GV-VMS User's Manual V14.
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Important Notes GPU Decoding Specifications GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) decoding can lower the CPU loading and increase the total frame rate supported by a GV-VMS. GPU decoding only supports the following software and hardware specifications in GV-VMS: Software Specifications Sandy Bridge Operating System 64-Bit Ivy Bridge / Haswell Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / Server 2008 R2 / Server 2012 R2 Resolution 1 MP / 2 MP Codec H.
Multi-Channel Playback Specifications Multi-channel playback in ViewLog has been enhanced to improve the smoothness of the video by producing higher frame rate. However, playing back multiple channels at high resolution can increase the CPU loading especially if the GV-VMS is processing other tasks simultaneously. As a result of the high CPU loading, dropped frames may sometimes occur in recorded video when playing back multiple megapixel channels.
Contents 1 Configuring Main System ............................. 3 1.1 Installing the GV-VMS............................................................................................ 3 1.1.1 Dongle .................................................................................................. 3 1.1.2 Options ................................................................................................. 4 1.1.3 Minimum System Requirements ..........................................................
1.6.6 Configuring Fast Key Lock .................................................................48 1.7 Account and Password.......................................................................................49 1.7.1 Creating a New Account.....................................................................50 1.7.2 Configuring Account Settings .............................................................51 1.7.3 Changing or Retrieving Password at Login........................................53 1.7.
3 Video Analysis ....................................97 3.1 Object Counting and Intrusion Alarm................................................................97 3.1.1 Object Counting..................................................................................97 3.1.2 Intrusion Alarm .................................................................................101 3.2 Object Index .......................................................................................................106 3.2.
3.17 Fisheye View ....................................................................................................160 3.17.1 Setting Up a GV-Fisheye Camera..................................................161 3.17.2 Setting Up a Third-Party Fisheye Camera .....................................164 3.17.3 Object Tracking ..............................................................................166 3.18 Specifications ......................................................................................
5.4 Repairing Damaged File Paths ......................................................................... 211 5.5 Repairing Damaged Video Files .......................................................................213 6 I/O Applications ........................................ 216 6.1 Setting I/O Devices ............................................................................................217 6.1.1 Adding I/O Devices...........................................................................218 6.
7.3.2 Control Panel....................................................................................250 7.3.3 Configuring Single View Viewer Options..........................................251 7.3.4 PTZ Control Panel............................................................................256 7.3.8 Visual PTZ Control ...........................................................................257 7.3.5 I/O Control ........................................................................................
8.4.1 Installing E-Map Server ....................................................................296 8.4.2 The E-Map Server Window ..............................................................297 8.4.3 Setting up E-Map Server ..................................................................298 8.4.4 Connecting to E-Map Server............................................................298 9 Useful Utilities ................................................ 301 9.1 Dynamic DNS ............................
9.6.2 The Main Window.............................................................................340 9.6.3 Allowing Remote Control..................................................................341 9.6.4 Connecting to a WebCam Server ....................................................342 9.6.5 Controlling Specific WebCam Server...............................................343 9.6.6 Setting up the Bandwidth .................................................................344 9.6.7 Block List Setup......
Chapter 1 Configuring Main System ....................... 3 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Installing the GV-VMS.......................................................................... 3 1.1.1 Dongle...................................................................................................................... 3 1.1.2 Options..................................................................................................................... 4 1.1.3 Minimum System Requirements..............................
1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 2 1.7.1 Creating a New Account ........................................................................................ 50 1.7.2 Configuring Account Settings ................................................................................ 51 1.7.3 Changing or Retrieving Password at Login ........................................................... 53 1.7.4 Preventing Unauthorized System Termination ...................................................... 54 1.7.
1 CHAPTER Configuring Main System 1.1 Installing the GV-VMS 1.1.1 Dongle GV-VMS supports connection with up to connection with up to 64 IP devices. You can connect up to 32 channels of GV-IP Devices for free. If you need to connect more than 32 channels of GV-IP Devices or connect with third-party IP devices, license is required. Supported Devices Channels License 32 ch No license required. 64 ch GV-VMS Pro license required, 32 ch per license.
1.1.2 Options The following optional devices are available to expand your GV-VMS’s capabilities and versatility. Contact your dealer for more information. Optional Devices Description The USB dongle can provide the Hardware Watchdog function to the Internal USB Dongle GV-VMS by restarting the computer when Windows crashes. You need to connect the dongle internally on the motherboard.
1 Configuring Main System 1.1.3 Minimum System Requirements Below are the minimum PC requirements needed to connect GV-VMS with 32 and 64 channels of GV and 3rd party IP cameras (dual streams). GV-VMS (Up to 32 Channels) GV-VMS Pro (Up to 64 Channels) OS 64-bit Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / Server 2008 R2 / Server 2012 R2 CPU 4th Generation i3-4130, 3.4 GHz 4th Generation i7-4770, 3.4 GHz Memory 4 GB RAM 8 GB RAM 1.1.
1.1.5 Installing GV-VMS Before You Start For optimal performance of your system, it is important to follow these recommendations before installing the GV-VMS: It is strongly recommended to use separate hard disks. One is for installing Windows OS and GV-VMS software, and the other is for storing recorded files and system logs. When formatting the hard disks, select NTFS as the file system. GV-VMS is a multi-channel video recording system.
1 Configuring Main System Installing GV-VMS 1. To download GV-VMS, go to the Software Download and Upgrading page of GeoVision Website: http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/5_8_VMS.asp. 2. To install GV-VMS, find the Primary Applications section under the Video Management Software of GV-VMS. tab and click the Download icon 3. Double-click GVVMSInstaller.exe and follow the instructions in the wizard to complete installation. 4. If you are using a USB dongle, insert the dongle to your computer.
1.1.6 Uninstalling and Upgrading GV-VMS GeoVision will periodically release software updates on our website. Before installing software upgrade, be sure to uninstall GeoVision Software first. By default, GeoVision software and log files are stored on one drive, while video files are stored on a different drive. Uninstalling GV-VMS will not remove the video, log, and setting files previously saved in the computer. To uninstall the GV-VMS, follow these steps: 1.
1 Configuring Main System 1.2 Getting Started When you run GV-VMS for the first time, the system will prompt you for a Supervisor ID and Password. Figure 1-4 1. Type an ID and a password. Type the password again for confirmation. 2. Type a hint that would remind you of the password. 3. It is recommended to click E-Mail List and enter e-mail addresses. When you forget the password, the password can be sent to your e-mail account. 4. Click OK to enter the main screen.
1.2.1 Main Screen Figure 1-5 Name Description Login ID Click to manage accounts and passwords for accessing GV-VMS. Home Shows the live view of connected cameras. ViewLog Shows a timeline of recorded events for playback. Brings up these options when Home is selected: Monitor: Start / Stop monitoring, I/O monitoring and schedule monitoring Network: Enable Webcam Server and connection to other GeoVision software. Toolbar Tools: Show / hide volume indicator and set up Object Index.
1 Configuring Main System Brings up these options when ViewLog is selected: Display Play Panel: Display or hide the ViewLog timeline. This function is grayed out when the Pinned button is selected in the bottom-right corner. Tools: Manage event search, system log, event backup and event export. Configure: Apply video effects and text overlay during playback. Content List: Manage playback layout and access camera list. Exit Brings up these options: Minimize and Exit.
1.2.2 Adding Cameras To add cameras to the GV-VMS, click Home , select Toolbar , click Configure and then select Camera Install. When the camera list is empty, the Automatic Setup dialog box automatically pops up. 1. Click Automatic Setup to search for IP cameras on the LAN. Figure 1-6 2. The default login information for cameras is admin / admin. If the camera uses different ID and password, double-click the camera to specify the login information and click OK.
1 Configuring Main System Tip: You can change the camera ID by clicking the ID of an inactive camera. The ID number does not affect where the camera is positioned in the live view grid, but the cameras will be listed according to the camera ID in setup pages such as Video Processing dialog box.
1.2.3 Accessing Live View After adding cameras, you can access camera live view by dragging the camera in the Content List to the live view grid. 1. Click Home 2. Click Camera in the content list to see the list of cameras added. 3. Drag the cameras to the live view grid. , select Toolbar , and select Content List . The Content List appears. Figure 1-9 For details on the live view, see Live View and Layout in later in this chapter.
1 Configuring Main System 1.2.4 Enabling the Recording To start recording, click Home , select Toolbar , click Monitor and then select Start All Monitoring. You can also individually select the cameras you want to start monitoring. By default, every camera records with the following settings: Default Recording Settings Recording Mode Motion Detection Resolution / Codec The camera’s current resolution / codec will be used.
1.2.5 Playing Back Video Instant Playback You can instantly play back the recorded video of a single camera from the camera live view. Place the cursor on the live view, click the Instant Playback button, and select the time length: 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute or 5 minutes. Figure 1-10 ViewLog For more comprehensive playback functions, click ViewLog 1. Open the Content List by clicking Toolbar in the top-right corner. and selecting Content List . 2.
1 Configuring Main System 1.3 Recording Settings This section introduces the recording settings of the GV-VMS. To configure the recording setting of the cameras, click Home , select Toolbar , select Configure , select System Configure, and click Record Setting. This dialog box appears. Figure 1-12 By default, the system has the following recording settings. Default Data Storage Settings Storage Location Recorded Files D:\Record\. Event Database Files D:\CameraDBs\ Recycle
1.3.1 Setting Global Recording Settings for All Cameras In the top half of the Record Setting dialog box, you can configure global recording settings that will be applied to all cameras, such as maximum length of each video clip, recycling function and the actions to take upon recording errors. Figure 1-13 [Video Record] Max Video Clip: Specifies the maximum time length of each recorded file (from 1 to 5 minutes).
1 Configuring Main System Recycle: When selected, the oldest recordings will be deleted when the system requires storage space for new files. If it is not selected, the system will stop recording when disk space is full. Database Folder: The default storage path for Event Database (.db files) is at D:\CameraDBs\. Click the … button to specify a new storage path. Note that the storage path for the actual recordings is specified in the Storage option under the Record Type option.
1.3.2 Setting Recording Settings for Individual Cameras In the lower half of the Record Setting dialog box, you can select a camera and configure the recording mode and video storage location for the selected camera(s) only. Figure 1-14 1. Select the camera you want to configure. Hold the Shift key to select multiple cameras if needed. 2. Under Record Type, select Round-the-clock or Motion Detect. 3. Click the Arrow button next to Storage to specify where to store the recorded videos.
1 Configuring Main System 1.3.3 Setting Up the Video Storage Location You can create a maximum of 24 storage groups with different storage locations. The default storage location is D:\Record\. 1. In the Record Setting dialog box, click the Arrow button next to Storage. This dialog box appears. Figure 1-15 2. To add a new folder in the first storage group, click the Add button above Path and select a folder. Only 1 folder can be assigned as storage folder per partition (e.g.
6. To specify the actions to take when hard disks become full, click the Arrow button next to Disk Full Process. Invoke Alarm: Activates computer alarm by playing the selected sound file. Invoke to Send Alerts: Sends e-mail notification. To see how to set up the e-mail server, refer to Setting Up Email Notification later in this chapter. Register Event: Records the error to System Log. Output Module: Triggers the selected output device.
1 Configuring Main System 1.3.4 Setting Up Motion Detection The motion detection settings will be applied to motion events in both Round-the-Clock mode and Motion mode.
1. In the Record Setting dialog box, click the Arrow button next to Record Type. This dialog box appears. Figure 1-16 2. You can refine motion detection by setting Object Size or Region Sensitivity. Object Size: Limits motion detection to objects within a size range. Select User-defined. Select Min. Object Size from the drop-down list and then drag an area on the image. Repeat the process and set a Max. Object Size.
1 4. Configuring Main System The following options are available to further reduce false alarm: Noise Tolerance: Enable to ignore video noise and move the slider to adjust the level. The higher the level, the more tolerant the system is to video noise. If the surveillance area is prone to produce high noise possibly due to weather or light changes, set the level to High. Ignore environmental changes: Ignores environmental changes such as rain or snow.
1.4 Live View and Layouts This section describes the functions on the camera live view and how to create new live view layouts using the Content List. After adding cameras, you can access camera live view by dragging the camera in the Content List to the live view grid. Refer to XXXX earlier in this chapter for details. 1.4.1 Utilizing Live View Functions Live View Icons Place the mouse cursor on the camera live view to see the icons below.
1 Tools Configuring Main System The following options are available when related function is enabled or supported: Set to Wave Out: Enables live view audio. (See Configuring Audio Setting, Chapter 2) PTZ Control: Enables PTZ functions. (See PTZ Camera later in this chapter) Switches the live view to full screen. If there is a designated Zoom window, Zoom clicking the Zoom button will replace the live view in the zoom window instead.
Volume Indicator You can display an audio volume indicator on the top-left corner of the camera live view. Click the Home button , click the Toolbar button Show Volume Indicator.
1 Configuring Main System 1.4.2 Arranging Live View Layouts Follow the steps below to create new live view layouts. 1. In the Content List (Home >Toolbar > Content List ), click Layout. Figure 1-19 2. To add a layout, click the Add button and click Add Layout. This dialog box appears. Figure 1-20 3. Name the new layout. 4. Select one of the three methods under Layout Setup and click OK. Select an existing layout template.
5. If you select Customize in the step above, the Customize Layout dialog box will appear. a. Click the Reset button to select a dimension for the grid if needed. Figure 1-21 b. Select multiple squares and click the Merge button to create a larger square. Figure 1-22 c. Click OK when you are done. A message appears. Click Yes if you want to automatically assign the cameras to the new layout. Alternatively, you can click Camera in the content list and manually drag the cameras to the live view.
1 Configuring Main System 1.4.3 Setting a Zoom Window You can designate a Zoom Window to quickly see a close-up view of the camera image without changing the rest of the live view layout. 1. In the Content List (Home >Toolbar > Content List ), select Layout, click Windows and drag Zoom Window to a live view grid.
2. Move the mouse cursor to a camera live view and click the Zoom button in the top-right corner. The camera live view is displayed in the Zoom Window. Zoom Figure 1-24 3. To remove the camera from the Zoom window, place the cursor on the live view, click the Tools icon and select Close. To change the live view grid back to a normal window, repeat this step again to close the Zoom Window.
1 Configuring Main System 1.4.4 Setting a Scan Window You can assign multiple cameras to a Scan Window, and each camera will be shown in sequence for the Scan Interval specified. 1. In the Content List (Home >Toolbar > Content List ), select Layout, select Windows, and drag Scan Window to a live view grid. 2. Drag multiple cameras into the Scan Window.
3. Move the cursor to the Scan Window, click the Tools icon , and select Properties. This dialog box appears. Figure 1-26 and Down arrows. 4. To adjust the order of a camera, select a camera and click the Up 5. To specify how many seconds to show the live view of each camera, click and adjust the Scan Interval of each camera. In the figure above, each camera will be shown for 5 seconds. You can click the Finger 34 button to apply this Scan Interval to all cameras. 6.
1 Configuring Main System 1.4.6 Setting Focus View You can create up to 7 close-up views per camera and place these created close-up views inside live view grid. This function is not supported for Fisheye Cameras and PTZ Cameras. 1. In the Content List (Home >Toolbar > Content List ), right-click a camera and select Focus View Setup. A dialog box appears. Figure 1-27 2. Click Enable and draw a box on the camera view to create a focus view. You can create multiple focus views if needed. 3.
1.5 Start Monitoring After setting up the following functions, it is important to start monitoring in order for the functions to start working: Recording, Video Analysis, I/O, Motion Event Trigger and Schedule. To start monitoring, click Home , click Toolbar , select Monitor , and select one of the options: Figure 1-29 Start Schedule Monitoring: If you want to start running a created schedule, select Start Schedule Monitoring.
1 Configuring Main System Camera#: Start monitoring the selected cameras. You can also start monitoring individual cameras by right-clicking the camera in the Content List (Home List >Toolbar > Content ) and select Monitor. Figure 1-30 Note: Motion detection and I/O trigger will only be registered in System Log if monitoring is started. You will also need to enable Register Motion Event (Figure 1-16) and Register Input Event (Figure 6-7).
1.6 System Configuration This section introduces system configurations of the GV-VMS. 1.6.1 Configuring General Setting Let’s start with the options on the General Setting dialog box. Changes made in the General Setting dialog box will be applied to the system. Click Home , select Toolbar , select Configure , select System Configure, and click General Setting. This dialog box appears.
1 Configuring Main System [Display] Enable DirectDraw Scale: Applies DirectDraw Scale to enhance image quality if your VGA card supports it. For certain VGA cards, DirectDraw Scale can result in blurred images. To avoid the image problem and maintain DirectDraw Scale, change the image quality from High to Standard [Video Setting] of the camera (Figure 2-4). Note: The Enable Directdraw Scale function can greatly enhance image quality. Enable if your VGA card supports DirectX9.
1.6.2 Customizing Startup Settings The Startup dialog box allows you to set the system to enable selected features at system startup. To access the Startup settings, click Home , select Toolbar , select Configure , select System Configure, and click Startup. This dialog box appears. Figure 1-32 [General] Show Style: Change the color scheme of GV-VMS.
1 Configuring Main System Auto Run when Windows Starts: Automatically runs GV-VMS after Windows starts. If you did not set an Auto Login account or an Auto Startup Login account, the Login dialog box will appear at startup asking for an account ID and password. Startup and Hide into System Tray: GV-VMS appears in the system tray when you launch Windows instead of displaying the system login window. Note: Startup and Hide into System Tray and Auto Startup Login cannot function at the same time.
1.6.3 Customizing Display Position and Panel Resolution You can customize the display settings of GV-VMS. Click Home Configure , select Toolbar , select , select System Configure, and click Set Position. This dialog box appears. The right side of the dialog box is only available when multiple monitors are installed. Figure 1-33 Select Monitor: If you have multiple monitors connected, select the monitor you want to configure from the drop-down list.
1 Configuring Main System 1.6.4 Setting Up Email Notification When events occur, you can receive alert notification through e-mails. Follow the steps below to enable alert notification and set up the e-mail server.
2. To enable e-mail notification, select Send Email and click Email Setup. This dialog box appears. Figure 1-36 3. Set up the following fields (required): SMTP Sever: Type your mail server’s URL address or IP address. E-Mail From: Type the sender’s e-mail address. E-Mail To: Type recipients’ e-mail addresses. For multiple recipients, add a semicolon between each e-mail address. 4. Subject: Type a subject for the e-mail alert.
1 5. Configuring Main System Complete other optional settings as needed: Mail Content: Type the e-mail content that will be included in all e-mail notificaitons. Attach Image Setup: Select Attach to include up to 6 snapshots in the e-mail. The image format and size are selectable from drop-down lists. Email-Alerts Interval: Specify the time interval (0-60 seconds) between e-mail alerts to prevent e-mails from being sent too frequently.
1.6.5 System Idle Protection When the computer is idle over a set period of time, the System Idle Protection can automatically log out the administrator, and/or start monitoring. 1. Click Home , select Toolbar , select Configure , select System Configure, and select System Idle Protection Setting. This dialog box appears. Figure 1-37 2.
1 4. Configuring Main System In the System Idle Over field, type an idle time between 10 and 14400 seconds, after which the settings configured in Step 2 or 3 will be applied. 5. Click OK. Note: The feature can monitor keystrokes or mouse clicks, even from IR Remote Control and GV-Keyboard.
1.6.6 Configuring Fast Key Lock If you do not want to use certain fast keys to avoid interfering with keyboard use, you can disable the fast key functions. 1. Click Home , select Toolbar , select Configure , select System Configure, and select Fast Key Lock Setup. This dialog box appears. Figure 1-38 2. Select one of the four tabs: General, ViewLog, PTZ Control and Network. 3. Clear the checkmark for the fast keys you want to disable. To restore the fast keys, select the checkbox again. 4.
1 Configuring Main System 1.7 Account and Password The password setup allows you to assign permission and rights to accounts. You can create up to 1,000 passwords. The system will control access to functions based on the permission and rights configured for each account. Only Supervisor-level accounts are pre-set with access to the Password Setup function. Click the account ID, click Password Setup, and select Local Account Edit. This dialog box appears.
1.7.1 Creating a New Account To create a new account: 1. Click the New button at the lower-left hand corner. This dialog box appears. Figure 1-40 2. Type the user’s ID name and password. Re-enter the same password in the Password Confirmation field. 3. Give a Hint (optional) that would remind you of the password. 4. Select the account’s authorization level: Supervisor, PowerUser or User. Accounts belonging to the Supervisor level have permissions over all GV-Vital Sign Monitor settings.
1 Configuring Main System 1.7.2 Configuring Account Settings You may find these options to the right of the account list depending on the authorization level. Figure 1-41 Disable Account: Select if you want to disable this account. Expire in xx day(s): The account will expire and be disabled automatically after a set number of days. The number you set will count down automatically. Specify the number between 1 and 9999.
At the bottom of the page are global settings, which are applied to all accounts. Figure 1-42 Allow removing password System: Enables the password removal utility. The option is critical if you forget or is unable to retrieve any Supervisor password. With this option selected, you can run the password removal utility PassUNINStall.exe from the GV folder and remove the password database. Otherwise, you can only remove the password database by reinstalling Windows operating system.
1 Configuring Main System 1.7.3 Changing or Retrieving Password at Login When logging in GV-VMS, the Login dialog box allows you to change password or retrieve password through e-mail. Changing Password 1. In the Login dialog box, click the Change Password button. The Change Password dialog box appears. Figure 1-43 2. Type the new password information, and click OK to save the changes. Note: Only Supervisors can change the password.
1.7.4 Preventing Unauthorized System Termination The GV-VMS can be protected from stopping or restarting by an unauthorized account. To restrict an account that does not belong to the Supervisor level from exiting or restarting the system, follow the steps below: 1. Click the account ID, click Password Setup, and select Local Account Edit. The Password Setup dialog box appears. 2. Select a user from the user list to display its properties. 3.
1 Configuring Main System 1.7.5 Setting a Startup Auto Login User The Startup Auto Login User is typically a user account with limited access rights. After system is started, the GV-VMS will automatically log in with the Startup Auto Login User instead of showing the Login dialog box. The user can see that the system is on and working, but cannot tamper with the system settings. 1. Create an account you want to use for Startup Auto Login.
1.8 Schedule You can create schedules to enable and disable the following functions at specific times of a day and apply the schedule to a weekly plan, monthly plan or a specific date. Recording Alert upon motion detection PTZ object tracking PTZ Auto functions Video Processing I/O monitoring Network connections to Center V2 and/or Vital Sign Monitor Click Home , select Toolbar , select Configure dialog box appears. Figure 1-46 56 , and then select Schedule Edit.
1 Configuring Main System 1.8.1 Creating a Schedule with Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard is an easy way to create new schedule. 1. In the Schedule dialog box, click Schedule and select Setup Wizard. A dialog box appears. 2. Specify when to apply the schedule plan and click Next. Figure 1-47 Weekly: Applies the schedule plan to the selected days each week. Special Day: Applies the schedule plan to a specific date each year. Monthly: Applies the schedule plan to a specific day each month.
4. Click Next. This dialog box appears. Figure 1-49 5. When the Include button button is selected, you will start with an empty timeline. Click the Add and drag across the timeline when you want the function to be enabled. Use the Erase button when you want disable the function. Figure 1-50 6. You can also click the Exclude button and start with everything disabled. The Add button is now used for disabling the function instead and the Erase button is now used for enabling the function. 7.
1 Configuring Main System PTZ: When highlighting the timeline, you can select a PTZ Auto function to enable during that time. This option only appears when at least one PTZ camera is connected. AVP: During the enabled times, the selected video processing functions will be enabled even if the cameras are not recording. 8. I/O Monitoring: Enables I/O Monitoring. Server: Enables network connections to Center V2 and/or Vital Sign Monitor.
1.8.2 Creating a Schedule Manually To manually create a schedule: 1. In the Schedule dialog box, click Plan and click Add. A dialog box appears. Figure 1-52 2. Type a name for the plan and click OK. 3. Click Schedule and select an option below: Edit Special Day: Applies the schedule plan to a specific date each year. Select a Date and a Plan, and then click the Add button. Edit Weekly: Applies the schedule plan to the selected days each week.
1 Configuring Main System 1.8.3 Exporting and Importing Schedule Settings You can export your current schedule settings into an .xml file, and import it back later or to GV-VMS on another computer. To Export: 1. In the Schedule dialog box, click Schedule and click Export. A dialog box appears. 2. Specify the path to save the .xml file. 3. Click OK. To Import: 1. In the Schedule dialog box, click Schedule and click Import. A dialog box appears. 2. Specify where the exported .xml file is stored.
1.9 System Log System Log provides historical information that can help you track down events, system problems and object counting data. 1.9.1 Setting System Log In System Log Setting, you can specify which events to record, the interval time to write the event into the system, and the number of days to keep the logs. To access System Log Setting, click ViewLog button , select Toolbar , select Configure , and then select System Log Setting. This dialog box appears.
1 Configuring Main System General Event: Registers system startup/exit, network server start/stop, and monitoring start/stop. Login/Logout Event: Registers the login/logout activities of local users to GV-VMS and WebCam Server. Counter Event: Registers counting results. Merge: Registers merging of recorded videos. Backup: Registers backing up of recorded videos. Delete: Registers deletion of recorded videos through remote connection. CMS: Registers CMS related events.
1.9.2 Viewing System Log To view the System Log, click ViewLog , select Toolbar , select Tools , and then select System Log. Three options are available: Monitor Table, CMS Table, and Advanced. Monitor Table Local events on GV-VMS are displayed. Figure 1-54 [Monitor] Shows events related to camera connection and motion. Double-clicking an event will allow you to view the related video (if available) in ViewLog. [System] Shows system startup/exit, network server start/stop, and monitoring start/stop.
1 Configuring Main System CMS Table CMS Table shows the connection status, login activities and service start related to CMS. Figure 1-55 Advanced Log Browser To search for log data, click ViewLog , select Toolbar , select Tools , select System Log and click Advanced to bring up the Advanced Log Browser. See Advanced Log Browser in Chapter 4.
1.10 Other Functions 1.10.1 Setting Live View Pop-Up Video The live view can pop up immediately whenever motion detection or input trigger occurs. To set up, click Home , select Toolbar , select Configure , select System Configure, and click Camera Popup Setting. This dialog box appears. Figure 1-56 Dwell Time: Specify the amount of time a pop-up live video to remain in the foreground. Interrupt Interval: Specify the interval between live video pop-ups.
1 Configuring Main System 1.10.2 Adjusting to Daylight Saving Time GV-VMS can automatically adjust to Daylight Saving Time (DST). If you are in a time zone that uses DST, make sure DST is enabled. In Windows’ Control Panel, go to Date and Time, click Change Time Zone, and make sure Automatically adjust clock for Daylight Saving Time is selected. Figure 1-57 In System Log, the DST events will be labeled in the DST Rollback column.
Note: Videos recorded during DST periods start with “GvDST”, e.g. GvDST20140722.avi, to differentiate from regular video files that start with “Event”, e.g. Event20081022.avi.
1 Configuring Main System 1.10.3 Setting Network Failure Detection The Network Failure Detection function triggers an output device when the network connection between GV-VMS and the specified network host has failed. 1. Click Home , select Toolbar , select Network , and click Network Failure Detection. Figure 1-60 2. Under IP Address, type the IP address or domain name of the remote host. 3. Next to Interval, type the time interval between each ping in minutes ranging from 1 to 999.
1.11 PTZ Camera With the PTZ control panel, you can control PTZ functions, e.g. pan, tilt, zoom, focus and preset points. After you have added a PTZ camera, follow the steps below to enable PTZ functions. 1. Move the cursor to the camera live view and click the Tools button . Figure 1-61 2. Click PTZ Control to enable PTZ function. 3. You can control the GV-SD220 and GV-SD200 using the following actions: Double-Click: The camera will center on the spot you clicked.
1 Configuring Main System 1.11.1 Accessing PTZ Control Panel and Auto Functions After PTZ Control is enabled, move the cursor to the live view to see the PTZ control panel. Note that the PTZ control panel is hidden when live view resolution is less than 240 x 180. Zoom In / Out Home Focus In / Out Figure 1-62 In the PTZ control panel, click the Home button to access the advanced PTZ functions below. The options available may differ depending on the model of your PTZ camera.
Auto Pan The PTZ camera will continuously move between two horizontal positions. You can configure up to 8 sets of Auto Pan mode. 1. Move the camera to the start position of the AutoPan. 2. To mark the start position, click the Home button in the PTZ Control Panel, select Auto Set, and select Start AutoPan1. 3. Move the camera to the end position of the AutoPan. Any movement in the vertical direction will not be included in the AutoPan. 4. To mark the end position, click the Home button 5.
1 Configuring Main System 1.11.2 Setting PTZ Idle Protection and Advanced Functions In the Content List (Home >Toolbar > Content List ), right-click the PTZ camera and select PTZ Setup. This dialog box appears. Figure 1-63 PT Speed: Adjusts the speed of pan and tilt movement. Advanced: Click Setup to access advanced functions such as image attributes, sequence, tour and Home position. Consult the manual of the connected PTZ model for details.
Setting Multi Position Tour You can create a PTZ tour with up to 64 preset points. Note the number of preset points depends on your PTZ capacity. 1. Select Multi Position Tour in the PTZ Configuration dialog box, and click the Setup button. This dialog box appears. Figure 1-64 74 2. Select a Preset as a start point. 3. Set the Dwell Time that the PTZ will remain in a preset point. 4. Click Add and repeat Steps 2-3 to build more points in the tour.
Chapter 2 IP Camera Setup ................................... 76 2.1 Adding IP Cameras ............................................................................ 76 2.1.1 Adding Cameras Manually.....................................................................................78 2.1.2 Scanning Camera ..................................................................................................81 2.1.3 Mapping GV-IP Cameras Using GV-IP Device Utility ............................................82 2.
2 CHAPTER IP Camera Setup 2.1 Adding IP Cameras There are several ways to set up IP cameras in GV-VMS, and the setup procedures may vary depending on the device. To access the IP Device Setup page, click Home select Camera Install. , select Toolbar , click Configure Figure 2-1 76 z To manually set up an IP camera, click Add Camera. z To add an IP camera detected on the LAN, click Scan Camera. z To add multiple IP cameras detected on the LAN, click Automatic Setup.
2 IP Camera Setup For details on Automatic Setup, refer to Adding Cameras in Chapter 1. For other methods, refer to the sections below. Third-Party IP Devices GV-VMS supports not only GeoVision’s own IP devices but also products from other leading manufacturers. For the supported IP devices, refer to the Supported IP Camera List at http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/4_21.asp.
2.1.1 Adding Cameras Manually To manually add IP cameras, follow the steps below. 1. Click Add Camera . This dialog box appears. Figure 2-2 2. Type the IP address, username and password of the IP camera. Modify the default HTTP port 80 if necessary. 3. Select a camera brand and model name from the Brand and Device drop-down lists respectively. This dialog box appears.
2 IP Camera Setup 4. In the dialog box, configure the options which may vary depending on camera brands. Dual Streams: GV-IP Cameras are set to dual streams by default. Select this option to apply the dual-streaming settings (lower resolution for live view and higher resolution for recording) if the camera supports dual streams. Query: Detect and apply the current codec and resolution setting on the camera. This function may not be available for some third-party cameras.
Note: The indication of status icons is as below. Connected The camera is connected. Connecting GV-VMS is trying to connect to the camera. Connection Failed Unable to connect to the camera. Place the cursor on the red icon to see the error message. Inactive Camera The camera is inactive. Select the checkbox to connect to the camera. Started Monitoring The camera is under monitoring. Pre-Rec Enabled Pre-recording is enabled.
2 2.1.2 IP Camera Setup Scanning Camera You can add camera by scanning the cameras in the LAN. 1. Click Scan Camera . 2. In the Scan Camera dialog box, click Start Scan. The IP devices detected are displayed. Figure 2-5 3. Double-click the IP device you wish to connect. This dialog box appears. Figure 2-6 4. Type the username and password of the IP device and click OK. Figure 2-3 appears. 5. Click Apply.
2.1.3 Mapping GV-IP Cameras Using GV-IP Device Utility The GV-IP Device Utility detects all available GV-IP Devices on the same LAN and allows you to map detected cameras to channels. You can then export the device list and import it to another GV-VMS. This method is useful when you want to connect to the same cameras from multiple GV-VMS. The GV-IP Device Utility also allows you to quickly set the IP address, upgrade firmware, export/import device settings and reboot the device.
2 5. To create another set of the IP camera mapping settings, click the Add button IP Camera Setup on the Dispatch Pattern toolbar. A new tab (NVR2) is created. Figure 2-8 6. When you finish selecting the IP cameras, export the IP camera mapping settings. A. Select the tab of the IP camera mapping settings (NVR1, 2, 3,…) you want to apply and click the Export button on the Dispatch Pattern toolbar. The Save As dialog box appears. B. Specify the file name (.
2.2 Configuring Individual IP Cameras To configure the IP camera settings such as video, audio and other general settings, click the Setup button of the connected camera on the IP Device List. Figure 2-10 2.2.1 Configuring Video Setting You can configure video settings such as frame rate, codec type and resolution of the camera.
2 IP Camera Setup [General Setting] Camera Name: Changes the camera name. [Stream Setting] Select a stream from the drop-down list. Settings for Main Stream will be used for recording. Live view can use either Main Stream or Sub Stream depending on the On Demand settings. For details, see the On Demand Display section later in this chapter. Codec Selection: Set the codec to MJPEG or H.264. FPS: Set the number of frame per second. GOP: Set the number of seconds between each key frame.
[Video Attribute] Adjust video characteristics such as brightness, contrast, saturation, sharpness and gamma. To restore the default settings, click Default. [Image Orientation] Adjust the image orientation by selecting Normal, Horizontal Mirror, Vertical Flip or Rotate 180. A preview image is available. Note: Changes made to the Video Setting page will change the settings on the IP camera.
2 2.2.2 IP Camera Setup Configuring Audio Setting On the Audio Setting page, you can adjust audio devices and listens to live sound. Figure 2-12 Audio Gain: Increase or decrease the gain of the microphone. Wave Out: Click to listen to the audio around the camera. Denoise: Click to reduce audio noise. Rec Audio: Click Rec Audio to record the audio around the camera. ~ By sensitivity: Audio recording is activated when the volume reaches the sensitivity level indicated.
2.2.3 Configuring General Setting You can configure the general settings such as for video recording. Figure 2-13 Network Time Out: Specify the number of seconds for network timeout. When network disconnection exceeds the specified time period, the status icon on the IP Device List (Figure 2-1) will be yellow. Live View Decode Postpone Time: Specify the number of milliseconds to postpone live view decoding.
2 IP Camera Setup Video Lost / Connection Lost (Invoke Alarm): Enable if you want to trigger an alarm sound upon connection lost. Click the Arrow button to select a sound. Video Lost / Connection Lost (Notification): Enable if you want to send an e-mail notification upon connection lost. See Setting Up Email Notification in Chapter 1 to see how to set up the e-mail server. Live View Decode Frame Control (Main / Sub Stream): Set the live view frame rate for main stream and sub stream.
2.3 Connection through RTSP, ONVIF & PSIA You can add an IP camera to the GV-VMS by using the RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol), ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum) and PSIA (Physical Security Interoperability Alliance) if the protocol is supported by your IP camera. This is useful to set up an IP camera which is not on the list of Supported IP Devices (see http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/4_21.asp). 1. Click Home , select Toolbar 2.
2 IP Camera Setup GV_HTTP_SDK: This option is for SDK users. The RTSP protocol uses a HTTP port for data streaming from the IP camera. GV_HTTP_SDK_RTSP: This option is for GeoVision SDK users. The RTSP protocol uses a HTTP port for data streaming from the IP camera. ONVIF: This option is for connecting the camera using ONVIF standards. PSIA: This option is for connecting the camera using PSIA standards.
7. If you select PSIA, this dialog box appears after the system confirms that the camera is PSIA compatible. Click Apply. Figure 2-17 8. If you select RTSP, select Dual Streams to enable the Sub Stream if needed and type the RTSP link address. Figure 2-18 For the RTSP command, consult the documentation of your IP camera. For instance: • For an AXIS IP camera, enter RTSP:////media.amp • For a HIKVISION IP camera, enter RTSP://username:password@ 9.
2 2.4 IP Camera Setup On Demand Display For cameras that support dual streaming with different resolutions, you can select the On Demand Display option to enable automatic adjustment of live view resolution. This option produces good image quality without causing high CPU usage. You will need to set one video streaming of the camera to be higher than the other streaming.
Note: 1. The On Demand Display function is not supported for Privacy Mask. 2. The On Demand Display function is not supported for GV-Fisheye Camera. 3. If the same resolution has been set for both video streams, the On Demand Display option will still be visible, but automatic resolution adjustment will not occur. Application Example A resolution of 720 x 480 has been selected for the On Demand Display function.
Chapter 3 Video Analysis ..............................................97 3.1 Object Counting and Intrusion Alarm .......................................... 97 3.1.1 Object Counting..............................................................................................97 3.1.2 Intrusion Alarm.............................................................................................101 3.2 Object Index....................................................................................... 106 3.2.
3.14 Advanced Unattended Object Detection................................ 152 3.15 Advanced Missing Object Detection ....................................... 155 3.16 Text Overlay .................................................................................... 158 3.17 Fisheye View ................................................................................... 160 3.17.1 Setting Up a GV-Fisheye Camera.........................................................161 3.17.
3 CHAPTER Video Analysis 3.1 Object Counting and Intrusion Alarm Object Counting provides bi-directional counting of objects under the surveillance area. It is able to count any moving objects (such as vehicles), people or animals. Intrusion Alarm can be set up to notify the administrator when an object crosses or moves into the defined region. Note: It is not suggested to apply the counter function to Fisheye cameras. 3.1.1 Object Counting You can select up to 16 cameras to set up Object Counting.
2. From the Video Analysis drop-down list, select Counter/Intrusion Alarm Setting, select the desired cameras, and click Setting. This page appears. Figure 3-2 3. In the Choose Camera section, select a camera from the drop-down list for setup. 4. Select Enable Setting to define the criteria for the counter. Define Detection Zones: Select this option to define the detection zones. a. On the live view, draw at least two boxes to mark the in and out detection zones. Each detection zone is numbered.
3 b. Click the Video Analysis button to define the in and out criteria. This dialog box appears. Figure 3-3 c. In the Set Direction section, select In and define the direction using the drop-down lists in the Select Detection Zone section. d. Click the Add button. This setting appears under Detection Zones and Direction table. e. Select Out in the Set Direction section, define the direction using the drop-down lists in the Select Detection Zone section, and click the Add button. f. Click OK.
Note: 1. Draw the detection zones as closely as possible to avoid omission of counting when target objects show up from the unmarked area and move only through one of the two boundaries. Figure 3-4 2. To include counting results in the recorded files, see Setting Text Overlay later in this chapter. 3. To view the logs for counter events, click View Log, Toolbar, Tools, System Log, Monitor Table and then click the Counter tab. 4.
3 Video Analysis 3.1.2 Intrusion Alarm When any object crosses or is inside the defined region, the alarm will be activated for warning. You can select up to 16 cameras to set up Intrusion Alarm. 1. Click Home , select Toolbar , click Configure , and select Video process. This dialog box appears. Figure 3-5 2. From the Video Analysis drop-down list, select Counter/Intrusion Alarm Setting, select the desired cameras, and then click Setting.
3. Click the Alarm tab. This dialog box appears. Figure 3-6 4. In the Choose Camera section, select a camera from the drop-down list for setup. 5. Select Enable Setting to define the criteria for intrusion alarm. Define Detection Zones: Select this option to define the detection zones. a. On the live view, draw at least two boxes to mark the in and out detection zones. Each detection zone is numbered.
3 b. Click the Video Analysis button to define the alarm criteria. This dialog box appears. Figure 3-7 a. In the Set Direction section, select 1 Direction for uni-direction or 2 Direction for dual-direction criteria, and use the drop-down lists in Select Detection Zone section to define the direction. b. Click the Add button. This setting appears in the Detection Zones and Direction table. c. Click OK. The directions are indicated by arrows on the live view.
a. Select Define Image Depth and then select With Image Depth using the drop-down list. A line b. appears. Drag and place the line along the path where the objects will be moving. The larger icon indicates the point closer to the camera and the smaller icon indicates the point farther away from the camera. c. Select Define Object Size. Click the larger icon and click the button to pause the live view. Use the mouse to outline the maximum size of objects when they are close to the camera. d.
3 Video Analysis Skip Frame: Skips frames when detecting intrusion events to lower the CPU loading. The system will detect intrusion events in every other three frames approximately. Note this option may reduce the accuracy of detection. Never Recycle: When the option is selected, the alarm-triggered events will not be recycled when recycle threshold is reached. Note: 1.
3.2 Object Index The Object Index feature allows you to view the very first frame of a continuous movement in a video stream. With Live Object Index, you may view the most recent 50 frames captured. With Object Index Search, you may easily locate a desired event and instantly play it back by double-clicking on the image frame. 3.2.1 Setting Object Index You can select up to 16 cameras to view live video frames. 1. Click Home , select Toolbar dialog box appears.
3 Video Analysis 2. From the Video Analysis drop-down list, select Object Index/Monitor Setup, select the desired cameras, and then click Setting. This dialog box appears. Figure 3-11 4. Select one camera from the drop-down list and configure the following. Mask Filter: Use the mouse to outline a mask area where motions will be ignored. Set Location: Click the button to assign a path to save the file. Keep Days: Select the option and specify the days to store the files, from 1 day to 999 days.
Note: Optionally create a schedule for object index to be enabled at certain times only. For details, see Creating Schedules in Chapter 1.
3 3.2.2 Video Analysis Viewing Object Index After configuring Object Index, you can start to view the most recent frames captured, with 50 frames at most. 1. Start camera monitoring. 2. Click Home , select Toolbar , click Tools , and select Live Object Index. The Live Viewer window appears. Figure 3-12 3. Click the lock icon on the Object Index Live Viewer and select Lock to pause the updating process. 4. Double-click a frame to play back its recorded file.
3.2.3 Searching Object Index You can locate frames for the selected cameras and within a specific time frame. 1. Click Home , select Toolbar , click Tools , and select Search Object Index. The search window appears. Figure 3-13 The Search Window 2. Specify a time frame and cameras, and click OK to start searching. The Record List dialog box appears.
3 Video Analysis [Record List] The list contains the search results. Double-click a camera folder to display all files found. Click one time-segment file (e.g. 10:00) to open its included frames in the Moving Object List window. [The Moving Object List window] Frames: Double-click any frame in the window to play back its video file using the ViewLog player. : Click the Next Page button for the next page. Search: Click the button to launch the search window.
3.3 Automatic Video Snapshots The Video Snapshot allows the system to take up to 30 snapshots per second as monitoring starts. This function gives you a choice to keep the surveillance records in still images of JPEG format when you do not have enough disk space to store AVI-format videos. Note: After you start monitoring, the system will start taking video snapshots whether there is motion or not. 3.3.1 Setting Video Snapshots You can select up to 16 cameras to take video snapshots. 1.
3 Video Analysis 3. Configure the Video Snapshot settings. Figure 3-16 A. Select one camera from the drop-down list. B. Optionally configure the Storage settings. For details, see step 4, Setting Object Index in Chapter 3. C. From the Setup section, select Video Snapshot. D. Click […] after Video Snapshot for further setup. Figure 3-17 Frames: Specifies the frequency of automatic video snapshot. By default, the system will take 2 frames every second when the monitoring starts.
Enable I/O Trigger: Takes snapshots only when the assigned input device is triggered. 4. To configure another camera, repeat step 2 and select a different camera. 5. Click OK to apply the settings. 6. Start monitoring to take snapshots. Note: 1. For details on other settings of the Video Object dialog box, see step 4, Setting Object Index earlier in this chapter. 2. Optionally create a schedule for video snapshot function to be enabled at certain times only.
3 3.3.2 Video Analysis Searching Video Snapshots You can locate snapshots within the specified cameras and period of time with Object Index Search. 1. Click Home , select Toolbar , click Tools , and select Search Object Index. The search window appears. Figure 3-18 2. Specify a time period, select cameras, and click OK to start searching. The Record List appears.
3. In the Record List window, expand a Camera folder to display all the date folders found and time-segment files. 4. Click one time-segment file to open its included frames in the Moving Object List window. 5. To display the image with your default image viewer of Windows, e.g. Paint, select Show snapshot at the bottom of the Moving Object List window and double-click the desired frame. Note: The Show snapshot function is only supported for video snapshots, with Save as JPEG file disabled (Figure 3-17).
3 3.4 Video Analysis Face Detection The Face Detection enables the system to detect and record human faces. This feature captures human faces only, ignoring other body parts, objects or background views. Moreover, it can capture each face separately when a group of people comes in the view together. 3.4.1 Setting Face Detection Up to 16 cameras can be configured for this application. 1. Click Home , select Toolbar , click Configure , and select Video process. This dialog box appears.
3. Configure the Face Detection settings. Figure 3-21 A. Select one camera from the drop-down list. B. Optionally configure the Mask Filter, Storage and Noise Tolerance settings. For details, see step 4, Setting Object Index earlier in this chapter. C. From the Setup section, select Face Detection. D. Click […] after Face Detection to adjust the sensitivity. The higher the value, the more sensitive face detection is. 4. To configure another camera, repeat step 2 and select a different camera. 5. Click OK.
3 3.4.2 Video Analysis Searching Face Detection Snapshots 1. Click Home , select Toolbar , click Tools , and select Live Object Index to display the Live Viewer window. Figure 3-22 2. Double-click a desired frame to instantly play back its recorded file. Note: Consider the following when installing the camera for face detection: • Face contour must be clearly seen • Only faces tilting within the range of 15° vertically and 30° ~ 45° horizontally can be detected.
3.5 Face Count Note: This function will be supported in the near future. The Face Count function allows you to count the number of faces that appear in the image. You can also select to invoke a computer alarm or trigger an output device when a face is detected or when the system is unable to detect a face. The number of faces counted is saved to the GV-Web Report which can analyze counting data from multiple GV-VMS. For details, see GV-Web Report User’s Manual. Note: 1.
3 2. Video Analysis Avoid installing the camera where it is subjected to direct sunlight or reflections. The lighting of the entrance where you set the camera should be sufficient but not be too bright or dark. Light should be distributed evenly across faces without too much light coming from one side. If sharp shadow edges are visible in the camera view, the count accuracy might be less than what it normally is. 3.5.2 Setting Face Count 1.
2. From the Video Analysis drop-down list, select Face Count, select the desired cameras, and then click Setting. This dialog box appears. Figure 3-25 3. Under Camera Selection, select a camera from the drop-down list to be configured. 4. The following configurations are available: [Definition] Mask Region: Use the mouse to outline a mask area where motion will be ignored.
3 Video Analysis Reset at: Type a counting reset time between 0 and 23. For example, if you type 23, the number of faces counted will become zero at 23 o’clock daily. Sensitivity: Adjust the detection sensitivity by moving the slider. The higher the value the more sensitive the system is to motion. The default value is 3.
Never Recycle: Prevents recorded events from being recycled when the recycle threshold is reached. 5. Click the Test button to see if the settings have been configured according to your preference. If you have set a detection interval, the test will only run for the number of seconds you specified. 6. Click OK to apply the settings. 7. Start monitoring to run the application. Note: 1.
3 Video Analysis 3.6 Privacy Mask Protection The Privacy Mask can block out sensitive areas from view, covering the areas with black boxes in both live view and recorded clips. This feature is ideal for locations with displays, keyboard sequences (e.g. passwords), and for anywhere else you don’t want sensitive information visible. You can also choose to retrieve the block-out areas during playback. The retrievable areas will be protected by password. 3.6.1 1.
2. From the Video Analysis drop-down list, select Privacy Mask Setup, select the desired cameras, and then click Setting. This dialog box appears. Figure 3-28 3. Select a camera from the drop-down list. 4. Select Un-recoverable and/or Recoverable. Un-recoverable: The block-out area(s) will not be retrievable in the recorded clips. Recoverable: The block-out area(s) will be retrievable with password protection. 5. Drag on the area(s) where you want to block out on the image.
3 3.6.2 Video Analysis Granting Access Privileges to Recoverable Areas By default, only a Supervisor account is granted access to see the block-out areas on recorded videos. To grant access rights to Power Users and Users, follow the steps below. 1. Click the login user button on the main screen, select Password Setup, and select Local Account Edit. The Local Account Edit dialog box appears. 2.
3.7 Panorama View A panorama view joins multiple camera images together and allows you to monitor a large area in one view. The cameras selected for the panorama view will keep the recording in original format. Up to 4 sets of panorama views can be created.
3 Video Analysis 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 Place the selected image to the left or right of the previous image. 7 Top / Bottom Place the selected image on the top or bottom of the previous image.
3.7.2 Stitching a Panorama View with Overlapping Areas To stitch images from different cameras together, follow these steps: 1. Select one panorama set (No. 12, Figure 3-30) from the drop-down list. If you want to rename the selected panorama set, type the name in the field. 2. Select one camera from the Source drop-down list and click Add. The image will be the reference image on which other images will be sliced. 3. Select another camera from the Source drop-down list (No.
3 Video Analysis 5. 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 3-32 Note: For the best result, position the points in the overlapping areas on both images. Avoid placing the points in a cluster or lining them up straight. 6. The resulting image is displayed in the Preview window.
10. Drag the created panorama view to the live view grid for display.
3 3.7.3 Video Analysis Easy Mode with No Overlapping Area When you have multiple camera views covering areas right next to each other with no overlaps, the Easy Mode allows you to simply place camera views together. Figure 3-34 1. Select Easy Mode (Video source must be of the same resolution) (No. 11, Figure 3-30). 2. Use the Source drop-down list (No. 13, Figure 3-30) to select the first camera view to be placed in the panorama and click the Add button.
4. To place the camera view on the left or right of the first camera view, click the icon and select to place the second view on the Left or Right of the first view. Figure 3-36 5. To place the camera view above or below the first camera view, click the icon and select to place the second view on the Top or Bottom of the first view. 6. Repeat the steps for any additional cameras. Note: You will only be able to add additional cameras next to the last camera view added.
3 8. Video Analysis This panorama view is saved to the Panorama category in the Content List. Figure 3-37 9. Drag the created panorama view to the live view grid for display.
3.7.4 Accessing a Panorama View Drag the configured panorama from the Content List (Figure 3-38) to the live view. The panorama view is displayed on the main screen. Figure 3-39 Right-click the panorama view to have these options: Snapshot: Save the current panorama view as an image file. Zoom: Put the cursor on the live view and scroll your mouse to zoom the live view.
3 3.8 Video Analysis Video Defogging Smoky environments and bad weather, such as rain, snow or fog, all affect image quality and reduce scene visibility. This feature helps to enhance image quality for live viewing. Note: This function takes high CPU and memory usage. Make sure at least 1 GB of RAM is installed on your system. 1. Click Home , select Toolbar , click Configure , and select Video process. This dialog box appears. Figure 3-40 2.
3. Use the drop-down list to select a camera. 4. When the image enhancement is enabled, the system load will increase. Adjust the Refresh rate by moving the slider bar to optimize system performance. 5. If you want to view the demonstration of this function, click the Demo button. Note: 1. This function only applies to live view and does not affect the recorded video.
3 Video Analysis 3.9 Video Stabilization Images from a shaky camera are jittery or blurry. This feature helps to reduce camera shake, leaving you with clear and steady images. Note: This function takes high CPU and memory usage. Make sure at least 1 GB of RAM is installed on your system. 1. Click Home , select Toolbar , click Configure , and select Video process. This dialog box appears. Figure 3-42 2.
4. When the image enhancement is enabled, the system load will increase. Adjust the Refresh rate by moving the slider to optimize system performance. 5. If you want to view the demonstration of this function, click the Demo button. Note: 1. This function only applies to live view and does not affect the recorded video. To apply stabilization to recorded videos during playback, select ViewLog Configure , select Toolbar , select , select Effects and then select Stabilizer. 2.
3 3.10 Video Analysis Wide Angle Lens Dewarping Camera images can sometimes appear curved toward the edges of the view. This feature helps correct distortion towards the edge of the camera view. 1. Click Home , select Toolbar , click Configure , and select Camera Install. The IP Device Setup dialog box appears. Figure 3-44 2. Click Settings . This dialog box appears. Figure 3-45 3. Use the Camera Lens drop-down list to select Wide Angle. 4. Click the button. This dialog box appears.
6. Click OK. The dewarping is immediately applied on the live view. Note: 1. This function only applies to live view and does not affect the recorded video. To apply stabilization to recorded videos during playback, select ViewLog Configure , select Toolbar , select , select Effects and then select Wide angle lens dewarping. 2. If dual-stream IP channels are applied, for better image quality, it is recommended to change the streaming to single stream before you enable wide angle lens dewarping.
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2. From the Camera section, select one camera, select Motion Detect from the Record Type drop-down list, and click the button. This dialog box appears. Figure 3-48 Advanced Motion Detection Setup 3. Optionally configure the following. User-defined: Limits motion detection to objects within a size range. Select User-defined and select Define Object. Select Min. Object Size or Max. Object Size from the drop-down list and then drag an area on the image.
3 Video Analysis Minimum Duration: Sets the minimum duration for which motions must persist for the system to issue a motion alarm. Specify the minimum duration in seconds (Max. 60 seconds). Process Video in Lower Resolution: Reduces CPU loading by compromising detection accuracy. Recording Frame Rate Control: Select Urgent Event to record detected motion in full frame rate. Select General Event to record only the key frames of the detected motion.
3.12 Crowd Detection Crowd detection is used to generate an alert when a crowd of people gathers in a specified area and exceeds the defined time threshold. Note: Up to 16 cameras can be configured for this application. 1. Click Home , select Toolbar dialog box appears. Figure 3-49 146 , click Configure , and select Video process.
3 Video Analysis 2. From the Video Analysis drop-down list, select Crowd Detection, select the desired cameras, and then click Setting. This dialog box appears. Figure 3-50 3. Select a camera from the Camera Selection drop-down list. 4. By default the whole camera view is set to be the alarm region. Click the default setting. Click the drawn area, click the button to clear the button to freely draw the alarm region. To cancel the previously button. 5.
Skip Instant Light Change: Ignores sudden illumination changes to minimize false alarms. For example, light switches can cause illumination changes suddenly. With the option selected, the system will ignore significant illumination changes without triggering the alarm and continue monitoring. See the Note below for possible risk. Invoke Alarm: Enables the computer alarm when an assemblage is detected. Click the […] button next to the option to assign a .wav sound file.
3 Video Analysis 3.13 Advanced Scene Change Detection The Advanced Scene Change Detection detects any changes of scene, viewing angle or focus clearness made by malice in both indoor and outdoor environments. Note: Up to 16 cameras can be configured for this application. 1. Click Home , select Toolbar , click Configure , and select Video process. This dialog box appears. Figure 3-51 2.
3. Select a camera from the Camera Selection drop-down list, and configure these settings: Mask Region: If necessary, mask off the area on the camera view where any scene change will be ignored. Sensitivity: Adjusts detection sensitivity. The higher the value, the more sensitive the system is for changes in the camera view. Tolerance Time of Alarm: Sets the duration of scene change before an alarm condition is activated. Move the slider or type a value (in second) in the blank.
3 Video Analysis Note: 1. For the Skip Instant Light Change option: • When the option is selected, you may be subject to the risk that the system will not generate an alert whenever the lens of the camera is covered by malice. • This option is not recommended for infrared cameras. 2. Optionally create a schedule for Advanced Scene Change Detection to be enabled at certain times only. For details, see Creating Schedules in Chapter 1.
3.14 Advanced Unattended Object Detection The Advanced Unattended Object Detection can generate an alert when any unattended object stays within the camera view. This function can be applied to both the indoor and outdoor environments. Note: Up to 16 cameras can be configured for this application. 1. Click Home , select Toolbar dialog box appears. Figure 3-53 152 , click Configure , and select Video process.
3 Video Analysis 2. From the Video Analysis drop-down list, select Advanced Unattended Object Detection, select the desired cameras, and then click Setting. This dialog box appears. Figure 3-54 3. Select a camera from the Camera Selection drop-down list. 4. If necessary, use the Mask Region function to mask off the area on the camera view where motion will be ignored. 5. Select Unattended Object Size, and click the Camera icon to pause live images. 6.
selected, the system will ignore significant illumination changes without triggering the alarm and continue monitoring. See the Note in Crowd Detection earlier in this chapter for possible risk. Invoke Alarm: Enables the computer alarm when an unattended object is detected. Click the […] button next to the option to assign a .wav sound file. Output Module: Enables the output device when an unattended object is detected.
3 Video Analysis 3.15 Advanced Missing Object Detection The Advanced Missing Object Detection can generate an alert when any object disappears from the camera view. This function can be applied to both indoor and outdoor environments. Note: Up to 16 cameras can be configured for this application. 1. Click Home , select Toolbar , click Configure , and select Video process. This dialog box appears.
2. From the Video Analysis drop-down list, select Advanced Missing Object Detection, select the desired cameras, and then click Setting. This dialog box appears. Figure 3-56 3. Select a camera from the Camera Selection drop-down list. 4. Click the button to outline the regions on the objects you want to detect. To cancel a previously drawn area, click the areas, click the button and outline the area. To remove all previously drawn button. 5.
3 Video Analysis Invoke Alarm: Enables the computer alarm when an object is detected to be missing. Click the […] button next to the option to assign a .wav sound file. Output Module: Enables the output device when an object is detected to be missing. Select this option and use the drop-down list to assign an installed output module and a pin number. Never Recycle: With the option selected, the event files of missing object detection will not be recycled when the recycle threshold is reached.
3.16 Text Overlay You can align camera name, time stamp and triggered input name to different positions for each channel. 1. Click Home , select Toolbar , click Configure , and select Video process. This dialog box appears. Figure 3-57 2. From the Video Analysis drop-down list, select Text Overlay Setting, select the desired cameras, and then click Setting. This dialog box appears.
3 Video Analysis 3. Select a camera from the drop-down list. 4. In the Options section, configure these settings: Print on video file: Displays camera ID, location name, date and time on recorded videos. Print on screen (Only for IO alarm): Displays the name of triggered input device on the camera screen. For this function to work, it is required to map a camera to an input device, see Other I/O Application Functions in Chapter 6.
3.17 Fisheye View A fisheye camera allows you to cover all angles of a location with just one fisheye camera. Using different fisheye view modes, the distorted hemispherical image produced by the fisheye camera can be converted to a conventional rectilinear projection. Note: To use the fisheye dewarping function, the graphic card supporting DirectX 10.1 or above is required. You can choose among four view modes and adjust the PTZ views to different angles.
3 3.17.1 Video Analysis Setting Up a GV-Fisheye Camera 1. Make sure you have connected the fisheye camera to the GV-VMS. The camera should appear in the Content List. 2. From the Content List, drag the fisheye camera (circular source image) or one of the dewarpped fisheye images (e.g. Quad View) to the live view grid. 3. To change the fisheye settings, right-click the fisheye camera from the Content List and select Fisheye Settings. The Fisheye Setting dialog box appears. Figure 3-60 4.
Adjust Auto Pan Speed At Top-Left Channel: Select low, medium, or high speed to enable Auto Pan for one PTZ view at the rotation speed of your choice. This option applies to Quad view, 360 degree and Single view. Zoom: Select Zoom In or Zoom Out and then click on the image. Show Source Video At Top-Right Channel: You can display the circular source image in the top-right quadrant when Quad view is selected. 360 Object Tracking: This option is only available for 360 degree view.
3 ~ Video Analysis 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. 5. You can drag and drop PTZ view or 180 degree view to adjust the viewing angle.
3.17.2 Setting Up a Third-Party Fisheye Camera You can also enable dewarping for 3rd party fisheye cameras and access fisheye related functions. 1. Make sure you have connected the fisheye camera to the GV-VMS. The camera should appear in the Content List. 2. Select the camera lens type to dewarp the image. A. Click Home , click Toolbar , click Configure , and select Camera Install. The IP Device Setup dialog box appears. . B. Click the Settings button C.
3 4. Video Analysis To access fisheye related functions, follow steps 2 to 4, Setting Up a GV-Fisheye Camera later in this chapter. 5. To adjust the image alignment for optimal results, follow steps 2 and 3, Setting Up a GV-Fisheye Camera later in this chapter and select Image Alignment. In the dialog box, align the dotted circle with the outer edge of the camera image, and then align it with the inner edge of the image frame. Outer Edge Inner Edge Figure 3-64 Note: 1.
3.17.3 Object Tracking You can now set up object tracking in fisheye live view to track moving object. The function is only available when the fisheye camera mode is set to be Geo Fisheye: 360 degree. When motion is detected in the fisheye, the top-right channel will start tracking the moving object and in the 360 degree view at the bottom, the moving object will be highlighted. Figure 3-65 1. Make sure the fisheye view mode is set to the 360 degree mode.
3 3. Video Analysis Right-click on the FE Setting dialog box, point to Fisheye Option, select 360 Object Tracking and then select Advanced Settings. This dialog box appears. Figure 3-67 4. Use the options below to customize object tracking. Mask Region: Use the mouse to outline a mask region where motion will be ignored. Object Size: Click the button to pause the live view and then use the mouse to outline the maximum and minimum size of the targeted object.
5. Set up a schedule. Figure 3-68 A. Select Enable. B. Select Span 1 and specify a time period. The period that you specify is effective from Mondays to Fridays. C. Optionally select more span and specify the time period. D. To apply the week day time periods to weekends, select Weekend Apply and select Sunday & Saturday or Sunday Only according to your needs. E. Click OK to save the settings. 6.
3 3.17.4 Video Analysis Virtual PTZ Tour Set up a virtual PTZ tour to monitor important spots of your surveillance site. Before you start, make sure your GV-Fisheye Camera is set to the Single View mode. For details on the view mode, see Cameras Modes, in Setting Up a GV-Fisheye Camera section, earlier in this chapter. 1. Make sure your live view is set to the Single View mode. For details, see step 4, Setting Up a GV-Fisheye Camera earlier in this chapter. 2.
4. Type a name for the current live view and click Add. This live view point (preset point) automatically appears under Preset ID. Figure 3-70 5. Specify the duration for the live view to stay on this preset point (dwell time). The default setting is 10 seconds. 6. 170 Optionally click Preview to see a preview of the preset point.
3 7. Video Analysis Click Apply. This point is added to Guard Tour Setup.
8. To add more preset points, follow steps 1 to 6. For example, three preset points Home, Gate and Desk are established in this setup. Figure 3-72 9. To change the order of the preset points, select a preset point from the ID column and select a number from the drop-down list to move this preset point up or down the list. 10. Optionally click Demo to watch a preview of the PTZ tour. 11. Select Enable to start the PTZ tour. To stop the PTZ tour, disable this function on the Guard Tour Setting.
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Chapter 4 Video Playback ................................... 175 4.1 Playing Back on ViewLog .............................................................. 176 4.1.1 ViewLog Control Panel ........................................................................................178 4.1.2 Adjusting the Camera View..................................................................................181 4.1.3 Searching a Video Event ....................................................................................
4 CHAPTER Video Playback Recorded files can be played back using different software applications offered by the system – ViewLog, Object Search, WebCam Server, Single Player and Remote ViewLog Service. The following is a comparison table for these applications. This table is not meant to be exhaustive because many of these features are discussed in details throughout the manual. However, this table may help you to decide which application to use under a given situation.
4.1 Playing Back on ViewLog ViewLog is a video player that plays back recorded videos without affecting the recording in process. Follow the steps below to launch ViewLog and play back recordings. 1. Select ViewLog Select Toolbar and then select Content List . The Content List appears. 2. Select Add and select Import from Live to import current live views to the playback screen. For details on configuring the ViewLog layout, follow steps 2 to 5 in 1.4.2 Arranging Live View Layouts. Figure 4-1 3.
4 Playing Back Video Files The Controls on ViewLog Player Figure 4-3 The ViewLog Player No. Name Description 1 VMS Information 2 Camera Name Indicates the camera name. 3 Camera View Displays the playback video. 4 Recorded Time Indicates the time of recording. Indicates the system version, available storage space, system name, date and time. Indicates the recording date and reflects video recordings.
4.1.1 ViewLog Control Panel Preview Window Move the cursor on the timeline to see a preview of recording. Click on the timeline to pause all channels at the selected time.
4 Playing Back Video Files Tip: Right-click and drag on the timeline to back up, delete recorded files or apply event detection and counting functions to the selected time period. For details, see Backing Up Recorded Files in Chapter 5, Deleting Recorded Files in Chapter 5 and Object Search later in this chapter. Figure 4-6 Playback Mode Option By default, the ViewLog is set to play back video in the Frame by Frame mode. To change playback modes, click the button on the ViewLog Control Panel.
A to B Playback Mode When playing video events, you can set a starting and an ending frame for auto-playing: 1. To set the starting frame A, click and select a time by clicking the timeline. This icon changes to blue and the selected time appears on the ViewLog panel. Figure 4-7 and follow step 1 to set the ending point (frame B). 2. Click 3. Click 4. To pause the playback, click 180 . ViewLog will start playing from frame A to B repeatedly. .
4 4.1.2 Playing Back Video Files Adjusting the Camera View You can adjust the image quality for the recording videos. Right-click on the camera view (No. 3, Figure 4-3) or click the Tools button on the camera view to access these settings: Figure 4-8 Keep Image Ratio: Select to change the camera view to its original ratio. Show Caption: Shows the camera name. This function is enabled by default. Print: Prints the current image from the camera view.
4.1.3 Searching a Video Event You can browse for recordings by specifying a specific point in time. 1. Click ViewLog , click Toolbar , select Tools and select Basic Search. This dialog box appears. Figure 4-9 2. If you want to search the video events recorded during the Daylight Saving Time period, select Search event in DST. 3. Specify a desired date and time. 4. Click OK to start searching. The playback scroll appears at the selected time point on the timeline.
4 4.1.4 Playing Back Video Files Merging and Exporting Video You can merge several video files into a single one and export it in AVI format or EXE format. The latter allows you to play video with any multimedia player. Note: The maximum size of the merged file is 2 GB. Any file exceeding 2 GB will be split into another file. 1. Make sure you have displayed the cameras you wish to merge/export. For details on configuring the ViewLog layout, follow steps 2 to 5 in 1.4.2 Arranging Live View Layouts.
5. To speed up the video merging process, select Direct Merge (Higher Speed). This function saves the video file in the codec type that it was originally recorded. Note: Once the Direct Merge (Higher Speed) is enabled, you will not be able to customize settings such as codec selection, privacy mask recoverability and digital watermark, but the time required for conversion is significantly reduced. 6. To optionally configure the saving path and format of the exported video, click the Setting tab.
4 Playing Back Video Files to auto-play the files with any third-party player. Add digital watermark: Select whether to include the watermark in the exported video. This option is only available when the watermark has been applied on the recorded video. Date/Time: Select whether to include date and/or time stamps. You can also select the font type and size, stamp position and color on the images.
4.1.5 Saving Images You can snapshot and save the current camera view as an image file while the recording is being played back. 1. Click from a camera channel on ViewLog (Figure 4-3). This dialog box appears. Figure 4-13 [Stamp Text on the Image] Select whether to include host name, camera name, date and/or time stamp on the image. Selecting Transparent Text will create the stamp on the transparent background. Selecting Watermark and Deinterlace will include the two features in the saved image.
4 Playing Back Video Files 4.1.6 Printing Images You can print camera images. 1. Right-click a camera channel on ViewLog (Figure 4-3) and select Print. This window appears. Figure 4-14 [Image Ratio and Position] Changes the size of the image and its position on the page. Preserve aspect ratio: Select this option to maintain the aspect ratio when resizing an image. Align to center: Select this option to change the position of the image on the page.
4.1.7 Adjusting Distorted Views When viewing videos on the ViewLog player, images may be curved near the corners. Correct this distortion using the Wide Angle Lens Dewarping feature. 1. Click ViewLog , click Toolbar , select Configure Angle Lens Dewarping. This dialog box appears. Figure 4-15 2. 188 Select the cameras to apply Wide Angle Lens Dewarping.
4 3. To adjust the degree of adjustment, click the Playing Back Video Files button. This dialog box appears. Figure 4-16 4. Move the slider at the bottom to adjust the degree of warping. The adjusted view is shown on the right. 5. Select Apply All to apply the setting to all the cameras selected. 6. Click OK. The cameras are immediately dewarpped.
4.2 Object Search Object Search allows you to perform two functions: 1. Detect motion, missing objects or unattended objects to the recordings of a camera within a selected day. 2. Perform the counting function to the recordings of a camera within a selected day. The following instruction is an example of how to detect motion events in the recorded files. 1. Select ViewLog , click the desired channel, select Toolbar select Object Search. This window appears. Figure 4-17 Object Search 2.
4 3. Playing Back Video Files Click the Setup button for further settings. The following window will appear. Figure 4-18 4. Use the mouse to outline a region for motion detection. You will be prompted to enter Alarm Region. 5. Adjust the detection Sensitivity if needed. 6. Click OK to finish the settings and close the window. 7. In the Option section, you have several options: 8. Play All Events: Plays back the video segments found as a continuous series of images.
10. Expand the event folders to see the video segments inside. Or, enable Show Small Pictures at the upper of window to access the thumbnail view. 11. Select one video segment, and click the Play button in the Object Search window to play it back. Note: For details on setting up Counter, Unattended Object or Missing Object in Steps 5 and 6, refer to similar setup steps in Object Counting and Intrusion Alarm and Unattended and Missing Object Detection in Chapter 3.
4 4.3 Playing Back Video Files Advanced Log Browser With the Advanced Log Browser, you can search for log data of monitored events, system activities, user activities, Object Counting events and POS events. For details on the log types, see System Log in Chapter 1. 1. Click ViewLog , click Toolbar , select Tools , select System Log and select Advanced. This dialog box appears. Figure 4-20 2. Specify a time range and click OK.
Controls on the Advanced Log Browser Figure 4-21 Advanced Log Browser No. Name Description 1 Open Opens an event log. 2 Reload Select Reload All Table or Reload Current Table to refresh loaded data. 3 Filter Defines the search criteria. See Filter Settings later in this chapter. Select All Tables to back up all log data, or selects Current Table to 4 Backup back up the current log table you are at. By default, audio and video are enabled for backup.
4 4.3.1 Playing Back Video Files Filter Settings You can define filter criteria to search the desired log data. You can also import pre-defined filter settings for log search, or save current filter settings for future use. 1. On the toolbar, click the desired log table button (Monitor, System, Login or Counter), click the Filter button (No. 3, Figure 4-21), and select Default Filter. This dialog box appears. Figure 4-22 2. Define the filter criteria, such as a specific camera and a period of time.
4.4 Remote ViewLog Service You can retrieve the files from a remote GV-VMS through the network using the Remote ViewLog Service. The Remote ViewLog Service software: z supports most functions provided by ViewLog, such as Backup, Save as AVI, Object Search, Database Files Backup, and so on. z is capable of disabling camera connections under heavy network load z resumes file transfers for backup 4.4.1 1.
4 3. Playing Back Video Files Execute GV-Remote ViewLog and press F10. This dialog box appears. Figure 4-24 4. Type the IP Address, ID and Password of the GV-VMS. Only modify the default port 5552 if necessary. 5. In the Host Type, select DVR using the drop-down list. 6. Click the Connect button. When the connection is established, you will see the events from the remote GV-VMS appearing on the Event List. Then you can use all ViewLog features for playback.
4.4.2 Retrieving Images of Object Index The images of Object Index include the Object Index, Face Detection and Video Snapshot. Through the Remote ViewLog Service, you can retrieve all the Object Index images from a GV-VMS on the network. 1. Build the connection to a GV-VMS on the network using the Remote ViewLog Service. See Retrieving Recordings from a Single Host earlier in this chapter. 2. Click the Advanced button and select Object Index. Figure 4-25 3.
4 4.4.3 Playing Back Video Files Resuming Backup Using the Remote ViewLog Service, you can back up files from a remote GV-VMS. When the file transfer is interrupted by a network error, you can even resume backup. 1. When the backup is interrupted, this message will appear: There are x file(s) couldn’t be backup. Do you want to keep a log file and backup them later? 2. Click Yes. You will be prompted to save the partial backup file as *lv format. 3.
4.5 Single Player When backing up the recorded files, you can choose to include the player of ViewLog or Single Player (see Backing up Recorded Files in Chapter 5). Compared to ViewLog, the Single Player provides simple and easy playback functions. To play back the recordings using the Single Player, open the backup folder and run GVSinglePlayer.exe. 4.5.1 Single Player Window To play back a recoded file, click Files and click Open File to select the file you wish to play back.
4 Playing Back Video Files Right-clicking the playback window can change the play mode and create special effects when you play video back. Name Functions Includes these options: Frame by Frame: Plays back video frame by frame. Real Time: Plays back video on real time. This mode saves waiting time for rendering, but drop frames to give the appearance of real-time playback. Play Mode Key Frame: Plays back video with key frames only.
4.6 Specifications Feature Notes Support for Defogging Yes (64 channels) Support for Stabilizer Yes (64 channels) Support for PIP View Yes Support for PAP View Yes Support for Panorama View Yes (4 sets of Panorama View ) Videos Exported as .
Chapter 5 Backup, Deletion and Repair .............. 204 5.1 Backing Up Log Data....................................................................... 204 5.2 Backing Up Recorded Files........................................................... 206 5.3 Deleting Recorded Files ................................................................. 209 5.4 Repairing Damaged File Paths ..................................................... 211 5.5 Repairing Damaged Video Files........................................
5 CHAPTER Backup, Deletion and Repair This chapter explains how to back up and delete video/audio files. Video files can be copied from the hard disk to external storage media, such as CD-R, DVD, MO, or ZIP drives. Video files saved on the hard disk can be deleted as well. 5.1 Backing Up Log Data Using the System Log, you can back up all log data or filtered data based on criteria. 1. Click ViewLog , click Toolbar , select Tools , select System Log and then select Advanced.
5 Backup, Deletion and Repair [Table Option] All Tables: Backs up all log data. Current Table: Backs up only the log table you are currently at. [Export with Video/Audio data] Backs up video/audio attachments with log data. 4. Click OK. The Backup dialog box (Figure 5-3) appears. 5. In the Media section, select the method and destination to back up the log files. 6. Click OK to back up. Note: 1. To back up the filtered data, use the Filter function to define search criteria first.
5.2 Backing Up Recorded Files Using ViewLog, you have three backup options: z Back up to hard disk z Create CD/DVD/BD using third-party software, e.g. Nero, Roxio, etc. z Create CD/DVD/BD using Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7 / 8 / Windows Server 2012 inbuilt burning software. To back up files: 1. Click ViewLog , click Toolbar , select Tools , and then select Backup. This dialog box appears. Figure 5-3 2. Select a destination media to back up files.
5 Backup, Deletion and Repair software. ¾ Click the […] button to assign the desired burning software (.exe file). When you click OK on the Backup dialog box (Figure 5-3), the system will ask you to paste the backup files to the CDR-Writer program, and call up the assigned burning software for you to paste and backup files. ¾ If Nero software of version 6.6.0.14 or later is installed, the backup feature provides the direct burn function.
[Time Period] Specify the time periods for backup. [Select Camera(s)] Select the camera(s) for backup. The number of video and audio files of each camera is indicated respectively, e.g. “Camera 1 1+0” means Camera 1 has 1 video file and 0 audio file. Video + Audio drop-down list: Select the types of video events for backup. [Information] Database Files: Backs up the files from System Log. Object Index Files: Backs up the Object Index files.
5 5.3 Backup, Deletion and Repair Deleting Recorded Files To delete files using ViewLog, follow these steps: 1. Click ViewLog , click Toolbar , select Tools , and then select Delete. This dialog box appears. Figure 5-5 2. Define the time period for file deletion. 3. Uncheck the cameras, which you don’t want to delete the files of. 4. Use the drop-down list to select the types of events to be deleted, e.g. video, audio or both together. 5.
. Note: 1. To view the history of file deletion, click ViewLog , click Toolbar , select Tools , select System Log, select Monitor Table, and then click the Delete tab. 2. To view the storage path and total file size of a camera, right-click the camera and select Event View on the Delete dialog box.
5 5.4 Backup, Deletion and Repair Repairing Damaged File Paths Use GV-VMS’ Delete function (see Deleting Recorded Files earlier in this chapter) to correctly delete video and audio files. If you move or delete a video file using Windows Explorer or Windows File Manager, GV-VMS will not be able to detect this change. In this case, use Repair Database Utility to repair misplaced or missing recorded files that are not identified by the ViewLog player.
Note: 1. The repair and the search function will not apply to the files that have been renamed manually. 2. Use this Utility to repair your database if you encounter any of the following scenarios in ViewLog: 212 a. A question mark appears right before a video file in the Video Event list. b. When you select a file and click the Playback button, no video is displayed.
5 5.5 Backup, Deletion and Repair Repairing Damaged Video Files If the computer has been shut down improperly, e.g. due to power failure, use this function to repair the damaged video files. Tip: When a computer has been shut down improperly, the first thing you do before starting the GV-VMS is to run Repair Database Utility. After running the Utility, go back to ViewLog and view Video Events. You should be able to play back all video files at this step.
5. You may see the distorted image or No Image on view screen if an incorrect codec and resolution were chosen. For this, click No for the next combination until a complete image appears. Distorted Image No Image Complete Image Figure 5-8 Figure 5-9 Figure 5-10 6. When a complete image is displayed, click the arrow button to preview the file. 7. Click Yes to start the repair. 8. Click Yes to overwrite or No to save this file to another path.
Chapter 6 I/O Applications................................... 216 6.1 Setting I/O Devices ........................................................................... 217 6.1.1 Adding I/O Devices ......................................................................................218 6.1.2 Setting the Input and Output Devices ..................................................219 6.1.3 Latch Trigger.................................................................................................221 6.1.
6 CHAPTER I/O Applications This chapter discusses how you can set up and control the I/O devices connected to GV-VMS.
6 I /O Applications 6.1 Setting I/O Devices To connect the I/O device to the computer of GV-VMS, you may need additional devices: GV-Net, GV-Net Card, GV-NET/IO Card or GV-I/O Box. For details on these devices, visit http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/3_1_Accessory.asp. To set up I/O devices on the GV-VMS, click Home , select Toolbar , click Configure , click Accessories (if available), click I/O Device (if available) and then select I/O Device Setup. This window appears.
6.1.1 Adding I/O Devices To add an I/O device to GV-VMS, click the Add button in I/O Device Setup dialog box (Figure 6-1). Figure 6-2 There are three ways to add an I/O device: IO Box (USB): Select if GV-VMS is connected to the GV-I/O Box through USB connection. 1. Select the type of Device connected. 2. Select the COM port used to connect the device. 3. Assign an Addr. number to the device. Start by setting the first device to 1, and then assign a different address for every new device added. 4.
6 6.1.2 I /O Applications Setting the Input and Output Devices After adding the I/O device, enable the input and output device. For GV-I/O Boxes connected through USB, you can configure the signal type on GV-VMS. For GV-IP Devices and GV-I/O Boxes connected through TCP/IP, you will have to configure the signal type on the device’s Web interface. [Input X] Click the Arrow buttons to select the input device you want to set up and click Enable. Figure 6-3 Name: Specifies a name for the input device.
Signal Type: Select a signal type: N/O (Normal Open), N/O Toggle, N/O Pulse, N/C (Normal Closed), N/C Toggle, and N/C Pulse. For Toggle output type, the output continues to be triggered until a new input trigger ends the output. For Pulse output type, the output is triggered for the amount of time you specify in Sec field. Keep Last Toggle Status: See Keeping Last Toggle Status later in this chapter. Note: PTZ camera and I/O devices cannot be assigned to the same port at the same time.
6 6.1.3 I /O Applications Latch Trigger Instead of constant output alarm in N/O and N/C during the input trigger, the Latch Trigger option provides a momentary output trigger. Setting up Latch Trigger In the I/O Device dialog box (Figure 6-1), select Latch Trigger. I/O Device Setup I/O Application Setting Figure 6-5 Application Example In the above scenario, Input 4 is set to N/O and Latch Trigger.
The following illustrations can help you understand different output signals (see purple square in the above dialog box) working with the Latch Trigger option. 1. N/O (Normal Open) + Latch Trigger Once the input triggers the output, the output will be triggered for a short moment and then turn off itself. Input Output N/C N/C N/O N/O N/O N/C N/C N/O N/O N/O 2. N/O Toggle + Latch Trigger Once the input triggers the output, the output will keep triggering until a new input trigger.
6 6.1.4 I /O Applications Keeping Last Toggle Status This feature can memorize the current output state when the monitoring is stopped or the system is restarted. For example, if the output device is a light, the triggered light will remain ON when you stop monitoring. Setting up “Keep Last Toggle Status” In the I/O Device dialog box (Figure 6-1), select N/O Toggle or N/C Toggle, and click the Arrow button on the right to select Keep Last Toggle Status.
2. Input (N/O + Latch Trigger) + Output (N/O Toggle + Keep Last Toggle Status) When “Latch Trigger” works with “Keep Last Toggle Status”, the output only has a momentary trigger but also needs to remain ON even when you stop monitoring or restart the system. Therefore under the two conditions, the output turns off when a new input triggers.
6 6.2 I /O Applications Advanced I/O Applications After adding I/O devices to GV-VMS, you can configure advanced I/O applications, such as setting alarm notification, defining a PTZ camera movement upon input trigger, setting momentary or maintained mode, and deactivating alarm and alert settings. Click Home , select Toolbar , click Configure , click Accessories (if available), click I/O Device (if available) and then select I/O Application Setting. This dialog box appears.
6.2.1 Setting Up Actions Upon Input Trigger This section helps you set up the actions to take after the input device is triggered. Select an input on the left to set it up. Clicking the Finger button will apply the same settings to all inputs. Figure 6-8 [Monitor Input] Rec Video: Select to record one or multiple cameras upon input trigger. Specify the recording duration and click the Arrow button to select which camera to record upon input trigger.
6 6.2.2 I /O Applications Moving PTZ Camera to Preset Points upon Input Trigger This feature allows you to move the PTZ camera to preset points when an input is triggered. Select an input number to be set up. Figure 6-9 Preset Go by I/O: Enable the option and click the Arrow button to select your PTZ camera from the drop-down list. Clicking the Finger button can apply the same settings to all inputs. Alarm On: Moves the PTZ camera to a preset point when the input is triggered.
6.2.3 Setting Momentary and Maintained Modes This section introduces the momentary and maintained modes. Figure 6-10 [Momentary Mode] Push button switches that are normally open and stay closed as long as the button is pressed. Momentary switches allow turn-on or turn-off from multiple locations. For example, certain premises have a designated entry/exit door. When the staff enters the entry door, the system starts monitoring. When the staff leaves from the exit door, the system stops monitoring.
6 6.2.4 I /O Applications Deactivating Alarm and Alert upon Input Trigger The option lets you instantly deactivate all the prior alarm and alert settings (Output, Wave Alarm, Send Alerts), when an assigned input module is triggered. Figure 6-11 [Deactivate notification when selected pin is ON] When an assigned input module is activated, all designated alarms and alerts will be disabled. Assign an installed input module and a pin number for the application.
6.2.5 Other I/O Application Functions In the I/O Device Application dialog box, you can also set up Input Overlay on live view, alert for I/O errors, and whether to recycle input-triggered events or not. Select an Input number to be set up. Figure 6-12 [Input Overlay] Select to overlay the name of input device on live video for alert or save it to video files whenever the input is triggered. Click the Arrow button to select the camera to overlay input name.
6 I /O Applications 6.3 I/O Devices in Content List When an I/O device is added to the system, the I/O device will appear in the Content List. 1. To display the Content List, click Home 2. Click I/O Device to see the I/O devices added to GV-VMS. , select Toolbar , and click Content List . Figure 6-13 When an input or output is triggered, its icon will light up in the I/O Device list. Figure 6-14 3.
6.4 Visual Automation The Visual Automation helps you automate any electronic device by triggering the connected output. On the camera view, draw the visual automation region where the electronic device is located in the camera view. You can then intuitively click on the image of the electronic device, a light for example, to change its current state, e.g. turning the light on. 1.
6 4. I /O Applications Select the connected module and output device. You can type a Note to help you identify the device. Click OK. 5. To change the frame color of the set region, click the Set Color button. 6. To test the output trigger, click the region on the camera view drawn in step 3. To use Visual Automation, on the main screen, move the cursor to the camera view with Visual Automation, click Tools and select I/O Automation.
Chapter 7 Remote Viewing..........................................236 7.1 Remote Viewing Using a Web Browser......................................237 7.2 WebCam Server Settings ................................................................240 7.3 General Settings .......................................................................................... 240 7.2.2 Server Settings ............................................................................................. 241 7.2.3 Video Settings..
7.11 Web Browsers on Smartphones .................................................
7 CHAPTER Remote Viewing With Microsoft Internet Explorer, you can remotely view live video, download and play back video files, manage systems within the security network, control PTZ camera and I/O devices through the WebCam server. The remote computer used to access live video must meet the following minimum requirements: OS 32-bit Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1, Windows Server 2008 64-bit Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1, Windows Server 2008 / 2012 CPU Memory Pentium 4, 2.
7 7.1 Remote Viewing Remote Viewing Using a Web Browser The GV-VMS has a built-in a WebCam server that allows you to remotely view and manage the camera images from the GV-VMS using Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Apple Safari, or Mozilla Firefox. Note: 1. For Internet connection, the GV-VMS must have an IP address or domain name from ISP. If the IP address is dynamic, you may use the DDNS service to direct changing IP addresses to the GV-VMS. For the service, see Dynamic DNS in Chapter 9. 2.
3. Type a user ID and a password created on the GV-VMS. 4. Click Login. When logging in for the first time, click the bar at the top of the browser and install Add-on and ActiveX components. After connection is established, this Single View page appears.
7 Remote Viewing The following WebCam server features will be introduced later in this chapter: IE Browser’s WebCam Server Features Name Description Accesses different types of live view viewers. Live View See Single View Viewer, 2-Window Viewer, Multi-Window Viewer, and JPEG Image Viewer later in this chapter. Remote Play Back Remote ViewLog Remote E-Map Accesses remote playback options. See Event List Query later in this chapter. Accesses the Remote ViewLog.
7.2 WebCam Server Settings To enable and configure GV-VMS’s built-in web sever, click Home Network , click Toolbar , click and click WebCam Server. The Server Setup dialog box that appears contains these tabs: (1) General, (2) Server, (3) Video, (4) Audio, (5) JPG, (6) Mobile. 7.2.1 General Settings Figure 7-4 [WebCam Options] Enhance network security: When this option is enabled, it is required to complete a word verification step every time when you log on to the WebCam server.
7 Remote Viewing 7.2.2 Server Settings Figure 7-5 [Run GeoHTTP Server] Enable GeoVision HTTP server or use your own HTTP server. Command Port is the port used to access WebCam, and Data Port is the port used to transfer data over Internet. [Enable SSL] Enable the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol to ensure the security and privacy of Internet connection.
7.2.3 Video Settings Figure 7-6 Max. Channel(s): Specify the number of channels allowed to access the WebCam server, with the upper limit of 200 channels. Max Image size: Select a maximum resolution allowed for remote access. The default resolution on the WebCam is Normal (320 x 240). The other options are Middle (640 x 480 (De-interlace), 704 x 480 (De-interlace)), Large (640 x 480 or 704 x 480) and the Actual Size of that IP camera.
7 Remote Viewing 7.2.4 Audio Settings Connecting Audio Devices Through the WebCam server, you can access live audio at a remote site and talk to the server site. This feature is useful when the remote site requires speaking to the personnel at the server site in case of emergency. Before using this feature, make sure all the necessary hardware are in place: 1. To record audio, make sure the connected IP camera has built-in audio function or an external microphone connected. 2.
7.2.5 JPG Settings These settings allow you to send JPEG or GIF files over Internet. Figure 7-8 Create JPEG/GIF file(s): Allows you to view the JPEG/GIF images remotely. You can use the JPEG Image Viewer feature of the WebCam server to access the JPEG images over Internet. After the feature is enabled, use the slider to adjust JPEG image quality. Bigger number results in better image quality and bigger image file size.
7 Remote Viewing 7.2.6 UPnP Settings WebCam Server supports UPnP technology (Universal Plug and Play) to allow automatic port configuration to your router. UPnP must be enabled both on your operating system and your router. Enabling UPnP on the WebCam Server: 1. On the main screen, click Home , click Toolbar , click Network and click WebCam Server. The Server Setup dialog box appears. 2. Click the Server tab and click Detect UPnP. This dialog box appears. Figure 7-9 3.
7.2.7 Network Port Information The Network Port Information is designed for users to view and manage all network ports of remote applications. On the main screen, click Home , click Toolbar , click Network and select Network Port Information. This dialog box appears. Figure 7-10 The controls on the Port Settings: 246 No. Name Description 1 Modify Changes the port settings. 2 Save Saves the port settings.
7 Remote Viewing 7.3 Single View Viewer After you log into the WebCam server successfully, you can see the single live view from the GV-VMS. 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 Figure 7-11 Single View MPEG4 Encoder Viewer The controls in the Single View Viewer: No. Name Description Right-clicking on live video allows you to instantly access some useful 1 Live Video functions. The Resolution option can display a resolution indicator at the bottom right corner of the video.
7 PTZ Control 8 I/O Control Displays the PTZ control panel. See PTZ Control and Visual PTZ Control Panel later in this chapter. Displays the I/O control panel. See I/O Control later in this chapter. Switches to full screen view. The maximum video resolution configured 9 Full Screen on the GV-VMS will be applied. See Video Settings in WebCam Server Settings earlier in this chapter. Saves live video in the local computer.
7 Remote Viewing 7.3.1 Adjusting Video Quality and Recording Videos Video Quality To adjust the live view quality in the Single View Viewer: 1. Select Actual Size on the GV-VMS. Click Home , click Toolbar , click Network , click WebCam Server, click the Video tab and select Actual Size in the Max Image Size option. Refer to Video Settings in WebCam Server Settings earlier in this chapter. Figure 7-12 2. On the Single View, click the Change Quality button (No. 11, Figure 7-20).
7.3.2 Control Panel A control panel can be opened next to the live view by clicking the Expand / Close button on top of the Single View viewer. To change the pages of the control panel, click the Menu button. You can also use the right and left arrow buttons on the panel to change the pages. Figure 7-13 Name Information Video Audio Description Displays the current version, local time, host time and number of channels currently accessing WebCam. Displays the current video codec, resolution and data rate.
7 Remote Viewing 7.3.3 Configuring Single View Viewer Options To access the Single View Viewer options, click the Options button located on the right of the live view.
Alarm Notification Up to four captured images can be shown in the control panel upon motion detection or input trigger. Figure 7-15 1. Click the Option button, and select Alarm Notify. This dialog box appears. Figure 7-16 Alarm Notification Motion Notify: Once motion is detected, the captured images are displayed in the control panel of the Single View. I/O Alarm Notify: Once the input device is triggered, the captured images are displayed in the control panel of the Single View.
7 Remote Viewing Video and Audio Configuration To change the video and audio configurations of the connected camera, click the Option button, and select Video and Audio Configuration. [Camera] In this tab, you can change the video codec, quality and frame rate. The resolution options depend on the maximum image size set on the connected GV-VMS. For details, see Video Settings in WebCam Server Settings earlier in this chapter.
Server List You can add the connection information of multiple GV-VMS to the WebCam server for quick access later. Click the Option button, and select Change Server to display the following dialog box. Figure 7-19 Change Server To add a server to the drop-down list, click the New button. In Host Name field, type a name to identify the GV-VMS. Type the IP address or domain name of the GV-VMS. Type a valid username and password to log in to the GV-VMS.
7 Remote Viewing Show Camera Name To show camera name on the live view, click the Option button and select Show Camera Name. The camera name appears in the top-left corner. Figure 7-20 Image Enhancement To enhance the image quality of live video, click the Option button and select Image Enhance. This dialog box appears. Figure 7-21 De-Interlace: Converts the interlaced video into non-interlaced video. De-Block: Removes the block-like artifacts from low-quality and highly compressed video.
7.3.4 PTZ Control Panel Click the Camera Select button to select one PTZ camera, and click the PTZ Control button (No. 7, Figure 7-20) to bring up the PTZ control panel. Figure 7-22 PTZ control panel One PTZ camera can only be controlled by one user at a time. If several users are trying to control the same PTZ camera at the same time, the Single View viewer will give the priority to the first login user and then to the next user in queue. Each user will be given 60 seconds to control the PTZ camera.
7 Remote Viewing 7.3.8 Visual PTZ Control Other than the PTZ control panel, you can enable the Visual PTZ Control functions. Right-click the live view and select Visual PTZ. Next, click the green PTZ button on the top left corner of the PTZ control window to have these options: [PTZ Control Type] Random Move: In this mode, you can move the camera view to any direction by clicking on a desired direction. When you place the mouse cursor on the live view, a circular PTZ control panel appears.
7.3.5 I/O Control The I/O control panel shows the I/O status and alarm event. Additionally, you can force output, as well as enable and disable I/O devices to the remote GV-VMS. Click the I/O Control button at the right of the live view to bring out the I/O control panel. Single View Viewer I/O Control Panel Figure 7-24 I/O Control The alarm status is shows the triggered inputs. Clicking the Reset button will clear the alarm list.
7 Remote Viewing 7.3.6 Visual Automation If you have enabled the Visual Automation function on GV-VMS, you can remotely trigger the connected output by simply clicking on a designated spot on the live view. For details on setting up Visual Automation, see Visual Automation in Chapter 6. 1. To access this feature, right-click the live view and select Visual Automation. A green I/O icon appears in the corner. 2.
7.3.7 Picture-in-Picture View With the Picture in Picture (PIP) view, you can crop the video to get a close-up view or zoom in on the video. This function is useful in providing clear and detailed images of the surveillance area. 1. Right-click on the screen and then select PIP. An inset window of the camera view appears in the live view. Figure 7-26 2. Move the navigation box around in the inset window to have a close-up view of the selected area. You can adjust the size of the navigation box if needed.
7 Remote Viewing 7.3.8 Picture-and-Picture View With the Picture and Picture (PAP) view, you can create a split video effect with multiple close-up views on the image. A total of 7 close-up views can be defined. This function is useful for megapixel resolution that provides clear and detailed images of the surveillance area. 1. Right-click on the live view and then select PAP. A row of three inset windows appears on the bottom of the screen. 2.
7.4 2-Window Viewer To access the 2-Window Viewer, click Live View on the left panel of WebCam Viewer, and then select 2 Windows. Figure 7-28 In the 2-Window Viewer, select the camera you want to access, and drag the camera icon to the viewer windows.
7 Remote Viewing 7.5 Multi-Window Viewer The Multi Windows displays up to 16 channels at a time and supports up to 64 channels. To access the Multi Windows, click Live View on the left panel of the Webcam Viewer page, and select Multi Windows. You can also access Multi Windows directly if you select Simple Version at the Login page (Figure 7-1).
7.6 JPEG Image Viewer JPEG Image Viewer is a cross-platform viewer, compatible with Mac OS and Microsoft IE browsers. Continuously receiving JPEG images from GV-VMS and limited to the single camera view, the viewer is an ideal tool for the users with limited Internet bandwidth. Note: To enable the JPEG Image Viewer, Java needs to be installed on the local PC. To enable the function on the WebCam server, click Home , click Toolbar , click Network and click WebCam Server.
7 Remote Viewing 7.7 Playing Back Events 7.7.1 Event List Query The Event List Query function on the WebCam server allows you to remotely search for an event by defining event type and time. The search results can be displayed in text form or in a chart. You can also play back events instantly from the search results. To allow remote access to GV-VMS and remotely play back events, z Ensure the WebCam server with the Run ViewLog Server function (Figure 7-4) is activated on GV-VMS.
4. Click Submit Query. The search results will be displayed in the text form. Search categories Export data Video icon Chart display Figure 7-33 5. To play back the attached video, click the Video icon. Righting-click on the video image gives you more playback features, such as changing playback mode and turning on audio if available. 6. To graph the search results, click the Chart button. 7. To export the search results, select one of formats Txt, Html or Excel and then click the Export button.
7 Remote Viewing 7.7.2 Remote Playback With the Remote Playback (RPB) function on the WebCam server, you can play back the recorded files of the connected GV-VMS. To allow remote access to GV-VMS, ensure the WebCam server with the Run ViewLog Server function (Figure 7-4) is activated on GV-VMS. 1. In the left panel of the Single View page, click Remote Play Back and select Remote Play Back. This window appears. Figure 7-34 2. Select the desired camera, date and time-segment file. 3.
7.8 Remote ViewLog Through WebCam Server, you can remotely play back the recorded files by using the video player ViewLog. To allow remote access to GV-VMS, ensure the WebCam server with the Run ViewLog Server function (Figure 7-5) is activated on GV-VMS. 1. On the left panel of the Single View page (Figure 7-20), click Remote Play Back and select a resolution. Remote ViewLog will be installed on your PC if it is not already. The Remote ViewLog window appears. 2. Select Remote ViewLog Service.
7 Remote Viewing 7.9 Download Center The Download Center allows you to download Remote eMap and Remote ViewLog based on screen resolution required. 1. Click Download in the left panel of the Single View page (Figure 7-20). This page appears. Figure 7-36 2. Check the desired programs. The File Size field will display the total file size of the selected programs. 3. Click Download and follow the on-screen instructions to install the programs.
7.10 Mobile Phone Applications With the mobile phone capable of GPRS, 3G and Wi-Fi, you can receive live videos from your GV-VMS using GV-Eye V2.0 or later. To download the latest GV-Eye or see the full installation guide, visit http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/5_8_App.asp. Note: 1. Hardware decoding is only supported by devices using Android 4.1 or later and that contain a GPU (graphic processing unit). 2. Access is only allowed for Admin users. 3.
7 3. Remote Viewing Click the Mobile tab and select the checkbox to enable the mobile function. Figure 7-38 7.10.2 Installing GV-Eye You can download GV-Eye from the App Store or Android Market and install the application. The GV-Eye icon will appear on the desktop of your mobile device.
7.10.3 Connecting to GV-VMS 1. On your mobile phone, tap the GV-Eye icon Figure 7-40 2. Tap the Add button . This page appears. Figure 7-41 272 on the main screen. This page appears.
7 Remote Viewing 3. Enter the IP address, port number, username and password of the GV-VMS. The default port for GV-VMS is 56000. For details on accessing live view, playing back recording and other functions, visit the link below and click Installation Guide under GV-Eye: http://www.geovision.com.tw/english/5_8_App.
7.11 Web Browsers on Smartphones Using the browser on your smartphone, you can watch live view, control PTZ live views, and play back recordings from a GV-VMS. By connecting to the WebCam server, no extra application is required. Note: 1. Make sure the Mobile function is enabled at the WebCam server. 2. Live view control is only available for supported PTZ cameras. In the following steps, we use the Android smartphone as an example to log in the GV-VMS: 1.
7 2. Remote Viewing Click Login. The cameras on the GV-VMS appear. Figure 7-43 3. To watch live view, keep the H.264 option for Streaming Type, and then tap a video icon . Stream 1 will be displayed if Best Quality is selected and Stream 2 will be displayed if Low Quality is selected. 4. To access the PTZ functions, tap the JPEG option for Streaming Type. This page appears. Tap the live view to see direction arrows.
Chapter 8 E-Map Application.......................................277 8.1 The E-Map Editor .............................................................................. 277 8.1.1 The E-Map Editor Window.........................................................................278 8.1.2 Creating an E-Map .......................................................................................279 8.1.3 Creating an E-Map for a Remote Host ..................................................284 8.2 Starting E-Map.
8 CHAPTER E-Map Application The E-Map displays the monitoring area on an electronic map, by which the operator can easily locate the cameras, sensors and alarms triggered by motion or I/O devices. The application is available through two programs: E-Map Editor which comes with the installation of GV-VMS, and E-Map Server applicable on a designed server. 8.
8.1.1 The E-Map Editor Window The E-Map Editor comes with the installation of GV-VMS. Click the Windows Start menu, find Programs, select GV folder and click E-Map Editor. The E-Map Editor window appears. 1 5 3 2 4 7 6 9 8 10 11 12 13 Figure 8-1 The controls in 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 map.
8 No. Name Description 7 Zoom In Enlarges the Map View. 8 Zoom Out Diminishes the Map View. 9 Fit to Screen Adjusts the Map View to fit the current size of the window. 10 Actual Size Displays the actual size of imported graphic file. 11 The view of imported graphic file. Floor Plan 12 Map View Tree view of E-Map files. 13 Host View Tree view of hosts 8.1.2 E-Map Application Creating an E-Map To create an E-Map, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add Map button on the toolbar.
2. Select and right-click New Map under Map View, and select Load Map to import a graphic file. The file opens in the Floor Plan window (No. 11, Figure 8-1). Figure 8-3 3. Double-click the local server folder in Host View (No. 13, Figure 8-1). The program will automatically detect the number of cameras and I/O devices installed at the server, and display their icons. Figure 8-4 4. Drag and drop these icons from Host View to the map in the Floor Plan window. 5.
8 E-Map Application Advanced Settings Optionally, you can have the following settings on your created E-Map. A. Camera Icons 1. You can set the orientation of camera icons. Select any camera icon which will be highlighted in yellow, right-click the icon to bring up a menu, and select the direction where you want the camera to point to. Figure 8-5 2. You can set up a view zone to help recognize the area monitored by the camera: A.
B. I/O and Camera Icons 3. You can change the icons for cameras and I/O devices. A. Select any I/O device or camera icon which will be highlighted in yellow, right-click the icon and select Change Icon. The dialog box appears. Figure 8-7 B. Select No Event and click Add Icon to import your own icon. The icon will display when the I/O device or the camera is not triggered. C. Select Event and click Add Icon to import your own icon. The icon will display when the I/O device or the camera is triggered.
8 C. E-Map Application Polygonal Map 4. You can create the Polygonal Map to help you quickly locate the location of a triggered I/O device or a camera detecting motion. Draw an area on the map and it will flash when any device within the area is triggered. A. In E-Map, select a map icon. B. Right-click the map icon and select Edit Polygonal Map. C. Click on the map to start drawing a polygonal area with the yellow dotted line. Figure 8-8 D.
8.1.3 Creating an E-Map for a Remote Host With E-Map Editor, you can create E-Maps for remote hosts in addition to your local host (GV-VMS). Through the Remote E-Map function, these E-Maps can be accessed and monitored through a Web browser. For how to remotely access E-Maps, see Accessing E-Maps of Multiple Hosts later in this chapter. Note: The supported hosts for E-Map include GV-System, GV-VMS, GV-IP Devices, GV-Video Server and GV-Compact DVR. 1.
8 E-Map Application 8.2 Starting E-Map After creating an E-Map with E-Map Editor, you can start the E-Map on GV-VMS and monitor the surveillance area in the electronic map. When any camera or I/O device is triggered, its corresponding icon on the map will blink as an alert. 1. Click Home appears. , select Toolbar and click Content List . The Content List 2. Expand the E-Map folder, drag and drop the created E-Map to the live view grid. The E-Map is displayed.
3. When any camera or I/O device is triggered, its corresponding icon will start blinking in red. You can move the cursor on the icon to have an image or click the icon to bring the camera view to full view. Figure 8-12 Note: If you have created the E-Maps for multiple hosts, you can also see these map files in the Content List. However, these map files won’t function on the GV-VMS and only work on the Remote WebCam through a Web browser.
8 8.2.1 E-Map Application Setting Up the Pop-up Map When multiple E-Maps are monitored at one time, you can enable the pop-up function for monitoring convenience. Once any camera or I/O device is triggered, its corresponding E-Map will pop up, replacing the current E-Map, as an alert. To set up the function, follow the steps below. 1. In the Content List, click the Configure button under the E-Map. Figure 8-13 2.
3. At the bottom of the E-Map grid, click the E-Map Auto Pop-up button to enable the function. In this example, two floor plans (7F and 9F) are under monitoring. When you are observing 9F floor plan but one event is triggered on 7F floor plan, the 7F floor plan will pop up replacing the current 9F floor plan as a warning.
8 8.3 E-Map Application Remotely Accessing E-Map You can remotely access and view E-Maps over a Web browser. , select Toolbar , click Network 1. Click Home The Server Setup dialog box appears. and select WebCam Server. Figure 8-16 2. Click OK to start the WebCam server. 3. Open the Web browser and type the address of the GV-VMS. Once the connection is established, the Single View page will appear. 4. On the left panel, click Remote E-Map. The Login dialog box appears. Figure 8-17 5.
8.3.1 The Remote E-Map Window 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Figure 8-18 The controls in the Remote E-Map window: No. Name Description 1 Login Logs into 500 hosts at most. 2 Host Information 3 Previous Goes to the last selected E-Map file. 4 Home Goes back to the top of the tree view. 5 Next Goes to the next E-Map file. 6 ViewLog 7 Configure Configures the advanced settings. 8 Tree List Displays all created E-Map files and folders.
8 No. Name Description 9 Displays the IP Address of the connected host. IP Address E-Map Application When the events occur, the corresponding icons will blink in red as an alert. 10 Camera/Input/Output Camera icon: Move the cursor on the icon to have a live Icon image. Click the icon to open a control panel for the camera. Output Icon: Click the icon to manually trigger the output device. .
8.3.2 Accessing E-Maps of Multiple Hosts If you have created E-Maps for multiple hosts (see Creating an E-Map for a Remote Host earlier in this chapter), you can monitor these E-Maps remotely through a Web browser. The E-Maps of up to 500 hosts can be accessed at one time. To log in a host, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Login button on the Remote E-Map window. The Login window appears. 2. Select a host on the right panel and click the Login button.
8 8.3.3 E-Map Application Configuring the Remote E-Map Click the Configure button on the Remote E-Map window. The Configure window appears. Figure 8-21 [Download E-Map files] Download E-Map files from the local server to the client PC. This option can reduce network loading if you wish to view the E-Maps of multiple hosts. Use local E-Map files: After downloading E-Map files to the client PC, you can select and use these E-Map files for connection.
Show Event: Display motion or I/O triggered events on the Host Information window. I/O Trigger Camera: When the input devices are triggered, the related camera views will pop up on the screen instantly. To enable this function, you must map input devices to cameras on the GV-VMS first. See Setting Live View Pop-up Video in Chapter 1. Hide Tree List: Check to hide the tree list. Enable DirectDraw: By default, DirectDraw is enabled to speed up the graphics rendering.
8 8.3.4 E-Map Application Viewing Event List and Playing Back Videos You can see a list of triggered events on the Host Information window and play back any video of interest. 1. Click the Host Information button on the Remote E-Map window. The Host Information window appears. Figure 8-22 2. For event playback, double-click any motion event on the left panel. The player appears. Figure 8-23 3. Right-click the image to access the advance functions of the player.
8.4 E-Map Server The E-Map Server is an independent program designed to create E-Maps for different hosts. With E-Map Server, you can monitor different sites on electronic maps through any computer accessible to the network. 8.4.1 Installing E-Map Server You can install the Dynamic DNS from Software DVD or GeoVision Website. Downloading from Software DVD 1. Insert Software DVD to the computer. It runs automatically and a window appears. 2. Click Install GeoVision Supplemental Utilities. 3.
8 8.4.2 E-Map Application The E-Map Server Window Go to Windows Start, find Programs, select eMapServer and click E-Map Server. This window appears. Figure 8-24 The controls on the E-Map Server window: No. Name Description 1 Start Service Starts the E-Map Server. 2 Stop Service Stops the E-Map Server. 3 New Creates a new E-Map file. 4 Rename Renames the E-Map file. 5 Delete Deletes the E-Map file. 6 Refresh Refreshes the E-Map Server window.
8.4.3 Setting up E-Map Server Before starting the E-Map server, you must create E-Map files and user accounts. ˙ To create E-Map(s), click the New button (No.3, Figure 8-24). For details, see Creating an E-Map earlier in this chapter. ˙ To create a user account for the server, click the Accounts button (No. 7, Figure 8-24). 8.4.4 Connecting to E-Map Server With E-Map Server, you can monitor different sites on electronic maps through any computer accessible to the network. 1.
Chapter 9 Useful Utilities ............................................301 9.1 Dynamic DNS ..................................................................................... 301 9.1.1 Running Dynamic DNS.....................................................................................302 9.1.2 Registering Domain Name with DDNS.......................................................303 9.1.3 Starting Dynamic DNS.....................................................................................305 9.
9.6.6 Setting up the Bandwidth ..............................................................................344 9.6.7 Block List Setup ................................................................................................345 9.6.8 General Setup ....................................................................................................346 9.7 Language Setting ............................................................................. 347 9.7.1 Installing the MultiLang Tool ..........
9 CHAPTER Useful Utilities GV-VMS support the advanced utilities, such as Authentication Server, Fast Backup and Restore program, Bandwidth Control Application and GV-IP Device Utility to enhance the system performance in a security network. 9.1 Dynamic DNS GV-Dynamic DNS allows you to register domain names that always point to your GV-VMS server. This application is only necessary when your server is using a dynamic IP address.
9.1.1 Running Dynamic DNS GV-Dynamic DNS Service is included in the installation of GV-VMS. Go to Windows Start, point to Programs, select GV-VMS, and click DNS Client V2. The DNSClient V2 dialog box appears.
9 9.1.2 Useful Utilities Registering Domain Name with DDNS 1. Click Register on the DNSClient V2 dialog box (Figure 9-1). The register page appears.
2. Type a username. The username can be up to 16 characters. The username accepts “a ~ z”, “0~9”, and “-“, but does not accept space or “-“ as the first character. 3. Type a password. The password is case-sensitive and must be at least 6 characters. Re-type the password for confirmation. 4. In the Word Verification section, type the code within the box. The Word Verification is not case-sensitive. 5. Click the Send button. The following message appears. Figure 9-3 Username: The username you registered.
9 9.1.3 Useful Utilities Starting Dynamic DNS After registering a domain name with GV-Dynamic DNS, you can enable the DDNS function on your server. Run DDNS Client V2 and make sure GeoVision software is also enabled at the background. Figure 9-4 Hostname: Type the hostname used to enable the service from the DDNS. Password: Type the password used to enable the service from the DDNS.
Note: The DNS Client will not upload the IP address unless the compatible GeoVision software is running such as GV-VMS. If the IP address of your server is not updated for more than 30 days, your host name will be deleted automatically. Setting up E-mail Notification You can set up E-mail settings to receive e-mail notification. In the DNS Client dialog box (Figure 9-4), click E-mail Setting. The E-mail Setting dialog box appears.
9 9.2 Useful Utilities Watermark Viewer The GV-VMS can embed digital watermarks in video streams for the purpose of authentication. The watermarks are encrypted with digital signatures in video streams during the compression stage, ensuring that images are not edited or damaged after they are recorded. In addition, you can apply the Watermark Proof, a watermark-checking program included in the installation of the GV-VMS, to further verify the authenticity of the recording. 9.2.
9.2.2 Running the Watermark Proof To apply the Watermark Proof program for verifying the authenticity of the recording, follow the steps below. 1. Go to the GV-VMS folder and run WMProof.exe. The Watermark Proof window appears. 2. Click File from the menu bar, select Open, locate the recorded file (.avi) and click Open. The selected file is listed on File List (No. 9, Figure 9-7). Alternatively, you can directly drag the file from the storage folder to the window.
9 9.2.3 Useful Utilities The Main Window Figure 9-7 No. Name Description 1 Open File Opens the recorded file. 2 First Frame Goes to the first frame of the file. 3 Play Plays the file. 4 Previous Frame Goes to the previous frame of the file. 5 Next Frame Goes to the next frame of the file. 6 Previous Watermark Frame Goes to the previous frame that contains watermark. 7 Next Watermark Frame Goes to the next frame that contains watermark. 8 Original vs.
9.3 Windows Lockup The GV-Desktop helps you secure your computer while away from your workstation. You may lock up the Windows desktop while launching a customized GV-Desktop. In the GV-Desktop, users are limited to run the GV-VMS and selected programs. 9.3.1 The GV-Desktop Screen The GV-Desktop is included in the installation of GV-VMS. Go to Windows Start, point to Programs, select GV-VMS3, and click Key Lock Utility. The GV-Desktop screen appears.
9 9.3.2 Useful Utilities GV-Desktop Features The five buttons on GV-Desktop are introduced below. Programs Click the Programs button (No.1, Figure 9-8) to see the program menu. The default programs are Video Management System (GV-VMS), Repair Database Utility, eMap Editor and Control Center Service. To add or remove new programs to the menu, see the Settings section later in this chapter. In the example below, Paint is a new program added to the menu.
Settings Click the Settings button (No.2, Figure 9-8) and type the valid ID and password. This window appears. Figure 9-10 [Password] Click the button to change the password. For the Allow Removing Password System option, see Account and Password in Chapter 1. [Export Token] This option is introduced in Token File for Save Mode later in this chapter. [System Menu] Select a desired program and click the Edit button to change its name. [Customize Menu] Set up the Programs menu as desired.
9 Useful Utilities Log Off Click the Log off button (No.3, Figure 9-8) to log off GV-Desktop. A valid ID and password are required. Shut Down Click the Shut Down button (No. 4, Figure 9-8) to shut down your computer. A valid ID and password are required. Task Manager Click the Task Manager button (No. 5, Figure 9-8) to view the programs which are currently running on your computer. When you minimize a program, it will be hidden and under operation in the background.
9.3.3 Token File for Safe Mode This option in the Settings section lets you export a token file. In case you enter safe mode and are in the status of the GV-Desktop, this token file allows you to exit from the GV-Desktop and enter the Windows desktop. To export a token file, follow the steps below. Exporting the Token File 1. Click the Export Token button (Figure 9-10). This dialog box appears. Figure 9-12 2. Type a code in the Token Code field and click OK. 3.
9 9.4 Useful Utilities Authentication Server The Authentication Server is a password and account management system for multiple GV-VMS. Through the Authentication Server, the administrator can create the accounts with different access rights to a group of GV-VMS. Once any GV-VMS is connected to the Authentication Server, the previous password settings in local GV-VMS will be invalid. Local GV-VMS will submit to the full control of the Authentication Server.
9.4.2 The Main Window Go to Windows Start, click Programs, select AuthServer and click AuthServer. This window appears. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 12 Figure 9-14 The controls in this window: 316 No. Button Description 1 Add An Area Creates an Area group. 2 Add A Client Creates a client account. 3 Delete An Area / Client Deletes an existing group or client. 4 View/Edit A Client Select a client from the Client List, and click to view / edit it.
9 No. Button 9 Log 10 Exit 11 Connected Client List 12 Client Information 13 Client List Useful Utilities Description Sets up the Authentication Server Log and opens the log browser. Exits this window; Logs out Administrator; Changes Password, imports or exports account information. Lists the connected GV-VMS, GV-System, E-Map Server or GV-Control Center. Lists the information of the selected GV-VMS, GV-System, E-Map Server or Control Center. Lists the created clients and area groups.
9.4.3 Creating Clients You must create and arrange the clients first which user credentials will be centrally managed by the Authentication Server. To create a list of GV-VMS clients, follow the steps below. 1. To create a GV-VMS client, highlight the DVR List from the left panel and click the Add A Client button (No. 2, Figure 9-14). Figure 9-15 2. Type the client’s information and click OK. The Name must match that of local GV-VMS.
9 Tip: To view the name of your GV-VMS server, select Toolbar select System Configure and click General Setting. , click Configure Useful Utilities , 3. To create another client, repeat the steps above. 4. You can also arrange multiple clients under a group by highlighting a list and clicking the Add An Area button (No. 1, Figure 9-14). The created group appears under the selected List. 9.4.
3. To assign the created user to a group of GV-VMS clients: A. Click the Group Setting button. Figure 9-17 B. In the Valid Group List window, click the New Group button.
9 Useful Utilities C. In the DVR Group Information window, give a name to the group, select the desired GV-VMS clients to be added to the group. Click OK. Figure 9-19 D. Click OK again to go back to the Password Setup window. E. Use the Valid Group drop-down list to select the created group. The user will be able to log in the assigned GV-VMS clients.
4. Optionally, you can use the following functions to arrange the user and client accounts. A. Right-click a user account to have two options. The Apply setting to option allows you to apply the same settings to a specific user account. The Apply setting to group option allows you to apply the same settings to all user accounts under the same account level. Figure 9-21 B. Right-click a client account to have two options.
9 9.4.5 Useful Utilities Importing Groups and Users from Active Directory To create user accounts efficiently, you can import groups and users from Microsoft’s Active Directory to Authentication Server. You will need to install Active Directory on Windows operating system and set up users into groups before following the steps below. Note: User accounts in Active Directory need to be grouped into Groups settings first as only groups can be imported into Authentication Server. 1.
4. To assign groups in Active Directory to User, Power User or Supervisor authority levels: A. Click the Assign Authority Level button. This dialog box appears. Figure 9-24 B. Select the groups detected in Active Directory from the Undefined Group list and use the arrow buttons to assign the groups to User, Power User or Supervisor level. C. Click OK to import the user data into the Password Setup window. 5.
9 9.4.6 Useful Utilities Starting the Server To configure the server and start the service, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Server Setup button (No. 7, Figure 9-14). This dialog box appears. Figure 9-25 2. Under Security Setting, type the Authorized ID and Authorized Password which will be used for the client GV-VMS to log into the Authentication Server. 3. Click OK to apply the settings. 4. Click the Start/Stop Service button (No. 6, Figure 9-14) to start the services.
Automatic Failover Support: Select and click the Setting button to configure up to 2 Authentication Servers in case the primary Authentication Server fails. Once the primary server fails, the second or the third server will take over the connection from clients and provide uninterrupted services. Note the settings of Authorized ID and Authorized Password on the failover server must match those of the primary server.
9 9.4.7 Useful Utilities Connecting GV-VMS to the Server To configure the GV-VMS in order to access the Authentication Server remotely through a network connection, follow the steps below. 1. On the main screen of GV-VMS, click User , select Password Setup and click Remote Authentication Setup. The Setup Remote Authentication Server dialog box appears. Figure 9-26 2. Select Use Remote Authentication and select any of the following options.
3. Click Setup Server. This dialog box appears. Figure 9-27 4. Type the IP address and port of the Authentication Server. 5. Type the Authorized ID and Authorized Password of the Authentication Server. 6. Click OK to start the connection. When the connection is established, the previous password settings in the GV-VMS will be invalid. 7. Press [L] on the keyboard to call up the Login dialog box. The icon connection is established.
9 Useful Utilities will appear on the Login dialog box (Figure 9-28) when Note: The disconnection icon one of the following situations occurs: 1. The login ID and Password do not match any of the user IDs and Passwords created on the Authentication Server. 2. The client name (Figure 9-16) does not match the location name of GV-VMS. 3. The network connection encounters traffic problem.
9.4.8 Remote Access from Control Center and Remote E-Map The Authentication Server allows you to restrict users of E-Map Server and GV-Control Center to access specific GV-VMS hosts and cameras only. Instead of connecting to GV-VMS hosts directly, the user of E-Map Server and Control Center will connect to the Authentication Server using the user account you created on the Authentication Server. You must first set up remote authentication on E-Map Server and GV-Control Center.
9 Useful Utilities 2. In the E-Map Server window, click Tools on the menu bar, and select Options. This dialog box appears. Figure 9-29 3. Select Use Remote Authentication. 4. To enable the Authentication Server service to start automatically at Windows startup, select Automatic. Keep the E-Map Server Port 80 as default or modify if necessary. 5. Click OK to apply the settings. 6. In the E-Map Server window, click Tools on the menu bar and select Remote Authentication. This dialog box appears.
Accessing from GV-Control Center The GV-Control Center can access account settings of the Authentication Server. Note: The Authentication Server only supports GV-Control Center V3.1.2.0 or earlier. 1. Run the GV-Control Center. For details, see GV-Control Center User’s Manual. 2. On the Host List, right-click Host List by ID and select Remote Authentication Setup. A dialog box appears (Figure 11-27). 3.
9 Useful Utilities 9.5 Fast Backup and Restore With the Fast Backup and Restore (FBR) solution, you can change interface skin and customize features to suit personal preference, as well as back up and restore your configurations in GV-VMS. 9.5.1 Running the FBR Program The Fast Backup & Restore program is included in the installation of GV-VMS. Go to Windows Start, point to Programs, select GV-VMS, and click Fast Backup & Restore Main System.
9.5.2 Plugin Component You can add programs to your GV-VMS to expand the applications. To add programs, follow the steps below. 1. In the FBR window (Figure 9-31), click the Plugin Component icon. The User Define dialog box appears. Figure 9-32 2. Click Add. This dialog box appears. Figure 9-33 Note: For some applications, type /FBR in the Parameter column if necessary. 3. Type the name of the desired application, locate its path and click OK. 4.
9 9.5.3 Useful Utilities Customizing the Features Not every feature may be of equal interest to you. You can specify which features are to be displayed at system startup. 1. In the FBR Window (Figure 9-31), click Customize Features. This dialog box appears. Figure 9-34 2. Expand the folder(s) and click the function(s) you want to disable in the GV-VMS. 3. Click OK to save the settings. Note: You need to restart the GV-VMS to activate the settings.
9.5.4 Backing up and Restoring Settings You can back up the configurations you made in the GV-VMS, and restore the backup data to the current system or import it to another GV-VMS. Backing up the settings 1. In the FBR window (Figure 9-31), click the Backup MultiCam Settings or Restore Defaults icon, and select Backup Current System. This dialog box appears. Figure 9-35 2. Select which settings you want to back up and click the Next Step button . 3.
9 Useful Utilities Restoring the System You can restore the current system with the backup of configuration file. Also, you can copy this backup file to configure another system with the same settings as the current system. 1. Open the backup file (*.exe) you previously stored. A valid ID and password are required to display this window. Figure 9-36 2. Click the Restore Multicam System icon and then select which backup settings you want to restore. 3. Click the Next Step button to start restoring. 4.
9.6 Bandwidth Control Application The Bandwidth Control is an independent application that controls and monitors the network traffic of the WebCam servers.
9 9.6.1 Useful Utilities Installing the Bandwidth Control You can install the Bandwidth Control program from Software DVD or GeoVision Website. Installing from Software DVD 1. Insert Software DVD to the computer. It runs automatically and a window appears. 2. Click Install GeoVision Supplemental Utilities. 3. Select GV-Bandwidth Control Client Site and follow the on-screen instructions. Downloading from GeoVision Website 1.
9.6.2 The Main Window After the installation is complete, double-click the Bandwidth Remote Control icon created on the desktop. The Bandwidth Control window appears. 1 2 3 4 5 8 7 6 Figure 9-37 No. Name Description 1 Connection Builds the connection to a WebCam server. 2 Disconnect Stops the connection to a WebCam server. 3 Get Control Obtains the right to remotely control the WebCam servers. 4 Give Up Control Ceases controlling the WebCam servers and users.
9 9.6.3 Useful Utilities Allowing Remote Control The network traffic of WebCam server can be controlled when the GV-VMS permits the remote control from the Bandwidth Control program by the following steps: 1. On the main screen of GV-VMS, click Home , select Network , select Toolbar , click Configure and click WebCam Server. This dialog box appears. Figure 9-38 2. Under the General tab, select Run Bandwidth Control server.
9.6.4 1. Connecting to a WebCam Server Click Host on the menu bar, and select Connection. Or you can click the Connection button (No. 1, Figure 9-37) on the toolbar. This dialog box appears. Figure 9-40 2. To add a WebCam server to be connected to, click Add. 3. Type the host name, IP address, user name and password of the WebCam server. Modify the port if necessary. 4. Click OK. After the connection is established, the WebCam server shows up in the Host List. 5.
9 9.6.5 Useful Utilities Controlling Specific WebCam Server To disconnect a login user or set the bandwidth limit for a specific user, right-click the user to have the options below: Figure 9-41 Kick: Disconnect the user from the WebCam server. Block IP: Prohibit the user from connecting to the WebCam server. To use the function, the Enable IP Black List option (Figure 9-44) must be selected first.
9.6.6 Setting up the Bandwidth You can manage the bandwidth of multiple hosts allocated to a WebCam server by specifying certain users and IP addresses when your network is busy or heavily loaded. 1. Click Configure on the menu bar and select Bandwidth Setup. 2. In the Bandwidth Setup dialog box, select the desired WebCam server and click OK. This dialog box appears.
9 9.6.7 Useful Utilities Block List Setup Two types of block lists are provided to restrict the access to a WebCam server: permitting and denying a specified range of IP address to establish the connection. Note that only one type of block list can be used at a time. 1. Click Configure on the menu bar and select IP White / Black List Setup. A dialog box prompts for you to select a host. 2. In the IP White / Black List Setup dialog box, select the desired WebCam server and click OK.
9.6.8 General Setup You can set up sound alarm for user log-in, or change the real-time graph display of network traffic. Click Configure on the menu bar and select General Setup. This dialog box appears. Figure 9-45 User Login Alarm: Enable the computer alarm on when a user logs in. Bandwidth: Set the color of bandwidth wave. Grid Line: Set the color of grid lines of the graph. Background: Set the background color of the graph.
9 Useful Utilities 9.7 Language Setting 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 a MRevise.exe file to make the same revision on another computer. You can also send the revision back to GeoVision to have the revision included in future software release. 9.7.
9.7.2 Revising the Translated Text Revising the Translated Text 1. After completing the installation, close all GeoVision applications, go to Windows Start, find programs and click MultilingualConfig. This dialog box appears. Figure 9-47 2. Click Language and select the language of the text you want to revise. 3. Click Version to select the version of the GV-VMS that you want to revise.
9 Useful Utilities 4. In the Search field, type all or part of the text in English or the target language and click Search. The results are displayed. Figure 9-48 Note: The search is case sensitive. 5. Double-click the text you want to revise. This dialog box appears. Figure 9-49 6. Revise the translated text and click OK.
Note: 1. It is recommended to revise an entire sentence at a time instead of simply searching a single word and replacing the word in all other strings. 2. The text may contain symbols such as %d or \n that instruct the application to perform certain functions. Be careful not to change the symbols in the translated text. 3. Before making any revision, click Tools and select Revision Note to read the revision instructions. Applying the Revised Text 1.
9 Useful Utilities 2. Click OK. 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. Figure 9-51 Exporting the Revised Text 1. To export the revision as an executable file, click Tools, select Export and click Export executable file. You can copy the .
9.7.3 Setting Up the UI Language to English The default user interface (UI) language of the following GeoVision software and applications is set according to the region detected. You can install the Set Language tool to set the UI language to English.
9 Useful Utilities 5. In the Configure window, select English from the Language drop-down list. Figure 9-52 6. Click OK and restart your GeoVision software or application to enable the English UI.
9.8 Skype Video Utility The GeoVision Skype Video Utility allows you to receive live view or text notifications through a Skype account using a PC or mobile device upon motion detection or input trigger. You will need to install Skype on the computer of the GV-VMS, and the notifications can be sent to other Skype accounts. Figure 9-53 Note: Audio function is not supported in GV-Skype Video Utility.
9 9.8.1 Useful Utilities Installing GV-Skype Video Utility You can install the GV-Skype Video Utility from Software DVD or GeoVision Website. Installing from Software DVD 1. Insert Software DVD to the computer. It runs automatically and a window appears. 2. Click Install GeoVision Supplemental Utilities. 3. Select GV-Skype Video Utility and follow the on-screen instructions. Downloading from GeoVision Website 1. Go to the Software Download and Upgrading page of GeoVision Website: http://www.geovision.
9.8.2 Setting Up Notifications Upon Motion or I/O Trigger General Setting 1. Right-click the GV-Skype Video Utility icon in the system tray and click Settings. This dialog box appears. Figure 9-54 2. The General setting page offers the following options: Add to Startup: Click Enable to automatically run GV-Skype Video Utility at Windows startup. Administrator Password: Click Enable to require password to log in and out of GV-Skype Video Utility.
9 Useful Utilities Camera Setting To send camera live view or notification message to Skype accounts upon motion detection, expand the Cameras list and select a camera. This dialog box appears. Figure 9-55 To Send the Live View You can send live view from the selected camera or quad view to a Skype account upon motion. 1. Select Enable under Push Video to Skype User. 2. Set an Alert Interval to specify the minimum time between each notification. 3.
To Create the Quad View 1. Click Quad View and select a quad view. This dialog box appears. Figure 9-56 2. Drag and drop up to four cameras to the quad view on the right. 3. Click OK. To Send a Notification Message You can send notifications to multiple Skype accounts upon motion. 1. Select Enable under Send Skype Message (Figure 9-55). 2. Use the Skype User drop-down list to select the recipient of the message and click the Add button. Repeat for any additional recipient. 3.
9 Useful Utilities Input Module Setting To send camera live view or notification message to Skype accounts upon input trigger, expand the Module list and select an input device. This dialog box appears. Figure 9-57 1. To send live view to a Skype account of a camera upon input trigger, follow the steps from To Send the Live View in the previous Camera Setting section. 2.
Receiving Notification Messages and Live View After setup is completed, upon motion detection or input trigger, the designated Skype user will see a notification message, as well as an incoming call to receive live view. Figure 9-58 Click the Answer button to receive camera live view. When you finish watching the live view, click the red phone button to end the video call. Figure 9-59 Note: If the incoming call is not picked up, the Skype user will see a missed call record in the call history.
9 9.8.3 Useful Utilities Requesting Live View 1. Log in your Skype and select the Skype account of the GV-Skype Video Utility from the Contacts list. 2. Click the IM button and type Cam 1 to view the channel 1 or type other channel numbers. To view single channel live view, type channels 1 to 32. To view one of the 8 quad views, use channels 33 to 40. Figure 9-60 3. Click Send and an incoming call will appear momentarily. Figure 9-61 4. Click the green Answer button to watch the live view.
9.9 GV-SDSyncCard Utility The GV-SDCardSync Utility allows you to download videos from the Micro SD card inserted in the GV-IP Camera. When the connection between the GV-IP Camera and the GV-VMS is lost, recordings are automatically saved to the memory cards inserted in the GV-IP Cameras. To automatically synchronize and download recordings from the micro SD cards to a local folder, install and execute the program on the GV-VMS. Note: 1. GV-SDSyncCard Utility is only supported by GV-IPCam H.264 V1.
9 9.9.2 Useful Utilities Setting Up GV-SDCardSync Utility 1. Run the GV-SDCard Sync Utility. The main window and the Setting window appear. The Setting window pops up automatically upon first execution. Otherwise, click the Setting button on the main window. Figure 9-63 2. To configure synchronization, network and startup settings, select the Synchronization tab on the Setting window. This page appears.
[Synchronization] Synchronize automatically at an interval: Automatically synchronize videos from micro SD cards to a local folder at the specified interval. Synchronize automatically at: Automatically synchronize videos from micro SD cards to a local folder at the specified time. Download Audio Files: Download audio files along with the video files. This option is enabled by default. [Network] Max.
9 Useful Utilities [Recycle] Recycle when the storage space is less than (GB): Specify a minimum free space of your local storage for file recycling. Keep the downloaded files for (Days): Specify the number of days to keep the download files at the local hard drive. [Storage Location] To configure the storage path, click the button next to the location field and specify a storage location. 4. Click OK to save the configuration and exit the Setting window.
9.9.3 The Main Window After you have installed the GV-SDCardSync Utility, point to Start, click Programs, select GV-SDCardSync and click 1 2 4 to launch the program. This window appears. 3 5 6 Figure 9-66 No. Name Description Plays downloaded recordings of the selected GV-IP Cameras 1 Play Video using the ViewLog player. For details, see Chapter 4 Video Playback. Configures settings of synchronization, network, storage location 2 Setting and recycling criteria.
9 Useful Utilities Note: 1. The synchronization time is recorded according to the system time of the GV-IP Camera. 2. The logs are deleted once the GV-SDCardSync Utility is re-activated.
