Cluebase VMS by vCloud.ai User manual

Purpose of the VMS

Cluebase VMS (video management system) is a software product that allows connecting video cameras to the server for further recording, live view and multiple additional functions.
Cluebase VMS is distributed as an open-platform commercial product under End User License Agreement.

System description

Cluebase VMS consists of the following parts:
2.1. Front-end (Web/Lunix/MacOs/Windows)
2.2. Back-end: server-side application that runs in the background
Cameras connect to Cluebase VMS via ONVIF and RTSP protocols.
Users can connect to the cloud unlimited number of cameras individually and set individual recording plans on them.

Hardware requirements

Minimal server requirements: Dual-core ARM or Intel/AMD (32 or 64 bit), 2GB RAM, 2GB HDD/SSD. Desktop client requires a PC or Mac computer with Intel/AMD 32 or 64 bit, Apple Silicon or other ARM CPU with at least 2 cores of 1.5 GHz each. Supported browsers: Google Chrome v.92+, Mozilla Firefox v.90+, Safari v.14+

Compatibility

4.1. Codecs: Cluebase VMS is ready to work with any h.264 video stream though h.265 is supported with limited functionality.
4.2. All IP cameras and DVR/NVR are compliant.,

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Client app installation

Please note that Web client application is available instantly by accessing the server’s IP address via a web-browser. However is you need to install a client application on you desktop they available for downloading at https://vcloud.ai/downloads

a. Installing Linux app
Once you’ve downloaded file Cluebase_VMS_Linux_x_x.deb you can install it from the UI by double-clicking and following the screen instructions or you can do it from the command line:
sudo apt install Cluebase_ VMS_Linux_x_x.deb

b. Installing Windows app
Once you’ve downloaded file Cluebase_VMS_WIN_x_x.exe you can install it from the UI by double-clicking and following the screen instructions.

c. Installing MacOS app
Once you’ve downloaded file Cluebase_VMS_MacOS_x_x.dmg you can install it from the UI by double-clicking and following the screen instructions.

Signing in

After running the application for the first time you should see the Sign in screen.

Please enter your valid login and password and click Sign in. After installation you can use the default credentials: admin/admin.

License activation

Go to Settings->Services->VMS->vCloud.ai VMS->VMS License Request, fill the customer e-mail and name fields, specify the required licenses and click Send License Request. Your request will be delivered to vCloud.ai sales team so, in return, you should receive the License activation key file to your email.

Once received, you can Upload the license file at the screen bottom and click Activate.

Your license activation page should look as on the picture below:

Adding cameras

Watch How to add cameras video in Cluebase VMS Tutorials on YouTube

8.1. Camera search tool
Camera search tool is created to simplify and speed up cameras discovery and connection processes.

Go to Settings->Cameras->Search

All supported cameras in the local network will be found automatically (normally within 5-10 seconds).

After specifying cameras’ credentials (name/login/password) you can add them one by one using the ‘+’ button on the left

Or you can click Add all devices to add all cameras with the specified credentials.

Click Refresh search to search the network again.

You can specify the search range manually.

By default the system will search in the current subnet.

8.2. Add cameras manually

Go to Settings->Cameras->Add camera
Name the camera, select connection type (ONVIF or RTSP) fill the IP address and port for ONVIF or the URL for the RTSP, fill Login and Password with camera’s credentials, select the time zone then click Add.

Your camera should then appear in All cameras/Devices section

8.3 Create a New Layout for the cameras

Watch Creating a New Layout video in Cluebase VMS Tutorials on YouTube

Storage settings

By default the VMS should identify all mounted drives from the system.

To enable a storage volume for recording please select the storage volume and switch it on:

Then select the cameras that are required to be recorded, set archive depth, select quality and click Save. The storage will be activated for recording immediately.

User access management

10.1. Managing roles
Go to Settings->Users->Add role

Name the role and grant access to specific cameras and functions. Click save.
Please note that all users with this role will then have access to the specified cameras and functions.
10.2. Managing users
Go to Settings->Users->Add new user

Specify the new user credentials: Username, Password and the required Role. Access granted to the selected Role is be indicated below but is not available for editing. To edit the permissions you need to edit the Role by clicking the pencil button

Map setup

To be able to locate the camera on the map you can add the coordinates or simply drag the camera across the map and then click Save.

Layout setup

Click New layout in the main menu

The Layout editing page will open

Give your new layout a Name, choose Layout template and drag’n’drop cameras or whole groups to the layout grid on the right-hand side.

Click Save to save your layout.

To edit existing layouts, click the Pencil button in the layout tab menu at the top of the screen:

Camera groups

Go to Settings->Cameras->Add group and fill the group name field. Then click “Add”

To edit a group click the ‘pencil’ icon on the right side of the group.

Now you can edit or delete the group.

To add a camera to a particular group go to camera settings and select the required group.

Technical support

vCloud.ai technical support is operating 24/7, the average reply time is 3 hours. Technical support can be requested via email: support@vcloud.ai

Cluebase VMS Installation Manual

Preparation

Download cluebase.zip from https://vcloud.ai/downloads and unzip the file. Please note that in some versions of Linux the unzip application is not included so you’ll need to install it separately with the following command:

sudo apt install unzip

Now unzip the Cluebase VMS installer with the following command:

sudo unzip cluebase.zip

The above command creates a directory containing the installation files.

Go to CluebaseVMS directory:

cd CluebaseVMS

Now you have to provide permissions to the installation script (install.sh):

sudo chmod +x install.sh

You are all set for the installation.

Automatic installation

Docker container framework and Docker-compose extension are required for Cluebase VMS installation and operation.

Installing on Linux

Please run the install.sh script to automatically install Cluebase VMS on a clean Linux OS.

To run the script, please go to the folder containing “install.sh” and run the following command:

$ sudo sh install.sh

Installing the SSL version

Here are the steps to install Cluebase VMS with SSL encryption:

1. Download Cluebase VMS SSL installer . Please note that it comes as a separate install package and available at https://vcloud.ai/downloads
2. Prepare SSL certificate and public key that are generated for the required domain name.
3. Unzip the installation package.
4. Navigate to ‘certs’ directory in the installation package.
5. Copy the SSL certificate and public key (file should be named as follows: cert.crt – SSL certificate, cert.key – public). The existing files should be replaced or removed before
6. Provide permissions to the installation script by this command:

sudo chmod +x install.sh

7. Run the installation script:

$ sudo sh install.sh

Manual installation

Installing Docker on Linux

Official Docker installation guide: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/

Run the following command:

$ sudo apt-get update && apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io

Installing docker-compose on Linux

Run the following command:

$ sudo curl -L “https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.29.2/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)” -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Grant the necessary access rights by running the following command:

$ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Preparation for manual VMS installation

You will need to edit the environment variable file, the .env file, to successfully install the VMS.

Please note that this file is hidden in the folder by default.

Open the .env file and specify the server’s IP address in the following fields:

APP_HOST=0.0.0.0 (the server’s public IP address) MACHINE_HOST=0.0.0.0 (local IP address of the server)

If the VMS should only be used in the local network, both IP addresses will be the same.

Using a custom port for the VMS

By default the VMS installs and runs on port 80. However you can configure a different port by amending the .env file.

Open the .env file and add NGINX_PORT variable and it’s value (port number) as shown on the screenshot.

Installing and running VMS

Enter the VMS folder and run the following command:

$ sudo docker-compose up -d

This command will automatically download, install and run VMS.

Failover

Description

Cluebase VMS supports failover (hot swap) functionality as the following options:

1. 1 to 1 – every server in the system has a failover server
2. Many to 1 – several servers can be hot-swapped by 1 failover server
3. Many to Many – several servers can be hot-swapped by several failover servers

Important

1. In case of using the failover functionality it’s important to make sure that network storage is being used (Object storage or NAS)
2. Failover server hardware should be able to handle the required number of cameras so the failover servers’ hardware should be precisely calculated and configured.
3. Configuration is automatically sent from main server to failover every 5 minutes
4. Please note that shutting down the main server manually is considered as maintenance and will not initiate the failover process.
5. After switching back from failover server to the main server it is required to reset failover server’s configuration or reboot.

Setup

To set up a failover system you need to have at least 1 main server and 1 failover server.

Go to the main server user interface and open Failover settings: Settings->Failover->Add Failover Server and fill the fields with Failover server credentials. In the Logic field choose the server or servers that should be hot-swapped by the current Failover server. Then click Save.

Sign in

Open a web browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Safari are recommended), enter the server’s IP address and press Enter.

By default login and password: admin/admin.

Stopping the VMS

Run the following command from the VMS folder to stop the VMS server:

$ sudo docker-compose down

Updating VMS

To update the VMS version:
1.stop the VMS
2.Run the following command from the VMS folder:

$ sudo docker-compose pull

3.Restart VMS:

$ sudo docker-compose up -d

Cluebase VMS Architectural and Engineering Specification

General Description

1. Cluebase video management system (VMS) is an enterprise-level client/server-based smart IP video security solution that provides management of video, audio and other data across an IP network. The video management system is designed to work with various ONVIF compliant 3^rd party products. Video from other sites may be viewed from single or numerous workstations simultaneously at any time.

2. The video management system can be deployed on a single PC for small or medium system applications or on separate interconnected PCs and servers to meet large systems requirements.

3. The server part of VMS compatible with Linux and Windows OS (64-bit). Though recommended OS for server part is Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04 versions.

4. The server part compatible with ARM, Intel and AMD CPUs.

5. The server part fully docker container-based.

6. The client part compatible with Linux, Windows and MacOS operating systems.

7. There is web-based client. Supported browsers are Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari.

8. Client part also has desktop Windows, Linux and MacOS applications.

9. The VMS support cameras compliant to ONVIF Profile S. It is possible to scan the network for ONVIF cameras.

10. It is possible to provide basic configuration of ONVIF cameras from within the VMS, such as general camera settings, recording profiles, audio profiles.

11. It is possible to access camera’s web interface from the link in the VMS.

12.  It is possible to use the events provided by an ONVIF camera to trigger events and alarms in the Video Management System.

13.  It is possible for operator to control PTZ camera using virtual joystick.

14.  It is possible to record ONVIF compliant cameras.

15.  It is possible to display ONVIF compliant cameras in live view on a monitor connected to a PC.

16.  It is possible to connect cameras or other video sources via RTSP stream to VMS.

17.  It is possible to live view and record cameras connected via RTSP.

18.  The VMS is designed to use a facility’s existing IT infrastructure.

19.  The VMS is capable to be deployed in Local Area Networks (LAN) as well as in Wide Area Networks (WAN).

20. The VMS allows an operator to control and view live and playback streams of cameras and receive alarms from a remote site (across WAN).

21.  The VMS is capable to be deployed in the cloud environment (containers, VMs).

22. The VMS allows to view transcoded video streams (live and playback).

23. Live video and archive is played via HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) protocol.

24. The VMS shall allow the establishment of user groups that have access rights to specific cameras, layouts, camera settings, storage settings, system settings.

25. The VMS supports export of the video and frame in the avi, mp4 and jpeg formats to a local or network drive.

26. The VMS is designed in such a way that configuration changes to any part of the system will not interrupt operational tasks.

27. The video management system supports enabling an encrypted communication between the server and client workstation.

28. The server part provides management, monitoring, and control of the entire system. The server part maintains stream management, alarm management, central configuration and user management.

29. The client part provides the user interface for system monitoring and operation. The client workstation maintains live monitoring, storage retrieval, and alarm handling.

30. The video management system supports display of alarms in a special alarm panel.

31.  The video management system provides the capability to allow alarms to be filtered by type of the alarm, camera and time.

32. The video management system allows to send an e-mail message in response to an alarm.

33. The video management system allows to send messages to Telegram in response to an alarm.

34. The video management system allows to send messages in the alarm panel, to an email address and Telegram in case of camera disconnection.

35. The video management system supports API that allows for fetching live video streams and archive from 3rd party applications.

36. The video management system provides the user of the client workstation with an option to select the video stream offered by a camera. For cameras configured to use two or more different streams for live view and for recording, operator shall be able to manually switch between the higher resolution stream and the lower resolution stream for a particular camera.

37. The video management system provides the user of the client workstation with an option to enable an automatic switching between a high and a low-resolution stream. The video management system automatically switches to a low-resolution stream, if the user of the client workstation opens multiple cameras on a monitor. The video management system automatically switches to a high-resolution stream, when the user maximizes a camera on the monitor.

38. The video management system support PTZ control with a dedicated graphical (virtual) joystick control, supporting Pan, Tilt, Zoom and Focus commands. For PTZ cameras, the cursor shall change to indicate the Pan/Tilt direction when hovering over the corresponding image pane. The Pan/Tilt speed shall increase as the cursor moves farther from the center of the virtual joystick. An additional control command near the Pan/Tilt command of the joystick shall be used for zoom-in/zoom-out control.

39. The video management system shall support digital zoom of any image pane. The mouse wheel shall control digital zoom when the mouse cursor is hovering over a selected image pane.

40.  The video management system provides an instant playback function. Instant playback supports pause, play forward, play reverse, single step forward, single step reverse, fast-forward.

41.  The video management system shall support a timeline that provides a graphical overview of video stored on the disk for particular camera. The timeline shall display a timescale that can be adjusted.

Video analytics

42. The video management system provides an integration with a server-based analytics platform.

43. The video analytic processing able to scale seamlessly by adding servers.

44. The system should allow the use of a pool of video analytic algorithm on any camera. It should be easy to change an algorithm from a camera to another.

45. The video analytic processing should be able to run on top of a server or to be virtualized using virtualization technologies.

46.The system can offer the following video analytic:

–   Object Detection – identifies people, cars, busses, trucks, motorcycles and animals in a defined area/zone.

–   Face recognition – an algorithm for human identification and verification, based on the facial recognition as well as the age and gender estimation. The algorithm creates a database of all faces captured by video cameras and lets you search the database for similar faces.

–   License plate recognition – an algorithm for license plate recognition. Video streams can be processed to search for and recognize license plate numbers in the frame. These license plate numbers are saved to a database and associated with the relevant recorded video. The database is searchable. License plate numbers can be compared to lists in real time, with actions performed (or not performed) depending on whether or not a license plate is found in the list. Aside from license plates, system can recognize the make, model, and color of vehicle, as well as the country and direction of movement of the car.

–   Traffic Analytics – intended for the calculation of intensity and determination of traffic structure classify the types of vehicles (car, bus, truck, bicycle, motorbike). It also counts people and provides statistical report with graphs and pies by hours, days, weeks, months.

–   Crowd Detection – estimates the number of people within a given area in real time and triggers an alarm when a specified number of people (capacity) or a specified percentage of people (occupancy) is reached.

–   Hard Hat Detection – detects people not wearing helmets, records video and sends alarms.

–   Heat Map – color visual representation of data analysis of customer activity presented by color visual representation of data (warm and cold zones).

–   Age & Gender Detection – determines the gender of customers and their approximate age by detecting and analyzing the faces of visitors.

–   Motion Detection – captures any movement in the scene. The following rules can be applied: line crossing, loitering, intrusion, abandoned object, disappearance of an object.

–   Smoke & Fire Detection – recognizes smoke and fire in the image.

–   Smart Tracking System – search people by attributes (color of clothes, bag, hair, hat, gender, and age).

–   Body Movement Detection – identifies a person in different positions: sitting, standing, walking, lying, getting up.

–   Wagon Identification – detection and recognition of wagon UIC numbers.

–   Smart Parking – management of parking lot, detection of license plates of entering vehicles, recognition of model, direction of movement, and payment status of the car.

47.It is possible to setup several “lists” in the database of the analytics platform. A list contains License plates or faces and related data.

48. The analytics platform detects license plates or faces in the live stream provided by the cameras and shall match them against the license plates and faces stored in data-base of the analytics platform

49. When there is a match, an event should be sent by the system to the video management system. Additional data such as the camera and the time of detection should be included in the event provided to the video management system.

50. When the event provided by the analytics platform triggers an alarm in the video management system, the following content shall appear in the alarm panel of the VMS:

–   A cropped extract of the original image.

–   The corresponding face or license plate taken from the database of the analytics platform to allow the operator to compare the captured image with the reference image from data-base

–   Additional data related to the face or license plate stored in the data-base of the analytics platform (e.g. name of person etc.)

51.  All events and meta-data are displayed in the archive on a timeline of corresponding camera of the video management system as an icon. If pointing the mouse arrow at this icon, a frame with the image of an object that triggered an alarm should appear.

52. System should support own AI-based embedded human and vehicle motion detection algorithm.

User interface elements

53. Video frame elements:

–   Should be able to switch from live video mode to archive mode. If video camera is being recorded switch button should appear as an activate. If not being recorded it should be in inactive status without possibility to click on it.

–   Should have button allowing instantly jump back to archive for a predefined number of seconds.

–   Should be a possibility to pause live video upon request and restart it by clicking on play button.

–   Should have date and time indicator, that allows to access archive at specified date and time.

–   Should have object counter element indicating number of detected objects of specific type.

–   Should have sound volume bar allowing to control sound from the camera with built-in microphone.

–   Should contain video analytics icon allowing to activate embedded AI-based motion detection analytics.

–   While clicking on video analytics “ai” icon, settings should be activated allowing to pre-configure embedded AI-based human and vehicle motion detection analytics.

–   In the pre-configurable settings, it should be possible to set the following parameters: enable video analytics button, sensitivity option in percentage, view zone button, send to alarm panel button, detections frequency in seconds, delay between detection in seconds, object type selection option.

–   If embedded human and vehicle motion detection analytics enabled the “ai” icon should turn green. When disabled it should be of a white color.

–   Stream management icon allowing to choose from lower and higher resolution video stream as well as allowing the system to perform automatic stream selection.

–   Google maps activation icon. If activated it partially overlays on the live video frame with the option to fully overlay on it indicating camera positioning on the map.

–   It should be possible to reload the video stream by clicking on a dedicated icon.

–   In the archive mode it should be possible to increase the video playback speed x2, x4, x8.

–   Video or frame can be exported by clicking on dedicated icons. Video can be exported in mp4 or avi formats. Frame can be exported in jpeg format.

–   It should be possible to expand and narrow down the archive timeline by scrolling the mouse wheel while pointing on a timeline or by clicking on the plus and minus buttons.

54. Upper menu panel:

–   All created layouts should appear in the menu panel. Each of them should have unique name.

–   All layouts displayed in the menu panel should be editable right from the panel.

–   It should be possible to move layouts by holding the mouse cursor and dragging them left and right.

–   I should be possible to hide upper menu panel by clicking on dedicated icon in a such way that it appears whenever user point mouse cursor back at the same area.

–   There should be an icon on menu panel that allows to work in tutorial mode. Once activated is should be possible to point by mouse cursor at any user interface element and receive short explanation what is this element created for.

–   There should be possibility to access expandable main menu from upper menu panel.

–   There should be an alarm indicator that changes the color and creates sound whenever alarm is triggered.

55. Alarm panel:

–   There should be a possibility to expand alarm panel by clicking on dedicated icon in the upper panel menu.

–   Alarm panel should have an option to filter events by: type of event, cameras and time of the event.

–   Each video analytics event should contain the following minimum information: frame (picture of the object), type of the analytics, camera, object type, and time and date of triggering.

–   If alarm is triggered by face recognition or license plate recognition analytics event may also contain the name of the person from the list.

–   There should be “apply” button to filter events and “reset” button to return to default status.

–   The latest triggered event should appear in the top of the list.

–   Alarm panel should have chat field so different users of the system could communicate through this chat.

56. Layout settings:

–   Layout configuration should be accessible from either by editing existing layouts or by accessing expandable main menu.

–   Layout settings should consist of: layout name field, layout templates, camera list, groups of cameras and save and cancel buttons.

–   System should have the following layout templates: 1 camera, 4 cameras, 9 cameras, 16 cameras, 25 cameras, 36 cameras, all cameras.

–   System should allow to add camera by drag and drop method to one of the chosen layouts using mouse cursor.

–   System should allow to drag and drop individual camera or the whole group.

–   Once layout created it should be possible to change position of live streaming cameras by drag and drop method without accessing layout settings.

Camera settings

57. Camera settings should consist of the following elements: name of the server, camera groups, individual cameras, manual camera adding option, adding group of cameras option, option to bind two or more servers,  automatic camera search option.

58. Individual camera setting should consist of the following elements:

–   Unique camera number field.

–   Device name field.

–   Camera ID.

–   Camera group field.

–   Recording schedule field.

–   Camera type field.

–   If camera being added through RTSP then RTSP URL field followed by login and password fields.

–   Receive event check box for events from integrated cameras.

–   Generate RTSP checkbox to create RTSP link.

–   PTZ checkbox for cameras added through ONVIF or native protocols.

–   Option to reset settings.

–   Frame showing camera live stream.

–   Option to set camera location on the google map.

–   Coordinates filed allowing to set camera on the google map by entering precise coordinates of the location.

59. Manual camera adding option should consist of the following fields: device name, camera type, IP and port fields if camera being added through ONVIF, RTSP URL if camera being added through RTSP, login and password fields.

60.Adding group of cameras setting should consist of add group field and add button.

61.  Bind server setting should consist of the following fields: server name, domain or IP address of the server, port, login and password.

62. It should be possible to bind 2 or more servers in the local network or with public IP.

63. It should be possible to bind 2 or more remotely distributed servers each of which is in their own local network using cloud link feature. It should be possible to manage local storage, access camera’s archive, create layouts and receive alarms from all of those binded local servers by 1 or more remote operators.

64.Automatic camera search setting should consist of the following fields: range of IP addresses field, list of discovered cameras including IP address of the camera, camera name field, login, password and ping information in milliseconds, add all devices and refresh the search buttons.

Storage settings

65. Storage setting should consist of the following elements: server name and hard drive discs.

66. Hard drive disk should have the following settings and fields:

–   On and off buttons that activate storage.

–   Individual camera storage settings section.

–   Checkbox allowing to select individual camera.

–   Camera unique umber.

–   Camera name.

–   Archive depths in days field.

–   Recording quality drop down field.

–   Recording logics drop down field allowing to select the following options: full time recording, scheduled recording or recording by triggered alarm.

–   Storage bulk configuration section.

–   General storage limit for the selected hard drive in Gb.

–   Pre-recording and post-recording fields in seconds.

–   Storage capacity bar indicating used space and free space on a hard drive.

Analytics settings

67. Analytics settings should consist of the following elements: server settings, notifications, alarms via emails.

68.Server settings should consist of the following fields:

–   Video analytics server URL or IP address.

–   Video analytics server authorization API token.

–   Option to store metadata in days.

69. Notifications settings should consist of the following fields:

–   Send email upon event occurrence with ability to enable and disable this option with the dedicated buttons.

–    Send event to Telegram messenger upon event occurrence including fields for Telegram bot API token and Telegram chat ID with ability to enable and disable this option with the dedicated buttons.

–   Send notification when camera connection is lost with checkboxes that allow to select where to send. There should be 3 options available: email, Telegram and alarm panel.

70.Alarm via email settings should be available for events from integrated cameras’ edge analytics and should consist of the following fields:

–   Buttons to enable or disable receiving alarms form the camera.

–   Fields to enter: email address, password, IMAP host and IMAP port.

License settings

71.  License settings should consist of two statuses: before the license has been activated and after activation status.

72. License activation status should consist of the following fields:

–   Customer email.

–   Customer name.

–   Number of required camera licenses.

–   Type of license allowing to choose temporary or permanent license.

–   Send license request button.

–    Buttons allowing to upload activation file and activate licenses.

73. After licenses were activated license setting should contain the following information:

–   License type: permanent or temporary.

–   Customer email address.

–   Customer name.

–   Number of activated licenses.

–   License status.

Users settings

74.Users settings menu should consist of created users and roles assigned to the users, option to add new user and option to add new role.

75. By default, there should be admin role and admin user created.

76. For admin user fields to change user name and user role should be disabled. User name should always remain as admin and user role should always remain as Admin.

77. Add new user setting should consist of the following elements:

–   Username filed.

–   Password field.

–   Dropdown menu to select a role.

–   Checkboxes showing cameras that are allowed to be controlled by the user.

–   Checkboxes showing current permissions set for the user: camera settings, storage settings, system settings, user settings, layout settings, analytics settings, camera archive access, exporting and alarm notifications.

–   Buttons that are enabled or disabled depending on set permissions for the user: archive status, access to microphones, access to reports.

78. Add new role setting should consist of the following elements:

–   Role name filed.

–   Checkboxes allowing to select cameras to be controlled by the user by this specific role.

–   Checkboxes setting the following permissions for this specific role: camera settings, storage settings, system settings, user settings, layout settings, analytics settings, camera archive access, exporting and alarm notifications.

–   Buttons that should enabled or disabled the following permissions for the user: archive status, access to microphones, access to reports.

General settings

79. General settings menu should consist of the following settings: video stream, user interface, recording schedules, system information, cloud link, demo mode.

80. Video stream settings should have possibility to set live stream and archive chunk size in seconds.

81.  There should be a possibility to enable and disable pulling both camera streams (lower and higher resolution) at the same time.

82. User interface settings should allow to enable and disable automatic page reload after predefined number of seconds.

83. Recording schedules setting should allow to set day of the week and time to schedule the recording of video in the archive. Possibility to create schedule should be easy and intuitive by double clicking on the schedule indicator and dragging the bar from side to side by holding mouse cursor. It also should include list of created scheduled in the drop-down menu.

84. System information setting should include the following parameters: CPU load, RAM load, UI version and server version.

85. Cloud link setting should allow to create tunnel between the server of the user and client machine of the user that connects to the server. By enabling cloud link system should generate URL that should allow the user without any additional VPN or public IP on a server side to connect to the server using his access credentials from any location. Server and client should have internet access.

86.Demo mode setting should allow to enable four video clips that can be used as virtual cameras.

Localization settings

87. Localization setting should contain list of languages with checkboxes. Once user chooses preferred language user interface language should instantly change to the chosen language.

VMS User Manual

1. Installation and Connection

Before connecting, please have the following items in hand:

Camera（referred to as “Device” hereafter), 2.4GHz router, 5V2A power supply, cell phone.

Connecting Procedures:

1) Power up the Device using 5V2A power supply and wait for the startup to complete

2) After startup, the device will issue a sound which means it has been connected successfully.

3) Download and install client on cell phone

Android user: Please search for Danale from Android Market or Google Play

iPhone user: Please search for Danale from APP store

4) After downloading and installing the APP, launch it and register an account using cell phone number or email address.

1. Tap the “+” (Add Camera) in the center to add a device after registration and logging in.

6) Choose “Wifi Connection”, then “SmartAdd”.

7) Choose the WiFi which the Device is to connect and enter the WiFi password, tap “Next”. The APP would automatically search cameras within the coverage of router. (note: please do not place camera too far away from router when you do this step).

1. After the device is shown on the device list, please tap “Add” next to the device to set a name for the device. Then tap “Ok”, the Device will show on the main screen.

Note: If you can’t find the device via wireless wifi connection, please use the Ethernet cable to connect the device to your router.

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2.Basic Configuration of the Mobile Client

2.1 Cloud Service

The Device supports cloud service and you can purchase cloud service if you need. Cloud service is not activated by default.

Procedures to activate cloud service:

1) After successfully connecting the Device, tap the upper-left corner on the main menu screen of the cell phone APP

2) Select “Cloud Service”

3) Select the device that you want to open the cloud service, tap “Purchase”.

4) Please read service terms of the cloud recording then purchase different services based on your need.

Privilege of cloud recording:

1) Automatic recording backup

2) Check warning anytime

3) Safer data

2.2 System Messages

System messages of the Device are shown in “System Messages”, currently including warning message and device sharing message.

Detailed procedures are as follows:

1) Tap upper-left corner on main menu screen of APP after successful connection

2) Select “System Messages” to check messages

2.3 Device System Configuration

In the preview screen, click on the top right corner to set the button to enter the system configuration interface.

2.3.1 Device System Details

Here you can check the origin of added Device, Device ID, manufacture and product type.

2.3.2 Safety Settings

Safety settings include “Motion Detector” and “Sound Detector”.

1) Motion detector

The motion detector is off by default. The sensitivity of motion detector could be adjusted if needed (low, middle, high)

2) Sound detector

The sound detector is off by default. The sensitivity of sound detector could be adjusted if needed (low, middle, high)

2.3.3 General Settings

(1) Time setting

Device time settings, including device time, date and time zone.

You can also choose “Synch to Phone Time” to automatically synchronize all time settings from the phone

(2) Set WLAN

After connecting Device, you can check the WiFi Device connects to in “WiFi Settings” and configure LAN parameters.

(3) Power supply frequency

You can choose from 50 Hz and 60 Hz. It’s 50 Hz by default.

(4) SD card management

After inserting and formatting SD card, set time periods for recording according your need in “SD card management”. The Device is set to record 7/24 by default.

(5) Init (Initialization)

A Restart device

B Format SD card

C Restore factory setting

2.3.4 Firmware Upgrade

You can upgrade to the latest published firmware if needed

2.3.5 Delete Device

If the Device is no longer used or the user is to change, please make sure to remove the Device from phone client and reset Device.

3.Common Function Settings and Applications of Cell Phone Client

3.1 Recording and Playback

After successfully adding Device, open APP and the added Device will show automatically on the main screen. You can preview online frames by simply tapping it.

Cradle head could be rotated by finger swiping upward, downward, leftward and rightward on the preview screen.

Procedures to set up recording playback:

1) Before starting recording, make sure memory card is installed or the cloud service is activated (we only deal with memory card here)

2) On the main screen, tap up-right corner for settings and then tap Device under “IPC” to enter the IPC configuration

3) Tap “Device Settings”, then choose “SD card settings”, click to add a new recording plan(7/24 hour recording by default)

4) Wait for 30 min, go to APP main menu screen then tap playback button, select “Sd Card video” to retrieve recordings

3.2 Motion Detection

Your Device supports motion detector and it can be turned on if needed.

Setting up procedures:

1) Open Danale phone client and go to main screen

2) Tap upper-right corner for settings

3)Click “Security setting”- “Motion Detection”

4) Motion detector is turned off by default. Three sensitivity levels (low, middle and high) can be chosen based on needs.

3.3 Device Sharing with Friends

After adding Device and before it’s deleted and reset, other users cannot add Device again. User can use share function to share Device to other users.

Procedures:

1) User goes to APP main screen and select Device to be shared

2) Tap “Share” on lower-right corner

1. scan the QR code of the target user’s account or manually enter the required target user’s phone number or email address which is used to register, click ‘Next’. To check the QR code of the user account is as shown below.

4) Target user signs in on other phone client and check system messages, where the user can accept sharing. The image of the shared Device will appear on APP main screen automatically

Note: target user to share must be already registered

4.Instruction on Using PC Client

4.1 PC Client Download and Installation

The Device supports remote operation on Windows client. Below are procedures of downloading PC client:

1) Enter in your browser with the link d.jooan.cc

2) Click “Download Now” to download and install the client

5.2 Instructions for Main Operations of the Client

5.2.1 Client Login

If you already registered on phone client, you can directly login using that user account. Or you can also register a new account.

When logging in using existing account, the added Device will automatically show on the client main screen. If it’s a new account, the existing user needs to share the added Device to the new user or adds a new Device in order to use.

5.2.2 Adding New Device from Client

If there is no added Device and the Device is to be firstly used on PC client, you can add Device using PC client after registering a new use account.

Procedures:

1) Log into the PC client and go to the main screen

2) Select “Add Device” on left side

3) Select “Airlink Add” to add Device

4) Enter WiFi name and password then click “Next”. Client will automatically search for Device within the local network

5) Click the searched Device, set Device name then click “Next” and it’s ready to use

Note: we recommend using phone client to add new Device

5.2.3 Preview and Playback

(1) Preview

After successfully adding a Device, double click the Device on the right to preview picture

Hover mouse cursor to four edges of the preview picture and arrowheads pointing to different directions will appear. Click the arrowhead to rotate cradle head

Note: PC client distinguishes Devices added by local user and Devices shared by others. If you’re using a shared Device you need to select “Friend Share” on the left side.

(2) Playback

The Device stores recording using cloud storage or SD card storage and there are two paths for playback: “Cloud Video” and “SD Video”

Procedures for playback:

1) After successfully adding Device on client, it will show on the left side of main screen

Click the icon for setting of the Device to playback, choose “Cloud Video” or “SD Video”

2) The client will open playback window automatically and the user can drag the slider to choose a play time

5.2.4 Device Management

PC client could be used for management of remote Devices.

Procedures:

1) After logging into the client and adding Device, click “Manage Device” on left side to see added Devices

2) Choose the Device to configure and click the setting up icon

3) Choose “Config Device”. The parameter settings are the same as using phone client

Outdoor PTZ Wireless Camera installation video demonstration

How to reset danale camera?

The Danale camera brand is designed with the goal to make the latest security tech accessible, easy to use, and affordable to consumers. Their products come with some the biggest online and brick-and-mortar retailers around, from Amazon to Lowes as well as Best Buy.

How to Reset Danale Camera

In order to reset the Danale brand camera, go access the small reset button at the back of the cam then press it for 10 seconds. Furthermore, you’ll need to open the Danale app and delete the device from the account.

You can now start fresh and re-add the reset Danale cam to your app once the reset is over. Do this whenever you have to do a reset. This is the rule of thumb when resetting a nonspecific model of Danale cam.

Take note that when setting up the cam for the first time or subscribing to the cloud service, you need 15 minutes for the cloud video to become available. After it becomes available, it starts recording from the time you subscribed.

What If the Cloud Video Doesn’t Work?

A physical reset of your Danale cam will depend on the device you’re using. Usually, there’s a small reset button on the device, but where it’s placed depends on the make and model of the cam. You need to press and hold this button for 10 seconds.

Afterwards, delete the camera from the Danale app so you can add it later. Tap on the live video feed or interface for the device you wish to remove. Tap the settings button found on the upper-right hand corner of the screen. Finally, tap on the delete button the lower part of the screen.

A reset entails erasure of many settings, customizations, and whatnot. This is because a reset entails restoring the device to factory settings or its original state before adding it to the app.

Frequently Asked Questions about Danale Cam

Here are the most frequently asked questions regarding how to use the Danale camera to its optimum capabilities along with its Danale app.

How Do You Log Out of Your Account?

Open the Danale app, tap on the three lines at the top left of the screen, tap on the picture above your username, and then tap on the “Log Out” option. You can sometimes get automatically logged out of the account too by simply closing the app.

What Do You Do If You Can’t Log In to Your Account?

More often than not, this is an issue with your Internet connection. First, check the state of the Home Wi-Fi you’re connected to. Check if your mobile phone or PC, for example, have Internet connections of their own to it.

You can either use your mobile phone Wi-Fi or connect to another network. Using a data plan can allow you connection to your Danale account, but normal data plan charges do apply. If this is the issue then just power cycle your router and see if that gets your Internet back.

Can You See Previous Notifications Before You Get a Cloud Service?

Will you be able to see your previous notifications after getting a cloud subscription if you had notification alerts before adding a cloud service?

Well, no. The notification alerts prior to cloud subscription can only be seen as soon as they appear. You can only record alert notification messages when you have the cloud service available. Also, only after buying the cloud service can the camera record video accompanying such alerts.

How Do You Change the Nickname for Your Camera?

Go to the main dashboard of the app and tap on the live feed video for the camera you wish to get an update for. Tap the gear icon found on the screen’s top-right corner.

Select the “Device Name” from the menu. This will allow you to change the name of the device to whatever name you want.

How Do You Adjust the Motion or Detection Alerts?

First, go to the camera you wish to add motion/sound detection adjustments to and tap on that camera’s live feed. Click on the gear icon or the three dots on the top right of the screen. A menu will appear. Select the “Security Settings” option from there.

Select either “Sound Detection” or “Motion Detection” options then adjust these alerts’ sensitivity. You can also opt out of them by turning them off. The more sensitive the detection the likelier you’ll end up with false alarms though.

How Do You Reset or Recover a Lost Password?

To reset your password, tap on the upper-left hand corner of your main screen to access “General Settings”. Afterwards, tap on the picture above your username and select the “Change Password” option. From there, change your password.

If you’ve merely forgotten your password, tap on “Forgot Password” on the login screen. Enter your phone number or account email. You’ll go to a page requesting for a reset code. You can get that code from your email or via text message.

Just enter the code exactly as you see it and now you can enter a new password to enter your Danale account.

How Do You Share Your Device with Another User?

While on the main screen, go to the top left of the screen and tap on the three bars there. A menu will appear. Select the “Share” option on the menu then select the “Add User” button for good measure. You can enter the username of the person you wish to share videos with or scan a QR code.

Please remember that sharing videos with another user entails him having their own account made by their own copy of the Danale app. This person will only get live-viewing privileges from your cam and won’t be able to view notifications or review your cloud video history.

Always Remember

Danale’s vision is to become the world leader in the smart security market. The company wishes to take care of people and make every home or business a safe place when push comes to shove. They take care of your commercial and residential needs with technology.

They’ve continued to evolve over time in light of the trends of the industry. They’re committed to always deliver security made smarter and more cutting-edge.

Chapter 1 Introduction

• 1. Overview

The VSPlayer software is a media player designed for Windows OS. With user-friendly GUI, the software provides an intuitive, convenient way for playing media file and video control, and supports multiple audio and video formats.

• 1. Version History

V7.3

Added New Features:

• RTMP protocol for media streaming.
• View the live video of device via HLS protocol.
• Display picture, temperature and fire source information on the display window.
• Support hardware decoding for live view.
• Convert the video files from H.265 format to other formats.
• The VCA information does not display when starting playing the video by default.

V7.2

Added New Features:

• Support fisheye expansion for playing video files of fisheye camera.
• Support setting the location modes including by timestamp and by frame in basic settings.
• Support media streaming to share the local video file, live view of device, and desktop to

others in the same LAN.

V7.1

Added New Features:

• Filter the files by file name or accurate time, and locate the video by accurate time.
• New UI for video clipping and file format converting.
• The user manual is packaged into the software.
• Optimize the digital zoom, audio control and repeat A-B segment function.

V7.0.0

• Support playing the video files of the various kinds of devices, such as DVR, encoder, decoder, compression card, network camera, network speed dome, etc.
• Support multiple video file formats, including Hikvision H.264, standard H.264 and standard MPEG4.
• Support 1, 4, 9, 16-window division.
• Multiple languages GUI are provided.
• Capture pictures and continuous capture during playing.
• Get the file information.
• Support file clipping, file merging and file converting.
• Support watermark.
• Digital zoom.
• Accurately position the playback point by frame or time.
• Synchronous playback.
• Reverse playback.
• Display the VCA information on the video.
• Support playing encrypted file.
• Repeat between the configured two points.
• Live view via URL mode with RTSP.
• Support motion flow to provide fluent video.
  1. System Requirements

Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP (32 / 64-bit) / Windows 7 (32 / 64-bit) / Windows 8

(32 / 64-bit) / Windows 10 (32 / 64-bit)

RAM: 2GB or above

• 1. Conventions

In order to simplify the description, we define the “VSPlayer software” as “software” in the following chapters.

1. Getting Started
   1. Running the Software

After installing the software, click on the desktop to run the software.

The main interface of the software is shown below. For the descriptions of the icons and buttons on the interface, please refer to Table 2.1 Main Interface Introduction.

Note: You can click to change the language of the software.

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Table 2.1 Main Interface Introduction

• 1. Player Settings

Click @ and select Settings, or select Settings on the right-click menu of the playing window to enter the Player Settings interface. You can set basic, capture and hotkey settings for the player.

Player Settings X

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Basic

Stick on Top:

O Stick on Top When Playing

@ Never Stick on Top

O Always Stick on Top

Locate by:

O Locate by Timestamp

@ Locate by Frame

[✓ Save List File When Exit

| | Hardware Decoding for Live View Restore

OK Cancel Apply

• • 1. Basic Settings

Steps:

1. Click Basic to enter the Basic Settings interface.
2. Set the option for Stick on Top.

Stick on Top When Playing: Keep the window on the top of all other windows when playing

the file.

Never Stick on Top: Never keep the windon on the top of all other windows at any time.

Always Stick on Top: Always keep the windon on the top of all other windows.

1. Set the location method during playing.

By Timestamp: Click on the timeline to locate the image according to the timestamp.

By Frame: Click on the timeline to locate the image according to the frame.

1. Check Save List File When Exit checkbox to keep the playlist when you exit and you can get the playlist next time you open the software.
2. (Optional) Check Hardware Decoding for Live View checkbox to enable decoding by hardware for live view.

It provides better decoding performance and lower CPU usage.

1. You can also click Restore to reset the parameters to the default values.
2. Click Apply to apply the settings. Or click OK to save the settings and exit.

Player Settings X

X t§) (w)

Basic Capture Hotkey

Stick on Top:

O Stick on Top When Playing

® Never Stick on Top

O Always Stick on Top

Locate by:

O Locate by Timestamp

® Locate by Frame

0 Save List File When Exit

| | Hardware Decoding for Live View Restore

OK Cancel Apply

• • 1. Capture Settings

Steps:

1. Click Capture to enter the Capture Settings interface.
2. Select the Format for the captured picture.
3. Click Browse to set the saving path for captured pictures.
4. Set the continuous capture.

Mode: Select the mode as by time / by frame.

Interval: Set the time / frame interval in the range of 1 to 100 seconds / frames.

Max. Capture Number: Configure the maximum capture number in the range of 1 to 200.

1. You can also click Restore to reset the parameters to the default values.
2. Click Apply to apply the settings. Or click OK to save the settings and exit.

Player Settings X

>t O (^)

Basic Capture Hotkey

Restore

OK Cancel Apply

• • 1. Hotkey Settings

Steps:

Click Hotkey to enter the Hotkey Settings interface.

1.

2.

3.

4.

You can view the keyboard hotkeys for the common functions of the software.

Click the text field, and you can change the hotkey as desired.

You can also click Restore to reset the parameters to the default values.

Click Apply to apply the settings. Or click OK to save the settings and exit.

1. Playing Video Files

Before you start:

You should add the supported media file to the playlist of the software.

• 1. Adding the Video Files

The software provides two ways for adding the local video files, including adding files of the selected folder and adding files directly. And you can also open live view of device via URL mode.

Adding Files

Steps:

1. Click ES in the playlist area, or click Open File on the playing window, or click = and select Open File, or click @ and select Open File under Open.

Note: The Open File on the playing window is only available when no video is playing and the window-division is 1.

1. In the pop-up window, select the file for adding.

You can also hold Shift or Ctrl key to select multiple files.

Adding Folders

Steps:

1. Click il besides Open File on the playing window and select Open Directory, or click = and select Open Directory, or click [n] and select Open Directory under Open.
2. In the pop-up window, select a folder for adding.

You can add the supported files under the folders to the software.

URL Mode

Steps:

1. Click il besides Open File on the playing window and select Open URL, or click = and select Open URL, or click S and select Open URL under Open.
2. In the pop-up window, input the URL of the video.

Note: Only RTSP and HLS protocol are supported for URL mode.

• For RTSP protocol, Format: rtsp://admin:12345@172.10.7.157/Stream/Channels/101. admin: The user name of the camera.

12345: The password to log in to the camera.

172.10.7.157: The IP address of the camera.

101: The main stream of camera 01.

• For HLS protocol, Format: http://10.20.37.12:9086/8ch06la25569d.m3u8.

You can generate the HLS URL when creating network media streaming task. For details, refer to Chapter 3.8 Media Streaming.

You should select the connection mode according to actual needs.

Right-click the file in the Playlist and the following items are available on the right-click menu. For details, refer to Table 3.1 Right-Click Menu on Playlist Description.

Note: The right-click menu varies according to different file types.

Table 3.1 Right-Click Menu on Playlist Description

• 1. Playing Control

After adding the video files to the playlist, you can play the file and achieve the related functions to control the video playing.

The successfully added files list on the playlist panel and you can drag the file to the display window or double-click it for playing.

Note: For the encrypted files, you should enter the key in the pop-up window to play it.

You can control the video playing by clicking the provided icons. For details, refer to Table 3.2 Playing Control.

Table 3.2 Playing Control

Or you can right-click on the playing window to access the play control menu. For details, refer to Table 3.3 Right-Click Menu on Display Window Description.

Note: By default, VCA information does not display when starting playing the video.

Full Screen

Stick on Top ►

Play Control ►

Play Mode ►

Mute

Image Control ►

Aspect Ratio ►

Window Division ►

Capture

Continuous Capture

Digital Zoom

Clip

Convert

Merge

Media Streaming

Fisheye Expansion

Settings

File Information

Table 3.3 Right-Click Menu on Display Window Description

• 1. Synchronous Playback

Purpose:

You can play the video files in synchronization if they have overlapped time duration.

Note: This function is not available for the live view which accessing via URL mode or after hardware decoding enabled.

Steps:

1. Click [RS and select a multi-window (2×2, 3×3 or 4X4) division.
2. Select a window and double-click a video file to play it.
3. Repeat step 2 to start playing multiple video files.
4. Click El to start synchronous play.

Note: The files for synchronous play should have overlapped time duration.

1. (Optional) You can drag the *1 to zoom in or zoom out the timeline bar.

Click LI to adjust the playback position.

• 1. Capture and Continuous Capture

You can take pictures of the playing video and save them to local PC.

There are two ways available for capturing pictures, including Capture and Continuous Capture.

Capture: During the video playing, click O to take a picture for the video. Refer to Chapter 2.2.2 Capture Settings for the saving path and picture format of the captured pictures.

Continuous Capture: During the video playing, click E! to start continuous capture of the playing video to take pictures continuously. You can click O to stop the continuous capture manually. Otherwise, the continuous capture stops after the number of captured pictures has reached the configured maximum capture number. Refer to Chapter 2.2.2 Capture Settings for the saving path of the captured pictures and the related parameters.

Note: Continuous capture is not supported after hardware decoding enabled.

• 1. Clipping the File

Purpose:

During playback, you can clip the file to get the required video footage.

Note: This function is not available for the live view which accessing via URL mode or after hardware decoding enabled.

Steps:

1. During the video playing, click ts! and select 1^3, or select Clip on the right-click menu of

the playing window to enter the Clip interface.

Note: For selecting Clip under E, you should click Open File, or click □ to select a video file for clipping.

1. Drag Q to set the desired start and end position of the video footage. You can also click 0 and D to adjust the position.

1. (Optional) You can click Preview to view the video to clip.
2. Click Browse to set a saving path and file name for the clipped file.
3. Click Clip to clip the file.
   1. Converting the File Format

Purpose:

You can convert the files or real-time streams to the target formats, and the parameters are configurable, such as format, encoding type, resolution, bitrate, and so on.

Steps:

1. Click and select , or select Convert on the right-click menu of the playing window to

pop up the Format Converter window.

1. Add file(s) or real-time streams.

• For adding file(s), select File tab, click + and select Single Add to add one file, or click

Batch Add to add files in batch.

• For adding real-time stream, select Stream tab and click + to add the real-time stream.

For detailed configuration about format converting, please refer to the user manual of the Format Converter (click © and select User Manual on the Format Converter window).

Note: You can convert the video files from H.265 format to other formats, but converting video files from the other formats to H.265 is not supported.

• 1. Merging the Files

Purpose:

You can merge multiple files into a single large file to view all the needed files continuously.

Note: This function is not supported by the live view which accessing via URL mode.

Steps:

1. Click and select , or select Merge on the right-click menu of the playing window to

enter the Merge interface.

1. Click Add to select the files from local PC.

1. (Optional) Click to select a file and click t or I to move the file up or down to adjust its merging position.

You can also click x to remove it from the merging list

1. Click Browse to set a saving path and file name for the merged file.

You can click Open Dir. to open the directory.

1. Click Start to start merging the files.

You can click Stop during the merging process.

• 1. Media Streaming

Purpose:

You can create local, network, or desktop media streaming task and generate URL to share the videos of local files, live view of device, or desktop to other users in the same LAN.

Steps:

1. Right-click on the display window area and select Media Streaming to open the Media Streaming tool.

Or you can click E°1 and select S to open the Media Streaming tool.

Note: The Media Streaming tool should keep running during the whole process of media streaming.

1. Click Add button and select the media streaming type as Local, Network, or Desktop.

• Local: Share the local video/audio file to others

For creating the media streaming of local video/audio files:

1. Input the media streaming name in the Name field as you want.
2. Click Add button to browse and select the video/audio file from local PC.
3. Select the protocol type as RTSP, HLS or RTMP.

Note: Table 3.4 Supported Encoding Format shows the supported video/audio file encoding formats under RTSP, HLS and RTMP protocol.

Table 3.4 Supported Encoding Format

(4) Click Create to create the task and generate the media streaming URL.

• Network: Share the live view of the device to others

For creating the media streaming of live view of device:

1. Input the media streaming name in the Name field as you want.
2. In the Source URL field, input the address of the device.

Note: The source URL should be a valid URL address with user name, password of the device and the corresponding protocol.

For example, the source URL can be:

rtsp://10.16.6.113:8487/live/ubp2195t78674q6

1. Select the protocol type as RTSP, HLS or RTMP.

Note: Table 3.4 Supported Encoding Format shows the supported video/audio file encoding formats under RTSP, HLS or RTMP protocol.

1. Click Create to create the task and generate the media streaming URL.

• Desktop: Share the live image of the desktop to others

For creating the media streaming of the current desktop:

1. Input the media streaming name in the Name field as you want.
2. Select the protocol type as RTSP, HLS or RTMP.

Note: Table 3.4 Supported Encoding Format shows the supported video/audio file encoding formats under RTSP, HLS or RTMP protocol.

1. Click Create to create the task and generate the media streaming URL.

The created task with details, including name, status, protocol type, create time and URL, will display in the media streaming list as follows.

1. (Optional) Select the task and click to delete it. Or you can right-click on the target task

and select Delete to delete it.

1. (Optional) Select the task and click ® to clear all the tasks. Or you can right-click on the task and select Clear to clear all the tasks.
2. (Optional) Select the media streaming task with status as Succeeded and click Copy button to copy its URL. Or you can right-click the target task and select Copy to copy the URL.

You can send the URL to others to share the local video, the live view of the device, or the desktop view. Other users can open the URL with the player which supports media streaming function to view the shared video.

3.9 Fisheye Expansion

Purpose:

You can play the fisheye camera’s video files in fisheye expansion mode.

When playing the video files of the fisheye camera, you can click O button to enter the Fisheye Expansion interface. Or you can right-click on the display window area and select Fisheye Expansion to enter the Fisheye Expansion interface.

Notes:

• This function is not available for the live view which accessing via URL mode or after hardware decoding enabled.
• The video files should be larger than 4K.
• Start playing the video file by VSPlayer before fisheye expansion.

For the introductions of play control buttons, pleases refer to Table 3.2 Playing Control.

Steps:

1. Select the mounting type.

Select ceiling mounting, wall mounting, or table mounting according to the actual mounting

2.

type you adopted for your camera.

You can select a display mode for the layout of the live view window. The description of each display mode is shown in the following table.

• Fisheye View: In the Fisheye view mode, the whole wide-angle view of the camera displays. This view mode is called Fisheye because it approximates the vision of a fish’s convex eye. The lens produces curvilinear images of a large area, while distorting the perspective and angles of objects in the image.

Fisheye View

• Panorama/Dual-180^o Panorama View: In the Panorama view mode, the distorted

fisheye image is transformed to normal perspective image by some calibration methods.

Panorama View

Dual-180^o Panorama View

• PTZ View: The PTZ view is the close-up view of some defined area in the Fisheye view or Panorama view, and it supports the electronic PTZ function, which is also called e-PTZ.

Note: Each PTZ view is marked on the Fisheye view and Panorama view with a specific navigation area with different colors. You can drag the navigation area on the Fisheye view or Panorama view to adjust the PTZ view, or drag the PTZ view to adjust the view

to the desired angle.

Fisheye+3PTZ View

Panorama+3PTZ View

1. (Optional) For PTZ view, you can perform the PTZ control in the PTZ Control panel.

Select the PTZ view, and click the arrow button to adjust the image. You can to zoom in or zoom out the view. You can click Q to start auto-scan.

PTZ Control

A.uto~Scan Speed.

1

Pan Speed 1

Tilt Speed 1

Or you can drag in the PTZ view and scroll the mouse wheel to realize the PTZ movements.

click D

or

You can also drag the ■ to set the auto-scan speed, pan speed, and tilt speed for better PTZ control.

1. (Optional) Click El to enter the Circle Center Calibration interface to calibrate the circle center of the fisheye and make the fisheye expansion more accurate.
2. Drag the ■ on the fisheye circle to adjust the red circle close to the fisheye view.
3. Click OK to save the calibration.