Vivotek ND8301 - Manuals

VIVOTEK 10 - User's Manual Chapter One Hardware Installation and Initial Configuration Introducing ND8301 Network Video Recorder VIVOTEK ND8301 is an 8 CH Network Video Recorder designed for sophisticated recording ap- plications. The unit is equipped with an Intel Dual-core Atom Processor with maxi...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 11 Physical Description Front View Disk 1 Disk 2 HDD LED Power button & LED Reset button Rear View RS-232 (reserved) LAN WAN VGA USB2 combo USB1 combo eSATA MIC-In Line Out Line In DC Power Fan exhaust outlet IMPORTANT: It is important to leave a clearance of 15cm to the ...

VIVOTEK 12 - User's Manual For a RAID volume configuration, it is recommended you use hard drives of the same model featuring the same capacity and rotation speed, even running the same version of firmware. IMPORTANT: Hardware Installation SATA hard disk(s) are user-supplied. The network video recor...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 13 HDD Bezel Lever 3. Close the drive bay bezel. 4. 4-1. Press on the left edge of the drive bay bezel to snap it into place. 2 1 Bezel Lock 4-2. Use a flat-blade screwdriver to turn the bezel lock to the “locked” position. You should always lock the drive bezel when the driv...

VIVOTEK 14 - User's Manual Interface Connections LAN Internet Router 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LAN WAN VGA USB devices External enclosure Audio devices DC power adaptor 1 & 2. Connect CAT5 or better-quality Ethernet cables to cameras via a local, switched network, or clients through the Internet. Refer to n...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 15 Network Deployment 1. Connect the supplied power adapter to a power outlet. 2. Connect network cameras to the NVR’s LAN ports. 3. If you want to access NVR over the Internet, connect the NVR to the Internet via the WAN port. A web console can be established from a remote P...

VIVOTEK 16 - User's Manual Initial Configuration 1. The system power on self test and OS initialization takes about 2 minutes to complete. Once your NVR is started, you will be prompted by the Setup Wizard . You should then begin the initial setup. The system is booted from an embedded IDE flash. No...

VIVOTEK 18 - User's Manual 5. On the Disk page, Select disk drives by clicking the checkboxes in front of disk drives.Select Build single disk , Build RAID0 , RAID1, or other option from the Disk configuration pull- down menu. Click Apply and wait for a few minutes for the configuration to take effe...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 19 Ready to Use 1. You will then be at the Control Center screen. Double-click on the LiveClient or Playback buttons to configure live viewing and recording settings. 2. Open the LiveClient utility to change live view layout, camera streaming frame rate, and other options. 3....

VIVOTEK 20 - User's Manual 3-2. Click on the Search button. 3-3. Select cameras by clicking their checkboxes. 3-4. Click OK, return to the previous window, and click the Insert button.

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 21 4. It is important to ensure that the live viewing and recording configuration does not exceed the system's limits: In terms of local display , the default stream 1 for live view can be configured with a resolution up to Full HD 30fps. Stream 1 is also a source for continu...

VIVOTEK 22 - User's Manual NVR Desktop Elements Menu Bar Desktop Shortcuts Control Center Normally the desktop defaults to the Control Center view, which provides direct access to various functional utilities such as LiveClient and Playback. The functions of these utilities are summarized as follows...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 23 Menu Bar The menu bar contains the following menus: Menu Description Control Center As previously described, the Control Center is the main access point to major functionalities. Disk Status Disk Status provides a glimpse of Logical Volumes, Physical disk statuses, HDD sta...

VIVOTEK 24 - User's Manual Chapter Two NVR LiveClient Configuration  Centralized management site for all the logged in clients  An NVR can also be managed using a separately-installed LiveClient on a remote PC (rev. 1.7.x or later).  Local 1080P HD display  Up to 16 video recording channels  St...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 25 VAST LiveClient Functionality  Server function control  User account management  Recording storage management  Recording schedule management  Recorded data backup and automated schedule  Event trigger management  Flexible video live view layout  A screen for a maxi...

VIVOTEK 26 - User's Manual VAST Server Activating the VAST Server VAST Server is a service program that will run automatically when your NVR system starts. The VAST server manages video recording, live view monitoring, and other related surveillance functions. How to Stop/Reboot the Server Please fo...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 27 LiveClient Configuration Opening the LiveClient Interface and Logging in VAST LiveClient allows you to monitor live video from cameras managed by the NVR; it is also the main access to the server's functional control. Double-click on the LiveClient shortcut on the desktop ...

VIVOTEK 28 - User's Manual LiveClient User Interface Menu Bar Status Panel A B C D E F G Menu Item Drop-down Options System Lock / Enable Click On Image (Disable Click On Image) / E-map / Launch Playback / Logout / Exit Edit Manually Begin Recording (Stop Manual Recording) / Snapshot / Record to EXE...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 29 Quick Access Bar Some buttons will be disabled if the selected devices do not support the related functions. Live Video Monitoring Window The "VIVOTEK" logo is displayed where no camera has been assigned to a video cell. Icon Function Description Exit Exit the syst...

VIVOTEK 30 - User's Manual Hierarchical Management Tree Station Name (IP address) Connected devices listed under the station Camera name (IP Address) Connected devices that have been assigned to the default recording storage Layout list Icon Description A station (The NVR running the VAST Server) / ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 31 Camera Control Panel Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) Control Panel  There are two types of PTZ control: Digital (E-PTZ for megapixel cameras) and Mechanical (PTZ cameras or fixed cameras with camera control via RS-485). If the connected cameras support PTZ/E-PTZ function, the PTZ opt...

VIVOTEK 32 - User's Manual Two Way Audio Control Panel The two way audio function allows the user to remotely communicate with people nearby the network camera.  For detailed information about How to Use the Talk Panel , please refer to page 113.  Only cameras that come with the two way audio func...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 33 Event Window Click View > Event Window to insert a window showing the real-time information for event triggers. If you want to hide this window, deselect this option on the menu bar.  The Type field in the event window shows the event category and another field Descrip...

VIVOTEK 34 - User's Manual Instant Playback (on remote LiveClient) Instant Playback is available on a remote LiveClient console. Check View > Instant Playback to open the window on the panel. The entries are the short recordings made from triggered events. The recorded media that was triggered by...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 35 Prerequisites for Instant Replay: 1. The function is enabled by default, only available on a LiveClient installed on a PC.2. There must be recorded videos of the immediate past. If the video streams from a camera were not recorded, you can not retrieve videos using the Ins...

VIVOTEK 36 - User's Manual Audio Control The audio function will be enabled if the device is equipped with an internal or external microphone. For detailed audio control settings, please refer to page 138. To change the default Replay settings, open the Configuration > Client Settings > Genera...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 37 How to Manage Devices (Cameras) Please follow the steps below to open the Camera Management window: a. Select the station from the hierarchical management tree.b. Click Configuration > Camera Management on the menu bar (or right-click the station, then select Camera Man...

VIVOTEK 38 - User's Manual  If you want to use "HTTPS Port", please enable the HTTPs settings on the configuration page of a web console with a Network Camera. Refer to the camera's User Manual for details.  The characteristics of each protocol are shown in the following table: Protocol De...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 39 e. Configure Recording Settings :  Recording Stream: By default, the stream source of the recording stream is stream 1, if you want to change it later on, please refer to the previous page to update the camera settings.  Pre-event time: Enter a number to decide how much ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 41 Enable SVC If the camera to-be-added supports the latest SVC (Scalable Video Coding) feature, select the SVC checkbox to enable the related control. The SVC feature enables streaming of videos for multiple clients from one single set of layered IP packets. Designed for sav...

VIVOTEK 42 - User's Manual 2. Right-click on the view cell of an SVC-enabled camera. Select SVC fps adjust bar . 3. A slide bar will appear above the view cell. Click and drag the slide bar. A numeric indicator will display the current selection. See below for the frame rates represented by the nume...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 43 If you have multiple SVC-enabled cameras, you can enable a collective setting via the Adjust SVC level button on the tool bar. The frame rate selected here will then apply to all view cells on the VAST LiveClient console. Please note that the SVC related setting can not ta...

VIVOTEK 44 - User's Manual Update Devices Please follow the steps below to update a device via Camera Management window: a. Click Configuration > Camera Management > Update Camera on the menu bar (or right-click the device/station, then select Camera Management > Update Camera ). b. The Cam...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 45 Delete Devices from the Station  Delete a device: Right-click the device on the device tree, then select Delete. A dialog box will pop up. Click Yes to delete the device along with the recorded data; click No to delete the device but retain the recorded data; click Cancel...

VIVOTEK 46 - User's Manual Batch Insert Cameras Batch insert is a very useful function that allows user to search, filter, and import a row of devices that are in the same LAN to an NVR station. Basic settings can also be applied to those inserted devices simultaneously. Please follow the steps belo...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 47  IP with prefix: Key in in the prefix of the IP address to narrow down the list.  Model with prefix: The user can type in the prefix of the model name or the complete model name of the cameras to narrow down the list.  MAC with prefix: You can type in the prefix of the ...

VIVOTEK 48 - User's Manual e. When the list is filtered, you can select the cameras one by one or check Select All to add them to the batch insert list. Then click OK to finish searching. f. The selected cameras will be shown on the batch insert camera list with the camera information and the connec...

VIVOTEK 50 - User's Manual Camera Configuration The Camera Configuration function group provides immediate access to the video streaming and other settings without the need to open a web console. The function group is accessed by selecting a camera on the device tree, and right-click to select Camer...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 51  Audio If audio feed is preferred, configure the audio codec type and operating mode in here.  Video This tabbed window privides access to the selection of the live view stream, its compression codec, frame size, max. frame rate, and video quality. Note that the Constant...

VIVOTEK 52 - User's Manual  Remote Focus For cameras supporting the remote focus feature, such as the FD8362E that comes with a motorized lens, this window provides finetune buttons and full-range scan fucntion to help reach the best image fo- cus. Always remember to Save your configuration before ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 53 View Live Videos You should double-click on the target device or drag-and-drop the target device from the hierarchical management tree window to a video cell. Dual / Multiple Streams For multiple-stream devices, you can right-click on the focused view cell to select a stre...

VIVOTEK 54 - User's Manual Fisheye Display Modes : below are conceptual drawings for different display modes. 1O View (Original View) 180° Hemispheric 1R View (Single Regional View) Zoom in/out & all-direction navigation control Zoom In Zoom Out An Original oval view covers the hemisphere taken ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 55 Swipe to scroll horizontally 2P (2 Panoramic) Display mode: Two dewarped rectangular views are placed one on top of another each showing 180 degree of panoramic view. The 2P view looks like the upper view shows the front of hemisphere, and the lower view the rear half of t...

VIVOTEK 56 - User's Manual The various display modes require the support of D3D technologies by your display card. Most off-the-shelf display cards today support this feature. The onscreen mouse control is very agile. Therefore, use the PTZ panel for more delicate moves in a field of view. Pan and P...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 57 Regional View #1 Panoramic View Regional View #3 Regional View #2 Regional View #1 Regional View #3 Regional View #2 Regional View #4 Regional View #1 Regional View #2 Original View Regional View #3 Regional View #6 Regional View #5 Regional View #7 Regional View #4 Region...

VIVOTEK 58 - User's Manual Refresh Right-click the device, then click Refresh , the camera information will be refreshed from the server. Streaming Server Right-click the station or the device and click Output Streaming URL . A .txt file with streaming URL will pop up. Then you can use this URL to l...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 59 Camera Settings Right-click the device, then click Camera Settings to open a brower's session to the camera. Remove Live Video from the Video Monitoring Window There are two ways to remove a live video from the video cell: Method 1. Right-click the video cell and select Re...

VIVOTEK 60 - User's Manual How to Change the VAST LiveClient Layout Changing the Layout of the Live Video Monitoring Window The NVR's LiveClient supports up to 6 simultaneous video viewing on a single monitor and allows you to change the layout of the live video monitoring window based on the number...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 61 For example, under the 3 x 3 layout mode, you can switch among the pages by clicking and on the quick access bar. To arrange the content of each page, manually drag-and-drop cameras from the hierarchical device tree to the video cells on each page. Rotating Video Pages For...

VIVOTEK 62 - User's Manual d. Back to the monitoring window, the new layout will appear under the device tree as shown below. You can save up to 10 layouts. e. To change to another layout, double-click the layout options on the hierarchical management tree, or click Layout > Choose on the menu ba...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 63 Maximize the Live Video Monitoring Window  Single View: to maxmize a video cell to the entire live video window Double-click the video cell, or right-click the video cell and select Single View . The focused video will occupy the entire playback window as shown below. To ...

VIVOTEK 64 - User's Manual  Full Screen: Maximize the live video monitoring window to the entire screen Click Full Screen on the quick access bar or right-click the video cell and select Full Screen . In addition, you can also click View > Full Screen on the menu bar to maximize the live video m...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 65 How to Manage Stations A standard VAST Server allows you to construct a hierarchical management system by adding more sub-stations to the root station. The NVR system can be included into a hierarchy managed by a dominating VAST server. The NVR system itself can not manage...

VIVOTEK 66 - User's Manual How to Manage User Accounts VAST on NVR allows users to apply multiple user accounts to a station with five levels of user roles: Administrator > Power User > User > Operator > Guest. Each role has different permissions listed as shown below. Moreover, Administ...

VIVOTEK 68 - User's Manual Manage a User Account Add a New User Account a. Select the station from the hierarchical management tree.b. Click Configuration > User Management on the menu bar (or right-click the station, then select User Management ). c. The User Management window will pop up. The u...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 69 Permission of the User Account Administrator is granted with all access privileges, while other user roles' permission is limited. If you want to modify the permission, please login as the Administrator to configure the settings. f. Select a User account from the User List...

VIVOTEK 70 - User's Manual If you want to remove access permission mentioned above from the account, the user will not be able to operate some functions listed in the following warning dialog. j. When completed, click Update to enable the new settings. Delete the User Account k. Click Delete , a del...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 71 How to Set up Association Management The LiveClient supports association management which allows the user to configure relative event trigger notifications of the connected network devices. (E.g., DI/DO status on the management tree, motion detection windows appearing in t...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 73 How to Set up Event Management The NVR's LiveClient supports event management which allows the server to respond to particular situations (events). LiveClient can correspond with cameras' input and respond with associated reactions, such as sending notifications, telling c...

VIVOTEK 74 - User's Manual Event Management Please follow the steps below to configure event management: a. Select the station from the hierarchical management tree.b. Click Configuration > Event Management on the menu bar (or right-click the station and select Event Management ). c. The Event Ma...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 75 e. The Device List window will prompt. Select one or more devices and set the Notification Type. Depending on the trigger source, the Notification Type will be different. Then click OK to close the window. f. The trigger source(s) will be listed on the window as shown belo...

VIVOTEK 76 - User's Manual  Start to record on: The sever will start to record video from selected camera(s) when an event is triggered. j. Click Add Camera to select the target camera(s). k. The selected camera(s) will be listed on the left window below. When completed, click OK at the bottom to e...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 77  GSM Short Message: The sever will send a short message to a GSM cell phone when an event is triggered. A GSM modem is necessary. q. Please enter the Phone Number and open GSM Settings window to set related information if necessary. When completed, click OK to enable the ...

VIVOTEK 78 - User's Manual  Client Notification: This function allows a notification video cell to prompt when an event is triggered. You can select the size of the video cell, and select how long the view cell will stay on top of the screen. s. The action(s) will be listed in the window as shown b...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 79 t. When you finish schedule settings, click Next to review the detailed information of the new event settings.

VIVOTEK 80 - User's Manual u. Following is the detailed information of the new event setting. You can click Back to modify the event setting or click Finish to close the window. v. Following is an example of an enabled event. You can click New to set up more events or click Close to exit the window....

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 81 How to Configure the Station General Settings Select the target station from the hierarchical management tree, then click Configuration > Station Settings > General Settings on the menu bar (or right-click the station on the hierarchical management tree and select St...

VIVOTEK 82 - User's Manual Reboot Settings You can schedule a system reboot every day at a specific time in a day or in days within a week. Select the checkbox and select a time from the pull-down list. Click OK when the configuration is done.

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 83 How to Configure Station Network Settings Select the target station from the hierarchical management tree, then click Configuration > Station Settings > Network Settings on the menu bar (or right-click the station on the hierarchical management tree and select Statio...

VIVOTEK 84 - User's Manual How to Edit Recording Stoage By default, all devices (cameras) are assigned to the default recording storage. You can manually remove a device from the default recording storage. However, only those devices which belong to a recording storage can produce recorded media fil...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 85 Default Storage Group Settings The following example shows the default storage group settings. You can click Rename to modify the group name or click Delete to remove the default settings. d. The default recording path is E:\Recording . The total space and free space of th...

VIVOTEK 86 - User's Manual e. Add Local Path: Click to add another recording path on your local computer. A Select Path dialog will pop up as shown below. When all settings are complete, click OK to enable the settings, or click Cancel to discard the settings. f. Add Network Path: Click to add a net...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 87 g. To modify the settings of a path, select the path from the list, then click Change settings to modify. h. To delete a path, select the path from the list and click Delete path . A warning dialog box will pop up as shown below. i. By default, all devices are assigned to ...

VIVOTEK 88 - User's Manual Add New Storage Group(s) If you want to add a new storage group, click Add to give a name to the new storage group, which will be displayed on the drop-down list.The following is an example of storage group list. Please refer to the following limitations when you set up st...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 89 How to Edit Recording Schedules After editing recording storage settings, you can begin to edit recording schedules for the devices in a storage group. By default, all devices are assigned to the default recording schedule (Please refer to the default time frame settings o...

VIVOTEK 90 - User's Manual Edit Schedule List Please follow the steps below to set up the recording schedules: a. Select the VAST station from the hierarchical device tree.b. Click Configuration > Station Settings > Recording Schedule Settings on the menu bar (or right- click the station and s...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 91 Load/Save Schedule Templates g. If you have a schedule template with time frame settings, you can upload it to facilitate the scheduling process. Click Load Template , and a Load File dialog box will pop up. Select the template file and click Open to load. h. If you want t...

VIVOTEK 92 - User's Manual Edit Camera List Please follow the steps below to assign a device to a recording schedule: a. Select a recording schedule on the schedule drop-down list.b. By default, all devices under the station are assigned to the Default Schedule . c. Click << to remove devices ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 93 Edit Time Frame List Default Time Frame: Weekly (Day-based), Mon.~Sun., 24-hour, continuous recording Click Edit to open the Default Time Frame settings page as shown below.

VIVOTEK 94 - User's Manual Add New Time Frames Please follow the steps below to add new time frames to a schedule:a. Select a recording schedule from the drop-down list.b. Click Add to open the Time Frame Settings window. c. Enter a name for the new time frame.d. If you have a time-frame template, y...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 95 h. If you want to add additional time frames to the schedule, repeat the steps above. i. Close the window when you finish the time frame settings.j. Back to the Recording Schedule Settings window, the new time frame will be displayed on the Time Frame List. k. If you want ...

VIVOTEK 96 - User's Manual The following diagrams show the frame rate variations using two different recording modes: 1. Continuous recording + Activity adaptive recording (helps save bandwidth and storage) 2. Event recording The Concept of Repeat Frequency VAST offers the following types of repeat ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 97 Repeat Frequency: Daily Setting To set up daily repeat frequency, please configure the following items: Daily time segments, applicable period of time, and repeat time interval. Set up daily time segments You can specify several time segments within a day. The numbers 0~23...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 99 Set up applicable period of time For repeat frequencies, you can set up the applicable date and period of time for the time frame. a. Specify the start date and time in the Start field. A calendar date selector will appear when you click on the drop-down list of date . Cli...

VIVOTEK 100 - User's Manual Repeat Frequency: Weekly Setting (Day-based) To set up Weekly (Day-based) repeat frequency, please configure the following items: Daily time segments, applicable days within a week, applicable period of time, and repeat time interval. Set up daily time segments Please ref...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 101 Repeat Frequency: Weekly Setting (Periods in a week) To set up Weekly (Periods in a week) repeat frequency, please configure the following items: Time segments within a week, applicable period of time, and repeat time interval. Set up time segments within a week You can s...

VIVOTEK 102 - User's Manual 2. Fill in a precise Start Time and End Time: a. Directly select a day and enter the value in the Start Time and End Time fields, then click Add . b. The corresponding red timeline bars will automatically appear as shown below. The following is an example of an extended t...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 103 Repeat Frequency: Monthly Setting (Day-based) To set up Monthly (Day-based) repeat frequency, please configure the following items: Daily time segments, applicable date(s) of a month/ day(s) of a week, applicable period of time, and repeat time interval. Set up daily time...

VIVOTEK 104 - User's Manual Repeat by date(s) of a month: Select date(s) from the calendar, and it will be displayed on the right blank as shown below. The following example refers to the 1 st ~ 5 th day of a month. Repeat by day(s) of a week: Select day(s) from the calendar, and it will be displaye...

VIVOTEK 106 - User's Manual Repeat by date(s) of a year: Select date(s) from the calendar, and it will be displayed on the right blank as shown below. The following example refers to the 1 st ~ 5 th day of a year. Repeat by day(s) of a week: Select day(s) from the calendar, and it will be displayed ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 107 How to Manually Begin /Stop Recording By default, all devices are assigned to the default recording storage and default recording schedule. Therefore, once you included a camera into the NVR's configuration, the VAST Server will begin to record live video according to the...

VIVOTEK 108 - User's Manual How to Edit Scheduled Backup Settings VAST LiveClient supports scheduled backup which allows the user to back up the recorded data in another disk. Please follow the steps below to enable scheduled backup settings: a. Select the target station from the device tree.b. Clic...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 109 Setup Backup Schedule f. Fill in a desired time and click >> to add the backup time. Please note that the backup time interval must not be shorter than 1 hour. For example, 23:40 and 00:15 are not allowed to exist simultaneously. In the sample below, the server will...

VIVOTEK 110 - User's Manual How to Configure Station Server Settings VAST LiveClient supports Server Settings including DDNS Settings, Network Storage Settings, and SMTP Settings.Select the station from the hierarchical management tree and click Configuration > Station Settings > Server Settin...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 111 Network Storage Server Settings The VAST Server allows user to set up network storage path(s) for recorded files. Please follow the steps below to add a new network storage path. a. Click Add to open the Network Host Window. b. Fill in the related information for the netw...

VIVOTEK 112 - User's Manual SMTP Settings VAST Server allows user to set up SMTP Server to send mail alert when event triggers. For more information about how to set up event management, please refer to page 73. Please follow the steps below to configure the SMTP Server: a. Click Add to open the SMT...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 113 How to Use the Talk Panel VAST LiveClient supports the two way audio function which allows the user to communicate with people around the network camera. Please enable the two way audio function on the camera side. Below is a conceptual drawing of the two way audio functi...

VIVOTEK 114 - User's Manual  An icon with the camera name will be displayed in the Talk Panel.  Please note that you cannot Talk and Play Sound at the same time.  When you are talking or playing sound, you cannot add other cameras to the Talk Panel. If you want to add more cameras to the Talk Pan...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 115 Remove a Camera from the Talk Panel  Remove a camera Drag a camera from the Talk Panel and drop to the hierarchical management tree window as shown below. The camera icon will disappear.  Remove all cameras Click , all cameras in the Talk Panel will be removed.

VIVOTEK 116 - User's Manual How to Configure E-map Settings VAST LiveClient supports intuitive E-map function which allows users to upload E-maps for overall devices management. Click System > E-map to open E-map Settings Page: Upload an E-map Click to search for E-map(s) to upload. The uploaded ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 117 E-map Settings Page (View Mode)  Double-click an E-map on the tree, it will be displayed on the E-map window as shown below. There are two operation modes of E-map settings page: "View Mode" and "Edit Mode". The following is the "View Mode" illust...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 119 E-map Settings Page (Edit Mode) A. Menu bar B. Quick access bar C. E-map list tree D. Device tree E. Map preview F. E-map window G. Status panel  Right-click the E-map, you can delete an existing E-map. B A C D E G F

VIVOTEK 120 - User's Manual Device Management Please follow the steps below to edit an uploaded E-map. a. Double-click the E-map you want to edit, it will be displayed on the E-map window. b. Use Quick Access Bar to adjust the size of the E-map. In edit mode, you can also use your mouse to drag the ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 121 Live View Dialog Settings Click System > E-map Settings to open the E-map Settings dialog, then you can choose to Open Live View Dialog or to Send to Single View when you double-click the device deployed on the E-map. Open Live View Dialog Select Open Live View Dialog ...

VIVOTEK 122 - User's Manual E-map Link After completing device deployment on your E-map, you can link an E-map to another E-map. Please follow the steps below to configure E-map link: a. Select a map you want to edit and enter Edit Mode . b. Drag-and-drop another E-map onto current E-map. A blue fra...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 123 d. Right-click the blue frame to Resize or Delete it. Click Resize , some nodes will appear around the blue frame. Then You can drag the nodes to move the position, rotate the direction, adjust the size, and change the shape. e. Click on the Quick Access Bar to save the n...

VIVOTEK 124 - User's Manual h. Test the web links. Click on the Quick Access Bar to switch to view mode. Double-click the blue frame on Map1, it will automatically switch to map2. Then double-click the blue frame on Map2, it will automatically switch to map3. Map 1 Map 2 Map 3

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 125 How to Configure Client Settings In Client Settings, you can configure Snapshot Settings, Recording Settings, View Settings, General Settings, Joystick Settings, Proxy Settings, and PiP Settings. Snapshot Settings Please follow the steps below to configure snapshot settin...

VIVOTEK 126 - User's Manual If you uncheck Generate a file name automatically , the Save file dialog box will pop up when you take a snapshot. The file name prefix will automatically be displayed in the Save File dialog box. Taking a Snapshot Please follow the steps below to take a snapshot of the l...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 127 Recording Settings The VAST Server allows you to record the live video in EXE, 3GP, or AVI format to your storage folder. Type 1: Record to EXE Record video as an EXE file. The EXE is not only a media file but also a built-in media player. When user execute the EXE, the m...

VIVOTEK 128 - User's Manual d. If you check "Record with only standard codec", the video from old models (VIVOTEK 6000-series products) using H.263 codec will not be recorded. f. Click OK to enable the settings. Type 3: Record to AVI Record video as an AVI file, which uses the popular codecs...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 131 Built-in Media Player--EXE Below is the icon of footages saved as EXE files. Double-click on it, the recorded video will be played automatically as shown below. If you installed LiveClient on your PC, you may also open the built-in Media Player (VMSMediaPlayer.exe) in the...

VIVOTEK 132 - User's Manual The function menu of the built-in media player are displayed as shown below:  The built-in player is able to playback 3GP files.  The built-in player is able to save 3GP files as EXE files.  The built-in player is able to save EXE files as 3GP files.  The built-in pla...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 133 View Settings This section allows you to set the display mode of a video cell, including Display Location, Date and time Format, Video Display Mode, and Font Settings . When you change the settings, the sample window will change accordingly for you to preview the settings...

VIVOTEK 134 - User's Manual Date and Time Format  Same as local computer: Select this option and then the date and time format will synchronize with the local computer.  Specify: Select a desired format for the date and time from the drop-down list. Date format : Select YYYY/MM/DD or MM/DD/YY. Tim...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 135 General Settings This section allows you to configure the System Settings and Rotation Settings . System Settings  Auto login after logging in to operating system: If you check this option, VAST LiveClient will automatically login after you login to Windows without filli...

VIVOTEK 136 - User's Manual Event Settings  Enable live event notification: Select this option to activate real-time event notification. For example: the event notification of DI/O status on the hierarchical management tree, the event list in the event window, motion detection windows in video wind...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 137  Enable auto stream size : The Auto Stream Size feature dynamically adjusts the stream sizes of video feeds from network cameras in order to reduce CPU load and bandwidth consumption. It is often the case that in surveillance deployments the physical dimensions of monito...

VIVOTEK 138 - User's Manual  Enable Instant Replay on video cell (on a LiveClient installed to a PC): When enabled, a small Replay icon will be available on each view cell. One pre-condition is that the video stream must be currenly being recorded to the NVR sysm. Default replay length: Default is ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 139 Joystick Settings This section explains how to remotely control the network cameras using a USB joystick. Enable Joystick Connect to the USB plug of the joystick to a USB port on your computer. Supported by the plug-in in the main page (Microsoft’s DirectX), once the plug...

VIVOTEK 140 - User's Manual Buttons Configuration In Button Configuration window, the left column shows the actions you can assign, and the right column shows the functional buttons and assigned actions. The number of buttons may differ from different joysticks. Please follow the steps below to conf...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 141 c. The Assigned Action will appear beside Button 1 in the right column as shown in the following diagram. Note that a button can only be assigned with an action. If you want to modify the settings, select the action on the list and click Clear Selected . d. If you want to...

VIVOTEK 142 - User's Manual e. Click OK to save the settings or click Cancel to discard the settings.  If you want to assign Preset actions to your joystick, the preset locations should be set up in advance.  If your joystick is not working properly, it may need to be calibrated. Click Calibrate t...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 143 PTZ/ E-PTZ Function In addition to using the PTZ control panel, you may also control the rotation handle on the joystick with ease. Pan/Tilt : Move the rotation handle of the joystick; you can pan the camera to the desire position. There will be blue line displaying the m...

VIVOTEK 144 - User's Manual How to Use PiP (Picture-in-Picture) PiP (Picture-in-Picture) is an intuitive function for user to simultaneously view a Global View and ROI (Region of Interest) for live monitoring. The digital zoom in function can only focus on the interested area and represent the detai...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 145 ROI (Region of Interest) The ROI frame can be resized and moved in any direction across the global view window. The working theory is similar to the e-PTZ function. Digital Zoom In Through digital zoom in, the live view window will be filled with the zoomed in ROI image. ...

VIVOTEK 146 - User's Manual How to Configure Video Enhancement The LiveClient allows you to enable post-image enhancement and defog for video live view. Basic Image Adjustment This function allows you to configure basic image adjustment including Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Hue. Please fol...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 147 g. Back to the main page, a “VE” text string will also appear at the bottom right of the video cell and the new profile will also appear and be selected on the popup menu as shown below. 2013/01/08 12:20:22 c e f d g Click to create a new profile, edit or delete a customi...

VIVOTEK 148 - User's Manual Defog This function allows you to configure post-image defog. Apply a Preset Defog Profile Please follow the steps below to set post-image defog settings:a. Select the target video cell.b. Click Configuration > Video Enhancement > Defog or right-click the video cell...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 149 d. The string of the selected profile will be selected as shown below. A “VE” text string will also appear at the bottom right of the video cell. Create a New Defog Profile e. Click Settings on the popup menu to open the Profile Settings window. d d Click to create a new ...

VIVOTEK 150 - User's Manual f. Adjust the values of Block Size, Strength, and Threshold. You can preview the image from the right window. A “VE (Video Enhancement)” text string will also appear at the bottom right of the preview window. Block Size: Brush diameter from thick to thin (Value 1~5) Stren...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 151 How to Search for a Device on the Hierarchical Device Tree This function allows you to conveniently search for an inserted device, which is useful when many devices have been inserted.Please follow the steps below to find a device on the camera list: a. Click the station ...

VIVOTEK 152 - User's Manual How to Lock LiveClient for Security Concerns If you are away from your computer, for security reasons, we suggest you lock the program. When LiveClient is locked, the user must fill in the correct password to unlock and access the program again.  To lock LiveClient, clic...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 153 Lauch Playback Click on Launch Playback to directly open the Playback utility. Note that the LiveClient utility is still running in the background when you return to the Control Center. Second View This function is only available on a LiveClient running a PC that has 2 mo...

VIVOTEK 154 - User's Manual Chapter Three NVR Playback Configuration Activating VAST Playback and Logging in to a Server VAST Playback allows you to search and playback recorded media data from the NVR system.Once you insert a device into the hierarchical device tree on the LiveClient, it is automat...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 155 NOTE:  If your network environment need to set up proxy, click More >> to extend the login window, then click Proxy Setting to open the dialog. Then enter related information to link to your proxy server.  Available functions of the VAST Playback program will be e...

VIVOTEK 156 - User's Manual VAST Playback User Interface A. Menu bar B. Quick access bar C. Query panel (Browsing / Time search /Event search / Log viewer) D. Status panel E. Recorded video playback window F. Playback control panel G. Video clips list Menu Bar Status Panel Menu Item Drop-down Option...

VIVOTEK 158 - User's Manual Query Panel-- Browsing Page Dates with recorded video clips Devices listed under the NVR station Local Database Root Station Name (IP address) Icon Description NVR Station list including server and local database A station (NVR that has a running VAST Server) The camera t...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 159 Query Panel--Time Search Page The Time Zone setting is automatically synchronized with that on the NVR station. Select station(s)/ device(s) that you want to search for recorded files Specify search period of time Click to start to search, the results will be shown on the...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 163 Video Clips List Window If you select a “date” package, the video clips will be displayed in the video clips list window. A video package named after the “date” it was created may contain more than one video clip.

VIVOTEK 164 - User's Manual Playback Control Panel When you double-click a video clip to play, the playback control panel will be enabled for you to use. Icon Function Description Histogram Zoom In Zoom in on the displayed period of time of the histogram Histogram Zoom Out Zoom out of the displayed ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 165 How to Playback Recorded Video Select a Recorded Video Clip Please follow the steps below to select a video clip: 1. On the Bowsing page, click the plus sign (+) to expand the hierarchical management tree. 2. Right-click a station, device, or option “date” on the hierarch...

VIVOTEK 166 - User's Manual  View only one of the video clips of a date: a. Click a opti on “date” on the hierarchical device tree. The corresponding recorded video clips will be listed in the video clip list window. b. Select a video clip from the video clip list window.c. Double-click the video c...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 167 Remove Recorded Video Clips from Video Cells There are two ways to remove a recorded video clip from the video cell: 1. Right-click the video cell and select Remove . 2. Drag-and-drop the live view from the video cell to the hierarchical management tree window. If you wan...

VIVOTEK 168 - User's Manual Zoom in / out of the Histogram As the second capture shows, by clicking Histogram Zoom In , the total time of the histogram will shorten to half of the original period of time, while the red part of the histogram that shows the period of time of the video clip will extend...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 169 Audio Control The audio function will be enabled if the device is equipped with an internal or external microphone. Please follow the steps below to adjust the volume or turn the audio on/off for a video stream:  To turn off the audio (Mute Mode) a. Click Audio On on the...

VIVOTEK 170 - User's Manual How to Change the Playback Layout Changing the Layout of the Recorded Video Playback Window VIVOTEK VAST Playback supports up to 16-CH simultaneous recorded video playback on a single monitor and allows you to change the layout of the recorded live video playback window b...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 171 Maximize the Recorded Video Playback Window  Single View: to maxmize a video cell to the entire video playback window Double-click the video cell, or right-click the video cell and selec Single View . The selected video will expand to fill the entire Playback window as s...

VIVOTEK 172 - User's Manual  Full Screen: to maxmize the video playback window to the entire screen Click Full Screen on the quick access bar or right-click the video cell and select Full Screen . In addition, you can also click View > Full Screen on the menu bar to maximize the recorded video p...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 173 How to Backup Recorded Video In addition to the Schedule Backup function of VAST LiveClient introduced on page 61, the Playback utility can back up recorded video clips from the local database . Please open the Browsing page and follow the steps below to backup recorded v...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 175 How to View Backup Files The VAST Playback also allows users to playback backup files, including Schedule Backup by VAST LiveClient and Recorded Data Backup by VAST Playback. Please follow the steps below to view backup files: a. Right-click Local DB and click Add . b. A ...

VIVOTEK 176 - User's Manual 1. The Backup function does not take place between the NVR system and a PC running the Playback utility. 2. If you want to playback the backup files from the local database, you can also click Working Offline in the Login Window without the account information. The VAST P...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 177 Model-specific Functions (FE Series Fisheye) The VAST Playback program offers model-specific functions through a right-click menu. For example, if you playback a video clip made from an FE8171V or FE8172 series fisheye camera, a right-click on the playback screen will bri...

VIVOTEK 178 - User's Manual To configure the SVC-related feature: 1. Right-click on the playback window of an SVC-enabled camera. Select SVC fps adjust bar . 2. A slide bar will appear above the view cell. Click and drag the slide bar. A numeric indicator will display the current selection. See belo...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 179 How to Search for a Video Clip Taken at a Specific Time Please follow the steps below to use Time Search function: a. Open the Time Search page. b. Select the target station(s)/device(s) that you want to search for video clips.c. Specify the time span. You can choose to s...

VIVOTEK 180 - User's Manual How to Add a Bookmark Bookmark is a convenient tagging function that allow your to pinpoint and extract a 20-second video clip from out of a video recording. When you see somehting of your interest while browsing through a recorded video, 1. Click on the Bookmark button, ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 181 How to Search for Events The VAST Playback program offers users an intuitive event search engine for retrieving video clips from the database of recorded videos based on different search criteria such as motion, IVA, or DI events. Please follow the steps below to search f...

VIVOTEK 182 - User's Manual Select Event Category The following introduces the event search categories: All Events , All Motion Events , All IVA events , All DI Events , Named DI Events, PIR, Tampering, and Tamperature . You can also add or remove customized events from the list. Event Category- All...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 183 Event Category- All IVA events If you select the All IVA events category, all detected IVA events will be included in the search. Cameras with embedded intelligent video content analysis are capable of detecting IVA events such as moving objects, loitering, and tamper det...

VIVOTEK 184 - User's Manual Event Category- Named DI Events This category allows you to select only Named DI Events --the DI device which you have renamed in the LiveClient. Please refer to Association Management on page 71 for more information about how to rename DI device. Click OK and fill in the...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 185 Start Event Search After you specify all of the search criteria mentioned above, select or deselect the Display in new result list checkbox and click Search to begin event search.  If Display in new result list is unchecked, all search results will be displayed on the or...

VIVOTEK 186 - User's Manual Backup the Event Videos Please follow the steps below to backup the evnet videos on the results list: a. Select the video clips you want to backup. You can select more than one video clip using the Shift key. b. Right-click the selected video clips and click Backup . c. A...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 187 How to Search for a Bookmark Please follow the steps below to use Bookmark Search function: a. Click on the tabbed menu to open the Bookmark Search page. b. Select the cameras which have video clips you have placed bookmarks on. a c d b c. Enter the name of bookmark. d. S...

VIVOTEK 188 - User's Manual How to Search Logs The VAST Playback program offers a convenient log engine for searching all local logs based on different search criteria such as log category, log type, and log level. The search results will be displayed in the log viewer window along with the detailed...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 189 Select Log Category/Log Type/Log Level The following table shows the breakdown of log category, level, and type. The search results will be different according to your selections. Log Categories Log Levels Log Types Operation Log Normal Login / Logout Insert User Update U...

VIVOTEK 190 - User's Manual Search All Local Logs Search Login History Select Login History from the log category field and click the Search button below, the search results, including all login logs, will be displayed on the Login History page. Log Categories Log Levels Log Types Event Log High Cam...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 191 Search Login Activities This function allows you to search the operations the user performed during the login period of time. You can search for login activities on the Local Logs or Login History page.  Search Login Activities on the Local Logs page: a. Click on the Loc...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 193 How to Configure Client Settings On Client Settings, you can configure Snapshot Settings, Export Settings, View Settings, Proxy Settings, and General Settings. It allows you to save snapshots and media files on the local computer. Snapshot Settings When you play a recorde...

VIVOTEK 194 - User's Manual Export an EXE/3GP/AVI File Please follow the steps below to convert part of an EXE/3GP/AVI file of recorded video:a. Playback a video clip from which you want to export a media file.b. Set a period of time. Move the timeline slider bar to the desired start time and click ...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 195 View Settings This section allows you to set up the display mode of video cell. For detailed information about View Settings , please refer to page 133. Proxy Settings Please refer to page 143 for detailed illustration. General Settings System Settings Please refer to pag...

VIVOTEK 196 - User's Manual How to Lock VAST Playback for Security Concerns If you happen to be away from your computer, for security reasons, we suggest you lock the program. When VAST Playback is locked, the user must enter the correct password to unlock and access the program again.  To lock Pla...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 197 Chapter Four Auxiliary Utilities In addition to LiveClient and Playback, the NVR system comes with a variety of auxiliary utilities including: Utility Description Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard has been described in Chapter One Service Services enables you to restart or st...

VIVOTEK 198 - User's Manual Service Chances are you may need to stop and restart the embedded VAST server. On occasions such as stopping a recording task, server reported errors, or after you update the software components of the VAST server, you can manually stop and then restart the service. Impor...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 199 To import a previously saved configuration: a. Click Import previous settings. b. Use the browse button to locate a configuration bin file. c. Click open. A message prompt will appear warning you about the replacement of current settings. The process may take several minu...

VIVOTEK 200 - User's Manual Installation Wizard 2 This is the same utility that comes with every VIVOTEK's network camera. You can use it to scan the local network for all VIVOTEK's network camers, NVR systems, and video servers. Please refer to cameras' software CD for its operation manual. In addi...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 201 Shepherd The Shepherd is handy in duplicating one single camera's configuration to multiple cameras. In this way, you do not need to open web consoles with individual cameras for a multiple times. Before using this function, you may open a web console with one of the came...

VIVOTEK 202 - User's Manual i. A warning message will remind you of the IP address. If you configured a static IP on the source camera, it is recommended to change it to the automatic IP address setting. j. A progress bar will appear on the screen. k. Another message will prompt indicating the compl...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 203 Upgrade Software upgrade packages will be released on VIVOTEK's support website. You can download these files, and double-click the Upgrade shortcut to open the utility. Please consult VIVOTEK's technical support and the release note before applying upgrades. Locate the u...

VIVOTEK 204 - User's Manual File Manager The File Manager provides access to the file browser window of the embedded operating system. By default, the recorded video files should be recorded to the E: volume, and you can use the Export EXE and other similar functions in the Playback utility to extra...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 205 Disk Status Click on the tabbed menu on the desktop to enter the Disk Status window. The first information is the Logical volume working status. The second window displays the working status of individual disk drives, including model name, capacity, S.M.A.R.T., state, and...

VIVOTEK 206 - User's Manual You may perform Quick Test or Complete Test to acquire the current integrity status. The test utility then polls the hard drives for statuses of the key attributes of its working conditions. The Quick test checks the electrical and mechanical performance as well as the re...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 207 System Status System Status states the current working status and system time.

VIVOTEK 208 - User's Manual Appendix A Rebuilding a RAID Volume If a drive fails, the failure will be indicated by the system fault LED or the Disk Status panel. If a disk drive fails in a RAID1 volume, first locate the faulty drive in the Disk Status panel, remove the faulty drive with a drive of t...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 209 Once you replace the faulty drive with a new one, an automatic rebuild will begin, and its progress will be indicated by a status bar as shown below. The recording task will be halted during the rebuild process. Recording will continue if using storage volumes in other RA...

VIVOTEK 210 - User's Manual Appendix B ONVIF Support Prerequisites: 1. You may connect cameras made by other manufacturers to the system as long as their firmware supports the ONVIF. You may upgrade their firmware if the newer firmware supports ONVIF. 2. The supported ONVIF revision is 2.2.3. Curren...

VIVOTEK User's Manual - 211 6. Visual indication on user interface: A camera on the device treeA camera recording to the system On the insert camera window, an ONVIF brand option is added.