User`s manual
SoftDVR™ Lite/Pro User’s Manual Introduction
Product Features
Administrative and Video Server Control
y Supports Moxa VPort Series Video Server and IP Cameras.
y Independent configuration of each camera’s name, video quality, and video resolution
y Supports remote firmware upgrade
y User level protection by password (maximum 32 users)
y Supports PTZ camera controls
y Automatic resumption of viewing and recording after system reboot
y Easy camera management using your own e-map
Viewing
y Supports 1, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16 camera viewing formats (maximum of 16 cameras in the list)
y Zoom-in/Zoom-out function for individual cameras when playing back images
y Synchoronized video/audio viewing and recording (for VPort MPEG4 products)
y Triggered camera activation and recording, by schedule or event
y Historical playback by time or event
y JPEG snapshots in playback mode for printing or to save as evidence
y Image adjustment of snapshot image, including contrast, brightness, sharpness, blur, and
greyscale
Recording
y Recording can be triggered in round-the-clock, VMD (Video Motion Detection), or digital
input mode
y Recorded video format can be selected as adjustable FPS MJPEG, or MPEG4 standard, for
VPort MJPEG products
y Record video in AVI format—compatible with popular media players
y Recorded video files can be stored on a local PC or Windows-based networked storage server
y Save a vast amount of storage space by using MPEG4 compression to record video files
y Dynamically adjust recording frame rate over the LAN/Internet to match the real frame
transmit speed to keep the video synchronized with the actual time
y Recyclable override of hard disk space in FIFO (First-In-First-Out) sequence
Alarm
y Independently configurable Video Motion Detection (VMD) for each camera
y Selectable VMD area for each camera
y Multiple-trigger alarm—VMD, video failure, communication failure, system fault, storage
failure, storage full, or GPI
y Multiple alarm response—send email or GPO, sound an alarm, or trigger a PTZ camera to a
preset position
NOTE
SoftDVR™ Lite differs from SoftDVR™ Pro in the followings ways:
1. SoftDVR™ Lite only supports 1- to 4-ch (quad) viewing format (max. of 4 cameras).
2. SoftDVR™ Lite has no remote service, such as viewing from a web browser or storing on a
networked hard disk.
3. SoftDVR™ Lite’s VMD uses full image comparison
4. SoftDVR™ Lite does not support I/O sensor & alarm management for alarm messages.
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