Page 2 - Revisions; Issue
2 Revisions Issue Date Revisions A 09/09 New document based on 900.0857 rev 6.00 with updates for V1.4.4 to include HRXDS. B 09/09 On page 12 , updated p/n of HRSD user guide and corrected HRXDS16 model name. C 11/09 Updated back cover
Page 3 - C o n t e n t s
Contents Document 800-05056 Rev C 3 11/09 C o n t e n t s About This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Overview of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 4 - Appendix A
Contents 4 Audio Communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Sequence Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Playback and Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Search View Panel . . . . ....
Page 5 - F i g u r e s
Figures Document 800-05056 Rev C 5 11/09 F i g u r e s Figure 2-1 Select Installation Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Figure 2-2 Welcome to RASplus Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Figure 2-3 RASplus Ready to Install . . . . . ...
Page 9 - T a b l e s
Tables Document 800-05056 Rev C 9 11/09 T a b l e s Table 4-1 Camera Popup Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Table A-1 Clip Player Menu Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Table 4-5 Save Clip Images Options . . . . . . . . . ...
Page 11 - A b o u t T h i s D o c u m e n t; Overview of Contents; Document title
Document 800-05056 Rev C 11 11/09 A b o u t T h i s D o c u m e n t This document introduces the Remote Administration System Plus (RASplus) software designed for the digital video recorder (DVR) and describes the procedures for operating and maintaining the software. Overview of Contents This docum...
Page 12 - Part number
12 HRSD4 DVR User Guide 800-00919 HRSD8, HRSD16 DVR User Guide 800-03650 HRXDS8, HRXDS16 DVR User Guide 800-04559 Document title(cont’d) Part number
Page 13 - O v e r v i e w; Features; Note
Overview Document 800-05056 Rev C 13 11/09 1 O v e r v i e w This manual describes the installation and operation of RASplus (Remote Administration System Plus) software, which is designed to be used with remote digital video recorders (DVRs). Features RASplus is an integrated software program that ...
Page 14 - Product Information; Package Components; System Requirements
Overview 14 Product Information Package Components • RASplus User Guide (this document) • Multilingual RASplus Software and User Guide (RASplus CD-ROM) • DVRNS Server Software and User Guide (RASplus CD-ROM) System Requirements Playing back digital video puts a high demand on your computer system. T...
Page 15 - I n s t a l l a t i o n; Installing RASplus; Caution
Installation Document 800-05056 Rev C 15 11/09 2 I n s t a l l a t i o n Installing RASplus Caution If an older version of RASplus has already been installed on your computer, you should uninstall the older version before installing the new one. Note In the Start menu in Windows, go to your Control ...
Page 16 - Welcome to RASplus Setup Wizard
Installation 16 3. The .NET Framework and the Visual C++ Runtime Libraries are installed automatically. Note Installing .NET Framework and the Visual C++ Runtime Libraries is required for RASplus to operate properly. This installation step will be skipped if they are already installed on your comput...
Page 17 - RASplus Ready to Install
Installation Document 800-05056 Rev C 17 11/09 6. Click Next. Figure 2-3 RASplus Ready to Install 7. Select whether or not to run RASplus automatically when logging onto Windows, and then click Next. Figure 2-4 Run RASplus Automatically Option 8. Set the language option by selecting either Select la...
Page 18 - RASplus Language Option; RASplus Exit Setup
Installation 18 Figure 2-5 RASplus Language Option Note To properly display the selected language, your PC’s operating system should be set up to support the selected language. Note To change RASplus’ language after selecting the Always start RASplus using the language below option, the RASplus soft...
Page 19 - Welcome to MSXML Setup Wizard
Installation Document 800-05056 Rev C 19 11/09 Figure 2-7 Welcome to MSXML Setup Wizard 11. Select I accept the terms in the License Agreement, and click Next. Figure 2-8 MSXML End-User License Agreement 12. Enter a User Name and Organization, and click Next. Figure 2-9 MSXML Customer Information
Page 20 - MSXML Choose Setup Type
Installation 20 13. Select Install Now. Figure 2-10 MSXML Choose Setup Type 14. Click Finish to complete the MSXML installation. Figure 2-11 MSXML Exit Setup
Page 21 - C o n f i g u r a t i o n
Configuration Document 800-05056 Rev C 21 11/09 3 C o n f i g u r a t i o n After installing the RASplus software, the RASplus shortcut icon ( ) is on your desktop. Double-click the icon to run the RASplus program. The RASplus program consists of the viewing screen, 12 docking panels, menus and tool...
Page 22 - RASplus Viewing Screen
Configuration 22 RASplus Viewing Screen Figure 3-1 RASplus Viewing Screen
Page 23 - Disabling Auto Tuning on your Computer; Accessories; Enabling Auto Tuning on your Computer
Configuration Document 800-05056 Rev C 23 11/09 The Viewing screen displays images from selected cameras in live monitoring or playback mode. RASplus provides various multi-screen layouts; single-screen, quad, 1+7, 3x3, 4x4, 5x5, 1+32, 6x6, 7x7, 8x8 and full-screen. Note In the event that screen upd...
Page 24 - RASplus Panel
Configuration 24 1. Go to the Start menu ➤ Accessories ➤ Command Prompt. 2. Right-click the mouse button and select the Run as administrator option. 3. Enter netsh int tcp set global autotuninglevel=normal . 4. Restart your computer to apply the changes. RASplus Panel RASplus has many powerful tools...
Page 25 - Four Position Arrow Icon; Four Position Arrow with Tab Icon; Remote Sites Panel
Configuration Document 800-05056 Rev C 25 11/09 Figure 3-2 Four Position Arrow Icon 2. Scrolling the cursor over the icon arrows will cause a transparent blue box to display where the panel will be located. 3. If you are satisfied with the position, release the left mouse button and the panel moves ...
Page 26 - To connect to a remote site:; Favorite Sites Panel
Configuration 26 Click to register the remote site. Click to remove the selected remote site from the list Click to edit the site information of the selected remote site. To connect to a remote site: 1. Select the site or camera you want to connect to from the list. 2. Drag and drop the site or came...
Page 27 - Status View Panel
Configuration Document 800-05056 Rev C 27 11/09 Status View Panel Figure 3-6 Status View Panel The Status View panel displays the event, alarm out, system check and recording status information of the connected remote site in real-time. To connect to the remote site, select the site or camera you wa...
Page 28 - Search View Panel; Map Panel
Configuration 28 Search View Panel Figure 3-7 Search View Panel Use the Search View panel to perform time-lapse or event searching of recorded data on the remote DVR. See Search Mode , page 66 , for more information. Map Panel Figure 3-8 Map Panel The Map panel allows for efficient monitoring of the...
Page 30 - Connecting to a Remote Site
Configuration 30 Figure 3-10 Map Popup Options Menu • x0.25 to x2: Sets the desired size of the Map popup screen. • Full Screen: Enters the full-screen mode of the Map popup screen. • Transparency...: Adjusts the transparency of the popup screen. • PTZ Set...: Controls pan, tilt and zoom of the sele...
Page 31 - Checking the Device Status; Watch Event View; Color, PTZ and Alarm Out Control Panels
Configuration Document 800-05056 Rev C 31 11/09 Checking the Device Status Place the mouse cursor on the device on the map to display the device status. When the device detects any event or the device is not working properly, the following status icons appear (maximum of 4). Note The device status d...
Page 32 - Image Processing Panel; Emergency Event View Panel
Configuration 32 Image Processing Panel Figure 3-12 Image Processing Panel The Image Processing panel allows you to enhance played back images. See Playback and Search on page 64 for more details. Emergency Event View Panel Figure 3-13 Emergency Event View Panel The Emergency Event View panel displa...
Page 33 - Watch Event View Panel
Configuration Document 800-05056 Rev C 33 11/09 Note The Emergency Event View function is available only for the remote sites that were set to notify the RASplus system when configuring each event setup. Watch Event View Panel Figure 3-14 Watch Event View Panel The Watch Event View panel displays ev...
Page 34 - Report View Panel; RASplus Menus; RASplus Menu Bar
Configuration 34 Report View Panel Figure 3-15 Report View Panel The Report View panel displays the system status information of remote sites. RASplus checks the remote site and reports system status. Report Setup must be configured during RASplus System setup for this feature to function. See Syste...
Page 35 - Setup; System 1 Tab; Setup Screen — System 1
Configuration Document 800-05056 Rev C 35 11/09 System Menu Figure 3-17 System Menu Setup The Setup screen allows setting up the system operation and remote site configuration. System 1 Tab Set up the date/time format for RASplus, display options, and panic recording function. Figure 3-18 Setup Scre...
Page 36 - Display Option; Drawing Mode Screen
Configuration 36 Date/Time Format Select the date/time format. Display Option Set up the screen display, drag & drop popup option, display acceleration and OSD. • Screen Option: Select Watch Screen to use RASplus for live monitoring only, Search Screen to use RASplus for searching only, or Watch...
Page 39 - System 2 Tab; Setup Screen — System 2
Configuration Document 800-05056 Rev C 39 11/09 System 2 Tab Set up the modem connection information for remote access, system password, network option, report function and DVRNS server. Figure 3-21 Setup Screen — System 2 Dial-up Network Select Use Modem if you want to use a modem for remote access...
Page 40 - Event Setup Screen; Remote Sites Tab
Configuration 40 Figure 3-22 Event Setup Screen Report Setup Set up the use (On or Off) and check intervals (from 1 to 24 hours) of the report function. When using the report function, RASplus checks on the remote site based on the user-defined interval and reports system status. DVR Name Service Se...
Page 41 - Screen Setup — Remote Sites
Configuration Document 800-05056 Rev C 41 11/09 Figure 3-23 Screen Setup — Remote Sites Add Click Add and enter the information about the remote site you want to add. Figure 3-24 Add Site Screen • Reference Group: The site should be assigned to a Reference Group for effective management of multiple ...
Page 42 - Favorite Sites Tab
Configuration 42 use the following values: 8200 for Admin, 8016 for Watch, 10019 for Search, and 8116 for Audio. Select the number of cameras at the remote site. For example, selecting 8 from the list when registering a 16-channel DVR displays video of the first 8 channels on the screen. Note When u...
Page 44 - Sequence Site Tab
Configuration 44 Note Cameras can be selected by clicking the left mouse button on the camera in the Favorites map. Selected cameras will be outlined in red. Clicking the left mouse button on the camera while holding the Ctrl key toggles camera selection On and Off. Multiple cameras can be selected ...
Page 45 - Load Setup File
Configuration Document 800-05056 Rev C 45 11/09 Figure 3-26 Setup Screen — Sequence Sites Sequence Dwell Time Adjust sequence intervals (from 5 seconds to 1 hour) for each connection. Add Select the site to add from the Group List and click Add. Add All Adds all sites in the Group List to the Auto S...
Page 47 - Setup Tab; Batch Job Setup Screen; Disconnect
Configuration Document 800-05056 Rev C 47 11/09 Setup Tab Sets up the remote setup job for remote sites. 1. Select a remote site to set up from the Group List, and add it to the Setup Sites list by clicking Add. 2. Click Setup Now to initiate the remote setup job for registered Setup Sites. Figure 3...
Page 48 - View Log; Log Setup Screen; Setting up a Search Filter; Search Time
Configuration 48 View Log Displays log information saved in the RASplus system. Note You can also display the Log Viewer screen by selecting Log Viewer from the RASplus options under the Start menu in Windows. Log Viewer (View Log) Displays the type of log and the number of log entries. Select a log...
Page 49 - File; Exit; View Menu
Configuration Document 800-05056 Rev C 49 11/09 Detail Condition Set the desired search parameters. Select a filter target from the second list, and select a filter from the third list (enter a filter in the text box). Then select a comparison operator from the last list: • Equal to search for logs ...
Page 50 - Remote Setup; Remote System Log/Remote Event Log
Configuration 50 Remote Menu Figure 3-31 Remote Menu Note The Remote menu can also be activated by clicking the right mouse button after selecting the remote site on the Remote Sites panel. Remote Setup Remote Setup can be used to change the setup of a remote DVR. Select the remote site on the Remot...
Page 51 - Favorite Menu
Configuration Document 800-05056 Rev C 51 11/09 Figure 3-32 Remote System/Event Log From Adjust the search starting date and time. When First is selected, it will search from the first logged item. To Adjust the search ending date and time. When Last is selected, it will search to the last log. Find...
Page 52 - Sequence Menu; Record Menu
Configuration 52 Figure 3-33 Favorite Menu Saves the current screen layout directly to the Favorite site. Sequence Menu Note The Sequence menu can also be accessed using the toolbar controls. Figure 3-34 Sequence Menu Starts or ends auto sequencing (Watch Screen only). Record Menu Note The Record me...
Page 53 - Image Menu; Layout Menu
Configuration Document 800-05056 Rev C 53 11/09 Image Menu Figure 3-36 Image Menu Note The Image menu can also be accessed using the Image Processing panel controls and the toolbar controls. Save Saves the current image as a bitmap or JPEG file. Print Prints the current image. Note See Live Monitori...
Page 54 - Screen Layout; Select the desired screen layout using the Layout Change menu.; Frame Layout
Configuration 54 Screen Layout Figure 3-38 Screen Layout Layout Change Select the desired screen layout using the Layout Change menu. When changing the screen layout, the selected camera on the current screen will be located in the first cell of the new layout. Previous/Next Cameras When in one of t...
Page 55 - Layout Load
Configuration Document 800-05056 Rev C 55 11/09 Figure 3-40 Layout Load • Default Layout: Displays the panels that are used most frequently in the Watch and Search screen modes. • Admin Layout: Displays only the panels that are used most frequently in the Admin screen mode. • Full Layout: Displays a...
Page 56 - Help Menu; Toolbar; RASplus Toolbars
Configuration 56 Note Up to 10 user-defined layouts can be saved. Help Menu Displays RASplus version information. Toolbar The Toolbar allows convenient access to desired functions. Figure 3-42 RASplus Toolbars The controls on the toolbar perform functions as described below: Figure 3-43 RASplus Cont...
Page 57 - Frame Layout Toolbar
Configuration Document 800-05056 Rev C 57 11/09 Select the desired screen layout using the layout toolbar. When changing the screen layout, the selected camera on the current screen will be located in the first cell of the new layout. When in one of the multi-view formats, click or to move to the pr...
Page 59 - O p e r a t i o n; Disconnecting from a Remote Site
Operation Document 800-05056 Rev C 59 11/09 4 O p e r a t i o n Live Monitoring RASplus provides remote monitoring functions for viewing video images in real time from either a single site or multiple sites. In addition, when events are detected at a remote site while in the live monitoring mode, RA...
Page 60 - Screen Layout and Frame Layout; Screen Layout Toolbar; Audio Communication
Operation 60 Note When selecting the display option of Watch and Search Screen during System setup, the remote site can also be set to connect using the right or left mouse buttons (this is user-defined and must be set during System setup). Select Watch Screen to connect to the selected site on the ...
Page 61 - Audio Communication Menu; Selecting an Audio Channel; Select Audio Channel Dialog Box; Sequence Monitoring
Operation Document 800-05056 Rev C 61 11/09 Figure 4-3 Audio Communication Menu To send audio to the selected remote site, click and speak into the microphone. To monitor live audio from the selected remote site through the attached speaker, click . Click both and for two-way communication. Click to...
Page 62 - Color Control; PTZ Control
Operation 62 For sequence monitoring to function, the sequence sites should be registered during System setup. See Sequence Monitoring on page 61 for details on configuring the sequence site. Note While in the sequence monitoring mode, you cannot manually connect to sites by dragging and dropping wi...
Page 63 - PTZ Controls; Alarm Out Control; Alarm Out Controls
Operation Document 800-05056 Rev C 63 11/09 Figure 4-6 PTZ Controls Note Advanced menu control features are enabled when a camera that is connected to the DVR supports PTZ features such as Speed, Auto Pan, Tour, etc, and the DVR supports remote PTZ control. Depending on the specifications of the PTZ...
Page 67 - Choosing a Segment; Selecting a Video Segment
Operation Document 800-05056 Rev C 67 11/09 2. Selecting a date from the calendar initiates the time-lapse search. This also enables dates with available recorded images. When first entering the time-lapse search, the latest date with recorded images will be selected (highlighted) in the calendar. 3...
Page 68 - Event Search; Event Search Panel
Operation 68 To view an image at a specific time, click , the Go To button and set up the date and time to search. Event Search 1. Click on the Search View panel to enter the event search mode. Figure 4-12 Event Search Panel 2. Click . 3. Set up the search condition in the Event Search dialog box ( ...
Page 70 - Text-In Event Search Dialog Box; Enter the text string you are searching in the Name field.; Additional Functions; Searching Data Source
Operation 70 Figure 4-15 Text-In Event Search Dialog Box 2. Select the target cameras to search for text-in data. 3. If needed, enable or disable the Case Sensitive check box. When enabled, the DVR distinguishes between upper and lower case letters. 4. Enter the text string you are searching in the ...
Page 72 - Playing Recorded Audio; Turning Audio Playback On and Off; Save; Save Type Screen
Operation 72 The Image Processing panel allows enhancing played back images using processing controls. Playing Recorded Audio RASplus will play audio when it is in the single-screen layout while playing back recorded video that has recorded audio. Turning Audio Playback On and Off Click the right mo...
Page 74 - Save As Video Screen; Click Start and then set the file name.
Operation 74 Figure 4-21 Save As Video Screen 2. Set up the save parameters in the Save As Video screen. 3. Click Start and then set the file name. 4. Click Save to start saving video. Note Select Include Audio Data to include audio when saving video with recorded audio. This option is not available...
Page 75 - Print; Screen Menu; Camera Popup Menu
Operation Document 800-05056 Rev C 75 11/09 Additional Functions Save Click on the toolbar to save the current image as a bitmap or JPEG file. If you place a checkmark in the box beside Include Image Info, then the text information about the site will be included when the image is saved. Print Click...
Page 79 - Function Buttons
Operation Document 800-05056 Rev C 79 11/09 Function Buttons Disconnect: Disconnects the current connection on the Status View panel. Note If you want to connect to another site, disconnect from the currently connected system on the Status View panel first by clicking . Remote Setup: Allows changing...
Page 80 - Status Display Window
Operation 80 Note Remote Panic Control might not be supported, depending on the specifications and version of the remote DVR. Status Display Window The Status Display Window displays the event, alarm out, system check and recording status information of the remote system connected to the Status View...
Page 81 - V i d e o C l i p s R e v i e w; MiniBank Player
Video Clips Review Document 800-05056 Rev C 81 11/09 A V i d e o C l i p s R e v i e w You do not need to install any special software on your personal computer to review video saved as Self-Player files. The file contains a built-in Player program. Double-clicking the target file starts the Player ...
Page 82 - MiniBank Self Player User Interface; Click Quit to exit the Player program.
Video Clips Review 82 Figure A-1 MiniBank Self Player User Interface The Monitoring Screen displays the backed up images. Click the right mouse button on the image while holding the Shift key to switch the screen size. Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the image to move its position. Cli...
Page 83 - Shift; Clip Player
Video Clips Review Document 800-05056 Rev C 83 11/09 The Playback Function Buttons include fast backward, backward, play, pause, fast forward, go to the first image, go to the previous image, go to the next image, and go to the last image buttons. The Brightness Control Slide Bar adjusts the brightn...
Page 84 - Clip Player User Interface; Enter
Video Clips Review 84 Figure A-2 Clip Player User Interface The Clip Player screen displays the clip images. Note Proper image display depends on the PC display settings. If you are experiencing display problems, click the right mouse button on the background screen and select Properties > Settin...
Page 87 - ESC
Video Clips Review Document 800-05056 Rev C 87 11/09 Click to enlarge the image or display the image in its actual size (Single-screen layout only). You can move the enlarged image by clicking the left mouse button and dragging. Click to display the image full screen. Encryption icons display in the...
Page 89 - D V R N a m e S e r v i c e ( D V R N S ); System Configuration; DVRNS Server System Configuration
DVR Name Service (DVRNS) Document 800-05056 Rev C 89 11/09 B D V R N a m e S e r v i c e ( D V R N S ) Using Static IP addresses in LAN/WAN networks requires high management overhead and increases the cost burden to users. Therefore, it has become essential for DVRs to support Dynamic IP addresses i...
Page 91 - M a p E d i t o r; Map Editor
Map Editor Document 800-05056 Rev C 91 11/09 C M a p E d i t o r The Map Editor program allows you to create 3-D maps of remote sites. With the drag-and-drop and link function, you can create and edit the map easily and efficiently. Run the program by selecting Map Editor from the RASplus options un...
Page 92 - Background Image Setting; (Background) on the toolbar and select the background image of the; Option Menu
Map Editor 92 Background Image Setting 1. Prepare the image in a bitmap or JPEG file format. 2. Click (Background) on the toolbar and select the background image of the map. 3. Go to the Property [Canvas] tab and set the background image information. Figure C-2 Property [Canvas] Tab • Name: Enter a ...
Page 93 - Site Item Window; Popup Dwell Time Dialog Box
Map Editor Document 800-05056 Rev C 93 11/09 Figure C-5 Site Item Window 2. In the Remote Site Setup area, enter the site name and IP address of the DVR connected to the devices you want to include on the map. 3. Click Port… and enter the network IP port number (8000 to 12000) that matches the value...
Page 95 - AlarmIn tabs under the Image Bar.
Map Editor Document 800-05056 Rev C 95 11/09 Name Table Select Name Table… in the Option menu to display the name instead of the IP address of the DVR on the Map panel. Figure C-8 appears. Figure C-8 Name Table Window Click the Display Name field of each IP address and enter the name of the DVR to d...
Page 98 - Link Setting; Ctrl
Map Editor 98 Link Setting 1. Click (Link) on the toolbar and place it on the screen linked with a sub-map. 2. The Link Map box appears. Select the individual link boxes by using the Ctrl key on the keyboard, and then adjust the size and position of the link box using a mouse, a keyboard or the icon...
