Dahua Smart Professional Surveillance System User manual

Smart Professional Surveillance System User’s Manual
Version 1.11.0

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Table of Contents
1OVERVIEW AND ENVIRONMENT.....................................................................1
1.1 Overview..............................................................................................................................1
1.2 Performance........................................................................................................................1
1.3 Environments......................................................................................................................1
2INSTALLATION AND UPGRADE ......................................................................2
2.1 Installation...........................................................................................................................2
2.2 Un-installation.....................................................................................................................5
3SETTING ............................................................................................................7
3.1 Login Interface....................................................................................................................7
3.2 Main Interface......................................................................................................................7
3.3 General................................................................................................................................8
3.3.1 Basic ................................................................................................................................9
3.3.2 File Path.........................................................................................................................10
3.3.3 Alarm Prompt..................................................................................................................10
3.3.4 Version........................................................................................................................... 11
3.4 Account.............................................................................................................................12
3.4.1 Add role..........................................................................................................................12
3.4.2 Add user.........................................................................................................................14
3.5 Device Manager.................................................................................................................15
3.6 Signals Manager ............................................................................................................... 20
3.6.1 General...........................................................................................................................20
3.6.1.1 Network..................................................................................................................20
3.6.1.2 Remote ..................................................................................................................27
3.6.1.3 Encode...................................................................................................................28
3.6.1.4 Image.....................................................................................................................32
3.6.1.5 PTZ Control............................................................................................................32
3.6.2 Event..............................................................................................................................33
3.6.2.1 Video Detect...........................................................................................................33
3.6.2.2 Alarm .....................................................................................................................38
3.6.2.3 Abnormality............................................................................................................41
3.6.2.4 Smart Config..........................................................................................................44
3.6.3 Record/Storage...............................................................................................................48

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3.6.3.1 Schedule................................................................................................................48
3.6.3.2 Disk........................................................................................................................52
3.6.4 Maintenance...................................................................................................................53
3.6.4.1 Account..................................................................................................................54
3.6.4.2 Maintenance...........................................................................................................56
3.6.4.3 WEB.......................................................................................................................61
3.7 Alarm Setup....................................................................................................................... 61
3.7.1 Set Alarm Scheme..........................................................................................................61
3.7.2 Enable/Disable/Export Scheme.......................................................................................66
3.8 Video Wall Configuration.................................................................................................. 66
3.9 Tour &Task........................................................................................................................70
3.10 PC-NVR..............................................................................................................................73
4BASIC OPERATION.........................................................................................79
4.1 Liveview............................................................................................................................. 79
4.1.1 Real-time Liveview..........................................................................................................79
4.1.2 Record............................................................................................................................ 82
4.1.3 Snapshot ........................................................................................................................82
4.1.4 PTZ................................................................................................................................83
4.1.4.1 Preset.....................................................................................................................84
4.1.4.2 Tour .......................................................................................................................84
4.2 Playback............................................................................................................................ 85
4.2.1 Playback Device Record................................................................................................. 87
4.2.2 Playback Local Record...................................................................................................89
4.2.3 Export.............................................................................................................................89
4.3 Alarm Manager.................................................................................................................. 89
4.4 Log.....................................................................................................................................90
5EXTENSION .....................................................................................................92
5.1 Video Wall ......................................................................................................................... 92
5.2 E-map ................................................................................................................................ 94
5.2.1 Add E-map......................................................................................................................94
5.2.2 Edit E-map...................................................................................................................... 95
5.2.3 Liveview E-map..............................................................................................................97
5.3 Device Display&Control....................................................................................................97

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Welcome
Thank you for using our Smart Professional Surveillance System (SmartPSS)!
This user’s manual is designed to be a reference tool for operation of your system.
Here you can find detailed operation information about SmartPSS.

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1 Overview and Environment
1.1 Overview
SmartPSS is an abbreviation for Smart Professional Surveillance System.
The software is to manage small quantity security surveillance devices. It releases with the
device and does not support the products from other manufacturers. It has the following features:
View real-time video of several camera channels.
View the playback video files from various cameras.
Support multiple scheduled arms to realize auto PC guard.
Support e-map; you can clearly view and manage all device locations.
Video wall plan setup and can output video wall video at the same time.
Support extension applications, can send out alarm information to external programs.
1.2 Performance
System max supports 36-channel at CIF resolution.
Each stream media server max receives 16-channel video and transfers 128-chanel video.
Each storage server max supports to save 16-channel video (no bit stream limit).
1.3 Environments
Item
Requirements
OS
Windows 7/ Windows 8/ Mac (SmartPSS Mac version).
CPU
2.4GHz or higher.
Display card
Independent car and support directX 8.0c or higher.
Memory
1GB or higher.
Displayer
Resolution
1024×768 or higher.

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2 Installation and Upgrade
2.1 Installation
Double click “General_Smart-PSS_Eng_IS_VX.XX.X.exe” to begin installation. See Figure
2-1.
Figure 2-1
Select installation language from the dropdown list and then click OK button to go to
Welcome interface. See Figure 2-2.
Figure 2-2
Click next button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 2-3. Here you can view
End User License Agreement.

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Figure 2-3
Please check the Accept item and then click Next button to continue. System pops up
module installation dialogue box. See Figure 2-4.
Figure 2-4
Check SmartPSS item and then click Next button, you can see there is an interface asking
you to specify installation path. See Figure 2-5.

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Figure 2-5
After you select installation path click Next button, system begins installation. The interface
is shown as in Figure 2-6.
Figure 2-6
During the installation process, you can click Cancel button to exit. After installation, you can
see an interface is shown as below. See Figure 2-7.

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Figure 2-7
Click Finish button, you can complete the installation.
2.2 Un-installation
1) From Start -> All programs->SmartPSS, select Uninstall SmartPSS item. System pops up
the following dialogue box. See Figure 2-8.
Figure 2-8
2) Click Next button, you can see an interface shown as in Figure 2-9.

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3) Check the box here to remove SmartPSS. You can check the box to remove PC-NVR too.
Click Uninstall button to remove.
Figure 2-9