Vivotek VAST User manual

Rev. 1.6.1.11

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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