Vivotek VAST User manual

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Revision History ............................................................................................................................... vii
Getting Started ........................................................................................................................................1
Introducing VAST................................................................................................................................1
Special Features .........................................................................................................................1
VAST Server and Client Components ................................................................................................2
Usage Scenario..................................................................................................................................2
Technical Specications .....................................................................................................................3
VAST Server Functionality..................................................................................................................4
VAST LiveClient Functionality ............................................................................................................5
VAST Playback Functionality..............................................................................................................6
Minimum System Requirements ........................................................................................................7
VAST Installation .....................................................................................................................................8
Installing the VAST Software..............................................................................................................8
VAST Server.......................................................................................................................................... 11
Activating the VAST Server .............................................................................................................. 11
How to Congure the Server ............................................................................................................ 11
How to Stop/Reboot the Server........................................................................................................ 11
VAST LiveClient Conguration ..............................................................................................................12
Activating the VAST LiveClient and Logging in to a VAST Server....................................................12
VAST LiveClient User Interface........................................................................................................13
Menu Bar...................................................................................................................................13
Status Panel..............................................................................................................................13
Quick Access Bar ......................................................................................................................14
Live Video Monitoring Window..................................................................................................14
Hierarchical Management Tree .................................................................................................15
Camera Control Panel...............................................................................................................16
Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) Control Panel....................................................................................16
Two Way Audio Control Panel............................................................................................17
Language Selection ...........................................................................................................17
Event Window ...........................................................................................................................18
Instant Playback........................................................................................................................19
Audio Control ............................................................................................................................19
How to Manage Devices ..................................................................................................................20
Insert Cameras..........................................................................................................................20
Insert NVR (Network Video Recorder) ......................................................................................24
Insert a Video Server.................................................................................................................26
Update Devices.........................................................................................................................28
Delete Devices from the VAST Server ......................................................................................29
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Batch Insert Devices .................................................................................................................30
View Live Videos .......................................................................................................................34
Dual / Multiple Streams......................................................................................................34
Refresh...............................................................................................................................34
Streaming Server ...............................................................................................................34
Camera Settings ................................................................................................................35
Remove Live Video from the Video Monitoring Window ...........................................................35
How to Change the VAST LiveClient Layout....................................................................................36
Changing the Layout of the Live Video Monitoring Window......................................................36
Switch Video Channels ......................................................................................................36
Congure Layout Mode......................................................................................................36
Rotating Video Pages ........................................................................................................37
Edit Layout .........................................................................................................................37
Maximize/Minimize the Live Video Monitoring Window.............................................................39
View Live Video on Dual Monitors.............................................................................................40
View up to 64 channels simultaneously .............................................................................41
Using different layouts on each monitor.............................................................................41
View Live Video with Multiple Monitors .....................................................................................42
How to Manage Station ....................................................................................................................43
Relay Settings ...........................................................................................................................43
Insert Sub-stations ....................................................................................................................44
Delete Sub-stations...................................................................................................................47
Update Stations.........................................................................................................................48
How to Manage User Accounts........................................................................................................49
The Default User Roles and Permissions of User Accounts .....................................................49
Manage a User Account............................................................................................................51
Add a New User Account ...................................................................................................51
Permission of the User Account ................................................................................................52
Delete the User Account ...........................................................................................................53
How to Set up Association Management..........................................................................................54
Association Management..........................................................................................................54
How to Set up Event Management...................................................................................................56
Event Management ...................................................................................................................56
How to Manage the Virtual Matrix ....................................................................................................62
The architecture of VAST Matrix ...............................................................................................62
Installing VAST Matrix Program ................................................................................................63
Launching VAST Matrix.............................................................................................................64
Conguration......................................................................................................................65
View Settings .....................................................................................................................65
About..................................................................................................................................65

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Exit .....................................................................................................................................65
VAST Matrix Management ........................................................................................................66
Matrix Management Settings .............................................................................................66
Manage VAST Matrix through VAST LiveClient .................................................................67
Matrix View Settings..................................................................................................................68
How to Congure the Station General Settings................................................................................69
Server Settings..........................................................................................................................69
Log Settings ..............................................................................................................................69
How to Congure Station Network Settings .....................................................................................70
Port Settings..............................................................................................................................70
UPnP Settings...........................................................................................................................70
Proxy Settings ...........................................................................................................................70
Web Access Settings.................................................................................................................70
How to Edit Recording Groups.........................................................................................................71
Recording Storage Settings ......................................................................................................71
Default Storage Group Settings .........................................................................................72
Add New Recording Group(s)............................................................................................74
How to Edit Recording Schedules....................................................................................................75
Edit Schedule List .....................................................................................................................76
Add Schedules...................................................................................................................76
Rename Schedules............................................................................................................76
Delete Schedules...............................................................................................................76
Load/Save Schedule Templates.........................................................................................77
Edit Camera List........................................................................................................................78
Edit Time Frame List .................................................................................................................79
Add New Time Frames.......................................................................................................80
Recording Settings.............................................................................................................81
The Concept of Repeat Frequency ...........................................................................................82
Repeat Frequency: Daily Setting .......................................................................................83
Repeat Frequency: Weekly Setting (Day-based)...............................................................86
Repeat Frequency: Monthly Setting (Day-based)..............................................................89
Repeat Frequency: Yearly Setting (Day-based).................................................................91
How to Manually Begin /Stop Recording..........................................................................................93
How to Edit Scheduled Backup Settings ..........................................................................................94
Select Backup Source...............................................................................................................94
Setup Backup Schedule............................................................................................................95
Select Backup Target ................................................................................................................95
Other Options............................................................................................................................95
How to Congure Station Server Settings........................................................................................96
DDNS Settings ..........................................................................................................................96

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Network Storage Server Settings..............................................................................................97
SMTP Settings ..........................................................................................................................98
How to Use the Talk Panel ...............................................................................................................99
Add a Camera to the Talk Panel................................................................................................99
Remove a Camera from the Talk Panel ..................................................................................101
How to Congure E-map Settings ..................................................................................................102
Upload an E-map ....................................................................................................................102
User Interface of E-map Settings Page (View Mode)..............................................................103
Quick Access Bar.............................................................................................................104
Status Panel.....................................................................................................................104
User Interface of E-map Settings Page (Edit Mode) ...............................................................105
Device Management ...............................................................................................................106
Live View Dialog Settings........................................................................................................107
Open Live View Dialog.....................................................................................................107
Send to Single View.........................................................................................................107
E-map Link ..............................................................................................................................108
How to Congure Client Settings ................................................................................................... 111
Snapshot Settings ................................................................................................................... 111
Take a Snapshot .............................................................................................................. 112
Recording Settings.................................................................................................................. 113
Type 1: Record to EXE .................................................................................................... 113
Type 2: Record to 3GP..................................................................................................... 113
Type 3: Record to AVI ...................................................................................................... 114
Built-in Media Player--EXE............................................................................................... 117
View Settings...........................................................................................................................119
Display Location............................................................................................................... 119
Date and Time Format .....................................................................................................120
Video Display Mode .........................................................................................................120
Font Settings....................................................................................................................120
General Settings .....................................................................................................................121
System Settings ...............................................................................................................121
Event Settings..................................................................................................................122
Rotation Settings..............................................................................................................122
Display Settings ...............................................................................................................122
Joystick Settings .....................................................................................................................123
Enable Joystick ................................................................................................................123
Proxy Settings .........................................................................................................................127
How to Use PiP (Picture-in-Picture) ...............................................................................................128
Enable PiP...............................................................................................................................128
Global View ......................................................................................................................128

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ROI (Region of Interest)...................................................................................................129
Digital Zoom In.................................................................................................................129
Snapshot & Print Zoomed In Image.................................................................................129
PiP Settings......................................................................................................................129
Multi-touch Mode..............................................................................................................130
How to Congure Video Enhancement ..........................................................................................131
Basic Image Adjustment..........................................................................................................131
Defog.......................................................................................................................................133
Apply a Preset Defog Prole............................................................................................133
Create a New Defog Prole .............................................................................................134
How to Search for a Device on the Hierarchical Management Tree ..............................................136
How to Print a Video Image............................................................................................................137
How to Lock LiveClient for Security Concerns ...............................................................................137
How to Log out from the VAST Server ...........................................................................................138
How to Exit VAST LiveClient ..........................................................................................................138
VAST Playback Conguration .............................................................................................................139
Activating VAST Playback and Logging in to a Server...................................................................139
VAST Playback User Interface .......................................................................................................140
Menu Bar.................................................................................................................................140
Status Panel............................................................................................................................140
Quick Access Bar ....................................................................................................................141
Recorded Video Playback Window .........................................................................................141
Language Selection ................................................................................................................142
Query Panel-- Browsing Page.................................................................................................142
Query Panel--Time Search Page ............................................................................................144
Query Panel--Event Search Page...........................................................................................145
Query Panel--Log Viewer Page...............................................................................................146
Video Clips List Window..........................................................................................................147
Playback Control Panel...........................................................................................................148
How to Playback Recorded Video..................................................................................................149
Select a Recorded Video Clip .................................................................................................149
Remove Recorded Video Clips from Video Cells....................................................................151
Timeline Slider Bar and Histogram..........................................................................................151
Zoom in / out of the Histogram................................................................................................152
Synchronous Playback............................................................................................................153
Audio Control ..........................................................................................................................155
How to Change the Playback Layout .............................................................................................156
Changing the Layout of the Recorded Video Playback Window.............................................156
Switch Video Channels ....................................................................................................156

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Congure Layout Mode....................................................................................................156
Maximize/Minimize the Recorded Video Playback Window....................................................157
View Recorded Video with Multiple Monitors ..........................................................................158
How to Backup Recorded Video ....................................................................................................159
How to Search for a Video Clip in a Specic Period of time...........................................................163
How to Search for Events...............................................................................................................164
Select Event Category ............................................................................................................165
Event Category- All Events ..............................................................................................165
Event Category- All Motion Events...................................................................................165
Event Category- All IVA events ........................................................................................166
Event Category- All DI Events..........................................................................................166
Event Category- Named DI Events..................................................................................167
Start Event Search ..................................................................................................................168
Backup the Event Videos ........................................................................................................169
How to Search Logs .......................................................................................................................170
Select Log Category/Log Type/Log Level ...............................................................................171
Search All Local Logs.......................................................................................................172
Search Login History........................................................................................................172
Search Login Activities.....................................................................................................173
How to Congure Client Settings ...................................................................................................175
Snapshot Settings ...................................................................................................................175
Export Settings........................................................................................................................175
View Settings...........................................................................................................................177
Proxy Settings .........................................................................................................................177
General Settings .....................................................................................................................177
System Settings ...............................................................................................................177
Display Settings ...............................................................................................................177
How to Congure Video Enhancement ..........................................................................................177
How to Search for a Device on the Hierarchical Management Tree ..............................................177
How to Print a Video Image............................................................................................................177
How to Lock VAST Playback for Security Concerns ......................................................................178
How to Log out from the VAST Server ...........................................................................................178
How to Exit VAST Playback............................................................................................................178
Import and Export Utility ......................................................................................................................179
Export Utility ...................................................................................................................................179
Import Utility ...................................................................................................................................179
VAST Service Control Tool ..................................................................................................................180

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Revision History
Rev. 1.5.2:
* VAST now supports Video Servers VS8801 & VS8401, and NVR servers NR8201 &
NR8301.
* Automatically saves the last layout when the management session is closed (for both
LiveClient and Playback).
* Added Playback as one of user's previlege options.
* A web session with an individual camera can be launched by a double-click on a camera's
icon.
Rev. 1.6.1:
* Added description for Adaptive Frame Rate Adjustment with the new SVC codec cameras.
* Added description for Auto Stream Size functionality.
* Added functionalities related to FE8171V fisheye camera.
* Added description for fisheye-specific screen control and playback functions.
* Replaced some description for the changes/improvements made on the user interface.
* Modified the graphic size limitation of E-map upload from 5MB to 2MB.
Rev. 1.6.18:
* Corrected editorial errors and added a conceptual drawing for the SVC-T (Temporal) func-
tion.
Rev. 1.6.1.11:
* Changed the maximum number of channel number in trial mode to 256.

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Getting Started
Introducing VAST
VIVOTEK offers the most comprehensive central management software VAST V1.6, designed
for managing all VIVOTEK IP surveillance products with intuitive functions and numerous fea-
tures.
It supports management or monitoring of hundreds of cameras and stations in a hierarchical
structure of system for monitoring, recording, playback, and event-triggered management with
ease-of-use and efficient control.
Most particularly, the newest fully scalable feature VAST Matrix offers hundreds of live views
for monitoring; with simultaneously 16-channel playback facilitating quick & easy browsing from
multiple stations. It performs remote management with a large scale of the server & client struc-
ture and constitutes a robust system for stores, banking, and public space.
Special Features
Powerful Video Wall Solution “VAST Matrix” for Hundreds of Live Views*
Intelligent PiP Function -- Digital Zoom In and Multi-touch Mode
Integrated with VIVOTEK NVR for Extreme Applications
Convenient Remote Access via Client/Server Architecture
Powerful Hierarchical Management for Hundreds of Stations*
Effective & Reliable Event Trigger Management
Real-time 64-channel Live Viewing and Simultaneous 16-channel Playback
Multiple Simultaneous Streams for Different Media Platforms
Activity Adaptive Streaming for Dramatically Reducing Bandwidth and Storage Space
Synchronous/ Asynchronous Playback for Effortless Viewing
Extremely Versatile Settings for Recording Storage and Recording Schedule Management
Role-based User Management to Enhance Security Operations
Efficient Data Backup, Search, and Export
Intelligent PTZ/ E-PTZ Remote Camera Control
Overall Device Management through Intuitive E-map Feature
Instantly Playback Event Recording
Supports Web Access via IE and FireFox
Built-in Instant Player for Playback
Supports Post-Video Enhancement and Defog
Accessible through NAT Using the Public IP
Supports Two Way Audio
Supports Auto Stream Size
Supports SVC adaptive frame rate setting
* The number of linked devices will depend on the license on the key dongle.
* The ability to extend devices is also subject to the network bandwidth and computer performance.

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VAST Server and Client Components
There are four components in VAST: one server component--VAST Server, three client
components--VAST LiveClient, VAST Playback, and VAST Matrix.
VAST Server provides a centralized management site for video recording. VAST LiveClient
is a client program for the user to login and modify the server's conguration, edit the server's
recording storage, schedules and many other functions on the server; VAST Playback is
another client program for the user to login and browse the recorded video database and video
clips related to specic events on the server.
Usage Scenario
The powerful management scalability of VAST makes it suitable for managing small- to large-
scale structures.
For users that manage only a few cameras, we recommend installing the client and server
components on the same computer. A host with all of the three components installed is recognized
as a stand-alone site. All the functions can be simultaneously performed on one single site.
For users who manage large-scale surveillance deployments, please plan the hierarchical
structure rst. Then you can start to add cameras to each station and connect these sub-stations
to the root station. The whole hierarchical management system is thus constructed.
Unlimited No. of Network Cameras , Video Servers...
Router
VAST LiveClient
VAST Server
Network Cameras
VAST Playback
Stand-alone site
Remote Server Structure
Local Server Structure
Router
Login
Login
VAST LiveClient VAST Playback
Client
(Root station)
VAST CMS Server
VAST / ST7501 Server
(Sub-stations)
Software NVR
Web Console
Unlimited No. of Network Cameras , Video Servers...
Router
VAST LiveClient
VAST Server
Network Cameras
VAST Playback
Stand-alone site
Remote Server Structure
Local Server Structure
Router
Login
Login
VAST LiveClient VAST Playback
Client
(Root station)
VAST CMS Server
VAST / ST7501 Server
(Sub-stations)
Software NVR
Web Console

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Technical Specications
Technical Specifications
Hierarchical Station Management Architecture
Ver 0.6
VIVOTEK INC.
6F, No.192, Lien-Cheng Rd., Chung-Ho,Taipei County, Taiwan
|T:[phone]|F:[phone]|E:[email protected]
VIVOTEK USA, INC.
470 Lakeside Drive Suite C, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA
|T: 408-773-8686|F: 408-773-8298|E: [email protected]
Architecture
．System: Client/Server
．Remote client: Yes
．Web access: Windows IE6, IE7, IE8, FireFox 3.5
．Hierarchical: Yes
．Program: LiveClient, Playback
Protocol
．Client/Server communication protocol: HTTP tunnel with XML content
．Encryption between Client/Server: Encrypt with AES
Playback
．Max channel number: 16
．Type: Asynchronous, Synchronous
．Event search: Yes
．Mount local database
Video Enhancement
．Post-video adjustment: Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue
．Video enhancement: Fog, Rain, Snow, Fire/Smoke
Event Management
．Live event awareness: Yes (Display in the event window)
．Trigger sources: Motion, Tampering, DI/O, PIR, IVA, and Temperature
．Actions: Email, Start to record, Move to preset location, Set DO, GSM
short message, Send CGI command
Other
．Camera configuration: Web-based configuration page embedded in
LiveClient for all functions
．Multi-lingual user interface: Nine preset languages, additional
customized languages
(English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Traditional Chinese,
Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Portugal)
．PTZ control: Joystick support, Click on Image, PTZ panel,
Keyboard shortcut
．Supports E-Map
．Supports all VIVOTEK Network Camera
．Supports two way audio
General
．Max channel: Unlimited
．Max channel per hard disk: 32 channels
．Max frame rates per second (per hard disk): 960 (32ch x 30 fps,VGA)
．OS:
Windows 7 Professional
Windows XP Professional
Windows Server 2003
Windows Vista Business
．Supported DBMS: SQL server, PostgreSQL
Depend on H/W spec
Codec
．Video compression: MPEG-4, MJPEG, H.264
．Audio compression: AAC, GAMR, G.7221, G.729A, G711, G711A
Recording
．Recording types: Manual, Scheduled, Event trigger
．Event trigger sources: Motion, Tampering, DI/O, PIR, IVA, and
Temperature
．Multiple hard-disks: Yes (Each group can utilize several disks)
．NAS/SMB: Yes
．Media file format: ISO base media file format
．Cyclic recording: Day based, Spatial based
Security
．Authentication system: Private account with password
．Account role type: 5 levels of user roles
Exporting
．Exporting format: AVI, EXE, 3GP
．Snapshot format: BMP, JPEG
．Source: Live view and media files
Backup
．Backup types: Manual, Scheduled
Layout-live
．Layout types: 1x1, 2x2, 1+5, 3x3, 1+12, 4x4, 5x5, 1+31
．Drag & Drop: Yes
．Layout sets: Yes (Switch between different layout sets)
．Automatically add a newly-inserted device to the layout: Yes
All specications are subject to change without notice. Copyright 2010 VIVOTEK INC. All rights reserved.
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VAST Server Functionality
Centralized management site for all the logged in clients
Maintain the configuration of the hierarchical management list
Hundreds of video recording channels
Store recorded data onto multiple networked or local hard disks
Live video for the local/remote LiveClient users
Retrieval of recorded video for the local/remote Playback users
Zero latency database recovery
LiveClient is the management interface to your VAST server. The server-related settings are
made via the VAST LiveClient utility. The convenient and intuitive user interface on VAST
LiveClient provides access to camera, live monitoring, and recording congurations.

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VAST LiveClient Functionality
Server function control
Hierarchical station management
User account management
Recording storage management
Recording schedule management
Recorded data backup
Event trigger management
Flexible video live view layout
Dual screens for a maximum of 64 or more channels for simultaneous monitoring
1x1, 2x2, 1+5, 3x3, 1+12, 4x4, 5x5, 1+31 monitoring layouts
Multiple video viewing pages
Virtual Matrix for video wall display
Intelligent PiP function
E-map for overall management
Network storage for recorded video
Convenient switching among multiple monitors
PTZ / E-PTZ operation panel for camera control
Supports two way audio
Instant playback for event recording
Supports joystick control
Remote configuration for network cameras

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VAST Playback Functionality
Browse the database of recorded video from the server
Flexible video playback layout
Maximum 16 channels with simultaneous playback
1x1, 2x2, 1+5, 3x3, 1+12, 4x4 video playback layouts
Supports powerful playback functions
1/8x, 1/4x, 1/2x slow-down playback
2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x, 64x video playback speed
Intelligent PiP function
Supports convenient evidence and data exporting
Export media files of recorded video
Supports snapshot and print out
Supports convenient switch among multiple monitors
Search engine:
Time search
Event search
Log search
Playback while recording
Support synchronous/ asynchronous playback

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Minimum System Requirements
Before installing the VAST software, please make sure your system meets the following
recommended minimum system requirements.
If you would like to install ST7501 Server only, please follow the requirements as below:
If you would like to install both the server and client programs, please follow the requirements as
below:

Only users with Administrator privileges can install or use VAST on a Windows Vista system.

The required hard disk space will depend on the video settings, the number of network cameras and recording
group settings. Please add more hard disks if you want to extend the system.
Below are approximate numbers for a week-long recording. The actual storage space required also depends on
imaging parameters, e.g., a complex retail environment that involves many moving objects requires more pixel
data to be transmitted over network than a simple environment such as a parking lot.
32-CH, VGA, about 1 week recording: 750 GB
64-CH, VGA, about 1 week recording: 1TB x 2
32-CH, 2-megapixel, about 1 week recording: 2TB x 2
64-CH, 2-megapixel, about 1 week recording: 2TB x 4
Server
Operating System Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008 / Windows XP Professional (32 and 64 bit),
Windows Vista Business (32 and 64 bit), Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit)
Channels Below 32 channels Above 32 channels
CPU Core 2 Duo E6400
2.13GHz or above
Core 2 Quad Q6600
2.4GHz or above
RAM 2 GB or above 3GB or above
Network Interface Card Ethernet, 1 Gbit recommended
Graphics Adapter AGP or PCI-Express, minimum 1024×768, 16 bit colors
Hard Disk Type ATA-100, SATA, SCSI, SAS (7200 rpm or faster) in NTFS format
Hard Disk Space 750 GB free *
LiveClient and Playback
Operating System Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008 / Windows XP Professional (32 and 64 bit),
Windows Vista Business (32 and 64 bit), Windows 7 (32 and 64 bit)
Channels Below 16 channels 16 ~ 32 channels 32 ~ 40 channels Above 40 channels
CPU Core 2 Duo E6400
2.13GHz or above
Core 2 Duo E8600
3.33GHz or above
Core 2 Quad Q6600
2.4GHz or above Core i7
RAM 2 GB or above 3GB or above 4GB or above
Network Interface Card Ethernet, 1Gbit recommended
Graphics Adapter AGP or PCI-Express, minimum 1024×768, 16 bit colors
Minimum 128MB Video RAM, 512MB recommended
Hard Disk Type ATA-100, SATA, SCSI, SAS (7200 rpm or faster) in NTFS format
Hard Disk Space 750 GB free *

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VAST Installation
Installing the VAST Software
1. Run VAST_Setup.exe on your computer. Click I ACCEPT the License Agreement and specify a
location to install the program.
2. Select the items you want to install, then click Next to continue.
If you want to install both VAST Server component and Client components, please follow the steps
below to install the database.
3. Assign a username and password for the VAST Server and click Next to continue.
Please record the user name and password for login later.
Server component
Client components

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4. Install a database on your server. There are two options--PostgreSQL (8.2 version or above) or SQL
server (
2005 express version or above). In order to avoid conflicts among different databases, we
suggest you remove the original database from your host. Then follow the instruction below to install
PostgreSQL or SQL server.
PostgreSQL
Please note that PostgreSQL may interrupt an antivirus program.
Follow the steps below to install PostgreSQL Server:
a. Select PostgreSQL from the drop-down list and assign a password. VAST server will by default store
the recorded media le under c:\Recording. Click Browse to change the path if you plan to store
the video data to another folder. Then click Next to continue.
b. If you do not have PostgreSQL, select the first option to begin the installation. If you already have
PostgreSQL installed on your host, select the second option to enter the related information.
c. Wait for the installation process to complete, then click Close to exit the installation program.

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SQL Server
Follow the steps below to install SQL Server:
a. Select SQL Server from the drop-down list and assign a password. VAST server will by default store
the recorded media le under c:\Recording. Click Browse to change the path if you plan to store
the data under another path. Then click Next to continue.
b. If you do not have SQL server, select the first option to begin the installation. If you already have
SQL server installed on your host, select Windows authentification or SQL Server authentification.
(Username and Password may be necessary according to the settings when you install the SQL
server.) Click Install to begin the installation.
c. Wait for the installation process to complete, then click Close to exit the installation program.
Once you have created a user account for a VAST station, you can login to VAST Server from any computer over
the network through LiveClient and Playback.

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VAST Server
Activating the VAST Server
VAST Server is a service program that will run automatically when your VAST station starts.
Users can also deselect the Auto launch option at windows startup on the VAST Service Control
program tray. The program tray icon can be located on Windows tool bar.
How to Congure the Server
Please follow the steps below to congure the VAST Server:
1. Find a local/remote computer that has installed VAST LiveClient.
2. Activate VAST LiveClient and login to the target VAST Server.
3. Congure the server using the VAST LiveClient user interface.
How to Stop/Reboot the Server
Please follow the steps below to stop/reboot the server:
1. Click on the VAST Service Control program tray icon in the toolbar.
2. There are 3 options: Start Service, Stop Service, and Restart Service. It’s selectable by a right-click on
the Service Control program tray icon.

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12 - User's Manual
VAST LiveClient Configuration
Activating the VAST LiveClient and Logging in to a VAST Server
VAST LiveClient allows you to monitor live video from cameras managed by the VAST Server; it
is also the main user interface for server function control.
After installing the VAST LiveClient program, please follow the steps below to activate VAST
LiveClient:
1. Run the VAST LiveClient program.
2. A Login window will pop up. Enter the information as shown below:
If you want to login to a remote VAST Server, enter the IP Address, User Name, Password and the
Communication Port of the target server correctly. Click Login to log in to the target server.
If you want to login to a local host that is running VAST Server, check the Login local station check-
box, then the local IP Address will be displayed automatically. Enter the User Name, Password,
and Communication Port of the local server for login. Click Login to login to the target server.
3. The VAST LiveClient monitoring window will prompt.
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If your network environment need to set up proxy, click More >> to extend the login window, then click Proxy
Settings to open the dialog. Then enter related information to link to your proxy server.
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Available functions of the VAST LiveClient program will be enabled according to the role of your login account.
For more details about the privileges of the user account, please refer to How to Manage User Accounts on
page 57.