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Quick Start Guide

GV-Edge Recording Manager

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Thank you for purchasing GV-Edge Recording Manager. This guide is designed to 
assist the new user in getting immediate results from GV-Edge Recording 
Manager. For advanced information on how to use GV-Edge Recording 
Manager, please refer to 

GV-Edge Recording Manager User’s Manual online

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Summary of Contents for GV-SNVR0400F

Page 1: ...ghts reserved Thank you for purchasing GV Edge Recording Manager This guide is designed to assist the new user in getting immediate results from GV Edge Recording Manager For advanced information on how to use GV Edge Recording Manager please refer to GV Edge Recording Manager User s Manual online ...

Page 2: ...errors or omissions No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of the information or products contained herein Features and specifications are subject to change without notice GeoVision Inc 9F No 246 Sec 1 Neihu Rd Neihu District Taipei Taiwan Tel 886 2 8797 8377 Fax 886 2 8797 8335 http www geovision com tw Trademarks used in this manual GeoVision the Geo...

Page 3: ...ew 11 2 3 1 Main Window 11 2 3 2 Toolbar 12 3 Configuring the NAS 13 3 1 Recording to NAS 13 3 2 Changing the NAS Storage 16 3 3 Deleting the NAS Storage for Recording 16 4 Enabling Host Monitoring 17 5 Accessing Playback 18 Mac Version 20 6 Getting Started 21 6 1 Installing the GV Edge Recording Manager 21 6 2 Adding Hosts 22 6 3 Overview 25 6 3 1 Main Window 25 6 3 2 Toolbar 26 7 Configuring the...

Page 4: ...l Streams Core i5 4670 3 4 GHz 32 channels Dual Streams 8 GB Memory 64 channels Dual Streams 16 GB Graphic Card PCI Express 800 x 600 1280 x 1024 recommended 32 bit color Note 1 Support for 32 bit OS and 64 bit Windows 7 8 8 1 Server 2008 R2 Server 2012 R2 has ended 2 H 265 decoding requires 6th Gen Intel Desktop Processor Skylake or above which comes with onboard GPU Mac Version OS Supported OS X...

Page 5: ...hing function which restarts the PC when Windows crashes or freezes 2 You can only purchase software license for Mac online For details see 12 2 Purchasing License in GV Edge Recording Manager User s Manual 3 The licensing for Windows version comes in two forms GV USB dongle and software license The two are incompatible If a GV USB dongle has been inserted on the system remove it before using soft...

Page 6: ... is required to use GV IP Cameras firmware V3 00 or later GV Target Cameras firmware V1 02 or later GV EFD2101 EFD3101 EVD2100 EVD3100 firmware V1 00 or later 2 Files recorded to GV NAS Systems are stored in MPEG4 format and those recorded to memory cards are stored in AVI format 3 Remote playback from SD card is not supported for the following models GV ABL TBL Series GV ADR TDR Series GV AVD TVD...

Page 7: ...mera recordings 1 4 GPU Decoding Specifications GPU Graphics Processing Unit decoding can lower the CPU loading and increase the total frame rate supported by a GV Edge Recording Manager GPU decoding can be performed on on board VGA external VGA or both For details see GPU Decoding Specifications in GV Edge Recording Manager User s Manual ...

Page 8: ...5 Windows Version ...

Page 9: ...ling the GV Edge Recording Manager Follow the steps below to install GV Edge Recording Manager from the GeoVision Website 1 Go to the Download page of GeoVision Website 2 Click the Download icon of GV Edge Recording Manager Windows ...

Page 10: ...cute the GV Edge Recording Manager program 2 Upon first startup GV Edge Recording Manager automatically searches for the GV IP Devices and the servers installed with GeoVision software that are under the same LAN 3 When the search is finished you are prompted to select hosts Click OK to proceed 4 Select a desired host by checking the box This dialog box appears 5 Type the ID and password of the de...

Page 11: ...he selected hosts are indicated with a green plus sign 7 Click the Add Selected Hosts button When the hosts are added to the Host List you are prompted with a message Click OK 8 When prompted to update the status of the added hosts select Yes or No ...

Page 12: ...function are open TCP IP ports 5201 for searching GV DVR NVR VMS and 5202 for searching GV IP Devices Multicast port 5200 3 If antivirus software is installed the Host Search function may be interfered and will not detect the available hosts In this case turn off the antivirus software and try again 4 To add GV DVR NVR VMS hosts make sure that Control Center Service and Remote ViewLog Service are ...

Page 13: ...ger to access the GV VMS in GV VMS V16 11 click the account ID at the top of GV VMS s main page click Password Setup and select Local Account Edit In the Control Center tab select the Limit Connection Time option and specify the time length between 10 and 3600 seconds ...

Page 14: ... added hosts 2 Device Lists Layout Contains the hosts added to the GV Edge Recording Manager and their I O devices and configures layout settings 3 Toolbar Contains buttons to quickly access system settings functions and close image windows For more details see 1 2 The Toolbar 1 3 The Host List and 4 1 The Live View Window respectively in GV Edge Recording Manager User s Manual ...

Page 15: ...Full Screen Diminishes all setting windows and toolbars and displays only the main screen 3 Close All Videos Closes all videos currently streamed on the main screen 4 Snapshot Takes a snapshot of a desired camera channel 5 Configure Contains the general settings of GV Edge Recording Manager imports exports data accesses IP Device Utility and manages software license ...

Page 16: ...ter GV EFD2101 EFD3101 EVD2100 EVD3100 firmware V1 00 or later 2 For performance and compatibility it is highly recommended to use GV NAS Systems for recording 3 Make sure the computer installed with GV Edge Recording Manager is under the same LAN with the NAS devices 3 1 Recording to NAS 1 On the main screen click the Batch Update Wizard button from the toolbar and select NAS Setup The cameras th...

Page 17: ...host s network storage button to detect its shared folder s This dialog box appears 5 Type the administrator username and password of the NAS device that allows for highest level of access The default username and password for a GV NAS System are both admin The server s folders are detected and shown 6 Expand the sever to show its folders 7 Assign storage paths for GV IP Cameras ...

Page 18: ...Storage Path column you can manually change the IP address of a GV NAS System 8 Click the Save button to store the settings Note 1 Be sure that you assign each camera to record to a different user account in GV NAS System to avoid disrupting the recycling process For details see GV NAS System User s Manual 2 For GV NAS2008 4008 the default user name is Cam01 up to Cam08 for each of the 8 user acco...

Page 19: ...is immediately assigned Alternatively type the storage path ID and password of a NAS folder Click Save to apply the settings 3 3 Deleting the NAS Storage for Recording From the NAS Setup window step 7 in 3 1 Recording to NAS select a camera and click the Delete the selected storage path button The storage is deleted Click the Save button to store the settings ...

Page 20: ... VMS make sure of the account used for connecting to GV Edge Recording Manager having the privilege to enable monitoring From the Live View Window right click a live view channel and select Monitor The monitoring and recording status is indicated on each channel Channel Color Monitoring Recording Status Not monitoring Monitoring but not recording Monitoring and recording For more details on the Li...

Page 21: ...3732 IR 3 For a GV DVR NVR VMS host make sure Remote ViewLog Service under Control Center Service is enabled to allow GV Edge Recording Manager to remotely access the host for playback 1 To play back the recording of a host device choose one of the following methods A Right click a host camera from the Host List and select Remote ViewLog B Select Playback at the top of the main screen and drag a h...

Page 22: ... with recordings which are highlighted in blue from a pop up calendar 3 Click Play to start playing 4 To play back another event select the camera and then double click an entry To access more playback features see Chapter 6 Playback in GV Edge Recording Manager User s Manual ...

Page 23: ...20 Mac Version ...

Page 24: ...ow to install GV Edge Recording Manager from the GeoVision Website 1 Go to the Download page of GeoVision website 2 Click the Link icon of GV Edge Recording Manager Mac 3 Click the View in Mac App Store tab The browser redirects the content to the Mac App Store 4 Click the Install button ...

Page 25: ... to allow remote access of GV Edge Recording Manager 1 Execute the GV Edge Recording Manager program 2 Upon first startup you are prompted to search GV IP Devices and servers installed with GeoVision software that are under the same LAN 3 Click Start to search The found devices and servers are listed ...

Page 26: ... To add a selection of hosts click the device on the Add column B Type the username and Password and click Apply All to log in the selected hosts using this set of username and password To use different sets of username and password type the Username and Password for each camera Click Next C The selected hosts are shown ...

Page 27: ... Edge Recording Manager User s Manual 2 If a router or firewall is installed ensure the following communication ports required by the Host Search function are open TCP IP ports 5201 for searching GV VMS and 5202 for searching GV IP Devices Multicast port 5200 3 If antivirus software is installed the Host Search function may be interfered and will not detect the available hosts In this case turn of...

Page 28: ... added to the GV Edge Recording Manager 2 Live View Window Displays live views from hosts 3 Toolbar Contains buttons to quickly access system settings functions and main screen windows For details see 9 3 Toolbar in the Quick Start Guide For more details see 9 2 The Camera List and 12 1 The Live View Window respectively in GV Edge Recording Manager User s Manual ...

Page 29: ... Edge Recording Manager User s Manual 3 Remote Playback Click to access the recording calendar which notes dates in which recordings are done For details see Chapter 14 Playback in the Quick Start Guide 4 Setup Click to access the Camera List for host management For details see 9 2 The Camera List in GV Edge Recording Manager User s Manual 5 Layout Click to switch the live view division You can ch...

Page 30: ... later 2 For system performance and compatibility it is highly recommended to use GV NAS Systems for recording 3 Make sure the computer installed with GV Edge Recording Manager is under the same LAN with the NAS 4 By default all the username and password in the NAS application are admin To use a different set of username and password type in the Username and Password fields 1 On the top of main sc...

Page 31: ...sword of the cameras you wish to search and click to browse In this example we search for cameras with the username and password admin This dialog box appears 4 Select a camera and click to browse for NAS servers under the same LAN ...

Page 32: ...AS server from the bottom list and type the administrator username and password of the NAS server For GV NAS Systems the default username and password are both admin C Optionally click on the folder name to change the storage folder 6 Click to assign this path to the camera The storage path appears immediately in the SMB Path column ...

Page 33: ...ablished account in the NAS server For example the default username and password for a GV NAS System is Cam01 and 1234578 Cam01 8 To assign a different recording path for another GV IP Camera follow steps 6 and 7 9 Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 34: ...oring for a Single Channel Right click a live view from the Live View Window and then select Monitoring Select the same option again to disable The monitoring and recording status is indicated by the color of device name on the Live View Window Channel Color Monitoring Recording Status Not under monitoring Under monitoring but not being recorded Under monitoring and is being recorded ...

Page 35: ...p of the main screen select Tools and then select Start All Monitoring To disable monitoring select Tools again and then select Stop All Monitoring For details on the Live View Window see Chapter 12 Live View in GV Edge Recording Manager User s Manual ...

Page 36: ...ersion of GV Edge Recording Manager 1 Click the Playback button on the main window The Playback page appears 2 Select a device from the left A calendar appears below 3 Click to select a date for playback Recordings of the selected date are listed if any On AVI Player The current date is highlighted yellow and the selected date blue On MPEG4 Player The current date is highlighted blue the selected ...

Page 37: ...er contains a control panel and a timeline Each recording entry is represented by a blue block Click to play back Use the mouse scroll to change the displayed hours of the timeline Hold and drag the hour numeral to move to different parts of the timeline For details see Chapter 14 Playback in GV Edge Recording Manager User s Manual ...

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