VA-SW2000 VA-SW2000 INSTRUCTION MANUAL INSTRUCTION MANUAL. Network Archiving Software. Network Archiving Software. Netzwerk-Archivierungssoftware

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1 INSTRUCTION MANUAL INSTRUCTION MANUAL VA-SW2000 VA-SW2000 Network Archiving Software Network Archiving Software Netzwerk-Archivierungssoftware Logiciel d'archivage sur réseau Programa de Archivo de Red English Deutsch Français Español GB D F E CS

2 CONTENTS FEATURES... 2 ACCESSORIES... 2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS... 3 Server Computer (Image Server)... 3 Client Computer... 3 Monitoring Cameras... 3 Connection to Image Server... 3 NETWORK CONNECTION... 4 NETWORK CONFIGURATION EXAMPLE... 5 When a Single Network Camera is Connected... 5 When Four Cameras are Connected to a Network Video Server... 5 When Two Network Cameras and a Network Video Server (with Four Cameras) are Connected... 5 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION AND IMAGE SERVER... 6 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE... 7 Installing the Archiving Software... 7 Installing the JPEG2000 Plug-in Uninstalling the Network Archiving System Software FUNCTIONS OF EACH CAMSET MAIN WINDOW ELEMENT NETWORK CAMERA SERVER SETTINGS A B If CAMERA is selected as the CAMERA TYPE setting If SERVER is selected as the CAMERA TYPE setting FUNCTIONS OF EACH CAMERA No. WINDOW ELEMENT FUNCTIONS OF EACH CAMERA SET WINDOW ELEMENT FUNCTIONS OF EACH RECORDING MODE SET WINDOW ELEMENT Alarm Recording FUNCTIONS OF EACH LOCAL SERVER SET WINDOW ELEMENT FUNCTIONS OF EACH IMAGE SERVER WINDOW ELEMENT Main Window FUNCTIONS OF EACH PARTITION SETTING WINDOW ELEMENT PARTITION SETTINGS Deleting Recorded Data CLIENT COMPUTERS NETWORK ARCHIVING SYSTEM SETTINGS...31 FUNCTIONS OF EACH SYSTEM WINDOW ELEMENT...32 FIELD MENU OPERATIONS...35 FUNCTIONS OF EACH SEARCH WINDOW ELEMENT...36 SEARCHING FOR IMAGES...37 SAVING IMAGES...38 PLAYING BACK SAVED IMAGES...39 FUNCTIONS OF EACH ALARM WINDOW ELEMENT...40 PLAYING BACK AND SAVING ALARM IMAGES...41 Saving Images...41 Playing Back Saved Images...42 MENU SCREEN FLOWCHART (For Administrator only)...43 OPENING AND CLOSING THE MENU WINDOW (For Administrator only)...44 MENU WINDOW SETTINGS...45 (For Administrator only) A CLOCK SET Settings...45 B RECORDING AREA INFORMATION Checking...45 C RECORDING CONDITION SET Settings..45 D RECORDING MODE SET Settings...46 E TIMER SET Settings...49 F ALARM NOTICE SET Settings...50 G CAMERA SET Settings...51 SYSTEM WINDOW FLOWCHART (For Administrator only)...53 OPENING AND CLOSING THE SYSTEM WINDOW (For Administrator only)...54 SYSTEM WINDOW SETTINGS (For Administrator only)...55 A NETWORK SET Settings...55 B USER PROPERTY SET Settings...56 C CAMERA PROPERTY LIST Display...59 USER LEVELS...60 NETWORK CAMERA/VIDEO SERVER PPP CONNECTIONS...61 PPP CONNECTION SETTINGS...62 When PPP Connections are Not Possible...63 MODEM CONNECTIONS...64 ARCHIVING SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS...65 English 1

3 FEATURES ACCESSORIES The VA-SW2000 archiving software is an application software that lets you record JPEG2000 images from network cameras and network video servers onto the hard drive of a computer, and to play back these recorded images. The computer that the VA-SW2000 software is installed on becomes an image server, so that the images that have been recorded on that computer can be displayed as live images or recorded images by other computers that are also connected to the network (client computers). Hardware key (USB type) Note: The hardware key must be inserted into the USB port in order to use this software. JPEG2000 images from up to a maximum of 16 cameras can be recorded simultaneously. In addition, the recording condition can be set individually as desired for each camera that is connected. Via the network, up to a maximum of 16 users on client computers can access the recorded images for recording and playing back. In addition, the access for users can be controlled by means of passwords. The image server can simultaneously record images while processing access requests for recording and playback from client computers. Recording and playback images can be viewed in a single-screen or up to a 16- screen split screen display. In addition, both live images and playback images can be displayed as required. Normal recording and alarm recording are both available, and you can set parameters such as the recording rate and resolution for both types of recording. You can also set recording to take place in real time or as timelapse recording as required. An alarm notification function is also available, so that if an alarm is triggered at one of the cameras on the network, an electronic alarm playback message with a single alarm image attached can be sent to up to five designated addresses. 2 English

4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS The system requirements for the network archiving system are as follows. Server Computer (Image Server) Specifications/computer CPU: Pentium III 800 MHz or higher (Pentium 4, 2 GHz recommended) Memory: 256 MB or more (512 MB recommended) Operating System: Windows 2000 Server / Professional / XP Professional The operating system that can be used will vary depending on the number of client computers that are connected. Check the system configuration that you are using and also check the terms of your Microsoft software license and select an operating system that complies with the conditions of use for your license. Ports: USB port (Ver. 1.1 or later) LAN port (2 or more recommended) Client Computer Specifications/computer CPU: Pentium III 800 MHz or higher (Pentium 4, 2 GHz recommended) Memory: 128 MB or more (256 MB recommended) Operating System: Windows 98 SE / Me / 2000 / XP Browser: Internet Explorer Ver. 5.5, Service Pack 2 or later Monitoring Cameras JPEG2000-compatible network camera (VCC-WB2000/VCC-WB2000P) or camera that is compatible with the network video server (VSP-SV2000/VSP-SV2000P) Connection to Image Server Between camera and image server Network: LAN No. of connections: Maximum 16 channels Between client computer and image server Network: LAN or Internet No. of connections: Maximum 16 Administrator: 1 General users: Maximum 15 Microsoft and Windows are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Intel and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. English 3

5 NETWORK CONNECTION Two different types of unit can be connected to the network archiving system: network cameras and network video servers Camera number Camera ID Server Computer (Image server) IP address IP address IP address Network camera 1 CCAMO 2 DCAMO 3 ECAMO 2 Network video server Monitoring camera 4 SCAM0 Camera image e data IP address 5 SCAM1 6 SCAM2 7 SCAM3 Maximum 16 1 Network camera Each network camera is connected directly to the image server. 2 Network video server Normal monitoring cameras are connected to the image server via a network video server. Up to a maximum of four monitoring cameras can be connected to a single network video server. 3 Camera number This is a number that is assigned to each camera for use in the system. Up to a maximum of 16 cameras can be connected to the network archiving system, so that camera numbers from 1 to 16 are available, but the numbers cannot be duplicated. 4 Camera ID This is an identifier that the image server uses to specify cameras. The camera IDs may not be duplicated within the network archiving system. Camera IDs consist of five alphanumeric characters. The IDs consist of a basic ID (4 characters) and a serial number (0 to 3). When a basic ID is registered, the network camera or network video server automatically assigns the serial number. (Setting examples) For network cameras Basic ID entered: CCAM Camera ID: CCAM0 For a network video server Basic ID entered: SCAM Camera ID: SCAM0 (1 to 3) The Administrator registers camera IDs at the image server. When a camera is connected to the network, the Administrator registers the camera ID using the network archiving software (Camset). Camera IDs cannot be changed by general users. Camera IDs are camera identifiers. They are not specific to any particular camera unit, so if a particular camera has a problem and needs to be replaced, you do not need to change the camera ID. Note: If your system requires protection from power outages, you should use an uninterrupted power supply (UPS). If running the system for extended periods, it is also recommended that you periodically shut the system down and restart it in order to ensure more stable system operation. 4 English

6 NETWORK CONFIGURATION EXAMPLE When a Single Network Camera is Connected Server computer (Image server) LAN Camera image data Network camera Client computer When Four Cameras are Connected to a Network Video Server Monitoring camera Monitoring camera Server computer (Image server) Monitoring camera Client computer Monitoring camera LAN Network video server Camera image data Camera ima e data When Two Network Cameras and a Network Video Server (with Four Cameras) are Connected Monitoring camera Monitoring camera Server computer (Image server) Monitoring camera Monitoring camera Network video server Camera image data Camera ima e data LAN Network camera Network camera Client computer Client computer English 5

7 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION AND IMAGE SERVER In order to use this system, you need to install the network archiving software to the computer that is to be used as the image server, and you need to install the JPEG2000 plug-in to the computers that are to be used as the client computers. After installing the software for this system, you can then set the recording conditions for the network cameras and video server from the image server, and record images onto the image server. The client computers can be used to view, search and play back images that have been recorded by the image server. Note: The speed of recording and viewing live/playback images is dependent on factors such as the network environment and the computer performance. Settings 2 Server computer 1 Camera Live images Settings 3 Client computer (Image server) Live images Settings (Operation of each component) 1 Camera This captures the images being monitored. 2 Server Computer CamSet This is a utility for setting the connection parameters for the camera and the image server. Image server This records the image data that is transmitted from the cameras based on the conditions that have been set. 3 Client computer This is used as a viewing terminal to monitor, search and play back live images and also images that have been recorded by the image server. 6 English

8 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE In order to use the network archiving system, you need to install the archiving software onto the image server, and the JPEG2000 plug-in onto the client computers respectively. Installing the Archiving Software The archiving software consists of the following three programs: recording software, a hardware key driver, and J2RE (Java 2 Runtime). You should normally select ALL SET so that all three software programs are installed together. 2 Click [ALL SET] in the WELCOME window. The installation will start, and the setup window will be displayed. Note: Checking for Java 2 Runtime Before installing the software, check if Java 2 Runtime has already been installed on the image server. If Java 2 Runtime Ver. 1.4 or later has already been installed, you must uninstall it. JAVA is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States of America and other countries. 1 Place the system disk for the archiving software into the CD-ROM drive of the image server, and then run InstUp.exe. The WELCOME window will be displayed. Archive application software (ARCHIVE) This records JPEG2000 images. Hardware key driver (HARD-KEY Driver) After installing the hardware key driver, be sure to insert the accessory hardware key into the USB port of the image server. Java Runtime Environment (J2RE) This installs Java 2 Runtime Ver English 7

9 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 3 Click [Next] in the Welcome to the LSsetup Setup Wizard window (to install the archive application software). The license agreement conditions will be displayed. After reading the conditions carefully, select I Agree if you agree to the conditions, and then click [Next]. 5 Click [Next] in the Confirm Installation window. Installation will then start and the progress meter will show how far the installation has progressed. Once the installation is complete, click [Close]. 4 Click [Next] in the Select Installation Folder window. Normally you should not change the default settings. If you would like to change the destination folder for installation of the software, type the new folder into the box, or click [Browse] and select the destination folder. 8 English

10 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 6 After this, installation of the J2RE software starts. The license agreement conditions will be displayed. After reading the conditions carefully, click [Yes]. 8 Click [Next] in the Select Browsers window. Installation of the J2RE software will start. 7 Click [Next] in the Choose Destination Location window. Normally you should not change the default settings. If you would like to change the destination folder for installation of the software, type the new folder into the box, or click [Browse] and select the destination folder. English 9

11 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 9 After this, installation of the hardware key driver starts. 1 When the ikey Driver - Welcome window is displayed, click [Next]. 2 At the ikey Driver - License Agreement window, click [I Agree]. 11 Insert the accessory hardware key into the USB port of the image server. Then click [OK]. Note: If you remove the hardware key while the software is running, recording will stop. To resume recording, reinsert the hardware key and then restart the image server. 12 After the installation is completed, restart the image server. The Camset and LSsetup shortcut icon will appear on the desktop. Double-click each icon. 10 The progress meter will show how far the installation has progressed. Once the installation is complete and a message box is displayed, click [OK]. When all software programs have been installed, a message will be displayed prompting you to restart the computer. 10 English

12 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE Installing the JPEG2000 Plug-in Install the JPEG2000 plug-in onto the client computers from the CD-ROM. Refer to the documentation provided with the network camera or video server for instructions on installing the plug-in. 2 Remove Java 2 Runtime, LSsetup and the ikey driver. Uninstalling the Network Archiving System Software 1 Click [Start] and then click [Control Panel]. Then double-click the Add/ Remove Programs icon. 3 Delete any data that has been stored on the image server. Delete the directories (cam1 to 16) that have been created in the drive (example: drive D) that has been specified in the partition settings. Delete the C:/Program File/LSsetup/ folder. If you changed the installation destination folder, then delete the folder with the path that was specified. English 11

13 FUNCTIONS OF EACH CAMSET MAIN WINDOW ELEMENT Click Camset shortcut icon on the desktop F H I M N O P Q J K L G 1 Table number (00 15) This shows the number of the table that is being operated. With Camset, information for a single camera is stored by itself separately, and up to a maximum of 16 tables can be edited, one for each camera connected. The configuration files in all tables can all be retrieved and saved together. 2 IP ADDRESS This is the IP address for the camera. 3 HTTP PORT (Default setting: 80) This is the port number for the camera. The default setting should normally be left as it is. 4 CONNECT (Default setting: C) This shows whether the camera can be accessed by the image server. Available settings: C: Access to the camera is possible. N: Access to the camera is not possible. If the camera is connected to the Internet via a dial-up connection and so the IP address is not fixed If the camera is behind a firewall and cannot be accessed directly 5 CAMERA TYPE (Default setting: CAMERA) This selects the type of camera that is connected. Available settings: CAMERA: Network camera SERVER: Network video server 6 CAM No. (p. 19) When you click this button, the CAMERA No. window is displayed. 7 NEXT When you click this button, the display moves to the next table. Use this when you have finished making the settings for one camera and you would like to make the settings for the next camera. If the next table has not been created yet, the message No next camera, create new camera? will be displayed. Click [Yes] to create a new table. If the table number is 15, you cannot move to the next table. 12 English

14 FUNCTIONS OF EACH CAMSET MAIN WINDOW ELEMENT 8 PREV When you click this button, the display moves to the previous table. If the table number is 00, you cannot move to the previous table. Note: If using either the [NEXT] or [PREV] operations, make sure that the [SET TO CAMERA] operations have been carried out correctly first in order to ensure that no mismatches occur in the setting information between the camera and the configuration file. 9 CAMERA SET (p. 20) When you click this button, the CAMERA SET window is displayed. If SERVER is selected as the CAMERA TYPE setting, a warning message will be displayed and the CAMERA SET window will not be displayed. F RECORD MODE SET (p. 22) When you click this button, the RECORDING MODE SET window is displayed. G LOCAL SERVER SET (p. 25) When you click this button, the LOCAL SERVER SET window is displayed. H LOAD FROM CAMERA When you click this button, the camera setting information is loaded into the table that is currently being edited. The IP address and HTTP port number for the camera must be set correctly. I SET TO CAMERA When you click this button, the setting information in the table is applied to the camera. The IP address and HTTP port number for the camera must be set correctly. J STOP When you click this button, saving and applying of camera setting information is halted. K LOAD INFO FILE When you click this button, the contents of the configuration file are loaded into the table. L SAVE INFO FILE When you click this button, the contents of the table are all saved into the configuration file. The contents of the table cannot be saved into the configuration file in the following cases. If camera numbers are duplicated If camera IDs have not been set or are overlapping Before saving information to the configuration file, check the information in the table that is being edited and make any corrections that may be required. M APPLY When you click this button, the values that have been typed in are applied to the table. When this button is clicked, only the table values that are currently in the memory are overwritten. They are not yet applied to the camera or saved in the configuration file at this point. N RESET When you click this button, the settings are returned to their previous settings. This is only possible before [APPLY] is clicked. O DELETE When you click this button, the configuration table that is currently being edited is deleted. P EXIT When you click this button, Camset ends and the main window closes. Note: If you click [EXIT] when the contents of the table have been changed but they have not yet been applied to the camera, the warning message Did not Set Parameters to Camera, OK? will be displayed. If the changes have also not been saved to the configuration file, the warning message Not Saved to Param File, Exit OK? will be displayed. Q Log window This displays messages showing the results of operations. English 13

15 NETWORK CAMERA SERVER SETTINGS 1 Set the IP addresses. Before double-clicking the shortcut icon for the Camset network archiving system, set the unique IP addresses for the cameras that are connected to the image server. Note: IP addresses cannot be set using the Camset network archiving system. Open the setting page for each camera to make the settings. Note: To load a different configuration file, click [NEXT]. The CONFIRM dialog box will be displayed with the message No next camera, create new camera?, so click [Yes] to load another configuration file. 2 Check the connections. Connect the network cameras to the image server, and check that the cameras can be accessed using the image server. 3 Double-click the Camset shortcut icon on the desktop. A No Info file found!! message box will be displayed. Click [OK] to display the CAMSET MAIN window. This window is the 00 configuration file. 4 Type in the IP address for the camera with the default settings, select C or N from the CONNECT drop-down list box, and then click [APPLY]. 5 Select the CAMERA TYPE setting. Select CAMERA or SERVER from the drop-down list box. 14 English

16 NETWORK CAMERA SERVER SETTINGS A If CAMERA is selected as the CAMERA TYPE setting 1 Select CAMERA and then click [APPLY]. 2 Click [LOCAL SERVER SET]. The LOCAL SERVER SET window will be displayed. Use this window to make the settings for server. For further details, refer to FUNCTIONS OF EACH LOCAL SERVER SET WINDOW ELEMENT. (p. 25) 4 Click [CAM No.]. The CAMERA No. window will be displayed. While referring to CAMERA No. LIST OF OTHER CAMERAS, type in a camera number in the CH-1 box that does not overlap with an existing camera number. The ID corresponding to the CAMERA-ID entry in the LOCAL SERVER SET window will be displayed in the CAM ID column. (p. 26) 5 Click [APPLY] and close the window. 6 Click [CAMERA SET]. The CAMERA SET window will be displayed. Make the camera settings, and then click [APPLY] and close the window. (p. 20) 3 Type in a 4-character camera ID in the CAMERA-ID box, click [APPLY] and then close the LOCAL SERVER SET window. English 15

17 NETWORK CAMERA SERVER SETTINGS Copying camera setting information Camera settings are normally made in the CAMERA SET window, but you can also copy existing camera settings and apply them to other cameras. 1 Click [LOAD FROM CAMERA]. The information for the camera that has already been set will be loaded. It may take several seconds for this information to load. 2 Click [CAMERA SET]. The CAMERA SET window will be displayed. Change any information that is necessary, and then click [APPLY] and close the window. 7 Click [RECORD MODE SET]. The RECORDING MODE SET window will be displayed. Set the items that are required for recording. (p. 22) If alarm recording is to be carried out Change the setting in the drop-down list box for 1CH in the ALARM RECORD box to RECORD, and then click [APPLY] and close the window. 8 Click [SET TO CAMERA]. The setting information will be applied to the camera. It may take several seconds for the information to set. If the camera is not connected correctly, the following error message will be displayed. 9 Click [SAVE INFO FILE]. The setting information will be saved in the configuration file. If saving setting information into other configuration files, repeat the above procedure. 16 English

18 NETWORK CAMERA SERVER SETTINGS B If SERVER is selected as the CAMERA TYPE setting 1 Select SERVER and then click [APPLY]. 2 Click [LOCAL SERVER SET]. The LOCAL SERVER SET window will be displayed. Use this window to make the settings for server. For further details, refer to FUNCTIONS OF EACH LOCAL SERVER SET WINDOW ELEMENT. (p. 25) 4 Click [RECORD MODE SET]. The RECORDING MODE SET window will be displayed. Use the drop-down list boxes to set whichever of the four SERVER TYPE channels that is displaying camera images to ON, and change any other settings that may be required. For details, refer to the RECORDING MODE SET window. (p. 22) If alarm recording is to be carried out, change the setting in the drop-down list box for CH in the ALARM RECORD box to RECORD, and then click [APPLY] and close the window. 3 Type in a 4-character camera ID in the CAMERA-ID box, click [APPLY] and then close the LOCAL SERVER SET window. English 17

19 NETWORK CAMERA SERVER SETTINGS 5 Click [CAM No.]. The CAMERA No. window will be displayed. While referring to CAMERA No. LIST OF OTHER CAMERAS, type in the camera numbers in the CH-1 to CH-4 boxes that do not overlap with existing camera numbers. The ID corresponding to the CAMERA-ID entry in the LOCAL SERVER SET window will be displayed in the CAM ID column. (p. 26) Note: The SERVER TYPE in the RECORDING MODE SET window must be set to ON to be able to type a camera number into the corresponding boxes. 7 Click [SET TO CAMERA]. The setting information will be applied to the camera. It may take several seconds for the information to set. If the camera is not connected correctly, the following error message will be displayed. 8 Click [SAVE INFO FILE]. The information that is recorded in the configuration file for the image server will be saved. If saving setting information into other configuration files, repeat the above procedure. 6 Click [APPLY] and close the window. 18 English

20 FUNCTIONS OF EACH CAMERA No. WINDOW ELEMENT This window lets you assign numbers (1 to 16) to each channel for the cameras that are connected to the image server. These numbers are used for system administration purposes. Click [CAM No.] in the CAMSET MAIN window. Note: If assigning a camera number to a network camera, only CH-1 can be set. For a network video server, the channels that can be set are the available channels (up to a maximum of four) in which the camera connection is set to ON in the RECORDING MODE SET window Camera number settings Type the camera numbers into the camera number boxes. Note: For example, if a camera setting has been made for CAM No. 1 in the CAMERA No. LIST OF OTHER CAMERAS box and you then set CH-1 to 1, the settings will overlap and the CAMNO ERROR message box will be displayed. The duplicated setting will not be applied even if you click [OK]. 2 CAMERA No. LIST OF OTHER CAMERAS This shows the camera numbers that have already been set in other tables. CAM ID: This shows the ID that was typed into the CAMERA-ID box in the LOCAL SERVER SET window. CH No.: For network cameras, 1 (CH) is displayed, and for network video servers, 1 4 (CH) is displayed. (TBL No.): This shows the number for the corresponding table in the CAMSET MAIN window. 3 Table settings These buttons function in the same way as the buttons F in FUNCTIONS OF EACH CAMERA SET WINDOW ELEMENT. (p. 21) English 19

21 FUNCTIONS OF EACH CAMERA SET WINDOW ELEMENT This window lets you make detailed settings that determine the camera operating parameters. Note: If SERVER is selected as the CAMERA TYPE setting, a warning message will be displayed and the CAMERA SET window will not be displayed F IRIS (Default setting: AI) Select the iris setting from the drop-down list box. Available settings: AI: Automatic iris EI: Electronic iris 2 IRIS Level (Default setting: 50) Type the iris level in the text box. The larger the value, the greater the iris level. Available settings: 1 to BRIGHT (Default setting: 1) Select the image brightness from the dropdown list box. The brightness can be set to one of five levels, and the higher the value, the brighter the images. Available settings: 1 to 5 4 ELECTRONIC SHUTTER (Default setting: 1/60) This setting can be changed when IRIS is set to AI. Select the electronic shutter speed (8 speeds) from the drop-down list box. Available settings: 1/60, 1/100, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, 1/10000 sec. 5 BLC (Default setting: OFF) Select the backlight correction function from the drop-down list box. Available settings: OFF: Backlight correction is not carried out. MULTI: Multiple point photometry; backlight correction is calculated from the whole image. CENTER: Center focus photometry; backlight correction is calculated based on the center of the image. 20 English

22 FUNCTIONS OF EACH CAMERA SET WINDOW ELEMENT 6 WHITE BALANCE (Default setting: AUTO) Select the white balance (automatic color temperature correction) from the drop-down list box. Available settings: AUTO: Automatic white balance; the white balance is adjusted automatically to obtain correct colors even if the light source changes. INDOOR: This setting is for when the camera is being used indoors under fluorescent lighting. OUTDOOR: This setting is for when the camera is being used outdoors under natural sunlight. MANUAL: Manual white balance; this can be used when the AUTO setting does not give correct color reproduction. 7 WHITE BALANCE MANUAL-R/B (Default setting: 64) This is used when WHITE BALANCE is set to MANUAL. Type in the color sensitivity level for red (R) or blue (B) in the text box. Available settings: 0 to AGC Gain (Default setting: 0) This sets the image capture sensitivity. Select the AGC (automatic gain control) gain level from the drop-down list box. If the images are too dark, increase the gain level. Available settings: 6dB, 0, +6dB, +9dB, OFF 9 GAMMA (Default setting: 0.45) Select the gamma correction value (signal correction value/contrast for natural images) from the drop-down list box. Available settings: 1, 0.8, 0.6, 0.45, 0.3 Note: Refer to the documentation provided with the network cameras for details on settings for other cameras. In addition, other settings such as those for motion sensors that can only be made at the camera itself should basically be made first before any other settings are made. When you change the settings in this setting window, always make sure that the changed settings are updated in the camera window also. F Table settings OK The data that has been typed in is applied to the table that is currently being edited, and the window closes. APPLY The data that has been typed in is applied to the table that is currently being edited, but the window does not close. CANCEL The data that has been typed in is discarded, and the window closes. (This is only possible before [APPLY] is clicked.) RESET The data that has been typed in is discarded, and the previous table settings are restored. (This is only possible before [APPLY] is clicked.) English 21

23 FUNCTIONS OF EACH RECORDING MODE SET WINDOW ELEMENT This window lets you set the camera recording parameters. Click [RECORDING MODE SET] in the CAMSET MAIN window Channel connection settings If the camera type is a network video server, you can set the connection (ON/OFF) to the image server for each channel (CH1 to CH4) in the SERVER TYPE drop-down list boxes. (You cannot change any settings here if the camera is a network camera.) 2 RECORDING RATE Select the recording rate (image transmission speed) from the drop-down list box. Available settings: 0.1 to 1.0, >1 STEP 1 to >1 STEP 5 3 RESOLUTION Select the resolutions for both normal recording and alarm recording from the dropdown list boxes. The higher the resolution, the greater the volume of data transferred. Available settings: NORMAL: 720x480, 720x240, 640x480, 320x240, 160x120 (Default setting: 320x240) ALARM: 720x480, 720x240 (Default setting: 720x240) Note: The transmission speed may be limited by the conditions of the network environment that is being connected to. 22 English

24 FUNCTIONS OF EACH RECORDING MODE SET WINDOW ELEMENT 4 COMPRESSION RATIO Select the compression ratio for image data that is used by the image processing circuit for each recording mode from the drop-down list boxes. Available settings: STEP 1 to STEP 5 The compression ratio setting can be set to one of five steps, from STEP 1 (high) to STEP 5 (low). If a higher compression ratio is used, the volume of image data becomes smaller (the amount of image deterioration becomes greater) but the transmission speed becomes faster. 5 PRIORITY Select the priority mode for recording from the drop-down list box. Available settings: PICTURE: Recording is carried out at high quality. TIME: Recording is carried out at normal quality. (The duration for recording alarm data is shorter.) 6 ADDITIONAL REC TIME When an alarm occurs, images are recorded by the image server in accordance with the alarm memory area of the camera, but you can extend the recording time by typing in an additional time in seconds. Available settings: 0 to 300 sec. 7 BUFFERING AREA Select the ratio for allocating pre-alarm recording and post-alarm recording space in the camera s alarm memory area from the drop-down list box. Example 0 / 10 Post-alarm recording area Pre-alarm recording area Available settings: 0/10, 1/9, 2/8, 3/7, 4/6, 5/5 When setting the pre-alarm recording area (the setting range is from 1/9 to 5/ 5), the compression ratio and resolution that have been set as the alarm recording conditions will also be applied to normal recording and will be fixed at those settings, so that it will not be possible to change the compression ratio and resolution for normal recording. If the BUFFERING AREA setting is something other than 0/10 (if a prealarm recording area has been set), the following checks will be carried out automatically when [OK] or [APPLY] is clicked. Are the RESOLUTION settings for normal and alarm recording the same? If they are different, a warning message is displayed, and the RESOLUTION setting for alarm recording is adopted for both kinds of recording. Does the COMPRESSION RATIO setting match the PRIORITY setting? If the settings are not as follows, a warning message is displayed and the settings are forcibly adjusted. PRIORITY (PICTURE) COMPRESSION RATIO (STEP 5) PRIORITY (TIME) COMPRESSION RATIO (STEP 2) English 23

25 FUNCTIONS OF EACH RECORDING MODE SET WINDOW ELEMENT 8 ALARM RECORD Select the alarm recording function setting for the camera from the drop-down list box. Available settings: RECORD: The alarm recording function is enabled. OFF: The alarm recording function is disabled. 9 Table settings These buttons function in the same way as button F in FUNCTIONS OF EACH CAMERA SET WINDOW ELEMENT. (p. 21) Alarm Recording This system allows two modes of recording to be carried out. These modes are normal recording and alarm recording. Normal recording is the default mode; alarm recording starts automatically when an outside intruder triggers an alarm. Alarm recording consists of pre-alarm recording which records the images immediately before an alarm occurs, and postalarm recording which records the images immediately after the alarm occurs. The following two types of alarm detection can be used by the cameras. Detection by means of an external alarm sensor This uses a response from a sensor such as an infrared sensor to input external alarm data to the camera. Detection by means of a motion sensor This uses the motion detection function that has been set at the camera to automatically detect any movement in the images being recorded. Note: The alarm detection functions of the camera cannot be set or changed at the image server. 24 English

26 FUNCTIONS OF EACH LOCAL SERVER SET WINDOW ELEMENT This lets you set the attribute information (such as IP address and port number) for the image server. Click [LOCAL SERVER SET] in the CAMSET MAIN window LOCAL SERVER USE Select whether the image server is to be used or not from the drop-down list box. Available settings: NO USE: Not used USE: Used Note: If USE is selected, a special mode will be activated so that direct connections between the browser and network cameras and video servers can only be made by the Administrator (ID3). Refer to the documentation provided with the network camera or video server for details on browser connections. 3 FTP PORT NUMBER Type in the FTP (File Transfer Protocol) port number for the image server in the text box. Normally you should type in FTP USER NAME (Default setting: ComNET) Type in the FTP username in the text box. 5 FTP PASSWORD Type in the FTP password in the text box. (The password can be up to 16 characters in length. The password entered is casesensitive.) 2 LOCAL SERVER IP ADDRESS Type in the IP address for the image server in the text box. English 25

27 FUNCTIONS OF EACH LOCAL SERVER SET WINDOW ELEMENT 6 FTP PASSWORD (Confirm) Re-enter the FTP password in the text box to confirm it. If the two passwords are different, the message PassWord Not Match will be displayed when you click [APPLY]. 7 FTP PASSIVE (Default setting: NO USE) If the FTP connection is in passive mode, set to USE. However, this should normally be set to NO USE. Available settings: NO USE: Not used USE: Used Note: The use or non-use of passive mode will vary depending on the network configuration of the image server. This is set to USE if the camera images cannot be seen at the image server. 8 CAMERA-ID This is a 4-character camera title that is displayed for convenience at the user terminal. Note: If the CAMERA-ID is less than 4 characters, or if it is the same as the CAMERA-ID that has already been set for another camera, a warning message will be displayed and [OK] and [APPLY] will not work. If you enter any more than four characters, the extra characters will be ignored. 9 Table settings These buttons function in the same way as button F in FUNCTIONS OF EACH CAMERA SET WINDOW ELEMENT. (p. 21) 26 English

28 FUNCTIONS OF EACH IMAGE SERVER WINDOW ELEMENT Main Window When you double-click the shortcut icon on the desktop, the main window for the archiving software will open. The main window contains a variety of different confirmation and checking functions in the one window, but some of the menus that are available to the user are restricted during normal system operations. As a result, items and menus that are not described in this instruction manual cannot be used. Note: The functions in this window cannot be used when the color of the characters in the menu bar is gray Record indicator FTP indicator SILS indicator Lights blue while the image server is in operation, and lights red when the image server is stopped. 2 Frame rate 3 now Date/Time Shows the current date and time. 4 Start/Stop These buttons are used to start and stop server functions (recording, FTP and SILS). Start: Click to start an operation. Stop: Click to stop an operation. Note: WSftpd and C:\WINNT\system32\cmd.exe will also be run when the main window is opened. These are not directly related to settings, but they must not be closed. English 27

29 FUNCTIONS OF EACH PARTITION SETTING WINDOW ELEMENT The hard disk recording areas are set according to the recording mode to be used. This window is used to set the normal recording area and the alarm recording area. Click on [Setting] in the menu bar and then select [Partition] from the drop-down list box. The Partition window will then open. Note: Settings cannot be carried out using the menu bar while recording is stopped Return Click to return to the main menu. 2 Refresh Click to refresh the window with the latest information. 3 HDD Capacity Shows the amount of free space on all hard disk drives separately for each drive. 4 Count of Connected Camera Shows the number of cameras that are connected to the image server. 5 Image Record Partition Setting box for hard disk partitions. 28 English

30 PARTITION SETTINGS Set the recording areas by following the procedure below. 1 Specify the drive. (Image Record Drive) Select the drive from the drop-down list box. Refer to the System Information box in the window for details on the amount of free space available on each drive. 2 Set the total size of the recording area. (Size of Data Area) Set the size of the recording area from the drop-down list box. Available settings: Units of 1 Gbyte 3 Set the size of the alarm recording area. (Alarm area) Select the percentage of the total recording area that is to be allocated as the alarm recording area from the drop-down list box. The size of the normal recording area automatically becomes the amount left over when the size of the alarm recording area is deducted from the size of the total recording area. Available settings: 0 to 99% 4 Confirm the number of cameras that are being used for recording. (Count of Camera) Refer to Count of Connected Camera in the System Information box and set the number of cameras that are being recorded by the image server. 5 Apply the partition settings. Click [Make] to apply the partition settings for the image server. Deleting Recorded Data If you click [Data Clear], all recorded data will be deleted. In addition, if you click [All Clear], the partition settings will be deleted. Note: When selecting the drive to use for recording, it is recommended that you do not select the C drive if this drive is also being used as the system drive. If selecting the C drive as the drive to use for recording, make sure that there is sufficient free space available on the drive to allow the system to operate stably. English 29

31 CLIENT COMPUTERS Images that are recorded onto the image sever and live images can be viewed, searched and played back by client computers. The user levels for accessing client computers on the network are divided into two levels: Administrator and General user. The user levels are recognized during login according to the username and password entered. Refer to page 60 for further details on user levels. Settings 2 Server computer 1 Camera Live images Settings (Image server) Live images Settings 3 Client computer (For Administrator) (For General user) 30 English

32 NETWORK ARCHIVING SYSTEM SETTINGS 1 Start the image server. 2 Start the computer s web browser. Browser: Internet Explorer Ver. 5.5, Service Pack 2 or later Operating system: Windows 98 SE / Me / 2000 / XP 5 Select the language and then click [OK]. The system window will then be displayed. Note: To discontinue receiving images from the image server, be sure to click the network disconnect button. 3 Type the image server s IP address into the browser s location bar and press [Enter]. Example: 4 Type the username and password into the verification window as shown below, and then click [OK]. Once the username and password have been verified, the language selection window will be displayed. User Name: ADMINISTRATOR Password: ADMINISTRATOR Note: The default settings for the username and password are as shown above. Refer to page 55 for instructions on changing the password. The username cannot be changed. If you click [CLEAR], the settings that have been typed in will be cleared. If you type in an incorrect username or password, a message will be displayed, so type in the correct details. For system security, you should change the password periodically. English 31

33 FUNCTIONS OF EACH SYSTEM WINDOW ELEMENT The user can display images from the image server in the system window, and also carry out operations such as monitoring and recording live images and playing back alarm recording images. 9 F G 1 Control panel These buttons can be used when images have been recorded by the image server. Alarm skip buttons (B C) Speed buttons (D E) D: If clicked during normal playback, the playback speed decreases as follows each time the button is clicked. 1/2, 1/5, 1/10, 1/20, 1/50 (relative speed) E: If clicked during normal playback, the playback speed increases as follows each time the button is clicked. 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 (relative speed) Reverse playback button (F) Stop button (G) Playback button (H) Note: After a search has been carried out, the playback button can be used to play back images from the set time onward. Frame advance buttons (I, K) Pause button (J) Skip to top button ( ) 2 Search setting button (SEARCH) Used to search and play back recorded images by date. 3 Alarm list display button (ALARM) Used to display the alarm conditions in list form. 4 Menu setting display button (MENU SETTING) (p. 43) Used to display and set time and recording area information. This button can only be used by an Administrator. It is not displayed when general users are logged in. 5 System setting window display button (SYSTEM) (p. 53) Used to set network and user information. This button can only be used by an Administrator. It is not displayed when general users are logged in. 6 Previous window display button (BACK) When clicked, the display changes to the previously-displayed window. 32 English

34 FUNCTIONS OF EACH SYSTEM WINDOW ELEMENT 7 Mode select buttons (AUTO/FINE) Images from the image server are compressed into JPEG2000 format and are displayed as live images. These mode select buttons are used to select whether the transmitted images are adjusted automatically to the resolution that best suits the performance of the computer being used to view the images, or whether the resolution is set to fine quality regardless of the computer s performance. AUTO: Image resolution is automatically adjusted in accordance with the computer s performance (default setting). Note: The image resolution will vary according to the computer s performance. If this may be a problem, you should change the setting to FINE. However, the display speed may become slower when FINE is selected. FINE: Images are displayed at fine resolution. 8 Network disconnect button Click this button to close the connection between the computer and the image server. SANYO NETWORK ARCHIVING SYSTEM, THE UNIT IS DISCONNECTED! will be displayed, and the camera will be disconnected from the network. 9 Window setting buttons Select the desired settings from the dropdown list boxes and then click the [SET] button. A B C D E A Split screen number setting (SCREEN) Select the number of split screens to be displayed in the image area. Available settings: 1, 4, 9, 16 (Split screens) B Window select button (CH) The numbers in the drop-down list box correspond to each split screen window. The selected channel (CH) number is displayed in the left part of the title bar for the respective window. Available settings: 1 to 16 C Camera number select button (CAMERA) This selects the camera number. The camera numbers displayed are the numbers that have been set in the CAM No. window of the Camset software. Available settings: 1 to 16 D Image mode select button (MODE) This selects the image mode for displaying images in the image areas. LIVE: Monitoring of live (camera) images PLAY: Playback of recorded images E SET button Click to accept the current settings. F Alarm detection check button (ALARM) This button lets you check alarm images that have not been played back. B A A Alarm display Normally these are all grayed out. When an alarm is detected, they illuminate orange in order starting from the right side, and the number of the camera where the alarm was detected is displayed. When a button is clicked, the corresponding alarm playback screen is displayed. (p. 41) B Remaining alarm playback display If there are more than three alarms that have not yet been played back, the i button lights red. If there are less than two alarms in the alarm list with a playback history of 1, this button remains black. Note: Once an alarm has been played back, the corresponding indicator is removed from the alarm detection check buttons. (p. 41) English 33

35 FUNCTIONS OF EACH SYSTEM WINDOW ELEMENT G Live & playback image area This area is used to display live images and playback images. A maximum of 16 windows can be set. The camera information that has been set in the CAMERA SET window is displayed in the title bars of each window. A B C D E F Title bar functions When characters are displayed in white: Recording is stopped. When characters are displayed in yellow: Recording is in progress. When the title bar is green: The window is active (The settings made using the window setting buttons 9 are applied to the active window.). A Channel number B Camera ID This shows the 5-character ID that has been set in the LOCAL SERVER SET window of the image server. C Camera title This shows the title that has been set in the CAMERA SET window. D Date and time This shows the date and time that has been set at the image server. E Image mode This shows LIVE or PLAY. Note: The camera information display in the title bar is abbreviated when there are many split-screen windows open. F Image area When the SANYO characters in the middle of the screen are white: No network camera or video server is connected. No images could be found for search playback. When the SANYO characters in the middle of the screen are red: No images are being sent from the image server. 34 English

36 FIELD MENU OPERATIONS If you move the mouse pointer over an image in a window in the image display area and click the right mouse button, a pop-up menu is displayed. This menu lets you select operations such as displaying image information and recording and saving images. 1 Displaying image information (Info) If you click Info, the information for the current camera is displayed in the window. Click [OK] to clear the information display. Live is displayed during playback mode ( PLAY is displayed in the title bar). If you click Live, the image mode changes to live image mode. Note: Refer to the RECORDING MODE SET window at the image server for details on the values for ResolutionLevel, CompressionRatio and FrameRate. 2 Changing the image mode (Live / Play) If you click Live or Play, the following display appears. Click [OK] to clear the display. Play is displayed during live image mode ( LIVE is displayed in the title bar). If you click Play, the image mode changes to playback mode. 3 Selecting recording (Rec / Stop) (For Administrator only) This function can only be used by an Administrator. It is not displayed when general users are logged in. If recording by the corresponding camera is stopped, Rec is displayed. If you click Rec, recording starts at the image server. When recording starts, the characters in the title bar change to yellow. If recording by the corresponding camera is in progress, Stop is displayed. If you click Stop, recording stops at the image server. When recording stops, the characters in the title bar change to white. 4 Saving images (Save (S)) Click Save (S) at the window that is displaying the image to be saved. The image save dialog box will be displayed. Check the saving location and filename, and then click [Save]. The image that was displayed at the point where the window was clicked will be saved. English 35

37 FUNCTIONS OF EACH SEARCH WINDOW ELEMENT Click [SEARCH] in the SYSTEM window MONTH 4 F Used to select the month for images to be searched. 2 DAY Used to select the day for images to be searched. 3 YEAR Used to select the year for images to be searched. 4 TIME Used to select the time for images to be searched. 5 SEARCH button Searching for the specified images starts when this button is clicked G 6 Time interval setting buttons (, ) If you click the or button when searching for images at an exact recording time, a time interval will be displayed. For example, if you select 5 and then click [SEARCH], images recorded at 5-minute intervals will be displayed in the image display. Available settings: 0 to 99 (Default setting: 0 mins.) Note: Images are searched within a range of 30 minutes of the specified time, and the closest matching image within that time is displayed. If no matching images are found, SANYO is displayed. 7 Image display When [SET] is clicked, the search window or the images being searched are displayed. 8 SET button Click [SET] when an image is displayed in the image display. Playback will then start from the displayed image. Use the Control panel to control playback operations in this window. 9 COPY TO Type in the path to the folder for saving images that have been searched for into the text box. F TIME (MIN.) Type in the length of recording time for images to be copied into the text box. The length of recording time starts from the time specified for searching for images. G COPY button Once the copy destination and length of recording time have been typed in, click this button to start saving the images. 36 English

38 SEARCHING FOR IMAGES To search for images recorded by camera 2 at 2.50 p.m. on 1 September Use the window setting buttons to make the following settings. A SCREEN: 4 (Set the desired number of split-screen windows) B CH: 2 (Set the desired display channel) C CAMERA: 2 (Search condition) When you click [SET], the title bar for the CH 2 window will change to green. 3 Set MONTH to 9, DAY to 1, YEAR to 2002 and TIME to 14:50, and then click [SEARCH]. The image that was searched for will be displayed. A B C 2 Click [SEARCH]. The SEARCH window will be displayed. Searching when you do not know the exact time If you set the time interval to an interval such as 10 minutes and then click [SEARCH], searching will be carried out of images recorded at 10 minute intervals starting from the time specified. 4 Click [SET]. The display will change to a 4-screen split screen, and playback will start. If you would like the playback images to be displayed in a single screen, move the mouse pointer over the playback window and click the left mouse button. English 37

39 SAVING IMAGES Images that have been searched for can be copied to a specified folder on the computer. 1 Search for an image and display it in the image display. 2 Set the copying conditions as described below. COPY TO: Type in the path to the copy destination folder. (Create a special folder to hold the images.) TIME: Type in the length of recording time for the images to be copied (units: minute). 4 A dialog box asking about file downloading will be displayed. Click Save this file to disk, and then click [OK]. Save the file in the folder specified in step 2. 3 Click [COPY]. The images will be copied to the specified destination folder. A message box will be displayed while copying is in progress. Note: The time required for copying will be longer than the length of recording time for the images being copied. If an error occurs while copying is in progress, the following message box will be displayed. Note: Several filenames will be created for the images being copied, so you should create a special folder to hold the images. When copying additional images, delete any existing data from the copy destination folder before copying the images. 38 English

40 PLAYING BACK SAVED IMAGES 1 Select the folder (e.g. TEST) that contains the saved images. 3 Open the Image Viewer. When you click [View], the copied images will be played back. When playback is finished, the Finished message box will be displayed. 2 Double-click the saved HTML file. English 39

41 FUNCTIONS OF EACH ALARM WINDOW ELEMENT Alarm title for each respective camera ALARM LIST CAMERA 1: Alarm list for camera 1 Note: When the alarm list for another camera is displayed, CAMERA 1 will change to CAMERA 2 or something similar depending on the camera number. 2 Alarm list display This shows the alarm details. 3 Image display When you select an item in the alarm list, an alarm image is displayed here. 4 SET button If you select alarm information from the alarm list, the image is displayed in the image display. When you click [SET], the specified alarm images are played back. Use the Control panel to control playback operations in this window. 5 COPY TO Type in the path to the copy destination folder into the text box. 6 COPY button Once the copy destination folder has been typed in, click this button to start saving the images. 40 English

42 PLAYING BACK AND SAVING ALARM IMAGES When alarm information is recorded by the image server, the system s alarm detection check buttons change to orange and the camera number is displayed. (p. 33) 1 Click [ALARM]. ALARM LIST CAMERA is displayed. Saving Images Alarm images can be copied to a specified copy destination folder on the computer. 1 Select an alarm to be saved from the alarm list, and display the alarm image in the image display. 2 Select an alarm item in the alarm list display. An alarm image will be displayed in the image display. 3 Click [SET]. The display will change to a split screen, and playback will start. If you would like the playback images to be displayed in a single screen, move the mouse pointer over the playback window and click the left mouse button. Note: When an alarm is played back, the 1 (not played back) in the right column of the alarm list display will change to a 0 (played back), and the alarm detection check button will no longer appear orange. Alarm detection is dependent on the detecting functions of the connected cameras. The alarm detection settings cannot be changed at either the image server or a client computer. 2 Type in the path to the copy destination folder in the COPY TO text box. 3 Click [COPY]. The images will be copied to the specified destination folder. A message box will be displayed while copying is in progress. Note: The time required for copying will be longer than the length of recording time for the images being copied. English 41

43 PLAYING BACK AND SAVING ALARM IMAGES 4 A dialog box asking about file downloading will be displayed. Click Save this file to disk, and then click [OK]. Save the file in the folder specified in step 2. Playing Back Saved Images 1 Select the folder (e.g. TEST) that contains the saved images. 2 Double-click the saved HTML file. 3 Open the Image Viewer. When you click [View], the copied images will be played back. When playback is finished, the Finished message box will be displayed. Note: Several filenames will be created for the images being copied, so you should create a special folder to hold the images. When copying additional images, delete any existing data from the copy destination folder before copying the images. 42 English

44 MENU SCREEN FLOWCHART (For Administrator only) Menu settings can only be carried out by an Administrator. Log in at Administrator user level in order to change menu settings. Click [MENU SETTING] to open the MENU window. MENU window A Setting the clock (p. 45) B Recording area information (p. 45) C Setting recording conditions and deleting recording data (p. 45) D Setting recording conditions (p. 46) G Setting camera filming conditions (p. 51) E Setting timer conditions (p. 49) F Setting addresses for alarm notification messages (p. 50) English 43

45 OPENING AND CLOSING THE MENU WINDOW (For Administrator only) Log in at Administrator level, and display the system window. Note: If the [MENU SETTING] and [SYSTEM] buttons are not displayed, check that the web browser address is for Administrator. (p. 31) 3 Click on a menu 3. A setting window will be displayed for you to make any settings that are required. 4 To close a setting window, click [BACK 2]. The live image/playback area is displayed. 2 Click [MENU SETTING 1]. The MENU window will be displayed. BACK: When clicked, the live image/ playback area is displayed. 44 English

46 MENU WINDOW SETTINGS (For Administrator only) A CLOCK SET Settings This lets you set the date and time for the image server. The setting time is synchronized for all cameras that are connected to the image server. Select the settings from the drop-down list boxes, and then click [SET]. C RECORDING CONDITION SET Settings These settings control the actions to take when a recording area becomes full. In addition, you can also use this window to delete data that has already been recorded When the date is changed, the day of the week is updated automatically. B The hard disk of the image server contains the normal recording area and the alarm recording area. This setting window shows the sizes of each recording area (partition) that were set by default by the archiving software RECORDING AREA INFORMATION Checking 1 TOTAL CAPACITY This is a reference value that shows the total capacity of the image server s hard disk. 2 NORMAL RECORDING AREA This shows the percentage of the image server s total hard disk capacity that has been allocated as the normal recording area. 3 ALARM RECORDING AREA This shows the percentage of the image server s total hard disk capacity that has been allocated as the alarm recording area. 4 1 NORMAL RECORDING AREA OVERWRITE This sets whether images recorded in the normal recording area are to be overwritten by new recordings when the area becomes full, or whether recording is to be stopped. 2 ALARM RECORDING AREA OVERWRITE This sets whether images recorded in the alarm recording area are to be overwritten by new recordings when the area becomes full, or whether recording is to be stopped. 3 NORMAL RECORDING AREA This lets you set when images that have been recorded in the normal recording area are to be deleted. 4 ALARM RECORDING AREA This lets you set when images that have been recorded in the alarm recording area are to be deleted. English 45

47 MENU WINDOW SETTINGS (For Administrator only) Setting the Normal Recording Area to Overwrite Select ON in the NORMAL RECORDING AREA OVERWRITE drop-down list box, and then click [SET]. Available settings: ON: When the normal recording area becomes full, the images in the normal recording area are automatically overwritten starting from the first images recorded. OFF: When the normal recording area becomes full, recording stops. Set ALARM RECORDING AREA OVERWRITE in the same way. Deleting Normal Recording Area Images Recorded at a Certain Date and Time 1 Select the MONTH (e.g. 8 ), DAY (e.g. 30 ) and YEAR (e.g ) settings from the drop-down list boxes, and select the TIME setting (e.g. 12:30 ). 2 Click [DELETE]. 3 A dialog box will be displayed. Click [OK]. All images that have been recorded up until the specified date and time will be deleted. D This window lets you set the recording conditions for the normal recording area and the alarm recording area separately for each camera. The following explanation uses camera 1 as an example. 1 RECORDING MODE SET Settings 1 CAMERA 2 3 If you would like to know the setting conditions for other cameras, select the camera number from this drop-down list box and then click [LOAD]. The conditions for the specified camera will then be displayed. If the specified camera does not exist, a dialog box will be displayed. If this happens, select another camera number from the dropdown list box. If you would like to delete all recorded images, you do not need to specify a date and time. Simply click [ALL DELETE]. A dialog box will be displayed, so click [OK]. You can delete images that have been recorded in the alarm recording area in the same basic way. Recording and refreshing of images will be paused while images recorded on a specific date are being deleted. The time taken to delete the images will become longer when there are more images to delete. 46 English

48 MENU WINDOW SETTINGS 2 Normal recording area setting menu RECORDING RATE Select the recording rate from the dropdown list box. Available settings: 0.1, 0.2 to 0.9, 1.0, >1 STEP1 to >1 STEP5 If the desired setting value is less than 1 FPS, the available settings are between 0.1 and 1.0. If the desired setting value is 1 FPS or more, the available settings are between >1 STEP 1 and >1 STEP 5. RECORDING TIME The recording time displayed is calculated automatically based on conditions such as the total hard disk capacity, the number of cameras connected and the recording rate. The display time is given as a reference. RESOLUTION Select the resolution from the drop-down list box. The higher the resolution, the greater the volume of data transferred. Available settings: 720 x 480, 720 x 240, 640 x 480, 320 x 240, 160 x 120 The default setting is determined by the camera settings made using the Camset software. COMPRESSION RATIO Select the compression ratio for the image data from the drop-down list box. Available settings: STEP 1 (high) to STEP 5 (low) Note: The compression ratio setting can be set to one of five steps, from STEP 1 (high) to STEP 5 (low). If a higher compression ratio is used, the volume of image data becomes smaller (the amount of image deterioration becomes greater) but the transmission speed becomes faster. (For Administrator only) 3 Alarm recording area setting menu ALARM MODE Select the alarm recording method using the select buttons and the check box. Available settings: OFF: Alarm recording is not carried out. RECORD: Alarm recording is carried out. NOTICE: notifications are sent when an alarm is triggered. RESOLUTION Select the resolution using the select buttons. The higher the resolution, the greater the volume of data transferred. Available settings: 720 x 480, 720 x 240 COMPRESSION RATIO Select the data compression ratio using the select buttons. Available settings: TIME, PICTURE QUALITY ADDITIONAL RECORDING TIME When an alarm is triggered, alarm images are recorded at the image server depending on the alarm recording area of the camera. You can extend the alarm recording time by typing in an additional recording time in this text box. Available settings: 0 to 300 (seconds) PRE/POST RECORDING Select the ratio between the sizes of the pre-alarm recording area and post-alarm recording area from the drop-down list box. The number to the left represents the pre-alarm recording area, and the number to the right represents the post-alarm recording area. Available settings: 0/10, 1/9, 2/8, 3/7, 4/6, 5/5 English 47

49 MENU WINDOW SETTINGS (For Administrator only) Setting the Normal Recording Area Based on Camera 2 Conditions 1 Select 2 from the CAMERA drop-down list box, and then click [LOAD]. The camera information for camera 2 will be displayed. 2 Change the normal recording area settings as required. The following recording conditions can be set based on the information displayed for camera 2. RECORDING RATE RECORDING TIME RESOLUTION COMPRESSION RATIO 3 Click [SET]. The recording conditions will then be set for the specified camera. Change the normal recording area and alarm recording area settings for other cameras using the same procedure. Pre-alarm Recording Pre-alarm recording is the recording of the images immediately before an alarm is triggered. Post-alarm recording is the recording of images immediately after an alarm is triggered. Note: When a pre-alarm recording area has been set, the resolution and compression ratio that have been set as alarm recording conditions will also be applied to normal recording and will be fixed at those settings. As a result, you will not be able to change the resolution and compression ratio settings for normal recording. Note: The following conditions will be set or changed automatically as a direct result of any changes made to the recording conditions. A confirmation message box will be displayed, so click [OK] to apply the changes. If the camera type is a network video server The same recording conditions will be applied to all other channels. If the PRE/POST RECORDING ratio is set to something other than 0/10 The resolution and compression ratio that have been set for the alarm recording area will also be applied to the normal recording area. 48 English

50 MENU WINDOW SETTINGS (For Administrator only) E TIMER SET Settings This window lets you set timer recording conditions for each camera Example: To set timer recording based on recording conditions for camera 3 1 Select camera 3 as the camera for setting timer recording from the dropdown list box, and then click [LOAD]. Note: If timer recording has already been set for the selected camera, the timer setting conditions will be displayed. If it is not necessary to make the settings based on the setting conditions for another camera, you do not need to click [LOAD]. 3 Select the check boxes for the timer settings to be activated, and then click [SET]. Set the timer recording conditions for other cameras in the same way. 2 Make the timer settings. Select the required settings from the WEEK, START and STOP drop-down list boxes respectively. Available settings: DLY, MON, TUE, WED, THU, FRI, SAT, SUN DLY: Timer recording operates every day during the specified time period. Note: If DLY is selected, the timer settings for specific days of the week are ignored. The DLY setting takes priority over settings for specific days. You cannot make more than one timer setting for a single given day. If the recording rate, resolution and compression ratio have been set, recording will stop momentarily until the settings have been applied. English 49

51 MENU WINDOW SETTINGS (For Administrator only) F ALARM NOTICE SET Settings messages containing alarm information and a single attached image can be sent to specified addresses. Up to five addresses can be specified. 1, 2 3 Example: To send alarm information and an alarm image as an alarm notification 1 Select the check box in the left column of the window. 2 Type the address into the MAIL ADDRESS text box. 3 Select the check box (ATTACH IMAGE) in the right column of the window. When this check box is selected, an alarm image can be attached to the message. Note: The alarm image sent is the first image that is recorded immediately after the alarm is triggered. When using alarm notification, make sure that SMTP SERVER and FROM ADDRESS have been set in the NETWORK SET window. (p. 55) If you would only like to send the alarm information to somebody, do not select the ATTACH IMAGE check box. The alarm information consists of the camera number, the camera title and the date and time the alarm was triggered. 4 Click [SET]. 50 English

52 MENU WINDOW SETTINGS (For Administrator only) G CAMERA SET Settings This window lets you change the settings for the cameras that are connected to the image server. The Camset default settings are displayed, and they can be changed as required. 1 Displayed automatically F G 1 CAMERA If you would like to know the setting conditions for other cameras, select the camera number from this drop-down list box and then click [LOAD]. The conditions for the specified camera will then be displayed. If the specified camera does not exist, a dialog box will be displayed. If this happens, select another camera number from the dropdown list box. 2 CAMERA TITLE This is a name that is used to identify the camera to a user of the image server. Type in a name of up to 32 alphanumeric characters in length. 3 IRIS (Default setting: AI) Select the iris setting from the drop-down list box. Available settings: AI: Automatic iris EI: Electronic iris 4 IRIS LEVEL (Default setting: 50) Use the and buttons to select the iris level. The larger the value, the greater the iris level. Available settings: 1 to 100 English 51

53 MENU WINDOW SETTINGS 5 BRIGHT Select the image brightness from the dropdown list box. The higher the value, the brighter the images. Available settings: 1 to 5 6 ELECTRONIC SHUTTER This setting can be changed when IRIS is set to AI. Select the electronic shutter speed from the drop-down list box. Available settings: 1/60, 1/100, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000, 1/2000, 1/4000, 1/ BLC Select the backlight correction function from the drop-down list box. Available settings: OFF: Backlight correction is not carried out. MULTI: Multiple point photometry; backlight correction is calculated from the whole image. CENTER: Center focus photometry; backlight correction is calculated based on the center of the image. 8 WHITE BALANCE Select the white balance method from the drop-down list box. Available settings: AUTO: INDOOR: OUTDOOR: MANUAL: Automatic white balance; the white balance is adjusted automatically to obtain correct colors even if the light source changes. This setting is for when the camera is being used indoors under fluorescent lighting. This setting is for when the camera is being used outdoors under natural sunlight. Manual white balance; this can be used when the AUTO setting does not give correct color reproduction. (For Administrator only) 9 WHITE BALANCE R/B This is used when WHITE BALANCE is set to MANUAL. Use the R (red) or B (blue) button to select the color sensitivity level Available settings: 0 to 255 F AGC GAIN This sets the image capture sensitivity. Select the AGC (automatic gain control) gain level from the drop-down list box. If the images are too dark, increase the gain level. Available settings: 6dB, 0, +6dB, +9dB, OFF G GAMMA Select the gamma correction value (signal correction value/contrast for natural images) from the drop-down list box. Available settings: 1, 0.8, 0.6, 0.45, 0.3 Making Settings Based on Camera 2 Conditions 1 Select 2 from the CAMERA drop-down list box, and then click [LOAD]. The camera information for camera 2 will be displayed. 2 Change the settings as required. Refer to the explanation for CAMERA SET for details on setting conditions. 3 Click [SET]. The setting conditions for the specified camera will be applied. Make the settings for other cameras in the same way. Refer to the documentation provided with the network cameras for details on settings for cameras. 52 English

54 SYSTEM WINDOW FLOWCHART (For Administrator only) System settings can only be carried out by an Administrator. Log in at Administrator user level in order to change system settings. Click [SYSTEM] to open the SYSTEM window. SYSTEM window A NETWORK SET Settings (p. 55) B USER PROPERTY SET Settings (p. 56) C Properties for Cameras in the Network (p. 59) English 53

55 OPENING AND CLOSING THE SYSTEM WINDOW (For Administrator only) 2 1 Log in at Administrator level, and display the system window. Note: If the [MENU SETTING] and [SYSTEM] buttons are not displayed, check that the web browser address is for Administrator. (p. 31) 3 Click on a menu. A setting window will be displayed for you to make any settings that are required. 4 To close a setting window, click [BACK]. The live image/playback area is displayed. 2 Click [SYSTEM]. The SYSTEM window will be displayed. BACK: When clicked, the live image/ playback area is displayed. 54 English

56 SYSTEM WINDOW SETTINGS (For Administrator only) A NETWORK SET Settings This window lets you change basic settings related to the network ADMINISTRATOR ID: ADMINISTRATOR is displayed automatically. PASSWORD: If you would like to change the password, type in the new password. The password can also be changed when the network archiving system is started up. 2 BAND LIMIT Select the upper bandwidth limit available to general users from the drop-down list box. Available settings: 0.1 to SMTP SERVER Type in the URL/IP address for the SMTP server to be used for sending notification e- mail messages when an alarm is triggered. 4 FROM ADDRESS Type in the address for the sender of the notification messages when an alarm is triggered. Note: If you change any of the above settings, be sure to click [SET] afterwards. Changing the Password 1 Type the new password into the PASSWORD text box. 2 Click [SET]. A dialog box will be displayed. Type the new password once more into the text box, and then click [SET]. If the two passwords that you typed in match, the password will be changed. Note: If the two passwords are different, a message box will be displayed. Click [OK] and then re-enter the new passwords. English 55

57 SYSTEM WINDOW SETTINGS (For Administrator only) B USER PROPERTY SET Settings This window lets you set the properties for general users that are connected to the network. In addition, you can display individual information (user IDs) and login conditions for all users that are connected USER NUMBER SET Select the upper limit for the number of users that can simultaneously connect to the image server from the drop-down list box. Available settings: 1 to 15 2 USERS LIST If registering a new user, set the USER ID and PASSWORD for that user. USER ID: Type in a name of up to 16 uppercase alphanumeric characters in length. PASSWORD: The password can be up to 16 characters in length. The password entered is casesensitive. 3 SET button Click this button when all settings have been made. 4 DELETE Click this button to delete a user from the user list. 5 User list display The Administrator can check the access conditions for general users. NOT LOGIN: User is not logged in LOGIN: User is logged in 56 English

58 SYSTEM WINDOW SETTINGS (For Administrator only) Registering a New User ID for a General User 6 1 Select 6 from the USER NUMBER SET drop-down list box. 2 Type ID6 into the USER ID text box. 5 When the USER PROPERTY SET window is closed and then reopened, user ID6 will appear in the user list. 3 Type 6666 into the PASSWORD text box, and then click [SET]. The password confirmation dialog box will be displayed. 4 Type the same password ( 6666 ) into the confirmation text box, and then click [SET]. If the two passwords that you typed in match, the password entered will be cleared, so close the dialog box. If the passwords do not match The Password Mismatch! message box will be displayed. Click [OK] and then re-enter the passwords. English 57

59 SYSTEM WINDOW SETTINGS (For Administrator only) Changing the User ID and Password for General User 5 1 Click 5: ID5... in the user list. 2 Change the USER ID from ID5 to SAN6. 3 Change the password to SS66 and then click [SET]. The password confirmation dialog box will be displayed. 4 Type the same password ( SS66 ) into the confirmation text box, and then click [SET]. If the two passwords that you typed in match, the password entered will be cleared, so close the dialog box. Note: When registering a general user number in the USER NUMBER SET drop-down list box, the following message box will be displayed if that user number has already been registered. If this happens, select a user number that has not yet been registered. Deleting the Registration for General User When the USER PROPERTY SET window is closed and then reopened, the user ID will be changed to SAN6. 1 Click 5: ID5... in the user list. 2 Click [DELETE]. A delete confirmation dialog box will be displayed. Click [OK]. The registration for user 5: ID5... will then be deleted. 58 English

60 SYSTEM WINDOW SETTINGS (For Administrator only) C CAMERA PROPERTY LIST Display This window shows the properties of all of the cameras that are connected to the image server No.: Camera number 2 ID: Camera ID 3 RATE: Shows the RECORDING RATE setting from the RECORDING MODE SET window. 4 COMP.: Shows the COMPRESSION RATIO setting from the RECORDING MODE SET window. 5 SIZE: Shows the RESOLUTION setting from the RECORDING MODE SET window. English 59

61 USER LEVELS The users that can access this system across the network are divided into Administrator and General User. The user levels are recognized during login according to the username and password entered. Administrator (Image server administrator) General user (View user) No. of settings 1 Maximum 15 Setting method The username and password are preset at the time of shipment from the factory. Permissions Main operating menus <Default settings> Username: ADMINISTRATOR Password: ADMINISTRATOR The password can be changed using the PASSWORD CHANGE option in either the language selection window or the NETWORK SET window after logging in. The username cannot be changed. The Administrator can log into the image server from an administrator s terminal, and can set, change and delete all settings related to cameras and users. Window settings Viewing live images Recording Playback SEARCH window operations Alarm list window operations MENU SETTING window operations SYSTEM window operations The Administrator can change the usernames and passwords as required using the USER PROPERTY SET window. (p. 56) General users can log into the image server from a user s terminal, and can view images and also change settings within their permission level. Window settings Viewing live images Playback SEARCH window operations Alarm list window operations Not displayed 60 English

62 NETWORK CAMERA/VIDEO SERVER PPP CONNECTIONS When an alarm is triggered, a PPP connection is established automatically and the alarm event images are transmitted to the image server with the specified IP address. Set up this connection as shown below. Network camera (Alarm in) Modem Connection to ISP via telephone line Server computer (Image server) Internet Camera image data English 61

63 PPP CONNECTION SETTINGS 1 Make the PPP settings for the network camera or video server. Refer to the documentation provided with the network camera or video server for details on PPP settings. 2 Set up the modem. For a video server, set pin 2 of the communication/terminal select switch at the rear of the unit to MODEM. For a camera, set pin 1 of the PC/MODEM select switch at the rear of the camera to the PC setting. Then turn off the power, wait about three seconds and turn the power back on again. 3 Click [PPP] in the main menu for the network camera or video server. The PPP SET initial window will be displayed. 6 Issue the required commands for controlling the modem. Issue a command that starts with AT and is followed by the command required by the modem s manufacturer to switch flow control to software flow control. Refer to MODEM CONNECTIONS for details. (p. 64) 7 Once all the settings have been completed, click [SET]. 8 Type the following address into the browser s location bar and press [Enter]. 4 Select USE from the PPP USE drop-down list box. 5 Type in the telephone number, login ID and password for the access point to use for the connections. The PPP SET window will be displayed. Type in the IP address for the currently connected device in place of the portion. 9 PPP settings TWO IMAGE MODE: If ON is selected, only two images will be sent immediately after an alarm is triggered. 2 DATA SIZE: If TWO IMAGE MODE is set to OFF, use this to select the data size for alarm images. Available settings: 16, 12, 8, 4, 2, 1, 0.5MB 62 English

64 PPP CONNECTION SETTINGS Note: If TWO IMAGE MODE is set to ON, the DATA SIZE cannot be set. For network cameras, 1 MB and 0.5 MB can be selected, but for video servers, the minimum that can be selected is 2 MB. 3 BUFFERING AREA: Select the ratio for allocating pre-alarm recording and post-alarm recording space. Available settings: (PRE/POST) 0/10, 5/5 10 Click [SET]. 11 Set the image server s IP address. When setting the IP address for the image server, a separate executable file is required. You should first copy the CamsetENa.exe file from the root folder of the CD-ROM to the computer. After copying the CamsetENa.exe file, run it. The CAMSET MAIN window will be displayed. Select LOCAL SERVER SET and then set the IP address for the image server. (p. 12 and p. 25) When PPP Connections are Not Possible It may not be possible to make PPP connections if the network configuration settings use IP addresses such as the following. If the camera or video server is only connected via a wired LAN (Ethernet), PPP connections will not be possible if the IP address of the image server is set to within the range of ( : Gateway; : Used by camera) If the camera or video server is connected via both a wired LAN (Ethernet) and a wireless LAN, the wireless LAN will have priority. In such cases, PPP connections will not be possible if the IP address of the image server is set to within the range of ( : Gateway; : Used by camera) The IP address for the image server will be a global IP address that can be accessed publicly via the Internet. Because of this, setting a private IP address in the NETWORK SET or WIRELESS LAN SET will avoid the problem of not being able to make PPP connections. English 63