CMS USER MANUAL

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 CATALOGUE

1.1 SUMMARY ................................................................................................. 3

1.2 FEATURES .................................................................................................. 3
CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTION ........................................... 5
2.1RUNNING ENVIRONMENT ............................................................................. 5
2.2 INSTALLATION STEPS ................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER 3 INTRODUCTION OF BASIC FUNCTIONS ........................... 9
3.1 CMS OPERATION MAIN MENU .................................................................... 9
4.1PREVIEW ..................................................................................................... 12
4.2RIGHT-CLICK MENU.................................................................................... 12
4.3 PTZ CONTROL ........................................................................................... 13
4.4COLOR ........................................................................................................ 14
CHAPTER 5 SYSTEM ................................................................................... 15
5.1 DEVICE MANAGER ..................................................................................... 15
5.2LOCAL CONFIG ......................................................................................... 18
5.3 DEVICE CONFIG. ........................................................................................ 24
5.4 USER .......................................................................................................... 36
5.5LOCAL LOG ................................................................................................ 37
CHAPTER 6 RECORD................................................................................... 39
6.1 PLAYBACK ................................................................................................. 39
CHAPTER 7 ADVANCED .............................................................................. 44
7.1 DECODER ................................................................................................... 44
7.2E-MAP ....................................................................................................... 51
7.3 TOUR ......................................................................................................... 55
7.4 TASK CONFIG. ............................................................................................ 57

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 Chapter 1 Software Instruction
1.1 Summary

This is a Central Control Software with powerful function and distributed architecture, integrate
many windows, users, and languages, It support bidirectional talk, video conference, classic of electronic
map, alarm center, and be compatible with Other extended products and single directly connected devices
surveillance system as one. Its electronic map design with friendly interface, easy to operate and purview
set.

This software is only for connecting different devices (DVR, DVS, etc), the manual only describe the
software, for specific equipment features, please refer to related product manuals.

This manual is for those who are responsible for planning, executing or reviewing the hardware
installation of Network Video Surveillance software. You should have the basic operation knowledge and
experience of related equipment (DVR, DVS, etc).

1.2 Features

1.1.1 User and Purview Management

Support N level organization management, user management and purview setting

1.1.2 Data Interface Technology Adopted

All data interaction use data interface technology, and support different database sizes flexibility,
such as SQL, MYSQL, XML data and so on.
1.1.3Intelligent Video Transport Protocol

Intelligent Video Transport Protocol can do Maximize the use of network bandwidth, especially on the
condition of Front-end network bandwidth limited, when to assure system based on high quality image in
very low network bandwidth, it can work well.
1.1.4 Scalable Distributed Network Architecture

Support multi servers coordinated running, intelligent load balancing, flexibility to add server and
enhance the system capacity effectively on the condition of integrity assurance.
1.1.5Dynamically Adjust Decode Buffering.

Flexibility in adjusting the fluency or real-time of video images when real time monitoring, which can
meet different users need. The former emphasize the fluency of video images, while the latter emphasize
the real-time of video images.

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 1.1.6Adopting Shelf Technology, Modular Development and Flexible to Assembly Application
Solutions.

Adopt shelf technology to develop hierarchically and modularly. With rich middleware service, users
can assemble different applications flexibly.
1.1.7High Operability

Within purview limitation, users can easily control and set each monitor point through the system, it
also integrates-map.
1.1.8High Integration

The system integrates other related information, such as alarming, voice and so on.
1.1.9 High reliability

The system designs a special fault tolerance measures to assure data Integrity and system running
reliability.
1.1.10 Good Scalability

The system designs for service. It has good scalability and adaptability to protect user investment
maximumly.
1.1.11 Support Network Management and Load Balancing
1.1.12Support User DIY Interface and Multi Languages
1.1.13 Support E-map
1.1.14 Support Simultaneous 4 Channels Real Time Playback
1.1.15 Support Connecting Multi Devices and View Multi Videos(real time monitoring and
playback)
1.1.16XML Data Storage
1.1.17 Support Multi RS Keyboard Protocols.
1.1.18 Support Multi Alarming Device, Like CK, Vista, etc
1.1.19 Support Multi three-dimensional positioning Speed Cameras Protocol, easy to realize
three-dimensional positioning in Preview Area
1.1.20 Support multi manufactures access to our device, such as Dahua, Hikvision, etc.

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 Chapter 2 Installation Instruction
2.1Running Environment

2.1.1 Hardware：
CPU P4/2.0G

Graphics card must support hardware scaling (such as ATI, TNT2 and PRO, but suggest
ATI9800 or above, dual channels), and the memory over 128M/128bit.

Note: Good configuration for memory, graphics cards and CPU are needed for many screens
decompression.

Network card: 100/1000M

2.1.2 Software：
The CMS support Vista/WinXp/Win2000/Win2003/Win2007, not for windows 98.

Please close all Antivirus Software and firewall so that it can write running program correctly and
completely in the control center before installing the software, or it will not search any devices.

2.2 Installation Steps

1）Find “Setup.exe” in CD and double click to access guide page, click[English]>[matching
tool]>click[CMS].

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2）Click “Next”button, shown dialog box as below:

3）Click “Next”button, shown dialog box as below:

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4）Click "Browser" to select setup path(default path "C:\Program Files\CMS"),then click "Next" to
select Start Menu folder as below:

5） Click "Next" to start setup and end setup as below:

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6）Click "Finish" to end the setup, at the same time it will come up this icon in the desktop.

Please follow Chapter 3,4,5,6,7 instructions to operate this software after finish installation.

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 Chapter 3 Introduction of Basic Functions
3.1 CMS Operation Main Menu

3.1.1 Device Display Area:

In this area, you can preview live screens by device and super account administrator setting, click device
name or channel group to change channels. Users can also pull devices name or specific channel to
operation area respectively.

3.1.2 Operation Area：

You can preview live screens, and setup parameters of system configuration and video searching
in this area.

3.1.3 Video Disk Status Area：

It can display the rest disk spaces that store video files.

3.1.4 PTZ：
Control and operate PTZ

3.1.5 Screen Mode Selection Area：

Choose the number of channels accordingly and page to browse.

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3.1.6 Operation Log：
It will record and display any operation information when setup and operating.

3.1.7 Menu Area：

Users could set single menu and sub-menu in this area, select relevant menus to operate video
surveillance system in the control center.

Diagram 3-1 Menu Configuration

First Second Third Operating

No Functions & Instruction
Menu Menu Menu right
Click preview button to choose a preview
mode of the screen, touring & switching
1 among all channels and snapshot pictures Admin/User
of the screen. Shut down/open preview
menu
Control the speed cameras to go up,
down, left, right and stop by operating
panel. Adjust speed, zoom, focus, iris,
2 auto pan, set preset and touring path. Admin/User
PTZ
Start touring, the speed camera will tour
follow the setting path. Delete the touring
path.
Set brightness, contract, saturation, and
3 Color hue for video screen. Admin/User
Restore to original setting
Add video surveillance devices, zone,
Add and zone node.
device
Set login type.
Modify device name, login type, port
Devi Modify number, user name and password, and
ce device even manufacture information.
man Online device are forbidden to modify
ager Delete Delete surveillance devices and zone
device table.
Import Import &export surveillance point
&export information.
Connecti Test the network connection status of the
on test added devices. Admin/User
Syst Disk selection, logs maintenance, store
em Base catalogue selection, CMS language
4 config selection, device connection type set, and
CMS start type setting.
Loc Alarm Enable audio activated by alarm. Set
al config alarm information
conf
ig
Record
Set local disk and recording time.
plan
DDNS Manage devices together with our
server company’s DDNS server

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 Version
informati Display the version information
on
Device Select online device and set parameter of
config device Admin/User

Add and delete users and its operating

Group Admin
rights
Account
Add, delete and manage users:
User Set user name, password and operating Admin
rights of menu

Local Search alarm log and operation log in set

log time area. Admin/User

Select remote or local playback, search

Playback Admin/User
5 Record record files and playback.

Decoder Set DVR and corresponding decoder

Using E-map to visually show every

E-map cameras location and find current
monitoring page directly
Preview the touring status in each
Video Admin/User
6 channel through design the touring
Advance touring
solutions.
Set the sub stream, batching set the
TASK
parameters of channels, set different
config
solutions accordingly.

Chapter 4 Monitor
In menu area, click “ Device Display Area”, it will turn to preview screen. Monitor functions:
Preview, PTZ and video specification configuration.
Here we introduce the monitor sub functions and its specification setting with details.
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4.1Preview
In operation area, users can select preview type, or screenshot in each single channel, or shut down
the preview page. Function buttons and instructions of preview in operation area shown as below.
Diagram 4-2 Function buttons and instructions of preview

No. Button Meanings

1 “1 screen preview”button. Click it to preview full screen for every channel。

2 “4 screens preview”button. Click it to preview 4 screens.

3 “9 screens preview”button Click it to preview 9 screens.

4 “16 screens preview”button. Click it to preview 16 screens.

5 “25 screens preview”button. Click it to preview 25 screens.

6 “36 screens preview”button. Click it to preview 36 screens.

7 “64 screens preview”button. Click it to preview 64 screens.

8 “full screen preview”button. Click it to enter full screen interface.

9 “pagecontrol”button. Click to page down and page up the preview pages.

10 “audio”button. Click to enable audio heard on preview page.

4.2Right-click Menu
At operating area, user can do below operation by right-click:

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Close window: close the current screen

Close all windows: close all the current screens

Audio: click it and hear the voices from preset screens

3D positioning: click to see 3D position.

Local record: click it to record at current channel and save the record at the relevant disk.

Zoomed: click it to enlarge channel partially.

Snapshot: Capture pictures from current channel at any time and save it to relevant disk.

Start talk: click it to begin talk with another side of the device.

Device config: click it and go to device configuration interface.

Color setting: click to set the color of channel.

View full: click it to full display the channel.

4.3 PTZ Control

When speed cameras are connected with DVR, user can control it at this control center, turn up,
down, left and right, stop running, adjust turning speed, zoom, focus and iris, preset and tour configuration.
When user enables touring function, the speed cameras will tour according to preset.

In operation area of PTZ, user can control the tour way and speed of the speed cameras. The details
of buttons in operation panel show as below:

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 No. Buttons Meanings

1 Click to control the direction of the speed cameras

2 Drag this pole to adjust speed rate

3 Click to zoom in; Click to zoom out

4 Click to focus in; Click to focus out

5 Click to iris it; Click to iris out

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Click to begin autopa; click to stop autopa.

Set a location for the preset, calls the preset points, PTZ automatically turns
7 to the setting position, add, delete and config preset point. Note: device from
dahua and hikvision can’t support preset point.

Multiple preset points connected tour lines, call touring between points, the PTZ
8 run around on the line. Add, delete, and config tour to display each surveillance
point. Note: device from dahua and hikvision can’t support preset point.

Table 4-2 Function buttons and instructions of operation panel

4.4Color
No. Button Meaning

1 Brightness

2 Contrast

3 Saturation

4 Hue

Table 4-3 color

Note：Click to resume Initial values.

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 Chapter 5 System
5.1 Device manager

5.1.1 Click to add zone,

See pic 1：

Pic 1 Add zone

Add zone here to manage surveillance points in different zones. Eg: Add
“Binjiang” and “binjing” and click ok, it will show as pic 2:

Pic 2 Add zone

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 5.1.2 Click to add device, see below picture:

Pic 3 Add device

Device Name: Device name

Login type：IP address, domain, ARSP, and cloud-add. Dahua or ahikvisiopn don’t support access device
through serialNo.
IP Address: IP address
Domain: Domain name by external network such as hzjufeng.3322.org
ARSP：MAC address（config DDNS address locally；when device and CMS have penetration function, add
device according MAC）
Cloud: SerialNo of device.
Manufacture: the device select manufacture, including H264DVR, Hikvision and Dahua.
Port: TCP port, different manufacture has its own original TCP port. For instance, Dahua: 34667, Hikvision:
8000.
User Name: User name
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Password: Password
Click "OK" after you have done above parameters, see below picture, you could only doubleclick to open
this device, and doubleclick to open each channel.

Pic 4 after adding zone

Note: Choose only one of Domain name, IP address, ARSP, or cloud.

Click IP search to search devices connected with network, and edit or login related device.

5.1.3 Click to modify device, click device name to edit, see below picture:

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 Pic 5 modify parameters

After finishing all the modifications, click "OK".

5.1.4 Delete device

Choose the devices which you want to delete, then click .

Note: Please make sure the device is disconnected before modifying and deleting it.
5.1.5 Import & Export surveillance points

Click to import or export surveillance points

Note：We get files with extension“.bin”.

5.1.6 Connection Test

Click to test the connection condition.

5.2Local Config
5.2.1 Base Config
See pic 6：

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 pic6 base config

Log Maintenance: Alarm and Operation log keep days.

Picture DIR: Picture storage location by snapshot
Record DIR: Record storage location by local recording
Snapshot format： BMP and JPG, default as BMP.
Sync time with PC: Adjusting device and PC in order to make both at the same time
Language: Choose language for CMS

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 5.2.2 Alarm Setting

Pic 7 alarming setting

Device list: Choose 1 device to set alarms

Alarm Enable: Click it to make sure all alarm functions available

Alarm Prompt Sound: Select any alarm prompt sound which you like

Sound File Path: Browse and choose prompt sound

Auto Watch Warn: Choose it to add following channels by alarm activated

Note：Please go to choose alarm type first

5.2.3 DDNS
Manage device together with DDNS servers, see pic：

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 pic8 DDNSserver

When device and CMS have penetration function, add device according serialNo.
5.2.4 Record Plan
Set local recording time：

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 Pic 9
Overwrite：When the HDD is full, cover the earliest recording.
Length ：Time of video files.
Length of alarming recording：Time of alarming video files.
HDD：Choose the HDD.
Click to edit planning template, see pic 10：

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 Pic 10
Config name, time and click “add” to add new template, then click “OK”, see pic 11.
Choose device name from left, and choose the channel number to config, choose time template for a week
from Monday to Sunday, the time value will show at bottom, click “OK”.

Pic 11

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 5.2.5 Version Information
Click to show version information of CMS, see below：

Pic12
5.3 Device Config.
Control device or set parameters locally. Select a device first, then set its configurations, see below picture
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Pic 13 Record

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5.3.1 Record：Click to go into record interface, see pic 14

pic14 Record

5.3.1.1 Recording setting

Set record length, period, type, etc.：

pic15 recording setting

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 5.3.1.2 Snapshot Storage
Set presnapshot, snapshot type and period, see below picture

Pic 16 snapshot storage

5.3.2 Alarm : Click to go into alarm configuration, see pic 17

pic17 system

Alarm activation configuration (motion detect, video blind, video loss and alarm in/out, abnormal
alarming),see pic 18
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 pic18 motion detection

5.3.3 System

Click to go into system set interface, see pic 19：

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 Pic 19 system

Cinfig any parameters as you like.

A、General: Set system time, language, video standard, DVR No., auto logout and so on

Pic 20 general setting

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B、Encode: Set DVR specifications of resolution, FPS, video quality etc.

see pic21:

Pic 21 Encode

C、Network: Set IP address, port, DNS etc., in order to remote monitor by network and mobile, see pic 22

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 Pic 22 network

D、NetService: Set IP filter, DDNS, Email etc., see pic 23

Pic 23 NetSevice

E、CAM Name: Modify camera name by your need, see pic 24

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 Pic 24 CAM name

F、PTZ config，Set PTZ parameters to make sure the same as speed cameras, and be able to control.

See pic 25;

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 pic25 PTZ

G、RS232：Set port configuration, see pic 26.

pic26 port setting

5.3.4 Management Tools

Click to go into management tools interface, see pic27.

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 pic27 management tools

A、 HDD manage: Setting HDD type, formatting, or partitions, see pic28.

pic28 HDD manage

B、 Account: Modify/add/delete user, group, password, and limit users’ rights.

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 pic29 Account

C、 AutoMaintain: Set Auto-Reboot time and files management, see below picture

pic30 automaintain

D、 Default: Restore to factory setting, see pic31.

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 pic31 restore

E、 Reboot the device.

F、System upgrade: upgrade device with program, see pic32.

pic32 upgrading
5.3.5 Info

Click to get into system information interface, see pic 33.

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 pic33system info.

System info includes HDD info, Log and version info.

5.4 User
Add and manage local users and its purview.

5.4.1 Group
Add group, and set groups’ rights at right; choose a group and click “Delete” to delete group, see
pic34.

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 pic34 group

5.4.2 User
Choose a group to add users, and set its name, password; choose a user to delete or modify, see
pic35.

pic35 add user

5.5Local Log
User could search menu operation log, alarm log and other logs by time, see pic36：

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pic36

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 Chapter 6 Record
In menu area, click “record”, the record interface will show at operation area.

6.1 Playback
6.1.1 Playback
There are 2 playback modes---Remote playback and Local playback. Remote playback support
playback at device-side, and local playback support playback at client-side.
Note：Device from Dahua or Hikvision only support remote playback, not local playback for the moment,
see pic37.

pic37 playback

playback mode：①by file ②by time

By file： Select playback channel, record type, period to playback.

By time： Select all channels or partial channels to playback, select “synchronous” to playback all
channels at the same time.

Table 6-1 Functions and buttons of playback.

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 No. Buttons Meanings

1 Click to play.

2 Click to pause.

3 Click to stop.

4 Click to slow play, there are 1,2,3,4 classes of speed.

5 Click to fast play, there are 1,2,3,4 classes of speed.

6 Last frame.

7 Next frame.

By file playback, shown as below：

By time playback, shown as below：

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 Note：Drag the time bar to playback.

6.1.2 Download & Backup

User could playback record files at set time and channels, select record fines, click
"Download/Backup" and select "save directory".

Note: Remote playback----Download

Local playback---Backup

1、Select the recording file, click to download：

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 2、Pop up a window, select record format.

3、Set record dialogue：

Click browse to select folder to save downloaded file.

Note：To download record file from Dahua devices, user have to shut down the present
channel and playback interface；

After downloading the record file, it’s forbidden to drag record file to DH_player to play, but click the
button in red box instead.

Pop up the window as below：

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Select AllFiles in bottom right corner, and find the downloaded file.

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 Chapter 7 Advanced
It contains decoder, E-map, video touring and Task config, see as pic38.

pic38 advanced

7.1 Decoder

1. Decoder
It can manage and config remote decoder, see below picture:

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（1） Add decoder

Click to add decoder：

Device Name: Name of decoder, set by yourself

IP address: IP address of decoder
Domain: Domain name of decoder, select it and input decoder domain name to access to Internet.
ARSP: MAC address of decoder.

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 Cloud: SerialNo of decoder.
Port: TCP port, default is 34567
User Name: Login name of decoder, default is admin
Password: Password of decoder, default is null.
Note: support to access to decoder via IP address, domain, MAC address, or serialNo.
After you add decoder successfully, it will come out a "decoder" ico in this interface, left-click decoder
name to drag to right, it will show a purple decoder area, and right-click this ico to edit, delete and set
attribute, see picture as below.

Add multi decoder, and use the right ico to sort decoders in the interface, see picture as below.

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 Select decoder to cinfig as below:

Right-click decoder name, and click preview to preview channel; or right-click the purple area in
interface, click preview to get into preview channel.

After get into preview interface, reclick preview to display related channel interface.
Select “Synchronous window mode” in right bottom of the interface to synchronize decoder.
（2） Configuration
Click device name, and click “configuration” to get into interface as.
Then select decoder and config it. Drag channel from left to digital channel area, then click “video
touring”, save the config.
（3） Reboot
Click to reboot.
（4） Edit
Right-click decoder ico to "edit decoder", et into interface as below：
Modify device name, port, etc..

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（5） Delete decoder
2. Layout
In new-built layout, name the layout. Select and drag channel to blank area in the bottom, ad
device ,then click save, see as below：

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3. Touring
Click “build touring solution” to build.
Drag lens or layout to touring window, as below show：

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Click to save, and you can find it at left area, see as below：

4. Solutions

Click one of to name and save new solution.

5. Lens

Click to edit lens：

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 Choose an area, you can see “add device” and “modify” are nor gray anymore, you can click to add
device or modify the device and lens.

6. Ico

：Add decoder；

：Save solution；

：Solution save as；

：Build touring solution；

：Edit lens

7.2E-MAP
E-MAP is a plan for simulating live screen, user can use it to add & delete cameras and set e-map alarm
activation, see below pic43:

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 pic43 e-map

1）Select snapshot manage to get into interface as pic44.

pic44 add picture

2）Select add to get into picture interface as pic45：

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 pic45 picture selecting

2）Find a picture to set its name, description, and click ok, then pop back to e-map interface.

Click “picture”, and drag it to picture display area, as pic64：

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 pic46 surveillance point setting

4）Click “device” to drag device's channel to the map, then the channel name will appear at the map,
double-click it to name and describe it, the finished interface as pic47：

pic47 surveillance points description

5）Cancel edit，get into e-map controlling interface.

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 In e-map display area, doubleclick the surveillance point to get preview interface, as pic48:

pic48 surveillance point selecting

7.3 Tour
Video touring support several channels take turns to display in the same display area, including
all the channels.
1）Click “add”to design a touring solution, delete or modify the solution, see as pic49：

Pic 49 add touring solution

Solution name: Solution name.

Select channels to add in the solution, take pic49 for an example:

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 Touring solution named “Touring solution” will tour first channel of “test” device.

Touring solution named “Touring solution” will tour first channel of “test room” device.

Touring solution named “Touring solution” will tour second channel of “test room” device.

Touring solution named “Touring solution” will tour fifth channel of “test room” device.

Touring solution named “Touring solution” will tour seventh channel of “test room” device.

The touring project is shown as pic50.

pic5. Touring solution

2）Calling Touring
In software operation area, right-click in a window, choose touring solution-touring to control video
tour.

Note：“Touring solution”is the name of a touring solution.

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7.4 Task Config.
Task config can set sub stream of video connecting. Batching set video connection channels, and config
different solution according your need.

1）Click to add, delete or modify a Task solution, see as pic51：

pic 51 add task solution

Solution name: Task solution name.

In device list, choose channels that use sub stream to add in Task solution, take pic51 as an example,
Task solution “5” will control to connect 1,3,5,7 channels of device “10.135”with sub stream.
Pic52 as below show the Task solution “5”：

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 pic52 Tasksolution

2）Calling Task solution

Right-click in left area of CMS, select Task configuration solution, see as below:

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