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Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Creating a 3xCLOUD Company Account 3 Logging in to 3xCLOUD 4 3xCLOUD Main Screen 5 Settings 5.1 Servers Tab 5.1.1 Adding a Server to Your 3xCLOUD Account 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 By Serial No./ Alias (Figure 5.1.1 A) 8 By IP Address and Port (Figure 5.1.1 B) 8 5.1.2 Editing a Server 9 Servers Configured Using Serial No./ Alias (Figure 5.1.2 A) 9 Server Configured using IP Address and Port (Figure 5.1.2 B) 9 5.2 Options Tab 10 5.3 Views Tab 11 5.4 Users Tab 12 5.4.
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1 Introduction Imagine watching live footage, searching playback and exporting surveillance video from any of your networked cameras while catching your favorite hockey or football team's latest game. Picture the ability to control a PTZ camera at the warehouse from the comfort of your couch. Envision running precise Point-Of-Sale queries against your store's cash register footage all while making dinner in your own kitchen, with access only to a smartphone with Internet connection.
2 Creating a 3xCLOUD Company Account First time users of 3xCLOUD will be required to create a company account. This will create both the company account as well as an administrative-level user who will create and manage all other users for the company account. To create an account: Navigate to www.3xlogiccloud.com Select Create an Account(circled in red, below.) l l This will launch the account setup page (pictured right): l Fill in the required fields. l Click the button to submit the form.
3 Logging in to 3xCLOUD To login in to your 3xCLOUD after creating an account: 1. Navigate to www.3xlogiccloud.com. 2. Enter your login credentials and click the ©2014 3xLOGIC Inc. | 3xCLOUD Web Client - User Guide button to continue.
4 3xCLOUD Main Screen When logging into your 3xCLOUD account for the first time, the interface will be empty. The 3xCLOUD interface is broken into two main sections; The Sidebar and the Viewing Area. The information bar at the top features a Contact Us link. It also lists the Current User Profile and their associated Company Name. Logout of the current 3xCLOUD account. Logout Open the Settings menu(pictured below). A user can manage settings via several different control tabs.
Save Current Layout Reset the view to the last saved settings. Reset View Put the 3xCLOUD live viewer interface into full-screen mode. Full Screen Close all open camera streams in the viewing area. Close All Minimize/hide the sidebar. Minimize Sidebar A VIGIL Server must be configured to display camera streams in the viewing area. ©2014 3xLOGIC Inc.
5 Settings Click the button to open the Settings menu(pictured below.) Configuration options marked with an asterisk (*) in the below table are available only to administrative-level users. From the Servers tab user may Add*, Edit*, Delete* and Refresh VIGIL Servers. From the Options tab a user may select 3xCLOUD's Aspect Ratio setting. From the Views tab a user may Edit/Rename or Delete saved views. From the Users tab a user may Add*, Edit, and Delete* user profiles.
5.1 Servers Tab Click the Servers button on the Settings menu to open the Servers tab(pictured below.) All Server's currently configured on the Cloud will be visible in the tab. Examples in the above image include, 3xLOGIC USA Demo, Eng Demo and Home Demo. Add and configure a VIGIL Server to your 3xCLOUD Account. Edit Server details of a configured VIGIL Server. Edit Server Delete an existing VIGIL Server.
5.1.1 Adding a Server to Your 3xCLOUD Account Click the button to begin adding a VIGIL Server to your 3xCLOUD account. This will generate a server configuration form(pictured below). Figure 5.1.1 A Figure 5.1.1 B By Serial No./ Alias (Figure 5.1.1 A) To add a Server using a VIGIL Connect Alias or serial number, select the By Serial No./Alias tab . Fill in all the fields with your desired VIGIL Server's information and click Add to add the Server to your 3xCLOUD account.
5.1.2 Editing a Server To Edit a VIGIL Server's details, click the button located next to your desired Server. This will open the Edit Server Form (pictured below.) Figure 5.1.2 A Figure 5.1.2 B Servers Configured Using Serial No./ Alias (Figure 5.1.2 A) If the VIGIL Server you are editing was configured using a VIGIL Connect alias or serial number, the Edit Server Form will appear as is pictured in Figure 5.1.2 A, above. Server Configured using IP Address and Port (Figure 5.1.
5.2 Options Tab Click the Options button on the Settings menu to open the Options tab(pictured below.) From the Options tab, a user can adjust the Aspect Ratio. Resolution Resolution Choose a resolution. Options include QCIG, CIF, 2CIF, 4CIF VGA, Fullsize, AutoSize. Quality Select the level of Video Quality. Options include High, Medium, Low. Quality Note:This setting will only be used on cameras which do not have Automatic Video Quality mode ( ) in use.
5.3 Views Tab Click the Views button on the Settings menu to open the Views tab(pictured below.) Under the Saved Views header, there will be a list of all views which have been saved on the active 3xCLOUD account. Save the current live view. You will be prompted to name the Saved View. Click OK after choosing a name to save the view. Edit a View's name. Edit View Delete View This will also load the selected view for a preview. Delete an existing saved View.You will be asked to confirm.
5.4 Users Tab Click the Users button on the Settings menu to open the Users tab(pictured below.) Create a user. User accounts are grouped into three separate tiers(Agent, Admin, Member.) For more info on user creation and the tiered user system, please See "Creating a User " on page 13. Edit User Delete User Edit a user's details. A user's User Name, Phone Number and E- Mail Address may be edited. Administrative-level accounts(Agent, Admin) can also edit a User's User Group.
5.4.1 Creating a User Click the button on the Users tab to create a user. This will load the Create a User form (pictured below.) Assign the user to a User Group(Member for basic access, Admin for advanced permissions/access). Fill in all the fields and click Create to add the user profile to your 3xCLOUD company account. The user will receive a verification in their e-mail inbox. After verifying, the user may login using their email address and password.
5.5 OSD (On-Screen Display) Tab Click the OSD button on the Settings menu to open the OSD tab(pictured below.) The OSD Configurations window allows you to configure the look of your POS (Point-of-Sale) On-Screen Display.
6 3xCLOUD Sidebar The 3xCLOUD Client Sidebar will list all configured Servers, as well as all components belonging to those Servers. VIGIL Server's names will appear along with the extend a list of available components/functions: icon. Click a Server to - Refresh - Refresh the selected VIGIL Server. - Camera List - List the VIGIL Server's networked cameras. - POS - Opens the POS Search. - Digital Outputs - Opens a list of digital inputs currently configured on the Server.
7 View Live Video in 3xCLOUD After successfully adding a VIGIL Server to your account, you are ready to begin viewing footage from its networked cameras as pictured below. Configured Servers will appear in the left side-bar. Click on a Server (1)to reveal its available components. Click Camera (2) to open a list of the VIGIL Server's available cameras . Drag a camera name into the viewing area or double-click a camera name to add the camera feed to viewing area.
7.1 Viewing Live Video/ Live View Edge Controls Cursor over a live camera feed to reveal its edge controls(pictured below.) Available controls will depend on the camera, its hardware and its VIGIL Server configuration. Enlarge or shrink the feed's frame. Frame Resizers Take Stillshot Take a stillshot of the current frame. The stillshot will be automatically downloaded to your browsers downloads folder. Toggle on-screen PTZ controls for PTZ-capable cameras.
7.2 Using PTZ Controls in the Live Viewer To access a PTZ-capable camera's PTZ controls, cursor over the camera's frame, and select the will appear as a transparent overlay over the camera feed(pictured below) button. The PTZ control panel Click a directional arrow to pan or tilt the camera in that direction. Single-clicks will move the camera a single point while clicking and holding will move the camera across several points.
8 Playback in 3xCLOUD 8.1 Searching for Playback Footage To search for playback from a camera feed, cursor over the camera feed frame and click the button. This will generate the below Playback Search window(pictured, right.) Select a pre-configured timeframe(5, 15, 30, or 60 minutes) or select Advanced to input a custom timeframe. The chosen camera feed frame will now convert to a playback window featuring the footage timeframe you have chosen. 8.
Adjust Video Quality Mode Click the button to use the mode defined in the Settings-Option Tab. Click the button to automatically select quality based on available network resources. Export the currently marked footage to your DropBox or Media Server/Cloud Footage Account. You will be notified when the footage export is complete by the alert icon ( )in the top lefthand corner of the 3xCLOUD interface, next to the "3xCLOUD by 3xLOGIC" logo. Export Footage Please see Section 8.
8.3 Exporting Playback Footage To export marked footage or entire playback clips, select the Export button ( )from the bottom of the Playback window. Two Export options(DropBox, Media Server)will load in the Save to Cloud window(pictured below-right). Due to the nature of browserbased services, both have limitations. DropBox The Dropbox option requires that a DropBox be installed on the current system's desktop. Please visit https://www.dropbox.com/ for more info regarding Dropbox.
1. Click the Cloud Footage treeview option on an applicable Server. This will open the list of footage stored on the Cloud. 2. Click the thumbnail from the desired clip to view playback. -22- ©2014 3xLOGIC Inc.
9 POS Search To perform a POS data search, click the POS icon in the sidebar(1). After the POS menu extends, click POS/ATM Search(2). This will generate the POS Search window(pictured below.) Manually set a timeframe using the From and To fields, or select a Quick Time interval(5, 10, 30 mins: 1,2, 5 hrs) Choose an operator(AND, OR), fill in and check off the desired search criteria and click search to generate your results. ©2014 3xLOGIC Inc.
9.1 POS Reports After a successfully POS Search query, a user will be presented with a 3xCLOUD POS report(example pictured below.) To take a record of the report, 3xCLOUD offers the option to export the current report page via e-mail or by downloading the entire report locally via your browser. To e-mail the current report page, click the E-mail Current Page button. You will be prompted to enter a subject line and any body text to include. Click Send when you have finished.
9.2 POS Playback To open playback footage that corresponds with an item in your POS search results, click the highlighted Idx number (circled in red) in the POS report. A playback window will open featuring a minute of footage which corresponds with the selected POS report entry. When pulling playback from a POS report, the playback window differs slightly from the regular 3xCLOUD playback window. 1. The POS transaction receipt will be included in a moveable window which can be minimized. 2.
10 Version Control Version Number/ Date 1.0.0 / Feb 27th, 2014 1.0.1/ Mar 4th, 2014 -26- Notes -Initial Release -Added changes to main page. -Added changes to OSD Settings form. 1.0.2/ Aug 30th, 2014 -Added Export Alert indicator and User info icons in top bar, updated screens accordingly. 1.0.3/ Dec 2nd, 2014 -Made revisions in Sections 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9(including subsections). Added new tiered sser system information to Section 5.4. Added Live Preview toggle button to Section 8.
11 Contact Information 3xLOGIC has offices in Victoria BC, Canada and in Westminster, Colorado, USA. Please visit our 3xLOGIC web site at www.3xlogic.com. Please contact us by e-mail at support@3xlogic.com (technical support), or using the following contact information: 3xLOGIC Technical Support: Toll Free:(877) 3XLOGIC (877) 395-6442 Email:support@3xlogic.com Website:www.3xlogic.com 3xLOGIC USA Main Office: 300-10225 Westmoor Drive Westminster, CO 80021 United States (303) 430-1969 ©2014 3xLOGIC Inc.