Solstice SLS-ECMS8 Manuel utilisateur

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9/25/13

Status Power LED Info LED

Service mode is active – On

Normal mode is active On –

Found by Discover On Blinking

CMS is starting Blinking –

CMS is switching o Blinking –

• Power ON / OFF button:

—If pressed for less than 3 seconds, disables an audible alarm signal (see Acoustic signals

below).

—If pressed for more than 5 seconds accompanied by a beep, will power o the device normally.

Acoustic signals

Acoustic signals indicate the following:

• A brief sound: When the device is switched on or o by pressing the ON/OFF button.

• A continuous sound for one of these reasons:

—If there is a problem with the hard disk (can be switched o by briey pressing the front ON/OFF

button).

—If the temperature of the device exceeds 140 °F (60 °C). The acoustic signal is accompanied by

the blinking of a red light on the light strip. The sound can be switched o by briey pressing the

front ON/OFF button. Solstice will make an entry in the log, and can e-mail information if the

SMTP is setup.

—If the temperature of the device exceeds 158 °F (70 °C). The acoustic signal is accompanied by

the blinking of a red light on the light strip. The device will make an entry in the log, send an

information e-mail if the SMTP is set up and will be automatically switched o.

Back panel

Retaining

screw

Retaining

screw

Reset button / Power LED (blue)

Storage LED

(red-green)

Info / Reset

LED

(red-green)

Network

connector

USB port

(not used)

Power

connector

Back panel

The back panel buttons / indicators function as:

• Reset button / Power LED (blue):

To use the Reset button:

—Press for less than 3 seconds to restart the device from Normal mode to the Service mode. If in

Service mode, it will return to the Normal mode if Reset is pressed again.

—Press and hold for 15 seconds to restart the device. NOTE: Recordings may become damaged.

—Press and hold for 25 seconds while connecting the power cable to restore factory settings. All

settings and recordings will be lost.

• Power LED: Indication is identical to the front panel Power LED.

• Info / Reset LED (red-green): When red, it is identical to the Info LED on the front panel. It is lit green

when the Reset button was pressed for less than 5 seconds; blinks when the Reset button has been

pressed for a moderately long time; blinks fast when the reset button has been pressed for longer than

15 seconds.

• Storage LED (red-green): combined red-green LED is identical to the Storage LED on the front

panel.

The Solstice™ SLS-ECMS8 provides a hardware-based central management system (CMS) for up to 8

Solstice and/or IPCorder NVRs*, supporting up to 320 cameras through a web-based browser interface.

The SLS-ECMS8 can be networked for internet and smartphone (iOS and Android ) access. The basic

hardware includes a single HDD with 1TB internal storage, upgradable to a 3TB HDD. For more information

about the SLS-ECMS hardware and software usage not included here, refer to the SLS-ECMS Solstice

NVR Central Monitoring System User Manual.

* Managed NVRs require rmware version 2.2.0 or later.

SLS-ECMS8 hardware

What’s in the box

• Solstice hardware

• Power adapter

• Software CD with Solstice Discover and documentation

• Ethernet cable (6 ft)

What you need

The web-based client interface to the CMS supports the following computer system options:

• Operating systems: Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, 7, 8 (32-bit and 64-bit version) /

Linux 2.6 and later, Apple Mac OS X 10.5 (Intel x86 only), 10.6 and 10.7

• Browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.0 and 9.0 (32-bit version), Mozilla Firefox 13 and higher and

3.6, Safari 5 and higher, Google Chrome

• Java: Java SE 6.0 and higher

• Requirements for hardware conguration depend on type and number of connected cameras.

CMS hardware buttons and indicators

Power

LED

Light strip

Storage

LED

Power

On/O

button

Network

LED

Info

LED

SLS-ECMS8 hardware front panel

The front panel of SLS-ECMS8 includes four LED:

• The Network LED indicates the activity of the network adapter.

• The Storage LED blinks green if the hard disk is active, it lights red if the HDD fails.

• The blue Power LED and red Info LED function as follows:

SLS-ECMS8 NVR Central Management System Quick Setup Guide

Setting up your CMS

The initial setup of your SLS-ECMS includes the following steps:

1. Installing the CMS on the local area network (LAN)

2. Discovering the CMS on your network

3. Using the Conguration Wizard

4. Associating NVRs with the CMS

5. Viewing and exporting recordings

6. Adding users (usernames) to the system

Procedures are included to log in and log out of the CMS.

Step 1. Installing the CMS on the LAN

1. Plug an Ethernet cable into the network connector on the back of the CMS. Plug the other end into a

network access device, such as a network switch, hub, or router.

Ethernet cablePower adapter cable

2. Plug the power adapter into the power connector on the back of the CMS.

3. Plug the power adapter cable into the power adapter, then into a standard 120 Vac outlet. The CMS

should automatically power on within one minute.

Step 2. Discovering the CMS on your network

Solstice Discover is a utility used to search for and localize an SLS-ECMS and Solstice and Koukaam

IPCorder NVRs on the network. If you do not know the IP address of the device, it is possible to nd it using

the Discover utility. This utility is provided on the enclosed CD included with your SLS-ECMS.

1. At a computer attached to the same network as your SLS-ECMS8, log into the system as a user with

administrative privileges.

2. Insert the software CD provided with your CMS into the optical drive and allow it to initialize

(autorun). The screen shown below should open.

3. If Java is not loaded on your computer, click the Download Java button on the Solstice window,

then follow the on-screen instructions to install it.

4. On the Solstice window, click the Start Discover button.

5. In the Discover window (see below) open the Use network interface drop-down list, then select

the network where your SLS-ECMS is installed.

CMS device (MAC address) discovered

6. In the Solstice discover window, click the Discover button in the lower-right corner and wait until

your SLS-ECMS is found. If the SLS-ECMS was not found during the scan, click the Discover button

again. In the screen above, the entry found for an SLS-ECMS shows an IP address of 192.168.75.55,

the MAC address, and the rmware level.

NOTE

You can change the basic network settings of your CMS with the Discover utility, change them with

the Conguration Wizard, or through the CMS user interface. To change them with the Discover utility,

click on the Discover window line of your CMS to select it, then click the Device setup button at the

bottom of the window. Change your network settings in the pop-up window as needed. Refer to the

SLS-ENVR Series Network Video Recorder V2.2.2 User Manual for more information.

Step 3. Using the Configuration Wizard

1. In the Discover window, double-click the entry for your CMS to access the unit through an internet

browser.

In the login window, enter the default administrator Username and Password (admin and admin),

then click Log In. Passwords are case sensitive.

2. In the Conguration Wizard - Welcome frame, click the button next to “English” open the

drop-down list. Select your preferred language, then click Apply and Continue.

3. Read the License Agreement thoroughly, then click Agree if you do. If you don not agree with the

requirements in the License Agreement, do not install the CMS.

4. In the Conguration Wizard - Change default administrator password frame, enter your

new password in both elds, then click Apply and Continue. It is strongly recommended that

you change the password to one with good security strength, an uncommon expression containing

upper case, lower case and numerical characters. Password length should be at least 6 characters.

3SLS-ECMS8 CMS Quick Setup Guide

5. In the Conguration Wizard - User preferences frame, select the options appropriate for

installation, then click Apply and Continue.

6. In the Conguration Wizard - Date and Time frame, select the options appropriate for location,

including the Time Zone Area and City, then click Apply and Continue.

Note that an option is provided to synchronize the CMS with your computer. If you change the clock

time, the CMS will restart, then open the next conguration screen.

NOTE Synchronize the camera clocks the same way the CMS is synchronized. The CMS and camera clocks

must indicate the same time to ensure compatibility.

7. In the Conguration Wizard - Network conguration frame, enter the network and domain

options you prefer. In the Domain Settings section, you can specify a Hostname for your CMS. Click

Apply and Continue.

NOTE If you change the network settings of the CMS, the Conguration Wizard may lead you to repeat some

steps completed previously.

8. In the Conguration Wizard - E-mail conguration frame, enter the SMTP settings and other

e-mail options to automatically send e-mail when events occur (recommended). Click Apply and

Continue. The example below shows the setup for an account with all notications selected.

9. In the Conguration Wizard - Guide Completed frame, click Finish.

Step 4. Associating NVRs with the CMS

1. After logging into the CMS as an administrator, a Java applet window similar to that shown below

may open. Click Run to install the applet.

2. Click the Settings option in the header of the screen.

3. Click the Managed NVRs bar in the left frame, then click the Add New NVR button in the Status

tab.

Add New NVR button

4. In the Add New NVR window, do the following:

a. Enter the IP address of the NVR you want to add.

a. Enter NVR IP address

b. Select Brand: Koukaam or

Observint Technologies

c. Select Model: IPCorder

or Solstice

d. Enter the Device Name

e. Enter the NVR Port Number (if

changed) and administrative

Username and Password

f. Click to add NVR

b. Open the drop-down list and select the brand of the NVR: Koukaam (for IPCorders) or Observint

Technologies (for Solstice).

c. Enter the Device Name and Device Identication. The device name can be composed of

alpha-numeric characters. You can enter an identication for the device, or use the one generated

by the CMS. The identication code can contain only alpha-numeric characters.

d. Enter the HTTP port number of the NVR and an administrative Username and Password for the

NVR.

e. Click the Add NVRs button to add the NVR to the CMS. A pop-up status screen will appear, then

close. The NVR you added will appear in the left frame under “Solstice CMS”, and the NVR Status

and statistics will appear in the right frame.

5. Click the Add New NVRs button again, then follow the previous step to add additional NVRs to the

CMS.

Step 5. Managing NVRs with the CMS

The displays for monitoring and managing an NVR with the CMS are nearly identical to those in the

IPCorder or Solstice NVR interface. For additional information on use of and information shown on those

displays, refer to the applicable Koukaam IPCorder user manual and/or the Observint Technologies

SLS-ENVR Network Video Recorder V2.2.2 User Manual.

Setting the NVR conguration using the CMS

The CMS provides direct conguration management for basic settings of each NVR it manages. It also

provides video channel and camera conguration management and monitoring for each camera. A

Manage direct link to open the NVR interface in a new tab is provided on the NVR Status line.

1. The screen above shows two NVRs, named mybox and mybox-4, added to the CMS. Check the box

for the NVR listed in the right frame to open conguration tabs for it. Click the tab to congure any of

the following for the NVR selected:

—Main (see above)

—E-mail settings (setup email default values and automatic alert messages)

—Date and Time settings (sets current time, time zone and city, and time synchronization

options)

—Storage (S.M.A.R.T. data monitoring and HDD testing)

—FTP (congures NVR for default server for backing up recordings)

—Remote Access (congures the network for remote connection (i.e., from the Internet) to the

NVR)

—Shutdown/Restart

—Factory Reset - Restores the factory set conguration of the NVR. Network settings are

retained.

2. Click the Manage direct hyperlink to open the NVR interface in a new tab. From this access

point, you can add cameras, manually initiate recording, backup recordings, and perform all other

administrative functions on the NVR.

Setting the NVR camera conguration using the CMS

Through the CMS you can setup the camera conguration of each camera monitored by NVR.

1. In the CMS, open the Settings | Devices window (see below). The frame on the right, by default,

lists the cameras congured on each NVR monitored by the CMS.

a. In the frame on the left, you can open or close each NVR for listing its cameras in the frame on

the right.

b. In the right frame, click the Device Status, Network Grid, or Authentication Grid tab to show those

properties for the cameras listed.

2. Check the box for the camera listed in the right frame to open conguration tabs for it. Click the tab

to congure any of the following for the camera selected:

—Main (see below)

—Video - for conguring video stream properties and recording triggers and schedules. Includes a

manual record start/stop button.

—Authentication (for setting the administrative credentials for conguring the camera)

5SLS-ECMS8 CMS Quick Setup Guide

NVR video monitoring using the CMS

After logging into the CMS that is congured with NVRs, thumbnails represent the video from all the

cameras associated with the NVRs appear across the top of the window. To watch video steaming from

these cameras, drag the thumbnail into a viewing frame.

Each viewing frame includes controls for manually starting and stopping record mode, retrieving recorded

video, and opening a menu to perform other functions.

CloseMenuRecordingsClick for manual record on/o

Red dot indicates the

NVR is recording this video

Items in the Menu include:

—Select stream: Allows you to select a stream provided by the camera. Note that higher

resolution streams require more processing power of the NVR and use more network bandwidth.

—Show Stream Details: Selecting this option displays stream data onto the view in the upper

right corner. This data includes the stream resolution, delay, bit and frame rates, and CODEC.

• Full Screen: Opens the image to the full screen of the monitor.

• Save Snapshot: Opens a menu to save the current image of the video.

—Duplicate as Live: Creates a duplicate viewing screen of the same video

—Duplicate as Recordings: Opens the Recordings timeline of the camera with playback options

in another screen.

—Sound volume: Adjust as needed. This feature appears for cameras with microphones.

Step 6. Playback and export recordings

In the Video view, click the Recordings icon for the camera you want to playback or download video

from. A timeline will open at the bottom of the window indicating when video and other recordings were

made. In the screen below, the Recordings icons were clicked for both cameras.

Playback control buttons View framesTimeline

Recordings icons

The Recordings frame has several features, all controlled with a mouse. Playback control buttons (see

above) are identied with standard media play function icons. Playback occurs at the time position of the

Play position marker (white vertical bar, see below) and video played back is shown in the View frames

above. The timestamp of the play position is shown in the upper right corner of the frame.

Shift left

Center

Payback rate

Expand

Contract

Open Legend

Open calendarExport video More actions

Shift right

Play position marker (white)Video recorded area (colored not gray)

Icons at the top of the Recordings frame include:

• Playback rate (speed): Click the icon to open a graphical popup frame, then drag the marker to

increase or slow the play speed.

• Expand / Contract: Click to widen or condense the timeline. Expand is useful for marking a precise

start and end time for video clips. Contract is useful for searching for video segments of interest.

• Shift left / Shift right: Moves the timeline left /right.

• Center: Adjusts the timeline position so the current time is at the center of the line.

• Export video: Opens a video export window. The video segment to export is dened by the positions

of the Start marker (green bar) and End marker (red bar).

• Open Legend: Click to show the color coding of the timeline.

NOTE Striped color codes (for Motion detected, DI triggered, or Sensor value events) appear over solid

colored blocks. The thickness of the stripe(s) indicates the relative quantity of the events.

• More actions: Click to open a list of some timeline usage options.

• Calendar: Opens the calendar graphic. Select the year and month of the drop-down menus, then

click the calendar day when recordings of interest were made. Selecting the day repositions the

timeline to that date.

Event triggered recordings lter

You can lter the content of the timeline for specic event types that triggered a recording. Click the

triangle icon on the timeline near the camera name to open a popup menu, then click the box to enable

(or disable) display of the recordings triggered by that event. In the following screen capture, the DI (data

in) event triggered recordings are shown on a separate timeline below the camera they are associated

with.

Click to open popup menu

Additional options in the popup menu, such as device disconnected and device reconnected, are

useful in analysis of the timeline and playback.

Playback recorded data

1. To play recorded video (see screen capture below):

a. Click on the camera used to record the video you want to payback.

b. Use the calendar menu to select the day on which the video was recorded.

c. In a section of the timeline that shows recorded video (green segment, see below), click (once)

the time at which you want to start playing video. The current play position is indicated by a

white marker.

d. Click the Play button ( u) in the playback controls to watch the video. Click the Pause icon

(;) to stop.

e. To mark a segment of the time line for repeated playback (or export), drag your mouse cursor

from the start of the segment to the end of the segment. The segment you selected will be

indicated by a green marker at the start and a red marker at the end.

Start marker (green)

Export video iconExpand icon

End marker (red)

Playback position marker (white) Calendar for selecting date of video

f. Click anywhere between the red marker and the green marker to set the play position, then click

the play button to continuously replay the segment. Click the Pause icon (;) to stop.

Export video segment

1. To export the video segment between the green marker and the red marker:

a. Stop the video playback.

b. Set the Start marker and End marker positions for the segment of recorded video you want to

export.

c. Click the Export video icon.

d. If multiple cameras are listed in the pop-up window (see above), uncheck the cameras that you

don’t want to download video from, then click Browse and select the location where the video

segment will be saved on your computer.

e. Click OK to export (download) the video segment. A window will open showing the progress of

the download.

Step 7. Adding users to the CMS

1. After logging into the CMS as an administrator, click the Settings option in the header of the screen.

2. In the left pane, click Users.

3. Click the Create User button. In the Use Details menu, enter a Username, enter then re-enter a

password (note that the password strength is calculated), then click a Permissions level (Admin,

User, Custom).

The Admin and User options have preset User Permissions, however, as an Admin you can

change any permissions assigned to any user. Use Custom user permissions to enable / disable

specic abilities for a user.

User Layouts

Pre-dened views can be assigned usernames with Users or Custom permissions. This feature can be

used to assign dierent cameras and/or data to dierent users. To create views, see “2.7.4 Create Views”

on page 28.

Create User - User Permissions list

4. After selecting the permissions for the new user, scroll to the bottom of the frame then open the

User Views submenu.

Copy View button

5. Click a view in Other users’ views (right box ), highlight the view(s) you want to assign to the

user, then click the Copy View button (in the middle). NOTE: For more information on creating user

views, refer to the SLS-ENVR V2.2.2 User Manual.

6. Click the Apply button.

7. Repeat this procedure for other login credentials you want to add to the CMS.

Step 8. Logging out of the NVR

You can log out of the NVR at from any screen by clicking the Log Out button in the upper-right corner of

the window. The browser will return to the NVR Log In screen. Log Out button

Step 9. Logging into of the CMS

If your computer is on the same local network (subnet) as your Solstice CMS, you can log into the CMS by

using the IP address of the CMS as the URL. In the example below, the IP address of the CMS is:

192.168.75.55.

If you are outside the local network, and the router of the LAN where your CMS is installed is reachable

from your computer, you can usually assign a port in the router that will forward a connection through to

(the local IP local address of) your CMS. In this conguration, the URL for your browser is in the form:

<router IP address> : <port>.

where <router IP address> is the IP address of the router of the LAN where the CMS is

installed, and <port> is the router port number assigned to the IP address on the CMS.

NOTE The port number cannot be 80 or any port used by other equipment on the LAN. For more

information, refer to the documentation for your router, or internet sources on “port forwarding”.

If the connection to the CMS is successful, a login window will open. Enter your Username and Password,

then click Log In. The default administrative Username and Password is admin and admin.

During the initialization process, a pop-up window similar to the follow will open. Click Run to continue

and open the Solstice CMS Video window.

8SLS-ECMS8 CMS Quick Start Guide

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