GX Series HD Video Recording Server GX604 / GX609 / GX6016 Quick Start Guide
Contents 1. Introduction... 1 1.1. Package Contents... 1 1.2. Hardware Features... 3 1.3. Functional Features... 4 1.4. Hard Disk Installation... 5 2. Setup for Remote Monitoring & Recording... 8 3. Reference... 13 Notice: Signal Communications Limited reserves the right to make improvements to the product described in this manual at any time and without notice. This manual is copyrighted. All rights are reserved. This manual should not be copied, reproduced or translated in whole or part without prior consent from Signal Communications Limited. TeleEye is a trademark of Signal Communications Limited and is registered in China, European Communities, Hong Kong, US and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Copyright (c) 2012 Signal Communications Limited (A member of TeleEye Group). All rights reserved. Version 1.00 Limits of Liability and Disclaimer of Warranty Signal Communications Limited has taken care in preparation of this manual, but makes no expressed or implied warranty of any kind and assume no responsibility for errors or omissions. No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of the use of the information or accessories contained herein. Features and specifications are subject to change without prior notice.
Quick Start Guide PAGE 1 1. Introduction TeleEye GX Series HD Video Recording Server operates with its revolutionary multi-rate video coder to fulfill the highest video coding requirements for simultaneous transmission and recording. Real time recording rate up to 25 fps on all video channels can be achieved at HD resolution. TeleEye GX provides professional and real life security control of premises with its sophisticated event management scheme. It responses to a wide range of events triggered by external alarm sensor, video motion, power interruption and tamper. Besides an arm/disarm mechanism for controlling the event handling, every external alarm input is configurable with its own operation zone, entry/exit delay and tamper detection setting. Various actions like sending video back to a designated receiving PC, video recording, email notification, etc. can be performed upon event triggering. TeleEye GX can also keep a comprehensive operation and event log for audit trail. TeleEye GX is designed to fully comply with the British Standard BS 8418, providing professional remote monitoring and visual alarm verification solution to central monitoring station. Video footage stored inside TeleEye GX can be extracted easily for evidential purposes. Backed up video can be played back in any PC without any special software. 1.1. Package Contents Make sure the following items are included within the package TeleEye GX HD Video Recording Server
Quick Start Guide PAGE 2 Item Description Item Description Quick start guide Registration code sheet HDD recommendation sheet Warranty card Software CD Power adaptor HDD screws Straight-through Ethernet cable Alarm port connector & alarm port cover Resistors (for tamper detection)
Quick Start Guide PAGE 3 1.2. Hardware Feature 1.2.1. Front View - Notification LEDs LED Description 1. Light up when power on 2. Light up when performing recording 3. Blink when an event is triggered
Quick Start Guide PAGE 4 1.2.2. Back View 1. Power switch 2. Power input (16V DC) 3. Ethernet jack (10/100/1000 Base-T) 4. USB port 5. RS-485 in/out port 6. Audio in/out port, PA 7. Digital video input ports 8. Alarm/switch port 1.3. Functional Features - Independent & efficient HD recording stream - 720p HDTV resolution (1280 x 720 progressive scan) - Video recording up to 400 fps - Configurable recording frame rate - Supporting up to 4 SATA HDDs - Flexible connections: LAN, broadband & mobile network - Support both static & dynamic IP - Independent video network: require only one IP for up to 16 MX HD Video Cameras - IP filtering - Single point video throughput control - Mobile video monitoring - Triplex operation: simultaneous video monitoring, recording & playback - Multiple login accounts - Compliance with BS 8418 - Sophisticated event management
Quick Start Guide PAGE 5 1.4. Hard Disk Installation 1. Make sure that the video recording server is turned off. 2. Loosen the screws that hold the cover. 3. Pull off the cover.
Quick Start Guide PAGE 6 4. Loosen the screws of the hard disk holder. 5. Insert HDD into one of the available holders. Maximum 4 HDD can be installed.
Quick Start Guide PAGE 7 6. Mount the HDD to holder with attached screws. 7. Remount the hard disk holder to TeleEye GX. 8. Connect the SATA cable to the HDD.
Quick Start Guide PAGE 8 2. Setup for Remote Monitoring & Recording Equipment: - TeleEye GX HD video recording server and its power adaptor - Cameras and their power adaptors - CAT-5 cable - Network switch or router - PC PC Requirements: - CPU: Intel Core i3 Processor - RAM: 2 GB - HDD: 10 GB free space - Display: Direct 3D, Nvidia GeForce GT 220 / ATI Radeon HD 5450 or above - OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 Other Requirements: - Java: Sun Microsystems Java 2 runtime Version 1.5.0 or above - IE: Windows Internet Explorer Version 6 or above
Quick Start Guide PAGE 9 Setup Procedures on Camera Side: 1. Run TeleEye IP Setup Utility. 2. Select the camera and the Obtain an IP address automatically checkbox. 3. The default IP address of the camera is 169.254.xx.yy, where xx is any number between 1 and 254 and yy is between 0 and 255. Change the IP address of the PC to 169.254.xx.zz, with zz not equal to yy. 4. Double click the row representing the camera. A web browser should be opened automatically. 5. Enter password and press [Connect] to login. 6. Adjust video view angle and focus if needed. Setup Procedures on GX Side: 1. Install a hard disk to the TeleEye GX Note: If there is no hard disk installed, Recording and Playback are not functional 2. Connect cameras to the video ports of TeleEye GX 3. Plug in the power adaptors to TeleEye GX and cameras. 4. Connect TeleEye GX to the network switch. 5. Switch on the power switch of TeleEye GX. 6. If all installed hard disks are not in TeleEye GX recognized format, they would be formatted automatically when startup completes. 7. By default, manual recording will be started automatically. Setup Procedures on PC Side: 1. Configure the network settings of TeleEye GX through PC with LAN connection.
Quick Start Guide PAGE 10 2. Install TeleEye IP Setup Utility..NET framework is also needed for the operations. Both can be found in the included software CD. 3. Run IP Setup Utility. 4. Find the video recording server according to the serial number provided by the provider. 5. By default, TeleEye GX obtains the IP address, netmask and gateway automatically through DHCP. To assign a static value, deselect the Obtain an IP address automatically checkbox and enter the corresponding information. The gateway should be the IP address of the router. Note: The DNS setting is used for surelink, time synchronization and e-mail notification. 6. Reconnect the video recording server to the Internet network. 7. Configure other network settings for TeleEye GX and the PC if necessary, such as router port mapping, firewall, etc. Please refer to the manual of the router. 8. Open a web browser and type the IP address plus port number in the format http://ipaddress:portnumber (e.g. http://192.168.1.2:1024) or surelink address in address bar directly.
Quick Start Guide PAGE 11 9. By default, basic security mode is applied and username is not required. Enter password and press [Connect]. (The default administrator password is 000000. Details can be found in the registration code sheet) 10. Use screen mode selection panel and camera selection panel (circled in red color in below figure) to view video. Note: If a cross sign is shown at the top left corner of the web page, it implies that Java JVM is not installed in the computer. It can be obtained through the following methods - Install through the software CD in the package - Download from http://www.java.com and install it
Quick Start Guide PAGE 12 Setup Procedures on Router Side: Port forward of router is required to establish the Internet connection of the camera. Please refer to the user manual of your router for setup detail. An example of establishing the port forward of a router is given below. 1. Open a web browser and type the router IP address (e.g. http://192.168.1.1) in address bar to access the web-based utility of router. 2. Enter the user name and password if login is required. Please refer to the setup manual of router. 3. Enter the IP address and port number of TeleEye GX in the NAT / port forward table of the router. Note that the naming for port forwarding may be different for different routers.
Quick Start Guide PAGE 13 3. Reference For advanced operations, please refer to the TeleEye GX full user guide in the software CD.