Configuring the Vivotek ST3402 Live Camera Monitor

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Vivotek ST3402 Monitor

Logging In

The authentication mechanism is implemented in Launcher. If user has already passed the authentication in Launcher, Monitor can be invoked without further authentication. If not, the Authentication of Launcher will be popped up and user must pass it to get Monitor shows up. There are three privileges in the user-protection system: the root, the power user and the general user.

Camera Configurations

When you log in for the first time, you need to configure this application software to connect to the remote Video Server / Network Camera series products in “Configuration Menu \ Camera Configuration”, as shown in Fig.3-2.

You must have the root (administrator) privilege in order to run the configuration.

Figure Camera Configuration

ATTENTION: Once you click on “Configuration Menu\Camera Configuration” for setting each camera, a warning window will pop up to warn you that all recording processes will be stopped.

Adding/Removing a Camera

In the top left corner of the Configuration window is the Local Settings section. This is where you can add or remove a remote Video Server or Network Camera.

Insert – This allows the user to insert a remote Video Server / Network Camera series product to the camera list. Click on the “Insert” button, an “Insert New Channel” dialog will pop up, as shown in Fig. 3-5. Specify the IP address, port and root password of the remote Video Server / Network Camera series product, and click on the “Ok” button to close the dialog. The system will try to connect to the selected camera. If the connection is successful, the camera will be inserted to the list.

Delete – This removes the selected Video Server / Network Camera series product from the camera list. You should select a camera as shown below to remove.

History – Clicking on the “History” button pops up a camera history list that shows the latest cameras that has been inserted into the camera list. The list could contain up to 16 entries. When you click on one of the cameras in the history list, the camera will be inserted into the camera list. The history list is shown below.

Repeat steps above for each camera you need to add or remove from the Monitor Software.

Saving the Changes

Once you have clicked on the “Save” button in the bottom left corner of this window, the changes for all camera configurations will be saved and validated immediately in this IP surveillance system.

NOTE: If you try to change the remote settings of any Video Server / Network Camera series product in the web page (right part of this window), you will need to apply the “SAVE” button in each corresponding page in order to save the settings to the remote servers. There are different “SAVE” buttons for changing the settings of the local IP surveillance system and that of the remote Video Server / Network Camera series product.

Global Settings

After completing the connection for each remote Video Server / Network Camera series product, you will need to configure the global settings for all the connected servers. These include the media datamedia database directory, the usage of the hard disk, internet settings and backup status information. The default settings are generally ok for the Global Settings. For specific instruction refer to the Vivotek Software User Manual.

Please go to the next step, Configuring the Vivotek ST3402 Scheduling/Recording