Toshiba SURVEILLIX IPS32-X manual

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29944AA iii Surveillix™ IPS/NVS Software Manual (V ersion 4) Manual Edition 29 944AA – NOVEMBER 2009 Printed in USA No part of this documentation may be reproduc ed i n any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose, except as expr essed in the Software License Agreement. Toshiba s hall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or o[...]

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29944AA v Table of Contents IPS/NVS BA SICS ................................................................................................................ .......................................... 9  Setting the Time and Da te ..................................................................................................... ...............[...]

vi Sensor Sc hedule ............................................................................................................... ............................ 33  Create a Record ing Schedule ................................................................................................... ..................... 34  Create a Sensor Schedule[...]

29944AA vii Performing an I ndex Search .................................................................................................... ...................... 52  Index Search Re sults Display .................................................................................................. ...................... 52  Preview S earch ....[...]

viii WEB VIEWER ............................................................................................................................... ............................... 79  Web Viewer Overview ........................................................................................................... .................................. 80 ?[...]

29944AA 9 IPS/NVS BASICS This chapter inclu des the following information: • Turning the DVR on an d off • Becoming famili ar with the Display screen • Defining Screen Div isions[...]

10 SETTING THE TIME AND DATE 1. Exit to Windows by click ing the Exit button fr om the Dis play screen and selecting Restart in Windows Mode . (See the Display screen section later in this cha pter) 2. Open Windows Ex plorer. Do this by right-clickin g the My Computer Ic on (located on the top left han d corner of the Desktop) and select Explore. 3[...]

29944AA 11 Importing DVR Settings 1. Exit to Windows by click ing the Exit button on the Dis play screen and s electing R estart in Windows Mode. (See the Dis play screen section later in this cha pter) 2. Click Start > Programs > Surveillix > VFormat. 3. Click the Import button in the Sy stem Settings Tool section. 4. Select the location [...]

12 DISPLAY SCREEN Each time the DVR s tarts, the program defa ults to the Dis play screen. T he following dia gram outlines th e buttons and f eatures us ed on the Display s creen. You s hould become familiar with thes e options as this is the sc reen that w ill be display ed the majority of the time. Live Camera Options Right-click a came ra on th[...]

29944AA 13 CAMERA VIEW Recording Status Indicator The camera status for each camera is displayed in the upper rig ht corner on t he Video Display Area. The follo wing are the diff erent states for each c amera: Recording Displayed when the c amera is curren tly being recorde d to the DVR. Motion Detection Displayed when a camera (set up for motion [...]

14 SCREEN DIVISION BUTTONS The Screen Division m enu allows yo u to view cameras in groups such as two by two, three by three and four by four. The bu tton options are shown below. Note When viewing live video from N etwork Cameras, only 4CH will display at one time. 1st Four Cameras View – Displays c ameras 1-4 in the Video Display Area. To retu[...]

29944AA 15 Custom Live View Divisions Customize your Li ve View screen by changing the or der of the ca meras. Each sc reen division c an be individ ually custom ized but a camera can only b e displayed onc e (once in 4 c amera v iew, once in 9 ca mera view, etc). B oth analog a nd IP video c ameras can be moved. Create custom li ve view divisions:[...]

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29944AA 17 SETUP OPTIONS This chapter inclu des the following information: • Setup Overview • Camera Setup • Motion • Frame Setup • Schedule • Sensor • Network • Information • Administrative[...]

18 SETUP OVERVIEW The Setup options all ow you to optimiz e your DVR by adjusti ng things like camera names, reboot schedules , recording sc hedules and mor e. It is ex tremely importa nt that you setu p your DVR correctly for se ve ral reasons. • Recording Schedules – By opti mizing the r ecording s chedule you c an increase th e amount of per[...]

29944AA 19 CAMERA SETUP Select Camera Selects the camer a to be edite d. Selected Camera Display Displays the live c amera feed from the camera se lected. Sensor Connection Specify which sen sors are currently in use. Camera Name Specify a name f or each camera. Define Camera Name Selected Camera Dis p la y[...]

20 NETWORK VIDEO Supported IP Camera Manufactur ers ACTi Arecont Vision Axis Brans D-Link IQeye Lumenera Mobotix Panasonic Pixord Samsung Securgen Sony Stardot Toshiba VivoTek Connecting a Network Device Connecting Manually 1. From the Display screen, clic k Setup . 2. Click Network Video . 3. Click the Add/Remove Device tab. 4. Select your network[...]

29944AA 21 Connecting with Camera Finder 1. From the Display screen, clic k Setup . 2. Click the Network Video tab. 3. Click the Add/Remove Device tab. 4. Click Find Cameras to automatic ally find all c onnected Network cam eras. 5. Select the ch eck box next to the desired c amera. 6. Click Get Device . 7. Type the User ID and Password of the devi[...]

22 Assigning Audio Channels to a Network Device 1. From the Live View screen, c lick Setup . 2. Click Network Video. 3. Click the Audio Setup tab. 4. Click an avai lable audio c hannel on the Channel List . 5. Select a network device added prev iously. 6. To record the n etwork audio sel ect the Record Network Audio chec k box. The a udio channel w[...]

29944AA 23 Camera Configuration The Camera Configurat ion tab displa ys information o n all cameras (a nalog and network ) connected t o the Surveillix DVR Displaying More Columns The Camera Configurat ion tab can be customized t o display the information you use most. Clic k Select Column to ad d or remov e specific colu mns. Capture FPS Record FP[...]

24 Upgrade and Registration Have the following inf ormation availa ble before regis tering. Software Serial Number: T hat product Serial Number is the u nique number th at Toshiba prov ided with the pu rchase software. System ID: The System ID is a number that is ge nerated by t he Surveilli x unit. This is a unique code generated us ing the MAC ad[...]

29944AA 25 5. Verify the informat ion. 6. Click Next if the informatio n provided is correct. 7. Once validate d, the user will b e provided w ith the Unlock Code. 8. Print the page and save for later r eference. Unlocking the Upgrade 1. Return to Setup > Network Cameras > License . 2. Enter the Unloc k Code generat ed by the Surv eillix Regi[...]

26 MOTION SETUP The DVR allows the user to adjus t several differ ent Motion Se ttings and cr eate motion detec tion areas. Create a Motion Area 1. Click Motion in Setup . 2. Select a camera fr om the Select Camera list. 3. Select the Det ect Detail Motion Area check box . 4. Click Clear . 5. Click Advanced Motion Area Setup . 6. Click a Motion Det[...]

29944AA 27 Activating an Alarm on a Motion Event 1. In the Motion Setup wind ow, select a c amera to edit fr om the Camera list. 2. Create a motion area. 3. Select the Al arm Output c heck box. 4. Select a Control Output to activate for the sel ected camera. 5. Select an Alarm D uration time when a m otion event occurs. Regular Interval Recording R[...]

28 GENERAL SETUP Function Beep on Login Fail Enables the DVR to be ep continuous ly in response t o a failed login attempt. Only an authorized l ogin will stop the beep ing. Sequence Setting Allows the video out picture to automa ti cally cycle throug h channels at a set speed . Example: .Cycle through channels 1-6 at four-second intervals. Display[...]

29944AA 29 Connecting to a Wide Screen Display 1. Click Exit on the Display s creen and selec t Exit in Windows Mo de . 2. Right-click the Desktop and select Properties . 3. Click the Settings tab. 4. Drag the Screen Resolution b ar to the proper reso lution of the c onnected display . Tip Refer to the display documentation f or the proper res olut[...]

30 Volume The volume control al lows fine tuning of the volume s ettings on the DVR. Volume Options: • Slider Controls – Used to a djust the literal v olume for the respective devi ces listed. • Mute Check Box – Select the mute check box to mu te volume on any of the dev ice columns or select the Mu te All chec k box to mute all audio o n t[...]

29944AA 31 Auto Sequence Setting Auto Sequencing is available eit her in the Displ ay screen when A uto Sequencin g has been ena bled or when a Spot-Monitor ou t sig nal is used to dis play on a spot monitor. Auto S equencing conveniently d isplays video channel s at specified interv als and sequenc es through each se lected channe l. Custom Mode C[...]

32 SCHEDULE SETUP Recording Schedule The Recording Schedule window allows the user to create different rec ording schedu les based on t he day, time, and type of re co rding desired. In addition, thi s window contains the System Restart op tions that allow the user to perform ba sic system maintenance b y automatically sc heduling the DVR to restar[...]

29944AA 33 Sensor Schedule The Sensors will supersede all other ty pes of recording modes (Motion a nd Continuous ). Regardless of the recording schedule o f a particular camera, if a sensor even t occurs the as sociated cameras will begin rec ording as a Sens or Event. Se nsor Recordings w ill be flagged and s earchable usi ng the Index Search Mod[...]

34 Create a Recording Schedule 1. Select a day to begin crea ting the schedul e for -or- click Single Day Selection , enabl ing Multi Day Selection , to create the same schedule for multiple days. 2. Highlight the Time-Blocks with i n the Recording Schedule window f or the camera(s) sel ected to schedule. On ce the desired Time-Blocks are highlight[...]

29944AA 35 Special Day Schedule The user can create d ays that have a unique rec ording schedul e. If neces sary create these on days that are ‘not typic al’ such as Holidays, Special Events, etc. Creating/Editing a ‘Sp ecial Day’ Schedule 1. Click Normal Day Mode to enable the Special Day Mo de . 2. Select a day by typing the date or click[...]

36 System Restart Setup System Restart Setup al lows the user to define a sche dule wherein th e DVR automatically restarts accordin g to specifie d parame ters. Create System Restart Schedule 1. Click Schedule on the Setup s creen. 2. Click Restart Setup . 3. Select the day (s) of the week to s chedule an automatic system restart a nd select the c[...]

29944AA 37 NETWORK SETUP Network Setup allows the user to adjust settings such as Po rts, setu p emergency PPP information for use with the E mergency Age nt and enable Remot e Access. Time Out Value When attempting t o connect to th e DVR, if the connecti on does not suc ceed during t he timeout period (seconds), t he connecti on will be terminat [...]

38 ADMINISTRATIVE SETUP Disk Management The Disk Management window is a nativ e Windows func tion. This windo w displays the p artition schem e and health st atus of the Ha rd Disk Drives in the DVR. This window is ofte n used to troub leshoot a DVR, or verify t he amount of Har d Drive storage installed. For more information about Disk Manag ement[...]

29944AA 39 User Management The User Management Conso le allows the administrator to c reate, edit, and delete user accounts. Each user account c an be assigned different priv ileges to limit the us age of the D VR system. Users can be given administrator privileges by enabling all rights, however only the t rue administrator account can log i nto t[...]

40 User Rank The User Ranking structure al l ows the option to assign a privile ge system (1-10 where one has the most rights) to users of the DVR Software. For exampl e. Since only one user is allow ed to use t he PTZ controls at any one time , an administr ator with a high er rank can kick another u ser out and take c ontrol of the PTZ. The User [...]

29944AA 41 Status Check / Email General 1. Click Setup on the Display sc reen. 2. Click Administrative . 3. Click Status Check/Email . 4. Select the En abl e Email Alarm chec k box. 5. Enter a From Name and e-mail Address . Note This name and a ddress will app ear in the From line of the email alert message. 6. Enter the SMTP information for th e ?[...]

42 Storage Check 1. Set up the General an d Users tabs fi rst. (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 des ired. 5. Click Apply. Recording Data Check 1. Setup the General and Users tabs first. (see above) 2. Select the Recording Data Check c he[...]

29944AA 43 SMART Information The SMART Information tab displays Hard Drive informati on. 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 even t to trigger an ac tion. 5. Define the maximu m HDD temperature. 6. Select an[...]

44 INFORMATION The Information dis play allows users to define the s ite code neces sary for connecting to remote softwar e, save comments relati ve to the DVR and store tec h support and contact number inf ormation. Site Code A user-spec ified unique i dentification nam e used by oth er DVR software to ident ify the DVR. (Remote, Emergency Agent, [...]

29944AA 45 SEARCH This chapter inclu des the following information: • Search Overview • Daylight Saving Ti me • Index Search • Preview Search • Graphic Search • Motion Search[...]

46 SEARCH OVERVIEW The DVR has several options that allow th e user to eas ily search through, a nd find, a par ticular sectio n of video. From Motion /Sens or indexing to calen dar views highli ghting days with recorded vi deo; the DVR is equ ipped to h elp the user quick ly find a spec ific video or event. The following chapter des cribes how to [...]

29944AA 47 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 Brightn ess slide bar to th e right or left to a djust the brightness. 3. Reset the Brightne ss by moving t he slider bac k to the center of the bar . Zooming in on an I[...]

48 PERFORMING A BASIC SEARCH There are several diff erent types of s earches that ca n be performed on the DVR. The mos t basic involves selecting the date, ti me, camera, and clic king play. 1. Click the Calen dar button to s elect a date. 2. Select a time by clicking th e up and down arrows to the right of the time dis play. 3. Click OK . 4. Sele[...]

29944AA 49 SAVE TO JPG OR AVI The DVR can export single images i n a JPG Image file format and save v ideo clips in a n AVI format. Bot h JPG and AVI file for m ats are the most com monly used graphi cal formats today . Virtually every computer offers some type of sup port for thes e file format s which make them the most ideal f ormats to us e. JP[...]

50 Bookmarks Use bookmarks to mark a video clip during a search. Export bookmarke d data using th e Clip Backup featur e. 1. Perform a searc h for the desired vi deo. 2. Stop playbac k at the beg inning of the des ired clip. 3. Right-click the video and se lect Start Bookmark . 4. Click the play button to c ontinue play back. 5. Stop playbac k at t[...]

29944AA 51 Single Clip Backup Along with the Save optio n, a single camera backup option is also included with the Surv eillix software. T he single Cam era or Clip Backup allows the user to backup a single camer a without hAVIn g to backup mu ltiple cameras at a given time . The Clip Backup opt ion gives the users th e ability to c hoose a back up[...]

52 INDEX SEARCH Using the Index Searc h can greatly decrease the am ount of time spent searchin g through sav ed video. The In dex Search allows a user to perform a search based o n criteria such as Se nsor, Motion an d Instant Record events Performing an Index Search 1. Click the Calen dar button on the Search screen to s elect the dat e to searc [...]

29944AA 53 PREVIEW SEARCH Preview Search c an be used in a number of circums tances to q uickly find an ex act moment where an event, s uch as a theft, oc cur red. The Preview Sear ch gives a 24 Ho ur visual overv iew of a single camera by separating a 24 hour period (1 day) into 24 images, on e image for each ho ur of the day. The search can t hen[...]

54 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. Click Preview Search . 24 images display. If ther e is no recorded v ideo during a portion of t he day, “N o Image” will be dis played where the image s hould be. 3. Refine the searc h by double-cl ic[...]

29944AA 55 OBJECT SEARCH Object Search is a powerful s earch utility t hat is used to search a regi on on the vide o for any motion changes. Res ults are n eatly displayed and c an be view ed quickly . Performing an Object Search 1. Perform a Basic Search. See the in structions on Perf orming a Basic Se arch. 2. Select a sing le camera, ei ther by [...]

56 MOTION SEARCH The Mot ion Search prov ides a dyna mic display of the levels of motion in recorded video. A djust the lev el of motion to only pl ay clips of video at or ab ove that level. Tip To enable motion data to be s aved for Motio n search, ens ure that you s elect the foll owing settings: On the Motion setup p age under Mo tion Regions , [...]

29944AA 57 SEARCH IN LIVE The Search in Liv e feature allows u sers to review events immediately w hile monitori ng live video. Pause, rewind, an d resume 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 d isplay on the Live Display s creen. 2. Press the sc roll button [...]

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29944AA 59 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[...]

60 PAN / TILT / ZOOM OVERVIEW The PTZ controls within the DVR allow for powerf ul control over t he cameras. Th is can be ex tremely benefic ial by increasin g th e usefulness of t he recorded vide o. Using the PT Z controls you can creat e custom preset c onfigurations that can c ontinuously sw ee p across large areas . NOTE PTZ setup and control [...]

29944AA 61 ADVANCED PTZ SETUP Note Preset and Tour o ptions may vary depending on the camera Creating and Viewing Preset Positions A Preset Posit ion is a user-de fined loc ation where the camer a can be poi nted, zoom ed in, and focus ed. Preset pos itions can be defined and lab eled if the camer a supports t his. Creating a Preset 1. Inside Set u[...]

62 PTZ Address Settings Some protocols support software addres s settings. The RX Addresses and ID settings are compatibl e with a particu lar line of receivers th at support 2 ID ad dresses. The PT Driver Address is ass ociated with the PTZ ID address set on the camera. T he addresses must match for the DVR to communicate with the proper PTZ camer[...]

29944AA 63 CONTROLLING A PTZ CAMERA The Surveillix DVRs provide c ontrol for a PAN/TILT/Z OOM camera in two dif ferent ways. The first method is to us e the Graphic al PTZ Controller that appears when th e PTZ button i s clicked on the Di splay screen. The second method is to use the mo use to control th e camera directly from the liv e video dis p[...]

64 Using the On-Screen Compass 1. Click Setup on the Display sc reen. 2. Click PTZ . 3. Select the On S creen Compass ch eck box to ena ble the feature. 4. Click Apply . 5. Click Exit to return to the Dis play screen. 6. Click PTZ . 7. Control the PTZ b y dragging th e mouse on th e screen in the desired directio n. Note A green line will a ppear t[...]

29944AA 65 PTZ Tour Schedule Create PTZ Tour Schedule 1. Click Setup on the Display sc reen. 2. Click PTZ . 3. Click Tour Schedule to open the PT Z Tour Schedule window. 4. In Single Sele ct Mode select o ne day of the we ek to create a s chedule for or toggle to Multi Sel ect Mode to select multiple days with the sa me schedule. 5. Click and drag [...]

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29944AA 67 BACKING UP VIDEO DATA This chapter inclu des the following information: • Overview • Saving Video to a DVD • Saving Video from a Single Camera • Scheduling Regular Vid eo Backup[...]

68 BACKUP OVERVIEW The Backup Center allows you to bac k up recorded v ideo data fr om multiple da tes and times to one or more locations includi ng t he DVD-RW drive, Network Storage Loc ations, and Exter nal Hard Drives. The DVR can easily back up important vide o data to an int ernal or external m edia location. The most com monly used f orms of[...]

29944AA 69 General Screen Overview The General Backup Screen is used for perfor ming bulk back up of video rec orded by all ca meras for a selec ted period, or p eriod s, to a specified stor age locati on. Hour / Minutes Recording data di splays in hourly (2 4 horizontal c olumns) and 10- minute (6 vertic al cells) segm ents. Green cells indicat e [...]

70 Clip Screen Overview The Clip Screen is used f or backing up video recorde d by individu al cameras for a s elected perio d of time to a specified s tora ge location Performing a Clip Backup 1. Click Backup on the Display s creen. 2. Click the Clip tab at the top of the Backup Center window. 3. Set the Start Time and End Time under Time Setup . [...]

29944AA 71 Scheduled Screen Overview The Scheduled Ba ckup Screen is us ed for performin g bulk back up of video recor ded by all cameras for a sel ected period, o n a reg ular scheduled basis (1-24 hours). The Scheduled Back up Screen is simil ar to the Gener al Backup Screen. Performing a Scheduled Backup 1. Click Backup on the Display s creen. 2[...]

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29944AA 73 LAN / ISDN / PSTN CONNECTIONS This chapter inclu des the following information: • Overview • Configuring TCP/IP Setti ngs • Connecting to a LAN • LAN / ISDN / PSTN Connections[...]

74 LAN OVERVIEW The DVR can be easily c onnected to a Loc al Area Network (LAN) and uses Micr osoft’s® powerful and secure Windows ® XP Embedded operating system. This a llows for easy and well-documented instructions on setting up LA N connections no matter what type of LAN you want t o use. A LAN is a group of com puters and other devices d i[...]

29944AA 75 LDAP INTEGRATION This chapter inclu des the following information: • Installing LDAP[...]

76 FEATURES The instructions below are for LDAP Integrat ion with Server Softwar e version 3.6.3 6 and above. • DVR server does not nee d to be joined t o the Domain. The DVR serv er will query the LDA P server for accounts and authorization leve ls. • The DVR server creates grou ps within Active Directory for each of th e permissions on th e D[...]

29944AA 77 4. Go to the Active Directory Users and Comp uters applicatio n. You should now see an OU ca lled DVR with an OU inside of it named the same as the Site Code above (example 100-000). 5. You can now ad d users within Ac tive Directory to t he groups t he DVR has created. W hen a user be longs to a grou p he or she will have access (or be [...]

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29944AA 79 WEB VIEWER This chapter inclu des the following information: • Overview • Configuring the W eb Viewer[...]

80 WEB VIEWER OVERVIEW The DVR allows you to acces s video using Mic rosoft® Internet Ex plorer® 7. Highlights: View Live Video from mos t computers Username and Passw ord protected Easy to use graphi cal interface Basics: 75 users can access the Web DVR simultaneo usly. The Web View er is an easy, s ecure way to view live video from virtually an[...]

29944AA 81 Configuring the Server for Remote Connection 1. Click Setup on the main dis play screen. 2. Click Network . 3. Clear the Disable Remote Control check box . You should now be allowed to ad just port settings if necess ary. NOTE: If you are using a Firewall, it may be necess ary to adjust the p ort settings on both the DVR and th e Firewal[...]

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29944AA 83 INCLUDED SOFTWARE SETUP This chapter inclu des the following information: • Emergency Agent Overv iew • Remote So ftware Overview • Digital Verifier • Backup Viewer[...]

84 EMERGENCY AGENT OVERVIEW The Emergency Agent s oftware is a utility that streams video acro ss a Loc al Area Network to a Cl ient PC when an alarm is detec ted on the DVR. The vide o that streams across can be s topped, played forwards and b ackwards, in sl ow motion or real s peed. The utility is load ed at startup a nd placed in th e taskbar .[...]

29944AA 85 Setup Window Network Port Indicates the port which the Emergenc y Agent uses to lis ten for incomin g events. This number sho uld be change d to the same number as is set i n the Emergency Port in Network Settings on t he DVR. Save Directory Sets the locat ion that rec orded video foot age is saved to. Notice Options Configuration setti [...]

86 Add Items to Alarm Confirm List 1. From the Option menu, click Setup . 2. Type the des ired text in the box belo w the Alarm Confirmation List. NOTE: The items in the Alarm Confirmation List will be availa ble on a li st under Status Setting i n main Emergenc y Agent screen. 3. Click Add . 4. Click OK to save changes and c lose the wind ow.[...]

29944AA 87 SEARCH ALARM WINDOW Export Quality It may be neces sary to reduce the ov erall size of an AVI file; for ex ample, to emai l to someone. AVI file sizes can be reduced by re ducing the image quality . However, reducing t he image qua lity causes the AVI v ideo to appear m ore pixilated. W hen size is no t an issue, s etting quality to 100 [...]

88 REMOTE SOFTWARE OVERVIEW The DVR was specifically des igned to be fu lly operated and maintained remotely. It co nnects using t he standard TCP/IP protocol thorough connecti on types such as DSL, Cab le Mode, T1, ISDN, 56K Modem, LAN, a nd more. The Surve illix Remote sof tware allows you to view live v ideo, search t hrough archived v ideo, exp[...]

29944AA 89 Remote Software Setup Installing Remote Software 1. On the client c omputer, insert th e Surveillix Softwar e CD into the CD-R OM. The CD should play automatic ally. 2. When prompted, select the Install R emote Software option. Fol low the installati on instructions carefully. 3. When the softwar e finishes i nstalling, clos e any open i[...]

90 Configuring the DVR In order t o access the DVR remot ely, the DVR Server must be setup to a llow remote connec tions. Time Out Value Specifies a value ( in seconds) to wa it for a signal from the Surveillix Remote Client. If a signal is not received by that time, the conn ection is dropp ed. Center Port Used to transfer th e connection data. Im[...]

29944AA 91 DIGITAL VERIFIER OVERVIEW JPG images and AVI v ideo files that are exported fr om the Digital V ideo Recorder ar e automatically embedded wit h a digital si g nature. Digital Signatures are a way to verify the authenticity of the images to ensure that they have not been tampere d with or edited in any way. Included on the Software Inst a[...]

92 BACKUP VIEWER OVERVIEW The Backup Viewer allows you to pl ay back the export ed video in its proprietary form at. Video save d in this format is extreme ly difficult to tamp er with and ther efore is the ideal solutio n when law enforceme nt and the legal d epartment are inv olved. This video cannot be read by any o ther viewer. The Backup Viewe[...]

29944AA 93 SOFTWARE UPGRADES This chapter inclu des the following information: • SCS Multi-Site Manag ement Software Upgr ade[...]

94 SCS OVERVIEW SCS software is Network DVR Managem ent Software; a pow erful utility that allows 1 00 or more DVRs to be co ntrolled using o ne computer. This s oftware allows you t o view live vide o, search sav ed video, edit an d configure s etup on each DVR, and import ma ps of buildings an d other locati ons. The SCS software was spec ificall[...]