Avigilon™ Control Center Web Client User Guide Version: 5.
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Table of Contents Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 What is the Avigilon™ Control Center Web Client ....................................................................................... 1 For More Information .......................................................................................................................................... 1 Avigilon Training Center .
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client Adding a Camera to a View ........................................................................................................................ 11 Removing a Camera From a View............................................................................................................. 11 Viewing Live and Recorded Video ............................................................................................................... 12 Zooming and Panning in a Video ..
Table of Contents Export ............................................................................................................................................................... 37 Exporting Native Video ................................................................................................................................... 37 Exporting AVI Video.........................................................................................................................................
Introduction What is the Avigilon™ Control Center Web Client The Control Center Web Client is a simplified, web-based version of the Control Center Client software. The Web Client allows you to access any camera that is connected to an Control Center Server. Through the Web Client you can monitor live and recorded video, and search or export events in the camera's recording history. The Web Client can be accessed from any Internet Explorer browser that is connected to your local network.
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Accessing the Web Client To access the Web Client, you need the Avigilon server's IP address and port number. This information is listed in the server's Setup tab in the Avigilon Control Center Client software. See the Avigilon Control Center Client User Guide for more information. 1. To access the Web Client, open Internet Explorer and enter the following address: http://:/ (For example, http://192.168.2.
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client Figure A.
Views What are Views? A View tab is where you watch camera video. Inside the View tab is a set of image panels that allows you to organize how video is displayed. Adding and Removing a View View tabs allow you to customize how you monitor video. You can open a new View in the browser to see more video or close Views as required. To... To open a new View tab To close a View tab Do this... Click > . On the View tab, click . View layouts You can organize how video is displayed through View layouts.
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client Selecting a Layout for a View You can organize how video is displayed by selecting a View layout. The figure shows the default View layouts. On the toolbar, select then select one of the layout options. Figure A. Layouts on the toolbar Editing a View Layout If the default View layouts do not fit your surveillance requirements, you can customize a View layout. 1. 6 On the toolbar, select > Edit Layouts.
Views Figure A. Layouts on the Toolbar 2. In the Edit Layouts dialog box, select the layout you want to change. 3. Enter the number of Columns and Rows you want in your layout. 4. In the layout diagram, do any of the following to further customize the layout.
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client Figure B. Edit Layouts dialog box o To create a larger image panel, select a grey line to delete the border between two image panels. When a line is highlighted in red, the line can be deleted. o To restore an image panel, select a dotted line to divide a larger image panel into two. When a dotted line is highlighted in green, the line can be restored. o To restore all default View layouts, click Restore Defaults.
Views Making a View Full Screen You can maximize a View to fill an entire monitor screen. On the toolbar, click . Ending Full Screen While the View is in full screen mode, click . Cycling Through Views If you have multiple Views open, you can cycle through the View tabs by displaying each one for a few seconds. This is useful when monitoring a large number of cameras. To activate the Cycle Views feature, click .
Video Monitoring Video Inside a View tab, you can monitor and control video from multiple cameras. Once you open a camera in a View tab, you can control the camera's live and recorded video stream. Adding and Removing Cameras in a View To monitor video, add a camera to the View. The camera video can be removed from the View any time. Adding a Camera to a View Perform one of the following: Drag the camera from the System Explorer to an empty image panel in the View.
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client Inside the image panel, click . Viewing Live and Recorded Video When you monitor video, you can choose to watch live and recorded video in the same View, or only one type of video per View. Once you've added the required cameras to the View, perform the following: To switch the View between live and recorded video, click either Live or Recorded on the toolbar.
Video Maximizing an Image Panel You can maximize an image panel to fill the browser window. Maximizing an Image Panel Perform one of the following: Right-click an image panel and select Maximize. Inside the image panel, click Double-click the image panel. . Restoring an Image Panel In an maximized image panel, perform one of the following: Right-click the maximized image panel and select Restore Down. Inside the image panel, click Double-click the image panel. .
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client The image panel immediately plays back the camera's most recently recorded video. Triggering Manual Recording Cameras are set to follow a recording schedule. If an event occurs outside the camera's recording schedule, you can click the record indicator icon to force the camera to record the event.
Video 2. In the image panel, click . The PTZ controls are displayed in a floating pane immediately beside the image panel. Note: The controls may appear different depending on the camera. Some options are disabled or hidden if they are not supported by the camera. Figure A. PTZ controls 3. To pan or tilt, perform one of the following: o In the image panel, drag your mouse from center to move the camera in that direction.
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client Figure B. PTZ onscreen controls 4. Use the other PTZ controls to perform any of the following: To... To zoom To control the Iris To control the Focus 16 Do this... • Click to zoom in. • Click to zoom out. • Click the image panel and use the mouse scroll wheel to zoom in and out. • If the camera supports Drag to Zoom, click and drag to create a green box to define the area you want to zoom in and see.
Video 1. Move the camera's field of view into position. 2. In the Preset drop down list, select a number then click To program a PTZ preset . 3. In the dialog box, enter a name for the preset. 4. Select the Set as home preset check box if you want this to be the camera's Home preset. 5. Click OK. To activate a PTZ preset Select a preset then click . To return to the Home preset position If the PTZ camera supports a Home preset position, click to return the camera to its Home position. 1.
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client Click To lock the PTZ controls o Click to move up the options. o Click to confirm your selection. o Click to cancel your selection. . No other user will be able to use the PTZ controls for this camera until you unlock the controls or log out. To program a PTZ tour, see Programming PTZ Tours. Programming PTZ Tours If the PTZ camera supports guard tours, the tours can be programmed through the PTZ controls pane.
Video Figure A. Edit PTZ Tour dialog box 3. In the Edit PTZ Tour dialog box, give the tour a name. 4. In the Tour Pause Duration field, enter the amount of time before a tour repeats. Tours repeat until manually stopped, or until other PTZ controls are used. 5. In the Tour Mode drop down list, select one of the following: o Sequential: the PTZ camera will go to each preset in the set order. o Random: the PTZ camera will go to each preset in random order. 6.
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client 6. a. In the Preset column, select a preset from the drop down list. b. In the Move Speed column, enter how fast you want the PTZ camera to move to this preset. The higher the %, the faster the camera moves. c. In the View Time column, enter the amount of time you want the PTZ camera to stay at this preset position. The view time is 10 seconds by default. d. Repeat step 7 until all the presets for this tour have been added. 7.
Video Figure A. Playback controls on the Timeline To... To select a playback time Do this... • Click the dark gray date display and select a specific date and time. • Or, click a point in the Timeline. Click To start playback . • Click to fast forward. Tap the arrow again to increase the playback speed. • Click to rewind. Tap the arrow again to increase the playback speed. You can play the video up to eight times the original speed.
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client To pan the Timeline • Click and drag the time marker through the Timeline. • Move the horizontal scroll bar under the Timeline. • Or, right-click and drag the Timeline. Bookmarking Recorded Video You can add bookmarks to recorded video to help you find and review an event later. Bookmarked video can be protected against scheduled data cleanup so the video is never deleted. Adding a Bookmark Tip: You can add a bookmark any time the Timeline is displayed. 1.
Video Figure A. Add Bookmark dialog box 2. Enter a name for the bookmark. 3. In the Cameras pane, select all the cameras that need to be attached to this bookmark. Note: You can only bookmark multiple cameras from the same Site. 4. In the Time Range to Bookmark area, enter the full duration of the bookmark. You can also move the black time range markers on the Timeline to adjust the time range. 5. In the Description field, enter extra any information you want to include with the bookmark. 6.
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client 8. Click OK. Editing, Deleting or Exporting a bookmark 1. Click the bookmark on the Timeline then perform one of the following: Figure B. Bookmark properties To Do this... Edit a bookmark Click Edit then make your changes. Delete a bookmark Click Delete. When the confirmation dialog box appears, click Yes. Export a bookmark Click Export then complete the Export tab. When editing a bookmark, refer to Adding a Bookmark for details about the editable options.
Video Figure A. Display Adjustments panel The Display Adjustment settings are displayed in a floating pane immediately beside the image panel. 2. Move the sliders to adjust the Gamma, Black Level and White Level. The image panel displays a preview of your changes. 3. Click Restore Defaults to clear your changes.
Search You can quickly search for recorded video that is linked to an event or search through the camera's recording history. Performing an Event Search The Event Search allows you to search for specific motion events. 1. In the New Task menu, click The Search: Event tab is displayed.
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client Figure A. Search: Event tab 2. In the Camera to Search area, select all the cameras you want to include in the search. 3. In the Time Range to Search area, set the date and time range of your search. The time range is highlighted on the Timeline by the black time range markers. You can also drag the time range markers to modify the time range. 4. In the Events to Search For area, select the types of events to include in the search. 5. Click Search.
Search 3. Click Export this event to export the selected event video. See Export for more information. 4. If you want to further refine your search, click Perform a pixel search on this event. You can now search for any pixel movement in the selected search result. See Performing a Pixel Search for more information. 5. Click Bookmark this event to bookmark the selected search result. See Bookmarking Recorded Video for more information. 6.
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client Figure A. Search:Pixel tab By default, the entire search image panel is highlighted in green. 2. In the Camera to Search area, select a camera. 3. In the Time Range to Search area, set the date and time range of your search. The time range is highlighted on the Timeline by the black time range markers. You can also drag the time range markers to modify the time range. 4. Define the pixel search area by using the motion detection tools above the image panel.
Search 6. Enter a number in the Join results less than field to set the minimum number of seconds between separate search results. You can enter any number between 1-100 seconds. 7. Click Search. Viewing Pixel Search Results 1. In the Search Results area, select a search result. The event is highlighted on the Timeline and the video is displayed in the image panel. Details about the search result are displayed to the right. 2. Use the Timeline controls to review the event.
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client Figure A. Search:Thumbnails tab 2. In the Camera to Search area, select a camera. 3. In the Time Range to Search area, set the date and time range of your search. The time range is highlighted on the Timeline by the black time range markers. You can also drag the time range markers to modify the time range. 4. In the image panel, move or drag the edges of the green overlay to focus the search on one area in the video image.
Search Figure B. Search: Thumbnail results tab 2. Select a thumbnail to highlight the video on the Timeline. 3. Click Step In, or double-click the thumbnail to perform another search around the thumbnail. Click Back to return to the previous results page. 4. Click Open In View to open the recorded video in a new View. 5. Click Change Search to change the search criteria. Performing a Bookmark Search The Bookmark Search allows you to search for a specific bookmark. 1.
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client Figure A. Search:Bookmark tab 2. In the Search field, enter any text that may appear in the bookmark's title, description, linked camera name or the name of the user who created the bookmark. The search is automatically performed on all the listed bookmarks until only the matches are displayed. Viewing Bookmark Search Results 1. In the Bookmark list, select a bookmark. The bookmark is highlighted on the Timeline and the video is displayed in the image panel.
Search 4. Click Export this bookmark to export the selected bookmark. See Export for more information. 5. If you want to further refine your search, click Perform a pixel search on this event. You can now search for any pixel movement in the selected bookmarked video. See Performing a Pixel Search for more information. 6. Click Edit this bookmark to edit the bookmark. See Bookmarking Recorded Video for more information.
Export You can export video in multiple video and image formats. The Export tab can be accessed from bookmark options, the Search tab and by opening a new Task. You can also export snapshots of an image panel as you monitor video. Exporting Native Video The Native (AVE) format is the recommended format for exporting video. You can export video from multiple cameras in a single file, and the video maintains its original compression.
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client Figure A. Export tab for recorded video export 2. In the Format drop down list, select Native. 3. In the System Explorer, select the camera video you want to export. 4. To automatically divide the export into separate files, select the Split file into sizes of: check box then select one of the options from the drop down list, or manually enter the size of each file in MB.
Export images per second. If you select 1/2, only 15 images for that second will be exported. Select this option to control the time between each exported video image. Export one image every __ min __sec For example, if you enter 5 min. 0 sec., only one image will be exported every 5 minutes. 7. Click one of the following: o Start Export – to save the file locally. o Burn to disc – to burn the file directly to disc media. a. In the Save As dialog box, name the export file and click Save. a.
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client The number of discs required to export a video varies widely depending on the camera and the type of disc used. Video is stored on the server with minimal compression to maximize the function of Avigilon's HDSM™ technology, so the size of an export can be quite large due to the camera's megapixel resolution and frame rate. Generally, if you are exporting a 2 minute video from a 2MP H.264 HD camera into AVE format, you would be exporting a 93MB file.
Export 2. In the Format drop down list, select AVI video. 3. In the System Explorer, select the camera video you want to export. 4. In the Encoder field, select the compression used. The VC-1 (Windows Media Video) compression is included by default because it is tailored for high-resolution AVI encoding. If you are planning to burn the export to disc, it is important to select a compression method to help reduce the export size and maintain video quality. 5.
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client only one image will be exported every 5 minutes. 12. Click Change Image Region... to only export part of the video image. In the Change Image Region dialog box, move and resize the green overlay then click OK. Only areas highlighted in green are exported. 13. Click Display Adjustments to adjust the gamma, black level and/or white level. 14. Click one of the following: o Start Export – to save the file locally.
Export The number of discs required to export a video varies widely depending on the camera and the type of disc used. Video is stored on the server with minimal compression to maximize the function of Avigilon's HDSM technology, so the size of an export can be quite large due to the camera's megapixel resolution and frame rate. Generally, if you are exporting a 2 minute video from a 2MP H.264 HD camera into uncompressed AVI format, you would be exporting a 2.7GB file.
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client Figure A. Export tab for still image export 2. In the Format drop down list, select PNG Images, JPEG Images, or TIFF Images. 3. In the System Explorer, select the camera video you want to export. 4. (JPEG only) In the Quality drop down list, select the exported image quality level. 5. In the Resolution field, select a resolution for the video image. You can manually enter the resolution or click the drop down arrow to select a standard resolution.
Export images per second. If you select 1/2, only 15 images for that second will be exported. Select this option to control the time between each exported video image. Export one image every __ min __sec For example, if you enter 5 min. 0 sec., only one image will be exported every 5 minutes. 9. Select the Export at most __ images check box and enter a number to limit the amount of images that are exported. 10. Click Change Image Region... to only export part of the video image.
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client Figure A. Export tab for still image export 2. In the Format drop down list, select Print Image or PDF File. 3. In the System Explorer, select the camera video you want to export. 4. (Print Image only) Click Printer Settings to change the printer and paper size that the image is printed on. 5. Select the image overlays you want: Timestamp, Camera name, and Camera location. 6. Click Add Export Notes to add notes about the exported image.
Export The Preview area displays the video you are exporting. 11. When the export is complete, click OK. Exporting a Snapshot of an Image You can export a snapshot of any image panel with video. When you export a snapshot, you are exporting whatever the image panel is currently displaying. 1. To export a snapshot, perform one of the following: o o In the image panel, click . Right-click the image panel and select Save Snapshot.
Avigilon Control Center Core Web Client Figure A. Export tab for Snapshot export 2. In the Format drop down list, select an export format. 3. For the selected export format, define your preferences: Format Export options Native This is the recommended export format because the exported image Note: The Native format requires the maintains its original compression and can be authenticated against Control Center Player tampering in the Control Center Player. to view. 1.
Export 1. Click Printer Settings... to change the selected printer and paper size. 2. Select the image overlays you want. Print Image 3. Click Add Export Notes... to add notes about the exported image. The notes are printed below the image. 4. Click Change Image Region to only export a part of the video image. 5. Click Display Adjustments to modify the image quality. 1. Select the image overlays you want. 2. Click Add Export Notes... to add notes about the exported image. PDF 3.
