Toshiba IPR Network Video Recorder manual

1 Network Video Recorder IPR User Manual IPR8-X IPR16-X model no. Please carefully read these instructions before using this product. Save this manual for future use.[...]

ii Surveillix™ IPR User Guide Manual Edition 2 7810AF – NOVEMBER 2008 Printed in USA No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any means, elec tronic or mechanical, for any pur pose, except as expressed in the Software License Agreement. Toshiba shall not be liable for technical or editorial e rrors or omissions c ontained herein. The [...]

iii LIMITED WARRANTY NETWORK VIDEO RECORDER The Imaging S ystems Di vision of Toshiba America Information S ystems, Inc. ("ISD") makes th e foll ow ing limi t ed w arranties. These limited warranties extend to the Original End-User ("You[r]"). Limited Two (2) Year W arranty of Labor and Parts The Imaging Systems Division of Tosh[...]

iv IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 1. Read Owner’s Manual – After unpacking th is product, rea d the owner’ s manual car efully, and f ollow all th e operating and other instruction 2. Power Sources – This prod uct should be o perated only fro m the type of power source indic ated on the label. If no t sure of th e type of power s upply to your home o[...]

v IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS, continued 15. Damage Requiring Service – Unpl ug the unit from t he out let an d r efer s ervicing t o qualif ied s ervice p ersonn el und er the follow ing conditions: When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged. If liquid has be en spilled, or ob jects hav e fallen int o the unit. If the unit has been exposed to rain o[...]

vi NOTES ON CLEANING Use a soft dry clot h for cleaning. For stubborn dirt, s oak the cloth in a weak detergent s olution, wring well and wip e. Use a dry cloth to wipe it dry. Do not use any type o f solvent, such as thinner and benz ene, as they may damage the surface of the IPR unit. If using a chem ical saturated c loth to clean t he unit, foll[...]

vii WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. DANGEROUS HIGH VOLTAGES ARE PRESENT INSIDE THE ENCLOSURE. DO NOT OPEN THE CABINET. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY. CAUTION CAUTI ON: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT RE MO V E C O VER ( O R BAC K). NO USER -S ERV I CEABLE P[...]

viii RACK MOUNT INSTRUCTIONS Elevated Operating Ambie nt – If instal led in a cl osed or multi- unit rack assembly, the o perating amb ient temper ature of the rac k environment may be greater tha n room am bient. Ther efore, consi deration shoul d be give n to installin g the equ ipment in an enviro nm ent compatible with t he maximu m ambient t[...]

ix Table of Contents PREFACE ............................................................................................................................... ................................................ 13 About this Guide .............................................................................................................. .............[...]

x Special Day Schedule .......................................................................................................... ......................................... 44 Creating/Editing a ‘Spec ial Day’ Schedule ..................................................................................... .......................... 44 Deleting a ?[...]

xi Index Search Re sults Display .................................................................................................. ..................................... 64 Preview S earch ................................................................................................................ ................................................[...]

xii Setup Wi ndow .......................................................................................................................................................... 91 Filter Event List ............................................................................................................. ............................................ 9[...]

PREFACE ABOUT THIS GUIDE This manual is a setup a nd maintenance g uide that can be us ed for reference when s etting up the IPR u nit and for troubles hootin g when a problem occurs. Only author ized personnel s hould attem pt to repair this u nit. Toshiba reserves t he right to make c hanges to th e IPR units represen ted by this m anual without [...]

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15 INTRODUCTION PRODUCT DESCRIPTION A Surveillix IPR is simply a server that perfor ms as a High Definit ion Digital Recorder . By utilizing the many features of a co mputer, including proces sing power, storage c apacity, graphics compression, and security features , the IPR unit is more powerful t han t he analog recorders of th e past. The Surve[...]

16 FEATURES Toshiba’s Surveilli x IPRs include the following new feat ures: Optimized and De signed for Micr osoft® Windows XP E mbedded® Up to 16 Network Based Vi deo Inputs Remote System Operat ion & Configur ation Supports Multiple Simultaneous Remote Connecti ons PAN / TILT / ZOOM Controls v ia IP Protocols Simultaneous Vid eo Search, P[...]

17 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS This chapter inclu des the following information: • Input / Output Connector Locati ons • Front Panel Controls an d LEDs • Rear Panel Connec tors[...]

18 SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS Surveillix™ state-of-the-art Network Video Recorders are ho used in a high performanc e and versatile 3U Rac k-Mount case allowin g easy storage of m ultiple IPRs for ent erprise application s. Every Surveillix IPR unit comes eq uipped with the la test technology : Intel® Pentium® IV Processor 100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet [...]

19 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS The rear panel of the IPR unit cont ains the connectors used to a ttach cameras, sensors, and relay s to the IPR. Below are diagr ams that outline t he location a nd descripti on of each con nector: S-Video Out Cooling Fan Power Switch DB-14 SVGA Monitor Output IEEE AC Power Connector PS/2 Mouse Inpu t PS/2 Keyboard Inpu t [...]

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21 GETTING STARTED This chapter inclu des the following information: • Included Compon ents • Setting Up the IPR Hardware • Optional Compon ents[...]

22 IDENTIFYING INCLUDED COMPONENTS Surveillix™ IPRs come with a mouse, key board and selec ted software and c ables. Identi fy the foll owing componen ts to make s ure everything has b een properly i ncluded with the n ew IPR unit. If any of the followin g items are miss ing, contact th e dealer to a rrange a replacement. IPR Unit Mouse Keyboard [...]

23 KEYBOARD SETUP To attach the key board to the IPR un it, plug the end of the Keybo ard into the k eyboard PS/2 Port located on the back of the machin e. The keyboard PS/ 2 Port can be identifie d by the purple color. Refer to the Rear Panel Con nectors diagram for more information. MOUSE SETUP To attach the mo use to the IPR u nit, plug the en d[...]

24 MONITOR SETUP The IPR may have one or both of th e following c onnections avai lable for mon itors which can be used individ ually or in tan dem. SVGA Output* To VGA Monitor. * Use the SVGA Output on th e Video Card labe led as the DB-14 SVGA Monitor Output on the Rear Panel Connectors diagram. S-Video Output To TV/VCR. Attach the mon itor or mo[...]

25 TURNING ON THE IPR 1. Turn on the monitor and any ex ternal peripher als (ex. Printers, Ex ternal Storage Dev ices, etc.) c onnected to the IPR unit. 2. Turn on the P ower Switch located in the rear of t he IPR unit. 3. The IPR will run a series of self-tests . After two or three minut es, a series of mess ages may be dis pl ay ed as th e v ario[...]

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27 IPR BASICS This chapter inclu des the following information: • Registration and U pgrade • Turning the IPR on an d off • Becoming famili ar with the Display screen • Defining Screen Div isions[...]

28 IPR REGISTRATION Important Information Have the following information o n hand before re gistering the IPR up grade: IPR Software Serial Number: The Product Serial Number is the unique number that Tosh iba provided with t he software. System ID: The System ID is a number generat ed by the IPR Software. This is a uniqu e code g enerate d using th[...]

29 5. Verify the informat ion. 6. Click Next if the information pr ovided is c orrect. 7. Once the inform ation is valida ted, the unlock code will be gen erated. 8. Print the page and save for later r eference. Unlocking a New Netw ork Device After obtaining your unlock code fro m the T os hib a Sur v eillix Regis tr ation Site, follow t hes e s s[...]

30 IMPORTING IPR SETTINGS 1. Exit to Windows by clicking the Exit Button on th e Main Display Sc reen and select ing Restart in Win dows Mode. (See t he Display Screen section lat er in this chapter .) 2. Click Start > Programs > Surveillix > VFormat. 3. Click the Import Button in th e System Settin gs Tool section. 4. Select the location [...]

31 DISPLAY SCREEN Each time the IPR is starte d, the pr ogram defau lts t o the Displ ay s c reen. The following dia g r am out lines the b utto ns an d f eat u res us ed on the Display s creen. You shou ld become familiar with thes e options as this is the sc reen that will b e displayed t he majority of the time. Live Camera Options Right-click a[...]

32 CAMERA VIEW The Camera status for each camera is displayed n ext to the Camera number (or name) on the Video Displ ay Area. Recording Status Indicator The camera status for each camera is display ed in the upper right corner on the Video Display Area. The fo llowing are the diff erent states for each c amera: Recording Displayed when the c amera[...]

33 SCREEN DIVISION MENU The Screen Division Menu allows you to view camer as in groups su ch as two by two, three by thr ee and four by four. Th e button options are shown below. 1st Four Cameras View – Displays camer as 1-4 in the Video Display Area. To retur n to a different Multi-Ca me ra View, select a differen t Screen Division option from t[...]

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35 SETUP OPTIONS This chapter inclu des the following information: • Setup Overview • Add Network Reco rding Device • Channels • Color • Schedule • Speed • Motion Detect • Password • Pan/Tilt • Audio[...]

36 SETUP OVERVIEW The Setup options allow you to optimiz e the IPR u nit by adjustin g thing s like cam era nam es, reboot schedules , rec ordin g s c hedul es and mor e. It is extremely impor ta nt that you setup t h e IPR correctly for several reasons. • Recording Schedules – By opti mizing the r ecording s chedule you c an increase th e amou[...]

37 CAMERA SETUP Select Camera Selects the came ra to be edited. Selected Came ra Display Displays the li ve camera fee d from the camera sel ected. Sensor Connection Specify which sen sors are currently in use. Enable Network Device PTZ Enables setup and use of Network C amera and PTZ Func tionality. Setup Network Device Opens the Network Devic e S[...]

38 Unlocking a New Netw ork Camera 1. Start the Surveill ix IPR. 2. Enter Setup. 3. Enter Camera Setup. 4. Click the Regis tration button . 5. Enter the Unloc k Code generat ed by the Tos hiba Registration Site i nto the “new serial number” box. 6. Click Add a seri al number. 7. Once the new seri al number has be en added to th e list, click OK[...]

39 MOTION SETUP The IPR allows the us er to adjust se veral different Mo tion Settings a nd create mo tion detection r egions. NOTE : Motion grids configured us ing the SCS software will be advanced motion grids. Creating a Motion Area 1. Click the Moti on button in Set up. 2. Select a camera fr om the Select Ca mera list. 3. Select the Detect Deta[...]

40 Removing a Motion Area To remove the mo tion areas, in th e Motion Regi ons area, clic k Clear. Activating an Alarm on a Motion Event 1. In the Motion Setu p window, select a camera to edit from the list. 2. Create a motion area. 3. Select the A larm Output chec k box. 4. Select a Control O utput to activate for the selected camera. 5. Select th[...]

41 SCHEDULE SETUP Recording Schedule The Recording Sc hedule window a llows the user to create different reco rding schedul es based on the d ay, time, and type o f reco rding desired. In addition, thi s window contains the System Re start options that allo w the user to perform b asic system mainten ance b y automatically sc heduling the IPR to re[...]

42 Sensor Schedule The sensors will supersede all other types of rec ording modes (Motion, Conti nuous, No Recording). Reg ardless of the recording schedule of a part icular camera, if a s ensor event occurs the associated cameras will begin recording as a Sensor Event. Senso r Recordings will be flag ged and sear chable using the I ndex Search Mod[...]

43 Create a Recording Schedule 1. Select a day to begin creati ng the schedule for -or- Select the Day Selection Mo de button, e nabling Multi Day Selectio n, to create th e same schedule for multiple days. 2. Highlight the Time-Blocks within the Record ing Schedule wi ndow f or the camera(s) selected to schedule. Once the desired Time-Blocks are h[...]

44 Special Day Schedule The user can create d ays that have a un ique recording s chedule. If n ecessary cr eate these on days that are ‘not typical’ s uch as Holidays, Special Events, etc. Creating/Editing a ‘Sp ecial Day’ Schedule 1. Click the Normal Day Mode button t o enable the Spec ial Day Mode. 2. Select a day by typing the date or c[...]

45 System Restart Setup System Restart Setup allows the us er to define a sc hedule wherein the IPR automat ically restarts according to spec ified param e ters. Create System Restart Schedule 1. Open the Sched ule Setup Display 2. Click the System Restart button 3. Select the day (s) of the week to s chedule an automatic system restart a nd select[...]

46 GENERAL SETUP Beep on Login Fail Enab les the IPR to bee p c ontin uo us ly in res pons e to a faile d log in att empt. Only an author iz ed log in will s top the beeping. Sequence Setting Allows the vi deo out pictu re to autom atically cycl e through ch annels at a set speed. Ex : .Cycle through channels 1-6 at 4 second interv als. Voice Warni[...]

47 Video Loss Alarm The IPR Software supports a Vide o Los s Alarm func tion, whic h allows an Alarm Ev ent t o lo g when a camera loses its s ignal. The lost signal can be due to Power failure t o the network dev ice, the ne twork device cable being cut or unpl ugged, or the netw ork devic e being damaged in some way. Video Loss Alarm Beep When Vi[...]

48 Audio The S urveillix IPR is capable of recor ding one chann e of audio. AUDIO FEATURES: • 8000 Hz playback in Live Mode • Up to 48000 Hz pl ayback in search mode • Mono Sampl ing DATA SIZE (Per channel) • 1 Second: 1625 bytes • 1 Minute: 97,500 bytes • 10 Minute: 975,000 bytes • 1 Hour: 5,850,000 bytes • 1 Day: 140,400,000 by te[...]

49 Auto Sequencing Setting Auto Seq uencing is us ed either in the main scr een when Auto Sequencing has been enabled or when a Spot-Mo nitor Out signal is used to displ ay video on a spot monitor. Auto Sequenc ing convenient ly displays v ideo channels and at spec ified intervals, s eque nces through each se lected channe l. Channel Selection Clic[...]

50 NETWORK SETUP Network Setup allows the user to adjust sett ings such as ports, setup emergency PPP information for use with the Emergency Age nt and enable Remot e Access. Transport Rate A bandwidth throttl e based on percen tage of free netwo rk. Web Viewer (iDVR) Enables/Disables access to the IPR using the Web Viewer interface. Use with Emerg[...]

51 INFORMATION The Site Information Win dow allows us ers to define the site code necessary for conne cting to remote software , save comments relative to the IPR and store tech s upport and cont act number infor mation. Site Code A user-specified uniq ue identification name that is used by other IPR software to c onnect to the IPR. (Remote, Em erg[...]

52 ADMINISTRATIVE SETUP The Lo g Viewer dis plays det ail ed inf ormatio n abo ut th e IPR, inc ludi ng S hut D own an d Res tart inf ormatio n, U ser Lo gins and Rec or ding problems and failures . This can be a v aluab le too l to Admin is trators . Disk Management The Disk Management window is a native Windows function. T his window displays the[...]

53 User Management The User Manage ment Cons ole allo ws the admi nistrat or to create, e dit, and d elete us er acc ounts. Eac h user acc ount can be as s ig ned different pri vileges to limit the usage of the IPR system . Users can be give n administrator pri vileges by enabl ing all rights, howeve r only the true adm inistrator ac count can log [...]

54 User Rank The User Rankin g structure allo ws the option to assign a privi lege system (1 -10 where one ha s the most rights) to u sers of the IPR Software. For examp le: Since only one user is allowed to use the PTZ controls at any one time, a n administrator wit h a higher rank can kick another u ser out and take c ontrol of the PTZ. The User [...]

55 Status Check / Email General 1. Click the Setup button on the M ain Display. 2. Click the Administrati ve button. 3. Click Status Chec k/Email. 4. Select the E nable Email Alar m check box. 5. Enter a From Nam e and e-mail A ddress. NOTE: This name and address will app ear in t he From lin e of the email alert message. 6. Enter the SMTP informat[...]

56 Storage Check 1. Setup the General and Users tabs first. (see above) 2. Select the Use St orage Chec k check box. 3. Define the number of min utes. 4. Select an Alert Op tion, Beep or Popu p Message, if desi red. 5. Click Apply. Recording Data Check 1. Setup the General and Users tabs first. (see above) 2. Select the Recor ding Data Check check [...]

57 SMART Information The SMART Information tab display s Hard Drive infor mation. SMART Alert 1. Setup the General and Users tabs first. (see above) 2. Select the Enable SMART Alarm. 3. Define the number hours between SMART checks. 4. Select the ty pe of SMART event to trigger an ac tion. 5. Define the maximu m HDD temperature. 6. Select an action [...]

58 INSTANT RECORDING The Instant Recor ding fe atur e allow s users to ma nuall y initi ate r ecordi ng on a specific ca mera, overridi ng the current s ched ule . When Instant Recording is activated th e IPR flags the c lip as an eve nt so Instant Rec ording instanc es can be found using the Ind ex S earch Instant Recording can be used, for exampl[...]

59 SEARCH This chapter inclu des the following information: • Search Overview • Play Controls • Index Search • Preview Search • Object Search • Graphic Search[...]

60 SEARCH OVERVIEW The IPR unit has several options that allow the us er to easily s earch through, an d find, a partic ular section o f video. From Motion/Sensor ind exing to calendar views highlighting day s with recorded video; t he IPR unit is equipped to hel p the user quick ly find a specific vid eo or event. The following chapter describes i[...]

61 Adjust the Brightness of an Image 1. Select an ima ge to adjus t by double- clicking on th e desired image. Multiple im ages cannot b e adjusted at one time. 2. Move the Br ight slide bar to th e right or left to adjust the brig htness. 3. Reset the Brightn ess by mov ing the slider back to the c enter of the bar . Zooming In On an Image 1. Sele[...]

62 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME The IPR automatically adjus ts for Daylight S aving Time chang es. When the hour “ jumps forward” no video is lost becaus e an hour is skipped. Howeve r when the hour “ falls back” there is a duplicate d hour that un der normal circ umstances w ould be recorded over. T h e Surveillix IPR actually records both h ours [...]

63 SINGLE CLIP BACKUP Along with the Sav e option, a single camera bac kup option is als o included with the Sur veillix software. The s ingle Camera or Clip Backup allows th e us er to b ack up a s ingle camer a wit hout havin g to b ack up mul tiple c amer as at a g iven t ime. The Clip Back up opt ion gives the users the ability to choose a back[...]

64 PERFORMING A BASIC SEARCH There are several diff erent types of s earches that can be p erformed on t he IPR. The most bas ic involves sel ecting the date, t h e time, the camera, and c licking play . 1. Click the Calen dar button to s elect a date. 2. Select a time by adjusti ng the hour and m inute slide ba rs. 3. Select one or more cameras. 4[...]

65 PREVIEW SEARCH Preview Search can be used in a numb er of circumstances to quickly find an exact moment w here an event, such as a theft, occ ur red. The Preview Sear ch gives a 24 Ho ur visual overv iew of a sin gle camera by s eparating a 24 hour period ( 1 day) into 2 4 images, on e image for each ho ur of the day. The searc h can then be fur[...]

66 Performing a Preview Search 1. Select a sing le camera by eit her turning of f all camera s but one or dou ble-clicking a displayed im age. 2. Select the Pr eview Search button. 24 imag es display. If there is no r ecorded video dur ing a portion of the day, “ No Image” wi ll be displayed wher e the image s hould be. 3. Refine the searc h by[...]

67 OBJECT SEARCH Object Search is a powerful s earch utility use d to search a region on t he video for any mo tion changes. Results are neatly di splayed and can be viewe d quickly. Performing an Object Search 1. Perform a Basic Search to determin e the start time of the object s earch. 2. Select a sing le camera, ei ther by turnin g off all camer[...]

68 SEARCH IN LIVE The S earch in Liv e feature a llows users to review events immedi ately while mo nitoring liv e video. Paus e, rewind, and r esume l iv e video within secon ds of an alarm eve nt or suspicious ac tivity. 1. Move the mous e cursor over t he desired l ive video dis play on the Liv e Display Scree n. 2. Press the Scroll button on th[...]

69 PAN / TILT / ZOOM This chapter inclu des the following information: • Overview • Setting up the P TZ • Creating and View ing a Preset Positi on • Creating and View ing a Preset Patter n[...]

70 PAN / TILT / ZOOM OVERVIEW The PTZ controls within the IPR al low for powerful contro l over the ca meras. This can be extremely beneficial by increasing t h e usefulness of the rec orded video. Using the PTZ c ontrols you can c reate custom preset c onfigurations that can continuously swee p across large areas . SETTING UP A PTZ CAMERA Setting [...]

71 ADVANCED PTZ SETUP NOTE: Preset and Tour opt ions may v ary depending on the camera Creating and Viewing Preset Positions A Preset Position is a user-de fined location wh ere the camer a can be pointe d, zoomed in, an d focused. Pres et positions c an be defined and lab eled if the camer a supports t his. Creating a Preset 1. Inside Set up, sele[...]

72 PTZ Address Settings Some protocols s upport software ad dress settings . The RX Addresses and ID settings are compatib le with a particular line of receivers th at support 2 ID ad dresses The PT Driver Address is as sociated with the PTZ ID address set on the camera. The addres ses must match for t he IPR to communic ate with the proper PTZ cam[...]

73 CONTROLLING A PTZ CAMERA The S urveillix IPRs prov ide control for a PAN/T ILT camera in two d ifferent ways. • The first method is to use the Grap hical PTZ Controller that appears when the PTZ button is click ed on the main sc reen. • The second metho d is to use the mouse to co ntrol the camera directly fro m the live vide o display. Usin[...]

74 UNDERSTANDING TOURS Travel Speed The speed between on e Preset positi on to the nex t Dwell Time The length of time (in seconds) that a PTZ Tour display s a Preset Positio n. Setting: Start Pos / End Pos Define a Mi mic Tour. The Start P osition button begins the ‘recording’ pr ocess. The Stop Position button ends it. Pan Swing / Tilt Swing [...]

75 PTZ Tour Schedule Create PTZ Tour Schedule 1. Click the Setup button on the M ain Screen. 2. Click the PTZ Set up button. 3. Click the Tour Sc hedule button to open the PT Z Tour Schedul e window. 4. In Single Selec t Mode select one day of th e week to create a s chedule fo r or toggle to Mult i Select Mod e to select mu ltiple day s with the s[...]

76 SUPPORTED PROTOCOLS Protocols ar e added frequ ently. The Surv eillix Server software may support new protoc ols that are not listed here. The current supported protocols are: ADEMCO RAPID DOME AMERICAN DYNAMICS BOSCH AUTODOME CBC (GANZ) C-BEL CELBO SPEED DOME CHIPER CPT (V9KR SERIES) CNB-AN102 CNB-PTZ100 COMPUTAR COVI EVQ-1000 DENNARD RS485 DMP[...]

77 BACKING UP VIDEO DATA This chapter inclu des the following information: • Overview • Saving Video to a DVD-R • Saving Video fr om a single ca mera • Scheduling Regular Vid eo Backup[...]

78 BACKUP OVERVIEW The IPR can easi ly backup i mportant video data to an internal or extern al media loc ation. The most commonl y used forms of t his are CD-R/RWs, External USB or FireWire Hard Drives , and Network Drives. Ev ery IPR comes standard equip ped with a DVD±RW drive, USB port, and Network Adapt er. The IPR is capable of perf o rming [...]

79 General Backup Screen The Ge neral Backup win dow is use d for perform ing bul k backup of v ideo rec orded by all cameras for a s elected p eriod or peri ods to a specified stora ge location. Hour / Minutes Recording data di splays in hourly ( 24 horizontal columns) an d 10 minute (6 v ertical cells ) segments . Green cells indicat e time with [...]

80 Clip Backup Screen The Clip Screen is used for bac king up vide o recorded by individual c ameras for a s elected period of time to a spec ified stora ge location Performing a Clip Backup 1. Click the Back up button on the Main Display Sc reen. 2. Click the Clip Bac kup Tab at th e top of the Bac kup Center Screen. 3. Set the Backup Time and End[...]

81 Scheduled Backup Screen The Scheduled Screen is used for b acking up video recorded by a ll cameras at a regular inte rval. Performing a Scheduled Backup 1. Click the Back up button on the Main Display Sc reen. 2. Click the Sche dule Tab at the top of the Bac kup Center Sc reen. 3. Set the Backup Time to perfor m the backup. 4. Set the Repeat Ba[...]

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83 LAN / ISDN / PSTN CONNECTIONS This chapter inclu des the following information: • Overview • Configuring TCP/IP Setti ngs • Connecting to a LAN[...]

84 LAN OVERVIEW The IPR unit can easily be conn ected to a Local Ar ea Network (LAN) and uses Microsoft’s ® powerful and s ecure Windows® XP Embedded oper ating system . This allows fo r easy and well-do cumented instru ctions on setting up L AN connections n o matter what type of LAN you want t o use. A LAN is a group of computers a nd other d[...]

85 WEB VIEWER This chapter inclu des the following information: • Overview • Configuring the W eb Viewer[...]

86 WEB VIEWER OVERVIEW The IPR allows you to access video using Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7. Highlights: View Live Video from most computer s Username and Pass word protected Easy to use grap hical interface Basics: 75 users can access the Web DV R simultaneously. The Web Viewer is an easy, sec ure way to view live video from virtually any co[...]

87 Configuring the Server for Remote Connection 1. Enter Setup on th e IPR. 2. Click the Network Setup button. 3. Clear the Disable Remote Control option. You sh ould now be allowe d to adjust port settings if nec essary. NOTE: If you are using a Fir ewall, it may be n ecessary to adjus t the port sett ings on both the IPR and the Firewal l. Contac[...]

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89 INCLUDED SOFTWARE SETUP This chapter inclu des the following information: • Emergency Agent Overv iew • Remote So ftware Overvie w • Digital Verifier • Backup Viewer • SCS Multi Site Software Overview[...]

90 EMERGENCY AGENT OVERVIEW The E mergency Agent software is a utility that strea ms video acro ss a Local Area Network to a Client PC when an alarm is detec ted on the IPR. The vi deo that strea ms across c an be stopped, pl ayed forwards and backwards, in s low motion or real s peed. The utility is loaded at startup and placed in the tas kbar. It[...]

91 Emergency Agent Window Setup Window Network Port Indicates the port which th e Emergency Agent uses to lis ten for incoming events. This number shou ld be chan ged to t he sam e number as is set in the Emer gency Port in Network Settings on t he IPR. Save Directory Sets the lo cation th at reco rded video f ootage is saved to. Notice Options Con[...]

92 Add Items to Alarm Confirm List 1. From the Optio n menu, click Setup. 2. Type the des ired text in the box belo w the Alarm Confir mation List. NOTE: The items in the A larm Confir mation List will b e availabl e on a list und er Status Setting i n main Emergenc y Agent screen . 3. Click Add. 4. Click OK to save c hanges and clos e the window.[...]

93 Search Alarm Window Export Quality It may be necessary to reduce the overall size of an .AVI file; for ex ample, to email t o someone. .AVI file sizes can be reduc ed by red ucing t he im age q uality . However, r educin g t he im age qua lity causes the .AVI v i deo to appear mor e pixilated. Whe n size is not an is s u e, s etti ng qu ality to[...]

94 REMOTE SOFTWARE OVERVIEW The IPR was spec ifically designed to be fully operat ed and maintaine d remotely. It connec ts using the stand ard TCP/IP protocol thorough connecti on ty p es s uch as DSL, Cabl e Mod e, T1, ISDN, 56K Mode m, L AN, an d more. The Surve il lix Remo te s of twar e al lows you to view live v ideo, search t hrough archived[...]

95 Remote Client Minimum Requirements Intel® Pentium® IV 1.4 Ghz or e quivalent 512MB System Memory DirectX 9 or higher 32 MB Video Card Internet or LAN Conn ection (56K, D SL, Cable Modem, T1, ISDN, etc.) TCP/IP installed Microsoft® Windo ws® 2000 or XP Operating System 1024 x 768 dis play resolution 16 Bit color depth or better Remote Client [...]

96 Create a New Remote Connection 1. Select Start > Programs > Surv eillix > Remote > Surv eillix Remote Cente r. The Surveillix R emote Software opens and the Loca l Connection wind ow opens. 2. Click New to open the Site Info window. 3. Select the S ite Type and ent er a Site Name. T he Site Name w ill be the nam e displayed i nside t[...]

97 Configuring the IPR In order to acc ess the IPR remote ly, the IPR Server m ust be setup to a llow remote connec tions. Time Out Value Specifies a value (in seco nds) to wait for a signal from the Surveillix Remote Client. I f a signal is not received by that time, the conn ection is dropp ed. Center Port Used to transfer the conn ection data. I[...]

98 DIGITAL VERIFIER OVERVIEW .JPG images and .AVI video files that are exported from the Digital Video Recorder are aut omatically e mbedded with a digi tal signature. Digit al Signatures are a way to verify the authentic ity of the images to ensure that they have n ot been tam pered wi th or edited in any w ay. Include d on the Software Installati[...]

99 BACKUP VIEWER OVERVIEW The Backup Viewer allows you t o play back the exported vide o in its proprietary format. Vid eo saved in this for mat is extr eme ly difficult to tamp er with and ther efore is the ideal solutio n when law enforcement a nd the legal d epartment are inv olved. This video cannot be read by any o ther viewer. The Backup View[...]

100 Loading Video from DV D or Hard Drive 1. Open the Back up Viewer program: S tart > Programs > Surveillix > Backup View er > Backup View er. 2. Click the Open b utton. The Total B ackup Search w indow will open. 3. For Clip back up files, expand Cli p and select the desired drive. For Backup files, expand Backup a nd select the des i[...]

101 SOFTWARE UPGRADES This chapter inclu des the following information: • SCS Multi-Site Manag ement Software Upgr ade[...]

102 SCS OVERVIEW SCS software is N etwork DVR Management Software; a p owerful utility t hat allows 100 or more DVR units to be controll ed using o ne computer. This s oftware allows you to view live vi deo, search saved v ideo, edit and conf igure setup on each DVR, and i mport ma ps of buildings an d other locati ons. The SCS software was spec if[...]