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Network Video Server
User Guide
Version 3.4
by Dividia Technologies
09/01/2014

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  • Page 1 Network Video Server User Guide Version 3.4 by Dividia Technologies 09/01/2014...
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  • Page 3 The information contained in this documentation is subject to change without notice. In no event will Dividia Technologies be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use this product or documentation, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
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  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1 Preface 1.1 Package Contents …..............7 1.2 Specifications …................8 1.3 Limited Warranty …............... 8 1.3.1 Warranty Length ............8 1.3.2 Who is protected? …............. 9 1.3.3 What is and is not covered? …........9 1.3.4 What we will and will not pay for …......9 1.3.5 Contact Information …..........
  • Page 6 5.3 User Setup …................26 5.3.1 Overview …..............26 5.3.2 Setup a New User …............ 26 5.3.3 Edit User Access Rights ….......... 26 5.3.4 Cloning User Rights …..........28 5.3.5 Delete a User …............28 5.3.6 Applying User Changes …........... 28 5.4 Camera Setup …................

  • Page 7: Preface

    Chapter 1 Preface Dividia Technologies Network Video Recorder (NVS) is the latest in digital surveillance technology. It enables you to more easily manage and catalog your video information. Video recording is controlled by Dividia Motion Detection Technology. When motion is Detected, it automatically catalogs the information for easy access at a later time.

  • Page 8: Specifications

    Labor is warranted for 12 months from the date of purchase. Replacement products will be warranted for 12 months from the date of purchase All warranted items must be shipped to Dividia Technologies, L.L.C. for work to be completed unless otherwise stated.

  • Page 9: Who Is Protected

    3. Cartons, cases, batteries, cabinets or other accessories used with the product. 4. Dividia Technologies, L.L.C. does not warrant that this product will meet your requirements; it is your responsibility to determine the suitability of this product for your purpose.
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  • Page 11: Nvs Introduction

    Chapter 2 NVS Introduction Once all connections have been properly made, press the power button located on the front of the NVS system. When the system completes the self-test and normal boot-up procedure, you are presented with a login screen. This login screen keeps unauthorized persons from accessing your video information.
  • Page 12 To begin using your system, please login with the default information: Username Password admin admin...

  • Page 13: Live Video Monitoring

    Chapter 3 Live Video Monitoring After logging into the system, you are presented with the Live Monitoring screen. This screen allows you to view all your cameras in various configurations.

  • Page 14: Camera Display

    There are 5 split display modes to choose from: 1 – Camera Display 4 – Camera Split Display 8 – Camera Split Display 9 – Camera Split Display 16 – Camera Split Display ________________________________ Additional View Controllers Full Screen Display Auto Scan 3.1 1 –...

  • Page 15: Camera Split Display

    3.3 8 – Camera Split Display In this display you are able to view 8 cameras at a time. This display is only available on systems supporting 8 or more cameras. The groups of cameras displayed will be 1-8 and 9-16 depending on the number of cameras supported by your NVS.

  • Page 16: Auto Scan

    3.7 Auto Scan In each of the camera display modes you are able to turn on Auto Scan. Auto Scan allows you to scan through each of the camera groups continuously. For example, if you are in 1 – Camera Display, Auto Scan will move from Camera 1 to Camera 2, to Camera 3, etc.

  • Page 17: Playback Of Recorded Video

    Chapter 4 Playback of Recorded Video 4.1 Overview The playback screen allows you to access all recorded video. You are able to retrieve recorded video by Date and Time. Additionally, you can apply various filters to the search. (see 4.5 Filters) Each filter limits the amount of view you have to review to find exactly what you are looking for.

  • Page 18: Video Preview

    You can view video using the following procedure: 1. Select a camera to view 2. Select any filters you wish to have applied to the search 3. Select a Date and Time 4. Click the Find button. If no video was found for that camera you will receive a prompt notifying you that there is nothing to view.

  • Page 19: Filters

    4.5 Filters There are two filters that may be used during a video search or flagged while viewing playback. These filters are: 1. Archive 2. Export Archived Video By selecting this filter using the checkbox above the video player, the currently playing video will be flagged for archive.
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  • Page 21: Setting Up Your Nvs System

    Chapter 5 Setting up your NVS System From the Setup screen you are able to change how your NVS system operates. You are able to Setup the following: 1. System This section contains basic system settings. 2. Device This section allows you to add camera input devices. 3.

  • Page 22: System Setup

    5.1 System Setup 5.1.1 NVS Name You have the ability to name your NVS. You should pick a name that uniquely describes the system. (Often it may be the physical location) This name can be 32 alphanumeric characters in length. 5.1.2 Recording Frame Rate You are able to adjust the recording frame rate for each of the cameras independently.

  • Page 23: Auto Scan Interval

    You can also configure how many seconds before and after the triggering of the camera you would like to record. You can record a maximum of 2 seconds before the triggered motion. This is useful to see what was going on just before the activity occurred.

  • Page 24: Device Setup

    5.2 Device Setup 5.2.1 Input Setup In order to record video you must have at least one input device configured on your NVS. An input device would be a Network Device or Network Camera. In order to add a new input Device, you must specify a unique name. Then complete the fields at the bottom of the screen (Type, IP, Username, and Password).

  • Page 25: Find Utility

    NVRs, etc.) as well as the network you would like to search. Devices can then be selected by checking the box to the left of the device name, IP addresses changed and the Dividia Camera defaults applied using the proper checkboxes at the top of the window.

  • Page 26: User Setup

    5.3 User Setup 5.3.1 Overview From this screen you are able to manage all access to your Dividia Video System. You can create, edit and delete users. You can also change what access rights each user has to your system.
  • Page 27 5.3.3 Edit User Rights After the new user has been created, it will be selected in the list of users granted No Access on the screen to the left. To grant this user access to the system; be sure they are highlighted and click the right arrow to move them to the Access list.

  • Page 28: Cloning User Rights

    5.3.4 Clone User Rights You are able to create a new user with the exact same rights as another user on the system. Setup a new user as described in 5.3.2 Setup a New User; right click on the created user, a window with all available users will appear, select the user whose attributes you would like to copy from the User List.

  • Page 29: Camera Setup

    5.4 Camera Setup This section allows you to customize all per-camera settings. To select a camera, click on the corresponding Camera number. This will load the various settings for the camera. For each camera, there are three tabs containing settings: General, Video, and PTZ.

  • Page 30: Video

    ethernet network and are IP addressable. If you have a question regarding a particular camera and its compatibility, please contact Customer Support. Other options include specifying the font size for the camera overlay information and audio enable (if the camera is capable of recording an audio stream). The camera can also be opened directly in a web browser for further configuration by clicking Open Camera Browser.
  • Page 31 Recording Settings To modify how your cameras behave when detecting motion activity, change the Record Type. The 4 recording options are explained below: Always  This will disable any motion detection and always record, 24/7, for this camera. Motion  This will utilize motion detection algorithms to eliminate hours of unnecessary video.

  • Page 32: Ptz

    5.4.3 PTZ Pan/Tilt/Zoom cameras allow you to control the camera remotely within the NVR software. If this is a PTZ camera, check the Enable box. We currently support Pelco, Zavio, ACTi, Axis, and Panasonic PTZ cameras directly, but can configure a system to meet a majority of custom applications if needed. Select the protocol that corresponds to your camera brand/model.

  • Page 33: Date / Time Setup

    5.5 Date / Time Setup It is very important that you have the correct date and time set on your system. If this is not set correctly, then you will have difficulty finding the video information you are looking for. There are two ways to set the time on your system.

  • Page 34: Network Setup

    5.6 Network Setup If you would like to access your system remotely, then you will need to enter the correct network settings for your local network. This information can be obtained from your local System Administrator. The default setting is to Automatically Obtain IP settings with DHCP.

  • Page 35: Reports

    5.7 Reports Your NVS system supports a number of different reports. Reports contain information about your system and its performance. By default, all NVS systems contain a summary report that will provide you with event totals. Additionally, you can configure Camera Activity reports. If you purchased any of the optional POS Modules, a POS Reports tab will also be available.

  • Page 36: Camera Activity

    your system recorded. Each time a camera senses activity it will log an event. If you choose to see the detail, it will tell you which camera, what time, and how long the event lasted. 2. Report Total/Detail This will show you the number of reports that were generated from the POS Module.

  • Page 37: Alarm (Optional)

    5.7.3 Alarm (Optional) If you purchased the Digital Input Output Model, then you will have access to alarm reports. You can setup these reports to trigger based on a change in one of the digital input lines. This is very useful for wiring your NVS system to an Alarm and force a snapshot when a zone trips.

  • Page 38: Pos Reports (Optional)

    5.7.4 POS Reports This screen will let you configure how you want all of your POS reports to behave. If you do not have any reports configured on this screen, then your Valve/Scale reports will not do anything. You can setup multiple reports detailing the same information but having different schedules, or notify different email recipients during different time periods.
  • Page 39  Lost Connection with Scale If your NVS is not able to communicate with the scale, then this report will be generated,  Restored Connection with Scale Upon successfully reconnecting with a scale, this report will be generated to notify you of the change. ...

  • Page 40: Pos (Optional)

    5.8 POS (Optional) From here you can configure various POS systems with Text Overlay. Select the supported POS type from the POS drop down menu. If this POS supports Serial communication, then you will need to configure the Serial Settings section which contains standard Serial port settings such as baud rate, etc.

  • Page 41: Jws / Apex

    5.8.1 JWS / Apex (Optional) For JWS systems, there will be additional JWS Configuration options available. Since JWS tickets do not take up much space, you can specify a ticket count to keep on the system before erasing old tickets. You can also share the tickets on the network.

  • Page 42: Valve Sensing

     %u - Unique ID  %r - Reprint ID %i - Scale ID  Additionally, you can specify 02 to zero pad a number by a certain amount. So, D%04r would produce D0001 for Reprint ID 1. 5.8. 2 Valve Sensing (Optional) Valve Sensing allows your NVS system to communicate directly with the PLC that controls the valve.

  • Page 43: Scale Sensing

    5.8.3 Scale Sensing (Optional) Scale Sensing is similar to Valve Sensing, however we do not interface with the PLC, but talk directly to the Scale just as your Apex system does. Select the type of scale indicator you will be using on this scale.

  • Page 44: Ptz Control Configuration

    Maximum Weight Limit  If your state regulates a maximum allowable weight through D.O.T. then you can add a limit here. Any truck loaded above this threshold will generate an Overweight Report. Ticket Weight Field  The value of this field specified in your Apex XML template will be compared to the maximum weight we receive on the scale.

  • Page 45: Digital Output Configuration

    can see in the previous screenshot, specific inputs correspond to certain PTZ presets. A good example would be to wire some relays into your PLC that will send a digital input based on which Silo gate is open. This is very handy for license plate shots at Asphalt facilities. 5.8.5 Digital Output Configuration (Optional) If you purchased the digital input/output module, you now have the ability to control other equipment based on your NVS receiving tickets from Apex.
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  • Page 47: Utilities

    Chapter 6 Utilities This section contains various utilities you might find useful for your system. With these utilities, you will be able to export video and perform several other important tasks. 6.1 Export...

  • Page 48: Reports

    To export video from your Digital Video System, you should first decide what video you would like to export. You can do this in two ways: 1. First, select the desired camera(s)s to export. Second, choose the date and time range of the video. 2.

  • Page 49: Jws Ticket Search (Optional)

    6.3 JWS Ticket Searching You can search by JWS ticket numbers with this screen. Type in the ticket number you are looking for and click Find. A preview of 9 tickets surrounding the ticket number you searched for will appear on the left side of the screen. To view a particular ticket, click on that preview shot.

  • Page 50: Support

    6.4 Support This section contains a number of technical support utilities. These are often used in diagnosing problems remotely when speaking with Customer Support.

  • Page 51: Remote Access

    Chapter 7 Remote Access 7.1 General To access the system remotely, you must first have the Remote Viewing right enabled under the Setup → Users ﾠscreen. Once that is set, you can access your DVS by simply opening a web-browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc) and going to http://IP.OF.DVS.SYSTEM/ and clicking Go.
  • Page 52 You can access this by clicking on the Lite text, next to your company/residence link at http://video.dividia.net If you would like to export recorded footage or access any of the configuration sections of your NVS, you must run the Standard Viewer.

  • Page 53: Mobile Devices

    7.2 Mobile Devices Dividia's NVR software is web based allowing you to access your system whenever you have and internet connection. There is no need for an additional app to download. Just access your DVR as you would on any computer by simply opening a web-browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, etc) and going to http://IP.OF.DVS.SYSTEM/ and clicking Go.

  • Page 54: Navigation

    7.2.1 Navigation There are various was to navigate through your cameras. The following will apply in both portrait and landscape views. 1. Swipe left and right to view the next set of 4 cameras (dependent upon the number of cameras supported by your NVS) 2.

  • Page 55: Enterprise Viewer

    Chapter 8 Enterprise Viewer (Optional) 8.1 General The Enterprise Viewer allows you to view and manage your multiple NVRs using a single interface. It also allows you to configure multiple views containing only the cameras you would like to see together.

  • Page 56: Log In

    You can access Enterprise Viewer by clicking on the Launch Viewer text, toward the top of the page on your company/residence page at http://video.dividia.net 8.3 Jump System Menu The Jump System drop down menu is located below the split display button on the right of the screen.

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