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Summary of Contents for Optica Video Storage Server
- Page 1 Video Storage Server User’s Manual Version 3.4...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
User’s Manual Table of Contents 1. Overview .......................... 2 System Requirement ..................... 3 2. Software Installation ....................... 4 3. Software Upgrade ......................6 Automatic Software Upgrade ................. 6 Manual Software Upgrade ..................7 4. Start Up VSS ........................8 Starting Up ......................8 Login ........................ -
Page 3: Overview
User’s Manual Overview Video Storage Server (VSS) is a network recording software capable of simultaneously storing up to 16 network video cameras to a PC’s local storage via LAN/WAN network connection. VSS is specially designed to reduce front end video camera workloads as well as to help deploy large scale surveillance scenarios. -
Page 4: System Requirement
User’s Manual System Requirement The following chart shows recommended computer system: Operating Systems Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 Minimum: Recommended: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Intel® Core™ i5-2500K 2.4 GHz 6MB Cache 3.3 GHz RAM Memory Minimum: 1GB Recommended: 4GB Minimum: 80GB Recommended: 1TB Minimum:... -
Page 5: Software Installation
User’s Manual Software Installation Follow the steps below to install VSS to the local computer. Step 1. There are 2 ways to start the installation. Option 1. Download the compressed file and extract it. Click on the VSSSetup.exe file to start the installation. Option 2. - Page 6 Microsoft VC 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package: This is an upgrade package required for correctly running VSS. b. Video Storage Server 3.4.0 (Required): The VSS main program must be installed. c. Start Menu Shortcuts: Check the box to create shortcuts in the Start Menu and on the Desktop.
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Page 7: Software Upgrade
User’s Manual Software Upgrade VSS software can be upgraded automatically or manually. Refer to the following sections for details. Automatic Software Upgrade To enable automatic software upgrade, right click on VSS icon in the system tray and check “Auto Upgrade”. If automatic software upgrade is enabled, VSS will connect to the FTP Server and check for upgrade once a month. -
Page 8: Manual Software Upgrade
User’s Manual Manual Software Upgrade To manually upgrade software, click on the <Setting> button and click on <Software Upgrade> at the bottom. Then follow the steps in the previous section to complete the download and installation. -
Page 9: Start Up Vss
User’s Manual Start Up VSS There are 3 ways to start VSS. Note that method A and B are only available if the “Start Menu Shortcuts” component is installed. Please see section Software Installation for more information. Method A. Click Start menu and select Programs. Then find “VSS” from the listed programs. -
Page 10: Vss Main Window
User’s Manual VSS Main Window The main window of VSS is as the below. Schedule Record Connect All Sites Setting Lock OpticaCMS Client Login Info Site Tree System Log Data HDD Info... - Page 11 User’s Manual The usage and function of each button will be briefly described as follows. Schedule Record Click on the <Schedule Record> button to schedule the recording time frame for the connected sites. Connect All Sites Click on the <Connect All> button to re-establish connection to all sites in the site tree.
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Page 12: Vss Icon In The System Tray
To restore VSS window, double click on VSS icon and the taskbar button will also appear at the same time. Alternatively, right click on VSS icon and select <Open Video Storage Server > and VSS window will be restored. Select <Help> will pop up the PDF file of the User’s Manual. -
Page 13: Configure Vss
User’s Manual Configure VSS Click on the <Setting> button and a window as below figure will be displayed. The configuration items of VSS and their brief description are listed as below: Sites Edit Setup and management of connection groups and sites. Login Setting Setup login options of VSS. -
Page 14: Sites Edit
User’s Manual Sites Edit VSS supports up to 10 groups, with at most 16 IP devices can be added to each group. If more than 16 IP devises are added, error message will be displayed. This section will guide users to setup and manage connection groups and sites. - Page 15 User’s Manual Rename / Remove Groups Right click on a preferred group and select <Rename> to change name of the group. Also, right click and select <Remove> can remove the selected group. Set Start Group “Start Group” is the group that will be connected after starting up VSS. Right click on a preferred group and select <Set as start group>...
- Page 16 User’s Manual Expand / Hide Groups To expand or hide a group, right click on the group and select <Expand> or <Hide>.
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Page 17: Site Settings
User’s Manual 6.1.2 Site Settings This section is the instruction of the management of sites, including addition, removal and configuration of sites. Add Sites Right click on a group, and select <Add a site> to add a new site to the group. Add Multiple Sites Right click on a group, and select <Add sites…>... - Page 18 User’s Manual Then a device search window will be displayed as below. Press and hold Ctrl key to select more than one site. After sites are selected, click <Add> to add the selected sites. Please refer to next page for later steps to complete site setup.
- Page 19 User’s Manual Input IP Address and Port – Manually or Device Search Users can manually input IP address and port of a site, or via Device Search. VSS can search for IP address of supported IP cameras in the LAN network. The ports used for device search are 6666 and 6667.
- Page 20 User’s Manual NOTE: The Device Search function can only be used to search for devices within the same LAN. For example, if the PC’s IP address is 192.168. .5, and a connected IP camera has an IP address of 192.168. .7, VSS will be able to find the IP camera.
- Page 21 User’s Manual Auto-Streaming Configuration For users who wish to enable auto-streaming, check the box in front of <Auto-Streaming Configuration>. VSS will logon to the IP camera twice to retrieve two different types of video streams. The main stream is H.264 with largest resolution and 4096 bit rate, which will be the recording format at VSS site.
- Page 22 User’s Manual Advance Streaming Setting Users can also manually setup dual stream function via clicking on <Advance Streaming Setting>. The setup window will be as below. NOTE: In order to be able to setup <Advance Streaming Setting>, Auto-Streaming Configuration has to be set disabled. Step 1.
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Page 23: Login Setting
User’s Manual Login Setting Users with administrator privilege can edit options regarding login settings in this section. Verify Account As shown in the above picture, the box marked “1” is where users can enter a set of username and password to be used for auto login. The <Verify> button can help users to check if the username and password are correct. - Page 24 Automatic Actions The box marked “2” contains the options regarding automatic actions. Check the first option “Start Video Storage Server when Windows starts up.” to request the computer to open VSS in the mean time when the system startup. Note that the following two options “Auto Login” and “Auto connect device when login”...
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Page 25: Users Edit
User’s Manual Users Edit <Users Edit> is for the management of login accounts in VSS. The default username and password are “admin” and “1234”. NOTE: Only accounts under the <Admin> group have the privilege to change all the settings. Add Accounts Right click on “Admin”... - Page 26 User’s Manual Setup Password and User Name After the new account is added, “Password” MUST be set for this account before users can go to the next step. When “Password” is set, “User Name” can be changed if users wish to. Note that “User Name” is case sensitive. Add Accounts Right Click on an account and select <Remove User>...
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Page 27: Client Setting
User’s Manual Client Setting In <Client Setting> tab, users can specify white and black lists of OpticaCMS Clients’ IP addresses, connect port, and maximum connections of OpticaCMS Clients. In addition, users can choose to save system log data in selected folder. -
Page 28: Event
User’s Manual Event The <Event> tab allows users to enable/disable email notice function and to specify recording duration of event videos. If users wish to send notice to a specific email via a SMTP server, select <ON> next to <Enable> under “Email Notice“. If the email server requires SSL, select <ON>... -
Page 29: File Path
User’s Manual File Path In <File Path> tab, users can specify destination folder(s) for recorded videos. The preset folder is \VSS\Record\. Then users can choose whether to enable circular recording. Select Destination Folders The number of selectable folders equals to the number of HDDs the PC connects to, excluding HDDs with capacity less than 2GB. - Page 30 User’s Manual Circular Function The <Circular> function is used to adjust the HDD space usage of VSS. Select <ON> to enable circular function and choose type to be <By Size> or <By Percentage>. Then specify the value of threshold. Note that the threshold value cannot be less than 2GB by size or 2% by percentage.
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Page 31: Dyndns
Synchronize IP There are three options for users to synchronize their dynamic IP addresses to their assigned domain names: 1. Synchronize IP when Video Storage Server starts up 2. Synchronize IP in a 30 minutes interval 3. Manual synchronize IP... -
Page 32: Device Wizard
User’s Manual Device Wizard When the Device Wizard function is enabled, VSS will automatically search for IP cameras in the LAN. Then VSS will add/ delete/ update IP camera sites all by itself. Users will not need to do any manual setting regarding IP camera sites. -
Page 33: Export Or Import Settings
User’s Manual Export or Import Settings The export/import function provides users the option to backup the settings as needed. To export the configuration, click on <Export> button and select a destination folder to save the *.zip file. To import a configuration, click on <Import> button and find the *.zip file that was previously saved. -
Page 34: Operation Of Vss
User’s Manual Operation of VSS The brief descriptions of VSS main window layout and buttons are explained in section VSS Main Window. This section will introduce operational functions of VSS. Instant Record Function VSS also allows instant record function. Users can record live videos of IP cameras to the local computer instantly. -
Page 35: Configuration Menu Of Ip Cameras
User’s Manual Configuration Menu of IP Cameras The Configuration Menu of IP cameras allows users to edit stream, property, network, video setting, and system configuration of the IP cameras. Right click on the Site and select <Configuration> to open the Configuration Menu window. Please note that the Configuration Menu window will only be available when the IP camera is currently connected. - Page 36 User’s Manual Property The <Property> tab, as shown below, allows users to change image quality related settings. Users can also use <Preview> and <Apply> at the bottom to see effects and apply changes. The new setting will be applied to the webpage of the IP camera as well.
- Page 37 User’s Manual Network The <Network> tab, as shown below, allows users to change network setting of the IP camera. If network setting is changed, click <Apply> at the bottom to apply changes. The new setting will be applied to the webpage of the IP camera as well.
- Page 38 User’s Manual Video Setting The <Video Setting> tab, as shown below, allows users to change video setting of the IP camera. If video setting is changed, click <Apply> at the bottom to apply changes. The new setting will be applied to the webpage of the IP camera as well.
- Page 39 User’s Manual System The <System> tab, as shown below, allows users to view software version, restore factory default, and change video system of the IP camera. If system setting is changed, click <Apply> at the bottom to apply changes. The new setting will be applied to the webpage of the IP camera as well.
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Page 40: Schedule Record Function
User’s Manual Schedule Record Function Users can schedule specific time to record the connected devices’ videos to the local computer. Schedule Record window will be displayed after clicking on the <Record> button. The current setting site will be shown on the top of the Schedule Record window, as circled in the picture below. - Page 41 User’s Manual <EVENT ONLY> Schedule to record only the event videos within the selected time frame. Select / Clear Cells The scroll-down menu circled below shows the selecting options. <SELECT CELL> Choose this to select any cell from the table. <CLEAR CELL>...
- Page 42 User’s Manual Schedule Recording Times Step 1. Select a site or a channel from the box on the right by a single click. When a site is selected, the same setting of schedule record will be applied to all channels. Click on a channel to set unique schedule record for the particular channel.
- Page 43 User’s Manual Cancel Scheduled Recording Times If the user want to cancel a time frame from selected schedule, for instance, 3:00~3:30, set the selecting option to <CLEAR CELL> in box 1. Click and drag the cells under 03 from Tuesday to Wednesday. The cells will be blank which indicates that VSS is not going to record anything.
- Page 44 User’s Manual Select/Clear Cell by Date/Time Another way to select or clear time frame is by clicking on the Day or Time tabs. For example, when users click on <Tue> tab, the color of all Tuesday cells will be changed and the site is scheduled to record normal and event videos every Tuesday.
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Page 45: Lock Function
User’s Manual Lock Function The Lock function allows users to protect VSS from unauthorized use when there is need to be away from the computer for a while. When VSS is locked, all functions (including setting and operation) are not available. Click on the <Lock>... -
Page 46: Appendix A: Troubleshooting
User’s Manual Appendix A: Troubleshooting The followings are some common situations when the user is having difficulty with VSS. 1. VSS does not work properly. How can it be recovered or where can I ask for help? Please try the following ways to recover it first. A. - Page 47 User’s Manual 2. VSS takes up too many HDD space. We have found that the preset of the virus scan software “NOD32” will automatically create a temporary file under windows system temporary folder when VSS connects to sites. This temporary file will automatically increase the size which causes the HDD became lack of space.
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