iVMS320 Plateform User Manual For Win
iVMS320 Plateform User Manual For Win
iVMS320 Plateform User Manual For Win
User Manual
Version: 9.1.8.5
Table of Contents
Other functions include Device management, User management, Storage, Export List,
Live is real-time preview of the camera. You can manually take screenshots and record
videos while on preview screen, switch the stream and electronically zoom in. If device
supports 2-way audio, you can turn on the speaker and microphone for remote intercom.
For fisheye device, you can also switch to the Fisheye Mode.
Local Playback is for viewing the video record from the device in local computer. To save
the local record, you need to set it in Storage. As long as there’s video record and
corresponding information in the database, you can make screenshots, use electronic
zoom and export video streams to other formats supported while using playback feature,
Remote Playback is for viewing the video record from the device memory. This function is
similar to Local Playback, but the device must be online for Remote Playblack. You can
also make screenshots, use electronic zoom and export video streams to other supported
E-Map is used to customize the map. Drag the device to the corresponding spot and save it.
After saving, you can get real-time preview by double-clicking the device.
1.2. Installation
The installation file of iVMS320 is a packaged exe. file. Generally, you only need to click
“confirm” or “next” to complete the installation. The specific steps are as follows:
① Obtain the installation file of the latest released version. The installation file icon and
naming scheme are shown in Figure 1-2-1.
Figure1-2-1
② Double-click the file, it will pop up the dialog box "Select Setup Language" as shown in
Figure 1-2-2. The default language is same as your current system. You can click the
drop-down box to select another language for installation.
Figure 1-2-2
③ After selecting the appropriate installation language, click ”OK”. The Welcome dialog box
will be shown as Figure 1-2-3.
Figure 1-2-3
④ Click Next, it will pop out the dialog box “Select Destination Location”. The default install
location is on C folder. You can modify the installation path to any other folder, as shown in
Figure 1-2-4.
Figure 1-2-4
⑤ Click ”Next”, it will pop out the dialog box “Select Start Menu Folder”. The default name
is ”iVMS320” as shown in Figure 1-2-5.
Figure 1-2-5
⑥ Click ”Next”, it will pop out the dialog box “Select Additional Tasks”. You can choose
whether to create a desktop icon as shown in Figure 1-2-6.
Figure 1-2-6
⑦ Click "Next", it will pop out the dialog box "Ready to Install" as shown in Figure 1-2-7.
You can check if all your installation settings correct. Click "Back" if you want to review
⑧ After confirming the above settings, click “Install” to continue the installation. It will
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Figure 1-2-8
⑨ After the installation is completed, it will pop out the dialog box as shown in Figure
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Figure 1-2-9
Shown above is the installation process for iVMS320 on win10 system. In other versions
of the system, there may be slight differences in the style of dialog box, which does not
affect the use. After the installation is successful, a shortcut will be generated on the
desktop (if the default check is not canceled), as shown in Figure 1-2-10.
Figure 1-2-10
1.3. Uninstallation
You can uninstall iVMS320 by following these steps.
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Figure 1-3-1
Figure 1-3-2.
Figure 1-3-2
③ Click “Yes” to start uninstalling iVMS320, A uninstall status dialogue box will pop up,
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Figure 1-3-3
④ After the uninstallation is completed, a success dialog will pop up. Click “OK” to finish
Figure 1-3-4
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1.4. Log in
1.4.1. First Login
After the installation is complete, you need to create a super user to open iVMS320 for the
first time. The login screen opened for the first time is shown in Figure 1-4-1-1.
Figure1-4-1-1
The program will automatically enter into main interface after the super administrator user
is successfully added. Next, navigate into the “Device Adding” interface. Please refer to
Note: The first added user of system is the Super User. The Super User has the highest
authority to operate on other users, but they can not delete related configuration
information. For safety, we suggest setting a more complicated password for the Super
User.
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Users can be divided into Administrator and Operator based on different access. The
administrator login requires an account with the corresponding authority. Double-click the
iVMS320 shortcut on the desktop to open the login page. The normal login page is shown
in Figure 1-4-2-1.
Figure 1-4-2-1
After entering the account password, click the "Connect" button or click the "enter" key to
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Chapter 2 Main Function
Below will detailedly introduce the functions and instructions of each control in each
function interface.
Warm Tips: The program will make the interface back to the one you last opened by
default after logging, it may take a few seconds to restore before interface, and will stay on
the main page. It will stay in the Home Page if it`s opened for the first time, or if you have
not clicked on other functions. The main interface of program is shown in Figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1
① The title bar includes software logo, real time, help and related, and window control
buttons.
③ Function page, you can switch the display content by clicking the button in ②.
interface. The real-time preview interface consists of several controls, as shown in Figure
2-1-1.
Figure 2-1-1
① View and camera list block expands the collapse button bar, click to collapse or
② View and camera list block, display added devices and channels or saved views, drag
a channel of the device to 5 to play live preview video, click on the view list to switch
views.
③ Online channel.
④ Offline channel.
⑤ Play the window, drag 3 here to preview the device real-time picture.
⑥ Toolbar.
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2.1.1. Device List
The Device list shows added devices. It will be detailedly introduced in the device
Figure 2-1-1-1
① Device search box: when there are too many devices, you can quickly find the device
② Device name.
③ The device channel name, which can be dragged to the Play Window to start a live
preview.
④ Online mark.
⑤ Offline mark.
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2.1.2. View List
The view list shows the view saved by the user. Click on the item in the View List to open
that view. If the device channel was added to the View, the live preview will start
simultaneously when the view is opened. The View List and Play Window are shown in
Figure 2-1-2-1.
Figure 2-1-2-1
① View search box: when there are too many views, you can quickly find the device by
playback channel title bar is a black background color, and ③the display window toolbar
is hidden. When the play window is selected, the real play window will have a yellow
border, the title bar will change to dark red, indicating that the window is the currently
selected window, and some of the function buttons of the toolbar bar need to specify a
window, such as a screenshot button. When the mouse is over the play window and the
play window has been dragged into the device channel, the toolbar of the play window is
displayed.
Figure 2-1-3-1
① Title bar of play window: shows the device channel name, code rate and device image
status. The Triangle exclamation point indicates that the device has detected an object
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movement on the screen.
③ Play window toolbar, several icons as follows: stop/start live preview, screenshots,
start/close recording, turn on/off the microphone, turn on/off the speaker and more
functions, like switching stream, switching Fisheye mode, and Digital zoom, as shown in
Figure 2-1-3-2.
Figure 2-1-3-2
2.1.4. Toolbar
Figure 2-1-4-1
① Open/close View Polling: The Rolling View is used to automatically and repeatedly
open the view which has enabled the rolling settings. The view settings will be detailed in
3.6.
④ The screenshot tool is used to capture the current frame of the currently selected play
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⑥ Play all windows.
⑦ PTZ control. In the security monitoring application, PTZ is shorthand for Pan/Tilt/Zoom,
which represents the omnidirectional (left/right/up and down) movement of the pan/tilt and
⑧ Full-screen display.
main difference is that the local playback toolbar has more functions, as shown in
Figure 2-2-1. Among them, ① the list fold/unfold button and ② the view device
list are exactly the same as the live preview interface in function and style, so we will
Figure 2-2-1
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① View, camera list block fold/unfold button bar: click to fold or unfold the view, camera
list.
② View and camera list block: display added devices and channels or saved views, drag
a channel of the device to ⑤ to play live preview video. Click on the view list to switch
views.
③ Play the window, you can drag ⑤ to preview the real-time picture of the device.
④ Toolbar.
⑤ Online channel.
⑥ Offline channel.
play channel has a black background color. ③ The toolbar of the play window is hidden.
When the play window is selected, a yellow border will show in the play window and the
title bar will change to dark red, indicating that the window is the currently selected window.
Some of the function buttons on the toolbar bar, such as the screenshot button, need to
specify a window. After the play window has been pulled into the device channel, the play
window toolbar will be displayed when the mouse moves over the play window.
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Figure 2-2-1-1
① Play window title bar, displays the device channel name and code rate.
③ Play window toolbar. The functions of the icons are as follows: turn on/off the
independent play mode (Put the play controls into the toolbar and open the independent
play mode. Some play control buttons and play control progress bars will be put into the
play window, as shown in Figure. 2-2-1-2). Snapshot, open/close the speaker, switching
bit stream, switching fisheye mode and digital zoom, as shown in Figure 2-1-3-2 in the
previous section.
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Figure 2-2-1-2
2.2.2. Toolbar
The local playback toolbar is shown in Figure 2-2-2-1.
Figure 2-2-2-1
① Turn on/off the time selection mode. Turn on the time selection mode to select a time
period for loop playback, or click the Export button to export the video of this time period
② Open the time selection panel and click on the other area. The time selection panel will
be folded.
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④ Play speed control bar. The default speed is 1X. Pull left to slow down, and right
to fast forward.
⑤ Progress bar, zoom control bar and the left tab shows the time represented by
⑥ The progress bar. When the device channel is pulled into the play window, there
will be a green thin bar if the channel has recording saved. The time axis above
shows the recording time axis of the currently selected window, and the time axis
below shows the union of all camera recording time axes in the current view. You
can drag the time axis and the window will play the moment where the yellow
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2.3. Remote Playback
The remote playback interface layout and live preview interface are similar to the local
playback layout, as shown in Figure 2-3-1. ③ play window is basically the same as in
local playback, except not having the independent play function. So this section will not
explain in detail.
Figure 2-3-1
① View, camera list, search block list fold/unfold button and view style selection button
bar, click to fold or unfold the view, camera list or change the view style.
② View, camera list block, display the added devices and channels or saved views.
You can drag the device channel to ⑤ to play real-time preview video. Click the
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④ Display window.
⑤ Toolbar.
video you want to search (normal, alarm or all), and the search date, then click the search
button. If the device channel is online and has video, a green or red bar will be displayed
on the timeline of the toolbar. Green represents normal recording and red represents
alarm recording.
Figure 2-3-1-1
① Video type selection drop down box, can select (all, normal or alarm) recording.
② Date selection box. Click the calendar icon on the right, a date selection panel
will pop up. Click on any date, the date in the edit box will be updated. Please note
that manually modifying the date in the edit box will not take effect.
2.3.2. Toolbar
The remote playback toolbar is shown in Figure 2-3-2-1.
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Figure 2-3-2-1
① Turn on/off the sync control mode, and turn on the sync control mode to synchronize
② Turn on/off the time selection mode, turn on the time selection mode to select a time
period for loop playback, or click the Export button to export the video of this time period
③ Play speed control bar. The default speed is 1X. Pull left to slow down and right to fast
forward.
④ Play forward.
⑤ Pause play. Progress bar zoom control bar. The left tab shows the time represented by
⑥ Stop play.
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⑭ Export the file of the selected time period in ② or the file selected from the file list.
⑲ Recording timeline. When a device channel with saved recording is pulled into the
playback window, a thick green or red bar will appear. Move the mouse over it, and a
yellow vertical bar will be displayed under the cursor. Click on the area with recording to
start playing the video and the yellow vertical bar will move forward as the playback
progresses.
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Figure 2-3-3-1
① Channel name.
shown in Figure 2-4-2. This section mainly introduces the editing status, how to customize
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Figure 2-4-1
① Toolbar.
⑥ Cancel button.
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Figure 2-4-2
① Map elements.
② Node elements.
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Figure 2-4-1-1
① Map elements, first level, drag and drop cameras and the other list elements into the
preview map.
② The node elements, the element s in the camera list will be displayed after being
③ Hot zones and submap elements can be embedded in the map. The other lists will be
④ The node elements in the submap are displayed after the elements in the camera list
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Figure2-4-2-1
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2.4.3. Add Map
Create a new map node. Click the ⊕ button of the map list; a dialog box for adding a new
map will pop up. Enter the name and image path and click Add to create the map.
Figure 2-4-3-1
If needed, you can drag and drop the camera list and other list elements into the preview
map. After editing, click the save button of the list to finish the map editing.
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Chapter 3 Accessibility Propreties
This chapter mainly introduce the applications and usage of these functions.
devices with the device serial number, or you can add devices in the LAN through the
channel device IP. The device management page is shown in Figure 3-1-1.
Figure 3-1-1
② All check box, you can click Delete button ⑤ after checking in batches, and then
③ Add button, click to pop up the Add Device dialog box, you can manually enter the
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④ To edit the device information, you can click the item in the list of the added device with
the mouse, the selected item is displayed in yellow background, and then click the edit
⑤ Click on the device entry or check the box for the entry and click the Delete button to
⑥ For the list of device information in the LAN, you can check the check box in the first
column and click Add to button ⑧ and enter the password to add the database.
⑦ Select all check boxes, you can check the devices in the LAN in batches, and then
click the Add to button ⑧ to enter the password and add the database.
⑧ Add to the database button, check the device in the LAN and click this button will pop
up the Add Device dialog box. Filled in the network parameters of the device in the dialog
box, just fill in the user name and password of the device, you can add to the database
or the Add to button of the LAN device list. The difference is that the latter will
automatically populate the checked device network parameters, and only need to
supplement the device username and password. Start the next step to verify the device
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Figure3-1-1-1
① Set the default username and password, the user can set several common usernames
and passwords, so that there is no need to fill in the username and password of the device
every time you add the device, and directly verify the next step as shown in Figure
3-1-1-2. .
② Add the device area with IP: the IP, port, channel numbers and protocol will be all filled
by default if enter from the list of LAN devices; you need to fill in all of these if add the
③ The serial number adds the device area, where all information is manually added by
the user.
④ Next step verification button, start to verify the added device, if there is verified device,
it will become the confirmation add button, click Add to finish adding device.
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⑤ Cancel add a device to close the Add Device dialog box, the same function as ⑥.
Figure 3-1-1-2
edit device information dialog box will pop up, the gray edit box is not editable, the others
are editable, click the OK button to save the modification. Modify the steps as shown in
Figure 3-1-2-1.
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Figure 3-1-2-1
modify their own passwords. Administrators can view and modify their own and operator’s
information, add and delete operator users. Super administrators have all permissions.
Figure 3-2-1
① User Information list, click the selected device such as ② with mouse and then click
② Select the user item, click ④ to edit users and ⑤ delete users.
③ Add a new user (the operator does not have this permission), click to pop up the Add
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④ Edit user information.
Click the Add button to pop up the Add User dialog box, as shown in Figure 3-2-1-1.
Editing user is basically the same as adding user. The editing user will have the original
information of the user, and the user name cannot be modified, and will not be described.
Figure 3-2-2
② username.
③ password.
consistent with ③.
⑤ Live permission, if cancelled, the user cannot enter the live preview page.
⑥ Local playback and remote playback permissions, if unchecked, the user can not enter
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these two pages.
⑦ View management permission. If canceled, the user cannot enter the view
management page.
⑧ All Check box in All cameras option, you can select all or cancel all , such as ⑨ and
3.3. Storage
The storage is used to develop a storage plan for the channel level. Users can set a
storage plan for the channel of each device. (The device added with the serial number
does not support the storage plan temporarily, the back-end device is the NVR, and the
XVR device does not support motion detection.) The setted plan will be only be saved to
the local computer; it will not affect the original settings of the device. It will be stored in
the C drive by default. If necessary, you can re-select the save path to other drive letters.
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Figure 3-3-1
① Template settings, edit the settings here, and then select the checkbox of device
channel, such as ③, or select all option, such as ②. And then click the button of Apply
Template to set the channel of selected device to be the same as the template.
⑤ Video recording, default always, if ④ selected motion detection or video recording, you
can choose to edit the plan, click Edit and it will pop up the dialog box for plan editing , as
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Figure 3-3-2
⑥ The Retention Time for Recording, the input range is 1-365 days.
⑦ The stream setting to save the recording, you can select the main stream, the sub
⑨ Apply template, the template setting ① is set to the checked device channel.
⑩ Save changes.
displayed here. The user can cancel the export task in progress, check the cause of the
failure, and view saved address for Export successfully. The export list is shown in Figure
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3-4-1.
Figure 3-4-1
① Jump to the link to the export list, click to jump to the export list, and then the message
③ Task status.
④ Task details, click to view the cause of the task error or save the address, as shown in
Figure 3-4-2, click on the save address to the path to save video recording.
Figure 3-4-2
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3.5. Alarm Management
Alarm management is used to view IPC alarm information. At present, only IPC devices
support the alarm function, mainly to detect the movement of objects, when the camera
detects that there is an object moving, it sends out an alarm to the beginning of the action,
and when the action ends, it also gives an alarm, you can select ② to Stop refreshing the
Figure 3-5-1
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image scale and view style to add the device channel to the view, so you can switch to this
view through the view list during live preview or local playback to play the channels you
want, instead of being dragged in one by one, can be dragged into the device channel,
and can also be dragged into the URL, image and Carouseled device. If the Carousel
function is enabled in the view, the Carousel can be turned on in the real-time preview
interface, and cycle switch between these views with Carousel function enabled. More
Click the button to select the desired view layout type, as shown in Figure 3-6-1.
Figure3-6-1
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Figure3-6-1-1
① Set the view window to add a video device, select the camera, drag it to the target
window, and complete the device channel addition, as shown in Figure 3-6-1-2.
Figure3-6-1-2
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a. Click on other items
Figure 3-6-1-3
a. Select "Image"
c. Select an image
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Figure 3-6-1-4
a. Select "Carousel".
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Figure 3-6-1-5
Figure 3-6-2-1
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3.6.3. Delete View
Select the view right-click pop-up menu and choose Delete View. Click Delete, as shown
in Figure 3-6-3-1.
Figure 3-6-3-1
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Figure 3-6-4-1
② Set up the carousel Time (SEC), which is the time interval for view carousel. The
Default carousel Time in the dialog box, which is the time interval for the device channel
carousel.
passwords and auto-login, etc. The saved settings are valid only after the software is
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Figure 3-7-1
① Remember password. The next time you log in, the username and password will be
② Auto Login, log in directly using the last login username and password.
③ Language Option, the software supports multiple languages, you can select the right
language. To make the new language effective, you must restart the program, such as
④ prompt.
⑦ Import and export data from the database, please pay more attention when importing
data, after the data is successfully imported, the previous settings will be fully covered.
⑧ As shown on the label: "Auto Switch to Main Bit Stream, When Video Window is
Maxed ".