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WX-M4Lite

Reception Software for NX

User Guide

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction............................................................................................................1

2. Installation..............................................................................................................2

2.1. PC Requirements ...................................................................................2

2.2. Procedures..............................................................................................2

3. Connecting Server..................................................................................................3

3.1. Connecting to the Remote Site ..............................................................3

3.2. Profile Setup...........................................................................................5

3.3. Auto Redial ............................................................................................6

3.4. Connection Log......................................................................................6

4. Site Monitoring ......................................................................................................8

4.1. Screen Size.............................................................................................8

4.1.1. Screen Size.....................................................................................8

4.1.2. Full Screen ...................................................................................10

4.2. Text Display and Colour ......................................................................10

4.3. Live Quality Settings ...........................................................................11

4.4. Buttons in Main Window.....................................................................12

5. Advanced Setup ...................................................................................................13

5.1. General .................................................................................................14

5.1.1. Server Information .......................................................................14

5.1.2. Date/Time.....................................................................................15

5.1.3. Upgrade Firmware .......................................................................17

5.2. Connection Settings .............................................................................17

5.2.1. Network Settings..........................................................................18

5.2.2. Modem Settings ...........................................................................20

5.2.3. 3G USB Modem Settings.............................................................21

5.3. User Accounts ......................................................................................22

5.3.1. Multiple User Accounts ...............................................................23

5.4. Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ)............................................................................28

5.4.1. Settings.........................................................................................28

5.4.2. Control .........................................................................................31

5.4.3. Advance Settings .........................................................................34

5.5. Switches ...............................................................................................37

5.5.1. Settings.........................................................................................38

5.5.2. Control .........................................................................................39

5.6. Audio Control ......................................................................................40

5.6.1. Pre-recorded Voice File Setting ...................................................40

5.6.2. Audio Control ..............................................................................43

6. Event Handling ....................................................................................................44

6.1. Event ....................................................................................................44

6.1.1. Alarm ...........................................................................................45

6.1.2. Motion..........................................................................................46

6.1.3. Video Loss ...................................................................................48

6.2. Action...................................................................................................49

6.2.1. Switch ..........................................................................................50

6.2.2. Email ............................................................................................51

6.3. Event Indication ...................................................................................52

6.3.1. Event Panel ..................................................................................53

6.3.2. Event Status .................................................................................56

6.3.3. Event Log.....................................................................................58

6.3.4. Siren .............................................................................................61

6.3.5. Clear Event...................................................................................62

7. Recording and Playback ......................................................................................63

7.1. Recording.............................................................................................63

7.1.1. PC Recording Setup.....................................................................63

7.1.2. Start Recording ............................................................................64

7.2. Playback...............................................................................................64

7.2.1. Start Playback ..............................................................................65

7.2.2. Playback Control..........................................................................66

8. Troubleshooting ...................................................................................................68

WX-M4Lite (for NX) User Guide PAGE 1

Introduction

1. Introduction

Thanks for using TeleEye WX-M4Lite. This software is a Windows 2000/XP/Vista

application software. It is designed to implement for remote monitoring and

controlling video server. The compressed data are decoded and displayed through the

PC monitor. User can select the desirable video source, resolution and quality from

the graphical user interface.


Installation

2. Installation

2.1. PC Requirements

Computer Personal Computer

Processor Intel Pentium IV 2.4GHz or above

Memory 1GB RAM or above

Hard Disk Minimum 1GB hard disk space required

Drive CD-ROM

Display 1024x768, true colour, with Direct3D supported

Sound Sound card is required

Ethernet Card 10/100Mbps or above

Port Serial Port

Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 / XP / Vista

2.2. Procedures

� Click [Next] in the welcome screen and follow the instructions in the installation

wizard. Select [Typical] in the following screen and click [Next].

Figure 2-1

� Click [Next] to confirm the installation and wait the installation complete.

� When the installation is successful. It is recommended to restart the PC before

using the software. Click [Finish] to complete the installation process.


Connecting Server

3. Connecting Server

3.1. Connecting to the Remote Site

Open the Address Book

Click [Connection] � [Connect] in the menu bar. Alternatively, press [Connect] on

the left of the main window.

Figure 3-1

Add a site

Step 1: Click [New] button in the Address Book to open the following window.

Figure 3-2


Connecting Server

Step 2: Enter the IP address or sureLINK address in the [Site IP] field. If other port

is used instead of the default port number, enter it after the address and separated by a

colon. In the above figure, for example, if the port number is “1234”, enter

“210.17.139.39:1234”. You may also using IP setup utility software to search for the

NXs IP in the network.

Step 3: Enter the password in [Password] field. If advanced security mode is used,

tick [Advanced security mode] and enter the user name also.

Step 4: Enter Ref. Code and Site Name if required.

Step 5: Press [OK]. The site is added as the following figure.

Figure 3-3

Edit a site

Step 1: Select the site to be edited as Figure 3-3. Then click [Edit].

Step 2: Modify the information in the window as Figure 3-2. Then click [OK].

Delete a site

Step 1: Select the site to be deleted as Figure 3-3. Then click [Delete].

Step 2: Click [Yes] in the following confirmation message.

Figure 3-4


Connecting Server

3.2. Profile Setup

Step 1: In the Address Book, select the camera to be monitored, then click [Select].

Select a camera in profile and click [Deselect] to remove a camera from profile.

Step 2: Repeat the above step to add more cameras.

Figure 3-5

Step 3: Click [Apply] or [Connect] to connect to and monitor the select cameras.

Rearrange Cameras in a Profile

In Figure 3-5, the order of cameras in the profile can be rearranged by clicking the Up

Arrow or Down Arrow, to move the selected camera up and down.

Save Profile

To save the cameras in list, enter a name for the profile and click the [Store Profile]

icon besides it.


Connecting Server

Figure 3-6

To connect again to the saved profile, click on the tab with the name of the profile and

click [Connect].

Figure 3-7

3.3. Auto Redial

If connection to the server is lost abnormally, auto redial allows the software to

reconnect to the server automatically and infinitely until successful connection

established between the PC and the server.

To enable/disable the auto redial function, click [Connection] � [Auto Redial] in the

menu bar to achieve this.

3.4. Connection Log

Connection log shows the connection record of the software.

Procedures

Step 1: Click [Connection] � [Connection Log] in the menu bar.

Step 2: Connection Log window pops up.


Connecting Server

Figure 3-8

Step 3: User can select the start date of connection log display.

Figure 3-9

Step 4: User may clear the event status by pressing [Clear] button. Press [Close] to

close the event status.


Site Monitoring

4. Site Monitoring

This chapter concerns the functions on monitoring, such as screen size, text colour

and video quality.

4.1. Screen Size

4.1.1. Screen Size

There are three display sizes for selection in figure 4-1. Click the corresponding

screen size buttons on the left of the main window (as shown in the following figure)

may change the screen size accordingly.

Figure 4-1

Full Size: High resolution, one unique video at once

Quad Size:Medium resolution, four connected video in a page will be

displayed

Auto Arrange: As much as the video will be display in a quad-screen

The effect of screen sizes may refer to Figure 4-2.


Site Monitoring

Full Size

Quad Size

Auto Arrange

Figure 4-2


Site Monitoring

4.1.2. Full Screen

If the PC display hardware support Direct3D, video can be displayed in Full Screen

Mode.

To start full screen mode, click [View] � [Full Screen] in the main menu.

Alternatively, press F11 in the main window.

In the full screen mode, screen mode can be switched between Full Size and Quad by

pressing F1 and F2 respectively.

4.2. Text Display and Colour

This software allows displaying clock and camera name on the main panel inside the

camera screen (default and recommended). However, user can enable or disable text

display or change text colour.

To enable/disable the text display, click [View] � [Display Text] in the menu.


Site Monitoring

Figure 4-3

To change the text colour, click [View] � [Text Colour] in the menu, and select the

colour in the opened window. Then press [OK] to complete the setting.

Figure 4-4

4.3. Live Quality Settings

Step 1: Click [Server] � [Settings] in the menu to open the Server Settings

window.

Figure 4-5


Site Monitoring

Step 2: Select [Video/Audio Settings] � [Video Properties] on the left.

Step 3: Click the [Modify Video Properties] button to modify the Brightness,

Contrast and Saturation.

Figure 4-6

Step 4: Slide the bars in the window to change the corresponding properties.

Step 5: Click [Apply] to apply the settings and back to the Server Settings window.

Step 6: Click [Apply] again in the Server Settings window to back to the video.

4.4. Buttons in Main Window

With reference to the following figure, some buttons are not covered in this chapter,

but in other part of this manual. User may refer to the corresponding chapter for

details.


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Figure 4-7

5. Advanced Setup

This chapter covers most of the settings procedures in this software.

To open the server settings window, click the [Server] � [Settings] in the menu.

Alternatively, click [Settings] button on the panel on the left of the main window.

Figure 5-1

Recording &

playback buttons

(Refer to Chapter 7)

Connection buttons

(Refer to Chapter 3)

Server settings (Refer

to Chapter 5)

Switch button (Refer

to Chapter 5.5)

PTZ button (Refer to

Chapter 5.4)

Audio button (Refer to

Chapter 5.6)

Event indicator (Refer

to Chapter 6)


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5.1. General

5.1.1. Server Information

Server information shows the basic information of the video server.

Figure 5-2

�ame

This shows the name of video server. User can change its name here.

Serial �umber

This shows the serial number of video server.

Model

This shows the model of video server.

Version

This shows the firmware version of video server.

Upgrade Firmware

Refer to Chapter 5.1.3


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Registration Checking

Registration checking prevents the server from illegal access by other PC. If user has

registered the server, registration checking can be enabled. Registration checking

function is disabled at default.

Restart Server

Remote user can restart the server by using this function, but the server will not

reconnect to the server after the restoration. User needs to connect to the server

manually.

Restore Factory Default Setting

User may restore factory default setting without restoring the network setting, so

remote user can connect to the server again after the restoration. User can get back the

original default factory setting by using the function.

5.1.2. Date/Time

It allows users to set the clock for NX server manually or automatically with the

Internet clock.

Date/Time Setup Procedures

Step 1: Click [Date/Time] option on Server Settings panel to enter Date/Time

Settings panel.

Figure 5-3


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Step 2: Enter the date and time

Figure 5-4

Step 3: Press [Apply] button on Server Settings panel to save the setting to the

server.

Time Synchronization Procedures

Step 1: Click [Enable] checkbox in the Date/Time Settings panel.

Figure 5-5

Step 2: Input the address of time server in [Primary Time Server] and [Secondary

Time Server]

Step 3: Choose time zone and country from the drop down lists

Figure 5-6


server.


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5.1.3. Upgrade Firmware

Step 1: On Server Information panel, click [Upgrade Firmware].

Figure 5-7

Step 2: Choose the rxp file in the following dialogue box.

Figure 5-8

Step 3: Click [Start] in the following window to start upgrading.

Figure 5-9

Step 5: Wait until the progress complete.

Note: Do not close the panel until upgrading finished.

5.2. Connection Settings

NX server supports different kind of connection device. The menu allows user to set

TCP/IP and modem settings.


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Connection Setup Procedures

Select [Connection] on the left of the Server Settings.

Figure 5-10

5.2.1. Network Settings

Network settings menu allows user to do TCP/IP connection stream configuration.

IP

The Internet protocol (IP) address of the server set by user or given by user’s ISP.

Gateway

The Internet protocol (IP) address of the router / network switch of user’s network or

given by user’s ISP that is connected to the server.

D�S

The Internet protocol (IP) address of the domain name server (DNS) of user’s

network or given by user’s ISP that is connected to the server.

sureLI�K

sureLINK supports server with dynamic IP. User can set sureLINK update the server

IP every 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 45 minutes and 60 minutes. User needs to apply for

a sureLINK account before using this function.

Network Settings Procedures

Step 1: Click [Connection] � [Network] option on Server Settings panel to enter


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Network Settings panel as shown in Figure 5-11.

Figure 5-11

Step 2: Fill in the general network setting items.

Figure 5-12

Step 3: Click [Using sureLINK Address] checkbox to enable sureLINK function.

Fill in the sureLINK with the recommended format:

www.your_site.your_company.TeleEye.net

Figure 5-13


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server.

5.2.2. Modem Settings

Network settings menu allows user to do modem connection configuration.

Baud Rate

It is the baud rate of the modem connection. Higher baud rate can have higher

connection speed.

Ring Count

It is the ring count of the modem before connecting to the server.

Extra Initialization Command

It is used for inputting modem AT command for controlling the modem.

Modem Settings Procedures

Step 1: Click [Connection] � [Modem] option on Server Settings panel to enter

Modem Settings panel.

Figure 5-14

Step 2: Choose [Baud Rate] and [Ring Count] setting items.


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Figure 5-15


server.

5.2.3. 3G USB Modem Settings

This fearture is only available on �X301.

Step 1: Click [Connection] � [3G USB Modem] option on Server Settings panel to

enter 3G USB Modem Settings panel.

Figure 5-16

Step 2: Click [Enabled] to enable this connection mode.

Step 3: Configure the [Dialup by] option.

SMS / Event

Server will dial up to Internet only when event trigger a dialback action or receive a

valid dialback SMS message. This mode is recommended to user who do not has real


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IP for mobile network connection

Startup

Dial up to Internet when server power up. This mode is only suitable for user who has

real IP for mobile network connection.

Figure 5-17

Step 4: Select desired profile according to the SIM card.

Step 5: Enter APN (Access Point Name) and dial number of the SIM ca rd,

according to telecom service provider’s setting.

Step 6: Click [Test 3G USB Modem] to test the configuration. Then click [Apply]

to apply the settings.

5.3. User Accounts

Video servers provide high level of access security protection. It has administrator and

user account privilege to protect normal user to change the Server Settings illegally.

Administrator Password

It is the administrator account password. Some operations need to enter the

administrator password, such as Server Settings, entering event log and recording.

Default administrator password is 000000.

User Password

It is the user account password, so normal user can connect to the server using this


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password. Default user password is 123456.

Change Password

Step 1: In Server Information page, click [Change Password] button.

Figure 5-18

Step 2: Enter the old and new password. Then click [OK] to save the new password

and exit the panel. Press [Apply] button on Server Settings panel to save the setting to

the server.

Figure 5-19

5.3.1. Multiple User Accounts

With advanced security mode, multiple user accounts can be created. Each user

accounts are identified by different user name, password, and can be granted with

different privileges.

Switch to Advanced Security Mode

Step 1: Click [User setting] option on Server Settings panel to enter User Accounts

Tab.


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Figure 5-20

Step 2: Click [Advanced security mode settings] checkbox.

Step 3: Input required password checking information in Password checking panel.

Enter password and username of a user who has “USER ACCOUNT" group

permission.

Figure 5-21

Step 4: Click [Apply] button to save the setting. The server will restart

automatically if password checking is successful.

Add an user for advanced security mode

Step 1: In User Accounts Tab, click [Add] button.


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Figure 5-22

Step2: In User Account Information page, enter the user information and click [OK]

button.

Figure 5-23

Step 3: Click [Apply] button to save the setting.

Edit user settings for advanced security mode

Step 1: In User Accounts Tab, select the target user and click [Edit] button.


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Figure 5-24

Step 2: In User Account Information page, edit the settings of the user and click

[OK] button.

Figure 5-25


Delete user for advanced security mode

Step 1: In User Accounts Tab, select the target user and click [Delete] button.


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Figure 5-26


Modify Power On Default Right

Step 1: In User Accounts Tab, click [Change settings of Power On Default Right]

button.

Figure 5-27

Step 2: In Power On Default Right Page, change the settings and click [OK] button.

Figure 5-28



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5.4. Pan Tilt Zoom (PTZ)

�ote: This feature is only available on �X301.

5.4.1. Settings

Video server can control pan tilt zoom camera for remote monitoring. The pan tilt

zoom camera action can be activated by event triggered or manual control.

Pan Speed

The horizontal movement speed of the PTZ camera

Tilt Speed

The vertical movement speed of the PTZ camera

Pan Duration

The horizontal movement duration after pressing a [Left] or [Right] button

Tilt Duration

The vertical movement duration after pressing a [Up] or [Down] button

Zoom Duration

The zoom in or out duration after pressing a [Zoom Tele] or [Zoom Wide] button

Iris Duration

The open or close of iris duration after pressing a [Open Iris] or [Close Iris] button

Focus Duration

The focus duration after pressing a [Focus Near] or [Focus Far] button

Additional Duration

Some additional camera functions duration


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Washer Duration

The action time taken for the washer of the PTZ camera

Wiper Duration

The action time taken for the wiper of the PTZ camera

Patrol Speed

The movement speed for one position to another position of the PTZ camera

Patrol Dwell Time

The time for the PTZ camera to stay at one position

Note: Due to different PTZ camera supports different driver operation, some PTZ

camera settings may be dimmed. If there is any problem, please refer to the

manual of the PTZ camera to read if the PTZ have that function or not.

PTZ Setting Procedures

Step 1: Choose [Video/Audio Settings] � [PTZ] option in the Server Settings to do

the PTZ camera settings.

Figure 5-29

Step 2: Select the suitable PTZ driver and baud rate according to the PTZ camera.


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Figure 5-30

Step 3: Click [PTZ] checkbox to enable the camera as PTZ camera.

Figure 5-31

Note: Normally, the PTZ camera needs to install at the camera number according

to its camera ID in order to control it. For further detail, please take a look

on the camera or its manual in order to choose the above settings.

Step 4: After clicking [PTZ] checkbox in step 3, user can enter Pan Tilt Zoom panel

by click [Pan Tilt Zoom] icon on the main panel as shown in the following figure.

Figure 5-32

Step 5: Pan Tilt Zoom panel pop up. User may perform other PTZ settings and

control the camera in this window.

Figure 5-33

Step 6: User can select the PTZ driver and which PTZ camera to view. The cameras

that can be selected at [Camera] option are the cameras selected at the checkbox in


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step 3.

Figure 5-34

Note: The PTZ driver option in the panel CANNOT be saved in the server, so it is

used for testing or temporally use only.

Step 7: Scroll the [Pan Speed] or [Tilt Speed] bar to select the pan speed and tilt

speed respectively.

Figure 5-35

5.4.2. Control

There are several commands to control a PTZ camera manually using this software.

PTZ Control Procedures

Click [Pan Tilt Zoom] icon on the main panel to enter the Pan Tilt Zoom panel as

shown on Figure 5-36.

Figure 5-36

Pan/Tilt Control Button

It contains [Up], [Down], [Left] and [Right] arrow icon. [Up] and [Down] arrow icons

(as shown on Figure 5-37) to tilt the camera up and down respectively and [Left] and

[Right] arrow icons to pan the camera left and right respectively. To set the camera


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pan left and right automatically (i.e. auto-pan function), click the auto button and the

button will be held down. To cancel the auto-pan function, click button again.

Figure 5-37

Note: When auto pan is enabled, manual pan will be disabled.

Note: Some speed dome cameras do not support the auto-pan function. In this case,

the auto-pan function will take no operation when the auto button is pressed.

Recall Preset Tab

It contains 16 numeric buttons for 16 preset locations. For each button, user should set

the position in the [Program Preset] tab. The PTZ camera view moves to the pre-

defined preset location when the button is clicked if that button is set in [Program

Preset].

Program Preset Tab

It is used to configure the desired direction and lens’ settings as the pre-defined

position(s).

Recall Patrol Tab

It contains 4 patrol and stop buttons, which are used to activate the patrol tours of the

selected PTZ camera model. When the [Patrol 1,2,3,4] button is clicked, the camera

starts the tour until the patrol operation is cancelled (i.e. [Stop Patrol] button is

pressed).

Edit Patrol Tab

It contains 16 numeric buttons, which can be used to associate preset points with

patrol tour. The [Add] and [Delete] buttons are used to add or delete preset points in

the patrol tour.

Additional Tab

It contains 10 auxiliary buttons, which allow the user to customize the camera

operation to meet special requirement. The first 5 buttons (Aux 1 to Aux 5) are


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momentary buttons, while the rests (Aux 6 to Aux 10) are latch buttons. To add

commands to the auxiliary buttons, the alteration of the Command Table is involved.

Therefore it is recommended to advance users only.

Program Preset Procedures

Step 1: In Pan Tilt Zoom panel, click [Program Preset] tab and click the [Program]

button to define the camera view position.

Figure 5-38

Step 2: Use [Pan Tilt Zoom] control button to set the PTZ camera to any position.

Click any numerical button (1 to 16) to store the preset position.

Figure 5-39

Recall/Edit Patrol Procedures

Step 1: In Pan Tilt Zoom panel, click [Edit Patrol] tab and click the [Add] button to

add more positions.

Figure 5-40

Step 2: Click [Recall Patrol] tab. The PTZ camera will start it patrol tour if the

recall number is added. Press [Stop Patrol] to stop the patrol tour.


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Figure 5-41

Note: Due to different PTZ camera supports different driver operations, there

MAY be no or wrong PTZ operations after pressing some buttons. If there is

any problem, please refer to the manual of the PTZ camera.

5.4.3. Advance Settings

This part introduces the advance PTZ camera settings. Actually, normal user can omit

this part. It is only necessary for advance PTZ camera users.

PTZ Advance Settings Procedures

Step 1: Press [Settings] button on Pan Tilt Zoom panel (Figure 5-42-left diagram) to

pop up the Setting panel. Press [Advance] button on Setting panel (Figure 5-42 right-

diagram)to enter the advance settings on Figure 5-43 PTZ Command Table pop up.

Figure 5-42


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Figure 5-43

Step 2: Press [Camera ID] tab and enter the value to compute the value of camera

ID

Figure 5-44

For example, The PTZ camera is installed at camera 4 and input value 1.

<CAMERA1> = 1+4-1 = 4 (decimal) = [04] (hexadecimal)

Step 3: Press [Speed – Pan/Tilt] tab and set the values for the PTZ settings in details.

Input the value for the 5 levels of slowest, slow, middle, fast and fastest of the pan or

tilt speed. [Duration-PTZFI], [Duration-Auxiliary] and [Patrol Settings] tabs are in

similar way.


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Figure 5-45

Duration Factor: The actual value need to multiply with this duration factor and then

send out to the PTZ camera.

Step 4: Choose the method to compute the value of <Checksum 1> and <Checksum

2>.

Figure 5-46

Step 5: The PTZ commands are listed on this table. Press [New] to add new

command. Press [Delete] to delete the command. These PTZ commands will be sent

out from the RS485 port on the rear panel of the server in order to control the PTZ

camera.

Figure 5-47


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User can press [Verify] button to verify the output code is correct or not. For example,

user clicks the row [TILT UP] (the 1st row on Figure 5-47) on the table.

Command code to start: [255] <CAMERA1>[0] [8] [0] <TILTSPEED><CHECKSUM2>

Verify (Hexadecimal display) : [FF] + [03] + [00] + [08] + [00] + [08] = [13]

(Using SUM calculation method)

The command and syntax is shown as table below:

Variable �ame Command Default Value (in second)

Camera name <CAMERA1>, <CAMERA2>,… -

Pan speed <PANSPEED> -

Tilt speed <TILTSPEED> -

Pan duration <PANDURATION> 1

Tilt duration <TILTDURATION> 1

Zoom duration <ZOOMDURATION> 0.1

Focus duration <FOCUSDURATION> 0.1

Iris duration <IRISDURATION> 0.1

Additional duration <AUXDURATION> 0.1

Washer duration <WASHERDURATION> 0.1

Wiper duration <WIPERDURATION> 0.1

Patrol speed <PATROLSPEED> -

Patrol dwell time <PATROLDWELLTIME> -

Step 6: Press [Save As] to save the setting as another driver. Press [Load] to load

another driver to do the settings.

Step 7: Press [OK] to save the current settings and exit the panel.

5.5. Switches


Switch Type

Switch has 2 types. They are latching or push-button type. In latching type, the switch

turns on for a period of time. In push-button type, the switch turns on and off after 1


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second.

Latching Duration

The latch duration period is the time for turning on the switch.

Action Delay

The delay is the period of time after turning off the switch before next turning on.

Latching Duration and Action Delay Example

For latch type switch, set latch duration 10sec and action delay 10sec. If an event

trigger, the timing of the switch is shown on the following figure.

Figure 5-48

For push-button type switch, set latch duration 10sec and action delay 10sec. If an

event trigger, the timing of the switch is shown on the following figure.

Figure 5-49

5.5.1. Settings

Step 1: Click [Switches] option in the Server Settings.

Figure 5-50


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Step 2: Edit the name of the switch in [Name] field.

Step 3: Select [Push Button] or [Latching] option for switch type.

Step 4: Click [Event Action Delay] to select the time switch action delay. Click

[Event Latch Duration] to select the time switch latch duration. Press [OK] button to

exit the panel.

Figure 5-51


server.

5.5.2. Control

Step 1: In the main panel, click [Switch] icon to pop up the Switch Control panel as

shown on the following figure.

Figure 5-52

Step 2: Press [1], [2], [3] or [4] button to set the corresponding switch on or off.

Figure 5-53


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5.6. Audio Control


Audio and video can be received from the remote site at the same time. This control

also supports pre-recorded voice files for playing in the remote site.

5.6.1. Pre-recorded Voice File Setting

Step 1: Click audio button as the following figure.

Figure 5-54

Step 2: Audio Control panel will pop up. By default, all the [Voice] buttons are

disabled because no wave file path is selected. To select the paths, click

[Configuration] button.

Disabled Voice button

Configuration button

Figure 5-55

Step 3: Voice Control panel will pop up. Input the name into the boxes provided can

change the captions of the voice buttons. Click on the [Path Select] button to input the

path.


Advanced Setup

Figure 5-56

Step 4: Open panel will pop up. Select the path of the wave file and click open.

Figure 5-57

Step 5: [Test] button will be enabled after the corresponding wave file path is

selected. Click on [Test] button to test the sound related to the selected path. Click on

[Reset] button will clear the corresponding path. Click on [OK] button to save the

setting and quit.

Note: Only the wave files with file format of 8000 sampling rate and mono can be

used.

Path Select button


Advanced Setup

Figure 5-58

Step 6: [Voice] button with a saved path setting will be enabled. Click the enabled

[Voice] button will transmit the voice data to the remote site and play with the audio

device. Click [Voice] button again to stop voice file from playing.

Figure 5-59

Step 7: Click [Minimize] button and make Audio Control panel minimized.

Figure 5-60

Test button


Advanced Setup

5.6.2. Audio Control

Step 1: In Audio Control Panel, Click [Remote Public Addressing] button to enable

the transmission of voice to the remote sites. Click on this button again to disable the

transmission. The Volume Level Bar indicates the current volume level of the

microphone.

Figure 5-61

Figure 5-62

Step 2: Click on [Mute] button can choose whether or not muting the active audio

channel.

Mute button

Volume Level Bar


Event Handling

6. Event Handling

6.1. Event

NX video server supports 3 types of events:

� Alarm

� Motion

� Video Loss

User can know what situation occurs at the surveillance area if these events are

triggering or have been triggered. The event purpose and setting procedure will be

explained in this section.

Event Setup Procedures

Step 1: Click [Server] � [Settings] in the menu. Enter administrator password if

required.

Step 2: Select [Event] on the left of the Server Settings window to enter event

menu.

Figure 6-1


Event Handling

The event action setting is summarized in Event Action Summary panel on Figure

6-1.

6.1.1. Alarm

It is an input to the server from external alarm sensors. Alarm can be used to detect

many events at the surveillance area, such as fire and illegal entering by someone.

Sensor Type

The alarm sensor input circuit type is normal close (NC). The state of the circuit is

close, it indicates normal of NX. Otherwise, the state of the circuit is open, it indicates

alarm trigger of NX. The alarm sensor input circuit type is normal open (NO). The

state of the circuit is open, it indicates normal of NX. Otherwise, the state of the

circuit is close, it indicates alarm trigger of NX.

Alarm Setup Procedures

Step 1: In Server Settings window, click [Event] � [Alarm] � [Sensor 1] to

configure the alarm.

Figure 6-2

Step 2: Tick the [Enabled] to enable the alarm. Then click [Action] to set the action

for this event (Refer to Chapter 6.2).

Step 3: Specify a name for this alarm in [Name].

Step 4: Select suitable type of the sensor.

Figure 6-3


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Step 5: Press [Apply] button in Server Settings window to save the setting to the

server.

6.1.2. Motion

Motion detection can be triggered when motion occurs on the camera. Motion

detection has different sensitivity levels. For motion event on each video input

channel, it depends on the motion of selected area. User should setup the motion areas

and sensitivity. Motion detection has generally 4 options: high, middle, low and

custom. Custom option allows user to select the sensitivity level and area by

himself/herself.

Sensitivity Level

The level definition of motion detection is due to the luminance level difference

between current and reference field. The level has 10 levels, H is the most sensitive

and L is the least sensitive.

Figure 6-4

Sensitivity Area

In motion detection, one selected motion block is divided into four sub-blocks as

Figure 6-4. The definition of area is how many sub-blocks have detected motion in

order to trigger a motion event. The range of area option is 25% (1 block) to 100% (4

blocks). More blocks are selected, the motion trigger sensitivity decrease.

Motion Setup Procedures

Step 1: In Server Settings window, click [Event] � [Motion] � [Cam 1] to

configure the motion.


Event Handling

Figure 6-5

Step 2: Tick [Enable] to enable the motion detection, and click [Action] to set the

action for this event (Refer to Chapter 6.2).

Step 3: Click [Motion Setting] to open the Motion Setting window

Figure 6-6

Step 4: Press [Select]/[Deselect] then click on the video to select/remove the blocks

to be detected. Click [Select All]/[Deselect All] to select/remove all motion block on

the screen.

Step 5: Click High, Medium, Low or Custom for motion sensitivity.


Event Handling

Figure 6-7

If Custom sensitivity is selected, user can select level and area for sensitivity by click

Level or Area scroll bar.

Figure 6-8

Step 6: Press [Apply] button in Server Settings window to save the setting to the

server.

6.1.3. Video Loss

Video loss can be triggered when the video channel input disappears. It will happen if

the server receives no signal from the camera. The live camera displays a blue picture

for video loss condition.

Video Loss Setup Procedures

Step 1: In Server Settings window, click [Event] � [Video Loss] � [Cam 1] to

configure the event.


Event Handling

Figure 6-9

Step 2: Click [Enabled] checkbox to enable the video loss function for the camera.


server.

6.2. Action

NX supports 3 actions which can be activated by any events

� Switch

� Dial back

� Email

User can set an event to activate its associate action.

Action Setting Procedures

In Server Settings window, click [Event] � (Any Event) � [Action] to configure the

motion.


Event Handling

Figure 6-10

6.2.1. Switch

�ote: This function only available on �X301.

Switch allows server to control external relay that is defined by user.

Switch Setup Procedures

Step 1: In action settings window, go to [Switch] tab page to set switch setting

Figure 6-11

Step 2: Tick both [Enable Switch Control] and [Enable Switch 1] to enable the

switch action.

Step 3: Click [Switch Settings] button on the bottom to jump the switch settings


Event Handling

page if required.

Step 4: Press [Apply] button on Server Settings window to save the setting to the

server.

6.2.2. Email

Step 1: In action settings window, go to Email tab page.

Step 2: Tick the [Enable E-mail Notification] to enable this action.

Figure 6-12

Step 3: Click [E-mail Settings].

Step 4: Click [Enable Authentication] to enable the authentication. Input the E-mail

Address and the Sender Email.


Event Handling

Figure 6-13

Step 5: Click [OK] button to save the settings.

6.3. Event Indication

This software has user-friendly event display interface and accurate event log. User

can realize event trigger through different panels on the interface or read the event

log.

1. Event Panel

Figure 6-14


Event Handling

2. Event Status

Figure 6-15

3. Event Log

Figure 6-16

6.3.1. Event Panel

Event panel is located at the main panel as shown in Figure 6-17. It shows the

instantaneous event status to users.


Event Handling

Figure 6-17

Event Panel Button Indication Table

Button Meaning

Switch the [Event] panel to alarm mode

Switch the [Event] panel to motion mode

Switch the [Event] panel to tamper mode

Switch the [Event] panel to system mode

Switch the [Event] panel to video loss mode


Event Handling

Event Panel Icon Indication Table

Icon Icon Status Meaning

Symbol “ – ” When the corresponding camera is not installed

Symbol “O ” A selected event corresponding to the camera triggering/triggered.

Green “O ” A selected event corresponding to the camera triggered and not cleared.

Red “O ” A selected event corresponding to the camera is triggering.

Gray No Disk Usage event triggered/triggering or this checking is not enabled.

Green Disk Usage event is triggered and not cleared.

Red Disk Usage event is triggering.

Gray No Over Heat event triggered/triggering or this checking is not enabled.

Green Over Heat event is triggered and not cleared.

Red Over Heat event is triggering.

Gray No Power Failure event triggered/triggering or this checking is not enabled.

Green Power Failure event is triggered and not cleared.

Red Power Failure event is triggering.

Gray No System Tamper event triggered/triggering or this checking is not enabled.

Green event is triggered and not cleared.

Red event is triggering.

Gray No Alarm Tamper event triggered/triggering or this checking is not enabled.

Green Alarm Tamper event is triggered and not cleared.

Red Alarm Tamper event is triggering.


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Connection icon explanations:

Meaning Icon Remarks

Connecting Rotating arrows

Connected with alarm installed –Connected with no alarm installed –

Remote site disconnected –

Alarm triggering Flashing light

Idle –

No response, line drop,

incorrect password or

unregistered server

–

Selected site

With a pale blue bracket

(left icon’s meaning:

Selected a site with

“Connected with alarm

installed” status)

Others Event Panel Icon Indication Table

Colour Clear event if any event reset (green icon). If an event is trigger, it cannot be

cleared.

Dimmed No event clear. It occurs if no event trigger or all events are triggering.

Colour Siren is turned on by event trigger

Dimmed Siren is turned off if no event trigger or siren timeout.

Green The system is armed.

Red The system is disarmed.

Lock On The security switch is turned on.

Lock Off The security switch is turned off.

6.3.2. Event Status

The event status can show the most update event status to user through log format.


Event Handling

Event Status Using Procedures

Step 1: Click [Event] � [Event Status] option on the main panel.

Step 2: Event Status panel is shown on Figure 6-18.

Figure 6-18

Event Status Column Description

�o.

The number of the event status

Date

Date of the event status

Time

Time of the event status

Location

Location of the event status

Event Status

The status of the event. Trigger means the event is triggering. Reset means the event

has been triggered before without clear. Clear means the event has been cleared.

Step 3: Click the checkbox to pop up the status when event trigger. Default is

clicked.

Figure 6-19

Step 4: User may clear the event status by pressing [Clear] button. Press [Close] to

close the event status.


Event Handling

6.3.3. Event Log

Event log record the event trigger status with the detail action taken.

Event Log Using Procedures

Step 1: Click [Event] � [Server Log] � [Event Log] option on the main panel.

Step 2: Remote Event Log panel is shown on Figure 6-20. User can select different

event menu.

Figure 6-20

Event Logs Column Description

Date

It is the date when the event occurs.

Time

It is the time when the event occurs.


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Alarm/Motion/Video Loss

It is the alarm sensor number(Alarm Log), or the camera number(Motion and Video

Loss Log)

Event/State/Status

It is the event status, such as trigged, reset, cleared by user.

Action

It is the associate actions taken for the event

Connection Log Column Description

Date

It is the date when the connected or disconnected.

Time

It is the time when the connected or disconnected.

Access Media

It is the connection media between the server and the PC, such as TCP/IP or modem.

Type

It is the type of connection, either PC connect to the server or the server dial back to

PC by event action.

IP

It is the server IP or phone number.

Status

It is the status of connection, either connected or disconnected.

Disk Full log

Date, Time, Disk Status and what Actions have been taken are shown.


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System Failure log

Date, Time, Component Failure and what Actions have been taken are shown.

Connection log

Date, Time, Access Media, IP and Status are displayed.

System Settings log

Date, Time, Access Media, IP and Updatede Settings are displayed.

User Operation log

Date, Time, Access Media, IP and Activity are displayed.

Step 3: Enter the page number and press [Go] button to go to the log page, or press

[Next] button to go to next log page.

Figure 6-21

Step 4: User may print out the event log report by using the printing function. Press

[Preview] icon to view the remote event log report first as shown on

Figure 6-23.

Figure 6-22


Event Handling

Figure 6-23

Step 5: Press [Cancel] button to exit Remote Event Log panel.

6.3.4. Siren

The siren can produce a “Don” sound in order to let user know an event trigger. User

can set duration time for turning on the siren if event trigger.

Siren Duration Setup Procedures

Step 1: Click [Event] � [Alarm] � [Option] option on the main panel to pop up

Alarm Option panel.

Step 2: Select the time for siren duration. Press [OK] button to complete the setting.

Figure 6-24


Event Handling

6.3.5. Clear Event

After an event reset, user can clear the event icon at the event panel. User needs to

enter the alarm password in order to clear the event icon at the event panel.

Change Alarm Password Procedures

Step 1: Click [Event] � [Alarm] � [Alarm Password] option on the main panel.

Step 2: Enter old alarm password, new alarm password and confirm the password

again. Press [OK] to complete the setting.

Note: Default alarm password is 000000. Alarm password is saved in your PC, not

in server, so user can set different alarm password at different PC.

Figure 6-25

Clear Event Procedures

Step 1: Click [Clear Event] icon on the main panel to clear the event icon.

Figure 6-26


Recording and Playback

7. Recording and Playback

7.1. Recording

7.1.1. PC Recording Setup

Step 1: Click Recording�PC Recording�Settings in the menu.

Figure 7-1

Step 2: Click Add button to add a partition for recording, specify the recording size

for the corresponding partition as the following figure.

Figure 7-2

Step 3: Click OK to add this partition.

Step 4: In Recording Mode, click Cyclic or Fixed to setup the recording mode.



Cyclic: The video will continue be recorded until manually stop and the existing

contents of the first file will be overwritten when the record disk space reaches the

defined value.

Fixed: The recording will stop automatically when the recording disk space

reaches its pre-defined spaces. The existed recording will not be rewritten.

Note: You can select enable protection for recording settings at the bottom of the

window.

Step 5: Click OK button to save the setting of the Recording Mode

7.1.2. Start Recording

Step 1: To start recording, tick the [Recording] � [PC Recording] � [Enable] in

the menu. Alternatively, press [PC REC] button on the left of the main window

(Figure 7-3).

Figure 7-3

Step 2: If the PC recording has already been enabled, the button is shown as Figure

7-4.

Figure 7-4

7.2. Playback

If user recorded video by this software, users can playback the video through the PC

playback function.



7.2.1. Start Playback

Step 1: Click [Recording] � [PC Playback] � [Play] in the menu. Alternatively,

click PC playback button on the left of the main window.

Figure 7-5

Step 2: The player pops up as the following figure. Press the play button to play

from the beginning of the recording, or press [Time Search] button to choose a

specified time period to play.

Figure 7-6

Step 3: After pressing [Time Search] button, enter the specific date and time in the

following window. Then click [OK] to start playback.

Figure 7-7



7.2.2. Playback Control

Camera

During the playback, user may select particular cameras to play by selecting camera

number in the following screen.

Figure 7-8

Moreover, screen mode can also be changed by clicking the different screen mode

buttons besides the camera number buttons.

Alarm

The alarm indicator shows the alarm status at that moment.

Figure 7-9

Audio

Audio channel can be selected by selecting channel number in the following screen.

Figure 7-10



Control

The following screen shows the buttons to control playback.

Figure 7-11

Button Icon Description

Play Play video with normal 1x speed.

Pause Pause the video playback. After pausing the video for 1

minute, the software will continue to playback automatically.

Stop Stop to play the video and go back to playback log.

Rewind Play video by 1 minute backward.

Fast Forward Play video with fast speed.

Time Search Show the window in Figure 7-7.


Troubleshooting

8. Troubleshooting

Problem 1: I am trying to connect to the server using the software through the TCP/IP

network, but the connection cannot be established and there is no video updated on

the software.

Solution:

� Make sure the server is power on.

� Make sure the video source is connected to the server.

Problem 2: No event dial back when an event is triggered.

Solution:

� Dialback feature is not supported in WX-M4Lite.

Problem 3: PTZ camera does not function.

Solution:

� Make sure the PTZ is functioning properly.

� Check the PTZ camera ID. The camera ID should be as same as the camera

number.

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