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Copyright © 2007 Lorex Technology Inc.
LOREX CLIENT 3.0
SOFTWARE MANUAL
IRMS Integrated Remote Management Software
Instruction Manual
www.lorexcctv.com
English Version 2.0
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Table of Contents
Overview........................................................................................- 2 -
Installation .....................................................................................- 4 -
Remote Site Setup ..........................................................................- 7 -
Favorite Group..............................................................................- 12 -
Live View......................................................................................- 15 -
Playback....................................................................................... - 17 -
Local Setup................................................................................... - 21 -
Remote Setup...............................................................................- 26 -
Appendix A – Remote access via web browser.................................- 36 -
Appendix B – Lorex Player 3........................................................... - 39 -
Appendix C - Lorex Backup Player 3 – Main Window ........................- 43 -
Installing the Lorex Backup Player 3............................................- 43 -
Lorex Backup Player 3 – Main Screen ..........................................- 47 -
Appendix D – Network Setup..........................................................- 51 -
Appendix E – Storage Calculator.....................................................- 58 -
Overview
This manual describes the operating procedures for the Lorex Client 3.0 IRMS (Integrated
Remote Management System) software designed for the L19LD800 Series Observation
System.
Lorex Client 3 - Features
The Lorex Client (IRMS program) is the integrated software that controls system
management, video monitoring and image playback of multiple remote systems. The
IRMS offers the following features:
• Check and report on the system status at a remote site
• Notification of the event detection from remote sites
• Remote monitoring of live camera images
• Time-lapse and calendar search of recorded images
• Remote software upgrades and system programming
• Remote Archive from the Combo DVR
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Lorex Player 3 - Features
The Lorex Player is used to view video clips that are saved to:
• Archived to a USB Thumbstick (not included)
• Archived to a Removable CD-ROM Burner (not included)
Lorex Backup Player 3 – Features
The Lorex Backup Player 3 Application is a stand alone program that can be installed to
playback:
• Data archived to a removable Hard Drive (not included).
• Data mirrored to a removable Hard Drive (not included).
Product Components
• LCD & DVR Combo Unit (with pre-installed Hard Drive)
• Power Adaptor
• 10’ Ethernet Cable
• Remote Control
• Hardware Manual
• Software Manual (This Document)
• Software Installation CD
System Requirements
Operating System Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft
Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP or Microsoft
Windows Vista.
CPU Pentium IV 2.4Ghz, 512MB RAM, 10GB free disk or
greater
RAM 64MB or greater
Video AGP, Video RAM 32MB or higher (1024x768, 24bpp or
greater)
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Lorex Client Installation
1. Insert the installation CD into your computer. The following installation guide window
appears.
Note: Product Documentation, Networking guides, and a video tutorial for camera
installation are available on the CD. Please take this opportunity to register your product.
This provides you with product warranty protection and product updates.
2. Click on the Lorex Client button to start the software installation for the Lorex Client
and Lorex Player.
3. When the following dialog box appears, click the Next button.
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4. Click Next
5. Click Finish to complete the installation
The Lorex Client and Lorex Player icons are created on the Desktop.
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After installing the Lorex Client software, run the program by double clicking on the Lorex
Client desktop icon. The log-in window may appear before the main IRMS program
window loads.
Enter your password to start the Client software.
Note: The Initial password is blank. Refer to the Local Set Up section for instructions
about changing the password settings.
The Lorex Backup Player 3 Application is a stand alone program that can be
installed on another PC to play back data archived or mirrored to a
removable Hard Drive. This application must be installed separately – please
refer to “Appendix B – Lorex Backup Player 3” for details.
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Remote Site Setup
The following steps outline the setup for the Client software (for Remote Connection).
Menu
Click the Remote Site button, and then click the “Menu” button to add a new remote site.
The following drop down menu will appear:
Menu fields include:
• New: Adds and registers a new remote site.
• Modify: Displays the information about all remote sites registered. You can see
the pop-up window.
• System Log: Displays the system log data of the remote site selected.
• Delete: Deletes the currently selected remote site.
• Delete All: Deletes all sites registered before.
• About: Displays Lorex Client software version
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Select the “New” option in the drop down menu, and enter the information for the
remote site to register.
The Add Site dialog box appears (see below).
Options include:
• DEVICE: Set by default to “LCD COMBO”.
• TITLE: Enter a name for the remote site.
• ID: Enter the log-in ID of the remote system (default: Admin)
• PASSWORD: Enter the log-in password of the remote system (default: blank/no
password)
• REMEMBER: If this option is checked, you can connect to the remote site without
entering password each time.
• PORT: Displays an initial port number. The port must match the one assigned to
the remote system to connect). The default port is set to 3000.
• IP/URL: Enter the IP address or domain name of the remote system:
o The Local IP address (e.g. Local Network Connection IP 192.168.12.184)
o Remote IP address (e.g. Wide Area Network IP address 72.68.122.45)
o DDNS address (e.g. myurl.strategicvista.net) for the remote site. If
registered with the LOREX DDNS service, you can enter only the prefix of
the URL. (without the suffix: .strategicvista.net).
Note: Please refer to “Appendix C - Network Configuration and Setup” for configuration
details.
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Connection
▶ Connect using the “Connect” button.
Select the site you want to connect to from the Remote Site list, and then click the
Connect button.
Select the “Connect” option. The images from the connected system cameras will appear
in the Live View.
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Camera Images when remotely connected to a site:
Connect Menu options include:
• Connect: Connects to the remote site selected.
• Close All: Disconnects from all remote sites currently registered.
• Close a Selected Site: Disconnects the currently selected remote site.
• Close a Selected Camera: Disconnects the currently selected camera channel.
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▶ Connection using mouse Drag & Drop
Select a previously configured location from the “Remote Site” window, and drag it to the
live viewing location (camera display) portion of the screen. All cameras from the remote
system will be displayed.
You can also drag specific cameras to any available square in the Live View area, as
shown in the example below
The software has an advanced feature which allows you to connect to multiple sites and
view cameras from different locations simultaneously on one screen (maximum of 16
cameras). Simply drag the specific cameras from each site you wish to connect to into
the live viewing area.
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Favorite Group
To effectively manage multiple remote sites, it is suggested the sites be assigned to a
Favorite Group.
Menu
Click the “Favorite Group” button, and then select the “Menu” button to create a new
favorite group. The drop down menu appears as shown below.
Options include:
• New: Adds and registers a new favorite group.
• Delete: Deletes the currently selected group.
• Delete All: Deletes currently registered all group.
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Select the “New” option in the drop down menu, and enter the information for the
favorite group.
The “Add Group” window appears. Enter a group name, and then select previously
configured sites and cameras. Click the OK button to save the settings.
Options include:
• Title: Enter a name for the favorite group.
• Remote Site: Select the remote site to add as a group.
• Camera: Select a camera channel from the selected remote site.
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▶ Connect to the Remote Sites using the “Connect” button
Select the group you want to connect to from the Favorite Group list, and then click the
Connection button to remotely connect to the site.
The drop-down menu is shown below:
Select the ‘Connect’ option. The Lorex Client displays video from the connected cameras
(as configured in the favorite group).
Menu options include:
• Connect: Connects the favorite group selected.
• Close All: Disconnects all remote site currently registered.
• Close a selected group: Disconnects the currently selected favorite group.
• Close a selected camera: Disconnects the currently selected camera channel.
Note: The drag and drop feature also works in the Favorite Group.
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Live View
The Live View provides a remote monitoring function for video images in real time, from
either single or multiple sites. In addition, when an event is detected at a remote site,
the Live View displays the event information, and allows the user to access the remote
site directly to view the associated Video images.
Click on the Live View button
The Graphical User Interface (GUI) of the Live View is shown below:
The fields in the Client Live View window include:
1. Mode Buttons: Includes Live View buttons, Playback buttons, Remote Setup
buttons, Local Setup buttons.
2. Menu Button: New / Modify / Delete / Delete All / System Log / About.
3. Connect Button: Connects or Disconnects the selected remote site
4. Remote Site List: Displays the title of the remote system currently registered.
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5. Remote Site Information view: Displays the system information of the remote site
selected in the remote site lists
6. PTZ Control: PTZ control buttons.
7. Emergency Event List: Displays an emergency event that was called back from
individual remote site (LAN connection only).
8. Event Viewer: displays real-time event of the remote site.
9. Schedule Recording On/Off button
10. Live Viewer Window: Displays the image for the connected 16 camera of the
remote system currently registered.
11. Multi Screen Division buttons: Includes Full buttons, 1x1 buttons, 2x2 buttons,
3x3 buttons, 4x4 buttons
12. Channel buttons.
13. Current Time.
14. Extension & Close button: Close the Lorex Client program.
15. Alarm Reset Button: Reset the internal beep of the Lorex Client.
16. Audio Button: Enable or disable the audio of channel selected in the Lorex Client
screen.
Emergency Event List Display
The Emergency Event List displays the event(s) that were downloaded from individual
remote sites. Press the Emergency View button to see the events list. A window of
Emergency Events is shown below.
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Playback
The Client Playback searches for recorded images on the remote system, and plays back
the found images. In addition to search and playback functions, the Client Playback also
provides additional functions including file (image) save and file (image) print.
Press the Playback button
Options in the Playback window include:
1. Calendar: Search results from the remote DVR (currently connected) are
displayed by month. If there is a recorded data for a particular date, a blue
square on the date will be displayed.
2. Play Time: Displays the time of the video playing.
3. Play Buttons: You can control the remote DVR by using playback buttons. The
left-most button in the above box is the first item in the list below. Go to the first
/ Pause / Play / Stop / Step forward / Go to the last
4. Capture, Print & Archive: Captures and prints an image on playing. Archives
recorded data from the remote site currently selected to your computer.
5. Time Chart: Displays an hour-based search screen for the chosen date. If there is
data for a channel, a white section will be displayed on a 24-hour basis.
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Time-Lapse Search
To connect to the Remote Site, use the same steps as connecting in Live View mode.
Once a connection has been established with the remote site, and recorded data has
been located for a particular date, a blue square on the date will be displayed. Selecting a
blue date will display an hour-based search screen for the chosen date. If there is data
for a channel, a white section will be displayed on a 24-hour based time chart.
In Time-lapse mode, the system searches for recorded images by time and plays back
the found images. Selecting a date from the calendar initiates time-lapse search. The
dates for which recording is available are displayed in blue characters.
Select a specific hour by clicking on the desired hour segment. A minute-based search
window will be displayed (shown below). If there is data for a channel, a blue section will
be displayed in a 60-minute segment.
Select the specific minute by clicking on the desired minute segment. Video images will
be played back starting with the first image captured within the one-hour segment.
Playback
Select a specific minute by clicking the mouse on the desired minute segment. Video
images will be played back starting with the first image captured within the one-hour
segment.
Video Playback can also be started by pressing the button.
The playback buttons include:
Press button to stop playback.
Press button to pause playback.
Press button to go to the first.
Press button to go to the last.
Press button step forward.
A blue bar in 60-minute search window indicates the playing time of recorded data.
Note: The speed of fast forward playback is dependent on the network bandwidth and
the number of images per second (FPS).
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Additional Functions
▶ Capture ( *.BMP )
Click the Capture button to save the current image in a bitmap file format to the local
hard disk drive or floppy disk. The Save Image window is shown below. Select the save
location, and press the ‘Save’ button.
▶ Print
Click the Print button to print the current image on the printer connected to your
computer. The Print window is shown below. Select a printer, and press the ‘Print’ button.
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▶ Archive
Click the Archive button to archive the recorded video from the remote site (currently
connected to your computer). The archive window is shown below.
Select the Days and Time Range, the channel you want to archive and press the
ESTIMATE button to calculate the size of the data to be archived.
The size is displayed in the FILE SIZE field. Enter the
name and location of the file to be archived and press
the START button. The progress bar will be displayed.
Note: During Archiving, you cannot do any other job
with the Client software until archiving is completed.
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