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CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual About This Manual Target Audience This manual is intended for System Administrators who are responsible for installing and setting up CMS surveillance system. The reader is expected to know the fundamentals of IP surveillance system integration and to own the administrative privileges to achieve all the configuration tasks.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Technical Support If you have any questions during system installation, please feel free to contact our engineers via our Customer Help Desk platform http://www.acti.com/CHD. Conventions Used in This Manual The following are typographic conventions used in this manual: Bold: Bold typeface is used for a keyword, major functions of CMS, or a title of a section/column. Italic: Italic typeface is used for a filename or location path.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Legal Notice Disclaimer The information contained in this document is intended for general information purposes. ACTi Corporation shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages arising from the furnishing, performance, or use of this manual. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The English version of this document is the official one for all purpose.
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CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Table of Contents 1 About This Manual 2 Target Audience ....................................................................................... 2 Content Overview .................................................................................... 2 Technical Support .................................................................................... 3 Conventions Used in This Manual..........................................................
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual 7 Set up the System 29 CMS Main Screen ................................................................................... 29 Manage Users......................................................................................... 30 Manage NVRs ......................................................................................... 37 Event Management ................................................................................ 44 System Log .......................
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Overview CMS-200 (hereafter referred to as CMS) is a compact and reliable multi-channel standalone CMS. It contains a pre-installed Windows operating system, and ACTi CMS central video management software along with client software. This unit is composed of: Computer A PC, with Microsoft ® Windows Embedded Standard 7 Professional operating system pre-installed.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual CMS Server / Client Architecture CMS is a typical web-based server/client system. In a multi-site surveillance solution, CMS Server serves as a management command center; a Client makes requests of monitoring video streams or playing recordings sent to CMS Server, and CMS Server will pass this request to the involved NVR Server to send data/video stream to the Client.
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CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Client PC System Requirements The minimum CPU Processor spec will provide acceptable performance for systems that use mostly MPEG4 streams. Minimum PC Spec RAM Operating System Browser Network Display Display Mode Live Layout Remote Client PC 11-16 17-64 Number of Channels (*2) 1-16,00 Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 2.4 GHz 1,601-unlimited Intel Core i5 2.4 GHz Intel Core i7-920 2.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778%28VS.85%29.aspx#physical_memory_li mits_windows_7 Besides the limitation mentioned above, you may find the usable memory displayed on Computer Properties is still less than actual installed memory. This is a common symptoms of all Windows platforms, please find explanations and solutions in this Windows official support document http://support.microsoft.com/kb/978610/en-us and http://windows.microsoft.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Getting Started What’s in the Box This product package includes the following items: CMS-200 x 1 Power Cord x 1 Universal Converter x 1 Warranty Card x 1 Quick Installation Guide x 1 13 www.acti.
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CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Connect the Devices The example below displays a network consisting of only CMS, network cameras and required peripherals. Please remember to enable the DHCP service on your router for CMS to obtain an IP address automatically. 3 4 5 1 2 1. Connect the VGA monitor using the VGA cable supplied by the monitor manufacturer. 2. Connect the USB devices (e.g. the mouse, the keyboard or the joystick) and the audio devices (e.g.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Start and Turn Off the Unit 1. To start the unit, on the front panel, press down the Power Button panel, the Power Status LED Indicator will light up and turn solid yellow. 2. To turn off the unit, press down Power Button, the unit will automatically shut down after 3~5 seconds. Enter Windows After the unit starts, key in “123456” to log in as Administrator to Windows Embedded 7 system. 16 www.acti.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Configure the IP Address After CMS starts, the network interface cards in it will be assigned IP addresses with the DHCP service in the network. Find the IP Address of CMS To check the current IP address assigned by DHCP service: 1. Click Windows Start menu and select “Control Panel”. 2. Enter “Network and Sharing Center”, select the network card connection. Click your current Internet connection. 3.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Assign a Static IP Address to CMS 1. Click Windows Start menu and select “Control Panel”. 2. Enter “Network and Sharing Center”, select the network card connection. 3. On Connection Status window, click “Properties 18 www.acti.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual 4. Select “Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" and then click “Properties”. 5. On Propertries window, select "Use the following IP address:" and enter the appropriate values for the static IP address. Click “OK” to save the settings. 6. To change the current port number from 80 to another. 19 www.acti.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Log In to the System License and Activation In CMS system, the maximum number of channels is unlimited; your required number of channels should be licensed and activated before adding the devices to the system. To get the license, you may contact ACTi sales representatives to purchase the licenses and obtain the License Key. Upon the activation of license with the License Key, the channels will automatically become available.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Step 1: Membership ID in ACTi Member Center is required for activation. Register one for free at http://member.acti.com/ Step 2: Log in CMS server, go to Setup pageSystem tabLicense“Online Registration”. Select the MAC Address, enter your License Key, member Account and Password, and then click “Apply”. CMS server will connect to the activation database via Internet to register the license key, and unlock the channels. 21 www.acti.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Offline Activation Offline activation does not require Internet access for CMS server. It is used when CMS is located in a network not connected to public Internet (e.g. in a restricted military base). You will need to get an activation file (AUL.lic file) from another computer and transfer it to CMS server computer.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual 3. Log in CMS server from local or via web client. Go to Setup System tab License “Offline Registration” click “Import” and upload the license file (AUL.lic). Click “Apply” to activate this license. Verify Your License Once your license is successfully activated, the license information will be shown on License page. Activated Licenses Important The license data will be erased once CMS server is uninstalled.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Access CMS Server via Internet Explorer From Server Computer Using Local Client Open Internet Expolrer. If your computer is where CMS server is installed, type http://localhost/ or the computer’s IP address in URL box. From Remote Client Computer A remote client refers to any client using a computer over WAN or LAN other than server computer. If you are connecting to a CMS server as a remote client, please type server computer’s IP (e.g. local network ip: http://172.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Login A. Enter Account & Password A Account (non case-sensitive): Admin (default) Password (case-sensitive): B C D 123456 (default) B. Change UI language To change UI language, select the desired language from “Language” dropdown list. C. Remember Account/Password To have the server remember your Login Account and Password for future, check “Remember Account/Password”. Clicking “Don’t Remember” will clear your input text and reset to default.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Access CMS Server via Workstation CMS Workstation includes a set of programs that provide interface between users and the CMS server. It may be installed on the same PC as the CMS server, or on a separate client computer. Double-click the shortcut icon on your desktop to execute this workstation application. Login Fill in the following fields then click “Login” to log in to the system. The login process of Workstation is very much the same as that of Web browser: A.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual E. Remember Login Information To have CMS2 Workstation remember the Account, Password, your choices of Initial Page and UI Language, simply check “Remember login info”. Click “Don’t Remember” will clear your input text and reset to default. To directly enter the desired page every time you log in from this PC , check “Remember login info” then “Auto Login” to skip the Login page.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual 5. You can export the saved server sites, or import it to another Workstation client computer. Access CMS server via CMS2 Workstation, go to Setup page System tab Workstation. A. Export current server sites list Click “Browse” to select a folder to save the list, and then click “Export”. This file will be saved as an *.xml file. B. Import a server site list Click “Browse” to select the *.xml file, and then click “Import”.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Set up the System This chapter will guide you through everything you need to know in System Setup procedure from first time connection with CMS server to general system configuration. CMS Main Screen On the right are link buttons to three CMS major functions: (1) Live View, (2) Playback and (3) Setup. You can click the orange button to enter the function page.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Manage Users The User Groups/Users page allows you to (1) manage the access permissions of different user groups, (2) add users to or delete them from user groups, (3) assign users to specific user group. This chapter will take you through these settings. Access Permissions In CMS, the access permissions are managed by User Groups. User Groups defines which CMS operations and NVRs are allowed for the group users.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual server, you can import a user account or a group from those concurrently existing in Active Directory into CMS server. In this way, the user identification is processed by Active Directory centrally, and there is no need for CMS administrator to maintain these user accounts. User Groups You can specify access permissions to each NVR for an entire user group.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual The domain users within that group will all be added to CMS server at the same time. To view the whole users within this group, please select and enable the “Show users in domain groups.” The account information of these domain users, unlike those user accounts you add one by one to CMS server, are not editable on Users page. Domain users added as a whole group 2. Assign CMS Permissions for created group.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual New NVRs Existing NVRs You may individually check the NVRs this user group is allowed to access, and set the permissions to configure NVR settings. You may also enable the permissions related to a specific camera under the NVR. Instead of tailoring the settings for each device, you may click “Device Unified Settings” and set universal settings, which will be applied to any device you check under this NVR.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Click “Apply” on the top to save the settings. Add Users To create a user account with on CMS server. 1. Select , and click Add button. 2. Select User Type as Customized User or Domain User. Customized User: an account created and managed on CMS server only. You will input an account name, its password and e-mail address for this User. Domain User: an account that already exists in Active Directory database within the domain.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Note CMS server provides a procedure to help Users who have forgotten the password retrieve the original information, which relies solely on the “e-mail address” authentication. It is strongly recommended that you input an e-mail address that this User has access to when you establish the User account.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Domain Users Management As CMS server computer is logged on to a domain Active Directory, it can import a user account from Active Directory. Domain: ACTi.com ACTi CMS 2.0 Server Active Directory Domain Controller This type of User account is “Domain User”. Upon being added to CMS server, the User properties stored on Active Directory database including account name and e-mail address will be imported to CMS server.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Manage NVRs A CMS server manages multiple NVR severs, whose fundamental building blocks are the cameras or video encoders. The first thing you should do after you have registered the license is to setup your NVR connections in CMS Setup page. In this section, we will guide you through how to manage the NVRs and their devices. Add an NVR To start adding a new NVR, please follow steps as below: 1. On Setup page click “Source”. There is no source in All Sources list.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Import Devices from NVRs In most cases, with limited licenses, you do not import all devices of all NVRs to your CMS server. After an NVR is added, you may start selecting your desired devices to be imported to CMS server. Once a device is imported, on CMS interface you can (1) modify this device directly, (2) see its live stream ,(3) receive the instant event notifications from this device and (4) watch the recorded video of this device. 1.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual want to import and click “Apply”. Selected Devices:2 and 4 4. The Using Devices list will be updated in accordance with your selection on Import Devices list. Imported Devices: 2 and 4 Synchronize Device Settings The configurations done on NVR site will not be synchronized with CMS server actively.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Tip You may turn off the status display of an NVR server and its devices shown in the Source Setup List. On Source tab, select the NVR server under All Sources list, and de-select “Receive Event Message” Manage Multiple NVRs You may centrally manage multiple NVRs on the All Sources Setup List easily. Go to Setup page Sources tab. Under lists all the NVRs you added.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Configure NVR / Devices Settings As CMS administrator owns unrestricted rights to control all the NVRs and their devices, it is sometimes more convenient to modify the NVR settings directly from CMS interface. On CMS Source management page, you may change any property of an NVR or its devices. NVR Settings To enter an individual NVR’s settings, Go to Setup page Sources tab, on All Sources list, select an NVR, and click on the arrow to expand its sub category.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Note Please note the following before applying any change to an NVR server: 1. It is strongly recommended that you make a backup of the original NVR settings. 2. Only the devices in the same network segment with the selected NVR can be found or manually added by clicking “Add Device”. 3. To modify a device’s schedule or event rules, please select the device and enter the Schedule or Event tab on the right. 4.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Status Icon Description On Live View screen or Setup page Source tab, the icons shown under All Sources category will display the status of each NVR server as well as the devices. Example Icon Status Description Video loss: CMS cannot retrieve the video stream. Modification has not been saved: This device’s settings have been modified but not saved yet. If you leave these modifications unsaved, they will not take effect.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Event Management Under CMS’s management, an event detected by a single device can be notified not only to the NVR clients but to CMS clients at the same time. For example, once a camera detects a motion, both an NVR client and a CMS client can receive the alerts via emails. To do so, you have to set even rules in CMS Setup page Event tab. The event rules set here will be independent from those set on NVR.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual How to Edit an Event Rule Go to Setup page Event tab. All the editable event rules are listed on the right. NVR Status Event Rule An event rule set for an NVR will trigger actions to notify CMS client. 1. Select an NVR source to edit an NVR event rule. There are seven types of NVR status that can be set as event triggers – Source Loss, Source Recovery, Schedule Service Start, Schedule Service Stop, Disk Full, Disk is Available and Disk Not Found. 2.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Action Items Function Description Set to play beep sound for a number of repetitions. On CMS2 Workstation client computer, you can upload a WAV file or an MP3 file as the alert sound, and set how many times this audio file is play when event occurs. Beep and Audio file responses cannot be executed at the same time. Enables CMS server to execute a specific command upon this event. You can use it to integrate CMS event with other programs.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Device Status Event Rule An event rule set for a specific device will trigger actions to notify CMS client. 1. Select an NVR, click the arrow to expand its sub-categories, and select the device. There are five types of device status that can be set as event triggers – Motion, DI Trigger, Video Loss, Video Recovery, Network Loss and Network Recovery. 2. Highlight the rule you wish to edit. Double-click the “Response” field to edit the response action. 3.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Switch View: The current Live View will be switched to another one for a while. To enable this option, you will need to customize and save Views on Live View screen first. Hot-spot and Switch View responses cannot be executed at the same time. Makes CMS client computer play beep sound for a number of repetitions.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Send a CMS View Select Type as “View”, the name of the View Group, and the View name, define how long this live view will stay on the screen, and click the monitor from the Target TV Wall station you select on the right. Send a TV Wall View Set Select Type as “TV Wall View”, the TV Wall station, and the name of the View Set, at last, define how long this live view will stay on the screen.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Delete the Event Rules On Event List, select the rules you wish to delete, and then click “Delete” to clear this rule. How to Setup SMTP Settings for Event Rules CMS supports email notification sent through an SMTP server. You can specify the email and server settings here. 1. Go to Setup pageSystem tabSettings Email& SMTP Settings. Fill in each of the following fields. Field Name Server Description Input the sender’s SMTP server address.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual connection settings you use (especially the SMTP Port) now require to enable either SSL or TLS. Sender Name Input the name or title of the sender. You may input a name different from the account name. Sender Mail Input the sender’s e-mail address, which should be the same account you set for SMTP server. 2.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual System Log The activities performed by logged-in Users are recorded on server as System Log. With the access permission, a user may view, search and export this record for analysis or investigation. This section will provide the instructions on how to read and search data in the system log. “System Log” is one of the resident buttons on top of CMS server user interface, click it to enter either “CMS System Log” or “NVR Source System Log”.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Search Time The default is your current client time. Log Type You may filter the logs by activity Type. By default, all types are selected. User Account You may filter the activities performed by a specific user. NVR Source / Device You may filter the activities related to a specific NVR or a device. 53 www.acti.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Read the Log The search result will show 1000 records before and after your query time. You may click the pagination buttons to navigate earlier or later records. If there is an icon on the top right corner of an entry, click it to view the full description content. A log entry contains several kinds of information including Date Time, Type, User Account, Source, Device and Description.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Export the Log Click “Export” button to export the log as .csv file. You can specify the Time Duration, NVR Source, User Account and the involved Device of the logs, and click “Apply”. NVR Source System Log As the CMS administrator owns the same privileges of an NVR administrator, it is able to acquire the NVR system log from CMS interface. Unlike CMS System Log, NVR Source System Log records an NVR user’s activities on NVR.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Customize Views After all NVRs and devices are added, you may start customizing the views for different users and purposes. This chapter will teach you how to add video source, arrange the channels and manage live view layouts. In CMS system, a View refers to the layout where the live images of Cameras or Maps are placed in proper positions to suit the monitoring purpose.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual 4. Device List: In edit mode, drag a camera from here to your desired channel. Step 1: Create a New View On View Tool Bar, click the Create View button , input the View Name, add a New Group for this View and decide whether this group is to be Public or Private, and then click “Apply”. The views under Private View Group The views under Public View Group are only available to the User who created them. are open to every User.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Step 4: Add Video Source In edit mode, move the mouse over the channel and click to select a camera from the source list. You may also directly pull a camera from the Device panel to your desired channel. Remove the camera view: right-click on the channel and select “Remove”. Step 5: Add a Map By adding a map, you put a picture on the channel, where you may place camera icons later to make it an “e-Map.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Map brightness: To change the map brightness, right-click on the map, select “Map Mask” and the brightness percentage level. Map size: By default, the map will be displayed in its original size. Use the button s on upper right to adjust the map size. Enlarge to fill channel height Original image size Zoom in Zoom out Edit map title: The map title will be shown on channel title bar.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Remove the whole map: Right-click on the map and select “Remove”. Manage maps: All the uploaded images are managed under Map Image Manager. On Live View screen, you may go to Map Image Manager to view, upload or delete the maps. Step 6: Add Devices to the Map Pull a device from Device List to the map. To remove this device from map: Click To move this device: Left-click on the device icon and drag.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual To adjust precise pointed direction: Right-click on the device icon, select “Pointed Direction”. To adjust device’s viewing angle: Right-click on the device icon, select “Vision Angle”. If this is a device of an NVR3 server (including GNR-3000 server, INR-410 server or INR-420 server) and its stream mode is set to DUAL or multi-streaming, you can choose a desired stream from View Toolbar. This choice of stream will be remembered by this View.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Step 8: Save the View Click on View Toolbar to save it. Step 9: Set Default View To set a View as default, select it in the View List panel and then click on View Tool Bar. By next time you log in, you will directly enter this View. Step 10: Set Default Hotspot Channel (Optional) By system default, the global hotspot channel will always be the top left one. You can set any other channel on your live view screen to be the default hotspot channel.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Pan/Tilt Zoom in Zoom out To reset the ePTZ navigation area back to default viewing angle, right-click to bring up channel menu, and then click “Reset”. 3. click on View Tool Bar to save the configuration.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Set View Link By creating a link button on a map view, you can directly be linked to another view. On the picture below shows how to create a link button to 7F View on 11F map. 1. Select a map View, on which you will place a link button to another view. 2. Click on View Tool Bar to enter edit mode. 3. From View List, drag the target View to current View, a link button will appear. 4. Click on View Tool Bar to save it.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual On View Tool Bar, click then Create Patrol. 1. Input the Patrol Name. 2. Select the Patrol Type to be open to all Users or to the creator only. 3. Define the Global Dwell Time between the views. If you want to set different dwell time length for individual Views, do not check this option, and configure them separately in below table. 4. Choose the Views to display in patrol.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Tips to Enhance Live View Performance Live view for multiple channels requires sufficient computing power to run the performance. In certain extreme cases, like when viewing several megapixel H.264 video streams at the same time, client computer will be overloaded and hence affect browser’s performance. This is a common limitation imposed upon all Windows based video management programs and web browser.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Let Windows Automatically Start up CMS Live View You may have the CMS client application automatically run and open the live view after Windows starts. In this way, you may save steps and time before you eventually see the desired live view screen. Additionally, whenever a power breakdown takes place, the live view may recover as soon as your computer resumes.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Customize System Language CMS server supports multiple languages for user interface display. There are already several translated language files in the server system. Each language is open to customization based on your own needs. This section will describe how to choose or customize language strings for your site. Change System Language You may decide which languages to be selectable on Login screen. The chosen languages will appear on the “Language” dropdown list.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Edit User Interface Wordings Each language file contains four editable string tables. Each table displays the default wordings in English and the translation in target language. To view the string table: 1. Select the language from “Select Language” dropdown list, then select a table from the “Language Group” list on the left column. 2.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Export / Import Language String File You may also click “Export” to export the language file as .xml format to edit in Notepad, or “Import” to import a language file to use in the system. In general, it is suggested that you always save a modified language table with a different file name in a location other than default system language folder on server computer C:\Program Files\ACTi Corporation\CMS2\Language, then import it to use.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Display Configurations You can change the user interface style by arranging the main screen and Panel/Device List on the right or left. Go to Setup pageSystem tabSettings, scroll down to the User Interface Style section, select the setting style then click “Apply”. The change will be applied upon your next login. 71 www.acti.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Video & Snapshot Export Configurations By default, the snapshots taken by Users on Live View and all exported video files are saved to the current client’s Desktop. You may configure the destination by selecting another available file location on your client’s computer. Go to Setup pageSystem tabSettings, in Export Video Settings section, click “Browse” to choose the file path.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Joystick In CMS, other than user interface PTZ panel and mouse operation, you may also control the PTZ movements by physical controllers. CMS supports two types of controllers, which both feature in a joystick with twelve buttons for users to assign specific actions. Model: Extreme™ 3D Pro Manufacturer: Logitech Model: IP Desktop Manufacturer: CH Products How to Install the Joystick 1. Log out from CMS client interface. 2.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Un-install Server Software In certain cases, un-installation of CMS system is necessary, for example, (1) you want to terminate CMS server and clear all the evidence due to privacy and security reasons, (2) you need to reinstall the system due to an unsuccessful installation. Before starting un-installation, please back up important data (please refer to Back up System Data on page 76) first and prepare the CMS server install shield application.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Step 2: Remove CMS Server Program Folder (Optional) If you are performing a complete un-installation without leaving any CMS server related data on the current computer, you may consider deleting this folder. After un-installation, the CMS system folder will remain under ACTi product folder ACTi Corporation on your hard drive, the system configuration data here will not be removed until you delete them manually.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Back up System Data Making regular system backups is always recommended in case of unexpected disasters or accidents that may damage CMS server. Other than this, you may need to perform an on-demand backing up to (1) migrate the whole CMS server data to another computer, or (2) re-install the CMS server on current computer.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Step 2: Back up CMS System Log (Optional) The system log records the operations Users perform during logging in to CMS server. You may export the system log of latest three days as *.csv file as backup. Please refer to the section in this manual: Export the Log on page 55 for instructions. Step 3: Back up NVR Source Backup (Optional) You may also back up individual NVR’s system on Setup page System tabSource tab.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Restore System Data Before starting restoring the system, make sure you have done the following: (1) Re-activate the license If you have activated the CMS licenses then done un-installation previously, please contact ACTi Customer Help Desk http://www.acti.com/CHD to clear the original registration data in ACTi license database, prepare the license key information for online activation or the activation file(.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Advanced Administrative Tasks To assist the CMS administrator in monitoring the server status and basic trouble-shooting, the CMS2 Administrator Tool is installed along with CMS server program on the server computer. This tool will start running as the server computer starts up, and resides in the system tray. You may double-click the icon to open this tool. CMS Server Status You may observe the CMS services status on Service tab.
CMS-200 System Administrator’s Manual Change Authentication Method You may enable the Digest authentication other than the basic way. With this method, when logging in to CMS server, User’s credentials are encrypted using MD5 algorithm. In this way, there is more secure protection to prevent from unauthorized access. Please also note that, with Digest authentication method enabled, a mobile client user or a domain user will be blocked from CMS system. 80 www.acti.
