Grandstream Networks GSurf User Manual
Grandstream Networks, Inc.
GSurf User Manual
GSurf – Contents
Contents
Introduction 3
Installation 4
Minimum Recommended Requirements 4
Login 4
Main Window 5
Menu Items 5
Toolbar Items 6
Play Bar Items 7
Configuration 8
Add network cameras/ digital video servers 8
How to watch video stream 9
Remove network cameras/ digital video servers 10
Edit the settings of network cameras/ digital video servers 10
Set up alarm triggers and rules 11
Set up auto recording 13
Create groups 14
Patrol play 15
Replay tool 16
Electronic map 16
Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ) 17
Log Management 17
User Management 17
Local Configuration 18
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GSurf – Introduction
Introduction
Grandstream GSurf is a monitoring and recording system for up to 36 cameras. GSurf supports
remote viewing, control and recording from anywhere on the Internet or corporate network.
This user manual provides a description of GSurf features and instruction on how to integrate your
cameras and digital video servers with this software.
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Installation Guide
Minimum Recommended System Requirements
z Windows 2000 Server Professional, Windows XP, Windows Vista
z CPU: Intel Pentium 4 or higher, 2 GHz
z RAM: 1 GB (4 GB recommended for larger systems)
z Support for DirectX 8.0 and above
Login
Open GSurf. The login page will prompt you for your user
name and password. The administrator user name and
password are both set to admin at the factory default
settings.
For security purpose, please change the password after the
first time you log in to GSurf.
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GSurf Main Window
The user interface was designed for ease-of-use to offer quick, easy access to cameras and recording
in the system.
MENU Toolbar Video Display Play bar
View Devices and
Electronic Map
View operation log and alarm log
PTZ control and view groups
Menu items
System - Switch users.
View - Different panels can be displayed in the main window by selecting your preference from the
dropdown menu. GSurf can display the Toolbar, Device Browser, Map Browser, Alarm List, Log
List, PTZ console and Group Browser on the main window.
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Configuration
Time Schedule - Add, edit and remove auto recording time schedules.
Event Configuration – Add, edit and remove alarm triggered event rules.
Device Configuration – Add, edit and remove digital video servers or network cameras.
Local Configuration – Establish recording settings for one or more cameras.
Play Mode
Free Play – In free play mode, the user can define where to watch the video streams.
Patrol Play – In patrol play mode, GSurf plays video streams from different groups in a loop.
Manage Tool
User Management – Add, edit and remove users.
Log Management – View and search operation logs and alarm logs.
Replay Tool – Browse and view recorded video streams.
Search Tool – Search the Grandstream digital video servers and network cameras in the same
LAN.
Help – Information about Grandstream GSurf
To ol b a r i t e m s
Lets you browse and manage the connected DVS or cameras.
Lets you manage all electronic maps. Right Click to add a new map.
GSurf supports the grouping of connected DVS units or cameras. This panel allows
users to manage their groups.
PTZ controller.
Click this icon to open/close the login logs.
Click this icon to open/close the alarm logs.
Click this icon to choose the number of channels that will be displayed on the main
window.
Click this icon to open the play bar in each video display window.
Click this icon to display the GSurf software version number.
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