Interlogix VEREX Director - Manual (Page 60)

52 Verex Director V4.9.1 User's Guide 21-0381E v4.9.1
Welcome to Visual Director
(Map/Camera Views)
Beginning with V4.0, VEREX
Director includes a customizable
visual interface for viewing live
cameras, monitoring alarms, and
controlling items. We call this
"Visual Director".
Software Licensing: This is an optional
feature (requires suitable software
licensing). For details on activating purchased features,
refer to "Software Activation and Licensing".
Camera Support: Cameras are supported through
Netvision and other video servers. For more
information, refer to the on-line help or documentation
provided with the Netvision software.
Grid view: Due to its visual nature, this feature uses
'forms' view only.
Initial Set Up / Camera Control and Adjustments: This
section covers using 'Visual Director' to perform
monitoring, status, and control tasks.
Also See: "Camera Status/Control and
Adjustments", and "Initial Set Up of: Views, Maps,
Cameras" (both to follow / below).
Items to be available under Control & Status depend on
the authorities associated with the user ID and PIN
entered when logging into "Control & Status". If you
were not asked to enter a user ID and PIN, then one
has been set up for automatic entry in your operator
settings. For details, refer to the section on
"Operators".
Status monitoring (either manually, or through the
status toolbar), requires that the VEREX Director
system be connected with the specific panel(s), and the
specific devices must be communicating.
Also See (  V4.0):
+ For Form-based Status & Control:
"Checking Status and Controlling Items"
+ To Set up Panel Communications for a New System:
"New Installation? Try the Wizard "
Connecting to the Associated Panel(s),
An Overview:
Tip: If you will only be viewing or controlling cameras,
you do not need to initiate a panel connection
(i.e., you can skip these steps).
1) See if you're already connected by
checking the status bar at the bottom of
the monitoring window.
Multi-Account systems: Ensure your desired
account is selected (click [Account Folders] in the
tree, and then double-click the specific account).
2) If not connected, check to ensure the
communication software is running on the
specific PCs.
Detail: If the LCD/Telephone icon on the
Windows taskbar is black-and-white (color =
running), start the communications service by
right-clicking the icon, and selecting "Start
Communications".
Related Topic: Serial Port / Modem Setup
(Communications Manager)
3) Select Communications from your
MyTools bar, or click [Communications]
in the 'tree', and select Pending/OnLine .
4) Click the [+] at the bottom of the form, or
right-click the form, and select Add New
from the pop-up menu. Then, select the
desired panel(s) (double-click to select),
and set "Action" to "Normal", and
"Frequency" to "Stay Connected" ().
(Click
OK when finished.)
5) Check that the connection is made, and
watch for the panel updates to occur.
(Click the 'Panel Group', and look for the status on
the right side of the screen.)
Note: Control & Status features will be available after
the panel updates have finished (look for a connection
state of 'Connected' and 'Idle State'.)
Also See (Related Topics):
+ "Panel Communications and Updates"
Maps and Video (Visual Monitoring & Status/Control)
Status and Control Using Visual Director
The 'Views' Toolbar
The "Views" toolbar provides access to all map/camera views
that are presently set up.
To show or hide the view-name text in the toolbar:
Right-click within the title-bar, and select "Show Button Captions".
Also See: "Initial Set Up of: Views, Maps, Cameras"