Page 3 - Contents
C3663M-B (11/09) 3 Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Installing the Windows Operating System. . . ...
Page 5 - List of Illustrations
C3663M-B (11/09) 5 List of Illustrations 1 DSAdmin Directory Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2 Add System Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 7 - Introduction; INSTALLING THE WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM; Windows XP Professional only:
C3663M-B (11/09) 7 Introduction DS NVR and DS NVs are network video recorders that use Integral Digital Sentry ® as the video monitoring and management software. DS NVR is an all-inclusive, stand-alone video recorder. DS NVs is a software-only solution that can be installed on an existing server, as...
Page 8 - DS NVS SOFTWARE INSTALLATION; SERVER/VAU SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
8 C3663M-B (11/09) DS NVS SOFTWARE INSTALLATION DS NVs software can be installed on a computer that meets the following minimum requirements: • Industry-standard, Intel ® platform, server-grade motherboard • Dual-Core Intel Xeon ® Processor (32-input system) or Intel Pentium ® 4 3.2 GHz Processor (1...
Page 9 - DIGITAL SENTRY CLIENT/ADMIN SOFTWARE; Digital Sentry Admin Program:; Digital Sentry Client Program:
C3663M-B (11/09) 9 DIGITAL SENTRY CLIENT/ADMIN SOFTWARE To install the Digital Sentry client software on a computer, insert the CD and follow the on-screen instructions. Select either of the following options, or you can select both for a simultaneous installation. • Digital Sentry Admin Program: Al...
Page 10 - DSAdmin; DSADMIN OVERVIEW; DSADMIN DIRECTORY TREE
10 C3663M-B (11/09) DSAdmin This section describes DSAdmin, the application that configures Digital Sentry software and the DS hardware. The following topics are discussed in this section: • Overview of DSAdmin and its directory tree • Adding and configuring servers, VAUs, and cameras • User adminis...
Page 11 - ADDING AND CONFIGURING SERVERS
Figure 2. Add System Dialog Box C3663M-B (11/09) 11 ADDING AND CONFIGURING SERVERS Complete the following steps to make a DS server available to your client computer: 1. Click the client directory at the top of the tree to display the Available Systems directory. 2. Right-click Available Systems and...
Page 12 - CONFIGURING SERIAL PORTS
Figure 3. Serial Ports Tab Within General Tab 12 C3663M-B (11/09) CONFIGURING SERIAL PORTS Perform the following steps to configure serial ports on a VAU: 1. Click the VAU in the directory tree and select the Serial Ports tab. 2. Highlight a COM port and click Add to activate it. 3. Highlight the CO...
Page 13 - CONFIGURING STORAGE LOCATIONS
Figure 4. Port Settings Tab for Serial Input Devices C3663M-B (11/09) 13 • Port Settings: Enter the alarm panel settings here, including the COM port to which it is connected, the baud rate, parity, and stop bits (refer to Figure 4). • Reset Text: Enter all text string segments that the alarm panel ...
Page 14 - CONFIGURING IP CAMERAS
Figure 6. IP Cameras Tab with List of Connected IP Cameras Figure 7. IP Camera Window for Configuring IP Cameras 14 C3663M-B (11/09) CONFIGURING IP CAMERAS The IP Cameras tab (refer to Figure 6) allows you to configure IP cameras connected to the VAU through the TCP/IP network port. A limited number...
Page 15 - NETWORK STORAGE
C3663M-B (11/09) 15 • The top of the window displays the location of the camera input automatically selected for the IP camera. By default, the final input on the final input device (or “board”) is selected for the IP camera. Because up to 32 cameras can exist on any board, and up to four boards can...
Page 16 - VIDEO STORAGE OPTIONS
16 C3663M-B (11/09) 2. Enter a uniform naming convention (UNC) share name for the storage location. A valid UNC share name begins with two backward slashes and contains the network name of the storage unit in which it is installed. 3. Enter a minimum amount of free space (in MB) that you want the st...
Page 17 - ADDING AND CONFIGURING CAMERAS; GENERAL; Features; Edit IP Camera Settings:; Associated Audio Channel:
C3663M-B (11/09) 17 ADDING AND CONFIGURING CAMERAS After you add cameras to a system, you can configure them by clicking the respective name under any of the Cameras directories in which they are shown. NOTE: If you click a Cameras directory, any configuration changes are applied to all cameras in t...
Page 18 - MOTION
Figure 11. Motion Tab for Motion Settings and Masks 18 C3663M-B (11/09) MOTION The Motion tab (refer to Figure 11) allows you to configure how much motion is required to trigger motion recording. It is also used to create motion masks, which ignore motion in certain areas of a camera’s view, and to ...
Page 19 - Consecutive Frames:; Consecutive Motion Frames to Trigger Alarm:
C3663M-B (11/09) 19 Perform the following steps to test the motion recording performance of the mask you created: 1. Click the “Save and Test Mask” button. 2. Check the following parameters: • Max Consecutive: The highest number of consecutive images that exhibited motion during the current test; wh...
Page 20 - ON SCREEN DISPLAY
Figure 12. On Screen Display Tab for Configuring Video Text 20 C3663M-B (11/09) ON SCREEN DISPLAY The On Screen Display tab (refer to Figure 12) allows you to set the location for date, time, and camera name text in live and recorded video panes. You can also set the location for the words Motion an...
Page 22 - MOTION STORAGE
Figure 14. Motion Storage Tab for Scheduling Motion Recording 22 C3663M-B (11/09) MOTION STORAGE The Motion Storage tab (refer to Figure 14) is similar to the Time-lapse Storage tab, except that it allows you to schedule recording only during motion events that occur in the selected camera’s view. W...
Page 23 - PTZ
Figure 15. PTZ Tab for Configuring PTZ Cameras, Presets, and Tours C3663M-B (11/09) 23 PTZ The PTZ tab (refer to Figure 15) allows you to configure PTZ cameras for use in the Digital Sentry client software. Select “Enable PTZ support for this camera” and then select the type of camera and the camera...
Page 24 - USER ADMINISTRATION; CREATING USERS; SETTING UP ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT; Common Account Properties; Require Strong Passwords:
24 C3663M-B (11/09) USER ADMINISTRATION The User Administration directory is used to manage users and assign permissions. Clicking on the directory opens the Camera Assignments tab, which allows you to select the cameras each user is allowed to view. Other tabs allow you to add and delete users and ...
Page 25 - “admin account properties”; ASSIGNING PERMISSIONS
Figure 17. Change Password Dialog Box Figure 18. User Rights Tab for Assigning User Permissions to Functions C3663M-B (11/09) 25 • “admin account properties” – Account is disabled: When selected, disables a user account. – User must change password at next logon: When selected, requires the user to ...
Page 26 - AVAILABLE PERMISSIONS
26 C3663M-B (11/09) 2. Select the user’s name in the Users area. 3. Select one or more permissions in the left list, and click the right arrow button to place the permissions in the right list. To assign all permissions, click the double right arrow button. 4. To remove a permission, highlight it in...
Page 27 - ASSIGNING CAMERA PERMISSIONS
Figure 19. Camera Assignments Tab for Assigning Camera Permissions C3663M-B (11/09) 27 ASSIGNING CAMERA PERMISSIONS Complete the following steps to assign or change camera permissions for a user: 1. Select the Camera Assignments tab (refer to Figure 19). 2. Select the user name in the Users list. 3....
Page 28 - MANAGING USERS ACROSS MULTIPLE SYSTEMS; If you selected “Copy a user with changes”:
28 C3663M-B (11/09) MANAGING USERS ACROSS MULTIPLE SYSTEMS Figure 20. Multiple Systems Tab Figure 21. User Details Window for System Administration The Multiple Systems tab (refer to Figure 20) allows you to create new user accounts based on existing accounts, add a new user or copy an existing user...
Page 29 - If you selected either button:; CAMERA GROUPS
C3663M-B (11/09) 29 If you selected either button: Enter the user’s password. If you want this password to replace the password for this user on systems where the user is already configured, select this option. 2. Click Continue. 3. Select the systems where you want to copy the user. 4. Click Contin...
Page 30 - ADDING AND CONFIGURING ZONES; Record Until RESET Received:; Alarm Time in Seconds:
30 C3663M-B (11/09) ADDING AND CONFIGURING ZONES A zone is a user-defined group of cameras that are triggered to record when specific events occur. For example, you might create a Door 3 zone that contains all cameras near Door 3. Then, when the door is opened, all cameras in the Door 3 zone begin r...
Page 31 - CONFIGURING ZONES
Figure 25. Digital Inputs Tab for Assigning Input Points to Zones Figure 24. Cameras Tab for Assigning Cameras to Zones C3663M-B (11/09) 31 CONFIGURING ZONES To configure a zone, click its entry in the Zones directory. This displays the following tabs: • General: Contains the configuration informati...
Page 33 - Email Configuration:; CAMERAS DIRECTORY; CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS
Figure 28. Add Email Account(s) Window C3663M-B (11/09) 33 • Email Configuration: Allows you to select e-mail addresses that receive messages when an alarm event happens in a zone. To identify and test the mail server, refer to the Email Notification on page 35. To select e-mail addresses, click Add...
Page 34 - THROTTLE EXEMPT ADDRESSES
34 C3663M-B (11/09) • Services/MaxAlarmDuration: Limits the amount of time an alarm event is recorded, if not reset by an alarm panel. • Services/PacketDelayMS: Sets a delay, in milliseconds, between packets sent. • Services/PacketSize: Limits the size, in bytes, of packets sent to the client. • Ser...
Page 35 - EMAIL NOTIFICATION
Figure 31. Email Notification Page C3663M-B (11/09) 35 EMAIL NOTIFICATION The Email Notification page (refer to Figure 31) allows you to select e-mail addresses that receive messages whenever a system message is generated. Each recipient e-mail address can be configured to receive any combination of...
Page 36 - Digital Sentry Client Software; RUNNING DIGITAL SENTRY
36 C3663M-B (11/09) Digital Sentry Client Software This section describes the daily operation of the Digital Sentry client software. The following topics are discussed in this section: • Overview of Digital Sentry • Video pane configurations • The Event History and Recorded Video pages • Client Mana...
Page 37 - VIDEO PANE CONFIGURATION; RECORDING MODE INDICATORS; QUICK REVIEW
C3663M-B (11/09) 37 VIDEO PANE CONFIGURATION The following video pane configuration buttons control the display of live video: The 1 × 1 button displays video from a single camera. The 2 × 2 button displays video from up to four cameras. The 3 × 3 button displays video from up to nine cameras. The 4...
Page 38 - DIGITAL PTZ; CREATING LOCAL GROUPS
38 C3663M-B (11/09) DIGITAL PTZ If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel, you can digitally zoom into a video pane by scrolling the wheel forward, and digitally zoom out by scrolling the wheel backward. You can also pan and tilt within a zoomed video pane by clicking and then dragging in the desired ...
Page 39 - COPYING LOCAL CONFIGURATION INFORMATION TO OTHER COMPUTERS; VIDEO CONTROLS TAB; The Delay Live slider bar:; MANUAL RECORDING
C3663M-B (11/09) 39 COPYING LOCAL CONFIGURATION INFORMATION TO OTHER COMPUTERS The .INI File Configuration tab allows you to locate the .INI file that contains information about the local configuration so you can copy it to another client computer. Simply locate the file and copy it to the same loca...
Page 40 - CAMERAS TAB
40 C3663M-B (11/09) CAMERAS TAB The Cameras tab (refer to Figure 35) contains a tree diagram of all currently connected servers and their cameras. To see a list of cameras connected to a server, expand the server by clicking its plus button. To view video from a listed camera, drag it to a video pan...
Page 41 - EXPORTING A VIDEO CLIP; Maximum Copy Duration:; IMAGE DETAILS TAB
Figure 36. Export Video Clip Window C3663M-B (11/09) 41 EXPORTING A VIDEO CLIP Digital Sentry allows you to export simultaneous video clips from multiple cameras to any location on the DS system or over a network connection. Complete the following steps to export a movie: 1. Play back video from the...
Page 42 - EVENT HISTORY PAGE; SEARCHING FOR LOGGED EVENTS
Figure 37. Event History With Event Time Lines 42 C3663M-B (11/09) EVENT HISTORY PAGE The Event History page (refer to Figure 37) allows you to search for and view a log of all events that occurred during a certain time period, and then play back video of events based on the results of the search. T...
Page 43 - PLAYING BACK A LOGGED EVENT
C3663M-B (11/09) 43 5. In the “For (Days)” box, select the length of your search period (the default and maximum are both seven). Also select either Client Local Time, Server Time, or GMT. 6. In the “From” field, select the first day of the period you want to search. In the “To” field, the last day ...
Page 44 - RECORDED VIDEO PAGE; SEARCHING FOR RECORDED VIDEO
Figure 38. Recorded Video with Time Line of All Captured Video 44 C3663M-B (11/09) RECORDED VIDEO PAGE The Recorded Video page allows you to view recorded video from up to nine separate cameras or one predefined camera group. This page (refer to Figure 38) contains a time line similar to the Event H...
Page 45 - PLAYING BACK RECORDED VIDEO
C3663M-B (11/09) 45 NOTE: To view video that occurs during the fall-back hour when reverting to standard time from daylight saving time, you must select GMT. The following video-type colors can be displayed on the time line: • Event: An alarm event occurred during the 15-minute segment. • Motion: On...
Page 46 - SEARCH TAB; Motion and Alarm Frames:; Manually Recorded Frames:; SMART SEARCH
Figure 39. Video Search Tab 46 C3663M-B (11/09) SEARCH TAB When you play back recorded video from the Event History or Recorded Video page, the Search tab appears in place of the Cameras tab (refer to Figure 39). The Search tab allows you to filter the video so you can view images of specific intere...
Page 47 - CLIENT MANAGER; Informational Msgs:
C3663M-B (11/09) 47 5. Use the mouse to draw a mask in the selected video pane. Motion must occur in the masked area for an image to be displayed during the smart search. To clear a mask, click the Mask Color box and select Clear Mask; to reverse the mask, select Inverse Mask. 6. Adjust the Blocks R...
Page 48 - CHANGING PASSWORDS; VIEWING THE MESSAGE LOG
48 C3663M-B (11/09) If you change the information in any column, you can immediately activate the changes by clicking Apply New Settings, or you can click “Undo Changes in Grid” to return to the settings activated when you opened the manager. To disconnect and reconnect to all systems labeled as Con...
Page 49 - VIEWING REPORTS; Camera Usage Report:; CLIENT STARTUP OPTIONS; ADDING AND DELETING SYSTEMS
C3663M-B (11/09) 49 VIEWING REPORTS Several useful reports can be viewed from Client Manager. To view a report, click the Reports button, select a report type, and select the week for which you want to view the report. The following reports are available: • Camera Usage Report: Displays recording ac...
Page 50 - VIEWING MESSAGES
Figure 42. Digital Sentry Messages Window 50 C3663M-B (11/09) VIEWING MESSAGES The DS system communicates a variety of messages while running. Messages are listed in a pop-up window when they occur, or when you first start the application after they occur. The following information (refer to Figure ...
Page 51 - ALARM ASSESSMENT; PLAYING BACK CURRENT ALARMS
C3663M-B (11/09) 51 ALARM ASSESSMENT If you are assigned Alarm Activity rights in DSAdmin, Digital Sentry immediately notifies you whenever an alarm event occurs. The Current Alarms pane in the upper-right corner of the Digital Sentry screen automatically displays the time and zone in which the alar...
Page 52 - ACKNOWLEDGING ALARMS
Figure 44. Example of Window with Record Event and Live Video 52 C3663M-B (11/09) ACKNOWLEDGING ALARMS When one or more alarm notifications appear in the Current Alarms pane, the following two buttons appear in the Digital Sentry tool bar: This button clears only the alarm selected in the Current Al...
Page 53 - PTZ CONTROL
Figure 45. PTZ Control Tab C3663M-B (11/09) 53 PTZ CONTROL The PTZ tab (refer to Figure 45) allows you to control the pan/tilt/zoom functions of a PTZ-enabled camera. The PTZ tab is available only when the video pane of a PTZ-enabled camera is selected. PTZ cameras are enabled in DSAdmin. PTZ functi...
Page 55 - PRODUCT WARRANTY AND RETURN INFORMATION
PRODUCT WARRANTY AND RETURN INFORMATION WARRANTY Pelco will repair or replace, without charge, any merchandise proved defective in material or workmanship for a period of one year after the date of shipment. Exceptions to this warranty are as noted below: • Five years: – Fiber optic products– Unshie...
