General
Setup
System
Configuration
From the Live View click on the Configure
button.
Choose Configure, General Setting tab. You may configure
cameras and global recording parameters in this dialog
box. Changes made to the General Setting tab would apply
to all available cameras attached to the system, while
changes made to each camera tab apply only to the individual
camera. In I/O Device tab you could add and configure
I/O devices. HotLine/Network tab is used to configure
the system for connection to network or mobile.
Configuring Global Recording Parameters
[Startup]
The Startup options instruct the system to
enable selected features at main system startup.
Start Monitor: Selects
one of the following monitor control modes at startup:
Monitor All: Allows you
to monitor all cameras and I/O (if available) at startup.
It is the same as to manually mouse click Monitor button,
Start All Monitoring. (Refer to “Start/Stop Monitoring”
later in this chapter for detail information).
Schedule Monitor: Allows
you to monitor cameras by schedule. Alternatively you
may click Schedule button, Schedule Start. Refer to
Running the System at a Scheduled Time on page 50.
I/O Monitor: Allows you
to monitor all I/O devices. Alternatively you may click
the Monitor button, and then select I/O Monitoring.
Note: By adjusting Monitor Control,
you may record or invoke alert methods of each camera
with individual settings. See Adjusting Individual Camera
on page 22 to set up your Monitor Control.
Multicast Server: Allows
connection to IP Multicast (one of the remote application)
at startup. (Or click the Network button and select
Multicast Server.)
TCP Server: Allows connection
to Remote View (another remote application) by TCP.
(Or click the Network button and select TCP Server.)
WebCam Server: Allows connection
to WebCam Server at startup. (Or click the Network button
and select WebCam Server.)
Modem Server: Allows connection
to Remote View by a modem. (Or click the Network button
and select Modem Server.)
Connect to VSM: Allows
connection to VSM Server (Or click the Network button
and select Connect to VSM(G).)
Twin Server: Allows connection
to Twin Server at startup. (Or click the Network button
and select Twin Server).
Twin Server is discussed in Chapter 13.
Connect to CenterV2: Allows connection to CenterV2.
(Or click the Network button and select Connect to CenterV2.)
Enable Directdraw Overlay:
Enables full-screen at startup. (For the related applications,
see Switching to Full –Screen View on page 45).
Enable De-interlace Render:
Avoids interlace of the odd and even video lines. This
feature affects only single channel view mode with the
resolution of 640 x 480. To apply this feature for the
first time, follow these steps:
1. Click the Configure
button, and select System Configure from menu.
2. In the System Configure
dialog box, select Enable De-Interlace Render in the
Startup section.
3. Clicks OK to apply
the setup.
4. Exit and restart the
Main System. Without the restart, the function will
not apply.
Note: Most of the VGA card supports
DirectX9. Enable Directdraw Overlay and De-interlace
Render if your VGA card supports DirectX9. The settings
will greatly enhance the quality of image.
Startup Auto Login: Select and press the Arrow button
to assign an ID used at system auto startup. After the
setup, system will automatically login using this ID
at next startup, without asking for ID and Password.
For related settings, see Launching Main System from
System Tray on page 31.
Panel Resolution: Select the resolution (between 800
x 600 and 1024 x 768 from drop-down list) that best
fits the monitor screen on your computer screen.
Mini-View for Remote Desktop:
Squeezes all video channels into a single 320x240 view.
Since you may use Microsoft Remote Desktop (a feature
that comes with Windows XP Professional Edition) to
set up a main system through network, it is important
to get smallest size possible data to transfer over
network. To apply this feature for the first time:
1. Press Configure button
in function panel, and select System Configure from
menu.
2. In the System Configure
dialog box, select Mini-View for Remote Desktop in Startup
section.
3. Press OK to apply the
setup.
4. Exit and restart the
Main System. Without this step the function will not
apply.
5. After system restart,
select Configure button again, then enable Mini-View
Switch from menu. If wish to
go back to normal view, go back to the menu and deselect
the feature.
Note: You may see a warning message
“Directdraw Create Overlay Failed” when trying to use
WebCam Remote Control to connect to a server. The message
indicates the server has selected the Enable Directdraw
Overlay function. It only means the remote side will
not see the images with DirectDraw applied. It is safe
to press YES to continue the connection.
Tip: To check version of your DirectX,
search for file name dxdiag. Open the file and find
version of your DirectX in this dialog box. DirectX
9 is also included in system CD-ROM. Find DirectX9 folder
and run dxsetup to upgrade to DirectX 9.
[Location Name]
The given name (maximum 14 characters) is displayed
in main screen as the name of the server.
[Log Storage]
Selects storage type (recycle or not recycle) and location.
Available: Shows remaining hard disk space.
Recycle Log: Indicates
the recording date of the next video file to be erased.
Set Location…: Press Set
Location to select location to save video files to.
Recycle: When this option
is selected, it will cause the oldest files to be deleted
when the system requires storage space for new surveillance
videos. If it is not selected, the system will stop
recording when disk space is full.
Keep Days: Set to keep
the files in storage for a set number of days. Users
may specify to recycle at 1 to 999 days. If designated
storage space is not big enough to keep all video files
for the defined days, Recycle setting then overrides
the Keep Days setting.
[Caption]
Enters heading to have it displayed on the upper left-hand
corner of the camera screen. You may choose No for no
heading; ID to show only camera ID, or ID+Name to show
both camera ID + Name.
[Send Alerts Approach]
Click the arrow button to choose whether to
be notified by E-mail, telephone or SMS when an alert
condition occurs under the surveillance area. For the
telephone setup, see Configuring Hotline/Network Notification
on page 28. For the E-mail setup, see Sending Alerts
thru E-Mail Accounts on page 41. For the SMS setup,
see Short Message Service in Chapter 12.
[Exit Option]
Check the box to enable the feature. Press the blue
Arrow button to switch between Select Auto Shutdown
and Auto Restart Windows. Auto Shutdown closes Windows
OS after exiting GV system. Auto Restart Windows restarts
Windows OS after exiting a GV system.
[PTZ Control]
Adds PTZ cameras to the system. See the later section
of PTZ Control Panel for operation details.
[Monitor Option]
Start Delay: Starts monitor
after x second(s) when system is activated.
Post-Rec Motion: Records
video after motion has stopped for a specified period
of time (1 – 10 seconds).
Send Event Alerts: Allows
you to send out the assigned E-Mail/Hotline/SMS notification
when the selected alert conditions occur. To enable
the function, follow the steps below.
1. Check the Send Event
Alerts item, and click the arrow button beside to display
the following window.
2. Select the desired
alert events to send out the assigned notification,
and then click OK for the application.
The alert events of Intruder Event, Missing Object,
Unattended Object, and POS Loss Prevention Event are
only available when the alarm settings are activated
in Counter Application, Object Monitor, and POS Application
separately.
Note: To select the type of notification,
see Send Alerts Approach on page 19.
Pre-Rec Motion: Records
video just prior to an activity event for a specified
period of time. To use this feature, follow these steps:
1. Select the Pre-Rec
Motion check box to enable the feature.
2. Click the blue Arrow
button next to Pre-Rec Motion to bring up the Pre-Record
Setup dialog box.
[Pre-Record Performance] The
amount of physical memory of the computer that the system
is running on determines the pre-recording performance.
The selection is grayed out if computer does not have
enough memory for the selection.
Note: The recording frame rate is calculated
base on a 320x240 recording size.
[Pre-Record Option (per
camera)] Determines numbers of pre-record
frames.
Total Frames: Determines
the maximum pre-recording frames of a system.
Frame/Sec Limitation: Determines
the maximum pre-recording frame rate (fps) of a camera.
Dividing the Total Frames by Frames/Sec Limitation,
you will get the pre-recording duration of each camera
(in the above case, each camera will record 5 seconds
pre-activity).
[EventLog Size] Determines
the amount of time (from 1 to 5 minutes) of each event
file. If selected 5 Min, a 30-minute video clips will
be chop into six 5-minute event files; if selected 1
Min, a 30-minute event will be chop into thirty (30)
1-minute event files. To decide what to set up here,
consider how often you back up your event files, and
how intensive the activity is in your surveillance area.
Smaller file size makes backup process faster.
[Camera Scan] Select
to rotate through the screen division. Click the drop-down
list and specify the amount of time that elapses before
switching to the next screen division group. Press the
blue Arrow button to select the mode of screen division.
[Video Record] Click
the check box to watermark all recorded videos. Watermark
is a way to verify authenticity of the video streams,
and to ensure that they have not been tampered with
or modified in any way.
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