Pelco DSSRV2-005-US, DSSRV2-005DV-D User Manual

OPERATION

Digital Sentry DS ControlPoint

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Description...........................................................................................................8

Installing the Software .................................................................................................9

DS ControlPoint Overview ..............................................................................................10

Operation ...........................................................................................................11

Setup..........................................................................................................11

Manage Systems ................................................................................................16

Connecting to a System ...........................................................................................19

Adding Custom Fields .............................................................................................20

Updating Your Password ..........................................................................................21

Filtering the Systems .............................................................................................21

Troubleshooting the Systems .......................................................................................22

Working with Tours ..............................................................................................23

Alarm Popup ....................................................................................................25

Digital Sentry Reports.............................................................................................29

Updating DS ControlPoint Software..................................................................................30

Configuring Analog Outputs ........................................................................................31

Locking Shared Setup Options..................................................................................11

Application Settings .........................................................................................12

System List.................................................................................................18

Hiding the System List........................................................................................21

Showing the System List ......................................................................................22

Create a New Tour...........................................................................................23

Run and Pause a Tour ........................................................................................24

Playing Back Current Alarms ...................................................................................25

Configuring the Alarm Page Settings ............................................................................26

Enabling Beep On Alarm ......................................................................................27

Exporting Pop-Up Alarms......................................................................................28

Live................................................................................................................32

Full Screen .....................................................................................................33

Quick Review ...................................................................................................34

Manual Record ..................................................................................................34

Snapshot .......................................................................................................35

Camera Groups ..................................................................................................35

Printing Images from Video Panes ...................................................................................35

Entering a Motion Mask for Sarix Cameras ............................................................................35

Video Pane Borders...............................................................................................36

Removing Video from a Window ....................................................................................36

Manage OSD Settings ............................................................................................36

Image Adjustments...............................................................................................37

Enable On-Screen Pan/Tilt/Zoom ....................................................................................37

Enable Digital Zoom ..............................................................................................37

PTZ Controls ....................................................................................................37

Alarm Page .....................................................................................................37

Pause Notification ...............................................................................................37

Search .............................................................................................................38

Live and Playback Video Search .....................................................................................38

Non-DS Camera Search.......................................................................................38

DS Camera Search...........................................................................................40

DS Servers and DX8100 Series Systems Scan .....................................................................42

Authenticate Samples ........................................................................................42

Filter Samples

Alarm Search ...................................................................................................43

Acknowledging Serial Alarms ..................................................................................43

Installing the AlarmClear Service to Monitor COM1 Port.............................................................44

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Monitoring Another COM Port..................................................................................44

Configuring VideoServer ......................................................................................44

Configuring DS ControlPoint ...................................................................................44

Advanced Search (DS DataPoint) ....................................................................................45

Thumbnail Search ................................................................................................46

Export .........................................................................................................47

Exporting to a Non-CD/DVD Location ............................................................................47

Exporting to a CD/DVD .......................................................................................48

Export a Single Image ........................................................................................48

PTZ Cameras ........................................................................................................49

Enable and Disable PTZ ...........................................................................................49

PTZ Controls ....................................................................................................50

Camera Lens ...............................................................................................50

Pan/Tilt Movement and Speed .................................................................................51

Camera Presets .............................................................................................51

Pattern ....................................................................................................52

Auxiliary ...................................................................................................52

Preset Favorites .................................................................................................52

Appendixes .........................................................................................................53

Appendix A: DS ControlPoint Feature Set for DS and DX Series Products ....................................................53

Appendix B: Using a KBD300A Keyboard with DS ControlPoint ............................................................55

Editing ControlPointCache.xml .................................................................................55

Installing the KBD300A Keyboard ...............................................................................55

Controlling DS ControlPoint with the KBD300A ....................................................................57

KBD300A Operating Functions .................................................................................58

Appendix C: Using a KBD5000 Keyboard with DS ControlPoint ............................................................59

Installing the KBD5000 .......................................................................................59

Controlling DS ControlPoint with the KBD5000 ....................................................................59

KBD5000 Features ...........................................................................................60

KBD5000 Operating Functions..................................................................................61

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List of Illustrations

1 Navigation Pane for Live Page ......................................................................................10

2 Setup Page .....................................................................................................11

3 General Settings Dialog Box........................................................................................12

4 Bandwidth Settings Dialog Box .....................................................................................13

5 Throttle Assistant ................................................................................................13

6 Sync Settings Dialog Box ..........................................................................................14

7 Import Complete Dialog Box........................................................................................14

8 Export Settings Dialog Box .........................................................................................15

9 Connection Management Page .....................................................................................16

10 Add System Tab .................................................................................................16

11 System Drop-Down Menu .........................................................................................19

12 Edit System Tab..................................................................................................19

13 Add or Edit System Settings Dialog Box ..............................................................................20

14 Password Update Dialog Box .......................................................................................21

15 Filtering the System List ...........................................................................................21

16 Diagnostics Tab..................................................................................................22

17 Edit Tour Page ...................................................................................................23

18 Add Tour Item Tab ................................................................................................24

19 Resume Tour and Pause Tour Icons ..................................................................................24

20 Playing Back Current Alarms .......................................................................................25

21 Alarm Popup Screen ..............................................................................................26

22 Beep On Alarm Tab ...............................................................................................27

23 Export Pop-Up Alarms Screen.......................................................................................28

24 Digital Sentry Reporting Dialog Box..................................................................................29

25 Selecting Existing Systems.........................................................................................29

26 Configuring System Report Settings Dialog Box ........................................................................30

27 Create Report Dialog Box ..........................................................................................30

28 Analog Output Screen.............................................................................................31

29 Live Page.......................................................................................................32

30 Customizing Recording ............................................................................................34

31 Create Group Tab ................................................................................................35

32 On-Screen Display Settings Window .................................................................................36

33 Search Tab......................................................................................................38

34 Non-DS Camera Search Page.......................................................................................39

35 Playback Bar ....................................................................................................40

36 DS Camera Search Page...........................................................................................40

37 Search Using Calendar or Plus/Minus Buttons .........................................................................41

38 DS Camera Search Using Start and End Time Boxes .....................................................................41

39 Scanning the Network for Systems ..................................................................................42

40 Alarm Search ...................................................................................................43

41 Alarm Search Screen .............................................................................................43

42 Advanced Search Tab .............................................................................................45

43 Thumbnail Search Screen..........................................................................................46

44 Detailed View of Thumbnail Search Screen............................................................................47

45 Non-CD/DVD Export Format ........................................................................................47

46 Export Formats ..................................................................................................48

47 Live Page with PTZ-Enabled Video ...................................................................................49

48 PTZ-Enabled Video with PTZ Controls Tab .............................................................................50

49 Lens Controls on PTZ Controls Tab ...................................................................................50

50 Directional Controls on PTZ Controls Tab..............................................................................51

51 Preset Controls on PTZ Controls Tab

52 Pattern Controls on PTZ Controls Tab.................................................................................52

53 Auxiliary Controls on PTZ Controls Tab................................................................................52

54 RS-422 Connections ..............................................................................................55

55 Selecting the Device Manager ......................................................................................56

56 USB Serial Port (COM1) Properties Dialog Box .........................................................................57

57 Advanced Settings for COM1 Dialog Box..............................................................................57

58 KBD5000 Features ...............................................................................................60

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Description

Digital Sentry®DS ControlPoint is an intuitive graphical user interface that allows users to monitor and manage any combination of analog or IP devices through a common digital video security application.

A DS ControlPoint supported system is a video matrix solution supporting multiple monitors that allows any data output (such as transaction data from a cash register or point of sale device, alarm data from a video analytics application, or alarm notifications) to be shown in any DS ControlPoint video pane.

DS ControlPoint allows users to monitor video from Pelco DX Series digital video recorders (DVRs) and hybrid video recorders (HVRs), providing investment protection for customers with existing DX equipment who are looking to benefit from today’s HD and megapixel camera offerings.

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Installing the Software

The DS ControlPoint installation file can be downloaded from the following Pelco Web site: http://www.pelco.com.

WARNINGS:

• Do not run the DS ControlPoint software as a regular monitoring utility on a server or combination component. Reserve a dedicated client computer for this purpose.

• Do not activate any system lock or screensaver features while running the DS ControlPoint software. These features can interfere with certain Digital Sentry processes.

The procedure for installing the DS ControlPoint software is as follows:

1. If the file was downloaded from the Web site, unzip the downloaded file.

NOTE: Be sure to record the location of the unzipped files, as you will need these files during the update procedure.

2. Launch (double-click) the “setup” file; the welcome page appears.

3. Click the Next button.

4. Click the Install button in the “Ready to Install the Program” message. When the installation is complete, a DS ControlPoint startup icon appears on the desktop and the installation program closes.

5. Click the DS ControlPoint icon on the desktop to launch DS ControlPoint.

NOTES:

• A user name and password prompt does not appear when DS ControlPoint is initially launched.

• The Connection Management page appears for initial installations of DS ControlPoint.

• The Live page appears for DS ControlPoint upgrades.

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DS ControlPoint Overview

The DS ControlPoint client window consists of four major pages:

Setup: Allows you to manage systems and create tours.

Live: Allows you to view live video.

Search: Allows you to search for recorded video.

Help: Allows you to search for user operation instructions.

Each of these sections is accessible using the icons located in the upper-left corner of the navigation pane.

Any page can be “undocked” so that it can be viewed while simultaneously viewing other pages. This is accomplished by clicking the Undock Tab

icon , or right-click the system list and select Undock Tab from the list.

The navigation pane on the left side of the DS ControlPoint window (refer to Figure 1) is always accessible except when full-screen mode is selected.

The navigation pane contains the following sections:

Groups: Contains groups of digital video management systems (DVMS).

Systems: Allows you to view all cameras and other sources associated with connected DVMS.

Tours: Allows you to create and run automated tours of camera views.

The navigation pane allows you to view camera groups, camera names, and configured tours. You can minimize the navigation pane by clicking the left arrow button; this hides the entire pane except for the four page icons. To view the entire pane again, click the right arrow button. To view camera properties, right-click on the desired camera in the system tree.

Figure 1. Navigation Pane for Live Page

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Operation

SETUP

The Setup page (refer to Figure 2) contains the following options when you click the Setup icon located in the top-left corner of the window or the Setup tab.

Application Settings: Allows you to select general settings for the application.

Manage Systems: Allows you to add, remove, and connect to the Digital Sentry and Pelco DX Series video recorders.

NOTE: The user logon and password for any video recorder using DS ControlPoint must be the same as the DS ControlPoint user logon and

password.

Create New Tour: Allows you to create automated tours of camera views.

Alarm Popup: Allows you to receive a pop-up notification when an alarm occurs on any connected system.

Digital Sentry Reports: Allows you to view several types of reports.

Check for Software Update: Allows you to check for DS ControlPoint software updates through the Internet.

About: Displays the DS ControlPoint version number and other version information.

Figure 2. Setup Page

LOCKING SHARED SETUP OPTIONS

To lock setup options:

1. Click the lock icon [icon to be inserted here] beneath the options tabs. The Lock Setup Password window appears.

2. Enter and confirm your password.

3. Click OK. The Setup Protection Enabled window appears.

4. Click OK.

5. Click the lock icon and enter your password to unlock the setup options.

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APPLICATION SETTINGS

When you click Application Settings in the Setup page, the Application Settings dialog box appears (refer to Figure 3). This dialog box allows you to control your general, bandwidth, and synchronization settings for the application.

General: Allows you to save the last live configuration when the application is closed. You can also require a note when clearing an alarm, enable an alarm pause timeout, select your native language, and select the time format to enter data and to view video.

Figure 3. General Settings Dialog Box

Bandwidth: Allows you to control the amount of information (data) requested from the DVR. When a server reaches the allowed bandwidth set

by the administrator, it blocks additional read attempts and moves them into a queue to be processed once bandwidth use reaches an acceptable level.

If an administrator sets a bandwidth limit, a throttle override with dwell information can be set up. This will allow users to override the current bandwidth restriction, if necessary, for a designated period of time. The following settings must be configured for the override:

• Bandwidth Limit: Using the slider, set the amount of information requested from the Digital Sentry server.

• Throttle Override: Select “Allow override...for” all systems or an individual system.

• Dwell Information: Set the override length of time (in seconds) for the bandwidth throttle override. Set the re-override length of time (in

seconds) a user must wait before attempting another override.

• Remote System Settings: This allows the administrator to limit the number of camera layouts or camera streams from DS ControlPoint.

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Figure 4. Bandwidth Settings Dialog Box

Once these options have been configured, you can open the ThrottleAssistant by typing “B” on the keyboard (refer to Figure 5). The settings configured in the Bandwidth Settings dialog box appear in the ThrottleAssistant dialog box.

• If Individual was selected under Throttle Override, a list of connected systems will appear under “Available for Override.”

• If All Systems was selected under Throttle Override, All Systems will be the only item to appear under “Available for Override.”

The Countdown will begin with the override seconds and then will count down the refresh seconds.

Figure 5. Throttle Assistant

NOTE: You can only set a bandwidth throttle on connected systems. If you select All Systems and one or more of those systems are not

connected, you will receive a warning that the bandwidth throttle could not be overridden on the unconnected systems.

Sync: Allows you to synchronize your import and export settings, which makes it easy to share your configurations between two or more systems running DS ControlPoint. You can import existing settings from DSAdmin to avoid recreating your system settings. You can also use global settings when DS ControlPoint is first started, or you can clear your current settings and reload the global settings.

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Figure 6. Sync Settings Dialog Box

Using Auto Sync: The Auto Sync function allows the CP or XML file to be enabled at the following settings:

• On Start Up of ControlPoint

• Hourly

• Daily

• Weekly

• Monthly

Using Auto Sync

1. Determine the location of the file (Ex. C:\ControlPoint Files\CPSettings.cp.

2. Configure your auto sync setting.

3. Click OK.

4. Export the CP file.

5. In order to disable the auto sync setting, delete the .cp or .xml file.

To import systems:

1. Click the Application Settings tab in the Setup page. The Application Settings dialog box appears (refer to Figure 6 on page 14).

2. Click the Sync button. The Sync Settings section appears.

3. Click the Import Systems button. An Import Complete dialog box appears showing the number of systems that are imported and the number of existing systems that are ignored (refer to Figure 7).

4. Click the OK button to close the dialog box.

Figure 7. Import Complete Dialog Box

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To change to global settings:

1. Click Application Settings in the Setup page. The Application Settings dialog box appears (refer to Figure 6 on page 14).

2. Click the Sync button. The Sync Settings page appears.

3. Choose one of the following global settings options:

• Click the Save Global button to automatically open global settings the first time you open DS ControlPoint.

• Click the Load Global button and restart DS ControlPoint to change from personal settings to global settings.

To import settings:

1. Click Application Settings in the Setup page. The Application Settings dialog box appears (refer to Figure 6 on page 14).

2. Click the Sync button. The Sync Settings page appears.

3. Click the Import Settings button.

4. Click the Enable box.

5. Select the exported settings file.

6. Click the Open button.

Export: Allows you to save and export pop-up alarm information.

1. Click the Application Settings tab in the Setup page. The Application Settings dialog box appears (refer to Figure 6 on page 14).

2. Click the Export button. The Export section appears.

Figure 8. Export Settings Dialog Box

3. Enter the desired alarm export path in the Alarm export path window.

4. Click the OK button to export your pop-up alarm settings to the selected folder.

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MANAGE SYSTEMS

When you click Manage Systems in the Setup page, the Connection Management page appears (refer to Figure 9). This page allows you to add and connect to systems. It also displays information about the DVMS connected to the client computer.

Figure 9. Connection Management Page

Numerous systems can be managed by administrators. For example, 30 guards configure their systems with different setups (that is, different buildings, cameras, and tours). As a system administrator, you can add those 30 systems to your Connection Management page and view each system as needed. This means that administrators can view live video, recorded video, and alarms remotely at any time. You can also add custom fields to each system, discover available systems, and recall systems that have been connected to recently.

To add a DVMS to the list:

1. Click the Add System button , or right-click and select Add System from the menu. This opens the Add System tab, which allows you

to add systems to the system list.

Figure 10. Add System Tab

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2. On the Add System tab, type the computer name of the DVMS, a host name or IP address, the video recorder network port, the system type, and an optional category. The default video recorder network ports are as follows:

• 18772 for DS

• 9001 for DX4100/DX4500/DX4600/DX4700/DX4800

• 9002 for DX8000/DX8100

3. Type the required user name and password.

NOTE: The user name and password must be identical to the user name and password as the video recorder system to which DS ControlPoint is being connected.

4. Type an optional description of the system in the Description text box.

5. Type a custom field in the Custom Field text box. You can add additional custom fields by clicking the Add New Field button, or you can remove custom fields by clicking the Remove button located next to the Custom Field text box. These custom fields will appear as new columns for the respective system.

6. If you want to connect automatically to the system every time DS ControlPoint starts, select the Auto Connect check box.

7. If you want to identify the system as a favorite that can be sorted at the top of the system list with other favorite systems, select the Favorite check box.

8. If the system is a DVMS video recorder, select the Video Recorder check box.

9. If the system is configured for transactional data, such as video analytics, or data from other sources, such as cash registers or ATMs, select the DataPoint Server check box.

10. If you want the system to pass information to Microsoft

Windows®Active Directory, select the Windows Authentication check box.

NOTE: Active Directory is not required for Windows authentication. It can also be authenticated with local users and groups on a DVR.

11. When configuration of the system is complete, click the OK button to add it to the list of configured systems on the Connection Management page.

12. Repeat these steps for each system.

To find available systems on your local network:

1. Click the Discover Systems icon, or right-click and select Discover Systems from the menu. This opens the Discover Systems tab, which allows you to find available systems on the local network.

2. Select the appropriate system from the System Type drop down menu.

3. Click the Scan Network for Systems button. Available systems will appear.

4. Select the systems you wish add.

5. Click the Add Selected Systems button.

To recall recently connected systems:

1. Click the Recall List button (icon to be added), or right-click and select Recall List from the menu. This opens the Recall List tab, which displays recently connected systems.

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SYSTEM LIST

The list of configured systems on the Connection Management page can be sorted by clicking any column title. The following columns are included:

Connected: Indicates whether the system is connected (green), disconnected (red), or attempting connection (yellow).

Auto: Indicates that the system is configured for automatic connection when DS ControlPoint starts.

Name: Lists the name entered for the system during configuration.

IP Address: Lists the IP address or host name entered for the system during configuration.

Username: Lists the name entered for the user during configuration.

DVR: Indicates that the system was identified as a video recorder during configuration.

DP: Indicates that the system was identified as a DataPoint Server during configuration.

Favorite: Indicates that the system was identified as a favorite system during configuration.

Category: Lists the optional category entered for the system during configuration.

Progress: Indicated the status of system connections. A progress bar appears when you are connecting to a system.

To connect to a system, click the Connect icon (refer to Table A on page 18) or right-click the system name, and then select Connect from the list.

To edit the information about a system, click the Edit System icon or right-click the system name, and then select Edit System from the list.

To delete a system from the list, click the Delete System icon or right-click the system name, and then select Delete system from the list.

Table A. System Icons

Connect Connect to a system.

Add System Add a system to the list of available systems.

Update Password Update the password of the logged in user.

Edit System Edit the system settings (system name, IP address, and so on).

Delete System Remove the system from your System Management list.

User Override Override the saved user for each system with the new credentials provided.

Discover Systems Display a list of all systems on the network.

Recall List Show systems that have been connected to recently.

System Report Start a system report of selected systems.

NOTE: The Edit System and Delete System functions are available only for systems that are not currently connected. Select Disconnect before editing or deleting a system.

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CONNECTING TO A SYSTEM

You have several options to connect to a system that lacks the appropriate user name and password.

To connect using Connect

1. Select a disconnected system in the Connection Management page.

2. Click the Connect icon or double-click the disconnected system. The User Name and Password dialog box appears.

NOTE: This dialog box appears only if the user name and password are not defined during system configuration.

3. Type the correct user name or password, or both.

4. Click the OK button. The system is connected and the red dot under the Connected column turns green.

NOTE: To keep the system connected each time you open DS ControlPoint, select Auto Connect in the Edit System or Add System tab.

To connect using Edit System:

1. Click the Edit System icon

system and select Edit System from the system drop-down menu.

2. Type the correct user name or password, or both.

. The Edit System tab appears (refer to Figure 12 on page 19). You can also right-click a disconnected

Figure 11. System Drop-Down Menu

Figure 12. Edit System Tab

3. Click the OK button. The system is connected and the red dot under the Connected column turns green.

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ADDING CUSTOM FIELDS

You can add custom fields for each system. For example, you might want to list a site location such as an address, a city, or a building. These custom fields will appear as columns in the Connection Management page.

1. Click the Edit System button or the Add System button . The Edit System or Add System tab appears in the Connection

Management page (refer to Figure 13).

2. Type a custom field in the Custom Field text box.

3. Click the Add New Field button for each additional custom field. You can also delete a custom field by clicking the Remove button located next the Custom Field text box.

4. Click the OK button to save your settings and close the Edit System or Add System tab.

Figure 13. Add or Edit System Settings Dialog Box

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