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Appendix
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Siemens Building Technologies
Fire Safety & Security Products 12.2008
12.3 Web Client
Web Client allows you to access a remote DVR, monitor live video images and
search recorded video using Internet Explorer web browser anytime from virtually
anywhere.
Computer system requirements for using Web Client are:
z Operating System: Microsoft
®
Windows
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2000, Microsoft
®
Windows
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XP or
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Vista
z CPU: Intel Pentium III (Celeron) 600 MHz or faster
z RAM: 128 MB or higher
z VGA: 8 MB or higher (1024x768, 24 bpp or higher)
z Internet Explorer: Version 6.0 or later
Start Internet Explorer on your local PC and enter “http://IP address:port number”
(The DVR IP address and the Web Client port number (default: 12088) set in the
Network setup screen (Web Client tab)) in the address field.
NOTE
You will need to get the appropriate IP address for the DVR you want to connect to and the Web
Client port number from your network administrator.
NOTE
Web Client only works with Microsoft Internet Explorer and will NOT work with Netscape or other
browsers.
Select between the WEBVIEW (Web monitoring) and WEBPLAY (Web search)
modes and enter the appropriate port number of the program. Entering your ID and
PASSWORD and clicking the [LOGIN] button logs in using the selected mode.
Selecting Save ID saves the ID you entered.
NOTE
The port numbers for WEBVIEW, WEBPLAY and AUDIO should be the same with port numbers for
Remote Watch, Remote Search and Remote Audio that were set during Network setup.
NOTE
When running the updated Web Client for the first time, Internet Explorer might occasionally load the
information of the previous version. In this case, delete the temporary Internet files by selecting Tools
Æ Internet Options Æ General tab, and then run Web Client again.
NOTE
There might be a problem with the bottom of the Web Client page being cropped caused by the
address or status bars in Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0. In this situation, it is recommended that
websites open windows without address or status bars by changing Internet setting. (Go to the Tools
Æ Internet Options Æ Security tab Æ Click the Custom level… button Æ Select Enable for the Allow
websites to open windows without address or status bars option.)