Sentinel HDX Quick Start Manual And Installation Manual

Quick Start Guide and
Installation Manual

Camera Vision Solutions
4616 West Howard Lane Bldg 5, Suite 550,
Austin, Texas 78728
512-651-5277,[e-mail]

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Revision 3.0.7

• Download AEGIS Software from
website

www.sentinelhdx.com/downloads/

• Install AEGIS Software

o Install AEGIS Softwar e on
an Intel i7 or equivalent
computer running Windows
8/10 64-bit Operating Sy stem
and availa ble 16GB memory
and minimum 4TB Hard
Drive. AEGIS requires
Google Chrome 64-bit

Quick Start Guide

(Make sure 32bit Chrome is not
already installed. If so, uninstall
and reinst all 64bitversion)

• Connect provided wall mounted pow er supply
to Sentinel

HDxCamera

o Power up camer a by simply plugging it in

(green status LED shoul d lightup)

o Connect Camera via USB to

desktop or notebook w here
AEGIS is 9installed.

o Open AEGIS program on desktop
o Login using Default account setting s –

o Username:admin
o Password: admin

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Once you are logged into the software :

• Select: Device VehicleManagement

- Add Device –Vehicle

a. Enter the minimum

required fields show n
below and any
additional information
requested optionally

b. Vehicle name: Enter a

name you would like
for the vehicle, then
click Save

Phone [phone]

www.sentinelhdx.com

[e-mail]

Vehicle will now show up in “Vehicle R ecords”

• Select: System Configuration

(Located to left side of the menu bar)

A configurati on profile is
made up of three sections:

1) The configuration of the

camera which triggers
with their associ ated
record time

2) The status indicator

options

3) The network configuration

settings and the video
and storage settings for
the camera.

Below are the steps
required to modify and
save a new configuration
profile

- Event Settings

a. Select Profile: Select Sample 1 or Sample 2 from drop down box
b. Customize the threshol ds and recor d time to your preference.

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• WiFi Settings

o Enter Server IP Address

(If IP address is unknown: right click the Start button, select network connections,

Select the current network connection, select Details, The IP address will be IPv4 Address.)

o Enter SSID
(Wireless Network Name)
and password, Save

Phone [phone]

www.sentinelhdx.com

[e-mail]

• Video and StorageSettings

o Select interior

camera for “ON”
or “OFF” as
desired

o Make sure to

select the
correct time

zone

o Save Profile by

clicking on

“Update Profile”

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• Device List (Top right of Screen)

o Check box (Select the devices you
would want to apply settin gs to)

oSelect the “Gre en Apply” button (This

could take up to 2 minutes for the profile to
update -depending on events on camera, if any to
upload.)

 Verify the profi le ha s been updated

by the Green Chec k Mar k on the
right hand side of the camera and
profilename.

• DisconnectUSB

• The link status LED should

illuminate from green when
sentinel HDx is connected to
AEGIS via wireless interface.
AEGIS dashboard will also
display a green wireless
connection. This may take a
few minutes to transition.

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Installation Guide

Operating Environment and Unit Placement Considerations

Prior to installation, some thought must be taken to determine the optimum placement of the
recorder unit in regards to video capture windows, power cable routing, and radio frequency
attenuationof the wireless subsystems.

The recorder unit contains two (2) 140 degree visible angle image sensor capture devices.
Care must be taken to optimize viewing angle both internally and externally in the vehicle. The
large viewing angle grants a great deal of flexibility in mounting locations. Ideally, the internal
capture window will include both the driver and passenger’s torsos. In a passenger vehicle, the
unit is typically placed behind the rear view mirror w ith the rear-facing image sensor protruding
below. In commercial trucking environments, the unit is generally placed where a centerline
again captures both occupants’ torsos. In either installation, it is imperative to generate test
recordings using the panic button to confirm optimum viewing angle.

The Sentinel HDx unit contains 3 distinct radio subsystems including GPS, 802.11 wireless, and
Bluetooth. A common concern across the systems is the Faraday Cage effect the vehicle’s
metal body presents to an RF signal. In general, the more unimpeded a line of sight between
the recorder and the device it is communicating with, the better the signal.

The GPS module is located at the top of the HDx unit. This antenna receives signals from the
Global Positioning Satellite system located in geosynchronous orbit around the earth. Optimum
GPS positioning information relies upon communication with the greatest number of individual
satellites on the horizon. The same locations referenced above, behind the rear-view mirror in
passenger automobiles and similar position of the windshield in commercial trucks, generally
represents the best option for signal reception.

Camera Vision Solutions
4616 West Howard Lane Bldg 5, Suite 550,
Austin, Texas 78728
512-651-5277,[e-mail]

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