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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................... 4
SAFETY WARNING.............................................................................................................................. 7
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 8
1.1 OVERVIEW.................................................................................................................................8
1.2 HARDWARE ILLUSTRATION........................................................................................................9
1.2.1 VS-8040U-RP/ VS-8032U-RP/ VS-8024U-RP..................................................................9
1.2.2 VS-8040/ VS-8032/ VS-8024...........................................................................................10
1.2.3 VS-5012/ VS-5020........................................................................................................... 11
1.2.4 VS-4016U-RP .................................................................................................................12
1.2.5 VS-2008/ VS-2012...........................................................................................................13
1.2.6 VS-201 ............................................................................................................................14
1.2.7 NVR-104 .........................................................................................................................15
1.2.8 VS-101 ............................................................................................................................16
CHAPTER 2. INSTALL THE VIOSTOR...................................................................................17
2.1 PERSONAL COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS...................................................................................17
2.2 HARD DISK COMPATIBILITY LIST ............................................................................................19
2.3 NETWORK CAMERA COMPATIBILITY LIST................................................................................19
2.4 CHECK SYSTEM STATUS ..........................................................................................................20
2.5 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................................23
CHAPTER 3. START TO USE THE VIOSTOR........................................................................28
3.1 CONNECT TO THE VIOSTOR .....................................................................................................28
3.2 MONITORING PAGE..................................................................................................................30
3.2.1 Live Video Window..........................................................................................................34
3.2.2 Display Mode..................................................................................................................36
3.2.3 PTZ Camera Control Panel............................................................................................36
3.2.4 Multi-server Monitoring .................................................................................................37
3.2.5 Auto Cruising..................................................................................................................38
CHAPTER 4. PLAYBACK THE VIDEO FILES ......................................................................42
4.1 USE THE WEB PLAYBACK INTERFACE (VIOSTOR PLAYER) ......................................................42
4.1.1 Connect to Server for Playback......................................................................................43
4.1.2 Play Video Files from Your Computer.............................................................................53
4.1.3 Quad-view Playback.......................................................................................................54