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1. Knowledge of IP Surveillance Industry
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2. ACTi Products & Solutions
Make the overview and introduction of ACTi products and solutions. Help you to know more about the value of ACTi.
3. Installation and Settings
In this part, we led you to install and set ACTi hardware & software step by step. So whatever your background, you can achieve the advanced technical proficient you need to work successfully with ACTi products and solutions.
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Installation and Settings



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Knowledge

K1. Network Knowledge

  • K1.1 Basic Terms of Networking
  • K1.1.1 What's IP?
  • K1.1.2 Hypertext Transfer Protocol ( HTTP)
  • K1.1.3 DHCP
  • K1.1.4 PPPoE
  • K1.1.5 TCP and UTP
  • K1.1.6 RTP and RTSP
  • K1.1.7 Multicast
  • K1.1.8 ToS
  • K1.1.9 DNS
  • k1.1.10 DDNS
  • K1.1.11 FTP
  • K1.1.12 Email (SMTP)
  • K1.2 LAN / WAN
  • K1.2.1 Hub and Switch
  • K1.2.2 Router and Gateway
  • K1.2.3 Firewall
  • K1.2.4 Port Forwarding
  • K1.2.5 Upload / Download bandwidth calculation
  • K1.3 Transmission
  • K1.3.1 Ethernet Cable
  • K1.3.2 Fiber
  • K1.3.3 Wireless
  • K1.3.4 PoE

K2. Camera Knowledge

  • K2.1 Environment
  • K2.1.1 Lighting - Light intensity
  • K2.1.2 Lighting - Dynamic range
  • K2.1.3 Lighting - Color
  • K2.1.4 Lighting - IR
  • K2.1.5 Scene composition - Scene composition
  • K2.1.6 Scene composition - Angle of view, Focal length
  • K2.2 Camera Components
  • K2.2.1 Sensor type - CCD and CMOS
  • K2.2.2 Lens - Type of lens
  • K2.2.3 Lens - Iris
  • K2.2.4 IR-Cut Filter
  • K2.2.5 Special processing - BLC and WDR
  • K2.2.6 Special processing - BLE, Skin tone enhancement and DNR
  • K2.2.7 Special processing - Interlaced and Deinterlaced video
  • K2.2.8 Pan-tilt-zoom
  • K2.3 Video Quality Adjustment
  • K2.3.1 Focus - Manual Focus (IRIS/Zoom/Back Focus/ Focus)
  • K2.3.2 Focus - Auto Focus
  • K2.3.3 Focus - Sharpness
  • K2.3.4 Display Resoluion
  • K2.3.5 Resolution - TVL
  • K2.3.6 Resolution - Pixels
  • K2.3.7.1 Exposure - Shutter
  • K2.3.7.2 Exposure - Shutter(Motion Blur)
  • K2.3.8 Exposure - Iris
  • K2.3.9 Exposure - Gain
  • K2.3.10 Exposure - IR LED
  • K2.3.11 Color - Brightness
  • K2.3.12 Color - Saturation
  • K2.3.13 Color - Contrast
  • K2.3.14 Flickerless

K3. Storage knowledge

  • K3.1 Interface protocal and Defination
  • K3.1.1 iSCSI
  • K3.1.2 Fibre Channel
  • K3.1.3 SAS
  • K3.2 Multi-Bay Disks technology
  • K3.2.1 JBOD
  • K3.3 Storage type
  • K3.3.1 NAS
  • K3.3.2 SAN
  • K3.3.3 RAID
  • K3.4 Application
  • K3.4.1 Application

K4. Compression Knowledge

  • K4.1 Compression-Type of Compression
  • K4.1.1 Compression-Type of Compression
  • K4.2 Compression-H.264
  • K4.2.1 Compression-H.264

ACTi Products & Solutions

O1. ACTi Solution Overview

  • O1.1 ACTi Solution Overview
  • O1.1.1 ACTi Solution Overview
  • O1.2 Solution Guide Example
  • O1.2.1 Vertical Solution Guide-Building
    pdf
  • O1.2.2 Vertical Solution Guide-Chain Store
    pdf

O2. ACTi Product Overview

  • O2.1 ACTi Product Overview
  • O2.1.1 ACTi Product Overview

Installation and Settings

P1. NVR installation

  • P1.1 NVR Architecture
  • P1.1.1 Client to Server Architecture
  • P1.1.2 When to use NVR Enterprise or NVR professional?
  • P1.2 How to install NVR ( Vista)
  • P1.2.1 How to get NVR
  • P1.2.2 NVR Server Installation Process in Vista
  • P1.2.3 NVR Workstation Installation Process in Vista
  • P1.2.4 IIS Installation Process in Vista
  • P1.2.5 SQL troubleshooting

P2. SW funtions

  • P2.1 NVR 2.2 Login Settings
  • P2.1.1 Add User Roles and Users
  • P2.1.2 Change Password
  • P2.1.3 Language Settings
  • P2.1.4 Auto Login to NVR
  • P2.2 Camera Group and Channel Setup
  • P2.2.1 Create Camera Groups
  • P2.2.2 Add Channels
  • P2.2.3 Channel Settings
  • P2.3 Live Preview
  • P2.3.1 Preview Testing
  • P2.3.2 Layout Setup
  • P2.3.3 Layout Switch
  • P2.3.4 Default Layout
  • P2.4 Storage and Recording
  • P2.4.1 Storage Management
  • P2.4.2 Recording Setup
  • P2.4.3 Copy Recording Schedule
  • P2.4.4 Manual Recording
  • P2.5 Video Search and Playback
  • P2.5.1 Video File Search and Playback
  • P2.5.2 Time-Bar Search and Playback
  • P2.5.3 Open File and Playback
  • P2.5.4 Synchronized Playback
  • P2.5.5 Digital Zoom during Playback
  • P2.5.6 Snapshot Setup and Search
  • P2.6 Video Export
  • P2.6.1 Video Export as RAW or AVI
  • P2.7 Event Management
  • P2.7.1 Motion Detection and Response
  • P2.7.2 Digital Input
  • P2.7.3 Digital Output
  • P2.8 PTZ Setup
  • P2.8.1 PTZ Setup
  • P2.8.2 Preset Setup
  • P2.8.3 Tour Setup
  • P2.8.4 Tour Setup
  • P2.8.5 PTZ Live View
  • P2.9 eMap
  • P2.9.1 eMap Setup and Preview
  • P2.9.2 eMap Tour Setup
  • P2.10 Remote Access via Web Browser
  • P2.10.1 IIS Settings
  • P2.10.2 Remote Preview
  • P2.10.3 Remote Playback
  • P2.10.4 Remote Setup
  • P2.10.5 Remote eMap

P3. ACM Firmware

  • P3.1 IP Utility Basic Usage
  • P3.1.1 IP Utility Basic Usage
  • P3.2 Preparation Before Setup
  • P3.2.1 Preparation Before Setup
  • P3.3 Setup Your Network
  • P3.3.1 Setup Your Network
  • P3.4 Configuring the Camera (Basic)
  • P3.4.1 Network Settings
  • P3.4.2 Date Settings
  • P3.4.3 Video Display
  • P3.4.4 Basic PTZ (PTZ Camera Only)
  • P3.4.5 Audio Settings
  • P3.5 Configuring the Camera (Advanced)
  • P3.5.1 SNMP Settings
  • P3.5.2 UPnP
  • P3.5.3 Bonjour
  • P3.5.4 OSD_Privacy Mask
  • P3.5.5 PTZ Camera Setup ( PTZ camera only)
  • P3.5.6 Event Settings
  • P3.5.7 Firmware Upgrade
  • P3.5.8 Profile Upgrade
  • P3.5.9 System Info
  • P3.5.10 Factory Default
  • P3.5.11 Save Reboot
  • P3.5.12 Motion Setup
  • P3.6 Configuring Video Quality
  • P3.6.1 Video Settings
  • P3.6.2 Camera Setup
  • P3.6.3 GOP Settings
  • P3.7 Security Settings
  • P3.7.1 User Account
  • P3.7.2 IP Address Filtering

P4. TCM Firmware

  • P4.1 Configuring the Camera (Basic)
  • P4.1.1 Network Settings
  • P4.1.2 DNS/DDNS Settings
  • P4.1.3 Date Setting
  • P4.1.4 Video Display
  • P4.1.5 Audio Setting
  • P4.1.6 Host Settings
  • P4.2 Configuring the Camera (Advanced)
  • P4.2.1 SNMP
  • P4.2.2 UPnP
  • P4.2.3 OSD / Privacy Mask
  • P4.2.4 RTP Settings
  • P4.2.5 Motion Detection
  • P4.2.6 Firmware Upgrade
  • P4.2.7 Profile Upgrade
  • P4.2.8 System Info
  • P4.2.9 Factory Default
  • P4.2.10 Save Reboot
  • P4.2.11 GOP
  • P4.2.12 ToS
  • P4.2.13 Day/Night Mode
  • P4.3 Configuring Video Quality
  • P4.3.1 Dual Video Stream Settings
  • P4.3.2 Video Configuration
  • P4.4 Automatic Dual Exposure Profile for Day/Night Mode
  • P4.4.1 Configuring Day/Night Exposure Profile
  • P4.5 Security Settings
  • P4.5.1 User Management
  • P4.5.2 IP Address Filtering

P5. Project Planner

  • P5.1 Floor Planner
  • P5.1.1 Intro, module
  • P5.1.2 Product Selector
  • P5.1.3 Accessory
  • P5.1.4 Lens Selector
  • P5.1.5 Voltage Calculator
  • P5.1.6 Switch Selector
  • P5.1.7 Bandwidth & Storage Calaulator
  • P5.2 Floor Plan Creator
  • P5.2.1 Download & Install
  • P5.2.2 Create a project
  • P5.2.3 Add / remove a map
  • P5.2.4 Physical layout window
  • P5.2.5 Define map scale
  • P5.2.6 Insert / delete cameras
  • P5.2.7 Camera physical setting
  • P5.2.8 Projected view, Sample screen, View diagram
  • P5.2.9 Camera logical setting
  • P5.2.10 Relation setting- map, server, camera group, client
  • P5.2.11 System diagram (grid or hierarchical view)
  • P5.2.12 Export system diagram image (bmp or pdf)
  • P5.2.13 Export camera setting
  • P5.2.14 Export layout image (bmp or pdf)
  • P5.2.15 Save project / Delete project

P6. Mounting

  • P6.1 Connecting Mounting Accessories to Structure
  • P6.1.1 Connecting Mounting Accessories to Structure_In Ceiling Mount
  • P6.1.2 Connecting Mounting Accessories to Structure_In Wall,Corner,Ploe Mount
  • P6.2 Mounting Accessories Installation Guide
  • P6.2.1 Mounting Accessories Installation Guide_Junction Box
  • P6.2.2 Mounting Accessories Installation Guide_Indoor Fixed Dome, Outdoor Rugged Dome & PTZ
  • P6.2.3 Mounting Accessories Installation Guide_Speed Dome

P7. CMS

  • P7.1 Login Settings
  • P7.1.1 CMS Login
  • P7.1.2 Video Sources
  • P7.2 User and NVR Group Setup
  • P7.2.1 Users
  • P7.2.2 User Groups
  • P7.2.3 NVR Groups
  • P7.3 Live Preview
  • P7.3.1 Layouts
  • P7.3.2 Live View
  • P7.3.3 Snapshot
  • P7.3.4 OSD Usage
  • P7.3.5 Digital Zoom
  • P7.4 PTZ Setup
  • P7.4.1 PTZ Control
  • P7.4.2 PTZ Presets
  • P7.5 eMap
  • P7.5.1 eMap
  • P7.6 Video Search and Playback
  • P7.6.1 Timebar Search
  • P7.6.2 File Search
  • P7.6.3 Playback
  • P7.6.4 Synchronized Playback
  • P7.7 Event Management
  • P7.7.1 Event Management

P8. Standalone NVR

  • P8.1 XNR-4200
  • P8.1.1 Initial Setup
  • P8.1.2 Channel Setup
  • P8.1.3 Event
  • P8.1.4 Playback
  • P8.1.5 Audio-in and Audio-out
  • P8.1.6 Motion Detection
  • P8.1.7 PTZ Control
  • P8.2 GNR-2000
  • P8.2.1 Initial Setup
  • P8.2.2 Channel Setup
  • P8.2.3 Event Management
  • P8.2.4 Playback
  • P8.2.5 Audio-in and Audio-out
  • P8.2.6 Motion Detection
  • P8.2.7 PTZ Control