TP-Link TL-SC3230 User manual

Surveillance Manager
REV: 1.0.0
1910010755

Contents
Chapter 1 System Requirement.......................................................... 1
Chapter 2 Installation........................................................................... 2
2.1 Before Installing the Software ........................................................................................2
2.2 Starting the Installation ...................................................................................................2
Chapter 3 Quick Start........................................................................... 5
3.1 Install IP Camera(s)........................................................................................................5
3.2 Add IP Camera(s)...........................................................................................................5
3.3 Configuration of schedule recording...............................................................................9
3.4 Playback.......................................................................................................................14
Chapter 4 Main-console..................................................................... 17
4.1 System status...............................................................................................................17
4.2 Screen Division ............................................................................................................19
4.3 Operation with sub-screen: ..........................................................................................20
4.3.1 Define display camera(s) sequence.............................................................................. 20
4.3.2 Digital Zoom at sub-screen ........................................................................................... 20
4.3.3 Switch to Full screen ..................................................................................................... 20
4.3.4 Snapshot of sub-screen................................................................................................. 21
4.3.5 Restore division default ................................................................................................. 21
4.4 System setup ...............................................................................................................21
4.4.1 System setup................................................................................................................. 22
4.4.2 Camera..........................................................................................................................24
4.4.3 User ............................................................................................................................... 27
4.4.4 Address Book ................................................................................................................ 28
4.4.5 Notification..................................................................................................................... 29
4.4.6 Muti-Monitor................................................................................................................... 31
4.4.7 Joystick.......................................................................................................................... 32
4.5 Alarm Setting................................................................................................................34
4.6 Server Setup ................................................................................................................39
4.7 Log Viewer ...................................................................................................................40
4.8 Import / Export Setting .................................................................................................44
4.9 Schedule setup ............................................................................................................44
4.9.1 Schedule Setup ............................................................................................................. 44
4.9.2 Record Setup................................................................................................................. 47

4.10 Start & Stop Monitor .....................................................................................................49
4.11 E-Map...........................................................................................................................50
4.12 Two wayAudio .............................................................................................................51
Chapter 5 Playback ............................................................................ 53
5.1 Search history recorded file(s) .....................................................................................54
5.2 Playback control button(s)............................................................................................56
5.3 Convert to AVI file.........................................................................................................57
5.4 Switch audio play mode ...............................................................................................59
5.5 Playback setting ...........................................................................................................59
5.6 Snapshot dialog ...........................................................................................................59
5.7 Backup history file(s)....................................................................................................61
5.8 Playback status ............................................................................................................62
5.9 Operation with sub-screen ...........................................................................................62
5.9.1 Define display camera(s) sequence.............................................................................. 62
5.9.2 Digital Zoom at sub-screen ........................................................................................... 63
5.9.3 Switch to Full screen ..................................................................................................... 63
5.9.4 Snapshot of sub-screen................................................................................................. 63
5.9.5 Motion Search ............................................................................................................... 64
5.9.6 Sequential Search ......................................................................................................... 65

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Chapter 1 System Requirement
FPS
(QVGA)
~120 120~360 360~540 540~960 960~
CPU Intel P4
2.4GHz
Intel P4
3.2GHz
Intel Pentium D
950
3.4GHZ
Intel core 2 Duo
E8600
3.3GHZ
Intel core I7
2600K
3.8GHZ
RAM 512MB 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB
Display
Support1024x768 resolution or above
Support DirectX 9.0c or above
Intel 945G or Intel 965G or above
OS Windows XP，Vista*, Win 7 (32bits or 64bits)
Hard disk 60GB
Ethernet 100Mbps 1Gbps
Chipset Intel 945 or Intel 965 or above
*If you install the Surveillance Manager with the Vista, you should install more physical memory
into system.
QVGA = 320 x 240 pixel
CIF ≒QVGA , D1 ≒VGA at mapping table below.
Image resolution mapping table
Resolution Compared with QVGA
QQVGA QQVGA = QVGA / 4
VGA VGA = QVGA x 4
SXGA SXGA = QVGA x 16
FULL HD FHD = QVGA X 24

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Chapter 2 Installation
2.1 Before Installing the Software
Run Surveillancee_Manager6_0_3_495.exe, which is included on the Resource CD.
2.2 Starting the Installation
Step1: The Installation Wizard will start. Select your preferred language for the Surveillance
Manager.
Step2: The License Agreement window will be listed as below. Click I Agree to continue if you
want to install this software.

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Step3: Select Surveillancee Manager, then click Next button.
Step4: The Choose Install Location window will open. Select the folder which you wish to
install Surveillance Manager to, and then click on Install button to continue.

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Step5: The Installation Complete window will open next. Click on Close button to complete
the installation.

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Chapter 3 Quick Start
3.1 Install IP Camera(s)
Step1: Set up the IP camera(s) by following the instruction manual provided by the manufacturer.
Step2: Check the network between the IP camera(s) and the system.
Step3: Add the IP camera(s) to the system by following the steps below.
3.2 Add IP Camera(s)
Step1: Click Start →All Programs →Surveillancee_Manager →Surveillancee_Manager.
Step2: Enter the user name and password to login Surveillance Manager (Both the default of
user name and password are admin)
Check the Remember User to remember the account user name and password you enter
this time.
Step3: Click the system setup icon and select System setup.

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Step4: Select “Camera”, enter the camera’s configuration, and then click Add.
¾Auto Detect: Click Auto Detect button to detect camera and the system will check and
set model automatically. Please confirm the Vendor and Model setting is matched to the
camera, or may cause malfunction.

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¾Camera parameter: If you need to change the camera parameters, click
button.
zSelect the Video codec, protocol, and RSTP port for the current connection.
zCheck Enable Audio if you need to receive audio streaming. If you need to record
audio into file, you must check both Enable Audio and Enable Audio Record.
¾Search: Click the Search button to search the camera(s) installed in LAN, wait for
searching complete, select the cameras as your need, and then click OK to finish this
job.

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Step5: Confirm all added camera’s setting parameters.
Step6: Click OK button.
Step7: Now you can preview live stream at main page.

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3.3 Configuration of schedule recording
Step1: Click the Schedule Setup button.
Step2: Select the schedule type that you need.

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¾Daily mode: configure each camera’s recording time and type on every day.
¾Weekly mode: configure each camera’s recording time and type in each weekday.
¾Special day mode: configure each camera’s recording time and type on specified day.
)Note:
If the Special day schedule was set, when the system time matched the Special day setting,
system will execute this special day setting immediately as top priority, even system has the same
time period setting of daily or weekly schedule setup.
Step3: Select one camera for schedule configuration and select one of weekday for schedule
setup (weekly mode)
Step4: If you want to modify a specified schedule period, Select the period first from time period
list or time period bar, or skip this step.

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Step5: Modify the time period from time-select control or drag the period bar below.
Step6: After setting with time period, if you want to add a new schedule, click Add, or you want to
modify a selected schedule, click Edit.
Step7: Choose Round-the-clock or Motion detection or DI detection record mode.

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¾Motion detection mode: if you select the Motion detection mode, you have to configure
the detection area, or use default setting.
zAdd detection area: Click Add, then drag a rectangle window on the preview
image.
zRemove detection area: Click Delete button, then drag a rectangle window on

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the preview image.
zRecover to default area: Click the Default button.
)Note:
The red transparent window is the monitored area while the rest of the window will not be
monitored.
¾DI Record Mode:
zSelect trigger recording and specify the DI input source.
zSet trigger recording depend on whether status of DI is open or close.
Step8: Start schedule monitor. Click the monitor button and select Start Monitor all or
Start Monitor Schedule.

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3.4 Playback
Step1: Click the playback button to launch playback panel.
Step2: Click the search button to approach search dialog.

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Step3: Click on the date that you want to search recorded files. Choose Record mode(s) that
you need (Round the clock, Motion detection, DI detection, Alarm) and click Search.
Step4: System will display recorded file(s) status in control list below.
¾Blue: Round the clock recorded file.
¾Green: Motion detection recorded file.
¾Red: DI triggered recorded file.
Step5: Drag mouse cursor on the list control to select playback time period. Select the camera(s)
to playback recorded file(s). System allows maximum 16 cameras playback at once.

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Step6: Click OK to finish search recorded files for playback job.
Step7: Click the play button to start playback procedure.

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Chapter 4 Main-console
This is the main console of the system, providing live stream preview, system setup, E-Map,
schedule setup, playback, start or stop monitor, PTZ controls, and so on.
4.1 System status
Function
buttons
PTZ
buttons
Rolling & Full screen
Exit
System
Status
System
status
Divide buttons
Display
preview