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QGuard User Manual 10 Version 4.9 Series  Video Server without User Interface Server – Only the Video Server is installed. This means

QGuard User Manual 100 Version 4.9 Series Web Publishing Camera Schedule Screen When you have configured the schedule, click Apply. C

QGuard User Manual 101 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.9 Network Video Recorders This menu allows you to define multiple QGuard units to

QGuard User Manual 102 Version 4.9 Series Network Video Recorder Wizard Screen Click Finish to save the settings and exit the wizard. C

QGuard User Manual 103 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.10 Certificate Management The Certificate Management section allows you to handle

QGuard User Manual 104 Version 4.9 Series Your new self-signed certificate has been generated. From now on it is used for signing the exp

QGuard User Manual 105 Version 4.9 Series 3.4 Info The Info section gives you detailed information about QGuard Server. The following top

QGuard User Manual 106 Version 4.9 Series 3.4.1.1 System Configuration All system configurations can be backed up to an external xml file

QGuard User Manual 107 Version 4.9 Series Importing Settings Screen When the restore process is finished, an overview will be given ou

QGuard User Manual 108 Version 4.9 Series  Allowed Cameras – specifies the number of cameras that may be connected to the system. Y

QGuard User Manual 109 Version 4.9 Series 3.4.2.1 Port Scanning The Port Scanning feature allows you to check the state of the TCP and UD

QGuard User Manual 11 Version 4.9 Series Centralized IIS Server on a Video Server Let us explain how this works in reality! If you have

QGuard User Manual 110 Version 4.9 Series The camera can have two states:  Online  Offline Only network cameras will be shown in t

QGuard User Manual 111 Version 4.9 Series 3.4.4 Server Messages Log QGuard stores all server actions in its Server Messages Log. Example

QGuard User Manual 112 Version 4.9 Series All possible actions are described in the following table and can be found in the

QGuard User Manual 113 Version 4.9 Series 3.4.4.2 Event Logger Configuration The Event Logger Configuration defines the priority levels

QGuard User Manual 114 Version 4.9 Series 3.4.5 System Downloads The System Downloads section allows you to download software or

QGuard User Manual 115 Version 4.9 Series 4 Video Browser This chapter provides an overview of the QGuard Video Browser Control Panel a

QGuard User Manual 116 Version 4.9 Series 4.2 Live The QGuard Video Browser application allows you to monitor cameras through

QGuard User Manual 117 Version 4.9 Series Live (Mosaic View) Screen 4.2.1 Single View When entering the Live menu, single view mode is

QGuard User Manual 118 Version 4.9 Series Single View Screen 4.2.1.1 Sequences To select a Single View Sequence, select the sequence fro

QGuard User Manual 119 Version 4.9 Series 4.2.1.3 Low/High Bandwidth Mode Low/High bandwidth mode allows you to decide if you want to ha

QGuard User Manual 12 Version 4.9 Series If you want to connect through the centralized Web Server, you have to use the extend logon scre

QGuard User Manual 120 Version 4.9 Series The maximum rotation angle depends on the camera model. Some cameras have 360° rotation angle,

QGuard User Manual 121 Version 4.9 Series 4.2.1.7 Audio QGuard supports audio listening for the following brands:  Panasonic camera

QGuard User Manual 122 Version 4.9 Series 4.2.1.8 Quick Playback The Quick Playback function delivers easy access to recordings from th

QGuard User Manual 123 Version 4.9 Series Full Screen Mode Screen

QGuard User Manual 124 Version 4.9 Series 4.2.2 Mosaic View Mosaic View allows you to view up to 16 cameras simultaneously on

QGuard User Manual 125 Version 4.9 Series Creating sequences can only be done in the Video Manager application. Click on any camera

QGuard User Manual 126 Version 4.9 Series 4.3 Recordings The Recordings Menu allows you to search and view recorded footage and export

QGuard User Manual 127 Version 4.9 Series 4.3.1 Select Time Period Selecting the time period is needed for all possible recording request

QGuard User Manual 128 Version 4.9 Series 4.3.2 Single Playback When using the Single Playback feature, you will search among a

QGuard User Manual 129 Version 4.9 Series  Slider  Enlarging/Reducing video window  Low/High Bandwidth mode  Snapshots  Digital

QGuard User Manual 13 Version 4.9 Series 1. Obtain the exact IP address for the QGuard from your System Administrator and make note of i

QGuard User Manual 130 Version 4.9 Series To enter the full screen mode, click the icon. To leave the full screen mode, click the ic

QGuard User Manual 131 Version 4.9 Series 1. Choose the frame you want to save and click the button with the camera symbol

QGuard User Manual 132 Version 4.9 Series Recordings Synchronized Playback Screen When you have the recording mode open, the following f

QGuard User Manual 133 Version 4.9 Series 4.3.3.2 Switching sources You can switch between all available cameras for every video

QGuard User Manual 134 Version 4.9 Series 4.3.4 Smart Search Smart Search is a solution to search for activity in a user-spec

QGuard User Manual 135 Version 4.9 Series Help Message for Smart Search  Camera image – live image of the camera that is currently se

QGuard User Manual 136 Version 4.9 Series Selected Area for Smart Search The grid that you might find in Activity tab of camera Edit

QGuard User Manual 137 Version 4.9 Series Smart Search Playback Page The Activity level for the specified time period is displayed below

QGuard User Manual 138 Version 4.9 Series 4.3.4.3 Full Screen Mode Full screen mode allows you to visualize video by using the full scree

QGuard User Manual 139 Version 4.9 Series rate and the resolution of the images are reduced. This leads to a reduced bandwidth usage for

QGuard User Manual 14 Version 4.9 Series Compared to Internet Explorer access, accessing QGuard via the Local Interface has limited user

QGuard User Manual 140 Version 4.9 Series Recordings Export Screen 4.3.5.1 Creating Export To create a movie export file, follow the ste

QGuard User Manual 141 Version 4.9 Series Recordings Export Screen 3. Define destination and click the Save button. To delete the

QGuard User Manual 142 Version 4.9 Series CD Explorer Screen 6. Click Write this file to CD in the left pane of the screen. The CD Wr

QGuard User Manual 143 Version 4.9 Series 4.3.5.4 Checking Digital Signature The latest generation of networked systems promises a much e

QGuard User Manual 144 Version 4.9 Series Quadrox has based all of these systems on the open standard technology to prevent any possibil

QGuard User Manual 145 Version 4.9 Series A copy of the certificate can be extracted from the signature by using the Digital Signature V

QGuard User Manual 146 Version 4.9 Series 4. Click Install Certificate button and follow further instructions leaving all settings by de

QGuard User Manual 147 Version 4.9 Series Certificate Management Screen 4. Transport the exported certificate to the target machine and

QGuard User Manual 148 Version 4.9 Series 3. If the signature can be decoded and the hash information matches the movie, th

QGuard User Manual 149 Version 4.9 Series 4.3.6 Alarms QGuard allows searching specifically for recordings from cameras associated with c

QGuard User Manual 15 Version 4.9 Series QGuard Local Interface Mosaic View Screen QGuard Local Interface Control Panel QGuard Local I

QGuard User Manual 150 Version 4.9 Series 4.3.7 POS QGuard allows searching specifically for recordings from cameras associated

QGuard User Manual 151 Version 4.9 Series 4.4 Alarms The Alarms Menu allows you to view and export recorded alarm events gene

QGuard User Manual 152 Version 4.9 Series 4.4.1 View Alarm Movie In the Alarm Screen, you get a list of all the alarms with

QGuard User Manual 153 Version 4.9 Series 4.4.4 Alarm Playback Controls You can use the Alarm Playback Control buttons in order to make t

QGuard User Manual 154 Version 4.9 Series 4.4.7 Digital Zoom The Digital Zoom functionality is very useful when there are small details

QGuard User Manual 155 Version 4.9 Series 4.5 POS The POS Menu allows you to view recorded POS transaction movies and tickets and export

QGuard User Manual 156 Version 4.9 Series Appendix A To make a certificate explicitly trusted by means of the Outlook Express email clien

QGuard User Manual 157 Version 4.9 Series Signing Digital ID Properties Screen To make a certificate explicitly trusted by means of the

QGuard User Manual 158 Version 4.9 Series Microsoft Management Console Screen 5. Then select My User account item and click Finish. Mi

QGuard User Manual 159 Version 4.9 Series 6. Close all previously opened windows by pressing Close and OK buttons. 7. Finally you will

QGuard User Manual 16 Version 4.9 Series 2.4 Add QGuard as trusted site The trusted sites zone contains sites you trust; sites that you b

QGuard User Manual 160 Version 4.9 Series Security Warning Screen

QGuard User Manual 161 Version 4.9 Series Appendix B You can manually verify the digital signature by using either the .eml or the .p7m f

QGuard User Manual 162 Version 4.9 Series  The system user that created the movie export.  The identifier of the recorder, which toget

QGuard User Manual 163 Version 4.9 Series FastSum Screen Digital Signature Screen If the checksums don’t correspond with each other, th

QGuard User Manual 164 Version 4.9 Series 1. Download and install the FastSum application (http://www.fastsum.com). 2. Create an empty

QGuard User Manual 165 Version 4.9 Series Checksum Verification Wizard Screen 10. If checksum doesn’t correspond to the movie file, thi

QGuard User Manual 166 Version 4.9 Series Glossary The terms in this glossary cover topics related to the QGuard User’s Manual. A Activat

QGuard User Manual 167 Version 4.9 Series CRT – is the abbreviation for Cathode Ray Tube. This is a vacuum tube in which beams

QGuard User Manual 168 Version 4.9 Series G Gigabyte (GB) – is a unit of information equal to one billion (1,073,741,824) bytes or 1024 m

QGuard User Manual 169 Version 4.9 Series M Masking – with this feature activated, only images with relevant activity in specified area(s

QGuard User Manual 17 Version 4.9 Series 4. Click the Sites button. In the window that appears deselect Require server verifi

QGuard User Manual 170 Version 4.9 Series R Radio buttons - a group of buttons on the computer screen of which only one can be selected a

QGuard User Manual 171 Version 4.9 Series TCP Server Port – is used to allow external users to receive alarms, control PTZ cameras,

QGuard User Manual 18 Version 4.9 Series 3 Video Manager To log on to the Video Manager application, you need administrative rights.

QGuard User Manual 19 Version 4.9 Series 3.2 Users This chapter provides an overview of the Users section of QGuard. 3.2.1 General Infor

QGuard User Manual 2 Version 4.9 Series Contents CONTENTS ...

QGuard User Manual 20 Version 4.9 Series 3.2.1.1 The Operator/User Account A non-administrative user can have different privileges and r

QGuard User Manual 21 Version 4.9 Series The screen shown below is displayed with available Windows Users: Users Screen with Windows Us

QGuard User Manual 22 Version 4.9 Series 3. Enter a Password. If you added an existing user, the assigned default password i

QGuard User Manual 23 Version 4.9 Series 9. Define which cameras the user should be able to view on the Camera Access tab.

QGuard User Manual 24 Version 4.9 Series Change Your Password Screen Click on Cancel if you want to reset your form. 3.2.4 User Actions

QGuard User Manual 25 Version 4.9 Series All possible actions are described in the following table and can be found in the picture above.

QGuard User Manual 26 Version 4.9 Series 3.2.4.2 Event Logger Configuration The Event Logger Configuration defines the priority l

QGuard User Manual 27 Version 4.9 Series Connected Users Screen In the Client IP address column you can observe two parameters, which ar

QGuard User Manual 28 Version 4.9 Series 3.3 Settings Settings Control Panel The System Settings enable the user to change the

QGuard User Manual 29 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.1 Cameras The Cameras overview screen is automatically displayed, when entering Settings men

QGuard User Manual 3 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.2.2.5 PMD I/O serial number ...

QGuard User Manual 30 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.1.1 Camera Search Wizard To enter the Auto-configuration wizard, click the Add IP Came

QGuard User Manual 31 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.1.1.1 IP Address In this screen you configure the Starting IP Address for the cameras you a

QGuard User Manual 32 Version 4.9 Series Authentication Screen Click Finish to add the cameras. A Camera Adding Result screen will open

QGuard User Manual 33 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.1.2 Camera Wizard To enter the Camera Wizard click the Edit or the Add IP Camera button in

QGuard User Manual 34 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.1.2.2 Connection This tab is only available for network cameras. If you are adding an an

QGuard User Manual 35 Version 4.9 Series  Multicast – this connection type is efficient when multiple applications use the c

QGuard User Manual 36 Version 4.9 Series The following parameters can be set for a network camera:  Format – gives an opportunity

QGuard User Manual 37 Version 4.9 Series Recordings (Analogue and Network camera) Screen Click Next to enter the next Camera Wizard scre

QGuard User Manual 38 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.1.2.5 Activity By enabling activity detection, only images where movement is above a certa

QGuard User Manual 39 Version 4.9 Series When you access the Activity screen for the first time on a client PC, it may be that the gree

QGuard User Manual 4 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.6 Mosaics ...

QGuard User Manual 40 Version 4.9 Series Activity calculated on camera is supported for most models of the following brands: ACTi, Axis,

QGuard User Manual 41 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.1.2.7 Virtual Patrol The Virtual Patrol screen allows you to configure a PTZ camera in sev

QGuard User Manual 42 Version 4.9 Series Virtual Patrol Configuring Screen 1. Specify a Name for the Virtual Patrol 2. Choose one of t

QGuard User Manual 43 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.1.2.8 Users Select which users have access to the selected camera. The Users functionali

QGuard User Manual 44 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.1.3 Network Video Server Wizard In this manual, we will refer to a Network Video Server as

QGuard User Manual 45 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.1.3.1 Name & Type In this tab, you can adjust the NVS name, type and model. It’s a part

QGuard User Manual 46 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.1.3.3 Video Settings This tab is a part of the Network Video Server Wizard and allows conf

QGuard User Manual 47 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.1.3.5 Recordings This tab is a part of the Network Video Server Camera Wizard. The follow

QGuard User Manual 48 Version 4.9 Series The current activity level is represented by the green line on the control panel below the vide

QGuard User Manual 49 Version 4.9 Series The masking functionality does not depend on whether you can visualize it on a par

QGuard User Manual 5 Version 4.9 Series 4.3.5 Movie Export ...

QGuard User Manual 50 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.1.3.8 Virtual Patrol This tab is a part of the Network Video Server Camera Wizard. The Vir

QGuard User Manual 51 Version 4.9 Series Virtual Patrol Configuring Screen 1. Specify a Name for the Virtual Patrol 2. Choose one of

QGuard User Manual 52 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.2 Alarms The Alarms chapter covers the handling and configuration of incoming alar

QGuard User Manual 53 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.2.1 Picolo I/O Proxy When you start the QGuard server, it detects your Picolo I/O

QGuard User Manual 54 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.2.1.2 Configuration This screen allows you to configure your I/O Device lines as inputs o

QGuard User Manual 55 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.2.2 PMD I/O Device The PMD I/O device has to be added manually. To do so, follow the steps b

QGuard User Manual 56 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.2.2.2 Configuration This screen allows you to configure your I/O Device lines as inputs or

QGuard User Manual 57 Version 4.9 Series Alarms (PMD I/O Device Added) Screen Click Edit Device link. Go to the Outputs tab. 3.3.2.2.3

QGuard User Manual 58 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.2.2.4 Delete PMD I/O Device If you want to delete your PMD I/O Device, execute the followi

QGuard User Manual 59 Version 4.9 Series 4. Specify Y and click Enter button. 5. Please enter the new serial number message will appear

QGuard User Manual 6 Version 4.9 Series Preface This document This manual is intended for administrators and operators of a Guard Video

QGuard User Manual 60 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.2.3.2 Protocol In this tab, the protocol has to be selected Select Generic Alarm Driver in

QGuard User Manual 61 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.2.4.1 Name This tab allows you to specify the Device Name. Name (RedLight Alarm Driver) S

QGuard User Manual 62 Version 4.9 Series Connection (RedLight Alarm Driver) Screen 3.3.2.5 Alarm Configuration Wizard To enter the Alarm

QGuard User Manual 63 Version 4.9 Series Name (Alarm – PMD I/O Device) Screen Name (Alarm – Generic / RedLight Alarm Driver) Screen Cli

QGuard User Manual 64 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.2.5.3 Recordings In this tab you are able to do the following:  Add or delete cameras to

QGuard User Manual 65 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.2.5.4 FTP The FTP upload function enables automatic uploading of the movies and images, wh

QGuard User Manual 66 Version 4.9 Series Outputs (Alarm) Screen Click Next to enter the next Alarm Configuration Wizard Screen. 3.3.2.5.

QGuard User Manual 67 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.2.5.7 Mail This tab allows you to configure an email notification when an alarm is trigger

QGuard User Manual 68 Version 4.9 Series SMS (Alarm) Screen In order to use SMS Notification feature, execute the following steps: 1.

QGuard User Manual 69 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.3 POS This chapter explains how to configure the QGuard POS (Point of Sale) functionality. T

QGuard User Manual 7 Version 4.9 Series 1 Introduction QGuard is a unique digital video surveillance solution, which combines three majo

QGuard User Manual 70 Version 4.9 Series To configure or add POS sources, click the Edit or Add POS link in the POS screen which will lea

QGuard User Manual 71 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.3.1.1 Device Name In this tab, you can adjust the POS Device name. It’s a part

QGuard User Manual 72 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.3.1.4 POS Name This tab is a part of the POS Configuration Wizard. The following parameter

QGuard User Manual 73 Version 4.9 Series 1. Select the camera from the drop-down list. 2. Select the pre and post ticket label interval

QGuard User Manual 74 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.3.2.1 Device Name In this tab, you can adjust the Generic POS device name. It’s

QGuard User Manual 75 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.3.2.4 POS Name In this tab, you can adjust the Generic POS source name. It’s a

QGuard User Manual 76 Version 4.9 Series Recordings (Generic POS) Screen To delete a camera, click Delete. Click Finish button. 3.3.3.3

QGuard User Manual 77 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.3.3.1 Device Name In this tab, you can adjust the POS Device name. It’s a part

QGuard User Manual 78 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.3.3.3 Device Connection In this tab, the connection has to be established. It’s a part of t

QGuard User Manual 79 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.3.3.5 POS Recordings This tab is a part of the POS Configuration Wizard. In thi

QGuard User Manual 8 Version 4.9 Series QGuard makes a distinction between common activity recordings and pre/post alarm record

QGuard User Manual 80 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.3.4 NAMOS The NAMOS device has to be configured at both sides. This means on the NAMOS softw

QGuard User Manual 81 Version 4.9 Series Protocol (NAMOS) Screen Click Finish button. Depending on the drivers you installed toge

QGuard User Manual 82 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.3.4.5 POS Recordings This tab is a part of the POS Configuration Wizard. In this

QGuard User Manual 83 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.3.5 Quadrox POS Printer The Quadrox POS Printer device allows receiving tickets from a soft

QGuard User Manual 84 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.3.5.1 Device Name In this tab you can adjust the POS Device name. It’s a part of the POS De

QGuard User Manual 85 Version 4.9 Series This tab is a part of the POS Configuration Wizard. The following parameters have to be configur

QGuard User Manual 86 Version 4.9 Series 4. Decide which camera will be the primary camera which will be shown when selectin

QGuard User Manual 87 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.4 Storage Manager This chapter describes the Storage Manager menu. This menu gives

QGuard User Manual 88 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.4.1.1 Location This tab allows you to select the location of the folder wherein

QGuard User Manual 89 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.4.1.2 Cameras This tab allows you to assign cameras to a volume. Cameras Screen By de

QGuard User Manual 9 Version 4.9 Series 2 Getting Started This chapter provides information to get you started using your QGuard. It cov

QGuard User Manual 90 Version 4.9 Series When editing a volume, the following parameters are present:  Available disk space for recor

QGuard User Manual 91 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.4.2 Advanced Storage Settings Click the Advanced Storage Settings button in the Stor

QGuard User Manual 92 Version 4.9 Series Alarms Screen When there is not enough disk space to comply with the requirements, alarms w

QGuard User Manual 93 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.4.3 Detailed Storage Information This menu gives you the detailed information about the spac

QGuard User Manual 94 Version 4.9 Series To return to the Storage Manager Screen, click Return. The headers of each column in the table

QGuard User Manual 95 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.5 Single View This menu allows you to configure the settings for the single camera live view

QGuard User Manual 96 Version 4.9 Series Single View Sequence Settings Screen Camera Switching Sequence setting allows the adding or re

QGuard User Manual 97 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.6 Mosaics This menu allows you to configure the settings for the mosaics viewing mode which

QGuard User Manual 98 Version 4.9 Series Mosaic View Settings Screen 1. Specify a Name for the mosaic. 2. Select Frame rate. 3. Conf

QGuard User Manual 99 Version 4.9 Series 3.3.7 Web Publishing Nowadays customers more and more want to see online real time images from