Pelco DX8100 manual

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    Digital Video Recorder DX8100 Important Security Information for System Administrators C2641M-B (4/08)[...]

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    C2641M-B (4/08) 3 Contents DX8100 Platform Security Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Physical Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    4 C2641M-B (4/08) List of Illustrations 1 DX8100 BIOS Setup Main Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2 New BIOS Password Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    C2641M-B (4/08) 5 List of T ables A Keyboard Remapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 B Open Ports on the DX8100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    6 C2641M-B (4/08) DX8100 Platform Security Information The DX8100 Series digital video recorder (DVR) is e quipped with an extensive set of secu rity measure s to provide t he user with secure, uninterru pted service . NOTE: While great c are has bee n taken in the design and developmen t of the DX8100 to ensure a secure DVR platform, it is not fea[...]

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    C2641M-B (4/08) 7 Figure 1. DX8100 BIOS Setup Main S cr een 3. Use the cursor control keys on your keyb oard to move over to the Security tab an d select Change Supervisor Password. 4. Press the Ente r key on your keyboard. The Enter New Password dialog box opens. 5. Enter a new pa ssword for the BIOS Supervisor account. Passwo r ds should be betwe[...]

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    8 C2641M-B (4/08) Figure 3. Passwo r d Confi r m Dialog Box NOTE: Remember to write do wn this password and keep it in a secure p lace. 9. Press the F1 0 function key on your keyboard to sa ve and exi t the BIOS setu p screen. 10. Finalize BIOS change s: • To accept the BIOS changes an d reboot, press the Ent er key. • To cancel th e BIOS chang[...]

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    C2641M-B (4/08) 9 OPERATING SYSTEM SECURITY Upon a successful boot procedure, the DX 8100 will automatically load the Windows ® 2000 or Windows XP Embe dded operating system. These operating systems are sp ecifical ly tailored for use on the DX8100. It does not have the standard feature se t found in the comme rcially avai lable version of th e Wi[...]

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    10 C2641M-B (4/08) Figure 6. Use r s and Passwo r ds Dialog Box 4. Click the Advanc ed tab. The Advance d page opens. Figure 7. Advan c ed Page 5. Click the Advanced but ton. The Local Users and Groups dialog box opens.[...]

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    C2641M-B (4/08) 11 Figure 8. Use r s and G r oups Dialog Box 6. Click Users. Figure 9. Use r Listing Dialog Box 7. Right-click DX81 00ADM and then select the Set Password option fr om the shortcut menu.[...]

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    12 C2641M-B (4/08) Figure 10. Ente r and Confi r m New Passwo r d The Set Passwo rd dialog b ox opens. Figure 11. Set Passwo r d Dialo g Box 8. Enter a new pa ssword for th e DX8100ADM acco unt. Passwor ds are case- sensitive an d should cont ain a mixture of alphabetic a nd n umeric characters between si x and ten char acters in length. NOTE: Reme[...]

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    C2641M-B (4/08) 13 T o enable the automatic logon fe ature: 1. Exit the DX8100 appli cation if it is running, an d return to the Wi ndows operating syst em. 2. Click Start > Settin gs > Control Panel. The Contr o l Panel dialog box opens. 3. Double-click U sers and Passwords icon. T he Users and Passwords dialog box ope ns. Figure 13. Use r s[...]

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    14 C2641M-B (4/08) WINDOWS XP EMBEDDED: CHANGI NG THE ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD T o change the Windows XP Embedd ed DX8100ADM password: 1. Exit the DX8 100 application if it is runn ing, and return to the Windows oper ating system. 2. Click Start > Sett ings > Contr ol Panel. The Win dows Control Pa nel opens. Figure 15. Use r s and Passwo r ds [...]

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    C2641M-B (4/08) 15 Figure 17. Changing Y ou r A cc ount P r ompt 5. Click “Change my passwo rd.” The “Change your password” dialog box open s. Figure 18. Change Y ou r Passwo r ds Dialog Box 6. Enter the n ew password for the DX8 1 00ADM account an d then click the Change Password button. A prompt is not displayed ad visin g you that the pa[...]

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    16 C2641M-B (4/08) 8. T o manually log on to the server application: a. Close the Us er Accounts dialog box, and then re start the DX81 00. The log on message dia log box open s. b. Click OK. The Log On to Wind ows dialog box opens. Figure 19. Log On to Windows Dialog Box c. Enter the new pa ssword and then click OK. T h e DX8100 server applica tio[...]

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    C2641M-B (4/08) 17 Figure 21. Automati c ally Log On Dialog Box f. In the Password text box, type the new DX8100ADM password. g. In the Confir m Password text box, retype the password aga in. h. Click OK and then restart the DX8100 serv er . The unit will restart and automatically log you on to the DX8100 server applicat ion. ENABLING CTRL+ALT+DEL [...]

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    18 C2641M-B (4/08) DX8100 SECURITY INTERNET PROTOCOL SECURITY The DX8100 f eatures built -in network security us ing Internet Protocol Se curity (IPSec). IPSec facil itates auth entication and en cryption at the network packet level. IPSec ser v ices protect the DX81 00 from unwanted or potentially damaging network request s. With IPSec enab le d, [...]

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    C2641M-B (4/08) 19 DX8100 NETWORK PORTS T abl e B describes t he DX8100 ports and t heir functi ons. The po rts are clas sified eit her as user-changeable or fixed. Y o u can as sign a user- changeable port a diffe rent number . In th is case, a po rt’ s number must be assig ned within the range of 5 000–65535. If a port is assigned ou t of thi[...]

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    20 C2641M-B (4/08) PASSWORD RECOVERY There are no “backdoor ” accounts o r alternative access optio ns built int o the DX8100 application software. P elco cannot issu e o verriding passwords, factory passwords, or other mean s to bypass the logon requirement of the ap plication program. If the D X8100´s Admin account password is lost or forgot[...]

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    C2641M-B (4/08) 21 DX8100 System Recovery Procedure This DX8100 recovery procedure is used in two way s: • T o reco ver your DX8 100 software u sing the DX81 00 Recovery DVD that is pro vided with the unit. • T o recover your DX8100 Series D VR in case of a cata strophic failure. In this case, this procedure should on ly be thought of as a last[...]

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    22 C2641M-B (4/08) RECORDING IP SE CURITY SETTINGS 1. Exit the DX8100 ap plication window to the Windows environment. 2. On the taskba r , cl ick Start, an d then click P rograms > Mana ge IPSec Polic y . 3. Record the st atus of Enable IP Security Policy: Checked _____ Unchecked_____. 4. Click Cancel to exit. RUNNING THE DX8100 RECOVERY PROC ED[...]

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    C2641M-B (4/08) 23 c. In the BIOS setu p, go to the Boot tab, select Boot Device Priority , and then press Enter . The Boot Settings page is displayed . Figure 26. Boot Settings Page d. In the Boot Settings pag e, select Boot Devices Prio rity , an d press Ente r . Th e Boot Device Priority pa ge is displaye d. e. In the Boot Dev ice Priority page,[...]

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    24 C2641M-B (4/08) f. Press F 10 and then se lect OK to sav e your chang es and exit. The DX8100 wil l restart and prompt you by displaying “Press any k ey to boot from CD.” Figure 28. Se le c ting OK to Save Changes NOTE: The prompt “Pr ess any key t o boot from CD/DVD ” appears for only a few sec onds; and if missed the unit will not boot[...]

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    C2641M-B (4/08) 25 h. Do one of t he following: • T o accept the EULA, click Accept. The DX8100 Re-In stall dialog box open s, displaying the Wa rning message. Go to step i. • T o Cancel the reinstallation pro cess, click Cancel. The DX81 00 restarts. i. T ype Ye s in the text box to agree to the reco very procedure, and then click Proceed. Fig[...]

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    26 C2641M-B (4/08) 3. Do the following: a. Enter the BIOS b y pressing De lete at th e point the P elco splash sc reen is displ ayed. The BIOS Se tup opens. Figure 32. BIOS Setup Window b. In the BIOS setu p, go to the Boot tab, select Boot Device Priority , and then press Enter . The Boot Settings page is displayed . Figure 33. BIOS Boot Settings [...]

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    C2641M-B (4/08) 27 c. In the Boot Se ttings pag e, select Boot De vices Priori ty . and p ress Enter . Th e Boot Device Priority pa ge is displaye d. d. In the Boot Dev ice Priority page, select SA T A, and press the plus (+) or minus (–) key u ntil SA T A appears f irst in the li st. Figure 34. Boot Devi c e P r io r ity Page 4. Eject th e DX810[...]

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    28 C2641M-B (4/08) • If you are u pdating an ex isting system and you want to save pre v iously recorded video, select Recovery on the PDB G r oup ID box . In this case, all of the boxes shou ld turn yellow and the in dividual drives should have Used sele cted. This st ep will save your recorded video. Figure 36. PDB Initialization S cr een with [...]

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    C2641M-B (4/08) 29 IMPORTING THE DX8100 DVR SETTINGS 1. Insert the USB key into the front of the unit. 2. Click Edit > Import Setu p. 3. Double-click the last drive on the list; this is your USB key . 4. Locate the backup file you previously cr eated, and then click Op en. Y our previously backed up se ttings will now be imported i nto your new [...]

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    PRODUCT W ARRANTY AND RETURN INFORMA TION WARRANTY Pelco will repair or replace, without c harge, any merchandise proved defective in material or workmanship for a period of one year after the date of shipment. Exceptions to this warranty are as noted below: • Five years on fiber optic products and TW3000 Series unsh ielded twisted pair (UTP) tra[...]

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