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1. Creating a Group 1 Right click on Advanced I O List and then select Add A Group This dialog box appears 123 GeoVision Group Information Hallway Cancel Group Motity Setting W Invoke Alarm Buzzer fi Enable advanced logical inputin Multicam Figure 4 21 Group Name Names the group Invoke Alarm Invokes the computer alarm on I O trigger Select a sound from the drop down list Enable advanced logical input in Multicam See The Advanced Logical Input Status option later in this chapter 2 Click Save to apply the settings and return to the panel 3 To create a cascading hierarchy drag the desired inputs outputs from the left Standard I O List to the group Note In the cascading hierarchy each input can only be used once while the same output can be used repeatedly Editing a Group To modify group settings right click a group and select View Edit This dialog box appears 124 4 Control Center Group Information Group Name Hallway Cancel Group Notify Setting M Invoke Alarm Buzzer M j Enable advanced logical input in Multicam Current Pin Setting Input 1 Input Level User defined IN Trigger Associated Outputs al amp G G Trigger Default Icon Hallway 2 Input 1 Output 1 Output 2 Figure 4 22 Group Name As described in Figure 4 21 Group Notify Setting As described in Figure 42. 21 Current Pin Setting To enable this option highlight an I O device from the group list at the bottom Trigger Associated Outputs Triggers outputs in cascade mode Click the Finger tab to apply the change to all I O devices at the same group Change Icon To enable this option select one of two displayed icons Normal or Trigger Click the Change Icon tab to change an icon Click the Finger tab to apply the change to all I O devices at the same group 125 GeoVision Editing an I O Device In addition to editing groups you can also edit the settings of individual I O device Right click an I O device and select Setting This dialog box appears Pin Setting Input Display Setting tic Input 1 f Text Color f Background Color Alarm Level Level Undefined Trigger Setting We Trigger Associated Outputs Default OK Cancel Figure 4 23 Display Setting You can define the nature of I O devices by colors Note that the setting only affects the Detail style of the Advanced I O List No 4 Figure 4 19 Alarm Level drop down list Click the drop down list and select one of the six default colors Fire Smog Vibration Intruder Motion and Emergency For the Level Undefined option select Text Color or Background Color and then click the Input Output drop down list to change its color Trigger Setting 126 Trigger Associated Outputs Triggers outputs in cascade mode 4 Control Cen
3. 4 7 Startup Automatically runs the Control Center at startup Layout Display host name in the Group List Displays the individual camera s host name on the Group List Save Window Position and Size Saves the position of the Control Center toolbar and the size of Host List and Group List The position and size will be restored when the Control Center starts 105 GeoVision Remote DVR amp System Configure Remote View Log 10 Central Panel Matrix General Panel Resolution 1024 x 768 Position T o Ea o Mote Screen Resolution is 1280 x 1024 Active Camera Mli Hs Mls v 13 Iv Mle H10 14 v 4 Mle 12 M 1E a Figure 4 8 Panel Resolution Sets the resolution of the Remote DVR panel to 800 x 600 1024 x 768 or 1280 x 1024 Position When the panel resolution is set to 1280 x 1024 align the positions of the RemoteDVR window on screen Active Camera Enable the desired cameras when the Remote DVR starts 106 4 Control Center Remote ViewLog W System Configure General RemoteD yA Remote ViewLog j 1 0 Central Panel Matrix Panel Resolution 1024 rS w Fasition T o Ea o Mote Screen Resolution is 1280 x 1024 Figure 4 9 Panel Resolution Sets the resolution of the Remote ViewLog panel to 800 x 600 1024 x 768 or 1280 x 1024 Position When the screen resolution is set to 1280 x 1024 align the positions of the Remote ViewLo
4. Number of Inputs 8 Number of Outputs 16 Figure 4 6 Type the host name IP address ID and Password Keep the communication ports as default unless otherwise necessary 103 GeoVision Click the Update Information button to get the latest number of cameras and I O modules installed at the host When the update is complete this message will appear Update system information successfully Click OK to add the host Creating a Group You can group cameras from different hosts by function or geography Tip 1 104 Click the Group List button No 2 Figure 4 1 and right click to select Add Group Type the name for the created group Drag the desired cameras from the Host List to the created group Click Save to store your settings To enjoy a live view from a desired camera right click any camera on the Host List or Group List and select Live View To see the information of a single camera on the Group List right click any camera and select Device Information 4 Control Center 4 5 System Configuration You can configure the startup mode and screen position for the Control Center services Click the Configure button No 2 Figure 4 2 and select System Configure to display the following dialog box General W System Configure Remote ViewLog 0 Central Panel Matrix General RemoteD R Startup Layout C Display host name in the Group List C Save Window Position and Size Figure
5. group of outputs set to be Toggle mode When inputs activate outputs in cascade triggers right click this group and select Pause Monitoring The inputs of the group will be reset but the outputs keep on alarming Arming Disarming I O Devices The Control Center operator can manually arm or disarm any I O devices of client DVRs without interrupting the monitoring Arming or disarming I O devices 1 On the Standard I O List right click one host and select I O Enable Setting This dialog box appears I0 Activation I TEST27 ify Module 1 ge Input Pin 4 Shee Reset Output Cancel Apply Figure 4 33 2 Check the Input Output to arm or uncheck the Input Output to disarm the device s Then click Apply to verify the changes 133 L GeoVision Enabling Latch Trigger Instead of a lasting output alarm the Latch Trigger option provides a momentary alarm when an input is triggered in cascade mode For details see Latch Trigger Chapter 2 User s Manual on the Surveillance System Software CD Right click one input on the Advanced Group List and select Setting In the dialog box enable the Latch Trigger option Pin Setting Input Display Setting Hr Input 1 O Text Color Background Color Alarm Level Level Undefined Trigger Setting M Trigger Associated Outputs Latch Trigger Figure 4 34 Accessing Live View You can access live view by assigning one camera to the
6. input device 134 On the Advanced Group List right click one input and select Setting In the dialog box Figure 4 340 enable the Associated Camera option and then assign a camera from the drop down list Click OK to save the settings To view live video click that input on the panel and then select View Associated Camera
7. your settings 2 When connecting to the client DVR on the main screen of the client DVR click the Exit button and then select Activate Camera Check or uncheck cameras Note Remote DVR currently doesn t support audio output PTZ and I O control 115 GeoVision 4 8 Remote Desktop Not only does Remote Desktop provide the Remote DVR feature of working on client GV Systems but allow you to exit to Windows Viewing the client desktop as a website view the center operator has a full control to client GV System and its operation system Running the Remote Desktop 1 The client DVR must activate Remote Desktop Service No 4 Figure 4 12 first 2 Atthe Control Center highlight a DVR in the Host List Then click pa the Remote Control button and select Remote Desktop When the connection is established the client desktop will appear on the Control Center desktop Note Remote Desktop currently doesn t support the file transfer feature 116 4 Control Center 4 9 Remote ViewLog The Remote ViewLog service allows the Control Center to access the ViewLogs of the client DVRs and play back event files Running the Remote ViewLog 1 The client DVR must activate Remote ViewLog Service No 3 Figure 4 12 first 2 Atthe Control Center highlight a DVR in the Host List or a group in the Group List Then click the Remote ViewLog button E When the connection is established th
8. 9 21 PM 1 20 2006 4 39 21 PM 1 20 2006 4 39 47 PM 1 20 2006 4 39 47 PM Event Login Login Logout Login Login Logout Logout Service RemoteDYR Remote ViewLog Remote ViewLog I O Central Panel I O Central Panel I O Central Panel I O Central Panel IP Address 192 168 0 108 192 168 0 108 192 168 0 108 127 0 0 1 192 168 0 108 127 0 0 1 192 168 0 108 110 Figure 4 12 4 Control Center The controls on the CMS Server No Name Stop All Service 2 Start Stop Control Center Service 3 Start Stop Remote ViewLog Service 4 Start Stop Desktop Service 5 Event List Description Stops all Control Center Server services Starts or stops these services Matrix I O Central Panel and Remote DVR It indicates that the user allows or not allows the Control Center to access his I O modules and GV System Indicates that the user allows or not allows the Control Center to access his ViewLog files Indicates that the user allows or not allows the Control Center to control his desktop Indicates login ID and IP address service activation and connection time Configuring the CCS Server To configure the CCS Server click Configure on the window menu Network Settings Keep the three communication ports in defaults unless otherwise necessary 111 GeoVision Network Settings Command Port 2388 Data Port 5611 Enable IP White List Figure 4 13 Enable IP Wh
9. Chapter 4 Control Center Control Center is a central monitoring station solution CMS that provides the CMS operator with these major features e Access to client DVRs See Remote DVR Access to remote desktops See Remote Desktop e Display of up to 64 cameras from different DVRs on the same screen See Matrix View e Remote playback See Remote ViewLog Central management for I O devices from different DVRs See O Central Panel L GeoVision 4 1 System Requirements Before installation make sure your computer meets the following minimum requirements Windows 2000 Windows XP Server 2003 CPU Pentium 4 2 6 GHz 800MHz FSB 2 x 512 MB dual DDR400 SDRAM Hard Disk 80 GB VGA NVIDIA GeForce4 MX440 64MB 1024 x 768 resolution Network TCP IP 98 4 Control Center 4 2 Installing Control Center 1 Insert the CMS Software CD to your computer It will automatically run and a window appears 2 Select the Install V 8 0 0 0 Central Monitoring System item 3 Click Control Center System and follow the on screen instructions Note The Control Center application is provided with a USB dongle Make sure the dongle is tightly attached to your computer 99 GeoVision 4 3 The Control Center Toolbar Figure 4 1 The buttons on the Control Center Toolbar No Name 1 Host List 2 Group List 3 Edit 4 Service 100 Description Opens the Host List to create and edit DVR hosts Opens the Grou
10. e Room Bs E Gumi is Te Coana Perri i Conference Ai ie T hoe TE Derna Hoori 2 2 te f z E rE m rma Taal EN lin mt 4 Figure 4 17 The controls on the Matrix window me N O1 amp Exit Closes or minimizes the Matrix window Screen Division Select screen divisions with the choices of 1 4 9 16 32 36 48 or 64 channels Date Time Indicates the current date and time Monitor Starts or stops monitoring Configure Access the Matrix settings and camera properties ViewLog Opens ViewLog Camera Scan Rotates through screen divisions 119 L GeoVision Configuring Matrix View On the Matrix window click the Configure button No 5 Figure 4 17 System Configure System Configure Caption Location Camera Name Camera Scan Scan Delay 3 Sec D Directx Enable DirectDraw Figure 4 18 Caption Displays the ID Location or Camera Name stamp on screen Camera Scan Sets the rotation interval between cameras Click the Arrow button to set rotation mode of 1 4 or 9 channels 7 DirectX Sets the DirectDraw function Camera Configure Adjusts the properties and recording settings of cameras Video Attributes Adjusts video attributes of cameras Image Quality Adjusts the video quality with the choices of Best Normal and Low The better quality will result in bigger image size and need bigger bandwidt
11. e ViewLog of client DVR will appear on the Control Center desktop For details on ViewLog see Chapter 3 User s Manual on the Surveillance System Software CD If highlighting a group for the Remote ViewLog service you can access the event files of up to 64 cameras However the Multi View of ViewLog can only display up to 16 cameras So you need to select the desired cameras for Multi View mode On the ViewLog function panel click the Setting button to display the System Configuration dialog box and select the Multi View tab Then check the 16 cameras you want to display on the screen 117 GeoVision 4 10 Matrix View Matrix view allows the center operator to monitor up to 64 cameras from different client DVRs on the same screen Further the operator can remotely change camera s monitoring status and properties The Matrix view provides these features e Display of 1 4 9 16 32 36 48 or 64 cameras at a time e Display of up to 4 Matrix windows in one monitor or separate four monitors at a time Support for the remote configuration of camera status and properties Support for the Camera Scan function e Access to client ViewLog for playback Running Matrix View 1 The client DVR must activate Control Center Service No 2 Figure 4 12 first 2 At the Control Center highlight a Group and select the Matrix button Ett The Matrix window appears 118 4 Control Center Wx BE Conferenc
12. g window on screen 107 GeoVision Matrix System Configure General Remotely R Remote YiewLog 10 Central Panel Postion Matris Mote Screen Resolution is 1280 x 1024 ok Crea Figure 4 10 Position You can open up to four Matrix windows in one monitor or separate four monitors at a time Align the positions of four Matrix windows on screen 108 Fa Control Center I O Central Panel W System Configure General Remote WiewLog e Exit Option C Shut down when the Control Center is closed Position Mote Screen Resolution is 1280 x 1024 Figure 4 11 Exit Option Automatically closes the I O Central Panel when the Control Center is shut down Position When the screen resolution is set to 1280 x 1024 align the position of the I O Central Panel on screen 109 L GeoVision 4 6 Connecting to the Control Center To configure the client DVR in order to access the Control Center remotely through a network connection click the Network button on the main screen point to Control Center Server and then select Start Default Service or Start Default Service for connection The Control Center Server Window When the client DVR starts the Control Center Service CCS as described above the server will be minimized to the system tray Click the server s icon to restore its window 1 20 2006 4 37 23 PM 1 20 2006 4 39 05 PM 1 20 2006 4 39 11 PM 1 20 2006 4 3
13. h Auto Retry when Connection Broken Automatically reconnects when the connection between the Matrix View and cameras is lost 120 4 Control Center 4 11 1 O Central Panel The I O Central Panel provides a centrally managing solution for I O devices from different DVRs Its major features are Group I O devices from different DVRs e Trigger I O devices in cascade mode Monitor different I O cascade configurations at different times of the day Quick access triggered I O devices by a Quick Link window Note The Advanced I O Panel at the client DVR and the I O Central Panel at the Control Center can conflict each other It s recommended that the client DVR cleans up the settings in the Advanced I O Panel and renders the I O control to the Control Center Running the I O Central Panel 1 The client DVR must activate Control Center Service No 2 Figure 4 12 first 2 Click the I O Central Panel _ on the Control Center toolbar When the connection is established the I O Central Panel will display on the Control Center desktop 121 L GeoVision The I O Central Panel Mode Default v _ Standard I O List TEST27 1 Modules 1 Module 1 gt Input 1 2 Input 2 gt Input 4 Output 1 Output 2 Output 3 Output 4 Advanced 1 0 List Figure 4 19 The controls on the I O Central Panel No Name 1 Configure 2 Mode Schedule 3 Toggle Quick Link 4 Adva
14. ick Link button No 3 Figure 4 19 gt To open the Quick Link window at panel startup check the Show Quick Link option in Figure 4 24 1 0 Central Panel x ge a 9 Mode Default GE Eievators Standard 1 0 List _ Advanced I O List Entrance TEST27 1 Modules Elevators 3 05 Module 1 gt Input 1 Lowy Input 1 8 Output 1 Input 2 Output 4 amp gt Input 3 Entrance amp gt Input 4 Output 2 Output 1 Gis Output 2 Output 4 Output 3 Lobby Output 4 42 Input 2 Output 2 Figure 4 28 130 4 Control Center Forcing Output To manually force an output click one output and select Force Output gt Inthe Standard I O List you can force the output individually gt Inthe Advanced I O List considering cascade triggers you can only manually force the output at the top level e g Figure 4 29 Other outputs at sub levels cannot be forced manually e g Figure 4 30 However if the output is not in a cascading hierarchy you can definitely force it manually e g Figure 4 31 Elevators Entry Toilet 39 amp gt Input 2 output 1 Output 2 Output 1 output 2 Output 3 Output 2 Output 3 Output 4 Output 3 Output 4 Figure 4 29 Figure 4 30 Figure 4 31 Editing Background Image With the Background Image feature you can import a floor plan to lay out the locat
15. ions of triggered I O devices This feature works in the Icon style of the Advanced I O List 1 To switch to the Icon style click the Advanced I O List Style button No 4 Figure 4 19 and then select Icon 2 Select a group in the Advanced I O List The I O icons of this group will be displayed 3 Right click on the right screen and select Background Image to import a graphic file 4 Right click on the right screen and uncheck Auto Arrange Now you can freely drag the I O icons to the desired locations on the imported map 5 To add images to another group repeat the steps 2 to 4 131 L GeoVision Note Highlighting Advanced I O List in the Advanced 1 O List you can import another image l WO Central Panel xoen 80 Mode Ditut 7 I Advanced WO List T Figure 4 32 Managing a Group of I O Devices With groups of I O devices set up on the I O Advanced Panel you can enable or disable these I O devices by groups Enabling a Group On the I O Advanced Panel right click a desired group and select Start Monitoring All input devices of this group are now enabled When inputs are triggered outputs will be activated in cascade mode 132 4 Control Center Disabling a Group On the I O Advanced Panel right click a desired group and select Stop Monitoring All input devices of this group are now disabled No cascade triggers will occur Pausing the Triggered Inputs This feature is designed for a
16. ite List Limits access to the Control Center Server by assigning IP ranges For details see P White List Settings Chapter 6 User s Manual on the Surveillance System Software CD Codec Sets video compression to Geo Mpeg4 or Geo H 264 Note that Remote Desktop doesn t support Geo H 264 codec UPnP To automatically configure three communication ports on your router click the Arrow button beside Log Port for UPnP settings For details on UPnP see UPnP Setting Chapter 6 User s Manual on the Surveillance System Software CD Event Log Settings The settings are the same as those in Center V2 See 7 8 Event Log Browser 112 4 Control Center Set Default Service Select the desired services to start by default Default Service Service Control Center Service Control Center RemoteDyR Matrix VO Central Panel etc Remote ViewLog Service Figure 4 14 Prompt to accept The client can be prompted to accept or reject the connection when the Control Center attempts to access his GV System Remote DVR service or Desktop Remote Desktop service r Remote DVR Logon From 127 0 0 1 Reject Comment 1 is trying to connect to this Multicam If you allow you will be logged out but you can resume later Never ask me again Figure 4 15 Auto start default service when Windows starts Automatically runs the default services at startup Hide when minimized Hides the minimized Control Center Se
17. n Host List H X We x8 ng E E Figure 4 5 The buttons on the Host List toolbar No Name Description 1 Remote Control Highlight a host and click this button to run Remote DVR or Remote Desktop services 2 Remote ViewLog Highlight a Host or Group and click this button to open ViewLog for playback 3 1 O Central Panel Click to open the I O Central Panel 4 Matrix Highlight a group and click this button for a Matrix View Note The small toolbars appearing on both the Host List and Group List correspond to the Service Toolbar options 102 4 Control Center 4 4 Creating Hosts and Groups You need to create DVR hosts and groups before starting the services To create hosts you can click the Search DVR button No 1 Figure 4 2 to detect any DVR on the same LAN and then add them to the Host List Or follow the steps below Note For the Search DVR feature the DVR host needs to open TCP port 5201 and the Control Center needs to open UDP port 5200 Creating a Host 1 2 Click the Host List button No 1 Figure 4 1 and right click to select Add Host DVR This dialog box appears Host Settings HostName Host 1 Address 127 0 0 1 Remember Account ID 123 Password eoecee Command Port 3388 Default Data Port 5611 Default Log Port 5552 Default Device Information Update Information Number of Cameras 16 A b e A v Number of Modules zz Module 1 4 gt
18. nced I O List Style 5 Expand Tree Row 6 Collapse Tree Row 7 Mode 8 Standard I O List 9 Advanced I O List 122 Description Accesses Panel and Schedule settings Starts stops Mode Schedule Displays the Quick Link window for quick access to triggered I O devices Displays the Advanced I O List in various styles View Edit Icon and Detail Expands tree branches Collapses tree branches Configures various cascade modes Displays connected I O modules Groups I O devices in cascade mode 4 Control Center Creating a Group for Cascade Triggers You can group I O devices by function or geography Further the group allows cascade triggers meaning that the trigger actions of one trigger can activate another trigger For this example you might have a group called Entrance that contains all I O devices installed at entrances The Entrance group might contain other sub groups each of which contains just the related I O devices in various geographic locations eW Group containing all I O devices installed at entrances 4 Input 2 _ Input 2 installed at the front entrance Output 1 Output 1 sub group at the kitchen Output 2 Output 3 Output 3 sub group at the garage Figure 4 20 When Input 2 is triggered it will trigger Output 1 and Output 3 sub groups and Output 1 will trigger Output 2 in a cascade series
19. p List to group cameras from different DVRs Opens the Edit toolbar to display these buttons Search DVR Configure Save and Delete The Add Host button only appears after the Host List is opened Opens the Service toolbar to display these buttons Remote Control Remote ViewLog and I O Central Panel 4 Control Center The Edit Toolbar The Edit toolbar varies when you open the Host List or Group List e When the Host List is open B fe gt a a Host List ERE E RS Figure 4 2 e When the Group List is open OS ile amp Wx HX Host List W X Group List W xU me Wx a Ps Bis Figure 4 3 The buttons on the Edit toolbar No Name Description 1 Search DVR Opens the Search DVR window by which you can detect any DVRs on the same LAN and add them to the Host List 2 Configure Configures the startup mode and screen position and change password for the Control Center services 3 Save Saves the changes made on the Host List and Group List 4 Delete Deletes the highlighted Host or Group 5 Add Host Adds a Host 6 Rename Renames the highlighted Group 7 Add Group Adds a Group Note The small toolbars appearing on both the Host List and Group List correspond to the Edit Toolbar options 101 GeoVision The Service Toolbar The Service Toolbar varies when you open the Host List or Group List When the Host List is open Host List HX U fxi oige Figure 4 4 e When the Group List is ope
20. rver window to the system tray 113 GeoVision 4 7 Remote DVR The Remote DVR service allows the Control Center to access client GV Systems and configure their settings remotely This feature reduces the trips to each client DVR individually Running the Remote DVR 1 The client DVR must activate Control Center Service No 2 Figure 4 12 first 2 Atthe Control Center highlight a DVR in the Host List i Then click the Remote Control button and select Remote DVR If the connection is established the main screen of the client DVR will display on the Control Center desktop At the same time the client DVR will display the following message advising the GV System is in use and has been locked Remote Login 9 28 2000 16 38 42 IP 192 168 0 212 User Figure 4 16 If the client wants to interrupt the connection he or she can click the button pom at the bottom right corner A valid ID and Password are required to stop the connection Tip If you do not wish to overload the bandwidth by viewing all cameras of the client DVR you can choose to view certain cameras There are two ways to activate and deactivate cameras 114 4 Control Center 1 Before connecting to the client DVR in the Control Center click the Configure button i Select System Configure and then click the Remote DVR tab In the Active Camera field check or uncheck desired cameras Click OK to save to
21. ter Configuring the Advanced I O Panel On the panel toolbar click the Configure button and select Panel Setting This dialog box appears Panel Configuration General Startup V Show Quick Link IV Start Schedule Monitoring Layout V Show Host Name V Use User defined Text Level 1 l Level 1 Fire a Figure 4 24 Startup Show Quick Link Opens the Quick Link window at panel startup Start Schedule Monitoring Starts Mode Schedule at panel startup For details see Setting up Mode Schedule below Layout Show Host Name Displays the host name of each I O device on the Advanced I O List Use User defined Text Allows you to modify the text of Alarm Level see Figure 4 23 Setting up Mode Schedule The Mode Schedule allows you to monitor different I O cascade configurations at different time For example you may want I O cascade triggers one way during business hours and another way for non business hours Modes can be switched automatically at a scheduled time 127 GeoVision Creating a Mode 1 Click the Mode drop down list No 7 Figure 4 19 and select More Edit This dialog box appears Advanced 1 0 Modes Advanced VO Settings Save NewMode 1 Cancel Add Delete Rename Max 100 Figure 4 25 2 Click Add and name the created mode You can create up to 100 modes 3 Click Save to return to the panel 4 Select the created mode from the Mode drop do
22. wn list and create the groups in the Advanced I O List For details see Creating a Group for Cascade Triggers earlier in this chapter Creating a Mode Schedule Define the times and days you like the panel to switch modes 1 On the panel toolbar click the Configure button and select Schedule Setting This dialog box appears 128 2 4 Control Center Schedule Setting System Default Mode Default Figure 4 26 Click Add to create a schedule This dialog box appears Schedule Information Name Office Hours Mode z Time 10 00 00 19 00 00 Days C Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday cance Figure 4 27 C J K J J Name Type a name for the schedule Mode Select a mode from the drop down list Time Define a time period you want the mode to run Days Check the day box es you want the mode to run Click OK to apply the settings and click Save to return to the panel To start the mode schedule click the Mode Schedule button No 2 Figure 4 19 and then select Mode Schedule Start 129 GeoVision Quick Link The Quick Link provides a quick access to triggered I O devices It is a separate window to display all group icons The group icon flashes when any included I O device is triggered Clicking the flashing icon will bring you to the I O location in the Advanced O List gt To open the Quick Link window click the Toggle Qu
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