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C•CURE ExacqVision and HDVR Integration Guide

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Table of Contents

Preface 5
Conventions 6
Finding More Information 7
Software House Customer Support Center 8

Chapter 1 - Introduction 11
Overview 12

Chapter 2 - Video Server 13


Creating a Video Folder 14
Accessing the Video Server Editor 15
Accessing the Video Server Editor in the Tree View 15
Accessing the Video Server Editor in Dynamic View 15
Video Server Editor 16
Video Server General Tab Definitions 16
Video Server Tasks 17
Video Server Alarms Tab 19
Video Server Alarms Tab Definitions 19
Examples of Defining Alarm for a Video Server 20
Adding Alarms to a Map 23
Video Server State Images Tab 24
Video Server State Images Icons 24
Changing the VideoEdge Server State Image 24
Restoring the Video Server State Image to the Default Image 24

Chapter 3 - Video Camera 27


Accessing the Video Camera Editor 28
Accessing the Video Camera Editor in the Tree View 28
Accessing the Video Camera Editor in Dynamic View 28
Video Camera General Tab 29
Video Camera General Tab Definitions 29
Creating/Deleting Preset 29
Video Camera Editor 31

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Video Camera Tasks 31
Video Camera Alarms Tab 34
Video Camera Alarms Tab Definitions 34
Defining Alarm for a Camera 35
Alarm Configuration Example 35
Video Camera State Images Tab 37
Video Camera State Images Icons 37
Changing the Video Camera State Image 37
Restoring the Video Camera State Image to the Default Image 37
Video Camera Viewer 38
To Retrieve a Recorded Video 39
To Export Video 39

Chapter 4 - Video View 41


Video View 42
Accessing the Video View Editor 43
Accessing the Video View Editor in Dynamic View 43
Creating a Video View 44
Deleting a Video View 44
Deleting a Video View in Dynamic View 44
Configuring a Video View 44

Chapter 5 - Video Tour 47


Video Tour 48
Accessing the Video Tour Editor 48
Accessing the Video Tour Editor in Dynamic View 48
Creating a Video Tour 48
Deleting a Video Tour 49
Deleting a Video Tour in Dynamic View 49
Configuring a Video Tour 49
Video Tour General Tab 50
Video Tour General Tab Definitions 50
Preview Window 50

Appendix A - Journal Messages 53


Journal Messages Definitions 54

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Preface

The C•CURE 9000 exacqVision and HDVR Configuration Guide is for new and experienced security system users who
want to use these products with the C•CURE 9000 Security Management System.

In this preface

Conventions 6
Finding More Information 7
Software House Customer Support Center 8

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Conventions

Conventions
This manual uses the following text formats and symbols.

Convention Meaning

Bold This font indicates screen elements, and also indicates when you should take a direct action in a procedure.
Bold font describes one of the following items:
• A command or character to type, or
• A button or option on the screen to press, or
• A key on the keyboard to press
• A screen element or name

blue color text Indicates a hyperlink to a URL, or a cross-reference to a figure, table, or section in this guide.

Regular italic font Indicates a new term.

<text> Indicates a variable.

The following items are used to indicate important information.

Indicates a note. Notes call attention to any item of information that may be of special importance.
NOTE

Indicates an alternate method of performing a task.


TIP

Indicates a caution. A caution contains information essential to avoid damage to the system. A caution
can pertain to hardware or software.

Indicates a warning. A warning contains information that advises users that failure to avoid a specific
action could result in physical harm to the user or to the hardware.

Indicates a danger. A danger contains information that users must know to avoid death or serious injury.

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Finding More Information

Finding More Information


You can access C•CURE 9000 manuals and online Help for more information about C•CURE 9000.

Manuals
C•CURE 9000 software manuals are available in Adobe PDF format on the C•CURE 9000 installation media. You can
access the manuals if you copy the appropriate PDF files from the C•CURE 9000 installation media Manuals\CCURE
folder.

The available C•CURE 9000 Software House manuals are listed in the C•CURE 9000 Installation and Upgrade Guide.

These manuals are also available from the Software House Member Center website
(http://www.swhouse.com/TechnicalLibrary/TechLibSW.aspx).

Online Help
You can access C•CURE 9000 Help by pressing F1 or clicking Help from the menu bar in the Administration/Monitoring
Station applications.

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Software House Customer Support Center

Software House Customer Support Center

Telephone Technical Support


During the period of the Agreement, the following guidelines apply:
■ Software House accepts service calls only from employees of the Systems Integrator of Record for the installation
associated with the support inquiry.

Before Calling
Ensure that you:
■ Are the Dealer of record for this account.
■ Are certified by Software House for this product.
■ Have a valid license and current Software Support Agreement (SSA) for the system.
■ Have your system serial number available.
■ Have your certification number available.

Hours Normal Support Hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., EST. Except holidays.

Emergency Support Hours 24 hours/day, seven days a week, 365 days/year.


Requires Enhanced SSA “7 x 24” Standby Telephone Support
(emergency) provided to Certified Technicians.
For all other customers, billable on time and materials basis.
Minimum charges apply – See MSRP.

Phone For telephone support contact numbers for all regions, see http://www.swhouse.com/support/contact_technical_support.aspx.

EMEA
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. CET
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■ Direct: +31 475 352 722

Local Direct Dial Numbers:


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■ Germany: 0800 1806 757
■ Italy: +39-0230 510 112
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Software House Customer Support Center

■ Nordic: 04494 9001


■ Greece: 00800-312 294 53
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■ Russia: 81080020521031
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■ Sao Paulo: + 55 11 3181 7377

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Software House Customer Support Center

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

This chapter introduces exacqVision and HDVR.

In this chapter:

Overview 12

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Overview

Overview
The C•CURE 9000 integration application is used to configure video servers and video cameras. The operator can display
video views, video tours, perform PTZ controls and trigger alarm events or camera actions when the camera alarm is
activated.

The following is a list of major features supported by this integration:


■ Live video
■ Simultaneous live and recorded video views from up to 16 cameras
■ Export of video to .avi and .ps format
■ Playback of pre-recorded video
■ Video control such as PTZ (domes only)
■ Video tours
■ Video alarms
■ PTZ presets based on event, alarm input or video tour
■ C•CURE triggered recording on exacqVision server
■ HDVR Dry Contacts (previously named Inputs):
• Are listed in the Video tree when a recorder is added.
• Alarms can be set on individual HDVR Dry Contacts listed in the Video tree.
• Can be added to maps.

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Chapter 2 - Video Server

This chapter describes how to configure the Video Server.

In this chapter

Creating a Video Folder 14


Accessing the Video Server Editor 15
Video Server Editor 16
Video Server Alarms Tab 19
Adding Alarms to a Map 23
Video Server State Images Tab 24

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Creating a Video Folder

Creating a Video Folder


Folders are used to group object configurations.

This section describes how to create a new folder for the Video objects.

To Create a New Video Folder


1. Double-click on the Administration Workstation icon on the desktop to open it.
(Alternately, you can select All Programs>Tyco>C•CURE 9000>Administration Station.)
2. Click on the Video pane button.
3. Right-click on the Video tree and select Video Folder>New.
4. Enter a name and description (optional) for the Video folder.
5. Click Save and Close.

The new folder is listed under the Video tree.

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Accessing the Video Server Editor

Accessing the Video Server Editor


This section describes how to access the Video Server Editor, shown in on Page 16, from the Video Tree or from the
Dynamic View.

Accessing the Video Server Editor in the Tree View

To Access the Video Server


1. In the Navigation pane of the C•CURE 9000 Administration Station, click Video. The Video pane opens.
2. Expand the Video tree.
3. Right-click on the video folder and select exacqVision/HDVR Video Server>New to configure a new Video Server.
Or, open the video folder by clicking on located to the left of the folder. Right-click on the configured Video Server
that you want to access, select Edit from the context menu to open the Video Server Editor with the General tab
available. You can also open a Video Server by double-clicking on its name.

Accessing the Video Server Editor in Dynamic View

To Access the Video Server Editor in Dynamic View


1. In the Navigation pane of the Administration Station, click Video to open the Video pane.
2. Select exacqVision/HDVR Video Server from the Video pane drop-down list.

3. Click to configure a new Video Server. The Video Server editor opens with the General tab available.

Or, Click to open a Dynamic View showing all configured Video Server objects. Double-click on the Video Server
in the list that you want to access and select Edit from the context menu. The Video Server editor opens with the
General tab available.C•CURE 9000

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Video Server Editor

Video Server Editor


The Video Server Editor, shown in on Page 16, lets you create video server objects. You associate video server objects
with camera, alarm and server action objects.

See the following:


■ Video Server General Tab Definitions on Page 16
■ Video Server Tasks on Page 17
■ Video Server Alarms Tab on Page 19
■ Video Server State Images Tab on Page 24

Video Server General Tab Definitions


Table 1 on Page 16 describes the fields on the Video Server General tab.
Table 1: Video Server General Tab Definitions

Fields/Buttons Description

Name Enter a unique name up to 100 characters.

Description Enter a textual description up to 500 characters for the server.

Enabled If enabled, C•CURE 9000 attempts to communicate with the server. If not enabled C•CURE 9000does
not attempt to communicate with the server.

Server ID

Video Protocol Automatically populated with the video protocol.

Import Cameras Click to import all cameras set up with the current video server. See Importing/Creating a Camera on
Page 31.

Connect Checks the server connection. If all user credentials are entered and validated, the server is Online.

Online After the connection is successfully established, indicates the current video server is online.

Connection Configuration

User Name Enter the user name of the server. See the Server Quick Start Guide.

Password Enter the password of the server. See the Server Quick Start Guide.

Re-enter Re-enter the password.


Password

IP Address Enter a valid IP Address.


NOTE: You can use the same IP Address between a CCTV unit and a video server as long as the port
values are different.

Communication Select the communication port number previously configured for remote communication in the video
Port server. Range is 0 to 32767. The default is 22609.

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Fields/Buttons Description

Preset Setting Set the period in seconds that the server will try to set presets.
Timeout Range: 1 to 60 seconds.
Default: 5 seconds.

Server Info

Server Automatically populated with the server information after a successful configuration and connection.
Description

Serial Number Automatically populated with the Serial Number after a successful configuration and connection.

Server Version Automatically populated with the server version after a successful configuration and connection.

API Version Automatically populated with the API version after a successful configuration and connection.

Video Server Tasks

Creating a Video Server

To Create a Video Server


1. In the Navigation pane of the C•CURE 9000 Administration Station, click Video to open the Video pane.
2. Expand the Video tree. Right-click on the video folder and select exacqVision/HDVR Video Server>New.
The Video Server editor opens allowing you create a configuration.
3. Enter a unique name up to 100 characters long in the Name field.
4. Enter a textual description up to 500 characters for the Video Server in the Description field.
5. Click the Enabled option to establish communication between C•CURE 9000 and the Video Server.
6. Make the associated configurations in the General tab. See Video Server General Tab Definitions on Page 16.
7. Click the Alarms tab to configure alarms for the Video Server. See Video Server Alarms Tab on Page 19.
8. Click the State Images tab to view the state images for Video Server. See Video Server State Images Icons on Page
24.
9. When you finish editing, click Save and Close to save the configuration and exit.
Alternatively, if you want to save the Video server and then create a new one, click Save and New. The current Video
Server is saved and closed, the Video Server Editor remains open to allow you create a new Video Server.
10. All HDVR Dry Contacts (inputs) are listed in the Video tree under the Video Server.

Deleting a Video Server

To Delete a Video Server


1. In the Navigation pane of the C•CURE 9000 Administration Station, click Video to open the Video pane.

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Video Server Editor

2. Expand the Video tree. Open the video folder by clicking on located to the left of the folder.
3. Right-click the Video Server that you want to delete, select Delete from the context menu.
A message box appears stating "Are you sure that you want to delete the selected Video Server object?"
4. Click Yes in the message box to delete the Video Server.

Deleting a Video Server in Dynamic View

To Delete a Video Server


1. In the Navigation pane of the Administration Station, click Video to open the Video pane.
2. Select the Video Server from the Hardware pane drop-down list.

3. Click to open a Dynamic View showing all Video Server objects.


4. Right-click on the Video Server that you want to delete, and select Delete from the context menu.
A message box appears stating "Are you sure that you want to delete the selected Video Server object?"
5. Click Yes in the message box to delete the Video Server.

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Video Server Alarms Tab

Video Server Alarms Tab


The Video Server Alarms tab, shown in on Page 19, provides a list of alarms configured for the video server. You must set
up server alarms using the vender utility on the video server side before the alarms can be configured in C•CURE 9000.

Alarms can also be configured from the Video Tree. Right-click on the HDVR Dry Contact
NOTE listed in the Video Tree and select Edit>Alarms.

Video Server Alarms Tab Definitions


Table 2 on Page 19 provides definitions for the fields on Video Server Alarms tab.
Table 2: Video Server Alarms Tab Definitions

Field/Button Description

Add Click Add in the Alarms tab to create a new alarm.

Remove Click Remove in the Alarms tab to delete a selected alarm.

Property
Click in the Property column, and then click . The Property browser opens displaying properties available for the
server. Click a Property to select it and add it to the column.
For the Video Server, there is only one property: Video Server Alarm.

Value Click in the Value column to display a drop-down list of Values associated with the Property that you selected. Click a
Value you want to include as a parameter for the trigger to assign it to the column.
Two values are available: Online and Offline.
NOTE: You must select the Property before you can select the Value.

Action Click in the Action column to display a drop-down list of valid actions. Click on Action that you want to include as a
parameter for the trigger to add it to the column. Two types of actions are available now: Activate Event and Video Camera
Action.
If you select Activate Event, the lower pane in the Alarm tab displays an Event field for you to define the Action
details.See To Configure an Event to Activate on Page 20.
If you select Video Camera Action, the lower pane displays two sub-tabs: Camera tab and Action Type tab. See To
Create a Video Camera Action on Page 21.

Details Displays details about how the Action was configured.

Schedule Only the Always Schedule is available for the Video Server.

Event Allows you to select an event for the alarm.


NOTE: This selection is only available if Activate an Event was selected in the Action column drop-down list.
See the C•CURE 9000 Software Configuration Guide for information about events.

Camera tab (available if Video Camera Action was selected in the Action field)

Server
Specifies the server for the action. Click to open a list of predefined video servers.
NOTE: You must select the server before you can select the camera.

Camera
Specify the camera for the action. Click to open a list of predefined video cameras.

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Field/Button Description

Action Type tab (available if Video Camera Action was selected)

Action Type Selects the action type, such as Record Camera, Camera Preset Command and Camera Pattern Command.
NOTE: Only Record Camera and Camera Preset Command are available.
Enter the parameters for the action type. The parameters vary according to the action type selected. See Parameters on
Page 20.

Parameters

Pre Alarm Time Sets pre-alarm recording time for the camera when you select Record Camera as the action type.

Post Alarm Time Sets post-alarm recording time for the camera when you select Record Camera as the action type.

Preset Selects the preset number to set this preset as the object when you select Camera Preset Command as the action type.

Schedule Only the Always Schedule is available for Video Server.

Table 3 on Page 20 contains an example of an alarm configuration.


Table 3: Alarm Configuration Example

The following Alarms tab settings:

Property Value Action Details Schedule

Video Server Alarm Online Activate Event Display_1 Always

Would create the following Event:

Anytime (Always Schedule) the Video Server Alarm (Property) equals Online (Value), activate the Event (Action) named
Display_1 (Details).
Display_1 is an Event you select in the Event field.
For information about how to create and configure an Event, see the C•CURE 9000 Software Configuration Guide.

Examples of Defining Alarm for a Video Server

To Configure an Event to Activate


1. From the Video Server Editor dialog box, navigate to the Alarms tab.
2. Click Add in the Alarms tab to create a new alarm.
3. In the Property column, select Video Server Alarm.
4. In the Value column, select Online.
5. In the Action column, select Activate an Event.
6. The lower pane in the Alarm tab displays an Event field for you to define the Action details.

Click to open the Event dialog box. Select an event (example: Display Viewer) that you want to associate with
the alarm. Display Viewer is an event configured in C•CURE 9000 Administration Station. See the C•CURE 9000
Software Configuration Guide for information about events.

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Once you define the Action details, the Details column displays information about how the Action has been
configured.
7. Click Save and Close to save the configuration and exit.
When the status of Video Server Alarm changes from Offline to Online, the alarm is triggered.

You can find the associated logs, as shown below, in C•CURE 9000 Monitoring Station.

To Create a Video Camera Action


1. From the Video Server Editor dialog box, navigate to the Alarms tab.
2. Click Add in the Alarms tab to create a new alarm.

3. Click in the Property column to open the Video Server dialog box showing Properties available for the server.
Select Video Server Alarm.
4. Click in the Value column to display a drop-down list. Select Online.
5. Click in the Action column to display a drop-down list of valid actions and select Video Camera Action. The lower
pane in the Alarms tab displays two sub-tabs: Camera tab and Action Type tab.
6. In the Camera sub-tab, select a server (for example, with the IP address is 10.51.237.105) and a camera (for example,
01-Camera).
7. In the Action Type sub-tab, select Record Camera as the Action Type. Set Pre Alarm Time as 5 seconds and
Post Alarm Time as 2 minutes.
8. Click Save and Close to save the configuration and exit.
9. Take the server offline. After a while, put the server online. When the state changes from offline to online, the
configured alarm is triggered.
You can find associated logs in C•CURE 9000 Monitoring Station. According to the journal, the server is online at
10:34:49 AM. The recording starts as 10:34:44 AM. The journal displays the server’s IP address instead of its name,
as shown below.

10. If you want to check this record, open the popup view window of the 01_Camera. Click to open the Recorded
pane. Click Time Range and enter the time, as shown below. See To Retrieve a Recorded Video on Page 39.

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Video Server Alarms Tab

11. Click Get Videoto see the recorded video.

To Remove an Alarm
1. From the Video Server editor dialog box, navigate to the Alarms tab.
2. Use to select the row in the Alarms table for the alarm you want to remove.
3. Click Remove.
4. Click Save and Close to save the configuration and exit.

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Adding Alarms to a Map

Adding Alarms to a Map


This section describes how to add exacqVision/HDVR server and camera alarms to a C•CURE 9000 map.

See the C•CURE 9000 Data Views Guide for more information about maps.

To add alarms to a Map


1. Click the Data Views pane button.
2. Select Maps from the Data View drop-down menu.
3. Click New.
4. In the Maps dialog box:

a. Click (Load External File) to open a Windows file selection dialog box so you can load an existing graphic file,
such as a floor plan, to start building a map. Two file categories exist: vector files and raster files. The file types
include:
— Vector - *.dwg *.dxf
— Raster - *.jpg, *.png
You can select the file type to load by choosing either Vector or Raster in the Files of Type field on the Windows
file selection dialog box.
b. Click Import.

c. Click (Add an icon to the map).


5. In the Maps Icon Properties dialog box:

a. Click the Type (browse) to open the Select Type dialog box.
b. Scroll down the list and Select HDVR Dry Contact.
c. Click Save and Close.
d. The icon appears on the map.
6. In the Maps dialog box:
a. Position the icon to a location on the map.
b. Click Save.
c. Click Save and Close.

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Video Server State Images Tab

Video Server State Images Tab


The State Images tab, shown in on Page 24, provides a means to change the default images used to indicate the Video
Server states on the Monitoring Station.

Video Server State Images Icons


Table 4 on Page 24 lists the name and description of each Video Server State Images icon.
Table 4: Video Server State Images Icons

Icon Name

Unknown

Online

Offline

Failed Volume

Unhealthy Disk

Disk Temperature

Changing the VideoEdge Server State Image


From the State Images tab, you can change the images that appear in the Monitoring Station that represent the Video
Server.

To Change a Video Server State Image


1. From the Video Server State Images tab, double-click on the existing image. A Windows Open dialog box appears
allowing you to browse for a folder in which you have placed the replacement images.
2. When you locate the replacement image, select it and click Open to replace the default image with the new image.
3. Click Save and Close to save the configuration.

Restoring the Video Server State Image to the Default Image

To Restore the Video Server State Image to the Default Image


1. In the Video Server State Images tab, right-click on the image and select Restore Default.

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2. Click Save and Close to save the configuration.

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Chapter 3 - Video Camera

This chapter describes how to configure the Video Camera.

In this chapter:

Accessing the Video Camera Editor 28


Video Camera General Tab 29
Video Camera Editor 31
Video Camera Alarms Tab 34
Video Camera State Images Tab 37
Video Camera Viewer 38

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Accessing the Video Camera Editor

Accessing the Video Camera Editor

Accessing the Video Camera Editor in the Tree View

To Access the Video Camera in the Tree View


1. In the Navigation pane of the C•CURE 9000 Administration Station, click Video. The Video pane opens.
2. Expand the Video tree.
3. Open the Video folder by clicking on located to the left of the folder.
4. Right-click on the Video Server and select exacqVision/HDVR Camera>New to configure a new camera. The Video
Camera editor opens with the General tab available.
Or, right-click on the configured camera that you want to access, select Edit from the context menu to open the Video
Camera Editor with the General tab available. You can also open the camera by double-clicking on the camera name.

Accessing the Video Camera Editor in Dynamic View

To Access the Video Camera Editor in Dynamic View


1. In the Navigation pane of the Administration Station, click Video to open the Video pane.
2. Select exacqVision/HDVR Camera from the Video pane drop-down list.

3. Click to configure a new camera. The Video Camera editor opens with the General tab available.

Or, click to open a Dynamic View showing all configured camera objects. Double-click on the camera in the list
that you want to access and select Edit from the context menu. The Video Camera editor opens with the General tab
available.

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Video Camera General Tab

Video Camera General Tab


The Video Camera General tab, shown in on Page 29 allows you to configure basic settings for cameras.

Video Camera General Tab Definitions


Table 5 on Page 29 describes the fields and buttons on the Video Camera General tab.
Table 5: Video Camera General Tab

Field/Button Description

Name Enter a unique name up to 100 characters long for the Video Camera.

Description Enter a description up to 500 characters long for the camera.

Enabled Select the Enabled check box to establish the communication between the video camera and
the video server.

Camera Type Select the camera type from the drop-down list. Two types are available: Fixed and Dome.

Camera ID The camera ID is automatically populated.

Presets

Create Select a preset view. Enter a name for the preset in the left box and click Create to create a
new preset.

Delete Select a preset view in the left drop-down list and click Delete to delete the preset selected.

Pan/Tilt

Activates pan and tilt operations for a dome camera. (You can check the image changing in
the left image display area.)
• Use horizontal arrows to move the camera from side to side.
• Use vertical arrows to move the camera up and down.
• Use diagonal arrows to perform a combination of side to side and up and down motions.
NOTE:You can also perform these operations directly in the left image display area by putting
the cursor in the image display area and clicking when the cursor becomes the moving arrow.

Speed Control the tracking speed of the pan/tilt operations. Drag the slider from left to right to change
the speed from slow to fast.

Zoom

Zoom the image in or out.

Speed Control the zoom speed.

Creating/Deleting Preset
1. Select a preset position by using the Pan/Tilt arrow.
2. In the box to the left of Create , enter a name for the preset and click Create

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Video Camera General Tab

3. The number of the newly created cameras will be automatically added in the Preset drop-down list. You can click the
arrow button to open the Preset drop-down list to check the number.
4. If you want to delete an existing preset, select the preset from the Preset drop-down list.
5. Click Delete to delete.

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Video Camera Editor


You use the Video Camera Editor to configure basic setting information about cameras.

See the following:


■ Video Camera Tasks on Page 31
■ Video Camera General Tab on Page 29
■ Video Server Alarms Tab on Page 19
■ Video Camera State Images Tab on Page 37

Video Camera Tasks

Accessing the Video Camera Editor

To Access the Video Camera


1. In the Navigation pane of the C•CURE 9000 Administration Station, click Video. The Video pane opens.
2. Expand the Video pane. Open the Video folder by clicking on located to the left of the folder.
3. Expand the tree by clicking on located to the left of the folder.
4. In the folder, right-click the camera that you want to access, select Edit from the context menu to open the Video
Camera Editor with the General tab available. You can also open the camera by double-clicking on the camera name.

Accessing the Video Camera Editor in Dynamic View

To Access the Video Camera Editor in Dynamic View


1. In the Navigation pane of the Administration Station, click Video to open the Video pane.
2. Select Video Camera from the Video pane drop-down list.

3. Click to open a Dynamic View showing all camera objects.


4. Double-click on the camera in the list that you want to access and select Edit from the context menu. The Video
Camera editor opens with the General tab available.

Importing/Creating a Camera

To Import a Camera
1. Open the Video Server Editor with the General tab available.
2. In the General tab, click Import Cameras to import cameras set up with the current video server.
After a while, a message box appears stating “The camera import is complete. Click Save and Close to take effect.”
3. Click OK.
4. Click Save and Close and re-open the video camera editor to see the imported cameras listed in the tree in the left
Video pane.

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To Create a Camera
1. In the Navigation pane of the C•CURE 9000 Administration Station, click Video to open the Video pane.
2. Open the Video folder by clicking on located to the left of the folder.
3. Right-click on the folder, select Video Camera->New.
The Video Camera editor opens allowing you to configure a camera.
4. After you have configured the camera, click Save and Close to save and exit.
Alternatively, if you want to save the video camera and then create a new one, click Save and New. The current video
camera is saved and closed, but the Video Camera Editor remains open to allow you create a new video camera.

Deleting an Video Camera

To Delete an Video Camera


1. In the Navigation pane of the C•CURE 9000 Administration Station, click Video to open the Video Pane.
2. Open the Video folder by clicking on located to the left of the folder.
3. Expand the tree by clicking on located to the left of the folder.
4. In the Tree, right-click the camera that you want to delete, select Delete from the context menu.
A message box appears stating "Are you sure that you want to delete the selected camera?"
5. Click Yes in the message box to delete the Video Camera.

Deleting a Video Camera in Dynamic View

To Delete an Video Camera


1. In the Navigation pane of the Administration Station, click Video to open the Video pane.
2. Select Video Camera from the Video pane drop-down list.

3. Click to open a Dynamic View showing all camera objects.


4. In the list, right-click the camera that you want to delete and select Delete from the context menu.
A message box appears stating "Are you sure that you want to delete the selected camera?"
5. Click Yes in the message box to delete the Video Camera.

Configuring an Video Camera

To Configure an Video Camera


1. In the Navigation pane of the Administration Workstation, click Video to open the Video pane.
2. Select from the Video pane drop-down list.

3. Click to open a Dynamic View showing all Video Camera objects.

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4. Double-click on the Video Camera in the list that you want to configure. The Video Camera editor opens.
5. Type a unique name up to 100 characters in the Name field.
6. Type a textual description up to 500 characters in the Description field.
7. Click the Enabled option to establish communication between C•CURE 9000 and the Video Camera.
8. Create a basic Configuration in General tab. See Video Camera General Tab on Page 29.
9. Click the Alarms tab to configure Alarms for the Video Camera editor panel. See Video Camera Alarms Tab on Page
34.
10. Click the StateImages tab to view the state images for Video Camera editor panel. See Video Camera State Images
Tab on Page 37.
11. After you finish editing, click Save and Close to save the configuration.

Creating/Deleting Presets

To Create or Delete a Preset


1. Select a preset position by using the Pan/Tilt arrow.
2. In the box to the left of Create , enter a name for the preset and click Create. The number of the newly created
cameras will be automatically added in the Preset drop-down list.
3. Click the arrow button to open the Preset drop-down list to check the number.
4. To delete an existing preset, select the preset from the Preset drop-down list.
5. Click Delete to delete the preset.

Activating Soft Triggers


When C•CURE 9000 connects to the ExacqVision server it creates a soft trigger for each camera on the system.

To Select or Activate a soft trigger


1. In the Navigation pane of the C•CURE 9000 Administration Station, click Configuration to open the Configuration
Pane.
2. Select Event from the dropdown list and select New.
3. In the Event pane select the Action tab.
4. Select Video Camera Action from the dropdown list.
5. In the Action Type tab select Soft Trigger.

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Video Camera Alarms Tab


The Video Camera Alarms tab, shown in on Page 35, provides a list of alarms configured for this video camera. You must
set up camera alarms using the vender utility on the video server side before the alarms can be configured in C•CURE
9000.

Alarms can also be configured from the Video Tree. Right-click on the HDVR Dry Contact
NOTE listed in the Video Tree and select Edit>Alarms.

Video Camera Alarms Tab Definitions


on Page 34 provides definitions for the fields on Video Camera Alarms tab of the Video Camera.
Table 6: Video Camera Tab

Fields/Buttons Description

Add Click Add in the Alarms tab to create a new alarm.

Remove Click Remove in the Alarms tab to delete a selected alarm.

Property
Click in the Property column, and then click . The Property browser opens presenting properties available
for the panel. Click a Property to select it and add it to the column.
There are two properties available:Video Camera Alarm and Videoloss

Value Click in the Value column to display a drop-down list of Values associated with the Property that you have
selected. Click a Value you want to include as a parameter for the trigger to assign it to the column.
If you select the property of Video Camera Alarm, click within the Value column to display a drop-down list with
four values available for you to select: Normal, Motion, Analytics and Alarm.
If you select the property of Videoloss, two values are available: True and False.To enable the value of True,
select the check box that appears when you click in the field. To change the value of False, clear the check box.
NOTE: You must select the Property before you can select the Value.

Action Click in the Action column to display a drop-down list of valid actions. Click on Action that you want to include as a
parameter for the trigger to add it to the column. Two types of actions are available now: Activate Event & Video
Camera Action.
• For more information about Activate Event, see To Configure an Event to Activate on Page 20 .
• For more information about Video Camera Action, see To Create a Video Camera Action on Page 21.

Details Display details about how the Action was configured.

Schedule

Event (available if Activate an Allows you select an event for the alarm.
Event was selected in the NOTE: This field is only available only if Activated an Event was selected in the Action column drop-down list.
Action field)
See the C•CURE 9000Software Configuration Guide for information about events.

Camera tab (available if Video Camera Action was selected in the Action field)

Server
Specify the server for the action. Click to open a list of predefined video servers.
NOTE: You must select the server before you can select the cameras.

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Fields/Buttons Description

Camera
Specify the camera for the action. Click to open a list of predefined video camera.

Action Type tab (available if Video Camera Action was selected)

Action Type Select the action type, such as: Record Camera, Camera Preset Command, Camera Pattern Command, and
Soft Trigger.
Enter the parameters for the action type. The parameters vary according to the action type selected. See
Parameters on Page 35.

Parameters

Pre Alarm Time Set pre-alarm recording time for the camera when you select Record Camera as the action type.

Post Alarm Time Set post-alarm recording time for the camera when you select Record Camera as the action type

Preset Select the preset number to set this preset as the object when you select Camera Preset Command as the action
type.

Defining Alarm for a Camera

To Define an Alarm

See Alarm Configuration Example on Page 35.


NOTE

To Remove an Alarm
1. From the Video Camera dialog box, navigate to the Alarms tab.
2. Use to select the row in the Alarms table for the Alarm you want to remove.
3. Click Remove.
4. Click Save and Close to save and exit.

Table 7 on Page 35 contains an example of an Alarm configuration.

Alarm Configuration Example


Table 7: Alarm Configuration Example

The following Alarms tab settings:

Property Value Action Details Schedule

Video Server Alarm Online Activate Event Display_1 Always

Would create the following Event:

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The following Alarms tab settings:

Anytime (Always Schedule) the Video Server Alarm (Property) equals Online (Value), activate the Event (Action) named
Display_1 (Details).
Display_1 is an Event you select in the Event field.
For information about how to create and configure an Event, see the C•CURE 9000 Software Configuration Guide

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Video Camera State Images Tab


The State Images tab, shown in on Page 37, allows you to change the default images used to indicate the Video Camera
states on the Monitoring Station.

Video Camera State Images Icons


Table 8 on Page 37 lists the name and description of each Video Camera State Images icon.
Table 8: Video Camera State Images Icons

Icon Name Description

Unknown The camera is in unknown state.

Recording The camera is recording.

Alarm The camera is in alarm state.

Commloss The communication between camera and video server is lost.

Changing the Video Camera State Image


From the Video Camera State Images tab, you can change the images that appear in the Monitoring Station to represent
Video Camera.

To Change a Video Camera State Image


1. From the Video Camera State Images tab, double-click on the existing image. A Windows Open dialog box appears
allowing you to browse for a folder in which you have placed the replacement images.
2. When you locate the replacement image, select it and click Open to replace the default image with the new image.
3. Click Save and Close to save the configuration.

Restoring the Video Camera State Image to the Default Image

To Restore the Video Camera State Image to the Default Image


1. In the Video Camera State Images tab, right-click on the image and select Restore Default.
2. Click Save and Close to save the configuration.

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Video Camera Viewer


The video camera viewer enables you to view video from all cameras connected to the Video Server in the Administration
Workstation.

There are three views that can be accessed from the context menu of a Video Camera:
■ View displays the video in a Dynamic View.
■ Popup View displays the video in a Pop-up Window.
■ View in Current Tab displays the video in the current tab in the content area.

The Video Camera Viewer has the buttons shown in Table 9 on Page 38.
Table 9: Video Viewer Buttons

Click... To...

Display camera information on top of the video stream.This function is not available now.

Take a snap. This function is not available now.

Retrieve a recorded video.


Opens Recorded Video Configuration so that you can select a certain period to retrieve a video. See To Retrieve a Recorded Video
on Page 39.

Begin to record a video.


The camera starts to record a video with pre alarm time 15 seconds and post alarm time 15 seconds.

Reconnect the camera.

Export video. See To Export Video on Page 39.

Camera PTZ Controls. Use horizontal arrows to move the camera from side to side. Use the vertical arrows to move the camera up
and down.

Zoom the image in or out.

To access the Camera Presets, click on the arrow located at the end of the top right of the display.

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To Retrieve a Recorded Video

To Retrieve a Recorded Video

1. Click to open a Recorded dialog box at the bottom of the window.


2. Click Time Range. The Retrieve Recorded Videodialog box opens to enter the dates and times to retrieve the
recorded video.
3. Click Get Video to retrieve the recorded video for the dates and times specified. You are returned to the Video Camera
view, and the video starts playing immediately.

■ The Retrieve recorded video button turns red when the recorded video is playing.

■ Click on to launch live video.

To Export Video

To Export Video

1. Click Export Video. The Retrieve Recorded Video dialog box opens for you to enter the dates and times to
retrieve the recorded video that you want to export.
2. Click Get Video to open the Save as dialog box. Select a folder to save the exported file in drop-down list and enter
the file name.
3. Click Save to finish.

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Chapter 4 - Video View

This chapter describes how to create and configure a Video View with the Video Camera.

In this chapter

Video View 42

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Video View
A Video View is a view from a camera or group of cameras. It serves as a building block to construct a video tour.

The Video View Editor is shown in Figure 1 on Page 42, and the fields and buttons are described in Table 10 on Page 42.
Figure 1: Video View

Table 10: Video View Editor Definitions

Fields/Buttons Description

Name Enter a unique name, up to 100 characters long, to identify the Video View.

Description Enter a description, up to 500 characters, to identify the Video View.

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Table 10: Video View Editor Definitions (continued)

Fields/Buttons Description

Server Name Lists all the video hardware in the tree starting with the video server and the cameras
Name connected to it in rows. This is the default view.
• To add a camera to the view grid in the tree view (the default view, you must click on the
row to highlight it, and then click on it again to drag and drop the camera into the view
grid.
• To view the name of the server and the cameras assigned to it in a dynamic view, as
shown in Figure 1 on Page 42, drag Server Name to the Drag columns to group by
here area.
• To view all the cameras by name in a dynamic view, drag Name to the Drag columns to
group by here area. The cameras are listed in row format. You can click on the next
to a camera to view the server name that the camera is connected to.
• Multiple camera can be selected in the dynamic view by holding down the Shift key and
Ctrl click on each one and then drag and drop the selection to the grid.
• Dragging and dropping a server in the dynamic view to the grid populates the grid with all
the cameras configured on that server.

Enables you to select the number of cameras displayed inside the view. After you select a
view grid type, the appropriate view grid appears in the view area. Each grid is linked to a
camera and shows the video for that camera. Without a link to the camera, the grid remains
blank. You can choose 1x1, 2x2, 3x3, 4x4, 1x5 and 2x8 grid types.

See the C•CURE 9000 Data Views Guide for descriptions of the Dynamic View buttons. Hovering the mouse cursor over the
button gives you a brief description.

Accessing the Video View Editor

To Access the Video View Editor


1. In the Navigation pane of the C•CURE 9000 Administration Station, click Video to open the Video pane.

2. Expand the Video tree. Open the Video folder by clicking located to the left of the folder.

3. Open the Views folder by clicking located to the left of the folder.
4. In the Views folder, right-click on the Video View that you want to access, select Edit from the context menu to open
the Video View Editor.

Accessing the Video View Editor in Dynamic View

To Access the Video View Editor in Dynamic View


1. In the Navigation pane of the Administration Station, click Video to open the Video pane.
2. Select Video View from the Video pane drop-down list.

3. Click to open a Dynamic View showing all Video View objects.


4. Double-click on the Video View in the list that you want to access, and select Edit from the context menu. The Video
View Editor opens.

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Creating a Video View

To Create a Video View


1. In the Navigation pane of the C•CURE 9000 Administration Station, click Video to open the Video pane.

2. Open the video folder by clicking on located to the left of the folder. In the Video folder, right-click the Views and
select New.
3. The Video View editor opens, allowing you create a new view. For more information, see Configuring a Video View on
Page 44.
4. After you complete the configuration, click Save and Close to save the configuration and exit.
Alternatively, if you want to save the video view and then create a new one, click Save and New. The current video
view is saved and closed, but the Video View Editor remains open to allow you create a new Video view.

Deleting a Video View


1. In the Navigation pane of the C•CURE 9000 Administration Station, click Video to open the Video Pane.

2. Open the video folder by clicking on located to the left of the folder.

3. Open the Views folder by clicking on located to the left of the folder.
4. In the Video Tree, right-click on the Video View that you want to delete, select Delete from the context menu.
A message box appears stating "Are you sure that you want to delete the selected Video View object?".
5. Click Yes in the message box to delete the view.

Deleting a Video View in Dynamic View

To Delete a Video View


1. In the Navigation pane of the Administration Station, click Video to open the Video pane.
2. Select Video View from the Video pane drop-down list.

3. Click to open a Dynamic View showing all View objects.


4. In the list, right-click on the View that you want to delete and select Delete from the context menu.
A message box appears stating "Are you sure that you want to delete the selected Video View object?".
5. Click Yes in the message box to delete the view.

Configuring a Video View

To Configure a Video View


1. Create a new View or open an existed View. See Creating a Video View on Page 44 , Accessing the Video View Editor
on Page 43 or Accessing the Video View Editor in Dynamic View on Page 43.

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2. Enter a unique name, up to 100 characters, in the Name field.


3. Enter a textual description, up to 500 characters, in the Description field.
4. Click to select a view grid type, which will display in the area below the View Grid Type toolbar.
5. Click Save and Close to save the configuration and exit.

To Delete a Camera from the View

1. After you successfully add a camera, the camera name and a (x) appears on the top of the image.

2. To delete the camera from the view, click (x).


3. Click Save and Close to save the configuration and exit.

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Chapter 5 - Video Tour

This chapter describes how to create and configure a Video Tour with the Video Camera.

In this chapter

Video Tour 48
Video Tour General Tab 50

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Video Tour
A video tour is a list of views in sequence for a user- defined dwell time in a Live Video Window. This feature enables you
to view live video from a configured collection of views that are configured to display different cameras and camera groups
in a time sequence.

Beginning with the first camera, video is displayed for a fixed amount of time before automatically advancing to the next
camera. This process continues until the last camera in the tour is reached, or indefinitely if looping is enabled. Looping is
the ability for a user to continuously replay the video tour.

Accessing the Video Tour Editor

To Access the Video Tour Editor


1. In the Navigation pane of the C•CURE 9000 Administration Station, click Video to open the Video Pane.

2. Expand the Video tree. Open the Video folder by clicking on located to the left of the folder.

3. Open the Tours folder by clicking on located to the left of the folder.
4. In the Tour Tree, right-click on the Tour that you want to access, select Edit from the context menu to open the Video
Tour Editor.

Accessing the Video Tour Editor in Dynamic View

To Access the Video Tour Editor in Dynamic View


1. In the Navigation pane of the Administration Station, click Video to open the Video pane.
2. Select Video Tour from the Video pane drop-down list.

3. Click to open a Dynamic View showing all Video Tour objects.


4. Double-click on the Video Tour in the list that you want to access, and select Edit from the context menu. The Video
Tour Editor opens.

Creating a Video Tour

To Create a Video Tour


1. In the Navigation pane of the C•CURE 9000 Administration Station, click Video to open the Video pane.

2. Open the Video folder by clicking on located to the left of the folder. In the Video folder, right-click on Tours and
select New.
3. The Video Tour editor opens, allowing you create the configuration. For more information about configuration, see
Configuring a Video Tour on Page 49.
4. After you finish the configuration, click Save and Close to save the configuration and exit.
Alternatively, if you want to save the video tour and then create a new one, click Save and New. The current video
tour is saved and closed, but the Video Tour Editor remains open to allow you create a new video tour.

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Deleting a Video Tour


1. In the Navigation pane of the C•CURE 9000 Administration Station, click Video to open the Video pane.

2. Open the Video folder by clicking on located to the left of the folder.

3. Open the Tours folder by clicking on located to the left of the folder.
4. In the Tour Tree, right-click on the Tour that you want to delete, select Delete from the context menu.
A message box appears stating "Are you sure that you want to delete the selected Video Tour object?".
5. Click Yes in the message box to delete the tour.

Deleting a Video Tour in Dynamic View

To Delete a Video Tour


1. In the Navigation pane of the Administration Station, click Video to open the Video pane.
2. Select Video Tour from the Video pane drop-down list.

3. Click to open a Dynamic View showing all Tour objects.


4. In the list, right-click on the Tour that you want to delete, and select Delete from the context menu.
A message box appears stating “Are you sure that you want to delete the selected Video Tour object?”.
5. Click Yes in the message box to delete the tour.

Configuring a Video Tour

To Configure a Video Tour


1. Create a new tour or open an existed tour. See Creating a Video Tour on Page 48, Accessing the Video Tour Editor on
Page 48 or Accessing the Video Tour Editor in Dynamic View on Page 48.
2. Enter a unique name, up to 100 characters, in the Name field.
3. Enter a textual description, up to 500 characters, in the Description field.
4. Create a configuration in the General tab. See Video Tour General Tab on Page 50.
5. Click Save and Close to save the configuration and exit.

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Video Tour General Tab


The Video Tour General tab lets you configure the Video Tour properties.

Video Tour General Tab Definitions


Table 11 on Page 50 provides definitions for the fields on the Video Tour General tab.
Table 11: Video Tour General Tab Definitions

Field Description

Name Enter a unique name up to 100 characters long to identify the Video Tour.

Description Enter a description up to 500 characters to identify the Video Tour.

Tour looping If you select Tour Looping, the Video Tour continuously starts over again after the final camera is displayed. If not checked, the
tour runs only once.

Show text If you select Show Text Overlay, predefined text appears over video. This function is not available.
overlay

Preview Allows you to preview the tour. A separate window is created and displays all the views of the tour one-by-one in sequence. See
Preview Window on Page 50

Add Click to open the Video Tours Editor to add Video View to tour.

Remove Removes Video View from the tour.

Move Up In the view list, click the cell to the left of a View to select the View. Then click Move Up to move the selected video view up in the
view sequence.

Move Down In the view list, click the cell to the left of a View to select the View. Then click Move down to move the selected video view down in
the view sequence.

Preview Window
All the views of the tour are displayed one-by-one in the preview window,as shown in Figure 2 on Page 51.

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Figure 2: Preview Window

Table 12 on Page 51 describes the buttons and bars on the Preview window.
Table 12: Review Window Definitions

Buttons/Bars Description

Progress bar. Show the display progress of a video view.

Reverses the video.

Pauses the video.

Forwards the video.

As videos of the tour display one by one, the slide automatically moves.

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Appendix A - Journal Messages

This Appendix lists and describes the journal messages reported to the C•CURE 9000 database.

Journal Messages Definitions 54

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Journal Messages Definitions


Table 13 on Page 54 lists the Journal Messages that can be reported by the Integration products to the C•CURE 9000
database.

In Table 13 on Page 54, objects, such as, panel name, point name, or computer name are represented by the "#" symbol.
The actual value for the object property will replace the "#" in the Journal.
Table 13: Integration Journal Messages Definitions

Message Object State Message


Type Change

System Activity SoftwareHouse CrossFire Video Driver Service started on computer {#}.

SoftwareHouse CrossFire Video Driver Service stopped on computer {#}.

System Error SoftwareHouse CrossFire Video Driver Service started failed on computer {#}.

SoftwareHouse CrossFire Video Driver Service stopped failed on computer {#}.

NetVideo Video Server Online Server online on Server {#}.


Activity
Offline Server offline on Server {#}.

Video Recording Server record on server {#} camera {#} start at mm/dd/yy hh:mm:ss AM(PM) last for XX
Camera seconds.

Unknown Server record end on video camera{#}.

Commloss Camera videoloss alarm started on VideoCamera {#}.

Unknown Camera videoloss alarm ended on VideoCamera {#}.

Alarm Camera motion alarm started on VideoCamera {#}.

Unknown Camera motion alarm ended on VideoCamera {#}.

Unknown Preset cmd on VideoCamera {#}.

Soft Trigger Soft Trigger on HDVRVideoCamera {#}.

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