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1. Figure 14 Motion Storage Tab for Scheduling Motion Recording For example you have scheduled time lapse recording at the Slow rate all day on Sunday and motion recording at the Fast rate from 2 00 a m to 4 00 a m on Sunday If no motion occurs at 2 00 a m video is recorded at the Slow rate When motion occurs from 2 00 a m to 4 00 a m video is recorded at the Fast rate When motion is occurring the motion schedule overrides the time lapse storage schedule The exception is at times when motion recording is not scheduled at all If motion occurs during a time unscheduled on the Motion Storage page the time lapse storage schedule and recording rate still apply The Motion Storage tab also includes a drop down menu that allows you to configure how long motion video recorded from this camera is saved The options in this list are created on the Storage Options page Refer to the Video Storage Options on page 16 for more information Changes saved on the Motion Storage tab are implemented at the next time interval 0 zero 15 30 or 45 minutes after the hour C3663M B 11 09 PTZ The PTZ tab refer to Figure 15 allows you to configure PTZ cameras for use in the Digital Sentry client software Select Enable PTZ support for this camera and then select the type of camera and the camera s address from the drop down menus The video pane on the tab allows you to test the PTZ functionality for the camera General Video
2. 10 motion required 4 Print Export Nertrrame Play Riames ericel Search Image Details Ema Searcrlist Figure 39 Video Search Tab e All Frames Plays back all images in the selected video clip e Motion Frames Plays back only those images that exhibit motion e Alarm Frames Plays back only those images that were recorded during an alarm event e Motion and Alarm Frames Plays back only those images that exhibit motion and were recorded during an alarm event e Manually Recorded Frames Plays back only those images recorded using the Manual Record button on the Video Controls tab e Smart Search Plays back images that exhibit motion in a user defined area of the video pane Refer to Smart Search for details Options to play back motion alarm or manually recorded video are available only if the selected video segment contains images recorded in that manner SMART SEARCH The smart search feature allows you to further filter video recorded based on the occurrence of motion For example you can search for video in which one small portion of a camera view that exhibits motion NOTE Smart Search is not available on all IP cameras Complete the following steps to configure a smart search 1 Perform a search on the Event History or Recorded Video page Play back a video segment as described earlier in this section 2 Select the video pane of the camera on which you want to perform a smart search 3
3. 1 Click New Group and enter a name for the group in the Camera Group drop down box 2 In the Available Cameras list select one or more cameras and click the right arrow button This adds the camera s to the Assigned Cameras list Repeat until all desired cameras up to 16 are placed in the Assigned Cameras list 3 To remove a camera from the Assigned Cameras list click the left arrow button To remove all cameras from the Assigned Cameras list click the double left arrow button To adjust a camera s position in the group highlight it and click Move Up or Move Down 4 When you are finished modifying the camera group click Save You can modify a camera group at any time by selecting the group from the Camera Group list and performing steps 2 through 4 To rename a selected group type the new name in the New Name field and click Rename Group C3663M B 11 09 29 ADDING AND CONFIGURING ZONES A zone is a user defined group of cameras that are triggered to record when specific events occur For example you might create a Door 3 zone that contains all cameras near Door 3 Then when the door is opened all cameras in the Door 3 zone begin recording video The Event History page in the Digital Sentry client software allows you to search by zone for alarm events For example you could search for all video recorded when Door 3 was open by choosing the Door 3 zone as part of your search parameters A zone can contain any number of cameras
4. e Common Account Properties Maximum Failed Login Attempts Sets the maximum number of log on attempts before the user ID is diabled Password Age days Sets the number of days before the user password must be changed Require Strong Passwords When selected requires the user to create a strong password at the next log on C3663M B 11 09 e admin account properties Account is disabled When selected disables a user account User must change password at next logon When selected requires the user to change a password at the next log on Password never expires When selected the user no longer requires a password change at log on User Administration Change Password Figure 17 Change Password Dialog Box ASSIGNING PERMISSIONS Complete the following steps to assign permissions to a user 1 Select the User Rights tab refer to Figure 18 Delete Computer Figure 18 User Rights Tab for Assigning User Permissions to Functions C3663M B 11 09 25 Select the user s name in the Users area Select one or more permissions in the left list and click the right arrow button to place the permissions in the right list To assign all permissions click the double right arrow button To remove a permission highlight it in the right list and click the left arrow button To remove all permissions click the double left arrow button When you are finished assignin
5. Select the type from the drop down arrow only one PTZ type can be selected per COM port To update the drop down arrow click Get Types every time you want to configure the PTZ type NOTE For IP PTZ cameras the PTZ Type is configured on the PTZ tab Refer to Adding and Configuring Cameras on page 17 for details Maximum Line Size The maximum size of a string coming from the alarm panel A string longer than this many characters usually indicates an error End of Line Characters First Second and Third A character such as a carriage return that indicates a line is complete Description A description of the COM port Active Activates the COM port C3663M B 11 09 e Port Settings Enter the alarm panel settings here including the COM port to which it is connected the baud rate parity and stop bits refer to Figure 4 General Port Settings Reset Text Required Te Alarm Text Normal Text ComPort Baud Rate 9600 v eo M1 Parity None y Stop Bits fi Figure 4 Port Settings Tab for Serial Input Devices e Reset Text Enter all text string segments that the alarm panel sends to indicate that an alarm is reset The instance of one of these segments in a string is recognized as an alarm reset After you enter each segment click Add e Required Text Enter text string segments that must be present for Digital Sentry to recognize an alarm If the panel sends multiple similar strings for the same alarm onl
6. Video Loss Selects cameras whose loss of video cause the rest of the zone s cameras to begin recording Serial Input Looks for certain text in strings sent by alarm panels as entered during the Computer Configuration refer to Figure 27 Select a COM port on the server enter text that the alarm panel will send during a particular alarm and click Add Whenever the alarm panel sends this text through the designated COM port the zone s cameras begin recording DSCOMBO ASUS3 COM2 DOORS Figure 27 Serial Input Tab for Sending Text Strings That Trigger Recordings NOTE Before you can select a COM port on the Serial Input tab the port must be added and configured as a Monitor type on the Serial Ports tab Refer to Configuring Serial Ports on page 12 for details Schedule Assigns recording times for the configuration you selected in the other tabs Draw schedule boxes on the time line to indicate the days and times this zone s configuration information should be activated If you schedule the Alarm Boost the alarm frame rate allocation configured on the Camera Frame Rate tab is activated During alarm activation the zone s cameras record when assigned digital inputs are triggered or assigned cameras lose video or detect motion To remove a schedule click Clear Schedule To activate the alarm boost for the entire week click Full Week Boost C3663M B 11 09 e Email Configuration Allows you to select e mail addresses that receive m
7. To create a zone right click the Zones directory in the directory tree and select Add Zone When the Add Zone dialog box appears refer to Figure 23 enter the following information Zone Name Zone Description West 2 f cameras in west wing Alarm Information M Active Alarm Times in Seconds IV Report Alarm Prealarm 5 Postalarm 5 PM Record Until RESET Received een E Priority fi 0 255 Figure 23 Add Zone Dialog Box e Zone Name A name that describes the zone s location or other characteristic e Zone Description Any description identifying the zone e Alarm Information Active Activates the zone Report Alarm Automatically displays an alarm notification in the Current Alarms window whenever an alarm event occurs within the zone Record Until RESET Received Changes the beginning of the post alarm recording period If you select this option post alarm recording does not begin until the alarm is reset to its normal state Otherwise the post alarm recording period begins when the alarm is triggered Priority Determines how alarms from this zone are sorted in the Current Alarms window Alarms notifications from zones with Priority 1 are listed at the top of the Current Alarms window e Alarm Time in Seconds Pre alarm Indicates how much of the video captured before the alarm occurs is inserted at the beginning of a video segment of an alarm event within this zone Post alarm Indicates how much o
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9. and change a user s password on multiple systems All systems added in DSAdmin are available for multiple system user administration and you must have User Administration permissions on each system Figure 20 Multiple Systems Tab To copy an existing user to other systems select the user in the list box and click Copy a user with changes or Copy a user with no changes button 1 If you selected Copy a user with changes In the Specify User Details window refer to Figure 21 modify the user name camera access and user rights as desired User Administration Specify User Details Configuration Manager Configuration Viewer Critical Messages Disable Event Monitor Disable System Messages Event Viewer Export User Informational Messages Live Video Figure 21 User Details Window for System Administration C3663M B 11 09 If you selected either button Enter the user s password If you want this password to replace the password for this user on systems where the user is already configured select this option 2 Click Continue 3 Select the systems where you want to copy the user 4 Click Continue 5 Click Apply 6 Watch the Status and Systems dialog boxes for messages To save a log file containing these information messages click the disk icon Other administration procedures that you can perform on the Multiple Systems tab are as follows e To copy multiple use
10. hover the mouse pointer over the button without clicking 5 When you play back an alarm event the Video Controls tab appears To return to the list of events click the down arrow button on the left When you are finished viewing the event you can click the Event History button to return to your search results or you can perform other tasks NOTE When you play an event from the Event History the Video Controls panel includes a Play By Frame Time feature Play By Frame plays only recorded frames skipping over periods without recorded video Play By Time plays back video based on time elapsed including periods when no video was recorded C3663M B 11 09 43 RECORDED VIDEO PAGE The Recorded Video page allows you to view recorded video from up to nine separate cameras or one predefined camera group This page refer to Figure 38 contains a time line similar to the Event History time line indicating when video was captured and where it is stored The time line is organized by days and hours Each row represents a complete calendar day the columns represent the 24 hours in each day IQT High Local Groups IQT High all Wednesday 11 05 2003 E F Entrance North 1 Entrance North M Outside Front Dutside Back Entrance Other Image Test Medium Test f EH IQT Medium EM Lobby EM Lobby 2 MedContinuous EM M Break Room ES MixContinuous EM M Entrance North 2 E M Entrance South 1 Sa
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12. DIGITAL SENTRY CLIENT ADMIN SOFTWARE To install the Digital Sentry client software on a computer insert the CD and follow the on screen instructions Select either of the following options or you can select both for a simultaneous installation e Digital Sentry Admin Program Allows you to configure the DS NVs server e Digital Sentry Client Program Allows you to monitor live video and search for recorded video TCP IP ADDRESSES The DS NVs server must have two NICs one to communicate with the IP camera network and the other to communicate with other computers such as client computers used to remotely monitor the system Each NIC has a unique TCP IP address and the DSAdmin software must recognize the address of the NIC used to communicate with other computers When you first run DSAdmin refer to DSAdmin on page 10 check the TCP IP address assigned to the VAU If the TCP IP address is applicable to the IP camera network switch the network cables plugged in to each NIC and restart the system Then run DSAdmin again to verify that the TCP IP address assigned to the computer network is displayed C3663M B 11 09 DSAdmin This section describes DSAdmin the application that configures Digital Sentry software and the DS hardware The following topics are discussed in this section e Overview of DSAdmin and its directory tree e Adding and configuring servers VAUs and cameras e User administration e Creating camera groups and
13. Events ooo 51 Example of Window with Record Event and Live Video o o oooooooooooooo corr 52 AA A A A ETT E 53 5 C3663M B 11 09 Introduction DS NVR and DS NVs are network video recorders that use Integral Digital Sentry as the video monitoring and management software DS NVR is an all inclusive stand alone video recorder DS NVs is a software only solution that can be installed on an existing server as described in the following sections For information on installing DS NVR refer to the Integral Digital Sentry Installation manual C3662M INSTALLING THE WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM To install Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Windows Server 2003 on the DS NVs server computer complete the following steps 1 2 3 20 21 22 23 C3663M B 11 09 Insert the Windows installation CD and restart the computer Press Enter to set up Windows Press F8 if you agree with the licensing information Press D to delete any existing partitions and then L to confirm Press C to create a partition Enter 20000MB 20 GB as the size and press Enter Press Enter to start the installation Choose the Format Partition Using the NTFS File System option When prompted enter dsserviceuser as the Administrator password When finished open Administrative Tools Computer Management and then Disk Management Rename the Partition 1 volume label to SYSTEM Create an extended partit
14. On the Search tab select Smart Search This activates several options and buttons on the Search tab 4 Select Show Smart Search Mask Select a color for the mask by clicking the Mask Color box and selecting Change Mask Color 46 C3663M B 11 09 5 Use the mouse to draw a mask in the selected video pane Motion must occur in the masked area for an image to be displayed during the smart search To clear a mask click the Mask Color box and select Clear Mask to reverse the mask select Inverse Mask 6 Adjust the Blocks Requiring Motion slider bar to select the number of blocks in the mask that must exhibit motion for an image to be displayed during the smart search Adjust the Motion Required slider bar to select the pixel value color change that must occur in a block for motion to be identified After the smart search is configured you can perform the search in one of the following ways e Next Frame This button displays the next image in the video clip that meets the smart search parameters e Play Frames This button sequentially displays all images that meet the smart search parameters e Build Search List This button compiles all images that meet the smart search parameters When the search list is complete the Play Smart Search List option is activated and the number of images in the clip that meet the smart search parameters is displayed While Play Smart Search List is selected click the play button at the top of the scree
15. Setings Motion On Screen Display Time lapse Storage l Motion Storage Prz IV Enable PTZ support for this camera Camera connected to port Available Address Ds ova COM2 Sensormatic DeltaDome Address 1 al co Focus Far gt lis Open Zoom In PT2 Tour Configuration 0 Focus Near S Iris Close Q Zom Out Add PTZ Tour Delete Tour A E Hoco Y PTZHUD On Y Run PTZ Tour Move Up Move Down Delete Tour Stop Add a Tour Stop Go To Preset 1 Set Preset 4 Fen zaj Figure 15 PTZ Tab for Configuring PTZ Cameras Presets and Tours Pan tilt and zoom is controlled in Digital Sentry using a heads up display HUD The HUD is a set of boxes that you select to control the various PTZ functions The largest box controls the pan and tilt functions simply click and drag in the direction you want the camera lens to point The small box in the center controls the zoom function left clicking the box zooms in and right clicking zooms out The top box on the right side of the HUD controls iris functions left clicking this box opens the iris and right clicking closes the iris The bottom right box controls focus left clicking focuses far and right clicking focuses near To configure a preset camera position point the camera as desired and click Set Preset To select a different preset number click the right or left arrows below the button before clicking Set Preset To view a preset click Go To Preset To view a diffe
16. The following video pane configuration buttons control the display of live video A The 1 x 1 button displays video from a single camera H The 2 x 2 button displays video from up to four cameras EEE The 3 x 3 button displays video from up to nine cameras B888 The 4 x 4 button displays video from up to 16 cameras 0000 si The Camera Groups button displays video from predefined groups of cameras The Save Local Camera Group button allows you to create camera groups spanning multiple DS systems and to create camera sequences Ed The Close Windows button removes all live video panes or any other graphics such as the Event History or Recorded Video time lines To view live video click a video pane configuration button If you click the 1 x 1 button the first camera configured for the first connected system is displayed if you click the 2 x 2 button the first four cameras are displayed and so forth To view a camera group configured in DSAdmin click the Camera Groups button to display a tree diagram of connected servers Expand the tree to view camera groups and then either double click the group or click the View Group button All cameras in the group are then displayed in a multiple pane format For information on creating camera groups refer to DSAdmin on page 10 To change which cameras are displayed in which video panes refer to Cameras Tab on page 40 RECORDIN
17. Universal Time This applies to time displayed on OSD and the playback counter e Audio On Not used with DS NVR and DS NVs e De interlace Mode This allows you to eliminate pixelated images in high resolution video that contains a large amount of motion This feature applies only to live or recorded video with a 704 x 480 4CIF resolution e The Delay Live slider bar When set to the left video displays at its fastest rate Moving this to the right decreases the displayed image rate NOTE The Apply to All option allows you to apply Video Quality and Delay Live settings to all displayed cameras e An offset video pane configuration button 2 x 2 3 x 3 and 4 x 4 views only a PE Wa This button increases the size of the currently selected video pane and decreases the size of the rest of the displayed video panes This allows you to see video in a larger video pane as with 1 x 1 mode but still displays the other video panes To view another camera s video in the larger video pane click the small pane this switches the size and location of the large and small panes To return to the pane format click the video pane configuration button that appears in the same place on the Video Controls tab or click one of the buttons on the toolbar e When you play back video the Video Controls tab also includes a Play Video section that allows you to control the playback speed Available options are As Fast as Possible In Real Time an
18. alarm event The top line of the counter shows the beginning and ending times of the displayed alarm event The second line shows the time of the video as it progresses through the playback The scroll bar below the counter refer to Figure 44 shows the progress of the video The black portion of the scroll bar corresponds to the actual alarm event The white portion of the scroll bar to the left of the alarm event corresponds to the amount of pre alarm video recorded the white portion of the scroll bar to the right of the alarm event corresponds to the amount of post alarm video recorded Pre alarm and post alarm recording is configured using the DSAdmin program C3663M B 11 09 51 52 Events 8 16 Test Zone r tal rn DSDEMO Test Zone 05 28 2003 15 43 48 To 05 28 2003 15 43 58 05 28 2003 15 49 51 SENTRY e E 05 28 2003 15 43 53 439 gt Sort by Priority T 03 Test Zone 56 Test Zone y 5 3 53 419 15 43 53 439 s E 115 43 53 339 a 5 28 2003 05 28 2003 Ia gt 05 28 2003 Brightness Defaults IV Image Date IV Image Time IV Name E T Inverse 15 49 29 092 05 28 2003 OSD Display Local GMT C System Time FAST 450 IPM a Print xport Image Details Figure 44 Example of Window with Record Event and Live Video ACKNOWLEDGING ALARMS When one or more alarm notifications appear in the Current Alarms pane the following two buttons appear in the Digital Sentry tool bar This butto
19. button prints a still image from the currently selected video pane e The Print Comment field prints whatever you type here along with the selected image or images NOTE Exporting and printing rights are based on user permissions and are available only if the user has permission C3663M B 11 09 EXPORTING A VIDEO CLIP Digital Sentry allows you to export simultaneous video clips from multiple cameras to any location on the DS system or over a network connection Complete the following steps to export a movie 1 Play back video from the Recorded Video or Event History page 2 Pause the video and click Export Movie on the Print Export tab this opens the Save As dialog box 3 Select a location enter a file name and select a file type XPA format playable in Integral Media Player EXE format a self extracting executable with Integral Media Player built in MPEG or AVI 4 To mark a smaller portion of the video clip for export in EXE or XPV format move the slider bar to the start of the desired clip click Mark Start and drag the slider bar to the end of the clip refer to Figure 36 You can also select the cameras to include in the exported file but you can export video from only one camera at a time when exporting in MPEG or AVI format Click OK DigitalSENTRY Export Video Clip M Outside Front Full Filename A IV Mark video selection Mark End Start Not Set End 9436 11 07 2003 13 12 26 715 M
20. chanel IP Cameras Delete VAU ocations Network Storage Locations NetworkStorage C NetworkStorage D Selected Drive Offline Drive Total MB NetworkStorage C fo Minimum free MB Unused MB 1000 fo TF Copy To Network Storage Locations Figure 5 Storage Locations Tab Activated network storage locations appear on the right side of the Storage Locations tab To archive video stored on the VAU to the network storage locations every 15 minutes select Copy To Network Storage Location You can also view information about each network storage location by selecting it in the list The following section describes how the network storage locations are configured on the Network Storage page C3663M B 11 09 CONFIGURING IP CAMERAS The IP Cameras tab refer to Figure 6 allows you to configure IP cameras connected to the VAU through the TCP IP network port A limited number of IP cameras can be connected to a VAU and a valid manufacturer specific license must be installed for each The top of the tab displays the number of licenses installed for each camera manufacturer 192 168 0 100 i Axis Server 192 168 0 100 i Axis Server E 192 168 0 100 i Axis Server IPIX136 192 168 0 100 i IPIX Command Figure 6 IP Cameras Tab with List of Connected IP Cameras To configure an IP camera click Add IP Camera and then select the camera model from the drop down arrow This opens the IP Camera window refer to Figur
21. da ds e E 39 Manual RECO A A A e Na 39 Cameras a aga a RCA coa nase te 40 Print Export Tab aae aii ois dad ala Id Mus oe det ata ls ds a latas deis 40 EXPOrtnd a Video Clips a NAS RES dean 41 Image Dd A ed a 41 EVENT IS TON Radeon aaa ado Da 42 Searching tar Logged EVENTS saes ramer a e reaa Aa ya e be rE 42 MENS A Jee oie l ew adeno a a a en oaks e EE I E E 43 C3663M B 11 09 Recorded Video eii dl a dla a o de dd e e o ae or tl 44 Searching tor Recorded MI ti a is eos 44 Playing Back Recorded Video 20 9c xo seca ral tds atan 45 SEACH e e dedos 46 SMS dd dd e et aca a 46 Client Managei 200 A A AAA AA E Asay A AO A DN ce am EA 47 Changing Ras Wolds ts ant a eat eee da a ada da ta e dea Rios 48 Viewing theMessage Logne tasasen la nea A A A AS a 48 NIG WITIGSHE POLIS Ae o a a e de a rise ito ido ahs Mae 49 Client Startup OPTIONS td cl al a e a eA nd tdo dida ida 49 Adding and Deleting Systems 49 Viewing Messages id A len ie 50 Alarm Assessment seian E A ds a TA D ei 51 Playing Back Curent Alas scroll da de o co coche a iaa rada 51 Acknowledging AMS a ib ds 52 LP 24 Bra 8 pe ns A A a N in E e o 53 C3663M B 11 09 List of Illustrations DOAN DNTNBWN gt TDOAONODAFWN PPP HPP HP WWWWWWWWWWNNNNNNN DN YH 0d h s0N 000 00420N TDA ANDO FWN gt C3663M B 11 09 DSAdminiDir ctory Wee 8 kk hon tt re Reed 10 Add System Dialog Boxtec lt bevswte rates de rss 11 Serial Ports Tab Within General Tab
22. fi 000 0 TF Activate Storage Location Selected Drive Offline IV Use Caching Cancel Figure 8 Network Storage Page C3663M B 11 09 15 2 Entera uniform naming convention UNC share name for the storage location A valid UNC share name begins with two backward slashes and contains the network name of the storage unit in which it is installed 3 Enter a minimum amount of free space in MB that you want the storage location to maintain 4 If you want to enable caching select Use Caching Caching is typically used to increase performance on storage devices that employ RAID arrays 5 Click Save The storage location is then included in the list of locations assigned to the selected computer To begin saving video to the location select Activate Storage Location After a network storage location is activated it appears on the Storage Locations tab of each VAU You can then select all activated network storage locations for the VAU to copy files to To edit the UNC share name for a network storage location select it and click Edit UNC Path for Storage Location To completely remove a network storage location select it and click Delete a Storage Location VIDEO STORAGE OPTIONS The Video Storage Options directory refer to Figure 9 allows you to configure the length of time that video is stored on a DS system before it is automatically deleted Video Storage Options These storage options will be available
23. for more information C3663M B 11 09 35 Digital Sentry Client Software This section describes the daily operation of the Digital Sentry client software The following topics are discussed in this section e Overview of Digital Sentry e Video pane configurations e The Event History and Recorded Video pages e Client Manager e Digital Sentry messages RUNNING DIGITAL SENTRY 36 To run the Digital Sentry client software select it from the Start menu When asked enter a user ID and password as configured in DSAdmin When Digital Sentry starts a tool bar is displayed refer to Figure 32 This tool bar contains buttons for video pane configurations event history recorded video administration and exiting Digital Sentry ARANE i C Brightness 25 Parking Lot 15 39 26 118 05 27 2003 Contrast AAA Defaults Y Image Date Y Image Time Y Name FP Inverse OSD Display Client Local Time C Server Time C GMT T Audio On FT Deinterlace Mode Delay Live da PrintiExport r Scroll Wheel Digital Zoom M Active lert Ellipses Image Details Figure 32 Digital Sentry Main Menu NOTE Digital Sentry client software can run simultaneously with DSAdmin However if you make camera configuration changes in DSAdmin while the client software is running you must exit and restart the client software before you can view the new configuration C3663M B 11 09 VIDEO PANE CONFIGURATION
24. labeled as Connected click Refresh Connected Systems CHANGING PASSWORDS Client Manager allows you to change your password for each system To do this click the name of the system on which you want to change your password this displays the name of the system after For System beneath the manager grid Enter the current password in the Old Password Then enter the new password in the New Password and Confirm New Password fields and click Change VIEWING THE MESSAGE LOG Client Manager allows you to view the Video Server message log on each server Complete the following steps to view the Video Server message log 1 Click the name of the system whose message log you want to view and then click Message Log History This displays the Message Log History screen refer to Figure 41 Digital lt SENTRY 05 27 2003 16 30 53 Sort by Priority I Events 0 Message Log History for DSDEMO Jae Records x e Local C GMT C System Time From To 541 2003 5 427 2003 Total Message Log records 78 Load Message Log Records Message Log records from 05 01 2003 00 00 00 through 05 27 2003 23 59 59 Sorby MessageT ime y m Records Loaded 78 Originating User_ Acknowledge Date 1 05 12 2003 15 25 40 DS DVA DigitalS entry 05 12 2003 15 30 59 Informational 2004 2 05 12 2003
25. le le E E C Only Current User demo INI File Configuration DS1 X New Group Figure 34 Local Group Configuration Tab The tree on the left side of the Local Group Configuration tab contains a list of all available cameras To add a camera to the group drag its name to the list on the right side of the tab or select the camera and click the right arrow To remove a camera from the group drag its name back to the tree or select the camera and click the left arrow Add cameras until the local group is complete Cameras will be displayed in the order that you select on this tab you can reorder the cameras by selecting a camera and clicking the up and down arrows CAMERA SEQUENCING Digital Sentry can automatically cycle through configurable sequences of camera combinations To configure a sequence select the Save Local Camera Group button and select the Camera Sequence Setup tab Click New Sequence type a name for the sequence Enter a dwell time which is the amount of time in seconds that each combination of cameras is displayed in the cycle Then click Save A camera sequence can contain camera groups configured on the server and local groups configured on the remote client computer The tree on the left side of the tab contains a list of all available camera groups and local groups To add a group to the sequence drag its name to the list on the right side of the tab or select the group and click th
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27. on that day of the week select a recording rate and draw another schedule box on that day s row 4 Toclear a section of the schedule select Clear and drag over the schedule boxes that you want to erase To completely clear the schedule to start over click Clear Schedule 5 Repeat this procedure for each day Changes saved on the Time lapse Storage tab are implemented at the next time interval 0 zero 15 30 or 45 minutes after the hour NOTE To quickly configure the camera or cameras to record at the preset slow rate simply click Full Week Slow This button is available on both the Time Lapse Storage and Motion Storage tabs C3663M B 11 09 21 22 MOTION STORAGE The Motion Storage tab refer to Figure 14 is similar to the Time lapse Storage tab except that it allows you to schedule recording only during motion events that occur in the selected camera s view While a motion event is occurring this schedule and its recording rate override the time lapse recording schedule General Motion On Screen Display Time lapse Storage Motion Storage pr m Motion Storage 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 i SS oe oe E e ee AS Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Storage Rate a Fast 450 IPM Slow 1 IPM Clear Schedule Full Week Slow 7 50 IPS 02 IPS Retain Video for E Meci lt an IPM Clear as long as possible y
28. running when you make changes on the On Screen Display tab you must refresh the system in Client Manager for the changes to be implemented C3663M B 11 09 TIME LAPSE STORAGE The Time lapse Storage tab refer to Figure 13 allows you to schedule time lapse recording for the currently selected camera The screen contains a time line organized by day and time that visually represents the schedule for each day of the week The schedule is color coded to represent the recording rate scheduled for the camera General Motion On Screen Display Time lapse Storage Motion Storage Prz r Time lapse Recording Storage Schedule 00 0702 08 04 05 08 07 08 09 19 1112 1314 1518 17 1818 20 21 22 2 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Storage Rate E Fast 450 IPM Slow 1 IPM Clear Schedule Full Week Slow 7 50 IPS 02 IPS Medium 240 IPM Ein cear Figure 13 Time Lapse Storage Tab for Scheduling Continuous Recordings Complete the following steps to create a schedule for a day of the week 1 Select the rate Slow Medium or Fast as defined on the General tab at which you want video to be recorded on that day of the week 2 Click the day s row under the time of day you want to start time lapse recording and drag the edge of the box that appears to the right until you reach the time of day you want to stop time lapse recording 3 If you want to record at different rates at different times
29. seven days regardless of the length of the selected period The video is organized in quarter hour segments thus all events that occur between 4 00 and 4 15 are displayed as one box 44 C3663M B 11 09 NOTE To view video that occurs during the fall back hour when reverting to standard time from daylight saving time you must select GMT The following video type colors can be displayed on the time line e Event An alarm event occurred during the 15 minute segment e Motion Only motion events and time lapse video were recorded during the 15 minute segment e Time Lapse Only a certain frequency of time lapse frames were recorded per second during the 15 minute segment The storage location of an event s segment is indicated by a shorter colored box below the video type indicator box The recorded video can be stored on a VAU on a VAU requiring copy to permanent storage or stored on the network NOTES e Systems running server software version 2 x or 3 x can also display one or more Continuous recorded video types These video types indicate that all images were recorded and stored during the 15 minute segment e At any time you can click the Previous Week or Next Week buttons to view the preceding or following seven days on the time line e You can control the colors displayed on the Recorded Video page by right clicking on the color boxes at the bottom of the screen and selecting a color for each video type and storage loca
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31. you to sort messages by any of the columns as selected from the drop down menu You can also view the occurrence times in either local or GMT time Local occurrence times are local to the DS system To close the message window click Clear Messages This acknowledges all messages listed in the window If any other messages occur while viewing the message window they do not appear until after you clear the messages you are currently viewing Also they are not added to the pop up window you are viewing After you clear a message you can view it later in Client Manager refer to Viewing the Message Log on page 48 NOTE On some systems a message might continually appear stating that video is being deleted before the anticipated storage duration is reached If this occurs reconfigure the camera record settings or storage rules or add more storage capacity to the system 50 C3663M B 11 09 ALARM ASSESSMENT If you are assigned Alarm Activity rights in DSAdmin Digital Sentry immediately notifies you whenever an alarm event occurs The Current Alarms pane in the upper right corner of the Digital Sentry screen automatically displays the time and zone in which the alarm event occurred Alarms are sorted by the time they occurred with the oldest on top To see all alarms in the panes click the down arrow button on the right this button is only available when there are too many current alarms to fit in the pane NOTE The Sort by Priority option all
32. 16 31 1 Message Video Server has started Save Messages to file EN Save Figure 41 Digital Sentry Message Log History 2 Enter the dates of occurrence for the messages you are interested in 3 Choose ALL Records or select from the drop down menu to choose messages based on the source computer or service 4 Click Load Message Log Records All messages that fit the search parameters are then listed by the date they occurred the originating computer the originating user service the date they were acknowledged their type error code number of times the message occurred since the last acknowledgment and the time of the last occurrence Use the drop down arrow above the listed messages to sort the log by any of those information columns To view the text of the message click the message The message is displayed in the Message field You can also save the Message log by entering a file name in the Save Error log to File field browsing to a directory and clicking Save C3663M B 11 09 VIEWING REPORTS Several useful reports can be viewed from Client Manager To view a report click the Reports button select a report type and select the week for which you want to view the report The following reports are available e Camera Usage Report Displays recording activity per camera and per day in terms of the amount of disk space used for storage e Client Log Displays user activity by date time user
33. 981 to obtain an authorization number CA number if returned for credit and RA number if returned for repair and designated return location All merchandise returned for credit may be subject to a 20 percent restocking and refurbishing charge Goods returned for repair or credit should be clearly identified with the assigned CA or RA number and freight should be prepaid 10 19 09 Green The materials used in the manufacture of this document and its components are compliant to the requirements of Directive 2002 95 EC This equipment contains electrical or electronic components that must be recycled properly to comply with Directive 2002 96 EC of the European Union regarding the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE Contact your local dealer for procedures for recycling this equipment E REVISION HISTORY Manual Date Comments C3663M 6 08 Original version C3663M A 3 09 Updated IP Configuration window information C3663M B 11 09 Pelco the Pelco logo Camclosure Digital Sentry Endura Esprit ExSite Genex Intelli M Legacy and Spectra are registered trademarks of Pelco Inc Spectra Ill is a trademark of Pelco Inc DLP is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments Incorporated Added Account Management information to the User Administration section Modified DS NVS Software Installation system requirements All product names and services identified throughout this document are trademarks or register
34. G MODE INDICATORS Live video panes displaying video that is currently being recorded are surrounded by colored bars that indicate the current recording mode time lapse motion or alarm The colors are based on settings entered on the Event History and Recorded Video pages Refer to Event History Page on page 42 and Recorded Video Page on page 44 for information on configuring recording mode color indicators QUICK REVIEW The Go button above the video panes refer to Figure 33 allows you to quickly view recently recorded video Use the drop down arrow to select video from the previous 1 5 15 30 or 60 minutes When you click Go video from the selected time frame is displayed for each currently selected camera You can scroll through the video using the slider on the time line at the top of the screen fi minute y c sa Figure 33 Quick View of Recorded Video To view video from a time frame before the previous 60 minutes perform a search on the Event History or Recorded Video page refer to Event History Page on page 42 and Recorded Video Page on page 44 ZOOMING INTO VIDEO To zoom into a video pane left click the pane to highlight it Each additional click increases the size of the video in the pane by a factor of two cropped to fit the video pane and re centers the pane in the direction of the click Right clicking reverses the zoom C3663M B 11 09 37 38 DIGITAL PTZ If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel you can digit
35. Motion Recording sections of the Motion tab C3663M B 11 09 Consecutive Motion Frames to Trigger Pre Motion Recording The minimum number of consecutive motion images that must occur on the selected camera input for the pre motion video to be inserted at the beginning of the recorded motion event Pre Recording Seconds The amount of video inserted at the beginning of the recorded motion event when the minimum number of consecutive motion images occur The images included in the pre motion segment is determined by counting backward from the final consecutive motion image The maximum possible Pre Recording Seconds value is equal to the Maximum Video Buffer setting on the General tab Consecutive Non Motion Frames to Start Post Motion Recording The minimum number of consecutive non motion images that will end the motion event and start a post motion recording period The first image included in the post motion recording period is the first image after the final consecutive non motion image Post Recording Seconds The amount of video recorded in the post motion recording period This video is appended to the end of the recorded motion event If the minimum number of consecutive motion images reoccurs during the post recording period the post recording period restarts beginning with the image following the final consecutive motion image ON SCREEN DISPLAY The On Screen Display tab refer to Figure 12 allows you to set the location for
36. OPERATION CONFIGURATION by Schneider Electric DS NVR and DS NVs System Software ese INTEGRAL Digital Sentry C3663M B 11 09 Contents A A tt tia 7 Installing the Windows Operating SySteM ooooooooo b bbb tenet teen ee 7 Ds NVs Software lnstallationic 244 cae ecee ca vs Sates A Se as PN 8 Setver VAU Software Installations cei ie vento wus a tl 8 Digital Sentry Client AdMiniSoftWale 2c Grs e eerie kamen E NRA GE es eee eke were 9 TERA sto diane wath as seek a aaa 9 DAI oa ra a or oda ca ae 10 DSACMIN OVEVIEW nes IS de CIA a tela a ds 10 DSAdMIA Director Teer nta eaaa A A AA zo 10 Adding andiConfigurng Severa a ri bests 11 Adding and Configuring a VAS A A a Pe A eared aa 11 Contiguring Serial Ports api de AAS e Monet ais Senta LAS e Wl ce AN oil RAAT dal Mies Aire is 12 Configuring Storage Location S ii A aaa 13 Configuring IP Cameras celsnescis rra aa bl rre tbh neta 14 Ne A A A ae eke ee eg el 15 Video Storage Options s ferreo m ea share radan ante A AA E DS E dant loa 16 Adding and Configuring Cameras stigs icing sae Rtas ile id ti dodge had dnd cha dead led 17 GENET al ecnan A sce MAMIE oo he na nD A Matta a Ea 17 A A eth El ce tata tae ee Slee Mae a ede 18 Onscreen DISA Ys aniren e tere a fe x een ea e at near teu hee ee EEEa s EESE 20 Timelapse Storages a fe Seeks ek oslo iad adds dl Shed dled Lod Gees Pd Sa el A apes de Te aa 21 Motion Storage eine ct cal Sa deen ete waa Gro ee A e
37. Outside Front Selectthe cameras to Lobby include in the export file M Break Room Entrance East Entrance North 1 M Entrance North 2 Entrance North 3 Entrance North 4 M Entrance South 1 Dutside Back K K K K K K K K KK Figure 36 Export Video Clip Window 5 Click the play button to start the video clip 6 Click STOP on the Video Controls tab when you want to end the video clip The clip is then saved to the location you chose To view the movie you saved open the file in the location in which you saved it e Copy Destination This is the drive letter and name of the disc or non local network drive where the video is exported e Maximum Copy Duration This is the amount of video that the system attempts to export If you select Fill Destination Media the disc or drive is completely filled by the most recent recorded video or until all video is exported Otherwise video from the most recent days hours and minutes selected from the drop down menu is exported if video from the selected time period is too large only the most recent video from that time period is exported e Cameras To Include Video is exported for all cameras selected here All camera inputs are listed even if they are not enabled However video from the selected inputs is exported only if the camera is enabled and recorded video from that input is stored on the system 7 Click OK when the configuration is comple
38. UP EXE file on the Server VAU CD and follow the on screen instructions Run the SETUPEXE file on the Client Admin CD and follow the on screen instructions DS NVS SOFTWARE INSTALLATION DS NVs software can be installed on a computer that meets the following minimum requirements Industry standard Intel platform server grade motherboard Dual Core Intel Xeon Processor 32 input system or Intel Pentium 4 3 2 GHz Processor 16 input system or smaller NOTE If you are streaming between 4 and 32 H 264 cameras Pelco recommends that you meet the following system requirements CPU Speed Intel Core 2 Quad 09400 at 2 66 GHz 4 CPUs VGA Card Spec NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 512 MB minimum Computer Memory 4 GB of RAM 2 GB RAM Dual Gigabit network interface cards NICs Windows XP Embedded XPe Windows XP Professional or Windows Server 2003 operating system 7200 rpm hard drive minimum of one can be SCSI or SATA Drive controller card CD RW Stand alone system 20 GB available storage for operating system and applications Distributed system 160 GB available storage for operating system applications and video storage If all video is stored on the DS NVs server you must add the appropriate quantity speed and size of drives required to meet the storage requirement If the video is stored on an external storage subsystem you must also install a suitable SCSI Card The transmission 1 0 rate of the drive controller
39. ab allow you to change the color of the HUD To control PTZ functions select PTZ Control on the PTZ tab and click the video pane the HUD does not have to be visible To tour the presets configured in DSAdmin click Start Tour To view an individual preset click the Go To Preset X button to select a different preset number to set click the right or left arrows above the button before clicking Go To Preset X C3663M B 11 09 53 54 C3663M B 11 09 PRODUCT WARRANTY AND RETURN INFORMATION WARRANTY Pelco will repair or replace without charge any merchandise proved defective in material or workmanship for a period of one year after the date of shipment Exceptions to this warranty are as noted below e Five years Fiber optic products Unshielded Twisted Pair UTP transmission products CC3701H 2 CC3701H 2X CC3751H 2 CC3651H 2X MC3651H 2 and C3651H 2X camera models ee years Pelco designed fixed network cameras and network dome cameras with Sarix technology Pelco branded fixed camera models CCC1390H Series C10DN Series C10CH Series and IP3701H Series EH1500 Series enclosures Spectra IV products including Spectra IV IP Camclosure Series IS ICS IP integrated camera systems DX Series digital video recorders DVR5100 Series digital video recorders Digital Sentry Series hardware products DVX Series digital video recorders and NVR300 Series network video recorders Endura Series distributed ne
40. ally zoom into a video pane by scrolling the wheel forward and digitally zoom out by scrolling the wheel backward You can also pan and tilt within a zoomed video pane by clicking and then dragging in the desired direction To activate Digital PTZ select Scroll Wheel Digital Zoom on the Video Controls tab refer to Video Controls Tab on page 39 CREATING LOCAL GROUPS Local groups are similar to camera groups except that local groups are available only on the remote client computer on which they are created Perform the following steps to create a local group of up to 16 cameras I Zi 3 Click the Close Windows button Click the Save Local Camera Group button and select the Local Group Configuration tab refer to Figure 34 Click New Group type a name for the local group and select whether the group is viewable by all users of the client computer or only by the current user Click Save Group You can also quickly create a local group by arranging cameras on the live video page and clicking the Save Local Group button Camera Sequence Setup Local Group Configuration Local Group PMDEMO EM Entrance East EM Entrance North 3 EH IQT Extra High Entrance North 1 PMDEMO Entrance North 4 EH IQT High PMDEMO M Break Room PMDEMO M Outside Front aa IST Low PMDEMO IQT Medium EM Lobby EH Lobby 2 EH M Entrance North 2 EM M Entrance South 1 EM Office B EH Outside Back
41. and enter the number of days This option overrides the other video storage options You can also enter an Expected number of day s If video is deleted because of lack of space before this number of days a warning message is displayed NOTES e Activating or modifying the Force video to be deleted after option affects only the video recorded after you make the change Any video recorded before you modify this option follows the setting configured at the time the video was recorded e On some systems a message might continually appear stating that video is being deleted before the anticipated storage duration is reached If this occurs reconfigure the camera record settings or storage rules or add more storage capacity to the system C3663M B 11 09 ADDING AND CONFIGURING CAMERAS After you add cameras to a system you can configure them by clicking the respective name under any of the Cameras directories in which they are shown NOTE If you click a Cameras directory any configuration changes are applied to all cameras in that directory After you make the changes click Apply To All Cameras in Folder This feature is not available on the Motion tab it is unlikely that a user would want the identical motion mask on multiple cameras GENERAL The General tab allows you to configure several camera settings refer to Figure 10 Figure 10 General Tab Within Cameras Tab Features Edit IP Camera Sett
42. card is important For best performance select a system that has a robust controller card especially if you have a high camera count 20 to 32 IP cameras or when using high throughput cameras such as IPIX SERVER VAU SOFTWARE INSTALLATION To install Digital Sentry Server VAU software on the DS NVs server complete the following steps f 2 3 Insert the Digital Sentry Server VAU CD Run SETUP EXE from the CD Select the desired language and click OK When you are asked if the dsserviceuser account has been created click Yes The Welcome screen appears Click Next If you accept the user agreement click Yes Select one of the following component types and click Next e DMS plus Extended Local Storage VSAN Installs the server MSDE and VSAN components e Extended Local Storage VSAN Installs the VSAN component e SAVR or DS XPress plus Extended Local Storage VSAN Installs the server VideoServer MSDE and VSAN components e VAU Installs the VideoServer component If you have changed the default dsserviceuser password enter and verify the new password and then click OK to begin the file installation Enter the license key generated for the component s product ID If you selected the VAU or Extended Local Storage VSAN installation enter the name or IP address of the server that the VAU or VSAN is connected to When you are prompted to restart the computer click Finish C3663M B 11 09
43. click the Event History button Qs The Event History button displays a time line of seven days Complete the following steps to display all events that occurred during any period il Ze 42 Click the Event History button The time line appears From the Systems drop down menu choose the system whose event log you want to view This drop down lists the connected systems that you have Event History permissions for From the Zones drop down list choose the zone that includes the cameras whose recorded events you want to view If you want to include events from all cameras on the system select ALL Zones In the Event Description field enter search parameters for information received from an access control panel For example if you configure an access control panel to transmit to Digital Sentry the identification of an employee who swipes his ID badge you can enter the employee s name or other transmitted information in the Event Description field and the search result will include only those events associated with the employee s badge C3663M B 11 09 5 In the For Days box select the length of your search period the default and maximum are both seven Also select either Client Local Time Server Time or GMT 6 Inthe From field select the first day of the period you want to search In the To field the last day of the period is automatically displayed based on the duration you selected in the For Day
44. ct after the indicated amount of time in seconds If you want the client to automatically connect to the server whenever the Digital Sentry client software is started click Auto Connect Click Save to add the server to the Available Systems list NOTE Click the server in the directory tree to configure a server that you have made available to the client This displays the server configuration information which allows you to view or change the name IP address and reconnect interval for the server If you do not select Auto Connect you can click Connect to connect to the server You can refresh a connection to a server at any time by right clicking on the server name in the directory tree and selecting Refresh ADDING AND CONFIGURING A VAU Perform the following steps to add a VAU to a server Tk 2 4 Right click the VAUs directory under the appropriate server in the directory tree Select Add VAU This opens the Add VAU window Enter the following information for each VAU connected to the DS server e VAU computer name e Static IP address e Video Server port Click Save On a server VAU combination system this information is the same as the system configuration information and it might already be entered in the VAU directory To configure the VAU click its name in the directory tree The following tabs will be displayed e VAU Info Not used with DS NVR and DS NVs e Serial Ports Configures PTZ cameras and other devic
45. d Skipping x x Seconds To configure the number of seconds skipped with the final option select the up or down arrows to change the number in half second increments The As Fast as Possible option does not skip any frames NOTE The video settings adjusted on the Video Controls panel are different from the video settings adjusted in DSAdmin These video settings merely change the video as it appears in the live and recorded video panes whereas the video settings in DSAdmin affect the video as it is digitized and captured MANUAL RECORDING The Video Controls tab also includes the following button for users with Manual Record permission This button allows you to start time lapse recording of video in the currently selected video pane overriding the recording schedule set in DSAdmin When you select the Manual Record button a menu allows you to select a recording speed Digital Sentry records video in the selected video pane at the selected speed until you click the STOP button that appears in the Manual Record button s place C3663M B 11 09 39 CAMERAS TAB The Cameras tab refer to Figure 35 contains a tree diagram of all currently connected servers and their cameras To see a list of cameras connected to a server expand the server by clicking its plus button To view video from a listed camera drag it to a video pane You can view video simultaneously from multiple connected servers NOTE When viewing recorded video from the Eve
46. date time and camera name text in live and recorded video panes You can also set the location for the words Motion and Alarm that appear on video displayed over an analog output when motion or alarm events occur these words do not appear in the Digital Sentry client software Live video from the currently selected camera is displayed on the tab for easy reference This is what your setting would look like if you were to activate the OSD for the camera Sec Viteo Sets Moton Figure 12 On Screen Display Tab for Configuring Video Text Perform the following steps to display date time and camera name information on the test video pane 1 Select the appropriate boxes in the Display column 2 Adjust the X and Y values to change the location of the first character of text for each displayed item on the screen Each video pane is divided into a grid 28 units wide by 11 units high The X horizontal value can be 0 to 27 with 0 zero indicating the left column units and 27 indicating the right column of units The Y vertical value can be 0 to 10 with 0 zero indicating the top row of units and 10 indicating the bottom row of units Be sure to leave enough room for the rest of the text For example do not place the time text in column 27 because the rest of the text would extend past the right edge of the video pane The live video pane allows you to immediately test your OSD configuration If the Digital Sentry client software is
47. e 7 which contains the following configuration information and options Pelco This IP camera has been assigned input 30 on board number 4 Change Assigned Input Frame Rate Images Per Minute Resolution 1800 704 480 NTSC he 30 00 image s per second Width Height Iv facies 704 x 480 I RTSP Tunneling Stream Number Quality 100 fi 4 gt Compression Type MPEGa TCP IP Address Port Number fi 0 220 77 113 80 RTP Port Number Input on IP Device 5862 User Name r Microsoft Internet Explorer must be the default browser in order to configure IP cameras for DigitalSENTRY IP Camera Configuration Web Page Figure 7 IP Camera Window for Configuring IP Cameras 14 C3663M B 11 09 e The top of the window displays the location of the camera input automatically selected for the IP camera By default the final input on the final input device or board is selected for the IP camera Because up to 32 cameras can exist on any board and up to four boards can exist on any VAU the input selected for the IP camera might not actually exist If you want to use the automatically selected camera input for an analog camera manually select the IP camera s input by clicking Change Assigned Input and then select a new input e The Camera Name field allows you to enter the desired name of the IP camera that will appear in video panes searches lists and so forth e Consult the camera manufacture
48. e number ParentKey SubKkey Al Interface EventlmageDisplay Services DebugFlag Services LogFileSizeKB Services Max larmDuration Services PacketDelayMS Services PacketSize Services PTZUserT imeout Services SerialDelimiter Services SerialFieldCount Services SerialLog System DeleteOrphanFilesHour gt Cuabara Nalaka enk aeCilanhd su Value Description 1 Display Event Images when an event occurs 0 Do not automatically display event images Figure 29 Configuration Parameters Window for Miscellaneous Settings The Parameters list contains the following settings applicable code numbers in parentheses e Interface EventlmageDisplay Automatically displays event images when the event occurs Choose 1 to automatically display event images or choose 0 zero not to automatically display event images Services DebugFlag Limits the type of data written to the log file none 0 basic information 1 or all information 2 e Services LogFileSizeKB Limits the size in KB of the Video Server log file When the log file reaches this size it replaces the oldest data with the newest data C3663M B 11 09 33 Services MaxAlarmDuration Limits the amount of time an alarm event is recorded if not reset by an alarm panel Services PacketDelayMS Sets a delay in milliseconds between packets sent Services PacketSize Limits the size in bytes of packets sent to the client Services PTZUserTimeout The number of seconds bef
49. e right arrow To remove a group from the sequence drag its name back to the tree or select the group and click the left arrow Add groups until the sequence is complete You can reorder the sequence by selecting a group and clicking the up and down arrows The Rename Sequence and Delete Sequence buttons allow you to modify or remove the sequence selected in the Camera Sequence Name drop down menu C3663M B 11 09 COPYING LOCAL CONFIGURATION INFORMATION TO OTHER COMPUTERS The INI File Configuration tab allows you to locate the INI file that contains information about the local configuration so you can copy it to another client computer Simply locate the file and copy it to the same location on the other computer over a network or use a portable data storage medium VIDEO CONTROLS TAB When you select a video pane configuration button the Video Controls tab appears on the right side of the screen This tab allows you to change characteristics of the selected video pane The following information can be found on the Video Controls tab e Brightness and contrast settings for the currently selected camera The Defaults button returns these to preset values e Display options You can choose to display the current time date and camera name on each video pane in various colors Also the Inverse option displays a negative image for the currently selected video pane e Client Local Time Server Time and GMT Greenwich Mean Time equal to
50. ectangle that covers all or part of the area you want to mask Repeat until the entire area you want to mask is covered 2 To eliminate a portion of the mask you created click and drag the mask to draw a rectangle over the area you want to clear To eliminate the entire mask click Clear Mask 3 To change the color of the mask click a color square above the live video pane NOTE If there is only one small area where motion events need to be detected you can mask that area and then click the Invert Mask button This masks all unmasked portions of the video and clears all masked portions C3663M B 11 09 Perform the following steps to test the motion recording performance of the mask you created 1 2 Click the Save and Test Mask button Check the following parameters e Max Consecutive The highest number of consecutive images that exhibited motion during the current test when motion occurs a colored border appears around the video pane e Consecutive Frames The current number of consecutive images that differed enough from the previous image for motion to be recognized This resets to zero when a change is not recognized in an image e Total The total number of images that exhibited motion during the test whether consecutive or nonconsecutive e Total Non Motion Frames The number of images during the test that did not exhibit motion e Total Frames The total number of images displayed and compared during the tes
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52. era permissions in the User Administration procedure CameraPort Name The default name of the camera input You cannot change this name Camera Name The name of the camera as it appears in the client software You can change this name as desired Description The camera s location or other identifying information VAU The VAU to which the camera s input device is connected Input Device Name and Input The type of video input device and the input number to which the camera is connected Changes on the General tab are implemented at the next time interval 0 zero 15 30 or 45 minutes after the hour C3663M B 11 09 18 MOTION The Motion tab refer to Figure 11 allows you to configure how much motion is required to trigger motion recording It is also used to create motion masks which ignore motion in certain areas of a camera s view and to test your motion setup Live video from the selected camera is displayed on this tab Figure 11 Motion Tab for Motion Settings and Masks NOTE If the Use Motion Detection in IP Camera option is selected on the General tab for an IP camera only the Alarm Settings Pre Motion Recording and Post Motion Recording portions of the Motion tab are visible Adjust the values for the following parameters to adjust the amount of motion required to trigger motion recording e Sensitivity The change in a pixel required for that portion of the image to be considered changed The Sensitivi
53. es connected to each COM port e Storage Locations Configures the local and remote storage locations connected to the DS system e Audio Channels Not used with DS NVR and DS NVs e IP Cameras Configures the IP cameras connected to the VAU e Delete VAU Deletes a VAU from the system CAUTION The Delete VAU function removes all data for that VAU This includes all recorded video unless it is the only VAU added to the server If only one VAU is added its data must be deleted manually If a large amount of data is stored on a VAU deleting the VAU can require as much as one hour to complete Performance might also be reduced during the deletion process By default the permission to delete a VAU is not granted to new users C3663M B 11 09 CONFIGURING SERIAL PORTS Perform the following steps to configure serial ports on a VAU Click the VAU in the directory tree and select the Serial Ports tab 1 2 3 12 Highlight a COM port and click Add to activate it Highlight the COM port in the assigned ports list Enter serial input information on the following six tabs General Contains required information refer to Figure 3 COM2 57 Not Selected 4 2 fis lt co l fio El v Figure 3 Serial Ports Tab Within General Tab Interface Type Options include Monitor Card Reader or PTZ PTZ Type The make and model of the PTZ camera connected to the selected port if PTZ is selected for the Interface Type
54. essages when an alarm event happens in a zone To identify and test the mail server refer to the Email Notification on page 35 To select e mail addresses click Add Email Account to open the window shown in Figure 28 on page 33 Add e mail addresses as desired and then select cameras from the zone For each selected camera a JPEG image of the alarm event will be attached to the e mail messages you can adjust the image resolution and quality using the slider bars under JPEG Image Properties Add Email Account s Pipe cual m Cameras to Include in the Email user yourserver com Cameras in this Zone Cameras included in the email JPG Image Properties Image Resolution 3524240 A A A Ek Cancel Save Account s Figure 28 Add Email Account s Window Changes to a zone configuration are applied when you save them CAMERAS DIRECTORY The Cameras directory under a DS server in the directory tree contains a list of all cameras configured on all VAUs in the tree Refer to Adding and Configuring Cameras on page 17 for more information CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS The Configuration Parameters directory contains several miscellaneous parameters for a DS system Clicking this directory opens the Configuration Parameters list refer to Figure 29 To change a parameter select it in the list and enter a value allowed in the Description field The value can be either a quantity such as number of MB or a cod
55. f the video captured after the alarm occurs is appended to the end of a video segment of an alarm event within this zone Re alarm Indicates how long after an alarm occurs that ensuing alarms are ignored For example if you enter 5 seconds alarms that are active less than 5 seconds after an initial alarm event do not trigger recording After you enter this information click Save to add the zone to the Zones directory in the directory tree NOTE When creating a zone for the recording of video loss events be sure to include an additional three seconds to account for the maximum lag between the loss of video and the triggering of the alarm The system monitors for video loss every 1 5 seconds For example if you want to record 5 seconds of pre alarm video on the zone set the pre alarm time to 8 seconds 30 C3663M B 11 09 CONFIGURING ZONES To configure a zone click its entry in the Zones directory This displays the following tabs e General Contains the configuration information assigned to the zone e Cameras Assigns cameras to the zone refer to Figure 24 To assign a camera select it in the Cameras Available List and click the Add button This displays the camera in the Cameras Assigned list To remove a camera from the zone select it in the Cameras Assigned list and click the Remove button 1FS1CAM2 1FS1CAM3 1FS1CAM4 Figure 24 Cameras Tab for Assigning Cameras to Zones e Digital Inputs Assigns digital alarm i
56. g permissions for the user click Save AVAILABLE PERMISSIONS The following permissions can be assigned to any user in any combination Alarm Activity The user is notified of alarm events Notifications are displayed on the system only if configured using DSAdmin Alarm Clearer The user can acknowledge and clear alarms by way of check buttons Analog Output User The user can control the cameras displayed through the analog outputs Audio Monitor Not used with DS NVR and DS NVs Change Colors The user can change the default color coding on the Recorded Video and Event History pages Change Password The user can change his or her password in Client Manager Configuration Manager The user can access DSAdmin and change its data Configuration Viewer The user can access DSAdmin but cannot change its data NOTE A user must have either Configuration Viewer or Configuration Manager rights to be able to run DSAdmin Thus a user with User Administrator rights must also have Configuration Viewer rights to view the User Rights tab or Configuration Manager rights to change information on the User Rights tab and perform other User Administrator functions 26 Critical Messages The user can view messages labeled as Critical Delete Computer The user can access the Delete VAU tab Disable Event Monitor In Client Manager the user can change the Notify On Event parameter for the system Disable System Messages In Client Manager t
57. he DS system communicates a variety of messages while running Messages are listed in a pop up window when they occur or when you first start the application after they occur The following information refer to Figure 42 can be found within the pop up window Critical Messages Warning Messages 2 Informational Messages Client Local Time C GMT Sor By System Last Occurence Double Click a row to ignore not ignore a message Total Messages Loaded 2 DigitalS entry DigitalSENTRY a 08 01 72006 or 04 45 Ty 251401 No TE ES OT Video Serve RY create connection vau 192 168 0 100 18772 returned 1 a Clear Messages Figure 42 Digital Sentry Messages Window e message type This icon can indicate a critical warning or informational message e Last Occurrence The time and date of the most recent occurrence of the message e System The DS system on which the message occurred e Source The VAU on which the message occurred e Code The code number of the message This is useful information for technical support e Message Text The text of the message If you select the message in the window the text also appears at the bottom of the window e Message Count The number of times the message has occurred since the last time that specific message was acknowledged e First Occurrence The time and date of the first occurrence of the message since the last time it was acknowledged The pop up window allows
58. he user can disable the display of Critical Messages Warning Messages and Informational Messages Event Viewer The user can access the Event History page Export User The user can export data from Digital Sentry Informational Messages The user can view messages labeled as Informational Live Video The user can view live video Manual Record The user can activate manual recording Print User The user can print data PTZ User The user can control pan tilt zoom functions of cameras Recorded Video Viewer The user can view the Recorded Video page Reports in Client The user can view the on screen reports available in the Digital Sentry client software User Administration The user can access the User Rights tab add and delete users and change passwords Warning Messages The user can view messages labeled as Warning Zone Administrator The user can modify information on the tabs located in the Zones directory C3663M B 11 09 ASSIGNING CAMERA PERMISSIONS Complete the following steps to assign or change camera permissions for a user 1 Select the Camera Assignments tab refer to Figure 19 Add User Change Password Delete User Hi Groups C All Cameras C All non covert cameras By Assignment Camera Assignments Available Cameras Assigned Cameras 1F51C4M1 gt gt lt lt lt Save Cancel Figure 19 Camera Assignments Tab for Assigning Camera Permiss
59. ings Refer to Configuring IP Cameras on page 14 Frame Rate The number of images recorded per second and per minute by the selected camera This field on the General tab does not actually set the frame rate it only establishes the Fast Medium and Slow settings used on the Time lapse Storage and Motion Storage tabs Select the frame rate per minute for each speed setting the rate per second is automatically updated Associated Audio Channel Not used with DS NVR and DS NVs Maximum Video Buffer The maximum amount of time in seconds you can save video for pre alarm or pre motion recording If the camera begins recording an alarm or motion event you may want to record a certain amount of time before the event The Maximum Video Buffer value limits the amount of video that can be inserted at the beginning of any recorded event This value is limited by the amount of RAM available in the VAU Refer to the Motion tab description in this section for information about setting pre alarm and pre motion recording values for individual cameras IP Camera Configuration Web Page Refer to Configuring IP Cameras on page 14 Motion Detection Select Use Integral Motion Detection to enable settings on the Motion tab Alternatively you can select Use Detection in IP Camera to enable the motion detection settings that are configured directly on the IP camera refer to Motion on page 18 Covert Camera Identifies this camera as covert when assigning cam
60. ion on the remainder of the drive this is the first DATA partition Change the CD ROM drive letter to R On the extended partition create a logical drive formatted using NTFS Partition 2 and any other partitions are data drives Create a logical drive to fill the rest of the drive and name it DATA Install any required drivers from the motherboard CD Install the latest Windows Updates including Service Pack 2 SP2 for Windows XP Professional or Service Pack 1 SP1 for Windows Server 2003 Change the computer name and IP address in Windows In User Manager create a new Windows user name dsserviceuser with the password dsserviceuser Ensure that the user has administrative privileges This can also be done as part of the operating system installation Windows XP Professional only Open Control Panel and then User Accounts Select Change the Way Users Log On and Off and then clear the Use the Welcome Screen check box In Administrative Tools open Local Security Policy Expand Local Policies and User Rights Assignments and then open Log On as a Service Click Add User or Group Windows XP Professional only From the Start menu select Run Type control userpasswords2 and click OK Select User Must Enter a User Name and Password and then click Advanced Select Require User to Press Ctrl Alt Delete Create the following directory C Program Files Integral Database Run the SET
61. ions 2 Select the user name in the Users list 3 Choose the permission from the Groups area The following permissions are available e All Cameras Grants access to all cameras available on the selected system as listed in the Available Cameras list at the bottom of the tab If you select this option click Save and skip step 4 e All Non Covert Cameras Grants access to all cameras not designated as Covert Camera on the individual camera configuration pages If you select this option click Save and skip step 4 e By Assignment Grants access to cameras individually selected from the bottom of the Camera Assignments tab If you select this option proceed to step 4 4 If you select By Assignment select the cameras in the Available Cameras list that the user has permission to monitor and then click the right arrow button to move them to the Assigned Cameras list or click the double right arrow button to assign all cameras Repeat until all cameras are properly assigned To remove a camera from the Assigned Camera list select it and click the left arrow button or click the double left arrow button to remove all cameras When all cameras are properly assigned click Save C3663M B 11 09 27 28 MANAGING USERS ACROSS MULTIPLE SYSTEMS The Multiple Systems tab refer to Figure 20 allows you to create new user accounts based on existing accounts add a new user or copy an existing user to multiple systems
62. ive any combination of critical warning or informational messages Complete the following steps to enable e mail notification of these types of messages mail integraltech com integraltech com user2 yourserver com users yourserver com Figure 31 Email Notification Page In the SMTP Server field enter the e mail server used to send the e mail messages This must be a valid SMTP server accessible from the DS server In the Email sent from domain name field enter the domain name as configured on the SMTP server If required enter a User Name and Password for sending e mail using the SMTP server Click Add Email Account Enter an Email address and select one or more message types The e mail account receives only those messages that match the selected message types Click Save Repeat the previous step for up to 75 e mail addresses To change the messages types sent to an e mail address select the address and click Edit Email Account Select the appropriate system message types and click Save To delete an entered e mail address select the address and click Delete Email Account To test a configured e mail address select the address and click Test Email Account Check the e mail account to ensure that an e mail was sent NOTE The SMTP server selected for e mail notification of messages is automatically the same server selected for e mail notification of alarms if applicable Refer to Configuring Zones on page 31
63. le system is DSCLIENT Under each server are several directories containing all of the cameras VAUs zones and other hardware and configurations that are available through the selected server DSCOMBO e Q DSCOMBO Ea Available Systems DSCOMBO 3 Camera Groups 19216801 A Configuration Parameters o 3 Email Notification A Network Storage E Storage Options Oo e f E Throttle Exempt Addresses 2 User Administration VAUs 8 DSCOMBO2 DSCOMBO f H E Analog Outputs H E Cameras S Video Input Devices i H BRD 1 XPressTX 300 H E Zones Figure 1 DSAdmin Directory Tree 10 C3663M B 11 09 ADDING AND CONFIGURING SERVERS Complete the following steps to make a DS server available to your client computer 1 2 6 7 Click the client directory at the top of the tree to display the Available Systems directory Right click Available Systems and choose Add System This opens the Add System dialog box refer to Figure 2 Add System i System Name DSSERVER3 TCP IP Address fi 92 168 0 1 Reconnect Interval 20 FT AutoConnect me Figure 2 Add System Dialog Box In the System Name field enter a name for the DS server you want to make available Enter the static IP address of the DS server If the server will not be connected to a network during operation enter 127 0 0 1 Enter a reconnect interval If the client becomes disconnected from the server it will try to reconne
64. n This plays back all images in the search list Other smart search features include e You can cancel a smart search in progress by clicking Cancel Search e You can zoom into a video pane selected for a smart search by selecting Zoom in the On Mouse Click area e You can select a new video pane for a smart search by selecting an option other than Smart Search and then clicking the camera icon on the Search tab CLIENT MANAGER Client Manager allows you to monitor the status of your connection to DS systems and control several operation parameters Click the following button to open Client Manager The following information is listed within the Client Manager refer to Figure 40 2 Digital 07 12 2005 13 37 28 13 17 53 29 27 M0 3801 8 lt gt SENT RY QAI SA a Sort by Priority T 113 17 59 29 27 M0 38D1 AID Events 198 13 18 05 29 27 M0 38D1 13 18 11 29 27 M0 38D1 ERE Client Manager Refresh Connected Systems Apply New Settings Undo Changes in Grid Total Systems System Name Connected As Connected Notify on Event Critical Msgs Warming Msgs Informational Msgs AutoConnect DSCLIENT demo M Mm M M H lv O THHTest demo O O o For System DSCLIENT gt p Client Startup Options Old Password Use the full screen resolution New Password C Use fixed resolution 1024x768 Confirm New Password Allow multiple ins
65. n clears only the alarm selected in the Current Alarms pane This button clears all the alarms in the Current Alarms pane If you click this button you are asked to confirm the action C3663M B 11 09 PTZ CONTROL The PTZ tab refer to Figure 45 allows you to control the pan tilt zoom functions of a PTZ enabled camera The PTZ tab is available only when the video pane of a PTZ enabled camera is selected PTZ cameras are enabled in DSAdmin Live 05 27 2003 17 01 16 3 Sort by Priority I Events 0 fi Minute al Go 11 Front I PTZ Control M PIS HUG Start Tour a 4 Go to Preset 1 tris Open ES Iris Close 0 Focus Near co Focus Far Zoom In O Zoom Out Image Details Figure 45 PTZ Control Tab PTZ functions are controlled using a heads up display HUD To view the HUD select PTZ HUD on the PTZ tab The HUD is a set of boxes that you select to control the various PTZ functions The largest box controls the pan and tilt functions simply click and drag in the direction you want the camera lens to point The small box in the center controls the zoom function left clicking the box zooms in and right clicking zooms out The top box on the right side of the HUD controls iris functions left clicking this box opens the iris and right clicking closes the iris The bottom right box controls focus left clicking this box focuses far and right clicking this box focuses near The color bars on the PTZ t
66. name and IP address e Administration Log Displays administrator activity by date time user name and IP address e Configuration Report Displays all configuration changes for VAUs cameras camera groups zones users and other configuration parameters The reports are viewed on the screen in a browser and can also printed CLIENT STARTUP OPTIONS The Client Startup Options section allows you to control the resolution of the Digital Sentry client software You can display the application at the standard 1024 x 768 resolution or at the resolution of the Windows desktop 1024 x 768 minimum You can also choose whether to allow multiple simultaneous instances of the client software A second instance is useful when manually controlling the analog video outputs NOTE Changes in the Client Startup Options section are not applied until the next time the Digital Sentry client application is started ADDING AND DELETING SYSTEMS Client Manager allows you to add servers to the system list To do this click Add System and enter a name TCP IP Address and Reconnect Interval Select AutoConnect if you want to automatically connect to the system every time you start the client software or DSAdmin Click Save when finished You can also delete a server from the system list by clicking the server name and then the Delete servername button where servername is the actual name of the server C3663M B 11 09 49 VIEWING MESSAGES T
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68. nput points to the zone refer to Figure 25 Whenever an assigned digital input is triggered cameras in the zone begin recording 4 DSCOMBO ASUS3_FS1 5_DSCOMBO ASUS3_FS1 6_DSCOMBO ASUS3_FS1 7_DSCOMBO 45US3_FS1 8_DSCOMBO ASUS3_FS1 9 _DSCOMBO 45US3_FS1 2_DSCOMBO ASUS3_FS1 3_DSCOMBO 45US3_FS1 Figure 25 Digital Inputs Tab for Assigning Input Points to Zones NOTE For Digital Sentry to recognize an alarm from a serial device you must configure both an Alarm Text in the VAU configuration and a Unique Zone Text which are different parts of a text string from an alarm panel The Alarm Text notifies Digital Sentry that some sort of alarm is occurring whereas the Unique Zone Text indicates the location or some other distinguishing feature of the alarm and causes the designated camera inputs to record video For example if an alarm panel sends the text string OPEN DOOR3 you would enter OPEN for the Alarm Text and DOOR3 for the Unique Zone Text Multiple zones can use the same COM port and Alarm Text segments but each zone typically uses different Unique Zone Text segments C3663M B 11 09 31 32 Video Motion Selects cameras which when they detect motion cause the rest of the zone s cameras to begin recording refer to Figure 26 Refer to Motion on page 18 for information about zone recording based on motion 1FS1CAM2 1FS1CAM3 1FS1CAMA Figure 26 Video Motion Tab for Triggering Cameras in Zone
69. nt History or Recorded Video page the Cameras tab is replaced by the Search tab For information on the Search tab refer to Event History Page on page 42 and Recorded Video Page on page 44 E DSCOMBO ASUS3 1FS1CAMO2 1FS1CAMO4 a E 5 o o 3 e Print Export Image Details Figure 35 Cameras Tab for Viewing Live Video PRINT EXPORT TAB 40 The Print Export tab allows you to print and export images displayed in the video panes The following buttons and fields are found within this tab e The Authenticate Frames button locates faulty frames in a video clip All video in the selected video segment and video pane is authenticated e The Export Image button saves a still image from the currently selected video pane in bitmap or JPEG format Pause the live or recorded video and then click Export Image Enter a filename format and location in which to save the image and then click OK Then enter any additional information and click OK e The Export Movie button saves a series of live or recorded images in XPA or EXE format For instructions on saving a video clip and descriptions of the file formats refer to Exporting a Video Clip on page 41 NOTE The export options are available only when playing back recorded video from the Event History or Recorded Video page You must pause the recorded video to activate these buttons e The Print Screen button prints a still image from all displayed video panes e The Print Image
70. on the motion schedule page for each camera First storage option ro Day s Second storage option fo Day s I Store Alarm Video for p Day s Alarm video will follow the motion storage rules TT Force video to be deleted after fo Day s Note This will override all other storage options A warning message will be displayed if video is deleted prior to the expected number of days Expected number of day s 7 Figure 9 Video Storage Options The Video Storage Options section configures the storage options available for each camera The value you select for the First storage option and Second storage option will appear in the drop down menus on the camera configuration pages For example if you keep the default storage options 10 and 30 days the Retain Video drop down arrow on the Motion Storage tab for all cameras will contain options to store video as long as possible 10 days or 30 days The Video Storage Options section also allows you to configure how long alarm video is saved before it is automatically deleted If you select 0 zero days the alarm video will be saved for the same amount of time you select for motion video on the Motion Storage tab Otherwise the alarm video will be saved for the number of days you select in the Video Storage Options section Alternatively you can select the Force video to be deleted after option in the Video Storage Options section To do this select the check box
71. ore a PTZ camera resumes a tour after a user has stopped controlling PTZ functions Services SerialDelimiter A character or string that separates each field in a message from a card reader A hexadecimal character must be preceded by Ox Services SerialFieldCount Limits the number of fields saved from a message from a card reader Services SerialLog Creates a log of all data read on the COM port You can choose not to create a log 0 to create a log on ASCII characters 1 or to create a log on hexadecimal format 2 System ActiveAlert Activates the optional ActivEye Active Alert software if properly licensed and installed Refer to the Active Alert User Manual for details System DeleteOrphanFilesHour The hour of the day when a search for orphan files is performed System DeleteOrphanFilesMax The maximum number of orphan files that can be deleted during an orphan search System ErrorLogAge Sets the number of months to retain message log data System ErrorLogRowsDelete Sets the number of expired rows to delete at a time System ManualRecord Limits the amount of time that manual recording can be activated before timing out System VideoArchiveTrend Limits the amount of data in months that is stored in the VideoArchiveTrend table which documents the number of days video is stored before it is overwritten Video Server FastSwitch Records even and odd fields from an XMUX2 unit Change this only under the advice of a t
72. ou select Auto Image Size in the IP Camera Configuration Web page you cannot modify the camera s image quality in DS When the configuration is complete make sure Active is selected and then click OK To configure an existing IP camera click Edit IP Camera To delete an existing IP camera from the VAU click Delete IP Camera To change the configuration of an existing IP camera click Edit IP Camera To delete an existing IP camera from the VAU click Delete IP Camera this does not delete stored video recorded from the camera but you cannot search and play back the video using Digital Sentry client software NETWORK STORAGE Digital Sentry video files can be saved on storage devices available over a network connection If you archive video over a network video files remain on the local hard drives until they are complete and then they are copied to the network device Video files are complete at the end of a 15 minute segment The Network Storage page refer to Figure 8 allows you to configure network storage locations Complete the following steps to add a network storage location 1 Click Add Storage Location not in list This opens the Add an Archive Storage Location dialog box Storage Locations NetworkStorage WNel orkStoragesC tworkStorage D Add Storage Location not in list Edit UNC Path for Storage Location Delete a Storage Location Drive TotalMB MWNetworkStorageC fo MinFreeMB UnusedMB
73. ows you to sort alarm notifications based on the priority assigned to each zone using the Admin program If two or more zones share a priority level their alarm notifications are sorted by the time they occurred The total number of unacknowledged alarms is indicated by the Events entry next to the Current Alarms pane If there are too many unacknowledged alarms to fit in the Current Alarms pane click the down arrow button to display all the alarm notifications PLAYING BACK CURRENT ALARMS When you click an event notification its video is played back on the screen If there are three or fewer cameras in the zone associated with the alarm event live video is displayed simultaneously with the recorded alarm event Figure 43 shows the video pane configurations that can be displayed while playing back a current alarm event ALARM ON 1 CAMERA INPUT ALARM ON 2 CAMERA INPUTS CAMERA X ALARM EVENT CAMERA X LIVE VIDEO CAMERA X ALARM EVENT CAMERA Y ALARM EVENT ALARM ON 3 CAMERA INPUTS CAMERA X LIVE VIDEO CAMERA Y LIVE VIDEO ALARM ON 4 OR CAMERA INPUTS CAMERA X ALARM EVENT CAMERA X ALARM EVENT CAMERA Y ALARM EVENT CAMERA Z ALARM EVENT Figure 43 Video Pane Configurations for Alarm Events The counter at the top of the screen becomes red when you play back a current
74. played as one box NOTE You can control the colors displayed on the Event History page by right clicking the colored boxes at the bottom of the screen and then selecting a color for each video type and storage location Colors configured here are also configured for the Recorded Video page and the recording mode indicators that surround live video panes TIP At any time you can click the Previous Week or Next Week buttons to view the preceding or following seven days on the time line PLAYING BACK A LOGGED EVENT Perform a log search as described in the previous section and then complete the following steps to play back a logged event 1 Click the portion of the colored box aligned with the time and day when the event you want to view occurred The events corresponding to your selected segments are highlighted in the list on the right side of the screen 2 Ifyou want to play back synchronized audio along with the video select one or more audio channels from the list near the top right corner of the screen 3 Double click the highlighted event from the list that corresponds to the video you want to view Recorded video and audio are simultaneously played back from all cameras in the zone where the event occurred 4 Use the counter and the playback controls Play Pause Video Play Fast Reverse Step Back Step Forward and Play Fast Forward at the top of the screen to view the desired portions of video To see the function of each button
75. played back simultaneously from all cameras you searched 4 Use the counter and the playback controls Play Pause Video Play Fast Reverse Step Back Step Forward and Play Fast Forward at the top of the screen to view the desired portions of video To see the function of each button hover the mouse pointer over the button without clicking When you are finished viewing the video you can click the Recorded Video button to return to your search results or you can perform other tasks NOTE Watch the counter at the top of the playback screen Video from a specific camera appears only if it was recording at the time indicated If only two cameras were continuously recording video at 4 15 only two video panes would display video If another camera began recording a motion event at 4 17 three video panes would show video C3663M B 11 09 45 SEARCH TAB When you play back recorded video from the Event History or Recorded Video page the Search tab appears in place of the Cameras tab refer to Figure 39 The Search tab allows you to filter the video so you can view images of specific interest The following options can be found within this tab All Frames 549 Motion Frames 544 Alarm Frames 9 g Motion And Alarm Frames 4 Manually Recorded Frames 5 Video Controls Smart Search 1FS1CAMO1 All Frames C Play Smart Search List ret r Show Smart Search Mask HE Mask Color On Mouse Click C Zoom C Mask
76. plete the following steps to add users from the list of those who can access a system 1 Click Add User This displays the Add User window 2 Enter a logon name and password and then click Create NOTE Logon names can include letters numbers and the following symbols period hyphen and underscore _ 3 Repeat these steps for each user When these users open the DSAdmin or Digital Sentry client software they must enter this logon name and password to be able to access the system to which you are connected SETTING UP ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT The Account Management tab refer to Figure 16 allows you to view or set up common and administrative account properties This tab is visible to an account administrator only Multiple Systems DSREALXPRESS Add User Change Password Delete User Rename User Camera Assignments il User Rights Common Account Properties Maximum Failed Login Attempts fio Password Age days fi 20 Require Strong Passwords I m admin account properties TF Account is disabled TF User must change password at next logon IV Password never expires Figure 16 Account Management Tab NOTE If the Require Strong Passwords or User must change password at next logon is selected users must change their password the next time they log on refer to Figure 17 on page 25 Adjust the values for the following parameters
77. r s documentation for information on frame rate resolution and quality information This can vary between camera manufacturers and models e The Compression Type drop down arrow lists the types of compression supported on Digital Sentry systems MJPEG MPEG 4 H 263 and H 264 Only certain compression types can be used with each supported IP camera model For more information refer to the latest release notes for each supported camera model at www pelco com software downloads digitalsentry e Ifyou cannot access MPEG video because it is blocked by a firewall or router select RTSP Tunneling This can reduce system and network performance so select this option only if you cannot view MPEG video from the camera e The Stream Number field allows you to select the video stream to capture from a camera that provides multiple streams e Inthe bottom section of the window enter the TCP IP Address and other information configured for the camera on your network Some IP cameras use a TCP or UDP notification for motion events the event port number is the TCP or UDP port used for that notification and must be a different number for each camera To view information about the camera using a Web page generated by the manufacturer click the IP Camera Configuration Web Page button Internet Explorer must be the default browser for this to work With some cameras you might need to install additional software provided by the camera manufacturer NOTE If y
78. rained technician Video Server FSRetryCount Limits the number of times Digital Sentry tries to initialize a multiplexer When initialization fails this many times Digital Sentry waits the amount of time set in Video Server FSRetryDelay before attempting initialization again Video Server FSRetryDelay Sets the time between multiplexer initialization attempts Digital Sentry tries initializing the multiplexer the number of times set in Video Server FSRetryCount before starting this delay THROTTLE EXEMPT ADDRESSES 34 The Throttle Exempt Addresses page refer to Figure 30 allows you to exempt client computers from the packet restrictions selected on the Configuration Parameters page Each computer exempted can download video at the fastest available rate The list of TCP IP addresses below will be exempt fram the bandwidth throttling algorithm if enabled Video will be requested as fast as possible 192 168 0 100 m Update List Delete All Delete Figure 30 Throttle Exempt Addresses Window To exempt a client computer type its IP address and click Update List To delete a computer from the list select it and click Delete To delete all computers from the exempt list click Delete All C3663M B 11 09 EMAIL NOTIFICATION The Email Notification page refer to Figure 31 allows you to select e mail addresses that receive messages whenever a system message is generated Each recipient e mail address can be configured to rece
79. rent preset number click the right or left arrows below the button before clicking Go To Preset You can configure up to 99 presets or the maximum number of presets supported on the camera whichever number is lower Perform the following steps to configure a tour of presets for the camera 1 Click the Add PTZ Tour button in the PTZ Tour Configuration section 2 Enter a name for the tour and a Dwell Time the amount of time the camera will remain at each preset in the tour 3 Click Save 4 To select the presets in the tour click Add a Tour Stop and select a preset from the drop down menu repeat until all presets are added to the tour You can reorder a preset by selecting it and clicking Move Up or Move Down 5 Select Run PTZ Tour to test the tour You can delete a preset from the tour by clicking Delete Tour Stop You can delete an entire tour by selecting Delete Tour or you can change the tour name by clicking Change Tour NOTE When configuring certain brands of IP PTZ cameras the Port and Address settings are replaced by a PTZ Type drop down menu C3663M B 11 09 23 USER ADMINISTRATION 24 The User Administration directory is used to manage users and assign permissions Clicking on the directory opens the Camera Assignments tab which allows you to select the cameras each user is allowed to view Other tabs allow you to add and delete users and assign permissions to perform specific functions CREATING USERS Com
80. rs with the same password to other systems click the Copy Multiple Users button and begin with step 2 of the preceding procedure e To create a new user on multiple systems click the Create New User on One or More Systems button and begin with step 1 of the preceding procedure e To delete an existing user from multiple systems click the Delete a User On One Or More Systems button enter the user name select the systems and click Continue Click Apply and watch for messages e To change the password for a user on multiple systems click the Change a Password for a User On One Or More Systems button enter the user name enter the new password select the systems and click Continue Click Apply and watch for messages CAMERA GROUPS The Camera Groups directory refer to Figure 22 contains groups of cameras with some similar characteristic such as location These groups can be used for quick selection of cameras from which to view live or recorded video Complete the following steps to create a camera group m Camera Groups Camera Group fa Cameras y New Group New Name Rename Group Available Cameras Assigned Cameras 15105 Very High 16105 High Move Up 17 105 Medium 26 Break Room 18105 Low 25 Parking Lot 14 East Entrance gt 21 South Entrance 24 North Entrance 1 12 North Entrance 2 22504 Hall 13 Shipping Dock Move Down Cancel Delete group Save Group Figure 22 Camera Groups Tab
81. s box 7 Click the Get Event Information button NOTES e To view events that occur during the fall back hour when reverting to standard time from daylight saving time you must select GMT e When you first view the Event History the most recent seven days are selected from midnight of the first day to 11 59 59 p m of the current day even if a portion of the current day has not yet occurred If you change this you can quickly return to the most recent days by clicking the Today button Search results are then listed in two ways e Each event that occurred during the time period you selected is listed on the right side of the screen The information displayed for each event includes the date and time it occurred and the zone where it occurred The total number of events is indicated below the date selection fields If the number of events exceeds 2000 events are displayed only in groups You can select a group from a drop down list beside the Get Event Information button e All events that occurred during the time period you selected are also displayed on the time line as boxes using the color indicated at the bottom of the screen They are aligned on the row corresponding to the day they occurred and on the column below the hour they occurred The time line always shows seven days regardless of the length of the selected period Events are organized in quarter hour segments thus all events that occur between 4 00 and 4 15 are dis
82. t After the test assess whether too much or too little of the image is masked and whether the sensitivity is too high or too low Also assess the consecutive images setting For example if a person can walk across the entire camera view while only five images are recorded the consecutive images setting should be less than five so that such activity is not ignored Any changes made on this page for individual cameras are applied when you click Test Mask even while recording You cannot change motion settings for more than one camera at a time The Motion tab also contains settings that control the triggering of alarms based on motion events You can configure a zone of camera inputs to begin recording when motion occurs on specific cameras refer to Adding and Configuring Zones on page 30 for more information The settings that control when this recording occurs are found in the Alarm Settings area of the Motion tab The follow settings are available Consecutive Motion Frames to Trigger Alarm The number of consecutive motion images that must occur on the selected camera input to activate recording on all cameras in the zone Consecutive Non Motion Frames for Reset The number of consecutive non motion images that must occur to end alarm recording or to begin post motion recording if configured You can also configure pre and post motion recording on the Motion tab The following settings are available for the Pre Motion Recording and Post
83. t 11 08 2003 10 45 00 Sat 11 08 2003 1235 OPE DVD Player O DSSYSTEM PMDEMO2 O DSSYSTEM PMDEMO3 O DSSYSTEM PMDEMO4 Figure 38 Recorded Video with Time Line of All Captured Video SEARCHING FOR RECORDED VIDEO To view a log of recorded video click the Recorded Video button e The Recorded Video button displays a time line of seven days Complete the following steps to display all events that occurred during any period 1 Double click or drag camera names from the left list into the middle list or select the camera name and click the right arrow button Alternatively you can double click or drag a camera group or local group from the right list to the middle list or select the group and click the left arrow button To clear the middle field click Clear All To remove one camera at a time double click the camera name or drag it to the appropriate list 2 Entera search period on the right side by selecting a starting day and a duration in days Also select either Local time or GMT 3 Click the Query Recorded Video button NOTE When you first view the Recorded Video page the most recent seven days are selected If you change this you can quickly return to the most recent days by clicking the Today button All video captured within those parameters is displayed as boxes on the time line aligned on the row corresponding to the day they occurred and on the column below the hour they occurred The time line always shows
84. tances of the DigitalSENTRY c E client Change Note Any changes will take effect the next time Message Log History Reports you start the DigitalSENTRY client Add System Delete DSCLIENT Figure 40 Client Manager Window e System Name The name of each configured server in the INI file e Connected As The user name that connects you to the system e Connected f selected you are currently connected to the system e Notify On Event If selected you will be notified when an event occurs on the system e Critical Msgs f selected you will be notified when critical messages occur on the system e Warning Msgs f selected you will be notified when warning messages occur on the system e informational Msgs f selected you will be notified when informational messages occur on the system e Auto Connect f selected Auto Connect is currently turned on for the system Information in the Connected Notify On Event and the three Msgs columns can be changed with the proper permissions Refer to User Administration on page 24 and DSAdmin on page 10 for information on the Disable Error Monitor and Disable Event Monitor user permissions C3663M B 11 09 47 48 If you change the information in any column you can immediately activate the changes by clicking Apply New Settings or you can click Undo Changes in Grid to return to the settings activated when you opened the manager To disconnect and reconnect to all systems
85. te IMAGE DETAILS TAB The Image Details tab contains information about the image in the currently selected video pane This information includes the camera name the VAU the camera is connected to the IP address of the VAU the size of the image the video standard NTSC or PAL and current recording rate if applicable The Image Details tab also displays the Connection Status which is the current status of the connection between the client and the VAU of the selected camera Green indicates an active connection and red indicates an inactive connection C3663M B 11 09 41 EVENT HISTORY PAGE The Event History page refer to Figure 37 allows you to search for and view a log of all events that occurred during a certain time period and then play back video of events based on the results of the search The log is a graphical color coded representation of events that is organized by days and hours Each row represents a complete calendar day the columns represent the 24 hours in each day Today fm OSSYSTEM DVD Player O DSSYSTEM PMDEMO2 O DSSYSTEM PMDEMO3 DJ DSSYSTEM PMDEMO4 Figure 37 Event History With Event Time Lines NOTE If the optional Active Alert software is installed and activated several additional search options are available on the Event History page For detailed information about using Active Alert refer to the Active Alert user manual SEARCHING FOR LOGGED EVENTS To view a log of events
86. tion Colors configured here are also configured for the Event History page if applicable and the recording mode indicators that surround live video panes PLAYING BACK RECORDED VIDEO Perform a search as described in the previous section and then complete the following steps to play back recorded video 1 Click the portion of the colored box aligned with the time and day when the video you want to view occurred You can select any number of consecutive boxes displayed on the time line by clicking and dragging in any direction The Selected Video area then displays the following information e The date and time of the start and end of the period in which all the video you selected was recorded he number of images recorded during all alarm events during the period he number of motion images recorded during motion events during the period he total number of images recorded during time lapse recording alarm events and motion events during the period i i e T he total size of all video files recorded during the period Alternatively you can enter the time period parameters in the Play Selected Video From area and click Select Video This can also be used to narrow the selection you made by clicking on the time line 2 To select a different portion of video from the time line click the Clear Selected Video button or simply click the time line 3 Click Play Selected Video Recorded video and audio is then
87. twork based video products Genex Series products multiplexers server and keyboard PMCL200 300 400 Series LCD monitors Two years Standard varifocal fixed focal and motorized zoom lenses DF5 DF8 Series fixed dome products Legacy Series integrated positioning systems Spectra III Spectra Mini Spectra Mini IP Esprit ExSite and PS20 scanners including when used in continuous motion applications Esprit Ti and 112500 Series thermal imaging products Esprit and WW5700 Series window wiper excluding wiper blades CM6700 CM6800 CM9700 Series matrix Digital Light Processing DLP displays except lamp and color wheel The lamp and color wheel will be covered for a period of 90 days The air filter is not covered under warranty Intelli M elDC controllers PMCL542F PMCL547F and PMCL552F FHD monitors One year Video cassette recorders VCRs except video heads Video heads will be covered for a period of six months e Six months All pan and tilts scanners or preset lenses used in continuous motion applications preset scan tour and auto scan modes Pelco will warrant all replacement parts and repairs for 90 days from the date of Pelco shipment All goods requiring warranty repair shall be sent freight prepaid to a Pelco designated location Repairs made necessary by reason of misuse alteration normal wear or accident are not covered under this warranty Pelco assumes no risk and shall be subject to no
88. ty value is expressed as a percentage multiplied by 100 For example a value of 100 indicates a 1 percent change 5000 indicates 50 percent and so forth A brightness change from black to white would be a change of 10000 or 100 percent This comparison is performed for all pixels in each image e Unmasked Area for Motion The percentage of an image that must change as compared to the reference image for motion recording to be triggered For example a value of 10 percent means that one tenth of the pixels in the image must change enough as compared to the reference image for motion to be detected e Reference Count How often the reference image is updated A setting of 100 for example means that every 100th image becomes the new reference The 99th image would be compared to the first image whereas the 101st image would be compared to the 100th image Motion masks allow even greater control of the motion detection For example a camera at a front entrance captures the receptionist s desk You do not want to record all of the receptionist s normal movements which would consume valuable disk space storage You can mask the portion of the camera s view that includes the receptionist s desk to disable detection of activity at the desk You can create a motion mask as large or as small as you want and in a virtually unlimited number of patterns Complete the following steps to create a motion mask 1 On the live video pane click and drag to draw a r
89. y the string with one of these segments is recognized After you enter the text click Add e Alarm Text Enter all text string segments that the alarm panel sends to indicate that an alarm is occurring The instance of one of these segments in a string is recognized as an alarm These segments are used to trigger recording in certain zones that you will configure refer to Adding and Configuring Zones on page 30 After you enter the text click Add e Normal Text Similar to Alarm Text but video does not automatically appear for these alarms even if automatic alarm viewing is configured CONFIGURING STORAGE LOCATIONS The Storage Locations tab refer to Figure 5 displays local hard drives on the VAU and all activated network storage locations Local hard drives available for storage of video files are listed under Local Storage along with their total size unused space and minimum free space maintained in MB Perform the following steps to assign a drive for local storage of video 1 Select the drive and then Activate Storage Location 2 Make sure the drive is detected and available by selecting it Look for the word Online or Offline displayed below the list DSAdmin searches for the drives each time a connection is created or refreshed VAU Info Serial Ports rm Local Storage Selected Drive Online Total MB 37237 Unused MB fi 6449 Minimum free MB 10 Activate Storage Location paaae pu o
90. zones e Enabling e mail notification DSADMIN OVERVIEW DSAdmin is the administration program that configures DS NVR or DS NVs for daily use DSAdmin is used to select DS servers VAUs and cameras along with recording frame rates video settings motion masks and recording schedules DSAdmin also allows you to set up zones serial input devices and other important elements of the DS system To run the DSAdmin program select it from the Start menu and enter your logon information When DSAdmin first runs the name of the client computer appears in the gray title bar and the Folder Items area The Server List field contains a path to a local INI file containing a list of servers to which it can be connected by the client NOTE If the logon information entered during DSAdmin startup does not match the logon information for the available systems you are also asked to enter logon information for those systems DSADMIN DIRECTORY TREE ADS system is a collection of servers VAUs and cameras which the DSAdmin program organizes into a directory tree This tree illustrates the relationship between all the DS parts and allows you to add subtract or modify any of them Refer to the sample tree in Figure 1 At the top of the tree is a directory named after the client system in this case DSCOMBO Under DSCOMBO is the Available Systems directory which contains a list of all available servers to which the client can connect In Figure 4 the availab

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