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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Overview...........................................................................................6
Features and Functions .................................................................. 8

Front (When the Front Cover and the HDD Cover are Opened) .......... 8
Rear ....................................................................................................... 9

System Requirements ................................................................... 11

Chapter 2 Administration Menu

Overview......................................................................................... 12
Displaying the Administration Menu ........................................... 12
Changing Initial Settings with the Setup Menu........................... 13

Displaying Setup Menu ....................................................................... 13
Details on Setting Items ...................................................................... 13

Configuring Settings Related to Servers..................................... 18
Installing Patch Files ..................................................................... 20
Saving and Restoring Configuration Data .................................. 21

Saving Configuration Data .................................................................. 21
Restoring Configuration Data ............................................................. 22

Exporting System Information ..................................................... 23
Installing Licenses......................................................................... 24

Chapter 3 Basic Operation

Summary of Contents for NSR-500

Page 1: ...urveillance Server User s Guide Software Version 1 6 and Later Before operating the unit please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference NSR 500 Series 4 272 495 16 1 2011 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...Menu 13 Displaying Setup Menu 13 Details on Setting Items 13 Configuring Settings Related to Servers 18 Installing Patch Files 20 Saving and Restoring Configuration Data 21 Saving Configuration Data 21 Restoring Configuration Data 22 Exporting System Information 23 Installing Licenses 24 Chapter 3 Basic Operation Overview 25 Logging On to the NSR 25 Basic Window Operations 27 Changing the Password...

Page 3: ... Frames 57 Configuring Layout Tours 57 Configuring Motion Detection Settings 59 Using the Motion Detection Function of the Camera VMD Camera 59 Configuring Camera Tamper Detection and Audio Detection 61 Configuring Edge Storage Settings 62 Configuring Settings Related to Storage 63 Configuring Storage Settings 63 Configuring Settings Related to Deleting Recording Data 66 Configuring Recording Sche...

Page 4: ...itoring 96 Monitoring Live Images 96 Monitoring Using Layout Tours 97 Monitoring Audio from Cameras 97 Functions and Operating Procedure of Main Screen 98 When a Click Action is Configured 103 Monitor Frame 103 Controlling Cameras 104 Performing Pan Tilt and Zoom Operations 104 Using Camera Presets 105 Performing Camera Tours 106 Recording Searching and Playing Images 106 Recording Live Images 106...

Page 5: ...R COPYING DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION 126 END OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS 130 How to Apply These Terms to Your New Libraries 130 Index 132 Trademarks IPELA and are trademarks of Sony Corporation The terms HDMI and HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface and the HDMI Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC in the United States and other countries Other products or system ...

Page 6: ...k It also allows you to search and play back recorded images making the NSR a truly versatile monitoring system Monitor Keyboard Mouse NSR 500 Series Network Surveillance cameras Windows PC Installing RealShot Manager Advanced Client Software Machine room Surveillance room RealShot Manager Advanced Client is used for surveillance and configuration System Controller System Controller Analog Camera1...

Page 7: ...ws continued operation should one of the hard disks malfunction it does not guarantee restoration of lost data In addition due to high internal processing loads during reconstruction after you replace the malfunctioned hard disk the unit may not be able to record images at the configured recording rate while reconstruction is in progress 2 If the power turns off suddenly during operation the data ...

Page 8: ...d below E Fan unit For details on maintenance contact your Sony dealer F HDDs For details on maintenance contact your Sony dealer G NETWORK LEDs 1 and 2 Light green when there is a link to the network Blink amber when the network is being accessed H USB connectors 1 and 2 Use these connectors to connect a USB mouse USB keyboard USB flash memory device USB CD DVD drive or system controller RM NS100...

Page 9: ... If the grille is obstructed heat may build up in the unit leading to damage and or fire B AUDIO OUT line output connector stereo Use these connectors to output audio to a peripheral audio device C AUDIO IN microphone input connector used for future expansion Use this connector to input audio from a peripheral audio device such as a microphone Plug In Power microphones are supported D RS 232C 1 UP...

Page 10: ...SB flash memory device USB CD DVD drive or system controller RM NS1000 to the unit I RS 422 485 connector Use this connector to connect analog cameras via the analog camera input cable This connector cannot be used at the same time as the E RS 232C 2 connector For pin assignment details and wiring diagrams for sensor inputs refer to the Installation Manual separate document J ALARM OUT alarm outpu...

Page 11: ...yboard with a cable However keys other than the standard may not function Wireless or infrared USB keyboards may also not function properly 5 Use a USB mouse with a cable Wireless or infrared USB mice may not function properly Functions such as three button and wheel operations may also function improperly 6 Required when backing up system information such as logs This unit supports USB 2 0 Mass S...

Page 12: ... page 12 Changing Initial Settings with the Setup Menu page 13 Configuring Settings Related to Servers page 18 Installing Patch Files page 20 Saving and Restoring Configuration Data page 21 Exporting System Information page 23 For details on restart and shutdown procedures see Chapter 3 Shutting Down and Restarting the NSR page 32 Displaying the Administration Menu 1 Enter the user name and passwo...

Page 13: ...tration Menu differ depending on the server and clients The Setup Menu appears 2 Select the item you want to configure and click Select The screen corresponding to the item appears Details on Setting Items Setting Items of Language Screen Select the language to display on the screens and click OK Setting Items of Keyboard Screen Select the language of the USB keyboard connected to NSR and click OK...

Page 14: ...twork Device 1 to 2 for setting LAN connectors Select the network you want to configure and click OK Connect the following devices to the LAN connectors LAN1 Network camera1 LAN2 Network cameras1 LAN2 can only be used when using a different segment from LAN1 1 Connect remote clients to the network specified with the Network Interface for Remote Client setting either LAN1 or LAN2 in the Server Conf...

Page 15: ...For Network Device 1 screen that appears 1 Enter the address gateway and netmask of the other network to which to connect and click Add to add the network to the list For details contact the administrator of the network to which you will connect 2 Click OK Setting Items of Monitor Screen Select the resolution of the monitor connected to the unit and click OK If you select Auto the maximum resoluti...

Page 16: ...ot set a server name a default name e g NSR500_DB12 to which the last four digits of this unit s LAN1 MAC address is appended is set Do not use spaces when entering the server name Setting Items of SNMP Screen Configure each item related to SNMP and click OK Enable Select this to enable the SNMP agent function Disable Select this to disable the SNMP agent function Community Enter the SNMP communit...

Page 17: ...ogon function select the Enable Auto Logon check box and click OK For details on the auto logon function refer to Logging On to the NSR page 25 Setting Items of Serial Port Analog Camera Screen Configure settings related to the analog camera connection Configure each item and click OK This screen only appears when an optional NSBK EB05 is installed Serial standard RS 485 RS 422 RS 232C Select the ...

Page 18: ...ers Configure these settings when for example you want to change the network settings to match the network environment of the users or you want to centralize user administration when using multiple NSR and RealShot Manager Advanced together 1 Click Server Configuration in the Administration Menu The menu items of the Administration Menu differ depending on the server and clients The Server Configu...

Page 19: ... client connected to an external network using a broadband router When changing to Slave register a user other than admin on the master server and use that user The user level for the user must be Level 5 When the central server mode or the server port is changed a message appears and the system restarts If you changed the network interface for the remote client you must restart the system When ch...

Page 20: ...e following 3 NSR settings may be changed Images from cameras and recorded images may be viewed and operated Depending on your router and operating environment connection from an external network may be disabled 1 For details on router security settings refer to the operating instructions for the routers or contact the manufacturer of each router 2 Changing the password does not guarantee preventi...

Page 21: ...iguration Data You can save the configuration data of NSR to external media and restore saved configuration data Configuration data consists of configurations for all NSR settings You can quickly return to a previous configuration environment by restoring configuration data We recommend saving configuration data regularly each time you change settings or upgrade the software version for example Sa...

Page 22: ...t tar gz Restoring Configuration Data Note that the following information is not restored Recording records System settings such as network settings and time information Items of Setup Menu page 13 Logs The settings of the external storage itself cannot be restored so it is necessary to configure them to the same settings as those at the time of saving The configuration data cannot be restored if ...

Page 23: ...m information consists of NSR system configuration information and logs 1 Click Export System Information in the Administration Menu The Export System Information screen appears 2 Select the media on which to save the system information enter the file name and then click OK You can use alphanumeric characters and some symbols periods hyphens underscores _ when entering the file name A progress bar...

Page 24: ... a license on the NSR to enable registration of additional cameras You can register up to 16 cameras normally but this can be increased to up to 24 cameras For details on licenses refer to the NSBK CL05 Installation Guide PDF For details on acquiring licenses contact your Sony dealer Notes ...

Page 25: ...e NSR page 32 Viewing Version Information page 32 For details on settings related to devices schedules sensor inputs and alarm outputs see Chapter 4 Application Settings page 33 For details on monitoring and search for and playing back recorded images see Chapter 5 Operation and Control page 96 Logging On to the NSR Before you can use the NSR you must first log on 1 Press the power switch on the f...

Page 26: ...ou are logged on as first log off from the Main screen To enable the auto logon function configure it from the Setup Menu of the Administration Menu The selection status of the check box is applied each time you log on Therefore you must log on once in order for an unselected status to be applied The first time you turn on the NSR the administrator is the only user registered on the system The def...

Page 27: ...screen for configuring various settings and an Administration Menu for performing configurations and operations related to the NSR unit Click Automatic Record Settings or Easy Setup to register and configure cameras with a few simple operations For details on the operating procedures refer to the Installation Manual separate document Note Logon Screen Administration Menu Main Screen Configuration ...

Page 28: ...ion Menu page 12 Main screen In the Main screen you can monitor live images from each monitor frame and search for and play back recorded images To switch between live image display and playback of recorded images click the target monitor frame and then click LIVE or PLAYBACK on the right side of the window For details on monitoring and searching for and playing back recorded images see Chapter 5 ...

Page 29: ... operating the NSR such as camera registration schedule settings and user registration For details on setting items and how to configure them see Chapter 4 Application Settings page 33 Click the button for the item you want to configure Returns to the Main screen Setting items appear based on the button you clicked ...

Page 30: ... and passwords consisting only of numbers 1 Enter the user name and password on the Logon screen and click Change Password The Change Password dialog box appears 2 Enter a new password and click OK Enter the same password again in Confirm New Password The password is changed If Enable Auto Logon is enabled the logon screen will not appear during application startup and you will be logged on automa...

Page 31: ...ain enter the user name and password and click Logon Locking the NSR You can temporarily lock the screen in its current state Use the lock function when you need to leave your seat during operation for example 1 Click in the Main screen The following screen appears 2 Click Lock Operations are locked To unlock operations enter the user name and password and click Unlock Only the user that is curren...

Page 32: ...lowing screen appears 2 Click Shutdown or Reboot A confirmation message appears 3 Click Shutdown or Reboot The NSR shuts down or restarts Under normal conditions the NSR shuts down or restarts after a few minutes If the NSR does not shut down or restart after several minutes shut it down manually by pressing the power switch on the front of the unit for about five seconds Viewing Version Informati...

Page 33: ... table below you can configure a recording or action for the source that will become the trigger In addition the trigger will be determined as an alarm depending on the configured recording or action 1 An action is performed but is not determined to be an event or action Displaying Configuration Window You can configure various settings in the Configuration window 1 Click Configuration on the top ...

Page 34: ... device and register the device individually For details on the operation refer to the Installation Manual separate document When using non Sony IP cameras network cameras or ONVIF Open Network Video Interface Forum cameras simultaneous registration through basic configuration and automatic detection is not possible Register the cameras manually Control protocol configuration is necessary to contr...

Page 35: ...irmation message appears 3 Click Yes The device is deleted When a camera is deleted No Camera is displayed in the monitoring window in the layout When you register a camera in the default layout the camera is assigned to the first empty No Camera monitoring window available If you delete a camera you will no longer be able to find data recorded with that camera The recorded data is not deleted at ...

Page 36: ...nd the setting was altered to 25 After changing a setting be sure to check all settings before starting operation If the changed value is within the available range there will be no problem but if it is out of range the setting will automatically be changed to a value within the range 1 Click Select Camera Function on the Function Selection tab of the Device Configuration screen A screen for selec...

Page 37: ...ve from the group outside of the tree Deleting a Group Select the group you want to delete in the tree and click Delete to delete the group Details of Each Screen Setting Items of Device Configuration Screen This screen displays a list of the devices registered to NSR It is displayed by clicking Device in the Configuration screen A Tree Structure This displays a list of the devices registered to N...

Page 38: ... Web browser For details refer to the instruction manual of the device to be used If you change the user name and password for a device registered to NSR you must also change the configurations in NSR Global ID Enter a number for the global ID In NSR and RealShot Manager Advanced cameras are managed by assigning IDs to the connected cameras individually In addition in a system in which multiple NS...

Page 39: ... displays all of the devices detected with the automatic search Device List This displays a list of the devices detected with the automatic search Terget Select the check boxes of the devices to register to NSR Thumbnail This displays thumbnail images from the camera Images may not be displayed in some cases Model Name This displays the type of device Camera Name This displays the device name IP A...

Page 40: ...device side for when connecting with the device The default setting is 80 OK This reflects the setting values in the device list of the Multiple Camera Registration dialog box and closes the dialog box Cancel This cancels your settings and closes the dialog box Setting Items of Add Device Dialog Box Enter the setting items when registering a device manually This dialog box is displayed by clicking...

Page 41: ...d closes the dialog box Configuring Camera Video Settings You can configure settings related to the images captured from a camera The setting items and selectable values differ depending on the camera In addition some functions may be limited depending on configurations For details refer to the manual for your camera 1 Click Device at the top of the Configuration window and select the camera for w...

Page 42: ...ion for the camera Image Quality for JPEG Select the image quality for images of the camera Bit Rate for MPEG4 or H 264 Select the bit rate for images of the camera Frame Rate Select the frame rate for images of the camera Event Alarm Record Configure settings related to images for when recording an alarm or event Codec Set the image codec for the camera Select JPEG MPEG4 or H 264 Image Size Selec...

Page 43: ...d with the IR illuminator function configure the operations of the infrared sensor Mode Select Sync with Day Night or Off When Sync with Day Night is selected the infrared sensor operates in coordination with the switch between day and night If you do not want to use the infrared sensor select Off Maximum Strength Select the maximum strength of the infrared beam Six levels are available for the ma...

Page 44: ...d on or off for cameras equipped with this function Turning on the View DR function allows the camera to improve the visibility of images reducing overexposure and underexposure even in high contrast environments such as under backlighting by combining the normal image with an image taken at high shutter speed Visibility Enhancer If the camera is equipped with the Visibility Enhancer function sele...

Page 45: ... Device Configuration screen appears 2 Select the camera for which you want to configure the preset position and click the Preset tab Images from the camera are displayed in the preview area 3 Configure each item 1 Select the field of the position position number to create the preset and enter the preset name 2 Confirm the images in the preview area while operating the pan tilt and zoom to adjust ...

Page 46: ...h you want to configure the tour and click the Tour tab Images from the camera are displayed in the preview area 3 Configure each item 1 Select Preset Tour 2 Select the number of the tour you want to configure 3 Click Add select the preset to add in the Select Preset dialog box that appears and click OK The preset is added to the list 4 Enter the amount of time that the camera will remain at that ...

Page 47: ...dow Tours For cameras equipped with the shadow tour function you can record the motions of the camera when operated remotely using a mouse or joystick and configure them as a shadow tour You can configure up to four tour operations S 1 to S 4 These tours use the tour function of the camera As a result the configured tour information is saved on the camera To Configure a New Tour 1 Click Device at ...

Page 48: ...k in the center of the monitoring screen before configuring a mask area for a camera with pan and tilt functions When configuring the mask settings from a client be sure to preview the settings before configuring them 1 Click Device at the top of the Configuration window The Device Configuration screen appears 2 Select the camera for which you want to configure the mask and click the Mask tab Imag...

Page 49: ... tilted or zoomed When configuring the mask area leave approximately 10 of additional space around the object you wish to mask Images in the left and right or top and bottom areas of the preview image may not appear in some cases In such cases you can display the entire image by changing the resolution used for monitoring E Preview Area and Tool Buttons Use these buttons to configure the mask whil...

Page 50: ...nd configure the control number configured on the analog camera 4 Click Apply Controlling the pan tilt and zoom on the analog camera becomes possible Make sure that the serial port is configured according to the analog camera you are using You can configure the serial port from the Setup Menu of the Administration Menu Configuring Network Camera Control You can configure settings to control pan an...

Page 51: ...nitor layout and camera images Configuring Monitor Layout Settings page 51 You can create multiple layouts according to your operating environment and objective Assigning Cameras to Monitor Frames page 57 You can assign a camera to each monitor frame Configuring Layout Tours page 57 You can sequentially switch the display of each display at a preset time Configuring Monitor Layout Settings By sett...

Page 52: ...each of the items refer to Setting Items of Insert Background Image Dialog Box page 56 4 Move the monitor frames to determine their positions as necessary Move the monitor frames by dragging them with the mouse 5 Set a hotspot monitor as necessary Click to select one monitor frame to specify as the hotspot monitor and click Hotspot A hotspot monitor displays the same images as the camera monitor f...

Page 53: ...specify as the hotspot monitor and click this button If you set a hotspot monitor when you click a certain monitor frame or an alarm is generated images are displayed on the monitor frame set as the hotspot monitor A hotspot monitor displays the same images as the camera monitor frame currently selected on the main screen To make images from the camera monitor frame easier to see the hotspot monit...

Page 54: ...s images and image map For details on the setting items of each tab refer to Setting Items of Properties page 54 K Device Tree This displays a list of the devices registered to NSR in a tree structure When you are creating a layout you can assign cameras by dragging and dropping them from the Device tree to monitor frames L Apply This saves the settings M Cancel This cancels the changes to the set...

Page 55: ...e color to make transparent in the dialog box that appears Action Tab Assign actions to the selected image or image map If an action is assigned to the selected image or image map clicking the mouse within the image performs the set action Click Action Select the check box to enable an action and select the action to perform Camera Select Tab Set the function for displaying an image of the specifi...

Page 56: ...pot monitor and specify the rows and columns to preview while checking the preview area OK This creates a layout in accordance with the set values and closes the dialog box Cancel This cancels your settings and closes the dialog box Setting Items of Insert Background Image Dialog Box This dialog box imports an image such as a map or floor plan for the background It is displayed by clicking Backgro...

Page 57: ... tab page 55 Select the check boxes for triggers that will initiate highlight display and click OK Assigning Cameras to Monitor Frames Assign a camera for displaying images to each monitor frame 1 Select a layout from the Layout tree on the Layout Configuration screen 2 Assign the cameras to monitor frames The following methods are available for assigning cameras Drag and drop a camera from the De...

Page 58: ...layout of tour down one place The layouts are displayed from the top of the list in order 4 When you want to change the duration click the box and enter the number of seconds 5 Select the check box to enable this layout tour to be specified on the main window 3 After configuring each item click Apply Changing Registration Details 1 Select the layout you want to change the registration details of f...

Page 59: ... To use the motion and object detection functions by camera VMD camera use the procedure below to configure the VMD camera pin and motion detection and object detection areas The setting items for the motion detection and object detection areas differ depending on the camera you are using 1 Click Device at the top of the Configuration window The Device Configuration screen appears 2 Configure each...

Page 60: ...necessary Camera Position Select the camera position to configure Current Position Select this to process the same area on the screen regardless of the direction the camera is facing Preset Position Select this option when configuring settings for each preset If you select this select a preset from the drop down menu and move the camera to that preset position When the camera is moved to the prese...

Page 61: ...ng frame cannot be deleted F Apply This saves the settings G Cancel This cancels the changes to the settings H Close This closes the screen Configuring Camera Tamper Detection and Audio Detection Cameras equipped with the tamper detection function can be configured to detect tampering activity such as a forced change in camera orientation or the application of spray paint to the camera lens For ca...

Page 62: ...a s Edge Storage allowing you to retrieve the data later after the system is restored You may need to adjust video settings to use the Edge Storage function For details refer to the release notes for the camera 1 Click Device at the top of the Configuration screen The Device Configuration screen appears 2 Select the camera from the Device tree structure on the left side of the screen You can also ...

Page 63: ...nfiguring Storage Settings Add new storage and specify the recording data to save to the storage Storage can be added as individual logical volumes Adding New Storage 1 Click Server at the top of the Configuration window The Server Configuration screen appears 2 Select the server for which you want to set the storage from the Server tree on the left of the screen 3 Click Add Storage on the right o...

Page 64: ...a Configuring Storage for Each Camera Camera Mode You can specify storage for saving recording data for each camera It is possible to save all recording data to one storage and specify storage for saving for each recording type 1 Select the server for which you want to configure storage from the Server tree and click the Storage Assign tab 2 Configure each item and click Apply For details on each ...

Page 65: ...available Enable Select the check box to enable the data overwrite function The data is deleted automatically beginning with files within the oldest record whenever the amount of free space of the storage will fall below a specified size Not to be less than Enter the minimum limit for free space as a percentage or in gigabytes G Apply This saves the settings H Cancel This cancels the changes to th...

Page 66: ...edule recording Alarm Record Select storage for saving for alarm recording Event Record Select storage for saving for event recording Edge Storage Select storage for saving the recorded data retrieved from the camera s Edge Storage D Apply This saves the settings E Cancel This cancels the changes to the settings F Close This closes the screen Configuring Settings Related to Deleting Recording Data...

Page 67: ...you want to configure 2 Select the Enable check box 3 Enter the minimum limit for free space as a percentage or in gigabytes 4 Click Apply Overwriting is configured Cleanup To ensure storage space is available set the number of days to store recording data and automatically delete data that exceeds that number of days You can configure the same number of storage days for all cameras or configure t...

Page 68: ...nup Setting List This displays a list of the cleanup settings Target Select the check boxes of the cameras to be the targets for the cleanup Name This displays a list of the names of the cameras registered to NSR Manual days Enter the number of storage days for manual recording Schedule days Enter the number of storage days for schedule recording Alarm days Enter the number of storage days for ala...

Page 69: ...nuously over a long period such as from 00 00 to 24 00 every day for a long time the number of configuration files for a record may exceed 10 0001 When this happens the record is segmented and subsequent data is recorded as a new record If a record is segmented it will be displayed as a different record in searches and the like 1 The number 10 000 is the total number of files since recording start...

Page 70: ... and Event Recording page 71 5 Click OK The schedule is created 4 Click Apply The schedule is saved For details on how to view the schedule refer to Setting Items of Schedule Screen page 73 Configuring a Schedule for a Specific Date and Time You can configure a schedule for a specific date and time to specify a date and time to run a schedule The only difference from a recurrent schedule is the pr...

Page 71: ...igure the schedule from the tree in the Schedule screen You can also select multiple cameras at once by holding down the Shift key or Ctrl key while selecting 2 Click Recurrent or Date Time to switch to the view of the schedule you want to configure and click New Record The New Record dialog box appears 3 Configure each item and click OK The settings items differ depending on the type of schedule ...

Page 72: ...chedule Configuration screen 2 Click Remove A confirmation message appears 3 Click Yes The schedule is deleted About Relationship Between Sensor and Camera when Alarm Occurs When Record by each event The input pin of the selected camera itself triggers the beginning of recording For example if camera A and camera B are selected as the cameras for recording images and motion detection of camera A a...

Page 73: ...d by action for each day of the week Guide lines are shown in 15 minute intervals and by dragging the edges of each scheduled time slot you can change the start and end times of the action When you want to configure the time in detail click Edit and make adjustments in the Schedule Configuration dialog box that appears Selecting each time slot displays information such as the camera target for rec...

Page 74: ... for when an event occurs Record Start Select the timing for starting recording Alarm Event Start This starts recording when an alarm or event started point in time the alarm signal became active Pre Alarm Event Start This goes back to record the images before an alarm or event started When this is selected enter the period to go back to record within the range of 1 to 60 seconds Pre alarm event s...

Page 75: ... is selected you can select multiple device inputs If the check box for Show All Triggers is selected a list of all the triggers configured for NSR is displayed so it is also possible for the sensors of devices not configured for the schedule to act as triggers The input configured for each camera is displayed in the list For the configuring inputs refer to Configuring Motion Detection Settings pa...

Page 76: ...page 77 Adding Logical Sensor Input Pins to NSR page 77 Deleting Logical Sensor Input Pins Created for NSR page 78 Changing Settings of Sensor Input Pins of NSR 1 Click Device at the top of the Configuration window The Device Configuration screen appears 2 Open I O Device in the Device tree and click to select System I O 3 Configure each item on the Physical Sensor In tab and click Apply For detai...

Page 77: ...ick Apply For details on each of the items refer to Setting Items of the Logical Sensor In Tab page 78 The Barionet sensor input settings are changed Adding Logical Sensor Input Pins to NSR The adding of a logical sensor input pin to NSR allows for linking with the external device via the network The operation on off of the added sensor input pin from the external device acts as a trigger to perfo...

Page 78: ...ed for the device selected in the tree structure Enable Select the check boxes to enable the pins for the sensor inputs To use sensor inputs the sensor input pin settings on the device must also be enabled No This displays the numbers of the sensor input pins This item cannot be changed Name Enter the names of the sensor inputs Pulse Enter the duration to sustain pulse input once it is turned on w...

Page 79: ...anging Settings of Alarm Output Pins of Camera page 79 Changing Settings of Alarm Output Pins of Barionet page 80 Changing Settings of Alarm Output Pins of NSR 1 Click Device at the top of the Configuration window The Device Configuration screen appears 2 Open I O Device in the Device tree and click to select System I O 3 Configure each item on the Physical Alarm Out tab and click Apply For detail...

Page 80: ...of the Configuration window The Device Configuration screen appears 2 Open I O Device in the Device tree and click to select Barionet 3 Configure each item on the Alarm Out tab and click Apply For details on each of the items refer to Alarm Out Tab I O Device page 80 The Barionet alarm output settings are changed Setting Items of the Alarm Out Tab Alarm Out Tab I O Device You can configure the ala...

Page 81: ... not inverted Off at startup Alarm Out Tab Camera You can configure the alarm output pins of the camera selected in the tree After configuring each item click Apply to save your settings Alarm Output Pin List This displays a list of the alarm output pins configured for the camera selected in the tree Enable Select the check boxes to enable the pins for the alarm outputs No This displays the number...

Page 82: ...ed schedule period Manual Action Configure an action for when a trigger occurs manually Registering a Manual Action 1 Click Manual Action at the top of the Configuration window The Manual Action screen appears 2 Click Add 3 Configure the following items and register the action For details on each of the items refer to Setting Items of Manual Action Screen page 83 1 Enter a name for the action 2 Co...

Page 83: ...hat are displayed differ depending on the device for performing the action After configuring each item click Apply to save your settings Name Enter the name of the action It can be up to 32 characters long Show on the Main Window Select the check box to show this layout in the Manual Action pane of the main window Register as OFF Action Select the check box to register an action as an off action O...

Page 84: ...o send a notification by mail to a specified mail address E mail Address Enter an e mail address Attach Camera Image Select the check box to send a still image as a mail attachment If you select this specify the camera for recording the still image Images will not be attached for cameras on which the codec is MPEG4 H 264 Each camera Attach the still images recorded with the camera for which the ev...

Page 85: ...position is returned to Preset 1 manually 3 When the VMD camera pin detects motion within the duration the action is performed again and the preset position of camera 1 moves to Preset 2 Registering an Event Alarm Action Configure a schedule for performing an action when an alarm or event occurs within the duration set for the schedule An action can be performed each time an alarm or event occurs ...

Page 86: ...is 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 hours minutes seconds When event alarm action for a specific date and time Configure the start date and time and end date and time to apply the event alarm action E Action Duration Configure the duration for the action Action Start This displays the timing for starting the action This item cannot be changed Stop Action Select the timing for ending the action From Alarm Star...

Page 87: ...elect the check box to perform an action for controlling the camera and specify the control method Preset This returns the camera to the specified preset position Tour This performs the specified camera tour Action End Preset Specify the preset position for when the action ends Pin List Select the check boxes for the output pins to be target for performing an action to change the pin state I O Dev...

Page 88: ...ill images recorded with camera A are attached When the sensor input of camera B turns on the still images recorded with camera B are attached Specified Camera Attach still images recorded with a specified camera Message Enter the message of the mail It can be up to 32 characters long Change Layout Select the check box to change the monitor layout of monitor 1 If you select this select the monitor...

Page 89: ...the server for which you want to set the mail notification settings from the Server tree on the left of the screen 3 Configure each item on the E mail tab and click Apply 1 Enter the address of the SMTP server 2 Enter the port number of the SMTP server 3 Enter the mail address of the sender 4 When using SMTP authentication select the check box next to Authentication and then enter the user name an...

Page 90: ...e the action to perform after a system alert occurs For details on actions refer to Configuring Action Settings page 82 Setting Items of the System Alert Tab This tab is displayed by clicking Server in the Configuration window and clicking the System Alert tab After configuring each item click Apply A VIDEO LOSS Select the check box to notify of the image signal becoming disconnected Disconnection...

Page 91: ...ch user as necessary Only a user who has been granted the User Configuration permission can perform operations such as registering users and configuring user settings If you forgot the passwords for all users with User Configuration permissions the NSR must be formatted to enable password resetting Current setting configurations and recordings will not be retained if the NSR is formatted User Leve...

Page 92: ...t the check boxes for the permissions to grant to the user 4 To configure access permissions for each device select the check boxes of the devices to which to grant access permissions 5 Click Apply The settings are saved If Custom is selected for the user level the Custom tree is displayed Manual Action Configuration None None None Yes Yes Manual Deletion Protection None None Yes Yes Yes Log Contr...

Page 93: ...in the Configuration window After configuring each item click Apply to save your settings A User Name Enter the user name It can be up to 32 characters long and ASCII characters upper or lower case alphanumeric characters and symbols _ Password Enter the password It can be up to 32 characters long and ASCII characters upper or lower case alphanumeric characters and symbols _ Confirm Password Enter...

Page 94: ...g deleted due to cleanup data overwrite or unintentional operations Log Control Allows you to export logs in the Log dialog box Export Control Allows you to export recorded images Exit Server Allows you to shut down or restart Search Playback Allows you to search or play back recorded data Camera Control Allows you to control cameras in the Camera Control pane Layout Control Allows you to change l...

Page 95: ...tically starts after rewinding a specified duration This function is referred to as quick playback You can configure the duration to rewind for quick playback in the GUI Configuration screen 1 Click GUI at the top of the Configuration screen The GUI Configuration screen appears 2 Enter the duration to rewind for quick playback in seconds and click Apply The duration to rewind for quick playback is...

Page 96: ...ance For the configuration procedure refer to Configuring Layout Tours page 57 Monitoring Live Images You can monitor the images the camera is currently capturing in any monitor frame 1 Click the monitor frame to display the live images on the main screen 2 Click LIVE on the Monitor Control pane Live images are displayed on the selected monitor frame For details on each of the items refer to Funct...

Page 97: ...n the Tour toolbar at the top of the main screen 2 Click Layout Tour Start The sequence operation starts If you click again the layout tour ends Monitoring Audio from Cameras If you are using a camera with support for audio input you can monitor the audio input from the camera Select the monitor frame for which you want to monitor the audio to output audio from the camera assigned to the selected ...

Page 98: ...he 3 3 default layout 4 4 Layout This switches to the 4 4 default layout Custom A Layout This switches to the layout of the Custom A group Custom B Layout This switches to the layout of the Custom B group Layout Menu Select a layout from the drop down menu B Tour Toolbar This is used when executing a layout tour Tour Menu Select a layout tour from the drop down menu Layout Tour Start Stop This sta...

Page 99: ...screen display to the normal screen This button is displayed in full screen display when you align the cursor with the top right corner of the screen You can also return to the normal screen by pressing the Esc key on the keyboard E This allows you to log off activate the lock reboot or shutdown F Camera Group Manual Action Pane Clicking displays a menu that allows you to switch to each of the pan...

Page 100: ... in the layout is nine or less Click LIVE to monitor live images in the selected monitor frame and PLAYBACK to play back recorded images Also when you select a monitor frame the button lights to indicate whether the state is live or playback If you click PLAYBACK the selected monitor frame enters the playback state returns to the time set in GUI Configuration and then starts playback automatically...

Page 101: ...adjust the focus in the direction to focus on a subject that is far away Bright EV Select Full auto to always adjust the brightness automatically The backlight compensation turns on or off each time you click BLC ON If you select Shutter Priority the shutter speed will remain fixed while the aperture is adjusted automatically If you select Iris Priority the aperture will remain fixed while the shu...

Page 102: ...mages in reverse at slow speed at 1 5x speed Previous Frame This rewinds one frame Next Frame This advances one frame Slow Forward This plays back images at slow speed at 1 5x speed Previous Recording This jumps to the previous recording Next Recording This jumps to the next recording Start Recording This starts recording images from the camera selected for the monitor frame Stop Recording This st...

Page 103: ...lick the mouse at the place where the pointer changed the action is executed Monitor Frame A Camera Name This displays the name of the camera B Bandwidth This displays the amount of bandwidth used for transferring images over a network connection C Frame Rate This displays the speed at which images are imported from the camera D Display Images per Second This display the speed at which the camera ...

Page 104: ...r frame again to restore the original layout If you switch to another layout or the layout is switched by an action or layout tour after switching to 1 1 view double clicking will not restore the original layout Controlling Cameras When monitoring with a camera equipped with pan and tilt functions you can monitor images from the camera while performing pan tilt and zoom operations on the Camera Co...

Page 105: ... appears When the mouse button is released the camera moves until the portion of the image inside the red box fills the window xPerforming Zooming In and Out Operations When using a mouse with a scroll wheel you can zoom in and out by rotating the wheel Rotate the wheel forward to zoom in 1 Rotate the wheel backward to zoom out 1 1 Zooming in and out with digital zoom is not supported Using Camera...

Page 106: ...e data and audio data This section describes the following operations Recording Live Images page 106 You can record the images currently being captured by a camera Playing Recorded Images page 107 Simple operations are available for playing recorded images including quick playback for automatically rewinding a specified amount of time and playing specifying a date and time and playing and playing ...

Page 107: ...monitor frame and then clicking PLAYBACK rewinds the recorded images by a preset amount of time and plays them automatically You can configure the rewind time for quick playback on the GUI Configuration screen page 95 Specifying a Date and Time and Playing This allows you to specify a date and time for the playback position of the recorded images 1 Click to select the monitor frame to which the ca...

Page 108: ...ded images from the search results 1 Search for the recorded images in the Search Window 2 Play the recorded images Screen example List view For details on each of the items refer to Search Results Display Area List View page 109 and Search Results Display Area Timeline View page 109 1 Switch to the timeline view or list view as necessary Clicking List Mode switches to the list view and clicking T...

Page 109: ...B Protect This protects the selected recordings Unprotect This cancels protection for the selected recordings Delete This deletes the selected recordings C List of Search Results When you want to playback recordings select the check boxes of the corresponding cameras The following information appears in the list Camera Displays the camera name This item can be sorted Type Displays the type of the ...

Page 110: ...ppears in the list Camera Displays the name of the camera that made the recording White Line Walker Indicates the current position time on the timeline The white line can also be dragged to change its position You can also move the white line by clicking the guide lines in the list title bar The white line moves to the position you click Deleting Recorded Images You can search for the recorded ima...

Page 111: ... for Recording Data at the top of the main screen The Search Window appears 2 Specify the search conditions and click Search For details on finding recorded images refer to Searching Recorded Images page 108 3 Select the recorded images you want to protect and click Protect When List View When Timeline View The recorded images are protected In the list view Protect is displayed for protected recor...

Page 112: ...n perform the procedure below 2 Click Export Recorded Image on the Playback Control pane The Export dialog box appears 3 Configure each item and click OK For details on each of the items refer to Setting Items of Export Dialog Box page 113 1 Enter the export name 2 Specify the start point mark in and end point mark out of the recorded images to export as necessary 3 Select the check box to also ex...

Page 113: ...in and end point mark out and then perform the export 1 Click Search for Recording Data at the top of the main screen The Search Window appears 2 Specify the search conditions and click Search For details on finding recorded images refer to Searching Recorded Images page 108 3 Click to select the recorded images you want to export in the list of search results 4 Switch to the timeline view specify...

Page 114: ... the exported files Capacity Requirement This displays the space required for exporting the specified recorded images Location Select the media of the export location Available Capacity This displays the free space of the output location OK This starts exporting Cancel This cancels exporting and closes the dialog box Exporting Recorded Images as Still Images You can capture one scene of recorded o...

Page 115: ... System Administration This section describes the operations necessary for routine system administration Shutting Down and Restarting the NSR page 32 Monitoring the Error Status page 115 Exporting Log Files page 116 Monitoring the Error Status When an error occurs with NSR you can confirm the error with the ERROR lamp in the main screen or on the front of NSR The ERROR Lamp on the Main Screen When...

Page 116: ...and click OK 1 Select the location in which to save the logs 2 Select the check boxes of the logs to export Only users with Administrator Menu Setting permissions can select the Details check box For details on permissions refer to Registering Users page 91 The files that are exported when Details is selected are identical to the files that are exported when using Export System Information in the ...

Page 117: ...117 System Administration Chapter 5 Operation and Control 4 Click Close The Export screen closes ...

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Page 132: ...31 Log Files 116 Logging Off 31 Logging On 25 M Mail Notification 89 Main Screen 98 Manual Action 82 Mask 48 Monitor Layout 51 Monitoring 96 Monitoring Audio 97 Motion Detection 59 Multiple Camera Registration Dialog Box 39 N NAT Setting 19 Network Camera Configuration 50 Network Device Menu 14 O Object Detection 59 P Password 30 Patch Files 20 Patch Installation 20 Permissions 91 Playing 106 Pres...

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