Video Storage Server User`s Manual
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1. 01 User1 Remove User Export Import Software Upgrade Cancel AN NOTE The account currently used to login cannot be deleted 6 4 User s Manual Client Setting In lt Client Setting gt tab users can specify white and black lists of CMS iICMS Clients IP addresses connect port and maximum connections of CMS ICMS Clients In addition users can choose to save system log data in selected folder Settings ES Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit Client Setting Event File Path Dynors Client connection setup pis 168 7 1 to 192 168 7 100 Connect Port Add bo white list Add to black list 20000 Allow All Block All fore Pers 0 0 0 0 255 255 255 255 white 5 192 168 6 100 192 168 6 100 Black 192 168 7 1 192 166 7 100 white W Save Log C Program Files S5 Log Log log Choose path Export Import Software Upgrade Cancel On the left hand side input IP addresses of CMS CMS Clients and click on lt Add to white list gt or lt Add to black list gt to add the specific IP addresses to the white or black list The added item can be found in the list below the buttons If users wish to delete any item click on the item first and click on lt Delete gt to do so In addition click on lt Allow All gt to allow free access Alternatively click on lt Block All gt to block all access Users can specify Connect Port and maximum n2. Step 2 The list will show supported IP Camera s found in the LAN network Select from the list and Double Click on any device to add it to the new site Device Search ES Device search Double click on a row to add Refresh SITE NAME MODEL THE p PORT MegaPixel amera Nyse Nyse 192 168 110 a0 MegaPixelCamera i ee PIUSZZ 192 165 7 97 ag MegaPixelCamera PHO61 PIHO61 192 160 7 95 oo MegaPixelCamera NHOE1 NHOG1 192 165 7 101 80 17 User s Manual NOTE The Device Search function can only be used to search for devices within the same LAN For example if the PC s IP address is 192 168 1 5 and a connected IP camera has an IP address of 192 168 1 7 VSS will be able to find the IP camera However if there is another IP camera connected to another LAN network such as 192 168 3 6 VSS whose IP is 192 168 1 5 will not be able to find the IP camera in another LAN network DDNS Address The IP address of an IP camera can also be entered with a DDNS address Check the box lt D DNS gt as marked below and type in the DDNS address An example of the DDNS address looks like ddns iview ddns com Settings ES Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit Client Setting Event File Path Dyndws Sites Site Setting 8 G List i roup Lis Site Mew Site de 01 New Group amp 01 New Site IP petete dans ivieweddns com DIDNS Port o Username Password Smart Configuration
3. Advance Streaming Setting Export Import Software Upgrade Cancel Input Username and Password After the IP Camera s IP address and port are filled in then enter the IP Camera s username and password User s Manual Smart Configuration For users who wish to enable smart configuration check the box in front of lt Smart Configuration gt VSS will logon to the IP camera twice to retrieve two different types of video streams The main stream is H 264 with higher resolution which will be the recording format at VSS site On the other hand the sub stream is H 264 with lower resolution which will be the live display format for the CMS CMS Client site Settings x Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit Client Setting Event File Path Dynons Sites Sike Setting 3 Group List ae MegaPixelCa Site AS 01 Mew Group 01 MegaPixelCa Or 192 168 6 56 C DONS Fort o Admin Username EEEE Password Device Search Export Import Software Upgrade Cancel NOTE When smart configuration is enabled lt Advance Streaming Setting gt will be disabled in the mean time User s Manual 20 Advance Streaming Setting Users can also manually setup dual stream function via clicking on lt Advance streaming Setting gt The setup window will be as below Advance Setting ES Stream Main Stream Stream Type IRTP_PLUS_RTSP H264 Resolution 1920 1080 Su
4. Remove En Rename PF Expand ee Hide Set as start group Export Import Software Upgrade Cancel Remove Rename Sites Right click and select lt Remove gt lt Rename gt to remove rename the site Settings zz Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit Client Setting Event File Path DynDNs Sites Site Setting Group List New Site Site a 01 Mew Group Ej O 1 O 1 O 1 O Remove DJDAS ell aCe Rename Username Password Smart Configuration Advance Streaming Setting Export Import Software Upgrade Cancel 16 User s Manual Input IP Address and Port Manually or Device Search Users can manually input IP address and port of a site or via Device Search VSS can search for IP address of supported IP Cameras in the LAN network The ports used for device search are 6666 and 6667 Please make sure that these two ports are not in use nor blocked by firewall or virus scan software Follow steps below to search for IP Camera s Step 1 Click the lt Device Search gt button to open up the Search window Settings as Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit Client Setting Event File Path DynDNs Sites Site Setting 8 Group List Sie New Site a 01 Mew Group O 01 New Site a UE es ee M ONS Port jo Username Password Smart Configuration Advance Streaming Setting Export Import Software Upgrade Cancel
5. password are correct A message box will be displayed to inform the result of verification 21 User s Manual 22 Automatic Actions The box marked 2 contains the options regarding automatic actions Clicking the first option Start Video Storage Server when Windows starts up to request the computer to open VSS in the mean time when the system startup Note that the other two options Auto Login and Auto connect device when login will be checked at the same time Nonetheless it is still users choice to determine the favorite setting A message window will be shown when VSS is auto opening after the system started up Click Cancel can terminate opening VSS Click the second option Auto Login to automatically login when VSS starts Remember to enter and verify username and password in box 1 Click the third option Auto connect device when login to automatically connect to the sites in the start group when VSS starts Detection of internet connection will be performed before hand and a message window will be displayed Click lt Stop gt to terminate the detection and auto connection will not be initiated 6 3 User s Manual Users Edit lt Users Edit gt is for the management of login accounts in VSS The default username and password are admin and 1234 Settings Es Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit client Setting Event File Path DynDrs User informa
6. 0 from Monday to Sunday will be changed Click on lt OK gt to save and exit Schedule Record window Schedule Record eS Schedule Record Setting 48 01 New Site Holiday Setup Schedule Record Function ie 02 MegaPixelCame Select All 3 oror ar 2 SY peta NORMALANDEVENT or discos y E E RECORD BY SITE SELECT CELL Clear All See ti MAA oR OARS eRe eee aaa 5 FXE e ays O ee Cancel Special Schedule of a Specific Date lf users wish to setup a special schedule for a specific date simply select a date from the pull down menu of lt Holiday Setup gt and click on lt Add gt button At the bottom of the lt Schedule Record gt window users can find a new row of the added date as shown below Setup the schedule for that date and the schedule record will only run once for that special day Schedule Record xs 01 New Site Schedule Record Function Select Al O 02 MegaPixelCame Stel NORMALANDEVENT 0 05 megercelcan RECORD BY SITE SELECT CELL Clear All 7 4 User s Manual Lock Function The Lock function allows users to protect VSS from unauthorized use when there is need to be away from the computer for a while When VSS is locked all functions including setting and operation are not available Click on the lt Lock gt button and a confirmation message will be displayed Click Yes to confirm Once users confirmed to lock VSS the lt Lock gt button will
7. VSS starts Click lt OK gt to login The username and password accounts can be added or removed under the lt Users Edit gt tab in lt Setting gt configuration window Refer to the Users Edit section for more information NOTE If wrong username or password is entered for 3 times an error A message will be displayed and VSS will be closed automatically after lt OK gt is clicked Restart VSS to enter the correct username and password User s Manual VSS Main Window The main window of VSS is as the below 1 2 45 2011 01 26 17 53 26 Ge 01 New Group Date Time Control From Control To a Schedule Record 2 ComeetAl Sites S sse SS afo SSS s CMSICMS Client Login Info SSS re Ste ee SSCS fe HDD Into User s Manual The usage and function of each button will be briefly described as follows Schedule Record Click on the lt Schedule Record gt button to schedule the recording time frame for the connected sites Connect All Sites Click on the lt Connect All gt button to re establish connection to all sites in the site tree Setting Click on the lt Setting gt button to setup the configuration Refer to section Configure VSS for detailed information Lock Click on the lt Lock gt button to lock VSS to protect the works on VSS when users need to be away from the computer for a while This function is the same as the computer s screensaver See section Lock Function for more detailed in
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9. ade software click on the lt Setting gt button and click on lt Software Upgrade gt at the bottom Then follow the steps in the previous section to complete the download and installation Settings ES Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit Client Setting Event File Path Dynons Sites Site Setting e e e j B roup List Site a 01 New Group 01 New Site IP E Fort Username Password Export Import User s Manual 4 4 1 4 2 Start Up VSS There are 3 ways to start VSS Note that method A and B are only available if the Start Menu Shortcuts component is installed Please see section Software Installation for more information Method A Click Start menu and select Programs Then find VSS from the listed programs Method B Double click on the shortcut icon on the desktop Method C Go to VWSS EXE and double click on VSS icon Starting Up lf VSS is started for the first time select a desired language for the interface The available languages are listed in the scroll box Click lt OK gt to confirm the selection AN NOTE If the system memory or CPU frequency is less than the requirement the error message will be displayed Login The default username amp password are admin and 1234 Enter the default username and password then check lt Save user name and password gt to save time from entering username and password every time
10. b Stream l Enable Stream Type RTP_PLUS_RTSP H264 Record Resolution 720 480 E Cancel AN NOTE In order to setup lt Advance Streaming Setting gt Smart configuration has to be set disabled Step 1 Check the box in front of lt Enable gt under Sub Stream section to enable dual stream Otherwise uncheck to disable dual stream function Step 2 Select preferred stream type and resolution for both the main stream and the sub stream Step 3 Check the box in front of lt Record gt under Main Stream section OR Sub Stream section to select the recording format at VSS site Step 4 Click on lt OK gt to confirm and save the setting A popup window will be displayed to notify users that the setting is changed User s Manual 6 2 Login Setting Users can edit options regarding login settings in this section Administrator username and password is required to edit login setting Settings x Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit Client Setting Event File Path Dynons Settings User Mame admin Password eee verify kW Start Video Storage Server when Windows starts up k Auto login Auto connect device when login Export Import Software Upgrade Cancel Verify Account As shown in the above picture the box marked 1 is where users can enter a set of username and password to be used for auto login The lt Verify gt button can help users to check if the username and
11. be changed to lt Unlock gt and all other buttons will be grayed out When users click on the lt Unlock gt button the unlock window will be displayed for users to enter username and password to unlock To unlock there are two scenarios as listed below a Login Account Accounts Able to Unlock 1 User Level Login User The access authority will still Any Administrator be User s limit 2 Admin Level Login Administrator lf password is changed use new password to unlock AN NOTE If VSS is forced to be closed while its locked VSS system will still be locked when it is started up again A NOTE If the password of the current login account is changed use the new password to unlock 39 User s Manual Appendix A Troubleshooting The followings are some common situations when the user is having difficulty with VSS 1 VSS does not work properly How can it be recovered or where can ask for help Please try the following ways to recover it first A Please check if the computer meets the system requirement B If VSS automatically closes when it s starting up or connecting to sites please send the files stored in VSS VSS_Setting under improper operation condition Afterwards re install VSS and check to install Default Setting during installation Remember not to import old setting files This will tell whether if the old setting data are corrupted amp Video Storage Server 3 2 0 Setup Install Chec
12. city less than 2GB Check the box in front of Enable and click on lt Browse gt to select more destination folders Each folder should be from different HDD or an error message will be displayed Note that if a HDD with less than 2GB capacity is selected an error message will also be shown Click on lt Clear All gt will delete all folders except the first preset folder In each folder subfolders will automatically be created with folder name RecordFolder which represents an 8 digit serial number Each subfolder can store up to 500 videos Once a subfolder is full a new subfolder with a subsequent number will be created and new files will be stored to the new subfolder 2 User s Manual 28 Circular Function The lt Circular gt function is used to adjust the HDD space usage of VSS Select lt ON gt to enable circular function and choose type to be lt By Size gt or lt By Percentage gt Then specify the value of threshold Note that the threshold value cannot be less than 2GB by size or 2 by percentage For example when the threshold is set to 2GB and there are 20GB free disk Space remaining in the HDD VSS can only access the HDD no more than 18GB When the free disk size is smaller than threshold 1 If the circulation of files is performed at first time VSS will start to overwrite the earliest recoded data Next time when VSS starts up the circulation of files will continue from where it was
13. d HDD will be shown VSS Icon in the System Tray When VSS has been started up VSS icon Auto Upgrade will always be shown in the system tray Right click on VSS icon and the menu items Open MIdEO Storage Semer l l Help will be shown as on the right If lt Minimize To Tray gt is checked VSS window will shrink to VSS icon in the system tray when it is minimized The taskbar button will also disappear To restore VSS window double click on VSS icon and the taskbar button will also appear at the same time Alternatively right click on VSS icon and select lt Open Video Storage Server gt and VSS window will be restored Select lt Help gt will pop up the PDF file of the User s Manual 11 User s Manual 6 Configure VSS Click on the lt Setting gt button and a window as below figure will be displayed Settings as Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit Client Setting Event File Path DynDNS Sites Site Setting ae Group List Site New Site a 01 Mew Group 01 New Site oe 400 0 0 0 M DONS Fort o Username Password Smart Configuration Advance Streaming Setting Export Import Software Upgrade OK Cancel The configuration items of VSS and their brief description are listed as below setup event recording duration File Path Setup directory of recorded videos DynDNS Setup a static domain name for dynamic IP The following subsections will guide
14. eeded Settings x Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit Client Setting Event File Path Dynons Sites Site Setting G j aroup List Site 01 Mew Group 01 New Site IP E Fort Username Password Export Import Software Upgrade E Cancel To export the configuration click on lt Export gt button and select a destination folder to save the zip file To import a configuration click on lt Import gt button and find the zip file that was previously saved AN NOTE An error message will pop up if the imported configuration has any group with more than 16 IP devices AN NOTE After a configuration is imported and lt OK gt button is clicked the configuration will be loaded immediately and VSS will reconnect to the sites in the start group 30 1 1 User s Manual Operation of VSS The brief descriptions of VSS main window layout and buttons are explained in section VSS Main Window This section will introduce operational functions of VSS Instant Record Function VSS also allows instant record function Users can record live videos of IP Cameras to the local computer instantly Right click on a Site and select lt Record gt gt lt Start Instant Recording gt to start recording When users want to stop recording right click and select lt Record gt gt lt Stop Instant Recording gt ReConnect DisConnect Start Instant Recording Configu
15. enu circled below shows the recording video types Schedule Record 23 Schedule Record Setting B 01 New Site Holiday Setup Schedule Record Function Select Al O 02 MegaPixelCame 2010 of 2 y Site 2 03 MegaPixelCame Add RECORD BY SITE Clear All lt OFF gt Select this to switch off the schedule record function lt NORMAL AND EVENT gt Schedule to record both the normal and event videos within the selected time frame User s Manual lt EVENT ONLY gt Schedule to record only the event videos within the selected time frame Select Clear Cells The scroll down menu circled below shows the selecting options Schedule Record eS Schedule Record Setting 01 New Site Holiday Setup Schedule Record Function ey 02 MegaPixelCame Select All E 20107 9f 2 ie pete NORMAL AND EVENT y 1 0 03 MegaptxelCame Add RECORD BY SITE Clear All SELEGTGELE CLEAR CELL SELECT ALL CELL CLEAR ALL CELL lt SELECT CELL gt Choose this to select any cell from the table lt CLEAR CELL gt Choose this to clear any cell from the table lt SELECT ALL CELL gt Choose this to select all cells from the table lt CLEAR ALL CELL gt Choose this to clear all cells from the table Follow steps below for an example of setting schedule record for VSS 35 User s Manual 36 Schedule Recording Times Step 1 Select a site or a channel from the box on the right by a single c
16. f files Scanned E Update O Log O NODS2 System Tools aye Monitor IMON enabled Setup fui jos DON sets Unload MON ENE E 2 NOD32 Help Hide Quit Help Hide antivirus system 41
17. formation CMS iCMS Client Login Info A list of login CMS CMS Clients will be shown in this area The information includes the login users account names and IP addresses The listed CMS ICMS Clients will not exceed maximum number of connection setup in lt Client Setting gt Refer to section Client Setting for more details NOTE If CMS ICMS Clients have been idled for more than 4 minutes VSS will automatically kick off the connections Site Tree The site tree displays the site s of current start group l l l ReConnect Right click on the fsite and select lt ReConnect gt to isConnect re establish connection to the site The lt DisConnect gt option allows users to only disconnect a certain site The lt Record gt option gives users freedom to instantly record videos of the selected site Details of this function will be explained later in section Instant Record Function The lt Configuration gt option allows to edit camera settings Refer to section Configuration Menu of the IP Cameras for more details Record Configuration 9 1 User s Manual By right clicking on the group icon the options shown Expand Tree as on the right allows users to expand or hide the site i i Hide Tree ree System Log Data The operational and system logs of VSS and CMS iCMS Clients will be listed in this area HDD Info Move the cursor to the display bar of a HDD then a hint message with a brief information of the selecte
18. g the cells under 03 from Tuesday to Wednesday The cells will be blank which indicates that VSS is not going to record anything Click on lt OK gt to save and exit the Schedule Record window Schedule Record x Schedule Record Setting 01 New Site Holiday Setup Schedule Record Function ie 02 MegaPixelCame Select All ER s 20101 9 2 z Stez NORMAL AND EVENT BAD 03 Nese akc RECORD BY SITE 1 CLEAR CELL X Clear All Select Clear All Cell lf users want to set the schedule to record at all times click on the circled blank cell located on top left corner of the table or set the selecting option to lt SELECT ALL CELL gt If users want to reset the schedule of the site set the selecting option to lt CLEAR ALL CELL gt Click on lt OK gt to save and exit Schedule Record window Schedule Record eS Schedule Record Setting 49 01 New Site Holiday Setup Schedule Record Function Select Al D 02 MegaPixelCame o Ce WORMALANDEVENT EP Ieee y E RECORD BY SITE SELECT ALL CELL y Clear All Cancel 37 User s Manual 38 Select Clear Cell by Date Time Another way to select or clear time frame is by clicking on the Day or Time tabs For example when users click on lt Tue gt tab the color of all Tuesday cells will be changed and the site is scheduled to record normal and event videos every Tuesday When users click on 5 00 5 30 tab color of all 5 00 5 3
19. k the components you wank to install and uncheck the components wou don t wank to install Click Next to continue Select components to install Microsoft YC 2008 5P1 Redistributable Pack Video Storage Server 3 2 0 Required Start Menu Shortcuts Default Setting Old setting will be deleted Space required 127 9MB Cancel C If VSS cannot successfully connect to sites check the followings e Confirm IP port username and password of the sites Users can connect to the sites via IE browser to verify the sites exist and are connectable e Close firewall and virus scan software and try to connect again If the problem is due to the blocking of the firewall or virus scan software please change their settings e Ifthe connection still failed please send the IP address to our engineer A NOTE When users need to ask for the engineer s help please send a copy of the files stored in VSS Log as well 40 User s Manual 2 VSS takes up too many HDD space We have found that the preset of the virus scan software NOD32 will automatically create a temporary file under windows system temporary folder when VSS connects to sites This temporary file will automatically increase the size which causes the HDD became lack of space Please go to the control center of the NOD32 and disable IMON Then the problem should be resolved The following pictures are examples NOD32 2 7 Control Centex BOA ae Control Center Nu mber o
20. lick When a site is selected the same setting of schedule record will be applied to all channels Click on a channel to set unique schedule record for the particular channel In this example schedule of a site will be set Select a site in box 1 and set the recording option to lt NORMAL AND EVENTS in box 2 Schedule Record eS Schedule Record Setting 8 01 New Site Holiday Setup Schedule Record Function Select Al a 02 MegaPixelCame Add RECORD BY SITE SELECT CELL Y Clear All Step 2 Assuming that the site will be scheduled to start recording video from 2 00 to 4 30 on Tuesday and Wednesday Since the duration of each cell is 30 minutes click on the cell under 02 for Tuesday and drag to the cell under 04 for Wednesday and the color of the cells will be changed to purple indicating that both normal and event videos are going to be recorded during the selected times Schedule Record eS Schedule Record Setting 01 New Site Holiday Setup Schedule Record Function Select Al ey 02 MegaPixelCame oror ay 2 pea NORMALANDEVENT Ls Add RECORD BY SITE SELECT CELL z Clear All Step 3 After the time frames are selected click lt OK gt to save and exit the Schedule Record window User s Manual Cancel Scheduled Recording Times If the user want to cancel a time frame from selected schedule for instance 3 00 3 30 set the selecting option to lt CLEAR CELL gt in box 1 Click and dra
21. oftware can be upgraded automatically or manually Refer to the following sections for details Automatic Software Upgrade To enable automatic software upgrade right click on VSS icon in the system tray and v Minimize To Tray check Auto Upgrade Open Video Storage Server Help lf automatic software upgrade is enabled VSS will connect to the FTP Server and check for upgrade once a month If no upgrade is available VSS will continue normal process If upgrade is detected please follow the steps below to proceed Step 1 A message box will pop up to inform that there is upgrade available Click lt OK gt to download the upgrade software and continue to the next step Otherwise click lt Cancel gt to abort and continue to normal VSS process Step 2 Choose a destination folder to save the file Then a window will pop up and show the downloading status Click lt Abort gt to terminate the download and VSS will be started as usual When the download is completed the installation of the new version of VSS can be started following the same procedures described in section Software Installation AN NOTE If the upgrade file is not completely downloaded or is broken an error message will be displayed NOTE A release note will also be downloaded together with the setup file A message window will pop up to show the file path where the release note is saved User s Manual 3 2 Manual Software Upgrade To manually upgr
22. oring up to 16 network video cameras to a PC s local storage via LAN WAN network connection VSS is specially designed to reduce front end video camera workloads as well as to help deploy large scale surveillance scenarios Combining VSS with CMS ICMS remote monitoring controlling storage and management for multiple surveillance locations is easily manageable JD 0 ta Lod IP Camera IP Camera IP Camera IP Dome IP Dome i sasaaa sh f a asnnna Features Connect Multiple Sites Managed up to 16 channels Video Record Instant scheduled motion recording Dual Streaming Main Stream for recording Sub Stream for CMS CMS remote preview Support ONVIF configuration Multiple Language Support User s Manual System Requirement The following chart shows recommended computer system Operating Systems Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Minimum Recommended CPU Intel Core 2 Duo Intel Core 5 2500K 2 4 GHz 6MB Cache 3 3 GHz RAM Memory Minimum 1GB Recommended 4GB Minimum 80GB Recommended 1TB DD Minimum Recommended AP PS CPU Intel Core 5 2500K 6MB Cache 3 3 GHZ Tested Setup RAM DDR3 4GB OS Windows 7 Professional ra Ethernet Gigabit LAN Mainboard Chip Intel H6X AN NOTE If the operating system is Windows Vista or Windows 7 some functions such as Record Auto Reboot etc will not work properly due to User Account Control UAC Follow s
23. ration Stop Instant Recording lf time difference between VSS and the recording site is more than 1 day a warning message will be displayed AN NOTE f the connection to the recording site is disturoed and then reconnected the recording will be terminated without resumption 31 User s Manual 7 2 Configuration Menu of the IP Cameras The Configuration Menu of the IP Cameras allows users to change streaming setting and image property of the IP Cameras Right click on the Site and select lt Configuration gt to open the Configuration Menu window Please note that DisConnect the Configuration Menu window will only be available Record when the IP Camera is currently connected In the Configuration Menu window the lt Stream gt tab allows users to change the Main Sub stream type and resolution of the IP Camera It is the same as in the lt Advance Streaming Setting gt in section Site Settings Configuration x Stream Froperty Main Stream Stream Type IRTP_PLUS_RTSP H264 ler Resolution 1920 v 1080 Sub Stream W Enable Stream Type RTP_ZPLUS_RTSP JPEG Y Record Resolution 720 460 Video Preview i Preview In addition users can click lt Preview gt to see the effect of the setting and then click lt Apply gt to confirm the streaming settings directly 32 User s Manual The lt Property gt tab as shown below allows users to change the image quali
24. t step Step 2 Select the components that are going to be installed It is strongly recommended to select the lt Start Menu Shortcuts gt to create shortcuts in the Start Menu and on the Desktop Otherwise when the program is to be opened it will have to be found under the path AVSSIEXEWSS exe Click lt Next gt to go to next step Select components to install Video Storage Server 3 2 0 Required Start Menu Shortcuts 7 Default Setting Old setting will be deleted Space required 127 9MB Cancel User s Manual The components of the VSS Installation Setup are a Microsoft VC 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package This is an upgrade package required for correctly running VSS b Video Storage Server 3 2 0 Required The VSS main program must be installed c Start Menu Shortcuts Check the box to create shortcuts in the start Menu and on the Desktop d Default Setting Old setting will be deleted Check the box to load default setting or uncheck it to load the old setting of previous installed VSS Step 3 The VSS main program will be the first program to be installed Choose a folder to install the VSS or it will be installed to a default destination folder WSS Click lt Install gt to start the Installation or click lt Back gt to go back to the previous step Step 4 When the Software Installation is completed click lt Close gt to exit User s Manual 3 3 1 Software Upgrade VSS s
25. teps below to solve this problem Step 1 If a previous version of VSS is installed export setting files of VSS before installing the new version VSS Step 2 Due to UAC user account in Windows Vista or Windows 7 cannot properly run applications that will write in C Program Files folder Therefore VSS will be installed in C folder instead Step 3 Once the new version VSS is installed import the setting files back to VSS User s Manual 2 Software Installation Follow the steps below to install VSS to the local computer Step 1 There are 2 ways to start the installation Option 1 Download the compressed file and VSSSetup rar extract it Click on the VSSSetup exe VSSSetup exe file to start the installation Option 2 If VSS will be installed via a CD the installation will startup automatically when the CD is inserted into the CD Rom The lt VSS Setup Menu gt window will be displayed Choose lt INSTALL VSS gt to start installing VSS Choose lt VSS USER S MANUAL gt to open the user s manual Choose lt EXIT gt to exit the lt VSS Setup Menu gt AN NOTE 1 If an older version of the VSS had been installed in the local computer a message box will be shown during the installation Click lt OK gt to uninstall the previous version 2 After clicking lt OK gt an un installation confirmation dialog will be displayed Click lt Uninstall gt to uninstall the older version and continue with the nex
26. tion User list User Name admin User List Admin Password ree 01 Jadmin User Export Import Software Upgrade Cancel A NOTE Only accounts under the lt Admin gt group have the privilege to change all the settings Add Accounts Right click on Admin or User and select lt Add User gt to add a new account Settings ES Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit client Setting Event File Path DynDrs User information User list User Mame User List Admin Password 01 Jadrnin Add User Export Import Software Upgrade Cancel 23 User s Manual 24 Setup Password and User Name After the new account is added Password MUST be set for this account before users can go to the next step When Password is set User Name can be changed if users wish to Note that User Name is case sensitive Settings as Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit client setting Event File Path Dynbrs User information User list User Name User User List Admin User 01 JUserl Export Import Software Upgrade Cancel Add Accounts Right Click on an account and select lt Remove User gt to remove the account Settings ES Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit client Setting Event File Path DynDrs User information User list User Name Useri User List Admin Password ie 01 Jadmin User
27. ty related settings lt Preview gt and lt Apply gt functions are also available here The change of settings will be applied to the webpage of the IP Camera as well Configuration Es Stream Property Brightness Min Max Color Saturation Min j Max Contrast Min A Max Sharpness Min _ m Ma White Balance Mode jao o White Balance Cb Gain in n Max white Balance Cr Gain Min Ma Video Preview E Preview OK Cancel AN NOTE Only A5S IP Cameras with software version d20110323NS or later support the configuration function 33 User s Manual 7 3 34 Schedule Record Function Users can schedule specific time to record the connected devices videos to the local computer Schedule Record window will be displayed after clicking on the lt Record gt button The current setting site will be shown on the top of the Schedule Record window as circled in the picture below Alternatively users can click on the lt Select All gt or lt Clear All gt buttons to setup all sites to always record or always not record at once Schedule Record 23 Schedule Record Setting 01 New Site Holiday Setup Schedule Record Function Select Al O 02 MegaPixelCamg oror sp 2 Ei NORMALANDEVENT ap Ultra Add RECORD BY SITE SELECT CELL z Clear All Select Video Types The scroll down m
28. umber of connections on the right hand side AN NOTE The maximum number of connections cannot exceed 5 Check the box in front of Save Log and select a folder to save the system log data in a text file 25 User s Manual 6 5 Event The lt Event gt tab enables users to specify recording duration of event videos when event videos are scheduled to be recorded Settings x Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit Client Setting Event File Path Dynons Event Recording Duration 5 sec Export Import Software Upgrade E Cancel Under lt Event Recording Duration gt input recording duration of event videos Note that the measurement is in seconds 26 6 6 User s Manual File Path In lt File Path gt tab users can specify destination folder s for recorded videos The preset folder is VSS Record Then users can choose whether to enable circular recording Settings E3 Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit Client Setting Event File Path pynows Record Path Circular Enable On Dl ne C Program Files 55 Record Browse Type By Size m E Enable Browse Clear Threshold 000 MB Enable Browse Clear a Enable Browse Clear Clear all Export Import Software Upgrade Cancel Select Destination Folders The number of selectable folders equals to the number of HDDs the PC connects to excluding HDDs with capa
29. up to 2 l the destination folders are reset new folders will be created to store new files The old files will be deleted and rewritten with new files User s Manual 6 7 DynDNS For users who are using dynamic IP addresses DynDNS can help to link the dynamic IP addresses to static domain names This way the IP addresses setting will not need to be changed all the time at the CMS CMS Client sides Before setup DynDNS users have to register their own free accounts at the website http Wwww dyndns com Users will receive a pre determined hostname from the website after successfully registered Input the username password and hostname in DynDNS setup page Settings Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit Client Setting Event File Path DynDNS DynDNS Settings Username Password Hostname kW Synchronize IP when Video Storage Server starts up gt Synchronize IP in a 30 minutes interval Export Import Software Upgrade Cancel Synchronize IP There are three options for users to synchronize their dynamic IP addresses to their assigned domain names 1 Synchronize IP automatically when Video Storage Server starts up 2 Synchronize IP in a 30 minutes interval 3 Manual synchronize IP Users can select preferred options according to their application 29 User s Manual 6 8 Export or Import Settings The export import function provides users the option to backup the settings as n
30. users to setup VSS step by step User s Manual 6 1 Sites Edit VSS supports up to 10 groups with at most 16 IP devices can be added to each group If more than 16 IP devises are added error message will be displayed This section will guide users to setup and manage connection groups and sites AN NOTE The supported IP devices are NH and NV series IP cameras 6 1 1 Groups Settings Add Groups Right click on lt Groups List gt and select lt Add a group gt to add a group The bottom two menu items allow users to expand or hide all groups Settings ES Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit Client Setting Event File Path Dynons Sites Site Setting Add a group Expand all groups Hide all groups Username Password r Export Import Software Upgrade Cancel User s Manual Rename Remove Groups Right click on a preferred group and select lt Rename gt to change name of the group Also right click and select lt Remove gt can remove the selected group Settings ES Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit Client Setting Event File Path DynDNs Sites Site Setting Group List mN Mew Ste A 01 Per Group E E 01 New sil Add a site Lo ee oy Oo m se 02 New Group 01 New sil Expand Hide setas start group Export Import Software Upgrade Cancel Set Start Group Start Group is the group that
31. will be connected after starting up VSS Right click on a preferred group and select lt Set as start group gt from the pull down menu The start group icon will be different as shown below Settings a Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit Client Setting Event File Path DynDNs Sites Site Setting Sire Add a site CELIA r 02 New Group Remove 01 New sil Rename aa Expand Hide setas start group Export Import Software Upgrade Cancel 14 User s Manual Expand Hide Groups To expand or hide a group right click on the group and select lt Expand gt or lt Hide gt Settings zE Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit Client Setting Event File Path DynDNs Sites Site Setting as E Fe 01 Pen Group j o1 newsi Add asite 02 New Group Remove 01 New sil Group List Rename Expand Hide setas start group Export Import Software Upgrade Cancel 15 User s Manual 6 1 2 Site Settings This section is the instruction of the management of sites including addition removal and configuration of sites Add Sites Right click on a group and select lt Add a site gt to add a new site to the group Settings ES Sites Edit Login Setting Users Edit Client Setting Event File Path Dynbrs Sites Site Setting Group List Ste New Site a 01 New Group dd a 01 New sit poo Oo 0 i
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