Introduction

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The SW has three main areas.

• The Live tab for viewing live video
• The Playback tab for viewing recorded video
• The Setup tab for configuring views.

Panes

Panes give you access to the majority of the SW. exactly which panes you will see depends on your task, for example on whether you are viewing live video on the Live tab or recorded video on the Playback tab.

Panes can be minimized to icons. This helps save space, and enables a better overview of the panes you use. You minimize a pane by clicking the ‘▲’ in the pane’s title bar. When you need to use a pane which you have previously minimized, simply click the corresponding icon in the top left corner of the SW.

Pane icons from the live TAB.

View

The way in which video from your surveillance system’s cameras is displayed in the iCMS Pro SW is called a view. A single view may contain video from up to 64 cameras. Your SW can handle an unlimited number of views, allowing you to switch between video from various collections of cameras. Each view’s layout can be customized to fit its contents.

Views can be private or shared with other users.

The SW also supports multiple windows and screens, allowing you to watch multiple views at a time on multi monitors.

Application buttons

Let you select basic SW actions.

from the left to right the buttons are :

Virtual keyboard

Options : configure language, Local path for backup/image, position of panes

Log out

What can you Do with iCMS Pro?

With the SW, you are able to:

• View live videos from cameras on the surveillance system.
• Play back recordings from cameras on the surveillance system with a selection of advanced navigation tools, including a highly intuitive timeline browser
• Create and switch between an unlimited number of views, each able to display images from up to 64 cameras from multiple devices at a time Views can be placed in private groups (only accessible by the user who created them) or in groups shared with other users.
• Create special views for widescreen monitors.
• Use multiple screens as well as floating windows for displaying different views simultaneously.
• Quickly substitute one or more of a view’s cameras with other cameras.
• View images from several cameras, one after the other, in a single camera position ( a so- called carousel).
• Control PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) cameras.
• Use digital zoom on live as well as recorded images.
• Manually activate triggered events.
• Manually activate external outputs (e.g. sirens or light)
• Use sound notifications for attracting attention to detected events.
• Skip gaps during playback of recordings.
• Print images.
• Export recordings (e.g. for use as evidence) in AVI (movie clip), JPEG/BMP/PNG (still image). The AVI file can include audio.
• Select between a numbers of language versions.
• Get a physical overview of the entire systems under surveillance.

How Can User Rights Affect Your Use of iCMS Pro SW?

The rights of an individual user will determine the user’s ability to use the iCMS Pro SW features.

Basically, the administrator is able to restrict a user’s rights to the following:

• Access to each of the iCMS Pro tabs: Live, Playback, and Setup
• Ability to use features on the iCMS Pro tabs
• Ability to create views (views determine the way in which images from one or more

cameras are displayed)

• Ability to view images from specific cameras

The ability to use various features of the iCMS Pro SW may therefore vary considerably from user to user.

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Minimum System Requirements

Tip: To check which DirectX version is installed on a computer, click Start, select Run…, and type dxdiag. When you click OK, the DirectX Diagnostic Tool window will open; version information is displayed near the bottom of its System tab. If your computer requires a DirectX update, the latest versions of DirectX are available from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/

Installing the iCMS Pro SW

The SW must be installed on your computer before you are able to use it.

Typically, you copy the executive file from the CD that is carried with device, and then install the file on your computer.

Installation from CD

To install the iCMS Pro SW from a CD, do the following:

1. Verify that your computer meets the iCMS Pro SW system requirements.
2. Insert the surveillance system software CD, wait for a short while, then click the iCMS Pro

installation icon.

Tip: Depending on your security settings, you may receive one or more security warnings when clicking the link (Do you want to run or save this file? Do you want to run this software? or similar; exact wording depends on your browser version). When this is the case, accept the security warnings (by clicking the Run button or similar; exact button names depend on your browser version).

1. When the installation wizard starts, click ‘Next’ to continue the installation and follow the steps in the installation wizard.
2. The wizard will suggest an installation path. Normally, you can simply go ahead and use the suggested installation path
3. Click ‘Next’ buttons and waiting progress of installation.
4. Complete.

Logging In to the iCMS Pro SW

To log in to the SW, do the following:

1. Double-click iCMS Pro shortcut on your desktop. If no iCMS Pro desktop shortcut is available, select the iCMS Pro from Windows’ Start menu (exactly how you do this is determined by where and how you have installed the iCMS Pro on your computer, but you would typically select Start > All Programs > iCMS Pro > iCMS Pro).
2. A splash screen is displayed while the iCMS Pro loads; this typically takes a few seconds only.

3. The SW login window appears:

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Playback Setup

Default : User ID (ADMIN), Password (1234)

1. After a short wait, the iCMS Pro window will open. The iCMS Pro window has three tabs: Live, Playback and Setup.

The Live tab is used for viewing live video, the Playback tab is used for browsing recorded video on PC or each device remotely, and the Setup tab is used for configuring the iCMS Pro SW. Depending on your user rights, you may not be able to access all three tabs.

Selecting Language

In the iCMS Pro SW, you are often able to select between different language versions.

1. Click the Options button in the right side of the iCMS Pro top bar.

1. In the Options dialog, select Language, then the required language.
2. The iCMS Pro SW must be restarted in order for the change to take effect: Close your

SW, then log in again to use the new language version.

Views Explained

The way in which video from one or more cameras are displayed in the iCMS Pro SW is called a view.

A view may contain video from up to 64 cameras, depending on the surveillance system to which you connect. The iCMS Pro SW can handle an unlimited number of views, allowing you to switch between video from various collections of cameras.

The illustration to the right provides an example of a iCMS Pro displaying a view, in this case with video from 10 different cameras (view is highlighted in red frame).

In order to help you maintain an easy overview when you navigate between various views in your iCMS Pro SW, all views are placed in folders called groups. A group can contain any number of views and, if required, subgroups.

Difference between Private and Shared Views

Views can be private or shared:

• Private views can only be accessed by the user who created them.
• Shared views allow many users to share the same views.

Setup of Views

You create and manage views on the iCMS Pro Setup tab.

• Private and shared

Creating Private Views

Views are created on the iCMS Pro Setup tab.

To create your first private view, you first create a group under the Setup tab’s Private top-level folder, then create the required view within the group.

Creating a Group

To create a group under the Private top-level folder, do the following on the Setup tab:

1. In the Setup tab’s Views pane, select the Private top-level folder.

1. Click the Create New Group button:

1. A new group is created. The new group is simply named New Group.

1. Overwrite the default name New Group with a group name of your choice.

You are now able to create a view within the group.

Creating a View within the Group

To create a view in a group, do the following:

1. In the Setup tab’s Views pane, make sure the group in which you want to create the

view is selected.

2. Click the Create View button:

1. Select the required layout for your new view. You are able to select layouts for displaying up to 64 (8×8) cameras in a single view.
2. A new view is created under the group you selected. The new view carries the default name New View.

1. Overwrite the default name with a view name of your choice.

You are now able to add cameras to the view.

Tip: A group can contain an unlimited number of views. You may also create any number of subgroups if required.

Creating Shared Views

Views are created on the iCMS Pro setup tab.

To create your first shared view, you first create a group under the required shared top-level folder, then create the required view within the group. If you have created shared views before, you may create the new view in an existing group, or you may create a new group for the view.

Creating a Group

To create a group under a shared top-level folder, do the following on the Setup tab:

1. In the Setup tab’s Views pane, select the Shared top-level folder (in this example, the

required folder is simply called Shared).

2. Click the Create Group button:

3. A new group is created. The new group is simply named New Group.

4. Overwrite the default name New Group with a group name of your choice.

You are now able to create a view within the group.

Creating a View within the Group

To create a view in a group, do the following:

1. In the Setup tab’s Views pane, make sure the group in which you want to create the

view is selected.

2. Click the Create New View button:

1. Select the required layout for your new view. You are able to select layouts for displaying up to 64 (8×8) cameras in a single view
2. A new view is created under the group you selected. The new view carries the default name New View:

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1. Overwrite the default name with a view name of your choice. You are now able to add cameras to the view.

Tip: A group can contain an unlimited number of views. You may also create any number of subgroups if required.

Renaming Views or Groups

To rename a view or group, do the following on the Setup tab:

1. Select the required view or group in the Views pane.
2. Click the Rename button:

1. Overwrite the existing group name with a new name of your choice.

Deleting Views or Groups

IMPORTANT: Deleting a group will delete all views and any subgroups within the group as well.

To delete a view or group, do the following on the Setup tab:

1. Select the required view or group in the Views pane.
2. Click the Delete button:

1. You will be asked to confirm that you want to delete the selected view or group.

How to Add Content to Views

Once you have created views, you are able to add content to the views. Content can be video from individual cameras or devices, carousels for viewing images from alternating cameras in a single view position.

Adding Individual Cameras

To add a camera to a view, do the following:

1. In the Setup tab’s Views pane, select the required view. When you select a view, the layout of the selected view is outlined in the main section of the iCMS Pro window.

Layout of selected view is outlined in main section

(Indicated in red frame in this example)

1. In the Setup tab’s System Overview pane, click the plus sign(+) next to Cameras, then the

plus sign next to the required server to view a list of available cameras.

1. Select the required camera from the list, and drag the camera to the required position in the view. When you have dragged a camera to a position in the view, an image from the camera will—provided a connection can be established—appear in the selected position. If a connection cannot be established, for example if the surveillance system’s is not on recording mode, the name of the camera will be displayed in the selected position.
2. Repeat for each camera required in the view.

Tip: If you want to use all of the cameras under a server, you may simply drag the required server link to the view; this will automatically place all of the server’s cameras in the view from the selected position onwards. Make sure a sufficient number of positions are available in the view.

Tip: You can easily change which cameras are included in your view: clear an individual camera position by right clicking the remove button, then drag another camera to the cleared position, or simply overwrite a position by dragging a different camera to the position.

Example: The same image viewed with Maintain Image,

Adjusting View Properties

In the Setup tab’s view Properties pane, you are able to adjust osd and camera view.

Maintain Image Aspect Ratio

If the check box is selected, images will not be stretched to fit the size of the camera position.

Rather, images will be displayed with the aspect ratio (height/width relationship) with which they have been recorded.

When viewing images with their original aspect ratio, you may see horizontal or vertical black bars appearing around the images from some cameras.

If the check box is cleared, images will be stretched to fit the position in the view; this may lead to slightly distorted images, but you will avoid any black bars appearing around the images.

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OSD settings (All views)

Show title bar: Displays a title bar located in the top of each camera position. The title bar helpsusers quickly identify camera name, Recording Status and live indicator.

Show indicator: Displays a blinking green indicator in the title bar when displayed on the Live tab. The indicator changes state every time a new image is received from the camera, an effect which makes it easy to see that video is live. Often, it is evident from the video itself that it is live, but the live indicator can be advantageous at times when not much is happening in the camera’s area of view.

Show icon: Displays a camera icon in the top of each camera.

Show name: Displays a camera name in the top of each camera.

Show resolution: Displays the current image resolution at the bottom of each camera.

Show date and time: Displays the current date and time at the bottom of each camera.

Adding Carousels

A carousel is used for displaying images from several cameras, one after the other, in a single view position. You are able to specify which cameras to include in the carousel as well as the interval between camera changes.

1. On the setup tab, drag the System Overview pane’s Carousel to the required position in the view. When you release the mouse button over the required position, the Carousel Setup window opens.
2. In the Carousel Setup window, specify which cameras to include in the carousel by selecting required cameras in the left part of the window, then clicking the Add button to add the selected cameras to the list in the right part of the window.

1. If required, move cameras up and down in the list to determine the sequence in which

cameras will appear in the carousel.

1. Define the amount of time for which each camera should be displayed in the carousel;

either with a common default, or individually for each camera.

1. Click OK to close the Carousel Setup window.

Carousel indicator will be positioned at right bottoms at the selected channel.

Adding Static Images

Static images can be used in views for a variety of purposes: for company logos, for including floor plans or maps in the view, for including photos of wanted persons, etc.

1. On the setup tab, drag the System Overview pane’s Image item to the required position in the view.

1. Release the mouse button over the required position. When you release the mouse button, you are able to select the required static image file.

Further Configuration

The Options Dialog

The Options dialog lets you control the language selection, position of navigator, timeline for playback and the path for snapshot & Backup.

You access the Options dialog by clicking the Options button in the top right corner of the Smart Client window.

Language Options

In the iCMS Pro SW, you are often able to select between different language versions.

1. In the Application Options dialog, select the Language tab, then the required language.
2. The SW must be restarted in order for the change to take effect: Close your SW, then log in again to use the new language version.

Application Options

The Options dialog’s Application tab lets you customize the general behavior and look of your

SW.

Information: display the version of iCMS Pro SW.

Application minimization: If you select Minimized button the SW will be positioned on window task bar as icon.

Application maximization: Select how the SW should react when you click the Maximize button in the top right corner. If you select Maximize to full screen, the SW will cover any Windows task bar on your screen when maximized.

Quit: stop to run the iCMS Pro SW.

Viewing Live Video

You view live video on the iCMS Pro Live tab. When you select the iCMS Pro Live tab, the SW will connect to the surveillance system server, and display live images from the cameras in the selected view.

Tip: The SW supports use of multiple windows. This is especially useful if your computer has more than one physical display attached.

Live Video Is Not Necessarily Recorded

Even though you can see live video from a given camera, the video stream from the camera is not necessarily being recorded.

This is actually one of the benefits of an IP-based digital surveillance system: Unlike old-style analog surveillance systems, where everything was usually recorded on a tape regardless whether it was relevant or not, an IP-based digital surveillance system allows much more targeted recording.

Targeted recording frees security personnel, investigators, etc. from having to go through seemingly endless amounts of recordings in order to find a particular incident. Instead, the reduced amount of recordings..

Basically, live video streams from cameras pass through the surveillance system server. When required, the video stream is saved (recorded) on the server; when not required, the video stream is simply discarded. Video streams are typically saved on the server (recorded) either

• According to a schedule (example: every morning from 10.00 to 11.30)

– or/and –

• Whenever the surveillance system detects special events (examples: motion generated by a person entering a room; a sensor registering that a window is being opened; input from users).

The surveillance system server’s recording settings are determined by your surveillance system administrator. However, as a iCMS Pro SW user, you can also start recording while viewing live video.

Tip: When viewing live video on the iCMS Pro Live tab, you can quickly verify whether the video stream from a camera is being recorded: Look at the yellow bar immediately above the camera’s images. If the video stream from the camera is being recorded, the bar will display Rec. Note that you may occasionally see the Recording letters for short periods only. This is because cameras may have been configured to record only when there is motion, when a door is open, or similar, which can lead to many short periods of recordings.

Views and their Content

Selecting a view

You are basically able to select a view for display on the Live tab as below.

Selecting the required view in the Live tab’s Views pane:

You can (provided you have the necessary user rights) start recording while viewing live video. See page 61 for more information.

Camera Names and Colored Indicators

The display item can be selected on ‘View Properties’ of Setup Pane.

The bar displays the name of the camera as well as the name of the device to which the camera is connected.

Each bar will display Live when live images are displayed, Rec if video from the camera in question is being recorded.

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green ): Changes state every time a new image is received from the

camera

green): display when the device is under recording mode.

Recording indicator (solid

Carousel Positions

A carousel is used for displaying images from several cameras, one after the other, in a single view position.

If a position in one of your views contains a carousel, you will be able to recognize it by the following characteristics:

• It displays images from different cameras, one after the other
• It is marked as Carousel at position

You can enlarge a carousel by double-clicking the carousel position.

Enlarging Camera Positions

To enlarge images from a particular camera in a view, double-click the camera position. To return to normal view, simply double-click the blue image bar again.

Handling Sound Notifications

Your SW may have been configured to notify you with a sound notification when:

Events related to one or more specific cameras occur

Audio (Microphones)

The SW supports incoming audio: From the SW you can listen to live recordings from microphones attached to cameras.

You handle audio in the Live tab’s Audio pane.

Listening

To listen to live audio, select the required microphone from the Audio In list.

Audio when Camera is in Playback Mode

If the selected camera is in playback mode, you will hear any recorded audio from that camera’s default microphone and, if supported, speaker. The Live tab’s Audio pane will in that case have no function.

Digital Zoom

The right clicks of mouse lets you use digital zoom on images from any camera displayed in the view. Your use of digital zoom will not affect any recording of the images; any recording will still take place in the camera’s regular format. If you later wish to browse the recordings, you can use

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When digital zoom is enabled, you will see a Zoom ratio in the top right corner of each of the view’s camera positions. Once you zoom in on an area of an image, you can move the other area by simply dragging of mouse.

Zoom with Mouse Wheel

you are able to zoom in and out using the scroll wheel on your mouse, provided your mouse is equipped with a scroll wheel.

Change the zoom ratio up to 10x by mouse wheel scroll.

Using PTZ

If your views contain PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoom) cameras, you can control the PTZ cameras with the Live tab’s PTZ Control pane.

PTZ Navigation Buttons

Use the navigation buttons in the PTZ Control pane to move the selected PTZ camera.

The Arrow buttons let you move the position of camera view.

The item of ‘ZOOM’, ‘FOCUS’ and ‘Iris’ let user can control the item manually.

POSITION STEP is a distance during Pan/ Tilt works.

PTZ Preset Positions

You can set the preset of PTZ camera from PTZ control panel.

If preset positions have been defined for the selected PTZ camera already, you are able to select such positions.

To set preset.

1. Move the PTZ view point by navigator arrow.
2. Select any number for preset numbering.
3. Press [SET] button to save the position.

To run preset.

1. Select one of preset number on the list.
2. Press [Goto] button, PTZ camera view will move to predefined position.

Manually Activating Output

If external outputs have been defined on your surveillance system, for example for switching on lights or sounding a siren, such output can be activated from the iCMS Pro Live tab.

Select the required output in the Alarm Out pane. Then click the Active button

Or user can deactivate the alarm out from the active state of Alarm out by [Inactive] button.

Viewing Recorded Video

You view recorded video on the iCMS Pro Playback tab.

When you select the Playback tab, the SW will display recording time table and Playback control panel.

You can follow below steps to start playback.

1. Select a Playback Tab.

1. Select a device from the recording time table.
2. Select a time for starting at Play control panel or select a start point from recording table.

*The time line can be expanded up to 5 minute term when left click of mouse on time label. Right click of the mouse will compress the time line.

1. Then press the Play icon button.

Views of playback

Selecting a View

You are able to change a view during playback as select a view icon.

Video Playback Features

Timeline Browser

The timeline browser displays an overview of periods with recordings from each devices displayed in your current view.

The number of timelines displayed in the timeline browser reflects the number of cameras of device. Cameras with an audio device attached are represented by a double timeline: a timeline displaying periods with video recordings and a timeline displaying periods with audio recordings. Up to 16 cameras can be displayed with audio timelines. If 16 cameras with associated audio are included in the view

To browse recordings using the timeline browser, click inside the timeline browser, and move your mouse right or left without releasing the mouse button or just click it

Green: Recording period with continuous

Red : Recording period with Alarm detection.

Blue : Recording period with motion

Yellow: Recording period with pre buffered recording period.

Gray : Recording period with Audio.

Tip: You can quickly change the timeline browser’s time span by pressing the left click of mouse.

. Position of the Timeline Browser

the default position of timeline for recording data is bottom of view. But you can change the position as vertical view at option menu.

Time Navigation

The Playback tab’s Time Navigation pane provides you with controls for browsing and playing back recorded image from each device.

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The area in the upper part of the Time Navigation pane shows the time and date of the recordings viewed.

Browse Buttons.

The Time Navigation pane’s brows buttons lets you manually navigate through recordings from the devices (DVR/ IP camera data on PC server).

From the left to right on browse buttons.

First image : move to the first image in the data base for selected device

Previous image: move to the image just before the one currently viewed.

Play Reverse: Playback recordings backwards in time.

Stop: stop / pause to playback the image.

Forward: playback recording forward in time.

Next image: move to the image just next the one currently viewed.

Last image: move to the last image in the data base for selected device.

Speed controller of playback

You can slide the indicator to control the speed of playback during play the image.

From 1/64X(slowest)~ 64X(fastest).

Digital Zoom

Just like on the live view, the right clicks of mouse lets you use digital zoom on images from any camera displayed during playback.

Your use of digital zoom will not affect any recording of the images; any recording will still take place in the camera’s regular format.

What is the difference between optical and digital zoom?

With optical zoom, a camera’s lens elements physically move to provide the required angle of view. You cannot use optical zoom when viewing recorded video, simply because you cannot move the camera’s lens retroactively. With digital zoom, the required portion of an image is enlarged by cropping the image and then resizing it back to the pixel size of the original image—a process called interpolation. Digital zoom thus simulates optical zoom, but the digitally zoomed portion will have a lower quality than the original image. Digital zoom works equally well on live and recorded video.

Exporting Single Images

You are able to export single still images from selected cameras. Exported images can then be saved (as bitmap/Jpg/Png images) into PC, You can only export a single image from a single camera at a time.

To export:

1. Select the required view.
2. Right-click inside the required camera position; you now get access to the menu.
3. In the menu, select ‘snapshot’. You can now export the file as image.

Printing Evidence

In playback screen, you are able to print recorded images.

Select the required camera in the view.

Right-click inside the required camera position.

In the menu, select ‘Print’, you can print the image on local or network print

Exporting in AVI and Still image

Select the iCMS Pro Playback tab.

In the Playback tab’s Backup pane, specify when the period to be covered by the export should start. You do this by typing the required date in the first Start Time field and the time in the second field.

In the End Time fields, specify end date and time for the backup

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Select the required camera from the camera list. You from the list

Click the Backup button. This will open a separate Backup dialong, the dialog will list the specified start time, end time, and camera.

Only relevant if you are going to backup in AVI format: If the selected camera has a microphone attached—and the surveillance system supports audio—audio from speakers attached to the selected camera is included in the export as well. If you do not want to backup audio, select Video only option.

In the dialog’s backup setting pane, select the required backup format: AVI or still image.

Selected required Codec and quality for AVI format.

must select an individual camera

Select format of still image when you want to backup as still image.

Select OSD option for AVI and Still image, when you select this option the backup file includes this OSD text data also.

Specify export destination in the backup dialog’s Destination section.

Desktop : If you select Desktop, your backup file will be saved in an automatically Created Backup folder on the desktop of your PC.

Local Path : If you select local Path, you are able to specify a path yourself.

The backup file will be saved in the path you specify.

You can also select the path on network shared folder in company.

Media : If you select media, you are able to backup the file on DVD of PC.

The Erase button allow to rewrite on rewritable media

Click the Start backup button to begin the backup procedure. The status bar in the upper part of the backup dialog will display the status of the backup:

Frequently Asked Questions about Exporting

FAQ: Can I export audio too? When backup in the AVI. you are—when the surveillance system supports audio—able to include audio recorded by microphones in the backup.. When backup in the JPEG format, you cannot include audio.

Full Screen Viewing

To view your iCMS Pro in full screen mode, click the Full Screen button near the middle of the

iCMS top bar.

In full screen mode, the SW is displayed without the top bar, without any of the panes normally located in the left side of the iCMS Pro, and without any Windows taskbar.

Full screen mode is available when using the Live and Playback tabs, but not when using the Setup tab.

To leave full screen mode and return to normal mode, press ESC or select restore screen after right click of mouse..

Using Multiple Windows

The iCMS Pro supports use of multiple windows. This is especially useful if your computer has more than one physical display attached.

You can send live views to separate displays from the iCMS Pro’s View pane in Live tab.

Sending a View to Secondary Display

Sending a view to a Secondary Display will show the view in a full-screen window on another physical display (if available).

The other physical display will only show the selected view, none of the Live or Playback tab’s other features, and it can only show one view at a time.

To send a view to a Secondary Display, do the following:

1. In the Live or Playback tab’s Views pane, right-click the required view. This will bring up a menu.

Or select the multi monitor icon on Top bar.

1. In the menu, select Multi Monitor > Display2. If more than one secondary display is

available, they will be numbered.

Sending a channel to a Floating Window

Sending a channel to a Floating Window will show the camera in a small separate window on your main display.

The illustration to the right provides an example of a channel sent to a floating window. Note that the main iCMS Pro window is immediately available behind the floating window.

The floating window will only show the selected camera. You can use any number of floating windows.

You are able to change the size of a floating window to suit your needs.

To send a channel to a Floating Window, do the following:

1.

In the Views pane, right-click the required channel. This will bring

up a menu.

2.

In the menu, select Float View.

Closing Separate Windows

To close a separate view window,

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When it is shown on the Primary Display, as a floating window simply click button in the right corner of the windows.

Or on a secondary display, select the Close button after right click of mouse on separate window.

Logging Out

To log out of the iCMS Pro SW, simply click the Log Out button in the iCMS Pro top bar.

Removing the iCMS Pro SW from PC.

To remove the Smart Client, do the following:

1. In Windows’ start menu, select All SW, and select Uninstall in ICMS PRO folder. This will open the uninstall Programs window.
2. In the uninstall Programs window, select uninstall button.

NOTE: MAC version does not support the P2P option, so your device will only be able to be viewed locally. If you are wanting to view your device from a different location from a MAC then the DVR will need to be port forwarded.

When you first open 2M live it will prompt for a username and password. By default, this is admin/123456. After the first login it is recommended that you change the password.

In order to add your device go to Resource Manage → Encoder. If the DVR is on the same network as your computer then it will appear under Device Online. It is possible to add the device if it will only be viewed locally, but if you are wanting to view the cameras from a different location then it will need to be added by P2P.

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In order to add a P2P device you will need to click on Add Device in the Managed Devices section. It will open another window, Device Edit. Change Way to Login to P2P Login.

Then it will prompt you to fill out the following information:

• Device Name → any name for the device
• P2P Account → Device ID
• Password → Unique Password given by device or configured by user

To find this information, we need to obtain it from the DVR menu, so you will need to make sure you are either in front of the DVR at time of set up or that you have saved the information somewhere. Go to Main Menu → App → P2P → Device ID and Password.

Once the device has been successfully added, to be able to view the cameras, go to back to the menu of 2M Live and click on Realtime Video. This will bring up the live view screen and all added devices will show on the right side of the screen. Click the DVR name and drag it onto the screen to show all camera views.

If only one or a few cameras are wanted in the view screen, then you can click on the plus sign to the right of the device name and it will show a list of cameras. You can click and drag a specific camera to the windows.

At the bottom of the screen you also will be able to edit the number of windows you would like to be open at a time.

Troubleshooting

1. Terminal is not reading temperature at all

• Check that no exposed wires are touching each other at all
• Check that the module wires are connected correctly (blue/orange and brown/purple)
• Do a firmware repair by logging into the web page of the unit → Setup → System → Maintenance → Repair the firmware of forehead/wrist (depending on the model)
• If you choose to do a firmware repair, you will need to connect the unit to the network and make sure the unit and the model do not lose power or connection during the repair process. If they are disconnected in some way, there is a chance the module will not work anymore

2. The 2MTHFR-2M is constantly reading people walking by

• Check if the Face Detection Area is full screen or a specified area
• A full screen will pick up any face in the whole detection zone, so it is better to use a specified area
• Please also make sure that nothing is directly in front of or blocking the thermal sensor

3. Temperature is reading high

• Make sure there is nothing heated around the thermal sensor
• The 2MTHFR-2M is located on the top of the unit, so please make sure that it is not directed at any bright lights

4. 2M Station is showing a different time in notifications that the terminal is reading

• Make sure the Sync Mode = Sync with Latest Server Time
• Do not sync with computer time (this will show DST even though DST is disabled on the unit)
• Manually turn on DST (Daylight Savings Time)

How to Set Up 2M Guard

2M Guard is the phone app that we use for our NVR’s to view cameras from our phones offsite.

This app only works for models: 2MT-4004, 2MT-4008, 2MT-4088, 2MT-4016, 2MN-8004-P4, 2MN-8008-P8, 2MN-8116-P16, 2MN-8232-P16 and our IP cameras.

1. Find the Register Code and/or QR Code for your DVR/NVR

• on NVR menu: Menu → System → Network → P2P OR Menu → Network → P2P
• on web menu: Setup → Network → P2P

2. Two ways to add a device onto the app:

1. Star4Live
2. directly on the app

Method 1: Adding Device Through Star4Live

• Go to https://www.star4live.com/login
• Click on Login if you already have an existing account or Sign Up if you do not

• Once you have logged in, click on Add and another window will pop up prompting for a Device Name and Register Code. Once all of the required information has been filled out, hit OK and your device should show up under My Cloud Devices.

• Once you have successfully added the device on Star4Live, open the app and log into your account using the same credentials that you created/used on star4live.com
• Go to Live View and tap the icon in the upper right corner to select a device
• Select the device you would like to view
• Start live view

Method 2: Adding Device Directly on the App

• When you first download the app it will prompt you to either Sign Up or Login
• Tap on Login if you already have an existing account or Sign Up if you do not

• Open up the app menu and go to Devices. This section shows all of the devices that have been added onto your account. To add another one, tap on Add at the top of the screen.

• You can choose to add the device by scanning the QR code or by manually inputting the Register Code. To move forward with either of these options, you will need to tap on Scan

• A screen will appear for you to scan a QR code. If you choose to scan this is where you will do it, but if you choose to manually enter the Register Code, tap on the edit icon on the bottom.

• Once all of the correct information has been filled out, hit the Save icon in the upper right corner.
• In order to see the cameras, open the app menu and tap on Live View
• At first, it will look blank. This is because we need to add the cameras to the windows. Tap on the Add icon in the upper right corner

• A list of your devices will appear. Select the one that you want to view and hit Start Live View on the bottom

• Now you can view your cameras on the go!

Thank you for using our Elevate CMS, if you have any problems or doubts when using the products and software, please contact us anytime.

About this user manual

This User Manual is for Elevate CMS software, it is used as a guide.The photos, graphics, charts and illustrations provided in this user manual are only used to explain and illustrate the purpose, they may be different from the specific product, please refer to the actual object.

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In this User Manual it is possible that we have some incorrect, or some features and operations that are not compatible with the software, or other printing mistakes. We will update the content of this User Manual according to the features upgrading or verifying, and we will improve and upgrade the description of the products. The new content may not be notified in this User Manual.

1. Overview
   1. Overview

Elevate CMS is a lite platform software programmed by Invid Technology which enable user to manage the surveillance devices. It supports all Invid Elevate Series UVR, NVR, IPC and other products; offers versatile functions including device management, live preview, remote playback, remote configuration, record plan, E-Map, etc.

• 1. PC requirement

OS: Windows XP/7/8/8.1/10 or MAC OS

CPU: Intel Pentium IV 3.0 GHz or higher

RAM: 1GB or higher

Resolution:1024*768 or higher

• 1. Function module

The operation interface of CMS is shown as below:

Details of menubar you can find in the table below:

Details of function module is as shown below:

Main View: Viewing live video, controlling PTZ and setting image parameters. When you

view the video, you can change the channel’s position by click and drag the channel to another channel where you want to set.

Playback: Searching the record files and playback.

E-Map: Adding, modifying, deleting, and basic operations of E-map.

Log Search: Searching, viewing and backing up local logs.

Account Manager: Adding, deleting users and assigning the permissions.

Device Manager: Adding, editing and deleting the devices.

Configuration: Configuring general parameters.

Record Manager: Configuring the record storage schedule and general parameters.

Alarm Manager: Configuring the alarm, exception parameters and the linkage actions for

the devices.

Remote Config: Configuring the network, storage, system and general parameters for the

devices.

Monitor project: Configuring the monitor project.

• 1. Default configuration

The default path of the videos is: C:\Working Path\Elevate CMS\Record.

The default path of the pictures is C:\Working Path\Elevate CMS\Picture.

The default path of the alarm pictures is C:\Working Path\Elevate CMS\Alarm Picture.

• 1. Updated instructions

This version of Elevate CMS is based on V1.0 and is based on device R005.

The differences between Windows and MAC system version is shown as below:

1. Getting Start
   1. Log in and Log out

Here is the description of Login, Log out and switch user.

• • 1. Login

After installation, double click

. The login interface shows as Figure 2-1.

Figure 2-1 Login

User name: Default is “admin

Password: Default is 1234567u

Save: Save username and password.

Auto Login: Automatically login next time.

Language: Support English, Chinese, Czech, Italian, Farsi, Polish, Portuguese, Turkish and Russian.

• • 1. Switch user

After login, you can switch user on control panel, click “System” on the left of the status bar, then choose “Switch user” to get a login page. You should add one user by “Account manager” before switch user, shown as Figure 2-2.

Figure 2-2 Switch user

• • 1. Logout

Click button ^x .Input current user’s password to exit CMS.

Note:

• For security, please modify your password after login.
• Donot enable save password or Auto Login in public PC.
  1. Control panel

All the functions can be found in this page, shown as Figure 2-3.

Figure 2-3 Control Panel

Table 2-1 Control Panel description

1. Device management

At least one device need to be added firstly before previewing.Click

button in control

panel to enter device management interface, then you can add, or modify, or delete devices,

shown as Figure 3-1.

Figure 3-1 Device Manager

• 1. Add devices

There are two ways to add devices, auto search and manual add.

■ Auto: Search all the devices in your network, and then add the devices based on your need.

You can also edit the IP address by double click the IP address on the list. See as figure 3-2.

Figure 3-2 Device edit

■ Manual: Click button

.and input device information to add a device.

Shown as Figure 3-3.

Figure 3-3 Add devices

Table 3-1 Device parameters

Note:

• Auto method only can add IP address type devices, if you want to add cloud ID, you must add it manually.
• Auto search can search devices in the different network.
• Searched devices can be sorted by IP Address, Port Num, Mac and IPv6 address.
• Devices that have been added are marked in green
• Manual Add support add devices by Onvif protocol.
• Manual Add support add devices by multicast.

3.2 Delete devices

Select the devices that you want to delete, and click the delete button to delete it. You can also delete multi devicesat once. You must close the device connection before delete the devices.

Figure 3-4Delete devices

Chapter 4 Main view

• 1. Preview

After adding the devices, click

to enter preview interface, shown as Figure 4-1.

Figure 4-1 Main View

Table 4-1Preview Function description

• 1. Preview control

The devices management window is shown as node tree, as shown in Figure 4-2

Figure 4-2

Before starting preview, you need to connect the device first. Double click on a device, shown as

means connect successfully. Double click again, shown as

means disconnect.

When the device conncet successfully, right click shows control menu as Figure 4-3

RemoteConfig

Update Channel Name

Open All Channel by Auto

Open All Mainstream

Open All SubStream Open All Mobile Stream

Close All Channels

Start Talk

Sync Time Reboot

Figure 4-3 Right menu

Table 4-2 Right menu description

Note:

• Double click on a channel will enter 1 division, only view the channel selected.
• When view in multi divisions, some of the channel may notbe displayed due to the PC performance and stream encode setting.

• Streamtype will auto select according the screendiv number.

4.3View

View List Management function is to save the preview split with a name, so that user can open their previously saved channels only by clicking the saved item in the list. When user want to save

(O’¹

preferred view, click the icon and set the name of View, it would be saved in the View list.

AS shown in Figure 4-6.

Figure 4-6

4.4 PTZ

The Elevate CMS support multi PTZ function such as direction, Zoom in/out, preset and so on.

The detail functions as below.

Figure 4-4 PTZ control

Table 4-4 PTZ control description

4.5 Other functions

• • 1. Channel Operation Functions

When start previewing, move the cursor to channel, it will auto show a toolbar in top of image, you can record or capture the image and other functions. Right click the mouse will open another control menu. The detail functions as Figure 4-5.

Figure 4-5 Preview right menu

Table 4-5 Preview right menu function description

Chapter 5 Playback

Playback as an important function in CCTV system, it can help us to check history record in anytime. The Elevate CMS has already integrated it into the customer management system, and it can support record search base on channels, device record and local record playback, download record into the local host hard-disk and others playback control operation. It’s simple and easy to use.

• 1. Record Search & Playback

Figure5.1 Record Search

Operation Step:

1. Running Elevate CMS and click the “Playback” button to open the main playback page.
2. Select “Device” record which is recorded in device storage memory or “Local” record which is recorded in local host storage memory.
3. Select channels which you want to playback.
4. Select record type “Record” or “Picture”, subtype “Normal Play” or “Event Play”.
5. Select time period which you want to playback.
6. Click “Search”, then you can get search result as below.
7. Double click record which you want to playback.
8. You can “download” record in the search result list.

Figure 5.2 Record Search Result

Figure 5.3 Device Record Playback

Note:

• All record channels will play when start to playback. If the channel number is less than 4, the

default playback mode is synchronous. Otherwise the default playback mode is asynchronous. Synchronous cannot support more than 4 channels.

• Elevate CMS maximum supports 9 channels playback at the same time. Playback performance is also related to the local host computer performance.
  1. Playback Control

That is the playback control panel in the red circle of figure 5.3, the detail information for each button as below in the table 5-1.

Table 5-1 Playback Control Guide

button to change pages.

• 1. Download Records

Operation Step:

• Select one or more record files in the record search page.
• Select download video format “.dav” or “.avi”.
• Click “Download” button to start download.
• You can find your download file via the path you set in the configuration page.

Note:

• The same channel cannot download and playback at the same time.
• The downloading procedure will be abort when exit file list..

Chapter 6 E-Map

Elevate CMS supply a E-Map function, that you can organize and view channel status on a map.If there is no map or enter E-Map first time, you need to add a map firstly. Click add button to add a map, input Name, Description and Path to finish add. Shown as Figure 6-1.

Figure 6-1 Add/Modify map

You can preview the map after added. And you can add sub map by click “Add Area” button. Drag the cam from the device list to map can add spots; You can also edit or delete the area and spot. All the cams added on the map shown in thumbnail right bottom; you can open a small window preview by clicking on the small camera icon.

Figure 6-2 Preview map

Table 6-1 Map control

Note:

• It only supports .jpg or .bmp format pictures.
• When the alarm is triggered, the corresponding icon on the map turns to red to show alarm.

Chapter 7Configuration

• 1. Configuration

Click

icon to enter configuration interface, in this interface you can modify the file save

path and other configurations of Elevate CMS. Shown as Figure 7-1.

Figure 7-1 Configuration

• RecordPath: Set the path of local record and download.
• RecordRule: Save file name rules, cannot be changed.
• PicturePath: Set the path of local snapshot and download.
• PictureRule: Save file name rules, cannot be changed.
• AlarmPicPath: Set the path of auto snapshot when alarm triggered.
• PacketType: Local record time setting.
• DisplayScale:Corridor pattern setting.
• Automatic Overwrite: if this function enabled, when the storage disk is full, the record will overwrite the earliest record file, if this function disabled, the record will stop when disk is full.
• Start with the last state: The Elevate CMS will remember the current state when exit, it will recover when next time launched.
• AutoRun when PC boot: Auto launch when PC start.
• Auto Login: Auto login when Elevate CMS launched, used with “save password”.
• Dynamic Tracking: Tracking motion, need device support.
  1. Remote configuration

Click nV icon to enter remote configuration interface, you can modify the configurations of device, double click on device to open configuration pages. Shown as Figure 7-2.For more detail information please refer to NVR operation manual.

Figure 7-2 Remote configuration

Chapter 8Alarm and Logs

• 1. Alarm Management

Click

to open Alarm Manager, modify the alarm setting.

Figure 8-1 Alarm link

• Alarm Type: Support Outer Alarm, Motion Detect, Video Lost, Video Shelter, Disk Full, Disk Error, Network Disconnection, Line Crossing, Area Intrusion, Region Entrance, Region Exiting, Fast moving, Unattended Object, Object Missing, Face Detection, Loitering Detection, People Gathering, Parking Detection.
• Alarm Enable: Enable/Disable alarm message.
• Alarm Prompt Sound: Play alarm sound when alarm triggered.
• Sound path: Custom sound, only support .wav files.
• Auto Watch Warning: Auto open the channels linked when alarm triggered, Shown as

Figure 8-2.

Figure 8-2 Alarm link setting

Add video channels to alarm port, when the port alarm triggered, the corresponding channels will be opened automatically. For example: Figure 8-2, it means, when channel1 of “192.168.1.10”trigger alarm, channel1 will be opened automatically like Fugure 8-3. The linked

channel can also be opened by double click the alarm log in Alarm Event.

Figure 8-3 Auto Watch Warning

• 1. Alarms and Events

There always is an alarm window in the bottom of any interface; it includes device alarm and local operation information. Shown as Figure 8-1

Figure 8-4 Alarm and Event

Table 8-4 Alarm and Event function

• 1. Logs

Click

to open Log Search interface, you can view all the alarm and operation logs here.

Select log type and start/end time, all the log searched shown in below. You can also clear all logs.

Figure 8-4 Operation logs

Note:

• Clear log only delete logs write in Elevate CMS, the logs in device is not deleted.

1. User management

Click

to enter user management interface, there is a default group named “administrator

and a default username named “admin”. You can add a new group by clicking add button in group.

Shown as Figure 9-1.

Figure 9-1 Add group

Input group name and its description, select the rights and device can be management, then click OK to create a new group. Then you can add users to this group by clicking add button in username. Input username and password to finish adding. Shown as Figure 9-2.

Figure 9-2 Add user

After adding, double click on the username or group can modify their settings, you can change the username’s password, group, and stop/start to use it. For group you can change its rights, devices, and users.

Note:

• Default user“admin” cannot be stop, deleted or change its group.
• Default group “administrator” cannot be deleted or change its rights.

1. Record management

can record the camera’s video by schedule without previewing. You can

Record Manager

set different record schedule for every channel.

Figure 10-1 Record Manager

Table 10-1 Record Manager

How to set schedule:

1) Click set button and set the period you want to record.

Figure 10-2 Time Periods setting

1. Set alarm link channels, add channels to port, if the alarm in port is triggered, all the channels added start to record (you can add any device’s channel to port). For example: Figure 10-3means, when alarm in port1 of ‘192.168.3.231’ is triggered, channel1, channel2, channel3 and channel4 will be recorded automatically.

Figure 10-3 Alarm link setting

1. Set motion link channels is familiar with alarm link, when Motion detected, all the channels linked start to record.

Note:

• You need to restart the schedule to take it effect.
• Some device may not support alarm in ports.

How to watch the schedule recordings:

1. If the recording file format is AVI, you can find recordings in X:\Schedule, and open it by media players on PC.
2. If the recording file format is DAV, you can find recordings in X:\Schedule, and open it by VPlayer.

Chapter 11 Monitor Project

In

Monitor Project, you can manage the tour task and project, press

button in main

view interface to start/stop the task.

11.1 Mission

How to create and start task:

1. Click new button to create a task, input Task name, select window number (the number of windows open when tour, maximum support 36), and Main/Sub Stream. For example: Figure 10-4means, channel1 and channel2 will tour in window1.
2. Change stay time for every channel.
3. Click OK to finish.
4. You can modify the settings after added.
5. In main view interface, press button and select corresponding task to start.

Select again to stop.

Figure 11-1 Add task

Note:

• Need to connect the device firstly before adding channels to task.
• Task name cannot be modified.

11.2 Project

Multi task can be added to one project, the task will be affected on its start time.

How to create and start Project:

1. Click new button to create a project, input name, select task and start time.
2. Double click on the task can modify it.
3. Click OK to finish.

4)

In main view interface, press

button and select corresponding project to start.

Select again to stop.

Figure 11-2 Add project

Note:

• If the start time is earlier than current time, when the project starts, the task will be activated immediately.
• Project name cannot be modified.

Chapter 12 Others

12.1 Multi-screen Display

The Elevate CMS can separate functional modules to display independently and achieve multiple screen display.

You can drag label page to the other monitor. For example, you can drag ‘E-Map’ to Monitor

2, and watch preview on the Monitor 1.

Figure 12-1 Drag Label Page

Figure 12-2 Multi-screen Display

12.2 Auxiliary Monitor

You can click ’View – Aux monitor’ to use the auxiliary monitor.

Figure 12-3 Aux monitor

After clicking it, there will be an extra window of preview (you can create three extra windows at most).And then you can drag the extra window to other monitor like the multi-screen display.

Figure 12-4 Aux Monitor

Figure 12-5 Aux Monitor

How to manually update my recorder?

Download the firmware

If you have not acquired the firmware yet, download it from this article (click HERE) and save it to your flash drive (do not put it in a folder). We recommend a flash drive capacity of 32GB or smaller.

Update

1. Insert the flash drive into your DVR.
2. Access Menu and go to Advanced (left) then Maintain (top).
3. Click on Upgrade.

4. A new window will open which shows the files in your flash drive. Select the firmware you downloaded then click on OK.NOTE: Filename varies per model. Use the firmware sent to you if there’s any.

5. A confirmation window will appear, click on OK to continue.

C3 CMS Overview

Take a quick tour of the powerful and feature-rich C3™ CMS from Digital Watchdog®. Unlike

Adding a Site to C3™ CMS

The C3™ CMS program allows users to remotely view and manage their standalone DVR or NVR systems.  From the application, Users can view live and recorded video, export video, upgrade firmware, and more.

However, before a user can utilize these features, the recording device will need to be added to the C3™ CMS program.

This article will outline how to connect a new site to C3™ CMS with a direct connection (IP address) and also how to connect with PathFinder.

**NOTE:  If you have not already done so, please install C3™ CMS before continuing.

Supported/Affected Devices

• VMAX® A1 Series (2.1 MP)
• VMAX® A1 Plus™ Series (5 MP)
• VMAX® IP Plus™ Series

Adding a New Site to C3 CMS

Accessing the Site List Add/Edit Menu

When adding a site to C3™ CMS:

1. Launch the C3™ CMS application and log in as the Administrator.

• Default Username:  admin
• Default Password:  <user’s choice>

1. In the Site List within the left-panel of the C3 CMS viewer, right-click and select “Add/Edit Site” from the context menu.

1. The Site List Add/Edit window will display.

Click the “Refresh” button. If the recorder is on the same local network as your computer, it will automatically display in the Sites Found list if detected by C3 CMS.

Otherwise, you can enter the recorder site information manually.

The instructions for automatic detection and manual addition are below.

Scanning (automatic) and Registering Sites

C3 CMS will scan the local network (LAN) for VMAX standalone recorders.

Click the “Refresh” button to have C3 scan again.

1. If a recorder is detected, the recorder (referred to as a ‘site’) will appear in the Sites Found list on the left-side of the Site List Add/Edit window.

1. Select the desired recorder from the Sites Found list, then click the “Add” button to begin the site registration.

A pop-up will display. Configure the following:

• Site Name – enter a label/name to identify the site
• User Name – enter the login ID to the VMAX recorder (default ID – admin)
• Password – enter the login password to the VMAX recorder
• IP Address – lists the IP address of the detected site
• Port – lists the TCP/IP Port value that belongs to the VMAX recorder
• Web Port – lists the Web Port value that belongs to the VMAX recorder
• Channel – enter the channels that will be available to view for C3 CMS. For example, to view all 16-channels of a unit, you would use “1-16”.

1. After verifying that the detected site information is correct, click the “OK” button in the pop-up. The site will then appear listed in the Registered Sites list.

Repeat Step 1 and Step 2 for any additional detected sites that you wish to add.

When finished, click the “OK” button to close the Site List Add/Edit window and return to the main C3 CMS viewing area. The sites that you have added will appear listed in the left-panel under the My Sites section.

Manually Registering Sites

To manually add a new site:

1. In the Site List Add/Edit menu, click on the “New Site” button that appears in the Group/Sites area of the window.

1. The New Site window will display.

Configure the following for the new recorder site:

• Use P2P – [optional] enable this setting to use a PathFinder ID to connect with a site instead of using a direct connection (IP address, DDNS). When enabled, the Model, Port, and Web Port settings will not be necessary for a P2P connection and will be disabled in C3 CMS for the site registration. For more information on this connection option, please see the section below, titled “Registering Sites with PathFinder (P2P)”.
• IP/Domain Address – manually enter the IP address or DDNS URL that is assigned to the VMAX recording unit. Keep in mind that when using a direct connection with a computer that is outside of the local network (LAN) of the recorder, port forwarding may be required.
• Model – select the VMAX series that best represents your standalone recording unit
  • For a VMAX A1 Plus or VMAX IP Plus model, please select “VMAX Plus Series”
  • For a VMAX A1 (2.1 MP) or older/legacy VMAX (960H) models, please select “VMAX Series” to add the recorder to C3 CMS (limited support available). Not all legacy units can be added.
• Port – enter the TCP/IP port value that is assigned in the recorder’s Network settings
• Web Port – enter the Web port value that is assigned in the recorder’s Network settings
• User ID – enter the username that is used to log in to the VMAX recorder (default ID – admin)
• Password – enter the login password that is used to log in to the VMAX recorder (password is created during initial recorder setup).

**NOTE:  Digital Watchdog does not provide port forwarding services. If router assistance is required, please contact your company’s IT department, network administrator, or your contracted alarm company.

1. When done, click the Verify button. C3 CMS will validate the information and will add the new site if the connection information passes. If validation fails, a failure message will display. Ensure that the connection information and login information is entered correctly, including case-sensitivity.

1. If the connection information, model series, and login credentials were entered correctly, the Site Name and Channel boxes will become enabled.

Enter a Site Name [optional].  This determines how the site will be labeled in the C3™ CMS program.

Enter the Channels that you would like to monitor from C3™ CMS (e.g., 1-16 is for all 16 channels from the selected DVR).

The MAC address and firmware version of the VMAX unit will automatically generate if validation is successful.

Click the OK button to close the site setup window and proceed.

1. If the site is added successfully, it will display in the Registered Sites list.

Click the “OK” button in the confirmation pop-up, then click the “OK” button to close the Site List Add/Edit window.

1. The sites that you have added will appear listed in the left-panel under the My Sites section in the main viewing area.

To view your cameras, drag and drop the site into the viewing area.

Alternatively, you may drag and drop each camera separately into the viewing area, as they display in the Devices list.

Registering Sites with PathFinder (P2P)

To manually add a new site using a PathFinder ID:

1. In the Site List Add/Edit menu, click on the “New Site” button that appears in the Group/Sites area of the window.

1. The New Site window will display.

Configure the following for the new recorder site:

• Use P2P – enable this setting to use a PathFinder ID to connect with a site instead of using a direct connection (IP address, DDNS). When enabled, the Model, Port, and Web Port settings will not be necessary for a P2P connection and will be disabled in C3 CMS for the site registration.
• P2P Address – enter the PathFinder ID of the VMAX recording unit.
• Model – disabled when “Use P2P” is enabled
• Port – disabled when “Use P2P” is enabled
• Web Port – disabled when “Use P2P” is enabled
• User ID – enter the username that is used to log in to the VMAX recorder (default ID – admin)
• Password – enter the login password that is used to log in to the VMAX recorder (password is created during initial recorder setup)

1. When done, click the Verify button. C3 CMS will validate the information and will add the new site if the connection information passes. If validation fails, a failure message will display. Ensure that the connection information and login information is entered correctly, including case-sensitivity.

1. If the connection information, model series, and login credentials were entered correctly, the Site Name and Channel boxes will become enabled.

Enter a Site Name [optional].  This determines how the site will be labeled in the C3™ CMS program.

Enter the Channels that you would like to monitor from C3™ CMS (e.g., 1-16 is for all 16 channels from the selected DVR).

The MAC address and firmware version of the VMAX unit will automatically generate if validation is successful.

Click the OK button to close the site setup window and proceed

1. If the site is added successfully, it will display in the Registered Sites list.

Click the “OK” button in the confirmation pop-up, then click the “OK” button to close the Site List Add/Edit window.

1. The sites that you have added will appear listed in the left-panel under the My Sites section in the main viewing area.

To view your cameras, drag and drop the site into the viewing area.

Alternatively, you may drag and drop each camera separately into the viewing area, as they display in the Devices list.

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