COMPRO RS-3232, User Manual

Page 1: ...Network Video Recorder RS 3232 Model No V2 120510 ...

Page 2: ...ten consent of Compro Technology Inc Disclaimer Compro Technology makes no warranties with respect to this documentation and disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability quality or fitness for any particular purpose The information in this document is subject to change without notice COMPRO reserves the right to make revisions to this publication without obligation to notify any person or e...

Page 3: ...ess Optional 3 4 Initial Setup 3 6 Compro Wizard Setup 3 6 Camera Setup 3 8 Remote Access 3 9 Access via ComproView WebVUer 3 9 Access over the Internet 3 10 Chapter 4 Main Workspace 4 1 Workspace Overview 4 1 System Panel 4 2 Utility Panel 4 2 Viewport Panel 4 3 Event Index Panel 4 4 ComproView Log 4 5 Log Event Search Panel 4 6 PTZ Function Panel 4 6 Right Click Menu 4 7 System Status Panel 4 8 ...

Page 4: ...l 6 6 Talk and Broadcast Voice 6 7 Chapter 7 Recording 7 1 Set Up Non Stop Recording 7 1 Set Up Event Triggered Recording 7 2 Set Up a Recording Schedule 7 3 Schedule Non Stop Recording 7 3 Schedule Event Based Recording 7 4 Enable Disable Recording Schedules 7 5 Manual Recording 7 5 Chapter 8 Search Playback 8 1 Index Search Panel 8 1 Lock Unlock Thumbnails 8 1 Allow Disallow Snapshots and Record...

Page 5: ...Configuration 12 1 System Tab 12 1 System Settings 12 1 General Settings 12 1 User Interface Settings 12 2 Report Settings 12 2 Log Settings 12 3 Object Index Settings 12 3 Camera Tab 12 4 Channel Settings 12 4 General Settings 12 4 Device Settings 12 5 Recording Settings 12 7 Event Settings 12 7 Notification Settings 12 8 Detection Tab 12 9 Channel Settings 12 9 Audio Detection Settings 12 9 Moti...

Page 6: ...Settings 12 17 Channel Settings 12 17 Settings 12 17 Capacity Settings 12 18 Network Tab 12 18 RTSP Setting 12 18 Voice Out Settings 12 19 HTTP Server Setting 12 19 Chapter 13 System Maintenance 13 1 Using the Recovery CD 13 1 Chapter 14 Troubleshooting 14 1 Enter Safe Mode 14 1 Trouble with IP Camera Discovery 14 1 Trouble with Camera Connection 14 2 Contacting Compro Technical Support 14 3 Chapt...

Page 7: ...ncouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help To assure continued compliance any changes or mod...

Page 8: ...tion about ONVIF visit www onvif org Should you encounter issues using ComproView and cannot find a satisfactory solution in this manual please contact our support staff at support comprousa com Conventions in this Manual While you are using this manual pay attention to some symbols and notations that are used to draw attention to special situations such as Caution Information provided here is cri...

Page 9: ...s detected on each video channel which allows administrators to later retrieve recordings in a precise time frame with a simple mouse click ComproView Premium on the RS 3232 also offers a user friendly remote web client that allows users to conveniently monitor live image as well as search and play back video recordings over the Internet Key Features Support for dual SATA 3 0Gbs 3 5 HDD Windows XP...

Page 10: ...s peripherals COM port 2 For connecting various peripherals VGA connector For connecting to a monitor DVI port For connecting to a monitor LAN port 1 Use LAN port 1 to connect the unit to your LAN network LAN port 2 Use LAN port 2 when LAN port 1 physically fails Microphone port For connecting an external microphone USB ports For connecting USB 2 0 devices Line in port For connecting various audio...

Page 11: ...To do so log in to your router s web interface first and then one after one manually map the router s public ports to the private ports and IP address the RS 3232 will be using on the LAN network The default ports that are used by the RS 3232 and must be forwarded on the router are as follows Service Port Number HTTP 80 user configurable RTSP 5155 user configurable Command 5170 user configurable T...

Page 12: ... with Internet connection you can open the Internet Explorer and enter the WAN public IP address of your RS 3232 router followed by a colon and the RS 3232 s public HTTP port number into the browser s address bar to log in to the RS 3232 For example enter http 61 220 20 16 2080 Note you can also log in to the RS 3232 s private IP address using another PC that connects to the same LAN network as th...

Page 13: ...ure to release the lever from its locked position 1 2 Figure 3 1 Remove HDD tray 2 Pull the lever slightly outward and gently pull the hard drive tray out Then align the mounting holes on the hard drive to match that of the hard drive tray and use screws to fasten the hard drive to the tray 3 With the lever open slide the hard drive tray into the drive bay Then gently push the hard drive tray to e...

Page 14: ... 1 Power up the system or restart it if it is already on 2 Press CTRL I upon seeing the Press Ctrl I message in the first few seconds after turning on the system power to enter the RAID configuration interface Figure 3 2 Entering BIOS setup 3 Move the cursor to the Create RAID Volume option and press Enter Figure 3 3 Creating a RAID volume 4 Enter a volume name and press Enter After that select a ...

Page 15: ...reater than 2TB If you intend to use RAID 1 it is recommended to install two identical hard drives in the RS 3232 Compro does not guarantee full compatibility across all hard drives Please select a compatible hard drive model from www comprousa com Hardware Connections Power Connection Connect the power cord to the power cord inlet on the unit s rear panel Then connect the other end of the power c...

Page 16: ...tions 4 Double click on the Local Area Connection icon A connection status window will come up Click on Properties of that window Figure 3 8 Local Area Connection 5 A Local Area Connection Properties window pops up Double click Internet Protocol TCP IP from a list of items in this window 6 An Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window is opened Choose Use the following IP address and then punch in...

Page 17: ...in the lower left corner of the screen again and choose Save System Setting from the fly out menu Figure 3 10 Save system setting 9 An Authentication window is displayed Please enter the default user name administrator skip password and then click on OK Figure 3 11 Authentication window 10 Choose Yes when asked whether to restart the system to complete the configuration ...

Page 18: ... then automatically detects available storage devices on the system Choose at least one disk from the list for keeping ComproView profile and recordings and click Next On the other hand if the wizard cannot find any available disks you will be prompted to run a Disk Management Tool Figure 3 13 Scan for available disks 4 When prompted click on the text link to run the Disk Management Tool Then go a...

Page 19: ...hen complete click OK to exit the setup wizard Figure 3 15 Wizard setup done 6 After the setup is done the wizard launches ComproView Premium You will then be welcomed by a login screen Please enter the user name and password which are both admin by default and hit Enter to log in ...

Page 20: ... Hub Switch Local Area Network Local Area Network IP Camera Monitoring PC Figure 3 17 Connection diagram 2 Launch ComproView on the RS 3232 and enter the user name and password which are both admin by default to log in 3 After that you will be prompted to run a quick setup Click on Go and let ComproView search for available IP cameras on your LAN network If some cameras do not appear on the list c...

Page 21: ...dividual experience may vary based on the camera model and firmware used Remote Access Access via ComproView WebVUer ComproView WebVUer is a remote web client developed for you to access your RS 3232 remotely either from another PC on the same LAN network where you RS 3232 sits or from another PC on the Internet To access the RS 3232 remotely 1 Open the Internet Explorer on your Windows PC and ent...

Page 22: ...ions on changing the RS 3232 s IP address Also you need to configure port forwarding also known as port mapping or virtual server on your router that connects your RS 3232 and IP cameras to the Internet and map the RS 3232 s LAN IP address and private network ports it uses to your router s public ports The default port numbers used by the RS 3232 include 80 HTTP 5155 RTSP and 5170 Command Refer to...

Page 23: ...view you can re arrange the channel order the way you like by clicking and dragging any video pane to a different location of the video window Figure 4 1 Main workspace Video pane Displays the live video feed of a particular channel You can drag and drop a video pane to a different position Channel information bar Displays channel information Event index panel toggle button Click on the toggle but...

Page 24: ... to start or stop your recording schedule Lock System Lock the system to prevent unauthorized access It requires entering of user name and password to unlock Minimize Minimize ComproView to system tray Full Screen Toggle to full screen mode About ComproView Software version information Logout End the current user session Quit Quit ComproView Start Stop All Click to Start Stop All detection and rec...

Page 25: ...alk button to broadcast your voice through the selected camera s built in or external speaker Table 4 2 Utility panel icons Viewport Panel There are different video screen layouts available in the main workspace If the video screen layout is 2 x 2 and 6 cameras are connected only the first 4 cameras can be viewed in the video screen In this case use the following split view buttons to change to a ...

Page 26: ...l Layout Switch to a 21 channel video screen layout with the 1st channel occupying a bigger portion of the screen 25 Channel Layout Switch to a 25 channel video screen layout with the 1st channel occupying a bigger portion of the screen 29 Channel Layout Switch to a 29 channel video screen layout with the 1st channel occupying a bigger portion of the screen 5 x 5 Layout Switch to a 5 x 5 video scr...

Page 27: ...egories to sort the log list items Logs in ComproView are categorized into several types Camera Channel User and System To view a particular type of log click on its corresponding icon in the event index panel Then a log window will appear on the screen Click on the same icon to close the log window Camera log records Events triggered by cameras Channel log records the status of channel connection...

Page 28: ...on the side of video window When you select a channel connected to a PTZ camera such as a Compro IP540 the avaiable PTZ function buttons will turn blue These buttons will allow you to change camera position zoom in out and perform other camera operations Directional buttons Zoom control buttons Mode button Speed Focus Iris control buttons Preset point buttons Patrol mode buttons Figure 4 5 Directi...

Page 29: ...enu The right click menu provides quick access to some frequently used functions This menu can be brought up by a simple right click on any video pane in the main workspace The channel you right click on will be the channel the right click menu affects Figure 4 6 Right click menu in ComproView Item Description Connect Establish connection with the IP camera Disconnect Close connection with the IP ...

Page 30: ...direction buttons or simply click and drag on the channel pane being selected This function works for network cameras with fixed lens or varifocal lens Panorama PTZ Bring up the Panorama PTZ panel Refer to the Panorama PTZ section for details Auto Tracking Choose to turn on off the auto tracking function of your PTZ camera that supports on board auto tracking such as that of a Compro NC500 camera ...

Page 31: ...tting icon in the PTZ function panel Figure 4 7 Panorama PTZ panel After that hit Scan to make the PTZ camera scan the surrounding area within the camera s pan tilt range and generate a panoramic picture Panoramic image Area beyond pan tilt coverage Figure 4 8 Preset point setting window After the camera finishes scanning the surrounding area ComproView will show a panoramic picture on the coordin...

Page 32: ...lained below Figure 4 9 List of preset points Item Description Scan Hit Scan to generate a panoramic picture Stop Stop the scanning process Scan Interval Define how long ComproView waits for the camera to move to the next area to be scanned in the 360 degree or less field of view If the panoramic picture generated is not satisfying due to camera s slow response to PTZ command try increasing the sc...

Page 33: ...Detection Indicators Chapter 4 Main Workspace 4 11 indicates the status of Motion detection Figure 4 10 Detection Indicators ...

Page 34: ... Compro RS 3232 User s Manual 4 12 ...

Page 35: ...l from the fly out menu and then double click Network Connections 4 Double click on the Local Area Connection icon A connection status window will come up Click on Properties of that window Figure 5 1 Local Area Connection 5 A Local Area Connection Properties window pops up Double click Internet Protocol TCP IP from a list of items in this window 6 An Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window is ...

Page 36: ...in the lower left corner of the screen again and choose Save System Setting from the fly out menu Figure 5 3 Save system setting 9 An Authentication window is displayed Please enter the default user name administrator skip password and then click on OK Figure 5 4 Authentication window 10 Choose Yes when asked whether to restart the system to complete the configuration ...

Page 37: ...lt user name and password are both admin you will be greeted by the Quick Setup Wizard Press Go and the Wizard will guide you through the process of adding devices Figure 5 5 Quick setup wizard When you see the Camera Search screen please choose one camera you wish to set up and then enter its correct User Name and Password Click Next when ready 2 When you have reached the last step of the quick s...

Page 38: ...dual channel via the Start by Channel option found in the system main menu Secondly you will not be able to run system configuration such as camera setup channel setup detection setup etc when you have armed the system by clicking on the Start Stop All icon You must disarm the system first by clicking on the Stop All button Armed system is monitoring disarmed system stops monitoring Using System C...

Page 39: ...P address user name and password for your new camera to assign the camera to this channel Or hit the Detect button to search for all the IP cameras installed on your LAN network in case you don t know your camera s IP address Figure 5 9 Camera setup window On the flip side if the selected channel hasn t been assigned to any IP device yet the system will pop up a camera search window immediately af...

Page 40: ... depending on camera support Format Video compression codec Frame Rate How many pictures should be recorded per second Resolution Video resolution Compression Video quality which is defined by bitrate higher bitrate leads to higher quality Rotation Rotate the image by 180 degrees for ceiling mounted camera Enable Audio Record audio stream Enable IO Enable the signal receiving from digital input se...

Page 41: ...d to upload the latest firmware from your RS 3232 to the IP camera Figure 5 11 Firmware update prompt Figure 5 12 Firmware uploader Using the Right Click Menu 1 After a successful login to the ComproView system the default user name and password are both admin you can right click on any video pane channel you wish to assign to your new IP camera 2 A right click menu then appears Choose Camera Setu...

Page 42: ... Video Recording Recording is an essential part of surveillance video management You can select from four different types of recording methods Non Stop Event and Time Lapse To set up recording for your IP camera 1 Open Setup on the system configuration console and go to the Camera tab Make sure your IP camera is selected in Device section 2 In the Recording section click Enable and choose the Reco...

Page 43: ...o click on the timeline to set the start time and then drag the time bar to the point in time when you want the recording to end and then click again to set the end time To update your start end time simply click and drag on the timeline again 5 Make sure Non stop Recording is selected from the Operation drop down list Then press Add to add a new schedule 6 Click OK to exit the configuration conso...

Page 44: ...rch all the recordings in the system 3 In the Channel section select the channels you want to search 4 In the Filter section click on the combobox and then choose the event types you want to search for 5 Hit the Search button and ComproView will display a list of recordings that match your search criteria 6 From the Recorded File List in the upper right corner double click on any of the recordings...

Page 45: ...ts function To exit the playback console hit the OK button Play Back from Backup You can play back the video recordings backed up to other locations To do so check the External Path option under Filter Search and hit the Browse button to locate the folder on your PC that contains the backup files Then press Search and if any results turn up double click on an item on the list to start playback Fig...

Page 46: ...video pane Figure 5 18 Click and drag video pane Viewport Right Click Menu Alternatively you can right click on any given video pane to invoke the viewport right click menu and change channel location in the video screen To do so simply right click on a video pane and then choose Viewport 1 or Viewport 2 from the menu and go ahead and select a new channel number After that the video channel you ri...

Page 47: ...ient information as well as the E mail subject and content 5 Push the Test button to verify your setting Figure 5 20 Test Email sending 6 Go to the Camera tab 7 In the Event section click on the Event List drop down combo box and check your event types Then click on the Notification List drop down combo box in the Notification section and make sure E mail is checked 8 Click OK to exit the configur...

Page 48: ...ect Enter the E mail subject Content Enter the content of the E mail Test Test E mail information right now send out E mail Table 5 2 Email information Set Up Multiple Monitors You can use the Monitor Setup function to configure multi monitor display if you have two or more monitors at hand The benefit of using two monitors is that it allows you to use one monitor to display the first 16 channels ...

Page 49: ...re Recording time which determines the number of seconds to record BEFORE an event is detected by the system The event types include motion audio etc 3 Set the amount of Post Recording time which dictates the number of seconds to record AFTER a detected event stops The event types include motion audio etc If after the system has started recording for one event and during the recording session a se...

Page 50: ... Up Event based Recording Compro RS 3232 User s Manual 5 16 Note Each time a different motion audio IO event is triggered after the system has started recording one event the event recording timer is reset ...

Page 51: ... workspace The following buttons show the available video screen layouts in ComproView You can click on any of the following button to change the video screen layout 1 x 1 Layout 2 x 2 Layout 6 Channel Layout 8 Channel Layout 3 x 3 Layout 10 Channel Layout 10 Channel Layout 10 Channel Layout 13 Channel Layout 4 x 4 Layout 17 Channel Layout 21 Channel Layout 25 Channel Layout 29 Channel Layout 5 x ...

Page 52: ...h that of the channel you chose from the viewport right click menu Figure 6 3 View port right click menu Group Cameras The camera group function allows you to always show live video from a selection of channels at the same time To group cameras click on the camera group button in the utility panel to show the fly out menu that contains the following items Group Launch Group the channels on a group...

Page 53: ... the Auto Scan button in the viewport panel ComproView will then rotate through all the connected camera channels in the video window Take a Snapshot Click on any video pane to select a channel and then hit the Snapshot button in the viewport panel A Windows Save As window will then appear Navigate to your preferred folder enter a file name and then choose Save to save the snapshot Manual Recordin...

Page 54: ...tional buttons Figure 6 6 Directional buttons The same PTZ control buttons are also used in digital PTZ mode Digital PTZ To enable the Digital PTZ function on a particular channel right click on any given video pane and choose Digital PTZ from the right click menu Then the zoom control buttons under PTZ Function will become accessible To digitally zoom in and out click or or place your cursor on t...

Page 55: ...om the fly out menu 5 Up comes a Preset Points window 6 Enter the name of the new preset point Check the Use current position as Home checkbox when you want to update the home position of this PTZ camera 7 Hit OK to add the preset point The new preset point setting will be updated to the PTZ camera over the network Center Mode for PTZ Camera Only Besides using the directional buttons in the PTZ fu...

Page 56: ... and play back audio data together with video data from your IP camera Camera audio in ComproView can be toggled on off using a speaker icon in the utility panel But before you can use the audio control you must enable audio stream from you camera To do so right click on a connected camera channel and choose Camera Setup After that a camera setup window will come up as the below figure shows Figur...

Page 57: ...sting your voice over the network click and hold the Talk button in ComproView s utility panel and then start speaking into your microphone Relase the Talk button when your are done If you single click the Talk button ComproView will allow you to broadcast your voice for approximately 5 seconds Note When using the Talk function you may experience various degrees of delay between transmission from ...

Page 58: ...Talk and Broadcast Voice Compro RS 3232 User s Manual 6 8 ...

Page 59: ...onfigure recording operation 4 Check Enable option in the Recording section Click on the Method combobox and then select Non Stop as the recording method from the list 5 Press Apply to save the changes Then press OK to close the system configuration console 6 In the system panel click the Start all icon the icon shall then turn red to start recording continuously Besides using the system configura...

Page 60: ...h dictates the number of seconds to record AFTER a detected event stops The event types include motion audio etc If after the system has started recording for one event and during the recording session a second event is triggered the post recording will only begin when the event recording for the last event stops 7 In the Event Recording field fill in the number of seconds to record immediately AF...

Page 61: ...hen turn red to start recording Figure 7 3 Set up event based recording Set Up a Recording Schedule The Schedule tab of the system configuration console lets you tailor recording operations to your particular applications To schedule a recording operation refer to following section Schedule Non Stop Recording To make ComproView continuously record video during a specified time range 1 Enter the sy...

Page 62: ... out menu 2 Go to the Schedule tab 3 Click on the channel number to choose a channel The selected channel row will be highlighted in light blue 4 In the Time section manually put in the start time and end time Alternatively you can click on the timeline to set the start time and then drag the time bar to the point in time when you want the recording to end and then click again to set the end time ...

Page 63: ...king on the main button in the system panel and then choose Start Stop Recording Schedule from the fly out menu This way you can start only your scheduled recording operations and leave all the other scheduled operations unstarted Manual Recording To manually start recording live video on a particular channel simply right click on the video pane of the camera channel you wish to record and then ch...

Page 64: ...Manual Recording Compro RS 3232 User s Manual 7 6 ...

Page 65: ...channel on which this recording is found a green triangular indicates this item is a video clip instead of an event snapshot and can be instantly played back with a double click Lock Unlock Thumbnails You can choose whether to update the search results in real time based on current search criteria by using the Lock Unlock icon in the upper right corner Whenever ComproView is monitoring and recordi...

Page 66: ...selected and Date Time is not enabled and taken into the search criteria You can simply hit Search and the found recordings if any will appear in the Record File List Then double click on any item on the list to start playing a recording Follow the steps below to set your own search criteria 1 To specify a time range in the Date Time section check the Enable option and pick a date on the calendar ...

Page 67: ...ts had happened in the past The following table shows the event markers used in ComproView and their meaning Color Meaning The red bar represents a section in the timeline where video recorded in non stop mode or manual mode is available The green bar represents a section in the timeline where video recording triggered by motion detection is available The blue bar represents a section in the timel...

Page 68: ...Search Type combobox in the Search Type section and choose an event type to search for 5 If desired press Edit Region to specify an area in the camera s field of view to search Hit OK when you are done editing region Figure 8 5 Editing region 6 Press Search to start analyzing and searching the video recording for a particular type of event If ComproView detects this particular event in the video i...

Page 69: ...e system panel Then refer to the following steps 1 Check the External Path checkbox and hit the Browse button 2 A Browse For Folder window pops up Select a folder destination that contains ComproView database backup file Then click OK 3 Set you search criteria and specify the time range channel numbers and event types 4 Hit the Search button 5 Double click on any item that appears in the Record Fi...

Page 70: ...one frame Next Frame Click to move the video forward one frame End Jump to the end of the video Faster Switch to fast forward mode Click twice or more to speed up playback further Normal Speed Return to normal playback speed Slower Switch to slow motion mode Click twice or more to slow down playback further Mark Start Used to mark the current position of the seek bar as the beginning of a time ran...

Page 71: ...tch to multi channel playback mode Figure 8 10 Synchronous playback During synchronous multi channel playback the start time of the recording you have chosen from the Record File List will be the time used to synchronize the start time of all 4 channels In other words the video on all 4 channels will be synchronized based on the start time of the recording you previously doubled clicked on In addi...

Page 72: ...ing back from the bookmarked position Enhancement Bring up a Video Enhancement panel that allows you to adjust brightness contrast hue saturation visibility and sharpness To apply enhancement check the Enable option and then use the slider to adjust video quality to your preference After that click OK to save changes Smart Search Select a video pane and click the button to bring up a Smart Search ...

Page 73: ...ou can simply open the Playback console again and go to the Preview tab Then choose a bookmark from the Bookmark pane and click Open or double click on the bookmark to start playing back a video recording from the bookmarked position you have selected Figure 8 12 Bookmark pane Rename and Remove Bookmarks To rename a bookmark 1 Go to the Preview tab of the Playback console 2 Choose a bookmark from ...

Page 74: ...Add and Manage Bookmarks Compro RS 3232 User s Manual 8 10 ...

Page 75: ...on when you attempt to schedule a backup operation Figure 9 1 Add backup directory Add a Backup Schedule Setting For Scheduled Backup If you plan to schedule a backup operation in ComproView besides defining a system backup directory in advance you also need to first create a backup schedule setting using the backup console And after that go to the Schedule tab in the system configuration console ...

Page 76: ...kup button represented by a floppy disk icon in the utility panel Then refer to the following steps 1 Press the Manual button in the Settings section 2 Choose the camera channels to back up by clicking on the channel numbers in the upper left corner 3 Put in the date and time of the first record and the last record to delimit the time range for backup 4 In the Method section choose the backup meth...

Page 77: ...eration section 4 Choose a backup method in the Method section between Daily Weekly and Specific When Weekly is selected you must click on one row header in the timeline to pick a day in the week when Specific is selected you must pick a day from the calendar 5 Punch in the Start Time in the Time section This will be the time at which the scheduled backup will be started 6 In the Operation section...

Page 78: ...Schedule a Backup Operation Compro RS 3232 User s Manual 9 4 ...

Page 79: ...ents are triggered Figure 10 1 Emap alarm In ComproView E Maps are set up using the E Map Editor Before you use the E Map function you need to click the map icon in the utility panel to set up the E Map function Then in the E Map Editor add an image of a map or floor plan to the system and then drag your cameras to the map to mark their locations E Map Editor The E Map Editor allows you to load ma...

Page 80: ...rmation tools Lets you transform the map and rotate the device on the map including cameras and other I O devices sensors and alarms Device linker list Displays a list of devices that have been placed on the map Transformation Tools The followings are the picture transformation tools available in the E Map Editor Icon Name Description Scale Up Click to zoom in on the map Scale Down Click to zoom o...

Page 81: ... E Map Editor will be displayed 2 In the upper right hand side of the E Map Editor hit New to add a new map 3 Up comes an Open File window Choose a map image file and click Open 4 If desired zoom into or rotate the map by selecting the map from the E Map list first and then click on a picture transformation button 5 Then drag a camera from the device list and drop it onto the map to mark its locat...

Page 82: ...Add an E Map Compro RS 3232 User s Manual 10 4 Figure 10 3 Emap example ...

Page 83: ...warding ComproView WebVUer ComproView WebVUer is a remote web client for accessing the RS 3232 remotely either from another PC that connects to the same LAN network as RS 3232 or from a remote PC on the Internet Using ComproView WebVUer you can monitor live video being displayed on the RS 3232 and search and play back video recordings stored on the RS 3232 remotely ComproView Premium on RS 3232 Co...

Page 84: ...nd HTTP server in ComproView To enable the streaming service 1 Click on the Setup button located in the system panel and choose Remote Setup from the fly out menu Then the remote setup console is displayed 2 Go to the Streaming Service tab Figure 11 3 Enable streaming service 3 Click on the Start button in the Server Information section When the streaming service is not enabled ComproView will not...

Page 85: ...r name and password appears Meanwhile depending on local settings the browser may prompt a security bar saying The website wants to install the following add on Click on the information bar and choose to install and run the add on 3 After that enter a valid user name and password Then click on Log in The default user name and password are both admin Figure 11 5 WebVUer login screen 4 At the very f...

Page 86: ...S 3232 please enter the LAN private or WAN public IP address of the RS 3232 into the address field of Internet Explorer The Live View page is the default page displayed once you have successfully logged in to the RS 3232 LiveView Page Layout You can see the basic control panel at the top and on the left hand side and the live video pane on the right hand side Clicking on the icon will allow you to...

Page 87: ...elected Live view window Shows live video streamed from a specific camera Use view type buttons to change the number of channels displayed simultaneously While you are on split view you can switch to single channel view by double clicking on any camera video channel In single channel view you can double click on the video pane to exit single channel view and return to split view Buttons on the lef...

Page 88: ...nnected with IO device s you can push the I O Control button to show the IO control panel in which you can manually trigger the alarm or siren connected to the I O port of the selected camera When an ONVIF camera or a generic camera is selected the IO control button is disabled Record The Record button is used to start stop video recording on the selected channel To start recording video select a ...

Page 89: ...gital PTZ function for the selected channel Use the PTZ control and zoom control buttons to perform digital PTZ Information Display channel information Table 11 3 WebVUer right click menu Remote Playback on WebVUer Playback Page Layout On the playback page you can see the search panel at the top and the search result pane on the left hand side and the playback control panel on the lower right side...

Page 90: ...ack control From left to right jump to the beginning previous frame play pause next frame jump to the end Volume control Drag the slider to adjust volume click the speaker icon to mute unmute Seek bar Drag the seek bar to any position to start playing from that specific point Search for and Play Recordings The following parts explains how to search for recordings play back recordings take snapshot...

Page 91: ...ime Channel Event filter to set your search criteria Then press Search and double click on any item in the search result pane to start playback Or hit the Open File button to open a video clip on your PC and start playback 3 Click on the seek bar or drag it to move to the desired playback position and then press the Pause button 4 Use the Next Frame or Previous Frame button to move to the exact po...

Page 92: ...Remote Playback on WebVUer Compro RS 3232 User s Manual 11 10 ...

Page 93: ...led reboot Go to the Schedule tab and schedule a system reboot operation first before you enable this option Login at Startup Check this option to require user login before entering ComproView System boot into monitor mode When checked this option allows ComproView to enter monitoring mode automatically after a user logs in Besides if you opt for adding ComproView to the startup folder of your Win...

Page 94: ...ttings Normal Hover Focus Alarm Color This lets you customize the colors used in the user interface and the status they represent Animation Effect Check to enable the fly in out animation when a window is opened closed Cloud UI Check to switch to another style of user interface In the Cloud UI you can click on any menu item to change its setting Figure 12 2 Cloud UI Full Region Display Check to ma...

Page 95: ...imited by Specify how long the logs will be kept in the system Log Event Specify the type of events to be recorded in the system log System Login out Device Network Object Index Settings Enable Check to enable or disable object index function Clear All Clear all object index records Max Index Count Specify the max number of index records Object Interval Determine the interval between each indexing...

Page 96: ...ew General Settings Display Captions Name Date Time State Indicator and Network Information Select what additional information will be displayed on the channel video pane Position Top Bottom The position of the captions on the video pane Display Scale Original Stretch Select the aspect ratio for this channel You can maintain the original ratio or stretch camera image to match the dimensions of the...

Page 97: ...oded will appear in the video pane of selected channel Motion based recording and snapshot taking are not allowed if video is not decoded Auto scan duration In single channel view when you click the Auto Scan icon to sequentially display the next channel the dwell time is decided by the value of Auto Scan Duration 1 60 sec Camera time out Determine when to show connection failure when connection t...

Page 98: ...r the RTSP port number this IP camera uses HTTP Port Enter the HTTP port number this IP camera uses Protocol Select between UDP or TCP When you are connecting to an IP camera located on the Internet namely the camera is connected via its WAN public IP address make sure you use TCP protocol for this camera connection Using UDP connection in this case may result in blank screen on this channel Clien...

Page 99: ...le in ComproView They are Non Stop Event and Time Lapse recording Non Stop recording This is continuous recording Once enabled ComproView will record video on user selected channel s Event recording Select this mode to only start recording when an event is triggered At least one type of detection Motion or Audio needs to be enabled to trigger recording Time Lapse recording Select this mode to star...

Page 100: ...ation Settings Notification List Lets you determine what types of notifications can be sent You can choose one or more of these notifications to activate when an event is triggered You also need to make sure corresponding notification setting is configured in the Alert tab The list contains the following items IO Output when an event is triggered IO Output will send out a signal I O needs to be en...

Page 101: ...his amount of time and detection will not be triggered again until this period expires Sensitivity Low High Detection sensitivity adjustment Motion Detection Settings Enable Enable Disable motion detection Region Hit the Region button to edit the detection zone in the video feed After you hit the Region button a detection region setup window will appear Click and drag on the video feed to define a...

Page 102: ...and then let the camera sit still for about 30 seconds so ComproView can learn about the scene After that any major scene changes will trigger the tampering alarm Duration The number put in here means each detection trigger will last for at least this amount of time and detection will not be triggered again until this period expires Sensitivity Low High Detection sensitivity adjustment Intrusion D...

Page 103: ...re defining the dimensions of a small object the location of the rectangular in the scene does not matter Figure 12 11 Ignore small objects Show Information Click on the combobox to choose the type of information marker you want to see when IVS intrusion detection tampering detection or tripwire detection is functioning Moving Path Lets you determine the number of nodes of a moving path as far as ...

Page 104: ...l be repeated daily Weekly Set a weekly schedule Specific Set a schedule for a specific date Time Settings Start Time Set Start Time of your schedule End Time Set End Time of your schedule Operation Settings Choose a operation and the hit Add to add the schedule to the schedule list Non Stop Recording This is to record continuously Once selected ComproView will record video starting from the user ...

Page 105: ...k on the Group User pane on the left and then choose New Group or New User from the right click menu Then click on a user from the list of users on the left and check Enable Access Control checkbox If you are creating a group go ahead to put in the name and description and then set the access privileges The press Add Group User Settings Enable Access Control Grant or deny user access Name Name of ...

Page 106: ...ing on camera support and then control the IO devices in ComproView After digital input output devices are connected to the cameras connected to ComproView system you can use I O Control menu tab to manage the IO devices Figure 12 14 I O Tab Channel Settings Choose a camera channel the IO devices of which can then be controlled in the Input Output Devices section General Settings Enable All Input ...

Page 107: ...nce events are triggered Figure 12 15 Alert tab E mail Settings User Defined The E mail notification support many E mail services that use SMTP protocol such as GoogleMail and Hotmail Select one service from the list to configure Server Enter the address of the E mail server Port Default port number is 25 Authorization If E mail server requires authorization check this option and then enter the ne...

Page 108: ...ecord your own sound or to load wave files into the sound bank Figure 12 16 User audio window Volume Adjust the volume that will be played Preview Check to preview the sound file Loop Check this option and then determine how many times an event sound will be played repetitively when events occur Modify Select an item on the Linker List make your changes and click Modify to apply changes Emap Setti...

Page 109: ... ComproView will still keep all recordings from all channels in the first disk drive on the list until the space runs out on the first disk drive Option Settings Add Add a new storage destination Modify Apply the changes you have made about channel limitation etc to the storage destination folder you have selected Add Backup Add a new destination for storing ComproView backup files Remove Remove t...

Page 110: ...it provides a capacity pie chart that shows how much free hard drive space is left base on the storage space limitation settings Network Tab Figure 12 18 Network Tab RTSP Setting Client Port This defines where the many RTSP client ports start from The client ports will be opened on the RS 3232 that sits behind a firewall and are used when an IP camera uses UDP protocol to communicate with ComproVi...

Page 111: ...ver is used by ComproView WebVUer If you are looking to access RS 3232 remotely from the Internet using ComproView WebVUer on Internet Explorer you must enable the HTTP server in ComproView Port The HTTP port number of the HTTP server Download Speed To limit the download speed when a remote user downloads a video clip from ComproView using WebVUer on Internet Explorer Status The status of the HTTP...

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Page 113: ...first and then follow the steps below Caution Be aware that all the recordings and user files will be lost after the system is restored 1 Back up CVPT cid from the ComproView installation folder to another disk drive CVPT cid can be located by navigating to the C Program Files Compro ComproView Premium RS folder Figure 13 1 Location of key file 2 Prepare a CD ROM drive and attach the CD ROM drive ...

Page 114: ...for the file loading to complete After that the recovery command line screen will appear Punch in Y to perform the recovery procedure Figure 13 4 Windows loading Figure 13 5 Command line screen 6 Wait for the recovery procedure to complete Figure 13 6 Recovery progress 7 After the recovery is complete press and key to exit command line window to wrap up the recovery procedure ...

Page 115: ...en no drive device is attached to RS 3232 you need to ensure that the SATA Configuration is set as IDE Mode in the BIOS setup menu Otherwise the system may repeatedly reboot Figure 13 8 SATA configuration in BIOS Figure 13 9 IDE mode in BIOS 9 In the BIOS setup menu verify if the system has been configured to use the restored USB DOM Generic USB EDC 1 00 to boot up ...

Page 116: ...OS settings and boot the RS 3232 into the operating system After that open the Windows Explorer and navigate to C Program Files Compro ComproView Premium RS Then copy the CVPT cid file that you backed up to an external disk in Step1 to the ComproView Premium RS folder Figure 13 11 Recover the key file ...

Page 117: ...older Figure 14 1 ComproView programs folder After that a safe mode dialog box will appear Go ahead and click OK to enter ComproView safe mode Then enter your user name and password to log in Trouble with IP Camera Discovery If ComproView is unable to find your IP cameras on your LAN network even after you repeatedly scanning for them in ComproView you may have to check whether the UPnP device sea...

Page 118: ...rk and Sharing Center Sharing and Discovery Network Discovery and ensure that this option is switched on Or try to disable your Firewall or Anti Virus program temporarily and see if they might have caused the problem Figure 14 4 Network discovery in Windows Vista Trouble with Camera Connection Sometimes a piece of anti virus software like NOD32 can block the connection between ComproView and your ...

Page 119: ...mit an email for support please check the troubleshooting section in the user manual You may fill out the form http comprousa com en form htm or directly email to support comprousa com Compro Technology Inc www comprosecurity com Tel 886 2 2918 0169 Fax 886 2 2915 2389 3F No 12 Alley 6 Lane 45 Pao Shin Road Hsintien District New Taipei City 231 Taiwan ...

Page 120: ...Contacting Compro Technical Support Compro RS 3232 User s Manual 14 4 ...

Page 121: ...ideo servers in Compro IP Series and Compro NC Series ONVIF conformant IP cameras LIVE MONITORING Screen Division 1 4 6 8 9 10 13 16 17 21 25 29 32 1 On Screen Display Camera ID date time status indicator network information Multiple Monitors Up to 2 monitors layout programmable RECORDING Compression Format H 264 MPEG 4 MJPEG dependent on camera support Resolution 160x120 320x240 640x480 1280x1024...

Page 122: ...vice Supported IP cameras sensors alarm Advanced E Map Features Rotate scale flip multiple e Map support auto scale and auto position e Map alarm window BACKUP HDD Storage Support Fixed disk network disk Advanced Backup Functions Manual backup scheduled backup REMOTE ACCESS Web Client Yes ComproView web client with remote live view control PTZ snapshot talk live recording remote search I O control...

Page 123: ...gure 4 3 Log window 4 5 Figure 4 4 Log Search Panel 4 6 Figure 4 5 Directional buttons 4 6 Figure 4 6 Right click menu in ComproView 4 7 Figure 4 7 Panorama PTZ panel 4 9 Figure 4 8 Preset point setting window 4 9 Figure 4 9 List of preset points 4 10 Figure 4 10 Detection Indicators 4 11 Figure 5 1 Local Area Connection 5 1 Figure 5 2 Assign IP address 5 2 Figure 5 3 Save system setting 5 2 Figur...

Page 124: ...ck 8 7 Figure 8 11 Playback tools 8 8 Figure 8 12 Bookmark pane 8 9 Figure 9 1 Add backup directory 9 1 Figure 9 2 Add a backup schedule setting 9 2 Figure 9 3 Manual backup 9 2 Figure 9 4 Schedule a backup operation 9 3 Figure 10 1 Emap alarm 10 1 Figure 10 2 E Map editor 10 2 Figure 10 3 Emap example 10 4 Figure 11 1 Function of remote access 11 1 Figure 11 2 Network architecture 11 2 Figure 11 ...

Page 125: ...gure 14 2 Show icons for networked devices 14 1 Figure 14 3 UPnP user interface 14 2 Figure 14 4 Network discovery in Windows Vista 14 2 Figure 14 5 Trusted applications 14 3 Table 2 1 Ports involved in port forwarding setup 2 3 Table 2 2 Port mapping in scenario B 2 3 Table 2 3 IP addresses in scenario B 2 4 Table 4 1 System panel icons 4 2 Table 4 2 Utility panel icons 4 3 Table 4 3 Viewport pan...

Page 126: ...el Channel control panel 4 1 5 3 5 8 6 1 PTZ function panel 4 2 4 9 6 4 6 5 System panel 4 1 4 2 4 12 System status panel 4 1 4 8 Utility panel 4 1 4 2 4 12 Viewport panel 4 1 6 3 Port forwarding 2 3 2 4 3 10 11 1 11 3 12 18 Post Recording 5 8 5 15 Pre Recording 5 8 5 15 Privilege level 12 13 PTZ Function Auto tracking 4 8 Center Mode 4 8 6 5 6 6 Digital PTZ 6 4 Edit Preset Point 4 6 4 10 Go to Pr...

Page 127: ... 5 T Text message 12 16 Thumbnail 8 1 U UDP connection 12 6 UPnP 14 1 14 2 USB DOM 13 3 V VAE information 8 8 Video analytics 2 1 8 8 12 1 Video Enhancement 4 8 8 8 Video signal loss 12 8 W Warning message 3 3 12 16 WMV format 8 8 ...

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