Page 2 - To Customers; Introduction; COP
Thank you for purchasing Network Video Recorder VK-64 v2.0/VK-16 v2.0 (hereafterreferred to as “VK-64/VK-16”), or VK-Lite v2.0 (hereafter referred to as “VK-Lite”). VK-64/VK-16 and VK-Lite are software for recording and monitoring video via a network,and includes storage server software and viewer s...
Page 4 - Contents
4 Contents Introduction About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 System Operation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Specification Comparison of VK-64/VK-16 and VK-Lite . . . . . . .8 System Configuration Examples . . . . . . . . ...
Page 5 - About This Guide
5 About This Guide This guide is intended for the following users. • System administrators who install and manage VK-64/VK-16 • System administrators who install and manage VK-Lite This guide first explains what you should know before operating a network cameramonitoring system, and differences betw...
Page 6 - System Operation Overview
6 System Operation Overview Network Video Recorder is software for viewing video, recording video and audio, andplaying video from multiple network cameras (hereafter referred to as camera servers). VK-64/VK-16 and VK-Lite enable viewing and recording of JPEG and MPEG-4 video, two-wayaudio communica...
Page 9 - Viewing and Recording on a Single PC
9 System ConfigurationExamples Viewing and Recording on a Single PC A combination of storage servers and viewers enables various types of systemconfigurations, such as a simple system with one PC and one camera server, or asystem using multiple PCs and camera servers. You can configure a system with...
Page 10 - Using Multiple Storage Servers and Multiple Viewers; Using Viewer Only
10 Using Multiple Storage Servers and Multiple Viewers Up to 10 storage servers can be used on a single network. When multiple cameraservers are used in a system, you can use one of them as a master storage server,and use the others as slave storage servers. Master storage servers are storageservers...
Page 13 - Setup Procedure; Chapter
VK-64/VK-16 Installation Setup Procedure Chapter 1 COP Y
Page 14 - Preparation
14 Setup Procedure Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Maximum r etaine d histo r y Event notification Use r p r ivileges This chapter describes the installation process from preparation to maintenance. Refer to Administrator's Manual for detailed explanations of each step. Before installation, check the fr...
Page 15 - Camera Server Registration
15 1 VK-64/VK-16 Installation Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Location Zones Viewing f r ame r ate Layout d esign an d r egist r ation Rate uppe r limit Automatic a d justment settings Reco rd e d vi d eo d ata Event d ata Settings files When registering a camera, first set the camera’s the location and...
Page 17 - System Installation Example
VK-Lite Installation System Installation Example Chapter 2 COP Y
Page 19 - erver In
19 S y s tem In s tallation Example 2 S tep 1: Preparation Calculate how much free hard disk space will be required for the storage server from therecording conditions to ensure that the system can operate stably.The amount of hard disk space required can be calculated using the following formula. T...
Page 20 - tallation
20 S y s tem In s tallation Example S tep 3: In s tallation Install the VK-Lite storage server software on the PC for storage server and the VK-Liteviewer software on the PC for viewer, using the CD-ROM supplied with the networkcamera.In the following example, VK-Lite storage server and VK-Lite view...
Page 26 - Step 6: Recording Schedule Configuration
26 System Installation Example Step 6: Recording Schedule Configuration Configure the recording schedule settings after camera server registration.You can configurate recording schedule settings using the Recording Schedules tab in the Configuration and Preferences screen. T h e f o l l o w i n g e ...
Page 27 - etting
27 S y s tem In s tallation Example S tep 7: Viewer S etting s You can configure basic viewer settings, such as the maximum frame rate, audio, stillimages, etc.In the following example, just check the maximum frame rate setting for live video, but notchange the value. The following example shows how...
Page 29 - tep 8: Management and Maintenance
29 S y s tem In s tallation Example 29 S y s tem In s tallation Example Now, the configuration process has been completed. S tep 8: Management and Maintenance It is recommended to regularly provide the operational management, including backing upof recording and setting data, and system maintenance,...