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GV-Smart Box

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Page 1: ...Before attempting to connect or operate this product please read these instructions carefully and save this manual for future use User s Manual V1 0 1 GV Smart Box ...

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: ...i Important Notice After updating the firmware from V1 0 to V1 1 you must restore GV Smart Box to factory default settings Refer to 5 2 Restoring to Factory Default Settings for detailed instruction ...

Page 4: ...2 2 Assigning an IP Address 10 2 3 Configuring Basic Features 11 Chapter 3 Accessing the GV Smart Box 12 3 1 Accessing Your Surveillance Images 12 3 2 Functions Featured on the Main Page 13 3 2 1 People Counting and Face Counter 14 3 2 2 Network Status 18 Chapter 4 Administrator Mode 19 4 1 Video and Motion 20 4 1 1 Video Settings 20 4 1 2 Detection Mode 22 4 1 3 GV Smart Box Settings 24 4 2 I O C...

Page 5: ...8 Chapter 5 Advanced Applications 49 5 1 Upgrading System Firmware 49 5 1 1 Upgrading Firmware over LAN 50 5 1 2 Upgrading Firmware by Using the Utility 50 5 2 Restoring to Factory Default Settings 53 Chapter 6 The I O Terminal Block 54 6 1 I O Port 54 6 2 RS 485 RS 232 Terminal Block 56 Chapter 7 Integration with other GV Applications 57 7 1 Connecting to GV Web Report 58 7 2 Connecting to GV Sys...

Page 6: ...fy peak traffic hours providing valuable information for making strategic decisions Without installing any software you can easily access the live images and counting data of the GV Smart Box from anywhere in the world through a computer using the IE browser You can also integrate the GV Smart Box with GV applications such as GV Web Report GV System and GV Compact DVR to support extended functiona...

Page 7: ...ends alerts in the event of I O trigger video lost and network disconnection Supports adjustment of video attributes Sets detection mode by schedule 1 2 Packing List 1 GV Smart Box x 1 2 I O Cable with RJ 45 Connector x 1 3 Power Adaptor x 1 4 GV Smart Box Software DVD x 1 5 GV Smart Box User s Manual on Software DVD 1 3 System Requirements These are the requirements for the computer that displays...

Page 8: ...ugh Don t install the camera in such an angle that the size of people varies dramatically in the camera view Make sure that no doors or any items are ever crossing the middle line where the camera is installed If a door is opened towards the camera place the camera further away from the door Avoid placing the camera where it can be subjected to direct sunlight or reflections If sharp shadow edges ...

Page 9: ...ient but not be too bright or dark Light should be distributed evenly across faces without too much light coming from one side If sharp shadow edges are visible in the camera view the count accuracy might be less than what it normally is 1 5 Recognition Limitations on Face Counter Recognition Angle Front face only side face cannot be recognized Face with Mask Filter Not recommended for people with...

Page 10: ...s both MDB and images at D1 resolution and 97 000 log events at CIF resolution For People Counting function a mini SD card with 1G capacity can store approximately 52 000 log events at D1 resolution and 122 000 log events at CIF resolution Face Counter People Counting CIF 122 000 Face Counter People Counting D1 40 000 D1 52 000 Log Events MDB and Images Function CIF 97 000 ...

Page 11: ... Boxes Data analysis of people counts and face counts Compatible version V2 0 or later GV System GeoVision Analog and Digital Video Recording Software In most of documents the GV System also refers to Multicam System GV NVR System and GV Hybrid DVR System at the same time The integration brings you the following benefits Live view display from GV Smart Boxes People counting results overlaid on the...

Page 12: ... It resets all configurations to their factory settings See 5 2 Restoring to Factory Default Settings 4 USB Port Connects a UMTS modem See 4 4 3 UMTS Setting 5 Video In Connects a camera 6 TV Out Connects an external monitor to output live videos and people counting and face counting results immediately It is useful when you cannot access the GV Smart Box through the network For details on setting...

Page 13: ...s RS 485 and RS 232 devices See Chapter 6 The I O Terminal Block Note RS 485 and RS 232 interfaces are NOT functional now 4 I O Port A port for digital inputs and relay outputs Insert the supplied I O Cable with RJ 45 Connector to this port See Chapter 6 The I O Terminal Block 5 Mini SD Card Slot Inserts a Mini Secure Digital SD card The Mini SD card is used for storing log data and images ...

Page 14: ...uctions describe the basic connections to install the GV Smart Box on the network Figure 2 1 1 Connect the video output of your camera to the BNC video input 2 Connect the hub or switch on the LAN to the unit s 10 100 Mbps Ethernet port 3 Connect the power supply to the power input 4 Wait until both Power and Ready LEDs are on Then you can set the IP address for the unit ...

Page 15: ...to the unit 1 Open your Web browser and type the default IP address http 192 168 0 230 2 In both Login and Password fields type the default value admin Click Apply 3 In the left menu select Network and then LAN to begin the network settings Figure 2 2 4 Select Static IP address Type IP Address Subnet Mask Router Gateway Primary DNS and Secondary DNS in the Configure connection parameters section 5...

Page 16: ...bled and you cannot access the unit you may have to reset it to the factory default and then perform the network settings again To restore the factory settings see the Default button in 1 8 1 Front View 2 3 Configuring Basic Features Once the camera is properly installed these important features can be configured using the browser based configuration page and are discussed in the following section...

Page 17: ...r 3 1 Accessing Your Surveillance Images Once installed your GV Smart Box is accessible on the network Follow these steps to access your surveillance images people counting and face counting results 1 Start the Internet Explorer browser 2 Enter the IP address or domain name of the GV Smart Box in the Location Address field of your browser Figure 3 1 3 Enter a login name and password The default lo...

Page 18: ...m a one time installation of GeoVision s ActiveX component onto your computer 3 2 Functions Featured on the Main Page This section introduces the features of the Live View window and Network Status on the main page The two features are accessible by both Administrator and Guest Main Page of Guest Mode Video and Motion Live View Network Status Figure 3 2 ...

Page 19: ...ple Counting To configure the GV Smart Box to count people click the People Counting tab Figure 3 3 1 In the Definition section there are two options Define Detection Zones Use the mouse to outline detection regions on the video image Number 1 indicates region 1 and number 2 indicates region 2 Defining multiple regions 1 and 2 is practicable Clicking will clear all defined regions Define Object Si...

Page 20: ...y counting data will be saved in the mini SD card The GV Smart Box then starts counting In and Out numbers again 5 Click the Save button to start the People Counting function Other Configurations available on this Web page Setting Firmware Upgrade Upgrades the firmware of GV Smart Box over LAN See 5 1 1 Upgrading System Firmware over LAN Color Adjustment Adjusts the brightness contrast saturation ...

Page 21: ... lock output will only open if a face is detected by the system within 30 seconds To use this function the Administrator must install I O devices and set up I O triggered settings in advance To install I O devices see 4 2 I O Control to configure I O triggered settings see 4 1 2 Detection Mode Face with Inverse Mask Filter The alarm type needs I O devices to work with After the input device is tri...

Page 22: ... data will be saved in the mini SD card Show minimum face size Shows the minimum face size that the GV Smart Box is able to detect For optimal results position the camera so that the area of the detected face takes up 10 to 50 of camera view 2 Click the Save button to start the Face Counter function Other Configurations available on the page Setting Firmware Upgrade Upgrades the firmware of GV Sma...

Page 23: ...18 3 2 2 Network Status To view the network status in the left menu click Network and select Status Figure 3 5 ...

Page 24: ... I O Control Events and Alerts Network and Management Video and Motion Live View Video Settings Detection Mode GV Smart Box Settings I O Control Input Setting Output Setting Events and Alerts VSM Compact DVR Setting Web Report Setting Inquire Database Schedule Camera 1 Network Status LAN UMTS Advanced TCP IP Figure 4 1 IP Filtering Management Date and Time Storage Settings User Account Log Informa...

Page 25: ...eo and Motion This section introduces Video Settings and GV Smart Box Settings GV System connection settings that allow you to customize People Counting and Face Counter functions 4 1 1 Video Settings Figure 4 2 ...

Page 26: ...ive and captured images e g down left down right top left or top right Video Saving Setting Save Image Size Select the size of the captured image to be saved to the mini SD card There are two options CIF and D1 TV Output Port Setting The GV Smart Box allows the direct connection of an external monitor to output live images and counting results immediately When the unit is installed at a place wher...

Page 27: ...g after the input device is triggered If both options are selected face detecting will begin after either input device is triggered Trigger digital output relay Select Output 1 and or Output 2 to trigger an output device if a face in Face with Mask Filter function or no face in Face with Inverse Mask Filter function is detected after the time interval specified below Trigger Period The GV Smart Bo...

Page 28: ...nistrator Mode 23 4 Motion Begins people or face counting upon motion detection The Motion triggered counting option applies to the People Counting function and the Face Only option of Face Counter function ...

Page 29: ...he GV Smart Box Period of Connection Checking Set the time interval in seconds between each reconnection attempt Connection Port Settings Both POS Port and POS ACK Port are used for transmitting the counting results to the GV System The default port numbers are 4000 and 3999 respectively The Live Center Port is used for accessing the Web interface of GV Smart Box on the browser When you want to ac...

Page 30: ... 4 2 1 Input Setting The GV Smart Box can connect up to 2 input devices e g sensors Figure 4 5 Name Type a descriptive name for the input device Normal State Set up the input state to trigger actions by selecting Open Circuit N O or Grounded Circuit N C Latch Mode Enable this option to have a momentary output alarm Trigger digital output relay Select the output s to be triggered after the input is...

Page 31: ...ded Circuit N O Toggle N C Toggle N O Pulse and N C Pulse Choose the one that best suits the device you are using For Toggle output type the output continues to be triggered until a new input trigger ends the output For Pulse output type the output is triggered for the amount of time you specify in the Trigger Pulse Mode for x seconds field Figure 4 6 ...

Page 32: ...hrough VSM you must already have a subscriber account on VSM One GV Smart Box can connect to up to 2 VSM centers for central monitoring Figure 4 7 To set up VSM 1 Select Activate Link to enable the function 2 Type the Host Name or IP address of the VSM server 3 Type a port number or keep the default value 5609 4 Type a valid User Name and Password to log into VSM 5 Click Apply The Connection Statu...

Page 33: ...For details on the connection see 7 3 Connecting to GV Compact DVR Type the IP address port number user name and password of the GV Compact DVR Select one channel of the GV Compact DVR to overlay the people counting results on the channel The default port number is 10000 Figure 4 8 ...

Page 34: ...he host name or IP address port number user name and password of the GV Web Report and click Apply The default port number is 30000 You can click Export all button if the network was interrupted to resend all data to the GV Web Report The Connection Status is shown on the bottom of the page to show whether GV Web Report is connected and the time of connection Figure 4 9 ...

Page 35: ...unting data from the mini SD card In addition the people counting results can be presented in statistical diagrams Note The log data is recorded in the mini SD card Make sure you have inserted the mini SD card into the GV Smart Box before you query the data Figure 4 10 ...

Page 36: ...riod and click Search This log event list appears Figure 4 11 Up to 100 log events can be listed on each page You can click Photo to see the snapshot of the log event No Description 1 Display the total number of people counted within the queried period 2 Display numbers of events 3 Display the host name of the GV Smart Box 4 Display the time of the event 5 Display the number of people in 6 Display...

Page 37: ...ck Search This log event list appears Figure 4 12 Up to 100 log events can be listed on each page You can click Photo to see the snapshot of the log event No Description 1 Display the total number of the detected faces within the queried period 2 Display numbers of events 3 Display the host name of the GV Smart Box 4 Display the start time of the event 5 Display the recognition time spent on the e...

Page 38: ... can only query the People Counting log events on a specified date Select the desired date and click Display The following diagram appears You can easily see the peak time of people counting results in the statistical diagram The hourly numbers of people in and out are illustrated both in the diagram and the table Figure 4 13 ...

Page 39: ...ify is effective from Monday through Sunday 3 To have the GV Smart Box function all day on the weekend select Weekend and define whether the weekend includes Sunday Saturday or Sunday Only 4 To enable GV Smart Box on a specific date select Special Day select the detection mode and type the date Note The detection mode selected in the Schedule section has priority over the settings in the Detection...

Page 40: ...P DHCP PPPoE and UMTS Figure 4 15 LAN Configuration Dynamic IP address The network environment has a DHCP server This option should only be enabled if you know which IP address the GV Smart Box will get from the DHCP server or you have obtained a domain name from the DDNS service provider Static IP address Assign a static IP or fixed IP to the GV Smart Box Type TCP IP and DNS parameters of the uni...

Page 41: ...linked to the changing IP address of the GV Smart Box first Configure connection parameters Type the IP address Subnet Mask Router Gateway Primary DNS server and Secondary DNS server of the GV Smart Box Parameters Default IP address 192 168 0 230 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Router Gateway 192 168 0 1 Primary DNS server 192 168 0 1 Secondary DNS server 192 168 0 2 For details on the DDNS function Dyn...

Page 42: ...tes up to 2 megabits per second UMTS offers a consistent set of services to mobile computer and phone users no matter where they are located in the world After a mobile broadband device supporting UMTS HSDPA etc is attached to the USB port on the front panel and the UMTS function is enabled the GV Smart Box can have wireless broadband access For supported mobile broadband devices see Appendix Figu...

Page 43: ...e default value is 1500 Keep Check UMTS Connection Select this option to check the UMTS connection status and use the drop down list to specify the desired time length for check frequency Check VPN Connection Select this option to check the VPN Virtual Private Network connection status To check the IP address type the target IP address in the Check Target IP Address field UMTS Authentication Proto...

Page 44: ...7 Dynamic DNS Server Settings DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System provides a convenient way of accessing the GV Smart Box when using a dynamic IP DDNS assigns a domain name to the GV Smart Box so that the Administrator does not need to go through the trouble of checking if the IP address assigned by DHCP Server or ISP in xDSL connection has changed ...

Page 45: ...ox For the users of GeoVision DDNS Server it is unnecessary to enter the host name The system will detect the host name automatically 4 User Name Type the user name used to enable the service from the DDNS 5 Password Type the password used to enable the service from the DDNS 6 Click Apply The Update Time from the DDNS will be displayed HTTP Port Settings The HTTP port enables connecting the GV Sma...

Page 46: ...ccess to the GV Smart Box Figure 4 18 To enable the IP Filter function 1 Enable IP Filtering Enable the IP Filtering function 2 Filtered IP Type the IP address you want to allow or deny 3 Action to take Select the action of Allow or Deny to be taken for the IP address you have specified 4 Click Apply ...

Page 47: ...includes the settings of date and time SD card and user account Also you can view the firmware version and execute certain system operations 4 6 1 Date Time Setting You can set up the date and time appearing in the image s caption Figure 4 19 ...

Page 48: ...ction Synchronized with a Network Time Server Use the NTP server to automatically update the date and time of the GV Smart Box every 24 hours Type the host name or the IP address of the NTP server for connection Synchronized with your computer or modify manually Manually change the date and time of the GV Smart Box Or synchronize the date and time of the GV Smart Box with the local computer The de...

Page 49: ...tilization of the SD card will be displayed Note that it may take several seconds for your Web browser to update the information from the SD card 3 If you like to format the SD card or erase all data stored on it click the Format button To remove a SD card 1 Click the Remove button 2 When you are prompted to confirm the action click Yes The page will be refreshed and the partition information will...

Page 50: ...o the SD card Enable recycling If this option is checked the system will overwrite the oldest stored files when the space of the SD card is lower than the specified space If this option is not checked the system will stop recording when the specified space is reached Note The GV Smart Box does not support SD High Capacity SDHC cards ...

Page 51: ...ion Guest password for restricting unwanted users from accessing the GV Smart Box and Administrator password for restricting who can enter privileged commands Default Guest login name and password are guest Default Administrator login name and password are admin Figure 4 21 ...

Page 52: ...Administrator Mode 47 4 4 6 4 Log Information The log contains dump data that is used by service personnel for analyzing problems Figure 4 22 ...

Page 53: ...t Box to factory default settings The Ready LED on the front panel will turn off Wait until the Ready LED turns on and then you can re log in the GV Smart Box Note After applying default settings you will need to configure the GV Smart Box s network settings again Reboot Clicking the Reboot button will make the GV Smart Box perform software reset The Ready LED on the front panel will turn off Wait...

Page 54: ...le the firmware is being updated A the power supply must not be interrupted and B do not unplug the Ethernet cable if the cable is the source of power supply Power over Ethernet or PoE supported 2 Do not turn the power off for 5 minutes after the firmware is updated 3 If you use the IP Device Utility for firmware upgrade the computer used to upgrade firmware must be under the same IP and subnet se...

Page 55: ...at your local computer 3 Click the Upgrade button to begin upgrading 5 1 2 Upgrading Firmware by Using the Utility The IP Device Utility provides a direct way to upgrade the firmware to multiple GV Smart Boxes Note the computer used to upgrade firmware must be under the same IP and subnet sequence of the GV Smart Box 1 Insert the Software DVD select IP Device Utility and follow the onscreen instru...

Page 56: ...nced Applications 51 5 2 Double click the GV IP Device Utility icon created on your desktop This dialog box appears Figure 5 2 3 Double click one GV Smart Box in the list This dialog box appears Figure 5 3 ...

Page 57: ...x appears Figure 5 4 5 Click the Browse button to locate the firmware file img saved at your local computer 6 If you like to upgrade all the GV Smart Boxes in the list select Upgrade all devices 7 Type Password and click Upgrade to process the upgrade ...

Page 58: ...re 1 1 1 Unplug and plug the power cable The Ready LED turns off 2 Press and hold the Load Default button until the Ready LED turns on 3 Release the Load Default button The process of loading default values is complete and the GV Smart Box starts rebooting itself Note Before Ready LED is on again do not unplug the power cable otherwise the loading of default values will fail ...

Page 59: ...g to the following pin assignment Then insert the RJ 45 Connector to the I O Port on GV Smart Box No 4 Figure 1 3 Figure 6 1 Pin Assignment The table below lists the pin assignment for the shielded wires of the I O Cable with RJ 45 Connector Pin Wire Function 1 Brown Digital Out 1 2 White with Brown Stripe Digital Out 2 3 White with Green Stripe Ground 4 White with Blue Stripe Digital In 1 5 Blue ...

Page 60: ...ad of 5 volts Working in conjunction with the GV Relay V2 module it can drive heavier loads Refer to the figure and table below to connect the GV Relay V2 module to the GV Smart Box Figure 6 2 GV Relay V2 Wire DO 1 Brown DO 2 White with Brown Stripe COM Green Note The GV Relay V2 module is an optional product ...

Page 61: ...inal block located on the rear panel provides the RS 485 and RS 232 interfaces Note RS 485 and RS 232 interfaces are NOT functional now Figure 6 3 Pin Function 5V DC 5V Out TX RS 232 TX Transmit RX RX 232 RX Receive G Ground RS 485 RS 485 RS 485 RS 485 ...

Page 62: ...pplications The GV Smart Box can integrate with GV applications such as GV Web Report GV System and GV Compact DVR for viewing live images and receiving counting results Compatible Versions GV Web Report V2 0 or later GV System V8 34 or later GV Compact DVR V1 03 or later Figure 7 1 ...

Page 63: ... 9 2 Type the host name or IP address port number user name and password of the GV Web Report and click Apply The default port number is 30000 3 On the main screen of GV Web Report click Service and select Data Service to start receiving data from the connected GV Smart Box Figure 7 2 4 Select Web Service Figure 7 2 to enable the Web interface of GV Web Report 5 Go to the Web interface of GV Web R...

Page 64: ...eps below 1 To configure the GV Smart Box to connect to the GV System select Video and Motion and select GV Smart Box Settings See 4 1 2 GV Smart Box Settings 2 To add the live view images from the GV Smart Box go to the main system of GV System click the Configure button select General Setting select Camera Audio Install and select IP Camera Install This dialog box appears Figure 7 3 3 Click Add ...

Page 65: ... the GV Smart Box is found click Apply This dialog box appears Figure 7 6 6 Right click the GV Smart Box to select a display channel 7 To overlay the people counting results on the live images from the GV Smart Box go to the main system of GV System select Configure select Accessories select POS Application Setting select POS Device Setup and click the New tab This dialog box appears Figure 7 7 ...

Page 66: ...mart Box select General from the POS Module and click Data Capture IP Address Setting This dialog box appears Figure 7 8 9 Type the IP address of the GV Smart Box The default value of Device Port is 4000 Click OK The people counting results are now displayed on the specified camera channel 10 To view the people counting results displayed on the POS Live View window go to the main system of the GV ...

Page 67: ... DVR 1 Enable GV Compact DVR Settings on the Web interface of GV Smart box Figure 4 8 2 Open the OSD menu of the GV Compact DVR select ADVANCED select DISPLAY SETTINGS select INFO DISPLAY SETTING and select GV SMART BOX INFO This dialog box appears Figure 7 10 3 Select a position for the recognition results to appear on the live view POSITION 1 refers to the area below the camera name POSITION 2 r...

Page 68: ...12 BNC 2 ports 1 video in and 1 TV out Digital I O 2 sensor inputs and 2 alarm outputs Ethernet RJ 45 10 100 Mbps USB 1 port for UMTS only Connectors Power DC 12V 1A 50 60 Hz Operation Temperature 20 C 60 C 4 F 140 F Dimensions L x W x H 123 x 106 x 25 mm 4 84 x 4 17 x 0 98 in Weight 0 345 kg 0 76 lbs ...

Page 69: ...x Supported Mobile Broadband Device Vendor Model HUAWEI E169 E220 E1692 E1750 EC169C USB Modem HSDPA UMTS EDGE GPRS GSM Verizon U727 U760 USB Modem EVDO Vodafone K3565 Rev2 Novatel MC950D HSDPA UMTS EDGE GPRS GSM ...

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