Honeywell K14392V1 User Manual

Rapid Eye Software
Using ADMIN and VIEW to Configure
Multi-Media Units and Manage Accounts
System Administrator’s Guide
Document K14392V1 – Rev A – 07/07
Revisions
Issue Date Revisions
V10.B 2004, December Formatting: pagination; minor edits.
V11 Rev A
K14392 Rev A
K14392V1 Rev A
2004, October Honeywell template.
2006, January Updates to: time needed to clear storage, network address translation (NAT)
for connection to unit, NAT for connection to alarm station, continuous and boosted settings for video recording, group of sites in Admin and View, DSP Maxer, configuration—camera, enhanced preview, PTZ, PIT/NETPIT, serial ports and removal of Restore button—, PTZ presets, PTZ controller, video smoothing, user account: site and camera selection, resolution gauges for live and recording, response schedule and rules, schedules’ GUI, motion search reports, supported Microsoft Windows OS, LocalView: PTZ controller and passwords.
2006, August Pub number changed. Re-formatting (headings, pagination, figure captions).
Added notes from previous release, updates to Scheduling: Configuration, The Enhanced Preview of Resolution, Rapid Eye Storage Estimator, System Clock: Manual Setting, Correcting the Clock, Programming a PTZ Dome Camera, NetPIT and PIT Devices and new features: User Management, Recording Video: Continuous Recording Settings, estimating the video archive, using Audio and Support for Older Models of Units. Back cover update, 21/08.
2007, July New features: ACUIX Dome Camera, Camera Sabotage: Detection.
Updates to: Start Here, Using Higher Values When Recording Video, Simultaneous Sessions From One Unit and NetPIT and PIT Devices. "Boosted" recording changed to "Event" recording, but a "Boost" button remains. Section breaks added: and Pan, Tilt, and Zoom (PTZ) Setup.
Multi-Media Site: Connection Configuration
Table of Contents
The Administration of a Rapid Eye System............................................ 19
Start Here..................................................................................................................................................................... 19
About Using a PC to Operate Rapid Eye Units ................................................................................................ 19
About Using LocalView Onsite .........................................................................................................................20
Using a PC: Installing Rapid Eye Software ................................................................................................................. 20
For the Multi SA Only: Admin and View Software ............................................................................................ 20
First Use: Running Admin Software ................................................................................................................. 21
Customizing a Unit: View Software................................................................................................................... 21
For Questions .............................................................................................................................................................. 22
Multi-Media Site: Name...........................................................................
Preparations ................................................................................................................................................................23
Site Setup: Checklist ................................................................................................................................................... 24
Naming / Renaming a Site ..........................................................................................................................................24
Site Naming Tips............................................................................................................................................... 25
After Dealing with a Site.................................................................................................................................... 25
Grouping Sites............................................................................................................................................................. 26
To Create a Folder ............................................................................................................................................ 26
To Assign a Site to a Folder.............................................................................................................................. 26
To Rename a Folder .........................................................................................................................................27
To Delete a Folder ............................................................................................................................................ 27
Grouping Folders.............................................................................................................................................. 27
Removing a Site ..........................................................................................................................................................28
To Delete a Site................................................................................................................................................. 28
Mistakenly Deleting a Secured Site Definition ................................................................................................. 28
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Multi-Media Site: Connection Configuration.......................................... 29
Types of Connection ................................................................................................................................................... 29
Dial-up Connection: to a Unit...................................................................................................................................... 30
Setting a Dial-Up Connection ........................................................................................................................... 31
Area Code: Irregular Use ............................................................................................................................................ 32
To Force a Long-distance Dial-up Using a Local Area Code .......................................................................... 32
Forcing a Local Dial-up Across Area Codes ....................................................................................................33
Dial-up Technical Note ..................................................................................................................................... 33
Offering Many Dial-Up Connections to the Same Unit..................................................................................... 34
Using Network Access ................................................................................................................................................34
To Set a Network Connection........................................................................................................................... 35
Standalone Unit and a PC that Has a Network Card .......................................................................................36
Network Address Translation ...................................................................................................................................... 37
Adjusting a Unit’s IP Settings for NAT .............................................................................................................. 39
Setting a Router’s Mappings ............................................................................................................................40
Updating a Unit's Connection........................................................................................................................... 41
Refreshing the Multi-Media Local Db ...............................................................................................................41
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol ........................................................................................................................41
To Configure DHCP Using Microsoft’s Server2000 (or 2003) ......................................................................... 41
Choosing the Computer Name or a Static IP................................................................................................... 42
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Many Connections to a Unit........................................................................................................................................
To Specify Dial-up and Network Connections .................................................................................................43
RAS Server ..................................................................................................................................................................44
Planning to Connect to One Unit at a Time...................................................................................................... 44
To Set a Connection to a RAS.......................................................................................................................... 45
Using a RAS Server before Connecting to a Unit ............................................................................................ 47
Connections: Report and Customization.................................................................................................................... 48
The Automatic Naming of Connections ...........................................................................................................48
Changing the Automatic Suffix in a Connection's Name .................................................................................48
Firewall: Technical Note .............................................................................................................................................. 49
Cascading Alarm Stations........................................................................................................................................... 49
To Sequence a Site’s Alarm Stations ............................................................................................................... 50
Quickly Assigning a Site to Many Alarm Stations ............................................................................................50
Setting a Site to Not Report Alarms to a Specific Station ................................................................................50
Customizing a Dial-Up Connection to an Alarm Station............................................................................................. 51
To Customize the Dial-up Connection to an Alarm Station .............................................................................52
To Cancel the Customization of a Telephone Number.................................................................................... 52
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Unit Configuration: Basics...................................................................... 53
Maintenance Session .................................................................................................................................................. 53
To Start a Maintenance Session....................................................................................................................... 54
Support for Older Models of Units.................................................................................................................... 54
Making a Site Operational........................................................................................................................................... 55
Unit’s Time Zone and Clock........................................................................................................................................ 56
To Indicate the Time Zone of a Multi-Media Unit ............................................................................................. 57
Conflicting Time Zones..................................................................................................................................... 57
SNTP: Setting the Clock Automatically....................................................................................................................... 58
System Clock: Manual Setting .................................................................................................................................... 59
Adjusting the Clock on a PC Running Rapid Eye Software............................................................................. 59
Using a PC’s Clock to Set a Unit’s Clock Manually .........................................................................................59
Adjusting the Time on an Operational Unit ......................................................................................................60
Correcting the Clock......................................................................................................................................... 60
Securing a Site.................................................................................................................................................. 61
Rebooting a Unit ............................................................................................................................................... 61
Maintenance Reference .............................................................................................................................................. 62
Ending Maintenance ......................................................................................................................................... 62
Using Apply....................................................................................................................................................... 62
Maintenance Topics.......................................................................................................................................... 62
Maintenance Tasks ........................................................................................................................................... 63
Feedback Box Reference .................................................................................................................................64
Video Feed Setup.....................................................................................65
Cameras ......................................................................................................................................................................65
Renaming a Camera......................................................................................................................................... 65
Adjusting a Video Feed..................................................................................................................................... 66
To Re-enable One Camera's Feed ...................................................................................................................66
To Re-enable All Newly Connected, Powered Cameras.................................................................................. 66
To Adjust All Cameras at Once......................................................................................................................... 66
To Disable a Camera ........................................................................................................................................66
Resolution of Live Video in View Software .......................................................................................................66
Other Video Settings......................................................................................................................................... 67
Recording Video: Continuous Recording Settings..................................................................................................... 68
To Enable the Recording of a Video Feed .......................................................................................................68
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Customizing Settings for Recorded Video..................................................................................................................
Resolution Setting............................................................................................................................................. 69
Frame Rate Setting ........................................................................................................................................... 70
Quality Setting................................................................................................................................................... 70
To Duplicate Settings........................................................................................................................................ 70
Continuous Recording and Event Recording ............................................................................................................. 71
Estimating Storage Capacity ............................................................................................................................ 71
Optimizing Recorded Video ........................................................................................................................................ 72
Automatic Maximization of DSP Performance.................................................................................................. 72
Making Optimized Resolution and Frame Rate Settings ................................................................................. 74
The Enhanced Preview of Resolution ......................................................................................................................... 74
Resolution Tips .................................................................................................................................................75
Comparing the Resolutions of Recorded Video............................................................................................... 76
Security and Presence...................................................................................................................................... 77
Camera Tips for Identification: Quality and Resolution.................................................................................... 79
Resolution Gauge for Retrieval Session........................................................................................................... 79
Resolution Reference: Recorded Video ........................................................................................................... 81
Customizing Windows for a PC Monitor’s Settings .................................................................................................... 82
PC Monitor’s Refresh Rate................................................................................................................................ 82
Microsoft Dual View and Rapid Eye View Software .........................................................................................82
Larger Monitors and Microsoft Windows.......................................................................................................... 83
Environmental Interference for Video Feeds ..............................................................................................................84
Physical Compromise....................................................................................................................................... 84
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Pan, Tilt, and Zoom (PTZ) Setup............................................................. 85
Serial Device Settings for PTZ..................................................................................................................................... 85
To Assign and Set a New PTZ Device.............................................................................................................. 86
Video Tab Settings for PTZ .........................................................................................................................................86
To Enable a PTZ Camera ................................................................................................................................. 87
Using a PTZ Camera ................................................................................................................................................... 88
To Display the PTZ Dartboard Control ............................................................................................................. 88
Using the Dartboard Control............................................................................................................................. 89
Toggling between Zonal Mode and Pull Mode ................................................................................................ 89
Pulling the Rubber-Band................................................................................................................................... 90
Using Zonal Mode............................................................................................................................................. 90
Programming a PTZ Dome Camera ...........................................................................................................................91
To Configure a Preset on a PTZ Camera .........................................................................................................91
To Test a Preset ................................................................................................................................................ 92
Behavior of PTZ After a Session Closes........................................................................................................... 93
Support for RapidDome PTZ Features .......................................................................................................................95
RapidDome PTZ Tours .....................................................................................................................................95
RapidDome Mimic Tour .................................................................................................................................... 96
To Test a Mimic Tour on a RapidDome Camera.............................................................................................. 96
RapidDome Preset Tour ...................................................................................................................................96
To Setup a Tour of Presets on a RapidDome Camera .................................................................................... 97
Testing a Preset Tour on a RapidDome Camera ............................................................................................. 98
Privacy Zones for RapidDome.......................................................................................................................... 98
To Set a Privacy Zone....................................................................................................................................... 98
ACUIX Dome Camera.................................................................................................................................................. 99
Configuring the Intellibus Device for a Rapid Eye Unit .................................................................................... 99
To Configure an ACUIX Dome Camera for PTZ Use ..................................................................................... 100
Discovery of ACUIX Dome Cameras .............................................................................................................. 100
Backing Up an ACUIX Configuration File to a PC .......................................................................................... 100
Downloading a Configuration File to an ACUIX Dome Camera .................................................................... 101
Identifying the Model of the Camera ..............................................................................................................102
Upgrading the Firmware of an ACUIX Dome Camera ...................................................................................102
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Enhancing Video for Security ............................................................... 103
Event Recording: Configuration................................................................................................................................ 103
Using Higher Settings for Video Recorded During an Event ......................................................................... 103
Setting Lower Values for Continuous Recording ........................................................................................... 104
Event Recording on Demand, Using the Boost Button ................................................................................. 104
Automating Event Recording: Events of Interest ........................................................................................... 105
Scheduling: Configuration ........................................................................................................................................ 105
Making Use of a Schedule.............................................................................................................................. 107
To Add a Schedule .........................................................................................................................................107
Customizing a Schedule................................................................................................................................. 107
To Assign a Schedule to a Camera, or Group of Cameras ...........................................................................108
Using a 15-minute Increment in a Schedule .................................................................................................. 108
To Rename a Schedule ..................................................................................................................................109
To Delete a Schedule...................................................................................................................................... 109
Alarms and Scheduling................................................................................................................................... 109
Holiday and Exception.................................................................................................................................... 110
Adding Holidays and Exceptions ...................................................................................................................111
Event Recording for Video: Scheduling a Response ...............................................................................................112
Trigger: an Event of Interest ...........................................................................................................................112
Displaying the Response Panel Used for Making Rules................................................................................ 113
Checklist for Setting a Rule in the Response Schedule................................................................................. 113
Renaming a Rule............................................................................................................................................. 114
Rule Status: Icons ........................................................................................................................................... 114
Managing the Response to a Rule .................................................................................................................115
Assigning a Schedule to a Response Rule ....................................................................................................115
Disabling a Response Rule............................................................................................................................. 115
Motion Detection .......................................................................................................................................................116
To Configure Motion Detection....................................................................................................................... 117
Customizing Detection: Masking.................................................................................................................... 117
Example: Masking an Area of the Video Feed ............................................................................................... 117
To Mask Part of a Video Feed from Motion Detection ...................................................................................118
False Positives ................................................................................................................................................118
Customizing Detection: Scheduling ............................................................................................................... 118
Motion Detection Reference ........................................................................................................................... 119
Motion Search ...........................................................................................................................................................120
Camera Sabotage: Detection.................................................................................................................................... 120
To Configure CSD........................................................................................................................................... 121
Calibration of CSD ..........................................................................................................................................121
Moved-type CSD: Learning and Rearming Alarms ........................................................................................ 122
Computing the Length of the Video Archive............................................................................................................. 122
Rapid Eye Storage Estimator ......................................................................................................................... 123
Number of Cameras, Audio ............................................................................................................................ 124
Scheduling Cameras ......................................................................................................................................125
Frame Rate for Continuous Recording........................................................................................................... 125
Quality ............................................................................................................................................................. 125
Resolution .......................................................................................................................................................126
Using Higher Values When Recording Video ................................................................................................ 127
A Multi-Media Unit’s Storage Statistics ..................................................................................................................... 127
To Obtain a Unit’s Statistics............................................................................................................................ 128
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Configuring Other Hardware ................................................................ 129
Clearing Storage ............................................................................................................................................. 129
Preventing Users from Clearing Storage........................................................................................................ 130
To Trace the Clearing of Storage ...................................................................................................................131
Updating Security on a Multi-Media Unit ..................................................................................................................131
System Files ..............................................................................................................................................................132
To Download a File from a Multi-Media Unit .................................................................................................. 132
System Tab in a Maintenance Session..................................................................................................................... 134
Logging System Messages ............................................................................................................................134
System Monitor ............................................................................................................................................... 134
Making the FAULT RELAY Operational .......................................................................................................... 135
Camera Signal Format.................................................................................................................................... 135
LAN/WAN Communications............................................................................................................................ 136
Changing a Unit’s Network Settings .............................................................................................................. 136
Changing the Maximum Network Data Rate .................................................................................................. 137
TCP Ports ........................................................................................................................................................ 137
Default System Values for a Multi-Media Unit ................................................................................................137
Serial Device: Modem ...............................................................................................................................................138
Viewing/Changing Modem Settings ............................................................................................................... 138
PPP: IP Settings Reserved for Modem Connection ....................................................................................... 139
To Set an External Modem .............................................................................................................................139
Serial Device: PTZ ..................................................................................................................................................... 140
To Assign and Set a PTZ Device .................................................................................................................... 140
Hardware Report .......................................................................................................................................................140
Public Display Monitor: Using Monitor Output 1 ......................................................................................................141
External Hardware Control of a Public Display Monitor................................................................................. 141
Using LocalView As an Additional Public Display Monitor ............................................................................ 142
Customer Data and Customer-Device Events .......................................................................................................... 143
Adding a Customer Device That Sends Data to a Unit .................................................................................. 143
Adding an Event Rule for a Data-recording Device ....................................................................................... 144
Search Rule and Regular Expressions: Reference ........................................................................................ 145
NetPIT and PIT Devices .................................................................................................................................. 146
Multi Audio................................................................................................................................................................. 147
Audio Hardware ..............................................................................................................................................147
Using Multi Audio............................................................................................................................................ 148
Audio Interference........................................................................................................................................... 148
Audio with LocalView ...................................................................................................................................... 148
To Enable Audio for Use Onsite, by LocalView.............................................................................................. 149
To Disable Audio for LocalView...................................................................................................................... 149
Multi-Media LT Audio Resources.................................................................................................................... 149
Eagle Audio..................................................................................................................................................... 149
Events ........................................................................................................................................................................ 149
Simultaneous Sessions From One Unit .................................................................................................................... 149
Simultaneous Use of Many Units by One Operator ................................................................................................. 150
Users...................................................................................................... 151
Key Facts ................................................................................................................................................................... 151
Before Creating User Accounts ...................................................................................................................... 152
Default User ............................................................................................................................................................... 152
User Management ..................................................................................................................................................... 153
Local User Management................................................................................................................................. 154
Central User Management.............................................................................................................................. 154
Setting a Unit to "Central" User Management ................................................................................................ 155
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Adding an Account, Using Admin and View.............................................................................................................
Naming Restrictions........................................................................................................................................ 156
User Groups.................................................................................................................................................... 157
Updating an Account ...................................................................................................................................... 157
Adding an Account in LocalView ..............................................................................................................................157
Updating an Account in LocalView................................................................................................................. 158
Granting Rights.......................................................................................................................................................... 158
To Customize the Rights in an Account ......................................................................................................... 158
To Base Rights On Those of Another User ....................................................................................................159
User Rights and Security ................................................................................................................................ 159
To Deny Access......................................................................................................................................................... 159
Removing a User's Account ...................................................................................................................................... 160
To Delete an Account Used Onsite, to Access LocalView............................................................................. 160
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Security for a Multi-Media System .......................................................161
Security Options ........................................................................................................................................................ 161
Securing the Multi System ........................................................................................................................................161
Security Priorities ............................................................................................................................................ 162
Limiting the Use of Admin............................................................................................................................... 163
To Limit Access to Admin Documentation ..................................................................................................... 163
Password Guidelines ...................................................................................................................................... 163
Passwords....................................................................................................................................................... 164
Multi Database Security .................................................................................................................................. 165
SQL-Server Option.......................................................................................................................................... 165
SQL-server Type Logon, Reserved for Multi Operators................................................................................. 165
System Password...................................................................................................................................................... 166
Road Map to Setting the System Password................................................................................................... 167
Changing the System Password, Part 1 (of 3): Using Admin ........................................................................ 168
Changing System Password, Part 2: Multi-Media Units ................................................................................ 168
Changing System Password, Part 3: Updating Users ...................................................................................169
Status Report ..................................................................................................................................................169
Removing a System Password .................................................................................................................................169
Remove From All Units ................................................................................................................................... 170
Remove on One of Many Units....................................................................................................................... 171
System Password Extras ................................................................................................................................ 172
Replacing a Unit ........................................................................................................................................................ 172
To Replace a Unit when a System Password Is in Force .............................................................................. 173
Last Valid Password........................................................................................................................................ 174
If A Used Unit Comes from Another Multi System .........................................................................................174
To Re-en t e r a Site D e f initio n f o r a Unit w i t h a Syst e m P asswo r d ..............................................175
To Check if the Correct System Password Was Typed ................................................................................. 176
User Password ..........................................................................................................................................................176
Administrator Password.................................................................................................................................. 176
To Set the Administrator Account’s Password............................................................................................... 177
Rights of User Accounts............................................................................................................................................ 178
Guidelines ....................................................................................................................................................... 179
To View the Rights of a User and the Sites He may Access.......................................................................... 179
Right to Use Admin ......................................................................................................................................... 180
To Grant Access to Admin.............................................................................................................................. 180
Right to Use Maintenance............................................................................................................................... 180
Right to Use View............................................................................................................................................ 181
Right to Access a Site..................................................................................................................................... 182
To Define an Account’s Access to Certain Sites ............................................................................................ 182
Limiting the Time that a Unit Can Be Used ....................................................................................................183
To Limit Use of Cameras: Camera Partitioning .............................................................................................. 183
High-Security Considerations......................................................................................................................... 184
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Events Defined ..........................................................................................................................................................
Setting an Event to Trigger an Alarm or to Be Logged .................................................................................. 187
Setting an Alarm.............................................................................................................................................. 188
To Set an Event to Report an Alarm ............................................................................................................... 188
Logging an Event............................................................................................................................................ 189
Event Reference ........................................................................................................................................................190
Tracing Events........................................................................................................................................................... 191
Event Session: to Search the Log of Events .................................................................................................. 193
To Input Times and Dates............................................................................................................................... 194
To Set the Date of a Retrieval Using the Calendar Utility............................................................................... 194
Results............................................................................................................................................................. 194
To Print a Log Entry ........................................................................................................................................ 194
System Failure........................................................................................................................................................... 194
A Multi-Media Alarm Station ...................................................................................................................................... 195
Alarm Notification: Response Priority............................................................................................................. 195
PPP Connectivity ....................................................................................................................................................... 196
Denying Access......................................................................................................................................................... 196
To Stop a Session on a Networked Multi-Media Unit ....................................................................................197
Denying Access .............................................................................................................................................. 198
To Deny Access to a User of Your Multi System............................................................................................ 198
Removing Multi-Media Software ...............................................................................................................................199
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Multi-Media Alarm Stations .................................................................. 201
Overview .................................................................................................................................................................... 201
Checklist to Configure a Multi-Media Alarm Station ................................................................................................. 202
Operator Needs .............................................................................................................................................. 202
Multi SA Needs................................................................................................................................................ 202
System Administrator Needs .......................................................................................................................... 202
Adding an Alarm Station: Name and Reports .......................................................................................................... 203
Identifying and Defining a Connection ........................................................................................................... 203
The PPP Fields in an Alarm Station’s Definition............................................................................................. 204
Network Connection to an Alarm Station.................................................................................................................. 205
To Setup a Network Connection to an Alarm Station ....................................................................................205
Network Address Translation for Alarm Stations ........................................................................................... 206
To Prepare a Multi-Media Unit for NAT, Using Admin.................................................................................... 207
Dial-up Connection to an Alarm Station ................................................................................................................... 208
Preparing a Dial-up Connection to an Alarm Station ..................................................................................... 208
To Setup a Dial-up Connection to an Alarm Station ...................................................................................... 209
Entering Area Codes in Site and Alarm Station Definitions ...........................................................................210
Customizing a Dial-Up Connection to an Alarm Station ................................................................................ 211
To View “Update Station to Call in Case of Alarms” ...................................................................................... 213
To Use a Local Call Across Area Codes ........................................................................................................ 213
Toll-Free Numbers .......................................................................................................................................... 213
To Use a Long Distance Call in One Area Code ............................................................................................ 213
To Delay the Speed of Dialing ........................................................................................................................ 213
To Delay the Extension Suffix ......................................................................................................................... 214
International Dial-up........................................................................................................................................ 214
To Change Long-distance Prefixes ................................................................................................................215
RAS Connection to an Alarm Station ........................................................................................................................ 216
To Setup a Connection to a RAS Server ........................................................................................................ 217
Making an Alarm Station Operational ....................................................................................................................... 218
Using More than one Alarm Station ............................................................................................................... 218
Creating Extra Alarm Station Definitions for the same PC ............................................................................. 218
Disconnection Note ........................................................................................................................................218
To List Successful Alarm Callbacks after an Interruption .............................................................................. 219
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Removing an Alarm Station.......................................................................................................................................
Disabling/Enabling Dial-up Server.................................................................................................................. 219
Alarms from a De-listed or Unregistered Unit ........................................................................................................... 219
To Trace the Unit Sending the Alarm .............................................................................................................219
To Set a Site to Not Report to a Specific Alarm Station................................................................................. 220
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Touring Many Sites................................................................................
Preliminary Checklist................................................................................................................................................. 221
Adding a Site Tour..................................................................................................................................................... 222
Default Amount of Time to Display a Unit During a Site Tour........................................................................ 222
Customizing a Tour ................................................................................................................................................... 223
To Change the Order of Sites in a Tour ......................................................................................................... 223
To Change the Time Spent at a Site, During a Tour ...................................................................................... 224
To Select Another Connection to a Site, During a Tour................................................................................. 225
Removing a Tour ....................................................................................................................................................... 225
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Alarm Log............................................................................................... 227
Viewing the Log ......................................................................................................................................................... 227
To view the log................................................................................................................................................ 227
Sorting the Log ............................................................................................................................................... 228
Selecting Log Items ........................................................................................................................................228
Filtering the Log......................................................................................................................................................... 229
Printing the Log .........................................................................................................................................................229
To Print a List of Alarms.................................................................................................................................. 229
Archiving the Log....................................................................................................................................................... 229
To Archive Alarms........................................................................................................................................... 230
Removing Log Items .................................................................................................................................................230
To Delete Alarms............................................................................................................................................. 230
Alarm Log Data Reference.............................................................................................................................. 230
Multi Database ...................................................................................... 231
Starting Admin........................................................................................................................................................... 232
To Start Admin ................................................................................................................................................ 232
Obtaining a Multi db .................................................................................................................................................. 232
Using the Default Multi Db .............................................................................................................................. 233
Contrasting Db Engines.................................................................................................................................. 233
Using Another Db: Converting .................................................................................................................................. 234
To Use Another Multi Db................................................................................................................................. 234
Impact on View................................................................................................................................................ 235
Creating a Multi Db.................................................................................................................................................... 235
Naming Restriction ......................................................................................................................................... 236
To Create an Empty, MS-Access-Compatible Multi Db ................................................................................. 236
SQL-Server Template...................................................................................................................................... 237
An Empty Multi Database Using Microsoft SQL-Server ................................................................................. 237
Using Admin to Create a SQL-compatible Multi Database............................................................................ 238
Db Based On Another..................................................................................................................................... 239
To Make a Copy of a Multi Db ........................................................................................................................ 239
Renaming a Multi Db ......................................................................................................................................240
Multi Db: MinAdmin......................................................................................................................................... 240
Upgrading a Multi db................................................................................................................................................. 241
Upgrading a Local Database.......................................................................................................................... 241
To Upgrade a Local Database, without a Connection to the Multi Db ..................................................... 242
Producing a Local Database ..........................................................................................................................242
To Make a Local Database ............................................................................................................................. 242
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Logging On................................................................................................................................................................
View: Setting the Db .......................................................................................................................................243
To Set a Multi Db for View .............................................................................................................................. 244
Refreshing a Local Database.......................................................................................................................... 244
To Refresh a Local Database while Running View......................................................................................... 245
Deleting a Database .................................................................................................................................................. 245
“Cannot Open Db”.......................................................................................................................................... 245
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Index ...................................................................................................... 247
Figures
Figure 1–1. To Install View Software, Run the Multi-Media View CD-ROM. 20 Fig. 1–2. To Install Admin Software, Run the Multi-Media Admin CD-ROM. 20 Fig. 1–3. Desktop Icon for Admin software. 21 Fig. 2–1. Where to Click when Adding a Site. 24 Fig. 3–1. Selecting a Network or Dial-up Connection. 30 Fig. 3–2. Dial-up Connection. 30 Fig. 3–3. Automatic Tag Added to a Connection's Name. 31 Fig. 3–4. Irregular Use of Area Codes. 32 Fig. 3–5. Operating a Multi-Media Unit Over a Network. 34 Fig. 3–6. Site Tab’s Report of Primary Connections. 35 Fig. 3–7. Using a Direct Connection to Operate a Multi-Media Unit. 36 Fig. 3–8. NAT Configuration for Operating a Multi-Media Unit Over a WAN. 37 Fig. 3–9. NAT Configuration: Changing the IP Address of a Multi-Media Unit. 39 Fig. 3–10. NAT Configuration: Router Settings. 40 Fig. 3–11. Operating a Unit through Many Connections. 43 Fig. 3–12. Listing of Connections (Two) to a Site. 44 Fig. 3–13. Connecting to a Rapid Eye Site through a RAS Server, Transparently. 45 Fig. 3–14. RAS Server's Telephone Number and PPP Information. 46 Fig. 3–15. Connecting to a RAS Server, Before Running View to Operate Units. 47 Fig. 3–16. For Local Call s that Need an Area Code, Customize Dial-up. 51 Fig. 3–17. Customizing an Alarm Station’s Telephone Number. 52 Fig. 4–1. Multi-Media Unit Serial Number and Version of Unit Software. 55 Fig. 4–2. Unit Time Using SNTP as a Reference. 56 Fig. 4–3. Different Rules May Apply for Daylight Savings Time in one Time Zone. 58 Fig. 4–4. Setting a Multi-Media Unit’s Clock Manually. 59 Fig. 5–1. The Video Tab: Camera Names and Image Settings. 65 Fig. 5–2. The Video Tab: Color, Recording Settings, Motion and PTZ. 67 Fig. 5–3. The Recording Tab, Showing that Three Cameras Are Recording. 68 Fig. 5–4. A Red Dot Is Added to the Icon of a Camera that Is Recording. 69 Fig. 5–5. The Menu for Duplicating Recording Settings (1) or for Restoring Defaults (2). 70 Fig. 5–6. Estimating a Unit's Video Archive. 71 Fig. 5–7. Load on DSP Resources. 72 Fig. 5–8. The Automatic DSP Performance Maximization Window. 73
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Fig. 5–9. Fig. 5–10. The Enhanced Preview Window. 75 Fig. 5–11. Using High or Moderate Resolution, 320 × 240 (NTSC), to Identify a Subject. 76 Fig. 5–12. Using Low Resolution, 160 x 120 (NTSC) to Show Presence. 77 Fig. 5–13. To Establish Presence, Lower-Resolutions May Suffice. 78 Fig. 5–14. Camera Distance Can Be more Important than High Resolutions. 79 Fig. 5–15. Resolution Gauge for Recordings Made with NTSC Cameras. 80 Fig. 5–16. Resolution Gauge for Recordings Made with PAL Cameras. 80 Fig. 5–17. Microsoft Windows’ Screen Area Settings. 83 Fig. 6–1. Assigning a PTZ Driver to a Port on the Multi-Media Unit. 85 Fig. 6–2. Configuration Settings (4) for a PTZ (3) Camera (2), on the Video Tab (1). 87 Fig. 6–3. Dartboard Control for PTZ camera, Showing Command Feedback. 89 Fig. 6–4. Dragging the Mouse Pointer in a PTZ Camera Window. 90 Fig. 6–5. Using PTZ Zonal Mode. 90 Fig. 6–6. PTZ Dome Camera without Auto-focus (1) or with, Between the Dots (2). 91 Fig. 6–7. Programming a PTZ Preset. 92 Fig. 6–8. Testing Presets on a PTZ Camera. 92 Fig. 6–9. PTZ Camera: Behavior after Use. 93 Fig. 6–10. Detail of PTZ Setup for the RapidDome Driver. 95 Fig. 6–11. Right-clicking in the Tour Programming table reveals the Insert command. 96 Fig. 6–12. Location of the Program Vector Button. 98 Fig. 6–13. Setting Up a Privacy Zone on a RapidDome PTZ Camera. 98 Fig. 6–14. Communication Settings for Intellibus on the Serial Devices Tab. 99 Fig. 6–15. The Manage Files Dialog Box. 101 Fig. 7–1. Continuous Recording and Event Recording, on the Recording Tab. 103 Fig. 7–2. Boost Button. 104 Fig. 7–3. Example of a Schedule Assigned to a Camera. 106 Fig. 7–4. Customizing a Schedule. 107 Fig. 7–5. Breakdown of a Cell into Fifteen-minute Sections. 108 Fig. 7–6. Using a Schedule for Alarms. 110 Fig. 7–7. Specifying a Holiday for the Next Few Years. 111 Fig. 7–8. A Rule's Trigger, Response and Schedule. 112 Fig. 7–9. Customizing a Rule: Visual Steps. 113 Fig. 7–10. Status Icons for a Response Rule. 114 Fig. 7–11. Motion Detection Configuration. 116 Fig. 7–12. Mask for Motion Detection. 117 Fig. 7–13. Motion Detection Menu. 119 Fig. 7–14. CSD Panel, on the Video Tab. 120 Fig. 7–15. Calibration of Blind-type CSD. 121 Fig. 7–16. Storage Estimator. 124 Fig. 7–17. Detail of the Statistics Tab, Showing Storage Statistics. 127 Fig. 8–1. Statistics Tab, Showing the Clear Storage Button. 129 Fig. 8–2. Securing a Unit, after Changing Passwords. 131 Fig. 8–3. File Transfers: to a Unit or from a Unit. 132 Fig. 8–4. Downloading the System.log File from a Multi-Media Unit. 133 Fig. 8–5. Enabling the FAULT RELAY. 135 Fig. 8–6. Enabling the FAULT RELAY Changes the Name of Output6. 135 Fig. 8–7. Serial Devices Tab Showing “Internal Port–Modem” Data. 138 Fig. 8–8. Monitor Out Tab, for a Multi-Media Unit’s MONITOR OUTPUT 1. 142
The Configure Automatic Optimizations Command. 74
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Fig. 8–9. Fig. 8–10. Some Devices can Be Searched for Data such as “No Sale”. 144 Fig. 8–11. Cash Registers, Connected to a Honeywell PIT. 146 Fig. 8–12. A NetPIT Device on PORT 3, Showing All Serial Interface Values. 146 Fig. 8–13. Expanded NetPIT device on PORT 3, showing three POS devices. 147 Fig. 8–14. Audio Tab. 148 Fig. 9–1. Button for Changing User Management from Local to Central. 154 Fig. 9–2. Adding a "Night Operator" Account. 156 Fig. 9–3. Defaults: User Account Rights (1) and Site Access (2). 158 Fig. 10–1. Logging on to SQL-Server Differs from the Log on to Admin. 166 Fig. 10–2. System Password. 166 Fig. 10–3. Securing a Unit. 167 Fig. 10–4. After Removing a System Password. 170 Fig. 10–5. The LVP Utility Is Used only when a Unit Replaces another at a Secured Site. 173 Fig. 10–6. Inputting a Previous Owner’s System Password into the LVP Utility. 175 Fig. 10–7. Assigning Rights to a “Night Operator” Multi-Media Account. 178 Fig. 10–8. Summary of a User’s Rights on the Users Tab. 179 Fig. 10–9. Account's Limit on Session Time, before Needing to Reconnect. 183 Fig. 10–10. Limiting an Account’s Use of Cameras at a Site. 184 Fig. 10–11. Identifying a Camera that is Not Recording, in a Live Session. 185 Fig. 10–12. Overriding a Camera that is not Recording, Using Event Recording. 186 Fig. 10–13. Sources of Events Include the Unit itself. 187 Fig. 10–14. Once Acknowledged, Alarms Are Entered into the Multi Db. 188 Fig. 10–15. A Multi-Media Unit Can Log an Event without Sounding an Alarm. 189 Fig. 10–16. Events Caused by a Multi-Media Unit or a View Operator. 192 Fig. 10–17. Search for Events Window. 193 Fig. 10–18. A Multi-Media Unit Can Be Set to Send Alarms to Specific PCs. 195 Fig. 10–19. Denying Access (1) and Updating Security for each Site in the Account (2). 198 Fig. 11–1. A Multi-Media Unit Can Send Alarms to a Specific PC. 201 Fig. 11–2. Over a Network, Alarm's Are Sent to an Alarm Station’s IP Address. 205 Fig. 11–3. Receiving Alarms from a Multi-Media Unit, over a WAN or the Internet. 206 Fig. 11–4. Connecting through a WAN to a Multi-Media Alarm Station on a LAN. 207 Fig. 11–5. To Report an Alarm, a Multi-Media Unit Can Call an Alarm Station. 208 Fig. 11–6. Area Code Input Is Needed to Reach a Multi-Media Alarm Station. 209 Fig. 11–7. Connection for an Alarm Station (1) Is Shown also in a Site's Definition (2). 210 Fig. 11–8. Irregular Use of Area Codes when Units Are Calling an Alarm Station. 211 Fig. 11–9. Customizing the Dial-up to an Alarm Station in the Site’s Definition. 212 Fig. 11–10. International Prefixes for Use of Rapid Eye Software in North America. 214 Fig. 11–11. International Prefixes for Use of Dial-up in Rapid Eye Software. 215 Fig. 11–12. A Multi-Media Unit Can Send Alarms through a RAS Server. 216 Fig. 11–13. RAS Configuration. 216 Fig. 12–1 . Adding a Tour Name. 222 Fig. 12–2. The Default Amount of Time for a Tour of each Unit. 223 Fig. 12–3. Customizing the Amount of Time that a Multi-Media Unit Is Toured. 224 Fig. 13–1. Alarm Log 227 Fig. 13–2. Possible Result of Sorting when Using “Month, Day, Year”. 228 Fig. 13–3. Filtering the Alarm Log. 229 Fig. 14–1. Data Flow from Admin to View. 231
Customer Devices can Include POS Units, such as Cash Registers. 143
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Fig. 14–2. Fig. 14–3. Specifying the Multi Db. 234 Fig. 14–4. The Admin Logon Window. 235 Fig. 14–5. Copying Multi Db Data to another Multi Db. 239 Fig. 14–6. Options for Generating a MinAdmin Multi Db Template. 241 Fig. 14–7. The Log On to View. 243
Tables
Table 1–1 Customer Information: Checklist 22 Table 3–1 Possible Connections to a Rapid Eye Unit 29 Table 3–2 Multiple Dial-up Connections: Decision Chart 34 Table 3–3 IP defaults used by Multi-Media units 36 Table 3–4 Network Address Translation (NAT) Example 38 Table 3–5 Router Mappings: Example for Operation of Multi-Media Units 40 Table 3–6 Automatic Connection Names for a Rapid Eye Site 48 Table 3–7 Default Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Ports 49 Table 4–1 Effect of Time Zone Setting on Display and Clips 57 Table 4–2 Maintenance Reference Topics 62 Table 4–1 When to Accomplish Maintenance Tasks 63 Table 4–2 Messages from a Unit, During a Maintenance Session 64 Table 5–1 Frame Rate Values (Approximate ips) for Multi-Media DSP Units 70 Table 5–2 Event Recording: Duty Cycle Cutoffs 72 Table 5–3 Recording Resolutions for Multi-Media DSP (pixel × pixel): NTSC and PAL 81 Table 5–4 Recording Resolutions for Multi-Media LT (pixel × pixel): NTSC and PAL 81 Table 5–5 Display Properties for Optimal Rapid Eye Video at Higher Resolutions 82 Table 6–1 PTZ drivers for controllers and domes 88 Table 6–2 Position after Close of Session, for PTZ Cameras 94 Table 6–3 Communications for the Intellibus Device, and for each ACUIX Dome Camera 99 Table 7–1 Contrasting Motion Detection and Motion Search 120 Table 7–2 Number of Cameras: Effect on the Video Archive* 124 Table 7–3 Scheduling of Cameras: Effect on Storage 125 Table 7–4 Frame Rate: Effect on Storage 125 Table 7–5 Impact of Quality Setting on a Unit’s Video Archive 126 Table 7–6 Recording Resolution: Effect on the Video Archive 126 Table 7–7 Available Storage: Comparing with One Camera to Nine 127 Table 7–8 Storage Statistics for a Multi-Media Unit 128 Table 8–1 Default Network Communications Settings 136 Table 8–2 System Tab: Default Values 137 Table 8–3 Default Modem and Dial-up Communications Settings 139 Table 8–4 Names of Temporary TCP/IP Addresses, for PPP 139 Table 8–5 Inputs for External Control of MONITOR OUTPUT 1 142 Table 8–6 Special Characters Available for a Search Rule 145 Table 8–7 Stream Availability 149
Admin Icon on the Windows Desktop. 232
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Table 8–8 Table 10–1 Security Priorities 162 Table 10–2 System Password: Status 169 Table 10–3 Maintenance Tasks and Rights of a User Account 181 Table 10–4 Security Happenstance 185 Table 10–5 Event Reference, by Source and Tab 190 Table 10–6 Event: Default Settings for Log and Alarm 191 Table 11–1 Defining a Connection to an Alarm Station 203 Table 11–2 Connection Information Needed for a Rapid Eye site to an Alarm Station 204 Table 11–3 Router Mappings: Example for Unit Callback to Alarm Stations 208 Table 11–4 Area Code Matching, for Site and Alarm Station 211 Table 13–1 Logged Data 230 Table 14–1 A First Log On to Admin: Default Data for MS-Access 233
Maximum Simultaneous Sessions 150
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The Administration of a Rapid Eye System
Start Here
Means of Configuring a Rapid Eye Unit
You have the option of configuring a Multi-Media DSP unit for CCTV use:
Without using a personal computer (PC). Using LocalView, an interface that runs on the
Multi-Media DSP unit, to configure and operate a unit.
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Using a PC. Run Honeywell Rapid Eye Admin software for the administration of the Rapid Eye
system, and Rapid Eye View software, to operate Rapid Eye units.
Using either.
Designated personnel: a Multi SA from your organization
To carry out the setup and supervision of Honeywell Rapid Eye™ Multi-Media DSP units, your organization can designate a System Administrator (Multi SA) for your Rapid Eye CCTV system.
About Using a PC to Operate Rapid Eye Units
Using one Rapid Eye unit, or many at once
Admin software is used to manage a central database (Multi db) of Rapid Eye Multi-Media DSP units. Older Rapid Eye units (Multi-Media and Multi models) are supported.
View software is used to further configure each of the Multi-Media DSP units for: video, audio, POS devices and so on. View software can connect to many Rapid Eye units at once, for configuration and for video, live and recorded, alarm sessions and so on.
The information in this guide (publication number K14392) deals almost exclusively with the use of a PC to configure Rapid Eye units. For PC requirements, see the Please Read this First!, K14393.
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About Using LocalView Onsite
Interface for operating one Rapid Eye unit
Configuration made using LocalView applies only to the unit on which it is running. To find out how to use LocalView, the interface offers a context-sensitive Help system.
Network connection
If a unit is inserted in a common network, LocalView may be needed by installers to enter the unit’s IP address. To do so, a Quick Install wizard is available when using LocalView. See the Multi-Media DSP Unit: Quick Install broadsheet, K14355.
Watching your back
If Multi-Media DSP units are only operated remotely, from PCs, you have the option of preventing the unauthorized use of LocalView by locking the interface, using passwords for LocalView.
Using a PC: Installing Rapid Eye Software
For Unit Operators: View Software Only
Personnel who operate Multi-Media DSP units—to monitor video, respond to alarms, make video clips—only need View software on their PCs. Use the View CD-ROM to install View software only.
Figure 1–1. To Install View Software, Run the Multi-Media View CD-ROM.
For the Multi SA Only: Admin and View Software
The system administrator of your Rapid Eye system (Multi SA) needs Admin software and View software. Use the Admin CD-ROM that came with your unit to install both. If security is important to your organization, Honeywell recommends that the Admin CD-ROM be used only on the PC of your organization’s Multi SA.
Fig. 1–2. To Install Admin Software, Run the Multi-Media Admin CD-ROM.
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First Use: Running Admin Software
The purpose of Admin software is to manage information in a Multi db. On first use, starting Admin software is as simple as:
1. Double-click the Admin icon, shown in figure Logon window appears.
2. If “Administrator” is not in the User ID box, type it.
3. Click OK .
Fig. 1–3. Desktop Icon for Admin software.
Rapid Eye central database
A Rapid Eye central database (Multi db) contains information about:
System Administrator’s Guide
1–3. The Rapid Eye Multi-Media Admin -
Each Rapid Eye site. Network and dial-up communication settings for each Multi-Media DSP
unit. See Multi-Media Site: Connection Configuration, p. 29.
Operator accounts. For Users of View software and Admin software, including passwords to
user accounts, see p.
Rapid Eye alarm stations. PCs that receive alarms from Rapid Eye units. See
Alarm Stations, p.
Site tours. Setup of lists of sites and time spent at each. Site tours work only if your
organization has two Multi-Media DSP units, or more. See
And so on.
151.
201.
Customizing a Unit: View Software
Using View software for site maintenance
After units are installed and a Multi db is created, View software is used to run a Session. During a Maintenance Session, a unit’s settings can be changed:
Unit’s Time Zone and Clock. To identify recorded video, it is important to set a unit's time zone
and clock. See page
Video. The resolution of recorded video can be set and the monitor settings of Microsoft
Windows can be adjusted. See
56.
Video Feed Setup, p. 65.
Multi-Media
Touring Many Sites, p. 221.
Maintenance
Site hardware. View is used for unit and hardware settings. See
129.
p.
And so on.
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For Questions
In-depth reference
Most systems require only a few pages of this guide to make everything work. Use the table of contents and index to locate the information that you need. This guide is also available in Adobe Portable document format (PDF) while running Admin software, and can be searched using Adobe Acrobat Viewer.
Configuration malfunctions
For problems with camera position, wiring, connections to other hardware, see the Unit Installation Instructions , K14390 or please contact the installer of your Multi system.
In the figures: the names of places and people, the internet protocol (IP) addresses, and other data are for illustration only and should only be a guide when running a Multi system.
Calling Honeywell
Call Multi technical support for help with training or general problems. If you do call, please have on hand the information listed in table 1–1. In North America the Multi technical support number is 1 (800) 796-2288. For other locations of Honeywell Video Systems, see the back cover of this publication.
Table 1–1 Customer Information: Checklist
Information About Your Rapid Eye Multi System
The version of Windows used to run Admin on the PC, such as: Windows XP-Pro.
Connection type. If you are using a dial-up connection to the unit, a list of communication tools used on the PC running Multi software: fax, AOL, CompuServe, and so on, the type of modem, and the telephone number used. For a LAN connection, the Multi-Media unit’s IP address, and so on. See Types of Connection, starting on p. 29.
The database used for your Multi db: SQL or Access; see
If you found information about the problem in the user guides.
Is a system password in use? See
System Password, p. 166.
Obtaining a Multi db, p. 232
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Multi-Media Site: Name
Preparations
Road map
A Multi-Media site refers to one Multi-Media unit. Even when there are many units at a “company site”, each unit is considered as one Rapid Eye site. Before setting-up Rapid Eye sites for use by View operators, your Multi System Administrator (Multi SA) should check if:
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Hardware at the Multi site is installed.
Admin and View software are installed. See
Multi central database is available. Obtained using Admin. See
If the Time zone, Clock, the IP address of the unit may have been already set, onsite, using
LocalView. See the
Cameras
The Cameras... button is useful after you run a assigned to each camera during the Maintenance Session.
Last valid password
Use of the LVP button is explained fully at
Uninformed use of the LVP utility can make a unit unusable and deny access to the unit for all users, including a Multi SA. When adding a new Multi site to your Rapid Eye system, do not use the “LVP" (last valid password) utility, even if you have set a system password on other units.
The LVP utility is for dealing with replacement Multi-Media units, or mistakenly deleted sites; see Last Valid Password, on p. 174.
Multi-Media DSP Unit: Quick Install broadsheet, K14355.
Right to Use Admin on p. 180.
Multi Database, p. 231.
Maintenance Session for the site. It lists the names
Last Valid Password, on p. 174.
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Site Setup: Checklist
Four items
Name the site. See Naming / Renaming a Site.
Identify the type of connections to the site and add them to the site definition. See Types of
Connection.
Using View, start a Maintenance Session. See p. 53.
Make the site operational by updating time zone, time and security, as explained in Making a
Site Operational, p.
55.
Naming / Renaming a Site
Fig. 2–1. Where to Click when Adding a Site.
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1. Use Admin to display the Sites tab.
2. Display the Add Site dialog box. Click the pane on the right-hand side of the Sites tab,
then click
Click the down-arrow between
appears, click Add Site.
Click the pane on the right-hand side of the Sites tab; then click Add on the
Actions menu.
Click the pane on the right-hand side of the Sites tab; press the Ctrl+Insert keys.
Right-click in the pane on the right-hand side of the Sites tab; then click Add on
the menu that appears.
. You can also do any one of the following:
and on the toolbar. On the menu that
3. Type a name in the Site Name box. The Multi-Media unit can be referred to by name.
4. Add a connection to the unit.
5. Click Save and Close.
Site Naming Tips
Try to use descriptive names: the address, area in the building, use of the facility and so on. The goal is to avoid confusion in an emergency.
Beware of placing an address next to a site number. Some addresses can lead to confusion.
For example: “Site 26, 2607 Blue Jay Way” and “Site 27, 2609 Blue Jay Way”. A better alternative could be: “site 26, corner house at 2607 Blue Jay Way” “site 27, east parking lot, 2609 Blue Jay Way” or “corner house at 2605 Blue Jay Way (site 26)” “east parking lot, 2609 Blue Jay Way (site 27)”.
Beware of long names that differ only at the end.
For example, avoid “parallel phrasing” to identify sites by building, floor, area and target can lead to operator error due to a small difference only, located at the end of the identifier: “Rosde building, 1st floor, mezzanine east, lobby entrance” and “Rosde building, 1st floor, mezzanine east, lobby desk” Better use of parallel phrasing could be: “lobby, Rosde, mezzanine east” and “front desk, Rosde, mezzanine east”.
System Administrator’s Guide
After Dealing with a Site
You have the option of using Admin to:
Create users. The sites that a user can access are listed in a user’s account. See Granting
Rights, on p.
Make the sites part of a site tour. After setting up a tour, View displays the sequence of video
feeds from different sites. See
Alarm station. You can designate which alarm station(s) receives alarm reports. See
Alarm Stations. For procedures to connect Rapid Eye units to an alarm station, see Alarm Stations, starting on p.
Groups of sites. See
System password. Use of a system password is highly recommended by Honeywell. After a
system password is set using Admin, update the security on each unit in your Rapid Eye system. See
158.
Grouping Sites.
System Password, p. 166.
Touring Many Sites.
Cascading
Multi-Media
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Multi-Media Site: Name
Grouping Sites
Flexibility
Grouping sites is optional and applies only to organization's with two or more Multi-Media units.
Folders for grouping sites
As in a filing system, Multi-Media sites and Multi sites can be grouped, by assigning their names to a folder. A site cannot be duplicated or copied to another folder.
To Create a Folder
1. Using Admin, click the Sites tab.
2. The many ways of creating a folder are for your convenience. Use any one. Either:
Click the pane on the left-hand side of the Sites tab; then click Add on the Actions
Click the pane on the left-hand side of the Sites tab; then press the Ctrl+Ins keys.
- or -
Right-click in the pane on the right-hand side of the Sites tab; then click Add on
menu.
the menu that appears.
3. Click the arrow in between the the menu that appears.
4. Type a name in the box next to the folder icon.
5. Save the name by either: pressing the Enter key or click outside of the box holding the name.
To Assign a Site to a Folder
Do any of the following:
Using the mouse, click and drag a site; drop it on a folder. When the mouse button is released,
the folder into which the site was dropped is opened.
A site can be assigned from a folder back to the root of the database in the same way: by
clicking and dragging the site from the folder.
One or many sites can be assigned to a folder at the same time. Press the Ctrl key while
selecting sites that are not sequential in a list; then drag the lot to another folder or the root. Holding the Shift key while clicking sites selects those sites and all sites in between.
and on the toolbar; then click Add Folder on
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To R e n a m e a Fo l d e r
1. Using Admin, click the Sites tab.
2. Select a folder; then, either:
Click the folder’s name again, once.
Click , on the toolbar
- or -
Right-click the folder’s name; then click Update on the menu that appears.
3. Save the folder’s name. Either:
Press the Enter key
Click elsewhere in the View window
- or -
Switch to another Windows application.
To Delete a Folder
System Administrator’s Guide
1. Using Admin, click the Sites tab.
2. Click a folder.
3. Either:
Press the Delete key on the keyboard,
Click Delete on the Actions menu, or click on the toolbar.
Right-click the site name; then click Delete on the menu that appears.
4. If the folder you are deleting contains a site or a folder and so on, the folder’s contents are listed. To confirm that you want to delete the folder, click Yes.
Grouping Folders
Folders can be assigned to other folders or back to the root of the database. The same name can be used for two folders that are not in the same branch.
To assign a folder to a folder
Using the mouse, click and drag a folder; drop it on another folder. When the
Assigning a folder to another, or the to the database root, also assigns its
mouse button is released, the folder into which the folder was dropped is opened.
contents, including sites and sub-folders.
To collapse or expand sub-folders
Either double-click a folder or click + or - on the folder’s left. These + and - act as a toggle: alternately expanding and collapsing a set of sub-folders.
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Multi-Media Site: Name
Removing a Site
Honeywell recommends that before deleting a site definition, you remove the system password from that Multi-Media unit. See remove the system password from all sites; only on the unit being deleted from your Multi db.
If the site password is not removed from the unit, you will need to remember it when you create another site definition for that Multi-Media unit. The system password is also
To Delete a Site
needed if you delete a site definition by mistake.
Deleting a site in the Multi central database has no effect on the Multi-Media unit at that site. The unit continues to record video, send alarms and so on, even once the local databases of users are refreshed. The unit’s system password remains in force.
1. You have the option of going to the Rapid Eye Site to physically disconnect the Multi­Media unit from its means of communications.
2. Check if a system password is in use. If so, you have the option of removing the system password from the Multi-Media unit. If you do not need to protect the video and other recorded data from access, it is strongly recommended that you remove the system password from the unit. See
Removing a System Password, on p. 169. You do not need to
Removing a System Password, on p. 169.
3. Using Admin, select a site name, listed on the Sites tab.
4. Remove the site by either:
Press the Delete key on the keyboard,
Click Delete on the Actions menu, or click on the toolbar.
Right-click the site name; then click Delete on the menu that appears.
5. The site’s dependencies are listed. Confirm that you want to delete the site.
Mistakenly Deleting a Secured Site Definition
When a system password is in use and a site is deleted by mistake, you need a few extra steps to re-enter the site definition. The system password is left in use on the unit, by default. For the procedure to re-enter information about a mistakenly deleted site that is protected by a system password, see Renaming a Site, on p.
Last Valid Password, on p. 174. You can read about how to add a site in Naming /
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Multi-Media Site: Connection Configuration
Types o f C onnec t i on
Connections can be: dial-up or network. Alternatively, a direct connection between a PC and a unit can also be used. A connection is not needed to use LocalView. A checklist of the information needed for each type of connection is listed in table
Table 3–1 Possible Connections to a Rapid Eye Unit
3–1.
For a Connection Using … A Multi SA Needs …
dial-up to a remote Multi-Media unit - telephone number to reach unit, p. 30
dial-up making irregular use of an area code. - telephone number to reach unit, p. 30
- to customize a dial-up connection, p.
network access - standalone PC with network card, p.
- IP address of the unit, p. 34, or DHCP available on the network, p. 41
- open port in firewall, p. 49
a combination of dial-up or network access - IP address of the unit, p.
- port in firewall, p.
- telephone number to reach unit, p. 30
including a remote access service (RAS) server in a connection to a Multi-Media unit. Requires overriding point-to-point protocol (PPP).
dial-up to a RAS server, before accessing one or many Multi-Media units at once, on the same remote network
Naming and viewing a connection
- RAS server account, p.
- its PPP password, p.
- telephone number to reach RAS
- IP address of Multi-Media unit(s), p. 47
- port in firewall, p. 49
- IP address of Multi-Media unit, p. 47
- PPP password, p.
- telephone number to reach RAS
- port in firewall, p.
- PC operator: needs RAS account, p.44
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Connections are named automatically, but they can be renamed. See Connections, p.
The primary connection of a site is displayed on the Sites tab; See figure 3–6, p. 35.
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The Automatic Naming of
Multi-Media Site: Connection Configuration
Fig. 3–1. Selecting a Network or Dial-up Connection.
Dial-up Connection: to a Unit
Using a modem (i.e., dial-up), an operator can connect to a Multi-Media unit. The modems can be internal or external.
A dial-up connection is optional. For other means of connecting to a Multi-Media unit, see
3–1 on p. 29.
table
Fig. 3–2. Dial-up Connection.
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