Remote Monitoring Guide

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Account
Just as you can authorize others to use your system, you can also create user accounts for
others to use Smart PSS to observe and control any connected recorders. The process is
the same as on your NVR or NVR. And, you can grant users specific permissions or limit their
ability to make changes as needed.
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STEP 1. Open the Account window and
select Add from the upper left.
STEP 2. The Add User window will
open. Enter the new user’s name and
password. You will also need to set
whether this user is a Manager or
Operator. Additionally, you may add
notes regarding this user.
STEP 3. Select which rights this user
is allowed from the User Authority
menu. You can also limit which
cameras and devices this user has
access to using the Device List on the
right of the window.
STEP 4. Click Add to save the new
account.
Select Add More to add additional users
without closing the window.
You can edit or remove a user account by
clicking on that user’s name in the Account
window and clicking on the Edit or Delete
button respectively.
Device Parameter Configuration
This button is located in the lower left of the
Device Setup menu and opens up the Device Configuration window. This window contains
menus granting access to more of your system’s functions . Detailed information on these
funtions is contained in respective parts of the User Manual. Included menus are: Network,
Event Manager, Storage Manager, System Configuration and System Info. Again, these
menus replicate those found on your recorder.
Network - The settings for your system’s connection to the network are located here.
Care should be given when altering these settings as changing them could result in loss of
connection to your recorder.
Event Manager - This contains the remaining settings that were not included in Video
Check, above. You can set responses for both the recorder itself and any other networked
systems. You are also able to configure the alarm responses for network conflicts, hard drive
failure or full disk among others.
Storage Manager - This shows the status of your recorder’s hard drive(s).
System Config - Many of these are found in your Settings menu on your system, including
the general settings, such as the system language, date format, daylight savings time, etc. You
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can also add and manage users with access to that recorder. If you are connected to a DVR,
you may also add remote IP cameras to your system using the Remote Setting sub-menu.
Note that QC systems do not make use of the Serial Interface. The Auto Maintenance option
is to allow the NVR or NVR to reset on a schedule for optimal performance.
System Info - Use the Log Information submenu to search and download activity logs from
your system.
TOUR
Just as with your recorder, you can have Smart PSS cycle through your cameras. In this case,
those cameras can be connected to many different systems.
STEP 1. Determine how many screens will be displayed at once and set the Windows
Number to the desired amount (up to 36).
STEP 2. Name your task and add a description if needed.
STEP 3. Drag cameras from the Device List on the right to the desired tab. A camera
can be placed in more than one tab. You can double-click on the Stay Time and
Stream Type to set the amount of time this channel will stay on screen and which
data stream will be used, respectively. Us the Up and Down buttons to organize the
order in which each channel will appear in a window.
STEP 4. Click OK to save your settings.