Preliminary MAVIX -1- MAVIX MANAGEMENT SUITE MAVIX System Configurator MAVIEW Player StreamR, Network Video Recording System, MAVIEW Console --- USER MANUAL --(version 6.15.
Preliminary MAVIX -2- TABLE OF CONTENTS OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................................................... 4 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION ......................................................................................................................... 5 GENERAL GUIDE LINE FOR SETTING UP AND CONFIGURING A SYSTEM. .............................. 7 USING THE SYSTEM CONFIGURATOR ............................................
Preliminary MAVIX -3- RECORDING ................................................................................................................................... 36 WEEKLY PROGRAM............................................................................................36 CONFIGURATION ..............................................................................................38 REFRESH ........................................................................................................
Preliminary MAVIX -4- Overview This User Manual relates to the diverse components of MAVIX Management Suite Package. MAVIX Management Suite is a set of applications that enables Surveillance Systems operators to easily manage and configure their MediaRacer installations. The applications included are: The System Configurator, for defining designing and testing the system. MAVIEW console, the management application.
Preliminary MAVIX -5- System Description MAVIX, the technology world leader in digital surveillance solutions over IP networks, envisioned and implemented the right architecture for integrated digital solutions over IP infrastructures, the “Virtual Matrix”. The Virtual Matrix is a set of protocols algorithms and mechanisms that allow unlimited number of sources to connect to unlimited number of targets over an IP layer.
Preliminary MAVIX -6- Figure 1: MAVIX Management Architecture The System Configurator is the main tool for configuring building and maintaining the system, as well as testing and adjusting the devices (Cameras, monitors, Audio units ...) which it contains. And therefore will serve as the basis for the operation of all entities Without a properly installed System Configurator, all other applications: Maview Player, StreamR and Console will not run.
Preliminary MAVIX -7- Every User/Operator, defined by the System Configurator may be granted access rights to one or more sites defined in the installed system. Once a user has an access right to a specific site, he may access ALL devices and recorders defined for that site. A user may access more than one site, and a single site may be accessed by more than one user. General guide line for setting up and configuring a system. Define the devices in your system (Cameras, Monitors, Recorders …) .
Preliminary MAVIX -8console are free to use the local imported copy of the configuration file. In case of changes in the configuration of the installed system, the applications can recopy the Configuration Database file (using the Configuration Refresh Option). All applications store in the system registry the original location of the Config.mdb file (which is also where the Configurator application is located) as well as other details necessary for them to function properly. The Config.
Preliminary MAVIX -9- All four applications in the MAVIX Management Suite, have the same Login Dialog Window in which the user should enter his User ID and Password. The Configurator includes the following menu and sub-menus : UNITS: Add\Edit\Remove Allows the user to define the system units and devices, first select the unit type.
Preliminary MAVIX - 10 The user should allocate a significant and unique name to the unit, allocate the required IP address and select the type of unit. (listed above). The interface in a graphical, tree like presentation, displays the list of defined entities. The User may add new units, remove or edit defined units by pressing the ADD or REMOVE buttons or by double-clicking an existing unit for editing. (See figure 2). A Ping function allows the user to check or scan for live units in the network.
Preliminary MAVIX - 11 - Figure 2: Configurator: Add Units. Figure 3: Configurator: Ping dialog.
Preliminary MAVIX - 12 - On quitting the Add\Remove dialog , a reminder popup will appear prompting the user to add the newly defined units and devices to a site. Figure 4: Configurator: Update sites reminder.
Preliminary MAVIX - 13 - Configure & Test The Configure & Test process of the system includes the setup of all required parameters for the system components, such as video parameters (resolution, brightness, contrast, etc), audio parameters (volume), recording parameters, serial port connection parameters and network parameters (frame rate, bit rate).
Preliminary MAVIX - 14 Bit Rate (MR100 type): 1000 to 2000 bps. Bit Rate (MR150 type): 10 to 4000 bps. Note: These parameters are defined for the selected camera unit ONLY. The user may check the validity of the parameters by either viewing the resulting video picture at the video window (Desktop Player), or by performing a “Connect” command to connect a Camera from list A to a Unit with a monitor on list B. The connection status Connected/Disconnected is displayed at the bottom of the form. 2.
Preliminary MAVIX - 15 4. Digital I/O: The Digital I/O Configure & Test window is intended to allow The user to check the reception of alarms and the activation of external devices through the Digital Input\Output ports of the units. Also a transparent connection between a left side and a right side unit may be set and checked pressing the connect button at the bottom of the from. The connection status Connected/Disconnected is displayed at the bottom of the form.
Preliminary MAVIX - 16 - Update Firmware In this form the user may retrieve update or reset the firmware of the selected unit. The user must first make sure the unit is properly connected to the network and then enter its IP Address.
Preliminary MAVIX - 17 - Figure 6 Configurator: Firmware update.
Preliminary MAVIX - 18 - Recorders : Add\Edit\Remove Allows the user to define new recorders (StreamR applications) for the system. Each recorder has a single database file (Video.mdb) into which it writes the details of every AVI file it records (Name, Date\Time, Location , and Camera). The Network path to this file should be specified by the user. In the second field the user must add the Network path to the recorded AVI files themselves .
Preliminary MAVIX - 19 - Figure 7: Configurator: Site definition Figure 8: Configurator: Site editing.
Preliminary MAVIX - 20 - Pressing the ‘OK’ button on the Edit-Site dialog will save the changes, and close the dialog window. If the edited site has no subscribed users, a popup reminder message will appear, asking the user whether he would like to grant users access to that site, Choosing ‘YES’ will bring the user directly to the Edit-User dialog Figure 9: Configurator: Access rights USERS: Add\Edit\Remove This form should be used to add new users to the system, or edit\delete defined users.
Preliminary MAVIX - 21 - Figure 10: Configurator: User Configuration A new user is assigned a unique Login ID, Password and some optional details (phone number, name and Email). After entering the required fields and properly confirming the password, the APPLY button should be pressed to add the new user to the Database, At this stage the new user may be granted access to sites by selecting a site from the list of sites and clicking the ADD button at the bottom of the form.
Preliminary MAVIX - 22 sites, select ‘EDIT’ from the Users Configuration dialog, and the same ‘Add New User’ dialog will appear displaying the current details of the selected user, along with his subscribed sites. Figure 11: Configurator: User details. Note: Devices recorders, sites and users may be added edited, or deleted later at any Stage, using the System Configurator . The changes will be reflected in other applications by applying the Configuration Refresh function described earlier.
Preliminary MAVIX - 23 - MAVIEW Player Application Please refer to Fig#13. The MAVIEW Player is a desktop application that allows users to connect to video cameras and view live video streams, (up to 4 cameras simultaneously) search and display video files from local disk or files recorded by StreamR applications, capture live video into local AVI files or single frame snapshot BMP files.
Preliminary MAVIX - 24 As shown in the figure bellow, on the upper left side of the main window (Control area) there is a list of all cameras which belong to sites the logged in user has access to, the cameras may belong to one single site or several different sites. By default four live video screens are available for displaying live video stream. When a camera in the list is selected for display (by double clicking it), the video stream from that camera is displayed in the Selected Window.
Preliminary MAVIX - 25 - Figure 12: Player: Recording Video.
Preliminary MAVIX - 26 - Figure 13: Player: Main window Menu: The Maview Player includes the following menu and sub-menus : FILE: View Allows the user to browse and display AVI files from local disk, or any remote disk on the Network, double clicking an AVI file on the browse dialog, will display that video file on the currently selected window on the display area.
Preliminary MAVIX - 27 Play: Plays the recorded file according to the speed selected in the Speed Bar Pause: Pause the playing of the file Stop: Stops the playing of the file Fast Rewind: Fast Forward: Repeat : When this box is selected, the file is continuously replayed. Speed Bar: Sets the Speed of the Play function. Real: When this box is set, the file is played at real time .
Preliminary MAVIX - 28 Double clicking an AVI file on that list will display its video stream, and the progress bar will appear. The most recent search results are kept in memory, and will be redisplayed when opening the search dialog again, until the clear button is clicked, or a new search is initiated. Figure 14: Player: Search video Archive ACTION Record (Will perform the same functions described in : Maviewplayer application – Display area).
Preliminary MAVIX - 29 recorders). The user is presented with a dialog displaying the current known location of the original configuration file, (as kept in the system registry), the user may browse for a new location, or simply click the OK button to reimport the Config.mdb file from its currently displayed location. CONTROL AREA: The control area contains the list of all available cameras (determined by the system configurator) for displaying live video stream,.
Preliminary MAVIX - 30 - 256 MB RAM Windows Operating System, preferably XP PRO (also Windows NT or Win2000 are supported) DirectX 9.1 Windows Media Player CD Drive Figure 15: Player: Control area.
Preliminary MAVIX - 31 - StreamR Recording System STREAMR HARDWARE The StreamR recording application is hosted by an industrial PC platform. The PC platforms includes the following components: Pentium III Celeron Processor Board, or better 128 MB RAM 10/100 baseT Network Interface Card 20 GB Hard Disk Drive (Optional 40/80/120 GB Hard Disk Drive) The PC platform hosts a Windows XP Operating System.
Preliminary MAVIX - 32 - The StreamR box Front Panel includes the following interfaces Power On Switch Reset Switch Power On Led Hard Disk Activity Led Keyboard connector The StreamR box Rear Panel includes the following interfaces : StreamR Rear Panel
Preliminary MAVIX - 33 - Processor Board: ◦ PS/2 Keyboard Connector ◦ PS/2 Mouse Connector ◦ COM-1 Port ◦ Video Board: ◦ VGA Connector ◦ NIC Board: ◦ LAN connector ◦ Activity Led ◦ 10-baseT selection Led ◦ 100-baseT selection Led Serial Ports Board: ◦ COMM-2 Port ◦ Parallel Port INSTALLATION & SETUP DELIVERABLES The StreamR box delivered has already been installed with the following applications: ◦ Windows XP Pro Operating System ◦ MAVIX System Configurator Application, which allows
Preliminary MAVIX - 34 - STREAMR RECORDING APPLICATION The StreamR Recording application is the video recording application that performs the Recorder functionality. The StreamR is factory installed in the StreamR hardware unit. Similar to any other Mavix application, the StreamR depends on the system configuration file, but also has a local database created during the setup process of the unit, as described below.
Preliminary MAVIX - 35 - Days to keep: (Default – 4), the number of days a recorded AVI file will be kept on disk. The StreamR application will automatically delete files (from disk and video database) older than the specified number of days, those file will no longer be available for display by the Maview Player application. Video Root Directory: (Default – C:\Video), specifies the location of the Video file on disk.
Preliminary MAVIX - 36 - Figure 16: StreamR: Setup Window The StreamR Local setup includes the following menu and sub-menus : RECORDING Weekly Program The user may open the weekly program dialog either by double clicking a camera, or by selecting (highlighting) a camera from the list and selecting the option from the menu.The user is presented with a dialog window which includes a date & time planner for a complete week.
Preliminary - 37 be either selected active (red) or inactive (green) . The recorder will automatically start recording video from the currently configured camera, when the time of day reaches a red square. The recorder will be inactive and remain idle for that camera, during a period of time represented by a green (inactive) rectangle. By default all rectangles are selected, and video will be constantly recorded from that camera.
Preliminary MAVIX - 38 Figure 17: StreamR: Recording Schedules Configuration Refresh This will recopy the configuration file (Comfig.mdb) to local application path, and any changes in the configuration relevant to current user, will be immediately reflected, (such as addition \removal of cameras).
Preliminary MAVIX - 39 - Figure 18: StreamR: Main window.
Preliminary MAVIX - 40 - MAVIEW Console The MAVIEW Console application is the main management tool for the System Operator.
Preliminary MAVIX - 41 - Figure 19: Console: Main window. The Operator connects cameras to monitors by selecting the required camera, dragging & dropping it on the required monitor. The connection may be terminated by pressing the “x” button in the corresponding monitor. This mode of operation enables the operator to switch the scenes of the different cameras on the monitor.
Preliminary MAVIX - 42 - Figure 20: Console: Live video player The main window of the MAVIEW Console includes several areas: Map Display (Center) Alarm Log (Right) Control Center Area (Bottom) General Commands (Bottom Right) Time and Zones display (Upper Left) (See figure 19). MAP DISPLAY: In this part the actual view of the area under surveillance is displayed . The diverse surveillance components are positioned on the map using the setup graphic editor described below.
Preliminary MAVIX - 43 - ALARM LOG: The alarm log presents a list of alarms received by the alarm sensors in the system, and displayed using the alarm names defined in the database. The operator may select a given alarm; view the related recorded event (if defined so in the alarm scenario) by double clicking in the alarm name. He may also perform the following actions (See figure 21).
Preliminary MAVIX - 44 - Figure 21: Console: Alarm log and general commands CONTROL CENTER AREA: This area includes the surveillance components installed in the control center, and controlled by the Console application. These components are defined using the Setup Graphic Editor described below.
Preliminary MAVIX - 45 which includes defined preset quick buttons. The PTZ command center performs the commands on the selected camera, provided it is defined as a PTZ device by the System Configurator. Figure 22: Console: Control area Figure 22: Console: PTZ control GENERAL COMMANDS: The general commands defined are: Start Recording, Stop Recording, Setup and Change operator o Start Recording: After selecting a camera, the video stream from that camera may be recorded by selected this command.
Preliminary MAVIX - 46 - TIME AND ZONE AREA This part includes six press buttons the user may use, to switch between the different Sites. Every site is represented by a graphic geographical map, along with the icon images of the various devices located within its boundaries. GRAPHIC EDITOR The graphic editor allows the Operator to design the look of the display, define and locate surveillance components and alarms on the screen.
Preliminary MAVIX - 47 - Figure 23: Console: Graphic editor
Preliminary MAVIX - 48 The Graphic Editor Window includes the following areas: Site: Allows the user to select the bitmaps to be used as a background. Device: Allows the user to add surveillance components to the site, allocate an icon to it, and position it on the map by using the “Locate” command and clicking on the required point on the map. (As already mentioned, the components should be defined by the System Configurator, and the console user should have an access right to those components).
Preliminary MAVIX - 49 - EVENTS SETUP Selecting ‘Events’ from the Setup Selection window, will open the Alarm Setup dialog. A list of all defined alarms will be displayed on the left side of this dialog window along with a list of actions to performed in response to the selected alarm.
Preliminary MAVIX - 50 - For Video to Analog Monitor: For Video to Computer Screen: For Connecting Audio:
Preliminary MAVIX - 51 - For Relay Activation: For Computer Voice Alarm: For Connecting transparent RS232:
Preliminary MAVIX - 52 - At the bottom of the window, a list of all alarms, followed by the corresponding action is shown, from which the user may also delete entries. Note: the “Locate” commands do not operate on a “Drag&Drop” basis, but each click on the map area will position the selected device on the click point.
Preliminary MAVIX - 53 - TROUBLESHOOTING Most of the problems found in the operation of the MAVIX Management Suite components are related to the IP environment and data-com equipment, and as such require the use of IP related capabilities in order to solve them In case of failure to record video streams, the common tools to be used are: Ping: Use this IP tool to check whether the recording unit “sees” the camera station to be recorded. IP Addressing: Check the IP addresses of the units involved.
Preliminary MAVIX - 54 Network connections: Make sure the various network definitions regarding shared directories, names, access rights etc… between computers running Mavix Applications are properly defined. If necessary please do not hesitate to contact MAVIX support team at: support@mavix.