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ND8301

Network Video Recorder

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Full Integration with VIVOTEK Cameras

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Summary of Contents for ND8301

Page 1: ...VIVOTEK User s Manual 1 Rev 1 6 1 11 Rev 1 0 Rev 1 1b Rev 1 6 1 11 User s Manual ND8301 Network Video Recorder VAST inside HD Local Display Full Integration with VIVOTEK Cameras Rev 1 2 ...

Page 2: ...AST Server 26 How to Stop Reboot the Server 26 LiveClient Configuration 27 Opening the LiveClient Interface and Logging in 27 LiveClient User Interface 28 Menu Bar 28 Status Panel 28 Quick Access Bar 29 Live Video Monitoring Window 29 Hierarchical Management Tree 30 Camera Control Panel 31 Pan Tilt Zoom PTZ Control Panel 31 Two Way Audio Control Panel 32 Event Window 33 Instant Playback on remote ...

Page 3: ...Manage a User Account 68 Add a New User Account 68 Permission of the User Account 69 Delete the User Account 70 How to Set up Association Management 71 Association Management 71 How to Set up Event Management 73 Event Management 74 How to Configure the Station General Settings 81 Server Settings 81 Log Settings 81 Reboot Settings 82 How to Configure Station Network Settings 83 Port Settings 83 UPn...

Page 4: ... Server Settings 111 SMTP Settings 112 How to Use the Talk Panel 113 Add a Camera to the Talk Panel 113 Remove a Camera from the Talk Panel 115 How to Configure E map Settings 116 Upload an E map 116 E map Settings Page View Mode 117 Quick Access Bar 118 Status Panel 118 E map Settings Page Edit Mode 119 Device Management 120 Live View Dialog Settings 121 Open Live View Dialog 121 Send to Single V...

Page 5: ...to Log out from the VAST Server 152 How to Exit VAST LiveClient 152 Lauch Playback 153 Second View 153 Chapter Three NVR Playback Configuration 154 Activating VAST Playback and Logging in to a Server 154 VAST Playback User Interface 156 Menu Bar 156 Status Panel 156 Quick Access Bar 157 Recorded Video Playback Window 157 Query Panel Browsing Page 158 Query Panel Time Search Page 159 Query Panel Ev...

Page 6: ...h for a Bookmark 187 How to Search Logs 188 Select Log Category Log Type Log Level 189 Search All Local Logs 190 Search Login History 190 Search Login Activities 191 How to Configure Client Settings 193 Snapshot Settings 193 Export Settings 193 View Settings 195 Proxy Settings 195 General Settings 195 System Settings 195 Display Settings 195 How to Configure Video Enhancement 195 How to Search for...

Page 7: ...VIVOTEK User s Manual 7 Appendix A Rebuilding a RAID Volume 208 Appendix B ONVIF Support 210 ...

Page 8: ...nts received are complete according to the Package Contents listed below Take note of the warnings in the Quick Installation Guide before the Network Camera is installed then carefully read and follow the instructions in the Installation chapter to avoid damage due to faulty assembly and installation This also ensures the product is used properly as intended The Network Camera is a network device ...

Page 9: ...the machine Tips Tips are useful information that helps enhance or facilitae an installation function or process WARNING or IMPORTANT These statements indicate situations that can be dangerous or hazardous to the machine or you Electrical Hazard This statement appears when high voltage electrical hazards might occur to an operator The operating system and VAST server are installed on an IDE flash ...

Page 10: ...o VAST cutting edge edge technologies such as SVC and Activity Adaptive Recording can be utilized to conserve bandwidth and optimize recording A server running VAST software can also directly control ND8301 and compatibility with the iViewer application allows for access to the ND8301 on mobile devices By integrating all of the components together using the VIVOTEK ND8301 Cameras VAST iViewer user...

Page 11: ...exhaust outlet IMPORTANT It is important to leave a clearance of 15cm to the rear side of the chassis The clearance is required to ensure an adequate airflow through the chassis to ventilate heat A 5cm clearance is also required on both sides of the chassis To ensure normal operation maintain ambi ent airflow Do not block the airflow around chassis such as placing the system in a closed cabinet 15...

Page 12: ... network video recorder can readily accommodate most of the off the shelf SATA hard drives 1 Use a flat blade screwdriver to unlock the rotary bezel lock Open the drive bay bezel by pull ing the lever on it Bezel Lever 2 Install your hard disk to the drive bay Gently put the hard disk into drive bay with its label side facing up and the connector side towards the inside of the chassis Push the har...

Page 13: ...ss on the left edge of the drive bay bezel to snap it into place 2 1 Bezel Lock 4 2 Use a flat blade screwdriver to turn the bezel lock to the locked position You should always lock the drive bezel when the drive bay is populated This ensures the hard drive is securely installed ...

Page 14: ... local switched network or clients through the Internet Refer to next page for more information 3 Connect the DB15 VGA port to a monitor with resolutions up to 1920x1080 4 Connect USB devices such as keyboard and mouse 5 If an external eSATA storage enclosure is available connect it to the eSATA port 6 Connect speakers or microphone to the phone jack connectors 7 Connect the supplied 100 240V DC p...

Page 15: ...ry 4 Push the power button to run the NVR Router Internet Router Default Fixed IP 192 168 1 10 LAN WAN Switch Wireless AP Router Clients The LAN and WAN ports can be configured into the same or different subnets You may also connect cameras through the WAN port If you have cameras connected via the WAN port make sure the WAN port and the cameras connected through it acquire static IP addresses eve...

Page 16: ... the onscreen instructions to finish the configuration process 4 Note the following when you move to the Network page 4 1 If your local network has a DHCP server you can select the Get IP address automatically DHCP 4 2 If your LAN port connects to an isolated switch with cameras attached to it you can manually assign IP addresses to cameras and the address for the LAN port itself The default stati...

Page 17: ...VIVOTEK User s Manual 17 4 3 Connect your WAN port to a router or AP with the routing capability and then to a DSL or Cable modem ...

Page 18: ...or RAID0 and RAID1 6 On the Camera page all cameras connected through the local network should appear on a Camera list after a brief search You can manually assign IP addresses by clicking on the cameras address field You can also select the Assign IP addresses to all cameras checkbox and let NVR assign IPs to cameras Click Next to end the initial setup Make sure you have the cameras access creden...

Page 19: ...ing and recording settings 2 Open the LiveClient utility to change live view layout camera streaming frame rate and other options 3 3 1 By default the Batch Insert Cameras window will prompt for you to recruit cameras into your configuration You may also access the same configuration page in the Configuration menu Select Camera Management Batch Insert Cameras ...

Page 20: ...VIVOTEK 20 User s Manual 3 2 Click on the Search button 3 3 Select cameras by clicking their checkboxes 3 4 Click OK return to the previous window and click the Insert button ...

Page 21: ...ould make sure the Recording load does not exceed the maximum 96Mbps as the sum of bit rates per second allocated for all recording streams If you have multiple cameras and the upper bound is exceeded proceed with the following Configure the Recording setting in Configuration Camera Management Update Camera When the Update window prompts select a camera Click on the Recording Settings tabbed menu ...

Page 22: ... live viewing PTZ E PTZ operation PiP E Map etc Refer to Chapter Two on page 24 for the operation details Playback Playback enables access to recorded videos snapshot bookmark backup and retrieval of recorded video and more Refer to Chapter Three on page 154 for the operation details Service Services enables you to restart or stop the embedded NVR server VAST server Import Export The Import Export...

Page 23: ...yboard is not available use this virtual keyboard for entering data Power down button Use it to power down or restart the system Most of the NVR s major functionalities are managed through the LiveClient and Playback interfaces refer to Chapter 4 for descirption of auxiliary functions The operating system and VAST server are installed on an IDE flash mounted on the main board There is no need to i...

Page 24: ...lient helps managing cameras live monitoring and recording configurations Only users with the Administrator s privileges can manage the LiveClient s various function groups The maximum length of recording will depend on the video recording settings the number of cameras and Storage Group settings Below are the approximate numbers for a recording task A Constant Bit Rate method fixed bit rate per s...

Page 25: ...imum of 8 channels for simultaneous monitoring 1x1 2x2 3x3 4x4 1 5 and 1 12 monitoring layouts Multiple video viewing pages Intelligent PiP Picture in Picture function E map for overall management Networked storage for recorded video PTZ E PTZ operation panel for camera control Supports two way audio Supports joystick control Remote configuration for network cameras Instant Replay of video taken s...

Page 26: ...monitoring and other related surveillance functions How to Stop Reboot the Server Please follow the steps below to stop reboot the server 1 Click on the VAST Service shortcut on the Control Center desktop 2 There are 3 options Start Service Stop Service and Restart Service It s selectable using the buttons below Stop Service can be used to promptly stop a recording task or access from a remote com...

Page 27: ...iveClient shortcut on the desktop to open the LiveClient utility 1 The login box will prompt Provide the default User Name and password as admin and admin 2 Click on the Login button to continue 3 The VAST LiveClient monitoring window will prompt Available functions of the LiveClient program will be enabled according to the privileges granted for your login account For more details about user acco...

Page 28: ...nagement Event Management Station Settings General Settings Network Settings Recording Storage Settings Recording Schedule Settings Scheduled Backup Settings Server Settings Relay Settings Client Settings Snapshot Settings Recording Settings View Settings General Settings Joystick Settings PiP Settings Video Enhancement Basic Image Adjustment Defog Layout Start Rotating Stop Rotating Save to Delet...

Page 29: ...Mute Snapshot Capture pictures from the focus live video cell Record to Media Record media in EXE 3GP AVI format Recording Media Alert Sound Silence a triggered alarm when an event occurs e g a DI is triggered Adjust SVC Level Dynamically adjust the SVC control over frame rates Remove All Connections Remove all live videos from the live view window Layout Change the layout of the live view window ...

Page 30: ...es that the camera is recording VIVOTEK fisheye network camera Red dot indicates that the camera is recording VIVOTEK video server Red dot signifies that the video server is recording Digital input on off Digital output on off A layout of the live monitoring window A station that s not able to be connected currently A device that s not able to be connected currently NOTE A Logical Tree will be ava...

Page 31: ... System Enable Click On Image to use the mouse for the control of the PTZ and e PTZ functions in the video cells for linked cameras An icon will appear in the video cell as shown below You can control the PTZ function through a joystick as well For more information regarding to the joystick configuration please refer to instructions on page 139 Top left Left Bottom left Focus near Close Start to a...

Page 32: ...efer to page 113 Only cameras that come with the two way audio function can be added to the Talk Panel The Language selection menu has been moved to the Setup Wizard Remove all cameras from the Talk Panel Click to play sound from the camera Click to talk Click to adjust volume Selected device that can use the two way audio function Click to play the selected sound on the client s side Select sound...

Page 33: ...f motion in the detection window You can open an individual web console with the camera left click to select right click to oepn Camera Setting to configure Motion Detection and set the percentage For more information about DI DO settings please refer to Association Management on page 71 Video TCP AV The default event window is fixed on the bottom of the LiveClient If you want to change the event ...

Page 34: ...ding please refer to page 87 Instant Replay on remote LiveClient If a camera is currently recording to the NVR then a Replay button will be available at the lower left corner of its view cell This allows you to immediately retrieve the video recording in the past 30 seconds The Instant Replay function enables you to quickly retrieve videos of what has just happened 20 seconds to 15 minutes ago wit...

Page 35: ... the Instant Replay How to Use 1 On a selected view cell mouse over to the lower left corner A Replay icon will appear 2 Click on it to display the Replay control bar Click on the play button 3 The default queue length is 30 seconds You can click on the number on the right to change the queue length 4 To stop the Replay and return to the Live View click on the Return to Live button 5 On a Replay v...

Page 36: ...function will be enabled if the device is equipped with an internal or external microphone For detailed audio control settings please refer to page 138 To change the default Replay settings open the Configuration Client Settings General Settings menu ...

Page 37: ... the LAN A Camera List window will pop up and show a list of detected cameras on the LAN On the top of Camera List window you can select List the cameras which are not inserted or List all cameras The items listed below will then change accordingly You can click Mac IP Address Model HTTP port to sort the items Then select a camera from the list to insert to the station The streaming protocol deter...

Page 38: ...liably directly between two network hosts whereas IP handles addressing and routing message across one or more networks In particular TCP provides reliable ordered delivery of a stream of bytes from a program on one computer to another program on another computer This protocol guarantees the delivery of streaming data and thus provides better video quality The downside with this protocol is that t...

Page 39: ...ing after an event is triggered Please note that if you want to enable activity adaptive stream we suggest you right click the camera on the heirarchical management tree Camera Settings to open a managment session Move to Configuraion Media Audio and Video to activate Time Shift Cache Stream on the camera and select a stream source This will help record complete pre event recording Note that some ...

Page 40: ...o the station The device will be displayed under the Camera List on the left h To insert more devices to the station repeat the above steps i When completed click Close to exit the camera management window j Return to the main window you will find the newly inserted devices listed under the VAST station and then you can click and drag cameras into the live cells Mega Pixel Network Camera 2010 12 1...

Page 41: ...ue to the lack of network bandwidth less than ideal hardware or during an occurence of network problems The VAST server automatically negotiates with a camera and determines whether a network camera comes with the SVC feature The SVC checkbox appears if the network camera supports the feature The same checkbox also appears in the Batch Insert Cameras window To configure the SVC related feature 1 W...

Page 42: ... will display the current selection See below for the frame rates represented by the numeric indicator Indicator Frames per second fps Maximum 30 7 26 6 22 5 18 4 12 3 8 2 4 1 1 Minimum 1 4 NOTE The SVC feature only applies to video streams using VIVOTEK s proprietary SVC compression format It is not applicable to MPEG 4 streams Please refer to Configuration Media Video for individaul stream setti...

Page 43: ...ient station is running the Layout Rotation Stop the layout rotation before configuring the SVC function While you save your bandwidth for live viewing you can still record full frame rate video by changing the recording setting For example you can enable resource saving SVC on stream 1 and configure stream 2 to be recorded with full details in terms of frame size frame rate and video quality Plea...

Page 44: ...p The device tree managed by the station will be displayed in the Camera List on the left c Select a device from the list you want to update Its related information will automatically be displayed in the corresponding fields in the Camera Management window Then you can modify Connection Settings and Recording Settings of the device d After modifying the settings you can click Connection Test to pr...

Page 45: ...Camera Management Delete Cameras on the menu bar or right click the device station then select Camera Management Delete Cameras b The Delete Cameras window will pop up c Select the devices you want to delete from the list then click Delete d A dialog box will pop up Click Yes to delete the device along with the recorded data click No to delete the device but retain the recorded data click Cancel t...

Page 46: ...nsert Cameras on the menu bar or right click the station then select Camera Management Batch Insert Camera b The Batch Insert Cameras window will pop up Then click Search to open the Search Camera window c On top of the Camera List window you can select List the cameras which are not inserted or List all cameras The items listed below will then change accordingly d Use the 4 Filters to narrow down...

Page 47: ...IP address to narrow down the list Model with prefix The user can type in the prefix of the model name or the complete model name of the cameras to narrow down the list MAC with prefix You can type in the prefix of the MAC address of the cameras to narrow down the list ...

Page 48: ...ick OK to finish searching f The selected cameras will be shown on the batch insert camera list with the camera information and the connection status When you click on a camera a snapshot will appear up on the right side for you to identify the cameras on the list If you want to remove a camera from the list click the trash can icon to delete it g f h j i ...

Page 49: ...n Configuration Protocol and Configuration Port does not match the current network environment the camera will be disconnected and the status of the camera will become Camera cannot be found as shown below h Specify host If you want to add a camera to the list click Specify Address to directly add a wanted camera Click Add after filling in the correct information The camera will be added to the li...

Page 50: ...ra Management Camera Configuration FOV Field of View The FOV configuration is available for 5 megapixel cameras such as FE8172 IP8372 and IP8172P which allows you to crop a portion of the image captured by the sensor The FOV setting applies in the scenario where you do not need all of the video a camera can capture For example when shooting a parking lot where the upper half of the image is the sk...

Page 51: ...stream its compression codec frame size max frame rate and video quality Note that the Constant Bit Rate methodology can be used to ensure that the size of video stream does not exceed a preferred threshold regardless of the complexity or the changes of pixels in the image You should use a maximum of 1080P as frame size and 6Mbps as constant bit rate for video streams managed by this system ...

Page 52: ...ave your configuration before leaving this window You can also use the Copy settings to button below to duplicate your current settings to adjacent cameras NTP Settings If cameras real time clocks are set to be synchronized with a time server enter the NTP server s ad dress or domain name and specify an Updating interval If you select the Synchronize camera time with system automatically checkbox ...

Page 53: ...ut and view window Normally it is not necessary to change the video stream Mega Pixel Network Camera Mega Pixel Network Camera Fisheye Display Modes By default a round view is displayed when a fisheye camera is successfully connected To display Regional Panoramic or the combination of different views right click on a fisheye camera s live view to display the associated commands The display modes a...

Page 54: ...n the regional view Swipe to scroll horizontally 1P Single Panoramic Display mode With image correction algorithms in firmware the hemispheric image is transformed into a rectilinear stripe in the 1P display mode Viewers can use the PTZ panel or simply use mouse control to quickly move through the 360º panoramic view Note that the 1P view is apt for an overview the Zoom in out function does not ap...

Page 55: ...of hemisphere and the lower view the rear half of the hemisphere Zoom in out all direction navigation control Only two regional views are shown for simplicity reason Fisheye cameras also support the display of multiple regional views taken from within the same hemisphere and they can be displayed with or without an Original view in its view cell 3R View Regional View 1O3R One Original 3 Regional D...

Page 56: ...as Please refer to fisheye camera s User Manual for more information A highly versatile mouse control is implemented with fisheye cameras The same control takes effect on a browser management session on the LiveClient utility and even on a video playback screen See the drawing below for how it works You can click and hold down the left mouse button to quickly swipe through the field of view change...

Page 57: ...Original View Regional View 3 Regional View 6 Regional View 5 Regional View 7 Regional View 4 Regional View 8 Regional View 1 Regional View 3 Regional View 2 Regional View 4 Below are the conceptual drawings for other display modes 1P3R One Panoramic 3 Regional Display mode 4R Quad Regional Display mode 1O8R One Original 8 Regional Display mode 4RPro 4 Regional Proactive Display mode ...

Page 58: ...ing URL will pop up Then you can use this URL to link to the live streaming through QuickTime Player Get Public IP If your access to Internet is via PPPoE this function will display the public IP provided by your service provider If your access to Internet is via a router please consult your network administrator or consult your ISP for a valid public IP NOTE For Fisheye video playback and recordi...

Page 59: ...ring Window There are two ways to remove a live video from the video cell Method 1 Right click the video cell and select Remove Method 2 Drag and drop the live view from the video cell to the hierarchical management tree window If you want to remove all live videos from the video cells please click on the menu bar Mega Pixel Network Camera Mega Pixel Network Camera NOTE ...

Page 60: ... target video cell To switch two different channels drag and drop one view to the other then the two different channels will be switched to the opposite Configure Layout Mode Click the Layout button on the quick access bar Select a desired layout mode and the layout window will change accordingly Below we illustrate 6 types of layout modes and the corresponding page numbers Some layout modes 1 x 1...

Page 61: ... so that the user does not have to click to move to the next page To disable this function click Stop Rotating which will become on the Quick Access Bar You can also click Layout Start to Rotate Stop Rotating to enable disable this function The default rotating time interval is 6 seconds If you want to edit rotation settings please refer to Rotation Settings on page 135 Edit Layout Please follow t...

Page 62: ...nt to edit an existing layout arrange a layout mode and drag devices to the desired video cells then click Layout Edit Save to New to save as a new layout or an existing layout to replace with the new one If you want to delete an existing layout right click the layout item on the hierarchical management tree or click Layout Edit Delete on the menu bar to delete it Whenever you close the LiveClient...

Page 63: ...l to the entire live video window Double click the video cell or right click the video cell and select Single View The focused video will occupy the entire playback window as shown below To restore to the original layout double click the video cell or right click the video cell and uncheck Single View ...

Page 64: ...k access bar or right click the video cell and select Full Screen In addition you can also click View Full Screen on the menu bar to maximize the live video monitoring window To restore to the original layout you can right click a video cell and uncheck Full Screen or click the Esc button on the keyboard to exit full screen mode ...

Page 65: ...lay Settings Before adding a sub station please follow the instruction below to enable the sub station s Relay Settings first a Login to the sub station b Select the station from the hierarchical management tree c Click Configuration Station Settings Relay Settings on the menu bar or right click the station on the hierarchical management tree and select Station Settings Relay Settings d The Relay ...

Page 66: ...ssociation settings Access Event Management Access event management Modify Event Management Modify event management General Station Settings Modify general station settings Station Network Settings Modify network settings Access Recording Storage Recording Schedule Settings Access the Storage Group and recording schedule Modify Recording Storage Recording Schedule Settings Configure the Storage Gr...

Page 67: ...he digital output or white light IR illuminators of the cameras Talk Control Two way audio function for the cameras Access Camera Configuration Access the camera settings Modify E map Allow user to modify the E map Event Search Use built in search engine to search specific events Log Viewer Use built in search engine to search the log Backup Back up database manually Record Export Media Record liv...

Page 68: ...on the menu bar or right click the station then select User Management c The User Management window will pop up The user accounts under the station will be displayed under the left User List tree d Enter the User Name Password and specify the User Role of this user e Click Add to add the user account to the station It will be displayed under the User List c d e b a b ...

Page 69: ... to modify the permission please login as the Administrator to configure the settings f Select a User account from the User List tree g If you want to set the limit of the permission of the user click Permission tab to check or uncheck the items h If you want to limit the devices accessible by the user click Accessible Cameras tab to select the desired devices h e ...

Page 70: ...unctions listed in the following warning dialog j When completed click Update to enable the new settings Delete the User Account k Click Delete a delete user dialog will pop up Click OK to delete the user account If the Administrator modifies or deletes the User Account that modified user might be kicked off from the station i j k NOTE NOTE ...

Page 71: ...ocation settings a Select the station from the hierarchical management tree b Click Configuration Association Management on the menu bar or right click the station and select Association Management c The Association Management window will pop up Check or uncheck the items and click Save to enable the settings The items you ve selected will also be displayed under the hierarchical management tree F...

Page 72: ...Trigger or disable Normal the digital output of the linked device Before you configure the DI DO Settings for VAST please enable DI DO configurations on your network device and set up the camera correctly on the configuration page You can right click the device and click Camera Settings to open the configuration page NOTE ...

Page 73: ...correspond with cameras input and respond with associated reactions such as sending notifications telling cameras to move to preset locations etc NVR Internet VIVOTEK Network Cameras 3G Cell phone Cell phone Short message Email GSM Modem HTTP PTZ Digital output Camera Status Motion DI DO Video loss Tampering PIR Temperature Client notification Move to preset locations Record on local ...

Page 74: ...lick Configuration Event Management on the menu bar or right click the station and select Event Management c The Event Management window will pop up Click New to set up a new event When you finish the general settings click Next to set up trigger source settings d Click Add to select the trigger source by Device or Trigger Type a b b Detect next event after 5 secs ...

Page 75: ... assign action s to the trigger source s g Click Add to open the Action Settings window There are several options with the Action Settings Email The sever will send a notification via e mail when a trigger is activated h To enable this function please set up the SMTP server first Click SMTP Setting to open the window and refer to page 112 for detailed information i Enter the related informtaion Yo...

Page 76: ...please set preset locations on the camera configuration page first m Click Add Location to select preset location s n The selected preset location s will be listed on the left window below When completed click OK at the bottom to enable the setting Set DO Select this option to turn on external digital output device s when an event is triggered For more information about how to set DI DO settings o...

Page 77: ...vices r You can click Insert Macro to select the parameter Please enter authentification information if necessary For example http 192 168 3 66 cgi bin admin setparam cgi system_ hostname EventTime CameraName If you want to use special characters such as _ please refer to the following table to transfer the Code Hex For example http 192 168 3 66 cgi bin admin setparam cgi system_hostname 123 456 h...

Page 78: ...eo cell and select how long the view cell will stay on top of the screen s The action s will be listed in the window as shown below Then click Next to set up schedule s to the action s For more information about Schedule Settings please refer to Recording Schedule Settings on page 89 You can assign more than one time frame during twhich an action will take effect ...

Page 79: ...VIVOTEK User s Manual 79 t When you finish schedule settings click Next to review the detailed information of the new event settings ...

Page 80: ... setting You can click Back to modify the event setting or click Finish to close the window v Following is an example of an enabled event You can click New to set up more events or click Close to exit the window Click to disable or modify the selected event Click to remove the event ...

Page 81: ...gs In this section you can modify the name of your NVR Station Log Settings In this section you can set up Log Settings for the station The VAST server allows users to search for the recorded log through VAST Playback For more information please refer to How to Search Logs on page 190 Log level Select High only record high level logs Normal record high level and normal level logs Low record all lo...

Page 82: ...Manual Reboot Settings You can schedule a system reboot every day at a specific time in a day or in days within a week Select the checkbox and select a time from the pull down list Click OK when the configuration is done ...

Page 83: ...elivery of streaming media By default the port number is set to 554 UPnP Settings Enable UPnP port forwarding For client to access the VAST Server from the Internet select this option to allow the server to open ports on the router automatically so the video streams can be sent out from a LAN To utilize of this feature make sure that your router supports UPnPTM and it is activated Enable UPnP pres...

Page 84: ...set threshold for a reserved space the media data will be stored in the following disk and so on If the available space of the last disk reaches the threshold of reserved space the recorded files in the first disk will be overwritten with the new media data This procedure is called Cyclic Recording Recording Storage Settings Please follow the steps below to set up recording storages for a station ...

Page 85: ...e the default settings d The default recording path is E Recording The total space and free space of the disk is shown on the right for reference On the NVR system the boot disk IDE flash is segregated into two logical partitions as C and D drives C and D are not used for storing user data The E partition the disk volume you created from the SATA drives is used for recording video data d ...

Page 86: ...lete click OK to enable the settings or click Cancel to discard the settings f Add Network Path Click to add a network storage for recorded data Please refer to page 111 for detailed information about how to add a new network storage server Then double click the Path to assign a specific folder as a new recording path e Click those buttons to modify the file folder under F f ...

Page 87: ...ice along with the recorded data click No to delete the device but retain the recorded data click Cancel to cancel the delete action Please note that only those designated devices can record videos j Click to add devices to the DefaultGroup k Delete recorded data older than the duration If you only want to retain recorded data for a period of time select this item and enter a number of day s In ad...

Page 88: ...will be displayed on the drop down list The following is an example of storage group list Please refer to the following limitations when you set up storage group s One storage group can be assigned with several recording paths with the associated cylic recording function while one recording path should only be assigned to one storage group NOTE ...

Page 89: ...n your needs In addition you can arrange the priority of each time frame according to its importance The recording schedule with the highest priority will be applied first This capability is very useful because you can specify a new time frame with the highest priority temporarily without modifying the other time frames Features of the recording schedules Each device can be assigned to only one re...

Page 90: ...a name in the Schedule Name dialog box for the new schedule Click OK to confirm the settings or Cancel to discard the settings The new recording schedule will be displayed on the schedule drop down list Rename Schedules e To rename an existing schedule select the schedule from the schedule drop down list and click Rename A Schedule Name dialog will pop up for you to fill in a name for the new sche...

Page 91: ... File dialog box will pop up Select the template file and click Open to load h If you want to save a schedule as a template for future use select the schedule from the schedule drop down list and click Save as Template A Save File dialog box will pop up for you to save the template file g h h g LiveClient provides two templates Always and NoneOfficeHour You can load and edit the time frame details...

Page 92: ...hedule a Select a recording schedule on the schedule drop down list b By default all devices under the station are assigned to the Default Schedule c Click to remove devices from the Default Schedule Click to add devices to the Default Schedule d Click Apply to confirm or Close to discard the settings b c f a ...

Page 93: ...VIVOTEK User s Manual 93 Edit Time Frame List Default Time Frame Weekly Day based Mon Sun 24 hour continuous recording Click Edit to open the Default Time Frame settings page as shown below ...

Page 94: ...and the Load File dialog box will pop up Select the template file to load e To edit the new time frame select a Repeat Frequency from the drop down list and edit the time segments applicable days applicable period of time and repeat time interval For the detailed settings of each repeat frequency please refer to The Concept of Repeat Frequency on page 96 f When completed click Save to enable the s...

Page 95: ...n Select one of the following Recording Modes for the time frame None No recording action Continuous 24 hours continuous recording If you want to enable Activity Adaptive Streaming please refer to page 88 for detailed illustration Event The server will start to record only when an event is triggered The recording time length depends on the settings in Recording Storage Settings The default time le...

Page 96: ...nts within a day Apply only on selected days of a week Repeat the segments every N weeks during the specified period of time Weekly Setting Periods in a week Specify arbitrary time segments within a week Repeat the segments every N weeks during the specified period of time Monthly Setting Day based Specify arbitrary time segments within a day Apply only on selected days of a month Repeat the segme...

Page 97: ...lues in the corresponding fields Add time segments Choose either step 1 or step 2 to set up 1 Use the mouse to drag the timeline bars a Left click the daily timeline control bar the purple rectangles and drag the mouse b The corresponding time segment will also appear in the Start Time and End Time fields Click Add then the red timeline bars representing new time segments will appear as shown belo...

Page 98: ...e mouse A green timeline bar representing the deleted part of the time segment will erase the red bar as shown below In the following illustration the green arrows show the dragging direction of the mouse You can drag it from left to right or the opposite 2 Use the delete button to remove the entire timeline bar a Click an existing red timeline bar or left click the daily timeline control bar the ...

Page 99: ...then pick a desired day in the calendar b Specify the end date and time in the End field if you have an end time for applying this time frame If you do not have a terminating time for this time frame select Never Stop Set up repeat time interval The repeat time intervals is every N day s as shown below Repeat every 1 day means the time frame would apply for every day within the period of time Clic...

Page 100: ...hin a week For repeat frequency Weekly day based you can apply the time segments only on selected days of the week Set up applicable period of time Please refer to page 99 for detailed instructions Set up repeat time interval The repeat time intervals is every N week s as shown below Repeat every 1 week means the time frame would apply for every week within the period of time Daily Time segments Y...

Page 101: ...bars the other is to fill in the precise start and end time value in the corresponding fields Add time segments Choose either step 1 or step 2 to set up 1 Use the mouse to drag the timeline bars a Click on a day on the weekly timeline control bar The selected bar will turn green b Left click the daily timeline control bar and drag the mouse c The corresponding time segment will also appear in the ...

Page 102: ...ding red timeline bars will automatically appear as shown below The following is an example of an extended time segment from Mon 8 00 to Fri 19 00 Delete time segments Please refer to page 98 for detailed instructions Set up applicable period of time Please refer to page 99 for detailed instructions Set up repeat time interval Please refer to page 100 for detailed instructions a b ...

Page 103: ...me segments Please refer to page 97 for detailed instructions Set up applicable date s of a month day s of a week For repeat frequency monthly day based you can apply the time segments only on selected days of a month There are two types of repeat frequencies Date s of a month and Day s of a week Daily time segments You can drag more than one time segment per day Timeline control bar 24hr Applicab...

Page 104: ...a week Select day s from the calendar and it will be displayed on the right blank as shown below The following example refers to the 1st 5th Friday of a month Set up applicable period of time Please refer to page 99 for detailed instructions Set up repeat time interval The repeat time intervals is every N month s as shown below Repeat every 1 month means the time frame would apply for every month ...

Page 105: ...ime segments Please refer to page 97 for detailed instructions Set up applicable date s of a year day s of a week For repeat frequency yearly day based you can apply the time segments only on selected days of a year There are two types of repeat frequencies Date s of a year and Day s of a week Daily time segments You can drag more than one time segment per day Timeline control bar 24hr Applicable ...

Page 106: ...eek Select day s from the calendar and it will be displayed on the right blank as shown below The following example refers to the January 1st 5th Friday of a year Set up applicable period of time Please refer to page 99 for detailed instructions Set up repeat time interval The repeat time intervals is every N year s as shown below Repeat every 1 year means the time frame would apply for every year...

Page 107: ...ithout setting up a recording schedule Please follow the instructions below to manually begin recording Select the device from the hierarchical device tree under the Default Group then click Edit Manually Begin Recording on the menu bar or right click the device and select Manually Begin Recording The text on the menu bar will turn into Manually Stop Recording as shown below and the VAST Server wi...

Page 108: ...the target station from the device tree b Click Configuration Station Settings Scheduled Backup Settings on the menu bar or right click the station and select Station Settings Scheduled Backup Settings c The Scheduled backup settings window will prompt Select Backup Source d Check Enable schedule backup e Select the data source you want to backup If you check Selected cameras you can click or to c...

Page 109: ...ath or a warning message will pop up as shown below For more information about how to set up recording path please refer to page 85 Note that you should not select disk C or D as the backup target C and D are for system programs and database h Select a maximum size for backup folder The server will divide backup data into the following size VCD 650M DVD 4 7G Customize or Unlimited size according t...

Page 110: ...ings to open the page or right click the station and select Station Settings Server Settings DDNS Settings Since a public IP assigned to the NVR WAN port may be a dynamic IP address using DDNS service for it will benefit from a fixed domain name Select a DDNS provider from the provider drop down list VIVOTEK offers 2bthere net Safe100 net a free dynamic domain name service to VIVOTEK customers Ple...

Page 111: ... storage path s for recorded files Please follow the steps below to add a new network storage path a Click Add to open the Network Host Window b Fill in the related information for the network host Then click OK to save the new settings c If you want to add more network host s please repeat step a b a b ...

Page 112: ... follow the steps below to configure the SMTP Server a Click Add to open the SMTP Settings page b Enter the related information of your mail server If your SMTP server requires a secure connection SSL check Use SSL c Click OK to enable the settings d Then the new information will appear on the SMTP Settings window as shown below b a c d If you have more than one SMTP server you can click to arrang...

Page 113: ...of the two way audio function Add a Camera to the Talk Panel There are several ways to add a Network Camera to the Talk Panel Drag and drop a camera from the video cell or from the hierarchical device tree to the talk panel as shown below You can also right click the target camera or the video cell then click Send to Talk Panel on the popup menu Audio transmitted from operators Audio transmitted f...

Page 114: ...sound you cannot add other cameras to the Talk Panel If you want to add more cameras to the Talk Panel please Stop Talking and Stop Playing first Click to stop talking Click to stop playing Remove all cameras from the Talk Panel Click to play sound from the camera Click to talk Click to adjust volume Click to play the selected sound on the client side Select sound from the file list NOTE ...

Page 115: ...ra from the Talk Panel Remove a camera Drag a camera from the Talk Panel and drop to the hierarchical management tree window as shown below The camera icon will disappear Remove all cameras Click all cameras in the Talk Panel will be removed ...

Page 116: ...o upload E maps for overall devices management Click System E map to open E map Settings Page Upload an E map Click to search for E map s to upload The uploaded E maps will be listed under the E map list tree If the uploading procedure fails please compress the image size of your map equal or smaller than 2MB and try again NOTE ...

Page 117: ... on the E map window as shown below There are two operation modes of E map settings page View Mode and Edit Mode The following is the View Mode illustration A Menu bar B Quick access bar C E map list tree D E map window E Status panel Right click the E map then you can edit rename or delete the E map B A C E D ...

Page 118: ...E map Default size Adjust the E map to default size Upload Upload E map to the login station View Mode Click to switch to view mode Full Screen Extend the E map settings page to full screen Save Save E map settings User Name CPU Station Name IP Address usage Login Time yyyy mm dd hh mm ss RAM Current Time yyyy mm dd hh mm ss usage ...

Page 119: ... Manual 119 E map Settings Page Edit Mode A Menu bar B Quick access bar C E map list tree D Device tree E Map preview F E map window G Status panel Right click the E map you can delete an existing E map B A C D E G F ...

Page 120: ... device icon on E map you can rotate the direction or delete the device The device can be rotated in 8 derections as shown below e You can also drag the DI DO device under the connected device onto the E map If you want to change the status of the DO device double click the DO icon on E map f Click on the Quick Access Bar to save the new settings b c 2013 7 11 04 Digital input on off Digital outpu...

Page 121: ...vice deployed on the E map Open Live View Dialog Select Open Live View Dialog When you double click the device icon on the E map or when an event triggers a live view dialog will pop up beside it It is the default setting in E map Settings window Send to Single View Select Send to Single View When you double click the device icon on the E map it will open a single view on the VAST LiveClient 2013 ...

Page 122: ...ll appear as shown below For example Link Map1 to Map2 by dargging Map2 onto Map1 c Use to move the position of the blue frame The live view dialog also supports click on image PTZ and e PTZ as long as the connected camera also supports and has enabled these functions To enable those function on E map please check the item Enable click on image on the menu bar of LiveClient as shown below Then an ...

Page 123: ...e the position rotate the direction adjust the size and change the shape e Click on the Quick Access Bar to save the new settings f If you want to set additional map links please repeat steps a e For example Link Map2 to Map3 by dargging Map3 onto Map2 g Click on the Quick Access Bar to save the new settings resize change the shape rotate the direction move the position ...

Page 124: ...the web links Click on the Quick Access Bar to switch to view mode Double click the blue frame on Map1 it will automatically switch to map2 Then double click the blue frame on Map2 it will automatically switch to map3 Map 1 Map 2 Map 3 ...

Page 125: ...ecompression quality from 1 to 100 Note that a higher value would generate higher picture quality but lower compression rate c Fill in a filename prefix for the snapshots d The default storage path for snapshots is E UserData Snapshot You can not change target directory e If you check Generate a file name automatically NVR will directly save snapshots with the following filename format to the stor...

Page 126: ...ing a Snapshot Please follow the steps below to take a snapshot of the live video stream a Select a video cell from which you want to take a snapshot b Click Snapshot on the quick access bar or right click the video cell and select Others Snapshot from the popup menu You also can click Edit Snapshot to take a snapshot c The snapshots will be found in the preset storage folder on your local compute...

Page 127: ...ngs on the menu bar to open the Recording Settings window b Select EXE as the Record Type The default storage path is E UserData Record c Select the Length of each file Maximum Size 10 2000MB or Maximum Time Interval 1 150 min e Click OK to enable the settings Type 2 Record to 3GP Record video as a 3GP file 3GP file is a standard MP4 format compatible with players such as VLC QuickTime or Real pla...

Page 128: ... need of decoding the video audio and re encoding both into a compatible codec Please follow the steps below to configure AVI record settings a Click Configuration Client Settings Recording Settings on the menu bar to open the Recording Settings window b Select AVI as the Record Type c Select the Length of each file Maximum Size 1 2000MB or Maximum Time Interval 1 150 min b c d b c d e g Because t...

Page 129: ...u to modify the settings The dialog box will be different according to the compressor you select To read the information of a compression algorithm its version for instance Click About and a dialog box will pop up showing the related information The dialog box will be different according to the compressor you select f To modify the audio compression settings click Audio Compression Setting to open...

Page 130: ...g will increase Click OK to continue the process d The icon will then change to Recording EXE 3GP AVI and a red text string EXE 3GP AVI will appear at the bottom right of the video cell Note that only one video channel can be recorded at a time e When you want to terminate the AVI Recording click the icon on the Quick Access Bar The export process will then terminate and the button will change fro...

Page 131: ...iveClient Icon Function Description Pause Pause playback of the focused video clip Play Start playback of the focused video clip Stop Stop playback of the focused video clip Next Frame Go to the next video frame of the focused video clip Slow Down Slow down the playback rate Speed Up Speed up the playback rate 2012 12 12 12 46 27 2012 12 12 12 46 27 2012 12 12 PM 12 46 27 Control Buttons Timeline ...

Page 132: ...heye cameras For recorded videos from the fisheye cameras only the built in Media Player can playback the Regional or Panoramic views If you access the recorded videos using other playback software you will end up with the circular shape Original view When recording videos from fisheye cameras the Regional and Panoramic views can only be preserved in the EXE and 3GP format If you save the dewarped...

Page 133: ...ge the settings the sample window will change accordingly for you to preview the settings Display Location As the illustration shows there are 4 display areas for you to input information about the live video Each drop down list includes 6 options for you to select No display Camera Name Video Title Camera Date Camera Time and Camera DateTime Display Area 1 Display Area 2 Display Area 3 Display Ar...

Page 134: ...ction window will appear in the video window when motion is triggered This function is enabled as default For detailed information about how to set up the layout of the live view window please refer to How to Change Video Viewing Mode on page 60 Font Settings This function allows you to change the font on the video cell Font Automatically lists all fonts installed on your operating system Select t...

Page 135: ...this option VAST LiveClient will automatically add the newly inserted device to a video cell This function is enabled as default Retrieve RTSP streaming on specific port The default port for RTSP streaming is 554 If you want to change this port please check this item and fill in a desired port If the VAST Server 3 2 is set up behind a firewall the VAST Client will not be able to access the VAST Se...

Page 136: ...e when the event is triggered Event window mode Select Fixed or Popup mode for the event window For more information about event window please refer to page 33 Rotation Settings Enable rotation after login If you check this option the video cells will start to rotate after you login to the VAST LiveClient The default setting of this function is disabled Rotate the page every second s Fill in a des...

Page 137: ...requests a different larger stream Facts about Auto Stream Size The LiveClient utility automatically adjusts stream selection according to the size of view cells no user s configuration is required The frame size of stream 1 is user configurable Under no circumstances should you disable the Auto Stream Size function Stream jump takes place on the display of all connected cameras once the function ...

Page 138: ...length for video playback Instant Playback Return to Live To initiate an instant playback move your mouse cursor to the lower left corner of a live cell The Instant Playback icon will appear Click on it and a progress bar will appear Click on the Play button to playback a confiugrable length of video that was recorded just before you started the Playback function default is 30 seconds NOTE Instant...

Page 139: ...tick should work properly without installing any other driver or software Then you can begin to configure the joystick settings of connected devices Please follow the instruction below to enable joystick settings a Select the target device from the hierarchical management tree b Click Configuration Client Settings Joystick Settings on the menu bar to open the Joystick Settings window If your joyst...

Page 140: ...The number of buttons may differ from different joysticks Please follow the steps below to configure your joystick buttons a Choosing one of the actions and click Assign will pop up a dialog Then you can assign this action to a button by pressing the joystick button or select it from the drop down list For example Assign Home move to home position to Button 1 b Click OK to confirm the configuratio...

Page 141: ...owing diagram Note that a button can only be assigned with an action If you want to modify the settings select the action on the list and click Clear Selected d If you want to assign additional actions repeat step a c When all settings are complete click OK to save the settings or click Cancel to discard the settings ...

Page 142: ...y need to be calibrated Click Calibrate to open the Game Controllers window located in the MS Windows control panel and follow the instructions for trouble shooting For more information please refer to the MS Windows help files for details The joystick will appear in the Game Controllers list in the Windows Control Panel on your computer If you want to check out your device go to the following pag...

Page 143: ...om out the camera on an image There will be a circle and four vectors in the center of the video image as the diagram 2 3 below Proxy Settings If you are not running the LiveClient on a remote computer skip the below description In this section you can enable modify or cancel Proxy Settings for client if your VAST Server is under a proxy If you change the proxy settings please fill in the new valu...

Page 144: ...e PiP Right click the video cell and select Enable PiP If you want to disable PiP click the option again to uncheck it After you enable the PiP function a movable global view window and a ROI frame will be displayed as shown below Global View The global view is the original view with the size scaled down to 160x120 It is movable and you can drag it anywhere across the live view window If you want ...

Page 145: ...snapshot a zoomed in image PiP Settings The PiP Settings is for you to adjust the initial position of the global view window Click Configuration Client Settings PiP Settings to open the window On top of it you may choose the horizontal position with left middle right side of the live view window or you can customize the percentage of space distance from the border of the live view window as an opt...

Page 146: ...select Video Enhancement Basic Image Adjustment Settings from the popup menu a b b c Adjust the values of Brightness Contrast Satura tion and Hue You can preview the image from the window on the right A VE Video Enhancement text string will appear at the bottom right of the preview window d When completed click Save as Profile and enter a name for the new profile e The new profile will be displaye...

Page 147: ...ed on the popup menu as shown below 2013 01 08 12 20 22 c e f d g Click to create a new profile edit or delete a customized profile Click to disable VE on all linked devices Click to enable VE on all linked devices Click to enable disable VE on the target video cell Click to create a new profile edit or delete a profile Click to enable disable VE on the target video cell ...

Page 148: ...e steps below to set post image defog settings a Select the target video cell b Click Configuration Video Enhancement Defog or right click the video cell and select Video Enhancement Defog c There are some preset profiles for you to apply to the target video cell You can select one from the list accoding to the environment a b b c c ...

Page 149: ...file e Click Settings on the popup menu to open the Profile Settings window d d Click to create a new profile edit or delete a customized profile Click to disable VE on all linked devices Click to enable VE on all linked devices Click to enable disable VE on the target video cell e e Click to enable disable VE on the target video cell Click to create a new profile edit or delete a profile ...

Page 150: ...Value 1 5 Strength Brush stroke from soft to strong Value 1 5 Threshold Brush pixel from loose to dense Value 0 225 g When completed click Save as Profile and enter a name for the new profile h The new profile will be displayed on the drop down list This profile can be applied to all video cells i If you decide to apply the selected profile to the target video cell immediately click the OK button ...

Page 151: ...rtial name of the device you want to search for String Options Match case represents that the search results should be identical to the string in lower case or upper case letters the string can be part of a word Match whole word means that the search results should be identical to the string for every character and that the string should be a complete word or phrase If you select both options the ...

Page 152: ...fill in the correct password in the popup window How to Log out from the VAST Server To logout from the current server click Logout on the quick access bar or click System Logout on the menu bar A confirmation window will pop up Click OK to confirm or Cancel to return to the VAST LiveClient window How to Exit VAST LiveClient To exit VAST LiveClient click Exit on the quick access bar or click Syste...

Page 153: ...ility Note that the LiveClient utility is still running in the background when you return to the Control Center Second View This function is only available on a LiveClient running a PC that has 2 monitors Clicking the button opens the second live view window enabling the display of more camera views ...

Page 154: ... search for recorded or backed up video clips Please follow the steps below to activate the Playback utility 1 Run the Playback program If you have already run the LiveClient you can click on System Launch Playback to open a Playback console 2 A Login window will prompt Fill in the information as shown below By default the Playback console automatically log in to the VAST Server running on the NVR...

Page 155: ...rmation to link to your proxy server Available functions of the VAST Playback program will be enabled according to the role of your login account For more details about the privileges of the user account please refer to How to Manage User Accounts on page 57 You may want to open the LiveClient and the Playback utilities simultaneously use the Launch LiveClient command on the menu bar ...

Page 156: ...m Lock Language Launch LiveClient Logout Exit Edit Snapshot Snapshot Zoomed Image Print Zoomed Image Find View Backup Status Exporting Status Time Search Event Search Bookmark Search Log Viewer Full Screen Configuration Client Settings Snapshot Settings Export Settings View Settings Proxy Settings General Settings PiP Settings Layout Change Layout Help About G D A E B C F User Name CPU Station Nam...

Page 157: ...ock Click to Lock the system for security concerns Unclock the system Volume Adjust the audio volume of the target video Mute Snapshot Capture the picture of the target video Print Print the current cell or the view of all cells SVC Level Exert SVC control of video playback frame rate Remove All Connection Remove all live videos from the live video monitoring window Layout Change the layout of vid...

Page 158: ...base A station NVR that has a running VAST Server The camera that exists on the hierarchical device tree of LiveClient The camera that has been removed from the hierarchical device tree of LiveClient off line However its recorded video if any is still accessible from the server Dates with recorded video clips Local database for backup data For more information about how to upload backup data to th...

Page 159: ...he Time Zone setting is automatically synchronized with that on the NVR station Select station s device s that you want to search for recorded files Specify search period of time Click to start to search the results will be shown on the video clips list NOTE ...

Page 160: ...elect an Event Category Specify search period of time Click to start to search the results will be shown on the video clips list Click to add search criteria Click to remove search criteria Select station s device s that you want to search for recorded files ...

Page 161: ...Panel Bookmark Search Page Select a name to serach for Select a time zone Specify search period of time Click to start to search the results will be listed on the video clips list Select station s that you want to search for bookmarks ...

Page 162: ...t a Log Category Select a User Account Select a Result Type Select a Log Type Select a Log Level Specify search period of time Click to start to search the results will be listed on the video clips list Select station s that you want to search for recorded logs ...

Page 163: ...Manual 163 Video Clips List Window If you select a date package the video clips will be displayed in the video clips list window A video package named after the date it was created may contain more than one video clip ...

Page 164: ...Time Interval Go to the previous video clip on the video clips list Pause Pause playback the selected video clip Play Start to playback the selected video clip Stop Stop to playback the selected video clip Next Frame Go to the next video frame of the selected video clip Next Time Interval Go to the next video clip on the video clips list Add Bookmark Manually add a bookmark to pinpoint and extract...

Page 165: ...ere are two ways to view the video clips of a date View all video clips of a date a Select an option date from the hierarchical device tree b Double click the option date or right click the option date and click play and it will start to play in an available video cell You can also directly drag and drop the option date to a desired video cell in the recorded video playback window The video clip w...

Page 166: ...video clip from the video clip list window c Double click the video clip then it will start to play in an available video cell You can also directly drag and drop the video clip to a desired video cell in the recorded video playback window The video clip will start to play 4 Then you can make use of the playback control panel to playback the selected video clip Please refer to Playback Control Pan...

Page 167: ...ider Bar and Histogram The red section of the histogram shows the extent of time of valid video recording during a day The timeline slider bar will move forward as the video is on playback You can manually move forward backward along the Timeline Slider Bar to the desired position as shown below The current time of the video clip will be displayed on the status panel It will change according to th...

Page 168: ... original time span In addition to clicking and to zoom in out of the histogram you can use the mouse directly to drag the histogram to zoom in part of the focused video clip For example a Drag a section of the histogram You can drag it to either direction b The selected section will fill to the extent of the current histogram as shown below For more functions of the playback control buttons pleas...

Page 169: ...the popup menu will then be selected b If you want to turn off the audio of all live video select Apply all c The Audio icon will then change from to To adjust the audio volume a Click Audio On on the quick access bar b Drag and drop the slider bar Slide to a higher position for louder volume To turn on the audio a Click Mute on the quick access bar and uncheck Mute Or you can right click on the v...

Page 170: ...ded live video playback window based on the number of inserted devices Switch Video Channels Drag and drop a video channel to another empty video window To switch two channels drag and drop one view to the other then the two channels will switch positions Layout Mode Currently a local display for the Layout has only one 1x1 display option If you access the NVR via a LiveClient on a remote PC anoth...

Page 171: ... the entire video playback window Double click the video cell or right click the video cell and selec Single View The selected video will expand to fill the entire Playback window as shown below To restore to the original layout double click the video cell or right click the video cell and uncheck Single View ...

Page 172: ...s bar or right click the video cell and select Full Screen In addition you can also click View Full Screen on the menu bar to maximize the recorded video playback window To restore to the original layout right click the video cell and uncheck Full Screen You also can press the Esc button on the keyboard to leave the full screen mode ...

Page 173: ...orded video clips from the local database Please open the Browsing page and follow the steps below to backup recorded video a Select the target files To backup all recorded video of a selected device Right click the device and click Backup To backup all recorded video of the day Right click the option date and click Backup or select the date and click the Backup button below ...

Page 174: ...select multiple video clips b A Backup Settings window will pop up Specify the time span and select a storage path if you have a NAS or eSATA storage attached then click Backup The system will start to backup and popup a window showing the backup status If you close the status window you can also open it again by clicking View Backup Status d When the backup is complete you will see an information...

Page 175: ...veClient and Recorded Data Backup by VAST Playback Please follow the steps below to view backup files a Right click Local DB and click Add b A Load Backup File window will pop up as shown below Select the dif file to upload c The following is an example of uploaded file and you can double click it or drag and drop it to a video cell to playback a b ...

Page 176: ...C running the Playback utility 2 If you want to playback the backup files from the local database you can also click Working Offline in the Login Window without the account information The VAST Playback will launch as shown below You can upload backup files No user account information required NOTE ...

Page 177: ...yback screen will bring up the Display mode options You can even exert mouse control while playing a recorded video You can zoom in zoom out and change the view angle as if you are investigating a 3D scenario kept in a recorded point in time Note that ePTZ functions via the mouse control only takes place in a Regional view e g the 1R or 1O3R mode The Display mode options and mouse control methodol...

Page 178: ... drag the slide bar A numeric indicator will display the current selection See below for the frame rates represented by the numeric indicator Please refer to page 41 for the introduction of this feature Changing the SVC vaule takes immediate effect on the number of frames per second shown with the video being played Indicator Frame rate per second fps Maximum 30 7 26 6 22 5 18 4 12 3 8 2 4 1 1 Min...

Page 179: ... time only the end time only or both the start time and end time The search results will only include the video clips within the time span If you uncheck both the start time and end time the search results will include all video clips recorded by the selected device s d Click Search to start time search e View the retrieved video clips Click here to move the focus to the current date Click to sele...

Page 180: ...le browsing through a recorded video 1 Click on the Bookmark button 2 Enter a name for the bookmark such as thief spotted 3 You may enter a short description in the Description field You may also search for the bookmarks you created later on A bookmark comprises a video clip starting from 10 seconds of before and ends at 10 seconds after the point in time you selected Please refer to page 189 for ...

Page 181: ...se to set up the start time only the end time only or both the start time and end time The search results will only include the events within the time span If you uncheck both the start time and end time the search results will include all events from the selected device s Please refer to step c on the previous page for detailed information e Start event search Please refer to page 187 for detaile...

Page 182: ...arch results You can click Add or Remove to change the search criteria options Event Category All Motion Events If you select the All Motion Events category all detected motion events will be included in the search You can click Add or Remove to change the search criteria options The parameters of the motion detection windows such as motion percentage and the time of occurrence are also recorded i...

Page 183: ...lly a suspicious object in the pre defined detection region will trigger alarms once the dwell time of the object is longer than the given time You can click Add or Remove to change the search criteria items If you want to change the parameters of IVA such as the detection region loitering duration etc please link to the camera s Configuration page to modify the values Event Category All DI Events...

Page 184: ...amed in the LiveClient Please refer to Association Management on page 71 for more information about how to rename DI device Click OK and fill in the name you want to search on the left window The new search criteria will be displayed in the search categories column as shown below You can click Add or Remove to change the search criteria options ...

Page 185: ... screen The Type column in the search result page shows the event category and the Description field displays the motion percentage of the detection window Please refer to page 176 for more inforamtion about Motion Events If you select Display in new result list and click Search the search results will be displayed on a new page as shown below This allows you to place the search results of each se...

Page 186: ...ght click the selected video clips and click Backup c A Backup Settings window will pop up For more information about how to set up the Backup Settings please refer to page 175 For more information about how to view backup files please refer to page 177 for detailed illustration a b NOTE The backup function does not take effect on a Playback separately installed on a client PC Namely you can not b...

Page 187: ...ify a range of time during which the video streams were recorded and its points in time were bookmarked Click search You can then click on a bookmark to display the short video clip extracted from within the recorded video To remove an existing bookmark left click to select an entry and then right click to display the Delete button Bookmarks will be indicated as Invalid if the videos where the boo...

Page 188: ...information about user account please refer to How to Manage User Accounts on page 66 e Specify the Search Result Select All to display all search results select Success to display successful log activities only select Fail to display failed log activities only f Specify the Log Type For detailed information please refer to Select Log Type on page 191 g Specify the Log Level For detailed informati...

Page 189: ...oup Delete Storage Group Insert Recording Path Update Recording Path Delete Recording Path Insert Camera to the Storage Group Update Camera information in the Storage Group Delete Camera from the Storage Group Move Recording Path Move Camera to another Storage Group Insert Layout Update Layout Delete Layout Set Digital Output Update Scheduled Backup Update Server Port Set Proxy Server Set UPNP Set...

Page 190: ... will be displayed on the Login History page Log Categories Log Levels Log Types Event Log High Camera Disconnected from the Server Camera Connected to the Server Camera Recording Start Camera Recording Stop Start Scheduled Backup Stop Scheduled Backup Event Trigger Log Level Log Category Log Type Click to remove all search results from the list Click to export all search results from the list ...

Page 191: ...tion from the list c Click Trace Login Activities or you can right click the selected login logout option on the list then click Trace Login Activities d The search results of the login activities will be displayed on the Login Activities page as shown below Search Login Activities on the Login History page a Click on the Login History page b Select a login logout option from the list c Click Trac...

Page 192: ...sults will include all log levels If you select Low in the Log Level field and select Including above level as shown in the picture below the search results will include all levels of logs However if you select Normal in the Log Level field and select Including above level as shown in the picture on the right below the search results will only include Normal level and High level logs NOTE ...

Page 193: ...recorded video VAST Playback also allows you to take snapshots For detailed information about Snapshot Settings please refer to page 125 Export Settings When you playback a recorded video the VAST server allows you to export part of the recorded video in EXE 3GP or AVI format to your local computer Before exporting a media file please set up Export Settings first For detailed information about how...

Page 194: ...Export EXE 3GP AVI the server will start to export the data and popup a window showing the exporting status If you close the status window you can also open it again by clicking View Exporting Status d When the backup is complete you will see an information dialog The exported data will be restored in the preset storage folder on your local computer C Program Files VIVOTEK Inc VAST Client Playback...

Page 195: ...rmation Display Settings Enable de interlace function Select this option if your connected device does not support de interlace function For example VS7100 How to Configure Video Enhancement The Playback also allows you to enable post image enhancement and defog for video viewing Please refer to page 146 for detailed information How to Search for a Device on the Hierarchical Management Tree The Pl...

Page 196: ...rd in the popup window How to Log out from the VAST Server To log out from the current server click the station and click Logout on the quick access bar or click System Logout on the menu bar You can also right click the station and click Logout A confirmation window will pop up Click OK to confirm or Cancel to return to the VAST Playback window How to Exit VAST Playback To exit VAST Playback clic...

Page 197: ...reams network security etc to multiple cameras Please refer to page xxx for more about this utility Upgrade The Upgrade provides access to NVR system updates File Manager The File Manager helps locate particular system or video data when the need arises say for retrieving forensic evidences Keyboard If a keyboard is not available use this virtual keyboard for entering data Below are the functions ...

Page 198: ...port and export utility for user to keep record of all server settings You can use the export file to copy the configuration on another host Please follow the steps below to export the server settings a Double click on the Import Export Utility shortcut b The Import Export Utility window will prompt Click Export and select a location Enter a file name The system will start to export a bin file Thi...

Page 199: ...will appear warning you about the replacement of current settings The process may take several minutes to complete Click Close to finish the process Your system should now be in sync with the imported configuration NOTE Currently you can use this function to back up or restore your configuration on one machine You can not use it to duplicate one configuration profile to multiple NVR systems ...

Page 200: ... to scan the local network for all VIVOTEK s network camers NVR systems and video servers Please refer to cameras software CD for its operation manual In addition to opening a direct web console with a camera you can also use the Camera Configuration function for an immediate access to the streaming Audio Remote Focus and NTP settings ...

Page 201: ...gment as your NVR s LAN port b The Shepherd window will prompt Select a camera supposedly the one that you have configured satisfactory System Network and Media settings by a left click c Click Get Camera Settings An Export Camera Settings window will prompt d Unfold menu items and select the items you wish to duplicate to other cameras e Click Export A Paramters ini file will be created into the ...

Page 202: ...nd you of the IP address If you configured a static IP on the source camera it is recommended to change it to the automatic IP address setting j A progress bar will appear on the screen k Another message will prompt indicating the completion of the process ...

Page 203: ...hortcut to open the utility Please consult VIVOTEK s technical support and the release note before applying upgrades Locate the upgrade package and click open The upgrade process should be completed within minutes Please note that during the upgrade the VAST server service will be stopped and restarted During the time recording tasks will be temporarily interrupted ...

Page 204: ... default the recorded video files should be recorded to the E volume and you can use the Export EXE and other similar functions in the Playback utility to extract video clips to the E volume You can then retrieve the video clips using a USB drive Keyboard Use the virtual keyboard if you do not have a keyboard attached to the USB port ...

Page 205: ... the tabbed menu below to see more information such as the current working status reported through SMART S M A R T is short for Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology S M A R T provides near term failure prediction that monitors predetermined disk drive attributes that are susceptible to degradation over time Predictions are limited to the attributes implemented by the HDD manufacturers...

Page 206: ... head elements Mechanical test includes seeking and servo on data tracks Scans small parts of the drive s surface area is vendor specific and there is a time limit on the test The test checks the list of Pending sectors that may have read errors Note that a Complete test will scan through the HDD s disk sectors and will take a long time to complete A Complete test will take around 3 hours on a 1TB...

Page 207: ...VIVOTEK User s Manual 207 System Status System Status states the current working status and system time ...

Page 208: ...capacity and rotation speed Note that you must carefully identify the faulty drive Replacing the wrong drive from a RAID1 volume will result in losing 2 member drives If a RAID1 volume loses 2 members all data will be lost on that volume You should be prompted by the message if a hard drive fails or was removed An incorrect or abrupt shutdown of the system may also force the system to rebuild a RA...

Page 209: ...ty drive with a new one an automatic rebuild will begin and its progress will be indicated by a status bar as shown below The recording task will be halted during the rebuild process Recording will continue if using storage volumes in other RAID levels ...

Page 210: ...or the Search function 7 Does not support the Active Adaptive Stream AAS function 8 Does not support the event related functions event recording event management instant playback event search 9 Does not support the Two way Audio function may be supported by later releases of software 10 Does not support Auto Stream Size function 11 The ONVIF related account and password may not be identical to tho...

Page 211: ...VIVOTEK User s Manual 211 6 Visual indication on user interface A camera on the device tree A camera recording to the system On the insert camera window an ONVIF brand option is added ...

Page 212: ...mpatibility Easy Setup Networking Recording Export Local LiveClient Display layout 1X1 Playback mode play pause stop next frame next previous speed control Search mode browsing time event bookmark Graphical timeline Snapshot Bookmark design PiP video control Video enhancement Log viewer Display layout 1X1 2X2 3X3 4X4 1 5 1 12 Snapshot Pan Tilt Zoom control of VIVOTEK cameras Simple camera and reco...

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