D-ViewCam Manual 100
D-ViewCam Manual 100
D-ViewCam Manual 100
Contents
A.
D-ViewCam Installation
1. 2. D-ViewCam Main Functions Installation
3
3 3
3 3
2.1. Basic Requirement for Installing D-ViewCam 2.2. Minimum Requirement for Multiple Camera Configurations
3.
B.
4
4 8
8 10
C.
11
11 11 12 12
13 13 14 14 15 16 16
Running the System Admin Program (Method 1) Running the System Admin Program (Method 2) System Admin Interface System Management Overview
Email Setting Holiday Setting DNS Setting General Setting System Alarm Rotation for Camera Split screen Motion Rectangle (For DCS-900 and DCS-900W only)
5.
User Group/User
17
17 18 18
6.
eMap
Icon overview Button overview Adding Area Removing All Areas/Removing Area Uploading an eMap (Setting an Area Background) Tools in Manu Bar of eMap interface
19
20 20 21 21 22 22
7. 8.
8.1. 8.2. 8.3. 8.4. 8.5. 8.6.
23 24
26 27 27 28 28 29
8.7. Sensor Setting 8.8. Relay Setting 8.9. Action for Image Alarm and Sensor Alarm 8.10. Placing Device to eMap 8.11. Save Camera Configuration 8.12. Backup Recorded Files
30 30 31 34 34 35
D.
Monitor
1. 2. 3. 4. Running Monitor Program (Method 1) Running Monitor Program (Method 2) Monitor Program Overview Display Selection v.s. Video Display
36
36 36 37 38
38 39
5.
40
40 40
6.
System Control
41
41 41 42 43
6.1. Button Overview 6.2. Snapshots 6.3. Manual Recording 6.4. Playback
7.
Alarm Setting
Button Overview Alarm Query Turning On Alarms Canceling an Alarm Relay Setting (On/Off)
44
44 44 45 45 46
E.
46
46 46
F.
FAQ
D-Link D-ViewCam Features
48
48
A.
1.
(A) (B) (C)
D-ViewCam Installation
D-ViewCam Main Functions
This software includes the following main programs: Admin This program allows you to configure the system and the device, and set up alarms and user privileges. Monitor This program lets you view live video and query recorded files for alarm events D-Link D-ViewCam Control Managing video recording, input/output events and alarm triggering, this is running as a background
program and which comes with Admin or Monitor program log in.
2.
2.1.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4, Windows XP Professional SP1, or Windows XP Home Edition SP1 Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or above, at least 256 MB RAM, 100MB free hard disk space or above Network: 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Display card: nVidia, TNT2, or GeForce with at least 32 MB display memory
2.2.
For 1 to 4 channels:
CPU: Intel P-4 2.8G Hz or above SDRAM: 512MB Memory Hard Disk: 40GB or above
For 5 to 9 channels:
CPU:Intel P-4 2.8G Hz or above SDRAM: 512MB Memory Hard Disk: 60GB or above
The above system requirements can vary depending on the number of cameras installed and the complexity of the tasks performed. The above specification supports up to two build-in motion detections. A more powerful processor is recommended if more build-in motion detections are required. [Note] Recording video over a long period of time will consume large amounts of disk space. Make sure that you have enough disk space available if you want to use recording function. You can still complete installation even if you have less than suggested free disk space.
3.
D-ViewCam is optimized for small-scale LAN or simple WAN environments. Below is the recommendation of network environment: Place D-ViewCam behind firewall or IP sharing device. This will effectively protect it from hackers attacks. It is suggested to place all cameras on the same network environment.
B.
1.
Step1.
Please insert the D-ViewCam Installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. The D-ViewCam installation menu will start up automatically from the CD, simply access the CD from Windows and click on the autorun.exe program to access the installation menu shown left. Click Install D-ViewCam Software to begin the installation process.
Step2.
Step3.
Please read the license statement and select Yes to accept and continue.
Step4.
Specify the Destination Folder. You may click Browse to select a folder other than the default one. Click Next to continue.
NoteThe default location is deemed adequate for most situations. It is recommended that you use the default location. Unless you need to specify a location for this software.
Step5.
This process will repeat to confirm the record path and storage size for Schedule and Alarm folder. And also confirm the record path for Manual Record, Snapshot and Backup folder respectively.
[Note] Recording video over a long period of time will consume large amounts of disk space. Make sure that you have at least 1GB disk space available if you want to use recording function. You can still complete installation even if you have less than 1GB free disk space.
Step6.
Specify the Program Folder where the D-ViewCam icons will be installed into. Click Next to continue.
Step7.
Review all of the configuration settings that you have made. Click Next to accept these settings and continue. NoteThe D-ViewCam installation process may take several minutes to complete, depending on the handling capability of your computer system, which includes factors such as your computers processor type, its memory size and others (refer to section A-2 Minimum System Requirements for details).
Step8.
Step9.
program.
2.
2.1.
Windows XP Service Pack 2 has a built-in firewall function, Windows XP will ask whether you want to unlock some services while you install D-ViewCam. Please follow the below steps.
Step1.
Windows pop up to ask you whether you want to keep blocking some of the program as suggested, click Keep Blocking and go to the next page.
Step2.
computer.
Select No, when system asks you whether you want to restart your
Step3.
Go to W indows Firewall
From Start > Settings > Control Panel > Network and Internet Connections, and select Windows Firewall.
Step4.
A Windows Firewall window pops up, select Exceptions tab to review and add exception port number.
Step5.
Review all the Exceptions Programs and Services after finishing installation; make sure that D-Link D-ViewCam Service and VideoProxy are unchecked.
Step6.
setting.
Step7.
Add a Port 21
Please enter 21 to Port number field and give a description to Name field (i.e. ftp), and then click OK.
Step8.
Go to Windows Firewall exceptions setting window. Please review whether the new added port is in the list, and then click OK.
Step9.
2.2.
If your computer has other 3rd-party personal firewall, please consult its manual to turn on the ftp port (port number is 21). This port is necessary for D-ViewCam to communicate with cameras.
10
C.
1.
Step1.
Step2.
System Logon
If this is the first time you login, use Admin as default user name and leave the password blank, then click OK to log into the system.
Note The default password of Admin is blank. It is recommended that you change this default password, please go to User Group section to change the password.
2.
Step1.
You can run the D-ViewCam Admin program directly by clicking the Task Bar/D-Link D-ViewCam icon.
11
3.
The buttons that appear in the Menu Bar depend on which administration function you are using. For example, when you click the User Group icon or eMap icon in System Setup area, the Menu Bar buttons will show different items. Completed details will be explained in the following sections.
4.
Button
Select SystemAdm icon in system setup, you will see the button in Menu Bar change accordingly. Use To E-Mail Setting: to specify the email outgoing server for sending security alert. Button Use To Holiday Setting: to specify the calendar holidays for schedule setting which is not included in weekly routine. DNS Setting: to specify the Domain Name your computer registered for DDNS service. General Setting: to specify the path and storage for recorded file respectively and to set display option in monitor screen. System Alarm: to set alarm action respond to the selected system alarm. Rotation Interval: to set the interval for image rotation in Monitor split screen.
12
4.1.
Email Setting
Step1.
By selecting E-Mail button from the Manu Bar, you can specify the email outgoing server that will be used when sending security alerts via email.
Step2.
Type information
Type information to Outgoing Server and Mail From fields, these two are mandatory field to fill.
Step3.
SMTP authentication
If SMTP authentication is required for your outgoing server to send email, please provide the ID and password.
Step4.
NoteAlphanumeric characters defined as following: Outgoing Server <128, Mail From < 128, User ID < 30, Password < 20
4.2.
Holiday Setting
4.2.1.
Overview
By selecting Holiday button from Manu Bar, you may specify any calendar holidays that may affect the security system settings. User could enable alarm service full day during these holidays if you check Holiday box in C4.5 or C 8.9.
4.2.3.
Holiday could be added one by one by selecting start date and end date. Input the Remark field for naming purpose. You may also Import a text file and update multiple holidays at the same time.
13
4.3.
DNS Setting
By selecting DNS Setting from the Manu Bar, you may specify the Domain Name Server.
Step1.
If your computer gets IP from DHCP service or its IP changes periodically due to the policy of your network administrator, please check Enable DNS resolution, so any alert message could be delivered to D-ViewCam from camera no matter what IP your computer is assigned.
Step2. Enter the Domain Name your computer registered to Host DNS field
4.4.
General Setting
By selecting General Setting button from the Manu Bar, you may configure the following items~
4.4.1.
Path
Display the Disk Usage and Free Space of the disk assigned to store recorded data for Schedule, Alarm, Manual Record and Snapshot. Backup DB Path is also configurable here.
4.4.2.
Storage
Set the maximum disk space allocated for recording image data. (1) The storage allocation should be no less than 1 GB and no more than Free Space. (2) When the image data exceeds 90% of allocation, D-ViewCam will trigger a warning message to related parties. (3) Enable Recycle, D-ViewCam will overwrite historical data when it reaches 80% of allocation. [Note] Recording video over a long period of time will consume large amounts of disk space. Make sure that you have at least 1GB disk space available if you want to use recording function. You can still complete installation even if you have less than 1GB free disk space
4.4.3.
Display Option
14
4.4.4.
Display Option
To set camera information displayed in Monitor live video area, only "Location" will display to every split screen, "Connect Time" and "Remote Time" display to screen only when select 4 split-screen. "Record Time" display only when manual record is processing. Select Location Connect Time Remote Time Record Time Action to specify camera location to show how long your camera is connected to display the camera time setting in D-ViewCam system to display the status of manual recording time
4.5.
System Alarm
4.5.1.
Overview
By selecting System Alarm button from the Manu Bar, you can turn on system alerts to notify administrator or related user.
4.5.2.
(1) Hard Disk Space exceeded the Threshold (90% of allocation) (2) Camera disconnected (3) Database error: Database errors result from database access faults while D-ViewCam is running, system will create an alert log. Alarm Setting please refers to C 8.9 for detail.
15
4.6.
Step1. Step2.
network is limited.
Click Up or Down to change the camera rotation sequence. Set rotation interval
4.7.
16
5.
5.1.
Button
The User Group function in the System Setup area is provided for you to manage users' privileges. Use To User Setting: to modify the users data The default users (Admin, User1, User2, User3, and User4) are created during the installation. You may change the Admin password, and add, delete, or modify Users. The maximum number of Users, including the Admin, is 5. Remove User: to delete user from the user list
Admin Group is the user group that has the full privilege to the Administration and Monitor programs. Monitor Group is the group for general users that has the full privilege to the Monitor program. The admin can assign users to the Admin Group.
17
5.2.
Modifying
Step1.
Select the User icon in the System Setup area, then click User Setting button in the Menu Bar to modify the users data.
Step2.
The Admin User Belongs Tab setting cannot be modified. However, general users can be assigned to the administrator group in User Belongs.
NoteAlphanumeric characters defined for text box as following: Full Name < 30 E-Mail < 128 Password < 20
5.3.
Step1.
button in the Menu Bar.
Select User icon in the System Setup area, then click the New User
Step2. Step3.
It is recommended that you assign a password in the Password/Confirm Password fields. (1) Tick on the User may change password at the next logon option box to allow that user to set his logon information security. (2)To disallow a user from changing his password, tick on the User cannot change password option box.
18
Step4.
Select the User Belongs tab to designate a user to a group. Select the group name by moving arrow to Selected group or Unselected group. Click OK to continue.
6.
eMap
To configure a new system, select eMap icon in the System Setup to bring up the Area button in the Menu Bar. Select the newly created area under the eMap branch and use the corresponding menu options to add a camera to your system or to upload a background picture to the eMap Interface.
eMap is a hierarchical tree-structured management tool that visually presents the devices in your security system.
19
6.1.
Icon
Icon overview:
Representing Area icon: The first level of the eMap hierarchy, the place to add a camera
Camera icon: Depending on the camera model. There may be an image, a sensor, or a relay under this object
6.2.
Button
Button overview
When you select eMap icon, Menu Bar will display the following functions: Use to Area: This button allows you to add a new area under eMap branch.
Remove All Area: This button allows you to remove all areas and devices that are under the eMap branch.
When you select the Area icon, Menu Bar will display the following functions: Button Use to Area Setting: This button allows you to edit a name of a selected area.
Remove Area: This button allows you to remove a selected area and all devices in that area.
Upload eMap: This button allows you to upload a blueprint or map to a selected area.
20
Device Ratio: This button allows you to change the ratio of the device icons to display on the eMap interface.
Add Camera: This button allows you to add a new camera to the area.
Load Camera: This button allows you to upload camera configuration to a selected area.
6.3.
Adding Area
Step1.
Adding an Area
Select eMap icon from the System Setup and then click Add Area button from the Menu Bar. An Area Setting window will pop up.
Step2. Step3.
Type in a name to Area Name text box. Click OK to save the setting.
Example: If you enterArea 1, the Area 1 will be displayed under the eMap tree of the System Setup area. You can repeat Step 1, Step 2 and Step 3 to create more areas. Alphanumeric characters defined for Area < 30 NoteAn area name can be modified later by clicking the Area Setting button.
6.4.
Removing Area
Step1.
Select eMap icon, then click the Remove All Areas button. A warning message will pop up asking for your confirmation. Click OK to confirm.
Step2.
Remove an Area
Select Area icon, then click the Remove Area button. A warning message will pop up asking your confirmation. Click OK to confirm.
21
6.5.
Step1.
window will pop up
Upload an eMap
Step2.
Click Browse to navigate the image file representing the area that you wish to secure, and then click Upload button.
Step3.
Once the image has been completely uploaded, a Successfully Saved message will appear. NoteImage files can be in the *.bmp/*.jpg/*.gif/ formats.
6.6.
(a) Pointer (this is default), (b) Area Zoom, (c) eMap Shift (Move image in interface), (d) Center Zoom In, (e) Center Zoom Out and (f) Default Size (Restore Default Size).
22
7.
Adding Camera
Step1.
Click Add camera button from the Menu Bar to bring up the Camera Setting window. Choose a camera model, type in information to text box as following: (1) MAC Address: Fill in MAC address of your camera. You will find MAC address on the device label, which is located at the bottom or rear side of your device. (2)IP Address: Enter a valid IP address from your camera you wish to connect to. (3)Port No.: The default port number is 80, which can be edited to match with camera web configuration. (4) Location: The default name is CAMxx, which can be edited. (5)ID: admin as default value. (6)Password: keep default value. NoteID and Password need to be filled to match with camera web configuration.
Step2.
Select OK to continue.
Note in the left example, the camera device now appears under Area 1 - the device tree of System Setup area, and devices such as image, sensor or relay appear under the camera tree. Click the + or -on the left of the camera folder to expand or collapse, respectively. The associated information is displayed in the list.
23
8.
Button
When select Camera icon in System Setup area, the buttons display in Menu Bar as following: Use To Camera Setting: to configure IP/MAC Address/Port Number/User Name/Password associated to a selected camera, it displays the information set in Add Camera button for further modify. For detail, please refer to Content C 7.
Remove Camera: to remove the configuration of a selected camera including the image, sensor and relay under it.
Save Camera: to save the configuration of a selected camera for future loading, including the image, sensor and relay under it.
Button
Use To Image Setting: to configure frame per second of video image of alarm recording and schedule recording in selected camera image, and activate schedule recording for that camera image.
Backup Recorded Files: to backup the recorded video files of a selected camera, including schedule/alarm recording file.
Image Alarm: to set alarm action when alarm is detected on selected camera.
Image Quality: to configure the contrast, hue, brightness, saturation, compression and resolution of camera image.
24
Sensor Alarm: to set action in respond to the digital input alarm of selected camera sensor.
Relay Setting: to configure the setting of selected camera relay. (Digital Output)
25
8.1.
You can configure FPS of alarm/scheduled recording in this window, and activate schedule recording by specifying time period on weekly basis, as well as activate schedule recording when alarm is detected. By this way you can effectively reduce the recording size.
Step1.
Select a Camera
Select the Image icon of a camera in the System Setup area and click Image Setting button from the Menu Bar to bring up the Image setting window.
Step2.
The default Location name is CAMxx-image, where xx is 2-digits serial number. You can change this to a meaningful description that identifies the installed location.
Step3.
If the cameras video format is MJPEG ( ex: camera models DCS-900 and DCS-900W), you may define this field based on your requirement. For example, you can give a higher FPS number for alarm recording, or a lower FPS number for scheduled recording to save the storage space in normal conditions, while keeping the details when an alert occurs.
Step4.
Schedule recording could be activated by clicking to select Always or Schedule, and check Recording only when alarm detected to significantly reduce the storage of schedule recording.
Step5. Step6.
immediately.
D-ViewCam can record the image before and after an event, this is vital to event tracking. Save the Setting
Select OK to save the settings. When a Successfully Saved message appears, scheduled recording will start automatically and
If an error message pops up, please check if any related device is unable to connect due to the information described in Error Message window. Solve the problem, and then go back to Camera Setting button to configure this camera again.
26
8.2.
Image Orientation
Step1. Step2.
Click on the right of Image Orientation drop list to support different camera mounting methods. If the camera is mounted on the table, click on Normal, otherwise choose Inverted, Flip or Mirror for your requirement. Note (1) For camera models DCS-900 and DCS-900W, you have to restart Monitor program to activate this setting. (2) For other D-Link models, it takes 20 seconds for the camera to automatically reconnect.
8.3.
Step1. Step2.
Select Image icon for Image Setting Click to select a Schedule Recording Type
Check the Schedule in Recording Type first, and you will find that the Schedule Setting is enabled.
Step3.
Click the Schedule Setting button. A Weekly Setting table will pop up. Select the time period for which you want to schedule a recording. The activated block will turn pink.
Step4.
deactivate it.
Edit a Schedule
Step5.
Schedule recording will be executed immediately after click OK in Weekly Setting and Image setting window, but the recording indicator in Monitor program will be activated only after re-login.
Note W eekly setting is a c ycling setting which is automaticall y applied to the following block being equal to 1 hour.
27
8.4.
Image Quality
Step1. Step2.
You can adjust the contrast, hue, brightness, saturation and compression rat from this window; user may drag the scroll bar to right or left direction for your viewing preference and get real time quality by clicking Save button, then all the above setting will be effective automatically. If click Default button, then all the above setting will be restored to default. NoteThe ranges of parameters are model dependent. It may take longer (roughly 20 seconds) to reconnect device automatically after configuration for some models.
8.5.
Step1. Step2.
Use the PT control interface to adjust the angel of camera, choose a number in Preset Location field, and enter a name of this point in Preset Name text box.
Step3.
Click Save and the newly added preset name will show up in the Preset Location field (you can also add other preset points in the same way)
Step4.
be removed.
Select the preset location and click Remove, then the location will
28
8.6.
Motion Detection
8.6.1.
Step1.
Select the Image icon to be configured. Click Motion Detection button from the Manu Bar. A Motion Detection window pops up.
Step2.
A red square follows mouse movement, click to place the red square to the area of motion detection.
Step3.
NoteThe Granularity parameter described in C4.7 Motion Rectangle Build-in motion detection requires significant processor power. It is advised that no more then 2 Internet cameras have build-in motion detection turned on, or you will have to carefully review hardware performance, and upgrade hardware if necessary.
8.6.2.
Please refer to your camera manual. This function is applicable to camera other then DCS-900 and DCS-900W.
29
8.7.
Sensor Setting
Step1.
Select the Sensor icon in System Setup area, then click Sensor Setting button from Manu Bar to open the configuration window.
Step2.
CAMxx-sensor appears by default, you may enter a unique, brief description that identifies the installed location, but Alphanumeric characters defined for Location < 23.
Step3.
8.8.
Relay Setting
Step1.
Select the Relay icon in System Setup area, then click the Relay Setting button from Menu Bar to open the configuration window.
Step2.
CAMxx-relay appears by default, you may enter a unique, brief but meaningful description that identifies the installed location, but Alphanumeric characters defined for location <23.
30
8.9.
Step2.
Click to select whether you want to trigger alarm in Disable, Always, or Schedule status. It is disabled by default you can change to Always to turn it on, or Schedule to activate it per schedule defined in Schedule Setting.
Step3.
Holiday will turn from gray to black if you select Schedule, you may click to check Holiday to activate alarm action full day during holiday, regardless the scheduled time in previous setting. The holiday is also user-definable.(Please refer to C4.2)
Step4. Step5.
Configure the number of seconds between alarms. If successive alarm occurred during this interval, it will be ignored. The total seconds of pre-alarm and post-alarm are suggested to be the minimum of alarm interval. Click Add to add new Alarm Action. Click OK to save all alarm action configuration (including Add, Modify, Remove and Copy) and dismiss this window. Click Cancel to ignore all configuration and dismiss this window.
8.9.2. Alarm Action General Setting Step1. Alarm Type is default b y Alarm
Detected.
Step2. Step3.
Select Alarm Action from the drop out list. Select Breach Device, and enter information to Remark field.
The device selected in Breach Device Field is to react for the alarm detected.
Step4.
Action execution could be set by the delayed second you configured here. This setting does not apply to Live Video, which is always executed immediately.
Step5.
Click Create to add action to alarm action list. If no further action to add, click Cancel to dismiss this window.
31
Action b y Live
Step2.
The live video display method of alarm action include the following: (1) If only one alarm is triggered, the different device breached by live video alarm action will be displayed on the 4 split screen of Monitor Program and is arranged starting from upper-left to upper-right, lower-left, and lower-right. (2) If live video is breached by different alarm source, live video is display accordingly. If the number of live video is greater than 4, they will be displayed rotationally.
Step3.
Step2. Step3.
NoteFor the difference of Alarm Recording and Schedule Recording, refer to FAQ. For the other steps, refer to C8.9.2,
32
8.9.5. Alarm Action Email Step1. Select Alarm Action by Email Step2. Select Breach Device, and
enter Remark Select camera form Breach Device field and enter a brief description in Remark field to describe this alarm. Email will attached with two snapshot image files if you select camera other than text only
Step3.
8.9.6. Alarm Action Others ( Model dependent) Step1. Select Alarm Action b y Preset
Select Preset Point edited in C8.5 from Preset field, please refer to C8.9.2.for the remaining steps. When alarm is detected, the system will turn PT camera to the specified preset point.
Step2.
Select DO ON /DO OFF from Alarm action field, please refer to C8.9.2. for the remaining steps. When alarm is detected, the system will turn off/on DO accordingly.
8.9.7.
Examples
1. Set alarm triggered by Cam01-image and records the video of Cam01-image: Select Cam01-image icon in System setup Area and click Image Alarm button from Menu bar, then select Alarm action by Recording and Breach Device by Cam01-image. 2. Set alarm triggered by Cam01-sensor and records the video of Cam02-image: Select Cam01-sensor icon in System setup Area and click Sensor Alarm button from Menu bar, then select Alarm action by Recording and Breach Device by Cam02-image. 3. Set alarm triggered by Cam01-sensor and send snapshot of the video of Cam02-image: Select Cam01-sensor icon in System setup Area and click Sensor Alarm button from Menu bar, then select Alarm action by Email, Breach Device by Cam02-image.
33
8.10.
Step1.
Drag-and-drop the device icon from System Setup area to its location on the eMap interface. All devices under camera (include image, relay, and sensor) can be placed on the eMap interface.
Step2.
Right click the Image icon in eMap interface, you will find 8 directions to select to indicate what direction that camera is facing. NoteAll devices could be detected by (1) click Remove button in the Menu Bar (2) right click icon in the eMap interface to find Delete function.
8.11.
This function is to give user more flexibility to arrange their camera, the configuration of image, and sensor and relay under camera could be saved to a configuration file. It allows saving one camera at a time, the information saved include: configurations in Camera Setting, Schedule Recording and eMap location.
8.11.1.
Select Camera
Select Camera icon and click Save Camera button from the Menu Bar. Browsing the file path for saving this camera configuration and set a file name for it.
34
8.11.2.
Load Camera
Step1.
Select Area icon and click Load Camera button from the Menu Bar.
Step2. Browse the file path of camera configuration and click OK to load it.
Note The IP, Port NO, Location of loaded camera should be unique. It is advised to add new camera other than Load Device if its IP, Port NO or Location is currently in use.
8.12.
Backup recorded files button is designed to archive the schedule recorded file to other HD and release the storage for the coming video.
Select Image icon from and click Backup Recorded Files from the Manu Bar. You could backup one file at a time and should manually delete the back-upped file in your HD to release the storage.
35
D.
1.
Monitor
Running Monitor Program (Method 1)
Step1.
Step2.
System Logon
If this is first time you login, use Admin, User1~User4 as user name and leave password blank, then click OK to log into the system.
NoteThe default password is blank. It is recommended to assign one. If you are Admin, please go to System Admin Program/User management function to assign it.
2.
Step1.
You can run the D-ViewCam Monitor program directly by clicking the Task Bar/ D-Link D-ViewCam icon
36
3.
The User Interface has been classified into the following seven functions: Display Selection Video display area PT control interface System control Alarm setting Alarm notification log eMap NoteMost of the configuration in System Admin program will be effective automatically in Monitor program, except : (1) Update setting by select camera button in display area or split screen: New preset point, alarm interval, delete device, image orientation of DCS-900 and DCS-900W (2) Update setting by re-log in Monitor program: Display option, Alarm reminding sound. The automatic refresh for some models takes 20 seconds at least.
37
4.
4.1.
Button
Button Overview
Use To Camera Button with Camera Recording Indicator: this background color of number turns from gray to red color to denote the camera is in recording status. Camera Button with Camera Selected Indicator: if a camera is selected to display live video on Video Display Area, the camera icon turns from green to red color. Click this button will bring up the allocated eMap in Monitor Program too. Camera Location: all cameras added in administrator program will display in this drop list, a None indicate no camera is configured yet. Split Display: to change monitoring layout by clicking 4, 9 or 16 split screen.
Pause: click this button to pause live video in Video Display Area.
38
4.2.
4.2.1.
Select camera in Display Selection Camera icon. Select camera in Display Selection / Camera location drop list. Double click the selected screen in Video Display Area or Split screen.
4.2.2.
4 split screen/ 9 split screen/16 split screen are all available to display multiple cameras.
4.2.3.
To release PC loading or network bandwidth, you may click Pause button to stop live video in Video Display Area, this will temporary improve Alarm or Recording function in some particular condition. By clicking Play button, all the live video will resume to normal. When live video paused, it also stops Manual Record function.
39
5.
5.1.
Center PT
Click any point of the live video of specified camera in Video Display Area, the view angle of camera will move to display the clicked point on the center of screen automatically.
5.2.
Button
Button Overview
Use To PT control: PT interface consist of a control icon which can change then view angle of your camera to 4 directions manually.
AutoPan: to get PT camera auto panning AutoPatrol: to get PT camera auto patrolling all preset points Stop: to stop PT cameras auto-action Preset Location: by this drop list, you could select preset point
PT Speed: You may select the drop list to change speed of camera movement.
40
6.
System Control
Live video could be manually recorded by clicking button on System Control Area, and you may change Image resolution or change image size for live video from here for your viewing preference.
6.1.
Button
Button Overview
Use To Snapshot: to take still image from live video Manual Record: to record live video manually in Monitor program. Other recording method, such as schedule recording or alarm recording should be configured in Administrator program. Playback: to query and playback all recorded file. Image Resolution: to switch image resolution between QVGA and VGA. Zoom In: to get image zoom-in Zoom Out: to get image zoom-out
6.2.
Snapshots
Step1.
Click the Snapshot button. A still image pops up in Save Snapshot window,
Step2.
Save a Snapshot
Click the Save to save a still image in your computer by .jpg format.
41
6.3.
Manual Recording
Step2. Step3.
Recording index
The manual recording status will display in the Process Bar and Record Time at the bottom right of screen. Stop a Manual Record
Click the Stop Record button. The graph of this button will change from square to circle. The Process Bar and the Record Time will disappear.
6.3.2. Manual Recording for Multiple Videos Step1. Select a group of live videos:
Press Ctrl and click cameras that you want to record in video display area.
Step2. Step3.
To start recording, refer to section D6.3.1 step 2 for details. Stop recording.
To stop multiple manual recording, select the camera by repeating step 1, and then click the Stop Record button. All video are kept in the QVGA format. The frame per second number depends on the camera that you select.
42
6.4.
Playback
The Playback button allows you to playback recorded video through the Schedule Recording, Alarm Recording or Manual Recording. This function also provides additional functions for exporting video files to the AVI format and taking snapshots. You can change the playback speed faster or slower, or drag the scroll bar to a specific time frame.
Step2.
Select a file
Select the file you want to display. Its first frame will appear in the video screen. Double click the file. The video will start to playback.
Step3.
The red remark in the Histogram Area helps you to quickly locate the moment of motion video. The histogram can be partially enlarged by dragging the mouse to show details. Histogram support Schedule Recording, Alarm Recording and Manual Recording, except manual recording of DCS-900 and DCS-900W.
6.4.2. 6.4.3.
Click the Record AVI to export the image to the AVI format. Assign a file name, a location, and a vide compression option. NoteThe available compression format varies according to computers, depending on the Codec software components installed. The known formats that are not supported include: Microsoft RLE, Microsoft H.263 Codec, Microsoft H.261 Codec, Intel Indeo (R) Video R3.2, and Intel 4:2:0 Video V2.50. Do not choose these formats. If you require the best image quality, choose the Full Screen (uncompressed) option.
6.4.4.
The file which has been backup in C 8.12 can be browsed to view directly from this window.
43
7.
Alarm Setting
7.1.
Button
Button Overview
Use to Alarm On: to turn on alarm setting (both Digital Input & MD) of Administrator Program Alarm Off: to turn off alarm setting (both Digital Input & MD)of Administrator Program Alarm Query: to query all alarm related data and export to a report Relay Setting: to remote control Relay (Digital Output) to on or off status. Cancel Alarm: to dismiss alarm warning in Monitor Program
7.2.
Alarm Query
Step1. Step2.
Click the Alarm Query button in the system control area. Set a Quer y Condition.
Required : Select an Alarm event or Alarm event/action Optional: select an Alarm location, Alarm style and Query date.
Step3. Step4.
A query result will appear in the lower spreadsheet. You can print out the query by clicking the Print/Export button. You can use the arrow button to navigate the page of the spreadsheet, and print the page which you selected..
Step5.
Export format and destination support list are: text, excel, word 2000 Eng, word 2002, word 2003. And the report destination could assign to Disk, Application, Exchange Folder and Microsoft Mail.
44
7.3.
Turning On Alarms
7.3.1.
You can turn off alarms when your security staff is on duty to handle event. To do this, click the OFF button to turn off all alarm settings in the Administration program.
7.3.2.
Turn on Alarms
Use this function when your security staff is off duty and you need D-ViewCam to automatically handle events. To turn on all alarm settings, click the ON button.
7.4.
Canceling an Alarm
Step1.
When a Breach Alert message appears at the bottom of the Video display area, an alarm has occurred and warn user by following methods: (1) The text of the Relay Setting button changed to Cancel Alarm. (2) The most up-to-date alarm was logged in the alarm notification log. (3) An eMap with the device that triggered the alarm will pop up in the eMap display area (4) Depending on how your alarm setting, a live video of the device may pop up in the Video Display Area.
Step2.
Click the Cancel Alarm button to close the Breach Alert message.
(1) The Cancel Alarm button will be replaced by a Relay Setting button. (2) The alarm live video will disappear and the screen will return to its normal setting.
45
7.5.
Click Rela y Setting Select the Rela y Location Click Rela y On or Rela y Off button
Click Relay On or Relay Off to remote control Digital Output (light, for example, via Internet). Control facility via Relay Setting may involve electronic danger, please consult your system integrator and get their professional support.
E.
segments:
This function is designed for keeping D-ViewCam DB in case your computer crashes and loses DB. DB restore function has to be set by two
1.
Auto Backup DB
DB backup is executed (1) at 2:00 am each day and (2) when starting D-Link D-ViewCam program. The backup path is configurable in General Setting window -> Backup DB Path.
2.
Manual Restore DB
DB can be restored if you find DB is corrupted due to computer crash, please follow the step listed in below. Step 1: Run Restore DB program
Step1.
Step2.
first
46
Step3.
Restore D-ViewCam DB
Click Browse to navigate the path of DB you backup previously, and open the selected file, then click OK to restore.
47
F.
FAQ
1.
2.
What is the difference between D-Link D-ViewCam and the traditional surveillance system?
D-Link D-ViewCam uses MJPEG and MPEG4 file formats to record video, stores high quality image data on computer hard disks, and provides easy query and review of the stored video. Traditional surveillance systems use video tape for storage and review, which is cumbersome and inefficient.
3.
4.
5.
We have security guards on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Do we still need D-Link D-ViewCam?
Security guards and camera surveillance systems can complement each other. Your security guards can catch thieves red-handed. But when they get tired, or when it is too dangerous for them to physically pursue offenders, D-Link D-ViewCam can fill in and do the job. This camera surveillance system can automatically record events for review or for use as proofs. Your surveillance cameras can connect to I/O devices, and D-Link D-ViewCam can discreetly and timely alarm your security guards of inadvertent events, allowing them to react to the situation in an effective manner.
6.
48
reserve a major part of the screen to display the video from single camera. Another option is to split the screen to show videos from multiple cameras. To switch the display from one camera to another, you can either manually select a camera, or have the system automatically display videos from all cameras in a rotating manner.
7.
8.
9.
10. Does D-Link D-ViewCam support cameras that have motion detection capability?
Yes. Motion detection capability varies according to the number of connected cameras and the complexity of the tasks performed. Normally, you can have up to two motion detections. If your computer is equipped a powerful processor, its possible to have more motion detections.
49
D-Link D-ViewCam Operation 12. Do I need a very powerful computer to run D-Link D-ViewCam?
To monitor and control 1 to 4 cameras and record their video, your PC must be equipped with at least W indows 2000 or XP, a Pentium 4 2.8GHz CPU, 512MB of memory and 40GB hard disk space. If you installed 5 to 9 cameras, you need at least 60GB hard disk. For a large surveillance site with 10 to 16 cameras, at last a Pentium 4 3.0GHz CPU, 1GB RAM and 80GB hard disk space are required. Generally speaking, the less powerful your cameras are the more processing power your computer needs to have. D-Link D-ViewCam currently does not support Macintosh computers.
14. What should I do when there is no video display for the camera that I just added to the network?
Please check to see if you correctly typed in (1) the model name of the camera, (2) the IP address of the camera, (3) the port number of the camera, and (4) camera user name and password? Also, check to see if the network cable connection from that camera is all right.
15. Why doesnt my computer screen display any video from a connected camera?
One of the following might be the cause of this problem: (1) your camera user name and password are incorrect, (2) the network is unstable, (3) the work load is too heavy for your computer to handle.
50
18. When an alarm occurs, how do I know which camera it is related to?
W e presume that you have used the Admin Program to place all camera icons on the eMap. W hen an alarm occurs, an area eMap will be highlighted. This area is where the alarm comes from. Note that the eMap only displays the latest occurred alarm. To see the details of all alarms, please look at the Alarm Notification Log in Monitor Program. For easy identification, when you click on an item in the alarm log, the camera that is associated to that alarm will be highlighted on the eMap.
21. Why no alarm message is received even though all settings in the Admin Program are correctly set?
You may have by accident turned the alarm setting button on the Monitor Program screen to OFF. Click this button back to ON to receive alarm messages.
22. After Ive changed the time or date of my computer system, the D-Link D-ViewCam alarm function does not seem to work anymore?
Please exit D-ViewCam then reboot your computer after youve changed your computer systems time and date. Then run D-ViewCam again. The alarm function should go back to normal.
23. What will happen when my hard disk or network storage device is running out of space?
W hen your hard disks or network storage devices space is approaching 90% full, if you have enabled the Recycle function, the system will automatically delete 20% of the recorded video on your hard disk or network storage device on the first in first out basis. For complete details on how to use this function, please refer to your Users Manual section C4.4. To prevent this
51
kind of situation from happening, remember to periodically back up your recorded video files and delete the unwanted ones. For details, please refer to your Users Manual section C8.12.
26. Do I have to login to the Monitor Program again every time Ive made some changes to the settings using the Admin Program?
No. Configuration set through the Admin Program will immediately take effect in the Monitor Program. Exceptions to this are (1) update setting by select camera button in display area or split screen: New preset point, alarm interval, delete device and image orientation (this function applies only to camera models DCS-900 and DCS-900W ) (2) update setting by re-log in Monitor program: Display option, Alarm reminding sound. The automatic refresh for some models takes 20 seconds at least.
27. How do I get alarm service if my computer does not have a fixed IP address?
If your computer gets its IP address from a DHCP service or its IP address is changed periodically from the network, please make sure that the Enable DNS resolution setting has been selected, so alert messages can be delivered to your computer from the cameras even if its IP has been changed.
52