Dss express user manual eng

Dahua Technology Co., Ltd Quick Application Guide
I
Table of Contents
1 Overview ............................................................................................................................................................. V
2 Before Installation ............................................................................................................................................. 1
2.1 Set Server IP Address .................................................................................................................................. 1
2.2 Set Server System Time............................................................................................................................... 3
3 Install &Run DSS Express............................................................................................................................... 6
3.1 Install Server................................................................................................................................................ 6
3.1.1 Server Config Requirement .............................................................................................................. 6
3.1.2 Installa&Run..................................................................................................................................... 6
3.2 System Config ............................................................................................................................................. 9
3.3 Install Client ...............................................................................................................................................11
3.3.1 PC Config Requirement...................................................................................................................11
3.3.2 Install and Run.................................................................................................................................11
3.4 Change Initial Password ............................................................................................................................ 15
3.5 Homepage.................................................................................................................................................. 18
4 Local Config...................................................................................................................................................... 20
5 Configuration.................................................................................................................................................... 23
5.1 Backup....................................................................................................................................................... 23
5.1.1 Function.......................................................................................................................................... 23
5.1.2 Auto Backup ................................................................................................................................... 23
5.1.3 Manually Backup............................................................................................................................ 25
5.2 Restore....................................................................................................................................................... 27
5.2.1 Function Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 27
5.2.2 Local File Restore........................................................................................................................... 27
5.2.3 Server File Restore.......................................................................................................................... 29
5.3 FTP ............................................................................................................................................................ 32
5.3.1 Function.......................................................................................................................................... 32
5.3.2 Config Method................................................................................................................................ 32
5.3.3 Usage Display................................................................................................................................. 34
5.4 Info Storage ............................................................................................................................................... 35
5.4.1 Function.......................................................................................................................................... 35
5.4.2 Config Method................................................................................................................................ 35
5.5 Time Sync.................................................................................................................................................. 37
5.5.1 Time Sync....................................................................................................................................... 37
5.5.2 Client Sync Time ............................................................................................................................ 40
5.6 Email.......................................................................................................................................................... 44
5.6.1 Function.......................................................................................................................................... 44
5.6.2 Config Method................................................................................................................................ 44
5.7 License....................................................................................................................................................... 46
5.7.1 License............................................................................................................................................ 46
5.7.2 Apply License ................................................................................................................................. 48
5.7.3 Load License................................................................................................................................... 50
6 Add Encoder ..................................................................................................................................................... 53
6.1 Create Organization................................................................................................................................... 53
6.2 Add Encoder .............................................................................................................................................. 55

II
6.2.1 Manually Add ................................................................................................................................. 55
6.2.2 Auto Add......................................................................................................................................... 59
7 User..................................................................................................................................................................... 64
7.1 Add User.................................................................................................................................................... 64
7.2 Modify User............................................................................................................................................... 66
7.3 Delete User ................................................................................................................................................ 67
8 Preview............................................................................................................................................................... 69
8.1 Organization Preview ................................................................................................................................ 69
8.2 Device Preview.......................................................................................................................................... 71
8.3 Channel Preview........................................................................................................................................ 72
8.4 Show Preview............................................................................................................................................ 73
9 Record Config................................................................................................................................................... 78
9.1 Local Storage Disk Setup .......................................................................................................................... 78
9.2 Network Disk Setup................................................................................................................................... 80
9.3 Create Storage Plan.................................................................................................................................... 82
10 Playback........................................................................................................................................................... 85
10.1 Record Search&Playback ........................................................................................................................ 85
10.2 Download Record.................................................................................................................................... 88
10.3 Locking Videos........................................................................................................................................ 90
11 Download Center ........................................................................................................................................... 91
11.1 Download Record .................................................................................................................................... 91
11.1.1 Timeline Cut ................................................................................................................................. 92
11.1.2 Select Record List......................................................................................................................... 94
11.1.3 Tag Record.................................................................................................................................... 95
11.2 Download Management........................................................................................................................... 97
11.2.1 Download Complete ..................................................................................................................... 97
11.2.2 Pause/Start Download................................................................................................................... 97
11.2.3 Delete Download Task.................................................................................................................. 98
12 Map Application ............................................................................................................................................. 99
12.1 Add Map .................................................................................................................................................. 99
12.2 Add Sub Map......................................................................................................................................... 103
12.3 Add More Maps..................................................................................................................................... 105
12.4 Map Application .................................................................................................................................... 107
12.4.1 Main Map Setup ......................................................................................................................... 107
12.4.2 Pane Application......................................................................................................................... 108
12.4.3 Filter Device Type....................................................................................................................... 109
12.4.4 Tool..............................................................................................................................................110
13 Event................................................................................................................................................................112
13.1 Alarm Scheme Config.............................................................................................................................112
13.2 Alarm Manager.......................................................................................................................................117
13.2.1 Alarm Prompt...............................................................................................................................117
13.2.2 Real-time Alarm Processing ........................................................................................................118
13.2.3 History Alarm Search&Process .................................................................................................. 123
14 Video Wall...................................................................................................................................................... 127
14.1 Business Flow........................................................................................................................................ 127
14.2 Add Decode Device............................................................................................................................... 127
14.3 Add Video Wall...................................................................................................................................... 130

III
14.4 Video Wall Control ................................................................................................................................ 135
14.4.1 Instant Output to Wall................................................................................................................. 135
14.4.2 Output to Video Wall .................................................................................................................. 136
14.4.3 Wall Schedule ............................................................................................................................. 138
14.4.4 Control Function......................................................................................................................... 142
15 Person............................................................................................................................................................. 147
15.1 Add Department..................................................................................................................................... 147
15.2 Add Person............................................................................................................................................. 149
15.2.1 Add A User.................................................................................................................................. 149
15.2.2 Batch Add ................................................................................................................................... 158
15.2.3 Import Person.............................................................................................................................. 162
15.3 Delete User ............................................................................................................................................ 166
15.4 Batch Issue Card.................................................................................................................................... 168
16 Access Control............................................................................................................................................. 171
16.1 Add Access Control Device ................................................................................................................... 171
16.2 Time Template&Holiday Group ............................................................................................................ 173
16.3 Access Control Console......................................................................................................................... 175
16.3.1 Door Config................................................................................................................................ 176
16.3.2 Access Control Channel Control................................................................................................. 178
16.3.3 Event Detail ................................................................................................................................ 183
16.3.4 Global Control ............................................................................................................................ 183
16.3.5 Scheme Management.................................................................................................................. 187
16.4 Door Group............................................................................................................................................ 191
16.5 Add Person............................................................................................................................................. 195
16.6 Advanced Function................................................................................................................................ 195
16.6.1 First Card Unlock ....................................................................................................................... 195
16.6.2 Multiple Card Unlock................................................................................................................. 197
16.6.3 Anti-passback.............................................................................................................................. 202
16.6.4 Inter-lock..................................................................................................................................... 206
16.6.5 Remote Verification .................................................................................................................... 208
16.7 Access Control Log Search.................................................................................................................... 210
17 ANPR............................................................................................................................................................... 213
17.1 Add ANPR Device................................................................................................................................. 213
17.2 Picture Storage Keyboard Setup............................................................................................................ 214
17.3 Road Surveillance Application .............................................................................................................. 215
Passed vehicle........................................................................................................................................ 215
17.3.1 Passed Vehicle Record Search .................................................................................................... 218
17.3.2 View Passed Vehicle Record....................................................................................................... 221
17.3.3 Export Passed Vehicle Record .................................................................................................... 221
18 Face Recognition......................................................................................................................................... 223
18.1 Add Face Recognition Device ............................................................................................................... 223
18.2 Storage Plan Setup................................................................................................................................. 225
18.2.1 Picture Storage............................................................................................................................ 225
18.2.2 Record Storage............................................................................................................................ 225
18.3 Face Library Management..................................................................................................................... 227
18.3.1 Add Face library ......................................................................................................................... 227
18.3.2 Add Person.................................................................................................................................. 231

IV
18.3.3 Face library Arm......................................................................................................................... 241
18.4 Face Recognition Application................................................................................................................ 242
18.4.1 Face Recognition ........................................................................................................................ 243
18.4.2 Record Search............................................................................................................................. 250
18.4.3 Face library Search ..................................................................................................................... 254
18.4.4 Recognition Search..................................................................................................................... 257
18.4.5 Show Report ............................................................................................................................... 259
19 Video intercom ............................................................................................................................................. 261
19.1 Add Device ............................................................................................................................................ 261
19.1.1 Set Unit Enable........................................................................................................................... 261
19.1.2 Manage Device ........................................................................................................................... 262
19.2 Sync Contacts ........................................................................................................................................ 266
19.3 Call Management................................................................................................................................... 267
19.3.1 Device Group Config.................................................................................................................. 268
19.3.2 Add Management Group............................................................................................................. 268
19.3.3 Relationship Group Config......................................................................................................... 272
19.4 Video Intercom ...................................................................................................................................... 274
19.4.1 Call Center.................................................................................................................................. 274
19.4.2 Send Message ............................................................................................................................. 279
19.5 Video Intercom Log Search ................................................................................................................... 280
20 Log................................................................................................................................................................... 282
Appendix 1 Shortcut List................................................................................................................................ 285
Appendix 2 Delete Center Server Record................................................................................................... 286

V
1 Overview
 Product Positioning
DSS Express is an important surveillance platform product in DSS family (Dahua Security Software),
design for medium-small project. DSS Express supports simple, reliable, open and more features which
bring user with HD, smart, safe experience. By extending to 512 channels via License, it needs to
integrates access control and VDP device organizations in order to provide solutions. DSS Express is
widely used for residence, supermarket, factory, casino and etc.
 Highlights
 GPU decoding, meantime support preview of more HD camera.
 Raster graph design, perfect support of 4F display.
 Administrator and operator both use the client with powerful control experience.
 Export device list from SmartPSS, and import device list on DSS Express.
 Within LAN, auto search device in different network segment and show device list. One-click to
join management.
 Mobile phone APP.
 Auto and manual backup of database, when system has error, it can quickly recover.
 Lock record, permanent storage of important record, without being overwritten.

Dahua Technology Co., Ltd
1
2 Before Installation
2.1 Set Server IP Address
Step 1. Connect server and switch via Ethernet cable.
Step 2. Click “Start”，and select Network，see Figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1
Step 3. In-pop up page, select “Change adapter settings”，see Figure 2-2.

2
Figure 2-2
Step 4. In Figure 2-3, select corresponding network card to set IP V4 address. See Figure 2-4.
Figure 2-3

3
Figure 2-4
2.2 Set Server System Time
Step 1. Click system time at the lower right corner in windows, see Figure 2-5.

4
Figure 2-5
Step 2. In Figure 2-6, set time and time zone.

5
Figure 2-6

6
3 Install &Run DSS Express
3.1 Install Server
3.1.1 Server Config Requirement
Server config requirement is in Chart 3-1.
DSS Server Hardware Requirement
Recommend
CPU: Intel® Xeon® CPU E3-1220 v5 @3.00GHz
Memory: 8GB
Ethernet card: 1Gps
DSS path capacity: 500G and higher
Low-end
CPU: E3-2120
Memory: 8GB
Ethernet card: 1Gps
DSS path capacity: 200G and higher
Chart 3-1
3.1.2 Installa&Run
Step 1. Double click to install exe file and enter installation mode, see Figure 3-1.
Note:
Program name includes version no. and date, please check before installation.

7
Figure 3-1
Step 2. Please check I have read and agree the DSS agreement, see Figure 3-2. Click “Next”
button to enter next step.
Figure 3-2
Step 3. Server default installation path is C:DSS ExpressServer. The system auto detects
that this path is available, see Figure 3-3. If you want to change path, click “Browse”
and select other path. Click “Install” to start installation.
Note:
If “Install” button is gray, then check if installation path is correct, or if space of
this path is higher than required space.

8
Figure 3-3
Step 4. Progress is in Figure 3-4. The whole process needs about 5-10 minutes, please wait.
Figure 3-4
Step 5. Installation is complete, click “Run “button to open server, see Figure 3-5. After the
server is running, system shows DSS Express system config page, see Figure 3-6.

9
Figure 3-5
Figure 3-6
3.2 System Config
It introduces operation of system config.

10
Figure 3-7
No. Function Note
1
Server
Management
Server management, support the following three operations：
，click this icon to reboot all servers.
，click this icon to stop all servers.

，click this icon to refresh server.

2
Language
Management
The system supports Chinese and English. It supports to switch language and
please reboot to let switch take effect.
3 Setup
Set CMS IP is Express server installation IP address. If it is in LAN/WAN, then
you shall set mapping address as WAN IP address.
4 About Click this icon to view software version and release date.
5 Min Click this icon, set tool page minimization.
6 Close Close config tool.
7
Server Total
Status
Display
Show server total status, include：
Normal

All servers of the server is normal, server total status is shown as normal.
Abnormal

Any server of the server is abnormal, server total status is shown as
abnormal.
8
Server
Display
Show status of each server and server status. Click to change server no.,
after modification system auto reboots.
Chart 3-2

11
3.3 Install Client
3.3.1 PC Config Requirement
Requirement of PC used to install DSS Express client is in Chart 3-3.
Chart 3-3
3.3.2 Install and Run
Step 1. To download client, in Internet Explorer, enter DSS Express server and IP address
to enter Manager, and then click Client corresponding button to download, see
Figure 3-8.
PC Config Requirement
Recommended Config CPU：i5-6500
CPU：3.20GHz
Memory：8GB
Graphic Card：Intel® HD Graphics 530
Ethernet Card：1Gbps
DSS client installation directory space：100GB
Min Config CPU：i3-2120
Memory：4GB
Graphic Card ：Intel（R）Sandbridge Desktop Gra
Ethernet Card ：1Gbps
DSS client installation directory space ：50GB

12
Figure 3-8
Step 2. Double click to install, see Figure 3-9.
Figure 3-9
Step 3. Check I have read and agree the agreement，see Figure 3-10. Then click “Next”
button to go to next.

13
Figure 3-10
Step 4. System default installation path is in Figure 3-11. If you want to change installation
directory, click “Browse” button to change. After you select a path, click “Install
“button to start installation.
Figure 3-11
Note:
 If “Install “button is grey, please check if installation directory is correct, or if free space in
the directory is enough for system.
Step 5. Progress is in Figure 3-12, and this process needs about 1-3 minutes, please wait.

14
Figure 3-12
Step 6. Installation is complete in Figure 3-13, click “Start now “button to run the client.
Note:
If version updates, then when you log in client, system prompts to upload client. Please
update this client accordingly, otherwise client cannot use.
Figure 3-13

15
3.4 Change Initial Password
If this is the first time you log in server, you can shall set login password and password security via the
client.
Step 1. Log in Express Client, see Figure 3-14.
Figure 3-14
Step 2. Please click to expand server config page.
Step 3. In this page, fill in DSS Express server IP, port （default is 80）, username（default
is system）, password（initial password is 123456），click “Login ”button to log in, see
Figure 3-15.

16
Figure 3-15
Figure 3-16
Step 4. Enter new administrator password, and click “Next” button to enter security question
setup.

17
Figure 3-17
Step 5. According to security question, and click OK.
Step 6. After you click OK, system complete change and auto log in.
Figure 3-18

18
3.5 Homepage
Express client homepage is in Figure 3-19.
Figure 3-19
No. Name Note
1 Function Tab
Default shown Homepage tab and .
After you enter other function page, it will be hidden. Now click to
show Homepage and enter homepage.
2 Alarm
：Event tone ON/OFF, default is ON. Click this icon, it changes

to ，turn off tone.
：alarm, when this number is not zero, you can click it to

quickly enter event center to view alarm message.
3 User
Click this icon ，see Figure 3-20.
Show system login username and platform IP address.

Click “Change Password”，enter“Old Password”,“New Password”

and “Confirm Password”，click “OK”，to change current login
password.
Click “Lock Client”，enter username to lock current client.

Click “Help”，to open help document.

Click “About”，to view client version info and date.

Click “Logout”，confirm it and return to client login page.


19
4 Config
Click this icon, to achieve basic config, video setup, video playback,
snapshot setup, record, alarm shortcut and etc. See Ch 4.
5
System
Status
Click this icon, to view server network, CPU and memory status.
6
Function
Area
Show live preview, video playback, map, event center, video wall,
download center, user management, access control and plate
recognition. You can click corresponding function to enter.
7
Management
Area
Show device management, user management, config management and
log management. Click it to enter detailed management page.
Click arrow above to hide this area.
Chart 3-4
Figure 3-20

20
4 Local Config
After first time login, you shall set system parameters, including General, Video, Playback, Snapshot,
Record, Alarm, Shortcut and etc. Parameters are actually in the same page, which you can scroll down
to view parameters under other tabs. Click Save when you are complete.
Step 1. Click at the upper right corner. See Figure 4-1.
Figure 4-1
Parameter Note
General
Language Choose the language for the interface, including Chinese, English.
Client Size
Select client screen resolution，support 960×680, 1024×768, 1280×800,
1280×1024, 1440×900 and 1680×1050.
Enable net time
Check or not to determine whether to respond to net time. In the future, if
the server starts time sync request, client can respond to server time sync
as:
If checked, then the client will start net time, PC of the client will respond.
If not checked, then the client will not perform net time when services
initiate net time. PC of the client will not respond
Auto Login If checked, auto login is allowed when Client starts running.
Auto restart
after reboot
If checked, auto reboot of the Client is allowed when the PC power is on.

21
Parameter Note
Display
Previous live
Image when it
boots
If checked, it would revert to the last Live video played automatically after
rebooting the client.
Self-adaptive
Audio Talk
Parameter
If checked, the system will adapt to “Sampling Frequency”, “Sampling
Bit”, and “Audio Format” to the device automatically during audio talk.
Show Device
Node
If checked, device tree will display both device and path, or only the path
will be displayed.
Video
Default Split Set number of splits for the initial screen of the “Live Preview”.
Stream type
Defines bit stream type for video transmission. With main bit stream as
default, the auxiliary bit stream will be used when number of window splits
is greater than the value selected here.
Play Mode
Play mode to be selected as required, including “Real Time Priority”,
“Fluency Priority”, “Balance Priority”, as well as user-defined modes.
Video Buffer
Time
Set video buffer time, max support 1500ms.
Instant
Playback Time
Select time for the real time playback of the video.
Enable
hardware
acceleration
(Effective after
reopen video)
Let client PC GPU complete data decoding of some part. This reduces
work of CPU, meantime lowers possibility of video lag. Requirement of
PC graphic card：
ATI HD2000 and higher
NVIDIA Gefoce 8200 and higher
Intel X4500 HD core
Double click
video to
maximize
window and
exchange to
main stream
Live video select sub stream to play, double click window to switch stream
type.
Note:
Window split is more than 9, double click a window to maximize this
window. Now stream of this window will be switched to main stream.
Playback
Default Split Set “record playback” page initialization page split number.
Dev Record
Stream
Set record stream type.
Enable high
definition
adjustment
Record playback is 8x speed. If it is HD video, stream is large, 8x speed is
higher. To reduce decoding pressure, bandwidth pressure and forward
pressure of client during playback, It uses frame playback.
Snapshot
Format Picture storage format, as BMP and JEPG.
Picture Path Local snapshot, picture storage path.
Picture Name Set picture storage naming rule.
Snapshot
Interval
Set interval of continuous snapshot, not fewer than 100ms
Continuous
Amount
Set continuous snapshot, min=2, max=10.
Record Record Path Local storage path

22
Parameter Note
Record Name Set naming rule of record.
Max Size of
Record
For local record, max size of a single record.
Alarm
Play alarm
sound
Tone of alarm.
Loop Loop alarm sound.
Alarm Type Select alarm type and alarm tone.
Sound Path Upload audio file and play.
Map flashed
when alarm
occurred
Select alarm type, and whether flash on map when alarm occurs.
Alarm Type
Include video loss, external alarm, motion detection, video tampering and
channel offline.
Display alarm
link video
when alarm
occurred
When alarm occurs, whether to open video.
Display Type
When alarm occurs, play link video and select client. Select client display
type.
Shortcut Key
Set shortcut of each function. Set rocker and USK keyboard, PC
keyboard shortcuts. Default PC keyboard shortcut is in Appendix 1.
Chart 4-1
Step 2. Set info of general, video, playback, snapshot, record, alarm and etc.
Step 3. Click Save.

23
5 Configuration
This chapter introduces function and configuration of backup, restoration, info storage, FTP
sync time, email and authorization.
While storage and segmentation config are introduces in their related function chapters, so
skipped here.
5.1 Backup
5.1.1 Function
In order to ensure security of user data, the platform provides backup function of data which
includes auto backup and manually backup.
5.1.2 Auto Backup
Step 1. Log in Express Client.
Step 2. In Express Client homepage, click Config, see Figure 5-1. Config page is in Figure
5-2.
Figure 5-1

24
Figure 5-2
Step 3. Click Backup, see Figure 5-3.
Figure 5-3
Step 4. Click Auto Backup to enable auto backup. Select period of time. Period includes:
backup by day, week and month. Time, depends on period you selected, is the execution
time of backup.
Step 5. Click OK to save. System pops up backup file password page.
Step 6. Enter password, click OK.
By setting file password, it ensures backup data security. Please remember the password,

25
which is required when you open or back up file. Backup file path is “..DSS
ExpressClientBackup File”.
5.1.3 Manually Backup
Step 2. In Express Client homepage, click Config. See Figure 5-4. Config page is Figure
5-5.
Figure 5-4

26
Figure 5-5
Step 3. Click backup, see Figure 5-6.
Figure 5-6
Step 4. Click Manual Backup. See Figure 5-7.
Figure 5-7
Step 5. Set password and storage path, click OK to complete backup.
At the lower right corner in Browser, it prompts backup status. Click to view
backup file. See Figure 5-8.

27
Figure 5-8
5.2 Restore
5.2.1 Function Introduction
When user database is abnormal, you can restore system and data to the most recent saved backup.
Warning:
When system is restoring, you must stop usage of other users. Be careful! This function will change
data.
5.2.2 Local File Restore
Local file restoring usually restores manually stored file to local server.
Step 2. In Express Client homepage, click Config, see Figure 5-9. System enters config
page, see Figure 5-10.
Figure 5-9

28
Figure 5-10
Step 3. Click Restore, system enters restore page, see Figure 5-11.
Figure 5-11
Step 4. Click to select backup file. Click , system pops up Figure
5-12.

29
Figure 5-12
Step 5. Enter administrator password and file password. Click OK.
Data restoring process is shown, and after successfully restore, you can see prompt at
the lower right corner. And then system reboots.
Figure 5-13
5.2.3 Server File Restore
Select backup file at slave server to restore data. However, the prerequisite is that auto backup
function is enabled, and server periodically backs up file.
Step 1. Login Express Client.
Step 2. In Express Client, click Config. See Figure 5-14. System enters config page, see
Figure 5-15.

30
Figure 5-14
Figure 5-15
Step 3. Click Restore. See Figure 5-16.

31
Figure 5-16
Step 4. In Figure 5-16, select backup file in the red box, click . See Figure
5-17.
Figure 5-17
Step 5. Enter administrator password and file password. Click OK to restore.
Data restoring show progress, after data is successfully restored, you can see prompt at
the lower right corner, see Figure 5-18.

32
Figure 5-18
5.3 FTP
5.3.1 Function
Enable FTP, device uploads alarm snapshot to FTP. FTP is provided by platform, you also can
set FTP created by FTP. Alarm picture uploaded to FTP will be saved 30 days by default. If free
space is below 10G, the system auto clears space until space is over 10G.
5.3.2 Config Method
Step 2. In Express Client homepage, click Config. See Figure 5-19. System enters config
Figure 5-19

33
Figure 5-20
Step 3. Click FTP, system enters FTP config page, see Figure 5-21.
Figure 5-21
Step 4. Set FTP address and username, password.
Note:
Parameter with * is mandatory. FTP address standard format is: ftp://x.x.x.x/. FTP
address provided by the platform is the IP of platform server. Username and password
are dss/dss by default.
Step 5. Click OK to save.

34
Figure 5-22
5.3.3 Usage Display
Step 1. On PC desktop, open My Computer.
Step 2. In address field, enter user set FTP address, such as ftp://172.10.1.201/, click
Enter. See Figure 5-23.
Figure 5-23
Step 3. If FTP address is accessed, you can see FTP login page. Default username and
password is dss/dss.
Step 4. Click Login, to enter FTP server.
Figure 5-24

35
5.4 Info Storage
5.4.1 Function
Set storage length of log message and alarm message, default storage is 30 days. Max storage
is 3650 days.
5.4.2 Config Method
Figure 5-25

36
Figure 5-26
Step 3. Click Storage, see Figure 5-27.
Figure 5-27
Step 4. Set log and alarm message and storage time.
Step 5. Click OK.

37
5.5 Time Sync
5.5.1 Time Sync
5.5.1.1 Function
Device time sync is to sync time between front-end device and platform server based on time of
platform server. The platform supports device connected Dahua and ONVIF protocol to sync
time. It supports auto sync time and manual sync. Auto time sync is to automatically sync time
in set period and at system time. Manual sync is to manually sync time and system immediately
responds to the request.
5.5.1.2 Auto Syuc
Figure 5-28

38
Figure 5-29
Step 3. Click Time Sync, see Figure 5-30.
Figure 5-30
Step 4. Click Enable to enable time sync to set time and period.
Step 5. Click OK to save. During set period, system can sync time of front-end device.
5.5.1.3 Manual Sync

39
Step 2. In Express Client homepage, click Config, see Figure 5-31. System enters config page,
see Figure 5-32.
Figure 5-31
Figure 5-32
Step 3. Click Time Sync, system immediately sync front-end device.

40
5.5.2 Client Sync Time
5.5.2.1 Function
Client time sync is to sync time between client and platform server based on time of platform
server. It supports auto sync time and manually sync time. Auto sync time is system auto sync
time in the set period. Manually sync time is a user manually sync time, and system respond
this request to sync time.
5.5.2.2 Auto Sync Time
Step 2. Click at the upper right corner of client, open Local Config.
Step 3. Click General tab, enable client time sync, click Save to save. See Figure 5-33.
Note:
To enable client sync time of local config, client immediately sends sync time
request to server.
Figure 5-33
Step 4. In Express Client homepage, click Config. See Figure 5-34. System enters config, see
Figure 5-35.

41
Figure 5-34
Figure 5-35
Step 5. Click Time Sync, see Figure 5-36.

42
Figure 5-36
Step 6. Click Enter to enable switch, set time sync and period.
Step 7. Click OK to save. System sync time of PC where the client lies in the time period you
have set.
5.5.2.3 Manual Sync
Step 2. Click at the upper right corner, open Local Config.
Step 3. Click General tab, enable client sync time, click Save to save. See Figure 5-37.
Note:
Enable client sync time in General config, client immediately sends one sync time request
to complete sync time.

43
Figure 5-37
Figure 5-38

44
Figure 5-39
Step 5. Click Sync Now to sync time of PC where client is installed.
5.6 Email
5.6.1 Function
Set email info. When the platform needs to send email, it sends email via the set email address.
For example, after alarm link email is enabled, when alarm event same as alarm on platform
occurs, the system automatically sends email to user from set email.
5.6.2 Config Method
Step 2. In Express Client homepage, click Config. See Figure 5-40. System enter config page,
see Figure 5-41.

45
Figure 5-40
Figure 5-41
Step 3. Click Email, see Figure 5-42.

46
Figure 5-42
Step 4. Click Enable to enable switch. Select SMTP server type, and set email.
Note:
Encryption method is recommended to be TSL.
Step 5. Click OK.
5.7 License
5.7.1 License
License includes free version and premium version. See the following chart. If you want to
enable more channels or the corresponding limited function, please apply for license of
premium version.
Module Free
Video 64 channels
Access Control 64 IP，64 channels
Video intercom 128 IP
Plate Recognition 2 channels
Face Recognition 2 channels
Client 1 local client login at the same time
Chart 5-1
Function Module Sub Function Free
Login Management Multiple client login ×

47
Function Module Sub Function Free
Device Management ONVIF ×
Network Disk
Note
IPSAN storage.
×
Video Customize split.
Note:
Live preview custom split.
×
Multi-screen Application ×
ROI ×
Image Config ×
Quick Switch Playback ×
Instant Playback ×
View Management ×
Record Lock and Record
Mark
×
Video Wall ×
Multiple Task Download
Note:
Record download limits in a
single channel, does not
support multiple channels.
×
Sync Playback ×
GPU Decode ×
Video Wall Tour ×
Event Management Link PTZ ×
Link Access Control ×
Event Forward ×
Actively send email
Note:
Send email when
processing event
×
Temporary Disarm ×
Process Alarm ×
E-Map Multi-layer Map
Note:
Hot zone application
（single-layer only）
×
Visual Zone
Note:
Limit customized visual
zone.
×
Access Control Advanced function ×
Batch Issue Card ×
Chart 5-2

48
5.7.2 Apply License
Step 1. Get license.
1. Log in Express Client.
2. In Express Client homepage, click Config, see Figure 5-43. System enters config page
Figure 5-44.
Figure 5-43
Figure 5-44
3. Click License, see Figure 5-45.

49
Figure 5-45
4. Click Export in Figure 5-45, system enters export license request file page, see Figure
5-46.
Figure 5-46
5. Enter channel number or IP.
Note:

50
Apply License is to apply for the max login number at the same time, so no config
available.
6. Click Export, to create zip format pack and save it in DSS Express client path.
Step 2. Send the license file to sales person.
5.7.3 Load License
Before you load license, please confirm you have applied and gotten license.
Step 2. In Express Client homepage, click Config, see Figure 5-47. System enters config page,
see Figure 5-48.
Figure 5-47

51
Figure 5-48
Step 3. Click License, system enters license page, see Figure 5-49.
Figure 5-49
Step 4. Click Browse, select license file to upload.
Step 5. Click Import, complete license loading. After loading, system prompts that license info
has been changed, and program reboots.

52
Step 6. Log in Express Client again, enter license config page to confirm that license condition
matches the application. See Figure 5-50.
Figure 5-50

53
6 Add Encoder
6.1 Create Organization
Add organization is to deploy, organization and manage user or device layer for management.
You cannot skip adding organization, so all added user or device will be sorted under default
organization.
The system level 1 organization is “root” node by default. Newly added organization is shown in
level below root node.
Step 1. In Express Client homepage, click Device module to enter device management, see
Figure 6-1.
Figure 6-1
Step 2. Select organization, click to create lower organization, see Figure 6-2. It supports
right click organization, and select Add Organization to create lower organization.

54
Figure 6-2
Step 3. Enter organization name, click OK.
System shows add organization info, see Figure 6-3.
Figure 6-3
Right click root node to:
 Select to create organization below root node.
 Set display by name or IP.
 Set sort sequence, support ascending, descending and default.
Figure 6-4
Right click lower organization to support to create organization below root node, to delete organization
and rename organization.

55
Figure 6-5
6.2 Add Encoder
6.2.1 Manually Add
Log in DSS Express Client，and enter device module in management bar to add, edit and delete
device. Steps:
Step 1. In Express Client homepage, click “Device “module to enter Device, see Figure 6-6.
Figure 6-6
Step 2. Device management page is in Figure 6-7, click “Add” button to manually add.

56
Figure 6-7
Step 3. See Figure 6-8. Select “IP Address” or “Onvif” as Register Mode and select
“Encoder” as Device Category.
Figure 6-8
Step 4. According to page requirement, fill in device info, include: device name, IP address,
port no.（default is 37777, register mode is ONVIF, device port is 80）username and
password. If you have not created organization node, then the device is under node
Video by default. See Figure 6-9. Confirm the info all be right, click “Add” button to
add. Device network communication is properly working, then server will auto get
device type and channel info.

57
Figure 6-9
Step 5. After device info is filled, you can click Play button to preview video, as in Figure
6-10. Preview is in Figure 6-11.
Figure 6-10

58
Figure 6-11
Step 6. After device is added, in the device list in Figure 6-12. Green means online, and red
means offline. Online device can be edited, deleted and set.
Figure 6-12
Step 7. If the system gotten device type is incorrect or needs to be changed, please click
Edit button of corresponding device, see Figure 6-13.
Figure 6-13

59
Step 8. Device edit page is in Figure 6-14. A user can modify corresponding info accordingly.
Device category cannot be changed here, but you can change device type. See
Figure 6-14 and Figure 6-15.
Figure 6-14
Figure 6-15
6.2.2 Auto Add
6.2.2.1 Auto Search Encoder
Auto search function allows user to search all devices in DSS Express server network, or all users in
network segment set by user. A user can add device he/she wants. Steps:
Step 1. In Device page, click “Auto Search “button to enter auto search page, see Figure
6-16.

60
Figure 6-16
Step 2. Default search page and results are in Figure 6-17.
Figure 6-17
Step 3. In search result, a user can select one, select multiple or select all（current page），
see Figure 6-18. Confirm and clicklock” button to add device into DSS Express
platform.

61
Figure 6-18
Step 4. According to system prompt, select server, organization, and fill username and
password to batch log in device. See Figure 6-19. Confirm info and click “OK”
button.
Figure 6-19
Step 5. After you add device, see Figure 6-20.

62
Figure 6-20
6.2.2.2 Local Input
DSS Express supports device input from local. And P2P import does not support local import currently.
Figure 6-21

63
Figure 6-22

64
7 User
User manager module mainly add user, modify user, delete user and set user right. The system has 3
types of user by default as administrator (all rights), advanced user, general user. All added user must be
in these types, and different user types have different rights. Rights within each user type can be
adjusted within the range.
7.1 Add User
Step 1. Via add button in navigation bar enter homepage, and then click User icon. See
Figure 7-1.
Figure 7-1
Step 2. Among three user types on the left, select user type you want to add. See Chart 7-1.
And click add user button . See Figure 7-2.

65
Figure 7-2
User Type Right
Administrator
Control right

View record, PTZ control, video intercom, lock record and record
tag.
Menu Right
Device, live preview, user, record playback, e-map, video wall,
config, download center, video wall, event center, e-map config,
system config, log, access control managerment, face recognition,
plate recognition, user management and intercom management.
Advanced
User
Advanced user is lack of some right of system configuration in menu.
Normal User
Normal user does not have right of device, person, config, video wall,
e-map, system config and log.
Chart 7-1
Step 3. Fill in user info according to your need. You can select to verify MAC address (for
PC Client only), set user validity and etc. In device and right list, you also can select
corresponding device and right module accordingly. After setup, click Add button to
add user.

66
Figure 7-3
Step 4. After you add user, added user will be shown on the left. Click the username to view
user info and right. Green means online while red means offline.
Figure 7-4
7.2 Modify User
You can modify user basic info and right, but you cannot change user type. To change user type, you
shall delete the user and add again.
Step 1. Same with adding user, just enter user manager module. On the left, select

67
username you want to modify, and click button.
Figure 7-5
Step 2. In shown user modification page, change basic info and right, click OK.
Figure 7-6
7.3 Delete User
Step 1. Same with adding user, just enter user manager module. On the left, select
username you want to delete and click .

68
Figure 7-7
Step 2. In the shown figure, click OK to delete.
Figure 7-8

69
8 Preview
Log in DSS Express client, and in homepage, enter Live Preview module. It supports organization
preview, preview by device, free channel preview and preview by view (must add view first).
8.1 Organization Preview
Step 1. In device tree on the left, it supports display of total device of current organization
and online device. See Figure 8-1. Please select window number in tools at bottom
before preview.
Figure 8-1
Step 2. Drag organization node to the right window, and system will open the first N video
channels in this organization, N is number of windows. See Figure 8-2. If N is 4, it
will open 4 video channels in this organization.

70
Figure 8-2
Step 3. Select one organization, right click it to set tour preview of all channels in this
organization. See Figure 8-3.
Figure 8-3
Step 4. During tour, you can click Stop button or right click in window to turn off tour,
see Figure 8-4.

71
Figure 8-4
It supports right click to enable video tour of organization node, tour time can be:10s, 30s, 1min,
2min, 5min, 10min.
It supports display of device tree by name or IP.
It supports ascending/descending/random display of device tree.
It supports right click to hide offline node.
8.2 Device Preview
Step 1. In “Local Config—General”, check “Show device node”，see Figure 8-5.

72
Figure 8-5
Step 2. Other operations are same with organization preview, as you drag a device into
preview window to open its video, and right click to set tour.
8.3 Channel Preview
Step 1. Cancel check of “Local Config—General”-“Show device tree mode”（save this setup
and client will auto reboot），preview device tree in channel mode, see Figure 8-6.

73
Figure 8-6
Step 2. A user can auto select channel and preview in window. Right click channel, to add
into favorite, see Figure 8-7.
Figure 8-7
8.4 Show Preview
Step 1. In“Live” interface, device list is on the left, select channel and double click it or drag
it into video window. If you double click device, then you can open all channels of

74
the device. Window shows live preview of this device.
Figure 8-8
No. Parameter Note
1
Stream Info and
Shortcut
Show encode format, stream info and shortcut. Shortcuts:
 ：Enable or disable instant playback, playback time is set in
“Local Config”. Preconditon of instant playback is that there is
record at center or locally on device. Center record has
priority.
 ：Enable or disable audio.
 ：Enanle or disable intercom. In“Local Config＞General”,
check “Self-adaptive intercom”. When you enable intercom,
no pop-up window will appear, and auto adaptive applies to all
parameters.
 ：Enable or disable local record.
 ：Snapshot.
2
Favorites and Device
Tree Search
 Support , search by device name or
channel name.
 ：Add, delete or rename favorites. Support tour of favorites.
3 Map Preview map info in windows. Only supports raster map.

75
No. Parameter Note
4 Map
Support to save current video window to video. View supports
three levels: node, group and view respectively. It supports node,
node tour viewo, tour time can be 10s, 30s, 1min, 2min, 5min,
10min. Max 100 views.
5 PTZ Speed dome PTZ adjust.
6 Save current video as view.
7 Aspect Ratio
Select video window aspect ratio, it supports to play video in actual
acpect ratio or full screen.
8 Split
Split video. You can slip video into 1 to 64 windows, or click
to customize.
9 Full Screen
Set video to full screen. To exit, you can click Esc otr right click and
select exit full screen.
Chart 8-1
Right click preview window, you can set current video, see Figure 8-9.
Figure 8-9

76
Parameter Note
Close Video Close current window.
Close All Close all windows.
Enable Audio Same as ，turn on or off audio of camera.
Enable Talk Same as ，turn on or off corresponding talk function of device.
In“Local Config＞General”check“Self-adaptive talk”，to enable
talk, no pop-up to auto adjust parameter.
Start Local
Record
Same as ，record A/V in current window, and save to local
PC.
Snapshot Same as ，save image in current window as picture file to
picture folder（Save one picture every time you call）.
Continuous
Snapshot
Same as ，save image in current window as picture file to
picture folder（Snapshot three pictures every time）.
Alarm Output
Control
Control alarm output ON/OFF.
Stream Type Switch among “main stream”, “sub stream 1”, “sub stream 2”.
Note:
If you select “sub stream 1”, “sub stream 2”, and when you add
encoder in Manager, in dropdown list of “Stream”, select “support
sub stream 1”, “support sub stream 2”.
Live/Fluency Enter“live priority”, “fluency priority”, “balance priority”or custom.
Video
Adjustment
Adjust image and enhance video.
Window Mode Support standard mode, 1+3 and 1+5.
Fisheye
Installation
Wall-mount, ceiling and grounding.
Fisheye View
Fisheye view has different installation modes and angles：
Panoroma-360 degrees
Dual panoroma-Two 180 degrees
4-split-Split entire video into four splits，up/down/left/right, each
blockcan be adjusted direction seperately
Single video-one video

77
Parameter Note
Add to Favorite Add this channel or all channels into favorites
Full Screen Switch video window to “full screen”mode. If you want to exit“full
screen”，you can double click window or right click and select exit.
Switch to
Playback
Switch preview to playback without going back to homepage.
Chart 8-2

78
9 Record Config
9.1 Local Storage Disk Setup
DSS Express will auto detect all disk and storage space, and provide a more convenient
storage disk method, steps：
Step 1. In Client homepage, click “Config”to enter config module, see Figure 9-1.
Figure 9-1
Step 2. In config page, click “Storage” to enter storage config, see Figure 9-2.
Figure 9-2
Step 3. DSS Express server will auto detects Express server installation disk info(Not PC
Client disk info），see Figure 9-3.

79
Figure 9-3
Step 4. Click split button to create DSS Express storage, see Figure 9-4.
Figure 9-4
Step 5. Select storage space type, video or picture, see Figure 9-5. If you need to save
ANPR device picture, you shall set storage space type to be picture.
Figure 9-5
Step 6. According to need and disk free space, set storage space size. Min value is 10GB,
see Figure 9-6. Confirm it and click button to complete setup.

80
Figure 9-6
Step 7. After disk is complete, see Figure 9-7. In the red box, the value is 50GB just set.
Figure 9-7
Step 8. If you want to this storage space, you can click this segment in disk, and click Delete
button in prompt page, see Figure 9-8.
Figure 9-8
9.2 Network Disk Setup
Step 1. First park of operation here is same with local storage disk setup, see Figure 9-9.

81
Click Add button to add network disk.
Figure 9-9
Step 2. In system pop-up page, fill in network storage device IP address, confirm and click
“OK” button to add, see Figure 9-10.
Figure 9-10
Step 3. Format disk.
Step 4. Network disk list is in Figure 9-11. Green means there is free space and red means
storage is already full and is overwriting.

82
Figure 9-11
9.3 Create Storage Plan
Step 1. In Client homepage, click “Config” in management bar to enter Config module, see
Figure 9-12.
Figure 9-12
Step 2. Please select one video channel on the left, and then click record
config button on the right, see Figure 9-13.

83
Figure 9-13
Step 3. In system pop-up page, please select record storage path （server/device）, stream
type（main stream, sub stream 1, sub stream 2）, time template, confirm info and
click “OK” button to create record plan for this channel, see Figure 9-14.
Note:
To delete record stored on server, please see Appendix 2.
Figure 9-14
Step 4. After record plan is added, see Figure 9-15. A user can open and close plan, modify
and delete plan.

84
Figure 9-15

85
10 Playback
10.1 Record Search&Playback
Step 1. In DSS Express Client homepage, click “Playback” to enter record playback module,
see Figure 10-1.
Figure 10-1
Step 2. Record playback page is in Figure 10-2. Firstly, select channel and storage location
for playback. If you set this channel in record plan, it is stored on server.

86
Figure 10-2
Step 3. Select time to search, click to open calendar, if there is record, you can see a blue
dot on date, see Figure 10-3. Please select date with record to search.

87
Figure 10-3
Step 4. Record search result is in Figure 10-4. Double click time with record on time axis to
playback record by time (you can scroll to zoom in time axis). Click play button in
window to start play from the earliest time.
Note:
Click to filter record by record type. Record type includes scheduled record,
alarm record, motion detection, video lass and video tampering.
Figure 10-4
Step 5. During playback, you can control record via tools at bottom, see Figure 10-5.

88
Figure 10-5
10.2 Download Record
Step 1. Follow previous section, in playback page, click cut button, and select start time
and end time on time axis to download record. See Figure 10-6. Record download
supports many formats: dav, avi, mp4, flv and asf.
Figure 10-6
Step 2. Click download and go to download center, see Figure 10-7. A user can pause and

89
delete downloading task via control button.
Figure 10-7
Step 3. You can click download button to enter download center, you can download
record by record list and tag. See Figure 10-8.
Figure 10-8

90
10.3 Locking Videos
You can select a time period of a channel and lock the corresponding video. When the storage device is
full, the video you have locked will not be covered and replaced.
Step 1. On the Playback interface, set a certain conditions to select the recorded video you want.
Step 2. Click and then you can select start time and end time on time axis.
Step 3. Click OK to finish video locking. See Figure 10-9
Figure 10-9

91
11 Download Center
Download center provides 3 types of download modes, including timeline, record list and tag. You can
pause, delete downloaded record.
11.1 Download Record
Before downloading, please select channel, time, storage position accordingly to search record,
see Figure 11-1. Result in Figure 11-2.
Figure 11-1

92
Figure 11-2
11.1.1 Timeline Cut
Step 1. In search result, click Timeline tab, and select display of timeline, see Figure 11-3.
Figure 11-3
Step 2. Move mouse to timeline, you can see a small pair of scissors. You can click timeline
to select start time and end time, then in system pop-up prompt box, confirm the
selected time range and select record storage format. See Figure 11-4. There are 5
formats: dav, avi,mp4,flv and asf. Please select accordingly.

93
Figure 11-4
Step 3. Confirm download info and click OK to start downloading. See Figure 11-5.
Figure 11-5
Step 4. Progress of download is shown below. A user you pause, start and delete the
downloading.

94
Figure 11-6
11.1.2 Select Record List
Step 1. In search result, click File tab and select record display method, see Figure 11-7.
Figure 11-7
Step 2. A user can check more than one record file to download. Click Download to batch
download, or user can click corresponding download button of a file, see Figure 11-8.

95
Figure 11-8
Step 3. Progress of downloading record is shown below. A user can pause, play and delete
record accordingly. See Figure 11-9.
Figure 11-9
11.1.3 Tag Record
Step 1. In search result, click Tag and select tag display method, see Figure 11-10.

96
Figure 11-10
Step 2. A user can check more than one record file to download. Click Download button to
batch download, or you can click corresponding download button of a record file. A
prompt box pops up, please select length of tagged record you want to download
and select record format. Then click OK. See Figure 11-11.
Figure 11-11

97
11.2 Download Management
11.2.1 Download Complete
After download is complete, the system will auto pop up a box at the lower right corner, see
Figure 11-12. Click folder icon to enter the folder.
Figure 11-12
11.2.2 Pause/Start Download
In download management page, you can pause all current download tasks or a specific task, control
button is shown in Figure 11-13. Button 1 is pause all, and button 2 is pause one task. To start task(s)
again, buttons are shown in Figure 11-14.
Figure 11-13

98
Figure 11-14
11.2.3 Delete Download Task
For task in downloading or paused, you can delete it accordingly, control button is shown in
Figure 11-15. Button 1 is to delete all tasks in list. Button 2 is to delete corresponding task.
Please select as you need, and please be aware that no prompt will appear.
Figure 11-15

99
12 Map Application
DSS Express platform currently supports raster map. You can set more maps at the same time. Default
display is map which set as main map by you.
12.1 Add Map
Step 1. When you first time enter map application module, map info is blank. The system
will prompt you to add map info, please follow instructions and click Here to add
map picture. See Figure 12-1.
Figure 12-1
Step 2. Please set map name as you need, and select picture file. Then click OK button to
add.

100
Figure 12-2
Figure 12-3
Step 3. After you complete adding of map, you can scroll mouse to zoom in.

101
Figure 12-4
Step 4. In device list, expand device info. You can drag video channel, access control
channel, alarm channel into map as you want, see Figure 12-5. In map edit mode,
all operations take effective immediately.
Figure 12-5
Step 5. If you need to adjust position of each channel on the map, please click button
first to enable drag function. See Figure 12-6. When the button changes to blue,
then you can move it. After you adjust position, please click it again to disable drag
function.

102
Figure 12-6
Figure 12-7
 device position move enable: enable it then you can move channel on map.
 sub map add: click to and select position of sub map, click mouse to add.
 pane button: click it and pane device on map, which forms a temporary preview, playback,
delete and etc.
 device type filter: click it and select device type you want to show on map.

103
 mark and reset.
12.2 Add Sub Map
One map can have multiple layers, and in map editing status, click button to add sub map:
Step 1. In map application mode, select map you want to add as sub map, click Edit to enter
map edit mode, see Figure 12-8.
Figure 12-8
Step 2. In edit mode, click sub map add button , see Figure 12-9.

104
Figure 12-9
Step 3. Click add button, and the mouse will turn into a map icon. On map, select target
positon and left click mouse to add map, see Figure 12-10.
Figure 12-10
Step 4. After sub map is added, double click to enter sub map page. If you want to add
lower-level map in the sub map, the steps are same as above.

105
Figure 12-11
Figure 12-12
12.3 Add More Maps
DSS Express supports multiple maps, to add:
Step 1. In map application mode, select map you want to add sub map, click Edit to enter
edit mode, see Figure 12-13.

106
Figure 12-13
Step 2. On the left, click Add button to add map, see Figure 12-14.
Figure 12-14
Step 3. In this page, set map name as you need, and select map picture, click OK. See
Figure 12-15.

107
Figure 12-15
Step 4. After you complete adding of multiple maps, see Figure 12-16.
Figure 12-16
12.4 Map Application
12.4.1 Main Map Setup
When you add more than one map, you can set default map as main map, please select this map and

108
click button in the figure below. After setup is complete, you can see a yellow icon. See Figure 12-17 and
Figure 12-18.
Figure 12-17
Figure 12-18
12.4.2 Pane Application
In map application, you can pane device to preview, playback.
Step 1. In map application, click pane button and in map pane area, it will generate a

109
temporary list. In this list, you can select channel to preview and playback.
Figure 12-19
Step 2. After you select device, click preview button on map to preview.
12.4.3 Filter Device Type
On map, you can set display/no display of certain types of device. Click button to show
type selection. See Figure 12-20. If you do not want to show video channel, just uncheck it. See
Figure 12-21.

110
Figure 12-20
Figure 12-21
12.4.4 Tool
In tool of map, you can set mark on map and restore default size of map. See Figure 12-22. In
map application page, click button and select content to execute, effect is in Figure
12-23.
Figure 12-22

111
Figure 12-23
Note:
 Visual area: This is monitoring visual range/angle of this device.

112
13 Event
Event manager includes alarm scheme config and alarm processing. Firstly you must set alarm scheme
of actual channel you need in config.
13.1 Alarm Scheme Config
Step 1. In Client homepage, click Config icon to enter config module, see Figure 13-1.
Figure 13-1
Step 2. Config page is shown. After you enter config module, select device/channel to set
alarm scheme, and click Event Configuration button to enter event config page.

113
Figure 13-2
Step 3. In shown config page, select alarm type to config, and enable this type of alarm (red
box 2 in Figure 13-3), set alarm level and arm time. Set alarm link action according
to need. If no need, you can click OK to complete event setup (alarm scheme).
Figure 13-3
Step 4. Link PTZ. When an alarm occurs, you can select certain speed dome channel to turn to
its position for monitoring, as setting this speed dome to a certain preset, see Figure
13-4.

114
Figure 13-4
Step 5. Link video setup. In event setup page, click Link Video tab to enter link video setup,
including link video setup when an alarm occurs and snapshot, pop up video on Client
and etc.
Record storage path can select: on device, on center dick, not save.
Stream can select: main stream, sub stream1, sub stream2.
For other info, please see page prompt.
Figure 13-5
Step 6. Link alarm output. If there is external alarm output device, you can click Alarm Output
tab and select corresponding output channel, and set alarm length, see Figure 13-6.

115
Figure 13-6
Step 7. Link email setup. When an alarm occurs, you can send email to inform related users. In
event setup page, click Email tab to enter email setup page. Click Address button to
select receiver. See Figure 13-7. You can customize email title, and content or select
provided content. See Figure 13-8.
Figure 13-7

116
Figure 13-8
Step 8. Alarm link access control. When an alarm occurs, you can set open or close of multiple
access channel. Each channel can be set indepently. See Figure 13-9. After setup, click
OK button to complete.
Figure 13-9
Step 9. Event (alarm scheme)config is complete and see Figure 13-10. Be careful with alarm
type since each type must be separately set corresponding link, no batch setup
available.

117
Figure 13-10
13.2 Alarm Manager
When an alarm occurs, you can click to process in Alarm at client navigation bar, as well as going to
Event manager module.
13.2.1 Alarm Prompt
When a new alarm occurs, at navigation bar in client, you can view obvious alarm prompt. Click alarm
quantity prompt to enter event manager page. See Figure 13-11.

118
Figure 13-11
13.2.2 Real-time Alarm Processing
In event manager module you can process alarm: select alarm processing method (process, ignore,
transfer); view alarm linked view, snapshot and record. One-click to clear alarm message and etc.
Step 1. In Express Client homepage, click Event Center to enter event module, see Figure
13-12.
Figure 13-12

119
Step 2. Real-time alarm is shown in Figure 13-13. Double click to view alarm details. Click
hand button in operation bar to claim the alarm. After alarm is claimed, the icon in
operation bar becomes an “eye”. If one alarm is claimed by user A, then other user
will not see it in alarm record, but it is visible in alarm history. However, other users
cannot process it in alarm history.
Figure 13-13
Step 3. Double click to view alarm detail. Default display of alarm detail include alarm time,
alarm type, alarm source (channel/device) and alarm level. See Figure 13-14. A
user can select alarm processing accordingly or a user can select process method
after viewing video, snapshot and record. The following example selects after
viewing all info.

120
Figure 13-14
Step 4. In alarm detail page, click Live View tab to view alarm corresponding channel video
info, see Figure 13-15.
Figure 13-15
Step 5. In alarm detail page, click Snapshot tab to view alarm corresponding channel’s
snapshot info, see Figure 13-16.
Figure 13-16
Step 6. In alarm detail page, click Record tab to view alarm corresponding channel’s record,
see Figure 13-17.

121
Figure 13-17
Step 7. In alarm detail page, click Map tab to view map info when alarm occurs, see Figure
13-18.
Figure 13-18
Step 8. According to actual condition, you can select processing method and you can enter
note.

122
Figure 13-19
Step 9. Temporary disarm. When you process alarm, you can click Temporary Disarm
button to set minutes of temporary disarm of this channel and this type of alarm.
See Figure 13-20.
Figure 13-20
Step 10. Manually send email. When you process alarm, you can click Send Mail button to
manually send email to related person. You also can add email address, set title and
content of email. After you complete setup, click Send button.

123
Figure 13-21
13.2.3 History Alarm Search&Process
Step 1. In event center click tab to enter alarm manager history page. See Figure 13-22.
First please select channel to search and click first dropdown list and select alarm
type.
Figure 13-22
Step 2. According to actual condition, select actual range of alarm search, see Figure 13-23.

124
Search range must be in the same month.
Figure 13-23
Step 3. Select alarm level, see Figure 13-24. If not select, all levels will be selected by
default.
Figure 13-24
Step 4. Select to claim alarm. A user can search a user to claim this alarm according to
actual need, see Figure 13-25.

125
Figure 13-25
Step 5. Select alarm status, a user can select different statuses of alarm message, see
Figure 13-26.
Figure 13-26
Step 6. After you select criteria, click Search button to search alarm. Result is shown below.

126
Figure 13-27
Step 7. You can view or process searched alarm. Steps and method are same with
processing alarm. Please process referring to real-time alarm.

127
14 Video Wall
14.1 Business Flow
Add decode device--add video wall--output video to wall+task on wall+plan on wall
14.2 Add Decode Device
Before you add video wall and output video to wall, you must add decode device. Currently DSS Express
platform supports decode device: decoder and decode matrix. To add:
Step 1. In DSS Express client homepage, click Device to enter device manager module.
Figure 14-1
Step 2. In device manager page, click button, and then in pop-up box, select add
device method as by IP. For device type, select decoder or matrix.

128
Figure 14-2
Step 3. Please follow instructions in page to complete info input and selection. Make sure
you have considered capability of decoder before you check Support Combination
box and please select decoder (direct, push, pull). After setup is complete, click Add
button.

129
Figure 14-3
Step 4. Decoder device is shown below. Device status is red, meaning the device is offline.
Green means device is online. After decode device is added, you can see Decoder
option in device type.

130
Figure 14-4
14.3 Add Video Wall
Step 1. In DSS Express client homepage, click Video Wall to enter device manager module,
see Figure 14-5.
Figure 14-5
Step 2. In video wall page, click Video Wall dropdown list and click add video wall button to
add.

131
Figure 14-6
Step 3. In system pop-up box, fill in video wall name and note accordingly, see Figure 14-7.
Figure 14-7
Step 4. Select video wall number accordingly, and then place button of corresponding
number at random position on screen. See Figure 14-8. Click Next button to
continue.

132
Figure 14-8
Step 5. If you want to set several screens into a combined screen, please hold Shift button
and select adjacent screens, then click Combine. After combined, you can see
Figure 14-10. Click Next button to continue.
Figure 14-9

133
Figure 14-10
Step 6. If you want to clear video wall config, please click button. Click it than the entire
screen will be cleared.
Figure 14-11
Step 7. Enter decode channel binding setup. Drag decode channel on the left to
corresponding screen on the right. Be careful, if 4 screens are combined into one,

134
you must bind one decode channel to each of the 4 screens, so you cannot bind just
one channel to the combined channel. One video wall can bind multiple channels of
decode device. After you complete binding, click Finish button.
Figure 14-12
Figure 14-13
Step 8. In video wall control page, it shows the latest video wall.

135
Figure 14-14
14.4 Video Wall Control
Video wall plan includes binding between video channel an decode channel, wall mode selectin
(task output to wall/instant output to wall), wall task and plan adding, stream setup.
14.4.1 Instant Output to Wall
Drag video channel to corresponding screen, do not click wall button, it will be auto displayed.
First in video wall list, select one video wall schedule, and open instant video wall switch Apply Now, and
drag video channel into corresponding decode screen. Click Detail icon in figure to show bound video
channel in currently selected decode window. You can go to Detail setup, set stream type and adjust
sequence of channel display.

136
Figure 14-15
14.4.2 Output to Video Wall
Step 1. For any one video wall combination, click Save as tack button to set wall task.
Figure 14-16
Step 2. In pop-up box, enter task name and click OK.

137
Figure 14-17
Step 3. Save current wall layout as task, and system will show this task by default. Now
instant wall switch will turn off. If a user updates bound video channel in this task
page, then he/she needs to click to control video wall.
Figure 14-18
Step 4. If you want to view live of a certain channel, please go to Detail and select
corresponding channel, click Play button. At the lower left corner, you can view live
of the channel.

138
Figure 14-19
Step 5. Task modified based on current task allow user to click to save new task. Newly
saved task will be shown.
Figure 14-20
14.4.3 Wall Schedule
Wall schedule is setup of video wall task according to work time and length.
Step 1. In video wall page, click at the upper right corner to add schedule. In pop-up
page, click Add button to add schedule.

139
Figure 14-21
Step 2. A user can select plan schedule or tour plan accordingly.
Differences between schedule and tour: schedule includes detailed start time and end time of each task
and if set task time is shorter than one day, user can set execution of other tasks as remaining time when
two tasks are already executed. Tour plan sets sequence of multiple tasks plus interval in between,
forming a cycle, without concept of remaining time.
Figure 14-22

140
Step 3. Add schedule. Select schedule, enter schedule setup page. You can set execution
time of each task and remaining time task. After setup is complete, click Save.
Figure 14-23
Step 4. Successfully add schedule, see Figure 14-24.
Figure 14-24
Step 5. Add tour plan. Select Tour to add tour plan. A user can set task sequence and stay
length according to actual need. A user can adjust sequence in operation bar. Then
click Save.

141
Figure 14-25
Step 6. After successfully saved, enable schedule switch.
Figure 14-26
Step 7. If you want to stop the schedule, click button. If you want to switch to other
schedule, click output plan button to enter schedule manager to switch.

142
Figure 14-27
14.4.4 Control Function
14.4.4.1 Eagle Eye
When you set output channel in Client, if you cannot see screens clearly, you may zoom in certain part of
video wall via eagle eye function. Drag blue box and adjust its size to zoom in.

143
Figure 14-28
14.4.4.2 One-click Clear Screen
It supports one-click to clear all info of current decode channel. Click this button to do so.
Figure 14-29
14.4.4.3 Lock Window
This lock window function is used when combined screen is open. If you lock window, then all windows
in this locked window cannot be moved. You must unlock window to move inner windows.

144
Figure 14-30
Figure 14-31
14.4.4.4 Sync Play in Client
In video wall decoding window, it shows live of corresponding video channel. If the window does not
respond, please click mouse in other window and then click this window to activate it.

145
Figure 14-32
Figure 14-33
14.4.4.5 Screen Switch
In Client, you can control switch to enable/disable some/all screens of decoding matrix.
Click in screen, and in pop-up box select screen to switch.

146
Figure 14-34

147
15 Person
15.1 Add Department
Step 1. In Client homepage, click Personnel Management to enter person management
module, see Figure 15-1.
Figure 15-1
Step 2. On the left, in department management bar, select directory root and click
department. See Figure 15-2.

148
Figure 15-2
Step 3. In the system prompt page, enter department name and click OK to complete
adding. See Figure 15-3.
Figure 15-3
Step 4. After you all department list, see Figure 15-4. Select corresponding department of
added user.

149
Figure 15-4
15.2 Add Person
You can add a single person and batch person, and import user info. Furthermore, if you add
VTH in intercom module, it will auto create person. According to fixed person generated by
room no. extracted by SIP, person ID is the room no. When you add person, the collected
person info will be uploaded to server for protection.
15.2.1 Add A User
Step 1. In Client homepage, click “Personnel Management “to enter user management

150
Figure 15-5
Step 2. In User management page, click “Add” button to add user, see Figure 15-6.
Figure 15-6
Step 3. In system pop-up, upload person image (Images can be editted), or click Snapshot
to snapshot face to upload (PC with this client needs to carry camera), fill in user
info and please be noted user ID is mandatory. After you complete filling, please
switch to “Authentication “to set authentication.

151
Figure 15-7
Step 4. Click page to enter authentication setting. Here you can set password,
add card no., collect fingerprint and etc.
Figure 15-8
Step 5. For password setting, click “Change” button , see Figure 15-9.

152
Figure 15-9
Step 6. In the Figure 15-10, enter password of this user, click “OK” button.
Figure 15-10
Step 7. After you set password, click “Add “button to add card no., and in this page, enter
card no. of this user, click “OK” button to add card. You also can add card by reading
card on reader of access control device which you must click button
and select read card first.

153
Figure 15-11
Step 8. After you add card, see Figure 15-12. To collect fingerprint, refer to step 9.
Figure 15-12
Step 9. Collect fingerprint, you must specify access control channel, and click collect
fingerprint button to select reader of access control channel. See

154
Figure 15-13.
Figure 15-13
Step 10. After access control reader is selected, you shall manually select finger. Select a
specific finger via mouse, such as middle finger of left hand.
Figure 15-14
Step 11. After you select finger, as shown in system prompt, click add fingerprint button
and place your corresponding finger on reader you selected,

155
remember to record three times (other fingers could be recorded as well). When you
hear a beep, rise your finger and place down again until three times of recording are
complete. You will receive a notice informing you all of three times of recordings are
dome and Client fingerprint status will change. See Figure 15-15 to Figure 15-18.
Figure 15-15
Figure 15-16

156
Figure 15-17
Figure 15-18
Step 12. After fingerprint recording is complete, click “Authorize” button to
authorize access control channel, and you can select set door group in channel, see

157
Figure 15-19.
Figure 15-19
Step 13. Access channel is selected, then click “OK”in add user page, see user list below.
If there is authorized fingerprint and card, then icon will be blue.
Figure 15-20

158
15.2.2 Batch Add
When you batch add, you can authorize card, but you cannot batch authorize password or
fingerprint. If you need, you can edit user right one by one.
Step 1. In Client homepage, click “Personnel Management “to enter user management
Figure 15-21
Step 2. In system pop-up page, click button to batch add new user.
Figure 15-22
Step 3. In system prompt page, enter user start ID and batch user quantity see Figure 15-23.

159
When you complete filling, click “Next” button to enter batch issue card page. If you
do not have card info, you can click “Save and Exit” button to save
user info and exit.
Figure 15-23
Step 4. Enter batch issue card page, see Figure 15-24. Enter user card no. and click “Issue
Card” buttom to complete card issuring. Then you can enter next card no.
until you have alled all card no.

160
Figure 15-24
Step 5. After card no. are filled in, please select validity time and expiration, then click “Next”
to enter.
Figure 15-25
Step 6. Enter batch authorize setup, you can select channel or door group with authorized
access control, see Figure 15-26. Click “Finish “button to complete adding and
setup.

161
Figure 15-26
Step 7. After you add, user list is in Figure 15-27. Click button to delete user.
Figure 15-27
Step 8. If you want to edit user info, you can click at bottom to show user info and
edit info. See Figure 15-28. You can upload or change user photo, complete user
basic info, update user authorization method (Batch add card only, here you can set
password and fingerprint), and update access control channel.
Figure 15-28
Step 9. Edited info will take effective immediately. Click to refresh user list, see
Figure 15-29.

162
Figure 15-29
15.2.3 Import Person
15.2.3.1 Export Person
Export person info in xls format saved at local. Saved file can be imported to quickly resume
person info via importing info, or on other platforms set same person info which can quickly
complete config via importing.
Step 1. In client homepage, click Personnel Management to enter person management, see
Figure 15-30.
Figure 15-30

163
Step 2. On the left, select organization, click . In the prompt box, select export
path, click OK to export all person info. You can see progress of export. See Figure
15-31.
Figure 15-31
15.2.3.2 Import Person
Edit info of person you want to add into an excel file, and import the edited excel chart. Now person info
is added. Import file format supports xls, size is within 1M.
Step 1. In Client homepage, click Personnel Management, to enter person management

164
Figure 15-32
Step 2. In system pop up page, click to add person, see Figure 15-33.
Figure 15-33
Step 3. Click to get import template and import user info according to
template edit person info. Save file.
Step 4. Click , select import file. After you upload file, platform will analyze, and
shows progress of analysis. If analysis failed, there will be prompt. After analysis is

165
complete, click OK to import person info. See Figure 15-34. Successfully imported
persons are shown in user list. See Figure 15-35.
Import may have the following conditions:
 If there is person of platform exists, then system will prompt.
 Person ID to be imported is repeated, if there is no person exists, process as
adding new person. If person ID exists in the platform, then system will prompt.
 Fill in error for imported user info, and field length is abnormal. According to
length limit of client, if it fails to library due to timeout, it will prompt.
 Default value is abnormal. Default rule is: Gender (female), Property (general
card), Department (root node), ID type, Marriage (null), Education (no education).
Expiry start time is current time by default. Expiry time is year 2028.
 Person does not exist in the platform, and if the platform does not exist, then
create new department under the root node. If department exists, then create new
user in corresponding department. Department info is matched by name.
 Cannot read content, direct analysis has error.
Figure 15-34

166
Figure 15-35
Step 5. If you want to edit user info, you can click at the bottom of client to show
person info. See Figure 15-36. You can upload or change person image, complete
person info, update person authorization method (batch add card only, in this page
you can set password and fingerprint), and update access control channel.
Figure 15-36
15.3 Delete User
It supports delete one/multiple/all users:
Step 1. After you enter user manager module, check user to delete and click Delete.

167
Figure 15-37
Step 2. In pop-up box, click OK to delete.
Figure 15-38
Step 3. After you delete it, you can search see if you successfully delete it.

168
Figure 15-39
15.4 Batch Issue Card
It supports to issue card as batch.
Step 1. Enter user manager module, check users you want to issue card, and click Batch
Issue Card button.
Figure 15-40
Step 2. In this page, enter card no. (or swipe card at reader), and then click Issue Card

169
button to issue card.
Figure 15-41
Step 3. Issue card to all designated users, so these users do not need authorization of
access control channels. Click Save and Exit.
Figure 15-42
Step 4. If you want to authorize user with access control right, please click Next button to
enter next step. In access control channel page, select channel or set access

170
control group, and then click Finish button.
Figure 15-43

171
16 Access Control
16.1 Add Access Control Device
Log in DSS Express Client，and in management bar, enter device management module, you
can add, edit and delete access controller, steps：
Step 1. In Express Client homepage find management bar, click “Device” module to enter
device management, see Figure 16-1.
Figure 16-1
Step 2. Device management page shown, click “Add” button to add device manually.

172
Figure 16-2
Step 3. See Figure 16-3. First select device register mode to be IP Address, and set device
category to be “Access”.
Figure 16-3
Step 4. According to page requirement, fill in device info, including：device name, IP
address, port no. （default is 37777）, username and password. If you have not
created organization node and device is under root node Video，see Figure 16-4.
Confirm info and click “Add” button to add.

173
Figure 16-4
Step 5. Access control device is shown below. If device network communication is normal,
server will auto get device type and channel info.
Figure 16-5
16.2 Time Template&Holiday Group
Step 1. In Client homepage, click “Access Conrtol” to enter access control module. See
Figure 16-6 to enter access control module.

174
Figure 16-6
Step 2. Select time template tab ，and then in the page, click add time template button
to add time template.
Figure 16-7
Step 3. In time template setup page, enter name. On time axis, draw out period you need,
see Figure 16-8. A pen sign is draw button, and eraser sign is clear button. When
you are done, click “OK” button to complete.

175
Figure 16-8
Step 4. Time template list update is shown below.
Figure 16-9
16.3 Access Control Console
In console, you can unlock, lock, open video（must set linked channel in door config first）and
etc. plus right click to remotely unlock/lock, set door and etc.

176
16.3.1 Door Config
Door config module can set door channel name.
Step 1. Enter Access Control module console, on the left, select one access control channel
and right click mouse. In pop-up menu, select Door Config to enter config page. See
Figure 16-10.
Figure 16-10
Step 2. Access control channel config page is shown in Figure 16-11. Please set
parameters accordingly, and click “OK” button to complete setup and enter config
homepage.

177
Figure 16-11
Step 3. In config homepage, click Resource Bind to enter video channel bind page. See
Figure 16-12.
Figure 16-12
Step 4. Video channel bind page is shown, please select video channel and click “OK”
button.

178
Figure 16-13
16.3.2 Access Control Channel Control
Step 1. Unlock door. Enter access control module console, on the left, select access control
channel and then on the right, click unlock button ，it will generate corresponding
unlock record. See Figure 16-14 and Figure 16-15.

179
Figure 16-14
Figure 16-15
Step 2. Within certain time （can be set in door config, default is 5s, here uses 10s）, door
will auto lock and a record is created in event column. See Figure 16-16.

180
Figure 16-16
Step 3. Lock door. When a door is open, click unlock button to unlock it. See Figure
16-17.
Figure 16-17
Step 4. Unlick effect and event record is in Figure 16-18.

181
Figure 16-18
Step 5. View live preview. When door is bound to video channel, click to view live
video. See Figure 16-19 and Figure 16-20. During preview, a poo-up window shows
all event info except lock door event. See Figure 16-21.
Figure 16-19

182
Figure 16-20
Figure 16-21
Step 6. View link video. Click video play button to preview video of channel bound to this
access control channel, see Figure 16-22. You can overlay info on video.

183
Figure 16-22
16.3.3 Event Detail
In event list, select one record and click to view details，include：event info, live video, snapshot,
record. Live video must be bind video channel to door in door config first before you can view live here.
You must link video in scheme example management first before you can snapshot and record here.
Please refer to scheme management chapter.。
Figure 16-23
16.3.4 Global Control
Global control main function is to select one or more access control channel and NO/NC and
restore to normal. Steps:

184
Step 1. In access control module console, on the left click config button to select channel,
button is in Figure 16-24.
Figure 16-24
Step 2. In pop-up channel list, select channel for global control, see Figure 16-25 and click
“OK” button to take effect.

185
Figure 16-25
Step 3. Currently front door is closed, and you can click NO button to unlock it. This
operation must be operated with password, so please enter password of current
user in system box, and click “OK” button. （After global control unlock, the door will
not close automatically after set time, instead please manually click replay or click
button to close door.）

186
Figure 16-26
Step 4. On the right, in access control channel list, you can see selected door status
become open status. See Figure 16-27.
Figure 16-27
Step 5. Click NC button, and follow system instructions to enter current username password,
click “OK”button to start. See Figure 16-28.

187
Figure 16-28
Step 6. Exit global control, please click to restore normal via button “Resume” .
16.3.5 Scheme Management
Scheme management function includes setup of access control channel’s alarm type and you
can determine alarm priority, scheme work period, link PTZ preset, linked video open in preview
window, linked snapshot and record, linked alarm output, alarm email sending, linked access
control channel in NC/NC status and etc.
Warning:
Every alarm type in link config shall be separately set, since you cannot set them together as a
batch.
Step 1. Enter access control module console, and on the left, select one access control
channel and right click mouse, in pop-up menu, select Door Config to enter config
page. See Figure 16-29.

188
Figure 16-29
Step 2. Enter event config page, first please select alarm type, and then enable alarm ,
set alarm level, select alarm arm work time（select time template）, see Figure 16-30.
After you execute, you also can select other alarm type and follow the same steps to
set. Each alarm type can be set to different levels and arm time.
Figure 16-30
Step 3. Link PTZ preset config. When event property config is complete, please go to event
config page, and select Link PTZ tab. See Figure 16-31. Select one speed dome
channel, and then select the preset which speed domes rotated to when event

189
occurred. If preset list is null, you can skip this step and click edit scheme to set PTZ
link.
Figure 16-31
Step 4. Link video-category setup, please select Link Video tab, see Figure 16-32. You can drag video
channel into preview window to preview video. You can select if to save record when event
occurs and stream type, time to save plus whether to enable snapshot, open video in preview
window and etc. Please set accordingly.
Figure 16-32
Step 5. Link alarm output channel, if alarm output channel connects to buzzer alarm or
other alarm devices, you shall let the system auto enable alarm at occurrence, and
set alarm length, see Figure 16-33.

190
Figure 16-33
Step 6. Link email config, If when an event occurs, users shall be notified via email, you can
link email config and select receiver in address or manually enter. Email title shall be
filled in according to actual event, content must contain event time, event type,
event source. Please select items you contain in email (all of the three items are
recommended), and you also can edit email, see Figure 16-34.
Figure 16-34
Step 7. Link access control channel config. When an event occurs, you can set to auto
unlock or lock certain door in Link AC. You can select access control channel and
set status of this channel. Each channel setup is independent, and after setup is

191
complete, click “OK”. See Figure 16-35.
Figure 16-35
Step 8. Scheme is shown in Figure 16-36.
Figure 16-36
16.4 Door Group
Door group and door rule are non-standard config, and user can select to set or not.
Step 1. In Client homepage, click “Access Conrtol”to enter access control module, see

192
Figure 16-37.
Figure 16-37
Step 2. Click “Access Conrtol”tab to enter door group&rule setting page, in Door Group
page click “Add”button, see Figure 16-38.
Figure 16-38
Step 3. Door group setting page is shown. Please follow instructions to fill in door group
name, select time template，select access control channel, click “OK” button to
save.

193
Figure 16-39
Step 4. Door group is added and user can edit and delete if need.

194
Figure 16-40
Step 5. Click Door tab, set door rule, see Figure 16-41.
Figure 16-41
Step 6. Click , set door rule name, select person and door group, click OK.

195
Figure 16-42
16.5 Add Person
See Ch 13.1.
16.6 Advanced Function
16.6.1 First Card Unlock
First card unlock node：after you set first card unlock only this first user swipe card, then other
users may swipe card to unlock door. You may set more than one first card, as long as one first
user swipes card, others can swipe card. Steps：

196
Step 1. Enter access control control module, and select advanced function tab, in “First Card Unlock”
tab, click Add button to add first card unlock scheme, see Figure 16-43.
Figure 16-43
Step 2. Select access control channel（select one only）, time, door status, user with first
card unlock （support multiple choice）in add page，set and click “OK”to add.
Scheme takes effect.
Figure 16-44

197
Step 3. First card unlock scheme list is sown below, in this page the user can select to
enable/disable this scheme, or edit and delete scheme.
Figure 16-45
16.6.2 Multiple Card Unlock
Multiple card unlock note: for a certain access control channel, more than one group of user shall swipe
card in set sequence in order to unlock it and you can set valid number of user of each group as
changing valid unlock user number in the group. Max of 4 groups and accumulated valid user cannot
exceed 5. Steps:
Step 1. Enter access control module and select advance function tab, click “Multi-Card
Unlock” tag to enter multiple card setup page. When first time set, please add user
group first. In this page, click “Add user group”button to add user
group.

198
Figure 16-46
Step 2. In the system, click “Add” button to add.
Figure 16-47
Step 3. In shown page, set group name, and check group member in corresponding

199
organization. Click “OK”button to add. This step only selects member, without
concerning sequence.
Figure 16-48
Step 4. User list is shown below, if you want to add, click “Add” button. If you do not
continue to add, click close button at the upper right.

200
Figure 16-49
Step 5. Click “Add” button to continue to add 3 groups, and you can see Figure 16-50 when
complete.

201
Figure 16-50
Step 6. Click user group adding, and return to multiple card setup page. Click “Add” to add
multiple card unlock scheme. See Figure 16-51. Please select access control
channel in list.

202
Figure 16-51
Step 7. Access control channel is selected and then select user group. Adjust group
sequence, valid user in each group, unlock method （card, password, fingerprint）
and etc. After setup is complete, click “OK” button to complete. See Figure 16-52.
Figure 16-52
16.6.3 Anti-passback
Anti-pass back note：Set single/multiple user unlock path, so these users can only unlock is this
sequence.
If you have set 1 2 3 anti-pass back, and then swipe 1 and then swipe 3 ，it will trigger
anti-pass back alarm（after general access control alarm, you can still unlock in set sequence），
then swipe 1 2 3 will not successfully unlock. You must unlock door until access controller reset
time ends.
Steps：
Step 1. After you enter access control module, select advanced function tab, in “Anti-Pass
Back” tag, click Add button to add anti-pass back scheme, see Figure
16-53.

203
Figure 16-53
Step 2. In Add page, select access controller, set scheme name, and follow instructions and
your need, set door group quantity and reader in each group. See Figure 16-54.
After setup is complete, click “Next” button to enter user selection page.
Note:
The Reset Time and Time Template are displayed only when you select collective control
device of door acess as the Device. Otherwise, the Reset Time and Time Template will not
be displayed.

204
Figure 16-54
Step 3. In user selection page, please select use of this setup（multiple users are OK）, and
then click “OK” button to complete.

205
Figure 16-55
Step 4. After adding is complete, see list in Figure 16-56.

206
Figure 16-56
16.6.4 Inter-lock
Inter-lock function node：General access control is in-group inter-lock, and centralized controller
is group-group inter-lock. General access control：In inter-lock group, as long as one door is
open, you cannot open other doors. Centralized access control：channels in the same group
are not related, so you can open them as you wish, however, as long as one channel in a
group is open, you cannot open channel in other groups.
The following takes centralized controller as an example：
Step 1. After you enter access control module, select advanced function tab, in
“Inter-Lock”tab, click New button to add inter-lock plan. First please select
access control device in Device list. See Figure 16-57.
Note:
The Time Template are displayed only when you select collective control device of door
acess as the Device. Otherwise, the Time Template will not be displayed.

207
Figure 16-57
Step 2. In Add page, set inter-lock name, select period of plan, and add access control in
each door group. If the default two groups do not meet you need, you can click “Add”
button to add more groups. See Figure 16-58. Click “OK” to complete.
Figure 16-58
Step 3. Successfully added plan is shown in Figure 16-59.

208
Figure 16-59
16.6.5 Remote Verification
Remote verification function note：set remote verification device, and within set period, when a
user unlocks door via card, fingerprint, password and etc., he/she must click confirm box in
Client to confirm unlock before he/she can unlock, steps：
Step 1. Enter access control module and select advance function tab, in “Remote
verification” tab, click New button to add remote verification plan, see Figure
16-60.

209
Figure 16-60
Step 2. In pop-up add page, select remote verification period and channel requiring remote
verification. See Figure 16-61. Click “OK” button to complete.
Figure 16-61
Step 3. After you complete adding, each channel can be independently opened and closes.

210
Figure 16-62
Step 4. When corresponding access control channel has operations of card, fingerprint,
password and etc., the Client will pop up box, so you can select to unlock or ignore it.
Click corresponding button and the box will disappear.
Figure 16-63
16.7 Access Control Log Search
It supports to view access control log via the following method:
 In console, click to go to access control log search page, you can set log info which
matches search criteria. See Figure 16-64 and Figure 16-65

211
Figure 16-64
Figure 16-65
 In client homepage, click Log to enter log module, see Figure 16-66. Click to enter
access control log search page. See Figure 16-65. Click to export log and
save at local.

212
Figure 16-66

213
17 ANPR
17.1 Add ANPR Device
Step 1. In DSS Express Client homepage, click Device to enter device manager module.
Figure 17-1
Step 2. In device manager page, click button, and then in pop-up box, select method to
add device as by IP. Select ANPR for device type. According to instructions, fill in each
info. Click Add button.

214
Figure 17-2
Step 3. After you add device, device list is shown below. Red is offline. Green is online.
Figure 17-3
17.2 Picture Storage Keyboard Setup
You must set corresponding storage disk of ANPR channel before entering road surveillance application.
If you do not set storage disk, all pictures from road surveillance will not be shown. See Ch 7.

215
17.3 Road Surveillance Application
Passed vehicle
Step 1. In Express Client homepage, click Entrance to enter road surveillance application.
Figure 17-4
Step 2. In this page, select tab to enter road surveillance application. Default is single
window of a electronic map, you can manually change number of windows.
Figure 17-5
Step 3. In this shown page, click button to select ANPR channel of passed vehicle.

216
Figure 17-6
Step 4. In system pop-up page, select corresponding ANPR channel.
Figure 17-7
Step 5. After you select channel, system will mark the selected channel, and show the latest
picture of passed vehicle in picture scrolling area.

217
Figure 17-8
Step 6. Double click picture to view picture detail, including plate no., snapshot time, ANPR
channel name, logo, vehicle color and etc.
Figure 17-9
Step 7. Refresh pause. In actual application, if you want to pause refresh of passed vehicle
record, click button shown below.

218
Figure 17-10
17.3.1 Passed Vehicle Record Search
In actual application, you can search record of passed vehicle.
Step 1. In road surveillance application, click button to enter search page.
Figure 17-11
Step 2. Enter passed vehicle record search page. First select channel to search accordingly,
and then select search time, plate no., plate color, vehicle type, logo, vehicle color,
speed and etc. Click Search button.

219
Figure 17-12
Step 3. Result is shown below. There are thumbnail and list modes of display. Here uses
thumbnail.
Figure 17-13
Step 4. Double click picture to view details, including: zoom in vehicle picture, plate no.,
snapshot time, ANPR channel name, lane, speed, plate color, vehicle type, logo,
vehicle color.

220
Figure 17-14
Step 5. If the system recognize some mistake in vehicle detail, you can click button
to manually change.
Figure 17-15
Step 6. Editable content: plate no., plate color, vehicle type, logo, vehicle color. Click Save
button to save and if you want to cancel edited content, click Cancel.

221
Figure 17-16
17.3.2 View Passed Vehicle Record
You must set general record plan for the ANPR channel before you can view passed vehicle record.
Method of setup is similar with video channel, see Ch 6.3.
In passed vehicle record search result, select of corresponding passed vehicle record or click Play
button in detail to view scenes before and after snapshot.
Figure 17-17
17.3.3 Export Passed Vehicle Record
A user can export some or all of passed vehicle record.

222
Step 1. In passed vehicle record search result, check record you want to export, click Export
button. You can export all records.
Figure 17-18
Step 2. Please select storage path following system prompt.
Figure 17-19
Step 3. Click Open File button in the prompt to view export file.
Figure 17-20

223
18 Face Recognition
18.1 Add Face Recognition Device
Step 1. In DSS Express Client homepage, click Device to enter device management
Figure 18-1
Step 2. In device management page, click and then select add device method to be
IP address, and device category is “Encode”. According to prompt in this page, fill in
each parameter, see Figure 18-2 and then click Add button to add device.
After you successfully add device, see Figure 18-3. Red is offline. Green is online.
Note:
 Express supports face recognition device, including IVSS and face
recognition camera, which is added according to actual condition.
 If you want to add IVSS, then you shall add camera in IVSS config page, see
IVSS use’s manual.

224
Figure 18-2
Figure 18-3

225
18.2 Storage Plan Setup
18.2.1 Picture Storage
 Snapshot picture is stored at server installation path:
WEBCLIENTwebclientapache-tomcatwebappsuploadface.
 Storage capacity, snapshot two pictures at once, one is face snapshot, one is panorama. In general
picture size is 100KB.
 Default storage of snapshot is 30 days. If you want to change, please set reasonable storage days
in accordance with server storage capacity.
To change: server installation path.
Under directory of ..DSS
ExpressServerWEBCLIENTwebclientapache-tomcatbinwebapps-confconfig, open
configurations.properties to change snapshot storage days.
#Face ClearDays
face.clearDays=30R
18.2.2 Record Storage
If you have set record storage plan, video before and after the video at snapshot time is stored, and then
the platform supports 10s before and after this moment of video, so up to 20s. If you has not set record
storage plan, then there will be no record available.
Step 1. You can set record storage config via the following methods.
 In face recognition preview page, right click channel, select to
enter record plan setup, see Figure 18-4.

226
Figure 18-4
 In client homepage, click Config to enter config management module, see Figure 18-5.
Please select one video channel on the left in this page, and click record config button
on the right.
Figure 18-5
Step 2. Complete record config, see Ch 9.

227
18.3 Face Library Management
Face library management includes the following:
 When you add person, used to store user info which is convenient for future control by person in the
library. It supports to edit and delete face library.
 Add person, support to add person into face library. It supports to edit and delete person.
 Arm/disarm face library. After arming, face recognition (such as face recognition camera, IVSS and
etc.) compare person snapshot and person picture in person picture. If it determines similarity≧value,
then face recognition device (such as face recognition camera, IVSS and etc.) compare two persons and
find the two persons are the same one by default, and upload record to the platform.
18.3.1 Add Face library
Step 1. In DSS Client homepage, click Face Recognition to enter face recognition module,
see Figure 18-6.
Figure 18-6
Step 2. Click to enter face library management page, see Figure 18-7.

228
Figure 18-7
Step 3. Click to add face library. In Figure 18-8, enter face library name, select
face library color (mark only with one color), enter note info and click OK to
complete.
See Figure 18-9.
Figure 18-8

229
Figure 18-9
More operations:
 Delete face library
◇ Delete one
Click above face library, and delete face library following prompt, see Figure 18-10.
Figure 18-10
◇ Batch delete

230
Select multiple persm library, click to delete multiple face library. See Figure
18-11.
Tips:
If you want o delete all person libraries, and quantity of library is high, please click “Check All” at
the upper right corner, you can select all libraries at the same time.
Figure 18-11
 Edit Face library
Click above face library, support to change face library color and note, see Figure 18-12. You
cannot change name of user library.

231
Figure 18-12
18.3.2 Add Person
If person info includes user picture which is collected, then the platform supports one or batch add of
person info into the library. Meantime it supports to sign up snapshot person into face library.
18.3.2.1 Add Single Person
Step 1. Enter add person page.
You can add person via the following methods.
 In Face library page, click button to enter add person page, see Figure 18-13.

232
Figure 18-13
 In face library management page, click face library, see Figure 18-14. Enter face
library list page, see Figure 18-15. Click to enter add person page.
Figure 18-14

233
Figure 18-15
Note:
Click in Figure 18-15, to set person type, used in adding person.
Step 2. According to prompt, upload person picture, and fill in person info. For person type,
you can set following the prompt. Click OK to submit. See Figure 18-16.
After you add, face library quantity is updated. See Figure 18-17.
Note:
Upload person picture, picture only supports jpeg and jpg formats. Picture size
cannot exceed 5M.

234
Figure 18-16
Figure 18-17
More operations:
In face library page, click face library, enter user list, to support operation.

235
 Click , to change person picture and modify person info, see Figure 18-18.
Figure 18-18
 Delete Person
◇ Delete One
Click of a certain person, and confirm to delete face library, see Figure 18-19.
Figure 18-19
◇ Batch Delete

236
Select multiple persons, click to delete multiple persons, see
Tips:
If you want to delete all persons, and there are multiple persons, please select “Check All” at
the upper right corner, you can select all persons at once.
Figure 18-20
18.3.2.2 Batch Add Person
Step 1. In Face library page, click face library, see Figure 18-21 to enter person list in library

237
Figure 18-21
Figure 18-22
Note:
Click in Figure 18-15, support config person type. Select when you add person.
Step 2. Click to download upload template, and upload file
according to template.
1. Edit person excel form. In picture column enter info request match person picture

238
file name. See Figure 18-23.
Figure 18-23
2. Compress person picture and person info excel form into a zip/rar/7z pack.
Step 3. Click and prompt to upload pack.
After you upload, system shows the result.
18.3.2.3 Snapshot Person Sign Up Library
Step 1. Enter person sign up page.
It supports to enter person sign up page.
 In face recognition page, double click person snapshot. See Figure 18-24. Enter person detail
page, see Figure 18-25. Click to enter sign up page.
Figure 18-24

239
Figure 18-25
 In face recognition page, move mouse to person snapshot page, right click and select “sign up”,
to enter sign up page, see Figure 18-26.
Note:
If snapshot person has corresponding recognition record, then default person is in the face
library, right click will no more show sign up option.
Figure 18-26

240
 In result of record search page, click to enter sign up page. See Figure 18-27. Double
click search result to enter person detail, click to enter sign up page.
Figure 18-27
Step 2. Select face library to be added, enter person info. Click Confirm to complete sign up.
See Figure 18-28.
Figure 18-28

241
18.3.3 Face library Arm
Step 1. In Face Recognition page, click to enter face library management page.
Step 2. In Start Arm or of face library, see Figure 18-29.
Start Arm button is shown after face library is created and before being armed. After being
armed, this button will not be shown in the page.
Figure 18-29
Step 3. Arm config page is in Figure 18-30. First select channel where you want to arm this
person (multiple choice is OK), and then set similarity of comparison. When actual
comparison similarity is higher than or equal to this set value, it reports recognition record.
Set and click OK button to arm.

242
Figure 18-30
More Operations:
 Click to cancel arm.
 Click to modify face library info.
 Click to delete face library.
18.4 Face Recognition Application
Application of face recognition business client includes:
 Live Preview
Live preview supports view of live view, person snapshot and recognition record. Meantime it
supports view of corresponding panorama and link video of person snapshot, download link video,
sign up snapshot person and etc.
 Snapshot Search

243
Via feature info or person picture, search matched person in face library or snapshot record.
 Recognition Search
Via set feature info, search matched recognition record in recognition record.
 Report
For a certain channel, according to snapshot time, snapshot person age, create a report of snapshot
person.
18.4.1 Face Recognition
18.4.1.1 Live Preview
Step 1. In DSS Express client homepage, click Face Recognition to enter face recognition
module.
Step 2. Click to enter face recognition preview page.
Step 3. Enable live monitoring, to enable live preview page, see Figure 18-31.
 Select monitor window, double click channel in channel list on the left, enable live
monitoring.
 Drag channel on the left to monitoring window.
Figure 18-31
No. Name Note

244
No. Name Note
1 Device Tree
Display device and device channel info.
Right click root node, support display type. You can set

display by name and IP. Support ranking, by ascending
and descending and default sequence. Support to hide
and show offline node.
Right click device, select tour，support to set all channel

tour preview of this device. After you enter touring, if you
want to stop touring, then you can right click in preview
video, select “Stop Touring”，to end tour.
Right click channel to enter Record Configuration and

Event Configuration.
2 PTZ
Speed dome adjust. If you want to expand PTZ operation zone,
click behind PTZ to hide PTZ area. When PTZ area is
hidden, click behind PTZ to expand PTZ zrea.
3
Pause Refresh/Start
Refresh
，page shows this icon，snapshot area does not refresh
 face snapshot. Click this icon, live refresh face snapshot.
，page shows this icon. Snapshot display area shows

refresh of face snapshot. Click this icon, refresh face
snapshot.
4
Picture
Displa
y
Scale
Support full screen and original scale.
Windo
w
Switch
Numbe
r
Support switch display of window quantity, and customized
setup.
Full
Screen
Show full screen.
5 Monitor Window
Show channel preview channel.
Multiple window/single window switch

Multiple window display mode, double click window, switch to
切换 single display mode and double click again to return to
multiple window display mode.
Full screen mode

Right click window to select to enter full screen mode. If it
is already in full screen mode, right click to exit full screen.
Exit tour.

If it is in touring mode, to stop touring, you can right click in

the preview window and select “Stop Tour”.

245
No. Name Note
5
Person Snapshot
Record Display Area
Show snapshot face snapshot.
Move mouse to person snapshot and right click the snapshot,
you can:
If this person is only snapshot but not recognized

 Select “sign up” ，add person to library following
prompt.
 Select “record search”，go to snapshot search page
and search picture by picture. In snapshot history
record, search all snapshots of this person.
 Select“Export”，save person snapshot to client locally.
Path is default path:
..DSS ExpressClientPictureFaceExportCapture.
If this person is recognized

 Select “Recognition Record Search”， go to search
page, and in snapshot history record search all
recognition records of this person.
 Select“Export”，save person snapshot and pictures
this person in library all to client locally. Path is default
path:
..DSS
ExpressClientPictureFaceExportRecognize。
Double click person snapshot, to view person details, including
snapshot person cutout and panorama. Snapshot detail page
operation is in Ch 18.4.1.2.
5
Recognition Record
Display Area
Show recognition record.
Move mouse to person snapshot, and right click support

to:
 Select“Recognition Record Search”，go to recognition
search page, and in snapshot history record, search
all recognition records of this person.
 Select“Export” ， to save person snapshot and
snapshot of this person already uploaded to library all
to client locally, default path is
..DSS ExpressClientPictureFaceExportRecognize。
Double click recognition record，you can view person

cutout, panorama, used to person picture and info in face
library. See Ch 18.4.1.3.
Click at the upper right conrer, go to recognition

search page.
Chart 18-1

246
18.4.1.2 Snapshot Detail View and Process
 Snapshot Detail View
In area of person snapshot record, double click person snapshot to view face cutout and
panorama, see Figure 18-32.
Figure 18-32
 Sign Up Snapshot Person
Step 1. In snapshot detail window, click to enter sign up page, see Figure 18-33.

247
Figure 18-33
Step 2. Select face library, please fill info according to actual condition. While Name, ID, User
Type are mandatory and click Confirm button to complete.
Figure 18-34
 View/Down Record
◇ In snapshot detail window, click to enter download center, according to record

248
you want to download, see Ch 11.
◇ In snapshot detail window, click to enter record playback page. If person
snapshot has corresponding record, then the system will playback record, otherwise
system will prompt no record file.
 Search Record
In snapshot detail window, click to enter record search page, search picture by
picture. See Figure 18-35. Set search time and channel, click Search to search result. See
Figure 18-36.
Figure 18-35

249
Figure 18-36
18.4.1.3 Recognition Record Detail View and Process
 Recognition Detail View
In recognition record display area, double recognition record to view snapshot person
cutout, panorama, person picture and person info used to compare, see Figure 18-37.
Figure 18-37
 View/Download Record
◇ In recognition detail window, click to enter download center, and according to
download record, see Ch 11.
◇ In recognition detail window, click to enter record playback page. If person
snapshot has corresponding record, then the system will playback record, otherwise
system will prompt no record file.
 Search Record
◇ In recognition detail window, click to enter recognition search page, see Figure
18-38. Set criteria, click Search.

250
Figure 18-38
Figure 18-39
18.4.2 Record Search
It supports search person by feature info or picture in snapshot record.
18.4.2.1 Search Picture by Picture
Note:

251
If the system does not search a person by comparing his/her faces to those in the faces storage,
then the platform does not support this way too and when you select a channel on the platform,
the platform will prompt the channel is not supported.
Step 1. In Face Recognition page, click to enter snapshot search page, see Figure
18-40.
Figure 18-40
Step 2. For Search In, select Record to enter record search page.
Step 3. Select “Picture” in picture upload area, upload one picture and set similarity to search.
Select channel (multiple choice is OK), set search time range, click Search button to start
search. See Figure 18-41. Search result is in Figure 18-42.

252
Figure 18-41
Figure 18-42
More Operations:
 Search detail
Double click to view details.
 Download link record
Click , go to download page, according to record you want to download, see Ch 11.
 View link record

253
◇ Click , to show record playback window. If person snapshot has corresponding
record, then the system will playback record, otherwise system will prompt no record
file.
 Sign Up Snapshot Person to Library
Click to show sign up person window.
18.4.2.2 Search by Criteria
18-40.
Step 2. For “Search In” select “Record”, enter record search page.
Step 3. Select “Feature”, select channel (multiple choice is OK), and enter search criteria
(time, age period, gender), click Search see Figure 18-43. Search result is Figure 18-44.
Figure 18-43

254
Figure 18-44
More Operations:
 Search Details
 Download link record.
Click to go to download page, download snapshot link record file.
Click to show record playback page.
 Add snapshot person to face library.
Click to add person page.
18.4.3 Face library Search
It supports to search person in face library by feature or picture.
18.4.3.1 Search Picture by Picture
Note:
If a device does not support to search picture of person by picture, then the platform cannot
search picture by picture.
18-45.

255
Figure 18-45
Step 2. For Search In , select Face Library, to enter record search page.
Step 3. Select search face library, select “Picture” and upload one picture in Upload area. Set
similarity you want to search, click Search button to search. See Figure 18-46. System
shows search result.
Figure 18-46
More Operations:
Recognition search, click , go to recognition search page, set criteria, to search record within

256
the criteria range.
18.4.3.2 Search by Criteria
Step 1. In Face Recognition page, click to enter face library search page, see Figure 18-47.
Figure 18-47
Step 2. For Search In, select Face Library, to enter face library search page.
Step 3. Select to search face library, enter search criteria (time, period, gender), click Search. See
Figure 18-48.

257
Figure 18-48
More Operation:
Recognition search, click , go to recognition search page, set criteria, to search record within
the criteria range.
18.4.4 Recognition Search
It supports to set criteria, to search matched record.
Step 1. In Face Recognition page, click to enter recognition search page, see Figure 18-49.

258
Figure 18-49
Step 2. Select channel to search and search period. According to need, set user type, name, ID,
age range, gender and etc. Click Search button to search, see Figure 18-50. Drag similarity at
the upper right corner to filter.
Figure 18-50
More Opertions:
 Search Details

259
 Download link record.
Click to go to download page, download snapshot link record file.
Click to show record playback page.
 Export search result
Select result, click to export.
18.4.5 Show Report
Step 1. In Face Recognition page, click to enter snapshot search page.
Step 2. Select channel of data report you want to view (multiple choice), select data period (day,
week, month), click Search to create a report of the selected period.
 Line chart is in Figure 18-51.
Figure 18-51
 Pie chart is in Figure 18-52.

260
Figure 18-52
 List is in Figure 18-53.
Figure 18-53

261
19 Video intercom
Note:
On the platform video intercom config is available, device are required to complete config. See device
user’s manual.
19.1 Add Device
19.1.1 Set Unit Enable
Unit enable on the platform must match unit enable on device, otherwise after you add device,
device will be offline.
Step 1. In client homepage, click Config to enter config management module, see Figure 19-1.
Figure 19-1
Step 2. In config management page, click Residence Config to enter video intercom config page,
see Figure 19-2.

262
Figure 19-2
Step 3. According to unit enable status of device, enable or disable platform unit enable. Make unit
enable on device and platform identical, click OK to complete. See Figure 19-3.
Figure 19-3
19.1.2 Manage Device
Add video intercom device, such as unit VTO, VTH, fence station to the platform, linking to the
platform.

263
19.1.2.1 Add Single Device
Step 1. In DSS Express client homepage, click Device to enter device management module, see
Figure 19-4.
Figure 19-4
Step 2. In device management page, click button, and in system pop-up box, select to add
device by IP address. For device type, select Video intercom, and fill in each info. See Figure
19-5. Click Add button to add device.
After the device is successfully added, see Figure 19-6. Red is offline and green is online.

264
Figure 19-5
Figure 19-6
Note:
When you add VTH, person(s) will be automatically created. According to SIP extracted room no. of VTH,
it creates fixes persons. Person ID is room no. You can view, edit person in Person management page.
19.1.2.2 Batch Import Device
If you have sorted device info chart according to the template, then you can batch add device by
importing device.
Step 1. In DSS Express client homepage, click Device to enter device management module, see
Figure 19-4.
Step 2. Click Import, to enter device import page, see Figure 19-7.

265
Figure 19-7
Step 3. In From Local File page, click Browse, and select to import excel chart. Click Import to
import device info.
Note:
When you add VTH, person(s) will be automatically created. According to SIP extracted room
no. of VTH, it creates fixes persons. Person ID is room no. You can view, edit person in Person
management page.
19.1.2.3 Sync Device Info
If you change unit enable config option on device, or change SIPID, SIP password, the device will not
push info to the platform. You shall get device info on Express Client.
Step 1. In DSS Express client homepage, enter device management module, see Figure 19-4.
Step 2. Click Video Intercom tab, to enter Video Intercom page.
Step 3. Click behind device, to enter edit device page, click Get Info to get the latest device
info. Click OK.

266
Figure 19-8
19.2 Sync Contacts
It syncs contacts with VTO, and on VTO screen or WEB page, you can view contacts.
Step 1. In Client homepage, click Config to enter config management module, see Figure 19-9.
Figure 19-9
Step 2. In config management page, select VTO device on the left, click contacts to enter send contact

267
Figure 19-10
Step 3. Select VTH, click OK. See Figure 19-11. After you complete sending contacts, you can view the
contacts in VTO screen or WEB page.
Figure 19-11
19.3 Call Management
It supports to create group of device, management, and relationship. You can call other persons only

268
when both of you are in the same group. Only default system account can set this function.
Warning:
Click device group, management group and in relationship page, system will restore management
group and relationship group to original status.
19.3.1 Device Group Config
Only when VTO and VTH join the same device group, you can call each other. When VTO, Second
Confirmation VTO and fence station are added to the platform, it automatically generates corresponding
device group.
 Add VTO, auto create one device group, add VTH of the same unit to this group. It achieves
inter-call between VTH and VTO within group.
 Add Second Confirmation VTO, auto create one device group, which add VTH with the same
room no. into this group. It achieves inter-call between VTH and second confirmation VTO.
 Add fence station, auto create one device group. Auto add all existing VTHs in the platform to
this group. It achieves inter-call between fence station and all VTHs.
 Add VTH, if VTH connects to unit VTO, second confirmation VTO, fence station, and then auto
join the device group created. It achieves inter-call among VTH, unit VTO, second confirmation
or fence station.
Note:
Call among VTHs is not limited by device group, so VTHs in different device groups can call each
other.
19.3.2 Add Management Group
Management group is grouping of platform administrator, assisting one-to-one, one-to-more,
more-to-more bindings. Platform administrator includes Express person, VTS. When you add
VTS, if there is default management group, the platform auto add it into this default
management group.
Warning:
 Before you set management group, you shall create new user. Select right of video
intercom and device, add new user into management group.
 After you set relationship of group via system user, you shall switch to login by new user.
If system account has logged in multiple clients, you cannot call as system account.
Step 1. In Video Intercom page, click to enter call management page, see Figure 19-12.

269
Figure 19-12
Step 2. Click , see Figure 19-13.

270
Figure 19-13
Step 3. Set management group name, select account of manager or VTS.
Step 4. Click OK, see Figure 19-14.
Figure 19-14
More Operations:
 Move member in the group. You may move a member in one group to another group on many
groups.
Click , select group, to move member into corresponding group. See Figure 19-15. If only one
member in the group is moved, platform will auto delete the group.

271
Figure 19-15
 Edit management group. Add or delete member in management group.
Click , enter edit management group page. Select member in management group to add or
delete, click OK. See Figure 19-16.
Figure 19-16
 Delete Management Group
Click , follow instructions to delete management group, see Figure 19-17.
Figure 19-17

272
19.3.3 Relationship Group Config
Relationship group config is to add device group and management group into the same relationship
group to link them. It achieves VTO or VTH in the same relationship group which only can call manager
or VTS in this relationship group.
Binding of link includes:
 Device group only binds one management group
Any one device in the device group clicks to call administrator, all online administrators in its bound
management group will be called. As long as any of these administrator accepts this call, the
remaining call rings will be terminated. Only when an administrator refuses the call, the call request
will be refused.
 Device group binds multiple management group
Among multiple management groups, there is priority. When any one device in this group click call
button to call administrator, all online administrators of the highest-priority group among these
administrator groups will ring. If no one answers, the call goes to the second highest-priority group.
Interval of this change is 30 seconds. The call only calls up to two groups, so if the second group still
not respond, device will show call timeout.
Step 1. In Video Intercom page, click to enter call management page, see Figure 19-18.
Figure 19-18
Step 2. Click , see Figure 19-19.

273
Figure 19-19
Step 3. Set relationship group name, and select device group and management group.
Step 4. Click OK. See Figure 19-20. If there is more than one management group, you can click
or to adjust priority.

274
Figure 19-20
19.4 Video Intercom
19.4.1 Call Center
◇ In DSS Express client homepage, click Video Intercom to enter intercom module.
◇ Click enter call center page.
◇ In device tree, click device. See Figure 19-21.
Note:
According to fence station or VTO reported info, auto create contacts.
Via behind contacts, you can quickly search contacts. It supports
fuzzy search, building no., unit no., room no. I.e. enter 1#1#, as to search all devices in building 1 unit 1.
Enter 1#1#10, as to all VTHs and VTOs of room 10 in building 1 unit.

275
Figure 19-21
◇ In contact page, you can call VTO, VTH and etc.
 Client call VTO
In contacts, click of corresponding VTO, call VTO. System pops up call page, see Figure
19-22.
Figure 19-22

276
More Operations:
◇ Click this icon to open door.
◇ Click this icon to snapshot.
◇ Click this icon to start record, and click it again to stop record.
◇ Click this icon to hand up call.
 Click call VTH.
Click on VTH card name, or click on the right, to dial number of VTH(i.e., enter
1#1#101, as building 1, unit 1, room 101). System pops up “calling room” box, see Figure 19-23.
Figure 19-23
After VTH answers, client and VTH can have bidirectional intercom, see Figure 19-24.
Note:
If VTH has camera, then it will shot video during call.
Operations:
◇ If VTH has not answered for 30s, or VTH is busy or hangs up, then client will show that line is busy.
◇ After being answered, click to hang up.

277
Figure 19-24
 If VTO is calling the client.
Client pops up VTO call box, see Figure 19-25.
Figure 19-25

278
Support operations:
◇ Click , answer call from VTO, and then bidirectional call is available.
◇ Click to unlock.
◇ After call is answered, click to hang up.
 If VTH is calling Client.
Client pops up VTH call box, see Figure 19-26. Click to talk with VTH.
Figure 19-26
Support operations:
◇ Click , answer call from VTH, and then bidirectional call is available.
◇ After call is answered, click to hang up.
 Call via call record
In “Intercom” page, at the lower right corner, click record in all records of call. See Figure 19-27. Move
mouse to record, click to dial.

279
Figure 19-27
19.4.2 Send Message
Step 1. In Video Intercom page, click to enter send message page, see Figure 19-28/
Figure 19-28
Step 2. Click , select VTH to send message, click Send. See Figure 19-29.
When you send message successfully, VTH receives announcement message.

280
Figure 19-29
19.5 Video Intercom Log Search
It supports view of intercom log via the following methods:
 Call center page, click to go to video intercom log search page, you can set log info matching
criteria, see Figure 19-30 and Figure 19-31. Click to export log to local.

281
Figure 19-30
Figure 19-31
 In client homepage, click Log to enter log module, see Figure 19-32. Click to enter video
intercom log search page, see Figure 19-31. Click to export log to local.
Figure 19-32

282
20 Log
The system supports to search management log, access control and video intercom log. When you
search, you can filter type, select period and search by keyword. You also can search log to export in xls
and txt formats. This chapter introduces operation with example of searching management log. For
access control log and video intercom log search, please see their corresponding chapters.
Step 2. In Express Client homepage, click Config, see Figure 20-1. System enters config page. See
Figure 20-2.
Figure 20-1

283
Figure 20-2
Step 3. Click , to enter system log page.
Step 4. Select log type, event type, search time. In administrator log, set related log, click Search.
Log search result is in Figure 20-3. Total item number will be shown at the lower left corner.
Figure 20-3
Step 5. Click Export, select export format and storage path. Click OK to export log info. See Figure 20-4.
After you successfully export, you can view the file at storage path.

284
Figure 20-4

285
Appendix 1 Shortcut List
PC keyboard shortcut list is in
Function Shortcut Function Shortcut
Wnd Move up Up Snap Single Wnd P
Wnd Move down Down Snap pic Ctrl+P
Wnd Move Left Left Local Record Ctrl+R
Wnd Move Right Right PreSet1 1
Aperture- Insert PreSet2 2
Aperture+ Delete PreSet3 3
Focus- Home PreSet4 4
Focus+ End PreSet5 5
Wiper PgUp PreSet6 6
Light PgDn PreSet7 7
Open Single Wnd L PreSet8 8
Close Single Wnd L PreSet9 9
Open Full Screen Ctrl+F PreSet10 10
Close Full Screen ESC
Appendix 1- 1

286
Appendix 2 Delete Center Server Record
If you need to delete 1000001$0 record period [2018-07-08 10:00:00 2018-07-08 10:30:00].
Step 1. Log in center server.
Step 2. Enter ..DSS ProServerSS directory, drag ./CQFSTools.exe list file into cmd command input
window, find disk uuid.
Shown disk info as:
[[Disk List]]
[Disk Path] [Target (Size) (Portal) (slot)]
D:730c4deedd9f4f7786d49ab9e7802a7a.cqd D:730c4deedd9f4f7786d49ab9e7802a7a.cqd
(10.00GB) () (-1)
11:32:57.355 TID 584188 [INFO] cmd[cmd.exe /c "getmac /FO list >cqfs_tmp_584188.txt.tmp
& type cqfs_tmp_584188.txt.tmp >cqf
[[CQFS List]]
[Disk Path] [CQFS UUID (Service Type) (Allocation Type)]
D:730c4deedd9f4f7786d49ab9e7802a7a.cqd {1bdb9a6e-41a6-4058-87ef-d944f630edf1} (1)
(0)
Step 3. Search streamid.
On center server, connect to platform database with tools, and execute lower SQL, the searched ID
segment is the streamed.
SELECT ID FROM adm_record_stream where DEVICE_CODE=deivce id and CHANNEL_SEQ =
channel no.
Step 4. Execute deletClip delete command.
./CQFSTools.exe deleteClip <streamID> <beginTS> <endTS> <diskUUID>

Dss express user manual eng

More Related Content

What's hot (20)

Similar to Dss express user manual eng (20)

More from Claudio Venegas Bravo (8)

Recently uploaded (20)

Dss express user manual eng