User`s guide

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Cameras

 Go to the Cameras folder, click the + sign to see the list of Cameras. Click on one to

see its settings.

 On the Display tab on the right, you can give your Camera a real name.

 On the Schedule tab you can create recording schedules for normal and/or Motion

Detection recording periods.

(NOTE: the Schedule button back on the main Server screen needs to be clicked to

activate your Schedule.)

 On the Alarms tab you can tell Airship what to do when an Alarm occurs.

5. Playback

 On the main Server screen, click the button on the upper left.

 Drag a camera from the list on the left onto a display screen on the right.

 You should see video for that camera, starting with the first recordings of the current

day.

 Use the Calendar panel on the left to choose from previous days.

 Double-click on the Timeline to see the video you want at that point in time.

 Click on Clip ModeExport to export a clip of your recorded video.

 Use the Motion Search panel to search for movement in a camera.

 Use Seek to pull up a particular time from a camera or several cameras.

 Click Calendar to go back to normal mode viewing.

 Click on Digital Zoom at the top to zoom in on 3 different areas of the recording at

the same time.

 Click the Snapshot button to take pictures of video frames while you are reviewing

the recording.

 Check out the Tools menu for lots of functions like Snapshot Viewer and Exported

Clips Viewer.

6. Recommendations

We want you to explore the software, so here areis a list of settings that many

environments benefit from. See the User‟s Guide for complete details.

 Change all Default User Passwords to secure your systems against unauthorized

access.

 Activate Pre-Record for 510 seconds.

 If you have PTZ cameras, configure them and then turn on On-Screen PTZ Control.

 Turn on 24x7 Motion Detection at a higher quality than Normal recordings.

 Reduce Normal recording quality or frame rate to save space and increase recording

time; or turn it off altogether.

 If no one needs to access the Server remotely, turn off Remote and Web Client

access.

 Make and Set Camera Motion Detection areas so that trees in the distance (or other

such objects) don‟t set off alarms.

 Set the Colors on each camera to get the best image. Use Color Schedule for outdoor

cameras.