Table AB. Sequence Monitor Settings (2 of 2)

Setting

Description

Default Setting

 

 

 

 

Move Up

Allows you to move cameras up or down in the sequence.

N/A

 

Move Down

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dwell Time for (number-

Sets the individual dwell time (in seconds) that video from each selected camera is

10 seconds

camera name)

displayed on the sequence monitor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table AC. Users Settings (1 of 2)

 

 

 

 

 

Setting

Description

Default Setting

 

 

 

 

 

Select Add to create new users. The new user is assigned the permission level of the

 

 

Add

account highlighted in the User pane. For example, if “admin” is highlighted, the newly

N/A

 

 

created user acquires the same permissions as the admin user.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delete

Select Delete to remove a user.

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contains the DVR5100 user list, which is organized alphabetically. Left-click the User

 

 

 

heading to sort the User pane (ascending or descending). By default, the DVR5100

 

 

 

provides the following four user groups, each assigned the permissions of its associated

 

 

 

role: Administrator, Manager, Operator, and Guest.

 

 

 

admin: The admin user, by default, is assigned Administrator role permissions. The

 

 

 

admin user has access to the same features as the manager, plus the ability to modify

 

 

 

all options in the setup screens.

 

 

User pane

manager: The manager user, by default, is assigned Manager role permissions. The

admin

manager user has access to the same features as the operator, plus the ability to

 

 

 

 

export and view all of the setup screens.

 

 

 

operator: The operator user, by default, is assigned Operator role permissions. The

 

 

 

operator user can monitor live video and audio, reposition PTZ cameras, respond to

 

 

 

alarms, run scripts, activate relays, search for and play back video, lock video clips,

 

 

 

and capture snapshots.

 

 

 

guest: The guest user, by default, is assigned Guest role permissions. The guest user

 

 

 

can monitor live video and audio, change layouts, and reposition PTZ cameras.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User: Allows you to modify the selected user’s name and password.

admin

User

Change Password: Allows you to change the user’s password.

admin

Role: Selects a role to assign to a user (by default, admin, manager, operator, guest).

Administrator

 

 

View Permissions: Displays the selected user’s permissions.

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

Language: Selects the language in which the DVR application should be displayed.

 

 

 

Only available languages are displayed. The possible list of available languages

 

 

 

includes German, Russian, English (default), Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese,

 

 

 

Chinese, Finnish, Hungarian, Korean, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian,

 

 

 

Swedish, Turkish, and Arabic.

 

 

Preferences

Default Export Format: Lists the file formats for exporting recorded video. Options are

N/A

 

 

Pelco Video Files With Player (*.pef), Pelco Video Files Without Player (*.pef), and

 

 

 

QuickTime MPEG-4 Files (*.3gp). The default file format is .pef.

 

 

 

Default Snapshot Format: Lists the file formats for exporting snapshots. Options are

 

 

 

Windows Bitmap Files (*.bmp) and Portable Network Graphics Files (*.png). The default

 

 

 

file format is .bmp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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