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NVR3 System Administrator Manual v3.0.07

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2. Edit map title The map title will be shown on channel title bar In edit mode right click on a map channel and select Edit Map Information Remove the whole map Right click on the map and select Remove 95 A NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Manage maps ACTI Connecting Vision All the uploaded images are managed under Map Image Manager On Live View screen you may go to Ee gt Map Image Manager t Map Image Manager Upload Image Sort by Name o view upload or delete the maps bronse C earan select all ST Step 6 Add Devices to the Map Pull a device from Device List to the map Device 4 All Devices i 11F_Entrance 2 11F_Lab 3 7F_Office Area A BB 4 75_Office PTZ 5 7F_Office Area B 6 7F_Office Area All 7 7F_Entrance ag 7F_Entrance_Counter g 1F_Entrance_Outer To remove this device from map Click To move this device Left click on the device icon and drag Jo turn the pointed direction Mouse over the viewing angle area left click on the clockwise arrow to turn the direction 96 ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual To adjust precise pointed direction Vision Angle we 476 Mo Pointed Direction gt Right click on the device icon select Pointed Direction M 180 180 To adjust device s viewing angle y ision An gt i i pE p Right click
3. Device List A All Devices 6 01 Parkiong Lot 203 Front Door F D4 Counter r05 West Wing neo 12 East Wing r13 Office 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2 SSS RRS To check the result go to Schedule tab click All Devices on Device List Schedule Device List 01 Parkiong Lot Tuesday Wednesday Thursday B03 Front Door 04 Counter r05 West Wing ree 12 East Wing fee P13 Office W Schedule Recording Event Recording Event Handling 71 gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual View the Entire Recording Schedule On Setup page gt Schedule tab click All Devices on Device List an overview of all device schedules will be listed on the right Home Jsers Devices storage Schedule percei Reset Apply in nec 301 ACTi Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday A 04 Gate 01 ACTI 06 Left wing 04 Gate SSSR Rn R RMON ree 09 Center 06 Left wing AALER E E E E EI AA MAMA ree 10 Right Wing 09 Center 11 Counter 1 10 Right Wing SEE I WW aa aAdaAaAA A GMd A_ gt AWWoqM ww P12 Counter 2 11 Counter 1 tkc 12 Counter 2 SS WRASSE The below list explains the status of different bar patterns con Recording Function Description E Schedule recording During this period device view will be recorded continuously Event handling During this schedule the event rules you set are active M488 Schedule recording and
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5. to represent the root folder 3 As all necessary information is filled in click Test FTP Connection to test the connection If NVR server pops up a Testing FTP connection was successful message NVR server is ready to upload to this FTP 4 As the settings are confirmed click Apply to save The FTP settings here will be default for every event rule so System Log NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual A ACTi Connecting Vision The activities performed by logged in Users are recorded on server as System Log With the access permission a user may view search and export this record for analysis or investigation This section will provide the instructions on how to read and search data in the system log System Log is one of the resident buttons on top of NVR server user interface click it to enter search window Users User Profile and Group Management Schedule Recording Mode amp Schedule Management System NVR Configuration Define Search Time Devices Storage Camera Management Storage Settings Event Language Event Management P Language Settings Quick Setup Add Device Manually Manage Events Add License You need to first define the time of the logs you would like to search for On Search Time bar define the date and time Default is your current client time System Log Search Time 2012 09 18 Type Select Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu i Sat a 4 5 06
6. 5 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Prerequisites These prerequisites below are necessary before installation 1 Suitable System Specifications Ensure that the server computer meets the minimum system requirements and that the server computer has C Drive 2 Uninstall Previous ACTi NVR 2 x Server NVR 3 0 server and NVR 2 x server cannot co exist on the same server computer You can find instructions on System Migration on page 115 for how to perform a NVR system migration 3 More than 40 GB Space on Storage Drive Please make at least 20 GB memory space on the storage disk drive You may choose different disk drive on Setup page gt Storage tab 4 Turn Off Windows UAC Function UAC User Access Control is a security setting that restricts access in Microsoft Windows You must disable UAC before installing NVR in Windows Vista and Windows 7 for the installation of application components and certain program features would be interrupted by this security rule You may disable UAC through Windows control panel lf you are using Windows 8 please enable the built in Administrator account and log in with this identity or add this NVR site to IE browser s trusted sites please follow the solution provided for Condition 2 Why can t install Active X controls after logging in on page 30 to do so Disable UAC in Windows 7 1 Goto Windows Control Panel type UAC
7. Tips to Enhance Live View Performance Live view for multiple channels requires sufficient computing power to run the performance In certain extreme cases like when viewing several megapixel H 264 video streams at the same time client computer will be overloaded and hence affect browser s performance This is a common limitation imposed upon all Windows based video management programs and web browser To enhance live view performance below are several tips you may try 1 Use dual stream mode for those devices supporting this function Enable the dual stream mode and use the stream of lower resolution frame rate bit rate for live view and megapixel resolution stream for recording 2 Use another browser client to share these high resolution channels Given that there are 32 megapixel channels to be monitored you may have Layout 1 to display channel 1 16 set Layout 2 to display channel 17 32 then open one browser client to show Layout 1 and the second browser on an extended monitor to show Layout 2 3 Have NVR automatically lower the frame rate of live streams when system loading is high Go to Setup page gt System tab gt Settings gt Display Performance Setting and enable this function Basically this setting will lower frame rate when the CPU usage is above certain percentage You may also enable Lower the frame rate when current layout is above_ in this way when the layout is displaying over certain number of channels t
8. ACT Connecting Vision aes A NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual For V3 0 07 Version wWwww acti com 2013 12 20 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual About This Manual Target Audience This manual is intended for System Administrators who are responsible for installing and setting up ACTi NVR 3 0 surveillance system The reader is expected to know the fundamentals of IP surveillance system integration and to own the administrative privileges to achieve all the tasks You may also check video management system section on ACTi corporate website http www acti com nvr3 for updates or release information about this software and document Content Overview This manual provides information needed for planning the installation installing setting up the system and configuring the video streaming devices Its main content consists of the following three sections Getting Started provides the preparatory knowledge you should study before starting installation such as system requirements license registration and backup restore procedures Log in to the System explains how to log in to the system right after a successful installation e System Setup gives instructions on the tasks such as adding devices to the system configuring the device settings scheduling the recordings managing events managing storage managing groups users and setting up Live View For each major task
9. Email J f P sender s e mail settings can be set in Admin wen cheng acti com lt al e advance in eremy Lin jeremy lin acti com Jimmy Hendrix jimmy hendrix acti com Setup page gt System tab gt Settings gt Neil Young neil young acti com 7 E mail amp SMTP Settings 1 Type one or more recipients e mail User List addresses in To column if more than TREL one please separate them by symbol or click the J icon to select recipients from existing NVR User list al The E mail address should be set in To E advance in Setup page gt Users Subject tab gt Users for an NVR User so that it Content can be selected in this list Edit the e mail subject and content Choose to attach a snapshot or not Attach Snapshot If event trigger type is Video Recovery or Network Recovery this function is disabled Send Mail 4 After configuring the actions click Apply to save this response Go to Setup page gt Schedule tab and set the Event Handling schedule for this device Event responses will only be triggered when the trigger time falls within either the Event Handling recording or the Event Handling with Schedule recording period 6 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 6 To check if this rule is successfully set please make sure you have properly configured the involved 1 trigging side settings like Motion Detection Regions or DI 2 respon
10. Language dropdown list Welcome To NVR v3 0 English Account Password Deutsch EAAnVIKG Espanol Suomen kieli Francais Language English Magyar Bahasa Indonesia Italiano 8 PyCCKMH A3bIK Svenska ing Turkce Ti ng Vi t h E hor BR nay Go to Setup page gt Language tab click Active Languages On popup window check the languages you need and click Apply By default all languages are selected as the default system language English and Traditional Chinese are not removable from this list Event Language Active Languages Language List C clear All Select All mA Sea ae Sal esk ul B Message lic file Dans Deutsch B Tooltip File already exists or EAAnVIKa ACTi Member ID Espa ol Suomen kieli ACTi Member Password ACTi Unified Workstation Francais nay ACTi member id password mismatch Magyar Bahasa Indonesia AVI About Us Italiano Aas About Us Nederlands Polski Absolute Position Portugu s Romana Account Account and Password can not be b Pycckuit A3bIK Svenska Account is duplicated ine T rk e Pe SST cc Te 104 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Edit User Interface Wordings Each language file contains four editable string tables Each table displays the default wordings in English and the translation in target language To view each table 1 Select the language from Select Language
11. dropdown list then select a table from the Language List list on the left column B ul Message Ala Tooltip File already exists ACTi Member ID ACTi Member Passi ACTi Unified Works ACTi member id p2 3 AVI About Us About Us Absolute Position Account Account and Passw T Account is duplicati r g Language lic file File already exists or duplicate file name ACTi Member ID ACTi Member Password ACTi Unified Workstation ACTi member id password mismatch Please try again AVI About Us About Us Absolute Position Account Account and Password can not be blank Account is duplicated 2 Your target language will be displayed on the right column while the default system language English appears on the left for reference Click in any field on right column to customize your desired wordings and click Apply to overwrite the current wordfings Schedule Language List B All B ul English Message Activate Digital Output 1 gt Activate Digital Output 2 Add Bookmark Select Language English All Day Audio Broadcast Camera Management Clear Copy Create Device Create Group Create Map Create Preset Point Create View Language Activate Digital Output 1 Activate Digital Output 2 Add Bookmark All Day Audio Broadcast Camera Management Create Device Create Group Create Map Create Preset Point Create View The new string will be ap
12. 6 7F_Office Area All REC 7 7F_Entrance rec 9 7F_Entrance_Counter rec AR o 1F_Entrance_Outer WREPEOROEOEOCOOOOOOOOOOOEOOS i nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnna i eee eee ee sh 3 93 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Step 4 Add Video Source In edit mode move the mouse over the channel and click fe You may also directly pull a camera from the Device panel to your desired channel me 4 3 X Remove w Default Hotspot a Step 5 Add a Map By adding a map you put a picture on the channel where you may place camera icons to make it an e Map In edit mode move the mouse over the channel and click nal upload a map Please input the Map Name select the image location file format must be JPG and click Apply 94 A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Create Map Map Settings Map Name Map Image Setting Upload Image C Users Wen Cheng Documents 7F jpg File already exists or duplicate file name in Sort by Name Map brightness To change the map brightness right click on the map select peg Bles ddus Maii Map Mask and the brightness percentage level 50 60 70 20 90 Map size fy By default the map will be displayed in its original size Use the button s on upper right to adjust the map size EH Enlarge to fill channel height Original image size
13. A Repair la Windows features on or epen G a EE R O eee PE Change the theme o w s lt 2 Choose homegroup and Change desktop background om a rom the nganize sharing options Adjust screen resolution networ Name Publisher t View devices and printers Region Add a device Change keyboards or other Connect to a projector input methods Adjust commonly used mobility settings jBacti NVR Server v3 0 01 ACTi Corporati BB Adobe Reader X 10 1 3 Chinese Traditional Adobe Systems Incorporated 4 m Ease of Access Let Windows suggest settings Optimize visual display Hardware and Sound Clock Language and J2 Currently installed programs Total size 768 MB a 27 programs installed 2 After you choose to uninstall ACTi NVR Server program the uninstallshield will execute and P notify you when it is completed Uninstall Complete InstallShield Wizard has finished uninstalling ACTI NVR Server 3 0 01 Pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Step 2 Remove NVR 3 0 Server Program Folder Optional If you are performing a complete un installation without leaving any NVR server related data on the current computer you may consider deleting this folder After un installation the NVR3 system folder will remain under ACTi product folder ACTi Corporation on your hard drive the system configuration data here will not be removed un
14. click in the Preset Point field to bring up the dropdown list and select one preset point and define the dwell time which represents the time the device would stay in a certain view Finally click Apply to save the tour s1 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Basic Jide PTZ Preset Tour Tour List e b ID A _Aame Description a 1 Preset Points of a Tour C Clear All Select All Select Sequence Preset Point 3 Dwell Time 5 300 secs 4 01 Left Wing 30 4 After a tour is saved it is available on Live View page gt PTZ control panel The preset points and tour set in NVR 3 0 are independent from those you set on device If you have already defined certain preset points or tour on device they will not be brought to NVR system On the other hand the settings on NVR 3 0 will not write to the devices Configure Fisheye Cameras With hemispherical lenses fisheye cameras generate images at up to 360 degree width which can cover all four corners of a room or both sides of a long aisle As the original image captured by wide angle lens is much distorted to suit most monitoring purposes the Dewarping process is required to alter the uneven lines and shapes before the images are displayed Nowadays the fisheye cameras come in two types in terms of the image correction capability Fisheye Cameras with in camera dewarping function The dewarping takes pla
15. click the Create View button ed input the View Name add a New Group for this View and decide whether this group is to be Public or Private and then click Apply The views under Private View Group are only available to the User who created them The views under Public View Group are open to every User REEF Create View 11F Emap amp Camera E 7F l 7F Emap amp Camera aaa View Name iF Entrancd All camera a Entrance 7F_11F Entrance ORSC EAE Group Name 11F E in Devices siti is ta rec 1 11F Entrance rec 2 11F_Lab Set default view nec 8 3 7F Office Area A a JB 4 7F_Office PTZ 5 7F_Office Area B F 6 7F_Office Area All i REC lea 7 7F_Entrance _ t ma REC ea 8 7F_Entrance_Counter aE AN 9 11F_Entrance_Outer Step 2 Enter Edit Mode On View Tool Bar click the Edit View button this view will turn into edit mode In edit mode you may add a video source to a channel and adjust the channel size Step 3 Select a Layout On Layout Selection Bar click the Expand button to find all provided layout styles Select a layout that is perfect for your required channel number and ideal arrangement Mas 8 LH Sun sss iN mit Ls 24 2s Gs Gel Es ee Le San S888 11F Entrance HHA CBB RRR BRR RRR RRR RRR RRR RRR RRS se 11F Entrance Device 4 All Devices kea 1 11F_Entrance 2 11F_Lab ree 375 Office Area A B 4 76 _Office PTZ ree 5 7F Office Area B
16. there is more secure protection to prevent from unauthorized access Please also note that with Digest authentication method enabled a mobile client user or a domain user will be blocked from NVR system lS NVR3 Administrator Tool Setting Local IP Address Port Host Root Authentication Basic
17. you will be given a brief introduction of operation principles step by step instructions and a simple method to check if you have done it correctly 2 www acti com D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Related Documentation Since this manual focuses on how to accomplish the tasks for system installation and configurations there is very limited information about operation wise directions for End Users who will be operating NVR server system To obtain the instructions on use of NVR applications such as monitoring and playback please download the latest ACTi NVR _ 3 0 User s Manual from ACTi Corporation website via http www acti com nvr3 Technical support If you have any questions during system installation please feel free to contact our engineers via our Customer Help Desk platform http Awww acti com CHD 3 www acti com gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Conventions Used in This Manual The following are typographic conventions used in this manual Bold Bold typeface is used for a keyword major functions of NVR or a title of a section column talic Italic typeface is used for a filename or location path Underlined Underlined typeface is used for a document name or hyperlink Bold Bold interface enclosed in double quotation marks indicates the name of a button a menu or a choice item some notices are placed w
18. Event handling are both active during this period ooo Event recording During this period only detected events e g Motion PIR will be recorded SSY Event recording and Event handling are both active during this period How to Know if the Recording is Proceeding As the recording is taking place you can observe the status on the All Device list There will be an icon 2 appearing in front of the device In Playback you can drag the playback bar to current time position to check the latest recording 12 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Event Management When something happens on camera site such as someone walks by the door opens or closes a fire breaks out or the sun goes down these are all Events Events which occur in the environment or were preprogrammed in the camera may be used as Triggers Triggers cause the device to react with Responses The link between trigger and response is governed by Event Rules Event rules become active or inactive based upon a weekly Schedule Each event rule detects one specific trigger and may initiate multiple resoonses An example rule would be for NVR to send e mail to alert the Supervisor Response 1 and trigger alarm Response 2 when motion detection from camera is triggered Trigger during the event handing active period Schedule Event Rule Schedule Trigger Response When to apply See What action to this rule response t
19. Pr i Documents Recordings a Music adl lt a j Recordings Date modified 2013 2 5 FE 11 31 eli xX IE Organize v Include in library Share with Burn New folder z Fill Documents Name J Date modified Type a Music EE d Channel01 2013 2 6 FF 01 51 File folder lf Pictures D nas i F m Ji Channel02 2013 2 6 F 02 08 File fold amp Videos ses SORE oe oe di Channel03 2013 2 6 FF 02 08 File fold l J Channel04 2013 2 6 F 02 08 File folder Jm Computer c 197 99 di Channel05 2013 2 6 FF 02 08 File folder amp Local Disk C ape R EA Jo Channel06 2013 2 6 FF 02 08 File fold ca Data D SEONI Da ees Jo Channel07 2013 2 6 F 02 08 File fold 2 DVD RW Drive j he Recordi ings folder contains I Wa al Th aY mr a E yaY E T G eh oh individual channel subfolders 111 www acti com D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Back Up System Data Making regular system backups is always recommended in case of unexpected disasters or accidents that may damage NVR server Other than this you may need to perform an on demand backing up to 1 migrate the whole NVR server data to another computer or 2 re install the NVR server on current computer There are several types of data on NVR server essential to your surveillance system please consider your purpose and follow the below instructions to create their backups Reg
20. and hence three MD trigger event rules are available Schedule Language Device List META PETIR E All Devices 7 04 Counter Filter All Triggers All Events Jctear an Z Select al saia zz LLII Ter 09 Corridor 8 Stroeroom 2F MD 1 MD 1 813 Storeroom 3F 14 Office Aisle 3Fi 15 Paking Lot 8 Stroeroom 2F MD 2 MD 2 8 Stroeroom 2F MD 3 MD 3 8 Stroeroom 2F DI 1 On DI 1 On 8 Stroeroom 2F DI 1 Off DI 1 Off 8 Stroeroom 2F Video Loss 1 Video Loss 1 8 Stroeroom 2F Video Recovery 1 Video Recovery 1 8 Stroeroom 2F Network Loss Network Loss 9 2 el22222 8 Stroeroom 2F Network Recovery Network Recovery 3 Highlight the rule you wish to edit Click in the Event Name column to edit the event name and then double click the Response column to edit the response action Home Device List m All Devices 7 04 Counter ilter All Triggers All Events Cjctear an E secta fee 07 Office Aisle 2F 08 Siroeroom2F _ Saed ce 09 Corridor 08 Stroeroom 2F MD 1 Q13 Storeroom 3F 08 Stroeroom 2F MD 2 fee 14 Office Aisle 3Fi 08 Stroeroom 2F MD 3 a 15 Paking Lot Event Edit 111F_Entrance EventName Action Upload Focus Channel Upload Snapshot to FTP Pop up Upload Snapshot to FTP Hot spot Switch View Mall Audio Alert Send Mail Beep Send Mail Digital Output Execute Command Enable D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Ma
21. are with the same folder names refer to Back Up System Data on page 112 Restore the system settings with backup file refer to Restore System Data on page 114 Uninstall the NVR 3 0 server on previous computer and remove sensitive files if needed refer to Un install Server Software on page 110 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Advanced Administrative Tasks To assist the NVR administrator in monitoring the server status and basic trouble shooting the NVR3 Administrator Tool is installed along with NVR server program on the server computer This tool will start running as the server computer starts up and resides in the system tray You may double click the icon to open this tool B i Wo z G Customize NVR Server Status You may observe the NVR services status on Service tab Cg NVR3 Administrator Tool Service Services Server Name Status Active Service Manager Active Schedule Service Active Media Server Change Server Port On Settings tab input a new port and then click Apply L NVR3 Administrator Tool Setting Local IP Address Port Host Root Authentication Digest D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Change Authentication Method You may enable the Digest authentication other than the basic way With this method User s credentials are encrypted using MD5 algorithm In this way
22. given second of streaming Assigning a limited bit rate may cause a few dropped frames when the stream data overflows the allowed bit rate so ACTI Connecting Vision bis NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual This is the target bitrate that the camera will attempt to provide when you have selected Unlimited for Maximum Bitrate The actual value will fluctuate slightly based on scene changes Available when NVR is connected to a multi streaming device Available when NVR is connected to a hemispheric device Available when NVR is connected to a hemispheric device whose Mount Type is set to Wall Available when Video Encoder is selected as MJPEG Available when Maximum Bitrate is selected as Unlimited Bitrate 1 2 3 4 3 Save Storage by Setting Event Recording Frame Rate Video surveillance system is aimed to preserve as much evidence as possible and you may want to have a view be recorded 24 7 to capture every important moment however the general recording methods provided by most network recording systems event and schedule recording will either consume too much storage or have risk in missing important scenes The Set Frame Rate for Event Recording Mode function record everything at economical storage usage by automatically adjusting video frame rate during event recording period Schedule Recording Continuous recording promises no los
23. in search box 2 Click Change User Account Control settings fe OW 2 gt Cont All Control Panel Items gt v s Ye Action Center W Change User Account Control setting Search Windows Help and Support for uac 6 ACTI Connecting Vision bis NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 3 Move the slider to Never notify position and then click OK You will have to restart the computer for this change to take place Hp User Account Control Settings ec C fa Choose when to be notified about changes to your computer User Account Control helps prevent potentially harmful programs from making changes to your computer Tell me more about User Account Control settings Always notify Default Notify me only when programs try to make l changes to my computer F Don t notify me when I make changes to Windows 5 settings Recommended if you use familiar programs and visit familiar websites Never notify ex i D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Server Installation The server program installation is as easy as 1 2 3 by following the installation wizard s instructions The server would start its service right after installation completes without the need to restart the server computer Install the Software 1 Execute the install shield application T 2 Follow the onscreen instructions of Instal
24. mail according to your settings and then log in to your SMTP server to check incoming e mails If the test mail is sent successfully NVR server is ready to send out e mails 4 As the settings are confirmed click Apply to save How to Setup FTP Settings for Event Rules NVR 3 0 supports uploading snapshots to FTP servers for Event Handling You can specify the e mail and server settings here 1 Goto Setup page gt System tab gt Settings gt FTP Settings System Reset Apply KO we Settings FTP Settings g Server User Interface Style a ol S Controller Account Q Password License Mode Backup Restore Remote Folder 79 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 2 Fill in each of the following fields Field Name Description Server Input the FTP server address Only alphabets numbers and the symbols _ are valid Port Set the FTP port allowed value is from 1 65535 default is 21 Account Input the name of the FTP server account Only alphabets numbers and the symbols _ are valid Password Input the password of the FTP server account Only alphabets and numbers are valid Mode The FTP works in two very different manners Active mode and Passive mode lf your FTP server is behind the firewall or a NAT router you have to use Passive mode Remote Folder Input the upload path of the file Default will be
25. manipulation also allows User to dynamically explore any region of interest within the hemispheric view like operating a genuine PTZ device To make use of NVR s dewarping features for your fisheye cameras please 1 Adjust Video Quality Settings After the fisheye camera is successfully added go to Setup page Devices tab select the device and then Video tab make sure you set the Stream Mode as FISHEYE for a hemispheric camera KCM 3911 KCM 7911 This is to make sure this hemispheric camera is outputting fisheye original video stream as a mini fisheye dome camera does 2 Adjust Fisheye Display Settings Select your Mounting Type and then Default Fisheye Mode For a Fisheye Mode containing panorama view you may want to configure the Default Rotate X width of view and Default Rotate Y height of view configurations Set Frame Rate For Event Recording Mode Video Quality Settings TV Standard Stream Mode VGA Aspect Ratio Fisheye Display Settings Mounting Type Default Fisheye Mode Media 1 Video Encoder Resolution Maximum Bitrate Frame Rate Media 2 Video Encoder Resolution Maximum Bitrate Frame Rate You may adjust the dewarped area by clicking Image Calibration In the edit mode move or resize the red ring to define the dewarped area and then click Set to save the setting NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Fisheye Mode Description The very raw fisheye view Original V
26. on the device icon select HEES Vision Angle Step 7 Adjust the Channel Size amp Layout Adjust the channel size Click E on right lower corner of the channel window drag and then release 11F Entrance 11F Floor Plan Figs 11F Entrance Device 4 All Devices a 11F_Entrance 2 11F_Lab 3 7F_Office Area A BB 4 7F_Office PTZ 5 7F_Office Area B Switch channel windows Click on a channel title until the cross arrow a appears hold it to drag this device or map to your desired channel Step 8 Save the View Click on View Tool Bar to save it Step 9 Set Default View To set a View as default select it in the View List panel and then click on View Tool Bar By next time you log in you will directly enter this View 97 ACTI Connecting Vision bis NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Step 10 Set Default Hotspot Channel Optional By system default the global hotspot channel will always be the top left one You can set any other channel on your live view screen to be the default hotspot channel Right click on the channel and select Default Hotspot then click on View Tool Bar to save it Step 11 Set Fisheye Camera Mode Define a view for a fisheye camera channel by selecting its mode and using ePTZ control Please note that the maximum number of fisheye channels on the same View is 16 1 On this channel right click to bring up channel menu c
27. ready before activation P Prepare the server Make sure the computers hardware spec System computer operating system and IE browser version are Requirements on compatible with software requirements page 14 Assign a fixed IP for The server computer should have a fixed IP to server computer be used by NVR 3 0 server Set up Active Directory To add users through the Active Directory Optional service please make sure an Active Directory server is available on your domain Installation Install NVR 3 0 server Follow the instructions to install the software Server Installation software on server computer on page 18 Check if the installation Log in to NVR to check if you can see the Log In to the System is successful login page On server computer type on page 29 http localhost in browser s URL bar Activate your license key to get your required number of channels ready for adding devices Activate the license When required number of channels exceeds Configuring the Devices 8 Get the devices Finish the installation and basic settings of all connected and ready devices IP address usernames passwords Reference for use and attach all external hardware devices alarms or sensors if necessary Attach necessary external hardware peripherals such as a joystick or a microphone to the client computer System Setup Configure the Storage Activate the disks for reco
28. refresh this browser first this is to make IE pop up the prompts again 30 ACTI gt Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual lt http localhost Pr GX NR Cause 1 Your Internet Explorer browser version does not support NVR 3 0 Solution Make sure your browser is 32 bit version Cause 2 Your browser restricts the installation of add on components Solution Internet Explorer security settings may restrict the installation of add on components To ensure NVR server is always accessible from your web client regardless of any change in browser s overall Internet security settings you may add NVR server site to Internet Explorer s Trusted sites These sites are which you consider safe and wish to visit with low security restrictions while maintaining higher security for the rest of the Internet 1 On IE browser click Tools gt Safety and make sure ActiveX Filtering is unchecked 2 On IE browser go to Tools gt Internet Options gt Security tab select Trusted sites set the security level to Medium High and then click Sites 3 Add http localhost or server IP to the zone and clear the box Require server verification https for all sites in this zone 4 Back on Security tab click Apply to apply the changes This will allow ActiveX and scripting to be available for the chosen sites but not for the Internet as a whole Inter
29. section key in the value in this field oc System Log for 1 999 days Export the Log Click Export button to export the log as csv file You can specify the time duration engaged User Account and devices of the logs and click Apply system Log Search Time Type E User Account Export System Log Time Duration Type User Account Device 3 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Storage Management This section describes how to manage storage space in NVR Please note that this section only deals with the overall storage rules and not storage of individual channels Please note that as NVR continuously writes and deletes file from the disk drive using a removable disk may risk losing recording when device is removed while being accessed Go to Setup page gt Storage tab Kol Options System Log i About Us Storage Recording Settings Recording Folder Name Keep System Log for 1 999 days Disk Drive List Select Drive Free Space GB Total Space GB Reserve Space GB Change Recordings Folder Name In Recording Settings section you may change the name of video recordings folder The video files are saved in a folder named Recordings under hard drive root directory You may change the name here Set System Log Lifecycle System Log is the record of User activities and events that took place on the server In Recording Setting
30. system You may click Video PTZ or Preset Tour available for cameras with zoom pan tilt capability tabs to configure other properties Devices Device List Basic Video PTZ T All Devices 7 e 1 11F_Entrance inatimia iaia iiiam s Basic Settings 2 11F_Lab 3 7F_Office Area A as R 4 7F_Office PTZ wt Device Name A 5 7F_Office Area B is Protocol 6 7F_Office Area All a Agrees io al 7 New Device Brand Model Stream Mode URI HTTP Port User Name Password Connection Timeout 0 99 secs 5 To directly access the device configurator webpage simply click Web Configurator on top left to open it Certain advanced settings are only available through the web configurator and not through NVR r D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Manage Multiple Devices After adding several devices to the system you may get an overview of all devices on Setup page Device tab this is where you may use certain fast and convenient approaches to manage a number of devices In this section we will guide you through how to quickly add or delete multiple devices Modify Basic Connection Settings Go to Setup page gt Devices tab and click All Devices in Device List to get the devices overview in right column Each basic connection setting field including Name IP Address HTTP Port User Name and Password is editable Simply click in the field to modify it directly A
31. the whole computer system Once the free space is used up as to reach the limit of reserve space the system will delete the earliest recordings The Reserve Space should always be smaller than Free Space Reserve Space GB 3 When finish settings click Apply 5 Pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Manage User Groups Users The User Groups Users page allows you to 1 manage the access permissions of different user groups 2 add users to or delete them from user groups 3 and assign users to specific user group This chapter will take you through these settings Access Permissions In NVR 3 0 the access permissions are managed by User Groups User Groups defines what functions and devices are allowed for each user Different User Groups will have different access rights in terms of permitted operations with each device like Live View Playback and NVR server management operations like Device Setup Schedule Setup Event Setup and System Setup For example an Administrator User is allowed for all the operations in NVR while a standard User may only be permitted to do Live View and Playback with limited devices The chart below displays different employees as NVR Users and their access rights in this system Jeremy Gate Guard Monitor Gate Group User Sam Security Head PI k Security Group User abac Monitor Sean Manager g Playback Administrat
32. this computer Therefore if you consider increasing the 1a gt ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual computer s multi tasking capability by adding more RAM you will need a 64 bit version of Windows to take advantage of it all Please visit the link below for more memory limitations on various Windows platforms http msdn microsoft com en us library aa366778 28VS 85 29 aspx physical_ memory imits windows 7 Besides the limitation mentioned above you may find the usable memory of your computer displayed here gt Computer gt Properties is still less than actual installed memory This is acommon symptoms of all Windows platforms please find explanations and solutions in this Windows official support document http support microsoft com kb 978610 en us and htto windows microsoft com en us windows 7 taking the mystery out of 64 bit windows 4 Supports local hard drives and iSCSi NAS 5 The required free space of the disk drive where NVR is installed should be at least 40 GB at all times however the actual necessary space depends on number of devices recording and event rules settings To get an approximate value you may use the software tool Bandwidth amp Storage Calculator htip www acti com storagecalculator It is also recommended to use a separate disk for video recordings 6 Please make sure your operating system Is fully patched with the latest service packs
33. to Setup page gt Device tab click Add Device and select Add Device Manually Devices Storage Schedule ven Language System J Add Device Devices CDP Devices 6 0 Device List Auto save Ccearan FA Select All a All Devices 6 ID Add Device Brand Model reo 1 11F_Entrance 2 z ACTi TCM3001 rec 2 11F_Lab Search Devices ACTi TCM3511 reo 3 7F_Office Area A REC R 4 7F_Office PTZ Fa Click the options to search all available ACTi TCM3911 OA cameras inside the local network rec 5 7F Office Area B came ACTi ACM8511 ae reo 6 7F_Office Area All ACTi TCM3911 ACTi TCM1231 Add Device Manually w a Click this option when connecting to li specity camera via internet 3 After selecting Add Device Manually camera setting page will appear as below Please fill in the below seven marked fields that are required to communicate with the device Protocol IP Address Brand Model HTTP Port User Name and Password and then click Apply Video PTZ Preset Tour Basic Settings Device Name New Device Protocol HTTP IP Address 192 168 0 90 Brand AXIS Model P1344 Stream Mode SINGLE URI HTTP Port User Name Password Connection Timeout 0 99 secs 45 ACTI Connecting Vision X gt NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 4 By applying the settings NVR will get the video stream and this camera is successfully added to NVR
34. 800FFAF Devices tab select the device from Device List on 2 In PTZ Command area click in a command entry input the name command and then click Apply to save it You may also click gt to execute it or X to clear it Set PTZ Preset Tour Preset Tour is a preconfigured PTZ sequence that directs the camera to cycle through multiple preset points including where to look and how long to look at each location With this preset tour your PTZ device can perform an automatic patrol to scan through your cared areas For example a Preset Tour should include two or more preset points Once a tour is initiated the device will automatically point to the preset points based on the sequence and stay at that view according to the duration you set Before setting up Preset Tours please make sure you have configured PTZ settings and set PTZ Preset Points To start setting the Preset Tour 1 Go to Setup page gt Devices tab select the device from Device List and click Preset Tour tab 2 Inthe Tour List as there is currently no existing tour click Add New Tour to add one The default tour name is Preset Tour 1 3 In the Preset Points of a Tour area click Add Preset Point to add the number of points for this tour The number of points may outnumber the actual preset points you set for the same preset point might be gone through more than one time in a single tour For each point
35. BELG Lt e a a E 17 E 19 20 TES E DASI Select All Search E Export User Account Device 81 A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Choose Log Type You may filter the logs by Type User Account and Device by selecting from dropdown list then click Search By default all types are selected System Log SearchTime 2012 10 05 Type Select All ser Account Select All Device Select All f searcn J epon Select All User Operation M Setup Device User Account Device Description Setup System Setup Users Setup Schedule Setup Event System Status Request Log Read the Log The search result will show 1000 records before and after your query time You may click the pagination buttons KE io navigate earlier or later records If there is an icon on the right top corner of an entry click it to view the full description content System Lag Search Time 2012 09 18 Type User Operation Setup D User Account Select All Device Select All Search Export Date Time Type User Account Device Description 2012 09 18 15 14 59 System Status Server startup UserGroup 2012 09 18 15 20 06 Setup Users admin f SA id Administrator Name Administrator User 2012 09 18 15 20 07 User Operation 2 id admin Name Admin DecodelSetting CPU enable 1 2012 09 18 15 23 33 Setup System admin FolderName Recordinas FolderName Recordings RecordingKeepDays Enable 0 Keep
36. CTi lt gt Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Display Configurations You can change the user interface style by arranging the main screen and Panel Device List on the right or left Go to Setup page gt System tab Settings in User Interface Style section select the setting style then click Apply The change will be applied upon your next login System as GTS P Settings Device ID Device Name gt Coa oller Video Title Setting Q Device ID Device Name Date and Time License Export Video Settings Backup Restore ce a Export file path Snapshot OSD Date and Time Device ID Device Name User Interface Style Live and Playback UI Setting D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Video amp Snapshot Export Configurations The snapshots taken by Users on Live View and all exported video files are saved to a default file location and you may configure the destination on NVR server Go to Setup page gt System tab gt Settings in Export Video Settings section click Browse to choose the Export file path You may also define what information is printed on each snapshot by checking the items Date and time Device ID and Device Name These configurations will take place after you click Apply System es Controller License Export Video Settings Backup Restore uO Export file path Snapshot OSD Date and Time Use
37. Days 30 2012 09 18 15 23 33 Setup System Storages Storage id C KeepSpace 20480 SystemLogKeepDays 30 A log entry contains several kinds of information including Date Time Type User Account Device and Description Check Type and Description fields to know what the user has done or what happened to the whole system In Type field shows what major functions user engaged in in Description field narrates how the change was done in green font color uppercase and the result in white font color 82 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Date Time Type User Name Device Description TENE 2012 05 09 15 15 28 Setup System Admin l MainForm Alignment left The following user behaviors are recorded in NVR server Type Description User Operation Login Logout Manual Record Trigger DO Setup System Recording Configure Storage System Setting User Add Delete Modify User Groups Add Delete Modify Setup Schedule Modify Setup Users Setup Event Modify Server start up disk is full disk is not found disk is available Time source ip address SYS SystemMgmt xxxxx 200 System Status Request Log If the pagination button appears to be disabled that means no more records found on NVR server By default the server will keep the logs for 30 days If you wish to adjust the period please go to Setup page gt Storage tab in Recording Settings
38. Description Icon Status Description NVR server cannot retrieve video streaming This may be that a video server is not connected with cameras or that the streaming is blocked by the firewall between the device and NVR server Please 1 ensure the device side is well connected and can output video normally 2 check the firewall and port forwarding settings This device s settings have been modified but not saved yet If you leave these modifications unsaved they will not take effect by next time the server starts Please always remember to save upon every change NVR cannot build up connection with this device Please check the device connection settings including IP Address Port number Account Name and Password or increase the Connection Timeout to allow more time for the device to respond This device is currently connected video is being transmitted and no recording is proceeding This device is currently connected and video is being recorded either manually or according to the schedule t gt a A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Add Non ACTi Cameras In this section we will guide you through how to add devices to NVR3 system After the required CDP license is activated please 1 Use the utility provided by camera manufacturer to confirm the camera properties 1 Protocol 2 IP Address 3 HTTP Port and 4 User Name amp Password 2 Log in to NVR go
39. NER NVR3 CDP Software Registration Documents amp Downloads ESE EE License Key RACAP PAAAP PBSAP PCTQP PBAAQ AAAQQ roduct Resource Matrix Machine Key MAC Address 00 21 85 73 51 4C Subm Clean Knowledge Base FAE Processing Technical Guide Troubleshooting Database NVR3 CDP License registration Customer Services NVR3 CDP License Offline Registration is used when Server is located in network not connected to public internet i e Military Base Customer Helpdesk Admin RD How to register NVR3 CDP License Off line Registration Customer Feedback Form License Registration Activation Flow Project Registration Enter your license key and MAC address Tools amp Utilities P Project Planner Message from webpage Troubleshooting Tools Policies The Activation Key has been sent to your registered e mail thanks for A your registration Technical Support Policy Troubleshooting with ACTi Repair Service Warranty Policy Log in to NVR 3 and go to Setup gt License gt Project Registration Mr Offline Registration gt Paste activation key and click Apply to activate this license Customer Helpdesk ay oy iy Ne Done Step 3 Log in NVR server from local or via web client Go to Setup page gt System tab gt License gt Offline Registration click Import and upload the license file lic Click Apply to activate
40. NVR3 Workstation remember the Account Password your D choices of Initial Page and Ul Language simply check Remember SSL AEn login info Click Don t Remember will clear your input text and reset Snapshot All to default View Manager Map Image Manager Custom Panel To directly enter the desired page every time you log in from this PC Full Screen check Remember login info then Auto Login to skip the Login page i Hide Title Bar If your computer may be accessed by someone else you might S Stretch consider not to use either of these functions Se Connected Users To cancel auto login on title bar click EJ gt Logout to return to login pone page and this function is cancelled Logout F Retrieve the Forgotten Password Please refer to D Retrieve the Forgotten Password on page 32 G Server Name Server Sites List NVR3 Workstation can remember multiple server sites and their login settings and show the site lists on Login window To add a new site wobe 1 Click in the Server Name box and input Sena hae the server site name Server IP 2 Fill in the other fields If you disable the Server Port Remember login info then only the Server Account Name Server IP and Server Port of this Password server site will be remembered 3 Click Save 4 After a server site is saved it will be Initial Page Language shown on Server Name dropdown list You may
41. On NVR 3 0 server set a default View for your account For detailed procedures please refer to this section in this manual Customize Views on page 92 2 Set Auto login for your Workstation client or web browser client For detailed procedures please refer to this section in this manual C Remember Account Password on page 32 3 If you are using a browser client open the browser and set the NVR server ip as default homepage 4 Set your browser or Workstation application to start right after Windows has started Click Windows Start gt Programs gt Startup to open the Startup Internet Explorer folder and drag the application shortcut into it In your case you will have to B drag the Internet Explorer shortcut or NVR3 Workstation shortcut into the ar ation Startup folder 5 The next time you start Windows NVR 3 0 live view will be running automatically and you may start monitoring the system in no time A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Customize System Language NVR server supports multiple languages for user interface display There are already 10 translated language files in the server system Each language is open to customization based on your own needs This section will describe how to choose or customize language strings for your site System Languages List You may decide which languages to be selectable on Login screen The chosen languages will appear on the
42. PTZ controls simultaneously in this window 05 ACTi 2012 04 05 04 52 34 PTZ Protocol Enable PTZ Ve q d or Live Preview P rotocoil D aI TriTy ality Address ID PTZ Panel v PTZ Preset Point irm There are two kinds of PTZ navigation Optical PTZ Navigation 1 Get the live view from Live Preview window Make sure the Enable PTZ is checked a red crosshair will appear on the Live Preview window if the device is in Dual Stream mode this window will always shows the stream set for live view You may click on EJ to switch between the streams 2 Use the mouse to do the following PTZ operations To execute optical Panning and Tilting click anywhere on the live window to allow the camera to move in that direction The length of the direction indicator is proportional to the Pan and Tilt speed The farther you place the cursor from the center the faster the Pan Tilt movement To execute optical Zoom in or Zoom out scroll the mouse wheel forward to zoom in scroll the mouse wheel backward to zoom out se ACTI gt Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 05 ACTi 2012 04 05 05 03 05 de Pan Tilt 4 BP zoom Zoom in a Zoom out Click a button on the panel to start the red crosshair will appear in the view PTZ Panel 3 Use panel controls to operate PTZ movements 8 directional buttons Zoom in Zoom out Focus in Focus out W
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44. ake How Does NVR Handle Events In NVR 3 0 each device can be involved in several event rules As different device models possess various capabilities the supported event trigger types would vary For example a PIR built in camera can execute a PIR triggered event rule while this option is not provided to other models without this feature similarly the supported response types would vary by device models like Goto preset behavior can only be executed by PTZ devices The below chart shows NVR server supported Trigger types and Response types Once a device is added to NVR server the server would create empty rules with compatible trigger types for you to configure Trigger Type Response Type Video Motion Detection Focus Channel in Live View PIRDetection Audio Alert Video Loss Trigger DO Device Video Recovery Execute URL Commands Networkloss Upload Snapshots to FTP NetworkRecovery Email Notifications Snapshots 7 A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual How to Edit an Event Rule 1 Go to Setup page gt Event tab All the editable event rules are listed in the device ID order 2 Select a device from the Device List on the left Based on the trigger types this device supports the corresponding events rules are listed accordingly on the right In this example this selected camera model supports three motion detection regions
45. al Un install Server Software In certain cases un installation of NVR system is necessary for example 1 you want to terminate NVR server and clear all the evidence due to privacy and security reasons 2 you need to reinstall the system due to an unsuccessful installation Before starting un installation please back up important data please refer to Back Up system Data on page 112 first and prepare the NVR server install shield application This chapter will describe un installation process Step 1 Remove NVR 3 0 Server Program 1 Go to Windows Control Panel gt Add Remove Programs in Windows Server 2003 Windows XP or Programs Programs and Features in Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 2008 to remove it When you un install NVR server program the web client will be terminated at the same time CE JG E gt Control Panel gt A 4 Search Control Pane P Adjust your computer s settings View by Category Y System and Security User Accounts NN 4 Review your computer s status Change account type Back up your computer G 9 YP Find and fix problems Appearance and gt B ss GQ Programs Programs and Features X 4 Search Programs and Features p Control Panel Home g Uninstall or change a program View installed updates To uninstall a program select it from the list and then click Uninstall Change or Network and Internet Personalization
46. ation 5 14 Office Aisle 3Fi 04 Counter MD 2 MD 2 15 Paking Lot 04 Counter MD 3 MD 3 PTZ Goto Preset Target 08 Preset 01 Duration 10 Next Preset 01 04 Counter PIR PIR 04 Counter DI 1 On DI 1 On 04 Counter DI 1 Off DI 1 Off 04 Counter Video Loss 1 Video Loss 1 Audio Alert Beep Duration 5 Times 1 04 Counter Video Recovery 1 Video Recovery 1 04 Counter Network Loss Network Loss 04 Counter Network Recovery Network Recovery To filter out the configured events select from the All Triggers dropdown list or filter by the event type by selecting from the All Events dropdown list 7 All Triggers ACTI Connecting Vision A NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual All Events A Triggers with Responses Triggers without Responses 04 Counter 04 Counter 04 Counter 04 Counter 04 Counter 04 Counter 04 Counter 04 Counter 04 Counter 04 Counter MD 3 PIR DI 1 On DI 1 Off Video Loss 1 Video Recovery 1 Network Loss Network Recovery Event Name MD 1 MD 2 MD 3 PIR DI 1 On DI 1 Off Video Loss Video Reco Network Lo Network Re Response C Clear An Focus Channel Pop up Target 04 Duration 5 All Triggers Devices 04 Counter 04 Counter 04 Counter 04 Counter 04 Counter 04 Counter 04 Counter 04 Counter 04 Counter 04 Counter Motion Detection Network Status Video Status MD 2 MD 3 PIR DI 1 On DI 1 Of
47. ay change a group s Group Type Upon the change for example by changing a group from Private to Public all the views belonging to it will be open to every User Click this icon to add a new group af P x Click this icon to delete a selected group Click this icon to copy a selected group to another group 0000 Click this icon to move a selected group to another group View Manager Ho x 0 na Group Tvpe i 2 m gO 11F Entrance o ACTI Connecting Vision A NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Set View Link By creating a link button on a map view you can directly be linked to another specific view by clicking the button On the picture below shows how to create a link button to 7F View on 11F View Select a View on which you will place a link button to another view Click Lf on View Toolbar to enter edit mode From View List drag the target View to current View a link button will appear Click on View Toolbar to save it e ne pP m Set View Patrol You may have the saved Views patrol in turns In this way the views in different area in your site may cycle through themselves for you automatically Office Arei aE HE HH E E E F View 01 Office 1F 2012 05 24 00 14 55 B Public View 2 E Office Areat Office Area2 All 11 F Private View 1 a J el Open Area a En Create Patrol J x Device n Instant Patrol i All Devices 14 oes w
48. ay start customizing the views for different users and purposes This chapter will teach you how to add video source arrange the channels and manage live view layouts In NVR 3 0 system a View refers to the layout where the live images of Cameras or Maps are placed in proper positions to suit the monitoring purpose This is very similar to a camera group which often consists of cameras in the same physical location For example a View named 11F Emap amp Camera may contain the 11F floor plan and the cameras actually placed on 11F On NVR Live View a saved View not only remembers 1 layout style 2 which channel to display which camera 3 but the fisheye view mode for fisheye cameras only Live View interface overview Erie lt gt eee See Peay Se 7F_Entrance_Counter 2012 10 05 s o _ DIA My F 1 Layout Selection Bar Provides 24 options for layout styles View Toolbar Provides functions keys for editing Channels Each channel window may display a camera view or a map In edit mode you can adjust the channel size at will 4 View List All the saved Views are shown here On Live View you can go to gt View Manager to group and manage these views refer to Manage the Views on page 99 5 Device List In edit mode drag camera from here to your desired channel 2 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Step 1 Create a New View On View Tool Bar
49. be deleted it possesses full permissions to all devices and NVR settings 90 gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Domain Users Management As NVR server computer is logged on to a domain Active Directory it can import a user account from Active Directory Domain AcTiNvR 3 0 Server ACTi com oe l N Active n f N Directory G J N Domain _ Controller ae Windows l AP Server Sytem gs This type of User account is Domain User Upon being added to NVR server the User properties stored on Active Directory database including 1 account name 2 e mail address will be imported to NVR server h ceara V Select All User Groups Select User Type User Account User Name Password Email Group Name Users Customized User admin Admin Administrator Domain User wen cheng Wen Cheng ACTi com Wen Cheng User Whenever a domain User client tries to log in to NVR server NVR server will first verify if this account exists in NVR server database and then have Active Directory verify the user account and password As Active Directory owns the privilege to create edit and delete domain users the Domain User s account and password are not editable through NVR user interface but via Active Directory Administrative Tool 4 Pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Customize Views After all devices are configured you m
50. below procedures 1 If the device is a speed dome camera or an analog camera attached to video server configure the parameters on physical device according to the product s installation instructions 2 On the device s camera or video server web configurator configure the parameters to match the setting on physical device and test the PTZ operations to make sure the device is properly set to be connected 3 In NVR 3 0 server go to Setup page Devices tab select the device from Device List and click PTZ tab In PTZ Protocol section fill in the communication parameters 6 ACTI Connecting Vision bis NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Adjustment Attributes Field Name Description Vendor is the provider of Protocol The selectable vendors would vary Vendor depending on different device models Available vendor types are ACTI DYNACOLOR PELCO and SONY Protocol is a set of rules to define the communication format between the device and controller Different protocols are provided for selection according to the Vendor you choose ieee Available protocols following their vendors are ACTI ACTI DYNACOLOR DYNACOLOR PELCO PELCOD PELCOP SONY VISCA Parity is the data validation mechanism for analog devices that use serial port interface to send or receive data When choosing parity mode other than none the data packets will be validated for possible data losses so that failed command could b
51. ce Settings After adding a device to NVR you may continue to configure its video motion detection PTZ or preset tour settings on Setup page gt Devices tab In this section we will guide you through how to configure these settings and their corresponding functions Configure Video Format Go to Setup page gt Device tab select a device from Device List and then go to Video tab to configure the video format of the stream output from this device If the device is currently in Dual Stream mode you may switch the stream in live view window by click on the switch below and configure individual settings for Media 1 and Media 2 Video 8 ACTi 2013 05 21 T IT 4T il Iik Set Frame Rate For Event Recording Mode Video Quality Settings Media 1 Video Encoder Resolution Frame Rate fps Media 2 Video Encoder Video Settings Attributes Field Name TV Standard Stream Mode Mounting Type Installation Angle Video encoder Resolution Video Quality Frame Rate fps Maximum Bitrate Description Default is NTSC Select one of the streaming modes this device supports Select the mounting position Input the angle for a device mounted on the wall Select one of the codec this device supports Select one of the resolutions this device supports Select your desired video quality of the image Select the Frames Per Second this device supports This puts a hard cap on the maximum bit rate allowed in any
52. ce in camera before the video is output to NVR server Since the image correction counts on the camera itself NVR server will not bear much extra loading which benefits the system requiring many of these fisheye cameras e g ACTi KCM 391 1 KCM 7911 Fisheye Cameras without dewarping function These fisheye cameras output only original global images relying on software algorithm processing provided by NVR sever to correct the images They are suitable for a system with limited bandwidth for NVR server processes and responds to User s ePTZ manipulation or demands for changing view modes immediately without waiting for camera side to deliver a new frame e g ACTi E96 NVR 3 0 makes it possible to integrate both kinds of fisheye cameras into your system with the following advantages s2 gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Full support for all types of dewarped video stream output from fisheye cameras with in camera dewarping capability NVR s software algorithm can perfectly corrects the original fisheye images generating 6 specific fisheye view modes from User s usual perspective Based on user s instant request for changing view mode or PTZ view point NVR server will process the original fisheye image and respond to the client individually In this way what a client sees on Live View will not affect playback recording as well as another concurrent connection The virtualized ePTZ
53. click on its name to enter its Login window or to delete it from the list Server Name Server IP Server Port Account Password 34 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 5 You can export the saved server sites or import it to another Workstation client computer Access NVR server via NVR3 Workstation go to Setup page gt System tab gt Workstation A Export current server sites list Click Browse to select a folder to save the list and then click Export This file will be saved as an xml file B Import a server site list Click Browse to select the xml file and then click Import The server sites will appear in Server Name dropdown list on Login window of your next login System Settings Display Performance Setting Controller Enable Lower display frame rate when current layout is above License Lower display frame rate when CPU usage is above Backup Restore Server Site Export Import 3s D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Set up the System This chapter will guide you through everything you need to know in System Setup procedure from first time connection with ACTi NVR 3 0 server to general system configuration Setup Wizard Once you connect to ACTi NVR 3 0 for the first time Setup Wizard will guide you through the initial setup process You may click Previous
54. ction describes how to setup the recording schedule for the IP cameras video servers Configure the Recording File Properties Before setting the recording schedule you may define 1 where the recordings are stored 2 how long an event recording is and 3 how long a recording file will be kept in the system 1 To set the saved recordings folder go to Setup page gt Storage tab make sure you have assigned the disk drives to store recorded files For related recording settings please refer to Storage Management on page 84 2 To define how long an event recording is and the recording s lifecycle go to Setup page Schedule tab select the device from Device List a week schedule will appear on the right Configure the recording file related settings The settings below will make an event recording as long as 5 30 seconds which will be kept on server for 30 days Pre Buffer sec Post Buffer sec Keep Recording Files for 1 999 days Attributes Explanation Field Name Description Pre event Recording NVR keeps a short cache of video received from devices If an event is Buffer sec triggered NVR will automatically store the pre event buffer along with the recording of the event itself Available choices are 0 3 5 seconds Post event Recording This will determine how long after the event is triggered should be Buffer sec included in the event recording file Available choices are 10 30 60 120 180 and 300 sec
55. d in this region in live view 1 the red region frame will blink and 2 a new alert entry will be generated in the event list PIR detection is available only for models with this function ss Pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Configure PTZ Device PTZ devices can do panning tilting and zooming automatically or through manipulation The PTZ related applications are broadly supported by NVR 3 0 For example you may control the movements of a PTZ camera with user interface panel controls or a joystick the device can be programmed to execute a continuous tour or triggered by events to go to a preset position Once an ACTi PTZ device is added to the system NVR 3 0 will use the default settings of the device model and enable PTZ functions so that you may immediately start PTZ operations PTZ Protocol If you have previously changed the communication parameters of PTZ devices please make sure these parameters on NVR side and Dae device side match endor Protocol Below is a list of functions supported ACTi solutions and the required settings When you configure PTZ Protocol properties for EEs ACTi Pan Tilt Zoom devices please make sure the required settings Senne are correct Address ID IP Zoom Camera IP PTZ Camera IP Speed Dome IP Camera mounted on Scanner Analog PTZ V V V V V camera attached to Video Server To start matching up the parameters please follow the
56. djust this value to find the color closest to the real scene Configure Motion Settings To make use of the motion and PIR detection functions supported by your devices you need to configure the detection regions and settings Once a motion is detected NVR 3 0 can trigger events and recording bring up instant pop up windows and show the detected area on live view Before configuring motion detection settings first make sure you can connect properly to the IP camera video server and get device settings On Device tab gt Video tab and click Motion Detection to start Motion Detection Motion Enable Sensitivity Timer Threshold MD 0 100 0 300 secs EA Sensitivity Timer Enable 0 100 0 300 secs 1 Click Get Motion Settings to retrieve the live view For Dual Mode the video you get in this window will always be Stream 1 2 Click Motion Setup to enable the property fields There are three motion regions for you to set To enable one check it in the MD box a red frame will appear in the view You may start setting the detection area by adjusting this red frame on the view Simply use your mouse to move and resize the frame s4 ACTI lt gt Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual To move the entire frame Place the mouse cursor over the title bar and drag to move ew To disable this detection region Place the mouse cursor
57. e Bitrate Frame Rate fps Non event Frame Rate fps Active Event Frame Rate fps Scenario A Suppose you wish all the videos are recorded at very high frame rate With sufficient storage you may not need this function Set the video Frame Rate that will apply to all the recordings In this way NVR 3 0 will not record non event during event recording period Frame Rate Setting Event Recording set Frame Rate for Event Recording Mode Frame Rate fps Non Event 0 FPS Event 30 FPS 52 gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual scenario B Suppose you wish the system to record 24 7 the non event recording to be kept at very low frame rate Please set the event and schedule recordings at different frame rate you will need to enable Set Frame Rate for Event Recording Mode and set the Non event Frame Rate and Active Event Frame Rate Frame Rate Setting set Frame Rate for Event Recording Mode Frame Rate fps ses Non event 1 FPS Non event Frame Rate fps Active Event Frame Rate fps Event 30 FPS Fine tune the Image Brightness Contrast Saturation Hue Not only details but also brightness contrast saturation and hue are essential factors to make Event Recording images closer to real scene For devices that support these property configurations you may directly modify them and save to the device in NVR 3 0 system To start on Dev
58. e re sent if necessary Please refer to the parity setting of the analog device and choose exactly the same parity setting also in NVR When setting up ACTi Zoom PTZ or Speed Dome cameras using ACTi protocol you may ignore the parity setting Available parity modes are Parity a pen ee i amount of bits i 8N1 8 N 1 801 8 O 1 8E1 8 E 1 8N2 8 N 2 802 8 O 2 8E2 8 E 2 7N2 7 N 2 702 7 O 2 7E2 7 E 2 Baud rate defines the data speed through serial port interface the rate value represents the number of symbols that can be transmitted within 1 second Please refer to the baud rate setting of the analog device and choose exactly the same baud rate setting also in NVR When setting up ACTi Zoom PTZ or PANEER Speed Dome cameras using ACTi protocol you may ignore the baud rate setting Available baud rates 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 57 ACTI lt gt Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Address ID represents the identity of the device only analog devices or speed dome cameras require this configuration Please refer to the Address ID of the device and choose exactly the same baud rate setting also in NVR 3 0 Available value is from 1 99 By default ACTi devices will use 1 as Address ID it is suggested not to change it Address ID How to Do Live PTZ Operation To configure PTZ settings you need to view the live streaming while manipulating the
59. ee O41 Office 1F rec 02 Office 2F a 03 Entrance REC POA Office 3F ree os Office 4F 03 Entrance 2012 05 24 00 14 55 eer Event MD 2 2012 05 24 00 14 52 04 Office 3F MD 3 012 05 24 00 14 05 Office 4 MD 3 1122 05 24 00 14 71 05 Office 4F Control KaD amp 100 A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual On View Toolbar click a then select Create Patrol i 2 3 6 The saved patrols will be shown on the patrol list Input the Patrol Name Select the Patrol Type to be either available for all Users or to the creator s account only Define the Global Dwell Time between the views If you want to set different dwell time length for individual Views do not check this option and configure them separately in the table below Choose the Views to display in patrol If you select the All Device group you will also need to select All Device Layout Style for it Click Apply to save the settings Create Patrol Patrol Name A171 amp F m Patrol Type Fy Private Global Dwell Time 5 120 secs 5 All Devices Layout Style J Gear an v Select Al Dwell Time 5 120 secs Ba All Devices 4 Gls 11F Entrance iF SJ lt I EKE after you click J on View Tool Bar you may delete and edit a saved patrol or select it to start patrolling Create Patrol Instant Patrol 101 gt q ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual
60. eeesaeees 62 Schedule Recordings saiassesentsemrsaecenaesrweecannseannenssvunsevecsnncensecssearseutuanesawenes 66 Configure the Recording File Properties cccccseeeeseeeeeeeeees 66 g www acti com D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Attributes Explanation 66 Set the SCHECUIE ccceeccsecccceeeeeseeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeaeeeeas 68 Use Time Setting Quick Buttons to Set the Time in One Click 69 Lock Specific Days 70 Copy an Existing Schedule to OtherS ccccceccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 71 View the Entire Recording SCHedule cccsescecseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 72 Event ManageMe nt ccccsscssssssessescescessescnscnsonsossessescnsoaeansoussnsssensonss 73 How Does NVR Handle Event ccccccssccseeceeeceeeceeeeeeseeeeaees 73 HOW 10 GINGA VOI RUIG secera E E 74 Manage the Event RUles ccccscccceeecseeeneeeseeeeeeeneeeseeeeseeenees 77 Delete the Event Rules 78 How to Setup SMTP Settings for Event Rules cccceeeees 78 How to Setup FTP Settings for Event Rules ccccceseeeeeeee es 79 VSCOM LOO e e E E en 81 Define Search TIME cccccccccseccceeeeceseeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeseeeeseeeegeeesees 81 Choose Log TYPE ee en ene ee nee ee een eee 82 PCAC ANG LOO ore panesnee peseueseeanenncag ease nese 82 Export the LOG cccccccsecceeeceeeeceeeceeeceueecseeseeceuseneeesseeseueesseesass 83 Storage Ma
61. el Stream Mode HTTP Port User Name Admin Password TILLI Default Live View Stream Recording Stream Connection Timeout 0 99 secs Device Information Serial Number E96 AA 01 12A 9999 Firmware Version A1D 500 V6 04 15 AC 42 ACTI Connecting Vision vA NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 3 To directly access the device configurator webpage simply click Web Configurator on top right to open it Certain detailed settings are only through the web configurator and not through NVR Basic Settings Attributes Field Name Device Name Protocol IP address Brand Model Stream Mode Channel No HTTP Port User Name Password Default Live View Stream Recording Stream Connection Timeout 0 99 secs 3 Description Enter the name of the camera which will be shown in the Device list on the left in Live View This name should be descriptive so that you know where the camera is located Select a streaming protocol to connect the camera with Enter the camera s IP address or host name Select the manufacturer of device Select the device model of the IP cameras video servers In most cases this is automatically filled in after you perform Get Device Setting for ACTi cameras Select one of the streaming modes this device supports The channel ID you set for a stream of a multi streaming device Enter the HTTP port for IP cameras video servers Most cameras use the defa
62. emember your Login Account and Password for future check Remember Account Password Click Don t Remember will clear your input text and reset to default h B D To directly enter the main page every time you log in from this PC in the future Device Sort Check Remember Account Password then Auto Login to skip the Login Snapshot All page If your computer may be accessed by someone without proper View Manager authority please DO NOT use either of these functions 4 Map image Manager Custom Panel To cancel auto login on title bar click Ea gt Logout to return to login page MEET and this function is cancelled 7 l Mide Title Bar l Stretch D Retrieve the Forgotten Password REANA NVR can send the password of the User s account to the saved e mail P onnected Users address To have Users be able to use this service please make sure 1 the om Update Profile SMTP settings have been configured refer to How to Setup SMTP Settings Logout for Event Rules on page 78 and 2 a valid e mail address has previously a 052 Window been saved in Setup page gt Users tab gt User list Forgot Password The e mail address input in Forgot Password window should match the one under your User account saved in NVR server 32 Email gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Access NVR Server via NVR3 Workstation NVR3 Workstation includes a set of p
63. er has available Internet access choose online activation Purchase licenses On NVR server input the 1 from ACTi get the 02 LICENSE to activate the LICENSE KEY license Ac gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR server Internet access Offline Activation Offline activation does not require Internet access for NVR server It is used when NVR is located in network not connected to public Internet e g in a military base You will need to get an activation file from another computer and transfer it to NVR server computer Purchase licenses On another computer access Lee Ene 1 from ACTi get the W2 ACTi website to es the 3 DN FILE LICENSE KEY licenses using the LICENSE KEY into NVR 5 server Computer NVR server Internet access ACTi Connecting Vision 2 p ACTI P Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Step by step Activation Process Based on the network conditions of your site follow Online Activation SOP or Offline Activation SOP to activate your license Online Activation SOP Step 1 Membership ID in ACTi Member KALAC Center is required for activation Register E a a vas one for free at http member acti com A capes rae Gat full access and support to all ACTI related shesiinols Step 2 Log in NVR server go to Setup page gt System tab gt License gt Online Registration Select the MAC Address enter your License Key ACTi member Account and Pas
64. er with server program as from local or on another computer as from remote Server starts automatically as soon as the Server computer where it is installed boots up and operates in the background without requiring login by administrator It would provide services over the TCP IP network to multiple Clients upon request through HTTP Protocol There are two types of Clients in NVR 3 0 system Web Client and Workstation Client A user connecting from whether web browser or workstation will enjoy the same user interface and NVR functions Web Client the web version of interface to access NVR server without need of installing any client program to become a client Logging in the NVR server is as simple as visiting a website through IE browser Workstation Client the client application making accessing NVR server free from the use of browser The workstation includes a set of programs that provide interface between users and the NVR server Workstation Remote User NVR Server Security Officer Workstation Web Client Remote User 1 pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual System Installation Check List Pre installation Item Description Reference Prepare software NVR 3 0 comes with 16 channel free license License and license For additional channels please purchase the Activation on page license from your system supplier and get the 23 license information
65. erver You may export the system log of latest three days as csv file as backup Please refer to the section in this manual Export the Log on page 83 for instructions A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Restore System Data Before starting restoring the system make sure you have done the following 1 Re activate the license If you have done un installation previously and the number of channels to be recovered is over 16 Please prepare the license key information for online activation or the activation file lic for offline activation and follow the instructions in License and Activation on page 23 to activate your license The license should be activated before settings are restored so that the licensed channels are ready for recovery 2 The backup file xml To start 1 Goto Setup page gt System tab gt Backup Restore 2 In Restore section click Browse to select the backup file and then click Restore to start restoring the settings System Backup Settings Destination I1 User Interface Style 2 Controller Please select the destination folder and give backup file a name License Restore amp Backup Restore Data Source C Users Wen Cheng Desktop NVR Backup Ba Browse f Backup Restore configurations for system and devices 3 The restoring process requires logging out of NVR server After restoring is done you may log in using yo
66. es Click Copy under Device Permissions tab to bring up the target device menu check the target devices and click Apply Devices Storage Schedule Event Language System Add foo Delete fioo Reset foo Apply Device Permission Copy Setting 01 Office 1F amp s User Groups ID Name New Device Default 02 Office 2F Administrator Administrator Jeremy Jeremy Lin 05 Office 4F 06 Storeroom Wang Tree gt Users 07 Gate 08 Counter User Group User 10 Basement 11 Asile m NVR Permissions Device Permissions 12 Lab 13 Parking lot C Clear Au Z Select All 14 Office Area 16 Square New Device Default 01 Office 1F 02 Office 2F 03 Entrance 04 Office 3F 05 Office 4F NC Ctararnaam Cancel Apply Click Apply on the top to save the settings Add Users To create a user account with on NVR server 1 Select ao Users 7 and click Add button 2 Select User Type as Customized User or Domain User Customized User an account created and managed on NVR server only You will input an account name its password and e mail address for this User Domain User an account that already exists in Active Directory database within the domain Since this is an existing account in your domain you will have to select this account from Account dropdown list Insert user account name password and the account mail For Customized User Assign this created user account to a specific user group A
67. f Video Loss 1 Video Recovery 1 Network Loss Network Recovery MD 2 MD 3 PIR DI 1 On DI 1 Off Video Loss 1 Video Recovery 1 Network Loss Network Recovery Select All C Clear An Select All Response Focus Channel Pop up Target 04 Duration 5 Focus Channel Hot spot Target 04 Duration 5 PTZ Goto Preset Target 08 Preset 01 Duration 10 Next Preset 01 Audio Alert Beep Duration 5 Times 1 Delete the Event Rules On Event List select the rules you wish to delete and then click Delete to clear this rule Schedule Language Device List ci amp 04 Counter Filter 07 Office Aisle 2F Bos Stroeroom 2F r09 Corridor 13 Storeroom 3F 14 Office Aisle 3Fi 15 Paking Lot C Clear Al Select All All Triggers Select Devic Response Confirm Target 04 Duration 5 04 Counte Target 04 Duration 5 04 Counte Click Apply to delete the selected item 04 Counte or click Cancel to delete later rycen gt t 08 Preset 01 Duration 10 Next Preset E ounte 04 Counte 04 Counte 04 Counte on 5 Times 1 04 Counte Network Recovery 04 Count 04 Counter Network Recovery How to Setup SMTP Settings for Event Rules NVR 3 0 supports e mail notification for Event Handling sent through an SMTP server You can specify the e mail and server settings here Devices SMTP Server N s Controller Email smtp acti co
68. file You have to preserve the license key information provided in e mail or printed card to you after the purchase takes place Step 2 Back up Recording Files Folder Optional Back up the whole Recordings folder s that saves the recorded video files on storage hard drive s If you selected multiple storage hard drives via Setup page gt Storage tab gt Disk Drive List then the server may have generated one Recordings folder under each selected drive If you have renamed the folders or change the locations please make sure you find the correct path g9 amp Computer Local Disk C v Search Loc Organize v ay Open Play Include in library Sharewith y v Gl A Name Title Contributing artists _ Ft Favorites m Recent Places di AcMiniDump m3 Downloads Ji AMC Dropbox J AMD E Desktop do NVR Temp d PerfLogs a Libraries Program Files di Recordings Music all lt lt mW p Recordings Date modified 2013 2 5 E 11 31 File folder Documents Step 3 Back up Recording Files Index Folder Optional This step is necessary for NVR 3 0 server migration between two server computers The recording files index folder contains important video index data NVR server needs to process recorded video clips Enter the server program folder ACTi Corporation NVR3 DataSource and back up the DataBase folder where stores the recording file
69. formation 100 v Cause 1 Server is not ready Solution It may happen when you just started the server computer or the server installation has just finished please wait a few seconds and connect again Cause 2 Server is not able to respond to your request through current path because port 80 has been seized by another service running on server computer This may happen when that service is executed right before NVR server starts its services Solution Please check if there is another service using port 80 right now and change the setting in that program to release port 80 for NVR 3 0 server Below are the steps to find the service 1 Please click on Windows Start Windows Logo then enter cmd exe in the run box and execute it 2 Input the command netstat a o b You will be provided with the ports in use and the services using them Find the Local Address that has taken port 80 and the PID number z gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Ge Administrator C Windows system32 cmd exe Co Users Wen Cheng gt netstat a o hb Active Connections Proto Local Add mess Foreign Address State H 8 8 8 88 Wen Cheng HP 8 LISTENING 8 8 8 135 Wen Cheng HP LISTENING suchost exe TGP 8 8 8 8 443 Wen Cheng HP 8 LISTENING Skype exe TGP H 8 8 8 445 Wen Cheng HP LISTENING Can not obtain ownership information TCP H 8 8 8 3389 Wen Chen
70. fter you click Apply this new user will be added to the list on the top 89 A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual User Groups lear All Select All a Users y z S at User Type Customized User Account Name Password Email User Groups Administrator Blank is not allowed or format error for required fields NVR server provides a procedure to help Users who have forgotten the password retrieving the original information which relies solely on the e mail address authentication It is strongly recommended that you input an e mail address that this User has access to when you establish the User account To update the e mail address of an account go to Setup page gt Users tab gt edit E mail of an selected User account the Users can also update the e mail addresses themselves after logging in to NVR on Live View pag pP gt Update Profile Account Password Rules 1 Account and Password fields allow alphabets numbers and symbols except the following lt gt In Account field for alphabets the input will be recognized as lowercase letters Space is only allowed between characters the space in the beginning or at the end will be deleted as it is saved The Password field is case sensitive and the space is allowed Admin is the default user account and belongs to Administrator user group Hence the user Admin and the group Administrator cannot
71. g HP 6 LISTENING Cryptsuc suchost exe d 5 Tdr F k k 3 Press down ctrl alt Delete keys to bring up Windows Task Manager Select View and then Select columns and enable the PID Process Identifier to appear on search results Please also make sure Show process from all users is enabled 4 On Task Manager Process tab locate the PID number of the service using port 80 The service name is shown under Image Name column 1 Windows Task Manager File Options Select Process Page Columns Select the columns that will appear on the Process page of Task Manager taskmor exe 5304 PID Process Identifier GoogleToolbarUser_32 exe conhost exe wicomm exe Dropbox exe CCC exe WINWORD EXE jusched exe MOM exe msnmsgr exe explorer exe iexplore exe dwm exe AcroRid32 exe OUTLOOK EXE taskhost exe iexplore exe AcroRd32 exe Processes 58 CPU Usage 15 User Name Session ID CPU Usage CPU Time Memory Working Set Memory Peak Working Set Memory Working Set Delta Memory Private Working Set Memory Commit Size Memory Paged Pool Memory Non paged Pool Page Faults Page Fault Delta Base Priority Physical Memory 67 Condition 2 Why can t I install Active X controls after logging in ActiveX Control components are essential for NVR server to present user interface The message below will show if these controls were not installed Please try
72. g PTZ controls or instant operations playback 19 Schedule Recording Make sure the disk is recording normally according to the schedule Event Handling Check if the expected actions e g recording alarms or e mail notification etc are correctly triggered by events Make sure User can access NVR with right account password and perform operations based on given user rights 20 a User Access Playback Make sure user can perform playback and video search and the export function can generate viewable files to designated folder 22 13 ACTI Connecting Vision vA Schedule Recordings on page 62 How to Setup SMTP Settings for Event Rules on page 78 How to Setup FTP Settings for Event Rules on page 79 How to Edit an Event Rule on page 74 Manage User Groups Users on page 86 Reference Customize Views on page 92 Reference Back Up System Data on page 112 Reference User s Manual VNAVAVAYAV Ars eld Pere aa Pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Getting Started System Requirements The Minimum CPU Processor spec will provide acceptable performance for systems that use mostly MPEG4 streams Surveillance systems that use 4 or more H 264 streams should satisfy Minimum CPU Processor spec for good performance To quickly validate the PC spec you need you may check with PC Selector http www acti com pcselector PC S
73. gh panning and tilting and how close through zooming to zoom Once these views have been saved in NVR server as preset points the device can always point to this view upon the event triggering or user s command 1 Goto Setup page gt Devices tab select the device from Device List and click PTZ tab 2 By PTZ operation control the device to point at your desired view and adjust the zoom level if available In PTZ Preset Point section click a preset point name field to start 19 b editing the name then click to set this point After finishing setting your desired preset points click Apply You may review the points you set by clicking gt to go to the point or X to delete it You may modify an existing point with following procedure 1 Select it 2 Define a new view 3 Click the to set it 4 Click Apply to save it PTZ Preset Point 3 After the preset points are set they are available on Live View page PTZ control panel so ACTI Connecting Vision bis NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Set PTZ Command If your speed dome or PTZ device has a special function not supported in the standard protocol you may input it in PTZ Command list and execute it Ex Activate the wiper to clean the window of the PTZ PTZ Command 1 To add a PTZ action command go to Setup page gt ID Name PTZ Command 1 PTZ tab check the Enable PTZ x A00000000A080
74. he frame rate of all live streams will be declined By default this setting will be applied to the live display of all connected web clients and Workstation clients System s Controller Q License w Backup Restore Display Performance Setting AELE Lower display frame rate when current layout is above 36 Lower display frame rate when CPU usage is above 80 A Workstation client computer can have its own specific display configuration without being affected by NVR universal setting Log in as NVR3 Workstation client go to Setup page gt System tab gt Workstation and configure the Display Performance Setting System ei Settings Display Performance Setting s Controller Enable Lower display frame rate when current layout is above License Lower display frame rate when CPU usage is above 80 we Backup Restore Server Site Export 102 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Let Windows Automatically Start with NVR Live View You may have the client application automatically run and open the live view after Windows Starts In this way you may save steps and time before you eventually see the desired live view screen Additionally whenever a power breakdown takes place the live view may recover as soon as your computer resumes If more than one users would log in to this computer this tip might not be suitable due to account security issues 1
75. ice Video tab click Video Adjustment Each field is only available when the device opens this property for modification If the device is in Dual Mode the video you get in this window will always be Stream 1 1 At first synchronize with the device to get the current settings by clicking Get Video Adjustment 2 After retrieving the settings from device the fields available for modification depends on models will be enabled Select the desired value for the field 3 Click Apply Video Adjustment Video Adjustment Settings Brightness Contrast Saturation zas J wi st nrn z ES A S Saan Wii S ny h BS z i 7 H UNA f n Te T S nue x y 1 y 0 lt 3 n Te ay O nd ye a a 53 gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Video Adjustment Attributes Field Name Description Brightness 1 100 Defines how much portion of light and of dark appear in the image As the value increases the image appears brighter and vice versa Contrast 1 100 Defines the range level between light values and dark values As the value increases the separation between light and dark becomes more obvious Saturation 1 100 Defines the level of the actual color intensity As it increases colors appear more pure as it decreases colors appear more gray out Hue 1 100 lt is the term used to refer to the pure spectrum colors A
76. ice area and then click Apply to go to a new device page Each field on this page has already been filled with the source device s properties You may continue to modify the Device Name IP Address get the live view by clicking Get Device Settings and then click Apply to add this device to Device List 6 There are a few differences of the copied items between two target device types 48 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Settings Copied to Target Devices arget Type New Device Existing Device All All except Device Name IP Address HTTP Port RTSP Port User Name and Password All except Motion Settings Video Adjustment All except PTZ Preset Points and Commands 1 You can only choose either Add New Device or existing devices as target 2 To add new devices by copying from an existing one the user s group should be permitted with this right To check the access rights please go to Setup page gt Users page gt User Groups select the user group and enable the Device Setup Add New Device under NVR Permissions Add Video Streams from a Multi channel Device There are devices that output more than one video streams to NVR For example a video encoder converts a number of analog video signals into the same amount of IP video streams certain high megapixel cameras such as ACTi KCM 5111 supports outputting multiple VGA streams cropped fro
77. iden Narrow the Aperture The zoom buttons are only applicable for those devices supporting optical zooming The focus buttons are only applicable for devices with controllable zoom lens e g KCM5211 Please remember to turn off the autofocus mode on device firmware before using these buttons The device should be equipped with DC Iris or P iris and has been switched to manual iris mode before you use the buttons for widening or narrowing aperture Digital PTZ Navigation Digital PTZ allows you to zoom into part of the video and enlarge it to display on screen This PTZ function is applied to every camera model in NVR 3 0 system 1 Get the live view from Live Preview window Make sure the Enable PTZ is unchecked 2 Click and drag a highlight rectangle over any channel and the area highlighted will be displayed in the full live video window In this mode a picture in picture view will show in the lower right of live view window A red rectangle will mark the currently enlarged view area within the full size video You may click and drag the red rectangle to see another area 3 Togo back to the original full video view just right click on the minimized Picture in Picture view so ACTI Connecting Vision bis NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 08 ACTI 2012 04 10 19 50 47 D Draw Zoom area a Cancel Zoom area Set PTZ Preset Points With PTZ devices you may define a view by where to look throu
78. iew Dewarping 360 degree panorama view for ceiling mount 180 degree panorama view for wall mount Panorama Double Panorama One panorama view Two small user defined cropped regions Panorama Focus 64 ACTI lt gt Connecting Vision PTZ Navigation Digital PTZ ePTZ Digital PTZ Digital PTZ ePTZ www rs eld Kero aa ACTI Connecting Vision bis NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Four small user defined cropped regions Quad ePTZ 3 After the configuration is done remember to click Apply to save the settings ss D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Schedule Recordings Unlike the traditional analog surveillance system the IP surveillance system provides a target oriented recording schedule for devices the view of each device can be recorded based on your required time segments and event types For example you may have a camera installed on the office ceiling do continuous recording during work hours and record only upon the triggers incidents that detected by system at night In this way the system does not waste disk space storing meaningless parts and you save lots of effort browsing playback for specific events For the device s recording schedule NVR 3 0 supports Schedule recording and Event recording modes which are set up on a week based timetable the event handling schedule can also be configured on it This se
79. iew and playback You can create a new user group on NVR server or import an existing group from the Active Directory database within your domain 1 Select a Vser Groups click Add and then choose the group type Add a new user group Insert ID group Name and group Description your input in the Name field will be the name of this User group Click Apply to finish Add New Group p Users Add a new user group Lo ID Name Description User Group Adn NVR Permissio Import a domain group as a user group Assign Import a domain group as a User group Choose an existing user group from your domain and click Apply to finish 87 A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Add New Group Add a new user group Blank is not allowed or format error for required fields The domain users within that group will all be added to NVR server at the same time To view the whole users within this group please select amp Users gt and enable the Show users in domain groups The account information of these domain users unlike those user accounts you add one by one to NVR server are not editable on Users page User Type User Account User Name Password Group Name C cea an F Select An Customized User admin Admin eeccece Administrator Domain User Deckard Cai acti com Domain User John Bourne John Bourne acti com Domain User Steve Lin S
80. ime settings Click to apply schedule for all day Click to apply schedule from 06 00 to 18 00 every day with the settings for the rest of the time track being cleared Event Recording 10 11 1 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Click to apply schedule from 18 00 to 06 00 every day with the settings for the rest of the time track being cleared Event Recording amp 9 1410 11 69 ACTi p Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Click to clear all schedule setting in this device 18 195 20 21 22 23 Lock Specific Days Clicking the day of the week will lock unlock that day from schedule setting You can shield schedule on a certain day from being changed by changes in other weekdays You may easily set just the weekdays or the same time over the same week this way To do this 1 Click the days to shield them ee e 19 20 21 22 23 70 alban NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Copy an Existing Schedule to Others With plenty of devices in your system it happens that you want to apply the same schedule to multiple devices After creating a schedule for one device you can copy it to other cameras 1 Go to Setup page gt Schedule tab on Device List select the device you want to copy schedule settings from 2 Click the Copy button On popup window select target devices you want to copy schedule settings to 4 Click the Apply button Schedule
81. ithin the following boxes each type of the box indicates different purposes or levels of importance for system Important Notice The content within this box is an important notice This notice is important for you to get certain functions to work properly or to prevent from certain potential problems that may damage your system Make sure you read this notice and follow the instructions The content within this box is a note A note is some necessary information you need to know about the action you are currently taking like what will happen after you follow or don t follow certain procedure The content within this box is a tip A tip gives you an alternative method to easily or quickly achieve an objective usually for specific conditions 4 www acti com Pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Legal Notice Disclaimer The information contained in this document is intended for general information purposes ACTi Corporation shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages arising from the furnishing performance or use of this manual The information contained herein is subject to change without notice The English version of this document is the official one for all purposes All the translated versions are provided as a convenience Any discrepancies or differences created in the translations of any other languages are not legally bi
82. l Shield Wizard accept the license agreement and proceed ACTI NVR Server v3 0 06 InstallShield Wizard Rd ACTi Connecting Vision License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Important Notice Please read the terms and conditions of this license agreement carefully before installing the software This end user license agreement EULA is between you either an individual or a single legal entity and ACTi By installing the software and clicking on the agree button you agree to the term and conditions of this agreement If you do not agree to this a accept the terms of the license agreement Print 9 do not accept the terme of the license agreement Back Cre Cancel ACTi NVR Server v3 0 06 InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for ACTi NVR Server 3 0 06 The InstallShield Wizard will install ACTi NVA Server 3 0 06 on your computer To continue click Next em 8 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual When selecting Setup Type the default Complete will have the program installed on default C drive you may select Custom to choose another program location ACTi NVR Server v3 0 06 InstallShield Wizard PA ACTI Connecting Vision Setup Type Select the setup type to install Please select a setup type Complete iis All program feature
83. license agreement l Print 0 do not accept the terms of the license agreement Back Next gt f Cancel ACTi NVR Workstation v3 0 06 InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for ACTi NVR Workstation 3 0 06 The InstallShield Wizard will install ACTi NVR Workstation 3 0 06 on your computer To continue click Next n on desktop to execute the application www acti com D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual License and Activation In NVR3 system your required number of channels should be licensed and activated before connecting the devices The License Key provided by ACTi sales representative once your purchase of license is carried out will be used to activate the license After the license activation the channels on NVR server will automatically become available Aside from ACTi brand devices NVR 3 0 system is able to support other vendors devices ACTi brand devices and non ACTi brand devices are licensed by different license types Standard License ACTi brand devices CDP License Other vendors devices For supported non ACTi cameras list please refer to http www acti com 3rdpartycamera Please note The license is cumulative and perpetual The license is not version specific upgrading software version will not influence the existing license you have activated on NVR 3 0 server The number of CDP licensed channel
84. lick Fisheye Mode and select one mode 1 E96 Ceiling 2015 09 18 20 31 40 Instant Playback Manual Record Original View Snapshot Dewarping Panorama Double Panorama Audio Out Panorama Focus Fisheye Mode Quad Remove Save as Default Default Hotspot Reset 2 After the fisheye mode is selected click the entire channel or a region of interest Use PTZ Panel controls to operate PTZ movements ePTZ Controls on PTZ Panel Zoom in Zoom out gt Pan Tilt Cd oom in Ds out as D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual To reset the ePTZ navigation area back to default viewing angle right click to bring up channel menu and then click Reset 3 click on View Tool Bar to save the configuration Once a channel is changed to any of the following fisheye modes Dewarping Panorama Double Panorama Panorama Focus or Quad the resolution of this live stream will become 1920x1080 while NVR still records the live stream at the resolution you set on Setup page Manage the Views Each View belongs to a specific View Group With the group management NVR 3 0 Server makes it easy to deal with Views you created for multiple Users After you created and saved the Views on Live View screen click gt View Manager Click on the right arrow icon in front of a group folder to reveal its Views 2 By selecting a View you may directly modify its name in Name field You m
85. m Sender Name wen cheng 9 License SMTP Port 25 Sender Mail wen cheng acti com Account wen cheng acti com ew Backup Restore Password eeeece None SSL TLS EXIT You must configure mail setting to send mail when event occurs Security 1 Goto Setup page gt System tab gt Settings gt E mail amp SMTP Settings 2 Fill in each of the following fields 78 gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Field Name Description Server Input the senders SMTP server address Only alphabets numbers and the symbols _ are valid SMTP Port Set the SMTP port allowed value is from 1 65535 default is 25 Account Input the name of the SMTP server account Only alphabets numbers and the symbols _ are valid Password Input the password of the SMTP server account Only alphabets and numbers are valid Security Certain webmail providers provide the SSL TLS encrypted SMTP connections to secure your data when sending receiving e mails Please check if the SMTP connection settings you use especially the SMTP Port now require to enable either SSL or TLS Sender Name Input the name or title of the sender You may input a name different from the account name Sender Mail Input the sender s e mail address which should the same account you set for SMTP server 3 As all necessary information is filled in click Send Test Mail to try sending an e
86. m a single high resolution video source These multiple streams coming from a single device are managed as different cameras by NVR server To add these streams as multiple channels for you to view and record please 1 Select the desired stream mode in Stream Mode field on EPE Device Name 2 The Channel No column will display for you to input the Protocol Setup page Devices tab gt Basic tab IP Address stream ID the same with your setting in device s web Brand configurator ii Stream Mode After configuration click Apply Channel No 7 i HTTP Port Go to All Devices page duplicate this device to a new User Name channel repeat this step until all the channels you need are Bosni Connection Timeout 0 99 secs added 5 Individually modify the Channel No value of the channels Saving CPU loading with Your Dual Streaming devices The device supporting dual streaming function can output two video streams of different value You may make the live view stream smaller in size with lesser frame rate to save decoding CPU power and bandwidth Meanwhile the recording stream can be larger and have more FPS so that you have clear images when you need to retrieve evidence For settings in both streams of devices with dual stream functionality please refer to section Configure Video Format on page 50 a ACTI Connecting Vision vA NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Configure Devi
87. n NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Add Devices on WAN or Other Local Area Networks 1 After selecting Add Device Manually camera setting page will appear as below The most important settings are 1 Protocol 2 Camera IP 3 HTTP Port and 4 User Name amp Password Please fill in these fields required for NVR to communicate with the device Basic Settings cet device setings JO Device Name New Device Protocol IP Address Brand Model ACD2000 Stream rO 107 1 HTTP Port 80 User Name Admin Password seecee Connection Timeout 0 99 secs 5 Important Notice If any of the said fields is incorrect NVR will not be able to connect the device When you have any device connection problem please check these settings However at this point you may skip filling in the Device Name Brand Model and Stream Mode configuration 2 Click Get Device Settings to have NVR contact the device and get the live view Once connected to the device NVR will get all the device properties such like Brand Model Device Serial Number Firmware Version If the device supports dual stream Stream Mode selection field will reveal you may select different streaming mode and configure relative options You may click Cancel button on the top to abort setting this device or Apply to save it SS ee Basic 2013 09 17 14 24 04 Basic Settings Device Name New Device Protocol IP Address Brand Mod
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89. nding Copyright Copyright 2003 2013 ACTi Corporation All Rights Reserved Trademarks ACTI Connecting Vision V ACTi Connecting Vision and its logo A are registered trademarks of ACTi Corporation Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation All other product or company names mentioned in this document may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners 5 www acti com Pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Table of Contents 1 About This Manual 2 Target Audience ac cusesneeseaa ras sanseaiseuanerssenceacensnssneennrensenseasvecateessnaccounneeannars 2 Content OvervieW cccccccecsccecccccccceceacaceneaceaeaceauaeaneneaneneaneaenneneneaneneaneneas 2 Related Documentation c ccccccccecececececececececececeaeeeeecececeeeeeeeaeaeaneneneaes 3 Tecnica SUD ONE eere a i TEA 3 Conventions Used in This Manual cccececececcecececececececacececeeeececeaeaeaenas 4 2 Legal Notice 5 DCAM O AEAEE AEAEE 5 COPIONE anene EE SEE AETA 5 TACGEMALKS cccccccccccccccccccececececacecacacucnaeaeaeeeeeaeeeseececeeacacanacaneaeasasasaeaeeeens 5 3 Table of Contents 6 4 Overview 11 ACTi NVR Server Client Architecture cccccccscscsccccccccececececacscececeaees 11 5 System Installation Check List 12 6 Getting Started 14 SysSteM REQUIFEMENS ccccceeeeeeceeeeeeeseeeeeeeeenesanesaneeeeseenseenesaeseneseneees 14 PESTS
90. net Options General Security Privacy Content Connections Programs Advanced Select a zone to view or change security settings a y 9 Internet Localintranet MPE SAE Restricted sites Trusted sites xs i You can add and remove websites from this zone All websites in this zone will use the zone s security settings Trusted sites ae m Jf This zone contains websites that you stes e trust not to damage your computer or kn E your files Add this website to the zone You have websites in this zone http localhost Security level for this zone Websites Allowed levels for this zone All Medium high a Appropriate for most websites Prompts before downloading potentially unsafe content Unsigned ActiveX controls will not be downloaded Enable Protected Mode requires restarting Internet Explorer Customievel Defauitlevel Close Reset all zones to default level x cancel 3 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Login NVR v3 0 A Enter Account amp Password Account non case sensitive Admin default Password case sensitive Language m 123456 default Account Password B Change UI language To change Ul language select the desired language from Language dropdown list C Remember Account Password To have the server r
91. nual You can enable multiple responses by first checking the box es to enable the items Action items Function Description This kind of action will focus your attention on the channel when triggered Pop up Brings up event pop up instant playback window of selected channel upon trigger You may also define the display duration of video on the window Duration secs Hot spot Displays video in Hot Spot window red flashing frame upon event You may also define display duration of video on the Hot spot window Switch View The current Live View will be switched to another one for a while To enable this option you will need to customize and save Views on Live View screen first You may also define duration of the temporary View Only Public Views are selectable for Switch View event rule Focus Channel Pop up Target Hot spot Target m Duration secs Focus Channel Pop up Target Duration secs Switch View Group Duration secs Hot spot and Switch View responses cannot be executed at the same time Upon being triggered specific camera can make PTZ movements like going to ce ee ee e specific PTZ presets as responses You Durationizecs EE tet Poe i may set both the start end point and the duration This action is only available when you have set the preset points PTZ Makes NVR play beep sound or an audio file for a number of repetitions Audio Alert On NVR3 Workstation client com
92. om product detail Video Management System NVR 23 Ent NVR 2 3 to NVR 3 0 Server Data Compatibilities Data Type Compatibility Description The license key for NVR 2 3 server is not compatible to NVR License X 3 0 If you require more than 16 channels to use on NVR 3 0 Data please contact your system provider to purchase new license key Please download the utility Config Convertor from ACTi corporate website and use it to export system settings from system NVR 2 3 server to an NVR 3 0 compatible file The settings for Settings User Devices Storage Schedule Event and System can be exported as a backup file You may download the utility from http www acti com utility Individual video files recorded by NVR 2 3 server are not Recording playable on NVR 3 0 server Please make a copy of these Files recordings and use the playback utility Archive Player to play them You may download it from htip www acti com utility gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Please have the following data prepared before the migration takes place 1 NVR 3 0 install shield application file 2 NVR 3 0 license key 3 NVR 2 3 server backup file xml created by Config Converter To start 1 Uninstall all NVR 2 3 components including Server and Workstation programs and then restart the computer This step is required when NVR 3 0 server is to be installed on the same server computer where NVR 2 3 serve
93. on the title header to sort by that column Click the header again to sort in the reverse order License 21 26 Available Total Licensed Channels License 21 26 OR License 6 6 C Clear All Select All Status Add Device STO 94 devices found IP Filter IP Address MAC Model Channel 172 16 26 2 172 16 26 4 172 16 26 5 172 16 26 6 172 16 26 7 172 16 26 8 172 16 26 10 172 16 26 11 172 16 26 12 172 16 26 61 172 16 26 62 172 16 26 63 177 164 96445 00 0F 7C 09 D5 58 00 0F 7C 08 32 DA 00 0F 7C 09 C9 F5 00 0F 7C 09 B9 76 00 0F 7C 08 1F B1 00 0F 7C 09 7A 6B 00 0F 7C 09 A1 AC 00 0F 7C 09 8F DC 00 0F 7C 07 F9 5D 00 0F 7C 07 31 D6 00 0F 7C 07 BB B7 00 0F 7C 08 E8 B3 AN NE 70 07 10 4 ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi IPDevice ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi ACTi E54 TCM4511 D52 E42 TCM6630 E13 35 E12 TCM3111 CAMERA ACTi ACTi Af Ti KCM5311 KCM5611 KCMS5111 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Refresh 2 3 Available Licensed channel IP filter for multiple networks 4 Search result Column title 6 Available Total Licensed Channels 2 Select the row of the camera you wish to add to the system and repeat this step until you have checked all the devices you need 3 Click Apply to add selected devices into NVR system 41 www acti com A ACTi Connecting Visio
94. onds 6 Pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Keep Recording Files NVR 3 0 will keep recording file of specific device for the number of for 1 999 days How to make proper storage arrangement In NVR 3 0 system there are two file deleting mechanisms you can use based on different needs If both rules are set the threshold reached earlier will execute the deletion first 1 Given that you set the Reserve space as 30G while Keeping Recording Files setting is 5 days certain recording file will be deleted when it has been kept on disk for 5 days despite that there is still plenty of available disk space Before setting up the rules you can make use of a handy storage calculator provided by ACTi to find out the estimated storage your system requires on ACTi corporate website days you set here The default value is 30 if you want to modify it please check the box to start configuring it Available value is among 1 999 days Keep Recording Files for 1 999 days Set this rule if you have more concern in how long the recordings are kept especially when you don t want the old recordings to stay longer in the system than a certain period Reserve space in the Disk Drive List on Setup page Storage tab If the disk space is more critical in your system please give an approximate value here the system will always reserve this amount of space to store the newer rec
95. or Next button located on the lower right at any time This will skip the current step so that you may come back to it later All the settings in the Setup Wizard are available in the Setup page To skip this wizard click the bubble Done on top right corner Welcome to NVR3 The following settings are necessary for using NVR You also can configure them later in Setup page 36 A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual System Settings You can adjust the E mail amp SMTP settings FTP settings for event rules now or later For more details about the settings please refer to How to Setup SMTP Settings for Event Rules on page 78 and How to Setup FTP Settings for Event Rules on page 79 p ACTi las oioi C Connecting Vision E mail amp SMTP Settings FTP Settings SMTP Server Server Port SMTP Port Account A Prr ccoun Rees Account Password Password Secinity None SSL TLS Mode Passive Mode Remote Folder Email Sender Name Sender Mail Send Test Mail Set FTP server to upload snapshot when an event occurs This is default setting for event handling You must configure mail setting to send mail when event occurs Storage On NVR server you may choose which disk drives to store the recording files and decide how much memory space is left for all computer applications to run You must configure the Drive and Reserve Space for recording Reserve Space i
96. or Group _ i C Setup Overview Go to Setup page gt Users tab There are two sections to manage User Groups and Users individually User Groups To setup user groups and its permissions for device and functionalities Users To manage user accounts and configure user information ACTi NVR 3 0 has integrated Microsoft Active Directory service to provide network administrators a more convenient choice for user management Active Directory is a directory service built in Microsoft Server products to manage user identities and privileges within the s6 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual domain network As ACTi NVR 3 0 runs on a server computer logged on to the same domain with Active Directory server you can import a user account or a group from those concurrently existing in Active Directory into NVR server In this way the user identification is processed by Active Directory centrally there is no need for NVR administrator to maintain user accounts as long as they are under management of Active Directory service User Groups You can specify access permissions to each device for a whole user group This user grouping can save you significant amount of works if you have multiple users performing similar tasks and acting as similar roles There are already two default User groups Administrator With full permissions in the NVR User With the permissions to watch all camera live v
97. ordings http Awww acti com project_planner 7 ACTI Connecting Vision vA NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Set the Schedule Here you can configure camera s recording schedule on 7 days 24 hours basis The schedule is split into segments of 20 minute length By default once a device is added to the system its schedule is automatically set to full time schedule recording and event handling You should configure it according to your system plan Go to Setup Schedule tab on Schedule Setting panel 1 Select the recording mode from Recording Mode Bar eee rl Continuous recording that channel EAEE Records a period of the detected motion event Please make sure you have configured the motion settings on Setup page gt Device tab beforehand SST Event handling is activated Please refer to How to Edit an Event Rule on page 74 for Event Rules settings Clear the setting TETT SA Continuous recording event handling SELO Event recording event handling 2 Click and drag over the Time Track to set time period Schedule Setting Schedule Recording Event Recording Recording Mode Bar p 16 17 Time Setting Quick Buttons ss ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Use Time Setting Quick Buttons to Set the Time in One Click Select the recording mode then click one of these buttons to apply the mostly used t
98. over the upper right corner and click the X to close this frame To adjust the region dimension Place the mouse cursor over the downright corner and drag to 4 resize TUM 4 When the setting is finished click Apply to save then Close to exit this page To check or modify the regions you set please go through clicking Get Motion Settings Motion Setup and then Motion Enable buttons the saved regions are already selected on the list select one to proceed Adjustment Attributes Field Name Description Sensitivity 1 100 Determines how sensitive the camera reacts to the movement The higher the sensitivity level is the smaller motion will trigger the alarm but may give false alarms Default is 70 Timer 0 300 secs The interval before the next motion detection can be triggered again Default is 1 second Threshold The threshold level of this motion detection region The lower threshold level is smaller portion of the region would be considered as motions which is more easily to be triggered but may give more false alarms If you have changed the motion detection settings via the web configurator please remember to come back to NVR and press Get Device Settings then Apply to save to NVR This is to ensure that the settings in NVR are always in sync with the device If a motion region is set once a movement is detecte
99. pec Server Local Client PC Server PC Only Remote Client PC Number of Live 1 16 17 64 1 16 17 64 Channels 2 Minimum Intel Core 2 Intel i5 Intel Core 2 Intel Core 2 Intel i5 CPU Quad 2 4GHz 2 4 GHz Quad 2 4GHz Quad 2 4GHz 2 4 GHz Processor Seeommended Intel 15 Intel Core 17 920 Intel 15 Intel i5 Intel Core 17 920 2 4 GHz 2 67 GHz 2 4 GHz 2 4 GHz 2 67 GHz RAM 4GB 3 Network Ethernet 1000 Base T recommended Hard Disk 4 Space Minimum 40 GB 5 Operating System 6 Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 Display Resolution Minimum 1024 X 768 Browser Internet Explorer 8 9 and 10 1 These specifications are based on following camera settings Single stream mode 1280x1024 3Mbps 18fps MPEG 4 Dual stream mode 1280x1024 3Mbps 18fos H 264 recording 640x480 Quality 100 18fps MJPEG live view 2 Live view for multiple channels requires good hardware for smooth performance For more channels or heavy use of high resolution streaming it is good to adopt computers with more advanced specifications than the requirements we suggest 3 Please use 64 bit system if your computer has more than 4GB RAM Windows operating system has limits on memory and address space regardless of the real or virtual memory available on a particular computer Take Windows 7 Professional for example the maximum physical memory for a 32 bit X86 system can address is 3 5 GB even though 16 GB of RAM has been installed on
100. plied by next time you log in If you log in as an NVR3 Workstation client please press button on Login page to synchronize with the latest modified language file then log in to the system 105 ACTI Connecting Vision A NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual NVR Workstation Server Name Server IP 172 16 26 62 Server Port 60 Account admin Password TELLI Initial Page Live Language English Export Import Language String File You may also click Export to export the language file as xml format to edit in Notepad or Import to import a language file to use in the system Schedule Event Language Select Language English Language List All B ul Message English Activate Digital Output 1 Activate Digital Output 2 Add Bookmark All Day Audio Broadcast Camera Management Clear Copy Create Device Create Group Create Map Create Preset Point Create View Language Activate Digital Output 1 Activate Digital Output 2 Add Bookmark All Day Audio Broadcast Camera Management Clear Copy Create Device Create Group Create Map Create Preset Point Create View In general it is suggested that you always save a modified language table with a different file name in a location other than default system language folder C Program Files ACTi Corporation NVR3 Language then import it to use In this way you can avoid overwriting the original language file 106 A
101. puter cccccecceseeeeeeeeeeseeeeseeeeesaees 28 Accept ActiveX Controls Installation Requests c ceeceeees 28 Login Failure HOWMDISSNOOUNG secsceceadercactadcacectadeecedtae ccedeaccecaceacands 29 Condition 1 Why can t access NVR server via browser 29 Condition 2 Why can t install Active X controls after logging in 30 EOQ e E E E E 32 A Enter Account amp Password 32 B Change Ul language 32 C Remember Account Password 32 D Retrieve the Forgotten Password 32 Access NVR Server via NVR3 Workstation ccccsssssscssscseseseeeseeseeeseens 33 LOOT RRR RARER R AEEA 39 A Server IP amp Server Port 33 B Enter Account amp Password 33 C Choose the Initial Screen 33 D Language 33 E Remember Login Information 34 F Retrieve the Forgotten Password 34 G Server Name Server Sites List 34 8 Set up the System 36 Setup Wiza irern a A AEEA AAAA FANERA AENEA 36 7 www acti com D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual OV SII SOM e E E E E EE TA E 37 SIOL 6 E 37 NYR Malh SUS EEEE a aaa 39 LIVE VIW oe 39 FAY GK eE E E 39 c UO E A E AE A A A A E 39 AOG DEVI OS orerar ar EEE EE 40 Search Devices Within Local Area Network cccscceeeeeeeeeeees 41 Add Devices on WAN or Other Local Area Networks 00 42 Basic Settings Attributes 43 BY2 feces 1 0 cae rn oe en Se eee 44 Status Icon Description 44 Add Non ACTi Cameras
102. puter Beep Duration secs Times 1 10 you can upload a WAV file or an MP3 file as the alert sound and set how many Audio Alert times this audio file is played when the event occurs This NVR server has to be aated e Ube J already on Server Site list refer to G bee Tt Server Name Server Sites List on page 34 for how to save a server site Please note that Beep and Audio file responses cannot be executed at the same time 7s gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Digital Output Set the DO to become ON or OFF upon DO 1 Target ee trigger only the devices supporting DO functions can be the target devices DO Target Duration secs Enable NVR to execute a certain EEE command upon this event You can use it Enable Command to integrate NVR s event handling with other programs Enter the path of the command to be executed upon event Upload Snapshot to FTP Enable NVR to upload snapshots to a Othe Stet Re FTP site upon this event The default FTP settings can be set in advance in Setup page gt System tab gt Settings gt FTP Settings You may set another FIP destination here for this single event Please also make sure the FIP server setting is correct and the folder access rights are properly configured Account Password Mode Remote Folder Enable NVR to send e mail notification via _ ctear An Select all SMTP server The default SMTP and Select User Account
103. r Interface Style Live and Playback UI Setting gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Joystick On NVR 3 0 other than user interface PTZ panel and mouse operation you may also control the PTZ movements by physical controllers NVR 3 0 supports two types of controllers which both feature in a joystick and twelve buttons for users to assign specific actions o oc Model IP Desktop Model Extreme 3D Pro Manufacturer CH Products Manufacturer Logitech Joystick Configurations 1 Log out from NVR server 2 Connect the controller device to your computer To make sure the device is installed properly open Windows Start menu and enter Devices and Printers to check the Status 3 Log in to NVR server go to Setup page gt System tab enter Controller section and select your product 4 You may assign specific commands from dropdown list to buttons 1 12 of the controller When setting is done click Apply The modification you did on one controller model will be applied to the other joystick model as well t Settings CH Products ogitec I User Interface Style sutton 1 License sear sutton Backup Restore Controls Stored 0 Using 9 Losing 0 5 To validate its function go to Live View page and focus on a PTZ device channel to operate the supported PTZ operations D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manu
104. r locates as NVR 2 3 server and NVR 3 0 server cannot co exist on the same computer due to system conflict Install NVR 3 0 server refer to Server Installation on page 18 Activate NVR 3 0 license refer to License and Activation on page 23 Restore the system settings with backup file xml refer to Restore System Data on page 114 Migrate NVR 3 0 Server to Another Computer For the migration of NVR 3 0 server between two computers make sure you have contacted ACTi Customer Help Desk for assistance in resetting your previous activation record on ACTi license data server so that this license key can be activated again with another MAC address Please have the following data prepared before migration takes place 1 NVR 3 0 install shield application file 2 NVR 3 0 license key or activation file lic 8 NVR 3 0 server backup file xml 4 make sure you have made a copy of previous NVR 3 0 recordings folder 5 a copy of NVR 3 0 recording index file folder To start 1 Install NVR 3 0 server on new server computer refer to Server Installation on page 18 2 Activate NVR 3 0 license on new server computer refer to License and Activation on page 23 Copy the whole backup recordings folder s to the storage hard drive s Copy the whole backup DataBase folder to ACTi Corporation DataSource folder on server computer default path is C Program Files ACTi Corporation NVR3 DataSource Remember to replace the existing folders that
105. r pasar Publisher ACTi Corporation aa More options 4 E Name nvMonitor ocx Fublisher ACTi Corporation While files from the Internet can be useful this i TF your computer Only install software from pub More options While files from the Internet can be useful this file type can potentially harm your computer Only install software from publishers you trust What s the risk 28 gt ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Login Failure Troubleshooting Once you confront with problems accessing NVR server refer to the possible conditions below and follow the instruction to solve your issues Condition 1 Why can t access NVR server via browser After typing in the correct NVR server IP if you cannot access NVR Login page you may get the below browser screens o e ls fae lea S http localhost X G HTTP 404 Not Found UW 6 http localhost o O X Intenet Explo rer canno ys gt cs Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage 2 The webpage cannot be found What you can try Most likely causes There might be a typing error in the address l Diagnose Connection Problems If you clicked on a link it may be out of date More information What you can try Retype the address Go back to the previous page Goto and look for the information you want More in
106. racters e g 00 1E 65 FE 8E 98 27 ACTI Connecting Vision Kal NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Log In to the System Access NVR Server via Internet Explorer http 172 16 26 82 D Example yy w Remote client computer j A Remote client computer AL G NVR Server computer with local client From Server Computer Using Local Client Open Internet Expolrer If your computer is where NVR 3 0 is installed type http localhost amp 220 228 146 21 Example gt we gt http localhost or the computer s ip address in URL box From Remote Client Computer A remote client refers to any client using a computer over WAN or LAN other than server computer If you are connecting to a NVR 3 0 server as a remote client please type server computers ip e g local network ip http 172 16 26 217 within LAN public IP http 220 228 146 21 or domain name http nvr acti com over WAN in URL box Remember to append a colon and the port number after the hostname or IP address Accept ActiveX Controls Installation Requests NVR3 0 interface requires the add on ActiveX Control components please make sure browser s security settings allow ActiveX controls to be downloaded and installed When your browser asks if you allow ACTi Corporation s add on components to run please allow the Internet Explorer Security Warning Do you want to install this software Name nvUtil A Tr a o
107. rdings and make Storage Settings sure the total size is sufficient and how many Management on days the recordings are kept on disk page 84 Add devices to NVR Add devices and configure camera settings Add Devices on server camera name video motion PTZ settings page 40 Configure Device Settings on page 49 12 Connect external devices with the NVR Client PC Joystick on page 109 NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Configure Recording schedule By default each device will start 7 24 schedule recording as soon as it is added Set recording schedule for each device Configure E mail amp FTP settings Complete the E mail or FTP settings and test if NVR server succeeds in sending e mails and uploading files This step is necessary if you will use these functions for Event Handling Configure Event rules Set the event rules Create Users Accounts amp Groups Configure User Group permissions and create required User Accounts Live View Setup Task Description m Create Views for Users Customize and save views for Live View screen Back up System Settings Description Create a backup file of current system 17 Create backup of system settings settings for future re installation or in case of critical system failure Post installation Validation 18 Live Preview basic Make sure if user is able to see the live view operations with saved layouts and perform basic e
108. rograms that provide interface between users and the NVR server It may be installed on the same PC as the NVR server or they may be installed separately and connect to NVR Server via network Po NVR3Workst application ation i Double click the shortcut icon on your desktop to execute this workstation Login Fill in the following fields then click Login to log in to the system The login process of Workstation is very much the same as that of Web browser i asie A Server IP amp Server Port TETA ETAT In Server IP field key in localhost or 127 0 0 1 if CeT 220 NVR3 Workstation is on the same computer with Server Port NVR server If you are connecting from another Account computer please input the ip address of server computer for example 220 228 146 22 Password Initial Page In Server Port field key in the port number default is 80 Language Remember login info Auto Login l B Enter Account amp Password Account non case sensitive Admin default Password case sensitive 123456 default C Choose the Initial Screen NVR 3 0 user interface consists of three main module screens Live View Playback and Setup you may choose one where you would like to enter after logging in Default is Live View screen D Language Choose a UI language from drop down list 3 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual E Remember Login Information To have
109. s section you may set how long this record is kept on the server Default is 30 days Set Hard Drives for the Recorded Files Deletion Rule 1 On Disk Drive List displays the detected hard drives in your server computer You may select the storage location of the recording files and set the deletion threshold By default NVR server will select C drive as storage location Select Drive Free Space GB Total Space GB Reserve Space GB 60 4 136 6 s4 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 2 After selecting the disk drive please set the deletion rule There are two ways to delete recordings when both are active NVR server will start to delete old files when any of the criteria below is met 1 Keep the recordings for a number of days and delete files older than this period by 1 GB at atime Please go to Setup page gt Schedule tab to set it 2 Keep recordings until the disk is almost full and then delete the earliest recording files by 1 GB at a time NVR server will delete old files when available space is lower than Reserve Space you set in Disk Drive List When setting the deletion rule please input a number in Reserve Space which should be smaller than your current Free Space tor Desorption Free Space GB Currently available space of the chosen disk drive Total Space GB The total volume of the chosen disk drive This is the amount of space to be reserved for
110. s for non ACTi brand cameras and that of standard licensed channels for ACTi devices are counted separately The maximum number of devices ACTi brand non ACTi brands that can be managed by NVR 3 0 server is 100 After activating CDP license please follow the instructions in Add Non ACTi Cameras on page 45 to manually add those non ACTi cameras to NVR system License activation is the process of unlocking the channels on NVR product with the received License Key License Key is a serial number delivered as a printed card or an E mail after the purchase is carried out During license activation your License Key is matched against the MAC address of the Network Interface Card NIC on NVR server computer Once this license key is used by the computer with given MAC it cannot be activated with another MAC This matching record will be stored on the ACTi license data server If your computer has more than one network cards NVR server will detect them and provide you a dropdown list to select from Although certain fisheye camera view modes e g Quad mode display multiple regions in a view they are still counted as one single channel in terms of licensing 23 ACTI Connecting Vision vA NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual There are two ways to activate the licenses depending on your NVR server network condition Online Activation and Offline Activation Online Activation If your NVR server comput
111. s index data E s e Go d Local Disk C Program Files ACTi Corporation NVR3 DataSource v 4 Search Dat Organize v q Open Include in library v Share with Burn New folder x R Name g Date modified Type E Recent Places 2013 2 5 F 05 55 File folder J Downloads mDevicccap OTS S9 sje Dropbox Ji image 2013 2 5 F4 05 51 File folder HE Desktop Ji productmap 2013 2 5 F4 05 51 File folder Ji UserData 2013 2 5 F 05 55 File folder ew Libraries ControllerConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 55 XML Document Documents E DeviceCapsList 2013 2 5 F 05 28 XML Document d Music DeviceConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 29 XML Document Pictures EventHandleConfig 013 2 5 F 05 29 XML Document Videos License 2 5 B 05 28 XML Document MapConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 55 XML Document jM Computer ScheduleConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 29 XML Document amp Local Disk C SourceConfig 013 2 5 F 05 55 XML Document a Data D StorageConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 29 XML Document 2 DVD RW Drive E SystemConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 30 XML Document es Removable Disk UserConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 29 XML Document amp share Gdrivea ViewConfig 2013 2 5 F 05 55 XML Document DataBase Date modified 2013 2 5 F4 05 55 f File folder Step 4 System Log Optional The system log records the operations Users perform during logging in to NVR s
112. s of video evidence however large data storage is required because this video is always recorded at the high frame rate you set for device Non event Event Non event 30 FPS 30 FPS Event Recording This mode is storage efficient because recording would stop during the non event moments while certain vital video evidences may be missed if the triggering device fails to take effect Non event Event Non event No Recording No Recording z Pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Event Recording with Frame Rate Adjustment Keeps recording all the way without losing any single moment lower frame rate can be set for non event recording which consumes only a little storage Non event Event Non event 1 FPS How to Make Use of Event Recording with Frame Rate Adjustment To make use of Event recording with Frame Rate Adjustment function you may configure the Frame Rate settings on Setup page gt Device tab gt Video tab The Frame Rate fps you set will always be applied to live view and schedule recording Once Set Frame Rate for Event Recording Mode is checked you may configure advanced settings for event recording If the device is in Dual stream mode you will only need to configure these settings of the Recording Stream Set Frame Rate for Event Recording Mode Video Quality Settings TY Standard Stream Mode Media 1 Video Encoder Resolution Maximum Bitrat
113. s the space on the drive that will not be used to save recording files the deletion of earliest recording files will be performed if available Space has decreased to reach below Reserve Space configuration you may choose one or multiple disk drives in Disk Drive List to save the recordings If you skip this step Drive C will be the default drive For more details about the settings please refer to Storage Management on page 84 Ra JACTi Et ee Recording Settings Recording Folder Name Recodings Keep System Log for 1 999 days 30 Disk Drive List Select Drive Free Space GB Total Space GB Reserve Space GB C 76 3 100 D 136 4 198 1 37 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Licensing RA ACTIi QGeeeGoeeGooed Online Registration MAC Address 18 A9 05 95 62 1A License Key Account Apply You may skip adding more licenses at this point if 16 channels are enough License Total Number of Licenses 16 License Key Number of Licenses MAC Address CDP License Total Number of Licenses 0 prevous E nen This is the license management section On lower right part of the screen shows number of channels allowed under your current license Each NVR server has a license for 16 channels which is already activated You can click Next to next setting if you do not want to add new license for now For more details about the settings please refer to License and Activa
114. s will be installed Requires the most disk space Select which program features you want installed Recommended for advanced users lt Back Cre J Cancel 3 The IP Port Checker will pop up to confirm the NVR port number with you The installation program will use 80 as default You may enter another available port number in Listen Port field and click Apply E IP Port Checker Local IP Address Port Host Root webroot Application You may just click Apply if you are not sure whether this port has been taken or not If the port is being used by another service you will be asked to input another available port number IP Port Checker The port has been used 9 ACTI lt gt Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 4 As the server port is confirmed the installation process is done click Finish ACTi NVR Server v3 0 06 InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard Complete The InstallShield Wizard has successfully installed ACTi NVR Server 3 0 06 Click Finish to exit the wizard 5 After the installation completes connect to http localhost port number with Internet Explorer browser you will see NVR Login page If IIS Web Server has been installed on the computer and you are asked to restart the computer during installation process please 1 Choose Yes wantto restart my computer now to restart right away 2 After
115. se side settings like PTZ Preset Points SMTP Server and E mail Recipients FTP Server or DO Then set the Event Handling schedule for current time and trigger this rule 1 Sending e mail Uploading snapshot to FTP and Executing command actions are executed on the server computer not from the client computer There must be video stream from device when the event happens for event responses to work Internet Explorer browser may become unstable due to frequent pop up instant playback windows please avoid setting the Pop up action as the event rule for a device which is too frequently triggered The next server version v3 1 will improve the program efficiency with Internet Explorer browser Manage the Event Rules Event List panel gives an overview on event rules set on the NVR server Go to Setup page gt Event tab gt select All Devices on the left As the entire available rules of all devices are listed here you may want to sort out some of them from the long list View the Event Rules To sort by Device name Trigger type or Event Name click the titles to list the entries in ascending or descending alphabetic order System Device List r a 04 Counter Filter C Clear An Select All 07 Office Aisle 2F Bos stroeroom 2F Devices Trigger Event Name Response ANO Focus Channel Pop up Target 04 Duration 5 P09 Corridor 04 Counter MD 1 MD 1 ce i 13 Storeroom 3F Focus Channel Hot spot Target 04 Dur
116. ss Devices When setting a large number of devices many settings will resemble other ones and it is sometimes tiresome to repeat every setting again and again You can use the Copy function to save the hassle of needless repetition Devices 7 f err Device List Basic Video PTZ E All Devices reo D TIF Entrance TAF Entrance 2013 03 21 10 15 05 SS Basic Settings ree 2 11F_Lab N ai Get Device Settings rec A 3 7F_Office Area A i a ree 2 4 7F_Office PTZ rec 5 7F_Office Area B j Protocol REC Zg 6 7F_Office Area All i mo 7 7F_Entrance rec g 7F_Entrance_Counter rec 9 11F Entrance Outer n o sF Model rec J 10 ACTi F Device Name 11F_Entrance IP Address Brand Stream Mode HTTP Port User Name Password Default Live View Stream Recording Stream 1 On All Device List select the source Copy Device Settings 03 Office device whose settings are to be copied Sens et Le so Ce AS caer oe PTZ Settings from You can select only one device to Video Settings be the source 2 Click Copy to bring up the copy setting window 3 On the window below the source device C Clear Al Select All name are the settings you may choose Add New Device to copy including Basic settings PTZ Settings and Video Settings 4 Click Apply the settings will be written to target devices 5 To add a new device with the same settings choose Add New Device in Target Dev
117. sword and then click Apply NVR server will connect to the license data server via Internet to register the license key and unlock the channels System Online Registration ei Settings MAC Address gt cense Key Controller License Key gt Account License Password w Backup Restore License Total Number of Licenses 16 License Key Number of Licenses MAC Address CDP License Total Number of Licenses 2 License Key Number of Licenses MAC Address CABAA AARAB PODPP ASEOP AAAAB APAOS 18 A9 05 95 62 1A 25 ACTI Connecting Vision vis NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Offline Activation SOP Step 1 Membership ID in ACTi Member Center ba ACT Login is required for activation Register one for free at ee ee http member acti com Y Use cer onire sappan tows Password Gat full access and support to all ACTI related sitesfools Copyegit S 2003 2013 ACT Corporation Al Right Reseed Step 2 Access http www acti com support LicenseMgt NVR3 registration asp enter the License Key and the MAC address of NVR server computer click Submit An E mail with activation code file lic will be sent to your registered E mail account V CT a Career Contact Us Where to Buy Corporate Language Ly RAA Connecting Vision f a amp Hi Wen Cheng Switch Role Logout HOME VIDEO CLIPS PRODUCTS SOLUTION TRAINING PARTNER PROJECT PLAN
118. te in Steve Lin acti com Domain User Joyi Joyce Holiday Joyce Holiday acti com Domain users added as a whole group 2 Assign NVR Permissions for created group This will define what functions this User group is allowed to access By default a new User group will initially be allowed to access only Live View page and Playback page but without any permission to any device setting so you will have to assign the device permissions later User Group User NVR Permissions Device Permissions Public View Setu Private View Setu Assign P M i P Moive sive Vrew page Map Image Setup Playback page Devices Setup Setup page Schedule Setup Event Setup Svstem Setun 3 Assign Device Permissions for created group This will define which devices this User group is allowed to access If this User group is allowed to access all newly added devices check New Device Default and edit the permissions these default settings will be applied to any device added in the future 88 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual ia NVR Permissions Device Permissions C Clear Al Select an P Live Operate PTZ Playback Send Audio Out New Device Default 01 Office 1F Setup ctivate Digital C t 02 Office 2F etup Activate Digital Outpu 03 Entrance Record Manually 04 Office 3F Export Video 05 Office 4F NC Ctarnrnanem You may copy the Device Permissions Settings to other devic
119. the computer reboots this install shield will continue to complete the installation Important Notice If the server computer has already installed previous ACTi NVR server 2 x versions please remove the main program and patches from Windows gt Control Panel before installing ACTi NVR 3 0 or you should choose another computer as ACTI NVR 3 0 server computer 2 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Workstation Installation NVR Workstation includes a set of programs that provide interface between users and the NVR server It may be installed on the same PC as the NVR server or they may be installed separately and connect to NVR Server via network Install the Software 1 Execute the install shield application E 2 Follow the onscreen instructions of Install Shield Wizard accept the license agreement and proceed ACTI NVR Workstation v3 0 06 InstallShield Wizard Rd ACT b Connecting Vision License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Important Notice Please read the terms and conditions of this license agreement caretully before installing the software This end user license agreement EULA is between you either an individual or a single legal entity and ACTi By installing the software and clicking on the agree button you agree to the term and conditions of this agreement If you do not agree to this accept the terme of the
120. this license Online Registratio Offline Registration Activation Key lic file 26 ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Verify Your License Once your license is successfully activated the license information will be shown on License page System Online Registration Offline Registratior Settings g MAC Address 18 A9 05 95 62 1A Controller f Backup Restore License Activated Standard License Total Number of Licenses 26 License Key Number of Licenses MAC Address RACAP PAAAP PBSAP PCTQP PBAAQ AAAQO CDP License 00 21 85 73 51 4C License Key Number of Licenses MAC Address CABAA AARAB PODPP ASEQOQP AAAAB APAQS 18 A9 05 95 62 1A RPCAP PPCAQ PBSAP PDEBA PAAAQ AAABR 18 A9 05 95 62 1A Activated CDP License Important The license data will be erased once NVR 3 0 server is uninstalled Be sure to retain your license key information in a safe place because you may need to reinstall the software After the software is uninstalled you should contact ACTi Customer Help Desk http www acti com CHD to clear the _ Original registration data in our data server and then you may activate the license again How to find MAC Address 1 Click Windows Start in the run box on Start menu input cmd 2 Execute the cmd program and input the command ipconfig all or getmac 3 The MAC address will be referred to as the Physical Address made up of 12 cha
121. til you delete them manually By default the path of NVR3 system folder is C Program Files ACTi Corporation However keeping this folder is convenient for a un installation followed by an instant re installation for the previous system settings can directly be applied to the new server alzi lt eIOuE Program Files ACTi Corporation gt Search ACTi Corporation p Organize v Include in library Share with v Burn New folder v TH Q Jt Favorites 5 Name Date modified Type Size W Desktop i 4 30 2012 5 25PM File folder Bb Downloads Recent Places NVR 3 Prog ra m Folder 47 Dropbox vE p p Step 3 Remove the Recordings Folder Optional Remove the whole Recordings folder s that saves the recorded video files on storage hard drive s If you selected multiple storage hard drives via Setup page gt Storage tab gt Disk Drive List then the server may have generated one Recordings folder under each selected drive If you have renamed the folders or change the locations please make sure you find the correct path r 00T gt Computer gt Local Disk C Recordings gt x OO amp gt Computer Local Disk C gt X s P Organize v ad Open Play Include in library Share with v o E S Je ae Zz Name i Title Contributing artists _ Recent Places a AcMiniDump sb Downloads J AMC 49 Dropbox J AMD MD Desktop d NVR Temp PerfLogs ay Libraries
122. tion on page 23 The End of Setup Wizard Click Done to complete Setup Wizard the previous configuration steps you have gone through are available in Setup page RaIJACTi Geese Gee0e Oooo Oooo O Conne cting Vision You can configure other settings in the Setup page later 38 ACTI Connecting Vision bis NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual NVR Main Screen You will enter the live view screen after Setup Wizard On the right are link buttons to three NVR major functions 1 Live view 2 Playback and 3 Setup You can click the orange button to enter the function page Live View In this module you can see live view from cameras perform PTZ operations with mouse or Joystick view system log receive alerts on the event panel setup view layouts perform manual recording or take a snapshot You may search and view playback of multiple channels synchronously Snapshots or video segments can be taken i ee f from playback files Recorded files can also be exported to AVI format here This module includes user setup device setup event setup schedule setup and system wide settings 39 x ai NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Add Devices Cameras or video encoders are the fundamental building blocks of surveillance systems To manage cameras from NVR3 you have to add camera devices into NVR3 system first In this section we will guide you through how
123. to add or delete devices on NVR system To start adding new devices please follow steps as below 1 On Setup page gt Home screen click Device Quick Setup Users Devices Storage User Profile and Group Camera Management Storage Settings Managemen 5 Add Device Manually Modify Schedule Jes Schedule Event Language Recording Mode amp Event Management Language Settings g Schedule Management Manage Events Add License System NVR Configuration 2 On Devices page the Device List is currently empty and you need to add some video sources to it Now click Add Device Devices Device List Auto save NVR settings into device upon connection Oceaan M Select an i ID Name IP Address HTTP Port User Name Password Brand Model Channel Device List 40 ACTI Connecting Vision vA NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual 3 There are two ways to add devices into the Add Device system Search Devices and Add Device Manually Use Search Devices to auto Se Tne options search your cameras located in the same subnet with your NVR server If your cameras co a ean ee video encoders are located outside of local subnet or over WAN please do it by Add Device Manually You need to know the IP address of the device to add it manually Search Devices Within Local Area Network 1 Select Search Devices Once the search is completed a list of available devices will be shown You click
124. u ina a aa 114 SSEM MITATO eaan EEE EEE 115 Migrate from NVR 2 3 to NVR 3 0 ccceecceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeseaeeeesaeees 115 NVR 2 3 to NVR 3 0 Server Data Compatibilities 115 Migrate NVR 3 0 Server to Another Computet ee 116 Advanced Administrative TaskS ccsccccssscssssescesescenesceneeseneeseneeseaes 117 NVR Server tS ie srs ratexsnaxedoxaeaxedexeecedexcsevedouseoetaxcneadoseexts 117 Change Server Port cccccscccccseeeeeeeseeseeseesseeeseeeeeseeeeesaeeeesaees 117 Change Authentication Method cccccccseeceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeesaees 118 10 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Overview ACTi NVR 3 0 hereafter referred to as NVR 3 0 is a Windows based software that provides distributed network video surveillance solution with full functionality This software supports centralized management scheduled recording real time monitoring and recording of up to 100 ACTi video streaming devices from local or remote network with rule based services to trigger multiple schedules and events ACTi NVR Server Client Architecture NVR 3 0 is a typical web based server client system In a video surveillance system architecture the Server serves as a video management service provider aimed to run 24 7 offering non stop services for clients A Client makes requests of monitoring video streams or playback recordings to Server which can reside on the same comput
125. ular Backup system settings only NVR server can create a backup file of the whole system settings within one click The settings being backed up include the following properties you set for system 1 Users 2 Device 3 Storage 4 Schedule 5 Event 6 System Settings User Interface Style Joystick and 7 the saved Views in Live View page Complete Backup system settings video files Besides system settings some organizations may want to back up the video recording occasionally in case that the recording hard drives may fail The recording files raw can only be played on the playback utility Archive Player You may download it from http www acti com utility Step 1 Back up System Settings 1 Goto Setup page gt System tab gt Backup Restore 2 In Backup section click Browse to select the destination for backup file the file will be saved as Backup_YYYYMMDD xmI file Then click Backup to export the file Schedule Event Eleltele System Backup k Settings Destination I User Interface Style Controller Save As GO gt NVR Backup Restore Organize v New folder Backup Restore l Ge BackupiRestore Data Source x Favorites License BD Desktop Bb Downloads E Recent Places F Dropbox ACTI Connecting Vision vis NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Important Notice The license data is not included in the system backup
126. ult port number 80 Enter the user name to access the camera Enter the password to access the camera Choose the streaming id for Live View Choose the streaming id for Recording Enter length of time allowed for a device to respond to NVR If the response is to late as to exceed this time NVR will consider this device disconnected We recommend you to set different values for different types of connection The default setting is 5 seconds For devices located over the WAN you may wish to increase this value to allow for occasional Internet lags Available when NVR is connected to a multi streaming device 2 Available when NVR is connected to a device that is concurrently in multi streaming mode Dual Stream mode excluded 8 Available when NVR is connected to a multi streaming device in Dual Stream mode a3 Pq ACTI Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Device Status Device List To validate if you have successfully added a device to NVR EE ENT 6 system simply check the Device List on the left of Setup 01 Front Door 1 od OA Front door 2 A 2nd Floor Hallway gt Devices tab to see if the device name appears in the tree Point your mouse cursor over the device icon will bring up an information box containing the device s IP Address HTTP Port P 1721617 IF L72 Lod yoo Protocol and device type HTTP Port 80 Protocel TCP Model Mega IP Cube Camera Status Icon
127. ur previous user account properties Message Restoring successful System need to di logout from NVR Click OK to logout 114 D4 ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual System Migration NVR server system migration is necessary when there is a need to upgrade your NVR server for functions supported in newer version or a replacement of current server computer The migration process will involve a series of different procedures including backup un installation installation and restoration which should be executed carefully to prevent from loss of important data You should go though the instructions of required procedures before the migration starts This chapter will lead you through the procedures for managing a safe migration process Migrate from NVR 2 3 to NVR 3 0 The NVR 3 0 server has a disparate database structure from previous ACTi NVR systems Therefore the backup files and video files created from NVR 2 3 server are not compatible with NVR 3 0 server ACTi provides a backup converter utility to create a system settings backup directly from NVR 2 3 03 for NVR 3 0 to restore in this way you may directly carry the whole server settings to NVR 3 0 system with a single backup file Therefore if you are currently using an ACTi NVR 2 x server product Enterprise or Professional please upgrade it to 2 3 03 or later versions You may download the patch from htto www acti c
128. uto save NVR settings into device upon connection LCs Al fy Select All Select ID Name IP Address Brand Model ACTi TCM1511 TCMS311 Every time you modify a property without saving it an icon will appear WHG next to the device in Device List You may click Reset to retrieve the 01 Front Door 1 P02 Front door G03 Office After changing any field please remember to click Apply before you leave 04 2nd Floor Hallway 05 3rd Floor Hallway settings you saved last time once you want to abort current modificaiton this page NVR will sync with devices upon connecting to them To make sure the settings on NVR side are prior to and always overwrite those on device sides please check Auto save NVR settings into devices upon connection Delete Devices You may delete a single multiple or all devices on All Devices List The Ezi logs and video files of the devices will be kept until deleted by server storage deletion rule Select the device s you wish to delete click Delete button and confirm the deletion If you want to delete all the existing devices simply click on upper right to select them all at once To validate if you have successfully deleted a device on NVR system simply check the Device List on the left of Setup page gt Devices tab to see if the device name is removed from the tree a7 A ACTi Connecting Vision NVR 3 0 System Administrator s Manual Copy Settings Acro

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