COP Security INSPIRE User manual

CMS MANUAL
INSPIRE
DVR RANGE

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CMS Manual
For Inspire Blue and Inspire Red DVR Models
•Introduction
•System Requirements
•Inspire CMS Installation
•CMS Log In Screen
•Inspire CMS Overview
•Device Manager
•Camera Manager
•User Manager
•Local Record Setting
•Streaming Video
•DVR Settings
•Remote Record
•Copy Over Network
•Playback Over Network
•Talkback
•PTZ Control
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Contents

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Product Overview
The CMS is designed to allow multiple Inspire DVRs to be viewed on a single computer.
The CMS can access up to 32 Inspire DVRs from a single computer via a network.
This system has functions including live view, remote recording, remote playback, etc.
Friendly user interface is another important feature in this design.
Features
Live View View live video from a DVR(s)
Playback Playback video from a remote DVR or the
local PC
Recording User can record to the local PC
Setup User can setup devices and view
PTZ The CMS can control PTZ cameras across
the network
DVR Setup Change the settings for a DVR across the
network
Software Environment
Operating System Windows XP with SP2, Windows 2000,
Windows Vista, Windows 7View live video
from a DVR(s)
Software Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
Hardware Requirement
CPU Minimum: Pentium 4/Celeron 2.4GHz or
above
Recommended: Dual Core 3.0GHz
Memory Minimum: 512MB Recommended: 1GB
VGA Card AGP 2x with 128MB
Ethernet 100Mbit
Free Hard Drive Space 10GB
System Requirements
Introduction

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The Inspire CMS is a completely free software provided for all Inspire Blue and Inspire
Red customers, the setup file can be obtained from the CD provided with the DVR or
via www.cop-eu.com
Run the file named Inspire CMS Setup
You will be prompted with a Welcome screen, click Next to continue.
The next page asks which directory you would like to install the CMS to, usually the
default path is sufficient. Click Next to continue and follow instructions on screen.
Inspire CMS Installation

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Once installed press Finish to complete the installation.
Now that the installation is complete an Inspire CMS shortcut will have been created on
the computer desktop, double click this icon to open the Inspire CMS program.
NOTE: It is recommended that the PC is rebooted before running the CMS for the first
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To be able to use and manage the Inspire CMS software the user must first log on to the
software by entering a valid username and password. This is to prevent unwanted
individuals being able to view and control the various cameras and features.
To log in after the initial installation enter the following:
Username: admin
Password: admin
The default admin password can be changed in the CMS settings once the user has
logged in, additional users can also be created with various privileges.
More information on creating user accounts can be found on page 10.
CMS Log in screen

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Once logged into the CMS software you will be presented with the following screen.
A. View and Camera selection
B. Screen view selection
C. Connect/Disconnect
D. CMS Menu
E. Local record
F. DVR settings
G. Playback
H. Copy
I. Talkback
J. PTZ control
K. Remote alarm relays
Inspire CMS Overview

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To be able to view and control DVRs remotely, the DVR connection settings must be first
set in the CMS.
Click on the CMS menu button to bring up the screen below.
To add a new device to the connection list click the Add new device button, then input
the various connection settings for your device.
Group This is the group the DVR will belong to, multiple groups can
be created.
Name This is the reference name of the DVR, this can be anything
youlike.
Address This is the IP or Domain address used to connect to the DVR.
Video port This is the Command Port of the DVR, default is 5050.
Username This is your username for connecting to the DVR, default is
Admin (case sensitive)
Password This is your password for connecting to the DVR, default is
888888.
Camera This is the number of camera channels available on the DVR
Click Confirm when completed and the device list will display the DVR you have added.
Device Manager

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Once all the DVR settings have been added to the device manager you must
programme which cameras you want to stream, here you can mix and match cameras
from separate DVRs in separate locations.
Setup A View
1. Click the View button to select the view to add cameras to. (click add new view
button to create a new view)
Camera Manager