Vivotek st501 user manual

VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions

User's Manual - 1

User’s Manual

ST7501 Free-standard

Recording software

32-channel video recording • Records data on to hard

disks or networked storage • Local or remote LiveClient

Rev. 1.7.7a

Contents

Main Users Manual ST7501 Table of Contents Page Page Page Page Revision History Getting Started Introduction Special Features Server and Client Components Usage Scenario VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 10 - User's Manual Technical Specications Technical Specifications ST7501 Playback Features ST7501 Server Server Functionality LiveClient Functionality Playback Functionality Minimum System Requirements Server LiveClient and Playback Page Software Installation Installing the Software Server component Client components Page Page ST7501 Server Activating the Server How to Congure the Server How to Stop/Reboot the Server LiveClient Configuration Activating the LiveClient and Logging in to a Server LiveClient User Interface Menu Bar Status Panel Page Quick Access Bar Video Cell The "VIVOTEK" logo is displayed where no camera has been assigned to a video cell. Some buttons will be disabled if the selected devices do not support the corresponding functions. Live Video Monitoring Window Hierarchical Management Tree Camera Control Panel Pan/Tilt/Zoom (PTZ) Control Panel In addition to the PTZ panel, the following hot key combinations are also available: Ctrl + NumPad (PTZ control) Page Event Window Instant Playback Instant Replay Audio Control How to Manage Devices Please follow the steps below to open the Camera Management window: Insert Cameras The characteristics of each protocol are shown in the following table: Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Batch Insert Devices Page Page Page Camera Conguration Page Page View Live Videos 1O View (Original View) Swipe to scroll horizontally Swipe to scroll horizontally Page Page Page Remove Live Video from the Video Monitoring Window How to Change the LiveClient Layout Changing the Layout of the Live Video Monitoring Window Page Page Page Maximize/Minimize the Live Video Monitoring Window View Live Video on Dual Monitors Page View Live Video with Multiple Monitors How to Manage User Accounts The Default User Roles and Permissions of User Accounts Page Page Page i jk How to Set up Association Management Association Management Page How to Set up Event Management Event Management bb Page Page Page Page Page Page How to Congure the Station General Settings Server Settings Log Settings How to Congure Station Network Settings Port Settings UPnP Settings How to Edit Recording Groups Recording Storage Settings Default Storage Group Settings Page Page How to Edit Recording Schedules Page Page Page Page Page Page The Concept of Repeat Frequency Repeat Frequency: Daily Setting Set up daily time segments Page Page Page Repeat Frequency: Weekly Setting (Periods in a week) Set up time segments within a week Page Page Page Page Page How to Manually Begin /Stop Recording How to Edit Scheduled Backup Settings Select Backup Source Setup Backup Schedule Select Backup Target Other Options g h i j How to Congure Station Server Settings DDNS Settings Page Page Relay Settings How to Use the Talk Panel Add a Camera to the Talk Panel An icon with the camera name will be displayed in the Talk Panel. Remove a Camera from the Talk Panel How to Congure E-map Settings Upload an E-map User Interface of E-map Settings Page (View Mode) Page User Interface of E-map Settings Page (Edit Mode) Device Management Live View Dialog Settings E-map Link Page Page How to Congure Client Settings Snapshot Settings Please follow the steps below to congure snapshot settings: Page Recording Settings Type 2: Record to 3GP Page Page Record an EXE/3GP/AVI File Built-in Media Player--EXE Page View Settings Date and Time Format Font Settings Video Display Mode General Settings Event Settings Rotation Settings Display Settings Joystick Settings Page Page e. Click OK to save the settings or click Cancel to discard the settings. Page How to Search for a Device on the Hierarchical Management Tree bc How to Print a Video Image How to Lock LiveClient for Security Concerns Page Playback Configuration Activating Playback and Logging in to a Server Playback User Interface Menu Bar Status Panel Quick Access Bar Video Cell The "VIVOTEK" logo indicates that no camera has been assigned to the video cell. Some buttons will be disabled if the selected device does not support those functions. Recorded Video Playback Window Language Selection Query Panel-- Browsing Page Page Query Panel--Time Search Page Query Panel--Event Search Page Query Panel--Bookmark Search Page Query Panel--Log Viewer Page Page Playback Control Panel abb How to Playback Recorded Video Select a Recorded Video Clip Please follow the steps below to select a video clip: Page Remove Recorded Video Clips from Video Cells Timeline Slider Bar and Histogram Zoom in / out of the Histogram ab Audio Control How to Change the Playback Layout Changing the Layout of the Recorded Video Playback Window Maximize/Minimize the Recorded Video Playback Window View Recorded Video with Multiple Monitors How to Backup Recorded Video Page How to View Backup Files Page Model-specic Functions (FE Series Fisheye) Indicator Frame rate per second (fps) Page How to Add a Bookmark How to Search for Events de Select Event Category Event Category- All IVA events Event Category- All DI Events Page Start Event Search Page Page Page Select Log Category/Log Type/Log Level Page Page Page How to Congure Client Settings Snapshot Settings Export Settings Page View Settings General Settings How to Search for a Device on the Hierarchical Management Tree How to Print a Video Image How to Lock Playback for Security Concerns How to Log out from the Server How to Exit Playback Import and Export Utility Export Utility Import Utility Service Control Tool