C-MOR IP Video Surveillance User manual

User Manual
Version 2.04
Instructions for C-MOR Video Surveillance

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Introduction
Dear customer,
Thank you for choosing the C-MOR video server. The quality product you have purchased is
state-of-the-art and complies with European and national directives. The declaration of
compliance has been confirmed and all necessary documents are deposited with the
manufacturer.
To ensure the best results and long-term satisfaction and to ensure safe operation, the
instructions in this manual must be followed. In case of questions, please contact your specialist
dealer.
The video server C-MOR is used for the surveillance of objects. The video signals recorded
during surveillance are digitally transferred over the connected network from your camera to
C-MOR. The software installed on the hardware enables simultaneous recordings of max. 15
connected video signals. Data saving underlies country-specific guidelines. You are able to
access installed cameras and servers (secured by password and encryption) over your web
browser from all over the world.
In case of technical problems or questions on installation and setup of C-MOR, please contact
our hotline. Please find more information on www.c-mor.us (or please see contact data in the
appendix of this manual).
Before putting into operation
The use of surveillance systems may be prohibited or regulated by law in certain countries.
C-MOR has not only been developed for high performance use over the internet, but can also
be part of a flexible surveillance facility.
Before putting the system into operation the user has to make sure that surveillance is carried
out within regulatory framework. Before the installation, please make sure that the package
content is complete. In order to avoid damage by incorrect connection or wrong configuration,
please read the manual carefully before using this device, follow the instructions and keep the
manual for future use. Following the instructions ensures that the device will be correctly put
into operation. Please visit our forum for solutions on www.c-mor.com for FAQ on configuration
errors. In case you encounter problems during the setup of your system, please visit the forum
as a first step for finding a solution.

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Table of Contents
1 Installation
1.1 Package Contents ...................................................................................... Page - 05
1.2 Setup of Camera ........................................................................................ Page - 05
1.3 Setup of C-MOR......................................................................................... Page - 06
1.4 Setup in Existing Network........................................................................... Page - 06
1.5 The Display................................................................................................. Page - 07
1.5.1. Setup IP Address................................................................................ Page - 07
1.5.2. Display System Status........................................................................ Page - 08
1.6 Support....................................................................................................... Page - 08
2 The Web Interface............................................................................................ Page - 09
2.1 Start Page................................................................................................... Page - 10
2.1.1 Camera Pages......................................................................................... Page - 11
2.2 Quick Start Page ........................................................................................ Page - 12
2.3 Recordings ................................................................................................. Page - 13
2.4 System Administration................................................................................ Page - 14
2.5 System Status ............................................................................................ Page - 15
2.6 Display Recordings..................................................................................... Page - 16
2.7 Saving of Recordings.................................................................................. Page - 17
2.8 Play Recordings ......................................................................................... Page - 18
2.9 Control with the iPad................................................................................... Page - 18
3 Administration ................................................................................................. Page - 23
3.1 System Administration................................................................................ Page - 23
3.1.1 Change IP Settings.............................................................................. Page - 24
3.1.2 Configuration Email Alarm................................................................... Page - 26
3.1.3 Time Adjustment ................................................................................. Page - 26
3.1.3.1 Configuration Time Zone.................................................................. Page - 27
3.1.4 Configuration Time Server................................................................... Page - 27
3.1.5 Activation/Deactivation of Recordings................................................. Page - 28
3.1.6 Adjust Storage Time............................................................................ Page - 28
3.1.7 Automated Deletion of Oldest Recordings........................................... Page - 29
3.1.8 Adjust Camera Configuration .............................................................. Page - 29
3.1.9 User Administration............................................................................. Page - 30
3.1.9.1 Setup User, Stream and Permissions............................................... Page - 30
3.1.10 FTP-Server Configuration.................................................................. Page - 33
3.1.11 Image Size for Mobile Page .............................................................. Page - 33
3.1.11.1 Access with Mobile Devices ........................................................... Page - 34
3.1.11.2 Display of Live Images on Mobile Devices..................................... Page - 35
3.1.11.3 Display of Motion Detection or Permanent Recordings
on Mobile Devices.......................................................................... Page - 36
3.1.11.4 Display of Live Images on the iPhone ............................................ Page - 36
3.1.12 Language .......................................................................................... Page - 37
3.1.13 System Restart.................................................................................. Page - 37
3.1.14 System Shutdown.............................................................................. Page - 37
3.1.15 Stream-Type...................................................................................... Page - 38
3.1.15.1 User Settings for the Stream Type ................................................. Page - 39
3.1.15.2 Java Mode in Live View.................................................................. Page - 39

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3.2 Camera Configuration................................................................................. Page - 41
3.2.1 General Description of Configuration Options..................................... Page - 41
3.2.2 Camera Activation............................................................................... Page - 45
3.2.3 Camera Configuration, Integration of Existing Camera ....................... Page - 45
3.2.4 The C-MOR PTZ-Control..................................................................... Page - 52
3.2.5 Usage of the PTZ-Control.................................................................... Page - 55
4 Legal Information............................................................................................. Page - 57
4.1 Disclaimer................................................................................................... Page - 57
4.1.2 Warranty.............................................................................................. Page - 57
5 GNU Public License, GPL ............................................................................... Page - 58
5.1 Preamble.................................................................................................... Page - 58
5.2 Terms and Conditions for Copying, Distribution and Modification ............. Page - 58
6 Appendix –Contact Information....................................................................... Page - 60

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1 Installation
The installation process of C-MOR is very easy. The complete setup consists of just three steps - C-
MOR is then ready for recording.
Software requirements of your PC:
An Internet browser supporting the following web technologies:
JavaScript
HTTP 1.1
Cookies
Most of today's browsers like Internet Explorer 9.0 or Mozilla Firefox 4 are suitable for the administration
and the use of C-MOR. The majority of operating systems include Java VM (Virtual Machine). In case
your operating system does not support Java VM, for viewing live streams of the camera it will be
necessary to install a Java runtime environment (e.g. Java Runtime Environment, JRE by Oracle).
For the playback of video recordings, MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 codecs are required. Most software DVD-
players like WinDVD or PowerDVD support these codecs but it may be necessary to install these codecs
separately. Windows is already equipped with these codecs by the means of the Media Player or
VideoLAN (VLC) player. Current versions of Linux derivatives also offer suitable movie players with
correspondent codecs. We recommend the VLC Player for all operating systems, also on Macintosh
systems.
Most suitable for the use of C-MOR is Mozilla Firefox.
1.1 Package Contents
Carefully unpack the C-MOR package. The content varies, but it should contain:
- 1x C-MOR-Box
- 1x 2 m network cable
- 1x power cable for C-MOR
- This instruction manual on CD
1.2 Setup of Camera
Connect the camera and the C-MOR over router or switch to the network. Make sure that the network
components transmit all IP protocols. If necessary, settings of the firewall have to be adjusted. Please
follow the instructions of the graphic below.

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1.3 Setup of C-MOR
Make sure that the device is set up on a safe and even surface where it is not exposed to intensive
humidity or extreme variations in temperature. C-MOR must not be exposed to direct sunlight. For
safety reasons C-MOR should be set up where only authorized personnel has access. Your recordings
are only safe if C-MOR is protected from demolition and theft!
Connect C-MOR to the power supply using the power cable and to the network using the network cable
(2 m).
1.4 Setup of Existing Network
Connect the LAN of C-MOR with your network. C-MOR will be ready for operation as soon as you have
specified an IP address. The IP address can simply be set on the VGA Console:

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Select No. 2 from the text menu and enter the admin password. The default username is “admin” and
password is “admin”. Afterwards enter the IP data you want to set up on the C-MOR.
Alternatively you can download the Free IP setup tool from the C-MOR homepage
(http://www.c-mor.com) and set the IP parameters with this tool:
Enter the MAC address of your C-MOR in the IP Setup Toolbox. The MAC address can be found on the
C-MOR Data Sheet and on the C-MOR self. The IP Setup Toolbox assigns the IP address which must
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password is required. The standard login is "admin" and the password is "admin". Simply enter your
network information and click on "Set C-MOR IP Configuration".
The IP Setup Toolbox requires the installation of the Java Runtime Environment on your Computer.
Therefor it can be used on all common operating systems like Windows, Mac OS, Linux or Solaris.

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1.5 The Display (optional)
The following instructions only apply when you have purchased C-MOR including a display.
1.5.1 Setup IP Address
After the switch-on of C-MOR, the system requires 3-4 minutes until it is ready for use. During this time
the display will not change.
As soon as the system is ready, the display will change every 3 seconds showing current system
information. You can now start with the definition of the IP address.
Please follow the instructions below to define the required IP address:
Press to enter the main menu. Then use the arrow keys (up/down) to navigate to the menu item >
Network > and select by pressing the key . By using the arrow keys
or select the menu item >IP > and again select by pressing the key .
By using the arrow key you can now choose the number that has to be changed and can increase or
decrease it by using the keys or .
By pressing the key you will leave the menu.
Now you can access C-MOR over the defined IP address.
 Menü 
>Network >


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By choosing the menu item >Subnet > and >Gateway > you can enter corresponding IP address or
change them.
By selecting the menu item >Reboot > C-MOR can be restarted and by selecting >Shutdown > it can
be switched off.
1.5.2 Display System Status
During service C-MOR shows current system information on its display.
The display changes every 3 seconds.
The information is always displayed in the same order and includes the following data:
Current date and system time
Current messages from the system log (in case available)
IP address of C-MOR
Capacity of hard disk in %
In case the status exceeds 90%, old recordings should be archived or deleted.
Average system load
The three figures displayed show the average system load during the last minute, the past 5
minutes and the past 15 minutes.
Current CPU and system load
System uptime
The time of C-MOR since the last restart.
1.6 Support
In case of unexpected problems during the C-MOR installation please contact our support by the help of
the online support form under http://www.c-mor.com.
Please also check out the support forum on our homepage where you can find many cases that might
answer your questions.
14:27:56
Tue Mar 1 2005
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192.168.1.2
System Load Avg
0.23 0.77 0.40

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2 The Web Interface
The main tool for the operation and administration of C-MOR is the web interface. Enter the default IP
address such as 192.168.1.2 into the address bar of your web browser as described under step 2. A
window will pop up asking for your user name and password.
The unit is supplied with one pre-configured Administrator user name and password, set to operate and
administrate, respectively.
User name: admin, standard password admin
C-MOR is be controlled by your individual settings over your web browser:
Time-controlled recordings
View of live stream by camera
Sensitivity of motion detection
User administration: distribution of rights, creation of new user etc.
Call, search and display old recordings either as video files or single frames
Archiving of recordings
FTP transfer of recordings to a server
Deletion of recordings for the release of free disk space
Integration of own cameras (when supported by the system)
And many more
More information can be found in chapter “Administration“.
Besides HTTP connections that are transferred over the Internet without encryption C-MOR also offers
encrypted access over HTTPS.
In order to use this so-called SSL connection, enter https instead of http in the URL, such as
https://c-mor.your-domain.us. or https://IP-address (e.g. 192.168.1.2).
Apart from the standard ports 80 for HTTP and port 443 for HTTPS, C-MOR can also be used over the
alternative port 9000 (for HTTP) and port 9443 (for HTTPS). These alternative ports are used when
C-MOR is accessed over a firewall and the respective ports on the firewall are already in use by other
applications.
The web surface is divided into 6 main web pages that are built on each other and individual pages for
the corresponding camera:

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2.1 Start Page
The start page consists of the menu in the upper section of the page, 6 camera live views and the
reference to the camera functions.
On the start page you will find an overview of all functions for the operation and administration of
C-MOR. As soon as a camera within the net is activated and starts recording, an up-to-date snapshot by
the camera will be displayed.

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2.1.1 Camera Pages
In example by clicking the button you will get to the “Camera Page” of Camera 2. Here you will
be able to see a live image of your camera - provided there is an active connection to it. Furthermore on
this page you have the possibility to play the recordings of the respective camera, to save, to get to the
page where the camera can be configured and to view a live stream in a separate window.
Over the following link you can access the camera’s configuration interface:
The settings there will be directly saved in the camera which might lead to problems accessing the
camera, especially in case of changes of the network configuration. In order to make the camera
accessible for C-MOR again, you have to immediately enter all changes of the IP address, the port or the
user settings into the C-MOR web interface under the item “Configuration” of the respective camera.
After changes in the camera configuration it might be possible that the camera has to be deactivated on
the C-MOR web interface for a short time. Then activate it again.

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2.2 Quick Start Page
On the quick start page you are able to choose the size of the stream by clicking on the play button of
the camera in question. The live stream will then open and start playing in the requested size in a
separate window. Either in the JAVA Player or with the C-MOR pull stream as configured and shown in
the right top corner.

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2.3 Recordings
Under the menu item “Overview Recordings” your recordings can be administrated. Settings like
start/stop, type, deletion, save via FTP and select individual recordings for delete can be carried out on
this page.

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2.4 System Administration
Under “System Administration” you can define all important configuration settings in order to adjust
C-MOR to your requirements and ensure a smooth operation in your network. The following sub
chapters go into the details of the different configuration options.

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2.5 System Status
Under “System Status” there is an overview listing status information of C-MOR. Besides detailed
information on system utilization, used disk space and camera availability, a large text window displays
system status messages that can sent to the support by email in case of questions. Using this help,
problems can be solved quickly and efficiently.

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2.6 Display Recordings
By clicking on the button you can display complete or selected recordings of a
certain time period for the cameras selected.

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2.7 Saving of Recordings
Selected recordings can either be played or saved as a video. In order to carry out the requested action
choose the number of scenes recorded so far that you want to play or save.
After clicking the browser will ask whether you would like to save or play all selected scenes.
By clicking “save as” the browser will either offer to save the selected recording to a requested storage
location on your computer or to play the recording.
Firefox
Microsoft Internet Explorer

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Please note:
C-MOR is trying to control the browser so that there is always the choice between saving and opening –
meaning that recordings can either be saved or played. In case the corresponding selection screen does
not appear there is a customized setting in the browser itself on what will be executed concerning the
data. In such a case please check the manual of the browser in order to find out how to deactivate the
function (if desired).
Each recording that has been recorded due to motion detection also offers single frames of the event.
Please click on in order to get to the page where you can view the complete series of single
frames and download them as a ZIP archive.
2.8 Play Recordings
Playback of recordings is basically carried out as saving recordings. But instead of selecting “save as” as
browser function select “open file”. After clicking the option the application connected to video data will
open automatically and directly play the recordings.
2.9 Control with the iPad
You can use all functions of C-MOR with an iPad just like you can do with a desktop computer. But with
the iPad you are mobile and you have your video surveillance always at your hand.