ACTi CMS 2 - Manual (Page 10)

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CMS 2.0 System Administrator’s Manual
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Overview
Designed for large-scale multi-site video surveillance solution, Central Management System
2.0 (hereafter referred to as CMS) software allows its user the full capabilities to monitor and
manage multiple Network Video Recorders (NVR) via network. It also possesses full
functionalities to manage not only NVRs but devices (network cameras, video encoders, etc.),
users and events.
CMS Server / Client Architecture
CMS is a typical web-based server/client system. In a multi-site surveillance solution, CMS
Server serves as a management command center; a Client makes requests of monitoring
video streams or playing recordings sent to CMS Server, and CMS Server will pass this
request to the involved NVR Server to send data/video stream to the Client. CMS Server
starts automatically as soon as the Server computer (where it is installed) boots up, and
operates in the background without requiring the login of administrator. It would provide
services over the TCP/IP network to multiple Clients upon requests coming through HTTP
protocol.
There are two types of Clients in CMS system: Web Client and Workstation Client. A user,
connecting from whether web browser or workstation, will be provided with the same user
interface and be CMS functions.
 Web Client: the web version of interface to access CMS Server without the need of
installing any client program. Logging in to the CMS Server is as simple as visiting a website
through the browser.
 Workstation Client: the client application making accessing CMS Server free from the use
of browser .The workstation includes a set of programs that provide interface between users
and the CMS Server.