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The controls on the Remote E-Map window:

No. Name

Description

1 Login

Click to log in up to 500 hosts.

2 Host

Information

Click to view the information of incoming events
upon motion detected and I/O devices triggered.

3 Previous

Click to go to the previous E-Map file.

4 Home

Click to back to the top of the tree view.

5 Next

Click to go to the next E-Map file.

6 ViewLog

Click to access the Remote ViewLog function.

7 Configure

Click to configure the Remote E-Map.

8 Tree

List

The list displays all created E-Map files and
folders.

9 IP

Address

Displays the IP Address of the connected host.

10 Blinking

Icon

The blinking icon represents a triggered camera or
I/O device.

11 Output

Icon

Click to manually force the output device.

Camera/Dome
Icon

Click to view the live video associated with that
camera/dome. Up to 16 live videos can be
accessed simultaneously.

Summary of Contents for GV-CMS Series

Page 1: ...CSV8530 A User s Manual V8 5 3 User s Manual V8 5 3 GV CMS Series ...

Page 2: ... or omissions No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of the information or products contained herein Features and specifications are subject to change without notice GeoVision Inc 9F No 246 Sec 1 Neihu Rd Neihu District Taipei Taiwan Tel 886 2 8797 8377 Fax 886 2 8797 8335 http www geovision com tw Trademarks used in this manual GeoVision the GeoVision...

Page 3: ... Button 26 Detecting Input Status 27 1 6 Live View 28 1 7 Recording 30 1 8 Playback 31 Attachment Playback 31 Remote Playback 35 1 9 Two Way Audio 37 1 10 Advanced Monitoring and Management 39 Showing I O Status 39 Controlling I O Devices 40 Camera Audio Control Window 41 Camera Monitor 43 Viewing Subscriber Information 45 Disabling Subscription 45 1 11 Subscriber Schedule 46 Setting a Schedule 46...

Page 4: ...rding Settings 71 Dispatch Server Settings 74 1 16 Notification Settings 75 1 17 Output Alerts 77 Configuring a Local GV I O Box 77 Configuring a Virtual GV I O Box 78 Triggering Outputs by Event 79 Triggering Outputs Manually 80 1 18 SMS Alerts 81 Setting SMS Server 81 Connecting to SMS Server 83 Sending SMS 83 Inserting Device Information 84 1 19 E Mail Alerts 86 Setting Mailbox 86 Sending E Mai...

Page 5: ... Connecting GV IP Device to Dispatch Server 112 2 9 Setting a Primary Center V2 Server 115 2 10 Event Query 116 2 11 Event List 117 2 12 Subscription Schedule 119 2 13 Live View 120 2 14 Log Browser 121 Dispatch Log Browser 121 Event Log Browser 122 2 15 System Configuration 123 2 16 SMS Alerts 126 2 17 E Mail Alerts 127 2 18 Event Chart 128 2 19 Failover Server 130 Chapter 3 Vital Sign Monitor 13...

Page 6: ...162 3 13 System Configuration 163 System Settings 163 Password Settings 165 Event Log Settings 165 Notification Settings 166 Alerts Interval Settings 166 3 14 Output Alerts 167 Configuring a Local GV I O Box 167 Configuring a Virtual GV I O Box 167 Triggering Outputs by Event 167 Triggering Outputs Manually 168 3 15 SMS Alerts 169 Setting SMS Server 169 Sending SMS 169 Inserting Device Information...

Page 7: ...ideo 195 Adjusting Distorted Views 196 4 7 Audio Broadcast 197 Starting the Audio Broadcast 197 The Audio Broadcast Window 198 4 8 Remote DVR 199 4 9 Remote Desktop 201 Running Remote Desktop 201 File Transfer 202 4 10 Remote ViewLog 203 Running Remote ViewLog 203 4 11 Data Event Query on GV System 204 4 12 Matrix View 206 Running Matrix View 206 Live View Enhancement 209 Advanced Settings 210 Two...

Page 8: ...ating a Panorama View 249 Accessing a Panorama View 251 Panorama View Controls 251 4 19 I O Central Panel 252 Running the I O Central Panel 252 The I O Central Panel 253 Creating a Group for Cascade Triggers 254 Configuring the I O Central Panel 259 Viewing Connection Log 260 Setting Up Mode Schedule 261 Quick Link 263 Forcing Output 264 Editing Background Image 265 Managing a Group of I O Devices...

Page 9: ... Dongle options for Dispatch Server 288 Dongle options for VSM 289 Dongle options for Control Center 289 B Upgrading the Black Dongle 290 C Fast Backup and Restoration 292 Installing the FBR Program 292 Backing Up and Restoring Settings 293 D PTZ Control Using GV Joystick 295 E Image Size 296 F RTSP Streaming 297 G UPnP Settings 299 H Supported IP Device Brands 301 I MultiLang Tool for Translated ...

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Page 11: ...he operator to manage several systems from one point of control The basic feature of Center V2 is to view live video and receive video evidence in an attachment format when any alerts are sent to Center V2 This helps the remote end operator easily determine the nature of the alarm Center V2 also supports GV IP devices GV Video Server GV Compact DVR GV IPCam for central monitoring ...

Page 12: ... Duo 2 4 GHz Memory 2 x 1 GB Dual Channels Hard Disk The hard disk space required to install Center V2 Professional Version must be at least 1 GB Graphic Card AGP or PCI Express 1024 x 768 32 bit color DirectX 9 0c Hardware Internal or External GV USB Dongle Dongle Options Center V2 Pro Combination Center V2 VSM 32 bit Windows XP Vista 7 Server 2008 OS 64 bit Windows 7 Server 2008 CPU Pentium 4 3 ...

Page 13: ...en instructions Professional Version 1 Connect the GV USB Dongle to the computer 2 Insert the CMS Software DVD to your computer It runs automatically and a window appears 3 To install the USB device driver select Install or Remove GeoVision GV Series Driver and select Install GeoVision USB Device Driver 4 To install the CMS system Install V8 5 3 Central Monitoring System 5 Click Center V2 System a...

Page 14: ...e Description 1 Monitoring Window Displays live video 2 Status Panel Indicates the date time remaining disk space and the total number of online channels versus available channels 3 Find A Subscriber Type the desired ID in the Current Subscriber field and click this button to search ...

Page 15: ...tomize Alarm Report SMS Setup I O Device Automatic Failover Support and Version Information 9 Previous Page Displays the previous page of camera views 10 Next Page Displays the next page of camera views 11 Refresh Channel Refreshes the connection status 12 Split Mode In the 1024 x 768 resolution select 6 15 or 24 screen divisions for a single monitor 9 25 or 36 screen divisions for dual monitors I...

Page 16: ...plays the Alarm Report dialog box 16 Clip Indicates an event coming with an attachment Double click the event to open the attached video file 17 ID Indicates a subscriber s ID 18 Event Type Indicates the event type Alarm Attachment Connection Login Logout Motion System Trigger and Wiegand Data 19 Message Indicates associated information for each event type 20 Message Time Indicates when Center V2 ...

Page 17: ...lance System Error Code 1 or 2 There is an intruder Object Missing Unattended Object Alert Message of POS Scene Change System Start end service IP change Record failed Status change of monitoring camera On xx Off xx By Schedule Stop start all cameras monitoring Start stop I O Monitoring By Schedule Schedule start Schedule stop All monitoring devise are stop too Start monitoring all type events Sto...

Page 18: ...r 3 View Edit Subscriber Address Book Highlight one subscriber and click this button to open Subscriber Address Book for viewing and editing 4 Delete A Group Subscriber Highlight a group or a subscriber and click this button to delete it 5 Find A Subscriber Searches a subscriber account 6 Import Export Address Book Imports or exports the address book data 7 Subscriber Settings Highlight one subscr...

Page 19: ...Add A Group button No 1 Figure 1 2 to create a group 2 Click the Add A Subscriber button No 2 Figure 1 2 This dialog box appears Figure 1 3 3 Type a Login ID and Password Those will be the ID and Password for the subscriber to log into the Center V2 ...

Page 20: ...mbers Up to two sets of mobile number can be created for this subscriber For SMS Server settings see SMS Alerts later in this chapter 5 Click OK to save the above settings This dialog box appears Figure 1 4 6 Assign a Stroage Group using the drop down list For details see Recording Settings 1 15 System Configuration 7 The options in the dialog box are discussed later You may accept the default set...

Page 21: ...h It is recommended to select the option in LAN environment Auto Record Video Center V2 automatically records events based on the following Record Mode Record Mode Live Mode Streams live video to Center V2 This is the default recording mode on the Center V2 Make sure you have enough bandwidth to receive video in live To set the maximum duration of a video file recorded on Center V2 click the Setti...

Page 22: ...of channel headings For further setup see Channel Heading later in this chapter Attachment Mode Settings In the Subscriber Settings dialog box Figure 1 4 select Attachment Mode and click the Settings button beside This dialog box appears Figure 1 5 ...

Page 23: ...n of the video attachment delivered upon motion Max video Clip Determines the duration of the video attachment Pos Rec Motion Determines how many more seconds of video to be sent when motion stops Alerts interval Determines the interval between sent motion events Attachment option Record by I O trigger Defines the duration of the video attachment delivered upon I O trigger Channel Heading For easy...

Page 24: ... Center V2 window click the Preference Setting button No 8 Figure 1 1 and select System Configure The Preference dialog box Figure 1 51 appears 5 Click the General tab and select Use the subscriber setting color as background The background color of the channel heading will be in the color you selected Channel Heading Figure 1 6 ...

Page 25: ...igure GV System in order to access Center V2 remotely through a network connection follow these steps 1 In the Main System click the Network button and select Connect to Center V2 This dialog box appears Figure 1 7 2 Type the IP address ID and password of a Center V2 Modify the default port if necessary Click OK This dialog box appears Figure 1 8 ...

Page 26: ...e settings click the Connect button to start When the connection is established Center V2 will start receiving events live images or attachments from the subscriber Setting Normal Mode To further define the communication conditions between the subscriber and Center V2 select Normal Mode in the Connect to Center V2 dialog box Figure 1 8 and then click the Configure button for setup A drop down menu...

Page 27: ...Retries Sets the number of retries if connection is not immediately available Retry Interval Sets the interval between retries Retry until connected Keeps GV System on trying until connected to Center V2 Retry in the background Hides the retries in the background Codec Selects Geo Mpeg 4 default or Geo H264 as the compression method for video sent to Center V2 ...

Page 28: ... UPnP technology click the Arrow button For details on UPnP settings see UPnP Settings Appendix Temp Folder Attachments are temporarily stored in this folder while waiting to be sent to Center V2 In case the connection is broken attachments meant to be sent to Center V2 could be found here Once the connection is back to normal events saved in the Temp Folder will be sent out immediately ...

Page 29: ... down list to select the camera to be configured Or you can click the Finger button to apply the settings to all cameras Send to Center V2 when Motion is Detected Sends video to Center V2 when motion is detected Event Type If the subscriber wants Center V2 always to get notified of motion detection select Emergency If the subscriber wants Center V2 to get notified of motion detection only when an ...

Page 30: ...tware DVD Notify Center V2 when the following events come up Notifies Center V2 when any of these alert events occur Intruder Missing Object Unattended Object and Scene Change Event Type If the subscriber wants Center V2 always to get notified of these alert events select Emergency If the subscriber wants Center V2 to get notified of these alert events only when an assigned input is triggered sele...

Page 31: ...igure 1 11 Audio Applies any of these options here may generate privacy issues Think before you make any selection Allow Audio Out to CenterV2 Allows Center V2 to listen to the audio from GV System Accept Audio In from CenterV2 Allows Center V2 to use the talkback feature when emergency occurs ...

Page 32: ...he Center V2 Notify Center V2 when the storage space was full Notifies the Center V2 when the subscriber s storage space is insufficient Notify Center V2 when Wiegand Event occurs This option is designed for the access control application with GV Wiegand Capture When the GV System receives the card number from GV Wiegand Catpure the number can also be sent to the Center V2 Note When Time synchroni...

Page 33: ...Use the Arrow buttons to configure each I O device or click the Finger button to apply to all I O devices Allow Center V2 to Enable Disable I O Allows Center V2 manually arm disarm any I O devices at the subscriber s site without interrupting the monitoring For example when an alarm is triggered at the subscriber site the Center V2 operator can turn it off remotely before the security staff arrive...

Page 34: ...e g an exit entry door is inactive Once the exit delay expires the input will be fully armed Entry Delay While the system is activated this feature provides an interval of time for the subscriber to entry the premises During this time the specified input e g an exit entry door is inactive so that the subscriber can disarm the system If the subscriber fails to do once the entry delay expires Center...

Page 35: ...pports two types of access control systems Momentary and Maintained Mode Momentary Mode Pushbutton switches that are normally open and stay closed only as long as the button is pressed Momentary switches allow turn on or turn off from multiple locations For example certain premises have a designated entry exit door When the staff enters the entry door the system starts monitoring When the staff le...

Page 36: ...ct Advanced Settings This dialog box appears Figure 1 13 Panic Button Assigns an input device to be the panic alarm button Trigger by I O Assigns an input module and a pin number Output Module Enables an assigned output module when the panic button is pressed For the example of Figure 1 13 when the panic button Module 1 Pin 1 is pressed the output module Module 3 Pin 4 will be triggered simultaneo...

Page 37: ... subscriber starts the live monitoring through Center V2 A change from the previously defined state N O to N C or N C to N O will activate an alarm condition Click in the Connect to Center V2 dialog box Figure 1 8 For details see Input State Detection Chapter 6 DVR User s Manual on the Surveillance System Software DVD ...

Page 38: ...privilege to allow live viewing On the GV System click the Network button select Connect to Center V2 click Configure and select Advanced Settings and click the Camera tab The Advanced Settings dialog box appears Figure 1 10 2 Select Allow Center V2 to View Live Camera 3 To apply the settings to all the cameras click the Finger button 4 Connect the GV System to the Center V2 5 On the Center V2 win...

Page 39: ...s cameras 1 Click a subscriber in the list and select Focus on this subscriber only 2 Click the subscriber again and select View All Cameras Live Figure 1 15 Note You can enhance coloring on live images See the Enable Directdraw option in the General Setting dialog box Figure 1 51 ...

Page 40: ...tantly when you see any suspicious live images To start recording manually 1 To start recording manually the live view must be enabled already See 1 6 Live View 2 To start recording move your cursor to the live view and click the icon on the channel heading 3 To stop recording move your cursor to the live view and click the icon on the channel heading 4 A message labeled with Manual appears on the...

Page 41: ...yback When you click the attachment of an event the EZ player will appear for playback operations 1 2 5 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Figure 1 18 No Name Description 1 Tools Adds effects to the image including the options of Brightness Contrast Smooth Sharpen Grayscale and Undo The other options include Copy Save As an image or an avi file Print and Setup 2 Zoom In Zooms in the video 3 Zoom Out Zooms ou...

Page 42: ... beginning of the video file 11 End Frame Goes to the end of the video file 12 Speed Control Controls the play speed 13 Right Click Menu PIP View Refers to Picture in Picture You can zoom in on the video See 4 17 PIP and PAP View PAP View Refers to Picture and Picture You can create a split video effect with multiple close up views on the video See 4 17 PIP and PAP View Wide Angle Lens Dewarping C...

Page 43: ...ly 1 Click the Tools button on the EZ player No 1 Figure 1 18 and click Setup from the pop up menu This dialog box appears Figure 1 19 2 To play back one video at one time in the same player select Open each video in the same windows 3 To play back multiple videos in separte players simultaneoulsy select each video in its own windows ...

Page 44: ...e distortion 1 On EZ player right click the video image and select Wide Angle Lens Dewarping to enable this function 2 Right click the video image again and select Wide Angle Lens Dewarping Settings The dialog box appears Figure 1 20 3 Move the slider at the bottom to correct the degree of distortion The adjusted view is shown on the right 4 Click OK to complete ...

Page 45: ...eference For the remote playback to work the following server must already be enabled on the subscriber z GV System Remote ViewLog Service z GV Video Server ViewLog Server z GV Compact DVR ViewLog Server Note The Remote ViewLog option is not available for the events already having recorded files on the Center V2 the events with attachments 1 Double click an event without having the attachment in t...

Page 46: ... connected subscriber Keep the port as default value 5552 or modify it to match the related port on the subscriber If you want to play the video events recorded during the Daylight Saving Time period select DST Rollback Click OK This player appears Figure 1 23 4 For the controls on the Remote Playback window see 4 16 Instant Playback ...

Page 47: ... way communications On the GV System click the Network button select Connect to Center V2 click Configure select Advanced Settings and click the Other tab The Advanced Settings dialog box appears Figure 1 11 2 Under the Audio section select Allow Audio Out to Center V2 and Allow Audio In from the Center V2 Click OK 3 Connect the GV System to the Center V2 4 Move your cursor to the live view The Mi...

Page 48: ...e 1 25 6 To listen to audio from the subscriber click the Audio icon to turn it on The control panel appears Figure 1 26 7 To switch to another subscriber click the subscriber icon on the Microphone or Audio control panel type the subscriber s ID in the Search Account dialog box and click GO Figure 1 27 ...

Page 49: ... Subscription Control Showing I O Status You can view the status of input devices at the subscriber s site as well as forcing the outputs to be triggered To allow the Center V2 to control the I O devices the subscriber must enable Allow Center V2 to Enable Disable I O and Allow Center V2 to Force Output first For the two options see Figure 1 12 On the Subscriber List No 4 Figure 1 1 right click on...

Page 50: ...ick the Force Output button To reset an output click a desired output pin and select Reset Or click the Reset Output button and select the desired module and output pin Controlling I O Devices The Center V2 operator can manually arm or disarm the physical I O devices from subscribers without interrupting the monitoring For this the subscriber must give the privilege first See the Allow Center V2 t...

Page 51: ... this window Figure 1 29 The controls on the Camera Audio Control No Name Description 1 Change Camera Switches to another camera of the same subscriber 2 Change Size Size Changes the size of the live video The size choices are only available when the video resolution is higher than 320 x 240 see Image Size in Subscriber Settings Defog Enhances image visibility Stabilizer Stabilizes live images Str...

Page 52: ...io Accesses the audio from the subscriber 4 Microphone Enables speaking to the subscriber 5 Setting Changes the audio and video settings 6 PTZ Activates the PTZ control by selecting PTZ Panel or PTZ Automation 7 Snapshot Takes the snapshot of the displayed live video 8 Zoom Enlarges the video by selecting 1 0x 2 0x and 3 0x Note If the subscriber uses GV System version 8 2 or earlier an older styl...

Page 53: ...must give the privilege first See the Allow Center V2 to View Live Camera option in Figure 1 10 y Define the interval between incoming events triggered by motion detection and video lost 1 On the Subscriber List No 4 Figure 1 1 right click one online subscriber and select Camera Monitor 2 The Camera Monitor window appears Figure 1 31 ...

Page 54: ...ht click one live camera channel on the monitoring window and select Suspend for the same setting Suspend Video Lost Monitoring Highlight one camera and set the interval between incoming events triggered by video lost Status column Displays the status of video lost from cameras or disconnection 3 Click OK to apply the settings If the camera is enabled for live display you will see in the upper rig...

Page 55: ...ion button to view its related information Figure 1 32 For the feature the subscriber must grant the privilege to Center V2 See the Allow Center V2 to Get System Information option in Figure 1 11 Disabling Subscription The Center V2 operator can disable its services to an individual subscriber when subscription expires In the Address Book Figure 1 2 right click one subscriber and select Disable To...

Page 56: ...ubscriber logs out suddenly during a service time this message will appear Unexpected subscriber logout during service times y To activate the computer and output alarm to notify the operator while an SMS and E mail message being sent out to a subscriber use the Notification feature For details see Notification Settings later in this chapter Setting a Schedule 1 On the Center V2 window click the A...

Page 57: ...the Setup Wizard No Name Description 1 Include Displays task time 2 Exclude Displays non task time 3 Add Draws task time 4 Erase Erases task time 5 Advanced Setting Selects alert notification methods See Scheduling Alert Notification later 6 Timeline Defines the time periods 7 Login Displays the Login timeline 8 Notification Displays the E mail and SMS timelines 5 Click Next when you finish the sc...

Page 58: ...ot be notified when events occur outside the scheduled period of time 1 On the Schedule window double click an established plan A plan dialog box similar to Figure 1 33 appears 2 Click the Advanced Setting button No 5 Figure 1 33 The Advanced Setting dialog box appears 3 Expand the Notification folder and select SMS or E Mail to be scheduled 4 On the plan dialog box click the Notification button N...

Page 59: ...click on the report column No 15 Figure 1 1 This dialog box appears Figure 1 35 2 In the Reporter field type the name and click Start to begin the report 3 There are 6 report categories Click the desired category tabs for report Event Type Select a type to classify the event Description Select a description for the event Notification Select the authority being notified and type the notified time ...

Page 60: ...the arrival time of the authority Measures Select the measure taken to deal with the event Other The button is available only when the e mail and or SMS alert are configured 4 When you finish the report and will not change the contents click the End Report Or click Save to edit later ...

Page 61: ... changes made here will be available for each report 1 On the Center V2 window click the Preference Settings button No 8 Figure 1 1 and select Customize Alarm Report This dialog box appears Figure 1 36 2 Click the desired category tab Event Type Description Measurement Taken and Patrol to make the necessary changes 3 Click OK to save the changes ...

Page 62: ...f alarm report from the drop down list For details see Filtering the Event Log in 1 11 Event Log Browser 3 Click OK The search results will be displayed in the Event Log Browser window 4 To print out the alarm reports along with the search results click the Page Setup button No 8 Figure 1 44 select Print Managing Alarm Report and click OK 5 Click the Print button No 9 Figure 1 44 Find the alarm re...

Page 63: ...ly when browsing in the Event List but also when using the Filter function to sort out the desired events Figure 1 37 You can name the colorful flags with the provided texts or change the texts to meet your needs 1 On the Event List window select one event and right click in the flag column The flag list appears Figure 1 37 2 Select Setup This dialog box appears Figure 1 38 ...

Page 64: ... Define to customize your own flag text Using the Event Tabs On the bottom of the Center V2 window events are sorted under different tabs according to the type You can utilize these tables to quickly monitor events by type and configure the Customized Event tab which contains self chosen event types Note This feature is only supported by the Professional version using a GV USB dongle Figure 1 39 ...

Page 65: ... All the event tabs are enabled by default You can also disable the unwanted tabs 1 On the Center V2 window click the Preference Settings button and select My Favorite Events A sub menu appears Figure 1 40 2 Unselect the event tab as required ...

Page 66: ...b you can monitor the desired events instantly 1 On the Center V2 window click the Preference Settings button and select Customize Message Settings The Customize Message Settings dialog box appears 2 Select an event from the left and select Add to Customized Event Tab Figure 1 41 3 To view the customized events select the Customized Event tab on the event category of the Center V2 window ...

Page 67: ...nguished by color You can customize the color for each alert level or assign a color exclusively for a particular event type Note This feature is only supported by the Professional version using a GV USB dongle Figure 1 42 1 On the Center V2 window click the Preference Settings button and select Customize Message Settings The Customize Message Settings dialog box appears ...

Page 68: ...vel select Using Priority Color and choose from the drop down list To change the color for this alert level click the color box and select a desired color 4 To customize the color of this event type select Using Custom Color and click the color box to assign a desired color 5 Click OK to complete ...

Page 69: ... all events Right click one subscriber on the Subscriber list No 4 Figure 1 1 select Event Log and then click a desired log type Figure 1 44 The buttons on the Event Log Browser No Name Description 1 Open Opens an event log 2 Reload Refreshes the event log manually 3 Start Stop Synchronous EventLog Refreshes the event log automatically 4 Filter Defines the search criteria 5 Refresh the Filter Resu...

Page 70: ...open the logs created by the system select System Log if you want to open the logs you have backed up in a local drive or CD DVD select Backup Log Then assign the log path After clicking OK the events matching the search criteria will be loaded to the Event Log Browser Figure 1 45 Note By default the displaying period of time is one day the type of database is System Log and the log path is at Cen...

Page 71: ...s the report has been completed The icon indicates the report has not been completed or ended The icon indicates the above two types of reports Flag Searches for the flagged events Clip Searches for the events containing video attachments ID Searches for the events from a specific subscriber Type Searches for the events based on the nature of events Message Searches for the events by keywords Mess...

Page 72: ...he filter list and then click the Remove Selected Command button to remove it Backing up the Event Log You can back up logs to a local drive or export them to CD and DVD 1 On the Event Log Browser click the Backup button No 7 Figure 1 44 This dialog box appears Figure 1 47 2 To back up logs to a local drive select Backup Path click the button and assign a location wehere you want to save the files...

Page 73: ...sing CD DVD Click to back up files to the CD or DVD using the third party software Click the button to assign the desired burning software exe file CD Using OS Burning This option is only available when you use Windows XP Server 2003 Vista or Windows 7 It burns files to the CD or DVD using the inbuilt software of the operating system Note that your hard disk needs at least 1 G buffer space ...

Page 74: ... logs will be loaded to the Event List at the bottom of the Center V2 window Figure 1 1 and the Event Log Browser Figure 1 44 Event Log Keep Days Select this option and type the number of days to keep log files Otherwise clear the option to keep log files until the Recycle starts or the storage space is full Recycle Delete the files of the oldest day when storage space is lower than 500 MB Log Pat...

Page 75: ... choose whether to attach the Alarm Report with the data logs 1 On the Event Log Browser click the Page Setup button No 8 Figure 1 44 to display this dialog box 2 Select the options and type the information that you want to print out 3 Click OK to apply the settings 4 Click the Print button No 9 Figure 1 44 to start Figure 1 50 ...

Page 76: ...ins these tabs 1 General 2 Layout 3 Network 4 Record and 5 Dispatch Server General Settings Figure 1 51 Monitor Option Manual close channel Closes the triggered camera view manually Close the camera view when motion stopped Closes the triggered camera view automatically when motion stops Post Motion Specifies the duration of the camera view remaining on the monitoring window after motion stops ...

Page 77: ...r details see Chapter 8 CMS Configurations in the GV Video Server User s Manual Image Quality Adjusts the video quality Moving the slide bar to the right side for the better quality and the bigger image size Enable Directdraw Enables an enhanced image performance for live video To enhance coloring click the right arrow button select Use Colorful Mode and restart the Center V2 program to take it ef...

Page 78: ... support Twin View and your Windows desktop must be properly set up for the display across two computer monitors Figure 1 52 Screen Resolution Detects the current screen resolution on your PC Main Panel Resolution Sets the Center V2 panel resolution to 1024 x768 1280 x1024 1600 x 1200 1680 x 1050 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1080 1280 x 800 or 1440 x 900 The new resolution is effective after next login ...

Page 79: ...rate window at the bottom the right side or hide the window Note To view the hidden Event List click the Tools button No 5 Figure 1 1 and then select Maximize Event List to display the Event List Topmost Window Keeps the Center V2 window on top of other window or dialog box ...

Page 80: ... than version 7 0 cannot access the Center V2 anymore Center Port Indicates the communication port used by the Center V2 The port should match the one in Figure 1 7 To automatically configure the port on your router by UPnP technology click the Arrow button For details on UPnP settings see UPnP Settings Appendix Accept the Connection of GV Compact DVR Video Server IP Cam Enables the connection to ...

Page 81: ...he Center V2 Server and the storage space falls short of the recycle threshold 800 MB default recycle threshold 400MB of old files will be deleted This recycle size increases by 100 MB with every addition of 50 channels That is with 50 to 99 channels connected 500 MB of the old files will be deleted as the storage space falls short of the recycle threshold See the following table for the correspon...

Page 82: ...he path threshold 500 MB by default recordings are saved to the next path of the same storage group To enlarge the path threshold select this option and specify the path threshold To add paths see the following section Storing Video Files in Separate Locations Keep Days The recordings are stored for the specified number of days before they are recycled Enlarge Recycle Threshold When the current st...

Page 83: ...ach subscriber with a storage group To add storage paths and set up storage groups 1 Add storage locations using the Add New Path button 2 Assign a storage group to each path using the drop down list Figure 1 55 Important The system will first save video files to the path that appears on the top of the list and switch to the next path of the same group as soon as the current location reaches the s...

Page 84: ...ok window appears 2 Select the subscriber and click the Subscriber Settings button The Subscriber Settings dialog box appears 3 Select a storage group from the drop down list Figure 1 56 4 Repeat steps 1 to 3 to assign a storage group to another subscriber Dispatch Server Settings See 2 6 Connecting Center V2 to Dispatch Server ...

Page 85: ...e left list box to be configured Alert Approach Invoke Alarm Select a computer alarm from the drop drown list Or select User Define from the list to import one desired wav sound Click the Arrow button beside to test the assigned alarm Click the Repeat Mode button to keep the alarm on until the alarm is manually turned off Output Module Select an installed output model and pin number to alert the C...

Page 86: ...ngs see 1 18 SMS Alerts Text Format of SMS ASCII for English text limited to 160 characters Unicode for other languages limited to 70 characters Note To automatically send E mail and SMS alerts when alert conditions occur ensure to set up e mail addresses and mobile numbers for each subscriber in the Subscriber Address Book Figure 1 3 ...

Page 87: ...gh Ethernet 2 The GV I O Box must be installed in the same LAN with the Center V2 server Configuring a Local GV I O Box 1 On the Center V2 window click the Preference Setting button No 8 Figure 1 1 and select Local I O Device This dialog box appears Figure 1 58 2 Select the Device Port and Address using the drop down lists and then click the Add button 3 Click OK to finish adding the GV I O Box 4 ...

Page 88: ...ars Figure 1 59 3 Select the device using the drop down list and type the IP address ID and Password of the GV I O Box You can look up the IP address of the GV I O Box using the GV IP Device Utility 4 Click OK to finish adding the GV I O Box 5 To trigger outputs automatically by event see Triggering Outputs by Events later in this section 6 To trigger outputs manually see Triggering Outputs Manual...

Page 89: ... No 8 Figure 1 1 and select Notification The Alarm Settings dialog box appears 2 Select an event type for alarm output to be triggered Figure 1 60 3 Select Output Module and define the module number and pin number using the drop down lists 4 To set up more event types for alarm output repeat steps 2 and 3 ...

Page 90: ...ct Force Output This dialog box appears Figure 1 61 2 Select a desired module and then click the Finger button to trigger the output You can also trigger the outputs connected at the subscriber site through the I O Status interface For details see Showing I O Status 1 10 Advanced Monitoring and Management ...

Page 91: ...s button No 5 Figure 1 1 and then select Connect to SMS Server to display this dialog box Figure 1 62 2 Type the IP address communication port Login ID and Password of the SMS Server 3 If the SMS Server is installed at the same computer with the Center V2 select Local If not select Remote 4 To set up three mobile numbers of Center V2 operators to get notified when Center V2 loses connection to SMS...

Page 92: ...r 6 To set time intervals between each SMS message when alert occurs click the SMS Option tab to display this window Figure 1 64 7 In the SMS Alert Setup field set the interval between 0 and 1440 minutes For details on SMS Server see Chapter 10 DVR User s Manual on the Surveillance System Software DVD ...

Page 93: ... 1 right click one subscriber and select Send Short Message This sends SMS to an individual subscriber manually 3 On the Event List double click one Event Type except Attachment to call up a message window Click the Send Short Message icon on the window This sends SMS to an individual subscriber manually 4 Right click one display channel and select Send Short Message This sends SMS to an individua...

Page 94: ...message when it is sent out 1 On the Center V2 window click the Preference Settings button No 8 Figure 1 1 and select Notification This dialog box appears Figure 1 65 2 Select the event into which you wish to insert the subscriber name and ID and select Send SMS Alerts This dialog box appears Figure 1 66 ...

Page 95: ...n This dialog box appears Figure 1 67 4 Place the pointer to where you wish to insert the subscriber name and ID in the text select the corresponding symbol and click Insert The symbols will be replaced with real information when the message is displayed to the user ...

Page 96: ...8 Figure 1 1 and then select E Mail Setup This dialog box appears Figure 1 68 2 In the Charset field select the set of characters and symbols that the e mail uses 3 In the E Mail From field enter your e mail address 4 In the SMTP Server field type the outgoing server address 5 If your e mail server requires an SSL Secure Sockets Layer authentication for connection select This server requires an en...

Page 97: ...ccurs in the Alert Setup field set the interval between 0 and 1440 minutes 8 Click OK Sending a test e mail After setting up your mailbox you can use the Test section and send a message to your own e mail account for testing 1 Enter your own e mail address in the E Mail To field 2 Enter a subject for the e mail 3 Type the desired message in the Mail Content field 4 Click the Test Mail button ...

Page 98: ... Event Type except Attachment to call up a message window Click the Send E Mail icon on the window This sends the e mail to an individual subscriber manually 4 Click the Preference Settings button No 8 Figure 1 1 and select Notification to display the Alarm Settings window Check the Send E Mail item This sends e mails to subscribers automatically when set alert conditions occur See 1 13 Notificati...

Page 99: ... using the E Map Editor and activate WebCam Server To access the E Map at the Center V2 right click one online subscriber on the Subscriber List No 4 Figure 1 1 and select E Map The Remote E Map window will appear When motion or input trigger is detected on the subscriber the camera or input icon on the E Map will blink for alert You can also double click the camera icon to see its live view The R...

Page 100: ...ck to go to the next E Map file 6 ViewLog Click to access the Remote ViewLog function 7 Configure Click to configure the Remote E Map 8 Tree List The list displays all created E Map files and folders 9 IP Address Displays the IP Address of the connected host 10 Blinking Icon The blinking icon represents a triggered camera or I O device 11 Output Icon Click to manually force the output device 12 Ca...

Page 101: ...tion can reduce network load when you want to view E Maps of multiple subscribers Use local EMap files Once downloading E Map files to the local computer you can use these E Map files for connection Motion I O Input Alert Sound Select this option and assign a wav file to alert the operator when motion is detected or input devices are triggered Camera Blink I O Blink When cameras or input devices a...

Page 102: ...a views will be displayed on the Remote E Map window instantly For this function to work input devices must be mapped to cameras on the Main System Hide Tree List Select this option to hide the tree list Enable DirectDraw The DirectDraw is enabled by default Some VGA cards might not support DirectDraw and can produce distorted frames In this case disable the feature Use small icon The Remote E Map...

Page 103: ...age types and the events that occur on different subscribers To display the Event Chart you need to install the following software on the computer Use the links in the software DVD or click Here below to download the software z Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 SP1 or later versions Click Here z Microsoft Chart Controls Click Here Accessing the Event Chart 1 Click the Tools button No 5 Figure 1 1 and se...

Page 104: ...e 1 72 3 Select ID to query the events based on subscriber s ID and message or Type to query the events based on message types Import Data allows you to query the events based on your previously exported query settings see Step 5 Here we select Type as an example Click the Next button This dialog box appears Figure 1 73 ...

Page 105: ...event types 5 You can optionally click Export at the left bottom of the window to export the settings for next time use Figure 1 74 6 Click the Query button to display the statistical chart Note If you select ID or Message to query the events you need to type the subscriber ID or message type you want to query ...

Page 106: ...art image 2 Copy Image Copies the chart image 3 Preview Previews the chart image for print 4 Print Prints the chart image 5 Up one level Goes to the previous chart image 6 3D 2D Presents the chart in 3D or 2D mode 7 Pie Line Column Presents the event data in pie line or column chart 8 View Presents the title label legend name count or percentage in the chart ...

Page 107: ...s providing uninterrupted monitoring services 1 To import subscribers accounts from the primary server to the failover server click the Import Export Address Book button No 6 Figure 1 2 on the Address Book toolbar and select Import to transfer the address book data 2 On the Center V2 window click the Preference Settings button No 8 Figure 1 1 and select Automatic Failover Support This dialog box a...

Page 108: ...rt settings or modify them if necessary 5 Click OK When the primary Center V2 server fails all connections from subscribers will be diverted to the failover server automatically Note Once the primary server is ready to resume the services it is required to close the failover server so the connection from subscribers can move back to the primary ...

Page 109: ...le for the subscribers of GV Video Server GV Compact DVR and GV IP Camera 1 In the Subscriber List right click the desired subscriber and select Dispatch to other Center V2 This dialog box appears Figure 1 78 2 Type the IP address of another Center V2 The default port value is 5547 Modify it if necessary 3 Click OK The subscriber will be therefore assigned to the designated Center V2 In the Subscr...

Page 110: ...a selected channel on another monitor screen 1 On the Center V2 window click the Tools button No 5 Figure 1 1 and select QView This dialog box appears Figure 1 79 2 Use the drop down list to select a desired monitor 3 Click one channel to be displayed on that monitor Figure 1 80 4 To switch to another channel simply click another channel ...

Page 111: ...ers requests to the least busy Center V2 Servers With Dispatch Server a central monitor station can run several Center V2 Servers and serve a large number of subscribers with the fastest responding time If any of Center V2 Servers needs maintenance Dispatch Server can automatically redistribute subscribers requests to other Center V2 within a server farm or to servers in another location ...

Page 112: ...are Visual C 2008 Redistributable Package Hardware Internal or External GV USB Dongle Note Visual C 2008 Redistributable Package can be found in the software DVD Advanced Version Connections to more than 100 DVR subscribers 32 bit Windows XP Vista Server 2008 7 OS 64 bit Windows Server 2008 7 CPU Core 2 Duo 2 4 GHz Memory 2 x 1 GB Dual Channels Hard Disk The hard disk space required to install Dis...

Page 113: ...d a window appears 3 To install the USB device driver select Install or Remove GeoVision GV Series Drive and select Install GeoVision USB Device Driver 4 To install the Visual C 2008 Redistributable Package select Install Visual C 2008 Redistributable Package 5 To install the CMS system select Install V8 5 3 Central Monitoring System 6 Click Dispatch Server System and follow the on screen instruct...

Page 114: ...spatch Sever 2 Stop Server Stops Dispatch Sever 3 Server Setting Configures Dispatch Sever 4 Account Adds edits and deletes the accounts of Center V2 Servers and subscribers 5 Subscriber Notification Setting Sets the alert conditions and methods 6 Manual Dispatch Enables manual distribution of subscribers Click this button and drag a subscriber to the desired Center V2 Server ...

Page 115: ...checking will disable the distribution service 11 Tree View The list displays all created group folders servers and subscribers You can right click any online subscriber to call up Subscriber Address Book and Camera Audio Control Panel For details see 2 11 Live View Blue Icon The server subscriber is online Red Icon The server subscriber is offline 12 Subscriber Status Displays subscriber informat...

Page 116: ...A Group Adds a group folder 2 Add A Server Adds a Center V2 Server 3 Add A Subscriber Adds a subscriber 4 View Edit Subscriber Address Book Opens Subscriber Address Book for viewing and editing 5 Subscriber Setting Highlight one subscriber and click this button to configure the settings of video and alert formats 6 Subscriber Schedule Setting Sets up subscription schedules 7 Delete A Group Server ...

Page 117: ... Add a Group button to create a group 3 Click the Add a Server button to to create a Center V2 server account A server icon pops out Rename the server to match the location name created for the Center V2 server Figure 2 3 4 Click the Add a Subscriber button to create a subscriber account The Subscriber Address Book dialog box appears ...

Page 118: ...eneath a group every sub group can only include one Center V2 server every Center V2 server can include up to 500 subscribers 2 When one Center V2 server stops running its own subscribers will be distributed to available Center V2 servers at the same or higher level of the hierarchical file system 3 If you do not arrange Center V2 servers and subscribers into groups they will be distributed to the...

Page 119: ...tablish connections to the Dispatch Server Follow the steps below 1 On the main screen click Configure and select Setting The Dispatch Server Setting dialog box appears 2 Type an Identification Code This code will be used for connecting Center V2 Server to Dispatch Server Figure 2 5 ...

Page 120: ...V System as a subscriber connect GV System to Dispatch Server See 2 7 Connecting GV System to Dispatch Server 5 To add a GV IP Device as a subscriber connect GV IP Devices to Dispatch Server See 2 8 Connecting GV IP Device to Dispatch Server 6 Click the Start Server button No 1 Figure 2 1 on the main screen to start the service ...

Page 121: ...tings button No 8 Figure 1 1 select System Configure to display the Preference window and then click the Dispatch Server tab The Preference dialog box appears 3 Click the Dispatch Server tab Type the identification code IP address and the port of the Dispatch Server Figure 2 6 4 Click OK 5 Restart the Center V2 Without this step the Center V2 will not connect to the Dispatch Server ...

Page 122: ...pears See Figure 1 7 2 In the Center IP field type the IP address of the Dispatch Server 3 Type a user ID and password created in the Dispatch Server 4 Change the port number from 5547 Center V2 port to 21112 Dispatch Server port 5 Click the OK button The Connect to Center V2 dialog box appears 6 Click the Connect button to enable connecting to the Dispatch Server Note If you want to modify the lo...

Page 123: ...ance loading of Center V2 Servers Follow these steps to connect a GV IP Device to the Dispatch Server 1 On the main screen click Configure and select Setting The Dispatch Server Setting dialog box appears 2 Select Allow GV IP devices to login as subscriber from port to allow GV IP Devices to log in as subscribers Change the port when necessary Figure 2 7 ...

Page 124: ...o Dispatch Server A Active Link Click to configure and enable the connection B Host Name or IP Address Type the host name or IP address of the Dispatch Server C Port Number Match this port to the port value in step 2 Figure 2 7 to connect to the Dispatch Server D User Name Type a user name already established in the Dispatch Server to log in ...

Page 125: ...to log into the Dispatch Server F Click Apply The Connection Status should display Connected and the connection time 5 This subscriber will be automatically distributed to an online Center V2 Server that has the least number of subscribers ...

Page 126: ...ter V2 Server gets the priority of monitoring a particular subscriber 1 Click Configure on the main screen and select Customize Dispatch Setting The Customize Dispatch Setting dialog box appears 2 Select a primary Center V2 Server using the drop down list Figure 2 9 3 Select Auto re dispatch subscriber after Center V2 Server is online 4 Click OK This subscriber will be distributed to the selected ...

Page 127: ... OK to display the query results Figure 2 10 The Query feature supports the remote playback when folder sharing on the recording folder of Center V2 is enabled Double clicking any found event with video attachment can play it back on Dispatch Server Note To enable folder sharing on the recording folder of Center V2 right click the folder and select Sharing and Security Click the Sharing tab in the...

Page 128: ... 1 The window supports the remote playback when folder sharing on the recording folder of Center V2 is enabled Double clicking any event with video attachment can play it back on Dispatch Server 2 You can flag an incoming event for later reference Click in the flag column to flag an event Click the flag icon to remove it Note The flags of various colors are provided to distinguish different events...

Page 129: ...e any new entries An unexpected error occurred in Multicam Surveillance System Error Code 1 or 2 There is an intruder Object Missing Unattended Object Alert Message of POS Attachment Record file of Camera xx Live Attachment or offline System Start Recycle Recycle Event Log Status change of monitoring cameras On camera no Off camera no By Schedule Stop all cameras monitoring Start all cameras monit...

Page 130: ...otified y To set up a schedule see 1 11 Subscriber Schedule y When a subscriber doesn t log in Dispatch Server on time this message will appear on the Event List Service hour engaged still waiting for subscriber to log in When a subscriber logs out suddenly during a service time this message will appear Unexpected subscriber logout during service times y To notify subscribers by SMS and E Mail see...

Page 131: ...ontrol For details on the controls of the Live View window see 4 6 Live View You can enhance the coloring to have more vivid and saturated images Click Configure on the menu bar select DirectDraw Configuration select Use Colorful Model click OK and restart the Dispatch Server program for the mode to take effect Right click any online subscriber and select Camera Audio Control to see the enhaced li...

Page 132: ... Messages will be displayed Status Message System Start Dispatch Server Failed to start Dispatch Server Stop Dispatch Server Can t find KeyPro Start to recycle the Dispatch Server Start to recycle the CenterV2 Event Log Login logout CenterV2 Server IP CS_IP connects to Dispatch Server CenterV2 Server IP CS_IP disconnects from Dispatch Server CenterV2 Server IP CS_IP disconnects from Dispatch Serve...

Page 133: ...ogin Password This account has already logged in There is no server online for CenterV2 Client All online CenterV2 Servers have utmost service Event Log Browser The browser lets you view and locate the real time events from Center V2 Servers Click View on the window menu and then select Event log to display Event Log Browser For details on Log Browser see 1 14 Event Log Browser ...

Page 134: ...Dispatch Server 123 2 2 15 System Configuration To configure Dispatch Server click the Server Setting button No 3 Figure 2 1 on the toolbar to display the following dialog box Figure 2 13 ...

Page 135: ...ly starts the Dispatch service when its program starts Automatic Failover Support Distributes Center V2 Servers to another Dispatch Server when the serving Dispatch Server breaks down Enabling this item you will be prompted to enter the IP address and port of another Dispatch Server For details see 2 17 Failover Server Allow unidentified CenterV2 Server login Allows Center V2 to access Dispatch Se...

Page 136: ... storage path CenterV2 Event Log Enable Real Time CenterV2 Event Allows real time event messages coming from Center V2 Servers Keep Days Select the option and specify the number of days to keep Center V2 event logs Otherwise clear the option to keep log until the Recycle starts or storage space is full Log Path Click the button next to the item to assign a storage path Recycle Log Deletes the file...

Page 137: ...criber in the Subscriber Address Book Figure 2 2 To set up SMS Server click Configure on the window menu and select SMS Setup For details see 1 18 SMS Alerts To define alert conditions to send SMS messages click the Subscriber Notification Setting button No 5 Figure 2 1 on the toolbar to display the Notification Setting dialog box For setup details see 1 16 Notification Settings ...

Page 138: ... each subscriber in the Subscriber Address Book Figure 2 2 To set up mailbox click Configure on the window menu and select E Mail Setup For details see 1 19 E Mail Alerts To define alert conditions to send e mails click the Subscriber Notification Setting button No 5 Figure 2 1 on the toolbar to display the Notification Setting dialog box For setup details see 1 16 Notification Settings ...

Page 139: ... Click Here To access the Event Chart 1 Click View from the menu bar and select Dispatchlog 2 Click the Event Chart button on the Dispatch Log Browser This dialog box appears Figure 2 14 3 From the drop down list select Application Type to display events by the type of server ID to display events by ID or Status to display events by the type of status Application Type includes Dispatch Server Cent...

Page 140: ...ispatch Server 129 2 4 Click OK to see the data displayed in a chart Figure 2 15 This feature is similar as that in Center V2 See 1 21 Event Chart for more information on the controls of the chart window ...

Page 141: ...he Import Export Address Book button No 8 Figure 2 2 on the Address Book toolbar and select Import Address Book to transfer the address book data 2 On the Dispatch Server window click the Server Setting button No 3 Figure 2 1 The Dispatch Server Setting dialog box Figure 2 9 appears 3 Select the Automatic Failover Support option This dialog box appears Figure 2 16 4 Click the Add button The Settin...

Page 142: ...ation Setting If the information is inconsistent the connection to the failover server cannot be established Figure 2 17 Note Once the primary server is ready to resume the services it is required to close the failover server so the connection from subscribers can move back to the primary ...

Page 143: ...ple GV Systems are being monitored When alert events occur in a GV System VSM will receive alert text messages computer alarms and or output alarms while an SMS message and an E Mail are sent out to subscribers VSM also supports GV IP devices GV Video Server GV Compact DVR GV IPCam for central monitoring ...

Page 144: ...mended 32 bit color DirectX 9 0c Software Visual C 2008 Redistributable Package Hardware Internal or External GV USB Dongle Note Visual C 2008 Redistributable Package can be found in the software DVD 32 bit Windows XP Vista Server 2008 7 OS 64 bit Windows Server 2008 7 CPU Pentium 4 3 0 GHz with Hyper Threading Memory 2 x 512 MB Dual Channels Hard Disk The hard disk space required to install Cente...

Page 145: ...nter V2 Combination VSM Dispatch Server To ensure the quality of downloading when multiple GV Systems connect to the VSM see the list below for the recommended bandwidth Number of Subscribers Recommended Bandwidth 100 512 Kbps 500 2 Mbps 1000 4 Mbps ...

Page 146: ...nstall the USB device driver select Install or Remove GeoVision GV Series Driver and select Install GeoVision USB Device Driver 4 To install the Visual C 2008 Redistributable Package select Install Visual C 2008 Redistributable Package 5 To install the CMS system select Install V8 5 3 Central Monitoring System 6 Click Vital Sign Monitor System and follow the on screen instructions ...

Page 147: ...t Adds deletes or modifies subscribers 3 Show Hide Subscriber List Shows and hides the Subscriber List 4 View Event Log Launches Event Log Browser 5 Force Output Activates output devices manually to alert the VSM operator 6 View Subscriber Information Accesses the subscriber s storage and monitoring information 7 ID Enter an ID for further search ...

Page 148: ...hen receiving the event message 18 Start Time Indicates the subscriber s time when sending out the event message 19 Subscriber List Indicates the number of online subscribers and displays the ID and status Right click any subscriber to call up a menu containing buttons No 4 8 9 10 and 11 The numbers of online subscribers and total subscribers are shown in brackets next to the Subscriber List Blue ...

Page 149: ...illance System has been closed Status change of monitoring cameras on camera xx off camera xx Keep Days xx Alarm of Video Log is lower than xx days Schedule Start Stop An unexpected error occurred in Mulicam Surveillance System Error Code 1 or 2 There is an intruder Missing Object Unattended Object Alert Message of POS Scene Change Crowd Detection Advanced Missing Object Advanced Unattended Object...

Page 150: ...ng for subscriber to log in Unexpected subscriber logout during service times Can t find USB Protection Key Disk Error The Multicam Surveillance System starts recycling Storage 1 System The POS is offline POS 1 Mapping Camera x IP address Wiegand Data Card No xxxxxx Camera xx Note Error Code 1 indicates a codec error Error Code 2 indicates that users can t write or record any data due to HD failur...

Page 151: ...e subscriber to log in to the VSM See Figure 3 3 5 Enter the subscriber s contact information in the rest of fields optional If you wish to send e mail alerts to this subscriber type its e mail address Up to two e mail accounts can be created for the subscriber For e mail settings see E Mail Alerts later in this chapter If you wish to send SMS alerts to this subscriber type its country code and mo...

Page 152: ...nitor 141 3 3 5 Service Startup After subscriber accounts are created the VSM is ready to provide services Clicking the Start Stop Service button No 1 Figure 3 1 on the VSM window to receive signals from subscribers ...

Page 153: ...monitoring To configure GV System in order to access the VSM remotely through a network connection follow these steps 1 Click the Network button and select Connect to VSM This dialog box appears Figure 3 3 2 Type the IP address the User ID and Password of one VSM Click OK This dialog box appears Figure 3 4 ...

Page 154: ... information of the established account select the account in the dialog box and click the button 5 If you want to delete the established account select the account in the dialog box and click the button 6 Click the Connect button to connect all established VSM centers Make sure those VSM centers are also started for the connection ...

Page 155: ...gs dialog box There are tabs 1 General 2 Camera 3 I O Device and 4 System Information General The settings define the retry mode between GV System and VSM Figure 3 5 Run Remote ViewLog Service Allows the VSM to retrieve the recordings for playback For details see 3 10 Remote Playback Retry Interval Specify the retry interval when the connection is not immediately available Retry in the background ...

Page 156: ...e alert events that you like to notify the VSM when they occur Click the Finger button to apply the same settings to all cameras Event Type Select Emergency for VSM to be notified of the alert event from this subscriber Select Normal for the VSM to be notified of the alert event only when an assigned input is triggered at this subscriber Note To set an input trigger for the notification of Normal ...

Page 157: ... the Arrow buttons to configure each I O device or click the Finger button to apply to all I O devices Allow Vital Sign Monitor to Enable Disable I O Allows the VSM manually arm disarm any I O devices at the subscriber s site without interrupting the monitoring For example when an alarm is triggered at the subscriber site the VSM operator can turn it off remotely before arriving at the site Meanwh...

Page 158: ...is inactive Once the exit delay expires the input will be fully armed Entry Delay While the system is activated this feature provides an interval of time for the subscriber to entry the premises During this time the specified input e g a exit entry door is inactive so that the subscriber can disarm the system If the subscriber fails to do once the entry delay expires the VSM will get notified of t...

Page 159: ...in the input trigger Note To set an input trigger for the notification of Normal events see Security Service below Allow Vital Sign Monitor to Force Output Allows the VSM operator to manually force output devices installed at the subscriber s site Security Service Supports two types of access control systems Momentary and Maintained mode For details see I O Device Advanced Settings in 1 5 Connecti...

Page 160: ...he total amount of free storage space to Vital Sign Monitor Reports the subscriber s size of free storage space Notify Vital Sign Monitor when the total amount of free space is lower than xx GB Notifies the VSM when the subscriber s storage space is insufficient The space limit is 1 GB at least Notify Vital Sign Monitor when the storage space is full Notifies the VSM when the subscriber s storage ...

Page 161: ...moved from the GV System Notify Vital Sign Monitor when the Multicam starts recycling Notifies the VSM as soon as the recycle starts Send temperature status to Vital Sign Monitor Notifies VSM operator when the subscriber internal temperature reaches or exceeds the critical temperature specified Send POS device connection status to Vital Sign Monitor Notifies the POS connection status to the VSM No...

Page 162: ... the subscriber starts the live monitoring through VSM A change from the previously defined state N O to N C or N C to N O will activate an alarm condition Click on the Connect to Vital Sign Monitor dialog box Figure 3 4 For details see Input State Detection Chapter 6 DVR User s Manual on the Surveillance System Software DVD ...

Page 163: ...appears Figure 3 9 Subscriber Indicates the subscriber s ID You can change the subscriber by clicking the button Video Log Storage Indicates the information of video log and hard disk space To view the detailed information of multiple storage groups on the subscriber click the button To use this function subscribers must grant the privilege first See the Allow Vital Sign Monitor to inquire the sto...

Page 164: ...o enable this tab highlight one output from the tree list and click this tab to force the output at the subscriber site to be triggered For this function to work the subscriber must grant the privilege first See the Allow Vital Sign Monitor to Force Output option in Figure 3 7 Enable Disable I O Allows the VSM to arm or disarm any I O devices at the subscriber site without interrupting the monitor...

Page 165: ...information and monitoring status On the VSM window click the View Subscriber Information button No 6 Figure 3 1 to display the following window Monitoring Indicates whether camera and I O monitoring are enabled at the subscriber s sites Figure 3 10 Storage Indicates the total storage size and free space at the subscriber s sites For this subscribers must grant this privilege first See System Info...

Page 166: ...iption The VSM operator can disable its services to an individual subscriber when subscription expires On the Address Book Figure 3 2 right click one subscriber and select Disable To restore the subscription right click again to select Enable ...

Page 167: ... t log in the VSM on time this message will appear on the Event List Service hour engaged still waiting for subscriber to log in When a subscriber logs out suddenly during a service time this message will appear Unexpected subscriber logout during service times y To activate the computer and output alarm to notify the operator while an SMS and an E mail message being sent out to a subscriber use t...

Page 168: ... Sign Monitor 157 3 3 9 Alarm Report For every event the VSM operator can generate a report to evaluate certain conditions This function is the same as that of the Center V2 For details see 1 12 Alarm Report ...

Page 169: ...t recording y GV Video Server GV Compact DVR Enable the Remote ViewLog function and start recording 1 On the Event List No 21 Figure 3 1 double click one motion event This window appears Figure 3 12 2 Click the Remote Playback icon A setting dialog box appears 3 Select the desired camera to be viewed enter the ID and password to log in the DVR and click OK The Remote Playback window appears 4 For ...

Page 170: ...nfigure the Customized Event tab which contains self chosen event types Adding Event Tabs You can add event tabs to sort events by type 1 On the main screen click View and select My Favorite Events A sub menu appears Figure 3 13 2 Select the desired event The selected event type should appear as a tab at the bottom of the main screen 3 To remove the event tab from the main screen repeat steps 1 an...

Page 171: ...nts instantly 1 On the main screen click Configure and select Customize Message Settings The Customize Message Settings dialog box appears 2 Select a desired event from the left and select Add to Customized Event Tab Figure 3 14 3 To add other event types into the Customize Event tab repeat step 2 4 On the main screen click View select My Favorite Events and select Customized Event to add this tab...

Page 172: ...oses Each alert level can be distinguished by color You can customize the color for each alert level or assign a color exclusively for a particular event type On the main screen click Configure and select Customize Message Settings The Customize Message Settings dialog box appears For setup details see 1 15 Setting Alert Levels of Event Messages ...

Page 173: ...162 3 12 Event Log Browser To launch Event Log Browser click Tools on the window menu and select Event Log Browser This feature is the same as that in Center V2 For details see 1 14 Event Log Browser ...

Page 174: ... options 1 System Configure 2 Password Setup 3 Event Log Settings 4 Local I O Device 5 Virtual I O 6 Notification and 7 Alerts Interval These options are discussed in this section System Settings Click Configure on the window menu and then select System Configure to open this dialog box Figure 3 15 ...

Page 175: ... set the appropriate port for the connection to the GV Video Server GV IP Camera and GV Compact DVR keep the default port 5609 or modify it to match the VSM port on the GV IP devices For details see GV Video Server User s Manual GV IP Camera User s Manual or GV Compact DVR User s Manual Enhance network security Enable to enhance Internet Security Please notice when this feature is enabled the subs...

Page 176: ...nge the login account on the VSM window click Service select Login Change User and type the desired account ID and password for login Event Log Settings Click Configure on the window menu and select Event Log Settings to display the Event Log Settings dialog box The settings are the same as those in Center V2 For details see Setting the Event Log in 1 14 Event Log Browser Also see 3 13 Event Log B...

Page 177: ... Settings You can define the frequencies of the motion detected and video lost alert messages Click Configure on the window menu and select Alerts Interval to open this dialog box Figure 3 17 Post Motion Specify how long the incoming alert messages of motion detection stay red highlighted on the Event List No 21 Figure 3 1 Event and Alerts Interval Specify the interval between the incoming message...

Page 178: ... Device dialog box appears For setup details see Configuring a Local GV I O Box in 1 17 Output Alerts Configuring a Virtual GV I O Box On window menu click Configure and then select Virtual I O The Virtual I O Device dialog box appears For setup details see Configuring a Virtual GV I O Box in 1 17 Output Alerts Triggering Outputs by Event Click Configure on the window menu and select Notification ...

Page 179: ...s Figure 3 18 2 Select a desired module and then click the Finger button to trigger the output You can also trigger the output devices installed at the subscriber site by using the Force Output button on the Subscriber Status For details see I O Device Viewing Subscriber Status 3 7 Subscriber Monitoring ...

Page 180: ... the following selections 1 Click the Send Short Message button No 11 Figure 3 1 This sends out SMS to an individual subscriber manually 2 On the Event List double click any event type to call up a message window and then click the Send Short Message icon This sends SMS to an individual subscriber manually 3 On the Subscriber List No 18 Figure 3 1 right click one subscriber and select Send Short M...

Page 181: ... s ID and camera name can be automatically inserted to your SMS message when it is sent out Click Configure on the window menu and select Notification The Alarm Settings dialog box appears For details see Inserting Device Information 1 18 SMS Alerts ...

Page 182: ...tton No 10 Figure 3 1 This sends the e mail to an individual subscriber manually 2 On the Subscriber List No 19 Figure 3 1 right click one subscriber and then select Send E Mail This sends the e mail to an individual subscriber manually 3 On the Event List double click one event to call up a message window and then click the e mail icon This sends the e mail to an individual subscriber manually 4 ...

Page 183: ... ID and camera name can be automatically inserted to your e mail message when it is sent out Click Configure on the window menu and select Notification The Alarm Settings dialog box appears For details see Inserting Device Information 1 18 SMS Alerts ...

Page 184: ...pport temperature display refer to the GV IPCAM H 264 User s Manual for detail To configure the temperature alarm 1 If you have a GV System subscriber make sure the Send temperature status to Vital Sign Monitor option is enabled For details see System Information Advanced Settings for Subscriber in 3 6 Connection to VSM 2 On the VSM window click Configure and select Temperature Monitoring The Temp...

Page 185: ...r Status 5 In the Alarm section specify the critical temperature 6 Click OK Once the temperature reaches or exceeds the critical temperature an alarm event such as Critical Temperature Alarm 77 5 C will be shown on the VSM window You can also invoke computer alarm and local output device and send SMS and e mail alerts using the Alarm Settings For details see 1 16 Notification Settings 2 14 SMS Ale...

Page 186: ...Chart can provide you the daily weekly and monthly statistical chart based on different criteria This feature is similar as that in Center V2 For details see 1 21 Event Chart To launch the Event Chart click Tools on the window menu and select Event Chart ...

Page 187: ...er the primary fails the failover takes over the connection from subscribers providing uninterrupted monitoring services To access this feature on the VSM window menu see Figure 3 1 click Service and select Automatic Failover Support This feature is the same as Center V2 s For details on setup see 1 22 Failover Server ...

Page 188: ...e ViewLog y Central management for I O devices from different hosts See I O Central Panel y Monitor up to 104 monitors including 8 monitors from the local Control Center itself with 9984 cameras over the network See IP Matrix y Video motion detection See VMD Monitoring y Instant Playback See Instant Playback y Picture in Picture and Picture and Picture views See PIP and PAP View y Panorama View Se...

Page 189: ... must be at least 1 GB Graphic Card AGP or PCI Express 1024 x 768 32 bit color DirectX 9 0c Hardware Internal or External GV USB Dongle Advanced Version Control Center runs with 4 Matrix views OR connects more than 150 channels 32 bit Windows XP Vista Server 2008 7 OS 64 bit Windows Server 2008 7 CPU Core2 Duo 2 4 GHz RAM 2 x 1 GB Dual Channels Hard Disk The hard disk space required to install Con...

Page 190: ...Hz RAM 2 x 2 GB Dual Channels Hard Disk The hard disk space required to install Control Center Professional Version must be at least 1 GB Graphic Card AGP or PCI Express 1024 x 768 32 bit color DirectX 9 0c Hardware Internal or External GV USB Dongle Dongle Options Control Center or IP Matrix Control Center Advanced Video Analysis Control Center VSM Combination Control Center VSM Advanced Video An...

Page 191: ...ect Install or Remove GeoVision GV Series Driver and select Install GeoVision USB Device Driver 4 To install the CMS system select Install V8 5 3 Central Monitoring System 5 Click Control Center System and follow the on screen instructions Note To run the Control Center of version 8 4 or later you must upgrade the NVIDIA driver to version 6 14 11 6371 or above if the NVIDIA Graphic Card is in use ...

Page 192: ...the Group List to group cameras from different hosts 3 IP Matrix List See 4 12 IP Matrix 4 Edit Opens the Edit toolbar to display other buttons Search Host Configure Save and Delete The Add Host button only appears after the Host List is opened 5 Service See the section of Service Toolbar The Edit Toolbar The Edit toolbar varies when you open the Host List and Group List y When the Host List is op...

Page 193: ...options System Configure E Map Editor DirectDraw Configuration IP Matrix Service Import Data Export Data Change Password and Version Information 3 Save Saves the changes made on the Host List and Group List 4 Delete Deletes the highlighted Host or Group 5 Add Host Adds a Host 6 Rename Renames the highlighted Group 7 Add Group Adds a Group Note The small toolbars appearing on both the Host List and...

Page 194: ...rol Center 183 4 The Service Toolbar The Service Toolbar varies when you open the Host List and Group List y When the Host List is open 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Figure 4 4 y When the Group List is open Figure 4 5 ...

Page 195: ...ast 4 Multi screen See 4 13 Multi Screens 5 VMD System See 4 13 VMD Monitoring 6 Remote E Map See 4 18 Remote E Map 7 Quick Zoom See Quick Zoom 4 11 Matrix View 8 I O Central Panel See 4 17 I O Central Panel 9 Audio Out Allows the user to speak to a selected host 10 Matrix See 4 11 Matrix View Note The small toolbars appearing on both the Host List and Group List correspond to the Service Toolbar ...

Page 196: ...he Host List Or you can follow the steps below Note 1 To use the Search Host function to locate GV devices it is required to open TCP port 5201 on the client DVR TCP port 5202 on the Video Server and Compact DVR and UDP port 5200 on the Control Center 2 To use the Search Host function to locate third party IP cameras go to Windows Firewall click the Exceptions tab and then select UPnP Framework Se...

Page 197: ...ialog box may look a bit different among these devices 1 Click the Host List button No 1 Figure 4 1 right click the Host List window and select Add IP Camera as example This dialog box appears Figure 4 7 2 Type the host name IP address login ID and password of the host Keep the communication port as default unless otherwise necessary ...

Page 198: ...he host Note 1 If you add a DVR host it is required to enabled Control Center Server at the DVR otherwise the message Unable to Connect will appear 2 The Control Center supports IP video devices using RTSP ONVIF and PSIA standards To connect the IP device compatible with any of these standards select Protocol from the Brand drop down list See RTSP Streaming Appendix F Tip To access the configurati...

Page 199: ...ct Add Group 2 Name the created group 3 Drag the desired cameras from the Host List to the created group 4 Click Save to store your settings Tip 1 To access the live view from a desired camera right click the camera on the Host List or Group List and select Live View 2 To see the information of a single camera on the Group List right click the camera and select Device Information ...

Page 200: ...lick the Network button on the main screen point to Control Center Server and then select Start Default Service or Start All Service for connection The Control Center Server Window When the client DVR starts the Control Center Service CCS as described above the server will be minimized to the system tray Click the server s icon to restore its window 1 2 3 4 6 5 Figure 4 8 ...

Page 201: ...GV System 3 Start Stop Remote ViewLog Service Allows or not allows the Control Center to access the ViewLog files 4 Start Stop Desktop Service Allows or not allows the Control Center to control the desktop 5 Start Stop Bandwidth Control Service Allows or not allows the Bandwidth Control Server to control the bandwidth For details see Bandwidth Control Applications Chapter 8 DVR User s Manual on th...

Page 202: ... IP ranges Codec Sets video compression to Geo Mpeg4 or Geo H264 Note Remote Desktop does not support Geo H264 codec UPnP To automatically configure three communication ports on your router click the Arrow button beside Http Port for UPnP settings For details on UPnP settings see UPnP Settings Appendix Remote ViewLog Sets the maximum number of users to access the video files for playback from 1 to...

Page 203: ...ystem through Remote DVR service or Desktop through Remote Desktop service Figure 4 11 Auto start default service when Windows starts Automatically runs the default services at startup Hide when minimized Hides the minimized Control Center Server window to the notification area Note If the user account of the DVR is changed by the time the Auto start default service when Windows starts option is e...

Page 204: ...ndow appears Figure 4 12 The controls on the Live View window No Name Description 1 Change Camera Switches to another camera of the same host 2 Change Size Size Changes the size of the live video The size corresponds to the video resolution set at the host The size choices are only available when the video resolution is higher than 320 x 240 Defog Enhances image visibility Stabilizer Stabilizes li...

Page 205: ...0 x 1024 or higher Wide Angle Lens Dewarping Corrects live view distortions For details see Adjusting Distorted Views in this section 3 Audio Accesses audio from the host 4 Microphone Enables speaking to the host A microphone must be installed properly in the computer 5 Setting Changes the audio and video settings Defog settings are for adjusting the image color Normalization and for decreasing th...

Page 206: ...l Center program for the mode to take effect Figure 4 13 Note 1 These options are only available when the GV Control Center dongle with AVP function is used Defog and Stabilizer options in the Change Size button Defog settings in the Setting button 2 When the video resolution of the IP camera is larger than the screen resolution of the Control Center the maximum live video you can view is approxim...

Page 207: ...ion 1 On the live view select the Change Size button No 2 Figure 4 12 and select Wide Angle Settings The Wide Angle Dewarping Setting dialog box appears Figure 4 14 2 Move the slider at the bottom to correct the degree of warping The adjusted view is shown on the right Figure 4 15 3 To apply the configuration select the Change Size button No 2 Figure 4 12 and select Wide Angle Lens Dewarping ...

Page 208: ...st window click the Broadcast Service button on the Host List This dialog box appears Figure 4 16 2 Drag the desired hosts from the Host List to the Audio Broadcast window Or right click the host and select Add to Broadcast Service 3 You can mark or unmark the hosts on the Audio Broadcast window to enable or disable audio broadcasting to them 4 To start audio broadcasting to the hosts click the St...

Page 209: ...Minimizes or enlarges the Audio Broadcast window 5 Close Closes the Audio Broadcast window 6 Setup Always on top Always displays the Audio Broadcast window on top of the screen Opacity Select the opacity level for the Audio Broadcast window The value can range from 20 fully transparent to 100 fully opaque 7 Start Stop Broadcasting Starts or stops audio broadcasting 8 Dragging Area Click the button...

Page 210: ... the Control Center highlight a host in the DVR List Then click the Remote Control button and select Remote DVR If the connection is established the main screen of the client DVR will display on the Control Center desktop At the same time the client DVR will display the following message advising the GV System is in use and has been locked Figure 4 18 If the client wants to interrupt the connectio...

Page 211: ...then click the Remote DVR tab In the Active Camera field check or uncheck desired cameras Click OK to save to your settings 2 When connecting to the client DVR on the main screen of the client DVR click the Exit button and then select Activate Camera Check or uncheck cameras Note 1 Remote DVR currently doesn t support audio output PTZ and I O control 2 Remote DVR of version 8 2 and earlier cannot ...

Page 212: ...e view the center operator has a full control to client GV System and its operation system Running Remote Desktop 1 The client DVR must activate Remote Desktop Service No 4 Figure 4 8 first 2 At the Control Center highlight a host in the DVR List Then click the Remote Control button and select Remote Desktop When the connection is established the client desktop will appear on the Control Center de...

Page 213: ...on on the upper left corner of the Remote Desktop The File Transfer Service dialog box appears 3 Select the desired file to transfer to Local the Control Center or Remote the client DVR Figure 4 19 Note The size of one single file for transfer cannot exceed 4 GB but multiple selections of files do not have size limit Also see Remote Desktop Settings in 4 22 System Configuration ...

Page 214: ...g see Chapter 4 DVR User s Manual on the Surveillance System Software DVD If highlighting a group for the Remote ViewLog service you can access the event files of up to 96 cameras However the Multi View of ViewLog can only display up to 16 cameras So you need to select the desired cameras for Multi View mode On the ViewLog function panel click the Setting button to display the System Configuration...

Page 215: ...of text html or excel Figure 4 20 1 On the GV System click the Network button select WebCam Server and click OK to enable the WebCam service 2 On the Control Center right click the desired DVR host on the host list and select Event Data Query The Event Data window appears 3 On the left panel select a query category and then click Submit Query at the bottom to display its search criteria Monitor ev...

Page 216: ... search category selected 5 If you want to search the events recorded during the Daylight Saving Time period select DST Rollback and specify the time period in the Date column 6 Click Submit Query The search results will be displayed in text form 7 To graph the search results click the Chart button 8 To playback any attached video click the Video icon 9 To export the search results select the file...

Page 217: ...time can be up to 96 y Display of up to 8 Matrix windows in 1 monitor or separate 8 monitors at a time y Support for remote configuration of camera status and properties y Support for Camera Scan PTZ Control and POS Live View functions y Access to client ViewLog for playback Running Matrix View 1 For DVR hosts the client DVRs must activate Control Center Service No 2 Figure 4 8 first 2 At the Cont...

Page 218: ...8 9 12 16 20 24 32 36 48 64 80 or 96 channels 3 Date Time Indicates the current date and time 4 Monitor Starts or stops monitoring 5 Configure Access the Matrix settings and camera properties 6 ViewLog Opens ViewLog 7 Camera Scan Rotates through screen divisions 8 PTZ Displays the PTZ control panel To display the PTZ control panel you can also right click the connected channel and select PTZ Contr...

Page 219: ...y on a single screen Click the button at left top corner of the single screen to display megapixel images 3 According to your screen divisions the Matrix will reduce the received resolution as close as to the division size For GV IP devices the JPEG stream of 704 x 480 or smaller will be changed to the MPEG stream of the similar size the JPEG stream higher than 704 x 480 will remain as JPEG stream...

Page 220: ...n select Use Colorful Model click OK and restart the Control Center program for the mode to take effect Adjusting Distorted Views Images may be curved especially near the corners To correct image distortions right click the channel you want to adjust for distortion and select Wide Angle Lens Settings The Wide Angle Dewarping Setting dialog appears For details see Adjusting Distorted Views in 4 6 L...

Page 221: ...omatic scan function at the Matrix startup DirectX Sets the DirectDraw function PTZ Control Select one type of PTZ control panel For details on PTZ Automation see PTZ Automation Chapter 6 DVR User s Manual on the Surveillance System Software DVD View If video sources or connections tend to be interrupted or you want to prevent the operator from knowing the broken connection select this option and ...

Page 222: ...lity with the choices of Best Normal and Low The better quality will result in bigger image size and need bigger bandwidth QView Allows you to display channels on another monitor For details see QView for Channel Display on Another Monitor later in this chapter Auto Retry when Connection Broken Automatically reconnects when the connection between the Matrix View and cameras is lost ...

Page 223: ...can enable the two way audio to any host immediately when suspicious events occur To access this feature right click on a camera view that you wish to communicate with its host and select Wave out Toggle to access audio from the host and Talk Back Toggle to speak to the host Figure 4 23 ...

Page 224: ... seconds 1 minute and 5 minutes For details see 4 16 Instant Playback To instantly play back the event s of one single channel click on the Camera Name select Instant Play and select the time length To instantly play back the events of all channels click the ViewLog button No 6 Figure 4 21 select Instant Play and select the time length Also see Matrix Settings in 4 22 System Configuration ...

Page 225: ...d channel on another monitor screen 1 Open the Matrix window click the Configure button No 5 Figure 4 21 and select QView This dialog box appears Figure 4 24 2 Use the drop down list to select a desired monitor 3 Click one channel to be displayed on that monitor Figure 4 25 4 To switch to another channel simply click another channel in the Matrix ...

Page 226: ...o 7 Figure 4 4 This dialog box appears Figure 4 26 2 To identify the position numbers of monitors click the Identify button The position numbers will be displayed on the monitors Following is an example of running four Matrix Views in four separate monitors Figure 4 27 3 To display a desired camera view on the primary monitor type its monitor number of the Matrix View and the camera channel Click ...

Page 227: ...yed 1 Configure the monitor positions according to Windows Display Properties For details see Matrix Setting 4 22 System Configuration 2 Right click the group on the Group List select Set Start Position as and select a matrix number The matrix numbers here correspond to the ones in Windows Display Properties The group folder turns red when its starting position is assigned Figure 4 28 ...

Page 228: ... window To open the POS Live View window click the ViewLog button No 6 Figure 4 21 and select POS Live View To have the instant playback double click the desired transaction item or cardholder data on the POS Live View window Figure 4 29 For details on POS Live View see POS Live View Chapter 7 DVR User s Manual on the Surveillance System Software DVD ...

Page 229: ...ying one Matrix View Including 8 monitors Matrix Views from the local Control Center itself the operator can monitor up to 104 monitors Matrix Views with 9984 cameras 96 x 8 96 x 96 in total over the network The IP Matrix application is illustrated as below For details on the Matrix view see 4 11 Matrix View Matrix View One server connects the maximum of eight 8 monitors each monitor displays one ...

Page 230: ...oftware DVD to the computer It will run automatically A window appears 2 Select Install V8 5 3 Central Monitoring System 3 Click IP Matrix and follow the on screen instructions 4 After the computer is restarted go to the Windows Start menu point to Programs select IP Matrix and click IP Matrix This dialog box appears Figure 4 31 5 Type the IP address of the Control Center and modify the communicat...

Page 231: ... the desired monitors for remote control 7 Click OK and then Connect to build connection with the Control Center On Control Center 1 Click the IP Matrix List button No 3 Figure 4 1 on the Control Center toolbar The IP Matrix window appears 2 Click the Start Stop Service button on top left corner to start the service The icons of connected monitors will be displayed at the bottom of the window 3 To...

Page 232: ...r right click the monitor square and select Set Channel to choose a group Figure 4 34 5 To enlarge and manage one monitor view double click the monitor square and use the toolbar for control For details on the toolbar see The Controls on the Window below Monitor square Click the button to start service This field displays connected monitors Monitor square ...

Page 233: ... or stops the connection to client servers 2 Show Hide List Opens or closes the monitor list at the bottom of the window 3 Layout Setup Includes these settings Screen Division Specify the screen division of IP Matrix The maximum number of divisions is 96 e g 8 x 12 or 12 x 8 Screen update rate Specify the update ...

Page 234: ...et Quad Focus on one monitor view click this icon and set the screen division 8 Page Up Page Down Focus on one monitor view and click one of these icons to scroll the page up and down 9 Monitor Square Displays the monitor views Right click one monitor view to have these settings Set Channel Select a group for display Advanced Control Enlarges the monitor view for further management Remove Monitor ...

Page 235: ...ork Note Multiple screens can only be built from either a local computer or remote computers Mixed sources are not supported Configuring Multiple Screens from a Local Computer 1 Before setting up for multi screen display make sure you have established a group consisting of the channels you want to display For how to set up a group see 4 4 Hosts and Groups 2 On the Control Center service toolbar cl...

Page 236: ...yout dialog box appears 4 Configure the layout in the Add Control Layout dialog box Figure 4 37 A Name the layout in the Name field B Configure the Settings section Select Manual or Selecting Manual Setups up a new layout template Monitor Layout Defines the number of monitors in columns and rows For example the following monitor layout is 3 x 2 instead of 2 x 3 ...

Page 237: ...mplate already created using the drop down list C Configure the Zoom In Settings Select All Monitor or a channel layout e g 2 x 2 Channels to display an enlarged channel All Monitor Zooms a channel over all the channels by double clicking the image 2 x 2 Channels Zooms a channel over 4 channels by double clicking the image The options for the number of channel vary according to the Channel Layout ...

Page 238: ...omed in channel on the Multi Screen If you have a 3 x 3 channel layout and you select the zoom in channels to be 2 x 2 left top your zoomed in image will be displayed in the shaded area Figure 4 39 5 The layout name and its channel division should appear in the Multi Screen dialog box Figure 4 40 ...

Page 239: ... up the coordinates from the Windows Display Properties and assign coordinates by dragging them from the bottom of the dialog box to each monitor Figure 4 41 7 To import channels drag the already established group from the group list to the top left channel of the Multi Screen window A menu pops out ...

Page 240: ...g from the selected channel Use scan function Displays source channels in slide show on a single selected channel of the Multi Screen Figure 4 42 Note A source channel can only be displayed by a single channel on the Multi Screen at the same time A new configuration will take priority and any repeated channel will be removed from the previous configuration ...

Page 241: ...eview of channel layout appears Figure 4 43 10 To enable this layout click the Apply the Selected Layout button on the Multi Screen toolbar To close the display click the Close button on the Multi Screen toolbar ...

Page 242: ...tional PC locate and execute the IPMC exe file in the Control Center folder The IP Matrix Client dialog box appears 3 Click the Service button to allow connection from the Control Center Figure 4 44 4 On the computer that runs the Control Center click the Connect to Server button on the Multi Screen window The Connect to dialog box appears 5 Type the IP address of the additional PC and click Conne...

Page 243: ... a Local Computer section earlier to configure channel layout monitor layout and zoom in settings 8 Follow steps 7 to 9 in Configuring Multiple Screens from a Local Computer section earlier to import channels and define how they will be displayed 9 Follow step 10 in Configuring Multiple Screens from a Local Computer section earlier to start displaying multi screens ...

Page 244: ... The VMD feature does not support the third party IP cameras Running VMD 1 Drag the desired cameras from the Host List and drop to VMD Group in the Group List Figure 4 47 2 To select the event for a popup alert right click the camera select Video Analysis and select the types of events that have been configured for this camera at the client GV System Note Motion Detection is selected by default 3 ...

Page 245: ...ew The feature is unavailable when the Camera pops up in the user defined position option is enabled Figure 4 94 3 Select Quad Sets the screen division 4 Show System Menu Includes these settings Host List Displays the host tree list Pop up Viewer Displays a Pop up event on another monitor For details see Pop UP Viewer later in this section ...

Page 246: ...at a popup remains on the screen By default each popup remains for 60 seconds Sound Scheme Changes the alarm sound to go along with different events 5 Minimize Minimizes the window in Windows taskbar 6 Exit Closes the window 7 Pop up camera Right click the pop up camera to have these settings Advanced Live View Opens the live view window for further control See 4 16 Instant Playback Instant Playba...

Page 247: ...t temperature detection refer to the GV IPCAM H 264 User s Manual for detail 1 On the VMD window click the Show System Menu icon on the top right corner and select System Configure The System Configure dialog box appears 2 Type the critical temperature Figure 4 49 3 Right click the camera under the VMD Group select Video Analysis and select Temperature Alarm 4 The live view should pop up on the VM...

Page 248: ...n of 1280 x 1024 and above up to 42 pop up views can be displayed on a VMD window For monitor resolution lower than 1280 x 1024 up to 36 pop up views can be displayed on a VMD window To set two monitors to display the VMD windows 1 Click the Edit button click the Configure button select System Configure and click the VMD System tab Figure 4 50 ...

Page 249: ...itor is full of the pop up camera view the next pop up camera view will go to the second monitor Applications of two VMD windows The position of pop up cameras on the VMD windows varies when you enable or disable the Camera pops up in the user defined position option in Figure 4 94 z When the option is disabled When multiple popup alerts are triggered simultaneously the positions of popup views on...

Page 250: ...up views on the VMD windows are based on the camera sequence in the VMD Group Example In the VMD Group Camera A is listed as the third camera and Camera B is the fifth Both monitor 1 and monitor 2 are set at 4 screen divisions When the popup alerts from the two cameras are triggered simultaneously Camera A images will appear on the third square of Monitor 1 and Camera B images will appear on the f...

Page 251: ...lose but the pop up view on the other monitor will last for the specified time The last image of the pop up view will remain on the screen if no new event pops up To clear the image right click on the screen and select Clear Note For this function to work the Control Center must be set up with at least two monitors 1 Click the Show System Menu button on the toolbar of VMD window and select Pop up ...

Page 252: ... from the Control Center DVR Enable recording and Remote ViewLog Service on Control Center Server Video Server Compact DVR Enable recording and ViewLog Server The places to play video back In the Group List right click one camera and select Instant Play In the VMD window right click the pop up camera and select Instant Play In the Matrix view click on the Camera Name and select Instant Play ...

Page 253: ...242 Figure 4 53 ...

Page 254: ...ies the colorful mode to enhance the coloring Deblocking Removes the block like artifacts from low quality and highly compressed video Defog Enhances image visibility Stabilizer Reduces camera shake Text overlay s camera name and time Overlays camera name and time onto the video Text overlay s POS GV Wiegand Overlays POS or GV Wiegand Capture data onto the video Full Screen Switches to the full sc...

Page 255: ...iew Remote ViewLog and Matrix View Live View In the Group List right click one camera and select Live View In the Live View window click the Change Size icon and select PIP View or PAP View Figure 4 54 Playback Right click one camera in the Host List or the Group List and select Remote ViewLog In the Remote ViewLog window click the View Mode button select Single View and select Mega Pixel PIP or M...

Page 256: ...et window to the desired area on the image 3 Point the cursor to the navigation box A star icon appears You can move the navigation box around in the inset window to have a close up view of the selected area 4 To adjust the navigation box size move the cursor to any of the box corners enlarge or diminish the box 5 To change the frame color of the navigation box right click the image select Mega Pi...

Page 257: ...ve a navigation box to another area on the image drag it to that area 5 To change the frame color of the navigation box right click the image select Mega Pixel Setting and click Set Color of Focus Area 6 To hide the navigation box on the image right click the image select Mega Pixel Setting and click Display Focus Area of PAP Mode 7 To delete a navigation box right click the desired box select Foc...

Page 258: ...ecording in original format Up to 4 sets of panorama views can be created Note This function is only available when the Control Center dongle with AVP function is used To access this feature on the Group List right click the desired group and select Panorama Setting The CMS Panorama program is enabled and minimized to the system tray The following Panorama Setup dialog box also appears Figure 4 57...

Page 259: ...mless 5 Demo Displays the setup procedure 6 Save Before Exit Saves the created panorama view and closes the dialog box 7 Exit Closes the dialog box 8 Preview Window Displays the selected source image or the spliced images 9 Panorama Selection Selects the panorama set for the images to be spliced together Clicks again to rename the panorama set 10 Source Selects the source image to be spliced 11 Se...

Page 260: ...e in the field 2 Select one camera from the Source drop down list No 10 Figure 4 57 and then click Manual Setting No 3 Figure 4 57 This dialog box appears Figure 4 58 3 From the Reference drop down list select one camera as the Reference image At this step the camera you selected at Step 2 will be the only Reference image 4 From the Source drop down list select one camera as the Source image to be...

Page 261: ...displayed in the Preview window If satisfied with the result click OK to exit the setup dialog box If not re enter the 3 points for stitching 7 If you want to stitch a third image or more click Manual Setting and repeat Steps 3 to 5 multiple times 8 When you finish stitching images click the Save Before Exit button No 6 Figure 4 57 to save the created panorama view before exiting the Panorama View...

Page 262: ...e desired panorama set from the list Panorama View Controls Figure 4 60 Right click the panorama view to have these options Snapshot Save the current panorama view as an image file Blending Make the two images smoothly blended together If this is not set there can be harsh edges in the panorama Refresh Rate When the panorama view is enabled the system load will increase Change the refresh rate for...

Page 263: ...ink window Note 1 The Advanced I O Panel at the client DVR and the I O Central Panel at the Control Center can conflict each other It s recommended that the client DVR cleans up the settings in the Advanced I O Panel and renders the I O control to the Control Center 2 The I O Central Panel only supports GV IP devices Running the I O Central Panel 1 For DVR hosts the client DVRs must activate Contr...

Page 264: ...ses Panel and Schedule settings 2 Mode Schedule Starts stops Mode Schedule 3 Toggle Quick Link Displays the Quick Link window for quick access to triggered I O devices 4 Advanced I O List Style Displays the Advanced I O List in various styles View Edit Icon and Detail 5 Expand Tree Row Expands tree branches 6 Collapse Tree Row Collapses tree branches 7 Mode Configures various cascade modes 8 Stand...

Page 265: ...ns all I O devices installed at entrances The Entrance group might contain other sub groups each of which contains just the related I O devices in various geographic locations Group containing all I O devices installed at entrances Input 2 installed at the front entrance Output 1 sub group at the kitchen Output 3 sub group at the garage Figure 4 63 When Input 2 is triggered it will trigger Output ...

Page 266: ...Notify Setting Invoke Alarm Invokes the computer alarm on I O trigger Select a sound from the drop down list 2 Click Save to apply the settings and return to the panel 3 To create a cascading hierarchy drag the desired inputs outputs from the left Standard I O List to the group Note In the cascading hierarchy each input can only be used once while the same output can be used repeatedly ...

Page 267: ...Editing a Group To modify group settings right click a group and select View Edit This dialog box appears Figure 4 65 Group Name As described in Figure 4 64 Group Notify Setting As described in Figure 4 64 ...

Page 268: ...l I O devices at the same group Change Icon To enable this option select one of two displayed icons Normal or Trigger Click the Change Icon tab to change an icon Click the Finger tab to apply the change to all I O devices at the same group Editing an I O Device In addition to editing groups you can also edit the settings of individual I O device Right click an I O device and select Setting This di...

Page 269: ...ociated Outputs Triggers outputs in cascade mode Latch Trigger Instead of a lasting output alarm the Latch Trigger option provides a momentary alarm when an input is triggered in cascade mode For details see Latch Trigger Chapter 6 DVR User s Manual on the Surveillance System Software DVD Associated Camera Assign a camera for its live view to be popped up when this input is triggered After this op...

Page 270: ...pears Figure 4 67 Startup Show Quick Link Opens the Quick Link window at panel startup Start Schedule Monitoring Starts Mode Schedule at panel startup For details see Setting up Mode Schedule below Layout Show Host Name Displays the host name of each I O device on the Advanced I O List Use User defined Text Allows you to modify the text of Alarm Level Figure 4 66 ...

Page 271: ...ar click the Configure button No 1 Figure 4 62 and select View Notification This dialog box will appear The maximum of 1000 messages will be logged for reference Figure 4 68 Time Displays the time of the connection disconnection Message Displays the connection disconnection status of the hosts ...

Page 272: ...des can be switched automatically at a scheduled time Creating a Mode 1 Click the Mode drop down list No 7 Figure 4 62 and select More Edit This dialog box appears Figure 4 69 2 Click Add and name the created mode You can create up to 100 modes 3 Click Save to return to the panel 4 Select the created mode from the Mode drop down list and create the groups in the Advanced I O List For details see C...

Page 273: ...ick Add to create a schedule This dialog box appears Figure 4 71 Name Type a name for the schedule Mode Select a mode from the drop down list Time Define a time period you want the mode to run Days Check the day box es you want the mode to run 3 Click OK to apply the settings and click Save to return to the panel 4 To start the mode schedule click the Mode Schedule button No 2 Figure 4 62 and then...

Page 274: ...ons The group icon flashes when any included I O device is triggered Clicking the flashing icon will bring you to the I O location in the Advanced I O List To open the Quick Link window click the Toggle Quick Link button No 3 Figure 4 62 To open the Quick Link window at panel startup check the Show Quick Link option in Figure 4 67 Figure 4 72 ...

Page 275: ...dually In the Advanced I O List considering cascade triggers you can only manually force the output at the top level e g Figure 4 73 Other outputs at sub levels cannot be forced manually e g Figure 4 74 However if the output is not in a cascading hierarchy you can definitely force it manually e g Figure 4 75 Figure 4 73 Figure 4 74 Figure 4 75 ...

Page 276: ...e 4 62 and then select Icon 2 Select a group in the Advanced I O List The I O icons of this group will be displayed 3 Right click on the right screen and select Background Image to import a graphic file 4 Right click on the right screen and uncheck Auto Arrange Now you can freely drag the I O icons to the desired locations on the imported map 5 To add images to another group repeat the steps 2 to ...

Page 277: ...ts are triggered outputs will be activated in cascade mode Disabling a Group On the Advanced I O List right click a desired group and select Stop Monitoring All input devices of this group are now disabled No cascade triggers will occur Pausing the Triggered Inputs This feature is designed for a group of outputs set to be Toggle mode When inputs activate outputs in cascade triggers right click thi...

Page 278: ...P devices of these firmware versions GV Compact DVR Firmware V1 43 or later GV IP Camera Firmware V1 05 or later GV Video Server Firmware V1 45 or later Arming or disarming I O devices 1 On the Standard I O List right click one host and select I O Enable Setting This dialog box appears Figure 4 77 2 Check the Input Output to arm or uncheck the Input Output to disarm the device s Then click Apply t...

Page 279: ... toolbar click the Configure button No 1 Figure 4 62 select Panel Setting and click the Notify tab This dialog box appears Figure 4 78 2 Specify the Maximum Number of Invoked Camera Views that can pup up at the same time when inputs are triggered Note that the maximum number of popup videos is 16 3 Select Enable digital input to invoke the associated camera to activate the function ...

Page 280: ...he VMD window by clicking VMD System icon No 5 Figure 4 4 6 To map a camera to an input device right click an input device in the Advanced I O List and select Setting This dialog box appears Figure 4 79 7 Select Associated Camera assign a camera from the drop down list and select Digital Input Invokes the Associated Camera 8 Click OK When the input is triggered the live video of its associated cam...

Page 281: ...s 3 To create E Maps for client DVRs Click the Configure button No 2 Figure 4 2 on the Edit toolbar and then select E Map Editor Or Select E Map Editor within the Control Center folder from the Windows Start menu For details on creating an E Map see Creating an E Map later in this chapter 4 Click the Remote E Map button and the Remote E Map will appear on the Control Center desktop For details on ...

Page 282: ... E Map file 3 Add Host Adds a host folder in the Host View 4 Load Map Imports a floor plan 5 Rename Renames an E Map file and or folder 6 Delete Deletes an E Map file and or folder 7 Map View Tree view of E Map files and or folders 8 Host View Tree view of host folders 9 Floor Plan The window displays the imported graphic file 10 Change Icon Changes the icon for I O devices ...

Page 283: ...window 3 Drag and drop the icons from Host View onto the map in the Floor Plan window 4 The E Map Editor lets you set the orientation of camera icons and change the icons Right click any camera icon to call up a menu and select the direction where you want the camera to point to Or change the camera icon into the dome icon 5 To change the icons for I O devices right click any I O device icon on th...

Page 284: ...ered Click Event to select an icon to display when the I O device is triggered You can use your own icon by clicking Add Icon 7 Click File in the window menu and select Save to DVR or Save to File to save the created E Map file ...

Page 285: ...nd select System Configure The System Configure dialog box Figure 4 85 appears 2 To change user interface click the Control Center Style drop down list and select one of these options Advanced Style the toolbar format Standard Style the window format 3 Click OK and restart the Control Center for the new style to take effect The Standard Style You can move freely any managing windows and resize the...

Page 286: ...select System Configure to display the following dialog box General Settings Figure 4 85 Startup Autorun When Windows Starts Automatically runs the Control Center at Windows startup Minimize when startup Automatically minimizes the Control Center toolbar to the taskbar when the Control Center is started I O Central Panel Automatically runs the I O Central Panel at Windows startup ...

Page 287: ...camera s host name on the Group List Auto sort group name in the Group List Automatically sorts the Group List alphabetically by group names Note that the arrow buttons used to move the groups will not be available for use when this function is enabled Save Window Position and Size Saves the position of the Control Center toolbar and the size of Host List and Group List The position and size will ...

Page 288: ...R and Video Server The Video Server port is also used for IP Camera and Compact DVR communications To allow the Search Host function No 1 Figure 4 2 to work it is required to open TCP port 5201 on the client DVR TCP port 5202 on the Video Server and Compact DVR and UDP port 5200 on the Control Center ...

Page 289: ...reen resolution is set to higher resolution of wide screen align the position of the Remote DVR window on screen The position settings support negative coordinates and correspond to the XY coordinates in Windows Display Properties Refer to Figure 4 91 Active Camera Enable the desired cameras when the Remote DVR starts ...

Page 290: ...he Remote ViewLog panel Position When the screen resolution is set to higher resolution of wide screen align the position of the Remote ViewLog window on screen The position settings support negative coordinates and correspond to the XY coordinates in Windows Display Properties Refer to Figure 4 91 ...

Page 291: ... the Control Center is shut down Position When the screen resolution is set to higher resolution of wide screen align the position of the I O Central Panel on screen The position settings support negative coordinates and correspond to the XY coordinates in Windows Display Properties Refer to Figure 4 91 ...

Page 292: ...positions of up to 8 Matrix windows on screen Type the position values in the X and Y columns The position settings support negative coordinates and correspond to the XY coordinates in Windows Display Properties Resolution Changes the Matrix resolution Indicates the maximum number of channels the Matrix window can display Check this column to set the full screen mode ...

Page 293: ...282 Tip To set the X and Y values you may refer to Windows Display Properties and check the position values of the set monitor icons See Figure 4 91 Figure 4 91 ...

Page 294: ...Control Center 283 4 Remote Desktop Settings Figure 4 92 Connection Speed Select the Internet connection speed to suit you needs Modem 56 Kbps Broadband 128 Kbps 1 5 Mbps or LAN 10 Mbps or higher ...

Page 295: ...started The Listen Port setting corresponds to the Port setting in the IP Matrix Client dialog box See Figure 4 31 Layout Saves the position and size of the IP Matrix window and restores it when the window is open You can also specify Screen Update Rate for update frequency on all camera views ...

Page 296: ... enabled the position of pop up camera on the VMD window is based on the camera sequence in the VMD Group e g if camera1 is listed as the third camera in the VMD Group camera1 will pop up on the third square on the VMD window the order of pop up cameras is from left to right When this option is disabled the poison of pop up camera is based on the sequence order of motion detection ...

Page 297: ...e screen resolution is set to higher resolution of wide screen align the position of the Remote DVR window on screen The position settings support negative coordinates and correspond to the XY coordinates in Windows Display Properties Refer to Figure 4 91 ...

Page 298: ...he Black Dongle C Fast Backup and Restore D PTZ Control Using GV Joystick E Corresponding Image Sizes of Subscriber and Center V2 F RTSP Streaming G UPnP Settings H Supported IP Device Brands I MultiLang Tool for Translated Text J Specifications ...

Page 299: ...ot be run together and Center V2 and Dispatch Server cannot be run together The Black Dongle can be upgraded to include more functions It is required to install drivers from the software CD for the Black Dongle to work Dongle options for Center V2 Center V2 Pro Center V2 VSM Connection of GeoVision IP devices to Center V2 The Center V2 accepts any video stream from GeoVision IP video devices There...

Page 300: ... Matrix Control Center Advanced Video Analysis Control Center VSM Control Center VSM Advanced Video Analysis Connection of IP devices to Control Center The Control Center accepts the video stream from both GeoVision and third party IP video devices There is no limitation on the number of channels and no need to use an extra USB dongle in this case ...

Page 301: ... GeoVision for an upgrade The upgrade is a charged service To upgrade your dongle follow these steps 1 Each dongle has its own serial number Find it on the side of the dongle Later this serial number will be used in naming the files for upgrading Figure B 1 2 Insert the dongle to the computer 3 In the GV folder double click GVUsbKeyUpClient exe This dialog box appears Figure B 2 ...

Page 302: ...is 7116442 the file is named NVR 7116442 out 6 Send this data file to GeoVision at sales geovision com tw The GeoVision will examine the data file and send an in file back to you The file name also includes the serial number of that dongle In this example the data file you will receive is named NVR 7116442 in 7 After you receive the updated file insert the correct dongle matching the in file you r...

Page 303: ...and restore your configurations in CMS applications Installing the FBR Program 1 Insert the CMS Software DVD click Install V8 5 3 Central Monitoring System select Fast Backup Restore System and follow the on screen instructions 2 After the installation is complete run Fast Backup and Restore Main System from the Windows Start menu This window appears Figure C 1 ...

Page 304: ...e Settings 1 In the FBR window Figure C 1 click the Backup Remote AP Settings icon and select the desired application from the menu For example we select VSM Server This dialog box appears Figure C 2 2 Click the Next Step button The Save As dialog box appears 3 Select the destination drive to store the backup file When the backup is complete this message will appear Successfully Backup VSM Server ...

Page 305: ...plication 1 Open the backup file exe you previously stored A valid ID and password are required to display this window Figure C 3 2 Click the Restore Remote AP icon and then select the application that you want to restore its backup settings For example we select VSM Server for restoration 3 Click the Next Step button to start restoring 4 When the restoration is complete this message will appear S...

Page 306: ... Up to 4 GV Joysticks can be connected to control the PTZ cameras Control Center You can control the PTZ cameras using up to 8 GV Joysticks in Live View and Matrix 1 Run mcamctrl exe from the program folder This dialog box appears Figure D 1 2 In the Device field select the COM port connected to the GV Joystick 3 Click the Start Service button Figure D 1 and then you can use the GV Joystick to con...

Page 307: ...0 x 240 640 x 240 640 x 480 640 x 480 720 x 240 352 x 240 720 x 240 720 x 240 720 x 240 704 x 480 352 x 240 720 x 240 704 x 480 704 x 480 704 x 576 352 x 288 720 x 288 704 x 576 704 x 576 1280 x 960 320 x 240 640 x 240 640 x 480 1280 x 960 1280 x 1024 352 x 288 720 x 288 720 x 576 1280 x 1024 1600 x 1200 320 x 240 640 x 240 640 x 480 1600 x 1200 1920 x1080 352 x 240 720 x 240 720 x 480 1920 x 1080...

Page 308: ...rd 1 Select Protocol from the Brand drop down list Figure F 1 2 Select one of the following options from the Model drop down list GV_HTTP_SDK_RTSP This option is for GeoVision SDK users The RTSP protocol uses a HTTP port for video streaming from the IP camera RTSP over HTTP The RTSP protocol uses a HTTP port for video streaming from the IP camera ...

Page 309: ...es an UDP port for video streaming from the IP camera 3 On the Command box type the RTSP link address For the RTSP command please consult the documentation of your IP camera For example For an AXIS IP camera type RTSP IP of the IP camera codec media amp For a HIKVISION IP camera type RTSP username password IP of the IP Camera ...

Page 310: ...t z Windows XP Service Pack 2 or above z Windows XP must be configured to use UPnP see below z UPnP must be enabled on your router consult your router s documentation To enable UPnP in Windows XP 1 Go to Windows Start click the Start button select Settings and select Network Connections This window appears Figure G 1 2 Right click one Local Area Connection select Properties and click the Advanced ...

Page 311: ...300 3 Click the Exceptions tab This dialog box appears Figure G 3 4 Select UPnP Framework and click OK ...

Page 312: ... information about the supported IP devices refer to Supported IP Camera List on GeoVision s Website http www geovision com tw english 4_21 asp Geovision ACTi Arecont Vision Axis Bosch Canon CNB D Link EtroVision Hikvision HUNT IQinVision JVC Mobotix Panasonic Pelco Samsung Sanyo SONY UDP Verint Vivotek ...

Page 313: ...to the applications and export an exe file to make the same revision on another computer You can also send the revision back to GeoVision to have the revision included in future software releases To revise the translated text 1 Install MultiLang Tool from the Surveillance System Software DVD 2 Close all GeoVision applications first and then double click MultilingualConfig exe This dialog box appea...

Page 314: ...glish or the target language and click Search Figure I 2 Note 1 The search is case sensitive 2 Before making any revision click Tools and select Revision Note to read the revision instructions 5 Double click the text you want to revise This dialog box appears Figure I 3 ...

Page 315: ...lications click Save For the following applications the system will automatically locate the corresponding files on your computer and replace with the revised translation GV System Remote ViewLog Fast Backup and Restore FBR GV IP Device Utility Multi View Remote E Map Center V2 Vital Sign Monitor Dispatch Server GV GIS MCamCtrl Utility POS Text Sender Authentication Server SMS Server Audio Broadca...

Page 316: ...tion To export or send the revised text 1 To export the revision as an executable file click Tools Export and Export executable file You can copy the exe file to another computer and apply the same translation revision by running the exe file 2 To report the translation revision back to GeoVision If your default mail client is Outlook Outlook Express or Mozilla Thunderbird click Tools Export and S...

Page 317: ...imum of Channels standard 160 Maximum of Channels professional 800 Control of GV Joystick Yes Backup to CD DVD Yes Alarm Reports of Events Yes Notification of SMS Alerts Yes Notification of E mail Alerts Yes Notification of E Map Alerts Yes Automatic Connection Recovery Yes Support for Mega Pixel Resolution Yes Real Time Monitoring Yes Remote PTZ Control Yes Remote I O Control Yes ...

Page 318: ...rs 25 000 Maximum No of Center V2 50 Maximum No of Sensors Alarms 3 600 000 Real Time Audio Monitoring Yes Remote PTZ Control Yes Remote I O Control No Auto Recording No Event List Viewer Yes Event List Filter Yes Dual Monitor Support No Network Load Support Yes Automatic Connection Recovery Yes ...

Page 319: ... Mode No Live Attachment Both Live Subscriber Status Yes No Auto Login Yes Yes I O Control Yes Yes SMS Message Yes Yes Time Synchronization Yes Yes Keep Day Notify Yes No Event Message Yes Yes Notification Setting Yes Yes Event Log Yes Yes Connection Lost Detection Yes Yes I O Device Support Yes Yes Subscriber Storage Info Yes No ...

Page 320: ...rver GV IP Camera GV Compact DVR 500 CH One host supports up to 9 sets of 16 in and 16 out I O modules Only for GV IP products Remote E Map Host 500 Hosts Remote E Map Map Unlimited Live View Advanced Type UI 1 One at a time from one application Live View Channel Standard Type UI 20 CH Matrix 8 Matrix Views Matrix Group Unlimited Matrix Channel 768 CH For 1920 x 1200 1920 x 1080 resolution IP Matr...

Page 321: ...H 1024 x 768 64 CH Total 512 CH on 8 Matrixes 1280 x 1024 64 CH Total 512 CH on 8 Matrixes 1680 x 1050 80 CH Total 640 CH on 8 Matrixes 1600 x 1200 64 CH Total 512 CH on 8 Matrixes 1920 x 1200 96 CH Total 768 CH on 8 Matrixes 1920 x 1080 96 CH Total 768 CH on 8 Matrixes 1280 x 800 48 CH Total 384 CH on 8 Matrixes Matrix 1440 x 900 48 CH Total 384 CH on 8 Matrixes ...

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