New Feature Guide V8.
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Feature Guide for V8.5 GeoVision Surveillance System Welcome to the Feature Guide for V8.5 GeoVision Surveillance System. This Guide provides an overview of key features in V8.5 GV-System. It also includes information about how the features differ from similar features in earlier versions. Cards Supported V8.5 only supports the following GV video capture cards: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • GV-600(S) V3.20 and later GV-650(S) V3.30 and later GV-800(S) V3.30 and later GV-804A V3.
Contents Cards Supported.................................................. i Contents .............................................................. ii 1. New Supports and Specifications ................. 1 1.1 Enhanced H.264 and Support for GPU Decoding................................................1 1.2 Enhanced Multi-Channel Playback and Related Specifications ...........................5 1.3 Support for 16 kHz / 16 bit Audio Codec ..............................................................5 1.
4. Center V2....................................................... 36 4.1 Adding Device Information into Alert Messages.................................................36 4.2 Enhanced Features on the Main Window ..........................................................38 4.3 New and Enhanced Video Storage Functions....................................................43 4.4 Configuring a Virtual I/O Box ..............................................................................47 4.
10. iv Mobile Server............................................ 90 10.1 Starting the Mobile Server ..................................................................................90 10.2 Connecting through RTSP .................................................................................91 10.3 Connecting through GeoVision Protocol ............................................................93 10.4 Setting Up Individual Cameras................................................................
1 New Supports and Specifications 1. New Supports and Specifications This chapter introduces the new supports and specifications in version 8.5. 1.1 Enhanced H.264 and Support for GPU Decoding In V8.5, enhanced H.264 decoding and support for GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) decoding are added to lower the CPU loading and to increase the total frame rate supported by a GV-System.
The two tables show the results of four different operating systems using video of 1 M and 2 M resolution, respectively. 2 M Video Source 32-bit Win 7 Core i3 90 64-bit Win 7 Core i3 90 150 180 64-bit Win 7 Core i7 180 100 V8.5 H.264 V8.5 H.264 + GPU 150 32-bit Win 7 Core i7 0 V8.4 H.264 270 200 420 330 450 330 300 600 400 500 600 700 800 900 Total Frame Rate (FPS) In both tables, GV-System with the enhanced H.
1 New Supports and Specifications Reduced CPU Loading Although the total frame rate supported is considerably higher, the CPU loading does not increase and in some cases, have decreased by a large percentage. This is because the enhanced H.264 decoding can be processed more efficiently and the CPU loading is now shared with GPU.
The V8.4 CPU loading marked with * is slightly lower than the CPU loading of V8.5 H.264 decoding, because the maximum frame rate is obtained using 70% CPU loading with 5% margin of error, so the CPU data ranges between 65% and 75%. Considering the small margin of error (5%), the CPU loading is actually not increased in these cases. The maximum frame rate, however, is much higher with V8.5 H.264 and GPU decoding as noted in the parentheses.
1 1.2 New Supports and Specifications Enhanced Multi-Channel Playback and Related Specifications In V8.5, multi-channel playback in ViewLog has been enhanced to improve the smoothness of the video by producing higher frame rate. However, playing back multiple channels at high resolution can increase the CPU loading especially if the GV-System is processing other tasks simultaneously.
1.4 Support for New IP Devices The following GeoVision and third-party IP devices will now be supported in V8.5. Audio: A “|” mark indicates the GV-System supports the two-way audio communication z with the device; “N/A” indicates the function is unavailable in the device. z Codec: The video codec supported by GV-System are listed. z PTZ: A “|” mark indicates the GV-System supports the PTZ function of the device; “N/A” indicates the function is unavailable in the device.
1 New Supports and Specifications GV-FE420 | JPEG / MPEG-4 / H.264 | GV-FE520 | JPEG / MPEG-4 / H.264 | GV-MFD120 | JPEG / MPEG-4 / H.264 N/A GV-MFD130 | JPEG / MPEG-4 / H.264 N/A GV-MFD220 | JPEG / MPEG-4 / H.264 N/A GV-MFD320 | JPEG / MPEG-4 / H.264 N/A GV-MFD520 | JPEG / MPEG-4 / H.264 N/A GV-VD120D | JPEG / MPEG-4 / H.264 N/A GV-VD220D | JPEG / MPEG-4 / H.264 N/A GV-VD320D | JPEG / MPEG-4 / H.264 N/A GV-Compact DVR V3 (4CH) | H.
1.5 Setting Configuration without Stopping Recording Previously, most settings can only be changed when cameras are not recording. Now, you can change settings such as video analytic functions, general settings and camera configurations, without interrupting recording. Note: 1.
2 Main System 2. Main System This chapter introduces the new features and enhancements of Main System. 2.1 Standard and GeoVision Format Codec In addition to the codec created by GeoVision, you can now choose to record analog and IP cameras in standard format codec. Video recorded in standard format can be played back using standard media players. To set the codec format of IP cameras: 1. Click the Configure button, select System Configure, and select IP Camera Install. 2.
To set the codec format of analog cameras: 1. Click the Configure button, select System Configure and select Camera Configure. Figure 2–2 2. Select Apply Advanced Codec Setting and click the 3. Select Standard. 4. To select codec type, click the icon. button next to Rec Video and select Geo MPEG4 or Geo H.264. Although the codec names are still listed as “Geo”, the video will be encoded in standard format when standard format is enabled.
2 2.2 Main System Live View Frame Rate Control and Buffer You can now place a limit on the live view frame rate of each IP camera and adjust the number of frames to keep in live view buffer. To access these settings, click the Configure button, select System Configure, select Camera Install and select IP Camera Install. Right-click a connected camera to see the frame rate control and live view buffer settings.
Live View Buffer Frames to keep in live view buffer: Specifies the number of frames to keep in the live view buffer. When CPU loading is high, selecting Live-View Key Frame Only can reduce CPU loading by jumping from key frame to key frame and dropping the non-key frames in between. When CPU performance is poor or live view display is slow, select Frames to keep in live view buffer to reduce the number of frames kept in buffer and achieve a real-time appearance by dropping frames.
2 2.4 Main System Automatic Setup of IP Devices The Automatic Setup function allows you to quickly add all GeoVision and third-party IP cameras within an IP address range to GV-System. 1. Click the Configure button, select System Configure, select Camera Install and select IP Camera Install. 2. Click Automatic Setup. A dialog box appears. Figure 2–5 3. Type a Starting IP address and specify the number of addresses in the IP pool to include.
2.5 Accessing Control Panel of GV-IP Devices You can now access the control panel of GV-IP Cameras from the Camera Configure page. The control panel allows you to quickly adjust image quality, view alarm notification and look up camera information. 1. Click the Configure button, select System Configure and select Camera Configure. Figure 2–6 2. Select the camera and next to Video Attributes, click the Advanced button. The camera’s live view appears. Figure 2–7 3.
2 2.6 Main System Wide Angle Lens Dewarping to Correct Distortion If the camera image appears warped toward the edges, you can enable the Wide Angle Lens Dewarping function to correct the distortion. 1. Click the Configure button, select System Configure and select Camera Configure. 2. Use the Camera Lens drop-down list to select Wide Angle. Figure 2–8 3. Click the button. This dialog box appears. Figure 2–9 4. Move the slider at the bottom to adjust the degree of warping.
Note: 1. Wide angle lens dewarping enabled at the Camera Configure page is only applied to live view and does not affect the recorded video, but this feature can also be applied after a video is recorded. Refer to the Wide Angle Lens Dewarping in ViewLog section in Chapter 3. 2. If dual-stream IP channels are applied, for better image quality, it is recommended to change the streaming to single stream before you enable wide angle lens dewarping.
2 2.8 Main System Object Tracking in Fisheye Live View You can now set up object tracking in fisheye live view to track moving object. The function is only available when the fisheye camera mode is set to be Geo Fisheye: 360 degree. When motion is detected in the fisheye, the top-right channel will start tracking the moving object and in the 360 degree view at the bottom, the moving object will be highlighted. Figure 2–11 1. Right-click the fisheye view, select the camera number and select Geo Fisheye.
4. Use the options below to customize object tracking. Mask Region: Use the mouse to outline a mask region where motion will be ignored. Object Size: Click the button to pause the live view and then use the mouse to outline the maximum and minimum size of the targeted object. Dwell Time of Motion: After a targeted object stops moving, the highlighted region and the top-right channel will remain fixed on the area for the number of seconds specified.
2 2.9 Main System Enhanced Object Definition in Intrusion Alarm In Intrusion Alarm, you can now define two sets of object sizes for objects that will be moving toward or away from the camera along a path, for example, a hallway. Since objects appear larger when closer to the camera, defining a larger object size for areas closer to the camera will make object detection more precise. Follow the steps below to define different object sizes according to proximity to the camera. 1.
7. Click the smaller icon and use the mouse to outline the maximum and minimum size of objects when they are far from the camera. You have now defined two sets of object sizes at the two ends of the line. 2.10 Ignoring Environmental Changes in Advanced Motion Detection You can reduce false alarm in Advanced Motion Detection by ignoring environmental changes, which can include rain, snow, and moving tree branches. 1. Click the Configure button, select Video Analysis and select Advanced Motion Detection.
2 Main System 2.11 Noise Tolerance in Object Index and Face Detection Noise tolerance adjustment is added to Object Index and Face Detection to reduce false detection. 1. Click the Configure button, select Video Analysis and select Object/Index Monitor Setup. 2. Select the cameras to be configured and click Configure. The Video Object Setup dialog box appears. Figure 2–15 3. Select the camera and enable Camera. 4. Select Noise Tolerance and use the slider to adjust the level.
2.12 Setting Snapshot Frequency in Object Index Previously, the automatic snapshot function in Object Index is set to 2 snapshots per second by default. Now you can customize the frequency of automatic snapshot function. 1. Click the Configure button, select Video Analysis and select Object/Index Monitor Setup. The Video Object Setup dialog box appears. 2. Select the desired cameras to be configured. 3. Select Video Snapshot and click the […] button. A dialog box appears. Figure 2–16 4.
2 Main System 2.13 Enhanced Support for POS Text Sender Previously, only Windows-based POS devices that can generate TXT, INI or JNL files are supported by GV-System. GV-System can now be integrated with POS devices that are compatible with Internet or OPOS Printer Driver protocols. Note: OPOS is a widely adopted POS protocol developed to integrate POS devices into Windows-based applications. There are two ways to connect a POS device to GV-System: 1.
To set up the POS devices: 1. Insert the Surveillance System Software DVD to the POS computer. It runs automatically and a window appears. 2. Click Install V 8.5.0.0 System. 3. Select POS Text Sender and follow the on-screen instructions. This dialog box appears. Figure 2–19 4. Click New. This dialog box appears. Figure 2–20 5. Select one of the following options: a. Select Internet if the POS device is compatible with Internet protocol. Click OK.
2 b. Main System Select OPOS Printer Driver if the POS device is compatible with OPOS protocol. Click OK. In the dialog box that appears, type the connection port. The default port value is 5111. Figure 2–22 6. Click OK. This dialog box appears. Figure 2–23 Printer Type: Select Serial Port if you are connecting using cross-over RS232 and select TCP/IP Port if you are connecting through LAN or Internet. POS Index: Number the POS device.
8. In the POS Text Sender dialog box, the POS device is added to the connection list. Click Start to start the connection. You can also minimize the dialog box to the notification area . You will also need to set up the POS device on the GV-System. Refer to Network Connection, Chapter 7, DVR User's Manual on the Surveillance System Software DVD for detailed instruction.
3 ViewLog 3. ViewLog This chapter introduces the new features and enhancements of ViewLog. 3.1 Wide Angle Lens Dewarping in ViewLog You can apply Wide Angle Lens Dewarping effect to recorded video to correct warping toward the edge of the camera view. 1. Click the Effect button, select Advanced Video Analysis and select Wide angle lens dewarping. This dialog box appears. Figure 3–1 2. Select the cameras to apply Wide Angle Lens Dewarping. 3. Click the button to adjust the level of dewarping.
3.2 3.2.1 Enhanced Features When Saving in AVI Format Saving Dewarped Fisheye in AVI Format Previously, videos recorded by fisheye cameras are saved in circular source image. You can now dewarp the circular image and adjust the image before saving the video in AVI format. 1. In ViewLog, select the video recorded by fisheye cameras. 2. Click the View Mode button, select Single View, select Geo Fisheye and select the View Mode to display the fisheye image. 3. Adjust the view angle and zoom level. 4.
3 3.2.2 ViewLog Direct Merge When Saving as AVI When saving video as AVI files, you can select the Direct Merge option to save the video file in the codec type that it was originally recorded in. When Direct Merge is selected, you will not be able to customize the video settings, but the time required for conversion is significantly reduced. 1. In ViewLog, click the Save as AVI button and select Save as AVI. This dialog box appears. Figure 3–4 2. Select Direct Merge (High Speed).
3.2.3 Enhanced Codec Types When Saving as AVI When saving recorded video in AVI format, the codec options have been changed to WMV9 and Geo H.264, which produce higher quality image than the previous codec types. When WMV9 is selected, you can play the video with Windows Media Player directly without using GeoVision codec. To select the codec type: 1. In ViewLog, click the Save as AVI button and select Save as AVI. 2. Click the Setting tab. This dialog box appears. Figure 3–5 3.
3 3.3 ViewLog Monitoring of Vehicle’s Average Speed in GV-Compact DVR V3 When playing back video recorded by GV-Compact DVR V3, you can enable GIS display to see the coordinates and the average speed of the vehicle. 1. In ViewLog, click the Setting button, click the Display tab and select Display GPS positions. Figure 3–6 2. Play back a video clip recorded by GV-Compact DVR V3. The coordinates and the average speed of the vehicle will be displayed in the top-left corner.
3.4 Face Mask in ViewLog The face mask function was added to detect and blur the human faces in ViewLog for privacy purposes. You can change the account privileges to apply face masks or to display faces for Power User, User and Guest accounts. All Supervisor accounts can see the recorded video without face masks. Figure 3–8 Note: The Face Mask function is designed to detect front-view faces only, and the area of the detected face must take up 10% to 50% of the live image.
3 ViewLog To Enable the Face Mask for an User Account 1. Click the Configure button, select System Configure, select Password Setup, and select Local Account Edit. 2. Select a Power User, User or Guest account and click the Viewlog tab at the bottom. Figure 3–9 3. Clear the selection for Display detected faces to blur human faces when the user watch recorded events in ViewLog. 4. Click OK.
3.5 Enhanced Single Player New functions have been added to Single Player to allow you to dewarp any distortion toward the edge of camera view and to save dewarped fisheye recordings in AVI format. Tip: To access Single Player: • Play back recorded videos in Event List Query through Webcam server. Refer to Event List Query, Chapter 8, DVR User’s Manual for more details. • Select to include Single Player when backing up recorded videos in ViewLog.
3 ViewLog To save dewarped fisheye view in AVI format: 1. Right-click the Single Player camera view, select Fisheye and select a type a camera mode. 2. You can adjust the angle and the zoom level of the fisheye view. 3. Right-click the Single Player camera view, select Tools and select Save as AVI. The camera view you have adjusted appears. 4. Click OK to save the video in AVI format.
4. Center V2 This chapter introduces the new features and enhancements of Center V2. 4.1 Adding Device Information into Alert Messages You can include the subscriber name and ID into E-mail and SMS notification messages. The following is an example with e-mail alert messages. 1. On the Center V2 window, click the Preference Settings button and select Notification. This dialog box appears. Figure 4-1 2.
4 3. Center V2 Type the message text and click the Macros button. This dialog box appears. Figure 4-3 4. Place the pointer to the place you wish to insert subscriber name and ID in the text, select the corresponding symbol and click Insert. The symbols will be replaced with real information when the message is displayed to the user.
4.2 4.2.1 Enhanced Features on the Main Window Categorizing the Events Event category tabs are added to the V8.5 Center V2 Professional by default. Click the desirable category tab at the bottom of the main screen to view events by category on the Center V2 window. For example, click Motion to view all the motion events: Figure 4-4 Note: This feature is supported by the Professional version using a GV-USB dongle.
4 Center V2 To configure the Event tabs on the main screen: 1. On the main screen, click the Preference Settings button and select My Favorite Events. A sub-menu appears. Figure 4-5 2. Select or unselect the Event Categories as required.
4.2.2 Setting up the Customized Event Tab With the V8.5 Center V2, you can group the event types you want to monitor under the Customize Event tab. Note: This feature is supported by the Professional version using a GV-USB dongle. Figure 4-6 1. On the Center V2 window, click the Preference Settings button and select Customize Message Settings. The Customize Message Settings dialog box appears. 2. Select an event from the left and select Add to Customized Event Tab. Figure 4-7 3.
4 4.2.3 Center V2 Setting Alert Levels of Event Messages In the upgraded V8.5 Center V2, you can assign an alert level to each event type. Each alert level can be distinguished by color. You can customize the color for each alert level or assign a color exclusively for a particular event type. Note: This feature is supported by the Professional version using a GV-USB dongle. Figure 4-8 1. On the Center V2 window, click the Preference Settings button and select Customize Message Settings.
3. To assign an alert level, select Using Priority Color and choose from the drop-down list. To change the color for this alert level, click the color box and select a desired color. 4. To customize the color of this event type, select Using Custom Color and click the color box to assign a desired color. 5.
4 4.3 Center V2 New and Enhanced Video Storage Functions Several new and enhanced features are added for more efficient data storage and recycling. Figure 4-10 4.3.1 1. Accessing the Video Storage Settings On the Center V2 window, click the Preference Settings button and select System Configure. The Preference dialog box appears. 2. Select the Record tab. This dialog box appears.
Recycle: In Center V2 V8.4, 400 MB of old files are deleted when the storage space falls short of the recycle threshold. In V8.5, this feature is enhanced by considering the number of channels connected. When 1 to 49 channels are connected and the storage space falls short of 800 MB, 400MB of old files will be deleted. This recycle size increases by 100 MB with every addition of 50 channels.
4 4.3.2 Center V2 Storing Video Files in Separate Locations In Center V2 V8.4, video files from all the subscribers are saved to the same location. Now you can keep video files from each subscriber in separate locations by setting up storage groups. You need to set up storage groups and then assign each subscriber with a storage group. To add storage paths and set up storage groups: 1.
To assign a storage group to a subscriber: 1. On the Center V2 window, click the Accounts button . The Address Book window appears. 2. Select the subscriber and click the Subscriber Settings button Settings dialog box appears. 3. Select a storage group from the drop-down list. Figure 4-12 46 .
4 4.4 Center V2 Configuring a Virtual I/O Box Now the Center V2 operator can also activate alarm outputs installed through the network (hence, a virtual I/O device) to inform the Center V2 operator when events occur. A maximum of 9 I/O boxes (including local and remote I/O boxes) can be connected to one Center V2 server. Note: 1. Only 8-port and 16-port GV-I/O Boxes can be connected to Center V2 through Ethernet. 2. The GV-I/O Box must be installed in the same LAN with the Center V2 server.
To trigger outputs by event: 1. On the Center V2 window, click the Preference Settings button and select Notification. The Alarm Settings dialog box appears. 2. From the left column, select the event type for which the alarm output is to be triggered. Figure 4-14 3. Select Output Module and define the module number and pin number using the drop-down lists. The output will be triggered when the selected event occurs. 4. To set up more event types for alarm output, repeat steps 2 and 3.
4 4.5 Center V2 Enhanced EZ Player 4.5.1 Wide Angle Lens Dewarping When viewing videos through EZ player, these images may be curved near the corners. The new Wide Angle Lens Dewarping feature is designed to correct image distortion. 1. Click an attachment to open the EZ player. 2. Right-click the video image on EZ player and select Wide Angle Lens Dewarping to enable this function. 3. Right-click the video image again and select Wide Angle Lens Dewarping Settings. The dialog box appears.
4.5.2 Fitting Window Size When the source image is bigger than the EZ player screen, use this feature to adjust its size to fit the screen. Right-click the video image on the EZ player and select Fit Window Size. The image size should be immediately adjusted.
5 VSM 5. VSM (Vital Sign Monitor) This chapter introduces the new features and enhancements of VSM. 5.1 Enhanced Features on the Main Window 5.1.1 Device Tree Previously the VSM center only displays the connected subscriber without showing the connected devices and their status. With the Vital Sign Monitor V8.5, the status of the connected devices such as cameras and I/O modules can be easily monitored from the main window.
5.1.2 Configuring the Customized Event Tab With the VSM V8.5, you can group the event types you want to monitor under the Customized Event tab on the main window. Figure 5-2 1. On the VSM window, click Configure and select Customize Message Settings. The Customize Message Settings dialog box appears. 2. Select an event from the left and select Add to Customized Event Tab.
5 VSM 3. To view these events, click View on the VSM window, select My Favorite Events and select Customized Event. The Customized Event Tab appears on the VSM window. Click to display the customized event types. 5.1.3 Setting the Alert Level of Event Messages In the upgraded VSM V8.5, you can color an event type by assigning an alert level. The event types of the same alert level will be shown in the same color. However, you can also assign a color exclusively for a particular event type.
5.2 Temperature Alarm In the new VSM center, you can monitor temperature of the connected subscriber (GV-IP Cameras and GV-System with GV-3008 Card only) by checking the current temperature and setting up a critical temperature upon and beyond which the VSM operator and the subscriber can be notified.. Note: For the GV-IP Cameras that support temperature display, please refer to the GV-IPCAM H.264 User’s Manual for detail.
5 VSM To configure the temperature alarm: 1. If you have a GV-System subscriber, make sure the Send temperature status to Vital Sign Monitor option is enabled. For details, see 5.3.2 Notification messages on System Status. 2. On the VSM window, click Configure and select Temperature Monitor. The Temperature Monitor dialog box appears. 3. In the Units section, select Celsius or Fahrenheit. The selected unit will be used in the alarm message. Figure 5-6 4.
Figure 5-7 7. You can also invoke computer alarm, local output device and send SMS and e-mail alerts using the Alarm Settings. For details, see 1.16 Notification Settings, 2.14 SMS Alerts and 2.15 E-Mail Alerts in the GV-CMS Series User’s Manual V8.5 on the software DVD.
5 VSM 5.3 Enhanced Notification Messages 5.3.1 Notification Messages for Lost Connection You can configure the GV-System for VSM operator to be notified of the events that occur. In V8.5, the VSM operator can also be notified when connection to a video is lost. Figure 5-8 This option is enabled by default. To access this feature: 1. On the GV-System’s main screen, click the Network button and select Connect to VSM. The dialog box appears.
2. Click the Configure button. The Advance Settings dialog box appears. 3. On the Advance Settings dialog box, select the Camera tab. The dialog box appears.
5 5.3.2 VSM Notification Messages on System Status The VSM operator can be notified of the recycling status of video/audio log, storage information and others by configuring its subscribers (GV-Systems). Figure 5-11 In VSM V8.
To access these options: 1. Follow steps 1 and 2 in 5.3.1 Notification Message on Events and select the System Information tab. The dialog box appears. Figure 5-12 2. 60 Select or unselect the notification events as required.
6 6. Control Center Control Center This chapter introduces the new features and enhancements of Control Center. 6.1 Displaying Images on Multiple Screens In V8.5 Control Center, you can set up a video wall over multiple screens which allows you to display a maximum of 144 channels on a maximum of 16 monitors. Multiple screens can be built using monitors from a local computer or remote computers through the network.
3. To add a layout template, select the Control Layout List on the left and click the Add A New Layout button 4. on the toolbar. The Add Control Layout dialog box appears. Configure the layout in the Add Control Layout dialog box. Figure 6-2 A. Name the layout in the Name field. B. Configure the Settings section. Select Manual or Selecting. [Manual] Setups up a new layout template. Monitor Layout: Defines the number of monitors in columns and rows.
6 C. Control Center Configure the Zoom In Settings. Select All Monitor or a channel layout (e.g. 2 x 2 Channels) to display an enlarged channel. [All Monitor] Zooms a channel over all the channels by double-clicking the image. [2 x 2 Channels] Zooms a channel over 4 channels by double-clicking the image. The options for the number of channel vary according to the Channel Layout setting in step B.
6. Define monitor layout. A. Double-click the established layout and select Monitor Layout. B. Look up the coordinates from the Windows Display Properties and assign coordinates by dragging them from the bottom of the dialog box to each monitor. Figure 6-6 7. To import channels, drag the already established group from the group list to the top left channel of the Multi-Screen window. A menu pops out. 8. Select either Put cam by order or Use scan function.
6 Control Center Figure 6-7 Note: A source channel can only be displayed by a single channel on the Multi-Screen at the same time. A new configuration will take priority and any repeated channel will be removed from the previous configuration. 9. A preview of channel layout appears.
10. To enable this layout, click the Apply the Selected Layout button Multi-Screen toolbar. To close the display, click the Close button on the on the MultiScreen toolbar. 6.1.2 Configuring Multiple Screens from Remote Computers 1. Before you start, make sure: A. The Control Center V8.5 is installed in both PCs. B. The GV-USB dongle is connected to both PCs. 2. On the additional PC, locate and execute the IPMC.exe file in the Control Center folder. The IP Matrix Client dialog box appears. 3.
6 Control Center 6. A “Connected” message should appear and the additional monitor should appear at the bottom. Figure 6-11 7. Follow steps 4 to 6 in 6.1.1 Configuring Multiple Screens from a Local Computer to configure channel layout, monitor layout and zoom-in settings. 8. Follow steps 7 to 9 in 6.1.1 Configuring Multiple Screens from a Local Computer to import channels and define how they will be displayed. 9. Follow step 10 in 6.1.
6.2 Wide Angle Lens Dewarping When viewing images through Live View or Matrix View, these images may be curved near the corners. The new Wide Angle Lens Dewarping feature is designed to correct image distortion. To access this feature from Live View: 1. Right-click a camera from the host list or the group list and select Live View. The Live View window appears. 2. To adjust the distortion, select the Change Size button and select Wide Angle Settings. The Wide Angle Dewarping Setting dialog box appears.
6 Control Center To access this feature from Matrix View: On the Matrix View, right-click on the channel for which you want to adjust the distortion and select Wide Angle Lens Settings. The Wide Angle Dewarping Setting dialog box appears. For setup details, see descriptions on live view earlier in this section.
6.3 Enhanced I/O Central Panel Previously with the I/O Central Panel, live views popped up upon input trigger can only be displayed in a separate window. In V8.5, if you have enabled both I/O Central Panel and VMD (Video Motion Detection) functions, you can choose to pop up live view on the VMD window when an input is triggered. 1. Make sure you have set up the I/O trigger pattern on the I/O Central Panel.
6 Control Center 4. Assign a camera for its live view to pop up upon input trigger. A. Right-click the input on the Advanced I/O List and select Setting. The Pin Setting – Input dialog box appears. B. Select Associated Camera and map a camera using the drop-down list. Figure 6-17 C. Select Digital Input Invokes the Associated Camera. D. Click OK. When the input is triggered, the assigned camera view will pop up on the VMD window.
6.4 Enhanced VMD System In Control Center V8.4, live views pop up on the VMD window upon motions only. In Control Center V8.5, live view can also pop up on the VMD window when the critical temperature is reached or exceeded. You can set up a critical temperature upon or beyond which the live view will pop up on the VMD window for easy monitoring. This feature is only supported by GV-System with GV-3008 Card and most GV-IP Cameras.
6 6.5 Control Center Setting the Matrix Display Monitor In Control Center V8.4, you can not specify a matrix to be displayed on a particular monitor. In V8.5, you can designate each matrix to be displayed on a specific monitor. 1. Configure the monitor positions according to Windows Display Properties. For details, see Matrix Settings, System Configuration in the GV-CMS Series User’s Manual on the Surveillance Software DVD. Figure 6-19 2.
6.6 Query Data Event on GV-System You can query events that occur at DVR hosts by defining search criteria. The search results can be displayed in text or in chart. You can also export your research results in the form of text, html or excel. Query Categoryies Search Criteria Search Results Video Icon Playback Window Figure 6-21 1. On the GV-System, click the Network button , select WebCam Server and click OK to enable the WebCam service. 2.
6 4. Counter: counter events POS: POS transaction events Control Center Define each search criteria such as Event Type, Device, Information, Date etc. The search criteria vary depending on the search category selected. 5. If you want to search the events recorded during the Daylight Saving Time period, select DST Rollback and specify the time period in the Date column. 6. Click Submit Query. The search results will be displayed in the text form. 7.
7. Dispatch Server This chapter introduces the new features and enhancements of Dispatch Server. 7.1 Manually Re-Distributing Subscribers The V8.5 Dispatch Server allows you to manually re-distribute subscribers to any online Center V2 Server. 1. Click the Manual Dispatch button 2. From the device tree, click and drag the desired subscriber to the desired Center V2 on the toolbar. Server. The re-distributed subscriber will be disconnected and resumed shortly.
7 Dispatch Server 7.2 Designating a Primary Center V2 Server In V8.4 Dispatch Server, subscribers are distributed according to predefined groups or balanced loading of the connected Center V2 Servers. When a Center V2 Server disconnects, its subscribers will be distributed to other Center V2 Servers. However, when this Center V2 Server resumes, the already re-distributed subscribers will not be distributed back to this Center V2 Server. The V8.
8. GV-GIS This chapter introduces the new features and enhancements of GIS. The GIS V3.0.0 offers comprehensive features on storage, recording and recycling. With these features, you can set up multiple Storage Groups for each Mobile Host, configure the recording mode and time for event recordings and define recycle conditions. You can also record manually, by event that you specified and/or upon input trigger, depending on your needs. 8.1 Configuring the Basics 8.1.
8 2. To add a recording path, select a Storage Group, click the Add New Path icon select a path. 3. To delete a Path, select the Path and click the Remove Path icon . 4. To add another Storage Group, click the Add Storage Group icon . GV-GIS and 5. To delete a Storage Group, select a Storage Group and click the Remove Storage icon 8.1.2 Configuring the Video Settings Define the maximum recording duration, recording time and recording mode.
8.1.3 Configuring the Recycle Settings On the Record Setting dialog box, click the Recycle tab. This dialog box appears. Configure the recycle settings as required. Figure 8-3 Recycle: When all the recording paths of a Storage Group fall short of 1 GB, the oldest 500 MB of stored recordings will be deleted in each recording path. This option is enabled by default. With every addition of recording path, the recycle size (500 MB) increases by 500 MB.
8 GV-GIS 8.2 Recording Manually If you want to track Mobile Hosts and save live videos for future reference, use this function to start round-the-clock recording. You can record up to 20 cameras simultaneously. Utilize the Storage Group feature to organize your recording files from different Mobile Hosts and the Recording List to keep track of the recording status on your mobile hosts. 1. Set up the storage, recording and recycling settings. See 8.1 Configuring the Basics. 2. Enable Recording. A.
3. To start recording manually, right-click the camera from the Host List and select Record. Figure 8-5 4. To stop recording, right-click the camera from the Host List and unselect Record. 5. To monitor recording status, click View on the main screen and select Manual Record List. The Recording List appears on the right side of the main screen. Figure 8-6 From the Recording List, the mobile hosts and the channels enabled for manual recording are listed.
8 GV-GIS 8.3 Recording by Events You can record on Mobile Hosts by events. Follow the steps below to make sure you have configured the required storage, recording and recycling settings and selected the event types and cameras to be recorded. 1. Set up the storage, recording and recycling settings. See 8.1 Configuring the Basics. 2. Enable recording. See step 2 in 8.2 Recording Manually. 3. On the main screen, click the Account button 4.
6. Select the events and camera for recording. Figure 8-8 7. Click OK. The selected cameras of this Mobile Host will be recorded when the selected events occur.
8 8.4 GV-GIS Recording upon Input Trigger When an input device is triggered at the mobile host, the GV-GIS system can record and/or pop up live views on the assigned cameras. A maximum of 4 input-triggered live views can be shown simultaneously. 1. Set up the storage, recording and recycling settings. See 8.1 Configuring the Basics. 2. Enable recording. See step 2 in 8.2 Recording Manually. 3. On the Subscriber Setting dialog box, click the Setting button after Input Trigger.
A. Select a Pin from the left. B. To enable pop-up live view upon input trigger, select the Popup option. This dialog box appears. Figure 8-11 C. Select the camera for live views to pop up upon input trigger. D. To enable recording upon input trigger, select the Record option (Figure 8-10) and select the camera. E. When recording and/or live view pop up is enabled for a Pin, the pin is checked on the Module tree.
9 Authentication Server 9. Authentication Server This chapter introduces the new features and enhancements of Authentication Server 9.1 Importing Users and Groups from Active Directory To avoid creating user accounts manually in Authentication Server, you can import groups and users from Microsoft’s Active Directory. You will need to install Active Directory on a Windows Server 2008 and set up groups and users in the Active Directory before following the steps below. Note: 1.
2. Under Source Database, select Active Directory to enable the function. 3. To connect to the server with Active Directory: A. Type the Server IP Address and the Port number of the server. B. To log into the server using your current login information, select Connect with current login information. To log into the server using the login information of its administrator, select Connect with administrator login information and type the User Name and Password.
9 B. Select the groups detected in Active Directory from the left side and use the arrow buttons C. 5. Authentication Server to assign the groups to User, Poweruser or Supervisor level. Click OK. The user data will be imported into the Password Setup window. To automatically update changes to user data in Active Directory, select Auto Update and type the update frequency in minutes. 6. To manually reload user data, click the Reload User Data button. Note that the current user data will be removed.
10. Mobile Server The Mobile Server is an application that allows GV-Decoder Box and GeoVision mobile applications to access cameras connected to GV-System. Through the Mobile Server, third-party surveillance software can also access GV-System using RTSP protocols. For each camera connected to GV-System, clients can choose to receive from one of the two streams available. You can set up different settings for the two streams such as frame rate, codec and resolution.
10 Mobile Server 6. Type a new server name. 7. Click the UPnP Setting button. Refer to UPnP Settings, Chapter 8, DVR User's Manual on the Surveillance System Software DVD for more details. 8. Click Apply. 10.2 Connecting through RTSP To allow third-party software to access the devices connected to GV-System using RTSP protocol, complete the settings below. 1. Click the RTSP tab. This window appears. Figure 10-2 2. Click Enable RTSP Streaming. 3.
Use the RTSP command below to connect: rtsp://:@:/ For example, rtsp://admin:1234@192.168.3.111:8554/cam1_stream2 Note: The 4 matrix channels can be accessed using camera number 33 to 36. For example, the RTSP command for the second matrix channel may be rtsp://admin:1234@192.168.3.111:8554/cam34_stream1 To create a matrix channel, see Setting Up Matrix section later in this chapter.
10 Mobile Server 10.3 Connecting through GeoVision Protocol GV-Decoder Box, GV-AView and GV-Eye can access the devices connected to GV-System through GeoVision protocol. To change the command port and login method: 1. Click the GeoProtocol tab. This window appears. Figure 10-3 2. Type a Command Port number or keep the default port number 50000. 3. To use the login information of GV-System, select GeoVision DVR/NVR. 4. To use custom login information, select Custom and type the IP and Password. 5.
10.4 Setting Up Individual Cameras Follow the steps below to enable and set up individual cameras. When the camera view is being transmitted to a client, two streams are available to choose from. You can set up different settings for stream 1 and stream 2, such as frame rate, codec and resolution. 1. In the left menu, click a camera channel. The setting page for that camera appears. Figure 10-4 2. Select Enable to enable the camera. 3. Under Stream Setting, the following settings are available.
10 Mobile Server 6. In the left menu, right-click a camera channel to access the options below: View Actual Stream: Watch the camera view received by Mobile Server. If the camera resolution is larger than D1, D1 resolution will be applied. If the camera resolution is lower than D1, the maximum resolution will be applied. View Encode Stream 1: Watch the camera view according to the settings you specify in step 3 for stream 1.
2. Complete the settings for Stream 1 of the matrix channel. When a client connects to stream 1 of the matrix channel, the settings will be applied to the transmitted matrix view. Refer to Setting Up Individual Cameras section above for details. Note: When Maximum is selected, the resolution of the matrix channel will be 1.3 M. 3. Click the Stream 2 tab to set up stream 2. 4. Click the Matrix Setting button to arrange the matrix. This window appears. Figure 10-6 5.
