User manual CANON VK-16

[. . . ] This manual also explains how to use the Network Video Recorder VK-16 v1. 3 and Viewer-Only use. 18 for the difference between the VK64 and VK-16. 153 for the functions not available in the Viewer Only mode. *VK-16 has the same functionality as VK-64 outlined in this manual, unless explicitly indicated otherwise. Request to Customers (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Canon owns the copyright of this manual. The unauthorized transfer of all or any part of the contents of this Manual is forbidden. [. . . ] 165 for details on editing layouts. 154 Starting the Viewer Viewer Start-up Option You can set the start-up option of the Viewer to omit the display of Start-up screen (P. 150) and login screen to enter a user name and password (P. You can place a shortcut icon on the Desktop for your convenience by following the method described below. For this setting, you cannot use the shortcut icon that was automatically created on the Desktop after installing this software, which is used for starting the Viewer. Password can be referred through the Properties of the shortcut icon. You need to make sure that the Password is secure. Note 1 Right-click on the icon for NVR_Viewer. exe located in the installation directory and select Create Shortcut from the menu. The default destination directory is shown below. <System Drive>:\Program Files\Canon\WebView\NVR 5 Viewer Reference Tip System Drive is a drive that contains a directory (folder) in which the Operating System files are stored. For example, if the Operating System is installed on Drive C, your system drive is Drive C. 2 Right-click on the shortcut icon that was moved onto the Desktop and select Properties from the menu. Specify Target as follows (using alphanumeric characters) -h=<IP address of the Storage Server> This specification is mandatory (P. -p=<port number> It can be omitted. -u=<user name> Specify the user name (P. If not ticked, the layout information will not be saved. 158 Setting the Viewer Viewer Settings window - Audio Transmission Settings The camera which is sending or receiving audio to a Viewer cannot interact with other Admin or NC Viewers. Audio transmission and reception can be terminated automatically even if you forget to disconnect the audio connection. When using this option, tick The voice transmission will be ended for fixed time automatically check box, and specify the period within the range from 1 to 60 minutes (default is 10 minutes). When the specified period of time passes during audio transmission, it will be terminated automatically. Automatic termination works even if the servers are communicating with each other. Switching to another Video Window resets the time. Tip Viewer Settings window - Configure Focus Settings You can set the camera to return its focus mode to the default setting when the camera orientation is changed. The focus mode returns to default if it has been changed to Manual after any focus operation using a preset with focus setting defined or via Camera Control Panel. Use this option by ticking the It returns to the default setting on the camera side when the camera is operated check box. 5 Viewer Reference 159 Setting the Viewer Viewer Settings window - Edit Event Notifications When an event occurs, it is indicated in the Live Events Log in the Viewer. In the Viewer Settings window, Event Notification Settings area, you can set up actions based on events according to the priority of the event. To set the event notifications. Set priority alerts from Highest to Lowest In the Priority area, you configure the following settings: 1 Tick the Operator Notification for box to enable a notification period when an event occurs. Select a notification period in seconds from the Seconds drop-down menu or enter it from the keyboard (0 - 99). [. . . ] However, the other hard disks may break down one after another during such rebuilding. If another hard disk breaks down during rebuilding, all of the stored data will be lost. Therefore, it is preferable to reduce rebuilding time as far as possible. 273 About Hard Disk Configuration for Reducing Rebuilding Time As described in the preceding section, it is important to shorten rebuilding time as far as possible. You can reduce rebuilding time by configuring hard disks as follows: For example, when you create two configurations including three 146GB hard disks and a hot- spare, instead of creating one configuration (900GB) including three 300GB hard disks and a hot-spare, rebuilding requires less time and risks are reduced. Measures to be Taken When Rebuilding To reduce the load on the PC during rebuilding and to shorten the rebuilding time, it is also advisable to implement the following measures: Stop the Storage Server program before rebuilding. [. . . ]