Dahua SMART PSS System User Manual
Smart Professional Surveillance System User’s Manual
Version 1.11.0
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Table of Contents
1 OVERVIEW AND ENVIRONMENT ..................................................................... 1
1.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 Performance ........................................................................................................................ 1
1.3 Environments ...................................................................................................................... 1
2 INSTALLATION AND UPGRADE ...................................................................... 2
2.1 Installation ........................................................................................................................... 2
2.2 Un-installation ..................................................................................................................... 5
3 SETTING ............................................................................................................ 7
3.1 Login Interface .................................................................................................................... 7
3.2 Main Interface ...................................................................................................................... 7
3.3 General ................................................................................................................................ 8
3.3.1 Basic ................................................................................................................................ 9
3.3.2 File Path ......................................................................................................................... 10
3.3.3 Alarm Prompt .................................................................................................................. 10
3.3.4 Version ........................................................................................................................... 11
3.4 Account ............................................................................................................................. 12
3.4.1 Add role .......................................................................................................................... 12
3.4.2 Add user ......................................................................................................................... 14
3.5 Device Manager ................................................................................................................. 15
3.6 Signals Manager ............................................................................................................... 20
3.6.1 General........................................................................................................................... 20
3.6.1.1 Network .................................................................................................................. 20
3.6.1.2 Remote .................................................................................................................. 27
3.6.1.3 Encode ................................................................................................................... 28
3.6.1.4 Image ..................................................................................................................... 32
3.6.1.5 PTZ Control ............................................................................................................ 32
3.6.2 Event ................................................................................................ .............................. 33
3.6.2.1 Video Detect ........................................................................................................... 33
3.6.2.2 Alarm ..................................................................................................................... 38
3.6.2.3 Abnormality ............................................................................................................ 41
3.6.2.4 Smart Config .......................................................................................................... 44
3.6.3 Record/Storage............................................................................................................... 48
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3.6.3.1 Schedule ................................................................................................................ 48
3.6.3.2 Disk ................................................................ ........................................................ 52
3.6.4 Maintenance ................................................................................................................... 53
3.6.4.1 Account .................................................................................................................. 54
3.6.4.2 Maintenance ........................................................................................................... 56
3.6.4.3 WEB ....................................................................................................................... 61
3.7 Alarm Setup ....................................................................................................................... 61
3.7.1 Set Alarm Scheme .......................................................................................................... 61
3.7.2 Enable/Disable/Export Scheme ....................................................................................... 66
3.8 Video Wall Configuration .................................................................................................. 66
3.9 Tour &Task ........................................................................................................................ 70
3.10 PC-NVR .............................................................................................................................. 73
4 BASIC OPERATION ......................................................................................... 79
4.1 Liveview............................................................................................................................. 79
4.1.1 Real-time Liveview .......................................................................................................... 79
4.1.2 Record ............................................................................................................................ 82
4.1.3 Snapshot ........................................................................................................................ 82
4.1.4 PTZ ................................................................................................................................ 83
4.1.4.1 Preset..................................................................................................................... 84
4.1.4.2 Tour ....................................................................................................................... 84
4.2 Playback ............................................................................................................................ 85
4.2.1 Playback Device Record ................................................................................................. 87
4.2.2 Playback Local Record ................................................................................................... 89
4.2.3 Export ............................................................................................................................. 89
4.3 Alarm Manager .................................................................................................................. 89
4.4 Log ..................................................................................................................................... 90
5 EXTENSION ..................................................................................................... 92
5.1 Video Wall ......................................................................................................................... 92
5.2 E-map ................................................................................................................................ 94
5.2.1 Add E-map...................................................................................................................... 94
5.2.2 Edit E-map ...................................................................................................................... 95
5.2.3 Liveview E-map ................................................................ .............................................. 97
5.3 Device Display&Control .................................................................................................... 97
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Welcome
Thank you for using our Smart Professional Surveillance System (SmartPSS)!
This user’s manual is designed to be a reference tool for operation of your system.
Here you can find detailed operation information about SmartPSS.
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1 Overview and Environment
1.1 Overview
SmartPSS is an abbreviation for Smart Professional Surveillance System.
The software is to manage small quantity security surveillance devices. It releases with the
device and does not support the products from other manufacturers. It has the following features:
View real-time video of several camera channels.
View the playback video files from various cameras.
Support multiple scheduled arms to realize auto PC guard.
Support e-map; you can clearly view and manage all device locations.
Video wall plan setup and can output video wall video at the same time.
Support extension applications, can send out alarm information to external programs.
1.2 Performance
System max supports 36-channel at CIF resolution.
Each stream media server max receives 16-channel video and transfers 128-chanel video.
Each storage server max supports to save 16-channel video (no bit stream limit).
1.3 Environments
Item
Requirements
OS
Windows 7/ Windows 8/ Mac (SmartPSS Mac version).
CPU
2.4GHz or higher.
Display card
Independent car and support directX 8.0c or higher.
Memory
1GB or higher.
Displayer
Resolution
1024×768 or higher.
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2 Installation and Upgrade
2.1 Installation
Double click “General_Smart-PSS_Eng_IS_VX.XX.X.exe” to begin installation. See Figure
2-1.
Figure 2-1
Select installation language from the dropdown list and then click OK button to go to
Welcome interface. See Figure 2-2.
Figure 2-2
Click next button, you can see an interface is shown as in Figure 2-3. Here you can view
End User License Agreement.
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Figure 2-3
Please check the Accept item and then click Next button to continue. System pops up
module installation dialogue box. See Figure 2-4.
Figure 2-4
Check SmartPSS item and then click Next button, you can see there is an interface asking
you to specify installation path. See Figure 2-5.
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Figure 2-5
After you select installation path click Next button, system begins installation. The interface
is shown as in Figure 2-6.
Figure 2-6
During the installation process, you can click Cancel button to exit. After installation, you can
see an interface is shown as below. See Figure 2-7.
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Figure 2-7
Click Finish button, you can complete the installation.
2.2 Un-installation
1) From Start -> All programs->SmartPSS, select Uninstall SmartPSS item. System pops up
the following dialogue box. See Figure 2-8.
Figure 2-8
2) Click Next button, you can see an interface shown as in Figure 2-9.
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3) Check the box here to remove SmartPSS. You can check the box to remove PC-NVR too.
Click Uninstall button to remove.
Figure 2-9
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3 Setting
Double click SmartPSS icon , you can go to the login interface.
3.1 Login Interface
Login interface is shown as in Figure 3-1.
User name: Input the user account
Password: Please input corresponding password to log in.
OK: Click this button, system can verify the account and then enter the software main
interface.
Cancel: Click this button to exit login interface.
Note:
If it is your first time to run the SmartPSS program, default user name is admin and its
password is admin too. Admin is a super administrator and can not be removed. It can add,
modify or delete other user.
For security reason, please modify your password after first log in.
You can memory your password, so that when you can log in the next time, you do not need
to input user name and password. Please note this function is for your convenient only. Do
not enable this function in public PC.
Figure 3-1
3.2 Main Interface
Click Login button, system begins verifying user name and password and then go to the main
interface. See Figure 3-2.
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Click the button; you can go to the general interface. See Figure 3-3.
3.3.1 Basic
It is to set capability, language, time and etc.
Figure 3-3
Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.
Item
Function
Log Saved
Time
Here you can set log save time. System automatically overwrites old
files once it reaches the period you set here.
Instant Play
Time
It is to set instant playback time.
Network
capability
It is for you to set network function. It includes: “Low”,
“10M”, ”100M”, ”1000M”.
Serial Port
Keyboard can select corresponding serial port to operate,
COM1~COM10 are available.
P2P Server
Select P2P server.
Resume
Previous
State
System restores previous liveview status after it restarts.
Auto Login
SmartPSS
Check the box here, you can login SmartPSS directly without
inputting user name and password.
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Item
Function
Auto Login
Windows
Check the box here and then input user name and password, you
can go to the Windows OS after the computer restarts.
Language
Software language.
Sync time
Check the box here to enable time synchronization function and
then input synchronization time. SmartPSS can auto synchronize
time with the PC at the time you specified.
Click Sync now button to begin synchronization now.
Time format
System time format. It includes 12H/24H.
3.3.2 File Path
File configuration interface is shown as below. See Figure 3-4.
Here you can set snapshot picture and record file default save path.
Configuration file path: It is to import or export configuration file. If you change path to D disk, you
can export current software user information to D disk. If current software has installed at the D
disk, you can import user information to current software.
Figure 3-4
3.3.3 Alarm Prompt
It is to set alarm prompt audio. The interface is shown as below. See Figure 3-5.
Please select corresponding prompt audio for the specified alarm type.
Check the box at the bottom of the interface to enable e-map function. The e-map can flash
when the corresponding alarm occurs.
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Figure 3-5
Tips
You can click Default button to restore factory default setup.
User config file storage path is used to import and export user config file. If current user config
file storage path is modified to other path, then it means all users’ config info are exported. If user
re-install, he can export previous all user’s config info to current client.
If he re-install the software and import previously exported user config info, after being saved,
original user config info will be successfully imported into current client.
3.3.4 Version
Click the version button; you can go to the following interface. See Figure 3-6.
Here you can view software version information.
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Figure 3-6
3.4 Account
Here you can add, modify or delete a user.
3.4.1 Add role
1) Click in the Settings pane, and then click role button, you can go to the following
interface. See Figure 3-7.
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Figure 3-7
2) Click Add button, the interface is shown as in Figure 3-8.
Figure 3-8
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3) Please input a role name and check the corresponding role rights. You can input some
reference information if necessary.
4) Click Save button.
Tips
Select a role and then click Modify/Delete button to modify or delete a role.
3.4.2 Add user
1) Click in the Settings pane, and then click user button, you can go to the following
interface. See Figure 3-9.
Figure 3-9
2) Click Add button, you can see system pops up the following interface. See Figure 3-10.
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Figure 3-10
3) Select a role from the dropdown list, input user name, password and confirm password.
Input some description information if necessary. Select rights for the new user.
4) Click Save button to add a new user.
Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.
Item
Function
User name
Please input user name here.
Role
You can select user role from the dropdown list. Or you can click Add
role button to add a new role.
Password
Please set user password.
Confirm
password
Please input new password again.
User
Rights
Here you can check the box to select corresponding rights for current
user.
If the new user is a manager, system checks all rights by default.
5) Click Save button to add a new user.
Tips
Select a user name and then click Modify/Delete button to modify or delete a user.
3.5 Device Manager
Here you can add, modify and delete a device. You can also implement device channel group
function.
Auto Add
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1) Click icon. System displays device manager interface.
2) Click Refresh, search device within the LAN.
3) Check device, click Add as auto add device.
Manually Add
You can refer to the steps listed below to add, modify or delete a device manually or
automatically.
1) Click icon in the settings pane, system goes to the device manager interface; you can
see an interface is shown as in Figure 3-11.
Figure 3-11
2) Click Manual Add button, the interface is shown as in Figure 3-12. Please input the
corresponding information and then click Add button.
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Figure 3-12
Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.
Item
Function
Device name
Please input a device name here.
Register
Mode
By IP/domain and SN.
IP/Domain
name
Device IP address or domain name.
SN
Device SN.
Note:
For P2P device only.
Port
Device IP port.
It is 37777 by default.
Group Name
You can choose one group.
Type
Device type.
User name
The user name you login the device.
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Item
Function
Password
The password you login the device.
3) Config device input info, and click on Get Info. System auto gets device info as in Figure 3-
13.
Figure 3-13
Device SN
Device SN. Read-only.
Video input
Device video input channel amount.
Video output
Device video output channel amount.
Alarm input
Device alarm input channel amount.
Alarm output
Device alarm output channel amount.
4) Click Add. You can click Save and Continue to add next device. Added devices are shown
as in Figure 3-14.
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Figure 3-14
Click Import to batch import local config in .xml format. Or you can import with Easy 4IP account.
See Figure 3-15.
Figure 3-15
Tips
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Select a device in the list, and then:
click to modify, or click to delete it.
Click to login the device manually.
Click to logout the device manually.
Click button and then select save path to save current device list to .xml file.
3.6 Signals Manager
After you added a new device, you can go to the signals manager interface to set parameters.
On the main interface, click button in the Settings pane, you can go to the following
interface. See Figure 3-16.
Figure 3-16
3.6.1 General
3.6.1.1 Network
Here is for you to set network information such as TCP/IP, connection, PPPoE, DDNS, IP filter,
SMTP, Multicast, and alarm centre.
3.6.1.1.1 TCP/IP
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Here you can set corresponding parameter when you are using TCP/IP connection. See Figure
3-17.
Figure 3-17
3.6.1.1.2 Connect
Here you can set max login account amount, TCP port, UDP port, HTTP port, RTSP port and etc.
See Figure 3-18.
Figure 3-18
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3.6.1.1.3 PPPoE
PPPoE interface is shown as below. See Figure 3-19.
Input “PPPoE name” and “PPPoE password” you get from your ISP (Internet service provider).
Click OK button, you need to restart to activate your configuration.
After rebooting, device will connect to internet automatically. The IP in the PPPoE is the device
dynamic value. You can access this IP to visit the device.
Figure 3-19
3.6.1.1.4 DDNS
DDNS setup interface is shown as in Figure 3-20.
You need a PC of fixed IP in the internet and there is the DDNS software running in this PC. In
other words, this PC is a DNS (domain name server).
In network DDNS, please select DDNS type and highlight enable item. Then please input your
PPPoE name you get from you IPS and server IP (PC with DDNS). Click OK button and then
reboot system.
Click Ok button, system prompts for rebooting to get all setup activated.
After rebooting, open IE and input as below:
http：//(DDNS server IP)/(virtual directory name)/webtest.htm
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Figure 3-20
Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.
Parameter
Function
Server Type
You can select DDNS protocol from the dropdown list and then
enable DDNS function.
Server IP
DDNS server IP address.
Server Port
DDNS server port.
Domain Name
Your self-defined domain name.
User
The user name you input to log in the server.
Password
The password you input to log in the server.
Update interval
Device sends out alive signal to the server regularly.
You can set interval value between the device and DDNS server
here.
3.6.1.1.5 IP Filter
IP filter interface is shown as in Figure 3-21. You can add IP in the following list.
After you enabled whitelist function, only the IP listed below can access current device.
If you enable blacklist function, the following listed IP addresses can not access current device.
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Figure 3-21
3.6.1.1.6 SMTP (Email)
The SMTP interface is shown as in Figure 3-22. Here you can set email receiver, encryption
mode, send out interval and etc.
Figure 3-22
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Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information.
Parameter
Function
Enable
Please check the box here to enable email function.
SMTP Server
Input server address and then enable this function.
Port
Default value is 25. You can modify it if necessary.
Anonymity
For the server supports the anonymity function. You can auto
login anonymously. You do not need to input the user name，
password and the sender information.
User Name
The user name of the sender email account.
Password
The password of sender email account.
Sender
Sender email address.
Encryption mode
System supports SSL/NONE/TLS.
Subject
Input email subject here.
Attachment
System can send out the email of the snapshot picture once
you check the box here.
Receiver
Input receiver email address here. Max three addresses.
Interval
The send interval ranges from 0 to 3600 seconds. 0 means
there is no interval.
Please note system will not send out the email immediately
when the alarm occurs. When the alarm, motion detection or
the abnormity event activates the email, system sends out the
email according to the interval you specified here. This
function is very useful when there are too many emails
activated by the abnormity events, which may result in heavy
load for the email server.
Health mail
enable
Please check the box here to enable this function.
Health mail
interval
This function allows the system to send out the test email to
check the connection is OK or not.
Please check the box to enable this function and then set the
corresponding interval.
System can send out the email regularly as you set here.
Test
The system will automatically sent out an email once to test
the connection is OK or not .Before the email test, please
save the email setup information.
3.6.1.1.7 Multicast
The multicast interface is shown as in Figure 3-23.
Multicast is a transmission mode of data packet. When there is multiple-host to receive the same
data packet, multiple-cast is the best option to reduce the broad width and the CPU load. The
source host can just send out one data to transit. This function also depends on the relationship
of the group member and group of the outer.
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Figure 3-23
3.6.1.1.8 Alarm Server
The alarm centre interface is shown as below. See Figure 3-24.
This interface is reserved for you to develop. System can upload alarm signal to the alarm centre
when local alarm occurs.
Before you use alarm centre, please set server IP, port and etc. When an alarm occurs, system
can send out data as the protocol defined, so the client-end can get the data.
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