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6. NVR Reports 

 

This advanced feature allows the user to run reports that show when various users have been authenticated 
and logged on to the NVR. It displays date, time, and the host address. 
 
Searches can be made using the following criteria:  
 

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USER NAME

  

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HOST ADDRESS

  

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Date range

  

 
Click 

Run

 to view the report. 

 
 
 

 

Fig. 32. NVR Setup

Reports 

 

 

                            

                                    

Summary of Contents for Nework Video Recorder

Page 1: ...Network Video Recorder ...

Page 2: ...rts 38 Remote I O Listener 39 Local Alarm Device Listener 39 Supplementary Software 42 Network of NVRs 43 Building NVR Domain 44 How to set up an NVR as a member of Domain Network 45 How to set up NVR Domain Controller 46 Updating Camera lists across Domain 48 Updating User lists across Domain 49 Troubleshooting across Domain 50 Technical Information about TCP Ports for NVR 50 ...

Page 3: ...Server Authenticates remote users connected to NVR through the Remote Client or Archive Viewer Creates statistics about the remote users connections Recorder Writes information from each video input in to the video archive according to the schedule FTP Server Receives FTP streams from cameras if set and writes information in to the video archive Raises an alarm when it receives an alarm sequence f...

Page 4: ...es and components Billing Module Supports billing information about user and produces reports bills about user activity NVR Archive Viewer Searches and plays back video information from NVR s archive NVR Client Live cameras view cameras control and playback the archive Remote NVR Client module Same as NVR Client after successfully receiving authentication from Remote NVR Site Fig c NVR Check Drive...

Page 5: ...oller Thus it is possible to control every NVR remotely from the domain controller NVR services can be managed from the Control Panel by choosing Administrative Tool window and selecting Services from the pull down menu Fig 1 Fig 1 Services As it is depicted on Fig 1 NVR Start Bar service has automatic Startup Type In this case NVR activates as soon as computer is on even before the login Since NV...

Page 6: ... components Camera list Cameras setting Security and Alarm Description Recording Schedule setting Motion setting Tour for PTZ cameras only Setup tour Setup schedule Users which in turn consists of the following sub components User information Groups of cameras Billing information and restrictions Tasks which in turn consists of the following sub components Action Record Camera Move Camera Control ...

Page 7: ...ore each of the components has its sub components 1 a Global Settings 1 b NVR Locations only for NVR Domain controller 1 c Camera Location 1 d Voice Setup 1 e FTP server 1 f Advanced Synchronize if any changes have been made Database Path has to be defined first Exit the program after changing the Database Path If checked will connect camera immediately Used in Recording ...

Page 8: ...te The user has the opportunity to choose the time in which overwrite of the data should take place The example presented in Fig 2 shows a retention rate of 20 days When drive space falls to 3 GB free 3000 meg program overwrites the oldest data 9 Use Temporary space Effective if the archive is stored on a network device In this case this checkbox should be checked The following is a list of Global...

Page 9: ... the pull down menu it will be executed at login logout For instance if a sound notification task has been made and used in this part that sound notification will be executed at entering and exiting the system Note If a task is already selected from the pull down menu to deselect it press delete on the keyboard o Database path o SCADA path Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition path o NVR Contro...

Page 10: ...nection request from within the same LAN local IP address is used Or from a computer that is sending a connection request from another LAN external IP address is used For more information please refer to How to set up NVR Domain Controller section provided later in this document Fig 4 NVR Setup General NVR Location Controlling Fig 5 NVR Setup General NVR Location Monitoring ...

Page 11: ...VR Cameras Setup Description Section 2 d Note If user has assigned cameras to a map done in section 2 d Click on Map button on the camera locations window to view the list of assigned cameras Drag and drop them on their respective place on the map Save and Synchronize As a result MAP button will be enabled on the Remote NVR Client module main page Map button on Camera Locations window ...

Page 12: ...rm Voice Setup button brings up Alarm Server voice configuration dialog box Fig 7 1 Fig 7 NVR Setup General Voice Setup Fig 7 1 Alarm Server Voice Configuration dialogue box Voice test MUST be clicked if any changes were made to voice setup Save Click on this button brings up Alarm Server Voice Configuration window Fig 7 1 ...

Page 13: ... must be done after the server configuration Fig 8 Note User must define Root Directory this implies the creation of Root Directory on hard drive Fig 8 NVR Setup General FTP Server Home directory could be the absolute or the relative path If Home directory is the absolute path the destination directory will be Home directory Directory inside the Camera If Home directory is the relative path the de...

Page 14: ...ile name must have name asony with the suffix Date Time JVC cameras image file name must have name alarm_jvc AXIS cameras for continuous uploading base file name must be cam1_image or cam2_ image or cam3_ image or cam4_ image with Date Time Suffix selected AXIS cameras for uploading in case of alarm base file name must be alarm_cam1 alarm_cam2 alarm_cam3 or alarm_cam4 To stop the FTP Server select...

Page 15: ...icular event Proxy Settings panel If a company uses web proxy server that requires authentication to get to the Internet proxy setting must be done in this panel Get current button helps to get the following information Current domain name Computer name Current user name General Settings panel This will enable the user to make a backup file in database for Global setting Voice Setup 9 Voice 9 Phon...

Page 16: ...camera information in the spaces provided on cameras settings for more details refer to the next section To speed up the process to create cameras an existing camera can be duplicated First choose an available camera and then click on Dup button Fig 11 d The duplicated camera will have the same specifications as the original camera Any changes can be made to the duplicated camera Save the new came...

Page 17: ...amera Exclude from Recording Recorder software uses this option If checked Recorder software does not see this camera Sound This box needs to be checked if an Axis 2191 sound module is attached to camera Stop touring while active Stop touring if any client is trying to connect to camera Restore for Recorder Restore image settings for camera if client has changed it Image size initial size of image...

Page 18: ... Outputs properties Fig 11 b 9 Name Any unique name If the standard names are not preferred 9 Output number 9 Normal status ON OFF 9 Behavior If Toggle it will work similar to a light contact If Momentary it will work similar to a door contact 9 State on close Unchanged light must be turned on off manually ON light will turn on automatically upon leaving the camera OFF light will turn off automati...

Page 19: ...button Fig 11 c ComPorts MUX button Note Also setup User name s and password s in the Security table This depends on the individual camera settings Usually Axis cameras require this setting Fig 11 d Double click here to start sorting the cameras Fig 11 e ...

Page 20: ...NVR 18 Fig 11 e Sorting cameras Move Up Cancel to go back to Fig 9d Save Select a camera to move Move Down ...

Page 21: ...each camera and must have the same setting as FTP Directory path inside the camera the camera that is FTP ing images Note If a task is already selected from the pull down menu to deselect it press delete on the keyboard Number of sub cameras sub camera number can be selected from the pull down menu User can then select any of the following choices for a chosen sub camera WAV File phone message Loc...

Page 22: ...omer name Site address Site sector Contract number Special instructions Note For a camera to be assigned to a map Select a camera from the list Select a location from the camera location pull down menu The available locations were created in Section 1 c of this document Save and Synchronize As a result the chosen camera will be assigned to the selected camera location User will be able to put each...

Page 23: ...larm Motion Settings Zoom Move by clicking on the picture Time restriction setup Image and position setup Connect Stop Schedule lines Check motion in every Motion step frame Number of frames to write AFTER frame with motion detected Keep in mind the alarm on motion always makes recording by itself with number of frames at least Pre alarm Post Alarm even if Execute Task is not defined Number of fra...

Page 24: ...rames with motion are always recommended To create the index file program uses Motion step and Post motion settings Usually Motion step and Post motion should be 1 2 or 1 3 from FPS value In order to detect motion Recorder uses Motion Settings parameters Fig 15 Motion only places frames with motion in archive could save archive space It is possible to move the camera to predefined Pan Tilt Zoom OR...

Page 25: ...and left click simultaneously Only the motions inside the active sub regions are considered by the system o Clear ROI Double click on the screen outside the boxes or press right mouse button to bring up popup menu o Move ROI To move ROI click inside the region of interest and drag the box o Roughness and sensitivity adjustments Use the scroll bars to adjust the roughness and sensitivity of the mot...

Page 26: ...om in out to point the camera to a specific region When the camera is pointed properly click on add position button and enter the number of seconds you wish the camera to stay at that position Note Multiple points can be selected by repeating the latter procedure A tour can consist of many different positions When all the positions are entered click on Save tour button At this time a name must be ...

Page 27: ... network require internal connection Do not check if NVR and cameras are not located on the same local network require external connection Note This option only appears on the camera s setup schedule when the selected camera has existing address and proxy address Fig 17 a 17 b If the camera does not have proxy address this option will not be available Fig 17 c 17 d Click on Save button Fig 17 a Ca...

Page 28: ...assword Number of active users at the same period of time Exclusive PTZ Allows user to forbid control of the camera to other users Maximum connection time for any user Cameras list available to the user and user s rights in accordance to each camera Users type Login task can be selected from the pull down menu to be executed when user logs in Logout task can be selected from the pull down menu to ...

Page 29: ...nd setting video in properties Video in has the following properties Can use activate inactivate the video input Can PTZ allow forbid to control the camera connected to this video input Max FPS if not zero restricts MAX FPS from this video input for this particular user 3 b Groups of Cameras To setup Groups of cameras for a user select Groups of Cameras tab Fig 19 Several cameras can be grouped to...

Page 30: ...n and Restrictions option is provided Fig 20 Fig 20 NVR Setup Users Billing Information and Restrictions The information in Full Name Time block and Fee fields are selected from the settings in the Billing module Up to three restricted intervals are available when the user is banned to reach the Server ...

Page 31: ...ete Tasks respectively In order to create a Task Click on Tasks button provided on the NVR Setup window Fig 21 Click on Add button Choose a name that best describes the new Task Task Name e g Task Provide a description for that specific Task Description testing Save and synchronize Fig 21 Tasks e g Task In order to be able to set new actions or notifications right click on the space provided on th...

Page 32: ...n a task take place simultaneously camera could be pointing in any direction other than the region that alarm shot should be taken from thus a very small delay time might be required to assure uniformity of task execution Reset camera in position Pan Tilt Zoom Or Preset Connect Stop When camera is selected click on connect button in order to connect to that camera click on stop button to disconnec...

Page 33: ...osition Reset camera in position Pan Tilt Zoom Or Preset Connect Stop When camera is selected press connect button in order to connect to that camera press stop to disconnect from the selected camera Show Locally PTZ Control Fig 24 PTZ Control Zoom in Zoom out Home Position Choose pre set position from the pull down menu Direction control tool Click here to bring up PTZ control dialogue box ...

Page 34: ...on Home position Direction control tool Can be used to control the direction of the camera towards Right Left Up and Down 4 c Control Relay Fig 25 New Action Control Relay Action Control Relay Setup Relay An output that can be selected from the pull down menu e g light Turn On If checked the selected output turns on Turn Off If checked the selected output turns off Activate Dwell time s the time i...

Page 35: ...ning will be stopped Action Control Tour Setup Start Tour when selected a camera and a tour must also be selected from the pull down menu Stop Tour on camera when selected a camera must be selected from the pull down menu Reset touring after e g 25 second s Uninterruptable tour action Use local connection This option exists only for specific cameras Start tour Stop tour ...

Page 36: ...User can create multiple client notifications network client under one Task At least one Send always checkboxes must be checked Message A text Message that will be sent to client when required e g Domain Alex does NOT RESPOND Message can be changed automatically If checked an automatic default message will be send to the client Thus the text message that was written in message box will be ignored ...

Page 37: ... of the party which the notification will be send to Subject Email subject Message Email message that will be send to client Message can be changed automatically If checked an automatic default message will be send Thus the message written in message box will be ignored If not checked the message which was written in the message box will be send as an E mail notification message Repeat if unsucces...

Page 38: ...tic default message will be played Thus the message written in message box to be played as sound notification will be ignored If not checked the message which was written in the message box will be played as a sound notification message Message Message that can be played when required e g Domain ALEX is offline WAV file Browse and select a saved WAV file to be played when required Message box cont...

Page 39: ...r The panel allows the user to select which module to run By default ALL modules start at boot up and are monitored for operation If for some reason the user stops a module and is selected to be monitored it will be re started by the Monitor in approx 30 seconds When a module is stopped its title becomes RED If a module is running it becomes BLUE By un checking the box beside the title that module...

Page 40: ... reports that show when various users have been authenticated and logged on to the NVR It displays date time and the host address Searches can be made using the following criteria USER NAME HOST ADDRESS Date range Click Run to view the report Fig 32 NVR Setup Reports ...

Page 41: ...L works with devices that are locally connected to the computer Presently we can support two types of devices GamePort and Spectra from Paradox Security Systems with serial protocol interface v2 03 and up A configuration form will appear when LADL is started for the first time Fig 34 Fig 34 Alarm Switches Configuration Put program icon in system tray Configuration parameters panel List of Active l...

Page 42: ...In order to delete a device select a device from the list of active devices and press the DELETE button To save a current device configuration press the Save button Fig 35 Alarm switches configuration Fig 36 Alarm Switches Configuration Address of resources used by gameport Activate device to accept alarm signals It is disabled if alarm inputs are disabled List of occurred alarms or informational ...

Page 43: ...llowing 1 Write required information in the file with selected name 2 Show required information in the popup window using selected color and font 3 Play required information using voice generator 4 Play plain WAV file To configure the Voice generator simply press the Configure Voice Generator button Fig 38 This will introduce the following window Fig 39 Fig 39 Alarm Server Voice Configuration Sett...

Page 44: ...ar Fig 41 Fig 41 Port mapping dialogue box Fill in the required information in the Port Mapping dialog box Fig 41 To activate mapping CHECK the required port Fig 41 and press the start button Fig 40 To stop the program use the Exit button only Closing the window will force the program to minimize itself Note In order to edit the line stop inactivate listening to the port you want to edit ...

Page 45: ...NVR Domain Controller NVR Domain Controller permits the following actions 1 To consider the whole NVR Domain consisting of several NVR s as one powerful NVR Each particular NVR from the domain will be responsible only for recording its own set of cameras and searching its own archive 2 NVR Domain Controller will authenticate all clients access connections from computers viewing cameras via the loc...

Page 46: ...ty management strategy You can create a set of NVRs by dividing cameras by groups and assigning each group to a corresponding NVR Each particular NVR is responsible for its group of cameras and carries the duty of recording touring and alarming functions We use an NVR Domain Controller to manage the set of NVRs Fig 42 Fig 42 ...

Page 47: ...as a member of Domain Network To have any NVR as a part of the NVRs Domain Network configure NVR controller settings in the Global Setting Fig 43 Fig 43 General Global Settings Place IP address or IP name of the NVR Domain Controller in the space provided on NVR Controller Settings panel Once the address of Domain Controller is set enter location name choose any and click on Register Site on Domai...

Page 48: ...having internal address Or the address and port number of a requester that is from another NVR network for communication between NVR Domain Controller and a particular NVR The Red NEW on the NVR location window Fig 44 indicates that NVR from a requester e g Graphics wishes to be part of NVR Domain controller This request can be accepted by pressing Import button or rejected by pressing Unregister ...

Page 49: ...ting users information on the remote site If REMOTE NVR is in NEW mode o NVR s request to join the domain is not accepted o Domain Controller will not know camera database from the remote NVR Connection from the Domain Controller to the Remote NVR is supported in both modes One can control remote NVR s components and watch processes on the remote site Note Remote Site can be accepted at all times ...

Page 50: ...s across Domain If Remote NVR is in Normal mode you can remotely update Cameras list To do this find remote location e g Graphics and change camera setting locally Fig 45 Fig 45 NVR Setup Cameras Cameras Settings Remote Location ...

Page 51: ...te the USER select the location that needs to be updated from the User table Fig 46 First time users will be asked for the authentication information by the system Fig 47 Fig 47 Authentication window for Remote User Always contains the name of the remote user e g Graphics After successful authentication the User List will be accessed from Remote Location ...

Page 52: ...te A to Normal mode Click on Import button in order to bring site A into Normal mode Fig 44 2 If o The whole situation is looked at from Domain Controller standpoint 9 Either site A Remote NVR is in Synchronization failed mode 9 Or a broken connection between domain controller and site A has occurred No update will be allowed to site A To synchronize Domain database with the remote database click ...

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