Client Software‐4000(v2.0)

UserManualofClientSoftware4000(v2.0)

ClientSoftware4000(v2.0)

UserManual


Index

Chapter1 WelcometoClientSoftware4000(V2.0)..........................................................1

1.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................1

1.2 ComputerDispositionRequest..................................................................................1

1.3 Convention ................................................................................................................1

1.4 NewFeatures ............................................................................................................1

Chapter2 Install&Uninstall ..............................................................................................2

2.1InstalltheSoftware .....................................................................................................2

2.2UninstallSoftware .......................................................................................................3

Chapter3 BasicOperations................................................................................................4

3.1Run&Login .................................................................................................................4

3.1.1Usedforthefirsttime ......................................................................................4

3.1.2UserLogin.........................................................................................................4

3.2GUIIntroduction..........................................................................................................5

Chapter4 DeviceManagement .........................................................................................8

4.1ListConfiguration ........................................................................................................8

4.1.1AddDevice........................................................................................................9

4.1.2ChannelConfiguration....................................................................................11

4.1.3ChannelConfigurationof9000seriesDVR ....................................................11

4.1.4AddStreamMediaServer ..............................................................................13

4.2GroupConfiguration..................................................................................................14

4.2.1Group .............................................................................................................14

4.2.2Channel ..........................................................................................................15

4.3ShortKeyConfiguration ............................................................................................15

Chapter5 Preview............................................................................................................17

5.1NoncyclePreview.....................................................................................................18

5.1.1PlaybyNode...................................................................................................18

5.1.2ShortKeyPreview ..........................................................................................18

5.1.3StopPlaying ....................................................................................................18

5.2CyclePlay...................................................................................................................19

5.2.1Configuration..................................................................................................19

5.2.2MixedCycle ....................................................................................................19

5.2.2.1CyclePlayofShortKeyChannels.........................................................20

5.2.2.2CyclePlayofGroupChannels..............................................................20

5.2.3CyclePlayofDevice/Group ............................................................................20

5.2.4PauseCycle.....................................................................................................21

5.2.5ResumeCycling...............................................................................................21

5.3PreviewControl .........................................................................................................21

5.4VoiceControl .............................................................................................................22

5.5Recording&Capture .................................................................................................22

5.5.1Recording........................................................................................................22

5.5.2Capture...........................................................................................................23

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5.6HardwareDecode......................................................................................................23

5.6.1HardwareDecodeConfiguration....................................................................23

5.6.1.1HardwareDecodeModeConfiguration ..............................................24

5.6.1.2HardwareDecodeOutputWindowConfiguration..............................25

5.6.2HardwareDecodePreview.............................................................................26

5.6.3SecondaryOutputofHardwareDecode ........................................................27

5.7Others........................................................................................................................28

5.7.1VoiceTalk&Broadcast ...................................................................................28

5.7.2AlarmOutputControl.....................................................................................29

5.7.3Import&ExportConfigurationFiles ..............................................................29

5.7.4DeviceStatus ..................................................................................................30

Chapter6 PTZControl ......................................................................................................31

6.1RS485ParametersConfiguration .............................................................................31

6.2PTZControl ................................................................................................................31

6.2.1DirectionControl ............................................................................................31

6.2.2PartialZoom ...................................................................................................32

6.2.3Preset .............................................................................................................32

6.2.4Sequence........................................................................................................33

6.3VideoParametersConfiguration...............................................................................34

Chapter7 Recording&Playback......................................................................................35

7.1Recording ..................................................................................................................35

7.1.1LocalRecording ..............................................................................................35

7.1.2NVRStorageServerRecordingConfiguration ................................................37

7.1.2.1AddNVRServer ...................................................................................37

7.1.2.2NVRRecordingModeConfiguration ...................................................38

7.1.2.3NVRRecordingScheduleConfiguration ..............................................38

7.2Playback ....................................................................................................................39

7.2.1RemoteVOD...................................................................................................39

7.2.1.1RemoteVODQuery .............................................................................40

7.2.1.2PlaybackControl..................................................................................41

7.2.2LocalPlayback ................................................................................................42

7.2.2.1LocalPlaybackQuery...........................................................................43

7.2.2.2PlaybackControl..................................................................................44

Chapter8 RemoteConfiguration .....................................................................................45

8.1RemoteRecordingConfiguration ..............................................................................46

8.1.1EncodingParametersConfiguration...............................................................46

8.1.2ScheduleRecording ........................................................................................47

8.1.3MotionDetectionRecording ..........................................................................47

8.1.4AlarmRecording.............................................................................................49

8.1.5OtherRecordingModes .................................................................................51

8.2Alarm.........................................................................................................................52

8.2.1MotionDetectionAlarm ................................................................................52

8.2.2SignalLevelAlarm ..........................................................................................52

8.2.3VideoLoss ......................................................................................................53

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8.2.4VideoTampering ............................................................................................55

8.2.5Exceptions ......................................................................................................56

8.3NetworkConfiguration..............................................................................................57

8.3.1BasicConfiguration.........................................................................................57

8.3.2PPPoE .............................................................................................................57

8.3.3DDNS ..............................................................................................................58

8.3.4NTP .................................................................................................................58

8.3.5NFS .................................................................................................................59

8.3.6EMail .............................................................................................................59

8.4ChannelConfiguration...............................................................................................60

8.4.1ChannelDisplaySettings ................................................................................60

8.4.2VideoMask ....................................................................................................60

8.4.3TextOverlay....................................................................................................61

8.5AccountManagement...............................................................................................61

8.6Others........................................................................................................................62

Chapter9 AlarmLinkage..................................................................................................64

9.1LinkageConfiguration................................................................................................64

9.2OnGuard&OffGuard...............................................................................................65

Chapter10 EMap ..............................................................................................................67

10.1AddMap..................................................................................................................67

10.2MapConfiguration ..................................................................................................68

10.2.1HotSpot .......................................................................................................68

10.2.1.1AddHotSpot .....................................................................................68

10.2.1.2EditHotSpot .....................................................................................69

10.2.2HotRegion....................................................................................................69

10.2.2.1AddHotRegion .................................................................................70

10.2.2.2EditHotRegion..................................................................................71

Chapter11 Utilities ............................................................................................................72

11.1SoftwareConfiguration ...........................................................................................72

11.2LogManagement ....................................................................................................74

11.2.1LogQuery .....................................................................................................74

11.2.2PlaybackLinkedRecordings..........................................................................76

11.2.3ExportLog ....................................................................................................77

11.3UserManagement...................................................................................................77

11.3.1Add&DeleteUser........................................................................................78

11.3.2UserRightsDistribution ...............................................................................79

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Chapter1 WelcometoClientSoftware4000

(V2.0)

1.1 Overview

Clientsoftware4000(V2.0) is theapplicationspeciallydeveloped forembeddedDVR. It isapplicable toDVR,

DVS,IPCamera,andIPDome.

Theremaybetechnicalinaccuracies,ortypographicalerrorsinthemanual.Thecontentsincludingdescription

ofproductsandprogramwillbeupdatedwithoutnotice.

1.2 ComputerDispositionRequest

OperatingSystem:MicrosoftWindows2000orversionsabove

CPU:IntelPentiumIV2.4GHzormodelsabove

RAM:1Gorabove

Display:1024768resolutionorabove

1.3 Convention

Conventionsasfollowsinthismanual:

DVR,DVS,IPCameraandIPDomeareallreferredtoasdevice Clickreferstoleftclickmouse Doubleclickreferstodoubleleftclickmouse

1.4 NewFeatures

32&64divisionsareaddedtowindowdivisionoptions. Userdefinednameofalarmout Previewwindowinformationcanbememorizedwhenexitingtheclientsoftware. Supportremoteplayback,NASVOD,VODfunction,intelligentanalysisandsynchronousplaybackaswell. SupportdualVGAdisplayinremoteVODinterface Supportfullscreenofmultichannelinlocalplaybackinterface Support16NVRserverforcentralizedstorage Modifieddoubleclickenlargementmodeinthepreviewinterface

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Chapter2 Install&Uninstall

2.1InstalltheSoftware

Doubleclickthesoftwareandyouwillseethewizardshownasbelow:

ClickNexttocontinue,andinputtheuserinformation,softwareinstalledlocationaccordingtothehints.

Afterthat,aSADPinstallationwizardwillpopup;clickNexttostarttoinstallWinPcap,shownasbelow.If

itisalreadyinstalled,theinstallationcanbecanceled.

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Note:SADPisusedastheonlinedevicefinder;thisfunctionisunavailableiftheWinPcapisnotinstalled.

2.2UninstallSoftware

Enterstartmenu,selectAllprogramsClientSoftware4000(v2.0)UninstallClientSoftware,andthedialogboxshownasbelowwillpopup:

ClickYesandstarttouninstallthesoftware,theuninstallationwillfinishafterthecomputerrestarted.

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Chapter3 BasicOperations

3.1Run&Login

Path:StartAllProgramsClientsoftware4000(v2.0)Clientsoftware4000(v2.0)

3.1.1Usedforthefirsttime

Userneedstoregisteranadministratoriftheclientsoftwareisusedforthefirsttime,shownasbelow:

InputtheusernameandpasswordandclickRegister,thenusercanloginastheadministrator.

Note:Enter,Space,TABisinvalidintheusernameandpassword.Thepasswordcannotbenull,and

shouldnotcontainthefollowingcharacters,including%and.Passwordshouldnotbelessthansixanddoes

notsupportthecopyandpaste.

3.1.2UserLogin

Aftertheadministratorregistered,whenuseropentheclientsoftware,thelogindialogboxwillpopup,

shownasbelow:

Inputusernameandpassword,thenclickLogintostartusingtheclientsoftware.

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Click toautosavetheusernameandpassword,userdoesnotneedtoinputthem

whenloggedinnexttime.

Ifuserwantstochangepassword,pleaseselectausernameandclickModify.

Iftheusernameorpasswordisincorrect,thedialogboxwillpopup,shownasbelow:

Ifuserwantstocancellogin,pleasepressQuit.

Note:Pleasestopalltheoperations(e.g.preview,recording,playbackandetc.)beforeswitchingthe

users.

3.2GUIIntroduction

Thereare6areasofClientsoftwareGUI,shownasbelow:

Area Description Area Description

SystemArea MenuArea

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DeviceArea PreviewArea

PTZControlArea AlarmInfoArea

SystemArea:

Button Description

Helpbutton,clicktoshowHelp(usermanual)andAbout(EditionInfo)

Lockbutton,clicktolocktheinterface,mousestatusshownas ,reclickto

activateloginwindow,andinputthecorrectpasswordtounlocktheinterface.

Minimizebutton

Exitbutton

MenuArea:

Area Description

Switchtheusers

Enterpreviewinterface(IfthedecodingcardisinstalledinPC,thenenterthe

softwareorhardwaredecodinginterface)

Enterconfigureinterface

Enterplaybackinterface,includingremoteVODandlocalplayback

Enterlogqueryinterface

Enteremapinterface

DeviceArea:

Mode Description

List Displaybylist

Group Displaybygroup

PreviewArea:

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Displaywindows Alarmindicator

Basicfunction Advancedfunction

PTZControlArea:

Options Description

PTZcontrol ControlPTZ

Video

parametersBrightness,contrast,saturation,hueandvolumeadjustment

Preset Configureandcallthepreset,sequenceandpattern

AlarmInfoArea:

Displayalarmtimeandinformation.

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Chapter4 DeviceManagement

Beforeanyoperations,userneedstoadddeviceandconfigureit.Click toentertheconfigure

mode,andthenclick tomanagethedevice.


ListArea ConfigurationButtons

Group/ShortkeyArea NavigationBar

4.1ListConfiguration

Thelistareaisemptywhentheclientsoftwarerunsforthefirsttime,rightclickinthisareayoucanchoose

toaddarea.

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InputanameintheblankofAreaName;ifthereisnoupperarea,theblankofUpperAreaNameisnot

enabled.

Afterareaadded,rightclicktheareanameandthesubmenuwillpopup,shownasfigurebelow.Select

AddArea,youcanaddsubarea,selectDeleteNod,youcandeletethearea.

Note:Enter,Space,TABisinvalidintheareaname,whichcannotbenull,andshouldnotcontainthe

followingcharacters,including%and.

Note:Usercanmaxadd50areashere.

Note:WhentheoptionDeleteNodselected,thesubareas,streammediaservers,anddevicesunder

therootofthisareawillbedeletedaswell.Beforethat,youneedtostopprevieworrecord,otherwisetherewill

bewarninginformationpoppingup.

4.1.1AddDevice

RightclicktheareaandselectAdd

Device;thesubmenuwillpopup.

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Options Description

DeviceName Userdefined

RegisterMode NormalIP,PrivateDomain,NormalDomain

DeviceIP IPaddressofthedevice

UserName Usernameofthedevice(default:admin)

Password Passwordofthedevice(default:12345)

ChannelNo. Thechannelnumberofthedevice

Port Deviceport(default:8000)

MulticastAddress Usedwhenvisitingthedevicebythewayofmulticast,orelseleaveitblank

DNSAddress IPaddressofIPserverwhenadoptingprivatedomain,orelseleaveitblank

DeviceserialNo. Usedwhenadoptingprivatedomain,orelseleaveitblank

Note:Whenadoptingprivatedomain,ifyouinputdeviceserialnumber,whichcanbeusedforobtaining

theIPaddressfromIPserver;Ifnot,theIPaddresscanbeobtainedbydevicenamefromIPserver,i.e.inthat

case,thedevicenamethatinputhereshouldbethesamewiththeoneinthedevice.

Ifyouselectnormaldomain,

pleasefillingtheblankofdomainname

withtheregistereddomainname.

Privatedomain:IfthedeviceisconfiguredwiththeaddressofIPServerthatrunsnormally,thenthe

connecteddevicecanberesolvedbyIPServer;andclientsoftwarecangetthedynamicIPaddressfromIPServer

byservernameorserialnumber.

Ifyouselectprivatedomain,please

inputthecorrectdeviceserialnumberand

IPaddressofIPserverintheDNSAddress

blank.

ClickOKtofinishaddingdevice.

Rightclickmenuisavailable,double

clickthenodecanmodifythedevice

parameters.

Note:50devicescanbeaddedhereatmost.

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4.1.2ChannelConfiguration

ClickGetChannelNametogetthe

namesofallchannels.

ClickAllmainstreamsorAllsub

streamstochangethestreamtypeofall

channels.

Tips:Mainstreamisfordeviceencoding;substreamisfornetworktransmission.

Doubleclickthechannelnameandthe

ModifyChannelInformationdialogboxwill

popup.

ChannelName Currentchannelnamethatcanbechanged.

Channel Channelnumberofthedevice,unchangeable

DeviceName Devicenamethatunchangeable

IPAddress DeviceIPaddressthatunchangeable

Protocol Selectconnectionprotocol:TCP,UTP,MCASTandRTP.

StreamType Choosemainorsubstreamforthechannel

Note:Thechannelnamewillbereplacedwiththenamesavedinthedevice,iftheoptionGetchannel

nameisselected.

4.1.3ChannelConfigurationof9000seriesDVR

Ifthe9000seriesDVRisaddedtoclientsoftware,thentheIPchannelmanagementandenableordisable

analogchannelfunctionsareavailable.

Rightclickthedevicenameandselect

RemoteConfiguration,thentheChannel

Configuremenuwillpopup.TheAnalog

Channelwillshowbydefault.

Doubleclicktheselectedanalogchannel

toenableordisableit.

Note:9000seriesDVRcannot

previewandrecordthischannelafteritis

disabled,unlessitisenabledagain.

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ClickDigitalChanneltoenterthe

interfaceofIPchannelmanagement.

ClickAddtoaddIPchannel.

InputtheIPaddress,username,

passwordandport,andthenclickOK.

Doubleclicktheselectedchannelto

modifytheparameters.

ClickDeletetodeletetheselected

channel.

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Afterthat,youcanchangethe

channelnumberaccordingtotheadded

channels.Doubleclickthedevicenameto

modifythedeviceinformation.

Note:9000seriesDVRmaxsupportsadding16analogchannels,8chIPCamera,pleaserefertotheuser

manualofDS9016HFISformoredetails.

Afterthat,theaddedIPchannelwillbeseeninthechannel

listofthedevice.

IfIPchannelcannotbeconnected,thenshownas

4.1.4AddStreamMediaServer

Addingstreammediaservercansolvethenetworkconfinedproblemandreducethebandwidthstress.


AddStreamMediaServer.InputtheIP

addressandPort(default554)ofserver,

thenpressOK.

Note:Ifthechannelisbeingpreviewedorrecorded,thesettingswillbecomeeffectiveafterpreviewand

recordingrestarted.

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Doubleclicktheservertomodifytheparameters.

RightclicktheserverandselectDeleteNodtodeleteserver.

Note:Nomorethanonestreammediaservercanbeaddedtoonearea,however,ofwhichstream

mediaservercanbeaddedinsubarea.

4.2GroupConfiguration

Clickthe buttontoentergroupareamanagementwindow.

4.2.1Group

Ifthereisnotanynodinthisarea,thenfirstyouneedtoaddgroup.

Rightclickintheemptyareaandyou

willseesubmenuasshownontheright.

SelectAddGroup.

InputthegroupnameandclickOK.

Doubleclickthegroupnametochangethegroupname.

RightclickthegroupnameandselectDeleteGrouptodeletethe

selectedgroup.

Note:Enter,Space,TABisinvalidinthegroupname,whichcannotbenull,andshouldnotcontainthe

followingcharacters,including%and.

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4.2.2Channel

Afteraddingthegroup,thechannelsinthelistareacanbemovedtoselectedgroup.

Select the channel from the list area, and click key andmove it to the group. The type of

channelnameinthegroupareaisasdevicename_channelnameofthelistarea.

Selectthedeviceinthelistareaandclick keyandallthechannelsofthedevicecanbemoved

totheselectedgroup.

Using and keystoadjustthechannelsequenceinthegrouplist.

Using keytodeletethechannelorgroupinthegrouparea

Note:Onechannelcanbeadded toonegroup foronlyonce.Differentgroupscancontain thesame

channel.Max50channelscanbeaddedtoonegroup.

4.3ShortKeyConfiguration

Click buttontoentershortkeymanagementwindow.Onlythechannelscanbeaddedto

theshortkeyarea.

Selectthechannelfromthelistarea,andclick keyandmoveittotheshortkeyarea.Thetype

ofchannelnameinthegroupareaisasdevicename_channelnameofthelistarea.

Selectthedevicefromthelistarea,andclick keytoaddallthechannelsofthedevicetothe

shortkeyarea.

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Using keytodeletethechannelintheshortkeyarea

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Chapter5 Preview

Afterconfiguringthedevice,doubleclickthe keytoreturntothepreviewinterface.Clickthe

ListandGroupkeystoswitchbetweentwomodes.

Playwindowsaredividedinto22mode,maxsupport64windowdivisions.

PreviewPanelButtonsDescriptions:


Play Record

Capture Windowdivision

Multiscreen Previous/Nextpage

Resumecyclingallthedevice Stopcyclingallthedevice

Note:ThewindowdivisionandchannelsequencecanberememberedbytheClientSoftwareasexited,

andwillplayautomaticallyafterloginnexttime.

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5.1NoncyclePreview

5.1.1PlaybyNode

Doubleclickthedevicenameordragittotheplaywindowtopreview(notenablecyclepreview)

Double click the channel name to preview the

correspondingcameras

Double click the device name to preview the

correspondingcamerasof thedevice in thecurrentwindow

divisions.

Double click the group name to preview the

corresponding camerasof thegroup in the currentwindow

divisions.

Youcanalsopreviewthembydraggingthemtotheplay

windows.

Theplaywindowshowsasthefigureontheright.

5.1.2ShortKeyPreview

Iftheshortkeyhasbeenconfigured,thenpressPlaykeyofthepreviewinterfacetoviewallthe

correspondingchannelsintheshortkeyareainthecurrentwindowdivisions.Findmore@4.3ShortKey

Configuration

5.1.3StopPlaying

Thereare3waystostoplivepreview.

Theplayiconis ,doubleclickittostoppreviewing

thischannelandtheiconwillbecome

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Rightclickintheplaywindowandtheplaymenuwill

popup.ClickStopPlayandtheliveviewwillstop.

Meanwhiletheplayiconwillbecome

Clickthe keyinthepreviewpaneltostopalltheliveviewchannels.

5.2CyclePlay

5.2.1Configuration

Click keytoentertheconfigurationinterface.Thenenterthelocalconfigurationbyclick

SoftwareConfigurationkey.

EnableCycle:

Click toenablecycleplay,andinputthecycletime,thenpressSaveandreturntopreview

interface.

Note:Cycletimeshouldbebetween20and3000s.

DisableCycle:

Click todisablecycleplayandsave.

5.2.2MixedCycle

Mixedcyclemodeenablesclientsoftwarecyclepreviewschannelsofthegrouporshortkey,thedefault

windowdivisionis22.

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5.2.2.1CyclePlayofShortKeyChannels

ClickListkeytodisplaychannellist.

Click keytostartmixedcycleplay.Take22windowdivisionforexample,ifthereare8channelsinthe

shortkeyarea,thenstartcycleplaying,thefirst4channelswillbedisplayedinthewindow,afteronecycleperiod,

thelast4channelswillbedisplayedinthewindow.

Clickbutton inthepreviewpaneltostopthechannelmixedcycleofshortkey.

Click keytodisplaythefirst4channels,click keytodisplaythelast4channels.

Note:Clickbutton or topausethechannelsequencecycleofshortkey.Thisfunctionneeds

shortkeyconfigurationfirst([email protected])

5.2.2.2CyclePlayofGroupChannels

ClickGroupkeytodisplaygroupchannellist.(Pleasestopplayingbeforeswitchingtogroupchannels.)

Click keytostartmixedcycleplay.Take22windowdivisionforexample,ifthereare2groupsingroup

area,eachofthemhas4channels,thenstartcycleplaying,4channelsofthefirstgroupwillbedisplayedinthe

window,afteronecycleperiod,4channelsofthesecondgroupwillbedisplayedinthewindow.

Click keytodisplaythefirst4channels,click keytodisplaythelast4channels.

5.2.3CyclePlayofDevice/Group

Doubleclickthedevicenameandallthechannelsofthe

device begin to cycle in the selectedwindow division from

the1stchannel.

Doubleclickthegroupnameandallthechannelsofthe

groupbegintocycleintheselectedwindowdivisionfromthe

1stchannel.

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Dragthenodeofthedevicetothewindow,andthenall

thechannelsofthisdevicebegintocycle.

Dragthenodeofthegrouptothewindow,andthenall

thechannelsofthisgroupbegintocycle.

5.2.4PauseCycle

Ifthecurrentwindowisinthedevice/groupcyclemode,

rightclickthecyclingwindow,clickPausecycledeviceor

Stopcyclegrouptopausecyclingandremainthecurrent

image.

ClickPauseallcycledeviceskey topauseallthecyclingchannels.

5.2.5ResumeCycling

Ifthecurrentwindowisinthedevice/groupcyclemode,

rightclickthepausedwindow,clickResumecycledeviceto

restartcycling.

ClickResumeallcycledeviceskey torestartallthepausedchannels.

5.3PreviewControl

FullScreen:

Whenpreviewing,click keytopreviewinfullscreen,toexitclick key.

Enlarge:

Wheninthemultiscreenpreviewmode,doubleclicktheselectedimagetoenlargeit,doubleclickagainto

resume.

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5.4VoiceControl

Note:Thesoftwareonlycanopenvoiceofonewindowatthesametime.Ifthevoiceofthenextwindowis

openedthenthevoiceofthepreviouswillbeclosedautomatically.

Rightclicktheselectedwindow,selectOpenVoiceto

enableaudiopreview,rightclickagainandselectClose

Voicetodisableaudiopreview.

5.5Recording&Capture

Recordingandcaptureisonlyavailableintheliveviewmode.

Note:Ifthechannelisintherecordingmode,clickStopbuttontostoprecording,andthepreview,

cycleplayarestoppedaswell.

5.5.1Recording

ConfigurationPath:

SelectthesavingharddiskofrecordedfilesintheStartHDD&EndHDDmenu,andclicksavekey.

Whenpreviewing,click keytostartrecording,andtheiconbecomesas .Thechanneliconbecomes

as .Reclicktostoprecording.

Afterrecording,thehintwindowwithindexofrecorded

fileswillpopup;clickthehinttoopenthetargetfolder.

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5.5.2Capture

ConfigurationPath:

Defaultsavingpath:C:\Picture,click keytochangethesavingpath.

Whenpreviewing,click keytostartcapture.

Aftercapture,thehintwindowwithcaptureindexwill

popup;clickthehinttoopenthetargetfolder.

5.6HardwareDecode

Ifthereisvideo/audiodecodingcardinstalledinthecomputer,thenthisfunctioncanbeavailable.

5.6.1HardwareDecodeConfiguration

Click keyandthen ontherighttoentertheconfigurationinterface

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Theareadescriptionsareasfollows:


ConfigurationArea DecodingCardInfoArea

OutputWindowArea WindowDivisionModeSelectArea

n ConfigurationArea:2optionsincludingVideoOutputStandard&DecodeMode.o DecodingCardInfoArea:Showtheinformationofthedecodingcardsandchannels.p OutputWindowArea:Configuretheoutputmodeofdecodingchannels.q WindowDivisionModeSelectArea:Selectwindowdivisionmode.

5.6.1.1HardwareDecodeModeConfiguration

ThedecodingcardinstalledinthePCcanberecognizedandinitializedautomaticallyasclientsoftwarestarts

up,andtheinformationwillbedisplayedinthedecodingcardinfoarea.Theicon meansdecodingcardand

thesubnodesshowtheinformationofdecodingchannels.

ThehardwaredecodingmodesofMDcardincluding:default,previewon&TVwallon,previewoff&TVwall

on.

Hardware Descriptions

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DecodeMode

Default

Configuration

Each4002MD carddecodes2 channels;each4004MD carddecodes4 channels

andsoon.Supportdecodingandcyclingplay.

TVwallon&

Previewon

The imagesfromtheplaywindowofclientsoftwareandTVwallaredecodedby

MDcard,whichneedstoconfigureinthehardwaredecodeconfiguration.

TVwallon&

Previewoff

The imagesfromtheTVwallaredecodedbyMDcard;the imagesfromtheplay

windowofclientsoftwarearedecodedbyCPU.

IftheresolutionofalltheimagesisCIF,thenthemaxdecodingchannelnumberis:4channelsforeach

4002MDcard;8channelsfor4004MDcard.

IftheresolutionofalltheimagesisD1,thenthemaxdecodingchannelnumberis:2channelsforeach

4002MDcard;4channelsfor4004MDcard.

Tips:VideoOutputModesincludingPAL&NTSC.

Note:ThevideooutputmodeofimagesfromdeviceandTVwallneedtobethesamestandard,orelse

theimagewillbecomeabnormal.

5.6.1.2HardwareDecodeOutputWindowConfiguration

Theoutputwindowpanelhasamultiwindow

divisionaccordingtothetotalMDIcardBNCnumber.

OnewindowisrelatedtooneBNC.

Takeone4004MDIcardforexample,thereare4

BNCsandtheoutputwindowpanelwillshowyou4

windowsdivision.Windowisnamedas0101,0201,

0301and0401.

Selectonewindowonoutputwindowpaneland

clickwindowdivisionbuttontoselectawindowdivision

onthisBNC.

Forexample,ifweselectthefirstwindow0101

thendivideinto4windows,the4windowswillbenamed

as0101,0102,0103,0104.

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Tickthecheckbox oneach

windowtosetthechanneldecodeD1

resolutionstream.

Note: If the default mode is selected, then each decoding channel outputs one single image and

divisionmodeisinvalid.

5.6.2HardwareDecodePreview

After configuration, click Previewkey

andselectHardwarePreview toenter the

hardwaredecodeinterface.

Click then start to decode, at

the moment, preview windows layout

will switch to the layout which set in

outputwindowpanel.

The window exceed maximum

decodechannelwontbedisplayed.

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The basic operations of hardware preview are the samewith software decode, please refer to sections

5.15.5formoredetails.

5.6.3SecondaryOutputofHardwareDecode

MDcardcanoutputthedecodedimagestwice.Take4002MDcardforexample,one4002MDcardcan

decode4channelsCIFimages,assumetheyarechannel01,channel02,channel03,andchannel04;ifone

decodingchannelissetas4divisionsandseparatelydisplaychannel01,channel02,channel03,andchannel04,

thentheotherdecodingchannelcanonlysupportonedivisionandselectonedecodingchanneltooutputthe

image.Thedescriptionsabovearedefinedassecondaryoutput.

Click in thewindowdivision to

displaysecondaryoutputlist.

Note:Thesystemwillclearthe

previousconfigurationinformationof

thesecondaryoutputchannel.

Enterhardwaredecodeconfigurationinterface,andtick

thechannelthatsetassecondaryoutputandthechannel

statuswillbecome

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5.7Others

5.7.1VoiceTalk&Broadcast

Inpreviewinterface,rightclickthedevicenameandthe

submenuwillpopup.

ClickStartVoiceTalkingtotalkwiththeselected

device.

Ifthedeviceis9000DVR,thentherewillbetwovoice

talkchannelsforchoice.

Note:Clientsoftwareonlysupportsonevoicetalkatonetime

RightclickareanameandselectLANBroadcasttotalk

tothearea.

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5.7.2AlarmOutputControl

Rightclickthedevicenameandthesubmenuwillpopup.

SelectAlarmOutputControltoturnonoroffthealarm

output,anddefinealarmoutputname.

Click anditbecomes key,soasto

turnonthealarmoutputandactivatethenamemodified

function,reclick keytoturnoffthealarmoutput.

5.7.3Import&ExportConfigurationFiles

Rightclickthedevicenameandthesubmenuwillpop

up.

ClickSaveConfigurationFiletoexportconfiguration

fileandSetConfigurationFiletoimportconfigurationfile.

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RightclickareanameandselectSaveAllConfiguration

Filetoexportallconfigurationfiles,andSetAll

ConfigurationFiletoimportallconfigurationfiles.

5.7.4DeviceStatus

Rightclickthedevicenameandthesubmenuwillpopup.ClickDeviceStatustogetdeviceworking

information,includingchannelandharddiskstatus.

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Chapter6 PTZControl

6.1RS485ParametersConfiguration

BeforePRTZoperations,pleasemakesurethatRS485parametershasbeencorrectlyconfiguredbyclient

software.

ClickConfigureandenterthe

correspondinginterface.


RemoteConfigurationfromthesubmenu.

Click

tounfoldtheoptions,shownasfigureonthe

right.

Note:RS485configurationmustbe

thesamewithPTZconfiguration.

6.2PTZControl

ReturntopreviewinterfaceandusercancontrolPTZ.

6.2.1DirectionControl

Thereare8keystocontrolPTZdirections,andtheactive

bartochangePTZspeed,whichisadjustablefrom1to7,and

defaultspeedis4.

Click keytostartautoscan.

Clickthefunctionkeysontherighttoadjustfocus,iris

andzoom.

OtherPTZControlModeScreenPTZControl:usercancontrolPTZbydraggingandclickintheplaywindow.

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DragControl:Thereare33nineareas,whenthemouse

movestoarea18,themouseiconwillbecomeas:n ;o

;p ;q ;r ;s ;t ;u ,andcontinuedtomovethemousealongthedirectionshownby

arrows,PTZwillmovetothesamedirections.

Note:Thisfunctionisonlyavailableforsoftwaredecode.

6.2.2PartialZoom

ClickPartialZoomtozoominorout,themouseiconwillbecomeas ,presstheleftkeyofthemouse

anddragaareayouwanttozoom.

Dragfromuplefttodownrighttozoomin;dragfromdownrighttouplefttozoomout.

Note ThisfunctionisonlyavailableasHIKVISIONprotocolisselectedforPTZ.

6.2.3Preset

Selectoneplaywindow,andrightclickthepresetlistto

add,modifyanddeletepreset.

Clickthe keyonthePTZcontrolpanel

andenterpreseteditwindow.

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MovethePTZtothepositionyouwant,andclickAdd

toinputpresetname,thenclickOKtofinish.

Thendoubleclickpresetinlisttocallit.

Rightclickpresettomodifythispreset/delete

6.2.4Sequence

Afteraddingtwoormorepresetsforonechannel,youcansetasequencewithpresetsforPTZ.

1ststep:Enterpresetconfigurewindow,andclick

keytoshowsequenceconfiguremenu.

2ndstep:Click thenselectthepreset

youwouldliketoaddassequencepoint

3rdstep:Setthetimeandspeedforthepreset.

Note:Dwelltimeisbetween1and128s;dwell

speedisbetween1and140.

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4thstep:Repeatthe2ndand3rdsteptoaddthepresets

tothesequence.Thenclick keytosave

thesettings.


Afterconfiguration,youcanchoosethesequencesfromthelist ,andcall

them.

6.3VideoParametersConfiguration

Clickthe keytoshowthevideoparametersconfigurationmenu.

Move toadjustthevideoparameters.(Range:

110).

Icon Description Icon Description

Brightness

Contrast

Saturation

Hue

Volume Restore

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Chapter7 Recording&Playback

7.1Recording

7.1.1LocalRecording

Clicktabpage then toenterrecordsettinginterface

EnableScheduleRecording( ),andclick tosetthe

recordschedule.

YoucanchooseWholeDayRecordingModeoryoucandefinetherecordingmodeforyourowndemands.

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EnableRecordingModeSchedule,andthestatusis ,

thenyoucanconfiguretheschedulemode.

1ststep:Inputthemodename.

2ndstep:Setthetimeperiods,andclickSavetofinish.

Setrecordingschedule:

Firstclickthedeviceorchannelnametoactivatethe

recordingscheduleconfiguration.

Selecttherecordingdateandmode,thenclickOKto

finish.

Note:Itneedstorestartthesoftwaretomakethesettingsbecomeeffective.

ChoosesavingharddiskoftherecordedfilesfromStartHDDandEndHDD.

IfCycleRecordisselected,andeachdiskspaceislessthan2G,theearliestrecordedfileswillbe

overwrittentocontinuerecoding.

Ifnot,whenthediskisfull,theDiskCleanwillpopup,aftercleaningdiskandifthediskspaceislarger

than2G,theschedulerecordingwillrestart.

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7.1.2NVRStorageServerRecordingConfiguration

YoucanremoteconfiguretherecordingscheduleandplaybacktherecordedfilesoftheNVRstorageserver

throughclientsoftware,shownasfigurebelow.

7.1.2.1AddNVRServer

Click keytoenterNVRconfigurationinterface.

InputtheNVRservername,IPaddressandport,andclick keytofinish.

Note:Max16NVRserverscanbeaddedtotheclientsoftware.ThedefaultserverportandVODportare

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8320and8554.

7.1.2.2NVRRecordingModeConfiguration

1ststep:SelectaddedNVRserversfrom

listtoenablemodifyingrecordingschedule,andthenenable

ModifyRecordingmode.

2ndstep:Settherecordingtimeforthemode.

Clickthemousetoaddrecordingschedule;rightclickto

cancelrecordingschedule.Thenclick

keytosavethesettings.

Note:Theunitofrecordingmodeishalfanhour,

greenmeansvalid,whitemeansinvalid.

7.1.2.3NVRRecordingScheduleConfiguration

1ststep:Selectthedeviceorchannelforrecording

ThestatusofRecordingplanmodeis

2ndstep:Ifnecessary,enablestreammediaserverand

inputtheIPaddressandport.

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3rdstep:Configuretherecordingschedule.

SelectthemodefromRecordingplanmodeandselect

thediskgrouptosavetherecordedfiles.

Click keytofinishconfiguration.

7.2Playback

Thereare2optionsforplayback,oneislocalplaybackandtheotherisremoteVOD,whichcanbechosenby

clicking key.

LocalPlayback:SearchingtherecordedfilesfromharddiskofPC.

RemoteVOD:SearchingtherecordedfilesfromharddiskofDVRorstorageserver.

7.2.1RemoteVOD

Click andchooseRemoteVOD( )toentertheplaybackinterface.

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SystemArea DeviceArea

PlaybackWindows QueryArea

PlayControlButtons TimeAxisArea

7.2.1.1RemoteVODQuery

1ststep:Selecttheplaybackchannelandwindow.

2ndstep:Selectrecordedfilestypeandquerytime.

3rdstep:Addinformationofcardnumber.ForATMDVRenableQuerybyCardNo.andinputtheoverlaid

cardnumbertosearch.Otherdevicecanskipthisstep.

4thstep:Click keytosearchthematchedrecordedfiles,ifthereis,thenitwillshows

inthetimeaxisarea.

5thstep:Click keytostartplayback.Youcanchoosetimebydraggingmousetothetimeyouwanton

thetimeaxis.

Selectonechannelthendragintoplaybackwindow.Ifthereisrecordedfileinthisday,itwillplaybackit

fromtheverybeginningofthisday.

Ifyouenablesynchronousplayback,thenthe4windowswillplaybacksynchronously.Ifthestarttime

ofthe4windowsisnotsame,themostaheadwindowwillwaitforotherwindowsuntiltheyreachthesametime

point.

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7.2.1.2PlaybackControl

Whenplaybackhassucceeded,theplaywindowwillshowasbelow:

Descriptionsonplaybackbuttons:

Button Description Button Description

Open/CloseSound Capture

Pause VideoClip

Play Download

Stop Singlewindow

Playbysingleframe 4ScreenDivision

StopAll FullScreen

PlaySpeedAdjustBar

Note:Inthesingleframeplaybackmode,everytimeyouclick button,therecordedfileswillplay

forwardbyoneframe.

Duringplayback,click oncetosetbegintimeof

videoclip,clickitagaintosetendtimeofvideoclip.After

savingthevideoclip,amessagewillberaised,clickittoopen

videosegment.

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Aftersearchingouttherecordedfile,youcanclick todownloadfiletolocalPC.

Youmayclickonmessagetoopenthedownloadsavingdirectory.

YoumaygotoConfigureSoftwareConfigurePathconfigurationtochangethesavingdirectory.

7.2.2LocalPlayback

Click andchooseLocalPlayback( )toentertheplaybackinterface.

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SystemArea DeviceArea

PlaybackWindows QueryArea

PlayControlButtons TimelineArea

7.2.2.1LocalPlaybackQuery

1ststep:Selecttheplaybackchannelandwindow.

2ndstep:Selectrecordedfilestypeandquerytime.

3rdstep:Click keytosearchthematchedrecordedfiles,ifthereis,thenitwillshows

inthetimeaxisarea.

4thstep:Click keytostartplayback.Youcanchoosetimebydraggingmousetothetimeyouwanton

thetimeaxis.

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Click keytorollforwardtimeaxis,click keytorollbackwardtimeaxis.Icon meansthereare

recordedfilesduringthisperiod,Icon meansplayingtimepoint.

Selectonechannelthendragintoplaybackwindow.Ifthereisrecordedfileinthisday,itwillplaybackit

fromtheverybeginningofthisday.

7.2.2.2PlaybackControl

Whenplaybackhassucceeded,theplaywindowwillshowasbelow:

Descriptionsonplaybackbuttons:

Button Description Button Description

Open/CloseSound StopAll

Pause Capture

Play SingleScreen

Stop 4ScreenDivision

Playbysingleframe FullScreen

ReturntoBeginning

PlaySpeedAdjustBar

Note:Inthesingleframeplaybackmode,everytimeyouclick button,therecordedfileswillplay

forwardbyoneframe.

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Chapter8 RemoteConfiguration

Youcanremoteconfigure theparametersof thedevice, includingrecordingschedule,alarmscheduleand

etc.

Path: RightclickthedeviceandselectRemoteConfiguration

Ifthedeviceis9000seriesDVR,afterclickingtheRemoteConfigurationthenyouneedtoclick

keyinthepopupmenuandentertheconfigurationinterface.

Note:RemoteconfigurationofPCDVRviaclientsoftwareisnotavailablerightnow.

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8.1RemoteRecordingConfiguration

8.1.1EncodingParametersConfiguration

Parameters Description

DualStream Main/SubstreamandEventParameters

StreamType Video&AudioorVideostream

Resolution RecordingResolution

BitRateType Variable&Constant

MaxBitrate Maximumbitrateofthecompressedstream

FrameRate Recordframerate,from1/16tofullframe

FrameType BBP,BP&SinglePframe

Iframeinterval Theintervalbetween2Iframes

Select toenterencodingparametersconfigurationinterface.

Note:Ifthedeviceis9000series,clickSwitchtoIP

ChannelandselectIPchanneltoconfiguretheparametersofIP

camera.

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8.1.2ScheduleRecording

Select toenterconfigurationinterface.

Enablerecordingbyclickingthetick .

Note:RecordingExpiredRedundantandAudioRecordareonlyavailablefor9000seriesDVR.


Redundant Redundantforthischannelornot(Whenredundantdiskisavailable)

RecordingExpired Storagelifeofrecordedfilesinredundantdisk,expireddatawillbedeleted

AudioRecord Recordedfilesincludeaudioornot

ClickSettingsoftheRecordingTimetoenterrecording

scheduleconfigurationinterface.

SelectWeekdayassomedayoftheweekorthewholeweekforrecordingtime.

Click fortherecordingtype.TheAllDayRecordor8Segmentscanbeselectedaswell.

Note:Thetimeofeachsegmentcannotbeoverlapped.

8.1.3MotionDetectionRecording

Click toentermotiondetectionrecordinginterface.

Note:Ifthedeviceis9000series,clickSwitchtoIPChannelandselectIPchanneltoconfigurethe

parametersofIPcamera.

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1ststep:Selectchannelnumberformotion

detection.

2ndstep:EnablemotiondetectiontoactivateSetting

Area,FortifyTimeandLinkagesettings.

3rdstep:Setthemotiondetectionareaandsensitivity.

Thesensitivity1and6arethelowestandthehighest

level.

EnableStartDraw,andselectthedetectionareaby

usingmouse.

4thstep:Setthedetectiontime.

FortifyTimecanbeonedayorthewholeweek,and8

segmentsforoneday.

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5thstep:SettheTriggerRecordingforlinkage.

ClickSettinginthelinkageareaandselectTrigger

Recordingtab.

6thstep:Setthedetectionrecordingtime.


Click fortherecordingtype.TheAllDayRecordor8Segmentscanbeselectedaswell.

Note:Thetimeofeachsegmentcannotbeoverlapped.Thevalidtimeistheintersectionofthemotiondetectiontimeandmotiondetectionrecordingtime.

8.1.4AlarmRecording

Select 1ststep:Selectalarminput.

Note:Ifthedeviceis9000seriesDVR,youcanclick

SwitchtoIPchanneltoconfigurethealarminputofIP

channel.

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2ndstep:Selectthetypeofalarminput,NOorNC.

Note:Thesettingswillbecomeeffectiveafterrebooting.

3rdstep:EnableAlarmHandletoactivateFortify

Time&LinkageMethod.

4thstep:Setthefortifytimeforalarminput.

ClickSettingsinFortifyTimemenu.


TheAllDayRecordor8Segmentscanbeselectedaswell.


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5thstep:Setrecordingchanneltriggeredbyalarm.

ClickSettingsinLinkagemenuandselectTrigger

Recordingtab.

Enabletherecordingchannelsyouwant.

6thstep:Enterschedulerecordinginterface.Click

toenableRecording.

7thstep:Settherecordingtimeforalarminput.

ClickSettingsinRecordingTimemenu.




8.1.5OtherRecordingModes

OtherRecordingModesareincludingMotiondetection&Alarm,Motiondetection|Alarm.&meansrecordingistriggeredwhentwosituationshappenedtogether;|meansrecordingistriggeredwhenoneofthesituationshappened.TheconfigurationsarethesamewithMotiondetectionrecordingorAlarmrecording.

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8.2Alarm

Youcanconfiguremotiondetectionalarm,signallevelalarm,videolossalarmandotheralarmandlinkage

throughclientsoftware.

8.2.1MotionDetectionAlarm

1ststep:Thesamewiththe1ststepof8.1.3MotionDetectionRecording

2ndstep:Thesamewiththe2ndstepof8.1.3MotionDetectionRecording

3rdstep:Thesamewiththe3rdstepof8.1.3MotionDetectionRecording

4thstep:Thesamewiththe4thstepof8.1.3MotionDetectionRecording

5thstep:Setthealarmlinkageformotiondetectionand

selectalarmoutputchannel.

AlarmLinkagesDescription:

Linkage Description

WarningonMonitorWhenthealarmsignalisdetected,theimageofcorrespondingchannelwill

popoutassinglescreen.

AudioWarning Alarmtriggersbuzzer

UploadtoCenter Uploadthealarmsignaltothecenter,suchasclientsoftware

EmailLinkageWhenthealarmsignalisdetected,theclientsoftwarewillsendtheemailto

thedesignatedmailbox.

TriggerAlarmOutputTrigger alarm output of the device; if the device is 9000 series, triggering

alarmoutputofIPchannelcanbeselectedaswell.

8.2.2SignalLevelAlarm

1ststep:Thesamewiththe1ststepof8.1.4AlarmRecording.

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2ndstep:Thesamewiththe2ndstepof8.1.4AlarmRecording.

3rdstep:Thesamewiththe3rdstepof8.1.4AlarmRecording.

4thstep:Thesamewiththe4thstepof8.1.4AlarmRecording.

5thstep:Setthealarmlinkageforsignallevelandselect

alarmoutputchannel.

6thstep:SetPTZlinkageforsignallevelalarm.

Note:AlarminputcanlinkPTZofseveral

channels,butonechannelcanonlylinkoneoptionof

preset,sequenceandpattern.

8.2.3VideoLoss

1ststep:Selectthechannelnumberforvideoloss.

Select


SwitchtodigitalchanneltoconfigurethevideolossofIP

channel.

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2ndstep:EnableVideoLosstoactivatesettingsof

FortifyTimeandLinkage

3rdstep:Setthefortifytimeforvideoloss.


SelectWeekdayassomedayoftheweekorthewholeweekforthefortifytime.



4thstep:Setlinkageforvideoloss.

ClickSettingsintheLinkagemenu.

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8.2.4VideoTampering

1ststep:Selectthechannelnumberforvideotampering.

Select


Switchtodigitalchanneltoconfigurethevideotampering

ofIPchannel.

2ndstep:EnableVideoTamperingAlarmtoactivate

settingsofSettingAreas,FortifyTimeandLinkage

3rdstep:Setthevideotamperingareaandsensitivity.

Thesensitivitycanbedividedintothreelevels:Low,

Medium,andHigh.

EnableStartDraw,andselectthedetectionareaby

usingmouse.

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4thstep:Setthefortifytimeforvideotampering.


SelectWeekdayassomedayoftheweekorthewholeweekforthefortifytime.



5thstep:Setlinkageforvideotampering.

ClickSettingsintheLinkagemenu.

8.2.5Exceptions

Exceptionparametersareforthealarmhandleofabnormalevent,whichisincludingHDDFull,HDDFault(HDDerrorsorHDDnotinitialization),NetworkBroken,IPAddressConflict,IllegalAccess(usernameorpasswordwrong),VideoOutputStandardMismatchandVideoSignalException(videosignalunstable).

Selecttheexceptiontypeandhandlemethod.

Select toenterconfiguration

interface.

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8.3NetworkConfiguration

8.3.1BasicConfiguration

Select Configurethenetworkaccordingtotheactualsituation.

IfthereisDHCPserverinthenetwork,enableObtainAuto

andrebootthedevicetogettheIPaddressunderthis

networksegmentautomatically.

SelectAdvancetoenteradvancedconfiguration.You

canconfigurepreferredDNSserver1andspareDNSserver2,

IPaddressofalarmhostandIPserver.


DNS1DNS2 PreferredandspareDNSserver

Alarmhost AlarmsignalcanbeuploadedtotheIPaddressautomatically

IPsever IPaddressofIPserver

8.3.2PPPoE

Select EnablePPPoEbyticking ,inputtheusernameand

password,thensavethechangesandrebootthedeviceto

maketheparametersbecomeeffective.

Ifsucceedtodial,thecurrentIPaddresswillbe

displayedintheblankDDNSIP.

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8.3.3DDNS

AdoptingDDNSfunctioncansolvetheproblemscausedbydynamicIP.

Click EnableDDNS.

IftheIPServerIPisselectedasprotocol,theninputthe

addresswheretheIPserverisrunning.

IftheDyndnsisselectedasprotocol:

ServerName:InputtheIPaddressoftheserver,suchasmembers.dyndns.org;

Domain:thedomainnamethatuserappliedforthedevice,suchastest.dynlia.com;

Username,passwordandverify:theaccount

informationthatuserregisteredontheDyndnswebsite.

IfthePeanutHullisselectedasprotocol:Inputtheusernameandpasswordappliedonthe

PeanutHullwebsitetovisitthedevicebytheapplieddomainname.

8.3.4NTP

AdoptingNTPfunctioncanenableclientsoftwaretosynchronizethetimeanddataofthedeviceregularly.

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Select Tick toenableNTPfunction.

Note:TimeSynchronizationInterval:0~10080min(default60min).

Ifthedeviceconnectedtothepublicnetwork,theIPaddressofNTPserverprovidedbycarriercanbeinputintheblankServerAddress;

Ifthedeviceconnectedtoprivatenetwork,theIPaddressofNTPserverbuiltbyNTPsoftwarecanbeinputtheblankServerAddress.

8.3.5NFS

ByNFSconfiguration,recordeddatacanbesavedtothenetworkstoragediskprovidedbyNASserver.

Select InputtheIPaddressofNASserverintheblankServerIP

address;inputthesavingpathallocatedbyNASserverinthe

blankFilePath.

Note:MakesurethatthedevicesupportsNFSfunction

andNASserverallocatedthestoragespacecorrectly.DS9000

devicedoesnotsupportNFSfunction.

8.3.6EMail

ThroughEmailconfiguration,theemailcanbesenttothedesignatedmailboxwhenthereisanalarm.

Select Ifserverauthenticationisneeded,enableit(i.e. )and

inputusernameandpassword.

Inputthesenderandrecipientinformation,ifneedtosend

picture,youcanenableAttachment(i.e. ).

Note:Makesurethatthedevicesupportsemail

functionandNASserverallocatedthestoragespacecorrectly.

DS9000devicedoesnotsupportemailfunction.

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8.4ChannelConfiguration

8.4.1ChannelDisplaySettings

Select Youcanconfigurechannelname,OSDandrelated

parametershere.

8.4.2VideoMask

1ststep:Selectchannelnumber,andenablevideo

mask(i.e. ).

Select

Note:Ifthedeviceis9000series,clickSwitchto

digitaltochooseIPchannelandconfiguretheparameters.

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2ndstep:Setthemaskarea.

ClickSettingstoenterareasetmenu.

EnableStartDraw(i.e. ),selectthemaskareaby

clickinganddraggingthemouse.

8.4.3TextOverlay

Youcanaddcharactersonthescreenofthechannel.

Select TickStrings1(i.e. )toenabletextoverlay,double

clickthestringsareatoinputthecharactersyouwantto

overlayonthescreen.

Note:IfthedeviceisDS9000,thenonlyanalog

channelsupporttextoverlay.

8.5AccountManagement

Thedefaultusernameandpasswordofdeviceadministratorareadminand12345.Administratorcanremoteadd,deleteusersordistributeauthorityforusers.Thenewaddedusersaredividedintotwolevels:userandoperator.(ForRemoteConfigurationprivilege,operatorhasVoiceTalkright,userdoesnot;forChannelConfigurationprivilege,operatorhasalltherights,userhaslocalplayback,remoteplaybackrights.)

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Select

ClickAddtoadduser.

Note:IfyousettheIPaddressorphysicaladdress,

andthenonlythePCwiththesameIPaddressorphysical

addresscanvisitthedevicethroughnetwork.

ClickModifytochangetheusernameandpassword;

clickDeletetodeletetheuser.

Status meansprivilegegranted,status means

privilegenotgranted.

Iftheprivilegesarerelatedtochannels,thenstatus

meansgrantingtheprivilegesofallchannels;status

meansgrantingnoprivilegesofallchannels.

Click tounfoldthechannels,andsettheprivilegefor

eachchannel.Ifonlypartofchannelshaveoperating

privileges,thestatuswillbe .

Note:Pleaserefertotheusermanualofthedevice

forthedetaileddescriptionsonprivileges.

8.6Others

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RemoteUpgrade:

Click

ClickBrowsetosearchthelocalupgradefile,click

Upgradetostartupgraderemotely.


HDDFormat:

Click

Note:Pleasebackupthedatabeforeformatting

harddisk.

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Chapter9 AlarmLinkage

Accordingtothevariousalarmsignalsuploadedfromthedevice,clientsoftwarecanconfigurethedifferent

linkagesforthem.

9.1LinkageConfiguration

Path:

1ststep:Selectthedevicefromthedeviceareaontheleft,activatethealarmtypeandalarmlinkagetype

options.

2ndstep:Selectthealarmtype,afterselected,thealarm

typestatuswillbecome .

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3rdstep:Selectthealarmlinkagetypeforthealarm

type,andstatus meansselected.

DescriptionsonAlarmLinkageType

LinkageTypes Descriptions

Popupimagewhenalarmoccurs Popupsinglescreenimagewhenalarmoccurs

EmapAlarm Whenalarmoccurs,therelatedhotspotintheemaptwinkles

AlarmLog Recordalogonthealarminformationwhenalarmreceived

SoundAlarm Alarmtriggerslocalalarmsound

AlarmLinkRecording Alarmtriggerslocalrecordingofalarmchannel

Note:Beforealarmlinkageconfiguration,thealarmscheduleandhandlemethodofthedeviceare

requiredtosetcorrectly.

9.2OnGuard&OffGuard

YoucanchooseOnGuardandOffGuardtodecidewhethertohandlealarmsignalornot.

Rightclickthedevicenameinthepreviewmode,and

selectFortifytoenabletomonitorthealarmofthedevice;

andtheiconofthedevicewillbecomeas .

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Ifthedeviceisonguard,rightclickthedevicename,you

canselecttheCancelGuardtocancelmonitoringthealarm

ofthedevice.

Rightclicktheareaname,selectFortifyAllorDisarm

Allforthewholedevicesofthedevice.

Afterthedeviceortheareafortified,thealarmlinkagewillbecomeeffectivewhenthereisanalarmofthe

device.

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Chapter10 EMap

Click keytoshowtheemapwindow.

ToolbarButtonsDescriptions:

Buttons Descriptions Buttons Descriptions

Enable/DisableMapEdit Enter/ExitFullScreen

ZoomOut PreviousPage

ZoomIn NextPage

ZoomAdjustment UpperLevel

10.1AddMap

1ststep:Click buttontoentermapeditmode,thecursorwillbecomeas

2ndstep:RightclicktheblackareaandselectAddMap(orclick buttontodisplayMapInfoAreaand

rightclicktheareaandselectAddMap),thentheaddmapwindowwillpopup.

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3rdstep:Addthemap.

ClickBrowsetosearchtheimagefileonthelocalPC.

ClickOKafterrenamingthefiletofinish.

Note:SupportedfileformatsareBMP&JPEG.

4thstep:Addsubmap,rightclicktheimagenameinthemap

infoareaortheimageitself,andthesubmenuwillpopup.

SelectAddSubEmaptoaddsubmap.

SelectPropertiestochangethemapnameandimagefile.

SelectDeletetodeletetheselectedmap.

10.2MapConfiguration

Mapconfigurationsneedtobedoneunderthemapeditmode.

10.2.1HotSpot

Throughhotspotconfiguration,usercanmarkoutthelocationandliveviewofthemonitoringpointsonthe

emap.

10.2.1.1AddHotSpot

1ststep:Enteraddhotspotinterface.

Rightclicktheimagenameinthemapinfoareaorthe

imageitself,andselectAddHotSpot.

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2ndstep:Inputthenameofhotspot,click and

selecttheiconforhotspot.

3rdstep:Selectthechannelyouwanttorelatetointhe

listRelatedCamera,andpressOKtofinish.

Aftersucceedtoaddhotspot,movethemousetothe

iconofhotspot,itwillbecomeas ,andyoucanmovethe

hotspotbypressingleftbuttonanddragging.

Ifthealarmlinkstoemapissetasalarmhandlingmethod,inthenoneditmodethehotspotwilltwinkle

whenthereisanalarmofrelatedchanneltriggered.Doubleclickthehotspot;theliveimageoftherelated

channelwillpopout.

10.2.1.2EditHotSpot

Intheeditmoderightclicktheiconofthehotspot,theeditmenuwillpop

up.

SelectDeletetodeletethehotspot;selectPropertiestochangethe

name,appearanceandrelatedmonitoringpointofthehotspot.

10.2.2HotRegion

Hotregionconfigurationcanbeusedfordisplayingthesubmapinthemainmap.

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10.2.2.1AddHotRegion

1ststep:Enterhotregionaddinginterface.

Rightclicktheimagenameinthemapinfoareaorthe

imageitself,andselectAddHotRegions.

2ndstep:Inputthenameofthehotregion,click

buttontoselecticonforhotregion.

3rdstep:SelectthemapfromtheRelatedEmaplist,andpress

OKtofinish.

Aftersucceedtoaddhotregion,movethemousetotheiconof

hotregion,itwillbecomeas ,andyoucanmovethehotregionby

pressingleftbuttonanddragging.

Afterhotregionrelatedtothemap,doubleclickthehotregioniconinthenoneditmodewillshowthe

relatedmap.

Note:Youcannoteditmapunlessintheeditmode.

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10.2.2.2EditHotRegion

Rightclickthemapintheeditmode,selectDeleteAll

Linktodeletetheallhotspotandregionofthemap.

Intheeditmoderightclicktheiconofthehotregion,

theeditmenuwillpopup.

SelectDeletetodeletethehotregion;select

Propertiestochangethename,appearanceandrelated

mapofthehotregion.

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Chapter11 Utilities

11.1SoftwareConfiguration

Click

DescriptionsonSoftwareConfiguration:

Software

ConfigurationDescriptions Descriptions

CyclePlay meansenableit

CycleTime Setthetimeofcycleplay

PlaybackFeatureConfiguretheplaybackperformance,whetherto

dropBframe

NetworkFeature Settheinstantaneityandfluencyforpreview

PlaybackConfiguration

WindowDisplay

ModeSetthedisplayratioofpreviewwindow

ImageCapture CaptureImageby meansJPEGformat

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Configuration JPEGFormat meansBMPformat

Imageresolutionandqualitycanbeconfigured

Synchronization

FunctionAutoSynchronize

meansenableit,andusercansetthetimefor

synchronization

Remote

DownloadPathSetthepathforremotedownloadingrecordedfiles

CaptureSaving

Path

Thesavingpathofcapturesfrompreviewor

playbackPathConfiguration

ConfigurationFile

SavingPathThesavingpathforexportingtheconfigurationfile

ClickAdvancedConfigurationto

enteralarmconfiguration,logmaintenance

andotherconfigurations.

DescriptionsonAdvancedConfiguration:

Advanced

ConfigurationDescriptions Descriptions

AlarmUseSoundCard meansaudiblealarmoutputsfromsoundcard

AlarmDelay SetthetimelengthofthealarmdelayAlarm

ConfigurationAlarmMonitoringPort

Theportusedforthedevicetouploadalarmactively,

whichneedstothesamewithdeviceconfiguration.

AlarmLogSavingTime Theretentionperiodofthealarmloginthedatabase

OperationLogSaving

TimeTheretentionperiodoftheoperationloginthedatabase

Log

Maintenance

SystemLogSavingTime Theretentionperiodofthesystemloginthedatabase

EnableAlarmScreen Popupthewarningdialogboxwhenerroroccurs

EmapTwoScreenDisplay Selecttwoscreendisplayforemaporremoteplayback

StartInspection meansstarttoinspectthestatusofthecurrent

devices

Other

Configuration

AutoLogin meansenableit

Afterenableinspection,ifthedeviceisoffline,thenthealarmlightwilltwinkle,andthedetailedinformation

willbelisted;ifthedeviceisonline,thealarmlightstoptwinklingandtheonlineinformationwillbelistedas

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well.

11.2LogManagement

Click toenterthemanageinterface

11.2.1LogQuery

1ststep:Selectthearea,deviceorchannelyouwanttosearchfrom.

2ndstep:Selecttypeandsubtypeforthelogyouwanttosearchfor.

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SystemLog:Recordinformationonlogin,logoutandsoftwareconfiguration.

OperationLog:Recordinformationonthesoftwareoperation.

AlarmLog:Recordinformationonthealarmanditneedstobelinkedasalarmlinktype.

RemoteLog:Recordinformationonoperationsoftheremotedevice.

3rdstep:Selectthestarttimeandendtimeforthelogquery,click buttonandthelogsmatch

conditionwillshowinthelist.

Doubleclickthedateinthelistontheleft,thelogsofthatdaywillshowintheinformationlist.

EnableQuerybyuser(i.e. ),andyoucansearchlogbyusers.

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11.2.2PlaybackLinkedRecordings

Ifthelogscontainlinkedrecordings,thenyoucanplaythemback.

Clickicon inthelisttoplaybackthelinkedrecordings.

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11.2.3ExportLog

Click buttontoexportcurrentlogsasExcelorTxtformat.

11.3UserManagement

Click

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11.3.1Add&DeleteUser

Rightclicktheuserlistontheleft,and

selectAddUser.

Inputtheusername,passwordandselectthelevel

foruser,thenclickOKtofinish.

Therearetwooptionsforuserlevel:SuperUser

andGuest.SuperUserhasalltherightsbydefault;asfor

Guest,youneedtosettherightsforit.

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Doubleclicktheusernameorrightclickitandselect

ModifyUsertochangethepasswordanduserlevel.

Note:Theadministratorregisteredwhenthe

softwareranforthefirstcanchangepasswordanduser

level;superusercanchangeuserpassword,guesthasno

rightsonusermanagement.

UserPrivilegesDescriptions:

UserType Privilege Descriptions

Adduser Addsuperuserandnormaluser

ModifyuserModifythelevelsofallusersandprivilegesof

normalusers

RegisteredUser

OperationPrivilege Withallprivilegesbydefault,cannotbechanged.

Adduser Addnormaluser

Modifyuser Modifytheprivilegesofnormalusers

SuperUser

OperationPrivilege Withallprivilegesbydefault,cannotbechanged.

Adduser Noprivileges

Modifyuser Noprivileges

Others

OperationPrivilegeNolocalconfigurationprivileges,needstosetthe

privilegesfirst.

Note:Theadministratorcanbemodifiedinthelogindialogboxinsteadoftheusermanagement.

11.3.2UserRightsDistribution

Selectaguest,andclicktherightstreeontherighttodistributetherightsforuser.

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Note:Theoperationsareavailablefortheguestonlywhenthecorrespondingrightsaredistributed.

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Chapter 1 Welcome to Client Software-4000 (V2.0)1.1 Overview1.2 Computer Disposition Request1.3 Convention1.4 New Features

Chapter 2 Install & Uninstall2.1 Install the Software2.2 Uninstall Software

Chapter 3 Basic Operations3.1 Run & Login3.1.1 Used for the first time3.1.2 User Login

3.2 GUI Introduction

Chapter 4 Device Management4.1 List Configuration4.1.1 Add Device4.1.2 Channel Configuration4.1.3 Channel Configuration of 9000 series DVR4.1.4 Add Stream Media Server

4.2 Group Configuration4.2.1 Group4.2.2 Channel

4.3 Short Key Configuration

Chapter 5 Preview5.1 Non-cycle Preview5.1.1 Play by Node5.1.2 Short Key Preview5.1.3 Stop Playing

5.2 Cycle Play5.2.1 Configuration5.2.2 Mixed Cycle5.2.2.1 Cycle Play of Short Key Channels5.2.2.2 Cycle Play of Group Channels

5.2.3 Cycle Play of Device/Group5.2.4 Pause Cycle5.2.5 Resume Cycling

5.3 Preview Control5.4 Voice Control5.5 Recording & Capture5.5.1 Recording5.5.2 Capture

5.6 Hardware Decode5.6.1 Hardware Decode Configuration5.6.1.1 Hardware Decode Mode Configuration5.6.1.2 Hardware Decode Output Window Configuration

5.6.2 Hardware Decode Preview5.6.3 Secondary Output of Hardware Decode

5.7 Others5.7.1 Voice Talk & Broadcast5.7.2 Alarm Output Control5.7.3 Import & Export Configuration Files5.7.4 Device Status

Chapter 6 PTZ Control6.1 RS-485 Parameters Configuration6.2 PTZ Control6.2.1 Direction Control6.2.2 Partial Zoom6.2.3 Preset6.2.4 Sequence

6.3 Video Parameters Configuration

Chapter 7 Recording & Playback7.1 Recording7.1.1 Local Recording7.1.2 NVR Storage Server Recording Configuration7.1.2.1 Add NVR Server7.1.2.2 NVR Recording Mode Configuration7.1.2.3 NVR Recording Schedule Configuration

7.2 Playback7.2.1 Remote VOD7.2.1.1 Remote VOD Query7.2.1.2 Playback Control

7.2.2 Local Playback7.2.2.1 Local Playback Query7.2.2.2 Playback Control

Chapter 8 Remote Configuration8.1 Remote Recording Configuration8.1.1 Encoding Parameters Configuration8.1.2 Schedule Recording8.1.3 Motion Detection Recording8.1.4 Alarm Recording8.1.5 Other Recording Modes

8.2 Alarm8.2.1 Motion Detection Alarm8.2.2 Signal Level Alarm8.2.3 Video Loss8.2.4 Video Tampering8.2.5 Exceptions

8.3 Network Configuration8.3.1 Basic Configuration8.3.2 PPPoE 8.3.3 DDNS8.3.4 NTP8.3.5 NFS8.3.6 E-Mail

8.4 Channel Configuration8.4.1 Channel Display Settings8.4.2 Video Mask8.4.3 Text Overlay

8.5 Account Management8.6 Others

Chapter 9 Alarm Linkage9.1 Linkage Configuration9.2 On Guard & Off Guard

Chapter 10 E-Map10.1 Add Map10.2 Map Configuration10.2.1 Hot Spot10.2.1.1 Add Hot Spot10.2.1.2 Edit Hot Spot

10.2.2 Hot Region10.2.2.1 Add Hot Region10.2.2.2 Edit Hot Region

Chapter 11 Utilities11.1 Software Configuration11.2 Log Management11.2.1 Log Query11.2.2 Playback Linked Recordings11.2.3 Export Log

11.3 User Management11.3.1 Add & Delete User11.3.2 User Rights Distribution

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