GVD E4200 Control Workstation, D4200 Video Wall Decoder Quick Start Manual

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E4200 Control Workstation & D4200 Video Wall Decoder
Quick Start Guide
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Contents

Contents ...............................................................................i
Preface ................................................................................ ii
About this Document ................................................................ii
Declaration of Conformity ........................................................ii
FCC ............................................................................................. ii
CE ................................................................................................ ii
Copyright and Trademarks ......................................................iii
Revision history .................................................................. iv
Introduction ..........................................................................1
Accessories .........................................................................2
I/O ports ...............................................................................3
E4200 Control Workstation .................................................... 3
D4200 Video Wall Decoder ..................................................... 4
Install hardware & power on ................................................5
E4200 Control Workstation ..................................................... 5
D4200 Video Wall Decoder ..................................................... 6
Prepare O.S. ........................................................................7
Set up Windows® .................................................................... 7
Manage screen resolutions ..................................................... 8
Manage network parameters .................................................. 9
Sync date, time, and time zone with directory server ........... 10
Install software ...................................................................12
E4200 Control Workstation ................................................... 12
Pure Management Console ....................................13
Combo.....................................................................17
D4200 Video Wall Decoder ................................................... 20
Appendix I: Set up a PC-based Single Directory Server ...21
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Appendix II: Manage password policy for Windows
2016...................................................................................26
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Preface

About this Document

This document is meant for the experienced users and integrators with hardware
knowledge of personal computers. If you are not sure about the description herein,
consult your vendor before further handling. We recommend that you keep one copy
of this document for the quick reference for any necessary maintenance in the future.
Thank you for choosing GVD products.

Declaration of Conformity

FCC
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated
in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this
equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the
user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
CE
The product(s) described in this manual complies with all applicable European Union
(CE) directives. For computers systems to remain CE compliant, only CE-compliant
parts may be used. Maintaining CE compliance also requires proper cable and cabling
techniques.
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Preface

Copyright and Trademarks

This document contains proprietary information protected by copyright. All rights are
reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced by any mechanical, electronic,
or other means in any form without prior written permission of the manufacturer.
Company/product names mentioned herein are used for identification purposes only
and are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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Revision history

Release time Description
February 2019 The initial release.
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Introduction

To follow the rapid change of video technology,
GVD brought an upgrade to the Central
Management Solution with a new management
console named E4200 Control Workstation
and a new Video Wall Decoder D4200.
The E4200 Control Workstation brings
3-monitor display to refine the remote
management and the friendly man-machine
interface of the Central Management Platform.
The turnkey E4200 is built in with a "Directory
Server" to provide a lighter and price-competitive
solution of a command center and comes with
an heightened GPU to bring a 50% boost of
decoding compared to the previous-generation
Max. 10,000 channels
4K and 3-monitor display on E4200.
4K and 4-monitor display on D4200.
Max. 1,000 synchronous live videos on a
huge video wall
Hardware-based H.265 decoding
50% increase of video display decoding
by GPU
Turnkey management console with
"directory server" built in
products. Such a GPU also extends the display to
triple monitors, with 4K (4096 x 2160) resolution
on one of them. Hardware-based H.265 decoding
also becomes available to meet the challenge of
significant-area video surveillance such as city
surveillance and homeland security.
The new Video Wall Decoder D4200 is yet
another highlight of the upgrade. It has the
GPU eqaully enhanced as the E4200 to feature
an exclusive quad-monitor display, with 4K
resolution on two of them. The decoding ability is
equally raised by 50%. H.265 is also availiable. A
huge video wall of max. 40 screens to show 1,000
synchronous live videos isn't difficult at all.
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Accessories

The "Installer" CD
Installer
CD
Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide
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E4200 Control Workstation

Front-left view
Rear view
Serial
DisplayPort
COM
port
VGA port
HDMI port
LAN ports
USB 3.0 ports
Line-out
Mic-in
USB 3.0
ports
Power button
Reset button
Power status LED
Reset signal LED
Power jack

I/O ports

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I/O ports

D4200 Video Wall Decoder

Front-left view
Rear view
Serial
DisplayPort
COM
port
LAN ports
HDMI ports
DVI port
Line-out
Mic-in
USB 3.0
ports
Power button
Reset button
Power status LED
Reset signal LED
Power jack
USB 3.0 ports
DisplayPort
HDMI port
VGA port
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Install hardware & power on E4200

1. Connect the E4200
2
3
4
Control Workstation to your
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5. From the front panel, hit the power
local area network.
button.
Control Workstation
1
to a power source.
2. Connect monitors.
A total of 3 monitors
does the E4200
Control Workstation
support.
3. Connect a pair of
keyboard and mouse
to the E4200 Control
Workstation
4. Connect the E4200
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Install hardware & power on D4200
Connect two monitors to graphics-card
2
Motherboard display outputs, which DO NOT work before Windows® startup.
Graphics­card display outputs
display outputs and the other two to
motherboard display outputs to get
the best display performance when
you are using quadruple displays.
3
4
4. Connect the D4200 Video Wall Decoder
5
to your local area network.
5. From the front panel, hit the power button.
1. Connect the
D4200 Video
Wall Decoder to
a power source.
2. Connect
Up to 4 monitors
does the
D4200 Video
1
Wall Decoder
support.
When you are using quadruple displays, connect two monitors to the display outputs on the graphics card and the other two to those on the motherboard to get the best display performance.
The display outputs on the motherboard DO NOT work before Windows® starts.
3. Connect a pair of keyboard and
mouse to the D4200 Video Wall
Decoder.
monitors.

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Set up Windows
When the E4200 or D4200 starts up for the first time, a Set Up Windows wizard opens
onscreen. Follow the guide below to go through the setup.
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1. Select the display language for the operating system.
Then click the Next button to proceed.
2. Set the regional settings to meet your locale. Then click
the Next button to proceed.
3. Set the date, time, and time zone to meet your locale.
Then click the Next button to proceed.
4. It takes a while for the wizard to finalize the settings.
Once the finalization is through, the system auto-restarts to apply the change.
5. Proceed to manage screen resolutions as described on page 8.
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3
4
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Manage screen resolutions

1. Click Windows® Start button | Control Panel | Display | Adjust resolution.
2. Change the Screen resolution to 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) or 4096 x 2160 (4K via
HDMI).
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3
The E4200 Control Workstation supports either 3 x Full HD displays or 2 x Full HD plus 1 x 4K displays.
The D4200 Control Workstation supports up to 4 displays, either 2 x Full HD plus 2 x 4K (HDMI) or 4 x Full HD.
3. Hit the OK button to save the change.
4. Repeat the above procedure to the other monitors.
5. Proceed to manage network parameters as described on page 9.
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Manage network parameters

Make sure you have set up a directory server in the platform. See the installation manual of GVD Central Management Platform for details.
Before you manage the network parameters, get the network environment ready. If the network is not available, contact your network administrator for further help.
1. Click Windows® Start button | Control Panel | Network and Sharing Center |
Change adapter settings.
2. Right-click over the active connection and click Properties from the context menu
that opens.
3. Click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Then click the Properties button.
4. On the General tabbed page, congure the IP address and the subnet mask. Then
hit the OK button.
5. Proceed to sync system date, time, and time zone with the directory server as described on page 10.
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Sync date, time, and time zone with directory server

1. Click Windows® Start button | Control Panel | Date & Time.
A Date and Time property sheet then opens.
2. Click the Change time zone... button.
A Time Zone Settings window then opens.
3
2
3. Set the time zone to your locale. Then click the OK button to close the setting.
4. Click the Change date and time... button.
A Date and Time Settings window then opens.
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5
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Sync date, time, and time zone with directory server
5. Sync the system time with the directory server installed in your network already.
Then click the OK button.
6. Hit the OK button again to quit the setting.
7. Proceed to install software as described on page 12.
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Install software: E4200
The management console of GVD Central Management Platform needs an E4200
Control Workstation as the hardware and the VMS Manager as the software.
As long as you have set up a directory server in the platform, set up the hardware of

E4200 Control Workstation as described in Install hardware and power on E4200 on

page 6, and have done Prepare O.S. from page 7, you can proceed to install
the software for the management console.
In the configuration of the platform, there are two types of functions for the E4200
Control Workstation to take, either purely as a management console or a "Combo",
which means the management console doubles as a directory server.
Purely Management Console
See Pure Management Console on page
13 to install the software
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Combo (management console and
directory server in one)
See Combo on page 17 to install the
software

Install software: E4200: Pure Management Console

This section will guide you to install the software for the E4200 Control Workstation to
work purely as a managment console for GVD Central Management Platform.
A copy of the VMS Manager is preinstalled when an E4200 Control Workstation is
delivered. You need to remove and replace it with a newer copy as guided below:
1. Make sure you have set up a directory server in the platform, set up the hardware of
E4200 Control Workstation as described in Install hardware and power on E4200
on page 6, and have done Prepare O.S. from page 7.
2. Uninstall the preinstalled VMS Manager from your E4200 Control Workstation:
(1). Click Windows
Features.
(2). Right-click on an entry named GVD VMS Manager 3.x.x.
(3). Click the Uninstall/change command that shows.
(4). Click the Yes button to conrm the uninstallation. Then follow the onscreen
instructions to go through the uninstallation.
(5). Restart the system.
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Start button | Control Panel | Programs | Programs and
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Install software: E4200: Pure Management Console
6. Get an optical disk drive. Connect the optical disk drive to an external power source
and also to the E4200 Control Workstation. Then insert the Installer CD in the
optical disk drive.
E4200 Control Workstation
Optical disk drive
1. Connect the optical disk drive to the E4200 Control Workstation.
3. Then insert the Installer CD to the optical disk drive.
Wall socket
2. Connect the optical disk drive to an external power source as well.
An Installer then opens onscreen.
In case the Installer doesn't open
automatically, manually run the
installer on the CD at:
Autorun.exe
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\Software\
Install software: E4200: Pure Management Console
7. Click the 2nd option "Install VMS Manager".
So the option becomes highlighted.
8. Click the Install button there below.
Click
Click
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Install software: E4200: Pure Management Console
The Installer then prepares to install the
software. Then a Setup Wizard opens.
9. Follow the onscreen instructions to proceed.
10. See the installation manual of GVD Central
Management Platform to know how to
proceed.
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Install software: E4200: Combo

This section will guide you to install the software for the E4200 Control Workstation
to work as a "Combo", which means the management console doubles as a directory
server.
Install a "Combo" to get a lighter and cost-friendly command-center solution.
Start to install a "Combo" in your E4200 Control Workstation:
1. Make sure you have set up a directory server in the platform, set up the hardware of
E4200 Control Workstation as described in Install hardware and power on E4200
on page 6, and have done Prepare O.S. from page 7.
2. Get an optical disk drive. Connect the optical disk drive to an external power source
and also to the E4200 Control Workstation. Then insert the Installer CD in the
optical disk drive
E4200 Control Workstation
disk drive to the E4200 Control Workstation.
Optical disk drive
1. Connect the optical
3. Then insert the Installer CD to the optical disk drive.
Wall socket
2. Connect the optical disk drive to an external power source as well.
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Install software: E4200: Combo
The Installer then opens onscreen.
3. Click the 3rd option "Install Combo".
So the option becomes highlighted.
In case the Installer doesn't open
automatically, manually run the
installer on the CD at:
Autorun.exe
Click
\Software\
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Install software: E4200: Combo
4. Click the Install button there below.
Click
The installer then prepares to install the software. Then the Setup Wizard opens.
5. See the installation manual of GVD Central Management Platform to proceed.
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Install software: D4200

The D4200 Video Wall Decoder needs some services to support GVD Central

Management Platform and deliver video walls. As long as you have set up a directory
server, a management console, and NVRs in the platform, and have done: Install
hardware and power on D4200 on page 6 and Prepare O.S. for the D4200 from page
7, you can proceed to install the software for your D4200 Video Wall Decoder:
1. From the drive D: of the D4200 Video Wall Decoder, nd an executable le named
GVD_VMS_Decoder_3.xx.x.exe, which is the program to install decoder services.
2. Double-click and run the install program.
An install wizard then opens.
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3. Follow the onscreen instructions
to proceed.
4. See the installation manual
of GVD Central Management
Platform to know how to proceed.

Appendix I: Set up a PC-based Single Directory Server

A PC-based Single Directory Server is a directory server that hardware-wise relies on
one PC to bring a standard directory-server solution that satisfies basic needs. If you
are using a PC for the Single Directory Server, the PC has to meet these requirements:
PC-based Single Directory Server
Hardware-wise w/ one PC
Hardware Requirement
CPU 4th-gen Intel® Core™ i3 4350
RAM 2 x 8GB DDR3-1600
HDD size 1TB
OS disk size 60GB SSD
OS Windows
Follow the guide below to set up a PC-based Single Directory Server:
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10, Windows® Server 2016, Windows® Server 2012
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Appendix I: Set up a PC-based Single Directory Server
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PC
3
1. Connect your C5002 or PC to a power
4
1
PC
source.
2. Connect a monitor.

5
3. Connect a pair of keyboard and mouse.
4. Connect to your local area network.
5. Hit the power button of your PC.
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Appendix I: Set up a PC-based Single Directory Server
6. Set up Windows®, including display language, regional settings, date, time, time
zone, screen resolutions, and network parameters. For details, see the installation
manual of GVD Central Management Platform.
7. If your PC is powered by Windows
policy as described in Appendix II: Manage password policy for Windows® 2012/
2016; OTHERWISE JUST IGNORE and proceed to step 8.
8. Get an optical disk drive. Connect it to an external power source and also to the PC.
9. Get the Installer CD, which comes with GVD E4200 Control Workstation and
D4200 Video Wall Decoder. Insert the Installer CD in the optical disk drive.
®
Server 2012 or 2016, manage the password
Connect the
optical disk
drive to your
PC.
Optical disk drive
PC
Then
insert the Installer CD to the optical disk
drive.
Wall socket
Connect the optical disk drive to an external power source as well.
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Appendix I: Set up a PC-based Single Directory Server
The Installer then opens onscreen.
In case the Installer doesn't open automatically, manually run the Installer on the CD at:
\Software\Autorun.exe
10. Click the 1st option "Install Single DS".
So the option is selected by a highlight.
11. Click the Install button
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there below.
In case you want to manually run the install program on the CD at \Software\ S_Directory Server.exe, run it as administrator.
Appendix I: Set up a PC-based Single Directory Server
The installer then prepares to install the software.
Then the Setup Wizard opens.
11. Follow the onscreen instructions to proceed.
12. See the installation manual of GVD Central Management Platform to know how to
proceed.
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Appendix II: Manage password policy for Windows® 2012/2016

If the PC, on which your Single Directory Server is based, is powered by Windows®
Server 2012 or 2016, you have to to adjust the password policy before software is
installed. OTHERWISE JUST IGNORE this appendix and go back to step 8 in
Start to adjust password policy for your PC-based Single Directory Server powered by
Windows
1. Click Windows
®
Server 2012/2016:
®
Start button. In the Search
Programs and les eld, enter "gpedit.
msc". Then hit the Enter key.
A Local Group Policy Editor window then
opens.
2. From the left pane that
provides a Local Computer
Policy tree, expand
Computer Conguration |
Windows Settings |
Security Settings |
Account Policies |
Password Policy.
Then a number of password
policies shows in the right
pane.
Appendix I
.
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Appendix II: Manage password policy for Windows® 2012/2016
3. From the right pane, double-click on
an entry named Maximum password
age. Then change the Password will
expire in: setting to 0 day. Then click
the OK button.
4. From the right pane, double-click
on the entry Password must meet
complexity requirements. Then
change the setting to Disabled. Then
click the OK button.
5. Close the utility.
6. Proceed to install directory services
as described from step 8 in
Appendix I.
Remember to restore the setting to Enabled after the directory server is set up.
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