User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Copyrights and Trademarks
- Disclaimer
- Welcome to NetVision
- Common / Daily Tasks
- 5 Starting your Software and Logging In
- 6 Alarm / Reporting Features and 'Chatting'
- 7 Playing or Downloading Video Recordings
- 7.1 Overview--Types of Playback
- 7.2 Playback--Technical Details
- 7.3 Synchronized Playback (v2.3 SP2)
- 7.4 Video Search (v2.3 SP2)
- 7.5 Searching for Motion
- 7.6 Working with the Playback Screen
- 7.7 Viewing and Printing 'Snapshots'
- 7.8 Working with the File List
- 7.9 Quad Playback
- 7.10 Server Management--Identifying Remote Servers for Playback
- 8 Viewing Live Cameras
- 9 Recording Camera-Views
- System Administration and Maintenance
- 10 Tasks Applicable to Remote Stations and the Video Server
- 10.1 PC Date and Time
- 10.2 Checking your Software Version
- 10.3 Introduction to Video File Management (Filekeeping and Housekeeping)
- 10.4 To Allow Using a Blank CD (Roxio - Easy CD Creator 5 basic with DirectCD)
- 10.5 Filekeeping (v2.3 SP2)
- 10.6 Housekeeping
- 10.7 Automatic Video File Management (Self Housekeeping)
- 11 Tasks Performed at the Video Server Only
- 10 Tasks Applicable to Remote Stations and the Video Server
- System Configuration
- Software Installation and Network Set Up
- 19 PC Requirements
- 20 Software Installation or Upgrade
- 21 Network and Connectivity Issues
- 21.1 General Network Requirements
- 21.2 IP Addressing on the Network
- 21.3 Network Services
- 21.4 Network Ports
- 21.5 To Connect via the Internet
- 21.6 Remote User Permissions
- 21.7 For Remote Viewing, Recording, Playback, and/or Audio Monitoring
- 21.8 For Alarm Alerts
- 21.9 For E-Mail Alerts
- 21.10 Windows Dial-Up Networking Connection (i.e., not via the Internet)
- 21.11 Network Usage
- Reference Topics
- 22 Using the Small Remote Module
- 23 Remote Configuration
- 24 The WatchDog Feature
- 25 Hardware Reference
- 26 Troubleshooting
- 27 Using the ATM Interface Option
- 28 Working with the Older Playback Engines
- 28.1 The Video Playback Feature (Micro DVR)
- 28.2 Step 1: Open the Video Player
- 28.3 Step 2: Local / Remote, and Connection Screen
- 28.4 Step 3: Searching for Video/Alarm Files
- 28.5 Smart Motion Search (Micro DVR)
- 28.6 Step 4: Playing a Video
- 28.7 Window Options and File Properties (Micro DVR, Quad Player)
- 28.8 Viewing and Printing 'Snapshots' (Micro DVR)
- 29 Viewing Cameras through a Web Browser
- 30 Setting up an IP Camera or Video Server module (v2.3 SP2)
- 31 Panoramic Video Surveillance--PVS (v2.3 SP2)
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17 Recording and Playback Settings...............................................................................
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17.1 Video Setup (in DSR Configuration).................................................................
84
17.2 Recording Setup (in DSR Configuration).........................................................
84
17.2.1 Drive Usage ...............................................................................
84
17.2.2 File ..............................................................................................
85
17.2.3 Codec .........................................................................................
85
17.2.4 Priority ........................................................................................
85
17.2.5 Misc. ...........................................................................................
86
17.3 Resolution and Recording Mode ......................................................................
87
17.4 Frame Rate for Recording ................................................................................
87
18 Scheduled and/or Alarm-Triggered Recording...........................................................
88
18.1 Introduction to Automated Recording ...............................................................
88
18.2 Schedules for Recording and/or Motion Detection...........................................
88
18.3 External Sensors and Recording Duration .......................................................
90
18.3.1 Recording Mode for External Alarms..............................................
90
18.4 Setting up Pre-Alarm Recording.......................................................................
91
18.5 Setting up Video Motion-Detection ...................................................................
92
Software Installation and Network Set Up............................................................................
93
19 PC Requirements .......................................................................................................
94
19.1 Video Server PC Reference .............................................................................
94
19.1.1 PC, Memory, Operating System .....................................................
94
19.1.2 Additional Drives .............................................................................
94
19.1.3 Microphone and Speakers ..............................................................
94
19.1.4 Items Typically Done at the Factory................................................
94
19.2 Remote Station PC Requirements....................................................................
95
19.2.1 Processor (CPU).............................................................................
95
19.2.2 Memory (RAM)................................................................................
95
19.2.3 Operating System ...........................................................................
95
19.2.4 Video Card and Monitor ..................................................................
95
19.2.5 Hard Drive (Remote Stations).........................................................
95
19.2.6 Other Drive(s)..................................................................................
95
19.2.7 Sound Card and Speakers..............................................................
95
19.1.5 Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (WinXP-SP2).............................
95
20 Software Installation or Upgrade ................................................................................
96
20.1 Installing or Upgrading the Remote Station Software.......................................
96
20.2 Reinstalling or Upgrading the Video Server Software ......................................
97
21 Network and Connectivity Issues ...............................................................................
98
Network Usage ...............................................................................................101