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Chapter I - Initial Setup of the Remote Client 

 
Initial Setup of Remote Client ……………………………………………………….4 
Basic Functions of the Main Remote Client User Interface………………………4 
Initial Setup of the Remote Client Connection……………………………………..6 
Modify existing server connection information……………………………………..7 
Clustering Remote Client Connections……………………………………………..8 
Record Set / Local Recording Plan………………………………………………....9 
User Rights Setup…………………………………………………………………….11 
 

Chapter II – Using Remote Client Application 

 
Connecting to Sites…………………………………………………………………..13 
Preset a position of the PTZ camera……………………………………………….14 
Remote Playback ……………………………………………………………………16 
Saving Video Clip Files………………………………………………………………16 
Local Playback and Other Features ……………………………………………….18 
Requirements to place a DVR on the Internet…………………………………….19 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Page 1: ...0 or 904 727 7680 Technical Support Tel 904 855 1121 Website http www discount security cameras net Technical Support website http www optiviewpro com downloads htm Tech Support Email mailto tech videodvr com Remote Client Manual Version 2 28 06 4 37 VR Enterprise Series Professional PC based DVR ...

Page 2: ...every channel per site Access control on the remote client software Multi level user authorization management on the client software Remotely edit setup on the severs PC DVR and Digital Video Servers Optional Remote Voice chat with other sites PTZ camera remote control Recording and Storage Client may act as a Data Center or a Virtual DVR server wherein it can record video from all the sites it is...

Page 3: ...ient Connection 6 Modify existing server connection information 7 Clustering Remote Client Connections 8 Record Set Local Recording Plan 9 User Rights Setup 11 Chapter II Using Remote Client Application Connecting to Sites 13 Preset a position of the PTZ camera 14 Remote Playback 16 Saving Video Clip Files 16 Local Playback and Other Features 18 Requirements to place a DVR on the Internet 19 ...

Page 4: ...images from the remote host server depending how it was setup on record setup However you can manually turn ON or OFF the recording on this switch button 3 Playback This is actually the option to playback video from the host DVR server In fact you will be searching the recorded video files from the host DVR server Detailed information will be discussed later Chapter I Initial Setup of the Remote C...

Page 5: ...lay 7 Menu Other features of the client software are on this option such as remote voice chat local playback view remote DVR server log view local log and the Remote Device setup 8 Information Display Panel provides basic information about the currently selected camera window 9 Exit or Minimize Select to exit or minimize the remote client application Group Connect sites can be cluster by group for...

Page 6: ...ptions are normal recording sensor activated recording motion detect recording or no recording at all Right Set It is the security feature of the remote client application to manage user rights After the client software has been installed the next task to do is to setup the remote client application for remote connection Open the client application and click on the Setting You will need the follow...

Page 7: ... capable of handling 8 Select Yes if the host server is using dynamic IP or NO if it is using static IP address 9 Enter the Dynamic DNS server used by the host DVR Video server 10 Enter the port number used to communicate with the DNS server After the required information has been entered into select to add the server information on the list and then click on to save the data To modify existing se...

Page 8: ...e going to use for the group of sites 2 Select the display screen partition you preferred for each group 3 For each window you have the option to select whose host servers will it connect to and what camera number from that particular site would you want to be displayed into it 4 Select the frame rate to be used which may be auto real time and 1 fps It is recommended to leave it at auto 5 Select t...

Page 9: ...ru 5 00 PM the camera at window 1 will be doing normal recording Again from 5 00 PM thru 12 00 midnight as indicated by the red color bars the client software will be recording the video only when the sensor devices are activated by the DVR system 1 Select the window number you are going to work on There is a maximum 25 windows available to choose from 2 Select and click one of the recording optio...

Page 10: ...ecific user in order to control and secure the Remote Client system settings on your application It comes in two part setup compose of User Setup and Rights Setup The default user account is the admin account which has all the admin rights to the application For security purposes even as you logged in as admin account remotely you will still not be able to go into the Password Setup menu when chan...

Page 11: ...checked you are giving the user an access right to make changes on how the host DVR server is setup Otherwise uncheck this option to block a user from accessing the host DVR settings 4 Basically this option will allow the user to access the Playback menus and all the other associated functionalities on playback such as play locally recorded video files capture images make copies of the video files...

Page 12: ... Using the Remote Client Application By default this interface shows up when the remote client software is opened To connect to the site or group of sites select and click the group number button on the Group keypad If the number is blue color icon means that number is currently selected otherwise it will be gray in color Click on the to connect to the sites After the Group number has been selecte...

Page 13: ...he PTZ cameras internal relay relay1 or the decoder relay relay 1 It may also be used to turn on a light or control an access gate Wiper on off If you are sing the PTZ cameras with wiper control relay this toggles the wiper on and off Controls the zoom function of the PTZ camera Zooms in or out the image Overrides the auto focus setting of the PTZ camera allowing the user to further focus on the i...

Page 14: ... camera on your preferred settings on angle position focus iris and zoom using the PTZ control panel shown here c When finished setting that up press SET button Note that the pre programmed keypad on the left as shown below will change to blue color number icon Blue color icon means there is a pre programmed preset on this button for the PTZ camera currently selected V Color Adjust ...

Page 15: ...isplayed as shown here select the date you want to view and the camera number keypad will automatically be displayed to have you choose the camera you want to view Number icons in blue color means there is a recorded video on it otherwise they re empty The feature of the remote playback is very similar to the DVR server playback Allow you to adjust locally the color view settings such as Hue Brigh...

Page 16: ...b Clip file button c Capture Image Using the File List option After the date and camera number has been selected click on the button Scroll up or down to find the specific time of the day you preferred to playback or save on the local hard drive Just double left click on the file to play it back on the screen If you need to download the file on your local hard drive click the button and you will b...

Page 17: ... just as shown below RSearch indicates a remote search captured image VIII Local Playback To access local playback menu click on the menu button and select local playback The feature of the local playback on a remote client software application is exactly the same as the Playback on a DVR server system Please refer to page 11 16 of the Operation manual of the DVR system You will only have the opti...

Page 18: ...e configuration settings of a remote DVR server system as long as you have the user rights assigned to your user account at the remote server However for security purposes you will not be allowed to go to Password Setup menu even as you logged in as admin user To do a Remote Device Setup a Click on the button and select Device Setup b You will then select from the list which specific server would ...

Page 19: ...et Service Provider or Microsoft for technical support 1 It is highly recommended to use static public IP address if you need to have the DVR available online Internet 2 Configure a static local IP address on your DVR Step to assign static local IP address Close the DVR software program Click on Start RUN on the OPEN box type in ncpa cpl then click OK Right click on Local Area Connection then sele...

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