User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Revision History
- Chapter One Hardware Installation and Initial Configuration
- Chapter Two VAST2 Software Configuration and Management
- Log in
- Introducing VAST2
- Charged Add-on Features
- Installation Option - OpenVPN
- Chapter 2-1 Basics: Control and Elements
- Hot Keys
- View Cell Elements
- VAST Server and Client Components
- Minimum System Requirements
- Chapter 2-2 Starting Up
- 2-2-1. Selecting Devices
- 2-2-2. Recording Options
- 2-2-3. Storage
- 2-2-4. Starting Up - Main Page
- 2-2-5. Saving a View
- 2-2-6. Add More Live Views
- 2-2-7. Save Your Preferences
- 2-2-8. Customizable Layout
- 2-2-9. Dashboard
- 2-2-10. E-Map
- Placing DI/DO Devices
- Configuring Google Map and GPS
- 2-2-11. Event Search
- 2-2-12. PTZ Control
- 2-2-13. Playback
- 2-2-14. Alarm
- 2-2-15. Search Panel
- 2-2-16. Smart search
- 2-2-17. Tour
- 2-2-18. Thumbnail search
- Chapter 3 Applications:
- 3-1. I/O DI/DO Devices: IO Box and Related Configuration
- Configuring I/O Box DI/DO as a Trigger or Action in Alarm
- 3-2. Configuring Redundant Servers - Failover
- Failover Configuration Process
- 3-3. VCA (Video Content Analysis)
- 3-4. VAST Software License
- Updating Licenses for VAST on Virtual Machines
- Reminders for VAST Software License
- Chapter 4 Settings:
- 4-1. Settings > System > Preferences
- 4-2. Settings > Device > Cameras
- 4-3. Logical Folders
- 4-4. Settings > Recording > Recording Options
- 4-5. Settings > Recording > Backup
- Storage
- 4-6. Settings > Device > Sites
- 4-7. Settings > Device > POS
- 4-8. Settings > Device > Local DB
- 4-9. Settings > System > SMTP
- 4-10. Settings > IO Box and Related Configuration
- 4-11. Settings > User Management
- Add a New User Account - Windows AD Account
- Appendix A: VAST Service Control Tool
- Appendix B: Matrix
- Appendix C: Joystick Support
- Appendix D: Upload Device Pack
- Appendix E Database Merge Function
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2 - User's Manual
Table of Contents
Revision History ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
Chapter One Hardware Installation and Initial Conguration ...................................................................................... 6
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................. 6
Special Features ............................................................................................................................................. 6
Safety .............................................................................................................................................................. 7
Installation Instructions .......................................................................................................................................... 8
Power Supply .................................................................................................................................................. 9
Environmental Specications .......................................................................................................................... 9
Grounding Requirements .............................................................................................................................. 10
Physical Description ........................................................................................................................................... 11
Drive Bay Numbering Sequence .......................................................................................................................... 11
Front View ............................................................................................................................................................ 11
Rear View ............................................................................................................................................................. 13
Display .......................................................................................................................................................... 14
Chassis Dimensions ...................................................................................................................................... 15
Rack-mounting ..................................................................................................................................................... 16
Installing Hard Disk Drives ................................................................................................................................... 20
Connecting Interfaces .......................................................................................................................................... 22
Initial Conguration ............................................................................................................................................... 22
RAID Basics ......................................................................................................................................................... 40
Chapter Two VAST2 Software Conguration and Management ............................................................................... 57
Log in .................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Introducing VAST2 ............................................................................................................................................... 58
Charged Add-on Features .................................................................................................................................... 60
Installation Option - OpenVPN ............................................................................................................................. 64
Chapter 2-1 Basics: Control and Elements .......................................................................................................... 67
Hot Keys ............................................................................................................................................................. 79
View Cell Elements .............................................................................................................................................. 83
VAST Server and Client Components .................................................................................................................. 85
Minimum System Requirements .......................................................................................................................... 87
Chapter 2-2 Starting Up ....................................................................................................................................... 89
2-2-1. Selecting Devices ...................................................................................................................................... 90
2-2-2. Recording Options ..................................................................................................................................... 91
Seamless Recording ..................................................................................................................................... 95
Activity Adaptive Stream ............................................................................................................................... 96
2-2-3. Storage ...................................................................................................................................................... 97
2-2-4. Starting Up - Main Page ............................................................................................................................. 98
2-2-5. Saving a View .......................................................................................................................................... 101
2-2-6. Add More Live Views ............................................................................................................................... 102
2-2-7. Save Your Preferences ............................................................................................................................ 103
2-2-8. Customizable Layout ............................................................................................................................... 104
2-2-9. Dashboard ............................................................................................................................................... 106
2-2-10. E-Map .................................................................................................................................................... 108