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Contents

Contents
1 Preface 5
1.1 Scope
........................................................................... 5
1.2 Target
. . . Audience
........................................................................ 5
1.3 Using
. . .This
. . . .Manual
.................................................................... 5
1.4 Getting
. . . .Technical
. . . . . . . . .Support
.............................................................. 5
1.5 Design
. . . .Convention
....................................................................... 7
1.6 Design
. . . .Elements
....................................................................... 7

2 General Features 8
2.1 Types
. . .of
. .Configurations
...................................................................... 8
2.1.1 Standalone
. . . .Configuration
................................................................................. 8
2.1.2 Server-Workstation
. . . . . . . . . . .Configuration
.......................................................................... 8

3 Deploying Module 9
3.1 Checking
. . . . . .System
. . . . . . .Requirements
.............................................................. 9
3.1.1 Web Browser
. . . . . .Requirements
............................................................................... 9
3.2 Installing
. . . . . .Server
. . . . . .Application
............................................................... 9
3.2.1 Installation
. . . . .Procedure
................................................................................ 10

4 Setting up Module 14
4.1 Object
. . . . Reference
....................................................................... 15
4.1.1 WebView
. . . Server
.................................................................................. 15
4.1.2 WebView
. . . Monitor
.................................................................................. 17
4.2 Editing
. . . . .XML
. . . . File
.................................................................. 20
4.2.1 Setting. Video
. . . . . .Server
. . . . . .Address
........................................................................ 20

5 Using Module 22
5.1 Specifics
. . . . . . .of. .the
. . .Interaction
. . . . . . . . . .with
. . . .Different
. . . . . . . .Browsers
......................................... 22
5.2 Configuring
. . . . . . . . .Browser
.................................................................. 22
5.2.1 Configuring
. . . . . .Internet
. . . . . . Explorer
. . . . . . . .Browser
................................................................. 22
5.2.2 Configuring
. . . . . .Mozilla/Firefox
. . . . . . . . . . . . Browser
................................................................... 22
5.2.3 Configuring
. . . . . .Opera
. . . . .Browser
.......................................................................... 23
5.3 Starting
. . . . . .Module
..................................................................... 23
5.4 Working
. . . . . .with
. . . .WebView
. . . . . . . . .Monitor
........................................................ 26
5.4.1 Choosing
. . . .Monitor
. . . . . . .and
. . . Layout
....................................................................... 27
5.4.2 Activating
. . . .Camera
................................................................................. 27
5.4.3 Choosing
. . . .Camera
. . . . . . .From
. . . . .List
..................................................................... 27
5.4.4 Running
. . .Macros
.................................................................................. 28
5.4.5 PTZ Control
..................................................................................... 29
5.4.6 Working
. . .in. .DVR
. . . .Mode
............................................................................ 30
5.5 Working
. . . . . .With
. . . . Camera
................................................................. 32
5.5.1 Pausing
. . and
. . . .Resuming
. . . . . . . . .Video
...................................................................... 32
5.5.2 Entering
. . .and
. . . Leaving
. . . . . . . Archive
........................................................................ 33
5.5.3 Navigating
. . . . .Archive
. . . . . . Using
. . . . . .the
. . .Time-Line
................................................................. 35
5.5.4 Navigating
. . . . .Archive
. . . . . . Using
. . . . . .the
. . .Calendar
................................................................. 35
5.6 Working
. . . . . .with
. . . .Video
. . . . . .via
. . .Mobile
. . . . . .Device
.................................................. 37

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6 Monitoring Web Server Work 38

6.1 Viewing
. . . . . .Log
..................................................................... 39

7 Appendixes 40
7.1 Appendix
. . . . . . .A.
. .Technical
. . . . . . . . .Support
. . . . . . . Information
.................................................. 40

Index 42

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Preface

1 Preface
This section contains general information about this document, the means of its design and use, as well
as how to get additional technical support for the product.

1.1 Scope
This manual describes the process of installing, configuring and using the SecurOS WebView Module
software on server and client computers, as well as providing a list of events and actions to control the
objects within the SecurOS integrated security system.

1.2 Target Audience

Installing and configuring software: this manual is designed for system administrators having
advanced skills in Microsoft Windows Operating Systems, installing new hardware into system units,
having practical experience with TCP/IP networking, serial (COM) ports, general CCTV knowledge,
and knowledge and practical experience with macros and scripts.
Using Module: this manual is designed for SecurOS users having basic knowledge of using a
keyboard and mouse, as well as the SecurOS user interface.

1.3 Using This Manual

This document is organized as a book, so the user can print it or use its electronic version. In the latter
case, one can use Adobe Reader’s Bookmarks feature as well as cross-reference hyperlinks to navigate
through content. In several topics this manual refers to other SecurOS manuals (SecurOS
Administration Guide, SecurOS Quick User Guide etc.). One can find these manuals as separate files
on the SecurOS installation CD or download them from our website (www.issivs.com).

1.4 Getting Technical Support

If you have any questions after reading this manual, please address them to your system administrator
or supervisor.

For any further information you can contact the Intelligent Security Systems Technical Support Team:

Note. To get a quick response to a request use the Technical Support Portal, which www address is listed
below.

in USA:
phone: +1 732 855 1111 (Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 6pm EST);
e-mail: [email protected]
www: https:/ / support.issivs.com

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in Russia:
phone: +7 (495) 645 21 21 (Monday to Thursday, 9am - 6pm MST; Friday 9am - 5pm MST);
www: https:/ / help.iss.ru

Note. See the https:/ / help.iss.ru/ user/ manual for the Portal User Guide.

in Brazil:
phone: +55 11 2262 2894 (Monday to Friday, 9am - 6pm BRT);
e-mail: [email protected]
www: https:/ / support.issivs.com
in Mexico:
phone: +52 1 551330 0181 (Monday to Friday, 9am - 6pm CDT);
e-mail: [email protected]
www: https:/ / support.issivs.com
in Colombia/ Ecuador:
phone: +57 300 442 2808 (Monday to Friday, 9am - 6pm COT/ECT);
e-mail: [email protected]
www: https:/ / support.issivs.com
in Chile:
phone: +56 9 6573 2993 (Monday to Friday, 9am - 6pm CLT);
e-mail: [email protected]
www: https:/ / support.issivs.com
in Ukraine:
phone: +380 (44) 299 08 10 (Monday to Friday, 9am - 6pm EET);
e-mail: [email protected]
www: https:/ / support.issivs.com
in Peru/ Bolivia:
phone: +51 997 111 678 (Monday to Friday, 9am - 6pm PET/BOT);
e-mail: [email protected]
www: https:/ / support.issivs.com
in Argentina:
phone: +54 91152528779 (Monday to Friday, 9am - 6pm ART);
e-mail: [email protected]
www: https:/ / support.issivs.com

To solve problems faster, we recommend preparing the service information described in the Technical
Support Information Section before addressing the Technical Support Team.

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1.5 Design Convention

For representation of various terms and titles the following fonts and formatting tools are used in this
document.

Font Description

Used in writing workstation names, utilities or screens, windows

bold type and dialog boxes as well as the names of their elements (GUI
elements).

italic type Used to mark out the SecurOS objects.

bold italic type Used to mark out the elements of homogeneous lists.

Used to mark out macro text and programming code, file names and
monospace their paths. Also it is used to specify the necessary options, to mark
out values specified by the user from the keyboard (manually).

Used to mark out the cross-references within the document and

green
links to the external available ones.

1.6 Design Elements

Warning! Serves to alert the user to information which is necessary for the correct perception of the text set
out below. Typically, this information has a warning character.

Note. Note text in topic body.

Additional Information
Used to display additional information. These type of elements contain, for example, the description of options for
executing a task or reference to additional literature.

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General Features

2 General Features
SecurOS WebView (referred to as "Module" throughout this document) is a software module intended
for watching live and archived video through a web browser using the HTTP protocol. The WebView
Module works with SecurOS video servers connected to the WebView Module server on the network.

2.1 Types of Configurations

The Module software is installed on a separate computer (web server) connected to the network video
servers or directly on one of the network video servers.

2.1.1 Standalone Configuration

This setup may be used for mid-sized applications. Here the server acts as a video server.
In a standalone configuration (web server is a video server) installing and configuring the WebView
Module consists of the following steps:
1. Installing JDK, Tomcat and Module software.
2. Creating and configuring Module objects in SecurOS, see Setting up Module section.

2.1.2 Server-Workstation Configuration

In this architecture, the web server and video server are physically distributed on different computers.
In a distributed configuration, installing and configuring the WebView Module consists of the
following steps:
on video server:
1. Creating and configuring Module objects in SecurOS (see Setting up Module section).
on web server:
1. Installing JDK, Tomcat and Module software.
2. Editing configuration XML file: setting video server address to connect Module (see Editing XML
File).

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3 Deploying Module
The system deployment procedure consists of the following steps:
1. Checking system requirements for each server and workstation of your security network.
2. Installing Module software.

3.1 Checking System Requirements

The Module has to be installed on a selected server and also on an operator workstation, where
monitoring and working with the system interface will be performed.

Installing the Module directly on a particular video server is allowed, however it imposes increased
server productivity requirements (see SecurOS Administration Guide).

3.1.1 Web Browser Requirements

The correct operation of the SecurOS WebView Module is guaranteed when using the following web
browsers:
Internet Explorer;
Mozilla;
Firefox (with limitations);
Opera (with limitations).

Note. It is recommended to install the latest available version of browsers.

3.2 Installing Server Application

This section describes the Module software installation on a SecurOS network computer.

Warning! It is necessary to install the Module’s software only on those computers where it is required to use
the Module’s functionality.

JRE (Java Runtime Environment) and Apache Tomcat web server software (in a standalone
configuration and in a server-workstation configuration for a web server) are required for the correct
operation of the Module. If one of these products is not yet installed on the computer, it will be installed
automatically during the Module installation process.

Warning!
1. If you install the Module software on the video server (in a distributed configuration) neither the JRE
(Java Runtime Environment) or Apache Tomcat web server installation is required.
2. Java Runtime Environment (JRE) application is not compatible with NOD32 anti-virus. We
recommend to disable this anti-virus or install another one.

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3.2.1 Installation Procedure

1. Launch the Module installation file. The system will display the Select installation language
window (see figure 1).

Figure 1. Select installation language window

From the drop-down list select the language which will be used during the installation process, and
click the OK button.

Warning! Language of the Module software is selected automatically accordingly to the language of the
installed SecurOS system.

The system will automatically display the InstallShield Wizard Welcome window (see figure 2).

Figure 2. InstallShield Wizard Welcome Window

The InstallShield Wizard will guide you through a number of screens to gather all the required
information prior to copying any files. You can quit the Setup Wizard and cancel the procedure at any
step without consequences. You can also go back to any previous step to change settings by clicking
the Back button. Click the Next button to continue.
2. The system will display the Setup Type window (see figure 3).

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Figure 3. Setup Type Window

By default the Complete option is selected in the Setup Type window to install all Module
components. To install certain components select the Custom option in the drop-down list. Click the
Next button.
3. If the Custom option was selected in the previous step, the system will display the Custom Setup
window (see figure 4).

Figure 4. Custom Setup Window

In the Custom Setup select the components that need to be installed. Click the Next button.

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4. The system will display the Ready to Install the Program window (see figure 5).

Figure 5. Ready to Install the Program Window

To begin installation click the Install button.

5. The system will continue to install the SecurOS WebView Module software automatically. After the
installation process has completed, the system will display the InstallShield Wizard Completed
window (see figure 6).

Figure 6. InstallShield Wizard Completed Window

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To complete the installation of the SecurOS WebView Module software and exit the wizard, click the
Finish button.

Note. The InstallShield Wizard can ask you to restart the computer. If restart is not done immediately, it is
necessary to restart the computer before the first launch of SecurOS.

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4 Setting up Module
To work with the Module, you must create and configure the following objects:
WebView Server object;
one or more WebView Monitor objects.

The procedure for creating objects is described in the SecurOS Administration Guide.

Note. To set the video server address and/or connection timeout manually use the XML file, see Editing XML
File.

It is also recommended to use the User rights object to set access levels for system objects (e.g. cameras,
PTZ devices). From the table in the object settings window, select the users of the system, which will be
assigned these rights. Define individual passwords for each of the users.

Warning! To work with cameras and PTZ devices, a user must have either Control, Configure, or Full access
rights.

To prevent problems with the mapping of the Local Language text (for example, incorrect displaying of
camera titles, if they are named in the Local Language) add a -Djava.encoding=Windows-N line to
the Tomcat properties (Java Options field, see figure 7), where N — code page number for the Local
Language.

To prevent problems of JAVA memory leaks it is possible to limit the maximum amount of memory
(RAM) used by the java virtual machine in the Apache Tomcat Properties window (the Maximum
memory pool field, see figure 7). The recommended maximum size - half of the installed RAM.

Note. The memory leak can cause a slowdown of the Module operation speed, problems with user
authorization, and problems loading the Module web page.

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Figure 7. Apache Tomcat Properties Window

4.1 Object Reference

This section describes the settings of the Module's objects.

4.1.1 WebView Server

The WebView Server object represents the Module core, defines cameras available for all Module
monitors, and optionally specifies video stream parameters.

Parent object — Computer/Mobile & Web Servers group (see SecurOS Administration Guide).

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Figure 8. WebView Server object settings window

Table 1. WebView Server object settings

Parameter Description

Connection block

Specify client connection timeout (in seconds), after which the

Connection timeout client-server communication is discontinued if the client stops to
request video.

Maximum connections to Informational field. Displays maximum number of simultaneous

the WebView Server connections allowed in the license key file.

Logo block

File that contains logo image displayed on the frame to be played

File back. To browse logo file with the help of the file manager click
Browse button.

Position Position of the logo on the frame.

Archive converter that will be used to export archive video via

SecurOS WebView. Possible values:
Archive converter
Don't use — archive export is unavailable in SecurOS WebView;
Archive converters that belong to this Computer.

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Parameter Description

Cameras block

To search for Camera by part of its name or ID enter text into the
field; the object tree will automatically display only those Cameras
Filter
that have name or ID that match search conditions. To clear the field
press Reset filter button.

Camera list (table)

To add camera to the list of Cameras with which current WebView

Server will work, tick the corresponding checkbox to the left from
Camera object.
Name
Warning! In the SecurOS MCC Direct Connect configuration (see SecurOS
Administration Guide) WebView Server can not work with the Cameras of
the remote system.

Optional: select the maximum frame rate of the video feed delivered
to clients. The frame rate cannot exceed the actual frame rate of the
Max. FPS
video received from the camera. If not specified, video stream own
frame rate is used.

Optional: select the compression type of the video that will be

transmitted to the clients (if the source and target compression
levels differ, video will be recompressed).

Possible values: [1; 5]. The higher parameter value is, the less
Compression network load is generated by video stream from that camera. At the
same time image quality in WebView Monitor is getting lower. If the
value is not specified, original source compression is used.

Note. Parameter only matters for analog cameras.

4.1.2 WebView Monitor

The WebView Monitor object provides the interface to display video received from the cameras. Settings
of this object define the layout (quantity of simultaneously displayed cells — 1, 2x2, 5+1, etc.) and
connections with the specified video source for each cell. Each monitor is represented in the user
interface as a separate icon (see Figure 13).

Parent object — WebView Server.

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Figure 9. WebView Monitor object settings window

Table 2. WebView Monitor object settings

Parameter Description

Width/ Height Specify the width and height of the monitor window (in pixels).

Select monitor type. Possible values:

Normal — live and archive video;
Live only — live video only;
Monitor Type Archive only — archive video only.
According to this value there will be additional buttons on the user
interface (e.g. button to enter/exit archive mode, archive navigation
buttons).

Select video stream of the multi-streaming camera to display in the

given WebView Monitor. Possible values:
Stream f or recording;
Stream
Base;
Low resolution;
High resolution.
Maximum Layout Select maximum available video monitor layout (see Figure 10).

Select video monitor layout on Module startup (see Figure 10).

Default Layout
Note. The list is limited by Maximum layout parameter.

Additional panels block (parameters that affect appearance of WebView Monitor)

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Parameter Description

Check this box to hide control panel on WebView Monitor window

(see Choosing Monitor and Layout). Hiding control panel will
Hide control toolbar make unavailable switching Monitors, layouts, entering into DVR
Mode (see Working in DVR Mode) and executing macros from the
Monitor window (see SecurOS Administration Guide).

Check this box to hide camera list in the WebView Monitor window.
Hiding the list will make unavailable to change cameras set for
Hide cameras list
current monitor using SecurOS WebView (see Choosing Camera
From List).

Check this box to hide PTZ control panel in the WebView Monitor
Hide PTZ control panel window. Hiding PTZ control panel will make unavailable to control
camera's pan/tilt/zoom (see PTZ Control).

Title Specify WebView Monitor title for displaying in the user interface.

Cameras block (video sources to be displayed on the WebView Monitor window)

To search for Camera by part of its name or ID enter text into the
field; the object tree will automatically display only those Cameras
Filter
that have name or ID that match search conditions. To clear the field
press Reset filter button.

Camera list (table)

To add camera to the list of Cameras with which current WebView

Monitor will work, tick the corresponding checkbox to the left from
Camera object.
Name
Note. List of cameras available to WebView Monitor is limited by setting
of camera list in WebView Server.

Select image color format. Possible values:

Use camera settings — color format according to the camera
settings;
Color mode Grayscale — black-and-white video.
Warning! When not using the ActiveX component for monitoring the video
stream (see Configuring Internet Explorer Browser) and in case of
receiving a color image from the camera, the grayscale value may result in
considerable increase of WebView server load.

Choose JPEG compression quality for the stream transmitted from

video server to the web server. By default video transmits as is.
Quality Possible values: [1; 10], where 10 — maximum quality, 1 —
maximum compression. If parameter is undefined, value of 10 will
be used.

Select if it is necessary to display date and time over the live video
image. Possible values:
Show time
Yes — show date and time in every image frame;

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Parameter Description
No — do not show date and time in every image frame.

Notes:
1. Date and time will be displayed only if the WebView Monitor
operates in MJPEG mode (mode can be selected using Settings
button on the control panel in browser). Wherein Camera should
transfer video stream not in MJPEG format.
2. Date and time are always displayed in the frame in archive
mode.

Select a way to start the video stream on WebView startup. Possible

values:

Start streaming Automatically — start video stream automatically on WebView

Monitor startup;
On demand — do not start the video stream automatically on
WebView Monitor startup.

Figure 10. Monitor layouts

4.2 Editing XML File

Warning! Close the Tomcat console window before editing the Module configuration XML file.

All Module settings are contained in the following files:

C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat X.X\conf\Catalina
\localhost\webview.xml
C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat X.X\webapps\webview
\WEB-INF\web.xml

To edit these files use any XML editor supporting UTF-8 encoding.

4.2.1 Setting Video Server Address

The configuration procedure includes editing of the xml file to specify the address of the video server to
which the Module is to be connected. To do this, open the webview.xml file and define the following
parameters:
host — IP address of the video server to which the Module is to be connected (is specified in the
Network address field of the Computer object settings window);
videoServerId — identifier of the same Computer object, which has the Video Server Role within
the SecurOS security network.

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Note. ID of the Computer object (in the square brackets) is the part of the object name, displayed in the
SecurOS Object Tree (see SecurOS Administration Guide).

Warning! XML file editing is required only for the web server in a distributed (server-workstation)
configuration.

Listing 1. Setting Video Server Address

<!--
Core connection
-->
<!--
Uncomment next tag if you want to configure remote video server connection
-->
<Resource factory="org.apache.naming.factory.BeanFactory"
auth="Container"
name="DataSourceCore"
type="ru.iss.http.objects.Source"
host="192.168.0.1"
videoServerId="YourSlaveId"/>

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5 Using Module
This section describes the Module features and basic operations with the Module.

5.1 Specifics of the Interaction with Different Browsers

If Microsoft IE with installed ActiveX is used, bandwidth of the WebView server does not change: the
WebView server sends the video stream with same bandwidth as it was received.

When using any other browser, the WebView server transcodes the received video and sends the
mjpeg stream. In this case bandwidth can be much higher.

5.2 Configuring Browser

It is necessary to configure the web browser before working with the Module. Instructions for all
supported browser types are given below.

5.2.1 Configuring Internet Explorer Browser

Make sure this site (address of web server with Module installed, e.g. localhost) is in the list of
Exceptions in the Pop-up Blocker settings, (see Tools Pop-up Blocker Pop-up Blocker Settings),
or the Pop-up Blocker feature is completely disabled.

The Internet Explorer browser uses an ActiveX component to display video. However you can watch
video without this component if it is forbidden to download ActiveX components.

It is recommended to allow downloading it since the ActiveX component provides high image quality
and is less resource-intensive.

To permit the downloading of the ActiveX component, select the Prompt radio button in Download
unsigned ActiveX controls option (see Tools Internet Options Security Internet Custom
Level).

For more information about ActiveX installation see Starting Module section.

5.2.2 Configuring Mozilla/Firefox Browser

1. Open about:config URL in a browser.

2. Modify values of the following four parameters below:
network.http.max-connections 255;
network.http.max-connections-per-server 255;
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy 255;
network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server 255.
3. Make sure that:

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for Mozilla: this site is in the Allowed sites list (see Tools Popup Manager), or feature is
completely disabled.
for Mozilla Firefox: this site is in the Allowed sites list (see Tools Options Content Block
Popup Windows), or feature is completely disabled.

5.2.3 Configuring Opera Browser

Make sure you have Pop-ups enabled (Open all pop-ups option is selected on Tools Preferences
General tab).

Note. To provide correct operation it is recommended to disable caching (Tools Preferences Additional
History Disk cache Clean and Disable).

5.3 Starting Module

Open a web browser.

Open http://<server>:<port>/webview/ address (where <server> is a name of the web server

with Module installed; <port> is a web server port defined during Apache Tomcat installation. The
authorization page will appear.

To choose the interface language, click the corresponding button on the authorization page toolbar
(see figure 11).

Figure 11. Authorization page

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Login with your SecurOS User Account credentials. One can also authorize as OS user registered in the
Active Directory domain, if there is the Active Directory / LDAP object created and configured in
SecurOS (see SecurOS Administration Guide).

Warning!
1. The process of user authorization runs in accordance with the SecurOS User Rights, providing a list
of allowed operations and interface appearance (access to cameras archive and PTZ controlling).
2. It is not possible to authorize as SecurOS superuser (root).

If the number of user connections exceeds what is allowed by the software license (see WebView
Server), then the following message will appear (see figure 12):

Figure 12. Exceeded number of connections message

Wait until some users log off from the system and try to log in one more time.

Note. To increase the number of concurrent users, more WebView connection licenses need to be purchased
for the system.

After entering the system successfully, the start page will be displayed (see figure 13) with monitor
icons (on clicking Video button). Monitor icons, number of users online and number of video feeds will
be displayed.

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Figure 13. Module start page

There will be the following quick buttons on the left side of the toolbar:
Video — available monitors and current information (see figure 13);
Commands — available commands (see Running Macros);
Debug — Debug Information page (see Monitoring Web Server Work);
Log — Log page (see Viewing Log);
Help — Module working information.

Warning! The Debug and Log tabs are displayed if the user rights set for the current user for the WebView
Server object is not less than Configure (see SecurOS Administration Guide).

On the right side of the toolbar there are image settings and log off buttons.

To configure the Internet Explorer browser do the following:

1. Click the Settings button on the Module's toolbar (see figure 13).
2. In the new window define the video acceleration by clicking the corresponding checkbox (Use
ActiveX control with hardware acceleration / Use ActiveX control with no hardware acceleration /
Do not use ActiveX control).
3. Click the Remember button to save settings.

To log off Module, click the Log off button on the right side of the toolbar (see figure 13). The
Authorization page will be opened automatically (see figure 11).

To open a monitor, click its icon (see figure 13).

If using Internet Explorer, a page with an ActiveX error message can appear (see figure 14).

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Figure 14. Internet Explorer: ActiveX control failed to load

It means that the ActiveX component is not installed on this computer. To download and install the
required ActiveX component do the following: make sure the web browser settings are correct (see
Configuring Internet Explorer Browser) and click the top browser window area, then choose to
download ActiveX or click the view video in compatibility mode (without ActiveX) link to watch
video in JPEG format.

5.4 Working with WebView Monitor

At WebView Monitor window following operations are available:
Choosing Monitor And Loyout;
Activating Camera;
Choosing Camera From List;
Running Macros;
PTZ Control;
Working in DVR Mode.

At the top of WebView Monitor there is a Control panel (see Figure 15).

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Figure 15. WebView Monitor control panel

Warning! DVR Mode button will be only available if current user has rights for SecurOS WebView objects set
not lower than Control (see SecurOS Administration Guide).

5.4.1 Choosing Monitor and Layout

To switch between monitors, click the corresponding monitor button on the top left monitor corner
(see Figure 16).

Note. You can also switch between monitors using monitor list.

The Monitor layout defines the number and positions of the camera cells. Use buttons in the top left
monitor corner (below monitor switching buttons) to choose layout.

Note. With the display resolution at 1280×1024 or lower, all buttons for camera cells are accessible in the
maximized monitor window with 1, 2x2, 1+5, 3x3 layouts only. The display resolution on the client
workstation has to be increased for viewing buttons in 1+7 or 4x4 layouts.

5.4.2 Activating Camera

To perform any actions with a camera click its cell (see Figure 16). Border and controls will appear
around the selected camera.

5.4.3 Choosing Camera From List

The list of accessible cameras is located on the right side of the monitor: camera activation button and
camera name.
To choose a camera, click its button in the list. The corresponding cell will be activated and additional
camera controls will appear within (see Working With Camera).

Warning! Number displayed in a camera button is not a camera ID. It is a cell number where video from this
camera is displayed in the monitor layout. Camera name (or camera ID) is next to the corresponding camera
button.

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Figure 16. Camera list

Warning! During camera initialization (as well as performing requests to a server) the Performing operation
message appears (and disappears upon request completion).

5.4.4 Running Macros

Depending on the system settings, the macros panel can be displayed on the WebView Monitor (see
Figure 16).

Warning! Executing Macros is available only if the user rights of the current user to control the Macro object is
not lower than Control (see SecurOS Administration Guide).

To run a macro:
1. Select the required macro from the Command list.
2. Click the Run button.

Note. List of available Macros can also be found in Commands section of toolbar at Module's start page (see
Figure 17)

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Figure 17. Commands tab

5.4.5 PTZ Control

The PTZ control panel is located on the right side of the monitor (after the list of accessible cameras, see
figure 18).

Note. The PTZ control panel appears only if at least one camera from the Monitor camera list is configured to
control PTZ and the Hide PTZ control panel parameter box in the WebView Monitor setting window is not
checked.

Figure 18. PTZ controlling

interface

Warning! If Camera is operated in Exclusive Telemetry Control mode (see SecurOS Administration Guide)
and telemetry control is captured by User with higher priority, then PTZ control panel is blocked. Commands
of the current User will be processed only after User with higher priority will release PTZ control.

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5.4.6 Working in DVR Mode

To enter DVR Mode press button on the WebView Monitor control panel.

The appearance of WebView Monitor in DVR Mode is represented on figure 19.

Figure 19. DVR Mode

DVR Mode provides following functionality:

bookmarks search in archive;
export archive to video file of standard format.

Bookmarks search in archive

Bookmarks search allows to find Bookmarks previously added to archive and jump to them. To search
for Bookmarks one should do the following:
Set the time interval for which it is necessary to do the find Bookmarks;
In Operating mode drop-down list select Bookmarks;
Select those Cameras from the list for which it is necessary to find Bookmarks;
Click the Next button.

Result of bookmarks search is shown on figure 20.

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Figure 20. Bookmarks search result

Export archive to video file of standard format

Archive export functionality allows to create a video file of standard format that can be played on other
computer. Conversion will be done in accordance with settings of Archive converter selected for
WebView Server (see WebView Server).

To export archive one should do the following:

Set the time interval for which it is necessary to do the export procedure;
In Operating mode drop-down list select Archive Export;

Note. To automatically fill the fields with time values that correspond to currently selected moment switch at
least one camera to Archive mode and use Fill time edit controls with currently selected camera time
button.

Select those Cameras from the list for which it is necessary to execute the export procedure;
Click the Export button.

Note. When using archive export functionality in SecurOS WebView, the output path set in Archive converter
that corresponds to SecurOS WebView, is ignored.

Archive export task list is shown on Figure 21.

Figure 21. Archive export task list

The export process can be controlled at bottom left part of the WebView Monitor window. For each
Camera its own task will be created. After the task is completed it is necessary to download created
video file or set of files. Click the Download button to do it.

Warning! Do not close WebView Monitor window until you download exported video files. Other way
download links will be lost.

Task that was added to queue can be canceled before completion with the Cancel button located in the
tasks list.

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5.5 Working With Camera

A camera can work in two modes: live video and archive. The following functions are available in both
modes (see figure 22):
Pausing video (Pause button);
Resuming video (Play button);
Entering and leaving archive mode (Archive button);
Entering archive and positioning it to the specified date and time (Calendar button).

According to the chosen monitor type (see WebView Monitor) some functions can be disabled. For
example, while working with the Live only monitor type it is impossible to enter the archive mode,
whereas while working with Playback monitor type it is impossible to view live video.

Figure 22. Active camera in live mode

Warning!
1. If the client does not send requests to the server for a certain amount of time (the Connection
timeout value, see WebView Server), the session discontinues, and it is necessary to reconnect to the
server (i.e. to choose the camera from the list).
2. If the connection to the WebView server is performed through a proxy server with large file
download protection, then occasional stops and delays might occur during live video and archive
viewing. To resume watching, click the Pause and then the Play button.

5.5.1 Pausing and Resuming Video

To pause/ resume video::

1. Activate the camera.
2. Click the Pause button to pause video.

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Note. In live video mode, video stream transfer will stop.

Click the Play button to resume video.

5.5.2 Entering and Leaving Archive

Warning! To access the video archive, the current user must have user rights for the Camera and SecurOS
WebView objects set not lower than Control (see SecurOS Administration Guide).

To enter/ leave archive mode:

1. Activate the camera.
2. Click the Archive button (see figure 22).

If archive exists on a server for the chosen camera, the first frame of the most recent archive video
fragment will be displayed. If there is no archive, an ARCHIVE ERROR message will appear.

Click the Archive button again to return to the live video mode.

On entering the archive mode, additional controls will appear to help navigate through the archive (see
figure 23).

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Figure 23. Active camera in archive mode

To navigate through the archive:

1. Define the time span you wish to navigate through the archive from the Time span drop-down list.
2. Click the Back/Forward buttons.

To export the current frame, click the Export button.

Warning! In archive mode, clicking any of the control buttons stops video playback.

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5.5.3 Navigating Archive Using the Time-Line

To navigate through the archive conveniently the Time-line button can be used (see figure 23). By
clicking this button a time-line will appear on the video frame (see figure 24).

Figure 24. Time-line on active camera

To navigate through the archive, click on the required timestamp: yellow lines show archive intervals,
the vertical red line represents the current position.

Note. The time intervals can be changed on the time-line. To increase the intervals, left-click on time area; to
decrease intervals, right-click on time area.

5.5.4 Navigating Archive Using the Calendar

The calendar is used to position the archive on a specified date and time.

To open the Calendar window:

1. Activate the camera.
2. Click Calendar (see figure 22).

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A calendar window with the current date and time will appear (see figure 25).

Figure 25. Calendar

The following functions (buttons) are available in the calendar:

Help — view additional info on the calendar functions;
Previous year — jump to the previous year;
Previous month — jump to the previous month;
Today — jump to the present day;
Next month — jump to the next month;
Next year — jump to the next year;
Time — setting time (hours and minutes).

To edit (set) time:

1. Select date or time cell.
2. Left-click it to increase its value. Clicking mouse while holding down the Shift key will decrease
value.

Note. Time parameters (hours and minutes) can be set another way: drag left mouse button and move it to the
right or left.

Warning! While left-clicking and holding Previous year/Next year buttons (Previous month/Next month
buttons), a drop-down list of years (months) will appear for faster selection.

To position archive to the specific date and time:

1. Set time.
2. Left-click the target day.

Calendar will be closed, and archive will be positioned to the nearest video frame prior to the selected
date.

If a positioning error occurs (selected date/time is out of range) an ARCHIVE ERROR message will
appear. In this case try to choose another date or switch to live video mode and back to archive again.

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5.6 Working with Video via Mobile Device

It is possible to work with the SecurOS WebView module using most of the modern smartphones and
tablets running iOS, Android and Blackberry operating systems. All popular browsers are suitable,
including those in embedded OSs, but excluding those which use data compression on third-party
servers to reduce traffic (Opera mini).

Note. Multipart MJPEG video transmission technology is not supported by Android OS embedded and any
other browsers. To provide successful operation with the SecurOS WebView server it is necessary to select
Frame (javascript) in the Display settings after authorization procedure.

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Monitoring Web Server Work

6 Monitoring Web Server Work

The following address: http://<server>:<port>/webview/log.jsp (where <server> is a name
of web server with Module installed; <port> is a web server port, defined during Apache Tomcat
installation) will open a service page with the following information:
Video: Sources — list and parameters of video sources;
Open sessions — list and parameters of the open sessions (it is possible to stop any session by
clicking Kill hyperlink);
Formats — list and parameters of video formats.

Figure 26. Debug Information Page

To display the debug information page do the following:

1. Enter login information (see Starting Module section).
2. Click the Debug button on the Module start page.

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6.1 Viewing Log

To view the event log from the video servers, open the following URL from a web browser: http://
<server>:<port>/webview/log.jsp (where <server> is a name of the web server with Module
installed; <port> is a web server port, defined during Apache Tomcat installation).

Figure 27. Log Page

To open the Log page do the following:

1. Enter login information (see Starting Module section).
2. Click the Log button on the Module start page.

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Appendixes

7 Appendixes
This section contains the following Appendixes:
Appendix A. Technical Support Information.

7.1 Appendix A. Technical Support Information

Current section contains service information that is necessary on addressing to Intelligent Security
Systems Technical Support.

Note. Collected data have to be send to the Intelligent Security Systems Technical Support Team (see Getting
Technical Support).

To ensure quick technical support, prepare the following technical information:

Warning! Data in items marked by "*'' are necessary to report.

1. (*) User (customer) name to address to.

2. (*) Organization name.
3. (*) User (or organization) contacts: phone, e-mail.
4. Name of a personal Intelligent Security Systems manager (on Intelligent Security Systems authorized
partner case). Otherwise, give the following data:
Company where the hardware and software components were purchased.
Actions proposed to solve the problems announced by a partner from whom the product was
purchased.
5. (*) Problem description.
6. (*) Actions results in the problem.
7. List of changes which result to the problem in case of applying after some changes in system
settings/configuration.
8. System and diagnostic information on computer and SecurOS system configuration obtained from
the SystemInfo utility (see SecurOS Administration Guide for detailed information about utility).
If it is impossible to run the utility provide the following information:
(*) Guardant keys identifier and Dallas code;

Note. Equipment Dallas code can be found by the ISS Hardware Report utility (see SecurOS Administration
Guide for detailed information about utility).

(*) name and version of the installed Intelligent Security Systems company software.
total number of video servers and monitoring (operator) workstations in the system;
operating system (name and service pack version).

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9. Another useful information, if possible. For example:

computer equipment configuration.
central processors load.
main and virtual memory used volumes.
network load.
network and network neighborhood configuration.

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Index

Q
Quality, parameter, 19

Index S
Show time, parameter, 19
A Start streaming, parameter, 20
Stream, parameter, 18
Archive converter, parameter, 16

C T
technical support,
Color mode, parameter, 19
how to get, 5
Compression property, 17
how to prepare service information, 40
Connection timeout, parameter, 16
Title, parameter, 19

D W
Default Layout, parameter, 18
Width/Height, parameter, 18

F
File property, 16
Filter,,
parameter, 17
WebView Server, 17
Filter, parameter,
WebView Monitor, 19

H
Hide cameras list, parameter, 19
Hide control toolbar, parameter, 19
Hide PTZ control panel, parameter, 19

M
Max. FPS, parameter, 17
Maximum connections to the WebView Server,
parameter, 16
Maximum Layout, parameter, 18
Monitor Type, parameter, 18

N
Name,,
parameter, 17
WebView Server, 17
Name, parameter,
WebView Monitor, 19

P
Position, parameter, 16

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