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  • Page 1 WinFast Guard Pro User's Manual...
  • Page 2 2003 Leadtek Research Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of Leadtek Research Inc. Leadtek makes no warranties with respect to this documentation and disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability, quality, or fitness for any particular purpose.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview ..............1 Features ..............2 Applications ..............3 Guard Console ............4 Launching the Guard Console ........4 Monitoring Video Cameras in Live Mode ....5 Split Screens ..............6 Changing split screen position ........Maximizing split screen size .......... Split Screen buttons .............
  • Page 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE Video camera settings (Camera tab) ......20 Programming PTZ Camera Movements ......21 Configuring caption display settings ......22 Specifying the methods for detecting events ....23 Responding to events ............ 24 Digital recording ............
  • Page 5 TENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS TENTS Zooming the video during playback ......51 Detecting motion in the recorded video ......51 Saving video ............... 52 Capturing image snapshots ........52 Backup Scheduler ........... 53 Launching Backup Scheduler ........53 Program Interface: An Overview .........

  • Page 6: Overview

    OVERVIEW OVERV Overview The WinFast Guard Pro Surveillance System is the perfect solution for home, office, school, factory, and general security use. By installing this software suite into a computer server unit that is connected with surveillance cameras, motion sensors, and alarm devices, you can monitor both in- and outdoor premises, and record intruder break-ins or any suspicious activities on digital video.

  • Page 7: Features

    RVIEW OVERVIEW RVIEW OVERVIEW Features Advanced Motion Detection Detect motion in a specified area. Supports signal tolerance, sensitivity adjustment, and eliminates prompt motion to avoid false alarm. Smart Search Feature Search by time or by type of event. There are 3 types of events: motion events, sensor events, or manually triggered events.

  • Page 8: Applications

    OVERVIEW OVERV OVERVIEW OVERV Applications Monitoring the babies room, a sick family member or the elderly. Home and community security: Notify security personnel in time by telephone or pager when there is an intrusion. Remote monitoring is also supported. Store or supermarket surveillance: Monitor whether or not there are unauthorized people trespassing your warehouse through 24-hour or month-long recording.

  • Page 9: Guard Console

    For the utmost security, round-the-clock, non-stop video recording can also be enabled. As the administrator of your WinFast Guard Pro Surveillance System, you can also create accounts for other users and give them access rights to Guard Console and the other program of your WinFast Guard Pro system.

  • Page 10: Monitoring Video Cameras In Live Mode

    GUARD CONSOLE GUARD GUARD CONSOLE GUARD Monitoring Video Cameras in Live Mode When you have entered the Guard Console program, the program goes into Live mode. In this mode, you will be able to see live video from up to 16 cameras and monitor input/output devices (such as sensors and alarms).

  • Page 11: Split Screens

    NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE Split Screens Split screens show live video from the video cameras that are installed in the monitored site. On the split screens, the video camera number, current date and time, etc. can be displayed. If video recording is currently in progress, a "REC"...

  • Page 12: Map Button

    GUARD CONSOLE GUARD GUARD CONSOLE GUARD Map button Click the button to switch Guard Console to Map mode. This mode shows a graphical layout of the site being monitored, with clear indications on where the video cameras, sensors, and/or alarms are installed. (See "Monitoring a Site in Map Mode"...

  • Page 13: Status Panel

    NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE Status Panel The Status Panel displays three types of status information: Video Recording, Video Signal, and Event Signal. Video Signal Video Recording Event Signal Video Recording Stands for video recording. When a light indicator appears green in color, it means that the video recording function is enabled for the video camera.

  • Page 14: Camera Operation Panel

    GUARD CONSOLE GUARD GUARD CONSOLE GUARD Camera Operation Panel The Camera Operation Panel allows you to switch between three different control panels: Motion Detection Panel, Camera Adjustment Panel, and PTZ Camera Control Panel. You will be able to access these panels only when you have switched the screen to single view mode.

  • Page 15: Camera Adjustment Panel

    NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE Camera Adjustment Panel The Camera Adjustment Panel provides controls for enhancing the current camera video display on-screen. Drag the slider tab up to Drag the slider tab up to increase the contrast level, increase the brightness or down to decrease level, or down to decrease contrast.

  • Page 16: Other Button Controls

    GUARD CONSOLE GUARD GUARD CONSOLE GUARD Other Button Controls Allows you to log off from Launches Record Viewer Guard Console. where you can play back previously recorded events. Opens the About dialog box where you can view copyright Opens the Preferences dialog information about WinFast box where you can set up Guard Pro and access...
  • Page 17 NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE When you are done positioning icons, click this button to return to Map mode. Click this button to load the map's image file These are sensor icons. (in BMP format). Drag them onto the map, and drop each of them to the installed location Type in a name...

  • Page 18: Viewing The Site Map

    GUARD CONSOLE GUARD GUARD CONSOLE GUARD Viewing the site map Once the site map is complete, you will be able to easily pinpoint locations where detected events occurred by watching out for flashing icons on the site map. Whether it is a video camera, sensor or output device that has been triggered by an event, its corresponding icon on the map flashes.

  • Page 19: General Settings (General Tab)

    NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE General settings (General tab) Click the General tab in the Preferences dialog box to configure the following settings: 1. Site name Type in a name for identifying the monitored site (for instance, the location name). 2.

  • Page 20: Allocating Disk Storage

    GUARD CONSOLE GUARD GUARD CONSOLE GUARD 6. Enable Web Server Select this option to configure Guard Console as a Web server. When acting as a Web server, Guard Console will allow remote access to its live video cameras. Remote users can launch Microsoft Internet Explorer and type in the IP address of site server to download four split screens web page to watch camera video.
  • Page 21 NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE 1. Location Specify the folder location to use for saving recordings. To choose a folder, click Browse 2. Maximum usage Specify the amount of disk space to allocate to space the selected folder. 3. Cameras Select the checkboxes of the cameras whose recordings you want to save to the selected folder.

  • Page 22: Managing Disk Storage The Smart Way

    GUARD CONSOLE GUARD GUARD CONSOLE GUARD Managing disk storage the smart way There are two options in the General tab that enables efficient management of disk storage. Smart file allocation To avoid disk fragmentation, select the " " option. This Smart file allocation enables Guard Console to manage disk storage space intuitively when storing...

  • Page 23: Configuring The Video Display

    NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE Configuring the video display The following two options in the General tab determine how live and recorded videos are displayed on the monitor screen. Always display original video resolution In some split screen layouts, videos may not appear in their original video dimensions and may be scaled to fit into the split screens.

  • Page 24: Setting The Date And Time

    GUARD CONSOLE GUARD GUARD CONSOLE GUARD Setting the date and time If the system's date and time are not configured correctly, click the Date & Time button to make proper adjustments. This is crucial for Guard Console to accurately record the date and time of detected events. Scheduling reports Guard Console can send by e-mail periodic reports that show information about detected events.

  • Page 25: Video Camera Settings (Camera Tab)

    NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE Video camera settings (Camera tab) Click the Camera tab in the Preferences dialog box to configure settings for up to 16 video cameras. Each camera is identified by a camera number (C1 to C16). Click each camera button to set up options for a video camera. The following are the settings that can be configured for each camera: 1.

  • Page 26: Programming Ptz Camera Movements

    GUARD CONSOLE GUARD GUARD CONSOLE GUARD 5. Video settings Choose the desired video resolution (320 x 240, 640 x 240 or 640 x 480) and video standard (NTSC or PAL) to display live video. If the camera is a PTZ camera, specify how it will be controlled.

  • Page 27: Configuring Caption Display Settings

    NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE 1. Com port Select a Com port to communicate with the PTZ control device. 2. Device type Select a PTZ control protocol. 3. Loop Select this option to move the camera periodically to the specified preset positions. There can be up to eight preset positions which can be configured on the PTZ Control Panel.

  • Page 28: Specifying The Methods For Detecting Events

    GUARD CONSOLE GUARD GUARD CONSOLE GUARD Specifying the methods for detecting events Select the checkboxes of the methods to use for detecting events. There are three methods: Motion detection This allows video cameras to detect the presence of movement from a sequence of consecutive video frames.

  • Page 29: Responding To Events

    NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE Responding to events Guard Console can be configured to automatically respond to detected or manually triggered events. There are 2 options: 1. Notifications Select this option to enable Guard Console to send out notifications when events have been auto-detected or manually triggered.
  • Page 30 GUARD CONSOLE GUARD GUARD CONSOLE GUARD Email Sends out an e-mail message. Configure the following settings to enable notification e-mails to be sent: 1. SMTP server Specify the name of an existing mail server that supports the SMTP protocol. 2. Sender Specify the sender's e-mail address.
  • Page 31 NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE Sends out a fax message. Configure the following settings to send fax: 1. Com port Select one available Com port that connects to a modem device. 2. Fax number List the fax numbers that will receive the event notification.
  • Page 32 GUARD CONSOLE GUARD GUARD CONSOLE GUARD 4. Add Click this button to add a new telephone number. 5. Delete Click this button to remove the selected telephone number from the telephone number list. 6. Modify To modify a telephone number, first select that number in the telephone number list, then make the changes in the edit box at the bottom.
  • Page 33 NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE 1. Com port Select an available Com port that connects to a modem device. 2. Content Type the message to be sent. Click this button to add a new pager number. 3. Add Click this button to remove the selected pager number from the pager number list.

  • Page 34: Digital Recording

    GUARD CONSOLE GUARD GUARD CONSOLE GUARD Digital recording Select the " Enable recording " option to enable digital video recording. Choose the desired recording method from the drop-down list. There are 4 recording methods: Non-stop recording Allows round-the-clock digital recording. Records only live events.

  • Page 35: Fine Tuning Motion Detection Settingssplit Screens

    NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE 1. Frame rate This is the number of images recorded per second, that is, frames per second (fps). A low frame rate makes the video appear "choppy". For smoother video playback, choose at least 15 fps. Higher frame rate requires more storage space.
  • Page 36 GUARD CONSOLE GUARD GUARD CONSOLE GUARD 5. Sensitivity Set the level of sensitivity to motion. Low sensitivity means that minimal motion will be ignored, and that only dramatic changes in movement will be detected. However, this may result in loss of event. High sensitivity means that even the smallest movement will be detected, but it could be a false event.

  • Page 37: Split Screen Settings (View Tab)

    NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE Masking out an area To mask out an area and ignore motion in that area: 1. On the preview window, you will see live video from the currently selected video camera. To select an area, click the "+" button, and then drag your mouse over the area that will be excluded from motion detection.

  • Page 38: Input/Output Device Settings (Device Tab)

    GUARD CONSOLE GUARD GUARD CONSOLE GUARD 4. Time delay for Per split screen, specify the time duration for switching cameras displaying each of the assigned video cameras. The duration can be set from 5 seconds up to 360 seconds. Input/Output device settings (Device tab) Click the Device tab in the Preferences dialog box to select an I/O card and...
  • Page 39 NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE 1. Card Select an I/O card from the drop-down list. Different I/O cards have different number of analog input ports. 2. Enable/Disable Select the checkboxes of sensors whose checkboxes analog input will be monitored. Or, clear the checkboxes to disable connections to the sensors.

  • Page 40: Configuring Output Devices (Output Tab)

    GUARD CONSOLE GUARD GUARD CONSOLE GUARD 8. Test Click this button to open the "Sensor test" dialog box to view the actual analog input voltage value. Sensor test dialog box allows you to check the connection status of input devices. The sensor input type and the current voltage value are displayed.
  • Page 41 NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE 3. Name Specify the sensor name (for instance, the location where the sensor is installed). 4. Type Select an output type: NC (Normal Close) or NO (Normal Open). 5. Gain Specify the output voltage. 6.

  • Page 42: Timed Surveillance Settings (Schedule Tab)

    GUARD CONSOLE GUARD GUARD CONSOLE GUARD Timed surveillance settings (Schedule tab) Click the Schedule tab in the Preferences dialog box to set up a surveillance schedule for each video camera. Timed surveillance can be scheduled in a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. By Day To set up a daily surveillance schedule for each video camera:...

  • Page 43: By Week

    NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE Daily surveillance settings 1. Start/End time Specify what time to monitor and detect events. 2. Disable connection Select this option to disable connection to the camera during the time period specified by the " Start / End "...

  • Page 44: By Month

    GUARD CONSOLE GUARD GUARD CONSOLE GUARD 4. By default, the weekday list shows Saturday and Sunday as the days off and the other days as workdays. You may change the type of day for the days listed. For instance, to change Sunday to be a special day, click "...

  • Page 45: User Accounts (User Tab)

    NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE NSOLE GUARD CONSOLE User accounts (User tab) Click the User tab in the Preferences dialog box to create user accounts with varying privileges. Guard Console categorizes users into four levels of privileges as described below. User Privilege Administrator Highest level of privilege.

  • Page 46: Viewing Logs And Disk Usage Information

    GUARD CONSOLE GUARD GUARD CONSOLE GUARD To create a new user account: 1. In the User tab, click " ". The Add User dialog box then appears. 2. Enter a " User ID ", and enter the " Password " twice in the provided text boxes.
  • Page 47 IEWER RECORD VIEWER IEWER RECORD VIEWER Disk Information This button displays the amount of remaining disk space. Click this button to open dialog box and view details on disk usage. Record Storage Information Operation Logs Guard Console records login/logout sessions, preferences modification date and time, as well as date and time logs of connections from remote sites.

  • Page 48: Record Viewer

    You can also run this program from the Windows " Start " menu by selecting Start - Programs - WinFast Guard Pro - Record Viewer Program Interface: An Overview Basically, these are the controls that you will need to use when you retrieve history records and playback previously recorded videos: From the "...

  • Page 49: Types Of Databases

    Backed-up databases These databases contain daily/manual backup copies of recorded surveillance video. Each day's digital recordings can be backed up in a separate database using WinFast Guard Pro's Backup Scheduler program. (Refer to Chapter 4 for more information on Backup Scheduler.)

  • Page 50: Viewing Recorded Video

    RECORD VIEWER RECOR RECORD VIEWER RECOR Viewing recorded video To search for recorded surveillance videos and view them, first choose the date of recording and retrieve the history records of the specified date. Then, use the Navigation Panel to play back recorded videos. Selecting the date of recording There are two ways of selecting the recording date:...

  • Page 51: Selecting Video Cameras

    IEWER RECORD VIEWER IEWER RECORD VIEWER 3. Click a desired time segment in the History list 4. In the Camera Selection Panel , click the cameras whose video recordings you want to access for the selected time segment. As you select more cameras, the number of split screens Camera Selection Panel increases.

  • Page 52: Memory Buttons

    RECORD VIEWER RECOR RECORD VIEWER RECOR Memory buttons When you need to select different video cameras per time segment, it could be tedious to keep on selecting and deselecting the Camera buttons on the Camera Selection Panel . To save you the trouble of reselecting and deselecting cameras, Record Viewer provides three Memory buttons that...

  • Page 53: Viewing Video Recorded Events

    IEWER RECORD VIEWER IEWER RECORD VIEWER Motion events When selected, the program searches for all motion detected events that were recorded on a specified date and displays them in the History list. The History list shows the actual time of recording and the camera device that recorded the event.

  • Page 54: Setting Display Preferences

    RECORD VIEWER RECOR RECORD VIEWER RECOR Whereas when playing events in split screen view, the event that is currently selected in the History list will be played back in the first split screen, and the events that follow it in History list will be played simultaneously in the other split screens.

  • Page 55: Navigation Panel

    IEWER RECORD VIEWER IEWER RECORD VIEWER 3. Quick display This setting determines the interval of time segments that are displayed in the History list. 4. Loop playback Select this option to continuously replay the recorded videos. Navigational Panel Use the Navigation Panel to control the playback of recorded video. 1.

  • Page 56: Zooming The Video During Playback

    RECORD VIEWER RECOR RECORD VIEWER RECOR 5. Play / Pause Plays/Pauses the playback at the current frame. 6. Stop Terminates the playback and moves to the starting frame. 7. Previous / Next Moves to the previous/next video frame. (Only Frame available in single view.) 8.

  • Page 57: Saving Video

    IEWER RECORD VIEWER IEWER RECORD VIEWER Saving video The whole or part of a recorded surveillance video can be saved as a video file. Click to open the following dialog box and specify the desired part of the video to save. By default, the "...

  • Page 58: Backup Scheduler

    Launching Backup Scheduler To launch Backup Scheduler, click Start - Programs - WinFast Guard Pro - Backup Scheduler If access control is enabled in Guard Console's Preferences dialog box -...

  • Page 59: Performing Manual Backups

    DULER BACKUP SCHEDULER DULER BACKUP SCHEDULER 1. Backup list Keeps a record of past backups. Each backup entry in the list corresponds to an actual backup database file. Each backup entry shows the date and time range of the surveillance videos that were backed up, a textual description, and the folder location where the backup database was saved.
  • Page 60 BACKUP SCHEDULER BACKU BACKUP SCHEDULER BACKU First / Last record Specify the date and time range of video recordings you want to back up. Backup only When selected, the program backs up the video recordings that fall within the specified date and time range, and retains them in the Main database after the backup...

  • Page 61: Setting Up Automatic Backups

    DULER BACKUP SCHEDULER DULER BACKUP SCHEDULER Setting up automatic backups Backups can be automatically performed by Backup Scheduler according to your preset schedule. At most, you can set up the program to back up surveillance videos that were recorded by Guard Console for the last 24 hours. Configure these settings to set up a schedule for automatic backups: 1.

  • Page 62: Remote Viewer

    REMOTE VIEWER REMO REMOTE VIEWER REMO Remote Viewer Remote Viewer allows you or any user to view remote video cameras, control remote PTZ cameras, remotely record videos on the local drive, and play back video recordings on the local drive via a Web browser. Users who have user accounts in the Guard Console that are assigned with at least the "Remote User"...

  • Page 63: Using Remote Viewer Through Direct Modem Connection

    EWER REMOTE VIEWER EWER REMOTE VIEWER 1. Enter a valid user ID and password. 2. If the remote DVR Guard Console does not enable the access control, select "Guest login" check box. 3. Select "Internet connection" option for remote viewing through Internet. 4.

  • Page 64: The Settings Of Dvr Guard Console For Direct Modem Connection

    REMOTE VIEWER REMO REMOTE VIEWER REMO 1. Enter a valid user ID and password. 2. If the remote DVR Guard Console does not enable the access control, select "Guest login" check box. 3. Select "Internet connection" option for remote viewing through Internet. 4.
  • Page 65 EWER REMOTE VIEWER EWER REMOTE VIEWER 3. Click the "Start" button on your Windows taskbar, select "Control Panel" menu item to invoke Control Panel window. 4. Click the "Network Connections" icon in the "Control Panel" window to open "Network Connections" window.
  • Page 66 REMOTE VIEWER REMO REMOTE VIEWER REMO 5. If the "Location Information" is invoked, please fill in the area code and the telephone number for the telephone line connected to the modem. 6. Click the "Create a new connection" item to launch the "New Connection Wizard"...
  • Page 67 EWER REMOTE VIEWER EWER REMOTE VIEWER 8. Select the "Accept incoming connections" option and click the "Next" button. 9. In the "Connection devices" list, select the modem driver, and click the "Next" button.
  • Page 68 REMOTE VIEWER REMO REMOTE VIEWER REMO 10. Select "Allow virtual private connections"or "Do not allow virtual private connections" option and click the "Next" button. 11. Click the "Add" button to open "New User" dialog box.
  • Page 69 EWER REMOTE VIEWER EWER REMOTE VIEWER 12. Fill out "User name", "Password" and "Confirm password" field by string "DVR". Click the "OK" button to close the dialog box. Click the "Next" button. 13. In the "Networking software" list, select "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" item and press "Properties"...
  • Page 70 REMOTE VIEWER REMO REMOTE VIEWER REMO 14. Select "Allow calling computer to specify its own IP address" option. Click the "OK" button to close the dialog box. 15. Click the "Next" button and then click the "Finish" button to complete the settings.

  • Page 71: For Windows 2000

    EWER REMOTE VIEWER EWER REMOTE VIEWER For Windows 2000 1. Plug a modem device to a COM port of DVR Guard Console machine. 2. Install the modem driver for the modem device. 3. Click the "Start/Settings/Network and Dial-up Connections/Make New Connection"...
  • Page 72 REMOTE VIEWER REMO REMOTE VIEWER REMO 4. If the "Location Information" is invoked, please fill in the area code and the telephone number for the telephone line connected to the modem. 5. Select the "Accept incoming connections" option and click the "Next" button.
  • Page 73 EWER REMOTE VIEWER EWER REMOTE VIEWER 7. Select "Allow virtual private connections"or "Do not allow virtual private connections" option and click the "Next" button. 8. Click the "Add" button to open "New User" dialog box.
  • Page 74 REMOTE VIEWER REMO REMOTE VIEWER REMO 9. Fill out "User name", "Password" and "Confirm password" field by string "DVR". Click the "OK" button to close the dialog box. Click the "Next" button. 10. In the "Networking components" list, select "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" item and press "Properties"...
  • Page 75 EWER REMOTE VIEWER EWER REMOTE VIEWER 11. Select "Allow calling computer to specify its own IP address" option. Click the "OK" button to close the dialog box. 12. Click the "Next" button and then click the "Finish" button to complete the settings.

  • Page 76: The Operations Of Remote Viewer

    REMOTE VIEWER REMO REMOTE VIEWER REMO The Operations of Remote Viewer Use this Video Control Remote Viewer displays 4 Panel to access more video split screens at a time. They cameras, record video, etc. show live video from four (See "Video Control Panel" of the video cameras on the below for more details.) remote site.

  • Page 77: Split Screens

    EWER REMOTE VIEWER EWER REMOTE VIEWER Split screens Each split screen on the Remote Viewer interface shows the camera name and the current status of the video camera. An "Motion" status This shows the name message is displayed of the remote video A "REC"...

  • Page 78: Ptz Camera Control Panel And Recording Buttons

    REMOTE VIEWER REMO REMOTE VIEWER REMO 2. Camera buttons Click a camera button to select the corresponding remote camera. You need to select a remote camera first before you can initiate video recording or control the camera if it is a PTZ camera. 3.

  • Page 79: Viewing Recorded Videos

    EWER REMOTE VIEWER EWER REMOTE VIEWER 4. Preset buttons Click a preset button to move the PTZ camera to a preset position. 5. Pan & Tilt control Click the four directional buttons to adjust the camera angle up, down, left, or right. Click the "X" button to stop moving the camera.

  • Page 80: Snapshot Web Page

    REMOTE VIEWER REMO REMOTE VIEWER REMO 3. Navigation controls The buttons from left to right are: "Play", "Pause", "Stop', "Previous Frame" and "Next Frame". 4. Snapshot button Click this button to capture the current video frame, save it as a JPEG file, and then display it on the Snapshot Web page for printing.

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