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1 User Manual of iVMS-4200 1 iVMS-4200 Client Software User Manual UD07013B User Manual of iVMS-4200 i User Manual COPYRIGHT 2017 Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Any and all information, including, among others, wordings, pictures, graphs are the properties of Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. or its subsidiaries (hereinafter referred to be Hikvision ). This user manual (hereinafter referred to be the Manual ) cannot be reproduced, changed, translated, or distributed, partially or wholly, by any means, without the prior written permission of Hikvision. Unless otherwise stipulated, Hikvision does not make any warranties, guarantees or representations, express or implied, regarding to the Manual. About this Manual This Manual is applicable to iVMS-4200 Client Software . The Manual includes instructions for using and managing the product.

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4 HIKVISION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE IN THE EVENT THAT THIS PRODUCT IS USED WITH ILLEGITIMATE PURPOSES. IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICTS BETWEEN THIS MANUAL AND THE APPLICABLE LAW, THE LATER Manual of iVMS-4200 1 Contents Chapter 1 4 Description .. 4 Running Environment .. 4 Function Modules .. 4 Updates Instruction .. 6 Chapter 2 User Registration and Login .. 7 Chapter 3 Device 9 Adding the 9 Activating Device .. 9 Adding Online Devices .. 11 Adding Devices by IP or Domain Name .. 13 Adding Devices by 14 Adding Devices by IP Server .. 15 Adding Devices by HiDDNS .. 16 Group Management .. 17 Chapter 4 Camera Settings .. 21 Picture Settings .. 22 Video Settings .. 22 Schedule .. 23 Storing on the DVR, NVR, or Network Camera .. 24 Storing on Storage Server .. 26 Video Display .. 29 Motion Detection .. 31 Tampering Alarm .. 33 Video Loss.

5 34 PTZ Control .. 36 Network 36 Network Parameter Settings .. 36 Stream Media Server Management .. 37 Chapter 5 Live View .. 40 Starting and Stopping the Live View .. 42 Auto-switch in Live View .. 42 PTZ Control in Live View .. 43 Configuring the 44 Configuring the Pattern .. 44 Configuring the Patrol .. 45 Local Recording and Capture .. 46 Manual Recording in Live View .. 46 Viewing Local Video Files .. 46 Capturing Picture in Live 48 Viewing Captured Pictures .. 48 Instant Playback .. 49 User Manual of iVMS-4200 2 Custom Window 50 Live View in Fisheye Mode .. 51 Other Functions in Live View .. 53 Chapter 6 Remote Playback .. 54 Normal Playback .. 54 Searching Video 54 Playing Video Files .. 55 Downloading Video Files .. 56 Event Playback .. 58 ATM 60 Searching Video Files for ATM Playback .. 60 Playing Video Files for ATM Playback.

6 61 Synchronous Playback .. 61 VCA Playback .. 62 Fisheye Playback .. 62 Chapter 7 Event and Alarm Center .. 64 Viewing Alarms Information .. 65 Viewing Events Information .. 65 Viewing Pop-up Alarm Information .. 66 Chapter 8 E-map Management .. 67 Adding an E-map .. 67 The Hot Spot Function .. 69 Adding Hot Spots .. 69 Modifying Hot 70 Previewing Hot Spots .. 70 The Hot Region Function .. 71 Adding Hot Regions .. 71 Modifying Hot Regions .. 72 Previewing Hot 72 Chapter 9 Log Search .. 73 Searching Log Files .. 73 Backing up Log Files .. 74 Chapter 10 Account Management and System Configuration .. 75 Account Management .. 75 Adding the 75 Managing the User .. 76 System 76 General Settings .. 77 Image Settings .. 78 File Saving Path Settings .. 78 Alarm Sound Settings .. 79 Email Settings .. 79 Appendix .. 81 System Requirements.

7 81 User Manual of iVMS-4200 3 Specifications .. 81 FAQ .. 82 Live View .. 82 Playback .. 82 Configuration .. 82 User Manual of iVMS-4200 4 Chapter 1 Overview Description iVMS-4200 is a versatile video management Software for the DVRs, NVRs, IP cameras, encoders, etc. It provides multiple functionalities, including real-time live view, video recording, remote search and playback, alarm receiving, etc., for the connected devices to meet the needs of monitoring task. With the flexible distributed structure and easy-to-use operations, the Client Software is widely applied to the surveillance projects of medium or small scale. This user manual describes the function, configuration and operation steps of iVMS-4200 Software . To ensure the properness of usage and stability of the Software , please refer to the contents below and read the manual carefully before installation and operation.

8 Running Environment Operating System: Mac OS X to CPU: Ghz Intel Dual-Core or above Memory: 1G or above Video Card: NVIDIA Geforce 9400 or above GPU: 256 MB or above Function Modules Control Panel of iVMS-4200 : User Manual of iVMS-4200 5 Menu Bar: Client About Client Click to view the Client version and view the manageable device quantity. Quit Client Click to exit the Client . File Open Captured Picture Enter the Capture page to select the folder location of the exported captured picture file (s). Open Video File Enter the video player and select the folder location of the exported video file (s), You can also capture pictures during the playing of the video file. Open Log File Enter the Log File page to select the folder location of the exported log file (s) System Lock Lock screen operations. Log in the Client again to unlock.

9 Switch User Switch the login user. System Configuration Open the System Configuration page. Import Configuration File Import Client configuration file from your computer. Export Configuration File Export Client configuration file to your computer. View 1024*768 Display the window at size of 1024*768 pixels. 1280*1024 Display the window at size of 1280*1024 pixels. Most Adaptive Screen Display the window in most adaptive mode. Control Panel Enter Control Panel page. Main View Open Main View page. E-map Open E-map page. Event Search Open Event Search page. Remote Playback Open Remote Playback page. Tool Group Management Open the Group Management page. Camera Settings Open the Camera Setting page. Account Management Open the Account Management page. Device Management Open the Device Management page. Storage Server Management Open the Storage Server Management page. Stream Media Server Management Open the Stream Media Server Management page.

10 Device Arming Control Set the arming status of devices. Help Open Wizard Open the guide for the Client configuration. User Manual Click to open the User Manual; you can also open the User Manual by pressing F1 on your keyboard. The iVMS-4200 Client Software is composed of the following function modules: The Main View module provides live view of network cameras and video encoders, and supports some basic operations, such as picture capturing, recording, PTZ control, etc. User Manual of iVMS-4200 6 The E-map module provides the displaying and management of E-maps, hot regions and hot spots. The Event Search module provides searching and playing back the alarm video file of motion detection and alarm input. The Remote Playback module provides the search, playback, export of video files. The Group Management module provides adding, modifying, or deleting the camera groups, and importing/exporting cameras to the groups.