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American Dynamics From Tyco Security Products victor unified client victor Application Server Administration/ Configuration Guide version 4.8 020.125301 BO EFTA01223810 Notice The information in this manual was current when published. The manufacturer reserves the right to revise and improve its products. All specifications are therefore subject to change without notice. Copyright Under copyright laws, the contents of this manual may not be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form, in whole or in part, without prior written consent of Tyco Security Products. O2015 Tyco Security Products. MI Rights Reserved. American Dynamics 60 Congress Avenue Boca Raton, F L 33487 U.S.A. Customer Service Thanks you for using American Dynamics products. 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American Dynamics 2 EFTA01223811 Overview From a single, intuitive interface, victor enables management of live and recorded video from all of Tyco Security Products video recorders; Intellex DVRs, ADTVRs, VideoEdge NVRs and exacqVision. victor supports multiple integrations and Unification with C•CURE 9000, allowing unified control and monitoring of your entire security system. victor's complete and scalable portfolio of clients offers a solution that is right for any business, of any size: victor Express victor Express offers the ability to manage live and recorded video from multiple Intellex DVRs and VideoEdge NVRs through the victor interface. victor Express does not rely on a victor Application Server for its database, instead using SQL Express Localdb. victor Express is limited to one client connection and so does not support features which rely on multiple clients being connected (e.g. video wall). victor Express does not support integrations or Unification with C•CURE 9000. victor Express is upgradable to victor Professional. IP C aloe. as IP Came( as VideoFdge Intellex victor L xpress Installation American Dynamics 3 EFTA01223812 victor Professional victor Professional enables management of live and recorded video from all Tyco Security Products video recorders (Intellex DVRs, ADTVRs, VideoEdge NVRs and exacqVision). victor Professional also supports integration of supported 3rd party devices (e.g. Fire Panels, Intrusion systems) and Unification with the CCURE 9000 access control system, enabling monitoring and control of your entire security system from the single victor interface. victor Professional uses victor Application Server to manage data. victor Application Server is an industry standard Microsoft SQL Server database and as such, can be hosted either on the local client machine or remotely, enabling scalability to suit your business. FIP Camera Network I As r 'STAR Pro ar C -CURE 90 00 Unlication II Selected Integrations victor Enterprise Tyco Security Products Video Recorders victor Application Server r — — victor unified <Sent Network to For users with large, dispersed systems, victor (along with CCURE 9000) supports enterprise deployments. Enterprise architecture supports a Master Application Server (MAS) which synchronizes data with up to 20 Satellite Application Servers (SAS). This provides the ability to view and manage all aspects of the unified security system from the MAS, as well as rolled up reporting and event management for the entire enterprise. American Dynamics 4 EFTA01223813 Enterprise deployments are typically 'Hub and Spoke' with the MAS at the hub and SAS's forming the globally deployed spokes. Refer to "Appendix A: victor MAS/SAS support" for further details including installation instructions. SAS 3 SAS 1 Sei er I —I Setentelkotticenttin Server I SAS) ii............. 4 SAS 1 V I Aar. toga. Way atm raider, victornmiel itn !tt A0pC0POn S0,0 0. r a I V I Acfes Ctr1110. 0Cko are intecastontwoone I SM0'.CA '0 t 0c1(0 ',et...0 000 M vic tot unified client @ MA S tetanal nnanitotins mooching and tnanagontent) MasterApplication Server ISSAS) itAmerican Dynamics 5 EFTA01223814 Updates Introduction You can update victor unified client and VideoEdge NVR (4.4+) recorders from within the victor unified client. Updates files are hosted in a repository on the victor Application Server machine and can be downloaded by connected clients and pushed to supported recorders. Tyco Update Utility During install, the Tyco Update Utility is installed alongside victor client. This component communicates with an update repository which is hosted on the victor Application Server providing a means to update Tyco software. The update application lists all available updates that can be installed on the user's system along with the location of the machine hosting the update repository. Unless disabled in Windows, Tyco Update Utility will launch on startup. Tyco Update Utility can be manually launched by navigating to C:1Program Files (x86)1TycolUpdateClient' and launching TycoUpdateUl.exe. Once launched 1/41 will display in the system tray. Double click to relaunch the Tyco Update Utility. Note: In order to download and install updates using the Tyco Update Utility, you must have Windows administrator rights. victor victor client checks for available updates: • Daily (automatically) if run for more than 24 hours without a restart • Automatically on client startup • Automatically when the client connects to a new victor Application Server You can also check manually from the 'About' page Note: Update checks can only be carried out if the current victor user has the 'Administrator role in victor. The ability to check for updates can be added to roles other than 'Administrator by using the Type Exception Workstation • Update victor client. Only victor client users who have the Administrator or Power User role are allowed to perform updates to the victor client. If the current victor user does not have one of these roles then the update options will be disabled. Windows administrator rights are required to install victor unified client updates. Note: It is good practice to acknowledge and clear all active Events before upgrading. American Dynamics 6 EFTA01223815 Updating victor Client Automatic Updates If an update is available, launching victor unified client, the client being open for 24 hours or connecting to a new victor Application Server will display a dialog stating: -The victor Application Server you are connected to has an update available. Installing this update will cause victor client to be closed. Would you like to automatically download and install this update?" Follow the procedure below to install the update. To skip the update, select Remind Me Later. Procedure 1 Install Automatic Update Step Action 1 Select Install. The victor unified client license agreement dialog opens 2 Read the license carefully and select Accept or Decline as applicable 3 If Accept is selected, victor client will close and a dialog will display showing progress of downloading and installing updates. The update can be canceled by selecting Cancel during the download of update files. Note: During the upgrade, if the Tyco Update application is running, the user is informed of progress via a system tray status display. 4 Once update is complete, select OK - End - Manual Updates Users with appropriate permissions can manually check for and install updates from within victor unified client. Procedure 2 Install Manual Update Step Action 1 Select then About. The about tab opens. 2 Select Check for Updates. 3 If no update is available, dialog will display 'Software is up to date". If there is an update available, dialog will display: -The victor Application Server you are connected to has an update available. Installing this update will cause victor client to be closed. Would you like to automatically download and install this update?" 4 Select Install. The victor unified client license agreement dialog opens. 5 Read the license carefully and select Accept or Decline as applicable. 6 If Accept is selected, victor client will close and a dialog will display showing progress of downloading and installing updates. The update can be canceled by selecting Cancel during the download of update files. Note: 1. Progress dialog will not display if User Account Control (UAC) is enabled. American Dynamics 7 EFTA01223816 2. During the upgrade, if the Tyco Update application is running, the user is informed of progress via a system tray status display. 7 Once update is complete, select OK. - End - VideoEdge NVR Updates can be applied to VideoEdge NVRs from the client via the recorders context menu. Before performing the update, the NVR checks the current version installed against the version to be installed. If it is not a higher version, an alert is posted to the client, informing it that the update failed and the reason for failure. If security is enabled on the NVR, the user is prompted for credentials before the update is applied. After successful update and restart of NVR services, an alert is sent to the victor client indicating to it that the installation was a success. A Caution 1. When a software update is applied either via a push update or applied manually using the Administration Interface, NVR services will restart. Temporary NVR service outage should therefore be expected when an update is applied. 2. It is recommended that you should schedule when NVR upgrades are applied and expect a loss of video when services restart. When upgrading NVRs which are being monitored by a secondary (Failover) NVR you need to stop Server Monitoring to prevent the secondary NVR taking over when the upgraded primary NVR's services stop. Note: VideoEdge NVR updates can only be carried out if the current user has 'Edit' permissions on the applicable VideoEdge NVR recorder. Update VideoEdge NVR VideoEdge NVR software update bundles can be hosted on the site server update repository and pushed down to individual recorders via the client GUI. Procedure 3 Update VideoEdge NVR Step Action 1 Right click the recorder to be updated. 2 Select Check for Updates.lf updates are available, Do you want to install upgrade dialog displays. Note: If no updates are available, dialog displays - No Update available 3 Select Yes. Dialog advises that the recorder will be offline for a period of time. 4 Accept EULA. Recorder goes offline during upgrade. Note: During upgrade, any alerts related to success or failure of updating display in victors activity list. American Dynamics 8 EFTA01223817 - End - 0 American Dynamics 9 EFTA01223818 Getting Started Introduction This section describes the basic steps on involved in how to start victor services (victor Professional only), launch the client after installation and provides an overview of the main Graphical User Interface (GUI). It is important to read this section as it provides useful user information on a number of basic/common tasks which are not repeated throughout the manual and are not related to specific object types or scenarios. Server Configuration Application (victor Professional) The Server Configuration Application provides a management interface for administration of various server settings. It is accessible directly from the desktop via the Server Configuration Application icon or via the Windows Start Menu (All Programs > Tyco > victor > Server Configuration) The Application comprises the following tabs: • Services -Allows Framework and Extension services to be manually started and stopped • Server Components -Allows manual starUstop of Bidirectional server components • Database - Displays database connections • Settings -Allows Enable/Disable of Application and Network settings • Backup/Restore -Allows you to backup and restore your SQL database Restarting services (victor Professional) After initial installation, all applicable services will be running. However, victor services may need to be restarted when new licenses are added to ensure full functionality is available. Note: Crossfire Framework Services must be started first to allow Extension services to run Procedure 4 Restarting victor Services Step Action 1 Double click the Server Configuration Application Icon on the desktop. The Server Configuration Application displays. Note: Depending on security settings, you may need to right click the icon and select Run as Administrator. 2 Select the Services tab. 3 Select Stop for all Framework Services. Status changes to Stopped. American Dynamics 10 EFTA01223819 4 Select Stop for Extension services as required. 5 Select Start Service for Crossfire Framework Service in the Framework Services section. Wait until Status:Running displays in Green. 6 Select Start Service for Crossfire Server Component Framework Service in the Framework Services section. Wait until Status:Running displays in Green. Note: All extension services should start automatically. If you need to manually start them, continue to Step 7. 7 Select Start checkbox for all required extension services. 8 Select Start Service for all required extension services. The status changes to Running. 9 Confirm that all Services have changed state to Running. 10 Exit the Server Configuration Application. - End - Launch the Client Note: 1. Before starting the client, ensure all victor services are running (victor Professional only) 2. Initial sign-in must be from the windows user account under which the client was installed. (During installation, a client user is created called Installer Account. Because this is the only user which exists at this time and victor uses Windows authentication, it is important that this user is logged in to Windows.) Procedure 5 Starting the client tep Action 1 Double click the victor unified client icon on the desktop. The client sign in dialog displays (Unless this is the first sign on in which case the client will connect automatically). 2 Select Authentication Method the operator uses from the dropdown - Windows or Basic 3 Enter Username (Windows Usemame of the installer account if this is the first login) 4 Enter Password (Password of the Installer Account) Note: Blank Password are not accepted 5 Select Domain and victor Application Server as required 6 Select OK to Login or Cancel to Exit - End - American Dynamics 11 EFTA01223820 Exploring the Default Workspace The default layout for the client is made up of a ribbon control comprising Home, Build and Setup tabs. The tools and buttons available on each tab is dependent on the components installed, licenses applied and the role of the logged in user. Below the Ribbon, The Device List, Surveillance window and status bar make up the rest of the default layout. Home Tab - User Controls The Home tab contains typical user/viewer controls. 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Default , LAN Connection I anaeltee) = BEL1WKL169 \ADMINISTRATOR 12/06/2012. 11:03 Device List The Device list displays a list of all hardware configured in the system in a single window. It is primarily used to interact with hardware via object icons' context menus. The device list forms part of the default layout. Save and Close Options Save and Close options are displayed and used in all object editors when creating or editing any object types. It is important to understand the differences between the various options as proper use can save time and effort when configuring objects. Save and Close the editor fl ri Apply Close editor - Do not save Save and create new object type American Dynamics 13 EFTA01223822 Switch Language/Culture You can change the language/culture of the text displayed on the application Graphical User Interface (GUI) Procedure 6 Switch Language/Culture Step Action 1 Select the victor menu button on top left of the main victor unified client window. Dropdown menu dis- plays. 2 Select Languages 4' button. Language Selection dialog displays. 3 Select the Dropdown menu in the language dialog. 4 Select the required language. 5 Click Select. Dialog displays informing you the next time you run the program, the User Interface will be in the selected language. 6 Close the victor program. 7 Launch victor. GUI displays in the new language. - End - Logout/Switch Operator To logout, select in the top left of the main victor unified client window. The current operator will be logged out and the logon window will display. To switch operator, select in the top left of the main victor unified client window. The logon window will display but the current operator will remain logged in until a new operator is authenticated. Reposition the Quick Access Toolbar You can reposition the Quick Access Toolbar below or above the ribbon. Note: The ribbon is minimized by default Procedure 7 Reposition the Quick Access Toolbar tep Action 1 Select from the top left of the client window. 2 Select Show Below the Ribbon or Minimize the Ribbon as required. 3 Select • to reverse the selection. - End - American Dynamics 14 EFTA01223823 Common Tasks There are certain tasks within the client which are identical for all object types and therefore are not repeated in each chapter. This section gives an overview of some of the tasks and explains how to perform them. • Show All (Dynamic Views) • Delete (Objects) • Refresh Hardware • Object Editors • Object Selector Show All Objects (Dynamic Views) Object lists (Dynamic Views) are generally displayed using the Show All option from an object type's dropdown menu. These lists will generally contain at a minimum Names and Descriptions of available objects. Depending on the type of object being displayed, more information may be available by right clicking the column headers and displaying extra detail. Procedure 8 Show All Objects (Dynamic Views) Step Action 1 Select the Object Icon from the Build or Setup Tab. 2 Select Show All from the dropdown menu. A List of all selected object types displays. - End - Delete Objects The procedure to delete objects is identical for all object types. Procedure 9 Delete Objects tep Action 1 Select the Object Icon from the Build or Setup Tab. 2 Select Show All from the dropdown menu. A List of all selected object types displays. 3 Right Click on the object to be deleted. 4 Select Delete. A warning dialog displays. 5 Select Yes to Delete or No to Cancel. - End - American Dynamics 15 EFTA01223824 Refresh Hardware The procedure to refresh hardware is identical for all object types. Procedure 10 Refresh Hardware btep Action 1 From the Device List, to refresh ALL objects of a single type: a Right Click the Parent object. b Select Refresh. All objects of that type refresh. 2 To refresh individual objects: a Select I next to object type to expand the selection. b Right click the object to be refreshed. c Select Refresh. The object refreshes. - End - Object Editors Object editors are used to make changes to existing system objects. They are generally accessible from the Object's context menu. Procedure 11 Edit Objects (General) Step Action 1 Select the object type from the Build or Setup tab. 1 Select Show all to display object list. 2 Right click the object. 3 Select Edit to enter the object's editor page. 4 Make changes as required. 5 Select Save. - End - American Dynamics 16 EFTA01223825 Object Selector The Object Selector is used throughout the client to select objects or assign actions. It is mainly used for Administration E.G when selecting role exceptions or Event Actions. Procedure 12 Select an Object Step Action 1 Select 2 3 4 0 Object Selector displays. Select the object type from the Type column. Object column will be filtered based on type. Select object from the Object column. Select OK. - End - Cycle Active Tool Windows and Files For easy navigation between open victor tabs, you can cycle between active tool windows and files. Hold CTRL and Press Tab to open a dialog displaying active Windows and files. Cycle the active items by pressing Tab until the required item has focus in the dialog. Release CTRL to focus on the required item. American Dynamics 17 EFTA01223826 Device List Introduction The Device list provides a means of displaying and controlling all hardware configured in the system in a single window. It is primarily used to interact with system hardware via object icon's context menus. Display/Navigate Device List The Device list displays a tree view of all hardware devices configured on the system which are available to the current user. Use Icons to filter by device type Device list • ®Recorders VideoEdge Ml.ab3U-4 —Lab-4 —Vi tTe t •I5 Edit mIS Configure we Delete o Reset All Names sus Check for Updates it, view fiE, Send To Find in Journal al Find on Map 0 Refresh VideoEdge IIIICash Register 27 a kr orkst ati o n s bSTEVE-RC Root node for each object type victor object Right dick to inleracl with object American Dynamics 18 EFTA01223827 Procedure 13 Display/Navigate Device List tep Action 1 Select the Devices List tab. The device list displays. 2 Use Object Icons to filter view and Context menus to interact. - End - American Dynamics 19 EFTA01223828 Recorder/Camera Configuration Recorders Introduction Recorders can be added to the system manually or multiple recorders may be added using the Recorder Import function. Recorders can be added from Local Area Networks (LANs) or from across Wide area Networks (WANs) victor can also be configured to auto-discover VideoEdge recorders. As and when new VideoEdge recorders are added to the network, victor automatically detects them and prompts the user to add them to the system. Supported Recorders Note: In order to avail of all victor functionality, you may be required to update your recorder its latest software version. Recorder Type Supported Version Intellex 3.2+ Intellex IP 3.2+ VideoEdge NVR 4.2+ VideoEdge Hybrid Appliance 4.21+ VideoEdge Micro Recorder 4.5.1+ American Dynamics HDVR/exacqVision 1.5+ American Dynamics TVR 2.2, 2.5,2.6 ADT Matrix (victor 4.6+) All models A Caution Ensure time is synchronized between client machines and network recorders. Recorders which are out of time synchronization with client machines cause incorrect video retrieval. It is recommended that an NTP server is used to synchronize machines. Maximum Recorder Restrictions Recorders are restricted depending on your version of victor, the table below indicates the maximum number of recorder types which can be added to victor Express and victor Professional. Recorder Type Temporary License Permanent License victor Express victor Professional victor Express victor Professional Intellex 100 Unlimited 100 Unlimited American Dynamics 20 EFTA01223829 Recorder Type Temporary License Permanent License victor Express victor Professional victor Express victor Professional VideoEdge 30 Unlimited 30 Unlimited HDVR / Exacg Not Applicable Unlimited Not Applicable Unlimited TVR Not Applicable Unlimited Not Applicable Unlimited Any 3rd Party Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Variable depending on type of 3rd Party Note - On a unified system no recorder count limits are applied Add new Recorder (LAN) You can add supported LAN recorders to the victor Application Server. Procedure 14 Add new Recorder step Action 1 Select Recorders from the Setup Tab. 2 Select New from the dropdown menu. Recorder editor displays. 3 Enter the IP Address/Domain Name of the recorder. Note: 1. If adding a VideoEdge NVR 4.4+ recorder with failover set up, enter the virtual IP address of the recorder. It is also recommended that the secondary (failover) NVR 4.4+ recorder is added to victor separately using its static IP address to ensure that all alerts are received. 2. If using a domain name, then it is recommended that a DNS server is used to allow both the client and the victor Application Server to resolve the device name. It is not recommended to use local host files to resolve device names. 4 Enter the Communication Port. This can be left blank of default ports have not been changed. 5 Enter the User Name, if required. 6 Enter the Password, if required. Note: 1. A Usemame and Password is required when adding VideoEdge NVR units. 2. If adding Intellex 5 recorders with Remote Access Authorization enabled, a Usemame and Password is required. 3. It is recommended that an Administrator account is used when adding Recorders to ensure that full access is available via the client. 7 [Optional] Enter the Communication Port.(Port used for HTTPS streaming) 8 [Optional] Select the Secure Connection checkbox to enable HTTPS communication (VideoEdge NVR only). Note: 1. SSL certificates can be created on VideoEdge 4.5+ recorders. These can then be installed on American Dynamics 21 EFTA01223830 victor client and victorApplication Server machines when adding HTTPS enabled recorders. 2. If using HTTPS, the communication port should match the secure port defined on the VideoEdge NVR being added. 9 Select Save. - End - American Dynamics 22 EFTA01223831 Add new Recorder (WAN) You can add supported WAN recorders to the victor Application Server. Procedure 15 Add new Recorder (WAN) tep Action 1 Select Recorders from the Setup Tab. 2 Select New from the dropdown menu. 3 Enter the IP Address/Domain Name of the recorder. Note: 1. If adding a VideoEdge NVR 4.4+ recorder with failover set up, enter the virtual IP address of the recorder. It is also recommended that the secondary (failover) NVR 4.4+ recorder is added to victor separately using its static IP address to ensure that all alerts are received. 2. If using a domain name, it is recommended that a DNS server is used to allow both the client and the victor Application Server to resolve the device name. It is NOT recommended to use local host files to resolve device names. Enter the Communication Port (leave blank if default ports have not been changed). 4 Enter the User Name, if required. 5 Enter the Password, if required. Note: 1. A Usemame and Password is required when adding VideoEdge NVR units. 2. If adding Intellex 5 recorders with Remote Access Authorization enabled, a Usemame and Password is required. 3. It is recommended that an Administrator account is used when adding Recorders to ensure that full access is available via the client. 6 Enter the Streaming Port, if required. 7 Expand the WAN Configuration section. 8 Enter the Enter the IP Address/Domain Name of the recorder. 9 [Optional] Enter the Communication Port.(Port used for HTTPS streaming). 10 Enter the Streaming Port. 11 [Optional] Select the Secure Connection checkbox to enable HTTPS communication (VideoEdge NVR only). Note: 1. For secure connections, SSL certificates can be created on VideoEdge 4.5+ recorders. These can then be installed on victor client and victor Application Server machines when adding HTTPS enabled recorders. 2. If using HTTPS, the communication port should match the secure port defined on the VideoEdge NVR being added. 12 Select Save. • End - American Dynamics 23 EFTA01223832 Add new Recorder via Dynamic View A new recorder can be added directly from the recorders dynamic view. Procedure 16 Add new Recorder via Dynamic View tep Action 1 Select Recorders from the Setup Tab. 2 Select Show All. 3 Select fUtf the Recorder editor displays. 4 Refer to "Add new Recorder (LAN)" or "Add new Recorder (WAN)" for details on how to add the recorder. - End - Add Multiple Recorders You can add multiple recorders simultaneously using the Import Recorders function. This feature enables you to import recorder information (Minimum IP Address/Hostname) using information previously entered into a .txt or .csv file. See example below: r recordersArt - Notepad ft Colt Ramat eat eleb 192.168.188.41. . • admin. actnin. 192.168.188.2 192.168.188.50 192.168.188.55 63_Car par k 1.13j.St_Fi0Or 113_211d_f 100r 192.168.188.56 192.168.188.33 192.168.188.52 192.168.188.91 192.168.188.77 192.168.188.62 192.168.188.28. . .adwIn.achin. Note: 1. Lists are not case sensitive. 2. Each Recorder must have a separate row on the list. Procedure 17 Add Multiple Recorders tep Action 1 Create a .txt or .csv file, listing at a minimum the IP Addresses or Hostnames of each recorder to be impor- ted. Create each new entry on a new line. Additional field information may be entered, separate information relating to each field with a comma. American Dynamics 24 EFTA01223833 192.168.188.2 1XX,XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 411•••(knor Ca++,ke Owann UMW. The folovang kids may also be imparted .LAN Streaming Port IP AddressiDorneln Name (WAN) WAN Streaming Port WAN Communcabon Port WAN Seats Communication Pal 2 Save the .txt or .csv file. 3 Select Recorders from the Setup Tab. 4 Select Import Recorders from the dropdown menu. Please select a file to import dialog displays. 5 Navigate to the saved file. 6 Select Open. Reading Recorders file dialog displays informing of progress. When complete, imported recorders display in device list. 7 Select Close on the Reading Recorders file dialog. - End - Edit Recorders You can edit properties of existing recorders. Procedure 18 Edit Recorders Step Action 1 Select Recorders from the Setup Tab. 2 Select Show All. All recorders are listed. 3 Right Click on the recorder to be edited. 4 Select Edit. The Recorder editor displays. 5 Make edits as required. Note: Properties which can be edited vary depending upon recorder type. 6 Select Save. - End - Configure VideoEdge NVR victor client supports full configuration of VideoEdge NVR (4.2+). Procedure 19 Configure VideoEdge NVR Step Action 0 American Dynamics 25 EFTA01223834 1 Select Recorders from the Setup Tab. 2 Select Show All. All available recorders are listed. 3 Right Click the recorder to be configured. 4 Select Configure. The recorder's configuration page opens. 5 Refer to the recorder's User/Administrator guide for configuration help. - End - American Dynamics 26 EFTA01223835 Device Discovery (Recorders) The Device Discovery tool can be used to discover American Dynamics recorders (and associated cameras) on the victor network. Note: Various network/security settings may affect this feature's functionality and performance. Should you encounter any problems relating to device discovery on your system, you should attempt to resolve them with your IT department prior to contacting American Dynamics technical support. System level device discovery settings are configured in System Values>Discovery Preferences. Here you can set separate preferences for each supported recorder type. Discovery mode is initiated by selecting Device Discovery on the Setup tab which displays the Device Discovery window. The Device Discovery window comprises two panes; one for discovered recorders (upper) and one for associated discovered cameras (lower). cor.riEmcIP Gic4.4 PASS** Peg Li...1 Lt ...e.oin tr4}s Lite IrpOne ArlIrestes Jou, VO J .5i-so-hilfIK ii,t V 0.0 Dfx i .7..:ttO. AIM, SISliell Ravi, Ilss,...,.}..“.Cresi • ladLoaragn - 0 rmcia,ltai.acaen • C 'A boadr. I...or IV4 at"' (.#9...4." : 0 %on . 1.0•••5Ron os..Mca !tone P3 'I% INN 0 MK 001.T. OriCcreleflslain Ttsi 40 094.< Ws 0 100,. I in Ned) 0.M. ‘11.40 DISCOW101 _ utnald: C..4 3./.4• deAces sr Fie0.,Caw a" '4... at.'• Onnt ,th 4 .. Olin• aa nee. Ol•n• Am I . Tyr.. 0+Is• 4.104-11 "ft..., 0.m.•00:-• T g*i_j Pint .Z.,?;-3 . I teak:. CoNne -.0,4 .." riat AN^. . Y.. Oafs 0....... :.e0.'-1 — _ Add/Ignore devices You can add discovered devices to victor by dragging and dropping directly from the device discovery window into victors device list. Alternatively you can use 'batch' actions by selecting checkboxes next to discovered devices and using 0 and § to add or ignore devices. itAmerican Dynamics 27 EFTA01223836 VideoEdge Recorders victor provides an auto-discovery service which can be used to detect newly added VideoEdge recorders. Newly discovered recorders can be added to victor by dragging and dropping from the client's discovered list. Recorders discovered in the last 24 hours are labeled as New Cameras The client displays a list of auto-discovered cameras which have not yet been associated with an NVR. Discovered cameras can be dragged from the discovered list directly into their respective NVR in the device list. Note: Newly discovered Illustra cameras can be assigned IP addresses directly from the discovered list, individually or as a batch. Remove Cameras VideoEdge cameras can be removed from NVRs. Removed cameras are automatically placed back on the discovered list. Change Camera IP Address (American Dynamics cameras only) You can change the IP address of American Dynamics cameras from the camera discovered pane using to access the Camera Address Configuration dialog. Use this dialog to define the IP address range to be assigned to selected cameras and to define Network Configuration settings. Note: The NVR will attempt to set the IP address on as many cameras as possible and will not stop assigning IP addresses in the event of a failure.ln the event of failure, gaps of unassigned IP addresses in the requested starUend IP address range may occur. American Dynamics 28 EFTA01223837 Recorders - General Alarm Persistence VideoEdge NVR constantly caches alarms from the previous 2 weeks data. This means if an NVR loses connection to the victor Application Server, alarms are resent upon reconnection in Recovery Mode. Upon Reconnection, notification is sent to victor that Alarm recovery is in progress and also informs whether it has been successful. Users must run a Video Alarm report to access the alarms triggered during the lost connection. Alarm Persistence can be disabled from the Server Configuration Application. Procedure 20 Disable Alarm Persistence Step Action 1 Right Click the Server Configuration Application on the desktop 2 Select Run as Administrator. Application opens 3 Select the Settings Tab 4 Select Skip Recovered Events Checkbox in the Application Settings section Note: If the status of the Skip Recovered Events is changed while the VideoEdge Driver service is running, it must be stopped and restarted before changes take effect. - End - Change Bandwidth Configuration Settings Current bandwidth and CPU usage is displayed on the status bar. You can configure bandwidth settings to reflect the capabilities of your network. Bandwidth is selected from a list of network types which define a maximum bit-rate value to be received from video servers. The client allocates a bandwidth limit to each individual active stream by intelligently distributing the total bandwidth limit associated with the chosen network type. The ability to change bandwidth type is based on the role allocated to the active user. Note: Bandwidth throttling may degrade video quality. Procedure 21 Change Bandwidth Configuration Settings btep Action 1 Select the current Bandwidth Configuration from the Status Bar. Bandwidth settings display as a popup menu. 2 Select the required Bandwidth Setting. The selected Bandwidth cap is applied and will display on the taskbar. American Dynamics 29 EFTA01223838 Note: 1. When Bandwidth throttling is being applied, the symbol displays on the video stream for 5 seconds. 2. When a stream has stopped due to client bandwidth configuration, the A symbol displays. - End - Virtual Private Network (VPN) When using a VPN connection, selecting the VPN option from the victor Status Bar changes two settings for VideoEdge: • The VideoEdge will obey the WAN Bitrate Cap set in its Network>General menu. • Stream communication is carried out in TCP mode (default is UDP). American Dynamics 30 EFTA01223839 Cameras Introduction After adding recorders, their associated cameras are automatically available to view and configure. Names and descriptions of cameras can be edited and alerts can be assigned to cameras from the client. Other camera attributes can generally be viewed but not edited. Edit Cameras Camera Names and Descriptions can be edited, and Alerts and Associations can be assigned. Procedure 22 Edit Cameras Step Action 1 Select the Device List tab. The Device list displays. 2 Navigate to the camera to be edited. 3 Right click on the camera. 4 Select Edit. Camera Editor displays. 5 Expand the General Section. a Edit the name, if required in the Name textbox. Note: 1. Selecting the Use same name as recorder checkbox changes the name of the camera in the client to that used in the recorder 2. Deselecting Use same name as recorder checkbox offers the option to use a custom name which is used in the client only (recorder retains the original name) 3. Camera names are restricted to 255 characters maximum. b Enter/Change the description, if required in the Description textbox. c Select the Enabled checkbox to enable or deselect to disable. Default is enabled. 6 Expand the Associations section. You can use the Object selector to associate a camera with up to 5 objects. 7 Expand the Status section. This gives an overview of Alert and Storage status of the camera. 8 Expand the Face Recognition section. You can adjust the values in the "Search Before Seconds" and "Search After Seconds" to take into account unsynchronized time between victor and recorder when carrying out a face recognition search. 9 Select Save. - End - Reset Camera Names When a camera name is changed within the client, it can be reset back to the original name assigned at the recorder. Procedure 23 Reset Camera Name Step Action 1 Select the Device List tab. The Device List displays. American Dynamics 31 EFTA01223840 2 Navigate to the camera to be reset. 3 Right Click the camera. 4 Select Reset Name. Name reverts to original. Note: All Camera names can be reset from the Setup Tab by selecting Reset All Name(s) under the Cameras Icon - End - ©American Dynamics 32 EFTA01223841 Surveillance and Playback Controls Introduction Surveillance allows users to view live video from recording devices. Video can be viewed by dragging cameras from the device list into surveillance panes or by using Call ups to display video from existing Tours and Salvos. victors video Playback Controls provide all the standard VCR operations as well as Jump forward, and Back by intervals and Date Selection options.. Dal Playback Jump Backward Toggle Jump Forward Play/Pause / 141:19191910JA- - I \ Select Date Play Forward Reverse (Fast) Play in ForwPlay Fast ard Reverse Note: 1. Audio is disabled when in Playback mode unless the video stream is running at X1 forward. Only one source can be running at a time. For example, enabling audio on camera 2 will disable it on camera 2. Live and streaming audio is unavailable on Intellex playback, it is only available on downloaded clips. 3. To enable audio when playing back retrieved video, select on the surveillance pane. 4. During playback, if there are gaps in the recorded video stream, Intellex will skip to the next available video. VideoEdge NVR will return blank frames at the requested framerate across the gap in recording. 5. Instant Playback and Audio is not supported on HDVR units. Instant Playback When in Live mode, you can switch to Instant Playback mode, enabling user control of recorded video streams. Instant playback is supported on VideoEdge and Intellex 4.2+ recorders. Procedure 24 Switch between Live Video and Instant Playback Step Action 1 From Live video mode, select a video pane. (Select multiple panes by clicking on more than one) The Play- back controls become active. Note: When a surveillance pane is selected, a border displays around the pane: Yellow Dashed - Instant Playback is available American Dynamics 33 EFTA01223842 Yellow Solid - Video stream is in instant playback mode Blue Flashing - Instant Playback is not available on the selected stream 2 Select the required function from playback controls. The selected pane(s) enter playback mode. 3 Navigate video stream(s) as required. 4 Select Exit Instant Playback to exit to revert to Live Video. - End - Mouse Control Depending on the current surveillance mode, the mouse can be used to navigate video streams and Pan, Tilt and Zoom cameras: • In playback mode you can instantly toggle between X1 forward and X1 reverse by scrolling up or down • In Live and Playback modes, you can use the scroll wheel to Zoom by clicking and scrolling the wheel • In Live and Playback modes, you can use the mouse for Pan and Tilt operation by locating the cursor centrally and clicking and dragging when the V symbol displays • In Paused mode, the mouse can be used to step forward and back frame by frame. Timeline Control Overview Selected media streams can be navigated using the timeline control, allowing you to: • Determine existence of recorded media • Navigate recorded media • View Events • View Preview Frames • Bookmark clips to Save and Export The Timeline control is accessible from any surveillance view using the button. Each media stream displayed in the surveillance windows displays as a corresponding data stream bar in the timeline control. The following provides details on timeline functionality. Timeline bar The Timeline bar is a navigation control divided into years, months, days, hours, minutes and seconds depending on the zoom level selected. A vertical bar in the centre of the timeline represents the current time. The visible time span can be increased by scrolling the mouse wheel back and decreased by scrolling mouse wheel forward. By clicking and dragging you can move the timeline bar to display video from the selected time and date. Using the quick zoom button allows you to quickly display by year, month, week, day, hour or minute. American Dynamics 34 EFTA01223843 Tooleamelme colortbeme Toggle data stream selection... IItl 134$ 11)0 I 'A 14 00 Pkayhead •••nanifi )0 1+» 141. 14): Scroll through events on data stream Is 40 Is 4) is 10 Launch calendar s5 Select to enable ,4-^", or disable a ... single stream Enabled • to streams Current time Data Stream Bars One or more data stream bars can be displayed per control, each relating to the date/time data of specific media streams. Enabled Data Stream bars are constantly synchronized with the time in the timebar. These streams display a time orientated view of when events of selected type triggered. Bars can be overlaid on top of each other for example, a video steam can be overlaid on top of an audio stream, each overlaid by an event stream, giving a fuller, synchronized overview helping incident management capability. The data stream bars are contained in a vertically scrollable window into which you can drag, drop or remove streams as required. A toggle button to the left of the window allows you to enable/disable streams. Data bars that are disabled are blurred and will not be subject to any timeline control operations by default all data bars are disabled. Select the data bar name or the toggle data bar to enable the stream. You can change the label of the button as required for easier recognition of streams. Clicking any point on the data stream bar will display a popup window which has information about the values of the selected point. For example, a still image will display showing the current frame at that point in time. If an event is selected details will be displayed allowing the user to acknowledge or clear the event. Playhead The playhead allows the data stream to be played, paused, forwarded or rewound. When forward or rewind is selected the speed is determined by how far you move the mouse from the playhead. Speeds or lx, 2x, 4x, 8, or 16x are available for forward while rewind has -1x, -2x, -4x, -8x or -16x. Pause Rewind — -AP — Forward American Dynamics 35 EFTA01223844 Step back one frame Marker Bar Play Step forward one — frame A Marker bar allows you to mark off specific sections of the stream for export or to bookmark. Markers set using the Marker bar apply to all 'enabled Data Stream bars in the Timeline control. Multiple markers can be set. Each marker is represented by an icon and after marking, these sections are highlighted to distinguish them from unmarked areas. Selected clip Marker it? bar O & X 15:00 a Lmk t When a clip is selected, it can be set as a bookmark or exported using these options. Markers for previously created bookmarks Calendar The calendar icon will display a calendar control that allows a specific date and time to be selected. Year Month Week Day I Hour Mi August 2014 ► Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 2 25 26 27 28 29 1 2 3 4 13 : 20 : 35 14:40 14:45 14:50 II I Close Adjust the time Select to display data streams from time and date selected Closethe calendar Select to display interactive calendar Filter data stream information American Dynamics 36 EFTA01223845 When the filter icon is selected the Display Filter dialog will display. This can be used to enable or disable the stream information displayed. Expand for further options Year Month Week Day (Hour) Minute it,D Display Filter able Media Search Result Event [ Ei Recorders Alerts [ Ei Camera Alerts [ Ei Audio Alerts Ei Text Stream Alerts 14:40 14:45 14.JV 111111111111111111111111111Select/deselect to display or hidethe options within the data streams Select to apply selections Select to configure data to display American Dynamics 37 EFTA01223846 Using the Timeline Control The following procedures provide information on how to use the various features of the timeline bar. Using the Timeline bar for Basic Navigation Procedure 25 Use the Timeline bar for basic navigation Step Action 1 From Live video mode, select the required video feeds to display. 2 Select the button. The timeline bar will display. 3 Select the data stream bars name to enable or disable them as required. Note: All data stream bars are disabled by default. 4 Navigate the timeline as required. 5 Select GO LIVE to return to the live image. 6 Select the button to hide the timeline bar. - End - Using the Timeline bar to Export a Clip Procedure 26 Use the Timeline bar to export a clip btep Action 1 From Live video mode, select the required video feeds to display. 2 Select the button. The timeline bar will display. 3 Select the data stream bars name to enable or disable them as required. Note: All data stream bars are disabled by default. 4 Navigate the timeline as required. 5 Left click on the marker bar to set the starting position for the clip. 6 Move to the end point for the clip and left click. 7 44 X will display