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Page 1 Multicam Digital Surveillance System User’s Manual V8.5.9.0 UMV8590-A...
Page 2 GeoVision. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this manual is accurate. GeoVision, Inc. makes no expressed or implied warranty of any kind and assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages arising from the use of the information or products contained herein.
Page 3 Full Manual for V8.5.9 GeoVision Surveillance System Welcome to the Full Manual for V8.5.9 GeoVision Surveillance System. Cards Supported V8.5.9 GeoVision Surveillance System only supports the following GV video capture cards: • GV-600(S) V3.20 and later • GV-650(S) V3.30 and later •...
Page 4: Important Notes
Important Notes GPU Decoding Specifications In V8.5 or later, support for GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) decoding is added to lower the CPU loading and to increase the total frame rate supported by a GV-System. GPU decoding only supports the following software and hardware specifications: Software Specifications Supported Not Supported...
Page 5 Multi-Channel Playback Specifications In V8.5 or later, multi-channel playback in ViewLog has been enhanced to improve the smoothness of the video by producing higher frame rate. However, playing back multiple channels at high resolution can increase the CPU loading especially if the GV-System is processing other tasks simultaneously.
Page 6 Naming Definition GeoVision Analog and Digital Video Recording Software. The GV-System also refers to Multicam System, GV-DVR GV-System System, GV-NVR System and GV-Hybrid DVR System at the same time.
Page 7: Table Of Contents
Contents Configuring Main System ......4 1.1 Getting Started ....................... 4 1.1.1 Main Screen ..................6 1.1.2 Installing Cameras................8 1.1.3 Enabling the Recording ................ 9 1.1.4 Playing Back Video ................10 1.2 System Configuration ..................11 1.2.1 General Setting .................. 11 1.2.2 Setting Data Storage ................
Page 8 1.6 System Idle Protection ..................55 1.6.1 Auto Logout Administrator..............55 1.6.2 Auto Login User without Access Rights ..........56 1.6.3 Auto Start Recording ................57 1.7 System Log ......................58 1.7.1 Viewing Event Logs................58 1.7.2 Setting Event Logs ................63 1.7.3 Searching Event Logs ................
Page 9 1.19.7 Network Failure Detection .............. 113 1.19.8 Memory Limit.................. 114 1.19.9 Version Information ................ 114 Hybrid and NVR Solution ....116 2.1 GeoVision IP Video Products ................116 2.2 Dongle Requirement..................117 2.3 Hybrid Solution Description ................118 2.4 NVR Solution Description................. 119 2.5 IP Channel Setup ....................
Page 10 Video Analysis .......... 142 3.1 Object Tracking and Zooming ................142 3.1.1 Object Tracking ................142 3.1.2 Object Zooming ................149 3.2 Advanced Single Camera Tracking..............152 3.3 Digital Object Tracking..................155 3.3.1 Setting Digital Object Tracking............155 3.3.2 Tracking in PIP View ................ 157 3.3.3 Tracking in PAP View...............
Page 11 3.13 Video Defogging ....................199 3.14 Video Stabilization ................... 201 3.15 Wide Angle Lens Dewarping ................203 3.16 Advanced Motion Detection ................205 3.17 Crowd Detection ....................202 3.18 Advanced Scene Change Detection .............. 210 3.19 Advanced Unattended Object Detection ............213 3.20 Advanced Missing Object Detection .............
Page 12 4.2 Object Search..................... 274 4.3 Advanced Log Browser ..................277 4.3.1 Filter Settings....................279 4.4 Quick Search...................... 281 4.4.1 Event Query Settings ............... 283 4.4.2 Advanced Search Settings ............... 284 4.5 Address Book ....................285 4.5.1 Creating a Host Account ..............285 4.5.2 Creating a Group................
Page 13 I/O Applications ........316 6.1 I/O Device Setup ....................317 6.1.1 Latch Trigger ..................319 6.1.2 Keeping Last Toggle Status ............. 321 6.2 I/O Control Panel....................323 6.3 Advanced I/O Applications ................324 6.3.1 Setting Up Actions Upon Input Trigger..........325 6.3.2 Moving PTZ Camera to a Preset Location upon Input Trigger ..
Page 14 Point-Of-Sale (POS) Application....351 7.1 Text-Mode POS Device..................351 7.1.1 Windows-Based Direct POS Integration .......... 351 7.1.2 Data Capture Box Integration............357 7.2 Graphic-Mode POS Device ................358 7.2.1 Serial Port Connection ..............358 7.2.2 Network Connection ................. 360 7.3 POS Device Setup....................362 7.4 POS Data Overlay ....................
Page 15 8.2.10 UPnP Settings ................395 8.2.11 FTP Server Settings ............... 398 8.2.12 Network Port Information..............399 Single View Viewer..................400 8.3.1 Control Panel..................402 8.3.2 Server List ..................403 8.3.3 Video Recording................404 8.3.4 Alarm Notification ................405 8.3.5 Video and Audio Configuration ............406 8.3.6 Hardware-Compressed or Megapixel Stream........
Page 16 8.7 Multicast and Audio Broadcast ................ 441 8.7.1 Configuring Multicast and Broadcast Settings ......... 441 8.7.2 Sending Audio Broadcast..............443 8.7.3 Receiving Multicast and Audio Broadcast........444 8.8 JPEG Image Viewer ................... 446 8.9 Remote Playback ....................447 8.10 Remote ViewLog....................448 8.11 Event List Query ....................
Page 17 Short Message Service ......... 484 10.1 Installing SMS Server ..................484 10.2 The SMS Server Window ................485 10.3 SMS Server Setup.................... 486 10.3.1 Device Settings ................486 10.3.2 Server Settings ................487 10.3.3 Account Settings ................490 10.4 SMS Log ......................492 10.4.1 Setting SMS Log ................
Page 18 11.5 Authentication Server ..................519 11.6 Fast Backup and Restore................533 11.6.1 Installing the FBR Program ............533 11.6.2 Customizing Logo and Button ............534 11.6.3 Customizing the Features .............. 535 11.6.4 Backing up and Restoring Settings ..........536 11.7 Hot-Swap Recording ..................538 11.7.1 The Media Man Tool Window............
Page 19 11.11.3 Setting Report Criteria..............574 11.11.4 E-Mail Attachment Settings ............577 11.11.5 Playing Back Video Recordings ........... 578 11.11.6 Viewing Event Log................ 580 11.12 Spot Monitor Controller................. 581 11.12.1 Spot Monitor Controller ..............581 11.12.2 Spot Monitor Panel............... 584 11.13 Quad Spot Monitor Controller ..............585 11.13.1 Setting the Controller..............
Page 20 11.20 Skype Video Utility..................620 11.20.1 Installing GV-Skype Video Utility..........621 11.20.2 Setting Up Notifications Upon Motion or I/O Trigger....622 Appendix .............. 630 A. USB Dongle Required for IP Device Applications ........... 630 B. Supported PTZ Protocols and Models.............. 631 C.
Page 21 Chapter 1 Configuring Main System........4 1.1 Getting Started ................... 4 1.1.1 Main Screen......................6 1.1.2 Installing Cameras ....................8 1.1.3 Enabling the Recording ................... 9 1.1.4 Playing Back Video ....................10 1.2 System Configuration ................11 1.2.1 General Setting ...................... 11 1.2.2 Setting Data Storage....................
Page 22 1.6 System Idle Protection ................55 1.6.1 Auto Logout Administrator..................55 1.6.2 Auto Login User without Access Rights ..............56 1.6.3 Auto Start Recording....................57 1.7 System Log ....................58 1.7.1 Viewing Event Logs ....................58 1.7.2 Setting Event Logs....................63 1.7.3 Searching Event Logs....................
Page 23 1.16 Picture-and-Picture View..............105 1.17 Shortcuts ....................106 1.18 Touch Screen Support................. 107 1.18.1 PTZ and I/O Control Panel ................107 1.18.2 Touch Screen Panel................... 107 1.19 System Tools..................109 1.19.1 Hard Disk Calculator ..................109 1.19.2 Colorful Mode..................... 111 1.19.3 Stopping Video Lost Watchdog................
Page 24: Configuring Main System
CHAPTER Configuring Main System 1.1 Getting Started When you start the system for the first time, the system will prompt you for a Supervisor ID and Password. Figure 1-1 Type an ID and a password. Type the password again for confirmation. Type a hint that would remind you of the password when the password you entered is incorrect.
Page 25 Configuring Main System Allow removing password System: It is recommended to select this option which allows removing the password database once you forget passwords. For details, see the same option in Account and Password later in this chapter. : Click to open the onscreen keyboard and enter the login information.
Page 26: Main Screen
1.1.1 Main Screen Figure 1-2 The controls in the main screen: No. Name Description Indicates the camera number matching the port number in the GV video Camera Number capture card. Camera Name Indicates the given camera name. Date/Time Displays the current date and time. Storage Space Indicates the remaining disk space.
Page 27 Configuring Main System Network Enables the connection to remote applications. Camera Scan Rotates through the screen divisions. Brings up these options: Video/Audio Log, System Log, Search POS Data, ViewLog POS Live View, Live Object Index, Search Object Index and E-Map. Configure Accesses System settings.
Page 28: Installing Cameras
1.1.2 Installing Cameras To set up cameras on the GV-System, click the Configure button (No.14, Figure 1-2), select System Configure and click Camera Install. If you are connecting to an IP camera, select IP Camera Install and refer to IP Channel Setup in Chapter 2 for detailed instructions.
Page 29: Enabling The Recording
Configuring Main System 1.1.3 Enabling the Recording To start recording, press [F7] on the keyboard, or click the Monitor button (No. 16, Figure 1-2) and select a camera. By default, every camera records with the following settings: Default Recording Settings Recording Mode Motion Detection Resolution...
Page 30: Playing Back Video
1.1.4 Playing Back Video You can instantly play back the recorded video of a certain time length without interrupting the monitoring and recording. To instantly play back the events of one single channel, click on the Camera Name (No. 2, Figure 1-2), and select the time length.
Page 31: System Configuration
Configuring Main System 1.2 System Configuration This section introduces system configurations of the GV-System. 1.2.1 General Setting Let’s start with the options on the General Setting dialog box. Changes made on the General Setting dialog box would apply to all available cameras attached to the system. Click the Configure button (No.14, Figure 1-2), select System Configure, and click General Setting to access the following dialog box.
Page 32 [Exit Option] Auto Shutdown Windows: Closes Windows OS after exiting GV-System. Auto Restart Windows: Restarts Windows OS after exiting GV-System. [Display] Enable DirectDraw Scale: Applies DirectDraw Scale to enhance image quality if your VGA card supports it. For certain VGA cards, DirectDraw Scale can result in blurred images. To avoid the image problem and remain DirectDraw Scale, change the image quality from High to Standard.
Page 33 Configuring Main System Figure 1-5 [Pre-Record Performance] The amount of physical memory of the computer that the system is running on determines the pre-recording performance. Some options are grayed out if the computer does not have enough memory for the selections. This table shows the maximum pre-recording frame rate and the physical memory requirements of each setup: Good...
Page 34 [Pre-Recording using HDD] Use the hard disk as a pre-recording buffer. This method gives you much longer pre-recording time. Keep Pre-Record Files: Specify the number of video clips for pre-record. The maximum number of video clips you can specify is 9, and the time range of one video clip is from 1 minute to 5 minutes. So the pre-recording time can be from 1 minute to 45 minutes.
Page 35: Setting Data Storage
Configuring Main System 1.2.2 Setting Data Storage You can change storage locations of recorded files and event database files. You can also enable or disable the recycle function for recorded files. Click the Configure button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), select System Configure, and select General Setting.
Page 36 Setting the Event Database Location The Event Database consists of the video and audio .db files that are used for the Video Event List. By default they are saved at the C:\GV folder. Follow the steps below to change the storage location. Click the Set Location button (Figure 1-6) and select Database Folder.
Page 37 Configuring Main System Note: If the designated storage space is not big enough to keep all video files for the defined days, the Recycle setting then overrides the Keep Days setting. The video capture cards and GV-NVR have different default recycle thresholds. The system will delete the oldest files when the storage space reaches the following recycle threshold: Default Recycle Threshold GV-600A / 650A / 800A...
Page 38: Adjusting Camera Configuration
1.2.3 Adjusting Camera Configuration In the Camera Configure dialog box, you can adjust the configurations for each camera. Click the Configure button (No.14, Figure 1-2), select System Configure, and click Camera Configure to access the following dialog box. Figure 1-8 Camera Settings [Camera Name] The name entered here will appear in the upper-left hand corner of the camera screen.
Page 39 Configuring Main System Right-Arrow button: Click to set up the recording frame rate, quality, resolution, codec or Day-Night recording mode for the selected camera. Day-Night Rec Mode Setup: This option is only available when Day-Night Recording Mode is selected, allowing you to set up different recording modes during different time frames of the day.
Page 40 the standard format of the selected recording codec will be applied. See Geo Mpeg4 Advanced Settings later in this chapter. The Advanced Codec Setup button also includes the function of noise detection. See Noise Detection to Reduce File Size later in this chapter. Note: To set the recording quality and codec of IP cameras, refer to IP Channel Setup in Chapter 2.
Page 41 Configuring Main System Invoke to Send Alerts: Sends an assigned alert (E-Mail/Hotline/SMS) when motion occurs. Use the drop-down list to specify the motion duration to trigger the alert. The choices include High (0.5 seconds), Normal (1 second), and Low (1.5 seconds). For example, if you choose High, the alert will be sent out when motion is detected for over 0.5 seconds.
Page 42 Figure 1-13 [Camera Lens] Select Wide Angle to correct warping toward the edge of the camera image. See Wide Angle Lens Dewarping in Chapter 3 for details. [Video Attributes] Allows you to adjust video characteristics such as brightness, contrast, saturation, and hue.
Page 43: Setting Day And Night Recording Mode
Configuring Main System 1.2.4 Setting Day and Night Recording Mode Day-Night Recording allows you to set up different recording modes for different time frames of the day. Each day can be divided into 4 time frames, each represented by 1 span. You can set up a different frame rate, recording quality, motion sensitivity and noise detection level for each time frame.
Page 44: Geo Mpeg4 Advanced Settings
1.2.5 Geo Mpeg4 Advanced Settings The Geo Mpeg4 codec supports a number of advanced settings that allow experienced users to adjust the encoding process. In Figure 1-9, check the Apply Advanced Codec Setting option, click the button beside, and then click the Advanced tab. This window appears. Figure 1-15 [Setting] Setting: Click the drop-down list to select High speed, Recommend, or High compression rate...
Page 45 Configuring Main System Inter-frame threshold: Raising the value will improve compression speed and rate, but reduce image quality slightly. Max. key frame interval: Raising the value will extend the duration between key frames and increase compression rate, but reduce image quality slightly. Compression speed remains the same.
Page 46: Customizing Startup Settings
1.2.6 Customizing Startup Settings The Startup dialog box allows you to set the system to enable selected features at system startup. To access the Startup dialog box, click the Configure button (No.14, Figure 1-2), select System Configure and click Startup. Figure 1-16 [General] Auto Monitoring: Select one of the following monitor control modes at system startup:...
Page 47 Configuring Main System Limit Port: Limits the number of video ports to be used. This option helps increase the frame rate of each channel by shifting the frame rate of disabled video ports to enabled ones. This function will take effect at next system startup. Startup Auto Login: Select and press the Arrow button to assign an ID used at system auto startup.
Page 48: Customizing Display Settings
1.2.7 Customizing Display Settings You can customize the display settings in the Display section of the Startup dialog box. Click the Configure button (No.14, Figure 1-2), select System Configure and click Startup. Figure 1-17 Default Screen Division: Select the number of screen division to display at startup. Panel Resolution: From the drop-down list, select the resolution that best fits your computer monitor screen.
Page 49 Configuring Main System Note: 1. When the enhanced screen layout is applied, camera 1 view will be displayed in the central screen. When the popup feature is enabled, the pop-up view will show on the central. When the camera scan feature is enabled, the scanned view will show on the central. 2.
Page 50: Setting Auto Reboot
1.2.8 Setting Auto Reboot The Auto Reboot feature restarts GV-System and Windows at a scheduled time. Click the Configure button (No.14, Figure 1-2), select System Configure, and select Auto Reboot Setup. Figure 1-20 [Auto Reboot System] Enables the automatic reboot of the GV-System and Windows. Day Interval: Specifies the frequency of auto reboot (from 1 to 14 days).
Page 51: Setting Text Overlay
Configuring Main System 1.2.9 Setting Text Overlay You can align camera name, time stamp and triggered input name to different positions for each channel. To access this feature, click the Configure button (No.14, Figure 1-2), select System Configure, and select Text Overlay Setting to display the Text Overlay Setting dialog box, and select one Camera to be defined.
Page 52 Alignment: Select how you want the camera information to be aligned on a camera screen. [Set Font] Click the Set Font button to set up the font. The option Apply Stereo Font makes texts stand out from the background by giving white-edge to the texts.
Page 53: Audio And Video Settings
Configuring Main System 1.3 Audio and Video Settings 1.3.1 Setting Video Source and Resolution Video Source sets the video standard of your system: NTSC or PAL. Click the Configure button (No.14, Figure 1-2), select A/V Setting, and select Video Source to display the following dialog box. Figure 1-22 Video Standard: Select a video standard used in your country.
Page 54: Fixing Aspect Ratio
1.3.2 Fixing Aspect Ratio This feature lets you define your own aspect ratio for the camera channels so they will not be stretched when viewed in wide screen resolutions such as 1280 x 800, 1440 x 900, 1680 x 1050 and 1920 x 1080.
Page 55: Adjusting Video Attributes
Configuring Main System 1.3.3 Adjusting Video Attributes This feature lets you adjust video attributes to get the best picture. Click the Configure button (No.14, Figure 1-2), point to A/V Setting, and select Video Attributes to choose between Standard and Advanced. Users of GV-Combo A Card (GV-1016/GV-1120A/1240A/1480A), GV-600A, GV-650A and GV-800A can also select Default Value to change the default video attributes to Vivid or Standard.
Page 56 In the Auto Gain Control window, click Auto for auto adjustment, click Default to apply default values, or click Apply to apply the displayed settings. The default value is set to 1.15V (115), but you may move the slider to adjust between 0.3V (30) or 2.5V (250).
Page 57 Configuring Main System Advanced Video Attributes In addition to adjust standard video attributes, you can adjust image quality and codec. With the advanced settings, you can even see the difference in image size after you have these adjustments. [Multicam] This feature helps you to see the difference in image size after you adjust video attributes, codec and recording quality.
Page 58 [WebCam, Center V2, Control Center] You can configure the image quality for video streaming to the WebCam server, Center V2 and Control Center. Your quality settings for Low, Normal and Best will be applied to these remote applications. Figure 1-26 Quantizer: The bigger the Quantizer, the poor the image quality.
Page 59: Adjusting Audio Setting
Configuring Main System 1.3.4 Adjusting Audio Setting You can adjust audio devices to record and listens to live sound. Click the Configure button (No.14, Figure 1-2), select A/V Setting, and select Audio Settings to bring up the following dialog box: Figure 1-27 [Audio] Audio: Select an audio channel to be configured.
Page 60 [Audio Format] 16kHz, 16 bit: By default, GV-System is set to this audio codec. 32kHz, 16 bit: Select this audio codec for better audio quality if you are using GV-5016 / 4008 / 4008A / 900A / 800B / 650B / 600B / 1480A / 1240A / 1120A / 1480B / 1240B / 1120B Card.
Page 61: Turbo Mode
Configuring Main System 1.3.5 Turbo Mode Turbo mode allows recording at the highest speed that GV-Combo A Card (GV-1120A, GV-1240A and GV-1480A) can provide at the VGA and D1 resolutions. Comparison for GV-Combo Card and GV-Combo A Card Total Recording Rate (NTSC/PAL) GV-1480 GV-1480A GV-1240...
Page 62 Activating Turbo Mode 1. Click the Configure button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), select A/V Setting and select Video Source. This dialog box appears. Figure 1-28 2. Use the drop-down list to select the Video Resolution. If D1 or VGA resolution is selected, the Turbo mode option appears.
Page 63: Camera Monitoring
Configuring Main System 1.4 Camera Monitoring Click the Monitor button and select to start or stop all or individual camera monitoring. Camera Name in the upper left corner of the view screen changes from yellow to red color when motion is detected. (Blinking represents that motion is detected in the camera view).
Page 64: Associate Monitoring
1.4.2 Associate Monitoring You can set camera channels to start recording when any of the associated camera channels begins recording. 1. Click the Configure button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), select System Configure, and select Camera Configure. This dialog box appears. Figure 1-30 2.
Page 65 Configuring Main System 4. Select the camera channels you wish to be associated with the current camera. In this example, Camera 1 is being configured and it cannot be selected, so it is grayed out. Cameras 2 and 3 are selected to be associated with Camera 1.
Page 66: Daylight Saving Time Recording
1.4.3 Daylight Saving Time Recording The GV-System can automatically adjust to Daylight Saving Time (DST). To enable the DST function, click Windows Start button, click Control Panel, click Date and Time, click the Time Zone tab, select a time zone of your location, and then select Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes.
Page 67 Configuring Main System In ViewLog, a separate DST subfolder will be displayed in the Date Tree. Figure 1-34 Note: The AVI file recorded during the DST period is named with the prefix “GvDST”, e.g. GvDST20081022xxxxxxxxx.avi, to differentiate from the regular AVI file named with the prefix “Event”, e.g.
Page 68: Account And Password
1.5 Account and Password The password setup allows you to assign permission and rights to users. You can create up to 1,000 passwords. The system will control and restrict access to system resources based on the permission and rights associated with each user account. Only Supervisor account level is pre-set with access to the Password Setup function.
Page 69: Creating An User Account
Configuring Main System 1.5.1 Creating an User Account To create a user account: 1. Click the New button at the lower-left hand corner to bring up the New Account dialog box. Figure 1-36 2. Enter the user’s ID name and password. Re-enter the same password in the Password Confirmation field.
Page 70 Force Password change at the first logon: The user must change the password when logging in first time. Disable user if do not login after xx day (s): When the user does not log in the system after a set number of days, its account will be disabled automatically. Export this ID for IR Remote Control: Allows you to log into the system by using the GV-Keyboard instead of using the general keyboard and mouse.
Page 71: Changing Password On Login
Configuring Main System 1.5.2 Changing Password on Login When you log in the GV-System, click the Change Password button in the Login dialog box. The Change Password dialog box appears. Figure 1-37 Type the new password information, and click OK to save the changes. Note: Only Supervisors can change the password.
Page 72: Retrieving Password Through E-Mail
1.5.3 Retrieving Password Through E-mail The password retrieval function can serve in the following ways after you click the Send Password button at the Login window (Figure 1-37): • If you are one of supervisors but do not remember your ID, separate passwords will be sent to all supervisor e-mail accounts after you click the Send Password button.
Page 73: Preventing Unauthorized System Termination
Configuring Main System 1.5.4 Preventing Unauthorized System Termination The GV-System can be protected from stopping or restarting by an unauthorized user. To restrict a user who does not belong to the Supervisor level from existing or restarting the system, follow the steps below: 1.
Page 74: Setting Double Passwords For Viewlog Access
1.5.5 Setting Double Passwords for ViewLog Access You can select the Enable Double Password option to require two supervisor passwords to access the ViewLog and play back recorded files. The option is only available when you have created at least two supervisor accounts.
Page 75: System Idle Protection
Configuring Main System 1.6 System Idle Protection The System Idle Protection allows the administrator to work on the system without the worry of logout or leaving the system not recording anymore. This feature can automatically logout the administrator, login a user with no access rights and/or start recording.
Page 76: Auto Login User Without Access Rights
1.6.2 Auto Login User without Access Rights When the system is started up after an idle time, a specified user with no access right will login. This allows the user to see the system is on and working, but at the same time does nothing with the system.
Page 77: Auto Start Recording
Configuring Main System 1.6.3 Auto Start Recording If the administrator does not press the mouse or press a key within a set period of time, the system will automatically start recording. 1. In the System Idle Protection dialog box (Figure 1-40), select the Auto Monitoring option, and select Monitoring All, Schedule Monitoring, I/O Monitoring or Camera Monitoring from the drop-down list.
Page 78: System Log
1.7 System Log System Log provides historical information that can help you track down events, system problems and POS and object counting data. This information is being saved in a database Access format. To view the System Log, click the ViewLog button (No. 13, Figure 1-2), and then select System Log from the menu.
Page 79 Configuring Main System I/O error: Appears if associated I/O module failed. I/O resume: Appears if associated I/O module resume to action. Missing Object: Appears if objects miss from a defined camera view. Unattended Object: Appears if unattended objects show up within a defined camera view. Intruder: Appears if there are objects entering a defined region.
Page 80 IO Monitor Start / Stop: Appears when a user starts or stops the individual I/O module’s monitoring function. The I/O module number will appear in the Device column. WebCam Svr Start / Stop: Appears when a user starts or stops WebCam Server. Connect to Center Start / Stop: Appears when the GV-System connects or disconnects with the Security Center.
Page 81 Configuring Main System Mode: This column shows the following messages: Local: Appears if a user logs in or logs out the Main System. WebCam: Appears if a remote client logs in or logs out the WebCam server. Remote DVR: Appears if a Control Center operator logs in or logs out via the Remote DVR service.
Page 82 [POS] This function shows the POS event information. Double-clicking on the log list will allow you to view related video in ViewLog or Quick Search (depending on the video player you selected in the System Log Setting dialog box. See Figure 1-47). Figure 1-46 ID: This column shows the event ID number.
Page 83: Setting Event Logs
Configuring Main System 1.7.2 Setting Event Logs You can define several event log settings, specifying which event log to be recorded, the interval time to write the log into the system, video player, and the number of days to keep the logs. To access these log settings, click the Configure button (No.14, Figure 1-2), select System Configure and select System Log Setting to display the following dialog box.
Page 84 [Default Video Player] Monitor Table: Specifies the playback software for monitor events. For details on each playback application, see Chapter 5. POS Table: Specifies the playback software for POS events. [Import Previous Days of Live Log Browser] Specifies how many days of data to be loaded into the System Log.
Page 85: Searching Event Logs
Configuring Main System 1.7.3 Searching Event Logs To search for log data, click the icon on the upper left corner of the Live Log Browser to bring up the Advanced Log Browser. See Advanced Log Browser in Chapter 4. Figure 1-48...
Page 86: Recording Schedule
1.8 Recording Schedule You can program recording, I/O devices, and Center V2 services to turn on and off at specific time each day. Click the Schedule button (No.15, Figure 1-2) and select Schedule Edit to display the following window. The window has three major tabs: Video Schedule: A schedule starts the surveillance system automatically.
Page 87: Video Schedule
Configuring Main System 1.8.1 Video Schedule Setting up a Video Schedule Set your surveillance preferences: [Time] Enter the starting and ending time of the schedule. [Monitor Invoke] Sets alert methods on motion detection. Rec: Records while monitoring. Select the recording mode to be Motion Detection or Round-the-Clock.
Page 88 Modifying a Video Schedule Click the Edit tab Click the desired schedule to highlight it in the Schedule List window. Change the settings of surveillance preferences. You can refer to the previous section of Setting up a Video Schedule in this chapter. Click the Modify button to apply the changes to your schedule.
Page 89: Special Days Schedule
Configuring Main System 1.8.2 Special Days Schedule Click the Special Day Schedule tab. All settings are the same as those in Video Schedule, except the following section. Use the drop-down list and select a date from the pop-up calendar. Click Apply to add the date to the schedule.
Page 90: I/O Schedule
1.8.3 I/O Schedule Set up a schedule to activate the monitoring of I/O devices automatically. All settings are the same as those in Video Schedule, except the following section. After setting up time and dates, select the I/O Monitor option to activate the schedule. Figure 1-52...
Page 91: Center V2 Schedule
Configuring Main System 1.8.4 Center V2 Schedule Set up a schedule to connect to Center V2 services automatically. All settings are the same as those in Video Schedule, except the following section. After setting up scheduled time and dates, select the Center V2 option to activate the schedule.
Page 92: Schedule Center
1.9 Schedule Center The Schedule Center allows you to set up a schedule to automatically compact video events, merge video events, and back up the system settings. 1.9.1 Compacting Video Events The Video Compacting feature helps you to save storage space by extracting key frames from the recorded files.
Page 93 Configuring Main System 2. Click Add schedule. This dialog box appears. Figure 1-55 3. Select the desired camera individually, or select Camera to check all the cameras from the camera list. 4. Select Enable schedule of compacting video files. 5. In the Schedule Time section, specify the day and time to compact the video files. 6.
Page 94 After setup is completed, the GVService icon appears on the Windows notification area as shown below. The GVService program allows the video compacting to run automatically without the starting the GV-System. When the GV-System starts to compact video files at the time you specified, the following Compacting List will pop up, displaying the information such as the camera number, the processing status, the processing time and the number of files that are being compacted.
Page 95 Configuring Main System Viewing Compacted Video Files After the video compacting, the compacted files will replace the original files and become the video events you view on ViewLog. After selecting a camera and date you specified for video compacting, you would see three types of icons on the Video Event list. Icons appearing under the Description scheduled-compacting date...
Page 96: Merging Video Events
1.9.2 Merging Video Events You can program the file merging and exporting to begin on a specific date or on a daily schedule. The schedule is helpful when computer sources are busy at monitoring or detection, it allows you to assign the file merging and exporting after working hours.
Page 97 Configuring Main System 3. In the Task Name field, name the schedule. 4. In the Schedule Type section, select one of the types: Specific Date: The file merging only begins on the specified date. You can further choose to merge files from a specific time period on the specified date in step 7. Daily: The file merging begins on the selected days every week.
Page 98 Multiple Files: Merges AVI files into several files of a specific duration. After specifying the duration, you can see the number of merged files will be created. Direct Merge (Higher Speed): The merging method only joins video files together without the inclusion of their video effects, such as privacy masks, watermarks, time stamps, GPS data and etc.
Page 99: Setting Backup Schedule
Configuring Main System 1.9.3 Setting Backup Schedule You can set up a schedule to regularly back up the configurations in the Main System. The backup settings can be restored to the current system or imported to another GV-System. Click the Schedule button, and select Schedule Center. This dialog box appears. Figure 1-61 Select Fast Backup and Restore and click Edit.
Page 100 Select Active. Under the Schedule Type section, choose a backup schedule. Daily Schedule: Backs up the system configurations daily. Weekly Schedule: Select a day of the week from the drop-down list to back up the system configurations. Monthly Schedule: Select a day of the month from the drop-down list to back up the system configurations.
Page 101: Setting Vsm Schedule
Configuring Main System 1.9.4 Setting VSM Schedule You can set up a schedule to activate the connection to Vital Sign Monitor (VSM) on a specific date or on a weekly schedule. Note: For details on setting up the connection to the VSM, see Chapter 3 in GV-CMS Series User’s Manual.
Page 102 To add a new schedule, click the Add button . This dialog box appears. Figure 1-65 Select to activate VSM on a Specific Date or select Weekly to set up a weekly schedule. Set a Start Time and an End Time for the Specific Date or Weekly schedule. Click OK to add the schedule.
Page 103: Alert Notification
Configuring Main System 1.10 Alert Notification When events occur, you can receive alert notification through e-mails, SMS messages, pagers or telephones. Follow the steps below to enable alert notification and select the event types to receive notification. The events that can trigger alert notification include: Video Lost, Recording Error, Disk Full, Motion Detection, I/O Trigger, Scene Change, Intruder Event, Missing Object, Unattended Object.
Page 104 To specify the types of events to receive alert notification, click the arrow button next to Send Event Alerts and select the alert types. Some alerts are only available when the alert settings are activated. Figure 1-67 Click OK. To send e-mail, hotline or SMS alerts when motion is detected, click Invoke to Send Alerts in the Camera Configure (F9) dialog box.
Page 105: Setting Email Server
Configuring Main System 1.10.1 Setting Email Server To send e-mail notification, you need to first set up your mail server as described below: 1. In the Send Alerts Approach Setup dialog box (Figure 1-66), enable Default Alert Approach, select E-Mail and click the Setting button. This dialog box appears. Figure 1-68 In the Mail Setup section, set up the following fields: SMTP Sever: Type your mail server’s URL address or IP address.
Page 106 Other options on the E-Mail dialog box: [Attach Image Setup] Select Attach to include up to 6 snapshots in the e-mail. The image format and size are selectable from drop-down lists. [Email-Alerts Setup] Specify the time interval between e-mail alerts. This option can prevent e-mails from being sent frequently.
Page 107: Setting Hotline Services
Configuring Main System 1.10.2 Setting Hotline Services When events occur, you can receive notification by a text or voice message through pagers or telephones. In the Send Alerts Approach Setup dialog box (Figure 1-66), enable Default Alert Approach, select Hotline and click the Setting button. This dialog box appears. Figure 1-69 [Modem Setup] Select the dialup modem installed on the computer of the GV-System, and the COM port that is connected.
Page 108 In the Dial HotLine drop-down list, type the telephone or pager number. Select Activate. Select Attach Text Message and type the text messages to be sent to a pager. The system allows you to send a custom sound file to the telephone. For this operation a microphone must be installed on the computer of the GV-System.
Page 109: Ptz Control
Configuring Main System 1.11 PTZ Control With the PTZ control panel, you can control PTZ functions, e.g. pan, tilt, zoom, focus and preset points. This control panel will not appear, unless at least one PTZ camera is connected to the system. Adding a PTZ Camera For the IP Camera, skip steps 1 to 3 and start from the step 4.
Page 110: Ptz Control Panel
A、 Select the brand name from the drop-down list, click the button. B、 Select Active. Note that without this step the PTZ camera will not be added to the system. C、 Click OK. PTZ Control Panel After the PTZ cameras are added to the system, you should now see the PTZ Control button on the screen.
Page 111: Mapping Ptz Cameras
Configuring Main System 1.11.1 Mapping PTZ Cameras This option assigns a PTZ camera to its corresponding camera channel for either the local or the remote applications. You must first make sure PTZ Device Setup in the PTZ Control section of the System Configure dialog box is selected.
Page 112: Ptz Idle Protection
1.11.2 PTZ Idle Protection When the PTZ remains stationary for a certain time, the PTZ can automatically activate the scan mode, move to the designated preset point, or start the preset tour. In the Camera Mapping Setup dialog box (Figure 1-76), select PTZ Inactivity. Set the idle time after which to start the protection mode.
Page 113 Configuring Main System Setting Tour Schedule When the PTZ camera remains stationary for a certain time, the camera will start the defined behaviors, such as activating the auto pan or returning the designated preset, in the defined time frames. 1. Select Tour Schedule on the Camera Mapping Setup dialog box (Figure 1-76), and click the Setting button.
Page 114: Auto Switching Ptz Control Panels
1.11.3 Auto Switching PTZ Control Panels The function allows the corresponding PTZ control panels to be called up automatically when you switch to different PTZ camera screens. To enable the function, follow the steps below: Click the Configure button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), point to Accessories, select PTZ Device, and then select Auto PTZ Panel Switch.
Page 115: Ptz Automation
Configuring Main System 1.11.4 PTZ Automation Other than the PTZ control panel, you can display a Visual PTZ Control Panel on the image. Figure 1-79 To control the PTZ, you must map one channel to the PTZ camera first. For details, see Mapping PTZ Cameras earlier in this chapter.
Page 116 Transparency: Adjusts the transparency level of the panel. Ten levels range from 10% (fully transparent) to 100% (fully opaque).
Page 117: Digital Ptz Control
Configuring Main System 1.12 Digital PTZ Control In non-PTZ cameras, the Digital PTZ (DPTZ) function allows you to simulate the PTZ movement on the screen. 1. Right-click the live view, find Camera Name and select Digital PTZ. The Visual Automation View window for DPTZ control appears.
Page 118 3. To pan and tilt the Visual Automation View, zoom in on the image first, and then click and hold the arrow. The arrow appears when you place the cursor in one of the eight directions, i.e. up, down, left, right, left up, left down, right up and right down. Figure 1-82 Visual Automation View (zoom-in function applied) Figure 1-83 Visual Automation View (tilt function applied by holding the arrow in the upper left corner)
Page 119: Pop-Up Live Video
Configuring Main System 1.13 Pop-up Live Video The live video can pop up immediately for alert whenever motion detection and alarm occurs. To set up, click the Configure button (No.14, Figure 1-2), point to Video Analysis, and then select Camera Popup Setting.
Page 120: Video Noise Solutions
1.14 Video Noise Solutions The system provides these solutions for video/audio noise: Noise Tolerance for motion detection and advanced motion detection Noise Detection to Reduce File Size for round-the-clock recording Noise Filter to filter out video and audio noise 1.14.1 Noise Tolerance Designed for motion detection, the noise tolerance feature reduces false alarms and unwanted recordings caused by weather or light changes.
Page 121 Configuring Main System Click the Configure button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), point to System Configure, and select Camera Configure. A dialog box appears. To set the recording mode to motion detection, enable Rec. Video, and select Motion Detect from the drop-down list. To enable noise tolerance, click the right-arrow button next to Sensitivity in the Motion Detect section.
Page 122: Noise Detection To Reduce File Size
1.14.2 Noise Detection to Reduce File Size Designed for the round-the-clock recording, the Noise Detection feature can automatically reduce recording size on video noise conditions, and restore normal recording size when the disturbing conditions are over. 1. Click the Configure button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), point to System Configure, and select Camera Configure.
Page 123: Noise Filter
Configuring Main System 1.14.3 Noise Filter The Noise Filter function can remove video and audio noise from live view. The video denoising can reduce file size and improve image quality, while the audio denoising can maximize the sound quality. Filtering Out Video Noise 1.
Page 124: Picture-In-Picture View
1.15 Picture-in-Picture View With the Picture in Picture (PIP) view, you can crop the video to get a close-up view or zoom in on the video. This function is useful for megapixel resolution that provides clear and detailed images of the surveillance area.
Page 125: Picture-And-Picture View
Configuring Main System 1.16 Picture-and-Picture View With the Picture and Picture (PAP) view, you can create a split video effect with multiple close-up views on the image. A total of 7 close-up views can be defined. This function is useful for megapixel resolution that provides clear, detailed images of the surveillance area.
Page 126: Shortcuts
1.17 Shortcuts You can create up to 20 shortcuts on the main screen to a program or file. Run Fast Backup & Restore Main System from the Windows Start menu. The Fast Backup & Restore MultiCam System window appears. Click the Customize Logo and Button button, select DVR, and then select User Define Setting. This dialog box appears.
Page 127: Touch Screen Support
Configuring Main System 1.18 Touch Screen Support The GV-System offers three types of control panels with touch screen support: PTZ Control Panel, I/O Control Panel and Touch Screen Panel. 1.18.1 PTZ and I/O Control Panel This feature gives you the option of a large PTZ and I/O control panel with touch screen support. To open the panel, click the Configure button (No.
Page 128 [Activate] Activate when enter Full-Screen Mode only: Launches automatically the panel when the full screen view is applied. Always Active: Always displays the panel on the screen. [Layout] Choose a vertical or horizontal panel. Click OK to save the above settings. An information window indicating date, time, and storage space will appear at the upper left corner of the screen.
Page 129: System Tools
Configuring Main System 1.19 System Tools 1.19.1 Hard Disk Calculator Before actual recording, the Hard Disk Calculator allows you to know the required hard disk space and frame size for different types of codec and quality. Click the Configure button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), point to A/V Setting, select Video Attributes, and then click Advanced.
Page 130 Set Test Time: The system will process a real-time test recording based on the time you set. For example, if you enter 24 hours here, it will take more than one day to do the test recording. So avoid entering the longer test time to save you time. Set Expected Recording Time: Enter the time you wish for recording.
Page 131: Colorful Mode
Configuring Main System 1.19.2 Colorful Mode You can enhance the coloring of live video to have more vivid and saturated images. Note this function does not affect the original files. For the users of GV-600A, GV-600B, GV-600(S), GV-650A, GV-650B, GV-650(S), GV-800A, GV-800B, GV-800(S), GV-804A, GV-900A, GV-4008, GV-4008A, GV-5016 or GV-SDI-204 Card: 1.
Page 132: Deactivating Video Lost Beep
1.19.4 Deactivating Video Lost Beep To stop a beep noise when any of videos lost, click the Configure button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), point to Tools, select Video Signal Diagnostic, and select Disable Video Lost Beep. 1.19.5 Fast Key Lockup If you wish not to use certain fast keys and do not want them to interfere with the keyboard use, you can disable the fast key functions.
Page 133: Fast Key Reference
Configuring Main System 1.19.6 Fast Key Reference This option lets you view the fast key windows of Main System and PTZ Control, giving you an instant reference. Click the Configure button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), point to Tools, select Tool Kit, and then select Fast Key List to display the fast key table of Main System.
Page 134: Memory Limit
1.19.8 Memory Limit The GV-System can automatically warn you on high memory usage to prevent system instability. The memory monitoring and warning function requires your system to be Windows XP SP1 or later. The memory limit of GV-System or Main System is as listed below: For users of 32-bit Windows, the memory limit is 1.7 GB.
Page 135 Chapter 2 Hybrid and NVR Solution ......116 2.1 GeoVision IP Video Products..............116 2.2 Dongle Requirement................117 2.3 Hybrid Solution Description ..............118 2.4 NVR Solution Description ..............119 2.5 IP Channel Setup ................... 120 2.5.1 Adding Cameras Manually................... 121 2.5.2 Scanning Camera ....................
Page 136: Hybrid And Nvr Solution
• NVR Solution: A software-based system GV-NVR without requiring a video capture card. Both Hybrid and NVR Solutions come with 32 free IP channels when connecting to GeoVision IP video devices. GeoVision’s Hybrid and NVR solutions support not only GeoVision’s own IP video products but also products from other leading manufacturers.
Page 137: Dongle Requirement
Hybrid and NVR Solution 2.2 Dongle Requirement To perform third-party IP devices with the Hybrid or NVR soltuion, you will need a NVR dongle to run the GV-System. There are two types of dongles: internal dongle with hardware watchdog function and external dongle.
Page 138: Hybrid Solution Description
1. Specifications of the Hybrid solution. The Hybrid solution integrates analog videos with digital videos from IP video devices with the limit of 32 channels in total. The Hybrid solution allows you to connect up to 32 IP channels from GeoVision IP Devices for free. For example: Number of analog channels + up to 32 free GV IP channels <= 32 channels.
Page 139: Nvr Solution Description
1. Specifications of the NVR solution: The NVR solution supports up to 32 IP channels. It allows you to connect up to 32 IP channels from GeoVision IP Devices for free. 2. Connection of third-party IP devices to GV-NVR. To implement the GV-NVR solution with third-party IP video devices, you need a NVR Dongle.
Page 140: Ip Channel Setup
2.5 IP Channel Setup There are many ways to set up IP cameras in the system and the setup procedures may vary slightly among IP camera, video server and compact DVR. Click the Configure button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), select System Configure, select Camera Install and click IP Camera Install. This dialog box appears.
Page 141: Adding Cameras Manually
Hybrid and NVR Solution 2.5.1 Adding Cameras Manually An example of manual setup is described below. 1. Click Add Camera. This dialog box appears. Figure 2-2 2. Type the IP address, username and password of the IP camera. Modify the default HTTP port 80 if necessary.
Page 142 4. The options in the dialog box may vary depending on camera brands. Dual Stream: Use the default codec and resolution of the GV-IP camera. To see the default resolutions after the camera is added, refer to Appendix I. Query: Use the current codec and resolution setting on the GV-IP camera. Camera list: Select a camera number.
Page 143: Scanning Camera
Hybrid and NVR Solution 2.5.2 Scanning Camera You can add camera by scanning for cameras in the LAN. 1. Click Scan Camera. A dialog box appears. 2. Click the Start Scan button. IP devices detected are displayed. Figure 2-5 3. Double-click a device. 4.
Page 144: Automatic Setup
2.5.3 Automatic Setup Using Automatic Setup, you can add all GeoVision and third-party IP cameras within an IP address range. 1. Click Automatic Setup. A dialog box appears. Figure 2-6 2. Type a Starting IP address and specify the number of addresses in the IP pool to include. In the case of the figure above, IP devices using IP address between 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.10...
Page 145: Customizing Ip Camera Settings
This setting does not affect the frame rate of the recorded videos. Recording codec format Specifies whether to record in standard or GeoVision type of JPEG, MPEG4, H.264 codec. GIS Setting: Records the video with the GPS data. To record the GPS data, remember to also...
Page 146 Automatically adjust DST: If enabled, the time on the GV-IP Device Web interface will be synchronized with the time of the GV-System when DST period starts or ends on the GV-System. After a display position is assigned and the camera becomes connected, you can also access the following options: Figure 2-8 Live-view frame rate control (Sub stream): Sets the live view frame rate of the sub stream to...
Page 147: Ptz Ip Camera
Hybrid and NVR Solution 2.6 PTZ IP Camera To set up the IP camera with PTZ functions, follow these steps: 1. To add the PTZ IP camera to the system, follow the steps in Adding IP Video Sources above. 2. To open the PTZ control panel and perform the PTZ functions, follow the steps in PTZ Control in Chapter 1.
Page 148: Rtsp Connection
5. Select the protocol that is supported by your IP camera from the Device drop-down list. Figure 2-9 GV_HTTP_SDK_RTSP: This option is for GeoVision SDK users. The RTSP protocol uses a HTTP port for data streaming from the IP camera.
Page 149 Hybrid and NVR Solution 6. On the RTSP Command dialog box, enter the RTSP link address. For the RTSP command, consult the documentation of your IP camera. For instance: • For an AXIS IP camera, enter RTSP://<IP of the IP camera>/<codec>/media.amp •...
Page 150: Onvif & Psia Connection
2.8 ONVIF & PSIA Connection The GV-System is compatible with all other IP video devices using ONVIF and PSIA standards. The ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum) specification and PSIA (Physical Security Interoperability Alliance) specification are global standards created to ensure network video products from different manufacturers are compatible with each other.
Page 151 Hybrid and NVR Solution To set the second stream if available, select Dual Stream for Stream Type. Figure 2-11 The following settings are available for each stream. • Codec: Select H.264 or JPEG. • Resolution: Set a resolution. The maximum resolution for stream 2 is limited to 800 x 600. •...
Page 152: Psia Connection
2.8.2 PSIA Connection To connect to an IP device through PSIA protocol, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Configure button (No.14, Figure 1-2), select System Configure, select Camera Install, and select IP Camera Install. 2. Click Add Camera, and type the camera’s Server IP, Username, and Password. 3.
Page 153: Camera Mapping Using Gv-Ip Device Utility
Hybrid and NVR Solution 2.9 Camera Mapping Using GV-IP Device Utility The GV-IP Device Utility program can search and manage all the available IP devices on the same LAN, making it time-effective to map the connected IP cameras to channels. For convenient management, you can also save one or multiple sets of configurations and apply them according to your needs.
Page 154 By default, the login username and password for the IP camera both are set to admin. If the added IP camera does not use the default settings, you need to right-click the IP camera in the Dispatch Pattern section and select Login User Information to modify its login information. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to map more IP cameras.
Page 155: Economic Mode
Hybrid and NVR Solution 2.10 Economic Mode The economic mode helps you reduce the disk space needed to store videos from IP video devices. Once the economic mode is enabled, you can choose to record key frames only or at a lower frame rate when no motion is detected or when I/O devices are not triggered.
Page 156 5. Under the Economic Frame Rate Setting section, configure the frame rate settings for the incoming IP video compressed with JPEG, MPEG or H264 codec. To configure the frame rate setting for the IP video compressed with JPEG: Select JPEG. Specify the number of frame rates per second for different situations: when motion is detected (the Max.
Page 157 Hybrid and NVR Solution Note: The Max. Recording Frame Rate of Non-Motion or Non-I/O option is only available when the camera is set to the Round-the-Clock recording mode. The Max. Recording Frame Rate is subject to each camera’s maximum frame rate. When the video is recorded using JPEG compression method, every frame is a key frame.
Page 158: On Demand Display
2.11 On Demand Display For cameras that support dual streaming with different resolutions, you can select the On Demand Display option to enable automatic adjustment of live view resolution. This option produces good image quality without causing high CPU usage. You will need to set one video streaming of the camera to be higher than the other streaming.
Page 159 Hybrid and NVR Solution Note: The On Demand Display function is not supported for Privacy Mask, Defog and Stabilizer. The On Demand Display function is not supported for GV-Fisheye Camera. If the same resolution has been set for both video streams, the On Demand Display option will still be visible, but automatic resolution adjustment will not occur.
Page 160 Chapter 3 ideo Analysis ..........Object Tracking and Zooming .............. 142 3.1.1 Object Tracking ....................142 3.1.2 Object Zooming....................Advanced Single Camera Tracking ............Digital Object Tracking ................155 3.3.1 Setting Digital Object Tracking................155 3.3.2 Tracking in PIP View ....................
Page 161 3.12.1 Stitching a Panorama View with Overlapping Areas.......... 194 3.12.2 Easy Mode with No Overlapping Area ............... 195 3.12.3 Accessing a Panorama View ................198 3.13 Video Defogging .................. 199 3.14 Video Stabilization ................201 3.15 Wide Angle Lens Dewarping..........
Page 162: Video Analysis
CHAPTER Video Analysis 3.1 Object Tracking and Zooming Object Tracking provides you the real-time tracking and automatic magnification of a singl e moving object by t he combination of one PTZ camera and one stationary camera. If only one PTZ camera is available, it can be applied for Object Zooming, letting you configure four critical views for real-time zooming.
Page 163 Video Analysis Figure 3-1 • For other cameras, select Active and select Enable Object Tracking. Specify COM port, Baud Rate and PT S peed of the PTZ camera. To configure the preset points, first select Normal and configure presets from the PTZ control panel on the screen. Click OK to apply the settings.
Page 164 Setting up Object Tracking After the above PTZ setup, go back to the main screen. Click the Configure button (No. 1 4, Figure 1-2), point to Video Analysis, select Object Tracking Application, and click Object Tracking Setup to display the follow ing dialog box.
Page 165 Video Analysis [Enable Mask] Click to display the mask on the defined detection region when you te st the settings. Click to display the following dialog box, select the PTZ brand and the hardware address, and click OK to apply the settings. Figure 3-3 Choose the corresponding camera views of the PTZ and stationary cameras.
Page 166 Select Define Detect Region from the drop-down menu. Us e the mouse to outline a detection region in the right image; you will be prompted to enter Detect Region. Figure 3-4 Select Define Object Size from the drop-down menu. Use the mouse to outline the max and min object sizes for tracking separately.
Page 167 Video Analysis When the PTZ is tracking, you can still control it to zoom in a desired area. C lick the Zoom in Object item and specify Idle Time (sec). Idle Time (sec) indicates the zooming du ration in seconds. If a target appear s after the specified idle time, the PTZ will start tracking.
Page 168 Zooming in Objects While the PTZ is being applied f or tracking, you can still control it to zoom in any desired area by launching the Zoom in Dialog window. Click the Configure button (No. 14, Figu re 1-2), point to Video Analysis, select Object Tracking Application, and then click Object Tracking View to launch the Zoom in Dialog window, overlapping in the main screen, as shown below.
Page 169: Object Zooming
Video Analysis 3.1.2 Object Zooming If only one PTZ camera is available, without the stationary camera, you can sim ply apply it for the object zooming functi on. The feature allows you to configure up to 4 critical views for instant monitoring and zooming.
Page 170 Click for the PTZ setup. Refer to Object Tracking earlier in this chapter. Choose the camera view of the PTZ. In Figure 3-9, the images of the PTZ camera show in the camera 2 view. Use the sliders of Pan, Tilt and Zoom to set up the View 1 as shown below. Then click the Add button to apply the settings.
Page 171 Video Analysis Starting Object Zooming After the above settings, you can start the object zooming application. Click the Configure button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), point to Video Analysis, select O bject Tracking Application, and click Object Trackin g View to open the Zoom in Dialog window, overlapping on the main screen (Figure 3-8).
Page 172: Advanced Single Camera Tracking
3.2 Advanced Single Camera Tracking The Advanced Single Camera Tracking can track a moving object using only one PTZ c amera. When an object moves within the view of camera, the PTZ camera will follow its movem ent. When the object is out of view, the PTZ camera can be set to return to a designated position.
Page 173 Video Analysis Setting up Advanced Single Camera Tracking 1. Click the Configure button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), select Video Analysis, select Obj ect Tracking Application, select Object Tracking Setup and click the Advance Single Camera Tracking tab. This dialog box appears. Figure 3-13 2.
Page 174 6. Select Support Zoom Function to be able to zoom in and out. Select Normal and the camera will zoom in once on the m oving object. Select Deep Zooming and the camera will zoom in three times on the moving object. 7.
Page 175: Digital Object Tracking
Video Analysis 3.3 Digital Object Tracking Without the need of a PTZ camera, the Digital Object Tracking provides you real-tim e tracking of up to 7 moving objects and automatic magnification of the targeted objects. The digital trac king function which combines with PIP View or PAP View can be an aid to spot any suspicious activities under the surveillance area.
Page 176 In the Definition section, there are three options: Mask Region: Use the mouse to outline a mask area where motion will be ign ored. Min Object Size: First click the button to pause live images and then use the mouse to outline the minimum object size for tracking on the image.
Page 177: Tracking In Pip View
Video Analysis 3.3.2 Tracking in PIP View The PIP (Picture-in-Picture) View with Digital Object Tracking can track up to 7 moving objects and zoom in the first targeted object. 1. On the main screen, click the desired camera name label and select PIP View 2.
Page 178: Tracking In Pap View
3.3.3 Tracking in PAP View The PAP (Picture-and-Picture) Vie w with Digital Object Tracking can create split video effects with up to 7 close-up views on moving objects. 1. On the main screen, click the desired camera name label and select PAP View. 2.
Page 179: Object Counting And Intrusion Alarm
Video Analysis 3.4 Object Counting and Intrusion Alarm The Object Counting provides bi-directional counting of objects under the surveillance area. When defined, it could count any objects, such as people, vehicles, animals, etc. The counter and intrusion alarm can be established with or without a n AVP dongle.
Page 180: Object Counting
3.4.1 Object Counting To define the counter to count target objects, click the Counter tab. With an AVP Dongle Set up the counter by using lines to mark the boundary of detection zones. Figure 3-19 In the Choose Camera section, select a camera from the drop-down list fo r setup.
Page 181 Video Analysis Define Object Size: Select this option and click the button to pause live images. Use the mouse to outline a region matching the normal size of the targeted object. To test your counting settings, select Live from the Test Count drop-down lis t and click the Test button to start testing.
Page 182 Without an AVP Dongle Set up the counter by drawing boxes to mark the detection zones. Figure 3-20 1. In the Choose Camera section, select a camera from the drop-down list for setup. 2. Sel ect Enable Setting and set up the counter using the o ions belo Define Detection Zones: Select this option to define the counter.
Page 183 Video Analysis c. In the Set Direction section, select In and define the direction using the drop-down lists in the Select Detection Zone section. d. Click the Add button. This setting appears under Detection Zones a nd Direction table. e. Select Out in the Set Direction section, define the direc tion using the drop-down lists in the Select Detection Zone section, and click the Add button.
Page 184: Intrusion Alarm
3.4.2 Intrusion Alarm When any object crosses or is ins ide the defined region, the alarm can be activated for warning. To set the intrusion alarm, click the Alarm tab. With an AVP Dongle Set up the intrusion alarm by using lines to mark the boundary of detection zones. Figure 3-22 In the Choose Camera section, select a camera from the drop-down list for setup.
Page 185 Video Analysis Define Image Depth: If the objects move toward or away from the camera alo ng a path, a hallway for example, they will appear larger when getting closer to the cam era and vice versa. You can select With Image Depth to define diff erent object size according to the object’s...
Page 186 Output Module: Enable an installe d output device when an object enters the defined region. Assign the output module and pin number. To test your alarm settings, select Live from the Test Count drop-down list and c lick the Test button to start testing.
Page 187 Video Analysis Without an AVP Dongle Set up the intrusion alarm by drawing boxes to mark the detection zones. Figure 3-24 In th e Choose Camera section, select a ca era fro the drop-down list for setup. Sele ct Enable Setting and define the targeted objects usin the optio ns below.
Page 188: Setting Object Index
In the Set Direction section, select 1 Direction for uni-direction or 2 Direct ion for dual-direction criteria, and use the drop-down lists in Select Detection Zone section to define the direction. Click the Add button. This setting appears in the Dete ction Zones and Direction table.
Page 189: Object Index
Video Analysis 3.5 Object Index The Object Index feature allows you to view the very first frame of a continuous movem ent in a video stream. With Live Object Index, you may view the most recent 50 frames captured . With Object Index Search, you may easily locate a desired event and instantly play it back by double-clicking on the image frame.
Page 190: Viewing Object Index
4. Select one camera from the drop-down list and enable Camera for the fo llowing setup. Mask Filter: Use the mouse to outline a mask area where motion will be ignored. Set Location: Click the button to assign a path to save the file. Keep Days: Check the item and specify the days to store the files, from 1 d ay to 999 days.
Page 191: Searching Object Index
Video Analysis 3.5.2 Viewing Object Index After c onfiguring Object Index, you can start to view the most recent frames captured, with 50 frames at most. Start camera mo nitoring. Click the ViewLog button (No. 13, Figure 1-2), and then select Live Object Index to display the Live Viewer window.
Page 192: Searching Object Index
3.5.3 Searching Object Index You can locate frames within selected cameras and a specific time frame. 1. Click the ViewLog button (No. 13, Figure 1-2), and then select Search Object Index to display the following search window. Figure 3-28 The Search Window 2.
Page 193 Video Analysis [The Record List] The list contains the search results. Double-click a camera f older to display all found files. Click one time-segment file (e.g. 10:00) to open its included frames in the Moving Object List window. [The Moving Object List window] Frames: Double-click any frame in the w indow to play back its video file with the ViewLog or Quick Search player.
Page 194: Automatic Video Snapshots
3.6 Automatic Video Snapshots The Video Snapshot allows the system to continuously take 2 snapshots every second as monitoring starts. This function gives you a choice to keep the surve illance images in still images or JPEG format when you don’t have enough disk space to store AVI-format videos. Note: After you start monitoring, the system will continue to take video snapshots whether there is motion or not.
Page 195: Searching Video Snapshots
Video Analysis 5. In the Setup section, select Video snapshot. 6. Click […] after Video Snapshot for further setup. Figure 3-31 Frames: Specifies the frequency of automatic video snapshot. By default, the system will take 2 frames every second when the monitoring starts. Save as JPEG file: Saves the images in JPEG format.
Page 196 Figure 3-32 cify a time period, select cameras, and click OK to start searching. The two windows appear. Figure 3-33 In the Record List window, expand a Camera folder to display all found da te folders and time-segment files. Click one time-segment file to open its included frames in the Moving Object List window. To play images with Quick Search or ViewLog player, double-click the desired frame.
Page 197: Face Detection
Video Analysis 3.7 Face Detection The Face Detection enables the GV-System to detect and record human faces. This f eature captures human faces only, ignoring other body parts, objects or background views. Moreover, it can capture each face separately when a group of people co mes in the view together.
Page 198 Note: 1. Face contour must be clearly seen. 2. Only faces tilting within the range of 15° vertically and 30° ~ 45° horizontally can be detected. 3. The face to be detected must cover at least 1/10 of the screen.
Page 199: Face Count
Video Analysis 3.8 Face Count The Face Count function allows you to count the number of faces that appear in the im age. You can also select to invoke a computer alarm or trigger an output device when a face is detected or when the system is unable to detect a face.
Page 200: Setting Face Count
3.8.2 Setting Face Count Click the Configur e button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), select Advanced Video Analysis, and click Face Count Setting. Select the cameras you would like to configure, and click Configure. This dialog box appears. Figure 3-36 Under Camera Sel ection , select a camera from the drop-down list to be co nfigured.
Page 201 Video Analysis Reset at: Type a counting reset time between 0 and 23. For example, if you type 23, the number of faces counted will become zero at 23 o’clock daily. Sensitivity: Adjust the detection sensitivity by m oving the slider. The higher the value the more sensitive the system to motion.
Page 202 Output Module: Activates the output device when faces are detected under Mask Filter or when the system is unable to detect f aces under Mask Filter (Inverse Alarm). Assign an output module and pin number for the device. Never R ecycle: Prevents recorded events from being recycled when the recycle threshold is reached.
Page 203: Unattended And Missing Object Detection
Video Analysis 3.9 Unattended and Missing Object Detection The Object Monitor pr ogram can detect any unattended and/or missing object within the camera view by highlighting its location. .9.1 Detecting Unattended Objects To detect any unattended objects within the camera view, follow the steps below: Click the Configure button (No.
Page 204 In the Camera field, select a desired came ra for setup. Select Unattended Object from the drop-down lis Click the Accept check box to make other options available. Use the Mask Filter func tion to ignore any motion detection within a certain area if necessary. Click the Define Object button.
Page 205: Detecting Missing Objects
Video Analysis 3.9.2 Detecting Missing Objects To detect any object missing from the camera view, follow the steps below: Follow the Step 1 to 4 in the above Detecting Una ttended Objects section to display the Video Object Setup dialog box (Figure 3-26). In the Camera field, select a desired camera for c onfiguration.
Page 206 Other Controls in the Video Object Setup Window: Show Reference Image: Click to view the saved reference image. Never Recycle: When this option is selected , the events of unattended and missing objects will not be recycled when the recycle threshold is reached. Embed Alarm Region into Recorded Video: This option will contain the flashing aler t boxes in the recorded files so you c...
Page 207 Video Analysis Delay Time: This option allows you to specify the duration of an object missing or unattended to invoke the detection. Unattended Object: The duration is from 3 to 1800 seconds, with 3 seconds as default. For example, suppose you choose 12 seconds. W hen an unattended object appears in the camera view for 12 seconds, its location will be highlighted.
Page 208: Privacy Mask Protection
3.10 Privacy Mask Protection The Privacy Mask can block out sensitive areas from view, covering the areas with blac k boxes in both live view and recorded clips. This feature is ideal for locations with dis plays, keyboard sequences (e.g. passwords), and for anywhere else you don’t want sensitive information visible.
Page 209: Granting Access Privileges To Recoverable Areas
Video Analysis 3.10.2 Granting Access Privileges to Recoverable Areas The user must be granted access privileges to see the block-out areas when launching ViewLog for playback. 1. Click the Configure button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), point to System Configure, selec t Password Setup, an d select Local Account Edit.
Page 210: Scene Change Detection
3.11 Scene Change Detection The Scene Change Detection can detect when a camera has been tampered physical ly. This feature can generate an alert whenever someone or s omething has covered the lens of the camera, or when the camera has been moved, or when it is out of focus. 1.
Page 211 Video Analysis Delay Time(s): Sets the duration of a scene change before an alarm condition is triggered. Invoke Alarm: Activates the com puter alarm when a scene change is detected. Click the […] button beside to assign a .wav sound file. Output Module: Activates the output device whe n a scene change is detected.
Page 212: Panorama View
3.12 Panorama View A panorama view splices multiple camera images together and allows you to moni tor a large area in one view. There are two ways to create a panorama view: Stitching camera images toget her with overlapping by matching reference points and using the Easy Mode to place camera images next to each other with no overlapping.
Page 213 Video Analysis The controls on the Pan orama View Setup dialog box: . Name Description Adds an imag e for automatic splicing. Undo Cancels the settings. Manual Setting Manually splices the image s together. Blending Makes the spliced images seamless. Demo Displays the setup procedure.
Page 214: Stitching A Panorama View With Overlapping Areas
3.12.1 Stitching a Panorama View with Overlapping Areas To stitch images from different cameras together, follow these steps: 1. Select one panorama set (No. 13, Figure 3-48) from the drop-down list. If you wa nt to rename the selected panorama set, type the name in the field.
Page 215: Easy Mode With No Overlapping Area
Video Analysis Note: For the best result, position the points in the overlapping areas on both images. Avoid placing the points in a cluster or lining them up straight. 6. The resulting image is displayed in the Preview window. If satisfied with the result, click OK to exit the setup dialog box.
Page 216 Use the Source drop-down list (No. 14, Figure 3-48) to select the first camera v iew to be placed in the panorama and click the Add button. The first camera view is added to the Preview Window. Figure 3-52 To add a second camera view, select the camera from the Source drop-down list. To place the camera view on the left or right of the first camera view, click the icon and select to place the second view on the Left or Right of the first view.
Page 217 Video Analysis Note: You will only be able to add additional cameras next to the las ca mera view ad ded. For example, when adding a third camera, you can only use the directio n buttons in relation to the second camera. You will not be able to go back and select the first camera. To specify the width and height of the panorama view, click the Customize Resolution icon, select Enable and type the Width and Height in pixels.
Page 218: Accessing A Panorama View
3.12.3 Accessing a Panorama View Click the ViewLog button (No.13, Figure 1- 2), point to Live Panorama View, and select the desired panorama set from the list. This window appears. Figure 3-55 Panorama View Controls Right-click the panorama view to have these options: Snapshot: Save the current panorama view as an image file.
Page 219: Video Defogging
Video Analysis 3.13 Video Defogging Smoky environments and bad weather, such as rain, snow or fog , all affect image quality and reduce scene visibility. This feature helps to enhance image quality for live viewing. Note: This function takes high CPU and memory usage. Make sure at least 1 GB of RAM is installed on your system.
Page 220 Note: 1. This function only applies to live view and does not affect the recorded video, but it can also be applie d after a video is recorded. Refer to the Playing Back on ViewLog section in Chapter 4 for details.
Page 221: Video Stabilization
Video Analysis 3.14 Video Stabilization Images from a shaky camera are jittery or blurry. This feature helps to reduce camera shake, leaving you with clear and steady images. Note: This function takes high CPU and memory usage. Make sure at least 1 GB of RAM is installed on your system.
Page 222 Note: 1. This function only applies to live view and does not affect the recorded video, but it can also be applie d after a video is recorded. Refer to the Playing Back on ViewLog section in Chapter 4 for details.
Page 223: Wide Angle Lens Dewarping
Video Analysis 3.15 Wide Angle Lens Dewarping Camera images can sometimes appear curved toward the edges of the view. This feature helps correct distortion towards the edge of the camera view. 1. Click the Configure button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), select System Configure and select Camera Configure.
Page 224 Note: 1. This function only applies to live view and does not affect the recorded video, bu t it can also be applied after a video is recorded. Refer to the Adjusting Distorted Views section in Chapter 4 for details. 2.
Page 225: Advanced Motion Detection
Video Analysis 3.16 Advanced Motion Detection To avoid false motion detection, the Advanced Motion Detection featu re provides five solutions: Designate up to 5 levels of motion detection sensitivity for each outlined area Mask off unwanted areas for monitoring, such as cloud and tree movem Ignore video noise when the lighting condition is poor or ch anged Set a minimum and maximum object size to only detect objects within the size range...
Page 226 To limit motion detection to objects within a size range, select User-defined and select Define Object. Select Min. Object Size or Max. Object Size from the drop-down list and then drag an area on the image. To set detection sensitivity in a specific area, clear the selection for User-defined and click Set region.
Page 227: Crowd Detection
Video Analysis 3.17 Crowd Detection Crowd detection is used to gen erate an alert when a crowd of people gathers in a specified area and exceeds the defined time threshold. Note: Up to 16 cameras can be configured for this application. 1.
Page 228 7. Every time when the system detects changes in the background image, you will be prompted for alert. If you want to close the prompt, select Hide Refere nce Image Setup Dialog. 8. In the Options section, you can optionally configure these settings: Automatically Disable Alarm: Stops all types of triggered alerts, including c omputer alarm, flashing boxes and output module after the specified duration.
Page 229 Video Analysis Note: For the Skip Instant Light Change option: 1. When it is selected, you may be subject to the risk that the system will not generate an alert whenever the lens of the camera is covered by malice. 2.
Page 230: Advanced Scene Change Detection
3.18 Advanced Scene Change Detection Compared to Scene Change Detection that can only be applied in the indoors, the ad vanced version of Scene Change Detection can be applied in the outdoors. The Advanced Scene Change Detection detects and prevents any changes of scene, viewing angle or focus clearness made by malice. Note: 1.
Page 231 Video Analysis Tolerance Time of Alarm: Sets the duration of scene change before an alarm condition is activated. Automatically Disable Alarm: Stops all types of triggered alerts, including sound alarm, flashing boxes and output module after the s pecified duration. Disabling the alerts will not disable alert settings and the detection in progress.
Page 232 If you d o not select Automatically Disable Alarm, you can stop all types of triggered alerts by this step: Right-click on the camera image which has a flashing box indicating a triggered alert, s elect Camera, sele ct Advanced Scene Change Detection and select either Reset Background Model or Reset Alert.
Page 233: Advanced Unattended Object Detection
Video Analysis 3.19 Advanced Unattended Object Detection Compared to Unattended Object Detection that can only be applied in the indoors, th e advanced version of Unattended Object Detection can be applied in the outdoors. The Advanc ed Unattended Object Detection can generate an alert when any unattended object stays within the camera view. Note: 1.
Page 234 6. Outline Min Object Size on the c amera view, and select Max Object Size from the drop-down list and outline it on the camera view. 7. Select Se nsitivity. The higher the value, the more sensitive the system is for changes in the camera view.
Page 235 Video Analysis When any unattended object is detected in the camera view for the specified time, its l ocation will be highlighted in live video, the selected alarm or output will b e activated, and the event will be recorded as Advanced Unattended Object in System Log for later retrieval.
Page 236: Advanced Missing Object Detection
3.20 Advanced Missing Object Detection Compared to Missing Object Detection that can only be applied in the indoors, the adva nced version of Missing Object Detection can be applied in the outdoors. T he Advanced Missing Object Detection can generate an alert when any object disappears from the camera view. Note: 1.
Page 237 Video Analysis 6. Specify Tolerance Time of Alarm in seconds that allows any object missing before an alarm condition is activated. 7. Every time when the system detects changes in the background image, you will be prompted for alert. You can disable the prompt by sele cting Hide Reference Image Setup Dialog.
Page 238 If you d o not select Automatically Disable Alarm, you can stop all types of triggered alerts by this step: Right-click on the camera image which has a flashing box indicating a triggered alert, select Camera, sele ct Advanced Missing Object Detection and select either Reset Background Model or Reset Alert.
Page 239: Video Analysis Schedule
Video Analysis 3.21 Video Analysis Schedule A schedule monitoring has been added to most of Advanced Video Analysis and Vid eo Analysis functions. This feature allows you to maximize the use of cameras and video analy sis effects on each camera.
Page 240 2. Click the Schedule button in the bottom left corner of the dialog box. This dialog box appears. Figure 3-66 3. Select Enable to apply video analytic schedule. 4. Select Span 1 and specify a time period. The period that you specify is effective from Monday through Sunday.
Page 241: Privacy Mask Schedule
Video Analysis 3.21.1 Privacy Mask Schedule The sch edule setting of Privacy Mask allows you to disable the function during holidays and weekends. 1. Click the Configure ( No. 14, Figure 1-2) button, select Video Analysis, select Privacy Mask Setting, select the cameras to be configured and click Configure. 2.
Page 242: Fisheye View
3.22 Fisheye View A fisheye camera allows you to cover all angles of a location with just one fisheye ca mera. The distorted hemispher ical image produced by the fisheye camera will be converted to a conventional rectilinear projection. You can choose among four view modes and adjust the PTZ views to different angles. Quad view: 4 PTZ views 360 degree: 2 PTZ view &...
Page 243: Setting Up A Gv-Fisheye Camera
Video Analysis 3.22.1 Setting Up a GV-Fisheye Camera 1. Right-click the image of the fisheye camera, select the camera number, and select Geo Fisheye. 2. To customize the fishe ye settings, right-click the image and select Fisheye Option. The following configurations are available: Camera Modes: You can choose among four view modes.
Page 244 Screen Ratio Setting: Sets the display ratio to be 4:3 or 16:9. Wide Vie w: Increases the height of the 180 degree view when camera position is set to wall mount. Figure 3-70: Wide View Disabled Figure 3-71: Wide View Enabled Hardware Acceleration: Dewarps fisheye view processed by GPU to lower CPU loading.
Page 245: Setting Up A Third-Party Fisheye Camera
Video Analysis 3.22.2 Setting Up a Third-Party Fisheye Camera You can also enable dewarping for 3 party fisheye cameras and access fisheye related functions. To set up a third-party fisheye camera, click the Configure button, select Syste m Configure and select Camera Configure.
Page 246 Outer Edge Inner Edge Figure 3-73 o access fisheye related functions, right-click the camera image and select Fisheye Option. Note: 1. For GV-Fisheye Cameras, the image alignment function is only available on its W eb interface. 2. Regardless of the view mode selected here, the hemispherical fisheye sourc e image will be recorded.
Page 247: Object Tracking
Video Analysis 3.22.3 Object Tracking You can now set up object tracking in fisheye live view to track moving object. The function is only available when the fisheye camera mode is set to be Geo Fisheye: 360 degree. When motion is detected in the fisheye, the top-right channel will start tracking the moving object and in the 360 degree view at the bottom, the moving object will be highlighted.
Page 248 Use the options below to customize object tracking. Mask Region: Use the mouse to outline a mask region where motion will be i gnored. Object Size: Click the button to pause the live view and then use the mouse to outline the maximum and minimum size of the targeted object.
Page 249: Specifications
Video Analysis 3.23 Specifications Feature Notes 1 GB of RAM minimum required Panorama View 4 sets of panorama view for live vie w monitoring 9 MB of RAM minimum required fo r each channel Defogging Maximum of 32 channels 6 MB of RAM minimum required for each channel Stabilizer Maximum of 4 channels Crowd Detection...
Page 250 Chapter 4 Video Playback........232 4.1 Playing Back on ViewLog ..............233 4.1.1 Playback Screen Layout ..................236 4.1.2 Playback Control Buttons..................238 4.1.3 Recycling Option for Video Files................240 4.1.4 Bookmarking a Frame..................241 4.1.5 Searching a Video Event ..................243 4.1.6 Merging and Exporting Video................
Page 251 4.7 Single Player ..................294 4.7.1 Single Player Window ..................294 4.8 GPS Tracks Playback ................296 4.9 Touch Screen Support................298 4.10 Fast Key Reference ................299 4.11 Specifications..................299...
Page 252: Video Playback
CHAPTER Video Playback Recorded files can be played back using different software applications offered by the system – ViewLog, Quick Search, Remote Playback System and Remote Playback System WebCam version. Following is a comparison table for these applications. This is not a complete comparison table, because many of these features are discussed in details throughout the manual.
Page 253: Playing Back On Viewlog
Playing Back Video Files 4.1 Playing Back on ViewLog The ViewLog plays back recorded video files without affecting recording. There are two ways to launch ViewLog: Start VideoLog from the GV folder (Windows Start menu/Programs) On the Main System, click the ViewLog button (No.13, Figure 1-2) and then select Video/Audio Log.
Page 254 The controls in the ViewLog window: Name Description Camera Name Indicates the given camera name. Camera View Displays the playback video. Arrow Switch Switches between List Mode and Line Mode. Sets up MDB filter. Date Tree Displays date folders. Display Option Specifies the event type to display in List Mode or Line Mode.
Page 255 Playing Back Video Files Figure 4-2 Function Panel The controls in the Function Panel: Name Description Adds effects to the images. The effect options include: Contrast/Brightness, Light Enhancement, Equalization, Sharpen, Smooth, Grayscale, Undo to Prev. Action, Undo All Effects, Copy Image Effects to Clipboard, Sample, and Advanced Video Analysis (Defog, Stabilizer, Wide Angle Lens Dewarping).
Page 256: Playback Screen Layout
4.1.1 Playback Screen Layout Click the View Mode button (No. 8, Figure 4-1) any time when you want to change the current view mode. Single View: Includes the following types of layouts: Standard: Displays one playback channel only. Thumbnail: Reviews images frame by frame in thumbnails,. Mega Pixel (PIP): Crops a video to get a close-up view or zoom in on the video.
Page 257 Playing Back Video Files The option of Thumbnail View is disabled while a video file is playing back. Wait until the video ends or click the Pause button to make the option available. In a thumbnail view, a video file is divided into a set of frames. The frames are displayed in 25 playback windows, shown as follows.
Page 258: Playback Control Buttons
4.1.2 Playback Control Buttons Real Time / Frame by Frame / Playback Scroll Audio Playback Just Key Frame / Smooth Playback Stop Home Rewind Next Frame Speed A to B Mode Previous Frame Play / Pause Zoom Figure 4-4 Playback Mode Option By default, the ViewLog is set to play back video in real time mode.
Page 259 Playing Back Video Files Note: 1. For the MJPEG codec, every frame is key frame. 2. The Key Frame function only works on V8.3.3 or later. If the version of connected GV-System, through Remote ViewLog, is earlier than V8.3.3, the Key Frame function is not available. Zoom Function When you zoom in, the video will be automatically switched to Picture-in-Picture (PIP) mode if the video resolution exceeds the ViewLog panel.
Page 260: Recycling Option For Video Files
4.1.3 Recycling Option for Video Files You can choose whether to recycle your video files. To apply this function, follow the steps below. Select a desired video event from Video Event List (No. 6, Figure 4-1), and then right-click it to call up a menu as shown below.
Page 261: Bookmarking A Frame
Playing Back Video Files 4.1.4 Bookmarking a Frame You can create a bookmark for a video frame and later return to that frame quickly or resume a video from where you bookmarked. Creating a Bookmark Click the Pause button at the frame you want to bookmark. Right-click the frame and select Add to Bookmark.
Page 262 Viewing a Bookmark Click the Advanced button (No. 9, Figure 4-1) and select Bookmark. The Bookmark window appears. Figure 4-8 In the Camera drop-down list, select a desired camera to display its bookmarks, or select All to display all the bookmarks. To change a bookmark displayed at the front, click the desired bookmark behind the one at the front.
Page 263: Searching A Video Event
Playing Back Video Files 4.1.5 Searching a Video Event ViewLog offers four search methods: Basic Search, Advanced Search, List Mode and Line Mode. The four methods allow you to locate a video event recorded by a specific camera and during a specific time period.
Page 264: Advanced Search
Advanced Search Click the Advanced button (No. 9, Figure 4-1) and select Advanced Search. This dialog box appears. Alternatively, press [F8] on the keyboard to call it up. Figure 4-10 If you want to search the video events recorded during the Daylight Saving Time period, select Search event in DST.
Page 265 Playing Back Video Files List Mode and Line Mode The List Mode and Line Mode allow you to see video events listed by date and to search events by event types or a POS item. The List Mode displays events in an Event List, while the Line Mode displays events in a timeline.
Page 266 • Event Only: Lists the video events only. • Event + Total Frame: Lists the video events and their total number of frames. • Event + Total Time: Lists the video events and their total time length. • Event + Total Size: Lists the video events and their total file size. •...
Page 267 Playing Back Video Files To search events by event types or a POS item, select Display MDB Information and click the Arrow button. Select Monitor Table to see the events types selected in the MDB filter and select POS Table to see the POS item specified in the MDB filter. The selected event types or POS item are marked in orange.
Page 268: Merging And Exporting Video
4.1.6 Merging and Exporting Video You can merge several video files into a single file and export it in AVI format. You can also choose to export the file in EXE format which allows you to play video with any multimedia player. Simple Merge Simple Merge allows you to merge several video files into a single file.
Page 269 Playing Back Video Files Drag the timelines to define a starting and ending time of the file. If the video event has the Privacy Mask settings, and you want to retrieve the recoverable block-out area(s) in the exported file, type a valid ID and password in the Remove Recoverable Privacy Mask region(s) field.
Page 270 Advanced Merge Advanced Merge allows you to merge several AVI files into a big single file or into a number of files of a set duration. On the function panel, click the Save as AVI button (No. 2, Figure 4-2) and select Advanced Merge.
Page 271 Playing Back Video Files Using the Direct Merge to merge several AVI files into a single file, also select Single File. Using the Direct Merge to merge AVI files based on the specified duration, also select Multiple Files. To merge audio and video together, click the arrow button and select Include Audio. Since the exclusion of video effects, the Direct Merge is faster than the other two merging methods.
Page 272 Exporting PIP / PAP View You can apply PIP (Picture-in-Picture) or PAP (Picture-and-Picture) view to a recorded video and then export the video. The video will be played back in PIP or PAP view. Select a recorded video, click the View Mode button, select Single View and select Mega Pixel View (PIP) or Mega Pixel View (PAP).
Page 273 Playing Back Video Files Privacy Mask Settings In case you forget to set the Privacy Mask at the Main System or need to add more Privacy Masks onto the video for special requirements, you can do that in ViewLog. In the Export with New Privacy Mask Region(s) section (Figure 4-14), select Un-recoverable and/or Recoverable.
Page 274 GPS Export: Select Channels to export the GPS data recorded on the GV-System. . [Codec Selection] Geo H264: This codec is created by GeoVision. It provides better image quality, higher frame rates and smaller files size than any other. If the codec is selected, you must play the exported files on the computer with the Geo codec installed.
Page 275: Extracting Frames From A Video Event
Playing Back Video Files 4.1.7 Extracting Frames from a Video Event You can extract certain frames of a video event and save them as another event. 1. Click the Save As AVI button (No. 2, Figure 4-2), and select Display Merging List. This dialog box appears.
Page 276: Saving Images
4.1.8 Saving Images You can save the current camera view as an image file. Click the Save As Image button (No. 3, Figure 4-2). This dialog box appears. Figure 4-20 [Stamp Text on the Image] Select whether to include host name, camera name, date and/or time stamp on the image. Selecting Transparent Text will create the stamp on the transparent background.
Page 277: Printing Images
Playing Back Video Files 4.1.9 Printing Images You can print images in three layout styles: single view, quad view or multi view. Click the View Mode button (No. 8, Figure 4-1) to decide the screen layout. Note that Thumbnail View is not available for print. Select an event in the Video Events list (No.
Page 278 [Text Stamp and Position] Select whether to include the host name, camera name, date and/or time stamp on the printed image. Select Print note to include a note below the image. Under the Print note field, type the text of less than 64 characters.
Page 279: Setting Face Mask
Playing Back Video Files 4.1.10 Setting Face Mask You can change the account privileges of Power User, User and Guest to apply Face Mask, which is designed to detect and blur the human faces in recorded videos for privacy purposes. All Supervisor accounts can see the recorded video without face masks.
Page 280 To Enable the Face Mask for an User Account: On the GV-System, click the Configure button, select System Configure, select Password Setup, and select Local Account Edit. This dialog box appears. Figure 4–23 Select a Power User, User or Guest account and click the Viewlog tab at the bottom. Clear the selection for Display detected faces to blur human faces when the user watch recorded events in ViewLog.
Page 281: Displaying Gps Data
Playing Back Video Files 4.1.11 Displaying GPS Data If the recorded video includes GPS data, you can enable GPS data display to see the coordinates and the average speed of the vehicle on the playback video. Click the Setting button (No.5, Figure 4-1), click the Display tab and select Display GPS positions.
Page 282: Adjusting Distorted Views
4.1.12 Adjusting Distorted Views When viewing videos through the ViewLog player, images may be curved near the corners. Use the Wide Angle Lens Dewarping feature to correct image distortion. Click the Effect button, select Advanced Video Analysis and select Wide Angle Lens Dewarping.
Page 283: Object Tracking In Fisheye View
Playing Back Video Files 4.1.13 Object Tracking in Fisheye View You can apply 360° object tracking to video recorded by fisheye cameras. Select a video recorded by a fisheye camera. Click the View Mode button, select Single View, select Geo Fisheye and select Geo Fisheye: 360 degree.
Page 284 Click the Play button to see object tracking applied to the video. Figure 4-30...
Page 285: Event Search Limitation
Playing Back Video Files 4.1.14 Event Search Limitation The supervisor can restrict users from accessing all available events and only allow them to view the events of a specified duration in ViewLog. Follow the steps below to prohibit users from changing the event search duration settings.
Page 286: Advanced Settings
Click OK to apply the settings. Note: The Enable duration setting for event search option is selected by default, which allows the duration settings changed by a Power User or User to be applied for all user accounts. 4.1.15 Advanced Settings The Setting button on the Function Panel (No.
Page 287 Playing Back Video Files [Multi View] You can configure up to 10 sets of Multi Views for simultaneous playback of multiple camera recordings. In each Multi View you can select the maximum of 16 cameras for playback. Drag up to 16 cameras from the right side to the desired number of Multi View.
Page 288 [Thumbnail View] Figure 4-34 Frame Interval: Specify the number of frames between each video thumbnail. Set the interval between 1 and 600. Show frame time: Displays time stamp on each thumbnail.
Page 289 Playing Back Video Files [Play Setting] Figure 4-35 [General Play Method] Audio De-noise: Improves the audio quality during playback without affecting the files. Auto play next event: Puts the next events in sequence for automatic playing. Auto switch to full screen for playback: Switches to the full screen when a video is started playing.
Page 290 [Display] Figure 4-36 [User Interface] Aspect Ratio: Select the ratio between the width of the image and the height of the image. [Camera/Image Setting] Apply De-interlace Render: Enable the De-interlace function, and then restart ViewLog to apply Note: This function requires DirectX 9.0C. The De-interlace only works in single view with the resolution of 640 x 480 and 704 x 480.
Page 291 Playing Back Video Files Using Colorful Mode: Click the Arrow button beside the Apply Scaling Render option, click the DirectDraw Scale tab, and select Use Colorful Mode. During playback, you can enhance the coloring to have more vivid and saturated images. Note this function does not affect the original files.
Page 292 [Database / Cache] Specify the duration of event files to be loaded at ViewLog startup. Figure 4-37 Display all available events: Load all recorded event files. Display the last [Time] of the available database: Select this option and specify a time period of the last recorded event.
Page 293 Playing Back Video Files Note: 1. If you select the Display the last or Display the events for the previous option, the Event List will not be refreshed as the latest event is recorded. To refresh the List, click the Advanced button, select Reload Database, select DVR, and then select Default Setting to reload the specified time length of the event files, or Read All to reload all record event files.
Page 294: Object Search
4.2 Object Search This feature allows you to perform two functions: 1. Detect motion, missing objects or unattended objects within a certain region of a recorded file. 2. Perform the counting function within certain regions in a recorded file. The following gives an example of motion detection. For details on missing objects, unattended objects and counting, refer to Object Counting and Intrusion Alarm and Unattended and Missing Object Detection in Chapter 3.
Page 295 Playing Back Video Files Click the Setup button for further settings. The following window will appear. Figure 4-39 Use the mouse to outline a region for motion detection. You will be prompted to enter Alarm Region. Keep detection Sensitivity as defaults or adjust it if needed. Click OK to finish the settings and close the window.
Page 296 11. Expand the event folders to see the video segments inside. Or, enable Show Small Pictures at the upper of window to access the thumbnail view. 12. Select one video segment, and then click the Play button in the Object Search window to play it back.
Page 297: Advanced Log Browser
Playing Back Video Files 4.3 Advanced Log Browser With the Advanced Log Browser, you can search for log data of monitored events, system activities, user activities, Object Counting events and POS events. For details on the log types, see System Log in Chapter 1.
Page 298 The buttons on the Advanced Log Browser: No. Name Description Open Opens an event log. Select Reload All Table or Reload Current Table to refresh Reload loaded data. Defines the search criteria. See Filter Settings later in this Filter chapter. Select All Tables to back up all log data, or selects Current Backup Table to back up the current log table you are at.
Page 299: Filter Settings
Playing Back Video Files 4.3.1 Filter Settings You can define filter criteria to search the desired log data. You can also import pre-defined filter settings for log search, or save current filter settings for future use. On the toolbar, click the desired log table button (Monitor, System, Login, Counter or POS), click the Filter button (No.
Page 300 The POS Filter dialog box has a slightly different look, as illustrated below. Filter the conditions in below to the selected POS table: Apply the filter settings to the selected POS devices. Period between: Set the employee IDs or names for filtering. Import / Export: Import or export the POS Filter settings.
Page 301: Quick Search
Playing Back Video Files 4.4 Quick Search Quick Search is a very useful tool for searching and playing back POS events. In Advanced Log Browser (Figure 4-41), double-click any POS event in the POS table. The Quick Search window will appear.
Page 302 The controls on the Quick Search window: No. Name Description Displays video associated to the event. Right-click on the window to have Monitoring Window the options of Play Mode, Render and Tools. Use the drop-down list to select camera Camera Select Use the drop-down list to select date Day Select Use the drop-down list to select time...
Page 303: Event Query Settings
Playing Back Video Files 4.4.1 Event Query Settings Click the Event Query button (No. 6, Figure 4-45) on the Quick Search window, and the following dialog box will appear. Use this function to find POS events by a specific item, transaction, or date. Figure 4-46 [Find Text] Enable this option to find video events that match to the key word.
Page 304: Advanced Search Settings
4.4.2 Advanced Search Settings To decide the size of Quick Search monitoring window and set up a list of favorite texts for search, follow these steps: Click the Expand/Shrink Dialog button (No.11, Figure 4-45), and select Advanced Search. The Advanced Search panel appears. Click the Setting button on the right side of the panel.
Page 305: Address Book
Playing Back Video Files 4.5 Address Book With Address Book, you can save the connection information of multiple hosts and quickly access them for video playback in the future. The host you can remotely connect includes GV-System, GV-IP Devices, GV-Backup Center, GV-Storage System, GV-Recording Server, GV-Failover Server and GV-Redundant Server.
Page 306: Creating A Group
Type the connection information of the host, including Host Name, IP address, Port number, and login ID and Password. You can optionally select Remember Account, or you can enter ID and Password each time you connect the host using Address Book. Select Server Type.
Page 307: Creating A Folder Link
Playing Back Video Files 4.5.3 Creating a Folder Link You can create a link to the folder that contains recordings from the local computer. This function has the same effect as Reload Database accessed from the Advanced button (No. 9, Figure 4-1). To add a folder, click the Add Folder button, and select the video folder on the computer.
Page 308: Connecting From Address Book
4.5.4 Connecting from Address Book Choose one of these ways to quickly access a host, group or folder by using Address Book: Right-click a host/group/folder on Address Book, and select Connect. Select a host/group/folder on Address Book, and select the Connect button Ensure the Remote ViewLog function has been enabled at the remote host to allow access from the GV-System.
Page 309: Importing And Exporting The Address Book
Playing Back Video Files 4.5.5 Importing and Exporting the Address Book You can import or export the address book by clicking the Import/Export button. Figure 4-50 To import the address book, select Import a file to import a single database file of the address book.
Page 310: Remote Viewlog Service
4.6 Remote ViewLog Service Through the network, you can retrieve the files from a remote GV-IP Device, GV-System, GV-Recording Server, GV-Failover Server, GV-Redundant Server or GV-Backup Center and play back video. This feature is made possible through the Remote ViewLog Service. The Remote ViewLog Service features: Most of the functions provided by ViewLog are available, such as Backup, Save as AVI, Object Search, Export to DVD Format, Database Files Backup, and so on.
Page 311: Retrieving Recordings From Multiple Hosts
Playing Back Video Files 4.6.2 Retrieving Recordings from Multiple Hosts You can access the video files of up to 32 cameras from multiple hosts of GV-Systems (DVRs) and GV-IP Devices. For details, see Creating a Group earlier in this chapter.
Page 312: Retrieving Images Of Object Index
4.6.3 Retrieving Images of Object Index The images of Object Index include the Object Index, Face Detection and Video Snapshot. Through the Remote ViewLog Service, you can retrieve all the Object Index images from another GV-System on the network. Build the connection to another GV-System on the network using the Remote ViewLog Service. See Retrieving Recordings from a Single Host earlier in this chapter.
Page 313: Resuming Backup
Playing Back Video Files 4.6.4 Resuming Backup Using the Remote ViewLog Service, you can back up files from a remote GV-System (DVR) or a GV-IP Device. When the file transfer is interrupted by a network error, you can even resume backup. When the backup is interrupted, this message will appear: There are x file(s) couldn’t be backup.
Page 314: Single Player
4.7 Single Player When backing up the recorded files, you can choose to include the player of ViewLog or Single Player (see 5.2 Backing up Recorded Files). Compared to ViewLog, the Single Player provides simple and easy playback functions. To play back the recordings using the Single Player, open the backup folder and run GVSinglePlayer.exe.
Page 315 Playing Back Video Files Right-clicking the playback window can change the play mode and create special effects when you play video back. Name Functions Includes these options: Frame by Frame: Plays back video frame by frame. Real Time: Plays back video on real time. This mode saves waiting time for rendering, but drop frames to give the appearance of real-time playback.
Page 316: Gps Tracks Playback
4.8 GPS Tracks Playback Since GV-Video Server and GV-Compact DVR support GPS tracking, GPS tracks are recorded along with video on these devices. On the GV-System, you can retrieve GPS tracks from these devices and play them back in Google Maps, Microsoft Virtual Earth and even user-defined maps. 1.
Page 317 Playing Back Video Files 7. Select the events with GPS tracks from the Video Event list, select the desired video mode, and click the Play button to start. Figure 4-56 Note: 1. If you like to use the maps created yourself, overwrite the files at :\GV folder\GIShtm-User, and select User Defined from the “Please Select a Map API”...
Page 318: Touch Screen Support
4.9 Touch Screen Support By the touch of a finger, the touch screen panel allows you to change screen divisions, switch to full screen and close the ViewLog screen. Click the Tools button (No.6, Figure 4-2), point to Tool Kit, select Touch Screen Panel, and click Panel Setup.
Page 319: Fast Key Reference
Playing Back Video Files 4.10 Fast Key Reference To view the fast key list, click the Tools button (No.6, Figure 4-2), point to Took Kit, and then select Fast Key. The ViewLog fast key list appears. 4.11 Specifications Feature Notes Support for Defogging Yes (32 channels) Support for Stabilizer...
Page 320 Chapter 5 Backup, Deletion and Repair ......301 5.1 Backing Up Log Data................301 5.2 Backing Up Recorded Files ..............303 5.3 Splitting Backup Files onto Multiple Discs.......... 306 5.3.1 Excluding the Player in the Backup Files............. 306 5.3.2 Including the Player in the Backup Files.............. 308 5.4 Deleting Recorded Files ................
Page 321: Backup, Deletion And Repair
CHAPTER Backup, Deletion and Repair This chapter explains how to back up and delete video/audio files. Video files can be copied from the hard disk to external storage media, such as CD-R, DVD, MO, or ZIP drives. Video files saved on the hard disk can be deleted as well.
Page 322 Click OK. The Backup dialog box (Figure 5-2) appears. In the Media section, select the method and destination to back up the log files. Click OK to back up. Note: 1. To back up the filtered data, use the Filter function to define search criteria first. See Filter Settings in the section of Advanced Log Browser in Chapter 4.
Page 323: Backing Up Recorded Files
Backup, Deletion and Repair 5.2 Backing Up Recorded Files Using ViewLog, you have three backup options: Back up to hard disk Create CD/DVD using a third-party software, e.g. Nero, Roxio, etc. Create CD using Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7 / 8 / Windows Server 2012 inbuilt burning software.
Page 324 If Nero software of version 6.6.0.14 or later is installed, the backup feature provides the direct burn function. It allows you to directly burn the files onto CD/DVD without the need to assign the burning software and pasting the backup files to the CDR-Writer program. If Nero software of version 7.0 or later is installed, the backup feature allows you to directly burn the files to blue-ray media.
Page 325 Backup, Deletion and Repair [Information] Database Files: Click to back up the files from System Log. Object Index: Click to back up the Object Index files. Only Never-Recycle Event: Click to only back up the never-recycle events. Unmark these events to be recycled after the backup is complete: After the backup is complete, the never-recycle events will be unmarked for recycling.
Page 326: Splitting Backup Files Onto Multiple Discs
5.3 Splitting Backup Files onto Multiple Discs When the size of the backup files exceeds the disc space limit, the ViewLog can automatically split the files to be burned onto multiple discs. For this feature to work, Nero 6.6.0.14 or later is required to be installed on your system.
Page 327 Backup, Deletion and Repair For Mode 1, select No. A dialog box indicating the number of required discs for burning appears. Figure 5-5 Select Yes to start the backup. Mode 2: This mode will keep some buffers at the end and beginning of each CD/DVD, thus overlapping some videos in the beginning of each CD/DVD from the end of the previous CD/DVD.
Page 328: Including The Player In The Backup Files
5.3.2 Including the Player in the Backup Files If you choose to include the player in the backup files, the Model 2 backup method will be applied. You may see some overlapping videos in the beginning of each CD/DVD from the end of the previous CD/DVD.
Page 329: Deleting Recorded Files
Backup, Deletion and Repair 5.4 Deleting Recorded Files To delete files using ViewLog, follow these steps: On the function panel, click the Tools button (No. 6, Figure 4-2), and select Delete Log. This dialog box appears. Figure 5-7 Define the time period for file deletion. Uncheck the cameras, which you don’t want to delete the files of.
Page 330 Tip: If you just want to delete a specific event or several events within one day, select the event or multiple events on the Video Event list, and right-click to select Delete. The Delete dialog box will then appear, and you can follow the steps described above to delete files without setting up the time period Note: If you want to view the history of file deletion, click the View Delete Log button on the Delete...
Page 331: Repairing Damaged File Paths
Backup, Deletion and Repair 5.5 Repairing Damaged File Paths The only way to correctly delete video and audio files is through the operation you’ve just performed in the previous section. If you move or delete a video file using Windows Explorer or Windows File Manager, the GV-System will not know what you have done.
Page 332 Note: The repair and the search function will not apply to the files that have been renamed manually. Use this Utility if encountering any of the following scenarios in ViewLog: A question mark appears right before a video file in the Video Event list. When you click the Playback button, no video is displayed even a file is selected.
Page 333: Repairing Damaged Video Files
Backup, Deletion and Repair 5.6 Repairing Damaged Video Files If the computer has been shut down improperly, e.g. due to power failure, use this function to repair the damaged video files. Tip: When a computer has been shut down improperly, the first thing you do before starting the GV-System is to run Repair Database Utility.
Page 334 You may see the distorted image or No Image on view screen if an incorrect codec and resolution were chosen. For this, click No for the next combination until a complete image appears. Distorted Image No Image Complete Image Figure 5-10 Figure 5-11 Figure 5-12 When a complete image is displayed, click the arrow button to preview the file.
Page 335 Chapter 6 I/O Applications ........316 6.1 I/O Device Setup ..................317 6.1.1 Latch Trigger ......................319 6.1.2 Keeping Last Toggle Status................. 321 6.2 I/O Control Panel ..................323 6.3 Advanced I/O Applications ..............324 6.3.1 Setting Up Actions Upon Input Trigger ..............325 6.3.2 Moving PTZ Camera to a Preset Location upon Input Trigger ......
Page 336: I/O Applications
CHAPTER I/O Applications This chapter discusses how you can set up and control the I/O devices connected to GV-System. I/O applications include these features: Configure I/O devices Move PTZ to a preset location on input trigger Support access control systems of Momentary and Maintained modes Arm and disarm I/O devices without interfering with the monitoring Centrally manage I/O devices across the wide area by the Advanced I/O Panel...
Page 337: I/O Device Setup
I /O Applications 6.1 I/O Device Setup To connect the I/O device to the computer of GV-System, you may need the additional device: GV-Net, GV-Net Card, GV-NET/IO Card or GV-I/O Box. For details on these devices, see Chapter 2 in the GV-DVR and Accessories Installation Guide on the Software DVD.
Page 338 [Input X] Click the Arrow buttons to select an Input to set up. Select Input Apply to all Inputs Figure 6-2 Name: Specifies a name for the input device in the Name field. Signal Type: Select a signal type for your input device: NO (normally open), NC (normally close) or Latch Trigger.
Page 339: Latch Trigger
I /O Applications 6.1.1 Latch Trigger Instead of constant output alarm in N/O and N/C, the Latch Trigger option provides a momentary alarm, and allows you to set the alarm duration. Setting up Latch Trigger: On the main screen, click the Configure button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), point to Accessories, click I/O Device, and select I/O Device Setup to select the Latch Trigger option.
Page 340 The following illustrations can help you understand different output signals (see Purple Square in the above dialog box) working with the Latch Trigger option. 1. N/O (Normal Open) + Latch Trigger Once the input triggers the output, the output will be triggered for a short moment and then turn off itself.
Page 341: Keeping Last Toggle Status
I /O Applications 6.1.2 Keeping Last Toggle Status This feature can memorize the current output state when the monitoring is stopped or the system is restarted. For example, suppose the output is lights. When remaining on the premises, you stop monitoring but the triggered lights remain ON, not affected by the system state.
Page 342 2. Input (N/O + Latch Trigger) + Output (N/O Toggle + Keep Last Toggle Status) When “Latch Trigger” works with “Keep Last Toggle Status”, the output only has a momentary trigger but also needs to remain ON even when you stop monitoring or restart the system. Therefore under the two conditions, the output turns off until a new input trigger.
Page 343: I/O Control Panel
I /O Applications 6.2 I/O Control Panel The I/O control panel is used to control I/O devices that are added to the system. This control panel will not appear, unless at least one I/O device is connected to the system. To add and to configure a device, see I/O Device Setup earlier in this chapter.
Page 344: Advanced I/O Applications
6.3 Advanced I/O Applications In the I/O Application dialog box, you can configure the advanced applications, such as setting alarm notification, defining a PTZ camera movement upon input trigger, setting momentary or maintained mode, and deactivating alarm and alert settings. Click the Configure button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), point to Accessories, click I/O Application, and select I/O Application Setting.
Page 345: Setting Up Actions Upon Input Trigger
I /O Applications 6.3.1 Setting Up Actions Upon Input Trigger This section helps you set up the actions to be taken after the input device is triggered and whether to recycle input-triggered events or not. Figure 6-8 Select an Input number to be set up. Clicking the Finger button can apply the same settings to all inputs.
Page 346 Output Module: Triggers the specified output module when the input is activated. Use the drop-down lists to select the output module and pin number to perform this function. Right Arrow button: Sets the time to delay the activation of the specified output module. Register Input Event: This option logs the I/O trigger events into System Log.
Page 347: Moving Ptz Camera To A Preset Location Upon Input Trigger
I /O Applications 6.3.2 Moving PTZ Camera to a Preset Location upon Input Trigger This feature allows you to define how the PTZ camera and the GV-System will respond to an input trigger event. Figure 6-9 Select an Input number to be set up. Clicking the Finger button can apply the same settings to all inputs.
Page 348: Setting Momentary And Maintained Modes
6.3.3 Setting Momentary and Maintained Modes This section introduces the momentary and maintained modes. Figure 6-10 [Momentary Mode] Pushbutton switches that are normally open and stay closed only as long as the button is pressed. Momentary switches allow turn-on or turn-off from multiple locations. For example, certain premises have a designated entry/exit door.
Page 349: Deactivating Alarm And Alert Settings Upon Input Trigger
I /O Applications 6.3.4 Deactivating Alarm and Alert Settings upon Input Trigger The option lets you instantly deactivate all the prior alarm and alert settings (Output, Wave Alarm, Send Alerts), when an assigned input module is triggered. Figure 6-11 [Deactivate notification when selected pin is ON] When an assigned input module is activated, all designated alarms and alerts will be disabled.
Page 350: Overlaying Input Name Onto Screen Upon Input Trigger
6.3.5 Overlaying Input Name onto Screen upon Input Trigger This feature is designed to overlay the name of input device on live video for alert or save it to video files whenever the input is triggered. Figure 6-12 Select an Input number to be set up. Clicking the Finger button can apply the same settings to all inputs.
Page 351: Input State Detection
I /O Applications 6.4 Input State Detection This feature is designed to monitor all inputs for a change of state whenever you start I/O monitoring. A change from the defined state (N/O to N/C or N/C to N/O) can activate an alarm condition, e.g. a warning light or buzzer.
Page 352: I/O Enable Setting
6.5 I/O Enable Setting You can manually arm or disarm any I/O devices without interrupting the monitoring. For example, when an output alarm is triggered at the front door, you can turn off the output while the system keeps on recording and I/O monitoring. Arming / Disarming I/O devices: 1.
Page 353: Advanced I/O Panel
I /O Applications 6.6 Advanced I/O Panel The Advanced I/O Panel provides a centrally managing solution for I/O devices installed across a wide area. It simplifies the process of configuring and managing many I/O devices. Its major features are: Trigger I/O devices without starting I/O monitoring Group I/O devices for cascade triggers Monitor different I/O cascade configurations at different times of the day Quickly access triggered I/O devices by a Quick Link window...
Page 354: Creating A Group For Cascade Triggers
6.6.2 Creating a Group for Cascade Triggers You can group I/O devices by function or geography. Further, the group allows cascade triggers, meaning that the trigger actions of one trigger can activate another trigger. For example, you might have a group called “Entrance” that contains all I/O devices installed at entrances.
Page 355 I /O Applications Editing a Group: To modify group settings, right-click a group, and select View/Edit. This dialog box appears. Figure 6-20 [Group Name] As described in Figure 6-19. [Group Notify Setting] As described in Figure 6-19. [Current Pin Setting] To enable this option, highlight an I/O device from the group list at the bottom. Trigger Associated Outputs: Triggers outputs in cascade mode.
Page 356 Editing an I/O Device In addition to editing groups, you can also edit the settings of individual I/O device. Right-click an I/O device, and select Setting. This dialog box appears. Figure 6-21 [Display Setting] You can define the nature of I/O devices by colors. Note that the setting only affects the Detail style of the Advanced I/O List (No.
Page 357: Configuring The Advanced I/O Panel
I /O Applications 6.6.3 Configuring the Advanced I/O Panel On the panel toolbar, click the Configure button, and select Panel Setting. This dialog box appears. Figure 6-22 [Startup] Show Quick Link: Opens the Quick Link window at panel startup. Start Schedule Monitoring: Starts Mode Schedule at panel startup. For details, see Setting up Mode Schedule below.
Page 358: Setting Up Mode Schedule
6.6.4 Setting Up Mode Schedule The Mode Schedule allows you to monitor different I/O cascade configurations at different time. For example, you may want I/O cascade triggers one way during business hours and another way for non-business hours. Modes can be switched automatically at a scheduled time. Creating a Mode: Click the Mode drop-down list (No.
Page 359 I /O Applications Creating a Mode Schedule: Define the times and days you like the panel to switch modes. On the panel toolbar, click the Configure button, and select Schedule Setting. This dialog box appears. Figure 6-24 Click Add to create a schedule. This dialog box appears. Figure 6-25 Name: Type a name for the schedule.
Page 360: Quick Link
6.6.5 Quick Link The Quick Link provides a quick access to triggered I/O devices. It is a separate window to display all group icons. The group icon flashes when any included I/O device is triggered. Clicking the flashing icon will bring you to the I/O location in the Advanced I/O List. To open the Quick Link window, click the Toggle Quick Link button.
Page 361: Forcing Output
I /O Applications 6.6.6 Forcing Output To manually force an output, click one output, and select Force Output. In the Standard I/O List, you can force the output individually. In the Advanced I/O List, considering cascade triggers, you can only manually force the output at the top level, e.g.
Page 362: Editing Background Image
6.6.7 Editing Background Image With the Background Image feature, you can import a floor plan to lay out the locations of triggered I/O devices. This feature works in the Icon style of the Advanced I/O List. 1. To switch to the Icon style, click the Advanced I/O List Style button (No. 4, Figure 6-17) and then select Icon.
Page 363: System-Wide Triggers
I /O Applications 6.6.8 System-Wide Triggers The System-Wide feature gives privileges to remote applications, such as Center V2 and VSM, to force the outputs in the Main System for cascade triggers. For this example, the System-Wide feature is enabled in Output 1. When the VSM operator manually forces Output 1, Output 2, 3 and 4 will be triggered in a cascade series.
Page 364: The "Advanced Logical Input Status In Multicam" Option
6.6.9 The “Advanced Logical Input Status in Multicam” Option If you already set a specific input to trigger a specific output in the Main System, you can decide whether to apply the simple input-trigger-output setting in the Advanced I/O Panel. For example, you have set a simple access system in the Main System: Input 2 (card reader) triggers Output 3 (the door opens).
Page 365: Managing A Group Of I/O Devices
I /O Applications 6.6.10 Managing a Group of I/O Devices With groups of I/O devices set up on the I/O Advanced Panel, you can enable or disable these I/O devices by groups. Enabling a Group On the I/O Advanced Panel, right-click a desired group and select Start Monitoring. All input devices of this group are now enabled.
Page 366: Visual Automation
6.7 Visual Automation The Visual Automation helps you automate any electronic device by triggering the connected output. You can intuitively click on the image of the electronic device to change its current state, e.g. light ON. 6.7.1 Setting Visual Automation On the main screen, click the Configure button (No.14, Figure 1-2), point to Accessories, and select Visual Automation Setting.
Page 367: Using Visual Automation
I /O Applications 6.7.2 Using Visual Automation On the main screen, click the desired camera name (No. 2, Figure 1-2), and select I/O Automation. This window appears. Figure 6-36 Click the set regions to force the connected output device. To change the style of the set region, right-click the I/O icon to bring up these options: Show All: Displays all set regions.
Page 368: Virtual I/O Control
6.8 Virtual I/O Control Through TCP/IP connection, the GV-System can remotely control the I/O devices connected from the GV-I/O Box of Ethernet module, GV-Wiegand Capture and GV-IP Devices. On the main screen, click the Configure button (No.14, Figure 1-2), select Accessories, click I/O Application and select Virtual I/O Setting.
Page 369: Setting A Module
I /O Applications 6.8.1 Setting a Module Up to 16 connected I/O devices can be combined to be one module for the GV-System to use. Note that I/O devices from GV-Video Server, GV-Compact DVR and GV-IP Camera can be combined to build a module.
Page 370 Chapter 7 Point-Of-Sale (POS) Application ....351 7.1 Text-Mode POS Device ................351 7.1.1 Windows-Based Direct POS Integration.............. 351 7.1.2 Data Capture Box Integration ................357 7.2 Graphic-Mode POS Device ..............358 7.2.1 Serial Port Connection ..................358 7.2.2 Network Connection..................... 360 7.3 POS Device Setup..................
Page 371: Point-Of-Sale (Pos) Application
Text Mode or Graphic Mode. If you are not sure about the printing mode of your POS device, refer to The Printing Mode of POS System/Cash Register at this link: http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/faq/POSflowchart/The_printing_mode_of_POS_system_cash_register.pdf 7.1 Text-Mode POS Device 7.1.1 Windows-Based Direct POS Integration You can integrate a POS device to the GV-System without requiring a GV-Data Capture Box.
Page 372 Connection Choose one of the following methods to connect the GV-System to a POS device. RS-232 Connection Cross-over RS232 GV-System + USB dongle POS Device (OPOS protocol compatible) + POS Text Sender Figure 7-1 1. Using a cross-over RS-232 cable, connect the GV-System to the serial output of the POS device. The POS device needs to be capable of generating transaction files or OPOS protocol compatible.
Page 373 At the POS device: 1. Insert the Software DVD to the POS computer. It runs automatically and a window appears. 2. Click Install GeoVision Primary Applications. 3. Select GV-POS Text Sender [Only for Windows Based and Text Mode POS device] and follow the on-screen instructions.
Page 374 5. Select one of the following options. a. Select File if the POS device can generate TXT, INI or JNL files. b. Select Internet if the POS device is compatible with Internet protocol. Click OK. In the dialog box that appears, type the IP address and the port of the POS device. Figure 7-5 c.
Page 375 Point-of-Sale (POS) Application 6. Click OK. This dialog box appears. Figure 7-7 Stock and inventory control: Select to record identical transaction items as separate entries for receipts without receipt number and title. This function is useful for recording items entering or exiting a warehouse to keep track of the number of items currently in stock.
Page 376 The parameter/IP address button: For the serial type of POS device, click this button to configure Baud Rate, Data Bits, Parity and Stop Bits of the POS device. For the TCP/IP type of POS device, click this button to configure the device port and password of the POS device.
Page 377: Data Capture Box Integration
POS System refers to that with a receipt printer attached internally, while Cash Register refers to that with a receipt printer attached externally. To access Visit DB9 Interface POS System http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/faq/POSflowchart/text/DB9_POS.pdf DB25 Interface POS System http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/faq/POSflowchart/text/DB25_POS.pdf DB9 Interface Cash Register http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/faq/POSflowchart/text/DB9_cash.pdf DB25 Interface Cash Register http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/faq/POSflowchart/text/DB25_cash.pdf...
Page 378: Graphic-Mode Pos Device
Figure 7-8 Insert the Software DVD to the POS device. It runs automatically, and a window appears. Click Install GeoVision Paid Software. Select GV-POS Data Sender [Only for Graphic mode POS device], and follow on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Page 379 Point-of-Sale (POS) Application Select POS Data Sender from Windows Start Menu. This dialog box appears. Figure 7-9 POS Data Sender Select Serial Port and select the COM port that the POS device is connected to. Click Start Service to send graphic data to GV-System. The GV-System must be configured and ready for this application.
Page 380: Network Connection
Figure 7-10 Insert the Software DVD to the POS device. It runs automatically, and a window appears. Click Install GeoVision Primary Applications. Select GV-POS Data Sender [Only for Graphic Mode POS System], and follow on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Page 381 Point-of-Sale (POS) Application The GV-System must be configured and ready for this application. To set up the GV-System, see POS Device Setup later in this chapter.
Page 382: Pos Device Setup
7.3 POS Device Setup To set up a POS device in GV-System, follow these steps: On the main screen, click the Configure button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), select Accessories, click POS Application Setting, and select POS Device Setup. This dialog box appears. Figure 7-12 POS Server Setup Click the New button.
Page 383 Point-of-Sale (POS) Application Printer Type: Select Serial Port, Parallel Port or TCP/IP Port that the POS device belongs Device: Select the number of the POS device if multiple POS devices are connected, and rename it if necessary. Mapping Camera: Assign the POS device to a camera screen. POS Module: Select the printer attached to the POS device.
Page 384: Pos Data Overlay
7.4 POS Data Overlay Follow these steps to superimpose POS transaction data on the video. Open the POS Server Setup window (Figure 7-12). Click the Text Setup button to set text font and position of the data. Figure 7-14 Text Overlay Settings [Camera Name] Select a camera to be configured.
Page 385 Point-of-Sale (POS) Application Print on POS Live View: Enable this option to display the photos on the POS Live View window. See POS Live View later in this chapter. Alignment: Select to set the position of photo overlay on the screen. [Enable clean time] When the option is enabled, after the specified time in seconds that if GV-System hasn’t received the transaction data from your POS device, the already-displayed data will disappear from the camera screen, i.e.
Page 386: Pos Field Filter
7.5 POS Field Filter POS Field Filter allows you to create a column for a transaction item in System Log. It further filters the transaction conditions based on your criteria, and displays the results under the created column. To set up the function, follow these steps: On the main screen, click the Configure button (No.
Page 387 Point-of-Sale (POS) Application [Key Word] Enter a meaningful keyword that matches exactly one of transaction items/texts in the receipt. The field is case sensitive. Suppose we enter Coke, and every text matching to Coke will be screened out. [Capture Data Type] Select the type of data followed by the specified transaction item/text: Numeric, Currency or Alphabetic.
Page 388: Abnormal Transaction Alerts
7.6 Abnormal Transaction Alerts When an abnormal transaction of the specified transaction item occurs, this function can automatically activate the output device and send out assigned E-Mail/SMS/Pager alerts. To set up this function, follow these steps: Follow the instructions in POS Filed Filter earlier in this chapter to set up a transaction item first. In the POS Capture Data Setting dialog box (Figure 7-15), click the Loss Prevention Setting button.
Page 389: Setting Alarm Frequency
Point-of-Sale (POS) Application 7.6.1 Setting Alarm Frequency To eliminate false alarms and increase monitoring efficiency, you can set up alarm frequency conditions. In the Loss Prevention Setting dialog box (Figure 7-18), click Advanced. This dialog box appears. Figure 7-19 Frequency Condition: Enable to set up the number of event occurrences within a given time period to trigger the alarm.
Page 390 In System Log, the events that match the alarm frequency settings are marked with “Alarm.” Figure 7-20...
Page 391: Codepage Mapping
Point-of-Sale (POS) Application 7.7 Codepage Mapping This feature is to support special characters and symbols display. When your transaction text appears on the screen incorrectly, your POS device may use different character code from GV-System’s. To change a character code, follow these steps: In Figure 7-13, enable Use Codepage Mapping, and select a character code from the drop-down list.
Page 392: Pos Data Search
7.8 POS Data Search You can locate any desired POS data and videos during a transaction. On the main screen, click the ViewLog button and then select Search POS Data to display the Quick Search window. When the Quick Search starts, the latest transaction video and data will always be displayed. For details on this feature, see Quick Search in Chapter 4.
Page 393: Pos Live View
Point-of-Sale (POS) Application 7.9 POS Live View The POS Live View can display transaction data in a separate window instead of overlaying data on the main screen. It features: Fast access to transaction data without opening System Log. The View is designed for high screen resolution of 1280 x 1024. When your monitor supports 1280 x 1024 and the main screen is set to 1024 x 768, you can juxtapose the main screen and the POS Live View.
Page 394: Setting Live View
7.9.2 Setting Live View To change the display status on the POS Live View window, click the Live View Menu button (No.4, Figure 7-22) and select Live View Setup. This dialog box appears. Figure 7-23 [View Setting] Max Transactions in Each View: Enter the number of transactions you want to keep on the POS Live View window.
Page 395: Pos Color Text
Point-of-Sale (POS) Application 7.10 POS Color Text You can use different colors and time periods to identify any desired transaction items. When the transaction item is identified, the feature can trigger the alarm and send out the alert message. The identification is recorded in the System Log for later retrieval as well.
Page 396 To trigger an alarm when the defined text is detected during the transaction, click the Loss Prevention Setting button in the POS Capture Data Setting dialog box (Figure 7-15). This dialog box appears. Figure 7-25 Enable Alarm: Check this item to enable the alarm when the identified text is detected. To set up alarm frequency conditions, click the Advanced button.
Page 397 Point-of-Sale (POS) Application When the defined text is identified in the transaction data, the identification appears not only on the main screen but also on the POS Live View window. It is also recorded in the System Log. Figure 7-26 Note: You can set the maximum of 32 keywords for identification.
Page 398 Chapter 8 R mote V iewing.......... 8.1 Remote Viewing Using a Web Browser ..........381 8.2 W ebCam Server Settings ..............8.2.1 General Settings ....................385 8.2.2 Server Settings ....................386 8.2.3 Video Settings ...................... 387 8.2.4 SDK Settings..................
Page 399: Remote Viewlog
Multi View Viewer................... 420 8.6.1 Installation of Multi View ..................420 8.6.2 Host List ....................... 424 8.6.3 Channel Status Information.................. 425 8.6.4 Creation of a Host ....................426 8.6.5 Combination of Multiple Hosts into a Single Host..........8.6.6 Video Recording ................
Page 400: Remote Viewing
CHAPT Remote Viewing With Microsof t Internet Explorer, you can remotely view live video, download and play back video files, manage systems within the security network, control PTZ camera and I/O devices through the bCam s erver. remote computer used to access live video m ust meet the following minimum requirements: 32-bit...
Page 401: Remote Viewing Using A Web Browser
Remote Viewing 8.1 Remote Viewing Using a Web Browser The GV-System is built in a WebCam server. Once the WebCam server is enabled , you can use Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, App le Safari, or Mozilla Firefox to remotely view and manage the s urveillance images from the GV-System.
Page 402 On any remote computer, open a Web browser and type the IP address or domain name of the GV-System. This dialog box appears. Figure 8-2 3. Type a user ID and a password created on the GV-System. 4. Click Login. When the connection is established, this Single View page appears. Figure 8-3 Live View on IE Browser...
Page 403 Remote Viewing Figure 8-4 Live View on Non-IE Browser...
Page 404 The following WebCam server features will be introduced later in this chapter: IE B ser’s WebC am Server F eatures Name Description Accesses different types of live view viewers. Live View See Single View Viewer, 2- Window Viewer, Multi-Window Viewer, Multicast and Audio Broadcast, and JPEG Ima ge Viewer later in this chapter.
Page 405: Webcam Server Settings
Remote Viewing 8.2 WebCam Server Settings GV-System is built-in with a web sever. Click the Network button, and then select We bCam Server to display the following Server Setup dialog box. The Server Setup dialog box contains these tabs: (1) General, (2) Server, (3) Video, ( 4) SDK, (5) Audio, (6) JPG, (7) 3GPP, (8) Mobile and (9) Multicast.
Page 406: Server Settings
8.2.2 Server Settings Figure 8-6 [Run GeoHTTP Server] Enable Geo-developed HTTP server or use your own HTTP server. Command Port is the port used to access WebCam, and Data Port is the port used to transfer data over Internet. [Enable SSL ] Enable the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol to ensure the security and privacy of Internet connection.
Page 407: Video Settings
Remote Viewing 8.2.3 Video Settings Figure 8-7 Max. Channel(s): Specify the number of channels allowed to access the WebCam server, with the upper limit of 200 channels. Max Image size: Select a maximum resolution on the WebCam server. The d efault resolution on the WebCam is Normal (320 x 240).
Page 408: Sdk Settings
8.2.4 SDK Settings Figure 8-8 This feature is only used for SDK users to prevent overloading on slower networks. Max. Channel(s): Specify the number of channels allowed to be downloaded to a client PC. Bandwidth Control: Enable and specify the rate of data to be transferred over network. The option effectively controls the bandwidth being used by the WebCam server.
Page 409: Audio Settings
Remote Viewing 8.2.5 Audio Settings Connecting Audio Devices Through the WebCam server, you can access live audio at a remote site and talk to the server site. This feature is useful when the remote site requires speaking to the personnel at the server site in case of emergency.
Page 410 Max. Channel(s) : Enter the number of remote computers allowed to access live audio, with the upper limit of 40 PCs. [Client to Server] Allows a remote computer to speak to the server site of the GV-Syste Max. Channel(s): Enter the num ber of remote computers allowed to speak to the server site, with the upper limit of 20 computers.
Page 411: Jpg Settings
Remote Viewing 8.2.6 JPG Settings These settings allow you to send JPEG or GIF files over Internet. Figure 8-10 Create JPEG/GIF file(s): Allows you to view the JPEG/GIF images remotely. Yo u can use the JPEG Image Viewer feature of the WebCam server to access the JPEG images over Internet.
Page 412: 3Gpp Settings
8.2.7 3GPP Settings These settings allow you to stream video and audio on 3G-enabled mobile phones. Figure 8-11 RTSP/TCP Port: The default communication port is 8554. Max. Connections: Specify the number of users that can connect to this server. Set the number to be between 1 and 100.
Page 413: Mobile Settings
Remote Viewing 8.2.8 Mobile Settings These settings allow you to per form mobile phone applications. For details, see Mobile Phone Applications later in this chapter. Figure 8-12 Port: The default communication port is 8866. RPB port: This port is used for remote playback feature. The default value is 5511. For this feature to work, the Run ViewLog Server option (Figure 8-5) must be selected too.
Page 414: Multicast Settings
8.2.9 Multicast Settings These settings allow you to perform multicast and audio broadcast functions. For details, see Multicast and Audio Broadcast later in this chapter. Figure 8-13 Multicast: By default the IP address is 224.1.1.2, and port number is 8300 to send the video and audio stream.
Page 415: Upnp Settings
Remote Viewing 8.2.10 UPnP Settings WebCam Server suppor ts UPnP technology (Universal Plug and Play) to allow automatic port configuration to your router. In order for UPnP to be enabled, the following requirements must be met: Windows XP Service Pack 2 or above Windows XP must be configured to use UPnP (see below) UPnP must be enabled on yo ur router (consult your router’s documentation)
Page 416 Click the Settings tab, and click Exceptions tab. This dialog box appears. Figure 8-16 Select UPnP Framework, and click OK.
Page 417 Remote Viewing Enabling UPnP on the WebCam Server On the main screen, click the Network button (No. 11, Figure 1-2), select WebCam Server, and click the Server tab. The Server Setup dia log box (Figure 8-6) appears. Clic k Detect UPnP. This dialog box appears. Figure 8-17 Click Sear ching to search the UPnP-enabled routers.
Page 418: Ftp Server Settings
8.2.11 FTP Server Settings You can access the recorded images of JPEG format from a remote computer installed with the FTP server. In Figure 8-10, select the FTP transfer JPEG file option, and then click the FTP Setup button to display the following dialog box. Figure 8-18 FTP Setup In the Server Host Name field, type the IP address or domain name of the FTP s erver.
Page 419: Network Port Information
Remote Viewing 8.2.12 Network Port Information The Netwo rk Port Information is designed for users to view and manage all network ports of remote applications. On the main screen, click the Network button (No. 11, Figure 1-2), and select Network Port Information.
Page 420: Single View Viewer
8.3 Single View Viewer After you log into the WebCam server successfully, you can see the single live view from the GV-System. Figure 8-20 Single View MPEG4 Encoder Viewer e contro ls in the Single View Viewer: No. Name Description Indicates the remaining time w hen you log in as Guest.
Page 421 Remote Viewing Change Camera Selects the desired cam era for display. Displays the PTZ control panel. PTZ Control See PTZ Control and Visual PTZ Control Panel later in this chapter. Displays the I/O control pa nel. I/O Control See I/O Control later in this chapter. Switches to full screen view.
Page 422: Control Panel
8.3.1 Control Panel A control panel is provided for control of the connected channel. To open the control pa nel, click the Expand / Close button (No. 3, Figure 8-19) on top of the Single View viewer. To chang e the pages of the control panel, click the Menu button (No.
Page 423: Server List
Remote Viewing 8.3.2 Server List You can add the connection information of multiple GV-Systems to the WebCam server for quick access later. Click the Show System Menu button (No. 5, Figure 8-20), and select Change Server to display the following dialog box. The Host drop-down list Figure 8-21 Change Server...
Page 424: Video Recording
8.3.3 Video Recording Click the File Save button (No. 10, Figure 8-20) to save video in a local computer. File s saved in AVI format are playable at third party viewers. Use the slider to adjust the time length of each saved clip.
Page 425: Alarm Notification
Remote Viewing 8.3.4 Alarm Notification The Single View Viewer can be set to display up to four capture d images in the control panel upon motion detection or input trigger. To enable the function, follow these steps. Captured images Pop-up live video Figure 8-22 1.
Page 426: Video And Audio Configuration
8.3.5 Video and Audio Configuration To change the video and audio configurations of the connected camera, click the Show System Menu button (No . 5, Figure 8-19), and select Video and Audio Configuration. [Camera] In this tab, you can change the video codec, quality and frame rate immediately. The re solution options are corresponded to the maximum image size set on the connec ted GV-System.
Page 427 Remote Viewing There are three options for audio quality: Real Time: Transmits simultaneously audio and video but may create sound interruption depending on your network condition. Smooth: Has a smooth sound quality but without audio and video synchronization. Normal: The default value which has the audio and video effects between Real-Time and Smooth. Figure 8-25...
Page 428: Hardware-Compressed Or Megapixel Stream
8.3.6 Hardware-Compressed or Megapixel Stream If your video source is of hardware compression or megapixel, you can choose better video quality on the WebCam server. The following conditio ns can produce a hardware-compressed or megapixel video stream: GV-4008 Card is installed on the GV-System. Video sources of the GV-System are from IP video devices.
Page 429: Ptz Control
Remote Viewing 8.3.7 PTZ Control Click the Camera Select button to select o ne PTZ camera, and then click the PTZ Control button (No. 7, Figure 8-20) to bring up the PTZ control panel. Figure 8-26 PTZ control panel One PTZ camera only allows one user to control at a time. If several users are trying to control the same PTZ camera at the same time, the Single View viewer will give the priority to the f irst login user and then to the next user in queue.
Page 430: Visual Ptz Control Panel
8.3.8 Visual PTZ Control Panel Other than the PTZ control panel, you can display a Visual PTZ Control Panel on the image. To access this feature, click the PTZ Control button (No.7, Figure 8-19) and select Visual PTZ. For details on using the Visual PTZ Control Panel, see PTZ Automation in Chapter 1.
Page 431: I/O Control
Remote Viewing 8.3.9 I/O Control The new interface provides real-time graphic displays of camera and I/O status, and alar m event. Additionally, you can force output, as well as enable and disable I/O d evices to the remote GV-System. Click the I/O Control button (No. 8, Figure 8-20) to bring out the I/O control panel. Figure 8-27 I/O Control The alarm status is displayed in three levels.
Page 432: Visual Automation
8.3.10 Visual Automation You can remotely change the current status of the ele ctronic device by simply clicking on its image. Moreover, you can manage the settings of Visual Automation. This feature is only available when the Visual Automation is configured ahead on t he GV-System.
Page 433: Picture-In-Picture View
Remote Viewing 8.3.11 Picture-in-Picture View With the Picture in Picture (PIP) view, you can crop the video to get a close-up view or zoom in on the video. This func tion is useful for megapixel resolution that provides clear and detailed images of the surveillance area.
Page 434: Picture-And-Picture View
8.3.12 Picture-and-Picture View With the Picture and Picture (PAP) view, you can create a split video effect with m ultiple close-up views on the image. A total of 7 close-up views can be defined. This f unction is useful for megapixel resolution that provides clear and detailed images of the surveillance area.
Page 435: Image Enhancement
Remote Viewing 8.3.13 Image Enhancement To enhance the image quality of live video, clic k the Show System Menu button (No. 5, Figure 8-20) and select Image Enhance. This dialog box appears. Figure 8-29 De-Interlace: Converts the interlaced video into non-interlaced video. De-Block: Removes the block-like artifacts from low-quality and highly compressed video.
Page 436: Remote Configuration
8.3.14 Remote Configuration Remote Configuration allows you to start/stop recording, enable/disable I/O monitorin g and activate/deactivate schedules to the remote GV-System. For this, the remote GV-System must grant the privilege first. See the Enable Remote Control option in Figure 8-4. Click the Show System Menu button (No.
Page 437 Remote Viewing [Monitor] Enable I/O and Schedule monitoring to the remote GV-System. Click the Send button to apply the settings. Figure 8-31...
Page 438: 2-Window Viewer
8.4 2-Window Viewer On the 2 Windows, you can d rag and drop the camera, PTZ and I/O icons to the desired window for the following fun ctions respectively: video display activating the Visual PTZ Control Panel on the image activating the Visual Automation function To access the 2 Windows, click Live View on the left panel of the Single View page, and then select 2 Windows.
Page 439: Multi-Window Viewer
Remote Viewing 8.5 Multi-Window Viewer The Multi Windows displays at most 16 channels at a time and supports up to 32 channels. To access the Mult i Windows, click Live View on the left panel of the Single Vie w page, and select Multi Windows.
Page 440: Multi View Viewer
8.6 Multi View Viewer Multi View is a multi-channel viewer, allowing users to view up to 32 live cameras simult aneously. Because multiple channels re quire a large amount of data to be transferred over Internet, this function is limited to broadband users only. .6.1 Installation of Multi View You can install the Multi View over the Internet or from the Software DVD.
Page 441 Remote Viewing 16 15 Figure 8-3 5 The Multi View Window The controls in the Multi Vie No. Name Description Displays live video. Rig ht-clicking on live video allows you to instantly Monitoring Window access some useful functio ns. Selecting Resolution displays a resolution indicator at th e bottom right corner of the video.
Page 442 Plays back re corded files of the remote GV-System by using the ViewLog video player ViewLog. See Remote ViewLog later in this chapter. Accesses system settings of the M ulti View. Configure See System Configuration later i n this chapter. Adds, deletes or modifies a host.
Page 443 Remote Viewing 27 Snapshot Takes a snapshot of the selected channel. Saves the selected cameras and creates a Multiple H ost. 28 Save Camera to Multip le Host ee Combination of Multiple Hosts into a Single Host later in this chapter.
Page 444: Host List
8.6.2 Host List The Host List displays a list of available hosts. The host icons indi cate available hosts and the camera icons indicate all cameras included in the selected host. To c onnect to a host: Click a monitoring wi ndow, which will be highlighted in red frame.
Page 445: Channel Status Information
Remote Viewing 8.6.3 Channel Status Information When choosing a camera from the Host List or the monitoring window, the general information of the selected camera will be displayed in the Channel Status Window as shown below. Host name Camera name IP Address of the host Bandwidth used for delivering this video Displayed frame rate of the video...
Page 446: Creation Of A Host
8.6.4 Creation of a Host The Multi View allows video streaming from multiple G V-Systems and GV-IP Devices. Follow the steps below to create several host accounts for later connection use. Click the Edit Host button (No. 10, Figure 8-35). This dialog box appears. Figure 8-38 The Edit Host Window All created hosts are forced to be grouped.
Page 447: Combination Of Multiple Hosts Into A Single Host
Remote Viewing 8.6.5 Combination of Multiple Hosts into a Single Host You can combine multiple hosts into a single host including the camera channels all fr om different IP addresses. There are two me thods to combine multiple hosts: the manual creation of Multiple Hosts; the quick creation of Multiple Hosts.
Page 448 Click the Edit tab. This dialog box appears. Figure 8-40 Camera Setting Select the device type of the host. Enter the IP address, username and password to log into the host. In the Camera No. drop-down list, select one desired camera channel from the host. Keep the port settings as defaults;...
Page 449: Video Recording
Remote Viewing 8.6.6 Video Recording You can save live videos in a client computer. The files in AVI format are playable a t the third party viewer. Click the Save button (No.25, Figure 8-35) and then select all or several camera s to start recording.
Page 450: Camera Polling
8.6.7 Camera Polling To add cameras to the polling group: Click the Add Frame button (No. 14, Figure 8-35), and then click the monitori ng windows. The selected windows will be framed in red color. Click the Video Polling button (No. 18, Figure 8-35). The application will rotate the selected cameras in the specified time.
Page 451: Hardware-Compressed Or Megapixel Stream
Remote Viewing 8.6.8 Hardware-Compressed or Megapixel Stream To receive the hardware-compressed and megapixel stream from the GV-System or to enable fisheye functions through WebCam server, refer to the same topic in the section of Single View Viewer.
Page 452: Ptz Control
8.6.9 PTZ Control Select a PT Z capable camera from the monitoring window, or double-click it on the Host List (Figure 8-36). Click the PTZ Control button (No. 5, Figure 8-35). Turn the switch to the ON position. Use the directional, zoom-in, zoom-out, focus-in, focus-out buttons to control the PTZ camera.
Page 453: Visual Ptz Control Panel
Remote Viewing 8.6.10 Visual PTZ Control Panel Other than the PTZ control panel, you can display a Visual PTZ Control Panel on the image. To access this feature, click the PTZ Control button (No.5, Figure 8- 20) and select Visual PTZ. For details on using the Visual PTZ Control Panel, see PTZ Automation in Chapter 1.
Page 454: Output Control
8.6.11 Output Control Click the I/O Control butto n (No. 6, Figure 8-35). Turn the switch to ON position. Select a module from the drop-down list. Each m odule provides 4 to 16 connected relay output devices. Click the Output (x) button to enable the output device. Switch Timer Figure 8-42 I/O Control Panel...
Page 455: Remote Viewlog
Remote Viewing 8.6.12 Remote ViewLog More than simply playing back recorded video/audio files, the Remote ViewLog function allows you to have full access to the ViewLog features of the connected GV-System. Note: To use the Remote ViewLog for the f irst time, you need to install the Remote ViewLog components to the local PC.
Page 456: System Configuration
8.6.13 System Configuration Click the Configure button (No. 9, Figure 8-35) to display the fo llowing window. At the left panel, select General Display, Video and Audio or Network to start your configuration. Figure 8-43 The Configure Window [General Display] Resolution: Select the Multi View screen resolution.
Page 457 Remote Viewing [Video and Audio] Folder Path: Specify a path to save recorded files. Max Video Clip: Specify the maximum time length of each recorded file. Audio: Select the audio quality to be Normal, Real Time or Smooth. For the de tails of the three quality options, see [Audio Conf igure] in Video and Audio Configuration in the section of Single...
Page 458: Camera Status
8.6.14 Camera Status To show the camera status of the selected GV-System, click the Camera Status b utton to display the following window. “Camera ON” indicates the camera is active. “No Privilege” means you’re not authorized to view this camera. Clicking the View button will bring up a small window displaying the selected camera’s video.
Page 459: Host Information
Remote Viewing 8.6.15 Host Information To show the host information of the selected GV-System, click the Host Information bu tton (No.12, Figure 8-35) to display the following window. Th e Host Information window contains the following three categories. Use the control tabs to toggle among them. Figure 8-45 The Host Information Window [Alarm List] Displays a list of alarm events occurred in the selected GV-System.
Page 460: Icon Image Change
8.6.16 Icon Image Change The icons displayed on the Host List can be replaced with icons of your choic e. For example, the figure below has the original Host icon replaced with the icon drawn with a red line across it. Figure 8-46 Under the DMMultiview folder there are 2 subfolders named, CommonIcon and C ustomIcon (Figure...
Page 461: Multicast And Audio Broadcast
Remote Viewing 8.7 Multicast and Audio Broadcast Multicast sends a single video and audio stream to multiple hosts using the same multi cast IP address and within the same LAN. Multicast c an greatly increase the bandwidth efficiency when multiple hosts access the same video and audio stream.
Page 462 Note: If you select different network cards belonging to different networks for m ulticast, ensure the receiving end of the multicast service is connected to the same network or IP seque nce. For example, if the IP address assigned for multicast is 192.168.2.x, the receiving end should also use the network card of 192.168.2.x.
Page 463: Sending Audio Broadcast
Remote Viewing 8.7.2 Sending Audio Broadcast You can start audio broadcasting on any host by installing the following program. Ensure a microphone is properly installed. Install and run Audio Broadcast from the Software DVD. This dialog box appears. Figure 8-48 Select Enable.
Page 464: Receiving Multicast And Audio Broadcast
8.7.3 Receiving Multicast and Audio Broadcast To remotely receive multicast and audio broadcast, there are three methods: use the m ulticast program included on the S oftware DVD, through the web interface of WebCam server, and through the Multi View of WebCam server. Using Multicast Program on Software DVD 1.
Page 465 Remote Viewing Through the Web Interface of WebCam Type the IP address or the domain name of GV-System on the IE browser. Enter ID and passw ord to log into the GV-System. When the connection is established, the Single View page appears.
Page 466: Jpeg Image Viewer
8.8 JPEG Image Viewer JPEG Image Viewer is a cross-platform viewer, practicable on Mac OS, Netscape, and Mic rosoft IE browsers. Continuously receiving JPEG images from GV-Sy stem and limited to the single camera view, the viewer is an ideal tool for the users with limited Internet bandwidth. Note: To enable the JPEG Image Viewer, Ja va needs to be installed on the local PC.
Page 467: Remote Playback
Remote Viewing 8.9 Remote Playback With the Remote Playbac k (RPB) function on the WebCam server, you can play back the recorded files of the connected GV-System. To allow remote access to GV-System, ensure the WebCam server with the Run ViewLog Server function (Figure 8-4) is activated on GV-System.
Page 468: Remote Viewlog
8.10 Remote ViewLog Through WebCam Server, you can remotely play back the recorded files by using the video player ViewLog. To allow remote access to GV-System, ensure the WebCam server with the Run ViewLog Server function (Figure 8-5) is activated on GV-System. On the left panel of the Single View page (Figure 8-20), click Remote Play Back and select ViewLog.
Page 469: Event List Query
Remote Viewing 8.11 Event List Query With the Event List Query function on the WebCam server, you can remotely locate a d esired event by defining search criteria. The search res ults can be displayed in a text form or a statistic chart. You can also play back any suspicious events instantly.
Page 470 To e xport the search results, select one of formats Txt, Html or Excel and then click the Export button. Query categories Export data Chart display Video icon Playback Window Figure 8-53...
Page 471: Download Center
Remote Viewing 8.12 Download Center The Download Center provides you with an easy option to upgrade the codec, and de cide what kind of viewing program should be downloaded to your local computer based on screen resolution required. 1. Click Download in the left panel of the Single View page (Figure 8-20). This page appears. Figure 8-54 2.
Page 472: Mobile Phone Applications
8.13 Mobile Phone Applications With the mobile phone capable of GPRS, 3G and Wi-Fi, you can receive live videos from your GV-System. The GV mobile phone applications and their major features are listed below. Overview of GV Mobile Phone App lications Handheld Device View GV-iView V2.3 for iPhone and iPod Touch...
Page 473: Iphone, Ipod Touch, And Ipad
Remote Viewing 8.13.1 iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad GV-iView function is introduced to support iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad for the m obile surveillance application. For the supported ope rating system version, see the Overview of GV Mobile Phone Applications chart ea rlier in this chapter.
Page 474 In the dialog box that appears, click the JPG tab, and select Create JPEG/GIF file(s). Figure 8-56 Click the Mobile tab and select the checkbox to enable the mobile function. Figure 8-57 Click OK to save the settings. Note: If there is a router or firewall installed, ensure these communication ports required by the WebCam server are open: HTTP Port 80, HTTPS Port 443 (if SSL is enabled), Live View Port 8866 and RPB Port 5511.
Page 475 Note: If the default HTTP port of 80 on the WebCam Server is modified specify the new port number used for HTTP connection at the end of the IP address, e.g., webcam.geovision.com.tw:81. For details on accessing live view, playing back recording and other functions, visit the link below and click Installation Guide under GV-iView:: http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/5_4_iview.asp...
Page 476: Android Smartphones And Tablets
8.13.2 Android Smartphones and Tablets GV-AView function is introduced to support Android smartphones and tablets for the m obile surveillance application. For the suppor ted operating system version, see the Overview of GV Mobile Phone Applications c hart earlier in this chapter. Installing GV-AV You can download GV-AView from Android Market and install the application.
Page 477 Remote Viewing 2. In the dialog box that appears, click the JPG tab and select Create JPEG/GIF file(s). Figure 8-60 3. Click the Mobile tab and select the checkbox to enable the mobile function. Figure 8-61 4. Click OK to save the settings. Note: If there is a router or firewall installed, ensure these communication ports required by the WebCam server are open: HTTP Port 80, HTTPS Port 443 (if SSL is enabled), Live View Port 8866 and RPB Port 5511.
Page 478 IP address for HT TPS connections, e.g., webcam.geovision.c om.tw:445. Note: If the default HTTP port of 80 on the WebCam Server of the GV-System is modified, specify the new port number used for HTTP connection at the end of the IP address, e.g.,...
Page 479 Tap the created link in the address book. Figure 8-63 Tap the Connection button to access the GV-System. Figure 8-64 For details on accessing live view, playing back recording and other functions, visit the link below and click Installation Guide under GV-AView: http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/5_4.asp...
Page 480: Web Browsers On Smartphones
8.14 Web Browsers on Smartphones Using the browser on your smartphone, you can watch live view, control PTZ live views, and play back recordings from a GV-System. By connecting to the WebCam server, no extra application is required. Note: Make sure the 3GPP function is enabled at the WebCam server. 2.
Page 481 Remote Viewing Click Login. The cameras on the GV-System appear. Figure 8-66 To watch live view, tap Live View on the top, tap the H.264 option for Strea ming Type and then tap a video icon . The device connects to the live view shortly. To access the PTZ functions, tap Live View on the top and then tap the JPEG option for Streaming Type.
Page 482 To play back, tap Remote Play Back. This page appears. Search recordings by d efining the camera , date and start time. If the video is recorded on a Daylight Saving day, select Yes for DST Rollback. Figure 8-68 The matched results are shown. Click the video icon for instant playback.
Page 483 Chapter 9 E-Map Application........464 9.1 The E-Map Editor ................... 464 9.1.1 The E-Map Editor Window................... 465 9.2 Creating an E-Map File ................466 9.2.1 Creating an E-Map File for a Remote Host............468 9.2.2 Setting Polygonal Map to Locate a Triggered Device.......... 469 9.2.3 Setting View Zone to Show the Monitored Area ..........
Page 484: E-Map Application
CHAPTER E-Map Application E-Map displays the monitoring area on an electronic map, by which the operator can easily locate the cameras, sensors and alarms triggered by motion or I/O devices. Topics discussed in this chapter include: creating an E-Map file with E-Map Editor, working with E-Map in the Main System, working with E-Map on the WebCam server and E-Map Server.
Page 485: The E-Map Editor Window
E-Map Application 9.1.1 The E-Map Editor Window 2 3 4 Figure 9-1 The E-Map Editor Window The controls in the E-Map Editor window: No. Name Description Returns to the previous E-Map file. Add Map Adds an E-Map file. Add Host Adds a host folder in the Host View.
Page 486: Creating An E-Map File
9.2 Creating an E-Map File To create and edit an E-Map file, follow the steps below. Click the Add Map button (No.2, Figure 9-1) on the toolbar. A New Map file will be created in Map View and the Floor Plan window separately, as illustrated below. Figure 9-2 Creating a new map Click the New Map file in Map View, and then click the Load Map button (No.
Page 487 E-Map Application To change the icons for I/O devices, right-click any I/O device icon on the map and select Change Icon. The window below appears. Click No Event and select an icon to display when the I/O device is not triggered. Click Event to select an icon to display when the I/O device is triggered. You can use your own icon by clicking Add Icon.
Page 488: Creating An E-Map File For A Remote Host
9.2.1 Creating an E-Map File for a Remote Host With E-Map Editor, you can create E-Maps for your local host, as well as remotely for other hosts. E-Maps created for remote hosts are saved at the server where they are created and can only be edited from that server.
Page 489: Setting Polygonal Map To Locate A Triggered Device
E-Map Application 9.2.2 Setting Polygonal Map to Locate a Triggered Device The Polygonal Map function helps you quickly locate the location of a triggered device. Draw an area on the map and it will flash when any device within the area is triggered. Figure 9-5 Polygonal Map To Set Up a Polygonal Map In E-Map, select a map icon...
Page 490: Setting View Zone To Show The Monitored Area
9.2.3 Setting View Zone to Show the Monitored Area The View Zone function allows you to draw an area to represent the area monitored by each device. Figure 9-7 View Zone To Set Up a View Zone In E-Map, select a device icon. Right-click the device icon and select Edit View Zone.
Page 491: Starting E-Map
E-Map Application 9.3 Starting E-Map After creating an E-Map file, go to the Main System. Click the ViewLog button (No.13, Figure 1-2) and then select E-Map to display the following E-Map Viewer window. Double-click any E-Map file of the local host to open it. Note: If you have created the E-Map files for remote hosts these files will also be displayed in the E-Map Viewer window but won’t function here.
Page 492: Setting The Pop-Up Map Function
9.3.1 Setting the Pop-up Map Function The E-Map Viewer window can be set to pop up with the blinking icons indicating that cameras or input devices are being triggered. To set up the function, follow the steps below. Click the Popup Settings button (No.1, Figure 9-9). Select desired cameras and input devices for the application, and specify Dwell Time for the interval between pop-up maps.
Page 493: Starting E-Map From A Remote Site
E-Map Application 9.4 Starting E-Map from a Remote Site Activating and viewing E-Maps over a web browser is possible through the WebCam server. To do so, follow the steps below. At the local server equipped with the GV-System, click the Network button (No. 11, Figure 1-2) and select WebCam Server to display the Server Setup dialog box.
Page 494 The controls in the Remote E-Map window: No. Name Description Login Click to login up to 500 hosts. Click to view the information of incoming events upon motion detected Host Information and I/O devices triggered. Previous Click to go to the last selected E-Map file. Home Click to back to the top of the tree view.
Page 495: Logging In Different Hosts
E-Map Application 9.4.2 Logging in Different Hosts When the client PC connects to the WebCam server, all the E-Maps saved in the local server will be downloaded to the client PC, with the E-Map files of 500 hosts at most. The E-Maps created for remote hosts can only function through WebCam after you log in these hosts.
Page 496: Configuring The Remote E-Map
9.4.3 Configuring the Remote E-Map Click the Configure button (No. 7, Figure 9-10) to display the following dialog box: Figure 9-12 The Configure Dialog Box [Download EMap files] Click to download E-Map files from the local server to the client PC. This option can reduce network load when you want to view E-Maps of multiple hosts.
Page 497: Viewing Host Information And Playing Back Video
E-Map Application EMap Auto Popup: When cameras or I/O devices are triggered, the related map will pop up on the screen instantly. Check this option and minimize the Remote E-Map window for the application. Show Event: Check to display motion or I/O triggered events on the Host Information window. I/O Trigger Camera: When input devices are triggered, the related camera views will pop up on the screen instantly.
Page 498: Accessing Remote Viewlog
9.4.5 Accessing Remote ViewLog On the Remote E-Map window, the ViewLog button (No.6, Figure 9-10) is designed for the Remote ViewLog function, giving you remote access to the recorded files of DVR and playing back video by the player ViewLog. For details on starting the Remote ViewLog service, refer to Remote ViewLog in Chapter 8.
Page 499: E-Map Server
The E-Map Server is an independent application, designed to create E-Maps for different DVRs and run without the GV-System. 9.5.1 Installing E-Map Server Insert the Software DVD to your computer. It will run automatically, and a window appears. Click Install GeoVision Supplemental Utilities. Click GV-E-Map Server, and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Page 500: The E-Map Server Window
9.5.2 The E-Map Server Window Go to Windows Start, point to Programs, select eMapServer, and then click E-Map Server. This window appears. Figure 9-14 The controls on the E-Map Server window: No. Name Description Start Service Starts the E-Map Server. Stop Service Stops the E-Map Server.
Page 501: Setting E-Map Server
E-Map Application 9.5.3 Setting E-Map Server Before starting the E-Map server, you have to create e-map files and user accounts. Click the New button (No.3, Figure 9-14) to create e-map(s). For details on creating an e-map file, see Creating an E-Map File earlier in this chapter. Click the Accounts (No.
Page 502: Remote Monitoring Via E-Map Server
9.5.4 Remote Monitoring via E-Map Server Via E-Map Server, you can monitor different surveillance sites on electronic maps from any computer accessible to Internet. Open the web browser and type the address of the E-Map server. After entering the valid user name and password for login, you will be prompted to select the desired e-map file (.emp file), Click OK.
Page 503 Chapter 10 Short Message Service ......484 10.1 Installing SMS Server ................484 10.2 The SMS Server Window..............485 10.3 SMS Server Setup................486 10.3.1 Device Settings ....................486 10.3.2 Server Settings ....................487 10.3.3 Account Settings ....................490 10.4 SMS Log ....................492 10.4.1 Setting SMS Log ....................
Page 504: Short Message Service
To install the SMS Server application, follow these steps: Insert the Software DVD to the PC connected to a GSM/GPRS modem. It will run automatically, and a window appears. Click Install GeoVision Supplemental Utilities. Click GV-SMS Server, and follow the on-screen instructions.
Page 505: The Sms Server Window
Short Message Service 10.2 The SMS Server Window Run the SMS Server program from the Start menu. The following window appears. Figure 10-1 The SMS Server Window The controls in the SMS Server window: No. Name Description Start/Stop Service Starts or stops the SMS Server. Server Setting Sets up the SMS Server.
Page 506: Sms Server Setup
10.3 SMS Server Setup Before starting the SMS service, you must configure these three settings: (1) Device Settings, (2) Server Settings, and (3) Account Settings. 10.3.1 Device Settings Click the Device Setting button (No. 5, Figure 10-1), and then select GSM Module. This dialog box appears.
Page 507: Server Settings
Short Message Service 10.3.2 Server Settings Click the Server Setting button (No. 2, Figure 10-1) to display the following Server Setting dialog box. There are three major tabs in the dialog box: (1) General, (2) Message Filter, and (3) Notify [General] Figure 10-3 Server Setting-General [Network] Define the port of the SMS Server, or leave it as default.
Page 508 [Message Filter] Figure 10-4 Server Setting-Message Filter Check the desired alert conditions to send SMS messages. The user-defined condition refers to the SMS messages sent manually in Center V2 and VSM. See Sending SMS in Chapter 1 and Chapter 3 in the CMS User’s Manual.
Page 509 Short Message Service [Notify] Figure 10-5 Server Setting-Notify [Check Internet Connectivity] Assign any available IP address and click the Test button to know if your SMS Server can access Internet. [Send SMS notification when no connectivity] Sends SMS notification to the three designated mobile numbers when the SMS Server cannot access Internet.
Page 510: Account Settings
10.3.3 Account Settings Click the Account Setting button (No.3, Figure 10-1) to display the following window. Figure 10-6 Account Setting The controls in the Account Setting window: No. Name Description Add A Group Creates a group. Add A Client Creates a client. Delete A Group/Client Deletes a created group or client.
Page 511 Short Message Service Creating a client: Click the Add A Client button (No. 2, Figure 10-6). This dialog box appears. Figure 10-7 Client Information Type a login ID and a password. They will be the ID and password for the client to log in the SMS Server (Figure 10-13).
Page 512: Sms Log
10.4 SMS Log 10.4.1 Setting SMS Log Click the SMS Log Setting button in the SMS Server window (No. 4, Figure 10-1), and select SMSLog Setting to display this dialog box. Figure 10-8 [SMS Log] Keep Days: Select this option and enter the number of days to keep log files. Otherwise clear the option to keep log files until the Recycle starts or the storage space is full.
Page 513: Viewing Sms Log
Short Message Service 10.4.2 Viewing SMS Log Click the SMS Log Setting button in the SMS Server window (No. 4, Figure 10-1), and select View SMSLog to display the SMS Log Browser. Figure 10-9 The buttons on the Event Log Browser: No.
Page 514 SMS Event Log Clicking the SMS Event Log button (No. 6, Figure 10-9) on the toolbar, you can monitor senders (ID), mobile numbers, text messages, sent and failed SMS. This can be beneficial as you may charge your clients by the amount of SMS messages they sent. Figure 10-10 System Event Log Clicking the System Event Log button (No.
Page 515: Password Security
Short Message Service 10.5 Password Security To prevent unauthorized users from changing your settings, set up an administrator password. To apply the password security, follow these steps: Click the Exit button (No. 6, Figure 10-1), and then select Change Password to set a password. Click the Exit button, and select Logout Administrator to lock the SMS Server window.
Page 516 Click the Account Setting button. This dialog box appears. Figure 10-13 SMS Setup-Connection Setup Server IP: Type the IP address of the SMS Server. Server Port: Type the server port of the SMS Server, or keep it as default. Login ID & Password: Type a valid ID and password registered in the SMS Server (Figure 10-7).
Page 517: Setting Mobile Numbers
Short Message Service 10.6.2 Setting Mobile Numbers The Main System allows you to configure three mobile phone numbers for the SMS service. When an alert condition happens, the SMS messages will be sent out to the three assigned mobile phones simultaneously.
Page 518: Setting Alert Notification
10.6.3 Setting Alert Notification To specify the types of events to receive alert notification: On the main screen, click the Configure button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), select System Configure, and select Send Alerts Approach Setup. The Send Alerts Approach Setup dialog box (Figure 10-12) appears.
Page 519: Authentication Server
Chapter 11 seful Utilities ..........502 1.1 Dynamic DNS ..................11.1.1 Installing Dynamic DNS................... 503 11.1.2 Registering Domain Name with DDNS ..............504 11.1.3 Starting Dynamic DNS .................... 506 11.1.4 Local DDNS Server ....................508 1.2 Watermark Viewer ................
Page 520 11.7.4 Removing a Disk Drive.................... 543 11.7.5 Logging In Automatically at Startup................. 544 11.7.6 Setting LED Panel ....................545 1.8 Backup Server..................547 11.8.1 Adding a Disk Volume ..................... 547 11.8.2 Enabling Backup Server..................11.8.3 Advanced Settings ....................
Page 521 1.13 Quad Spot Monitor Controller............585 11.13.1 Setting the Controller .................... 585 11.13.2 Setting Pop-up Views .................... 588 11.13.3 Displaying TV Quad Panel ..................589 1.14 Digital Matrix ..................11.14.1 Activating Multiple Monitors .................. 11.14.2 Setting Live View....................
Page 522: Useful Utilities
IMPORTANT: The DDNS service is provided purely as a favor to you. We hope it simplifies the process of trying to connect an IP video device to the network. GeoVision does not and cannot warrant that the DDNS service will be uninterrupted or error free. Please read Terms of Service carefully before using the service.
Page 523: Installing Dynamic Dns
11.1.1 Installing Dynamic DNS To install Dynamic DNS, follow these steps: Insert the Software DVD to your computer. It runs automatically , and a window appears. Click Install GeoVision Supplemental Utilities. Select GV-Dynamic DNS Service, and follow the on-screen instructions.
Page 524: Registering Domain Name With Ddns
11.1.2 Registering Domain Name with DDNS Go to Windows Start, point to Programs, sel ect DDNS, and then run Dynamic DNS Service. The DNS Client dialog box (Figure 11-3) appears. Click Register. The following Dynamic DNS register page appears. Type a username. The username can be up to 16 characters. The username ac cepts “a ~ z”, “0~9”, and “-“, but doe s not accept space or “-“...
Page 525 Your GV-System’s current IP address. This IP address is updated every 10 minutes. Note: Before you c an register a domain name with Dynamic DNS Service provided by GeoVision, it is required to run any GeoVision application in the background if the installed GV-System is of version 8.2 or later.
Page 526: Starting Dynamic Dns
11.1.3 Starting Dynamic DNS After registering a domain name with DDNS service, you can enable the DDNS function on the GV-System . Run Dynamic DNS Service from the Windows Start menu. This DNS Client dialog box will appear. Figure 11-3 Username: Type the username used to enable the service from the DDNS.
Page 527 Useful Utilities Setting up E-mail Notification You can set up E-mail settings to receive e-mail notif ication. In the DNS Client dialog box (Figure 11-3), click E-mail Setting. The E-mail Setting dialog box appears. Figure 11-4 [Scheme] Select to receive e-ma il notification when failed to update IP to DNS or when IP has changed.
Page 528: Local Ddns Server
11.1.4 Local DDNS Server The Local DDNS Server can map a device name to the POS device and the AS200E Controller with a dynamic IP, by which the GV-System can access the POS device and the AS200E Contr oller by the device name.
Page 529: Watermark Viewer
Useful Utilities 11.2 Watermark Viewer The GV-System can embed digital watermarks in video streams for the purpose of aut hentication. The watermarks are encrypted and digital signatures embedded in video streams during th e compression stage, protecting videos from the moment of creation. Watermarking ensures that images are not edited or damaged after they are recorded.
Page 530: Running The Watermark Proof
11.2.2 Running the Watermark Proof 1. Go to the GV folder, and run WMProof.exe. Figure 11-5 2. In the Watermark Proof window, click File from the menu bar, select Open and loca te the recorded file (.avi). The selected file is then listed on the window. Alternatively, you can drag the file directly from the storage folder to the window.
Page 531: The Watermark Proof Window
Useful Utilities 11.2.3 The Watermark Proof Window Figure 11-6 e controls in the window: Name Description Open File Opens the recorded file. First Frame Goes to the first frame of the file. Play Plays the file. Prev ious Frame Goes to the prev ious frame of the file.
Page 532: Twin View Display
11.3 Twin View Display The GV-System supports dual monitor display, one for live viewing and the other for p layback or other operation without obstructing surveillance scene. To make this operation possible, your system must have a graphic card with dual video outputs, and each output should be connected to its own monitor for display.
Page 533 Useful Utilities Run DMPOS. exe. This dialog box appears. Figure 11-9 In the Scree n Setup tab, selec t Twin View from the Displayer Mode drop-down list. Click the desired application tab to move t he application to the second monitor. In this case, ViewLog is used as an example.
Page 534: Windows Lockup
11.4 Windows Lockup This feature helps you to secure your PC while away from your workstation. You may lo ck up the Windows desktop while launching a customized GV-Desktop. The GV-Desktop is where operators are limited to run the GV-System and the selected programs. 1.4.1 The GV-Desktop Screen The GV-Desktop program is included in the installation of Main System.
Page 535: Gv-Desktop Features
Useful Utilities 11.4.2 GV-Desktop Features The five buttons on GV-Desktop are discussed below. Programs Click the Programs button (No.1, Figure 11-10) to see the program menu. The defau lt programs are Multicam Surveillance System (Main System), View Log, Repair Database Utility, eMap Editor, Control Center Service and Hot Swap HDD Tool.
Page 536 Settings Click the Settings but ton (No.2, Figure 11-10) to display the following window. A valid ID and password are required. Figure 11-12 [Password] Click to change the password. For the Allow Removing Password Sys tem option, see Account and Password in Cha pter 1.
Page 537: Task Manager
Useful Utilities [Desktop Type] Select Windows or GV-Desktop (Multicam) from the drop-down menu. The selected desktop will launch the next time when you log in to PC. Log Off Click the Log off button (No.3, Figure 11-10) to log off GV-Desktop. A valid ID and password are required.
Page 538: Token File For Save Mode
11.4.3 Token File for Save Mode This option in the Settings section lets you export a token file. In case you enter s afe mode and are in the status of the GV-Desktop, this token file will let you exit from the G V-Desktop and enter the in ows desktop.
Page 539: Authentication Server
11.5.1 Installi ng the Server To install this application in a remote server, fo llow these steps: Insert the Software DVD. It runs automatically, and a window appears. Click Install GeoVision Supplemental Utilities. Click GV-Authentication Server, and follow the on-screen instructions.
Page 540: The Server Window
11.5.2 The Server Window Go to Windows Start, click Programs, click AuthServer and click AuthServer. This window appears. Figure 11-16 The c ontr ols in this window Button Description Exits this window; Logs ou t Administrator; Changes Exit Password, exports account information.
Page 541: Creating A Client Dvr
Useful Utilities 11.5.3 Creating a Client DVR You must c reate and arrange client GV-Systems under the DVR List first. To create a DVR list, follow these steps: To create a group, click the Add An Area butto n (No.10, Figure 11-16). To create a client under the group, click the Add A Client button (No.9, Figure 11-16).
Page 542: Creating A User Account
11.5.4 Creating a User Account The Authentication Server administrator can create user accounts with different access rights to an assigned group of GV-Systems. Click the Account Setup button (No.3, Figure 11-16) and select Password Setup to display the Password Setup window. The window is the same as the Password Setup window in Main System, except the following section.
Page 543: Importing Groups And Users From Active Directory
Useful Utilities 11.5.5 Importing Groups and Users from Active Directory To avoid creating user accounts manually, you can import groups and users from Micros oft’s Active Directory to Authentication Server. You will need to install Active Direc tory on a Windows Server 2008 and s et up users into groups the Active Directory before following the steps below.
Page 544 b. To log into the server using your current login information, select Connect with the current login information. To log into the server using the login information of its ad ministrator, select Connect with administrator login information and type the User Na me and Password.
Page 545: Starting The Server
Useful Utilities 11.5.6 Starting the Server To configure the server and start the service, follow these steps: 1. Click the Server Setup button (No. 4, Figure 11-16). This dialog box appears. Figure 11-22 Sever Setup 2. Under Security Setting, type the Authorized ID and Authorized Passwor d which will be used for the client GV-System to log into the Authentication Server.
Page 546 Automatic Failover Support: You can configure another two Authentication Se rvers in case of the primary Authentication Server failure. Once the primary server fails, the sec ond or the third server will take over the connection from clients and provide uninterrupted services .
Page 547: Connecting Gv-System To The Server
Useful Utilities 11.5.7 Connecting GV-System to the Server To configure the GV-Syste m in order to access the Authentication Server remotely through a network connection, follow these steps: Click the Configure button (No. 14, Figure 1-2), point to System Configure, select Password Setup, and then select Remote Authentication Setup.
Page 548 Click the Set Up Server button in Figure 11-23. This dialog box appears. Figure 11-24 Enter the IP address and port of the Authentication Server. Type the Authorized ID and Authorized Password of the Authentication Server (Figure 11-24). Click OK to start the connection. When the connection is established, the previ ous password settings in the G V-System will be invalid.
Page 549 Useful Utilities Note: When the disconnection icon appears on the Login dialog box (Figure 11-25), there might be one of these three reasons: The login ID and Password do not match any of user IDs and Passwords created on the Authentication Server.
Page 550 11.5.8 Remote Access from Control Center, Remote E-Map and MultiView The Authentication Server allows you to restrict users of E-Map Server, Control Center, an d MultiView to access specific DVR hosts and cameras only. Instead of connecting to DVR hosts directly, the user of E-Map Server, Control Center and MultiView will connect to the Authentication Server using the user account you created on the Authentication Server.
Page 551 Useful Utilities Click Tools on the menu bar, and select Remote Authentication. This dialog box appears. Figure 11-27 Type the IP address, authorized ID and authorized password of the Authentication Server. Type the E-Map Server’s client name created on the Authentication Server. Click OK. Click the Start Service button on the toolbar to start the E-Map Server.
Page 552 Accessing from Multi View Viewer Once the GV-System is connected to the Authentication Server, you can only enter the user account created on the Authentication Server to log into the Multi View Viewer. Once you log into the Multi View successfully, a list of assigned GV-System hosts to the user will be displayed.
Page 553: Fast Backup And Restore
Main System. 11.6.1 Installing the FBR Program Insert the Software VD, click Install GeoVision Supplemetal Utilities, select GV-Fast Backup & Restore Mu lticam System, and follow the on-screen instructions.
Page 554: Customizing Logo And Button
11.6.2 Customizing Logo and Butt You can replace the screen images of Startup Splash, Non-Active Video and Vide o Lost with your own images Before you start, remember that each screen image has its specified size. Create your own image according to these specifications: Startup Splash: Bit Depth 24, Width 316, and Height 272.
Page 555: Customizing The Features
Useful Utilities 11.6.3 Customizing the Features Not ever y feature may be of equal interest to you. You can now specify which features are to be displayed at system startup. In the FBR Window (Figure 11-29), click the Cus tomize Features icon to display this dialog box. Figure 11-31 [Devices] Expand this folder, and select the device applications you want to enable in the GV-System.
Page 556: Backing Up And Restoring Settings
11.6.4 Backing up and Restoring Settings You can back up the conf igurations you made in Main System, and restore the backup data to the current system or import it to another GV-System. Backing up the settings In the FBR window (Figure 11-29), click the Backup System Settings or Restore Defaults icon, and select Backup Current System.
Page 557 Useful Utilities Restoring the System You can restore the current system with the backup of configuration file. Also, you c an copy this backup file to configure another system w ith the same settings as the current system. Open the backup file (*.exe) you previously stored.
Page 558: Hot-Swap Recording
.7 Hot-Swap Recording The program Media Man Tool provides a hot-swap feature, allowing a non-stop re cording. You can add and remove a hot-sw ap or portable hard drive to the GV-System without interrupting the monitoring. When the new drive is added, it will be configured to the recording path automatically. Additionally, you can back up ViewLog player and database files to play back at any computer.
Page 559: The Media Man Tool Window
Useful Utilities 11.7.1 The Media Man Tool Window This program comes with the installation of Main System. Click Windows Start, point to Programs, select the GV folder and then select Hot Swap HDD Tool This window w ill appear. Figure 11-34 The controls in this window: No.
Page 560: Viewing Disk Drive Status
11.7.2 Viewing Disk Drive Status To view the detailed information of a drive, check Display Details (No. 4 , Figure 11-34) in the desired drive section. The status window will appear. Figure 11-35 e co ntrols on the M ediaMan window: .
Page 561 Useful Utilities DVR Database Info Indicates the path, size and number of the ViewLog Event List log files. MDB Info Indicates the path, size and number of System Log files. Object Index Info Indicates the path, size and number of Object Index files. ViewLog Info Indicates the location you have backed up the EZ ViewLog player.
Page 562: Adding A Disk Drive
1 .7 1 .3 Addin a Disk Drive Click Windows Start, point to Programs, select the GV folder and select Hot Swap HDD Tool. Insert a hot-swap hard drive or plug a portable hard drive to your computer. This di alog box appears.
Page 563: Removing A Disk Drive
Useful Utilities 11.7.4 Removing a Disk Drive To remove a disk drive from the recording path, right-click the desired drive, and s elect Remove from recording p ath. This dialog box will appear. You can export related database files with the recordings on the hard drive.
Page 564: Logging In Automatically At Startup
11.7.5 Logging In Automatically at Startup To automatically log in and minimize the Media Man Tools window at Windows startup, follow these steps: Click Tools on the menu bar, and select Auto login at Windows startup. A dialog box appears. Type the ID and password of the GV-System for automatic login in the future.
Page 565: Setting Led Panel
Useful Utilities 11.7.6 Setting LED Panel A LED p anel on the screen provides a quick indication of the activity status of hard disk drives. Figure 11-38 LED Color Description Gray No HDD is assigned to this LED. Green A HDD is assigned to this LED. The HDD is full.
Page 566 LED Panel always stays on top: This option makes the LED panel stay on top of other windows when the Media Man Tools window is minimized. Synchronize the LED Panel with the LED Device on GV-Hot Swap DVR: This option is designed for the use of the GV-Hot Swap DVR System.
Page 567: Backup Server
Useful Utilities 11.8 Backup Server With Backup Server, the GV-System can back up recorded files to the storage system over Internet. When the Backup Server is enabled, a copy of recorded files will automatically be backed up to the storage system. The Backup Server can support any storage system protocol which can add itself to Wi ndows and be formatted by Windows Disk Management.
Page 568 Steps 1~3 may vary depending on th e type of storage system. Ensure the newly added storage drive can be detected by Windows and be formatted by Disk Management in Computer Management. (To access the Computer Management window, right-click the My Computer icon on the d esk and select Manage.
Page 569: Enabling Backup Server
Useful Utilities 1.8.2 Enabling Backup Server Before you activate the Backup Server, ensure the connection between the storage system and GV-System has been built and newly-added disk volumes have been formatted as well. On the GV-System, click the Network button (No. 11, Figure 1-2), and select Backup Server. The Geo Backup Server dialog box appears.
Page 570: Advanced Settings
11.8.3 Advanced Settings You may want to configure the Backup Server to fit into your own needs. In th e Geo Backup Server dialog box (Figure 11-42), click Advanced. The Advanced Settings dialog box appears. [General] You can select the bandwidth speed to ensure the quality connection. Figure 11-43 [Upload Policy] Full Speed: Build the connection at full maximum speed.
Page 571 Useful Utilities [Server Settings] You can select the files of cameras to be backed up, and the notification method whe n the network is disconnected. Figure 11-44 Camera Selection: Selects the files of desired cameras to be backed up. Disconnection Alerts: Selects the alert method s when the network is disconnected.
Page 572 [Schedule] You can plan the time to back up the files to the storage system. Figure 11-45 Any Time: The backup starts whenever there are files to be backed up. Daily: The backup starts at the set time of a day. Drag the mouse over the timeline to define the start and end time.
Page 573: Manually Adding Files For Backup
Useful Utilities 11.8.4 Manually Adding Files for Bac Once connected, the files from the GV-System will automatically be backed up to the storage system. To manually select the files for backup: 1. Click the Backup Server icon on the system tray, and then select Add Files. This dialog box appears.
Page 574: Viewing Server Status
11.8.5 Viewing Server Status You can access the information o f connection activities, backup files and backup data. To view the information, click the Backup Server icon on the system tray and select Server Status. The Upload Info dialog box appears. [Event Log] This tab shows the history of connection activities.
Page 575 Useful Utilities [Backup File List] This tab displays the files being backed up. Click File View to display the backup file s by file names or click Camera View to display the backup files by cameras. Figure 11-48 Tip: To view the information of the backup file, click the file event. [Database List] The related log data, including system log and POS data, will be backed up to storage system with the recording files.
Page 576: Retrieving Recorded Files
1.8.6 Retrieving Recorded Files You can retrieve the files from the storage system and play video back. 1. On the ViewLog screen, click the Tools button (No. 6, Figure 4-2), and select Remote Storage System. This dialog box appears. Figure 11-50 2.
Page 577: Viewing Backup Status
Useful Utilities 11.8.7 Viewing Backup Status You can view the backup status of each camera. To view the information, click the Backup Server icon on the system tray and select Backup Status. The Backup File Viewer dialog box ap pears. In the left menu, click a camera channel to s ee the date and time when the recording of the camera was backed Figure 11-51...
Page 578: Backup Viewer
11.9 Bac kup Viewer With the Backup Viewer, you can access the video recordings and log data backed up at the storage stem from any computer over the Internet. You can search the log data as well as view, edit and save the recordings at the local computer.
Page 579: Starting Backup Viewer
Before you start Backup Viewer, ensure to meet the usage requirements mentioned earlier. Insert the Software DVD, click Install GeoVision Supplemental Utilities , select GV-Backup Viewer and follow the onscreen instructions. Run Backup Viewer . The Backup Viewer window (Figure 11-51) appears.
Page 580: Performing Queries
11.9.3 P erforming Queries On the iSCSI tab, you can search events or log data stored on the connected storage system. This feature shares the same GUI and functions with the Event List Q uery function on WebCam Server. For details, see Event List Query in Chapter 8. iSCSI Tab Figure 11-53...
Page 581: Viewing The Event Files
Useful Utilities 11.9.4 Viewing the Event Files On the ViewLog tab, you can retrieve the recordings from the storage system and play video back. ViewLog tab List of available hosts, cameras and dates Event List Playback Window Figure 11-54 Right-clicking the playback window can change the play mode and create special effects when you play video back.
Page 582: Using Remote Viewlog
11.9.5 Using Remote ViewLog Using the Remote ViewLog function, you can access the data on the GV-System. Click the Remote ViewLog button on the toolbar. The Connect to Remote ViewLog Service dialog box appears. Type the IP address, ID and Password of the GV-System, select DVR in the Host Type field, and click Connect to enable connecting to the GV-System.
Page 583: Bandwidth Control Application
Useful Utilities 11.10 Bandwidth Control Application The Bandwidth Control is an independent application that controls and monitors the network traffic of the WebCam servers. Its features include: Manage up to 10 WebCam servers Get bandwidth usages of every Webcam server and every user Set bandwidth thresholds for specific users and IP addresses IP black and white list Kick unwanted users...
Page 584: Installing The Bandwidth Control
11.10.1 Installing the Bandwidth Control 1. On the computer you want to ins tall the Bandwidth Control program, insert the Software DVD, click Install GeoVision Supplemental Utilities , select -Bandwidth Control Client Site , and follow the onscreen instructions. 2. After the installatio n is complete, double-click the Bandwidth Remote Control icon created on the desktop.
Page 585: Allowing Remote Control At Dvr
Useful Utilities 11.10.2 Allowing Remote Control at DVR The network traffic of WebCam server can be controlled when the DVR permits the rem ote control from the Bandwidth Contr ol program by the following steps: Click the Network button (No.11, Figure 1-2), and select WebCam Server . On the General tab, select the Run Bandwidth Control server option.
Page 586: Connecting To A Webcam Server
11.10.3 Connecting to a WebCam Server Click Host on the menu bar, and select Conn ection . Or you can click the Connection button on the toolbar. This dialog box appears. Figure 11-56 To add a WebCam server to be connected to, click Add . Type host name, IP addresses, user name and password of the WebCam server.
Page 587: Controlling A Webcam Server
Useful Utilities 11.10.4 Controlling a WebCam Server To disconnect a login user or set the bandwidth limit for a user, right-click the user to have these options: Figure 11-57 Kick: Disconnects the user fr m the WebCam server. Block IP: Prohibits t he IP address from connecting to the WebCam server.
Page 588: Bandwidth Setup
11.10.5 Bandwidth Setup You c an specify the total bandwidth allocated to a WebCam server. You can also specify the bandwidth for certain users and IP addresses. This is especially useful when your network is busy or heavily loaded. 1. Click Configure on the menu bar, and select Bandwidth Setup . A dialog box p mpts for you to select a host.
Page 589: Block List Setup
Useful Utilities 11.10.6 Block List Setup Two types of block lists are provided to restrict access to a WebCam server: permit ting and denying a specified r ange of IP address to establish the connection. Note that only one type of block list can be used at one time.
Page 590: General Setup
11.10.7 General Setup You can set up sound alarm when a user logs in, or change the real-time graph displa y of network traffic. Click Configur e on the menu bar and select General Setup . This dialog box appears. Figure 11-61 User Login Alarm: Computer alarm sounds on when a user logs in.
Page 591: Report Generator
Useful Utilities 11.11 Report Generator With the Report Generator, you can generate a daily or weekly report based on th e specified recording data. The report can be either generated manually or automatically by schedule. The report is available in two types of formats: MDB and HTML. You can save the report on the hard disk, send it to a specified e-mail address or have it to be dealt in both ways.
Page 592: Setting Report Generator
11.11.2 Setting Report Generator In the Report Generator dialog box, click the Advanced Setting tab. Figure 11-63 [Startup] Auto startup when Windows startup: Select this option to start Report Generator automatically at Windows startup. Minimize UI: Select this option to minimize the Report Generator after it is started. [Day Definition of Report] Define the time period of data to be included in the report.
Page 593 Useful Utilities [Domain name from DDNS] This option will generate URL links in the exported HTML report for remote video playback. For this function to work, enter the f ixed IP address or domain name of the GV-System, and enable Remote ViewLog Service on the GV-System. To obtain a domain name, see Dynamic DNS earlier in this chapter.
Page 594: Setting Report Criteria
1.11.3 Setting Report Criteria You can create up to 300 reports (Jobs) with different criteria. 1. In the Report Generator dialog box, click the Program Report tab. Figure 11-64 2. In the Job field, type a descriptive name for the report. 3.
Page 595 Useful Utilities 4. In the Action Select field, select how the report is accessed. Save to HD: Select this option to save the report on the hard disk. Click the Setting button to display this dialog box. Figure 11-65 Click Select to specify the storage location, and use the drop-down list to select a report format.
Page 596 Manual daily: Manually generates a daily report. If you select Th e Previous day on the Advanced Setting tab (Figure 11-63), the report will be generated on the data of one day before your specified date. For example, you enter “12/10/2007” in the Select Date drop-down list. The report is generated on the data of 9th December 2007.
Page 597: E-Mail Attachment Settings
Useful Utilities 1.11.4 E-Mail Attachment Settings After you set up the e-mail account to receive the reports as e-mail attachments, you can also set up e attachment limits to avoid sendin g out large files. On the Program Report tab, select E-mail and click the Setting button besid e.
Page 598: Playing Back Video Recordings
11.11.5 Playing Back Video Recordings In a HTML format report, the video recordings can be played back with the Remote ViewLog function. Ensure the Remote ViewLog Service is enabled on the GV-System that owns those recordings. 1. Open a report and click the desired video icon. Video icon Figure 11-68 2.
Page 599 Useful Utilities 4. You can change the play mode and create special effe cts on the video by right-clicking on the playback window. For details on the playback window, see Single Player in Chapte r 4.
Page 600: Viewing Event Log
11.11.6 Viewing Event Log All Report Generator events are recorded to the event log. To view the event log, in the Report Generator dialog box, click the Event Log tab. All events are displayed in descending order. For the related settings of the event log, see Event Log Settings in Setting Up Report Generator earlier in this chapter.
Page 601: Spot Monitor Controller
Useful Utilities 11.12 Spot Monitor Controller GV-Combo Card (GV-1120 / 1280 / 1480) and GV-Combo A Card (GV-1120 A / 1280A / 1480 A) come equipped with a TV output allowing you to connect one spot monitor or TV monit or to the computer.
Page 602 [Advanced Layout] Figure 11-72 Spot Monitor Controller Spot x: The drop-dow n list is available when the GV-System is equipped with two video capture cards and connects two additional monitors. Select Spot 1 to configure the scree n display on the first monitor, and Spot 2 for the second monitor.
Page 603: Video Setting
Useful Utilities [Video Setting] Figure 11-74 [Spot X] See the same option in the Advanced Layout tab. [Video Attribute] Select a desired camera from the drop-down list to adjust image attributes, such as Brightness, Contrast, Hue and Saturation. [Video Enable] Select the desired cameras for display on another monitor. [Scan Setting] Enter the interval between the scanned pages.
Page 604: Spot Monitor Panel
11.12.2 Spot Monitor Panel With the Spot Monitor Panel, you can switch screen divisions and channels as well as starting and stopping page scan immediately. On the Main System, click the TV-Out button . This panel appears. Figure 11-75 The controls on the DSP Spot Monitor Panel: No.
Page 605: Quad Spot Monitor Controller
Useful Utilities 11.13 Quad Spot Monitor Controller The Controller integrates the GV-Multi Quad Card with TV monitor (spot monitor) applications. It features: to 5 TV monitors can be controlled. TV Monitor 1 supports up to 16 screen divisions, and TV Monitor 2 to TV Monitor 5 support 1 and 4 divisions.
Page 606 [Video Enable] Check or uncheck the desired channels displayed o n monitor screen. [Scan S etting] Interval: Enter the interval betw een the scanned pages (see Figure 11-74 for the scanned page). Set the time between 1 and 999 seconds. Scan by : Select Auto to scan the channels automatically or Manual to scan at your speed.
Page 607 Useful Utilities [DIV 1-16] In the TV Quad Setting window (Figure 11-76), there are screen division options. You can modify the ch annel sequence by typing the number directly on each division. Click OK or Apply Current TV Setting to apply your configurations. Right Arrow Button: Sets the chan nel sequence of each scanned page.
Page 608: Setting Pop-Up Views
1.13.2 Setting Pop-up Views The pop-up camera views on the screen notify users of the current event, whether it is motion or I/O devices being triggered. You can decide to have pop-up cameras on computer screen, TV monitor or both together. Activating Pop-up Views 1.
Page 609: Displaying Tv Quad Panel
Useful Utilities 11.13.3 Displaying TV Quad Panel On the main screen, click the TV-Out button . This panel will appear. Figure 11-80 The controls on the TV Quad Panel: No. Name Description Monitor Selects the monitor to be controlled. Scan Automatically or manually rotates channels, and stops rotation.
Page 610: Digital Matrix
11.14 Digital Matrix To create more screen space to displ ay m ultiple channels, such as 32 channels, Digital Matrix is thus introduced to provide a way to view and manage up to 8 monitor displays. The monitor of the computer where you configure the settings and control is called the “primary monitor”...
Page 611 Useful Utilities 2. Click the Display list. If you do n ot see multiple monitors listed, check if your additional monitors are connected with the computer properly. 3. Select the primary monitor from the list, and select Use Thi s Device as the Primary Monitor . 4.
Page 612: Setting Live View
11.14.2 Setting Live View You can set different live views and screen divisions for each monitor. 1. On the main screen, click Configure , click Accessories , and select Digital Matrix Setting . This dialog b ox appears. Figure 11-83 2.
Page 613: Setting Scanned
Useful Utilities 11.14.3 Setting Scanned Pages You can set up to 16 scanned pages with different screen divisions and channels for each monitor. 1. Use the Display list to select the monitor to be configured. 2. In the upper-left column, expand the Matrix folder tree, and then click Page 1 . This page appears. Figure 11-84 3.
Page 614: Setting Pop-Up Alert
11.14.4 Setting Pop-up Alert You can be alerted by pop-up live videos when motion is detected or I/O devices are triggered. 1. Use the Display list to select the monitor to be configured. 2. In the upper-left column, click Event Popup . This page appears. Figure 11-85 Motion Trigger: The live video of selected cameras pops up when motion is detected.
Page 615 Useful Utilities 7. Start monitoring. When motion is detected or the input device is triggered, the live video will pop up for alert. Setting Pop-up Positions When you select Random Position of Camera , you can de cide the positions for pop-up cameras. Fixed Position of Camera: The cameras pop up in their assigned positions.
Page 616: Setting Live View With Pop-Up Alert
11.14.5 Setting Live View with Pop-up Alert You can set a different live view mode with pop-up alert together for each monitor. Wh en alert events occur, the live video of the associated camera will pop up on the assigned monitor to re place its live view mode.
Page 617: Controlling Screen Display
Useful Utilities 11.14.6 Controlling Screen Display During Digital Matrix operations of page scan or alert popup on other monitors, you c an instantly suspend the predefined task on a monitor, and change its screen divisions or remain on specific channels when you spot suspicious events. 1.
Page 618: Gis Recording
11.15 GIS Recording GV-System can record the video along with GPS data of its own and the connecte d IP devices. With the recorded GPS data, you can view the recordings simultaneously with the GPS locations of GV-System and connected IP devices on Google Maps, Microsoft Virtual Earth, OpenStreetMap or self-defined maps.
Page 619 Useful Utilities Select the COM Port the GPS r eceiver is connected to and click Test to detect the device. Select Baud Rate of the GPS receiver (refer to the documentation of the GPS receiver ). Specify the time in seconds for the frequency to update the GPS data. Then click OK . Click the button to start receiving GPS data from the GPS receiver.
Page 620: Recording Gps Locations Of Gv-System
11.15.2 Recording GPS Locations of GV-System After configuring the GPS receiver on GV-System as mentioned ear lier, you can enable the GIS function to record videos with GPS locations of GV-System. To enable the GIS function of GV-System, click the Configure button on the main screen, select Accessories and select Enable Local GIS .
Page 621: Recording Gps Locations Of The Ip Device
Useful Utilities 11.15.3 Recording GPS Locations of the IP Device If the connected IP device is also equipped with an d enabled for the GPS function, you can choose to cord videos with GPS locations of the IP device. To record the GPS data of a remote IP device, ensure the GPS func tion on the IP device is enabled.
Page 622: Viewing Gps Locations During Playback
11.15.4 Viewing GPS Locations during Playback To play back the recorded GPS locations w ith videos, follow the steps below. On the ViewLog window, click the Tools button and click Select Map API to select a map API (Application Program Interface). This dialog box appears. Figure 11-90 Under Please Select a Map API , select a Map API.
Page 623 Useful Utilities Note: If you like to use the maps created yourself, overwrite the files at :\GV folder\GIShtm-User, and select User Defined from the “Please Select a M ap API” drop-down list (Figure 11-90). If you are the paid-client of Google Maps, select Client from the “Please enter the map authorization key or license key”...
Page 624: Sending Gps Data To The Gv-Gis
11.15.5 Sending GPS Data to the GV-GIS You c an configure up to 4 GV-GIS stations to receive the GPS data of the GV-S ystem and connected IP devices simultaneously. Sending Only GPS Data of the GV-System T send only GPS data of GV-System to the GV-GIS station, follow the steps below. On the GV-GIS station, a Mobile Host account for GV-System needs to be created first.
Page 625 Useful Utilities 7. To create connection to other GV-GIS stations, double-click # 2 to # 4 columns on the GV-GIS Client window and configure the connection information by following above steps. 8. To start connecting to GV-GIS, click the button. The GPS data of GV-System will be sent to GV-GIS.
Page 626 6. In the Account for GPS Receiver to connect GV-GIS Server section, type login ID and password created on GV-GIS for the GV-System. 7. In the A ccount for IP Device to connect GV-GIS Server section, select desired IP cameras and type their separate login IDs and passwords created on GV-GIS.
Page 627: Gv-Ip Device Utility
11.16.1 Installing GV-IP Device Utility Insert the Software DVD to your computer. It runs automatically, and a window appears. Click Install GeoVision Supplemental Utilities . Select GV IP Device Utility , and follow the on-screen instructions.
Page 628: The Gv-Ip Device Utility Window
1.16.2 The GV-IP Device Utility Window To start the GV-IP Device Utility, go to Windows Start , point to Programs , select G V IP Device Utility , and then run GV IP Device Uti lity . The window below appears and automatically searches for any GV-IP Device under LAN.
Page 629: Setting Gv-Ip Devices
Useful Utilities 11.16.3 Setting GV-IP Devices Double-click the GV-IP Device to open the setting page of the device. Figure 11-95 Click the different ta bs to access the following settings: [Set IP Address] T ype the IP addr ess, subnet mask, default gateway and DNS server of the devic e.
Page 630: Setting Gv-Poe Switch
11.16.4 Setting GV-POE Switch Double-click the GV-POE Switch to display the available settings for the device. Figure 11-96 To access the Web interface of the switch, click We b Page . To set up the IP address, subnet mask and default gateway of the switch, click Se t IP Address .
Page 631: Mapping Ip Cameras
Useful Utilities 11.16.5 Mapping IP Cameras You can map IP cameras to the channels of GV-System by using the GV-IP Device Utility. Click the NVR Camera Settings tab on the GV-IP Device Utility window and the following window appears: Figure 11-98 The buttons in the Dispatch Panel toolbar: No.
Page 632: Mcamctrl Utility For Gv-Joystick V2
To install the MCamCtrl Utility on the computer connected with a GV-Joystick V2: Insert the Software DVD to your comp uter. In the main menu, click Install GeoVision Supplemental Utilities . ect GV-MCamCtrl Utility , and follow the on-screen instructions for installa tion.
Page 633: Starting The Mcamctrl Utility
Figure 11-99 In the Device field, select the port connecting to the GV-Joystick V2. Note: If you can not find the GeoVision Joystick option, make sure your GV-Joystick device is properly connected and then click the Refresh button from Keyboard & Joystick controller dialog box to scan for the device again.
Page 634: Gv-Mobile Server
11.18 GV-Mobile Server GV-Mobile Server is an applic ation that can encode up to 32 video channels and allows live view access from GV-IP Decoder Box, GV-Pad and mobile devices including Android Smartphone, iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. Third-party surveillance software can also access video channels from GV-Mobile Server through RTSP.
Page 635: Language Setting
Next, you can apply the revised text to the applications and export a MRevise.exe file to make the same revision on another computer. You can also send the revision back to GeoVision to have the revision included in future software releases.
Page 636 lick Version to select the version of the Main System that you want to revise. In the Search field, type all or part of the text in Englis h or the target language and click Search . Figure 11-101 Note: The search is case sensitive.
Page 637 Useful Utilities Tip: The text may contain symbols such as %d or \n that instruct the a pplication to perform certain functions. Be careful not to change the symbols in the translated text. To apply the revised text: To apply the revised translation to the applications, click Save . For the following applications, the system will automatically locate the corresponding files on your computer and replace with the revised translation.
Page 638 .exe file. To report the translation revision back to GeoVision, • If your default mail client is Outlook, Outlook Express or Mozilla Thunderbird, click Tools , Export and Send Report to send the revision.
Page 639: Setlanguage Tool To Set Ui Language
To install the Set Language tool: Insert the Software DVD to your computer. It r uns automatically, and a window appears. Click Install GeoVision Supplemental Utilities , select GV-SetLanguage and f ollow the on-screen instructions. After completing the installation, close all Geovision softwar e or applications.
Page 640: Skype Video Utility
11.20 Skype Video Utility The GeoVision Skype Video Utility allows you to receive live view or text notifications through a Skype account using a P C or mobile device upon motion detection or input trigger. You will need to install Skype on the computer of the GV-System, and t he notifications can be sent to other Skype accounts.
Page 641: Installing Gv-Skype Video Utility
Insert the Software DVD to your computer. It runs automatically, and a window app ears. Click Install GeoVision Supplemental Utilities . Select GV-Skype Video Utility , and follow the on-screen instructions. Note: Before running the utility, make sure you have logged in your Skype account and GV-System.
Page 642: Setting Up Notifications Upon Motion Or I/O Trigger
11.20.2 Setting Up Notifications Upon Motion or I/O Trigger General Setting Right-click the GV-Skype Video Utility icon in the system tray and click Settings. This dialog box appears. Figure 11-107 The General setting page offers the following options: Add to Startup: Click Enable to automatically run GV-Skype Video Utility at Windows startup.
Page 643: Camera Setting
Useful Utilities Camera Setting To send camera live view or notification message to Skype accounts upon motion detection, expand the Cameras list and s elect a camera. This dialog box appears. Figure 11-108 To Send the Live View You can send live view from the selected camera or quad view to a Skype account upon motion. Select Enable under Push Video to Skype User.
Page 644 Note: GV-Skype Video Utility can only send camera live view to one Skype account at a time. The received camera live view will be displayed in Skype’s default resolution. To Create the Quad View Click Quad View and select a quad view. This dialog box appears. Figure 11-109 Drag and drop up to four cameras to the quad view on the right.
Page 645 Useful Utilities Set an Alert Interval to specify the minimum time between each notification. Type a notification message up to 255 characters. Input Module Set ting To send camera live view or notification message to Skype ac counts upon input trigger, expand the Module list and select an input device.
Page 646 eceiving Notification Messages and Liv e View After setup is completed, the designated Skype user will see a notification message, as well as an incoming call to receiv e live view upon motion detection or input trigger. Figure 11-111 Click the Answer button to receive camera live view. When you finish watching the live view, click the red phone button to end the video call.
Page 647 Useful Utilities Requesting Live View from a Remote PC or Mobile De vice Log in Skype and select the Skype account of the GV-Skype Video Utility from Contact. Click the IM button and type Cam 1 to view the channel 1 or type other channel numbers. To view single channel live view, type channels 1 to 32.
Page 648 Click the green Answer button to watch the live view. Figure 11-115 Note: You can back up the settings on the utility by us ing Fast Backup and Restore. See Fast Backup and Restore earlier in this chapter.
Page 649 Appendix Appendix .............630 A. USB Dongle Required for IP Device Applications ........ 630 B. Supported PTZ Protocols and Models ..........631 C. Certified PTZ Models for Object Tracking ..........633 D. Certificated PTZ Models for Full Degree Pan and Tilt Control .... 634 E.
Page 650: Appendix
Appendix A. USB Dongle Required for IP Device Applications Solution Application USB Dongle Connection of 3rd party IP devices GV-Hybrid NVR Dongle to GV-System Connection of 3rd party IP devices to GV-NVR GV-NVR NVR Dongle Connection of GV-IP Devices No extra dongle required GV-Center V2 to Center V2 Note: Currently, GV-Center V2 does not support the connection with 3...
Page 651: Supported Ptz Protocols And Models
B. Supported PTZ Protocols and Models Note that GV-System only supports original factory models. Other brands of cameras claiming of the same protocol compatibility may not work properly with GV-System. GeoVision takes no responsibility of such incompatibility. PTZ Model and Protocol...
Page 652 KenKo (DMP23-H1) LG (LPT-OS553HQ) Lilin (PIH) – MLP1 Lilin (PIH-7625) – MLP1 Lilin (PIH-820) – MLP1 MESSOA (SDS600 Series) MESSOA (D-700 Series) Minking Dome Mintron (54G2AHN / P) NanWang (NVD 2300PNT) NanWang V4.1 (NVD 2300PNT) Panasonic (WV-CS850) Panasonic (WV-CW960) Pelco Dome Pelco (Spectra III) Pelco Spetra Mini Dome (SD4-WO) Pishion (22X)
Page 653: Certified Ptz Models For Object Tracking
Appendix C. Certified PTZ Models for Object Tracking The PTZ models listed below are tested and certified by GeoVision for their compatibility with the Object Tracking function. Dual-Camera Tracking (Object Tracking and Zooming) Brand / Model AcutVista (SSD-7971D) Dynacolor (DynaHawk Zh701)
Page 654: Certificated Ptz Models For Full Degree Pan And Tilt Control
COP (CD55X) - Pelco D √ Dynacolor (Dynahawk-Zh701) √ Dynacolor Dome √ D-max Dome √ GeoVision (GV-IP Speed Dome) √ JVC (S655 / TK-C686E / TK-S576B) √ Lilin (PIH-7625) – MLP1 √ Lilin PIH – MLP1 √ Lilin (PIH-820) – MLP1 √...
Page 655: Supported Ip Device Brands
Appendix E. Supported IP Device Brands and Protocols This list provides the supported IP device brands. For detailed information on the supported IP devices, refer to Supported IP Camera List on GeoVision’s Website: http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/4_21.asp IP Devices GeoVision ACTi Arecont Vision...
Page 656: Supported Gprs Models
F. Supported GPRS Models Brand Model Round Solutions TER-GX series Wavecom Multiband 900E 1800 GSM Modem...
Page 657: Custom Icon Naming Chart For Multi View
Appendix G. Custom Icon Naming Chart for Multi View This chart lists all the default icons with their filenames as a reference for users who wish to replace icons on the Multi View window. To replace an icon on the Multi View window, simply rename your custom icon name to one of relevant icon name listed below.
Page 658: Display Ratio Supported By Panel Resolution
H. Display Ratio Supported by Panel Resolution The display ratio supported by each types of panel resolution is listed below: Panel Resolution Supported Display Ratio 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 1680 x 1050 16:10 1600 x 1200 1920 x 1200 16:10 1280 x 800...
Page 659: Dual Stream Support List
Appendix I. Dual Stream Support List The table lists the firmware versions of GV-IP Devices that support dual stream and the default resolutions after the camera is added to GV-System. Resolution Supported GV-IP Camera Main Stream Sub Stream Firmware Version (H.264) (MJPEG) GV-BX120D...
Page 660 Resolution Supported GV-IP Camera Main Stream Sub Stream Firmware Version (H.264) (MJPEG) GV-BL220D V1.02 or later 1920 x 1080 448 x 252 GV-VD220D GV-VD221D GV-VD222D GV-VD223D GV-FD220D V1.03 or later GV-CB220 GV-CA220 V1.15 or later GV-CAW220 GV-UBX2301 Series V2.04 or later GV-UBL2411 V2.05 or later GV-UBL2401 Series...