User's Manual

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Looping output on an external monitor device allows the device to function as a source device. Refer to Devices - Switching a Device in the

VMX300(-E) Client Manual for information on source and destination devices. To enable looping output complete the following steps:

1. Click Looping Output.

2. Add an analog video connection to the server conﬁguration for this device. Refer to the Connections section for information on analog video

connections.

Use the icon animation portion of the Properties tab to conﬁgure the animation settings of external monitor icons viewed on maps in the

VMX300(-E) client. Click Choose next to each condition to select the color settings for that condition. Note that you can conﬁgure a different color

setting for each monitor.

Screen color: When the device’s Alarm property equals False, device icons in the client display a monitor screen in the color speciﬁed here.

Each external monitor device can use a different screen color for its icons.

Border color: When the device’s Alarm property equals False, device icons in the client display a border in the color speciﬁed here. Each exter-

nal monitor device can use a different border color for its icons.

Alarm state: When the monitor’s Alarm property equals True, the icon ﬂashes alternately between Color 1 and Color 2. Note, however, that

ﬂashing icons can increase the CPU workload. To reduce the overall workload, set Color 1 and Color 2 to the same color.

ADD A DX8000 DVR

The DX8000 device driver controls Pelco DX8000 Series digital video recorders (DVRs). In this document, the term “DX8000 DVR” is used to refer

to any DVR in the DX8000 series that is supported by the DX8000 driver. Note that the VMX300(-E) supports DX8000 software version level

1.1.00.1121 only.

A DX8000 DVR is a specialized PC that runs the Windows operating system. If your system has more than one DX8000 DVR, each one must be

conﬁgured.

PREPARING TO CONFIGURE THE DX8000 DVR

DX8000 recorders are password-protected. To access a DX8000 recorder, each client workstation and the DX8000 driver must have an account

deﬁned in the Power User group on the recorder. For information on setting up Power User accounts, refer to the DX8000 documentation.

Add Accounts to the Power User Group for Client Workstations

For each client workstation that will retrieve video from the recorder, add a Power User account with the following settings:

• USER NAME: The user name must be the computer name of the client workstation. The user name is at least 4 characters in length, and is

case sensitive. If the computer name is less than 4 characters in length, change the computer name to a name that is 4 or more characters

long, or you will not be able to use the computer to access video from a DX8000 recorder.

• PASSWORD: Each client workstation account and the device driver account must all use the same password. The password must be 6 - 11

characters in length. The password is case sensitive.

Add an Account to the Power User Group for the Device Driver

Add a Power User account for the DX8000 driver:

• USER NAME: Deﬁne a user name of your choosing. The user name is at least 4 characters in length, and is case sensitive. Do not use the

name of any computer visible over the network, as computer names are reserved for client accounts. Enter the user name on the Communi-

cations tab when you conﬁgure the DX8000 recorder, as described in the Conﬁgure the Communications Tab section.

• PASSWORD: The password for the device driver account must be the same as the password for the client workstations accounts. The

password must be 6 - 11 characters in length. The password is case sensitive. Enter the password on the Communications tab when you

conﬁgure the DX8000 driver as described in the Conﬁgure the Communications Tab section.

ADD A DX8000 DVR TO THE SERVER CONFIGURATION

Before you can add a device to the server conﬁguration, you must ﬁrst start the device driver—either on the server workstation or on the

network—and then add the driver to the server conﬁguration. Refer to the Device Drivers section for instructions.

NOTE: When starting the DX8000 driver, click “Start the driver as an executable.” The option to run the DX8000 driver as a service is

reserved for future use.