How to Upgrade the firmware on DVR/NVR System?

This FAQ is for DVR/NVR, not for the camera.

There are 2 methods to upgrade the firmware of DVR/NVR. We suggest you use method 1. Please contact technical support to get an upgrading file first.

Here you can check the system’s current firmware build date. After upgrading, you can check if the build date changed.

Method 1

1. Copy the firmware file to a USB disk.

2. Insert USB disk to the USB port of DVR.

3. Go to the menu to upgrade.

Method 2

1. Connect your DVR/NVR to a router with a network cable.

2. Use a computer which also connected to the same router as DVR/NVR is connected to install upgrading software.

software download link support.annke.com/document/XM/General/tool/device_manager.exe

3. Run the software to upgrade.

Latest XMEYE firmware

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Client Downloading and Installation

Please visit https://xmeye.org/xmeye-for-pc/ to download and install the VMS Client following the setup wizard.

Add the DVR system to the Client

Option 1: Add the DVR system automatically

Please make sure the DVR system and your PC are connected with the same router.

Step 1:

Please log in to the client with the default User Name (admin) and Password (admin).

Step 2:

Click OK to add the DVR system automatically.

Step 3:

Tap YES on the pop-up window of “This operation may modify the device’s IP address, whether to continue?”

Step 4:

The DVR you added will be listed on the interface of Device Manager after 10s searching.

Invalid Password:

The VMS Client cannot load the password of the DVR system automatically, you need to modify it by clicking .

Connected:

The DVR system is ready to use.

Offline:

Please check if the DVR system and PC are connected to the same router.

Timeout:

Network may be disconnected, please click to refresh.

Option 2 : Add the DVR system manually

Step 1:

Click Manual Add at the lower left corner on the interface of Device Manager.

Step 2:

Change the Login Type from IP to CloudID and enter the required information on the interface of Add Device.

Device Name:

Set a name for the DVR.

CLOUD ID:

Also called Serial Number. You can get it from Startup Wizard or by accessing System > Version.

Password:

Enter the password you set for the DVR system.

Live Video

Please click Home > Live View to view the live videos from all channels.

Video Recording

You can go to Home > OPERATION > Record Settings to set the disk in which the video will be saved for VMS Client.

Please go to Home > ADVANCE > Record Plan to set the detailed record plan.

Notes:

Video Playback

Click Home > Playback to check all the videos recorded.

Check the box before the channel(s) you prefer, select Type of the video, select the Begin and End time, then click Search to list the filtered videos.

Double click on the selected video files to play the video or select one video file, then click button to play the video.

Video Downloading(Backup)

Stay on the interface of Video Playback, click to download the selected video, while click to download the video fragment by time period in this video file. The file you downloaded will be saved to the default path on the PC.

You can go to Home > SETTINGS > Systems Config to modify the path.

The format of the file you downloaded is H264 and the file is encrypted. It only can be played by the exclusive media player and you can download it from here

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Note: The product firmware can be divided into two categories: DVR and IPC, among which the DVR firmware includes NVR, DVR, and ADVR programs How to find the corresponding firmware

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DVR XVR Firmware

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IP CAMERA FIRMWARE

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JUFENG FIRMWARES

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BOUTIQUE PROGRAM FIRMWARE

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HZXM WIN10 STYLE FIRMWARES

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WIFI NVR FIRMWARE

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NEW SILVER STYLE FIRMWARE

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JUFENG IP CAMERA NEW FIRMWARE

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PC CLIENT DOWNLOAD

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MOBILE CLIENT DOWNLOAD

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UPGRADES PACKAGES MODIFY TOOLS

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SDK DOWNLOAD

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PLAYERS CONVERTERS

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Overview of Features

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Hardware & Operating System Requirements

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SERVER HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS – Medium system

Processor: Intel® Dual Core® Pentium E2160, 1.8 GHz or greater Graphics: 1280 x 1024 x 32 bits

RAM: 1 GB

NIC: 10/100/1000BASE‐T Ethernet

Hard Disk: 30 GB reserved for OS and VMS server software, secondary drive recommended for archive storage

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows 2003 Server (or) Microsoft® Windows XP® (all versions) (or)

Microsoft® Windows Vista® (all versions) Microsoft® Windows 7® (all versions)

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Configuration example:

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Installation

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Running the Program Installer

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To begin the installation of the AV200 software, launch the AVsetup.msi installer (double‐click or right click and chose Open).

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This will start the installation and is followed by the installation welcome screen.

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AV200 Setup and User Guide

Read More : DSS Express V8 User Manual

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Click next and be prompted to enter the installation folder.

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The default folder for the 64bit Windows®‐based operating system is C:\Program Files (x86)\Arecont Vision\AV200.

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The default folder for the 32bit Windows operating system is C:\Program Files\Arecont Vision\AV200. Or browse to select a different installation folder location to install the application.

The Disk Cost option will display the required space the application will occupy on the hard drive selected to install the application.

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Choose to make the application available for all users or only the user currently logged in to the PC. Click Next to proceed to the next screen.

The next screen asks for confirmation that the user is ready to install the application.

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Click Next to confirm and start the installation.

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Next see the installation screen and progress bar as the application is installed.

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The installation screen will complete when the progress bar is full.

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Next you will be prompted to select language, choose your language preference from the drop menu.

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Then click OK to the final install screen.

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The installation status will be displayed on this screen.

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Click Close to exit and end the installation wizard.

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Adding Cameras with System Setup Wizard

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After the application is installed, the first time it is launched the System Setup Wizard will be started.

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Anytime you wish to re run the setup wizard in the future you can access it from your desktop by clicking on the icon called “AVSysSetup”.

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To launch the AV200 application and run the set up wizard for the first time, use the AV logo icon installed on the PC desktop.

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This wizard will walk through installing and configuring cameras on the AV200 system. This message may be encountered when the application is first launched.

“Discovery process cannot find any cameras on your network. Application will exit now”

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The application will attempt to add a firewall exception to the Windows® firewall on install. If Windows is not running with Administrator permissions, the exception will not be made. If so, as Administrator ensure that

exceptions are made for the following applications in the Windows® firewall or other firewall software installed on the computer. Exceptions should be made for AV6Pro.exe which can be found in the Applications folder.

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Next, the Arecont Vision splash screen will displayed briefly as the application loads the system setup wizard. This screen will be displayed every time the application is launched and is loading.

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The first screen the wizard displays is the welcome screen.

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Click Next to continue and set up any connected cameras with the software.

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Following the welcome screen, the Accounts screen will ask to set up Administrator and User passwords.

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An Administrator password must be set and confirmed. The wizard will not allow a blank password for Administrator and setup cannot proceed without setting one.

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User password can be left blank, allowing standard users to launch the application without a password. Click Next to continue.

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The next screen in the wizard is the camera discovery page.

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A range of IP addresses can be defined to apply to the cameras. If unchanged, the default address range will be defined by the IP address currently assigned to the computer. The second IP range means cameras within this range will be not selected by default. No changes will be made to any cameras not selected (see next wizard page).

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Click Next to continue.

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The following screen will display a list of cameras discovered on the network.

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The Refresh button provides an option to make sure all cameras are found or to rediscover cameras that were connected after wizard started.

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If Refresh is selected, the wizard will display the discovery screen while it searches for cameras on the network.

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If you have recording licenses click the button called “Import licenses” to browse to the folder on your computer the license files are located. As example if you had licenses for cameras previously in AV100 software they will usually be found in the “C:\Program Files\Arecont Vision\Video Surveillance\license” directory.

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After the license files are successfully imported you will see the following pop up display.

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Click “OK” and then next to proceed to discovery.

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When the discovery process ends, a list of cameras found on the network will be displayed.

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The camera model, MAC address, current IP address and status of the camera will be displayed in the list.

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If the current IP address assigned to the camera is incompatible with the subnet the computer running AV200 is assigned to; a warning icon will be displayed next to the camera title and the Action message will display signifying the camera as inaccessible.

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No camera IP addresses are changed at this stage. To apply an IP change to all selected cameras check the radio button labeled Force IP renewal.

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If changes are made to the address, the screen will be followed by an individual confirmation of the IP address change and the title of each camera found on the network.

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Individual confirmation screens for each camera can be skipped, but the software will change the IP addresses of each camera found without confirmation.

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To change all the addresses and skip to the end of the set up process, check the radio button called do not show info for individual cameras.

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Click next and receive a pop‐up confirmation window warning that camera IP addresses will be changed. Click yes to continue.

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If the option for Do not show info for individual cameras is selected, the wizard will jump to the summary screen.

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If Do not show info for individual cameras is not selected, the next series of screens will display a screen for each camera discovered.

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The Model, MAC address, Firmware/ Hardware version, and a preview image from the camera will be displayed.

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There is an option to change the camera Name or configure a custom IP address different than the one currently assigned.

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There is also an option to choose to restore the camera to its previous IP address.

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To skip any remaining individual camera information pages, check the radio button for “do not show info for individual cameras”.

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Select Next to continue.

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Following the camera discovery process a summary of all cameras set up in the system will be displayed.

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Check the cameras listed on this screen to confirm that all cameras connected to the network have been discovered and successfully installed.

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If necessary, click Back to re‐run the discovery process or click next to proceed to the final setup screen.

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The final screen indicates that the system setup is complete. Click “Close” to complete the wizard and exit the software.

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AV200 Operation

To launch the AV200 application click on the desktop icon called “AV200”.

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You will be prompted to enter the password you created in the set up wizard and then the main application window will launch.

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Initial View/ Main Control Elements

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When the AV200 software is launched, there are three main control elements in the main window. These can be found to the upper left of the main window.

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The three main control elements are called:

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The Status Bar is shown across the bottom of the main window. CPU usage and number of cameras connected are displayed here. Events and current status messages are also displayed here while in progress. Motion event messages are displayed in a pop‐up from Windows taskbar notification area.

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Other Control Elements

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Camera Tree Window is open by default in the initial view.

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This window displays all cameras configured on the system in an expandable menu tree.

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Functions in the tree window allow creation of groups of cameras for organization and refreshing the list of cameras through network discovery.

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Blocked cameras (cameras not installed in AV200 but detected on the same network) can be hidden or shown in the tree.

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When a group is created, it is displayed as a group icon in the tree  . Cameras in the tree can be rightleft clicked and dragged and dropped into the group from anywhere on the tree.

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Live View Window. This is the large grey space to the lower right part of the main window.

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To open Live View for a camera, double click a camera in the Camera Tree Wwindow or drag it from the tree into the Live View Window .

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The camera’s own individual Live View Window will open in the Live View Window space.

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Camera windows can be resized and moved into custom viewing arrangements within the Live View Window area and then saved as a Workspace.

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For Panoramic cameras an additional icon called “Sensor alignment” is also displayed in this menu allowing vertical alignment of the four image sensors.

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When a camera is dragged into the Live View Window, an additional menu is displayed at the top of each Camera View Window. This contains control elements specific to that camera.

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Controls here can create a separate Zoom View Window, set an exposure reference, change the displayed resolution of the camera, start and stop recording, capture a snapshot, display motion detection, create a privacy mask or view the camera in full screen mode. In addition when the window contains Panoramic or remote focus cameras additional buttons supporting functions unique to these models will also be displayed.

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At the bottom of the Live View window for each camera is a status bar displaying current frame rate, bandwidth usage, and resolution for the live camera displayed.

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The About button can be found in the upper right corner of the window When clicked, this will display a splash screen, copyright information and the version number of the AV200 software currently installed.

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Application Permissions

There are only two user account options in the AV200 software: Administrator and User.

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During the set up process, a password must be set for the Administrator, and can be set for the User accounts if desired.

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When AV200 is run as Administrator, all settings and controls are accessible from the main window.

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When the application is run as User, only Live and Playback functions related to the user will be available. Software options, archive settings, and camera image settings will not be accessible or grayed out.

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The user cannot add or delete cameras or delete protected Workspaces; they can browse and view archived video but cannot export clips.

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When the remote client is run, the AV200 program will look and operate at the User permissions level for live viewing. When the archive is accessed remotely, permissions and operation will also be the same as User level, except only one camera archive can be played at a time.

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In the instructions regarding the operation of the Ribbon Menu control elements, operations only available to the Administrator permissions level will display (Administrator Only) next to the section heading.

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Ribbon Bar Overview (Control Menu Overview and Functions): Home Tab

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The Home tab is the first to be displayed when logging into the software and can be found to the farthest left of the menu tabs.

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Home\Options Panel (Administrator Only)

The Home Ribbon Bar panel closest to the left called Options contains the Administrator Log Out button allowing administrative functions to be locked. There is also a short cut to the Options menus.

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The Options menus contain advanced features that can only be accessed and changed by the Administrator.

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Please see the Options panel settings section further on in this manual for detailed description of the Options settings.

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Home\Workspaces Panel

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This panel allows the saving and loading of customized Workspaces (camera view arrangements). The AV200 is a uniquely flexible application allowing any arrangement of cameras a user configures in the Live View Window to be saved as a Workspace. Cameras and saved ROI Zoom Windows can be dragged from the tree in the Camera List Window and arranged on the Live View Window in any

configuration the user requires. Workspace arrangements can be saved by selecting the Save button in this window. When Save is selected, the user will be prompted to enter a title or name for the Workspace. There is also an option to select Protected. This option can be used when setting Workspaces up as Administrator. When the Protected

option is selected, users will not be able to delete Workspaces created by the Administrator from the list. The Load button will display a dropdown list of saved Workspaces available.

Selecting a Workspace from the list will change the Live View Window to the saved Workspace camera arrangement. If the Default option is chosen the Live View Window will change to the initial view displayed when the application was launched. This will depend on Workspace setting in the Options menu which can be either the last Workspace viewed when the application was closed previously, or a blank Workspace with no cameras.

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The List button will display the list of Workspaces in a pop‐up window. There is the option to delete or protect Workspaces if logged into the application as the Administrator, or select and load Workspaces to the Live View Window.

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Home\Camera List Panel

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The Camera List panel features a Re‐discover button which when pressed will manually run the camera discovery process. If new cameras are found connected to the network, a pop‐up window will appear announcing the new camera discovered and asking if a new IP address should be assigned and the camera installed to the Camera List Window.

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Home\Camera View Panel

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The View panel contains functions to control the Live View Window area and control elements visible in the application window.

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Status Bar hides or restores the status bar at the bottom of the application window.

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Camera List hides or restores the Available Cameras camera list from the left side of the application window.

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All Views Toolbars hides or restores the Camera Window toolbars for all cameras displayed in the Live View Window. This is the toolbar displayed at the top of each live Camera Window.

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All Views Status Bars hides or restores the Camera Window status bars for all cameras displayed in the Live View Window. This is the status bar displayed at the bottom of each live Camera Window.

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Arrange Views will arrange cameras displayed in the Live View Window. Additional layout options can be selected from a dropdown list at the bottom of this button.

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By default, the Live View Window is configured to Auto‐tile cameras dropped onto it, meaning that cameras dragged into the Live View Window will auto‐size their viewing windows to equal size. Cameras may display letterbox black space if the resolution being displayed does not fit the aspect ratio of the window.

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If the option Magnet is selected, a grid of dotted lines is displayed in the Live View Window. Cameras dragged to the screen can be resized and arranged freely in the Workspace, but Camera Window edges will snap to the grid lines as they get close. This mode is helpful in arranging camera views with different sizes to prevent arrangement of Camera Windows that overlap each other

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If both Auto‐tile and Magnet modes are unselected in the dropdown list, cameras can be resized and arranged freely any way the user desires in the Workspace. Be aware in this mode that it is possible to overlap or entirely cover one Camera Window with another.

If the Arrange Views button is clicked without making selection from the dropdown menu the cameras displayed in the Workspace will auto tile to fill the entire Workspace.

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Max View Area will hide the Ribbon Bar and List of Available Cameras maximizing the size of the Live View Windows area within the application window.

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Demo Mode will hide the application window and elements entirely, fill the entire display and maximize all viewable images in the Workspace. Demo Windows will have the same layout as Live View Area. If yes is selected, this mode will prompt to lock the view with the Administrator password. If No is selected, the Demo Mode can be exited using the Esc key without a password.

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Ribbon Bar Overview (Control Menu Overview and Functions): Camera Tab

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When a camera is selected in the Live View Window by clicking on the camera’s window, additional menu tabs will appear related to camera configuration. In addition to the Camera tab visible in the initial menu tab view, new tabs for Image, Exposure, and Motion Detection will appear.

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The Camera tab contains camera tools and settings for the selected camera regarding network status, reboot/reset, saving or loading current settings to or from a back up file, and changing image compression between H.264 and MJPEG.

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Camera\Selected Camera(s) Panel

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Selected Camera(s) displays the currently selected camera name, group membership and current status.

Also visible for the “Image”, “Exposure” and “Motion detection” tabs to specify which camera the tab controls are applied to.

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By default, the camera name will be the camera model and the last two octets of the camera MAC address.

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Default title format Camera Model [**:**]. Camera names can be changed during initial setup through the system setup wizard, on individual camera pages or by left clicking once on the selected camera title in the Camera Tree Window .

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Camera\Network etc. Panel

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Network etc. panel when selected will display the selected camera’s full MAC address, installed firmware/ hardware versions, Model number, and IP address assignment.

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IP address is a button. Click it to change when the camera is not opened for live viewing or actively recording to change the Camera IP address. (Administrator Only)

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Camera\Reboot/ Reset Panel (Administrator Only)

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Reboot/Reset panel provides two buttons allowing the Administrator to reboot the currently selected camera, or reset all camera settings to factory default (IP assignment will remain the same). When either of these buttons is clicked, a pop‐up will appear requesting “Yes/ No” confirmation of the action before it is performed.

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Camera\Camera Parameters Panel (Administrator Only)

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Camera Parameters panel provides a function to save all settings parameters for the currently selected camera to a browsed file location, or restore camera settings from a previously saved file.

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The file name default will be the camera model followed by the date and the file extension .avcs

This panel function can be useful in backing up/restoring a camera configuration, or for duplicating chosen camera settings to other cameras of the same model. Settings can be restored to any camera model, but it’s not recommended to use settings from a different and a warning is displayed in case of model mismatch.

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Choosing Save to flash option will apply image and settings changes made to a camera in the AV200 software directly to the camera’s flash memory. If this option is selected, the default camera image will be the same settings through HTTP as in the AV200 software.

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Camera\Compression Format Panel (Administrator Only)

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The Compression Format panel allows the Administrator to toggle between MJPEG and H.264 streaming from the selected camera. This panel will only be available for models supporting dual codec streaming. The panel will be grayed out for JPEG‐only models.

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Ribbon Bar Overview (Control Menu Overview and Functions): Image Tab (Administrator Only)

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The Image tab contains panel functions for adjusting the camera image.

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The Image tab is available in Administrator mode only when a selected camera is opened for live viewing.

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Image orientation, compression quality, bit rate restriction; image brightness, sharpness, color settings and privacy mask configurations can be adjusted for the currently selected camera.

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When a Panoramic camera model is selected an additional panel will be displayed here allowing option to enable or disable “Equalize Color” and “Equalize Brightness” settings. When enabled these settings will match brightness and color settings across all four sensors for these models.

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Image\Selected Camera(s) Panel (Administrator Only)

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Selected Camera(s), displays the currently selected camera title, group membership and current status. By default, the camera title will be the camera model and the last two octets of the camera MAC address.

Default Title Format Camera Model [**:**]. Camera titles can be changed on initial setup through the system setup wizard on individual camera pages or by left clicking two times on the camera title in the Camera List Window tree.

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Image\Adjustments Panel (Administrator Only)

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Adjustments panel allows the Administrator to make the following adjustments for the selected camera image:

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Set Bitrate Control for H.264 video streams from the camera. Bitrate Control is an option available only for H.264 capable model cameras. If Bitrate Control is enabled, any image quality settings under Image Quality are ignored and the camera will automatically adjust its video quality on a frame by frame basis to maintain the desired constant bit rate. The video quality may deteriorate at very low bit rate settings. Options for Bitrate are selected from a dropdown menu allowing selection of bitrate restriction options at several preset values. NOTE: Certain bit rate values may not be possible depending on the camera resolution, image cropping, light conditions, exposure settings and amount of motion. If a Bitrate option other than disabled is selected, the camera will try to maintain the rate within the selected value.

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increased artifacts in the image especially in areas of large uniform color such as walls. While some details will appear crisper when high sharpening is applied, there is actually less detail contained in the overall image. This setting is subjective to the user’s perception. Be aware that any image detail lost to sharpening at the camera level cannot be restored after transmission.

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Image\Privacy Panel (Administrator Only)

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The Privacy panel allows the Administrator to turn on or off privacy masking set up on the camera, or clear previously configured privacy mask zones. (See the following section for Image View Window to learn how to configure privacy masking.)

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Ribbon Bar Overview (Control Menu Overview and Functions): Exposure Tab (Administrator Only)

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The Exposure tab contains panel functions for adjusting the camera exposure.

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Settings on this tab’s ribbon bar control the automatic white balance, auto exposure, low light mode configuration, Day/ Night function (if applicable to camera model), Auto Iris lens function (if applicable to camera model), and Binning mode function (if applicable to the camera model).

Exposure\Selected Camera(s) Panel (Administrator Only)

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Selected camera(s) displays the currently selected camera title, group membership and current status.

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By default, the camera title will be the camera model and the last two octets of the camera MAC address.

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Default title format Camera Model [**:**]. Camera titles can be changed on initial setup through the system setup wizard on individual camera pages or by left clicking two times on the camera title in the Camera List Window tree.

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Exposure\Exposure Panel (Administrator Only)

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Exposure panel contains settings for the following functions:

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Illumination setting adjusts the camera’s white balance based on the scene’s illumination. There are four modes to select from:

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Auto Exposure setting will disable/enable the selected camera’s automatic exposure control. Auto exposure maintains the user‐set image brightness under changing lighting conditions. This must be enabled to ensure that the ‘Low Light Mode’ settings function. The default setting is for Auto Exposure to be ON. Under normal conditions there is no reason to turn this setting OFF. If disabled, there will be an adverse affect on the camera’s ability to adjust to changing illumination levels. A pop‐up warning will be presented if this setting is disabled asking the Administrator to confirm (Yes/No?).

The disabling of this function “Lighting” setting adjusts the camera to prevent image flicker caused by differences in the oscillation frequency of indoor lighting: European (50 Hz) or US/Japan (60 Hz).

Exposure\Low Light Mode Panel (Administrator Only)

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Low Light Mode panel allows selection of the low light mode for the selected camera. This setting is responsible for the camera’s exposure response to changing illumination levels.

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Arecont Vision cameras are unique in their implementation of exposure and image controls in that a number of settings are grouped into selectable preset Low Light Mode. The settings controlled under these groupings include exposure and gain control, backlight compensation and noise reduction.

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These functions are grouped together into these preset modes and will automatically adjust at rates determined by the Low Light Mode selected.

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There are five different modes available to select from:

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Exposure\Day/Night Panel (Administrator Only)

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Day/Night panel allows configuration of the day night function for DN model cameras.

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This panel is only available when a DN model camera is selected. For color only model cameras the panel will be grayed out and not available.

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Three modes can be selected from the panel Day/Night Mode dropdown menu:

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Switch Threshold adjusts the automatic switching of the camera from Day to Night mode. The slider bar for this option controls when the camera switches from Day (color) into Night (black and white) mode. Values set towards

‐will cause the camera to switch to Night mode when there is a higher illumination of the scene. Values set towards + will cause the camera to stay in Day mode longer requiring a greater drop in illumination to switch into Night mode.

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Toggle Guard adjusts the level of brightness required to switch from Night to Day mode. Values set towards ‐will cause the camera to switch to Day mode when there is lower illumination of the scene. Values set towards + will cause the camera to stay in Night mode longer requiring a greater increase in illumination to switch into Day mode. Toggle Guard should be adjusted to prevent the mode from toggling between Night and Day modes in areas where transitional lighting exists in the scene.

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Exposure\Binning Panel (Administrator Only)

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Binning panel controls the function of the Binning mode option on newer Arecont Vision model cameras. The Binning panel will only be available for newer cameras incorporating this function; this panel will be grayed out and unavailable to camera models that do not support binning. Binning mode combines 2×2 pixels on sensor to improve low light performance. Low light sensitivity is improved by 4‐times as a larger pixel area is available to collect light. The binning mode also increases Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) by two‐time.

The tradeoff with Binning is between low light performance and resolution as when active binning mode will decrease available resolution by

four times. The Binning option is currently available on AV3115, AV3125, AV5115, AV5125, AV10005 and AV10115 model cameras.

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When selected, binning in Night mode is an option to get better image quality, increase sensitivity, produce better SNR and provide higher frame rate by combining and averaging pixels of binning capable models operated in low light environment. This setting will function in conjunction with the Day/ Night mode on the camera and binning will be active when the camera is in Night mode operation.

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Binning in Day mode is a similar option as binning in night mode. However, binning in day mode keeps the image in color.

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Ribbon Bar Overview (Control Menu Overview and Functions): Motion Detection Tab

(Administrator Only)

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The Motion Detection tab contains panel functions for activating onboard motion detection, setting motion sensitivity and selecting image areas to be masked from motion detection on the selected camera. The Motion Detection tab is available in Administrator mode only when a selected camera is opened for live viewing.

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Choosing the Motion Detection tab will display a motion detection grid overlay in green on the selected camera view window. Areas of the image a user wishes to select as masked from motion detection can be selected by left clicking with the mouse in the grid quadrant to be masked. When a grid quadrant is masked, it will be highlighted red in the motion detection grid overlay.

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A grid quadrant can be unselected for motion detection masking by right clicking on the quadrant which will remove the red masking highlight.

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Motion Detection\Selected Camera(s) Panel (Administrator Only)

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Selected Camera(s) displays the currently selected camera title, group membership and current status. By default, the camera title will be the camera model and the last two octets of the camera MAC address.

Default title format is Camera Model [**:**]. Camera titles can be changed on initial setup through the system setup wizard, on individual camera pages or by left clicking two times on the camera title in the Camera List Window tree.

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Motion Detection \Options Panel (Administrator Only)

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Options panel allows enabling or disabling the onboard motion detection for the selected camera. By default, the motion detection option is set to ON for Arecont Vision cameras. Unselecting this checkbox will disable the onboard motion detection for the selected camera, but will also disable the ability to record on motion for that camera in the AV200 software.

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Motion Detection \Sensitivity Panel (Administrator Only)

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Sensitivity panel allows fine tuning of the level of motion that causes motion detection on the camera to become active.

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Sensitivity Level option displays a slider bar that adjusts the inter frame brightness change that triggers motion detection in each motion detection quadrant in the grid.

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Minimum Detectable Size option displays a slider bar that allows adjustment of the size of moving objects triggering motion detection as they move through the motion detection grid. Higher values will restrict detection to larger objects affecting more grid quadrants as they move through the image, lower values will allow motion detection of smaller objects affecting fewer motion detection quadrants as the move through the image.

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Global Change Sensitivity option displays a slider bar that restricts motion detection in response to large brightness changes in the image. The value selected affects the amount of overall change in the image allowable for a motion

event to be detected. This setting is useful for preventing false motion detection events from occurring in response to overall changes in scene illumination in the camera image.

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When the Show Motion Detection option is selected in the camera, the viewing window grid quadrants with active motion events will be highlighted green. This function is useful when setting up and fine tuning the motion detection feature on a selected camera. The motion detection notification highlights will only be visible when the Motion Detection tab is selected.

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Ribbon Bar Overview (Control Menu Overview and Functions): Archiving Tab (Administrator Only)

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The Archiving tab contains panel functions for configuration of recording options for the selected camera. AV200 recording can be stopped or started, recording schedules can be configured, image compression and bitrate control for the recorded image stream configured, and location for the recording archive can be customized.

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Archiving \Selected cameras(s) Panel (Administrator Only)

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Selected Camera(s) displays currently selected camera title, group membership and current status.

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By default, the camera title will be the camera model and the last two octets of the camera MAC address.

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Default title format Camera Model [**:**]. Camera titles can be changed on initial setup through the system setup wizard, on individual camera pages or by left clicking two times on the camera title in the Camera List Window tree.

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Archiving \Recorder Panel (Administrator Only)

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Recorder panel can stop or start recording for the selected camera, or selected group.

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There are seven options for recording frame rate. When the Start option is selected, these will be displayed from a dropdown list for the Administrator to select. The Start button takes precedence over anything the scheduler is tasked to do, along with its recording speeds. When Start is selected while the scheduler is active, it will override the schedule settings. When Stop is selected, the previous schedule will be resumed. In this instance, recording will take place for the selected camera at the selected rate until the Stop option is selected.

The Live rate will record at the same rate as images are displayed from the camera in the Live View Window for that camera. Other options are 5 per second, 1 per second, every 5 seconds, and every 15 seconds, every 30 seconds or every minute.

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When the Stop option is selected, all recording will stop for the selected camera if the Scheduler is set to off.

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Archiving \Schedule Panel (Administrator Only)

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Schedule panel is where schedule controlled recordings can be set up and configured.

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Be aware that manual recording has priority over schedule. When manual recording is stopped, the scheduler takes over control of recording activity.

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The option Scheduler turns “On and Off” schedule controlled recording. When this option is set to On the Scheduler will control recording for the selected camera based on the schedule configured.

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Edit Schedule option is where access to set up schedule controlled recording is configured. When this option is selected, a schedule window for the currently selected camera will be displayed.

By default, there is no schedule configured. If the Scheduler option is set to On without configuring a schedule and saving it first, no recording will take place for that camera.

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When opened with the Edit Schedule option, the schedule window will be displayed. The schedule is a weekly schedule with 24 hour increments available for each day.

Five user selectable schedule elements are provided to create schedule recording patterns with each represented on the schedule by a different color. Red, yellow, green, blue and purple elements can each be set up for different recording modes and placed on the schedule for the selected camera.

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To set up a recording element, the Administrator clicks on the pencil icon attached to the right side of the element being set up. Eight options can be selected from the dropdown menu displayed. The options available are maximum frame rate, 5 frames per second, 1 frame per second, 12 frames per second, 4 frames per minute, 2 frames per minute, 1 frame per minute and motion only recording.

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If the Motion Only option is selected, an additional option called Keep Recording For is displayed. This option specifies how many seconds to continue recording the selected camera after a motion detected event occurs. This option can be set between 0 and 360 seconds.

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Once the desired recording rate is selected, the green checkmark icon is selected to save the new schedule element setting chosen. If the red X is selected, the setting window will close and return to the original value.

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The schedule recording option allows flexibility to select different recording options for different times of day and different days of the week. Once the recording element options are configured to the desired record rates, the Administrator can set up the schedule by clicking on a record element, then selecting an hour block for the day to apply the recording behavior. The block will highlight with the selected element’s color. This method allows scheduling of complex recording behavior such as recording at different frame rates on business days between certain hours, and recording at another speed or motion only setting on weekends.

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It is also possible to configure all cameras or Administrator defined groups of cameras all at the same time. To do this, when the Archiving tab is selected click the named group, or “All Cameras” title in the Camera List Window. The Selected Camera(s) panel will now display the name of the group or All Cameras title, and when the Edit Schedule option is selected, the schedule configured will apply to all cameras in the group, or All Cameras if selected.

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Archiving \Quality/Bitrate Panel (Administrator Only)

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Quality/ Bitrate panel controls the image compression settings for archived images on the selected cameras.

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Adjust the compression Quality for images from a drop down slider bar; + will increase image quality and reduce image compression, ‐will reduce image quality and increase compression. Increasing image compression will reduce the overall file size of the image stream but will also reduce the overall clarity and level of discernable detail in the images.

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Set Bitrate control for H.264 video streams from the camera. Bitrate Control is an option available only for H.264 capable model cameras. If bit rate control is enabled, any image quality settings under Image Quality are ignored and the camera will automatically adjust its video quality on a frame by frame basis to maintain the desired constant bit rate. The video quality may deteriorate at very low bit rate settings. Options for Bitrate are selected from a dropdown menu allowing selection of bit rate restriction options at several preset values.

NOTE: Certain bit rate values may not be possible depending on the camera resolution, image cropping, light conditions, exposure settings and amount of motion. If a Bitrate option other than disabled is selected, the camera will try to maintain the bit rate within the selected value.

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Archiving \Storage Panel (Administrator Only)

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Storage panel specifies recording location, reserved space and remaining available space for archiving video from the selected camera.

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When Location is chosen on the Storage panel, the Select Archive Location window will be displayed. The amount of recording space left reserved recording space and free space on the available archiving drives will be displayed for the selected camera. The Options button will open the Options menu where additional archiving drives and storage cascade behavior can be configured.

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If drive is changed during recording, the application will finish current record (1 minute long file) and start the new one on new drive

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Ribbon Bar Overview (Control Menu Overview and Functions): Archive View Tab

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The Archive View tab contains panel functions for playback of recorded video from all cameras being recorded with the AV200 software.

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Archive View \Archive Browser Panel

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Archive Browser panel displays or hides the Archive map viewer.

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Archive View \Player Control Panel

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Player Control panel controls active playback window when Archive Map is not displayed. Functions for rewind (to archive start), fast play backwards, step back (single frame), pause, step forward (single frame), play and fast play forwards. Current selected play mode is displayed in Play Mode status window.

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Archive View \Time Panel

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Time panel controls and displays selected date and time for playback selection. This selection sets the day and time the Archive >map displays. Only days with recorded archives can be selected from the calendar.

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Archive View \Archive Map

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