Pelco DVR5100 manual

OPERATION C1697M-B (11/08) Remote Client DVR5100 Series Hybrid V ideo Recorder[...]

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C1697M-B (11/08) 3 Contents Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Installing the Remote Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 C1697M-B (11/08) Searching for Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Quick Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 5 Managing Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1 Using a Default Role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

6 C1697M-B (11/08) List of Illustrations 1 Resources Disc Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2 Logon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 7 60 Filters for a System Log Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 61 Export System Log Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

8 C1697M-B (11/08) 122 Opening a Recent File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 123 Authenticate Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 9 List of T ables A Remote Client Feature Comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 B Default User Names and Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

10 C1697M-B (11/08) W elcome The DVR5100 r emote client sof tware provi des access to a ll DVR5100 Ser ies hybrid vi deo recorder operation an d configura tion feat ures in one unified, user -friendly interface. Up to three DVR5100 remote clie nt applicatio ns can access one DVR5100 server simu ltaneously . Each DVR5100 remote client conn ection se[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 11 Installing the Remote Client MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NOTE: Review the minimu m PC requirements b elow before you inst all the DVR5100 remote client. Viewing up t o 4SIF , 30/25 (National T elevision System Committee [NT SC]/Phase Alternating Line [P AL]) frames per second (fps) video on a standard PC places signific ant dema[...]

12 C1697M-B (11/08) Getting Started The DVR5100 remot e client uses a secure VPN connection to connec t the remote PC to the D VR5100 server . T o continue, you must ha ve the DVR5100 network IP address and remote access key . Y ou will find both on the DVR5 100 Setup > System > Network screen. SETTING UP SERVER CONNECTIONS The DVR5100 Remote[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 13 Figure 4. Dialog Box 4. In the “Connection name” box, enter a name for the DVR5100 ser ver . By default, the server site name is DVR5 100. 5. In the “Server address” bo x, enter the IP a ddress of the DVR5100 server . 6. Select the DVR Mod e: Standalone is the defaul t setting. 7. Select a Connection T ype: VPN is the de[...]

14 C1697M-B (11/08) LOGGING ON T o log on to the DVR5100 re mote client: 1. Double-click the DVR5 100 remote client icon on your PC’ s desktop to start the application. The DVR5100 remote client logon s creen appears (re fer to Figu re 6). Figure 6. Remote Client Logon 2. Enter your pa ssword. Refer to T able B for DVR5100 defau lt user ID names [...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 15 Main Application Window Overview The DVR5100 Remote Client main applicat ion window provides a ccess to daily oper ational functions . The applicatio n window is org anized into a navigation panel and a viewing pane l. The main window is further organized by ta bs that display additional interactive areas. Figure 7. Remote Clien[...]

16 C1697M-B (11/08) View: Th is panel displays information selected by the following tabs: • Wo rkspace: The Workspace tab displays a group of vid eo panes sh owing the cameras you have selected. Change s to the cameras are saved aut omatically . Thus, you do not need to reselect th e same cameras each time you log on. T o view video only an d hi[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 17 REMOTE CLIENT CONT ROLS AND SHORTCUTS Before you start using the system, review thes e topics to help you understa nd tools, techniques, and ho w to navigate in the app lication screen. T OOLT IPS T oolT ips help you learn the name a nd function of each butt on. Place your mouse point er above any button in the int erface and a [...]

18 C1697M-B (11/08) Operating the Remote Client MONITORING LIVE V IDEO AND AUDIO SELECTING VIDEO TO DISPLAY Y ou can view camer as in either Ca mera or Expl orer view (ref er to Figure 8). Y ou can also create logi cal groups from available ca me ras to navigate efficiently through th e camera list. A red sl ash across a camera ico n displayed in t[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 19 4. Select a camera number from t he “Camera nu mber” box. 5. Click OK to select the camera, or cli ck Cancel to exit with out selecting the camera number . DISCONNECTING CAMERAS T o stop di splaying video from a parti cular camera, ri ght-click in t he video pane, an d then sele ct Disconnect f rom the shortc ut menu (refer [...]

20 C1697M-B (11/08) Figure 11. Camera Filters Screen 2. Select the “Use camera filters” check box to a ctivate filtering. 3. Clear the “Show o ffline camer as” check box if you wish to cance l this option and show only those cameras t hat are curr ently c onnected. 4. Select location filters as follows: a. Clear the “Show all locations”[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 21 ARRANGING CAMERAS IN THE EXPLORER VIEW Y ou can rearrang e the camera s displayed in t he Explorer v iew by location , camera groups, camera number , or camera name. 1. Click the “Arr anged by (sorting option) ! ” menu at the top of the screen, or right-click in the white space below the list of cameras. 2. Click Location, G[...]

22 C1697M-B (11/08) V ideo Controls When viewing vid eo in a single screen or a 2 x 2 layout, pl ace your mouse p ointer in a co nnected vid eo pane; a set of controls appears at the bottom of the video pane (refer to Figure 13). T o hide the video contr ols, move the mouse pointer outside of the video pane. Figure 13. Live Vi deo Controls The vide[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 23 ADJUSTING THE IRIS 1. Click Iris . A vertical slid er ap pears to adju st the light (refer to Figure 14). 2. Click the slider up o r down to open or close the iris, respectively . Figure 14. Iris Slide r Control Fast-forward; repeate dly clicking the button increment fast forward speed between: normal, 4X, 1 5X, and 60X Frame-by[...]

24 C1697M-B (11/08) ADJUSTING THE FOCUS 1. Click Focus . A vertical slider appears (refer to Figure 15). 2. Click the slider up or do wn to focus near or far , respectively . Figure 15. Focus Slider Control USING DIGITAL ZOOM CONTROLS Digital zoom controls le t you zoom specific areas of the video in live and playback modes. Digita l zoo m controls[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 25 Figure 16. Digital Zoom Controls CONTROLLING PTZ CAMERAS If a camera has pan/t ilt/zoom (PTZ) capabilities, the mouse pointer turn s into cross-hairs when it is mov ed into a video pane. T o pan or tilt a PTZ-enab led camera: 1. Place the po inter in a video pane; the pointer be comes cross hairs (refer to Figure 17). 2. Click i[...]

26 C1697M-B (11/08) USING PATTERNS, PRESETS, AND SCANS The DVR5100 remote client allows you to progr am the movements of PTZ-enabled ca meras using patterns, presets, and scans. Patter ns, presets, and scans may be set and a ctivated di rectly from the v ideo pane (a s described b elow). Y ou may als o activate pat terns and pr eset s using the DVR[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 27 Figure 19. Modify a Preset 4. Enter the preset number you want t o modify . 5. Click OK. Activating a Pres et 1. Right-click in the vide o pane of the desired camera. 2. Click Preset > Select Preset. The Select Preset dialog bo x opens (refer to Figure 20). Figure 20. Select a Preset 3. Enter the preset numb er you want t o a[...]

28 C1697M-B (11/08) Activating a Scan 1. Right-click in the vide o pane of the desired camera. 2. Click Scan, and then select one of the following scan options listed in the subm enu (refer to Figure 21): • Scan Random: Pans the camera in an irregular, unsystematic pattern. • Scan Frame: A 3-second camera scan followed by a 3-second pause. • [...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 29 MOTION DETECTION If a camera has motio n detection enable d, you can view the moti on detection from that camera while monitor ing live video. If mo tio n detection is enabled while video is recor ded, you can vie w it while playi ng back the re corded vide o. T o show motion detected on a camera: 1. Right-click in that camera?[...]

30 C1697M-B (11/08) Device Properties and Settings If you need assistance f rom Pelco Pr oduct Suppor t, you may need to know the propert ies of a de vice includ ing the IP add ress, se rial number , and software version. For trou bleshooting, you may also want to see specific inf ormation about the stream from a particular camera or di agnostic in[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 31 VIEWING DIAGNOSTIC PROPERTIES The DVR5100 ca n be queried f or diagnos tic informat ion. 1. Click “Diagnostics…” The Diagn ostic dialog box appears displa ying addit ional detai ls about th e status of the DVR5100 (r efer t o Figure 27): • T ype: Indicates the di agnostic infor mation type . • Information: A status sum[...]

32 C1697M-B (11/08) Using Camera Menus The DVR5100 remote clien t supports the display an d navigation of prog ramming menus built into camer as (such as the Spectras Ser ies and the CCC5100H Series). Only camera s that support remo te programming thro ugh Pelco Coaxitron ® or Pelc o D protoco ls can use th is feature. ACCESSING A CAMERA MENU 1. R[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 33 Executing Scripts A DVR script is like a macro, but it provid es more power and flexibility. Scripts can be used to control most system functions and can be combin ed in almost any order . T able E describes the suppo rted scripts. For information about progra mming scripts, refer to Creating Scri pts on page 102. T able E. Remo[...]

34 C1697M-B (11/08) ACTIVATING A SCRIPT MANUALLY 1. Select T ool s. The tools men u appears. 2. Select Execut e Script (Ctrl+A lt+S). The Select Script dialog b ox appears ( refer to Figure 30). 3. Click the option bu tton beside the script you want to run. Figure 30. Selecting a Script to Exe cute 4. Click Execute to activate the script, or click [...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 35 Alarms, Relays, and Manual Recording W ORKING WITH ALARMS An alarm can be triggered by motion , a physical switch, or a devi ce condi tion. Conditi ons can be app lied to alarm ev ents throu g h event grou ps and scripting. An alarm mig ht only trigger under certain conditio ns, or multiple alarms might be necessary to trigger a[...]

36 C1697M-B (11/08) ALARM NOTIFICATION The DVR5100 remote client allows yo u to acknowledge or snooze an alarm notification. Y ou c an also read instructions or comments about the alarm, or add a n ote to the system log explaining your response. If there are m ore alarms than can fit in th e list, you can res ize the dialog box by dragging t he low[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 37 ADDING A NOTE TO THE SYSTEM LOG The DVR5100 r emote client all ows you to add i nformation about an alar m event in th e system log. I n the space pr ovided, descr ibe any actions you have taken in resp onse to the alarm. For example, you migh t note whether you conducted a ph ysical security check; inspected any malfunctioning [...]

38 C1697M-B (11/08) Figure 34. Selecting an Alarm Event 2. Click “ Send All Associ ated Cameras to Workspace 1” . The vide o from the associated camer as is displ ayed in its own v iew pane (ref er to Figure 35). Figure 35. Associated Cameras Sent to W o rkspace for V iewing Video 3. Use the playb ack control for each view pane to control how v[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 39 ACTIVATING RELAYS The DVR5100 re mote client can be used to ac tivate outpu t relays manually . A relay can be activated for a predet ermined period o f time (the dwe ll time), or it can remain latched until ther e is another signal to rele ase the relay . T o activat e a relay: 1. Go to T ools > Activate Relay (C trl+Alt+R).[...]

40 C1697M-B (11/08) MANUALLY RECORDING V IDEO AND AUDIO The DVR5100 remot e client allows you to record video clips whil e viewing live video without setting up a re cording schedule. An addition al 30 seconds of video is included at the beginning of the record ing to ensure that you record all of the events leading up to a ma nually recorded event[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 41 Searching for V ideo The DVR5100 remot e client offers two options to search for recorded video: Quick Search and Enh anced Search. Quick Search allow s you to search for video by a single device, date, an d time. Enhanced Sear ch all ows you to search fo r vi deo by multip le devices, date/t ime r anges, and events. QUICK SEARC[...]

42 C1697M-B (11/08) 5. T o change the timelin e view from hours, minutes, or seconds to a lar ger increment, zoom out using one of the following method s: • Scroll backwa rd by rotati ng your mouse wheel. • Click zoom out . 6. T o move to a diffe rent recording in the time line, press N to select th e next recording or P to select th e previous[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 43 (1) Use the calendar: Click the cale ndar icon and select a date from the calenda r to set your search start da te (refer to Figure 43). Repeat this proc ess to set the stop date. Figure 43. Selec ting a Date (2) T ype the date: Click in the Date box, delete the curr ent date, and then type you r search start and stop dates . (3[...]

44 C1697M-B (11/08) 4. In the Search area, click Search. The search results are disp layed in the Enhanced Search view ar ea (refer to Figure 45). Figure 45. Enhanced Search Results SPECIFYING CAMERAS AS SEARCH CRITERIA 1. In the T ime area of the Enhanced Sea rch screen, select the date and time range . 2. In the Filters a rea, click Modify . The [...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 45 SPECIFYING RECORDING T YPE FILTERS 1. In the Filters a rea, select one of the following as the search typ e: • Video (default): Thi s search type all ows you to include locked video and continu ous recording, ala rms, motion, and manu al recording types as part of the filter. • Event: This search type allo ws you to include [...]

46 C1697M-B (11/08) LOCKING AND UNLOCKING SEARCH RESULTS The locked and unlocked icon is displayed be si de the se arch result. When you lock a video, the “unlock video” icon switches to the “lock video” icon . When you lo ck a video clip , a dialog b ox appears fo r you to enter a comment about the video clip for future refere nce.T o view[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 47 Playing Back V ideo While working wit h recorded vi deo, the vid eo pane borde r changes fro m green to yel low . Each vide o pane has its own set of p layb ack controls. These contro ls appear in the lo wer -le ft corner when you pla ce your mouse po inter anywher e within a video pane ( normally visible in 1 x 1, 2 x 2, or 3 x[...]

48 C1697M-B (11/08) Forward or reverse spe eds can be increased by clicking the bu tton ad ditional times. T able F describes the playback speeds. The curren t direction (< < or >>) and sp eed (4x, 15x , 60x) appear i n the upper-right corner of the video pane. T o de crease the f orward or reverse speed, click t he pause butt on once, [...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 49 SYNCHRONOUS PLAYBACK Y ou can select s everal cameras and have them all start play ing back from t he same moment in t ime. By activati ng Synchronous P la yback, you can select recor ded video fro m up to four c ameras and use a single set of video con trols to play, pause, forward, an d reverse a ll f our cameras. T o enable s[...]

50 C1697M-B (11/08) Exporting V ideo EXPORTING LIVE OR RECORDED V IDEO The DVR5100 r emote client pr ovides two met hods for expo rting video : • Live export: Exporting vide o at the frame rate at which you are cur rently viewing the video (can be refre shing at a lower frame rate than i t was viewed due to network ba ndwidth throttle). • Full [...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 51 EXPORTING RECORDED VIDEO DURING PLAYBACK 1. Place your mo use pointer in the video pan e that is p laying the reco rded video clip until the vid eo controls appear . 2. Click Export to star t exporting. While video is being expo rted, the Exp ort button b links yellow al ternating with green, t he border of the video pane turns [...]

52 C1697M-B (11/08) EXPORTING ALL V IDEO FRAMES Y o u can also expo rt a video clip from a sear ch re sult obtained through a Quick or Enhance d Search. 1. Position your mouse poin ter on the video clip (the color bar or search result ) you would like to export. 2. Click Export Video . Th e Export d ialog box ope ns (refer to Fig ure 56). Figure 56[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 53 Figure 57. Cap turing a Snapshot MANAGING EXPORTED VIDEO Y ou can export several video clips at the sa me time while simult aneously monitoring live video or performing other function s wi th t he DVR5100 remote clie nt. Use the Export Manager screen to display lists of re corded or live video that you are exp orting (refer to F[...]

54 C1697M-B (11/08) 2. T o review i nformation about export ed video clips, click the following tabs: • Recorded: Co ntains a list of recorded video that is being expo rted to the local hard disk. O nly recorded video that is in the process o f downloading appears here. After the ex port proce ss is completed , the video appears on the Export Lo [...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 55 W orking with System Logs The DVR5100 au tomatically rec ords system and alarm events in a searchabl e database. Lo gged items ar e as follows (re fer to T ab le A): Given the prop er permissions, you may view th e system log, a nd search, print , or export it to disk. T able A. Logged System and Alarm Events Logged Main Events [...]

56 C1697M-B (11/08) V IEWING THE SYSTEM LOG 1. Click “Display sys tem log” to open the Syste m Log screen, an d then click Sear ch Log (refer to Figure 59). A list of logged ev ents appears. The Filter box ind icates whether search ing filters are currently turned on or off. 2. Click a column heading to sort the log by that item. 3. Click and d[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 57 T o query the logs by other filter s: 1. Click “Display system log” to open the Syst em Log screen. 2. Click the Mod ify button. The System L og Filters scre en appears. Figure 60. Filters for a System Log Search 3. The defaul t setting is to search the log for all t ext, users, d evice types, alarm types, and devices. T o r[...]

58 C1697M-B (11/08) PRINTING A SYSTEM LOG 1. Apply the de sired log fi lters. 2. Click “Print in the Syst em Log,” select your prin ter , and then click Print. EXPORTING A SYSTEM LOG 1. Click Export. 2. Select the location wh ere you would like to save the log file. 3. Click OK. Figure 61. Export System Log Screen ADDING MANUAL LOG ENTRIES The [...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 59 Setup Using the Remote Client The DVR5100 Remo te Client all ows you to remotely configure and operate t he DVR5100 server . Th e DVR5100 se rver supports up to th ree simultaneous D VR5100 remote clie nt sessions. Prio r to using the D VR5100 remot e client to co nfigure the unit , ensure that y ou ha ve set the time, date, and[...]

60 C1697M-B (11/08) CONFIGURING DEVICES Y o u can configure the DVR5100 and its devi ces under the Devices ta b in the Setup screen. The left pane displays alarms, camer as, the DVR5100, and relays. The right pan e displays the c urrently sele cted device set tings (located in the tree i n the left pa ne). Y ou can only make changes to onl ine came[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 61 Copying Device Settings T o copy an d paste setti ngs from one device to anot her: 1. Right-click the d evice you want to copy , and then select Copy from th e Shortcut menu (refer to Figure 65 ). Figure 65. Device Setup Shortcut Menu 2. Right-click the device from which you want to re ceive the copi ed settings, an d then sele [...]

62 C1697M-B (11/08) Assigning a Device Location Cameras can be grouped into physical or logical groups to facilitate easi er and more intuitiv e acc ess. T o create, change, or as sign locations: 1. Click Location . The Set Location dialog box appears, displaying a hierarchical list o f existing lo cations (refe r to Figure 66 ). 2. Click the plus [...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 63 W orking with Devices The DVR5100 is designed for future expan sion into a fu lly distribut ed virtual mat rix. All attribu tes are desig ned to be virt ual . Alarms, cameras, the DVR5100, a nd so forth, are treated as individual entities th at make integr ation into a v irtual matr ix seamless. T able H. Devices Device Icon Des[...]

64 C1697M-B (11/08) CAMERAS The DVR5100 system accommoda tes fi xed ca meras that tr ansmit NTSC/P AL s ignals and posit ioning systems t hat use sever al protocols . When selecting a protoco l for a PTZ camera, consider whether or no t you require bidirectional commun ication between the cameras and the D VR5100. Pelco D protocol suppor ts bi-dir [...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 65 Selecting Video T ermination Vide o termination lessens the effects of ghost images on the fina l device when several video devices are connected tog ether in a chai n. Select “Video termination” to enable, or clear “Video term ination” to d isable. Operating a Camera in Cove rt Mode The video of a camera operating in co[...]

66 C1697M-B (11/08) Adding Cameras to a Camera Group 1. In the Camera Gr oups selecti on box, select a camera group to which you want t o add a camera (refer to Figur e 71). Figure 71. Camera Group Selection Box 2. Click Add. The Set Camera Group s dialog box opens (refer to Figure 72). Th e check box f or the camera gr oup is selected . Figure 72.[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 67 4. Click “Add Cameras...” The Crea te Camera Group di alog box opens (refer to Fi gure 74). The location name is displayed in the Ca mer as pane. The camera for which the camera group is creat ed is automatic ally listed in t he Assigned Camer as pane. Figure 74. Create Camera Grou p Dialog Box 5. T o add more cameras to the[...]

68 C1697M-B (11/08) Setting Up Audio Associations The DVR5100 suppo rts up to four audio inpu ts. Each respect ive au dio input is assigned to a cert ain camera input. Not all DVR510 0 camera input s are assigne d an audio inpu t. In this case , connect came ras that supp ort audio to the DVR5100 chan nels that a re assigned an audi o input. If the[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 69 W ORKING WITH THE CONFIGURATION T AB The Configurat ion tab allows you to set up the noise filter le vels and video settings for each camera (refer to Figure 78). Figure 78. Configuration Screen Setting the Noise Filter The noise filter removes high freq uency noise from the camera to improve the qual ity of the encoded video si[...]

70 C1697M-B (11/08) W ORKING WITH THE MOTION T AB The DVR5100 Remote Client allows you to set up to three motion detec tion zones per camer a. These zones may be any size and shap e, and they may be set to high or low sensi tivity to mo tion. Motion s ettings may be u sed to trigge r alarms of vary ing severity (minor , no rm al, major , or critica[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 71 Understanding the Threshold Percen t The Threshold Percen t allows you to specify the number of blo cks in a motion zone that must detect motion before a motion event can be initiated. Scenario 1: Motion Zone = 100 Blocks For example, if the mot ion zone has 100 blocks (maximum setting ), you can set the Threshold Percent op tio[...]

72 C1697M-B (11/08) The DVR5100 remot e client views the multiple regions as one co ntiguous area. • If motion occurr ed in 10 blocks of the smaller region and 10 blocks of th e larger region, a motion event is trigg ered. • If an ac tivity occu rred in all 16 blocks of the smaller region , a motion event would not be triggered. Based on the Th[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 73 Scenario 2: Motion Zone = 50 Blocks If the motio n zone has 50 bl ocks and you attempt to set the Thresho ld Percent option to 2 percent, the DVR5100 remo te client au tomati cally readjusts t his value to 4 percent ( refer to Figu re 84). Figure 84. Motion Zone and Threshold Blocks: Example 2 Setting Up Motion Detection Motion [...]

74 C1697M-B (11/08) Enabling Audio Servic e If a camera supports au dio, the “Enable audio service option” tab appears. T o enable audio, select the “Enable audio service” check box (ref er to Figure 85). The Audio screen appears. T o disable audio, c lear the “Ena ble audio service” che ck box. Figure 85. Enabling Audio ACCESSING DVR O[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 75 SPECIFYING THE DVR NAME AND LOCATION The DVR allows yo u to create a user -fri endly name to ea sily identif y the DVR5100 device . T o modify the DVR device name: 1. Select DVR . The Contents panel updates to display the cu rrent settings for the DVR5100 device. 2. Assign a frie ndly name for the DVR in the Name box. By defa ul[...]

76 C1697M-B (11/08) ACCESSING ALARM ARRAY OPTIONS Select AlarmArray . The righ t panel displays the current settings for the selecte d alarm (refer to Figure 87). Figure 87. Alarm Configuration MODIFYING THE ALARM ARRAY DEVICE NAME By default, the alarm array device is na med AlarmArray. Y ou can enter a use r -frien dly name for the alar m array d[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 77 SPECIFYING AN ALARM INPUT LOCATION 1. In the Alar m box, select an alarm number (1 through 16 ). The right panel displays the settings for th e selected alarm input. The physical input label displays a re ad-only numb er that repr esents the nu mber of the a larm physical i nput connectio n to the DVR510 0. The p hysic al input [...]

78 C1697M-B (11/08) RELAY ARRAY A relay array is a grouping of r elays that are associated with th e same device in the DVR5100 netw ork. These re lays can be co nf igured by selecting the relay ar ray and then setting up the ind ividual rela ys within the array . Relays work much like switches. When trig gered, relays can activate ext ernal device[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 79 SPECIFYING A RELA Y ARRAY LOCATION 1. Click Location. The Set Locat ion dialog box opens. 2. Click Unknown Location. 3. Click New . The Add Location dialog box opens. 4. Enter a location name, and then click OK. 5. Click OK in the Set Location dialog box. The Locations label displays the new locatio n. CREATING A RELAY OUTPUT NA[...]

80 C1697M-B (11/08) Figure 89. System Logger MODIFYING THE SYSTEM LOGGER DEVICE NAME 1. Select System Log De vice . The right panel displays the current setti ngs for that device. 2. Enter a na me in the Name b ox. SETTING THE PRUNING PERIOD Pruning me ans that ent ries are delet ed from the lo g after a con figured leng th of time. By default, pr [...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 81 Managing Roles A role is a set of pe rmissions that de termines which d evices, servi ces, and featur es a user can access . Users can be ass igned m ultiple roles. Th e DVR5100 Remote Clie nt comes with four default roles, but allows you to create an unlimited number of roles (refer to Figure 90). Figure 90. Setup: Roles USING [...]

82 C1697M-B (11/08) MANAGER The Manage r role include s permissions t o monitor liv e video and audio, reposition PT Z cameras, respond to alarms, run scripts, activate relays, search for vid eo, play back video, lock cl ips, capture sn apshots, an d export and v iew all of th e Setup windows (r efer to T a ble L ). OPERATOR The Operato r role has [...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 83 GUEST The guest role has mini mal permissions and is allowed to monitor only live video and audio, change layout s, and reposition PTZ cameras (refer to T able N). ADDING A NEW ROLE The DVR5100 remo te client allows you to create new roles and c ustomize the p ermissions assign ed to those r oles. Y ou can cop y an d paste permi[...]

84 C1697M-B (11/08) Figure 91. Adding a Role 3. Enter the ro le name, and then click OK t o confirm the a ddition. 4. Assign a prio rity (1–25) t o the role. Priority 1 has the highes t priority when more t han one user i s trying to ac cess a devic e. Pr iority 25 has the lowest priority. The default prior ity setti ng is 1. 5. Enter a br ief ro[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 85 5. Click the check box of each service yo u want to allow th is role to access. 6. T o limit a role’ s ac c ess, do the following: a. Click the plus (+) for one of the services. b. Select the Some option. c. Click the check boxes of the specific roles, user s, or scripts to which yo u want to gr ant access. d. T o restore acce[...]

86 C1697M-B (11/08) SETTING DEVICE PERMISSIONS By default, users are give n permission to all devices on the DVR5100 system. T o modify the devices to which a role has access: 1. Select the role yo u want to edit. I nformation about that r ole appears in the right pa ne of the Role s screen. 2. Click the Device tab in th e Permissions pane. 3. Sele[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 87 EXCLUDING DEVICES AND SERVICES Y o u can provide a group of us ers access to a ll cameras on a system except one, such as the one monitoring the guard room. Or you can allow users to acc ess all services on all cameras, b ut disallow the programming of a certain subset o f cameras. Y ou ca n also exclude spec ific devices from a[...]

88 C1697M-B (11/08) Managing Users Once roles a re defined, t he DVR5100 allows a ny number of us er accounts t o be establishe d and assign ed to these rol es. ADDING NEW USERS 1. Click Users to view a list of existing user names and their profiles. 2. Click Add. Th e Add User dial og box appe ars (refer to Figure 96). Figure 96. Adding a User 3. [...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 89 VIEWING USER PERMISSIONS The user’ s permission set consists of all the devices and services accessi ble to the ro le(s) assigned to the user . 1. Select a user from th e User list. The options for the selected user ap pear in the right pane of the Users scr een. 2. Click V iew Permissions (lower -right corner). The Us er Perm[...]

90 C1697M-B (11/08) 4. T o select the type of device for user notifica tions: a. Click Add fo r the T yp e under “Dev ice offline no tification.” The Offline N otification dialog box o pens (refer to Figure 99). b. Select the device type s you want to activate. Figure 99. Offline Notification for Device T ypes 5. T o select indiv idual devices [...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 91 Setting Up Exported F iles Default Directory 1. Under “Expo rt configura tion,” perfor m one of the f ollowing optio ns: • Type the path in th e Default directory box. • Click Browse. The Browse For Folder dialog box opens. Locate and select the dire ctory you want to use (refer to Figure 101 ). Figure 101. Default Expor[...]

92 C1697M-B (11/08) EDITING DEFAULT USER SETTINGS Default user settings are au tomatically applied to any new user . The DVR5100 Remote Client allows you to ed it these set tings to minimize the amount of cust om configuration required each time a new user is added. 1. Select a user from the User list. The op tions for t he selected us er are displ[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 93 Configuring Event Groups Event Groups allow you to associate multiple alarm and motion ev ents, and then run a script (or s cripts) when t hat group of eve nts occurs. For example, if the alarm on a door is tr iggered and motion is detect ed in the area near the door , you may want to run a scr ipt that repositions all of the ca[...]

94 C1697M-B (11/08) 5. Select a seve rity level for the event gr oup (Critical, Major , Normal, and Minor .) Diagnostic messages are cons idered critical . NOTE: Assign the othe r severity levels to different events based on your business needs. For example, yo u might assign the Normal severity level to all door al arms or the Majo r severity leve[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 95 Recording Schedule Setup By default, the DVR5100 is config ured to re cord video from all cameras, 24 hour s a da y , 7 days a week for thre e individual sche dules: contin uous, motion, and al arm. T o optimize your storage capacity: • Set up schedules to activate recording for specific cameras on certain dates a nd times. ?[...]

96 C1697M-B (11/08) DELETING A RECORDING SCHEDULE T o clear o ne of the default sche dules: 1. Click Setup , and then click Recor ding . 2. If not alre ady selected , c lick the Schedule tab. 3. Select a DVR if mor e than one is connected. 4. Right-click on one of the c olored reco rding bars fo r a day of t he week. 5. Select “Delet e schedule.?[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 97 CREATING A RECORDING SCHEDULE 1. Select a connected camera from the Camera list. 2. Select the recording mode (Continuo us, Motion, or Ala rm) . By default, the Continuous recordin g mode is selected. 3. After selectin g the camera and the recording mode, you have two basic options fo r creating the schedule: a. Set the time man[...]

98 C1697M-B (11/08) COPYING AND REUSING A RECORDING SCHEDULE 1. Right- or le ft-click a weekday arrow . A menu appear s (refer to Figure 111), which allows you to clear the schedule fo r the sel ected day , copy a schedule f rom one day to any other da y of the week, o r apply the sch edule to all the days of t he week. Figure 111. Copying and Reus[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 99 MODIFYING A RECORDING SCHEDULE 1. Right-click on one of the c olored reco rding bars, and then sele ct “Modify schedule type .” A menu appears (refer to Figure 113) , which allows you to change the schedule type (for example, from Motion to Continuous ). Figure 113. Modifying a Schedule T ype 2. For each we ekday , modif y t[...]

100 C1697M-B (11/ 08) Recording Storage Setup Y ou can configure the recording parame ters to meet specific retention, reso lution, and recording rate targets thro ugh the Recor ding Storag e screen (refer to Figure 114) . Enter a desired retention target a nd allow the system to modify the ra te and resolution to achieve that retention target, or [...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 101 CAMERA SETTINGS For a high priority came ra, you may want to incr ease the resoluti on and frame rate to val ues higher than the global settings. T o save space, you may want to reduce th e resolution and frame ra te for low priori ty cameras. After maki ng a camera-speci fic adjustment, select th e check box to lock that value[...]

102 C1697M-B (11/ 08) Creating Scripts A DVR5100 script is like a macro, but provides mu ch more power and flexibility. Scripts ma y be used to control almost all syste m functions and can be combin ed in almost any order . Ref er to T able E for a de scription of the supported scr ipts. ADDING A SCRIPT T o create a new script: 1. Click Setup , and[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 103 MODIFYING SCRIPT CONTENT After you h ave named the new script, select the s cript action s and arrang e them in the o rder you would like them to execute. 1. Click a script in the Scripts pane. 2. Click the Content tab under “Modify script,” and then click Modify . The Create Script File dialog box opens (refer to Figure 1 [...]

104 C1697M-B (11/ 08) Figure 118. Set Element V alues Dialog Box b. Set the valu e for the s elected action , enter text, use the up and down control, or select an it em from the Select Device dial og box. Refer to Fig ure 119 for a n example of a tree select ion dialog. Figure 119. Select Device Dialog Box 6. Click OK to confirm the settings and e[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 105 MODIFYING A SCRIPT SCHEDULE Y o u can activate a scrip t manually by using the Execute Scripts scre en, or you can progr am the script to activa te automatically on certain dates or in response to al arms or motion. T o select the date s, times, and events when a scrip t should execute: 1. In the Modi fy script ar ea , click th[...]

106 C1697M-B (11/ 08) DELETING A SCRIPT 1. Click a script in the Scripts pane. 2. Click Delete. A confirma tion screen appear s . 3. Click Y es to confirm the deleti on of the script, or click No to close th e screen without deleting the script.[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 107 W orking with the Endura Player This section describes how to use th e Endura Player to view video. ACCESSING EXPORTED FILES Through your Window s Explorer , go to the folder where you r exported files are stored. The defa ult location is in the Endura App lication/Export directory. Users with the prop er permissions may edit t[...]

108 C1697M-B (11/ 08) Control Bar: This bar re presents th e duration and content of the file to be played b ack. Where video is present, t he content lin e appears blue . Where video is missing from pa rts of the file, the blue line is empty . Where audio is presen t, the content line appear s gray with a blue line above it. Where au dio is missin[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 109 OPENING A FILE T o open an expor ted video/audio file, go to File > Open, an d then browse to select the file you want to play . Or , go to File > Open Recent , and then select a recent ly opened file from the subm enu (refer to Figure 122). Figure 122. Opening a Recent File ON-SCREEN PLAYBACK CONTROLS • T o play back v[...]

110 C1697M-B (11/ 08) 2. Go to File > Authenticate. A dialog box appears (re fer to Figur e 123). Figure 123. Authenticate Dialog Box 3. Click the Authen tication button. A status bar appe ars, and the count of faile d frames (if any) appears on th e right above the status bar (refer to Figure 124). Click Stop at any time to interrupt the authen[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 111 5. Click Details to view inform ati on about fr ames that f ailed authe ntication . This window is blank if no frames failed. v Figure 126. Authentication Failure Details 6. Click Close to close the Auth entication window . EXPORTED FILE PROPERTIES T o view inf ormation about t he currently active video or audio fi le, do the f[...]

112 C1697M-B (11/ 08) 2. T o view more detailed file properties, click the Details >> button. Th e Prope rties di alog box expan ds (refer to Figure 128). Figure 128. Properties Details The window now displa ys additional in formation abo ut the active file. It also provides deta ils about each vide o and audio clip in the file. A gray bar in[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 113 MODIFYING PLAYER SETTINGS 1. Go to T ools > Setup. A dia log box appe ars. 2. Select Language from th e list; English is the default language. Other languages a re available if a language pa ck is installe d . 3. Select Drawing Device from the list. The drawing method affects the way the video image a ppears on the screen: D[...]

114 C1697M-B (11/ 08) 5. Configur e snapshot settings: • Set up the default d irectory for snapshot files. Type the path in the Default Directory box, or click the ellipses button to b rowse to the directory you want to use . • Select the default sna pshot format from the list: Portable Netw ork Graphics files (*.png, defaul t ), Windows Bitm a[...]

C1697M-B (11/08) 115 A alarm about 35, 63 alarm array alarm array de vice name, modifying 76 location, sp ecifying 76 alarm input name , specifying 77 comments, read ing 36 event, adding note to system log 37 input polarity and dwe ll time, sitting 77 notificat ion 36 number support ed 75 responding to 16, 75 severity levels 89 snoozing 36 supervis[...]

116 C1697M-B (10/ 08) features, acc ess to 81 filters camera 19 camera gr oups filt ers, selecting 20 camera loca tion filters, removing 20 group filter s, removing 20 limiting camera list 19 location filters, selecting 20 noise filter 69 G Guest default set tings 83 I instant playback 22 K keyboard, shortcut commands 17 L layout views 15 live vide[...]

C1697M-B (10/08) 117 preconfi gured 81 service permissions, setting 85 S scan activating 27 script add and modi fy , permissions 8 1 adding 10 2 content, mod ifying 103 description of 33, 102 manually activa ting 34 schedule, modi fy 105 stopping 34 search enhanced 15 enhanced r esults, reviewing 45 results exporting v ideo 52 locking and u nlockin[...]

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