SUPERLOLUX NI525A User manual

User's Guide
Network Video Recorder
Product Code: NI525A –Twister Super LoLux HD9 NVR

Contents
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Contents
1NVR Hardware - Super LoLux HD9 NVR ...................11
1.1 Introduction ................................................................ 11
1.1.1 Product Description .....................................................11
1.1.2 Condition of delivery ...................................................11
1.2 Package content.......................................................... 11
1.3 Server Overview.......................................................... 12
1.3.1 Front View .................................................................12
1.3.2 Rear View ..................................................................12
1.3.3 Connections ...............................................................12
1.4 Server Configuration ................................................... 13
1.4.1 Server Connections .....................................................13
Local Connection.........................................................13
Connection with Windows Remote Desktop.....................13
1.4.2 Change IP addresses in the camera network ...................18
1.5 Configuration Settings Overview ................................. 19
1.6 Hardware Specifications.............................................. 20
2NVR Software - General information........................21
2.1 Architecture ................................................................ 21
2.2 Module overview ......................................................... 23
2.2.1 Administration services................................................23
2.2.2 CameraManagement (SeeTec5_CM) ..............................23
2.2.3 MultimediaDatabase (SeeTec5_MDB).............................24
2.2.4 Extension services (SeeTec5_EXT, SeeTec5_AV,
SeeTec5_AVExport).....................................................24
2.3 System requirements .................................................. 25
2.3.1 Client requirements.....................................................25
2.3.2 Server requirements ...................................................25

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3NVR Software - Installation.....................................27
3.1 Installation information .............................................. 27
3.2 Standard installation ................................................... 28
3.3 Customized installation ............................................... 29
3.4 Distributed installation................................................ 29
3.5 Update installation ...................................................... 32
3.5.1 Installing individual patches .........................................32
Installing patches for the SeeTec client or SeeTec
OfflineViewer for 32-bit operating systems .....................32
Installing patches for the SeeTec client or SeeTec
OfflineViewer for 64-bit operating systems .....................32
Installing patches for the SeeTec server for 32-bit
operating systems.......................................................32
Installing patches for the SeeTec server for 64-bit
operating systems.......................................................33
3.5.2 Adding or deleting components .....................................33
3.5.3 Installing a new complete version .................................33
3.6 License key.................................................................. 35
3.6.1 Requesting a license key..............................................35
3.6.2 Installing a license key ................................................36
3.7 Starting and stopping core services ............................ 36
3.7.1 SeeTec ServiceManager ...............................................36
3.7.2 Starting the core services (without SeeTec
ServiceManager).........................................................37
3.7.3 Stopping the core services (without SeeTec
ServiceManager).........................................................37

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3.8 Configuring encrypted communication in SeeTec 5 ..... 37
3.9 Access data ................................................................. 39
4NVR Software - SeeTec client ..................................41
4.1 File menu .................................................................... 41
4.1.1 Language selection......................................................41
4.1.2 Changing passwords....................................................41
4.1.3 Client configuration .....................................................42
Network tab ...............................................................42
Client tab...................................................................43
User interface tab .......................................................44
Alarm suppression tab .................................................45
Input devices tab ........................................................45
4.1.4 Activating input devices ...............................................45
Special cases and restrictions .......................................45
4.1.5 Changing profiles ........................................................46
4.1.6 Changing users...........................................................46
4.1.7 Change SeeTec Installation ..........................................47
4.1.8 Add SeeTec Installation ...............................................47
Assumptions ..............................................................47
Limitations.................................................................47
Login.........................................................................48
Settings.....................................................................49
User interface.............................................................49
4.2 Layer menu ................................................................. 50
4.2.1 Adding windows / layers ..............................................50
4.2.2 Save local layer ..........................................................50
4.2.3 Load local layer ..........................................................51
4.2.4 Remove local layer......................................................51

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4.2.5 Enabling / disabling fullscreen mode ..............................51
4.2.6 Loading / restoring the user interface layout ...................51
4.2.7 Restoring the default user interface ...............................51
4.2.8 Keep aspect ratio........................................................51
4.2.9 Frameless display .......................................................51
4.2.10 Hide status bar of cameras automatically .......................51
4.2.11 Camera overview, control, buttons, patrol, alarm list .......51
4.2.12 System events............................................................52
4.2.13 Search (Configuration Mode only) .................................52
4.3 Extras menu ................................................................ 53
4.3.1 Manual reference image comparison (Surveillance Mode
only).........................................................................53
4.3.2 Image management (Configuration Mode only) ...............54
4.3.3 Multi-configuration of video sources (Configuration
Mode only).................................................................54
4.3.4 Image data multi-export to the client (Configuration
Mode only).................................................................54
4.3.5 Image data multi-export to the server (Configuration
Mode only).................................................................56
4.3.6 Status query for automated image data export ...............57
4.3.7 Request Product ID (Configuration Mode only) ................57
4.4 Info menu ................................................................... 57
4.4.1 SeeTec 5 User's Guide .................................................57
4.4.2 Program ....................................................................57
4.4.3 License......................................................................57
4.4.4 System......................................................................58

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5NVR Software - SeeTec Surveillance........................59
5.1 General........................................................................ 59
5.2 Configuration Mode ..................................................... 60
5.2.1 Adding hardware and saving images..............................62
Add new hardware component ......................................62
Add new hardware components by using the camera
configuration wizard ....................................................62
Adding new hardware –Generic camera.........................64
Copying hardware .......................................................65
Changing settings .......................................................66
5.2.2 Time management ......................................................95
5.2.3 Maps.........................................................................96
5.2.4 Layers.......................................................................97
Generating layers .......................................................97
Create user-defined layers ...........................................98
Generating layers with focus tiles ..................................98
5.2.5 Web pages.................................................................99
Configuring websites ...................................................99
5.2.6 Authorization Management......................................... 100
Creating a new user .................................................. 100
Creating user groups ................................................. 100
Validity of groups...................................................... 100
Rights management .................................................. 101
Password ................................................................. 104
5.2.7 User profiles............................................................. 106
General ................................................................... 106
Image settings ......................................................... 108
5.2.8 Video classifications .................................................. 110
Existing video classifications ....................................... 110

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5.2.9 Alarm scenarios ........................................................ 111
Creating alarm scenarios............................................ 111
General ................................................................... 111
Validity.................................................................... 113
Coloring................................................................... 113
Test ........................................................................ 113
Server actions .......................................................... 115
Adding involved persons ............................................ 117
Enter text for message display.................................... 118
Play sound ............................................................... 118
Running external applications ..................................... 118
Visualization............................................................. 118
Add alarm scenario by using the camera configuration
wizard. .................................................................... 119
Copying of alarm scenarios by using the camera
configuration wizard .................................................. 120
5.2.10 Buttons ................................................................... 121
Create button........................................................... 121
Defining general settings for buttons ........................... 121
Selecting actions for Button........................................ 121
5.2.11 Patrols..................................................................... 122
5.2.12 Server-controlled sequence ........................................ 123
Creating a sequence.................................................. 123
Adding a time or time range ....................................... 123
5.2.13 System Management................................................. 125
Backup (MaxDB)....................................................... 125
Manual backup ......................................................... 126
Work center calendar ................................................ 126
SMTP server............................................................. 127

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E-mail Management .................................................. 127
SNMP server ............................................................ 128
NAT list ................................................................... 129
EBÜS interface ......................................................... 129
5.2.14 Event Management ................................................... 130
General ................................................................... 130
Automatic database purge.......................................... 130
Manual database purge.............................................. 130
System events.......................................................... 131
5.2.15 Server..................................................................... 132
CameraManagement ................................................. 132
MultimediaDatabase .................................................. 132
Image data export .................................................... 133
5.3 Surveillance Mode ..................................................... 135
5.3.1 Map ........................................................................ 137
5.3.2 Camera overview ...................................................... 138
5.3.3 Flyout window .......................................................... 139
5.3.4 MPEG-4 / H.264 audio ............................................... 140
5.3.5 Patrol ...................................................................... 141
Start patrols............................................................. 142
Pausing patrols......................................................... 142
Stopping patrols ....................................................... 142
Switching positions ................................................... 142
Automatically repeating patrols................................... 142
5.3.6 Digital zoom............................................................. 142
5.3.7 PTZ control .............................................................. 143
Continuous control .................................................... 144
Absolute control........................................................ 145

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Controlling the camera by clicking on the camera image. 145
5.3.8 Button bar ............................................................... 146
5.3.9 Alarm list tab ........................................................... 146
5.3.10 Create, save, open and delete layers ........................... 148
Create temporary layer.............................................. 148
Save local layer ........................................................ 148
Load local layer ........................................................ 148
Remove local layer.................................................... 148
5.3.11 Automatic layer change ............................................. 148
5.3.12 Saving or loading the user interface............................. 149
5.4 Report Mode.............................................................. 150
5.5 Archive Mode............................................................. 153
5.5.1 Camera overview ...................................................... 154
Displaying camera recordings ..................................... 154
Displaying alarm details............................................. 154
5.5.2 Player (old).............................................................. 155
5.5.3 Player (new) ............................................................ 157
5.5.4 Extended alarm filters in the archive............................ 158
5.5.5 SeeTec ISearch ........................................................ 159
Simple search........................................................... 159
Expert mode ............................................................ 160
Write protection of recorded image data....................... 161
5.5.6 Exporting image data ................................................ 162
Print image .............................................................. 162
Save image as file..................................................... 162
Saving images as AVI file........................................... 162
Exporting images (single camera) ............................... 163
Image data multi-export ............................................ 165