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- Page 1 User Manual CENTRAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE Remote Monitoring Software for Q-See’s QT-Series DVRs...
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Page 2: About This Manual
INTRODUCTION CMS, or Central Management Software, is a client management program which allows you to control and monitor one or more Q-See QT-series security DVRs from a single location. CMS Thank You for Choosing a Q-See Product! can also be used to monitor IP (Internet Protocol, or networked) cameras as well. Through... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
5. Video Search TABLE OF CONTENTS 5.1 Playback 1. System Requirements File Search Video Playback Software Picture Playback Hardware 5.2 Backup Internet Connection Speeds Backing up by Event Backing up by Time Compatible Network Security Systems TROUBLESHOOTING 2. Getting Started IP TOOL 2.1 Installing CMS Uninstalling CMS... -
Page 4: System Requirements
COMPATIBLE NETWORK SECURITY SYSTEMS application. By default, it will install in the The following Q-See products can be accessed and controlled using CMS. They must be Program Files folder on your computer, but set up and properly configured for remote monitoring before attempting to access them with you may click on Browse to choose another CMS. -
Page 5: Uninstalling Cms
2.2 LOGGING IN You will be asked where you want the program to add its icons. Select a specific To launch CMS, double click on the CMS icon on your computer desktop, or location if desired. Click on Next to proceed. select it from the program menu available by clicking on the Windows icon at the lower left corner of your computer screen. -
Page 6: Control Center Operation Interface
2.3 CONTROL CENTER OPERATION INTERFACE Item Name Description Device List Shows the connected DVRs and available cameras. This can be switched to show groups of specific channels by clicking on the Channel Group tab at the bottom. Lock/Unlock Locks the current configuration. When locked, one must enter the user name and password to make any changes. -
Page 7: E-Map
2.4 E-MAP 2.5 BASIC CONFIGURATION Users have the option to add a map showing You will need to access your DVRs through CMS in order to monitor them. the locations of the cameras being monitored in order to quickly show the location of an alarm event. -
Page 8: Channel Groups
STEP 5. To view your DVRs, click on the STEP 4. Once you have set up your region, you can add one or more DVRs or IP Live button at the lower right of the cameras to it by clicking on the Add Device icon. Operation Interface. -
Page 9: Monitoring Using Cms
STEP 1. Click on the Add Group icon MONITORING USING CMS CHAPTER 3 STEP 2. Enter the name of your group and click OK. LIVE VIEWING STEP 3. With the channel group’s icon highlighted, click on an available camera in the Once you have added your DVR(s) to the Device Manager, you can view the cameras Device List and then press the >>... -
Page 10: Snapshot
Clicking on a camera in the multi-channel view so that it has a red outline and then clicking SNAPSHOT on the 1-channel display mode button will cause the Preview Window to only display that You can take up to 10 still frames from a channel. -
Page 11: Pan-Tilt-Zoom (P.t.z.) Camera Operation
PAN-TILT-ZOOM (P.T.Z.) CAMERA OPERATION SYSTEM CONFIGURATION CHAPTER 4 If you have a PTZ camera connected to a system you are monitoring, you can control it using the interface on the right side of the Control Center Operation Interface. These controls In addition to adding DVRs to CMS as covered in Chapter 2, System Configuration gives operate in the same manner as those on your DVR, giving you the ability to position the you access to configure how your computer uses and saves video, manage who has access... -
Page 12: Local Configuration
Basic Configuration). Instead of switching between groups of cameras, this will only switch Version Information between full-screen views from a single DVR. You cannot have Group Dwell active at the This area shows which version of CMS you are running. You can check www.Q-See.com/ same time. support for free updates. -
Page 13: Local Schedule Configuration
STEP 1. Select a camera from those available on the left. LOCAL SCHEDULE CONFIGURATION In this tab you can set your computer to record on a schedule that is separate from that set STEP 2. Select the pencil tool and click on the time you want to start recording on the day on the DVR itself. -
Page 14: Local Alarm Configuration
Holiday Schedule LOCAL ALARM CONFIGURATION Like Local Schedule Configuration, above, this Local Alarm Configuration allows you to You can create special schedules that override the regular settings to take into account record events directly onto your computer regardless of what the settings are on the actual holidays or other events. -
Page 15: Server Configuration
DVR . The manual Just above the map window are two check boxes labeled Auto preview when alarm and is also available at www.Q-See.com/ Auto switch alarm map. Selecting either of these will cause the system to perform specific support. -
Page 16: Adding Maps
ADDING MAPS MAP CONFIGURATION STEP 1. Click on the Map Config button. You must have Map Config selected in addition to the map you want to configure. Click and drag cameras from those available on the left side of the screen to their approximate locations on the map. -
Page 17: User Management
Setting User Access 4.5 USER MANAGEMENT The default user account on CMS is the Administrator account. This account is the only When a new user account is created, it will have specific privileges assigned pre-configured user and can control or view any aspect of any connected system. The automatically. -
Page 18: Log Inquiry
4.6 LOG INQUIRY VIDEO SEARCH CHAPTER 5 CMS keeps a log of all events occurring in the system, including alarm events and user Next to live remote viewing, the most important feature of CMS is the ability to search and play activities. -
Page 19: File Search
FILE SEARCH Selecting files for playback To search files recorded onto your computer’s hard drive, select the Local Playback tab and Once you have clicked the Search button, a streaming bar will appear above the Preview set the parameters of your search - type of record, the date of the event, and the channels you Window to show that the search is progressing. -
Page 20: Video Playback
VIDEO PLAYBACK PICTURE PLAYBACK Once you have selected the video(s) you wish to view, playback will begin when the Play If you have an IP (Internet Protocol) camera connected to your network which is being monitored by CMS, you can view still images saved to the SD card within the camera. button is pressed. -
Page 21: Backup
5.2 BACKUP TROUBLESHOOTING APPENDIX 1 Clicking on the Backup icon on the far right of the Video Search window If instead of seeing video images in Live View once you have added systems to CMS or, if the will change the interface to support backing up files from your computer or camera images flash then it is likely that the computer’s video card’s VGA driver is not current from monitored DVR systems to a connected hard drive of your choice. -
Page 22: Ip Tool
Right-click and then select Network Setup which will open a window allowing you to change the IP address. On Q-See brand IP cameras, the default user name is admin and the default password is 123456. Please check your camera’s manual for more information. - Page 23 Digital Peripheral Solutions, Inc. 8015 E. Crystal Drive Anaheim, CA 92807...