Nvr Desktop Elements; Control Center - Vivotek ND8401 User Manual

NVR Desktop Elements

Control Center

Normally the desktop defaults to the Control Center view, which provides direct access to
various functional utilities such as LiveClient and Playback. The functions of these utilities are
summarized as follows:
Utility
Setup Wizard
LiveClient
Playback
Service
Import/ Export
Installation
Wizard 2
Shepherd
Except for LiveClient and Playback, detailed description of the auxiliary functions can be found
in Chapter Four on page 187.
The Setup Wizard guides your through important steps on initial setup. Most of
the storage-related settings are managed through this wizard, such as creating
disk volumes, formatting, and breaking down existing disk volumes.
LiveClient and Playback are the most important interfaces to the NVR's
various functionalities. LiveClient provides a centralized management interface
to the NVR system, provides live viewing, PTZ / E-PTZ operation, PiP, E-Map,
etc. Refer to Chapter Two on page 23 for the operation details.
Playback enables access to recorded videos, snapshot, bookmark, backup,
and retrieval of recorded video, and more. Refer to Chapter Three on page
153 for the operation details.
Services enables you to restart or stop the embedded NVR server (VAST
server).
The Import/ Export utility helps preserve current system configuration or reload
a previously-saved configuration.
The IW2 utility offers a glimpse of VIVOTEK cameras and the access to them
in a local area network.
You can use Shepherd to quickly duplicate individual camera configuration
(system, video streams, network, security, etc.) to multiple cameras. Please
refer to page 191 for more about this utility.
Menu Bar
Desktop Shortcuts
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