VMS User Manual
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1. Add a User 1 From VMS click Management Tool gt User Management 2 The User Management window will popup 3 Enter the user name password and privileges 4 Click Add to add a new user Edit a User 1 From VMS click Management Tool gt User Management 2 The User Management window will popup 3 Select the user you would like the change the settings and enter the changes 4 Click Edit to save the changes Remove a User 1 From VMS click Management Tool gt User Management 2 The User Management window will popup 3 Select the user you would like to delete 4 Click Delete to remove the user NOTE Available rules will be listed on the left side of the User Management window Page 17 of 18 Local Configuration Recording Settings Items Recording Drives This section displays the names Local Configuration total space and free space of the local disks This General Setings Recording Setings section also lets you select which local disks you th A i A Drives Capacity GB Free Space GB Reserved Space GB can use to store recorded video files You can lege 149 01 75 66 500 Fi aust F 1397 26 680 04 500 also configure the reserve space for each disk If multiple disks are chosen VMS will start from e e isk Full the first disk until the free space equals the ji m p q EEES Split Files per Minutes reserved space and then go to the next one ie On Disk Full When a disk i2. changes Add alarm action rules Exe Aes A rule is described of what actions to take when certain tent Configuration alarm triggers occurs ee am ge ocou Cuomo nies by arbem 1 From VMS click Configuration gt Event Rule Name 7 Play Sound Configuration sy 2 The Event Configuration window will pop up Duration 5 x Seconds Test 3 Enter required information Duration of Recording 30 Seconda Rule Name Enter a rule name Play Sound If it is checked VMS will play a ee en sound when receiving an alarm report Make sure E Wrteinto the Alarm Log to select a sound file and the duration in which it lite ose will be played Record If it is checked VMS will record the video upon receiving an alarm report Users can also establish the duration of the recording Page 11 of 18 Popup Video if it is checked a pop up video window will appear on receiving an alarm report Display Warning in the Electronic Map If it is checked the corresponding icon of that channel in the electronic map will flash red on receiving an alarm report Write into Alarm Log If it is checked the alarm event will be written to the alarm log 4 Click Add to save the settings NOTE Available rules will be listed on the left side of the Event Configuration window VMS allows you to have various alarm actions Edit alarm action rules 1 From VMS click Configuration gt Event Configuration The Event Configuration windo
3. purpose please change the password after the first time you loginto VMS Page4 of 18 Weer Event Logged Event Chetaits 09 07 30 ILEA admin Legin aden Lege of a i iiias adian Aaa Add Di Deel af i itii admin add Add IP Camere Device 2 J N D 14 01 36 admin Login simin Login CrS m lsm Li View operation log and alarm log PTZ control and view groups Menu items System Switch users View Different panels can be displayed in the main window by selecting your preference from the dropdown menu VMS can display the Toolbar Device Browser Map Browser Alarm List Log List PTZ console and Group Browser on the main window Page 5 of 18 Configuration Time Schedule Add edit and remove auto recording time schedules Event Configuration Add edit and remove alarm triggered event rules Device Configuration Add edit and remove digital video servers or network cameras Local Configuration Establish recording settings for one or more cameras Play Mode Free Play In free play mode the user can define where to watch the video streams Patrol Play In patrol play mode VMS plays video streams from different groups in a loop Manage Tool User Management Add edit and remove users Log Management View and search operation logs and alarm logs Replay Tool Browse and view recorded video streams Search Tool Search digital video servers and network cameras in the sam
4. VMS User Manual Contents Introduction 3 Installation 4 Minimum Recommended Requirements 4 Login 4 Main Window 5 Menu Items 5 Toolbar Items 6 Play Bar Items 7 Configuration 8 Add network cameras digital video servers 8 How to watch video stream 9 Remove network cameras digital video servers 10 Edit the settings of network cameras digital video servers 10 Set up alarm triggers and rules 11 Set up auto recording 13 Create groups 14 Patrol play 15 Replay tool 16 Electronic map 16 Pan Tilt Zoom PTZ 17 Log Management 17 User Management 17 Local Configuration 18 Page 2 of 18 Introduction VMS is a monitoring and recording system for up to 36 cameras VMS supports remote viewing control and recording from anywhere on the Internet or corporate network This user manual provides a description of VMS features and instruction on how to integrate your cameras and digital video servers with this software PC with cs Page 3 of 18 Installation Guide Minimum Recommended System Requirements z Windows 2000 Server Professional Windows XP Windows Vista z CPU Intel Pentium 4 or higher 2 GHz z RAM 1 GB 4 GB recommended for larger systems z Support for DirectX 8 0 and above Login Open VMS The login page will prompt you for your user name and password The administrator user name and iad User Name admin password are both set to admin at the factory default settings Password For security
5. e LAN Help Information about VMS Toolbar items Lets you browse and manage the connected DVS or cameras Lets you manage all electronic maps Right Click to add a new map VMS supports the grouping of connected DVS units or cameras This panel allows users to manage their groups PTZ controller j Click this icon to open close the login logs Click this icon to open close the alarm logs ual A ld Ho es Ed Click this icon to choose the number of channels that will be displayed on the main window Click this icon to open the play bar in each video display window amp E Click this icon to display the VMS software version number Page 6 of 18 Play Bar Items A Stops the displayed video in the channel J Records the video in the channel The icon will display service changes if VMS is recording the videos the icon will turn Wl The recorded video file will be saved in C Record LE Takes a snapshot from the video in the channel By default the captured image will be saved in C Capture Toggles the sound channel On Off At factory default settings the sound is off The icon will display service changes if the sound is on the icon will turn S KE Establish or close two way audio in the channel At factory default settings there is no audio connection The icon will display service changes if the two way audio is established the icon will turn ial Page7 of 18 Configuration After insta
6. e and S Device3 Channel 1 Device3 Channel 2 Device3 Channel 3 the channel number will now be shown on tae escent eja 2 On Device Browser panel click on the f Video Monitor Electronic Map Device 1 Channel 1 Oo E a 3 va v the map Right click on the icon to change Device 2 the icon settings Building B G lt E Device B Electronic NOTE When VMS receives an alarm report and the alarm action is set to Display Warning in Electronic Map the corresponding icon on the map ae will flash red E Lock the map To avoid changing the positions of cameras on the map accidently the users can lock the map after adding all devices Right on the map inthe popup menu enable Lock the map Page 16 of 18 Remove a device from the electronic map DA On the map right click on the ak icon click Delete to remove the device from the map PTZ Click PTZ on the toolbar to open the PTZ panel If the connected devices are PTZ cameras or have a PTZ device connected users can use the console to adjust the focus brightness contrast speed IRIS and also pan tilt the devices Log Management z zom Users can search a log by the log type start time and end time Focus User Management The VMS administrator can add modify and delete users here The administrator can give users different privilege levels
7. e for it NOTE The available schedule you created in Time Schedule will be listed in the Select a Schedule dropdown list 5 Click Save to save all the changes Page 13 of 18 Start Automatic Recording Selecta Sched Create Groups VMS allows classifying network cameras digital video servers to up to 10 groups which helps to manage the devices For example you can place network cameras in the same monitored area into the same group Add Devices to Groups From Device Browser panel click on the device drag it and drop it to the destination Group in Group browser panel s aX kK EL System S View V Configuration C Play Modes P Manage Tool G Help H rr P 443 x en aoe x mere _ iS 3 group 1 cE Device 192 168 1 44 1308 65 Device 1 channel Device 1 channel 2 Device 1 channel 3 Device 1 channel 4 GA IP Caere z Device 1 channe 1 channel 1 a group 2 192 168 1 168 1781 1 Device 1 channel 2 qroup 3 192 168 1 168 1781 1752 Ba gow 192 168 1 44 1808 6202 Device 1 channel 4 a 192 168 1 33 6EDA 644E 5 3 group 4 wt 192 168 1 33 6EDA 644 aq group 5 W Device 1 channel 3 D RIS Server Event Details admin Login Remove Devices from Groups On Group Browser panel right click on the device you would like to remove on the popup menu click Delete Or on Group Browser panel right click on the gr
8. eused as often as necessary Add Time Schedules Available Time Schedules 1 From VMS click Configuration gt Time Schedule Fin Ce ar 2 The Time Schedule window will pop up m restene 3 Enter the schedule name date start time and end time Schedule Details 4 Click Add to save the settings Schethde Name Sechedle 1 NOTE Available rules will be listed on the top of the Time ne Oe CLOSE gt StartTime 0 0 End Time 0 Schedule window gomen seime m Y Start Time lt 0 End Time o z 10 CLOSE Y StartTime 0 0 End Time 0 0 CLOSE StartTime 9 0 End Time 0 O Edit Time Schedules ee te ee ee From VMS click Configuration gt Time Schedule The Time Schedule window will pop up Select the schedule you would like to edit Enter the required information a i E Click Edit to save the changes Remove Time Schedules 1 From VMS click Configuration gt Time Schedule 2 The Time Schedule window will pop up 3 Select the schedule you would like to remove 4 Click Delete to remove the schedule Configure the VMS to record automatically Check Start Automatic Recording 1 From VMS click Configuration gt Device Configuration and select a schedule 2 Select the device from which you would like to record the videos 3 The configuration page will appear er E Fescnedh 4 InAutomatic Recording section check Start Automatic Recording and select a schedul
9. hat channel Remove network cameras digital video servers 1 From VMS click Configuration gt Device Configuration 2 Select the device you would like to remove 3 Click Delete to remove the device Edit the settings of network cameras digital video servers After a network camera or digital video server is added to VMS the user may need to perform greater software configurations to meet their needs Edit basic settings To change the host name device name RTSP transport protocol user account credential and device description 4 From VMS click Configuration gt Device Configuration 5 Clickon the device channel you want to configure The configuration window will come out 6 Change the setting properly Click Save to save all the changes Choose a Stream primary stream or secondary stream 1 From VMS click Configuration gt Device Configuration Transport Proto TCP Primary Stream 2 Clickon the device channel you want to configure The configuration window will appear User Name 3 Inthe Stream Mode dropdown list select the stream Password you prefer In order to conserve bandwidth users can configure primary and secondary streams For instance the user might like to watch the live video stream from the web GUIin low resolution mode while recording a copy in high resolution mode due to the limitation of internet bandwidth In this case for example primary stream can be configured to have be
10. ing video streams from it fa group 2 Otherwise the group icon is 132 168 1 188 1781 17 Device 1 channel 2 group 3 Device 1 channel 4 D group 4 192 168 1 33 BEDA B44 oe Page 15 of 18 Replay Tool This tool provides the ability to replay recorded videos It also provides a search function which allows you to perform a search based on the start time end time IP address and channel Electronic Map A map gives a visual overview of the cameras in your installation A map is an image for example a drawing or a photograph on which you place cameras and views VMS supports an electronic map that lets you identify the locations of your cameras and the status of their alarms Add an Electronic Map 1 Right click on the Electronic Map Browser click on the Add a map on the popup menu 2 Choose an image The map will be displayed in the electronic map field NOTE The supported image files are bmp jpg or gif VMS will display the electronic map in full resolution and the user can use the scroll bars to view the whole image Add a device to the electronic map Electronic Map Device Browser 1 Open Device Browser panel and electronic map field 2 Q Device Browser channel drag it and drop it to the preferred ps Device 1 Device 1 Ch l1 destination on the map Device 1 Channel 2 Device 1 Channel 3 I el Device 1 Channel 4 3 Anicon k with the device nam
11. lling VMS it must be configured for your network cameras or digital video servers This section describes how to configure VMS as well as how to set up auto recording motion detection and alarms Add network cameras digital video servers Add network cameras digital video servers using GS_Search 2 3 4 From VMS click Manage Tool gt Search Tool In GS_Search window click Search Network cameras or digital video servers found on your local subnet will be listed Select the device you want to add to VMS and click Add A Search x Index Model Device Name IP HTTP Port RTSP Port 1 IPCamera IPC On Roof 192 168 1 168 8080 10080 Add network cameras digital video servers manually l 2 3 From VMS click Configuration gt Device Configuration Click Add to open the Add a Device dialog Enter the required information Device Name Enter a name for the device Model Select the device type DVS or IP Camera Number of Channels Select the number of channels that your device supports For Page 8 of 18 example the DVS has 4 channels and IPCamera has Ichannel Transport Protocol Select the preferred transport protocol UDP or TCP User Name password Enter the user name and password for the device s web GUI IP Address Domain Name Enter the IP address or domain name of the device RTSP Port If the device s web access port is 80 enter 554 as RTSP Trans Port o
12. oup click Delete Allon the popup menu to delete all devices in the group Page 14 of 18 Patrol Play In patrol play mode VMS plays video streams from different groups in a loop Follow these instructions to set up the patrol play 1 Create Groups 2 Configure the groups attributes properly 3 Start patrol play Configure the Group attributes 1 On Group Browser panel right click on the group Group settings on the popup menu click Group Settings to open Group 1 Group Settings dialog l 10 TERESE 2 Enter the preferred settings ae eum It s recommended that you set this to be more Group name Enter a group name than 10 seconds Duration Duration defines how long the video SEA from this group will be played E prey Allow Patrol Play Display windows The number of channels that OK will be displayed on the main window It is better that the number of display windows is larger than the number of devices added to the group to make sure you can watch all the video streams from the group Allow Patrol Play Check this option to add the group to patrol play groups 3 ClickOK to save the changes Start Patrol Play From VMS click Play Modes gt Patrol Play VMS starts to play videos 5 J group 1 from different groups in a loop i 19 166 1 4d 1808 6EN In Group Browser panel the group icon will display status changes The l Device channel group changes to become aj if VMS is play
13. s full users can SnapShot Directory F Snapshot Browse choose to stop all recordings or keep recording and store them by deleting the oldest files on the disk Split Files per X minutes Configures the duration of each video recording Snapshot Directory Lets you select the location where the snapshots will be saved Page 18 of 18
14. therwise add 2000 to the device s web access port and enter here 4 Click OK to save How to watch video streams Transport Protocol Password IP Address 196 TCP admin LETE 168 1 Double click on the device listed in the Device Browser panel the live video stream will be display in the first pane of the video monitor area 2 Clickon the device listed in the Device Browser panel drag it and drop to the destination pane The users can determine where to display the video channels and how many channels will be displayed A a Dvs Channell DVS Channel2 destination pane we DVS Channel 3 pvs rannel 4 y Devicel SA IP Camera iPc 601_Frontdoor pc 601_Warehou amp pc 601_Roof iwc e2 se NOTE and RTSP ports it and drop it to the System S View V Configuration C Play Modes P Manage Tool G Help H a e Es bo VMS is playing video of the Channel is idle channel E A Is Ac Wevice 1 channel 1 beso channel 2 are channel 3 Cm 192 166 1 166 17681 1732 ne 192 166 1 44 1808 6E02 w 192 165 1 33 BEDA B44E ih RISE Server If VMS cannof play the live video stream please double check the host credentials Page 9 of 18 NOTE Inthe Device Browsers panel the device icon displays service changes If the channel is idle the icon will show as And the icon will change to if VMS is playing video from t
15. tter resolution and then the users can use primary stream to record while watching secondary video streams To configure the primary and secondary stream 1 From VMS Device Browser panel right click on the device 2 Inthe pop out menu click Open the web configuration pages Page 10 of 18 3 Your web browser will open the web configuration pages of the device 4 Clickon Basic Settings gt Video amp Audio 5 Configure the primary stream and secondary stream according to your preference Instructions for Alarm Triggers and Rules and Automatic Recording will be in the following sections Set up Alarm Triggers and Rules IP cameras and digital video servers support motion detection and alarm events They can report motion detection or alarm events to VMS VMS can be configured to take actions to notify such events to users The instructions below will assist you with this set up Configure the network cameras digital video servers Pcameras and digital video servers need to be configured to report the motion detection and alarm events to VMS 1 From VMS Device Browser panel right click on the device 2 Inthe pop out menu click Open the web configuration pages 3 Your web browser will open the web configuration pages of the device 4 Clickon the Advanced Settings gt Motion Detection Alarm Events page 5 InAlarm Actions Section check Upload to Alarm Center 6 Click Save to save the
16. w will pop up Select the rules you would like to edit Enter the required information oS a a Click Edit to save the changes Remove alarm action rules 1 From VMS click Configuration gt Event Configuration 2 The Event Configuration window will pop up 3 Select the rules you would like to remove 4 Click Delete to remove the rule Configure the VMS to take actions on alarm report Check Triggers and 1 From VMS click Configuration gt Device Configuration select a rule 2 Select the device you would like to monitor the alarm reports Alarm Trigger 3 The configuration page will comes out Motor Detection Select aRule 4 InAlarm Triggers and Rules section check C Triggers Triggers Alarm Input SelectaRule 5 If you would like the monitor the Motion Detection events select a rule from the dropdown list If you would like the monitor the Alarm Input events select a rule for it in the dropdown list If you would like to monitor both select a rule for each of them NOTE The available rules you created in Event Configuration will be listed in the Select a Rule dropdown list 6 Click Save to save all the changes Page 12 of 18 Set up Automatic Recording VMS can be configured to record the video streams from some channels automatically according to some time schedules The recorded file will be saved in C Record Follow these steps to set up a schedule Once a schedule has been entered it can be r
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