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USER MANUAL

SVP Express
An Intelligent Surveillance System
CTC Union Technologies Co., Ltd.

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    USER MANUAL SVP Express An Intelligent Surveillance System CTC Union Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • Page 3 CTC Union Technologies reserves the right to make changes in its products or product specifications with the intent to improve function or design at any time and without notice and is not required to update this documentation to reflect such changes.
  • Page 4 BEFORE USING THIS PRODUCT This CTC Union product has been designed with safety in mind. However, if not used properly, electrical products can cause fires which may lead to serious bodily injury. To avoid such accidents, be sure to heed the following. Legal Caution: Video and audio surveillance may be forbidden by laws that vary from country to country.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    A.1. Main Function A.2. System Requirement A.2.1. Client-Server System Structure B. Running the Installation Wizard B.1. SVP Express Server version – Installing B.2. SVP Express Client version – Installing B.3. Firewall Configuration C. Control Program C.1. Automatically starts upon system boot up C.2.
  • Page 6 D.5.8.1.1. Network Camera Button Overview D.5.8.1.2. Network Camera Setting Overview D.5.8.1.3. Remove Network Camera D.5.8.1.4. HW Password D.5.8.1.5. Sensor (Digital Input) D.5.8.1.6. Relay (Digital Output) D.5.8.2. Video Server D.5.8.3. Tools in Menu Bar of eMap interface E. Monitor Program E.1. Running Monitor Program E.2.

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    SVP Express comes with PC boot up. For detail please refer to Section C. 2. Admin: This program allows you to configure the system of SVP Express and setup the device which connected to system, for detail, please refer to Section D.
  • Page 8 Display Card 1024 x 768 (XVGA) or above Networking Suggestion SVP Express is optimized for small-scale project, simple LAN or simple WAN environment. Place the system behind firewall or IP sharing device to efficiently protect this system from hackers’ attack.

  • Page 9: Running The Installation Wizard

    B. Running the Installation Wizard B.1. SVP Express Server version – Installing 【Step 1】Please insert SVP Express CD into CD-ROM drive. Go to SVP Express\Server directory to execute Setup.exe. 【Step 2】Select language The Installation Wizard will select the language of your operation system intelligently.
  • Page 10 【Step 4】Click “Next” to begin the installation process. 【Step 5】Please read the License Statement and select “Yes” to accept and continue. Page 4...
  • Page 11 【Step 6】 【Step 7】 【Step 8】 Page 5...
  • Page 12 【Step9】 【Step10】 【Step11】 Page 6...

  • Page 13: Svp Express Client Version - Installing

    【Note】If in real case, this does not happen, please restart your computer. B.2. SVP Express Client version – Installing Please insert SVP Express CD into CD-ROM drive. Go to SVP Express\Client directory to execute Setup.exe. 【Note】 (1) You may freely install Client version to whichever computer you want.

  • Page 14: Shutting Down The Control Program

    Click “Yes” to exit the program. C.3. Start the Control program manually Navigate to Start Program SVP Express Control. This will start the control program and its icon will appear in the system tray. Page 8...

  • Page 15: Admin Program

    Administrator as default user name and leave the password blank, then click “OK” to log into the system. Receive video through server: If you want to remote control SVP Express server from client which is not within intranet, then check this box. 【Note】...

  • Page 16: Admin Interface Overview

    1024 x 768, and that the font size is Windows system default. SVP Express does not support font sizes larger than the Windows system default System Setup eMap Interface one.

  • Page 17: Email Setting

    Rotation: Set the interval for image rotation in Monitor split screen. Motion Rectangle: Set the square size of motion detection. D.3.1. Email Setting 【Step1】By selecting E-Mail button( from the Menu Bar. 【Step2】You can specify the email server that will be used when sending security alerts via email.

  • Page 18: Holiday Setting

    Remove: Click “Remove” to remove it from the list. D.3.3. DNS Setting It is designed for the DNS resolution between SVP Express server and IP device. Your video IP device will connect server via IP address of server if you did not enable DNS Resolution. But your IP device will connect server via Domain Name which your server registered, so that alarm action could be executed.

  • Page 19: Storage

    “Enable DNS resolution”, so any alert message could be delivered to SVP Express from camera no matter what IP your server is assigned. Enter the Domain Name your computer registered to “DNS of this PC” field.
  • Page 20 90% of allocation, SVP Express will trigger a warning message to related parties. Threshold no less than 1.8 GB. Reservation: SVP Express will overwrite historical data when it reaches 80% of allocation. Reservation no less than 1.6 GB. Browse: You may change the default path.

  • Page 21: System Alarm

    D.3.5. System Alarm By selecting System Alarm button from the Menu Bar, you can turn on system diagnosis and alarm action. Alarm Action from three system events: 1. Free space is running short. 2. Device Disconnects. 3. Failed to save recording data Alarm Ring Setting: there are 4 sounds effect to be selected.

  • Page 22: Rotation

    D.3.6. Rotation By selecting Rotation button from the Menu Bar, you can set the camera to assigned split screen and rotation interval. 【Step 1】Select the Tab of split screen, 4CH, 9CH and 16CH. 【Step 2】 Assign camera to split screen: Take 16-splitscreen as example: select Tab of 16CH, and select the split-ed screen (remark the selection by changing color to orange) to...

  • Page 23: User Group

    D.4. User Group The User Group functions in System Setup area is for managing user privileges. Default user “Administrator” is created with full privileges during installation. You may add users to the system and differentiate their privilege by designating them to different groups. Button Use To Button...
  • Page 24 User Belongs 【Step3】Designating a User to a Group Select the “User Belongs” tab to designate a user to a group. Select the group name and move it between “Selected group” and “Unselected group”. Click “OK” to continue. After setting both general information and user belongs, click “Create”...

  • Page 25: Group

    D.4.2. Group Admin Group is the user group that has the full privilege to the Admin and Monitor programs. The user of “Administrator”, system default and belong to “Admin Group”, can add users and assign users to whatever user group. Monitor Group is the group for general users that has the full privilege to the Monitor program.
  • Page 26 【Step3】 Select the “Function” tab to designate function to a group. Select the function list and move them from “Unselected function” to “Selected function”. Click “OK” to continue. 【Step4】 After setting both Tab of “General” and “Function”, click “Create” to save the setting.

  • Page 27: Area And Emap Management

    D.5. Area and eMap management Area refers to the geography and device scope of SVP Express. Area is a prerequisite of any device setting (device includes: video server, Network Camera, camera image, relay or sensor), SVP Express provides multi-areas to meet user different requirement.
  • Page 28 Button Overview When you select eMap icon, Menu Bar will display the following functions: Button Use to Add Area: This button allows you to add a new area under eMap branch. Remove Subarea: This button allows you to remove all areas and devices that are under the eMap branch.

  • Page 29: Add Area

    D.5.1. Add Area 【Step1】 Select eMap icon from the System Setup. 【Step2】 Click Add Area button from the Menu Bar. An Area Setting window will pop up. Enter the name to the “Area Name” textbox. 【Step3】Click “Create” to save setting, a newly created area demonstrate as following: Before Add Area After Add Area D.5.2.

  • Page 30: Remove Area

    Select Area icon, then click the Rename Area button . You can modify this area name. D.5.4. Remove Area Select Area icon, then click the Remove Area button . A warning message pops up to get your confirmation. Click “OK” to confirm. D.5.5.

  • Page 31: Resize Emap Icon

    New device should be added and configured in SVP Express Admin program. The following section will explain the details of network camera and video server. The supported H/W manufactures and models for each device can be found in the SVP Express Hardware Support list. Adding Device (Network Camera / Video Server controller) Add Device 【Step1】Click...

  • Page 32: Network Camera

    Remove Network Camera: to remove the configuration of a selected Network Camera including the image under it. HW Password: to change the User Name or Password of selected Network Camera from SVP Express or to sync with the direct change in device. Page 26...

  • Page 33: Network Camera Setting Overview

    D.5.8.1.2. Network Camera Setting Overview When select Camera Image icon in System Setup area, the buttons display in Menu Bar as following: Button Use To Image Setting: to configure frame per second of recording and activate schedule recording for that camera image. Remove Image: to remove all the configuration of a selected camera image.
  • Page 34 Recording Type: Schedule recording could be activated by clicking to select “Always” or “Schedule”, and check Recording Type of “Motion Detection” to significantly reduce the storage of schedule recording. 【Step1】Select the Image icon a Network Camera in the System Setup area, and click Image Setting button from the Menu Bar to bring up the Image setting window.
  • Page 35 【Step3】Schedule a Weekly Setting Click the Schedule Setting button. A Weekly Setting table will pop up. Select the time period for which you want to schedule a recording. The activated block will turn pink. 【Step4】Edit a Schedule To cancel or modify a schedule setting, click the pink block to deactivate it.
  • Page 36 Image Alarm Activate Alarm Action 【Step1】Start Alarm Action Select the Image icon of a Network Camera/Video Server in the System Setup area, and click Alarm Action button from the Menu Bar to bring up the Alarm Action window. 【Step2】Select the Alarm Activation Type It is disabled by default you can change to “Always”...
  • Page 37 Alarm Action 【Step1】To add Alarm Action by clicking “Add” to continue. 【Step2】“Alarm Type” go with the icon you selected. If select camera image icon, then it bring up Motion Detection as alarm type. 【Step3】Select Alarm Action (refer to Alarm Action Table) 【Step4】Select “Action Device”, and enter the information to “Remark”...
  • Page 38 be displayed on the 4 split screen of Monitor Program and is arranged starting from upper-left to upper-right, lower-left, and lower-right. 2. If live video is breached by different alarm source, live video is display respectively. The live video of latest event will replace the live video of old event. If the number of live video is greater than 4, they will be displayed rotationally.
  • Page 39 Motion Detection 【Step1】Select the Image icon of a Network Camera/Video Server in the System Setup area, and click Motion Detection button from the Menu Bar to bring up the Motion Detection window. 【Step2】Set Detection Area: A red square follows mouse movement, click to place the red square to the area of motion detection or click to deselect a specified area.

  • Page 40: Remove Network Camera

    Image Quality Select the Image icon of a Network Camera/Video Server in the System Setup area, and click Image Quality button from the Menu Bar to bring up the Image Quality window. 【Note】 Reset button is activated while select camera image under Network Camera/Video Server, by clicking this button to get the real time Image Quality.

  • Page 41: Sensor (Digital Input)

    【Note】When to configure? SVP Express system default are same as device default, only when you want to change PW from SVP Express or when you find the PW of device has been changed in web configuration program D.5.8.1.5. Sensor (Digital Input) Many video gateways and LAN cameras has GPIO port.

  • Page 42: Relay (Digital Output)

    3. Default Status: can be normal open or normal close depend on the sensor type. 4. Enable: check this to activate the sensor. 5. Click [OK] to save the settings and leave this dialog. 6. Click [Apply] to save the settings of this sensor, and stay in this dialog to set the other sensor nodes.

  • Page 43: Video Server

    Remove Video Server: Allows you to remove the selected video server, including the cameras and other devices under it. HW Password: to change the User Name or Password of selected Video Server from SVP Express or to sync with the direct change in device. Page 37...

  • Page 44: Tools In Menu Bar Of Emap Interface

    D.5.8.3. Tools in Menu Bar of eMap interface eMap tools bar will appear above the eMap Interface area after the picture that you uploaded to the eMap Interface area. The tools of eMap interface could be used to control the EMap background as following: (a) Pointer：to drag the device icon on the interface (b) Area Zoom：to enlarge background from the specified area selected by mouse (c) eMap Shift：to move the background...

  • Page 45: Monitor Program

    E. Monitor Program SVP Express Monitor program could be selected from the Program Path; user may log on monitor program through Monitor.exe or Web monitor. You may access SVP Express server thru IE browsing by entering the URL. (Format is: IP address of server and \UniArgusShare. Example are:127.0.0.1\UniArgusShare)

  • Page 46: Monitor Program Interface

    E.2. Monitor Program Interface Video Display Area Camera Selection Local Video Setting PT Control Interface System Setting Display Selection Alarm Notification Log Alarm eMap The User Interface has been classified into the following functions: Video Display Area Display Selection Alarm Notification Log Camera Selection Local Video Setting PT Control interface...

  • Page 47: Camera Selection

    E.4. Camera Selection Select the camera location by clicking the drop list. E.5. Display Selection Display Selection (Video of Single Camera) Select camera button in Display Selection. 【Note】The number of camera varies according to the registration status. Display Selection (Split Screen of Multiple Cameras) Select split screen in Display Selection, the video display area will change the video accordingly.

  • Page 48: Local Play

    The text of the button will change from Local Record to Recording. The maximum of Local Record is 15 minutes and recording status will display in the Process Bar. Stop Local Record Click the Recording button. The text of the button will change from “Recording” to “Local Record”. The Process Bar will disappear.

  • Page 49: Local Folder

    CIF or 4CIF button to change resolution to 352x240/320x288(NTSC/PAL) or 704x480/704x576 (NTSC/PAL). (CIF/4CIF/Screen display: SVP Express resolution button will change text according to the device resolution setting. While video display in split screen, the...

  • Page 50: System Setting

    1: PT Speed: You may select the drop list to change speed of camera movement. 2: PT control: PT interface consist of a control icon which can change view angle of your camera to 4 directions manually. 3: - (Zoom out)：to get PT camera zoom out. 4: + (Zoom in)：to get PT camera zoom in.

  • Page 51: Server Query

    notification log”. (3) An eMap with the device that triggered the alarm will pop up in the “Alarm eMap”. (4) Depending on how your alarm setting, a live video of the device may pop up in the Video Display Area. 【Step2】Click the “Cancel Alarm”...

  • Page 52: Alarm Query

    E.7.4. Alarm Query 【Step1】Click “Alarm Query” button. 【Step2】Open a window to set query criteria. Query Alarm Log via criteria setting of: “Alarm event” or “Alarm event/action” “Alarm location” ” Alarm style” “Query date” 【Step3】 A query result will appear in the lower spreadsheet.

  • Page 53: Alarm Notification Log

    E.9. Alarm Notification Log The most up-to-date alarm was logged in the alarm notification log. Page 47...
  • Page 55 DVS Series CTC Union Technologies Co., Ltd. Far Eastern Vienna Technology Center (Neihu Technology Park) 8F, No.60, Zhouzi Street Neihu District, Taipei 114, Taiwan Phone:(886) 2.2659.1021 Fax:(886) 2.2799.1355 E-mail: info@ctcu.com Url:http://www.ctcu.com...

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