ChateauXP ChateauRT4 User’s Manual All rights reserved. ©2005 Chateau Technical Corp.
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INTRODUCTION Chateau Digital Video Surveillance System is an all-in-one system that integrates various functions including monitoring, video recording and playing, alarming, controlling and remote monitoring. Chateau transfers recorded image signals into digital signals and, after compression, save them in the hard disk of PC. With many years’ efforts, we have successfully applied H.264 and SMICT (Super Motion Image Compression Technology) to this system.
Support Webcam function. Users can remote monitoring using IE browser. Intelligent real-time motion detection and alarm functions. - Adjustable sensitivity of motion detection - Motion detection triggering local alarm - Motion detection triggering remote alarm (dialing out to a telephone, a pager or a remote Chateau system) Individual alarm setting for each camera Pre-alarm function will only be functioned when recording all time. Every input port for the cameras can program alarm schedule.
Clipping of video files Hiding recording screen Password protection Auto-start video recording as soon as computer is turned on Automatically shut down the computer when System Administrator closes Chateau program. Preset computer auto turn on. Special Notice: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. This user’s manual contains the product explanation for VG4C-XP, VG4C-XP-V, VG8C-XP-TV, VG4C-RT4 and VG8C-RT4. As the method of operation for the above products are the same. So the picture and graphic is based on VG4C-XP.
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 2 Special Notice: ................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 1: Installation ............................................................................... 10 1.1 Package Contents ............................................................................... 10 1.2 Hardware Specification Differences ........................
3.7.1 3.7.2 3.7.3 3.7.4 New “My Channels” ..................................................................... 33 Edit My Channels......................................................................... 35 Delete My Channels .................................................................... 35 My Channels operation ............................................................... 35 3.8 Sound Bank .......................................................................................... 36 3.8.
4.3.4 4.3.5 4.4 PTZ control select........................................................................ 52 Alarm setup................................................................................... 52 Preview.................................................................................................. 52 Chapter 5: 5.1 5.1.1 5.1.2 Playback................................................................................... 53 Video Playback.......................................................
6.3 Alarm/User Log...................................................................... 64 Chapter 7: I/O Device................................................................................. 65 7.1 I/O Device Setup.................................................................................. 66 7.1.1 Selecting the desired I/O device................................................ 66 7.1.2 Adding an I/O device ................................................................... 67 7.1.
9.3.4 Video Configuration ..................................................................... 82 9.4 Remote recording and Remote function........................................... 82 9.5 Remote PTZ and Output Port Control Functions ............................ 83 9.6 Remote/Monitoring Setup Example .................................................. 83 9.7 Remote DVR using IE browser.......................................................... 85 Chapter 10: VG Player Program......................
Chapter 1: Installation 1.1 Package Contents Chateau package includes: One VGuard PCI interface card. One CD containing the VGuard system drivers and the application programs. One copy of this user’s manual. One watchdog reset connection cable. One Audio in (RCA to Earphone plug) connection cable. VG8C-XP-TV and VG8C-RT4 contains an expansion board and connecting cable to expand to 8 video/Audio inputs. 1.
to Camera 4 for the main card. Video inputs (BNC) terminal numbers for the expansion board from top to bottom are Camera 5 to Camera 8. The red, white, black and yellow (RCA jacks) color on the audio in (RCA to Earphone Plug) connection cable for the main card is for Camera 1 to Camera 4. The red, white, black and yellow (RCA jack) color on the audio in (RCA to Earphone Plug) connection cable for the expansion board is for Camera 5 to Camera 8.
the motherboard with JP2 (1、2) on the VGuard card. Then connect JP2 (3、4) to the reset switch on the computer panel for automatic launch function. (Connect to any VGuard card is workable. But the watchdog functions on the card need to be enabled. It is recommended to enable all watchdog function on every card for smoother watchdog function.) 4. Place the PC casing cover onto your computer and plug it in. 5. Plug the “Video out” of the camera into the “Video in” of the VGuard card. 6.
5. Follow the instructions and select the Next button to continue the installation. Note: Installation programs will inform whether your computer needs to restart after the installation. 6. After the above installation is finished, Chateau will appear in the Program Folders Menu as illustrated below: 1.7 Upgrading Software With the most updated version of Chateau software, please follow the steps below to upgrade your software. 1.7.
As the image files and directories are not actually removed during the process of removing the Chateau programs, therefore, those directories created in previous installation still exist. The user may use File Explorer to check out the directories under C:\Program Files\Chateau (we assume it is the directory selected in previous installation).
Chapter 2: System Overview To execute Chateau program, simply double-click on the shortcut icon on the Windows Desktop as illustrated below. (It is recommended to set the monitor resolution to 1024x768, 32bit true color or above for better screen display.) Different Software versions please refer to Special Notice for more information. Alternatively, select Chateau program from the Program folder. Click the left button of mouse and start the program. 2.
can be accessed for the modifying of the system. Other users can only be accessed for operation or depending on the predefined access auditing. 2.2 Main Screen After entering into Chateau system, you will see the Main Screen. The picture below is for 16 channels system: The Main Screen consists of 2 sections. The upper section will be the System Image Section and the lower section will be System Functional Section. Most of the panel for function setting buttons and control functions will be invisible.
to accommodate the displays of all images. The image will be at full screen size if double clicked again. Another double click will return to the normal size image, which had not been enlarged. 2.2.2 System Functional Section Main panel in system functional section: Explanation for the buttons for the main pane l in system functional section: Minimize: Main screen will be minimizing after pressing the will be shown on the bottom right hand side button. And of Window.
the user logout from the system, the system will automatically display as a full screen image. The user will then need to press ESC button for re-login. The login dialogue box will appear again for the input of password and user name. After the correct password and user name is input, the system will then back to normal.
6.3 Alarm/User Log for more detail. E-Map: Please refer to Chapter 3.11 E-map for more detail. Mute: Shut down all audio outputs from the sound card caused by the alarm. A Status Panel is located in the upper part of the Setting functional panel.
images. The following buttons in the control panel can change to the different functional control panel as below; Host: Click button to change to Host control Panel; or last when under My Channel control panel, select the next page button can also change to Host control page/ panel. When local host and other remote hosts are connected, you can select the remote host here. Please refer to Chapter 9 Remote Acess for more detail.
Chapter 3: System Setup Click the button on the Setting Functional Panel, to open the System Setup Menu. This System Setup menu contains of Board, Camera, Host, E-Mail, User, Database, My Channels, Sound Bank, Address Book, Program, E-map and I/O device. More detail will be follow in the chapter below. 3.1 Board Setup The following menu will be shown when Board is selected. This example is the system installed with 2pcs VG4C-XP cards (8 Channels).
Note: ‧ Setup should be set under “Not Recording” status for the system to be saved and valid. ‧ A Chateau system can install a maximum of 16 cameras. It supports 4 VG4C-XP/VG4C-XP-V/VG4C-RT4 Cards or 2 VG8C-XP-TV/ VG8C-RT4 Cards. There will be a maximum of 4 setting areas for VGuard boards under this menu. ‧ If VG8C-XP-TV or VG8C-RT4 is installed, then you will appear 2 setting areas for one VGuard card under this menu.
and spf). Chateau System automatically adjusts the recording speed to the maximum speed of the CPU if the specified speed exceeds the PC maximum speed for image processing. (The default value is 30 fps in NTSC system and 25fps in PAL system) High Quality Recording (HQ): When this function is selected, this will provide finer recording image quality. However the file size will be increased.
Automatically launch Chateau Program: Allow you to setup automatically function to launch Chateau application program upon PC startup. Automatically Record: Allow you to setup automatically function to start recording upon Chateau program startup. Automatically connection to server: Allow you to setup automatically function to connect ChateauServer application program upon start-up. The system will automatically connect to the same ChateauServer connected previously.
- Every Day: User can set to reset the system once every day. - Every Week: User can set to reset the system once every week. - Every Month: User can set to reset the system once every month. Note: 1. This function is primarily to cope with the possible unstable resulting from long time operation of the system. To reset the system on a timely basis will reduce its unstableness. 2.
sound when any of the above three events occurs. TV-Out Display Mode: This function only supports VG8C-XP-TV card. It has 3 display modes, Auto Scan, Quad display mode and 8 Channel display mode. Auto Scan: When this mode is selected, TV-Out display images will display one images at a time from channel 1~8 with an interval of 3-4 seconds. Interval time is defaulted and cannot be changed.
before using this function to login the remote DVR system. Please refer to Chapter 6.2 Setup for Receiving DVR remote warning. Live Audio: If enable this function. When the camera is set for audio recording, select the camera images with the audio recording setting, you will be able to hear the sound under recording. (The PC will need to connect to a speaker). The camera without audio recording setting will not be able to hear the sound.
My channels auto scan: When one or more sets of “My channels” are set. By activating this function and set the interval, the system will display different my channel images according to the time set. Auto My channels: When activated, the program will auto start the first “My Channel: setting for monitoring. If remote cameras cannot be connected, then this connection action will stop after 4 seconds. Lock system hot key: Activate this function will lock ALT+TAB、ALT+ESC、CTL+ESC etc hot keys.
E-Mail From: Please enter the e-mail address from the sender to let the receiver knows who is sending this e-mail. (This e-mail address has to be filled in. Cannot leave as blank) E-Mail To: Please enter the receiver’s e-mail address. And also ensure that this e-mail is valid and can receive mails to avoid delay E-Mail Retry time: Due to some cause that the mail cannot be delivered, Chateau system will keep retrying for the set times to assure the mail can be send successfully.
triggered. To increase the e-mail sending speed, Chateau program will transform the snapshot into JPG format automatically when sending the e-mail.) Input Trigger: After this function is selected, when the alarm is triggered through the input point, the alarms messages can also be send through e-mail 3.5 User Select User in the system setup menu. The following menu will be shown. The first one (The red color figure) is the System Administrator when activate Chateau program for the first time. 3.5.
- - Playback: Enable user to access Playback, Search, Load Picture, Text and Text Color. I/O: Enable user to access I/O device control. PTZ: Enable user to control speed dome camera. E-Map: Enable user to access E-Map functions. Remote Access: Enable user to access remote monitoring function. Remote access time can be limited. When time is over, Chateau will stop transmitting files to remote site. But the connection will not be disconnected. Default is 0 means not set.
the authorization access for users). 3.5.3 Delete User Select the user to be deleted and click the Delete button to delete user. (Only the System Administrator can delete a user) 3.6 Database Setup This option is used to specify the directory and hard disk in which video files are stored. The screen will be as follows: Chateau will automatically detected the number of hard disks when activated as above. It will automatically create a \Database directory in each hard disk.
- - There is a function for disk full alarm. If user enables this function and selects a warning sound by pressing … from the alarm sound bank. When the hard disk is full, the system will play the warning sound. Click OK to finish the setup. Note: Setup can be performed only once against each hard disk drive. Duplicate setup is not allowed. It is suggest partitioning the hard disk to avoid the database and working system sharing the same C:\ hard disk. 3.
Name: Name used to setup My channels combination Content: No function in this section Split screen: It is used to select the split screen that you want to display. (The number of the camera images), it can be distinguished into 3 combinations of 4 divisions, 9 divisions and 16 divisions. The cameras correspondence positions are different under different divisions. Please be aware of it. 4 divisions: A, B, E and F 9 divisions: A, B, C, E, F, G, I, J and K. 16 divisions: All 16 positions from A-P.
3.7.2 Edit My Channels Select the name of the “My Channels” for editing. Click the Edit button to edit the appointed “My Channels”. 3.7.3 Delete My Channels Select the name of the “My Channels” to be deleted. Click the Delete button to delete this “My Channels” setting. 3.7.4 My Channels operation On the host panel on the right of the main screen, by clicking or button, the panel will change from host panel to “My Channels” panel as follow.
the host mode, the camera relatively to the host will be stop under My Channels mode. Whether the remote camera is still recording is depends on which mode had activated the camera every time. For example: When the camera had been set for not recording under the host mode first. Even if you preset the remote camera for recording under my channels mode, the camera will not be recording. As whether the camera is recording or not is base on the mode which firstly activate the camera.
After a sound file is selected, Click Open then it will return to the following screen. Click Preview to ensure the selected file is a right one. Then Click OK to complete the setup. 3.8.2 Edit: To edit a sound file, simply select the file entry and click Edit button. 3.8.3 Delete: To delete a sound file, simply select the file entry and click Delete button. (Only the System Administrator can delete sound file) 3.8.
3.9.1 Adding a New Entry To Address Book: To add a new entry to the address book, click New and then the following dialogue box appears. New Server, PC DVR and Embedded DVR: Port setting for different remote types as below: Type: Server Port: PC DVR Embedded DVR 40000 40001 50000 Port for server is based on the Server setup. Defaulted is 40000; PC DVR port is based on the LAN port setup for Chateau Software. Defaulted is 40001; Embedded DVR port is based on the LAN port setup for VGN Embedded DVR.
require to insert the name you applied). Type is “Server”, IP must be 0.0.0.0, Port is set as 40000 like normal ChateauServer setting. After the setup is finished, it comes to the screen as follows: 3.9.2 Edit: To edit an entry in the address book, click on the desired entry and then click Edit button; alternatively, double click on the entry that is to be edited. Then, you enter the Edit screen to perform the desired editing. 3.9.
Please enter start date/time and end date/time into “From” and “To” fields respectively. In inputting the date/time, you may type them directly onto the fields or click the up/down arrows to the right of each one of the fields. Select “Repeat Mode”: One selection only: - Once Only (Only Once): Please input the starting and ending dates/time. - Once a day (Every Day): The date fields are disabled because the option is “daily execution”. Please input the starting and ending time.
When all of the schedules are set, click the OK to add it to the schedule list. 3.10.2 Edit Program Click Edit or double click on the desired program for edition. 3.10.3 Deleting a recording schedule Simply click on the desired schedule entry and then click the Delete button to delete the schedule. (Only the System Administrator can delete the recording schedule.) 3.11 E-map Chateau program supports e-map function for more efficiency management.
- Add Camera: To add a camera onto the map, click button on the left upper corner; the cursor then turns to “＋”, Move the cursor to the desired position and then click left button of mouse to finish the camera location setup. As illustrated above, the red arrow points to the newly added camera. After setting, the Camera Properties dialog will pop up. - the camera Camera Selection: Double click properties dialog will pop up as below. You can then setup the desired Host name, VGuard card and Camera number.
- Host setting: If the cameras belong to the same host, by icon you can create a map for this host. clicking the Setting is the save as the level setting above. Note: To set the next level e-ma, you have to setup that level’s e-map first. Click Add button at the last level e-map name to select the next level e-map. Please refer to Add new e-map to finish the setting.
As shown on the left hand side of the above picture, this tree form graph is to select the e-maps for different level when there are 2 or more e-maps. Camera Logo explanation: (Grey Camera, light on) indicates that the camera is recording. (Grey Camera, Light off) indicates that the camera is idle. (Grey Camera and a Stop sign) it indicates that there might be faulty setting for host name, Board ID, or camera ID.
As illustrated above, icon denotes a camera triggering an alarm. Thus, it is easy to locate the alarming camera on the e-map and be taken care speedily. 3.12 I/O Devices Please refer to Chapter 7 I/O Device for more detail.
Chapter 4: Recording After a user finished camera setup, the recording can be activated. When clicking the recording button, system will activate video and audio recording preset by the user as follow. 4.1 Recording Windows : This icon shows the selected camera. Click on the selected camera, this icon will be shown on the Top right hand side of the selected cameras display. The correspondences cameras will be shown with this icon when under PTZ controls.
setup. 4.1.1 Start Recording of Cameras You may open all of the windows and start recording of all cameras by clicking the button. 4.1.2 Stop Recording of Cameras You may close all the windows and stop recording of all cameras by clicking the button. 4.1.3 Camera Status Display The above screens indicates when the camera in not recording yet and is still idle; the camera is working, but the view is not displayed (recording still normally working); and the camera is not connected.
4.2.3 Unmask Motion Detection Area By pressing the button in the status panel lets you cancel all of the motion detection areas of the designated camera. 4.2.4 4.2.5 Snapshot This button lets you capture still images during recording. (This function works only when cameras are turned on.) Images are saved as JPG file format. The system will automatically name the file and save in the database or in the file path by the setting in the host. Please refer to Chapter 5.
Every cameras have the same optional and functional settings. Each setting is detailed as follow.. Camera function setup - Enable Camera: The image will only be shown relatively in the image section when this function for each camera ticked. It also means the activate of the camera. - Enable recording (R): Select this function to activate camera recording. If not chosen, the camera will be under monitoring mode. It only display image not recording.
together with the Motion Detection setup to finish setting up of the alarm detection function). Camera Name Setup: A user can set the camera name for easier access and search. When an alarm is triggered, the area can be found promptly. PTZ control select When a PTZ camera or speed dome camera is connected, you will be able to control up, down, left, right, zoon in and zoom out of the camera.
1. Monitoring and Recording (Display camera images): Activate recording options and display image options. 2. Monitoring but not Recording (Display camera images): Inactivate recording options and open display view options. 3. Recording but not Monitoring (Display Working): Activate recording options and close display image options. 4. Not recording and not monitoring (Display Working): Inactivate both recording options and display image options.
The detection area in the photo on the left is shown in blue color, to mean that alarms are triggered but Enable Alarms of the Alarm Setup option in the Camera Setup screen is not enabled.) 4.3.4 PTZ control select This option lets you select PTZ control device. By clicking Select button, the following PTZ control setup window for Chateau System prompts. (Provided that camera name, type and address in the I/O Device window on the System functional section must be set up in advance.
Chapter 5: Playback In the following description, you will be able to find the saved video file and load picture function as follow. 5.1 Video Playback Click button. The system function panel will switch to the playback function panel: You can search for the video files you want to playback, but you will need to input the Host ID and the search option. 5.1.1 Parameter Mode Search By Date: To search for video files by date (including year, month and day).
5.1.2 File Mode Clicking the File Mode button on the Playback Panel the following screen will be shown. The screen will be divided into left and right sections. The left display the saved video images in the files. The right displays the saved video images. It contains continuously and snapshot images. Both kinds of video can be played by this playback function. In the file mode, you will be able to find the level structures in the database. The levels are as follow.
- - - - Host: The top level is the host name. Exclude its own host name, it also include the connected host name. A user will not be able to see the connected host name if access not allowed. Database: The second level is the database. The name and the files name are set in the database setup. Date: The third level is the date file. Chateau saved the video files in one date file everyday.
DVR for the file downloaded. Downloaded files will be saved inside the directory. Selection of the recorded file from the remote database, the time selection dialogue will appear as below, select the time starts and end for playback. If the file opened is the Embedded DVR file, you will require selecting camera number. This function will not save files. Export: Selected the file need to be exported. Click the right button of the mouse and chose Export function. The following screen will be shown.
5.2 Video File Playback By double-clicking on the desired file in the video file area, you can playback the video file as illustrated in the following window. The playback window consists of four parts, including Message area: It includes the relevant information such as host name, time zone and operating status. - Host Name and Time Zone Operating Status: All operating status includes “playing” or “pause” etc.
Each playback function button is described as follow: 5.2.1 Play This button functions the same as Play button of traditional video player. When clicking this button during fast or slow playback, the playback speed returns to normal. 5.2.2 Stop This is to stop the current playback not the playback window. 5.2.3 Pause This button functions the same as Pause button of traditional video player. By clicking this button during playback, the playback pauses.
25%; and click it again to further reduce it by another 25%; and so on down to 50%. 5.2.10 Start Video Clip Click this button during video playback, and the video cutting will begin. The record time will become the start of the video cut. 5.2.11 End Video Clip Click this button during video playback, and the video cutting will end. The time will become the end of the video cut. 5.2.
5.2.19 Fast playback and slow playback Left is the control panel for playback speed. The middle is playing at the speed of 1x. By clicking to each point to the right, the speed will increase from x2, x4, High Speed and Extra High Speed. And by clicking each point to the left, the speed will playback at a speed of 1/2, 1/4, 1/6, and 1/8. 5.3 Load Snapshot / Print Snapshot The snapshot files captured during recording, playback or alarm can be view using this option.
1. Triggered by image alteration in motion detection area. 2. Triggered by “Video lost”. 3. Triggered by (sensor) signal from the input port (please refer to Chapter 7: IO Device for more information.) 6.1 Alarm Setup Each camera has its own independent alarm setting. You can find the related activation options and setting buttons in Camera Setup dialogue window on the Camera Setup Section. You need to tick enable of the alarm in the alarm setup before you can setup the alarm.
button, the following Schedule window displays. Adding a new alarm schedule: Click the New button to add a new schedule. There are four repeat modes with alarm schedule: Only Once, Every day, Every Week and Every month. First, select the desired repeat mode. Then, input start/end day (week) and time into the boxes to the right of “From” and “To” fields. You may input directly or click the arrows to the right of the fields, and click OK button to add a schedule to the list.
Snapshot pictures will be saved under Picture directory on the alarm date. Select this option and you can enter the continuously snapshot number and picture number. Note: Enable this functions might share lots of hard disk spaces. Please be aware. Remote Alarm: After activated of this function, Chateau System will be able to send alarmed messages to remote site. If not activated, remote site will not be able to receive any alarmed messages. Please refer to Chapter 6.
Select this function and click the select button, then the sound selection dialogue will be popped up. Select the needed sound file and click the OK button. Sound file name will be appearing after the option to finish the file selection. Preview Video: When activated, Chateau System will start remote the cameras of the DVR when alarmed. Files will not be recorded if preview video is selected. Alarm time is depending on the setup of the alarm source DVR.
The System Administrator can click Delete by clicking the right mouse button to delete an alarm log entry. Click Delete all to delete all of the alarm log entries. Click Print button to print out the alarm log. The alarm log will be deleting by recycling with the video files. If user wants to keep the alarm log, it is recommended to print it out. When local or remote host triggers the alarm, the host icon will be changed. Click the alarmed “Host”; the icon will back to normal.
- I/O device. RS232-to-RS485 interface (high speed) dome camera control. VGIO on VGuard card controls input/output device and watchdog. Its operation is divided into I/O Control and Camera PTZ control. 7.1 I/O Device Setup Click System Setup from the Setup Functional Panel, the system setup menu will pop up. Select I/O device and the following menu will show: 7.1.1 Selecting the desired I/O device RS232/RS485 interface I/O device: We support PT811 input device.
Mikami PTC103A speed dome camera Sensormatic speed dome camera (RS422 Interface) Philip CSS speed dome camera (Require Philip’s own RS232-485 converter. Other converter might not be able to connected and control Philip’s camera) - SamSung speed dome camera - Panasonic WV_CS850 speed dome camera The addresses range for each speed dome camera was different, please refer to its user’s manual for address setting and control signal connection details.
7.1.4 Editing I/O Device Click on the device to be edited the Editing I/O device dialog will pop up for editing. 7.1.5 Setting up I/O Device Double click the desired device to pop up the I/O Device setting dialog. 7.1.5.1 Watchdog Function Only VGIO provides with watchdog function. The reset signal of PC main board shall be connected to the JP2 (1, 2) of VGuard card and the JP2 (3, 4) of VGuard card be connected to the reset switch of the front panel, so that the PC main board will have the reset function.
- - Pulse 1: Positive pulse Pulse 2: Negative pulse Signal 3:Toggle Signal 3 (toggle) is for switching ON and OFF the external device. If the external device is ON, user can control the output port to turn it OFF. If the external device is OFF, user can control the output port to turn it ON Pulse setup: High Period: The default frequency is 1 second while the upper limit is 999 seconds.
- Play Alarm Sound: Select this option and click Select, the sound selection dialog will pop up. Select the wanted sound file and click OK. The sound file name will appear on the playback column to finish the sound selection. - Activate Local Site Recording and Remote Alarm: Select camera number, the Input trigger alarm camera setting will pop up. Start Recording: If select active recording and the assigned camera are set for remote alarm, this function will activate remote alarm function.
7.2.2 Iris, Focus, Zoom Control Move the cursor to the desired control button and hold the mouse on left button to perform the desired operation. When the button is released, the operation also stops. The circles to right of Iris and Focus are used to activate “auto-iris” and “auto-focus” control. Some dome cameras may not support these functions. Users need to check with vendors in advance. 7.2.3 Preset point function and its setup. Only dome cameras support the Preset function.
After finishing preset point setup, you can have Chateau Programs supplemental function, i.e. “Cruise”. Cruise allows you to have the cameras to fast move in a user-defined sequence and to define the camera stay-time at each point. at the right of Cruise Click button on the PTZ control panel to enter into the Cruise Setup screen: Select the Preset point first and then input the Dwell time. Click Add button to complete the setup.
Chapter 8: ChateauServer To monitor a remote recording display or to transmit an alarm video through LAN, Internet or Intranet, a ChateauServer program must be set in order that the data of whole Chateau System can work. 8.1 Starting ChateauServer Double click on the shortcut icon of ChateauServer.exe as illustrated below to start ChateauServer program, or to select ChateauServer program form the program folder by click once on the ChateauServer.
8.2 ChateauServer Window 8.2.1 Login / Logout Click the File can login user. Before you leave the computer, we suggest you logout ChateauServer program. 8.2.2 Shutdown/ Start ChateauServer Click Shutdown Server, the ChateauServer is then temporarily suspended and all connections are also terminated. However, the program is not really ended. (All the Chateau system connected will be disconnect to the ChateauServer). Click Start Server, ChateauServer will reactivate.
ChateauServer program after the computer powered-up, so as to match with the Automatically connect to server function of the Chateau application program. 8.2.4 Web service Active the web service for the ChateauServer program. All the connected hosts, include VGN Embedded DVR or PC based DVR can be monitored by this web service. Please refer to Chapter 9.7 Remote DVR Using IE Browser for more information. 8.2.
other IP address except listed here are allow to connect to the server. 2. Open the IP address listed below: IP addresses listed here are the IP addresses allow to be connected to the server. Under this mode, except the IP addresses listed here, all other IP address will not be allowed to grant connection to the server. Click the Add button and the Add IP address list dialog will pop up. To delete an IP list, click the right button of the mouse on top of the IP address and select delete.
8.2.9 Group This group functions can categorize the recording hosts connected to ChateauServer. User can create new group and move the hosts to the new group created. When using IE browser remote, user can find the hosts according to the group name. Firstly, on the top level of the Video Server Group, click the right mouse button to create a new group: Click the right mouse button to move the hosts to the categorized group.
8.3 The Connection Contents The upper parts of the ChateauServer window display all the connection contents for all hosts. The lower part is the connection action content. 8.4 Refuse Connection As Chateau Host had the auto connection to the server function, so if you want to disconnect other Chateau hosts’ connection, you will have to refuse that host and reconnect again. Operation: You can click the right button of the mouse on that host name and select Refuse Connection to disconnect the host.
The IP address can only be able to make connection to your server if you add this in the open IP address or delete this IP address from the shield IP address. Note: Using of this function might cause the host not able to connect to the server because of the setting. Please read this manual thoroughly before you use this function.
Chapter 9: Remote Access Chateau System can transmission video files and control, activate remote control through TCP/IP supported LAN or Internet. LAN can provide wider bandwidth for the transmission of the larger files. The speed for remote under LAN is almost the same as the local site. Click button, the Remote access selection window will come to screen. When you have already set up the Address Book as instructed in Chapter 3.9 Address Book.
Double click by the right mouse on the server name to exit the remote monitoring Note: 1. All of the Chateau systems connected to a same ChateauServer will be shown on the Host menu; however, you still need the access auditing granted by these remote hosts to perform remote monitoring at those remote hosts. (The remoted host need to set it’s user name and password in the remote host.) 2. Chateau system still needs to connect ChateauServer programs even when operating in the same computer. 9.
User’s authorization is depending on the authorization setting for logging in the host, not the remote site authorization. Please refer to Chapter 3.5 User for more detail. of the control After host panel had switch to remote host, only the panel buttons are for remote host system setting. All other buttons are local site host control button. And the remote host system setting is different to the local site. Setting manual as below: 9.3.
User will need to select the desired camera for recording or not recording. After clicking Ok button, the system will then transmit the images to the local system’s image section for display or record as preset. 9.5 Remote PTZ and Output Port Control Functions After switching to the remote host, setting of the remote PTZ and Output Control function are the same to the local site. Please refer to Chapter7.2 PTZ control panel and Chapter7.3 Output Port Control for more detail.
the server through router under LAN 192.168.1.11:40000 < -------- > 211.172.12.34:40000 This means, the Server IP setting for VGN Embedded DVR network setup or Chateau system address setup: If under Internet to connect to server, all Server IP address is 211.172.12.34. If under the same LAN with the server, then the Server IP address is 192.168.1.11. VGN Embedded DVR network setup 1. If the recording site (VGN Embedded DVR, and Chateau hosts) is using real IP address for internet (ie.211.175.21.
192.168.2.20:50000 < -------- > 211.175.21.43:60001 192.168.2.21:50000 < -------- > 211.175.21.43:60002 192.168.2.22:50000 < -------- > 211.175.21.43:60003 192.168.2.23:40001 < -------- > 211.175.21.43:60004 192.168.2.24:40001 < -------- > 211.175.21.43:60005 192.168.2.25:40001 < -------- > 211.175.21.43:60006 9.7 Remote DVR using IE browser The Chateau Hosts (Web Camera Service function need to be activate) require to be monitored, which IP address is 192.168.16.
5. Select “Trusted Sites” 6. Untick “Require Server Verification (http://) for all sites in this zone” 7. Web address for the Chateau host to be monitored or for the ChateauServer: http://192.168.16.107 (Please enter the IP address according to your own IP) to “Add this website to the zone” and click Add as below: 8. Select “Custom level” setup 9. Enable or prompt “Download Unsigned ActiveX controls”.
10. Select Enable or prompt for “Initialize and Script ActiveX Control not mark as safe” as below: IE Remote DVR 1. If connect directly to the web address for the Chateau hosts, please type in http://192.168.16.107 (The IP address are for demonstration, please setup according to your own IP address). If you are using floating IP address, and had applied DDNS, then you can inset the Domain Name directly.
If under the web server function for ChateauServer, type in http://192.168.16.107:8080 (Connection to ChateauServer use the 8080 communication port, the IP address are for demonstration, please setup according to your own IP address). If you are using floating IP address, and had applied DDNS, then you can inset the Domain Name directly and add “:8080”. Then enter the below windows: Click ENTER and enter the host selection window.
in the above images means that channel three is set as off. means that these users are not authorize to remote this camera. 3. Select the camera for remote, and click “submit” button. 4. If you have select for your ActiveX control setting, and this is your first time using IE to remote DVR, The system will require you to install ActiveX. Please follow the instruction and install ActiveX control software.
The above setting is used when DVR is real IP address (ISP will provide fixed/real IP address or the IP address received from ADSL connection), or DVR and the computer using IE browser is under stand LAN network. If DVR is under Router or IP share, you will require setup up NAPT (Network Address Prot Translation) from your Router or IP share. As of the differences of IP share and Router, please check the user’s manual for your Router and IP share for setup.
2. IP address (Inside) for the router is 192.168.1.1, and the IP address for all internal network is 192.168.1.2~192.168.1.254 (Please setup the IP address using your own network IP address). Setup as below: 3. DVR_1 IP address 192.168.1.107, Network communication setting port LAN: 50000, WAN: 60000 (The default value are 40001, It had been modified in this example. Please setup the IP address using your own network IP address) 4. DVR_2 IP address 192.168.1.
modified in this example. Please setup the IP address using your own network IP address) Note: WAN setting port numbers have to be different. 5. Router RX3041 will require for the setting as below. User will require setup according to your own router system. (Private Port 80 is for use as Web Server). 192.168.1.107:80 192.168.1.107:50000 192.168.1.108:80 192.168.1.108:50000 < -------- > 111.112.113.114:65000 < -------- > 111.112.113.114:60000 < -------- > 111.112.113.114:65001 < -------- > 111.112.113.
Chapter 10: VG Player Program A VG Player program is included in the Chateau software. You can use this program to playback all image files that Chateau program recorded. After activate the VG Player program, the follow is shown: The Panel will expand as below when the button is clicked. button is clicked. The panel will be back to normal when the When panel expanded, the button functions are just like the playback functions of Chateau program.
Video File Playback for detail description. 10.1 VG Player 10.1.1 Search VG Player also support search for VG files by parameter. Under File command, select the file search and the below will show: Firstly you can search by directory, select the directory that the recorded file is save, select camera and date or time. Quad playback can select 4 cameras at once for simultaneously playback. 10.1.2 Color Configuration VG Player supports a great color configuration function.
Setup is similar to Chateau’s motion detection setup. You will require selecting active motion search after setup to active this function. During playback, use the left mouse button to mask an area. Maximum of three mask area. VG Player will automatically fast forward until the movement is detected. If Pause when motion detected is selected, playback will pause and keep searching until play button is clicked.
Note:When converting of VG files to AVI files, the data will be taken lots of spaces, if the original VG files are very large, it will consume a great amount of hard disk spaces, and also need longer time for the converting. Therefore, we suggest selecting the required fragment, using the start video clip function to edit into shorter video files, and then proceed with the converting to save time and hard disk spaces. Select Image file Click the Browse button, an open file dialog will pop up.
