Canon recording software RM9 V10 User Manual
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51 3 Storage Server Settings You can add users to the Viewer and place them in the administrator group or the general user group. About User Groups The Viewer provides the following two user groups, each with different user permissions. Administrator Users in this group can fully operate the Viewer. Operator Users in this group have limited access to the features of the Viewer. They cannot configure a camera or set a recording schedule. You can specify the group to which the added user belongs by selecting from [User Group]. You can create a new user group and specify permissions for users that belong to the group. Note Administrator for this software program does not refer to the Windows administrator. Display the [Users] Tab The [Users] tab is displayed in the [Settings] dialog box. ➀[Storage Server Group] Display the Storage Server Group name. ➁List of users Displays a list of existing users. ➂[Add], [Edit], and [Remove] Add, edit or remove a user. ➃[User Group Settings] Add, edit or delete a user group. ➄[Close] Closes the dialog box. Add a User Important A default user called “administrator” is created in the Administrator user group. The password for this user is “NVR”. We recommend that you change the password for this user after installation. We strongly recommend that, for normal surveillance operation, you create individual users with access permissions for only the minimum required functionality. Be sure to remember your password. You cannot add user groups. 1Click [Settings] > [Users]. ➀ ➃ ➄ ➁ ➂
52 Add a User Use this tab to add a new Viewer user. Also use it to specify the kind of user (Administrator or Operator). ➀[User Name] Enter the name of the user to be added. ➁[Password] Enter the password used to log into the Viewer. ➂[Confirm Password] Enter the password again for confirmation. ➃[User Group] Select the user group (“Administrator” or “Operator”). You can also select an added user group. For details, see “Add a User Group and Specify Its Access Permissions” (p. 53). ➄[OK] and [Cancel] Close the dialog box. The added user appears in the list of users on the [Users] tab. Change the User Information ➀[User Name] All user names can be changed, except for the default “administrator” user name. ➁[Old Password] Enter the old password. ➂[New Password] Enter the new password. ➃[Confirm New Password] Enter the new password again for confirmation. ➄[User Group] Select a user group (“Administrator” or “Operator”). You can also select an added user group (p. 53). The default “administrator” user is associated with the Administrator user group. You cannot change this user group for the default “administrator” user. ➅[OK] and [Cancel] Close the dialog box. 1Click [Add] to display the [Add User] dialog box. 2Enter the information required to add the user. 3Click [OK] to close the dialog box. ➀ ➁ ➂ ➃ ➄ 1Select a user in the list. 2Click [Edit] to display the [Edit User] dialog box. 3Change the user information. 4Click [OK] to close the dialog box. ➀ ➁ ➂ ➃ ➄ ➅
Add a User 53 3 Storage Server Settings Remove a User Note You cannot delete the default “administrator” user. Add a User Group and Specify Its Access Permissions You can create additional user groups and specify access permissions for the group. In the [Settings] dialog box, click the [User] tab and click [User Group Settings] to display the [User Group Settings] dialog box. ➀List of user groups Displays a list of existing user groups. ➁[Add], [Edit], and [Remove] Add, edit or remove a user group. ➂[Full Control] Assign all access permissions for the selected user group. ➃[Partial Control] Specify individual access permissions for the selected user group. ➄[Close] Close the dialog box. Note You cannot edit or remove the “Administrator” and “Operator” user groups. „Specify Individual Access Permissions Click [Partial Control] and select the check boxes next to the desired access permissions for each feature. Select the check box next to a feature to enable operation of the feature. Camera tags are only displayed for [View Live Video], [Playback Recorded Video], and [View Recording Schedules]. Click a tag to display a dialog box for specifying camera tags to narrow down the cameras to which the access permissions will be assigned. 1Select a user in the list. 2Click [Remove]. 3A message asking if you want to remove the user is displayed. Click [Yes]. ➄ ➃ ➁ ➂ ➀ Access permissions for each featureSelected camera tags
Chapter 4 Viewer Settings ❏Configuring the Viewer ❏Configuring a camera ❏Creating a layout
56 Flow for Viewer Settings Start the Viewer (p. 39) Configure the Viewer Display the [Viewer Settings] dialog box (p. 57) Configure the Viewer display and operation settings (p. 57)Configure the display/hide mode for each event (p. 58) Configure event notification and priorities (p. 58) Configure the camera Display the [Camera Selector] dialog box (p. 59) Select a camera (p. 59)Configure the [Advanced Camera Settings] (p. 61) Configure the video window (p. 60) Configure the video window layout Create a layout (p. 65) Place a video window (p. 66) Save the layout (p. 67) Configure a dynamic layout (p. 67) Configure a layout sequence (p. 68) Important We strongly recommend that only one administrator configure the Storage Servers on each network.
57 Viewer Settings 4 Start the Viewer and configure it for day-to-day operations. For details on how to start the Viewer, see “Start the Viewer” (p. 39). Display the [Viewer Settings] dialog box The [Viewer Settings] dialog box is displayed. ➀[General] tab Configure the Viewer screen display settings. ➁[Event Notification] tab Configure how the Viewer displays an event. ➂[Event Display] tab Specify the types of events to be displayed in the Viewer. ➃[OK] and [Cancel] Close the dialog box. Configure the Viewer Display and Operation Settings ➀[Maximum Live Frame Rate] Specify the maximum live view frame rate. ➁[Manual Recording Duration] Specify the [Record Now] recording time, from 30 to 300 seconds. ➂[Auto adjust frame rate under heavy load] Automatically adjust the display frame rate. ➃[Use large captions for video window title bars] Increase the title bar text size of the video window. ➄[Confirm when changing to full screen mode] Display a confirmation message when switching to full screen mode. ➅[Prompt to save changes when layouts are closed] Display a confirmation message when a layout in the Viewer is closed. The message is not displayed if the layout is not changed. ➆[Timeout Before Ending] Automatically stop two-way audio communication after the specified period, from 1 to 60 minutes. You can also specify 0 minutes. However, two-way audio communication will not stop automatically in such cases, so you must stop it manually. We recommend setting an arbitrary timeout duration to avoid unintentional continuation of audio communication. Configure the Viewer 1Click [Settings] > [Viewer]. ➀➁➂ ➃ 1Click the [General] tab. 2Configure each item. ➀ ➁ ➂ ➃ ➄ ➅ ➆
58 Configure Event Notification and Priorities ➀[Show Events in Live Events Log and Timeline] Display an event in the [Live Events Log] dialog box and on the timeline. [Equal to or higher than] Specify the priority of events to be displayed. ➁[Show Video Window on Event] Automatically display the camera’s video window when an event occurs. [Equal to or higher than] Specify the priority of events for which a video window is displayed. ➂[Operator Notification] Notify the operator that an event occurred. [Equal to or higher than] Specify the priority of events to be notified. [Flash event indicator for] Specify the time the event indicator flashes right after the event occurs, from 1 to 99 seconds. [Play audio alert] Beep when an event occurs. [Display event indicator during playback] Display an event during playback. ➃[Acknowledge Event] Prompt the operator to acknowledge an event. [Equal to or higher than] Specify the priority of events to be acknowledged. You cannot change the [Show Video Window on Event], [Operator Notification], and [Acknowledge Event] settings. Configure the Display/Hide Mode for Each Event Specify the types of events displayed in the [Live Events Log] dialog box and on the timeline. Select an event to be displayed in the [Live Events Log] dialog box and on the timeline.1Click the [Event Notification] tab. 2Configure each item. ➀ ➁ ➂ ➃ 1Click the [Event Display] tab. 2Specify whether or not to display each type of event.
59 Viewer Settings 4 Display the [Camera Selector] dialog box The [Camera Selector] dialog box is displayed. ➀[Search for] box Search for the camera to be used for display. ➁Camera list Displays a list of registered cameras. Note Each time you select [Window] > [Camera Selector], the display of the [Camera Selector] dialog box is toggled on or off. Select a Camera When you have a large number of cameras registered, search for the camera using the camera name or any associated tags. The following items are displayed when you click the search button. Status] Enter a camera name, tag or camera status in the search criteria box. [Camera Name] Enter the camera name in the search criteria box. Select the camera tag to be searched. Status] Select the camera status to be searched. Select the model name to be searched. [Host Name (camera)] Enter the camera host name or IP address in the search criteria box. Storage Server Group Name] Searching by this item is not available. Configure the Camera 1Click [Window] > [Camera Selector]. ➀ ➁ 1Click the search button and specify the search criteria. 2Specify the search criteria and search for the camera. 3Double-click the camera in the search results to display the video window. Search button Search criteria box
60 ➀Video window menu button Click to display a menu for operating the video window. ➁Title bar Displays the camera name and type of image being displayed. With the on-screen display feature enabled, if you set the display position to the lower right or lower left, the video window title bar, the recorded image indicator, or the event indicator may hide the text that should be displayed. Configure the Video Window You can configure the video window settings, including the window size and the video format (JPEG or MPEG-4). „Change the Video Window Size [160x120] / [320x240] / [640x480] Change the size of the video window, selecting from small ([160x120]), medium ([320x240]) and large ([640x480]). [Default] Adjusts the size of the video window to the received image size. For the image size during reception, see “Change the Video Window Resolution” (p. 61). [Full Screen] Display an image on the entire screen. For details, see “Display the video Full Screen” (p. 61). Note Drag the lower right corner of the video window to resize it. If the video window size selected in the [Video Receive Size] submenu is greater than [640 x 480], the load on the CPU will increase and the Viewer may operate more slowly. 4To display images from other cameras, repeat step 3. Important When an error occurs, the corresponding error message is displayed in the video window. For details, see “Error Messages in the Video Window” (p. 121). The number of video windows that can be displayed in the Viewer depends on factors such as the graphics card, CPU performance, frame rate, camera image size, and the image quality. Viewer operation may slow down under high CPU loads. ➀➁1Click the video window menu button to display the menu. 2Click [Video Display Size] and select the video window size from the submenu.