AVer SecureCenter User Manual
SecureCenter
Central Management System
User’s Manual
V1.1.1.1
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 1
1.1 Dual Monitors setting ............................................................................................... 2
1.1.1 Graphic card with ATi chipset ........................................................................... 2
1.1.2 Graphic card with NVIDIA chipset .................................................................... 5
CHAPTER 2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ........................................................ 6
2.1 Minimum System Requirements .............................................................................. 6
2.2 Installing the SecureCenter Software in Windows 7/8 .............................................. 7
CHAPTER 3 USING THE SECURECENTER ..................................................... 8
3.1 Running theSecureCenter Software ......................................................................... 8
3.1.1 Using the Virtual Keyboard .............................................................................. 8
3.2 Using the SecureCenter Application ......................................................................... 9
3.3 Using the Monitor ................................................................................................ ... 12
3.3.1 Using the Monitor Controller .......................................................................... 13
3.3.2 Familiarizing the Buttons in PTZ Camera Control Panel ................................ 15
3.3.3 Live Playback the Recorded Video ................................................................ 16
3.4 Using the MiniCenter Viewer .................................................................................. 18
3.4.1 Remote Backup ............................................................................................. 20
3.5 To Search the Alarm Event ..................................................................................... 24
3.5.1 Editing the Alarm ............................................................................................ 26
CHAPTER 4 CUSTOMIZING THE SECURECENTER SYSTEM ...................... 28
4.1 System Setting ....................................................................................................... 28
4.2 NVR Setting ........................................................................................................... 34
4.3 Channel Setting ...................................................................................................... 35
4.4 Schedule Setting .................................................................................................... 39
4.4.1 To set schedule at a specific portion of time in that hour: .............................. 40
4.5 Backup Setting ....................................................................................................... 41
4.6 E-MAP Setup ......................................................................................................... 43
4.6.1 To Set Up the E-Map ..................................................................................... 43
4.6.2 Add a New Map ............................................................................................. 45
4.6.3 Add a NVR Server ......................................................................................... 46
4.6.4 To Use the E-Map .......................................................................................... 47
4.7 Alarm Setting ................................ ................................ .......................................... 49
4.7.1 To setup an alarm condition ........................................................................... 49
4.7.1.1 To Setup the Call Out List ..................................................................... 50
4.7.1.2 To Setup the Send E-Mail Setting ......................................................... 51
4.7.1.3 To Setup the Alarm Sound Setting ........................................................ 52
4.7.1.4 Launch program ................................ .................................................... 52
4.7.1.5 To Set the MMS/SMS Setting ............................................................... 53
4.7.1.6 Popup Video ......................................................................................... 54
4.8 User Setting ........................................................................................................... 56
CHAPTER 5 USING THE PLAYBACK FUNCTION .......................................... 57
5.1 To Playback the video ............................................................................................ 57
5.2 Using the Local Playback Application ..................................................................... 60
5.3 Using the Download and Playback Application ...................................................... 63
5.4 Using the RealTime Playback Application .............................................................. 65
5.5 To Cut and Save the Wanted Portion of the Recorded Video ................................. 67
5.6 To Bookmark a Section of the Video ...................................................................... 70
5.7 To Search Using the Visual Search ........................................................................ 67
5.8 To Search Using the Event Search ........................................................................ 68
5.9 To Search Using the Intelligent Search .................................................................. 68
Chapter 1 Introduction
The AVer SecureCenter is a central monitoring system that enables user to monitor up to 16 NVR
servers through an internet connection. Like the NVR program, the SecureCenter system also
automatically records and displays video when an event has occurred on the remote side of the NVR
server. You can also playback video files locally or download from a remote NVR server.
The SecureCenter system supports Single, Dual, Triple and Four monitor displays. User can operate
the SecureCenter system application on different monitors.
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1.1 Dual Monitors setting
Video configuration is different for each different VGA chipsets. Please follow the steps below to setup
the dual monitors display.
The SecureCenter application supports resolution in 1280 x 800、1024 x 768、1280 x 1024、1440 x
900、1680 x 1050、1920 x 1080 and 1920 x 1200.
1.1.1 Graphic card with ATi chipset
1. Enter the ATI Catalyst Control Center, user can click the short-cut or right click on the screen.
2. There are two modes to select ─ Basic and Advanced.
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3. If user selected Basic mode, press the Quick Settings tab. Then select the Select a different
desktop mode and click Go.
4. Select the Extended Desktop and then click Finish.
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5. If user selected the Advanced mode, click the View button.
6. In Display Manager, right click on the second Display on the right side and select Extend Main
onto monitor.
7. Adjust each monitor resolution to 1280 x 800、1024 x 768、1280 x 1024、1440 x 900、1680 x
1050、1920 x 1080 or 1920 x 1200.
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1.1.2 Graphic card with NVIDIA chipset
1. Click the NVIDIA nView, and select the Dualview mode.
2. Adjust each monitor resolution to 1280 x 800、1024 x 768、1280 x 1024、1440 x 900、1680 x
1050、1920 x 1080 or 1920 x 1200.
3. To review if the display mode is correct, you can check the task bar. The task bar will show on the
first monitor only.
Monitor 1 Monitor 2
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- Before installing the software, make sure the Windows OS patches are up to date and
the video graphic card driver is up to date.
- Please disable the User Account Control (UAC) function before install the CMPC
program. To disable UAC, please go to Control Panel >> User Account Control.
After disable UAC function, please restart system, and then, install CMPC
program.
CPU
Pentium 4 3.0GHz or above recommended
OS
Windows XP Professional 32 bit/ 7 32bit & 64bit
RAM
512MB for dual display,1GB for Quad display
Hard disk
120GB or higher
Media
CD-ROM drive
VGA
32-bit high color SVGA graphics card with 256MB video memory and
DirectDraw / YUV Rendering Capability
Audio
Sound card and speakers
Internet capacity
10/100 Base-T Ethernet card or Gigabit Ethernet
Chapter 2 Software Installation
This chapter describes how to install the SecureCenter software.
2.1 Minimum System Requirements
First, must verify if the computer meets the minimum system requirements.
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DO NOT install SecureCenter application and ExpressGO application on the one computer
system.
1. Place the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive
then click Install SecureCenter. And follow the
on-screen instructions.
2. Please carefully read the license agreement. Click Yes to accept the agreement.
3. Enter the administrator ID and password.
4. Click Finish.
5. User may now run the SecureCenter program. To run the application, click on your PC
desktop or click Start> > SecureCenter > SecureCenter > SecureCenter.
2.2 Installing the SecureCenter Software in Windows 7/8
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Chapter 3 Using the SecureCenter
3.1 Running theSecureCenter Software
To run the application, double-click on your PC desktop or click Start > SecureCenter >
SecureCenter > SecureCenter.
For security purposes, some of the features would require you to enter a User ID and Password before
they can be accessed. When the Authorization dialog box appears, key in your User ID and Password.
(If this is the first time, enter the one you have registered when installing the software.)
3.1.1 Using the Virtual Keyboard
If the keyboard is not available, you may use the Virtual Keyboard. Just click to show the virtual
keyboard. For uppercase and lowercase, click shift button.
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Name
Function
(1) E-map (F3)
Switch to display the map and show the location of the NVR server on
the map. If you are using a single monitor, press ESC to revert back to
the SecureCenter main application( see also Chapter 4.6.2)
(2) Monitor (F4)
Switch to display live video from the selected NVR servers group. If user
is using a single monitor, press ESC to revert back to the SecureCenter
main application (see also Chapter 3.3).
(3) Reset Alarm
Click to reset all NVR alarm status
(4) MiniCenter Viewer
To call out the MiniCenter viewer. Also, user can double click on screen
or alarm event to call out the MiniCenter Viewer.(Also refer to Chapter
3.4 )
3.2 Using the SecureCenter Application
When an alarm occurred on the NVR server, the video is transmitted to the SecureCenter and display
on the main screen. The transmit video can be an image or live video. User can select the type of
video transmitting in System setting (see also Chapter 4.1). You may download and playback the
complete video directly from the NVR server by clicking on the event log. Make sure the main NVR
server is set to send video to the SecureCenter when an alarm has occurred.
The video stream before the eye indicates the latest occurrence. Also, there is a red frame which
indicates the latest occurrence when the video transmitting is alarm image type.
SecureCenter in Alarm Live Video Mode
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Name
Function
(5) Network
Enable/disable the remote alarm data received. This is activated
automatically when the SecureCenter software starts up.
(6) Setup
Configure the SecureCenter system settings. Only the administrator is
authorized to access this command. (see also Chapter 4)
(7) Playback
Select to playback video from the local hard disk or remote NVR server
(see also Chapter 5).
(8) Alarm Center
To view, search, and navigate the alarm (see also Chapter 3.5).
(9) NVR Status
To view all monitor NVRs’ status – Name, IP, CPU usage, Bandwidth
usage, HDD free space, Present NVR Time, Recording Status, Estimated
Storage, Connection status, Video Loss status….and so on.
(10) Camera ID
Show the number of cameras that are being viewed. When you are in
single screen mode, click the camera ID number to switch and view the
camera. This function only available in Alarm Live Video mode.
(11) Refresh
To refresh the alarm video that display on the screen. This function only
available in Alarm Live Video mode.
(12) Split Screen
Mode
Select from 5 different split screen types to view all the cameras. It also
allows you to switch and view different camera number by click Camera
ID in a single screen mode. This function only available in Alarm Live
Video mode.
(13) Log extender /
reduce
Expand and reduce the log viewer
Expanded Log viewer
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Name
Function
(14) Log viewer
List the entire info in event mode or text mode from all NVR servers.
(15) Status
Display the current date, and time
(16) Exit
Call up the Logout dialog box.
In the logout dialog box, you may do the following:
- Exit: To shut down the SecureCenter program. Only the administrator
is authorized to access this command.
- Login: To sign-in as a different user.
- Minimize: To reduce the SecureCenter to taskbar button. The authorization
is required, please enter the pas;sword.
- Cancel: To close the Logout dialog box.
- About: It shows the current SecureCenter software version.
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There are a few Hot keys for quick switching between the different applications or display
mode on a single monitor system.
- F3: Switches to E-Map mode
- F4: Switches to Monitor mode
- Esc: Switches back to the SecureCenter application main screen
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When SecureCenter in Alarm Image mode, right-click on the alarm image will call out
Clear All short-cut. Select to clear all current displayed alarm images.
SecureCenter in Alarm Image mode
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Right-click on the channel screen could select to start recording.
Name
Function
(1) Monitor Name
Display name of current monitor set.
(2) PTZ
To call out PTZ control panel(see also Chapter 3.3.2)
(3) Audio
Enable/disable audio. When audio is enabled, user will see the audio icon
on screen, click on the audio icon (audio icon will turn to green ) of
channel to hear the sound. Each time only can play one channel’s audio.
(4) Monitor
Controller
To call out monitor controller dialog box. User can manage the monitor set
in monitor controller dialog( see also Chapter 3.3.1)
(5) Center
Back to SecureCenter main UI (center UI).
3.3 Using the Monitor
When user has setup the monitor set in Channel Setting (see also Chapter 4.3), then click Monitor to
view all selected cameras live video and playback. The monitor will switch to monitor mode, if user
using more than one monitor, then all enabled monitors will switch to monitor mode.
The following will describe the buttons function on Monitor interface.
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User needs to create monitor set in order to using Monitor Controller. To create monitor set,
please go to Setup > Channel Setting (see also Chapter 4.3)
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- The monitor set is gray that indicates the monitor set is selected and been monitored.
- The monitor 1 ~ 4 are purple that indicate the monitor is monitoring.
- Right-click on monitor and select the Recover to reset the monitor.
3.3.1 Using the Monitor Controller
User can use Monitor Controller to switch different monitor set for monitoring and add/delete the
channel in monitor set.
1. Click Monitor from SecureCenter main UI.
2. The Monitor Controller window will show up as below shown:
3. Drag the monitor set from monitor list to the monitor (1 ~ 4) and click Apply to activate it. To reset
the monitoring group, click Reload.
4. To configure monitor set, click arrow button to expand the sub Monitor Controller window.
5. Select the monitor. The NVR servers are included in the monitor set will list on sub Monitor
Controller window. The lower part of window display all monitored channels in the monitor set.
6. To add new channels, click the NVR server to un-fold the available cameras. Drag the camera to
the blank channel block that has no channel number and name display
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7. To change the monitored channels’ position, please delete the monitored channels and drag the
channels to the new position. To delete channels from monitor set, right-click on channel and
select Recover.
8. Click Apply to refresh the monitor set.
9. Click arrow button to close the sub window.
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Name
Function
(1) Close
Exit PTZ camera controller.
(2) Camera preset
position number
Move the PTZ camera to the preset point.
(3) Group AutoPan
Select to automatically operate PTZ camera in group.
(4) Direction buttons’
moving speed
Adjust the moving speed of the PTZ camera lens. This speed will apply
to the (11) Direction buttons’ moving speed only.
(5) AutoPan
Operate the PTZ cameras automatically based on the selected camera
group preset position number.
(6) Zoom +/-
Zoom in and out the image.
(7) Focus +/-
Adjust the focus manually to produce clear image.
(8) Camera ID
Display the PTZ camera number that is being operated.
(9) Direction buttons
Move and position the focal point of the PTZ camera. The support of
direction button depends on the PTZ camera.
3.3.2 Familiarizing the Buttons in PTZ Camera Control Panel
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Playback function must be enabled. Please go to Setup > Camera and select the monitor
set and enable the playback function ( see also Chapter 4.3)
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- The icon indicates the channel is in live playback mode.
- Move the mouse course to the bottom of screen, live playback control bar will show
up.
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- Click channel to switch to full screen mode for operating live playback control button
easily.
- Only supports 4 channel live playback at the same time.
3.3.3 Live Playback the Recorded Video
User can playback recorded video immediately while monitoring from the local SecureCenter server if
the recording is enabled.
1. In Monitor mode, click the preview icon of channel and the channel will start live playback.
2. User can use the live playback control button to operate the playback.
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Button
Function
Begin: Move at the beginning of video.
Slower: Play the recorded video file at the speed of 1/2X, 1/4X, 1/8X, or
1/16X.
Pause: Briefly stop playing
Play: Play the video
Next: Go to the next frame.
Faster: Play the recorded video file at the speed of 2x, 4x, 8x, or 16x.
End: Go to the end of the video.
Select recorded vide to playback from remote NVR server hard disk. Select
the date on the calendar and the time from 00 to 23 to where to start playing
the recorded video file.
Display playback speed and recoding time.
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Name
Function
(1) NVR Info
Display the NVR information that user has select to preview. User can
switch to view different NVR or camera by drag down the Name or
camera list. Phone, Address, Mobile, Email, and Description information
were defined when set up the NVR server.
(2) PTZ Control
Control the PTZ camera (see also Chapter 3.3.2).
(3) Voice Phone
Enable/disable 2-way audio function. This function allows the
SecureCenter and NVR server to talk via the internet using a
microphone. Make sure your microphone and speakers work before
using this function. If the NVR server Talk to web-client setting is
disabled, you will not be able to hear from the other side
(4 ) Reset Alarm
Clear the NVR server alarm list.
3.4 Using the MiniCenter Viewer
In Minicenter, user could configure, backup, operate the remote NVR, reset alarm and change priority
of alarm, and setup the camera of remote NVR.
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