Honeywell 800-05056 User Manual

RASplus (Remote

Administration System)

Digital Video Recorder Software

User Guide

Document 800-05056 – Rev C – 11/09

Revisions

Issue Date Revisions

A 09/09 New document based on 900.0857 rev 6.00 with updates for V1.4.4 to

include HRXDS.

B09/09On page 12, updated p/n of HRSD user guide and corrected HRXDS16

model name.

C 11/09 Updated back cover

Contents

About This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Overview of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Package Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Installing RASplus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3 Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

RASplus Viewing Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

RASplus Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Remote Sites Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Favorite Sites Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Status View Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Search View Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Map Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Color, PTZ, and Alarm Out Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Image Processing Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Emergency Event View Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Watch Event View Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Report View Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

RASplus Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

System Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

View Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Remote Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Favorite Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Sequence Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Record Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Layout Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Help Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

4 Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Live Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Screen Layout and Frame Layout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Document 800-05056 Rev C 3 11/09

Contents

Audio Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Sequence Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Playback and Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Search View Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Search Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Additional Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Additional Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Panic Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Status View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Function Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Status Display Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Appendix A Video Clips Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

MiniBank Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Clip Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Appendix B DVR Name Service (DVRNS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Appendix C Map Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Background Image Setting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Option Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Device Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Link Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Figures

Figure 2-1 Select Installation Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Figure 2-2 Welcome to RASplus Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Figure 2-3 RASplus Ready to Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Figure 2-4 Run RASplus Automatically Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Figure 2-5 RASplus Language Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Figure 2-6 RASplus Exit Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Figure 2-7 Welcome to MSXML Setup Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Figure 2-8 MSXML End-User License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Figure 2-9 MSXML Customer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Figure 2-10 MSXML Choose Setup Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Figure 2-11 MSXML Exit Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Figure 3-1 RASplus Viewing Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Figure 3-2 Four Position Arrow Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Figure 3-3 Four Position Arrow with Tab Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Figure 3-4 Remote Sites Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Figure 3-5 Favorite Sites Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Figure 3-6 Status View Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Figure 3-7 Search View Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Figure 3-8 Map Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Figure 3-9 Map Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Figure 3-10 Map Popup Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Figure 3-11 Color, PTZ and Alarm Out Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Figure 3-12 Image Processing Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Figure 3-13 Emergency Event View Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Figure 3-14 Watch Event View Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Figure 3-15 Report View Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Figure 3-16 RASplus Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Figure 3-17 System Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Figure 3-18 Setup Screen — System 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Figure 3-19 Drawing Mode Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Figure 3-20 Recording Mode Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Figure 3-21 Setup Screen — System 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Figure 3-22 Event Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Document 800-05056 Rev C 5 11/09

Figures

Figure 3-23 Screen Setup — Remote Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Figure 3-24 Add Site Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Figure 3-25 Setup Screen — Favorite Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Figure 3-26 Setup Screen — Sequence Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Figure 3-27 Batch Job Setup Screen — Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Figure 3-28 Batch Job Setup Screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Figure 3-29 Log Setup Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Figure 3-30 View Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Figure 3-31 Remote Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Figure 3-32 Remote System/Event Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Figure 3-33 Favorite Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Figure 3-34 Sequence Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Figure 3-35 Record Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Figure 3-36 Image Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Figure 3-37 Layout Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Figure 3-38 Screen Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Figure 3-39 Frame Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Figure 3-40 Layout Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Figure 3-41 Layout Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Figure 3-42 RASplus Toolbars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Figure 3-43 RASplus Controls Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Figure 3-44 Screen Layout Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Figure 3-45 Frame Layout Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Figure 4-1 Watch Search Screen Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Figure 4-2 Screen Layout Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Figure 4-3 Audio Communication Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Figure 4-4 Select Audio Channel Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Figure 4-5 Color Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Figure 4-6 PTZ Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Figure 4-7 Alarm Out Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Figure 4-8 Watch Search Screen Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Figure 4-9 Search View Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Figure 4-10 Time-Lapse Search Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Figure 4-11 Selecting a Video Segment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Figure 4-12 Event Search Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Figure 4-13 Event Search Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Figure 4-14 Event Search Text-In Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Figure 4-15 Text-In Event Search Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Figure 4-16 Search Data Source Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Figure 4-17 Screen Format Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Figure 4-18 Image Processing Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Figure 4-19 Save Type Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Figure 4-20 Save As Self-Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Figures

Figure 4-21 Save As Video Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Figure 4-22 Camera Popup Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Figure 4-23 Status View Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Figure A-1 MiniBank Self Player User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Figure A-2 Clip Player User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Figure A-3 Clip Player Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Figure A-4 Save Clip Images Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Figure B-1 DVRNS Server System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Figure C-1 Map Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Figure C-2 Property [Canvas] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Figure C-3 Option Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Figure C-4 Site Information Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Figure C-5 Site Item Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Figure C-6 Popup Dwell Time Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Figure C-7 Status Color Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Figure C-8 Name Table Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Figure C-9 Property [Camera/AlarmOut/AlarmIn] Tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Figure C-10 Event [Camera] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Figure C-11 Event [AlarmOut] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Figure C-12 Event [AlarmIn] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Figure C-13 Property [Link] Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Document 800-05056 Rev C 7 11/09

Figures

Tables

Table 4-1 Camera Popup Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Table A-1 Clip Player Menu Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Table 4-5 Save Clip Images Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Table C-1 Property Tab Device Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Table C-2 Property Tab Device Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Document 800-05056 Rev C 9 11/09

Tables

About This Document

This document introduces the Remote Administration System Plus (RASplus) software designed for the digital video recorder (DVR) and describes the procedures for operating and maintaining the software.

Overview of Contents

This document contains the following chapters and appendixes:

• Chapter 1, Overview, describes the Remote Administration System and lists its features.

• Chapter 2, Installation, provides the procedures necessary to install RASplus.

• Chapter 3, Configuration, covers the configurations and settings available with RASplus.

• Chapter 4, Operation, provides the procedures necessary for RASplus operation.

• Appendix A, Video Clips Review, covers the functions and features of the MiniBank Self Player program.

• Appendix B, DVR Name Service (DVRNS), explains how to set up a remote DVR using a DVRNS server.

• Appendix C, Map Editor, describes the map editor and its features.

Features

RASplus is an integrated software program that controls system management, video monitoring, video recording, and image playback of multiple remotely connected sites. RASplus offers the following features:

• Checks and reports status of remote DVRs

• Notification of events detected at remote sites

• Remote monitoring of live camera images

• One-touch panic recording of currently displayed images

• Time-lapse and event searching of recorded images

• Remote software upgrades and system programming

• View system and event log information of remote DVRs

• Remote monitoring of multiple remote sites using 3D maps

• Connect up to 64 remote sites (up to 16 remote sites for remote search) at a time

Note This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL

Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit (http://openssl.org/).

Document 800-05056 Rev C 13 11/09

Overview

Product Information

Package Components

• RASplus User Guide (this document)

• Multilingual RASplus Software and User Guide (RASplus CD-ROM)

• DVRNS Server Software and User Guide (RASplus CD-ROM)

System Requirements

Playing back digital video puts a high demand on your computer system. To use the RASplus video monitoring and playback functions, your personal computer (PC) must meet the minimum system requirements listed below:

• Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP x86 (32 Bit) or Microsoft Windows Vista x86 (32 Bit)

• CPU: Intel Pentium IV (Celeron) 2.4 GHz or faster

• RAM: 512 MB or higher

• VGA: AGP, Video RAM 8 MB or higher (1024x768, 24 bpp or higher)

Installation

Installing RASplus

Caution If an older version of RASplus has already been installed on your

computer, you should uninstall the older version before installing the new one.

Note In the Start menu in Windows, go to your Control Panel.

Double-click Power Options to open the Management Properties dialog box. Under the Power Schemes tab, set both Turn off monitor and Turn off hard disks to Never.

Note The User Account Control window might appear when using

the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. Click Allow and install RASplus software following the instructions.

1. Insert the installation CD.

2. Run the Setup.exe file.

Document 800-05056 Rev C 15 11/09

Installation

3. The .NET Framework and the Visual C++ Runtime Libraries are installed automatically.

Note Installing .NET Framework and the Visual C++ Runtime

Libraries is required for RASplus to operate properly. This installation step will be skipped if they are already installed on your computer.

4. Designate the folder path to install RASplus and select the user(s) who can use RASplus, then click Next.

Figure 2-1 Select Installation Folder

5. When Figure 2-2 appears, click Next.

Figure 2-2 Welcome to RASplus Setup Wizard

Installation

6. Click Next.

Figure 2-3 RASplus Ready to Install

7. Select whether or not to run RASplus automatically when logging onto Windows, and then click Next.

Figure 2-4 Run RASplus Automatically Option

8. Set the language option by selecting either Select language when starting RASplus or Always start RASplus using the language below. If you select to

Always start RASplus using the language below, select the desired startup language from the list of available languages and then click OK.

Document 800-05056 Rev C 17 11/09

Installation

Figure 2-5 RASplus Language Option

Note To properly display the selected language, your PC’s operating

system should be set up to support the selected language.

Note To change RASplus’ language after selecting the Always start

RASplus using the language below option, the RASplus

software must be re-installed.

9. When Figure 2-6 appears after finishing the RASplus installation, select the Install MSXML check box and click Finish. Installing the MSXML application is required for RASplus to initiate.

Figure 2-6 RASplus Exit Setup

10. Click Next.

Installation

Figure 2-7 Welcome to MSXML Setup Wizard

11. Select I accept the terms in the License Agreement, and click Next.

Figure 2-8 MSXML End-User License Agreement

12. Enter a User Name and Organization, and click Next.

Figure 2-9 MSXML Customer Information

Document 800-05056 Rev C 19 11/09

Installation

13. Select Install Now.

Figure 2-10 MSXML Choose Setup Type

14. Click Finish to complete the MSXML installation.

Figure 2-11 MSXML Exit Setup

Configuration

After installing the RASplus software, the RASplus shortcut icon ( ) is on your desktop. Double-click the icon to run the RASplus program. The RASplus program consists of the viewing screen, 12 docking panels, menus and toolbar.

Note Some panels do not display on the screen in the default frame

layout. To display those panels, go to the View menu at the top of the screen, then select each panel from the menu.

Document 800-05056 Rev C 21 11/09

Configuration

RASplus Viewing Screen

Figure 3-1 RASplus Viewing Screen

Configuration

The Viewing screen displays images from selected cameras in live monitoring or playback mode. RASplus provides various multi-screen layouts; single-screen, quad, 1+7, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 1+32, 6x6, 7x7, 8x8 and full-screen.

Note In the event that screen updates are slow when using the

Microsoft Windows Vista operating system, try disabling the AutoTuning capability of your computer. This might resolve the problem.

Disabling Auto Tuning on your Computer

Run the Command prompt with elevated administrator permissions.

1. Go to the Start menu

2. Right-click the mouse button and select the Run as administrator option.

3. Enter netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=disable and click Ok.

4. Restart your computer to apply the changes.

➤ Accessories ➤ Command Prompt.

Enabling Auto Tuning on your Computer

Run the Command prompt with elevated administrator permissions.

Document 800-05056 Rev C 23 11/09

Configuration

1. Go to the Start menu ➤ Accessories ➤ Command Prompt.

2. Right-click the mouse button and select the Run as administrator option.

3. Enter netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=normal.

4. Restart your computer to apply the changes.

RASplus Panel

RASplus has many powerful tools that can be used to streamline your work. Most of the tools are located on 12 docking panels that can be placed on the screen where they are most convenient. You can keep your screen free of clutter by displaying only the panels you use most frequently.

Click in the upper right corner of a panel to enable the auto-hide feature. Tabs for auto-hidden panels are displayed on the side of the screen.

Scrolling over an auto-hidden panel tab will cause the panel to fly out. You can cause the panel to lock back into its original display position by clicking .

Click to hide the panel without a tab. Hidden panels can be displayed by selecting them from the drop-down menus.

Panels can be resized, moved, and combined with other panels to create a workspace that fits your needs. To resize a panel:

1. Scroll the cursor over the edge of the panel until the cursor changes to or .

2. Then click the left mouse button and drag the panel border to enlarge or reduce its size.

To move a panel to a different position on the screen:

1. Scroll the cursor over the title bar of the panel until it changes to . Once you click and drag, position arrows will display on the screen.

The four position arrows along the outer edges allow you to place the panel along the given edge independent of the other panels.

2. When you drag the panel over a position arrow, a transparent blue box will display showing the new panel position.

3. If you are satisfied with the position, release the left mouse button and the panel will move to its new position.

You can also move a panel so that it is associated with another panel:

1. Drag the panel over the panel you want it associated with, and the icon with four position arrows will center over that panel.

Configuration

Figure 3-2 Four Position Arrow Icon

2. Scrolling the cursor over the icon arrows will cause a transparent blue box to display where the panel will be located.

3. If you are satisfied with the position, release the left mouse button and the panel moves to its new position.

It is possible to combine panels so that they take up less space on the screen. Combined panels have a row of tabs across the bottom. Clicking a tab brings that panel to the foreground. To combine panels:

1. Move the cursor to the title bar of the panel you want to move.

2. Click and drag the panel onto the panel you want to combine it with. If they can be combined, the four-position arrow icon will have a tab symbol in the center.

3. Drag the cursor over the tab symbol , and a new tab appears on the panel.

4. Release the mouse button to combine the panels.

Figure 3-3 Four Position Arrow with Tab Icon

The layout possibilities are virtually unlimited. With a little experimentation you will be able to lay out the RASplus screen so that it best meets your requirements.

Remote Sites Panel

Figure 3-4 Remote Sites Panel

The Remote Sites panel displays a list of remote sites registered during RASplus System setup and a list of installed cameras at each remote site. To find the remote site easily in the Remote Sites list, enter the site name in the query box, and click .

Document 800-05056 Rev C 25 11/09

Configuration

Click to register the remote site.

Click to remove the selected remote site from the list

Click to edit the site information of the selected remote site.

To connect to a remote site:

1. Select the site or camera you want to connect to from the list.

2. Drag and drop the site or camera in the desired position on the screen or the Status View panel.

3. The screen displays images from selected cameras, and the Status View panel displays the system status information of the connected remote site.

For an alternate way to connect to the Status View Panel:

1. Select a site from the list and click the right mouse button.

2. Select Connect Status View from the popup menu. This popup menu initiates the remote menu including Remote Setup, Remote

System Log, and Remote Event Log. See Remote Menu, page 50, for more details.

Favorite Sites Panel

Figure 3-5 Favorite Sites Panel

The Favorite Sites panel displays the list of Favorite sites registered during RASplus System setup. Selecting the Favorite site you want to connect to from the list and then dragging and dropping it in the desired position on the screen automatically connects all the remote sites registered in the Favorite site.

Configuration

Status View Panel

Figure 3-6 Status View Panel

The Status View panel displays the event, alarm out, system check and recording status information of the connected remote site in real-time. To connect to the remote site, select the site or camera you want to connect to from the Remote Site or Map panel and then drag and drop it into the Status View panel. See Status View, page 78, for more information about the Status View panel.

Document 800-05056 Rev C 27 11/09

Configuration

Search View Panel

Use the Search View panel to perform time-lapse or event searching of recorded data on the remote DVR. See Search Mode, page 66, for more information.

Map Panel

Figure 3-7 Search View Panel

Figure 3-8 Map Panel

The Map panel allows for efficient monitoring of the remote sites by displaying a three-dimensional map of the selectable site:

1. Click the right mouse button on the map panel to select the map image file (.rmp) you want to monitor from the list. The selected map image displays in the Map panel and the sites registered on the map image file will be connected.

2. When the selected map is linked with sub-maps, click the linked image to move to the sub-map.

Configuration

Figure 3-9 Map Image

Note See Appendix C, Map Editor for instructions for editing maps.

The Map panel pops up another screen when alarm-in, motion or video loss events are detected or when you click the device icon according to the Map Editor settings.

To change the popup screen location and/or size:

• Click the left mouse button on the screen and drag it to where you want it located.

• Click the right mouse button on the popup screen to display Figure 3-10. Select one of the following options:

Document 800-05056 Rev C 29 11/09

Configuration

Figure 3-10 Map Popup Options Menu

• x0.25 to x2: Sets the desired size of the Map popup screen.

• Full Screen: Enters the full-screen mode of the Map popup screen.

• Transparency...: Adjusts the transparency of the popup screen.

• PTZ Set...: Controls pan, tilt and zoom of the selected PTZ camera.

•Disable Time Out: Continues to display the popup screen when events are

detected by disabling the Dwell Time Out.

• Original Ratio: Displays the Map popup screen in its original aspect ratio.

• Antialiasing Screen: Enhances image display quality on the popup screen

by eliminating staircase (aliasing) effects on the enlarged image.

• User Set…: Sets the mode of the current popup screens displayed on the

monitor. For example, the monitor displays the current popup screen with enough frames for 16 cameras when you select 4x4.

Note See Device Setting on page 95 for more information about the

popup function.

Connecting to a Remote Site

To connect to the remote site:

1. Select the device you want to connect to from the Map panel.

2. Drag and drop it in the desired position on the screen or the Status View panel.

+ 72 hidden pages