Table of Contents Table of Contents Product Overview......................................................... 5 System Requirements.............................................. 5 Introduction............................................................... 6 Features................................................................... 6 Installing Your IP Camera......................................... 7 Software Installation.................................................... 8 Add Camera(s).................
Table of Contents Save Video............................................................. 66 Save Image (Snapshot).......................................... 67 Print........................................................................ 68 Print the current image of the video you have selected.................................................................. 68 Backup.................................................................... 68 Log Viewer..........................................................
Table of Contents Start Monitor......................................................... 110 E-Map............................................................. 110 I/O Control...................................................... 110 Playback............................................................... 111 Add Remote Playback Site............................. 111 Access Remote Playback Site........................ 111 Web View...................................................................
Section 1 - Product Overview System Requirements Product Overview To ensure your D-ViewCam system can maintain high video monitoring and recording performance, certain minimum system configurations are required. D C B A S of All Cam.
Section 1 - Product Overview Introduction Thank you for purchasing a D-Link IP camera, which provides state-of-the-art camera technology combined with IP network capabilities. You can build a home or small business surveillance system by using D-Link IP cameras and the latest features offered by the D-ViewCam application software. Features • D-ViewCam can automatically locate and add IP cameras in the local network. • Storage management for recording files.
Section 1 - Product Overview Installing Your IP Camera Before installing D-ViewCam, please make sure you have installed your D-Link IP camera(s) that will be managed by D-ViewCam. Step 1 - Follow the installation procedures that came with your IP camera(s) to complete the camera installation process. Step 2 - Verify that you are able to view the video images from the IP camera(s) by accessing the camera’s web-based configuration utility.
Section 2 - Installation Software Installation Turn on the computer and insert the D-ViewCam CD into the CD-ROM drive. Below step-by-step instructions will be shown if you are using Windows® XP. However, similar instructions and screens will also be provided for other Windows operating systems. When the autorun screen starts, click Install D-ViewCam. Note: If the Installation Wizard does not start automatically, you can manually start the wizard by double-clicking the setup.exe file from the CD. 1.
Section 2 - Installation 3. Click I accept the terms of the license agreement radio button and then click Next to continue. 4. Enter your name and company name. Click Next to continue.
Section 2 - Installation 5. Select Complete to install the entire D-ViewCam software package or select Custom to choose which programs to install. Click Next to continue. 6. Click Install to continue. The installation process may take a few minutes.
Section 2 - Installation 7. You may be prompted to install Visual C++ Runtime Libraries. Click Yes to install. 8. Click Yes to accept the license agreement. 9. Click Finish to complete the installation process.
Section 2 - Installation 10. To start D-ViewCam, select Start > All Programs > D-Link D-ViewCam > Main Console. 11. The first time you launch the Main Console, you will need to create the admin password. Enter the password and then enter it again to confirm. Click OK to continue.
Section 2 - Installation Add Camera(s) 12. Once the console loads, click on the General Settings icon and then click Setting. 13. Click on the Camera tab. Note: If your IP cameras support UPnP, follow step 14. Otherwise, skip to step 16. 14. Click Search to automatically find the IP camera(s) that are on your local area network (LAN).
Section 2 - Installation 15. Select one of the IP cameras that are available. You may enter a new name for this camera and then enter the username and password assigned to this camera. Click OK to add the camera. 16. If your camera(s) do not support UPnP or your camera(s) were not found, you can manually add a camera. Click Insert to manually add IP Camera(s) that are on your local area network (LAN).
Section 2 - Installation 17. Enter the following Network information for your camera: • Name - Enter a name for your camera. • IP Address - Enter the IP address of the camera. If you want to use a domain name, then check the DNS box and enter the domain name of the camera. • HTTP Port - 80 is the default port. • User Name - Enter the user name for the camera. • Password - Enter the password for the camera. • Protocol - Select TCP, UDP, or HTTP.
Section 3 - Configuration D-ViewCam Interface Overview This section will show you how to start and configure D-ViewCam. To start D-ViewCam, select Start > All Programs > D-Link D-ViewCam > Main Console. Enter Admin as the default username and enter your password. Click OK to log into the system.
Section 3 - Configuration Main Console 1 9 10 11 2 4 3 6 5 8 7 1 Main Display Area 4 Start Monitor 7 Configure Smart Guard System 10 Split Screen Options 2 Log out / Exit Program 5 Start Playback 8 General Settings and Utilities 11 PTZ Features 3 Minimize Window 6 Configure Schedule 9 System Time and Date D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual 17
Section 3 - Configuration Exit/Minimize Click to log the current user out or to close the D-ViewCam program. Click to minimize the window. Split Screen Options Select a split-screen display layout by clicking on the desired layout icon. The system provides 4, 6, 9, 10, 16, and 36 split screen modes. To switch to single camera display, double-click the camera’s image. To return to the previous configuration screen, press the Esc key or double-click on the screen again. Displays 1 screen.
Section 3 - Configuration Monitor Option Start/Stop Monitor All Start/Stop Recording Schedule Start/Stop Smart Guard System Open Event Report Open E-Map Open I/O Control Panel Lock System D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Function Click to start or stop all monitoring functions. Click to start or stop the recording schedule. Click to start or stop the smart guard system. Click to open the event report which will log any events. Click to open E-Map which monitors all devices with map indicators.
Section 3 - Configuration Monitor: Click on the Start Monitor icon and select from the menu to start/stop recording schedule system or the guard system features. You can also open monitor tools such as event report, E-Map, I/O control panel, and system lock. Playback: Click on the icon to open the Playback Console.
Section 3 - Configuration Information Window Displays the date, time, free disk space, IP Camera bitrate, customized text and network utilization. PTZ Camera Control Control the movement of PTZ (pan/tilt/zoom) cameras. With cameras that support PTZ control, you can move, zoom, patrol, adjust the focus, and set preset points of the cameras. Preset/Go Adjust the camera view until you are satisfied. Click on the Set icon and set up the view as the preset point 01.
Section 3 - Configuration On Screen Menu Right-click on the camera screen and get the “On Screen” menu, from which you can quickly adjust the settings of your camera. Enable Move With cameras that support PT function, click Enable Move to adjust the current camera’s view by clicking on the display screen. To cancel this function, right-click on the screen and select Disable Move. Enable Talk With cameras that support two-way audio, select Enable Talk to utilize the function.
Section 3 - Configuration Enable Digital PTZ To enable the PTZ functions of the camera, select the Enable Digital PTZ option. Use the mouse wheel or click on the + and – signs to zoom in and zoom out on the camera. The square flashing on the video grid indicates the correspondent view of the camera. Fix Aspect Ratio Enable Fix Aspect Ratio to view the original ratio video or disable this option to stretch 3:4 to fit window. Snapshot Select the snapshot function to capture a screen shot of the current video.
Section 3 - Configuration Configuration Click on the General Setting and Utilities D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual icon. Click Setting to configure your settings.
Section 3 - Configuration General Startup Main Console: Check to open the Main Console system when windows startup. Check the following 3 main functions and 2 network services to auto-activate functions when the Main Console system is starting, including Schedule Recording System, Smart Guard System, Live Streaming Server, and Remote Playback Server. Full Screen: Check to launch video at full screen when launched.
Section 3 - Configuration Storage Location: Assign the default folder for the system to store data files. It is recommend not to save in the system drive (I.E. C:\) to avoid PC efficiency drop when free storage is low. New Delete Click to add a new location. Click the ... button to browse to a folder. Click OK to save the location. Highlight a location and then click the Delete button to remove it.
Section 3 - Configuration Status Display Select the information that you wish to display in the information window on the Main Console such as Current Date, Current Time, Free Disk Space, IP Camera Bitrate, and User Defined Text. Start Live Streaming service Start Remote Playback service Miscellaneous Automatically Popup Event Report: Make sure to stop Smart Guard System before you modify this setting, otherwise the modification will not take place.
Section 3 - Configuration Audio Preview Default Channel: Select the audio channel that you wish to hear from. Enable Audio on Active Channel: Select the Enable Audio on Active Channel option to hear the audio from the selected video channel on each video grid of the Main Console. The default channel plays if the video channel isn’t selected. Volume: Adjust the volume with the “volume bar.
Section 3 - Configuration Camera Add Camera Four function buttons will be included in the Setting/Camera panel. Search: Click on the Search icon to obtain the Search IP Camera panel. The system will start scanning automatically once the panel is opened. You may manually stop scanning by clicking on the Stop Scan button. Fill in the user name and password for each IP camera found and click OK to add it to the camera list.
Section 3 - Configuration Insert: Click to open the IP Camera/Video Server Setting panel and add IP cameras to the list. Delete: Click to remove the selected IP camera(s) from the system. Click OK to finalize the modification. Config: Click to obtain the IP Camera/Video Server Setting panel. You can modify the IP camera settings with the Setting panel.
Section 3 - Configuration Camera Parameter Camera List: Displays all the cameras that are connected to the system. Click the name of the camera to edit the settings. Camera Name: Name the camera for your convenience. Go to Web Interface: Go to the web-based interface of your camera to configure the settings (optional). Camera Settings: Edit the camera’s parameters offered by camera vendor. Video Parameter: Adjusts the video’s brightness, contrast, saturation, and color hue values.
Section 3 - Configuration OSD (On-Screen Display) Settings Select the information that you wish to see on the on-screen display. Click the Font button to select the font style.
Section 3 - Configuration I/O Device I/O Device Setting: • Module: Name of the module and ID of the digital input/output device(s) that is connected to your system. • Device: This column displays the device(s) already installed to the system. • ID: Select the I/O port. Input Monitor: The device(s) is turned on if the dot is in red. By triggering the digital input device, the related icon will light up. This is used to check if the device is correctly connected or not.
Section 3 - Configuration PTZ Config Check the box on the camera list to activate the PTZ control function of a PTZ camera. Basic Setting: Select the camera model, com port, baud rate, and address of your PTZ camera. Note: If your camera model is an IP camera, the PTZ function will work directly without the com port, baud rate, and address settings. Advanced Setting: You may setup the pan speed, tilt speed, and zoom speed. Adjust the settings by dragging the bars.
Section 3 - Configuration User-Define Preset: User-Define Preset can trigger the extra-function of speed dome itself such as auto-tracking, login menu of camera… etc. You can refer the detail description of each speed dome on it’s user manual. Step 1: Type a Preset Name. Step 2: Type the Preset Number. Step 3: Click OK to save your preset.
Section 3 - Configuration Hotline Configure the Hotline settings including E-mail, once an unusual event is detected. E-mail: Input the following information: Server, Port, Sender’s E-mail address, E-mail’s subject title, Body content and SSL option for encrypted transmission. Click on the Send Test Mail button to test the settings.
Section 3 - Configuration Address Book Address Book: Manage the address book from which you may send out an E-mail when an unusual event is detected.
Section 3 - Configuration Monitor Display Cameras List: The left column displays a list of all available cameras. Highlight the camera and click the right arrow --> to move the camera to the right column. The right column will display the primary and secondary cameras. These cameras will be available for the auto-scan function. Auto Scan: Activate auto scan to rotate the channels / cameras on the display screen.
Section 3 - Configuration User Account Setting Only the default admin account can manage user accounts. From the list on this tab, highlight each account and modify the privilege setting. Note: When entering into this page, the system will display one of the account group’s default privilege profiles first. End users can insert Name and Password to create a new account, or click an existed account to modify his/ her privilege.
Section 3 - Configuration User Account Setting: The admin may create and modify the content of user account here. Name: Insert an user name. Group: Assign the group for each user. Description: Insert a description related to each user. Password: Insert the password assigned to each user. Password Confirm: Insert again to confirm the password. Disable User Account: Check “Disable User Account” to block this account. Note: Only the default admin account cannot be disabled.
Section 3 - Configuration The Save/Load Configuration function allows system users to save any specific setting as a .cfg (config) file. You may save up several different .cfg files at any time. Save Configuration: To save a specific setting, go to General Setting and Utilities > Save/Load Configuration > Save. In the popup window, type in the file name and then save it as a .cfg file. Load Configuration: To load a specific setting, go to General Setting and Utilities > Save/Load Configuration > Load.
Section 3 - Configuration Network Service There are 2 types of network services: Live streaming server and Remote playback server. From the Main Console, go to General Setting and Utilities > Network Service to obtain the Network Service panel. Live Streaming Server When starting the live streaming function of computer, the system allows remote users to log in to the specific computer and view cameras that are connected to it.
Section 3 - Configuration Client List Client Count: Show the amount of channels that are connected. Kill Client: Highlight an IP address and click on the Kill Client button to block the client from your client list. Kill All Clients: Click on this button to block all the clients logging to your system. Service Server Status: Click on Start/Stop to turn on/off the server. Options: Adjust the setting only when the server is stopped.
Section 3 - Configuration Black / White List White List: Check the “Enable White List” box to activate the white list filter. Only IPs from the white list is allowed to log in. Black List: Check the “Enable Black List” box to activate the black list filter. IPs from the black list will be blocked. IP Address: Enter an IP address into the IP address field on the left. To add an IP address range to the system, enter 2 sets of IP address to indicate a series of IP(s).
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Section 3 - Configuration Remote Playback Server When starting the remote playback function, the system allows remote users to log in to the specific computer and withdraw data files that are stored on it. As system administrator, user could be able to monitor the accounts logging in to maintain the system efficiency. Main On the Remote Playback Server panel, all the clients who are currently logged into the computer and watching the playback video from the remote side.
Section 3 - Configuration Options Port: Assign a port for the clients to connect to your system via Remote playback server. Default port is 5160. Maximum Users: Number of connections that are allowed to connect to the system. Default is 16 users and maximum is 16. Note: One user counts as one account that is logging in to the server. Use Default Web Server: Activate the Web server by checking this box. Clients will be able to watch live video via Internet Explorer.
Section 3 - Configuration Black / White List White List: Check the “Enable White List” box to activate the white list filter. Only IPs from the white list is allowed to log in. Black List: Check the “Enable Black List” box to activate the black list filter. IPs from the black list will be blocked. IP Address: Enter an IP address into the IP address field on the left. To add an IP address range to the system, enter 2 sets of IP address to indicate a series of IP(s).
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Section 3 - Configuration About Main Console Go to About Main Console to view the version of your D-ViewCam software and model name information.
Section 3 - Configuration Schedule Click on the Schedule icon on the Main Console to set up the time duration for video recording.
Section 3 - Configuration Day Mode Schedule the camera(s) to record video at the same time every day. There are three ways to setup the time schedule for each camera: 1. Load a preset mode or 2. Insert a new schedule manually or 3. Copy to other cameras after manually setup.
Section 3 - Configuration Load Preset Modes The system provides six modes to quickly setup recording schedule. Click on the select the preset mode. Refer below tables for the definitions of each mode in each series.
Section 3 - Configuration Insert a New Schedule Manually Step 1 Left-click and draw the bar you want to add to the time table. The scheduled time will show as a grey bar. 2 3 1 4 Step 2 Click the Insert icon and add a new schedule in the Regular Mode, i.e. to record video during the time period you set with 30 FPS, Normal video quality, and Normal resolution. Step 3 Change the settings by clicking on the Configure icon or double-click the schedule information. Step 4 Click OK.
Section 3 - Configuration Copy Schedule You may set up the schedule for each channel/camera by repeating the process above, or simply apply the settings of a single camera to all the others by clicking the Copy To icon on the top of the display window. Week Mode Schedule the camera(s) for each day of the week. In addition, you may assign holidays under the Week Mode. Default Follow the same process to setup the schedule for every day in a week.
Section 3 - Configuration Adjust the Schedule Settings You can manually change the settings at any time after you insert or load a schedule. Option 1: Move the cursor to the Time Bar and slide the bar to the left or right to change the start and end points. Option 2: Click on the Configure icon or double-click on the schedule information on the screen (highlighted in blue) to open the Encoding Option panel (next page) and change the settings.
Section 3 - Configuration Encoding Option Pre-record/Post-record Time The pre-record/post-record function saves the recording data accordingly. For instance, to set up a 5 second pre-record time means the system will start saving the recording data 5 seconds before the event happens. Note: The maximum record period is 60 seconds.
Section 3 - Configuration Record Mode Always Record Select this option to record video continuously. Record on Motion Select this option to start recording when motions are detected. Please adjust sensitivity, the frame interval and setup the detection zone to detect motion. To setup a single detection zone, left-click and drag the mouse to draw a rectangle. To setup more than one detection zones, simply repeat the same process. You may create up to 10 detection zones.
Section 3 - Configuration Keep Original Video format Select this option to lower the frame rate but not re-encode the video stream. • Adjust MJPEG video frame rate: Use the slider to reduce or increase the frame rate. Note: The maximum FPS (move the slider to the right) will be correspond with original video stream set up on camera configuration. • Keep key-frame only: System will only record key frames of video streaming.
Section 3 - Configuration Playback The Playback console allows you to watch the recorded video, view and/or search for unusual events, and view recorded system information.
Section 3 - Configuration 1. Exit Close the Playback window. 2. Minimize Minimize the Playback console. 3. Cue When playing video, click on the Cue In/Cue Out icon to set the starting/ending point of a saved video clip. The Cue In and Cue Out time will be displayed on the Playback Information Window once they are set. 4. Control Play, pause, and stop the video. 5. Speed Control the speed of the playing video. Click + to speed up and – to slow down. 6. Play/Rewind/Fast Forward Control the video. 7.
Section 3 - Configuration Date Time Panel Record Display Window The record display window shows the information of the available video clips. It may show in calendar or list control view. Remote Server Site: Open Remote Playback Site Management dialog could select to access local machine or set up remote playback server. Select Folder option could directly access recorded data folder or use Recent List to access previous browser recorded folders.
Section 3 - Configuration Date Time Period Select the starting and ending time points that indicate the time period you would like to view. Video Preview Check the Enable Preview box to view the selected video. Event Type You can change the color by clicking on the color bar and then click the down arrow. Time Table • Click the icon to select all channels or the of the time table. icon to deselect all channels.
Section 3 - Configuration • Click the Show Event Log button to display the time of event detection: To Withdraw the Record Step 1: From the record display window at the top left of the Date Time Panel, select the date you want to view the recorded video from. The red/green/blue lines shown on the time table indicate available recorded video records. Note: The record display window can be shown in (a) calendar view or (b) list control view.
Section 3 - Configuration Post Processing Tool General Setting Select the option to either apply the filter settings to only the active channels or to all channels. Filter Setting Visibility: Check the box and adjust the gamma value of the image to enhance the image and make it cleaner. Sharpen: Check the box to activate. Move the slider control to the right to sharpen the image or to the left to soften it. Brightness: Check the box to activate.
Section 3 - Configuration Save Video Step 1: Click on the display screen to select the camera display that you want to save as a video clip. Step 2: Click the cue buttons to select the start and end points. The cue in and cue out time will show in the information window. Step 3: Click the Save Video icon. Select the location where you want to save the file at and enter the file name. Click Save. Step 4: Set the Export Format from the drop-down (ASF or AVI).
Section 3 - Configuration Save Image (Snapshot) Step 1: Click on the display screen to select the camera display from which you want to save pictures. Step 2: Click the Save Image button when the image you want is displayed on the screen. You may click Pause to freeze the video and use the Step Forward/Step Backward buttons to find the picture that you want to save. Step 3: Check the OSD box to export the image with the date/time and camera number/name displayed.
Section 3 - Configuration Print Print the current image of the video you have selected. Print Content: Print the image from the selected channel or all the channels shown on the screen. Page Setting: Set to print the image at the Original Size or Fit to Page. Set the alignment from the Align Image drop-down (Top, Center, or Bottom). Print: Click to print the image. The Backup function saves everything from the Playback panel, including log information.
Section 3 - Configuration Log Viewer Unusual Event View the unusual event history that had been detected by the Smart Guard System. Step 1: Select the type of events you wish to view or select All from the drop-down menu to view all types of events. The types of Unusual Event include General Motion, Signal Lost, and Digital Input Triggered. Step 2: Select the camera channel you wish to view or select All for all the channels available.
Section 3 - Configuration System Log Select Log Type form the drop-down menu. There are total 23 types of log types, including: 1. Main Console Startup 2. Main Console Shutdown 3. User Login 4. User Login Failed 5. Start Schedule 6. Stop Schedule 7.Execute Recycle 8. Enable Channel 9. Disable Channel 10. Start Smart Guard 11. Stop Smart Guard 12. Modify Smart Guard 13.Modify Schedule 14. Modify Configuration 15. Start Live Streaming Server 16. Stop Live Streaming Server 17.
Section 3 - Configuration Setting - Record Display Calendar View (left): Display in calendar view. List Control (right): Display in list view. Play • Play when open: Check this option to start playing the video clip every time when a record is withdrawn. • Auto skip when record motion only mode: Check this option to set up the system to automatically skip to the points where there were motions recorded.
Section 3 - Configuration Miscellaneous • Synchronize video frames: Select to prevent tearing that may occur in the video display. However, this will increase the CPU processing load. OSD Setting Check the Enable Camera OSD box to display video information on recording video. Information includes camera name, camera number, date and time. Users also can set up the font, size, font color and any font effects desired.
Section 3 - Configuration Remote Server Add Remote Playback Site Click the Remote Server icon to add and setup a remote playback site. Step 1: Enter the IP address or DNS, Port, Username, and Password. Step 2: Click Add to add the server. Step 3: Click OK to exit. Access Remote Playback Site Go to the Date Time Panel and click the D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual icon on the top of the display window to access the Remote Playback Site.
Section 3 - Configuration Guard Click on the Guard icon on the Main Console to start the Event and Action Configuration panel. You need to specify an event to be detected and set up an action in which the system will take when the specified event is detected. Note: To access the Event Report, click Start > Open Event Report.
Section 3 - Configuration Event There are 2 sources of events: Camera (video image) and Digital Input. You can assign multiple events by following the instructions below. Assign a Camera Event Step 1: Select a channel from the camera list and click the Insert Event icon. Step 2: There are two types of events: Signal Lost and General Motion. Select the event you want in the Event Type list and click OK. Step 3: Configure the setting of the Event Type. Refer to the next page.
Section 3 - Configuration Camera Event Settings Basic setting of video Signal Lost and General Motion. Enable Event: Check the box to activate the event. Life Cycle: • Automatically cancel event when event disappears: The alarm/action will be cancelled once the abnormality is fixed or ends. • Manually cancel event or event continues triggered: The alarm/action will continue until canceled from the Main Console. To cancel the event, click Start > Open Event Report > Cancel All Events.
Section 3 - Configuration General Motion Detect any movement in the defined detection zone. Alarm Event Option: • Sensitivity: Click and move the slider control to the right to increase sensitivity so that a relatively small movement will trigger the alarm. Move the bar to the left to reduce the sensitivity of movement detection. Set up an appropriate Sensitivity value will reduce the chance of false alarm.
Section 3 - Configuration Digital Input Event Step 1: Click and highlight the Digital Input on the event type list and then click the Insert Event icon. Step 2: Select the device that is connected to your camera(s).
Section 3 - Configuration Action Assign an Action Type Insert Action: To configure actions responding to an unusual event. Step 1: Select an event and click the Insert Action icon. Step 2: Select one of the three actions you want and then click OK. 1. Play Sound 2. Send E-mail 3. DI/DO Step 3: Configure the setting of the Action Type if needed.
Section 3 - Configuration Play Sound The system will play the sound when an unusual event is detected. Step 1: Select the Play Sound action and then click OK. Step 2: The window below will appear. Select a Wave file (.wav) and then click the Play Sound indicator to modify the setting.
Section 3 - Configuration Send E-mail The system will send an E-mail immediately to given accounts indicating the type of event, the time, and attaching a picture taken while the event is detected. Step 1: Select the Send E-mail action and then click OK. Step 2: From the Select Contactor window select the email address(es) you want to send alerts to. Edit Address Book: Click the Edit Address Book button to add, delete, or edit contacts.
Section 3 - Configuration DI/DO Use to trigger Digital Input/Output devices that are connected to the camera(s), such as alarm lights and sirens. Step 1: Select the DI/DO action and then click OK. Step 2: Select Digital Input Module and then click the “DI/DO” indicator to modify the setting. Step 3: Select the device that is connected to your system, that is, the PC you are working with.
Section 3 - Configuration E-Map With E-Map, users can track the actual location and alarm status easily for each camera and receive instant response when the event happens. The arrows and lightening icon on E-Map represent cameras and I/O devices and these icons will turn red once they are triggered by alarms. To launch E-Map application, simply click on Start and select Open E-Map from start menu to open E-Map window.
Section 3 - Configuration Edit Mode You will need to be in Edit Mode to activate the function buttons.
Section 3 - Configuration Add/Edit/Delete Map Add E-Map Step 1: Make sure you are in Edit Mode and all devices are connected. Step 2: Click the Add Map button to load a map image. Step 3: Select the map file and insert the map name. Click OK, and then the map you added appears in the tree structure in the device and map list. Step 4: The map indicator appears on the left-up corner of parent map. Drag it to the position you want on the map.
Section 3 - Configuration Edit E-Map Step 1: Make sure you are in Edit Mode and all devices are connected. Step 2: Right-click on the Map dialog. icon to obtain the option menu to edit map, or just click the Edit Map button to open the “Map Config” Step 3: Modify the required details and then click OK to save configuration. Delete E-Map Step 1: Make sure you are in Edit Mode and all devices are connected.
Section 3 - Configuration Rotate Indicator Step 1: Make sure you are in Edit Mode and all devices are connected. Select device indicator from map or form Device and Map list. The device indicator will be marked with a green ring. Step 2: Click the Rotate button, the indicator will rotate 45 degree. Note: Only camera indicators are allowed to be rotated. Delete Indicator Step 1: Make sure you are in Edit Mode and all devices are connected. Select device indicator from map or form Device and Map list.
Section 3 - Configuration Operate Mode Device and Map Tree list This window will list all devices and map hierarchies. Click the Device or Map indicator to show related information in the E-Map window. Map Camera Digital Input Digital Output D-Link D-ViewCam User Manual Select the map you want to show in the E-Map Window. Select the camera you want to preview video from in the preview window. Select to highlight the device with a green ring on the map and show its status in the Information window.
Section 3 - Configuration Layout Adjustment Adjust layout Window Shrink the window: Click the triangular indicators to go back to the default setting. to hide the Device and Information windows on the right and left side. Click triangular indicator again Full screen display: For a computer system with dual monitors, you can view the Main Console on primary monitor and view the full-size E-Map on a secondary monitor.
Section 3 - Configuration Log Viewer To launch Log Viewer, Click on General Setting and Utilities and select Log Viewer from the menu. View the unusual event history that had been detected by the Smart Guard System.
Section 3 - Configuration Unusual Event Step 1: Select the type of event you wish to view or select All from the drop-down menu to view all types of events. The types include General Motion, Signal Lost, and Digital Input Triggered. Step 2: Select the camera channel you wish to view or select All for all available channels. Step 3: View the events that happened on a particular date or during a given time period by selecting a search period.
Section 3 - Configuration System Log Select the Log Type from the drop-down menu. There are a total of 23 log types to choose from: 1. Main Console Startup 2. Main Console Shutdown 3. User Login 4. User Login Failed 5. Start Schedule 6. Stop Schedule 7.Execute Recycle 8. Enable Channel 9. Disable Channel 10. Start Smart Guard 11. Stop Smart Guard 12. Modify Smart Guard 13.Modify Schedule 14. Modify Configuration 15. Start Live Streaming Server 16. Stop Live Streaming Server 17.
Section 3 - Configuration Export After you search the log you want, you can export it to an Excel (.xls) or a text (.txt) file. Step 1: Click the Export To button. Step 2: Type the file name and select the file format (.xls or .txt).
Section 3 - Configuration Backup The backup function saves video records and other log information.
Section 3 - Configuration Backup Recorded File(s) Step 1: Click the Remote Sever icon to add and setup the backup. • Enter the IP address or DNS, Port, Username, and Password. • Click Add to add the server. • Click OK to exit the Setting panel. Step 2: To access the Remote Backup Site, click on the icon and enter the username/ password of the remote server to access the backup site. Step 3: Click on New Period to open the Select DateTime Period panel.
Section 3 - Configuration Step 5: Click on the camera number icon to add camera(s) or click delete all channels. to add/ Step 6: Check the Enable Preview box to display the preview of the video you selected. Step 7: Click OK when the settings are complete. Step 8: If there is a data period you do not want, click Remove Period to remove the data period from the backup list. Step 9: Click the Backup icon to open the Backup panel.
Section 3 - Configuration Delete Recorded File(s) Step 1: Click on New Period to open the Select Date Time Period panel. Step 2: Follow steps 3-7 from the previous two pages to select the data period which you want to delete. Step 3: Click on the Delete icon to remove all the data in the backup list from the database. Note: The deleted video cannot be recovered.
Section 3 - Configuration Remote Live Viewer With the Remote Live Viewer console, remote users may watch up to 64 real-time video channels from remote live streaming servers.
Section 3 - Configuration Setting Click the General Settings icon to open settings dialog window. General Settings Audio Preview Enable audio on active channel: Select it to enable the audio streaming on active channel. Miscellaneous Select to prevent tearing that may occur in the video display. However, this will increase the CPU processing load.
Section 3 - Configuration Server Settings Step 1: Enter the Server Name as preference. Step 2: Enter the IP Address, Port, User Name, Password to log in the server. Step 3: Enable the Save Password to login without entering the password again. Step 4: Enable the Auto Login to login automatically when starting the Remote Live Viewer. Step 5: Click Test Server to check if the server is available. Step 6: Click Add to insert the setting to server list.
Section 3 - Configuration Group Setting Allocate different cameras into groups. Step 1: Log in to all the servers that contain the camera(s) you would like to put into the group(s). Step 2: Click Insert to create and name a new group. Step 3: From the window at the right, highlight the camera that you would like to add to a group and then click on the <-- button. Repeat the process until all the cameras you want in the group are added.
Section 3 - Configuration OSD Setting Select the font style and colors of information displayed on the video.
Section 3 - Configuration Monitor Display Setting Activate auto scan to rotate the channels/cameras on screen. For instance, you may select to show only 4 sub-screens on the live viewer while having 16 channels connected to the system. Step 1: Select the Monitor connected to the system. Step 2: From the Auto scan group drop-down, select a group. Step 3: Select a primary channel that will always be on the screen when activating auto scan settings.
Section 3 - Configuration Notification Settings Status display Show recording status: Check the box to display the recording status on the monitor display. Show camera event: Check the box to display detected events on each channel.
Section 3 - Configuration Server/Group/Camera Display a complete list of the server(s), group(s), and camera(s) that are added to the system. Server View: Display cameras sorted by servers. Group View: Display cameras sorted by group names.
Section 3 - Configuration Login/Logout Server Option 1: Select a server on the list and then click on the Log In icon to access or the Log Out icon to leave the server. Option 2: On the server list, right-click to open the menu options. Connect/Disconnect Camera Option 1: On the server/camera list, double-click on a camera to connect it. Option 2: On the server/camera list, right-click on a camera to open the menu options to connect/disconnect it.
Section 3 - Configuration Option 3: Select a camera from the list and drag it to where you want the image to be displayed.
Section 3 - Configuration PTZ Control Control the movement of PTZ cameras. With cameras that support PTZ control, you can move, zoom, patrol, adjust the focus, and set preset points of the cameras. Preset/Go Adjust the camera view and click on the Set icon and save the view as preset point 01. Adjust the camera view again and set up the preset point 02. Repeat the process until finish setting up all preset points.
Section 3 - Configuration On Screen Menu Right-click on the camera screen and get the “On Screen Menu”, from which you can quickly adjust the setting of camera. Enable Move With cameras that support PTZ, the function allows you to use your mouse to control the PTZ functions by clicking on the display screen. To enable, click the Enable Move. To disable, click Disable Move to cancel this function. Enable Digital PTZ To enable the digital PTZ functions of the video, select Enable Digital PTZ.
Section 3 - Configuration Start Monitor E-Map Select Open E-Map to open the E-Map window. Map Camera Select the map you want to show on E-Map Window. Select the camera you want to preview video and mark an indicator on E-map. Digital Input Select to highlight the device with a green ring on the map and show status on the Information window. If the Digital Input is from an IP camera, the preview window will display live video from the camera.
Section 3 - Configuration Playback Select to open the Playback panel and view video remotely. Add Remote Playback Site Click the Remote Sever icon can go to remote playback site management to add and setup the remote playback site. Step 1: Enter the IP address or DNS, Port, Username, and Password. Step 2: Click Add to add the server. Step 3: Click OK to exit the Setting panel.
Section 3 - Configuration Web View Note: Make sure the Live Stream Server is enabled.
Section 3 - Configuration Server IP Open Internet Explorer and enter the IP address or DDNS “name” of the server followed by the connecting port. Example: http://192.168.1.16:8080/ Note: 192.168.1.16 is the IP address of the server. 8080 is the port specified in “Use Default Web Server” in Network Service. Remote Live Viewer Click this icon to use Remote Live Viewer. Refer to page 99. Remote Playback Click this icon to use Remote Playback. Refer to page 112.
Section 3 - Configuration Verification Tool Utilities The Verification Tool verifies whether the data created by the system be tampered with or not. It is the process by which a digital watermark (a digital signature) is added to each recorded video frame to ensure its authenticity. The 3 types of data that is verified by the Verification Tool are: 1. File in (.dat) (.264) format will be displayed as . 2. File in (.avi) (.asf) format will be displayed as . . 3. File in (.bmp) (.
Section 3 - Configuration Overview Add File: Click to insert a file to the list for verification. Add Folder: Click to choose a folder with multiple files and then add it to the list for verification. Remove File: Click to remove the selected file(s) from list. Select All: Click to select all the files in the list for verification.
Section 3 - Configuration Video Preview: To preview the selected file from the verification list. Use Play, Verify, Pause and Stop for preview. Note: Preview of .bmp and .jpg formats are not allowed. Verifying Image/Video Step 1: Select a single or multiple files for verification. Step 2: Click verify to start verification. Step 3: The verification results will be displayed in the Watermark column.
Section 3 - Configuration DB Tools Step 1: Execute DB Tools from the Start menu. Step 2: Enter the administrator password and click OK to log in.
Section 3 - Configuration Repair Database This page has three repair methods: Modify Location, Verify Only, and Repair. Modify Location Playback system can recognize all recording video in the folders which list on Main Console > Config > Setting > General page. For some reason, users need to use the Playback system to open recording video beyond storage location setting. Note: The default storage location is in your installation directory, (ex: C:\Program Files\SCB_IP). Step 1: Select Repair Database.
Section 3 - Configuration Step 3: Click on the button and select a new location. To remove a database location, select it from the list and click on the button to delete location. Step 4: Click on the Modify button to save the location.
Section 3 - Configuration Example of modify database In certain cases that video data needs to be transfered from one PC to another, you will need to perform the following procedure: 1. Manually copy all recorded video data files from the default installation path or other user-defined storage path of the old PC. 2. Manually paste all recorded video files to the default installation path or other user-defined storage path of the new PC. 3. Follow previous page to add new location on new PC. 4.
Section 3 - Configuration Step 1: Switch to Repair Database. Step 2: Select Modify Location from the Method drop-down menu. Step 3: Check the video location windows. The system will list all video locations in table, but if there are any omit, please use insert. After inserting location, the system will show a file count table. to Step 4: Select Verify Only and then click Verify. This method will only check the files without modify. Verify result will show how many files broken or missing.
Section 3 - Configuration Step 5: Choose the method of “Repair (Complete)”, and click “Repair” to repair. The Repair Result will show how many files are fixed and inserted. Step 6: The repair new database will replace old ones. And the original database will change file names with extend repair date and time as below. Note: Open Log is a tool to record repair database recodes. It will recode repair method, file operation, strat time and end time.
Section 3 - Configuration Export Configurations This tool is used when you want to export all configuration settings to a backup. Step 1: Click Export. Step 2: Select the location you want to export to and type the name of the config file. Step 3: Click Save.
Section 4 - FAQs Frequently Asked Questions 1. D-ViewCam software supported languages Bulgarian Chinese (Simplified ) Chinese (Traditional) Czech Danish English Finnish French German Greek Hungarian Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Persian Polish Portuguese (Brazil) Portuguese (Standard) Romanian Russian Slovak Slovenian Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish 2.
Section 4 - FAQs 1. 4. 2. 3. Step 5: Click on the map you set Step 6: Draw the camera or IO device to the map Step 7: Click on to save this setting 5. 6. 7.
Section 4 - FAQs 3. How do I backup video files? User can backup any period of video record into VCD or other drive location, and view those video via playback.exe which will also be saved in the backup folder.
Section 4 - FAQs Step 6: Click [backup] Step 7: Choose a location to backup media Step 8: Set option to backup log files. Step 9: Click [OK] to execute backup Step 10: After backup, you can execute the playback.
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Section 4 - FAQs 4. How do I enable audio in live streaming for IP cameras? In order to save bandwidth, the default setting for audio is disabled, user needs to enable this function manually, please follow those steps. Step 1: Go to [Config]--->[Setting]--->[General] please enable [Preview Active Channel] Step 2: Default channel means the background audio of camera channel.
Section 4 - FAQs 5. How do I record audio for IP cameras? Step 1: Execute Main Console and go to [Schedule] -> [Configure] -> enable [Record Audio] -> [OK] Step 2: Start Recording Schedule [Start] -> [Start Recording Schedule] 6. How do I change the recording frame rate and the resolution for IP cameras? The recording frame rate and resolution are the same with live video, please follow those steps for adjustment.
Section 4 - FAQs Step 3: Click on [Camera settings]. And then you can change the frame rate, the resolution, the quality, etc. 7. How do I set multiple storage paths for video recording? Our Main Console allows you to set up several hard disk drives as the storage location. When the first hard disk is almost full (the capacity is less than 800MB on system disks or 100MB on non-system disks), Main Console will try to find a second storage with enough capacity.
Section 4 - FAQs 8. Why do I get “Disk space is low and the scheduler has been shut down. Please check the storage location setting to recover”? The error means recycling is not working, please follow the steps to diagnose this problem.
Section 4 - FAQs Step 1: check the setting and configuration Make sure the auto recycle option is enabled in Mainconsole setting. Make sure auto login, auto startup of Mainconsole and schedule are enabled in Mainconsole setting. Remove NOD 32if NOD32 is installed since it will generate a great amount of log files (.tmp files) with tremendous size to occupy a lot of hard drive space and cause stop recording. Do not adjust the system clock after recording is started.
Section 4 - FAQs 10. Why do I get “Cannot load database template. Please re-install the system to solve the problem”? You will receive this error message when Mainconsole experienced a critical error when loading the database. This problem is frequently observed on Windows Vista due to its tightened security system. There are two ways to fix. 1.) Turn off UAC in control panel on Windows Vista. 2.) Enable the privilege level option in compatibility tab in Mainconsole properties. 11.
Section 4 - FAQs 1.) Turn off UAC in control panel on Windows Vista. 2.) Enable the privilege level option in compatibility tab in Mainconsole properties. 12. Why do I get “The procedure entry point WMCreateWriter could not be located in the dynamic link library WMVCore.DLL.”? If you met the error message as follows, please upgrade your windows media player and this problem will be fixed. Please download the latest Windows media player here, http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.
Section 4 - FAQs 13. How do I start network services? Step 1: Go to [Config] -> [Network services], and you will see several services you can use. Step 2: Please remember to click on [Start] of the services you want to start in Main Console.
Section 4 - FAQs 14. How to configurd my PC/Server to allow remote access for the viewer and playback? In order to view remote live viewer and remote playback from the internet, there are two things you have to do. Step 1: Start in Mainconsole Please go to - - and then start this service. Our default port number for live streaming is 5150. Our default port number for remote playback is 5160. The default port for web browser is 80.
Section 4 - FAQs Please notice that if you met the following error message, it means your port 80 was occupied by the other device, therefore, you have to change it to another port number. Step 2: Enable port forwarding in your router After that, what we have to do is to find the public IP address of your router and set port forwarding on the router to NVR LAN IP. • You can see the public IP address of your router in its configuration menu.
Section 4 - FAQs Step 2: Go to [Start]->[Run]->key in: cmd and press [OK] Step 3: Key in: cd C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files Step 4: Key in: dir to list all objects on this folder Step 5: Key in: del /s . Don't forget the Period (.
Section 4 - FAQs Step 7: Key in: rmdir /s . Don’t forget the Period (.) after /s Step 8: Keep pressing Y when prompted to clear up the remaining files in the folder Step 9: Key in: dir and press [Enter] to check if the folder is empty. Step 10: Complete. You can now reinstall your ActiveX with web remote client. 16.
Section 4 - FAQs Remote playback 5160 Communication between desktop remote playback and Main Console Remote desktop 5140 Remote access to Main Console 17. Can I hear the audio at D-ViewCam remote live viewer application and Internet Explorer browser? Yes, please right click on the screen and check . Please do not forget to enable audio at Main Console first.
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Section 4 - FAQs 18. Why my IE8 doesn’t work well with D-ViewCam software ? In order to install ActiveX under IE 8 environment, we need to setup following settings. Generally, there are two settings to make it work. First of all, please make sure ‘vcredist_x86.exe’ has already been installed. Step 1: Add the Server IP into Trusted Web Site.
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Section 4 - FAQs Enjoy 3.2 web live viewer with Internet Explorer 8. Step 3: (Optional) If the instructions above doesn't work, please try the following method.
Section 4 - FAQs 19. What is the version of my software? In [Main Console] -> [Config] -> [About Mainconsole...] 20.
Section 4 - FAQs Step 3: Right click on [System]->[Save Log File As...] Step 4: Type "system" as file name and save as .
Section 4 - FAQs Application log Step 1: Go to [Desktop]-> right click on [My Computer]-> [Manage] Step 2: In [Computer Management]-> go to [System Tools]->[Event Viewer]->[Application] Step 3: Right click on [Application]->[Save Log File As...
Section 4 - FAQs Step 4: Type "application" as file name and save file with .evt format Please name the file as "application" so we know that it is a application log file 21. How many user accounts can I create? You can create an unlimited number of user accounts. 22. How do I setup local area network or LAN? D-ViewCam supports both LAN and WAN.
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Section 4 - FAQs Step 4: Select [Use the following IP address:] and fill the fields as shown in the picture [192.168.1.1] and [192.168.1.254] is normally occupied by the router or other network devices, so please try to avoid using these IP addresses. Please note that you will only be able to access IP address between the same subnet address, such as [192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.254] Setup with dynamic IP We strongly discourage the assigning dynamic IP address to IP cameras which is based on DHCP.
Section 4 - FAQs 1.) Go to Vista's [Control Panel] 2.
Section 4 - FAQs 3.) Click on [User Accounts] 4.
Section 4 - FAQs 5.) Click to deselect the [Turn User Account Control on or off] box to turn off UAC 6.) Click on [OK] and restart Windows to complete the new setting 24. The camera D-ViewCam supports both LAN and WAN. If your surveillance system does not need to have internet access, you can setup a private network or LAN to establish networking between Mainconsole and other network devices such as IP camera.
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Appendix B - Minimum Hardware Requirement - How to calculate S value Minimum Hardware Requirement - How to calculate S value Parameter definition: M: parameter of resolution of camera.
