ABUS VMS
ABUS Security-Center GmbH & Co. KG
System manual
Version 7.3
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Contents
Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 6
Safety information ............................................................................................................... 6
Areas of application ............................................................................................................ 7
Information symbols ........................................................................................................... 7
Upgrades .............................................................................................................................. 8
System requirements .......................................................................................................... 8
1.
Setting up / putting into operation .............................................................................. 9
1.1
Starting the software .............................................................................................................. 10
1.1.1
The setup wizard .......................................................................................................................................... 10
1.2
Log-in ..................................................................................................................................... 13
1.3
User interface ........................................................................................................................ 13
1.3.1
Interface layout............................................................................................................................................. 13
1.3.2
The CPU utilization indicator ........................................................................................................................ 15
1.3.3
The network utilization indicator ................................................................................................................... 16
1.3.4
Logging out and exiting the software ............................................................................................................ 17
2.
Software operation ......................................................................................................17
2.1
Switching system modes ....................................................................................................... 17
2.1.1
Using the search function ............................................................................................................................. 22
2.1.2
Voiding archives ........................................................................................................................................... 23
2.2
Switching the slide elements ................................................................................................. 24
2.3
System status indicator ......................................................................................................... 26
2.4
Working with the cameras ..................................................................................................... 26
2.4.1
Activating and deactivating the cameras....................................................................................................... 27
2.4.2
Switching the image geometry...................................................................................................................... 29
2.4.3
Using the zoomstick ..................................................................................................................................... 31
2.4.4
Using the numeric field (keyboard) ............................................................................................................... 31
2.4.5
Saving camera positions (presets) ............................................................................................................... 32
2.4.6
Using the sequencer function ....................................................................................................................... 33
2.4.7
Using manual recording (Panic Record) ....................................................................................................... 33
2.4.8
Using the alarm lists ..................................................................................................................................... 34
2.5
Creating backups ................................................................................................................... 36
2.5.1
Local backup (database export) ................................................................................................................... 36
2.5.2
Local backup (AVI export) ............................................................................................................................ 37
2.5.3
Remote backup ............................................................................................................................................ 38
2.5.4
Single frame export (storage, printing, e-mailing) ......................................................................................... 38
2.6
Creating favourites................................................................................................................. 41
2.6.1
Deleting favourites ....................................................................................................................................... 43
2.7
Connecting to a host .............................................................................................................. 44
2.7.1
Automatically redialing hosts after the connection is interrupted ................................................................... 45
