Vga Recorder Install Guide

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VGA Recorder Install Guide VGA Recorder Lite VGA Recorder Standard Lecture Recorder VGA Recorder Pro www.epiphan.com 8 April 2010 Firmware Version 3.7.7 Thank you for choosing Epiphan! At Epiphan, product function and quality are our top priority. We make every effort to make sure that our products exceed our customers expectations. We regularly contact our customers to ensure product performance and reliability. We strive to continually enhance our products to accommodate your needs. Specifications You can go to the Recording page of the Epiphan website to get information about VGA Recorder Lite, Lecture Recorder, VGA Recorder Standard, and VGA Recorder Pro devices. Warranty All Epiphan Systems products are provided with a 100% replacement warranty for one year from the date of purchase. We welcome your feedback and suggestions for product improvements. You can email your comments to [email protected]. Technical Support Epiphan is staffed by a professional support team. If, after checking the FAQs for your product on the Epiphan website and re-installing the Epiphan driver software, you continue to have outstanding issues, email a problem report to [email protected]. To help us solve the problem efficiently, include the following info: • Your product serial number. • The behavior of your product’s LED indicators. • Technical description of the VGA signal source including resolution, refresh rate, synchronization, type of hardware. • Complete description of the problem you’re experiencing. Environmental Information The equipment that you bought has required the extraction and use of natural resources for its production. It may contain hazardous substances that could impact health and the environment. In order to avoid the dissemination of those substances in our environment and to diminish the pressure on the natural resources, we encourage you to use the appropriate take-back systems. Those systems will reuse or recycle most of the materials of your end life equipment in a sound way. The crossed-out wheeled bin symbol invites you to use those systems. If you need more information about collection, reuse and recycling systems, please contact your local or regional waste administration. You can also contact us for more information on the environmental performance of our products. Copyright © 2010 Epiphan Systems Inc. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. 1. Installation and Getting Started 1. Installation and Getting Started This section describes the basics of how to connect a VGA Recorder device to a VGA source and to an Ethernet network. This section also describes how to install the Epiphan Network Discovery Utility on a workstation running Windows and use the Utility to find VGA Recorder devices on the network. Finally, this section describes how to connect to and use the VGA Recorder Web admin interface to save recordings to the VGA Recorder internal hard disk and to provide viewer access to these recordings. You can also archive recordings to an FTP, CIFS (Windows network share), or rsync server on your network. You can also save recordings an external USB storage device such as a USB hard disk or flash drive. See the VGA Recorder User Guide for more information. With the VGA Recorder Standard and Pro you can also save recordings to a recordable CD or DVD using the optional DVD writer. This chapter contains the following sections: • VGA Recorder Hardware Features • VGA Recorder Software Features • Connect and Power on a VGA Recorder Lite Device • Connect and Power on a Lecture Recorder Device • Connect and Power on a VGA Recorder Standard Device • Connect and Power on a VGA Recorder Pro Device • Using the Network Discovery Utility to Find the IP Address of the VGA Recorder Device • Connecting to the VGA Recorder Web admin interface • Using the Web admin interface Install Guide Page 3 1. Installation and Getting Started VGA Recorder Hardware Features VGA Recorder Hardware Features This section provides an overview of VGA Recorder Lite, Standard, and Pro and Lecture Recorder hardware features. Power Connect the AC adapter to the VGA Recorder power connector and to a power outlet. ETH 1 Primary 10/100/1000 Base-T RJ-45 auto-sensing Ethernet network port to connect the VGA Recorder device to the Ethernet network. The VGA Recorder device ethernet ports are auto-sensing. ETH 2 Secondary 10/100/1000 Base-T RJ-45 auto-sensing Ethernet network port. This port is useful for some configurations. See the VGA Recorder User Guide for more information. VGA IN To connect a VESA-compatible VGA source to the VGA Recorder device. See the VGA Recorder technical specifications on the Epiphan web site for information about the video input supported by the VGA Recorder. VGA OUT Optionally connect a monitor to view captured images. VGA Recorder Lite: draft-quality preview for monitoring image output for troubleshooting. VGA Recorder Standard and Pro: high quality preview that can be used to verify the configuration of the VGA source and VGA Recorder device. You can also enable On-Screen mode, connect a monitor to VGA Out and connect a keyboard and mouse to the device and access the Web admin interface. See “Using On-Screen Mode to Access the Web admin interface (VGA Recorder Standard and Pro)” on page 27. Page 4 VGA Recorder 1. Installation and Getting Started INPUT VGA Recorder Hardware Features To connect a DVI, VGA, composite video and optionally audio to the Lecture Recorder device. To connect a VGA source you require a VGA to DVI converter. To connect a composite video source you require a composite video to DVI converter. See the Lecture Recorder technical specifications for information about the VGA signaling, VGA modes, and video modes supported by VGA Recorder devices. INPUT also includes an audio port for recording line in audio. OUTPUT Connect a DVI or VGA monitor or projector and an audio amplifier to a Lecture Recorder device to view the video and hear audio received by the INPUT port. To connect a VGA monitor you require a DVI to VGA converter. USB ports All VGA Recorder devices have multiple USB 2.0 connectors (that also support USB 1.1). You can send commands to and receive status reports from the VGA Recorder device by connecting the VGA Recorder USB port to an RS-232 control system (using a USB to RS-232 connector). See the VGA Recorder User Guide for more information. LED startup sequence Green and blue LEDs. When the VGA Recorder device first starts up, the blue LED lights up. A few seconds later the green LED lights up. After about another 20 seconds the blue LED turns off, leaving the green LED on indicating that the VGA Recorder has started up and can start recording images. During operation the blue LED blinks during VGA signal test operation and when the system tunes VGA parameters. Install Guide Page 5 1. Installation and Getting Started VGA Recorder Hardware Features Red LED During operation the red LED blinks each time the VGA Recorder records an image. You can use the red LED as an indicator that the VGA Recorder is recording images. Reset Button Reset the VGA Recorder Lite or Lecture Recorder device to factory default settings. To use this button, disconnect power to the device, press and hold the Reset button as you reconnect the power. The blue LED lights up. Keep pressing the Reset button until the blue LED turns off and the Green LED lights up. Release the Reset button. The device starts normally but with all settings returned to factory defaults. Note: You may have to re-configure the device’s network settings to reconnect the device to the network. See the VGA Recorder User Guide for more information. Solid State Drive Recordings made by the VGA Recorder Lite and Lecture Recorder devices are saved to an internal 32 gigabyte solid state drive. The solid state drive functions in the same way as the VGA Recorder Standard and Pro internal hard disk. For simplicity this document uses the term “hard disk” for the internal storage available on all VGA Recorder models. VGA Recorder Lite Hardware Features The VGA Recorder Lite device is a 202mm × 105mm × 35mm (7.95” × 4.13” × 1.38”) desktop unit. The left side panel includes 2 USB connectors, a power connector, and two Ethernet connectors. The right side includes a reset button, LEDs, a USB connector, and VGA out and VGA in connectors. Page 6 VGA Recorder 1. Installation and Getting Started VGA Recorder Hardware Features Figure 1: VGA Recorder Lite connectors and LEDs Power Not Eth 1 Eth 2 USB USB Used Left Side Reset LEDs Button Not Used USB VGA OUT VGA IN Right Side Lecture Recorder Hardware Features The Lecture Recorder device is a 202mm × 105mm × 35mm (7.95” × 4.13” × 1.38”) desktop unit. The left side panel includes 2 USB connectors, a power connector, and two Ethernet connectors. The right side includes a reset button, LEDs, a USB connector, and OUTPUT and INPUT DVI and audio connectors. Install Guide Page 7 1. Installation and Getting Started VGA Recorder Hardware Features Figure 2: Lecture Recorder connectors and LEDs Power Not Eth 1 Eth 2 USB USB Used Left Side Reset LEDs Button Not Used OUTPUT INPUT Right Side VGA Recorder Standard Hardware Features The VGA Recorder Standard device is a 254 mm x 148 mm x 71 mm (10.0" x 5.8" x 2.8") standalone small form factor unit or 4U rack-mount chassis. The front panel includes a USB connector, power and hard disk activity LEDs, power and reset buttons, a standard 3.5 mm microphone port, and a 3.5 mm headphone port. The back panel includes Ethernet, VGA in, 3.5 mm unbalanced stereo audio line in and power connectors. Page 8 VGA Recorder 1. Installation and Getting Started VGA Recorder Hardware Features Figure 3: VGA Recorder Standard front panel VGA Recorder Pro Hardware Features The VGA Recorder Pro device is a standalone 4U rack-mount chassis. The front panel includes two USB connectors, power and hard disk activity LEDs and power and reset buttons. Figure 4: VGA Recorder Pro front panel The back panel includes Ethernet, VGA in, 1/4-inch high quality balanced audio line in, 3.5mm unbalanced stereo audio line in, and power connectors. Install Guide Page 9 1. Installation and Getting Started VGA Recorder Software Features VGA Recorder Software Features Use the following software features, common to all VGA Recorder models to install the VGA Recorder device on the network. IP: 192.168.255.250 Default IP address and Netmask: 255.255.255.252 network User Name: admin (no password) mask IP address from a DHCP server The VGA Recorder device can get an IP address on the network from a DHCP server if the network has one. If the VGA Recorder gets an IP address from a DHCP server, you can see the IP address by running the Epiphan Network Discovery Utility to find the VGA Recorder device on the network. See “Using the Network Discovery Utility to Find the IP Address of the VGA Recorder Device” on page 22. If the network does not have a DHCP server, see the VGA Recorder User Guide. Viewing and working with recordings Use the Web admin interface to start and stop recording videos, and to view, rename, download, and delete recorded videos. You can log into the Web admin interface by selecting Web config from the Epiphan Network Discovery Utility or by opening a web browser and browsing to: http:///admin/ User Name: admin (no password) Using the Web admin interface to view and work with recordings is described in the VGA Recorder User Guide. Page 10 VGA Recorder 1. Installation and Getting Started Web admin interface Connect and Power on a VGA Recorder Lite Device Use the Web admin interface for changing the VGA Recorder IP address, for configuring video codec and Frame Grabber settings, to automate uploading video files to a video repository, and for other VGA Recorder configuration settings. You can access the VGA Recorder configuration settings by selecting Change Configuration from the Web admin interface. Using the Web admin interface to change the VGA Recorder configuration is described in the VGA Recorder User Guide. Connect and Power on a VGA Recorder Lite Device To connect a VGA Recorder Lite device you need: • A VGA video source. • An Ethernet connection between the VGA Recorder Lite device and a network. Figure 5: Connecting a VGA Recorder Lite device to an Ethernet network and to other components External USB Storage Device Web Admin Interface USB Ethernet Cable VGA Cable VGA source Ethernet Network Viewer or Administrator VGA Recorder Lite Video Repository (CIFS, rsync, FTP) Install Guide Page 11 1. Installation and Getting Started Connect and Power on a VGA Recorder Lite Device To connect and turn on the VGA Recorder Lite device 1 Use a VGA cable to connect the VGA source to the VGA Recorder Lite VGA IN port. You can use an active VGA splitter to split the VGA signal between a monitor and the VGA Recorder Lite device. Note: Passive splitters reduce the quality of the VGA signal. Good quality active splitters, (available from Epiphan) do not usually affect signal quality. You should use a splitter with the highest available bandwidth. Figure 6: Connecting to a VGA source LEDs VGA IN 2 Use a RJ-45 Ethernet cable to connect the VGA Recorder Lite Eth 1 port to your 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet network. For best performance, connect the VGA Recorder Lite device to a 1000 Base-T Ethernet. The network must be running the TCP/IP protocol. Ideally the VGA Recorder Lite device should be able to connect to the Internet. 3 Connect the power adapter to the VGA Recorder Lite device. Figure 7: Connecting to the Ethernet network and power Power Input Eth 1 Page 12 VGA Recorder 1. Installation and Getting Started Connect and Power on a VGA Recorder Lite Device The VGA Recorder Lite device powers on and the LEDs go through their power on sequence: • When power is first connected the blue LED lights up. • A few seconds later the green LED lights up. • After about 20 seconds the blue LED turns off, leaving the green LED on to indicate that VGA Recorder device has started up and can start recording images. 4 Start up the VGA source. The Red LED should start flashing indicating that the VGA Recorder Lite device is recording images. To confirm that the VGA Recorder Lite device is receiving images from the VGA source: • Check to see if the VGA Recorder Lite red LED is blinking indicating that device is recording images. If the red LED does not start flashing check the VGA source to make sure it is transmitting a VGA image. Also check the cable between the VGA Recorder Lite device and the VGA source to make sure it is connected correctly. You can also connect a monitor to VGA OUT to check for the presence of a signal. 5 Log into the VGA Recorder Web admin interface See “Connecting to the VGA Recorder Web admin interface” on page 25. Install Guide Page 13 1. Installation and Getting Started Connect and Power on a Lecture Recorder Device Connect and Power on a Lecture Recorder Device To connect a Lecture Recorder device you require: • A VGA, DVI, or composite video source. • An analog audio source (optional). • An Ethernet connection between the Lecture Recorder Lite device and a network. Figure 8: Connecting a Lecture Recorder device to an Ethernet network and to other components Composite video source External USB Storage Device RCA composite video cable USB and adapter VGA or DVI Cable Web Admin Interface Ethernet Cable Lecture Recorder VGA or DVI source Ethernet Network Viewer or Administrator Audio source Video Repository (CIFS, rsync, FTP) To connect and turn on the Lecture Recorder device 1 Connect the VGA, DVI, or composites video source to the Lecture Recorder INPUT port using a VGA or DVI cable. If you are connecting a VGA source, you require a VGA to DVI converter. You can also use an active splitter to split the VGA or DVI signal. If you are connecting a composite video source, you require a composite video to DVI adapter. Page 14 VGA Recorder 1. Installation and Getting Started Connect and Power on a Lecture Recorder Device Note: Passive VGA or DVI splitters reduce the quality of the video signal. Good quality active splitters, (available from Epiphan) do not usually affect signal quality. You should use a splitter with the highest available bandwidth. Figure 9: Location of Lecture Recorder INPUT and OUTPUT ports OUTPUT INPUT 2 You can also optionally connect a VGA or DVI monitor or projector to the Lecture Recorder OUTPUT port to monitor video as it is recorded. If you are connecting a VGA monitor, you require a DVI to VGA converter. You can also use an active splitter to split this VGA or DVI signal. 3 If you plan to record audio, connect an analog audio source to the Lecture Recorder INPUT audio port. You can also monitor the audio input by connecting an audio amplifier to the OUTPUT audio port. 4 Use a RJ-45 Ethernet cable to connect the Lecture Recorder Eth 1 port to your 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet network. For best performance, connect the Lecture Recorder device to a 1000 Base-T Ethernet. The network must be running the TCP/IP protocol. Ideally the Lecture Recorder device should be able to connect to the Internet. 5 Connect the power adapter to the Lecture Recorder device. Install Guide Page 15 1. Installation and Getting Started Connect and Power on a Lecture Recorder Device Figure 10:Connecting to the Ethernet network and connecting power Power Input Eth 1 The Lecture Recorder device powers on and the LEDs go through their power on sequence: • When power is first connected the blue LED lights up. • A few seconds later the green LED lights up. • After about 20 seconds the blue LED turns off, leaving the green LED on to indicate that Lecture Recorder device has started up and can start recording images. 6 Start up the video source. To confirm that the Lecture Recorder Lite device is receiving images from the video source: • Log into the VGA Recorder Web admin interface (see “Connecting to the VGA Recorder Web admin interface” on page 25) and confirm that a file is shown as recording. • Under System Status select Start. If you cannot select Start, the VGA Recorder is already recording. • Select Preview to view the recorded image. • Check to see if the Lecture Recorder red LED is blinking indicating that device is recording images. • If you connected a monitor to the OUTPUT port, check to see if it displaying video. If the red LED does not start flashing, and the monitor connected to the OUTPUT port does not show an image, check the video source to make sure it is transmitting a video image. Also check the cable between the Lecture Recorder device and the video source to make sure it is connected correctly. Page 16 VGA Recorder 1. Installation and Getting Started Connect and Power on a VGA Recorder Standard Device Connect and Power on a VGA Recorder Standard Device To connect a VGA Recorder Standard device you need: • A VGA video source. • An Ethernet connection between the VGA Recorder Standard device and a network. You can also connect: • A 3.5 mm line in or microphone audio source • Standard headphones to monitor audio. Figure 11:Connecting a VGA Recorder Standard device to an Ethernet network and to other components External USB Storage Device Web Admin Interface USB VGA Cable VGA or DVI-I source 3.5 mm Unbalanced Audio Ethernet Cable VGA Recorder Standard Ethernet Network Viewer or Administrator Audio source (Microphone or Line in) Video Repository (CIFS, rsync, FTP) To connect and turn on the VGA Recorder Standard device 1 Use a VGA cable to connect the VGA source to the VGA Recorder Standard VGA IN port on the back of the VGA Recorder Standard device. You can use an active VGA splitter to split the VGA signal between a monitor and the VGA Recorder Standard device. Install Guide Page 17 1. Installation and Getting Started Connect and Power on a VGA Recorder Standard Device Note: Passive splitters reduce the quality of the VGA signal. Good quality active splitters, (available from Epiphan) do not usually affect signal quality. You should use a splitter with the highest available bandwidth. 2 Use a RJ-45 Ethernet cable to connect the VGA Recorder Standard Ethernet port on the back of the device to a 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet network. For best performance, connect the VGA Recorder Standard device to a 1000 Base-T Ethernet. The network must be running the TCP/IP protocol. Ideally the VGA Recorder Standard device should be able to connect to the Internet. 3 Connect the following optional components if you have them: • Connect a 3.5 mm audio source to the Line in port on the back of the VGA Recorder Standard device or connect a microphone to the microphone port on the front of the VGA Recorder Standard device. If you connect an audio source you may have to change VGA Recorder Standard audio settings. For example, if you connect a microphone you must set the audio input source to Mic. See the VGA Recorder User Guide for more information. • Connect headphones to the headphone port on the front of the VGA Recorder Standard device. 4 Connect the power cable to the VGA Recorder Standard device. 5 Press the Power button on the VGA Recorder Standard front panel to turn on the device. The VGA Recorder Standard device powers on and the power and hard disk activity LEDs light up as the device starts up: Page 18 VGA Recorder 1. Installation and Getting Started Connect and Power on a VGA Recorder Pro Device 6 Start up the VGA source. To confirm that the VGA Recorder Standard device is receiving images from the VGA source connect a monitor to VGA OUT to check for the presence of a signal. If the monitor does not show an image, check the VGA source to make sure it is transmitting a VGA image. Also check the cable between the VGA Recorder Standard device and the VGA source to make sure it is connected correctly. 7 Log into the Web admin interface. See “Connecting to the VGA Recorder Web admin interface” on page 25. Connect and Power on a VGA Recorder Pro Device To connect a VGA Recorder Pro device you need: • A VGA video source. • An Ethernet connection between the VGA Recorder Pro device and a network. You can also connect: • A 1/4-inch high quality balanced audio source (line in) or a 3.5 mm line in audio source • Standard headphones to monitor audio. • A composite video source Install Guide Page 19 1. Installation and Getting Started Connect and Power on a VGA Recorder Pro Device Figure 12:Connecting a VGA Recorder Pro device to an Ethernet network and to other components Composite video source RCA composite video cable External USB Storage Device Ethernet Cable VGA Cable VGA or DVI -I source Balanced or Unbalanced Audio Web Admin Interface USB Ethernet Network Viewer or Administrator VGA Recorder Pro Audio source (Line in) Video Repository (CIFS, rsync, FTP) To connect and turn on the VGA Recorder Pro device 1 Use a VGA cable to connect the VGA source to the VGA Recorder Pro VGA IN port on the back of the VGA Recorder Pro device. You can use an active VGA splitter to split the VGA signal between a monitor and the VGA Recorder Pro device. Note: Passive splitters reduce the quality of the VGA signal. Good quality active splitters, (available from Epiphan) do not usually affect signal quality. You should use a splitter with the highest available bandwidth. 2 Use a RJ-45 Ethernet cable to connect the VGA Recorder Pro Ethernet port on the back of the device to a 10/100/1000 BaseT Ethernet network. For best performance, connect the VGA Recorder Pro device to a 1000 Base-T Ethernet. The network must be running the TCP/IP protocol. Ideally the VGA Recorder Pro device should be able to connect to the Internet. Page 20 VGA Recorder 1. Installation and Getting Started Connect and Power on a VGA Recorder Pro Device 3 Connect the following optional components if you have them: • Connect a composite video source to the RCA composite video connector on the back of the VGA Recorder Pro device. If you connect a composite video source you may have to change VGA Recorder Pro video overlay settings. See the VGA Recorder User Guide for more information. • Connect a 1/4-inch high quality balanced audio source to the line in port on the back of the VGA Recorder Pro device. If you connect an audio source you may have to change VGA Recorder Pro audio settings. See the VGA Recorder User Guide for more information. • Or connect a 3.5 mm audio source to the line in port on the back of the VGA Recorder Pro device. If you connect an audio source you may have to change VGA Recorder Pro audio settings. See the VGA Recorder User Guide for more information. 4 Connect the power cable to the VGA Recorder Pro device. 5 Press the Power button on the VGA Recorder Pro front panel to turn on the device. The VGA Recorder Pro device powers on and the power and hard disk activity LEDs light up as the device starts up: 6 Start up the VGA source. To confirm that the VGA Recorder Pro device is receiving images from the VGA source connect a monitor to VGA OUT to check for the presence of a signal. If the monitor does not show an image, check the VGA source to make sure it is transmitting a VGA image. Also check the cable between the VGA Recorder Pro device and the VGA source to make sure it is connected correctly. 7 Log into the Web admin interface. See “Connecting to the VGA Recorder Web admin interface” on page 25. Install Guide Page 21 1. Installation and Getting StartedUsing the Network Discovery Utility to Find the IP Address of Using the Network Discovery Utility to Find the IP Address of the VGA Recorder Device You can use the Network Discovery Utility on a Windows PC to find any VGA Recorder device and its IP address on the network. You can also use the Network Discovery Utility to connect to the VGA Recorder Web admin interface. The VGA Recorder device must be assigned an IP address on the network so that you can connect to the Web admin interface. The VGA Recorder can get an IP address from a DHCP server if there is one on the network. If the network does not have a DHCP server, see the VGA Recorder User Guide. This section assumes that the network has a DHCP server and that the DHCP server gives the VGA Recorder device an IP address on the network. To install the Network Discovery Utility to display the VGA Recorder IP address 1 Find the latest Network Discovery Utility on a VGA Recorder download page: VGA Recorder Lite download page: http://www.epiphan.com/products/recording/vgarecorder-lite/download/ Lecture Recorder download page: http://www.epiphan.com/products/recording/lecturerecorder/download/ VGA Recorder Standard download page: http://www.epiphan.com/products/recording/vga-recstandard/download/ VGA Recorder Pro download page: http://www.epiphan.com/products/recording/vgarecorder-pro/download/ Page 22 VGA Recorder 1. Installation and Getting StartedUsing the Network Discovery Utility to Find the IP Address of 2 Select Download NetworkDiscovery Utility. Make sure you note the download destination folder. 3 Run NetworkDiscovery.exe. 4 Select Search to find Epiphan devices such as any VGA Recorder on your network. Note: The Network Discovery Utility can only find the Epiphan devices on the same network as your Windows PC. If the VGA Recorder device is operating, has received an IP address from a DHCP server, and is connected to the network, the Network Discovery Utility should find it and it should appear on the Network Discovery Utility display. The Network Discovery Utility also displays the IP address of the VGA Recorder device. You can use this IP address to connect to the VGA Recorder Web admin interface. You can also select Web config from the Network Discovery utility to display the VGA Recorder Web admin interface. Figure 13 shows the Network Discovery Utility connected to a VGA Recorder Lite device at IP address 192.168.20.102. Install Guide Page 23 1. Installation and Getting StartedUsing the Network Discovery Utility to Find the IP Address of Figure 13:Example network discovery utility display Note: When you restart the Network Discovery Utility and if it has already found an Epiphan device, it will show the status as Detecting and the indicator will be amber. The DHCP server may have assigned the device a new IP address; therefore, always select Search after starting the Network Discovery Utility. If the Network Discovery Utility cannot find the VGA Recorder device, make sure the device is turned on and check the network connections. If you find and correct the problem, select Search to refresh the list of devices. If you still cannot see the VGA Recorder device, it may not have gotten an IP address from the DHCP server. Use the information in the VGA Recorder User Guide to log into the VGA Recorder Web admin interface and manually change the VGA Recorder IP address. Page 24 VGA Recorder 1. Installation and Getting Started Connecting to the VGA Recorder Web admin interface Connecting to the VGA Recorder Web admin interface Now that you have the VGA Recorder IP address (from the Network Discovery Utility), users can use this IP address to view or work with the files recorded by the device. Users on the internal Local Area Network (LAN) can use the following steps to view the VGA Recorder Web admin interface. Users can connect to the Web admin interface as an administrator or as a viewer. Note: You can always log into the VGA Recorder Web admin interface by browsing to the default VGA Recorder IP address, which is http://192.168.255.250. To log into the VGA Recorder using this IP address, you must set your PC to use the static IP address 192.168.255.249 and netmask 255.255.255.252. Then open a Web browser and browse to http://192.168.255.250. To log into the Web admin interface as an administrator 1 Start any web browser. 2 Browse to the IP address of the VGA Recorder device. For example, if the IP address of the device is 192.168.23.45 then browse to: http://192.168.23.45/admin 3 Enter the following: User Name: admin Password: (no password required) The Web admin interface opens displaying the Video Archive. Figure 14 shows the Web admin interface. When administrators first login they will see a similar page. Install Guide Page 25 1. Installation and Getting Started Connecting to the VGA Recorder Web admin interface Figure 14:Example Web admin interface Note: Figure 14 shows an example VGA Recorder Lite administrator’s Web admin interface. The VGA Recorder Standard and Pro administrator’s Web admin interface is the same except for the amount of hard disk space. To log into the Web admin interface as a viewer For viewers to log into the Web admin interface, administrators must add a viewer password. After the password is entered, viewers must do the following to log into the Web admin interface: 1 Start any web browser. 2 Browse to the IP address of the VGA Recorder device. For example, if the IP address of the device is 192.168.23.45 then browse to: http://192.168.23.45/ Page 26 VGA Recorder 1. Installation and Getting Started Connecting to the VGA Recorder Web admin interface 3 Enter the following: User Name: viewer Password: (enter the viewer password) The Web admin interface opens displaying the Video Archive. Figure 14 on page 26 shows an example viewer’s Web admin interface. See the VGA Recorder User Guide for more information about adding a viewer password. Note: Remote participants can also view the Web admin interface over the Internet. See the VGA Recorder User Guide for details. Using On-Screen Mode to Access the Web admin interface (VGA Recorder Standard and Pro) For the VGA Recorder Standard and Pro devices you can access the Web admin interface using on-screen mode by connecting a VGA monitor to the VGA OUT port and connecting a mouse and keyboard to available VGA Recorder PS/2 or USB ports. The Web admin interface appears in a basic web browser on the VGA monitor. Using on-screen mode you have access to most Web admin interface features. Some features are not available. For example, you can view video files but you cannot download them. To enable on-screen mode you must connect to the Web admin interface as an administrator as described in “To log into the Web admin interface as an administrator” on page 25 and select OnScreen On under Actions. Install Guide Page 27 1. Installation and Getting Started Using the Web admin interface Using the Web admin interface From the Web admin interface, administrators and viewers can view the video files recorded by the VGA Recorder device, download files to view, and download a codec to install on a Windows PC to view the downloaded files. Administrators and viewers can also view the system status and hard disk status. Administrators can start and stop recording, delete and rename files, and shutdown or restart the VGA Recorder device. Administrators can also select Change Configuration to change the VGA Recorder configuration and view recorder information. To start a recording 1 Log into the Web admin interface as an administrator. 2 Under System Status select Start. If you cannot select Start, the VGA Recorder is already recording. To stop recording 1 Log into the Web admin interface as an administrator. 2 Under System Status select Stop. If you cannot select Stop, the VGA Recorder has already stopped recording. Video Archive and Snapshot Archive File Name The name of the video or snapshot file. For example VGA_Feb24_09-36-41.avi. Download All Select the download all icon to download all of the video or snapshot files that have not been downloaded. Download Page 28 Select the download icon beside a file to download the file. If the file has not been downloaded, the icon shows the word New. Once you have downloaded the file the icon is displayed without the word New. VGA Recorder 1. Installation and Getting Started Using the Web admin interface Delete all Delete all of the files. Delete Select the delete icon beside a file to delete that file. Rename Select the rename icon beside a file to rename that file. Currently Recording The file that is in the process of being recorded will show currently recording instead of the download, delete, and rename icons. Start The date and time the file started recording. For example Feb 24, 09:36:41. End The date and time the file finished recording. For example Feb 24, 10:06:42. Duration How long the file was recording. For example, 30m 1s. File Size The size of the file in MB. For example 9.50 MB. Older # Select Older to page back through the file list. Select Newer to page forward through the file list. The number of files is the same as the number of files set to display on the first page of the Video and Snapshot Archives. Newer # Jump Back # Select Jump Back to move back the indicated number of files up to a maximum of 10 pages. Bottom of the Select Bottom of the list to jump to the oldest list file in the list. Select Top of the list to return to the most recent file in the list. Top of the list Install Guide Page 29 1. Installation and Getting Started Using the Web admin interface System Status Recording VGA For the video that is currently recording, Recording VGA shows how long it has been recording in minutes and seconds. Preview Select Preview to see the video that the VGA Recorder device is currently recording. Stop Stop the VGA Recorder device recording video from the VGA source. Select Start to resume recording. Start VGA Reset Close the currently recording file and start a new one. Actions Page 30 Delete Selected Delete the selected files. Select files by selecting the checkbox beside the file you want to delete. You can select multiple files to be deleted. Download Selected Download multiple files. Select the checkbox beside the files you want to download, then select Download Selected. Record to CD/DVD If the VGA Recorder Standard or Pro device includes a factory installed DVD writer, you can save or record files to a CD or DVD. Delete Downloaded Delete all the files that have been downloaded. You can tell a file has been downloaded because it will not have the word New showing on the download icon. Download New Download all the files marked as New on their download icon. CD/DVD Status View the progress of files as they are recording on a CD or DVD. Shutdown Shutdown the VGA Recorder device. Reboot Restart the VGA Recorder device. VGA Recorder 1. Installation and Getting Started Using the Web admin interface On-Screen Off/On Enable or disable on-screen mode for the VGA Recorder Standard and Pro. See “Using OnScreen Mode to Access the Web admin interface (VGA Recorder Standard and Pro)” on page 27. Install Codecs Usually the codecs available by default on your Windows PC will be all that you need to view the video files downloaded from the VGA Recorder device. However, if you do not have the correct codec on your Windows PC, you can select Install Codecs to download a codec from the VGA Recorder device and install it. See the VGA Recorder User Guide for information about how to install codecs. Change Change the VGA Recorder configuration. See Configuration the VGA Recorder User Guide for information about VGA Recorder configuration settings. Recorder Information Select View Recorder Information to see the VGA Recorder Firmware Version information and information about the VGA Recorder CPU, Frame Grabber, and VGA Mode. Recording must be stopped to view the VGA Mode information. Hard-Disk Status Shows the total hard disk space in GB. Shows the used and available hard disk space in GB, and also the amount used as a percentage of the total space. Install Guide Page 31 1. Installation and Getting Started Page 32 Using the Web admin interface VGA Recorder