Video Sight User Manual for CASE Systems
Product overview
1.1. Product profile
1.2. Product highlights
1.3. Update instructions
1.4. Terms and abbreviations
Software Overview
2.1. User log on
2.2. User Login
2.3. Forget password
2.4. Visitor mode
2.5. Upgrade to official account
Device management
3.1. Add new device
3.1.1. Scan code Addition
3.1.2. Manual addition
3.2. Device List
3.2.1. Homepage mode settings
3.2.2. Device sorting
3.2.3. Device search
3.3. Device configuration
3.3.1. Device information
3.3.2. Modify channel name
3.3.3. Power Management
3.3.4. SIM card management
3.3.5. Alarm and message
3.3.6. Local record
3.3.7. Fill light settings
3.3.8. Audio adjustment
3.3.9. More
3.3.10. Device sharing
3.3.11. Device detection and upgrade
3.3.12. System settings
3.3.13. Device transfer
3.3.14. Delete Device
3.4. Device sharing
3.5. Device playback
3.6. Device playback/stop
3.7. More
3.7.1. Playback
3.7.2. Talk
3.7.3. Record
3.7.4. Snapshot
3.7.5. Video blocking
3.7.6. PTZ
3.7.7. Fit window/Fixed Scale
3.7.8. Sort
3.7.9. Channel
3.8. Device Sharing
3.9. Favorites
3.10. Device call
Alarm
4.1. Alarm and message
4.2. Alarm List
4.2.1. Alarm type
4.2.2. Alarm time
4.3. Alarm image
User
5.1. Album
5.1.1. Album Search
5.1.2. Select
5.2. My share
5.3. Account management
5.3.1. Modify nickname
5.3.2. Change password
5.3.3. Authorized device management
5.3.4. My QR code
5.3.5. Delete account
5.3.6. Sign out
5.4. My download
5.5. Local configuration
5.6. About us
5.7. Device recovery password
5.8. WiFi configuration
Video Sight APP
Statement
- Our company will update this manual according to the reinforcement and change of product functions, also regularly improve and update the software and hardware products described in this manual. The updated information will be reflected in the latest version of the manual without further notice.
- The change of product parameters will not be further notified as our company continues to adopt new technologies.
- This manual is only for clients’ reference and guidance and cannot be ensured to the exactly the same as real products, real products shall prevail in terms of practical application.
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1. Product over view
1.1. Product profile
Video Sight APP is a mobile client application developed based on Android and iOS platforms, mainly used for remote batch device management, remote video preview, receiving alarm push, device configuration and other operations.
The app supports public network access to NVR through P2P/ALI/IP direct connection mode, which is suitable for mobile monitoring of shops/convenience stores/homes. It has functions such as video preview, playback, device management and more.
1.2. Product highlights
- Intelligent management
Batch Addition of Multiple Devices. - Strong extensibility
Public network access to IPC/NVR is visited through P2P/ALI/IP direct connection mode.
2.Software Overview
2.1. Software application
Video Sight is a mobile phone app developed on the basis of Android and iOS platform, and is mainly used for management of remote equipment in batch, preview of remote video, reception of the pushed alarms and equipment settings.
2.2. Software installation
In equipment IE interface or GUI interface, the user can click “ 
”to enter into the QR code interface and download the software by scanning the App’s QR code.
2.3. Software environment
Mobile phone: Android phones support V6.0 and above, while iOS phones support V9.0 above.
2.4. Hardware environment
Mobile phone: iPhone, Android devices
P2P server: 1 set of VM100
Network device: Gigabit network switch
3. Login
3.1.Quick Registration
After Installation of Video Sight application, click “
”icon to running the APP. Choose correct “Area Selection”, and then click “Register” button to make an account registration, follow the requirements to fill the necessary information to register cloud account.
Note:
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- Before your registration, please read and check the “User Agreement”.
- The account name can be the e-mail address used for registration, and the account name is unique.
- The password combinations of 8-16 digits of numbers, letters or symbols.
- After the area changed, the Video Sight need to be restarted to take effective.
- The area selection should be the same with the device installation place.
3.2. Forgotten my password
The password can be reset via registration e-mail address. The user can input the registration e-mail address to verify the account information, and after passing the verification, the user can input new password to reset the password.
Note: The password combinations of 8-16 digits of numbers, letters or symbols.
3.3. Account Login
Use the registered account to login into the mobile, and check the account detail information of it as below,
3.4. Area Selection
On Adaptive mode, The application will find the suitable server location automatically, while some time the device installation area and mobile in different continents or countries, then the area selection needs to choose manually. Then it can make the system working correctly.
Note
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- For remote checking your device, make sure your mobile APP and device installation network in the same area selection. For example, your device was installed in Europe, while you and your mobile in Asia, then your mobile area selection should be” Europe”.
4.Device Management
After logged in,user can click “
” icon to manage devices.
4.1. Device List
Click the top page of device list, it can display the total added device quantity number, and sort these devices via creation time / Device Name / Usage Frequency.
4.2. Adding Device
Click the “
” or “
” in top right corner of device list page to add device in different modes.
4.2.1. Network device
When selecting and adding surveillance camera, surveillance NVR and surveillance dome camera, the user shall first enter into QR code scanning interface, and after scanning the QR code of devices, set device name and other related information to add device (the content to be added varies for different equipment; please be subject to the actual scanning interface). Click “OK” to save the current settings.
Note:
- QR code can be acquired by logging in the device IE or NVR local UI or identifying the image imported from photo album.
- P2P device is mainly based on product factory ID to identified products. Factory ID can be found in Version info page, You can enter it manually.
- Alicloud device is mainly based on product S/N number to identified products.
- Video Sight cloud service is focus on alicloud, the products which support alicloud will have better performance, than the old P2P devices.
4.2.2. WiFi camera
After plugging TF card into Wi-Fi camera, the user shall click the option of “Wi-Fi camera”, scan the QR code on the device body, and complete the adding and connection according to the steps popped out from the app, and after completing the adding and connection, the user can check the real-time video via Video Sight.
WIFI equipment can be added in three modes:
- Connect via wireless
Video camera will connect router by WIFI. Choose the name of WIFI to be connected following the prompted procedures of software. After entering correct password of the router, the client side will complete equipment configuration automatically.
- Via wired connection
The video camera will connect router by physical network cable, Follow prompted procedures of software and the software will complete equipment configuration automatically.
- Mobile phone directly connected to the camera
Mobile phone connects video camera by hotspot rather than router. Follow prompted procedures of software and WIFI video camera will complete equipment configuration automatically.
4.2.3. Add by Product ID
Description: This kind of device adding mode is suitable for surveillance camera, surveillance NVR and surveillance dome camera that have been accessible to the public network.
After entering into the QR code interface, the user can click “Manual Add” for selecting the mode of manually adding devices to enter into the connection type interface, and then the user can click the option of “Add by product ID” to enter into the interface of adding device ID. After inputting correct device ID (generally 22-digit numbers), custom name, user name, password (must be two or more combinations of numbers and letters) and clicking “OK” button, the user can successfully add the surveillance device. When clicking “Preview” button, the APP will start to broadcast the video recorded by this device.
4.2.4. Add via LAN
Description: This kind of device adding mode is suitable for surveillance camera, surveillance NVR and surveillance dome camera that can access to the same LAN environment.
After selecting “Add via LAN”, or selecting certain connection type on the manual adding interface, and then clicking “ ” button, the APP will skip to device searching interface for automatically searching all devices which are in the same LAN. When the user clicks one device ID, it will return to the device adding interface, and after inputting correct username and password, the user can successfully add it.
4.2.5. Add by IP port
Description: This kind of device adding mode is suitable for surveillance camera, surveillance NVR and surveillance dome camera that have been connected to the public IP, Video Sight can add that device via public IP and ports.
After entering into the QR code interface, the user can click “Manual Add” for selecting the mode of manually adding devices to enter into the connection type interface, and then the user can click the option of “Add by IP port” to enter into the interface of adding device IP. After inputting correct device IP address, custom name, user name, password (must be two or more combinations of numbers and letters) and clicking “OK” button, the user can successfully add the surveillance device. When clicking “Preview” button, the APP will start to preview the real time video stream.
4.2.6. Add by domain name port
Description: This kind of device adding mode is suitable for surveillance camera, surveillance NVR and surveillance dome camera with domain name and accessible to the public network.
After entering into the QR code interface, the user can click “Manual Add” for selecting the mode of manually adding devices to enter into the connection type interface, and then the user can click the option of “Add by domain name port” to enter into the interface of adding device domain name. After inputting correct domain name, custom name, user name, password (must be two or more combinations of numbers and letters) and clicking “Save” button, the user can successfully add surveillance device. When clicking “Preview” button, the APP will start to broadcast the video recorded by this device.
4.2.7. Add by Easyddns
Description: This kind of device adding mode is suitable for surveillance camera, surveillance NVR and surveillance dome camera that have been accessible to the public network.
After entering into the QR code interface, the user can click “Manual Add” for selecting the mode of manually adding devices to enter into the connection type interface, and then the user can click the option of “Add by EasyDDNS” to enter into the interface of adding device domain name. After customizing the name of device, inputting correct DNS domain name, DNS user name, DNS password as well as user name and password (must be two or more combinations of numbers and letters) for login and clicking “OK” button, the user can successfully add surveillance device. When clicking “Preview” button, the APP will start to broadcast the video recorded by this device.
4.3. Configuration
Choose one device from the device management list, click the right corner icon “ ” to go to the setting page of that device.
Note,
Different devices support different features, and it can display different configuration items, please base on your real connection device to make configuration of device.
4.3.1. Device Information
Click “Device Information” to get the device bind status, name, connection mode, current version and other related information of the device.
Notes,
- There will have a reminder once some new firmware upload into the cloud upgrading server.
- Click device QR code to enter the page of QR code saving. Click “Save to Album” to save it.
4.3.2. Modify Device
Click “Modify Device”, device name, user name and password can be modified.
4.3.3. Channel Name
The name of equipment channel can be modified by clicking channel name. Click “Save” to complete the modification.
4.3.4. Image Adjustment
By clicking “Image Adjustment”, users can adjust color parameters, set image style, choose high-definition template and rotate video.
Note:
Channel swap can rotate the image with 180°.
4.3.5. Audio Adjustment
Click “Audio adjustment”, it can adjust camera input volume and camera output volume.
4.3.6. Video Encryption
Once the video stream was encrypted, then if you want to preview the live video stream, it will have a pop-up to remind and input the decrypted password of the video stream.
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4.3.7. Early-warning
Some models support Early-warning, click “Early-warning”, users can choose “Early-warning Setting”, “Alarm link voice”, “Strong light warning” and “Laser Warning”.
Note,
[Early-warning Setting]: Click “
” to enter alert settings interface. Alarm pre-arranged planning can be enabled. Linked settings and cloud platform control can be operated. “
” indicates alarm.
Fig. 4.3.7.2
[Alarm link voice]: By clicking “
”, the corresponding front end gives alert; “ 
” means that the function is not supported.
[Strong light warning]: By clicking “
”, the corresponding front end gives out white light; “
” means that the function is not supported.
[Laser Warning]: By clicking “
”, the corresponding front end gives out laser; by clicking “
”, the corresponding front end does not give out laser; “
” means that the function is not supported.
4.3.8. Alarm output
Some models support alarm output. By clicking “Alarm Output”, corresponding alarm output switch can be enabled.
4.3.9. Fill light setting
Click fill light setting item, it used to set the IR LED, warm light switch in color maker camera, and the light switch threshold setting.
Note,
- Different camera has different light condition, color maker have warm light, and general camera have IR LED, both can be configured by the Video Sight APP.
- Early-warning mode only the Early-warning device can make it.
4.3.10. Recording configuration
Click the recording configuration, you can set the recording schedule include the pre-recording time, post recording time and recording period schedule.
4.3.11. System Settings
Click “System Settings”, the time and time zone of the device can be modified, also remote reboot device can support.
Click “Self-testing”, the connection device can be simply verified the operation is correct and device working status are good.
Click “reboot”, the device can be restarted.
After successful self-test or restart, the device may be offline for short time, and then come back soon.
4.3.12. Face Control
Click “Face Control”, you can create a face base, add face images and other operations.
Click” ”to upload a face picture. Picture size should not be less than 100kb, greater than 1M.
Click “Base Library” to create a new Base Library. Enter a name and description to create a successful Base Library.
Click Name to enter the user name.
Click “Apply for Distribution Control” to upload the newly created face base and face picture information to the corresponding device.
Description: “Face picture”, “Base library”, “Name” are required.
4.3.13. User Management
Click “user management”, user can be added, deleted or modified.
4.3.14. Voice Uploading
Click “Voice Uploading”, alert sound can be recorded and uploaded.
Click “
”, the interface of recording self-defined alert sound can be opened; by clicking “
”, local recorded sound can be played.
Click “ 
”, the sound can be synchronized to the current equipment or monitoring point; by clicking “
”, the sound can be synchronized to other equipment or monitoring point.
Click “
”, the recorded sound can be played on equipment terminal.
4.3.15. Report Punctually
After enabling hourly chime, the equipment will chime at each hour of the clock.
4.3.16. Alarm Settings
Click “Alarm Settings”, user can enable mobile alarm, blocking alarm and intelligent analysis alarm.
4.4. Playback
Click “ “playback, users can enter playback interface to find history video recording. at the same time, the video support manual snapshot, local recording, pause and speed up.
The interface related parameters as below:
Parameters | Description |
| Turn on / off sound: turn on or off the sound playback collected by the equipment or monitoring point. |
HD/SD | Switch resolution ratio of videos |
| Full screen: video will spread to the whole screen after enabling it. |
| SD card playback: play the videos stored in SD card |
| Data controls. The user can modify the video query time after selecting the date. |
| Capture: capture images in video playback. |
| Video recording: record a part of video playback. |
| Pause: pause the current video playback. |
| Speed play: speed play of video for 2 times or 4 times. |
| A list that shows detailed video playback: video playback can be switched by clicking it. |
4.5. Device play / stop interface
Click “ stop/ play”, to stop / start view the currently video stream.
4.6. Device Sharing
Click “ share”, the current equipment can be shared to other users.
Choose the channel of device sharing, click “share”, input registered e-mail address of the opposite side, set permissions of sharing including video preview, playback, talkback, capture, recording, cloud platform, alarm and sound, click “save” to save the current settings.
When setting video preview, sharing time slot can be set. The sharing time slot is 7×24 hours by default or can be defined by users.
Click “OK” to share the equipment successfully.
4.7. More
Click “
”, user can find more operation pages which support voice intercom, video recording, video capture, cloud platform control, configuration modification etc.
4.7.1. Intercom
Click “ ”, users can use mobile phone for voice talkback with the equipment or monitoring point.
Notes,
- The microphone of mobile phone shall be permitted for talkback.
- Device or monitoring point shall support voice intercom.
4.7.2. Record
Click “ 
”, video can be recorded; by clicking “
”, stop the recording.
Note,
The recorded videos are saved in [My] -> [Album] -> [Video].
4.7.3. Snapshot
Click “
”, images of current video preview can be captured.
Note,
Captured images are saved in [Mine] -> [Album] -> [Photo].
4.7.4. PTZ Control
Upon selecting certain form playing the video, the user can click “ 
” to turn on the PTZ control panel. It is featured with functions of controlling the direction of PTZ, zooming, focusing and cruise presetting bit.
Click button “ 
”to go to the PTZ control panel.
PTZ control panel can adjust the PTZ camera direction, zoom, focus, cruise and preset position.
Parameters | Description |
| Button of cloud platform direction control. |
| Zoom in/out |
| NF/FF |
| Cruise：The user can set the cruising route on IE, click “ ” button on the mobile phone client, select the cruising number, click “On” button, and the cloud platform will cruise according to the set route. |
| Presets：The user can click “ ” button to select the presetting bit number, and then click “Confirm” button to switch to the presetting bit. |
| 3D Positional：The user can click “ ” button, drag the video from upper left to lower right on the video form, and position the video at the dragging direction, zoom in the currently dragged area; drag the video from the lower right to the upper left on the video form, position the video at the dragging direction, and zoom out the currently dragged area. |
4.7.5. Configuration
Click “Configuration” to go to configuration page.
including channel name change, image adjustment, recording configuration, voice upload and alarm settings.
5. Alarm Management
Alarm notification detail list can be inquired on alarm management page.
Click multiple choice button “
” in top right corner, alarm information of current equipment or monitoring point can be marked for “read already” or deleted. To quit from the multiple choice page, click the button “
”.
Click “ 
” in top right corner, alarm push can be set as shown below:
Some models support defense arrangement time setting for mobile alarm and blocking alarm, linked capture, linked video recording and linked mobile phone push enabling / disabling as shown below: