3xlogic VIGIL Client User Manual

VIGIL Client Software v7.00.0000 Users Guide March 2012 Revision

3xLOGIC’s5 Servers Window A Server in this context is a DVR PC running connecting to local and remote servers more efficient than rememberin

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 11 Doc# 12031914 5.1 Add / Edit a Server Click the Add or Edit (with a Server Selected) buttons from

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 12 Doc# 12031914 Live Overlay Use Live Overlay From Card Capture Card Enables live overlay features from an

3xLOGIC’sSequence Opens the Sequence window which turns on/off the camera sequencing on connected analog monitors. Server. Update Uploads and applies

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 14 Doc# 12031914 Picture Quality Tab The recording quality of each camera can be adjusted on this tab. S

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 15 Doc# 12031914 Camera Names Tab The Camera Names tab allows the ability to change the name of each camera

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 16 Doc# 12031914 Recording Mode Sub-Tab The Recording Mode Sub Tab allows for the Recording Speed

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 17 Doc# 12031914 Note: The smallest time interval that can be used is a 15 minute period. Const Sets o

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 18 Doc# 12031914 CODEC Settings Tab The CODEC Settings tab allows advanced configuration of the recording C

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 19 Doc# 12031914 ME Accuracy Motion Estimation Accuracy includes two options: Full Pixel and Half

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 2 Doc# 12031914 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ...

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 20 Doc# 12031914 Recording Speed Select the desired number of frames per second. Each bank has a set amount

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 21 Doc# 12031914 Sequence Tab The Sequence tab configures the camera display sequences for the analog outpu

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 22 Doc# 12031914 Users Tab The Users tab allows the configuration of users on the DVR with specific permiss

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 23 Doc# 12031914 Update Tab The Update tab controls the VIGIL Update Service on the remote serve

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 24 Doc# 12031914 5.3 Remote Register Opens the Registration window, where you can register software compon

3xLOGIC’s6 Camera Sidebar The Camera Sidebar consists of three tabs: Sites, Sites tab. 6.1 Sites Tab The standard camera organization is by cam

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 26 Doc# 12031914 Audio Treeview The Audio Treeview shows all configured and currently enabled Audio channel

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 27 Doc# 12031914 Chat Treeview VIGIL Server and Client include a chat feature to speak or write

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 28 Doc# 12031914 POS/ATM Live Treeview Double Click on the POS/ATM Live Treeview item to open the POS/ATM D

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 29 Doc# 12031914 6.2 Groups Tab Cameras are typically grouped by server site, however, custom camera group

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 3 Doc# 12031914 8.3 V-POS SETTINGS ...

3xLOGIC’s7 Live Viewer Live Viewer Windows each display a Single Camera feed from a connected DVR Server. 7.1 Live Viewer ControlsThere are two tabs

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 31 Doc# 12031914 Maintain Aspect Ratio. When resizing Live Viewer windows, toggle this button to Maintain

3xLOGIC’sPriority Audio If a Priority Audio channel is configured for the camera on play live audio. Analytics Select which Video Analytics informati

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 33 Doc# 12031914 7.4 On Screen Display (OSD) Configuration Dwell Time The number of seconds a data reco

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 34 Doc# 12031914 Dropdown Selection Box This is a menu of all the PTZ cameras configured on the DVR. Selec

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 35 Doc# 12031914 Patterns Control the saved pattern of movement for the selected camera. Patterns are store

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 36 Doc# 12031914 7.6 Recording Modes Colored borders appear around the frame of each Live Viewer

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 37 Doc# 12031914 8 V-POS Treeview Configuration 8.1 V-POS Exceptions V-POS Exceptions are a powerful tool

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 38 Doc# 12031914 Add / Edit Exceptions Exception Report Description Enter the Description for the Excepti

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 39 Doc# 12031914 Enabled Enable this option to enable the use of Video Analytics Rules configured on the V

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 4 Doc# 12031914 14.6 DESTINATIONS TAB ...

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 40 Doc# 12031914 Local Events This feature is enabled by default. When enabled, each occurance of this Exc

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 41 Doc# 12031914 Double click on an Exception Event in the list to open the Playback window. Right Click o

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 42 Doc# 12031914 Exception Event Playback Double click on an entry in the Exception Events window, or right

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 43 Doc# 12031914 8.3 V-POS Settings The Settings window is where V-POS is configured. Some options are no

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 44 Doc# 12031914 Database Settings Tab Database Server Location Enter the IP Address, DNS name or Networ

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 45 Doc# 12031914 DVR Settings Tab DVR server location same as database Check this to indicate that the D

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 46 Doc# 12031914 Event Settings Tab Custom Flags can be created to mark Exception Events in the Event Win

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 47 Doc# 12031914 8.4 V-POS Reports Manual Reporting can be configured using the same criteria as are avail

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 48 Doc# 12031914 Search for Line Items Item Enter a full or partial item name to search for. To search for

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 49 Doc# 12031914 Predefined Exception Query Click the Drop Down to select a Predefined Exception Event to u

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 5 Doc# 12031914 1 Introduction VIGIL Client gives you unrivalled access to live and recorded video from a

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 50 Doc# 12031914 Receipt # Click on a Receipt # Link to filter the report on that receipt number. IDX Clic

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 51 Doc# 12031914 9 Digital Virtual Switch The Digital Virtual Switch feature allows users to confi

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 52 Doc# 12031914 9.2 Virtual Switch Screen The virtual switch screen is displayed on secondary monitors

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 53 Doc# 12031914 Right-clicking on a monitor in the virtual switch provides a context menu with the followi

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 54 Doc# 12031914 10 Searching VIGIL Client offers a robust set of tools for searching and playing video fo

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 55 Doc# 12031914 10.1 Searching Video Search Performs a search based on the current criteria. Reset Res

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 56 Doc# 12031914 10.2 Searching POS/ATM Data In addition to searching Video Footage, if the server ha

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 57 Doc# 12031914 After completing a POS/ATM Data search, a POS/ATM Data Search window will be opened. Not

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 58 Doc# 12031914 10.3 Custom Search A Custom Search that includes specified search criteria can be created

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 59 Doc# 12031914 10.4 Video Playback To play recorded video footage, double-click a camera from the Video

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 6 Doc# 12031914 2 System Requirements Recommended Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional S

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 60 Doc# 12031914 Playback Controls The Playback Controls section of the Playback Window will dynamically ch

3xLOGIC’sAdvanced Playback Controls Click the button on a Playback Window to expand the Advanced Features Controls. If the button is not visible, d

3xLOGIC’sZoom Tab Playback footage can be zoomed by selecting the Click the Zoom In / Out buttons to zoom the playback window in and out. The Zoom

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 63 Doc# 12031914 Markers Tab During playback, if only a sub-range of the loaded footage is of i

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 64 Doc# 12031914 Audio Tab If audio recording is enabled and configured in the DVR settings, the

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 65 Doc# 12031914 Playback Right-click Menu: Remove Closes the Playback Window. Copy Copies a still shot o

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 66 Doc# 12031914 11 Exporting Video footage can be saved either as a single frame still shot or as a video

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 67 Doc# 12031914 11.2 Video Exporting Video footage can be exported in Microsoft AVI Video format

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 68 Doc# 12031914 11.3 Audio Exporting Click the export button and select Audio as WAV File. This will

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 69 Doc# 12031914 Copy a Folder Right-click on a folder in the File Browser and select Copy item(s). You can

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 7 Doc# 12031914 3 Features Details Search Retrieve a list of stored footage for specified cameras from

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 70 Doc# 12031914 12 Site Map The Site Map utility provides a graphical interface to a site’s cameras by di

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 71 Doc# 12031914 13 Server Alarms VIGIL Server DVRs can be configured to send alarms to VIGIL Clients. The

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 72 Doc# 12031914 In the alarm right-click menu all of the above features are available as well as the Expor

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 73 Doc# 12031914 13.3 Search Alarms Click to open the Search Alarms window where a variety of criteria c

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 74 Doc# 12031914 14 Settings 14.1 Startup Tab The Startup tab controls the behaviour of VIGIL Client when

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 75 Doc# 12031914 VCM Name Enter a Descriptive Name for the VCM Server, this name will show in the Connecti

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 76 Doc# 12031914 14.2 Live Tab The Live tab controls how the Live Viewer windows function. Frame by Frame

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 77 Doc# 12031914 14.3 Search Tab The Search tab controls how searching of Video Footage and POS/ATM data f

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 78 Doc# 12031914 Look Ahead This is the size of the buffer, in number of frames. Settings from 30 to 1800 f

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 79 Doc# 12031914 Automatically Display Alarms In Live View When enabled, the live camera feed corresponding

3xLOGIC’s4 Main Screen This is the Main Screen window that is displayed 4.1 Icon Toolbar This table is a quick listing of the main toolbar buttons a

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 80 Doc# 12031914 14.6 Destinations Tab Video Still/Motion Export Destinations are used to store exported v

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 81 Doc# 12031914 14.9 Sitemaps Tab The Sitemaps tab instructs VIGIL Client where to locate sitemap files.

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 82 Doc# 12031914 Digital Virtual Switch Show Timestamp Displays the video time on the monitor output s

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 83 Doc# 12031914 Analog Virtual Switch Note: Analog Monitor Output is not supported on Microsoft Windows

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 84 Doc# 12031914 Virtual Switch Input Mappings Opens the Virtual Switch Input Mappings window where you can

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 85 Doc# 12031914 15 Site Map Designer The Site Map Designer is a utility that allows the user to configur

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 86 Doc# 12031914 15.1 Site Map Designer Icons and Buttons Hot Spot With this icon selected, drag a box o

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 87 Doc# 12031914 15.2 Site Map / Hot Spot Properties Note: Click the Tab key or select a differen

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 88 Doc# 12031914 16 DV Player VIGIL Client allows video exports to include the VIGIL DV Player to ensure p

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 89 Doc# 12031914 If Video Analytics information has been embedded in the Video File, what information is

3xLOGIC’s Opens the Site Map window. You can also open this window from the menu by going to Opens the Server Alarms window. You can also open this w

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 90 Doc# 12031914 17 Language Switcher VIGIL Client can be run in English, French, Spanish and Hebrew.

3xLOGIC’s VIGIL Client - Users Guide Page 91 Doc# 12031914 18 Contact Information 3xLOGIC has offices in Victoria BC, Canada and in Westminster Col