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Client Application

You are reading DX8100 Series digital video recorder (DVR) documentation. The information in this manual describes how to configure and use

the DX8100 system in your security application.

For a brief description of the DX8100 server and client applications, refer to Welcome to DX8100 Client Application.

Welcome to the DX8100 Series. DX8100 features multi-event recording; continuous motion detection, alarm, ATM/POS; and scheduled

recording. The DX8100 is a high-performance, PC-based, easy-to-operate DVR and client application system. Models range from an 8-channel,

single 250 GB hard disk drive (HDD) unit to a 32-channel unit with up to 3 TB of storage.

DX8100 software runs on two platforms:

• The DX8100 DVR server software runs on the DX8100 Series DVR.

• The DX8100 Client Application software runs on a personal computer (PC) and allows you to log on and operate the DX8100 DVR server

system from your local PC.

Fully implemented networking capabilities allow remote administration, playback, and export using the accompanying client application. Live

viewing is supported on a variety of client platforms, including Internet browsers and pocket PC-compatible hand-held devices. Versatile high-

speed search operations include time and date, event list, thumbnail, and intelligent pixel searching. Extensive scheduling features allow

customizing of weekday, weekend, and special event recording.

The DX8100 provides a graphical user interface (GUI), allowing you quick and efficient access to all setup and operations functions. Scheduled or

manual backup can be performed using a number of optical, external, and mapped network drive options.

An online Help system allows you quick access to information about how to configure and operate the DX8100 server and DX8100 client

application.

The DX8100 also supports the following PC-based applications:

•DX8100 Client Emergency Agent

•DX8100 Viewer

•DX8100 Mobile Client

•DX8100 Web Client

The DX8100 Client Emergency Agent works with networked DX8000 Series DVRs to alert users when one or more particular channels detect a

motion and/or alarm event. The Emergency Agent runs on a networked client PC.

The DX8100 Viewer is capable of playing back a variety of video, still image, and audio media formats. It is designed to recognize and verify the

digital watermark that is embedded in DX8000 Series DVR native video. Watermarking is used to authenticate the originality of a video file and

to alert users of possible image tampering. The viewer application runs automatically each time a CD or DVD created by the DX8100’s export

feature is inserted into a Windows-based PC. The software can also be installed on a PC and opened independently when necessary.

The DX8100 Mobile Client allows you to view live video remotely from multiple cameras and sites. Networking capabilities include local

connection using wire-bound or wireless local area network (LAN) technologies or remote connection using the Internet. The DX8100 Mobile

Client software runs on a standard pocket PC-based personal digital assistant (PDA), and it can display a single channel of real-time video from

any camera attached to any DX8100 DVR on the network. Features include hierarchical organization of multiple sites, built-in security through

password protection, and an adjustable viewing area, including full-screen view.