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SecureGuard

Server

Faceplate

(Set of 2 keys included)

Rack Ears (included)

About this Quick Setup Guide

Before operating the unit, please read this user’s guide thoroughly and

retain it for future reference.

Product Components

LED Status Indicators continued

Quick Setup Guide (Ver. 2.9)

Speco Technologies SecureGuard

Server - Model: SG319

The following components are included:

QTY: 1

*Server comes with the rack ears mounted*

Power Cable

QTY: 2

Server Rails

(Instruction Manual

Included)

QTY: 1 pair

Rack Bracket Adapters

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Hardware

Internal Connections

Rear View

Power Switch

Reset Switch & LED Status Indicators

3.5” HDD Bays x24

AC Inputs for Redundant Power Supply

DB9 COM Port

IPMI Interface x1

USB 2.0 x2

USB 3.0 x2

Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports x2

VGA Output

Power Failure LED:

Flashing LED indicates power supply failure.

Information LED:

NIC2 Activity LED:

Indicates network activity on LAN 2 when ﬂashing.

NIC1 Activity LED:

Indicates network activity on LAN 1 when ﬂashing.

HDD Activity:

Indicates drive (SAS/SATA, SCSI, and/or DVD-ROM) activity when

ﬂashing.

Power Status:

Indicates power is being supplied to the power supply units.

LED Status Indicators

Front View (Without Faceplate)

Run SecureGuard

Conguration Tool continued

Setting up Network

•If prompted to select or create a

Systems Recordings folder, point to the

storage drive where the recordings will be

stored (Recordings D:). Otherwise move

on to the next step. See Image 3.

•Upon opening the Conﬁguration Tool,

you will need to register your SecureGuard

installation. This information is mandatory

and will be included in e-mail notiﬁcations

if utilized. The default username admin

and default password admin to access

the SecureGuard

Conﬁguration Tool.

See Image 4.

•At the “System” tab, ensure “System

Recordings” ﬁle path is pointing to the

storage drives. See Image 5.

Image 3

Image 4

Image 5

Setting up Software Updates

Setting up Database Backup

Note: Server must be connected

to the internet to search and

download updates

Note: It is HIGHLY recommended

that you backup your database to

a separate drive and NOT to your

C: drive.

•SecureGuard

will be set to check for

updates on a daily basis. The time to

check for updates can be modiﬁed by

simply changing the hour, minute, and

meridiem. You can manually check for

updates by clicking “Check Now”.

See Image 6.

•The “Database” tab is where you import

or export settings and back up, restore, or

validate the SecureGuard

database.

See Image 7.

•It is recommended that you back up your

database on a scheduled basis. If your

database gets corrupted, you will be

able to restore to a point where the

database was stable. To setup up a

scheduled database backup, ﬁrst check

the box next to “Scheduled Backup”.

•Choose where you would like to backup your database by clicking “Browse”.

•Adjust the time’s hour, minute, and

meridiem to specify what time the

database will be backed up. And lastly,

select whether the database will be

backed up on a daily basis or weekly

basis. Once completed, click “Apply”.

See Image 8.

Applying Channel License

Adding Sites (IP cameras, DVRs, NVRs mobile devices, Access Control Servers)

Image 6

Note: For servers with Dual Network

Interface Cards, it is highly advisable

that the camera and the client connection

network trafﬁc be kept separate.

•To disable the scheduled update check, uncheck the box next to “Enable Automatic

Updates”. Click “Apply” to conﬁrm changes.

Image 7

Image 8

•If the server name isn’t currently registered

with Speco’s DDNS server, then the

registration will be successful. If it fails, use a

different name for the “Host Name”.

See Image 11.

Image 11

Image 12

Image 9

Image 10

• By default, the server uses ports 7312 & 7313 for network communication.

Note: To avoid network conﬂicts with devices that also use the server default

ports 7312, 7313,and 7314 the option of changing the port numbers is

available through the Conﬁguration Tool. The servers come shipped with an

inbound rule for Window’s ﬁrewall that allows communication on the server

default ports. If the server default ports are changed, please ensure the

existing inbound rule is updated, or create a new inbound rule permitting

communication on the new server port values.

•The “Sites” tab is where sites (IP cameras,

DVRs, NVRs, mobile devices, and Access

Control Devices) can be added, deleted

or updated. There are two methods of

adding sites to the server. The ﬁrst method

uses “Site Locate” which automatically

scans the Local Area Network for IP

cameras and select, DVRs , NVRs

and hybrid DVRs. See Image 13.

Image 13

Image 14

•Clicking on “Site Locate”, will open

the “Site Locate” window and start

scanning the local area network

for your devices. You can rescan the

network by clicking on “Refresh”.

See Image 14.

Quick Setup Guide

QTY: 1

Power on the Server

•Please follow the proper power ON procedures to avoid damaging the server.

•Connect all necessary components, e.g. monitor and cameras, before powering

the server.

•Power ON the server by depressing the Power Switch ( ) to boot up the server.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of database corruption due to power loss,

Speco strongly urges use of an uninterruptible power supply with our

SecureGuard

servers.

• After boot up, at the Windows login screen, you will see that the default user account

is “Speco Tech”. There is no password associated with the default account. It is

highly advisable to set a password after logging into the Windows home screen for

the ﬁrst time. See Image 1.

Image 1

Note: The server comes pre-loaded with SecureGuard

Server software.

•At the Windows Desktop home screen, run the SecureGuard

Conﬁguration Tool to setup the server by double clicking on the

SecureGuard

Conﬁguration Tool icon. See Image 2.

Image 2

Run SecureGuard

Conguration Tool

WARNING: Please store your password

in a safe location. Speco Technologies

will not be able to assist you in

recovering a lost password.

Note: The default timezone on the servers

is set to (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US &

Canada).

•In the “Network” tab, for “Client Interface”

select the network adapter that remote

client(s) will connect to. For “Video Interface”

select the network adapter that the camera(s)

will connect to. See Image 9.

•Your SecureGuard

Server initially comes with a free 32-channel license. If your

server installation exceeds 32-channels, you will need to apply a channel license

in order to add the remaining total. This license is provided by Speco.

•Go to the “License Tab” and either enter your

activation code (requires an internet

connection) or import your license by pressing

“Import License File” and selecting your

license ﬁle. See Image 12.

•Your license, along with the channel count,

will then be displayed in the list below.

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SecureGuard® Server

Faceplate

(Set of 2 keys included)

Rack Ears

About this Quick Setup Guide

Before operating the unit, plesae read this user’s guide thoroughly and

retain it for future reference.

Product Components

LED Status Indicators

continued

Quick Setup Guide

(Ver. 2.2)

Speco Technologies SecureGuard

Server -

Model: SG515(4U)

The following components are included:

QT: 1

*Server comes with the rack ears mounted*

Power Cable

QT: 2

Server Rails

(Instruction Manual

Included)

QT: 1 pair

Rack Bracket Adapters



Hardware

Internal Connections

Rear View

Power Switch

Reset Switch & LED Status Indicators

3.5” HDD Bay x24

AC Inputs for Redundant Power Supply

2.5” HDD Bay x2

DB9 COM Port

IPMI Interface

USB 2.0 x4

Gigabit Ethernet LAN Ports x2

VGA Output

Power Failure LED:

Flashing LED indicates power supply failure.

Information LED:

STATUS DESCRIPTION

Continuously ON & red Overheat condition has occured.

Blinking red (1 Hz) Fan failure.

Blinking red (.25 Hz) Power failure.

Solid blue

Local UID has been activated to

locate the server in a rack

environment.

Blinking blue (300 msec)

Remote UID has been activated

to locate the server from a

remote location.

NIC2 Activity LED:

Indicates network activity on LAN 2 when ﬂashing.

NIC1 Activity LED:

Indicates network activity on LAN 1 when ﬂashing.

HDD Activity:

Indicates drive (SAS/SATA, SCSI, and/or DVD-ROM) activity when

ﬂashing.

Power Status:

Indicates power is being supplied to the power supply units.

LED Status Indicators

Front View (Without Faceplate)

Run SecureGuard

Conguration Tool

continued

Setting up Network

• When prompted, enter the

default username admin and

default password admin to access

the SecureGuard

Conﬁguration

Tool. See Image 3.

• At the “System” tab, ensure

“System Recordings” ﬁle

path is pointing to the

storage drives. See Image 4.

Image 3

Image 4

Setting up Software Updates

Setting up Database Backup

Note: Server must be connected to the internet to search and download updates

Note: It is HIGHLY recommended that you backup your database to a separate

drive and NOT to your C: drive.

•SecureGuard

will be set

to check for updates on a

daily basis. The time to check

for updates can be modiﬁed

by simply changing the hour,

minute, and meridiem. You can

manually check for updates

by clicking “Check Now”. See

Image 5.

•The “Database” tab is where you

import or export settings and back up,

restore, or validate the SecureGuard

database. See Image 6.

•It is recommended that you back up

your database on a scheduled basis.

If your database gets corrupted, you

will be able to restore to a point where

the database was stable. To setup up a

scheduled database backup, ﬁrst check

the box next to “Scheduled Backup”.

•Choose where you would like to backup your database by clicking “Browse”.

•Adjust the time’s hour, minute, and

meridiem to specify what time the da-

tabase will be backed up. And lastly,

select whether the database will be

backed up on a daily basis or weekly

basis. Once completed, click “Apply”.

See Image 7.

Adding Sites (IP cameras, DVRs, NVRs)

Image 5

Note: For servers with Dual Network

Interface Cards, it is highly advisable

that the camera and the client connection

network trafﬁc be kept separate.

•To disable the scheduled update check, uncheck the box next to “Enable

Automatic Updates”. Click “Apply” to conﬁrm changes.

Image 6

Image 7

• If the server name isn’t currently

registered with Speco’s DDNS

server, then the registration will be

successful. If it fails, use a different

name for the “Host Name”. See

Image 10.

Image 10

Image 8

Image 9

• By default, the server uses ports 7312 & 7313 for network communication.

Note: To avoid network conﬂicts with devices that also use the server default ports

7312 and 7313, the option of changing the port numbers is available through the

Conﬁguration Tool. The servers come shipped with an inbound rule for Window’s

ﬁrewall that allows communication on the server default ports. If the server default

ports are changed, please ensure the existing inbound rule is updated, or create a

new inbound rule permitting communication on the new server port values.

• The “Sites” tab is where sites (IP cameras, DVRs, and NVRs) can be added,

deleted or updated. There are two methods of adding sites to the server. The ﬁrst

method uses “Site Locate” which automatically scans the Local Area Network

for only IP cameras. See Image 11.

Method 1: Auto Detect

Method 2: Manual

Image 11

Image 12

Image 13

• Clicking on “Site Locate”, will

open the “Site Locate” window

and start scanning the local area

network for IP cameras. You can

rescan the network bY clicking on

“Refresh”. See Image 12.

• To add an IP camera to the

server, double click on the IP

camera to bring up the “Site

Settings” windows for the IP

camera. Ensure the values for all

the ﬁelds are accurate and then

click “OK”. See Image 10.

• The IP cameras will now be

listed under “Sites to add” list.

• Continue to repeat this process

for the remaining IP cameras that

must be added To the server. Once

complete, click on “OK” to exit

the “Site Locate” window. The

cameras that were added to the

“Sites to add” list will now be made

available in the “Sites” tab. Click

on “Apply” to complete adding the

sites to the server. See Image 13.

Quick Setup Guide

QT: 1

Power on the Server

• Please follow the proper power ON procedures to avoid damaging the server.

• Connect all necessary components, e.g. power cable(s), network cable(s), monitor

and cameras, before powering the server.

• Power ON the server by depressing the Power Switch ( ) to boot up the server.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of database corruption due to power loss,

Speco strongly urges use of an uninterruptible power supply with our

SecureGuard

servers.

• After boot up, at the Windows login screen, you will see that the default user

account is “Speco Tech”. There is no password associated with the

default account. It is highly advisable to set a password after logging into the

Windows home screen for the ﬁrst time. See Image 1.

Image 1

Note: The server comes pre-loaded with SecureGuard

Server software.

• At the Windows Desktop home screen, run the SecureGuard®

Conﬁguration Tool to setup the server by double clicking on

the SecureGuard

Conﬁguration Tool icon. See Image 2.

Image 2

Note: DO NOT store recordings on the hard drive dedicated for the operating system.

Run SecureGuard® Conguration Tool

WARNING: Please store your password

in a safe location. Speco Technologies will

not be able to assist you in recovering a lost

password.

Note: The default timezone on the servers is set

to (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada).

Speco Tech

•In the “Network” tab, for “Cli-

ent Interface” select the network

adapter that remote client(s) will

connect to. For “Video Interface”

select the network adapter that

the camera(s) will connect to. See

Image 8.

• To register the server with Speco’s

Free DDNS, ensure the “Enable

Speco DDNS” checkbox is

selected, and enter a name for the

server in the “Host Name” ﬁeld

then click on “Submit/Update”.

See Image 9.

1706-035

Rev. 8/22/17

Note: SecureGuard

servers come with independent hard drive(s) for the storage recordings and the

operating system. Do not store recordings in the hard drive dedicated for the operating system.

** IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT THE

ADMIN PASSWORD BE CHANGED TO ENSURE

THE SECURITY OF YOUR INSTALLATION.

•To register the server with Speco’s

Free DDNS, ensure the “Enable

Speco DDNS” checkbox is

selected, and enter a name for the

server in the “Host Name” ﬁeld then click on “Submit/Update”. See Image 10.

STATUS DESCRIPTION

Continuously ON & red Overheat condition has been met.

Blinking red (1 Hz) Fan failure.

Blinking red (.25 Hz)

Power failure.

Solid blue

Local UID has been activated to

locate the server in a rack environment.

Blinking blue (300 msec) Remote UID has been activated to locate the

server from a remote location.

Rev. 4/26/21

Summary of content (2 pages)

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Quick Setup Guide (Ver. 2.9) Speco Technologies SecureGuard Server - Model: SG319 ® LED Status Indicators continued About this Quick Setup Guide Before operating the unit, please read this user’s guide thoroughly and retain it for future reference. Product Components The following components are included: SecureGuard® Server + Faceplate (Set of 2 keys included) + Rack Ears (included) STATUS DESCRIPTION Continuously ON & red Overheat condition has been met. Blinking red (1 Hz) Fan failure.
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Quick Setup Guide (Ver. 2.9) Speco Technologies SecureGuard Server - Model: SG319 ® Adding Sites (IP cameras, DVRs, NVRs mobile devices, Access Control Servers) continued •To add a site to the server, double click on the device to bring up the “Site Settings” window. Ensure the values for all the fields are accurate, enter the camera’s login credentials and verify the accuracy of the information by clicking on “Check Site”. If the connection is successful, click “OK”. See Image 15.