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1. Fig 3 13 The text and subject line of the e mail can be edited as in a text editor You can insert the text of your choice in any area thus configuring the default setting shown above to suit your needs Dallmeier electronic GmbH 25 Software PGuard ll 26 The recorder specific data are inserted as a variable in the text or the subject line of the e mail wherever the cursor is located To do this click on the menu button upper right hand corner of the dialog and select a variable from the menu shown Note Do not change the inserted variables e g Addinfo as these will no longer be recognized and replaced By clicking on the Restore defaults button you can reconfigure the e mail with the default settings as shown above Combine alarms Appearance Visibility Connection to F view Sound E mail notification Combine alarms Run p_4 r Collate successive alarms from this recorder by camera I Activate combination min sec fo m fio Fig 3 14 Depending on the type of alarm configuration and duration of the triggering situation the recorders send many similar alarms that all belong to one event as such you have the option of combining the alarms in a single alarm window Instead of 50 windows appearing in an alarm situation only one window appears in which the 50 individual events are combined This improves clarity and prevents the desktop from being filled up with unnecessary alarm win
2. Cancel Fig 4 1 Dallmeier electronic GmbH 37 Software PGuard II 4 2 The password must be alphanumeric and is not case sensitive Case sensitive means that capital letters must be observed when entering the password If an incorrect user name or password is entered you will not be able to log on and an error message will appear Click OK to close the error message and then enter the correct user name and password Alarm Evaluation and Analysis Alarm List The alarms received are displayed in a list DOODODOOOD p T Q 38 Time arrival 23 7 2002 14 28 09 23 7 2002 14 28 09 23 7 2002 14 28 09 23 7 2002 14 28 09 23 7 2002 14 28 09 23 7 2002 14 28 08 23 7 2002 13 13 51 23 7 2002 13 12 29 4 2 Time departure Recorder Camera Alarm type Alarm Text Sh Conf user Conf comment 23 7 2002 14 24 18 Room 1 1 Image comparison event Alarm Track Info Type B N administrator 23 7 2002 13 30 07 Room 1 2 Image comparison event Alarml Track Info Type 4 N administrator 23 7 2002 13 29 53 Room 2 Image comparison event Alarml Track Info Type 4 N administrator 23 7 2002 13 29 02 Room 1 Image comparison event Alarml Track Info Type B N administrator 23 7 2002 13 21 56 Room 1 1 Image comparison event Alarm Track Info Type B N administrator 23 7 2002 13 16 37 Room 2 Image comparison event Alarm Track Info Type 4 N administrator 23
3. Once the dongle has been connected start PGuard II 3 0 The dialog box Unlocking Hardlog Dongle will open in which you must enter the serial number The serial number is supplied with the dongle Unlock Hardlock Dongle xl Before vou can use F buard II for the first time you have ta unlock the Hardlock Dongle through entering the serial number This action will take approximately 15 seconds but must be done only once Hardlock Dongle senal number e p pP p P pP Cancel _ o Fig 1 1 First of all define whether you have a full or demo version and enter the serial number Confirm with OK The license number is only required when starting PGuard II for the first time Dallmeier electronic GmbH 2 Overview This section contains a basic overview of the following elements of the PGuard II programme The Main Window Bar Chart Recorders Alarms The Alarm Window 2 1 What is PGuard II PGuard Il is a programme designed to monitor and manage incoming alarm messages from Dallmeier Recorders The programme offers the following features Alarm Recording Alarm Reporting via Alarm Window Switching via PView Statistical Evaluation In addition to receiving incoming alarms it is also possible to configure your recorder PGuard II provides the user with numerous request and configuration options 2 2 Integration Together with PView SmartGUI and SmartGUI Editor PGuard is an integrated element o
4. 28 alarm settings dialog window opens As applying all settings of an alarm type for the remainder of the alarms is generally not always practical you can specify which settings are to be applied by checking the boxes in this dialog In the base setting the boxes are not checked for the various alarm types for which applying the respective setting would provide little or no value Dallmeier electronic GmbH Applying settings Once you have configured the settings for the selected alarm type to suit your needs click on the OK button in the Edit recorder main dialog to apply the settings for the selected alarm type for this recorder Applying here occurs independently of whether you previously noticed one of the apply options or not Throughout the entire recorder configuration process you can click on the Back button in every dialog window to correct entries you have made Changing recorder configurations If you want to change the settings for a specific recorder highlight the desired recorder in the Recorder tab and click on the Edit button The Edit recorder dialog window opens up providing you with all of the functions described for configuring a recorder Switch between the Name IP address and Alarm settings tabs to edit the recorder configurations If you have made all of the changes click on the OK button to close the dialog window and save your changes Deleting a recorder Just as a recorder can be a
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6. 7 2002 13 13 44 Room 1 1 Image comparison event Alarm Track Info Type B N administrator 23 7 2002 13 12 22 Room 1 Image comparison event Alarml Track Info Type B N administrator Acknowledge A green hook denotes whether the alarm has been confirmed Time Receipt This is the time the alarm arrives at the PC on which PGuard Il is running system time Time Sent This is the time the alarm was sent by the recorder recorder system time Recorder The alarm was received by this recorder Camera This camera detected the alarm Dallmeier electronic GmbH Alarm Type This denotes the alarm type A list of the various alarm types with descriptions is to be found in Section 5 Appendix Alarm Text This alarm text is displayed in the alarm window Additional Information This contains additional information concerning the alarm received Acknowledge User This user was notified by the alarm window that an alarm had been received and acknowledged this in the alarm window Acknowledge Comment The user has the option to add a comment in the alarm window which is later displayed in this column The sequence of the columns may be defined according to individual requirements by clicking on the column names with the left mouse button holding the mouse button depressed and moving the column to the desired position Release the mouse button and the column will be inserted in the desired position In the
7. PGuard ll Click Confirm to quit the alarm message Notification from Recorder Room 1 5 x mW Memo Phrase required ok Demm Fig 4 26 If the option With Comment was selected a comment may be added In this case click the left mouse button in the Acknowledge Memo box The Confirm button becomes active once the entrv is completed If the option Required Phrase was activated in addition to With Comment the Confirm button will only become active when this phrase is entered In the example below the required phrase is OK After the phrase additional comments may be entered in the same box These comments are separated from the phrase in the alarm list and displayed under comments Memo Fhrase required ak Confirm Fig 4 27 52 Dallmeier electronic GmbH 4 4 Switching to PView Direct Switching By double clicking an entry in the alarm list the pictures from the relevant camera are switched in PView By selecting the alarm the track is switched automatically with the corresponding time filter It is important to note that both recorder tracks and live pictures can be switched This depends on the alarm configuration See Section 3 1 Connection to PView Switching in the Event of an Alarm If the option With Acknowledge was selected in the tab Visibility of Alarm Window on Alarm during configuration Section 3 the alarm is not switched to PView until it is acknowledged A
8. dms2 dms3 fiex Rename Delete Carcel Fig 4 7 Existing filters are displayed in the list Existing Name By double clicking one of the filter names the corresponding filter options will be displayed at the top of the dialog box Active filter options are highlighted black Light grey options are currently not active since certain conditions are not fulfilled Filter name To create a new filter click Newin the dialog box Edit Filter Enter a name for the new filter in the Filter Name list Confirm your entry with Return The options in the sections Activate Filter and Link Filter will become active i e will be highlighted black Select the required filter options in these sections Dallmeier electronic GmbH 42 Time Period Select the item Time Period and click The dialog box Set Filter Time Period will open In this dialog box a specific time period may be defined so that only alarms occurring during this time will be displayed in the alarm list in the main window In the first option the day and time during which alarms are to be displayed are defined Set filter Time span x Selected filter dms1 Time span From 27 07 2004 10 07 14 mi 27 07 2004 11 0714 The last ji4 Days m Apply filters to Time arrival Time departure Fig 4 9 To adjust the time click in the relevant field hours minutes seconds and adjust the time manually
9. enter the e mail address of the recipient in the To box In the Server box either enter the name or the IP address of the server e g smtp domian tld or 213 165 65 100 If the SMTP server requires authentification activate the User authentification required check box Then enter your user name and password in the Login and Password boxes Acquire the server data from your configured e mail program or ask your administrator if you are uncertain Edit e mail The e mail sent in the event of an alarm can be individually prepared from the recorder specific data of the alarm In the E mail notification tab described above click on the Edit e mail button to open the E mail editor dialog Mail editor Edit the mail which PGuard sends when there is an alarm The menu button right can be used to insert variables which are replaced by alarm data before sendina F viewstation receive time Recorder transmit time Recorder name Recorder IP Message Camera number Zeitpunkt Eingang F view Station P iewStationArivalT ime Alarm name Zeitpunkt Versand Rekorder RecorderD epartT ime Alarm text short Rekorder RecorderName Alarm text long Alarmtyp 4larmT ype Spur D TrackID Kamera ID CameraNumber Track ID Zusatzl Informationen i ddinfoj Additional information PGuard alarm Alarm AlarmType F view station PViewStationArivalT ime recorder R Restore presetting Abort OK
10. hand side to select the new color Then click on the OK button to irri fen i ines ioe fs define the selected color as an m mmmmmim alarm color E EEEE EEN mamammm E Custom colors LEE EE BUS ip Vou can define vour own color on Hefo Beso the right hand side of the dialog iis i i i i ip ip nm da Wenne loston lalors gt gt ColorlSolid Lum 207 Blue 220 Cancel Fig 3 7 Clicking on Add a color adds the color to the User defined colors area Add to Custom Colors Visibility On the Visibility tab you can set how long the alarm window is to be visible Appearance Visibility Connection to F viiew Sound E mail notification Combine alarms Run p4 gt Visibilty of alarm window during alarm Til confirmation Time spar e Until confirmation C Determined time V With comment 60 Sec V Required phrase Meat Hint Ifyou choose U seconds here the viewing in PYiew requires no alarm window Hint For using this feature an alarm window is For viewing a track with pre time shifting in required the choosen track must be recorded without mnteruption Fig 3 8 If you select the Until confirmation option the alarm window remains visible until it has been confirmed in this window that the alarm has been acknowledged If you activate the With comment option you have the possibility of adding a comment to the confirmation Dallmeier el
11. here The database cache of the PGuard II saves database values in order to make the application start faster Manual resetting is normally not required In the event of a system crash e g caused by a power failure the cache data may become inconsistent If this happens click on the Reset cache button You then will be asked to complete a dialog for restarting the PGuard II which will cause the cache to be recalculated Dallmeier electronic GmbH 4 PGuard in Operation 4 1 In this section the main functions of PGuard required in day to day operation are explained in detail Logging On and Off Alarm Evaluation and Analysis Filter Configuration Printing Alarms Deleting Alarms In The Event Of An Alarm Switching to PView CAR A i A A 0 Logging On and Off PGuard can be started without a password since the Default User including password is pre defined as standard Click the Log On Log Off button in the main window to either log off the current user or log on a new user The Administrator If a user other than the Default User is logged on click the Log On Log Offbutton to open the dialog box Log Off After logging off the Default User is logged on automatically The Default User xi If the Default User is logged on the dialog Name Password box Log on to PGuard opens You may then log on to PGuard II with your user name and password The user name must be alohanumeric and is not case sensitive m
12. moved to the other list If you wish to undo your changes click Undo All the recorders will be returned to their original position in the appropriate list 44 Dallmeier electronic GmbH Alarm Types Select the option Alarm Type and click the button to open the dialog box Set Filter Alarm Types In this dialog box define which alarms are to be displayed or printed out by clicking the relevant alarm types with the left mouse button The different alarm types will be described in more detail in Section 5 Set iter Alarms O x Selected filter New filter A Show or print following alarms in this filter wn r 3 Alarm type Track is full Used disc space has exceeded the upper mark Used disc space has underrun the lower mark Standard track saved Cumulative camera contact ay Camera contact All running contact recordings were stopped Notification about the players state Contact shoot cam n in standard track Ca al fon A ae ee Allon All off Toggle JOOOEBEBEBB Fig 4 12 Click the All On button to mark all alarm types To undo all markings click the All Off button Click Toggle to unmark all marked alarms and mark all unmarked alarms Click OK to close the dialog box To cancel your settings click Undo In the dialog box Set Filter select either the option AND or the option OR With the option AND all the criteria time period recorder alarm type selected in the Activate
13. via the keyboard or use the up down arrows To change the date click the arrow down IET button next to the date to open the m calendar Select the required date witha 33 3 H 1 2 3 4 left mouse click Click the arrow buttons La 7 to the left and right of the month to jump V 24 to the previous or next month T Heute 17 08 2002 Fig 4 10 You may however decide to opt for the second option in which only the last number of days without time is defined manually via the keyboard Select Time arrival to display only the received alarms If you select Time departure only those alarms will be displayed that are also passed on Click OK to close the dialog box Dallmeier electronic GmbH 43 Software PGuard II Recorder Select the option Recorder and click the button The dialog box Set Recorder Filter will open In this dialog box define which recorders are to be displayed and which not sollen und welche nicht Set filter Recorder x Selected filter New filter Show these recorders Do not show these recorders Recorder name Recorder name Entrance Room 2 Room 1 Room 3 Fig 4 11 Click a recorder in either of the two lists and decide by clicking the buttons gt and lt whether the recorder should be displayed or not Clicking the buttons gt and lt will move the selected recorder to the other list By clicking the buttons gt gt or lt lt all the recorders in the list will be
14. window to obtain the following print out In addition to the bar chart the print out contains the following information Period during which the alarms were received Number of recorders connected Total number of alarms received by all recorders Time of the evaluation print out Names and IP addresses of the recorders Deleting Alarms If you wish to delete an alarm mark the relevant alarm in the list A in the main window and click Delete B LA i x Alarm list AR RA KAAS ARRANGES 619 Alarms Vy Edit fiter KR Configuration Print 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 07 4 12 2002 17 08 07 4 12 2002 17 08 07 4 12 2002 17 08 07 4 12 2002 17 08 07 m ojs Conf user a Unknown r Image comparison ev Spur lnfo Typ Standard Na administrator Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur lnfo Typ Standard Na administrator Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator Unkno
15. 2003 09 03 37 20 12 2002 19 27 11 The context menu can be accessed by clicking the right mouse button Using the context menu of the system menu box or the context menu of the taskbar button you can configure how PGuard II should display when multiple programs are running Restore Move Size Minimize O Maximize Alt F4 Always in the Foreground e alarm Window Restore alarm window Hide alarm window Show alarm window Bi start B PGuard 11 Fig 2 7 Accessing the context menu via the taskbar button If you have activated the Always in the foreground option PGuard cannot be covered up or overlapped by other applications and always remains visible Dallmeier electronic GmbH 2 4 Bar Chart Recorders Alarms ij Click this svmbol on the upper right to displav the alarms received in a bar chart YJ Edit fiter Choose fiter ams ss _ administrator Default User Fig 2 8 Depending on the current filtering the bar chart Recorders Alarms provides a graphical overview of the following information Name if available and IP address of the recorder Sum of alarm messages for each recorder Number of alarms of one type Each alarm type may be allocated a different colour Bar Chart The alarms received are displayed in a bar chart The individual recorders each have a different colour Below each bar you will find th
16. Filter dialog must apply When a filter is selected in the main window only those alarms which meet all the filter criteria will be displayed in the list or bar chart With the option OR at least one of the selected criteria must apply All the alarms which meet one of the filter conditions will be displayed in the main window Dallmeier electronic GmbH 45 Software PGuard II To delete a filter click Edit Filter in the main window Select the relevant filter in the Existing Filter list with the left mouse button and click Delete in the Set Filter dialog box Click OK to return to the main window If you wish to change a filter configuration click the relevant item in the Existing Filter list followed by Edit Make your changes to the filter configuration proceeding in the same way as when creating a new filter Once you have completed your adjustment click OK to save your changes and quit the dialog box Selecting a Filter E pawaran ioi x Alarm list BNINISINININISINININISININISIS Yy 619 Alarms 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 07 4 12 2002 17 08 07 4 12 2002 17 08 07 4 12 2002 17 08 07 4 12 2002 17 08 07 Edit filter ied ika Add Info Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard
17. New User The Default User is the user who is logged in when the programme is cued If a user logs off the Default User is logged on automatically and the name of the Default User appears in the status bar in the main window Special Status of the Administrator The Administrator is the default setting Neither name nor permissions allocated to the administrator can be deleted It is only possible to change the password and define whether the administrator should also be the Default User Attention o The Administrator has all permissions Once vou have completed all vour settings click OK to save these settings and add the user to the list Editing User Configurations To edit the settings for a specific user either double click the relevant entry or mark the entry in the list and click the Edit button in the tab The same dialog box as for creating a new user will open Adjust the user configuration and proceed preciselv as if creating a new user see page 30 Once all changes have been made click OK to accept the new settings and close the dialog box Delete User To delete a user mark the relevant entrv in the list with the left mouse button and click Delete in the User tab If vou attempt to delete the Administrator the Default Useror the user currentiv logged on an error message will be displaved since these users cannot be deleted Attention Each user can only use those permissions allocated to him Dallmeie
18. Off button To quit PGuard II either click the Exit button or the Close icon in the upper right of the main window Attention You must have the pemission Quit PGuard to be able to close PGuard Il Symbols BI Click this symbol to insert or mask TrendControl By clicking this button the alarms received are displayed in list form L Click this button to displav the alarms received in chart form Click this button and select the menu item Info on PGuard 21 to open the dialog box About PGuard II containing information on the PGuard II programme By clicking this button only the Alarm list is displayed All further buttons and information are cut out Dallmeier electronic GmbH 11 Software PGuard II Ful Alarm list Fig 2 6 Context menu of the system menu box 12 Time arriv 13 1 2003 T 13 1 2003 13 1 2003 x 13 1 2003 13 1 2003 13 1 2003 13 1 2003 13 1 2003 10 1 2003 Click the Minimise icon to minimise the window The PGuard Il programme symbol appears on the bottom right in the taskbar To reopen the application left click the wal oa a i programme symbol in the taskbar i DE a 10 20 The main window appears as soon as you start the PGuard II program Restore Move Size Minimize Maximize Close Alt F4 Always in the Foreground Minimize alarm window Restore alarm window Hide alarm window Show alarm window 10 1 2003 05 03 37 29 122002 12 15 32 10 1
19. Select a filter in the drop down menu in the main window Click the button Apply Filters to start the filter All the alarms which meet the filter criteria will be displayed in the alarm list or bar chart Dallmeier electronic GmbH Print l Click Print in the main window to Yp Edifiter Edit fiter W aeeie open the dialog box Print mi Configuration Print Fig 4 15 Server SHF DeskJet 9300 Series i Properties Status Ready Type hp deskjet 930c series Wher 1 Stock Empfang Comment Print to file Copies Number of copies ji C Pages fom 1 tof f Selection HEE ree Cancel Fig 4 16 Select a printer in the drop down list enter the required number of copies and confirm with OK The current view in the main window will then be printed This means the alarms will be printed in either list or chart form Attention The print out only ever includes the data you see This means that if a filter is active and consequently only some alarms are visible only these will appear on the print out OI Dallmeier electronic GmbH 47 Software PGuard ll IN Fig 4 18 48 If the list view of the alarms received is displayed in the main window the same view will be printed out The print out contains the same data on the alarms received as appears in the main window If the alarm data is required in chart form you will need to switch to the chart view in the main
20. Standard Na administrator Image comparison ew Spurlnfo Typ Standard Na administrator Image comparison ev Spur nto Typ Standard Na administrator Image comparison ev Spur lnfo Typ Standard Na administrator Image comparison ev Spur lnfo Typ Standard Na administrator Image comparison ev Spur lnfo Typ Standard Na administrator Image comparison ev Spur lnfo Typ Standard Na administrator Image comparison ev Spurnfo Typ Standard Na administrator Image comparison ev Spur lnfo Typ Standard Na administrator Image comparison ev Spurinfo Typ Standard Na eriiststa z ke SmartGUI Projektpfad C SmartGUIE ditor Projekt_01 F viempfad C Programme D allmeier P iew PViewME exe Optionen J Automatisch GUI starten GUI T Automatisch Pview starten Fview J PView Verbindung besteht J kein Alarm aktiv Beenden SmartGUIl Erdgeschoss Erdgeschoss 777 Ben Button salektert Posy 808 Posti 571 SmartGUIEdito Interfaces PGuard is a software for recording and reporting alarms In addition to alarm recording alarm reporting and statistical evaluation pictures can be switched via PView SmartGUI is a special Server Software which controls the communication between a browser and PView Dallmeier electronic GmbH 2 3 SmartGUI Editor is a software with
21. Used disc space has IV Show alarm window and perform actions B exceeded the upper mark Visual appearance of alarm window Used disc space has underrun the lower Alarm color ia Chose mark m Standard track saved M Title max 32C Alam Cumulative camera IV Notification text Track is full Fi Preview for alarm contact long text long m rq Camera contact i All running contact recordings were stopped Notification about the Adopt the settings of this alarm players state For all alarms of this recorder Accept Contact shoot cam n in As default for this alarm on new recorders Accept standard track b gt For this alarm on all registered recorders Accept a Show scroller Iv A lt Back Cancel Fig 3 5 The settings for the individual alarms can be configured by using the seven tabs of the dialog Appearance Visibility Connection to PView Sound E mail notification Combine alarms Execute program Dallmeier electronic GmbH 19 Software PGuard ll 20 If you do not want to configure any settings for a particular alarm select the respective alarm in the Alarms off list and deactivate the Show alarm windows and execute actions B option for this alarm The alarm now will be shown in the list with a gray symbol If this alarm is selected by a mouse click the tabs for the settings will be hidden Configuring alarm settings Active options and bo
22. User Manual Software PGuard Il YD Dallmeier electronic DK 200 003 GB Rev 4 1 1 040809 Software PGuard II Copyright Dallmeier electronic GmbH amp Co KG 2004 All rights reserved This document may not be copied photocopied reproduced translated transferred to an electronic medium or converted to a machine readable form either whole or in part without first receiving written permission from Dallmeier electronic GmbH amp Co KG We reserve the right to make technical modifications The manufacturer accepts no liability for damage to property or pecuniary damages arising due to minor defects of the product or documentation e g print or spelling errors and for those not caused by intention or gross neglegence of the manufacturer Dallmeier electronic GmbH amp Co KG Cranachweg 1 D 93051 Regensburg Germany www dallmeier electronic com info dallmeier electronic com 2 Dallmeier electronic GmbH Table of contents 1 PRUE BOC GUO isessteece secs cecccece i d wa 4 LI CONVENTIONS issiefer a tata 4 C2 l l scence a ean eee et As ete elie ean tells 4 1 3 System REquireMentS ssir bia tai ieda sk pe Sa seen 5 TAS installation iii A A ee ode 5 1 5 Starting PGuard II for the first time 00 sse enenenzen nemmen nn 6 2 OV CE SW i scab EEEE EE aE NN OEE 7 231 Whmaris P Gtiera ll sca sete iii rei abet ita ta radda 7 2 2 WAMTEGFATON sa S a 7 2 9 The Man WING OW xcsssacccesssesencsecsanct
23. ally provided the following conditions are met Dallmeier electronic GmbH PView and PGuard II must be installed on the same PC PView must be open The recorder must be created in PView The name of the recorder in PView does not yet exist as a recorder name in PGuard Il eee To start the transfer of the recorder data click Assume from PView in the Recorder tab see screen shot below in the dialog box Configuration Attention Select the language Language tab before assuming the recorder settings from PView Otherwise the settings will be assumed in the default language English 0 Create and Configure Recorder To add a new recorder in PGuard click on the Configuration button in the main menu Switch to the Recorder tab in the Configuration dialog window Fig 3 1 Dallmeier electronic GmbH 17 Software PGuard ll rome x Click on the New button The Name FTA eee dialog window appears in which you can enter a name for the Entrance l recorder to be defined a Click on the New button Fig 3 2 xi Enter the IP address of the recorder Enter ip address here in the following Address dialog window ji 92 168 100 224 lt Back Next gt Cancel Fig 3 3 Attention Ensure that you correctly enter the IP address of the recorder PGuard II does not check your entry O D Click on the Next button to call up the dialog for defining the alarm settings Here you can define which acti
24. ck in the ticker to shift it left or right ok Confirm Fig 4 22 The recorder name is displayed in the title of the alarm window This is particularly useful in situations where the alarm windows are configured to display no information Press the hotkey Ctrl Shift and click the Minimise symbol Ej on the title page to minimise all alarm windows simultaneously Press the hotkey Ctrl Shift and click the Restore symbol on the title page to restore all alarm windows simultaneously All alarm windows are stacked so that they remain within the boundaries of the main window The windows are stacked overlapping so that no window completely covers another If all the available space for new windows is used up a new stack of windows is started following the same pattern The windows are then iconised Windows manages the z order of the windows in the taskbar If windows are restored they are ordered into the correct position as already described Attention o No configuration is possible during an alarm 50 Dallmeier electronic GmbH Alarm with Timer If a time has been specified under Alarm Configuration Visibility the dialog box closes automatically at the end of this time period see also page 21 LE x Name IP Address Alarm settings Alarm Standard track saved J Show window for this alarm e Visibility ce nection to PView Sound E Mail notification Combine alarms Visibi
25. dded to the list it can be deleted To do this highlight the respective entry in the list and click on the Delete button in the Recorder tab Dallmeier electronic GmbH 29 Software PGuard II 3 2 User Configuration PGuard provides the option to allow certain functions only to be performed by authorised persons In the user configuration permissions can be defined for each user Before awarding any permissions a user must be defined in the User tab As soon as the user logs on with his user name and password the permissions allocated to him will become active The detailed list of permissions is to be found under Section 5 Appendix Create User To configure the user click Configuration in the main window To define a new user click New in the User tab D Defaultbenutzer L Currently logged in user Fig 3 18 x The dialog box Create New User jimemm opens Enter the users name and Nera Mae also the password and repeat your Password e entry to confirm the password Each Password Rep n user may be allocated individual or Rights A etoi universal permissions by activating 7 Edit recorder the permissions with the left mouse T Exit PGuard button IV Default user Fig 3 19 Before clicking OK decide whether this user should be installed as the Default User 30 Dallmeier electronic GmbH Special Status of the Default User Activate this option with the left mouse button in the dialog box Create
26. default setting the list is sorted so that the last alarm received heads the list The list can be sorted according to your requirements by clicking on the column names If track information is available double click an alarm in the list to open the track If no track information is available the programme will try to switch live The track information is usually available so that switching is possible Exceptions occur with certain alarm types such as harddisk error or camera failure Attention Track information is only available when a recording is made on the recorder Dallmeier electronic GmbH 39 Software PGuard ll Fig 4 4 Fig 4 6 40 Bar Chart The alarm types received are depicted by different colours in the bar chart A more detailed description of the bar chart can be found in Section 2 2 3 Bar Chart Recorder Alarms TrendControl TrendControl provides an additional overview of the incoming alarms Fig 4 3 TrendControl displays the time span from the first to the last alarm in the form of a black bar Here the incoming alarms are designated by red bars whereby the height of a bar indicates the number of alarms saved at a specific point in time If the mouse pointer is positioned over the TrendControl background a tool tip shows the respective date and point in time If however the mouse pointer is positioned over an alarm red bar additional information such as the recorder na
27. dependently of the track ID Simply enter the name of the desired track Dallmeier electronic GmbH If the recorder is not added as a new recorder in PGuard but instead is applied from PView there is a peculiarity with respect to the track name If PView was connected to the recorder in the same session prior to this the existing names of the recorder tracks are applied as well during the process of applying the recorder These then can be selected from the drop down menu You can activate the Prealarm option independently of both types of track viewing Here by specifying a time span you can configure track viewing to be activated at a point in time prior to the alarm triggering Say for example that an alarm is triggered at 13 00 Five minutes are set for the Prealarm Track viewing then will be activated at 12 55 Finally you can decide if viewing in PView should occur Immediately on alarm or After confirmation of the alarm window Also observe the notes on both options under the section entitled Visibility Sound Appearance Visibility Connection to P iew Sound E mail notification Combine alarms Run p_4 gt Play this sound way V Output signal through system loudspeakers C Low Medium High C Three tone msec 200 fa Test l zi Fig 3 10 Here vou can determine which sound or acoustic signal is to be plaved back when an alarm occurs Q Notel In orde
28. dows Set the time frame here in which the incoming similar alarms are to be combined Dallmeier electronic GmbH Execute program If a particular program is to be executed in the event of an alarm you can configure the required settings on this tab Visibility Connection to F view Sound E mail notification Combine alarms Fun program 4 gt Run this program C ProgrammeInternet Explorer IE XPLORE EXE AN l Arguments sir ecorderN ame RecorderlP ia Work directory ste xecProgrammDir ia Fig 3 15 First type in the exact path of the application to be started You can either enter the path directly or call up a dialog for selecting the file via the Execute this program bution located on the right hand side next to the entry box In the Arguments entry box you can specify the parameters required for starting the program The button on the right hand side next to the entry box calls up a menu from which you can enter ready made arguments such as Recorder name or Alarm name Notel Observe the conventions for specifving arguments These are dependent on the program to be called up and must be manuallv edited Finallv vou can specifv a Working directorv in which the program is to be executed This specification is usually optional and is dependent on the program to be executed Dallmeier electronic GmbH 27 Software PGuard II Applying options for settings Prior to saving t
29. e name and IP address of the recorder Dallmeier electronic GmbH 13 Software PGuard ll 14 2 5 Recorder Click the arrow with the mouse and move it left or right This enables you to define the number of recorders displayed on each page The number of recorders displayed appears to the right of the arrow All configured recorders are displayed G TrendControl TrendControl is not active in the bar chart view Page Click one of the two arrows to display either the previous or the next page The main window appears as soon as you start the PGuard II program Alarm window The alarm window appears when an alarm occurs with a configured recorder The alarm window allows you to view various details about the alarm cf Chapter 4 4 3 An alarm occurs in the manual As is the case with the PGuard II main window you also can configure various settings for the alarm windows in the same context menu see section 2 3 Notification from Recorder Room 1 121 xi mer Memo Phrase required ok Confirm Fig 2 9 Dallmeier electronic GmbH amp Restore Move Size Wimimize Cl Maximize X Close Alt F4 Always in the Foreground Minimize alarm window Restore alarm window Hide alarm window Show alarm window Fig 2 10 To do this select the Minimize alarm windows option the alarm windows now will be displayed grouped in the Windows taskbar Minimized alarm windows ca
30. ectronic GmbH 21 Software PGuard II 22 If you have selected the Required phrase option you only can close the alarm window once you have entered the defined phrase here as a comment For the Time span option you need to specify how many seconds the alarm window is to be shown After this time has expired the alarm window automatically closes If you want to view the alarms of a recorder with a simultaneously running PView and not have the alarm window displayed select the Time span option Enter 0 seconds as the value Viewing in PView now will occur without an alarm window being displayed Connection to PView Appearance Visibility Connection to Pview Sound E mail notification Combine alarms Run p_4 gt Viewing in PView on alert As live image Iv Activate track Iv C Camera based track activation To this track Name Mi IV Pre alarm min sec 5 p 4 Point in time general f Immediatelv on alarm After confirmation Fig 3 9 Decide if viewing is to be of a live picture or is to occur on a track If you select the View track option you need to configure additional settings The Camera specific track viewing option attempts to determine the alarm triggering camera whose track is to be viewed based on the track ID For some alarm types this ID is sent to PGuard together with the alarm notification from the recorder Track viewing with the On this track name option occurs in
31. es Alarm Messages Recorder in PGuard ZI a ny ContMulti Contact Recording List with information for the first picture Field Contact DTP ProCash Network of this contact Serial ContForward A keyboard contact or Looping through of contact on keyboard serial contact was or serial interface to PGuard detected TrackDel Notification of deleted Track was deleted track HDFail Harddisk Error Pictures are recorded digitally on the recorder harddisks The recorder harddisk is defective ContSensor Sensor Contact One of the sensor cards connected to Sensor the recorder has detected an event Contakt Event Picture Comparison Picture comparison detected an event Event SensCamFail Camera Signal to Sensor The camera signal to the connected Card noisy sensor card is noisy A list of the affected cameras is displayed in the box Additional Information SensCamFail Signal noise from The camera signal noise to the camera s to Sensor connected sensor card is removed A list Card removed of the affected cameras is displayed in the box Additional Information ContStopSensor Sensor sent Contact End A list of the affected cameras and tracks message in is displayed in the box Additional Asynchronous Information Response Mode Start ContStopMulti Recording was stopped Counterpart of field contact also tracks for an array of cameras SensAlarm Alarm Input on a sensor The card number sensor card and t
32. eteneiemaent al 9 2 4 Bar Chart Recorders Alarms ll ses ssssesennnannnnezennnnazznnnanzznzznnnnnzzznzzznzani 13 2 65 Alam WOOW ounn a N EO 14 3 Configuratio ossicles 16 Sell Recorder COMMQUIATON raires a T ET 16 3 1 1 Configuring alarm settings sssssseseennenennnnennnnenznzznenznnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnanannnnnn 20 Se User Contidutatio i snae a a d adet 30 Oe Ibanqlieage sek ia ei d d g eb Matt 32 gA BIONA ee E abt NS chs a eda tek Aa aa 33 DD OVE a a a e a a a AUS A 36 4 PGUuara m Opera tok A i ae eae ane A 37 Al LOGGING Omand OIF ei gi ia a A a 37 4 2 Alarm Evaluation and Analysis c ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeanaas 38 4 3 In The Even OFA Alani Lia aa si ge ebla ba gada 50 4 47 Switching to P VIEW aiiai onerar ERRE EA A EA AEE Ie 53 5 Appena a a a e a E 54 5 1 Alarm Types and Their Meaning L nrennnnnnznnnnnennnnnnnnn mnn nnnnnnna 54 Dallmeier electronic GmbH Software PGuard II 1 1 1 1 2 Introduction In the current age of progress the demand for security technology is rising Surveillance systems in banks industry or even in private households are used more and more The software PGuard Il offers many useful functions to simplify alarm management PGuard II also gives you a better overview of the alarms With PGuard Il it is possible to isolate specific alarms from the numerous alarm types and display them in an alarm window with acoustic warning Filter criteria such as time pe
33. f the Video Management System VMS PView is the central control instrument for one or more Dallmeier Recorder s It enables recorder configuration via network plus requests for current data and pictures In addition to functions such as live picture transmission backup virtual tours and synchronisation PView offers the user numerous request and configuration options Dallmeier electronic GmbH 7 Software PGuard II es et ali 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 08 4 12 2002 17 08 07 4 12 2002 17 08 07 4 12 2002 17 08 07 4 12 2002 17 08 07 4 12 2002 17 08 07 Unknown r Unknown r Unknown r Unknown r Unknown r Unknown r Unknown r Unknown r Unknown r Unknown r Unknown r Unknown r Unknown r Unknown r Unknown r Pride Sete Schade Bipot Dies Aacht 7 AHAMMAD A Ogee Progen Acton Resort 5 88 iji aS St Bi Be ot Image comparison ev Spur lnfo Typ Standard Na administrator Image comparison ew Spurlnfo Typ Standard Na administrator Image comparison ev Spurinfo Typ Standard Na administrator Image comparison ev Spur lnfo Typ Standard Na administrator Image comparison ev Spurlnfo Typ Standard Na administrator Image comparison ev Spur lnfo Typ
34. he card has changed Alarm Input Mask of the triggering sensor card are displayed in the box Additional Information Alarm Input 7 is the twilight switch for example 7 can be configured via user interface Dallmeier electronic GmbH 55 Software PGuard II Alarm Messages Alarm Messages Recorder in PGuard UPS UPS Command The Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS UPS sent a message The message is Messages displayed in the box Additional Information killpower commfailure commok powerout onbattery failing timeout loadlimit runlimit doreboot doshhtdown mainsback annoyme mergency changeme remotedown restartme command unknown 56 Dallmeier electronic GmbH
35. he configuration for a single alarm type on a specific recorder you have the option of applying the settings just configured for other alarms and recorders The following apply options are available for this e For all alarm types of the recorder just defined For this alarm type as the default setting for recorders that will be added later on e For this alarm type for all recorders that are already configured Adopt the settings of this alarm For all alarms of this recorder Accept As default far this alarm on new recorders Accept Far this alarm on all registered recorders Accept Back Cancel Fig 3 16 To apply the As default for this alarm for new recorders and For this alarm for all registered recorders options a note dialog must be acknowledged Click on OK in this dialog to apply the settings xij To apply the For all alarms of this With this dialog you can take over the current alarm settings for all alarms In most cases this is not reasonable for all settings Which settings would you like to take recorder option however the Apply over for the rest of the alarm types of this recorder MW Show window for this alarm IV Appearance Alarm colorfnot recommended Alarm text not recommended F Notification text long not recommended IV Show scroller IV Visibility IV Connection to F iew MV Sound IV E mail notification IV Combine alarm I Run program Fig 3 17
36. ing cannot be guaranteed In addition your system should meet the following requirements Preset TCP IP Address of network board Preset Gateway Address for ISDN transmission Preset network board identification Working memory at least 64 MB 1 4 Installation Prior to installation ensure that there is adequate space available on the harddisk The programme itself only requires approximately 20 MB disk space However additional disk space will be required to save the incoming alarms Approximate values are given in the table below No of Memory Space No of Memory Space Alarms in MB Alarms in MB 1000 0 4 10 000 4 0 5000 2 0 100 000 40 0 Deactivate all running programmes including virus protection software and screen savers to avoid possible conflicts during the installation of PGuard Il Insert the PGuard II CD Rom in the CD Rom drive Dallmeier electronic GmbH 5 Software PGuard ll 1 5 Click the Start button in the task bar and select Run In the following dialog box select the corresponding drive name for your CD ROM drive with the file PGuard_Installer exe Follow the instructions in the menu windows Starting PGuard Il for the first time PGuard ll is protected by a Hardlock Dongle To be able to operate PGuard Il the dongle supplied must be connected to the parallel port on your computer Attention Ensure that the Dongle supplied is connected to the parallel port on your PC correctly
37. lty of alarm window during alame Appearanc Til Confirmation Pn git ee Appearance Visibility Connection to F viiew Sound E Mail notification Combine alarms Until confirmation F with comment B Reguedowease Misibilu of alarm window during alarm Hint For using this feat Til conimatiari required Until confirmation with comment m Configuration of this alarm fe FI Required phrase best tigt Hint If you choose U seconds here the For all registered record bg E g Mi viewing In PYiew requires no alarm window Hint Fon usma this feature an alarm window ts For viewing a track with pre time shifting in required the choosen track must be recorded without interruption Fig 4 23 Fig 4 24 Alarm with Acknowledge If the option With Acknowledge is selected under Alarm Configuration Visibility the alarm must be confirmed to close the dialog box Appearance Visibility Connection to F viiew Sound E Mail notification Combine alarms Visibilty of alarm window during alarm Til confirmation Time span Determined time With comment a Sec fe Required phrase best tigt Hint IF you choose 0 seconde here the VIEWING I F VIEW TEQUITES na alarm Word Hint For using this feature an alarm window is Ron viewing a track with pre tme shitting tr required the choosen track mush be recorded without mteruption Fig 4 25 Dallmeier electronic GmbH 51 Software
38. me and camera number are shown Fig 4 5 Additionally TrendControl shows the temporal position of the alarm that is selected in the alarm list The display is comprised of two green bars that are located at the top and bottom of TrendControl Dallmeier electronic GmbH Furthermore TrendControl provides the option of navigating in the alarm list with graphical support If you click on a red bar you are taken to the respective alarm in the alarm list If you click on the button to the left the alarm list moves to the most recent alarm or the alarm that was last registered To get to the oldest alarm or the alarm that was first registered click on this button Attention TrendControl only is active when the alarms in the alarm list are sorted according to the Time of registration column Oo Filter Configuration With the effective use of filters it is possible to isolate those alarms of real interest from the large volume of alarm data Before a filter can be used however it must first of all be defined Dallmeier electronic GmbH 41 Software PGuard ll Click Edit Filter in the main window to configure new filters or to edit or delete existing filters Edit fiters xl Activate filter IW Time span Between 9 8 2002 15 53 39 and 9 8 2002 15 53 39 ee V Recorder 4 Recorder in filter El IV Alarm types 1 Alarm in filter ses l Combine filters AND OR Existing filters Filter name
39. ms 37 29 TAW Imaqe comparison event Track Info Type B N administrator 2 Image comparison event Alarm Track Info Type N administrator 2 i Alarm Track Info Type N administrator 1 Image comparison event Alarm Track Info Type B N administrator 23 7 2002 15 21 59 1 i Track Info Type B N administrator 23 7 2002 15 13 36 Room 1 2 Image comparison event Alarml Track Info Type 4 N administrator To mark several alarms in succession press the CTRL and SHIFT keys simultaneously and select the first and last alarm All the alarms in between will also be highlighted Click Delete to delete all the highlighted alarms 3 C Image ce jarison event Alarm ONS 23 7 2002 15 21 59 Room 1 Image comparison event Alarm Track Info Type B N administrator 23 7 2002 15 13 36 Room 2 Image comparison event Alarm Track Info Type A N administrator Dallmeier electronic GmbH 49 Software PGuard II 4 3 In The Event Of An Alarm The alarm window is opened in the event of an alarm on one of the configured recorders cixl The alarm window contains details of the alarm type additional track Alam information track type and name Date time and alarm type appear in the ticker Information on the recorder camera and track which registered and recorded the alarm are also contained in the ticker Incoming alarms are added to the list in the main window Mome Prens regia Cli
40. n be returned to normal view via the Restore alarm windows option You also can hide the windows in place of minimizing them To do this select the Hide alarm windows option the alarm windows will now be hidden Note The alarm window settings can only be configured when an alarm is registered over PGuard Dallmeier electronic GmbH 15 Software PGuard ll 3 Configuration 16 3 1 Before PGuard II is able to record and manage alarms the recorder must be configured in PGuard II There are several configuration options available Assume Recorder Create and Configure Recorder Editing Recorder Configurations Delete Recorder In addition to recorder configuration this section also deals with the aspects User Configuration and Programme Configuration Create User Editing User Configurations Delete User Select Language Bar Chart Layout System Settings Recorder and user may be configured provided there is no alarm and you have the relevant permissions Recorder Configuration There are two stages to recorder configuration First of all the recorder must be created by defining the name and IP address In the second step the properties and settings are defined Assume Recorder Under certain circumstances it may not be necessary to explicitly create the new recorder in PGuard Il If a recorder is installed in PView but not in PGuard II this recorder can be assumed by PGuard lI automatic
41. nfo Typ Standard Na administrator wl 4 12 2002 17 08 08 Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator ma 4 12 2002 17 08 08 Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator w 4 12 2002 17 08 08 Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator wl 4 12 2002 17 08 08 Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarmi Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator S 4 12 2002 17 08 07 Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator wl 4 12 2002 17 08 07 Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spurlnfo Typ Standard Na administrator w 4 12 2002 17 08 07 Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator vv 4 12 2002 17 08 07 Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarml Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator s 4 12 2002 17 08 07 Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spurlnfo Typ Standard Na administrator 4 G M am Reja e 619 Alarms administrator Default user Fig 2 Dallmeier electronic GmbH 2 Software PGuard ll 10 The Alarm List Incoming alarms are displayed in a list The sequence of the columns can be defined individually per drag amp drop With the default setting the list is sorted by the column Time Receipt By clicking on the differe
42. ning contact recordings were stopped EEE Notification about the players state ESS Contact shoot cam n in standard track EERE Contact record fram camera stanned in all tracks xl Barcolor border a Text el Count alarms ey Fig 3 23 900 B Restore Accept OK Cancel The colour is configured in the dialog box Colour To obtain the list of bar colours for alarms open the dialog by double clicking an entry in the list To open the dialog box for items to click the corresponding button el m Fm EE Ammi E Imi I2 m mmmmmim EEE Ee eee mmmhmmi ST Custom colors ii i g ggg ie ii i i i i i ip Define Custom Eolas gt gt Cancel Fig 3 24 Hue a Sat jo Lum 207 Add to Custom Colors Dallmeier electronic GmbH defined a colour click OK to allocate the colour to the corresponding area 21XI Red 2 Green 220 Blue 220 33 Software PGuard II 34 Bar Colour Filler Recorder Define the colours for the bars depicting the individual alarm types Axes Define the colour of the axes Chart Background Colour Define the background colour of the chart Bar Colour Outline Recorder Define the outline colour of the bars Labels Define the colour of the labels in the chart Restore Click Restore to reinstate the default setting Accept Click Accept to save the new configuration Dallmeier electr
43. nt column names the list can be sorted according to individual requirements TrendControl Fig 2 3 This is an additional overview of the alarms received TrendControl takes the form of a black bar Alarms are depicted by a red line NB TrendControl is only active when the list is sorted by Time Receipt Editing and Apply filters Qy Editfiter 5 Apply filters mst FI dm At _Cortiowation Bin Fig 2 4 Click the button Edit Filter to set new filters or to edit or delete existing filters Select an existing filter in the drop down menu Click the button Apply Filters to view the required alarms with this filter setting Configuration Print To create new users or recorders or to edit or delete existing users or recorders click the Configuration button Click the Print button to print out the current view of alarms received either in list or chart form Dallmeier electronic GmbH G Status Bar In this bar the number of alarms received is displaved on the left Next to this vou will find the user currentiv logged on and in brackets whether this is the Default User or Administrator Select AII Delete Click the Select All button to mark all the alarms in the list If you wish to delete the marked alarms in the list click Delete 10 Alarms administrator Default User Fig 2 5 Log On and Log Off Exit To log off the current user or to log on another user click the Log On Log
44. ntact ContCamG Camera Contact Standard Track saved ContStopG All contact recordings have been stopped ContCamS Contact recording camera n in Standard Track ContStopCamS Contact recording by one camera stopped on all tracks ContStop Track Contact recording stopped in one track Alarm Alarm Start Camera Failur Camera s Failed Camera Failur Cameras back online can be configured via user interface 04 A recording track is full Pictures are recorded digitally on the recorder harddisks If the disk occupancy exceeds the defined percentage level this alarm is activated Pictures are recorded digitally on the recorder harddisks If the disk occupancy falls below the defined percentage level this alarm is activated As a result of a pre defined situation a new standard track has been created and the old one saved Contact recording by the camera ina track Camera nin all tracks Stops all running contact recordings Contact recording of a camera in the Standard Track Contact recording by a camera stopped on all Tracks Contact recording by a camera stopped on one Track Alarm Status was activated on the recorder data of first alarm picture Alarm Status on the recorder was ended A list of the affected cameras is displayed in the box Additional Information A list of the affected cameras is displayed in the box Additional Information Dallmeier electronic GmbH Alarm Messag
45. on is to be triggered for which alarm of the recorder 18 Dallmeier electronic GmbH Alarm settings xj rm Here you can specify which actions are to be performed with this recorder s various alarms Alarm MV Show alarm window and perform actions 3 Appearance Visibility Connection to PView Sound E mail notification Combine alarms Run p4 gt Used disc space has exceeded the upper mark Visual appearance of alarm window Used disc space has underrun the lower Alarm color Chose unde E Chose K Standard track saved Title max 32 C flat Cumulative camera IV Notification text Track is full a Preview for alarm contact long text long J E rq Camera contact el Show scroller Iv All running contact recordings were stopped 7 Notification about the m Adopt the settings of this alarm players state For all alarms of this recorder Accept Contact shoot cam n in l s default for this alarm on new recorders Accept standard track z gt For this alarm on all registered recorders Accept Cancel Fig 3 4 Now select an alarm from the Alarm A list by simply clicking on one with the mouse In order to be able to configure a setting for this alarm you need to activate the Show alarm window and execute actions B option Alarm settings l x aru Here you can specify which actions are to be performed with this recorder s various alarms
46. onic GmbH The figure of a bar chart below demonstrates which element of the bar chart is affected by each item on the Chart tab The numbering in the bar chart corresponds with the numbering in the screen shot tab Chart Fig 3 25 Dallmeier electronic GmbH 35 Software PGuard II 36 3 5 System On the System tab of the Configuration dialog you can specify the maximum number of alarm windows to be shown This is especially useful if you do not utilize the Combine alarms option see Combine alarms Configuration x Recorder User Language Diagram System E Performance parameters dependent on system resources Maximum for alarm windows Max number of alarm windows open E 10 Note for alarms which could not be shown in an alarm window because of this restriction If no notes leave empty Cancel Fig 3 26 Specify the maximum number of alarm windows to be displayed by entering a number in the Max number of simultaneously open alarm windows box This setting does not influence the alarm list in any way All incoming alarms are shown in this list regardless of whether they were displayed in an alarm window or not Alarms that are registered for which no alarm window opens due to this restriction can be marked with a special comment This makes it easy to identify these alarms in the alarm list In addition to specifying the maximum number of alarm windows you can also Reset cache
47. r electronic GmbH 31 Software PGuard ll 3 3 Language The programme language can be adjusted in the Language tab German and English are available as standard Select another language in the drop down menu and click OK Configuration xl Recorder User Language Diagram System Choose language here Configuration Recorder User Language Diagram System ha Choose language here English Fig 3 20 Fig 3 21 Attention j For the new language to be assumed 1 To change the current language PGuard must be restarted respo nd to th e secu rity req u est with ee Yes PGuard will close When the programme is restarted the Em programme captions will appear in the Fig 3 22 selected language Attention The default language is English If another language is selected any words which cannot be translated will be displayed in the English language o 32 Dallmeier electronic GmbH 3 4 Bar Chart To configure the bar chart open the Chart tab Configuration xl Recorder User Language Diagram System IL Adjust the alarm colors for the diagram recorder alarms here Barcolor for alarms ES 7 ack is ful Coordinate system line Background diagram Use Background color for printing EEE Used disc space has exceeded the upper mark ITE Used disc space has underrun the lower mark ESI Standard track saved ES Cumulative camera contact ESS Camera contact Cr ll run
48. r to plav back a WAV file sound file a sound card must be installed in the computer and configured Dallmeier electronic GmbH 23 Software PGuard II Open Look ir E3 Audio E Py Warning 1 wav PL Warning 2 maw et Warning away To select a sound file click on Button and choose a wav file in the Open dialog window Click on the Open button to insert the selected file as a sound Files of type wave files way Cancel Fig 3 11 24 To delete a sound that has been inserted click on the Delete button To test the selected sound click on the Play button Parallel to playing back a sound file you can output an acoustic signal over the system loudspeaker of the PVS To do this activate the Play back sound over system loudspeaker option and select the type of sound and duration E mail notification Appearance Visibility Connection to F viiew Sound E mail notification Combine alarms Run p4 gt V Send notification via E Mail E mail addresses SMTP server settings From SGW Server fC O To PO V User authentication required Login SGW Password MIN Edit mail Test Fig 3 12 You also have the option of sending a notification via e mail when an alarm is triggered Activate the Send notification via e mail option and enter the required data Dallmeier electronic GmbH Enter the e mail address of the sender in the From box and
49. riod or the recorder to be displayed may also be selected In addition the management of existing configurations and the setting of all functions without the recorder being connected is possible This manual provides a step by step description of the functionality and operation of PGuard Il Conventions To improve the clarity of this manual important sections are designated by the Warning symbol below Read these sections and the text next to the symbol carefully They contain information which will assist you in working with PGuard Il Warning These sections contain a brief summary of the preceding text Words in bold letters and italics generally depict menu commands or buttons Liability Neither the author nor Dallmeier electronic GmbH will accept any responsibility whatsoever for damage of any kind which may be incurred through the use of this manual or the PGuard II software Dallmeier electronic GmbH 1 3 System Requirements To be able to fully utilise all the functions of PGuard II the operating system Win NT or Win 2000 should be installed on your PC If either the operating system Win 98 or Win ME are installed the functions RAS ISDN are not available Please note that the programme will not run under the operating system Windows 95 The recommended screen resolution is 1024 x 768 with a colour depth of at least 16 bit If lower values are used for screen resolution and colour depth a faultless function
50. ttention Note the following with an ISDN connection When PGuard is connected to the recorder via ISDN incoming alarms must be acknowledged within 25 seconds for the alarm to be switched to PView This is necessary since the ISDN connection is disconnected by the recorder after 25 seconds Switching is no longer possible after this interval If switching is desired without alarm window in the event of an alarm enter 0 seconds under the option Defined Time in the tab Visibility of Alarm Window on Alarm during configuration Section 3 Pre alarm is possible with switching Example A production line is monitored by two cameras Camera 1 at the top end and Camera 2 at the bottom If the recorder reports an alarm on Camera 2 the scene can be viewed on Camera 1 on the track 60 seconds before the alarm on Camera 2 for example since the production line takes 60 seconds between Camera 1 and Camera 2 Q Attention In contrast to previous versions of PGuard it is no longer necessary to install a second LAN connection in PView for switching Dallmeier electronic GmbH 53 Software PGuard II 5 Appendix 5 1 Alarm Types and Their Meaning Alarm Messages Alarm Messages Recorder in PGuard I m TrackFull Overflow Above Track is full Disk occupancy has exceeded defined percentage level Overflow Below Disk occupancy is below defined percentage level Standard Track Saved ContTrack Camera Master Number Co
51. which expanded graphic interfaces for controlling PView can be created These interfaces are started in the browser Whenever a button is clicked to activate a function the parameters are transmitted to SmartGUI SmartGUI interprets the parameters and forwards them to PView where the corresponding actions are executed N B SmartGUI and SmartGUI Editor are options With interaction PView checks when running whether PGuard ll or SmartGUI are activated If this is the case PView will indicate this bv an icon on the left under the menu bar These icons are the same as the programme icons PView also offers the option to bring these programmes to the foreground bv double clicking the icons The Main Window As soon as the PGuard programme is started the main window opens 2101 x m ofa e Alarm list 4 12 2002 17 08 08 Unknown r 1 fae comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator A 4 12 2002 17 08 08 Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator wl 4 12 2002 17 08 08 Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator w 4 12 2002 17 08 08 Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator D 4 12 2002 17 08 08 Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator w 4 12 2002 17 08 08 Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur I
52. wn r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur lnfo Typ Standard Na administrator Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator Unknown r 1 Image comparison ev Alarm Spur Info Typ Standard Na administrator Z La E Select all 4 Delete B A Login logout administrator Default user I De e A Really delete the selected alarm A dialog box with a security request will then open requesting confirmation that the highlighted alarm s is are really to be deleted Click Yes to delete the selected alarm s Dallmeier electronic GmbH To delete all the entries in the alarm list click Select all to mark all the alarms Next click Delete Confirm the security request with Yes if you definitely wish to delete all the entries in the alarm list 23 7 2002 15 22 10 We 23 7 2002 15 13 46 It is also possible to mark several individual alarms in the list by holding the CTRL key depressed and then highlighting the relevant alarms with left mouse clicks Click Delete to delete the highlighted alar
53. xes are displayed in black in all alarm setting tabs Light gray options and boxes are first activated when certain options are selected Now select the alarm from the Alarm off list for which you want to configure settings An explanation of the various alarm types can be found in Chapter 5 Annex of the operating instructions Then configure the respective settings for this alarm using the tabs Appearance Appearance Visibility Connection to F viiew Sound E mail notification Combine alarms Run p_4 Visual appearance of alarm window IV Title max 32 C Alarm Notification text Track is full Preview for alarm long text long ha E Show scroller m Fig 3 6 Activate the Alarm text short and Notification text long options you can enter a short alarm text and a long notification text that is to be displayed in the alarm window With the Preview for notification text button you can allow a preview of the text message to be shown The long notification text is displayed in its own window in exactly the form in which it will appear later on in the alarm window Dallmeier electronic GmbH Color Basic colors If you activate the Show scroller option a scroller appears with additional information in the alarm window You can select another color for the alarm window by clicking on the Other button The Color dialog appears Click on one of the color boxes on the left

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