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Ocularis Web User Guide

Contents Ocularis Web User Guide

Contents LEGAL NOTICE .............................................................................................................................................. 3

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 4 OCULARIS MEDIA SERVER ............................................................................................................................. 4

Ocularis Media Server Components ..................................................................................................... 4 Specifications ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Ocularis Web ........................................................................................................................................ 4

GETTING STARTED ....................................................................................................................................... 5 LAUNCHING OCULARIS WEB .......................................................................................................................... 5 LOGGING IN TO OCULARIS WEB ..................................................................................................................... 5

OCULARIS WEB INTERFACE ....................................................................................................................... 6 MENU BAR ................................................................................................................................................... 6 APPLICATION CONTROLS ............................................................................................................................... 7

CONFIGURING OCULARIS WEB .................................................................................................................. 8 TO CREATE AN OCULARIS WEB LOCAL VIEW ................................................................................................... 9 TO MODIFY AN OCULARIS WEB LOCAL VIEW ................................................................................................. 10 TO DELETE AN OCULARIS WEB LOCAL VIEW ................................................................................................. 10

VIEWING LIVE VIDEO .................................................................................................................................. 11 TO DISPLAY A VIEW .................................................................................................................................... 11 MODIFYING VIEW PANES ............................................................................................................................. 11

THE VIEW (LIVE) .......................................................................................................................................... 12 IMAGE BAR ................................................................................................................................................ 12 FULL SCREEN............................................................................................................................................. 13 DIGITAL ZOOM ............................................................................................................................................ 14 PTZ (PAN TILT ZOOM) ................................................................................................................................ 15

PTZ Presets ....................................................................................................................................... 16

VIEWING RECORDED VIDEO ..................................................................................................................... 17 BROWSE MODE .......................................................................................................................................... 17 THE VIEW (BROWSE) .................................................................................................................................. 17 PLAYBACK CONTROLS ................................................................................................................................. 18 TO BROWSE RECORDED VIDEO ................................................................................................................... 18

VIDEO DISPLAY ........................................................................................................................................... 19

INDEX ........................................................................................................................................................... 20

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Ocularis Web User Guide Legal Notice

Legal Notice This product content is intended for general information purposes only, and due care has been taken in its preparation.

Any risk arising from the use of this information rests with the recipient, and nothing herein should be construed as constituting any kind of warranty.

© 2002-2013 On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. OnSSI and the ‘Eye’ logo are registered trademarks of On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc. Ocularis, Ocularis Client, Ocularis Client Lite, Ocularis Video Synopsis, Ocularis-X, Ocularis Media Server, Ocularis Web, Ocularis Mobile, NetEVS, NetDVMS, NetDVR, ProSight, NetGuard, NetGuard-EVS, NetSwitcher, NetMatrix, NetCentral, NetTransact, NetPDA and NetCell are trademarks of On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Disclaimer

This text is intended for general information purposes only, and due care has been taken in its preparation. Any risk arising from the use of this information rests with the recipient, and nothing herein should be construed as constituting any kind of warranty.

All names of people and organizations used in the examples in this text are fictitious. Any resemblance to any actual organization or person, living or dead, is purely coincidental and unintended.

On-Net Surveillance Systems, Inc. reserves the right to change product specifications without prior notice.

US patent # 8,390.684 B2 for Ocularis Client

Patents Applied For in the U.S. and Abroad

0008082013-1521-1.2.0.174

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Introduction Ocularis Web User Guide

Introduction

Ocularis Media Server

Ocularis Media Server (formerly called 'Ocularis-X') provides full framerate video from multiple megapixel cameras over limited bandwidth connections. Ocularis Media Server brings the experience of desktop video surveillance to browsers and mobile devices. With the increasing popularity of bandwidth intensive megapixel cameras, web and mobile users face the need to compromise either on the number of cameras viewed (often limited to a single camera), the quality of the video or the smoothness of the video delivered. This can result in choppy, low framerate live viewing and playback.

Ocularis Media Server, an add-on to Ocularis, delivers up to sixteen HD video streams simultaneously using OnSSI’s HDIS (High Definition Interactive Streaming) technology. Frame rates up to 30 frames per second can be delivered over limited bandwidth networks such as 3G and 4G networks.

Ocularis Media Server extends the look and feel of OnSSI’s award winning Ocularis Client to web browsers and mobile devices. It allows security personnel in the field to perform live monitoring and synchronized playback of multiple megapixel cameras through a standard web browser or mobile device.

Ocularis Media Server Components

Components of Ocularis Media Server include a server component and client components. The Ocularis Media Server component typically resides on a stand alone server and is used to communicate with an installation of Ocularis Base. The client components are used to view video. Client components include Ocularis Web and Ocularis Mobile.

Ocularis Web (formerly called ‘Ocularis–X Client') is used to view video using a laptop or PC and a web browser. Ocularis Mobile is used to view video on an Apple® iPad®.

Ocularis Media Server works with Ocularis Base versions 3.0 or later.

Ocularis Web works with a standard web browser. It is run by accessing a website on the Ocularis Media Server and logging into Ocularis Base.

Ocularis Base authenticates user credentials and permissions and passes the appropriate video streams from the recorder(s) to the Ocularis Media Server to be transcoded and sent to the requesting client (either Ocularis Web or Ocularis Mobile). The device using the client may be inside or outside the local area network.

Specifications

Ocularis Web

Ocularis Web uses a web browser to display live and recorded video. The following web browsers are supported:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 8 and higher

• Mozilla Firefox version 14.0 and higher

• Google Chrome version 21.0 and higher

• Apple Safari version 5.1.7 and higher

Adobe Flash is required as a separate installation in some browsers.


Ocularis Web User Guide Getting Started

Getting Started Use any of the supported web browsers (see "Specifications" on page 4) to access video with Ocularis Web.

Launching Ocularis Web

1. Open a web browser.

2. In the URL field, enter the following:

http://<Ocularis_Media_Server_IP_Address>/ocularis-web/client

or

https://<Ocularis_Media_Server_IP_Address>/ocularis-web/client

Where:

<Ocularis__Media_Server_IP_Address> is the IP Address of the Ocularis Media Server.

Your system administrator will let you know if you should use 'http' or 'https'.

Logging In to Ocularis Web

Prior to accessing Ocularis Web, you are presented with a log in screen. Enter your login information as follows:

User Name A user account is required to gain access to system video. This account is your Ocularis account and may be used to access video via Ocularis Web, Ocularis Client or Ocularis Mobile.

Password Enter the password corresponding to the user account above.

Type Select the type of Ocularis user for your account. Options are: Basic or Windows. See your system administrator for the correct type.

When complete, click Login.

Ocularis Base authenticates the user credentials entered and provides the Ocularis Media Server with the information authorized to this user account. This includes which cameras streams and views are accessible to this user. After authentication is complete, the video stream travels from the recorder to the Ocularis Media Server and then to the Ocularis Web client.


Ocularis Web Interface Ocularis Web User Guide

Ocularis Web Interface When you successfully log in using Ocularis Web for the first time, the screen presented is a blank slate:

Ocularis-Web Window

In the top part of the screen there is a menu bar on the left and application controls in the upper right portion of the page. The general view area takes up largely the remainder of the screen.

Menu Bar

The upper left portion of the screen includes a menu bar with the following items:

Menu Description

Debug Console Overlay The icon may be used to toggle the Debug Console on and off as needed for troubleshooting purposes.

Cameras Lists all cameras to which the user account has privileges as defined on the Ocularis Base

Views

Lists all views accessible to the user. Views from Ocularis Base for this user account are inherited and are listed here. Users may create additional views unique to Ocularis Web. See To Create an Ocularis Web Local View (on page 9) for more information.

Browse Click this menu option to toggle between Browse mode (recorded video) and Live mode.


Ocularis Web User Guide Ocularis Web Interface

Application Controls

The upper right portion of the Menu Bar contains functions known as ‘Application Controls’. These functions are defined as follows:

Control Graphic/Icon

Log off - click this icon to log off Ocularis Web. Logging off will stop the current session.

Help – click this icon to open the Ocularis Web documentation.

About - click this icon to view the Ocularis Web version number.


Configuring Ocularis Web Ocularis Web User Guide

Configuring Ocularis Web Ocularis Web needs no configuration to start using the product! The views you use with Ocularis Client are shared with Ocularis Web. These are the Base Views. Simply use the Views menu to see a list of views and select one to view video. (see To Display a View). A View is the fundamental display when observing video from a client application such as Ocularis Web. The screen is divided into one or more panes, each of which may display a different camera stream. Ocularis Media Server supports up to sixteen HD video streams simultaneously at their original frame rate (up to 30 FPS). Base Views are listed in alphabetical order.

The Base Views listed in the Views menu may not display all the views attributed to the user. Ocularis Web does not support some features that may be included in an Ocularis Base view. These include: web pages, blank screens, push panes, hot spots or carousels. If a 1 x 1 view is configured in Ocularis Base with one of these non-supported built-in content panes, the view will not appear in the Ocularis Web list of Base Views. If, however, a multiple pane view contains 1 or more cameras as well as a non-supported built-in content pane, the view will appear. When selected, the non-supported pane will remain blank.

Similarly, neither client (Ocularis Web nor Ocularis Mobile) supports asymmetrical views. The only views available in these clients are:

• 1 x 1 or 1 streams




If, for instance, Ocularis Base has a 1 + 7 view of 8 cameras, this view will not appear in the Base Views list on an Ocularis Media Server client.

Note for the admin account: the hierarchy of views in the Base Views list may not display the same in Ocularis Web as it does in Ocularis Client. There may be duplicate views listed for this user account. As you know, the administrator account can see all views for all user groups. If views with the same name are shared across groups, these views will appear in duplicate only for the user admin.

Local Views in Ocularis Web may be configured by the user. These are stored on the computer which is used to create the view. When you configure a view of cameras, the browser on the local machine saves the configuration information for your user account. Therefore, if you were to go to another computer and log in using Ocularis Web, that local computer would need to be reconfigured. Similarly, if you stayed on the same PC but launched a different browser and logged in with Ocularis Web, configuration will also need to be redone. Lastly, if you clear the browser’s cache, configuration changes are lost and must be redone upon next login.

Local Views appear in the order in which they were created.


Ocularis Web User Guide Configuring Ocularis Web

To Create an Ocularis Web Local View

In Ocularis Web, select the Views menu and choose Configure Views.

Figure 1: Configure Local Views

The Configure Views screen allows you to create different views populated by the cameras you choose in the layout selected.

Select the desired layout from the Layout Tabs. Available selections include: 1 x 1 View, 2 x 2 View, 3 x 3 View and 4 x 4 View. The screen will adjust accordingly based upon the view selected.

Each section or rectangle making up the view is called a pane. To populate each pane, simply drag and drop a camera displayed in the list on the Cameras tab to the desired pane.

Drag and drop to populate a pane with a camera stream

1. Continue to drag and drop cameras for each available pane. If you change your mind about which camera should populate which pane, simply drag a new camera and drop it on top of the existing camera in the pane.

2. When complete, enter a name for the view in the View name field. The name is displayed in the Views menu for you to access later. View names should be created so that you can easily identify the cameras it includes. View names are not case sensitive and may include spaces.

3. Click Save.

4. You may continue to create additional views. When finished, click Close.

Note: Remember that local views are saved with the browser settings on the local machine. If you open another manufacturer’s browser, move to another PC, or clear the browser’s cache, you will need to reconfigure local views from scratch.


Configuring Ocularis Web Ocularis Web User Guide

To Modify an Ocularis Web Local View

1. In Ocularis Web, select the Views menu and choose Configure Views.

2. Click the Edit Views tab.

Existing local views are listed.

3. Select the view you wish to modify and then click Edit View.

The configured view is displayed.

Make the changes you desire.

4. Click Save.

If you wish to edit another view, repeat these steps. Otherwise, click Close.

To Delete an Ocularis Web Local View

1. In Ocularis Web, select the Views menu and choose Configure Views.

2. Click the Edit Views tab.

Existing local views are listed.

3. Select the view you wish to modify and then click Delete View.

The configured view is deleted.

4. If you wish to delete another view, repeat step 3 for each view. Otherwise, click Close.


Ocularis Web User Guide Viewing Live Video

Viewing Live Video Ocularis video is displayed through the use of a view. Views are either inherited from Ocularis Base or each user may create his or her own local views. Once views are created, they may be accessed by the user each time they use Ocularis Web. The last view displayed will be presented to the user upon the next log in.

To Display a View

Display a preconfigured view by selecting the Views menu.

o Ocularis Base views are listed in alphabetical order.

o Local Views are listed in the order in which they were created.

Click the view name you would like to display.

Modifying View Panes

There are occasions where you may want to see video from a different camera not displayed in the current view. You can display another view containing the desired camera or you can simply replace one of the panes displayed with video from the alternate camera.

1. Select the Cameras menu.

2. From the list of cameras, drag and drop the desired camera from the list displayed onto the desired pane. You may replace a pane that is populated with an existing camera with an alternate camera.

Note: Changes made using this method are only temporary. If you re-load the view or log out and log in, the view will return to displaying the original cameras.


The View (Live) Ocularis Web User Guide

The View (Live) The following is a sample 2 x 2 view shown in Live mode.

Sample View in Live mode

Image Bar

Each pane in a view has a top section called the Image Bar. On the left of the Image Bar is the name of the camera as it is defined in Ocularis Base.

The name of the view will dynamically appear in the View Title Area when the mouse rolls over the top section of the screen.


Ocularis Web User Guide The View (Live)

Full Screen

You can switch the pane of a view to full screen by clicking the Image Bar.

Full Screen Video

Click the Image Bar again to return to the original view.



Digital Zoom

You may use digital zoom on any camera image. Draw a rectangle over the zoom area by drawing a diagonal line. Release the mouse to perform the zoom.

Click and drag to draw rectangle for zoom

Digital Zoom

A PIP (Picture in Picture) appears in the upper right corner of the view pane. A magnifying glass icon appears in the lower right to indicate that you are zoomed in.

To return to the original, zoomed out image, click the PIP.


Ocularis Web User Guide The View (Live)

PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom)

PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) functions are supported in Ocularis Web.

TO PAN OR TILT A PTZ CAMERA Click the mouse on the area you wish to pan or tilt the camera. A directional arrow appears to indicate the direction the camera will be moved. Continue to click on the image to adjust the camera position.

TO ZOOM A PTZ CAMERA To optically zoom a PTZ camera, click the Zoom in or Zoom out ('+' or '-') buttons in the pane with the PTZ video.

Note: camera privileges are inherited from Ocularis Base. Therefore, whatever camera privileges you have when you use Ocularis Client, you will also have with Ocularis Web.



PTZ Presets

PTZ Cameras that have presets set on them may be accessed via the PTZ menu.

PTZ Presets Menu is located on the bottom center of a PTZ stream


Ocularis Web User Guide Viewing Recorded Video

Viewing Recorded Video When an incident occurs, viewing recorded video is easily done by switching the screen to Browse mode. Settings related to recorded video (such as when to record) are configured on the camera’s corresponding recording component.

Browse Mode

Click Browse in the main menu to switch to Browse mode. Once in Browse mode, the menu item will change to Live for returning to Live monitoring.

The View (Browse)

A Sample View in Browse mode

The Browse menu item is replaced with 'Live'. Click this menu item to return to Live mode.

At the bottom of the screen, a set of Playback Controls appears along with the date and time stamp of the displayed video.

Each pane displays a date and time stamp for the frame in view. If a frame exists for the requested time, the display will appear in white text. If the stream does not have a frame for the requested time, the text appears in red text.

Browse mode in Ocularis Web displays all cameras synchronously. Actions performed with the playback controls apply to all visible video panes. For instance, playing video from 6:00 a.m. will result in all panes playing video from 6:00 a.m. (assuming it was recorded in the first place).


Viewing Recorded Video Ocularis Web User Guide

The time displayed in Ocularis Web reflects the time on the Ocularis Media Server. This time could be different (e.g. different time zone) from the Ocularis Web user, the recorder or even the Ocularis Base computer.

Playback Controls

The following defines the function for each playback control:

To Browse Recorded Video

There are many different ways to view recorded video.

• Drag the Timeline slider handle to the left or the right to play video backwards or forwards.

• The Speed indicator let’s you know the speed of the playback. A negative number (e.g. -4X) indicates that the video is playing backwards.

The further to the left or right that the Timeline slider is placed will direct the speed. The Timeline is calibrated so that the slider jumps from one speed to the next.

Sample for reverse playback in 4 times normal speed

Only video in 1 x 1 views may use up to 12x (twelve times) normal speed for video playback. Views with multiple panes may only play forward or backward in 1x (normal speed). You may maximize a pane in order to view the video with increased playback speed.

• Click the Move back one second / Move forward one second icons to move video accordingly.

• Click the Move back one frame / Move forward one frame icons to move video accordingly.

• Click the Go to specific time/date to advance directly to another date or time.


Ocularis Web User Guide Video Display

Video Display In certain cases, the screen content will change based upon the availability of a video stream.

A Negotiating Spinner is displayed until the video stream is available.

Negotiating Spinner

A red 'x' symbol is displayed in Live mode if only one frame is received from a camera but no further frames are received. In Browse mode, this symbol appears whenever the Ocularis Media Server does not receive a time stamp from a camera for approximately 3 seconds.

No Frames / No Time Stamp

A CPU warning graphic appears in one or more panes whenever the CPU load of the Ocularis Media Server exceeds the threshold set by the administrator. The graphic remains visible until the CPU load is decreased by either logging out one or more users or by users selecting views with fewer or lower resolution cameras.

CPU Load Exceeded


Index Ocularis Web User Guide

Index A

Application Controls • 7

B

Browse Mode • 17

C

Configuring Ocularis Web • 8

D

Digital Zoom • 14

F

Full Screen • 13

G

Getting Started • 5

I

Image Bar • 12

Introduction • 4

L

Launching Ocularis Web • 5

Legal Notice • 3

Logging In to Ocularis Web • 5

M

Menu Bar • 6

Modifying View Panes • 11

O

Ocularis Media Server • 4

Ocularis Media Server Components • 4

Ocularis Web Interface • 6

P

Playback Controls • 18

PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) • 15

PTZ Presets • 16

S

Specifications • 4, 5

T

The View (Browse) • 17

The View (Live) • 12

To Browse Recorded Video • 18

To Create an Ocularis Web Local View • 6, 9

To Delete an Ocularis Web Local View • 10

To Display a View • 11

To Modify an Ocularis Web Local View • 10

V

Video Display • 19

Viewing Live Video • 11

Viewing Recorded Video • 17


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