User ManualTable of ContentsThe Administration of a Rapid Eye System19Start Here19About Using a PC to Operate Rapid Eye Units19About Using LocalView Onsite20Using a PC: Installing Rapid Eye Software20For the Multi SA Only: Admin and View Software20First Use: Running Admin Software21Customizing a Unit: View Software21For Questions22Multi-Media Site: Name23Preparations23Site Setup: Checklist24Naming / Renaming a Site24Site Naming Tips25After Dealing with a Site25Grouping Sites26To Create a Folder26To Assign a Site to a Folder26To Rename a Folder27To Delete a Folder27Grouping Folders27Removing a Site28To Delete a Site28Mistakenly Deleting a Secured Site Definition28Multi-Media Site: Connection Configuration29Types of Connection29Dial-up Connection: to a Unit30Setting a Dial-Up Connection31Area Code: Irregular Use32To Force a Long-distance Dial-up Using a Local Area Code32Forcing a Local Dial-up Across Area Codes33Dial-up Technical Note33Offering Many Dial-Up Connections to the Same Unit34Using Network Access34To Set a Network Connection35Standalone Unit and a PC that Has a Network Card36Network Address Translation37Adjusting a Unit’s IP Settings for NAT39Setting a Router’s Mappings40Updating a Unit's Connection41Refreshing the Multi-Media Local Db41Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol41To Configure DHCP Using Microsoft’s Server2000 (or 2003)41Choosing the Computer Name or a Static IP42Many Connections to a Unit43To Specify Dial-up and Network Connections43RAS Server44Planning to Connect to One Unit at a Time44To Set a Connection to a RAS45Using a RAS Server before Connecting to a Unit47Connections: Report and Customization48The Automatic Naming of Connections48Changing the Automatic Suffix in a Connection's Name48Firewall: Technical Note49Cascading Alarm Stations49To Sequence a Site’s Alarm Stations50Quickly Assigning a Site to Many Alarm Stations50Setting a Site to Not Report Alarms to a Specific Station50Customizing a Dial-Up Connection to an Alarm Station51To Customize the Dial-up Connection to an Alarm Station52To Cancel the Customization of a Telephone Number52Unit Configuration: Basics53Maintenance Session53To Start a Maintenance Session54Support for Older Models of Units54Making a Site Operational55Unit’s Time Zone and Clock56To Indicate the Time Zone of a Multi-Media Unit57Conflicting Time Zones57SNTP: Setting the Clock Automatically58System Clock: Manual Setting59Adjusting the Clock on a PC Running Rapid Eye Software59Using a PC’s Clock to Set a Unit’s Clock Manually59Adjusting the Time on an Operational Unit60Correcting the Clock60Securing a Site61Rebooting a Unit61Maintenance Reference62Ending Maintenance62Using Apply62Maintenance Topics62Maintenance Tasks63Feedback Box Reference64Video Feed Setup65Cameras65Renaming a Camera65Adjusting a Video Feed66To Re-enable One Camera's Feed66To Re-enable All Newly Connected, Powered Cameras66To Adjust All Cameras at Once66To Disable a Camera66Resolution of Live Video in View Software66Other Video Settings67Recording Video: Continuous Recording Settings68To Enable the Recording of a Video Feed68Customizing Settings for Recorded Video69Resolution Setting69Frame Rate Setting70Quality Setting70To Duplicate Settings70Continuous Recording and Event Recording71Estimating Storage Capacity71Optimizing Recorded Video72Automatic Maximization of DSP Performance72Making Optimized Resolution and Frame Rate Settings74The Enhanced Preview of Resolution74Resolution Tips75Comparing the Resolutions of Recorded Video76Security and Presence77Camera Tips for Identification: Quality and Resolution79Resolution Gauge for Retrieval Session79Resolution Reference: Recorded Video81Customizing Windows for a PC Monitor’s Settings82PC Monitor’s Refresh Rate82Microsoft Dual View and Rapid Eye View Software82Larger Monitors and Microsoft Windows83Environmental Interference for Video Feeds84Physical Compromise84Pan, Tilt, and Zoom (PTZ) Setup85Serial Device Settings for PTZ85To Assign and Set a New PTZ Device86Video Tab Settings for PTZ86To Enable a PTZ Camera87Using a PTZ Camera88To Display the PTZ Dartboard Control88Using the Dartboard Control89Toggling between Zonal Mode and Pull Mode89Pulling the Rubber-Band90Using Zonal Mode90Programming a PTZ Dome Camera91To Configure a Preset on a PTZ Camera91To Test a Preset92Behavior of PTZ After a Session Closes93Support for RapidDome PTZ Features95RapidDome PTZ Tours95RapidDome Mimic Tour96To Test a Mimic Tour on a RapidDome Camera96RapidDome Preset Tour96To Setup a Tour of Presets on a RapidDome Camera97Testing a Preset Tour on a RapidDome Camera98Privacy Zones for RapidDome98To Set a Privacy Zone98ACUIX Dome Camera99Configuring the Intellibus Device for a Rapid Eye Unit99To Configure an ACUIX Dome Camera for PTZ Use100Discovery of ACUIX Dome Cameras100Backing Up an ACUIX Configuration File to a PC100Downloading a Configuration File to an ACUIX Dome Camera101Identifying the Model of the Camera102Upgrading the Firmware of an ACUIX Dome Camera102Enhancing Video for Security103Event Recording: Configuration103Using Higher Settings for Video Recorded During an Event103Setting Lower Values for Continuous Recording104Event Recording on Demand, Using the Boost Button104Automating Event Recording: Events of Interest105Scheduling: Configuration105Making Use of a Schedule107To Add a Schedule107Customizing a Schedule107To Assign a Schedule to a Camera, or Group of Cameras108Using a 15-minute Increment in a Schedule108To Rename a Schedule109To Delete a Schedule109Alarms and Scheduling109Holiday and Exception110Adding Holidays and Exceptions111Event Recording for Video: Scheduling a Response112Trigger: an Event of Interest112Displaying the Response Panel Used for Making Rules113Checklist for Setting a Rule in the Response Schedule113Renaming a Rule114Rule Status: Icons114Managing the Response to a Rule115Assigning a Schedule to a Response Rule115Disabling a Response Rule115Motion Detection116To Configure Motion Detection117Customizing Detection: Masking117Example: Masking an Area of the Video Feed117To Mask Part of a Video Feed from Motion Detection118False Positives118Customizing Detection: Scheduling118Motion Detection Reference119Motion Search120Camera Sabotage: Detection120To Configure CSD121Calibration of CSD121Moved-type CSD: Learning and Rearming Alarms122Computing the Length of the Video Archive122Rapid Eye Storage Estimator123Number of Cameras, Audio124Scheduling Cameras125Frame Rate for Continuous Recording125Quality125Resolution126Using Higher Values When Recording Video127A Multi-Media Unit’s Storage Statistics127To Obtain a Unit’s Statistics128Configuring Other Hardware129Clearing Storage129Preventing Users from Clearing Storage130To Trace the Clearing of Storage131Updating Security on a Multi-Media Unit131System Files132To Download a File from a Multi-Media Unit132System Tab in a Maintenance Session134Logging System Messages134System Monitor134Making the FAULT RELAY Operational135Camera Signal Format135LAN/WAN Communications136Changing a Unit’s Network Settings136Changing the Maximum Network Data Rate137TCP Ports137Default System Values for a Multi-Media Unit137Serial Device: Modem138Viewing/Changing Modem Settings138PPP: IP Settings Reserved for Modem Connection139To Set an External Modem139Serial Device: PTZ140To Assign and Set a PTZ Device140Hardware Report140Public Display Monitor: Using Monitor Output 1141External Hardware Control of a Public Display Monitor141Using LocalView As an Additional Public Display Monitor142Customer Data and Customer-Device Events143Adding a Customer Device That Sends Data to a Unit143Adding an Event Rule for a Data-recording Device144Search Rule and Regular Expressions: Reference145NetPIT and PIT Devices146Multi Audio147Audio Hardware147Using Multi Audio148Audio Interference148Audio with LocalView148To Enable Audio for Use Onsite, by LocalView149To Disable Audio for LocalView149Multi-Media LT Audio Resources149Eagle Audio149Events149Simultaneous Sessions From One Unit149Simultaneous Use of Many Units by One Operator150Users151Key Facts151Before Creating User Accounts152Default User152User Management153Local User Management154Central User Management154Setting a Unit to "Central" User Management155Adding an Account, Using Admin and View155Naming Restrictions156User Groups157Updating an Account157Adding an Account in LocalView157Updating an Account in LocalView158Granting Rights158To Customize the Rights in an Account158To Base Rights On Those of Another User159User Rights and Security159To Deny Access159Removing a User's Account160To Delete an Account Used Onsite, to Access LocalView160Security for a Multi-Media System161Security Options161Securing the Multi System161Security Priorities162Limiting the Use of Admin163To Limit Access to Admin Documentation163Password Guidelines163Passwords164Multi Database Security165SQL-Server Option165SQL-server Type Logon, Reserved for Multi Operators165System Password166Road Map to Setting the System Password167Changing the System Password, Part 1 (of 3): Using Admin168Changing System Password, Part 2: Multi-Media Units168Changing System Password, Part 3: Updating Users169Status Report169Removing a System Password169Remove From All Units170Remove on One of Many Units171System Password Extras172Replacing a Unit172To Replace a Unit when a System Password Is in Force173Last Valid Password174If A Used Unit Comes from Another Multi System174To Re-enter a Site Definition for a Unit with a System Password175To Check if the Correct System Password Was Typed176User Password176Administrator Password176To Set the Administrator Account’s Password177Rights of User Accounts178Guidelines179To View the Rights of a User and the Sites He may Access179Right to Use Admin180To Grant Access to Admin180Right to Use Maintenance180Right to Use View181Right to Access a Site182To Define an Account’s Access to Certain Sites182Limiting the Time that a Unit Can Be Used183To Limit Use of Cameras: Camera Partitioning183High-Security Considerations184Events Defined187Setting an Event to Trigger an Alarm or to Be Logged187Setting an Alarm188To Set an Event to Report an Alarm188Logging an Event189Event Reference190Tracing Events191Event Session: to Search the Log of Events193To Input Times and Dates194To Set the Date of a Retrieval Using the Calendar Utility194Results194To Print a Log Entry194System Failure194A Multi-Media Alarm Station195Alarm Notification: Response Priority195PPP Connectivity196Denying Access196To Stop a Session on a Networked Multi-Media Unit197Denying Access198To Deny Access to a User of Your Multi System198Removing Multi-Media Software199Multi-Media Alarm Stations201Overview201Checklist to Configure a Multi-Media Alarm Station202Operator Needs202Multi SA Needs202System Administrator Needs202Adding an Alarm Station: Name and Reports203Identifying and Defining a Connection203The PPP Fields in an Alarm Station’s Definition204Network Connection to an Alarm Station205To Setup a Network Connection to an Alarm Station205Network Address Translation for Alarm Stations206To Prepare a Multi-Media Unit for NAT, Using Admin207Dial-up Connection to an Alarm Station208Preparing a Dial-up Connection to an Alarm Station208To Setup a Dial-up Connection to an Alarm Station209Entering Area Codes in Site and Alarm Station Definitions210Customizing a Dial-Up Connection to an Alarm Station211To View “Update Station to Call in Case of Alarms”213To Use a Local Call Across Area Codes213Toll-Free Numbers213To Use a Long Distance Call in One Area Code213To Delay the Speed of Dialing213To Delay the Extension Suffix214International Dial-up214To Change Long-distance Prefixes215RAS Connection to an Alarm Station216To Setup a Connection to a RAS Server217Making an Alarm Station Operational218Using More than one Alarm Station218Creating Extra Alarm Station Definitions for the same PC218Disconnection Note218To List Successful Alarm Callbacks after an Interruption219Removing an Alarm Station219Disabling/Enabling Dial-up Server219Alarms from a De-listed or Unregistered Unit219To Trace the Unit Sending the Alarm219To Set a Site to Not Report to a Specific Alarm Station220Touring Many Sites221Preliminary Checklist221Adding a Site Tour222Default Amount of Time to Display a Unit During a Site Tour222Customizing a Tour223To Change the Order of Sites in a Tour223To Change the Time Spent at a Site, During a Tour224To Select Another Connection to a Site, During a Tour225Removing a Tour225Alarm Log227Viewing the Log227To view the log227Sorting the Log228Selecting Log Items228Filtering the Log229Printing the Log229To Print a List of Alarms229Archiving the Log229To Archive Alarms230Removing Log Items230To Delete Alarms230Alarm Log Data Reference230Multi Database231Starting Admin232To Start Admin232Obtaining a Multi db232Using the Default Multi Db233Contrasting Db Engines233Using Another Db: Converting234To Use Another Multi Db234Impact on View235Creating a Multi Db235Naming Restriction236To Create an Empty, MS-Access-Compatible Multi Db236SQL-Server Template237An Empty Multi Database Using Microsoft SQL-Server237Using Admin to Create a SQL-compatible Multi Database238Db Based On Another239To Make a Copy of a Multi Db239Renaming a Multi Db240Multi Db: MinAdmin240Upgrading a Multi db241Upgrading a Local Database241To Upgrade a Local Database, without a Connection to the Multi Db242Producing a Local Database242To Make a Local Database242Logging On243View: Setting the Db243To Set a Multi Db for View244Refreshing a Local Database244To Refresh a Local Database while Running View245Deleting a Database245“Cannot Open Db”245Index247Size: 6.38 MBPages: 260Language: EnglishOpen manual
