Pelco VxPortal_v3.16_OperationsManual operations-manual

VideoXpert® Portal v 3.16

Operations Manual

Document number:C6611M-N

Publication date:03/22

VideoXpert® Portal v 3.16 Operations Manual

Table of Contents

Using VideoXpert® Portal 3

Accessing VxPortal 4

Configuring a Browser to Enable Single Sign-On in VxPortal 4

Configuring Mozilla Firefox to Enable Single Sign-On in VxPortal 4
Configuring Microsoft Edge to Enable Single Sign-On in VxPortal 4

Changing the System Password in VxPortal 5

Viewing VideoSources and Bookmarks in VxPortal 5

Managing Exports 5

Configuring the Server on a VideoXpert Professional System 6

Configuring the Server on a VideoXpert Enterprise System 7

Viewing Keyboard Shortcuts 7

Logging Out 7

Configuring Advanced Storage Using VideoXpert Storage Portal 7

Installing VxStorage Portal (VideoXpert Enterprise only) 7

Accessing the VideoXpert Storage Portal on a VideoXpert Professional System 7

Accessing the VideoXpert Storage Portal on a VideoXpert Enterprise System 8

Checking VideoXpert Storage Status 8

Generating and Downloading Storage Logs 8

Configuring the Server in VideoXpertStoragePortal 8

Managing Database Backups 9

Using Volume Groups and Volumes 9

Using External NAS Storage (Archive Volume Group) 9
Creating a New Volume Group 10
Editing a Volume Group 10
Deleting a Volume Group 11
Creating a New Volume 11
Editing a Volume 12
Deleting a Volume 12
Associating Devices With a Volume 12

Viewing Storage Assignments 13

Changing the Password 13

Logging Out 13

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Using VideoXpert® Portal

VideoXpert Portal (VxPortal) is a Web interface that enables you and other users to view live and
recorded video from your VxPro system without using VxOpsCenter client.

VideoXpert Portal requires:

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Supported browsers are the current versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft
Edge

VxPortal operates as a simplified version of VxOpsCenter.

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To view cameras:

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Double-click or drag a camera into the cell you want to view it in.

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Select multiple cameras and drag them to a tab to view each of the selected cameras in a
separate cell. If you select more cameras than there are cells in the tab, another tab will open
to display the additional cameras.

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Roll over a cell to engage playback controls.

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Hover over the timeline to see a thumbnail of recorded video corresponding to the time.

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Change layouts, use filters, create bookmarks, and perform other operations as you would in
VxOpsCenter. See the current version of the VideoXpert® OpsCenter Operations Manual. If you
change the layout of the desktop, the layout is saved and will be loaded again the next time you
access VxPortal.

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Accessing VxPortal

1. Launch VxPortal by one of the following methods:

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Click the VxPortal icon on the desktop.

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Open a web browser and go to the IP address of VxPortal (for example: https://[ip address of
VxPro]); if you are using Single Sign-ON (SSO), go to the domain name that you used during
system configuration.

Caution:

If you are using SSO, you must access VxPortal using the same domain name as

was added in the configuration steps. If you do not, SSOwill not be enabled.

Note:

If the server(s)on which the VideoXpert system is installed are configured for FIPS

mode, VxPortal might not work in Chrome and Firefox browsers. Use Microsoft® Edge.

2. Enter your Username and Password, and then click Log In.

Configuring a Browser to Enable Single Sign-On in VxPortal

SingleSign-On (SSO) allows users to log in to multiple systems using a single set of login credentials.
SSOcan be used with either Single-Stage or Two-Stage binding, and can be used with the Synchronize
Users and Roles From LDAP authentication options.

SSO is selected and configured in VxToolbox. To use SSO in VxPortal, if you are using Mozilla Firefox or
Microsoft Edge as the browser, configure the browser as described in the sections below.

Caution:If you are using SSO, you must access VxPortal using the same domain name as was
added in the configuration steps. If you do not, SSOwill not be enabled.

Configuring Mozilla Firefox to Enable Single Sign-On in VxPortal

If you are using Mozilla Firefox to accessVxPortal, and you need to enable Single Sign-On (SSO),
configure the browser as follows:

1. Launch Firefox.

2. Type about:config into the Search or Enter Address field, and then press Enter or click the right­arrow at the right of the field.

3. If a warning appears, click I accept the risk!.

4. In the window that lists preference information, type "negotiate" in the search field.

5. Double-click network.negotiate-auth.trusted-uris.

6. In the Enter string value dialog box, enter the Fully Qualified Domain Name (for example:"my­VxPro-system.com"), and then clickOK.

7. Close the browser or navigate to another page.

Configuring Microsoft Edge to Enable Single Sign-On in VxPortal

If you are using Microsoft Edge to accessVxPortal, and you need to enable Single Sign-On (SSO),
configure the browser as follows:

1. In the Windows Explorer search field, type "Internet Options", and then click to open Internet
Options.

2. In the Internet Properties window, click the Security tab, click Local Intranet, and then click

Custom level.

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3. Under User Authentication, click to select the radio button for Automatic logon only in Intranet
zone, and then click OK.

4. Click Sites.

5. In the Local intranet dialog box, click to deselect the checkbox for Automatically detect intranet
network, click to select the remaining checkboxes, and then click Advanced.

6. In the next Local intranet dialog box, in the Add this website to the zone field, enter the Fully
Qualified Domain Name (for example:"my-VxPro-system.com"), and then click Add.

7. Verify that the Fully Qualified Domain Nameis listed in the Websites field, and then click Close.

8. Click OK.

9. Click Apply, and then click OK.

Changing the System Password in VxPortal

For security purposes, you should change the default password for your system. To change it using
VxPortal:

1. Click [user name] (for example:admin) in the upper-right of the window to access the pull-down
menu.

2. Click Change Password.

3. In the Change Password dialog box, enter the requested information in the fields, and then click

Change Password.

Viewing VideoSources and Bookmarks in VxPortal

VxPortal behaves much like VxOpsCenter in that you can:

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Create and configure tabs.

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Open video sources in cells and interact with them.

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Create, edit, and delete bookmarks, and open them in cells.

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View the Event Counter.

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Move Mission Control to the right or left panel.

See the current version of the VideoXpert® OpsCenter Operations Manual.

When you are viewing a video source or bookmark in VxPortal, you can select a maximum video quality
for all cells in the tab.

1. At the upper left corner of the tab, above the cells, click View.

2. Hover over Max Video Quality.

3. Click to select the appropriate option from the drop-down menu.

Note:

If you select

Highest Available Quality

, the video quality matches the highest
quality of the video source. For example:if your video source supports H264, that is the
quality displayed by VxPortal.

4. Click anywhere in VxPortal.

Managing Exports

1. Click [user name] (for example:admin) in the upper-right of the window to access the pull-down

menu.

2. Click Manage Exports.

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