Pelco dx8100 manual DX8100 Client Emergency Agent, DX8100 Viewer, DX8100 Mobile Client

Server Operation/Configuration

You are reading DX8100 Series hybrid video recorder (HVR) version 2.0 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 the DX8100 Series HVR.

Welcome to the DX8100 Series HVR

The DX8100 Series HVR features IP camera recording, external JBOD (just a bunch of disks) storage, remote client connectivity to as many as 200 HVR/DVR servers, dual monitor display, multimode recording for up to 16 ATM/POS devices or single mode recording for up to 4 ATM/POS devices, system health status and configuration, multi-event recording, continuous motion detection, alarm, and scheduled recording. The DX8100 is a high-performance, computer-based, easy-to-operate HVR 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 6 TB of internal storage. An external JBOD unit adds as much as 6 TB, increasing DX8100 storage capacity up to 12 TB.

DX8100 software runs on two platforms:

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

•The DX8100 Client Application software runs on a personal computer and allows you to log on and operate the DX8100 HVR server system from your local computer.

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 computer-based applications:

•DX8100 Client Emergency Agent

•DX8100 Viewer on page 13

•DX8100 Mobile Client on page 13

•DX8100 Web Client on page 14

DX8100 CLIENT EMERGENCY AGENT

The DX8100 Client Emergency Agent works with networked DX8000 Series HVRs to alert users when one or more particular channels detect a motion and/or alarm event. The Emergency Agent runs on a networked client computer.

DX8100 VIEWER

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 HVR 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 computer. The software can also be installed on a computer and opened independently when necessary.

DX8100 MOBILE CLIENT

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 HVR 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.

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