Trendnet TRENDnetView Evo Administration Guide

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TRENDnetView

EVO

Administration

Guide

Friday, October 27, 2017

1. Software Purpose and Use Cases 3

2. Hardware Requirements 4

3. Getting Started 5

4. Free License 6-7

5. Installation of TRENDnetView EVO 8-10

6. Initialization of TRENDnetView EVO Server 11

7. Server Setup Wizard 12

8. Start & Stop Server Service 13

9. Management Application Installation 14-17

10. TRENDnetView EVO Console First Start 18-19

11. Setup Wizard 20-21

12. Interface Overview: Management Application 22-25

13. Conventions and Keyboard Shortcuts 26-28

14. Configuration Backup 29-31

15. Migration From Previous Product Versions 32-34

16. Server Settings 35

17. Storage 36-40

18. Watchdog 41-43

19. Security Policy 44-45

20. Overview of Devices and Channels 46

21. Add Devices Manually 47-51

22. Add Devices Using Autodiscovery 52-56

23. Manage Devices and Device Groups 57-59

24. Configure Channels 60-62

25. Channel Settings 63-66

26. Audio 67-68

27. Dewarp For Fisheye Cameras 69-70

28. Bulk Edit for Devices and Channels 71-72

29. Configure Recording Profiles 73-75

30. Assign Recording Configurations 76

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31. Add Users and User Groups 77-80

32. Permissions and Membership 81-82

33. Anonymous User 83

34. Live Podcasts 84-86

35. Layout Templates 87

36. Data Sources 88-90

37. Streaming Server Configuration 91

38. Streaming Server User Interface 92-95

39. Mobile Application for Streaming Server 96-103

40. Event and Action Overview 104-105

41. Rules 106

42. Default Events 107

43. Add Events 108-111

44. Defaults Actions 112

45. Add Actions 113-122

46. Add Rules 123-128

47. Understanding Conditions 129-130

48. Manage Mail Servers 131-132

49. Create Schedules 133

50. Delay Timers 134

51. Health Monitoring 135-136

52. Audit 137-139

53. Problem Report Wizard 140-142

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1 Software Purpose and Use Cases

About Software

TRENDnetView EVO is a free version of the new-generation TRENDnet video management software. Delivering an outstanding quality performance, this video management system is ideal for use at small installations with surveillance networks of sixteen cameras or fewer. The meticulously designed interface will allow any user to quickly understand the whole process of configuration and start using the software.

Free software version allows up to 16 video channels from TRENDnet brand cameras. Client application TRENDnetView EVO Monitor - can only be connected to a single TRENDnetView EVO server, and streaming server (Web/mobile access), which is an integral part of the server, is limited to one connection at a time.

Additionally, an advanced feature of event and action management is offered with this software bundle. Free version upgrade is offered for TRENDnetView EVO.

Prerequisites

There are a number of requirements for the TRENDnetView EVO host system:

Microsoft Windows operating system (7 SP1, 8, 8.1, 10, Server 2008 R2, Server 2012 R2) both .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 and 4.5 (4.6) installed all Windows updates should be installed (especially, this is critical for Windows 8 and newer editions and

for pending updates) ports for remote connections should be enabled through the firewalls (default ports are 60554 for

TRENDnetView EVO Monitor and TRENDnetView EVO Console and 8080 for the TRENDnetView EVO Streaming Server and external services)

installation and recording directories should be added to antivirus exception list so that they are not scanned or interfered with in any other manner

indexing and defragmentation services must be disabled for the storage locations for TRENDnetView EVO Monitor application, DirectX 10+ is required along with the latest stable graphics

card drivers

For recording, the following recommendations apply:

for >20MB/s total recorded stream, RAID 5/6/10 with high speed hardware controller is strongly advisable

defragmentation and indexing must be disabled for all storages every recording location, regardless of its type, must have 10-15% of free space, not used by

TRENDnetView EVO or any other software recording to the system disk is strongly not recommended antivirus software or any other scanners should be disabled for the storage locations no third-party VMS should be recording to the same location as TRENDnetView EVO

Virtualised environment is not supported for this software.

Antivirus scanning, defragmentation and indexing being enabled for TRENDnetView EVO files may result in dramatically decreased write speed, recording disturbances and, occasionally, database corruption. We strongly recommend that you make sure that storage locations are not affected by these processes.

TRENDnet is not responsible for software failures and/or footage loss caused by underlying OS and/or hardware issues. It is the responsibility of the systems administrator to configure the server and provide maintenance, unless otherwise agreed (e.g., if server hardware has been shipped by TRENDnet).

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2 Hardware Requirements

The table below details the minimum recommended hardware sets for TRENDnet software. Please note that these specific processor models are given only as examples and are not compulsory: you can use different CPU provided that it has the same number of threads and its performance is analogous.

Calculations are given for two major configuration examples: all streams in D1 or FullHD resolution; of course, intermediate and mixed cases may also exist. Please contact TRENDnet representatives if you require help with choosing hardware.

HARDWARE RECOMMENDATION TABLE

Installation specifications Recommended hardware per usage scenario

Video

Stream

Number

of cameras

Motion

Detector

Server only Monitor*** only Server +

Monitor***

30fps

Up to 9 None or camera-

side*

CPU: Intel G1840; RAM 4GB

CPU: Intel G4500; RAM 4GB

CPU: Intel i3-6300; RAM 8GB

Software HP**

Software HA**

CPU: Intel G4500; RAM 4GB

CPU: Intel i5-6600; RAM 8GB

Up to 16

None or cameraside*

CPU: Intel i3-6300; RAM 4GB

Software HP**

Software HA**

CPU: Intel i36300; RAM 8GB

FullHD

30fps

Up to 9 None or camera-

side*

CPU: Intel G1840; RAM 4GB

CPU: Intel i5-6600; RAM 8GB

Software HP**

CPU: Intel G4500; RAM 4GB

Software HA**

CPU: Intel i56600; RAM 8GB

CPU: Intel i7-6700; RAM 8GB

Up to 16

None or cameraside*

CPU: Intel G4500; RAM 4GB

CPU: Intel i7-6700; RAM 8GB

Software HP**

CPU: Intel i36300; RAM 8GB

CPU: Intel i7-6700; RAM 16GB

Software HA**

CPU: Intel i76700; RAM 8GB

CPU: Intel i75930K; RAM 16GB

Notes:

DDR4 RAM is strongly recommended

*Please refer to the list of TRENDnet supported cameras for camera-side motion detector support **High Performance/High Accuracy mode ***System must provide:

DirectX 10 support Graphics card with at least 256MB memory Latest graphics driver version

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3 Getting Started

Before starting the installation, make sure that:

you have downloaded the correct software package you have acquired the corresponding valid license key, see: Free License the host operating system is stable (functioning correctly) and has all the updates and drivers installed server hardware matches the project requirements, taking into account all used features and planned post-

deployment modifications host system retains all the features and configuration required for software operation

We strongly advise that you keep the software versions (e.g., 1.x.x) and subversions (e.g., 1.2.x) across your system match exactly. Software build numbers (e.g., 1.2.0.xxxxx) may differ slightly in case your are using 64bit and 32-bit editions.

If you are not sure about what server hardware to choose, do not hesitate to use TRENDnet provided hardware calculators and/or contact TRENDnet representative for an accurate estimation.

We advise installing and activating the software on the ultimate server assembly, as extensive subsequent hardware changes are likely to cause software license activation failure. If this happens, undo these changes, if possible, or contact product support to find a solution.

TRENDnetView EVO is installed as a Windows service so please make sure that the Windows user you are logged in as has sufficient privileges; otherwise, software may not be installed correctly. Note that there is no option to install and run the software in application mode.

The following topics will guide you through the installation process, as well as providing details on product configuration. If you are using a TRENDnet product for the first time, we strongly advise you to carefully read and follow the instructions in this Adminstration Guide and related documentation.

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4 Free License

When you have installed and initialized the TRENDnetView EVO software, you will be given the chance to request a free license in order to activate the software and continue using it.

The features and conditions of a free license are as follows:

free software updates maximum 32 cameras maximum 1 (one) connected TRENDnetView EVO Monitor at a time TRENDnetView EVO Monitor can connect to maximum 1 (one) server with free license

Internet connection is required for the license request.

Activation is not possible on virtual machines!

Retrieve License

The Registration and Activation Wizard will pop up automatically after the software installation.

Free license request form

The wizard will automatically connect to TRENDnet activation server and retrieve the license details. If the request fails, check your Internet connection and try again.

License details retrieved

Congratulations! You are now ready to use TRENDnetView EVO. Click the Start Quick Setup Wizard button below to continue with server configuration.

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Manage License

When a server already has a license key installed, you can retrieve that information in two ways:

right-click server icon in the system tray and select About. The dialog box will contain basic information about the product version and license type

run the TRENDnetView EVO Registration and Activation wizard from the Start menu

Select Remove License if you wish to completely delete all the license information from the server.

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5 Installation of TRENDnetView EVO

Start the installation process by double-clicking on the TRENDnetView EVO executable package file. The TRENDnetView EVO Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation process, providing available installationtime options depending on the chosen software package. Note that, depending on your Windows UAC configuration, you may have to confirm and/or provide administrative credentials.

We strongly advise that you stop all running third-party applications, as well as stopping antivirus scanning and Windows (and any other) updates during this phase, as these may interfere with the process and result in corrupt installation, which may cause unexpected behaviour and hard-to-track issues during further software operation.

The TRENDnetView EVO Setup Wizard displays an overview of the process; also, you are able to select the installation language here. You will be prompted to select the TRENDnetView EVO interface language later.

TRENDnetView EVO Setup Wizard

Step 1

Carefully read the TRENDnet license agreement: you must agree to all parts of the given document in order to proceed. If you agree, select I agree... in order to continue; otherwise, terminate software installation. If you have any questions regarding the contents of the present license agreement, please contact a TRENDnet representative at http://www.trendnet.com/support

License Agreement

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Step 2

Select the destination folder you want the software to be installed in. By default, TRENDnetView EVO is installed in:

32-bit: C:\Program Files (x86)\TRENDnetView EVO\TRENDnetView EVO

64-bit: C:\Program Files\TRENDnetView EVO\TRENDnetView EVO

If you are re-installing TRENDnetView EVO and previously selected a non-default location, make sure to select the same destination directory, or, alternatively, completely uninstall previous TRENDnetView EVO version. If unsure about this, ask for TRENDnet technical support team assistance. A full description of the software upgrade procedure is available in the corresponding section of the TRENDnetView EVO administration manual.

The TRENDnetView EVO Setup Wizard estimates how much disk space will be required. Make sure you have enough free space on the target disk. Note that low system disk space will dramatically decrease system performance and affect overall system stability.

Installation Directory

Step 3

Some components are optional and so you can choose not to install them. The main TRENDnetView EVO parts are obligatory and cannot be deselected (by default, these options are selected and greyed out). You may also select the TRENDnetView EVO interface language here.

If not chosen at this stage, TRENDnetView EVO Monitor can be installed separately later.

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Select Software Components

If you are ready to proceed, click Next to begin the installation. Depending on selected components and host system condition, the process may take some time to complete, so please be patient.

Installation Progress

Upon completion, the setup wizard will show you an installation summary. If all the steps have been fulfilled successfully, simply click Finish to close the wizard.

Installation Complete

After the installation has been completed, there are a few more steps necessary for you to begin using the software:

apply server initialization settings via Server Setup Wizard - it will pop up automatically after the installation in case you are doing a clean or a new installation

activate the software - if it is not activated, the Registration and Activation Wizard will also pop up automatically

after you run the console for the first time, you will be offered to complete the Quick Setup Wizard to start the deployment, following the recommended configuration steps

All of these steps are described in details in the full version of the TRENDnetView EVO management manual, which is available right after the installation via your Start menu.

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6 Initialization of TRENDnetView EVO Server

After completing the installation wizard, you will be offered to enter server setup. The settings selected during server setup can be changed later at any time via Server Setup Wizard, which will be available via your Start menu.

Choose Server Name and TCP port

Setting Description Default

Value

Server name User defined server title Server

Name

or last used title

Server port TCP port for incoming remote Client connections 60554

Note that the port defined here will be used to retrieve the server data via local TRENDnetView EVO Monitor and TRENDnetView EVO Console connections. You will need to define the external (Internet) port for your TRENDnetView EVO via TRENDnetView EVO Console in order to be able to receive video streams from remote TRENDnetView EVO Monitor connections.

Setup Completed

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7 Server Setup Wizard

The server setup wizard is available as a separate tool for any type of product installation, and is reachable via Start menu: Start -> All Apps -> TRENDnet -> Server Setup Wizard (in Windows 7 and older versions, use Start -> All Programs -> software installation folder -> Tools -> Server Setup Wizard); alternatively, use Search to locate Server Setup Wizard in the programs menu. This wizard allows you to quickly change basic server settings initially defined at Initialization stage.

Make sure you stop the TRENDnetView EVO server process before launching the wizard: this can be done either via Windows Services or using the TRENDnetView EVO service tray icon.

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8 Start & Stop Server Service

After software installation (except for the TRENDnetView EVO Console or TRENDnetView EVO Monitor only installations), two components are registered as Windows services: VMSServer (TRENDnetView EVO Server) and the accompanying VMSWatchdog (TRENDnetView EVO Server Watchdog) service. Both these services are set to automatic start meaning that they will be launched straight after Windows start-up regardless of whether any user is logged in or not.

By default, the server will run in silent service mode, i.e., without any status indication other than that in the Windows Services management console; from there, both services can be stopped, started and restarted.

Double-click the server shortcut on your desktop to launch the system tray shell for the server: the server icon will appear in the system tray, allowing you to start and stop the service by right-clicking it and selecting your desired option. TRENDnetView EVO Watchdog service runs silently in background as an auxiliary service and has no user interface except for the settings' dialog box in TRENDnetView EVO Console.

Start and stop the server service from the system tray

If the server service is stopped while TRENDnetView EVO Console connections are active, the wait-for-serverconnection window will appear on top of TRENDnetView EVO Console, disabling any input. The same thing will happen if there are any problems with server connectivity. It will automatically disappear when the server is online again; alternatively, you can click Close to exit TRENDnetView EVO Console at this point and open it manually later.

Connection lost

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9 Management Application Installation

The TRENDnetView EVO Console central server management application can be installed separately - either locally on one of the servers, or remotely, on a dedicated server management machine.

Start the installation by double-clicking on the TRENDnetView EVO Console executable package file. The TRENDnetView EVO Console Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation process, providing available installation-time options depending on the chosen software package.

The TRENDnetView EVO Console Setup Wizard shows you the process overview; also, you also have the opportunity to select the installation language here. You will be prompted to select TRENDnetView EVO interface language later.

TRENDnetView EVO Console Setup Wizard

Carefully read the TRENDnet, Inc. license agreement: you must agree to all parts of the given document in order to proceed. Select I agree... in order to continue, if you do; otherwise, terminate software installation. If you have questions regarding the contents of this license agreement, you can contact a TRENDnet Representative at http://www.trendnet.com/support

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License agreement

Select destination folder for TRENDnetView EVO Console to be installed in.

Installation directory

The setup wizards will estimate the amount of disk space required for the installation. Make sure you have enough free space on the target disk. Note that low system disk space will dramatically decrease system performance and affect overall system stability.

Along with TRENDnetView EVO Console, this installation package also allows you to have TRENDnetView EVO Monitor application installed at the same time. If you do not wish to install TRENDnetView EVO Monitor at the moment, simply uncheck it in the components list.

Select software components

If you are ready to proceed, hit Next to begin the installation. Depending on selected components and host system condition, the process may take some time to complete, so please be patient.

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Installation progress

Upon completion,the setup wizard will show you an installation summary. If all the steps have been fulfilled successfully, simply hit Finish to close the wizard.

Installation complete

After completing the TRENDnetView EVO Console installation, you will be given the option to enter the settings of server you wish to connect to. You can skip this step if you wish to configure your Global server later; you will be asked for the same information next time you run TRENDnetView EVO Console.

To log in, simply enter your server's local or remote address (IP or host name) and user information. Note that users must have corresponding permissions in order to connect. Default username and password are admin/[empty].

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TRENDnetView EVO Console login window

After logging in for the first time with the default username and password, you will be reminded to change your password. For security reasons, we strongly recommend that you do so.

Password change reminder

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10 TRENDnetView EVO Console First Start

All server configuration is conducted through a dedicated interface - the TRENDnetView EVO Console management application. The management interface has been intentionally separated from the TRENDnetView EVO Monitor application in order to concentrate all administrative utilities in once place and also to conceal the unnecessary menus from the TRENDnetView EVO Monitor operator. Applications are totally independent from each other and can be or not be installed on the same machine. TRENDnetView EVO Console for a single installation management can be installed on one or more computers, depending on the system administrator's needs.

Run the TRENDnetView EVO Console application by double-clicking the TRENDnetView EVO Console shortcut from the desktop or Start menu.

To log in, simply enter your TRENDnetView EVO server's local or remote address (IP or host name), TCP port and user information. Note that, if you already have pre-configured user accounts, the user must have corresponding permissions in order to connect.

The default username and password for the new installation is admin/[empty].

If your server has default TCP port configured (which is 60554), you do not need to specify it when connecting: simply type the IP or hostname of the server to connect to. However, if the server TCP port has been altered, you need to specify the port explicitly, making the connection address look as follows:

<address>:<port>, e.g., 192.168.1.77:60555 or localhost:60887

Server TCP port can be changed via TRENDnetView EVO Server Setup Wizard.

If you are refused by the connection, make sure that the server is running and accessible over the network. (For more detailed information about what to do, please refer to the Troubleshooting section of this document: it is constantly updated with most common cases).

TRENDnetView EVO Console login

After logging in for the first time with default username and password, you will be reminded to change your password. For security reasons, we strongly recommend that you do so at once.

Change Password reminder

Immediately afterwards, you will be given the option to change the password using an additional dialog box. To change the password, enter your old password (initial, default password is empty so just leave the field empty), then enter your new administrative password for the current server, enter it for the second time to confirm, then click OK to save.

The new password must comply with server policies, by default these are: minimum 8 characters total length, including at least 2 lowercase and 2 uppercase letters.

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Password must meet the server policy requirements

After you are done with the password update, you will be given the opportunity to fill in the initial server settings using the Quick Setup Wizard. We recommend that for optimum configuration progression you follow the steps in the wizard.

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11 Setup Wizard

The TRENDnetView EVO Console Setup Wizard is automatically started after product installation and activation is complete. You can skip the wizard at this point and launch it later anytime from the TRENDnetView EVO Console upper-right-hand corner menu:

Run Setup Wizard from TRENDnetView EVO Console

Setup Wizard will show you the process summary and guide you through the steps to configure the installation. To proceed with each next step, simply click the button below the step list; to exit the wizard prematurely, press either Exit or Launch TRENDnetView EVO Monitor button in the bottom-left-hand corner.

Setup wizard for TRENDnetView EVO consists of just one step that covers devices and channels. Make sure you connect all devices (IP cameras and/or other video sources) before launching the wizard: it will automatically scan the network for available video sources.

Step 1: Devices and Channels

This step will allow you to automatically search and add cameras and other video source devices into your server configuration. Press the Launch Step 1 button to begin.

Setup Wizard

First, select scan mode; the following options are available:

scan IP address range: specify a continuous LAN segment to be scanned scan network adapter address range: select one or more network interfaces to be fully scanned

Use the Reset button below to discard all changes and start entering scan parameters again. When you are ready, press OK button below to begin scanning.

After scanning has been completed, you will be taken to the Device Autodiscovery dialog box, which will allow you to review the found devices and their channels, and enter/modify related settings. Use the Search field in the upperright-hand corner to find a specific device by model, IP, port or hardware ID (for IP devices, ID includes MAC address).

Make sure you select all the devices you wish to add by putting a checkmark next to them. Devices with missing configuration (model and/or IP) are unchecked by default and will not be added to active server configuration.

Switch to Channels tab to review the detected video channels of the discovered devices: this is particularly important if you are using multichannel devices, e.g., capture boards and encoders. Use the Search field in the upper-righthand corner to find specific channels by name or device name.

Here you can edit the channel name and assign recording configuration. By default, recording is enabled for all

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channels: click the Change button near Recording settings to manage recording profiles and assign them to your channels. To add a new recording profile, click the + New recording configuration button below; you can find more details about recording profiles in the corresponding section. Click OK to save and return back to devices and channels; click Apply to save configuration changes.

When you have finished with configuration, click Add selected devices and channels to go back to the wizard.

Wizard completed successfully

You can now either restart the wizard to cover the rest of your devices, or close it. Press the Launch TRENDnetView EVO Monitor button to switch to the monitoring mode at once. You will be able to run this Setup Wizard again at any time via your TRENDnetView EVO Console application menu in the upper right corner.

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12 Interface Overview: Management Application

TRENDnetView EVO Console is a straightforward graphics user interface tool with access to all possible server settings. To ensure comfortable and easy navigation, it is important that you become acquainted with its structure before starting to use it.

Note that TRENDnetView EVO Console appearance depends on your software package and license limitations. Sections unavailable due to license restrictions will be greyed out but still listed to get you acquainted with all available features, and smaller functions will be simply hidden.

TRENDnetView EVO Console management application interface

Navigation Panel

TRENDnetView EVO Console Navigation Panel

The blue panel on top serves as navigation bar and its usage is similar to that of Windows Explorer. Here are its main components (from left to right):

Left and Right arrows enable navigation through your browsing history and allow you to switch between previous and next locations; you can also use Backspace on your keyboard to go back

Your current directory is displayed right next to these arrows If you are in the Organizations view, an Exit button will appear Currently logged in User account button with options to view user profile or to log out

Refresh button - reloads current item list Search field - only items matching the search criteria will be displayed in the list

Application Menu

Application Menu, position: top right

Application menu button in the upper-right-hand corner gives you the following options:

launch the Setup Wizard import the configuration from an XML file import the configuration from another TRENDnetView EVO server database change TRENDnetView EVO Console settings set up automatic configuration backup remotely upgrade system components

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open the About section

Sections

Sections panel, position: bottom left

The bottom left panel allows you to switch between the four main TRENDnetView EVO Console sections: Configuration, Events & Actions, Monitoring and Audit. The contents of the components panel on the left will change depending on the selected section. If the TRENDnetView EVO Console windows is resized, the sections will be reduced to icons.

Components

The panel on the left will display the list of all available configuration components based on the selected section. As a result of license limitations, some of the items may be greyed out or unavailable. The list below shows maximum available items by category:

Configuration

Organizations, Networks, Servers, External Services, Failover clusters, Users, Devices, Channels, Recording, Maps, Layout templates, Layouts, Video Walls, User Buttons, Visual groups, Live Podcasts, Data Sources

Events & Actions

Rules, Events, Actions, Global Events, Conditions, Schedules, Mail servers

Monitoring

Servers, Devices, Channels, Streams, Archive Statistics, Storages, User Sessions, Video Walls, External Services

Audit

Servers, Users

Components panel, position: left

Item List

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Item list, position: centre

The main part of the TRENDnetView EVO Console window displays items in the selected category depending on the search and/or item filters. You can select one or more items at once using the Shift or CTRL button.

Click any column title to use is as a sorting basis for the whole item list; the little arrow near the column title indicates that it is currently being used for arrangement - either ascending or descending. Right-click item list header for

sorting options and column fit settings.

Right-click header for additional options

If you choose to remove a column from presentation of the item list, the settings will remain in effect until the TRENDnetView EVO Console restart.

Item Actions

Item actions panel, position: top right, under Navigation panel

The panel above the item list displays the available actions, if applicable. Usually, the buttons here will allow you to create a new item, edit or delete existing ones, create or edit contiguous items, etc.

Item Filters

Item filters panel, position: bottom right

The bottom panel contains miscellaneous item filters, such as: recently added and updated, corresponding groups etc. Click any of the filters to apply them; use the X button to reset and display the full item list.

Application Settings

To change TRENDnetView EVO Console settings, go to the main application menu in the upper-right-hand corner and choose Settings.

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TRENDnetView EVO Console application settings

Here, it is possible to:

change application language (by default, the language chosen during installation is used) show or hide software features restricted by license show or hide object identifiers reset all Don't show this again checkboxes, which have been set so far

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13 Conventions and Keyboard Shortcuts

Mouse Gestures

Double-click an item containing more entities (e.g., any group): opens item contents in the same window

Double-click a non-expandable item (e.g., server, user): opens entity configuration dialog box

CTRL+click: select multiple items in a list

Shift+click: select every item between previously selected item and item clicked

Right-click on a text field: standard text edit menu

Right-click on a text field when creating an action: standard text edit plus text macros

Keyboard Shortcuts

Backspace: navigate to previous page in TRENDnetView EVO Console

CTRL+A: select all items

Visual Elements

General

New item (click drop-down arrow to see available options)

Remove item(s)

Deselect item(s)

Unacceptable filed value, hover mouse cursor for more information

More information about the item, click to view the details

Refresh item list

TRENDnetView EVO Console sections

Configuration

Events & Actions

Health monitoring

Audit log

Management

Network (server connection), connection settings

Server

Server group

External service

External service group

Failover cluster

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Software Watchdog

Storage

Resources (all or any type)

User account/session

User group

General details

Members of the current item

Current item membership in other groups

User and user group permissions for target item

Device

Device group

Channel

Channel group

Recording profile (core recording settings)

Recording schedule (recording itinerary based on core recording settings)

Recording configuration (recording interface assignable to channels)

Motion detector

Layout Template

Layout

Layout group

Map

Video wall

User button

Visual group

Shared channel

Audit Journal (software log)

Set (period etc.)

Events & Actions

Rules

Events

Actions

Global events

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Conditions

Event & Action schedules

Mail servers

Action delay timers

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14 Configuration Backup

Server configuration is a time-consuming process and it is wise to save a copy of your TRENDnetView EVO database after certain changes so that you have something to start the server with in case the main database becomes corrupt because of a hard disk failure or some other reason. TRENDnetView EVO provides several options for database backup and we strongly recommend that you create configuration restore points to save the trouble of re-configuring the server from scratch.

Automatic Backup

Automated configuration backup allows you to save your TRENDnetView EVO database based on a schedule. To access the settings via TRENDnetView EVO Console, click the application menu button in the upper-right-hand corner and choose Automated backup configuration.

Set automatic database backup preferences

Automated backup is enabled by default with the following settings: a restore point is created every two days at 2AM, with a maximum of 15 files to be kept. You can either leave the default settings, including the default location, or define your own backup time and frequency in the Settings tab.

Backup status

In the Status tab, you can see the date of the last backup attempt and the next scheduled backup time.

Backup and Restore Wizard

Additionally to the automated backup, it is possible to create a configuration restore point manually at any time. The TRENDnetView EVO Server Backup and Restore Wizard provides an opportunity to start the TRENDnetView EVO with an earlier database version.

Run the TRENDnetView EVO Server Backup and Restore Wizard from your Windows Start menu: Start -> All Apps -> TRENDnetView EVO -> TRENDnetView EVO Server Backup and Restore Wizard. In Windows 7 and older versions, use Start -> All Programs -> software installation folder -> Tools -> TRENDnet, Inc. Server Backup and Restore Wizard; alternatively, use Cortana/Search to locate the wizard in the programs menu.

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Choose whether you want to back up or restore the database

Backup

Choose the first option to back up the database contents to serve as a restore point and click Next.

Choose items to back up

Here, you can choose the information to be saved and also add a custom description for your future reference. You can either use the default destination folder or choose a custom one, even located on a different disk or a network drive.

Restore point successfully created

The wizard will create the backup and display a success message. Click Finish to exit.

Restore

Choose this option if you wish to start the TRENDnetView EVO server with a database from an earlier time instead of the current configuration.

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Choose a restore point

Here, you have two options: select a backup file from the list or manually locate the necessary *.lxb file. In either case, make sure you have chosen the right backup to be used and then click Next.

Choose items to restore

Make sure you have chosen a suitable database to be restored by reviewing the items and using your earlier comments as a reference. Click Next when ready.

Restore in progress

The wizard will ask you to stop the TRENDnetView EVO services and start restoring the database after your confirmation.

Caution! This is an irreversible operation. Do not abort the process or shut down the server machine during the process.

If nothing interferes with the restore process and the backup file is intact, you will receive a success message after the wizard finishes restoring your TRENDnetView EVO server configuration. Server service will be automatically started with the restored database.

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15 Migration From Previous Product Versions

It is possible to migrate the basic configuration from the older TRENDnet software version, first generation TRENDnetVIEW Pro. All you have to do is export an XML file from first generation TRENDnetVIEW Pro and then import it via TRENDnetView EVO Console.

In your first generation TRENDnetVIEW Pro Client, right-click your desired server and choose Tasks -> Configuration Export.

Run Configuration Export from the server right-click menu

Export wizard will display a summary of all the exported resources and give you an option to save the configuration in XML format. In order to do this, click the Export to... button and choose a location and enter the filename, then click Save.

Export tool

Next, switch to your TRENDnetView EVO installation where you want to load the configuration: open TRENDnetView EVO Console and log into the target server. In TRENDnetView EVO Console, click the application menu button located in the upper-right-hand corner of the TRENDnetView EVO Console window and choose

Configuration import. Locate your pre-saved XML file in the Open file dialog box and click Open: Configuration import dialog box will open, giving you the option to review the resources to be imported.

Choose devices to be imported

Review the list of devices to be imported from your pre-saved configuration; note that you can only view the settings but there is no option to change them. You will be able to alter device settings later, after you import the configuration. At this stage, you can choose whether or not the device will be imported: to do this, simply put a checkmark next to each device name. By default, all devices are selected for import.

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Choose channels to be imported

Next, switch to the Channels tab and review the channel list.

Choose users to be imported

When you have finished with devices and channels, review users and user groups to be imported.

Choose user groups to be imported

If some resource is already present in TRENDnetView EVO configuration, the wizard will mark the imported copy to be merged to the existing one; you can change this by selecting the desired resource and choosing the import type below: Import via -> Add/Merge. Merging means that user permissions are extended and in case of any differences TRENDnetView EVO settings have priority. Otherwise, the import wizard will simply add the target resource to your configuration and action type choice will be grayed out.

When you are done, click OK to import the configuration. TRENDnetView EVO will show you a short summary and ask you to confirm the action.

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Confirm import

After the import, you will be able to edit the newly added resources as usual via corresponding menu sections.

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16 Server Settings

In order to access TRENDnetView EVO server settings via TRENDnetView EVO Console, select Configuration section and then choose Servers components from the menu on the left.

Configuration -> Servers

Double-click server or click the Edit button on the upper panel to access server configuration dialog box.

Server details

On the Details tab, you can change the server name: it will appear everywhere in TRENDnetView EVO Console and in the connected TRENDnetView EVO Monitor applications, including Web clients.

Connection properties

The Connections tab allows you to define ports for TRENDnetView EVO Monitor and TRENDnetView EVO Streaming Server connection; the default ports are 60554 for TRENDnetView EVO Monitor and 8080 for TRENDnetView EVO Streaming Server (HTTP). Note that, in case you plan to access your TRENDnetView EVO server from the Internet, the ports must be properly forwarded on your router according to your desired topology and allowed through the firewall. Details on the port forwarding setup can be found in your router operation guide.

Also, if you are going to use SNMP traps in your Event & Action scenarios, here you can define server's SNMP community name and SNMP port for incoming and outgoing messages. Community will be used by the SNMP manager to send requests; SNMP port will serve for both incoming and outgoing messages. Leave both values zeroed to disable this functionality.

The next sections describe the remaining aspects of server settings in details.

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17 Storage

Server storage configuration includes storage directories, size and duration quotas, cleanup time settings and storage differentiation by name for further flexible allocation of the recorded streams.

To access the storage settings for the server via TRENDnetView EVO Console, choose the Configuration section, then select Servers from the menu on the left, double-click your server and then click the Storage tab.

Access storage settings for selected server

Click Open storage properties to open the configuration dialog box.

Directories

All available local disks (also mapped network shares that appear as drives in Windows Explorer) will be automatically listed and checked for recording with default archive directories. You can also add network paths to remote storage locations. Use UP and DOWN arrows on the right to change the disk order (priority).

For each storage location, the following information will be displayed:

storage priority: determined by the item position in the list storage profile (see description below) current quota size free space on disk total disk size

Configure storage directories

Each directly attached storage location will be automatically assigned a quota of 90%; each network storage will have a zero quota by default so you need to enter the quota size manually. We strongly advise that you review all the settings and make sure that all the storage locations have sufficient free space, and, if necessary, set a lower quota or free up some space. It is recommended that every recording location has 10-15% of free space: this helps avoid fragmentation effect and also allows highly loaded software to effectively enforce recording quotas.

Minimum quota per each storage location for any storage type is 20GB.

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We advise against recording to the system drive because it is often used by other processes like defragmentation and system backup, not to mention OS itself, and thus doing so may affect recording efficiency and stability. As a result, disk C: is not selected for recording by default.

To change the disk quota, simply highlight the desired location for storage from the item list, then enter the quota size in GB and click Apply changes.

Storages

You can either use the Default storage category for all locations, or create multiple different storage profiles (types, names). These can be used for manually distributed streaming between storage directories:

storage directories are marked with corresponding storage tags each channel is assigned to a recording location

To choose a storage profile different from the Default, select the storage location from the Directories list and click the Change button.

Change storage

Select one of the built-in storage profiles or create and edit a new one.

Choose storage profile

The built-in storage types are:

Disabled: storage location will not be used Default: default storage tag Fallback: storage destination to be used if all the storage units with specified tags have failed Readonly: existing data will be available for reading and will not be erased; no new recordings will be

appended to this location

These profiles cannot be edited or removed. Fallback storage settings are available in the corresponding tab of the Storage properties.

Readonly storage type can be used, for example, in the following cases:

it is necessary to view the old data from a different TRENDnetView EVO server when you need to insert the disks originating from another computer and you do not wish that these data are erased

some storage unit contains important footage that has been requested to be kept for a longer time so that the recordings are not erased over time while still allowing access to the footage

Click + New storage button to create a new storage profile, or select an existing one and click the Edit button in the upper-right-hand corner to change its name.

New storage profile

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Enter the storage profile title and click OK to save and exit.

The storage tag you have selected or just created will appear as selected. Click the Apply button below to confirm storage configuration settings before proceeding.

Remote storage locations

In order to add a network storage (NAS, SAN, network share) that is not mapped as a drive in Windows, click + New button on the upper panel and enter the setup details.

Add new storage directory

The table below details the available settings for network storage.

Setting Description Default Value

Path Full network path to the storage directory \\Server\Share\TRENDnet\Archive

Files

Username User name to connect to the storage [empty]

Password Define storage access password, if applicable [empty]

Quota Maximum amount of storage in gigabytes to be used for

recording; 85-90% is recommended

20GB

Storage Storage profile to be assigned to the target storage directory Disabled

Duration Quota

Set the global recording duration limit for your server here: enable quota management and then enter desired number of days. All recordings older than the number of days specified will be erased.

Global duration quota

Note that the global duration quota has priority over the individual (per-channel) duration quota that is set in the recording configurations.

Retention

You can set the software erasing mechanism so that it cleans up old recordings only during specific periods of time, e.g., when the recorder is less overloaded or when the quality of recordings are less important.

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Set cleanup hours

To do this, enable the cleanup hours setting and specify the time period during which erasing is allowed.

This control has priority over the storage quota. Setting insufficient cleanup time may lead to storage overflow and result in recordings being lost. We strongly recommend that you do not enable any cleanup hours' restrictions unless you absolutely know what you are doing.

Fallback

You can dedicate a specific recording location to serve as a failover storage, called fallback storage. Such storage location will be used for recording only if all specified target storages of the certain type have failed.

TRENDnetView EVO server automatically detects when a channel or channels cannot be written onto their normal destination storage and switches to the fallback storage after the specified timeout has been reached. Minimum and also default timeout is thirty seconds, and maximum is five minutes. A default system event is raised when fallback is activated.

Fallback storage settings

After setting the desired timeout, switch to the Directories tab and specify, which storage will serve as fallback.

Set fallback storage units

Usage example:

Consider a system where all main streams are recorded to the storage with the tag Main and all secondary streams are, in their turn, recorded to the Substreams storage. If either or both of these storages fail, recording will automatically proceed to the Fallback storage.

The fallback storage must be able to handle the load and have enough free space to keep the recordings until the main storage gets back online.

Server checks if the main storage is available if one of the conditions has been fulfilled:

server has finished and closed a data file (4GB)

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the data file has not reached 4GB in size but six hours have passed server was restarted

In other words, the recording function checks if the main storage is available every 6h OR every 4GB of recorded data OR after a restart (upon startup). If the main storage is OK, TRENDnetView EVO server continues to record onto it; the recordings made onto the fallback storage stay there and are not transferred anywhere.

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18 Watchdog

General

Server Watchdog is an integral part of the server core. It protects the software from certain types of failures by automatically attempting to restart the server.

Watchdog operates based on the software and system overall health monitoring; default trigger values have been selected on the grounds of our analysis of extensive tests run on systems of different configuration and stability level.

Although it is possible to disable the Server Watchdog service, we strongly advise against doing so, as the principal role of Watchdog is to keep the software operation as stable as possible in the given circumstances.

Watchdog operation can be tracked by messages in the Windows Application log. If you do experience frequent disturbances such as software restarts or server rebooting, this will be an indication of some serious issue related to the software, operating system and/or underlying hardware. In such a situation, the best course of action is to:

carefully read the messages in the Windows Application Log, as these may already contain some indication of why Watchdog was triggered;

refer to the relevant topic in the Troubleshooting section of this manual to read about typical causes of such cases;

send a Problem Report from the faulty server, providing as much information as possible about the issue; consult the TRENDnet, Inc. technical support team directly at http://www.trendnet.com/support

Configuration

Watchdog operation can be configured for each server independently. To access Watchdog settings, in TRENDnetView EVO Console select Configuration in the bottom left menu and select Servers from the list on the left, then double-click the desired server or simply click Edit button on the top panel for the pre-selected server.

Locate server for Watchdog configuration

In the Server dialog box, select Watchdog from the left menu.

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Watchdog configuration

The table below contains a detailed explanation of Watchdog settings. Please note that for most cases default and near-default settings are recommended; it is advisable that you consult with TRENDnet support if for some reason you plan to make extensive changes to these settings. Click the information icon next to each setting to read more about them.

Setting Description Default

Value

Enable Watchdog Enables Watchdog operation for the target server Enabled

Grace Interval, seconds Time interval in seconds, counting from server

start, during which Watchdog will not attempt to restart the software

Reboot Interval, minutes Watchdog will reboot Windows if there have been

a certain number (N) of software restarts (N is specified below) in the given time interval; the default for rebooting is 3 restarts in 5 minutes; setting the specified number to 0 will disable rebooting

Number of Failures to Reboot Watchdog will reboot Windows in case there have

been N software restarts in the time interval specified above; the default for rebooting is 3 restarts in 5 minutes; setting the specified number to 0 will disable rebooting

System Committed Memory Usage Ratio, % Watchdog will restart the software if the ratio of

total system committed memory exceeds the specified percentage; this value is shown under Memory section of Performance tab in the Windows Task Manager

Enabled, 70%

System Pool Nonpaged Memory Usage, MB Watchdog will restart software if the amount of

system nonpaged pool memory exceeds the specified amount

Disabled

Private Memory Usage Ratio, % Watchdog will restart software if the amount of

private memory used by server process exceeds the specified value

Enabled, 45%

Virtual Memory Usage Ratio Watchdog will restart software if the amount of

virtual memory used by server process exceeds the specified ratio; ratio shows the amount of virtual memory used by server process versus maximum per-process virtual memory allowed by

Enabled, 90%

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Enable Periodic Restart Enables automatic software restart every N days

or hours; use hours for troubleshooting purposes

Enabled, 7 days

Enable Periodic Restart Hours Limit periodic restart to specific hours, e.g. only

restart at night; we recommend to leave at least a 1h interval for the restarts

Disabled

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19 Security Policy

Security settings related to password management, connections etc. can be defined for each server. To access server security policy settings via TRENDnetView EVO Console, choose the Configuration section, select Servers from the menu on the left, double-click your target server and then click the Security policy tab.

It is recommended that, in order to enhance your system security, you do not leave the default policy settings but rather define your own, system-specific preferences.

Server security settings

The table below details the available settings.

Setting Description Default

Value

Minimum password length

Minimal mandatory length of a user password 8

Minimum number of special symbols

Define how many (at least) special characters (#$%&...) must be present in a user password

Minimum number of digits

Define how many (at least) digits must be present in a user password 2

Minimum number of uppercase letters

Define how many (at least) UPPERCASE letters must be present in a user password

Minimum number of lowercase letters

Define how many (at least) lowercase letters must be present in a user password

Number of previous passwords to remember

Password history to be kept by the server to prevent the user from using the same password again when changing it

Maximum number of days between password change

Define how frequently TRENDnetView EVO will ask users to change their password; this setting can be overridden in the user settings to make the password never expire for a specific user

0 (unlimited)

Maximum number of simultaneous connections with the same login name

Allowed number of simultaneous incoming connections from the same user account via any port (TCP/HTTP) or client app, this setting can be overridden for the specific user in the user settings; 0=unlimited

0 (unlimited)

Password related policies are solely meant for TRENDnetView EVO internal users and they do not affect any other user account settings (e.g., Windows users etc.). All policies are in effect for all user accounts, including the builtin root admin user account.

The maximum number of simultaneous connections from the same user account can be re-defined for any specific user via user settings dialog box. User-specific setting has priority over global connection quota and it may be either larger or smaller than the global quota.

Example 1: global policy is set to 0, which means no imposed limitations. However, user account admin has his max number of connections set to 3, which means that three incoming connections with this user account are allowed at a time so that the administrator can connect via TRENDnetView EVO Console, TRENDnetView EVO Monitor and TRENDnetView EVO Mobile at once for troubleshooting purposes.

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Example 2: global policy is set to 1, which means only one connection from each user is allowed at a time. However, user demo has an allowance of 30 simultaneous connections so that this account can be used for demonstration purposes.

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20 Overview of Devices and Channels

The idea of a camera as a surveillance software entity being commonplace has resulted in the concept of devices and channels. Devices and channels represent the separation of physical and data layers for reasons of security and ease of management.

"Device" refers to any piece of physical equipment that serves as a data provider; a hardware piece delivering video, audio and event streams to the server. IP cameras, video encoders, capture boards, USB web cameras - these are all examples of devices that can be added to TRENDnet software. Devices do not include any data streams.

"Channel" refers to any actual video stream (with corresponding audio/event stream, if applicable) delivered to the server from any of the configured devices. Software licensing mechanism counts channels and not devices.

In TRENDnetView EVO Console, devices hold camera TCP/IP and user settings, as well as actual hardware model. By contrast, channels do not possess these properties: this allows them to be handled as virtual entities, detaching and re-attaching them from/to devices. Channels feature video stream configuration settings - resolution, frame rate, bit rate and others - as well as all supplementary data streams, such as audio, motion and digital input/output events, PTZ control and camera-side analytics information.

As there are also some multichannel devices, e.g., capture boards and video encoders, each device can have one or more channels attached to it - these can either be assigned or detected automatically; maximum number of channels for each specific device is stipulated by the device model.

Devices only appear within TRENDnetView EVO Console, allowing the administrator to apply all necessary configurations. TRENDnetView EVO Monitor only displays the channels and does not provide any access to the devices' properties to the end users.

Both devices and channels can be grouped independently. For internal TRENDnetView EVO Console management, device groups and channel groups are available; for TRENDnetView EVO Monitor channel grouping, visual groups can be used.

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21 Add Devices Manually

You can add devices manually instead of using autodiscovery in the following cases:

actual devices have not been connected yet devices are not connected at the current stage but it is planned that they will be connected later the server needs to be configured while being away from its future position some devices in use cannot be automatically discovered

Only IP devices can be added manually. Attached devices (e.g., capture boards) require autodiscovery.

Add single device

To access the configuration dialog box from TRENDnetView EVO Console, open the Configuration section and select Devices in the menu on the left; in the upper panel, then click the + New device button.

Add new device

Enter a user-defined name for your new device and pick a model. If your camera model is not listed, select the closest similar model or choose a generic type.

Select device model

After you have chosen manufacturer and model, additional tabs will become available in the main configuration dialog box: Network and Channels. These tabs are described in details later in this section.

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Network and Channels become available after device model has been chosen

Details

Setting Description Default

value

Title User-defined device name [empty]

Model IP device manufacturer and model, or generic type [empty]

Hardware ID Unique hardware identifier containing a device hardware

identifier; this filed should be left empty, as it will be filled automatically later, when the device has been connected and identified

[empty]

Membership

Choose groups for the current device to become a member of. Use Add and Remove buttons below or double-click to manipulate groups. One device may belong to several groups at once.

Define groups for the device being added

Permissions

Add users and/or user groups simply by checking at least one permission for the target server; remove by clearing permissions - either by deselecting them or by clicking the Clear button below. You can also double-click users to remove them from the list of privileged users. Devices with an empty permission list will not be available to anyone except for the root (global) administrator.

Add user permissions for this device

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Network

Enter TCP/IP settings for device access here.

Enter TCP/IP settings for device access

Before filling in the details, make sure the settings match those on the camera. If device has not been connected yet, ensure that the same settings are applied during the camera installation. You can use the Ping Device button to check camera availability and/or verify your settings; the Open Device in Browser button will try to reach your camera Web interface using you default browser.

Setting Description Default

value

Host Device IP address [empty]

Port Device HTTP port 80

Username Device user credentials; note that you need to provide a

valid administrative user profile to be able to change device settings via software

[empty]

Password Password for camera access Enabled

Channels

Here you can detach automatically detected channels from the device and replace them with one of the existing 'free' channels (not attached to any device). Use the Reset button to undo any changes made to the channels (this only works for current editing session, reset will not be available after you save the changes and reopen this dialog box).

If you wish the original camera channel(s) to stay attached to the device, just leave the channel list as it is.

Channels

Add multiple devices*

*Feature is subject to license limitations and may be unavailable in some software editions.

If you have a number of devices of the same type in your system, you can add them all at once to save time. This method is especially useful if you have multiple groups of devices of the same type.

Open the Configuration section and select Devices in the menu on the left; in the upper panel, click the little arrow next to the + New device button and select Create multiple devices.

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Add devices

Create multiple devices dialog box

You can add any number of different devices here (assuming this is permitted by license limitations). First, select the device model from the list, and then enter your desired number of existing devices of the same model.

Select the desired model and number of devices

When you are ready, click the + Add button below to attach the camera set to the new devices list. As soon as there is at least one device, additional tabs will become available: Device Parameters and Channel settings. Device list on the right will be available in all tabs.

To remove any of the listed items, select them with your left mouse button (use CTRL+click or Shift+click to select multiple devices at once) and hit the Delete button on the upper panel or on your keyboard. Select any device and

use the Add button on the upper panel to add a copy of that device.

Add several new devices

Device parameters

For each added device, enter corresponding settings. Note that you can skip IP and port on this step if you wish to use automatic incremental IP assigning (see IPs and Ports tab description below).

Modify device parameters

Select a device by clicking on it in the item list: it will become highlighted green and related available settings will be displayed in the Device parameters window. You can select multiple devices by holding CTRL or Shift when clicking.

Setting Description Default value

Device name User-defined device name Device model

Model Device manufacturer and model, or

generic type; click Change to alter

Loaded automatically

Host Device hostname or IP address [empty]

Port Device HTTP port 80

Username Device user credentials; note that

you need to provide a valid administrative user profile to be able

[empty]

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to change device settings via software

Password Password for camera access [empty]

Server Target server, to which the device

will be attached

Central Server

When you have finished, click the Apply button below for the changes to take effect.

If you do not apply the modifications, they will be discarded when you select a different device from the item list. Remember to always click the Apply button.

You will be asked to review the list of modified fields and confirm the changes.

Confirm changes

Click OK to accept the changes and go back to the configuration dialog box.

You can select multiple devices and assign IP addresses incrementally with the defined increment. Similarly, it is possible to change the HTTP port for all devices at once, if required (port value stays the same for all selected devices, with no increment). In order to do this, select desired devices by using CTRL+click or Shift+click, then start entering the IP address: the field will expand, giving you the option to enter the increment.

Assign IP addresses with increment

Click the Apply button below to save the changes, similarly to the previous step.

Channel Settings

Here you can modify channel names and recording configuration. Note that channel name is not copied from the device name.

Unlike with automatic device discovery, default recording configuration here is [none], meaning that recording is not conducted. Select one or multiple devices and then click the Change button in order to choose an existing recording configuration for the target devices or create a new one.

Depending on the selected device model, the number of channels may coincide with or exceed the number of devices, e.g., when device is a 4-channel encoder.

Channel properties

Select one or multiple devices and click Change, then select appropriate recording profile or create a new one.

When you have finished, click OK to add all the new devices and their channels to your server configuration.

22 Add Devices Using Autodiscovery

Use automatic device discovery feature to find all available devices. This method is of great help when dealing with large amounts of cameras, and also when exact addresses of devices are not available.

To access the configuration dialog box from TRENDnetView EVO Console, open Configuration section and select

Devices in the menu on the left; in the upper panel, click down arrow near New device button and then select Find devices.

Find devices

Scan Parameters

First, select scan mode; the following options are available:

scan IP address range: specify a continuous LAN segment to be scanned scan network adapter address range: select one or more network interfaces to be fully scanned scan attached devices: the local hardware system will be scanned for capture boards and Direct Show

video sources

If you have chosen to search for IP video sources, you should review additional connection settings and change or update them, if required:

ports: HTTP ports, comma separated user credentials: pairs of comma-separated user names and passwords, one pair per line

Use the Reset button below to discard all changes and start entering scan parameters again. When you are ready, press OK button below to begin scanning.

Scan attached devices

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Scan network adapter address range

Scan IP address range

Device Autodiscovery

After scanning has been completed, you will be taken to the Device Autodiscovery dialog box, which will allow you to review the found devices and their channels, and enter/modify related settings. Use the Search field in the upperright-hand corner to find a specific device by name, model, IP, port or hardware ID (for IP devices, ID includes MAC address).

There are two types of selection in the item list: checkboxes and colour highlight. Checkboxes are used to choose the items to be added to server configuration after you close the dialog box; highlighted items are subject to immediate properties changes. Use CTRL+click or Shift+click to select all or several items at once to change their settings.

Click a device in the item list to load its settings into the Device Properties window. Note that some settings may be missing for some of the automatically found devices; this depends mostly on device and whether user data was correctly provided. In such cases, simply fill in the missing data manually and click the Apply button below to save the configuration changes.

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Set up discovered devices

If device is not integrated with the software (native support), it may be detected as generic type (e.g., ONVIF). If you think some devices have not been discovered, check if they have different HTTP ports; also, try adding them manually.

Setting Description Default value

Device name User-defined video source name Autodetected

model + IP, empty if not detected

Model Device manufacturer and model, or

generic type

Autodetected vendor and model, empty if not detected

Host Device IP address Autodetected

Port Device HTTP port Autodetected

Username Device user credentials; note that you

have to provide administrative profile credentials in order to be able to change device settings via software interface

Appropriate username from provided list or autodetected

Password Device user password Appropriate

password from provided list or autodetected

Device models set on this step cannot be altered in future. In order to change the model further on, you will need to delete the channel attached to such a device, and then create a new channel with your desired model: see how to replace a camera for details.

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Set up discovered channels

Here you can edit the channel name and assign recording configuration. By default, recording is enabled for all channels: click the Change button near Recording settings to manage recording profiles and assign them to your channels. To add a new recording profile, click the + New recording configuration button below; you can find more details about recording profiles in the corresponding section. Click OK to save and return back to devices and channels; click Apply to save configuration changes.

After changing the channel recording configuration, do not forget to click Apply, otherwise the changes will not take effect.

Recording configuration here is assigned to the main streams of the target channels. In order to set up substream recording, please go to channel configuration.

Select the recording configuration or create a new recording profile

Click the Start device search button above at any time to restart device discovery.

All previously discovered devices and all configuration changes will be discarded if you restart camera autodiscovery.

When you are ready, click the Add selected devices and channels button below; all checked devices will be added with selected corresponding channels. Newly added devices and channels will be added to the item list.

Added devices will appear in the item list

Use the buttons on the upper panel to manage your devices. You can now add new devices and/or device groups,

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launch autodiscovery again, assign devices to groups, as well as removing both devices and groups.

When deleting devices, remember that corresponding channels will not be removed at the same time and therefore your newly discovered devices may not be added due to license limitation. Go to the Channels tab to manage them separately.

23 Manage Devices and Device Groups

This topic describes general device handling as well as common use cases in device management.

Manage Devices

Device management is accessible via TRENDnetView EVO Console Configuration section, under Devices category in the menu on the left.

Configuration -> Devices

Upper panel items allow you to add devices automatically or manually, edit, view and remove them, as well as quickly assign groups and servers. Double-click any device to open it for editing; click View channels on the upper panel to open channel-specific controls in the same window. If device has multiple channels, all of them will be listed.

Please refer to the Add Devices Manually section of this document for detailed description of all available tabs and settings.

Use bottom panel buttons to quickly filter recently added/updated devices, choose groups only or solely devices not assigned to any of the servers.

Remove Devices

To remove a device, select it in the item list and use the Recycle bin button on the upper panel to delete the target device. Use Shift+click or CTRL+click to select multiple devices, or CTRL+A to select all.

You can choose to remove all associated channels together with the device(s)

You will be offered to remove all the attached channels together with the device(s). Press Yes to delete the channels or choose No to leave the channels: they will appear as detached in the channel list then and you will be able to reattach them to other devices, keeping the channel recording configuration. If you choose Yes, all existing shared channels based on the channels of the target device will be removed automatically as well.

Channels that have any associated rules in the Event and Action Configurator cannot be removed. If you try deleting such a channel, you will get an error saying The channel cannot be removed because it is in use.

In order to remove such a channel. you need to delete the rules related to it first. To do so, just go to the Events & Actions section, choose Rules in the menu on the left, select the target server and open the configurator, then remove the necessary rules from the central column by using the < and > buttons.

Add Device Groups

As with other resources, devices can be grouped together for easier management. Click the little arrow near + New

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device button and select New device group.

Device group details

Enter a name for the device group in the Details tab, then switch to the Members tab and choose devices to join this group. Double-click items or use the Add/Remove buttons below to select and deselect devices.

Device group members

In the Membership tab, you can select 'higher' level groups to contain this device group (nested architecture).

Device group permissions

Finally, open the Permissions tab to assign user privileges for this device groups: check at least one permission to select the user or user group, uncheck all or use the Clear button below to deselect. When you have finished, click OK; the newly created group will then appear in the item list.

Double-click any group to open its contents in the same window; use the buttons on the upper panel to edit/remove it. Click Edit to adjust group settings: procedure is similar to that of creating a new device group.

Replace Camera

Consider the following common scenario: one of the installed cameras needs to be replaced by a device that is better/more suitable/backup/etc. while keeping the whole configuration effective. As long as the replacement device has the same model, the process is virtually unnoticed by the software. If the new camera model does differ from the original, some modifications are required to be made in TRENDnetView EVO Console.

The procedure in TRENDnetView EVO Console is the following:

go to Devices open the Device properties of the target device, go to the Channels tab and detach all the channels, then

close the Device properties delete old device from the Devices list create a new device with the necessary model open the new device's Device Properties, go to the Channels tab, detach its new channel(s) - meaning they

will not be created - and attach old one(s)

As a result, the device part of the configuration will be replaced and all the channel configurations will stay untouched.

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Note that video stream specific configurations - resolution, FPS, frame adjustments - are not saved when reattaching the channel due to differences between device capabilities. However, the channel permissions, membership, recording configuration and motion detector settings are all preserved.

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24 Configure Channels

Channels are video streams received from physical devices attached to the system. Several channels can originate from a single device - in the case of multichannel devices, i.e., capture boards, but single channel can only be attached to one device at a time, as it makes no sense for a video stream to come from two cameras at once. Channels are created automatically at the same time as the source device but can later be detached and attached to different devices.

Channels include the video stream configuration settings - resolution, frame rate, bit rate and others - as well as all supplementary data streams, such as audio, motion and digital input/output events, PTZ control and camera-side analytics information. Recording configurations are assigned to channels and they are also displayed in TRENDnetView EVO Monitor.

To access the channel configuration dialog box in the TRENDnetView EVO Console, open the Configuration section and select Channels from the menu on the left side. Use the filters on the bottom panel to quickly access specific channel sets.

The upper panel buttons enable you to create new items in this category, as described below, and perform channelspecific actions, such as editing, assigning groups, assigning recording configuration and deleting selected channels. To select multiple items, hold CTRL or Shift and click items in the list.

Channels currently bound to devices cannot be deleted: the recycle bin button will only appear when detached channels are selected. To remove a channel, go to Devices, open properties of the target device and disengage the channel on the Channels tab by clicking the Detach button; also, you will be offered to delete all associated channels when you remove the device itself - this will also remove any existing shared channels.

Configuration -> Channels

All available channels and channels groups will be listed here. The upper panel offers a range of configuration opportunities.

Create Channel Group

Channel groups can be added for easier management in TRENDnetView EVO Console; by default, there are no builtin channel groups. Click "+ Create channel group" button to bring up the corresponding dialog box.

Enter the group title here, select channels to be group members and select higher level group(s) to contain target group as a member, if desired. Set user permissions for channels in this group.

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Edit Channel group properties

Click OK when you are ready: newly created group will appear in the item list.

Edit Channel Group

Double-click any existing channel group in the list or use the Edit button in the upper panel to bring up the configuration dialog box. Available options are analogous to the ones displayed during group creation time.

Edit Channel

Channels are automatically created together with each newly created device; it is not possible to create a channel separately. Click any channel in the list twice or use the Edit button on the upper panel to manage the channel properties.

Edit channel properties

The configuration dialog box enables the following changes:

Details tab: change channel title and assign recording configuration Motion detector tab: choose between camera-side or software-side motion detection*, default state is

disabled

Membership tab: select the target channel group to add this channel into Permissions tab: allow users and user groups to access and administer target channel Channel configuration tab: open an additional channel configuration dialog box to manage video

stream settings, frame adjustments and Digital Input/Output

Please refer to the Channel Settings topic for detailed description for each of the tabs.

Motion detector on the software side has two options: high performance and high accuracy:

High Performance mode: this type of analysis is performed for only key frames whose frequency can vary from several frames per second to one frame every few seconds - this is less sensitive for picture quality, but greatly affects detector operation. CPU consumption is significantly lower due to this, and it can be additionally reduced by increasing time interval between two analyzed frames.

High Accuracy mode: this mode performs motion analysis for the whole video stream, so we recommend selecting this option when you want to achieve best detection results. The lower time interval means higher precision. Keep in mind that CPU and virtual memory usage is much greater if this mode is selected.

Assign Group

Channel membership can be managed via the channel properties dialog box. To quickly assign group to any of existing channels, select desired channel(s) (use CTRL+click or Shift+click to select multiple items) and click Assign group button on the upper panel.

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Assign channel group

Pick a group from the existing channel groups' list and click OK to save. If any of the channels already belonged to some group, it is not a problem: membership in multiple channel groups is allowed.

Replace Camera

The procedure in TRENDnetView EVO Console is the following:

go to Devices open the Device properties of the target device, go to the Channels tab and detach all the channels, then

will not be created - and attach old one(s)

As a result, the device part of the configuration will be replaced and all the channel configurations will stay untouched.

Other

Select one or multiple channels/channel groups and click the Disable button on the upper panel to deactivate target items. Disabled channels will not be requested from actual physical devices, and, as a consequence, will not be recorded; neither will they be displayed in TRENDnetView EVO Monitor application(s).

The filter panel at the bottom enables you to view recently added/updated items, as well as other relevant filters. The filter that is currently active is highlighted blue: click the N filtered button to reset all filters and display all the available items again.

Filters

25 Channel Settings

The channel configuration dialog box has several setting categories; these are described in details in this topic.

Details

Here you can change channel title and assign recording configuration.

Channel details

Click the Change button to choose the recording configuration: you can pick an existing configuration or create a new one, or a schedule on the spot from the same dialog box.

Please choose Continuous Recording configuration for edge streams to ensure proper recording.

When you assign a motion-based recording configuration to a channel with a disabled motion detector, the software will automatically suggest enabling motion detection for the target channel. The camera-side detector is given priority; if it is not available, the software-side detector will be enabled and set to the highperformance mode. We recommend that you review the motion detector settings to make sure it operates as desired, especially if the camera-side detector is in use.

Note that if you leave motion detection OFF and assign motion-based recording configuration to the target channel, no data will be recorded.

Automatically enable motion detection

Motion detector

Choose between camera-side or software-side motion detectors; the default detector state is disabled.

When selecting camera-side motion detection, make sure to go to device Web interface of the camera to enable and configure motion detection. Settings may vary depending on device manufacturer; also, check with TRENDnet to make sure hardware motion detection is supported for the target device.

Camera-side motion detection is recommended for two basic reasons:

computational load is transferred from servers to devices, decreasing server load, and on most devices, hardware-side motion detection is performed on raw video stream, which means

superior accuracy compared to software-side detector, as software only gets access to compressed stream.

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Software-side motion detection settings

The motion detector on the software side has two options: high performance and high accuracy:

In both modes, the level of sensitivity can be adjusted, as can the time interval setting which defines the frequency of frame analysis.

Regardless of which mode you select, you can further decrease the amount of server-side calculations by using a lower-resolution stream (if available). For example, if your main stream is 3MP and your substream is D1, the motion detection engine will spend much less system resources on D1 analysis than it would spend on a 3MP image. Note that some cameras deliver lower-resolution streams as cropped high-resolution images (not resized, as it would be expected) - in such cases, using a substream for MD analysis will produce wrong results and therefore doing so is not advisable.

Most cameras provide second stream as first stream image scaled to fit low resolution; however, some devices crop the centre of a high-resolution image to fit the small frame, and thus the substream picture appears as if it were zoomed in. Keep this in mind when you are using substream for live view and especially for softwareside motion detector analysis.

Click the Motion detection exclusions button in order to set up exclusion zones. Note that these settings only cover the software-side motion detector; in order to configure the exclusions for the camera-side motion detector, go to the Web interface of the target device.

Set up exclusion zones for the motion detector

First, choose the grid size for the detector: this will define the size of the smallest detection region. Minimum grid size is 2x2 cells (resulting in four detection areas), and maximum size is 64x64 cells. Then, mark your desired exclusion area simply by clicking and dragging on the viewport; you can draw several rectangles to form a complex polygonal area. Exclusion area(s) will be highlighted light green. In order to cancel the selection, simply draw a

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rectangle over it.

Settings in the bottom are here to ease the configuration process:

Maintain aspect ratio: displays original picture proportions, if selected, or stretches the picture to fill the viewport

Show motion: shows currently present motion, if selected

In order to test the behaviour of the selected grid size, enable the Show motion option, the click Apply and see how the detector works with your defined grid.

When you have finished, click OK to return to the main channel configuration dialog box.

Membership

Choose the group(s) you want to contain the target channel as a member: double-click the relevant items or use the Add/Remove buttons below to select/deselect.

Choose channel membership

Permissions

Allow users and user groups to access and administer target channel. To add a user or user group, simply select at least one permission, then remove all the users or user groups by clearing all permissions - either manually or by using the Clear button below.

Change user privileges

Data Source

Here, you can choose a data provider to embed some textual data with the video Please refer to the Data Sources section of this document for setup guidelines.

Channel Configuration

The Channel Configuration tab allows you to adjust advanced channel settings. Some of these can be changed via TRENDnetView EVO Console but sometimes software does not cover some of the device settings, so you are also given the option to go straight to the device Web interface - simply click the Open device in browser button to do this.

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You can open the target device in browser or go to the software provided settings' dialog box

Click Open channel properties to access the additional channel configuration dialog box. The available tabs depend on the device model and capabilities: for some cameras, only basic configuration options are present, while for others, advanced settings are accessible. If you see that a camera has certain capabilities that are not configurable via TRENDnetView EVO Console configuration interface, go to the device's Web interface in order to change that specific setting.

Video Input tab: set video transport (the available list of options depends on the device type and model; common types include HTTP, RTSP* and native transport)

Video Adjustment tab: fine-tune picture settings such as brightness and contrast level Substream tab: enable second (lower resolution) stream Video Configuration tab: choose streaming settings** Motion Detection tab: with some devices, the camera-side motion detector must be explicitly enabled

here

Events tab: enable event generation from device digital inputs (DI) External PTZ tab: adjust external PTZ controller settings; communication port must match the

communication port that the RS232/485 controller is connected to, and baud rate has to match the baud rate of your PTZ controller/analog PTZ camera

Digital Outputs tab: enable control for camera digital (relay) outputs (DO) RTSP tab: appears if RTSP transport type has been chosen; set RTSP port and mode

(TCP/UDP/multicast***) here

*You may have to specify the RTSP port on the corresponding tab if it differs from default (port 554 for most

cameras). To do this, select the RTSP transport type and then click Apply: as a result, the RTSP tab will become available. For ONVIF devices, the RTSP port is set automatically.

**Remember, the higher the resolution/bitrate/quality/frame rate you set, the more storage space and bandwidth it will use when recording. These settings also affect CPU/virtual memory resource consumption for live video and software-side motion detection.

***Multicast mode availability depends on device integration.

Note that a valid administrative account login and password for the camera should be provided in Device settings in order to access and set the device configuration.

Dewarp

Here, you can configure generic dewarp settings or enable dewarp engine for the Panomorph Enables® lens. For details, please see the subsequent topic on dewarp setup.

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26 Audio

TRENDnetView EVO is capable of receiving audio streams from cameras, recording and playing them back, as well as sending audio back to the cameras from TRENDnetView EVO Monitor stations. It is also possible to bind an external audio source to a video channel.

There are a few conditions stipulating audio feature availability:

the target device should be capable of sending/receiving audio relevant additional equipment should be plugged into the device (microphone and/or speakers), if

necessary (if these are not built in by design) one-way or two-way audio should be enabled and set up on the device side so that it is available via device

Web interface selected audio codec should be G.711 audio should be enabled in the channel settings via TRENDnetView EVO Console (see the description

below) feature should be supported by TRENDnetView EVO for the target device (see the list of supported devices

and features provided by TRENDnet) in order to send audio to the device, TRENDnetView EVO Monitor workstation must have a microphone

connected to it - either a built-in or an external one if you plan to use an external audio source, relevant audio capturing equipment should be plugged into the

server, to which the target device is connected, and enabled via Windows audio settings

G.726 and AAC audio codecs, which are often implemented on the camera side, are not supported at this point, so please always select the G.711 option. Setting other codecs on the device side may result in TRENDnetView EVO being unable to decode the incoming video stream.

Enabling Audio

In order to enable audio capabilities for your desired device, open the Configuration section and choose Channels from the menu on the left, then open your target channel for editing - either by double-clicking it or by

selecting it with a single click and clicking the Edit button on the upper panel. In the channel settings' dialog box, switch to the Channel configuration tab.

Go to the Channel configuration tab

If you plan to use camera-side audio and have not checked audio configuration on the camera side yet, click the Open device in browser button to go to the camera Web interface and adjust the settings, then make sure that audio is operable in the browser preview (you may need to install an ActiveX control in order to get it working; please check with your device's user guide for tips and browser requirements).

Press the Open channel properties button to bring up the dialog box and switch to the Audio tab. Here, you have three options:

No Audio Souce: disable audio functionality for the target channel (default) Internal Audio Source: enable audio reception from the device side and sending the reverse audio to

the device

choose an audio input from the drop-down list, if the target device has multiple ones

External Audio Source Attached: use an external audio source connected to the same server as the device, from which the target channel originates

choose an audio input device from the drop-down list, if the target server has multiple ones connected to it

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Choose the audio delivery option

When you have chosen your preferred option, click OK to save and exit, then close the Channel settings dialog box. You should now be able to listen to live audio, record it along with the video stream and talk back to your camera via TRENDnetView EVO Monitor and TRENDnetView EVO Mobile applications.

Combining Video and Audio Sources

TRENDnetView EVO allows channels to use audio coming from a different channel in case the target channel does not have its own incoming audio or in case you wish to combine audio and video data from different channels. Such combinations are used for both live and recording.

In order to do this, double-click the target channel (the one without audio) in the channel list to open it for editing, then choose the Audio tab on the left.

Choose another channel as audio source

Click the Change button to see the list of channels and choose the one that you want audio to be coming from. Hit Apply or OK to save your changes.

Audio must be configured for the channel used as an external audio source via channel configuration as described earlier.

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27 Dewarp For Fisheye Cameras

Fisheye lens is an ultra-wide-angle lens that produces a wide panoramic image at the cost of strong visual distortion. Usually, devices with such lenses capture a 360-degree geometrically distorted image and projects it as a circle within the image frame. Fisheye lens can be either built-in by design or purchased separately and installed on your desired camera. TRENDnetView EVO dewarp feature allows to correct the perspective and obtain several "normal" views from a single distorted fisheye picture.

In order to access dewarp settings via TRENDnetView EVO Console, open the Configuration section and choose Channels from the menu on the left. Find the channel you wish to dewarp in the list (use Search or filters, if necessary) and double-click it in order to open it for editing (alternatively, use the Edit button on the upper panel to open the dialog box), then switch to the Dewarp tab.

Please note that the location of dewarp settings has changed starting from the product version 1.5.0. For previous software versions, the corresponding settings can be found in the general Channel Properties dialog box.

Dewarp settings

You have the following options here:

Regular lens: choose this option if you wish to disable the dewarp engine (selected by default) Immervision Enables® lens: choose this option if your camera has a Panomorph lens installed (you

can check this in the camera specification) Fisheye lens: choose this option if your camera has a regular 360-degree view lens

For devices having a Panomoph lens, choose the lens model from the drop-down list - you can find this information in your camera specification or request it from the device manufacturer. You do not need to define any parameters manually in this case; rather, you only need to choose your camera mounting position, and the dewarp engine will automatically produce a correct dewarping result.

Note that the dewarp engine will fail to operate if you choose a wrong Panomorph lens model. Check with your camera documentation and manufacturer for the precise lens model information.

For a regular fisheye lens, you are requested to define the fisheye sphere size and camera position by using the overlay controls and settings on the right side:

Hemisphere diameter: click and drag any of the small pink circles on the overlay sphere to change its size and align it with the actual fisheye sphere in the picture

Horizontal and vertical centre: automatically positioned in the picture centre, to change it click and drag the small pink circle inside the sphere

Mounting direction: select camera mounting position from the drop-down list (wall/ceiling/floor)

For your convenience, the defined parameters are also displayed in the numeric form on the right side of the dialog box. Use the button below the preview to reset all dewarp settings to the default ones.

In case you change the stream resolution at some point, its aspect ratio may also be changed and this will affect dewarp operation. Therefore, check the dewarp settings after changing the resolution and adjust the

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parameters, if necessary.

Note that all dimensions are given not in pixels but in reference to the video stream size, therefore, relative values are used instead of absolute ones.

When finished, click OK to save the changes and close this dialog box and return to the general channel configuration. Dewarp results will immediately become available in the TRENDnetView EVO Monitor application; you can find the details on usage in the corresponding section of the TRENDnetView EVO Monitor documentation.

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28 Bulk Edit for Devices and Channels

For easier resource management, it has been made possible to edit certain settings of devices and channels, e.g., recording settings and motion detection, for multiple items at once. To do so, simply select more than one device or channel in the item list using CTRL+click or Shift+click (use CTRL+A to mark all) and then click the Bulk Edit button on the top panel. Note that the button will not be there unless at least two items are selected.

Some settings will be grayed out, indicating that these either cannot be changed at all or specifically via bulk edit

{Multiple values} text in the setting field indicates that selected items have different options, e.g., have different recording configurations

leave such a field untouched if you wish to keep these settings different change the value of such a field to something specific using the Change button to assign the

same setting to all selected items

Fields containing specific values or empty fields indicate that all selected items have the same setting (often default); change the value to assign the setting to all items at once

Edit Multiple Devices

Select at least two devices in the list and click Bulk Edit on the top panel to bring up the corresponding dialog box. Some settings will be grayed out, indicating that these settings either cannot be changed at all or specifically via bulk edit.

Edit multiple devices using bulk edit

For devices, you will be able to modify the following settings:

Details tab:

Server: the server where the devices belong

Network tab:

Port: HTTP port to connect to the device (for IP devices) Username and password: user credentials to log in with

When done, click OK to save and close the dialog box: the settings will be applied to all the selected devices.

Edit Multiple Channels

Select at least two channels in the list and click Bulk Edit on the top panel to bring up the corresponding dialog box. Some settings will be grayed out, indicating that they either cannot be changed at all or specifically via bulk edit: for instance, it is impossible to change the title field this way, as each channel normally has its own name, which therefore should be edited for each channel individually.

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Edit multiple channels using bulk edit

For channels, the following settings can be changed via bulk edit:

Details tab:

Organisation*: the organisation the channel belongs to Main stream recording configuration: default recording setting for the main stream Main stream storage: main stream recording destination Substream recording configuration: default recording setting for the secondary stream, if

available

Substream storage: secondary stream recording destination Edge** recording configuration: set Continuous Recording here for proper operation Edge** storage: recording destination for the footage fetched from the device Video lost time: timeout for streams absence, after which the video stream is considered lost

and the corresponding event is raised in the E&A engine

Motion detector tab:

Mode***: choose between camera-side or software-side (high performance or high accuracy software modes available) motion detection

*Global edition only

**Only for channels coming from ONVIF devices

***You will find more details on the motion detection modes in the Channel Configuration topic

When done, click OK to save and close the dialog box: the settings will be applied to all the selected channels.

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29 Configure Recording Profiles

This topic describes how to create and configure stream recording profiles. For global server storage settings, please see the Storage section of this document.

To access recording configuration dialog boxes in TRENDnetView EVO Console, select the Configuration section and choose Recording in the menu on the left.

There are three types of resources in the Recording setup:

profile: choose what data streams are recorded and in what mode (continuous/alert triggered) schedule: set a recording timetable based on profiles configuration: profile- or schedule-based recording configuration to be assigned to channels

Buttons on the upper panel give the option to create, edit and remove recording resources.

Recording resource cannot be deleted if it is currently in use, i.e., when a recording profile is assigned to a recording configuration or a schedule, or when any of the recording resources are assigned to a channel.

Create Recording Profile

Recording profiles allow users to set which data streams are recorded and how. Profiles cannot be assigned directly to devices; rather, these are used as components for recording schedules and recording configurations. For this reason, profiles do not include such settings as pre-recording interval: this setting is defined per-channel and, therefore, is set in the recording configuration.

To add a new recording profile, click the down arrow button near + New recording configuration and select + New

recording profile. The profile creation dialog box will appear.

Recording profile properties

The dialog box has two sections: for continuous and event-driven recording. Note that you only can select one mode at a time: if continuous recording is selected, alert-based recording options will be greyed out.

To configure motion-based recording, enable Video stream in the Alert recording section and enable Detected

motion triggers alert setting. If you wish to record still frames at low rate during non-motion period, keep the Video stream option in the Continuous recording section enabled and set your desired frame rate - e.g., 1FPS - then set high FPS or no limit in the Alert recording section. If you only wish to record while motion is present, deselect the Video stream option in the Continuous recording section.

Setting Description Default

Value

Title User-defined recording profile name [empty]

Video stream (continuous) Select to enable continuous video recording Disabled

Limit frame rate (for continuous video recording)

Set frame rate restriction for recorded video; note that for compressed video streams (e.g., H.264) actual frame rate may differ due to compression algorithms

10 FPS

Audio stream (continuous) Select to enable continuous audio recording Disabled

Data stream Select to enable data recording from the associated the

data source

Disabled

VCA stream Select to enable continuous video analytics event Disabled

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recording

Video stream (alert) Select to enable alert-driven video recording; video will

only be recorded after alert generation, for the time period defined in the Post-recording interval

Disabled

Limit frame rate (for alert video recording)

Set frame rate restriction for recorded video; note that for compressed video streams (e.g., H.264) actual frame rate may differ due to compression algorithms

10 FPS

Post-recording interval The time period during which alert-driven recording will

be conducted after alert generation

10 seconds

Detected motion triggers alert Motion will act as a trigger for recording; enable this

setting to set up motion-based recording

Disabled

When done, click OK to save recording profile: it will appear in the item list of the Recording section. The profile is now ready for further configuration.

Create Recording Schedule

Recording schedules are sets of recording profiles that define what recording profiles are used depending on the day and time of the week.

To add a new recording schedule, click the down arrow button near + New recording configuration and select + New recording schedule. The schedule creation dialog box will appear, allowing you to enter a user-defined name for the new schedule and add multiple profiles to define recording behaviour.

Recording schedule properties

Click the Add button below to insert a new profile with defined start time.

Add a profile to the recording schedule

Note that only begin time is set for each added profile: the end time is determined by the start time of the next profile. For example, if you require continuous recording during weekdays and motion-driven recording during weekends, your continuous recording profile should be scheduled to start on Monday at 12 a.m. and motion-driven one - on Saturday at 12 a.m..

Click OK to save and add the profile to the schedule. Multiple profiles will be automatically sorted based on their start time.

Use the Edit and Remove buttons below to manage the profiles added. When you are finished, click OK to save; the newly created schedule will be added to the item list in the Recording section.

Create Recording Configuration

Recording configurations are global recording arrangements that can be assigned to a per-channel recording setup. Recording configurations can be based on a single recording profile or on a pre-defined recording schedule.

To add a new configuration, click the down arrow button next to + New recording configuration.

Recording configuration dialog box

The corresponding dialog box will then appear, allowing you to enter the configuration properties.

Setting Description Default

Value

Title User-defined recording configuration [empty]

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name

Controlled by Choose existing recording profile or

schedule for current configuration or create a new one from the sub-dialog

[none]

Pre-recording interval Set the pre-recording interval for

alert-driven recording, if applicable; note that large pre-recording interval will increase virtual memory usage if the used profile is not alert or motion driven, set 0 here to decrease memory usage

10 seconds

Amount quota Storage quota in GB: the maximum

amount of space that can be taken up by recordings, if the maximum size is reached, the oldest footage will deleted; set 0 to disable any limitations

0 (unlimited)

Duration quota Duration quota in days: the

maximum number of days that recordings are kept in the archive; after this, recordings will be erased; set 0 to disable any limitations

0 (unlimited)

Before setting recording limitations, make sure there is sufficient space in the server storage for all cameras. The quotas may be ignored if actual storage size is insufficient, and this will result in shorter footage durations.

Note that quotas do not give priority to channels that are assigned configuration. For example, if you set the duration quota to ten days, it merely means that the maximum recording duration will be ten days for a channel with given configuration; this will not reduce recording duration for other channels.

For security reasons, it has been made impossible to erase recordings from individual channels and/or time periods, so that archive integrity is preserved. Recordings are erased automatically when storage or duration quota is reached; if you need to erase footage from an existing channel, simply assign a recording configuration with an individual quota to it, wait until the footage is erased (actual timing depends on archive size) and assign a new recording configuration.

When you have finished, click OK to save and exit. Recording configuration will now be added to the item list and will become available in channel recording configuration.

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30 Assign Recording Configurations

Recording configurations can be assigned to channels and channel groups to define how data streams are recorded. There are several ways to assign a recording configuration:

when using device autodiscovery: via Found channels tab (automatically discovered channels are assigned the Continuous recording configuration by default)

when creating multiple devices: from multiple channel creation dialog box, Channel settings tab (manually added devices are set not to be recorded by default)

after adding a single device manually: via Channels section, Edit channel dialog box, Details tab (manually added devices are set not to be recorded by default)

for existing channels, per channel: via Edit channel dialog box, Details tab for existing multiple channels: via Channels section, using Assign recording configuration button on the

upper panel

Topic body below explains how to assign configurations via main TRENDnetView EVO Console window (latter option). All the rest alternatives are similar: you are offered configuration selection list at once from corresponding setup window.

Enable Recording

Select the channels that are subject to recording configuration changes

In TRENDnetView EVO Console, choose Configuration section and select Channels from the menu on the left. Select one or multiple channels and/or channel groups (use CTRL+click or Shift+click to select several items at once) and then click the Assign recording configuration button on the upper panel. The list of available configurations will appear.

Choose a recording configuration for the channels selected

Note that you can only directly assign configurations, not profiles or schedules. Configurations are based on profiles or schedules (sets of profiles); please refer to the Configure Recording Profiles section of this document for details.

Click the + New recording configuration button below to create additional configurations from existing profiles/schedules at this point.

Add new recording configuration

Press OK to save and go back to the channel list: newly created recording configuration will be automatically assigned to channels previously selected.

Disable Recording

To disable recording for any channel(s), choose the No recording configuration, which is present in the list by default. If you have deleted it, simply create a new recording profile without any streams selected for recording and then create a recording configuration for this profile.

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31 Add Users and User Groups

User management is accessible via the Users component of the Configuration section. By default, the system already features a built-in global Administrator account and built-in Administrators group.

The built-in Administrator user account and built-in Administrators group are root users with access to absolutely all the available resources. As a result, resources choice is unavailable for the Administrators group, and it is also impossible to add Administrator user to any other group.

Any users added as members to the built-in Administrators group will have the same full authority as root users.

Configuration -> Users

Add Users

Click the + New user button on the upper panel to bring up the configuration dialog box.

Details

Enter user login information here.

Enter user details

The table below details the available settings.

Setting Description Default

Value

User login name Alphanumeric user name for login, no

spaces allowed

empty

Active Allow the user to log in via

TRENDnetView EVO Console and

Enabled

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TRENDnetView EVO Monitor: any users who have been disabled will not be able to use software

User full name User full name empty

Email address User email address used for

notifications

empty

Set/new password Enable to enter a password and re-

enter it to make sure no typos were made; mandatory when creating a new user

empty

Password never expires User will not be prompted to change his

password once in a while; enable this to ensure a permanent password for this user account (this setting can be overridden by the User must change password.. setting in the same dialog box); otherwise, password will expire after the number of days specified in the server security policy

Disabled (not selected)

User must change password at next logon User will be prompted to change his

password upon his next logon attempt; enable this if you want to force user change the password even if his password is set to never expire

Disabled (not selected)

User cannot change password Enable this to prevent the user from

changing his password; this option is not available if user password is not permanent or if you have selected to force user change their password at next logon using the settings above

Disabled (not selected)

PTZ Priority 0 = lowest, 10 = highest 5

Override default limit of simultaneous connections Maximum number of simultaneous

connections allowed from this user account; the setting has priority over server-defined limitations; 0=unlimited

Disabled (not selected)

Deleting a user also removes all the settings related to that user; restoring these may be time-consuming. Use the Active setting to enable/disable users and temporarily block access for those.

If two or more users try using PTZ control of a device at the same time, PTZ priority is used to decide who gains access first: user with a lower priority is blocked for ten seconds to allow a higher-priority user to use PTZ. If two users with the same PTZ priority have an access conflict, they will be both granted PTZ access simultaneously.

Default PTZ priority for all users, including those built-in and imported, is equal to five (medium priority). You can assign any user a higher PTZ priority (six to ten) or a lower one (four to zero) by editing individual user properties.

Membership

Choose which groups you want the selected user to be a member of. Every user can participate in one or multiple groups, depending on the system structure.

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Add the groups you want the selected user to be a member of

Manipulate the groups by double-clicking a group or using the Add/Remove buttons below. Use the Search field in the upper-right-hand corner to filter the groups available.

Resources

Each user can be granted permissions for server and channel/channel group administration. Select resources by adding at least one permission; remove them by clearing permissions using the Clear button below, or simply by double-clicking them in the Selected resources list.

Add resources for the selected user

Click OK when you have finished to return to Users; the newly created account will be added to the item list. Use the buttons on the upper panel to edit user details at any time, to quickly assign groups and remove specified users (hold CTRL of Shift to select multiple items at once).

If there are a large number of user accounts, the Search field in the upper-right-hand corner and the content filters in the bottom panel can help you quickly find the accounts you are looking for.

Add User Groups

When the number of users is large, it may be more convenient to create multiple user groups and then distribute resources between user groups, rather than between individual users. One user can be a member of several groups.

Click the down arrow near the + Create new user button and select New user group from the drop-down list to bring up the configuration dialog box.

New user group

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In the Details tab, enter group name.

Choose group members

In the Members tab, choose which users and/or user groups will become members of the target group: manipulate items by double-clicking them or using the Add/Remove buttons below.

Choose group membership

In the Membership tab, select the group(s) you want to include the current group as a member: manipulate items by double-clicking them or use Add/Remove buttons below.

Finally, you can grant resources permissions using the Resources tab in a similar way to adding a single user. Select resources by adding at least one permission; remove them by clearing the permissions using the Clear button below, or simply by double-clicking them in the Selected resources list.

Click OK when you have finished to return to Users; the newly created group will be added to the item list. Use the buttons on the upper panel to edit the group details at any time. If there are a large number of user accounts, the Search field in the upper-right-hand corner and the contents filters in the bottom panel can help you to quickly find the accounts you are looking for.

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32 Permissions and Membership

Permissions

You can handle the user and user group permissions for channels, devices and servers via the User and User group configuration dialog box -> Resources tab, or via server/device/channel settings -> Permissions tab.

All the available resources are listed in the column on the right; double-click the items or use the Add/Remove buttons below to move items between columns. When you have finished, click OK to save and exit.

The following basic types of permissions are available:

Server

Administer: access server configuration Access archive: access to all playback modes for non channel-specific footage of the target server

Channel

Administer: access channel configuration Receive device data: live view Access archive: channel availability in playback, instant playback, sequence and smart search Navigate: pan, tilt and zoom a PTZ capable device, from which the target channel originates Control digital output: send commands for DI control ManageBookmarks: add new bookmarks to the target channel footage

Network

Administer: access network configuration

External Service

Administer: change external service settings via TRENDnetView EVO Console

External Service Group

View: see and browse the data coming from the external service in TRENDnetView EVO Console

Layout

View: see and use the layout in TRENDnetView EVO Monitor Administer: delete or replace existing layouts via TRENDnetView EVO Monitor

Layout Groups

View: see and use layouts from the target group in TRENDnetView EVO Monitor Administer: add new shared layouts from TRENDnetView EVO Monitor and delete existing

layouts

Visual Group

View: see visual group contents in TRENDnetView EVO Monitor* Administer: edit visual group contents in TRENDnetView EVO Console

Map

View: see and use the map in TRENDnetView EVO Monitor Administer: change map settings in TRENDnetView EVO Console

Video Wall

View: see and use the video wall in TRENDnetView EVO Monitor Administer: change video wall settings in TRENDnetView EVO Console

User Button

View: see, use and attach the target user button to viewports in TRENDnetView EVO Monitor Administer: change user button settings in TRENDnetView EVO Console

*A visual group will only be displayed in TRENDnetView EVO Monitor if the user has permissions to see at least one visual group element.

Membership

Users can be grouped logically to make permissions management easier. Groups can overlap, meaning that a single user can belong to multiple groups at once, and some groups can be nested - i.e., one group can contain one or more

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other groups.

To manage user membership from the user configuration dialog box, double-click any user. This will open the properties window, where you can switch to Membership tab. Here you can pick which group - or groups - this user will be a member of.

User membership

Double-click on groups or use the Add/Remove buttons below to move groups between columns. When you have finished, click OK to save changes and exit.

Alternatively, you can select one or multiple users from the users list, then click the Assign group button on the upper panel: a list of available groups will appear, allowing you to select one of the existing groups. After this, click OK to add selected users to the target group.

Select multiple users and assign them to a group

We strongly recommend grouping users and resources as it makes the permission management process much easier. Individual user permissions can be combined with permissions inherited from multiple groups at once.

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33 Anonymous User

Anonymous user is a built-in user account, which has been designed for unauthorised access to video streams via HTTP API - a very basic example of TRENDnetView EVO API usage.

The anonymous user is disabled by default and does not have any permissions. In order to allow HTTP access:

enable the anonymous user: double-click him in the user list, mark him as active, then save; add the Receive Data permission for this user in the properties of the target channel(s).

Add permission for the anonymous user to receive live view data

Now you can use a short link to receive live video feed over HTTP from your configured channels without authorisation.

Live stream received with anonymous URL

The link can be embedded into your own webpage to provide 'Live Cam' functionality.

HTTP link is built as follows:

IP:PORT/publicLive/<channel_id>/mainStream

where

IP is server IP address or hostname, PORT is server HTTP port (8080 by default), <channel_id> is internal channel identifier, which can be looked up in TRENDnetView EVO

Console when IDs are enabled in the application settings.

Example: 192.168.1.83:8080/publicLive/184/mainStream

This functionality requires that Streaming Server is enabled (HTTP port is not set to zero in the target server settings).

In order to see the channel identifiers in TRENDnetView EVO Console, go to the application settings via main menu button in the upper-right-hand corner and choose Settings. In the dialog box, enable the Show object IDs option and save.

Enable object identifiers in TRENDnetView EVO Console

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34 Live Podcasts

TRENDnetView EVO channels can be shared by streaming over RTMP and thus be used for live casting - either with popular streaming services or with your own RTMP server. This manual covers examples of how to set up live streaming for Youtube and Wowza live casts - working with other RTMP servers is similar.

Before sharing a channel, check its settings and make sure that:

the channel is enabled in the configuration and video is available, stream codec is H.264 (other codecs will not work!), if you want to use substream and/or audio, make sure you have enabled them in the channel

properties.

TRENDnetView EVO free edition only allows 1 (one) podcast per server.

To access shared channel management in TRENDnetView EVO Console, go to the Configuration section in the bottom left panel and select the Live Podcasts component in the menu on the left.

Click the + New live podcast button in the upper panel to bring up the shared channel creation dialog box.

Sharing a channel for Youtube live streaming

First, choose where you are going to stream the channel: it can be a specific public service or generic RTMP streaming to a service that is not listed, including your own RTMP server; depending on your choice, settings may vary to suit the specific service. Then, enter streaming configuration.

The table below explains the settings in details.

Setting Description Default

value

Sharing type Choose between Youtube, Wowza or generic RTMP

streaming

Generic RTMP

Channel Target channel to be streamed [none]

Use substream When not enabled, main (higher resolution) stream

will be used; enable this option if you want to cast the lower resolution stream

Disabled

Enable audio Enable this option to include sound for the shared

channel, works both for main and secondary streams

Enabled

RTMP URL Full URL to be used for casting, the link is normally

provided by the RTMP streaming engine

[empty]

Youtube Live Streaming

Youtube live casting can use RTMP streams from your TRENDnetView EVO server for further streaming.

In order to set up live streaming with Youtube, log in to your account on youtube.com and go to Creator Studio tools

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-> Live streaming -> Stream now. If you have never created any live casts before, you may have to verify your account - just follow the guidelines on the website.

You need to have a valid Youtube (Google) account in order to be able to use this type of streaming, and comply with Youtube live streaming conditions. TRENDnet is not responsible for the third-party service operability and policies.

Scroll down to the Encoder Setup section: you will need the link and the secret stream key in order to build the RTMP link.

In TRENDnetView EVO Console, open the Shared Channels section and add a new shared channel, fill in the settings as follows:

Sharing type: Youtube Channel: target channel from the list of existing channels Use substream: up to you Enable audio: up to you RTMP URL: rtmp://<server_URL>/<stream_key>, where

rtmp:// indicates that RTMP protocol will be used for streaming <server_URL> is Server URL link provided by Youtube, e.g., a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2/ <stream_key> is Stream Name/Key generated by Youtube in the form of xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx

Wowza Streaming

Alike Youtube, Wowza streaming engine can receive video feeds from TRENDnetView EVO server and stream them out to any device. You need to install Wowza Streaming Engine first and then configure live streaming as described below.

TRENDnetView EVO does not include any installation files or licenses for Wowza Media Systems software. Wowza engine is used as a third-party agent capable of receiving RTMP streams; all installation, setup and management of this engine is to be handled by you or your Wowza administrator, and TRENDnet is not responsible for the third-party engine operability and policies.

First, go to your Wowza Streaming Engine Manager and create a new application of the Live type.

Once you have created a new application, go to the Source Security settings of that application in your Wowza Streaming Engine Manager and set RTMP Sources security to Open (no authentication). This is required as TRENDnetView EVO currently does not support authentication for RTMP streaming.

Then, go to TRENDnetView EVO Console, open the Shared Channels section and add a new shared channel, then fill in the settings as follows:

Sharing type: Wowza Channel: target channel from the list of existing channels Use substream: up to you Enable audio: up to you RTMP URL: rtmp://<ip>:<port>/<app_name>/<stream_name>, where

rtmp:// indicates that RTMP protocol will be used for streaming <ip> is Wowza Streaming Engine server address - either IP or domain name <port> is target (remote) RTMP port, 1935 by default <app_name> is the name of the application you have created in Wowza <stream_name> is a custom name for the RTMP stream (can be any name, use underscores

instead of spaces), will appear in Wowza automatically

When you have finished, click OK to save and exit; the newly created channel share will appear in the item list and TRENDnetView EVO server will attempt to stream the data to the target URL at once. If you wish to pause the streaming, use the Disable button on the top panel. After sharing the channel, you should be able to view the stream on the RTMP server side and start the casting, if it has not started automatically.

If you have trouble receiving the stream on the RTMP server side, check the following:

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make sure all used software is allowed through the firewall(s), restart the RTMP server, refresh connection list on the RTMP server side or refresh the webpage; remove the shared channel in TRENDnetView EVO Console and try sharing the channel anew.

To edit any of the previously created channel shares, double-click it in the item list or select any with single mouse click and then hit the Edit button on the upper panel. Use the Search field in the upper-right-hand corner to quickly

find the existing items, and the Disable button to disable and enable channel sharing. Use the recycle bin button in the upper-right-hand corner to remove one or multiple shares: hold CTRL or Shift to select several items at once, or CTRL+A to select all (actual original channels will not be affected).

When you remove the original channel (with or without its originating device), all shared channels based on it are removed from the configuration automatically as well.

Filters in the bottom panel allow you to load recently added/modified items.

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35 Layout Templates

Custom layouts templates can be created and then used in any TRENDnetView EVO Monitor applications connected to the target server.

To access layout templates via TRENDnetView EVO Console, go to the Configuration section in the bottom left panel and select the Layout templates component in the menu on the left. Use the Search field in the upper-righthand corner to filter existing items; press Refresh button to reload the item list.

Layout templates

Click the + New layout template button on the upper panel to bring up the configuration dialog box.

Create new custom layout template

Enter the template name, choose grid size and then modify the grid, if desired: you can select multiple cells at once with your mouse and then use the Merge and Unmerge buttons below to create custom cell combinations. Note that you can only create rectangular regions, not just any polygonal areas.

When you have finished, click the OK button; the newly created layout template will appear in the item list and it will also appear in any connected TRENDnetView EVO Monitor applications after synchronization.

Use the Edit button to alter any template at any time: modifications will immediately be synchronised with TRENDnetView EVO Monitor after you save the changes and modified templates will be available for use. However, if the modified layout was already in use, its current output will not be altered, allowing you to save the old layout in TRENDnetView EVO Monitor. Drag and drop the new layout template to the TRENDnetView EVO Monitor live view display to load the updated template version.

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36 Data Sources

This TRENDnetView EVO server functionality allows you to receive information from third-party textual data providers like Point of Sale (POS) systems, bank machines and a multitude of other serial data devices capable of delivering data strings over the following connection types:

UDP port (remote connection) TCP port (remote connection) COM port (direct hardware connection to the server)

The procedure of configuring the data reception from these sources is briefly as follows:

create a data source, then create a data source profile, then go back to the data source settings and use the data source profile as a basis for the data source, and then assign the data source to the desired channel(s).

Gathered data is then stored and displayed embedded with the video stream from the channel(s) you choose to associate with it.

Add Data Source

First, go to the Configuration section of TRENDnetView EVO Console and choose the Data Sources component from the menu on the left. Then, click the + New data source button on the upper panel to open the data source creation dialog box.

Give your data source a comprehensive name. Then, choose the server that is going to be accepting the serial data. Leave the Data source profile field empty for now and select the desired transport for the data connection. You will need to return here and choose the profile after you create the profile itself.

There are three possible connection types: UDP port, TCP port and COM port.

TCP/UDP Connection

Choose this option if your data provider is configured to feed the textual data into a specific TCP or UDP port.

You simply need to specify the incoming port for the server to listen to in the settings here. Make sure the port is opened on all intermediate firewalls and not used by any other software on the server machine.

COM Port Connection

Choose this connection type if your data provider is connected directly into the TRENDnetView EVO server's COM port.

For this configuration, you need to match the serial connection settings with those used from the device side. Normally, this can be checked via Windows Device Manager for your target COM port.

COM port settings in the Windows Device Manager properties

The following serial port settings should be specified:

Baud rate: information transfer rate (9600 by default) Data bits: the number of bits transmitted over the serial interface (8 by default) Parity: how the parity is checked (no parity by default)

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Stop bits: the number of bits to specify the end of a byte; if you select data bits to be 6, 7, or 8, then the default value is 1 and the other available choice is 2; if you select data bits to be 5, then the only correct choice for the stop bits is 1.5

COM port: serial port to read the data from, choose from the list of active ports

Other serial port parameters are not required for the TRENDnetView EVO server.

Click OK to save and close the data source creation dialog box. The next step is to create a data source profile to help the server determine how the textual data should be parsed.

Add Data Source Profile

In the Data Sources section, click the little arrow next to the data source creation button and choose the + New data source profile from the list. In the Details tab, enter a custom name for your data source profile and switch to the Configuration tab.

It is now necessary to use an example of the data strings to set up the profile. This part of the setup is the same regardless of what type of data source you have.

You can either use the actual data source you have configured on the previous step, or use a text file that contains the lines of data in the expected format (note that the same encoding should be used). Use the buttons on the right side of the text field to load the sample from either source. Use the Stop button to finish displaying new text from the data source (do this if you see that the loaded data lines are sufficient to facilitate the configuration process); use the Clear button to erase whatever is in the preview window before loading a different file or strings from a data source.

Load a text sample to configure the data source profile

Based on the loaded sample, set the required parameters below:

Encoding: pick the correct encoding to ensure your text is readable Line ending: choose what non-printable characters represent the end of the line, available options are:

CR - carriage return LF - line feed CR+LF - both together

Transaction start: specify text that designates the beginning of the data block Transaction end: the very last data line of the expected data block

You can copy and paste the strings for transaction start and end directly from the sample preview field.

Data source profile configuration settings

Click OK to save and close the profile configuration dialog box. The next step you need to take is to go back to your data source settings and specify the newly created data source profile that was missing in the initial configuration. You can use a single data source profile for different data sources.

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Assign Data Sources to Channels

Finally, go to the Channels section and pick a channel that needs to be associated with the data source. Double-click the channel to open it for editing and switch to the Data source tab.

Click the Change button and pick your pre-created data source for this channel. Then, click the Overlay configuration button below to define where and how the text will appear on top of the video stream.

Set up overlay text alignment within the viewport

Use the visual control to specify the text output area within the video stream viewport. There are also numerical coordinates on the right side of the preview for your reference.

Make sure the video from the target channel is available before setting up the text overlay in order to ensure correct text placement.

Additional settings are available here:

Line count: set the desired number of text lines to be fitted into the overlay area (default value is 20) Timeout: the amount of time in seconds for every line of data to stay on the screen at maximum (older

text will disappear and text will be shifted upwards)

When ready, click OK to save and close the data overlay dialog box, then click OK to save and close the channel configuration window.

Now your textual data from the data provider will be displayed overlaying the video stream in TRENDnetView EVO Monitor and both live view and in the instant/regular archive playback mode in case the corresponding option is enabled in the recording profile for the target channel; also, it will be possible to search through the recorded data.

If you wish the serial data to be available in the video playback mode in TRENDnetView EVO Monitor application, make sure to set the Data stream to be recorded in the corresponding recording profile.

Note that the overlay text will not be displayed in other views and will also be unavailable for video export (not supported at this point).

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37 Streaming Server Configuration

Get permanent access to live streaming and archive video, no matter where you are in the world. The TRENDnetView EVO Streaming Server allows quick and easy access to your cameras via web browser and/or native mobile applications.

TRENDnetView EVO Streaming Server is a part of TRENDnetView EVO software integrated into the TRENDnetView EVO Server core. It is designed for video streaming to multiple web-browsing platforms such as Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. Some major TRENDnetView EVO Streaming Server features are: video stream live view, archive playback, Pan-Tilt-Zoom control. The TRENDnetView EVO Streaming Server optimises video streaming for web or mobile clients, to a degree dependent on connection speed and device viewing capabilities.

At this point, the browsers recommended for clients are Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox (under any operating system).

Audio and event streaming are not supported by the TRENDnetView EVO Streaming Server.

TRENDnetView EVO Streaming Server configuration on the TRENDnetView EVO Console side is simple and only consists of HTTP port for streaming connections. To access the TRENDnetView EVO Streaming Server setup in TRENDnetView EVO Console, go to the Configuration section and then click Servers in the menu on the left; double-click the target server to bring up the configuration dialog box and switch to the Connections tab.

Server setup

You only need to define a HTTP port for TRENDnetView EVO Streaming Server; the default port is 8080. No other settings require modification.

Please make sure that your chosen HTTP port:

is opened on the target server firewall; is properly configured for port forwarding on all intermediate network equipment, if necessary; is not being used by any other application or service on the target server.

Once you are done with the settings, click OK to save and close the dialog box. Your TRENDnetView EVO Streaming Server will now be set up and accessible via a local - and, if used, external - IP. You can immediately check the connection at once: just open your browser and type: <local IP>:<HTTP port>; for example, server configuration for the snapshot above will require 192.168.1.82:8082.

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38 Streaming Server User Interface

When configured, TRENDnetView EVO Streaming Server is accessible via browser from the server itself and from computers on the local network, and, if system is not isolated, from the Internet. To access the TRENDnetView EVO Streaming Server, open your browser and type:

then press Enter. Your browser will connect to TRENDnetView EVO Streaming Server, and user authentication will be requested: enter your user name and password to proceed.

Authentication required

After logging in, you will see TRENDnetView EVO Streaming Server user interface:

left menu: channel list and setup tabs main window: live-streaming area upper-right-hand corner: layout templates and layouts upper-left-hand corner: the TRENDnetView EVO Streaming Server logo; click the logo to extend

viewing area by minimising the menu on the left

The channel availability depends on the user permissions. The built-in administrator has access to all resources.

To allow channel access, go to Configuration section of TRENDnetView EVO Console, choose Users, then select the user or user group for editing and add privileges on the Permissions tab:

Receive Device Data: enables live view Access Archive: enables access to recorded video Navigate: enables PTZ control

Set user permissions in order to see channels in TRENDnetView EVO Streaming Server

Left Menu: Configuration

The menu on the left has two tabs: devices, which shows which channels are available, and setup, which contains streaming settings. Click on the titles to switch between them.

Devices

The video sources are loaded in a single list. To start streaming from a particular device, select layout template from the menu in the upper-right-hand corner, then click your desired viewport so that it is highlighted blue, and then

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click a device from the list.

Setup

The Setup tab allows you to choose PTZ control behaviour and configure stream options:

PTZ controls:

Always: if the camera supports Pan-Tilt-Zoom, virtual PTZ sphere will be always shown as

overlay control When selected: if the camera has PTZ capabilities, the virtual PTZ sphere will be shown when

the corresponding stream is selected

Never: do not show PTZ controls at all, meaning that PTZ functionality will be disabled

Stream options:

Main: only the first (main) stream, [usually] of a larger resolution will be used for all devices Secondary: only the secondary stream (substream), [usually] of a smaller resolution will be

used for all devices

Auto: the most appropriate stream will be selected automatically based on viewport size

Upper Right Menu: Layouts

Layout templates allow you to choose viewport layout: 1x1, 2x1, 1x2 and 2x2 are currently available options.

Default layout templates

Click on any thumbnail at any time to immediately load the corresponding layout template on the screen. If there are any active streams, they will be discarded. If the target layout template has been already used in the same browser and cookies have not been cleared, previously used channels will be loaded; if not, an empty template will be displayed.

If you wish to save the layout currently being displayed, click on the 'portrait' button.

Layouts menu button

The layouts menu will appear, allowing you to save your layout under a user-defined name: enter the layout name and click the Save button. Note that, at this point, only Latin characters [A-Za-z] and Arabic digits [0-9] are supported for layout names; special symbols or characters from non-Latin alphabets are not allowed.

Layouts menu

From here, you can also load previously saved layouts simply by clicking them; if your layout list is longer than the menu window, use the mouse wheel to scroll down.

The layouts are saved in your browser cookies, so:

TRENDnetView EVO Streaming Server layouts cannot be transferred to other browsers, user accounts or computers

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layouts are removed when browser cookie data is cleared

Main Window: Streams

Live

To start live-streaming, select a layout template from the upper-right-hand menu (1x1, 1x2, 2x1 or 2x2), then click your desired viewport so that a blue frame selection appears around it, and then choose the target stream from the Devices list on the left. To replace the existing live stream, either select it and choose a device 'on top' of it, or click the X button in the upper-right-hand corner of the viewport to close it and then assign a new stream to this viewport.

Notice that some images may appear with horizontal or vertical black stripes at the sides: this happens because image aspect ratio is maintained instead of it being stretched to fill the viewport. When the picture size is smaller than the target viewport, there will be a black background on either sides.

Live view with overlay PTZ controls

Each live view item contains the following information and controls:

upper-left-hand corner: stream name (static info) upper-right-hand corner: archive playback (if applicable), presets button (click to load preset list), X

button (press to close the live stream and free the viewport) bottom-right-hand corner: PTZ mode (if applicable), stream resolution, stream codec

(MP4/JPEG/WEBM) (static info) and zoom mode ON (static info) centre: stream picture, virtual PTZ sphere (overlay control) (if applicable)

To pan and tilt the PTZ-capable cameras, use overlay PTZ controls: left-click and hold in the desired direction. By default, pan/tilt mode is enabled for PTZ cameras: notice the PanTilt label in the bottom-right-hand corner of live view.

In order to zoom IN and OUT: first, scroll your mouse wheel DOWN to enable zoom mode - in the bottom-righthand corner, a Zoom label will appear. In this mode, virtual PTZ sphere works for zoom only: click and drag UP (upper hemisphere) to zoom IN, and DOWN (lower hemisphere) to zoom OUT. To release zoom mode and go back to the pan-tilt sphere, simply scroll your mouse wheel UP until the Zoom label disappears.

For some cameras, you may notice that the further you drag the cursor from the sphere centre, the faster the camera goes: in this way, PTZ speed is controlled; however, for other cameras, only the constant speed is supported either by software or device itself, and the pan/tilt speed will remain constant no matter what position your mouse cursor is in.

Archive Playback

If recording is enabled for the target channel, the stream overlay controls will include an archive playback button in the upper-right-hand corner. Press the button to begin playback: the target stream will be displayed in single channel mode. To switch back to live view, press the 'eye' button in the upper-right-hand corner; this will restore your previous layout.

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Archive playback view

Playback view contains the following information and controls:

upper-left-hand corner: stream name (static info) upper-right-hand corner: 'eye' icon to go back to live view, X button (press to close the live stream and free

the viewport) bottom-right-hand corner: timestamp (current time and server time zone shift) centre: stream picture centre bottom: playback controls

Overlay controls allow you to start/pause playback and jump back/forward by ten seconds, one minute, ten minutes or an hour.

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Install the TRENDnetView EVO Mobile application from Play Store (for Android users) or iTunes (for iOS users).

Supported OS:

Android 4.4 and higher; iOS 8.2 and higher.

Add Server

Tap the Add Server button on the bottom panel to create a new server connection. The following parameters should be filled in:

Name: server friendly name. Host: server IP or domain name from your TRENDnetView EVO configuration. Port: HTTP port to use (must match the one configured on the server side),the default one is 8080. Username and password: user account credentials to connect to the TRENDnetView EVO server. Startup Server: select if you wish to automatically connect to the target server on starting the

application. On startup, the app will load server list and try to connect to the selected server automatically.

Server settings

When you are ready, tap Done to save and exit the dialog box, or tap Cancel to discard the changes made and go back to the main menu. To edit the existing server settings, tap and hold the server name in the list, then release and then tap the Edit button that will appear in the upper-right-hand corner; existing server configurations can be removed in the same way.

Settings

Note that these settings are global for all servers.

General

Language: set application localisation here Date Format: set the date presentation format you want the application to use, e.g.,

YYYY/MM/DD Time Format: set the time presentation format you want the application to use, e.g.,

HH:MM:SS (24h)

Timezone: choose between your mobile client or connected server time zone

Streams

Quality preference

Main: only the first (main) stream, [usually] of a larger resolution will be used for all

devices Secondary: only the secondary stream (substream), [usually] of a smaller resolution

will be used for all devices

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Auto: the most appropriate stream will be selected automatically based on viewport size

Display video statistics

ON/OFF: defines if video stream properties are shown for both incoming and outgoing streams

Decoder configuration: choose how the incoming streams will be decoded

Hardware only: hardware decoding modules available on your phone will be used

automatically (recommended for battery saving) Hardware and software: software decoders will be used if required (warning: software

decoding is battery intensive!) Per codec configuration: choose decoding settings individually for each of the expected

codecs

Icons

Show video stream event log icon: the button will appear on top of video and allow you to

view the decoder log Show battery intensive decoder icon: the icon will appear in case a software decoder is in

use

Camera

Camera preferences for the reverse streaming

Off: choose this if you do not plan to stream device's video to the server Camera 1: main mobile device camera (normally, back camera) Camera 2: secondary camera (normally, front camera with less megapixels) Resolution preference/FPS preference/Microphone ON/OFF Preview: camera preview with the settings defined above

Widgets

Widget update interval

automatically load new frame every 30 seconds, every 1, 2, 5, 10 or 15 minutes

Network

Allow app to use

WiFi only, including VPN if configured

Both WiFi and 3G/4G mobile connection

Allow widgets to use

WiFi only, including VPN if configured Both WiFi and 3G/4G mobile connection

About

Build version: application version information Legal info: tap to view

When enabling camera and sound, you may be asked to confirm permissions for the app to access your phone's camera(s) and microphone. Select YES to grant access to these components if you wish to be able to stream video and audio from your phone to the server and clients connected to it.

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Application settings

In addition to the settings, this menu section contains legal info and information about the application version.

Live View

When you connect to a server, the live view will be loaded by default. If you have already connected to the selected server previously, live view layout from the last time it was opened will be loaded. Each channel name will be displayed in the upper-left-hand corner of the picture, together with video stream properties - codec, bit rate, frame rate and resolution; stream statistics can be turned OFF via app settings (see above). Tap the camera live view video to switch to full screen; pinch to zoom IN/OUT (digital zoom).

Tap the "<" Back button in the upper-left-hand corner to return back; tap back once again to return to Home screen.

Live view

Swipe left/right to load the next set of channels on the same layout. Tap and hold channel live view to bring the available channel list (similarly to the channel selection menu, chosen item will replace the selected channel).

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Single channel live view

Tap any channel to replace the currently displayed layout with a single channel view with extra controls. These are:

Bottom left corner:

Camera icon: take a snapshot. Tap to save the currently displayed frame onto your device.

Bottom right corner (icon set varies depending on channel capabilities):

Speaker icon: audio IN. Tap once to enable incoming audio (the icon will turn blue), tap once again to stop.

Microphone icon: audio OUT. Tap once to start sending audio back to the camera (the icon will turn blue), tap once again to stop. Note: you do not need to tap and hold the mic icon, like in the regular TRENDnetView EVO Monitor application, simply tap once to enable audio streaming

Arrows: PTZ control (for PTZ capable cameras). Tap to bring up the controls, tap once again to hide them. While having overlay PTZ controls ON:

swipe your finger or long tap inside the sphere to pan and tilt long tap the ends of the zoom slider to zoom in and out

Audio IN, audio OUT and PTZ controls

While in this mode, you can swipe left or right to load previous or next channel in the list. Long tap on the free space (where there is no stream) or on the stream itself (when PTZ controls are OFF) to bring up the list of all available channels: swipe down and up to browse the list, tap any channel to display it.

Menu Controls

You can find the server control buttons in the upper-right-hand corner. For vertical screen orientation, all menu controls (except for the timer) collapse into a single button with drop-down list.

Eye icon/timer: shows current server time. When you tap it, you are given the option to select the time (the app will automatically switch to Archive mode afterwards)

Cameras: tap to select a channel from the list of available ones. Note that every channels can only be mapped once and attempts to map a channel for the second time will result in it being placed in the new position and removed from the old one

Views: tap to open layout selection. The layouts currently available are: 1x1, 2x1, 2x2, 3x2. "Add Current" enables you to save current layout under a specified name. If a larger layout has been selected, existing channels will be mapped automatically and all the extra slots will appear blank. To add more channels, tap the "Cameras" button and pick one; all the slots will become marked with blue frames, tap any of them to place the new video channel there.

Make snapshot: tap to save a snapshot to the gallery. Cast: stream to Chromecast Stream camera: send the video stream from your phone's camera back to the TRENDnetView EVO

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Trendnet TRENDnetView Evo Administration Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

1 Software Purpose and Use Cases

2 Hardware Requirements

3 Getting Started

4 Free License

5 Installation of TRENDnetView EVO

6 Initialization of TRENDnetView EVO Server

7 Server Setup Wizard

8 Start & Stop Server Service

9 Management Application Installation

10 TRENDnetView EVO Console First Start

Setup Wizard

12 Interface Overview: Management Application

13 Conventions and Keyboard Shortcuts

14 Configuration Backup

15 Migration From Previous Product Versions

16 Server Settings

17 Storage

18 Watchdog

19 Security Policy

20 Overview of Devices and Channels

21 Add Devices Manually

22 Add Devices Using Autodiscovery

23 Manage Devices and Device Groups

24 Configure Channels

25 Channel Settings

26 Audio

27 Dewarp For Fisheye Cameras

28 Bulk Edit for Devices and Channels

29 Configure Recording Profiles

30 Assign Recording Configurations

31 Add Users and User Groups

32 Permissions and Membership

33 Anonymous User

34 Live Podcasts

Layout templates

36 Data Sources

37 Streaming Server Configuration

38 Streaming Server User Interface

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