Vivotek ND8301 manual

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 1 Rev . 1.6.1.1 1 Rev . 1.0 Rev . 1.1b Rev . 1.6.1.1 1 User’ s Manual ND8301 Network Video Recorder V AST inside • HD Local Display • Full Integration with VIVOTEK Cameras Rev . 1.2[...]

VIVOTEK 2 - User's Manual T able of Contents Revision History ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 Chapter One Hardware Installation and Initial Conguration ......................................................................[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 3 Fisheye Display Modes .......................................................................................................................... 53 Refresh ................................................................................................................................................... 58 Streaming Se[...]

VIVOTEK 4 - User's Manual Edit T ime Frame List ..................................................................................................................................... 93 Add New T ime Frames ........................................................................................................................... 94 Recording Se[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 5 System Settings ................................................................................................................................... 135 Event Settings ...................................................................................................................................... 136 Rotation Sett[...]

VIVOTEK 6 - User's Manual Changing the Layout of the Recorded Video Playback Window ................................................................. 170 Switch Video Channels ........................................................................................................................ 170 Layout Mode ................................[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 7 Appendix A Rebuilding a RAID V olume ................................................................................................................... 208 Appendix B ONVIF Support ..................................................................................................................................... 210[...]

VIVOTEK 8 - User's Manual Revision History Rev . 1.0: Initial release. Rev . 1.1: • Corrected description of the functions on e-map's right-click menu. • Added short description for the Auto stream size feature. • Added the Bookmark function. • Added description for the Instant Replay function (on a remote client). Rev . 1.2: • [...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 9 Symbols and Statements in this Document i INFORMA TION: provides important messages or advices that might help prevent inconvenient or problem situations. NOTE : Notices provide guidance or advices that are related to the functional integrity of the machine. Tips : T ips are useful information that helps enhance or fa[...]

VIVOTEK 10 - User's Manual Chapter One Hardware Installation and Initial Configuration Introducing ND8301 Network V ideo Recorder VIVOTEK ND8301 is an 8 CH Network Video Recorder designed for sophisticated recording ap- plications. The unit is equipped with an Intel Dual-core Atom Processor with maximum recording throughput at a robust 96 Mbps[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 1 1 Physical Description Front View Disk 1 Disk 2 HDD LED Power button & LED Reset button Rear View RS-232 (reserved) LAN WA N VGA USB2 combo USB1 combo e S ATA MIC-In Line Out Line In DC Power Fan exhaust outlet IMPORT ANT : It is important to leave a clearance of 15cm to the rear side of the chassis. The clearance[...]

VIVOTEK 12 - User's Manual For a RAID volume conguration, it is recommended you use hard drives of the same model featuring the same capacity and rotation speed, even running the same version of rmware. IMPORT ANT : Hardware Installation SA T A hard disk(s) are user-supplied. The network video recorder can readily accommodate most of the[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 13 HDD Bezel Lever 3. Close the drive bay bezel. 4. 4-1. Press on the left edge of the drive bay bezel to snap it into place. 2 1 Bezel Lock 4-2. Use a at-blade screwdriver to turn the bezel lock to the “locked” position. Y ou should always lock the drive bezel when the drive bay is populated. This ensures the ha[...]

VIVOTEK 14 - User's Manual Interface Connections LAN Internet Router 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LAN WA N VGA USB devices External enclosure Audio devices DC power adaptor 1 & 2. Connect CA T5 or better-quality Ethernet cables to cameras via a local, switched network, or clients through the Internet. Refer to next page for more information. 3. Connect t[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 15 Network Deployment 1. Connect the supplied power adapter to a power outlet. 2. Connect network cameras to the NVR’s LAN ports. 3. If you want to access NVR over the Internet, connect the NVR to the Internet via the W AN port. A web console can be established from a remote PC by keying http://<public IP>:3454 [...]

VIVOTEK 16 - User's Manual Initial Conguration 1. The system power on self test and OS initialization takes about 2 minutes to complete. Once your NVR is started, you will be prompted by the Setup Wizard . Y ou should then begin the initial setup. The system is booted from an embedded IDE ash. No software installation is required. 2. Ent[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 17 4-3. Connect your W AN port to a router or AP with the routing capability and then to a DSL or Cable modem.[...]

VIVOTEK 18 - User's Manual 5. On the Disk page, Select disk drives by clicking the checkboxes in front of disk drives.Select Build single disk , Build RAID0 , RAID1, or other option from the Disk conguration pull- down menu. Click Apply and wait for a few minutes for the conguration to take effect. Refer to the description available with[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 19 Ready to Use 1. Y ou will then be at the Control Center screen. Double-click on the LiveClient or Playback buttons to congure live viewing and recording settings. 2. Open the LiveClient utility to change live view layout, camera streaming frame rate, and other options. 3. 3-1. By default, the Batch Insert Cameras [...]

VIVOTEK 20 - User's Manual 3-2. Click on the Search button. 3-3. Select cameras by clicking their checkboxes. 3-4. Click OK, return to the previous window , and click the Insert button.[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 21 4. It is important to ensure that the live viewing and recording conguration does not exceed the system's limits: In terms of local display , the default stream 1 for live view can be congured with a resolution up to Full HD 30fps. Stream 1 is also a source for continuous recording. Make sure your cameras&[...]

VIVOTEK 22 - User's Manual NVR Desktop Elements Menu Bar Desktop Shortcuts Control Center Normally the desktop defaults to the Control Center view , which provides direct access to various functional utilities such as LiveClient and Playback. The functions of these utilities are summarized as follows: Utility Description Setup Wizard The Setup[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 23 Menu Bar The menu bar contains the following menus: Menu Description Control Center As previously described, the Control Center is the main access point to major functionalities. Disk Status Disk Status provides a glimpse of Logical V olumes, Physical disk statuses, HDD status reported through S.M.A.R.T . (Self-Monit[...]

VIVOTEK 24 - User's Manual Chapter Two NVR LiveClient Configuration  Centralized management site for all the logged in clients  An NVR can also be managed using a separately-installed LiveClient on a remote PC (rev . 1.7.x or later).  Local 1080P HD display  Up to 16 video recording channels  Store recorded data onto a total of [...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 25 V AST LiveClient Functionality  Server function control  User account management  Recording storage management  Recording schedule management  Recorded data backup and automated schedule  Event trigger management  Flexible video live view layout  A screen for a maximum of 8 channels for simult[...]

VIVOTEK 26 - User's Manual VAST Server Activating the V AST Server V AST Server is a service program that will run automatically when your NVR system starts. The V AST server manages video recording, live view monitoring, and other related surveillance functions. How to Stop/Reboot the Server Please follow the steps below to stop/reboot the se[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 27 LiveClient Configuration Opening the LiveClient Interface and Logging in V AST LiveClient allows you to monitor live video from cameras managed by the NVR; it is also the main access to the server's functional control. Double-click on the LiveClient shortcut on the desktop to open the LiveClient utility: 1. The [...]

VIVOTEK 28 - User's Manual LiveClient User Interface Menu Bar Status Panel A B C D E F G Menu Item Drop-down Options System Lock / Enable Click On Image (Disable Click On Image) / E-map / Launch Playback / Logout / Exit Edit Manually Begin Recording (Stop Manual Recording) / Snapshot / Record to EXE / Snapshot Zoomed Image / Find View PTZ Pane[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 29 Quick Access Bar Some buttons will be disabled if the selected devices do not support the related functions. Live V ideo Monitoring Window The "VIVOTEK" logo is displayed where no camera has been assigned to a video cell. Icon Function Description Exit Exit the system Logout Log out from the current station[...]

VIVOTEK 30 - User's Manual Hierarchical Management T ree Station Name (IP address) Connected devices listed under the station Camera name (IP Address) Connected devices that have been assigned to the default recording storage Layout list Icon Description A station (The NVR running the V AST Server) / VIVOTEK xed network camera Red dot signi[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 31 Camera Control Panel Pan/T ilt/Zoom (PTZ) Control Panel  There are two types of PTZ control: Digital (E-PTZ for megapixel cameras) and Mechanical (PTZ cameras or fixed cameras with camera control via RS-485). If the connected cameras support PTZ/E-PTZ function, the PTZ option(s) will appear on the drop-down list. [...]

VIVOTEK 32 - User's Manual T wo Way Audio Control Panel The two way audio function allows the user to remotely communicate with people nearby the network camera.  For detailed information about How to Use the T alk Panel , please refer to page 1 13.  Only cameras that come with the two way audio function can be added to the T alk Panel. [...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 33 Event Window Click View > Event W indow to insert a window showing the real-time information for event triggers. If you want to hide this window , deselect this option on the menu bar .  The T ype eld in the event window shows the event category and another eld Description displays the percentage of motio[...]

VIVOTEK 34 - User's Manual Instant Playback (on remote LiveClient) Instant Playback is available on a remote LiveClient console. Check View > Instant Playback to open the window on the panel. The entries are the short recordings made from triggered events. The recorded media that was triggered by an event will be indicated by an icon. Y ou [...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 35 Prerequisites for Instant Replay: 1. The function is enabled by default, only available on a LiveClient installed on a PC. 2. There must be recorded videos of the immediate past. If the video streams from a camera were not recorded, you can not retrieve videos using the Instant Replay function. NOTE: 1. When using th[...]

VIVOTEK 36 - User's Manual Audio Control The audio function will be enabled if the device is equipped with an internal or external microphone. For detailed audio control settings, please refer to page 138. T o change the default Replay settings, open the Conguration > Client Settings > General Settings menu.[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 37 How to Manage Devices (Cameras) Please follow the steps below to open the Camera Management window: a. Select the station from the hierarchical management tree. b. Click Conguration > Camera Management on the menu bar (or right-click the station, then select Camera Management ). c. Then you can choose to insert[...]

VIVOTEK 38 - User's Manual  If you want to use "HTTPS Port", please enable the HTTPs settings on the conguration page of a web console with a Network Camera. Refer to the camera's User Manual for details.  The characteristics of each protocol are shown in the following table: Protocol Description UDP UDP uses a simple t[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 39 e. Congure Recording Settings :  Recording Stream: By default, the stream source of the recording stream is stream 1, if you want to change it later on, please refer to the previous page to update the camera settings.  Pre-event time: Enter a number to decide how much time to record before an event is trigge[...]

VIVOTEK 40 - User's Manual f. The device will automatically be assigned to the default Storage Group. Deselect the item if you want to cancel this setting. g. When all settings are completed, click Insert to add the device to the station. The device will be displayed under the Camera List on the left. h. T o insert more devices to the station,[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 41 Enable SVC If the camera to-be-added supports the latest SVC (Scalable Video Coding) feature, select the SVC checkbox to enable the related control. The SVC feature enables streaming of videos for multiple clients from one single set of layered IP packets. Designed for saving bandwidth and CPU load on client stations[...]

VIVOTEK 42 - User's Manual 2. Right-click on the view cell of an SVC-enabled camera. Select SVC fps adjust bar . 3. A slide bar will appear above the view cell. Click and drag the slide bar . A numeric indicator will display the current selection. See below for the frame rates represented by the numeric indicator . Indicator Frames per second [...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 43 If you have multiple SVC-enabled cameras, you can enable a collective setting via the Adjust SVC level button on the tool bar . The frame rate selected here will then apply to all view cells on the V AST LiveClient console. Please note that the SVC related setting can not take effect while the LiveClient station is r[...]

VIVOTEK 44 - User's Manual Update Devices Please follow the steps below to update a device via Camera Management window: a. Click Conguration > Camera Management > Update Camera on the menu bar (or right-click the device/station, then select Camera Management > Update Camera ). b. The Camera Management - Update window will pop up. [...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 45 Delete Devices from the Station  Delete a device: Right-click the device on the device tree, then select Delete. A dialog box will pop up. Click Y es to delete the device along with the recorded data; click No to delete the device but retain the recorded data; click Cancel to cancel the delete action.  Delete m[...]

VIVOTEK 46 - User's Manual Batch Insert Cameras Batch insert is a very useful function that allows user to search, filter , and import a row of devices that are in the same LAN to an NVR station. Basic settings can also be applied to those inserted devices simultaneously . Please follow the steps below to batch insert devices to the station: a[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 47  IP with prex: Key in in the prex of the IP address to narrow down the list.  Model with prex: The user can type in the prex of the model name or the complete model name of the cameras to narrow down the list.  MAC with prex: Y ou can type in the prex of the MAC address of the cameras to na[...]

VIVOTEK 48 - User's Manual e. When the list is ltered, you can select the cameras one by one or check Select All to add them to the batch insert list. Then click OK to nish searching. f. The selected cameras will be shown on the batch insert camera list with the camera information and the connection status. When you click on a camera, a [...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 49 g. At the bottom of the window , there is a eld for you to alter the camera settings including Connection Settings and Recording Settings. Y ou can apply the new settings to each camera on the list, or click Apply to All to apply the same congurations to all the cameras. For more information about Connection Se[...]

VIVOTEK 50 - User's Manual Camera Conguration The Camera Conguration function group provides immediate access to the video streaming and other settings without the need to open a web console. The function group is accessed by selecting a camera on the device tree, and right-click to select Camera Management > Camera Conguration . ?[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 51  Audio If audio feed is preferred, configure the audio codec type and operating mode in here.  Video This tabbed window privides access to the selection of the live view stream, its compression codec, frame size, max. frame rate, and video quality . Note that the Constant Bit Rate methodology can be used to ens[...]

VIVOTEK 52 - User's Manual  Remote Focus For cameras supporting the remote focus feature, such as the FD8362E that comes with a motorized lens, this window provides finetune buttons and full-range scan fucntion to help reach the best image fo- cus. Always remember to Save your configuration before leaving this window . Y ou can also use the[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 53 V iew Live Videos Y ou should double-click on the target device or drag-and-drop the target device from the hierarchical management tree window to a video cell. Dual / Multiple Streams For multiple-stream devices, you can right-click on the focused view cell to select a stream. The NVR system automatically selects a [...]

VIVOTEK 54 - User's Manual Fisheye Display Modes : below are conceptual drawings for different display modes. 1O View (Original V iew) 180° Hemispheric 1R View (Single Regional V iew) Zoom in/out & all-direction navigation control Zoom In Zoom Out An Original oval view covers the hemisphere taken by the sheye lens. A Regional view crop[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 55 Swipe to scroll horizontally 2P (2 Panoramic) Display mode: T wo dewarped rectangular views are placed one on top of another each showing 180 degree of panoramic view . The 2P view looks like the upper view shows the front of hemisphere, and the lower view the rear half of the hemisphere. Zoom in/out & all-direct[...]

VIVOTEK 56 - User's Manual The various display modes require the support of D3D technologies by your display card. Most off-the-shelf display cards today support this feature. The onscreen mouse control is very agile. Therefore, use the PTZ panel for more delicate moves in a field of view . Pan and Patrol moves are also supported if you have c[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 57 Regional View #1 Panoramic View Regional View #3 Regional View #2 Regional View #1 Regional View #3 Regional View #2 Regional View #4 Regional View #1 Regional View #2 Original View Regional View #3 Regional View #6 Regional View #5 Regional View #7 Regional View #4 Regional View #8 Regional View #1 Regional View #3 [...]

VIVOTEK 58 - User's Manual Refresh Right-click the device, then click Refresh , the camera information will be refreshed from the server . Streaming Server Right-click the station or the device and click Output Streaming URL . A .txt le with streaming URL will pop up. Then you can use this URL to link to the live streaming through QuickT im[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 59 Camera Settings Right-click the device, then click Camera Settings to open a brower's session to the camera. Remove Live V ideo from the Video Monitoring Window There are two ways to remove a live video from the video cell: Method 1. Right-click the video cell and select Remove . Method 2. Drag-and-drop the live[...]

VIVOTEK 60 - User's Manual How to Change the V AST LiveClient Layout Changing the Layout of the Live V ideo Monitoring Window The NVR's LiveClient supports up to 6 simultaneous video viewing on a single monitor and allows you to change the layout of the live video monitoring window based on the number of inserted devices. Switch Video Cha[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 61 For example, under the 3 x 3 layout mode, you can switch among the pages by clicking and on the quick access bar . T o arrange the content of each page, manually drag-and-drop cameras from the hierarchical device tree to the video cells on each page. Rotating Video Pages For layout modes that contain more than one pa[...]

VIVOTEK 62 - User's Manual d. Back to the monitoring window , the new layout will appear under the device tree as shown below . Y ou can save up to 10 layouts. e. T o change to another layout, double-click the layout options on the hierarchical management tree, or click Layout > Choose on the menu bar to select a desired layout.  If you [...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 63 Maximize the Live V ideo Monitoring Window  Single View: to maxmize a video cell to the entire live video window Double-click the video cell, or right-click the video cell and select Single View . The focused video will occupy the entire playback window as shown below . T o restore to the original layout, double-c[...]

VIVOTEK 64 - User's Manual  Full Screen: Maximize the live video monitoring window to the entire screen Click Full Screen on the quick access bar or right-click the video cell and select Full Screen . In addition, you can also click View > Full Screen on the menu bar to maximize the live video monitoring window . T o restore to the origi[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 65 How to Manage Stations A standard V AST Server allows you to construct a hierarchical management system by adding more sub-stations to the root station. The NVR system can be included into a hierarchy managed by a dominating V AST server . The NVR system itself can not manage other sub- stations. Relay Settings Befor[...]

VIVOTEK 66 - User's Manual How to Manage User Accounts V AST on NVR allows users to apply multiple user accounts to a station with five levels of user roles: Administrator > Power User > User > Operator > Guest. Each role has dif ferent permissions listed as shown below . Moreover , Administrators have the highest privileges, while[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 67 Privileges User Roles Administrator Power User User Operator Guest Description Modify Directories Add, remove and rename directories Delete Camera Delete camera from the station PTZ Control PTZ control for PTZ cameras and speed domes in LiveClient Device Control Control the digital output or white light/IR illumina[...]

VIVOTEK 68 - User's Manual Manage a User Account Add a New User Account a. Select the station from the hierarchical management tree. b. Click Configuration > User Management on the menu bar (or right-click the station, then select User Management ). c. The User Management window will pop up. The user accounts under the station will be displ[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 69 Permission of the User Account Administrator is granted with all access privileges, while other user roles' permission is limited. If you want to modify the permission, please login as the Administrator to congure the settings. f. Select a User account from the User List tree. g. If you want to set the limit [...]

VIVOTEK 70 - User's Manual If you want to remove access permission mentioned above from the account, the user will not be able to operate some functions listed in the following warning dialog. j. When completed, click Update to enable the new settings. Delete the User Account k. Click Delete , a delete user dialog will pop up. Click OK to dele[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 71 How to Set up Association Management The LiveClient supports association management which allows the user to configure relative event trigger notifications of the connected network devices. (E.g., DI/DO status on the management tree, motion detection windows appearing in the video cell, or the event list in the event[...]

VIVOTEK 72 - User's Manual  T o manually enable DI/DO settings, please right-click the video cell and select Set DO to enable ( T rigger ) or disable ( Normal ) the digital output of the linked device.  Before you congure the DI/DO Settings for V AST , please enable DI/DO congurations on your network device and set up the camera co[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 73 How to Set up Event Management The NVR's LiveClient supports event management which allows the server to respond to particular situations (events). LiveClient can correspond with cameras' input and respond with associated reactions, such as sending notications, telling cameras to move to preset locations[...]

VIVOTEK 74 - User's Manual Event Management Please follow the steps below to congure event management: a. Select the station from the hierarchical management tree. b. Click Configuration > Event Management on the menu bar (or right-click the station and select Event Management ). c. The Event Management window will pop up. Click New to s[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 75 e. The Device List window will prompt. Select one or more devices and set the Notification T ype. Depending on the trigger source, the Notication T ype will be different. Then click OK to close the window . f. The trigger source(s) will be listed on the window as shown below . If you want to add more Trigger sourc[...]

VIVOTEK 76 - User's Manual  Start to record on: The sever will start to record video from selected camera(s) when an event is triggered. j. Click Add Camera to select the target camera(s). k. The selected camera(s) will be listed on the left window below . When completed, click OK at the bottom to enable the setting.  Move to preset loca[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 77  GSM Short Message: The sever will send a short message to a GSM cell phone when an event is triggered. A GSM modem is necessary . q. Please enter the Phone Number and open GSM Settings window to set related information if necessary . When completed, click OK to enable the setting.  HTTP: This function allows u[...]

VIVOTEK 78 - User's Manual  Client Notication: This function allows a notication video cell to prompt when an event is triggered. Y ou can select the size of the video cell, and select how long the view cell will stay on top of the screen. s. The action(s) will be listed in the window as shown below . Then click Next to set up schedul[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 79 t. When you finish schedule settings, click Next to review the detailed information of the new event settings.[...]

VIVOTEK 80 - User's Manual u. Following is the detailed information of the new event setting. Y ou can click Back to modify the event setting or click Finish to close the window . v . Following is an example of an enabled event. Y ou can click New to set up more events or click Close to exit the window . Click to disable or modify the selected[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 81 How to Congure the Station General Settings Select the target station from the hierarchical management tree, then click Configuration > Station Settings > General Settings on the menu bar (or right-click the sta tion on the hierarchical management tree and select Station Settings > General Settings ). The[...]

VIVOTEK 82 - User's Manual Reboot Settings Y ou can schedule a system reboot every day at a specic time in a day or in days within a week. Select the checkbox and select a time from the pull-down list. Click OK when the conguration is done.[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 83 How to Congure Station Network Settings Select the target station from the hierarchical management tree, then click Configuration > Station Settings > Network Settings on the menu bar (or right-click the station on the hierarchical management tree and select Station Settings > Network Settings ). The Netw[...]

VIVOTEK 84 - User's Manual How to Edit Recording Stoage By default, all devices (cameras) are assigned to the default recording storage. Y ou can manually remove a device from the default recording storage. However , only those devices which belong to a recording storage can produce recorded media les. Another purpose of setting the recordi[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 85 Default Storage Group Settings The following example shows the default storage group settings. Y ou can click Rename to modify the group name or click Delete to remove the default settings. d. The default recording path is E:Recording . The total space and free space of the disk is shown on the right for reference. [...]

VIVOTEK 86 - User's Manual e. Add Local Path: Click to add another recording path on your local computer . A Select Path dialog will pop up as shown below . When all settings are complete, click OK to enable the settings, or click Cancel to discard the settings. f. Add Network Path: Click to add a network storage for recorded data. Please refe[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 87 g. T o modify the settings of a path, select the path from the list, then click Change settings to modify . h. T o delete a path, select the path from the list and click Delete path . A warning dialog box will pop up as shown below . i. By default, all devices are assigned to the Default Storage Group in the window t[...]

VIVOTEK 88 - User's Manual Add New Storage Group(s) If you want to add a new storage group, click Add to give a name to the new storage group, which will be displayed on the drop-down list. The following is an example of storage group list. Please refer to the following limitations when you set up storage group(s):  One storage group can be[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 89 How to Edit Recording Schedules After editing recording storage settings, you can begin to edit recording schedules for the devices in a storage group. By default, all devices are assigned to the default recording schedule (Please refer to the default time frame settings on page 93). Therefore, once you insert a devi[...]

VIVOTEK 90 - User's Manual Edit Schedule List Please follow the steps below to set up the recording schedules: a. Select the V AST station from the hierarchical device tree. b. Click Conguration > Station Settings > Recording Schedule Settings on the menu bar (or right- click the station and select Station Settings > Recording Sche[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 91 Load/Save Schedule T emplates g. If you have a schedule template with time frame settings, you can upload it to facilitate the scheduling process. Click Load T emplate , and a Load File dialog box will pop up. Select the template le and click Open to load. h. If you want to save a schedule as a template for future[...]

VIVOTEK 92 - User's Manual Edit Camera List Please follow the steps below to assign a device to a recording schedule: a. Select a recording schedule on the schedule drop-down list. b. By default, all devices under the station are assigned to the Default Schedule . c. Click << to remove devices from the Default Schedule . Click - > to [...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 93 Edit T ime Frame List Default T ime Frame: Weekly (Day-based), Mon.~Sun., 24-hour , continuous recording Click Edit to open the Default T ime Frame settings page as shown below .[...]

VIVOTEK 94 - User's Manual Add New T ime Frames Please follow the steps below to add new time frames to a schedule: a. Select a recording schedule from the drop-down list. b. Click Add to open the Time Frame Settings window . c. Enter a name for the new time frame. d. If you have a time-frame template, you can upload it to simplify the editing[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 95 h. If you want to add additional time frames to the schedule, repeat the steps above. i. Close the window when you nish the time frame settings. j. Back to the Recording Schedule Settings window , the new time frame will be displayed on the T ime Frame List. k. If you want to edit an existing time frame, select if[...]

VIVOTEK 96 - User's Manual The following diagrams show the frame rate variations using two different recording modes: 1. Continuous recording + Activity adaptive recording (helps save bandwidth and storage) 2. Event recording The Concept of Repeat Frequency V AST offers the following types of repeat frequency . The denition of each type is [...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 97 Repeat Frequency: Daily Setting T o set up daily repeat frequency , please congure the following items: Daily time segments, applicable period of time, and repeat time interval. Set up daily time segments Y ou can specify several time segments within a day . The numbers 0~23 on the hourly timeline control bar (the[...]

VIVOTEK 98 - User's Manual 2. Fill in the precise Start T ime and End Time: a. Directly enter the value in the Start T ime and End Time fields, then click Add . b. The corresponding red timeline bar will automatically appear as shown below . Delete time segments: Choose either step 1 or step 2 to set up 1. Use the mouse to erase the timeline b[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 99 Set up applicable period of time For repeat frequencies, you can set up the applicable date and period of time for the time frame. a. Specify the start date and time in the Start eld. A calendar date selector will appear when you click on the drop-down list of date . Click or to select the month, then pick a desir[...]

VIVOTEK 100 - User's Manual Repeat Frequency: Weekly Setting (Day-based) T o set up Weekly (Day-based) repeat frequency , please configure the following items: Daily time segments, applicable days within a week, applicable period of time, and repeat time interval. Set up daily time segments Please refer to page 97 for detailed instructions. Se[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 101 Repeat Frequency: Weekly Setting (Periods in a week) T o set up W eekly (Periods in a week) repeat frequency , please configure the following items: T ime segments within a week, applicable period of time, and repeat time interval. Set up time segments within a week Y ou can specify several time segments within a we[...]

VIVOTEK 102 - User's Manual 2. Fill in a precise Start T ime and End Time: a. Directly select a day and enter the value in the Start T ime and End Time fields, then click Add . b. The corresponding red timeline bars will automatically appear as shown below . The following is an example of an extended time segment from Mon. 8:00 to Fri. 19:00. [...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 103 Repeat Frequency: Monthly Setting (Day-based) T o set up Monthly (Day-based) repeat frequency , please configure the following items: Daily time segments, applicable date(s) of a month/ day(s) of a week, applicable period of time, and repeat time interval. Set up daily time segments Please refer to page 97 for detai[...]

VIVOTEK 104 - User's Manual Repeat by date(s) of a month: Select date(s) from the calendar , and it will be displayed on the right blank as shown below . The following example refers to the 1 st ~ 5 th day of a month. Repeat by day(s) of a week: Select day(s) from the calendar , and it will be displayed on the right blank as shown below . The [...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 105 Repeat Frequency: Y early Setting (Day-based) T o set up Y early (Day-based) repeat frequency , please configure the following items: Daily time segments, applicable date(s) of a year/ day(s) of a week, applicable period of time, and repeat time interval. Set up daily time segments Please refer to page 97 for detail[...]

VIVOTEK 106 - User's Manual Repeat by date(s) of a year: Select date(s) from the calendar , and it will be displayed on the right blank as shown below . The following example refers to the 1 st ~ 5 th day of a year . Repeat by day(s) of a week: Select day(s) from the calendar , and it will be displayed on the right blank as shown below . The f[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 107 How to Manually Begin /Stop Recording By default, all devices are assigned to the default recording storage and default recording schedule. Therefore, once you included a camera into the NVR's conguration, the V AST Server will begin to record live video according to the default recording schedule. Please re[...]

VIVOTEK 108 - User's Manual How to Edit Scheduled Backup Settings V AST LiveClient supports scheduled backup which allows the user to back up the recorded data in another disk. Please follow the steps below to enable scheduled backup settings: a. Select the target station from the device tree. b. Click Conguration > Station Settings >[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 109 Setup Backup Schedule f. Fill in a desired time and click >> to add the backup time. Please note that the backup time interval must not be shorter than 1 hour . For example, 23:40 and 00:15 are not allowed to exist simultaneously . In the sample below , the server will backup the recorded data at 12:00 PM and [...]

VIVOTEK 1 10 - User's Manual How to Congure Station Server Settings V AST LiveClient supports Server Settings including DDNS Settings, Network Storage Settings, and SMTP Settings. Select the station from the hierarchical management tree and click Configuration > Station Settings > Server Settings to open the page (or right-click the s[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 1 1 1 Network Storage Server Settings The V AST Server allows user to set up network storage path(s) for recorded les. Please follow the steps below to add a new network storage path. a. Click Add to open the Network Host Window . b. Fill in the related information for the network host. Then click OK to save the new [...]

VIVOTEK 1 12 - User's Manual SMTP Settings V AST Server allows user to set up SMTP Server to send mail alert when event triggers. For more information about how to set up event management, please refer to page 73. Please follow the steps below to congure the SMTP Server: a. Click Add to open the SMTP Settings page. b. Enter the related info[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 1 13 How to Use the T alk Panel V AST LiveClient supports the two way audio function which allows the user to communicate with people around the network camera. Please enable the two way audio function on the camera side. Below is a conceptual drawing of the two way audio function: Add a Camera to the T alk Panel  Th[...]

VIVOTEK 1 14 - User's Manual  An icon with the camera name will be displayed in the T alk Panel.  Please note that you cannot T alk and Play Sound at the same time.  When you are talking or playing sound, you cannot add other cameras to the T alk Panel. If you want to add more cameras to the T alk Panel, please Stop T alking and Stop [...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 1 15 Remove a Camera from the T alk Panel  Remove a camera Drag a camera from the T alk Panel and drop to the hierarchical management tree window as shown below . The camera icon will disappear .  Remove all cameras Click , all cameras in the T alk Panel will be removed.[...]

VIVOTEK 1 16 - User's Manual How to Congure E-map Settings V AST LiveC lient supports intuitive E-map function which allows u sers to upload E-maps for overall devices management. Click System > E-map to open E-map Settings Page: Upload an E-map Click to search for E-map(s) to upload. The uploaded E-maps will be listed under the E-map li[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 1 17 E-map Settings Page (V iew Mode)  Double-click an E-map on the tree, it will be displayed on the E-map window as shown below . There are two operation modes of E-map set tings page: "View Mode" and "Edit Mode". The following is the "View Mode" illustration. A. Menu bar B. Quick acce[...]

VIVOTEK 1 18 - User's Manual Quick Access Bar Status Panel Icon Function Description Zoom in Zoom in the E-map Zoom out Zoom out the E-map Default size Adjust the E-map to default size Upload Upload E-map to the login station View Mode Click to switch to view mode Full Screen Extend the E-map settings page to full screen Save Save E-map settin[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 1 19 E-map Settings Page (Edit Mode) A. Menu bar B. Quick access bar C. E-map list tree D. Device tree E. Map preview F . E-map window G. Status panel  Right-click the E-map, you can delete an existing E-map. B A C D E G F[...]

VIVOTEK 120 - User's Manual Device Management Please follow the steps below to edit an uploaded E-map. a. Double-click the E-map you want to edit, it will be displayed on the E-map window . b. Use Quick Access Bar to adjust the size of the E-map. In edit mode, you can also use your mouse to drag the position of the E-map and zoom in or zoom ou[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 121 Live V iew Dialog Settings Click System > E-map Settings to open the E-map Settings dialog, then you can choose to Open Live View Dialog or to Send to Single V iew when you double-click the device deployed on the E-map. Open Live View Dialog Select Open Live View Dialog : When you double-click the device icon on [...]

VIVOTEK 122 - User's Manual E-map Link After completing device deployment on your E-map, you can link an E-map to another E-map. Please follow the steps below to congure E-map link: a. Select a map you want to edit and enter Edit Mode . b. Drag-and-drop another E-map onto current E-map. A blue frame will appear as shown below . For example:[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 123 d. Right-click the blue frame to Resize or Delete it. Click Resize , some nodes will appear around the blue frame. Then Y ou can drag the nodes to move the position, rotate the direction, adjust the size, and change the shape. e. Click on the Quick Access Bar to save the new settings. f. If you want to set additiona[...]

VIVOTEK 124 - User's Manual h. T est the web links. Click on the Quick Access Bar to switch to view mode. Double-click the blue frame on Map1, it will automatically switch to map 2. Then double-click the blue frame on Map2, it will automatically switch to map3. Map 1 Map 2 Map 3[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 125 How to Congure Client Settings In Client Settings, you can configure Snapshot Settings, Recording Settings, View Settings, General Settings, Joystick Settings, Proxy Settings, and PiP Settings. Snapshot Settings Please follow the steps below to congure snapshot settings: a. Click Conguration > Client Set[...]

VIVOTEK 126 - User's Manual If you uncheck Generate a le name automatically , the Save le dialog box will pop up when you take a snapshot. The le name prex will automatically be displayed in the Save File dialog box. T aking a Snapshot Please follow the steps below to take a snapshot of the live video stream: a. Select a video cell[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 127 Recording Settings The V AST Server allows you to record the live video in EXE, 3GP , or A VI format to your storage folder . T ype 1: Record to EXE Record video as an EXE le. The EXE is not only a media le but also a built-in media player . When user execute the EXE, the media le will be played automatical[...]

VIVOTEK 128 - User's Manual d. If you check "Record with only standard codec", the video from old models (VIVOTEK 6000-series products) using H.263 codec will not be recorded. f. Click OK to enable the settings. T ype 3: Record to A VI Record video as an A VI le, which uses the popular codecs pre-installed in the Windows OS. Pleas[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 129 d. Select the frame rate/ per second. e. T o modify the video compression settings, click V ideo Compression Setting to open the A VI Video Compression Setting window . Select the desired video compression algorithm, compression quality , key frame intervals, and data rate in the corresponding elds.  T o modif[...]

VIVOTEK 130 - User's Manual Record an EXE/3GP/A VI File Please follow the steps below to record an EXE/3GP/A VI le of a live video stream: a. Select a video cell or a device from the heirarchical management tree which you want to record to media le. b. Click Record to EXE/3GP/A VI on the quick access bar , or right-click the video cell a[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 131 Built-in Media Player--EXE Below is the icon of footages saved as EXE les. Double-click on it, the recorded video will be played automatically as shown below . If you installed LiveClient on your PC, you may also open the built-in Media Player (VMSMediaPlayer .exe) in the default location: C:Program Files (x86)[...]

VIVOTEK 132 - User's Manual The function menu of the built-in media player are displayed as shown below:  The built-in player is able to playback 3GP les.  The built-in player is able to save 3GP les as EXE les.  The built-in player is able to save EXE les as 3GP les.  The built-in player is able to convert EXE and 3[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 133 V iew Settings This section allows you to set the display mode of a video cell, including Display Location, Date and time Format, V ideo Display Mode, and Font Settings . When you change the settings, the sample window will change accordingly for you to preview the settings. Display Location As the illustration show[...]

VIVOTEK 134 - User's Manual Date and T ime Format  Same as local computer: Select this option and then the date and time format will synchronize with the local computer .  Specify: Select a desired format for the date and time from the drop-down list. Date format : Select YYYY/MM/DD or MM/DD/YY . Time format : Select the default time for[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 135 General Settings This section allows you to congure the System Settings and Rotation Settings . System Settings  Auto login after logging in to operating system: If you check this option, V AST LiveClient will automatically login after you login to Windows without filling in the user name and password. This fu[...]

VIVOTEK 136 - User's Manual Event Settings  Enable live event notification: Select this option to activate real-time event notification. For example: the event notification of DI/O status on the hierarchical management tree, the event list in the event window , motion detection windows in video window , or the event notification on E-map se[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 137  Enable auto stream size : The Auto Stream Size feature dynamically adjusts the stream sizes of video feeds from network cameras in order to reduce CPU load and bandwidth consumption. It is often the case that in surveillance deployments the physical dimensions of monitors, the effectiv eness of visual stimulus, [...]

VIVOTEK 138 - User's Manual  Enable Instant Replay on video cell (on a LiveClient installed to a PC): When enabled, a small Replay icon will be available on each view cell. One pre-condition is that the video stream must be currenly being recorded to the NVR sysm. Default replay length: Default is 30 seconds, use the pull-down menu to selec[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 139 Joystick Settings This section explains how to remotely control the network cameras using a USB joystick. Enable Joystick Connect to the USB plug of the joystick to a USB port on your computer . Supported by the plug-in in the main page (Microsoft’s DirectX), once the plug-in in the main page is loaded, it will au[...]

VIVOTEK 140 - User's Manual Buttons Conguration In Button Conguration window , the left column shows the actions you can assign, and the right column shows the functional buttons and assigned actions. The number of buttons may diff er from diff erent joysticks. Please follow the steps below to congure your joystick buttons: a. Choosin[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 141 c. The Assigned Action will appear beside Button 1 in the right column as shown in the following diagram. Note that a button can only be assigned with an action. If you want to modify the settings, select the action on the list and click Clear Selected . d. If you want to assign additional actions, repeat step a.~c.[...]

VIVOTEK 142 - User's Manual e. Click OK to save the settings or click Cancel to discard the settings.  If you want to assign Preset actions to your joystick, the preset locations should be set up in advance.  If your joystick is not working properly , it may need to be calibrated. Click Calibrate to open the Game Controllers window locat[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 143 PTZ/ E-PTZ Function In addition to using the PTZ control panel, you may also control the rotation handle on the joystick with ease. Pan/T ilt : Move the rotation handle of the joystick; you can pan the camera to the desire position. There will be blue line displaying the moving direction in the center of the video i[...]

VIVOTEK 144 - User's Manual How to Use PiP (Picture-in-Picture) PiP (Picture-in-Picture) is an intuitive function for user to simultaneously view a Global View and ROI (Region of Interest) for live monitoring. The digital zoom in function can only focus on the interested area and represent the details of megapixel video. Moreover , the multi-t[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 145 ROI (Region of Interest) The ROI frame can be resized and moved in any direction across the global view window . The working theory is similar to the e-PTZ function. Digital Zoom In Through digital zoom in, the live view window will be lled with the zoomed in ROI image. The maximum magnication of the ROI frame[...]

VIVOTEK 146 - User's Manual How to Congure V ideo Enhancement The LiveClient allows you to enable post-image enhancement and defog for video live view . Basic Image Adjustment This function allows you to configure basic image adjustment including Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Hue. Please follow the steps below to set a prole for [...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 147 g. Back to the main page, a “VE” text string will also appear at the bottom right of the video cell and the new prole will also appear and be selected on the popup menu as shown below . 2013/01/08 12:20:22 c e f d g Click to create a new prole, edit or delete a customized prole Click to disable VE on al[...]

VIVOTEK 148 - User's Manual Defog This function allows you to congure post-image defog. Apply a Preset Defog Prole Please follow the steps below to set post-image defog settings: a. Select the target video cell. b. Click Conguration > V ideo Enhancement > Defog or right-click the video cell and select Video Enhancement > Defo[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 149 d. The string of the selected prole will be selected as shown below . A “VE” text string will also appear at the bottom right of the video cell. Create a New Defog Prole e. Click Settings on the popup menu to open the Prole Settings window . d d Click to create a new prole, edit or delete a customize[...]

VIVOTEK 150 - User's Manual f. Adjust the values of Block Size, Strength, and Threshold. Y ou can preview the image from the right window . A “VE (Video Enhancement)” text string will also appear at the bottom right of the preview window . Block Size: Brush diameter from thick to thin (V alue 1~5) Strength: Brush stroke from soft to strong[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 151 How to Search for a Device on the Hierarchical Device T ree This function allows you to conveniently search for an inserted device, which is useful when many devices have been inserted. Please follow the steps below to nd a device on the camera list: a. Click the station on the hierarchical management tree. b. Cl[...]

VIVOTEK 152 - User's Manual How to Lock LiveClient for Security Concerns If you are away from your computer , for security reasons, we suggest you lock the program. When LiveClient is locked, the user must ll in the correct password to unlock and access the program again.  T o lock LiveClient, click Unlock on the quick access bar or clic[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 153 Lauch Playback Click on Launch Playback to directly open the Playback utility . Note that the LiveClient utility is still running in the background when you return to the Control Center . Second V iew This function is only available on a LiveClient running a PC that has 2 monitors. Clicking the button opens the seco[...]

VIVOTEK 154 - User's Manual Chapter Three NVR Playback Configuration Activating V AST Playback and Logging in to a Server V AST Playback allows you to search and playback recorded media data from the NVR system. Once you insert a device into the hierarchical device tree on the LiveClient, it is automatically listed on the device tree on the Pl[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 155 NOTE:  If your network environment need to set up proxy , click More >> to extend the login window , then click Proxy Setting to open the dialog. Then enter related information to link to your proxy server .  Available functions of the V AST Playback program will be enabled according to the role of your [...]

VIVOTEK 156 - User's Manual V AST Playback User Interface A. Menu bar B. Quick access bar C. Query panel (Browsing / T ime search /Event search / Log viewer) D. Status panel E. Recorded video playback window F . Playback control panel G. Video clips list Menu Bar Status Panel Menu Item Drop-down Options System Lock / Language / Launch LiveClie[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 157 Quick Access Bar Some buttons will be disabled if the selected device does not support those functions. Recorded V ideo Playback Window The "VIVOTEK" wallpaper is in place if no camera has been assigned to the video cell. Icon Function Description Exit Exit the system Logout Logout from the current station[...]

VIVOTEK 158 - User's Manual Query Panel-- Browsing Page Dates with recorded video clips Devices listed under the NVR station Local Database Root Station Name (IP address) Icon Description NVR Station list including server and local database A station (NVR that has a running V AST Server) The camera that exists on the hierarchical device tree o[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 159 Query Panel--T ime Search Page The Time Zone setting is automatically synchronized with that on the NVR station. Select station(s)/ device(s) that you want to search for recorded les Specify search period of time Click to start to search, the results will be shown on the video clips list NOTE:[...]

VIVOTEK 160 - User's Manual Query Panel--Event Search Page Select an Event Category Specify search period of time Click to start to search, the results will be shown on the video clips list Click to add search criteria Click to remove search criteria Select station(s)/ device(s) that you want to search for recorded les[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 161 Query Panel--Bookmark Search Page Select a name to serach for Select a time zone Specify search period of time Click to start to search, the results will be listed on the video clips list Select station(s) that you want to search for bookmarks[...]

VIVOTEK 162 - User's Manual Query Panel--Log V iewer Page Select a Log Category Select a User Account Select a Result T ype Select a Log T ype Select a Log Level Specify search period of time Click to start to search, the results will be listed on the video clips list Select station(s) that you want to search for recorded logs[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 163 V ideo Clips List Window If you select a “date” package, the video clips will be displayed in the video clips list window . A video package named after the “date” it was created may contain more than one video clip.[...]

VIVOTEK 164 - User's Manual Playback Control Panel When you double-click a video clip to play , the playback control panel will be enabled for you to use. Icon Function Description Histogram Zoom In Zoom in on the displayed period of time of the histogram Histogram Zoom Out Zoom out of the displayed period of time of the histogram Marker I If [...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 165 How to Playback Recorded V ideo Select a Recorded V ideo Clip Please follow the steps below to select a video clip: 1. On the Bowsing page, click the plus sign (+) to expand the hierarchical management tree. 2. Right-click a station, device, or option “date” on the hierarchical management tree and click Refresh [...]

VIVOTEK 166 - User's Manual  View only one of the video clips of a date: a. Click a opti on “date” on the hierarchical device tree. The corresponding recorded video clips will be listed in the video clip list window . b. Select a video clip from the video clip list window . c. Double-click the video clip, then it will start to play in a[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 167 Remove Recorded V ideo Clips from Video Cells There are two ways to remove a recorded video clip from the video cell: 1. Right-click the video cell and select Remove . 2. Drag-and-drop the live view from the video cell to the hierarchical management tree window . If you want to remove all live videos from the video [...]

VIVOTEK 168 - User's Manual Zoom in / out of the Histogram As the second capture shows, by clicking Histogram Zoom In , the total time of the histogram will shorten to half of the original period of time, while the red part of the histogram that shows the period of time of the video clip will extend to twice the original time span. In addition[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 169 Audio Control The audio function will be enabled if the device is equipped with an internal or external microphone. Please follow the steps below to adjust the volume or turn the audio on/off for a video stream:  T o turn off the audio (Mute Mode) a. Click Audio On on the quick access bar and check Mute . Or you [...]

VIVOTEK 170 - User's Manual How to Change the Playback Layout Changing the Layout of the Recorded V ideo Playback Window VIVOTEK V AST Playback supports up to 16-CH simultaneous recorded video playback on a single monitor and allows you to change the layout of the recorded live video playback window based on the number of inserted devices. Swi[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 171 Maximize the Recorded V ideo Playback Window  Single View: to maxmize a video cell to the entire video playback window Double-click the video cell, or right-click the video cell and selec Single View . The selected video will expand to ll the entire Playback window as shown below . T o restore to the original [...]

VIVOTEK 172 - User's Manual  Full Screen: to maxmize the video playback window to the entire screen Click Full Screen on the quick access bar or right-click the video cell and select Full Screen . In addition, you can also click View > Full Screen on the menu bar to maximize the recorded video playback window . T o restore to the origina[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 173 How to Backup Recorded V ideo In addition to the Schedule Backup function of V AST LiveClient introduced on page 61, the Playback utility can back up recorded video clips from the local database . Please open the Browsing page and follow the steps below to backup recorded video: a. Select the target les.  T o [...]

VIVOTEK 174 - User's Manual  T o backup part of the recorded video of the day: Select the date and choose the video clip(s) from video clip window . Then right-click the selected option(s) and click Backup . Note: Use the combination of the Shift key and left mouse click to select multiple video clips. b. A Backup Settings window will pop u[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 175 How to V iew Backup Files The V AST Playback also allows users to playback backup les, including Schedule Backup by V AST LiveClient and Recorded Data Backup by V AST Playback. Please follow the steps below to view backup les: a. Right-click Local DB and click Add . b. A Load Backup File window will pop up as [...]

VIVOTEK 176 - User's Manual 1. The Backup function does not take place between the NVR system and a PC running the Playback utility . 2. If you want to playback the backup les from the local database, you can also click Working Ofine in the Login Window without the account information. The V AST Playback will launch as shown below . Y ou[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 177 Model-specic Functions (FE Series Fisheye) The V AST Playback program offers model-specific functions through a right-click menu. For example, if you playback a video clip made from an FE8171V or FE8172 series sheye camera, a right-click on the playback screen will bring up the Display mode options. Y ou can e[...]

VIVOTEK 178 - User's Manual T o congure the SVC-related feature: 1. Right-click on the playback window of an SVC-enabled camera. Select SVC fps adjust bar . 2. A slide bar will appear above the view cell. Click and drag the slide bar . A numeric indicator will display the current selection. See below for the frame rates represented by the n[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 179 How to Search for a V ideo Clip T aken at a Specic T ime Please follow the steps below to use Time Search function: a. Open the Time Search page. b. Select the target station(s)/device(s) that you want to search for video clips. c. Specify the time span. Y ou can choose to set up the start time only , the end tim[...]

VIVOTEK 180 - User's Manual How to Add a Bookmark Bookmark is a convenient tagging function that allow your to pinpoint and extract a 20-second video clip from out of a video recording. When you see somehting of your interest while browsing through a recorded video, 1. Click on the Bookmark button, 2. Enter a name for the bookmark, such as &qu[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 181 How to Search for Events The V AST Playback program of fers users an intuitive event search engine for retrieving video clips from the database of recorded videos based on different search criteria such as motion, IV A, or DI events. Please follow the steps below to search for recorded events: a. Open the Event Sear[...]

VIVOTEK 182 - User's Manual Select Event Category The following introduces the event search categories: All Events , All Motion Events , All IV A events , All DI Events , Named DI Events, PIR, T ampering, and T amperature . Y ou can also add or remove customized events from the list. Event Category- All Events If you select the All Events cate[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 183 Event Category- All IV A events If you select the All IV A events category , all detected IV A events will be included in the search. Cameras with embedded intelligent video content analysis are capable of detecting IV A events such as moving objects, loitering, and tamper detection. The embedded video content analy[...]

VIVOTEK 184 - User's Manual Event Category- Named DI Events This category allows you to select only Named DI Events --the DI device which you have renamed in the LiveClient. Please refer to Association Management on page 71 for more information about how to rename DI device. Click OK and ll in the name you want to search on the left window [...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 185 Start Event Search After you specify all of the search criteria mentioned above, select or deselect the Display in new result list checkbox and click Search to begin event search.  If Display in new result list is unchecked, all search results will be displayed on the original event list window as shown below . ?[...]

VIVOTEK 186 - User's Manual Backup the Event V ideos Please follow the steps below to backup the evnet videos on the results list: a. Select the video clips you want to backup. Y ou can select more than one video clip using the Shift key . b. Right-click the selected video clips and click Backup . c. A Backup Settings window will pop up. For m[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 187 How to Search for a Bookmark Please follow the steps below to use Bookmark Search function: a. Click on the tabbed menu to open the Bookmark Search page. b. Select the cameras which have video clips you have placed bookmarks on. a c d b c. Enter the name of bookmark. d. Specify a range of time during which the video[...]

VIVOTEK 188 - User's Manual How to Search Logs The V AST Playback program of fers a convenient log engine for searching all local logs based on different search criteria such as log category , log type, and log level. The search results will be displayed in the log viewer window along with the detailed log history . Please follow the steps bel[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 189 Select Log Category/Log T ype/Log Level The following table shows the breakdown of log category , level, and type. The search results will be different according to your selections. Log Categories Log Levels Log T ypes Operation Log Normal Login / Logout Insert User Update User Name Update User Password Update User [...]

VIVOTEK 190 - User's Manual Search All Local Logs Search Login History Select Login History from the log category eld and click the Search button below , the search results, including all login logs, will be displayed on the Login History page. Log Categories Log Levels Log T ypes Event Log High Camera Disconnected from the Server / Camera [...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 191 Search Login Activities This function allows you to search the operations the user performed during the login period of time. Y ou can search for login activities on the Local Logs or Login History page.  Search Login Activities on the Local Logs page: a. Click on the Local Logs page. b. Select a login/logout opt[...]

VIVOTEK 192 - User's Manual d. The search results of the login activities will be displayed on the Login Activities page as shown below . When you select All in the Log Level eld, the search results will include all log levels. If you select Low in the Log Level eld and select Including above level as shown in the picture below , the sea[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 193 How to Congure Client Settings On Client Settings, you can congure Snapshot Settings, Export Settings, View Settings, Proxy Settings, and General Settings. It allows you to save snapshots and media files on the local computer . Snapshot Settings When you play a recorded video, V AST Playback also allows you to[...]

VIVOTEK 194 - User's Manual Export an EXE/3GP/A VI File Please follow the steps below to convert part of an EXE/3GP/A VI le of recorded video: a. Playback a video clip from which you want to export a media le. b. Set a period of time. Move the timeline slider bar to the desired start time and click Marker I . Move the timeline slider bar[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 195 V iew Settings This section allows you to set up the display mode of video cell. For detailed information about View Settings , please refer to page 133. Proxy Settings Please refer to page 143 for detailed illustration. General Settings System Settings Please refer to page 135 for detailed information. Display Sett[...]

VIVOTEK 196 - User's Manual How to Lock V AST Playback for Security Concerns If you happen to be away from your computer , for security reasons, we suggest you lock the program. When V AST Playback is locked, the user must enter the correct password to unlock and access the program again.  T o lock Playback, click Unlock on the quick access[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 197 Chapter Four Auxiliary Utilities In addition to LiveClient and Playback, the NVR system comes with a variety of auxiliary utilities including: Utility Description Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard has been described in Chapter One Service Services enables you to restart or stop the embedded NVR server (V AST server). Im[...]

VIVOTEK 198 - User's Manual Service Chances are you may need to stop and restart the embedded V AST server . On occasions such as stopping a recording task, server reported errors, or after you update the software components of the V AST server , you can manually stop and then restart the service. Import and Export Utility V AST supports impor[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 199 T o import a previously saved conguration: a. Click Import previous settings. b. Use the browse button to locate a conguration bin le. c. Click open. A message prompt will appear warning you about the replacement of current settings. The process may take several minutes to complete. Click Close to nish t[...]

VIVOTEK 200 - User's Manual Installation Wizard 2 This is the same utility that comes with every VIVOTEK's network camera. Y ou can use it to scan the local network for all VIVOTEK's network camers, NVR systems, and video servers. Please refer to cameras' software CD for its operation manual. In addition to opening a direct web [...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 201 Shepherd The Shepherd is handy in duplicating one single camera's configuration to multiple cameras. In this way , you do not need to open web consoles with individual cameras for a multiple times. Before using this function, you may open a web console with one of the camera, and congure all aspects of camer[...]

VIVOTEK 202 - User's Manual i. A warning message will remind you of the IP address. If you configured a static IP on the source camera, it is recommended to change it to the automatic IP address setting. j. A progress bar will appear on the screen. k. Another message will prompt indicating the completion of the process.[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 203 Upgrade Software upgrade packages will be released on VIVOTEK's support website. Y ou can download these les, and double-click the Upgrade shortcut to open the utility . Please consult VIVOTEK's technical support and the release note before applying upgrades. Locate the upgrade package and click open. T[...]

VIVOTEK 204 - User's Manual File Manager The File Manager provides access to the file browser window of the embedded operating system. By default, the recorded video les should be recorded to the E: volume, and you can use the Export EXE and other similar fu nctions in the Playback utility to extra ct video clips to the E: volume. Y ou can [...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 205 Disk Status Click on the tabbed menu on the desktop to enter the Disk Status window . The rst information is the Logical volume working status. The second window displays the working status of individual disk drives, including model name, capacity , S.M.A.R.T ., state, and temperature. Note that if a hard drive i[...]

VIVOTEK 206 - User's Manual Y ou may perform Quick T est or Complete T est to acquire the current integrity status. The test utility then polls the hard drives for statuses of the key attributes of its working conditions. The Quick test checks the electrical and mechanical performance as well as the read performance of the disk. Electrical tes[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 207 System Status System Status states the current working status and system time.[...]

VIVOTEK 208 - User's Manual Appendix A Rebuilding a RAID Volume If a drive fails, the failure will be indicated by the system fault LED or the Disk Status panel. If a disk drive fails in a RAID1 volume, rst locate the faulty drive in the Disk Status panel, remove the faulty drive with a drive of the same capacity and rotation speed. Note th[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 209 Once you replace the faulty drive with a new one, an automatic rebuild will begin, and its progress will be indicated by a status bar as shown below . The recording task will be halted during the rebuild process. Recording will continue if using storage volumes in other RAID levels.[...]

VIVOTEK 210 - User's Manual Appendix B ONVIF Support Prerequisites: 1. Y ou may connect cameras made by other manufacturers to the system as long as their firmware supports the ONVIF . Y ou may upgrade their rmware if the newer rmware supports ONVIF . 2. The supported ONVIF revision is 2.2. 3. Currently , the system supports ONVIF-compat[...]

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 21 1 6. Visual indication on user interface: A camera on the device tree A camera recording to the system On the insert camera window , an ONVIF brand option is added.[...]

VIVOTEK 212 - User's Manual T echnical Specications All specications are subject to change without notice. Copyright © 2013 VIVOTEK INC. All rights reserved. Ver 1.0 Distributed by: VIVOTEK INC. 6F, No.192, Lien-Cheng Rd., Chung-Ho, New Taipei City, 235, Taiwan, R.O.C. | T : +886-2-82455282 | F : +886-2-82455532 | E : sales@vivotek.com [...]