Vr-N100U Overview - JVC VR-N100U User Manual

VR-N100U USERS MANUAL
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VR-N100U OVERVIEW

This chapter describes the functionality and features of VR-N100U and how they are managed using the VR-N100U web
browser interface.
What makes managing IP cameras on a network possible? VR-N100U supports access to the cameras from a variety of
network platforms. If you are on a Mac, or a Unix system, if you are running Windows (98, NT, 2000, 2003, XP), it doesn't
matter. You and the other networked users with associated rights will have secure, fast, and direct access to the same
camera(s) on the VR-N100U. And, from a user's standpoint, that is all that matters. The fact that VR-N100U provides
automatic camera recognition and configuration, or that video can be made available both from live camera feeds connected
to any VR-N100U and previewed from the captured video stored on the local RAID of the VR-N100U is of little consequence to
the average user on the network. But, it is very important to the VR-N100U administrator, as is the ability to configure the
system and camera security, and manage users, groups and the storage.
There are four levels of security available in VR-N100U and they can be applied to each individual camera to offer the
maximum flexibility and security. The VR-N100U administrators and users with admin/Manager rights can setup and custom
configure each camera to their specific needs. Users with operator rights can control and view the cameras which they have
permission on. Users with viewer rights can only view cameras which they have been assigned permission to. Finally,
cameras for which users have no permission will automatically not be displayed to eliminate any confusion and reduce the
number of support issues for the administrators.
Management of the VR-N100U system and network connections is handled through the VR-N100U web browser interface.
Also, VDRView offers a Web Connection tab so that will launch the web browser within the application window. This chapter
describes the features of VR-N100U and how they are managed using the web browser interface. Following chapters describe
the VR-N100U management features of the standalone Enterprise Windows-based application, VDRView.
One of the hallmarks of the VR-N100U is its flexibility. It offers a number of ways for you to make cameras available to key
networked users. The versatility and flexibility of VR-N100U is demonstrated in the interface as well. VR-N100U detects your
hardware configuration and organizes the interface accordingly. For example, if VR-N100U detects the presence of one or
more hard drives, the components of the interface that allow you to create RAID sets are displayed. If no hard drives are
detected, these features are eliminated from the interface. If a VR-N100U has only one camera attached, then only one
camera window will be active.
This chapter, VR-N100U Overview, describes the VR-N100U features and the management tasks of those features the
interface was designed to perform. You should read this chapter in its entirety to develop an overall understanding of VR-
N100U and all the things it is capable of doing. The sections that include The Administration Utility in the title provide a feature-
by-feature, detailed description of each of the Administration Utilities used to execute each of the management tasks.
The utilities in the Administration Toolbox are divided into three groups: the System Utilities, Networks Utilities, and, of
course, Camera Utilities. The System Utilities contain the tools you will use to manage VR-N100U, its storage devices, and
users and groups. The Networks Utilities fall more into the category of set it and forget it. The options in this group include
setting server protocols and IP addresses. The Camera Utilities cover all aspects regarding setting and access management
for each individual networked camera.
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