User`s manual

SoftDVR™ Lite/Pro User’s Manual Application Settings
NOTE
The Alarm Space settings function is only provided by SoftDVR Pro. In SoftDVR Lite, the alarm
space is fixed at 200 MB.
Removing a Hard Disk
To remove a hard disk, select the hard disk you would like to remove from the list and click on
Remove.
NOTE
Hard disks cannot share the same directory. For example, c:\123 and c:\456 are not allowed to
exist in the list at the same time.
E-mail Settings for transmitting event alarms
Email is one of the event alarm tools provided by SoftDVR™ Lite/Pro. To activate the e-mail
alarm system, administrators need to configure e-mail settings, including SMTP Server, Sender’s
e-mail address, Receiver’s e-mail address, CC to other receivers, Subject for the e-mail’s title,
and Number of Images Attached for how many images should be attached. Since the system
needs at least 5 seconds to record the current Motion Detect alarm and trigger the next one,
administrators can select the time interval for sending the next Motion Detect email alarm in
Interval of sending Motion Detect alarm mail.
Auto Login Setting
This function is used to eliminate the process to run SoftDVR without authentication.
Administrators can set up the Login Name and Login Password of the one user, and then when
SoftDVR is started, the system will skip authentication and run SoftDVR as this user’s privileges.
Also, a Using full screen view on Auto Login check box below the Login Password can enable
the full screen function when SoftDVR is run as Auto Login Setting.
Connection Retry (SoftDVR™ Pro only)
In SoftDVR Pro, administrators can set up the video connection retry times to save system
resources, since resources will be consumed each time the system re-connects to VPort products to
get back the video image when it is corrupted. Two options are available: set up the number of
Retry Times and Always Retry.
NOTE
When the SoftDVR system is busy, or there are not enough system resources, or network traffic
is unstable, the video connection may lose contact very quickly, and SoftDVR will need to retry
to connect to VPort products to reload the video image. The connect action will be shown on the
video screen.
Process Priority (SoftDVR™ Pro only)
We designed a view/record process priority system to meet different user’s view and record
requirements. Three options can be selected:
1. Better View: The system will show all the images it receives and record them. The frame rate
of the video for viewing and recording is the same.
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