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NVR Software - General information 

 

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NVR Software - General information 

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Architecture 

SeeTec 5 features a modular and network-based approach. All functions are 
organized in modules that communicate via TCP/UDP and enable the scalability of 
the entire system through shared installation on different computers. 

The most important system characteristics include: 

 

Server services (32/64 bit) for Windows

®

 XP Professional (SP3 or higher) / 

Windows Vista

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 / Windows

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 7 / Windows Server

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 2003 (SP1 or higher) / 

Windows Server

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 2008 

 

Client application (32/64 bit) for Windows

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 XP Professional (SP3 or higher) / 

Windows Vista

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 / Windows

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 7 / Windows Server

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 2003 (SP1 or higher) / 

Windows Server

®

 2008 

 

Integration of hardware (video servers, network cameras, motion detectors, 
etc.) by different manufacturers 

 

Integration of several thousand cameras per installation 

 

User and group management using Active Directory

®

 integration 

 

Comprehensive alarm scenarios 

 

High-performance database management with a very high throughput 

 

IPv6 support 

 

Encrypted network authorization 

 

Summary of Contents for HD9 NVR

Page 1: ...User s Guide Network Video Recorder Product Code NI525A Twister Super LoLux HD9 NVR ...

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Page 3: ...tion 13 Connection with Windows Remote Desktop 13 1 4 2 Change IP addresses in the camera network 18 1 5 Configuration Settings Overview 19 1 6 Hardware Specifications 20 2 NVR Software General information 21 2 1 Architecture 21 2 2 Module overview 23 2 2 1 Administration services 23 2 2 2 CameraManagement SeeTec5_CM 23 2 2 3 MultimediaDatabase SeeTec5_MDB 24 2 2 4 Extension services SeeTec5_EXT S...

Page 4: ... SeeTec OfflineViewer for 64 bit operating systems 32 Installing patches for the SeeTec server for 32 bit operating systems 32 Installing patches for the SeeTec server for 64 bit operating systems 33 3 5 2 Adding or deleting components 33 3 5 3 Installing a new complete version 33 3 6 License key 35 3 6 1 Requesting a license key 35 3 6 2 Installing a license key 36 3 7 Starting and stopping core ...

Page 5: ...User interface tab 44 Alarm suppression tab 45 Input devices tab 45 4 1 4 Activating input devices 45 Special cases and restrictions 45 4 1 5 Changing profiles 46 4 1 6 Changing users 46 4 1 7 Change SeeTec Installation 47 4 1 8 Add SeeTec Installation 47 Assumptions 47 Limitations 47 Login 48 Settings 49 User interface 49 4 2 Layer menu 50 4 2 1 Adding windows layers 50 4 2 2 Save local layer 50 ...

Page 6: ...tion Mode only 52 4 3 Extras menu 53 4 3 1 Manual reference image comparison Surveillance Mode only 53 4 3 2 Image management Configuration Mode only 54 4 3 3 Multi configuration of video sources Configuration Mode only 54 4 3 4 Image data multi export to the client Configuration Mode only 54 4 3 5 Image data multi export to the server Configuration Mode only 56 4 3 6 Status query for automated im...

Page 7: ...hardware 65 Changing settings 66 5 2 2 Time management 95 5 2 3 Maps 96 5 2 4 Layers 97 Generating layers 97 Create user defined layers 98 Generating layers with focus tiles 98 5 2 5 Web pages 99 Configuring websites 99 5 2 6 Authorization Management 100 Creating a new user 100 Creating user groups 100 Validity of groups 100 Rights management 101 Password 104 5 2 7 User profiles 106 General 106 Im...

Page 8: ...Add alarm scenario by using the camera configuration wizard 119 Copying of alarm scenarios by using the camera configuration wizard 120 5 2 10 Buttons 121 Create button 121 Defining general settings for buttons 121 Selecting actions for Button 121 5 2 11 Patrols 122 5 2 12 Server controlled sequence 123 Creating a sequence 123 Adding a time or time range 123 5 2 13 System Management 125 Backup Max...

Page 9: ...32 CameraManagement 132 MultimediaDatabase 132 Image data export 133 5 3 Surveillance Mode 135 5 3 1 Map 137 5 3 2 Camera overview 138 5 3 3 Flyout window 139 5 3 4 MPEG 4 H 264 audio 140 5 3 5 Patrol 141 Start patrols 142 Pausing patrols 142 Stopping patrols 142 Switching positions 142 Automatically repeating patrols 142 5 3 6 Digital zoom 142 5 3 7 PTZ control 143 Continuous control 144 Absolute...

Page 10: ...ding the user interface 149 5 4 Report Mode 150 5 5 Archive Mode 153 5 5 1 Camera overview 154 Displaying camera recordings 154 Displaying alarm details 154 5 5 2 Player old 155 5 5 3 Player new 157 5 5 4 Extended alarm filters in the archive 158 5 5 5 SeeTec ISearch 159 Simple search 159 Expert mode 160 Write protection of recorded image data 161 5 5 6 Exporting image data 162 Print image 162 Sav...

Page 11: ...1 Adding zones to the MultimediaDatabase 170 Adding zones to the MultimediaDatabase 170 Adding zones to the MultimediaDatabase network storage 171 6 4 2 Removing zones from the MultimediaDatabase 172 6 4 3 Editing zones 172 6 5 Configure A V export 173 6 5 1 Enter a port 173 6 5 2 Using a primary or secondary FTP server 173 6 5 3 Select codec 173 7 NVR Software General notes 175 7 1 Command line p...

Page 12: ... 1 3 Multiple layer 180 8 1 4 Play recordings 180 8 1 5 Save sequence as AVI file 181 8 2 Sample alarm scenario configuration 181 8 2 1 Setting up Network I O 181 8 2 2 Creating and configuring alarm scenarios 182 ...

Page 13: ...stem is equipped with a 2 TByte server hard disk The integrated 4 Port PoE switch delivers power for up to 4 IP Cameras which can be connected without any extra switching hardware 1 1 2 Condition of delivery You receive a pre configured and ready to use network video recording system The operating system Windows 7 and Super LoLux HD9 software is installed and pre configured The build in hard disk ...

Page 14: ...cessible on the back side I VGA for monitor connection II Serial Port III USB Ports for USB device keyboard mouse IV LAN Device LAN1 not used in factory default V LAN Device LAN2 Client Network VI LAN Device LAN3 Camera Network bridged with the integrated PoE Ports VII Audio Input VIII Audio Output IX PoE Ports for connecting PoE devices Network Cameras X Power Supply connector ...

Page 15: ...ent please use one of the following options 1 4 1 Server Connections Local Connection Connect monitor I mouse keyboard II and a network cable at LAN2 V Start the Server and login to Windows Use as user name admin and Password jvc Connection with Windows Remote Desktop Connect the Server with a network cable at LAN2 V and a Switch Connect a Client PC via the same Switch ...

Page 16: ...is configured with the IP address 192 168 2 100 Configure the Client PC with an IP address in the same subnet Open the Control Panel via Start button to access Network and Sharing Center b Select the Network and Sharing Center option to access the Network Adapter Settings ...

Page 17: ...NVR Hardware Super LoLux HD9 NVR 15 c Open the Change adapter settings option Right click your Ethernet connection and choose Properties d Open Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IP ...

Page 18: ...x 1 99 101 254 Please note Avoid the use of IP addresses which are already assigned to other devices like your Internet Router or the Super LoLux HD9 NVR f After changing the IP close all windows with press OK Go back to the desktop and open the Remote Desktop Connection via Start All Programs Accessories ...

Page 19: ...NVR Hardware Super LoLux HD9 NVR 17 g Type in the IP address of the Super LoLux HD9 NVR 192 168 2 100 Use as credentials User admin and Password jvc ...

Page 20: ...tions The IP address of the Network Bridge is configured as DHCP in Factory Default conditions Assign an IP address in a different logical network range e g 192 168 0 99 Connected cameras should be in the same address range for example camera1 192 168 0 100 camera2 192 168 0 101 etc In case you need more Ethernet ports for your camera network you can connect a switch on LAN3 Ethernet interface The...

Page 21: ...9 NVR 19 1 5 Configuration Settings Overview Username Server admin Password Server jvc Server IP address 192 168 2 100 Server LAN Port 2 client network Camera network IP DHCP no IP address is configured Camera network LAN Port 3 ...

Page 22: ...indows 7 Professional 32 bit INTERFACE SATA 2x SATA ports LAN 3x lntel 82583V 10 100 1000Mbps PoE LAN 4x Realtek 10 100 Mbps PoE Controller Microsemi 4 Port 802 3af PSE Manager USB 4x USB 2 0 HARD DISK Storage Space 1x HDD 2 TB POWER SUPPLY Power Source AC Input 100 240V 2A 50 60Hz Consumption max 105 W WORK ENVIRONMENT Operating Temperature 0 60 C Operating Humidity 5 95 0 60 C non condensing DIM...

Page 23: ...ssional SP3 or higher Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows Server 2003 SP1 or higher Windows Server 2008 Client application 32 64 bit for Windows XP Professional SP3 or higher Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows Server 2003 SP1 or higher Windows Server 2008 Integration of hardware video servers network cameras motion detectors etc by different manufacturers Integration of several thousand cameras per insta...

Page 24: ...NVR Software General information 22 Abbildung 1 Example for an architecture overview with distributed server functionality and Internet connection See chapter Module overview page 23 ...

Page 25: ...rent users maybe with high fluctuation of employees Multiple users can often be grouped due to identical requirements with respect to access permissions SeeTec 5 provides a superordinate group concept to reduce the required administration effort to a minimum Log in authentication of a client must be performed quickly to avoid waiting times for the user 2 2 2 CameraManagement SeeTec5_CM The managem...

Page 26: ...loped a dedicated MultimediaDatabase with currently unmatched performance Features of this database include Hardware and platform independent implementation Java Use with almost every hardware from commercially available PCs up to midframe systems The file based approach supports the use of local file systems such as RAID or SAN NAS systems Throughput on a typical PC system with IDE boards amounts...

Page 27: ...ws XP Professional SP3 or higher Windows Vista Home Premium Professional Ultimate Windows 7 Home Premium Professional Ultimate Windows Server 2003 Standard Enterprise SP1 or higher Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Enterprise SP1 or higher Windows Server 2008 Standard Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Enterprise Computing power Pentium 4 minimum or comparable Main storage 512 MB RAM min Har...

Page 28: ...ormance Intel Dual Core CPU 2 GHz or comparable Main storage 4 MB RAM min Hard disk storage 20 GB min storage for image recording Other At a minimum the server must feature a gigabit ethernet connection Important A maximum of 80 and 250 devices cameras Adam modules Network I Os etc can be configured per server on a 32 bit an 64 bit operating system repectively Depending on the configuration high r...

Page 29: ...and SeeTec 5 page 177 During the installation process DirectX is installed If there is no previous installation of DirectX the system may reboot after completing the installation DirectX is required for joystick control as well as MPEG 4 H 264 display If an error message is displayed that DirectX could not be installed you can install DirectX at later point in time You will find the setup file in ...

Page 30: ...ase MaxDB database for configuration and storage of system notifications Select a path in the SeeTec directory 6 In the IP address host name for server communication dialog in the Found IP addresses host names dropdown list select the IP address that the SeeTec services will connect to IPv6 addresses are currently not supported 7 In the Default zone dialog click on Configure zone 8 In the Path fie...

Page 31: ...y be installed on one computer 3 4 Distributed installation Installation on multiple computers A standard installation must be performed on the host computer first See chapter Standard installation page 28 1 Start the installation on the secondary server 2 Select Custom in the dialog for choosing the setup type 3 Optional Change the path of the SeeTec Installation In 64 bit operating systems you c...

Page 32: ...able on the local machine and the domain and user name must be specified After the installation you can create additional zones in the SeeTec Administration see chapter Configure MultimediaDatabase page 170 12 Optional Configure the Windows firewall for MPEG 4 usage 13 Click on Install to start the installation Note For this type of installation both installed services will not be started automati...

Page 33: ...ictions apply for alarm recording For complex alarm scenarios preconditions are not evaluated Within alarm scenarios no outputs are mapped Alarms are not saved as alarm events i e you cannot search for alarms in the archive However the alarm recording is displayed in the archive as alarm recording red time bar Alarm recordings are terminated only by the defined alarm duration Recording gaps of 20 ...

Page 34: ..._Client64_XX zip The patch for the SeeTec OfflineViewer 5 4 X_OfflineViewer_XX zip always has to be unzipped in the directory for the 32 bit components 1 Exit SeeTec Surveillance SeeTec client 2 Extract the patch of the 32 bit version of the SeeTec client in the directory C Program Files x86 SeeTec and overwrite any existing files 3 Extract the patch of the 64 bit version of the SeeTec client in t...

Page 35: ...ionGateway_XX zip 3 5 2 Adding or deleting components 1 Restart the installation see chapter Standard installation page 28 2 Select Change program in the dialog for choosing the setup type 3 Select the components that you want to add or delete In the Windows Control Panel go to Programs and Features and select the SeeTec 5 software Then add or delete the desired functions by using the Uninstall Ch...

Page 36: ...ense key to the conf directory of the existing SeeTec installation folder 6 Install the new complete version in the directory of the older version Note If you perform an update to a newer SeeTec version all configuration settings will be maintained ...

Page 37: ...the DVD cover 4 Then click on Submit The license key will be sent to the e mail address you have stated in the corresponding form field Note A license key is only valid for the current and the previous versions Note that updates to a new SeeTec version extensions of the SeeTec software features and functionalities as well as changes to the server hardware all require a new license key You can obta...

Page 38: ... 1 Click on File Settings to determine the behavior of the SeeTec ServiceManager Send to system tray upon program start Show balloon tip for status changes 2 Define the wait time between stopping and restarting services default 15 seconds 3 Additionally you can also select Show SeeTec services that are not installed The following functions are available in SeeTec ServiceManager Restart all SeeTec ...

Page 39: ...ication between SeeTec server and SeeTec clients can take place by corresponding license via TripleDES encryption To configure the encrypted communication proceed as follows First create a key pair 1 Execute the following file with Windows administrator rights SeeTec installation directory tools generateKey generateKey bat 2 Provide your information in the next dialog and confirm with Yes Example ...

Page 40: ...le is available an encrypted connection is set up automatically between SeeTec server and SeeTec client 3 To activate the encrypted communication all SeeTec services must restart on all participating SeeTec servers Note Encrypted communication between SeeTec server and SeeTec client is activated when the file keystore is saved in the conf directory of the SeeTec installation To disable encrypted c...

Page 41: ...g in user automatically option You will immediately be logged on to SeeTec 5 when SeeTec Surveillance is started again 7 Click on OK Important Change your password immediately after starting the system for the first time in order to avoid unauthorized access to the software A secure password optional is at least 8 characters long and contains at least one upper one lower case character and one num...

Page 42: ...ly is activated then user name and password are saved If automatic login is used entering a comment is not possible To switch off the option Log in user automatically do the following 1 Log on 2 Click on Change user in File menu 3 Change the settings in the following dialog ...

Page 43: ...re http seetec eu fileadmin 01DL manuals seetec5_64Bit_Client_restrictions_EN pdf 4 1 File menu Surveillance Mode Archive Mode Report Mode Configuration Mode See chapter General page 59 Important The following settings must be configured for each client and for each Windows login profile 4 1 1 Language selection 1 In the File menu select Language selection 2 Select the desired language 3 Click on ...

Page 44: ... or TCP port for image transmission determines the protocol and the port used to transmit image streams of the cameras from the SeeTec server to the client If you use multiple independent SeeTec 5 systems you can automatically connect the client to a backup server on network failure 1 Enable the Automatically connect to backup server on network failure option 2 In the Name field enter the name or ...

Page 45: ...g MPEG 4 H 264 recording If this is the case a warning message is displayed in Configuration Mode You can suppress this message here Use optimized JPEG mode Enable this option to use all available CPU cores for the display of Motion JPEG images Microsoft NET Framework 3 5 or higher must be installed Maximum number of alarms in Archive Mode Maximum number of events in Report Mode You can specify th...

Page 46: ...e number of flyout windows can prevent excessive load on the client If the specified maximum is reached the oldest flyout window is replaced by the newest one Background color of cameras If the image of a camera does not fill the layer because of its aspect ratio you have the option to change the background color Fullscreen mode Select how the windows and layers are displayed in full screen mode Y...

Page 47: ... is supported Any device can be configured independent of another device Special cases and restrictions Jog dial and shuttlewheel are supported for the Axis control unit T831x in Archive Mode Up to 112 virtual buttons can be configured for the Axis control unit T8312 To do so activate the Virtual buttons activated option The control unit has nine keys If you wish to configure key 56 press keys 5 a...

Page 48: ...o assign a function to a joystick button press the joystick button and select the desired action from the dropdown list 4 1 5 Changing profiles 1 In the File menu select Change profile 2 Select the desired profile and click on OK Note You cannot change the profile in Configuration Mode In addition there must be at least two existing profiles user and group profile to be able to change the profile ...

Page 49: ... can setup connections to multiple SeeTec Installations by clicking on Add SeeTec Installation to access multiple SeeTec Installations simultaneously SeeTec Multi Installation Login Assumptions The same SeeTec version must be installed on all servers to be connected Each server must support SeeTec Multi Installation Login You must have a license for SeeTec Multi Installation Login Limitations The ...

Page 50: ...d Login 1 Login to server with your user name and password 2 Select File Add SeeTec Installation 3 Enter the host name and the IP address and the port of the server default 60000 4 Select the SeeTec Installation you want to connect to from the selection dialog Multiple selection can be made 5 Optional You can add one more SeeTec server via Create new SeeTec Installation Enter the host IP address a...

Page 51: ...lose connections or delete them entirely from the selection dialog Delete SeeTec Installations In the Camera overview all servers to which the client is connected are displayed You can carry out the following actions by right clicking on the respective server Close this connection Close all connections except the selected connection Delete this connection The connection is no longer displayed in s...

Page 52: ...maps or layers from the Camera overview to the new window Note You can also save temporary layers See chapter Save local layer page 50 If you want to make the layers available permanently when starting SeeTec 5 surveillance all required layers must be created in Configuration Mode and must be assigned to a corresponding profile The user defined layers allow you to define the number of rows and col...

Page 53: ...ser interface If you do not want all fields displayed enable the field that you wish to be displayed in the Layer menu 1 To save the user interface layout select Save user interface in the View menu Your settings are saved for the current session To restore settings select Load user interface 4 2 7 Restoring the default user interface 1 In the View menu click on Restore default user interface 4 2 ...

Page 54: ... only 1 Display the search window to perform a well directed search for elements You can search for the following elements Camera video servers Cameras Buttons Profiles Video walls Time ranges Maps Layers In the left column the result of your search is displayed If you click on a result all elements are displayed in the right column of the search window that are linked to the result ...

Page 55: ...mera image 5 Click on Mark camera as changed or Mark camera as unchanged 6 If you are not sure whether the camera image changed select the Display difference only option to highlight the changes Searching for changes can be done automatically 7 To search for changes automatically enable Computer aid and set a threshold value on the right side If the Threshold value is exceeded the camera is automa...

Page 56: ...y using the CTRL key and the mouse If you select cameras from different manufacturers you can only edit those options that are identical for all camera types 3 Change the values you want to adjust and confirm your selection by clicking on the gray field containing the value in question The field is now displayed in green 4 You can apply your changes by clicking on Execute 5 To finish multi configu...

Page 57: ...dth limitation checkbox to limit network traffic while the image data is transferred to the client 8 Click on Select to select the location 9 Enable the Create subdirectories for user camera name and time checkbox to create the following folder structure in the export directory SeeTec user name camera name start time of export YYYY MM DD time 10 Optional Activate Split export into several director...

Page 58: ...eckbox to export the recording of the standard recording 4 Enable the Export alarm recording checkbox to export the recording of the alarm recording 5 Use the From and To fields to set the export time range 6 In the Password field enter a password for encrypting the image data 7 Click on Select to select the location on the server 8 Enable the Create subdirectories for user camera name and time ch...

Page 59: ...time of the export the camera name the target directory the date of the exported image data and the reason for export cancelation 2 In the Export status group box select the canceled exports 3 Select Export again or Delete for the selected exports 4 Click on Apply 4 3 7 Request Product ID Configuration Mode only To order a license key after a new installation or a hardware change you need the Prod...

Page 60: ...ng the System menu System environment operating system architecture JavaTM version SeeTec license Logged on SeeTec clients IP address of the client PCs The SeeTec administrator sees the following information about the logged in SeeTec clients SeeTec user name SeeTec user profile SeeTec type of client ...

Page 61: ...rights are assigned to the logged in user If this is not the case these functions are not displayed Due to the service based approach you do not need to start the SeeTec Surveillance to record image data The recording process is launched automatically when the server is started The client features four different modes providing the user with a clear and task oriented perspective Surveillance Mode ...

Page 62: ... you will find help texts for all tasks and steps you perform in Configuration Mode with detailed information on individual fields and procedures Administrator view Component overview User view Help text Abbildung 2 Configuration Mode overview Starting Configuration Mode You need to have administrator rights and the SeeTec Enterprise client type to access Configuration Mode 1 In the File menu sele...

Page 63: ...te resources Only those cameras and maps are displayed for which the logged in user has the appropriate access rights You can create new folders with the right mouse button and you can file included hardware components to the respective directory using Drag and Drop Help texts This field contains explanations for each component selected in the Administrator view to support the administrator in set...

Page 64: ... the Manufacturer dropdown list select the manufacturer of the hardware component 5 In the Type dropdown list select the type 6 Optional Activate the Use authorization checkbox and enter the user name and password for accessing the hardware component 7 In the Host IP address or name field enter the IP address or the host name 8 For distributed installations Select the CameraManagement server in th...

Page 65: ...he camera image 12 Optional Rotate the image and enable the digital inputs and outputs of the camera 13 Click on Next 14 Optional If you have enabled the digital inputs and outputs of the camera you can adapt the entries for the Name for CLOSED Name for OPENED Icon Dead time s and Hold time s fields of the inputs and outputs during the following steps 15 Click on Next 16 Select the settings for th...

Page 66: ...n list select the Generic Video option 5 In the Type dropdown list select the Generic video driver option 6 Optional Activate the Use authorization checkbox and enter the user name and password for accessing the camera 7 In the Host IP address or name field enter the IP address or the host name 8 For distributed installations Select the CameraManagement server in the CameraManagement server dropdo...

Page 67: ...rview 2 Click on Copy The copy wizard will be opened 3 Select the number of copies 4 Change the camera name 5 In the Address range enter the IP address of the first copied camera The IP addresses are incremented automatically by using the number of copies 6 For distributed installations Select the CameraManagement server in the CameraManagement server dropdown list 7 For distributed installations ...

Page 68: ...s supporting SSL connections Select whether the camera sends images to the SeeTec server without encryption HTTP port or with encryption HTTPS port For HTTPS communication you need to generate an SSL certificate for the camera The API version is automatically detected 5 If you are unable to use your existing API version contact us for a list of possible API and camera firmware version combinations...

Page 69: ...l outputs in the Digital outputs dialog to change the state of the digital outputs Note For digital inputs you need to specify actions in the Alarm scenarios dialog that are to be applied when a signal is received You may add a digital input to the Map to graphically display the current input status open or closed In the Image field you can determine the Icon that will be displayed You can change ...

Page 70: ...same as for a regular camera Selecting the image detail is further explained in the chapter Selecting virtual camera cropping page 73 Camera configuration Note The following options can only be configured if the camera provides the corresponding interfaces If fields are grayed out the setting must be carried out directly on the camera General The name of the camera specified in the Name field and ...

Page 71: ...ual You can still display or record a live image of Camera 1 5 Optional By using the Title and Date and time options you can display a title or the date and time in the camera image Date and time information is transmitted directly by the camera not by the SeeTec server optional depends on the camera type The Pan Tilt mode only applies to PTZ cameras see chapter PTZ control page 143 Additionally y...

Page 72: ...recording to be started for instance The Action on stop of video streaming is triggered when the current camera is closed or another layer is brought on top If more than one user is viewing the same camera the first user will trigger the start action The last user to close this camera triggers the stop action If a camera is no longer available in the network you can trigger an Action on network fa...

Page 73: ... the MultimediaDatabase If the available storage space for images has been used up the most recent recording will overwrite the oldest recording loop recording 3 Optional Enter a time limit in the Days and Hours fields If the storage is not sufficient loop recording is used where the oldest record is deleted and replaced by the current recording If there is more storage available than required sur...

Page 74: ... the storage reserved in the MultimediaDatabase If the available storage space for images has been used up the most recent recording will overwrite the oldest recording loop recording You can also specify an additional time limit If the storage is not sufficient loop recording is used where the oldest record is deleted and replaced by the current recording If there is more storage available than r...

Page 75: ...era 4 3 16 9 or arbitrary 2 To get a current camera image for configuration click on Reload image 3 Select an image detail for the virtual camera You can also move the image detail afterwards 4 To change the position of the image detail use the X and Y coordinates 5 To change the size of the image detail use the Width and Height values Important The resolution selected in the Video settings dialog...

Page 76: ...PS encrypted port 443 TCP The ports may be changed MPEG 4 H 264 RTP over Unicast default Communication between the SeeTec server and the camera occurs via TCP port 554 RTSP port The image transfer from the camera to the SeeTec server occurs via a negotiated UDP port RTP over Multicast Communication between the SeeTec server and the camera occurs via TCP port 554 RTSP port The image transfer occurs...

Page 77: ...ow many images per second are saved and the size of the images The I Frame distance s value represents the distance in seconds between two full screens Only image changes are transferred between full screens 2 In the Bandwidth control dialog use the options Constant bit rate or Variable bit rate to select whether a constant or a variable bit rate is requested from the camera 3 Define the maximum B...

Page 78: ...at least one I Frame distance Video profiles multi streaming enabled When you enable multi streaming the Video settings menu is automatically renamed to Video profiles Note To disable multi streaming delete all profiles except the default profile With a request during the deletion of the last profile you can restore the video setting layer 1 Click on the New button to create a new video profile 2 ...

Page 79: ...roup profile the default profile is used for live view Thus only one profile can be selected as default 2 MPEG 4 H 264 streaming only configure the audio settings in the MPEG 4 H 264 audio menu Select the Activate audio for this profile checkbox if the camera audio stream is to be transferred and recorded If you want a user in Surveillance Mode to listen to the audio stream he must be assigned the...

Page 80: ... and the camera The drawbacks of this transfer method are possible latency times because faulty data needs to be transferred repeatedly For Motion JPEG MxPEG streaming the following applies standard and alarm recording 1 Use Frame rate and Resolution to determine how many images per second are saved and the size of the images Use the Compression field to change the actual image size size in KB and...

Page 81: ...ion or bit rate in case of an alarm and the loss of recorded time is negligible Important MPEG 4 H 264 streaming is manufacturer specific and is not supported by all cameras The frame rate is not indicated on Panasonic cameras To limit the image stream change the bandwidth setting in Camera configuration Image storage For a client side display of MPEG H 264 streaming the screen saver must be disab...

Page 82: ...ected as default 2 MPEG 4 H 264 streaming only configure the audio settings in the MPEG 4 H 264 audio menu Select the Activate audio for this profile checkbox if the camera audio stream is to be transferred and recorded If you want a user in Surveillance Mode to listen to the audio stream he must be assigned the corresponding right in Authorization Management If you want the profile to be permanen...

Page 83: ... systems and the SeeTec server access the camera at the same time RTP over RTSP over HTTP Communication and image transfer occurs via an HTTP tunnel port 80 TCP This setting is recommended in case of a poor network connection between the SeeTec server and the camera The drawbacks of this transfer method are possible latency times because faulty data needs to be transferred repeatedly For Motion JP...

Page 84: ... Complete the following steps to configure a new preset position 1 Move the camera to the desired position using the PTZ control panel see chapter Surveillance Mode page 135 2 Set the zoom factor 3 Click on New The New camera position dialog will appear 4 In this dialog specify any given name for the preset position The name may not contain spaces and or special characters 5 Click on OK Image data...

Page 85: ...tandard and or alarm recording 2 Use the From and To fields to set the Time range of the export 3 In the Password field enter a password for encryption If the Use password from MDB option is selected the password from the Server MultimediaDatabase Image data export Manual image data export option is used 4 In the Path field enter the complete path for export Note Ensure that the path is available ...

Page 86: ...e rate under Video The Reduce frame rate option only applies for MPEG 4 H 264 recordings If this option is selected only the I frames of the image recording will be exported Motion JPEG recordings are always exported with full frame rate 5 In the Single image sequences you can specify whether the frame rate should be reduced Enter a value in the Maximum frame rate fps field The full frame rate of ...

Page 87: ...e image sequences 1 Select or deselect frame rate reduction and enter the frame rate in the Maximum frame rate fps field 2 Select whether single images should be sent in a ZIP folder SeeTec motion detection If the camera does not provide integrated motion detection functions you can activate SeeTec motion detection However we recommend using the camera motion detection whenever possible in order t...

Page 88: ...eTec motion detection to the video stream is not unique when multi streaming is enabled the following applies When multiple profiles use JPEG and are permanently active one of these is selected for motion detection If there is no additional profile the basic profile is used provided it uses JPEG Motion detection of the server Note Use the motion detection of the server only if the camera does not ...

Page 89: ...ra image is used for motion detection To remove an area select it in the list and click on the button Camera motion detection Camera motion detection is only available for specific camera models For all other cameras with motion detection you must add an input in the SeeTec Network I O field see chapter Sample alarm scenario configuration page 181 1 Access your camera with a web browser and specif...

Page 90: ...teway Multicast 1 If an intelligent image evaluation is executed by a via sys box from viasys Intelligent Video GmbH enable the Video gateway and specify the Port Through this port camera images are forwarded from the SeeTec server to the via sys box 1 Select the Activated checkbox to enable multicast streaming 2 Specify the desired multicast IP address and the Port if the image has to be delivere...

Page 91: ...topped moving Masking duration which pixel size will be used for masking Masking and how sensitively the system reacts to a moving object Sensitivity by using sliders Activate the Black white checkbox to display the mask in black and white Office mode For the Office mode a reference image needs to be specified first Click on Load reference image All differences to the specified reference image are...

Page 92: ... Component overview and click on Edit 2 In the General menu you can change the name of the device in the Name field The API version is automatically detected 3 If you are unable to use your existing API version contact us for a list of possible API and camera firmware version combinations 4 In the Host field you can change the IP address 5 In the CameraManagement server dropdown list select the Ca...

Page 93: ... enter the host name 6 For distributed installations Select the CameraManagement server that will manage the device 7 Confirm with OK 8 In the General menu under Valid IP addresses you need to specify the IP addresses or IP address ranges from which to accept input operations This specification is not mandatory You can list any given number of address masks separated by commas without spaces Withi...

Page 94: ...s to the same IP address 5 Specify a Port 6 Optional Enter a User and a Password 7 Enter a Text in ASCII or hexadecimal HEX format that will be transferred Examples Abbildung 3 Output configuration Output 1 A TCP connection to 10 0 8 11 4711 is opened and immediately closed again Output 2 A TCP connection to 10 0 1 125 25000 is opened with a user name and a password admin admin 3 bytes 65 32 fa HE...

Page 95: ...is the time at which no other incoming signal is accepted after the first incoming signal Optionally a User and Password may be assigned Optional You can also filter for control characters In the dropdown list select the control character you want to filter Select User defined to enter a user defined control character Examples Abbildung 4 Input configuration Input 1 The SeeTec server waits for an ...

Page 96: ...ation Enter a Port right click on the Port field and confirm the auto increment prompt with Yes Configuring the SeeTec archive With the Archive you can integrate exported image data in SeeTec 5 and access it in Archive Mode 1 Create a new hardware 2 Enter a name for the archive in the Name field 3 In the Manufacturer dropdown list select the SeeTec option 4 In the Type dropdown list select the Arc...

Page 97: ...mage recording of one single or several cameras as well as the validity of events Creating time templates 1 Create a new time template and specify a name 2 Edit the time template with the Edit button or double click the time template White areas indicate that the recording was stopped Blue areas depict recording times 3 To specify a time range click into the time template 4 Select entire time rang...

Page 98: ...mage button and select a background image for the map 5 In the Icon dropdown list select an icon for the map 6 Select the desired object camera button from the list 7 Add the selected object with Drag and Drop at the desired location on the map You can freely turn and scale the symbol you have just added 8 For the icons added to the map you can select Always display text Otherwise the texts are on...

Page 99: ...n the program is started Note You can also generate layers directly in Surveillance Mode or Archive Mode To do so select Layer Add layer Select the desired layer format These layers are only temporary but can be stored See chapter Save local layer page 50 Generating layers 1 Create a new layer 2 Enter a name in the Name field 3 In the Type dropdown list select the type 4 Click on OK 5 Click on Edi...

Page 100: ...up profile if the layer is to be displayed when the client starts Generating layers with focus tiles You can select a tile as a focus tile in any layer When you double click on a camera within a layer with a focus tile the camera image will be displayed in the focus tile When you double click on a camera within a layer without a focus tile the camera image will be displayed in a flyout window 1 Cr...

Page 101: ... focus tile only by right clicking it in a flyout window You can create focus tiles only in predefined layers in Configuration Mode 5 2 5 Web pages You can use cameras maps and web pages in layers Presumption for this is a Microsoft Internet Explorer installed on client side Configuring websites 1 Create a new Web site 1 Enter a name in the Name field 2 Edit the web page and specify a URL 3 Option...

Page 102: ...ly See Rights management page 101 Creating user groups If you need to create multiple users with identical rights we recommend creating a user group first and then assigning users to this group In this way you can add or withdraw rights for multiple users at a time which greatly reduces configuration effort Creating a group 1 Change to Authorization Management 2 Click on Groups 3 Create a new Grou...

Page 103: ...de In the extended rights management you can then specify from which camera the user may export Limit archive access Here you can determine how far into the past the user can search in Archive Mode or in Surveillance Mode in an archive flyout Maximum value 43200 minutes 30 days Basic rights management Rights assignment in SeeTec 5 is strictly linked to the components you have added This means that...

Page 104: ...ement option You can add or remove specific rights by enabling or disabling certain options Abbildung 6 Rights management The icons have the following meaning View live images and web pages Control camera Control camera prioritized Move to preset positions Exporting images Note the settings in chapter Superior rights page 101 View recorded images and web pages in Archive Mode open archive ISearch ...

Page 105: ...ou wish to assign to the user group 3 Confirm your changes with OK Important If a user has been assigned to a group thus inheriting group rights that allow him her to access specific buttons for instance these rights cannot be withdrawn from the individual user Group rights are always inclusive The difference between user and group rights is only valid for profile settings It makes no difference w...

Page 106: ...name and Password fields 5 To automate Active Directory login specify the command line parameter AutoADLogin in the link to SeeTec Surveillance see chapter Command line parameters page 175 Note You need not create any user within SeeTec software to login via Active Directory The rights are allocated with the data stored in the SeeTec groups To do this create a group in Active Directory and add the...

Page 107: ...f eyes you can assign a second password to a user which must be entered in the Login dialog 1 To do so select the User needs two passwords option enter the second password and confirm with OK Setting password validity 1 To force a regular password change by the user select User may change password and User must change password regularly and specify the Validity of the password 30 45 60 or 90 days ...

Page 108: ...sign to the user The selection of the client type depends on the client licenses The individual types of client are SeeTec JustWatch Client SeeTec Enterprise Client SeeTec MobileClient SeeTec WebClient Surveillance Mode X X X alarm cameras only X PTZ control X X X Buttons X X I O rights X Alarm processing X X X X Patrols X Map X X Audio support SIP X X Archive Mode X X alarm cameras only X Data im...

Page 109: ... client PC as the user interface for each client and for each Windows login profile is saved locally on client PC Paths Windows XP C Dokumente und Einstellungen angemeldeter Benutzer Lokale Einstellungen Anwendungsdaten SeeTec 5 conf Windows Vista Windows 7 C Users angemeldeter Benutzer AppData Local SeeTec5 conf 2 Optional Enable the Prompt user to confirm when exiting SeeTec 5 checkbox to prompt...

Page 110: ...h layers will be available to the user or group profile created and which patrols may be executed 1 To do so click on Edit and assign the respective layer or the respective patrol Image settings Video classifications Video classifications are required only if Multi streaming is enabled in Camera configuration 1 Select the video profile that will be used for display on the client You can use differ...

Page 111: ...If an original image with a resolution of 160 x 120 is displayed on screen with a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels need to be interpolated For this purpose there are fast methods which produce images of inferior quality and slow procedures which produce high quality images Note These settings are not designed for image quality corrections or improvements e g image definition noise suppression lucenc...

Page 112: ...reaming video classifications are required to display a live view of a camera in Surveillance Mode Multi streaming only Video profiles created during Camera configuration need to be assigned to one or more video classifications so that they can be assigned in the user or group profile This means that video classifications define the way images are streamed from server to client with different sett...

Page 113: ...y levels There are ten priority levels 10 low 1 high High priority alarms always displace alarms with low priority If an alarm is terminated the original layer is recreated The differences in priority are as follows Low alarm priority level 10 6 High alarm priority level 5 1 Low alarm priority level 10 6 No message window is displayed only the action defined in the Client option see below is perfo...

Page 114: ...Alarm A is postponed and remains in the alarm list When alarm B is stopped alarm A becomes active again If you enable the option Stop low priority alarms when a new alarm is activated and alarm B becomes active alarm A is stopped and removed from the alarm list The layer you set in the Client dialog is automatically closed when the alarm ends 2 If you do not want the visualization set in the Clien...

Page 115: ...n adjust the coloring of the alarm in the Alarm list in Surveillance Mode by using the Font color and Background color buttons Note In Archive Mode the background color is used for displaying the alarm recording in the time line If no background color was selected the alarm will be displayed in red Test Use the Test button to initiate the alarm scenario for test purposes in order to verify the con...

Page 116: ...is AND If an input is disabled but it is still listed in this field then this condition is recognized as true and alarm is triggered 2 In the Seconds field specify the duration in which the following events must occur to trigger an alarm Within the fields an OR link is created between the fields an AND link is established 3 With the Edit button select the events in the group fields that will trigg...

Page 117: ...m duration for camera recording s option and enter a time range In the Camera configuration under Image recording activate the standard recording to transfer the saved images of the pre alarm duration from the standard recording to the alarm recording If the standard recording is deactivated and a pre alarm duration is specified in the Camera configuration in the Image recording dialog in the Alar...

Page 118: ...tify the following recipients when the alarm ends field to select the corresponding e mail addresses Selecting multiple items is possible You can also send a video or single image sequence of the alarm recording along with the e mail when the alarm ends 4 To do this select the desired cameras in the field Attach data from the following cameras to the e mails when the alarm ends Selecting multiple ...

Page 119: ...ends e g connection to FTP server cannot be established After one hour the attempts stop and e mail is discarded Client Here you specify which alarms a certain user group may see Persons involved how alarms are displayed in the interface Visualization and whether messages are sent to the client Message displayed only for alarms with medium or high priority In alarm event you can play sound and run...

Page 120: ...ered Important The application must be available on the local client computer Visualization There are two types of visualization that can be combined Layers and cameras Under Layers and cameras you can specify which layers and cameras will be displayed in the corresponding windows in Surveillance Mode Click on Window mode to switch between normal mode and fullscreen mode Click on Window to display...

Page 121: ... triggered and if these images are saved it is easier to reconstruct how the activity unfolded that led to the alarm 9 Optional To save images for an alarm scenario that have been recorded before the alarm was triggered activate the Pre alarm duration for camera recording s option and enter a time range In the Camera configuration under Image recording activate the standard recording to transfer t...

Page 122: ...ck button 4 In the Prefix for alarm scenarios field enter a prefix for the copied alarm scenario The name of the alarm scenario consists of the specified prefix and the camera name that you will select during the next step 5 Click on Next 6 Select the cameras for which you want to create an alarm scenario For each selected camera a separate alarm scenario will be created The following options are ...

Page 123: ...the Button in the Name field and its icon in the Icon dropdown list In Surveillance Mode Buttons are listed in alphabetical order in the Buttons pane To use a different sorting select the desired position of the Button in the Use custom sorting dialog 1 To assign a hot key to the Button activate the option Use hot key enter in the field below and enter your shortcut The following keys and combinat...

Page 124: ... for a time frame that can be freely defined you can create a patrol In addition you can open or close digital outputs for a certain patrol and create checkpoints If a checkpoint is achieved a note is displayed The user can select to continue or to end the patrol Reaching a checkpoint is saved in the Report Mode Creating patrols 1 Click on New to create a patrol 2 Enter a name in the Name field 3 ...

Page 125: ...rmined time plan Creating a sequence 1 Click on New to create a sequence 2 Specify a name 3 Click on Edit to change settings for the sequence Adding a time or time range You can change the name in the General dialog 1 Select if you want to add a specific time or a time range Add time The sequence starts once every selected day at a specific time 1 Click on Add time 2 Select the weekdays and a star...

Page 126: ...completely when the previous alarm scenario exits When an ongoing sequence is stopped by alarm scenario the sequence is interrupted only for defined time frame Recording can only start in the context of alarm scenario Sequences do not have an exclusive access to camera positions When PTZ camera is controlled while ongoing sequence then the preset positions with dead time of one minute are not run ...

Page 127: ... and predefined alarm scenarios Furthermore you can use SNMP messages for system error reporting Backup MaxDB By using the Use automatic backup option you can specify a Time in the designated field for performing a system configuration backup MaxDB used in SeeTec 5 as a management and event database The backup is performed at a certain time on a daily or weekly basis on the day you chose from the ...

Page 128: ...regularly be stored on a tape storage device or other backup media to ensure that all backup files are still available in case of a hard disk crash Work center calendar In the Company calendar you can specify the days to be treated independent of normal weekdays in time templates e g holidays or days off Time templates are generated in the Time management dialog They enable you to precisely specif...

Page 129: ...ail button to test all specified data Note The test e mail is sent to the e mail addresses that are saved under System Management E Mail Management System addresses E mail Management In the General dialog you can add several e mail lists In the lists you can enter several e mail addresses 1 Enter the desired e mail address in the e mail list 2 Click on Add 3 Repeat this step for all desired e mail...

Page 130: ...ired for your SNMP server 3 Click on Send test SNMP message to test the data specified Select the events on which you want to receive SNMP message under Event Management System events see chapter NAT list page 129 By default all events are selected for dispatch of SNMP messages Important If the SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol component is installed under Control panel Software Add Remove W...

Page 131: ...w entry 4 Repeat this step until you have integrated all ports 5 To delete an entry select it and click on Remove selected entry If encrypted communication is enabled see chapter Installation page 27 you need to enable port forwarding for port 60011 and 60012 as well Important When logging in via NAT the Use NAT translation option must be enabled during server selection When logging in without NAT...

Page 132: ...h operations Automatic database purge 1 Select the Use automatic deletion checkbox 2 Specify the time range after which events are to be deleted from the database Note The accesses to video sources in Surveillance Mode are saved in the respective CameraManagement See the configuration of the CameraManagement service in chapter Server page 132 Manual database purge 1 Click on Delete events to delet...

Page 133: ...u can create the e mail lists in the E mail management 3 Optional Enable In report only to send the event only in the report e mail at the specified time Click on the Select all button below the table to select all events for report sending 4 Optional Enable SNMP to send the event to an SNMP server Click on the Select all button below the table to select all events for sending via SNMP You can con...

Page 134: ...rors 2 Select Accesses to video sources Surveillance Mode to save accesses to video sources in Surveillance Mode 3 In the Time range field enter a time range after which the events will be deleted automatically See chapter Event Management page 130 MultimediaDatabase MultimediaDatabases are addressed by the CameraManagement server They basically serve to store and deliver image files You can use a...

Page 135: ...r automated export from the MultimediaDatabase in the Export path field That path must be available on the SeeTec server The MultimediaDatabase export is configured during Camera configuration in the Image data export dialog 2 Select the time for automated export and enter the Password with which image data will be encrypted 3 Optional Activate the Export image data of the last 24 hours checkbox t...

Page 136: ...data temporarily before transmitting them to the client 1 Select a path 2 Click on Check path to ensure that the SeeTec server services have read and write access on this path Important Ensure that there is enough space available for large export files on the partition that is used to create the temporary directory 3 Optional Use the Change password button to enter a password Alternatively you can...

Page 137: ...SeeTec version number and the license type e g Demo SeeTec ProBox Enterprise are displayed in the title bar For each open camera the camera name the date and time and the recording status are displayed by default below the camera image The icons for the digital zoom the PTZ control only for PTZ cameras the volume control only when audio recording is enabled are displayed as well Main menu Camera o...

Page 138: ...n ISearch flyout window Under Open ISearch flyout window you can search the last 60 minutes of recording for motion without switching to Archive Mode In the flyout window click on SeeTec ISearch and select one or more areas in the image with the left mouse button Click on Done to start the search When the search is finished the search results are displayed in another window Click on a result to ju...

Page 139: ...images in Configuration Mode The respective cameras are embedded into this image In this way maps can graphically display different company areas reaching from the premises up to fully automated production lines In Surveillance Mode the user can easily and rapidly navigate through his her individual maps Note If a camera fails e g no power or network connection a red cross is displayed along with ...

Page 140: ...ras or maps into the new folder The User view can be organized in this way If the user has the required rights to access a folder these rights are propagated to the cameras as well This means that all cameras in this folder are displayed in Surveillance Mode and or Archive Mode If the user only has the right to access a camera in a specific folder all other cameras in the folder mentioned above ar...

Page 141: ...de If there are multiple alarm recordings in the selected period of time you can use the left and right arrow keys to jump to the previous or next alarm during playback Also an alarm recording of the currently active alarm is displayed only during an active alarm if the corresponding camera started an alarm recording You can perform the following actions by clicking on Export Print image If the zo...

Page 142: ...with a comment and then stopped without a comment or vice versa In Archive Mode you can then search for the comment Reset the selection i e reset the window to Inactive Note You can also close a flyout window by double clicking on it You can specify the maximum number of flyout windows that can be open at the same time in the File Client configuration menu 5 3 4 MPEG 4 H 264 audio Activating audio...

Page 143: ...pports audiostreaming Camera delivers MPEG 4 H 264 images User has the authorization to receive audio streams from the camera 5 3 5 Patrol You can perform a patrol in order to automatically display multiple cameras preset positions maps and layers subsequently for any given period of time Abbildung 12 Patrol in Surveillance Mode ...

Page 144: ...witching positions 1 Click on or Automatically repeating patrols 1 Click on the desired patrol in the patrol window 2 Click on 5 3 6 Digital zoom Activating digital zoom 1 On the status bar of the camera click on the left button The magnifying glass icon will turn green Zoom is now enabled 2 Draw a rectangle in the camera image with your mouse This area then zooms in 3 Optional Optionally you can ...

Page 145: ...splayed Additionally you can control the camera yourself by clicking on the image see chapter Controlling the camera by clicking on the camera image page 145 There is another panel below the control panels for the pan tilt and zoom functions that is used to control the following Home position Day switch Night switch Focus auto Iris auto Switching of day night is possible only with cameras supporti...

Page 146: ...ous control an image with crosshairs is displayed The distance of a click from the center will determine the camera s pan speed to the corresponding direction The field below the image is for using the zoom function The following holds true here The distance between click position and center of the zoom area will determine the zoom speed Abbildung 13 Continuous control ...

Page 147: ...ute control Controlling the camera by clicking on the camera image 1 To enable control in the image click on the right icon on the left under the camera image the left icon enables digital zoom see chapter Digital zoom page 142 In the center of the image a red cross is displayed The distance between the click position and the center of the cross will determine the pan speed to the different direct...

Page 148: ...m is confirmed deleted from the alarm list and the next alarm with a higher priority is displayed Reject The alarm is rejected deleted from the alarm list and the next alarm with a higher priority is displayed Postpone The alarm is postponed and marked as postponed in the alarm list NO other alarm is displayed until an alarm from the alarm list is restarted by a right click or until the alarm is c...

Page 149: ...and are regarded as not processed until their status is changed Postponed These alarms have already been viewed and were declared important by the respective user e g a guard because the user still needs to access these alarms at a later point in time e g for the watch report These alarms are kept in the Alarm list Postponed alarms are declared as open when the program is started the next time Rej...

Page 150: ...ant to open You can also open the desired layer under Layer Load local layer Remove local layer 1 To remove a local layer open Layer Remove local layer and select the layer that you want to remove permanently from the system 5 3 11 Automatic layer change If the number of available cameras exceeds the number of cameras that can be displayed on the monitor simultaneously you can instruct the softwar...

Page 151: ...itions of all tool bars remains available you can locally save the user interface layout In addition the current interface layout is always saved when terminating SeeTec Surveillance Saving the user interface locally 1 In the main menu click on View 2 Select Save user interface or press CTRL S Note This layout only applies to the user that is currently logged in Temporary layers are not saved Rest...

Page 152: ...t actions using Report Mode These actions include user events alarm events and system notifications This also allows to track the camera usage of users Abbildung 15 Report Mode 1 In the Query dropdown list select the type of event to search for alarm use camera usage or system ...

Page 153: ...er with administrator rights Searches for the Active Directory user name are currently not available Camera usage The camera usage information relates to the live display of the cameras Select the cameras and the user This allows you to assign users to a camera and or a camera image If the user logged on via Windows Active Directory consider the following setting In the Active Directory user name ...

Page 154: ...g buffer after change Camera in Archive Mode Pressing the Play button Time SeeTec user camera name computer camera time When a camera stops playing Time SeeTec user camera name computer camera time Camera in Surveillance Mode Time SeeTec user camera name start and end of camera display Print image Time SeeTec user camera name time of camera recording computer JPEG export Save image as file Time Se...

Page 155: ...rview field Recording periods of the selected camera framed in green are displayed in a time bar in the player For each open camera the camera name the date and time and the recording status are displayed by default below the camera image The icons for the digital zoom and the volume control only when audio recording is enabled are displayed as well Camera overview Layer camera Alarm details Playe...

Page 156: ...that occurred in the past hour These alarms can be sorted by Priority Low Medium High Name Status Open Processed and Date Note In the Alarm overview an alarm is marked as processed when a user has confirmed or rejected it All other alarms are marked as Open Low priority alarms are always marked as Open since they cannot be confirmed Displaying alarm details 1 In the Alarm overview click on an alar...

Page 157: ...ttons or the From and To fields You can also display only alarms of a selected alarm scenario or alarms with a certain priority You can also search for a manual alarm recording or for comments You can configure the search to find comments for specific cameras only The search parameters can be used in any combination 5 5 2 Player old The Player is used to control playback of a selected camera The f...

Page 158: ...or zoom out Additionally you can jump to a specific time or display alarms only in the time bar Realtime playback If the Real time playback option is selected the recorded images are played back in a way that playback and recording duration are identical Playback speed is set to 1 real time to avoid time lapse and slow motion effects If the bandwidth is not sufficient to display three frames per s...

Page 159: ...ng You can adapt the color of the alarm recording see chapter General page 111 A speaker icon next to the camera icon in a timeline indicates that there is an audio recording for this camera 1 Click on the speaker to set the volume 2 Optional To listen to several audio streams at a time press and hold the CTRL key Move the mouse over the camera name at the bottom of the live view Click on the volu...

Page 160: ...lect the playback speed speed factor between 0 1 and 10 Real time playback If the Real time playback option is selected the recorded images are played back in a way that playback and recording duration are identical Playback speed is set to 1 real time to avoid time lapse and slow motion effects Jump gaps If the Jump gaps option is activated recording gaps that may occur during alarm recordings ar...

Page 161: ...thod is very fast It allows you to search image material of several days within seconds However this method only works if a single event with lasting changes occurred in the cameras field of vision 2 Use the time bar and the From and To fields to specify the time range in which to search for changes 3 To select an area click into the camera image and keep the left mouse button pressed 4 Right clic...

Page 162: ...the search considerably as not all recorded images may need to be searched Maximum pixel limit for interval search The maximum pixel limit for interval search only affects searches for a lasting change The system constantly compares within the starting point and end point of the time range to be searched If the current state of both points diverges by more than the specified pixel limit the interv...

Page 163: ...n in yellow in the time bar 5 Confirm your selection with the OK button Removing write protection Status request 1 Click on Write protection of recordings in the Extras menu A list of all cameras embedded in the system is displayed 2 Select the cameras for which you want to start a status request Selecting multiple items is possible 3 Click on Query In the The following write protected recordings ...

Page 164: ... also displays the camera name date and time Saving images as AVI file This export saves the film sequence on the client The codec for exporting must be available on the client 1 Right click on a camera image 2 Select Export Save images as AVI file 3 Drag the time bar to the desired position 4 Click on Start or Stop The time range to be exported is shown in yellow in the time bar In the Export set...

Page 165: ... Xvid codec Exporting images single camera This export type exports images in the MultimediaDatabase format of SeeTec and stores the image data with encryption The SeeTec OfflineViewer is required to analyze the exported images It is stored in the export directory during export A CD DVD burning program Totally Free Burner is also exported Export image data to the client single camera 1 Right click...

Page 166: ...etc 13 Click on Export to start the export Export image data to the server single camera 1 Right click on a camera image 2 Select Export Export image data to the server 3 Drag the time bar to the desired position 4 Click on Start 5 Drag the time bar to the desired stop position 6 Click on Stop 7 Enter a Location on server for export Important For this export ensure that the export path is availabl...

Page 167: ...ectories and select the size of the export file The exported files will be split automatically to fit on a CD DVD etc 13 Click on Export to start the export Image data multi export See chapters Image data multi export to the client Configuration Mode only page 54 and Image data multi export to the server Configuration Mode only page 56 ...

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Page 169: ...the core server Leave the value in the port field unchanged default 60000 Do not change these settings if the SeeTec Administration was called on the core server default Host localhost Port 60000 3 In the IP address host name for server communication dialog select the IP address that the SeeTec services will connect to 6 2 Configure core services To ensure communication between individual services...

Page 170: ...p 4 Click on Execute backup The backup will then be saved in the specified path 6 3 2 Restoring management database backups Restoring the MaxDB data backup 1 Click on Restore A dialog will be opened 2 Select the desired backup file 3 Click on Open Important The backup must be stored on a local hard disk and must not be located on a network drive or share If the backup file size is larger than the ...

Page 171: ...nt For technical reasons the size of MaxDB cannot be reduced You can add a maximum of four volumes to MaxDB You will obtain an estimated duration in days about how long the storage space of the MaxDB will last at the current alarm rate by clicking on Refresh Important Reliable information can only be given if the system is running at normal load with respect to alarm frequency 6 3 4 Setting the Ma...

Page 172: ...re By default the SeeTec 5 software does not limit the MultimediaDatabase zone During a new installation the default zone is created in the following directory SeeTec installation directory re md mds data We recommend replacing this zone with a zone on a dedicated partition If the volume of the existing zone is not sufficient you can add another zone Adding zones to the MultimediaDatabase 1 Create...

Page 173: ...st_name The user name and the password are stored in the SeeTec5_MDB service as login information You can only specify one user In case of multiple network storage units ensure that it is always the same user that accesses the network storage units Important If the storage space assigned to the connected cameras exceeds the available space of the integrated zones and or the hard disk the database ...

Page 174: ...automatically You have to delete the image data manually 6 4 3 Editing zones Editing zones of the MultimediaDatabase 1 Select the desired MultimediaDatabase in the Zones field 2 Click on Edit zone to change the path and or the size of the zone 3 Confirm with OK Important When modifying a MultimediaDatabase zone size you can use the Unlimited option instead of setting an explicit zone size If the U...

Page 175: ... user name and password for FTP server access Optionally the export may be transferred to the FTP server with SSL encryption The secondary FTP server is optional The secondary FTP server is used only when the primary FTP server is not available 6 5 3 Select codec 1 Select the Codec that will be used for the exported video sequence The codec must be locally available Otherwise it is not available f...

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Page 177: ...Portuguese hu hu Hungarian pl pl Polish nl nl Dutch zh cn simplified Chinese cs cz Czech da dk Danish nb no Norwegian ro ro Romanian sk sk Slovak sr sp cyrl Serbian hr hr Croatian pass password Password pass2 password Second password if required AutoADLogin Automated login with Active Directory login data host IP host name IP address or name of the SeeTec server port port Port for login default 60...

Page 178: ...onfiguration Mode CTRL S Surveillance Mode and Archive Mode Save user interface CTRL O Surveillance Mode and Archive Mode Load user interface ESC Switch to fullscreen mode title bar and main menu will not be displayed F1 Display SeeTec 5 User s Guide F8 Enable prioritized camera control F9 Disable prioritized camera control F11 Administrators only Forces unlocking of Configuration Mode Caution Thi...

Page 179: ... must be available to ensure alarm handling If encrypted communication between SeeTec server and client is configured you have to open the ports 60011 and 60012 as well on both the server and client Some cameras use the RTSP over RTP over UDP standard for MPEG 4 image transfer In this case the SeeTec server communicates with the camera via TCP port 554 to determine what is transferred images audio...

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Page 181: ... not already installed this will happen automatically 8 1 2 Use 1 Start the SeeTec OfflineViewer in the start menu link under All Programs SeeTec 5 2 Use the Select data button to select the path where the exported image data is located 3 Click on Import data to use the image data in the SeeTec OfflineViewer Note Reading of data in SeeTec OfflineViewer can take some time 4 Select the recording you...

Page 182: ...sed tile 8 1 4 Play recordings The following features are available Play backwards forwards Slow motion backwards forwards Single Step backwards forwards Pause Fast forward rewind Time bar recording time ranges Exported audio recording only Adjust volume The Additional information field displays the exported data of the additional modules CIT LPR and ATM 1 To Delete a sequence right click the came...

Page 183: ... right mouse button and select Save images as AVI file 2 Select start and stop time export format and file name in the subsequent dialog see chapter Exporting image data page 162 8 2 Sample alarm scenario configuration 8 2 1 Setting up Network I O 1 Create a SeeTec Network I O in Configuration Mode by using the Hardware dialog 2 Add one or more inputs depending on the number of cameras with enable...

Page 184: ...conds pre alarm duration 10 seconds In the event of an alarm start recording on the M22 camera Only the administrator is entitled to see the alarm In case of alarm display the alarm camera in a popup window and mark it as an alarm camera red frame around the camera image 1 Create a new alarm scenario in Configuration Mode by using the Alarm scenarios option and select General Abbildung 20 Create t...

Page 185: ... option and choose the start event by clicking on the Edit button Abbildung 21 Select a start trigger 5 The alarm will be triggered by the camera s TCP signal Select the input you created in SeeTec Network I O as the start event by using the Edit button ...

Page 186: ...arm duration in the Pre alarm duration for camera recording s field Using the Edit button you can enable alarm recording for the camera You can also start alarm recording with multiple cameras Abbildung 23 Setting server actions 8 In the Client dialog you can specify the user s that is are expected to react in case of alarm i e the user s who may see and edit the alarm You can also specify the way...

Page 187: ...ired message text in the Message displayed field e g Motion detection alarm You want the alarm camera to be displayed in a popup window and to be marked as alarm camera red frame around the camera image These options were enabled in the Alarm cameras area for the respective camera using the Edit button 10 Confirm the settings of the alarm scenario with OK in the middle of the bottom screen ...

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