Pelco C2631M-A manual

C2631M-A (6/07) OPERATION/PROGRAMMING Client Application Sof tware DX8100 Series Digital V ideo Recorder[...]

[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) 3 Contents Client Application Welcome to DX8100 Client Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 DX8100 Client Emergency Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 C2631M-A (6/07) Working in Live View Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 Assigning and Re moving Cameras from Vi ew Pa nes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) 5 Pixel Video Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Searching Video Based on Changes in Screen Pixels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 C2631M-A (6/07) User Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Accessing the User Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) 7 Working with the Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Accessing the Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

8 C2631M-A (6/07) Working with Remo te Site s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Connecting to a Remote Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) 9 List of Illustrations 1 DX8100 Resource CD Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 2 Resource CD Installation Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

10 C2631M-A (6/07) 61 DX8100 Client Index Search Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 62 DX8100 Client Thumbnail Search Scre en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) 11 124 Frame Rate Configuration Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 125 Frame Rate Configuration Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

12 C2631M-A (6/07) 187 Exiting the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 188 DX8100 Menu Security Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) 13 250 Clearing a Pa ttern Using Web Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 251 Web Client V iew Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

14 C2631M-A (6/07) List of T ables A Parts of the DX8100 Application Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 B File Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 15 Client Application Y ou are reading D X8100 Serie s digital vide o recorder (DVR) documentat ion. The infor mation in thi s manual describ es how to confi gure and use the DX8100 sy stem in your security application. For a brief description of the DX8100 server and client appli cations, ref er to Welcome to DX8[...]

16 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 W EB CLIENT The DX8100 Web Client allows you to view live video an d operate pan , tilt, and zoom ( PTZ) features of cameras att ached to DX810 0 DVRs. Using a standard W eb browser , you can remotely monitor up to 16 cameras from up to five DX8100 DVR se rvers simulta neously . Each DX810 0 DVR can supp[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 17 Getting Started with DX8100 Client Software This section describes the syst em requiremen ts, software installation, an d working with security . The following topics are incl ud ed: • Description of DX81 00 Client Software • Recommended System Requirements • Windows XP Displa y Properties Co nfiguration [...]

18 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) INSTALLING THE CLIENT APPLICATION T o install the Client application: 1. Start the Windows opera ting system. 2. Close all programs, inclu ding any antivi rus software . 3. Insert t he DX8100 Resource CD into the DVD dr ive of your PC and wait for the DX8100 Resource CD s creen to appe ar . Figure 1. DX8100 Res[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 19 6. V erify that th e Install IPSec Configur ations check box is selected. NOTE: IPSec is a sta ndard securit y protocol used by the DX81 00 Series DV R and its cli ents to communica te safely o ver a network. Although IPSe c security ca n be disable d at any time, i t must be enabled to communicate wi th a DX81[...]

20 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) 10. Click Next. The Select Installa tion Folder di alog box ope ns. Figure 6. Client Select Installation Folder Dialog Box 11. Click Next to accept the default ins talla tion folder . Figure 7. Client Installation Fi nalization Dialog Box 12. Click Finish to complete the installation process.[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 21 SETTING UP SECURITY SERVICES T o communicate wit h a networked DX81 00 Series DVR, IPSec secur ity must be enabled o n your comp uter . Disabling IPSec security se rvices may hamper your PC’ s ability to communicate with DX8100 servers. Consult your sys tem administrator before disabling IPSec security . This[...]

22 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) STARTING THE DX8100 CLIENT APPLICATION This section describes how to st art the DX8100 Client ap plication and includes the follo wing topics: • Before Y ou Start DX8100 Clie nt Software • Starting DX810 0 Client Software • Automatic System Upgrade BEFORE Y OU START DX8100 CLIENT SOFTWARE Ensure that the [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 23 Logging In to the Client Application The defaul t password fo r the DX8100 Cli ent applicatio n is “000000 .” Y o u should chang e the client pa ssword immediat ely after log ging in to the software for the first t ime. Follow the in structions be low to change the DX8100 Clie nt application login pa ssword[...]

24 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) Connecting to DX8100 DVR Server Sites This section describes how t o connect to D X8100 DVR server s ites and incl udes the follo wing topics: • Adding a DX81 00 DVR Server to t he Connection List • Deleting a DX 8100 DVR Server • Editing DX8100 Serv er Information from Con nection List • Workin g with [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 25 7. Click OK. The site appears in the Connection List. Figure 13. Server Information Dialog Box ADDING A SITE WITH AN UNKNOWN IP ADDRESS This section describes how t o add a site wit h an unknown IP ad dress. T o be successful, the following stipu lations must be satis fied: • Each DVR must be atta ched to the[...]

26 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) 7. Click OK when yo u return to the Connection List dialog box. Figure 14. DX8100 Sca n Dialog Box DELETING A DX8100 DVR SERVER The DX8100 Clie nt allows you to d elete a DX810 0 DVR server from the connecti on list. T o delete a DX8100 server from the co nnection list: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click . The C[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 27 9. Click OK when yo u return to the Connection List dialog box. Figure 15. Editing Server Information W ORKING WITH REMOTE SITES This section describes how t o connect to an d log in to a remote DX8100 server site. This s ection includ es the followin g topics: • Connecting to a Remote Site • Automatically [...]

28 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) LOGGING IN TO A REMOTE SITE After a connection to a remo te site has been establishe d, you mu st log in with a valid user name and password to access the fea tu res of the DX8100 Series DVR. The DX8100 co mes equipped with the built-in user account , “Guest.” Each t ime the unit is turned on, the Guest acc[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 29 Understanding the DX8100 Application Window This section describes the DX8 100 application window an d its oper ation. The ap plication window is the central co ntrol center wh ere you can access to the DX8100 feat ures and functions. • View both live and re corded vide o • Exit to the Windows en vironment [...]

30 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) The following figure shows the part s of the DX8100 main wind ow . Figure 17. DX8100 Client Application Main Window           [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 31 The following table describ es the parts of the DX8100 a pplication wi ndow . DX8100 MENU BAR This section describes th e DX8100 menu ba r commands and includes the following t opics: • File Menu • Edit Menu • View Me nu • Export Men u • Favorite Menu • Help Menu T able A. Parts of the DX8100 Applic[...]

32 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) File Menu The following table describ es th e DX8100 File menu commands. Edit Menu The following table describes the DX 8100 Edit menu comma nds. T able B. File Menu Commands Command Description Client Password Opens the DX8100 Client Passwo rd Setup dialog box for ch anging the client log-on pa ssword. User Lo[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 33 Vi ew Menu The following table describes the DX8100 View menu comman ds. T able D. V iew Menu Commands Command Description OSD Opens a submenu with the following choices: • Site name: A global se tting that, wh en selected, displays a sit e’ s na me in the re spective view pan e. • Camera na me: A global [...]

34 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) Export Menu The following table describes the D X8100 Export menu co mmands. Favorite Menu The following table describes the DX81 00 Favorite menu comman ds. Help Menu The following table describes the DX81 00 Help menu commands. DX8100 T OOLBAR This section describes the D X8100 toolbar . The following table d[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 35 DISPLAYING THE DX8100 WINDOW FROM A PAGE T o display the DX8100 main window from a Setup dialog page: • On the DX8100 toolbar , click Live . Export Enters the export mode , where you co nfigure th e export options and parameters. Print Enters the print mode, where you print the selected video image. Single Di[...]

36 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) DESCRIPTION OF OPERATING MODES The DX8100 Ser ies DVR has f our primary op erating modes: Live, Playbac k, Search, and Set up. Each op erating mode is accessed by c licking its corresponding butto n on the toolbar . The following table describes the DX81 00 operating modes. DISPLAYING VIDEO IN FULL SCREEN V IEW[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 37 T o display th e DX8100 main window from the f ull screen v iew: • Right click i n the DX8100 win dow . UNDERSTANDING VI EW PANES AND PANELS This section describes th e DX8100 viewing area. The vi ewing area is organized into panes and pan els, much li ke a window conta in s panes. Vide o from each camera is [...]

38 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) CONFIGURING VIEW PANELS The DX8100 ca n display up to 36 came ras simultaneously in a single panel. T o select a view panel divi sion: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click . 2. On the DX8100 to olbar , click a view panel division bu tton. For information on the view division butt ons, refer to DX8100 T oolbar . NA[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 39 The following table describ es how the DX810 0 view panes a nd panels are organized. Pressing on e of the view panel divisio n buttons sets t he number of v isible channe ls displayed in the panel . The following figur e illus trates the view panel identifier . Figure 20. View Panel Identifier The following tab[...]

40 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) • On the DX8100 toolbar , click one of the panel division buttons. The view sequences throug h the view panels. For example, when you repeatedly click a 4 Divisio n display format , the DX8100 cycles th rough each of the eight ava ilable view panels. Automatically Cycling Through View Panels The DX8100 provid[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 41 W ORKING WITH THE SITE TREE The site tre e provides acce ss to DX8100 r esources, such a s cameras, alar m inputs, and relay outputs. Objects can be selected by clicking the left mouse butto n once, and th en linked by d ragging and d ropping th e icon into a view pane or another sit e tree item. Th e site tree[...]

42 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) This section describes ho w to work with th e Site tree and includes the followin g topics: • Assigning Camer as to View Panes • Setting Up Li nks • Removing Links ASSIGNING CAMERAS TO VIEW PANES The DX8100 p rovides view p anes that are organized int o view panels. The DX8100 in cludes 36 view panels tha[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 43 Manually T urning On and Off a Relay T o manually t urn on and off a relay : 1. Right click a relay . The shortcut menu opens. 2. Click ON to turn on the relay; click OFF to turn off the relay . Linking Alarm Inputs to a Camera The DX8100 allows you to li nk alarm inputs to a camera. • Y ou can link multip le[...]

44 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) REMOVING LINKS This section describes how t o remove links and includes the following sections: • Removing a Linked Alarm Inpu t from a Camera • Removing a Linked Relay Output f rom a Camera • Removing a Link ed Relay Output fr om an Alarm In put Removing a Linked Alarm Input from a Came ra T o remove an [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 45 W orking in Live View Mode This section describes ho w to use the D X8100 to view a nd record live video. All users can vi ew live video from the main window . Users with PTZ access rights (Standard User by default) and higher can oper ate the on-screen PTZ cont rols. Live video can also be displayed in full sc[...]

46 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) SETTING UP FAVORITES The DX8100 Favor ites menu allows you to organize and save ca mera views. For example, you might wa nt to display ca mera views tha t show the delivery gate entrance fo r buildings 1, 4 , 7, and 12 during the hour s of 06:00 to 07 :30 and another camera view that displays t he front lobb y [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 47 ORGANIZING FAVORITES IN FOLDERS As your list o f favorites g rows, you can keep them or ganized by creating folders. Y ou can organize your camera views by site na me, user name, and so fort h. For exampl e, you cou ld create a folder named D ay Shift fo r displaying camera views f or the day shi ft. Creating a[...]

48 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) 2. From the D X8100 menu ba r , click Favor ite > Organize Fa vorites. The Organize Favorites dial og box opens . A list of t he current fa vorites and folders is dis played in th e favorites ar ea. Figure 25. Organize Favorites Dialog Box and List of Favorites/Folders 3. In the favorites area , click a favo[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 49 LIVE VIEW ON-SCREEN DISPLAY ( OSD) The DX8100’ s OSD consists of camera and site inf ormation that is superimposed on each view pane . Each display item in the OSD c an be customized for both live an d playback viewing. The following figure shows t he Live View OSD pane . Figure 27. Live V iew OSD Pane The fo[...]

50 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) CUSTOMIZING THE ON- SCREEN DISPLAY (OSD) Users with Guest User access and higher can add and delete on-screen display item s. T o customize the on-screen dis play: 1. From the D X8100 menu ba r , choose View > OSD an d then selec t the items y ou want to add to or delete from the OSD. It ems includ e •S i [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 51 Enabling Instant Recording T o enable the Inst ant Recording mode: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Ca mera page. 2. In the Setup dialog box, click . 3. In the Came ra Settings Pa nel, from the Inst ant Recording drop-down box, select Enable. Disabling Instant Reco rding T o[...]

52 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) The following table describ es the reco rding indica tors. This section describes ho w to start and st op instant r ecording and i ncludes the following topi cs: • Starting Inst ant Recording • Stopping Instan t Recording Starting Instant Recording T o start instant recording: • Double-click the Instant R[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 53 OPERATING THE PTZ CONTROLS T o operate the on -screen PTZ cont rols: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click . 2. Select a PTZ-enabled camera from the Site tree. 3. Place the mouse point er in the middle of the camer a’ s view pane. The mouse pointer will chan ge to a black cross when on-scr ee n PTZ control is a v[...]

54 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) ADJUSTING THE CAMERA LENS T o adjust camera lens features : • Click the plus (+) or minus (- ) button next to the zoom, focus, and iri s function o n the keypad. Figure 32. PTZ Keypad with Camera Lens Controls[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 55 ADJUSTING THE CAMERA ZOOM T o adjust camera zoom us ing the mouse: • Rotate the mouse wheel for ward to zoom in and backwar d to zoom out. The following figure shows how to ope rate the mouse to zoom in and out. Y ou can also use keyboard shortcuts to oper ate the lens feat ures of cameras such as Pelco’ s [...]

56 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) USING PC KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS TO OPE RATE PTZ AND LENS FUNCTIONS Users with PTZ access rights (Stand ard User by default) and h igh er can use a PC keyb oard to operat e PTZ and lens function s of c ameras that support suc h features. P TZ and lens functions ca n be controlle d in Live mode using the ke yboard. T[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 57 PTZ PRESETS A preset is a user -defined camera position using PTZ and focus commands the (ca mera’ s auto focus option must be turned off). On ly cameras that suppor t positioning and pr ogramming using D , P , Coaxitron, or supported th ird-party prot ocols can use this feature . The DX 8100 Series DVR can a[...]

58 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) 5. Using the PTZ keypad, select a numbe r for the new preset (for example, select 1). 6. Click to store the preset in the selected memory loca tion. 7. Repeat steps 4-6 for ea ch preset you want to program. 8. Click again to exit programming mode . Figure 35. Programming a Preset ACTIVATING A PRESET Double- and[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 59 CLEARING A PRESET T o clear a preset: 1. On the DX8100 ke ypad, click to enter programming mode . 2. Click the number of the pr eset you want to cle ar from the PTZ keypad. 3. Click . 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to clea r multiple presets. 5. Click to exit programming mode. Figure 37. Clearing a Preset PTZ PATTERNS[...]

60 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) 6. Move the camera throug h a series o f movements us ing the on-scr een PTZ and f ocus controls. Figure 38. Programming a Pattern Stop Programming a Pattern T o stop pro gramming a pattern: 1. On the DX8100 ke ypad, click . 2. Click . ACTIVATING A PATTERN When activated, a patter n will repeat indefinitely unt[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 61 6. Click again to exit programming mode . Figure 40. Clearing a Pattern ACCESSING PROGRAMMING FEAT URES OF REMOTE CAMERAS Y ou ca n use the PTZ functio n to program feat ures of remote cameras, such as Pe lco’ s Spectra or Esprit ® . Only cameras th at support remote programming th rough D, P , Coaxitron , o[...]

62 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) The following table describ es the part s of the PTZ OSD Menu contro l. Accessing a Remote Camera Programming Menu The DX8100 a llows you to navi gate the remot e camera menu sy stem using any o f the following : • PTZ OSD Menu controls. For in formation on using the PT Z OSD Menu controls, refer to Using the[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 63 6. Click the iris (-) button to cancel an option or select th e Exit command. Y ou can also use the on-screen PTZ con trols with your mouse to n a vigate throug h camera menus. Click and drag the mouse up or do wn to move between menu options. 7. Click the ir is (+) button t o select th e option, or t o exit a [...]

64 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) SENDING AUXILIARY COMMANDS TO A DEVICE The DX8100 auxiliary featur e allows you to control ex ternal equipment co nnected to the aux iliary outputs of Spectra domes or Es prit positioning systems. The auxiliary function is implemented through the D protocol and P protocol. In this case, the atta ched camera and[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 65 CONFIGURING PRESET T OURS A preset to ur allows a camer a to move thro ugh a progr ammed sequen ce of PTZ pr esets. The D X8100 Series D VR can store up to four preset tours. While four to urs can be programme d, only one tour can be activated at a time. A preset tour will operat e continuously un til another P[...]

66 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) Adding Presets to a T our T o add pres ets to a to ur: 1. Access the “P reset tour gro up” dialog box. Fo r informatio n on accessing the “Preset tour group” dialog box, refer to Accessing a Pres et T our Group . 2. Click the check box beside one of the pres ets you want to add to the tour . 3. Double-c[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 67 Deleting Presets from a T our T o delete presets f rom a tour: 1. Access the “P reset tour gro up” dialog box. Fo r informatio n on accessing the “Preset tour group” dialog box, refer to Accessing a Pres et T our Group . 2. Click the check box beside one or more pre sets you want to delete from th e pre[...]

68 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) ACTIVATING A PRESET T OUR This section d escribes h ow to activate a preset to ur . Y ou can save a preset tour for later use witho ut engaging the tour by not performing st ep 5. Then, continue on to step 6 without clicking App ly . T o activat e a preset tour: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click . 2. Click and [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 69 W orking in Playback Mode Recorded video can be play ed back one cha nnel at a tim e on the DX 810 0. Like live video, recorded video is viewed from the camer a view panels on the main screen . Refer to Understand ing V iew Panes and Pane ls for informa tion on view panels. Only users with playback access right[...]

70 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) PLAYBACK CONTROLS Use the playback cont rols to start playback, co ntrol direction, an d adjust speed. Click at any time to return to live v iew . The following figure shows the DX81 00 playback controls. Figure 51. Playback Controls The following table describ es the part s of the payb ack controls. T able R. [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 71 The following figure shows t he DX8100 playb ack speed an d volume cont rols. Figure 52. Playback Speed and V olume Controls The following table describ es the part s of the play back speed an d volume cont rols. T able S. Parts of the Playback Speed and V olume Controls Item Part Description Normal Playback sp[...]

72 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) PLAYBACK T IMELINE The playback timeline is us ed to select a day and time to begi n playback. The timeline includes a horizontal slide r that can be mov ed to select playback t ime over a 24 -hour peri od. T ime periods containing r e corded video are repr esented as color -coded segments of the time line. The[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 73 PLAYING BACK V IDEO BY T IM E This section describes how to pla y back video b y time. The time is displayed in 24-hour clock for mat. Y ou can select the time b y moving the slid er along the t imeline. This section includes the follo wing topics: • Starting Playback fr om a Specific Point in T ime • Under[...]

74 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) PLAYING BACK V IDEO BY EVENT Users with playback access rights (Stand ard User by default) and higher can search video by events, such as moti on detection or alarm activation. A senso r event is identical to an alarm even t. T o play back video recorde d during an al arm or motion event: 1. On the DX8100 toolb[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 75 ZOOM USING THE DI GITAL ZOOM CONTROL The digital zoom feature is accessible whe n the DX8100 is in the Pla yback or Search mode. For inf ormation on t he Playback mode , refer to Workin g in Playback Mode . For inform ation on the Search mode, r efer to Working in Search Mode . T o zoom using the digital zoom c[...]

76 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) – If zooming out, the zoom fa ctor is at x1. In this case, the selected viewing area is slight ly reduced. You will have to perfor m many zoom out operat ions to arriv e at the or iginal size. • Y ou can also use the hand tool and the mouse wheel to zoom in and o ut. The zoom fa ctor is displ ayed in the up[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 77 PANNING A ZOOMED IMAGE This section describes how t o use the hand t ool and mouse whee l to zoom in and o ut. T o pan a zo omed portio n of video with in the view pa nel: 1. T o place the DX81 00 in the Playback or Search mode do one and of the fo llowing: • On the DX8100 toolbar , click Live . • On the DX[...]

78 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) W orking in Search Mode The DX8100 Ser ies DVR su pports four v ideo search methods: inde x, thumbnail, POS, and pi xel. For in formation ab out the user acce ss level required to sea rch video data, re fer to Definitio n of User Acces s Levels . T o enter the Search mode: • On the DX8100 toolbar , click Sear[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 79 The following table describes the parts of the DX8100 wind ow in the Search mode. DISPLAYING A DEINTERLACED IMAGE IN THE SEARCH MODE If you are se arching for a n image that is recorded at 4CIF at a l ow frame rate per second, the viewed imag e might move o r tear . The View menu’ s Deinterlace d Image optio [...]

80 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) T o search video by motion or alarm events: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click . 2. On the DX8100 Sea r ch control, click . 3. On the DX8100 to olbar , click a view panel division bu tton. 4. From the Sit e tree, drag the camera cha nnel you wa nt to search onto one of t he view pane ls. 5. Click the view panel [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 81 THUMBNAIL VIDEO SEARCH Thumbnail sear ch allows users to visually sea rch video that has been re corded over a 24-hour period . Vide o is presented as a se ries of thumbnail images. Each thumbnail re presents the first image re corded during a specified period of time. Thum bnails can be expand ed and co llapse[...]

82 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) Figure 62. DX8100 Client Thumbnail Search Screen POS SEARCH The DX8100 allows a user to search any 24-h our period of recorde d POS video and data. T o record A TM/POS video and data, the A TM /POS devices and D X8100 must fir st be conne cted and conf igured as foll ows: • Physically connect the A TM/ POS de[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 83 UNDERSTANDING THE POS SEARCH VIEW T o enter the POS Se arch mode: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click . 2. On the Search co ntrol, click . The POS search view is displayed. The following figure shows the pa rts of the POS sear ch view . Figure 63. POS Search V iew         [...]

84 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) The following table describ es the parts of the POS se arch view . T able W . Parts of the POS Sea rch View Item Part De scription Date Date range for which to se arch the video and data. T ime T ime range ba sed on a 24 -hour time period fo r searching POS events. Tr a n s a c t i o n Information Allows POS se[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 85 SEARCHING AND DISPLAYING POS DATA BY DEVICE NAME Y ou can perform a general s earch for POS t ransaction data record for a particu lar A TM/P OS device and its associate d camera. Use the da te and time and A TM/POS device name as the sea rch criteria. The search results contain a ll POS transactions recorde d [...]

86 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) 7. Click Start Search. The POS Search T able is populated with POS tra nsaction data. Figure 64. POS T ransaction Search by Device Name Displaying POS Data Di scovered by Device Name T o display a POS transactio n and its associated video: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click . 2. On the Search co ntrol, click . T[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 87 6. Use the playback cont rol to stop or pause playback, reverse play back, and so forth. Figure 65. Display a POS T ransaction Search by Device Na me SEARCHING BY POS T RAN SACTION NUMBER The DX8100 a llows you to se arch for a PO S event by t ransaction n umber . Y ou must spec ify the channe l, date, and a ti[...]

88 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) 9. On the pl ayback contr ols, click Forwa rd Playback. The video reco rded for the transaction is displayed i n the Video window . Figure 66. Searching an POS Event by T ransaction Numb er SEARCHING FOR ALL T RANSAC TIONS WITH EXCEPTIONS The DX8100 allows yo u to search for t ransactions th at meet cond itions[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 89 8. On the pl ayback contr ols, click Forwa rd Playback. The video reco rded for the transaction is displayed i n the Video window . Figure 67. Searching for T ransaction with Exception Only Events SEARCHING FOR T RANSACTIONS THAT SATISFY SPECIFIC EXCEPTIONS The DX8100 al lows you to sea rch for an d display A T[...]

90 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) 6. Click Start Search. If the de vice name/channel, da te, and time are valid, and if transa ctions with exceptions were reco rded during the time range, the transactions ar e displayed in the POS Sear ch T able. 7. In the POS Search T able, click a transaction. The transa ction data is displayed in the Da ta w[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 91 3. T o select a A TM/POS device, do one of the following: • In the DX8100 Site tree , click a camera that is linked to the A TM/POS device. By default, th e name of the A TM/POS device linked to the select ed camera/cha nnel is displa yed in the D evice Name text box. In t his case, the Device Name te xt box [...]

92 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) 3. T o select a A TM/POS device, do one of the following: a. In the DX8100 Site tree , clic k a camera that is linked to the A TM/POS device. By default, th e name of the A TM/POS device linked to the select ed camera/cha nnel is displa yed in the D evice Name text box. In t his case, the Device Name te xt box [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 93 SEARCHING VIDEO BASED ON CH ANGES IN SCREEN PIXELS DX8100 pixel video search is accomplished in two steps: • Searching recorded vi deo for cha nges in scree n pixels. After the search has been completed , the DX8100 displays a series of thumb nails below the search gr id. Each thumbnail cont ains the first im[...]

94 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) VIEWING A V IDEO THUMBNAIL After the search has been completed, a series of thu mbnails appear on the screen b elow the search gr id. Each thumbnail con tains the f irst image of recorded video for the listed time pe riod. • Double-clicking a thum bnail will cause it to begin playin g. • Click an d to move [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 95 V IEWING VIDEO IN THE DEINTERLACED MODE Images recorded at 4CIF at a low frame rate per se cond might mo ve or tear . In this case, y ou can use the View menu ’ s Deint erlac ed Image option to enhance the displaye d image. In th e deinterl aced mode, th e DX8100 conv erts the re corded image and displays it [...]

96 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) Exporting V ideo Power Users and Administrato rs can export sections of pr erecorde d video to a local ha rd disk drive or other de vice attached t o a client PC. The following in structions de monstrate how to export vide o. • Y ou must put the recorder in Playba ck or Search mode to export video. Y ou canno[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 97 5. Click . A red bookmark flag appears on t he timeline. Figure 74. Setting a Starting Bookmark 6. Locate the timeline slider at the end of the r ange you want t o bookmark. 7. Click . The bookmark flag and the region between book marks turn gray . Exporting a bookmarked region of vi deo requires start and e nd[...]

98 Client Application C2631M-A (6/07) BOOKMARKING AND EXPORTING MULTIPLE CHANNELS The DX8100 allows yo u to bookmark a vide o region for one came ra and apply that book mar ked time window to multiple ch annels. Th is feature is used in conju nction with th e export feat ure. For ex ample, if you want to expo rt video re corded between 9:00 a.m. an[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 99 b. Click Duplica te Bookmark. The Select Channel d ialog box open s. Figure 78. Select Channel Dialog Box c. Click the check box for each channel to which you want to assign the book mark region. d. Click OK. The time range for ea ch selected ch annel is displayed in the T ime Range table. 7. Do the following: [...]

100 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) REMOVING A USB FLASH DRIVE Y ou can remove a USB device within the DX8100 en vironment. In this case, you do no t have to exit to the Windows en vironment. T o remove th e USB flash dri ve from the PC, follow the Wind ows instruct ions applicab le for your mac hine. For exa mple, for Window s XP: 1. Click the[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 101 6. (Optional) Click the “Reconne ct at logon” box if you do not want t he mapped drive to remain con nected each time you logon. 7. Click Finis h. The newly ma pped drive is added as a re mote drive and is displayed i n the Device ar ea. The mapped drive can no w be accessed just like a l ocal drive. Figur[...]

102 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) PERFORMING THE EXPORT This section describes how to expo rt data and includes the fo llowing topics: • Starting an Expor t Process • Changing a Bookmarked T ime Range • Assigning a Custom Expo rt Vide o File Name • Selecting the Export Format • Exporting a Sequen ce of Still Images • Finalizing an[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 103 9. Click Export. Figure 82. Exporting Selected V ideo CHANGING A BOOKMARKED T IME RANGE T o change a bookmarked time r ange or create a new time rang e to be exported: 1. Select the desired row in the T ime Range table. 2. Double-click the Start Day field, and then use the spinner butto ns to set the start dat[...]

104 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) 6. Select the check box next to each time ra nge you would like to expo rt. Figure 83. Export T ime Range ASSIGNING A CUSTOM EXPORT VIDEO FILE NAME By default, the DX8100 assigns a file na me to each time range. When the video channel s elected is ex ported, the f ile is assigne d the name appearing in th e N[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 105 3. Click Apply . The Apply button updates the Name field. Figure 85. Renaming Export T ime Ranges SELECTING THE EXPORT FORMAT The DX8100 a llows you to se lect the expor t format. T he following table shows t he available export form ats. • Native format: When exportin g video in the native forma t, the DX81[...]

106 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) EXPORTING A SEQUENCE OF STILL IMAGES Still image formats ex port the first frame of a bookmarked regio n, and then a single fram e for each time inter val until the num ber of imag es specified h as been exported. Fo r example, consid er exporting a six- hour bookmarked re gion of video with an image count of[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 107 Figure 87. Real T ime V ersus Non-Real T ime Export T o finalize the export process: 1. Make sure that the expo rt media selected is insert ed in the drive unit that the drive is ready . 2. In the T ime Range table, click selection box for each ba cked-up video time range you want to export. 3. In the Export F[...]

108 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) Printing Images The printing featu re of the DX8100 produces a hard copy of th e cu rrent on-scree n image. A Windows-comp atible printer mu st be in stalled to take advantage of the DX8100’ s print feature. For information on installing a printer , refer to the in stallation ma nual that came wi th your un[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 109 Setting Up the DX8100 Only a single user with Administrator or Power User access is a llowed to access a DX8100’ s Setup mode at one time. When connect ed to a network suppor ting multipl e DVRs and/or cli ents, users with Administrato r access overr ide and block P ower Users. If two users w ith t he same a[...]

110 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) UNDERSTANDING THE SETUP DIALOG BOX The Setup dialog box o pens in the DX81 00 view panel to the def a ult Camera page. E xcluding the video visible thr ough the Camera page Motion Zone window, you cannot see v ideo from any of the ot her setup pages. Y ou must exit t he Setup dia log box to access the DX8 100[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 111 CAMERA SETUP Depending on your system’ s current configuration, up to 32 video camer as can be connected to a single D X8100. The following sec tion illustrates basic camera config uration. Y ou must be logged in as an Ad ministrator or Power Use r to configur e cameras. This section describes how t o setup [...]

112 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) gains contr ol of a camera’ s PTZ f eatures, a ll other users are locked o ut. All othe r users must wait until the controls fo r that device have been left idle for th e amount of tim e configured for that camera, as specif ied in the PTZ Locking A uto-timeout dr op - down box. (2) T o perform a PTZ test, [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 113 MOTION DETECTION SETUP Up to five motion detection pro files can be defined for each came ra. When the DX 8100 is set to record motion detection, any mo t ion sensed in the selected zone will be recorded on that channel. Motion de tection can also be used to trigger re lays, PTZ presets, and the r ecordi ng of[...]

114 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) 5. Click Apply . Figure 93. Camera Motion De tection Setup AUDIO SETUP The DX8100 supports two a udio config urations: s tandard audi o and opti onal expand ed audio. Bo th of these configuratio ns allow yo u to configure individual camera channe ls to listen to and record live audio. Y ou can monitor live au[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 115 This sections describ es how to setup the audio fe ature and is organiz ed into the following sections: • Setting Up t he Standard Au dio Options • Setting Up t he Expanded Au dio Optio ns • Listening to Live Audio Setting Up the Stan dard Audi o Options By default, the DX8100 supports two stand ard audi[...]

116 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) Setting Up the Expan ded Audi o Options T o set up the expand ed audio op tion: 1. Do the following: a. Install the optional DX81 08-AUD/DX8116-AUD aud io card (if necessary). Fo r information ab out installi ng the optional DX8108-AUD/DX8 116-AUD audio car d, refer to the DX8100 8/1 6 Channel Audio Card Inst[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 117 Listening to Live Audio from a Remote DX8100 Sy stem T o listen to live audio a t a remot e DX8100 serv er or client system: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click Setup . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camera page. 2. Check th e Channel Infor mation secti on to verif y that the au dio option i s installed a nd [...]

118 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) T o set up video loss detection: 1. On the DX81 00 toolbar , click . The Setup dialog open s to the Camer a page. 2. In the Vi deo Loss Detection section, do one or both of the following: • Click the “Loss of synchron ization” check bo x. • Click the “Low level of video” check box. • In the Low [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 119 CONFIGURING BASIC RELAY AND ALARM SETTINGS The DX8100 can support up to 32 alarm inputs and 24 relay outp uts. Eight-cha nnel DVRs include 8 alarm and 8 relay termin als, wh ile sixteen- channel DVRs in clude 16 of each. This section describes how t o configure basi c relay and a larm settings, including the f[...]

120 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) Configuring Basic Alarm Inp ut Operating Properties Most applications will not re quire you to change re lay and alarm settin gs from their default state s. T o configur e basic alarm in put operatin g properti es: 1. On the DX81 00 toolbar , click . The Setup dialog open s to the Camer a page. 2. Click to di[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 121 3. Click the Ev ent-Relay Lin k Settings ta b. 4. In the Mo tion Detect ion Link Sett ings section, do the foll owing: a. Select a camera channe l from the Camer a Channel drop-d own box. b. Click the bu tton for ea ch relay you want to link to the selec ted camera. Y ou can also drag relays onto cameras in th[...]

122 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) 4. In the A TM/POS Link Settin gs section, do the followin g: a. Select an A TM/POS address from the A TM/POS Address drop-down box. b. Click the button for each relay you want to link to t he selected A TM/POS address. Y ou can also drag relays onto A TM/POS devices in the Site tree while in Live mode (main [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 123 Linking Cameras to Record in Response to Motion Events T o link multiple ca meras to record in resp onse to motion de tection event s: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Ca mera page. 2. Click . The Linkin g page is displayed. 3. Click the Event-Record ing Link Settings tab. [...]

124 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) 3. Click the Event-Record ing Link Settings tab. 4. In the A TM/POS Record Link Settings section, do the following : a. Select an A TM/POS address from the A TM/POS address drop-down bo x. b. Click the button for each camera you want to begin recor ding in response to an A TM/POS event. 5. Click Apply . Figur[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 125 Linking PTZ Presets and Patterns to Motion Events T o link two ca meras so that motion detect ed on one re sults in the repositioni ng of another : 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Ca mera page. 2. Click . The Linkin g page is displayed. 3. Click the Event-PTZ Link Settings[...]

126 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) 5. T o sele ct a PTZ prese t or pattern f or the link ed camera, in the Linked P TZ Setting sect ion, do one of the followin g: • T o force the linked camera to move to a PTZ preset in res ponse to an al arm input de tected by the source camera: (1) Click the Linked Camera Pres et button to select this opti[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 127 6. Click Apply . Figure 109. Event-PTZ Link Settings: Linking Pres ets and Patterns to A TM/POS Events Linking Presets and Patterns to V ideo Loss Even ts T o link a v ideo loss ev ent to a camer a so the de tected vide o loss event results in a repositio ning of that camera: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click [...]

128 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) SCHEDULE SETUP The DX8100 p rovides exte nsive schedul ing capabilit ies. Flexible recording sc hedules can be establish ed for daily, weekday , we ek end, or individual da y recording. Recording time can be broken up into increme nts of one-h alf hour , a nd each incre ment can be sche duled to reco rd conti[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 129 The following table describes the par ts of the Schedule page. SETTING UP THE CAMERA RECORDING MODE The DX8100 a llows you to sc hedule each camera to reco rd in a single or multiple-event mode across a 24-h our timeline. Users wit h Power User access or hig her can sche dule video rec ording for on e or more [...]

130 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) 1 ips in the N ormal record mode when an a larm event o ccurs, video is recorded at 1 ips duri ng the pre -event time pe riod. After t he pre-event time period expires, the record ing rate switches to the frame ra te configured for the e vent. T o schedule a record mode for one or more ch annels: 1. From the [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 131 Clearing Recording T imes for a Specific Record Mode T o clear th e scheduled r ecording times for a speci fic record mode for one or more channels: 1. From the D X8100 tool bar , click . T he Setup dia log box open s to the Camer a page. 2. Click . Th e Schedule page is display ed. 3. Click a record mode ch e[...]

132 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) CREATING Y EARLY RECORDING SCHEDULES The DX8100 a llows you crea te and save various record ing schedule s. This sectio n describes how to creat e yearly rec ording schedu les and includes the following sect ions: • Creating a Y early Recording Schedule • Scheduling Indiv idual Days Using the Y ear View ?[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 133 4. Select Copy fro m the quick-menu. Figure 116. Y ear View Calendar Quick-Menu 5. Right-click the day on the calendar you wa nt to apply the copied schedule attribut es. 6. Select Paste from the quick-men u. 7. Click Apply . T o change a custom schedule day to a re gular schedule day , right-click and select [...]

134 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) 11. Click the Apply butt on at the bottom of th e Schedule page. Figure 117. Month View Page: Multi-Day Schedule Creating Single-Day Schedul es This section describes ho w to create a sin gle-day sche dule and incl udes the fo llowing topics: • Workin g with Single-Day Schedules • Copying and Applyin g Sc[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 135 11. Select the reco rding modes and times for each camera you want to schedu le. Refer to Setting Up the Camera Recordi ng Mode for instructions. 12. Click Save. 13. Click Appl y . 14. Click the Apply button at the bottom of the scr een. Figure 118. Month View Page: Single-Day Sche dule Copying and Applyi ng S[...]

136 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) 4. Select Copy fro m the quick-menu. Figure 119. Month View Calendar Quick-Menu 5. Right-click on the calendar day to wh ich you want to apply the copied schedu le attributes. 6. Select Paste from the quick-men u. 7. Click the Apply button at th e bottom of the scree n. T o change a custom schedule day to a r[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 137 9. Click the Apply button at th e bottom of the scree n. Figure 120. Month V iew Page Deleting an Existin g Schedule Profile T o delete a schedule profile: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Ca mera page. 2. Click . Th e Schedule page is display ed. 3. Click the Month V iew t[...]

138 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) 9. Click Apply . Figure 121. Month V iew Page W ORKING WITH CUSTOM CAMERA SETTINGS This section describes how to co nfigure customized camera settings and includes th e following topics: • Configurin g Custom Camera Se ttings • Examples of Cust om Camera Settings Configuring Custom Camera Settings Each ca[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 139 8. Click Apply . Figure 122. Custom Camera Settings Panel Examples of Custom Camera Settings The DX8100 allows you to conf igure customized camera settings for th e following recordi ng modes: •N o r m a l •M o t i o n •A l a r m •A T M / P O S The following figure shows camera settings for t he suppor[...]

140 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) The following tab le describes the settings for the suppo rted modes. T able AD. Camera Settings for the Supported Recording Modes Normal Motion Alarm A TM/POS Image Resolution* Image Resolution* Image Resolution* Image Resolution* Frame Rate* Frame Rate During Motion* Frame Rate During Alarm* Frame Rate Duri[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 141 CONFIGURING THE FRAME RATE The DX8100 can recor d at frame rates up to 480 ips by National T elevisio n System Committee (NTSC) stan dards and 400 ips by Ph as e Alternating Line (P AL) standards. This total f rame rate capac ity is distr ibuted among 8 , 16, 24, or 32 cameras, dep ending on the configuratio n[...]

142 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) 6. Repeat step 5b for each came ra you want to configure. 7. Click OK. 8. Click Appl y at the Schedu le page. Figure 124. Frame Rate Configuration Dialog Box Setting the Resolution and Frame Rate Both resolution and frame r ate settings ca n be adjusted usin g the Frame Rate Configuratio n dialog box. For inf[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 143 6. Do the following: a. Using the ALL frame rate settings slider , set the frame rate for all channe ls. b. T o set the frame rate for individual channels, use the f rame rate slider f or each channel to select a frame rate from 1-30 ip s (according to the avai lable capacity for that ch annel). The frame rate[...]

144 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) Understanding DX8100 Server Maximum IPS Recording The DX8100 ca n record at f rame rates up to 480 IPS NTSC and 400 IPS PAL. The total frame r ate capacity i s distribute d among 8/1 6/24/32 channels, dep ending on the conf iguration o f your unit. Resolu tion and frame r ate values can be assigned ev enly am[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 145 b. For the c amera you want t o enable, ve rify that th e Disable c heck box is no t selected. c. For the remaining ca meras in the group, click the D isable check box to disable t he respective camera. 3. Repeat step 2 for Groups 2, 3, and 4 (if appli cable). 4. Click Apply . 5. Click . Th e Schedule page is [...]

146 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) 8. Do the following: a. Using the ALL frame rat e settings slider , set the frame r ate to 30 i ps. The reco rding rate for each en abled camera is changed to 30 ips. b. For the ALL resolution se tting, from the dr op-down box, select 704 x 48 0 from the drop-d own box. The resolution fo r each enab led camer[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 147 SETTING UP ADVANCED RELAY OUTPUT Relays work much like switches . When trigg ered, relays ca n activate e xternal device s such as sire ns, light fi xtures, and door l ocks. The DX8100 Series DVR allows Administrators and Power users to link rela ys to cameras an d alarms. Up t o 20 seconds of delay can be set[...]

148 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) Configuring Advanced Alar m-Activated Relay O utput T o configur e an alarm rela y output: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Ca mera page. 2. In the Setup dialog box, click . The Schedule page is displayed. 3. Click the Configure Rela ys button. The Co nfigure Relays d ialo[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 149 Configuring Advanced A TM/ POS-Activated Relay Output T o configur e an A TM/ POS-activate d relay outp ut: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Ca mera page. 2. In the Setup dialog box, click . The Schedule page is displayed. 3. Click the Configure Rela ys button. The Co nfigu[...]

150 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) 5. Configure each re lay that is linked to an alarm: a. Click the drop-down box to select a relay . b. Select a relay time value from th e Activation Period dro p-down box. Figure 133. Linking Relay s to Video Loss The following table descr ibes the avail able opti ons. SETTING UP NETWORK PROPERTIES Network s[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 151 DATA BACKUP SETUP The DX8100 Client applica tion allows you to see backup configuration settings, bu t not change them. T o configure and perform ba ckups, you must physically log in to a local DX8100 Series DVR as an Administrator or Power Us er . For more informatio n about configuring a backup schedule, re [...]

152 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) 7. Click OK. The backup search scr een disappears, and the Site tre e now displays only the server an d cameras that are reco rded i n the selected backup file. Figure 135. Viewing Backed Up Data 8. Search and play back t he backed up video just as you would in normal video. Refer to Index Vi deo Search , Thu[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 153 4. From the D X8100 Client me nu bar , cho ose File > Back up Search. Th e Backup data list dialog box opens. Figure 136. Backup Search Screen 5. Click “Upd ate list” or “Br owse” to search backup storag e devices for D X8100 backup files. 6. Select a file from the list to view . 7. Click OK. The ba[...]

154 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) USER SETUP The User pa ge allows an Ad ministrator (Adm in) to add, de lete, an d change the properties of users. Ad min has full permission of the DX8100. Users are subd ivided into groups and ea ch group is granted a par ticular leve l of access. Ad min is the lev el that who c an change permissions for all[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 155 The following table describ es the part s of the User page. BUILT-IN USER ACCOUNTS There are two built-in user accoun ts that come preconfigu red with the DX8100, which cannot be deleted or changed. • Guest: The Guest account provides limited acce ss to the system. The Gu est user can view live video but ca [...]

156 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) DEFINITION OF USER ACCESS LEVELS There are fo ur predefine d user access lev els or groups. User access level s range from th e Administrator group to the Rest ricted group. By def ault, the system st arts up with a default G uest accou nt. The Admin user can ass ign automati c login for a specified user . Fo[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 157 Click the user group butto ns to enable/disable the access right fo r each access catego ry . The access right category is enabled when the bu tton’ s text is red (p ermission gra nted), and it is disabled whe n the button ’ s tex t is white (pe rmission not gr anted). Click a button t o toggle the access [...]

158 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) 8. Click Apply . Figure 139. Add New User Dialog Box MODIFYING USER PROPERTIES Follow the steps below to change user attributes, such as user name and gr oup affiliation. Users with Admin or Power User acces s can change name and des cription pr operties of lo wer level use rs. However , only Admin level user[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 159 CHANGING USER PASSWORDS Administrato rs and Power Users can ch ange or reset an existing user’ s password. T o change a user’ s password: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Ca mera page. 2. Click . The User page is displayed. 3. Click a us er name in the main user list . [...]

160 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) ASSIGNING AUTOMATIC LOGIN PERMISSION TO A USER The DX8100 allo ws one user to auto matically log in t o the DX8100 appl ication. The ad ministrator must assign au tomatic login p ermission to th e user . Once automatic login permissi on is assigned to the user , th e user will be automatic ally logg ed in to [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 161 Exporting Current DVR Settings T o save current DVR configura tion settings: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Ca mera page. 2. Click . The System page is displa yed. 3. Select the Export butto n. 4. Select the check boxes of ea ch conf iguration i tem you want to back up, o[...]

162 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) W ORKING WITH THE IMPORT FEATURE This section s describes h ow to import DX81 00 DVR settings and includes th e following top ics: • Importing DVR Settings • Using the Edit Me nu to Perform an Import Importing DVR Settings T o import a saved settings fi le: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click . The Setup di[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 163 USING SY STEM LOGS The DX8100 a utomatically s tores system inf ormation in a number of lo g files. User s with Power Us er access and h igher can us e th ese files to track system statistics an d monitor security . The DX8100 allows you to view its activity log files. This section describes how t o use the sy[...]

164 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) 6. Enter a filena me for the log information in the space provide d. Log file names f ollow standa rd Windows file-n aming conventio ns. Alternat ively , you can view log f iles by clickin g View > Log an d then selecting th e desired log file. Log f iles can be o pened and pr inted using a text editing pr[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 165 ADDING CLIENT EMERGENCY AGENTS TO BE NOTIFIED After client s have been added, camera s must be con figured to n otify indivi dual clients o f an event. A single camera can be link ed to one o r more client emergency agents. For in formation on linking cameras to client e mergency agents, refer to Linking Camer[...]

166 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) 3. Do the following: a. In the Emergency Ag ent Setup section, select a client fro m the list. b. Click Delete. The select ed client is de leted. 4. Click Apply . LINKING CAMERAS TO CLIE NT EMERGENCY AGENTS After clien ts have been a dded, cameras mus t be configur ed to notify individual clients about an eve[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 167 NOTES: • T o use emerg ency e-mail noti fication, th e DX8100 Series DVR must be conn ected to a LAN ) that maintains a n SMTP mail serve r . Th e network must al so be connecte d to either an intr anet or the Int ernet depend ing on the loca tion of the e-ma il accounts to which you want to send notifi cati[...]

168 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) 6. Enter the address of your loca l SMTP mail server . Obtain this information from your network administrato r . 7. If your e-mail server requires you to log in, do the following: a. Select the check box labeled My E- mail Server Requir es Authenticatio n. b. Enter your e-mail serve r address. c. Enter your [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 169 7. Enter the following server settings if necessary: • Server addr ess (This a ddress should b e the same a s the SMTP serve r address y ou entered ab ove.) •U s e r n a m e • Password 8. Click T est E-mail Notification. Figure 146. E-Mail T est SETTING UP THE T IME PERIOD The DX8100 ca n be configur ed [...]

170 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) 4. In the Fr equency sect ion, select t he frequency interval fr om the drop -down box. Opti ons for send ing an e-mai l notificati on in clude once every •1 m i n u t e • 10 minutes • 30 minutes • 1 hour • 3 hours • 6 hours Setting the T ime of Day T o set the time of day during which e-mail noti[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 171 4. In the Notification Items section, do the following: a. Click the Alarm ch eck box. b. In the Select ed Channels fie ld, click once to the right of the word Al arm. The Selected Channels dial og box opens. c. Do one of the following: • Click the check box for each channel you want to monitor for alarm de [...]

172 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) Adding an E-mail Notification Group T o add an e-mail notification gr oup: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Ca mera page. 2. Click . The N otification page is displayed . 3. Click the Eme rgency E-mai l Notification Setup tab. 4. In the Mail Group ar ea, do the follow ing:[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 173 Adding Members to an E-ma il Group Up to 32 members can be assigned to each e -mail group. T o add e-mai l addresses to a group: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Ca mera page. 2. Click . The N otification page is displayed . 3. Click the Eme rgency E-mai l Notification Setu[...]

174 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) Deleting Members from an E-mail Group T o delete a user from a g roup: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Ca mera page. 2. Click . The N otification page is displayed . 3. Click the Eme rgency E-mai l Notification Setup tab. 4. Do the following: a. In the Mail Group se ction[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 175 Modifying E-mail Group Me mber Attributes T o modify a user’ s e-mail ad dress or gr oup affilia tion: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Ca mera page. 2. Click . The N otification page is displayed . 3. Click the Eme rgency E-mai l Notification Setup tab. 4. Do the followi[...]

176 Client Applicatio n C2631M-A (6/07) SENDING E-MAIL NOTIFICATIONS This section describes ho w to send e-mail notificatio ns and incl udes the foll owing topics: • Sending E-mai l Notificati ons to Individu als • Sending E-mai l Notificati ons to Grou ps Sending E-mail Notificatio ns to Individuals T o configur e e-mail notif ications to send[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) Client Application 177 Sending E-mail Notific ations to Groups T o configur e e-mail notif ication to se nd e-mail alert s to a group of individua ls: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click . The Setup dialog box opens to the Ca mera page. 2. Click . The N otification page is displayed . 3. Click the Eme rgency E-mai l Notification Setup[...]

178 DX8100 Client Eme rgency Agent C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 Client Emergency Agent Welcome to the DX81 00 Client Emer gency Agent application. The DX 8100 Client Emergency Agen t works with networked DVRs to ale rt users when one or more particular channels detect a mot ion, alarm, or video loss event . The Emergency Agent runs on a networked clien t[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 Client Emergen cy Agent 179 INSTALLING THE CLIENT EM ERGENCY AGENT APPLICATION T o install t he Client Emerge ncy Agent ap plication: 1. Start the Windows opera ting system. 2. Close all programs, inclu ding any antivi rus software . 3. Insert t he DX8100 Resource CD into the DVD dr ive of your PC and wait for the DX8100 Reso[...]

180 DX8100 Client Eme rgency Agent C2631M-A (6/07) 5. Click DX8100 V iewer . The DX8100 Em ergency Agent Setup d ialog box appears. Figure 154. DX8100 Emergency Agent Setup Dialog Box 6. Click Next. The Software License Agreement dialog box appears. Figure 155. Emergency Agent Software Li cense Agreement Dialog Box 7. Read the license agre ement, a[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 Client Emergen cy Agent 181 9. Click Next to accept the defa ul t installation folder . The Emer gency Agent software is installed. 10. Click Finish to complete the installation process. Figure 157. Emergency Agent Installation Finalization Dialog Box ENABLING IPSEC SECURITY SERVICES In order to communicate with a networked D[...]

182 DX8100 Client Eme rgency Agent C2631M-A (6/07) DISABLING IPSEC SECURITY SERVICES T o disable IPSec security services: 1. Do one of the fo llowing: • V erif y that the Start menu is in Classic View . • Set the Start menu to Classic View . 2. Go to Start > Manage IPSec Sett ings. The DX8100 IPSec Po licy dialog box opens. Figure 159. Disab[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 Client Emergen cy Agent 183 Before Y ou Begin Ensure tha t the following requiremen ts have been met before st arting the Emergency Ag ent applica tion: 1. Make sure there is at lea st one active DX8100 Ser ies DVR available on you r network and your comput er is set up to access it. Consult your network administrator fo r mo[...]

184 DX8100 Client Eme rgency Agent C2631M-A (6/07) REAL-T IME EVENT MONITORING Once the Cl ient Emergenc y Agent ha s been activate d, a motion o r alarm even t detected by a linked c amera on a DX810 0 server will c ause a pop-up windo w to display a still image of the eve nt. In addit ion to real -time monito ring of even ts, all even t notific a[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 Client Emergen cy Agent 185 6. Double-click each event in the event list you want to view . A pop-up window containing a still image of the logged event will open . Figure 164. Client Emergency Agent Server List and Log SHUTTING DOWN THE CL IENT EMERGENCY AGENT T o shut down t he Client Emer gency Agent: • Click Quit.  ?[...]

186 DX8100 V iewer C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 V iewer Welcome to the DX81 00 Viewer application . The DX8100 Viewer is capable of playing back a variety of vid eo, still i mage, and aud io media formats. It is designed t o recognize a nd verify the digital wate rm ark that is embedded in DX8100 native video. W atermarking is used to authentica te the o[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 V iewer 187 DX8100 V IEWER SOFT WARE INSTALLATION T o install the DX81 00 Vie wer software: 1. Start the Windows opera ting system. 2. Close all programs, inclu ding any antivi rus software . 3. Insert the DX8100 Reso urce CD into the CD-ROM drive of your PC and wait for the D X8100 Resource CD screen to appear . Figure 165. [...]

188 DX8100 V iewer C2631M-A (6/07) 5. Click DX8100 Viewer . The DX8100 Viewer Setup dialog b ox opens. Figure 167. DX8100 Viewer Dialog Box 6. Click Next. The Software License Agreement dialog box opens. Figure 168. Emergency Agent Software Li cense Agreement Dialog Box 7. Click Next. Figure 169. DX8100 Viewer Installation Folder Dialog Box[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 V iewer 189 8. Click Next to accep t the default insta llation folder . 9. Click Finish to complete the installation process. Figure 170. DX8100 Viewer Finalization Dialog Box[...]

190 DX8100 V iewer C2631M-A (6/07) STARTING THE DX8100 VI EWER The Playback speed canno t be change d in the DX 8100 Viewer . Afte r opening u p a saved fi le, the prog ram will not a llow you to mov e the slider to speed up or slow down th e video. T o start the DX8100 Viewer software on a client P C: 1. T urn on the client comput er and wait whil[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 V iewer 191 The following table describ es the parts of the DX8100 Viewer wind ow . The following table describes the D X8100 V iewer toolbar bu ttons. V IEWING MEDIA FILES T o open a file for viewing: 1. On the DX8100 V iewer too lbar , click . The Open dialog box ap pears. Figure 173. Open Dialog Box T able AP . Parts of th[...]

192 DX8100 V iewer C2631M-A (6/07) 2. Click the “Look in” drop-down box to select the driv e and folder location where the media file(s) resides. 3. Select the file(s) you want to play . 4. Click Open. The file opens in the DX8100 V iewer window in the Play mode . Figure 174. View Panel Image PLAYING V IDEO Y ou can play vi deo files in the DX8[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 V iewer 193 PRINTING IMAGES Y ou can print stil l images that appear in the view panel. U se the playb ack controls to pause a v ideo file on a specific st ill i mage. T o print a still image: • On the DX8100 Viewer toolbar , click Print. For example, click .[...]

194 DX8100 V iewer C2631M-A (6/07) W orking with the Playlist The DX8100 vie wer application al lows you to create , load, and sa ve playlists o f media files. This sectio n describes how to work with the playlist and includes the followin g topics: • Accessing the Playlist • Adding Files to the Current List • Removing Media Files f rom the C[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 V iewer 195 ADDING FILES TO THE CURRENT LIST T o add media files to th e current list: 1. In the Pl aylist dial og box, click .Th e Open dialog box opens. Figure 176. Adding Files to a Play List 2. Click the “Look in” drop-down box to select the driv e and folder location where the media file(s) resides. 3. Select the fil[...]

196 DX8100 V iewer C2631M-A (6/07) W orking with Viewer Configuration T ools This section describes how to use th e DX8100 V iewer configuration to ols and includes the following to pics: • Accessing Viewer Configur ation T ools • Adjusting Pi cture Quality • Changing the Snapshot D irectory • Changing the Lan guage • Enabling/Disa bling [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 V iewer 197 CHANGING THE LANGUAGE T o change t he language : 1. On the DX8100 V iewer tool bar , click T ools. The menu is displayed. 2. In the La nguage sectio n, s elect a language. 3. Close th e DX8100 Viewer app lication. 4. Restart the D X8100 V iewer app lication. ENABLING/DISABLING FI LTERED IMAGE DISPLAY T o enable/di[...]

198 DX8100 Mobile Clien t C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 Mobile Client Welcome to the DX810 0 Mobile Clien t applicatio n. The DX81 00 Mobile Client allows you to vie w live video remo tely from multiple cameras and sites. Networki ng capabili ties include lo cal connectio n using wire-bou nd or wireless LA N technolog ies or remote c onnection usin g the [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX810 0 Mobile Client 199 3. T urn on you r handheld device (i f it is not already runnin g). 4. Insert the DX8100 Reso urce CD into your PC’ s DVD drive and wait for the DX8100 Resource CD scree n to appear . Figure 179. Resource CD Screen 5. Click Softw are. The Sof tware menu is dis played. Figure 180. Resource CD Screen Instal[...]

200 DX8100 Mobile Clien t C2631M-A (6/07) 6. Click Mobile Client. The Mobile Client Setu p dialog bo x opens. Figure 181. DX8100 Viewer Dialog Box 7. Click Next. The Software License Agreement dialog box opens. Figure 182. Mobile Client Software License Agreement Dialog Box 8. Click Next. The Installing Ap p lication dia log box opens. Figure 183. [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX810 0 Mobile Client 201 CONNECTING MOBILE CLIENTS TO A DX8100 SERIES DVR Using a wired or wirele ss network connectio n, the DX8100 Mobile Client application can monitor live video from a numbe r of geog raphically dispersed DVRs . The followi ng figure illu strates a simpl ified wireles s network co nnecting a pocket PC-compat ib[...]

202 DX8100 Mobile Clien t C2631M-A (6/07) STARTING THE DX8100 MOBILE CLIENT Before attempti ng to start the DX8100 Mobile Client app lication, make sure you have installed the Mobile Clien t software on you r pocket PC-compatible hand held device and yo u have an ac tive network co nnection to a DX81 00 DVR server . T o start the DX8100 Mobile Clie[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX810 0 Mobile Client 203 EXITING THE DX8100 MOBILE CLIENT T o exit the DX8100 Mobile Clie nt application: 1. On the DX8100 Mo bile Client toolba r , tap DX8100. 2. T ap Exit. Y ou can also T ap the ic on on the tit le bar to ex it. Figure 187. Exiting the Program SETTING UP USER SECURITY This section describes how t o set up se cur[...]

204 DX8100 Mobile Clien t C2631M-A (6/07) 5. T ap OK. Figure 189. Entering a New Password CHANGING AN EXISTING PASSWORD T o change a n existing pa ssword: 1. T ap DX8100 > Opti ons > Security . Figure 190. Security Menu Option 2. Enter your password in the Current te xt box. 3. Enter a different p assword in the New text box. (P asswords must[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX810 0 Mobile Client 205 LOGGING IN TO THE MOBI LE CLIENT APPLICATION After the security pas sword has been assigned, y ou must log in to the Mobil e Client appli cation each time it i s launched. T o log in to the Mobile Client ap plication, enter a pa ssword in the field provided and then click OK. Figure 192. Mobile Client Log I[...]

206 DX8100 Mobile Clien t C2631M-A (6/07) 2. T ap Add. Figure 194. Connect Screen 3. T ap Ne w Group. Figure 195. Creating a New Group 4. Enter a name for the n ew group. (Grou p names can be a maximum of 15 characters long and can include spaces and sp ecial charac ters.) 5. T ap OK. Figure 196. Entering a Name[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX810 0 Mobile Client 207 6. T ap Ca ncel to ret urn to the Connect scre en. Figure 197. Finalizing New Group Creation EDITING AN EXISTING GROUP T o edit an existing group: 1. T ap . 2. Select the group you w ish to edit. 3. T ap Edit. Figure 198. Editing a Group 4. Enter a new group na me. 5. T ap OK. Figure 199. Editing Group Info[...]

208 DX8100 Mobile Clien t C2631M-A (6/07) DELETING A GROUP T o delete a group: 1. T ap the icon on the toolbar . 2. Select the group you w ish to delete. Y ou cannot delete the Remote Site group. 3. T ap Del. Figure 200. Deleting a Group 4. Select an option to eithe r delete or retain sites within the group to be deleted. • Select “MOVED into d[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX810 0 Mobile Client 209 ADDING A DX8100 SITE TO A GROUP T o add a DX8100 site to a group: 1. T ap . 2. T ap Add. Figure 202. Adding a New DX8100 Site 3. Select a Group fr om the drop-down box. Figure 203. Site Setup Screen 4. Enter a name for the n ew DX8100 site . (Site names can be a maximum o f 15 characte rs; spaces an d speci[...]

210 DX8100 Mobile Clien t C2631M-A (6/07) 7. T ap OK. Figure 204. Entering New Site Information 8. T ap Co nnect to co nnect to t he newly create d site, or t ap Close to g o back to th e main screen. Figure 205. New Site in Connect Window EDITING A DX8100 SITE T o edit a DX8100 site : 1. T ap the icon on the toolbar . 2. If necessary , tap the plu[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX810 0 Mobile Client 211 5. Enter a new name for the site. 6. Enter a new IP addre ss for the s ite. 7. If necessary enter a new base po rt number (900 2 is the default). Consult your network administrator be fore assigning or changing port number s. Make sure that the ports are not blocked internal ly , but are protected from exte[...]

212 DX8100 Mobile Clien t C2631M-A (6/07) CONNECTING TO A DX8100 SITE T o connect t o a DX8100 si te: 1. T ap the icon on the toolbar . 2. If necessary , tap the plus (+) sign next to the group n ame to expand it. 3. Select the DX8100 DVR you wish to connect to. 4. T ap Co nnect to connect to the remote site and re turn to th e main sc reen. Figure[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX810 0 Mobile Client 213 V IEWING LIVE VI DEO T o view live video: Once you have connected to a DX8100 si te, the main s creen displays a live image of the connected site from Camera 1. Figure 211 illustrates live view from the main screen . 1. T ap one of the camera se lection buttons to view live video from a different ca mera. 2[...]

214 DX8100 Mobile Clien t C2631M-A (6/07) CUSTOMIZING THE V IEW SCREEN This section describes ho w to customize th e view screen and includes the following topics: • Changing Screen Size • Full-Screen Mode CHANGING SCREEN SIZE T o change the size of the main scree n viewing area: 1. T ap DX8100 > Opti ons > Vi ew Size. Figure 213. DX8100 [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX810 0 Mobile Client 215 FULL-SCREEN MODE T o change to full-screen view: 1. T ap . Figure 217. Full-Screen View 2. T ap an ywhere on the s creen to ex it full-scre en view . Y ou can also tap Live > Full Scre en to chan ge to full-scree n view . Figure 218. Live Menu and Full- Screen Option[...]

216 DX8100 W eb Client C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 W eb Client Welcome to the DX81 00 Web Client applicat ion. This sec tion descr ibes how to use the DX8100 Web Client ap plication and includes the following topics: • Using the DX81 00 W eb Client • Web Client Configur ation • Viewin g Live Video Using the DX8100 W eb Client DESCRIPTION The DX810[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 W eb Client 217 INSTALLATION The first t ime you use a Web browser to connect to a DVR server , an ActiveX ® control application is downloade d a nd installed on your local computer . This control facilitates usage of the W eb client’ s interactive features. 1. T o inst all and enab le IPSec sec u rity services, refer to e[...]

218 DX8100 W eb Client C2631M-A (6/07) STARTING THE DX8100 W EB CLIENT Y our Web browser must have cookies enab led. Refer to Microsoft Int ernet Exp lorer Help for instructions on enabling co okies. Use r names and passwords are case sensitive, type them exact ly as shown. NOTES: T o avoid potential problems and conflicts within your computer’ s[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 W eb Client 219 EXITING THE DX8100 W EB CLIENT T o exit the Web Client application, select File > Clos e from the b rowser window. Figure 221. We b Browser File Menu SCREEN LAYOUT Cameras can be assigned to view panels, live video can be displayed, an d PTZ featur es can be cont rolled fro m a single scree n. Figure 222 sh[...]

220 DX8100 W eb Client C2631M-A (6/07) The following table describes the W eb Client application window . T able A T . Web Client Application Window Parts Item Description Site tre e Screen division buttons Remote site connection button PTZ zoom control PTZ focus control PTZ iris cont rol PTZ keypad View pane or view pa nel[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 W eb Client 221 W eb Client Configuration W ORKING WITH THE CONNECTION LIST Before live v ideo can be vi ewed from the Web Client’ s v iew panels, at least one connection to a remote DX81 00 server must be es tablished. Up to one hund red DX8100 se rver sites can be added to the Connec tio n List. Using the multicast featu [...]

222 DX8100 W eb Client C2631M-A (6/07) 5. If necessary enter a new base po rt number (900 2 is the default). Consult your network administrator be fore assigning or changing port number s. Make sure that the ports are not blocked internal ly , but are protected from extern al threats by a firewall . Web client and se rver ports mus t be identi cal.[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 W eb Client 223 3. If your se rver is on Net work Address T ransl ation (NA T), click the Se rver on NA T check box. 4. Enter an IP address ra nge to sear ch for DVR sites. a. Enter t he first th ree octets of the IP r ange you wi sh to search , for exam ple 10.10.1. b. Enter t he beginning value for the search r ange in th e[...]

224 DX8100 W eb Client C2631M-A (6/07) Adding a DX8100 Server to a Group with a Known IP Address T o add a DX81 00 server t o a group with a known IP address: 1. Click . The Connection List dialog box opens. Figure 228. Connection List Dialog Box 2. Do the following: a. Select a group. b. Click Add. Th e Server Infor mation dialo g box opens. Figur[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 W eb Client 225 Adding a DX8100 Server to a Group with an Unknown IP Ad dress T o add a remote DVR site to a group in th e Connection List when you do not know the IP address: NOTES: T o be successful, the following st ipulations must be satisfied: • Each DVR must be atta ched to the same su bnet. • The first three octets[...]

226 DX8100 W eb Client C2631M-A (6/07) 4. Enter an IP address ra nge to sear ch for DVR sites. a. Enter t he first th ree octets of the IP r ange you wi sh to search , for exam ple 10.10.1. b. Enter t he beginning value for the search r ange in th e fourth o ctet, for e xample 001. c. Enter the fi nal value for the sea rch range i n the text box pr[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 W eb Client 227 Editing a DX8100 Server’ s Info rmation in the Connection list 1. Click . The Connection List dialog box opens. Figure 233. Editing a Site from the Connection List 2. Select the DX8100 S eries DVR you wish to edit. 3. Click Edit. The Server Informatio n dialog box appears. Figure 234. Editing Server Informat[...]

228 DX8100 W eb Client C2631M-A (6/07) W ORKING WITH REMOTE SITES This section describes how t o work with remot e sites and inc ludes the fo llowing topics: • Connecting to a Remote Site • Logging In to a Remote Site • Logging Out of a Remote Site • Disconnectin g from a Remote Si te CONNECTING TO A REMOTE SITE T o connect to an active DX8[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 W eb Client 229 LOGGING OUT OF A REMOTE SITE T o log out of a remote DVR site, right-click the site n ame from the Site tree, and the n select User Log-Out from the quick-m enu . DISCONNECTING FROM A REMOTE SITE T o terminate a connect ion with a remote DX8100 server: 1. Right-click the name of th e remote site from the Site [...]

230 DX8100 W eb Client C2631M-A (6/07) CONFIGURING VIEW PANELS The DX8100 Web Client can display up t o 16 cameras si multaneous ly , on a single screen. T o establish the arrangeme nt of view panels on th e Web Client scree n, select a screen division button from th e toolbar . The fol lowing table describes th e division buttons. ASSIGNING CAMERA[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 W eb Client 231 3. Repeat the process in ste ps 1-2 for up to 16 cameras fr om various DVR sites. When changing from on e screen division to another you must reassign cameras to view panels. OPERATING THE ON-SCREEN PTZ CONTROLS The on-screen PTZ con trol allows users to manipulate the po sitioning and lens feat ures of camera[...]

232 DX8100 W eb Client C2631M-A (6/07) 3. Release the mouse butto n when you have moved the camera to the desir ed position. 4. T o adjust camera lens features , click the plus (+) or minus (-) buttons next to each func tion on the ke ypad. Refer to the fol lowing figure. Figure 242. W eb Client PTZ Lens Controls PTZ Presets A preset is a u ser-def[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 W eb Client 233 T o program a PTZ pr eset: 1. Drag a camera from the Site tree onto a view panel. 2. Click . Figure 243. We b View and PTZ Control Panel 3. Using the on- screen PTZ controls an d PTZ keypad, move th e camera to the desir ed position and adjust zoom and iris settin gs. Figure 244. Moving to a Preset Using W eb [...]

234 DX8100 W eb Client C2631M-A (6/07) 4. Using the PTZ keypad, select a numbe r for the new preset (for example, select 1). Figure 245. Programming a Preset Using W eb Client 5. Click to store the preset in the selected memory loca tion. 6. Repeat steps 4-6 for ea ch preset you want to program. 7. Click again to exit programming mode . Activating [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 W eb Client 235 Clearing a Preset T o clear a preset: 1. Click to enter programming mode. 2. Click the number of the pr eset you want to cle ar from the PTZ keypad. 3. Click . 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to clea r multiple presets. 5. Click to exit programming mode. Figure 247. Clearing a Preset Using W eb Client PTZ PATTERNS A p[...]

236 DX8100 W eb Client C2631M-A (6/07) Programming a Pattern T o program a patte rn: 1. Drag a camera from the Site tree onto a view panel. 2. Click to enter programming mode. 3. Using the PTZ keypad, select a nu mber for the patt ern (1-4). 4. Click . 5. Navigate the camer a through a series of mo vements usi ng the on-scr een PTZ, an d focus cont[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) DX8100 W eb Client 237 Clearing a Pattern T o clear a pattern : 1. Click to enter programming mode. 2. Select a pattern numbe r (1-4) on the keypad. 3. Click . 4. Click . 5. Click again. 6. Click again to exit programming mode . Figure 250. Clearing a Pattern Using W eb Client Accessing Progra mming Features of Remote Cameras Y ou c[...]

238 DX8100 W eb Client C2631M-A (6/07) 2. Click to access remote camera setup mode. For certain camera models, you can also se lect preset n umber 95 from t he keypad to acce ss remote se tup mode. T o acc ess preset n umb er 95, click , 9, 5, and from the PTZ keypad . Figure 252. PTZ Control Panel Using W eb Client 3. Use the on-screen PTZ control[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) 239 A accounts access levels, defi nition of 15 6 built-in user accounts 155 administrato r accessing th e setup mode 109 changing PC client applicat ion default password 23 changing port numb ers 24 DirectDraw , enabling 23 setup optio ns 109 alarm event emergency notification 130 recording mo de, setting up 130 alarm inputs linkin[...]

240 C2631M-A (6/07) camera, removing a linked alarm in put 44 Capture Card, displaying video 45 channel res olution 12 9 Coaxitron pr otocol 57 commands auxiliary, sending 64 compression, video 140 connecting DX8000 DVRs 109 connection list adding serv ers to 24 adding site with unknown IP a ddress 2 5 adding sites with know IP address 24 deleting [...]

C2631M-A (6/07) 241 H hardware DX8000-AUD au dio card 114 external equipment 64 I import setup 32 index view panel 31 indicators audio 49 camera 49 instant recording 49 on-screen P TZ control 49 pan, tilt, and zoom 49 record 49 site 49 instant recording ind icator 49 instant recording mo de 50 IPSec disabling 21 enabling 21 network communicati ons,[...]

242 C2631M-A (6/07) PTZ Select All Site Name Vide o Recordin g operating mod es function 36 Display Search Setup instant re cord, starting and stoppi ng 51 instant recording 50 live recordin g 52 overridin g other users 109 P P protocol 57 pan, tilt, and zoom (PTZ) control pa nel 31 pan, tilt, and zoom control enabling 49 focus command, using 57 op[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) 243 instant, enabling 51 motion, camera settings sup ported frame rate during motion 140 image resolutio n 140 motion image q uality 140 post-motio n 140 pre-motion 140 pre-motion frame ra te 140 pre-motion image qu ality 140 normal 50 normal, camera se ttings supported frame rate 140 image quality 140 image resolutio n 140 recordin[...]

244 C2631M-A (6/07) PTZ test 11 2 video loss events, linking to 127 relay output advanced alar m-activate d, configuring 148 advanced A TM/POS-activate d, config uring 149 advanced motion -activated, con figuring 147 advanced video loss-activated, co nfiguring 149 alarm event (external), l inking to 1 21 A TM/POS event (external), linking to 121 mo[...]

C2631M-A (6/07) 245 video, low level 117 view cycle view setup 33 pane/panel. See pane/pa nel viewing area. See pane /panel W We b Client 216 connection list , working with 221 DX8100 DVR sites 221 DX8100 DVR sites , connecting to 216 multicast, using 16 wildcard ch aracter 9 0 wildcard, character 90 Windows XP Embedd ed 16 wiper , operat ing 64 Z [...]

246 C2631M-A (6/07)[...]

PRODUCT WARRANTY AND RETURN INFORMA TION WARRANTY Pelco will repair or replace, without char ge, any merchandise proved defective in material or workmanship for a period of one year after the date of sh ipment. Exceptions to this warrant y are as noted belo w: • Five years on fibe r optic products an d TW3000 Series unsh ielded twisted pair trans[...]

W orldwide Headquarters 3500 Pelco W ay Clovis, California 93612 USA USA & Canada T el: 800/289-9100 Fax: 800/289-9150 International T el: 1-559/292-1981 Fax: 1-559/348-1120 www .pelco.com ISO 9001 Australia | Canada | Finland | France | Germany | Italy | Macau | The Netherlands | Russia | Singapore South Africa | Spain | Sweden | United Arab E[...]