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- Page 1 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Guardian VIP User Manual v2.0 Rapid Deployable Security System visualengineering.co.uk Page 1...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Introduction to the Guardian VIP System ........ - Page 3 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 • Video Panel Coloured Borders............. . 27 • Video Panel Status Icons .
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Page 4: Change History
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Change History Version Date Change Summary Author v1.0 1/12/2015 Initial Draft v1.1 7/12/2015 Added Dimension Drawings v1.2 1/3/2016 Production System Update v1.3 2/3/2016 Reformatted v1.4 12/10/2016 Camera Viewer Updates v2.0 4/5/2017 Updates for Gen2 System visualengineering.co.uk... -
Page 5: About The User Manual
This user manual describes the operation of the Guardian VIP rapid deployable security system. Initially, the user manual introduces the reader to the operation of the Guardian VIP system. This includes a description of the various components, a guide to their use and how to interface them all together, in order to produce a working system. -
Page 6: Introduction To The Guardian Vip System
May 2017 Introduction to the Guardian VIP System Guardian VIP is a rapid deployable wireless video security system. It has been designed for protecting travelling VIPs staying in hotels and apartments. The wireless video camera nodes are designed to blend in with the surrounding environment, disguised as items commonly located in hotels and apartments. -
Page 7: The Guardian Vip Kit
Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 The Guardian VIP Kit Kit Contents The Guardian VIP system is completely configurable. This allows the customer to compile a system that meets their particular requirement. The kit configurations shown on the right are examples of Peli flight cases packed with differing system configurations. -
Page 8: Key Components
Key Fob Panic Alarm Antenna Relay Node Antennas Part Numbers and Labels All components of the Guardian VIP system have part numbers and QR code identification. These numbers should be quoted to Visual Engineering for fault reporting and re-ordering purposes. visualengineering.co.uk Page 8... -
Page 9: Default Ip Addresses
Operator’s Base Station, as shown below. Default IP Addresses The Guardian VIP system uses mesh radios to connect between the camera nodes and the Base Station. Additionally there is an IP encoder to accompany each mesh radio. -
Page 10: Getting Started With Operator's Base Station
May 2017 Getting Started with Operator’s Base Station The Guardian VIP system is a mesh camera system. Video from the system is received at the Base Station and displayed on the Operator’s laptop. The first step in using the Guardian VIP system is to set up the Base Station and laptop. -
Page 11: Switching The Base Station On
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Identify the Base Station PSU from the kit, as shown to the right. Connect it to the mains supply and the Base Station. Also, connect the Ethernet RJ45 network cable as shown below. -
Page 12: Base Station Front Panel Leds
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Base Station Front Panel LEDs As shown below, the Base Station has six LEDs on the front. Whilst the Base Station is using UPS power, pressing the green button for ½ a second will indicate the UPS reserve power level. -
Page 13: Batteries
6 Hours Battery Status A Guardian VIP battery pack is equipped with a charge status indicator. This meter can show at a glance the remaining battery charge. To observe the battery status, users simply need to press the status button. The remaining charge in the battery is then briefly displayed on the status indicator LEDs. -
Page 14: Dual Battery Pack
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Dual Battery Pack To extend the operating time of a battery powered node in a Guardian system it is possible to double the power available to a node by connecting it to the dual battery pack. -
Page 15: Battery Charging
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Battery Charging The Base Station is used to charge the batteries. It has four charge locations, as shown below. Battery 2 Battery 3 Charge Location Charge Location Battery 4 Battery 1... -
Page 16: Laptop Configuration
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Laptop Configuration Identify the Operator’s laptop, Ethernet adaptor and PSU from the kit. Laptop PSU Ethernet adaptor Plug the Ethernet adaptor into one of the Thunderbolt sockets on the side of the laptop. Connect the other end of the adaptor to the RJ45 Ethernet cable which should now already be connected to the Base Station. -
Page 17: Cctv Nodes
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 CCTV Nodes The Guardian VIP system contains CCTV style wireless camera dome concealment nodes, as shown here. Each node contains a digital wireless mesh radio, a camera, antennas and a battery. Each node is capable of motion detection and light level triggers. -
Page 18: Installing A Battery Into The Cctv Node
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Command Strips should be applied to the plate in three strips as shown to the right. Once the mounting plate is firmly stuck, the camera can be hung from the plate by aligning the mounting lugs to the holes in the plate and applying a twist lock action, as shown in the images below. -
Page 19: Cctv Node Positioning
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 CCTV Node Positioning The Camera Dome Node contains a high definition camera that can be manually positioned onto a target. The camera has the following four manual user settings: • Horizontal Pan •... -
Page 20: Manually Adjusting The Camera Pan And Tilt
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Manually Adjusting the Camera Pan and Tilt With the domes removed the camera can now be accessed. It can be manually adjusted horizontally for pan and tilted vertically by gently turning and tilting the camera onto the desired target. -
Page 21: Relay Node
The flexibility the Relay Node offers together with its high gain antennas make it ideal for extending the peripheral working range of the Guardian VIP security system. Relay Node Antenna Assembly Users should install the two straight SMA antennas onto the Relay Node, using the 8mm spanner provided in the kit. -
Page 22: Installing A Battery Into The Relay Node
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Installing a Battery into the Relay Node With the antennas installed and the Binder connected the Relay Node is now ready to receive a battery. Installing a charged battery will automatically activate the Relay node. There is no additional on/off switch. -
Page 23: Vip Panic Button
Guardian VIP May 2017 VIP Panic Button The Guardian VIP kit is supplied with a VIP Key Fob panic button, as shown here. A user pressing the Key Fob panic button will cause an audible and visual alarm to occur at the Base Station. -
Page 24: The Ve Camera Viewer
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 The VE Camera Viewer The VE Camera Viewer is a software application used to display the video from all camera nodes in the system and the Operator’s Base Station user video input. -
Page 25: Video Panels
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Video Panels Each Video Panel is associated with one camera. In addition to the video panel window it also has a status icon, the option to change settings and play a recording. To access the settings and recording options hover the mouse over this area as shown below. -
Page 26: Play Recording
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Play Recording The video panel below shows an example of the Play Recording mode. Users can select a segment of recorded video to be played back from memory. Options are from 30 seconds to 10 minutes. -
Page 27: Video Panel Coloured Borders
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Select a duration from the highlighted available options in the list and the recording file will be downloaded and played out on the video panel. Video Panel Coloured Borders The Video panel is edged in a colour, the meaning of which is described in the following table... -
Page 28: Pan, Tilt & Zoom Operation
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 If an alarm is triggered within the last 30 seconds an alarm symbol will be displayed in the bottom left corner of the video panel. All alarm symbols are described in the following table. -
Page 29: Manually Add A Camera Node
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Manually Add a Camera Node It is possible to manually add a node to the player. This is an alternative to the player automatically finding nodes on the network. To manually add a node click the + button. -
Page 30: Optional Views
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Optional Views Different layouts of the video panels can be chosen by selecting a particular layout from the options on the left. Also the order in which they are tiled onto the player can be changed, this is achieved by dragging and re-positioning the node identifier in the list. - Page 31 Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 For the view shown below if the CCTV Node 2 video panel is clicked on, the player will display that video panel in the large central section. This selection is illustrated below.
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Page 32: Advanced Functions
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Advanced Functions Connecting External Video into the Base Station The Base Station has the facility to accept an external video in at the rear. The ‘Video In’ connector is a BNC female. This allows the connection of additional user cameras or any PAL video source. -
Page 33: Web Interface & Configuration
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Web Interface & Configuration The following web browser control interface is not required for normal operation. Web browser control of the mesh radios should only be undertaken by users wishing to achieve the following: •... -
Page 34: Login Prompt
• Click the Connect button Once logged in to the Guardian VIP system the user can begin configuring it to suit. The Main Window This is the main entry point for the RF configuration of the Guardian system. The following six parameters are explained in the table that follows. -
Page 35: Basic Settings
This explains how to configure a mesh so that the user can start to explore what can be done with a mesh network. These basic settings are set to appropriate default values in a Guardian VIP system. There are only seven things to configure to form a mesh network. Choose the configuration tab and set up these seven options. -
Page 36: The Global Settings Tab
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Item Description 1 Enable Place a check in this box to switch the transmitter on. 2 Frequency Type in the frequency required for use in the mesh. This must be the same on all units (see configuration defaults earlier). -
Page 37: The Status Tab
Check this box if you need the Guardian VIP to obtain its IP address remotely from a DHCP server. 2 IP Address Complete this box to give the Guardian VIP a fixed IP address when DHCP is not used, it is not used by default. 3 Operating Mode This should be set the same for every node in the mesh and is defaulted to ’16... -
Page 38: The Status - Overview Tab
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 The Status - Overview Tab 1. Signal Quality This gives a simple picture of the signal quality around the mesh system. Ideally, it would have steady green boxes for all links. Naturally, mobile units will go out of range or interference will cause a unit to degrade for a while. -
Page 39: The Status - Spectra Tab
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 The Status - Spectra Tab 1. The Spectra Displays There are two displays labelled A and B which show the spectra being received on the two diversity antennas of the node that is being interrogated. -
Page 40: The Status - Maps Tab
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 The Status - Maps Tab 1. Radio Buttons The radio buttons enable you to choose between Network and one of four map displays for the mesh. Leave it on Network for now. -
Page 41: Changing Frequency Or Encryption Key In The System
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 4. Show Details Checkbox When the Show Details box is checked the node information is expanded to show things like TX IP Packets which are useful when diagnosing network problems. 5. Show Names When the Show Names box is checked the friendly names for the nodes are shown on the network map display. -
Page 42: Camera Node Configuration
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Camera Node Configuration Control of the camera nodes and the video encoder in the Base Station is achieved via a web browser interface. The web browser allows control of the camera recording functions and control over camera parameters such as encoder and network settings. -
Page 43: Camera Login
Visual Engineering sales support. The recording function is an option that is customer specific and is an area that can be safely edited. -
Page 44: Recording
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Recording There are three steps to enable/disable the camera recording. • Select the Recording tab • Select the mode • Submit the selection 3. Submit Selection 2. Select the Mode, Continuous or Off 1. -
Page 45: Camera Firmware Update
Should it be necessary to update the firmware in a camera node it is possible to do this. Only update the camera with files that have been approved by Visual Engineering. Use of other files will render the camera inoperable. -
Page 46: Relay Node Connectors
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Relay Node Connectors 8 Pin Binder female SWZ Connector 8 Pin Binder male IP Camera Connector Signal Signal +12v DC Power GND CVBS Video GND Reserved +5v DC RS232 TXD RS232 RXD... -
Page 47: Dimension Drawings
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Dimension Drawings Base Station Dimensions visualengineering.co.uk Page 47... -
Page 48: Relay Node Dimensions
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 Relay Node Dimensions visualengineering.co.uk Page 48... -
Page 49: Cctv Node Dimensions
Visual Engineering Video solutions. Integrated Guardian VIP May 2017 CCTV Node Dimensions Visual Engineering Technologies LTD Visual Engineering Technologies LLC Kemps Farm 24928 Genesee Trail Road Stanway Suite 100 Colchester Golden CO CO3 8NB 80401 USA +44 (0)1206 211842 (303)-526-0935 sales@visualengineering.co.uk...
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