2 Inthe upper right corner of the Map dialog box click Edit Maps The Edit Maps dialog box opens 3 Under the Map column heading select the map containing the camera icon you want to remove 4 Right click on the camera icon Select Remove from Map 5 Click OK Procedure To remove a hot link from a map Chapter 1 1 2 3 4 5 From the View menu select Map Navigation In the upper right corner of the Map dialog box cli
96. or 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 Map Camera Tree Alarm Log DOCK V Map qa 2 Desert 1 1 2 el i Maps File es Bookmarks 49 Searc E v ai 10 234 4 40 3 2010 11 03 13 45 15 207 01 30 PM L 10 EV31S1A1_1 Alarm Log 47 New 2275 Unviewed 23 Advanced Mode Date V Tme ViFarm Camera 11 03 01 45 qga 2 Axis Q6032 E 11 03 01 45 qa 2 Axis Q6032 E lt 4 11 Axis Q6032 E Axis Q6032 E Axis Q6032 E af Tai Server List Server qa 2 Application Log Navigation Bar Main Video Panel Server List Figure 1 Main Console Chapter 1 Timeline Chapter 1 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 isl Load Multi view F Tool Strip Timeline kewl Navigation 3j B3 E Carousel Send Picture To 6 Camera6 localhost i7 6 MV Console P1 zal Navigation Decoration Date jj Exp
97. ort 4 search Q8 E aii 10 234 10 67 6 2011 12 02 11 26 55 448 08 30 4M 09 00 AM 09 30 4M 10 00 AM 10 30 4M 11 00 4M Hi1 1 27 01 AM 12 02 2011 P e HN ve Fe s sin TETS EE ov Sedit Mas mts ae et ee a P Figure 2 Timeline Procedure To display the timeline e Click the Timeline button OR e Right click on the Video Panel and select Show Timeline If you click anywhere on the Timeline a still image for that time will appear in the main view Chapter 1 Address Bar Chapter 1 Timeline Colour Code e Green No relevant foreground activity was detected e Yellow orange Indicates 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 46 e Gray Poor video quality e White Access granted e Black Access denied e Purple circle Always indicates the Timeline position for what is currently being viewed in the Video Panel e Pink horizontal bar Indicates that camera is not in the home position Visible only when camera set up with auto tracking PTO90 video analytic Address Bar The address bar contains a Symphony link to the last selected video position Each time you click on the Timeline or navigate to a different camera on a diff
98. ory 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 60 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 Procedure 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 Cons
99. p E 02 00 Pr 02 00 PM i E MM JUSIIE eee 02 30 Ph 55 a E arx EINE DDR amp Hi M M 5 Camera amp localhost i7 6 MO1 MVDD3 P4 If some cameras do not have gt gt Timeline Eze Navigation Decoratiom Date m Save Clip video for the start time the Ea 02 00 Pm user has specified one or 02 30 PM ie 4 oS more panels may display video for 1 second from a future time while the panels P Timeline Egg Navigation Decoration Date sil Save Clip pz nga Phi mw EINE 00 0 i C UM EE Hi o synchronize Me factage found Ter 11092011 2 43 29 PM Figure 40 All 4 videos in Fast Forward mode No footage found message displayed in panel of camera with no recorded video for a particular time 36 Chapter 1 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 34 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 e appearance such as title video information overlay e views that can be displayed when an activity occurs e digital tracking Zooming in on an activity e global settings that is applying changes to all video panels Appearance Tab Camera View Settings Appearance Activity Child
100. pter 2 97 Alarm Console Chapter 2 Alarm Console 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 27 means output module 1 part 2 Figure 46 Alarm Console Feature Deseription S 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 ex
101. rm Pop Up in System Tray passive Alarm Box colour on Timeline Show rule alarms in Alarm Log Enabled Colour Figure 51 Alarms tab e 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 e 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 Red 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 48 Chapter 1 Video Chapter 1 Video Symphony Client Settings Startup Display Alarms Video Multi View Sound Regional User Settings Memory Global Lock Logging PTZ Movement Panning left moves the camera left 5 Panning left moves the image left E Pan PT camera when clicked on the map Default Video Decorations Boxes Time Paths Camera Messages E Thick Decoration E Messenger Messages i 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
102. rt 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 meer 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 On the Table View tab define which columns should be included in the report Select the Column tek 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 115 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 gi
103. rts 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 7 Click Next to navigate to the Cameras tab Select one or more cameras to be included in the report and click Next 8 Inthe Start amp End tab define the start and end time of the report Option jDeserplen S 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 w
104. s 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 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 s Rule Wizard localhost New Rule 1 Instructians 2 Event 3 Action d 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 If f i 5 FESTE Camera 4 Include Use Mask f Any part of tra 32 CLJ t C Use Fences End of track Figure 43 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 40 Activity Tab Chapter 1 Example1 Alarm Launching Multiple Cameras continued 5 Rule Wizard localhost New Rule 1 Instructions 2 E
105. s 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 File view Bookmarks Server Search Reports Help gt Bis m Al a el Ea W amp as lg Load Multi view F Tool Strip PF Timeline keel Navigation 3j Lil Carousel Send Picture To m Camera6 localhost i7 6 MV Console P1 E5ytimeine si Navigation Decoration Date gl Export JD Search ED 08 30 4M 09 00 AM 09 30 4M 10 00 AM 10 30 4M 11 00 AM Click for live view s am 1 2 Figure 33 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 31 Chapter 1 Video Playback Mode Chapter 1 Video Playback Mode If Timeline or Alarm Log is clicked video playback mode begins Full Screen View Blank Camera Play at RealTime Speed Unlock PTZ Return hone Send Picture To Camera Tour Show Tool Strip Show Timeline Show Navigation Bar Settings Figure 34 Playback Mode with context menu options displayed Procedure To select options for playback mode Right click on the video panel in playback mode to view other context menu options e Full Screen Opens Main Console in Full Screen mode Right click to exit full screen e Pl
106. s through your Internet connection provided that you have 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 Cha
107. saved locally You can create a batch script to run all the desired reports at once Creating Two Heat Map Reports to Run from the Web To view a Heat Map Report for both Object Paths and Object Dwell Times from the Web you must first create 2 reports in Symphony Client Procedure How to set up heat map reports to be run from the Web im p 2 Chapter 2 From Reports menu select Manage The Reports dialog box opens Click New Report Select the Heat Map Image option and for convenience name the first report Heat Map Object Paths Set up the report as you want but in the Heat Map View screen ensure that you select Object Paths from the Default Map drop down list Save the map Create another new Heat Map Image report this time naming it Heat Map Object Dwell Time Set up the report as you want but in the Heat Map View screen ensure that you select Object Dwell Time from the Default Map drop down list Save the map To view the information from the Web you must run 2 reports As such you will use the report IDs for the Heat Map Object Paths and for Heat map Object Dwell Time Follow the Web instructions How to run reports from the Web on page 118 119 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 H
108. splayed regardless of whether the window is maximized e Object Paths view by number of objects that have passed through a location e Object Dwell Time view by total amount of time objects spent at a location 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 c Optional To delete a zone click the zone name for example click on the name Zone 0 and click Remove Zone 14 Select Save and then Run to finish the report 113 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
109. ss awkward and more efficient Using the Site Map To 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 an alarm 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 96 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 alarm
110. start and end time of the report Option Description 00000000000000 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 imer 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 conti
111. to pan See Using the Mouse to Control a PTZ Camera on page 84 e Connect a USB joystick to the client PC running Symphony Client See Using a USB Joystick on page 85 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 controls speed Not all cameras are supported Figure 30 PTZ Camera Controls Iris Brightness Focus Contrast Figure 31 PTZ controls for Iris Brightness Focus and Contrast 83 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
112. ut to Maps ADAM Phoenix and Axis Camera O devices only on page 26 Activating an Output Device Using the Map Context Menu on page 29 Figure 52 Video tab on page 49 default renderer Figure 59 Line tab extending and shaping the counting line on page 110 in Reports on page 102 Added e Figure 18 Device Tree Configuration dialog box with Options on page 16 e Figure 19 Digital I O displayed after Show Digital I O option selected on page 16 e Display Four Historical Video Streams Concurrently in Fast Forward Mode on page 36 e Using Export on page 76 e Email reports to distribution list in various formats Figure 52 Distribution gt Email subtab showing an email list for reports on page 104 and Figure 58 Send Report to Email distribution list or save to File on page 108 Removed LPR Search now in Aimetis Symphony Automatic License Plate Recognition Guide See https www aimetis com xnet Support documentation aspx Document History Table 1 Changes to this manual Continued Date Description 000000000000 Sym 6 7 P 302 October 3 2011 August 18 2011 August 2011 Sym 6 6 P 300 2 June 3 2011 May 16 2011 Sym 6 5 P 300 4 January 21 2011 December 3 2010 Document History Added e Creating Two Heat Map Reports to Run from the Web on page 119 Clarification ADAM hardware devices only for Digital I O on Maps Adding Digital Input and Output to Maps ADAM Phoen
113. ven 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 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 00000000000000 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
114. vent 3 Action 4 Schedule Choose which actions you want this rule to take when an alarm occurs creste new action Edit Remove keset Action name view ether cameras when alarm on Camera 1 Alarm Record Relays FTP Email TCR Run Program Sounds oom Instructions Rule OPC View other cameras on alarm Figure 44 Rule Wizard Alarm tab View other cameras on alarm 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 41 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
115. which stores all the user specific settings of Symphony Client We do not recommend that you change these advanced settings Chapter 1 54 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 58 Memory tab e You can configure memory usage conditions under which Symphony Client will restart 55 Chapter 1 Global Chapter 1 Global Symphony Client Settings Ea re Ee 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 gt AppData Roaming Aimetis Use GWINLUSER 96 to use Windows username in path Use S65 YMPHONTLUSER 96 to use Symphony username in path Note Symphony username is only applicable if Symphony login is required Figure 59 Global tab e Paths define where to store client configuration and farm registration 56 Chapter 1 Lock Lock Symphony Client Settings Startup Display Alarms Video Multi view Sound Regional User Settings Mem
116. y 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 92 Support for AXIS T8310 Surveillance Control Board Chapter 2 Switching Control between Panels The View button has four small squares and is located under the F1 button on the Axis keypad Figure 43 View button on Axis keypad Procedure To switch between multiviews 1 On the Axis keypad enter XXYYYZZ e Xisthe monitor number e Yisthe multiview number e Zisthe panel number within multiview 2 Click the View button The multiview panel name will now be represented as Hostname M xx MVyyy Pzz To switch between multiview panels and switch camera displayed in panel 1 Onthe Axis keypad enter XXYYYZZC e Xisthe monitor number e Yisthe multiview number e Zisthe panel number within multiview e Cis the camera number 2 Click the View button To switch control to main Live view panel 1 Onthe Axis keypad enter O and click the View button 93 Chapter 2 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 confi

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