1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Features....................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2. Installation and Start Up ....................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Minimum System Requirements .................................................................................................................................. 5
2.2 Installation .................................................................................................................................................................... 5
3. Overview of Application Interface and Functions .............................................................................................................. 6
3.1 Application Interface .................................................................................................................................................. 71
4. Live Monitoring.................................................................................................................................................................... 12
4.1 Adding Cameras or Video Encoders ........................................................................................................................ 12
4.2 Display Management ............................................................................................................................................... 16
4.3 Viewing Secondary Monitors ................................................................................................................................... 21
4.4 Camera Connection ................................................................................................................................................. 23
4.5 Exclusive Group Connection Mode .......................................................................................................................... 23
4.6 PTZ Control ............................................................................................................................................................. 24
4.7 Snapshot .................................................................................................................................................................. 28
4.8 Live Stream AVI Recording ...................................................................................................................................... 30
4.9 Audio Control ........................................................................................................................................................... 30
4.10 Video Input Color Control ......................................................................................................................................... 32
4.11 Sensor State and Alarm Control ............................................................................................................................... 32
4.12 Digital Zoom ............................................................................................................................................................. 33
4.13 Streaming to Clients ................................................................................................................................................. 34
4.14 Proprietary Protocol ................................................................................................................................................. 34
4.15 RTSP/RTP Streaming .............................................................................................................................................. 35
4.16 MPEG-TS Streaming ............................................................................................................................................... 35
4.17 Channel Information Display .................................................................................................................................... 37
5. Recording ............................................................................................................................................................................ 38
5.1 Storage Setup ............................................................................................................................................................ 38
5.2 Recording Mode and Schedule .................................................................................................................................. 40
5.3 Manual Recording ...................................................................................................................................................... 44
5.4 Recording Control ...................................................................................................................................................... 44
5.5 Checking Recording Status........................................................................................................................................ 44
5.6 Setting Recording Parameters ................................................................................................................................... 45
5.7 Record Mode Interface .............................................................................................................................................. 45
6. Search and Playback .......................................................................................................................................................... 47
6.1 Search by Date and Time .......................................................................................................................................... 48
6.2 Search by Event ........................................................................................................................................................ 49
6.3 Playback Control ........................................................................................................................................................ 50
6.4 Playback Time ........................................................................................................................................................... 50
6.5 Backup ....................................................................................................................................................................... 51
6.6 Playback Settings ...................................................................................................................................................... 53
7. Event Handling .................................................................................................................................................................... 54
7.1 Event Monitoring and Search ..................................................................................................................................... 54
7.2 Event Log and Search ............................................................................................................................................... 57
7.3 Event Handler ............................................................................................................................................................ 58
8. E-Maps.................................................................................................................................................................................. 63
8.1 Importing Maps .......................................................................................................................................................... 64
8.2 Connecting to VMS .................................................................................................................................................... 64
8.3 Placing Cameras on Map........................................................................................................................................... 64
8.4 Pop-Up Video ............................................................................................................................................................ 64
8.5 Event Handling .......................................................................................................................................................... 64
8.6 Configuring the Object Display .................................................................................................................................. 64
9. Additional Features ............................................................................................................................................................. 69
9.1 Serial Data Pass-Through .......................................................................................................................................... 69
9.2 Synchronizing Camera Time with VMS PC ................................................................................................................ 70
10. Security .............................................................................................................................................................................. 71
10.1 Overview .................................................................................................................................................................. 71
10.2 User Account and Privilege ...................................................................................................................................... 71
10.3 Restricting User Camera Access ............................................................................................................................. 73
11. Trouble Shooting ............................................................................................................................................................... 75
11.1 Max Number or Display Channels and “No Memory” message ............................................................................... 75
