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Alarm Manager
This window contains the logs of alarm events that have occurred. They can be filtered by level
of severity if you included that when creating your alarm scheme. If events are happening at a
rapid pace, check the Stop Refresh box to “freeze” the list.
Clicking Display Overlay Window will leave
a small panel open on screen that will show
the number of alarms, CPU usage and a
volume control. It will appear above any other
applications you have running.
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Use the Search tab to locate alarm events in the same manner as searching for video.
Alarm Link
This is a standalone window which, when activated by selecting it from the Home Page, will
pop up when an alarm is detected to show the linked video(s). It will run in the background
behind any other apps until an event occurs at which time it’ll pop up to appear on screen.
This allows you to have an instant video notification on your computer without having to run
the full Preview window at all times.
Alarm I/O
This allows you to group alarms together in the same manner as you can create groups of
cameras using Device Manager. When alarms in a group are activated, they can be used to
activate a siren, or other device connected to the system’s Alarm Out port.
GENERAL
While most of the controls in Smart PSS are for operating your system remotely, the General
Setting window is for controlling the program itself. There are two tabs in the General
settings window - General and File. The first tab, General, lets you perform some basic
housekeeping.
Network - Adjust this slider to reect your network speed. It ranges from “WAN” to “1000M”
Log Save - This lets you set how long the activity logs are saved. Choose from 1 to 6 months.
Auto Login - When checked, Smart PSS will automatically log into your system when the
program is launched.
Auto Login Windows - If this is enabled and the computer restarts while Smart PSS is
running, then the computer will automatically log you back into Windows.
Auto Time Sync - If needed, you can instruct Smart PSS to sync to the computer’s internal
clock at a set time.
The File tab is where you set where recordings and snapshots will be saved on your
computer’s hard drive.
DEVICE SETUP
This window handles the functions found in the Alarm and Recording menus on your
system. Clicking on any of the five icons under the Device List on the left of the window will
open up the appropriate settings options.
When you have made a changes, click the OK button at the bottom right of the window to
save your new settings. You can also apply these settings to another camera by clicking on
the Use To... button and selecting the other camera.
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