GVD E4200 Control Workstation User manual

Central Management Solution
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E4200 Control Workstation & D4200 Video Wall Decoder
Quick Start Guide
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Contents
Contents ...............................................................................i
Preface ................................................................................ii
About this Document................................................................ii
Declaration of Conformity ........................................................ii
FCC ............................................................................................. ii
CE................................................................................................ ii
Copyright and Trademarks...................................................... iii
Revision history ..................................................................iv
Introduction..........................................................................1
Accessories .........................................................................2
I/O ports...............................................................................3
E4200 Control Workstation .................................................... 3
D4200 Video Wall Decoder..................................................... 4
Install hardware & power on................................................5
E4200 Control Workstation..................................................... 5
D4200 Video Wall Decoder..................................................... 6
Prepare O.S.........................................................................7
Set up Windows®.................................................................... 7
Manage screen resolutions..................................................... 8
Manage network parameters .................................................. 9
Sync date, time, and time zone with directory server ........... 10
Install software...................................................................12
E4200 Control Workstation................................................... 12
Pure Management Console ....................................13
Combo.....................................................................17
D4200 Video Wall Decoder................................................... 20
Appendix I: Set up a PC-based Single Directory Server ...21
Appendix II: Manage password policy for Windows®2012/
2016...................................................................................26

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Preface
About this Document
This document is meant for the experienced users and integrators with hardware
knowledge of personal computers. If you are not sure about the description herein,
consult your vendor before further handling. We recommend that you keep one copy
of this document for the quick reference for any necessary maintenance in the future.
Thank you for choosing GVD products.
Declaration of Conformity
FCC
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated
in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the
user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
CE
The product(s) described in this manual complies with all applicable European Union
(CE) directives. For computers systems to remain CE compliant, only CE-compliant
parts may be used. Maintaining CE compliance also requires proper cable and cabling
techniques.

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Preface
Copyright and Trademarks
This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are
reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced by any mechanical, electronic,
or other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
Company/product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only
and are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Revision history
Release time Description
February 2019 The initial release.

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Introduction
Max. 10,000 channels
4K and 3-monitor display on E4200.
4K and 4-monitor display on D4200.
Max. 1,000 synchronous live videos on a
huge video wall
Hardware-based H.265 decoding
50% increase of video display decoding
by GPU
Turnkey management console with
"directory server" built in
To follow the rapid change of video technology,
GVD brought an upgrade to the Central
Management Solution with a new management
console named E4200 Control Workstation
and a new Video Wall Decoder D4200.
The E4200 Control Workstation brings
3-monitor display to refine the remote
management and the friendly man-machine
interface of the Central Management Platform.
The turnkey E4200 is built in with a "Directory
Server" to provide a lighter and price-competitive
solution of a command center and comes with
an heightened GPU to bring a 50% boost of
decoding compared to the previous-generation
products. Such a GPU also extends the display to
triple monitors, with 4K (4096 x 2160) resolution
on one of them. Hardware-based H.265 decoding
also becomes available to meet the challenge of
significant-area video surveillance such as city
surveillance and homeland security.
The new Video Wall Decoder D4200 is yet
another highlight of the upgrade. It has the
GPU eqaully enhanced as the E4200 to feature
an exclusive quad-monitor display, with 4K
resolution on two of them. The decoding ability is
equally raised by 50%. H.265 is also availiable. A
huge video wall of max. 40 screens to show 1,000
synchronous live videos isn't difficult at all.

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Accessories
The "Installer" CD
Installer
CD
Quick Start Guide
Quick
Start
Guide

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I/O ports
E4200 Control Workstation
Front-left view
USB 3.0
ports
Mic-in
Line-out
Power status LED
Reset signal LED
Power button
Reset button
Rear view
Power jack
HDMI port
DisplayPort
LAN ports
USB 3.0 ports
VGA port
Serial
COM
port

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I/O ports
D4200 Video Wall Decoder
Front-left view
USB 3.0
ports
Mic-in
Line-out
Power status LED
Reset signal LED
Power button
Reset button
Rear view
Power jack
DVI port
HDMI ports
DisplayPort
HDMI port
DisplayPort
LAN ports
USB 3.0 ports
VGA port
Serial
COM
port

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Install hardware & power on E4200
1. Connect the E4200
Control Workstation
to a power source.
2. Connect monitors.
A total of 3 monitors
does the E4200
Control Workstation
support.
3. Connect a pair of
keyboard and mouse
to the E4200 Control
Workstation
4. Connect the E4200
Control Workstation to your
local area network.
5. From the front panel, hit the power
button.
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Install hardware & power on D4200
1. Connect the
D4200 Video
Wall Decoder to
a power source.
2. Connect
monitors.
Up to 4 monitors
does the
D4200 Video
Wall Decoder
support.
When you are using quadruple displays,
connect two monitors to the display
outputs on the graphics card and the
other two to those on the motherboard to
get the best display performance.
The display outputs on the motherboard
DO NOT work before Windows®starts.
3. Connect a pair of keyboard and
mouse to the D4200 Video Wall
Decoder.
4. Connect the D4200 Video Wall Decoder
to your local area network.
5. From the front panel, hit the power button.
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5
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Graphics-
card display
outputs
Motherboard
display
outputs, which
DO NOT
work before
Windows®
startup.
2Connect two monitors to graphics-card
display outputs and the other two to
motherboard display outputs to get
the best display performance when
you are using quadruple displays.

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Set up Windows®
When the E4200 or D4200 starts up for the first time, a Set Up Windows wizard opens
onscreen. Follow the guide below to go through the setup.
1. Select the display language for the operating system.
Then click the Next button to proceed.
2. Set the regional settings to meet your locale. Then click
the Next button to proceed.
3. Set the date, time, and time zone to meet your locale.
Then click the Next button to proceed.
4. It takes a while for the wizard to finalize the settings.
Once the finalization is through, the system auto-restarts to apply the change.
5. Proceed to manage screen resolutions as described on page 8.
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Manage screen resolutions
1. Click Windows®Start button | Control Panel | Display | Adjust resolution.
2. Change the Screen resolution to 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) or 4096 x 2160 (4K via
HDMI).
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The E4200 Control Workstation supports either 3 x Full HD displays or 2 x Full HD plus 1 x 4K displays.
The D4200 Control Workstation supports up to 4 displays, either 2 x Full HD plus 2 x 4K (HDMI) or 4 x Full HD.
3. Hit the OK button to save the change.
4. Repeat the above procedure to the other monitors.
5. Proceed to manage network parameters as described on page 9.

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Manage network parameters
Make sure you have set up a directory server in the platform. See the installation manual of GVD Central Management
Platform for details.
Before you manage the network parameters, get the network environment ready. If the network is not available, contact
your network administrator for further help.
1. Click Windows®Start button | Control Panel | Network and Sharing Center |
Change adapter settings.
2. Right-click over the active connection and click Properties from the context menu
that opens.
3. Click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Then click the Properties button.
4. On the General tabbed page, congure the IP address and the subnet mask. Then
hit the OK button.
5. Proceed to sync system date, time,
and time zone with the directory
server as described on page 10.

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Sync date, time, and time zone with directory server
1. Click Windows®Start button | Control Panel | Date & Time.
A Date and Time property sheet then opens.
2. Click the Change time zone... button.
A Time Zone Settings window then opens.
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3. Set the time zone to your locale. Then click the OK button to close the setting.
4. Click the Change date and time... button.
A Date and Time Settings window then opens.
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Sync date, time, and time zone with directory server
5. Sync the system time with the directory server installed in your network already.
Then click the OK button.
6. Hit the OK button again to quit the setting.
7. Proceed to install software as described on page 12.

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Install software: E4200
The management console of GVD Central Management Platform needs an E4200
Control Workstation as the hardware and the VMS Manager as the software.
As long as you have set up a directory server in the platform, set up the hardware of
E4200 Control Workstation as described in Install hardware and power on E4200 on
page 6, and have done Prepare O.S. from page 7, you can proceed to install
the software for the management console.
In the configuration of the platform, there are two types of functions for the E4200
Control Workstation to take, either purely as a management console or a "Combo",
which means the management console doubles as a directory server.
Purely Management Console Combo (management console and
directory server in one)
See Pure Management Console on page
13 to install the software
See Combo on page 17 to install the
software

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Install software: E4200: Pure Management Console
This section will guide you to install the software for the E4200 Control Workstation to
work purely as a managment console for GVD Central Management Platform.
A copy of the VMS Manager is preinstalled when an E4200 Control Workstation is
delivered. You need to remove and replace it with a newer copy as guided below:
1. Make sure you have set up a directory server in the platform, set up the hardware of
E4200 Control Workstation as described in Install hardware and power on E4200
on page 6, and have done Prepare O.S. from page 7.
2. Uninstall the preinstalled VMS Manager from your E4200 Control Workstation:
(1). Click Windows®Start button | Control Panel | Programs | Programs and
Features.
(2). Right-click on an entry named GVD VMS Manager 3.x.x.
(3). Click the Uninstall/change command that shows.
(4). Click the Yes button to conrm the uninstallation. Then follow the onscreen
instructions to go through the uninstallation.
(5). Restart the system.

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Install software: E4200: Pure Management Console
6. Get an optical disk drive. Connect the optical disk drive to an external power source
and also to the E4200 Control Workstation. Then insert the Installer CD in the
optical disk drive.
Optical disk drive
E4200 Control Workstation
2. Connect the optical
disk drive to an external
power source as well.
1. Connect the optical
disk drive to the E4200
Control Workstation.
3. Then insert
the Installer CD
to the optical
disk drive.
Wall socket
An Installer then opens onscreen.
In case the Installer doesn't open
automatically, manually run the
installer on the CD at: \Software\
Autorun.exe