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OPERATION/CONFIGURATION C2631M-C (7/09) Client Application Sof tware DX8100 Series Hybrid V ideo Recorder.
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C2631M-C (7/09) 3 Contents Client Operation/Configuration Welcome to DX8100 Series HVR Client Appli cation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 C2631M-C (7 /09) Removing Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Working in Live View Mode . .
C2631M-C (7/09) 5 Searching for Transactions Th at Satisfy Specific Exceptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Searching fo r Transaction s by Line Ite m . . . . . . .
6 C2631M-C (7 /09) Setting Up Advanced Relay Outp ut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 Setting Up Net work Proper ties . . . . . .
C2631M-C (7/09) 7 Playing Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 Saving Snapshots . .
8 C2631M-C (7 /09) Connecting to a Remote Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Logging In to a Remote Site . . . . . .
C2631M-C (7/09) 9 List of Illustrations 1 Server Information Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 2 DX8100 Scan Dialog Box .
10 C2631M-C (7 /09) 61 Setting a Starting Bookmark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 62 Removing a Single Bookmark .
C2631M-C (7/09) 11 124 Examples of Cust om Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 125 Frame Rate Configuration Dialog Box .
12 C2631M-C (7 /09) 187 Full-Screen View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 188 Live Menu and Full-Screen Option .
C2631M-C (7/09) 13 List of T ables A Parts of the DX8100 Application Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 B File Menu Commands .
14 C2631M-C (7/09) Client Operation/Configuration Yo u are reading DX81 00 Series hy brid video recorder ( HVR) version 2. 0 document ation. The i nformation in this manu al describes how t o configure and use the DX8100 system in your security application.
C2631M-C (7/09) 15 DX8100 W EB CLIENT The DX8100 Web Client allows you to view live video an d operate pan , tilt, and zoom ( PTZ) features of cameras atta ched to DX810 0 HVRs. U sing a standard W eb browser , you can remotely monitor up to 16 cameras from up to five DX8100 HVR se rvers simulta neously .
16 C2631M-C (7/09) Getting Started with DX8100 Client Software This section describes the syst em requiremen ts, software installation, an d working with security .
C2631M-C (7/09) 17 INSTALLING THE CLIENT APPLICATION T o install the Client application: 1. Start the Windows opera ting system. 2. Close all programs, inclu ding any antivi rus software. 3. Insert the DX8100 reso urce disc into th e computer’ s DVD drive and wait for the DX8100 resource disc window to appear .
18 C2631M-C (7/09) DISABLING IPSEC SERVICES T o see the M anage IPSec Settings men u option fro m the Start me nu, the Start men u has to be changed to Clas sic View . T o disable IPSec services: 1. Do one of the fo llowing: • V erif y that the Start menu is in Classic View .
C2631M-C (7/09) 19 Logging On to the Client Application The default pa ssword for the D X8100 Client ap plication is “000000 .” Y ou s hould change the client pass word immediat ely after lo g ging on to the software for the first t ime. Follow the in structions be low to ch ange the DX8100 Client app lication login password .
20 C2631M-C (7/09) Connecting to DX8100 HVR Server Sites This section describes how t o connect to D X8100 HVR server s ites and incl udes the follo wing topics: • Adding a DX81 00 HVR Server to t h.
C2631M-C (7/09) 21 7. Click OK. The site appears in the Connection List. Figure 1. Ser ver Information Dialog Box ADDING A SITE WITH AN UNKNOWN IP ADDRESS This section describes how t o add a site with a n unknown IP ad dress. T o be successful, the following stipu lations must be satis fied: • Each HVR must be atta ched to the same su bnet.
22 C2631M-C (7/09) 7. Click OK when yo u return to the Connection List dialog box. Figure 2. DX 8100 Scan Dialog Box DELETING A DX8100 HVR SERVER The DX8100 Client allows yo u to delete a DX81 00 HVR server from the Conne ction List. T o delete a DX8100 server from the Con nection List: 1.
C2631M-C (7/09) 23 9. Click OK when yo u return to the Connection List dialog box. Figure 3. Editing Server Information W ORKING WITH GROUPS The Connecti on List allows you to orga nize sites accor ding to area, locati on, and other crite ria.
24 C2631M-C (7/09) ADDING A NEW SITE TO A GROUP 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Connection List bu tton . The Connection List dialog box opens. 2. Click to highlight a group. 3. Click Add. The Server I nformation dia log box opens. 4. Enter the name of the D X8100 Series HVR to which you want to connect to.
C2631M-C (7/09) 25 CONNECTING TO A REMOTE SITE Y ou can view live a nd playback vi deo, an d listen to live and play back audio, from multiple DX8100 HVR servers simult aneously . T he Client application can conn ect to remote sites automatically . T o connect to an active DX81 00 server on the netw ork: 1.
26 C2631M-C (7/09) LOGGING OUT OF A REMOTE SITE Y ou can only log ou t of one ser ver at a time. If you are log ged in to multiple servers, you must log out of each server individ u ally . Logging out of a remote HVR does not disconne ct you from that system.
C2631M-C (7/09) 27 Understanding the DX8100 Application Window This section describes the DX8 100 application window an d its oper ation. The ap plication window is the central co ntrol center wh ere you can access to the DX8100 feat ures and functions.
28 C2631M-C (7/09) The following figure shows t he parts of th e DX8100 main wi ndow .Figure 5 shows th e parts of the DX 8100 main window . Figure 5. DX8100 Client App lication Main Window .
C2631M-C (7/09) 29 T able A descr ibes the pa rts of the DX8 100 applicatio n window . T able A. Parts of the DX8100 Application Window Item Part Description T itle Bar Displays the DX8100 ap plication title. Men u Bar Pro vides ac cess to dr op-down me nus.
30 C2631M-C (7/09) DX8100 MENU BAR This section describes th e DX8100 menu ba r commands an d includes the following t opics: • File Menu on page 30 • Edit Menu on page 30 • View Me nu on page 31 • Export Men u on page 32 • Favorite Menu on page 32 • Help Menu on page 33 File Menu T able B descr ibes the DX81 00 File menu comman ds.
C2631M-C (7/09) 31 Vi ew Menu T able D descr ibes the DX81 00 View menu commands. T able D. View Menu Commands Command Description OSD Opens a submenu with the followin g choices: • Site n ame: A glob al setting that , when selected, displays a site’ s name in the respective view pane.
32 C2631M-C (7/09) Export Menu T able E describes the D X8100 Export menu commands. Favorite Menu T able F descr ibes the DX81 00 Menu command s. T able E. Export Menu Commands Command Description Interrupt Export Immediately concludes an export process.
C2631M-C (7/09) 33 Help Menu T able G descr ibes the DX81 00 Help menu co mmands. DX8100 T OOLBAR This section describes the DX8100 toolb ar . T able H describes the DX8100 toolb ar buttons. T able G. DX8100 Help Menu Commands Command Description DX8100 Help Opens the DX81 00 Help system.
34 C2631M-C (7/09) DISPLAYING THE DX8100 WINDOW FROM A PAGE T o display the DX8100 main window from a Setup dialog page: • On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Live butt on . DESCRIPTION OF OPERATING MODES The DX8100 Ser ies HVR has f our primary op erating modes: Live, Playbac k, Search, and Set up.
C2631M-C (7/09) 35 Displaying Playback Video in Full Screen V iew T o display playback vi deo in full screen view: 1. Select the playback mode. For informa tion about working in the p layback mode, refer to W orking in Pl ayback Mode on page 6 9. 2. Select a window division.
36 C2631M-C (7/09) Figure 6 sho ws how the DX81 00 viewing area is structured . Figure 6. View Panes and Panel for 4-Division Display T able J describes the view pa ne and panel a s shown in Figure 6. CONFIGURING VIEW PANELS The DX8100 ca n display up to 36 came ras simultaneously in a single panel.
C2631M-C (7/09) 37 Navigating Between V iew Pane ls The DX8100 a llows you to moni tor up to 36 channels: each channel is a ssigned to o ne pane within the view pane l.
38 C2631M-C (7/09) Pressing on e of the view panel divisio n buttons set s the number o f visible chan nels displayed in the panel . Figure 8 sh ows the v iew pa nel identifier . Figure 8. View Panel Id entifier T able L descr ibes how the DX8 100 view pane s and panels sh own in Figure 8 a re organized.
C2631M-C (7/09) 39 Starting an Automatic Cycle View Mode T o start the automatic cycle view mode : • On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Cycle Vi ews button . The Cycle Views ic on turns blu e, indicatin g that the DX8100 is in the automat ic cycle vi ew mode.
40 C2631M-C (7/09) The DX8100 sup ports up to nin e different ch annel mapping vie ws. Selected came ras from the Si te T ree can be di splayed on th e extended mo nitor and can be assi gned to mult iple views. Each view is set up independently; r emo ving a camera fro m one view does not remove it fr om an other .
C2631M-C (7/09) 41 W ORKING WITH THE SITE TREE The Site T ree pro vides access to DX 8100 resources , such as cameras, alarm inputs, and r elay outputs. Objec ts can be selected by clicking th e left mouse butto n once, and th en linked by d ragging and d ropping the icon into a v iew pane or a nother Site T ree item.
42 C2631M-C (7/09) T able M desc ribes the Site T ree parts. This section describes how t o work with the Site T ree a nd includes th e following top ics: • Assigning Camer as to View Panes on page 43 • Setting Up Li nks on page 43 • Removing Links on page 44 T able M.
C2631M-C (7/09) 43 ASSIGNING CAMERAS TO VIEW PANES The DX8100 p rovides view p anes that are o rganized into v iew panels. Th e DX8100 inclu des 36 view pa nels that ca n display camera s from up to five connected HVR sites. For information about view pa nels, refer to W orking with V iew Pane s and Panels on page 35.
44 C2631M-C (7/09) Linking a Relay Output to a Camera The DX8100 a llows you to li nk relays to a c amera. • Y ou can link mul tiple relays a single camera.
C2631M-C (7/09) 45 Removing a Linked Relay Output from an Alarm Input T o unlink a r elay from an alarm: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click the Live button . 2. In the Site T ree, click the plus sign (+) next to the alarm input fro m which you want to remove the relay output.
46 C2631M-C (7/09) W orking in Live View Mode This section describes ho w to use the D X8100 to view a nd record live video. All users can vi ew live video f rom the main wind ow . Users with PTZ access rights (Standard User by default) and higher can oper ate the on-screen PTZ cont rols.
C2631M-C (7/09) 47 SETTING UP FAVORITES The DX8100 Favor ites menu allows you to organize and save ca mera views. For example, you might wa nt to display ca mera views tha t show the delivery gate ent.
48 C2631M-C (7/09) ORGANIZING FAVORITES IN FOLDERS As your list o f favorites g rows, you can keep them or ganized by creating folders. Y ou can organize your camera views by site na me, user name, and so fort h. For exampl e, you coul d create a fo lder named D ay Shift for displaying camera views for the day shi ft.
C2631M-C (7/09) 49 Moving Existing Favorites to a Folder T o move an existing favorite to a folder: 1. Create a favorites folde r (refer to Creating a Favorites Folder on page 48). 2. From the D X8100 menu ba r , click Favori te > Organize Fa vorites.
50 C2631M-C (7/09) LIVE VIEW ON-SCREEN DISPLAY ( OSD) The DX8100’ s OSD consists of camera an d site information that is superimposed on each view pane . Each display item in the OSD c an be customized for both live an d playback viewing. Figure 16 shows the parts of the Live View OSD pane.
C2631M-C (7/09) 51 CUSTOMIZING THE ON- SCREEN DISPLAY (OSD) Users with Guest User access and higher can add and delete on-screen display item s. T o customize the on-screen dis play: 1. From the D X8100 menu ba r , choose View > OSD an d then selec t the items y ou want to add t o or delete f rom the OSD.
52 C2631M-C (7/09) Enabling Instant Recording T o enable the Inst ant Recording mode: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click the Setup button . The Setup di alog box opens to the Camer a page. 2. In the Setup dialog b ox, click the Schedule button . 3. In the Came ra Settings Pa nel, from the Inst ant Recording dr op-down box, se lect Enable.
C2631M-C (7/09) 53 T able O de scribes the recording i ndicators. This section describes how t o start and st op instant r ecording and i ncludes the following topics : • Starting Inst ant Recording.
54 C2631M-C (7/09) OPERATING THE ON- SCREEN PTZ CONTROLS Users with PTZ access rights (Stand ard User by default) and h igh er can oper ate PTZ lens f unctions of cameras that support suc h features. PTZ function s can be contr olled on the screen in Li ve mode using the mouse.
C2631M-C (7/09) 55 W ORKING WITH THE CLIENT PTZ CONT ROL AND LISTENING TO LIVE AUDIO NOTE: Using the remote client’ s PTZ control to operate an audio-enabled ca mera will interrupt the ability to hear live audio from th at camera. T o resume he aring audio: 1.
56 C2631M-C (7/09) USING KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS TO OPERA TE PTZ AND LENS FUNCTIONS Users with PTZ access rights (Sta ndard User by default) an d higher can use a comput er keyboard to operate PTZ and lens funct ion s of camer as that support such fe atures.
C2631M-C (7/09) 57 PTZ PRESETS A preset is a user -defined camera position using PTZ and focus commands the (camera’ s auto focus option must be turned off). On ly ca meras that support po sitioning and p rogramming u sing D, P , Coaxitron, or s u pported third-p arty protocols can use t his feature.
58 C2631M-C (7/09) 5. Using the PTZ keypad, select a numbe r for the new preset (for example, select 1). 6. Click the Preset button to store the preset in the select ed memory location. 7. Repeat steps 4-6 for ea ch preset you want to program. 8. Click the Set button again to exit prog ramming mode.
C2631M-C (7/09) 59 CLEARING A PRESET T o clear a preset: 1. On the PTZ keypad, click the Set button to enter programmin g mode. 2. Click the number of the pr eset you want to cle ar from the PTZ keypad. 3. Click the Clr button . 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to clea r multiple presets.
60 C2631M-C (7/09) 6. Move the camera throug h a series o f movements using the on-scree n PTZ and f ocus controls. Figure 27. Programming a Pattern Stop Programming a Pattern T o stop pro gramming a pattern: 1. On the PTZ keypad, click the Pa ttern button .
C2631M-C (7/09) 61 6. Click the Set button again to exit prog ramming mode. Figure 29. Clearing a Pattern ACCESSING PROGRAMMING FEAT URES OF REMOTE CAMERAS Y ou ca n use the PTZ functio n to program featur es of remote cameras, such as Pe lco’ s Spectra or Esprit ® .
62 C2631M-C (7/09) T able Q de scribes the pa rts of the PTZ OSD Menu co ntrol. Accessing a Remote Camera Programming Menu The DX8100 a llows you to navi gate the remote camera menu syst em using any o f the following : • PTZ OSD Menu controls.
C2631M-C (7/09) 63 5. T o sele ct an option f rom the camera’ s on-s creen menu, d o one of the following: • On the PTZ OSD Menu, click Enter . • On the keypad, click the iris (+) button. 6. Click the iris (-) button to cancel an option or select th e Exit command.
64 C2631M-C (7/09) SENDING AUXILIARY COMMANDS TO A DEVICE The DX8100 auxiliary featur e allows you to control ex ternal equipment co nnected to the aux iliary outputs of Spectra domes or Es prit positioning systems. The auxiliary function is implemented through the D protocol and P protocol.
C2631M-C (7/09) 65 Accessing a Pres et T our Group T o access the “Preset tour group” dialog box: 1. On the DX8100 toolba r , click the Live button . 2. On the PT Z keypad, clic k the Set butt on an d then click th e Pgm button . Th e “Preset tou r group” dialo g box opens.
66 C2631M-C (7/09) Adding Presets to a T our T o add pres ets to a to ur: 1. Access the “Preset tou r group” dialog box. For information about access ing the “Prese t tour grou p” dialog box , refer to Accessing a Preset To u r G r o u p on page 65.
C2631M-C (7/09) 67 Deleting Presets from a T our T o delete presets f rom a tour: 1. Access the “Preset tou r group” dialog box. For information about access ing the “Prese t tour grou p” dialog box , refer to Accessing a Preset To u r G r o u p on page 65.
68 C2631M-C (7/09) ACTIVATING A PRESET T OUR This section d escribes h ow to activate a preset to ur . Y ou can save a preset tour for later use without engaging the tour by not performing st ep 5. Then, continue on to step 6 without clicking App ly .
C2631M-C (7/09) 69 W orking in Playback Mode Recorded video can be play ed back one cha nnel at a tim e on the DX 810 0. Like live video, recorded video is viewed from the camer a view panels on the main screen . Refer to Understand ing V iew Panes and Pane ls on page 35 for information a bout view pan els.
70 C2631M-C (7/09) PLAYBACK CONTROLS Use the playback cont rols to start playback, co ntrol direction, an d adjust speed. On th e playback control, click t he Stop butto n at any time to return to live view. Figure 39 shows the parts of the DX8100 playback controls.
C2631M-C (7/09) 71 Figure 40 shows the parts of the D X8100 playback speed and volum e controls. Figure 40. Playback Speed and V olume Controls T able S describes the pa rts of the playback speed and volume controls. T able S. Parts of the Playback Speed and V olume Controls Item Part Description Normal Playback speed is at normal rate.
72 C2631M-C (7/09) PLAYBACK T IMELINE The playback timeline is us ed to select a day and time to begi n playback. The timeline includes a horizontal slider t hat can be mov ed to select playback time over a 24-hour pe riod. T ime periods contain ing recorded video are repres ented as color-coded segments of th e time line.
C2631M-C (7/09) 73 3. In the T imel ine section, do the following: a. In the Date Selection drop-down box, select the day you want playback to begin. b. Use the spin ner button s to select th e time. 4. On the playback contro l, click the Forward button to begin viewing.
74 C2631M-C (7/09) PLAYING BACK V IDEO BY EVENT Users with playback access rights (Stand ard User by default) and higher can search vi deo by events, such as motio n detection or alarm activation. A senso r event is identical to an alarm even t. T o play back video recorde d during an al arm or motion event: 1.
C2631M-C (7/09) 75 T o zoom using the digital zoom control: 1. T o place the DX81 00 in the Playback or Search mo de, do one of the follow ing: • On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Live button . • On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Search button .
76 C2631M-C (7/09) ZOOM USING THE MOUSE The DX8100 a llows you to u se the mous e to drag a se lection regio n (rectangle) a round a spe cific area o f a pane, and to zoom the selection i n and out. A small rect angle about 0. 25 inches (6.4 mm) squa re provides a x6 zoo m factor .
C2631M-C (7/09) 77 PANNING A ZOOMED IMAGE This section describes how to u se the hand t ool and mouse whee l to zoom in and o ut. T o pan a zo omed portio n of video with in the view pa nel: 1. T o place the DX81 00 in the Playback or Search mode do one and of the follo wing: • On the DX8100 toolbar , click Live .
78 C2631M-C (7/09) W orking in Search Mode The DX8100 Ser ies HVR su pports four v ideo search methods: inde x, thumbnail, POS, and pi xel. For info rmation abou t the user acce ss level required to sea rch video data, re fer to Definitio n of User Acces s Levels on page 170 .
C2631M-C (7/09) 79 T able V describes the parts of the DX8100 window in the Sear ch mode. DISPLAYING A DEINTERLACED IMAGE IN THE SEARCH MODE If you are se arching for a n image that is recorded at 4CIF at a l ow frame rate per second, the viewed imag e might move o r tear .
80 C2631M-C (7/09) INDEX V IDEO SEARCH Index search allows a user t o search video by events, suc h as motion de tection or ala rm activation . Events are listed chronolo g ically a nd by type.
C2631M-C (7/09) 81 10. On the playback con trol, click the Forward but ton to begin viewing. Figure 49. DX8100 Client Index Search Screen THUMBNAIL VIDEO SEARCH Thumbnail sear ch allows users to visually sea rch video that has been re corded over a 24-hour period .
82 C2631M-C (7/09) 8. Click the Forward butto n to view video. Double-clicking a thumbnail image will en large the image and b egin playback. 9. Click to return to thumbnail images. Figure 50. DX8100 Client Thumbnail Search Screen POS SEARCH The DX8100 allows a user to search any 24-h our period of recorde d POS video and data.
C2631M-C (7/09) 83 This section describes how to use th e POS search feature and includ es the following topics: • Understanding th e POS Search V iew • Searching and D isplaying POS Dat a by Devi.
84 C2631M-C (7/09) T able W describes the pa rts of the POS sear ch view . T able W . Parts of the POS Search View (1 of 2) Item Part Description Date Date range for which to search the video and data. T ime T ime range based o n a 24-hou r time per iod for searc hing POS event s.
C2631M-C (7/09) 85 SEARCHING AND DISPLAYING POS DATA BY DEVICE NAME Y ou can perform a general sea rch for POS tr ansaction data record for a particu lar A TM/POS d evice and its associated c amera. Use the da te and time and A TM/POS device name as the search criteria.
86 C2631M-C (7/09) 7. Click Start Search. The POS Search T able is populated with POS tra nsaction data. Figure 52. POS T ransaction Search b y Device Name Displaying POS Data Di scovered by Device Name T o display a POS transactio n and its associated video: 1.
C2631M-C (7/09) 87 6. Use the playback cont rol to stop or pause playback, reverse play back, and so forth. Figure 53. Display a POS T ransaction Search by Device Name SEARCHING BY POS T RAN SACTION NUMBER The DX8100 a llows you to sear ch for a PO S event by tr ansaction n umber .
88 C2631M-C (7/09) 9. On the pl ayback contr ols, click the Forward button. The video reco rded for th e transaction is displayed i n the Video window.
C2631M-C (7/09) 89 8. On the pl ayback contr ols, click the Forward button. The video reco rded for th e transaction is displayed i n the Video window.
90 C2631M-C (7/09) 6. Click Start Search. If the de vice name/channel, da te, and time are valid, and if transa ctions with exceptions were reco rded during the time range, the transactions ar e displayed in the POS Search T able. 7. In the POS Search T able, click a transaction.
C2631M-C (7/09) 91 3. T o select a A TM/POS device, do one of the following: • In the DX8100 Site T ree, c lick a camera that is linked to the A T M/POS device. By default, the name of the A TM/ POS device link ed to the sele cted camera/c hannel is dis played in th e Device Name bo x.
92 C2631M-C (7/09) 3. T o select a A TM/POS device, do one of the following: • In the DX8100 Site T ree, c lick a camera that is linked to the A T M/POS device. By default, the name of the A TM/ POS device link ed to the sele cted camera/c hannel is dis played in th e Device Name bo x.
C2631M-C (7/09) 93 After the search has been completed , the DX8100 displays a series of thumb nails below the search gr id. Each thumbnail cont ains the first image of record ed video for the spec ified date an d time range peri od. NOTE: A pixel search might not detect obvious move ment.
94 C2631M-C (7/09) VIEWING A V IDEO THUMBNAIL After the search has been completed, a series of thu mbnails appear on the screen b elow the search gr id. Each thumbnail con tains the f irst image of recorded video for the listed time pe riod. • Double-clicking a thum bnail will cause it to begin playin g.
C2631M-C (7/09) 95 V IEWING VIDEO IN THE DEINTERLACED MODE Images recorded at 4CIF at a low frame rate per se cond might mo ve or tear . In this case, y ou can use the View menu ’ s Deint erlac ed Image option to enhance the displaye d image.
96 C2631M-C (7/09) Exporting V ideo Power Users a nd Administra tors can exp ort sections o f prerecor ded video to a local hard disk drive or other devi ce attached t o a client computer . The following in structions de monstrate how to export vide o.
C2631M-C (7/09) 97 5. Click . A red bookmark flag appears on t he timeline. Figure 61. Setting a Starting Bookmark 6. Locate the timeline slider at the end of the r ange you want t o bookmark. 7. Click the Ad d Bookmark b utton . The bo okmark flag a nd the region between bookma rks turn gray.
98 C2631M-C (7/09) BOOKMARKING AND EXPORTING MULTIPLE CHANNELS The DX8100 allows yo u to bookmark a vide o region for one came ra and apply that book mar ked time window to multiple ch annels. Th is feature is used in conju nction with th e export feat ure.
C2631M-C (7/09) 99 7. Do the following: a. In the Device panel, click the che ck box of the desired export device. b. Click the check box for each ti me range you want to export. 8. Click Export. Figure 65. Selecting the Export Device and T ime Ranges INSERTING AND REMOVING A US B FLASH DRIVE The DX8100 su pports both USB 1.
100 C2631M-C (7/ 09) ENABLING THE DEINTERLACING FILTER Images recorded at 4CIF at a low frame rate per second migh t move or tear . The DX8100 provides a globa l option for enabling d ei nterlacing filtering t o enhance the exp orted image f or 4CIF recorded channels.
C2631M-C (7/09) 101 7. Click Finis h. The newly ma pped drive is a dded as a re mote drive and is displayed in the Device ar ea. The mapped drive can now be accessed just like a l ocal drive. Figure 67. Export Video Dialog Box DISCONNECTING A NETWORK DRIVE T o disconnec t a networ k drive: 1.
102 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 5. Select the ch eck box of the d esired device . If you choose a remo te device, select t he drive and fold er path where you would l ike to store the exported f ile. Y o u can also clic k the Browse b utton to access t he file syst em for the app ropriate fo lder .
C2631M-C (7/09) 103 CHANGING A BOOKMARKED T IME RANGE T o change a bookmarked time r ange or create a new time rang e to be exported: 1. Select the desired row in the T ime Range table. 2. Double-click the Start Day field, and then use the spinner butto ns to set the start date for the export.
104 C2631M-C (7/ 09) The default filena me is constructed from the inform ation displayed in the St art Day , Start T ime, End Da y , and End T ime columns. T o assign a c ustom file name for a time range: 1. V erify that th e check box of the row you want to rename is selected .
C2631M-C (7/09) 105 SELECTING THE EXPORT FORMAT The DX8100 a llows you to sele ct the expor t format. T able Z describes th e available ex port format s. • Native format: When exportin g video in the native forma t, the DX8100 emb eds a digital waterm ark in the video st ream for the pu rpose of authentication.
106 C2631M-C (7/ 09) EXPORTING A SEQUENCE OF STILL IMAGES Still image formats ex port the first frame of a bookmarked regio n, and then a single fram e for each time inter val until the num ber of imag es specified h as been exported.
C2631M-C (7/09) 107 FINALIZING AN EXPORT PROCESS This section describes ho w to finalize an export pro cess. The follo wing guidel ines are applic able: • Audio export i s available o nly with DX8100 na tive, AVI, and ASF video forma ts. • Real T ime setting applies only to DX8100 native, A VI, and ASF video formats.
108 C2631M-C (7/ 09) W ORKING WITH DX8100 BACKED UP VIDEO The DX8100 a llows you to vi ew , search, expor t, back up, and print backe d up video. T o do so, you must use the DX8100 Client app li cation. For more inf ormation abou t viewing backe d up video, refer to Working With Backed Up V ideo On the Clie nt on page 165.
C2631M-C (7/09) 109 W orking with System Health Status This section describes how to work with the system he alth status feature and in cludes the followi ng topic: • Viewin g System Health Status V IEWING SYSTEM HEALTH STATUS The system health feature a llows you to view the health stat us for various system devic es.
110 C2631M-C (7/ 09) Setting Up the DX8100 Only a single user with Administrator or Power User access is a llowed to access a DX8100’ s Setup mode at one time. When connect ed to a network suppor ting multipl e HVRs and clients, users with Ad ministrator access override and block P ower Users.
C2631M-C (7/09) 111 UNDERSTANDING THE SETUP DIALOG BOX The Setup dialog box o pens in the DX81 00 view panel to the defau lt Camera pag e. Y ou can only view vide o in the Came ra page. Y ou must exit the Setup dialog box to acce ss the DX8100 function s in the main window .
112 C2631M-C (7/ 09) CAMERA SETUP Up to 32 video cameras can be conn ected to the unit. Only an Administrator or Power User can config ure cameras. This section describes how t o setup the ca mera and.
C2631M-C (7/09) 113 g. Do the following: (1) In t he PTZ Lockin g Auto-timeout drop-down bo x, select an appropriate timeout value . T i meout values can be set bet ween five and 60 seconds.
114 C2631M-C (7/ 09) MOTION DETECTION SETUP Up to five motion detection pro files can be defined for each came ra. When the DX 8100 is set to record motion detection, any mo t ion sensed in the selected zone will be recorded on that channel.
C2631M-C (7/09) 115 5. Click Apply . Figure 81. Camera Motion Detection Setup AUDIO SETUP The DX8100 se rver suppor ts two audio configuratio ns: standard audio and op tional expa nded audio. Both of thes e configurat ions a llow you to configure i ndividual camera channels to listen to and record live au dio.
116 C2631M-C (7/ 09) This sections describ es how to setup the audio fe ature and is organiz ed into the following sections: • Setting Up t he Standard Au dio Options • Setting Up t he Expanded Au.
C2631M-C (7/09) 117 Setting Up the Expan ded Audi o Options T o set up the expand ed audio op tion: 1. Do the following: a. Install the optional DX81 08-AUD/DX8116-AUD aud io card (if necessary). Fo r information ab out installing the optional DX8108-AUD/ DX8116-AUD audio car d, refer to the DX8100 8/16 Channel Audio Card Insta llation manual.
118 C2631M-C (7/ 09) T o set up video loss detection: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog opens to the Came ra page. 2. In the Vi deo Loss Detection section, do one or both of the following: • Click the “Loss of synchron ization” check bo x.
C2631M-C (7/09) 119 CONFIGURING THE DX8100 TO RECORD IP CAMERA V IDEO The DX8100 a llows you to assig n an IP camera t o a designated channel. Initia lly , camera channels ab ove the DX8100 st andard anal og channels are not displa yed in the Sit e Tree.
120 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 3. T o search for IP cameras connected t o the network : • Using the IP Camera Proper ties dialog box scan utility: The scan utility locates Pelco IP dev ices, IP cameras, and Axis IP cameras. NOTE: The DX8100 Client application IP Camera Properties scan ut ility is unavailable.
C2631M-C (7/09) 121 3. T o assign an IP camera to a camera ch annel, do one of th e following: • Manual assignment: (1) Click a check box to selec t a camera. (2) Click the Manufacturer dro p-down box and select a ma nufacturer . The port number , compression method, and video stream settings automatically ap pear in the camera row .
122 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 7. The DX81 00 allows you to select the IP camera strea m that the un it uses to r ecord video. • Stream 1: Primary is the default stream. It supports a higher resolu tion and image ra te. • Stream 2: Stre am 2 supports a lower resoluti on and image rate.
C2631M-C (7/09) 123 8. Click OK. Th e camera settings are saved and the DX8100 Camera page appears. 9. Set up th e IP camera to b e displayed i n the DX8100 Site T ree (ref er to Customizing IP Came ra Display Settings on page 123). Using the Device Utility to Configure IP Came ras 1.
124 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 7. V erify tha t the IP camera resoluti on is displayed in the Site T ree and Channel Inform ation area. Figure 91. Viewing IP Camera Settings 8. In the Site T ree, click the IP camera. The IP camera video is displa yed in the Camera page preview window .
C2631M-C (7/09) 125 UNDERSTANDING THE DX8100 RESOURCE METER Figure 93. DX8100 Resource Meter T able AB describes the parts of t he DX8100 Resour ce Meter . T able AB. DX8100 Resource Meter Item Part Description View Pane Displa ys the availabl e system resource s (CPU and Memory re source levels) for the DX8100 ser ver .
126 C2631M-C (7/ 09) CONFIGURING ANALOG AND IP CAMERAS FOR OPTIMAL HYBRID V IDEO RECORDING If the CPU level or the Me mory level exceeds 10 0 percent, the DX81 00 System Resour ces Warn ing dialog box appe ars. Click the check box to disable th e DX8100 System Resource s Warnin g dialog box.
C2631M-C (7/09) 127 3. Click Apply . The IP camera is removed from the Site T ree, but it is still assigned to the chan nel in t he IP Camera Pr operties dialog box. The IP camera can be reassig ned to the Site T ree. For information about restor ing a disabled IP came ra, refer to Restoring a Disabled Analog or IP Came ra on page 12 7.
128 C2631M-C (7/ 09) Analog Camera 1. From the Se lected Channel drop-down box, select an an alog camera. Th e camera name is displayed in the Camera Name box. 2. From the extended Selected Channel drop-d own box, select Local Camer a. 3. Click Appl y .
C2631M-C (7/09) 129 Configuring Basic Relay Operating Properties T o configure basic relay operatin g properties: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog opens to the Came ra page. 2. Click the Linking button to display the Link page.
130 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 4. Click Apply . Figure 100. Relay and Alarm Settings Page: Alarm Settings Section LINKING RELAY OUTPUTS TO EXTERNAL EVENTS This section descr ibes how to link relay ou tputs to exter nal events, such as mo tion, alarm, A T M/POS, and video loss ev ents.
C2631M-C (7/09) 131 Linking Relay Outputs to Alarm Events T o set relay outputs to activat e in response to an a larm event: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camer a page. 2. Click the Linking button .
132 C2631M-C (7/ 09) Linking Relay Outputs to Video Loss Events T o set relay outputs to activat e in response to a vid eo loss event: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camer a page. 2. Click the Linking button .
C2631M-C (7/09) 133 5. Click Apply . Figure 105. Event-Relay Link Settings: Vid eo-Loss Link Settings Section Linking Cameras to Record in Response to Alarm Events T o link multiple cameras to record in response to a single ala rm input: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button .
134 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 5. Click Apply . Figure 107. Event-Recording Link Settings: A TM/ POS Record Link Settings Section Linking Cameras to Record in Response to V ideo Loss Events T o link multiple camera s to record in response to a vid eo loss event: 1.
C2631M-C (7/09) 135 LINKING PTZ PRESETS AND PA TTERNS TO EXTERNAL EVENTS The DX8100 ca n be configur ed in such a way that motion, alarms, A TM/P OS transacti ons, and video l oss events detected by o ne cam era will result in the repositioning of anothe r .
136 C2631M-C (7/ 09) Linking PTZ Preset s and Patterns to Alarm Events T o link an al arm input to a camera so a ctivation o f the alarm resul ts in a repo sitioning of t hat camera: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camer a page.
C2631M-C (7/09) 137 Linking Presets and Patterns to A TM/POS Events T o link an A TM/POS input to a c amera so the de tected A TM/P OS event resu lts in a reposi tioning of th at camera: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camer a page.
138 C2631M-C (7/ 09) Linking Presets and Patterns to V ideo Loss Even ts T o link a v ideo loss ev ent to a camer a so the de tected vide o loss event results in a repositioni ng of that ca mera: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camer a page.
C2631M-C (7/09) 139 SCHEDULE SETUP The DX8100 p rovides exte nsive schedul ing capabilit ies. Flexible recording sc hedules can be establish ed for daily, weekday , we ek end, or individual da y recording.
140 C2631M-C (7/ 09) T able AC de scribes the parts of the Schedule page. T able AC. Parts of the Schedule Page Item Part Description Schedule T ype Drop-down Bo x Selects the t ype of sched ule.
C2631M-C (7/09) 141 SETTING UP THE CAMERA RECORDING MODE The DX8100 a llows you to sc hedule each came ra to reco rd in a single or multiple-event mode across a 24-h our timeline. Users wit h Power User access or hig her can sche dule video rec ording for on e or more camer as.
142 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 5. Click Apply . Figure 114. Filling In Recording Blocks in a Schedule Grid Clearing a Scheduled Recording The DX8100 Sch edule feature allows you to d o the following : • For one or multiple chan nels, clear the scheduled recording times fo r a specif ic record mode.
C2631M-C (7/09) 143 Clearing Recording T imes for All Record Modes T o clear the scheduled recording times for all reco rd modes: 1. From the D X8100 toolba r , click t he Setup button . The Setup d ialog box open s to the Camera page. 2. Click the Schedule button .
144 C2631M-C (7/ 09) Scheduling Individu al Days Using the Y ear View T o schedule indivi dual days using the Y ear View: 1. From the D X8100 toolba r , click t he Setup button . The Setup d ialog box open s to the Camera page. 2. Click the Schedule button .
C2631M-C (7/09) 145 CREATING MONTHLY OR MULTIPLE-DAY RECORDING SCHEDULES Unlike schedu les set in th e Y e ar View , M onth View schedules are recurrent.
146 C2631M-C (7/ 09) Creating Single-Day Schedul es This section describes how t o create a sin gle-day sche dule and incl udes the fo llowing topics: • Workin g with Single-Day Schedules • Copying and Applyin g Schedule Attribute s on page 148 Working with Single-Day Schedules Custom Mode sc hedules are defined for single days o nly .
C2631M-C (7/09) 147 14. Click the Apply button at the bottom of the scr een. Figure 119. Month View Page: Single-Day Schedule .
148 C2631M-C (7/ 09) Copying and Applyi ng Schedule Attributes T o copy the schedule att ributes of o ne day and app ly them to a different da y: 1. From the D X8100 toolba r , click t he Setup button . The Setup d ialog box open s to the Camera page.
C2631M-C (7/09) 149 8. Click Apply . 9. Click the Apply button at th e bottom of the scree n. Figure 121. Month V iew Page Deleting an Existin g Schedule Profile T o delete a schedule profile: 1. From the D X8100 toolba r , click t he Setup button . The Setup d ialog box open s to the Camera page.
150 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 9. Click Apply . Figure 122. Month V iew Page W ORKING WITH CUSTOM CAMERA SETTINGS This section describes how to co nfigure customized camera settings and includes th e following .
C2631M-C (7/09) 151 8. Click Apply . Figure 123. Custom Camera Settings Panel Examples of Custom Camera Settings The DX8100 allows you to conf igure customized camera settings for th e following recordi ng modes: •N o r m a l •M o t i o n •A l a r m •A T M / P O S Figure 124 shows camera se ttings for the supporte d modes.
152 C2631M-C (7/ 09) T able AE describes th e settings for th e supported mode s. CONFIGURING THE FRAME RATE The DX8100 can recor d at frame rates up to 480 ips by National T elevisio n System Committee (NTSC) standa rds and 400 ips by Ph as e Alternating Line (P AL) standards.
C2631M-C (7/09) 153 Setting the Frame Rate The DX8100 Serie s HVR is optimized to pr ovide 8, 16, 24, or 32 ca me ras of cont inuous video reco rding, with a frame r ate of 30 i p s at a resolution of 320 x 240 (NTSC ) or 320 x 288 (P AL). The DX8100 allows you to change the frame rate independe nt of the resolution .
154 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 8. Click Appl y at the Schedu le page. Figure 125. Frame Rate Configu ration Dialog Box Setting the Resolution and Frame Rate Both resoluti on and frame ra te settings ca n be adjusted using the Fra me Rate Configu ration dial og box.
C2631M-C (7/09) 155 5. Select res olution values for individu al channels f rom the drop-d own boxes. T able AF de scribes the available resol ution values . Setting a resolution valu e for one recording mod e sets the resolu tion value fo r all modes.
156 C2631M-C (7/ 09) Understanding DX8100 Server Maximum IPS Recording The DX8100 ca n record at f rame rates up to 480 IPS NTSC and 400 IPS PAL. The total frame rat e capacity i s distributed among 8/1 6/24/32 channels, dep ending on the conf iguration of yo ur unit.
C2631M-C (7/09) 157 T o set up the DX8100 to recor d at the maximum rate and re solution: 1. Do one of the following: • On the DX8100 toolbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog opens to the Camera page. • If the Setup dialog bo x is already open, click th e Camer a button .
158 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 7. Click the Frame Rate configura tion button. The Fra me Rate Configuratio n screen is displayed. Figure 128. Frame Rate Configuration Screen 8. Do the following: a. Using the ALL frame rat e settings slider , set the frame r ate to 30 i ps.
C2631M-C (7/09) 159 Understanding the DX8100 Frame Rate Calculations The DX8100 uses a comple x algorithm to calcul ate the amount of re cording resourc es available for ea ch channel.
160 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 7. Click Exit. Figure 131. Linking Relays to Motion Detection T able AJ describes the availab le motion-activat ed relay settings. T able AJ. Motion-Activated Relay Settings Option Result Disable Relay will not activate when motion is de tected.
C2631M-C (7/09) 161 Configuring Advanced Alar m-Activated Relay O utput T o configur e an alarm rela y output: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camer a page. 2. In the Setup dialog box, click Schedule button .
162 C2631M-C (7/ 09) Configuring Advanced A TM/ POS-Activated Relay Output T o configur e an A TM/ POS-activate d relay outp ut: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camer a page. 2. In the Setup dialog box, click Schedule button .
C2631M-C (7/09) 163 Configuring Advanced V ideo Loss-Activated Relay Output T o configur e an advanced video loss-a ctivated relay output: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camer a page. 2. In the Setup dialog box, click Schedule button .
164 C2631M-C (7/ 09) SETTING UP NETWORK PROPERTIES Network settings cannot be changed from th e DX8100 Client appl ication. T o change a network configuration, you must log in to a local DX 8100 Series HVR as an Administrator or Po wer User .
C2631M-C (7/09) 165 DATA BACKUP SETUP The DX8100 Client applica tion allows you to see backup configuration settings, bu t not change them. T o configure and perform ba ckups, you must log in to a local DX81 00 Series HVR as an Administ rator or Power User .
166 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 7. Click OK. The backup search screen closes. The Site T ree displays only the server and camera s that are recorded in the select ed backup file. Figure 136. Viewing Backed Up Data 8. Search and play back t he backed up video as you would when viewin g other forms of video.
C2631M-C (7/09) 167 4. From the D X8100 Client me nu bar , cho ose File > Back up Search. The Backup data list dialog box opens. Figure 137. Backup Search Screen 5. Click “Update list” or Browse to search ba ckup storage devices for D X8100 backup files.
168 C2631M-C (7/ 09) USER SETUP The User pa ge allows an Admin istrator (Adm in) to add, de lete, and chan ge the propert ies of users. Admin has full p ermission to configure all of the DX8100 f eatures, and it is the on ly user level that can chan ge permissions for all lower l evel users.
C2631M-C (7/09) 169 T able AN describes the pa rts of the User page . BUILT-IN USER ACCOUNTS There are two built-in user accounts that come pr e configured with the DX81 00, which cann ot be delet ed or changed . • Guest: The Guest account provides limited acce ss to the system.
170 C2631M-C (7/ 09) DEFINITION OF USER ACCESS LEVELS There are fo ur predefine d user access lev els or groups. User access level s range from the Administrator group to the Restr icted gr oup. By def ault, the system st arts up with a default G uest account .
C2631M-C (7/09) 171 MODIFYING USER ACCESS RIGHTS The Admin user can alte r default acces s rights of lower level us ers. In this case, any permissi on granted to a lower level user , must fi rst be granted to all other high er level users.
172 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 8. Click Apply . Figure 140. Add New User Dialog Box MODIFYING USER PROPERTIES Follow the steps below to change user attributes, such as user name and gr oup affiliation. Users with Admin or Power User acces s can change name and des cription pr operties of lo wer level use rs.
C2631M-C (7/09) 173 CHANGING USER PASSWORDS Administrato rs and Power Users can ch ange or reset an existing user’ s password. T o change a user’ s password: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camer a page.
174 C2631M-C (7/ 09) ASSIGNING AUTOMATIC LOGIN PERMISSION TO A USER The DX8100 allo ws one user to auto matically log in t o the DX8100 appl ication. The ad ministrator mu st assign auto matic login per mission to th e user .
C2631M-C (7/09) 175 Exporting the Current HVR Settings T o save current HVR configura tion settings: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camer a page. 2. Click the System button . The System page is displayed.
176 C2631M-C (7/ 09) Importing HVR Settings T o import a saved settings fi le: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camer a page. 2. Click the System button . The System page is displayed. 3. Select the Import button .
C2631M-C (7/09) 177 USING SYSTEM LOGS The DX8100 a utomatically s tores system inf ormation in a number of lo g files. Users wit h Power User or greater pe rmissions can u se these fil es to track sys tem statistics and monitor s ecurity . The DX8100 al lows you to vie w its activity log files.
178 C2631M-C (7/ 09) Exporting Log Information T o export a system log file: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camer a page. 2. Click System button . The System page is displayed. 3. In the Choose drop-do wn box, select a log file.
C2631M-C (7/09) 179 T o add clients to the Emerg ency Agent Notification list: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camer a page. 2. Click the Notification button . The Notification page is displayed. 3.
180 C2631M-C (7/ 09) Up to 32 IP ad dresses can b e assigned t o each camera. The DX8100 ca n transmit up to 10 IP addresse s simultaneously. T o link a camera to one or more c lients: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camer a page.
C2631M-C (7/09) 181 ACCESSING THE EMERGENCY E- MAIL NOTIFICATION SETUP T o access th e emergency e-ma il notificatio n setup: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camer a page. 2. Click the Notification button .
182 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 8. Click Apply . Figure 144. Basic E-mail Notification Setup T esting E-mail Notification Y ou test the e-ma il notificat ion configurat ion in the Emergency E-mail Notificati on page. For information ab out accessin g the E mergency E-mail Notification page, refer Accessing the Emergency E-ma il Notification Setup on page 181.
C2631M-C (7/09) 183 8. Click T est E-mail Notification. Figure 145. E-Mail T est SETTING UP THE T IME PERIOD The DX8100 ca n be configur ed to send e- mail notificat ions on a pe riodic basis, such as once ev ery ten minute s.
184 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 4. In the Fr equency sect ion, select t he frequency interval fr om the drop-d own box. Opti ons for send ing an e-mail n otification in clude once every •1 m i n u t e • 10 m.
C2631M-C (7/09) 185 4. In the Notification Items section, do the following: a. Click the Alarm ch eck box. b. In the Select ed Channels fie ld, click once to the right of the word Al arm. The Selected Channels dialo g box opens. c. Do one of the following: • Click the check box for each channel you want to monitor for alarm de tection event s.
186 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 3. Click the Eme rgency E-mai l Notification Setup tab. 4. In the Mail Group ar ea, do the follow ing: a. Click Manage Groups. The Group Manage ment dialog box opens. b. Click Add Group. The Man age Groups dialog bo x opens. c. Enter the na me of the gro up.
C2631M-C (7/09) 187 Adding Members to an E-ma il Group Up to 32 members can be assigned to each e -mail group. T o add e-mai l addresses to a group: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camer a page. 2.
188 C2631M-C (7/ 09) Deleting Members from an E-mail Group T o delete a user from a g roup: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camer a page. 2. Click the Notification button . The Notification page is displayed.
C2631M-C (7/09) 189 Modifying E-mail Group Me mber Attributes T o modify a user’ s e-mail ad dress or gr oup affilia tion: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camer a page. 2. Click the Notification button .
190 C2631M-C (7/ 09) SENDING E-MAIL NOTIFICATIONS This section describes ho w to send e-mail notificatio ns and includ es the foll owing topics: • Sending E-mai l Notificati ons to Individu als on p.
C2631M-C (7/09) 191 Sending E-mail Notific ations to Groups T o configur e e-mail notif ication to se nd e-mail alert s to a group of individua ls: 1. On the DX8100 to olbar , click the Setup button . The Setup dialog box opens to the Camer a page. 2.
192 C2631M-C (7/ 09) DX8100 Client Emergency Agent Welcome to the DX8100 Client Emergen cy Agent applic ation. The D X8100 Client E mergency Age nt works with ne twork HVRs to al ert us er s when one or more particular ch annels detect a motion, a larm, or video l oss event.
C2631M-C (7/09) 193 9. Click Next t o accept the default insta llation fold er . The Eme rgency Agent s oftware is install ed. 10. Click Finish to complete the installation process. ENABLING IPSEC SECURITY SERVICES In order to c ommunicate with a network DX8100 Ser ies HVR, IPSec securi ty must be en abled on your comp uter .
194 C2631M-C (7/ 09) Before Y ou Begin Ensure tha t the following requiremen ts have been met before st arting the E mergency Agen t applicati on: 1. Make sure there is at lea st one active DX8100 Ser ies HVR available on you r network and your comput er is set up to access it.
C2631M-C (7/09) 195 REAL-T IME EVENT MONITORING Once the Cl ient Emergenc y Agent has b een activate d, a motion o r alarm even t detected by a linked camer a on a DX810 0 server will c ause a pop-up windo w to display a still image of the event .
196 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 6. Double-click each event in the event list you want to view . A pop-up window containing a still image of the logged event will open . Figure 153. Client Emergency Agent Server List and Log SHUTTING DOWN THE CL IENT EMERGENCY AGENT T o shut down t he Client Emer gency Agent: • Click Quit.
C2631M-C (7/09) 197 DX8100 V iewer Welcome to the DX81 00 Viewer application . The DX8100 Viewer is capable of playing back a variety of vid eo, still im age, and aud io media formats. It is designed t o recognize a nd verify the digital wate rm ark that is embedded in DX8100 native video.
198 C2631M-C (7/ 09) DX8100 V IEWER SOFT WARE INSTALLATION T o install the DX81 00 Vie wer software: 1. Start the Windows opera ting system. 2. Close all programs, inclu ding any antivi rus software. 3. Insert the DX8100 Reso urce CD into the CD-ROM drive of you r co mputer and wait for the DX8100 Resource CD screen to appea r .
C2631M-C (7/09) 199 T able AQ describes the parts of the DX8100 V iewer window . T able AR describes the DX81 00 Vi ewer toolbar but tons. T able AQ. Parts of the DX 8100 Mobile Client Window Item Part To o l b a r View pa nel Play speed control for vi deo captured in the DX8100 Native format .
200 C2631M-C (7/ 09) V IEWING MEDIA FILES T o open a file for viewing: 1. On the DX8100 V iewer too lbar , click . The Open dialog box appears. Figure 155. Open Dialog Box 2. Click the “Look in” drop-down box to select the driv e and folder location where the media file(s) resides.
C2631M-C (7/09) 201 SAVING SNAPSHOTS Y ou can take sna pshots of stil l images that ap pear in the view panel. U se the playb ack controls to pause a v ideo file on a spec ific still image. Snapshots are st ored in a fold er for later ret rieval or viewin g.
202 C2631M-C (7/ 09) W orking with the Playlist The DX8100 vie wer applicat ion allows you to create, load, and save a pl aylist of medi a files. This s ection describ es how to wor k with the playlis.
C2631M-C (7/09) 203 ADDING FILES TO THE CURRENT LIST T o add media files to th e current list: 1. In the Pl aylist dial og box, click t he Add butt on .The Open di alog box ope ns. Figure 158. Adding Files to a Play List 2. Click the “Look in” drop-down box to select the driv e and folder location where the media file(s) resides.
204 C2631M-C (7/ 09) W orking with Viewer Configuration T ools This section describes how to use th e DX8100 V iewer configuration to ols and includes the following to pics: • Accessing Viewer Confi.
C2631M-C (7/09) 205 1. On the DX8100 V iewer tool bar , click T ools. The menu is displayed. 2. In the La nguage sectio n, s elect a language. 3. Close th e DX8100 Viewer app lication. 4. Restart the D X8100 V iewer app lication. ENABLING/DISABLING FI LTERED IMAGE DISPLAY T o enable/disable fi lter ed image displ ay: 1.
206 C2631M-C (7/ 09) DX8100 Mobile Client Welcome to the DX810 0 Mobile Clien t applicatio n. The DX81 00 Mobile Cl ient allows you to view live video remo tely from mult iple cameras and sites. Networki ng capabilit ies include lo cal connection using wire-bou nd or wireless LA N technologies or remote con nection usin g the Internet.
C2631M-C (7/09) 207 MOBILE (PDA) CLIENT SOFTWARE INSTALLATION T o install the DX81 00 Mobile Client: 1. Install Act iveSync on you r Windows comput er (if it is no t already inst alled). 2. Connect the hand he ld device to your compute r . 3. T urn on you r handheld device (i f it is not already running) .
208 C2631M-C (7/ 09) T able AS descr ibes the component s of a DX8100 Mobile Cl ient network. When using wireless net working to connect a mobile device t o the DX8100, Pelco recomme nds using enterprise class access points, transceiver s, and switche s.
C2631M-C (7/09) 209 T able A T describes the parts of the D X8100 Mobile Client w indow . EXITING THE DX8100 MOBILE CLIENT T o exit the DX8100 Mobile Clie nt application: 1. On the DX8100 Mo bile Client toolba r , tap DX8100. 2. T ap Exit. Y ou can also T ap the Exit bu tton icon on the tit le bar to ex it.
210 C2631M-C (7/ 09) SETTING UP AN INITIAL PASSWORD T o set up an in itial password: 1. T ap DX8100 > Opti ons > Security . Figure 162. DX8100 Menu Security Option 2. Leave the Current box blank. 3. Enter a password in the New box. (Pas swords must be 4-10 charact ers long and ca n include spa ces and spec ial characte rs.
C2631M-C (7/09) 211 LOGGING IN TO THE MOBI LE CLIENT APPLICATION After the security pas sword has been assigned, y ou must log in t o the Mobil e Client appli cation each time it is la unched. T o log in to the Mobile Client ap plication, enter a pa ssword in the field provided and then click OK.
212 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 3. T ap Ne w Group. Figure 166. Creating a New Group 4. Enter a name for the n ew group. (Grou p names can be a maximum of 15 characters long and can include spaces and sp ecial charac ters.) 5. T ap OK. Figure 167. Entering a Name 6.
C2631M-C (7/09) 213 EDITING AN EXISTING GROUP T o edit an existing group: 1. T ap . 2. Select the group you w ant to edit. 3. T ap Edit. Figure 169. Editing a Group 4. Enter a new group na me. 5. T ap OK. Figure 170. Editing Group Information 6. T ap Cl ose to return to the main screen.
214 C2631M-C (7/ 09) DELETING A GROUP T o delete a group: 1. T ap the ico n on the toolbar . 2. Select the group you w ant to delete. Y ou cannot delete the Remote Site group. 3. T ap Del. Figure 171. Deleting a Group 4. Select an option to eithe r delete or retain sites within the group to be deleted.
C2631M-C (7/09) 215 ADDING A DX8100 SITE TO A GROUP T o add a DX8100 site to a group: 1. T ap . 2. T ap Add. Figure 173. Adding a New DX8100 Site 3. Select a Group fr om the drop-down box. Figure 174. Site Setup Screen 4. Enter a name for the n ew DX8100 site .
216 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 7. T ap OK. Figure 175. Entering New Site Information 8. T ap Co nnect to co nnect to t he newly create d site, or t ap Close to g o back to the ma in screen.
C2631M-C (7/09) 217 EDITING A DX8100 SITE T o edit a DX8100 site : 1. T ap the ico n on the toolbar . 2. If necessary , tap the plus (+) sign next to the group n ame to expand it. 3. Select the DX8100 HVR you want to edit. 4. T ap Edit. Figure 177. Selecting a Site to Edit 5.
218 C2631M-C (7/ 09) DELETING A DX8100 SITE T o delete a DX8100 site : 1. T ap the ico n on the toolbar . 2. If necessary , tap the plus (+) sign next to the group n ame to expand it. 3. Select the DX8100 HVR Site you want to dele te. 4. T ap Del. Figure 179.
C2631M-C (7/09) 219 DISCONNECTING FROM A SERVER SITE T o disconnec t from a ser ver site: 1. T ap DX8100 on th e toolbar . 2. T ap Cl ose. Also, tapping the icon on the title bar will dis connect the site.
220 C2631M-C (7/ 09) CUSTOMIZING THE V IEW SCREEN This section describes how t o customize th e view screen and includes the following t opics: • Changing Screen Size • Full-Screen Mode CHANGING SCREEN SIZE T o change the size of the main scree n viewing area: 1.
C2631M-C (7/09) 221 FULL-SCREEN MODE T o change to full-screen view: 1. T ap . Figure 187. Full-Screen View 2. T ap an ywhere on the s creen to ex it full-scre en view . Y ou can also tap Live > Full Scre en to change to full-scree n view . Figure 188.
222 C2631M-C (7/ 09) DX8100 W eb Client Welcome to the DX81 00 Web Client applicat ion. This sec tion descr ibes how to use the DX8100 Web Client ap plication and includes the following topics: • Us.
C2631M-C (7/09) 223 6. Click Run. The W eb HVR application window app ears and the information ba r is displayed. 7. Click the information ba r . A short-cut menu is displa yed. 8. Click Run ActiveX Control. Th e Web H VR application window is displaye d.
224 C2631M-C (7/ 09) EXITING THE DX8100 W EB CLIENT T o exit the Web Client application, select File > Clos e from the br owser window. Figure 190. Web Browser File Menu SCREEN LAYOUT Cameras can be assigned to vie w panels, live video can be displayed, an d PTZ featur es can be cont rolled from a single scree n.
C2631M-C (7/09) 225 T able AU desc ribes the Web Client application window . T able AU. W eb Client Application Window Parts Item Description Site T ree Screen division buttons Remote site connection .
226 C2631M-C (7/ 09) W eb Client Configuration W ORKING WITH THE CONNECTION LIST Before live v ideo can be viewe d from the Web Client’ s view p anels, at least one connection to a remote DX 8100 server must be es tablished. Up to one hund red DX8100 se rver sites can be added to the Connec tio n List.
C2631M-C (7/09) 227 5. If necessary enter a new base po rt number (900 2 is the default). Consult your network administrator be fore assigning or changing port number s. Make sure that the ports are not blocked internal ly , but are protected from extern al threats by a firewall .
228 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 3. If your se rver is on Net work Address T ransl ation (NA T), click the Se rver on NA T check box. 4. Enter an IP address ra nge to sear ch for HVR sites. a. Enter t he first th ree octets of the IP r ange you wa nt to search, for exampl e 192.
C2631M-C (7/09) 229 Adding a DX8100 Server to a Group with a Known IP Address T o add a DX81 00 server t o a group with a known IP ad dress: 1. Click the Connection List butt on . The Connection List dial og box opens. Figure 197. Connection List Dialog Box 2.
230 C2631M-C (7/ 09) Adding a DX8100 Server to a Group with an Unknown IP Ad dress T o add a remote HVR site to a group in th e Connection List when you do not know the IP address: NOTES: T o be successful, the following st ipulations must be satisfied: • Each HVR must be atta ched to the same su bnet.
C2631M-C (7/09) 231 3. If your se rver is on Net work Address T ransl ation (NA T), click the Se rver on NA T check box. 4. Enter an IP address ra nge to sear ch for HVR sites. a. Enter t he first th ree octets of the IP ran ge you want to search, for example 10.
232 C2631M-C (7/ 09) Editing a DX8100 Server’ s Info rmation in the Connection list 1. Click the Connection List butt on . The Connection List dial og box opens. Figure 202. Editing a Site from the Connection List 2. Select the DX8100 S eries HVR you want to edit.
C2631M-C (7/09) 233 W ORKING WITH REMOTE SITES This section describes how t o work with remot e sites and inc ludes the foll owing topics: • Connecting to a Remote Site • Logging In to a Remote Si.
234 C2631M-C (7/ 09) DISCONNECTING FROM A REMOTE SITE T o terminate a connect ion with a remote DX8100 server: 1. Right-click the name of th e remote site from the Site T ree.
C2631M-C (7/09) 235 ASSIGNING CAMERAS TO VIEW PANELS The DX8100 Web Client includes up to 16 view panels. E ach view pane l can display a s ingle camera c hannel from an y connected se r ver . T o assign a camera to a vie w panel: 1. Click the plus sign (+) beside Camera for th e site you want to view .
236 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 1. Place the mouse point er in the middle of a camera view pane l. 2. Click the left mouse bu tton, and then dra g the mouse pointer in the direction you wa nt to move the camera. Figure 208 illustra te s the range of motion po ssibilities for the on-s creen PTZ c ontrol.
C2631M-C (7/09) 237 Programming a Preset Clicking the button places DX8100 in PTZ progra mming mode. While in PTZ programmin g mode, mu ltiple preset s can be programmed un t il the button is pressed again. T o program a PTZ pr eset: 1. Drag a ca mera from th e Site T ree ont o a view pane l.
238 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 4. Using the PTZ keypad, select a numbe r for the new preset (for example, select 1). Figure 211. Programming a Preset Using W eb Client 5. Click the Preset button to store the preset in the selected memory locatio n. 6. Repeat steps 4-6 for ea ch preset you want to program.
C2631M-C (7/09) 239 Clearing a Preset T o clear a preset: 1. Click the Set button to enter prog ramming mode. 2. Click the number of the pr eset you want to cle ar from the PTZ keypad. 3. Click the Clr button . 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to clea r multiple presets.
240 C2631M-C (7/ 09) Certain PTZ devic es, like Pelco’ s Spectr a Series domes, will di splay an on-scree n message with the amo unt of remaining memory a vailable for pattern pr ogramming. Figure 214. Programming a Pattern Using W eb Client T o stop pro gramming a pattern: 1.
C2631M-C (7/09) 241 6. Click Clr button again to exit programming mo de. Figure 216. Clearing a Pattern Using W eb Client Accessing Progra mming Features of Remote Cameras Y ou can us e the PTZ function to program fe atures of remote cameras, su ch as Pelco’ s Spectra III.
242 C2631M-C (7/ 09) 3. Use the on-screen PTZ controls or the focus (+) an d focus (-) buttons to na vigate up and down th rough the camera menu choices . Figure 218. Camera Setup Menu 4. Click the iris (+) button to select an option from the camera’ s on-screen menu.
C2631M-C (7/09) 243 A accounts access levels, defi nition of 170 built-in user accounts 169 administrato r accessing th e setup mode 110 changing PC client applicat ion default password 19 changing po.
244 C2631M- C (7/09) camera designa tor 50 camera event dete ction and repositioning overview 135 camera, removing a linked alarm in put 44 capture car d, displaying video 46 channel mapping 40 channe.
C2631M-C (7/09) 245 selecting 34 G graphics card 19 H hardware DX8100-AUD au dio card 115 external equipment 64 I import setup 30 index view panel 29 indicators audio 50 camera 50 instant recording 50.
246 C2631M- C (7/09) N National T e levision System Committee (NTSC) 152 network camera 118, 119 network requirement s DX8100 attached to same subnet 21 IPSec 17 normal recordin g mode 51 notificat io.
C2631M-C (7/09) 247 PTZ protocols testing PTZ functionality 113 R record indi cator 50 record rate, maximum 156, 157 recording mo de alarm, camera settin gs supported alarm image qual ity 152 frame ra.
248 C2631M- C (7/09) See also alarm inputs camera setu p 112, 150 See also camera commands, listing of 111 Backup Camera Ext. Monito r Linking Network Notificat ion Schedule Site System User how to op.
C2631M-C (7/09) 249 Restricted Us er 38, 169, 170 Standard User account 29, 170 user access levels 170 user acco unts adding new u sers 171 existing users, deleting 173 log-in timeout, setting 173 mod.
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