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ACTi NVR

v2.1

User’s Manual

ACTi APP-2000

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V2.1 Edition Mar, 2008

Table of Contents

1. OVERVIEW 12

Introduction.................................................................................................................12

NVR Edition Motice 12 Application Modules 13

ACTi NVR Server 13 ACTi NVR Workstation 14 ACTi NVR Web Client 15 ACTi Utility Suite 16

Architecture 17

Single Site Deployment 17 Multiple Site Deployment 18

System Requirements................................................................................................19

Supported Operating System and Browser 19 Recommended PC Specification – 16 channels 20 Recommended PC Specification – 32 channels 20 Recommended PC Specification – 48 channels 20 Recommended PC Specification – 64 channels 20

Keyboard Shortcuts....................................................................................................21

Technical Support ......................................................................................................22

What’s New in v2.0.....................................................................................................23

System Enhancements 23 Active Monitor Enhancements 24 PTZ Control Enhancements 26 Event Manager Enhancements 27 Recording Enhancements 28 Active Player Enhancements 29 Active Map Enhancements 31 NVR Web Client Enhancements 32

What’s New in v2.1.....................................................................................................33

System Enhancements 33 Active Monitor Enhancements 34 Active Player Enhancements 37 Active Map Enhancements 38 Active Setup Enhancements 39 Event Management Enhancements 39 NVR Web Client Enhancements 40 Function Mapping in NVR v2.1 41

2. GETTING STARTED 42

Administrator’s Check List..........................................................................................42

Operator Check List ...................................................................................................44

Start ACTi NVR.......................................................................................................... 45

Login ACTi NVR ........................................................................................................46

Default Administrator Account / Password 47 Change Password 48

Start a Camera Live View.......................................................................................... 49

Select a Camera from Camera Tree 49

Double Click on the Camera 50 Drag-n-Drop a Camera 51

Stop a Camera Live View .......................................................................................... 52

Close Camera Live View 52

Start Other Application ............................................................................................... 53

Start Active Player, Active Map and Active Setup 53 Start Utility 54

Quit ACTi NVR........................................................................................................... 55

Check Version ...........................................................................................................56

3. ACTIVE MONITOR 57

Introduction................................................................................................................ 57

Overview 58

Live View Operation................................................................................................... 60

Channel Live View 60

Double Click on the Camera 61 Drag-n-Drop a Camera 62

Active Monitor Toolbar 63 Full Screen Mode (CTRL+F12) 64 Create Snapshot (CTRL+F7) 66 Manual Record 67 Disconnect a Channel 68 Disconnect All Channels 69 Trigger DO1 (Toggle) 70 System Monitor 71

System Monitor Listing 72 System Monitor - Recorded 73 System Monitor - Deleted 74 System Monitor - Alarm 75 System Monitor - Motion 76 System Monitor – Network Loss/Recovery 77 System Monitor – Video Loss/Recovery 78 System Monitor – User Operation 79

Talk and Broadcast 80 Volume Control 81

Mute On 82 Mute Off 82 Adjust Volume 82

Camera Panel............................................................................................................ 83

Camera List 83

Channel Layout Manager........................................................................................... 84

Window Layout Selection 84

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Pre-defined Layout 86 Hot-spot Window 87 Layout Patrol 88 Layout Patrol with Full Screen Mode 89

Event List Panel .........................................................................................................90

Event List 90 Check Event Status 91

PTZ Panel ..................................................................................................................92

PTZ Operation 92 OSD Operation 93

IP Joystick Support 93

Digital Zoom 94 Mouse PTZ 95

Mouse PTZ Operation on Screen 96

PTZ Preset Tour and Scan 97 Goto Preset Position 98 Run User-defined PTZ Actions 99

4. ARCHIVE PLAYER 100

Introduction...............................................................................................................100

Overview 101

Playback Operation..................................................................................................103

Archive Player Toolbar 103 Full Screen Mode (CTRL+F12) 104 Create Snapshot (CTRL+F7) 106 Disconnect a Channel 107 Disconnect All Channels 108 Search Event 109 Play Archive from Search Page 111 Snapshot Viewer 112

Search Snapshot Images 112 Snapshot Preview Mode 113

Volume Control 114

Mute On 115 Mute Off 115 Adjust Volume 115

Playback Control Panel............................................................................................116

Playback Operation 116

Play, Play Backward 118 Speed Setting 119 Frame-by-frame Play 120 Jump to a new location in the file 121 Jump to Next / Previous Recorded Archive 122 Record part of the Archive to a new Archive 123

Open Video Archive File 124 Export Video Archive 125

Time-based Search Bar............................................................................................126

Search Archive 126

Search Criteria (Channel, Date, Time, Event) 128

View by Hour 129 View by Day 130 Continuous Recording 131 Schedule Recording 132 Event Recording 133

Navigate Time-based Search Bar 134

Scroll Previous Button 135 Scroll Next Button 136

Channel Layout Manager......................................................................................... 137

Window Layout Selection 137 Change Window Layout 138 Single Channel Video Clip Playback of Different Time Frame 139

Synchronous Playback ............................................................................................ 141

Drag 4 channels first, then Synchronize them with Baseline Time Frame 142

1. Select Channel on Active Window 142

2. Search recording 143

3. Select different recording for different windows 144

4. Show different windows’ information 145

5. Synchronize different windows 146

Playback 4 Different Archives, then Synchronize them to the same time frame 147

1. Select an active window 147

2. Show different windows’ information 148

3. Synchronize different windows 149

Playback Archive First, then Search for other Channels at the same time frame 150

1. Select an active window 150

2. Show different windows’ information 151

3. Synchronize different windows 152

5. ACTIVE MAP 153

Introduction.............................................................................................................. 153

Overview 154

Active Map Viewer 155

Active Map Operation .............................................................................................. 156

Archive Player Toolbar 156 Full Screen Mode (CTRL+F12) 157 Map Tour 159 Preview All Mode 160

Quick Preview Mode................................................................................................161

Mini-Preview 161

Double-click on Live View Window 161 Mini-Preview Window with PTZ Feature 162

6. NVR WEB CLIENT 163

Introduction.............................................................................................................. 163

Web Server Installation............................................................................................ 164

Pre-requisite for Windows 2000: GdiPlus.dll............................................................ 165

Download GdiPlus.dll Package from ACTi NVR Server 165 Install GdiPlus.dll Package 166 Close ACTi NVR Web Client and Start it Again 166

Microsoft Internet Explorer Security Notice.............................................................. 167

NVR Web Client Advanced Mode ............................................................................169

NVR Web Client Basic Mode 170 NVR Web Client Advanced Mode 171

Web Monitor............................................................................................................. 172

Web Player...............................................................................................................174

Web Search 175

Web Map..................................................................................................................176

Web Setup................................................................................................................177

NVR Web Client Setup v.s. Active Setup 177

Web System Setup 179 Web Camera Setup 180

7. ACTIVE SETUP 181

Introduction...............................................................................................................181

Setup Operation.......................................................................................................182

Setup Overview 183 Active Setup Toolbar 184

System Setup...........................................................................................................185

Camera Group 186 User Group 187 Account 188 Storage Management 190

Storage Management Rules with Examples 192

Joystick 193 View Layout 195 Layout Tour 197 Language 202 Service 204 License 205

Registration By License Key 205 Registration By Activation Key 206 License Registration Messages 208

System 210

Camera Setup..........................................................................................................212

Camera 213

Add camera 213 Manually input 214 Import from search result 216 Setup the video / time settings 220 Video Quality 221 Video Adjustment 222 Connection Port 223 Copy settings from another Camera Setting 224 Delete Camera 225

Recording 226 Schedule 228

View By Channel 228 Special Day 230

Alarm 231

Motion 232 PTZ 234

Absolute Position for CAM-6500/CAM-6600 with Dynacolor Protocol 236

PTZ Preset 237 Preset Tour 239 Event Manager 241

Event type 241 Event Actions 242 Mail Notification Setup 244

Map Setup ............................................................................................................... 245

Map Manager 246

Add a New Map 246 Add Camera / Delete Camera 247 Add Camera Dialog Box 248 Add MapLink Dialog Box 249 Map Management 250

Map Tour 252

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Table of Figures

Figure 1-1 Single Site Deployment........................................................................................................17

Figure 1-2 Multiple Site Deployment.....................................................................................................18

Figure 1-3 Dual Monitor – Live View + Live View................................................................................24

Figure 1-4 Active Monitor Features.......................................................................................................25

Figure 1-5 USB IP Joystick Support and Customization....................................................................26

Figure 1-6 Active Player Features.........................................................................................................30

Figure 1-7 Active Map Features.............................................................................................................31

Figure 1-8 NVR Web Client Features................................................................................................... 32

Figure 1-9 New ActiveX Control.............................................................................................................34

Figure 1-10 Manual Record....................................................................................................................35

Figure 1-11 Auto login and Change Language....................................................................................36

Figure 1-12 Download video archive.....................................................................................................37

Figure 1-13 3 Preview Window size and PTZ function enabled automatically...............................38

Figure 1-14 NVR Web Client Advanced Mode....................................................................................40

Figure 1-15 NVR Workstation and NVR Web Client Function Mapping..........................................41

Figure 2-1 NVR Login..............................................................................................................................46

Figure 2-2 Change User’s Password....................................................................................................48

Figure 2-3 Preview Window....................................................................................................................49

Figure 2-4 Double click on a camera to preview.................................................................................50

Figure 2-5 Drag and Drop a camera.....................................................................................................51

Figure 2-6 Disconnect a Channel..........................................................................................................52

Figure 2-7 Active Program Tool Bar......................................................................................................53

Figure 2-8 Quit ACTi NVR ......................................................................................................................55

Figure 2-9 Check Version.......................................................................................................................56

Figure 3-1 User Interface........................................................................................................................58

Figure 3-2 Preview Window....................................................................................................................60

Figure 3-3 Double click on a camera to preview.................................................................................61

Figure 3-4 Drag and Drop a camera.....................................................................................................62

Figure 3-5 Active Monitor Toolbar.........................................................................................................63

Figure 3-6 Full screen button..................................................................................................................64

Figure 3-7 Full Screen Mode..................................................................................................................65

Figure 3-8 Create Snapshot...................................................................................................................66

Figure 3-9 Create Snapshot...................................................................................................................67

Figure 3-10 Disconnect a Channel........................................................................................................68

Figure 3-11 Disconnect all Channel......................................................................................................69

Figure 3-12 Trigger DO1.........................................................................................................................70

Figure 3-13 System Monitor Button.......................................................................................................71

Figure 3-14 System Monitor - Recorded ..............................................................................................73

Figure 3-15 System Monitor - Deleted..................................................................................................74

Figure 3-16 System Monitor - Alarm .....................................................................................................75

Figure 3-17 System Monitor - Motion....................................................................................................76

Figure 3-18 System Monitor – Network Loss/Recovery.....................................................................77

Figure 3-19 System Monitor – Video Loss/Recovery.........................................................................78

Figure 3-20 System Monitor – Video Loss/Recovery.........................................................................79

Figure 3-21 Talk and Broadcast button ................................................................................................80

Figure 3-22 Volume Control ...................................................................................................................81

Figure 3-23 Mute On................................................................................................................................82

Figure 3-24 Mute Off................................................................................................................................82

Figure 3-25 Adjust Volume.....................................................................................................................82

Figure 3-26 Camera List .........................................................................................................................83

Figure 3-27 Layout bar............................................................................................................................84

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Figure 3-28 Layout Select bar ............................................................................................................... 84

Figure 3-29 Select Predefined Layout.................................................................................................. 86

Figure 3-30 Hot-Spot Window ............................................................................................................... 87

Figure 3-31 Patrol button........................................................................................................................ 88

Figure 3-32 Full Screen Mode with Layout Patrol Function..............................................................89

Figure 3-33 Event List............................................................................................................................. 90

Figure 3-34 Event Status........................................................................................................................ 91

Figure 3-36 PTZ Operation.................................................................................................................... 92

Figure 3-37 OSD Operation................................................................................................................... 93

Figure 3-37 Control Panel Operation.................................................................................................... 94

Figure 3-38 Start Mouse PTZ Operation.............................................................................................. 95

Figure 3-39 Mouse PTZ Operation on Screen.................................................................................... 96

Figure 3-40 PTZ Preset Tour and Scan............................................................................................... 97

Figure 3-41 Goto Preset Position.......................................................................................................... 98

Figure 3-42 Execute user-defined commands.................................................................................... 99

Figure 4-1 Archive Player Interface ...................................................................................................... 101

Figure 4-2 Active Monitor Toolbar......................................................................................................... 103

Figure 4-3 Fullscreen button.................................................................................................................. 104

Figure 4-4 Full Screen Window............................................................................................................. 105

Figure 4-5 Create Snapshot................................................................................................................... 106

Figure 4-6 Disconnect A Channel......................................................................................................... 107

Figure 4-7 Disconnect All Channels ..................................................................................................... 108

Figure 4-8 Search Event Listing............................................................................................................ 109

Figure 4-9 File Information..................................................................................................................... 111

Figure 4-10 Snapshot Viewer Search Result...................................................................................... 112

Figure 4-11 Snapshot Viewer with Thumbnail Images...................................................................... 113

Figure 4-12 Volume Control................................................................................................................... 114

Figure 4-13 Muto On............................................................................................................................... 115

Figure 4-14 Muto Off............................................................................................................................... 115

Figure 4-15 Adjust Volume..................................................................................................................... 115

Figure 4-16 Playback Control Panel..................................................................................................... 116

Figure 4-17 Play and Play Backward.................................................................................................... 118

Figure 4-18 Speed Setting ..................................................................................................................... 119

Figure 4-19 Frame By Frame Play........................................................................................................ 120

Figure 4-20 Playback Time Bar.............................................................................................................121

Figure 4-21 Click Time Bar to Playback............................................................................................... 121

Figure 4-22 Jump to Next or Previous Recorded File........................................................................ 122

Figure 4-23 Record Part of the Archive to a new Archive................................................................. 123

Figure 4-24 Open playback file.............................................................................................................. 124

Figure 4-25 Export to avi file.................................................................................................................. 125

Figure 4-26 Select Channel ................................................................................................................... 126

Figure 4-27 Time-based search bar ..................................................................................................... 127

Figure 4-28 Search criteria..................................................................................................................... 128

Figure 4-29 View by hour ....................................................................................................................... 129

Figure 4-30 View by day......................................................................................................................... 130

Figure 4-31 Continuous Recording....................................................................................................... 131

Figure 4-32 Schedule Recording........................................................................................................... 132

Figure 4-33 Event Recording................................................................................................................. 133

Figure 4-34 Navigate Time-Based Search Bar................................................................................... 134

Figure 4-35 Scroll Previous Button....................................................................................................... 135

Figure 4-36 Scroll Next Button............................................................................................................... 136

Figure 4-37 Layout bar............................................................................................................................ 137

Figure 4-38 4-Channels Window Layout Playback ............................................................................ 138

Figure 4-39 Different Time To Playback .............................................................................................. 139

Figure 4-40 Check the Date/Time.........................................................................................................140

Figure 4-41 Choose 4-channel playback file........................................................................................142

Figure 4-42 Search the Active window playback ................................................................................143

Figure 4-43 Synchronous Playback ......................................................................................................144

Figure 4-44 Synchronous Playback Time ............................................................................................145

Figure 4-45 Synchronous Playback Mode 1........................................................................................146

Figure 4-46 Choose 4-channel playback file and set active window................................................147

Figure 4-47 4-Channel Synchronous Playback Time.........................................................................148

Figure 4-48 4-channel Synchronous Playback Mode 2 .....................................................................149

Figure 4-49 4-channel playback file and set active window..............................................................150

Figure 4-50 4-Channel Synchronous Playback Time.........................................................................151

Figure 4-51 4-channel Synchronous Playback Mode 3 .....................................................................152

Figure 5-1 Active Map Viewer................................................................................................................154

Figure 5-1 Active Map Viewer................................................................................................................155

Figure 5-3 Active Map Toolbar...............................................................................................................156

Figure 5-4 Full Screen Button................................................................................................................157

Figure 5-5 Full Screen.............................................................................................................................158

Figure 5-6 Map Tour................................................................................................................................159

Figure 5-7 Preview All Mode ..................................................................................................................160

Figure 5-8 Double-Click Preview Window............................................................................................161

Figure 5-9 Mini-Preview Window with PTZ Feature ...........................................................................162

Figure 6-1 Link to lead you to download GdiPlus.dll from ACTi NVR Server.................................165

Figure 6-2 Click Open to install GdiPlus.dll in C:\Windows...............................................................166

Figure 6-3 Press SPACEBAR or ENTER to activate and use the content......................................167

Figure 6-4 Click to activate and use the content.................................................................................168

Figure 6-5 NVR Web Client Modes.......................................................................................................169

Figure 6-6 NVR Web Client Basic Mode..............................................................................................170

Figure 6-7 NVR Web Client Advanced Mode......................................................................................171

Figure 6-8 Web Preview Interface.........................................................................................................172

Figure 6-9 Web Player Interface............................................................................................................174

Figure 6-10 Web Search.........................................................................................................................175

Figure 6-11 Web e-Map ..........................................................................................................................176

Figure 6-12 Web System Setup.............................................................................................................179

Figure 6-13 Web Camera Setup............................................................................................................180

Figure 7-1 User Interface........................................................................................................................183

Figure 7-2 ActiveSetup Tool Bar............................................................................................................184

Figure 7-3 Camera Group Setup...........................................................................................................186

Figure 7-4 User Group Setup.................................................................................................................187

Figure 7-5 Account Setup.......................................................................................................................188

Figure 7-6 Storage Management...........................................................................................................190

Figure 7-7 Joystick Setup .......................................................................................................................193

Figure 7-8 View Layout ...........................................................................................................................195

Figure 7-9 Add Layout Tour....................................................................................................................197

Figure 7-10 Edit Layout Tour..................................................................................................................199

Figure 7-11 Select Layout.......................................................................................................................200

Figure 7-12 Edit Layout Tour..................................................................................................................201

Figure 7-13 Language.............................................................................................................................202

Figure 7-14 Service..................................................................................................................................204

Figure 7-15 Register by License Key....................................................................................................205

Figure 7-16 Register by Activation Key ................................................................................................206

Figure 7-17 System Setup......................................................................................................................210

Figure 7-18 Camera Setup.....................................................................................................................214

Figure 7-19 Search Button......................................................................................................................216

Figure 7-20 Search Camera................................................................................................................... 217

Figure 7-21 Apply Button ........................................................................................................................218

Figure 7-22 Apply Button ........................................................................................................................219

Figure 7-23 Auto Detect..........................................................................................................................220

Figure 7-24 Video Quality....................................................................................................................... 221

Figure 7-25 Video Adjustment............................................................................................................... 222

Figure 7-26 Connection Port.................................................................................................................. 223

Figure 7-27 Copy Setting........................................................................................................................ 224

Figure 7-28 Delete Camera.................................................................................................................... 225

Figure 7-29 Recording Setup ................................................................................................................. 226

Figure 7-30 Setup by channel................................................................................................................ 228

Figure 7-31 Setup By Special Day........................................................................................................ 230

Figure 7-32 Alarm....................................................................................................................................231

Figure 7-33 Motion Detection Setting...................................................................................................232

Figure 7-32 PTZ Setup ........................................................................................................................... 234

Figure 7-35 Absolute Position Setting.................................................................................................. 236

Figure 7-36 PTZ Preset.......................................................................................................................... 237

Figure 7-37 Preset Tour.......................................................................................................................... 239

Figure 7-38 Action Setup........................................................................................................................ 241

Figure 7-39 Action Setup........................................................................................................................ 242

Figure 7-40 Mail Notification Setup....................................................................................................... 244

Figure 7-41 Add a new Map................................................................................................................... 246

Figure 7-42 Add / Delete Camera, Add Map Link............................................................................... 247

Figure 7-43 Add / Delete Camera Dialog Box..................................................................................... 248

Figure 7-44 Add / Delete Camera Dialog Box..................................................................................... 249

Figure 7-45 Map Management .............................................................................................................. 250

Figure 7-46 Map Tour ............................................................................................................................. 252

1. Overview

Introduction

This material covers ACTi NVR overview on the overall framework, architecture, deployment and functions.

This section introduces ACTi NVR functionalities, architecture and the relationship between modules, so that user may have better understanding how to fully utilize its functions and deploy with right solution

NVR Edition Motice

This section describes the differences between Enterprise edition and Professional edition. This materials cover both edition. User need to check the related section for these editions.

Application Modules

ACTi NVR Server is consist of following application modules: ACTi NVR Server, ACTi NVR Workstation, ACTi Web Client and ACTi Utility suite.

NVR license is mandatory in NVR Server if there are more than 16 channels. Valid license number is 32, 48 and 64. There is no limitation on the number of ACT NVR Web Client and ACTi NVR Workstation installed.

ACTi NVR Server

ACTi NVR Server is consist of Win32 Service, running in the background of the operating system. Win32 Services start running when the system boot up even Administrator has not login to Windows system. ACTi NVR Server’s configuration is done by ACTi NVR Workstation or ACTi NVR Web Client Setup program.

ACTi NVR Server Components:

Icon Name Description

ActiveEventManager.exe

ActiveMessageEntine.exe

ActiveScheduleService.exe

ActiveServiceManager.exe

ActiveStorageManager.exe

ActiveStreamingService.exe

Event handling and management, running as Win32 Service

Message engine handles messages and pass to multiple clients running message client Scheduler handling system and recording

schedules, running as Win32 Service Service manager manages ACTi NVR Server’s

services, acting Watch Dog. Service Manager will starts other Win32 Service if those services are down. Running as Win32 Service

Storage manager manages many hard-disk capacities in the system, running as Win32 Service

Streaming engine handles connection to ACTi IP devices and copy video stream to multiple clients

ACTi NVR Workstation

ACTi NVR Workstation is consist of ActiveMonitor, ActivePlayer, ActivMap and ActiveSetup. ACTi NVR Workstation can be installed in the same machine with ACTi NVR Server or installed and running on another computer and control different ACTi NVR Server.

ACTi NVR Workstation Components:

Icon Name Description

ActiveMonitor.exe

ActivePalyer.exe

ActivMap.exe

ActiveSetup.exe

Live view, PTZ, IP Joystick, system log monitor, event panel, Pre-defined layout, Tour

Archive player, synchronous playback, snapshot viewer, file export

Map viewer, tour

System, camera and map setup

NOTE: ACTi NVR Workstation is free and can be installed on multiple machines.

ACTi NVR Web Client

ACTi NVR Web Client is running with web browser and does not have to install any program on local machine. ACTi ActiveX Control will be downloaded to the local machine when connected to the ACTi NVR Server at the first time.

ACTi NVR Workstation Components:

Icon Name Description

Live view, PTZ, IP Joystick, system log monitor, event panel, Pre-defined layout, Tour

IExplorer.exe

NOTE: ACTi NVR Web Client only supports Microsoft Internet Explorer v6.0 and v7.0.

Please upgrade Internet Explorer v6.0 to SP2.

NOTE: ACTi ActiveX Control include nvUnifiedControl.ocx and nvUtility.dll.

Archive player, snapshot, synchronous playback, file export

Map viewer System and camera setup

ACTi Utility Suite

ACTi Utility Suite is consist of IP Utility, Streaming Explorer, Archive Player, Backup Wizard, Media Converter and FFDShow.

ACTi Utility Suite Components:

Icon Name Description

IPUtility.exe

Explorer.htm

Search and manage ACTi devices, firmware upgrade, configuration backup and restore

Web browser application to configure PTZ settings.

Standalone archive player, create snapshots,

ArchivePlayer.exe

BackupWizard.exe

display time code on the video window directly. Able to play

.RAW format

Backup and restore ACTi NVR v2.0, NVR v2.1 Converts .RAW data format to .AVI format. Note

MediaConverter.exe

that in order to play the Microsoft Windows Media Player, user need to

.AVI file converted with

install FFDShow on the client machine.

MPEG-4 DirectShow filter. This is necessary if

FFDShow.exe

user wants to play

.AVI file with Microsoft

Windows Media Player.

Architecture

The role of ACTi NVR Server is a non-stop Win32 Service connecting to IP cameras and devices; while ACTi NVR Workstation and ACTi Web Client connecting to ACTi NVR Server to operate.

Single Site Deployment

With single site deployment, cameras are all located in one site, NVR Server and NVR Workstation can be run at the same PC machine as well; NVR Web Client can be executed on any other machines that may connect to the NVR Server.

Figure 1-1 Single Site Deployment

Multiple Site Deployment

When there are multiple camera sites, server-to-server backup features may let you deploy a multiple-site architecutre; camera sites may record in full frame rate while control center site may connect to the NVR located in camera sites and record in lesser frame rate.

With multiple site configuration, user may setup ACTi NVR Server in camera sites, and setup ACTi NVR Server on the Control Center site connecting to other ACTi NVR Server in camera sites; it may backup video streams from camera sites to the NVR Server in Control Center site. Users in Control Center may just login to the NVR Server in Control Center site as well. In this way, the bandwidth between camera site and control center site can be minimized.

ACTi NVR Workstation may connect to different NVR Servers on different site with IP address or host name specified.

Figure 1-2 Multiple Site Deployment

System Requirements

Supported Operating System and Browser

Operating System Supported

Operating System Comments

Windows XP Windows 2003

Windows Vista

Web Browser Supported

Windows XP SP2 or most updated patch

Windows 2003 Server, WSS 2003 Windows Vista Business Edition and Enterprise

Edition

Operating System Comments

Microsoft Internet Explorer v6.0 SP2

Microsoft Internet Explorer v7.0

IE 6.0 with most updated service pack. IE 6.0 with SP2 is minimal requirement

IE 7.0 with most updated service pack

Operating System not Supported

Operating System Comments

Windows XP Home Edition Windows 2000 Windows Vista Home Edition

Windows XP Home Edition not supported

Windows 2000 not supported Windows Vista Home Edition not supported

NOTE: Windows 2000 are not supported.

Recommended PC Specification – 16 channels

Supported PC Specification with 16-channel:

Item. Specification

CPU Memory HDD

Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz 1 GB

250 GB

Recommended PC Specification – 32 channels

Supported PC Specification with 32-channel:

Item. Specification

CPU Memory HDD

Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz 2 GB

250 GB

Recommended PC Specification – 48 channels

Supported PC Specification with 48-channel:

Item. Specification

CPU Memory HDD

Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66 GHz 4 GB

250 GB

Recommended PC Specification – 64 channels

Supported PC Specification with 64-channel:

Item. Specification

CPU Memory HDD

NOTE: AMD chip and X64 series are note tested.

Intel Core 2 Quad 2.66 GHz 4 GB

250 GB

Keyboard Shortcuts

ACTi NVR v2.1 supports keyboard shortcuts to increase security operator’s productivity. These keyboard shortcuts apply to all applications, including Active Monitor, Active Player, Active Map and Active Setup.

Keyboard Shortcut Description

Ctrl+F7 Ctrl+F8 Ctrl+F9 Ctrl+F10 Ctrl+F11 Ctrl+F12 ESC

Refresh. This will restart the application session, and starts from login page.

Create snapshot Toggle start / stop tour. Show / hide left tree panel Cancel auto-logn mode Show / hide title bar Toggle full-screen mode Cancel full-screen mode; return to normal mode. This function

key only valid under full-screen mode

NOTE: When running ACTi NVR Web Client, some shortcut key does not work

properly.

Technical Support

Please refer to following mechanism to contact with ACTi: E-Mail: MSN Messenger:

When contacting ACTi Technical Support, please provide following information:

1. ACTi NVR version number: Please refer to

2. ACTi Devices Model Number and Firmware Version

3. ACTi NVR log and database information: Please use Backup Wizard to backup the database

customer.service@acti.com

Check Version section for detail

What’s New in v2.0

System Enhancements

The following lists the enhancements in current version

1. Supports 64-channel with D1@30 FPS with 3 Mbps

2. Tree directory

3. Client / Server architecture

4. Supports NVR Server, NVR Workstation and Web Client

Active Monitor Enhancements

The following lists the enhancements in current version

1. Video layout mode supports 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 16, 25, 36 split window mode

2. Supports full screen mode; the video layout is displayed in full-screen mode

3. Tree Display Panel: the user may use drag-and-drop to drag a video source to the layout

manager for preview

4. Patrol mode: Switches and displays each preview window accordingly. Pre-defined layout can

be set to patrol mode as well

5. 2-Way Audio: Supports 2-way audio. User may have 1-to-1 speak function or 1to many audio

broadcast to multiple devices at the same time

6. Create Snapshots: Create snapshot on the fly and as an event index for search later on

7. Advanced Preview Mode: Maximum 36-channel preview at the same time with different frame

rate adjusted automatically

8. Layout Manager: Setup pre-defined video layout to group certain cameras in the same layout.

Layout manager can be displayed in full-screen mode.

9. Hot-spot Window: The channel with an event will be switched to the hot-spot window.

Figure 1-3 Dual Monitor – Live View + Live View

Figure 1-4 Active Monitor Features

PTZ Control Enhancements

The following lists the enhancements in current version

1. PTZ Control: Manages PAN, Tilt, Zoom operation with speed control

2. Protocols Supported: Pelco-P, Pelco-D, Dynacolor, Messoa, Lilin, Dynacolor, Samsung,

Kampro, Sony Visca, Panasonic protocol supported

3. Preset Position: Maximum 32 preset positions supported

4. PTZ Patrol: Patrol preset positions with user-defined dwell time

5. Expandable PTZ Command: User-defined PTZ command to support additional PTZ protocols

6. Mouse PTZ: On-screen 8-direction PTZ with mouse operation. Full-screen mode supported.

7. IP Joystick on PC: Connects joystick on the PC via USB port to control speed dome directly

8. Control Panel on PC: Connects control panel on the PC via COM port to control speed dome

directly

Figure 1-5 USB IP Joystick Support and Customization

Event Manager Enhancements

The following lists the enhancements in current version

1. Event Types: Handles motion detection, alarm, video loss, network disconnect events

2. Trigger Digital Output: May trigger digital output when an event occurs

3. Hot-spot Window: Activate and switch the channel with event to the hot-spot window. The

original video in the hot-spot window will then be switched over

4. Pop-up Window: Mini-preview window will be pop-up when event occurs. Pop-up window

will be dismissed when user-defined dwell time elapsed

5. E-Mail Notification: E-Mail notification with snapshot image

6. FTP Notification: FTP captured snapshot to the FTP server

7. Play audio file: Play user-defined audio file or beep on the machine

8. Operate PTZ Control: A triggered event may request another channel to execute a PTZ Goto

Preset position command

9. Execute Command: User-defined execution command will be executed

Recording Enhancements

The following list the enhancements in current version

1. Format: Supports standard 14496-2 MPEG-4 video+audio format. Compatible with

FFMPEG, XviD, DivX

2. Recording Mode: Supports schedule recording, alarm recording and motion recording

3. Pre-event Recording: User-defined time period to record before a certain event occurs.

Maximum 30 seconds.

4. Post-event Recording: User-defined time period to record after a certain event occurs.

Maximum 2 hours.

5. Number of drives: Supports up to 23 drives in one single machine

6. House Keeping Methods: Supports Keep certain days, recycle recording and Keep Total Space

methods.

Active Player Enhancements

The following lists the enhancements in current version

1. Time-based Search: Search video clips with date, time, channel

2. Event Search: Search motion detection, digital input, snapshot event with specified date, time

and channel

3. Snapshot Viewer: Preview on snapshot created and link to archive player

4. Status Event Search: Search events on video loss / recovery, network disconnect / reconnect,

user login / logout, database log with specified date, time and channel

5. Archive Player: Stand-alone archive player

6. Player mode: Play, Pause, Stop, Fast Forward, Fast Rewind, Play Backward, Play

frame-by-frame, 1 / 2 / 4 / 8 speed control

7. Create Snapshots: Create snapshot images on-the-fly and can be searched as an event

8. Export Video: Export a MPEG-4 raw data file into a AVI file

9. Record while Playback: Recording to MPEG-4 raw data file while playback a file. This

function is useful to extract part of a video clip to another archive file.

10. Synchronous Playback: 4-channel synchronous playback at the same time

Figure 1-6 Active Player Features

Active Map Enhancements

The following lists the enhancements in current version

1. Map Manager: Map configuration and management

2. Map Monitor: Creates alarm when an event occurs on a certaion camera in Map

3. Preview-all Mode: With this mode, all cameras in the associated map will be displayed with

QCIF@1FPS preview. When double-click on the preview window, the original video window will be brought up with its original resolution and frame rate

4. Map Patrol: Maps can be patrolled and displayed one-by-one with user-defined dweel time.

Figure 1-7 Active Map Features

NVR Web Client Enhancements

The following lists the enhancements in current version

1. Remote Preview: Supports 1, 4, 9-channel preview

2. Remote Playback: Supports 1, 4, 9-channel playback mode and playback operations.

3. Remote Map: Runs map on Web.

4. Remote Setup: Functionalities are the same as ActiveSetup.

Figure 1-8 NVR Web Client Features

What’s New in v2.1

System Enhancements

The following lists the enhancements in current version

1. Supports Windows Vista Business and Enterprise Edition

2. Supports SQL 2005 SP2

3. Supports ACTi Megapixel IP Camera

NOTE: NVR v2.1 supports Windows XP SP2, Windows 2003, Windows Vista. NVR

v2.1 does not support Windows 2000.

Active Monitor Enhancements

The following lists the enhancements in current version

1. New ActiveX Control

2. Supports Megapixel MPEG-4

3. Supports Digital Zoom function

4. Auto login and load first pre-defined layout

5. Change language setting on login page

6. Supports Absolute Position (on CAM-6500, CAM-6600 series with Dynacolor protocol)

Figure 1-9 New ActiveX Control

Figure 1-10 Manual Record

NOTE: Manual Record function records video archives on local PC, and cannot be

searched via NVR.

Figure 1-11 Auto login and Change Language

TIP: With auto-login mode, NVR Workstation or NVR Web Client login with current

TIP: Press CTRL+F10 to cancel auto-login mode.

Active Player Enhancements

The following lists the enhancements in current version

1. New ActiveX Control

2. Supports Megapixel MPEG-4

3. Supports Digital Zoom function

4. Download video archive

Figure 1-12 Download video archive

Active Map Enhancements

The following lists the enhancements in current version

1. 3 preview window size

2. Mini-preview with PTZ function

Figure 1-13 3 Preview Window size and PTZ function enabled automatically

Active Setup Enhancements

The following lists the enhancements in current version

1. Simplified camera setup flow

Event Management Enhancements

The following lists the enhancements in current version

1. Event will be passed to NVR Workstation and NVR Web Client installed on other machine

NVR Web Client Enhancements

The following lists the enhancements in current version

1. Advanced Mode

Figure 1-14 NVR Web Client Advanced Mode

Function Mapping in NVR v2.1

Figure 1-15 NVR Workstation and NVR Web Client Function Mapping

2. Getting Started

Administrator’s Check List

Objective: To guide the administrator through the system setup. Description: Please go through the checklist below for what items should be set.

NOTE

of the package. No Status Description Main Category Reference Pre-install

Check PC requirement

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: You can find the Quick Installation Guide and User Manual in the CD

Quick Installation

To ensure the software running well, please make sure the PC spec is compatible with the software.

Guide

Ch 1-Administrator’s Check List

Install

Setup

Prepare Software license

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Install Software

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Check installation

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Create Camera Group

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and add cameras

Our software has 16CH/32CH/48CH/64CH packages. Our software is free for 16CH. For 32CH/48CH/64CH please refer to license section for details.

Please follow the installation guide step by step to install the software.

After installation, please also check the below items before you move to next step.

1. License input

NVR camera channel management is based on camera groups. Start by creating camera groups and adding cameras. Ex: There are 4 floors in this system. You can start by creating 1F, 2F, 3F, 4F, 4 groups. When adding every single camera, you can select the group which it belongs to.

Quick Installation Guide

Ch 1-Administrator’s Check List

Quick Installation Guide

Ch 2-Installing the Software

Quick Installation Guide

Ch 3-License Management

User Manual

Ch 7 ActiveSetup

2 3

Configure Camera Setup Set some camera settings, like PTZ setting, bit rate.

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Configure Scheduling Set the recording schedule for every single camera.

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User Manual

Ch 7 ActiveSetup

User Manual

Ch 7 ActiveSetup

6 7

Configure Event handling Set the action related to different events

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Configure Storage Set the HD arrangement and recording delete rule for storage

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Configure Preview layout Set the preview layout during preview

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Configure E-map

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(Option) Configure Accounts Set the you accounts and select authentication level

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Set the E-map.

User Manual

Ch 7 ActiveSetup

User Manual

Ch 7 ActiveSetup

User Manual

Ch 7 ActiveSetup

User Manual

Ch 7 ActiveSetup

User Manual

Ch 7 ActiveSetup

Operator Check List

Objective: To guide the operator through the operation. Description: Please go through the checklist below for what items should operator know.

NOTE

package of the CD. No Status Main Category Description Reference Setup

: You can find the Quick Installation Guide and Operation Manual in the

Live Preview

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PTZ control

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E-map Preview

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Search & Playback Set the action related to different events

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Web-client Access

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operation

Operator should be able to see the live preview and to do basic operations.

Operator should be able to control the PTZ

Operator should be able to launch the E-map preview and to do basic operations.

Set the action related to different events

User Manual

Ch 3 Active Monitor

User Manual

Ch 3 Active Setup

User Manual

Ch 5 Active MAP

User Manual

Ch 4 Active Player

User Manual

Ch 6 Web-Client

Start ACTi NVR

To start ACTi NVR v2.1, simply click on the desktop.

ACTi NVR Workstation Components:

Icon Name Description

ActiveMonitor.exe

ActivePalyer.exe

ActivMap.exe

ActiveSetup.exe

Live view, PTZ, IP Joystick, system log monitor, event panel, pre-defined layout, layout tour

Archive player, search, synchronous playback, snapshot viewer, file export

Map viewer, tour

System, camera and map setup

When starting ACTi NVR, a login message box prompts as follow:

Figure 2-1 NVR Login

1. User Accoun t: Type in user’s account

2. Password: Type in user’s password

3. Server IP Address: Type in NVR Server’s IP Address. The format can be IP address or host

name.

4. Language: You may change desired local language immediately.

5. Auto login with this account: When this option is checked, this PC will use the account /

password to login automatically. There will be no user login prompt appear.

6. Use CTRL+F10 to cancel auto-login mode: In order to cancel auto-login mode, user has to

use CTRL+F10 key. Next time, when user open NVR Workstation, user need to key in account / password again.

7. Login: Click Login button to login to NVR Workstation system.

Default Administrator Account / Password

Default Administrator Account: Admin

Default Administrator Password: 123456

Default Server: localhost

NOTE: In the Server fiel d, the user may type in different IP addresses or hostname; in

this case, the NVR Workstation will connect to the IP address or hostname specified.

NOTE: If the IP address is not valid, the login page might hang for a period of time,

could be 5 seconds to 30 seconds.

TIP: When user login successfully with correct account and password, following

fields will be remembered in the PC, and next time when user use the same PC to login, these fields will be brought up automatically. This may save some repeat key-in efforts. These fields are: User Account, Server IP Address, Language

Change Password

Clicking on the profile section brings up the Personal Setting page. The user may easily change the

password and preferred Language. Click Apply to confirm the setting.

Figure 2-2 Change User’s Password

1. Personal Profile: Click on this section brings up Personal Profile setting; user may change

password and select preferred Language.

2. Password Button: Click on this button to change user’s password.

3. Language Button: Click on this button to select preferred Language.

4. Apply Button: Apply this setting.

5. Old Password: Input old password.

6. New Password: Input new password.

7. Re-Type Password: Re-type new password.

Start a Camera Live View

Select a Camera from Camera Tree

Figure 2-3 Preview Window

1. Camera Tree: Choose a Camera from camera tree. When you click on the camera name, the

blue bar will be displayed

2. Active Window: Click on any window, the active window will contain blue title bar, like the

following picture:

Double Click on the Camera

Figure 2-4 Double click on a camera to preview

1. Camera Tree: Double click on the camera icon that user wants to preview.

2. Active Preview window: User can see t h e video screen on the active preview window.

Drag-n-Drop a Camera

Figure 2-5 Drag and Drop a camera

1. Camera Icon: Click on the camera icon to be previewed with left mouse key, then hold left

mouse key and drag the camera to the desired display window.

2. Drag icon: When dragging a camera, the icon display as

3. Display window: The window with red bar will display video on the camera selected

TIP: When you drag the camera icon, a new cursor (with camera name) will be

displayed. The cursor looks like:

Stop a Camera Live View

Close Camera Live View

Figure 2-6 Disconnect a Channel

1. Disconnect A Channel: Click once to stop video streaming for the selected window.

TIP: The selected window is the active window which display with blue title bar like

follow:

Start Other Application

Start Active Player, Active Map and Active Setup

Figure 2-7 Active Program Tool Bar

1. Active Monitor Button: Click this button to start Active Monitor program.

2. Active Player Button: Click this button to start Active Player program.

3. Active Map Button: Click this button to start Active Map program.

4. Active Setup Button: Click this button to start Active Setup program.

5. System Setup Button: Click this button to start System Setup program.

6. Camera Setup Button: Click this button to start Camera Setup program.

7. MAP Setup Button: Click this button to start Map Setup program.

Start Utility

You can go to “STARTÎProgram FilesÎ NVR” to find ACTi’s Utility Suite.

ACTi Utility Suite Components:

Icon Name Description

IPUtility.exe

Explorer.htm

Search and manage ACTi devices, firmware upgrade, configuration backup and restore

Web browser application to configure PTZ settings.

Standalone archive player, create snapshots,

ArchivePlayer.exe

BackupWizard.exe

MediaConverter.exe

display time code on the video window directly. Able to play

.RAW and .MP4 format

Backup and restore ACTi NVR v2.1

Converts .RAW data format to .AVI format

MPEG-4 DirectShow filter. This is necessary if

FFDShow.exe

user wants to play

.AVI file with Microsoft

Windows Media Player.

Quit ACTi NVR

Simply click on to quit ACTi NVR v2.1.

Figure 2-8 Quit ACTi NVR

Check Version

Clicking on the logo section will bring the About Us dialog box. The user may easily review the

current software version and system information.

Figure 2-9 Check Version

TIP: When you want to report any issues, please use this function to report System

Information, Software Version and ActiveX Control Version

3. Active Monitor

Introduction

The Monitor Console (Active Monitor) is the application designed to perform live preview for

installed ACTi devices. It allows up to 36 concurrent video preview windows, including a variety of

preview modes.

Advanced features of the Monitor Console include event logs, talk, broadcast, manual digital output to

device, automatic layout touring, PTZ control, system monitor and many more. This section

explains the interface in detail, as well as gives instructions for using these advanced functions.

Overview

The section describes ACTi NVR Active Monitor functions, including camera preview

Figure 3-1 User Interface

1. Logo: Click on the logo to bring up the About Us dialog box which contains software version,

system version and company information.

2. Active Monitor Toolbar: Contains buttons to operate in Active Monitor application

3. Personal Profile: Click on this section brings up Personal Profile setting; user may change

password and select preferred Language.

4. Camera Panel: Displays camera tree.

5. Event Panel: Displays event generated, including motion detection, alarm input, camera

date/time is not correct and video loss events. User may click on each item to see further details.

6. PTZ Panel: PTZ operations

7. Layout Manager: Controls the various window layout

8. Video Window: Each video window displays live view from one video source from camera

panel.

Live View Operation

Channel Live View

Figure 3-2 Preview Window

1. Camera Panel: Displayed camera information in tree directory.

2. Preview Window: Click on any window once to select it and enable functions for this specific

camera (PTZ, snapshot, close camera, etc.)

TIP: To preview a channel, first click on a video window in layout manager, then

double-click on the camera in the Camera panel, or drag the camera into the video window in the layout manager.

Double Click on the Camera

Figure 3-3 Double click on a camera to preview

1. Camera Tree: Double click on the camera icon that user wants to preview.

2. Active Preview window: User can see t h e video screen on the active preview window.

Drag-n-Drop a Camera

Figure 3-4 Drag and Drop a camera

1. Camera Icon: Click on the camera icon to be previewed with left mouse key, then hold left

mouse key and drag the camera to the desired display window.

2. Drag icon: When dragging a camera, the icon display as

3. Display window: The window with red bar will display video on the camera selected

TIP: When you drag the camera icon, a new cursor (with camera name) will be

displayed. The cursor looks like:

Active Monitor Toolbar

1. Active Monitor: Click on this button to go to the Active Monitor application.

2. Archive Player: Click on this button to go to the Archive Player application.

3. Active Map: Click on this button to go to the Active E-Map application.

Figure 3-5 Active Monitor Toolbar

4. Active Setup: Setup the System, Camera and E-Map.

5. Full Screen: Click to bring the video into full-screen mode. To bring the controls back, press

ESC.

6. Create Snapshot: Takes a single screenshot at maximum resolution for the selected video only.

The screenshot is saved as an JPG file in the Recording Path defined in the Recording of Camera Setup. Please refer to the Recording stored on local machine and cannot be searched by NVR Server.

7. Manual Record: Click on this button will create recording immediately. The recording will

be stored on local machine and cannot be searched by NVR Server.

8. Disconnect A Camera: Click once to stop video streaming for the selected window.

9. Disconnect All Camera: Click once to stop video streaming for all preview windows.

10. Trigger DO1:

11. System Monitor: Click on this button to brings up system log.

12. Speak: Pressing this icon enables audio transmission to the selected video device; un-pressing

it disables the transmission.

13. Broadcast: Pressing this icon enables audio transmission to all video devices that appear in

this layout; un-pressing it disables the transmission.

14. Volume Control: turn on/off and adjust the volume.

Click once to trigger DO1 of the selected camera.

section for details. The snapshots will be

NOTE: If you start another application from the toolbar, say Active Map, and you

cannot find it, please go check the task bar.

Full Screen Mode (CTRL+F12)

Figure 3-6 Full screen button

1. Full-screen: Click to bring the video into full-screen mode. To bring the controls back, press

ESC or press CTRL+F12 again.

NOTE: Full-screen maximizes the entire layout of videos instead of just the selected

window. It will also not expand the video should the size of the window exceeds the maximum resolution of the video.

TIP: The user can also use CTRL+12 to invoke this function. To show/hide the toolbar,

user can press FTRL+F11 function key to toggle this function.

Figure 3-7 Full Screen Mode

TIP: When in full screen mode, Preview tour and Mouse PTZ can still operate properly.

Digital Zoom is disabled.

Create Snapshot (CTRL+F7)

Figure 3-8 Create Snapshot

1. Snapshot: Takes a single screenshot at maximum resolution for the selected video only. The

screenshot is saved as an JPG file in the Recording Path defined in the Recording of Camera Setup. Please refer to Recording

NOTE: The snapshot taken will be stored in local PC, and cannot be searched by NVR

Server.

section for details.

Manual Record

Figure 3-9 Create Snapshot

1. Manual Record: Click on this button to start manual record. Please refer to Recording

section for details.

2. Manual Record Indicator: When the video channel is under manual recording mode, the red

light will flashing.

NOTE: Video archive is recorded on local PC, and cannot be searched via NVR.

Disconnect a Channel

Figure 3-10 Disconnect a Channel

1. Disconnect A Channel: Click the button to stop video streaming on the active window.

TIP: The selected window is the active window which display with blue title bar like

follow:

Disconnect All Channels

Figure 3-11 Disconnect all Channel

1. Disconnect All Channels: Click once to stop video streaming for all preview windows.

Trigger DO1 (Toggle)

Figure 3-12 Trigger DO1

1. Trigger DO1: Click this button to trigger DO1 of selected camera.

NOTE: Note that, when you click on this button, the DO will be triggered to high until

you click this button again to trigger the DO status to low.

System Monitor

Figure 3-13 System Monitor Button

1. System Log: Click on button brings up system log.

System Monitor Listing

System Monitor contains the following information:

1. Recorded: Recording information

2. Deleted: Deletion information, including database and archive file

3. Alarm: Alarm information, including digital input 1 and 2

4. Motion: Motion detection information

5. Network Loss/Recovery: Network loss or recovery information

6. Video Loss/Recover: Video loss or recovery information

7. User Ope ration: User login/logout and operation information

NOTE: System monitor display with a pop-up window; this may not work under NVR

Web Client if the pop-up window is blocked by Microsoft Internet Explorer pop-up window setup.

System Monitor - Recorded

Figure 3-14 System Monitor - Recorded

1. Camera: Camera Name

2. Stream: Recording type, including Continuous, Event With Streaming and Schedule

3. File: File location on the disk

4. Start Time: Stat time

5. End Time: End time

6. Duration: Length of the recorded archive

7. Page Indicator: Traverse to first, last, previous or next page

System Monitor - Deleted

Figure 3-15 System Monitor - Deleted

1. Camera: Camera Name

2. Stream: Recording type, including Continuous, Event With Streaming and Schedule

3. File: File location in the disk

4. Start Time: Stat time

5. End Time: End time

6. Duration: Length of the recorded archive

7. Page Indicator: Traverse to first, last, previous or next page

System Monitor - Alarm

1. Camera: Camera Name

2. Event: Alarm ty pe

3. Event Time: The time of the occurrence of the event

4. Page Indicator: Navigate through the record set, including first page, last page, previous page,

Figure 3-16 System Monitor - Alarm

System Monitor - Motion

Figure 3-17 System Monitor - Motion

1. Camera: Camera Name

2. Event: Motion type

3. Event Time: The time of the occurrence of the event

4. Page Indicator: Navigate through the record set, including first page, last page, previous page,

System Monitor – Network Loss/Recovery

Figure 3-18 System Monitor – Network Loss/Recovery

1. Camera: Camera Name

2. Event: Network status, including Network Loss and Network Recovery

3. Event Time: The time of the occurrence of the event

4. Page Indicator: Navigate through the record set, including first page, last page, previous page,

System Monitor – Video Loss/Recovery

Figure 3-19 System Monitor – Video Loss/Recovery

1. Camera: Camera Name

2. Event: Network status, including Network Loss and Network Recovery

3. Event Time: The time of the occurrence of the event

4. Page Indicator: Navigate through the record set, including first page, last page, previous page,

System Monitor – User Operation

Figure 3-20 System Monitor – Video Loss/Recovery

1. Date Time: Display date time

2. Who: Which user’s operation

3. CH: Channel number operated

4. Catalog: User operation type

5. Category: User operation sub-type

6. Description: User operation description

Talk and Broadcast

1 2

Figure 3-21 Talk and Broadcast button

1. Talk: Pressing this icon enables audio transmission to the selected video device; un-pressing it

disables the transmission.

2. Broadcast: Pressing this icon enables audio transmission to all video devices that appear in

this layout; un-pressing it disables the transmission.

IMPORTANT: Note that, in order to enable this function, make sure the device is

equipped with 2-way audio function. Talk is a 1-to-1 communication while Broadcast will transmit the audio to all clients that are connected with live video feed.

Volume Control

Figure 3-22 Volume Control

1. Volume Control: turn on/off and adjust the volume.

Mute On

Mute Off

Figure 3-23 Mute On

Figure 3-24 Mute Off

Adjust Volume

Figure 3-25 Adjust Volume

Camera Panel

Camera List

Figure 3-26 Camera List

1. Refresh button: Pressing this button reveals the newest changes made with Active Setup.

Closing and re-opening the Active Monitor will have the same effect.

2. Sort selection: Sorts the tree in different categories and priorities. User has a choice of

Camera ID, Model Name, Group, Resolution, and IP Address.

3. Camera list: The Ca mera List serves two functions: i. Expanding each device shows Camera Information, including Camera ID, Name, Channel

ID, FPS, Resolution and Bit-Rate.

ii. Clicking and dragging the device icon to a video window on the right shows video from

that device.

Channel Layout Manager

Window Layout Selection

Figure 3-27 Layout bar

1. Layout selection bar: These icons manage how the user would like the different video

channels to be viewed.

Figure 3-28 Layout Select bar

1. Patrol: See Layout Tour for details.

2. 1-Window View: Shows a single channel; video is not expanded if maximum resolution of the

source video is reached.

3. 4-Window View: Shows a maximum of 2x2 video channels at once.

4. 9-Window View: Shows a maximum of 3x3 video channels at once.

5. 16-Window View: Shows a maximum of 4x4 video channels at once.

6. 25-Window View: Shows a maximum of 5x5 video channels at once.

7. 36-Window View: Shows a maximum of 6x6 video channels at once.

8. 6-Window View: Shows one video channel with a larger view, and 5 others at a lower

resolution.

9. 8-Window View: Shows one video channel with a larger view, and 7 others at a lower

resolution.

10. 10-Window View: Shows two video channels with a larger view, and 8 others at a lower

resolution.

11. Quad setting: Controls layouts within the Quad Video Server if using one such as SED-2310

or SED-2320.

12. Pre-Defined Layout: Choose the layout that user wants to preview.

NOTE: The Quad setting buttons will only become active if the selected channel is

defined as a quad in the camera settings.

Pre-defined Layout

Figure 3-29 Select Predefined Layout

1. Pre-defined layout options: If User has pre-defined layouts in System Setup (See Layout for

details), user will find them here. Selecting any one of them automatically brings up the layout as well as all video channels. Selecting “Refresh” will refresh the list should any layouts has been changed with Active Setup.

Hot-spot Window

The hot-spot window is designed to alert security officer for certain events. The security officer may simply double-click on any video window, that window will then be switched over with the one in hot-spot window. Also, user may setup the action to display video on the hot-spot window when certain event occurs.

Figure 3-30 Hot-Spot Window

1. Hot-spot Window: The upper left window in the Window Layout Manager is defined as the

Hot-Spot Window.

NOTE: Double-clicking on another video window swaps video between the hot-spot

window and the indicated window.

NOTE: Please refer to [Active Setup] -> [Camera Setup] -> [Event Manager] on how

to setup hot-spot window as the event display video window.

Layout Patrol

Figure 3-31 Patrol button

1. Patrol: Clicking on this icon runs a pre-defined layout patrol sequence. This setting can be

found in Active Setup. Clicking on the Patrol button once brings up a sub-menu, which allows user to choose any particular sequence to patrol. Selecting “Cancel” in the sub-menu stops the patrol.

NOTE: Depending on the power of the computer used, patrolling between each layout

takes a certain amount of time. While the video channels still load, user will not have access to much of the control, including the ability to Cancel the layout patrol. Please make sure the period between each layout is sufficient for all channels to complete loading, especially when the number of channels in a single layout is large.

Layout Patrol with Full Screen Mode

Figure 3-32 Full Screen Mode with Layout Patrol Function

The user may also perform layout patrol while in full screen mode. To do so, the user simply needs to:

1. Select and run layout patrol by clicking on the patrol button

2. Wait until all channels have completed loading, but before the next layout begins loading

3. Click on the full screen button.

To bring the user interface back out from full screen mode, simply press the ESC key.

Event List Panel

Event List

User may find the Event List on the left hand side of the Active Monitor. Events due to different events are displayed on that list: they are Motion detection event, Alarm event, Video Loss event, Video Recovery event, Network Loss event and Network Recovery event

Figure 3-33 Event List

Check Event Status

1. Event Status: The events are listed by Channel Number, Type and Time. To view a video

clip related to a particular event, click on the “Eye” icon.

Figure 3-34 Event Status

Clicking on the

Clicking on the has been recorded and saved, the video archive will also be played on a pop-up mini-playback window.

icon brings up video on a pop-up mini-preview window

icon brings up file information associated with that particular event. If the file

NOTE: User may click on icon to bring up archive player accordingly. Note

that, if you cannot start playback, it might because the file is still under recording. Default recording period is 10 minutes.

PTZ Panel

PTZ Operation

PTZ controls can be found on the bottom left hand side of the Active Monitor. Most of functions seen below are disabled until PTZ control setup for the particular camera or video server is completed and enabled. Please consult PTZ

for setting up PTZ.

Figure 3-35 PTZ Operation

1. Pan-Tilt Control: Contains 8-way Pan-Tilt operation

2. Zoom Control: Click

3. Focus Control: Click

4. Iris Control: Click

5. PAN Speed: Adjust PAN speed. Rating 1 to 5. Higher numbers indicate faster Pan speed.

The actual angular speed varies from protocol to protocol. Click on a number on the bar to select the desired speed

6. Tilt Speed: Adjust TILT speed. Rating 1 to 5. Higher numbers indicate faster Tilt speed.

The actual angular speed varies from protocol to protocol. Click on a number on the bar to select the desired speed

to zoom out. Click to zoom in

to focus near. Click to focus far.

to set open iris. Click to set close iris.

NOTE: Different speed dome protocol may vary on the 8-way Pan-Tilt operation.

OSD Operation

Figure 3-36 OSD Operation

1. OSD: Click to enable or disable on-screen menu of the PTZ camera, if applicable. Button

appears pressed when enabled, and appears released when OSD is disabled. Once enabled, use the arrow keys to operate the menu.

IP Joystick Support

ACTi NVR v2.1 also supports IP Joystick connected on the USB port by default. Please refer to

Joystick

section on IP Joystick button setup. The option is turned on by default.

IMPORTANT: Note that the IP Joystick needs to be plugged into the USB port before

ACTi NVR v2.1 starts.

Digital Zoom

Figure 3-37 Control Panel Operation

1. Digital Zoom: Click to enable or disable digital zoom function. When this function is

enabled, use mouse wheel to zoom in (by scrolling forward) or zoom out (by scrolling backward). When the video is in zoom in mode, you can click left mouse key, hold the key and drag the video around.

Mouse PTZ

Figure 3-38 Start Mouse PTZ Operation

1. Mouse PTZ: Click to enable or disable mouse PTZ for the selected the camera.

Button appears pressed when enabled, and appears released when mouse PTZ is disabled. Once enabled, use the arrow keys to operate the menu.

TIP: Mouse PTZ works under full-screen mode as well. Press CTRL+F12 may enable

full screen mode.

Mouse PTZ Operation on Screen

Figure 3-39 Mouse PTZ Operation on Screen

With mouse PTZ function, you can click on the video screen directly to operate PTZ functions.

TIP: Mouse PTZ functions come with speed control as well. If you move the PTZ

cursor near the edge of the window, the speed will be 5 (fastest). If you move the PTZ cursor near the center of the window, the speed will be 1 (slowest).

PTZ Preset Tour and Scan

Figure 3-40 PTZ Preset Tour and Scan

1. PTZ Preset Tour and Scan: Click to select the PTZ Preset Tour user would like the PTZ to

cycle through. Selecting “STOP” as shown in the dropdown menu stops the tour. Please see

Preset Tour

and off as well.

for setting up Preset Tours. Under this selection, user can find Auto Scan on

TIP: You can also start or stop scan by clicking this option.

Goto Preset Position

Figure 3-41 Goto Preset Position

1. Goto: This moves the PTZ camera to a preset point. User may set up the preset points by

going to the PTZ Preset page. See PTZ Preset

for more details.

NOTE: The preset position is listed in preset ID + description in the combo box.

NOTE: User may setup up to 32 preset positions.

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