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JVC VR-N100U User's Manual

1. CH e e SC System qe Notworks Cameras WT change DHCP settings de Sea di 291 OA bo mio All Right apar link it will bring you to the Information page that provides an overview of all of the network settings for your VR N100U One of the immediate management benefits of the Information page is that from a single screen the administrator is able to determine the current networking setting of the VR N100U SC S Information Administration Obtained by I o S AP Address 192 168 6 116 DHCP Information Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 DHCP Static IP IP Broadcast 192 168 6 255 DHCP DHCP Server Patou Gateway 192 168 6 1 DHCP Domain Name Server 63 251 184 10 63 251 184 20 DHCP Domain Name DHCP WINS Server AFP Address netnode AFP Zone Ethernet Address 00 50 c2 12 0b a3 This page displays the IP Address Subnet Mask IP Broadcast Default Gateway DNS Domain Name WINS Server AFP and Ethernet Address information of the VR N100U as well as how some of the settings were obtained Details regarding any of these network parameters can be found in the 7 Glossary of Terms section of the manual 3 4 2 Static IP Setup Administrators can easily setup static IP addresses for each VR N100U in the event that there is no DHCP server being utilized on the network By selecting the Static IP link the window will display a form with seven fields Information regarding IP Address Subnet Mask IP Broadcast and Defaul
2. 3 6 1 Administration Icon When clicking on the Administration toolbar icon it will automatically bring you to the main Administration Utilities page where you can navigate between the System Network and Camera settings pages associated with VR N100U X1 Administration Utilities You can use this page to view and change different aspects of your X1 DiscZerver Click on the links below to go to pages for the tools you need E E 3 View and configure options for different devices 4 Edit general system information gt Manage system users gt Manage user groups A Set the system time date and time zone i View and or clear the system event log gt Setup email alerts Administration gt Reboot Shutdown Reset the system 3 6 2 Browse Icon The Browse icon is a shortcut to pull up the Camera Views page where all of the VR N100U managed cameras are displayed Cameras System Networks Cameras Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 q Search 1 4 5 8 9 12 13 16 Axis205 Mm 2 Cameras RR mm 4 Cameras ss 8 Cameras 16 Cameras OI Discover Ai Motion Log EN ISO Files Magnify Details Page 43 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 3 6 3 Appliances List Icon The Appliances List will allow you to bring up a list of all VR N100U security appliances that are discovered over the network whether locally on your LAN or rem
3. d Monago usor groups oa Sel the system time dole and lime rone 2 View and or clear the system event log 3 3 1 Managing Your Devices By selecting the View and configure options for different devices link it will bring you to the Devices page that provides an overview of all of the devices attached to your VR N100U One of the immediate management benefits of the Devices page is that you can quickly see the current configuration and status of each attached device If you don t see a device displayed on this page you know that your VR N100U has not detected its presence You can also click on a specific device to view additional details about the device ATAPI and SCSI based CD and DVD drives are normally classified by VR N100U as Access Devices For VR N100U these types of Access Devices are currently not supported and not installed on the security appliance Storage devices are hard drives Hard drives on a VR N100U have one primary function which is to store the captured video from the networked IP cameras If VR N100U does not detect any hard drive on the VR N100U the security appliance will still be fully functional in managing all networked security cameras however no video will be captured and stored on the appliance until the Storage Devices are correctly configured VR N100U allows the administrator to configure and Create New RAID Groups as RAID 1 or RAID 5 On this page information such as name type and total used available ca
4. 40 Pin 40 Pin 40 Pin ATAPI ATAPI ATAPI ATAPI Hard Disk Hard Disk Hard Disk Hard Disk Drive 1 Drive 2 Drive 3 Drive 4 Embedded Industrial 11 300 Watt Switching Universal ATX Power Supply OPTIONAL PCI Card AMM d HH l i i i AC lapat COM LAN LAN SC INTERNAL WIEN Page 11 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 2 3 2 Embedded Industrial Server The engine that runs the VR N100U security appliance is based on the custom designed fourth generation embedded industrial server motherboard The Intel based processor and memory are preconfigured on the VR N100U The motherboard comes fully equipped with storage in mind with multiple onboard ATAPI IDE Channels that offers the ability to support large number of peripherals In addition to the massive number of ATAPI devices it can also be equipped with an onboard SCSI Channel with two less ATAPI Channels The Adaptec Ultra160 LVD SE SCSI supports any SCSI 1 SCSI 2 SCSI 3 Narrow Ultra Wide Ultra Wide LVD160 and LVD320 based devices The onboard SCSI offers the ability for VR N100U customers to easily expand the total amount of RAID storages The VR N100U also comes standard with dual onboard 10 100 Network Interface Connectors NIC s for providing a higher level of flexibility connectivity and functionality LAN1 is designated for the VR N100U front channel for connectivity to the company s main netw
5. EE El CameraD PTZ 4 Ge PI CameraE MD A Sech E Camera MD 4 l al Ml Camera PTZJA eg Ml CameraH MDA E E Cameral MD A esoe Al Camera A GE E Halwa PTZ HA i i 5 Immediately the live video feed should be displayed in the corresponding New View along with the current view information on the left side of the page 6 The 5 camera view is unique in that VDRView offers a larger gr preview window where the various cameras auto switch onto this window For this specific camera view we have a control panel that offers the ability to Page 66 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL identify specify which camera is displayed on the larger preview window enable or disable the auto switching specify the time interval between the switching as well as clear preview window When selecting the Full Screen button a new window opens up that displays only the cameras without all of the menus icons or information associated with the standard view This is available for all view options If you are satisfied with the current view you can proceed to Save View by selecting the toolbar icon or from the Camera Views pull down menu You can create and save an unlimited number of views onto your workstation At any time you can Open or Edit Delete a view When you are done with Monitor Cameras we recommend that you always Close View as each view will continue to utiliz
6. User Name IS WINS Server SES H Enable Static IP Address Cancel Cancel x Administer Zerver This icon opens a new web browser window to take you to the main Administration Utilities page on VR N100U after a successful login Enter Network Password E 2 x D Please type your user name and password 4 Une EEN deg Site development tridenttek com ae Se dr wech W FERES Realm Administrative Access SE S dar gara TA ra User Name Dira usa re J emie seri demi Password dra ba qoim pn gen ami eg ieee dvs eta Ce fem erent at l Save this password in your password list HTT Min Li Fee pe mies Cancel Ae a pes esl abe emt Page 49 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 ml Page 50 of 98 VR N100U USERS MANUAL Reflash Firmware on Zerver This icon allows the administrator to update the VR N100U firmware by reflashing the firmware on the security appliance This will open up the VR N100U List dialog box from which you drag and drop the VR N100U which you wish to reflah onto the main VDRView page It will then prompt you to log in and open up the Reflash page that will take you to the web browser under the Networks utility page Refer to section 4 7 7 Reflash for more details E alle Do pos Slee ee ee es ee iF ie d V WM ee SE t E U ideoZerver List las G el Baal D sires Con Fiestas ro Fi VideoZervers Y 2120889 development tri
7. When presented with the playback window to view any captured video the user has the option to create an ISO 9660 compliant premastered image file by clicking the Export an ISO Image link Choose speed Slowest Slew Nermal Fast Fastest Playback Control Play Pause Back Ford Close Exzort tp 180 Teams With a single click of the mouse VR N100U will automatically Prepare the video data Format for compliancy Create a premastered ISO image file Log the ISO image Present a link for downloading the image to your local workstation for recording a CD DVD disc mn oa TOW Page 40 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL VR N100U will track each ISO image creation and store these log files video clips that can be easily accessed by clicking on the ISO Files button This will display the list of available files created from searches and provide the camera details search start and end times file size and the link to the ISO file ISO files created from searches aa ISO Files Search Start Time Search End Time File Size NOTE To ensure that it does not take up too much overhead it is recommended that the administrator periodically check the log and clear delete any unnecessary ISO Files 3 5 6 Setup Motion Detection If any of the network IP cameras support motion detection then VR N100U will allow the administrator the ability to uniquely setup each camera When
8. All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 z Page 37 of 98 Magnit VR N100U USERS MANUAL Details All cameras will display the Details link at the bottom center By clicking on this link it will take you to the Camera Configure page where various setting can be changed on each camera A new window will appear see ene below Cameras System Networks Cameras Configure Camera 1 Internal IP Address MAC Address 008088 c1 19a9 Camera Type JVC VN C300 Video storage hi Change in days Maximum Frame 30 D Save 192 168 7 109 rate FPS Authorized Chek a slot Fal Delete setings above to configure it Manage users for this camera On the left side of the screen a 4x4 matrix is available that allows the administrator to easily switch between any of the 16 cameras from within this same window This is standard when viewing details for all camera types In the center of the screen a live video feed is presented with the ability to access detail settings for the current camera There will be an Image View Configuration link for all cameras plus a PTZ link for pan tilt zoom supported cameras When clicking on Image View Configuration another window appears offering detail control over the camera Options and settings will vary between different makes and models of cameras see example below When clicking on PTZ it will open up the same PTZ control window that was mentioned
9. El MD based recording MOD gt Motion Detection User Access Levels A Admin O gt Operator Y gt Viewer F Preview Camera Window If you double click on a camera or select highlight a camera and then click on the Preview Camera button the live image from that camera will be displayed in the Camera Preview window Below the window a set of self explanatory control buttons are available Some of these buttons may not applicable to certain camera types such as the pan right left and tilt up down on a fixed camera Camera Configuration A summary of the current camera configuration is automatically displayed if there is a camera being previewed If a camera is selected and not previewed an empty summary will be displayed If no camera is selected then there would be no summary The information may vary between different types makes and models as only the applicable fields will be displayed H besiess LS Every 15 secon y Page 63 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL The editable fields are Camera Name Video Storage of days and Frame Rate fps for all camera models while Angle Step Zoom Step and Auto Pan Frequency apply only to PTZ type cameras Once the new information or setting is specified click on the save button to activate it Z Advanced Settings In addition to these controls VDRView allows the ability to change low level advanced parameters for
10. General Users Groups Time Date Event Log Details Event Log s Message Date Time Alerts Reboot Clear the Event Log NOTE It is recommended that the VR N100U administrator keeps an eye on the Event Log and clicks on the Clear the Event Log to delete the log file as it may directly affect the performance if it becomes too large 3 3 6 Server Event Notification You can be assured of being notified about specific VR N100U events when you enable the Alerts System Utility If VR N100U reboots for example you and other designated recipients will be notified of the event via email Administration Email Alerts Setup Alert Events Devices Enable Alerts Mo when server reboots Ho D General cer SMTP Server IP when file system rebuilds Na Groups Recipient when server is overheated o Time Date Event Log Alerts Reboot DAVE send a Test Alert This feature can be toggled on and off using the Enable Alerts field You can configure the Alerts page and turn it off until you are ready to use it Page 30 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 1 Select the Yes option from the drop down Enable Alerts list when you are ready to activate Alerts 2 Enter the IP address of your organization s SMTP Server in the next field 3 Inthe Recipient field enter the e mail address of each person you want to be notified when one of the selected serv
11. NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense The user is cautioned that changes and modifications made to the equipment without approval of the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Shielded Cables It is suggested that the user use only shielded and grounded cables to ensure compliance with FCC Rules SAFETY CERTIFICATIONS CB Report Certification in process ZC cULus UL60950 in process Z UL GS EN60950 in process Page 97 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 8 3 License Provisions This manual and the product described in it have been protected internationally by copyright and other applicable laws with all rights reserved You may not remove or conceal any trademark patent or copyright notice appearing on the product or this manual Portions of the softw
12. 2 Depress the Enter key The LCD Panel will display the message Network Setup Depress the Enter key The Panel displays the IP address entry screen The cursor will be positioned at the location of the first digit in the first set of numbers Use the Up and Down arrow keys Up increments the number Down decrements it to locate the first number in the IP address When the correct number is displayed in the first position depress the Enter key The cursor advances to the next position in the IP address Continue to use the Up and Down arrow keys to locate the numbers in the IP address depressing the Enter key to accept each number Use the Back key to move the cursor one position to the left Don t forget if the address you were given has only one or two digits in any of the number sets of the address use leading zeroes to pad the number set to three digits For example if the IP address you were given is 195 182 30 4 enter195 182 030 004 in the address fields When you have finished and have verified that you entered the correct IP address depress the Enter key The Subnet Mask entry screen displays Enter the Subnet Mask using the arrow keys as you did for the IP address When you have finished depress the Enter key The Default Gateway address entry screen displays Enter the address and depress the Enter key The next screen inquires if you want to enable the Static IP address and the other addresses you just entered If you select the
13. 4 Once logged in the Set IP Address dialog box will be displayed 5 Set the appropriate addresses and click on the Enable Static IP address checkbox and click on the OK button This causes the VR N100U to automatically reboot Page 15 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL gt Set IP Address 7 x File View Ve Camera views Options Help Set IP address Z120ba3 Information Set IP Address Eades Administer via Web Browser Subnet Mask Reboot Default Gateway Reflash Firmware DNS Server Address Domain Name WINS Server e Enable Static IP Address Enable discovery via Microsoft browsing w Enable discovery via Remote Server List Edit Remote Server List Communication settings Refresh Settings Refresh E Cancel Also you can utilize the Web Connect page to log into the VR N100U to setup the IP address Details regarding this is listed in section 3 4 2 Static IP Setup You can now skip the following Methods as VDRView has handled the entire process for you You are ready to begin exploring the features of VR N100U in following sections Method 2 LCD Panel and Keypad You can directly input the IP address to your VR N100U using the LCD Panel and keypad VR N100U supports the LCD Panel and Keypad a hardware feature that is standard on the VR N100U What will be referred to from here on as t
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15. Camera A YDA Time Tue Dec 30 20 53 45 2003 2 Now locate the camera from which you want to search the archive on You can do this by either double clicking the camera from the camera list or inputting the camera name in the corresponding field 3 Next you must specify the date and time range start to end of the search and then click on the Search button If you wish to open a new window for the search select Open New Window option and then click Search Search Parameters 3 00 00 AM r op Kai 5 00 00 Ph m A CH Search Reset 4 If the search is successful then it will begin to playback the video directly from the VR N100U You can select the speed playback control as well as export to an ISO 9660 image file for download and recording the video clip onto your local CD DVD burner Chooses speed Slower Slow Herma Far Fares Esport to EO baus 5 Just like some of the other pages you can print or clear the search panel 6 If you opened multiple search windows please close them up as they do take up unnecessary resourced NOTE Search Playback can also be accomplished directly from VR N100U via the web browser 4 7 6 Motion Log If any cameras were setup to utilize motion detection recording then VDRView would be able to provide access to all of the motion logs captured by VR N100U 1 Proceed to select the Motion Log navigation tab It will present a list of discovered VR N100Us Precede to drag and d
16. Enter the VR N100UName in your web browser s address location field The VR N100UName takes the form ZXXXXXX_NNN The first part of the name ZXXXXXX the default name can be found on the label of the VR N100U enclosure NNN is the node number If for example the default VR N100UName on the label is ZFAB10B and the assigned node number is 199 you would enter http ZFAB10B_ 199 in the address location field of your web browser The use of this URL will force VR N100U to change its IP address 10 10 10 10 to the new address which continuing with the example above will be XX YY ZZ 199 The values XX YY ZZ match those of your workstation s IP address because both are on a Class C network EazylP should work under the following Microsoft Networking operating systems Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows NT 3 51 and 4 0 Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP WFW using the Microsoft 32 bit TCP IP stack WM PR RW DW OW Now that you have acquired an IP address using EazylP continue to Step 2 Using the VR N100U Web Browser If you are unable to use EazylP or VDRView because you are not in a Windows environment or if you dont meet one of the other criteria mentioned earlier try this next final method Method 4 Set a Workstation IP Address If you are not using Windows at all you will have to reconfigure your workstation to an IP address on the same IP network subnet as the VR N100U 1 Make note of your workstation s IP addr
17. N100U offers the unique auto discovery of network cameras to eliminate the cumbersome and time consuming issues surrounding setting up any manufacturers IP based digital network cameras From a single software interface of VDRView the security administrator can now easily monitor manage and control an unlimited number of locations from anywhere in the world Page 7 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 1 1 Manual Organization The VR N100U User s Manual documents the newest network security appliance lt features the new VR N100U Security Technology on the VR N100U industrial server board lt has been organized in a manner that will allow any individual or organization to quickly and easily install setup and manage the VR N100U security appliance and its associated devices 1 2 What is an Appliance An appliance is an intelligent server that does not require an operator to be physically at the device in order to setup or manage the server An appliance generally does not require a monitor keyboard or mouse to be physically attached as access is done via a web browser or software utility There are many advantages to an appliance lt is designed to do a specific function or task In regards to VR N100U it manages all cameras and stores the captured video from those devices An appliance also utilizes minimum physical space and can be installed nearly anywhere 1 3 VR N100U Addresses
18. Network Enablers VR N100U is designed to support the latest network enablers for analog cameras a k a video server or encoder devices from major manufacturers Unfortunately each make as well as model utilizes different protocols and offer slightly different features and functions Therefore network enabler support will be an ongoing process for VR N100U Below is a list of supported network enablers at the time this manual was published NOTE Please visit the JVC web site for detail specifications and camera firmware updates All network enablers should have the latest available firmware and set to manufacturer s default Below is a list of JVC network enablers a k a video server or encoder devices that are currently supported or in the process of being supported VN A1U 1 Channel Motion Detection Supported Details regarding the advanced settings for the above network enables supported by VR N100U are listed below F Advanced Settings for VN A1U NOTE1 Always make sure that your JVC network devices are flashed with the latest firmware version prior to using the device with VR N100U NOTE2 For more detail information regarding the JVC devices please visit their web site at www jvc com or htto oro vc com prof main jsp 5 3 1 Testing Network Enablers Page 75 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 5 4 Switches VR N100U s architecture allows the networked
19. Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 6 TECHNICAL TIPS AND TROUBLESHOOTING This section is designated for trained technical personnel only Do not attempt to make any changes unless you have been instructed by Technical Support personnel Any unauthorized changes or tampering of your VR N100U will automatically void your warranty 6 1 Industrial Server Board The main components that makes up the VR N100U security appliance s Industrial Server Board is outlined in the following sections Store Inc Mooyriaght 20 Drive 10 400 Hetwork Status O CES Eg Geel LCD Connectors FAN USE O On IDEO IDEA IDE IDES IDE4 Power DIMM 1 2 PCI LAN LAHI SCSI E O Page 77 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 6 1 1 Processor Due to the optimized and multi threaded Operating System that is installed on the industrial server board VR N100U is able to achieve fast performance utilizing Intel Socket 370 based processors on the embedded platform The board is designed to automatically detect and support a wide variety of these processors NOTE The VR N100U comes standard with the fastest Intel Server Processor and highest quality low profile heat sink fan integrated onto the system 6 1 2 Memory The VR N100U comes standard with 512MB of total memory NOTE1 The VR N100U comes standard with the maximum memory configuration 512MB of PC 133 NOTE
20. address for a VR N100U that comes up tens 10 10 10 10 VDRView by far is the easiest way of manually acquiring an IP address We keep working to improve VR N100U and add new features That means that every once in a while you are going to have the opportunity to update your VR N100U s firmware by reflashing the unit You can choose to update the firmware using an FTP client to transfer the new image to the VR N100U described in section 6 Technical Tips and Troubleshooting or you can take the easy way by executing VDRView s Reflash option When you start up VDRView it discovers all the VR N100Us on your subnet segment It displays the VR N100U s name its type VR N100U etc its IP Address by what means the IP address was acquired the Default Name of the VR N100U the last six characters of the Ethernet address preceded by a Z and the location of the VR N100U e g Same segment VDRView is a powerful enterprise application that allows users to view thousands of cameras connected to hundreds of VR N100U appliances and to administer all of them from a single Windows interface Its Status Bar also provides you with your workstation s IP address and the current date and time information 4 1 System Requirements VDRView is a 32 bit Windows based enterprise application software designed to manage VR N100U and cameras Nearly any computer that meets the requirements to effectively run the Microsoft Windows operating system can utilize
21. and administer The appliances support multiple protocols including SMB ADS FTP NFS AFT DHCP and HTTP and can serve clients using most network operating systems They will connect to either 10BaseT or 100BaseTX networks with appropriate performance scaling Their ability to function as servers independently of a file server means that they do not strain the file server resources they minimize the overall network congestion and even if the file server goes down the VR N100U security appliance remains online The VR N100U uses a comprehensive set of tools in a web browser interface to administer storage and security devices users and groups and interact with a wide variety of network operating systems The integration of NT Domain and ADS services provides convenient user friendly authentication and a single point user group management An additional standalone enterprise tool VDRView makes viewing managing all of the VR N100Us on the network a breeze Easily monitor and manage anywhere from one up to hundreds of thousands of VR N100Us and cameras The unlimited VDRView user license that is included with the VR N100U appliance eliminates those unexpected additional cost of ownership that is common with most security products With VR N100U s unique architecture you can now install thousands of cameras without impacting the performance on your main network In addition to the nearly unlimited number of cameras that can be supported VR
22. any status information about successive datagrams IP provides best effort service and relies on ICMP to deliver error messages to the source Datagrams are handled independently of all other datagrams so there is no guarantee they will arrive at the destination in order Datagrams are assembled by TCP at the destination The address scheme that identifies a computer on the Internet by a uniquest ring of numbers arranged in four groups separated by periods e g 123 123 23 2 The IP address is responsible for moving packets of data from node to node The Internet authorities assign ranges of numbers All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 IP Broadcast IP Packet IPX IPX Network Number ISO 9660 Jumper LAN LED Link Location Long File Name LUN LUN Queuing MAC MAC Address Master Master Browser Page 92 of 98 VR N100U USERS MANUAL to different organizations which distribute them to their users either dynamically or as permanently assigned IP addresses IP operates the gateways that move data within an organization and to regions and then around the world Every resource on the Internet must have an IP address An IP address that is used when a host wants to send a frame to every other host on the network A chunk of data transmitted over the Internet using standard Internet Protocol IP Each packet begins with a header containing addressing and system control information I
23. be prompted to reconfirm or cancel the deletion 4 K Are you ture pias var to delata the ghtcted rerata sarverte br the Mt Communication Settings VDRView and VR N100U offer secured and unsecured communication If you choose to utilize the supported SSL 128 bit encryption to securely transmit all data and video you can setup the communication method You have the ability to set the Remote VDR Discovery Mode and Communication Mode to either Non encrypted or Encrypted from within this dialog box 7 Communication settings d x Remote DA Discover Mode Non encrpted Communication mode Nor entypted Y OR Cancel NOTE When using ENCRYPTED everything will be secured however it will cause additional load on your CPU as the data and video is encrypted and then decrypted on the fly between your workstation and VR N100U plus its cameras F Refresh Settings As you view the VDRView screen you will see it refresh at specific intervals The Discover function continues to run in the background and searches the subnet segment or the domains defined previously depending on whether the Discover via Microsoft Browser and Discover via Remote Server List are toggled off or on You can enable or disable the Auto Refresh settings option and change the Refresh Check Interval parameter between 10 to 60 seconds and then press the OK button to save the new settings Page 59 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without
24. earlier Image View Settings for CameraA Lens Control Quality Zoom DU v Auto focus C Manual focus 100 C Manual inms 153 y Backlight Saye On the right side of the Camera Configure page you are able to view change the name of the camera maximum of 50 alphanumeric characters see the assigned IP MAC addresses and type of camera make model as well as Change some basic parameters such as the duration for storing the video 1 2 3 4 5 7 10 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 45 60 75 90 days and setting the maximum fps 1 to 30 frames per second There is also a Manage Users for this Camera link to allow the administrators to setup the user level security from within another window see 3 5 7 Setup Camera Level Security for details These are standard items when viewing details for all camera types If the camera supports motion detection then a Configure Motion Detection link will be available on the lower right corner see 3 5 6 Setup Motion Detection for details Balance Focus PTZ or Magnify Depending on the camera s functionality PTZ or other either the PTZ link or Magnify link will be displayed at the bottom center By clicking on this link it will open a new window that will offer additional setting changes for that camera When you click on the PTZ link a new window will open up that displays control options for that particular PTZ camera In addition to the various control options presented under the m
25. for more information 3 5 3 Discover One of the most difficult tasks customers are faced with when utilizing network IP cameras is the ability to configure them All cameras come standard with their own manufacturer s default settings Also the web interface and or software utility provided with the cameras are very unique between manufacturer as well as between different models from the same camera manufacturer Setting up a handful of network IP cameras is not very difficult but when you have to setup hundreds or thousands of cameras and they are of different makes and models then this task becomes very difficult Normally one camera at a time must be configured connect to a workstation or LAN locate the camera log into the camera setup the parameters such as the IP address and login information for the camera save and reboot to verify that the camera is setup and functioning correctly So the task is done in serial manner By the time you reach your n camera you will have gone stir crazy over this tedious but mandatory process Now you can throw out all of those concerns and issues as VR N100U automatically takes care of them for you Once VR N100U is online you merely attach and power on the network IP cameras to the backchannel and then select the Discover button of VR N100U QA Discover VR N100U will automatically detect and integrate the cameras and within a few seconds your security appliance will be fully operationa
26. in the last section at the bottom of the page 4 Reboot the VR N100U to put the changes into effect Page 33 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 3 5 The Administration Cameras Utilities Proceed to select the Administration icon on the VR N100U Toolbar to get back to the main Administration Utilities page From there select the Cameras Utility Pages link to navigate to the following pages m Z2120ba3 in rion os You can wee this page to ew and change pa ther stn e mbr DisceZerver Click on the links below 10 go to pages for the tools you need Cameras O ag 1999 2000 2001 tor Mc All Rights Reserved By selecting the Configure View Details For All Cameras link it will bring you to the Cameras utility page that provides the ability to conduct a search of the captured video setup the current camera display layout ability to auto discover cameras view any motion logs and ISO image files that may exist By default the page will display one of the available camera views Cameras Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page5 Page6 Page Page8 1 2 8 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Y q Search CameraA CameraB MH 2 Cameras SR 4Cameras ssl 8 Cameras SE 16 Cameras q Discover K Motion Log A ISO Files 3 5 1 Search By selecting the Search link it will bring you to the Search Recorded Footage page that pr
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28. key to display the Password screen Enter your admin password using the Up and Down keys to display the characters and numbers in the password Depress the Enter key to accept the password and display the Network Settings screen Depress the Down key to cycle to the View Events screen The current event will scroll across the screen the LCD Panel is reading this from the Event Log in the System Utilities Use the Up and Down keys to view the other events recorded in the Event Log 6 5 8 Manual Reboot Status If the VR N100U is manually rebooted the Status LED is the only indicator light that is of concern The chart below provides a summary of this information Solid Amber System Reboot Solid Red Safe Halt None LED Off Factory Defaults Reboot Status Original State Ignores the Reset button until pushed again If the VR N100U s Status LED begins flashing red during a reboot it indicates a hardware failure on the VR N100U board Hardware failures if they exist are detected during the power on self test and include the following Z Boot RAM failure Z RAM failure F Flash failure Page 86 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 CMOS failure F NIC failure F SCSI failure On VR N100U USERS MANUAL POST Power On Self Test Flash 1 STATUS Flash 2 ROM Checksum Error Memory Error Flash 3 Error as No Bootable Disk On On Flash Boot up into OS Soft
29. not be prompted to reboot You are returned to the Companion CD menu screen The View Readme File option contains last minute information on VDRView and the other VR N100U Companion CD options listed on the Main Menu 6 If you haven t already done so remove the VR N100U Companion CD from your CD DVD drive That s all there is to installing VDRView You ll see that using it is just as easy Page 46 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 4 3 Discovering VR N100U Appliances When you start up VDRView a splash screen appears The splash screen stays up until VDRView discovers all the VR N100Us on the same segment of the subnet as your workstation VDRView uses broadcasts to discover all of the VR N100Us on that local subnet Version 7 01 02 D 2001 Store All rights reserved If you have a large subnet segment or a lot of VR N100Us this process could take up to one minute or longer When all VR N100Us have been discovered the screen will refresh and the newly discovered appliances will be displayed in the list in the Zerver Center page IP Address Default Name Discovery Method Login Status K EN WidZerver development tridenttek com DHCP 2120889 Remote Server AC Not logged in If VR N100Us exist on other remote subnets broadcasts will not discover them automatically VDRView supports additional options for discovering these VR N100Us and are outlined i
30. or last character of the name 3 2 2 admin Password amp admin Password Confirm The next option is a very important one The default admin Password is admin You just used it in the password prompt to gain access to this screen In the future you will be prompted for an admin password every time you want to get into the Administration Toolbox It is strongly recommended you change the admin Password at this time to ensure that other users will not be able to get into the Toolbox unless you specifically give them admin Manager rights Those users assigned admin Manager rights will use their own user names and passwords to gain access to the Toolbox You can change the admin Password any time you want to using the General Settings section of the System Utility 3 2 3 Date Time Time Zone You have the opportunity to set the current Date and Time on the VR N100U system clock using the format indicated You can also indicate the time zone you are in by choosing the name of your city or a city that is in your time zone from the drop down list The Date and Time settings can be set or changed at a later time using the System Utility When you have finished setting options and making changes click on the Next button Your changes if you made any will be saved The next screen the Reboot screen offers two options If you click on the Yes button the VR N100U will reboot and the changes you made will go into effect If you click on the Ca
31. permission on Users with viewer rights can only view cameras which they have been assigned permission to Finally cameras for which users have no permission will automatically not be displayed to eliminate any confusion and reduce the number of support issues for the administrators Management of the VR N100U system and network connections is handled through the VR N100U web browser interface Also VDRView offers a Web Connection tab so that will launch the web browser within the application window This chapter describes the features of VR N100U and how they are managed using the web browser interface Following chapters describe the VR N100U management features of the standalone Enterprise Windows based application VDRView One of the hallmarks of the VR N100U is its flexibility lt offers a number of ways for you to make cameras available to key networked users The versatility and flexibility of VR N100U is demonstrated in the interface as well VR N100U detects your hardware configuration and organizes the interface accordingly For example if VR N100U detects the presence of one or more hard drives the components of the interface that allow you to create RAID sets are displayed If no hard drives are detected these features are eliminated from the interface If a VR N100U has only one camera attached then only one camera window will be active This chapter VR N100U Overview describes the VR N100U features and the management tasks of those f
32. pn E mi Ki ee ee YideoZerver Camera List al WR VideoZervers e 2120889 development tridenttek cor PI Cameras PT2 4 Create New Camera View sl EI CameraB MD 4 PI CameraC MD 4 S PI CameraD PTZ 4 View Name Untitled El CameraE MD A El CameraF MD J 4 Number of Cameras fi y El CameraG PTZ A EI CameraH MD 4 EI Cameral MD 4 EI Camera A PI Hallway PTZ 4 Camera Layout repre Notes Description zl Clear OK Cancel Save View Once the view has been created or edited the user has the opportunity to save the view Specify the name if different from what you originally called it and click on the Save button At any time you can go back and open delete and or edit the saved view at your discretion It takes up minimal amount of space on your workstation for each view I Save Camera iew Warehouse Warehouse Lobby Cameras for all elevator entranced Open View If a view already exists simply click on this icon to open the list of saved views A list of saved views will be provided Highlight the view that you want to select and click on the Open View button to access the view All of the cameras that were specified within this view will be automatically linked and begin displaying the live video feeds Also when a view is highlighted detail information such as the name layout total slots number of cameras as well as its description is provided to the use
33. the latest firmware version 3 Is the network IP camera attached to the VR N100U backchannel connected to the dedicated unmanaged layer 2 10 100 Mbit switch that is utilized by VR N100U using a CAT5 CAT5e Ethernet cable 4 Is the network IP camera using the camera manufacturer s recommended power supply 5 Are any of the LED lights on the network IP camera ON or show any activity 6 Was the VR N100U appliance online before you connected and powered on the network IP camera 7 When you tried to have VR N100U DISCOVER the cameras did any of the other cameras get recognized and configured automatically by VR N100U 8 In the camera window on VR N100U s Camera page is there any message stating camera not responding If you have verified all of the above then you must proceed to remove that possible defective camera off of the VR N100U backchannel and proceed to test it as an individual device on your network using the software utility that came with it or try logging directly into the camera s web server for further investigation Contact the camera manufacturer s technical support team to assist you in troubleshooting the device 9 Once you have resolved the issue with the network IP camera and reset to its default settings you can proceed to add it to the VR N100U backchannel and try to have VR N100U rediscover it Page 74 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 5 3
34. the left of the key From left to right the first key is the Up key The next key is the Down key The third key is the Back key And the last key the key on the right is the Enter key A Yo a ai Page 83 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 6 5 3 LED Indicators The LEDs are identified by a keyword above each light on the unit and by the complete name of the LED in the following graphic The LED lights can flash green amber or red each color indicating a different state or activity of the system The chart below summarizes the LED indicators F Page 84 of 98 Network Activity LAN1 Backbone Flashing Indicates that the VR N100U is transmitting LAN1 Backbone Power On Solid Red during power on indicates a self test When the self test is completed the LED transitions to amber and continues the power on process Power Off Solid Red during power off indicates a safe halt after which power can be safely turned off on the VR N100U Power On Solid Amber during power on indicates that VR N100U Status has completed the self test and is booting the OS and application Indicates that VR N100U is completely initialized It has acquired solid and IP address and is operational Indicates that VR N100U was unable to acquire an IP address It Flashing defaults to the address 10 10 10 10 Blinkin Indicated that VR N100U is reflashing the fir
35. to accept your selection 6 The next screen that displays asks if you want to Reboot System to apply the addresses you entered Select the Y if you are ready to reboot now Select the N if you plan to change the default Server Name Make your selection and press the Enter key If you select the Y the VR N100U will reboot The LCD Panel will keep you informed about what is happening If you select the N you will go back to the Network Setup screen You can now skip the following Methods as you have manually setup the VR N100U IP address situation You are ready to go to the next step Method 3 EazylP You can use EazylP to assign a temporary IP address to your VR N100U if Your workstation uses Microsoft Networking and NetBios is installed Your workstation is connected to the same subnet as the VR N100U Z You are operating in a Class C IP networking environment When you use EazylP you have to assign VR N100U a node number as part of the IP address You can get this number from the network administrator NOTE The first three numbers of VR N100U s new address will be the same as the first three numbers of your workstation s IP address The fourth number is the node number that was given to you 1 Open your web browser 2 Make note of your workstation s IP address If you are using Windows 95 98 you can find your workstation s IP address by Running winipcfg exe For Windows NT 2000 XP users you can Run ipconfig exe 3
36. you have successfully logged into Precede to drag and drop the VR N100U that you wish to connect to onto the blank Web Connect page VDRView will automatically launch your web browser and direct it to that particular VR N100U Page 64 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL l E 0 x File View VideoZervers Camera Views Options Help SURF ES BN Oe Se o abo le Drew Center Y VideoZervers Web Connect Fi Monitor Cameras fl Search Playback Fi Motion Log Rellash a AS Main i Ko gt 60 Administration Browse Search About X1 Administration Utilities You can use this page to view and change different aspects of your x1 DiscZerver Click on the links below to go to pages forthe tools you need 101x VideoZervers E eE Networks ES Cameras SE Main development tridenttek me Configure view details for all cameras y Search archived video 6 1998 1999 2000 2001 xStore Inc All Rights Reserved To view Admin Motion log and Reflash pages please drag and drop a ideo ervers from this list Workstation IP Address 192 168 10 100 1 19 2004 6 38PM 4 Once logged directly into the VR N100U web server close out the VR N100U List dialog box and proceed to administer the VR N100U Refer to Chapter 3 VR N100U Overview for details 4 7 4 Monitor Cameras VDRView can also function as a virtual video mult
37. 000 individual workstations A computer that uses the services of another computer typically a server The temporary coding of data in a way that saves storage space or transmission time The amount of compression depends on the type and content of the specific file A user configurable setting that defines a percentage of storage space saved above which a CD DVD ROM should be compressed A configuration in which devices are connected to each other in sequence like a chain of daisies The last device in the chain must be terminated Information organized into blocks for transmission A packet of data and delivery information delivered over a non guaranteed communications protocol Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A method of assigning IP addresses to computers connected to a local area network LAN When a computer requests an address the DHCP server selects an IP address from a master list and assigns it to the requestor An architecture consisting of standard programming interfaces conventions and server functionalities for distributing applications transparently across networks of heterogeneous computers The process of taking a published or mounted CD DVDs off line so that it is no longer available to users Domain Name System A distributed database system used by TCP IP applications to map IP addresses to their system names The acronym refers both to the convention for naming hosts and to the way the names are handl
38. 0U USERS MANUAL 4 5 Definition of Toolbar Icons VDRView provides many toolbar icons to allow any user to easily navigate within this Enterprise Utility program for VR N100U The most frequently used functions are represented by icons on the VDRView toolbar Near the top of the VDRView page the following icons are available Dae Seal fo Dn ol Zerver Information This icon provides basic summary information about VR N100U such as the name type and IP address You can also access this from the Options pull down menu or via the web browser under the Networks utility page and is only active when you are in Zerver Center x Server Name 2120ba3 Server Type VidZerver IP Address 192 168 6 116 DHCP IPX Address frame e 7 CD R Support N A x Version 101 90 011 Login as administrator to 120ba3 NDS Information User Name Tree Name N A Server Name N A Password SEN Cancel H Set Zerver IP Address This icon allows an administrator to set the IP address of the VR N100U You can also access this from the Options pull down menu or via the web browser under the Networks utility page Information regarding IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway are the fields that must be filled in and Enable Static IP Address should be checked Sek IP Address x Set IF address 120ba3 IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway Login as administrator to 21 20ba3 Domain Name
39. 0U USERS MANUAL 4 7 Definition of Navigation Tabs In addition to the toolbar icon shortcuts VDRView has organized the main utility pages using tabs The following sections will describe in detail the available features and functions associated with each navigation tab and its associated page Zerver Center WO VidenZervens O we Connect BB torito Cameras IE Search Playback Fl Motion Loa Reflash VDRView also provides the following shortcut icons to navigate between the different pages le When VDRView is launched the default displayed page is always Zerver Center where a summary of all VR N100U security appliances are listed whether discovered or not On this page the applicable functions include setting up the discovery methods and communication modes retrieve information summary setting up IP address and the ability to simultaneously log into or out of multiple VR N100Us The name type IP address how acquired default name discovery method and login status are available There is no other product that can offer LAN and WAN management from a single application interface and provide complete secure communication using SSL to encrypt decrypt data and video across the internet In addition to this it is very easy and straight forward 4 7 1 Zerver Center Zepverview ES Bett File View VideoZervers Camera Views Options Help emp AA Dee Sal fol dos 8 erer Center Wh VideoZervers eb Connect BB Moritor C
40. 2 512MB SDRAM DIMMs are NOT supported therefore you must use two 2 256MB SDRAM DIMMs to achieve the maximum memory capacity 6 1 3 Onboard ATAPI The board comes fully equipped with the multiple onboard ATAPI IDE Channels It is capable of supporting any ATAPI based devices The ATAPI device can be manually set to support any of three settings Master Slave or Cable Select VR N100U offers onboard RAID storage therefore four identical hard drives should be installed in the VR N100U Rackmount System All hard drives must be set to MASTER and utilize IDE2 IDE3 IDE4 and IDE5 Channels only ATA 100 ATA 133 ATA 100 ATA 133 ATA 133 ATA 133 NOTE IDEO is occupied by the onboard non volatile flash disk thus we recommend not to attach any devices to this channel NOTE2 IDE1 is currently not used by VR N100U and its IDE cable will not be attached to a device at this time NOTES IDE2 to IDE5 are used for the four 4 VR N100U RAID hard drives NOTE4 We recommend that you utilize ANSI standard 40 pin 80 conducted IDE Cables for ATAPI Channels IDE1 and above The IDC connector MUST HAVE all 40 pins open on the Blue host connector 6 1 4 Onboard SCSI The board can come standard with an onboard SCSI Channel The Adaptec Ultra160 LVD SE SCSI is capable of supporting any SCSI 1 SCSI 2 SCSI 3 Narrow Ultra Wide Ultra Wide LVD160 and LVD320 based devices The SCSI device support is depende
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42. D volume in a subscription series to an other Transmission Control Protocol TCP is a connection based protocol that provides reliable full duplex transmission between a pair of applications It is part of the TCP IP suite of Internet protocols The very heart of the Internet TCP IP is the system that networks use to communicate with each other on the Internet It stands for Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol and it works regardless of computer platform Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol is a combined set of protocols that performs the transfer of data between two computers TCP monitors and ensures the correct transfer of data retransmitting until the data is correctly and completely received IP receives the data from TCP breaks it up into packets and ships it off to a network within the Internet TCP IP is also used as a name for a protocol suite that incorporates these functions and others The process in which a resistor network or cable connector is placed at the end of a SCSI bus to force bus signals to the inactive state when not driven by an attached device A network server that is designed to perform a specific task such as sharing a CD DVD ROM library See also Appliance class Server Target ID The SCSI ID assigned to an attached SCSI device The possible ID numbers range from 0 to 6 A total of seven SCSI devices can be attached to a VR N100U VR N100U uses TID S Type describes the kind of de
43. DE hard drives on the bus The possible designations are Master or Slave and Channel Oor Channel 1 A method of naming files in Windows 95 Windows 98 and Windows NT Unlike the filename restrictions of the eight dot three file naming convention under earlier versions of DOS long file names allow names of up to 255characters including spaces You cannot use the characters 1 ele Logical Unit Number The number assigned to a component of a SCSI device to identify it in the context of that device which is itself identified by a SCSI ID LUN Adapter See SCSI Expander A system of ordering Read requests for data stored on the individual drives in a CD DVD ROM changer Media Access Control A protocol that governs the access method a workstation has to the network A six byte unique address used at the machine level when computers communicate within the same network In the broadest sense a computer which controls another computer or a peripheral An IDE Master describes the relationship of two IDE devices on an IDE bus where one is the master and the other is set as the slave The only time the master is really a master is during initializations after that master and slave function independently and equally The computer that maintains the browse list for a workgroup or NT domain Whenever a computer offers a network service for the first time it broadcasts a server announcement packet The Master Browser receives this packet and adds
44. E drive interface that increases the previous maximum drive size The data transfer rate is speeded up to more than twice that of the IDE Another name for EIDE is ATAPI A standard for connecting computers to a local area network LAN Ethernet is the most popular type of LAN It sends its communications through radiofrequency signals carried by coaxial cable or other media Developed by Xerox it is sometimes called IEEE 802 3 which refers to the standard that defines it The most common form of Ethernet is 10BaseT which refers to a peak transmission speed of 10Mbps using copper twisted pair cable The physical address of an Ethernet controller board expressed as a 48 bit number in hexadecimal notation VR N100U Ethernet addresses will always take the form 00 80 A1 XX XX XX A factory defaults reboot is one of the cycle options associated with the Reset button on the front of the unit See Chapter Seven CE Technical Tips and Troubleshooting The system goes through the preparation for reboot by terminating all network connections writing outstanding data to the hard drive and closing all programs Then before it begins to start up again all user configurable parameters security user group lists server name etc are reset to the settings they were assigned at the factory the default settings See 100BaseT The software embedded in the nonvolatile memory flash memory of the VR N100U which can be updated with a new program Non
45. F11 have been covered and section 4 6 3 VR N100Us for information regarding Load Camera List File View VideoZervers Camera views Options Help Ip 3 F By e New View S Open view erver Lenter ga lena Gres Edit Remove View Close view Load camera list Launch camera control Full Screen view Fil 4 6 5 Options Many important setup options for VDRView are listed under the Options pull down menu They include configuring a VR N100U determining options for discovering them setting up Communication methods and finally setting up the cameras Once VDRView and the VR N100U security appliances with cameras have been correctly configured you will not need to utilize most of these commands File View YideoZervers Camera Views Options Help IP 3 A 25 ES Y VDR Information Z Set IP Address Zerver Center y VideoZervers Administer via Web Browser Reboot Reflash Firmware v Enable discovery via Microsoft browsing Enable discovery via Remote Server List Edit Remote Zerver List Communication settings Refresh Settings Refresh ES Camera Settings Please refer to the above section 4 5 Definition of Toolbar Icons where VDR Information Setup IP Address Administer via Web Browser and Reflash Firmware have been covered The rest of the feature selections on the Options Menu have no companion toolbar icons These options ca
46. Key Issues The security market is still dominated by traditional analog systems but has been undergoing a transition from its analog based CCTV products to the newer digital IP based products There are limitations in the analog systems that no longer exist with the digital products However the digital products have also created new inherent issues Thanks to the innovative architecture and implementation of VR N100U we has been able to address all of these old and new issues 1 3 1 Analog Systems The days of analog security systems are numbered The security market has been undergoing a transition from its traditional analog based CCTV products to the newer digital IP based products Customers looking for security systems are turning to digital solutions There are many drawbacks and limitations surrounding an analog system Although VHS quality video has accepted up to this point the wide acceptance of DVD Video in the consumer market place has helped push the demand of customers to require the digital video format Also due to the inherent physical characteristics of tape the media degrades over usage and time The more often the tape is viewed or reused for recording the poorer the quality becomes on this media If companies have a very long security retention period requirement then they would require a controlled environment for storing their media as well as a scheduled duplication period in order to maintain the video at its highest po
47. LAN1 Drive The Drive Activity LED lights up whenever data is moving to or from an IDE device or SCSI device A flashing green light indicates an attached IDE drive is reading or writing data A flashing red light indicates a SCSI device is reading or writing data A flashing amber light indicates both IDE and SCSI devices are active The Drive Activity LED does not differentiate between reading and writing data NOTE Only LAN1 s Network and 10 100 LED s are only available on the LCD Display 2 3 5 Power Supply The VR N100U board is also unique in that it has been designed to support the two most common types of power supplies used today AT and ATX This flexibility will allow the board to be installed in nearly all enclosures A powerful and high quality ATX power supply is recommended and comes standard with all VR N100U rackmount systems NOTET1 When selecting the ATX power adapter do not forget to attach an ATX power switch to CN6 pin set This has been already configured on the 19 1U VR N100U Rackmount Systems Page 14 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 2 4 Installing VR N100U on the Network BEFORE YOU BEGIN As the Installer and or Administrator of the VR N100U you are assumed to have a working knowledge of TCP IP and your network Make sure you have the following items before you begin the installation A TCP IP Network An Ethernet Fast Ethernet Connection ba
48. Networks Cameras A View change DHCP settings be tkbh 165 2000 2004 Siua no Gil Aighis asarei A 3 Proceed to select the pertinent settings option and fill in the necessary information At the very least you need to change the IP address under Change the Static IP Address Settings link which will bring you to the following page IPI RER Fa 1 RAL EK Administration Utilities System Networks Cameras Information Static IP Tintin IP DHCP Server IP Address l Subnet Mask A IP Broadenst iq Default Galway 7 Domain Hama Saree si Domain Hame A WINS Server a Enable Static IF Address tin Sea Fekch ae reasrd fos DHALF la operate Speers mil be iebonled fod Charges bo bake eech e The Domain Name Server Domain Name and WINS Server names are optional Nevertheless if you enter this information you will be able to address VR N100U by name Of course the WINS Windows Internet Naming Service Server name option is available only in Microsoft Networking environments 4 Click on the Save button 2 4 4 Step 3 Rebooting Your VR N100U The Reboot screen appears Reboot Safely stop the Unit for power off Resetto manufacturing defaults oK 1 When you click on the OK button your VR N100U will go through an automatic reboot using the new IP address and the other information you provided in the form 2 If you click on Cancel the information you provided on th
49. Next Page See above Refresh Page See above View VR N100Us When utilizing the Web Connect Motion Log or Reflash pages of VDRView a new window automatically opens that provides a list of VR N100Us that you have logged into By clicking on this icon you can also open up that window manually to drag and drop a VR N100U onto one of these pages to proceed with that section YideoZerver List Video ervers ere WY 2120889 development tider To view Admin Motion lag and Retlash pages please drag and drop a ideo ervers from this list All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 4 6 Definition of Menus Like most software application VDRView provides pull down menus for users to access various features and functions This section will go into detail regarding all of the available options provided by the menu bar 4 6 1 File File View VideoZervers Camera Views Options Help Just one command here Exit to leave VDRView 4 6 2 View File View VideoZervers Camera Views Options Help D i VDRView offers a variety of viewing options for VR N100U within the Zerver Center page Below are examples of the different available views F Large Icons Z Small Icons List F Details File View Wideozervers Camera Views Options Help Large Icons a E E w Od e Small Icons List vw Details File View VideoZervers Camera Views Option
50. Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL refresh Cx Refresh Check Interval seconds gs Enter a value between 10 and 60 E F Refresh F5 Regardless of whether you utilize the Auto Refresh function you can manually refresh the VDRView list by clicking on the F5 function key to discover VR N100Us on the network When a refresh is taking place it will be indicated by the status bar running across the bottom of the page Z Camera Settings The final feature available under the Options pull down menu is the Camera Settings Within VDRView there are a few sections such as VR N100Us and Monitor Cameras pages where live video can be viewed directly from any of the VR N100U managed cameras Within the these camera windows VDRView offers the ability to Display Camera Name Display Recording Status and or Display Camera Time within these windows to provide additional information These features can be toggled off or on Camera Settings Display camera name W Display camera name Display recording status w Display recording status Display camera time vw Display camera time 4 6 6 Help About VR N100U Just one command here About to open a dialog box that displays the VDRView version copyright and provide the ability to access the Microsoft System Information page By clicking on the OK button it will close out this window Page 60 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N10
51. P Status You must configure a static address and reboot to enable DHCP Ho DHCP addresses have been given out The DHCP Server option allows you to indicate whether or not you want to establish the VR N100U as a DHCP server The default setting is No Look at the Current DHCP Status section near the bottom of this utility page to determine whether the VR N100U is currently configured to be a DHCP server If it is you probably changed this setting initially in the Networks Information screen when you manually configured VR N100U during installation If you choose Yes now your VR N100U will dynamically assign IP addresses to network devices configured to receive them The VR N100U must be properly configured via the Static IP utility before it can behave as a DHCP server If your VR N100U has made any assignments they will be shown below the heading Assigned Nodes If you want your VR N100U to act as a DHCP server and you set the DHCP Server option to Yes then 1 Enter the starting number of the range of IP addresses you want to give out in the DHCP Range Start field 2 Enter the upper threshold of the range of IP address numbers you want to give out in the DHCP Range Stop field The IP Boot State option indicates the original boot state of VR N100U e g how it received its original IP address 3 Click on the Save button to save your DHCP server configuration settings When the DHCP server begins giving out IP addresses they will be reported
52. P packets vary in length depending on the data being transmitted Internetwork Packet Exchange NetWare network layer protocol It handles networking addressing routing and packets It is the most common of all networking protocols An eight digit hexadecimal number that uniquely identifies a network A format standard for CD ROM disks defined by the International Standardization Organization ISO A metallic collar that slips over a set of pins to join them together to complete an electrical connection Local Area Network A network that connects or links together on the same cable computers that are close to each other usually in the same building Light Emitting Diode A type of semiconductor diode that emits visible or infrared light when current passes through it Visible LEDs are used as indicator lights for example the light that shows a computer or printer is turned on Infrared LEDs are used in remote control devices A connection Two computers can be linked together Link can also refer to a pointer to a file that exists in another place Rather than have a copy of a particular file reside in many places for example some file systems enable a filename to point to another file Finally a link can refer to a hyperlink in a Web page that connects one page to another Location is the title of a data display in the VR N100U Web browser interface in the Devices System Utility It describes the installation location of I
53. R N100U a warning screen will appear Click on the Yes button to continue I am Look in lt ZerveiView D du ez Ed ACTIVE_ZERVERS laa LocalRecordingPath cfg laa admin_CameraViewConfig cof Ea logo 18 dx3500 notloggedin sl dxa Sai red D sm el dads dl 5 strings laa dzint laa Uninst isu empty el unit d E ZERVERS gsubnetm E zvenum3z d icon SE 2view we File name X My Network F RW Files of type fan Files ll Cancel E After the firmware is specified proceed to click on the Update Image button to execute the firmware reflash process Watch the Status section of the Reflash Firmware screen It describes what the VR N100U is doing and where it is in the reflash process You can follow the process by monitoring the Status displayed in the Reflash Information screen on your monitor or by tracking the Status indicator light the leftmost light or LCD Display on the front of the VR N100U unit While the reflash is in progress the Status light will flash green and amber The buttons on the Reflash Information screen are grayed out during this process so you cannot accidentally interrupt the reflash It is absolutely critical that you do nothing that will stop this process including removing power from the unit If you do you will almost certainly corrupt the flash memory resulting in a dysfunctional unit The firmware reflash procedure will take a few minut
54. S MANUAL Z Advanced Settings for VN C11U 160x120 Max 30 fps Sond Lemon Meats O o O Saccnd 320x240 Max 30 fps 640x480 Max 8 fps A Balance ed Balance Y PROFESSIONAL ES NOTE RED amp GREEN gains are only applicable if Automatic WHITE is OFF Brightness EE Backlight AAA U Motion Detection F Advanced Settings for VN C30U 160x120 Max 15 Ke Frames per Second 320x240 Max 10 fos 640x480 Max 3 fps Auto Pan Camera Never A L 15 sec 30 sec 1 min 2 min 5 min E EE Optical 15x O to 100 7 Toggle between Auto and Manual ocus Lens Control 0 to 100 P Toggle between Auto and Manual ris Manual Iris O to 100 Quality Compression Rate 1 to 7 Automatic White Balance Off or On Red Balance 0 to 100 Balance Green Balance O to 100 NOTE RED amp GREEN gains are only applicable if Automatic WHITE is OFF Automatic Gain Control Off or On Brightness Backlight Compensation Off or On Backlight Backlight Compensation Area Top Bottom Left Right Center Shutter Shutter Speed 1 60 or 1 100 Page 73 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 5 2 1 Testing Network IP Cameras If the network IP camera that you are using with VR N100U is not being recognized or is not functioning correctly please verify the following 1 Is the network IP camera make and model supported by my VR N100U security appliance s firmware 2 Does the network IP camera have
55. VDR Discover Mode and Communication Method They can be setup as non encrypted or encrypted based on how the VR N100U was originally setup by the administrator Refer to section 4 6 5 Options Communication Setting for more details All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 a Page 51 of 98 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 1 Communication settings Remote DA Mon encrupled Discovery Made Mala Communication mode Non entypted 7 Ok Cancel New View VDRView offers the ability to function as an unlimited virtual Multiplexer for all of the cameras Within the Monitor Cameras page you have the ability to create your own customized views using the provided templates When selecting this icon you will be prompted with a new window where you simply specify a name number of cameras 1 2 4 5 6 9 or 16 to be displayed camera layout and provide an optional description Once this information is provided click on the OK button and your new customized view will be displayed To add the cameras to your new view simply click on the Load Camera List icon to open the list of available VR N100U and the associated cameras By merely dragging and dropping cameras onto any of the camera windows VDRView will automatically create links to provide the live video feed from those cameras onto your view Cameras can be from the same and or different VR N100U e E E AE oe BE zen nn mm E STE D20 FJ ep
56. VDRView However the more powerful the workstation the better performance you will encounter as the product will be dealing with motion video Therefore we have outlined both minimum and recommended system requirements In addition to the standard hardware specifications VDRView and VR N100U require Java to be loaded onto the system to enable viewing the video streams live from the cameras as well as from the archived video 4 1 1 Recommended Configuration The following specifications are outlined for a recommended VDRView workstation As mentioned above the more power the workstation and faster the connectivity the better overall video performance you will be able to achieve Operating System Windows 2000 XP with latest Service Pack F Processor Intel Pentium IV 3 0GHz 800MHz FSB 512Kb Cache or faster Memory 512MB DDR or higher F Hard Disk Drive 250GB PATA 133 7200rpm 8MB Cache or larger faster F CD DVD Drive DVD ROM Drive or better Z Video Card AGP 4X 256MB 256 bit or faster F Monitor 21 24 bit True Color or larger F Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 x with latest Service Pack or higher F Java Sun Microsystems JRE 1 4 2_xx or higher F Network 100Mbit or faster F ISP T1 Broadband or faster Page 45 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 4 1 2 VR N100U USERS MANUAL Minimum Configuration VDRView will also function on a system that meets the minimum specifica
57. VR N100U Video Disc Recorder Users Manual v1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL Contact Information Please contact your VR N100U reseller for all sales service and technical support issues Copyright 1998 2004 xStore All rights reserved All other companies and product names are trademarks of their respective holders Page 2 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 mb N mmh h h sch sch mb sch sch E e 2 3 5 2 4 1 2 4 2 2 4 3 2 4 4 2 4 5 3 5 2 vie IS VR N100U USERS MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Contatori dt e o e a ld 7 MANTA ele EE IO WEE 8 What IS an ADDIANCG EE 8 E CRU Addresses Key EE 8 Analog Systems EE ad 8 IP CANS AS pis 8 Digital Video Recorders DVRS iia ele es eel esl ee eee ee ee eels 9 Softwar Based SOMITONS EE 9 The Solution VA N100U Security Appliance surcar ewe csi E deEgEESeEREE 9 INSTALLING VR N100U E 10 Before YOU BOG EE 10 Whats M e st 10 VR N100U Hardware e TT 11 Mara Ware Lay OU A A A 11 Embedded Ind strial Servel EE 12 Storage Capac y ee Ee 12 LCD Panel with Keypad and LED Indicators REENEN 12 LGD Gi EEN 12 e Keypad E 13 LED INdICATOTS c i aaae e ee a a A A TEO e a aaa e Teun e ii 13 Power SUDD osaa Ee EE 14 Installing VR N100U on the eeben 15 THe Basic IN Sta AON EE 15 Step 1 Acquiring an IP Addres Sioana a a a A 15 Method 1 VDRView Preferred CHOICE ii mennenm EE 15 Method 2 ECD Panel and Key pass
58. Y the addresses will be saved and the Static IP options in the TCP IP Configuration tool in the Network Configurations Tool Set will be selected If you select the N the option to obtain the IP address dynamically in that same tool will be selected Use the arrow keys to toggle between the Y and N Depress the Enter key to accept your selection The next screen that displays asks if you want to reboot the system to apply the addresses you entered Select the Y if you are ready to reboot now Select the N if you plan to change the default Server Name Make your selection and depress the Enter key If you select the Y the VR N100U will reboot The LCD Panel will keep you informed about what is happening If you select the N you will go back to the Network Setup screen 6 5 5 Renaming Your System If you want to rename your system depress the Down key 1 The Set Server Name screen displays Depress the Enter key The Edit ServerName screen displays The Server Name you enter here can contain up to 24 alphanumeric characters and the dash Use the Up and Down arrow keys to cycle through the numbers letters and the dash to spell out the new name of your VR N100U The valid characters are arranged in this order the dash the numbers O through 9 the Capital letters A through Z and the lowercase letters a through z Remember the Up key goes forward through the characters and the Down key goes backward Depress the Enter key to accept the cur
59. aced as the most important topic for most individuals and organizations Companies that did not have any security systems implemented are now actively looking for the latest digital security solution Others that currently have one in place are actively looking to upgrade to a more advanced digital security solution The VR N100U security appliance solution is an all inclusive black box security appliance that delivers all of the components necessary to easily and securely implement an IP based security solution All of the networking security storage and management functionalities are included and preconfigured on each VR N100U appliance It is completely scalable and can be implemented into any LAN or WAN environment VR N100U is the only solution that allows any security administrator to monitor and manage one or more facilities from anywhere in the world in real time The VR N100U is engineered to offer new levels of flexibility reliability scalability and performance to the security market In the following chapters you will see how the VR N100U allows any individual or company to easily incorporate and manage the latest networked digital security technology without the need for expert personnel in the fields of networking security and storage The VR N100U security appliances fit easily into any existing distributed computing environment of intelligent networks They are low profile self contained units that are easy to setup install
60. amera views 2 Cameras and 4 Cameras MN 2 Cameras es 4 Cameras su 68 Cameras Hh 16 Cameras Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 1 4 5 8 9 12 13 16 The frame surrounding each camera window may slightly vary because of the camera functionality Fixed PTZ Motion or combo z F Page 36 of 98 Camera Name All cameras will display the associated name at the top The default names will be assigned from CameraA to CameraP which represent discovered cameras 1 to 16 CameraD Camera Recording Status All cameras will have the current status on the lower left corner Continuous Recording off on Motion Control off on if supported By clicking this button you can toggle between the various supported recording modes The default setting will be Off on all cameras as the VR N100U administrator will setup each camera accordingly The page will change and prompt you to allow you to reconfirm the change in recording status Camera 0 CameraA Camera 0 Camera Camera 7 CameraH Recording Status CM Recording Status OFE Recording Status ON Stop All Recording stop All Recording start Continuous Recording Click to use Camera based motion detection Cancel Cancel Cancel Auto Playback All cameras will have the Auto Playback button located on the lower right corner By clicking this button the playback window will open up and automatically display the last minute of recorded video for that camera if available
61. ameras fh Search Playback Fl Motion Log Rellash Logged in as A Logind Log out IP Address Default Name Discovery Method Login Status AAA ME L f Main WidZerwer develop DHCP 2120736 Remote Server a Logged in as admin Workstation IP Address 192 168 10 100 1 19 2004 gla FPM 4 A refresh shortcut icon is available as it is frequently used during discovery for VR N100Us Page 61 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL NOTE You can also log directly into VR N100U via the web browser using the IP address or server name 4 7 2 VR N100Us Management and configuration of all cameras across VR N100Us can be easily accomplished within the VR N100U page All changes are applied immediately to the cameras 1 Ferverview File view VideoZervers Camera views Options Help SIPS A MI ERA gt A Deere Center W WideoZervers Web Connect Monitor Cameras E Search Playback FAMotion Log Rellash Video erver Camera List Camera Preview Bindi CameraB PTZ 4 Boat Camera PTZ A SS CameraD PTZ 4 gege CameraE MD 4 E Cameras A E eege Cameral PTZ 4 Bate Camera MD 4 SORTA Mobotix TDL A Camera Camera WE VACSOL o n YDA Main Camera Type PTZ gt Pan Tilt Zoom ll w k F H El MD based recording MD gt Motion Detection ke User Access Levels E 4 gt Admin O gt Operator V gt Viewer Jal sa El Workstatio
62. ant the user you are adding to have administrative rights to VR N100U click on the Grant admin rights checkbox Add User User Name IESSE Full Name Po Password i 4 Password Confirm EA Grant admin rights Add User Cancel By clicking on the Delete button the Delete User page will appear prompting you to select the checkbox es next to the name s of the user s you want to delete Click on the Delete button and a Deleting Users confirmation page appears listing your selections If you are satisfied with the selection s click on the Delete button or else select Cancel button to return to the Delete Users page without deleting the selected users Change your selections or click on the Cancel button to return to the Users page Page 28 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL Delete User User Name VID Full Name lv bob 100 bob schmuck object 101 object M building1 103 building1 T building 104 building2 M building3 105 building3 Cancel If you want to change a user s Full Name VR N100U Password or admin rights or assign the user to a group or remove the name from a group click on the user s name Make your editing changes in the appropriate field s Change the admin rights setting by clicking on the checkbox A check in the box next to the name of a group indicates that the user is a member of that group Make the necessary assignments and changes You ca
63. arch Playback pages It will attempt to load the list of cameras associated with each VR N100U When there are problems communicating with a VR N100U it is recommended that you manually invoke this function to see if the cameras could be loaded and accessible within VDRView F Refresh Camera List Ctrl F5 If any changes occurred on the VR N100U or on the workstation running VDRView it is recommended that you manually refresh the camera list to verify that all connections are still valid Discover Cameras on All VR N100Us If cameras are added or removed from any VR N100U then this feature will invoke all VR N100U to execute the automatic camera Discovery function With a single click all cameras associated with the VR N100Us that you have logged into will be automatically discovered configured and incorporated into their associated VR N100U security appliances There is no need to log into each individual camera s web page or utilize the camera s utility software to setup and configure the cameras as this can call be done very easily and automatically by VR N100U and VDRView Enable Local Recording The Enable Local Recording offers the ability to capture video locally to your workstation This feature is either enabled or disabled When it is active there will be checkmark next to the option see below VideoZervers VideoZervers l Load camera list Load camera list Refresh Camera List Ctrl F5 Refresh Camera List Ctrl F5 Disco
64. are included with this product may be free software which can be used copied modified and redistributed without limitation under a number of free software licenses including the GNU General Public License GPL You have the right to receive source code for these portions of the free software programs and to make use of that source code in any program you write so long as your programs too are distributed under the terms of the relevant free software license A list of the free software included in this product and a copy of the licenses applying to that software can be requested from us If you resell this product as part of a larger system you must provide the purchaser of that larger system this notice the free software licenses and any source code that was provided with it If you have questions concerning the free software components of this product please contact the VR N100U reseller If this product is configured as an VR N100U appliance then the remaining portions of the software included with this product is proprietary software copyrighted We grant you a nonexclusive license to use these software programs This license is for a single appliance only You may not make any copies of the software other than as a backup copy for your own use You may not sell rent lease lend distribute or otherwise transfer copies of the software or this manual to others except that you may permanently transfer all copies of the software in your posse
65. ased for such solutions For companies with multiple locations it becomes too expensive and an impossible situation to manage and maintain 1 3 5 The Solution VR N100U Security Appliance With each VR N100U appliance a dedicated RAID set of large capacity hard disk drives for online storage is utilized and occupies a very small 19 1U form factor footprint Options are available to add additional hard disk drive storage or archiving to other media such as CD DVD and tape in a seamless automated manner provides the maximum flexibility for the VR N100U customer Thus the video could reside on non volatile and random access write once or rewritable media that has a life expectancy of at least 50 years for pennies per gigabyte There is no need for special environments large dedicated rooms for media storage rerecording of discs or playback compatibility VR N100U also supports auto discovery and configuring of IP cameras as well as supports analog cameras via network encoders The camera types can be fixed pan tilt zoom as well as motion detection Up to sixteen cameras can be supported by each VR N100U appliance and completely scalable to support the enterprise As more cameras are needed additional VR N100U appliances can be implemented Nearly an unlimited number of VR N100U appliances and their cameras can easily be managed from a single software interface Installation into existing network infrastructures is supported with minimal resources u
66. available on your network the VR N100U assigns itself a temporary IP address of 10 10 10 10 or tens This is not a valid IP address but it can be used long enough for you to see the VR N100U on the network and to change this IP address to a static IP address that is valid for your network You can use one of the following methods to achieve that end and get the green Status light Method 1 VDRView Preferred Choice Enclosed in the VR N100U packaging should be a Companion CD This disc is comprised of additional documentation and software utilities VDRView is documented in detail in Chapter 4 Managing VR N100U with VDRView VDRView is an administrative enterprise application tool that discovers all of the VR N100Us on your local network segment remote servers and offers complete camera management from a Windows workstation One of its functions is to assign static IP addresses to VR N100U The detail instructions for installing VDRView from the VR N100U Companion CD are detailed in section 4 2 Installing VDRView This section describes how to use VDRView to assign an IP address 1 Install and launch the VDRView application 2 Select highlight the VR N100U from the list of discovered Zervers by clicking on it 3 Click on the Set IP icon on the Toolbar or select the Set IP Address option from the Options menu It will automatically prompt you with a login dialog box as this function is only available for users with administrator privileges
67. aying the message Hardware POST with a version number on the second line POST stands for Power On Self Test The Status LED the first indicator light on the left will display solid red As VR N100U boots the OS operating system and detects the drives those messages will be display on the Panel When the boot up process goes into the next phase the Status LED changes to solid amber and the version number of the firmware is displayed on the Panel The system then attempts to acquire an IP address checks the drives and starts networking services If a DHCP Server is running on the network VR N100U dynamically acquires an IP address The Status light turns solid green and the default Server Name displays on the LCD Panel with the IP address on the next line The Server Name and IP address will continue to display until an event occurs on the VR N100U or the user pushes a key This is called the Steady State Display and it means everything is running If the VR N100U did not dynamically acquire an IP address it will assign itself the address 10 10 10 10 and the Status light will slowly blink amber When a VR N100U comes up tens it means that a Static IP address must be assigned to the system before anything else can be done with it You will need to go your network admin and get an IP address the Subnet Mask and the address of the Default Gateway 6 5 2 Keypad Each key has a different function illustrated by a directional arrow just above and to
68. bility to modify the camera s parameters e g pan tilt zoom resolution frame rate etc When you select the Manage Users for This Camera link in the camera Details page you will be prompted to log into this configuration page All of the VR N100U users will be listed and initially set to the default No Access security level By simply selecting either the Operator or View radio buttons and then the Save button the administrator is able to setup the security levels for that particular camera for all VR N100U users Page 42 of 98 System Hotworks Cameras Configure Camera E Image View cordiguration prs Name S Internal IP rer 134 168 7 112 MAC Address 00302013014 E Camera Type To VH AIT dl Video storage lt Change Im deys D 3 Maximum D D Sep Conltgure vert ec herle lor Camera 1 Larme Koch Accoss Operator Viewer I Viewer Eaj Delete settings bea ra r Saal a rams fais User Configure Motion Detection Note Admin level users are not displayed here Manage mers for this campera En All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 3 6 VR N100U s Toolbar Most of this chapter has been about the features of VR N100U that are managed by the utilities of the Administration Toolbox The other icons are the Browse icon the Search icon and the About icon m be Kai K 0 Administration Browse Appliances List Search About
69. c locations The first five letters of the alphabet A through E are traditionally used to point to local drives floppy drives local hard drives CD ROM drives On the network a drive mapping serves as a bookmark allowing a user direct access to a particular location A drive letter is used to represent a logical drive while a directory path leads to the specific location in the directory structure Digital Video Versatile Disc Read Only Memory A type of read only optical disc DVD ROMs are similar to CD ROMs in that the data are stored in a laser generated continuous spiral on the disc surface The difference is that DVD ROMs store much more data 4 7GB or more in smaller pits in tighter circles Capacity can be increased even more by adding a second layer of pits over the first and by using both sides of the disc Experts believe DVD ROMs will eventually replace CD ROMs The actual rights that a user or group has to access a Camera Set or Individual Camera Access rights can be granted explicitly or endowed by inheritance Admin and users with Manager rights have unrestricted access rights to all Camera Sets and Individual Cameras While effective rights are cumulative a user or group needs to be granted access rights by means of only one of these methods explicit assignment inheritance or Manager rights to effectively access a Camera Set or Individual Camera Enhanced Integrated Device Drive Electronics A second generation ID
70. ciated camera s within the view will be highlighted in red as the supported control buttons will be enabled The manufacturer and model is displayed on the upper right corner for the selected camera You have the ability to Select All Deselect All as well as filter the camera list with PTZ or Motion Detection only cameras Reload Camera List Clear Selected Slots Tilt Up Tilt Down Pan Left Pan Right Zoom In Zoom Out Start Continuous Recording Stop Recording Eno AAA ee a Motion Detection Full Screen View For monitoring stations that are only interested in displaying certain cameras onto their monitors you can click on this icon to open up a new full screen view without the toolbar icons pull down menus page tabs VDRView borders and other information that is presented on the screen The resolution size of each camera is increased as seen by comparing the two different screen shots below All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 Page 54 of 98 VR N100U USERS MANUAL Back to Previous Page When utilizing the Web Connect page in VDRView you are able to navigate directly within the VR N100U web server to access the various Systems Network and Cameras utility pages Since the navigation is being done within the VDRView application many of the standard browser navigation buttons are not available Therefore we have provided icons to allow you to go Back Forward and Refresh Go Forward to
71. ck Configure below on the center of the window By clicking on the Configure link it will take to the Configure page where you can try to manually configure that particular camera if it physically exists on the backchannel You must specify the camera name internal IP address selecting the camera type from the pull down list and finally specifying the requested duration of video storage for this particular camera VR N100U will then attempt to add that camera to itself after you click on the Save button Configure Configure Camera 12 Mame Internal IF Address Camera Type JVC VN ATU Wideo storage in days 1 Save Cancel F Camera Problems If any camera that was discovered and supported by VR N100U suddenly goes offline Camera Not Responding message will appear in the window Check to make sure that the camera is still powered and that the network cable from the camera to the backchannel VR N100U switch is still attached and not damaged F Auto Centering for PTZ At any time if you click on any particular location on a PTZ camera view VR N100U will automatically position the PTZ camera so that it shows the location as the center of the view However if the location is beyond the PTZ camera s physical range then it will attempt to get it as close to the center as physically possible NOTE For further detail information pertaining to the various parameters please go to section 5 2 Network IP Cameras
72. ckbone Available IP Address or DHCP Server on the Main Network A CAT5 CAT5e Compliant Network Cables VR N100U Default Name found on the VR N100U enclosure label Workstation on the Network with a CD DVD Drive and Web Browser on the same segment as the VR N100U Da a a a a 2 4 1 The Basic Installation VR N100U requires three primary connections The first is a connection to power the appliance The second is a connection to the company s network backbone via LAN1 Ethernet port Once VR N100U is on the network then the third connection will be to the dedicated camera backchannel via LAN2 Ethernet port 1 Using a standard CAT5 CAT5e twisted pair network cable attach the VR N100U to an Ethernet segment on your company s network via LAN1 2 Connect the power cord to the VR N100U rackmount enclosure and plug it in to a power strip line conditioner or UPS The enclosure has an On Off switch to control power Proceed to turn the VR N100U security appliance ON NOTE At this time we will concentrate on getting VR N100U on your network Once it has been successfully installed then we will explain how to connect the network IP cameras to VR N100U 2 4 2 Step 1 Acquiring an IP Address When the Status LED is blinking amber it means the VR N100U was unable to acquire an IP address dynamically IP addresses are obtained dynamically by means of one of three methods DHCP BOOTP or RARP If none of these IP address assignment methods is
73. correctly thus VR N100U would not be able to recognize or manage the video device All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL You can now proceed to connect the VR N100U supported networked cameras to the backchannel switch For a list of supported cameras you can refer to section 5 2 Network IP Cameras for the latest updated information The networked cameras can be either native IP based or traditional analog based that utilize special analog to digital converter devices to network enable them It is highly recommended that we first attach all of the networked cameras to the VR N100U backchannel locally physically near VR N100U in order to ensure that they are all working properly and are recognized by VR N100U prior to installing them into their final destination This will make the troubleshooting if needed a lot easier as you have all of the cameras and VR N100U together at one location 3 Connect each of the networked cameras up to 16 per VR N100U to the dedicated backchannel switch using CAT5 CAT5e Ethernet cables e g ports 1 16 4 Connect the proper power supply to each camera and proceed to power on each of the networked cameras Please refer to the camera s owners manual for detail specifications 5 Using your web browser proceed to log into VR N100U as an administrator and select the Cameras administration page var Rer Fa 1 RAL EK ou Cant IS page io ssw and cha
74. ctivity of the system The chart below summarizes the LED indicators Power On Solid Red during power on indicates a self test When the self test is completed the LED transitions to amber and continues the power on process Power Off Solid Red during power off indicates a safe halt after which power can be safely turned off on the VR N100U Power On Solid Amber during power on indicates that VR N100U Status has completed the self test and is booting the OS and application Solid Indicates that VR N100U is completely initialized It has acquired and IP address and is operational Indicates that VR N100U was unable to acquire an IP address It Flashing defaults to the address 10 10 10 10 Indicated that VR N100U is reflashing the firmware Blinking NEVER INTERRUPT THIS PROCESS Network Flashing Indicates that network traffic from an external source Network Activity LAN1 Backbone Flashing Indicates that the VR N100U is transmitting Amber Solid Your network speed is 10 Mbps 10 100 Network Speed Green Solid Your network speed is 100 Mbps LAN1 Backbone No Light Indicates that there is no network link visible to the VR N100U Drive Flashing An IDE drive is reading or writing data Drive Activity Flashing A SCSI drive is reading or writing data Status The Status LED the first light on the left cycles through its power on sequence as the VR N100U boo
75. d SN Motion Log we lz Dec 16 15 03 25 2003 kk pk Motor matsdon Canada Video dele El ag ISO Files 2 Dec 16 11 58 10 2003 bo b h Motion started on CameraC Video deleted To view Admini and Motion lag pagez rue Dec 16 11 57 44 2003 Po fo po Motion started on CameraC Video deleted BEE bk Dec 16 11 57 04 zech lo b pation started on Camerac Video deleted Uy Workstation IP Address 192 168 10 100 12 30 2003 6 01PM 4 2 As you can see a complete list of captured motion logs in chronological order is presented for that particular VR N100U A motion threshold level indicator is also presented for each motion log All motion logs are available for viewing from the playback window as well as the option to export to an ISO 9660 image Legend More than 5 difference between motion level and threshold leve 350 74 difference between motion level and threshold level 2970 49 difference between motion level and threshold level 1 24 ditterence between motion level and threshold level J NOTE To ensure that it does not take up too much overhead it is recommended that the administrator periodically check the log and clear delete any unnecessary Motion Log files 4 7 7 Reflash Use the Zerver Information shortcut to determine the version number of the firmware on the selected VR N100U To update your VR N100U proceed to follow the steps below 1 Download the latest reflash file to a location on your local
76. d very high performance to a group of thin servers that offer a variety of different styles to meet the needs of clients with diverse security and camera requirements VR N100U Technology Viewer A program used by your Web browser to handle files that the browser itself can It is also called a helper A data carrier such as a disc or a unit of logical storage A volume on a network is a unit of logical storage However it appears much the same as a hard drive to a standalone system A volume can contain several physical hard drives Directories are stored at the volume level Files can also be stored at the volume level although for security reasons that is not recommended Volume Volume Set A grouping of CD DVD volume members A CD DVD s volume attributes are the Volume Name user and group access rights the share publishing method for the volume and the case sensitivity setting for HTTP access Volume Attributes Web Browser See Browser The basic building block of the World Wide Web Information displayed on a Web page can Web Page include highly sophisticated graphics audio and video the locus of contemporary creativity Web pages are linked together to form the World Wide Web Windows for Workgroups A version of Windows 3 1 which is specifically designed to be used dih with a network Windows Internet Naming Service A name to address resolution server that operates in the WINS Server i Windows environment It serv
77. default factory settings For those of you who have a specific plan for your VR N100U the appearance of the Setup Wizard at this time allows you to move forward with your plan For those of you who want to explore the VR N100U interface before you make any changes to the default settings be assured that each of the options offered in the Setup Wizard is available in the utilities pages such as the main Administration Utilities page and can be set any time at your convenience Setup Wizard The Setup gres you the opportunity to conbgure some of the unts more important features now If you changed the Server Name and or enabled Mester Security the changes will bo saved but will not go into effect unsi you reboot the unit Server Name 2420 E Enable Master Security No Autolock Drives No Di Master Browser Workgroup Domain Date Time Time Zone admin Password admin Password Confirm Next Page 25 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 3 2 1 Server Name Let s have a look at the VR N100U Setup Wizard The first field displays the default name of the VR N100U Since this is the name by which the VR N100U will be recognized on the network you may want to change it to something more meaningful even if it is just VR N100U SecuritySystem or CameraServer The name you choose can have up to 24 alohanumeric characters and the dash The dash cannot be the first
78. der System Hotworks Comoras Liricas halteare Update Uata Sotrerme na Fir Mare a Grupa diols aga To view Admin Motion log and Reflash pages please drag and drop a idenZervers from this list View Large Icons This icon will display all discovered VR N100U security appliances under Zerver Center as large graphical icons View Small Icons This icon will display all discovered VR N100U security appliances under Zerver Center as small graphical icons View List This icon will display names of all discovered VR N100U security appliances under Zerver Center View Details This icon will display a detailed list of all discovered VR N100U security appliances under Zerver Center that includes the VR N100U name type IP address how the VR N100U was acquired default name discovery method and login status Edit Remote VR N100U List This icon will open up the Remote Server List window This will allow the ability to store and activate any VR N100U security appliances outside of your current network segment by referencing its IP address or server name Once the VR N100U have been added you can then proceed to securely log into them over SSL Refer to section 4 6 5 Options Edit Remote Zerver List for more details x add server to Remote List x Stored remote YDA s Active remote YDAs Enter the name or IP address na Communication Settings VDRView offers the ability to determine the remote
79. e Networks Information and Setup Wizard screens is saved However it will not be activated until you reboot the VR N100U Page 20 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 2 4 5 Step 4 Setting Up the Backchannel Once VR N100U has been successful installed onto your network the next step is to configure the back channel also referred as the camera or video channel along with the networked cameras z Page 21 of 98 VR N100U LANZ VR N100U LAN 1 Used for Backchannel Used for LAN Connection FRONT WE Ww Company Network Backbone Backchannel 10 100 Mbit Switch A dedicated quality Unmanaged Layer 2 24 Port 10 100 Mbit Switch will now be required to physically attach up to sixteen 16 VR N100U supported networked cameras for each VR N100U The VR N100U will communicate setup and manage the networked cameras via this backchannel 1 Utilizing the CAT5 CAT5e network cable proceed to connect LAN2 of VR N100U to a one of the ports e g port 17 of the dedicated Unmanaged Layer 2 24 Port 10 100 Mbit Switch Both cable and switch were part of the VR N100U packaging 2 Attach the power cord to the 10 100 Mbit switch and proceed to power on the switch Networked Cameras WARNING BEFORE connecting and powering on the networked cameras the VR N100U MUST BE powered on and online Failure to do so may cause one or more of the networked cameras to be configured in
80. e clients to mount remote directories on their local file systems regard less of machine or OS Users can access remote files as if they were local This remote file access as local process is completely transparent to the user A computer on the Internet also called a host Computers that provide a service such as FIP sites are called servers Network Operating System An operating system that makes it possible for computers to be on a network and that manages the different aspects and functions of the network An NT Domain is an administrative grouping of hosts on a Windows Network which allows for the centralized administration of user accounts Not to be confused with an Internet domain which is a host naming convention used to ensure that no two individual hosts on the global Internet have the same hostname Despite the hierarchical organization of domains in Microsoft e Network browser NT Domains have nothing to do with unique namespaces Both Workgroups and NT Domains are administrative groups of computer systems which usually represent political or managerial units in an organization This grouping is used to provide the organization which is displayed in network browsers like the Network Neighborhood under Windows 95 98 and Windows NT 3 51 or 4 0 To a user Workgroups and NT Domains look the same in the Network Neighborhood The main control program of a computer that schedules tasks manages storage and handles communication wit
81. e resources if left active You will be prompted with a dialog box to reconfirm your action 4 7 5 Search Playback As with the VR N100U administration page you can also Search Playback any video that has already been captured with VDRView 1 AE File View YDRs Camera views Options Help SERAN ote Ded Sele Ooo Yy YDA Center YO vor Web Connect BB Moritor Cameras EN Search Playback Fi Motion Log Reflash Search Recorded Video Camera List Search Video Panel A ve EPA 2120ba3 development tridenttek com A D CameraB PTZ A bo Y Camerac MD A BR CameraD A D CameraE MDJ A bo E CameraF PTZ 4 D Camera A DN CameraH MD 4 DI Cameral MD A D Camera PTZ A D Camerak A E Cameral A YDA Time Tue Dec 30 20 53 45 2003 Playback Control Play Pause Back Fwd Search Parameters bla 9 00 00 4M op 5 00 00 PM E E CO EA Workstation IP Address 192 168 10 100 12 30 2003 5 58PM 4 Proceed to select the Search Playback navigation tab or click on its shortcut icon It will present a list of discovered VR N100Us and their camera lists Page 67 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL Camera List A vors Ss T 2120ba3 development tridenttek com owe i ie D CameraB PTZ 4 EI Camera MD 4 BW CameraD A D CameraE MD A E CameraF PTZ A Cameras EI Camera MD 4 EI Cameral MD 4 E Camera PTZ 4 E CameraK A E
82. each camera by selecting the Advanced Settings button For details regarding settings for specific camera makes models please refer to the camera s users manual or section 5 2 Network IP Cameras Preset Positioning When a PTZ camera is previewed there is the ability to choose a selected preset position or save a position with the Preset Position buttons Clear Preview Panel Contents For all cameras the Clear Preview Panel Contents button will remove the camera that is currently being previewed F Print Panel Contents For all cameras the Print Panel Contents button will print a screen shot of the current previewed camera window Discover This button will invoke an automatic camera discovery for all VR N100U appliances for which you are currently logged into All newly discovered cameras will automatically be configured and available in the Camera List 4 7 3 Web Connect VR N100U is a security appliance thus does not use a keyboard monitor or mouse In order to manage the device you must either log into VR N100U directly via a web browser or utilize the VDRView client software utility To eliminate having to switch between VDRView and your web browser the Web Connect page will automatically open up your web browser within this VDRView page and allow you to directly access the VR N100U When Web Connect is selected you will be prompted with the VR N100U List dialog box that lists all of the security appliances that
83. eatures the interface was designed to perform You should read this chapter in its entirety to develop an overall understanding of VR N100U and all the things it is capable of doing The sections that include The Administration Utility in the title provide a feature by feature detailed description of each of the Administration Utilities used to execute each of the management tasks The utilities in the Administration Toolbox are divided into three groups the System Utilities Networks Utilities and of course Camera Utilities The System Utilities contain the tools you will use to manage VR N100U its storage devices and users and groups The Networks Utilities fall more into the category of set it and forget it The options in this group include setting server protocols and IP addresses The Camera Utilities cover all aspects regarding setting and access management for each individual networked camera Page 24 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 3 1 Getting to the VR N100U Web Browser Interface You can use any web browser such as those from Microsoft IE or Netscape to access the VR N100U web browser interface Use one of the following URLs in the address location field of your web browser to bring up the VR N100U interface The VR N100UName This method requires the Windows environment Your workstation and the VR N100U must be on the same subnet You will use the VR N100UName as
84. ed across the Internet A computer on the Internet that translates Internet domain names into Internet numerical addresses such as 192 186 24 2 In Windows a domain is an administrative grouping of hosts In the Internet world a domain is a host naming convention A process in which the Windows Domain becomes available to VR N100U to provide synchronization of user and group authentication and access on a secure VR N100U A dot separated sequence of text strings which uniquely identify a host computer Domain names are issued by the National Science Foundation NSF The Domain Names have different extensions based on the category in which the domain belongs com amp commercial enterprise edu amp educational institution gov amp government body mil amp the military net amp a All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 Download Drive Mapping DVD ROM Effective Rights EIDE Ethernet Ethernet Address Factory Defaults Reboot Fast Ethernet Firmware Flash Memory Frame Type Page 90 of 98 VR N100U USERS MANUAL network org a nonprofit organization There has been a push recently to add more categories for classifying domains To transfer data from a remote computer to your computer via a network connection A method of defining a pointer to a data storage location or drive The letters of the alphabet are used as the pointers giving you 26 pointers to use to describe specifi
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86. ements it to locate the first number in the IP address When the correct number is displayed in the first position depress the Enter key The cursor advances to the next position in the IP address Continue to use the Up and Down arrow keys to locate the numbers in the IP address depressing the Enter key to accept each number Use the Back key to move the cursor one position to the left Don t forget if the address you were given has only one or two digits in any of the number sets of the address use leading zeroes to pad the number set to three digits For example if the IP address you were given is 195 182 30 4 enter 195 182 030 004 in the address fields When you have finished and have verified that you entered the correct IP address press the Enter key 3 The Subnet Mask entry screen displays Enter the Subnet Mask using the arrow keys as you did for the IP address When you have finished press the Enter key 4 The Default Gateway address entry screen displays Enter the address and press the Enter key Page 17 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 5 The next screen inquires if you want to Enable Static IP Setting and the other addresses you just entered If you select the Y the addresses will be saved If you select the N the option to obtain the IP address dynamically in that same tool will be selected Use the arrow keys to toggle between the Y and N Press the Enter key
87. er Supply to properly turn off CN8 Hardware Reset 1 Reset 2 GND The recessed power reset button on the Rackmount chassis is attached to CN8 NOTE It is NOT RECOMMENDED to conduct a hard reset on the VR N100U as it will cause a dirty shutdown and cause the appliance to be temporarily disabled until the devices have completed a resynchronization Page 81 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 6 2 6 CN22 Software Reset 1 Reset 2 GND The software reset is a means to manually reset the appliance temporarily back to manufacturer s default settings NOTE VA N100U rackmount systems do not utilize the manual software reset option 6 3 BIOS The settings for the customized Phoenix Award BIOS for the industrial server board have been optimized for the VR N100U security application No changes to the CMOS are required 6 4 Adaptec SCSI BIOS The onboard Adaptec SCSI BIOS settings for the server board have been for the VR N100U security application No changes to the Adaptec SCSI BIOS are required The default settings are SCSI Controller ID 7 SCSI Controller Parity Enabled SCSI Controller Termination Enabled Sync Transfer Rate SCSI ID 0 15 160 MB Sec Initiate Wide Negotiation Yes Enable Disconnection Send Start Unit Command BIOS Multiple LUN Support Include in BIOS Scan Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization Enable Disp
88. er events listed in the Alerts Events section occurs Each email address should be delimited by a comma a semicolon or a space You can now choose the type of event which you want to be notified about 4 Select the Yes option for each alert notification you want the recipient s to receive They include server reboots file system rebuilds and overheating of the system 5 Click on the Save button to save your choices Click on the Send a Test Alert button to verify that the Email Alerts were properly configured 3 3 7 Server Reboot The last available option under the System Utilities Page is the server Reboot System Utility This should be used whenever possible to reboot VR N100U The VR N100U offers three options as part of a graceful reboot Safely stop the Unit for Power off Reset to manufacturing defaults and a basic Reboot Administration EE Devices Reboot General Users Groups Time Date l Resetto manufacturing defaults Event Log Alerts Reboot When you plan on powering off the VR N100U you must select the Safely stop the Unit for power off option and then press OK This will allow VR N100U to power down using a managed controlled process designed to protect the VR N100U equipment prior to power off This may take a few minutes You can check the front LCD and wait until System Halted Power Off is displayed or if the Status LED is solid RED before pressing and holding the toggle power switch in the off p
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90. era Settings Enable Discovery via Remote Server List This is the second option that accommodates discovery of remote VR N100Us These VR N100Us cannot be discovered by the conventional means of subnet broadcasting and Microsoft browsing When this feature is enabled there will be checkmark next to the option see below Options DR Information Set IP Address Administer via Web Browser Reboot Reflash Firmware Enable discovery via Microsoft browsing Enable discovery via Remote Server List Edit Remote Zerver List 4 Communication settings Refresh Settings Refresh ES Camera Settings Every time VDRView is started up or Refreshed the Remote Zerver List is scanned and remote discovery of the VR N100Us on the list is initiated Remotely discovered VR N100Us listed in the VDRView window will display Remote Zervers in the Discovery Method column Remote VR N100Us must have up to date firmware in order to be correctly discovered by this Remote Zerver function If VDRView is unable to communicate with any Zerver found in the Remote Zerver List during discovery either the Name or the IP Address whichever was entered in the Remote Zerver List will display in its respective field the Discovery Method field will display Remote Off line and all other fields will display Unknown IP Address Default Name Discovery Method development tridenttek corm unknown unknown unknown unknown Remote Off line VDRView wil
91. es a function similar to the more generic DNS server Wizard An enhancement to programs that makes them easier to operate by guiding you through step by step Also known as the Web it was originally developed by CERN labs in Geneva Switzerland World Wide Web Continued development of the Web is overseen by the World Wide Web Consortium The Web is a client server hypertext system for retrieving information across the Internet Everything on the Web is represented as hypertext and is linked to other documents by their URLs Page 96 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 8 REGULATORY NOTICES LICENSE AND WARRANTY 8 1 Limited Warranty For your benefit alone that the product described in this manual will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of twelve 12 months in the case of whole units and ninety 90 days for board level units after the product is delivered For your benefit alone that the software product in this manual will operate substantially in accordance with the functional specifications set forth in this manual for a period of ninety 90 days after the product is delivered We are not obligated to repair or otherwise remedy any non conformity or defect in its software product if you have made any changes whatsoever to the product if the product has been misused or damaged in any respect or if you have not reported the existence and nature of the nonc
92. es and during this process the VR N100U will be offline You can also reflash your VR N100U using FTP The instructions for an FTP reflash can be found in section 6 4 User FTP Client to Flash VR N100U of this manual Page 70 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 5 SUPPORTED DEVICES The following sections will provide information surrounding the various VR N100U supported devices 5 1 Hard Disk Drive Specifications VR N100U supports onboard RAID to offer data integrity for the captured video The recommended VR N100U hard drives should meet the following criteria F Form Factor 3 5 half height required F Interface ATAPI 40 pin ATA 100 or ATA 133 Maximum rpm 7200 or faster preferred F Quickest Seek Times 9ms or faster preferred Z Maximum Cache 8MB or higher preferred F Drive Setting MASTER required F Brand Maxtor and Seagate preferred and always use same make model for the RAID set NOTET In some instances VR N100U has been forced to utilize the slower 5400 rom rated hard drives due to the lack of available drive models supporting the above specifications from the leading drive manufacturers NOTE2 VR N100U has the ability to expand the video storage capacity by utilizing the onboard LVD160 SCSI 5 1 1 Configuring the Hard Drives When the hard drives are first recognized by VR N100U as new storage devices it will prompt the user to configure the drives If mul
93. ess then reconfigure it to 10 10 10 X where X is a number from 1 through 9 Page 18 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 2 Reboot your workstation 3 Open your web browser 4 Type http 10 10 10 10 remember that s VR N100U s assumed IP address in the address location field NOTE After you have finished configuring the VR N100U and rebooting it don t forget to reset your workstation back to its original IP address Now that you have a way of accessing the VR N100U from your workstation continue to Step 2 Using the VR N100U Web Browser 2 4 3 Step 2 Using the VR N100U Web Browser From any workstation running any operating system on the same segment as VR N100U proceed to access the VR N100U with your web browser htto VR N100U_IP_Address F Admin Name and Password You will be challenged to authenticate your identity as the VR N100U administrator when a password prompt dialog appears The default user name and password are admin and admin F Setup Wizard The first screen to appear is the Setup Wizard If you already have a plan in place for your VR N100U that includes how you want to set the options you are seeing here go ahead and make your changes This is the only time you ll ever see the Setup Wizard unless you reset your VR N100U to factory default settings on reboot Selup Wizard The Setup gives you the opportunity lo configure some of the units more im
94. etup Camera Level Security As mentioned earlier VR N100U offers administrators the ability to setup camera level security very easily There are actually four levels of security but only three levels need to be specified for each camera as administrators always have access to all VR N100U and their managed cameras By offering camera level security VR N100U administrators have total and complete control over all networked security appliance and cameras F No Access This is the initial default setting for all VR N100U users When a user s privileges is set to No Access this particular camera will not be displayed hidden when they attempt to access this VR N100U security appliance The user will not be aware that this particular camera exists thus eliminating any worries about someone trying to hack into the camera or supports calls from users regarding those particular cameras Page 41 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 F Viewer Level VR N100U USERS MANUAL For administrators who wish to offer the minimum access to any camera they would assign a user Viewer level security This will allow the user to view those cameras which they have privileges on without worrying about the user changing any of the camera s parameters Operator Level The highest level of camera security excluding administrator that can be assigned to any user is Operator level They can not only view the cameras they have the a
95. evel of motion for each entry Motion Detection List Tue Dec 30 13 53 49 2003 14 bo e Motion started on Cameras View recorded Video ue Dec 30 13 52 46 2003 bbo po Motion started on Camera l View recorded Video ue Dec 30 13 52 20 2003 kk P Motion started on Camera l View recorded Video ue Dec 30 13 51 20 2003 kk E Motion started on Cameras View recorded Video ue Dec 30 13 50 20 2003 kbb fe Motion started on Camera l View recorded Video Tue Dec 30 13 49 45 2003 kk Po Motion started on CameraA View recorded Video Legend ree Dec 16 15 04 14 2003 b fp ko Motion started on CameraA Videe deleted ore than 7500 difference between motion level and threshold leve le Dec 16 15 04 02 2003 hs fo h Motion started on Cameras Video deleted D FAG diff ree Dec 16 15 03 25 2003 kk Pb Motion started on Camera Videe deleted U Si 72 de ES between motion level and thre shold level of AO A i ree Dec 16 11 58 10 2003 bo lo o Motion started on CameraC l Video deleted 25 49 difference between motion level and threshold level D F rue Dec 16 11 57 44 2003 po jo ro Motion started on CameraC Video deleted o 240 difference between motion level and threshold level m Oooo ui wx A sl il NOTE To ensure that it does not take up too much overhead it is recommended that the administrator periodically check the log and clear delete any unnecessary Motion Log files 3 5 5 ISO Files
96. f 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL m Z120ba3 sss 8 Cameras at Discover Al motion Log AD iso Files 1098 1900 2000 2001 vttnmg ine A Rights Resewed 9 If all of the networked cameras are recognized and viewable by VR N100U you may power off each camera disconnect their network cable and proceed to install them into their permanent assigned locations within your particular environment NOTE If any of the networked cameras did not get recognized proceed to section 6 Technical Tips and Troubleshooting section for assistance 2 4 6 Where to Go From Here You are all connected powered IP addressed attached and ready to go So now what where to go from here Before you begin exploring the features of the VR N100U you may want to plan your NT Domain or Active Directory integration Integration into these platforms provides a focused approach to administering users groups and the cameras ona secure VR N100U and as you learn about the VR N100U features described in the next chapter you ll be able to picture their implementation under the platform integration you have planned You can begin your exploration of VR N100U in the next chapter which presents an overview of VR N100U features You ll find that VR N100U offers a lot more control and functionality other than managing cameras on the network Page 23 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Witho
97. ffic from an external source on LAN1 the network backbone When the Network LED flashes amber it means the VR N100U is transmitting video from the cameras and or being accessed over the network NOTE Only LAN1 s Network LED is available because the LCD Module was originally designed with the previous generation server board which utilized only a single network connection All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 10 100 The Network Speed LED will be either solid amber or solid green Amber indicates the LAN1 camera backchannel network speed is 10 Mbps Green indicates the LAN1 camera backchannel network speed is 100 Mbps When the LED is red there is no network link visible to the server on LAN1 NOTE Only LAN1 s 10 100 LED is available because the LCD Module was originally designed with the previous generation server board which utilized only a single network connection F Drive The Drive Activity LED lights up whenever data is moving to or from an IDE device or SCSI device A flashing green light indicates an attached IDE drive is reading or writing data A flashing red light indicates a SCSI device is reading or writing data A flashing amber light indicates both IDE and SCSI devices are active The Drive Activity LED does not differentiate between reading and writing data 6 5 4 Entering the Address If you want to change the IP address of your system follow the steps below 1
98. g System Changes YH YM 4 j d La it ID H A lt j a Edit Server Name EA 4 Z42EFOS Please Wait Reboot a q Reboot Type Are You Sure Y NPPN Rebooting syste Restarting E Normal Reboot Normal Reboot Plaasa Walt Ei System Y A kd A View Events Reboot Type Are You Sure Y N 3 Checking Drives Restarting Check Drives Check Drives Please Wait 7 System Y A Reboot Type 4 Are You Sure Y N ai Factory Reset Restarting Factory Defaults Factory Defaults Please Wait Ti System kd A Reboot Type o re You Sure Y N 4 Shutting Down System Halted Power Off Power Off Please Wait gt Power off Each key has a different function illustrated by a directional arrow just above and to the left of the key A E a ai Enable Static IP mem Settings Y N fem Reboot to Apply Changes Y N Pr Rebooting System Please Wait From left to right the first key is the Up key The next key is the Down key The third key is the Back key And the last key the key on the right is the Enter key Follow the steps below to enter the addresses 1 Press the Enter key The LCD Panel will display the message Network Setup 2 Press the Enter key The Panel displays the P Address entry screen The cursor will be positioned at the location of the first digit in the first set of numbers Use the Up and Down arrow keys Up increments the number Down decr
99. get to it fast All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 CD burn CD R CD ROM Changer Class C Network Internet Protocol IP Class C Networks Client Compression Compression Threshold Daisy chain Data Packet Datagram DHCP Distributed Computing Environment Dismount DNS DNS Server Domain Domain Integration Domain Name Page 89 of 98 VR N100U USERS MANUAL Slang for the process of recording a CD R a CD recordable medium Compact Disc Recordable A recordable CD ROM which can be read by normal CD ROM drives Data can be recorded once onto a CD R and cannot be changed Compact Disc Read Only Memory An optical storage medium in disc form that comes with data already encoded on it in a laser generated continuous spiral A specialized CD DVD ROM drive in which more than one CD DVD can be loaded However since a changer has only one read head only one of the loaded CD DVD ROMs can be read at one time Networks are divided into classes and are assigned Internet IP address ranges based on their network classification Networks are small networks of up to 256 workstations The first three bytes of their IP addresses identify the network the last byte identifies the individual computer on the network Class B networks are found in larger organizations The first two bytes of their IP addresses identify the network and the last two bytes identify each of up to 64
100. green and the default Server Name displays on the LCD Panel with the IP address on the next line The Server Name and IP address will continue to display until an event occurs on the VR N100U or the user pushes a key This is called the Steady State Display and it means all is well If the VR N100U did not dynamically acquire an IP address it will assign itself the address 10 10 10 10 and the Status light will slowly blink amber When a VR N100U comes up tens it means that a Static IP address must be assigned to the system before anything else can be done with it You will need to go your network admin and get an IP address the Subnet Mask and the address of the Default Gateway Page 16 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL Hardware POST Version 1 22 lt Status LED Red to o o cr fa 3 o Gi Detecting D H e g lt ID i ry E o hal T H i ke o D lt Status LED Amber sch i L Ti DO IP Address Checking ca E ip J E a H ei CG rt H H i H a H A ka E E E A E o Ai LX Services 192 168 020 099 Status LED Green Enter Password Subnet Mask 4 Default Gateway 255 255 255 000 192 168 020 002 m el UH H ke RJ FA o j Je t it d HE IP Address e 192 168 020 099 d ta o Ea al Update ZA2EFOS Reboot to Apply 4 Rebootin
101. h peripherals A storage medium from which data is read and to which data is written by lasers Optical storage disks store much more data than magnetic media such as floppy disks and hard disks There are three basic types of optical disks CD ROM and DVD ROM WORM Write Once Read Many and erasable Data is not sent or received in a continuous stream it is chopped up into chunks called packets Each packet contains the address the data is going to the address of the computer that sent it and some other information If a packet runs into a problem during its trip it can attempt to find another route When all the packets get where they are going the recipient computer puts them back together again Early versions of NCP required a client to send one packet to the server and the server to reply with one packet This one for one packet transfer added a lot of time to the protocol Novell later introduced Packet Bursts which allows a client to send one packet to the server and the server to reply with many or a burst of packets in one transfer The many to one transfer of packets dramatically soeeds up reads from the server It also works in reverse with the client sending a burst of packets to the server and receiving only one response from the server An accessory program that enhances a main application An example is the set of additional All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 Power on Sequence PDC Peri
102. hard drive or network The file has a BIN extension 2 In the VDRView list window select the Reflash navigation tab This will prompt you with the VR N100U List dialog box from which you drag and drop the VR N100U you want to upgrade onto the Reflash page You can then close the VR N100U List dialog box after the Software Update page is opened up within VDRView Page 69 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 NOTE1 NOTE2 NOTES VR N100U USERS MANUAL Et Bile Yew Videwlervers Camera Views Options Heip SrA ae MI Se e ab ele zeen Cortes K3 VideuZervers QB web Correct MM Monto Cameras W anchita motion Log resh stem 7120889 Administration Utilities System Networks Cameras Devices Software Update General Users Software Image File Name Browse YideoZerver List d iol x Luut Lipdalo rap VideoZervers Y 2120889 development trider Alerts 21065 1000 2000 2001 Gora Ine AH Righi Barerend gt To view Admin Motion log and Reflash pages please drag and drop a ideoZervers from this list el Workstation IF address 192 164 10 LOD Weve We y Select the Browse button to open up a Choose File dialog box Locate the VR N100U BIN firmware file that you downloaded from the web site select the file and click on the Open button If you selected a firmware file that is older than the one currently installed on the selected V
103. he LCD Panel is a bezel that consists of an LCD Panel a four key keypad and the four LED indicator lights The LCD Panel displays messages about VR N100U events and system alerts and accepts some VR N100U settings The settings that can be inputted using the LCD Panel include the IP address the Subnet Mask the Default Gateway address and the Server Name In addition the LCD Panel can be used to reboot the VR N100U When the VR N100U starts up the LCD Panel will begin displaying messages It will keep you informed of the steps the system is going through during the boot up process as shown in this graphic This comprehensive display graphically illustrates the steps of each process that can be performed using the LCD Panel An explanation of each process follows The LCD Panel begins by displaying the message Hardware POST with a version number on the second line POST stands for Power On Self Test The Status LED the first indicator light on the left will display solid red As VR N100U boots the OS operating system and detects the drives those messages display on the Panel When the boot up process goes into the next phase the Status LED changes to solid amber and the version number of the firmware is displayed on the Panel The system then attempts to acquire an IP address checks the drives and starts networking services If a DHCP Server is running on the network VR N100U dynamically acquires an IP address The Status light turns solid
104. he SCSI bus interface connects Disk Controller Boards to controllers and hard disks You need to properly terminate and address the connected peripherals A SCSI device that has its own SCSI bus to which up to seven SCSI devices can be attached VR N100U sees a SCSI Expander as a changer and treats the attached devices as LUNs The section or sections of LAN cabling between packet routers or bridges also known as the local wire A network resource that can be shared Shares include peripheral devices volumes and files In the broadest sense a computer which is controlled by another computer the master or a peripheral device controlled by a computer An IDE slave is designated as such by a jumper setting on the device During initialization it is a slave to the IDE master designated device on an IDE bus However after initialization the two devices essentially operate independently of each other and as equals Server Message Block A protocol that intercepts and redirects network related DOS function calls and shunts them across the network to the fileserver SMB is Microsof s file sharing protocol It performs the same services for Windows clients that NCP does for NetWare clients All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 Socket Source Volume Static IP Subnet Subnet Mask Subscription Series Target Volume TCP TCP IP Termination Thin Server TID Type UID Conversion UNC U
105. hile others offer pan tilt and zoom capabilities and motion detection There are a few new issues that IP cameras face that did not exist with their analog cousins IP cameras require resources and must be configured like other networked devices e g IP address permissions passwords etc Therefore setting up IP cameras is a very time consuming task as they all come with their own default settings and the interface between different models as well as manufacturers will greatly differ Security now becomes an issue as they are susceptible to hackers from outside and within the company network similar to other networked devices If you plan on viewing and or capturing video from IP cameras then it will directly impact the infrastructure as heavy bandwidth will be used by each IP camera on the network If there are enough IP cameras on the network they will eventually cripple the network by eating up all of the bandwidth Some companies also utilize network attached storage devices as a bit bucket to capture video from IP based network cameras Once the storage fills up you must then manually delete the video to create additional space Page 8 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 1 3 3 Digital Video Recorders DVR s Digital Video Recorders or better known as DVR s is the first attempt for companies to offer an alternative solution to the traditional analog systems By adding v
106. ideo capture cards to a PC many companies are trying to use this type of solution to replace the popular VCR as the means of capturing and storing the security video digitally The video from analog cameras are converted to a digital format and then stored onto hard disk drives Once the hard drives fill up with video the customer has the option to manually archive any of the video to a CD or DVD disc as well as delete the captured video in order to make space for newer data These solutions cannot be implemented into most existing network infrastructures as the devices eat up valuable bandwidth and network resources 1 3 4 Software Based Solutions There are many software based security products and most require Intel compatible computers running Microsoft Windows server operating systems They offer the ability to capture video from analog cameras with capture cards or from IP based network cameras as well as manage the video These solutions can become very complex as well as very costly as each feature and function is normally broken into various software modules In addition to the options license costs per camera and or per user normally apply and dont forget about the Microsoft server licenses Finally hidden costs such as new infrastructures and separate dedicated high speed networks must be implemented to utilize these solutions plus dedicated personnel trained to use and maintain the security system The cost of ownership is dramatically incre
107. iplexer to allow as many as 16 cameras to be simultaneously displayed in a view and supporting an unlimited number of custom configurations 1 Select the Monitor Cameras page tab or the shortcut icon 2 If no saved camera views exist proceed to select New View from either the toolbar icon or the camera views pull down menu This will open the Create New Camera View dialog box Proceed to specify the View Name determine the Number of Cameras for this view 1 2 4 5 6 9 or 16 Camera Layout and the optional Notes Description View Name Number of Cameras fi Camera Layout Standard Notes Description Clear OF Cancel 3 Once you click on the OK button the generic template for that number of views will display Page 65 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL Sewer ia Ele Weu Vissen Cameraviews Options Help cores o gt yee OU Ge o ooo e 4 On the left side of the page click on Load Camera List button to open the Camera List dialog box From within this window you only need to drag and drop the cameras which you want to use for this view into the corresponding blank camera window so that VDRView can link that camera into the view Cameras can be from the same or different VR N100Us Once you are done you can close the dialog box 7 Camera list il JE A le MEN el Gi a Ville mal Ml Cameras PTZ JA i ee E CameraB MDA A E Cameral MD LA
108. isk default setting on your VR N100U unless instructed by Technical Support personnel Page 80 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 6 2 2 6 2 3 6 2 4 6 2 5 VR N100U USERS MANUAL JP2 SCSI Termination Disable 1 2 Short Enable 1 2 Open default For the onboard Adaptec LVD160 SCSI Termination to be enabled both the JP2 must be OPEN not jumpered and the SCSI Termination option in the Adaptec BIOS be enabled both default settings NOTE DO NOT attempt to change the SCSI Termination setting on your VR N100U unless instructed by Technical Support personnel JP3 CMOS Normal 1 2 Short default Clear CMOS 2 3 Short To clear the CMOS setting and have the VR N100U revert to its default settings you will need to follow the steps below a Power OFF the VR N100U Short jumper pins 2 3 on JP3 c Power ON the VR N100U for 5 seconds d Power OFF the VR N100U Short jumper pins 1 2 on JP3 to be able to use the VR N100U in normal mode NOTE DO NOT attempt to reset the CMOS setting on your VR N100U unless instructed by Technical Support personnel CN6 ATX Power Button The ATX Power switch is attached to CN6 to enable the ability to power ON and OFF the VR N100U with the supplied Rackmount ATX Power Supply NOTE1 To power ON merely press the power toggle button NOTE2 To power OFF press on hold down the toggle button for a few seconds to allow the ATX Pow
109. ith subparagraphs 1 through 4 of this clause provided the Government makes such disclosure or reproduction subject to these restricted rights and 6 used or copied for use in or transferred to a replacement computer Notwithstanding the foregoing if this computer software is published copyrighted computer software it is licensed to the Government without disclosure prohibitions with the minimum rights set forth in this clause Any other rights or limitations regarding the use duplication or disclosure of this computer software are to be expressly stated in or incorporated in the contract under which it is provided to the Government This Notice shall be marked on any reproduction of this computer software in whole or in part Copyright 1998 2004 xStore All rights reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without the prior written consent of xStore We makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose We shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental consequential damages in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this material Warning This manual and the software described herein are protected by United State Copyright law Title 17 United states code Unauthorized reproduction and or sales may result in imprisonment for up
110. ks that cannot talk directly to each other because they use different protocols Hierarchical File System A format system in which data are stored hierarchically in directories and subdirectories DOS or folders within folders Mac A computer on the Internet you may be able to log in to by using telnet get files from by using FTP or otherwise make use of The portion of an IP address that identifies the host in a particular network The Host ID is used in conjunction with the Network ID to form a complete IP address Hypertext Markup Language HTML is used to write pages for the World Wide Web HTML text includes markup codes that define fonts layout embedded graphics and hypertext links Hypertext Transfer Protocol These four letters at the beginning of most URLs tell the Web server how your browser intends to communicate with it Two computers need to establish a communications protocol right away or they ll never get around to exchanging data The HTTP protocol is used to transfer a document from the server to your system The underlined words or phrases in Web documents you click on to jump to another screen or page Hyperlinks contain HTML coded references that point to other Web pages which your browser then jumps to Hypermedia integrates text images video and sound into its documents The elements of hypermedia documents are linked in an interactive way A non sequential way of presenting information A system of w
111. l continue to attempt to communicate with and discover the remote VR N100U each time the off line VR N100U is selected in the VDRView list When the attempt is successful the list will be updated with the remote VR N100U s information A E IP Address Default Name Discovery Method vidZerver JHCP 2120643 Remote Server Edit Remote Zerver List Remote appliances can only be included in the VDRView listing by manually adding each VR N100U name or IP address to the Remote Zerver List All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 1 To add or delete a remote Zerver select Edit Remote Zerver List from the Options menu Remote Server List K E x Stored remote YDA s Active remote YDA s 2 Click on the Add button to add an entry to the list You will be prompted to provide either the name of the remote Zerver or its IP address if it is a static IP address i Add Server to Remote List x Enter the name or IP address ooo zP Cancel 3 Once you have included all remote VR N100Us the next step is to add them into the active list Click on the Add to Active Zerver List button to add them to the Active Remote list Remote Server List i x Stored remote YDA s Active remote YDA s development tridenttek com development tridenttek com 192 168 7 250 4 You can also delete any of your entries by selecting and then clicking on the Delete button You will
112. l with network security cameras online The cameras should begin providing live feeds through the various camera view windows You can proceed to make any necessary setting changes to each individual camera and setup the camera level security assignments It just does not get any better than this and VR N100U presents a very uniform interface used across the board for all camera makes and models with minimal variations Page 39 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 3 5 4 Motion Log Network IP cameras are becoming more advanced as some have incorporated motion detection support within the device The advantage of motion detection is that it can allow you to better optimize the storage as the VR N100U could be setup to capture video only when motion is detected by the camera in within a specified area When motion detection is enabled on one or more supported cameras VR N100U will track each event These log files video clips can be easily accessed by clicking on the Motion Log button kK Motion Log The page will display in chronological order starting with the most recent event the list of each captured motion log along with the date time motion level threshold difference message and a link to preview the captured video clip If you click on the links the standard VR N100U playback window will open and display the video clip VR N100U also provides a legend to easily identify the l
113. lay lt Ctrl gt lt A gt Message During BIOS Initialization Enable Extended Init 13 Translation for DOS Drives gt 1 GByte Enable POST Display Mode Verbose SCSI Controller Int 13 Support Enabled Domain Validation Enabled Support Removable Disks Under Int 13 as Fixed Disabled Page 82 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 6 5 LED Panel with Keypad and LED Indicators The VR N100U appliance is designed to utilize the LCD Display Panel Keypad and LED Indicators This LCD Display supports 2 lines of 16 alohanumeric characters has four 4 access buttons and also includes the four 4 LEDs that provide important status information for various components These are utilized by the VR N100U to provide important information regarding the current status of the appliance These include the Status Activity Network Activity LAN1 10 100 Network Connection Status LAN1 and Device Activity for all ATAPI and SCSI Channels The phases of the lights provide information about the operation of the VR N100U 6 5 1 LCD Panel When the VR N100U starts up the LCD display will begin displaying messages It will keep you informed of the steps the system is going through during the boot up process and is summarized on the chart below This comprehensive display graphically illustrates the steps of each process that can be performed using the LCD Panel The LCD Panel begins by displ
114. length is 24 alphanumeric characters where the dash minus sign is not allowed as the first or last character For the admin Password there is a limit of 15 alphanumeric characters with both the comma and blank space are unsupported characters When you change any of these setting generally it will require VR N100U to reboot to activate the new changes 3 3 3 Managing Users and Groups In order to set up the secured system you have to create a VR N100U Users List You will include in this list the name of every user who needs to have access to at least one network IP camera on any of the available VR N100U security appliances The Users List is managed in the Users System Utility and can support thousands of entries This utility allows you to add and delete users and edit user profiles Administration Utilities System Nehworks Cameras Dovicos Jeane Gansral Add Dalai Users G Deere have admin pivi git Lemat Alerts Reboot By clicking on the Add button the Add User page will appear prompting you to enter the User Name Full Name and VR N100U Password The User Name can have up to 24 alphanumeric characters and the underscore with the following characters classified as unsupported The Full Name can have up to 49 alphanumeric characters with the following classified as unsupported 1 YX lt gt 8 The Password can have up to 15 alphanumeric characters excluding the comma and blank space If you w
115. ll display from that point on whenever you press the Enter key Depress the Enter key repeatedly to accept the password and advance to the Network Setup screen 2 Depress the Down key to move through the screens until the Reboot screen displays Depress the Enter key The first of the Reboot Type screens displays There are three kinds of reboots you can perform A Normal Reboot just reboots the system A Factory Defaults Reboot resets all configurable VR N100U functions to their original fresh from the factory settings The contents of the VR N100U Users List and the Groups List are lost The Server Name and all defined Volume Sets are also lost when a reset to defaults reboot is selected A Power Off Reboot will power down your system using a managed controlled process designed to protect the system s equipment prior to power off The Status light will remain solid red indicating the VR N100U can be powered off Turn the power switch to the Off position or unplug the power cord from the outlet Do not remove the power cord from the system to power it off Use the Down key to cycle through the different reboot choices until you get to the one you want Use the Enter key to select your choice of Reboot select the Y on the confirmation screen and depress the Enter key to begin the Reboot The LCD Panel will display progress messages regarding the state of the reboot 6 5 7 View Events The last LCD Panel option is View Events Depress the Enter
116. mware g NEVER INTERRUPT THIS PROCESS Network Flashing Indicates that network traffic from an external source Amber Solid Your network speed is 10 Mbps 10 100 Network Speed Green Solid Your network speed is 100 Mbps No Light Indicates that there is no network link visible to the VR N100U Drive Flashing An IDE drive is reading or writing data Drive Activity Flashing A SCSI drive is reading or writing data Status The Status LED the first light on the left cycles through its power on sequence as the VR N100U boots up lt starts out solid red during self test Solid amber indicates the server is booting the OS and the application Solid green indicates the VR N100U has successfully powered on and dynamically acquired an IP address The Status light will remain solid green throughout normal operation lf the Status light slowly blinks amber VR N100U has failed to dynamically acquire an IP address You must simply use one of the four methods outlined in the manual to manually acquire an IP address When VR N100U is in the process of updating or reflashing the VR N100U firmware the Status LED will flash quickly between green and amber Under no circumstances should the process be cancelled or power be removed from the unit during the reflash A partial or terminated operation may result in a dysfunctional unit Network The Network Activity LED flashes green when there is network tra
117. n IP Address 192 168 10 100 1119 2004 6 20PM 2 F Camera Preview When a camera is selected the live video feed will be presented in the camera preview window At any time if you click on any location within the camera preview window a PTZ camera will automatically center the view at that position if physically capable VR N100U Camera List The devices are organized in a logical tree structure By double clicking on a VR N100U its corresponding cameras will be displayed The camera s current recording status name type and user level is provided Page 62 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL A videozervers Ej M Main development tridenttek com AE Camerad PTZ 4 E E Camerab PTZ 4 E E Camerac PTZ 4 Se E CameraD PTZ 4 Ka EI CameraE MD 4 Seet El Cameras 4 EES E Cameral PTZ 4 E EI Camera MD 4 Bue ER Mobotix MD 4 F Filter Camera List VDRView can also filter the camera list based on type PTZ MD or all to make viewing the cameras easier for the user Show all cameras ly Show only PTZ cameras Show only MO Cameras Z Camera Status Legend A legend describing the camera information is also provided to assist the user to easily identify the recording status by color type listed in the brackets and the current access level for each camera Camera Status A Not recording Camera Type E Recording PTZ gt Pan Tilt Zoom
118. n be selected only from the menu F Reboot This function will allow the administrator the ability to properly reboot the VR N100U from within VDRView A login window will prompt access to the reboot page Powering off on or doing a hard reset on the VR N100U security appliance is never recommended as it may cause damage to the system as well as place the device offline for a long period of time as the system has to recover from its dirty shutdown Lem x Login as administrator to 2120889 User Name Password Cancel F Enable Discovery via Microsoft Browsing This option provides VDRView will an alternative discovery method to locate VR N100U security appliances if any exist across the network in these domains 1 the current domain 2 the VR N100U domain and the Workgroup domain The length of time Discover takes depends on the extent of the domains as defined above and the number of VR N100Us connected to them This method is active only if there will be checkmark next to the option see below Page 57 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 Page 58 of 98 VR N100U USERS MANUAL Options YOR Information Set IP Address Administer via Web Browser Reboot Reflash Firmware vw Enable discovery via Microsoft browsing Enable discovery via Remote Server List Edit Remote Zerver List Communication settings Refresh Settings Refresh FS Cam
119. n proceed to click on the Save button to save the edits or click the Cancel button to return to the Users page without making any changes Edit User User Name marlon Full Name marlon Password Password Confirm Grant admin rights Group Name Member users El Save Cancel The users in the Users List can be organized into groups You can have hundreds of groups in your VR N100U Groups List The Group List is managed in the Groups System Utility You will use this utility to add and delete groups and edit group profiles You can add user names to groups or remove user names from groups in either the user profiles or the group profiles The Group Name can have up to 24 alphanumeric characters excluding the following 1 Administration Add Group Delete Groups Devices General Group Name GID wem Group Name users 100 Time Date m ee JJ bode 5534 Event Log Geh Add Group Cancel Delete Cancel Organizing users into groups makes camera management easier to set up and manage After you have defined the user base and established group memberships you can assign groups and individual user s access rights to VR N100U on a camera by camera basis using the Details page for the individual camera under the section 3 5 7 Setup Camera Level Security Users logging in to a VR N100U System will be prompted to provide a user name and password before they are given access to the Cameras utility page when
120. n the following sections 4 6 5 Options Enable Discovery via Microsoft Browsing and via Remote Server List A status bar located at the lower right corner may appear to provide you additional information NOTE lt is assumed that you have already completed the setup for your VR N100U by following the directions provided under Chapter 2 Installing VR N100U 4 4 Logging into VR N100U Once your VR N100U is discovered by VDRView you can proceed to log into the security appliance 1 Click on the Log In button to open up the login dialog box It is located on the upper right corner of VDRView s Zerver Center page Biet I Zerverview File View VideoZervers Camera Views Options ag SPR Z ele P Cea oe o Ole 8 pe Zerver Center Yd VideoZervers Set bed Monitor cae Se Fi Mation Log data Logged na MS _Login _Log out p EE Default Name Discovery Method Login Status _ VidZerver develop 2120738 Remote Server Y Not logged in 2 A login dialog box will open that provides a list of all discovered security appliances There is an option to Filter the list to show all logged in not logged in and all VR N100Us Once you select the VR N100U s you which to log into proceed to input your user name and password then select the Authenticate button The default settings for all VR Page 47 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL N100U security appliances a
121. ncel button you will go directly into the first page of the Administration Toolbox the Devices page The changes you made have been saved but will not go into effect until you reboot the VR N100U If you didn t make any changes to the Setup Wizard there s no need to reboot Reboot Safely stop the Unit for power off Reset to manufacturing defaults ok Finally you are in Normally when you log in to the VR N100U interface it will open at the Cameras Administration Utility page But for this first time only the Devices page displays If you are testing your installation this is the page you need to see to verify that your connected devices are properly installed So let s start our discussion about managing your VR N100U here on the Devices page in the Administration System Utilities page Page 26 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 3 3 The Administration System Utilities Using your standard web browser or via the VDRView Web Connect the VR N100U administrator can easily and securely navigate to the various System Utilities Pages ka e M te Fa 1 20 EK Adnreeippien Fosie b sch Abad XI Administration Unies You can use t s pape ip view and change diferent aspect of yours Dischansar Chek on the links belce lo go lo pages for the took you need SSC System e Networks Cameras a Edit geno system information sal hongge sy lem era
122. ndard with an onboard 32 bit PCI Expansion Slot This Expansion Slot is designed to be utilized with the optional Video Life Cycle Management function of VR N100U NOTE A third party PCI Riser Card may not work with the VR N100U board 6 1 7 USB The board is designed to support dual onboard USB channels NOTE The current version of VR N100U does not incorporate support for the USB thus please do not attempt to attach any USB device to the dual USB ports of the 19 1U rackmount 6 1 8 COM Port The board has a COM port on the rear however it is not utilized by VR N100U Therefore please do not attempt to attach any serial cable or device to it Page 79 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 6 2 Jumper Settings The Industrial Server Board utilizes multiple default jumper settings for use with the VR N100U security appliance and they are outlined in the following sections EET ml CN2 Software Reset OS AA CHE ATS Power Button CH Hardware Reset a JP1 Flash Disk A JP SCSI Termination O 6 2 1 JP1 Flash Disk Master 1 2 Short Slave 1 2 Open default The embedded VR N100U operating system and application are stored on a non volatile flash disk that is attached to the IDE O Channel The setting for the flash should always be set to MASTER and no other device should be attached to the IDE 0 NOTE DO NOT attempt to change the Flash D
123. ndicators This LCD Display supports 2 lines of 16 alohanumeric characters has four 4 access buttons and also includes the four 4 LEDs that provide important status information for various components These are utilized by the VR N100U to provide important information regarding the current status of the appliance These include the Status Activity Network Activity LAN1 10 100 Network Connection Status LAN1 and Device Activity for all ATAPI and SCSI Channels The phases of the lights provide information about the operation of the VR N100U F LCD Panel When the VR N100U starts up the LCD display will begin displaying messages It will keep you informed of the steps the system is going through during the boot up process and is summarized on the chart below This comprehensive display graphically illustrates the steps of each process that can be performed using the LCD Panel The LCD Panel begins by displaying the message Hardware POST with a version number on the second line POST stands for Power On Self Test The Status LED the first indicator light on the left will display solid red As VR N100U boots the OS operating system and detects the drives those messages will be display on the Panel When the boot up process goes into the next phase the Status LED changes to solid amber and the version number of the firmware is displayed on the Panel The system then attempts to acquire an IP address checks the drives and starts networki
124. ne fl The Internetinvolves many different protocols for the many different types of computers that interact on the network Reverse Address Resolution Protocol A less automated method of assigning IP addresses You have to build a table from which IP assignments are made upon request A reboot of the server performs the operations of a safe halt but after it closes all programs it starts up again in the same way it does when power is initially applied The process of reprogramming VR N100U flash memory with new instructions A computer responsible for deciding the routes network traffic will follow A router connects two or more networks including networks that use different types of cables and different communication speeds The networks all have to use IP Internet Protocol though If they don t a gateway is required The safe halt option of the Reboot System Utility terminates all network connections writes outstanding data to the hard drive closes all programs and prepares the server to have power removed Small Computer System Interface An expansion standard that makes it possible for you to add up to seven new devices to your computer each device dealing with single interface issues by itself On the downside SCSI requires some system overhead it slows down your computer s startup and it demands that during installation you handle device ID administration and a process called termination that closes the SCSI circuit T
125. net It transmits at 100 megabytes per second Mbps A high speed LAN 1000BaseT is also called Gigabit Ethernet It transmits at 1000 megabytes per second Mbps A communication methodology that facilitates the transfer of data to and from a networked computer resource A privilege assigned to a user by the VR N100U admin giving the user the right to View Operator or Administer VR N100U and Cameras The amount of time it takes for a storage peripheral to transfer data to the computer AppleTalk Filing Protocol An AppleTalk client server protocol An FTP client who logs in to a VR N100U without authentication A special purpose network device designed to perform a specific task This specialized server has an appliance like design and behavior It has a single function it is inexpensive when compared with traditional file servers it is easy to install and operate it is reliable and it does not require the services of a network fileserver to communicate with its clients A program that performs a specific function e g a spreadsheet application or a word processing application A program that automatically starts up or opens an application The verification of the identity of a user as a security measure Passwords area form of authentication A user can be authenticated by the Windows Domain if network integration has been established or by VR N100U which checks the Users List A computer in a domain or NT group assigned b
126. ng services If a DHCP Server is running on the network VR N100U dynamically acquires an IP address The Status light turns solid green and the default Server Name displays on the LCD Panel with the IP address on the next line The Server Name and IP address will continue to display until an event occurs on the VR N100U or the user pushes a key This is called the Steady State Display and it means everything is running If the VR N100U did not dynamically acquire an IP address it will assign itself the address 10 10 10 10 and the Status light will slowly blink amber When a VR N100U comes up tens it means that a Static IP address must be assigned to the system before anything else can be done with it You will need to go your network admin and get an IP address the Subnet Mask and the address of the Default Gateway Page 12 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL F Keypad Each key has a different function illustrated by a directional arrow just above and to the left of the key From left to right the first key is the Up key The next key is the Down key The third key is the Back key And the last key the key on the right is the Enter key A Y a ai F LED Indicators The LEDs are identified by a keyword above each light on the unit and by the complete name of the LED in the following graphic The LED lights can flash green amber or red each color indicating a different state or a
127. nna cheese aspects of yow kl Dieser ever ee th Lk on the links boedo 16 go to pages for the tools you netd EN System ee Networks E Cameras i 6 Prior to viewing the networked cameras your workstation will need to have the proper Java Runtime Executable from Sun Microsystems installed and loaded VR N100U should automatically prompt you with a Java installation window if the correct JRE is not discovered on your system Please proceed to ACCEPT the installation of Java onto your system This process will take a few minutes and may require a reboot of your workstation but should be a one time procedure 7 After Java has been successfully installed log back into VR N100U and return to the Camera utilities page When you click on the Discover button under Configure View Details for All Cameras page Qs Discover VR N100U will go through an automatic discovery of each networked camera device it detects on its backchannel automatically configure them and include them as valid network cameras for VR N100U Whether it is one or sixteen network cameras it is a very fast and easy process There is no need to log into each individual networked camera one at a time to setup and save its network seitings 8 Now you can click on any of the camera view buttons 2 4 8 or 16 Cameras and it should automatically display the associated number of cameras on the page as well as the live video feed from the camera s Page 22 o
128. nt on the VR N100U installed device drivers Page 78 of 98 160 MB s 160 MB s 160 MB s 160 MB s 160 MB s 160 MB s 160 MB s 160 MB s 160 MB s 160 MB s 160 MB s 160 MB s 160 MB s 160 MB s 160 MB s 160 MB s All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL NOTE1 The default SCSI ID for the onboard Adaptec LVD160 Chipset is ID 7 with both Parity and Termination Enabled NOTE2 Various SCSI devices can be daisy chained on the SCSI bus however the bus speed and cable length restrictions will be governed by the slowest attached SCSI device type NOTE3 Proper SCSI etiquette unique SCSI IDs SCSI termination end devices only with Active termination recommended proper SCSI cable lengths must be maintained at all items to ensure the highest performance and reliability 6 1 5 Onboard Dual Ethernet The VR N100U board comes standard with dual onboard 10 100 Network Interface Connectors NICs for providing a higher level of flexibility connectivity and functionality NOTE1 LAN1 is designed for use as the VR N100U front channel for connectivity to the company s main network backbone NOTE2 LANZ is designed for use as the VR N100U backchannel for managing up to 16 cameras and should be connected to the dedicated camera switch on port 17 of the 24 port switch 6 1 6 PCI Expansion Slot The VR N100U board comes sta
129. odic Update Primary NDS Server Protocol RARP Reboot Reflash Router Safe Halt SCSI SCSI bus SCSI Expander Segment Share Slave SMB Page 94 of 98 VR N100U USERS MANUAL tools and effects available to Photoshop image editor in the Plug ins folder The software driven sequential initialization processes tracked by the light phases of the Status LED that take place when the VR N100U is plugged into the power source Primary Domain Controller The primary domain controller is the master controller in the domain The primary domain controller is the computer that has been designated to control all the functions of the domain A feature of the Volume Details screen which provides the tools to transfer attributes from the current CD volume in a subscription series to the new CD in the series In general this feature can be used to transfer attributes from one CD volume to any other CD volume The first NDS server contacted by VR N100U when VR N100U requests NDS directory services As this NDS server is the initial point of contact for all VR N100U s NDS requests it is preferable that it be a local LAN server A system of communications rules different types of computers and operating systems agree on When you use a file transfer protocol the two computers involved the sender and the receiver agree on a set of signals that mean figoahead fl figot it fl fididn Mt get it fl fiplease resend fl and fiall do
130. onformity or defect promptly upon discovery Your sole and exclusive remedy in the event of a defect or nonconformity is to return the product to the place of purchase for repair or replacement at our discretion In lieu of replacing products we may in its discretion refund the amount paid as the license fee for the defective or nonconforming software module Contact your local VR N100U reseller for instructions on returning defective products EXCEPT FOR THE WARRANTIES SET FORTH ABOVE PRODUCTS AND THE SOFTWARE CONTAINED THEREIN ARE LICENSED AS IS AND WE DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLED INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTIES AS TO THE SUITABILITY OR MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF ANY PRODUCTS OR PROGRAMS FURNISHED HEREUNDER IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF ANTICIPATED PROFITS BENEFITS USE OR DATA OR ANY INCIDENTAL EXEMPLARY SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE WERE ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU Some of the product names mentioned herein have been used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies 8 2 Agency Certifications EMISSIONS CERTIFICATIONS F CE Certification EN55022 EN50130 4 F FCC Class A Certification
131. ork backbone while LANZ is used as the VR N100U backchannel for managing up to 16 cameras For additional expandability an onboard 32 bit PCI Expansion Slot can to be utilized for the optional Video Life Cycle Management function of VR N100U As most motherboards today come standard with USB support the VR N100U is no different The board also has the capability to support onboard USB Finally thanks to the optimized and multi threaded embedded Operating System and intelligent VR N100U application installed on the non volatile flash disk VR N100U is able to achieve fastest performance 2 3 3 Storage Capacity The main difference between the various 19 1U VR N100U Rackmount appliance models will be the amount of online storage that the customer would like to have The amount storage capacity will be dictated by the length of time duration required to store the captured video This calculation will be dictated by the number of cameras managed by VR N100U up to 16 per unit the resolution setting for each camera as well as the recording method for each camera As indicated above the VR N100U will be normally configured with at least four large capacity and fast performance ATAPI hard disk drives These drives will be part of a RAID set thus it is recommended that they are all of the same make model and capacity 2 3 4 LCD Panel with Keypad and LED Indicators The VR N100U appliance is designed to utilize the LCD Display Panel Keypad and LED I
132. osition Safely stop the Unit for power off If you need to reset the VR N100U back to its original manufacturers default settings then select this option and press OK This will temporarily reset the VR N100U back to its default setting e g 10 10 10 10 IP address and admin as the administrator name password after completing the reboot Finally if you need to reboot the VR N100U for any reason do so by pressing the OK button WARNING NEVER unplug the power from the VR N100U press the front recessed Reset Button or force a power off by holding down the power switch unless instructed by a VR N100U authorized support personnel Doing so will cause a Dirty Shutdown which could result in damage as well as require the system to spend a large amount of time to check and resynchronize all setting and devices before coming back online and ready Page 31 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 3 4 The Administration Networks Utilities Proceed to select the Administration icon on the VR N100U Toolbar to get back to the main Administration Utilities page From there select the Networks Utility Page link to navigate to the following pages ar ERAT E ER Fa 1 RER 3 4 1 Network Information By selecting the View network settings ou can aes thig page bo ew and channa derem asperis ol yow wi Dicen Ek an the inks bebra 16 go lo pagos forthe bils you need Click
133. otely over your WAN This enables you to easily navigate between appliances as you no longer need to know what the IP address for all discovered VR N100U security appliances Appliance List Cl i Z212060b VidZerver Secure Link Non secure Link A EE VidZerver Secure Link Non secure Link Please note that entries marked with fl are on a different subnet and may not be accessible from your current IP address 66 162 37 171 RES Appliances 3 6 4 Search Icon The Search icon is a shortcut to take you directly to the Search page to locate video from a specific camera on a specific date during a particular time range Cameras System Networks Cameras Search recorded footage gr search SE Reversecom W Day jan ze Zomm EE 2 Cameras From 20 y 25 y To 2o 30 ed 4 Cameras Search Cancel 8 Cameras HH 16 Cameras OI Discover K Motion Log Search AS ISO Files 3 6 5 About Icon The About icon displays an overview of VR N100U version number and provides links to helpful VR N100U resources About Version 101 90 014 Be sure to visit our Web site for information about the most recent version see Important Links below xStore s family of high performance appliance class Video servers makes managing and sharing Video on any network a breeze All this is possible because of the VideoZerver Technology the technology at
134. ovides an very easy and straight forward way to do a random access search for any archived video from any camera managed by VR N100U VR N100U will quickly determine if the video segment you are requesting is available on the local RAID once you specify the Camera recording date and the time period From and To and click on the Search button q search Page 34 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL search recorded footage Searching Camera Comes y Day Dec 30 2003 Frorn E 39 y Searching Choose speed Slowest Slow Normal Fast Fastest To H d i 44 Playback Control Play Pause Back Fwd Close Export to ln Image Search Cancel Export to ISO Image If it was unavailable then Searching would be replaced with No Recording Found for Specified Interval message If the video segment is found then the first frame of the motion video would be automatically displayed in that window VR N100U also provides the ability to control the basic playback method slow down speed up pause play play backwards or forwards If you decide that you want or need a copy of this video clip VR N100U offers a very powerful and easy option 1 Click on the Export to ISO Image link at the bottom of the window When selecting this option the video segment will be automatically premastered into an ISO 9660 compliant format by VR N100U 2 When comple
135. pacities are available plus an easy to understand color schema Legend to determine the current status of the RAID Group Detail information about the RAID can be made available by clicking on the name of the RAID set RAID Details 7 P 5 te Kal Obas dark e bn Be vw a Esad Bag Administration Utilities System Networks Cameras Arens Divitis a Ho Access Device Available Funttng Laera Groups RAID Groupa Creste new PAID o Jimetliote Home Typ pp Used Fri States Devices used Device Sp ACE allotted Event Log Alerts vi mad Raid level 5 231977ME 55214MB 26 1 4788ME Running idewhde 4 95 Babat SH Dot ege RAID ae berg re 2echeeg fdewhdh 47 95 6 ru not raring neadi checking by acgeeger Plai ad tna the RAD r de 1 2uecheouez lsen ii n eS Add Remove Devices Delete this RAID FJD e tura ra non vegb chacra by pkreerha RAJI c rral Ee vor iaar te a anning normal 2 10500 HOR 2000 2001 Slee Jeep All Peg hts Eetrsresd Page 27 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 3 3 2 General Settings The General page allows the VR N100U administrator to easily change the security appliance s Server Name as well as update the admin Password settings Administration 2 General Devices General E Server Name 2120ba3 Groups admin Password Time Dat C as admin Password Confirm Event Log Alerts Reboot DAVE The Server Name has a maximum
136. pload Page 95 of 98 VR N100U USERS MANUAL A bidirectional pipe for incoming and outgoing data that allows an application program to access the TCP IP protocols The CD DVD volume that supplies attributes to a Target Volume Typically an exchange of attributes from one CD volume in a subscription series to an other Generally an IP address is assigned to a system in one of two ways When the system logs in to the network the IP address can be assigned dynamically at that time from a matrix of addresses or the system can be assigned a permanent IP address that does not change VR N100U Static IP Networks Utility provides the potential to set up permanent address assignments A subdivision of a TCP IP network typically bounded by packet routers A part of the IP address that distinguishes computers on the same LAN from computers in other departments companies or elsewhere in the world Your subnet mask tells the server that any other computer that matches the first three digits of your IP address is on the same LAN you are on so messages from them can be sent directly to you and do not have to go through the LAN router A series of CD DVD volumes whose contents are periodically updated For example CD DVs in the West Law Reference Library subscription series are regularly updated to include new court decisions The CD DVD volume that inherits attributes from a Source volume Typically an exchange of attributes from one CD DV
137. portant leatures now I you changed the Server Name and or enabled Master Security he changes will ba saved but will rol go into efect until you reboot the unit Server Name 12120736 Enable Master Security Mo Autolock Drives io Master Browser Mo Workgroup Domain b iokoroup Date In dfi ong MMDDYYY Time ha ho os fe HHIMM SS Time Zone Greceach admin Password admin Password Confirm Hed However if you don t want to be distracted by having to deal with setting these options at this time it is not a problem All the options you see here can easily be set and changed at any time using the utilities in the Administration Toolbox If you are just not sure you can pop ahead to the beginning of 3 VR N700U Overview lt describes each of the options in the Setup Wizard and the impact each setting will have on the system 1 Regardless of what you eventually decide to do here when you have finished doing it click on the Next button 2 You will be presented with the Networks Information Screen and will have three available settings options to choose from View Network Settings Change the Static IP Setting or View Change DHCP Settings Page 19 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL ou can gee this page to ew and channa herer aspects ol yow wl Dieeterrer Lao on the inks boda 10 go lo pagos for the tools you neti System qe
138. r All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 Page 52 of 98 VR N100U USERS MANUAL SE le as p see aa es a PEER E SE ARA Caram Lara Ki mr GC Mo AREA Set Camtasia op Videoteca l Set Cent sws Sn idear l Edit Delete View If you wish to edit or edit an existing view simply click on this icon to open the list of saved views Within this window you can choose to remove any associated cameras from any of the views or simply delete the view Slew assets Carreta on dad LEE 50 Lea Lorea en Vicker AE Close View When you are done monitoring the cameras we always recommend that you click on this icon to close the current view Views do take up resources on the workstation thus they should be closed when inactive When you select this icon VDRView will prompt you to confirm your command Proceed to click on YES to close out the view Launch Camera Control VDRView offers a very useful control panel to allow you to control the cameras within a view When a view is open and you click on this icon it will open a new camera control window All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 Page 53 of 98 VR N100U USERS MANUAL BER 1 Filter cameras aj gt v From within this window you can control the major functions of each individual camera similar to those within the VR N100U page When you select camera s the asso
139. r there is always the possibility that when a new and untested version of Java is released that it could cause some unexpected issues Installing VDRView You will find VDRView on the VR N100U Companion CD It is intended for the user to install it on your workstation that meets the above system requirements 1 2 3 Load the VR N100U Companion CD in the CD DVD drive on the workstation Follow the instructions on the CD label The CD will autoload If the CD does not autoload launch VDRView exe to manually install and go to step 3 From the Companion CD Main Menu select the Install VDRView option When the Setup Wizard appears follow the instructions on each screen You will be prompted to provide a destination location and a Program Folder for the utilities The default location is the Program Files VDRView folder on your local hard drive After the files are loaded to the specified destination location a prompt appears asking if you want to create a shortcut icon on the desktop for VDRView 4 O Click on the Yes button if you want to create the icon Click on the No button if you don t The Setup Wizard completes the installation The final screen offers you the option of restarting your system now or at a later time System level DLLs are installed with VDRView They will not be activated until your workstation is restarted Make your selection and click on the Finish button If you are reinstalling VDRView you may
140. re admin for both During this process the status of the authentication will be displayed at the bottom of the dialog box xl x User Authentication User Authentication Video erver List ideoZerver List User Name admin Password een a Filter list Note Please select one or more Show All z v ideoZervers from the list Then enter the user name and password Select Al Deselect All to log on Status REREN Filter list Note Please select one or more Show All sl v ideoZerverz from the list Then enter the user name and password Select All Deselect All to log on Status Authentication process done 3 If the login is successful proceed to click the Done button to exit the dialog box A successful login will automatically update the Login Status and Logged In As fields within the Zerver Center page WE Videozervers Owe Connect BB bonitos Cameras JE Search Playback FO Motion Log Belsch Logged in as IP Address Default Name Discovery Method Login Status 7120089 WidZerver development tridenttek com DHCP 2120889 Remote Server yf Logged in as admin Once you have successfully logged in proceed to review the rest of this manual so that you understand how to utilize the powerful yet easy to use VDRView enterprise security appliance utility to securely manage all VR N100Us and cameras Page 48 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N10
141. rent character and advance the cursor Depress the Enter key repeatedly until the Update Screen displays If you select the N you will be returned to the Set Server Name screen and the new Server Name will not be saved If you select the Y the new Server Name is saved It will go into effect when the system is rebooted Depress the Enter key The Reboot screen displays Page 85 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 3 If you select the N you will be returned to the Set Server Name screen If you select the Y the VR N100U will reboot The LCD Panel will keep you informed about what is happening Only when you reboot the system will the new addresses and Server Name go into effect 6 5 6 Rebooting VR N100U supports 3 types of reboots and they can be executed from the LCD Display Normal Reboot Factory Defaults Reboot Safe Halt Reboot 1 When your system is operating normally the LCD Panel will display the Server Name and the IP address the Steady State Display lf you want to reboot the system simply depress the Enter key You will be prompted for the admin password Use the Up and Down arrow keys to cycle through the numbers letters and the dash to spell out the password This screen did not display the first time you started up the system The Password entry screen does not display until after you have setup your system in the VR N100U Web browser interface It wi
142. riting and displaying text that enables the text to be linked in multiple ways to be available at several levels of detail and to be powered by hyperlinks to associated documents Integrated Device Drive Electronics A hard drive interface that has all of its controller electronics integrated into the drive itself This is the standard for most personal computers Access rights that are explicitly granted to a Camera Set are inherited by all Camera members Access rights that are explicitly granted to a group are inherited by all user members of the group A general means of communication between humans and computers An interface can use characters graphics and sound to facilitate communication A Web browser is an example of an interface A collection of packet switching networks connected by IP routers and appearing to users as a single network A network of networks the Internet is the world s largest collection of networks that reaches universities government research labs business organizations and military installations in most of the countries around the world Internet Protocol IP is the workhorse protocol of the TCP IP protocol suite IP is responsible for addressing and sending datagrams across an internet It provides an unreliable connectionless datagram delivery service unreliable because there are no guarantees that an IP datagram successfully gets to its destination and connectionless because it doesn t maintain
143. rop the VR N100U that you wish to connect to onto the blank Motion Log page VDRView will automatically launch your web browser and direct it to that particular VR N100U Page 68 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 37 File View VDRs Camera Views Options Help SIR eee Cee e OD Om Yy DR Center YO vons Owe Connect Fa Monitor Cameras Ei Search Playback Motion Log Reflash a Ia sg 60 vic 2EOZERVE Eo Kai 20ba3 Administration Browse Search About Administration Utilities System Networks Cameras Motion Detection List ge Al sas time FevelfThreshold Ditference Message YOR mE 2 Cameras 2 Dec 30 13 53 49 2003 bp po Motion started on CameraA View recorded Video 2 Dec 30 13 52 46 2003 kk Ja Motion started on CameraA View recorded Video Pu 71 20ba3 development trider ed 4 Cameras 2 Dec 30 13 52 20 2003 kk R Motion started on CameraA View recorded Video bb Dec 30 13 51 20 2003 Bb fp p Motion started on CameraA View recorded Video zas 8 Cameras _ rue Dec 30 13 50 20 2003 kk Je Motion started on CameraA View recorded Video SES sass 16 Cameras 2 Dec 30 13 49 45 2003 kk p Motion started on CameraAll View recorded Video q 2 Dec 16 15 04 14 2003 kk P Motion started on Camera Video deleted Discover a lx Dec 16 15 04 02 2003 kk fs Motion started on Camera Videe delete
144. rotocols and offer slightly different features and functions Therefore camera support will be an ongoing process for VR N100U Below is a list of supported IP cameras at the time this manual was published NOTE1 Please visit the various network camera manufacturer web sites for detail specifications and camera firmware updates All network cameras should have the latest available firmware and set to manufacturer s default Below is a list of JVC network IP cameras that are currently supported or in the process of being supported F VN C10U Fixed Motion Detection Supported VN C11U Fixed Motion Detection Supported ZC VN C30U PTZ Supported Details regarding the advanced settings for the above network IP cameras supported by VR N100U are listed below NOTE1 Always make sure that your JVC network cameras are flashed with the latest firmware version prior to using the device with VR N100U NOTE2 For more detail information regarding the JVC devices please visit their web site at www jvc com or htto pro jvc com prof main jsp F Advanced Settings for VN C10U 160x120 Max 30 fps Second 320x240 Max 30s Ee 320x240 Max 30 fps 640x480 Max 8 fps Red Balance A Diiia Balance GreenBeans SSCS NOTE RED amp GREEN gains are only applicable if Automatic WHITE is OFF Brightness Saturation le Backlight AA Motion Detection Page 72 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USER
145. s Help ESA E ERA o A Le Zerver Center YO VideoZervers Owe Connect bal Monitor Cameras E Search Playback Fi Motion Log Retlash 2120889 Workstation IP Address 192 168 10 100 1 23 2004 4 15PM 4 I a File View VideoZervers Camera Views Options Help Vrs ele nl ERA Ooo YO VideoZervers Owe Connect Bel Monitor Cameras JA Search Playback Fi Motion Log Rellash Le Zerver Center Workstation IP Address 192 168 10 100 1 23 2004 4 15PM 4 TT a File View VideoZervers Camera Views Options Help cas AO lG al DDR 7120889 VidZerver development tridenttek com DHCP Workstation IP Address 192 168 10 100 1 23 2004 4 14PM 4 Under details it provides an overview of the name type IP address and how it was acquired default name discovery method used and the current login status for each VR N100U Page 55 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 4 6 3 VR N100Us Under the VR N100Us pull down menu functions related to the camera and recording are listed File View VideoZervers Camera Views Options Help cy TP 32 Load camera list Refresh Camera List Discover Cameras on all VideoZervers Ctrl F5 Zerve Enable Local Recording Video Archive Settings Load Camera List This function is applicable to only the VR N100Us Monitor Cameras and Se
146. security appliance to be a completely non evasive system For the Backchannel LAN2 a dedicated switch is utilized to enable up to 16 network enabled cameras to be managed by VR N100U Using a dedicated high quality Unmanaged Layer 2 24 Port 10 100 Mbit Fast Ethernet VR N100U is capable of supporting 30 fps for each individual camera However we have discovered that some switches offer very poor performance Therefore we have provided a few recommended high quality Unmanaged Switches LinkSys EF3124 24 Port Switch LinkSys EF4124 24 Port Switch LinkSys SR224 24 Port Switch LinkSys SR2024 24 Port Switch mm oa na Below is an example of how the backchannel of VR N100U should be configured As you can see only the network cameras are attached to the switch along with LAN2 of VR N100U For further information refer to section 2 4 5 Setting Up the Backchannel NOTE1 Maximum configuration requires 17 ports 16 cameras and 1 for VR N100U thus we recommend high quality 24 port Unmanaged Layer 2 Fast Ethernet switches for each VR N100U NOTE2 High quality 24 port Unmanaged Gigabit Switches can also be utilized NOTE3 Chaining 4 and or 8 port switches is NOT RECOMMENDED as it causes unnecessary extra hops that have been found to cause performance and reliability problems VR N100U LANZ VR N100U LAN 1 Used for Backchannel Used for LAN Connection Company Network Backbone o Page 76 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change
147. ssible quality With analog video the quality is greatly compromised as it degragates with each generation copy The VHS tapes have a limited capacity for recording and are relatively bulky media In some instances hundreds and thousands of tapes may be used during a course of the year thus occupying a tremendous amount of physical space for storage Although it is relatively easy to send a copy of a VHS tape to anywhere in the world it is not as portable or durable as sending a CD DVD or as fast as receiving an e mail or URL to download the video instantly When trying to search a video tape it is not only a cumbersome sequentially task it may take multiple people to go through many tapes to try to locate the data which they are looking for All of this involves a lot of resources time and money Also nearly all analog systems require a dedicated central security room that is the final destination for all of the homeruns In these traditional security rooms you can find tens and hundreds of monitors multiplexers and VCR equipment that are utilized by a team of personnel monitoring activities and constantly replacing VHS tapes once the end of tape has been reached 1 3 2 IP Cameras The latest products to hit the security market are network IP cameras These cameras are self contained digital networked devices that can be viewed via any web browser They are very flexible and can be easily setup in any networking environment Some are fixed w
148. ssion including any backups and all related materials as a set to another person who accepts the terms of this license agreement You may not modify transcribe translate decompile reverse engineer or reverse assemble the software or create any derivative work from it We may terminate this license at any time without notice if you breach any of these terms If any provision of this license is held to be unenforceable or contrary to any applicable law the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected 8 4 US Government Restricted Rights Notice The software programs that are part of this product are provided with Restricted Rights in accordance with 48 CFR 52 227 14 and may not be used reproduced or disclosed by the Government except that this software may be 1 used or copied for use in or with the computer or computers for which it was acquired including use at any Government installation to which such computer or computers may be transferred 2 used or copied for use in a backup computer if any computer for which it was acquired is inoperative 3 reproduced for safekeeping archives or backup purposes 4 modified adapted or combined with other computer software provided that the modified combined or adapted portions of the derivative software incorporating restricted computer software are made subject to the same restricted rights 5 disclosed to and reproduced for use by support service Contractors in accordance w
149. t Gateway must be filled in along with selecting Yes for Enable Static IP Address Proceed to click the Save button and then a reboot screen will appear You must select the Yes button so that VR N100U can go through an automatic reboot using the new IP address and the other information you provided in the form If you click on Cancel the information you provided will still be saved however it will not be activated until you reboot the VR N100U Page 32 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL Static IP IP Address Subnet Mask IP Broadcast Administration Default Gateway Information z Domain Name Server Static IP DHCP Server Domain Name WINS Server Enable Static IP Address Mo y DEVE Fields are required for DHCP to operate Sustem must be rebooted for changes to take effect 3 4 3 DHCP Server Option Your VR N100U can also be configured as a DHCP Server to automatically distribute IP addresses to Windows clients that request them via LAN2 You have to assign your VR N100U a static IP address but once you do your VR N100U can function as a DHCP Server You will use the DHCP Server Networks Utility to set up and monitor auto IP addressing by your VR N100U DHCP Server DHCP Server Mo DHCP Range Start Administration DHCP Range Stop IF Boot State DHCP Information Static IP Save DHCP Server Current DHC
150. ted creating the ISO image VR N100U will open a new window with a Click here to download ISO link will appear Click on this link so that you will be automatically prompted with the File Download window to specify the location where you want to save the image File Download E xj e Some files can harm your computer It the file Information below looks suspicious or you do not fully trust the source do not open or save this file File name 00 3 12 30 00 00_ 00 00 eg File type Easy CD Creator Image File From development tidenttek com Would you like to open the file or save itto pour computer Click here to download ISO n Co _ More nfo IY Always ask before opening this type of file 3 Once the image file has been copied to your local workstation you can use any CD DVD recording software e g Roxio Easy CD DVD Creator and a recordable drive to record the premastered video disc image onto a blank disc Page 35 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 3 5 2 Camera Views 2 4 8 16 Each user may have their own preference in regards the simultaneous viewing of network cameras Therefore VR N100U allows the user to select from a 2 camera 4 camera 8 camera or maximum 16 cameras to be displayed If the maximum number is not selected you can switch between pages to see the other cameras Below are a couple of screen shot examples for the c
151. that will NOT be covered under the product s warranty Some circuitry on the VR N100U can continue to operate even though the power switch is turned off CAUTION Electrostatic Discharge ESD can damage the VR N100U components and devices Configure the VR N100U at an ESD controlled workstation You must wear an anti static wrist strap or equivalent accessories 2 2 What s in the Box The VR N100U Rackmount Solution includes the following items Z VR N100U Rackmount System 19 1U Rackmount Chassis Power Supply VR N100U Industrial Server Board VR N100U OS amp APP preinstalled LED Display Multiple Hard Disk Drives Configured as a RAID 5 set Various Cables VVVVV WV VR N100U Quick Installation Guide Insert Sheet Z VR N100U Companion CD VDRView Application and Users Manual F CAT5 CAT5e Ethernet Cable Connecting the VR N100U to the switch that is dedicated for the cameras F Optional 24 port 10 100 Fast Ethernet Switch Exclusively for camera backchannel and uses only 17 ports Page 10 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 2 3 VR N100U Hardware Overview The VR N100U comes preconfigured in a 19 1U Rackmount enclosure The embedded industrial server board with processor heat sink fan memory non volatile flash disk and LCD display have all been installed and passed quality control prior to shipping Although the design of the board is very compact it pro
152. the URL which can be the default name printed on a label on the enclosure or a name assigned to the VR N100U using the Setup Wizard or the General System Utility The default name takes the form ZXXXXXX Examples include http Z173AFO0 or http VDR100U F The DNS Domain Name System Name Before you can use this method the DNS name must be added to your DNS server An example is http VIDEO_ZERVER VIDEO COM F The IP Address An example is http 192 168 20 95 It is assumed that the first person who accesses the VR N100U interface will be you the VR N100U Installer and Administrator When the web browser connects with the VR N100U a password prompt dialog such as the Internet Explorer dialog shown here will display The default user name and password are admin and admin After you provide the admin admin user name and password and click on the OK button the VR N100U Setup Wizard displays Enter Network Password zial D gt Please type your user name and password Site development tridenttek com Realm Unit Access User Name admin Password IV Save this password in pour password list Cancel 3 2 The VR N100U Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard was designed to give you the opportunity to establish some preliminary settings for your VR N100U configuration It appears only this one time the first time you log in to the VR N100U web browser interface You won t see this screen again unless you reboot the VR N100U to the
153. the computer s name to the browse list then it sends a list of backup browsers to the new computer or assigns the new computer as a All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 MIME Multi session CD Native IP Network Network ID NFS Node NOS NT Domain Operating System Optical Disc Packet Packet Bursts Plugin Page 93 of 98 VR N100U USERS MANUAL backup browser Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension MIME is used to extend the power of Web browsers to handle graphics sound video etc amp anything but text HTML handles nothing but text everything else is an extension Browsers recognize MIME types of categories and file types separated by a slash e g image gif If you have registered a MIME type the browser decodes the file and launches a helper application A multi session CD is a CD whose contents have been added to the CD during more than one recording session The contents are added sequentially in tracks There is a break or blank space between tracks to indicate the end of one recording session and the beginning of another See pure IP A group of interconnected computers including the hardware and software used to connect them The portion of the IP address that identifies the network A Network ID is used in conjunction with Host IDs to form a complete IP address Network File System The distributed file sharing system of the Unix NOS NFS uses IP to enabl
154. the heart of the xStore family of server products This Web browser interface is the link that gives you access to the features of your VideoZerver The features are summarized in the toolbar administer your Zerver using the tools in the Administration Toolbox browse the camera page and change camera settings search for specific video by time and date login to the Secure System appliance list allows you to browse other appliances on the same network thus helping you to conveniently go from one applaince s interface to another IS Before examining these features let s have a look at some important links About Important Links these links require Internet access Page 44 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 4 MANAGING VR N100U WITH VDRVIEW Overview This chapter describes the features of the VDRView enterprise video application and how it can be used to manage thousands of VR N100U security appliances and cameras VDRView is one of those extremely useful tools that makes any administrator as well as user s life so much easier Whether you re trying to get your VR N100U online reflash the VR N100U firmware setup all of the cameras or troubleshoot a problem VDRView is probably going to end up being your first line of defense and favorite administrative tool In Chapter Two Installing VR N100U you were shown several different ways of manually acquiring an IP
155. they access cameras via the web browser interface After the user has been authenticated the Cameras utility page is displayed Only the cameras to which the logged in user has been given access rights will display on any of the X Cameras page where X is 2 4 8 or 16 simultaneous camera views on the screen Page 29 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 3 3 4 Time Keeper The Time Date page allows the administrator to easily change or setup the current Date Time and specify the local time zone for the VR N100U It is very important to maintain the accurate local settings as it will directly affect the accurate ability to search on any of the captured video VR N100U also uses the date and time settings when it is logging VR N100U activities in the Event Motion Logs and tracking the creation date and time of ISO Image File creations Administration Time Date Devices General Date he lo 2003 MMDD LI Se Time 17 33 54 HH MM SS denia Time Zone Los Angeles Event Log Alerts Reboot 3 3 5 Server Event Log The Event Log displays a listing of all VR N100U activities The main page displays primary server events Click on Details button to view all server events If you are having an unexplained problem with your VR N100U be sure to check the Event Log to see if it has logged an indication or explanation of the problem Administration E Devices
156. tilized A single IP address is required for a VR N100U appliance and 16 cameras For larger and enterprise environments we offer the ability to utilize our unique dynamic IP addressing schema to associate a single IP address for an unlimited number of VR N100U appliances and their associated cameras With hundreds and thousands of cameras simultaneously archiving video 24x7x365 in real time at their highest resolution and frame rate there is literally no impact on the network bandwidth Monitoring and managing the VR N100U security appliance can be done from anywhere in the world with an internet connection and using either a web browser or the enterprise client software utility called VDRView No hidden costs exist as unlimited user license is included with each VR N100U security appliance Page 9 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 2 INSTALLING VR N100U This chapter covers all aspects for the VR N100U installation from the VR N100U rackmount configuration to manually acquiring an IP address Some of the procedures described here may not be relevant to your specific installation Simply skip the section s that do not apply and move on to the next applicable section 2 1 Before You Begin WARNING Disconnect the VR N100U from its AC power source before you connect or disconnect cables install or remove any components Failure to do so can result in personal injury or equipment damage
157. tion however the video may not be as fluid smooth the maximum number of simultaneous video streams may not be achievable the pages may take longer to load and refresh but you can always be sure that the video is being captured and accessible from the VR N100U The minimum system requirement will still enable you to manage and control the VR N100Us and cameras NOTE NOTE2 NOTES 4 2 Operating System Windows 2000 with latest Service Packs or higher F Processor Intel Pentium III or faster F Memory 256MB or higher F Hard Disk Drive 80GB PATA 100 5400rpm 2MB Cache or larger F CD DVD Drive CD ROM Drive or better Video Card PCI AGP 64MB 64 bit or faster F Monitor 17 16 bit High Color or larger F Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 x with latest Service Pack or higher Z Java Sun Microsystems JRE 1 4 2_xx or higher Z Network 10Mbit or faster F ISP 56Kb or faster Java can be manually installed onto the VDRView workstation by directly downloading it from the Sun Microsystem s web site htto jJava sun com products plugin When accessing the VR N100U directly from the web browser or from VDRView for the first time you will be automatically prompted to install Java if it is not already installed on your system Proceed to accept and follow the instructions provided from Sun Microsystems JRE 1 4 2 01 1 4 2 02 and 1 4 2 03 have been successfully tested at the time this manual was written Howeve
158. tiple drives are recognized the available RAID configuration options will be prompted Since VR N100U appliances are normally preconfigured with four 4 of the same make model recommended hard disk drives the user does not have to worry about configuring the hard drives However if for any reason one or more drives are not configured you had to add remove a device or delete recreate the RAID follow the instructions on the Devices section under the System Administration Utilities page RAID Details group Name tdi Administration Utilities System Networks Cameras s Access Dewitns Lars Ho Access Device Available Groups RAID Groups Cresta rew RAID 3 TimeDote H mi Typ Dap tity Used Frit Simus Devices used Device Sp ACE allotted Evert Log Alerts vs mad Rudd level 5 231977ME 552 14MB 26 164788 ME Running idewhde 445 ME Ebara Dm Dress ege HAD ae berg reayechionced Zdeaibdh A SSME rut vernos neadi checking by aciminislulor Pikit ad uing the RAD r de 1 2uecheouez lsen um ES Add Remove Devices Delete this RAID A ES FJD e turca ra non vegb chac by arribar RAJI cored Ee vor teni AR anno nnay 2 1006 1000 2000 2001 Slee Ira All Peg ht Eetrsresd Page 71 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 5 2 Network IP Cameras VR N100U is designed to support the latest IP cameras from JVC Unfortunately each make as well as model utilizes different p
159. to one year and fines of up to 10 000 17USC 506 Copyright violators may also be subject to civil liability The information in this document and the software are subject to change without notice Page 98 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0
160. ts up It starts out solid red during self test Solid amber indicates the server is booting the OS and the application Solid green indicates the VR N100U has successfully powered on and dynamically acquired an IP address The Status light will remain solid green throughout normal operation If the Status light slowly blinks amber VR N100U has failed to dynamically acquire an IP address You must simply use one of the four methods Outlined in the manual to manually acquire an IP address When VR N100U is in the process of updating or reflashing the VR N100U firmware the Status LED will flash quickly between green and amber Under no circumstances should the process be cancelled or power be removed from the unit during the reflash A partial or terminated operation may result in a dysfunctional unit Network The Network Activity LED flashes green when there is network traffic from an external source on LAN1 the network backbone When the Network LED flashes amber it means the VR N100U is transmitting information between the cameras storage and or clients over the network Page 13 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 10 100 The Network Speed LED will be either solid amber or solid green Amber indicates the LAN1 front channel network speed is 10 Mbps Green indicates the LAN1 front channel network speed is 100 Mbps When the LED is red there is no network link visible to the server on
161. ulti camera view window further detail settings pertaining to that particular camera are available They may include the Resolution Size specifying the All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL use of a Preset setting programmed on the camera creating editing presets and ability set the Auto pan These parameters and options may slightly differ based on the make and model of the PTZ camera E PTZ Details Microsoft Internet Explorer mr Wal Re a D ep m r TILT DOWN ZOOM OUT When you click on the Magnify link for the fixed camera a new window displaying resolution options will open up These parameters and options may slightly differ based on the make and model of the fixed camera 3 Magnified Yiew Microsoft Internet Explorer F Pan Tilt Arrows PTZ supported cameras will have these arrows on each side of the window By clicking on these or JL or lt or gt arrows the camera will either tilt up down or pan left right in the direction selected Mid Z Zoom In Out PTZ supported cameras will have these buttons on the lower left and right corners By clicking on these Z or Z buttons the camera will either zoom in or out T Page 38 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL F Configure Cameras that were not recognized by VR N100U or did not exist will only display Not Configured please cli
162. ut Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 3 VR N100U OVERVIEW This chapter describes the functionality and features of VR N100U and how they are managed using the VR N100U web browser interface What makes managing IP cameras on a network possible VR N100U supports access to the cameras from a variety of network platforms If you are on a Mac or a Unix system if you are running Windows 98 NT 2000 2003 XP it doesn t matter You and the other networked users with associated rights will have secure fast and direct access to the same camera s on the VR N100U And from a user s standpoint that is all that matters The fact that VR N100U provides automatic camera recognition and configuration or that video can be made available both from live camera feeds connected to any VR N100U and previewed from the captured video stored on the local RAID of the VR N100U is of little consequence to the average user on the network But it is very important to the VR N100U administrator as is the ability to configure the system and camera security and manage users groups and the storage There are four levels of security available in VR N100U and they can be applied to each individual camera to offer the maximum flexibility and security The VR N100U administrators and users with admin Manager rights can setup and custom configure each camera to their specific needs Users with operator rights can control and view the cameras which they have
163. ver Cameras on all VideoZervers Discover Cameras on all VideoZervers Enable Local Recording vw Enable Local Recording Video Archive Settings Video Archive Settings Z Video Archive Settings The Video Archive Settings is only active if Enable Local Recording is enabled When you plan to archive video to your local workstation VDRView must know the destination of the video When selecting Video Archive Setting a window will open up allowing the user to specify the exact location where to capture the video xi Drive E e BOB LAPTOP Total Free space Available Directory E9 CS 39 Program Files i ge Zerverview c Directory C Program Files erverviews path OF Cancel NOTE If you plan to utilize this feature it is recommended that you do not utilize your boot partition e g C Drive as the disk space will quickly be filled by the video and will cause your system to encounter problems due to lack of free disk space NOTE2 A player will be provided by VR N100U to allow you to playback the locally archived recordings Page 56 of 98 All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 4 6 4 Camera Views Camera Views commands are only available for use on the Monitor Cameras page Please refer to the above section 4 5 Definition of Toolbar Icons where New View Open View Save Ctrl S View Edit Delete View Close View Launch Camera Control and Full Screen View
164. vice being referenced e g IDE Hard Drive SCSI CD ROM Drive etc A process in which the User IDs of NFS clients are mapped to the User IDs of VR N100U users registered in the Users List The mapped NFS clients are authenticated as the VR N100U users and assume the identities rights and privileges of the users to whom they have been mapped Universal Naming Convention Also called Uniform Naming Convention A convention for U specifying directories servers and other resources on a network using two slashes or backslashes to indicate the name of the computer and one slash to indicate the path or directory levels within the computer It displays this format computer directory The process of transferring data from your local computer to a remote location via a network All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL connection Uniform Universal Resource Locator A way of naming network resources URLs are the Internet equivalent of street addresses Like traditional addresses they go from the general to URL the specific With the following URL http www cnet com resources index htmlfirst you have the protocol http then you have the address or domain www cnet comand finally the directory resources where the file index html resides The underlying hardware and software that drives the network appliance class Security servers The technology brings universal network access an
165. vides all of the key standard components plus many customized features The VR N100U board is the next generation industrial grade motherboard that was designed from the ground up with storage performance and flexibility in mind This all in one server board is the most powerful appliance platform on the market offering a vast array of onboard storage and connectivity components in a very small form factor The latest VR N100U operating system and applications are installed and tested on the non volatile flash disk In addition the hard disk drives have also been tested and configured as a RAID 5 set prior to shipping for all VR N100U 19 1U Rackmount Systems 2 3 1 Hardware Layout The custom 19 1U Rackmount enclosure has been designed to provide easy installation for all of the VR N100U hardware components The front half is designed to integrate the LCD display up to four fixed hard drives and optional slim CD DVD drive that is currently not supported by VR N100U The rear half of the enclosure is designed to integrate the high quality power supply industrial embedded server board and optional hard drive or expansion card To ensure good ventilation to keep the system cool the VR N100U hardware is designed to support air ventilation holes five cooling fans and includes custom multi drive cabling that offers minimum air flow restriction within the system REAR VIEW LCD LED Module Recre gfed Power Dal Reget TOJE 1158 Dr to SMA Botts
166. volatile memory chips that can be reprogrammed with new instructions after the chips have left the factory Data is transmitted on the network in blocks and these blocks are encapsulated by headers and trailers that describe where the data came from where it is going and the size and integrity of the data This envelope of information and the data it encapsulates is called a packet or frame Over the years different frame headers have been defined and used in data communications over local area networks LANs Each set of frame headers represents a specific frame type In order for a device to decode a received frame it must recognize the frame type used by the sending node There are four common Ethernet frame types IEEE802 3 IEEE 802 2 Ethernet Il and Ethernet SNAP A VR N100U using the IPX protocol supports all four frame types A VR N100U using the IP protocol supports only the Ethernet II frame type All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 FTP Gateway HFS Host Host ID HTML HTTP Hyperlinks Hypermedia Hypertext IDE Inherited Rights Interface Internet Internet IP Address Page 91 of 98 VR N100U USERS MANUAL File Transfer Protocol A high level protocol that supports file copying from one system to another over a TCP IP connection FTP requires client and server components A program or piece of hardware that passes data between networks especially between networ
167. ware Controlled NETWORK Off LAN1 Hardware Activity No Network Activity LAN1 10Mbit Ethernet Connection 10 100 LAN1 100Mbit Ethernet Connection On Flash LAN1 is not Connected Device Activity on SCSI Bus DEVICE Off On Flash Device Activity on IDE Channel s Off 6 6 Power Supply Off No Device Activity The board is also unique in that it has been designed to support the two most common types of power supplies used today AT and ATX This flexibility will allow it to be installed in nearly all enclosures The ATX power supply is recommended and comes standard with all VR N100U rackmount systems NOTET1 Page 87 of 98 When selecting the ATX power adapter do not forget to attach an ATX power switch to CN6 pin set All Items Are Subject To Change Without Notice Feb 2004 Rev 1 0 VR N100U USERS MANUAL 7 GLOSSARY OF TERMS 10BaseT 100BaseT 1000BaseT Access Protocol Access Rights Access Time AFP Anonymous User Appliance class Server Application Application Launcher Authentication Backup Browser BOOTP Broadcast Broadcast Address Browse List Browser Cache Page 88 of 98 A version of Ethernet in which workstations are attached by twisted pair cable the traditional cables used for telephone lines 10BaseT uses star formation and transmits at 10 megabytes per second Mbps A high speed LAN 100BaseT is also called Fast Ether
168. y the Master Browser to maintain a copy of the browse list This copy can be used to rebuild the browse list if the Master Browser goes down The Master Browser maintains one backup browser for every 32 NT workstation hosts or every 16 Windows hosts in a workgroup or NT Domain Bootstrap Protocol A method of automatically assigning IP addresses BOOTP works in much the same way as DHCP but does not have the range of features of DHCP A transmission sent to many unspecified receivers at a time A broadcast is sent to everyone who has the equipment to receive it On an Ethernet a broadcast packet is one which is transmitted to all hosts on the network A central address which will forward any messages sent to it to all user addresses on a network A list of the hosts and domains available on a Windows network The browse list allows Windows to present other hosts offering network services through a point and click user interface rather than requiring users to remember the names of remote hosts and services In Windows 95 98 and NT the browse list is used to construct the view of the network in the Network Neighborhood and Windows Explorer A program that provides the interface to the World Wide Web It interprets hypertext links and makes it possible for you to view Web sites and navigate from one Internet node to another The most popular browsers are those produced by Netscape and Microsoft A place that stores information where you can
169. you select the Configure Motion Detection link in the camera Details page you will be prompted to log into this configuration page After successfully logging in it will bring you to the page where you have the ability to specify detail settings as well as the trigger window for that particular camera A live image of the video feed along with a motion level window adjacent to available to assist the administrator to determine the various settings for motion detection Cameras Systom Networks Cameras Camera 8 CameraH Configure Camera 5 falla An BZ hola ZS Sen ETET 1921687112 letarnel IF Sada MAC cubes ODER el aA E Camara Typa DC VH AIT Video storage Change Cindy ly Maximum 5 Serve es Frame role FPS Oe Le Fal Delete satinga Reference Image Hebeib interval 60 Moton Detection Delay 1 RE LEE Cn ese Configare Motion Detection Manage users for this camera Ext For each supported resolution size that the motion detection supported camera offers you will be able to specify the following parameters based on the make model of camera some of these parameters may vary Please check the camera s users manual for details regarding the following parameters F Luminance Threshold Minimum Object Size F Noise Filter F Reference Image Refresh Interval Motion Detection Delay Additional information may be available on the sections 5 2 Network IP Cameras and 7 Glossary of Terms 3 5 7 S

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