Lenovo EMC PX4-300D User manual

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Lenovo EMC px2-300d & px4-300d NVR

Milestone Arcus User Guide

August 6, 2013

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Index

Getting Started 3

Log In 3

Enabling Security 4-6

Enabling Email Notifications 6-7

Discover Cameras 7-8

Camera License Activation 9

Configure Cameras 10-12

General 12

Video 13

Recording 14

Motion Detection 15

Live View 16-17

Pan, Tilt, Zoom Controls 18

Search and Playback 19-20

Export Video 21-22

Update Software 23-25

Technical Support Information 25

Click here to download a PDF version of the User Guide.

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Getting Started

Before using the Arcus software, make sure that the Lenovo EMC NVR is properly connected to the

network. For more details about setting up and connecting the appliance, please see the Lenovo

EMC NVR Quick Start Guide.

To begin using Arcus, open a web browser. In the URL box, type in the IP address shown in the

LCD window of the LenovoEMC NVR unit and hit enter. For example, the IP address of this unit

is 147.178.15.43, so the web address of the user interface will be 147.178.15.43.

Tip: The IP address of the LenovoEMC NVR is shown in the LCD screen on the front of the unit

Log In

Once you have entered the IP address and hit enter, you will be directed to the login screen of the

Arcus software. At this point you will be prompted to log in to the Arcus software. If this is the first

time anyone has logged into the box and security isn’t enabled, just hit the Log In button, no

password is needed until security is enabled.

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Enabling Security

To enable security go to the screen above and click on the Manage button in the upper right hand

corner of the screen, see the red arrow.

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On the left-hand side menu go to the System Icon and click on it, Look for the Security Icon with a

Key on a shield and click on it.

After clicking on the Security Icon the screen below will appear, minimally all you need to do is

create a user name and password and click the Apply button at the bottom of the section.

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Please read the next Warning window and make sure your OK or make the appropriate changes!

Enabling Email Notifications

On the left-hand side menu go to the System Icon and click on it, Look for the Email Notification and

click on it.

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If the LenovoEMC Network Video Recorder detects a problem, an email message will be sent to the

addresses supplied here. If multiple email addresses are listed they will all receive notification

messages, Check Send a test email message to validate the email notification. A test message will

be sent to all the listed email addresses when you click Apply. Check Additional credentials required

only if you need to use an alternate email server, enter the appropriate credentials.

Discover Cameras

Once you have logged into the software, the cameras connected on your network will

automatically appear on the home screen. If properly connected, your home screen should look

something like this: If your camera is properly connected but does not show up on the screen, it is

possible to manually make the connection. This option can be found by clicking on the settings tab

that will bring up the screen seen below.

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Once you arrive at the settings screen you will see a magnifying glass icon that says “Is your

camera not listed?” (Note the Red Arrow)

When you click on this link, a box will appear (see the image below) asking you to type in the IP

address of the camera, as well as the camera username and password. Once you have completed

these steps the camera will be connected and will appear on the home screen.

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Camera License Activation

Camera licenses are automatically applied to cameras and activated by the LenovoEMC NRV

device. If your NVR device is not on a network with internet access, the licenses will need to be

manually activated. From the settings tab click on “manual activation” on the lower right side.(see

the red error) This will walk you through the 3 steps to manually activate your camera licenses.

1. Click Generate, this will create a request.lrq file.

2. Click on the Milestone Arcus Activation URL then follow the directions

3. Once you’ve received the file back from Milestone, click the Select File button and browse to

the downloaded file to install..

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Configure Cameras

You can find the configuration options for your cameras by clicking on the Settings tab in the

upper right corner of the Home page. The number on the Settings tab indicates the number of

cameras newly connected to the LenovoEMC NVR device that have yet to be configured. It could

also indicate a notification of something that has changed or needs attention.

Once you are at the settings page you will see a list of all of your connected cameras. If a camera

does not show up, check to be sure that your system is properly connected (see the LenovoEMC

Quick Start guide). If all cameras are connected but one still does not show up, see the section of

this guide pertaining to discovering cameras.

Tip: Newly connected cameras have a green bar over their video feed that reads Recently Added,

letting you know that they have been discovered and are using a default configuration (see below).

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Once all cameras are properly connected, you can begin the configuration process. Next to each

camera there is a button that reads Configure. (See image below) When you click on this button

you will be lead to a screen that contains four areas of camera configuration settings: General,

Video, Recording, and Motion Detection.

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General

Under the General settings tab you will find options to:

• Enable or disable the camera

• See the IP address of the camera

• Change the name of the camera

• Delete the camera

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Video

Under the Video settings tab you will find options to:

• Choose your encoding settings

• Edit the frames per second

• Change the resolution of the recorded video

• Choose the video rotation

Your codec options are MJPEG, MPEG-4 and H264 Main Profile. (Your options may vary depending

on the camera type) JPEG encoding is optimal for obtaining best video quality, however it uses more

disk space than H264.

Tip: When choosing between JPEG and H264 encoding, it is recommended that you use JPEG for

optimum performance and video quality. JPEG is also recommended in the following situations:

• Remote access through bandwidth-limited connections

• Access through mobile devices such as iPhones or tablets

• Motion Detection

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Recording

Under the Recording settings tab you will find options to:

• Select when the camera records. (always or motion detection)

• Choose how long the recordings are retained

• Check the disk usage

• Delete the current recordings

Details about motion detection configuration are found in the following section.

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Motion Detection

Under the Motion Detection settings tab you will see the live feed

from the camera divided by a grid. The motion occurring in the live

feed will be highlighted in green. Using the grid overlaying the feed

you can designate areas of the grid to exclude from motion

detection simply by clicking on the square you would like to

exclude. This could also be used to create an area of interest

designation. At the bottom of the page, in the section labeled Exclusion Grid Settings you are able

to change the grid dimensions and clear the grid selections. To the left is an example of the motion

detection grid. In the middle of the motion detection page there are three sliding bars. The first two

bars are labeled Detection Adjustments. You can use these bars to choose the size of movements

that the camera picks up and how sensitive the camera is to these movements. The third sliding bar

is labeled System Performance. This bar controls the amount of impact that motion detection has

on the CPU.

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Live View

It is possible to see the live feed from a camera in two different areas. The home page of the Arcus

software shows the feed from all cameras, however the feeds are smaller and do not have controls.

To see a more detailed live view, click directly on the feed of the camera you would like to

observe. You will arrive at a screen showing a larger view of that feed.

From this screen you can switch between live camera feeds by clicking on the various feeds. You

can also observe larger versions of multiple feeds simultaneously by clicking on the grid icon

located in the lower left quadrant of the screen, see the red arrow.

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Pan, Tilt, Zoom Controls

If the camera you are using is equipped with PTZ capabilities, it is possible to control and move the

camera using the Arcus software. To control the camera, you must be in Live View mode, viewing

the enlarged live feed of the desired camera. To view the controls, click the pan icon in the lower

right corner of the feed.

Using the arrows that appear, it is possible to move the camera left and right, up and down, and to

zoom in or out.

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Search and Playback

Search and playback can be found from Live View mode. You can find the live view screen from the

home screen by clicking on the feed of the camera you want to view. From the live view, click on

the small circle with an arrow in it, in the lower left corner of the camera feed.

A toolbar will extend from the circle and you are now in Playback mode. From here you can

navigate through the recordings using the arrows and the sliding bar. To go back to a specific day

and time, click on the calendar icon in the toolbar. A menu will pop up with a calendar at the

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bottom. To use the calendar, click and drag the day, hour, or minute bar until you arrive at the

desired time. To make that time active in the large view, click the Go To button.

To return to live view, either click on the Live View button in the pop-up calendar or click on the

small circle again to collapse the toolbar and return to the live feed

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