ACTi Mobile Client Installation Guide for Android V1.0.08
ACTi Mobile Client for Android
User’s Manual
Version 1.0.08
2014/11/17
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Table of Contents
Conventions Used in This Manual .................................................. 2
1 Overview 5
Introduction ....................................................................................... 5
Network Architecture ...................................................................... 5
2 Setup 6
Pre-requisites .................................................................................... 6
Download & Installation ................................................................... 7
Add a Server / Camera ..................................................................... 8
Manage Sites ................................................................................... 10
Enter Edit Mode ........................................................................... 10
Delete/Modify a Site ..................................................................... 10
3 Connect a Site / Device 11
4 Operation Instructions 12
View Screen ..................................................................................... 12
Live View Single Channel Screen .................................................. 13
On-screen Alerts .......................................................................... 14
On-screen Controls ...................................................................... 15
Operate PTZ Functions ................................................................ 17
Optical PTZ 17
Digital PTZ 18
Go to Preset Points 19
Accessing E-Map ............................................................................ 20
Playback Single Channel Screen .................................................. 23
On-screen Controls ...................................................................... 24
Perform Playback Search .............................................................. 27
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Send To TV Wall .............................................................................. 30
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Mobile Client
CMS Server
Software
NVR Server
Standalone
NVR Server
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3G / WiFi
Camera
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Overview
Introduction
ACTi Mobile Client is a free app running on mobile Android devices, allowing you to remotely
monitor camera live view output from ACTi video management system.
This app can manage up to 256 sites, and can provide 6-grid live view, single channel live view,
and screen snapshots on mobile devices.
ACTi Mobile Client is ready to connect with an ACTi central management system server, an
ACTi software network video recorder server, an ACTi standalone network video recorder and
an ACTi camera without further configuration or installation.
Network Architecture
The service architecture is described in the following figure. Please note that the architecture
may change to fit different applications.
Scenario 1
ACTi Mobile Client connects with software NVR server.
Scenario 2
ACTi Mobile Client connects standalone NVR server.
Scenario 3
ACTi Mobile Client connects central management system server.
Scenario 4
ACTi Mobile Client connects with a camera.
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Setup
Pre-requisites
Before using ACTi Mobile Client, please make sure pre-requisites below are fulfilled:
1. Your server sites (software NVR servers, CMS servers or standalone NVR servers)
have been upgraded to compatible versions. Please refer to ACTi Mobile Client
Release Notes on
http://www.acti.com/product/detail/Video_Management_System/ACTi_Utility_Suite
for compatible version information.
2. Your Android device has been upgrade to firmware version 2.3 or later.
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Download & Installation
To start using ACTi Mobile Client, please download and install this app in your device.
In “Google play”, search the keyword
“ACTi Mobile Client” and install the app
directly. It requires Internet access for the
mobile device.
After installation is complete, the
application icon will appear on main
screen.
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Add a Server / Camera
Tap on to execute ACTi Mobile Client.
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The Sites list is empty when you first
enter ACTi Mobile Client. Tap the
Add button “ + ” to start editing a new
site/camera.
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On “Choose Type” window, select the
video source type.
Select “Device” for a camera or a
video encoder; select “Server” for a
CMS server, a software NVR server or
a standalone NVR server.
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Note
The permission to see certain views or devices on an NVR / CMS server is defined by the
access level of the User Group your account belongs to. If you cannot see certain views or
devices, ask the system administrator to modify your user group settings.
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Enter Edit page to fill in the connection
properties for ACTi Mobile Client to
connect the site, and then click to
save this site.
●Name: Server site name
●Host: Server ip / domain name address
●Port: Server port number
●Account: Server site account
●Password: The password for this
account
If this is a camera, please click the “Get Device Setting” button
before saving to make sure this device is accessible.
To test whether your mobile client app is working correctly, you can connect to ACTi’s test
server for mobile clients. The connection properties to be filled in are shown below. Please
make sure your mobile device has access to the Internet before performing this test.
●Type: Server
●Host: mobile.acti.com
●Port: 80
●Account: guest
●Password: guest
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Note
On ACTi Mobile Client interface, you
can always tap on title bar to
return to the upper layer. The title bar
will only reveal when the device
screen is in Portrait orientation mode.
Manage Sites
Every time you execute ACTi Mobile Client, you will first enter the Sites list.
Enter Edit Mode
To edit the existing server sites, tap
on the bottom to enter the edit screen.
Delete/Modify a Site
In edit mode, select a site, tap to
delete it or tap on to modify the
site’s properties.
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