EverFocus EverFocus CMS Owner's manual

EverFocus CMS

Surveillance-Client Central Monitoring System

User’s Manual

Release Date: June, 2019

EVERFOCUS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION

EverFocus CMS

Central Monitoring System User’s Manual

 1995-2019 EverFocus Electronics Corp.

www.everfocus.com.tw

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only. The images may vary depending on the product and software version. Information

contained in this document is subject to change without notice.

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Contents

1. Product Description ........................................................................................ 1

1.1 Important Disclaimer ....................................................................................... 1

1.2 Software Related Files ..................................................................................... 1

1.3 Application Environment ................................................................................. 1

2. System Overview ............................................................................................ 2

2.1 Operation Management .................................................................................. 2

2.2 Software Installing & Uninstalling ................................................................... 2

2.2.1 Software Installing ............................................................................. 2

2.2.2 Software Uninstalling ........................................................................ 4

3. Getting Started ............................................................................................... 5

3.1 Software Start-up ............................................................................................ 5

3.1.1 Start-up Wizard ................................................................................. 5

3.2 Login Window .................................................................................................. 9

3.3 General Function Setup ................................................................................. 10

3.3.1 Adding Devices from Other Servers (Client Servers) ....................... 10

3.3.2 Adding Devices and Grouping Devices ............................................ 12

3.3.3 Displaying Live Streams on the Main View ..................................... 16

4. Control Panel ................................................................................................ 17

4.1 Main View ...................................................................................................... 18

4.1.1 Device List ........................................................................................ 19

4.1.2 Toolbar ............................................................................................. 20

4.1.2.1 Sequence Mode ........................................................................ 21

4.1.2.2 Multi-Window View.................................................................. 23

4.1.3 Alarm Control Panel ........................................................................ 25

4.1.4 Display Window ............................................................................... 26

4.1.4.1 Live Channel Toolbar ................................................................ 27

4.1.4.2 Live Channel Functions ............................................................. 28

4.1.4.3 PTZ Control Panel ..................................................................... 29

4.1.4.4 Digital Zoom ............................................................................. 30

4.2 Remote Playback ........................................................................................... 31

4.2.1 Download Recording Files ............................................................... 32

4.3 Group Device Management .......................................................................... 34

4.4 Local Log Search ............................................................................................ 35

4.5 Account Management ................................................................................... 36

4.6 File Management ........................................................................................... 38

4.6.1 Local Snapshot Search ..................................................................... 38

4.6.2 Local Recording Search .................................................................... 39

4.7 System Configuration .................................................................................... 40

4.7.1 General ............................................................................................ 40

4.7.2 File ................................................................................................... 41

4.7.3 Alarm Sound .................................................................................... 42

4.8 E-Map Management ...................................................................................... 43

4.9 Local Playback ................................................................................................ 45

4.10 Local Record Management ............................................................................ 47

4.10.1 Record Management ....................................................................... 47

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4.10.2 Record Schedule .............................................................................. 49

4.11 Alarm Config Management ........................................................................... 50

5. Top Navigation Bar ........................................................................................ 52

5.1 File ................................................................................................................. 52

5.1.1 Open Captured Snapshots ............................................................... 52

5.1.2 Open Video File ............................................................................... 53

5.1.3 Exit ................................................................................................... 53

5.2 System ........................................................................................................... 54

5.2.1 Lock .................................................................................................. 54

5.2.2 Switch User ...................................................................................... 54

5.2.3 System Configuration ...................................................................... 54

5.3 Display ........................................................................................................... 55

5.3.1 Display Resolution ........................................................................... 55

5.3.2 Control Panel ................................................................................... 55

5.3.3 Main View ........................................................................................ 55

5.3.4 Remote Playback ............................................................................. 55

5.3.5 Local Record Schedule ..................................................................... 55

5.3.6 Local Playback .................................................................................. 55

5.3.7 E-Map Management ........................................................................ 55

5.4 Tool ................................................................................................................ 56

5.4.1 Account Management ..................................................................... 56

5.4.2 Group Device Management ............................................................ 56

5.5 Help................................................................................................................ 56

5.5.1 Open Wizard .................................................................................... 56

5.5.2 About ............................................................................................... 56

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1. Product Description

1.1 Important Disclaimer

Thank you for using EverFocus CMS. Please carefully read the software user’s manual before operation.

As the software may be updated at any time, the contents of the user’s manual are subject to change

without prior notice.

EverFocus has sought to the integrity and accuracy of the contents of the user’s manual during the

compilation process and will not be held liable for any errors or omissions. EverFocus reserves the right to

change the software mentioned in the user’s manual at any time without prior notice. Thank you for

choosing our products. Please carefully read this manual before operation. We assume no economic and

legal responsibility for the losses caused by the operation not according to the stipulations.

1.2 Software Related Files

The files for software installing, running, recording and sharpshooting are in the following folders by

specific paths.

Software Installation Directory:

The default software installation path is C:\Program Files (x86)\EverFocus\EverFocus CMS. You can define

the path for installation.

1.3 Application Environment

Requirements for system configuration:

• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHZ or higher

• RAM: 2GB or higher

• VGA: DirectX 9.0 compatible VGA card, NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT or higher, with video memory of

512MB or larger (Please make sure the graphics driver provided by the computer supplier has been

installed properly)

• Network Card: Recommend to use gigabit NIC (Including network card, router, switch and network

cables of 5e or higher specifications for RJ45 port)

• Disk Space: At least 1GB space should be available except the required space for recording

• Operating System:

 Window Vista Business, Enterprise, Ultimate (32 bit or 64 bit)

 Window 7 Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate (32 bit or 64 bit)

 Window 8, Window 8 professional, DirectX 9.1 or higher

 Window 10 (32 bit or 64 bit)

 Mac OS: 10.6 or higher

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2. System Overview

2.1 Operation Management

In consideration of the functions and features of the software, we strongly recommend that:

• All the operators should be trained so as to avoid forming the artificial weak point of protection

system.

• Sound user management mechanism and level should be established and the low level user’s access

should be restricted so as to avoid the possibility of the incorrect operation.

2.2 Software Installing & Uninstalling

2.2.1 Software Installing

1. Double click the installation file “EverFocus CMS_xxx_xxxx_xx_xx.exe”, the following window will pop

up. The system default installation path is C:\Program Files (x86)\EverFocus\Everfocus CMS. To

change the installation path, click Browse to customize. Confirm the installation path and then click

Next.

2. Confirm the shortcuts in the Start Menu. Click Next.

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3. Select the additional tasks. Click Next.

4. Click Install to start installing.

5. Click Finish to exit Setup.

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2.2.2 Software Uninstalling

You can uninstall the software in Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program.

1. Go to Control Panel > Programs > Uninstall a program. Find the EverFocus CMS and select it. Click the

Uninstall button.

2. The following window will pop up.

3. Click Yes and also confirm to delete the user profiles.

4. Click Yes, and EverFocus CMS has been successfully removed from your computer.

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3. Getting Started

3.1 Software Start-up

After installation is finished, a shortcut for EverFocus CMS will be generated on the desktop. Run the

program by double clicking the shortcut on the desktop or click Start  All Programs  Everfocus 

Everfocus CMS  Everfocus CMS.

3.1.1 Start-up Wizard

1. When first-time running the Everfocus CMS, the start-up Wizard appears. Follow the instructions to

configure the basic settings.

Note: If the Wizard does not appear, please click Help  Open Wizard to manually open it.

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2. Click Next, the following page appears. You can add devices using this page.

3. To automatically add devices to the system, click Add Online Device and the system will scan all the

online devices in the same LAN.

a. Select a protocol type from the Protocol Type drop-down list and then click Refresh to search for

the devices.

b. You can check the device info by directly clicking on the device, the device info will be automatically

displayed on the left-side pane.

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c. If you want to add only one device, select a device by single-click on it. The selected device will be

highlighted with a gray background.

d. You can also select multiple devices by clicking the first device and then press and hold the Ctrl or

Shift keys to select multiple devices.

e. After selecting the desired device(s), click Add Selected Device, the below window appears.

f. Input a name in the Device Name field, e.g. home, office. Also input the User Name and Password

of the device. The default User Name is “admin”; while default Password is blank.

g. Click Add, the device(s) are now added to the Devices list.

h. You can optionally edit the device info by clicking the Modify icon on the right-side of each device.

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4. To group the devices, click Import All to import all device(s) from the Devices list to the default group.

5. Click Next and then click Finish to complete the wizard.

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3.2 Login Window

If you exit the system and then restart the system again, the Login window will pop up. By default, users

can login the system without a password. To change the password, go to Account Management and modify

the admin account.

To exit the system, on the Top Navigation Bar, click File > Exit.

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3.3 General Function Setup

In this chapter, we will describe the steps on how to set up the general functions.

3.3.1 Adding Devices from Other Servers (Client Servers)

EverFocus CMS is designed with the client-server structure. Users can easily add devices from other servers

(client servers) to your server sites.

Here we use Server A (main server) and Server B (client server) for example. To add devices from Server B

to Server A, please follow the steps below:

1. On Server B, enter the System Configuration page (Control Panel > System Configuration > General).

a. Select Server from the drop-down list.

b. Set up the Port, User Name and Password for Server B. The port number should be greater than

1000.

c. Click Setup to configure the Server B.

d. Click Save to save the settings.

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2. On Server A, enter the System Configuration page (Control Panel > System Configuration > General).

a. To add devices from Server B, select Client from the drop-down list.

b. Enter the IP, Port, User Name and Password of Server B.

c. Click get to get the devices from Server B.

d. Click Save to save the settings.

3. Devices from Server B have been added to Server A. Go to the Main View and you can see the devices

on the Device List.

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3.3.2 Adding Devices and Grouping Devices

1. Enter the Group Device Management page (Control Panel > Group Device Management).

2. To automatically add devices to the system, click Add Online Device and the system will scan all the

online devices on the same LAN.

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a. Select a protocol type from the Protocol Type drop-down list and then click Refresh to search for

the devices.

b. You can check the device info by directly clicking on the device, the device info will be automatically

displayed on the right-side pane.

c. If you want to add only one device, select a device by single-click on it. The selected device will be

highlighted with a gray background.

d. If multiple devices are using the same user name and password, you can select multiple devices by

clicking the first device and then press and hold the Ctrl or Shift keys to select multiple devices.

e. After selecting the desired device(s), click Add Selected Device, the below window appears.

f. Input a name in the Device Name field, e.g. home, office. Also input the User Name and Password.

The default User Name is “admin”; while default Password is blank.

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g. Click Add, the device(s) are now added to the Devices list.

h. You can optionally edit the device info by clicking the Modify icon on the right-side of each device.

3. To manually add devices to the system, click Add Device to bring up the Add Device window. Input the

device information. The default media port is 9000, default User Name is “admin”; while default

Password is blank. Click Add, the device is now added to the Devices list.

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4. To group the devices:

a. If you want to create a new group, on the Groups list, click the Add button and input a group name

to add a new group. Click Yes, the group name is now added to the Groups list.

b. To import the devices to the desired group:

1) Select the desired group by clicking on it, the selected group will be highlighted with a green

background.

2) Select the desired device(s) by clicking on it, the selected device(s) will be highlighted with a

gray background. You can also select multiple devices by clicking the first device and then

press and hold the Ctrl or Shift keys to select multiple devices.

3) Click the Import button, the selected device(s) will be added to the group.

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3.3.3 Displaying Live Streams on the Main View

After adding devices to the system, you can display device live streams on the Main View.

1. Enter the Main View page (Control Panel > Main View).

2. Drag the Groups, Devices or Channels from the Device List and drop it to the Display Window.

Drag a Group: Displays all the streams of the devices in this Group.

Drag a Device: Displays all the streams of this Device.

Drag a Camera: Displays the stream of this camera.

3. The streams will be displayed.

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