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Imagine watching live footage, searching playback and exporting surveillance video from any of your networked cameras while
catching your favorite hockey or football team's latest game. Picture the ability to control a PTZ camera at the warehouse from the
comfort of your couch. Envision running precise Point-Of-Sale queries against your store's cash register footage all while making
dinner in your own kitchen, with access only to a smartphone with Internet connection. These scenarios are no longer out-of-reach.
Welcome to the endless potential of cloud computing technology. Welcome to 3xCLOUD™.
3xCLOUD™, 3xLOGIC’s web-based VMS Client, can be accessed via any common web-browser, on any number of web-capable devices
including Windows or Linux PC, Mac, smartphones and tablets. 3xCLOUD™ offers simplistic operation and an easy-to-navigate interface that offers many of the core features existing in 3xLOGIC’s VIGIL desktop software, on-the-go.
With 3xCLOUD™, you’ll always be able to see what your cameras are seeing while you’re out with friends, tied up in a meeting or
stuck on the train. Live video(and more) at your fingertips, 24/7. 3xLOGIC is proud to stand at the forefront of this wave of cloudbased technology sweeping through the surveillance video management sector and has engineered the most robust, efficient webbased Client available.
Welcome. 3xLOGIC hopes you enjoy your time in the cloud.
First time users of 3xCLOUD will be required to create a company account. This will create both the company account as well as an
administrative-level user who will create and manage all other users for the company account. To create an account:
l Navigate to www.3xlogiccloud.com
l Select Create an Account(circled in red, below.)
This will launch the account setup page (pictured right):
l Fill in the required fields.
l
Click thebutton to submit the form.
You will receive a verification e-mail in the provided e-mail account’s inbox. Follow the instructions in the e-mail to finalize account creation.
Note: Be sure to keep record of your User Name
and Password. These credentials will be required
for login.
When logging into your 3xCLOUD account for the first time, the interface will be empty. The 3xCLOUD interface is broken into two
main sections; The Sidebar and the Viewing Area. The information bar at the top features a Contact Us link. It also lists the CurrentUser Profile and their associated Company Name.
Logout
Settings
User Guide
Contact Us
Logout of the current 3xCLOUD account.
Open the Settings menu(pictured below). A user can manage settings via several different control
tabs.
Note:Configuration options marked with an asterisk (*) are only available to administrator-level
users.
l VIGIL Servers – Add*, Edit*, Delete* and Refresh VIGIL Servers.
l Options – Edit the Aspect Ratio, Resolution, and Video Quality settings.
l Views – Select and Delete Saved views.
l User Profiles – Add*, Edit, and Delete* user profiles.
l OSD (On-Screen Display) Settings – Edit OSD Display Settings such as Dwell Time, Column
Width, Columns to Display and more.
Opens the 3xCLOUD User Guide web help interface.
Opens a contact form. Fill in the fields with the appropriate information and click the Send button to
send an e-mail to the 3xLOGIC support team.
Save the current layout. Saved views can be accessed from th eview Tab on the Setting menu. See
"Views Tab" on page 11 for more info on loading saved views.
Click the Servers button on the Settings menu to open the Servers tab(pictured below.)
All Server's currently configured on the Cloud will be visible in the tab. Examples in the above image include, 3xLOGIC USA Demo,Eng Demo and Home Demo.
Add and configure a VIGIL Server to your 3xCLOUD Account.
Edit Server details of a configured VIGIL Server.
Edit Server
Delete an existing VIGIL Server.
This will load a dialogue asking if you would like to delete the server in question. Click OK to delete or
Delete Server
Refresh Server
Cancel to return to the Server tab.
Refresh a Server. Refreshing a Server will initiate any settings changes that have been performed on the
Server itself (Add Camera, Disable Camera, Add/Remove Digital Inputs/Outputs, etc.)
Note: Only Administrative level accounts can Add, Edit or Delete a VIGIL Server.
To Edit a VIGIL Server's details, click thebutton located next to your desired Server.
This will open the Edit Server Form (pictured below.)
Figure 5.1.2 A
Figure 5.1.2 B
Servers Configured Using Serial No./ Alias (Figure 5.1.2 A)
If the VIGIL Server you are editing was configured using a VIGIL Connect alias or serial number, the Edit Server Form will appear as is
pictured in Figure 5.1.2 A, above.
Server Configured using IP Address and Port (Figure 5.1.2 B)
If the VIGIL Server you are editing was configured using an IP Address and standard VIGIL port ranges, the Edit Server Form will
appear as is pictured in Figure 5.1.2 B, above.
Click the Options button on the Settings menu to open the Options tab(pictured below.)
From the Options tab, a user can adjust the Aspect Ratio.
Resolution
ResolutionChoose a resolution. Options include QCIG, CIF, 2CIF, 4CIF VGA, Fullsize, AutoSize.
Quality
Select the level of Video Quality. Options include High, Medium, Low.
Quality
Note:Thissetting will only be used on cameras which do not have Automatic Video Quality mode
() in use.
Aspect Ratio
FitThe Fit setting resizes video images in respect to the browser window size.
Keep
The Keep setting will shrink or enlarge the video frames around the image as the browser window is
resized, keeping the original image aspect ratio intact.
Click the Users button on the Settings menu to open the Users tab(pictured below.)
Create a user.
User accounts are grouped into three separate tiers(Agent, Admin, Member.) For more info on user creation and the tiered user system, please See "Creating a User " on page 13.
Edit a user's details. A user's User Name, Phone Number and E- Mail Address may be edited. Admin-
Edit User
Delete User
istrative-level accounts(Agent, Admin) can also edit a User's User Group.
Delete an existing user profile.You will be asked to confirm. Select OK to permanently delete the user
profile or Cancel to return to the Views Tab.
Note:Only Administrative-level (Agent, Admin) users can Add and Delete users.
Agent-level accounts(The user who signed up for and created the 3xCLOUD company account) can assign a user to a User Group
(Admin or Member) based on the desired permissions for that user account. Agent-level users can also Add, Edit and Delete Server's
and Users. Only one agent-level user exists per 3xCLOUD company account.
Admin-level accounts can Add, Edit and Delete Servers and Add, Edit and Delete Member-level users.
Member-level accounts can only view Servers(and their cameras) that have been previously configured by Admins/Agents. Memberlevel users have no administrative-level permissions. Member-level users cannot Add, Edit or Delete Servers nor can they Add, Edit or
Delete other users.
Click thebutton on the Users tab to create a user.
This will load the Create a User form (pictured below.)
Assign the user to a User Group(Member for basic access, Admin for advanced permissions/access). Fill in all the fields and clickCreate to add the user profile to your 3xCLOUD company account. The user will receive a verification in their e-mail inbox. After
verifying, the user may login using their email address and password.
Note: Only Administrative-level (Agent, Admin) users can Add and Delete users.
After successfully adding a VIGIL Server to your account, you are ready to begin viewing footage from its networked cameras as pictured below. Configured Servers will appear in the left side-bar. Click on a Server (1)to reveal its available components.
Click Camera (2) to open a list of the VIGIL Server's available cameras . Drag a camera name into the viewing area or double-click a
camera name to add the camera feed to viewing area.
Double-click Display All to automatically load all available camera feeds into the Live Viewer.
To view a video feed in full-screen mode, simply double click the desired frame.
Cursor over a live camera feed to reveal its edge controls(pictured below.) Available controls will depend on the camera, its hardware and its VIGIL Server configuration.
Frame Resizers
Take Stillshot
Toggle PTZ Controls
Search Playback
Adjust Video Quality
Mode
Toggle OSD
Enlarge or shrink the feed's frame.
Take a stillshot of the current frame. The stillshot will be automatically downloaded to your browsers
downloads folder.
Toggle on-screen PTZ controls for PTZ-capable cameras.
Opens the Playback Search window.
Swich Video Quality Modes.
Click thebutton to use the mode defined in the Settings-Option Tab.
Click thebutton to automatically select quality based on available network resources.
To access a PTZ-capable camera's PTZ controls, cursor over the camera's frame, and select thebutton. The PTZ control panel
will appear as a transparent overlay over the camera feed(pictured below)
Pan and Tilt Controls
PTZ Preset Controls
Click a directional arrow to pan or tilt the camera in that direction. Single-clicks will move the camera a single point while clicking and holding will move the camera across several points.
Click this button to open the PTZ Preset window(pictured below.)
Select a number and click Save to save the current camera position to the chosen preset number.
Select a number and click Goto to move the camera to the PTZ position currently saved to the
chosen number.
Click thebutton to use the mode defined in the Settings-Option Tab.
Click thebutton to automatically select quality based on available network resources.
Export the currently marked footage to your DropBox or Media Server/Cloud Footage Account.
You will be notified when the footage export is complete by the alert icon ()in the top lefthand corner of the 3xCLOUD interface, next to the "3xCLOUD by 3xLOGIC" logo.
Please see Section 8.3 Exporting Playback Footage for more information regarding exporting footage. .
E-mail or download a still shot of the current frame.
Open a preview box of the Live Footage currently being received from camera
Creates slideable markers to mark footage for export. Footage within the light pink timeline will
be exported(pictured below.)
To export marked footage or entire playback clips, select the Export button ()from the bottom of the Playback window. Two
Export options(DropBox, Media Server)will load in the Save to Cloud window(pictured below-right). Due to the nature of browserbased services, both have limitations.
DropBox
The Dropbox option requires that a DropBox be installed
on the current system's desktop. Please visit https://www.dropbox.com/ for more info regarding Dropbox.
The DropBox feature will only be available for footage
which is 15 minutes or less in duration. This is due to size
restrictions on standard DropBox accounts. This option
will not be visible on any Playback clips which are 15 minutes or longer.
Note:Please note that uploading footage to Drop-
Box is time intensive(several hours for some applications) and varies depending on network speeds
and available Server bandwidth. Please allow a sufficient time for the export to complete. You will
be notified when the footage export is complete
by the alert icon ()in the top left-hand
corner of the 3xCLOUD interface, next to the
"3xCLOUD by 3xLOGIC" logo.
Media Server/ Cloud Footage Storage
Note:This option is a pay service and is only available
upon request. Please contact your 3xLOGIC representative to request this feature.
The Media Server/ Cloud Footage Storage option can be used for
larger video files. Also, stored footage can be accessed directly
via the 3xCLOUD interface.
Enter a Video Name, Resolution, FPS and Video Quality for the
export and click Save to begin the Export process.
Note:Please note that uploading footage to the Cloud can
be time intensive and varies depending on network speeds
and available Server bandwidth. Please allow sufficient
time for the export to complete. You will be notified
when the footage export is complete by the alert icon (
)in the top left-hand corner of the 3xCLOUD inter-
face, next to the "3xCLOUD by 3xLOGIC" logo.
Upon completion, footage stored in the Cloud Media Server can be quickly accessed from the 3xCLOUD sidebar:
After a successfully POS Search query, a user will be presented with a 3xCLOUD POS report(example pictured below.)
To take a record of the report, 3xCLOUD offers the option to export the current report page via e-mail or by downloading the entire
report locally via your browser.
To e-mail the current report page, click the E-mail Current Page button. You will be prompted to enter a subject line and any body
text to include. Click Send when you have finished. The report page will be e-mailed to the e-mail account associated with your
3xCLOUD user profile.
To download directly, click the Export Report button. The report will be downloaded as text file to your browsers download directory.
To open playback footage that corresponds with an item in your POS search results, click the highlighted Idx number (circled in red)
in the POS report.
A playback window will open featuring a minute of footage which corresponds with the selected POS report entry. When pulling playback from a POS report, the playback window differs slightly from the regular 3xCLOUD playback window.
1. The POS transaction receipt will be included in a moveable window which can be minimized.
2. The POS Search and POS Search Results windows will be automatically minimized and can be retrieved by clicking their bot-
tom bar placeholders.
1.0.2/ Aug 30th, 2014-Added Export Alert indicator and User info icons in top bar, updated screens accordingly.
1.0.3/ Dec 2nd, 2014
-Added changes to main page.
-Added changes to OSD Settings form.
-Made revisions in Sections 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9(including subsections). Added new tiered sser system information to Section 5.4. Added Live Preview toggle button to Section 8.2 as well as Video Quality mode
button to sections 7.1 and 8.2. Added new options to Section 5.2. Replaced screens as required by
aforementioned revisions.