Manage Systems

Manage Systems

When you click Manage Systems in the Setup page, the Connection Management page appears (refer to Figure 8). This page allows you to add and connect to systems. It also displays information about the DVMS connected to the client computer.

Figure 8.  Connection Management Page

Numerous systems can be managed by administrators. For example, 30 guards configure their systems with different setups (that is, different buildings, cameras, and tours). As a system administrator, you can add those 30 systems to your Connection Management page and view each system as needed. This means that administrators can view live video, recorded video, and alarms remotely at any time. You can also add custom fields to each system.

To add a DVMS to the list:

1. Click the Add System button , or right-click and select Add System from the menu. This opens the Add System tab, which allows you to add systems to the system list.

Figure 9.  Add System Tab

2. On the Add System tab, type the computer name of the DVMS, a host name or IP address, the video recorder network port, the system type, and an optional category. The default video recorder network ports are as follows:

•	18772 for DS

•	9001 for DX4100/DX4500/DX4600/DX4700/DX4800

•	9002 for DX8000/DX8100

3. Type the required user name and password.

NOTE: The user name and password must be identical to the user name and password as the video recorder system to which DS ControlPoint is being connected.

4. Type an optional description of the system in the Description text box.

5. Type a custom field in the Custom Field text box. You can add additional custom fields by clicking the Add New Field button, or you can remove custom fields by clicking the Remove button located next to the Custom Field text box. These custom fields will appear as new columns for the respective system.

6. If you want to connect automatically to the system every time DS ControlPoint starts, select the Auto Connect check box.

7. If you want to identify the system as a favorite that can be sorted at the top of the system list with other favorite systems, select the Favorite check box.

8. If the system is a DVMS video recorder, select the Video Recorder check box.

9. If the system is configured for transactional data, such as video analytics, or data from other sources, such as cash registers or ATMs, select the DataPoint Server check box.

10. If you want the system to pass information to Microsoft® Windows® Active Directory, select the Windows Authentication check box.

NOTE:  Active Directory is not required for Windows authentication. It can also be authenticated with local users and groups on a DVR.

11. When configuration of the system is complete, click the OK button to add it to the list of configured systems on the Connection Management page.

12. Repeat these steps for each system.

Related topic:

•	System List