3vr User Manual
3vr User Manual
3vr User Manual
3VROC-UM7.0-R3
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: OpCenter Basics
1. Installing OpCenter 16
1.1 System Requirements 16
1.2 Running the 3VR Client Application Installation Wizard 16
2. Signing In 18
2.1 Signing in to OpCenter 18
2.2 Enterprise OpCenter | Selecting an Appliance 19
2.3 Managing the Appliance List 19
3. OpCenter Overview 21
3.1 OpCenter Panel Layout 21
3.2 Resizing and Closing OpCenter 22
3.3 Enterprise OpCenter | Switching Between Appliances After Sign In 22
4. OpCenter Administration 23
4.1 Changing Your 3VR Password 23
4.2 Setting the Company Name 23
4.3 Resetting OpCenter to Default Settings 24
4.4 Viewing and Copying Appliance Information 24
7. Panoramic Stitching 45
7.1 Creating a New Stitched View 45
7.2 Loading a Saved Stitched View 46
8. Exporting Video and Images from the Video Panel 47
8.1 Exporting Video 47
8.2 Saving a Single Frame as an Image 49
2. Viewing Events 53
2.1 Event Card Types 53
2.2 Event Video 54
2.3 Event Details 55
3. Customizing the Monitor Panel 56
3.1 Changing the Time Interval 56
3.2 Changing the Appearance of Event Cards and Event Images 57
3.3 Showing or Hiding the Event Editor and Video Player 58
4. Using the Camera Selector 58
4.1 Viewing Camera Names 58
4.2 Selecting Cameras Individually 59
4.3 Selecting Multiple Cameras and Camera Groups 59
4.4 Creating a Camera Group 60
7. Exporting Images 62
7.1 Image Quick Save 62
7.2 Saving Images to an Event Card 62
7.3 Enhancing Images 62
7.4 Exporting Images 63
7.5 Printing Images 63
7.6 Emailing Images 64
8. Exporting Events 65
8.1 Printing Events 65
8.2 Emailing Events 65
8.3 Exporting Events 67
2. Building a Search 71
2.1 Specify Date and Time Range 71
2.2 Select Cameras 71
2.3 Enterprise OpCenter | Select Appliances 72
2.4 Select Event Types 72
2.5 Reviewing Search Criteria and Running the Search 74
3. Viewing Search Results 74
2. Creating an Alert 85
2.1 Set Alert Name and Color 85
2.2 Select Days and Times 85
2.3 Select Cameras 85
2.4 Select Event Types 86
2.5 Specify Alert Action 86
2.6 Outline Alert Response Procedure 86
2.7 Save and Enable the New Alert: 87
3. Alert Actions 88
3.1 Viewing Alert Actions 88
3.2 Configuring a New Email Alert Action 88
3.3 Creating a New Settings Change Alert Action 90
4. Viewing Alert Events 91
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Chapter 1
OpCenter Basics
1. Installing OpCenter 38
1.1 System Requirements 38
1.2 Running the 3VR Client Application Installation Wizard 38
2. Signing In 40
2.1 Signing in to OpCenter 40
2.2 Enterprise OpCenter | Selecting an Appliance 41
2.3 Managing the Appliance List 41
3. OpCenter Overview 43
3.1 OpCenter Panel Layout 43
3.2 Resizing and Closing OpCenter 44
3.3 Enterprise OpCenter | Switching Between Appliances After Sign In 44
4. OpCenter Administration 45
4.1 Changing Your 3VR Password 45
4.2 Setting the Company Name 45
4.3 Resetting OpCenter to Default Settings 46
4.4 Viewing and Copying Appliance Information 46
3VR OpCenter™ 7.0 features support for multiple displays. Users intending to stream video on more than one monitor must also
meet the additional requirements for multi-screen display:
2. The 3VR Client Applications require the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
to function.
Note
It may take up to 5 minutes to install Microsoft .NET
Framework 4.0.
5. Click Next.
2. Signing In
2.1 Signing in to OpCenter
Follow these steps to sign in to OpCenter.
• If you have signed into OpCenter previously on this PC, open the Appliance
drop-down menu and select the system to connect to.
• If you will connect to the 3VR appliance over a Local Area Network (LAN), select High-speed LAN/WAN.
• If you will connect to the 3VR appliance over a connection with speeds between
384 Kbps and 5 Mbps, select Medium-speed DSL/Cable/WAN.
• If you will connect to the 3VR appliance using a low-speed connection below
384 Kbps, select Low-speed Dialup/DSL/Cable/WAN.
1. Browse through the appliance tree to locate the appliance of interest, or type the
first few characters of the appliance name to filter.
3. Click Connect.
Note
The system’s display name will be retrieved after
you connect to the appliance for the first time.
3. Click Save.
Click an appliance from the list to select it, then click Connect.
3. OpCenter Overview
3.1 OpCenter Panel Layout
Video Panel
Use the Video panel to watch live and stored video. You can view one camera at a time or watch multiple cameras simultaneously.
The Views feature allows you to save frequent camera arrangements for quick reference.
Monitor Panel
The Monitor panel presents a real-time view of events as they are generated on the system. View all events, or filter the results by
camera, event type, or time.
Search Panel
The Search panel enables you to quickly locate events of interest. In addition to standard criteria like date, time, and camera number,
you can refine the search based on plug-in properties, such as transaction data (account number, withdrawal amount, etc.). Frequent
searches may be stored in the Search panel for later use.
Alerts Panel
Using the Alerts panel, you can instruct the VIP Appliance to perform a specified action when video that matches certain criteria
is recorded on the system. For example, you can set up an alert that will email a manager and increase video recording quality
whenever motion is detected in a restricted area after hours.
Cases Panel
If there is an incident recorded on multiple cameras or involving multiple people, create a case in the Cases panel to centrally
manage evidence as you build your investigation.
People Panel
The People panel allows you to view profiles of known people captured in face events.
Note
Face events will not appear unless VIP Facial Surveillance has been purchased for the appliance and configured on one or
more cameras. Contact your 3VR Sales representative or 3VR reseller for more information about face and other analytics.
Click and drag a corner of the window to resize the window vertically
and horizontally at the same time.
1. Click the 3VR button in the top-left corner of the application and
select Connect to Appliance from the menu.
1. Click the 3VR button in the top-left corner of the application and
select Change Password from the menu.
2. In the Change Password dialog box, type a new password in the New password and Retype new password boxes.
1. Click the 3VR button in the top-left corner of the application and
select Edit Preferences from the menu.
3. Click OK.
1. Click the 3VR button in the top-left corner of the application and
select Edit Preferences from the menu.
2. In the OpCenter Preferences dialog, click the Application page. Select which settings to reset:
b. [ ]Reset Preferences
3. Click OK.
1. Click the 3VR button in the top-left corner of the application and
select Display Appliance Information from the menu.
2. The Appliance Information dialog will open with information about the active appliance, the Enterprise appliance (if applicable),
4. Hold the Ctrl key on your keyboard and press V to paste the
copied text into another an application, such as Microsoft
Outlook.
7. Panoramic Stitching 45
7.1 Creating a New Stitched View 45
7.2 Loading a Saved Stitched View 46
8. Exporting Video and Images from the Video Panel 47
8.1 Exporting Video 47
8.2 Saving a Single Frame as an Image 49
On the left-hand side of the Video panel you will see the camera
tree with the name of the VIP Appliance or VIP Enterprise at the top.
2. Click and drag a camera from the camera tree to the player to
begin watching video in the video player.
More
To view more than 36 cameras simultaneously, use
the Multi-Screen Video Player. See section 6 of
this chapter for details.
Tip
To rearrange the selected cameras, click and drag
the mouse from one video player to another video
player. When you release the mouse button, the
cameras will switch places.
• A single camera
Note
See Chapter 3: Monitor Panel for more
information about defining and using camera
groups.
Note
The Add "[Camera Name]" menu will list all
cameras connected and enabled on the active
appliance.
Removing Cameras
There are several ways to stop streaming a camera that is currently
playing in the Video panel:
The camera views feature of the Video panel allows you to save a given layout and selection of cameras for later use.
4. If desired, select
[ ]Save as shared view to make this
view accessible to all users.
5. Click Save.
1. Click the plus sign next to Camera Views, then click the plus
sign next to My Views or Shared Views to display the saved
views.
2. Click and drag a view from camera tree to the video player grid
to load the view in the Video panel.
Note
Another way to load a saved view is to right-click
the view name and select Load "[View Name]".
1. Click the plus sign next to Camera Views, then click the plus
sign next to My Views or Shared Views to display the saved
views.
3. In the pop-up dialog, click Yes to confirm that the view will be
permanently deleted.
Note
You can only delete views that you created.
• Camera Name
• No Overlay
3. By default, camera overlays are placed in the top-left corner of each video player. If desired, you can re-position the overlay by
clicking and dragging the overlay box.
Start End
To re-display the timeline and/or camera tree, click the arrows again.
To access this dialog, click the 3VR button and select Edit
Preferences from the menu.
Using the Stored Video Fidelity Mode setting, you can instruct
OpCenter to prioritize keeping up with regular speed playback over
displaying every frame:
When the box next to [ ]Enable alternate streams is checked, OpCenter will
display live video using the alternate stream, if supported by the hardware.
The configuration of the alternate stream depends on the type of camera:
• Analog cameras
After clicking OK, use the slider bar at the top of the
Video panel to prioritize frame rate (left) or quality (right).
Note
The following product series do not support
alternate streams for analog cameras: E-Series,
M-Series, first-generation S-Series (SRS-X30-
XXXX model number).
• IP cameras
If an IP camera supports an alternate stream, the following settings will appear in the camera settings in 3VR System
Manager:
Edit these settings to enable and configure the alternate stream, then check the box next to [ ]Enable alternate streams
to use the alternate stream in OpCenter.
Note
You can change the time range of the timeline in the OpCenter Preferences dialog (click the 3VR button > select Edit
Preferences).
The color of the time slider is blue when watching live video.
Tip
To quickly switch from viewing stored video to live
video, click the go-to-live button located to the
right of the timeline.
• To view video recorded earlier in the current day, click and drag the time slider left on the timeline.
After you release the mouse button, stored video will begin to play in all video players. When viewing stored video, the
time slider will display the time the video was recorded. The time slider is white when viewing stored video.
• To view video recorded in the previous five days, click and drag the mouse on the dateline (located
below the timeline). A smaller time slider will appear to assist you with picking a new start time.
Rewind: Rewinds through cached video*. Clicking the rewind button multiple times
increases the rewind speed (.5x, 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, or 16x).
Forward 15 minutes: Jumps playback 15 minutes forward on the timeline. If the current
video time is less than 15 minutes behind real time, clicking this button will cause the Video
panel to switch to live video.
Frame forward: When video is paused, clicking this button skips ahead to the next
frame.
Note
The white line below the time slider represents the portion of the video timeline that is currently cached. “Cached
video” refers to video that has been downloaded from the 3VR VIP Appliance to your PC.
Dragging the time slider forward or backward through cached video will cause the video in the video players to fast-
forward or rewind, respectively. When the time slider is moved to a portion of the timeline that is not cached, the
video players will freeze on the last cached frame until more video is loaded.
Important
The features described in this section are available for IP PTZ cameras or analog PTZ cameras over a four-wire serial
connection. Functionality may vary slightly when using some PTZ camera models or PTZ cameras where only a two-wire
serial connection is supported. Contact your 3VR reseller for more information on your camera model if the behavior you
observe is different than that described in this chapter.
PTZ camera control is available for live video streams in the Video panel or the Live Video tab of the Monitor panel.
Three PTZ control modes can be used to modify the current camera view:
1. Compass Mode: a compass is displayed in the video player; clicking a chevron moves the camera in the selected direction
• Drawing a box around a region with the mouse cursor zooms in and re-centers on the selected region.
3. Joystick Mode: holding down the mouse button pans the camera in the direction of the mouse cursor.
1. Click the compass icon in the lower left corner of the video player to select compass mode.
2. Click the chevrons in the compass to move the camera in that direction. The size of the chevron corresponds to the panning
distance:
Start End
3. Click and hold the mouse on any chevron to move continuously in the indicated direction. Clicking and holding down the
innermost chevron will move the camera more slowly than the outermost chevron.
4. Use the slider bar along the left-hand side of the video player to zoom in and out.
1. Click the square icon in the lower left corner of the video player to select click to center mode.
2. To re-center the camera view, click the mouse anywhere in the video player to center the camera on that point.
Start End
• To tilt the camera up or down, use the slider bar on the right-hand side of the video player.
• To pan left or right, use the slider bar along the bottom of the video player.
• Use the slider bar along the left-hand side of the video player.
• Click and drag the mouse to draw a box around a region of interest. The camera will zoom in the region.
1. Click the joystick icon in the lower left corner of the video player to select joystick mode.
2. To move the camera using joystick mode, click anywhere in the current field of view and hold down the mouse button. The
crosshairs will travel in the direction of the cursor at a speed proportional to the distance between the cursor and the crosshairs.
Start End
• To move quickly, click and hold the mouse at a greater distance from the crosshairs
• To zoom in or out, use the slider bar along the left-hand side of the video player.
3. In the Edit Views window, select the name of the preset view to
modify:
To stop the tour at any time, click the Click here to stop tour playback
text at the top of the video player.
3. To resume the tour, select the tour from the presets menu.
3. Record your tour using the PTZ controls to change the camera view as
desired.
4. When you are finished recording the tour, click the Click here to stop
recording text at the top of the video player.
1. Click the Focus Controls button at the bottom of the video player.
1. Click the Iris Controls button at the bottom of the video player.
• Click the box with the black circle to darken the field
of view, or move the slider bar to the left.
Start End
Start End
Shift the zoomed region by clicking and dragging the white box in the zoom inset.
Start End
You can also nudge the zoomed region up, down, left, or right using the arrow keys on your keyboard.
Notes
The multi-screen button will be grayed out when
there are no additional monitors available for
multi-screen display.
3. When you are in Edit mode, the camera tree will appear to the
left of the video players.
7. Enter a name for the stitched view in the Name text box,
then click Save.
A purple zoom box will appear. Move the zoom box to the
region of interest to zoom.
Note
If continuous recording is not enabled on a camera, only video associated with events will be available for export.
Use the following steps to export video from the Video panel:
1. Click Export.
Note
The cameras that were streaming in
the Video panel will be pre-selected in
the camera tree.
3. Specify the Start Time and End Time for the video export.
Details
See Chapter 9: Exported Evidence for
more information about viewing
exported video.
8. When exporting is complete on all cameras, click Close to return to the Video panel.
Important
Exported video files are large. For cameras using the default resolution, frame rate and quality settings*, for each
camera included in the export, each minute of video will be about 1 MB.
For example, if you are exporting 15 minutes of video from 16 cameras, the folder containing exported video will
be around 250 MB in size if video is recorded at the default settings. If the frame rate is increased to 10 fps, or if the
video resolution is increased to 2-CIF, the folder containing the exported video will be 500 MB.
* Default analog camera settings: Resolution = CIF, Frame Rate = 5 fps, Quality = Medium
2. Viewing Events 51
2.1 Event Card Types 51
2.2 Event Video 52
2.3 Event Details 53
3. Customizing the Monitor Panel 54
3.1 Changing the Time Interval 54
3.2 Changing the Appearance of Event Cards and Event Images 55
3.3 Showing or Hiding the Event Editor and Video Player 56
4. Using the Camera Selector 56
4.1 Viewing Camera Names 56
4.2 Selecting Cameras Individually 57
4.3 Selecting Multiple Cameras and Camera Groups 57
4.4 Creating a Camera Group 58
4.5 Editing or Deleting a Camera Group 58
5. Viewing Event Video in the Pop-Up Video Player 59
7. Exporting Images 60
7.1 Image Quick Save 60
7.2 Saving Images to an Event Card 60
7.3 Enhancing Images 60
7.4 Exporting Images 61
7.5 Printing Images 61
7.6 Emailing Images 62
8. Exporting Events 63
8.1 Printing Events 63
8.2 Emailing Events 63
8.3 Exporting Events 65
3. The first time OpCenter is launched on a PC, the Monitor panel will be blank, as no cameras or event types have been selected.
Click the arrow below the camera selector to open the event
type drop-down menu. Check the box beside an event type to
display events of that type. You must select at least one event
type.
Notes
1) Only event types applicable for the selected
cameras will appear in the event type menu.
2) See Chapter 5: Alerts Panel for more information
about alerts.
3. Click OK.
5. To view an event, click the event card. The event card will turn
blue, indicating it is currently selected.
3VR’s open and rapidly expanding platform permits an unlimited number of possible event types, as events can be generated
by integration with external systems (e.g. transaction, access control, POS, etc.) and analytics plug-ins in addition to basic video
recording. However, the following event types are available by default on all 3VR VIP Appliances:
a. Images: each motion event card displays up to three still frames from the event:
c. Event start time: the time that motion was first detected by the camera.
b. Camera: the number and name of the camera that captured the face event.
Note
Face events will not appear unless facial surveillance has been enabled and configured on one or more cameras.
a. Event image: a single image from the camera associated with the alarm.
b. Camera: the number and name of the camera that captured the alarm event.
Reference
See the 3VR VIP Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide for information on external alarm configuration.
Reference
See Chapter 5: Alerts Panel for more information about alerts.
Reference
See Chapter 8: Notes for more information about notes and note labels.
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details.
Note
You can disable automatic playback of event video from
the Video page of the OpCenter Preferences dialog
(click the 3VR button > Edit Preferences).
Use the video playback controls below the timeline to control the
playback of stored video in the following ways:
Rewind: Rewinds through video. Clicking the rewind button multiple times increases the
rewind speed (.5x, 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, or 16x).
Frame forward: When video is paused, clicking this button skips ahead to the next
frame.
Click the tabs in the event editor to view or edit the following properties:
• Notes
Click the Notes tab of the event editor to view the notes that have
been added to an event, or to add a new note.
Reference
See Chapter 8: Notes for more information about
viewing and editing notes.
• Images
For a face event, the best images of the person’s face will auto-
matically be saved in the Images tab of the event editor.
• Person
If a face event has been matched to a person in the 3VR system,
the person’s details will be displayed in the Person tab of the
event editor.
You may also create a new person from a face event from the
Person tab.
Reference
See Chapter 7: People Panel for more information
about creating people from face events.
• Properties
Custom fields may be viewed or edited from the Properties tab of
the event editor.
Reference
See the document Managing Custom Fields to
learn more about creating and editing custom
fields.
You can add the event to an existing case, or create a new case
with the current event card added as the first piece of evidence.
Reference
See Chapter 6: Cases Panel for more information
about cases.
• Alerts
Events that trigger an alert will show details about the alert in the
Alerts tab of the event editor.
• Details
Certain event types have automatically generated data that will
appear in the Details tab of the event editor.
When you are viewing event cards in Snapshot View, move the
mouse over the event card to view the event details in an overlay.
Standard Mode
In standard mode, clicking a camera number will add
it to the selected cameras without removing your
previous selection.
• Standard mode
is the default camera selection mode in OpCenter. To return to standard mode from toggle
mode, right-click anywhere in the camera selector and select Disable Toggle Mode.
• To select cameras in standard mode, click the camera number. The camera number
will be highlighted in blue, indicating it is currently selected.
• To deselect a selected camera in standard mode, click the camera number again.
Toggle Mode
Toggle mode allows you to easily toggle between
cameras. When a new camera number is clicked, the
previous camera will be deselected.
• To select a cameras in
toggle mode, click the
camera number. The selected camera numbers will be highlighted in blue.
Another way to select multiple cameras is to right-click in the camera selector and choose a new camera arrangement option from
the drop-down menu:
3. To modify or delete a camera group, select the group name from the list.
• To edit the camera group, click Edit. Modify the Name field or which cameras are included in the group, then click Save.
• To delete the camera group, click Delete. In the resulting dialog box, click
Delete again to confirm that the group should be removed.
• Double-click a different event card to play back its video in the Pop-up Video Player, or
• Click the X in the corner to close the Pop-up Video Player and return to the Monitor panel.
More
You can zoom in on the video feed in both the event video player and Pop-up Video Player. See Chapter 2: Video Panel for
more information.
There are two ways to begin streaming live video in the event editor:
1. Select an event card, then click the Live Video tab in the event
editor.
This will show the live video feed from the camera that captured
the selected event.
3. Click the frame forward button until the video player is paused
on the frame you wish to save.
5. To view all images that have been saved from an event, click
the Images tab of the event editor.
• Lighten Shadows
• Darken Highlights
• Saturation
• Contrast
• Brightness
d. If the image lacks detail, you can add edges with the Sharpen button.
5. Click Export.
3. Select [ ]Event details to include the event type, starting date and
time, ending date and time, and camera name with the image printout.
Select Notes or Alerts to print any notes or alerts associated with the
event.
7. Click Print.
Note
The 3VR appliance must be configured with email
server information in order to send outgoing messages.
You can email images directly from OpCenter from the Image
Details window.
1. Click Email.
5. Type the subject line for the email in the Subject text box.
6. Select the information you want to send along with the image:
• [ ]Event details
• [ ]Notes
• [ ]Alerts
10. Type any additional text to be sent in the body of the email in
the Comments box.
6. Click Print.
3. Specify the recipient(s) for the email in one of the following ways:
5. Type the subject line for the email in the Subject text box.
6. Select the information you want to send along with the email:
• [ ]Event details
• [ ]Notes
• [ ]Alerts
Use the following steps to export one or more events from OpCenter:
1. Select the event card to export, or hold the CTRL key and click
event cards to select multiple events.
5. Click ( )All images, video and details so that images, video and
details from exported events can be viewed in a web browser.
7. Click Export.
Reference
See Chapter 9: Exported Evidence for more
information about viewing exported events.
2. Building a Search 69
2.1 Specify Date and Time Range 69
2.2 Select Cameras 69
2.3 Enterprise OpCenter | Select Appliances 70
2.4 Select Event Types 70
2.5 Reviewing Search Criteria and Running the Search 72
3. Viewing Search Results 72
2. Define the dates, days of the week, and time ranges to search
for events. For example, you can set up a search for video
recorded in the past month on a Thursday evening between 6
pm and midnight.
Note
Customers with a VIP Enterprise Appliance
can search across multiple appliances on the
Enterprise. See section 2.3 for details.
Date Range
• To search for events occurring within a common date
range, click ( )Recent and click one of the pre-defined date
range buttons, such as 1 day.
Days
If a Date Range of 1 week or longer has been selected, you can
restrict the search to specific days of the week.
Time
If the Date Range specified is at least one day, you can restrict the search to certain times of the day:
• To run the search on all cameras in a camera group, click the dropdown arrow at
the end of the camera selector, then select the camera group name.
Reference
See Chapter 3: Monitor Panel for detailed instructions on using the camera selector, including creating camera groups.
Check the box next to the event type(s) to include in the search. You must select at least one event type. The following event types are
available by default on all 3VR VIP Appliances:
Motion Events
To search for motion events, check the box next to [ ]Motion in the
event selector, then click one of the following options:
Alarm Events
If an external alarm system has been connected to the appliance
and configured in System Manager, alarm events will be created
when the alarm is triggered. To search for alarm events, check the
box next to [ ]Ext. Input/Alarm in the event selector, then click one
of the following options:
• ( )Specify: allows
you to search by the name of the alarm, for example “Store Alarm”.
Alert Events
Search for events that triggered an alert by checking
[ ]Events with Alerts in the event selector, then click one of the
following options:
Note Events
Search for events that have had notes added to them by checking
[ ]Events with Notes in the event selector, then click one of the
following options:
Notes
1) Every event type that has ever existed on the appliance will appear in the Events list, even if events of that type are no
longer being generated.
2) For information about event types generated by plug-ins (for example, transaction events or events generated by access
control systems) please consult the plug-in documentation.
3) The Faces event type will not be listed unless facial surveillance has been enabled and configured on one or more
cameras. Enabling face requires the system be licensed for the VIP Facial Surveillance analytic.
When you are finished defining the search criteria, click the Search
button to run the search.
The look and feel of the search results screen is similar to the
Monitor panel. Click an event card to open the event video and
details in the event editor.
3. Under Event Type, check the box next to the primary event
type, for example [ ]Face events.
9. Events that match the first set of search criteria will be displayed in the Search panel results screen.
Rectangular Region
Custom Region
4. Click Search.
Note
Searching for motion in a region is limited to one
camera at a time. The Motion in region editor shows
a single still frame from the video feed of the selected
camera; to obtain a new frame, click Refresh.
3. Scroll through the list of people to find the person you are
searching for. Click to select that person.
• Selecting a higher similarity level will return results that are more likely to match
the face you are searching for, but there will be fewer results.
• Selecting a lower similarity level will return more results, but more of those
faces may not match the one you are searching for.
5. Click Search.
6. Click Search.
3. Check [ ]Groups. Scroll through the list of groups and select the
group to search for.
• Selecting a higher similarity level will return results that are more likely to match
the face you are searching for, but there will be fewer results.
• Selecting a lower similarity level will return more results, but more of those
faces may not match the one you are searching for.
5. Click Search.
By default, OpCenter sorts search results by time. This is the most appropriate sort order when searching for motion events, alarm
events, and other event types that are located using binary matching. Events of these types either fulfill the search entirely (“yes, it is
an alarm event”) or not at all (“no, is not an alarm event”).
In contrast, certain other event types will return search results that fall on a spectrum, with results matching better (“more similar”)
or worse (“less similar”) to the search criteria. Face events are a prime example of this type of search.
When searching for faces similar to a given face, OpCenter will search through all faces in the database and give each a similarity
score, a numerical representation of how similar the face is to the search face. OpCenter will then return the set of face events
that have similarity scores equal to or higher than the similarity value you specified in the Search panel (see section 4.3 for more
information on searching for a specific face). For best results, search results returned by this kind of search should be sorted in order
of similarity, not chronologically.
Sort order is specified when setting up a search. To change the sorting of search results for face events:
1. Under Events, check the box next to [ ]Faces to search for face events.
2. Click Specify.
5. Saving Searches
5.1 Storing Search Criteria as a Saved Search
If you frequently perform the same searches, you can save search
criteria to make future investigations faster.
To save a search:
3. Click Save.
5. Click Save.
2. Select the saved search to run from the list of saved searches.
2. Click to select the saved search you wish to modify from the list
of searches.
• Cameras:
Reference
Exporting event cards from the search results screen is an identical procedure to exporting events from the Monitor panel.
Please see Chapter 3: Monitor Panel for detailed information on exporting events and event images.
2. Creating an Alert 83
2.1 Set Alert Name and Color 83
2.2 Select Days and Times 83
2.3 Select Cameras 83
2.4 Select Event Types 84
2.5 Specify Alert Action 84
2.6 Outline Alert Response Procedure 84
2.7 Save and Enable the New Alert: 85
3. Alert Actions 86
3.1 Viewing Alert Actions 86
3.2 Configuring a New Email Alert Action 86
3.3 Creating a New Settings Change Alert Action 88
4. Viewing Alert Events 89
For example, you can set up an alert that will email management and increase video recording quality whenever motion is detected
in a restricted area after hours.
2. The main screen of the Alerts panel displays the list of alerts
that have been created on the appliance. Click an alert to view a
summary of its properties.
Reference
See section 2 of this chapter for detailed information
about alert configuration. See section 3 to learn how to
define alert actions.
9. Check the boxes next to one or more alert Actions to carry out
when the alert is triggered.
10. Type an alert response procedure. This text will be included with the alert and posted on events that trigger the alert.
12. The alert will be added to the list of alerts displayed in the main
view of the Alerts panel. Click the check box next to the alert to
enable it.
3. OpCenter will switch to the alert editing screen. From here, you
can edit a number of properties for the alert, outlined in detail
in the following sections.
Click a color block to select a color. The color you select for
the alert will appear across the top of an event card that trig-
gers the alert.
Days
• Choose ( )Specify and click the days to include
to enable the alert only on certain days.
Time
• Select ( )Specify to enable the alert during specific hours.
• To run the search on all cameras in a camera group, click the dropdown arrow at
the end of the camera selector, then select the camera group name.
Reference
See Chapter 3: Monitor Panel for detailed information about the camera selector, including defining camera groups.
2. Select ( )Specify.
4. Check [ ]Groups.
Notes
1) See Chapter 4: Search Panel for detailed information about configuring the ( )Specify options for motion events, face
events, and other built-in event types. For event types generated by plug-ins (for example, transaction events) please
consult the plug-in documentation.
2) The Faces event type will not be listed unless facial surveillance has been enabled and configured on one or more
cameras. Enabling face requires the system be licensed for the VIP facial surveillance analytic.
Check the box beside each action that should be performed when this
alert is triggered.
More
See section 3 for instructions on defining alert actions.
This text will appear with other information about the alert when
alert event card is clicked in the Monitor panel, Cases panel, or
Search panel results screen.
2. The alert will be added to the list of alerts displayed in the main
view of the Alerts panel. Click the check box next to the alert to
enable it.
1. To view and edit alert actions, click the Alerts tab, then the
Actions tab.
2. Click New.
7. Click Done.
8. Type the subject line for the email in the Subject box.
10. Select the information you want to send in the alert email:
Important Notes
1) Settings change alert actions may only be configured for one model of camera at a time. Analog cameras are considered
one type and may be configured together regardless of make/model.
2) The same Maximum Bandwidth values must be used for all alert response actions that will take effect at the same time.
1. To view and edit alert actions, click the Alerts tab, then the Actions tab..
2. Click New.
7. Configure the modified settings which will take effect when the
alert is triggered. Depending on the selected camera model,
different configuration options will be available. Only settings
that apply to the selected camera model will be displayed.
10. The Apply settings for [ ] seconds after the alert box controls
the duration that the modified settings and/or maximum
bandwidth will take effect after an alert is triggered. 120 seconds
will be entered by default, but you may enter a new value in the range of 1 to 99,999 seconds.
OpCenter cases can be either public or private. Public cases are visible to all users with access to the Cases panel, allowing
collaboration across the entire organization. In contrast, private cases are only visible to the creator and the assignee, a critical
feature when carrying out an internal investigation.
Furthermore, events added to a case are permanently protected from the periodic deletion of old data that occurs when the 3VR
appliance runs low on disk space. This ensures that critical surveillance is available when it is needed.
Note
To view, create, and modify cases on a VIP Appliance that is connected to an Enterprise, be sure to enter the Enterprise
Appliance IP address in the Appliance field when logging in to OpCenter. If you are logged in to one of the individual
appliances instead, the OpCenter Cases tab will not be visible.
2. The main view of the Cases panel displays the list of cases on
the system.
To view the details of a case, select the case and click View
Case.
4. From the case editing screen, click the tabs to view the Case
Summary and any Notes, Documents, Events, or People that
have been added to the case.
Details
See section 3 in this chapter for more information on
adding evidence and supporting documentation to a
case.
4. When you are finished editing the details of the new case:
3. Click Add Event to New Case (or Add Person to New Case).
4. Edit the fields under the Case Summary tab as desired (see
section 2.2 for a description of each setting).
4. In the Confirm Delete pop-up window, click Yes to permanently delete the case.
3. Building a Case
3.1 Adding Events to a Case
Events can be added to a case from the Monitor panel or from the Search panel search results screen with the following steps:
3. Select an existing case from the list and click Add Event to
Case.
3. Select a case from the list and click Add Person to Case.
4. Click Save.
Note
Closed cases cannot be edited. To remove evidence from a closed case, first re-open the case, then remove the event or
person card with the steps in this section.
1. From the case editing screen, click the Events or People tab.
5. Click Upload.
Details
You may upload any kind of file to the Documents tab,
not just text documents. However, the file size must be
less than 10 MB.
7. Click OK.
The file will appear in the Documents tab of the case editor.
2. Click View.
3. The file will open in the application on your computer that has
been associated with the file type.
Saving a Document
Use the following steps to save a file from the Documents tab to
your computer:
2. Click Save.
4. Click Save.
Removing a Document
Use the following steps to remove a file that has been added to a
case:
2. Click Delete.
5. Select a label for your note from the Label dropdown menu.
Reference
See Chapter 10: Notes for more information about
creating notes and defining note labels.
7. Click Save
The note will be added to the Notes tab of the case editor..
5. Exporting a Case
Exporting a case will convert the case summary, evidence, and supporting documents to a file that may be viewed in web browser
(Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Safari). This allows the details of the investigation to be easily shared with law
enforcement, management, or other interested parties.
When a face event in the Monitor or Search panel features someone you want to keep track of, you can enter details about the
person in the Person tab of the event editor. After clicking Save, a person card will be created from the face event. You can view all
person cards that have been created on the appliance in the OpCenter People panel.
Use the following steps to create a new person from a face event and then view that person in the People panel:
• First Name
• Last Name
• Employee ID
• Gender
• Hair Color
• Any custom fields that have been created for face events.
Reference
See the document Managing Custom Fields on the
3VR VIP Appliance for more information on defining
and using custom fields.
• To filter profiles by group, select Group from the dropdown menu and select
the group name from the second dropdown menu.
6. Click the Match button to add the face event to the selected person card as a profile.
Note
There are seven default people groups in OpCenter:
Contractors, Employees, Maintenance, Suspicious
People, Unknown People, Vendors, and Visitors. To
create your own people groups, see section 4.1.
Select a group name from this list to filter the person cards by
group membership. Only the people that have been assigned to the
selected group will be displayed.
You can also filter people by one of the general categories at the top of the group list:
• All People
• Categorized People
• Uncategorized People
• Imported People
Reference
See section 5 of this chapter for information on
exporting and importing people.
After selecting a group or category, person cards for all members of the selected group will be displayed. If a group has more
members than can be displayed on the screen at once, use the scroll bar to scroll through all group members.
3.3 Filtering People by Name, ID, Gender, and Other Custom Properties
Use the Filter by control at the top of the People panel to filter
people by manually edited properties such as name, employee ID,
gender, etc.
4. The People panel will update to display only person cards with
first names matching the filter character(s).
Notes
1) The options listed in the Filter by menu will vary depending on the custom fields that have been created for face events.
See the document Managing Custom Fields for more information on defining and using custom fields.
2) Only properties that have been manually edited on one or more person cards will return meaningful results when
filtering people.
4. Click Edit.
4. Click Delete.
Note
Groups with members cannot be deleted. You must first move each group member to a different group (or mark them as
uncategorized) by individually editing each person card. You may delete the group once all members have been moved.
• Person ID
• First Name
• Last Name
4. Click the remaining tabs in the person editor to view and/or edit
the following items:
• Profiles: The Profiles tab contains face events that have been matched to the person.
Each individual face event is considered a “profile” of the person.
More
See section 6 of this chapter for information
about person profiles.
• Notes: Any notes added to the person will be displayed by selecting the Notes tab of the person
editor. Or, to add a note to the person, click the Add a Note button in this tab.
Reference
See Chapter 10: Notes for more information about
notes and note labels.
• Cases: You can add the person to a case from the Cases tab of the person editor.
Reference
See Chapter 6: Cases Panel for more information
about cases.
3. In the person editor, click the Profiles tab. All profiles that have
been matched to the person will be displayed.
By default, the first face event used to create a person is used as the
Display profile. However, you may promote another profile to be the
Display profile with the following steps:
3. In the person editor, click the Profiles tab. All profiles that have
been matched to the person will be displayed.
Note
This option is not available for profiles created
by imported images.
• For incorrectly matched profiles you do not wish to save, select ( )Unmatch without creating a new person.
Use the following steps to view the images from a person profile:
3. In the person editor, click the Profiles tab. All profiles that have
been matched to the person will be displayed.
A dialog will appear with all of the thumbnail images for the
selected profile.
By default, the middle thumbnail from the face event is used as the
Display image for the profile. To use one of the other profile images
as the Display image, select the image thumbnail and click Use as
Display Image.
2. Click Unmatch.
Please note that the person details (first name, last name, ID, etc.) will only be kept for the person card selected first.
More
You can filter the list of people under
( )Match in a number of ways. See
section 2 of this chapter for details.
2. Select the person card to export, or hold the CTRL key and click
person cards to select multiple events.
7. If you are exporting people for import into the 3VR CrimeDex
database, check [ ]Include ZIP file.
More
To learn more about 3VR CrimeDex, an online
community where fraud, loss prevention, and law
enforcement professionals collaborate to solve
crimes faster, visit www.crimedex.com.
Reference
See Chapter 9: Exported Evidence for more
information about viewing exported events.
Follow these steps to share people that have been created on one system with other appliances on the Enterprise:
2. Select the person card to export, or hold the CTRL key and click
person cards to select multiple events.
To export any alerts that have been created for the selected
people, check the box next to [ ]Export Alerts.
To view the notes that have been added to an event card, or to add a new note, open the event in the event editor and click the Notes
tab (the event editor appears in the Monitor panel, Search panel results screen, and the Cases panel). Notes can also be added to a
selected person card in the People panel, and to a case in the Cases panel.
Notes on events may be categorized through the use of note labels; for example, you might add a note to an event card with the Flag
label to mark the card for manager attention.
1. Select an event card with a note. Note events are marked with a blue stripe and the note label.
Warning
Once a note has been saved to an event, person, or case, it cannot be edited or deleted.
4. If you are adding a to an event, select a label for the note from
the Label dropdown menu. This label will be displayed in the
top right corner of the event card to indicate the type of note
attached.
Note
See section 3 of this chapter for information on
creating custom note labels.
7. When you click Save, the system will automatically add the
date, time, and author to the note.
In addition, the event card will be stamped with the note label.
While the text of a note cannot be edited after it is saved to the event, you can change the label affixed to the event card with the
following steps:
1. From the Notes tab of the event editor, click the Add a Note
button.
This new label will be added to the list of labels and will be
available in the Label dropdown menu in the Notes tab.
4. Click the Close button. You can now use this label when adding
a note to an event.
1. From the Notes tab of the event editor, click the Add a Note
button.
Note
Labels that are in use cannot be deleted. Before
deleting a label, you must manually re-assign
each note currently using the label to a different
label. Perform a search for [ ]Events With Notes
in the Search panel to identify notes that must be
relabeled.
• An XML file:
3VR_events.xml,
3VR_people.xml,
or 3VR_cases.xml
• A readme file,
readme.html
Note
For more information, see the
readme.html file included in the
export folder.
• In 3VR Evidence Viewer, if the application was included with the export or has been downloaded separately.
Reference
See section 3 of this chapter for a user guide for 3VR Evidence Viewer.
The selected video clip will open in your media player of choice.
Note
Playing back video exported from OpCenter in Windows Media Player requires the 3VR Windows Media Player codec,
available for download at www.3VR.com
• Automatically verify the integrity of the video being viewed, displaying a warning if the exported
video or associated information has been tampered with or modified in any way.
Evidence Viewer is fully supported in Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.
However, if you will be emailing the exported video or transferring the export folder via a slow network connection, it is
recommended that you do not include the 20MB Evidence Viewer application in the exported folder. Instead, advise the person
receiving the exported video to download Evidence Viewer from www.3VR.com (click Services & Support > FAQ).
Instructions for obtaining 3VR Evidence Viewer are included with every video export.
However, if Evidence Viewer is not located in the exported video folder, when you double-click the Evidence Viewer icon, you will be
prompted to select the location of the exported video.
3. Click OK.
Evidence Viewer will load the 3VR video files located in the selected folder.
The timeline control across the top of the Evidence Viewer application spans the duration of the exported video. The time when the
video you are viewing took place is overlaid on the timeline in the scrolling time slider.
Click and drag the time slider to scan forward or backward to a different point in time. Use the time points above the timeline as
guides for selecting a time. When you release the mouse button, video playback will resume at the selected time.
Use the video playback controls below the timeline to control the playback of stored video in the following ways:
Rewind: Rewinds through video. Clicking the rewind button multiple times increases the
rewind speed (.5x, 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, or 16x).
Frame forward: When video is paused, clicking this button skips ahead to the next
frame.
Tip
To re-arrange the selected cameras, click and drag
the mouse from one video player to another video
player. When you release the mouse button, the
cameras will switch places.
Removing Cameras
There are several ways to stop streaming a camera that is currently
playing in Evidence Viewer:
• Camera Name
• No Overlay
Start End
To re-display the timeline and/or camera tree, click the arrows again.
Start End
Start End
Shift the zoomed region by clicking and dragging the white box in the inset.
Start End
You can also nudge the zoomed region up, down, left, or right using the arrow keys on your keyboard.
4. Select the directory where the exported event or case file is located, then click OK.
• Authentication Failed
7. Click Close when you are finished to return to the Search panel.
1. Open the folder containing the exported evidence and double-click EvidenceViewer.exe
2. 3VR Evidence Viewer will launch and automatically load the exported video contained in the same folder.
3. The title bar of the Evidence Viewer application will display Validated for validated video. Click the link to view more information.
If validation fails, you will be shown a Validation Exception(s) error message when the problematic video is opened in
Evidence Viewer.
a. To import data from other sources, such as images or video, that will be used in 3VR applications. For ex-
ample, you may import a set of image files for use with the 3VR VIP Facial Surveillance analytic.
b. To transfer surveillance exported from one appliance (the source appliance) to another (the destination ap-
pliance). This use case is most relevant for customers operating in a non-networked environment — mul-
tiple standalone appliances at different locations that are not connected by an Enterprise Appliance.
Notes
1) Original system and camera info may be lost when importing data that was exported from another appliance.
3VR recommends using an Enterprise Appliance to manage cases.
2) For instructions on exporting surveillance from the source appliance, please see the chapter of the 3VR User
Manual specific to the type of exported data.
Topic Chapter
Exporting Video Chapter 2: Video Panel
Exporting Events Chapter 3: Monitor Panel
Exporting Cases Chapter 4: Cases Panel
Exporting People Chapter 7: People Panel
Important
The steps in this section must be completed by a user account with integrator permissions. Please contact your 3VR
reseller for assistance with these steps.
Prior to importing surveillance, the 3VR appliance must have at least one import camera configured for the imported data type
(images, video, or XML). Camera configuration is performed in 3VR’s system maintenance and administration application, System
Manager:
2. In the Configure panel, click the plus sign next to the appliance name to display the list of configuration options.
5. On the right-hand side of System Manager, click the link next to Edit Camera Type (the link text will be the current camera type,
e.g. Analog, Network, or Unknown).
6. In the Edit Camera Type dialog, select the camera type appropriate for the imported data:
7. Click Save.
8. Scroll to the top of the settings for the import camera. Edit the Name setting to a name that identifies the camera as an import
camera.
3. Importing Events
3.1 Importing Events from XML
Use the following steps to import one or more events exported from another 3VR appliance:
5. Click the dropdown arrow next to XML File Name to open the
file browser menu. Navigate to the export folder.
6. Select the video file to import (or select a folder to import all
video files in the folder) and click OK.
Note
The video import function supports .avi video files only.
To view events imported from XML, run a search for events on the import camera in the Search panel:
2. Under Date Range, select a date and time frame that encompasses the date and time of the imported events. For example, if the
events occurred the previous day, select ( )Specify and set the Start and End dates accordingly.
4. Under Event Type, click the event type of the imported events (e.g., motion, face, etc.).
5. Click Search.
Events generated from imported video files will be stored in the database with time stamps starting at the time of importing and
extending into the future. This allows events from imported video to be played back in “real time” with respect to other events in the
sequence, even if their absolute time is incorrect.
For example, importing an hour-long video at 1:00 pm on January 12th will create events with time stamps between 1:00 and 2:00
pm on the same day.
Locate the events created from imported video by running a search in the Search panel:
2. Under Date Range, select the date that the video was imported. If the video was imported today, select ( )Recent and then click
1 day.
3. Next to Time, select ( )Specify. Set the Start Time to the import time, and set the End Time to a few hours later than the import
time.
5. Under Event Type, check [ ]Motion (or another event type, if analytics are enabled on the import camera).
6. Click Search.
4. Click the dropdown arrow next to XML File Name to open the
file browser menu. Navigate to the export folder.
Notes
1) You cannot import a case that already exists in OpCenter. If you have exported a case, made modifications on a different
appliance, and now wish to re-import it, you should delete the outdated case prior to importing.
2) Events imported with the case will have their original camera name and number replaced with the camera name and
number of the import camera. In addition, the name of the source appliance will be changed to the destination appliance
name.
5. Click the dropdown arrow next to XML File Name to open the
file browser menu. Navigate to the export folder.
Details
People imported from XML will be placed into the group they belonged to on the source appliance. The group will be
created if it does not exist. If an imported person already exists in OpCenter, the system will automatically sync any
additions or deletions of face events/profiles that have been made elsewhere.
To import people from images, follow the instructions for the import type (automatic or manual):
1. Click the dropdown arrow next to Image Folder to open the file
browser menu.
2. Select the folder containing the images to import, then click OK.
If the automated importer cannot identify a face in a particular image, you may attempt to manually import it. This will give you the
option to draw a box around each face and help the analytic locate it, though it is still possible for the image to be rejected if the
analytic cannot find the face with the extra help.
Please note that images accepted in this manner will not be as “good” for searching as images accepted by the automatic importer.
1. Click the dropdown arrow next to Image Folder to open the file
browser menu.
2. Select the folder containing the images to import, then click OK.
• If a face is found in the image file, the face will be identified with an orange box, with circles around the eyes.
• If the quality of an image is poor or if the face is at an angle, the facial surveillance analytic
may fail to recognize a face when analyzing the full image. To assist with identification, click
5. Click Import.
• To provide a group name for the imported people other than the default value
(“Imported People”), type a group name in the Set Identifier box.
• If OpCenter should create a new person in the People panel for the imported
face, select ( )Create a new person for each face.
• If you would like to import the images as face events, select ( )Index face but do not create a new
person. You may manually create people from the imported face events after importing.
Size: The image must not be too big or too small. The ideal space between the eyes is 35-70 pixels — photos with larger faces
should be resized.
Field of View: Faces that fill the whole image or are cropped by the image borders are difficult to identify.
File Type: if the images are JPGs, it is possible that the compression has created artifacts that can cause problems for the
importer. If available, it is better to use a non-compressed format like PNG.
Accessories and Facial Hair: Accessories like hats or glasses can prevent importing. If available, it is better to use a photo of
the person without accessories. Facial hair can also cause problems for the automatic importer. Use images without beards/
goatees if possible.
Angle: Images used with the importer may not be recognized as faces if the horizontal and vertical angles of the face are too
extreme. See Appendix A of the 3VR VIP Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide for more information and sample images.
Lighting: Lighting that is uneven, too dark, or too overexposed can prevent the system from recognizing a face. See Appen-
dix A of the 3VR VIP Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide for more information and sample images.
More
To learn more about 3VR CrimeDex, an online
community where anti-fraud, loss prevention, and law
enforcement professionals collaborate to solve crimes
faster, visit www.crimedex.com.
5. Click the dropdown arrow next to Image Folder to open the file
browser menu. Navigate to the folder containing the CrimeDex
export file.
7. To provide a group name for the imported people other than the
default value (“CrimeDex Suspects”), enter a group name in the Set Identifier box.
2. Select Imported People (or the custom group name that was
entered in the Set Identifier box when importing) from the
groups filter at the top of the panel.
• Cameras:
Select the camera number of the image import camera.
• Events:
Check the box next to [ ]Faces.
Click a face event card to open the event in the event editor.
Edit the details in the Person tab and click Save to create a new
person from the face.
Note
Face events created from imported images may also be viewed the Monitor panel for up to one hour after importing.
Select the import camera and choose [ ]Imported Images from the event type dropdown menu to view the events.
3. The People panel will update to only show person cards for
people imported from CrimeDex.
Bandwidth Broadband connection (384 Kbps or greater) to 3VR server recommended. Greater
bandwidth will result in a better user experience when viewing stored or live video.
2. The 3VR Client Applications require the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 to function.
Note
It may take up to 5 minutes to install Microsoft .NET
Framework 4.0.
4. The InstallShield Wizard will display the 3VR Client Applications End
User License Agreement.
Read the agreement, then select ( )I accept the terms in the license
agreement and click Next >.
• To install 3VR Report Viewer, select ( ) Custom and click Next >.
2. Signing In
Follow these steps to sign in to Report Viewer.
2. At the sign in screen, enter the User Name and Password of your 3VR
user account.
There are two basic types of reports: event reports and counting reports.
Event Reports
Event reports are generated based on the properties of events present on the 3VR appliance or Enterprise. Depending on the event
types that exist on the system, event reports may be used to perform queries such as:
• How many license plates containing a certain character combination were recorded?
over a certain time period. You can further restrict the parameters of an event report by the source camera and appliance (for
Enterprise Report Viewer).
Report Definitions
A report definition is a set of parameters used to generate a report.
This panel displays the list of all report definitions that have been
created on the appliance. Report definitions can be sorted by name,
type, and creator.
Report Description
When a report definition is selected, the Report Description panel
displays a summary of the report definition’s parameters.
Saved Reports
Each time a report definition is used to generate a report (either run manually or as a scheduled report), the report is saved in the
Saved Reports panel. Saved reports can be sorted by the report name, completion date, and user name.
Pending Reports
Reports that are in the process of being generated will appear in the Pending Reports panel until completion, at which point they will
move to the Saved Reports panel.
Click and drag a corner of the window to resize the window vertically
and horizontally at the same time.
1. Click the 3VR button in the top-left corner of the application and
select Connect to Appliance from the options menu.
• To run the report on all cameras in a camera group, click the dropdown arrow at the
end of the camera selector, then select the camera group name.
Reference
See Chapter 3: Monitor Panel for detailed information about the camera selector, including defining camera groups.
Check the box next to the event type(s) of interest under the Events header. You must select at least one event type.
By default, the report will be run on all events of the selected type. However, most event types allow you to further restrict the report
by selecting the ( )Specify radio button in the event selector.
1. In the event selector, check the box next to [ ]Faces to report on face events.
2. Select ( )Specify.
Notes
1) See Chapter 4: Search Panel for detailed information about configuring the ( )Specify options for face events and
alarm events. For event types generated by plug-ins (for example, transaction events) please consult the plug-in
documentation.
2) The Faces event type will not be listed unless facial surveillance has been enabled and configured on one or more
cameras.
Note
When connected to a standalone appliance, the
Appliances panel will display a read-only field with
the appliance name pre-selected.
3. If the selected Date Range is one day or longer, you can use the Time Scope menu to restrict the report to a certain time of the
day in one of the following ways:
2. In the Edit Report Data dialog, select the functions that should be run on the event data and included in the report output.
Note
Events generated by plug-ins may populate more options in the Edit Report Data than what is shown here.
Consult the plug-in specific user guide for more information.
2. Click Edit.
3. You will be returned to the Report Viewer report editing screen. Make changes as desired.
4. When you are finished, click Save Report to save the report definition.
2. Click Delete.
Report Viewer will immediately begin generating the report. While the report is processing, it will appear under Pending
Reports.
When the report has been processed, it will move to the list of Saved Reports that have been generated from the report definition.
2. Click View.
3. In the Save Report to Folder dialog, select the directory or drive where you
wish to save the report file.
4. Edit the file name if desired. By default, the report file name will contain the
name of the report and the date the report was run.
2. Click Open.
3. The report file will open in the application on your computer that has been associated with the file type. For example, if the File/
Email Format is set to Excel, clicking Open will open the report in Microsoft Excel, OpenOffice Calc or another spreadsheet
application.
Note
If the selected file type is not associated with an application on your PC, you will be prompted to choose the appropriate
program for the file. For best results, open the report file in the following applications:
• For CSV or XLS: Microsoft Excel
• For HTML: Internet Explorer or another web browser
2. Click Email.
2. Click Open. The file will open in your PC’s default web browser.
3. Hold the CTRL key and press P to access the print dialog.
4. Click Print.
1. Select the saved report to delete from the Saved Reports panel.
2. Click Delete.
3VR Spot Monitor™ 7.0 features support for multiple displays. Users intending to stream video on more than one monitor must also
meet the additional requirements for multi-screen display:
2. The 3VR Client Applications require the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
to function.
Note
It may take up to 5 minutes to install Microsoft .NET
Framework 4.0.
4. The InstallShield Wizard will display the 3VR Client Applications End
User License Agreement.
• To install 3VR Spot Monitor, select ( ) Custom and click Next >.
2. Signing In
Follow these steps to sign in to Spot Monitor.
2. At the sign in screen, enter the User Name and Password of your 3VR
user account.
Note
This chapter outlines the features of the 3VR Spot Monitor client application. For instructions on installing and configuring
a Spot Monitor connected to the BNC output of the appliance, see the 3VR VIP Appliance Installation and Configuration Guide.
Click and drag a corner of the window to resize the window vertically and horizontally at the same time.
The settings in this dialog control the appearance and behavior of Spot Monitor. First, choose the view mode for Spot Monitor:
• To display live video from one camera at a time in a cycling display, select Sequential View. Continue to section 4.1.
• To display live video from multiple cameras at the same time, select Multiplex View. Continue to section 4.2.
3. To display alerts generated by the 3VR system in Spot Monitor, check [ ]Enable alert interrupts.
Enter the length of time for alert interrupts into the Alert interrupt duration text box. When an alert is generated on the sys-
tem, it will be displayed on the monitor in place of the live video feed for this length of time.
5. Use the slider bar under Display interval for each camera (seconds) to specify the number of seconds each camera should be
displayed.
6. Click OK to save the configuration and return to the Spot Monitor main screen.
1. Choose a layout for the Spot Monitor with the layout selector. Click a new layout button to increase or decrease the number and
positioning of players as desired. Up to 36 cameras can be displayed at a time in Spot Monitor.
2. When you have decided on a player layout, click and drag a camera from the camera tree to each blank video player.
Live video from the selected cameras will stream in each position in the video grid.
4. Select Overlays >, then choose an overlay from the sub-menu. The current overlay options are:
• No Overlay
• Camera Name
5. To display alerts generated by the 3VR system in Spot Monitor, check [ ]Enable alert interrupts.
Enter the length of time for alert interrupts into the Alert interrupt duration text box. When an alert is generated on the sys-
tem, it will be displayed on the monitor in place of the live video feed for this length of time.
6. The Spot Monitor application will restart itself periodically to ensure the application continues to run smoothly for days and
weeks at a time. By default, the restart will occur once every 24 hours, but you may set a different restart interval in the Refresh
Interval (hours) box.
7. Click OK to save the configuration and return to the Spot Monitor main screen.
By default, camera overlays are placed in the top-left corner of each video player. If desired, you can re-position the overlay by
clicking and dragging the overlay box.
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