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CMS 2.0 System Administrator’s Manual
About This Manual
Target Audience
This manual is intended for System Administrators who are responsible for installing and
setting up CMS 2.0 surveillance system. The reader is expected to know the fundamentals of
IP surveillance system integration and to own the administrative privileges to achieve all the
configuration tasks.
Content Overview
This manual provides information needed for planning the installation, installing, setting up the
system and configuring the video streaming devices. Its main content consists of the following
three sections:
Getting Started provides the preparatory knowledge you should study before starting
installation, such as system requirements and license registration procedures.
Log in to the System explains how to log in to the system right after a successful
installation.
System Setup gives instructions on administrative tasks such as centrally managing the
NVR servers and the devices, setting up event rules, customize the live view layouts or
managing system storage. For each major task, you will be given a brief introduction of
operation principles, step-by-step instructions, and a simple tip to check if you have done
it correctly.