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HIKVISION DS-C80N User Manual

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  • Page 1 Distributed Video Wall Controller User Manual...
  • Page 2 Document, which may include licenses obtained from third parties. ● Any part of the Document, including text, pictures, graphics, etc., belongs to Hikvision. No part of this Document may be excerpted, copied, translated, or modified in whole or in part by any means without written permission.
  • Page 3 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual HIKVISION SHALL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ABNORMAL OPERATION, PRIVACY LEAKAGE OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM CYBER-ATTACK, HACKER ATTACK, VIRUS INFECTION, OR OTHER INTERNET SECURITY RISKS; HOWEVER, HIKVISION WILL PROVIDE TIMELY TECHNICAL SUPPORT IF REQUIRED.
  • Page 4 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Preface Applicable Models This manual is applicable to the DS-C80N distributed video wall controller. Default Parameters Type Default Parameter  Device Login user name: admin  IP address: 192.0.0.64 SSH connection To improve system security, it is highly recommended to change password regularly. In order to protect your privacy and corporate data and avoid network security issues, it is recommended to set strong password that meets security requirements.
  • Page 5 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Safety Instructions In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety regulations of the nation and region.  Provide a surge suppressor at the inlet opening of the device under special conditions such as the mountain top, iron tower, and forest.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction ....................... 1 Overview ................................1 First-Time Configuration Process .......................... 2 Node Function Comparison ..........................2 Chapter 2 Node Batch Activation ....................5 Use SADP Client ..............................5 Use HiTools Delivery .............................

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Overview The distributed video wall controller (hereinafter referred as the device) uses distributed deployment mode, which consists of multiple input nodes and output nodes, realizing the collection and access, transmission and exchange, analysis and processing, and scheduling presentation of video and audio signals.

  • Page 8: First-Time Configuration Process

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual First-Time Configuration Process Scenario 1: When the input nodes are used with Scenario 2: When the input nodes are used with output nodes other decoding devices Activate input and Activate input nodes output nodes Log in to an output Log in to an input node...
  • Page 9 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Configuration Page Function Main Output Input Control Node Node Node √ √ System System Settings Basic Information √ Time Settings Font Settings Serial Port Settings √ √ User Management √ √ Network Network Configuration TCP/IP √...
  • Page 10 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Maintenance and Security Page Web Page Main Control Node Output Node Input Node √ System Restart Maintenance √ Upgrade Backup and Reset √ √ √ Device Debugging Security IP Address Filter Management √ HTTPS Certificate SADP Syslog...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Node Batch Activation

    Connect all nodes and the computer to the same LAN. Visit https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/tools/hitools/clea8b3e4ea7da90a9/ download the SADP client from the Hikvision website and install the SADP client on the computer. Open the SADP client. Select the nodes that are not activated, enter the activation password and confirm it, and click Activate.

  • Page 12: Use Hitools Delivery

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual To activate a single node, you can log in to the web page of the node and activate it. Activate a Single Node Select the activated nodes to batch edit their IP addresses. Enter the start IP, port No., subnet mask, gateway, HTTP port No.
  • Page 13 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Visit https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/tools/hitools/cl7f0143d2c781a3e3/ download the HiTools Delivery client from the Hikvision website and install the HiTools Delivery client on the computer. Open the HiTools Delivery client. Select the nodes that are not activated, enter the activation password and confirm it, and click Activation.
  • Page 14 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Select the activated nodes to batch edit their IP addresses. Enter the start IP address, HTTP port No., SDK service port No., subnet mask, IPv4 gateway, and the admin password, and then click OK. Batch Edit IP Addresses...

  • Page 15: Chapter 3 Main Control Node Configuration

    Video Wall Controller • User Manual Chapter 3 Main Control Node Configuration On the web page of the main control node, you can configure video walls, operate video walls, configure the parameters, and maintain the system and security. Log In to a Node via Web Browser Enter the IP address of an output node in the web browser of the computer.
  • Page 16 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Go to Configuration → Node Configuration → Node Management. Node Management Click Add. Select IP/Domain Name or IP Segment to add output nodes and input nodes. Add a Node Click Save.

  • Page 17: Configure A Video Wall

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Configure a Video Wall Click Video Wall Configuration, select a video wall in the upper left corner. Click Configure to configure video wall scale. Video Wall Configuration Page According to the actual screen quantity, set the video wall scale and click Save. You can also drag the mouse with the left button held to scale the video wall.

  • Page 18: Bind Output Ports With Video Wall

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual A video wall can contain one screen or multiple screens. At a time, one screen can join only one video wall, and one output port can be bound with only one screen. On the Video Wall Configuration page, drag output ports to the screens of the video wall. ...
  • Page 19 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual − For an LED video wall, select Loading Mode when the width is larger than 4096 and the height is larger than 2160) and select Clipping Mode or Loading Mode as required for other resolutions.

  • Page 20: Configure Audio

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Set Output Background  Click Unlink All Output Ports, and then click OK on the pop-up window.  Click Display Output No. to display the output port number on the screen.  Click Hide Output No. to hide the output port number on the screen. ...
  • Page 21 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Link Audio Input Channel and Audio Output Channel (Optional) You can perform the following operations as required:  Double click the name of an audio channel to edit its name.  Click Edit Table to customize the channel name and configure the displaying of the audio channel in the table.

  • Page 22: Add A Network Signal Source

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual  Click Unlink All to unlink all configured audio linkages. Click Save. Link to Audio At the top of the Video Wall Configuration page, click Audio Configuration and select Link to Audio. Click at the upper right corner of an output audio to set it as the output audio of the video wall.
  • Page 23 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual − If you want to add a Network Video Recorder (NVR), the number of channels should start from 33. The first 32 channels are reserved. For example, if you want to add a 32-channel NVR, the number of channels should be 64.

  • Page 24: Bind Signal Sources With Video Wall

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Add a Network Signal Source via URL Address Go to Video Wall Operation → Signal Source, click , and select URL. Enter the signal source information.  Enter the URL address of the signal source. URL parameter description: rtsp://IP:554/h264/ch1/main/av_stream/?username=username?password=password?lin kmode=tcp ...

  • Page 25: Operate A Video Wall

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Drag Signal Sources to Video Wall  Drag a signal source folder to the video wall to batch bind multiple signal sources with the video wall. Drag a Signal Source Folder to Video Wall Operate a Video Wall Go to Video Wall Operation and perform the following operations as required: ...
  • Page 26 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Adjust Position of a Signal Source Window  Divide a signal source window: Select a signal source window, and click the window division icon.  Adjust the size of a signal source window: ...
  • Page 27 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual  Select a network signal source to configure the decoding status, audio status and decoding delay. Make sure you have configured the output audio for the video wall on the Video Wall Configuration page. Configure Audio for Network Signal Source ...

  • Page 28: Configure Subtitles

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual  Click Clear Window at the top of the Video Wall Operation page to clear all bound signal source windows.  Select a signal source, and then click to edit its name. Edit Signal Source Name Go to Video Wall Operation, click Subtitle, press and hold the left mouse button to drag subtitles to screens that are bound with output ports.
  • Page 29 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Configure a Text Subtitle Select Text for the subtitle type and enter the subtitle content. Adjust the subtitle position and size. Adjust the font size, font color, font direction, alignment, background color, and background transparency.

  • Page 30: Manage Scenes

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Configure a Time Subtitle Up to 128 scenes are supported. Go to Video Wall Operation to manage scenes.  Click Save Scene to save the current video wall configuration as a new scene or overwrite the existing scene.

  • Page 31: Manage Plans

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Manage Scene You can add multiple scenes and set the scene schedule in a plan. Go to Video Wall Operation and click Plan to manage plans. Manage Plan  Click to add a plan: 1) Set the plan name.
  • Page 32 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Add a Plan  Click a plan and then click to edit the plan.  Click a plan and then click to call the plan. Call a Plan  Click a plan and then click to delete the plan.
  • Page 33 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Configure Subnode Serial Port Go to Screen Control Link, and click Add. 1) Select the default main node serial No. and subsystem No. By default, they are 1. 2) Select sub-board No. according to the subsystem on the Subnode Serial Port page. Select Sub-Board No.
  • Page 34 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual 4) Select a video wall to be displayed on the screen. 5) Click Save. Add Screen Control Link Use a serial port cable to connect the screen and the configured sub-board serial port. Go to Screen Maintenance and select an output port.

  • Page 35: Maintain Screens

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Maintain Screens Configure Screen Display Effect Go to Configuration → Signal Source Settings → Image Settings to configure the following parameters.  Click Source Clipping, select a signal source, and set the clipping value at top, bottom, left, and right edges.
  • Page 36 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual The clipping value ranges from 0 to 200. The clipping value at the top and bottom edges should be a multiple of 2, and the clipping value at the left and right edges should be a multiple of 4. ...

  • Page 37: Set Encoding Parameters

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Overlay Date, Time, and Text Go to Configuration → Signal Source Settings → Encoding Settings. Select a signal source. Set the video encoding parameters.  Select a stream type.  Set the bit rate type and maximum bit rate. −...
  • Page 38 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual  Select a video type.  Set shallow/deep compression rate: Set the compression rate according to the actual need. Keep the default value. − Shallow compression: Low video compression, high resolution, and high bandwidth requirements.

  • Page 39: Splice Signal Source

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual This function allows you to splice multiple local signal source images into one signal source image. After the signal source splicing, the spliced signal sources will disappear from the signal source list.  Only UHD signal sources support splicing. ...

  • Page 40: Set Other Parameters

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual (Optional) Click Cancel All Linkage to cancel the previous signal source splicing and splice the signal sources again. Click Save. Go to Configuration → Other Settings to set the following parameters:  Enable Sub-Stream Auto-Switch and set the window division threshold. If the window division reaches the window division threshold, the device will automatically use sub-stream to get the images.

  • Page 41: Configure Parameters Of The Main Control Node

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Change Scene  Click Streaming Mode, and then select Unicast or Broadcast. After setting unicast or broadcast, the device will restart. Select Streaming Mode  Click Local Source Mode to set the compression mode. In high-quality mode, the video image has high definition, but it will occupy more bandwidth.
  • Page 42 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual  Go to System Settings → Basic Information to view the device information and edit the device name as required. You can click Upgrade to go to the upgrade page. View Basic Information ...
  • Page 43 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual  On the Time Settings page, if you select Manual Time Sync, you can click Sync with Computer to make the device time same as the computer time. Select Manual Time Sync  Go to System Settings →...

  • Page 44: Configure Network Parameters

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Set Main Node Serial Port  Go to Configuration → System → User Management, and click to edit the password of the admin user. Manage Users Go to Configuration → Network to configure TCP/IP and HTTP(S) parameters. Configure TCP/IP Go to Network Configuration →...
  • Page 45 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Configure Network Parameters Disable the STP protocol of the switch that is connected with the main control node to avoid function exception. Click Save. Configure HTTP(S) Go to Network Service → HTTP(S). Set the HTTP port number. The port number can be either 80 or any value from 2000 to 65535.

  • Page 46: Configure Node Parameters

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Configure HTTP(S) Parameters (Optional) Enable redirect to HTTPS automatically. Thus, the device access via HTTPS is used by default. Click Save. View Node Status Go to Configuration → Node Configuration → Node Status, select a node to view its status, restart it or lighten its indicator.
  • Page 47 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Manage Nodes Go to Configuration → Node Configuration → Node Management. Node Management  Select a node and click Delete.  Click to edit the main control node. Edit Main Control Node...
  • Page 48 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual  Set the network area for nodes: Click Manage Network Area to add, edit, or delete network areas. Select the nodes, and click Set Network Area to set the network area of the node. If the nodes are in the same network area, the delay will be low, but more bandwidth will be occupied.

  • Page 49: Configure Event

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Go to Configuration → Event. When decoding device exception and source decoding exception occur, configure the audible warning and alarm reporting to the platform. Set Device Exception Alarm Maintain the System Go to Maintenance and Security → System Maintenance to configure the following parameters: ...
  • Page 50 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Upgrade Nodes via HiTools Delivery Client  Export the parameters of the main control node. To export the parameters of a single input node, log in to the node and export its parameters. Export Parameters of Main Control Node ...
  • Page 51 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual  Click to select a parameter file saved locally, and click Import to import device parameters. Reset Main Control Node  Search logs: Click Log to set the search condition and click Search. You can view the searched logs of the main control node and subnodes in the list below.

  • Page 52: Maintain The Security Of Main Control Node

    Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual  To export the logs of the main control node, insert a USB flash drive into the main control node, and click Start Exporting.  To export the logs of an output node, insert a USB flash drive into the output node, and click Start Exporting.
  • Page 53 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Configure IP Address Filter  Click HTTPS Certificate, and then import the locally saved HTTPS certificate and secret key. Import HTTPS Certificate and Secret Key  Enable SADP as required. With SADP enabled, you can use the SADP client to search for the node when it is in the same network segment with the computer.
  • Page 54 Distributed Video Wall Controller • User Manual Enable Syslog...
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