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OPERATION/CONFIGURATION
DS NVR and DS NVs
System Software
C3663M-B (11/09)
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Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Installing the Windows Operating System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 DS NVs Software Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Recorded Video Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Searching for Recorded Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Playing Back Recorded Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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List of Illustrations 1 DSAdmin Directory Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2 Add System Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 3 Serial Ports Tab Within General Tab. . . . . . . . . .
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6 C3663M-B (11/09)
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Introduction ® DS NVR and DS NVs are network video recorders that use Integral Digital Sentry as the video monitoring and management software. DS NVR is an all-inclusive, stand-alone video recorder. DS NVs is a software-only solution that can be installed on an existing server, as described in the following sections. For information on installing DS NVR, refer to the Integral Digital Sentry Installation manual (C3662M). INSTALLING THE WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM ® ® ® To install Microsoft Windows
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DS NVS SOFTWARE INSTALLATION DS NVs software can be installed on a computer that meets the following minimum requirements: ® • Industry-standard, Intel platform, server-grade motherboard ® ® • Dual-Core Intel Xeon Processor (32-input system) or Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz Processor (16-input system or smaller) NOTE: If you are streaming between 4 and 32 H.264 cameras, Pelco recommends that you meet the following system requirements: ™ CPU Speed: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 at 2.66 GHz (4 CPUs) ® ® VG
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DIGITAL SENTRY CLIENT/ADMIN SOFTWARE To install the Digital Sentry client software on a computer, insert the CD and follow the on-screen instructions. Select either of the following options, or you can select both for a simultaneous installation. • Digital Sentry Admin Program: Allows you to configure the DS NVs server. • Digital Sentry Client Program: Allows you to monitor live video and search for recorded video. TCP/IP ADDRESSES The DS NVs server must have two NICs: one to communicate with t
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DSAdmin This section describes DSAdmin, the application that configures Digital Sentry software and the DS hardware. The following topics are discussed in this section: • Overview of DSAdmin and its directory tree • Adding and configuring servers, VAUs, and cameras • User administration • Creating camera groups and zones • Enabling e-mail notification DSADMIN OVERVIEW DSAdmin is the administration program that configures DS NVR or DS NVs for daily use. DSAdmin is used to select DS servers, VAUs
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ADDING AND CONFIGURING SERVERS Complete the following steps to make a DS server available to your client computer: 1. Click the client directory at the top of the tree to display the Available Systems directory. 2. Right-click Available Systems and choose Add System. This opens the Add System dialog box (refer to Figure 2). Figure 2. Add System Dialog Box 3. In the System Name field, enter a name for the DS server you want to make available. 4. Enter the static IP address of the DS server. If t
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CONFIGURING SERIAL PORTS Perform the following steps to configure serial ports on a VAU: 1. Click the VAU in the directory tree and select the Serial Ports tab. 2. Highlight a COM port and click Add to activate it. 3. Highlight the COM port in the assigned ports list. 4. Enter serial input information on the following six tabs: ntains required information (refer to Figure 3): • General: Co Figure 3. Serial Ports Tab Within General Tab – Interface Type: Options include Monitor, Card Reader,
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• Port Settings: Enter the alarm panel settings here, including the COM port to which it is connected, the baud rate, parity, and stop bits (refer to Figure 4). Figure 4. Port Settings Tab for Serial Input Devices • Reset Text: Enter all text string segments that the alarm panel sends to indicate that an alarm is reset. The instance of one of these segments in a string is recognized as an alarm reset. After you enter each segment, click Add. ter text string segments that must be present for D
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CONFIGURING IP CAMERAS The IP Cameras tab (refer to Figure 6) allows you to configure IP cameras connected to the VAU through the TCP/IP network port. A limited number of IP cameras can be connected to a VAU, and a valid manufacturer-specific license must be installed for each. The top of the tab displays the number of licenses installed for each camera manufacturer. Figure 6. IP Cameras Tab with List of Connected IP Cameras To configure an IP camera, click Add IP Camera, and then select the
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• The top of the window displays the location of the camera input automatically selected for the IP camera. By default, the final input on the final input device (or “board”) is selected for the IP camera. Because up to 32 cameras can exist on any board, and up to four boards can exist on any VAU, the input selected for the IP camera might not actually exist. If you want to use the automatically selected camera input for an analog camera, manually select the IP camera’s input by clicking Chan
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2. Enter a uniform naming convention (UNC) share name for the storage location. A valid UNC share name begins with two backward slashes and contains the network name of the storage unit in which it is installed. 3. Enter a minimum amount of free space (in MB) that you want the storage location to maintain. 4. If you want to enable caching, select Use Caching. Caching is typically used to increase performance on storage devices that employ RAID arrays. 5. Click Save. The storage location is the
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ADDING AND CONFIGURING CAMERAS After you add cameras to a system, you can configure them by clicking the respective name under any of the Cameras directories in which they are shown. NOTE: If you click a Cameras directory, any configuration changes are applied to all cameras in that directory. After you make the changes, click “Apply To All Cameras in Folder.” This feature is not available on the Motion tab; it is unlikely that a user would want the identical motion mask on multiple cameras
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MOTION The Motion tab (refer to Figure 11) allows you to configure how much motion is required to trigger motion recording. It is also used to create motion masks, which ignore motion in certain areas of a camera’s view, and to test your motion setup. Live video from the selected camera is displayed on this tab. Figure 11. Motion Tab for Motion Settings and Masks NOTE: If the “Use Motion Detection in IP Camera” option is selected on the General tab for an IP camera, only the Alarm Settings,
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Perform the following steps to test the motion recording performance of the mask you created: 1. Click the “Save and Test Mask” button. 2. Check the following parameters: • Max Consecutive: The highest number of consecutive images that exhibited motion during the current test; when motion occurs, a colored border appears around the video pane. • Consecutive Frames: The current number of consecutive images that differed enough from the previous image for motion to be recognized. This resets
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ON SCREEN DISPLAY The On Screen Display tab (refer to Figure 12) allows you to set the location for date, time, and camera name text in live and recorded video panes. You can also set the location for the words Motion and Alarm that appear on video displayed over an analog output when motion or alarm events occur; these words do not appear in the Digital Sentry client software. Live video from the currently selected camera is displayed on the tab for easy reference. This is what your setting
