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Using IP Surveillance Software (continued)
Control up to 16
DCS-2100+
Internet cameras from this screen.
Minimum Requirements for Multiple Camera Configurations:
For 1 to 4 channels:
Minimum Requirements
OS: MS Windows2000/XP/ME/98SE
CPU: Intel 500 MHz Pentium III or above
SDRAM: 128 MB SDRAM
Hard Disk: 40GB
For 5 to 9 channels:
Minimum Requirements
OS: MS Windows2000/XP
CPU: Intel 933 MHz Pentium III or above
SDRAM: 128 MB SDRAM
Hard Disk: 40GB
For 10 to 16 channels:
Optimal Requirements
OS: MS Windows2000/XP
CPU: Intel 2.0 GHz MHz Pentium IV or above
SDRAM: 256 MB SDRAM
Hard Disk: 40GB
Display Chip: nVidia, TNT2, GeForce with 32 MB display memory or above
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Monitor Program Main Screen:
Descriptions of the sections of the
Monitor
program Main screen:
Miscellaneous functions:
Including quitting the application, snapshot, full screen
monitoring, and the Function menu for setting Global Settings,
Camera Configuration, and Backup of data. Tips are provided
when you move the mouse cursor on them.
Channel area
This area displays the status of each video channel (camera)
including: connection, recording, camera selected, and alert
information.
Video area
In this area, you can see the video of the accessed channel, and
some convenient controls.
Layout area
You can change the monitoring layout in this area such as 1
fullscreen image of 1 camera or up to 16 images of different
cameras.
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Misc. Functions
Channel Area
Hard Disk Status
Recording Settings
DI/DO Control
Features Menu & Alert
Messages
Image Layout Area
Video
Area
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Recording settings
You can record video onto your hard disk. The recording
schedule is configured in the Scheduler.
Hard disk status
In this area, you can get the hard disk status. This informs you
of the available disk space remaining.
DI/DO control
Receive the digital input signal and send digital output signal.
Alert Message
Display the last alert messages.
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Logging In
You need to login to use the
IP Surveillance
software system. There are two
privileges in the account-password system: the admin (administrator) and the
general user.
General users can only monitor the surveillance videos and change the layout
of the
Monitor
program, but they do not have the right to change any
configuration settings including recording schedules and local settings.
If you have administrator privileges, you have the right to do the following:
Run the configuration tool
Change the recording schedule
Change the local settings
Click
OK
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Configuring a DCS-2100+ in IP Surveillance
When you first login, you should configure the
DCS-2100+
from the
Camera
Configuration
screen found in the
Function menu
. Once you set up the
administrator privilege, you can access the
Camera Configuration
screen.
Home > Camera Configuration Screen
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Camera
Selections
A warning message
will appear to warn you that any recording that is occurring
will stop when you access
Camera Configuration.
Function
setting buttons
Local Settings
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Home > Camera Configuration Screen (continued)
In the
Local Settings
there are four main functions:
Insert °
To add cameras to the camera list, specify the IP address and port,
click the
Insert
button. The program will try to connect to the
DCS-2100+
. If the
connection succeeds, the admin password of the remote
DCS-2100+
camera
is required. If you provide the correct password, the camera will be inserted in
the list.
Delete °
This will delete the selected camera from the camera list.
Password °
Changes the local ±admin² password.
Stop °
Provides a way to stop the network connection if the connection freezes
for a long time.
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