User guide

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VENICE Administration and Configuration User Guide
Figure 5-1: Starting screen of the DVS Web Utility
To access the DVS Web Utility from a client station enter in the web
browser https://<IP address of VENICE> (i.e. SSL encryption
at port 443).
With the DVS Web Utility you can change the configurations of the
DVS system (e.g. its IP address and the IP address set for the VENICE
server software). Click on the respective item to the left to view and
change the configurations.
The DVS Web Utility can also be used to control the VENICE server
software, i.e. it can start, stop or restart the video channels of the server.
For further information about this see section “Controlling the VENICE
Server Software” on page 5-2.
Additionally, with the configuration tool you can gather log files of the
system, for example, for troubleshooting reasons. After saving the log
files you will be provided with a download link where you can find the
logs (see also section “Creating Log Files” on page 5-3).
5.3 Controlling the VENICE Server Software
The VENICE server software can be controlled with the VENICE script.
With it you can find out the current state of the individual video chan-
nels and control them (start, stop or restart).
A manual stopping and restarting of video channels may be required for
one of the following:
This can also be performed with the DVS web utility (see sec-
tion “DVS Web Utility” on page 5-1).