GV-Control Center User's Manual V3.1.0.
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Content Chapter 1 Introduction........................................................................................... 1 1.1 Minimum System Requirements .................................................................................................. 2 1.2 Options......................................................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Overview ......................................................................................
.2 Audio Broadcast......................................................................................................................... 41 4.2.1 Starting the Audio Broadcast ............................................................................................. 41 4.2.2 The Audio Broadcast Window ........................................................................................... 42 Chapter 5 Playback ....................................................................................
8.3 8.4 8.2.4 Instant Playback ................................................................................................................ 80 8.2.5 Channel Display on Another Monitor ................................................................................. 81 8.2.6 Quick Zoom ....................................................................................................................... 82 8.2.7 Configuring the Matrix Position.....................................................
10.1 General Settings .................................................................................................................... 143 10.2 Network Settings .................................................................................................................... 145 10.3 VMD System Settings ............................................................................................................ 146 10.4 Remote Desktop Settings ....................................................
Chapter 1 Introduction Control Center is a central monitoring station solution (CMS) that provides the CMS operator with these major features: y Picture-in-Picture and Picture-and-Picture views (See 3.2 PIP and PAP View) y Panorama View (See 3.3 Panorama View) y Pop-up video alerts upon motion detection, input trigger, critical temperature and many more (See 3.4 VMD Monitoring) y Instant Playback (See 5.1 Instant Playback) y Remote playback (See 5.
1.1 Minimum System Requirements Before installation, make sure your computer meets the following requirements. Standard Requirements (for GV-Control Center and Video Wall Server) OS 32-bit Windows 7 / 8 / Server 2008 64-bit Windows 7 / 8 / Server 2008 R2 / Server 2012 CPU Core 2 Duo E6400, 2.13 GHz RAM 2 x 2 GB Hard Disk 1 GB Graphic Card AGP or PCI-Express, 1024 x 768, 32-bit color DirectX 9.
1 Introduction Software License Free License N/A Maximum License Unlimited Increment for each license N/A 1. Control Center Optional 2. Control Center + Video Wall (1 to 200 license) Combinations 3. Control Center + VSM 4. Control Center + VSM + Video Wall (1 to 200 license) Dongle Type Internal or external Note: 1. For the Video Wall function, make sure you insert a GV-USB dongle with Video Wall function to Control Center server. 2.
1.2 Options Optional devices can be purchased to assist your surveillance management. Device GV-Keyboard V3 GV-Joystick Internal GV-USB Dongle 4 Description A GV-Keyboard V3 can be used to program and operate up to 16 GV-Control Centers. A GV-Joystick can be used in conjunction with GV-Keyboard V3 to control PTZ channels from GV-Control Centers. An Internal GV-USB Dongle provides the hardware watchdog function to GV-Control Center server by restarting the computer when Windows crashes.
1 Introduction 1.3 Overview 1.3.1 The Control Center Main Window Figure 1-1 By default, there are five areas on the main window: No. Name Description 1 Toolbar See 1.3.2 The Toolbar later. 2 Host List Displays hosts and its channels in a tree diagram. See 1.3.3 The Host List. 3 Group List Displays hosts in Groups of VMD, I/O and E-Map. See 1.3.4 The Group List. 4 Live View 5 Layout List 6 Instant Play Displays images from the hosts.
1.3.2 The Toolbar Figure 1-2 No. Name 1 2 3 4 5 Configure Application Position Search Host Connect to server Displays system settings including general settings, network settings, VMD settings, Remote Desktop and Video Wall. Configures position and resolutions of application windows, including GV-System, Remote ViewLog, Remote E-Map, I/O Central Panel, and up to 8 matrices. See 8.1 Application Position.
1 No. Name 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Remote DVR Introduction Description Allows the Control Center to access a remote client GV-System. See 6.1 Remote DVR. Remote DVR Allows the Control Center to access the desktop of a host GV-System Desktop and the operating system. See 6.2 Remote Desktop. Remote Allows the Control Center to access the event files of different hosts and ViewLog play them back. See 5.2 Remote ViewLog. Remote Allows you to monitor client DVR and GV IP devices on E-Maps. See 9.
1.3.3 The Host List 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Figure 1-3 The controls on the Host List: No. Name Description 1 Save Saves the changes made in Host List. 2 Delete Deletes the selected host. 3 Add Host Adds a Host. 4 Host Settings Displays the host settings of the selected host. Camera Click to watch live view, access Remote ViewLog and play back Information recordings instantly. Remote Access applications including Remote DVR, Remote Desktop and Event Control Data Query.
1 1.3.4 Introduction The Group List 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Figure 1-4 The buttons on the Group List: No. Name Description 1 Save Saves the changes made in Group List. 2 Delete Deletes the selected group. 3 Rename Group Renames the selected group. 4 Add Group Adds a new group under the selected category. 5 Camera Information Looks up device information and access its live view. 6 Move up Moves the selected camera up in its group.
Chapter 2 Getting Started 2.1 Installation 1. Connect the GV-USB Dongle to the computer. 2. Insert the Software DVD to your computer. It runs automatically and a window appears. 3. To install the USB device driver, select Install or Remove GeoVision GV-Series Driver and select Install GeoVision USB Device Drivers. 4. To install GV-Control Center, select Install GeoVision Paid Software and click Yes to accept the License Agreement. 5. Click GV-Control Center and follow the on-screen instructions.
2 Getting Started 2.2 Hosts and Groups You need to create hosts and groups before starting the services. To create hosts, you can use the Search Host function (No. 3, Figure 1-2) to detect GV devices and compatible third-party IP devices on the same LAN and add them to the Host List, or you can follow the steps in the following section. Note: 1.
2. Type the host name, IP address, login ID and password of the host. Keep the communication port as default, unless otherwise necessary. 3. Click the Update Information button to request the number of cameras and I/O modules installed from the host. When the update is complete, this message will appear: Update system information successfully. 4. Click OK to add the host. Tip: 1. To access the Web interface of the IP device, click Configure on the Host Settings dialog box (Figure 2-1). 2.
2 Getting Started 2.3 Connecting to Control Center The Control Center supports several types of hosts. Only the DVR (GV-System) host needs to be configured and started for connection to Control Center. To configure the client DVR in order to access the Control Center services remotely through a network connection, click the Network button on the main screen, point to Control Center Server, and then select Start Default Service or Start All Service to connect. 2.3.
2.3.2 Advanced Settings To configure the CCS Server, click Configure on the window menu. [Network Settings] Keep the four communication ports as default, unless otherwise necessary. Figure 2-3 Enable IP White List: Limits access to the Control Center Server by assigning IP ranges. Codec: Sets video compression to Geo Mpeg4 or Geo H264. Note Remote Desktop does not support Geo H264 codec.
2 Getting Started [Event Log Settings] Sets the log storage path and duration. [Set Default Service] Select the desired services to set as default. Figure 2-4 [Prompt to accept] The client can be prompted to accept or reject the connection when the Control Center attempts to access its GV-System (through Remote DVR service) or Desktop (through Remote Desktop). Figure 2-5 [Auto start default service when Windows starts] Automatically runs the default services at Windows startup.
Chapter 3 Live Video 3.1 Live View You can choose to display live views in separate windows or collectively on the Live View window. 3.1.1 Displaying Single Live View To display single live view window (Figure 3-1): y On the Host List (Figure 1-3) or Group List (Figure 1-4), right-click any camera and select Live View. y On the Host List or Group List, click the Camera Information button Live View. y On a Remote E-Map window (Figure 9-9), click a camera icon.
3 Live Video The controls on the single Live View window: No. Name 1 Change Camera Description Switches to another camera of the same host. Size: Changes the size of the live video. The size corresponds to the video resolution set at the host. The size choices are only available when the video resolution is higher than 320 x 240. Defog: Enhances image visibility. Stabilizer: Stabilizes live images. Stream1/Stream2: Chooses codec. PIP View: Refers to Picture in Picture.
Note: When the video resolution of the IP camera is larger than the screen resolution of the Control Center, the maximum live video you can view is approximately half size of that IP Camera resolution.
3 3.1.2 Live Video Displaying Multi Views The Live View window is designed for multi-channel live view display. You can monitor up to 36 channels simultaneously. To display live view on this window, you can: y y Drag the cameras from the Host List (Figure 1-3) to Live View window (Figure 3-2). From a Remote E-Map (Figure 9-9), click on a camera icon. Note: For live views enabled from Remote E-Map to display on the Live View window, define the display position in Application Position window.
The controls on the Live View window: No. Name Description 1. Select among the screen division 4, 9, 16, 25, 36. 2. Screen Division My Favorite Screen Applies the screen division set in Live View Setup (No. 7, Figure Division 3-2). 3. Fit Window Extends the live view to fill the channel. 4. Fixed Ratio Displays the live view proportionally to its source. 5. Full Screen Changes the live view window to full-monitor display. 6. Close all video Closes all the live view channels.
3 3.1.3 Live Video Enhancing Live Video You can enhance the coloring to have more vivid and saturated images. Click the System on the main window menu and select DirectDraw Configuration. The Colorful dialog box appears. Select Use Colorful Model, click OK and restart the Control Center program for the mode to take effect.
3.1.4 Adjusting Distorted Views When viewing images through Single Live View, Matrix View or Video Wall, the images may be curved near the corners. Use the Wide Angle Lens Dewarping feature to correct image distortion. 1. On the live view, select the Change Size button (No. 2, Figure 3-1) and select Wide Angle Settings. The Wide Angle Dewarping Setting dialog box appears. Figure 3-4 2. Move the slider at the bottom to correct the degree of warping. The adjusted view is shown on the right. Figure 3-5 3.
3 Live Video 3.2 PIP and PAP View With PIP (Picture in Picture), you can crop your video to get a close-up view or zoom in on your video. With PAP (Picture and Picture), you can create a split video effect with multiple close-up views on the video. You can enable PIP or PAP functions in Live View, Remote ViewLog and Matrix View. Live View: In the Host or Group List, right-click one camera and select Live View. In the Live View window, click the Change Size icon and select PIP View or PAP View.
3.2.1 Starting PIP View To start the PIP View, follow the instructions below: 1. After you select PIP View, an inset window of the camera view with a navigation box appears in the image. Figure 3-7 2. Point the cursor to the inset window. A hand icon appears. You can drag the inset window to the desired area on the image. 3. Point the cursor to the navigation box. A star icon appears. You can move the navigation box around in the inset window to have a close-up view of the selected area. 4.
3 3.2.2 Live Video Starting PAP View To start the PAP View, follow the instructions below: 1. After you select PAP View, a row of three inset windows appears on the bottom of the screen. Figure 3-8 2. Draw a navigation box on the image, and this selected area is immediately reflected in one inset window. Up to 7 navigation boxes can be drawn on the image. 3. To adjust a navigation box size, move the cursor to any of the box corners, enlarge or diminish the box. 4.
3.3 Panorama View Spliced from multiple camera images, a panorama view provides a continuous scene for live monitoring. Each camera selected for the panorama view will keep the recording in original format. Up to 4 sets of panorama views can be created. To access this feature, on the Group List, right-click the desired group, and select Panorama Setting. The CMS Panorama program is enabled and minimized to the system tray. The following Panorama Setup dialog box also appears.
3 Live Video The controls on the Panorama View Setup dialog box: No. Name Description 1 Add Adds an image for automatic splicing. 2 Undo Cancels the settings. 3 Manual Setting Manually splices the images together. 4 Blending Makes the spliced images seamless. 5 Demo Displays the setup procedure. 6 Left-right location 7 Top / Bottom 8 Customize resolution Sets the resolution of the panorama view. 9 Save Before Exit Changes image addition to the left-or-right option.
3.3.1 Creating a Panorama View To connect camera views with overlapped areas, follow the steps in Using Images with Overlapped Areas. To connect camera views without overlapped areas and of the same resolution, follow the steps in Using Images with the Same Resolution. Using Images with Overlapped Areas 1. Select one panorama set (No. 13, Figure 3-9) from the drop-down list. If you want to rename the selected panorama set, type the name in the field. 2.
3 Live Video 6. To stitch the two images together, click on a significant point in the Reference image and then look for the same point in the Source image. A dialog box of point selection will prompt you to confirm. You need to set up 3 points for stitching. Figure 3-11 Note: For the best result, position the points in the overlapping areas on both images. Avoid placing the points in a cluster or lining them up straight. 7. The resulting image is displayed in the Preview window.
3. Select a reference image. Figure 3-12 A. Select one camera from the Source drop-down list (No. 14, Figure 3-9) B. Click the Add button (No. 1, Figure 3-9). This image appears in the Preview Window (No. 11, Figure 3-9). 4. Select an image to be stitched to the reference image. Figure 3-13 A. Select a camera from the Source drop-down list (No. 14, Figure 3-9). B. To place the image to the left or right of the reference image, click the Left / Right button (No. 6, Figure 3-9).
3 Live Video D. Select Left or Right / Top or Bottom to add the image. 5. To add another image, repeat step 4. Note: You will only be able to add cameras next to the last camera view added. For example, when adding a third camera, you can only use the direction buttons in relation to the second camera. You will not be able to go back and select the first camera. 6. To specify the width and height of the panorama view, click the Customize Resolution button (No.
3.3.2 Accessing a Panorama View There are two ways to access a panorama view: y Right-click the Group that has set a Panorama view, select Panorama View and select the desired panorama set from the list. y Right-click the CMS Panorama icon on the system tray, select Panorama View, and select the desired panorama set from the list. 3.3.3 Panorama View Controls Figure 3-12 Right-click the panorama view to have these options: Snapshot: Save the current panorama view as an image file.
3 Live Video 3.4 VMD Monitoring With the VMD (Video Motion Detection) function, the operator can be alerted with a pop-up display of live videos when any of these events occur: Motion, Temperature Alarm, Input Trigger, Crowd Detection, Advanced Unattended Object Objection, Advanced Scene Change Detection and Advanced Missing Object Detection. Note: The VMD feature does not support the third-party IP cameras. 3.4.1 Running VMD 1.
3.4.2 The Controls on the Window 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Figure 3-14 No. Name 1 Description Page Up & Down Scrolls the page up and down. 2 Refresh Refreshes the camera view. The feature is unavailable when the Camera pops up in the user-defined position option is enabled (Figure 10-3). 3 Select Quad Sets the screen division. 4 Show System Menu Includes these settings: • Image Quality: Changes the display quality to Best, Normal or Low.
3 3.4.3 Live Video Temperature Alarm You can set up a temperature alarm by specifying a critical temperature, upon or beyond which the live view will pop up on the VMD window. Note: 1. The critical temperature here refers to the interior temperature of the device, but not its operating temperature. 2. This feature is only supported by GV-System with GV-3008 Card and certain GV-IP Cameras. For the support list, refer to the GV-IPCAM H.264 User’s Manual for detail. 1.
3.4.4 Dual-Monitor Display You can set up two monitors to display the VMD windows for pop-up displays. Note: For monitor resolution of 1280 x 1024 and above, up to 42 pop-up views can be displayed on a VMD window. For monitor resolution lower than 1280 x 1024, up to 36 pop-up views can be displayed on a VMD window. To set two monitors to display the VMD windows: 1. On the main window, select System, select Configure and click the VMD System tab. Figure 3-16 2.
3 Live Video 5. When the first monitor is full of the pop-up camera view, the next pop-up camera view will go to the second monitor. Applications of two VMD windows: The position of pop-up cameras on the VMD windows varies when you enable or disable the Camera pops up in the user-defined position option in Figure 10-3.
3.4.5 Pop-up Viewer on Another Monitor With the Pop-up Viewer feature, you can define the duration that a pop-up view stays on another monitor. The pop-up view on the VMD window will be closed as soon as motion stops or an event is undetected. When motion or an event is detected, the camera view will pop up on the primary monitor and the assigned monitor together.
Chapter 4 Audio Communication 4.1 Audio Communication The Control Center operator can speak to, listen to and engage in two-way communication with a specified host. Figure 4-1 Speaking to a Host 1. Select a host from the Host List. The name of the selected host appears in the space below the toolbar (Figure 4-1). 2. Click the Microphone button (No. 8, Figure 1-3) and select Microphone. The button turns yellow when it is enabled. You can speak to the host through a microphone.
Listening to a Host 1. Select a host from the Host List. The name of the selected host appears in the space below the toolbar (Figure 4-1). 2. Click the Microphone button (No. 8, Figure 1-3), select Wave Out and select a camera number if there are more than one camera. The button turns yellow when it is enabled. You can listen to the camera through a speaker. Speaking and Listening to a Host 1. Select a host from the Host List.
4 Audio Communication 4.2 Audio Broadcast The Control Center operator can use the Audio Broadcast function to speak to multiple hosts at one time. Note: The Audio Broadcast function supports both GV and third-party IP devices with speaker functions. 4.2.1 Starting the Audio Broadcast 1. To open the Audio Broadcast window, click the Broadcast Service button on the Toolbar. This dialog box appears. Figure 4-3 2.
4.2.2 The Audio Broadcast Window 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Figure 4-4 The controls on the Audio Broadcast window: No. Name Description 1 Host Name Displays the host name. 2 IP Displays the host IP address. 3 Status Displays the connection status of the host. 4 Change Style Minimizes or enlarges the Audio Broadcast window. 5 Close Closes the Audio Broadcast window. Always on top: Always displays the Audio Broadcast window on top of the screen.
Chapter 5 Playback 5.1 Instant Playback You can retrieve the recordings from the DVR or GV IP device and play video back. The following function must be enabled ahead to allow remote access from the Control Center: • DVR: Enable recording and Remote ViewLog Service • GV IP devices: Enable recording and ViewLog Server. 1. To start instant playback: • In the Host List (Figure 1-3) or Group List (Figure 1-4), right-click one camera and select Instant Play (5 Min).
2. The Instant Play window appears. You can select the camera, date and video events for playback. Playback scroll Move to prev 1 min Move to prev 5 min Play Pause Move to next 5 min Stop Home Backward Move to next 1 min End Forward Figure 5-1 3. For further playback features, right-click the Instant Play window. Name Functions Includes these options: • Frame by Frame: Plays back video frame by frame. Play Mode • Real Time: Plays back video on real time.
5 Name Playback Functions Includes these options: • Deinterlace: Converts the interlaced video into non-interlaced video. • Scaling: Smoothens mosaic squares when enlarging a playback video, and applies the colorful mode to enhance the coloring. • Deblocking: Removes the block-like artifacts from low-quality and highly compressed video. • Defog: Enhances image visibility. • Stabilizer: Reduces camera shake. • Text overlay’s camera name and time: Overlays camera name and time Render onto the video.
5.2 Remote Playback The Remote ViewLog service allows the Control Center to access the event files of different hosts and play them back with ViewLog player. 5.2.1 Running the Remote ViewLog 1. For DVR hosts, the client DVRs must activate Remote ViewLog Service (No. 3, Figure 2-2) first. 2. At the Control Center, highlight a host in the Host List or a group in the Group List. Then click the Remote ViewLog button .
Chapter 6 Remote DVR Applications 6.1 Remote DVR The Remote DVR service allows the Control Center to access client GV-Systems and configure their settings remotely. This feature reduces the trips to each client DVR individually. 6.1.1 Running the Remote DVR 1. The client DVR must activate Control Center Service (No. 2, Figure 2-2) first. 2. At the Control Center, highlight a host in the DVR List. Then click the Remote Control button on the Host List and select Remote DVR.
If the client wants to interrupt the connection, click the button at the bottom right corner. A valid ID and Password are required to stop the connection. Tip: If you wish to minimize the bandwidth used while viewing cameras of the client DVR, you can choose to view certain cameras only. There are two ways to activate and deactivate cameras: 1.
6 Remote DVR Applications 6.2 Remote Desktop The Remote Desktop allows the Control Center operator to access its host DVR and also control the client desktop in a separate window. The Control Center operator has a full control of the client GV-System and its operation system. 6.2.1 Running Remote Desktop 1. The client DVR must activate Remote Desktop Service (No. 4, Figure 2-2) first. 2. At the Control Center, highlight a host in the DVR List.
6.2.2 File Transfer The File Transfer function is designed to transfer files easily between the Control Center and client DVR. 1. Run the Remote Desktop. 2. Click the File Transfer button on the upper left corner of the Remote Desktop. The File Transfer Service dialog box appears. 3. Select the desired file to transfer to Local (the Control Center) or Remote (the client DVR). Figure 6-3 Note: The size of one single file for transfer cannot exceed 4 GB, but there is no size limit for multiple files.
6 Remote DVR Applications 6.3 Data Event Query on GV-System You can query events that occur at DVR hosts by defining search criteria. The search results can be displayed in text or in chart. You can also export your research results in the form of text, html or excel. Query Categoryies Search Criteria Search Results Video Icon Playback Window Figure 6-4 1. On the GV-System, click the Network button , select WebCam Server and click OK to enable the WebCam service. 2.
4. Define each search criteria such as Event Type, Device, Information, Date etc. The search criteria vary depending on the search category selected. 5. If you want to search the events recorded during the Daylight Saving Time period, select DST Rollback and specify the time period in the Date column. 6. Click Submit Query. The search results will be displayed in text form. 7. To graph the search results, click the Chart button. 8. To play back any attached video, click the Video icon . 9.
Chapter 7 I/O Central Panel The I/O Central Panel provides a centrally managing solution for I/O devices from different hosts. Its major features are: y y Group I/O devices from different hosts y y Monitor different I/O cascade configurations at different times of the day Trigger I/O devices in cascade mode Provide quick access to triggered I/O devices by a Quick Link window Note: 1. The Advanced I/O Panel at the client DVR and the I/O Central Panel at the Control Center can conflict each other.
7.2 The I/O Central Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Figure 7-2 The controls on the I/O Central Panel: No. Name Description 1 Configure Accesses Panel and Schedule settings. 2 Mode Schedule Starts/stops Mode Schedule. 3 Toggle Quick Link 4 Advanced I/O List Style 5 Expand Tree Row Expands tree branches. 6 Collapse Tree Row Collapses tree branches. 7 Mode Configures various cascade modes. 8 Standard I/O List Displays connected I/O modules.
7 I/O Central Panel 7.3 Creating a Group for Cascade Triggers You can group I/O devices by function or geography. Further, the group allows cascade triggers, meaning that the trigger actions of one trigger can activate another trigger. For this example, you might have a group called “Entrance” that contains all I/O devices installed at entrances.
7.3.2 Editing a Group To modify group settings, right-click a group, and select View/Edit. This dialog box appears. Figure 7-5 [Group Name] As described in Figure 7-4. [Group Notify Setting] As described in Figure 7-4. [Current Pin Setting] To enable this option, highlight an I/O device from the group list at the bottom. Trigger Associated Outputs: Triggers outputs in cascade mode. Click the Finger tab to apply the change to all I/O devices at the same group.
7 7.3.3 I/O Central Panel Editing an I/O Device In addition to editing groups, you can also edit the settings of individual I/O device. Right-click an I/O device, and select Setting. This dialog box appears. Figure 7-6 [Display Setting] You can define the nature of I/O devices by colors. Note that the setting only affects the Detail style of the Advanced I/O List (No. 4, Figure 7-2).
7.4 Monitoring Hosts from the I/O Central Panel You can watch host live view, play back recordings and view host information directly from the I/O Central Panel. This is especially useful for administrator to get an immediate checkup of the host when a trigger event occurs. Figure 7-7 Watching Live View On the I/O Central Panel, click an input and select View Associated Camera to watch the live view of the camera associated with this input device. A single Live View window appears.
7 I/O Central Panel Viewing Host Information You can obtain information on host name, alarm level and a history of trigger events. Right-click an input icon from the Advanced I/O List and select Information. The Pin Information dialog box appears. Figure 7-8 Playing Back Trigger Events To play back host recordings, click its associated input from the Advanced I/O List and select Instant Play. The Instant Playback window appears. For details, see 5.1 Instant Playback.
7.5 Configuring the I/O Central Panel On the panel toolbar, click the Configure button (No.1, Figure 7-2) and select Panel Setting. This dialog box appears. Figure 7-9 [Startup] Show Quick Link: Opens the Quick Link window at panel startup. Start Schedule Monitoring: Starts Mode Schedule at panel startup. For details, see 7.7Setting up Mode Schedule below. [Layout] Show Host Name: Displays the host name of each I/O device on the Advanced I/O List.
7 I/O Central Panel 7.6 Viewing Connection Log You can view the connection status of the hosts. On the panel toolbar, click the Configure button (No.1, Figure 7-2) and select View Notification. This dialog box will appear. The maximum of 1000 messages will be logged for reference. Figure 7-10 Time: Displays the time of the connection/disconnection. Message: Displays the connection/disconnection status of the hosts.
7.7 Setting Up Mode Schedule The Mode Schedule allows you to monitor surveillance sites using different I/O cascade configurations according to the scheduled time. For example, you may want I/O cascade triggers one way during business hours and another way for non-business hours. Modes can be switched automatically at a scheduled time. 7.7.1 Creating a Mode 1. Click the Mode drop-down list (No. 7, Figure 7-2), and select Mode Edit. This dialog box appears. Figure 7-11 2.
7 7.7.2 I/O Central Panel Creating a Mode Schedule Define the times and days you like the panel to switch modes. 1. On the panel toolbar, click the Configure button (No.1, Figure 7-2), and select Schedule Setting. This dialog box appears. Figure 7-12 2. Click Add to create a schedule. This dialog box appears. Figure 7-13 Name: Type a name for the schedule. Mode: Select a mode from the drop-down list. Time: Define a time period you want the mode to run.
7.8 Quick Link The Quick Link provides a quick access to triggered I/O devices. It is a separate window that displays all the groups established in the Advanced I/O List. The group icon flashes when any included I/O device is triggered. Clicking the flashing icon will bring you to the I/O location in the Advanced I/O List. To open the Quick Link window, click the Toggle Quick Link button. (No. 3, Figure 7-2).
7 I/O Central Panel 7.9 Forcing Output To manually force an output, click one output, and select Force Output. In the Standard I/O List, you can force the output individually. In the Advanced I/O List, considering cascade triggers, you can only manually force the output at the top level, e.g. Figure 7-15. Outputs at sub levels cannot be forced manually, e.g. Figure 7-16. However, if the output is not in a cascading hierarchy, you can definitely force it manually, e.g. Figure 7-17.
7.10 Editing Background Image With the Background Image feature, you can import a floor plan to lay out the locations of triggered I/O devices. This feature works in the Icon style of the Advanced I/O List. 1. To switch to the Icon style, click the Advanced I/O List Style button (No. 4, Figure 7-2) and then select Icon. 2. Select a group in the Advanced I/O List. The I/O icons of this group will be displayed. 3. Right-click on the right screen, and select Background Image to import a graphic file. 4.
7 I/O Central Panel 7.11 Managing a Group of I/O Devices With groups of I/O devices set up on the Advanced I/O List, you can enable or disable these I/O devices by groups. Enabling a Group On the Advanced I/O List, right-click a desired group and select Start Monitoring. All input devices of this group are now enabled. When inputs are triggered, outputs will be activated in cascade mode. Disabling a Group On the Advanced I/O List, right-click a desired group and select Stop Monitoring.
7.12 Controlling I/O Devices The Control Center operator can manually arm or disarm any I/O devices of different hosts without interrupting the monitoring. Note: This function also supports the client GV IP devices of these firmware versions: GV-Compact DVR: Firmware V1.43 or later GV-IP Camera: Firmware V1.05 or later GV-Video Server: Firmware V1.45 or later Arming or disarming I/O devices 1. On the Standard I/O List, right-click one host and select I/O Enable Setting. This dialog box appears.
7 I/O Central Panel 7.13 Popping Up Live Video upon Input Trigger You can be alerted by a pop-up live video after an input device is triggered. Up to 16 live videos can be accessed simultaneously. 1. On the toolbar, click the Configure button (No.1, Figure 7-2), select Panel Setting and click the Notify tab. This dialog box appears. Figure 7-20 2. Specify the Maximum Number of Invoked Camera Views that can pup up at the same time when inputs are triggered.
6. To map a camera to an input device, right-click an input device in the Advanced I/O List, and select Setting. This dialog box appears. Figure 7-21 7. Select Associated Camera, assign a camera from the drop-down list, and select Digital Input Invokes the Associated Camera. 8. Click OK. When the input is triggered, the live video of its associated camera will pop up.
Chapter 8 Multi Monitors Applications 8.1 Application Position The Application Position is a tool for adjusting the resolution and position of the application windows in Control Center. Note: If the Control Center is displayed on a widescreen monitor, you can also utilize this feature to help you arrange the positions of application windows. 1. Click the Application Position button on toolbar. The Application Position window appears.
2. Right-click an icon, select Show to display the window on the layout and manually drag the window to assign position. Alternatively right-click the window/icon, select Set Position and type co-ordinates. Figure 8-2 Tip: It is workable to move and place a window between or among monitors. 3. To adjust the resolution and access other settings, right-click the application window or the icon at the bottom. Figure 8-3 Resolution: Select a resolution option.
8 Multi Monitors Applications Shut down when the Control Center is closed: For I/O Central Panel only. Select to inactivate the I/O Central Panel when the Control Center is closed. Full Screen: For Matrix window only. Set Position: See step 2 in this section. 4. To configure the view and playback types for Remote E-Map, right-click the Remote E-Map icon or window (Figure 8-3): View Type: You can define the display position of live view enabled from the Remote E-Map.
8.2 Matrix View Matrix View allows the center operator to monitor up to 96 cameras from different hosts on the same screen. Further, the operator can remotely change camera’s monitoring status and properties.
8 Multi Monitors Applications Tip: 1. To add or replace one camera view in a Matrix view, make sure you have set the Control Center window position to be always on top and simply drag the desired camera from the Group List to the desired channel position. See 10.1 General Settings. Note that when Matrix is closed and opened next time, the dragged cameras will not be displayed. 2. You can set the access right to a group folder.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Figure 8-5 The controls on the Matrix window: No. Name Description 1 Exit Closes or minimizes the Matrix window. 2 Screen Division 3 Date/Time Indicates the current date and time. 4 Monitor Starts or stops monitoring. 5 Configure Access the Matrix settings and camera properties. 6 ViewLog Opens ViewLog. 7 Camera Scan Rotates through screen divisions. Select screen divisions with the choices of 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 16, 20, 24, 32, 36, 48, 64, 80 or 96 channels.
8 Multi Monitors Applications Note: 1. To display Matrix views in separate 8 monitors, make sure your computer is equipped with enough VGA cards. To set up multiple monitor positions and resolutions, see 8.1 Application Position. 2. The Matrix supports megapixel resolution only on a single screen. Click the at left-top corner of the single screen to display megapixel images. button 3.
8.2.2 Live View Enhancement Enhancing Live Images You can enhance the coloring to have more vivid and saturated images. This function is enabled by default. Click the Configure button (No. 5, Figure 8-5), select System Configure, select Enable DirectDraw, click OK and restart the Control Center program for the mode to take effect. Adjusting Distorted Views Images may be curved especially near the corners.
8 Multi Monitors Applications 8.2.3 Two-Way Audio The Two-Way Audio feature allows the operator to speak to and listen from the selected host. This is especially useful when suspicious events occur and the operator would like to communicate with the security personnel at the surveillance site. To access this feature, right-click on a camera view that you wish to communicate with, and select Wave out Toggle to access audio from the host and Talk Back Toggle to speak to the host.
8.2.4 Instant Playback When monitoring through Matrix View, you can instantly play back any suspicious videos of a certain time length. Time length choices include 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute and 5 minutes. For details see 5.1 Instant Playback. y To instantly play back the events of all channels, click the ViewLog button (No.6, Figure 8-5), select Instant Play, and select the time length.
8 Multi Monitors Applications 8.2.5 Channel Display on Another Monitor If the Control Center is equipped with multiple monitors, you can use the QView feature to display a selected channel on another monitor screen. 1. Open the Matrix window, click the Configure button (No. 1, Figure 1-2), and select QView. This dialog box appears. Figure 8-7 2. Use the drop-down list to select a desired monitor. 3. Click one channel to be displayed on that monitor. Figure 8-8 4.
8.2.6 Quick Zoom When you are monitoring Matrix Views on multiple monitors, the Quick Zoom feature allows you to call back a desired camera view to display on the primary monitor for instant inspection. 1. Click the Matrix Quick Zoom button (No. 21, Figure 1-2). This dialog box appears. Figure 8-9 2. To identify the position numbers of monitors, click the Identify button. The position numbers will be displayed on the Matrix Views.
8 Multi Monitors Applications 8.2.7 Configuring the Matrix Position When you have set up more than one monitor and want to display matrices separately on each of the monitors, you can assign a monitor to each of the matrices. 1. Configure the matrix position using the Application Position button (No.2, Figure 1-2). For details, see 8.3 Application Position. 2. Right-click a Matrix group, select Set Start Position and select a matrix number.
8.2.8 POS Live View The POS Live View allows you to view POS transaction data or cardholder information of access control in a separate window. y To open the POS Live View window, click the ViewLog button (No.6, Figure 8-5) and select POS Live View. y To have the instant playback, double-click the desired transaction item or cardholder data on the POS Live View window. Figure 8-12 For details on POS Live View, see POS Live View, Chapter 7, GV-DVR User’s Manual on the Software DVD.
8 Multi Monitors Applications 8.2.9 Advanced Settings On the Matrix window, click the Configure button (No. 5, Figure 8-5). [System Configure] Figure 8-13 Caption: Displays the ID, Location or Camera Name stamp on screen. Camera Scan: Sets the rotation interval between cameras. Click the Arrow button to set rotation mode of 1, 4, 6, 9, 16 or 24 channels. You can also enable the automatic scan function at the Matrix startup. DirectX: Sets the DirectDraw function.
[Camera Configure] Adjusts the properties and recording settings of cameras. [Video Attributes] Adjusts video attributes of cameras. [Image Quality] Adjusts the video quality with the choices of Best, Normal and Low. The better quality will result in bigger image size and need bigger bandwidth. [QView] Allows you to display channels on another monitor. For details, see 8.2.5 Channel Display on Another Monitor. [Full Screen] Extends the channels to full screen.
8 Multi Monitors Applications 8.3 Video Wall A Video Wall is an establishment of multiple monitors on a server, displaying composite IP sources from various IP devices. Using the Control Center, you can remotely configure and manage up to 200 Video Walls, each with a different layout.
Note: 1. A GV-USB dongle with Video Wall function is required to connect to the Control Center. 2. The number of monitors allowed depends on the capability of the Video Wall server’s graphic card. 3. For the minimum system requirements of a Video Wall server, see 1.1 Minimum System Requirements.
8 Multi Monitors Applications 8.3.1 Setting Up a Video Wall Server You can build the Video Wall server on a dedicated server or with the GV-Control Center. A GV-USB dongle with Video Wall function needs to be inserted to the GV-Control Center server for connection to the Video Wall server. Follow the steps below to install the program and set up the Video Wall server. 1.
Location Name: Displays the name of the local computer. Remote Desktop password: Sets up a password for accessing the desktop of this Video Wall server from Control Center. Auto run when Windows starts: Starts the Video Wall service when the Windows starts. Auto start service when program starts up: Starts the Video Wall service when the Video Wall server program is launched. Auto load the last status: Select this option to automatically load the previous Video Wall settings.
8 Multi Monitors Applications 8.3.2 The Layout List After you have installed the Video Wall server on a dedicated server, utilize the Layout List on the Control Center’s main window to create a Video Wall layout. For detailed steps, see 8.3.3 Adding a Server and Configuring the Layout and 8.3.4 Activating the Channel and Layout. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Figure 8-18 No. Name Description 1 Host Setting Configures background settings. 2 Host Remote Control 3 Add Host Adds a host.
8.3.3 Adding a Server and Configuring the Layout Follow the steps below to add the Video Wall server you have set up and configure its layout on the Control Center server. 1. From the Control Center’s main window, click the Layout List button (No. 9, Figure 1-2) on the toolbar. 2. On the Layout List window, click the Add Host button. This dialog box appears. Figure 8-19 3. Type the IP Address of the remote server and click OK. The remote server is displayed.
8 Multi Monitors Applications 4. Click the Add new layout button to create a new layout. This dialog box appears. Figure 8-22 5. Name the layout and click OK. The monitors are displayed. In this example, the remote server contains 6 monitors. Figure 8-23 6. Drag and drop the desired channels from the Host List or Group List to the layout.
7. Adjust the channel size and position. Fitting adjustment on Monitor 3 Automatic adjustment on Monitor 1 Manual adjustment on Monitor 5 & 6 Figure 8-24 Manual adjustment: Drag the four corners and sides of a channel to adjust its size and re-position. For example, the GV-BX220D/BX220D-E channel is manually placed across Monitors 5 and 6.
8 Multi Monitors Applications Auto Arrange: See Automatic adjustment in step 6. Identify Monitor: Shows the monitor number. Hide All: Inactivates and hides all the channels. Show All: Shows all the channels on the layout. Use Desktop Image: Use the desktop image on the layout. Update Desktop Image: Refreshes the Video Wall with desktop image. This option is only available when Use Desktop Image is enabled. 9.
Geo Fisheye: Activates the display settings configured for Fisheye Option. For detail, see 8.4 Fisheye View. Fisheye Option: Configures the display settings and PT settings of fisheye camera. Wide Angle Lens Dewarping: Enables dewarping to the current channel. Sets the degree of dewarping first. Wide Angle Lens Setting: Sets the degree of dewarping. See 3.1.4 Adjusting Distorted Views. Location on E-Map: Shows the position of this camera on Remote E-Map.
8 Multi Monitors Applications 8.3.4 Activating the Channel and Layout After you have set up at least one layout, you can activate a channel at a time or all the channels of a layout at once. The activated channel or layout will be displayed on the Video Wall. y To activate a channel, right-click the channel and select Activate. You can repeat this operation with another desired channel.
8.3.5 Setting Up a Zoom Window A Zoom Window is a window reserved for displaying zoomed channels. Up to 16 Zoom Window can be established. 1. Drag the Zoom Window icon from the Channel List to a desired monitor. The Zoom Window (0) is created by default. Figure 8-27 2. Manually or automatically adjust the position and size of the inserted Zoom Window. For detail, see step 6 in 8.3.3 Adding a Server and Configuring the Layout earlier in this section. 3.
8 Multi Monitors Applications 7. To add a Zoom Window, follow the steps below. A. Right-click the space in Channel List and select Add Zoom Window. A new Zoom Window icon appears in the Channel List. B. Refer to step 2 to adjust the position and size. C. To select a Zoom Window for zoom display, right-click the channel, select Zoom Mapping and select a Zoom Window. 8. To delete a Zoom Window, right-click the icon from the Channel List and select Remove.
8.3.6 Setting Up a Scan Window With a Scan Window, you can reserve a portion of the Video Wall to display a group of channels in turn. Up to 16 Scan Window can be established and a Scan Window can display up to 32 channels in turn. 1. Establish a Group with the channels for scan display. 2. Drag a Scan Window icon from the Channel List to a desired monitor. Scan Window (o) is created by default. Figure 8-28 3. Manually or automatically adjust the position and size of the inserted Scan Window.
8 Multi Monitors Applications 4. To configure the scan display settings, right-click the Scan Window, select Setup. This dialog box appears. Figure 8-29 [Position] Sets the position (co-ordinates) and size of the Scan Window. [Caption] Sets the caption color and size. [Scan Setting] Display Interval: displays channels at the specified interval. The default is 3 seconds. Division: the channels are displayed in the specified divisions.
8.3.7 Displaying Remote Monitor, Web Page and Playing Back Videos Displaying a Remote Monitor on Video Wall You can display customized view region of a remote monitor as a channel on Video Wall. Up to 288 Remote Monitor channels can be displayed. 1. Install the Remote Desktop server to the remote server you intend to access. A. Insert the Software DVD to the server, select Install GeoVision Paid Software and click Yes to accept the License Agreement. B.
8 Multi Monitors Applications Service Port: corresponds to the Data port for Remote Desktop Service in Control Center Server. Tip: Access the Data port by right-clicking the remote server from the Host List under Remote Desktop Service and then select Host Settings. This dialog box appears. Figure 8-31 Password: sets a password requirement for any remote access of this server. C.
3. Add and connect the Remote Desktop server to Control Center. A. On the Control Center’s toolbar, click the Search Server button (No. 8, Figure 1-2). The Remote Desktop servers under the same LAN with Control Center are searched. Figure 8-32 B. Select a server and click Connect. The remote server and the installed monitors are shown in the Host List and connected to Control Center. In this example, the remote server contains one monitor.
8 Multi Monitors Applications 4. Drag the monitor to the layout and configure the position and size of the remote desktop on Video Wall. For details, see step 6 to 9 in 8.3.3 Adding a Server and Configuring the Layout. 5. Activate the layout. For details, see 8.3.4 Activating the Channel and Layout. The defined area of the remote monitor is displayed on the Video Wall. Displaying Web Pages on Video Wall You can display up to 16 web pages on the Video Wall.
4. Activate the layout or just the channel for instant display. For details, see 8.3.4 Activating the Channel and Layout. 5. To add another Web Window, right-click the space in Channel List and select Add Web Window. 6. To delete a Web Window, right-click the icon in Channel List and select Remove. Note: To set up a home page on the Web Window, see 10.5 Video Wall Settings. Video Playback on Video Wall with ViewLog You can display and play back up to 16 recordings (of last 5 minutes) on Video Wall.
8 Multi Monitors Applications 1. Drag and drop the Remote ViewLog Window icon to the layout. 2. Adjust the size and position of the Remote ViewLog Window. For details, steps 7 to 9 in 8.3.3 Adding a Server and Configuring the Layout. 3. Drag a drop a camera from the Host List to the Remote ViewLog Window for playback. Events recorded from the previous 5 minutes are played back on the Video Wall. 4.
Figure 8-38 1. Drag and drop the Media Window icon to the layout. 2. Adjust the size and position of the Media Window. For details, steps 7 to 9 in 8.3.3 Adding a Server and Configuring the Layout. 3. Activate the layout or just the channel for instant display. For details, see 8.3.4 Activating the Channel and Layout. 4. Click the Browse button (Figure 8-41) to browse a file for playback. The recording is played back shortly. 5.
8 Multi Monitors Applications 8.3.8 Displaying Live View from Remote E-Map The Video Wall can be used to display live views enabled from Remote E-Map. 1. Make sure you have selected the Video Wall option for Remote E-Map’s view type. For details, see step 4 in 8.1 Application Position. 2. Adjust the E-Map channel size and position on the Video Wall. See step 6 in 8.3.3 Adding a Server and Configuring the Layout. Figure 8-39 3. Right-click the E-Map channel to access more settings. See step 8 in 8.3.
8.3.9 Remotely Accessing the Video Wall Server You can remotely access the any connected Video Wall server and its operating system from Control Center. Note: You can access the desktop of one Video Wall server at a time. Any newly opened desktop window will replace the previous one. 1. Make sure the Video Wall server is connected to Control Center. 2. On the Layout List, select the server and click the Host Remote Control button (No.2, Figure 8-18).
8 Multi Monitors Applications 3. Type the password and click OK. The desktop of the selected Video Wall server appears in a window. You can control the desktop by using the control buttons on the window. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Figure 8-41 No. Name Description 1 Window Start Opens the start menu of the remote desktop. 2 Change Monitor Changes the display mode (all Monitors or a single monitor only) 3 Monitor Display Mode Shows the current display mode. 4 Host Name Shows the name of the server.
8.3.10 Updating the Video Wall Server Version You can remotely update the version of Video Wall servers from Control Center server. Note: This function is only supported by V3.0.3.0 and above. 1. On the Layout List (Figure 8-18), right-click a Video Wall server and select Update. The update starts immediately and the Video Wall server is disconnected from Control Center. The Video Wall Server icon disappears from the system tray. Figure 8-42 reappears. 2.
8 Multi Monitors Applications 8.4 Fisheye View The hemispherical image of a fisheye host can be converted to a conventional rectilinear projection and displayed on Single Live View, Matrix and Video Wall. The following camera types are supported: y GV-Fisheye Camera y Any camera (without a built-in lens) with an ImmerVision IMV1 Panorama Lens installed y GV-IPCAM H.
Setting Up the Fisheye View 1. Enable the fisheye live view. y For Single Live View, right-click the camera from the Host List (Figure 1-1). y For Matrix display, enable the Matrix view containing the fisheye view. For detail, see 8.2.1 Running the Matrix View. y For Video Wall display, activate the fisheye channel. For detail, see 8.3.4 Activating the Channel and Layout. 2. Enable the dewarpped views. y For Single Live View, select the Change Size button (Figure 3-1) and then select Geo Fisheye.
8 Multi Monitors Applications Fisheye Settings: Figure 8-44 Screen Ratio Setting: Sets the display ratio to be 4:3 or 16:9. Wide View: Increases the height of the 180 degree view when camera position is set to wall mount. Figure 8-45-1: Wide View Disabled Figure 3-45-2: Wide View Enabled Frame Rate Control: Limits the frame rate of the fisheye live view to the number specified here. Select Apply All to apply the frame rate control to other fisheye views.
Chapter 9 Other Applications 9.1 Remote E-Map The Remote E-Map is a map used to monitor the installed GV IP devices, I/O devices and cameras connected to GV-System. The Remote E-Map can: y illustrate the location of the installed cameras and I/O devices with icons y y y illustrate the surveillance zone of the installed cameras signal motion and I/O events with blinking camera icons or blinking map areas access and play back event recordings via camera icons. For detail, see 5.1 Instant Playback.
9 Other Applications 5. Optionally set up the following: y polygonal areas for a blinking effect when trigger events occur. See 9.1.4 Setting the Polygonal Area. y view zones to illustrate the monitoring area on the E-Map. See 9.1.5 Setting the View Zone 6. Click the Remote E-Map button. The Remote E-Map window appears (Figure 9-10). You can click a camera icon to watch its live view. For detail on the E-Map Window, see 9.1.6 The E-Map Window.
9.1.1 The E-Map Editor Window 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Figure 9-2 The controls on the E-Map Editor window: No. Name Description 1 Up Returns to the previous E-Map file. 2 Add Map Adds an E-Map file. 3 Add Host Adds a host folder in the Host View. 4 Load Map Imports a floor plan. 5 Rename Renames an E-Map file and/or folder. 6 Delete Deletes an E-Map file and/or folder. 7 Zoom In Zooms in on the floor plan.
9 9.1.2 Other Applications Creating an E-Map To create and edit an E-Map file, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add Map button on the toolbar. A New Map file will be created in Map View and the Floor Plan window separately. Figure 9-3 2. Click the New Map file in Map View, and then click the Load Map button to import a graphic file. The file opens in the Floor Plan window. 3. Drag and drop the icons from Host View onto the map in the Floor Plan window. 4.
9.1.3 E-Map Alerts You can monitor and set up alerts on E-Maps. When motion or input trigger is detected on the subscriber, the camera or input icon on the E-Map will blink for alert. You can also click the camera icon to watch its live view. For this application to work, subscribers must: y installed and enabled related I/O settings on the client DVR and IP devices y already create their own E-Maps (see 9.1 Remote E-Map) y activate Control Center Service on the host GV-System.
9 9.1.4 Other Applications Setting the Polygonal Area Use the Polygonal Map function to help you quickly locate a triggered device. Draw an area on the map and it will flash when any device within the area is triggered. Figure 9-5 Setting Up a Polygonal Map 1. On the E-Map, select a map icon . 2. Highlight and right-click the map icon, and select Edit Polygonal Map. 3. Click on the map to start drawing a polygonal shape, indicated by a yellow dotted line. Figure 9-6 4.
9.1.5 Setting up the View Zone The View Zone function allows you to illustrate the monitored area of each device on the E-Map. Figure 9-7 Setting Up a View Zone 1. In the E-Map Editor window, select a device icon. 2. Highlight and right-click the device icon and select Edit View Zone. 3. Move the mouse to adjust the size and direction of the monitored area. Figure 9-8 4. Right-click the map and select Finish to finalize the zone.
9 9.1.6 Other Applications The E-Map Window 8 1 9 2 3 4 5 6 10 7 Figure 9-9 The controls on the Remote E-Map window: No. Name Description 1 Login Click to log in up to 500 hosts. 2 Host Information 3 Previous Click to go to the previous E-Map file. 4 Home Click to back to the top of the tree view. 5 Next Click to go to the next E-Map file. 6 ViewLog Click to access the Remote ViewLog function. 7 Configure Click to configure the Remote E-Map.
9.1.7 Configuring the Remote E-Map Click the Configure button (No. 7, Figure 9-9) to display the following dialog box: Figure 9-10 [Download EMap files] Click to download E-Map files from the subscriber server to the local computer. This option can reduce network load when you want to view E-Maps of multiple subscribers. Use local EMap files: Once downloading E-Map files to the local computer, you can use these E-Map files for connection.
9 Other Applications Hide Tree List: Select this option to hide the tree list. Enable DirectDraw: The DirectDraw is enabled by default. Some VGA cards might not support DirectDraw and can produce distorted frames. In this case, disable the feature. Use small icon: The Remote E-Map uses the large icons of cameras and I/O devices by default. Select this option if you want to use small icons.
9.2 Fast Backup and Restoration With the Fast Backup and Restore (FBR) solution, you can change interface skin for Control Center, as well as back up and restore your configurations in Control Center applications. Note: Alternatively, you can use the built-in functions in Control Center to back up and restore the settings. For details, see 10.8 Back Up System Configurations. 9.2.1 Installing the FBR Program 1.
9 9.2.2 Other Applications Backing Up and Restoring Settings You can back up the configurations you made in the Control Center, and restore the backup data to the current system or import it to another site. Backing Up the Settings 1. In the FBR window (Figure 9-7), click the Backup Remote AP Settings icon, and select Control Center from the menu. This dialog box appears. Figure 9-8 2. Click the Next Step button . The Save As dialog box appears. 3.
Restoring the System You can restore the current application settings using a configuration backup file. Also, you can copy this backup file to configure another application at different site with the same settings as the current application. 1. Open the backup file (*.exe) you previously stored. A valid ID and password are required to display this window. Figure 9-9 2. Click the Restore Remote AP icon, and then select the application that you want to restore its backup settings.
9 Other Applications 9.3 MultiLang Tool for Translated Text The user interface has been translated from English into 30 other languages. If you find the translation to be unsuitable and would like to correct it, you can use the MultiLang Tool to revise the translation. Next, you can apply the revised text to the applications and export an .exe file to make the same revision on another computer. You can also send the revision back to GeoVision to have the revision included in future software releases.
4. In the Search field, type all or part of the text in English or the target language and click Search. Figure 9-11 Note: 1. The search is case sensitive. 2. Before making any revision, click Tools and select Revision Note to read the revision instructions. 5. Double-click the text you want to revise. This dialog box appears. Figure 9-12 6. Revise the translated text and click OK. Tip: The text may contain symbols such as %d or \n that instruct the application to perform certain functions.
9 Other Applications Applying the revised text: 1. To apply the revised translation to the applications, click Save. For the following applications, the system will automatically locate the corresponding files on your computer and replace with the revised translation. • GV-Control Center V3.0 or later • GV-Video Wall Server V3.
3. The message “Do you want to apply the revised multilingual texts to another folder?” appears. If the storage path for the application has been changed or if the associated application is not listed in the dialog box, click Yes and select the folder of the application. To export or send the revised text: 1. To export the revision as an executable file, click Tools, Export and Export executable file. You can copy the .exe file to another computer and apply the same translation revision by running the .
9 Other Applications 9.4 Batch Functions The batch functions are integrated interfaces designed for management of mass number of GV IP hosts without the need to visit each device’s Web interface. On these interfaces, you can change/assign IP address, rename devices, assign NAS and view storage space information of multiple hosts. 9.4.1 Configuring the IP Address You can set the IP address of multiple GV IP devices at a time. 1.
4. Click the button to preview the new IP address in the Assign IP column. If more than one device is selected, their IP addresses will proceed after the Start IP address in numerical order. Figure 9-15 5. Click Start to start changing the IP address. When the update is completed, the new IP address is shown in New Setting and “Success” is shown in the Status columns.
9 9.4.2 Other Applications Renaming Devices You can modify the host name of multiple devices through a single interface, without visiting each host’s settings page. 1. On the main screen, click the Batch Update Wizard button and select Upgrade Device Name. This window appears. Figure 9-17 2. Select a device to be configured from the Host Name column. To select all the devices, click . To uncheck all the devices, click . 3. Type the new device name in the Rename column. 4.
9.4.3 Configuring the NAS You can set multiple GV IP devices to record to NAS installed under the same LAN. Note: 1. GV IP Camera only supports NAS from firmware V2.07 or later. 2. Be sure that you save the recordings of different IP devices to different partitions to avoid disrupting the recycling process. Assigning NAS Storage for Recording 1. On the main screen, click the Batch Update Wizard button The devices that support NAS appear in the NAS Setup window. Figure 9-19 136 and select NAS Setup.
9 Other Applications 2. Select the device(s) for NAS management and click Start. This window appears. Figure 9-20 3. Click the Search all available network hosts under the LAN. button to detect the NAS installed 4. Select a NAS from the list and click the Search the selected host’s network storage(s) button to detect its shared network storage(s).This dialog box appears.
5. Type the username and password of the NAS server. The server’s storage is detected and shown. Figure 9-22 6. On the NAS Setup window, select a device from the left column, tick the storage in the middle column, select a network storage and click the Set the selected storage path to the device button to assign a storage location. The storage location appears in the Storage Path column. Figure 9-23 7. Click the Save 138 button to store the settings.
9 Other Applications Changing the NAS Storage for Recording 1. In the NAS Setup window (Figure 9-23), select the device and its storage path, and click the Add/Modify the selected storage path button. This dialog box appears. Figure 9-24 2. Type the name of the new NAS server, its ID and password. 3. Click OK. 4. Click the Save button (Figure 9-23) to store the settings. Deleting the NAS Storage for Recording 1.
9.4.4 Viewing the Storage Information You can view storage information such as the storage type, free space and the overall disk space of GV IP devices. Click the Batch Update Wizard button Information.
9 9.4.5 Other Applications Updating Host Information You can update the information (such as the port and the number of cameras, input and output modules installed) of multiple hosts. 1. On the Host List (Figure 1-3), right-click a group you want to update. For example, right-click the DVR List and select Update DVR Information. Figure 9-25 2. The Update Host Information window appears. Figure 9-26 3. Select hosts and click the Update Information button to start updating. 4.
Chapter 10 System Configuration This chapter details the following settings: y General settings of GV-Control Center, including startup settings and layout (See 10.1 General Settings) y Port settings for searching client DVR and/or IP devices (See 10.2 Network Settings) y VMD display settings (See 10.3 VMD System Settings) y Connection speed for Remote Desktop (See 10.4 Remote Desktop Settings) y Video Wall captions (See 10.5 Video Wall Settings) y Login settings (See 10.
10 System Configuration 10.1 General Settings To access this dialog box, click the Configure button (No. 1, Figure 1-2) and select the General tab. Figure 10-1 [Startup] Autorun When Windows Starts: Automatically runs the Control Center at Windows startup. Minimize when startup: Automatically minimizes the Control Center toolbar to the taskbar when the Control Center is started. I/O Central Panel: Automatically runs the I/O Central Panel at Windows startup.
[Layout] Display host name in the Group List: Displays the individual camera’s host name on the Group List. Sort the Group List by names: Automatically arranges the created groups alphabetically. Note that when this function is enabled, the Move up and Move down buttons will not be available for re-arranging the order of the groups. Always On Top: The Control Center window always stays on the top of other windows. Control Center Style: Sets the color theme for Control Center user interface.
10 System Configuration 10.2 Network Settings To access this dialog box, click the Configure button (No. 1, Figure 1-2) and select the Network tab. Figure 10-2 This dialog box displays the related ports for DVR and IP devices. To use the Search Host function (No. 3, Figure 1-2), it is required to open TCP port 5201 on the client DVR, TCP port 5202 on the GV IP devices, and UDP port 5200 on the Control Center.
10.3 VMD System Settings To access this dialog box, click the Configure button (No. 1, Figure 1-2) and select the VMD System tab. Figure 10-3 [Position] Sets up to two monitors to display the VMD windows. [Option] When the Camera pops up in the user-defined position option is enabled, the position of pop-up camera on the VMD window is based on the camera sequence in the VMD Group, e.g.
10 System Configuration 10.4 Remote Desktop Settings To access this dialog box, click the Configure button (No. 1, Figure 1-2) and select the Remote Desktop tab. Figure 10-4 [Connection Speed] Select the Internet connection speed to suit you needs: Modem (56 Kbps), Broadband (128 Kbps – 1.5 Mbps) or LAN (10 Mbps or higher).
10.5 Video Wall Settings To access this dialog box, click the Configure button (No. 1, Figure 1-2) and select the Video Wall tab. Figure 10-5 [Caption] ID: Shows the ordinal number of the channel being added to the layout. Host Name: Shows the host name of the channel. Camera Name: Shows the camera number or camera name. [Others] DirectDraw: Enhances video performance of live view images. This function is enabled by default.
10 System Configuration 10.6 Login Settings You can restrict the login site to either local or remote. For a remote login, you can further specify the IP address and port. By default, there is no restriction for login.
10.7 Account Management You can establish multiple accounts of different access rights. There are three types of accounts available for setup – Administrator, Power User and User, each with different access rights by default (see the table below). However, you can also customize the access rights to suit your needs.
10 System Configuration 3. Click the Add new account button at the bottom and select Add Administrator, Add PowerUser or Add User. In this example, we add an administrator account. To rename the account, click on the account name. Figure 10-8 4. To set a password, click Change Password on the right. This dialog box appears. Figure 10-9 A. Type a password in the New Password and Confirmation field. B. Optionally set up a password hint in the Hint field.
the GV-Control Center is activated. Account Management: Select to allow the account to access the Account Management dialog box (Figure 10-8) and hence the configuration of the access rights of all the accounts. This option is only available for an Administrator account. Select or unselect the listed features and functions on the General, Application and Video Wall tabs to allow or prohibit the account’s access.
10 System Configuration 10.8 Backing Up System Configurations You can export and back up GV-Control Center’s configurations. By default, settings in Host List, Group List, Control Center Setting (settings in System Configure, Figure 10-1), Live View Setting, Virtual PTZ Setting, GV-Keyboard, E-Map and Video Wall are included for backup. Exporting System Configurations 1. On the GV-Control Center’s main window, select System and select Export Data. This dialog box appears. Figure 10-10 2.
3. Type the password you set up in step 4 of Exporting System Configurations. You will be prompted to confirm. 4. Click OK. The Import Data dialog box appears. 5. Click to unselect the configurations for import and click OK. The Control Center logs out automatically and starts importing the selected settings. You will be requested to log in when the import is complete.
Appendix A. GV-USB Dongle Upgrade Note the following requirements and limitations for the Control Center: Dongle Requirements • An appropriate USB dongle of “Black” color is required. • It is required to install drivers from the Software DVD for the GV-USB Dongle to work. • Installing the latest GV-USB Dongle driver (V1.2.1.0) will limit the total number of upgrade and downgrade of the dongle to 9 times. • The GV-USB Dongle can be upgraded to include more functions.
3. In the GV folder, double-click GVUsbKeyUpClient.exe. This dialog box appears. Figure A-2 4. To retrieve the data from the dongle, click Select All. The information of the dongle is displayed in the information field. Note the displayed number of “HW Serial” should be the same as that on the dongle. 5. To save the data to your local computer, click Save Key ID Data. If you have more than one dongle to upgrade, click Batch Save. Different dongle data will be saved as separate files.
Appendix Appendix B. PTZ Control Using GV-Joystick You need to run the following program in the background when using the GV-Joystick to control PTZ. For details on the GV-Joystick operations, see GV-Joystick User’s Manual. Control Center You can control the PTZ cameras using up to 8 GV-Joysticks in Live View and Matrix. 1. Run mcamctrl.exe from the program folder. This dialog box appears. Figure B-1 2. In the Device field, select the COM port connected to the GV-Joystick. 3.
Appendix C. RTSP Streaming The Control Center supports IP video devices using RTSP standard. To connect the IP device compatible with RTSP standard: 1. Select Protocol from the Brand drop-down list. Figure C-1 2. Select one of the following options from the Model drop-down list. GV_HTTP_SDK_RTSP: This option is for GeoVision SDK users. The RTSP protocol uses a HTTP port for video streaming from the IP camera.
Appendix Appendix D. Supported IP Device Brands and Protocols The supported third-party IP device brands and protocols are listed below. For detailed information, refer to Supported IP Camera List on GeoVision’s Website: http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/4_21.
Appendix E.
Appendix Language Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Simplified Chinese, Slovakian, Slovenian, Spanish, Sweden, Thai, Traditional Chinese, Turkish Note: The maximum number of hosts allowed depends on the performance of Control Center server. Video Wall Server Feature Amount Max. No. of Monitors Unlimited.
