SecureGuard VMS. SecureGuard All-In-One Quick Install Guide V. 2.5

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1 SecureGuard VMS Quick Install Guide V /30/2018

2 2 Table of Contents Purpose... 3 Installation... 3 Setup... 4 Startup & Live View... 26

3 3 Purpose This is a step-by-step guide to installing the current version of SecureGuard All-In-One for the first time. If upgrading from a previous installation of, please refer to - Quick Upgrade Guide, which is available for download on our website at Installation 1. Download the latest copy of from Speco Technologies website The product is delivered in a self-extracting executable. Simply run the executable to install the program. In most cases, it is highly recommended to use the defaults provided for where to install the product and which components to install. 3. When executed, the Software End User License Agreement will be presented. To continue with the installation, click I Agree.

4 4 4. Next, uncheck the components you don t wish to install. This option is limited to the following components: SecureGuard Streaming Audio App SecureGuard IP Scanner Restart Server on Error Configure Windows Firewall Start Menu Shortcuts Desktop Icon Run SecureGuard Client after install Close Installer after install Components deemed necessary for the operation of SecureGuard All- In-One cannot be unchecked. Click on Next to proceed. 5. Select the destination folder where SecureGuard All-In-One will be installed by clicking on Browse, or use the suggested destination folder which SecureGuard All-In-One will create. Click on Install to proceed. 6. Part of the installation involves configuring SecureGuard All-In-One. A notification window will pop up before this process begins. Click on OK to continue. Setup Overview: The Configuration Tool is used for configuring the system settings, adding sites (IP cameras, mobile devices, DVRs, NVRs, and Hybrid DVRs) for viewing or recording, setting up an notification, adding paging audio files, setting up recording and notification schedules, adding and configuring notification groups, managing user accounts and licenses, importing/exporting system settings, backing up and validating the integrity of the database.

5 5 1. The SecureGuard Configuration Tool will open and start in the Database tab. This encourages the user to set up a database backup schedule before further use. This can be very helpful in the event of an unexpected power outage or hard drive crash. If you do not wish to set up a backup schedule, uncheck the box next to Scheduled Backup. If you try going to another tab while the box is still checked, a message will pop-up informing you about the database backup feature and what has not been set (schedule, backup directory, or both) See Image 1 and Image 2. Image 1

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7 7 2. If you do choose to set up a backup schedule, first choose the location where you would like the backups to be located by clicking Browse. It is STRONGLY recommended that you store backups on a separate disk. If you choose to store your backups on the same disk as the database, a warning message will pop up confirming this decision. See Image 3 and Image 4. Image 3

8 8 Image 4 3. Set a time you want your backups to occur. You will then choose to either have the database backup on a daily or weekly basis. Once completed, click Apply. See Image 5. Image 5

9 9 4. In the Systems tab, you will see that System Recordings will be set to your operating system s hard drive by default. It is recommended that you change this to a different location (e.g separate internal hard drive or external hard drive). To change location, click Browse and select the new location. Once your new location is chosen, System Recordings will display the file path. Click Apply when completed. See Image 6. Image 6

10 10 5. To add sites to SecureGuard, go to the Sites tab. See Image 7. Image 7 6. There are 2 methods for adding sites to SecureGuard. The first method automatically scans the local area network for sites (IP Cameras, DVRs*, NVRs*, and Hybrid DVRs*). *Please see SecureGuard Spec Sheet for more details.

11 11 7. To add sites using the first method, click on Site Locate. See Image 8. Image 8

12 12 8. Once the Site Locate window pops up, it will automatically scan, locate, and list all devices found on the local area network. See Image 9. Image 9

13 13 9. To add a site to SecureGuard, double click a device listed in the Site Locate window to bring up the Site Settings window. Enter the login credentials and click on OK. See Image 10. Enter Login credentials. Image 10

14 The device will be listed under Sites to add in the Site Locate window. Repeat this process until you are ready to proceed. When completed, click OK to exit the Site Locate window. See Image 11. Image 11

15 The device(s) will now be listed in the Sites tab. See Image 12. Image 12

16 To finish adding the site(s) to SecureGuard, click on Apply. The Apply button will be grayed out, confirming the site(s) addition to SecureGuard. See Image 13. Image 13

17 To add a site using the second method, click on New. See Image 14. Image 14

18 This will bring up the Site Settings window. Enter a site name in the 'Name' field, select the appropriate device 'Type' and 'Model', and then enter the network information and login credentials required to connect to the device. See Image 15. STEP 2: Select Type. Choices include: DVR, Hybrid DVR, IP Camera, Mobile Device and NVR. STEP 1: Create a site Name. STEP 3: Select Model. STEP 5: Enter User credentials. STEP 4: Enter Network Connection Details. Image 15

19 For DVRs/Hybrid DVRs/NVRs, it is recommended that you perform a Check Site. Clicking OK without performing a Check Site will produce a message window informing you that the site will be configured to 1 channel and that you will not be to limit the number of channels users can view, playback, or export. See Image 16. Image 16

20 Clicking Check Site will verify the information entered. If all is correct, a window will produce only requesting the number of channels be fixed for DVRs/Hybrid DVRs/NVRs. Click the Fix option to adjust the number of channels. See Image 17 and Image 18. Image 17 Image 18

21 Click OK and you will see that the PTZ Control channels have been updated to the number of channels of your unit (RS, VS, DS, NS, ZS, HS, VT, VX, HT, and NX only). Clicking Check Site again should now produce a message stating that the connection was a success. Click OK to complete the site addition. See Image 19, Image 20, and Image 21. Image 19 Image 20

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23 The device will be listed in the Sites tab. See Image 22. Image 22

24 Finally, click on Apply to finish adding the site to SecureGuard. The Apply button will be grayed out, indicating the site has been added to SecureGuard. See Image 23 Image 23

25 To complete the installation of, exit the SecureGuard Configuration Tool by clicking on X. See Image 24. Image 24

26 26 Startup & Live View 1. After closing the SecureGuard Configuration Tool, the SecureGuard Client login window should appear. If not, double click on the SecureGuard Client desktop icon to run SecureGuard Client. Enter admin for the Login ID and admin for the Password, and then click on OK. See Image 25.. Image 25

27 27 2. Once logged in, a SecureGuard Welcome window will pop up. Click OK to proceed. See Image 26. Image 26

28 28 3. Next, the User Settings window will pop up in the Group Management tab. The sites that were added in the Configuration Tool will be listed under Saved Sites. To start off, a default group has already been created by SecureGuard named Default Group with all the sites pre-added to this group and ready to view from the SecureGuard Client. To organize sites in custom groups, refer to the Group Management section of the user manual for detailed instructions. Click on Close to exit the User Settings window. See Image 27 Image 27

29 29 4. Lastly, you will be prompted to confirm the group you want to open and whether you want to auto connect to the group. When ready, click OK.