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4.3 SERVER CONFIGURATION
Where the previous windows allowed you to create settings for the CMS system and the
computer it is operating on without changing the settings on the DVR, Server Configuration
lets you alter the settings on a selected DVR as you would from within the DVR itself.
When you first select Server
Configuration, you will be presented with
a message directing you to select a device
(DVR) from the list of systems on the left of
the Control Center.
Once you have selected a system, a menu
of available settings will be presented. This
is the same set of options available from
within the DVR’s menu and they can be
adjusted in the same manner as on the
DVR.
Please consult the manual that
accompanied your DVR . The manual
is also available at www.Q-See.com/
support.
Sensors
CMS can also monitor sensors connected to
the DVR and they can be set to trigger alarms
or cause cameras to record in the same way
cameras can trigger actions.
Sensors, however, do not appear on the
E-Map.
Clicking on the DVR itself in the list of
connected devices will produce a list of
available sensor ports. Clicking on the sensor
port will allow you to select which event(s)
will be triggered by that sensor. If there isn’t
a sensor actually connected to that port,
nothing will happen even though you can
configure an action.
4.4 E-MAP CONFIGURATION
Users have the option to add a map showing the locations of the cameras being monitored in
order to quickly show the location of an alarm event. The maps can be a floorplan of a single
building or they can show the location of DVRs within a city. The map display size is 1100
pixels by 1100 pixels and the maps themselves must be created in a graphic program such as
Painter, Photoshop or GIMP and saved in the .BMP or .JPG format and in RGB or grayscale
color mode in order for CMS to be able to use them. Use of the E-Map while monitoring your
system(s) is covered in Section 2.4 E-Map.
You can have multiple maps stored in CMS. These can be both first-level (or “sibling” in CMS)
which show a large area and second-level sub-maps (called “son maps” in CMS) which show
a smaller, more detailed area.
Auto Functions
Just above the map window are two check boxes labeled Auto preview when alarm and
Auto switch alarm map. Selecting either of these will cause the system to perform specific
actions when motion is detected and/or when an alarm is activated, respectively.
Auto preview when alarm will open a single camera view of the camera that detected
motion - even when CMS has been minimized.
Auto switch alarm map will open the map containing an activated sensor. If you have
selected a camera to activate when that alarm is triggered in Local Alarm Configuration, a
pop-up window will show that camera’s view.