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Contents
Contents............................................................................................i
Chapter1..........................................................................................2
NetworkIPCameras......................................................................................................2
PTZCameras..................................................................................................................2
Chapter2..........................................................................................4
TRENDnetVIEWProInstallation.....................................................................................4
TRENDnetVIEWProServerSetupWizard......................................................................5
TRENDnetVIEWProTerminology..................................................................................7
StructurePane...............................................................................................................8
BroadcastServerConnections.......................................................................................9
Chapter3........................................................................................10
ServerRecordingProperties........................................................................................10
ServerCommunicationProperties...............................................................................12
ServerWatchdog.........................................................................................................13
ServerUserManagement............................................................................................15
Chapter4........................................................................................16
SettingupanIPCamera..............................................................................................16
ScheduledRecordingConfiguration............................................................................26
DigitalInputConfigurationsandEvents......................................................................28
Liveviewpopupbymotionandevents......................................................................31
Chapter5........................................................................................32
DigitalPANTILTZOOMonliveview............................................................................32
PTZControlPanelforopticalzoom.............................................................................32
SavePresetsandToursforPTZCameras.....................................................................33
PTZcontrolPointtoclickPTZ...................................................................................33
PTZcontrolShortcutKeys.........................................................................................34
VideoAdjustments......................................................................................................34
AudioAdjustments......................................................................................................34
VideoFrameExport.....................................................................................................34
ExclusivityMode(Windowslockoutfeature).............................................................36
EnableVideoTransferProperties................................................................................37
VideoTransferDefaults...............................................................................................38
Layouts........................................................................................................................38
LayoutSequence.........................................................................................................39
MapModule................................................................................................................40
ArchiveBackupWizard................................................................................................41
Chapter6.......................................................................................42
Howtoplaybackvideo................................................................................................42
ExportVideo................................................................................................................44
ExportSnapshots.........................................................................................................46
Quicksnapshotsaveandcurrentvisibleframesave...................................................46
Chapter7.......................................................................................47
UpgradingTRENDnetVIEWProsoftwaretoanewerversion......................................47
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Chapter1
NetworkIPCameras
Whatisanetwork(IP)camera?
Network camera, IP addressable camera, IP Camera, all referring to the same type of
cameras, is a digital camera that can be directly connected to the Internet through a
network cable or Wireless connection. Network cameras send already digitized and
compressed video streams. Network
Cameras are the fastest growing trend in the
Surveillanceindustry.HerearesomeofthebenefitsofIPcameras:
Existinglocalnetworkinfrastructurecouldbeusedfortheinstallation.
ComparablylesscablingrequiredcomparedwithananalogCCTVinstallation.
Network cameras have builtin motion detectors and
compression engines,
which enable the DVR Server to use a minimum of its computer resources;
therefore,thesamecomputercanalsobeusedforothertasks.
ThereareNetwork(IP)cameraswithveryhighresolution(1.3Megapixelsand
more).Analogcamerasareincapableofachievingsuchresolution.
Network
(IP)camerainstallationsarehighlyscalableandupgradeable.Thereis
noneedtobuyandinstalladditionalvideocaptureboardsfortheDVRsystem
intheeventyouwanttoaddacameraorincreaseperformanceofthesystem.
Anyanalogcameracanbeconvertedtoanetworkcamera
byusingaNetwork
(IP)server.
Thereisnogeographicallimitationfortheinstallation.
Effective off site recording (either by itself or in addition to onside recording)
eliminatesthepossibilityofdestructionofthevideomediumduetodeliberate
actionsoranaccident(fire,flooding,etc.).
Some of
the network cameras also can be used as a webcam to serve as an
advertisingengineforabusiness.
MPEG4/H.264IPcameras:
Withoutcompromisingimagequality,anH.264encodercanreducethesizeofadigital
video file bymorethan75% compared with the Motion
JPEGformat.Thismeansthat
much less network bandwidth and storage space are required for a video frame. A
highervideoqualitycanbeachievedwithlessbitrate.
BetterAverageBandwidthandStorageReductionoverMJPEG
Highqualitymegapixelvideostreamat20fpscanbeaslow
as2Mbps
Highresolutionandbandwidthefficiency
PTZCameras
WhatarePTZCameras?
PTZ camera is the camera with the mechanical assembly for Panning, Tilting and
Zooming the camera. There are many types of PTZ cameras available and their cost
variesbased on Speed, Zoomcapacity,Manufacturer,etc.Network PTZ camerasdoes
not require any addition wiring or devices,
since PTZ commands are being send over
TCP/IPnetwork; therefore,making installationprocess muchsimpler andeliminatinga
lotofcompatibilityandconfigurationissues.
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Throughthesoftware,32camerascanbemanaged,configured,andadjusted,
withouttheneedtobeattheserversite.
Rightmouseclickonanycameratoshowalistofvariousoptionslikecamera
setup,recordingsettings,usermanagement,andetc.
Rightmouseclickonany
cameratoaccessarchiveplayback,freezefunction,
digitalPTZ,screenarrangement,videotransferoptionsandmore.
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Usethewizardsforeasynavigationandstepbystepsetup.
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Chapter2
TRENDnetVIEWProInstallation
BegintheinstallationprocessbydoubleclickingtheTRENDnetVIEWProsetupfile.
1.“WelcometotheTRENDnetVIEWProSetupWizard”windowappears.ClickNext.
2.PleasereadandaccepttheSoftwareLicenseAgreement.ThenclickNext.
3.SelecttheinstallationdestinalationandthenclickNext.Changingthelocation
is
optionalbutnotrecommended.
4.The“SelectComponents”windowappears.Selectthedesiredoptionstoinstall,
choosethedesiredlanguageandthenclickNext.
5.“SelectStartMenuFolder”windowappears.ClickNext.Changingthelocationis
optionalbutnotrecommended.
6.“AdditionalIcons”window
appears.ClickNext.Theseareshortcutsandare
recommended,butoptional.
7.”Readytoinstall”windowappears.ClickNext.TRENDnetVIEWProServerand
optionswillnowbeinstalled.
8.TocompletetheinstallationoftheTRENDnetVIEWProsetupwizard,clickFinish.
Leave“Runserversetupwizard”optionchecked.
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TRENDnetVIEWProServerSetupWizard
1.The“TRENDnetVIEWProServerSetupWizard”appears.ClickNext.Whenthe
“ServerProperties”windowappears,enteryourmachinesuniqueIdentifyingnameand
servertitle.Itisrecommendedthatyoucheck“Compacttheconfigurationdatabase
(checkingthisoptionwillhelpoptimizeyourconfigurationdatabaseinthefuture).Click
Next
2.The“ServerAdministrationSettings”windowappears.Setuptheadministratoruser
nameandpasswordinthiswindow.Leavethedefaultusernameas“admin”
(Recommended),enterauniquepasswordinthe“Password”fieldandreenterthe
passwordinthe“PasswordConfirmation”field.Youwillhavethechancetoadd
additionalusers
atalatertime.ClickNext
Note:Thisusernameandpasswordisusedforbroadcastserverlogin.
3.The“ServerNetworkSettingsandPortsettings”windowappears.ClickNext.The
defaultfirewallportthatTRENDnetVIEWProusesis60554butyoucanchangethatto
anyportthatyouwouldlikeaslongasitisopenonyourfirewall.Pleasecheckwithyour
networkadministratororinternetserviceprovideraboutyourfirewallsettings
AllowTCPconnectionsfromremoteapplications:ToenableTCPtoacceptremote
connectionscanbedisabledorenableatany
timefromtheTRENDnetVIEWProserver
settings.
TCPPort:60554isthedefaultportanditcanbechangedtoyourpreferences.
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4.SelectApplicationModeandthenclickNext.
ApplicationMode.
Thefollowing“Startup”optioncanbeselected:
Manual:Thatmeansyouwillphysicallyhavetodoubleclicktheprogramtoget
itstarted.
Automaticallywithanyuserlogon:Thesoftwarewillopenupwhen
anyuser
logsintoWindowsonthatmachine.
Automaticallywithcurrentuserlogon:Theusercurrentlyloggedinto
Windows,willbetheuserthatactivatesTRENDnetVIEWProuponWindows
login.
5.ClickStartServerApplicationandthenclickNext.
6.ClickFinishtoexitthe
installationwizard.
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TRENDnetVIEWProTerminology
PanelPanel,window
Toggle‐Toalternatebetweentwoormoreelectronic,mechanical,orcomputerrelated
options,usuallybytheoperationofasingleswitchorkeystroke
Toolbar‐Thetoolbarthatyouseeatthetopofyourscreengivesyouvariousoptions
suchasopen,saveandvariousscreen
manipulations,attheclickofabutton.
OpenConfiguration‐Thisbuttononthetoolbarallowsyoutoopenprevious
TRENDnetVIEWProconfigurations.Itismostusefulifyouareexporting
configurationsfromonemachinetoanother.
SaveConfiguration‐Thisbuttononthetoolbarallowsyoutosaveany
changesthatyouhavejustmadetoyourDVR,
itwillcontinuetosavetothe
samefileunlessyouclickonFileandSaveAsthenyoucansavetoadifferent
fileoreventoafloppy.
StructurePane‐Thisbuttontoggleswhetheryouseeordon’tseethe
structurepaneontheleftsideofyourTRENDnetVIEW
Prowindow.The
structurepaneismostusefulwhenyouarelookingatcamerasfrommultiple
locationsandmultipleTRENDnetVIEWProservers.Wewilldiscussthe
structurepanelateroninthischapter.
ToggleStructureFilterPaneThisbuttontogglesstructurefilterpaneunder
regularstructurepane.Thisfilter
willallowyoutoquicklylocatenecessary
camerafromthelistofcamerasyoucurrentlyhave,orseveralsetofcameras
withsimilarname.
Events‐Thisbuttontogglestheeventswindow.Theeventswindowgivesyou
importantnotificationssuchas,whenyouareconnectingtoaserver
successfully.Itletsyouknowifyouhaveinputimproperusernamesand
passwordsandgivesyouerrorcodeswhenneeded.
PTZControl‐ThisbuttontogglesthePTZcontrolpane.Ifyoudonothavea
pantiltzoomcameraconnectedtoyoursystemthenthisbuttondoesno
needtobepressed.
Videoamplification‐Thisbuttontogglesthevideoamplificationpane.When
thisbuttonispressedapanewillcomeup
fromwhichyouwillbeableto
adjustthebrightness,contrast,saturation,sharpness,andhueforany
camera.
Audio‐ThisbuttontogglesAudiopanecontrol.Audiopaneenablesyouto
listentoAudiofromdifferentcameras.
FullScreen‐Thisbuttontogglesfullscreenmode.Infullscreen,noneofthe
paneswillbeseenandthecameraswillbeexpandedtotheirmaximumsize
tofillthefullscreenofyourmonitor.
OpenArchiveThisbuttonopensarchiveviewerwindow.Youwillbeable
toviewarchiveddataofyourconnectedDVR.
EmergencyRecordingOnactivationofemergencyrecordingmodefora
device,thefootageisrecordedatfullframerateduringspecificperiodof
timeandthenisautomaticallyreturnedtoregularrecordingsettings.
ManageMapsThisbuttontogglesmapmodulewindowformanagingand
viewingcamerasonGoogleorpreviouslyaddedmaps.
SaveCurrentFrameasThisbuttonallowsyoutosavecurrentlyrendered
videoframeintofile.Framefromselectedscreenwillbesavedonly.
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Wizards‐Thewizard’sicononthetoolbargivesyouashortcuttovarious
server,andcameraoptionsandconfigurations.Youcanalsoaccessthese
featuresthroughtherightclickmenusinthesoftware.
Views‐Thesebuttonsonthetoolbarallowyoutomanipulateyourviewsandcamera
layoutstoyourown
preference.
ScreenFooter‐Thescreenfooterbuttononthetoolbarallowsyoutodisplay
variousinformationunderneatheachcamerawindow.Itcandisplaycurrent
frametime,imageresolution,andaverageimagesizeperframeandaverage
frameratepersecond.Thescreenfooteristhetextbeloweachcamera
StreamSelection‐The
streamselectionbuttonallowsyoutopickwhich
camerayouwouldliketoviewintheselectedcamerawindow.Thiscanalso
bedonethroughtherightclickmenusandbydraggingthedesiredcamera
fromthestructurepanetothedesireddisplaywindow,orrightclickonany
camera
windowandselectstream.
ShowMotionTheshowmotiontoolbarbuttontoggleswhetherornotyou
wantthemotionoutlinedontheselectedcamerascreen.Note:Motion
detectionmustbesetupbeforethisfeaturecanbeactivated
Maximize‐Whenpressedthemaximizebuttonputstheselectedcamerainto
asingleview,ifpressedagainitwillreturntothepreviousview.Thiscanalso
beaccomplishedbydoubleclickingonthecameraofchoice.
StructurePane
Thestructurepaneisthecontrolcenter.Thisiswhereyouwillsetupallofyour
camerasaswellasyourserver.
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BroadcastServerConnections
TRENDnetVIEWProBroadcastServer‐isaseparateproducttobroadcastvideostreams
tomultiplewebbrowsingplatforms(e.g.InternetExplorer,Firefox,andGoogleChrome)
aswellasforiPhone,Android,etc.TRENDnetVIEWProBroadcastServerwillresample
andrecompressvideostreamforwebormobileclientdependingonconnectionspeed
and
viewingcapabilities.
1.StartBroadcastServerbyclickingontheStartorWindowsIconandthenclick
ProgramFiles→TRENDnet‐>TRENDnetVIEWPro‐>DVRBroadcastServer.Thiswillstart
BroadcastServerforViewingoverWebbrowserandSmartphonedevicessuchas
Androidand/oriPhonethroughbrowser.
2.
TheBroadcastServericonwillappearinsystemtrayandthroughityouwillbeable
test/configureBroadcastServeroperation.ToopentheBroadcastServer,Rightclickon
theicon→OpenWebApplicaonorentertheIPaddressoftheserverfollowedbyport
8080.

Rightclickonthe
iconandselectOpenWebApplication
AlsoyoucanenterBroadcastdomainforaccessovertheInternet.
UsethepreviouslysetTRENDnetVIEWProsoftwareusernameandpasswordtologinto
broadcastserver.
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WhenloggedintotheserverviathebrowseronaPCorMac,youcanclickonany
camerastotheleftinstructurepane.TheIPcameraswillbedisplayedinmainscreenas
separatewindowsthatcanberesizedandmovedanywherewithinthewindow.
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ServerRecordingProperties
1.Rightclickonyourserver
2.ClickTasks.
3.ClickRecordingProperties.
Directories
o Priority‐Choosewhichofyourdrivesrecordsfirst.Checkandthen
highlight(byclickingonetime)thedriveyouwishtocustomizeinthis
portion
o Quota‐Chosetheamountofspace
youwouldliketodesignateforstorage
onthatparticularharddrive.NOTE:NEVER,choose100%fortheCDrive.
Thismaycauseyourmachinetoeventuallycrashduetonotavailable
virtualmemoryforpage.Thereasonablequotais8590%ofthedrive
capacitytoavoidtheeffects
offragmentationissuesandalsotoallowthe
highlyloadedDVRtoeffectivelyenforcerecordingquotas
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o Add‐Addexternalstorageaddressforrecordingsuchassharingona
remotecomputerorNASdrive.
o Remove‐Thisbuttonremovescurrentlyselectednetworkstoragepath.
DurationQuota
o StorageDuration‐Chosethenumbersofdays
youwouldliketostore.
Statistics‐Checkonusedspacedandavailablespaceleftontheharddrives
beingusedbyTRENDnetVIEWPro.
4.ClickApplytosavesettings.
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ServerCommunicationProperties
1.Rightclickonyourserver
2.ClickTasks.
3.ClickTCPCommunicationProperties.
Connections‐Hereyoucanseeat
alltimeswhoisconnectedtoyour
server.TheIPaddress,username
andconnectiontimecanallbe
seen.Clickrefreshatanytimefor
anupdatedlist.
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ServerWatchdog
YourServerWatchdogperformsanimportantoperation,protectingyoursoftwarefrom
improperlyworkingduetosystemproblems.Configuringyourwatchdogisnot
necessary,ifyouchosetoenableitduringinstallation.Thedefaultsettingswillwork
well,howeverifyouarehavingfrequentrestarts,adjustingitmaybecomevital.
1.
Rightclickonyourserver
2.ClickTasks.
3.ClickManageWatchdog.
4.Inordertoselectthe“Disable”,“Enable”and“Properties”buttons,leftclickon
“SoftwareWatchdog”.
State
Properties>State
State‐StartorStoprunningWatchdog.
StartWatchdogwithServer‐WillbegintheWatchdogapplication
whenserver
isstarted.
EnableWatchdogWillkeepWatchdogrunningatalltimes.
WatchdogOperation
Properties>Operation
GraceIntervalSeconds‐Thegraceperiodgivenwhenstartingtheapplication.
RebootIntervalMinutes‐TheamountoftimeWatchdogwillallowbetweenreboots.
Number of Failure to Reboot‐ The amount
offailed attemptsto fixwhatever problem
has been detected, by restarting only the TRENDnetVIEW Pro application. Once this
numberhasbeenreached,WatchdogwillnowrebootWindowsandtheTRENDnetVIEW
Proapplication.
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Performance
Properties>Performance
Thistaballowsyoutoconfigurewhichenvironmentperformancecountersand
variableswilldeterminenecessityofserverorsystemrestart.Watchdogwill
attempttorestartserverorsystemafteranyspecifiedthresholdexceeding;
Therearealsovisiblecurrentvaluesoftheenvironmentvariables.
Maintenance
Properties
>Maintenance
RestartIntervals‐DaysorHours.
EnablePeriodicRestart‐EnablingthisfeaturewillrestarttheServerApplicationattimes
specified.ItisrecommendedtorestarttheServerApplicationtoRefreshsystem
resources.TheWatchdogServerRestartwillgovirtuallyunnoticedbytheuser.
EnablePeriodicRestartHours‐Enablingthisfeature
allowstheusertodefinearangein
hoursduringwhichmaintenancerestartsareallowed(e.g.from7:00PMto11:20PM).
Note:Ifanychangeshavebeenmade,clickApply.
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ServerUserManagement
Tostartthe“ServerSecurityWizard”,rightclickontheserverwithintheStructurepane,
clickTasksandthenclickServerSecurityWizard.
Createusersormodifyexistingusersrights
Thiswizardguidesyoustepbysteptoadd,remove,ormodifyuserpermissions.
System/UserPermissions
Asyou
seeTRENDnetVIEWProsystempermissionsprovidesGlobalScopepermissions
forbetterusermanagement.
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Chapter4
SettingupanIPCamera
TherearetwowaysofsettingupanIPcameratoworkwithTRENDnetVIEWPro:
1. Letthesoftwarefindthecamerasautomatically
2. Manuallyinputallofthecamera’sIPinformation
ConfigureyourIPCamerasautomatically
1.Rightclickonyourservername
2.ClickTasks
3.ClickAutomatically
discovernetworkvideodevices.
4.The“TRENDnetVIEWProAutomaticDiscoveryWizardwillappear.ClickNext.
5.EnterportnumberforeachIPcameraandthenclickNext.
(Leaveblanktosearchallcameraswithallports)
6.TRENDnetVIEWProwillnowbeginscanningyour
networkandspecifiedportsforany
IPcameras.Onceitisfinisheditwillgiveyoualistofthecamerasthatitfoundandgive
youanoptiontoaddthemtoTRENDnetVIEWPro.
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AddaNetworkCamerasmanually
1.Rightclickonyourservername
2.ClickTasks
3.Choose“CamerasetupWizard”.
4.Select“NetworkDevices(IPCamera,VideoServer)”.
5.ClickNext.
6.For“Devicetitle”,typeinanamefortheIPCamera.
7.ClickProperties.
Note:Thetabsunderpropertiesaredescribedbelow
ModelTab
Properties>Model
SelectTRENDnetandthenselecttheIPcameramodel.ThenclickApply.
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AccessTab
Properties>Access
InputtheIPaddressoftheIPCamera,PortNumber,UserNameandPassword.
ThenclickApply.
VideoInputTab
Properties>VideoInput
Select“Trendnet”forOperationmode.
VideoConfigurationTab
Properties>VideoConfiguration
ColorMode‐Colororblackandwhite
Resolution:Qualityofthepicture.Thehigherqualityyouchoosethemore
spaceitwilltake.Optionsinclude
704x450,352x240and176x112.
Encoding:Choosetheencodingtypethatissupportedbyyourcamera.Options
includeDefault,MJPEG,MPEG4andH.264.DependingontheEncodingtype
selected,youmaybeabletoadjustthefollowing;
o IFrameInterval
o BitMode
o Quality
o BitRate
FrameRate:Hereyoumayadjusttheframeratefortheipcamera.Options
includeDefault,1,2,3,5,10,15and30.
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FrameAdjustmentTab
Properties>FrameAdjustment
Brightness,Contrast,etc…Changetheappearanceofyourvideoquality.
AudioTab
Properties>Audio
AudioInput.Audioinputcanbetheaudioinofthepcmainboardoradditional
USBaudios.
OptionsforInternalAudioSourcefromanIPcameracanbefound
underthe
cameraproperties.FromtheAudioTabtheinternalAudiosourcecanbe
selectedandactivated.
IfthecameraselectedisnotanaudiocompatiblecamerathentheInternal
AudioSource”optionwillnotbeactivated.Inthecasethatthecameradoes
notsupportinternalaudio,you
canselectexternalaudioanduseausb
microphone(foronewayaudio)oryourcomputer’sbuiltinmicrophone.
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