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1. Network Configuration a Select TCP IP gt Dial up Networking adapter and click the Properties button b Inthe IP Address tab select the Specify an IP address radio button c Typethe IP address used in the remote IP field in the CyberStation system configuration see CyberStation Reference Guide and the Network Mask usually 255 255 255 0 22 Chapter 4 Connection screen 4 Navigate to the Dial Up Networking Server configuration 5 Dial Up Networking Connections Dial Up Networking Server 6 Select the adequate device tab select the channel not used for outgoing calls when using ISDN 7 Selectthe Allow access radio button 8 Click the button 9 Enter the same password as entered in the local username field in the circuit defined in the CyberStation system this is explained in the CyberStation Remote Station Reference Guide 10 Click the button 11 Select the PPP radio button and deactivate software compression and encrypted password 12 Click app1y If the configuration is successful the State field displays the message Checking OTE Microsoft has assigned a fixed IP address 192 168 55 1 to the Remote Access Server in Windows Me This IP address is used when CyberView receives incoming PPP calls This causes some limitations 0 The ISDN circuit configured in CyberStation which was the same for incoming PC gt CyberStation and2. USERS REFERENCE Manval V3 1 Table of Contents Ghapter eee c 1 OVeTVIB WW asas dioec A E LIMITI DESDE 1 dl Ken si eS eras eine a TE EE 1 1 2 Chapter IES CIO o al 1 1 3 Prere quisiera daa idas 1 1 4 Equipment and system requireMennt cccccssccccsseeeceesceceseeceaseeeceueeeceageeseageeesauseessuseeees 2 1 5 Doc rrent convebllolisoeu iocum do 3 Chapter TT 4 bogin andrassWOEC stan uud a dus ie umque Geet bee ob RUE 4 MEI eldmiaqel tee P 4 2 2ACCBSS PON la dida ode 4 A E 5 Application screen e elea 5 Dal FPUIMPOOW MUNICH Da A dead 6 3 2 SCreen selection DUO S vs lisa 6 A ll ed OS T Chapter 4 iia 8 COMNECUON SC tn UU TM 8 4 1 Main Connection Display Screen a la di 8 42 2 COMME CHOM man age Mentes 9 a UN ate elel ee gt senen N 9 4 22k eT ATT Te si 9 429 CONNECCION DUNO MN eS dial 9 A 9 eee eee ee 9 2 9 Me Manage men rita idad Dia o eeu 10 A A A ERROR PNIS 10 4 3 2 Adding removing and modifying sites sss sss 11 2 93 2 PACING e GW SIC ascia O otia edd eua dotes 11 4 3 22 Ite data MOCMICAUON wre ceca esa sends a 12 Table of Contents continued AOL REMOVING el SIG ra 13 S R Leys NVA al PIE ls 13 44 Camera ees vaT Ms 14 A Fiela ESO mE mc 14 4 4 2 Adding removing and modifying Cameras sss sese eee 15 44 2 1 Adding anew camela diia 15 4 4 2 2 Camera data modification sese eee 16 4 4 2 3 Removing
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4. R FIGURE 2 TYPICAL SCREEN APPLICATION 3 1 Pull down Menu bar Located the top of the main screen the pull down menu bar contains File Help and Options FIGURE 3 MAIN SCREEN PULL DOWN MENU BAR The File option contains a Log file displays the event table O Backup makes a backup of the database O Help displays the CyberViews version number The Options menu contains O Pending alarms allows users to remove all unprocessed pending alarms This command does not remove alarms stored in the log database see Section 8 1 Alarm reception This command is useful when testing the system To use this option users must have privilege to Remove Alarms see Section 4 7 1 Field description Q Automatic configuration Allows users to activate or deactivate the window or to accept or deny modification of local database when connected to a CyberStation see Appendix 3 3 2 Screen selection buttons The screen selection buttons located below the pull down menu bar contain the access buttons to CyberView s main display screens co m ame oe mmm RT FIGURE 4 MAIN SCREEN SCREEN SELECTION BUTTONS Connection access to the database information viewer visualize real time images transmitted by remote CyberStation systems Sequences access sequences recorded in the remote CyberStation hard drives Control Panel reserved and not used in the current version of this software
5. 5 1 Field description The connection configuration window can be accessed by clicking on the Connection Conf ig tab It allows communication management of any configured connection for the selected site n K E n K NILUM ces Control Panel cebat ver _ OO Bape tiere AAA TT Cunmect By Casak Pham Eoee Deia Connect By i IP Address 211 021 066 102 Bea 250 kbps RRISDSOS UNIFLEX MODEM Solana Lared tonns Calar h Comnection G tonne WORT Phone seules TT Conniectium LICET CD FIGURE 11 CONNECTION CONFIGURATION SCREEN The system allows users to define multiple connection types for a site For example a site can be configured for an ISDN connection and a secondary MODEM connection The MODEM connection can serve as a backup if problems arise with the ISDN line It can not be stressed enough that when using the various protocol communication choices each must have its own IP address and separate subnet In CyberView for example the LAN connection will have the IP address 192 168 2 2 the modem connection will have the IP address 192 168 3 2 the ISDN connection will have the IP address 192 168 1 2 In other words each protocol has its own IP Circuit Tunnel from the CyberStation Remote Controller In the Cy
6. DB Backup the Backup dialog box appears The Backup dialog box provides a choice to either accept a newly created backup that overwrites the old backup database or to cancel Backup A backup of The current daa Lara Z gora lo be dore Thai includes te configuration of Shee Connections Lise Tht bog Tie and the alarm DE Are you sure you want to continue _ Ae Caen FIGURE 45 BACKUP WINDOW Once a new backup is accepted and written users can go to InstantDB directory and a new file with the backup designation backupbd tar save it to a recordable media i e Floppy Disk CDR Zip Disk and store it in a safe location To restore the database by using the saved backup system database close CyberView and open Windows Explorer In Explorer navigate to lt Program Files DC Security Products CyberView InstantDB Click on the file folder named Restore to execute the database The DOS window below will open and new backup database is loaded Re open CyberView to verify the new database has been properly loaded 60 Co HAAS vetem 1 Zhe nre er LisPragram Pilaz lz De leting nfaEBBJ ATC d t9 1 DCE EAL LY REL RETAH I edad ir Es C F RGR PCP Fal x CNY HE Het I NETANT 3 2 1j bal LISSE FM LETT e E h Fil aF dierct ris LAA 9 3 52 MR d a lE ee ee FIGURE 46 DOS WiNDOW DATABASE BACKUP EXECUTION Chapter 9 Log file and database backup 9 2 2 To load a backup database in a newly
7. If the setting is set to 00 00 continuous sequences will not be recorded The Event mode Recording section is used for event recorded sequences If the box is checked lvl the sampling takes one image from the pre event recorded images one image from the alarm event recorded images and another image post event for each recorded sequence on the sampling event r E nnn gt Sequence Sampling Start time o 00 End Time Q lt l Camera 14 O2 13 i4 Os i6 OF Og in Cie Ca Oe Ois Ow i417 OW 1 Cordinous Recording ONE image every min sec 00 00 r EVeTX made Areanonding Rece e irae helene event A after went Figure 32 Sampling window The sampling sequence can be configured to use either the continuous recorded sequences Continuous Recording parameter left at 00 00 and the selected event recorded sequences Event mode Recording box not checked or both Es Itis important to remember that video transmission of images using dialup modems are at speeds of 1 to 2 images per second which can take a long time to transmit images We recommend that users utilize the CyberView Sampling Sequence when interrogating the hard drive using the dialup circuit Utilizing this feature allows users to download select images at a speed that is more time efficient Instead of downloading a 30 second sequence video clip of about mb in size which could take 8 to 12 minutes to download in dialup users
8. O O O O Chapter 3 Application screen description Q Alarm Manager screen where the alarms are received by the system Next to the button is a numeric indicator of pending alarms and their color coded priority levels Red maximum priority Yellow medium priority Green low priority 3 3 Work Area The work area occupies most of the display screen and is where the callup screens are displayed Chapter 4 4 1 Main Connection Display Screen The main connection display screen appears when the application is launched The tab in the Screen Selection button bar is used to access the database information in a simple and structured interface Tabs are displayed at the top of the work area Each tab allows access to the various parts of the system configuration parameters DHC Sera Prod et Prod DHC Sera Prod DC Security Prod z Becr Prod Securiiy Prod Secun Prod C Seit Prod 7 Secr Prod ea Prod Ta ails Branch Mami Branch Ceras Geach ema Branch aana Firanrh IPh enie Branch Y Ree ram LAH Erecago Branch LAN Hogan rara H Darramegsin Me 0551 2125550 3005551 1135558 4045558 6005554 7125553 7095553 T1 55 CTE LAL O Ab Fiorita LIS Cuga U Maga Ll Georgia USA A Lario rri LA Heyada LE Fe mar LIS Tere LEA Calima DC Security Products Headquarters z0 2 200 141523500443 Lal formes LA Ban Fran
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10. can chose a time period and select a limited number of specific images at set intervals or by specific events This effort will reduce the overall size of the download thereby providing video images transmitted in a relative short period of time 46 Chapter 5 Sequences screen 6 4 Sequence selection by content Four buttons are located to the right of the sequence table adjacent to Figure 31 The topmost button is explained in Section 6 2 4 Sequence table 6 4 1 Visualizing sequences 8 The second button visualizes selected sequences in the same order as they are downloaded The sequences appear in the four small displays located at the bottom of the timetable selection screen To make a sequence selection hold the and keys while clicking on the sequence rows Each small display has an associated button to control the stop play action and a box which displays the start time of the recorded sequence Users can also play a sequence on the main display to the left by clicking on its small display 6 4 2 Sequence selection EE The third button lower middle downloads and visualizes the selected sequence in the large display Sequence images are displayed as soon as they are received 6 4 3 Sequence joining Ei The lower button joins all selected sequences into one sequence and is visualized in the large display 6 5 Visualization control Visualization control buttons are located at the bottom left timetabl
11. configuration 4 4 1 Field description Once a site is selected access the camera configuration by clicking the Cameras Config tab E xa Fu mn MERE LGT 3 E manager 54 ne b UE TEE CUEUEUUEUEUECU UE A di hamin DEI 00 aa EK Warehovee Dy FIGURE 9 CAMERA CONFIGURATION SCREEN Below is an explanation of the fields in the Cameras Config window a Associated name The name given to each camera as an identifier for CyberView max 8 characters Do not duplicate names in this field Camera Type Depending on the camera characteristics four different camera types can be assigned standard microsphere fixed Sony and moving Sony The button in the Viewer screen is only active if moving Sony camera type is selected Other camera types have no effect on CyberView s PTZ control features Default Camera This field indicates if the camera will be shown in one of the four viewer screen displays by default It also configures the static preview in the connection screen If more than four cameras are set as Default camera only the first four are shown 14 Chapter 4 Connection screen O Refresh and Measure unit These fields define the rate that the CyberStation Remote Controller sends real time images The number of images sent is configured in the Refresh rate field and the adjacent field displays the time unit used If Refresh is configured to zero and Measure unit
12. context The en button selects image resolution sent by the remote site and shown in the main display Default resolution is CIF Default resolution changes to QCIF when the cn button is clicked The QCIF image is smaller and only the top left quadrant of the main visor is filled Because its size is smaller less bandwidth is needed and a higher update rate is possible more images per second IRIS FOCUS iE The El and El buttons control the Iris and Focus which allows control of these parameters if the camera supports them 37 Chapter 5 Viewer screen 5 10 VISCA Camera control and auto tracking feature This unique control capability is only enabled if the selected camera has been defined as moving Sony see 4 4 Camera configuration These buttons control auto target tracking and back light control for cameras that support the VISCA protocol To learn more on this feature consult an official Sony dealer To configure the auto target tracking feature configure the camera as a Sony Moving Camera Click the Target selection button Figure 24 to select the object for the camera to follow then click the Start button For further details consult the camera s user manual FIGURE 24 CAMERA CONTROL BUTTONS 5 11 Remote camera control Some cameras can be controlled remotely with CyberView Control capacity depends on the camera features The specific camera type should be known when configured on the Cybe
13. disabled Sito configuration Ete Por Mad s n E brew lien d PE hafn nes Ci T 0 Neg d E UN Rap Cac D gted Pa DER pw CEFETIR r ETEN E Pal Vol mimemg i epee doma Ai EM Ert E Kai saine ue I9 n Toe Milk ow lane AA FIGURE 7 ADDING A NEW SITE To add a new site 1 Type the site name inthe Site name field The new site name cannot be a duplicate of an existing name in the database 2 Type the login name and password contained in the CyberStation remote controller in the respective login and password fields Users must type the password twice for verification 3 Using the pull down numeric selector inthe Connected cameras list select the number of cameras to be configured 4 Inthe Additional Fields panel use the drop down lists to select the type of system Input Points Output points and connected alarm site The remaining fields are used to store information but do not effect system operation Chapter 4 Connection screen The four fields located directly under the Additional fields panel refer to the optional IPTV system s voice over IP feature Documentation is provided in a separate software and firmware package set 5 Once all data has been entered click the button to include the new site in the system database Otherwise click cancel After clicking the button the new site configuration information is saved and displayed for users to modify the new site if neces
14. manager Received alarms are automatically saved in the system database as pending alarms CyberStation stores alarms when the CyberView is off line When CyberView is on line all pending alarms are automatically retrieved When CyberView receives a high priority alarm the Alarm manager window is automatically opened The alarm is highlighted and its associated images shown in the display The user has the can use set the remote site connection to either verify the alarm or leave the alarm for future review If no action is taken within 2 minutes a warning appears to inform the user that the remote connection will be cleared To process alarms the user must decide whether the alarm is real or not Click the or buttons to catalog the alarm and move it to the alarm log database To delete unacknowledged pending alarms see Section 3 1 Pull down Menu bar 8 2 Screen layout The Alarm manager window is divided into five zones see Figure 36 a At the top of the screen is the remote site IP address that generated the alarm the name of the site and a button to close the window and return to the application main screen a The second zone shows the images associated with the alarm If the alarm has no associated images or an error has occurred a message Is shown in the display explaining the cause of the error a The zone below shows detailed information about the detected event It also shows the remote site where the alarm
15. outgoing calls CyberStation PC must be split between two different circuits one for incoming calls and another for the outgoing calls Q If CyberStation has to call Cyber View to send an alarm and the application does not receive the alarm after the configured number of retries because the PC is turned off or other reasons this alarm will not be transmitted again until another alarm occurs and the calling process is repeated If the PC has another operating system installed besides Me the expired pending alarms are automatically transmitted when the user connects to CyberStation through the application 23 Chapter 4 Connection screen 4 5 6 Limitations according to operating system In conclusion there are no limitations when connecting to CyberStation for video surveillance through ISDN and when calls originate from the CyberView user Limitations are apparent when CyberView is used to receive alarms The following table summarizes these situations Table 1 Operating System Limitations mea wr 20 we ve PC calls to ISDN calls with 1 B Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes CyberStation channel 64Kbps ISDN calls with 2 B Yes Yes Yes channels 128Kbps CyberStation ISDN calls with 1 B Yes Yes No Yes Yes calls to PC channel 64Kbps ISDN calls with 2 B No No No channels 128Kbps 1 To communicate using 2B ISDN Channels the user must manually configure Microsoft DUN 2 B calls will be autom
16. AUTHENTICATION ERROR NO IMAGE FIGURE 41 NO IMAGE WITH THE ALARM 8 9 Alarm log Chapter 8 Alarm manager Alarm authentication has failed and the alarm information was not received This can mean that either a configuration error has occurred or that remote site login name and password do not match those in CyberView database No image is associated with the alarm The user has no configured video with the alarm When the button is clicked the screen which shows all stored data for verified alarms appears Clicking on any of the rows in the table selects the alarm The alarm is shadowed in red if it was stored as an alarm or green if it was stored as a false alarm s fi Chapter 8 Alarm manager a im ps mu f FIGURE 42 ALARM HISTORY Users can delete alarms in the history table by day year or site by clicking the Renovar button 58 Chapter 9 Log file and database backup In the File pull down menu located at the top left of the screen are two items as shown in Figure 43 DB Backup Chis hien FIGURE 43 FILE MENU 9 1 Log File The Log File menu displays the event table as shown in Figure 44 Dal aa Branch 31 240 Lral ara Ear h 231 521 Calas Erich 21030 Dallas Branch 111341 Colas Gwch 2241258 Calas Emh JERS Dalii Branch 23555 1230 5X Col Branch 12 ar Dalii Branch 1334134 Cale Ken h 1341 ar Galas Ermnrti 14 32 CEEE Fu o
17. ON ING mmm PO EET 36 95 9 Image ad Usted 36 5 10 VISCA Camera control and auto tracking feature sees 38 Remo camera ColltFOl asc or nee ea 38 5 12 Camera control using the keyboard sese eee eee eee 39 e ona PSN te PN 39 9 14 Fullscreen visualiza uranio A d 40 Chapter D aussi a 41 o e T s odisea aE e ducta tope vesu E dea EDU Ml E UD ve MULUS 41 o ete g i DIM TOU aria E E Tm 41 as nle Tee A A Ou Ulud eret uut ed ee ee 42 SR A Pm 42 6 2 2 Timetable selection Screen see ee eee eee 42 62 3 IVES Umelable s usted ae eee ideo 43 0 24 SEQUENCE tal asesina tc 44 0 3 Sequence Teniel i 45 6 4 Sequence selection by CONtent cccccoconncnccccccoonnnncnnconononononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonannnnnnnnananenns 47 6 4 1 VISUGIIZING SBQUCIICES ie a iaa 47 SE Sequence seleciona eo ee aceasta 47 0 4 9 SSQUCNCES JOINN assu acecencccossts arciencossacecses snashusncanecaes OR 47 111 Table of Contents continued B50 VISWalIZ ANION COMM Ob eX 47 6 6 Hard drive sequence management eee eee ee eee ee ee 48 6 Lakingandaeaingsriepsholsus et ente Noa mei ii MEE 50 CRADLE Ta 51 R elel aeie 51 GNP Oia 52 AlN NGE a rel lilas 52 9 1 Alarm Te copla R 52 Ha A 53 9o Field GOSCMOUOM MEE 53 SA AAN DU ION acia o4 8 9 False Alarm DURON tee o4 95 6 Remote Site Connection WINDOW s eosids di vende dod e Pid deve ndo oadV a D
18. Select the Connection type Enter the remote CyberStation system s selected protocol unique IP address see Note on page 17 If MODEM or ISDN connection is selected enter the Dial number phone number to dial and then choose the appropriate MODEM or ISDN connection device from the device table When choosing the proper device note that the column Type must match the field Connection type Other fields can be left with their default values Click to add the connection to the available choices for the site Otherwise click cancel Chapter 4 Connection screen Agere aptos FIGURE 12 ADDING A NEW CONNECTION 4 5 2 2 Connection data modification Click the button at the bottom of the configuration screen to modify the selected connection data The New Connection Settings window appears To modify the Connection type the connection must be removed and a new one created If LAN connection type is selected Callback connection and selection fields will be disabled 4 5 2 3 Removing a connection Click the button at the bottom of the connection screen after selecting the connection from the list to remove the selection choice from the system database 20 Chapter 4 Connection screen 4 5 3 Connection selection table All available connection devices for the selected site are displayed in this table This table reflects all communication devices currently installed in the computer Highligh
19. accept incoming connections click in and follows the new connection assistant In Control panel Network connections and Internet gt Network connections a Select in Network task Change the configuration of this connection In the tab Network functions click in Internet Protocol TCP IP and next in Properties b Click 9 in Specify TCP IP address and then In From write the start IP address For ex 192 168 1 2 n To _ write the final IP address For ex 192 168 1 3 c Enable M To allow to the system which calls to specify his own IP address 64 Appendix 2 Ports configuration In the CyberView application the default ports are image server 2000 O O alarms O sequence server 2001 inputs outputs 2002 9001 To modify the ports follow these steps 1 Navigate to Program files gt CyberView gt telev2 2 Right click the puertos cfg file and select Edit 3 The following file appears by default 2000 2001 2002 9001 4 Modify the file as needed The file format must be the same port number plus comma without space Otherwise the ports will not be recognized in the application E 7 The configured ports in the application are the same for all connected CyberStation models LE 65 Appendix 3 Automatic configuration CyberView automatically downloads camera configuration from remote equipment and stores the updated information in the application da
20. al the terms receiver video management software software suite application or CyberView are used interchangeably to identify CyberView The terms transmitter remote controller or CyberStation are used interchangeably to identify CyberStation 1 2 Chapter description Each chapter describes the CyberView features their configuration and application This manual does not describe the LAN WAN networking concepts related to CyberStation or any network device Users unfamiliar with CyberView are invited to thoroughly read this manual for installation and configuration information and procedures 1 3 Prerequisites Users familiar with basic ethernet LAN and wide area networks WAN communication concepts their terminology and basic Internet technology including browsers will find this manual easier to understand and follow Preferably users should also be familiar with PPP DSL and TCP IP concepts in Microsoft Windows operating systems Chapter 1 Overview 1 4 Equipment and system requirements A working configuration set up requires the following equipment a a a a a CyberStation remote controller CyberView software and documentation distribution CD an RS232 console cable one DB9 male and one DBY female connectors in each end an RJ45 category 5 crossed ethernet cable or an existing ethernet LAN with at least two RJ45 ports available in an ethernet Hub or Switch one DSL phon
21. as his own and the rest are IP address allowed for remote users For example configure Begin 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 10 The CyberStation should use IP address between 192 168 1 11 and 192 168 1 254 not included in the first range defined but in the same network in the CyberStation the masque 255 255 255 0 is programmed e SelectM To allow remote client to ask for an specific IP address 2 Configure the Dial Up server as automatic In Control panel gt Services select Dial Up Server and double click In Start type enable 9 Automatic 3 Create a user In Start Programs System tools gt User manager Select the menu User gt New user e Typethe User name andthe Password e Disable ll The user should change the password in the following start session e EnableM The password never expires e Disable U Account disable e Click on Dial Enable M To enable user to call ln Answer enable 9 Not answer 4 You can see the state of connection in Start gt Programs gt System tools a gt Dial Up manager If the call is established you can disconnect it 63 Configuring Windows XP to receive calls from CyberStation Controller 1 Navigate to Control panel gt Network connections and Internet gt Network connections a Select Network task Create a new connection and next click Next gt b Click 9 in To configure an advanced connection and Next gt c Click O in To
22. atically configured from CyberView 4 6 Users management 4 6 1 Field description To access the CyberView Users Management screen click the Users Management tab 24 Chapter 4 Connection screen 8 UC Security Products Inc gt B Fig Hop Options Connection ee es ibaia Base v CL 13 7 7 User Card Mame J amp Publ Sal nante Punic LEFAGY HeC hy Him a AAA O oe ACC Lira Mare Califomia WBA Feel Cy Has Franteac Pepe cd l t Lathes 1234 Main Breet Hame Sumar ariama Pa Aoc Earth Date 0201 1598 Depari Am ind stration Des rT iglion Lima CO parati FIGURE 13 USER S MANAGEMENT SCREEN The following fields are displayed in the Users Management screen a a USERNAME and PASSWORD verifies user access to CyberView application Security Profile displays the user s security profile and allows or denies user access to available system resources based on the profile see Section 4 7 Security in this manual By default CyberView has two security profiles Security Profile O enables access to all resources Security Profile 1 denies them Access level displays which options are available see Section 4 7 Security Access Level 9 is the highest level and enables access to all application screens 25 Chapter 4 Connection screen 4 6 2 Adding removing and modifying users 4 6 2 1 Adding a new
23. berstation Circuits context the dialup or modem circuit could be 192 168 3 2 Local 192 168 3 1 Remote For the ISDN Circuit the IP address could be 192 168 1 2 Local and 192 168 1 1 Remote The Connection Config window contains the following fields 17 Chapter 4 Connection screen a Phone NRI displays the number to dial 14155551212 in ISDN or MODEM connections This field will be ignored if a LAN connection is selected O IP Address sets the IP address for the connection It is always needed Q Connection Type selects the connection type Allowed connection types are LAN ISDN X25 Custom Optional MODEM and F RELAY Custom Optional O Connection Device displays the device selected for the connection Available devices will be automatically detected by the application from the available communication choices programmed in the PC located at the bottom of the window If the device has been programmed in you PC it will be an available choice Care must be taken when choosing the proper corresponding transmission device for the communication protocol used O Callback Connection uses ISDN specific features and allows CyberView to request the remote system to originate a call This is performed by signaling information only so no cost is incurred locally Call costs are incurred by the remote station The PC must be configured to accept incoming calls as is explained in Sect
24. can be controlled with the keypad in a manner similar to moving the mouse Pressing any of these keys will begin movement which continues until the 5 key is pressed to stop it a 8 T and 21 move the camera up and down a 4 lt and 6 gt move the camera left right a 11 13 7 and 9 moves the camera diagonally O 4 moves the camera down and left 3 down and right a 5 stops all movement 5 13 Snapshot CyberView allows snapshots to be taken from the streaming sequence shown in the main display Click the image capture us button the second button to the right of the camera control icon with a camera image in it to take a snapshot of the video When deselected the snapshot appears in one of the Captured images panels 39 Chapter 5 Viewer screen Ir 8 HEITT 8 re UL eur a yan a Ep a FIGURE 26 CAPTURING IMAGES When the image in this panel is clicked the image stored using JPEG compression format is opened using XnView application for modified Ale aa a a mox PATIOS dh 300 Height 241 Depth 24 1 FIGURE 27 ACAPUURED IMAGE SHOWN IN XNVIEW 5 14 Full screen visualization el Click the Full screen visualization button located at the top right of the main display to change the stream in the main display to full screen mode The video is a mathematical interpolation of the images received Its quality may seem lower than the video seen in the main di
25. cisco Dra Lindsay Ciok FIGURE 5 CONNECTION SCREEN E Chapter 4 Connection screen 4 2 Connection management 4 2 1 Site selection table The CyberStation remote controllers configured in this application are called sites The site selection table shows all sites entered into the database Scrolling bars are provided to view all table fields when the list extends beyond the window s virtual borders oelecting a row selects its corresponding site The selection is shadowed in blue Its site configuration parameters are accessed through tabs which are located at the top 4 2 2 Preview Windows Preview windows are displayed to the right of the site selection table Once a site is selected the preview widows will display the fixed images from the site s pre selected and configured cameras selected with the Save Previewing button in the Sites tab 4 2 3 Connection button The button is located at the top right of the work area When clicked the application connects to the selected site Connection messages appear at the bottom of the working area during the connection process If the connection is successful a message appears with the name of the connected site and the world icon located in the top right corner becomes an active animation If the connection is unsuccessful an error message appears in the status bar located at the bottom of the display screen 4 2 4 Site Search CyberView allows users to
26. d contrast properties are modified the changes are applied to the remote site hardware image compressor not to the camera In this way it is sometimes possible to correct changes in the camera s working environment To return the settings to their default values click the Default values Jbutton middle button at the top right of the main display Click the Save camera adjustment button top button at the top right of the main display to save the new settings and values 36 Chapter 5 Viewer screen In addition when clicking the ese button three buttons at the top right of the main display will also appear il Save camera adjustments Return the parameters to their default values Adjust image quality The fourth button en is used for image resolution and is located at the bottom right of the main display Below the A button lower button from the three at the top right of the main display allows modification of the image compression setting for the camera in real time therefore modifying and improving their quality A vertical sliding bar appears when the Image quality MA button is clicked showing this image with a sign at the top and a sign at the bottom of the sliding bar By moving the glide towards the sign increases image quality This button does not work if the remote system is configured with fix size images see Reference Manual configuration command image size in the video
27. d to screen resolution Otherwise three options are available CIF QCIF and QQCIF The application allows users to automatically or manually assign cameras to each of the viewing table s cell If automatic cameras are assigned to cells by camera order If the number of cameras is greater than the number of cells a round a camera switching sequence is applied If manual users have only to click the camera icon and images appear on the cells The Round time sec field allows users to configure the time for switching between groups of cameras that images are shown on screen before switching to the next group of cameras This is used to allow viewing groups of cameras on larger display screens START To start the Matrix visualization click the button To stop Matrix visualization click button The visualization must be stopped before configuring the Matrix window 33 Chapter 5 Viewer screen The NxM Matrix control window can be minimized to view all images To reestablish its normal size press the Esc key To exit the Matrix window click the open door icon at the top right corner 5 5 Main display The main display in the Viewer window see Figure 16 shows images from the selected camera in the small displays Users can drag and drop camera icons to the Main ocreen When selected the camera icon visualized in the main display will appear surrounded by a red border There are two indicators above the main
28. display providing image data size 4Jantnbvtes The indicator above shows image size in bytes Image rate aois This above indicator shows the image rate in images per second Image size depends on the selected image compression and resolution and upon the image itself Image update rate depends on available bandwidth the PC s CPU power on which CyberView runs and the remote controller s data load The CyberView application accepts NTSC and PAL video formats By default the format is NTSC To configure CyberView to receive video images in PAL format see Appendix 1 34 ie ri 7 m Cynew chapters vorn 5 6 Special video image displays The video displayed on the viewer screen is usually video from the cameras in the remote station They correspond to the cameras configured in the CyberView application There are two exceptions to this rule a when a camera is configured in CyberView and not in the remote station as shown in FIGURE 19 a when a camera is configured in both the CyberView and the CyberStation controller and no video signal is detected in the remote station as shown in FIGURE 20 In these cases the exceptions are highlighted and displayed as shown in Figure 21 and Figure 22 FiGURE 21 CAMERA NOT CONFIGURED FIGURE 22 CAMERA WITH NO VIDEO SIGNAL 5 7 Video control Video control buttons are located below the main display e The Stop LM and the Play buttons are l
29. e Name of the remote site that sent the alarm a Initial time When the recording was initiated This panel is divided into three fields hour ih minutes im and seconds is O Day Month and Year Date when the event took place O Event Descriptive text associated with the event O End tTime Recording end time is divided into three fields hour eh minutes em and seconds es Any additional event information can be entered inthe Description box to be stored with the event information 8 4 Alarm button When the button is clicked located to the right of the window the selected event information is stored in the historical database as a real alarm A window appears prompting the user to write a description of the alarm being stored 8 5 False Alarm button When the button is clicked the selected event information is stored in the historical database as a false alarm A window appears prompting the user to write a description for the alarm being stored 54 Chapter 8 Alarm manager 8 6 Remote site connection window If no connection is made with the remote site within 2 minutes after the alarm has been received CyberView displays a warning informing the user that the remote system s connection will be closed If the user accepts the connection the online remote system connection is used 8 7 Connect button When the button is clicked CyberView connects to the remote site t
30. e line for high speed communication and a DSL router bridge with 4 port Hub Switch with at least at least two available RJ45 ports one phone line with dialup communication when used with the Securcomm Uniflex DC336B Optional Modem Module One Telco cable length as required amp DB 25 male to DB 25 female cable A working configuration set up requires these system requirements a a a a Pentium ll processor with 64 Mb RAM 128 Mb RAM required for CyberView M Windows 95 98 NT or 2000 Internet browser such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Explorer a 10 Mbps or 10 100 ethernet interface 1 Since CyberStation ethernet interface is 10Mbps it should not be connected to exclusive 100Mbps LAN devices because no communications will be possible Convention Courier bold Substitute lt Optional gt x y Z ix y zj Courier Courier italic Listing Field Type Chapter 1 Overview 1 5 Document conventions CyberView and CyberStation documentation uses the following conventions Description Keywords and Commands Variables that must be replaced by their value Variables may also be displayed in italics Optional arguments or keywords One of many options must be selected One more or all options can be selected Text displayed on the display monitor Examples of information that must be entered CyberStation configuration listing Buttons displayed on screen t
31. e selection of the screen Their function is similar to those of any video playing application Three boxes below the main display see Figure 31 show information about when the selected sequence was recorded Date sequence Start time and Image Time Below the boxes a sliding bar displays the time progression relative to the sequence period being played at all times 47 Chapter 5 Sequences screen When a recorded event sequence is visualized the sliding bar appears orange red or yellow The color coding depicts whether the images are pre event event or post event recorded An Alarm message appears when the images are from the event period A new button EB appears to visualize and identify the exact moment the alarm event has taken place e g when the window was broken or the door is breeched Img Time MEE hello FIGURE 33 VIEWING CONTROL BUTTONS AND ICONS IN THE BOTTOM LEFT QUADRANT OF THE SEQUENCE SCREEN Video control buttons are similar to those found in most video viewing applications From left to right respectively Fast rewind Previous image Play backward Stop Play forward Next image and Fast forward as shown in Figure 31 6 6 Hard drive sequence management S Click the Hard drive sequence management l button to open the Sequence management window Figure 34 To the left of the window is a list of all sequences previously stored on the hard drive of the PC containing CyberView Whe
32. eae Mau D LOD dT rww aac doas 55 A NN 55 0O ONECA da eee eee 56 B D PAAR OO soria Aa of Chapter usais 59 Log file and database DOCKHp eatis oro plenae dete exon m ubt id o9 MES E a MM TRE 99 9 2 Database backup management sese eee eee eee 60 9 2 1 Creating a backup database in a fully programmed CyberView 60 9 2 2 To load a backup database in a newly installed CyberView see eee 61 Appendix 1 Incoming calls configuration 1 essen enen 62 Appendix 2 Ports configuration 11 ee essei eere cesses eene nane nennen naa rra 65 Appendix 3 Automatic configuration eeceeee esee eere rese eene nenne nana aane nn nans 66 Chapter 1 Overview This manual provides software configuration features procedures and software interface information for CyberView To fully realize the benefits of this manual users should have the following a CyberStation the remote controller located on the customer surveilled premises CyberStation s basic function is to transmit and eventually record video It is also called the transmitter a CyberView the video management software suite for CyberStation Remote Controller CyberView displays video from one or more remote controllers CyberView also receives and displays the alarms generated lt is also called the receiver 1 1 Terms In this manu
33. hat can be clicked using the mouse Fields that require the user to enter information into the system Important note Key press commands Chapter 2 Login and Password CyberViews start window invites users to enter a user name and password for system database authentication To enter the data for authentication either tab to the button and press enter or use the mouse to click the button EE Security profile User Name Access level User Password FIGURE 1 LOGIN Once access is granted the login window displays the user s Security profile and Access level These data are used to accept or deny the use of certain system resources 2 1 Security Profile The Security Profile grants the user access to certain system resources e g to move PTZ camera or record images in the hard drive Also see Section 4 7 Security for more details 2 2 Access Level The access level is the amount of access a user has and is dependant upon the user s access level see Section 4 7 Security Chapter 3 Application screen description The application main screen is composed of three sections a pull down menu bar a screen selection buttons O work area G te far urire Prud acts m TEE A AA R a e prad De an Fe L Ua ge De Adm rn Li m 4 tend rR e ge ber Hr os S ter p SI S Rre b E naa IE e 7 Li E LT LI EI DD A H
34. hat sent the alarm Users can watch the events take place in real time If the link to the remote site is still open the application uses it Otherwise a new connection is initiated If a connection to another site was opened when the button was clicked the application will close the active connection and open a new one to the selected site 55 8 8 Special cases Chapter 8 Alarm manager Sometimes images in the alarm displays include messages These messages are described below UNAUTHORIZED USER VERIFYING LOGIN PASSWORD FIGURE 37 UNAUTHORIZED USER UNAUTHORIZED CYBERSTATION NOT FOUND IN DATABASE Figure 38 Unauthorized site IMAGE NOT AVAILABLE User verification failed at the remote site when attempting to download alarm images This can occurs either when the CyberView login name does not exist in the remote site database or when the password is incorrect A name sent by the remote site does not match any site names in CyberView database Either the site name in the remote site has not been correctly configured or it is incorrectly typed when introduced in the application database The alarm images can not be retrieved from the CyberStation This can mean that either mean the simultaneous connection limit has been reached or the remote site has a problem 56 FIGURE 39 CONNECTION FAILURE ERROR IN USER AUTHORZATION FOR ALARMS IN CYBERSTATION FIGURE 40
35. installed CyberView 1 Once the CyberView application is completely installed open CyberView at least once time before loading the backup database 2 Close CyberView and open Windows Explorer 3 Navigate to c Program Files DC Security Products CyberView InstantDB 4 Place a copy of the backup database file in InstantDB directory and execute the file by clicking on the file folder named Restore This will reload the saved database in the newly installed CyberView 61 Appendix 1 Incoming calls configuration Configuring Windows NT to receive calls from CyberStation Controller 1 Configure the Dial Up Server a Navigate to Control Panel gt Network Select Services tab Select Dial Up Server b Click Properties and select the device o Click re configures d ln Port use click the To make and to receive calls radio button e Click iervor f InProtocols to make calls selectM TCP IP disable O the other protocols g In Server configuration NetBEUI IPX disable U Select To allow any authentication type even plane text Select TCP IP and click in To configure e Enable in To allow remote TCP IP clients access to All the network or Only this system as you wish e Disable O Use DHCP for allocating address to remote TCP IP clients 62 e Enable 9 Use the address static group Begin P1 to IP2 The WNT use the first IP address IP1
36. ion 4 5 5 Incoming calls configuration This feature is only available on ISDN connections a Connection UDP TCP displays the image reception type from the remote systems using either UDP or TCP With UDP LAN speeds up to 35 ips can be achieved if a single camera is displayed In general UDP is used in special LAN applications when real time speed is required e g digital video in LAN In WAN environments UDP does not improve speed For the typical CyberStation applications in which CyberStation is recording from the cameras and the communications are PSTN ISDN or corporate WAN networks it is best to use TCP In busy LANs UDP packets can be lost resulting in defective images If so select TCP O Multilink allows two connection links in the same PPP logical circuit doubling its data transmission rate usually at twice the cost since two calls are set This parameter is only valid for Windows 2000 and XP If the application is running under Windows 95 98 or Me multilink PPP must be set in the host system s Dial Up Networking tool where CyberView is installed see Section 4 5 4 1 Multilink configuration Chapter 4 Connection screen 4 5 2 Adding removing and modifying connections 4 5 2 1 Adding a new connection To add a new connection 1 Click the button at the bottom of the configuration screen to add a new connection for the selected site The Connection Settings window appears
37. is in seconds the controller sends images to the maximum allowed bandwidth rate 4 4 2 Adding removing and modifying cameras 4 4 2 1 Adding a new camera To add a new camera 1 Click the button at the bottom of the configuration screen to add a camera to the site camera table A new Camera configuration window appears see Figure 10 Give the camera a name max 8 character spaces Select type from the Camera type pull down list Enter an extended camera description max 48 character spaces All other fields can be left with default values as their current default settings will not affect system operation Click to include the camera to the site camera table Otherwise click Eancei Chapter 4 Connection screen FiGURE 10 ADDING A NEW CAMERA 4 4 2 2 Camera data modification Click the button located at the bottom of the Camera configuration window to modify the camera data The Camera configuration window appears 4 4 2 3 Removing a camera Click the button at the bottom of the screen to delete a camera and its associated data 4 4 3 Defined cameras table All configured cameras for the selected site are shown in the table Clicking on any row selects the camera listed in that row In addition a camera can be selected with the S S position buttons at the bottom left of the Camera configuration window if desired Chapter 4 Connection screen 4 5 Connection configuration 4
38. is selected in the timetable both timetables and the camera selection menus disappear A sequence table for the selected hour and four small displays will appear The sequence associated with the selected minute is automatically selected Chapter 5 Sequences screen Camara Tieni EndingTimg le T 40 esper 174251 174355 Mastdew 17 43 55 17 451 fester 17 4511 111 46 7 peter ITA T 17 47 13 NIE TTA 174670 Miele 17 42920 iT 49 27 I Aeadouarters FIGURE 31 CHOOSING A SEQUENCE Four buttons are located to the right of the sequence selection table The topmost button returns the timetable selection screen to the hour and minute timetables The remaining three buttons are covered in the upcoming sections 6 3 Sequence Sampling The sequence sampling feature allows users to collect a set of images from a pre defined time period Date pommvero DAR calendar HD Sampling 45 Chapter 5 Sequences screen The button located above the hour timetable selection screen when the minute timetable selection screen is displayed the button is not shown opens the sampling window see Figure 32 A sampling period of time can be selected by using the Start time and End time pull down menus The selected cameras that will provide the sequences are chosen inthe Camera check M box panel Configure the time period in the Continuous Recording panel to continuously record sequences at intervals
39. its information with the new name To modify the default connection selection click the button located to the right of the Default connection field The Default Connection window appears containing the table of connections defined for the system Select the new default connection from the table Chapter 4 Connection screen Site configuranon Site name Phoenix Branch bedl NRP SF Conector lo Site begin phogng amp Carmen piston 7 rr LI Outputs mH Daah Conectores MODEM Sekei Conectado alarm Site mo ox Comete Cameras amp DUC AM o Lara BAAS A Fathia Sala lOrizcra LEA Cie DOC Becurby Products Cay L SEM lapis ation daba 10 11 2002 l Today Address A54 Desert aar Contsctrelephnns 6025353190 Kid Mo chi Cancel FIGURE 8 MODIFYING A SITE 4 3 2 3 Removing a site To remove a site from the application select the site and click the button at the bottom of the Site configuration screen Site information and any camera or connection associated to the site is deleted from the system 4 3 3 Save preview The button allows users to store an image of the camera view shown in the Viewer screen main display in the database as a camera preview This action can be performed for each site camera to more easily remember their locations This button is enabled only when the connection with the remote system is active 13 Chapter 4 Connection screen 4 4 Camera
40. le to be modified and set availability of each resource Then click the button located at the bottom right of the Profile panel 29 Chapter 5 The Viewer screen displays the real time images from cameras connected to CyberStation remote Controllers Connection to CyberStation remote systems must be made before accessing the Viewer screen DC Security Products lac lok File Hep Omiows pt Legend Connection NL NN K ii Control Panel Alaro Manager L E sum image rte aput aO pite E pra Dr P Fun ligas had D _ ken eam Z wortouwe 7 poro Ul lb JT MME RS DO 7 ass 9 Berater co fel 1980 El D poor Horch ore Tasas Sl L Dur LIU uu BETT ri ans ma FiGURE 16 VIEWER SCREEN 30 Chapter 5 Viewer screen 5 1 Screen layout CyberStation remote site input and output signal status states are monitored to the right of the screen Four camera displaying QQCIF formatted images can be seen as small displays to the right of the main display which is CIF sized Below the small displays are the system configured camera icons Below the system configured camera icons are two small views used to display image snapshots The main image screen is located to the left above the control buttons used to control the camera and recording process 5 2 Inputs outputs This option displays information on the input and output status states a
41. licking the Play button again restarts image streaming Clicking on any of the small displays will direct that image to be shown in the main display while in the meantime the small screen will be blanked until returned by clicking on the main screen 31 Chapter 5 Viewer screen NOT RECORDING RECORDING FIGURE 17 RECORDING STATUS DISPLAYS Over each small display the camera name appears If a camera has not been configured the default names camera1 camera2 and so on appear When a camera recorder is active due to alarm post alarm or continuous recording the camera s name changes color from a light color to red notifying the user of the recorder s activation 5 4 NxM Matrix control window The NxM Matrix control window allows users to simultaneously view all cameras configured to the CyberStation as shown in Figure 18 Click the button located to the right of the control buttons row to activate full screen visualization CyberView supports several camera display formats 1x1 single full screen image 2x2 3x2 3x3 4x3 4x4 and 5x4 32 Chapter 5 Viewer screen DEA 003x2 3323 Cr4x3 aed Chad And image resumi iw Default C Adjust AUTOMATIC de MANUAL FIGURE 18 MATRIX CONTROL PANEL WITH VIEWER WINDOW IN THE BACKGROUND Additionally the table s cell sizes can be configured If default option is chosen cell size is adapte
42. n a sequence is selected its number of frames is shown inthe Frames box at the bottom left corner If it is an event mode recorded sequence the Alarm field displays the message OK The Date box displays the date recorded 48 Chapter 5 Sequences screen Sequences Management Sequence Name Courtyard Frames 170 Alarm Date 17 2 2003 Figure 34 Sequence management window Clicking the Visualize sequence button displays the selected sequence To save the visualized sequence to the hard drive type a name for the sequence inthe Sequence name field located above of the sequence table Then click the Write sequence button Selecting a sequence and clicking the QuickTime Video button converts the sequence to QuickTime Video format Converted sequences are saved in the following directory c DC Security Products CyberView telev2 quicktime Removes the selected sequence 49 Chapter 5 Sequences screen The button takes a snapshot of an image in the selected sequence onapshots are displayed in the Captured images grid at the bottom center of the screen When clicking on previews in the grid XnView will launch for snapshot modification Snapshot images are saved in c Program Files DC Security ProductsNCyberViewNtele2 by default for viewing Z The button takes a signed snapshot of a selected image in the viewed sequence Signed snapshots are images incorporated with a digital sig
43. nature providing verification that the signed imaged has not been modified in any way The signed snapshots are displayed in the Captured images grid at the bottom center of the screen When clicking on previews in the grid XnView will launch the signed image for review Digital signed images are saved by default in the image user folder c Program Files DC Security Products CyberView InstantDB televdb ImagenesUsr mr File Edit Image Filter View window Info m Xx Dallas Branch 3 13 2 2003 12 14 42 Width 320 Height 240 Depth 24 T E FIGURE 35 CAPTURED OR SIGNED IMAGE 50 Chapter 7 Control panel This screen is not used in this version of CyberView software 51 Chapter 8 8 1 Alarm reception CyberView includes alarm reception application to support I O alarms from CyberStation remote controller Dial Up Networking must be correctly configured for this feature to be available when running on Windows Windows must be configured to call the system when an alarm is detected The alarm message can be handled and registered only if CyberView is running Site Alarm Headquarters NO IMAGE NO IMAGE NO IMAGE Eedona sk m DC Serum Products 55E nus pur om CHMamim Use ty SenFranasco Bile ih im is Day na Year Headquarter J Ja C a T EG TRER 86 s um Hesdquarters Headquarters Head quartars Headquarter Figure 36 Receiving alarms 52 Chapter 8 Alarm
44. nd allows the user to take action If one of the inputs connected to a sensor is activated the circle to the left of the input will turn light green Outputs can be activated or deactivated by clicking on the corresponding box to the left When activated the box appears as checked oof ads Cuil seee At the pull down menu the user can select Inputs Legend for a review of the input LED colors and what they represent as shown here 5 3 Small displays Real time images taken from each of the CyberStation associated cameras are displayed in QQCIF size Each display the associated camera s name and is shown in the box above it The two buttons below each display allows users to stop or play the image Only cameras configured using the Cameras Config tab are displayed CyberView automatically assigns a camera to each display The user can also assign a camera to each display All available camera icons are located between the small displays and the Captured images panel Assigning a new camera to one of the smaller displays is performed by first clicking on the camera icon Then drag and drop the icon in the small display The four cameras can now be watched at any time Additionally if user clicks a camera icon images appear on the main display All displays show real time video by default Image updates can be stopped when needed by clicking the Stop button Bandwidth can be released in this way for the other displays to use C
45. ocated to the left The stop button discontinues image updates for the main display The main display shows the last image taken until the Play button Is clicked 35 Chapter 5 Viewer screen 5 8 Recording Users can record video shown in the main display and save it to the PC hard drive The Record button is located to the right of the Play button When the Record button is clicked the system begins recording until the user clicks Stop or the hard drive is full The video recording is stored with the site name and date and time to better locate it when necessary The recording is stored in the same folder as the sequences which are copied from the remote site hard drive making the recorded video accessible from the Sequences screen see Section 6 6 Hard drive sequence management 5 9 Image adjustments When image characteristics need to be modified using he meme button Image properties can be adjusted to improve user visualization The button is only enabled when a camera is displayed on the main display If no camera is displayed in the main display the button is lighten blurred indicating that it is currently disabled Bright Color Contrast FIGURE 23 IMAGE SETTINGS When a camera is displayed in the main display screen click the eare button and three sliding bars shown in Figure 23 will appear below the button These sliding bars are Bright Color and Contrast When the brightness color an
46. onnection screen FIGURE 15 SECURITY SCREEN The screen is divided into the Access Levels panel and the Profile Panel 4 7 2 Access level table All the various CyberView applications Viewer Sequence Sites etc screens have an associated access level For a user to have access to an application screen his her access level must be the same as or higher than the screen access level For example a screen with an access of level 9 the highest can only be accessed by users with access level 9 The application administrator can modify the access level for any of the available screens as needed Selecting any of the rows in the table will make the users with access to the selected screen to be listed in the Users with the selected access level table located on the bottom left of the screen 28 Chapter 4 Connection screen 4 7 3 Profiles Profiles are a list of system resources that can be filtered for each user As an example if a user has NO selected in Outputs Access on his her profile and attempts to activate or deactivate any of the outputs CyberView ignores the orders CyberView can hold up to 10 profiles 0 9 Two profiles are defined by default Security Profile 0 which enables access to all resources and Security Profile 1 which denies access to all resources To define a new profile or modify an old one use the Kee buttons located at the bottom left of the Profile panel and to set the profi
47. originated The number to the right displays the number of pending alarms a The table in the lower center of the window displays pending alarm information The button located to the right of the table allows connection to the site where the alarm was generated The or buttons classify and store the selected alarm as true or false a The text box located at the bottom of the window allows users to enter any details about the selected alarm 8 3 Field description The remote site IP address of the checked for alarms is shown at the top left of the window Its name is shown at the top of the site Below each display a field indicates whether the image was taken before the event Pre alarm just after the event was detected Alarm or after the configured event recording period Post alarm 53 Chapter 8 Alarm manager The event information zone contains following fields O Event Message set for the alarm title that should describe the cause of the alarm O Priority Associated to the alarm severity where 1 is the highest priority greater severity 2 is the medium priority and 3 is the lowest It must be configured at the remote site O Client The CyberStation remote system owner O Telephone Telephone number to use if the client needs to be reached by phone a Country City and Address Remote site geographical location The pending alarm table contains following fields a Sit
48. ot been detected a Locate at the bottom right quadrant is a 2x2 grid where snapshots taken from the sequences are shown 6 2 Sequence access This section centers on accessing sequences from a remote controller The top right quadrant allows sequences to be quickly and easily selected and accessed Its components are described in Section6 3 Sequence Sampling 6 2 1 Calendar The Calendar screen is used for date selection If a new date must be selected and the calendar is not displayed users can access the calendar by clicking the radio button The radio button is located between the Date field and Calendar label The one month calendar displays day numbers in black meaning sequences were stored for that day White or light colored day numbers mean no sequences were stored for that day and are not selectable The first days of the next month and the last days from the previous month are also shown to fill all weeks If sequences were stored for those days the days are displayed in grey The displayed month and its year can be selected from the pull down menus above the calendar grid Day numbers are automatically updated when either the month or the year is changed The 1 button located above the calendar and to the right of the year pull down menu changes the calendar to the current month and year 6 2 2 Timetable selection screen A selected date is located at the top of this timetable selection screen The button returns
49. rStation Usually only orientation and zoom are controlled The camera control icon see Figure 25 is located below the main display Clicking the icon moves the camera and the image in the direction of the arrow in the control icon Clicking the and buttons activate the zoom feature so that users can move in on or away from visualized objects FIGURE 25 CAMERA CONTROL ICON Remember depending on the connection type camera control message transmission and processing can take variable amounts of time It may be useful to change the main display resolution to QCIF when connected at low speed PSTN to follow camera movements 38 Chapter 5 Viewer screen A good knowledge of the camera control operation is recommended for its adequate use When the camera control icon is clicked to move the camera a command is sent to the remote site for the camera to move When the mouse button is released a command is sent for the camera to stop moving If the camera control icon is clicked repeatedly the camera will only move slightly Hold down the mouse button for a second or two for the camera movement to be clearly and completely received 5 12 Camera control using the keyboard By default keyboard camera control G is disabled To enable keyboard control press the Keyboard camera movement button It is the first button to the right of the camera control icon and remains enabled until another button is clicked The camera
50. sary After clicking the button the connection configuration screen is automatically activated see Section 4 5 Connection configuration for additional information If only a LAN connection will be used only the CyberStation controllers IP address Ss required for data entry The default values in the remaining fields do not need modification If using a MODEM or ISDN connection enter the telephone number Dial number and the unique communication circuit s remote IP Address see Note in Section 4 5 1 Field description Select the required communication Device in the device selection table listing the available communication choices programmed in the PC located at the bottom of the window The default values in the remaining fields are adequate for standard communication and do not need modification but change as required For proper transmission the must be consistent with communication choice selected Modem type for Dialup or ISDN type of ISDN Communication Once all data has been entered click the button Otherwise click Cancel if unsure of some of the parameters 4 3 2 2 Site data modification Click the button at the bottom of the Site configuration screen to modify data The Site Communication window appears Any site data information fields can be modified in this window However this window does not allow users to delete the site name To delete the site name users must delete the entire site and re enter
51. search for a specific site by full or partial name To begin a search type the name in the field above the button located to the left of the browsing buttons then click the button If a match is found it will be displayed and selected in the site table Chapter 4 Connection screen 4 3 Site management 4 3 1 Field description In the tab screen users can review the site configuration data as shown Ee Ban Franeiged _ e catrama usa 14165500443 FIGURE 6 SITE SCREEN Login and password must be identical to the ones used in the CyberStation for the system to accept a connection from CyberView Default connection shows the connection type used when connecting to the remote system Connected Cameras hows the number of cameras configured in the application for this site Connected to extension board notifies the user whether an alarm site supported by the system card is connected to the remote system or not see Error Reference source not found If it is the Control Panel window is enabled O O O O The remaining fields are informative only and have no effect on system operation Chapter 4 Connection screen 4 3 2 Adding removing and modifying sites 4 3 2 1 Adding a new site Click the button at the bottom of the Sites screen to add a new site The Site Configuration window appears as shown in Figure 7 When adding a new site the button is
52. splay Click on the video image to return to standard visualization Freely distributed software handed over by Pierre Gougelet To learn more about this software visit http www xnview com 40 Chapter 6 Sequences screen 6 1 Screen layout This Sequences window is divided into four zones gt wer al 8 WESS IET 2 H ja TEA Start FIGURE 28 SEQUENCES SCREEN a The visualization display located at the top left quadrant of the screen is where sequences are shown Sequences can be selected from the local hard drive or from a remote site hard drive The visualization display is in CIF size The recorded images can be viewed at a higher DCIF size When the sizes of the sequence s images are on DCIF the application fits the images in the visualization display by applying a display factor to each image This process does not affect the images original format 41 Chapter 5 Sequences screen a Video controls are at the bottom left quadrant They enable sequence visualization to be controlled in a similar way as a video player with some added features are explained in oection 6 5 Visualization control a Acalendar is located at the top right quadrant with date and time controls to enable quick sequence access On the top of the calendar an LED HD informs the user of the remote station s hard drive status If the LED is green the hard drive has been detected If the LED is red the hard drive has n
53. t and click on a row to select a connection device If a communication device is required for CyberStation communication it must first be added through Windows s control panel before it is displayed in CyberView s Connection Selection Table 4 5 4 Outgoing calls configuration Outgoing calls are calls which originate from the PC These calls occur when the user connects to CyberStation using the CyberView application to view real time images or download sequences from the hard drive In this case CyberView uses Windows s Dial Up Networking to make dial up calls ISDN PSTN and GSM calls Dial Up Networking must be installed and available in the same system if dial up calls must be performed CyberView creates a new Dial Up Networking entry to for each ISDN or MODEM connection added 4 5 4 1 Multilink configuration The Multilink configuration feature allows two connection links to be used in the same PPP logical circuit doubling its data transmission rate usually at twice the cost since two calls are set Follow these steps to configure a multilink connection when the application is running over a Windows 95 or 98 system 1 Create an ISDN connection for the site and make a call A new entry is created in PC Dial Up Networking 2 Double click on My PC and open Dial up Networking 3 Open the properties window of the PC Dial up connection icon with the same name as the site with the connection to be modified click wi
54. tabase When connecting to a CyberStation the system checks for configuration modification at the remote If modifications are detected the Configuration update window appears prompting the user to accept or deny the local database modification as shown below To deactivate this function click the tab and select Automatic configuration and deselected the item Show Configuration on remote site has been changed Do you want to load the new configuration ES NO Attention The site name could be modified 2 Do not show again this message CyberView renames the site in the database with the one configured in the site name field in the Alarms context from the remote equipment If this name already exists the site is a default name If no name is configured modifications will not be made to the site s name on the local database If the application detects two cameras with the same name when downloading information the second instance is given the default name The activation of this functionality applied to all connections 66
55. th the mouse right button 4 Click on the Multilink tab 5 Click 6 Select the desired device Select channel 1 if ISDN connection was using channel 0 or select channel 0 if it was using channel 1 7 Provide the new channel the same number to dial as used in the connection 21 Chapter 4 Connection screen With Windows 2000 and XP multilink calls are automatically configured from CyberView see Section 4 5 1 Field description 4 5 5 Incoming calls configuration This procedure applies to incoming calls to the CyberView host PC which originate from the CyberStation remote system due to Alarms being set or Callback calls In this case CyberView uses Microsoft s Remote access server for incoming call reception from CyberStation in the PC This configuration procedure applies for Windows 95 and 98 For Windows NT and Windows XP see Appendix 1 Due to operating system issues incoming calls are not possible with Windows 2000 We recommend connecting the system to a LAN with a router to manage the calls to solve this problem To configure your PC to enable incoming calls when using Windows 95 or 98 1 Install the Dial Up Networking Server by navigating to Control Panel Add or remove programs Windows installation Communications Details 2 Selectthe M the Dial Up Networking Server in the list shown 3 Configure the TCP IP properties for the Server by navigating to Control Panel
56. the screen back to the calendar 42 3 mu A AN sequences ston Once a day has been selected an hour timetable can be seen below the date box with the hours shown at the bottom and name labels for the cameras to the left Rows started by each of the name labels show that a sequence is either stored with that time stamp squares filled with the label color or not white squares Red squares indicate that an event was recorded with that camera at that time Coro Panel Wer anar 18 campo EREE A cakar oH Sample 22345 H3iDpiiizizibisipiTigib2 5133337 FIGURE 29 CHOOSING AN HOUR The button at the top of the timetable selection screen allows the selection of several sequences or a long sequence and set the time between images so that a specific sequence or event can be searched for 6 2 3 Minutes timetable When an hour box has been selected color filled squares another timetable appears in the same box The timetable displays a detailed distribution of the selected hour for all of the cameras while using the same color code The timetable has a division every ten minutes and includes ten minutes before and after the selected hour In this timetable any minute of the recorded sequence can be approximately selected to be viewed 43 Chapter 5 Sequences screen MIFE i calendar Y HD FIGURE 30 CHOOSING AN 10 MINUTE SEGMENT 6 2 4 Sequence table When any minute of the sequence
57. user Click the button located at the bottom of the configuration screen to add a new user Ihe Users configuration window appears AAT RD a Pra chan Figure 14 Adding a new user Assign a unique and a UserPassword Then assign a and al Screen access level The user s digital image can be stored in the database Digital images can be saved in the c Program Files DC Security Products CyberView InstantDB televdb ImagenesuUsr folder if installation default folder has not been changed The image must be saved in JPEG format and its size must be higher than 350x290 pixels To access the image in CyberView click the button located to the right of the field and select the user image Click the button to add the new user to the system database Otherwise click cancel 26 Chapter 4 Connection screen 4 6 2 2 User data modification After selecting a user card to modify click on the configuration screen The Users configuration window appears 4 6 2 3 Removing a user After selecting a user card click at the bottom of the configuration screen to delete it and all its associated data 4 6 3 Registered Users table This table shows all available users Highlight a row to select its corresponding user 4 7 Security 4 7 1 Field description Click on the Security tab to access the Security window as shown in Figure 15 This feature allows system security management 27 Chapter 4 C
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