TRENDnet VIP-L16 - User manual

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Index
Program Access...................................................................................................................3
Configuration........................................................................................................................4
System Configuration...............................................................................5 
Server Section..............................................................................................................5
Recycled Mode.............................................................................................................6
Email Notification Section ..........................................................................................6
Section Limits...............................................................................................................6
Repository.....................................................................................................................7
Camera Configuration...............................................................................8 
New Camera.................................................................................................................9
Camera connectivity .................................................................................................10
Recording Mode.........................................................................................................11
General Information..................................................................................................12
Delete Camera...........................................................................................................12
Recording Modes.......................................................................................................14
Groups.................................................................................................. 17 
New Group .................................................................................................................17
Removing a Group....................................................................................................18
Assigning Cameras to a group................................................................................18
Removing Cameras from a group...........................................................................18
Users.................................................................................................... 18 
New user.....................................................................................................................18
Removing a User.......................................................................................................18
Assigning the cameras to a user.............................................................................18
Remove cameras from a user.................................................................................18
Modify a user.............................................................................................................18
List of Cameras...................................................................................... 19 
New NVR.....................................................................................................................20
Edit NVR ....................................................................................................................20
Remove NVR..............................................................................................................21
Appendix A: Recording by motion detection. Events Setting.....................................23
Events Reception................................................................................... 23 
Syntax of the field FROM of the e-mail..................................................................23
Syntax of the field TO of the e-mail.......................................................................23
Events Notification by E-Mail – TrendNet TV-IP201/W............................... 24 
Events Notification by E-Mail– Trendnet TVIP212/312............................... 26 
Event Configuration: Motion Detection..................................................... 27 
Appendix B – Error Messages:........................................................................................28
Appendix C – Problem solving.........................................................................................29
Appendix D – Router’s configuration..............................................................................31
Appendix E – Antivirus Configuration.............................................................................36
Appendix F – Changing the Web port............................................................................36
Appendix G – CMS.............................................................................................................39
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Program Access
To access the program, open Internet Explorer and in the address bar enter the following:
http://localhost
The default user name is root. By default, there is no password.
The following screen appears. In this screen, click this icon to access the configuration.
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Configuration
Configuration is divided into 7 different sections:
•System Configuration
•Camera Configuration
•Recording Schedule
•User Administration
•Camera List
•NVR connection configuration
•Video Backup
Exit the system:
Click this icon to log out the user’s session.
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System Configuration
To access system configuration click this icon . The following screen will appear.
Server Section
Name: Server name. The server name can be used to reference its location.
Host: Host name or server’s IP address. If “remote” is checked, the server can be managed
remotely.
Web Port: TCP port for Web server. The default web port is 80. This port can be changed but
must match with IIS (see Appendix F of this manual)
Transmission Port: TCP port which uses the server to transmit video to your remote clients.
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Event Port: TCP port which listens to the server to receive events from the IP cameras or video
servers previously configured. Through this port, VortexIP will notify if any event has occurred
such as motion detection and video loss.
Recycled Mode
Global: In this mode, VortexIP recycles videos from all the cameras when there is no more space
available on the repositories.
Per Camera: This mode allows the user to recycle video on a per camera basis, i.e. VortexIP
recycles the video from the camera which does not have enough available space according to the
quota configured.
Email Notification Section
From: The sender’s address of the email notification.
To: The receipient’s address of the email notification.
SMTP server: This can be a host name or IP address. It has to be configured without
authentication.
User SMTP: User name of the account
Password SMTP: Password of the account
Section Limits
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Max FPS: maximum frames per second that VortexIP processes. The maximum frames per second
is 1000 per server.
Max Users: maximum number of simultaneous connections. The maximum users are 256 per
server.
Max Cameras: The maximum number of cameras is 120 cameras per server.
Net Availability: This setting must be configured with extreme care according to the quality of
the connection that it has with the cameras. If the connection with the cameras is Slow or low
quality, configure this setting near 10%. If the connection is good, you can configure this setting
near 90%. This parameter is used to distinguish how many disconnections with the camera can be
handled before reporting it as
disconnected .
Reconnections total time: Maximum time VortexIP will try to reconnect a camera when
connection problems occur. Once this value is reached, the camera will no longer be connected.
Minimum space for repository: This setting allows you to configure the minimum amount of
space (GB) to be reserved for each repository.
Time Zone: This setting must be configured with extreme care according to the time zone where
VortexIP recording server is installed.
Repository
Active Repositories: Displays a list of the repositories VortexIP will be using for video recording.
The default path for the repositories is c:/datavideo.
•Remove: To remove a repository, select it and click Remove. Before removing a
repository you must first add a replacement.
•Add: To add a repository, enter the desired path, and then click Add. You may only add
repositories in the local drives.
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Backup Repositories: Shows the list of repositories that VortexIP uses to export video to.
•Remove: To remove a repository, select it and click remove. If you leave this field empty,
you will not be able to export video.
•Add: Enter the desired path and then click Add. You may only add repositories in the local
drives.
To apply changes, click Accept. Once the changes have been applied, the following message
may appear:
Once you have completed this step, you will need to login to VortexIP again.
Camera Configuration
To access Camera Configuration, click this icon . The following screen will appear.
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New Camera
To add a new camera, click New on the camera tree.
Then, enter in data related to the camera.
ID: Identification number of the VortexIP camera. Once created, you will not be able to modify it.
Remember this later for motion detection.
Status: Displays the status of the camera (i.e. Record or Stopped).
Name: Name of the camera.
Comment: Comments about the camera.
Model: Make and Model of the camera.
Press
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Type: Type of camera: Camera, Dome and Video Server. Dome type allows you to use Pan and
Tilt cameras.
Camera connectivity
Local:
Host: Host name or local IP address
Port: video port
If you want to view cameras remotely, check Remote.
Remote:
Host: Host name or IP local address
Port: video port
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MacAddess: Camera’s 12-digit Mac address.
Host Proxy: Host name or Proxy server IP address to save the camera. If there is no need to
specify any of them, leave the box blank.
Port Proxy: Proxy Server port. It is recommended you always specify a port even though it is not
going to be used to record through a Proxy Server. This parameter will be ignored if the Host
Proxy is empty.
Channel: Number of the camera’s video channel if the camera is a video server or a camera with
multiple video inputs.
User: Camera’s user name.
Password: Camera’s password.
To access the configuration settings of the camera click on the icon below:
Recording Mode
Linear: VortexIP stores video from the camera unitil the quota limit stipulated has been reached
(in the event of recycle per camera) or until there is no more available space in the repositories (in
the event of global recycle). In both cases, once the storage condition has been exceeded,
VortexIP will stop recording, until the user frees enough space.
Circular: In this mode, VortexIP recycles the oldest videos if there is no more space available in
the repositories or if the quota limit stipulated for this camera has been reached (depends on the
recycled mode).
Quota: The minimum amount of space (GB) to be reserved for storing video. You only have to
take into consideration this parameter when the recycled mode is
Per camera .
When setting the quota, please keep the following in mind:
•Will there only be one camera or multiple cameras be installed.
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•When you are installing the first camera, pay attention to the graphic indicating the
amount of available space. Subtract that amount by 20%. This will help avoid running
out of space.
•In the first case divide the remainder between the number of cameras that will be
installed. In the second case you should only use the remaining 50% and then divide by
the number of cameras (if the quota is less thanf 5%, it is recommended to increase the
space available by adding another hard disk).
Quality of the Image: This refers to the image compression. There are 5 levels: Lowest, Low,
Medium, High, and Highest. If you are not able to change these settings, click on the icon for the
camera.
Frames/sec: The number of frames per second. If you are not able to change these settings,
click on the icon for the camera.
Resolution: This refers to the resolution of the images. If you are not able to change these
settings, click on the icon for the camera.
Color: If you want the images in color, check this option. If you are not able to change these
settings, click on the icon for the camera.
Timestamp: Choose this image to display time and date on the image. If you are not able to
change these settings, click on the icon for the camera.
General Information
The following information will be displayed when a new camera is created. This is reported by
VortexIP server.
Frame Rate Total Available: Quantity of available FPS at the VortexIP. It helps to know how
many frames per second remain for assigning to a camera.
Available Space at the Disk: VortexIP maximum space. It helps to know how much space is
available for the camera
Delete Camera
To delete a camera, first you have to select it from the camera tree and then click Delete.
Camera Edit
To view the settings of a camera, click on one of the cameras in the camera tree. All parameters
for the camera that can be modified will appear.
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Record Schedule
For accessing the record schedule press this button .
The following screen shows the record schedule of the configured cameras.
For seeing the configuration or for changing the recording mode, first select
camera .
Then, select the
mode by clicking on the menu of the recording modes.
And finally, use your mouse to select the desired days and times in the schedule grid.
If you click this icon , the entire grid will be filled in for the selected recording option.
Recording Modes
Continuous: It records continuously at the FPS speed previously specified.
Smart: It records continuously at FPS, and when it detects movement it increase the speed on
FPS previously specified.
Event: It records when it receives events from the IP camera. The events can be: movement
detection or other configured on the camera previously.
Disabled: It does not record.
If you keep the mouse click pressed, you will be able to paint quickly on
the grid.
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To apply changes press Accept.
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Users’ Administration
For accessing users’ Administration press the button .
VortexIP allows the creation of groups with privileges template. At the same time, inside these
groups users will be created and which their maximum privileges are those from the group,
allowing to control the scaling privileges.
Since all the users have to be part of a group, first you will have to create the group and then the
user.
The system does not allow the creation of groups containing the same name as users.
The group ‘‘wheel’’ corresponds to the administration group and by
default has complete control of the system. So, the root user belongs to
the group ‘‘wheel’’.
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User/Group Privileges Profiles
Live: If this option is checked, the user/group will have access to live monitoring.
Playback: If you check this option, the user/group will have access to play video only on the
assigned cameras.
PTZ: If you check this option, the user/group will have access to PTZ controls only on the assigned
cameras.
E-Map: If you check this option, the user/group will have access to visualizing the electronic map
only on the assigned cameras.
Backup: If you check this option, the user/group will have Access to making backups only, on the
assigned cameras
Export videos: If you check this option, the user/group has access to export recordings, across
media player.
Download exports: If you check this option, the user/group has access to export recordings to a
format, across media player remotely.
System Configuration: If you check this option, the user/group will have Access to read and
modify the configuration of the system.
Cameras’ Configuration: If you check this option, the user/group will have Access to read and
modify the configuration of the cameras.
Users’ Configuration: If you check this option, the user/group will have Access to read and
modify the configuration of the users.
Groups
New Group
To create a new group, press the button New Group. Then, you have to establish the group
privileges, and finally press Accept.
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Groups will not have a password so this field will be ignored.
Removing a Group
To erase a group, first, select the same menu for groups and then press the button Edit.
Afterwards, you will be able to press the button Erase.
Assigning Cameras to a group
First, make sure you select the group from the group’s list. Then, assign the cameras by pressing
this button >>. Then, press Accept.
Removing Cameras from a group
First, make sure you select the group from the group’s list. Then, remove the cameras by pressing
this button <<. Then, press Accept.
Users
New user
To create a new user, first, select the group to which it will be related and then press the button
New User. Then, establish the specific user’s privilege, and finally press Accept.
Removing a User
To erase a user, first, select the group where it belongs then select the user and then press the
button Edit. Next, you will be able to press the button Remove.
Assigning the cameras to a user
First, select the group where it belongs and then select the user from the user list. Next, assign the
cameras by pressing this button >>. Finally, press Accept.
Remove cameras from a user
First, select the group where it belongs and then select the user from the users’ list. Next, remove
the cameras by pressing this button <<. Finally press Accept.
Modify a user
First, select the group where the users belong. Then, select the user and press the Edit button.
User: The user’s login name.
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Comment: Comments about the user.
Password: The user’s password.
The only user with privileges to register, modify or remove VortexIP NVR
is root.
Remember that you have to press Save Configuration when you are sure
that you want to keep the changes made at the VortexIP data base.
List of Cameras
To access the list of cameras press this icon .
The following screen displays the list of cameras configured for recording. To enable or disable one
or more cameras, select the camera(s) from Camera Selection (you may use Shift or Ctrl for a
multiple selection) and then press the respective button.
Auto refresh: If this option is already checked then, this page will auto refresh every 30 seconds
allowing having the recording status of the cameras.
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ou select/deselect a camera you have to press Save to
apply the changes made at VortextIP data base.
To access NVRs configuration, click this
Remember if y
NVRs Configuration
icon .
At the top of the screen we see the version of VortexIP and the number of licensed cameras.
add a VortexIP Network Video Recorder (NVR) press the button New NVR.
lated to NVR and then click Accept.
ation setting, select on the NVR on the NVRs tree .
New NVR
To
Enter in data re
Edit NVR
o view NVR administrT
: NVR’s ID.ID
ame: NVR name.N
Host: Host name or NVR IP address.
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