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5.3  Server 

In the Server section, you can start services, configure general setup, specify storage path, 
modify Video Gateway ports, and set up e-mail notifications. 
 

5.3.1  Service 

The Recording Server service must be started to record videos from connected IP devices 
and the Video Gateway service must be started to receive and stream videos. 

 

Figure 5-21 

 

5.3.2  Install Wizard 

When logging in GV-Recording Server for the first time, the Install Wizard will be prompted to 
help you add IP video devices, assign storage path to store recorded videos and start 
connections. Refer to 

Chapter 3 Getting Started

 for details.  

 

Summary of Contents for GV-Recording Server

Page 1: ...User s Manual V1 2 0 0 GV Recording Server RSV12 A EN...

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 with...

Page 3: ...i Preface Welcome to the GV Recording Server User s Manual This Manual is designed for the following version Product Version GV Recording Server V1 2 0 0...

Page 4: ...10 Chapter 2 Installation 11 2 1 Installing the GV Recording Server 11 2 2 Starting the GV Recording Server 12 Chapter 3 Getting Started 15 Chapter 4 Active and Passive Mode 19 4 1 Active Connection 2...

Page 5: ...6 User Mode 64 6 1 Single Live View 65 6 1 1 Control Panel 66 6 1 2 Snapshot of a Live Video 67 6 1 3 Video Recording 67 6 1 4 Picture in Picture and Picture and Picture View 67 6 1 5 Video and Audio...

Page 6: ...cast 90 7 4 Connecting with Remote ViewLog 91 7 5 Connecting with the GV Control Center 93 7 6 Connecting with the GV Mobile Server 94 Specifications 96 Appendix 97 A Settings for Internet Explore 8 9...

Page 7: ...System also refers to Multicam System GV NVR System and GV Hybrid DVR System at the same time GV GIS GeoVision Geographic Information System It is designed for vehicle tracking and location verificati...

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Page 9: ...on upon I O trigger or according to a schedule In addition it can simultaneously distribute up to 300 channels to its clients which include GV System DVR NVR system GV GIS geographic information syste...

Page 10: ...Video Server or GV Compact DVR but have the problem to obtain a public IP address from ISP The Passive connection method of GV Recording Server can solve the public IP issue by accepting the connecti...

Page 11: ...ote ViewLog z Web interface to remotely configure and monitor GV Recording Server using Internet Explorer Firefox Google Chrome and Safari z Support for third party IP video devices Sony Axis VIVOTEK...

Page 12: ...4 Safari 5 33 19 4 LAN Gigabit Ethernet X 1 Software Net Framework 3 5 Hardware GV Video Gateway Internal or external GV USB Dongle GV Recording Server Internal GV USB Dongle Note 1 Memory required va...

Page 13: ...hannels and transmit up to 300 channels with the image settings of 1280 x 1024 or 1920 x 1080 resolution 30 fps and H 264 MPEG4 codec for each channel OR z Receive up to 128 channels and transmit up t...

Page 14: ...er only To see hard disk requirements for recording please see 1 1 3 Recommended Hard Disk Requirements for more details 3 For users of Firefox Google Chrome and Safari you can only access single live...

Page 15: ...EG4 10 ch 32 ch 2 5 TB 10 TB 3 TB 7200RPM HDD x 4 SATA3 1 3 M 30 fps JPEG 8 ch 2 7 TB 43 2 TB 3 TB 7200RPM HDD x 16 SATA3 H 264 7 ch 21 ch 2 2 TB 13 5 TB 3 TB 7200RPM HDD x 7 SATA3 2 0 M 30 fps JPEG 5...

Page 16: ...ch 1 3 MP 30 fps H 264 Gigabit network card x 1 up to 128 ch per card Gigabit network card x 2 up to 150 ch per card 2 0 MP 30 fps H 264 Gigabit network card x 2 up to 64 ch per card Gigabit network c...

Page 17: ...ion 1 MP 3 MP Source Video 2 MP Source Video GV Recording Server 6 Network Cards assigned on different networks GigaLAN 1 64 CH IP Video Devices Clients GigaLAN 3 75 CH GigaLAN 4 75 CH GigaLAN 5 75 CH...

Page 18: ...devices Includes GV IP video devices 128 IP channels GV Recording Server full functions available Internal USB dongle z GV IP video devices only 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 96 100...

Page 19: ...r and then install the dongle driver Follow the steps below to install the driver and the GV Recording Server 1 Insert Software DVD to the computer It runs automatically and a window appears 2 To inst...

Page 20: ...Server icon select Login and type the login name and password The default login name and password for the administrator account are admin 2 The default HTTP port is 80 and the command port is 20000 To...

Page 21: ...ace from a remote computer by typing the IP address of GV Recording Server in the Internet browser The Web interface login page appears Figure 2 3 6 Type the ID and Password The default login name and...

Page 22: ...5552 3 The Command port is used for running the recording server By default 11 ports are reserved ranging from 20000 to 200010 for the program use If other program is using the default ports you may...

Page 23: ...art the Install Wizard manually click Install Wizard under the Server section in the left menu To add IP video devices 1 When the Install Wizard is launched the GV Recording Server automatically detec...

Page 24: ...Server will try to connect to the devices using admin as the default ID and password To connect with other ID and password select the camera click the Edit button and select Host Setting In the dialo...

Page 25: ...ect the Working Camera List checkbox to select cameras individually Videos of the cameras selected will be recorded to the storage path indicated 4 To specify a recycle threshold select Recycle and ty...

Page 26: ...e appears and shows the connection status of the camera added Note 1 The default recording policy is round the clock recording 2 When the USB Dongle for GV Video Gateway is inserted the Recording Serv...

Page 27: ...channels as well as transmit up to 300 IP video channels to clients simultaneously There are two ways to establish connection with IP video devices active connection where GV Recording Server initiate...

Page 28: ...ssive Connection To create passive connection the GV Recording Server must be configured to allow connections from GV IP video devices Passive connection to GV Recording Server is only supported for G...

Page 29: ...Keep default port number as 50000 Otherwise modify the port number to match the connect port specified in General Setup page on the GV Recording Server See Figure 4 2 5 Type User Name and Password to...

Page 30: ...Device List button on the Working Camera List The passive connection is listed as Passive Mode under the Connection Type Figure 4 6 3 Click Add and select a channel The IP device will be added to the...

Page 31: ...Mode The Administrator has access to all configurations in GV Recording Server On the left side of the Web interface five categories of configurations are listed in a tree menu Information Camera Ser...

Page 32: ...ion 5 1 4 Server Information 5 2 Camera 5 2 1 Install Camera 5 2 2 Camera Setting 5 2 3 Motion Detect 5 3 Server 5 3 1 Service 5 3 2 Install Wizard 5 3 3 General Setup 5 3 4 Storage Path 5 3 5 Video G...

Page 33: ...5 2 The controls in the window No Name Description 1 Preview Shows the live view of the selected camera 2 Multi Windows Shows the live view of multiple cameras in the list 3 Display Name The device w...

Page 34: ...n The live view video codec resolution and the frame rate of the camera are displayed Figure 5 3 2 To watch the live view of multiple cameras click the Multi Windows button This window appears Figure...

Page 35: ...rage Information The Storage Information page shows the storage paths designated to store recorded videos For each storage path you can see the disk s used size free space write speed and the time whe...

Page 36: ...tion The Client Connection Information page shows the clients currently logged into the GV Recording Server The platform IP address camera number stream number bandwidth occupied FPS and login time of...

Page 37: ...strator Mode 29 5 5 1 4 Server Information The Server Information page shows server information such as version information CPU loading transfer speed of network interface card and service status Figu...

Page 38: ...nnection information or by selecting from IP Device List 2 IP Device List Shows connection information of cameras that were and are being connected no matter through active or passive mode You can sel...

Page 39: ...ver is enabled 10 Export Exports the camera connection information to an hlt file 11 Import Locate a previously exported hlt file and import the camera connection information 12 Save Saves the current...

Page 40: ...tton and select Add New Host This dialog box appears Figure 5 10 2 Select a Connection Type and type the IP Address ID and Password of the IP device 3 Change the default Command Port and Web Port if y...

Page 41: ...cameras will be mapped to that channel and the channels after it If the channels are already occupied a message appears to ask if you want to replace existing cameras Click NO to map the cameras to th...

Page 42: ...settings recording policy and recoding schedule of the camera In the Working Camera List double click a camera or click the Edit button to access the camera s setting To start or stop recording from t...

Page 43: ...uration and hue Click the Default button to load the default settings of the camera s video attributes Video Connection Type Shows whether the camera is connected through active mode or passive mode S...

Page 44: ...ion Select a resolution for live view and recorded video Audio Audio Enables audio of live view Two Way Audio Enables two way audio for the camera Note 1 Two way audio is only supported for GV IP devi...

Page 45: ...ng policy and I O device setting for each IP video device Figure 5 14 General Setup Apply this setting to all cameras Apply settings in General Setup to all cameras Only Record Key Frame Select to rec...

Page 46: ...Rec Video Start recording upon input trigger for the Video Clip Time length specified above E mail Alarm The administrator can receive an e mail alert after input trigger To use this function you must...

Page 47: ...e is selected refer to 5 2 2 C Schedule to see how to set up a recording schedule 3 If I O Trigger is selected you need to set up the related settings in the I O Device Setting above 4 To apply the se...

Page 48: ...periods First create a daily recording schedule and then assign the daily schedule to a date or a day of the week in the calendar Figure 5 15 1 In the Plans section click the Add button and type a na...

Page 49: ...during other time periods Click OK 7 Under Calendar click Add Schedule This dialog box appears Figure 5 17 8 To apply the schedule plan created above to a particular day of the week continuously selec...

Page 50: ...the camera is to motion 4 Drag an area on the image Click Add when you are prompted to confirm the setting 5 To create several areas with different sensitivity values repeat steps 3 and 4 6 Set a tim...

Page 51: ...may vary depending on the frequency of motion detection you set When the time interval between each motion detection is small motion detection is more sensitive but more CPU resource is required Below...

Page 52: ...must be started to record videos from connected IP devices and the Video Gateway service must be started to receive and stream videos Figure 5 21 5 3 2 Install Wizard When logging in GV Recording Ser...

Page 53: ...name to identify the GV Recording Server The default value is the computer s name Command Port The default command port is 20000 The command port is used for running the recording server program By d...

Page 54: ...ckup Settings Select to assign a storage path and time to back up system log The default path is ERS SystemLog Allow Geo IP Device Login Select this option to allow GV IP devices to connect to GV Reco...

Page 55: ...to the Setting Storage Path section in Chapter 3 Getting Started for details 5 3 5 Video Gateway The Video Gateway page allows you to configure the connection settings for TCP IP port Multicast strea...

Page 56: ...ve the multicast streams The default IP address is 224 1 1 2 Port Type the port number used for multicasting The default port number is 8300 Password Select this option and type a password to secure m...

Page 57: ...of condition and select Send E mail Alerts For Disk Full Disk Error Disk Removed and Recording Failure you can set a minimum time interval in minutes between e mail alerts If the mail server has not b...

Page 58: ...sic network configurations communication ports mail service for e mail notifications and Remote ViewLog for remote playback 5 4 1 Network In the Network page you can configure basic network settings a...

Page 59: ...epends on your SSL certificate DDNS Dynamic DNS allows you to register a domain name to easily access your GV Recording Server when using a dynamic IP address Enable Select to enable DDNS Service Prov...

Page 60: ...6 Note 1 If the GV Recording Server is installed behind a firewall or router you may need to open these default ports HTTP port 80 server connection port Active connection port 11000 Passive connectio...

Page 61: ...e connection lost Passive connection lost USB protection key removed Recycling of recorded video Start keep days operation Motion detection Disk full Disk error Disk Removed Recording Failure To send...

Page 62: ...mail server needs login authentication select Allow and type your login account name and password Mail Setup SMTP Server Type your mail server s URL address or IP address E Mail From Type the sender s...

Page 63: ...Recording Server using Remote ViewLog see 7 4 Connecting with Remote ViewLog Figure 5 28 Port Keep the default port 5552 or modify to match the setting on Remote ViewLog Max Connection s Type a numbe...

Page 64: ...y 5 5 1 E map E Map displays the area being monitored on Google Maps which allows the operator to easily locate the IP video devices To set up E Map 1 Click E Map Editor at the bottom of the E map pag...

Page 65: ...Google street view of the camera location Figure 5 31 5 To change the direction of the camera icon right click the icon and select a direction 6 At the bottom of the page you can click Range Query an...

Page 66: ...ap and select the path of the graphic file Click Save A map icon will be created on the Google map 9 Double click the map icon and drag the cameras onto the map from the Camera List Note To view Googl...

Page 67: ...for each IP video device need to be created on the GV GIS station in advance You can send the GPS data to up to 4 GV GIS stations simultaneously Note 1 The GV Recording Server is only compatible with...

Page 68: ...ndividual ID and Password created in GV GIS for cameras 5 Click Save and return to GIS Server List The total number of to be connected IP cameras is displayed in the Connection s column in the GIS Ser...

Page 69: ...an account 1 Click the Add button This dialog box appears Figure 5 36 2 Type the User Name Password and a password Hint for the account 3 Use the Level drop down list to select Supervisor or User 4 T...

Page 70: ...5 37 2 The cameras listed in the IP Device List are displayed Select to allow the user to access the Live View Remote Playback and Event Query of the camera 3 You can Select All cameras or Clear All...

Page 71: ...h for events to remotely play back recorded videos In addition you can query GV Recording Server system logs and look up graphical charts of event analysis The Advanced Query interface is the same as...

Page 72: ...plore type the IP address or the domain name of the GV Recording Server Figure 6 1 2 In the login page of the GV Recording Server Web interface type the ID and the Password of the client account 3 Typ...

Page 73: ...ays live video 2 Stop Stops playing video 3 Microphone Talks to the surveillance area from the local computer 4 Speaker Listens to the audio around the camera 5 Snapshot Takes a snapshot of live video...

Page 74: ...iew through Firefox Google Chrome and Safari 6 1 1 Control Panel To open the control panel of the Live View window click the arrow button on top of the viewer You can access the following functions by...

Page 75: ...d button No 6 Figure 6 2 The Save As dialog box appears 2 Specify Save in type the File name and move the Time Period scroll bar to specify the time length of the video clip from 1 to 5 minutes 3 Clic...

Page 76: ...e 6 4 1 Select PIP An inset window appears 2 Click the insert window A navigation box appears 3 Move the navigation box around in the inset window to have a close up view of the selected area 4 To adj...

Page 77: ...adjust a navigation box size move the cursor to any of the box corners and enlarge or diminish the box 4 To move a navigation box to another area on the image drag it to that area 5 To change the fra...

Page 78: ...g Server in advance 2 The two way audio communication only works for GV IP device connected through active mode 6 1 6 PTZ Control To open the PTZ control panel click the PTZ Control button No 8 Figure...

Page 79: ...e moved to the eight directions north south east west northeast northwest southeast and southwest To move the camera view click and hold on to the dotted red line further from the panel The round pane...

Page 80: ...the camera name on the image click the Options button No 8 Figure 6 2 and select Show Camera Name 6 1 9 Image Enhancement To enhance the image quality of live video click the Options button No 8 Figur...

Page 81: ...enabled on the device Figure 6 9 To track the location of the connected IP video device 1 Click Start to activate GPS tracking The longitude latitude and host name of the connected IP video device wi...

Page 82: ...ht click the warning message and select Allow Blocked Content The map will be displayed The icon indicates the location of the IP video device At the upper right corner you have options to view differ...

Page 83: ...nels of live images Figure 6 12 1 Select Working Camera List or Host List to list all connecting cameras or list cameras by IP video devices 2 Double click server name and select the cameras or select...

Page 84: ...oogle Maps 2 Right click the camera icon and click Live View to see the live view of the camera or click Street View to see the Google Street View of the camera location 3 At the bottom of the page yo...

Page 85: ...section select Quick to specify a time period before and after a time point or select Range to specify a time range directly 5 Click Query to see the search results 6 To preview a snapshot of the vid...

Page 86: ...location of the camera on Emap watch camera live view and play back recorded events Figure 6 15 1 Select Working Camera List or Host List to list all connecting cameras or list cameras by IP video dev...

Page 87: ...ime range directly 5 Click Query to see the search results To see the live view of a camera select the camera and click the play button in the map Note 1 This page is only available when at least one...

Page 88: ...st all connecting cameras or list cameras by IP video devices 2 Double click the server name and select the cameras or select Select All 3 Use the Event Type drop down list to select the type of event...

Page 89: ...search all users that have logged into and out the GV Recording Server 3 Click the server name and select the cameras or select Select All 4 Use the Behavior Type drop down list to select the type of...

Page 90: ...ged in and out the GV Recording Server 3 In the Login Logout section select one type of event or Select All 4 In the Time section select a period of time 5 In the Status section select login Fail or S...

Page 91: ...ng policy Monitor Analysis of Time File Size Shows total file size of all videos recorded in a month a day and an hour To search for System Analysis of Event Count Monitor Analysis of Event File Size...

Page 92: ...Select All 3 In the Event Type section select one type of event or Select All 4 In the Graph Type section select a type of graph 5 In the Period Type section select By Year to see the total file size...

Page 93: ...ticast Remote ViewLog GV Control Center and GV Mobile Server 7 1 Connecting with GV System You need to configure the GV System to access video streaming from the GV Recording Server 1 On the main scre...

Page 94: ...the Query button to attempt connection to the GV Recording Server When the connection is established the camera options will be displayed in the Preview and Record drop down lists 5 Select one camera...

Page 95: ...ng select Audio Settings and select Wave Out Figure 7 5 10 Click OK to exit all open dialog boxes The IP camera from the GV Recording Server is now displayed at specified channel 11 To talk to the sur...

Page 96: ...gram After installing the program you need to log in the Multi View to access video streaming from the GV Recording Server 1 In the login dialog box click the Edit button This dialog box appears Figur...

Page 97: ...erver 7 Click OK to login 8 The GV Recording Server created on the Host list will be listed Drag and drop its IP cameras to the desired channels on the Multi View Figure 7 9 For details on the Multi V...

Page 98: ...the Configure button select General Setup select Multicast and ensure the relevant IP address port number and network card are correctly configured 2 Expand the Host folder and drag the desired camera...

Page 99: ...ry and in the window that pops up select Utility Download Click the Download button of Remote ViewLog to download the program After installing the program you need to configure the Remote ViewLog to a...

Page 100: ...er to address book under a group select a Group Name or type a new name 6 Click OK and the GV Recording Server is now added to the address book Figure 7 13 7 Select an IP video device listed under the...

Page 101: ...e the host of GV Recording Server 3 Type the IP address or domain name of the GV Recording Server 4 Type the client s username and password created on the GV Recording Server 5 Keep the communication...

Page 102: ...7 15 2 Type a name to describe the camera in the Camera Name field Max 31 characters 3 Configure the connection settings A Select GV Recording Server for Brand B Type the Command Port IP Address User...

Page 103: ...d decode key frames when there is no motion select Decode all frames upon motion detection 6 If the camera is a fisheye camera select Enable fisheye dewarping and click to open the FisheyeConfig windo...

Page 104: ...corded video start keep days operation motion detection disk full disk error I O trigger disk removed recording failure SMS Notification No 2 Way Audio Yes only for GV IP devices through active connec...

Page 105: ...you use Internet Explorer 8 it is required to complete the following setting 1 Set the Security to Medium high default 2 Enable Allow previously unused ActiveX controls to run without prompt 3 Disable...

Page 106: ...111 cam1_stream1 To connect using UDP port use the following RTSP command The default port range is 17300 to 17380 rtsp Recording Server IP port camNo _ streamNo For example rtsp 192 168 3 111 17300...

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Page 108: ...off the computer and open the case 2 Connect the GV Internal USB Dongle to the USB headers on the motherboard 3 Remove the wire of the computer s reset switch from the motherboard and connect it to th...

Page 109: ...l USB Dongle to plug in In this case it is required to use a connector supplied with the motherboard to connect the GV Internal USB Dongle to the motherboard Note Ensure not to remove the GV Internal...

Page 110: ...ver you need to install multiple network cards Each network card is assigned a different IP address and subnet mask 2 Organize IP channels and clients into groups and then assign each group to differe...

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