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Using IP surveillance Software (continued)
Application Layout and Functionalities
This section demonstrates a global view of the monitor program, shown below.
The components of the monitor tool will be introduced in detail in the following
sections.
Misc. Functions
Channel Area
Hard Disk Status
Layout Area
Common Controls
DI/DO and Alert
Message
Display Frame
Video
Area
There are several parts in the monitor tool:
Misc. functions:
These include application exit, minimization, full screen monitoring,
lock, stop alert, and configuration menu for camera configurations,
global settings, scheduler settings and the user information of
this application software. Tips for these operations are provided
when you move the mouse cursor over each icon.
±
Channel area
This area displays the status of each video channel. The
information indicates the status of connection, recording,
selection, and alert-event trigger.
±
Video area
In this area, you can see the video of the selected channel in the
display frame. The number of the display frames in the video area
depends on the layout chosen by the user. You can also use
convenient controls to alter the video display.
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Monitor Program (continued)
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Using IP surveillance Software (continued)
Layout area
You can change the monitoring layout in this area. There are six
kinds of layouts: 1, 4, 6, 9, 13, or 16 video display windows in the
video area.
±
Hard disk status
In this area, you can get the status of the hard disk in which the
video database resides. The status reminds you to arrange the
available storage size of the recorded video database.
±
Common control area
This area includes volume control, manual recording, video
printing, snapshot, and trash can to remove video from display
windows.
±
DI/DO control
This tool receives the digital input signal and sends digital output
signal to the remote Video Server/ Network Camera series
product associated with the dedicated video channel.
±
Alert Message
This tool will display the latest alert messages received by the
remote Video Server / Network Camera series product associated
with the selected video channel.
±
Logging In
You need to login the first time when you start the Launcher. The authentication
window is shown below. If you do not have an account, the monitor tool will not
execute. You must log in as admin (administrator) to use this application. Enter
the password for the administrator.
Monitor Program (continued)
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Using IP surveillance Software (continued)
The Admin Privilege
Run the configuration tool
Change the recording schedule
Change the local settings
±
±
±
Again, if you need to change the settings of the
DCS-2000
, you must have
the administrator’s password for the camera itself.
Camera Configurations
When you log in for the first time, you should configure this application software
to connect the
DCS-2000
in “Configuration Menu > Camera Configurations”,
shown in the figure below. You will need the admin (administrator) password
for the camera in order to run the configuration.
Once you click
“Configuration Menu > Camera Configurations”
for
setting each camera, all recording processes will be stopped indicated by
a warning window popped up in advance to keep you informed.
Monitor Program (continued)
In the monitor program, the admin has the right to access the
DCS-2000
Network
Camera
through this application software and change the local settings as
well. But the admin password for the software is not the same as the admin
password for the Internet camera. You can change the settings of each selected
Internet camera from the monitor program only if you have the admin password
for the Internet camera.
If you have the admin privilege, you have the right to do the following tasks:
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The Layout of the Configuration
Using IP surveillance Software (continued)
This section discusses the local settings for the connection and the functional
configuration of each camera. If you are interested in the remote settings for
each camera, you can refer to
“Using the DCS-2000 with an Internet Browser,”
which starts on page 33.
Local
Settings
Camera
Selections
Remote Camera
Webpage Settings
The Layout of the Configuration
In the local settings, shown below, three main functionalities are provided:
Insert new
camera to
the list
Delete camera
from the list
History of all
cameras in
the list
Monitor Program (continued)
Setup Page
DCS-2000
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Using IP surveillance Software (continued)
Insert
– To insert a remote network camera
to the camera list. Click the “Insert”
button, an “Insert New Channel” dialog will popup, as shown below. Specify the
IP address, port, and admin password of the network camera, click the “Ok”
button to close the dialog. Then the system will try to connect to the selected
camera. If the connection succeeds, the camera will be inserted to the camera
selection list.
Click
Ok
Specify the IP address,
port, and admin pass-
word of the camera.
Once added, you will see the IP address of the camera and also the port that is
opened on the camera (port 80 in this example).
The selected camera
has been added to the
selection list.
Monitor Program (continued)

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