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ST7501 Free-bundled IP Sur veillance
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Table of Contents Getting Started ��1 Introducing ST7501 ��1 Special Features ��
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Delete Devices from the Server ��24 Update Devices ��25 How to Change Video Viewing Mode ��26 Change the Layout of Live Video Monitoring W
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions DI/DO Settings ��54 How to Configure Client Settings ��56 Snapshot Settings ��56 Take a Snapshot ��
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Zoom in and zoom out the Histogram ��77 Control the Audio ��78 How to Change Recorded Video Viewing Mode ��79 Change the Layout of Recorded Video Playback Window ��
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Getting Started Introducing ST7501 VIVOTEK ST7501 is new generation central management software, featuring reliable recording and easy system management for diverse IP surveillance applications. ST7501 has three major components including: ST7501 Server for recording, ST7501 LiveClient for viewing live media data and managing the system, and ST7501 Playback for browsing the database and retrieving the recorded media data.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions ST7501 Server and Client Components ST7501 has three components: one server component--ST7501 Server, and two client components--ST7501 LiveClient and ST7501 Playback. ST7501 server provides a centralized management site for video recording. ST7501 LiveClient is a client program for the user to login the target server over the network to modify the server's configuration, edit the server's recording group and schedules, etc.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Functionality of ST7501 Server  Serves as a centralized management site  Performs 32-channel video recording  Provides recording in multiple hard disks  Feeds live video to the local/remote LiveClient users  Feeds recorded video to the local/remote Playback users  Zero waiting database recovery after unpredictable crash or power failure To configure the server, you should use ST7501 LiveClient to login to it; there are convenient and
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Functionality of ST7501 LiveClient  Login to the ST7501 server  Controls the server functions  Manages user accounts of the server  Edits the recording groups of the server  Edits recording schedule of the server  Provides powerful monitoring window  Dual screens for maximum 32 channels simultaneous monitoring  1x1, 2x2, 1+5, 3x3, 1+12, 4x4, 5x5, 1+31 monitoring layouts  Multiple video viewing pages and page switching  Supports co
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Functionality of ST7501 Playback  Login to the ST7501 server  Browses the database of recorded video from the server in day base  Provides convenient playback window  Maximum 16 channels simultaneous playback  1x1, 2x2, 1+5, 3x3, 1+12, 4x4 playback layouts  Supports powerful playback functions  1/8, 1/4, 1/2 slow-down playback  2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64 speed-up playback  Supports convenient evidence exporting  Exports AVI file of recor
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Minimum System Requirements Before installing the ST7501 software, please make sure your system meets the following recommended minimum hardware requirements. If you only want to install ST7501 server, please prepare the following hardware system: Server Operating System Windows XP Professional (32 and 64 bit), Windows Vista Business CPU Intel Pentium 4 or higher (Inter Xeon recommended), minimum 2.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions ST7501 Installation Installing the ST7501 Software 1. Run the ST7501_Setup.exe program on your computer. Click I ACCEPT for the License Agreement and specify a location to install. 2. Select the items you want to install, and then click Next to continue.  If you do not want to install ST7501 Server, uncheck the ST7501 server and click Next to install. Skip the following steps. Server component Client components 3.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 4. Install a database for your server. There are two options--PostgreSQL or SQL server. PostgreSQL If you don't have a database, we recommend you to select PostgreSQL (8.2 version above is recommended) as your database since ST7501 will instruct you to finish the installation procedure. Please note that PostgreSQL may be interrupted by some antivirus program.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions SQL Server If you want to select SQL Server as your database, you have to install it in advance, and then start ST7501 installation. Follow the steps below to install SQL Server: a. Install and activate SQL server on your computer. SQL server 2005 express version is recommended. Please note that currently only the SQL server installed on the same computer is supported. b. Follow step 1-3 to run the ST7501_Setup.exe program on your computer.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions ST7501 Server Activating ST7501 Server The ST7501 Server is a service program that will run automatically when the computer starts up. How to Configure the Server Please follow the steps below to configure the ST7501 server: 1. Find a local/remote computer that has installed ST7501 LiveClient. 2. Activate ST7501 LiveClient and login to the target ST7501 Server. 3. Configure the server using ST7501 LiveClient user interface.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 3. Right-click ST7501 Uranus Watch Dog and click Stop to stop the services of ST7501 server. Click Restart to reset ST7501 server.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions ST7501 LiveClient Configuration Activating ST7501 LiveClient and Login to a ST7501 Server ST7501 LiveClient allows you to monitor live video from cameras managed by a ST7501 Server; also, it is the main user interface to control lots of server functions. After installing ST7501 LiveClient program, please follow the steps below to activate ST7501 LiveClient: 1. Run the ST7501 LiveClient program. 2. A Login window will pop up.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User Interface of ST7501 LiveClient F A B C E D A. Menu bar B. Quick access bar C. Device tree D. Camera control panel (PTZ control panel / Two way Audio control panel) E. Live video monitoring window F.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Quick Access Bar Icon Function Description Exit Exit the system Logout Logout from the current station Lock Click to Lock the system for security concerns ( Audio on Adjust the audio volume of the focused video ( Snapshot Capture pictures from the focused video Print Print out pictures of the focused video Record to AVI Video compression in AVI format ( Unclock the system) Mute) Recording AVI) Remove All Connections Remov
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Device tree Station Name (IP address) Devices list under the station Camera name (IP Address) Deivces that have been assinged to the default recording group Layout list Icon Description A station (a computer that has installed ST7501 server) / VIVOTEK fixed network camera Red dot means that the camera is recording. / VIVOTEK PTZ network camera Red dot means that the camera is recording.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Camera Control Panel PTZ Control Panel Up Top right Top left Return to home position Right Left Bottom left Bottom right Down Zoom out Focus near Close Zoom in Focus far Open Auto focus Auto iris Start to auto patrol Start to auto pan Sop auto panning/patrolling Drop-down list of preset positions Only PTZ and speed dome cameras associated with the icon or on the device tree will enable the PTZ Control Panel.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Two Way Audio Control Panel The two way audio function allows the user to communicate with people around the network camera.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions How to Manage Devices Please follow the steps below to manage devices under a station: a. Click the station on the device tree. b. Click Configuration > Camera Management on the menu bar (or right-click the station, and then select Camera Management). c. The Camera Management window will pop up. Then you can begin insert or update devices under the station.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions In Step b, choose the transmission protocol according to your network environment and the desired video quality. The characteristics of each protocol is shown in the following table. Protocol Description UDP This protocol allows near real-time audio and video streams. However, network packets may be lost due to network burst traffic and images may be obscured.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions g. To insert more devices to the station, repeat the above steps. You can manage up to 32 channels at the same time. h. When completed, click Close to exit the camera management window and return to the monitoring window. i. Back to the main window, you will find the newly inserted devices appear under the station and show up in the video cell.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions i. If you want to make sure if this is the device you concern, click Connection Test to preview the live video from the device. j. To insert more devices to the system, repeat the above steps. You can manage up to 32 channels at the same time. k. When all settings are done, click Insert to add the device to the station. The device will show up under the device tree. l.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions View Live Videos The server will automatically add newly-inserted device to video cell for live viewing. You also can double-click the target device or drag-and-drop the target device from the device tree window to the video cell in the live video monitoring window. Dual Streams For dual-stream devices, you can right-click on the focused cell to select streaming 1 or streaming 2.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Remove Live Video from the Video Monitoring Window There are two ways to remove a live video from the video cell: 1. Right-click the video cell and select Remove. 2. Drag-and-drop the live view from the video cell to the device tree window. If you want to remove all live videos from the video cells, please click on the menu bar.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Delete Devices from the Server There are two ways to delete a device from the server: Select either step 1 or step 2: 1. Select the device on the device tree, and then right-click to delete. Note that a dialog will pop up. Click Yes to delete the device along with recorded data; click No to delete the device but remain the recorded data; click Cancel to cancel the delete action. 2.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Update Devices Please follow the steps below to update a device via Camera Management window: a. Right-click the target device on the device tree, and then click Camera Management. b. The Camera Management window will pop up. The device tree managed by the station will display in the left Camera List window. c. Select a device on the list you want to update.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions How to Change Video Viewing Mode Change the Layout of Live Video Monitoring Window VIVOTEK ST7501 LiveClient supports up to 32-CH simultaneous video viewing on single monitor, and it allows you to change the layout of live video monitoring window based on the number of inserted devices. Switch Video Channels To move a video channel to another empty video cell, drag-and-drop the view to the target video cell.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions For example, under 3 x 3 layout mode, you can switch among the three pages by clicking and on the quick access bar. To arrange the content of each page, manually drag-and-drop cameras from the device tree to the video cells on each page.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions d. Back to the monitoring window, the new layout will show up under the device tree as below. You can save up to 10 layouts. e. To change to another layout, double-click the layout items on the device tree, or click Layout > Choose on the menu bar to select a desired layout.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Maximize/Minimize the Live Video Monitoring Window  Single View: to maxmize a video cell to the whole video playback window Double-click the video cell, or right-click the video cell and then check Single View. The focused video will occupy the whole playback window as below. To restore to the original layout, double-click the video cell or right-click the video cell and then uncheck Single View.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions  Full Screen: to maximize live video monitoring window to the whole screen Click Full Screen on the quick access bar or right-click the video cell and then check Full Screen. In addition, you can also click View > Full Screen on the menu bar to maximize the live video monitoring window. To restore to the original layout, right-click a video cell and then uncheck Full Screen.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions View the maximum 32 channels simultaneously If you select 4x4 layout on dual screens, you can view the maximum of 32 channels live video simultaneously. In this case, each layout contains only 1 video page.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions View Live Video with Multiple Monitors If you have multiple screens in your monitoring center, you can switch the ST7501 LiveClient Window among these screens. you have two monitors, click Switch Screen will switch to monitor 2.  If on the menu bar, the LiveClient window of monitor 1 Monitor 1 Monitor 2 you have three or more monitors, a drop-down list will display when you click Switch Screen on the menu bar.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions How to Manage User Accounts ST7501 allows users to add user accounts with four-level user roles: Administrator > Power User > Operator > Guest. Each role has different privileges listed as below. Moreover, Administrators have the highest privileges, while Power Users can only add/edit user roles as Power Users, Operators, and Guests.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Add User Account Please follow the steps below to add a new user account for a station: a. Click the station on the device tree. b. Click Configuration > User Management on the menu bar (or right-click the station, and then select User Management). c. The User Management window will pop up. The user accounts under the station will be displayed under the device tree. d. Enter User Name, Password, and specify the User Role of this user. e.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Modify User Account Please follow the steps below to modify an existent user account: a. Click the station on the device tree, and then click Configuration > User Management on the menu bar (or right-click the station, and then select User Management). The User Management window will pop up. b. The user accounts under the station will be displayed under the device tree. c. Click the user account you want to modify in the device tree. d.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions How to Configure Station General Settings In this section, you can set up Log Settings for the station.   Log level: Select High (only record high-level logs), Normal (record high and normal logs), Low (record high, normal, and low-level logs) or All. Reserve Time: Enter the time interval that you want to reserve the log record. The maximum value is 416 days.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions How to Edit Recording Groups By default setting, all devices are assigned to the default recording group. You can manually remove a device from the default recording group. However, only those devices which belong to a recording group can produce recorded media data. Another purpose of setting recording group is that you can distribute the recording loads to a number of hard-disks on the server side.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions i. To remove a path, select the path in Recording path for DefaultGroup, and then click Delete path to delete it. j. When all settings are done, click OK to confirm and save your settings. If you want to cancel all of your editing, click Restore to return to the previous settings or click cancel to discard the settings.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Manually Start to Record/Stop Recording By default setting, all devices are assigned to the default recording group and default recording schedule. Therefore, once you insert a device to the station, the ST7501 server will begin to record live video according to the default recording schedule. (Please refer to How to Edit Recording Schedules on page 40.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions How to Edit Recording Schedules After editing recording group settings, you can begin to edit recording schedules for the devices in a recording group. By default setting, all devices are assigned to the default recording schedule (Please refer to the default time frame on page 44). Therefore, once you insert a device to the station, the ST7501 server will begin to record live video according to the default recording schedule.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Edit Schedule List Please follow the steps below to set up the schedule lists: a. Click the station on the device tree. b. Click Configuration > Recording Schedule Settings on the menu bar (or right-click the station, and then select Recording Schedule Settings). c. The Recording Schedule Settings window will pop up. By default, all cameras under the station are assigned to Default Schedule, Default Time Frame, and Default Camera List.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Add Schedules d. To add a new recording schedule, click Add. A Schedule Name dialog will pop up for you to enter a descriptive name for the new schedule. Click OK to confirm the settings or Cancel to discard the settings. The new recording schedule will show up on the schedule drop-down list. Rename Schedules e. To rename an existent schedule, select the schedule on schedule drop-down list and click Rename.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Edit Camera List Please follow the steps below to assign a device to a recording schedule: a. Click the station on the device tree, and then click Configuration > Recording Schedule Settings on the menu bar (or right-click the station, and then select Recording Schedule Settings). b. The Recording Schedule Settings window will pop up.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Edit Time Frame List Default Time Frame: Weekly daybase, Mon.~Sun., 24-hour, continuous recording Click Edit to open the default time frame settings page as below.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Add New Time Frames Please follow the steps below to add new time frames for a schedule: a. Select a recording schedule on the schedule drop-down list. b. Click Add to open the Time Frame Settings window. c. If you have a time-frame template, you can upload it to ease the editing of schedule. Click Load Template, a Load File dialog will pop up. Select the template file and click Open to load it. d.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions c e. To edit the new time frame, select a Repeat Frequency (Weekly-DayBase or Weekly-WeekBase) on the drop-down list and edit time segments, applying days, applying time range, and repeat time interval. For the detailed settings of each repeat frequency, please refer to The Concept of Repeat Frequency on page 47. f. Click Save to enable the settings. g.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions p n j k l m o n. Select a Recording Mode for the time frame. There are three options: None, Continuous, and Event. None: No recording action. Continuous: Endless recording. Event: Start recording for 20 seconds if event triggers. There are two kinds of event sources: Motion Trigger: Select Trigger to enable motion trigger Digital Input: Select Rising/Falling for low-to-high/high-to-low digital input signals. o.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Repeat Frequency: Weekly (DayBase)--Set up time segments within a day To set up Weekly (DayBase) repeat frequency, please configure the following items: Time segments within a day, Applying days within a week, Applying time range, and Repeat time interval. Daily timeline control bar Time segments within a day *You can drag the daily timeline bar for more than one time segment within a day.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 2. Enter precise Start Time and End Time: a. Directly enter the value in Start Time and End Time fields, and then click Add. b. The corresponding timeline bar will automatically show up. b a Delete time segments: Choose either step 1 or step 2 to set up 1. Use mouse to roughly erase the timeline bar: Right-click on an existing timeline bar and drag the mouse.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Set up applying time range For all kinds of repeat frequency, you can set up the applying date and time range for the time frame. Specify the start date and time in Start field; specify the end date and time in End field if you have an end time for applying this time frame. You can manually enter a specific time.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Set up time segments within a week You can specify several time segments within a week. The weekly timeline contol bar (the purple rectangles) means 7 days a week, and the daily timeline contol bar means 24 hours a day. The daily timeline control bar is only valid if one of the days on the weekly timeline control bar has been selected.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions If you click on the weekly timeline control bar, the corresponding time segment on the selected day will show up accordingly: Delete time segments: Please refer to page 49 for detailed illustration. Set up applying time range Please refer to page 50 for detailed illustration. Set up repeat time interval Please refer to page 50 for detailed illustration.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions How to Use Talking Panel ST7501 LiveClient supports two way audio function which allows the user to communicate with people around the network camera.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions  An icon with camera name will show up in the talking panel. Click to play sound on camera side Click to talk Remove all cameras in the Talking Panel Click to test the selected sound on the client side Click to select a path of sound Click to adjust microphone volume  Please note that you cannot Talk and Play Sound at the same time.  When you are talking or playing sound, you cannot add other cameras to the talking panel.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Remove Camera from the Talking Panel  Remove a camera Drag-and-drop a camera from the talking panel to the device tree as below. The camera icon will disappear.  Remove all cameras Click , all cameras in the talking panel will be removed.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions How to Manage Event Trigger ST7501 LiveClient supports event trigger management which allows the user to configure DI/DO settings of linked network cameras. DI/DO Settings Please follow the steps below to configure snapshot settings: a. Click Configuration > Event Trigger Management > DI/DO Settings on the menu bar to open the DI/DO Settings window. b.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions  Before you configure DI/DO Settings on ST7501, please make sure you have linked your network camera or video server to the DI/DO devices, and set up correctly on the camera configuration page. also can right-click the video cell, and then select Set DO to enable (Grounded) or disable (Open) the digital output of the linked device.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions How to Configure Client Settings In Client Settings, you can configure Snapshot Settings, AVI Settings, View Settings, and General Settings. It allows you to save snapshots and AVI files on "local computer (client side, not server side)." Snapshot Settings Please follow the steps below to configure snapshot settings: a. Click Configuration > Client Settings > Snapshot Settings on the menu bar to open the Snapshot Settings window. b.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions If you uncheck Generate a file name automatically, a Save file dialog will pop up when you take a snapshot. And the file name prefix will automatically show up in the Save File dialog. Take a Snapshot Please follow the steps below to take a snapshot of live video: a. Select a video cell you want to take a snapshot. b. Click Snapshot on the quick access bar, or right-click the video cell and select Others > Snapshot in the pop-up menu.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions AVI Settings While you monitor a live video, the Record to AVI function allows you to record the live video in AVI format to your storage folder. Please follow the steps below to configure AVI converting and exporting settings: a. Click Configuration > Client Settings > AVI Settings on the menu bar to open the AVI settings window. b. Edit the value of AVI frame rate (frame number per second). c.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions f. To modify the audio compression settings, click Audio Compression Setting to open the AVI Audio Compression Setting window. Select the desired audio quality, format, and attributes in the corresponding fields. Record an AVI File Please follow the steps below to record an AVI file of live video: a. Select a video cell you want to record an AVI file. b.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions View Settings This section allows you to set up the display mode of video cell, including Display Location, Date and time Format, Video Display Mode, and Font Settings. When you change the settings, the sample window will change accordingly for you to preview the settings.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Date and time Format  Same as local computer: Select this option, the date and time format will sync with the settings in the locale panel of your computer.  Specify: Select a desired format for date and time on the drop-down list. Date format: Select YYYY/MM/DD or MM/DD/YY Time format: Select default TIme Format (sync with the settings in the locale panel of your computer), 12h AM/PM, or 24h.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions General Settings This section allows you to configure System Settings and Rotation Settings. System Settings   Auto login after login operation system: If you check this option, ST7501 LiveClient will automatically login after you login Windows without entering the user name and password. The default setting of this function is disabled.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions How to Search for a Device on the Device Tree This function is very convenient for you to quickly search for an inserted device, especially when you insert many devices. Please follow the steps below to find a device on the camera list: a. Click the station on the device tree. b. Click Edit > Find on the menu bar. c b a c. The Find window will pop up for you to set up your searching criteria.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions How to Print Out a Video Picture There are two ways to print out a video picture of live video: 1. Select a video cell, then click Print on the quick access bar, or right-click the video cell and select Print in the pop-up menu. A Print window will pop up for you to choose the printer. 2. You also can click Edit > Print to print out a video picture.  Focus Cell: Print out a picture of the target video.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions How to Logout from the Server To logout from the current server, click Logout on the quick access bar or click System > Logout on the menu bar. A confirmation window will pop up. Click OK to confirm or Cancel to return to the ST7501 LiveClient window. How to Exit the Application To exit ST7501 LiveClient, click Exit on the quick access bar or click System > Exit on the menu bar. A confirmation window will pop up.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions ST7501 Playback Configuration Activating ST7501 Playback and Login to a Server ST7501 Playback is an application that allows you to search and playback recorded media data from a ST7501 Server. Once you insert a device to the device tree of ST7501 LiveClient, it will automatically show up on the device tree of ST7501 Playback. Then you can begin to use ST7501 Playback to view recorded video clips.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions User Interface of ST7501 Playback G A B C D F E A. Menu bar B. Quick access bar C. Query panel (Browsing/Event search/Log viewer) D. Recorded video playback window E. Video clips list F. Playback control panel G.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Quick Access Bar Icon Function Description Exit Exit the system Logout Logout from the current station Lock Click to Lock the system for security concerns ( Audio on Adjust the audio volume of the target video ( Snapshot Capture the picture of the target video Print Print out the picture of the target video Convert AVI Video compression in AVI format ( Remove All Connection Remove all live videos from the live video monito
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Language Selection ST7501 current supports multi-language user interface, and language options are availabe in: English, Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, 日本語, Português, 簡体中文 and 繁體中文. If you want to select other language for the interface, please click System > Language on the menu bar to select a desired language. Please note that if you want to change the language option, a message will remind you to restart the system.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Query Panel--Event Search Page Select the devices you want to search event Select Event Category Specify search time range Click to start to search, and the result will be listed in the video clips list The Time Zone is the same as your local computer. The default End Time is the time when you use ST7501 Playback to login the server; the default Start Time is an hour earlier than the default End Time.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Query Panel--Log Viewer Page Select the station you want to search event Select Log Category Select User Account Select Result Select Log Type Select Log Level Specify search time range Click to start to search, and the result will be listed in the video clips list User's Manual - 73
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Video Clips List Window After you select a date item, the video clips will be listed in the video clips list window. A date item may contain more than one video clips. Video clips ordering by time, no.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Playback Control Panel After you select a video clip to play, the playback control panel will be enabled for you to use.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions How to View Recorded Video Select a Recorded Video Clip Please follow the steps below to select a video clip: 1. In the Bowsing page, click the plus sign (+) to expand the device tree. 2. Right-click a device on the devices tree, and then click Refresh to display the recorded video clips. (or click the item, and then click Refresh on the bottom of the browing page.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions a c b  View all of the video clips of a date: a. Select a date item on the device tree. b. Double-click the date item, or right-click the date item and click play, it will start to play in an available video cell. (You can also directly drag-and-drop the date item to a desired video cell in recorded video playback window. The video clip will start to play.) a b 4.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Remove Recorded Video Clips from Video Cells There are two ways to remove a recorded video clip from the video cell: 1. Right-click the video cell and select Remove. 2. Drag-and-drop the live view from the video cell to the device tree window. If you want to remove all live videos from the video cells, please click on the menu bar.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Zoom in and zoom out the Histogram If you only record a short video clip, you can click zoom in to extend it. Histogram zoom in Histogram zoom out As the second picture shows, click Histogram Zoom In, the total time range of the histogram will shorten to half of the original time range; while the red part of the histogram that shows the time range of the video clip will extend to twice of the original time range.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Control the Audio The audio function will be enabled if the device is equipped with internal or external microphone. Please follow the steps below to adjust the volume or turn on/off the audio of the focused video:  To turn off the audio (Mute) on the quick access bar, and then check Mute. Or you can right-click on the a. Click Audio On video cell to open the pop-up menu, and then click Others > Mute.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions How to Change Recorded Video Viewing Mode Change the Layout of Recorded Video Playback Window VIVOTEK ST7501 Playback supports up to 16-CH simultaneous recorded video playing on single monitor, and it allows you to change the layout of live recorded video playback window based on the number of inserted devices. Switch Video Channels To move a video channel to another empty video cell, drag-and-drop the view to the target video cell.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Maximize/Minimize the Recorded Video Playback Window  Single View: to maxmize a video cell to the whole video playback window Double-click the video cell, or right-click the video cell and then check Single View. The focused video will occupy the whole playback window as below. To restore to the original layout, double-click the video cell or right-click the video cell and then uncheck Single View.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions  Full Screen: to maxmize the video playback window to the whole screen Click Full Screen on the quick access bar or right-click the video cell and then check Full Screen. In addition, you can also click View > Full Screen on the menu bar to maximize the recorded video playback window. To restore to the original layout, right-click the video cell and then uncheck Full Screen.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions How to Search Events The ST7501 Playback offers users a powerful event searching engine to retrieve video clips from the database of recorded videos with different searching criteria, such as motion, IVA, or DI events. It will produce a video clip (20 seconds) for each event. Please follow the steps below to search events: a. Open the Event Search page. b. Select the target station/devices you want to search event. c.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Select Event Category There are five event search categories: All Events, All Motion Events, All IVA Events, All DI Events. Event Category-All Events If you select All Events category, all the events of the three categories--motion detection, digital input, and abnormal video signal--will be included in the search. Event Category-All Motion Events The motion events indicates that there is motion detected by the camera.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Event Category-All IVA Events For cameras with embedded video content analysis, it is capable of detecting IVA (Intelligent Video Analysis) events, such as moving object detection, loitering detection, and tampering detection.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Specify the Search Time Range This section is for you to specify the search time range for event search.     Uncheck start time and end time: the search should include all the videos in the database. Only check the start time: the search should include all the videos recorded since the start time. Only check the end time: the search should include all the videos recorded before the end time.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions  If Display in new result list is checked, then click Search, the search results will display on a new page as below. It's very convenient since you can put the search results of each search category on an individual page. You can set up to 5 pages in the video clip list window. You can set up to 5 pages. Checked Video clips ordering by time, no.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions View the Retrieved Video Clips Please follow the steps below to play the video clips listed in search result page: a. Select the video clips you want to view. You can select more than one video clips a time. b. Click Clear All Channels and Play if you want to remove all video clips from video cells. Then all the selected video clips will start to play in the video cells. c.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions How to Search Logs The ST7501 Playback offers users a powerful log searching engine to search all local logs with different searching criteria, such as log category, log type, and log level. The search results will display in the log viewer window with detailed log history. Please follow the steps below to search logs: a. Open the Log Viewer page. b. Select the target station you want to search logs. c. Specify the Log Category.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Select Log Category/Log Type/Log Level Following is the relationship of log category, level, and type. The search results will vary according to your options.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Search for Login History Select Login History in the log category field, the search results including all login logs will display on the Login History page. Video clips ordering by time, no.1 is the latest User Account (Who login the server) Click to remove all search results from the list Search for Login Activities This function allows you to search login activities the user has done during the login period.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions d. The search results of login activities will display on the Login Activities page as below.  Search for Login Activities on Local History page: a. Click on Login History page. b. Select a login/logout item on the list. c. Click Trace Login Activities. Or you can right-click a login/logout item on the list, and then click Trace Login Activities. b a c c Right-click to: d.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions How to Configure Client Settings In Client Settings, you can configure Snapshot Settings, AVI Settings, and View Settings. It allows you to save snapshots and AVI files on "local computer (client side, not server side)." Snapshot Settings Please follow the steps below to configure snapshot settings: a. Click Configuration > Client Settings > Snapshot Settings on the menu bar to open the Snapshot Settings window. b.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions If you uncheck Generate a file name automatically, a Save file dialog will pop up when you take a snapshot. And the file name prefix will automatically show up in the Save File dialog. Take a Snapshot Please follow the steps below to take a snapshot of recorded video: a. Select a video cell you want to take a snapshot. b. Click Snapshot on the quick access bar, or right-click the video cell and select Others > Snapshot in the pop-up menu.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions AVI Settings While you play a recorded video, the Convert AVI function allows you to export the recorded video in AVI format to your storage folder. Please follow the steps below to configure AVI converting and exporting settings: a. Click Configuration > Client Settings > AVI Settings on the menu bar to open the AVI settings window. b. Edit the value of AVI frame rate (frame number per second). c.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions f. To modify the audio compression settings, click Audio Compression Setting to open the AVI Audio Compression Setting window. Select the desired audio quality, format, and attributes in the corresponding fields. Convert an AVI File Please follow the steps below to convert an AVI file of recorded video: a. Select a video cell you want to convert an AVI file. b.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions View Settings This section allows you to set up the display mode of video cell, including Display Location, Date and time Format, Video Display Mode, and Font Settings. When you change the settings, the sample window will change accordingly for you to preview the settings.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Date and time Format Same as local computer: Select this option, the date and time format will sync with the settings in the locale panel of your computer.  Specify: Select a desired format for date and time on the drop-down list. Date format: Select YYYY/MM/DD or MM/DD/YY Time format: Select default TIme Format (sync with the settings in the locale panel of your computer), 12h AM/PM, or 24h.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions How to Search for a Device on the Device Tree This function is very convenient for you to quickly search for an inserted device, especially when you insert many devices. Please follow the steps below to find a device on the camera list: a. Click the station on the device tree, and then click Edit > Find on the menu bar. (Or you can rightclick the station, and then click Find on the pop-up menu.) c.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions How to Print Out a Video Picture There are two ways to print out a video picture of live video: 1. Select a video cell, then click Print on the quick access bar, or right-click the video cell and select Print in the pop-up menu. A Print window will pop up for you to choose the printer. 2. You also can click Edit > Print to print out a video picture.  Focus Cell: Print out a picture of the target video.
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VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions How to Logout from the Server To logout from the current server, click Logout on the quick access bar or click System > Logout on the menu bar. A confirmation window will pop up. Click OK to confirm or Cancel to return to the ST7501 Playback window. How to Exit the Application To exit ST7501 Playback, click Exit on the quick access bar or click System > Exit on the menu bar. A confirmation window will pop up.