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1. Click Advanced Settings to set the pre record time post record time and video expired time Click Save to save the settings 3 2 Remote Playback Purpose The record files stored on the local device or the storage server can be searched by custom view camera or triggering event and then can be played back remotely Click the s icon on the control panel or click View gt Remote Playback to open the Remote Playback page View A 1 Camera A Event v Motion Detection lt I IPC1 IPC1_Camera1 J NVR JJ IPC2 J DVR Alarm Input 2 SHT WTF 8 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 IZS 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1 2 3 41 1515 3 More Search Options Search 4 Search Result A Remote Playback Page 1 View List Camera List and Event List 2 Calendar 3 Search Options 4 Search Result List 5 Display Window of Playback 6 Playback Toolbar 34 User Manual of CMS 7 Timeline 3 2 1 Normal Playback Purpose The record files can be searched by custom view or camera for the Normal Playback Searching Record Files for Normal Playback Steps 1 Open the Remote Playback page 2 Click to expand the View List or Camera List on the left side 3 Select the view or camera to be searched from the list 4 Select the day to be searched on the calendar You can also click to show more search options and then click the icon fe to specify the start time and end time
2. to expand the PTZ Control panel PTZ Control we Bl e Preset Pattern Patrol 01 Preset1 02 Preset 03 Preset3 04 Preset 05 Preset The following buttons are available on the PTZ Control panel a Zoom a Focus ql Iris Ls Auxiliary Focus 3D Positioning P Light WP Wiper Lens Initialization 20 User Manual of CMS Configuring the Preset A preset is a predefined image position which contains information of pan tilt focus and other parameters Perform the following steps to add a preset 1 2 3 4 5 Click the Preset button to enter the PTZ preset configuration panel Click the direction buttons on the PTZ control panel to steer the camera to the desired view Select a PTZ preset number from the preset list and click El Input the name of the preset in the pop up dialog box Click OK to save the settings To call a configured preset double click the preset or select the preset and click the icon gt To modify a configured preset select the preset from the list and click the icon e To delete a configured preset select the preset from the list and click the icon bl PTZ Control we Add Preset 02 Preset 03 Preset3 04 Presetd 05 Presets Configuring the Pattern A pattern is a memorized repeating series of pan tilt zoom and preset functions Perform the following steps to add a pattern L oo ae Click the Pattern button to enter the PTZ patt
3. Device Type Port Device Serial No Added 172 6 23 64 XX XXXXX XX 8000 XX XXXXX XX 1620111128BBRR406009820WCVU No 172 6 23 177 XX XXXXX XX 8000 XX XXXXX XX 0120130121CCRR416186816 No Encoding device can be added DVR DVS NVRAPCIPD CMS PCNVRICMS Encoding Server You can add the device in the following ways Oo By detecting the online devices see Section 2 2 1 Adding Online Devices o By specifying the device IP address see Section 2 2 2 Adding Devices Manually o By specifying an IP segment see Section 2 2 3 Adding Devices by IP Segment O By IP Server see Section 2 2 4 Adding Devices by IP Server O By SIMPLEDDNS see Section 2 2 5 Adding Devices by SIMPLEDDNS 2 2 1 Adding Online Devices Purpose The active online devices in the same local subnet with the client software will be displayed on a list You can click the Refresh Every 15s button to refresh the information of the online devices User Manual of CMS Steps 1 Select the devices to be added from the list 2 Click Add to Client to open the device adding dialog box 3 Input the required information Nickname Edit a name for the device as you want Address Input the device s IP address The IP address of the device is obtained automatically in this adding mode Port Input the device port number The default value is 8000 User Name Input the device user name By default the user name is admin Password Input the device password By default the password is 12345
4. Optionally you can click Send Test Email to send an email to the receiver for test Click Save to save the settings Set email parameters including sender and recipient SMTP Server Port 25 User Name Password Sender Address Receiver 1 Receiver 2 Receiver 3 Enable SSL Send Test Email 65 User Manual of CMS Chapter 8 Forwarding Video Stream through Stream Media Server Purpose There is always a limit of the device remote access number When there are many users wanting to get remote access to the device to get the live video you can add the stream media server and get the video data stream from the stream media server thus to lower the load of the device 8 1 Adding the Stream Media Server Before you start The stream media server application software needs to be installed and it is packed in the CMS software package When installing the CMS check the checkbox Stream Media Server to enable the installation of stream media server Steps 1 Click the shortcut icon Ca on the desktop to run the stream media server km INO E You can also forward the video through the stream media server installed on other PC Open the Device Management page and click the Server tab Click Add New Device Type select Stream Media Server and click OK 4 Click Stream Media Server on the list and then click Add Device You can add the stream media server in the following two ways O Adding Stream Media
5. 4 Optionally you can check the checkbox Export to Group to create a group by the device name All channels and alarm inputs of the device will be imported to the corresponding group by default 5 Click Add to add the device You can also click and drag the online device to Device for Management area to add the device Adding Mode IP Domain IP Segment IP Server SIMPLEDDNS Add Offline Device Address Port User Name Password lt Exportto Group Setthe device name as the group name and add all the channels connected to the device to the group Click Add All input the user name and password and you can add all the online devices to the client software Select the device from the list click Modify Netinfo and then you can modify the network information of the selected device Select the device from the list click Restore Default Password and input the security code Then you can restore the default password of the selected device 2 2 2 Adding Devices Manually Steps 1 Click Add Device to open the device adding dialog box 2 Select IP Domain as the adding mode 3 Input the required information Nickname Edit a name for the device as you want User Manual of CMS Address Input the device s IP address or domain name Port Input the device port number The default value is 8000 User Name Input the device user name By default the user name is admin Password Input the device passwo
6. Input the device user name By default the user name is admin Password Input the device password By default the password is 12345 4 Optionally you can check the checkbox Export to Group to create a group by the device name All channels and alarm inputs of the device will be imported to the corresponding group by default 5 Click Add to add the device Adding Mode IP Domain IP Segment IP Server 2 SIMPLEDDNS Add Offline Device Server Address www simpleddns com Device Domain Name User Name Password 2 Expor to Group Setthe device name as the group name and add all the channels connected to the device to the group am Nore CMS also provides a method to add the offline devices Check the checkbox Add Offline Device input the required information and the device channel count and then click Add When the offline device comes online the software will connect it automatically The devices will be displayed on the device list for management after added successfully You can check the resource usage HDD status recording status and other information of the added devices on the list Click Refresh All to refresh the information of all added devices You can also input the device name in the filter field for search Select device from the list click Modify Delete and then you can modify delete the information of the selected device Select device from the list click Remote Config and then yo
7. Click the icon 2 in the Map Display Area to open the map adding dialog box 2 3 4 Input a descriptive name of the added map as desired 5 Click the icon and select a map file from the local path 49 User Manual of CMS 6 Click OK to save the settings O The picture format of the map can only be png jpg or bmp e Only one map can be added to a group E map Info Map Name Main Map1 Path C Usersizhangxiu Desktop Ma The map added is displayed in the Map Display Area Use the mouse wheel to zoom in or zoom out on the map You can click and drag the yellow window in the lower right corner or use the direction buttons and zoom bar to adjust the map area for view Map Preview Edit Map Click the button Edit Map or Map Preview in the E map toolbar to enter the map editing mode or map preview mode E map Toolbar in Map Editing Mode Map Preview Edit Map Ta E map Toolbar in Map Preview Mode Map Preview Edit Map y On the E map page the following toolbar buttons are available Modify Map Modify the map information including the map name and file path Delete Map Delete the current map Add Camera Add a camera as the hot spot on the map 50 PR N User Manual of CMS Add Alarm Input Add Hot Region Modify Modify the information of the selected hot spot or hot region Add an alarm input sensor as the hot spot on the map Add a map as the hot region on the current map
8. Delete Delete the selected hot spot or hot region Clear Alarm Info Clear the alarm information displayed on the map Back to Parent Map Go back to the parent map 5 2 The Hot Spot Function Purpose The cameras and alarm inputs can be added on the map and are called the hot spots The hot spots show the locations of the cameras and alarm inputs and you can also get the live video and alarm information of the surveillance scenarios through the hot spots 5 2 1 Adding Hot Spots Adding Cameras as Hot Spots Steps 1 2 3 4 5 Click the Edit Map button in the E map toolbar to enter the map editing mode Click the icon a in the toolbar to open the Add Hot Spot dialog box Check the checkboxes to select the cameras to be added Optionally you can edit hot spot name select the name color and select the hot spot icon Click OK to save the settings The camera icons are added on the map as hot spots and the icons of added cameras changes from to in the group list You can click and drag the camera icons to move the hot spots to the desired locations You can also click and drag the camera icons from the group list to the map directly to add the hot spots Add Hot Spot Linked Camera Hot Spot Name Hot Spot Color Hot Spotlcon DVR_Camera1 DVR_Camera2 DVR_Camera3 DVR_Camera4 DVR_Camera5 DVR_Camera6 DVR_Camera7 DVR_Camera8 DVR_Camera9 DVR_Camera10 DVR_Camera11 DVR_Camera1 DVR_Camera2 DVR
9. End IP Port 8000 User Name Password 2 Exportto Group Create group with device IP 2 2 4 Adding Devices by IP Server Steps 1 Click Add Device to open the device adding dialog box 2 Select IP Server as the adding mode 3 Input the required information Nickname Edit a name for the device as you want Server Address Input the IP Server address Device ID Input the device ID registered on the IP server User Name Input the device user name By default the user name is admin Password Input the device password By default the password is 12345 4 Optionally you can check the checkbox Export to Group to create a group by the device name All channels and alarm inputs of the device will be imported to the corresponding group by default 5 Click Add to add the device Adding Mode IP Domain IP Segment IP Serer SIMPLEDDNS Add Offline Device ServerAddress Device ID User Name Password Y Exportto Group Setthe device name as the group name and add all the channels connected to the device to the group ETE Cancel 11 User Manual of CMS 2 2 5 Adding Devices by SIMPLEDDNS Steps 1 Click Add Device to open the device adding dialog box 2 Select SIMPLEDDNS as the adding mode 3 Input the required information Nickname Edit a name for the device as you want Server Address www simpleddns com Device Domain Name Input the device domain name registered on SIMPLEDDNS server User Name
10. Mana Log Search System Config Menu Bar Tait Jott cs severe O Switch user Switchtheloginuse O OOOO O a teen Display the window in fullscreen View ema open e mappage OOOO Open the Log Search page 5 User Manual of CMS Open Wizard Open the guide for the client configuration Click to open the User Manual you can also open the User User Manual F1 o arre pressing F1 on your keyboard o Abot View View the basic information of the client software basic information of the client software Select the language for the client software and reboot the Language software to activate the settings The CMS software is composed of the following function modules The Main View module provides live view of network cameras and video encoders and supports some basic operations such as picture capturing recording PTZ control etc The Remote Playback module provides the search playback export of record files The E map module provides the displaying and management of E maps alarm inputs hot regions and hot spots The Device Management module provides the adding modifying and deleting of different devices and the devices can be imported into groups for management The Event Management module provides the settings of arming schedule alarm linkage Ble Be actions and other parameters for different events il The Record Schedule module provides the schedule settings for rec
11. Preset Pattern Patrol Preset Preset F Dwell Time s 1 K Patrol Speed 1 2 4 4 Manual Recording and Capture Toolbar in Each Live View Display Window In each live view display window the following toolbar buttons are available E SEE Capture Capture the picture in the live view process Start Stop Recording Start Stop manual recording The record file is stored in the PC Switch to Instant Switch to the instant playback mode Playback Manual Recording in Live View Purpose Manual Recording function allows you to record the live video on the Main View page manually and the record files are stored in the local PC Steps 1 Move the mouse pointer to the display window in live view to show the toolbar 2 Click liel in the toolbar of the display window or on the right click Live View Management Menu to start the manual recording The icon B3 turns to oS 3 Click the icon a to stop the manual recording A prompt box with the saving path of the video files you just recorded will pop up if all the operations succeed mu During the manual recording an indicator appears in the upper right corner of the display window The saving path of video files can be set on the System Configuration interface For details see Section 7 2 2 File Saving Path Settings 23 User Manual of CMS Viewing Local Record Files Steps 1 Click File gt Open Video File to open the Record Files page 2
12. Server Manually Perform the following steps to add the stream media server manually 1 Select IP Address as the adding mode 2 Input the nickname and IP address of the stream media server The default port value is 554 3 Click Add to add the stream media server to the client software Adding Mode e IPAddress IP Segment Nickname IP Address Port Add Cancel e Adding Stream Media Server by IP Segment Perform the following steps to add the stream media server by IP segment 1 Select IP Segment as the adding mode 66 User Manual of CMS 2 Input the start IP and end IP The default port value is 554 3 Click Add to add the stream media server to the client software Adding Mode IP Address gt IP Segment E EZE E mu Note For one client up to 16 stream media servers can be added 8 2 Adding Cameras to Stream Media Server to Forward Video Stream Purpose To get the video stream of a camera via stream media server you need to connect the camera to the stream media server Steps 1 Select the stream media server from the list Click Configure to enter the Stream Media Server Settings interface Select the cameras of which the video stream is to be forwarded via the stream media server Click OK to save the new settings ee E Go the Main View page and start the live view of the cameras again You can check the channel number of the video stream forwa
13. Video Wall Display User Manual of CMS 4 6 Configuring Device Exception Linkage Steps 1 Open the Event Management page and click the Device Exception tab 2 Select the device to be configured 3 Select the device exception type including HDD full HDD exception illegal login etc 4 Check the checkbox Enable 5 Check the checkboxes to activate the linkage actions For details see Table 4 6 Linkage Actions for Device Exception o Optionally click Copy to to copy the event parameters to other devices Click Save to save the settings DVR Event Configuration Copy to kd Save Exception Type HDD Full v i i Enable Linkage Action Trigger Alarm Output Trigger ClientAction A gt 1 v Audible Warning A gt 2 2 Email Linkage Table 4 6 Linkage Actions for Device Exception Enable the alarm output function Select the alarm output port and the Alarm Output external device connected to the port can be controlled Audible Warning The client software gives an audible warning when alarm is triggered Email Linkage Send an Email notification of the alarm information to one or more receivers 4 7 Viewing Alarm and Event Information The information of recent alarms and events can be displayed Click the icon a in Alarms and Events Toolbar to show the Alarms and Events panel 47 User Manual of CMS a l No e mail accountis configured and all the sending operations are stopped Index Ala
14. Y DVR_Camera2 v Capture Y DVR_Camera3 2 Record Y DVR_Camera4 v Camera Settings y Y DVR_Camera5 Y Play Back Remote Record File s Y DVR_Camera6 vZ Download Remote Record File s Y DVR_Camera7 2 Remote Recording Y DVR_Camera8 2 Two way Audio DVR_Camera9 2 Synchronization vV DVR_Camera10 v Picture Backup Y DVR_Camera11 Backup Record File s Y DVR_Camera12 Default Permission Save Managing the User Purpose After created successfully the user account is added to the user list on the Account Management page You can edit or delete the information of the user accounts To edit the information of the user select the user from the list and click Edit User To delete the information of the user select the user from the list and click Delete User 7 2 System Configuration Purpose The general parameters file saving paths keyboard and joystick shortcuts alarm sounds and Email settings can be configured Click the 22 icon on the control panel or click Tool gt System Configuration to open the System Configuration page 60 User Manual of CMS System Configuration x Set frequently used parameters E File Log expired time display scale play performance etc y Keyboard and Joystick Log Expired Time A Month v 5 Alarm Sound View Scale Full Screen v Email Network Performance Normal Better Best Play Performance Real Time v v Enable Screen Toolbar Display Enable Auto log
15. camera auto switch Steps 1 Open the Main View page 2 Selecta display window for camera auto switch 3 Click the icon 2 in the toolbar and select the switching interval 4 Select a group and click the icon YJ on the group node 5 You can click the icon Gy in the live view toolbar to pause resume the camera auto switch Single View Auto switch Purpose The video of all the cameras on the camera list will switch automatically in a selected default view in single view auto switch Steps 1 Open the Main View page 2 Clickthe icon in the toolbar and select the switching interval 19 User Manual of CMS 3 Select a default view and click the icon Y on the selected view node 4 You can click the icon Gi to pause resume the single view auto switch Multi view Auto switch Purpose The custom views will switch automatically in multi view auto switch The custom views need to be added before proceeding Steps 1 Open the Main View page 2 Click the icon in the toolbar and select the switching interval 3 Click the icon 2 on the custom view node 4 You can click the icon Gy to pause resume the multi view auto switch 2 4 3 PTZ Control in Live View The software provides PTZ control for cameras with pan tilt zoom functionality You can set the preset patrol and pattern for the cameras on the PTZ Control panel And you can also open window PTZ control for the operations of PTZ cameras Click the icon
16. e As H nd Y My Phoenicia Z pe Wild Forest 55 User Manual of CMS Chapter 6 Log Management Purpose 2 types of log files are provided client logs and server logs The client logs refer to the log files of the client and are stored on the local PC the server logs refer to the log files of the connected devices and are stored on the local device ee Click the icon on the control panel to open the Log Search page Log Search Client Log Lists Log Filter 4 Backup Log vw Y Lage Operation Time a UserName Log Type Description Device Name Device Type Gro Server Logs Start Time 2013 06 29 00 00 00 ft End Time 2013 06 29 23 59 59 ft Q Search Total 0 Page 1 1 11 Page Go Searching Log Files Steps 1 Open the Log Search page 2 Select the log type If Server Logs is selected then click to specify the device for search 3 Click the icon ee to specify the start time and end time 4 Click Search The log files between the start time and end time will be displayed on the list You can check the operation time description and other information of the logs a Nore Up to 90000 items of logs can be displayed Please narrow the time range or filter the log type for search if there are too many log files 56 User Manual of CMS Operation Time 4 UserName Log Type Description Device Name Device Type Gro 2013 06 29 13 20 41 root System Log User Login 2013 06 29 13 21 45 root Alarm Log M
17. enter the Alarm Sound Settings interface Click the icon and select the audio files from the local path for different alarms Optionally you can click the icon 1 fora testing of the audio file Click Save to save the settings fore The format of the audio file can only be wav Set alarm sound e g motion detection alarm video exception alarm alarm input and device exception alarm Motion Detection motion wav q Video Exception video_abnormal wav Alarm Input alarm_inputwav Device Exception device_abnormal wav a 7 2 5 Email Settings Purpose An Email notification can be sent when a system alarm occurs To send the Email to some specified receivers the settings of the Email need to be configured before proceeding Steps 1 Open the System Configuration page 2 Click the Email tab to enter the Email Settings interface 3 Input the required information SMTP Server Input the SMTP Server address Port Input the communication port of Email service The port is 25 by default User Name Input the user name of the sender Email address Password Input the password of the sender Email address 64 User Manual of CMS Sender Address Input the Email address of the sender Receiver 1 3 Input the Email address of the receiver Up to 3 receivers can be set Optionally you can check the checkbox Enable SSL to increase the security of email sending
18. gt O The password cannot be empty and the length of the password should be no less than six characters When opening CMS after registration you can log in the client software with the registered user name and password Steps 1 Input the user name and password you registered 2 Optionally check the checkbox Enable Auto login to log in the software automatically 3 Click Login UserName root Enable Auto login Login Cancel After running the client software a wizard will pop up to guide you to add the device and do some basic settings User Manual of CMS 2 2 Adding the Encoding Device Purpose After running the CMS devices including network cameras video encoders DVRs NVRs should be added to the client for the remote configuration and management such as live view playback alarm settings etc Perform the following steps to enter the Encoding Device Adding interface 1 Click the cA icon on the control panel or click Tools gt Device Management to open the Device Management page 2 Click the Server tab 3 Click Encoding Device to enter Encoding Device Adding interface Server Group Organization Device for Management 0 a Encoding Device Add Device Modify Delete Remote Config Refresh All Filter Add New Device Type Nickname IP Device Serial No Net Status HDD Status Re Online Device 2 Refresh Every 15s Add to Client Add All Modify Netinfo Restore Default Password Filte IP
19. in the upper right corner of the display window O Thelive view process will continue after the instant playback completed 26 User Manual of CMS Right click on the display window to open the Instant Playback Management Menu Il Pause NW Stop h SpeedUp q Speed Down ik Single Frame L Open Digital Zoom Capture f Print Captured Picture Send Email BS Start Recording iy Enable Audio E Switch to Live View Full Screen The following buttons are available on the right click Instant Playback Management Menu il gt Pause Play Pause Start the instant playback in the display window E Stop Stop the instant playback and return to the live view mode ia 3 Speed Up Down Increase Decrease the play speed of the instant playback ib Single Frame Play back the record file frame by frame Q Open Digital Zoom Enable the digital zoom function Click again to disable the function Capture Capture the picture in the instant playback process rt Print Captured Picture Capture the current picture and then print the picture Capture the current picture and then send an Email notification to Send Email one or more receivers The captured picture can be attached a O Start Stop Recording Start Stop clipping the record files 27 User Manual of CMS o Enable Disable Audio Click to turn on off the audio in instant playback Ky E Switch to Live View Switch to live view mode Sa Full Screen Display the instan
20. logs as you want Steps 1 2 Click Log Filter or the icon on the Log Search page to expand the Log Filter panel Select Filter by Keyword and then input keyword for filtering in the text field or select Filter by Condition and then specify log information in the drop down list Optionally you can click More to filter the log files more accurately Click Filter to start filtering You can click Clear Filter the clear the filtering Server Log Lists F Log Filter 3 Backup Log Filter by Keyword Clear Filter Filter by Condition eT More i si Major Type All hs Filter Minor Type All ba Backing up Log Files Purpose The log files including the client logs and server logs can be exported for backup Steps 1 2 Click Backup Log to open the Backup Log dialog box Click the icon and select a local saving path Click Backup to export the log files for backup You can click File gt Open Log File to check the information of the backup log files on local PC 57 User Manual of CMS Backup Log 58 User Manual of CMS Chapter 7 Account Management and System Configuration 7 1 Account Management Purpose Multiple user accounts can be added to the client software and you are allowed to assign different permissions for different users if needed m Click the ae icon on the control panel or click Tool gt Account Management to open the Account Management page User List Add U
21. mode Press ESC to exit 37 User Manual of CMS You can move the slider on the Playback Speed Bar to set the playback speed 3 2 3 Synchronous Playback Purpose In synchronous playback the record files can be played back in synchronization Record files from up to 16 cameras can be played back simultaneously Synchronous Playback for Some Searched Cameras Steps 1 Start the normal playback of the searched cameras 2 Click in the toolbar and then the record files in normal playback will be played in sync The ni icon turns to 3 To disable the synchronous playback click the icon Synchronous Playback for All Searched Cameras Steps 1 Search the record files for the normal playback 2 Click 2 in the toolbar to enable the synchronous playback The icon turnsto 3 Select the record file from the list and click aba or click on the timeline to start the synchronous playback for all searched cameras 4 To disable the synchronous playback click the icon Window02 Window03 Window04 38 User Manual of CMS Chapter 4 Event Management Purpose In CMS software rules can be set up for triggers and linkage actions You can assign linkage actions to the trigger by setting up a rule For example when motion is detected an audible warning appears or other linkage actions happen Click the 2 icon on the control panel or click Tool gt Event Management to open the Event Managemen
22. such as dogs cats etc can be detected ma The PIR Alarm function requires the support of connected device Steps 1 Open the Event Management page and click the Camera Event tab 2 Select the camera to be configured and select PIR Alarm as the event type 3 Check the checkbox Enable to enable the function of PIR alarm 4 Input a descriptive name of the alarm 43 User Manual of CMS 5 Check the checkboxes to activate the linkage actions For details see Table 4 3 Linkage Actions for PIR Alarm Optionally click Copy to to copy the event parameters to other channels Click Save to save the settings Select Event Type PIR Alarm v IPC1_Camera1 Event Configur Copy to Y Save Enable Alarm Name 124 Trigger Alarm Output 2 Trigger Channel Record Trigger ClientAction v Camera01 v Audible Warning v Email Linkage v Alarm on E map v Alarm Triggered Pop up Image Table 4 3 Linkage Actions for PIR Alarm Enable the alarm output function Select the alarm output port and the Alarm Output external device connected to the port can be controlled Channel Record Start the recording of the selected cameras when alarm is triggered Audible Warning The client software gives an audible warning when alarm is triggered Email Linkage Send an Email notification of the alarm information to one or more receivers Alarm on E map Display the alarm information on the E map Alarm Triggered The Image with alarm information
23. 20 00 22 00 00 00 gt I Window02 Window03 Window04 Normal Playback Toolbar On the Normal Playback page the following toolbar buttons are available a Async Sync Playback Click to play back the record files synchronously asynchronously a Stop Playback Stop the playback of all cameras MM Pause Start Playback Pause Start the playback of the record files ALA Single Frame Play back the record files frame by frame ge gp Volume Click to turn on off the audio and adjust the audio volume aly Full Screen Display the video playback in full screen mode Press ESC to exit ti You can move the slider on the Playback Speed Bar to set the playback speed 3 2 2 Event Playback Purpose The recordings triggered by motion detection or alarm input can be searched for Event Playback and this function requires the support of the connected device Searching Record Files for Event Playback Steps 1 Open the Remote Playback page 2 Click to expand the Event List on the left side 3 Click Motion Detection or Alarm Input and select the cameras or alarm input sensors 4 Select the day to be searched on the calendar 36 User Manual of CMS You can also click to show more search options and then click the icon fet to specify the start time and end time for the search 5 Click Search The recordings from the selected cameras and sensors triggered by motion detection or alarm input will be displayed on th
24. Live View Toolbar Camera Status The camera is in live view Sa Pr Y Y The camera is offline Live View Toolbar User Manual of CMS The camera is online and works properly The camera is in recording status On the Main View page the following toolbar buttons are available El Set View a Stop Live View Previous gt Next Resume Pause 2 Gi Auto switch ia Show Hide the Menu lo 4 Mute Audio On zy Full Screen Set the screen layout mode and save the new settings for the current view save the current view as another new view Stop the live view of all cameras Go for live view of the previous page Go for live view of the next page Click to resume pause the auto switch in live view Show Hide the config menu of auto switch Click again to hide Turn off on the audio in live view Display the live view in full screen mode Press ESC to exit 16 User Manual of CMS Right click on the display window in live view to open the Live View Management Menu E Stop Live View a Capture Print Captured Picture a Send Email BS Start Recording lt gt Open Window PTZ Control Open Digital Zoom E Switch to Instant Playback gt y Start Two way Audio Sar lye Enable Audio Camera Status des Remote Configuration Synchronization Full Screen The following buttons are available on the right click Live View Management Menu Mo Gb gl m a 2
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26. O Login with the admin user and try again O Download the client software of the latest version Recording Problem O Local recording and remote recording are confused Solutions O The local recording in this manual refers to the recording which stores the record files on the HDDs SD SDHC cards of the local device O The remote recording refers to the recording action commanded by the client on the remote device side Playback Problem O Failed to download the record files or the downloading speed is too slow Possible Reasons O Unstable network or the network performance is not good enough O The NIC type is not compatible O Too many accesses to the remote device O The current user has no permission for playback O The version of the client software is below the needed version Solutions O Check network status and disable other not in use process on your PC O Directly connect the PC running the client to device to check the compatibility of the NIC card O Restart the device or disable other remote access to the device O Login with the admin user and try again e Download the client software of the latest version 72
27. OG ahn Sa E a s ali m JN Stop Live View Capture Print Captured Picture Send Email Start Stop Recording Open Window PTZ Control Open Digital Zoom Switch to Instant Playback Start Stop Two way Audio Enable Disable Audio Camera Status Remote Configuration Synchronization Full Screen Stop the live view in the display window Capture the picture in the live view process Capture the current picture and then print the picture Capture the current picture and then send an Email notification to one or more receivers The captured picture can be attached Start Stop the manual recording The record file is stored in the PC Enable PTZ control function on the display window Click again to disable the function Enable the digital zoom function Click again to disable the function Switch to instant playback mode Click to start stop the two way audio of the camera in live view Click to enable disable the audio in live view Display the status of the camera in live view including the recording status signal status connection number etc Open the remote configuration page of the camera in live view Sync the camera in live view with the PC running the client software Display the live view in full screen mode Click the icon again to exit 2 4 1 Starting and Stopping the Live View Starting Live View for One Camera Steps 17 User Manual of CMS 1 Open the Main Vi
28. PC1_Camera1 Camera Type Main Stream Protocol Type TCP Modify Group Removing Channels from the Group Steps 1 Select the channel from the group list on the Import Encoding Channel page 2 Click toremove the channel from the group You can also select the channel on the Group Management interface and then click Delete to remove the channel from the group Select the group from the group list on the Import Encoding Channel page and Click You can remove all the channels from the group Deleting the Group Steps 1 Select the group on the Group Management interface 2 Click Delete Group or click the icon and the selected group will be deleted 2 4 Basic Operations in Live View Purpose For the surveillance task you can view the live video of the added network cameras and video encoders on the Main View page And some basic operations are supported including picture capturing manual recording PTZ control etc Before you start A camera group is required to be defined for live view Click the icon on the control panel or click View gt Main View to open the Main View page 15 1 LJ 1 Screen i 4 Screen Camera Search 2 J NVR 1PC2 1 PTZ Control 3 a Preset Pattern Patrol Ko w 01 Preset1 02 Preset2 03 Preset3 04 Preset4 05 Preset6 Main View Page 1 View List 2 Camera List 3 PTZ Control Panel 4 Display Window of Live View 5
29. Select the camera to be searched from the Camera Group list 3 Click the icon ft to specify the start time and end time for the search 4 Click Search The video files recorded between the start time and end time will be displayed Select the video file and click Delete You can delete the video file Select the video file and click Email Linkage You can send an Email notification with the selected video file attached Select the video file and click Save as You can save a new copy of the video file mE To send an Email notification the Email settings need to be configured before proceeding For details see Section 7 2 5 Email Settings Browse Record Files Delete Email Linkage Max 5MB B Saveas Start Time 2013 06 27 00 00 00 E End Time 2013 06 27 23 59 59 eel Y Double click the video file and the video file can be played back locally lt T ea al al e a dl aia 00 00 07 00 12 30 24 User Manual of CMS The following buttons are available on the local playback page LES CIF 4CIF Display the video in cif 4cif resolution a Full Screen Display the local playback page in full screen mode 2 Close Close the local playback page of the record files nia Pause Play Pause Start the playback of the record files Stop Stop the playback of the record files Speed Set the playback speed Er Single Frame Play back the record files frame by frame aaa Digital Zoom Enable the dig
30. Steps 1 Open the Device Management page and click the Server tab 2 Click Add New Device Type select Decoding Device and click OK 3 Click Decoding Device on the list to enter Decoding Device Adding interface 68 User Manual of CMS Server Group Organization Device for Management 1 amp Encoding Device Add Device Modify Delete Remote Config Filter Nickname lt IP Device Serial No Net Status l Storage Server Decoder 172 6 22 65 Q l Stream Media Server Online Device 0 Refresh Every 15s Add to Client Add All Modify Netinfo Restore Default Password Filter IP Device Type Port Device Serial No Added Decoding device can be added Decoder CMS Decoding Server You can add the decoding device in the following ways By detecting the online devices see Section 2 2 1 Adding Online Devices By specifying the device IP address see Section 2 2 2 Adding Devices Manually By specifying an IP segment see Section 2 2 3 Adding Devices by IP Segment By IP Server see Section 2 2 4 Adding Devices by IP Server 9 2 Configuring Video Wall Settings Purpose After the decoding device is added successfully the parameters of Video Wall need to configured for video display Steps 1 Za 3 Open the Video Wall page Click Enter Video Wall Config to enter the Video Wall Configuration interface There is a 3 3 video wall on the screen by default You can add a new video wall if needed Perform the follo
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32. _Camera3 DVR_Camera4 DVR_Camera5 DVR_Camera6 DVR_Camera7 DVR_Camera8 DVR_Camera9 DVR_Camera10 DVR_Camera11 Adding Alarm Inputs as Hot Spots Green Green Green Green Green Green Green Green Green Green Green 9 oo SE SE SE SE 3 9 51 User Manual of CMS Steps 1 2 3 4 5 Click the Edit Map button in the E map toolbar to enter the map editing mode Click the icon in the toolbar to open the Add Hot Spot dialog box Check the checkboxes to select the alarm inputs to be added Optionally you can edit hot spot name select the name color and select the hot spot icon Click OK to save the settings The alarm input icons are added on the map as hot spots and the icons of added alarm inputs changes from lee to E in the group list You can click and drag the alarm input icons to move the hot spots to the desired locations You can also click and drag the alarm input icons from the alarm input list to the map directly to add the hot spot Linked Alarm Input Hot Spot Name Hot Spot Color Hot Spoticon DVR_A1 DVR_A1 Green A DVR_A2 DVR_A2 Green A DVR_A3 DVR_A3 E Green A DVR_A4 DVR_A4 Green A DVR_A5 DVR_A5 E Green A DVR_A6 DVR_A6 Green A DVR_A7 DVR_A7 Green A DVR_A8 DVR_A8 Green A DVR_A9 DVR_A9 cren A DVR_A10 DVR_A10 Green A DVR_A11 DVR_A11 E Green A 5 2 2 Modifying Hot Spots Purpose You can modify the information of the added hot spots on the map inc
33. as encoders decoders etc It provides multiple functionalities including real time live view video recording remote search and playback file backup etc for the connected devices to meet the needs of monitoring task With the flexible distributed structure and easy to use operations the client software is widely applied to the surveillance projects of medium or small scale This user manual describes the function configuration and operation steps of CMS software To ensure the properness of usage and stability of the software please refer to the contents below and read the manual carefully before installation and operation 1 2 Running Environment Operating System Microsoft Windows 7 Windows 2008 32 64 bit operating system Windows 2003 Windows XP 32 bit operating system CPU Intel Pentium IV 3 0 GHz or above Memory 1G or above Display 1024 768 or above ens O For high stability and good performance these above system requirements must be met O The software does not support 64 bit operating system the above mentioned 64 bit operating system refers to the system which supports 32 bit applications as well 1 3 Function Modules Control Panel of CMS User Manual of CMS Network 0 CPU 0 Memory 6 root 19 35 19 A amp X x Operation and Control o PP x Main View Remote Playb E map Maintenance and Management 2 amp amp 2 Device Manag Event Manage Record Sched Account
34. ates if needed Custom can be customized as desired If you need to edit or customize the template see Configuring Arming Schedule Template 5 Click and drag the mouse to draw a defined area for the arming region to set the whole video area as detection area or click the icon i to You can click the icon clear all the detection area 6 Drag the slider on the sensitivity bar to adjust the motion detection sensitivity The larger the value is the more sensitive the detection is 7 Check the checkboxes to activate the linkage actions For details see Table 4 1 Linkage Actions for Motion Detection Alarm Optionally click Copy to to copy the event parameters to other channels Click Save to save the settings Select Event Type Motion Detection v IPC2_Camera1 Event Configur Copy to Y Save 2 Enable Arming Schedule All day Template v Edit Arming Region Rs Sensitivity Trigger Alarm Output Trigger Channel Record Y Trigger ClientAction Camera01 2 Audible Warning v Email Linkage 2 Alarm on E map 2 Alarm Triggered Pop up Image Table 4 1 Linkage Actions for Motion Detection Alarm Enable the alarm output function Select the alarm output port and the Alarm Output external device connected to the port can be controlled Channel Record Start the recording of the selected cameras when alarm is triggered Audible Warning The client software gives an audible warning when alarm is triggered Email L
35. ding And the record files can be searched for the remote playback 3 1 Remote Recording Purpose The video files can be recorded on the HDDs Net HDDs SD SDHC cards on the local device or the storage server connected e a Click the piz or click Tool gt Record Schedule to open the Record Schedule page icon on the control panel Camera Group Record Schedule Copy to k Save 3 Local Recording lt IPC1 Encoding Channel vZ Record Schedule All day Template v Edit Advanced Settings lt NVR Encoding Channel Y Capture Schedule Template 01 v Edit Advanced Settings lt IPC2 Encoding Channel 1 DVR Encoding Channel DVR_Camera2 308 Server Storage Server Management S DIR Camaras Record Schedule All day Template Edit DVR_Camera4 DVR_Camera5 DVR_Camera6 DVR_Camera7 DVR_Camera8 DVR_Camera9 DVR_Camera10 DVR_Camerat1 DVR_Camera12 DVR_Camera13 DVR_Camera14 DVR_Camera15 DVR_Camera16 DVR_IP Camera1 DVR_IP Camera12 3 1 1 Recording on Storage Devices on the DVRs NVRs or Network Cameras Purpose Some local devices including the DVRs NVRs and Network Cameras provide storage devices such as the HDDs Net HDDs and SD SDHC cards for record files You can set a record schedule or capture schedule for the channels of the local devices 29 User Manual of CMS cat Note The pictures captured through the capture schedule are stored on the local device and can be sea
36. e Search Result list Event Playback After searching the recordings triggered by the event you can play back the record files in the following two ways e Playback by File List Select the record file from the search result list and then click the icon inthe toolbar or double click the record file to play the video on the display window of playback e Playback by Timeline The timeline indicates the time duration for the record file Click on the timeline to play back the video of the specific time You can click i or E to scale up or scale down the timeline bar You can click or to go to the previous or the next time period You can use the mouse wheel to zoom in or zoom out on the timeline i eee O iain y al P 2013 06 28 07 30 26 z A 0 22 00 00 00 02 00 04 00 06 00 08 00 10 00 12 00 14 00 16 00 18 00 gt Window01 _ Window02 Window03 Window04 Event Playback Toolbar On the Remote Playback page the following toolbar buttons are available a Stop Playback Stop the playback of all channels tl b Pause Start Playback Pause Start the playback of record files ib Single Frame Play back the record files frame by frame Previous Event Go to the playback of the previous event gt Next Event Go to the playback of the next event L bg Volume Click to turn on off the audio and adjust the audio volume gay Full Screen Display the video playback in full screen
37. e bar you just edited When the cursor turns to LA you can lengthen or shorten the selected time bar Optionally you can select the schedule time bar and then click the icon to delete the selected time bar or click the icon to delete all the time bars or click the icon to copy the time bar settings to the other dates Click OK to save the settings You can click Save as Schedule Template on the Custom Schedule interface and then the custom template can be saved as template 01 08 mu Up to 8 time periods can be set for each day in the record schedule Templates Management All day Template Schedule Recording 4 Alarm Recording 4 Command x fF Weekday Templ 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 Alarm Template 0 2 4 6 3 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 Template 01 Tue i mo o i Template 02 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 Template 03 Template 04 Template 05 Template 06 Template 07 Template 08 31 User Manual of CMS Custom Schedule Schedule Recording 4 Alarm Recording Command A Save as Schedule Template ox cane 3 1 2 Recording on Storage Server Purpose The storage server performs as a NVR installed on the PC The record files can be stored in the storage server and you can search the files for remote playback Before you start The storage server application software needs to be installed and it is packed in the CMS software package When instal
38. ern configuration panel Click to start recording of this pattern path Use the direction buttons to control the PTZ movement Click a to stop and save the pattern recording Click the icon gt to call the pattern To stop calling the pattern click k Only one pattern can be configured and the newly defined pattern will overwrite the previous one 21 User Manual of CMS PT Contral Ww A mi AN O e de 2 Preset Patter Patrol Configuring the Patrol A patrol is a scanning track specified by a group of user defined presets with the scanning speed between two presets and the dwell time at the preset separately programmable Before you start Two or more presets for one PTZ camera need to be added Perform the following steps to add and call a patrol Click the Patrol button to enter the PTZ patrol configuration panel Select a track number from the drop down list Click to add a preset and set the dwell time and patrol speed for the preset Repeat the above operation to add other presets to the patrol Optionally you can click 12 or ful to edit or delete a preset in the patrol path Click the icon gt to call the patrol To stop calling the patrol click oo A AE E NoTE O Upto 16 patrols can be configured O The preset dwell time can be set to 1 255 sec and the patrol speed can be set to level 1740 22 User Manual of CMS PTZ Control we O e a FT Add Patrol No sy
39. ew page 2 Optionally click the Elt icon in live view toolbar then click the screen layout button BEl and select the screen layout mode for live view 3 Click and drag the camera to the display window or double click the camera name after selecting the display window to start the live view m You can click and drag the video of the camera in live view to another display window if needed Starting Live View for Camera Group Steps 1 Open the Main View page 2 Click and drag the group to the display window or double click the group name to start the live view m The display window number is self adaptive to the camera number of the group Starting Live View in Default View Mode Purpose The video of the added cameras can be displayed in different view modes 4 frequently used default view modes are selectable 1 Screen 4 Screen 9 Screen and 16 Screen Steps 1 Open the Main View page 2 Click the icon 3 Click to select the default view mode and the video of the added cameras will be displayed in a m to expand the default view list sequence in the selected view NOTE Right click the current default view name on the list and click Save View As and you can save the default view as a custom view Starting Live View in Custom View Mode Purpose The view mode can also be customized for the video live view Steps 1 Open the Main View page Click the icon P 2 to expand the custom view lis
40. for the search 5 Click Search The record files of the selected view or camera will be displayed on the Search Result list You can filter the results through the Filter text field wore O You can also search the record files by the card number only applicable to ATM DVR or by the file type O if there are record files for that camera in that day in the calendar the icon for that day is displayed as 184 Otherwise it is displayed as 1 O Up to 16 cameras can be searched simultaneously Search Result v Filter A DVR_Camerat E 2013 06 27 00 00 00 E 2013 06 27 06 36 57 Normal Playback After searching the record files for the normal playback you can play back the record files in the following two ways Playback by File List Click the icon in the toolbar to start the playback from the first record file or double click the record file on the search result list to play the selected video eo Playback by Timeline The timeline indicates the time duration for the record file and the record files of different types are color coded Click on the timeline to play back the video of the specific time You can click E or to scale up or scale down the timeline bar You can click or to go to the previous or the next time period 35 User Manual of CMS You can use the mouse wheel to zoom in or zoom out on the timeline 2013 06 27 12 00 00 00 00 02 00 04 00 06 00 08 00 10 00 12 00 14 00 16 00 18 00
41. g 7 2 3 Keyboard and Joystick Shortcuts Settings Purpose Certain keyboard can be connected to the client and be used to control the PTZ cameras You can set the shortcuts of PC keyboard and USB joystick to get quick and convenient access to the commonly used actions Steps 1 2 3 4 5 Select the COM port from the drop down list if the keyboard is connected Select a certain function from the list Double click the item field under the PC Keyboard or USB Joystick column Select the compound keys operation or USB joystick operation from the drop down list Click Save to save the settings Configure keyboard COM PC keyboard and USB joystick shortcuts etc Keyboard Settings COM Joystick NULL PC Keyboard And USB Joystick Settings oe Set up shortcuts of PC keyboard and USB joystick for frequently used functions of the system Index Function PC Keyboard USB Joystick 1 Capture Ctrl Print Screen 2 Speed Up 3 Speed Down 4 Focus Ctrl Home 5 Focus Ctrl End 6 Zoom In Ctrl T Zoom Out Ctrl 8 IRIS Ctrl Page Up 9 IRIS Ctrl Page Down 63 User Manual of CMS 7 2 4 Alarm Sound Settings Purpose When the alarm such as motion detection alarm video exception alarm etc is triggered the client can be set to give an audible warning and the sound of the audible warning can be configured Steps 1 Open the System Configuration page Click the Alarm Sound tab to
42. ge You can send an Email notification with the selected picture attached Select the captured picture and click Save as You can save a new copy of the selected picture 25 User Manual of CMS Open Captured Picture x Camera Group Local Capture Print Delete Email Linkage Max 5MB Save as Search 9 y 3 IPC1 IPC1_Camera1 H 5 IPC2 z A SJ DVR Start Time 2013 05 09 00 00 00 ft End Time 2013 05 09 23 59 59 ft Q Search El 2 4 5 Instant Playback Purpose The record files can be played back instantly on the Main View page Instant playback shows a passage of the video which was remarkable or which was unclear on the first sight Thus you can get an immediate review if needed Before you start The video files need to be recorded on the storage devices such as the SD SDHC cards and HDDs on the DVRs NVRs Network Cameras etc or on the storage servers Steps 1 Start the live view and move the mouse pointer to the display window to show the toolbar 2 Click the icon in the toolbar and a list of time periods pops up 30s 1 min 3 min 5 min 8 min and 10 min are selectable 3 Select a time period to start the instant playback Example If the current time of the live view is 09 30 00 and you select 3 min then the instant playback will start from 09 27 00 4 Click the icon again to stop the instant playback and go back for the live view O During the instant playback an indicator appears
43. he checkboxes to activate the linkage actions For details see Table 4 2 Linkage Actions for Tampering Alarm 9 Optionally click Copy to to copy the event parameters to other cameras 10 Click Save to save the settings 42 User Manual of CMS Select Event Type Tampering Alarm y IPC2_Camera1 Event Configur Copy to kd Save vZ Enable Arming Schedule All day Template v Edit Trigger Camera Arming Region a E Sensitivity Trigger Alarm Output 2 Trigger Client Action v Audible Warning 2 Email Linkage Alarm on E map 2 Alarm Triggered Pop up Image Table 4 2 Linkage Actions for Tampering Alarm Enable the alarm output function Select the alarm output port and the Alarm Output external device connected to the port can be controlled Audible Warning The client software gives an audible warning when alarm is triggered Email Linkage Send an Email notification of the alarm information to one or more receivers Alarm on E map Display the alarm information on the E map Alarm Triggered The Image of the triggered camera pops up when alarm is triggered Pop up Image Alarm Triggered Display the video of the triggered camera on the Video Wall when alarm is Video Wall Display triggered 4 3 Configuring PIR Alarm Purpose A PIR Passive Infrared alarm is triggered when an intruder moves within the detector s field of view The heat energy dissipated by a person or any other warm blooded creature
44. he video wall are configured the video stream from the cameras can be decoded and displayed on the Video Wall Steps 1 2 3 Click Back to Operation Page to go back to the Video Wall Operation interface Select the screen layout mode for the display window Click and drag the camera from the left side list to the display window on the video wall The video stream from the camera will be decoded and displayed on the Video Wall Click the icon and you can get a preview of the video in the lower right corner of the screen 70 Camera Searct i earci Y DWR Speci Decoder VGA 1 CO NVR J IPC2 PC2_Camerat Speed Dome Layout x Third Party Devices A PTZ A o SF Enter Video Wall Config fea peer eee Gees User Manual of CMS Default Video Wall Decoder VGA 2 71 User Manual of CMS Troubleshooting Live View Problem O Failed to get the live video of a certain device Possible Reasons O Unstable network or the network performance is not good enough The device is offline O Too many accesses to the remote device cause the load of the device too high O The current user has no permission for live view O The version of the client software is below the needed version Solutions O Check network status and disable other not in use process on your PC O Check the device network status O Restart the device or disable other remote access to the device
45. in Prioritize the Playback of Record Files on Storage Server v Resume Live View Status 2 Auto change Stream Type Auto Time Adjustment 00 00 00 Default Value Save xt NOTE You can click Default Value to restore the defaults of all the system configurations 7 2 1 General Settings Purpose The frequently used parameters including the log expired time view scale etc can be set Steps 1 Open the System Configuration page Click the General tab to enter the General Settings interface 2 3 Configure the general parameters For details see Table 7 1 General Parameters 4 Click Save to save the settings Set frequently used parameters Log expired time display scale play performance etc Log Expired Time View Scale Full Screen v Network Performance Normal Better Best Play Performance Real Time v 2 Enable Screen Toolbar Display Enable Auto login Prioritize the Playback of Record Files on Storage Server Y Resume Live View Status 2 Auto change Stream Type Auto Time Adjustment 00 00 00 61 User Manual of CMS Table 7 1 General Parameters Log Expired Time The time for keeping the log files once exceeded the files will be deleted l The view scale of the video in live view or playback It can be set as Full View Scale o Screen 4 3 16 9 or Original Resolution Network Performance The current network conditions It can be set as Normal Better or Best The play
46. inkage Send an Email notification of the alarm information to one or more receivers Alarm on E map Display the alarm information on the E map Alarm Triggered The Image with alarm information pops up when alarm is triggered Pop up Image Alarm Triggered Display the video on the Video Wall when alarm is triggered Video Wall Display 40 User Manual of CMS Configuring Arming Schedule Template Perform the following steps to configure the arming schedule template If Template 01 09 is selected in the drop down list start from step 1 If Custom is selected in the drop down list start from step 2 Steps 1 Click Edit to enter the Templates Management interface Select the template to be set and you can edit the template name 2 Set the time schedule for the selected template When the cursor turns to a you can edit the schedule time bar When the cursor turns to EE you can move the selected time bar you just edited When the cursor turns to EET you can lengthen or shorten the selected time bar 3 Optionally you can select the schedule time bar and then click the icon to delete the selected time bar or click the icon to delete all the time bars or click the icon to copy the time bar settings to the other dates 4 Click OK to save the settings You can click Save as Schedule Template on the Custom Schedule interface and then the custom template can be saved as template 01 09 a Up to 8 time periods can be se
47. it Map button in the E map toolbar to enter the map editing mode 54 User Manual of CMS 2 Select the hot region icon on the parent map and then click in the toolbar or double click the hot region icon to open the Modify Hot Region dialog box 3 You can edit the hot region name in the text field and select the color the icon and the linked child map 4 Click OK to save the new settings To delete the hot region select the hot region icon and click S in the toolbar Modify Hot Region Hot Region Name Map1 Linked Map Y Map1 Map2 Hot Region Icon ME Hot Region Color Green 5 3 3 Previewing Hot Regions Steps 1 Click the Map Preview button in the E map toolbar to enter the map preview mode 2 Click the hot region icon to go to the linked child map 3 The hot spots can also be added on the hot regions 4 You can click the icon in the toolbar to go back to the parent map You can also click the icon in the toolbar to clear the alarm information ran Go to i 23 hio K ighway of EA gt l ay a a 3 Piatek Map1 oben si N o 3 State Forest Mountain E 9 State Forest 1PC1_Cam Go En a Mains ji Tannereviie Ga AA pl Halcott a i Mountain Pont B ye i j A yee 7 B y EJ IPC1_W1 y n s Qs A Hunter if Van Winkie i Go DVR A13 E hendeken West Kill Mountain d Pei g A i Mountain A 30 Dry Brook Belleayre de f en i Ridge i Ski Center
48. ital zoom function Click again to disable Pre 2d Enable Disable Audio Click to enable disable the audio in the local playback LN Capture Capture the picture in the playback process Capturing Picture in Live View Steps 1 2 Move the mouse pointer to the display window in live view to show the toolbar Click the icon in the toolbar of the display window or on the right click Live View Management Menu A small window of the captured picture will be displayed to notify whether the capturing operation is done or not fore The saving path of the captured pictures can be set on the System Configuration interface For details see Section 7 2 2 File Saving Path Settings Viewing Captured Pictures The pictures captured in live view are stored in the PC running the software You can view the captured pictures if needed Steps L 2 de 4 5 Click File gt Open Captured Picture to open the Captured Picture page Select the camera to be searched from the Camera Group list Click the icon ine to specify the start time and end time for the search Click Search The pictures captured between the start time and end time will be displayed Double click the captured picture to enlarge it for a better view Select the captured picture and click Print You can print the selected picture Select the captured picture and click Delete You can delete the selected picture Select the captured picture and click Email Linka
49. ling the CMS check the checkbox Storage Server to enable the installation of storage server Adding the Storage Server Steps ia 1 Click the shortcut icon on the desktop to run the storage server lt 0 You can also record the video files on the storage server installed on other PC 2 Open the Device Management page and click the Server tab Click Add New Device Type select Storage Server and click OK 4 Click Storage Server on the list to enter the Storage Server Adding interface 32 User Manual of CMS Server Group Organization Device for Management 0 Encoding Device Add Device Modif Delete Remote Config Nickname a IP Device Serial No Net Status Add New Device Type Online Device 1 Refresh Every 15s Add to Client Add All Modify Netinfo Restore Default Password Filter IP 4 Device Type Port Device Serial No Added 172 6 23 105 STORAGE SERVER 8000 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX No Storage device can be added CVRICMS Storage Server You can add the storage server in the following ways Oo By detecting the online devices see Section 2 2 1 Adding Online Devices o By specifying the device IP address see Section 2 2 2 Adding Devices Manually o By specifying an IP segment see Section 2 2 3 Adding Devices by IP Segment O By IP Server see Section 2 2 4 Adding Devices by IP Server Formatting the HDDs The HDDs of the storage server need to be formatted for the record file storage S
50. luding the name the color the icon etc Steps 1 Click the Edit Map button in the E map toolbar to enter the map editing mode 2 Select the hot spot icon on the map and then click in the toolbar or double click the hot spot icon on the map to open the Modify Hot Spot dialog box 3 You can edit the hot spot name in the text field and select the color the icon and the linked camera or alarm input 4 Click OK to save the new settings To delete the hot spot select the hot spot icon and click in the toolbar 52 User Manual of CMS Modify Hot Spot Hot Spot Name DVR_Camera1 Linked Camera vZ DVR_Camera1 DVR_Camera4 DVR_Camera5 DVR_Camera6 DVR_Camera7 DVR_Cameras DVR_Camera9 DVR_Camera10 DVR_Camera11 _ DVR_Camera12 Hot Spot Color B Green Hot Spoticon 5 2 3 Previewing Hot Spots Steps Modify Hot Spot Hot Spot Name Linked Alarm Input Y DVR_A1 DVR_A3 DVR_A4 DVR_A5 DVR_A6 DVR_A7 DVR_A8 J DVR_A9 DVR_A10 DVR_A11 y Hot Spot Color MH Green Hot Spoticon A 1 Click the Map Preview button in the E map toolbar to enter the map preview mode 2 Double click the camera hot spots and you can get the live video of the cameras 3 If there is any alarm triggered an icon a will appear and twinkle near the hot spot Click the alarm icon and then you can check the alarm information including alarm type and triggering time Nore To di
51. mage Table 4 4 Linkage Actions for Video Loss Alarm Enable the alarm output function Select the alarm output port and the Alarm Output external device connected to the port can be controlled Audible Warning The client software gives an audible warning when alarm is triggered Email Linkage Send an Email notification of the alarm information to one or more receivers Alarm on E map Display the alarm information on the E map Alarm Triggered The Image of the triggered camera pops up when alarm is triggered Pop up Image Alarm Triggered Display the video of the triggered camera on the Video Wall when alarm is Video Wall Display triggered 4 5 Configuring Alarm Input Linkage Purpose When a device s alarm input port receives a signal from an external alarm device such as smoke detector doorbell etc the alarm input linkage actions are triggered for notification Before you start 45 User Manual of CMS Add the alarm inputs to the client click Import on the Group Management interface click the Alarm Input tab and import alarm inputs into groups for management Steps Open the Event Management page and click the Alarm Input tab Select the alarm input channel to be configured Check the checkbox Enable Input a descriptive name of the alarm Set the alarm status according to the alarm input device es A eS Select the arming schedule template from the drop down list If you need to edit or customize the tem
52. n of the alarm to one or more receivers Click PO to display the video of alarm triggered camera on the Video Wall This function is only available when the decoding device is added Click under the Note column to input a prompt message for the alarm 4 To clear the alarm information click the icon il or right click on an alarm log and then click Clear Viewing Events Information Purpose The abnormal events of the client software such as the live view failure device disconnection can also be displayed Steps 1 Click the Event tab The event information including the time and detailed description will be displayed 2 To clear the event information click the icon a or right click on the event log and then click Clear 48 User Manual of CMS Chapter 5 E Map Management Purpose The E map function gives a visual overview of the locations and distributions of the installed cameras and alarm input devices You can get the live video of the cameras on the map and you will get a notification message from the map when alarm is triggered 9 Click the icon on the control panel or click View gt E map to open the E map page T v 3 IPC1 I NVR 3 IPC2 E map Page 1 Group List 2 Map Display Area 3 E map Toolbar 5 1 Adding an E map Purpose An E map needs to be added as the parent map for the hot spots and hot regions Steps 1 Open the E map page Select a group for which you want to add a map
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54. ording A The Account Management module provides the adding modifying and deleting of user accounts and different permissions can be assigned for different users The Log Search module provides the query of system log files and the log files can be el bo filtered by different types The System Configuration module provides the configuration of general parameters file F saving paths alarm sounds and other system settings Click the icon A in the upper left corner of the interface to show the Menu List The function modules can be easily accessed by clicking the navigation buttons on the control panel or by selecting the function module name from the View or Tool menu You can check the information including current user network usage CPU usage memory usage and time at the top of the main page User Manual of CMS Chapter 2 Live View 2 1 User Registration and Login For the first time to use CMS software you need to register a super user for login Steps 1 Input the super user name and password 2 Confirm the password 3 Optionally check the checkbox Enable Auto login to log in the software automatically 4 Click Register Then you can log in the software as the super user Register Administrator x Please create a super user before proceeding Password Confirm Password Enable Auto login Register Cancel O A user name cannot contain any of the following characters lt
55. otion DetectionA DVR Encoding Device DVF 2013 06 29 13 23 30 root Alarm Log Motion Detection A IPC2 Encoding Device IPC 2013 06 29 13 24 03 root Alarm Log Motion DetectionA IPC2 Encoding Device IPC 2013 06 29 13 24 41 root Alarm Log Motion DetectionA IPC2 Encoding Device IPC 2013 06 29 13 25 03 root Alarm Log Motion DetectionA IPC2 Encoding Device IPC 2013 06 29 13 26 29 root Alarm Log Motion Detection A IPC2 Encoding Device IPC 2013 06 29 13 27 28 root Alarm Log Motion DetectionA IPC2 Encoding Device IPC 2013 06 29 13 27 58 root Alarm Log Motion Detection A IPC2 Encoding Device IPC 2013 06 29 13 29 00 root Alarm Log Motion DetectionA IPC2 Encoding Device IPC 2013 06 29 13 29 05 root Operation Log Add Map DVF 2013 06 29 13 30 20 root Alarm Log Motion Detection A IPC2 Encoding Device IPC 2013 06 29 13 37 57 root Operation Log Add Map IPC 2013 06 29 13 38 34 root Operation Log Add Map IPC 2013 06 29 13 40 20 root Alarm Log Motion DetectionA DVR Encoding Device DVF 2013 06 29 13 40 32 root Operation Log Add Hot Region DVF 2013 06 29 13 41 56 root Alarm Log Motion DetectionA IPC2 Encoding Device IPC 2013 06 29 13 42 29 root Alarm Log Motion DetectionA IPC2 Encoding Device IPC 2013 06 29 13 42 58 root Alarm Log Motion Detection A IPC2 Encoding Device IPC Filtering Log Files Purpose After searched out successfully the log files can be filtered by the keyword or condition and thus you can find the
56. performance of the live video It can be set as Shortest Delay Real Play Performance Time Balanced or Fluency Enable Screen Toolbar Show the toolbar on each display window in live view or playback Display Enable Auto login Log in the client software automatically Prioritize the Playback Play back the video files recorded on the storage server preferentially of Record Files on Otherwise play back the video files recorded on the local device Storage Server Resume Live View Resume the latest live view status after you log in the client again Status Auto change Stream Change the stream type automatically in live view according to the size of Type the display window Auto Time Adjustment Adjust the time automatically at a specified time point 7 2 2 File Saving Path Settings Purpose The video files from manual recording the captured pictures and the system configuration files are stored on the local PC The saving paths of these files can be set Steps 1 Open the System Configuration page Click the File tab to enter the File Saving Path Settings interface 2 3 Clickthe icon and select a local path for the files 4 Click Save to save the settings 62 User Manual of CMS Set file saving path e g record files pictures and device configuation files etc Saving Path of Video File C ICMSNideo Saving Path of Pictures C CMS capture Saving Path of Configuration File C CMS confi
57. plate see Configuring Arming Schedule Template 7 Check the checkboxes to activate the linkage actions For details see Table 4 5 Linkage Actions for Alarm Input 8 Optionally click Copy to to copy the event parameters to other alarm inputs Click Save to save the settings DVR_A1 Event Configuration Copy to kJ Save Ii Enable Alarm Name Alarm Status 2 Normal Open Normal Closed Arming Schedule All day Template v Edit Trigger Alarm Output Trigger Channel Record z Trigger Client Action A gt 1 Camera01 v Audible Warning A gt 2 Camera02 2 Email Linkage A gt 3 Camera03 2 Alarm on E map A 4 Camera04 2 Alarm Triggered Pop up Image Camera05 Camera06 CameraD7 Camera08 Camera09 Camera10 Camera11 Camera12 Camera13 Camera14 Camera15 Camera16 Table 4 5 Linkage Actions for Alarm Input Enable the alarm output function Select the alarm output port and the Alarm Output external device connected to the port can be controlled Channel Record Start the recording of the selected cameras when alarm is triggered Audible Warning The client software gives an audible warning when alarm is triggered Email Linkage Send an Email notification of the alarm information to one or more receivers Alarm on E map Display the alarm information on the E map Alarm Triggered The Image with alarm information pops up when alarm is triggered Pop up Image Alarm Triggered Display the video on the Video Wall when alarm is triggered
58. pops up when alarm is triggered Pop up Image Alarm Triggered Display the video on the Video Wall when alarm is triggered Video Wall Display 4 4 Configuring Video Loss Alarm Purpose When the client software cannot receive video signal from the front end devices the video loss alarm will be triggered The linkage actions including alarm output and client action can be set Steps 1 Open the Event Management page and click Camera Event tab 2 Select the camera to be configured and select Video Loss as the event type 3 Check the checkbox Enable to enable the function of video loss alarm 44 User Manual of CMS 4 Select the arming schedule template from the drop down list If you need to edit or customize the template see Configuring Arming Schedule Template 5 Select the triggered camera The image or video from the triggered camera will pop up or be displayed on the Video Wall when video loss alarm occurs 6 Check the checkboxes to activate the linkage actions For details see Table 4 4 Linkage Actions for Video Loss Alarm Optionally click Copy to to copy the event parameters to other cameras Click Save to save the new settings Select Event Type Video Loss v IPC2_Camera1 Event Configur Copy to Y Save Enable Arming Schedule All day Template Edit Trigger Camera v Trigger Alarm Output Y Trigger ClientAction v Audible Warning v Email Linkage Alarm on E map Y Alarm Triggered Pop up I
59. rched on the remote configuration page of the device Before you start The newly installed storage devices need to be formatted Go to the remote configuration page of the device click Storage gt General select the HDD or SD SDHC card and click Format to initialize the selected storage device Steps 1 Open the Record Schedule page 2 Select the camera in the Camera Group list 3 Check the checkbox Record Schedule under Local Recording to enable device local recording 4 Select the record schedule template from the drop down list All day Template for all day continuous recording Weekday Template for working hours continuous recording from 8 00 AM to 8 00 PM Alarm Template for motion detection or alarm input triggered recording Template 01 08 fixed templates for specific schedules You can edit the templates if needed Custom can be customized as desired If you need to edit or customize the template see Configuring Record Schedule Template 5 Click Advanced Settings to set the recording parameters For details see Table 3 1 Advanced Recording Settings Optionally click Copy to to copy the record schedule settings to other channels Click Save to save the settings Advanced Settings Pre record Postrecord Video Expired Time Redundant Record Record Audio Table 3 1 Advanced Recording Settings Parameters Descriptions Normally used for the event triggered record when you want to record before Pre record
60. rd By default the password is 12345 Optionally you can check the checkbox Export to Group to create a group by the device name All channels and alarm inputs of the device will be imported to the corresponding group by default Click Add to add the device Adding Mode IP Domain IP Segment IP Server SIMPLEDDNS Add Offline Device Address Port User Name Password Exportto Group Set the device name as the group name and add all the channels connected to the device to the group MI IE Cancel 2 2 3 Adding Devices by IP Segment Steps 1 Click Add Device to open the device adding dialog box 2 Select IP Segment as the adding mode 3 Input the required information Start IP Input a start IP address End IP Input an end IP address in the same network segment with the start IP Port Input the device port number The default value is 8000 User Name Input the device user name By default the user name is admin Password Input the device password By default the password is 12345 4 Optionally you can check the checkbox Export to Group to create a group by the device name All channels and alarm inputs of the device will be imported to the corresponding group by default 5 Click Add and the device of which the IP address is between the start IP and end IP will be added to the device list 10 User Manual of CMS Adding Mode IP Domain IP Segment IP Server SIMPLEDDNS Add Offline Device
61. rded through or sent from the stream media server For one stream media server up to 64 channels of video stream can be forwarded through it and up to 200 channels of video stream can be sent to clients from it Stream Media Server Settings x te No of channels 3 17 04 20 Configure About 2013 06 29 e No ofusers 3 C DVR Encoding Channel Z 6 DVR_Camera2 Operation Client IP Client Port Time Enter 172 6 23 106 52315 2013 06 29 17 04 08 Y DVR_Camera3 Enter 172 6 23 106 52316 2013 06 29 17 04 08 DVR_Camera4 Enter 172 6 23 106 2317 2013 06 29 17 04 08 DVR_Camera5 DVR_Camera6 DVR_Camera7 DVR_Camera8 DVR_Camera9 DVR_Camera10 DVR_Camera11 67 User Manual of CMS Chapter 9 Decoding and Displaying Video on Video Wall The Video Wall module is only available when the decoding device is added to the client It provides the video decoding functionality and the decoded video stream can be displayed on the Video Wall for an attention grabbing performance ta la had laa a Click the MMM icon on the control panel or click View gt Video Wall to open the Video Wall page Search DVR 3 IPC1 CJ NVR GJ IPC2 Speed Dome Layout A Third Party Devices A PTZ A oa gare Enter Video Wall Config 9 1 Adding the Decoding Device Purpose To display the video on the Video Wall the decoding device needs to be added to the client
62. rm Time Alarm Source Alarm Details Alarm Content Live View Send E Note 1 2013 06 28 16 57 36 Encoding Device IPC2 Camera IPC2_Camera1 Trigger Motion Detection Alarm Start Y IT Alarm v Motion Detection v Video Exception Y Alarm Input v Device Exception On the Alarms and Events panel the following toolbar buttons are available Ly Clear Info Clear the information of alarms and events displayed on the list Enable Disable Alarm Triggered Pop up Click to enable disable image pop up when alarms occur Image EN Enable Disable Audio Click to enable disable the audio warning for the alarm Auto Hide Lock Click to hide automatically lock the Alarms and Events panel la Maximize Maximize the Alarms and Events panel in a new tab page E El Show Hide Click to show hide the Alarms and Events panel Viewing Alarms Information Different alarm types can be displayed on the panel Motion Detection Video Exception Alarm Input and Device Exception You can check the checkbox to enable the displaying of that type alarm Before you start To display the alarms the event parameters need to be configured Steps 1 Click the Alarm tab 2 Check the checkboxes of different alarm types 3 When an alarm occurs the icon A twinkles to call attention The alarm information including the time source details and content will be displayed Click F to get a live view of the alarm triggered camera Click to send an Email notificatio
63. ser 2 gt Edit User Delete User Index User Name Type 1 root Super User The user account you registered to log in the software is set as the super administrator Adding the User Steps 1 Open the Account Management page 2 Click Add User to open the Add User dialog box 3 Select the user type from the drop down list 2 types of user accounts are selectable Administrator The administrator account has all permissions by default and can modify the passwords and permissions of all operators and its own account Operator The operator account has no permission by default and you can assign the permissions manually An operator can only modify the password of its own account 4 Input the user name password and confirm password as desired Check the checkboxes to assign the permissions for the created user 59 User Manual of CMS 6 Optionally you can click Default Permission to restore the default permissions of this user 7 Click Save to save the settings NOTE O The user name cannot contain any of the following characters lt gt The administrator password cannot be shorter than 6 characters and the operator password cannot be empty e Upto 50 user accounts can be added for the client software Add User User Information User Type Administrator v User Name Password Confirm Password User Live View related Y All A o M DVR vZ Live View DVR_Camera1 Y PTZ Control
64. splay the alarm information on the map the Alarm on E map functionality needs to be set as the alarm linkage action 53 User Manual of CMS 5 3 The Hot Region Function Purpose The hot region function links a map to another map When you add a map to another map as a hot region an icon of the link to the added map is shown on the main map The added map is called child map while the map to which you add the hot region is the parent map E Note A map can only be added as the hot region for one time 5 3 1 Adding Hot Regions Before you start Add another map to the group Steps 1 Click the Edit Map button in the E map toolbar to enter the map editing mode 2 Select an added map as the parent map 3 Click the icon a in the toolbar to open the Add Hot Region dialog box 4 Check the checkbox to select the child map to be linked 5 Optionally you can edit the hot region name and select the hot region color and icon 6 Click OK to save the settings The child map icons are added on the parent map as the hot regions You can click and drag the child map icons to move the hot regions to the desired locations Add Hot Region Linked Map Hot Region Name Hot Region Hot Region Icon Map1 Map1 Gren W Map2 Map2 Gren W 5 3 2 Modifying Hot Regions Purpose You can modify the information of the hot regions on the parent map including the name the color the icon etc Steps 1 Click the Ed
65. t 3 Click New View in the custom view list to create a new view 4 Input the view name and click Add The new view is of 4 Screen mode by default 5 Optionally Click the E icon in live view toolbar then click the screen layout button E3 and select the screen layout mode for the new view 6 Click and drag the camera group to the display window or double click the camera group name in custom view mode to start the live view 18 User Manual of CMS 7 Click the icon Es to save the new view Right click the custom view name on the list and a menu pops up as follows Edit View Name fii Delete View d Save View Sy Save View As The following buttons are available on the right click menu ff Edit View Name Edit the name of the custom view fi Delete View Delete the custom view Save View Save the new settings of the custom view Save View As Save the current view as another custom view Stopping the Live View Steps 1 Select the display window 2 Click the icon E that appears in the upper right corner when the mouse pointer is over the display window or click Stop Live View on the right click menu to stop the live view of the display window You can also click the button in live view toolbar to stop all the live view 2 4 2 Auto switch in Live View Camera Auto switch Purpose The video stream of the cameras from the same group will switch automatically in a selected display window in
66. t for each day in the arming schedule template depending on the capacity of device Templates Management All day Template Weekday Templ Mon Template 01 Template 02 Tue Template 03 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 ie i A F A Wed ae l al i i PA i Template 04 0 4 8 1 1 14 1 1 0 2 4 Template 05 Thu 6 0 Template 06 a 4 1 1 14 16 1 o 4 ri damentan 0 2 1 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 Template 08 Template 09 41 User Manual of CMS Custom Schedule Save as Schedule Template ox cane 4 2 Configuring Tampering Alarm Purpose A tampering alarm is triggered when the camera is covered and the monitoring area cannot be viewed The linkage actions including alarm output and client action can be set Steps 1 Open the Event Management page and click the Camera Event tab 2 Select the camera to be configured and select Tampering Alarm as the event type 3 Check the checkbox Enable to enable the function of tampering alarm 4 Select the arming schedule template from the drop down list If you need to edit or customize the template see Configuring Arming Schedule Template 5 Select the triggered camera The image or video from the triggered camera will pop up or be displayed on the Video Wall when tampering alarm occurs Click and drag the mouse to draw a defined area for the arming region Drag the slider on the sensitivity bar to adjust the tampering alarm sensitivity 8 Check t
67. t page Y Camera Event Ax Alarm Input Device Exception Camera Group Select Event Type Motion Detection IPC2_Camera1 Event Configur Copy to H Save Search Y Enable lt IPC1 Encoding Channel Arming Schedule All day Template Edit IPC1_Camera1 Arming Region J NVR Encoding Channel C IPC2 Encoding Channel a lt DVR Encoding Channel Trigger Alarm Output Trigger Channel Record Y Trigger ClientAction Camera01 Audible Warning 2 Email Linkage Y Alarm on E map Alarm Triggered Pop up Image You can set different linkage actions for the following triggers Motion Detection Tampering Alarm PIR Alarm Video Loss Alarm Input Device Exception 4 1 Configuring Motion Detection Alarm Purpose A motion detection alarm is triggered when the client software detects motion within its defined area The linkage actions including alarm output channel record and client action can be set Steps 1 Open the Event Management page and click Camera Event tab 2 Select the camera to be configured and select Motion Detection as the event type 3 Check the checkbox Enable to enable the function of motion detection 4 Select the arming schedule template from the drop down list 39 User Manual of CMS All day Template for all day continuous arming Weekday Template for working hours continuous arming from 8 00 AM to 8 00 PM Template 01 09 fixed templates for special schedules You can edit the templ
68. t playback in full screen mode Click again to exit 2 4 6 Other Functions in Live View There are some other functions supported in the live view including digital zoom two way audio camera status and synchronization Auxiliary Screen Preview The live video can be displayed on different auxiliary screens for the convenient preview of multiple monitoring scenes Up to 3 auxiliary screens are supported Digital Zoom Use the left key of mouse to drag a rectangle area in the lower right upper left direction and then the rectangle area will zoom in out Two way Audio Two way audio function enables the voice talk of the camera You can get not only the live video but also the real time audio from the camera This two way audio can be used for only one camera at one time Camera Status The camera status such as recording status signal status connection number etc can be detected and displayed for check The status information refreshes every 10 seconds Synchronization The synchronization function provides a way to synchronize the live video clock with the PC which runs the client software 28 User Manual of CMS Chapter 3 Remote Record Schedule Settings and Playback When the video storage devices are the HDDs Net HDDs SD SDHC cards on the local device or the remote storage server connected you can set the record schedule for the cameras for the continuous alarm triggered or command triggered recor
69. teps 1 Select the added storage server from the list and click Remote Config 2 Click Storage gt General to enter the HDD Formatting interface 3 Select the HDD from the list and click Format You can check the formatting process from the process bar and the status of the formatted HDD changes from Unformatted to Normal Status fore Formatting the HDDs is to pre allocate the disk space for storage and the original data of the formatted HDDs will not be deleted HDD settings fm HDD No Capacity MB Free Space Status Type Group No Property 1 3121 1411 Unformatted Local Group00 Read Write 7i 2 40479 40389 Unformatted Local Group00 Read Write 3 334906 297092 Unformatted Local Group00 Read Write 4 15999 7245 Unformatted Local Group00 Read Write 5 1992294 546729 Unformatted Local Group00 Read Write Format Update All 0 Configuring Storage Server Record Schedule 33 User Manual of CMS Before you start The storage server needs to be added to the client software and the HDDs need to be formatted for the record file storage Steps 1 Open the Record Schedule page 2 Select the camera from the Camera Group list 3 Check the checkbox Storage Server to enable recording on storage server 4 Select the storage server from the drop down list 5 Select the record schedule template from the drop down list If you need to edit or customize the template see Configuring Record Schedule Template
70. the event happens Post record After the event finished the video can also be recorded for a certain time The time for keeping the record files in the storage device once exceeded the Video Expired Time files will be deleted The files will be saved permanently if the value is set as O Redundant Record Save the video files not only in the R W HDD but also in the redundant HDD Record Audio Record the video files with audio or not 30 User Manual of CMS Configuring Record Schedule Template Perform the following steps to configure the record schedule template If Template 01 08 is selected from the drop down list start from step 1 If Custom is selected from the drop down list start from step 2 1 Click Edit to enter the Templates Management interface Select the template to be set and you can edit the template name Set the time schedule for the selected template Schedule Recording refer to normal schedule recording The schedule time bar is greenyellow Alarm Recording refers to the schedule record for the alarm input or motion detection event The schedule time bar is red Command refers to the schedule record triggered by command The schedule time bar is green fore Record triggered by command is only available for the ATM transactions when the ATM DVR is added to CMS When the cursor turns to ME you can edit the schedule time bar When the cursor turns to a you can move the selected tim
71. u can also click Import All to import all the encoding channels to a selected group om NOTE O You can also click the icon onthe Import Encoding Channel page to add a new group O Upto 64 cameras can be added to one group wE Encoding Channel 4s Alarm input Select Device All Encoding Channel Zn A Group IPC1 mHE IPC1 Encoding Channel 2 NVR Encoding Channel 1 IPC2 Encoding Channel DVR Encoding Channel A Import Import All 11 21 31 4 S 6 The following buttons are available on the Import Encoding Channel page pir jeje Eo gt List View View the encoding channel in list view Thumbnail View View the encoding channel in thumbnail view Refresh Refresh the latest information of added encoding channels Import Create a group by device name and import the device to group a Collapse Expand Collapse Expand the thumbnails of encoding channels Modifying the Group Channel Steps 1 2 3 4 Select the group channel from the group list on the Import Encoding Channel page Click EA or double click the group channel name to open Modify Group Camera dialog box Edit the group channel information including the group camera name the camera type etc Click OK to save the new settings You can also double click the group channel name on the Group Management interface to open the Modify Group Camera dialog box 14 User Manual of CMS Modify Camera Name I
72. u can do some remote configurations of the selected device if needed 12 User Manual of CMS 2 3 Group Management Purpose The devices added can be organized into groups for a convenient management You can get the live video play back the record files and do other operations of the device through the group Before you start Devices need to be added to the client software for group management Perform the following steps to enter the Group Management interface 1 Open the Device Management page 2 Click the Group tab to enter the Group Management interface Server Group y Add Group s Delete Group Search gt Import Modify Delete Remote Config Filter Nickname a IP Device Serial No Adding the Group Steps 1 Click Add Group to open the Add Group dialog box 2 Input a group name as you want 3 Click OK to add the new group to the group list You can also check the checkbox Create Group by Device Name to create the new group by the name of the selected device Add Group Create Group by Device Name Importing Encoding Device to Group 13 User Manual of CMS Steps 1 Click Import on Group Management interface and then click the Encoding Channel tab to open the Import Encoding Channel page 2 Select the thumbnails names of the encoding channels in the thumbnail list view 3 Select a group from the group list Click Import to import the selected encoding channels to the group Yo
73. wing steps to add a new video wall 1 Click the icon in the toolbar to open the Add Video Wall dialog box 2 Input the nickname the number of rows and columns of the video wall 3 Click Add Add Video Wall Video Wall Name Row Column To modify the video wall select the video wall and click the icon 4 in the toolbar 69 User Manual of CMS To delete the video wall select the video wall and click the icon in the toolbar Click and drag the decoding channel on the left side list to the display window of video wall to connect them one to one correspondence You can click E in the upper right corner of the display window to release the connection xt Camera Search Layout DVR DVR_Camera1 DVR_Camera2 DVR_Camera3 DVR_Camera4 DVR_Camera5 DVR_Camera6 DVR_Camera7 DVR_Camera8 DVR_Camera9 DVR_Camera10 DVR_Camera11 DVR_Camera12 DVR_Camera13 DVR_Camera14 DVR_Camera15 DVR_Camera16 DVR_IP Camera1 22 NVR IP Camara Third Party Devices PTZ m gare Enter Video Wall Config Decoder VGA 1 Up to 4 video walls can be added to the client software The total number of the display windows on the video wall should be no more than 100 The ranges of the row number and column number are both between 1 and 20 Default Video Wall Decoder VGA 2 9 3 Displaying Video on Video Wall Purpose After the settings of t

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