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Starting the Remote Station Software 1. Double-click the Remote Station icon on your desktop. When the window at right appears, enter the username and password assigned to you by FedEx, then click OK. After you click OK, you must exit Remote Station and restart it if you want to change the username and/or password you typed in.

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Adding a CCTV System to Your Remote Station List 1. Click on the Station List button on in the upper-right corner to add new systems to your Remote Station list, then click the Add button. Click Add Under Edit Group Name List and type the name of the group you wish to use such as FedEx Freight Systems and then click Apply. Next click Add under Edit Server List. In the Connection Name box, type the name of the location and the number of the system, such as Baltimore 4 or Des Plaines 3. In the IP address box, type the IP address of the system. These IP addresses are provided by your IT department and usually look like 10.4.105.181 or something similar. Click OK and then Exit. You will notice the Group Name you created will be in the upper right hand corner of your screen.

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The Main Remote Station Screen P/T/Z and P/T/Z Folder Buttons Click here to control P/T/Z cameras. Click again once you are done with the camera to release control of it to other users. Remote Recording Button Click this button once to start recording directly to your Remote Station (the systems recording continues unaffected). Click again to stop. Advanced P/T/Z Control Window Used for advanced control of P/T/Z cameras. Click the P/T/Z folder button to open this window.

Station List Button Click this button once to add, edit, and remove servers from your Remote Stations list.

Station List You can see the available servers and cameras here. Note that you can connect to more than one server at a time.

Remote Playback Click this button once to start Remote Playback

Remote Housekeeping Click this button once to start Remote Housekeeping, which manages the video you have downloaded to your Remote Station.

Clear Video Button Click this button once to stop live view of the camera below the button.

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Reviewing Recorded Video

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Click the Remote Playback icon in the bottom left hand corner of your screen Click Video Search Under Remote Server Information select the Server Name/IP Address of the machine you wish to review. Click Sign In. You will receive a message Searching, Please Wait while your access is authenticated. Once accepted, the Server Name, Camera Title as well as Date and Times will appear Select the Camera Title of the camera you wish to review. Select the appropriate Date. If you know the time frame of the event you are looking for, modify the Time From and To fields. Click File Search. Click File List to view the list of files that have met your search criteria

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Playing and Downloading Video

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The File List now shows your search results Click right mouse button on file to select file as Mark for Download. You can select multiple files. Double Click file to begin playing recorded video

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Downloading Video 1. 2. 3. Click FileKeeping to download all the files you have Mark For Download Click Start FileKeeping. This process will copy the selected files to your PC. Downloaded video is stored on your computers hard drive in a structured hierarchy using the machine name of the system, the camera name, and the date the video was captured. For example, video captured on October 8, 2005 from the Main Entrance PTZ camera on the Aurora 1 system is located in the following directory: C:\dsrvideo\remote\AAURVIDEO1\Main Entrance PTZ\20051008

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Location of Remotely Recorded Video Remotely recorded video is stored on your computers hard drive in a structured hierarchy using the IP address of the system, the camera name, and the date the video was recorded. For example, video remotely recorded on October 8, 2005 from the Main Entrance PTZ camera on the Aurora 1 system is located in the following directory: C:\dsr-video\remote\10.2.1.181\Main Entrance PTZ\20051008 1. 2. Controlling P/T/Z Cameras with Remote Station Make sure you are viewing the P/T/Z camera you want to control, then click the P/T/Z button (the third button in the upper-right of the view). Click the folder button next to the P/T/Z button to open the Advanced P/T/Z Control window. Youll want this open to be able to change speed quickly. To move the P/T/Z camera, place your mouse over the image until the mouse pointer changes into an arrow pointing in the direction you want to move. Hold the let mouse button down to move the camera in that direction, then release to stop. NOTE: During periods of heavy network use, the P/T/Z camera can be slow to respond and may move farther than you intend. We recommend you let go of the mouse button just BEFORE you reach the area you want the camera to end up at. If the camera still moves too far, drag the PTZ Speed slider to the left a little and try to move the camera again. To zoom in or out, place the mouse in the center of the camera view, so that it turns into a magnifying glass. Hold down the left mouse button to zoom in, or hold down the right mouse button to zoom out. To release control of the P/T/Z camera after you are done using it, close the Advanced P/T/Z Control window, then click the P/T/Z button again.

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About Machine Names The Remote Station stores video from each system in separate folders. Each system has a special name, called a machine name, that is 4. unique to that system. For FedEx Freight systems, the machine name is an A, 5. followed by the location code (such as AUR for Aurora), followed by VIDEO, followed by the number of the system. For example, the third system at Elmhurst has the machine name AELHVIDEO3.

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Additional Features Printing Still Frames 1. During video playback, click the Freeze Playback button. 2. To setup headers, comments, or disclaimers before printing, click the Print Setup button. Type any text comments or disclaimers in the boxes provided. 3. To print the still frame to the default printer, click the Print Frame button. NOTE: You must print to the default printer; the Remote Station will not let you choose a different printer. 4. Click the Resume Playback button to continue reviewing the video. Saving a Still Frame to Disk 1. During video playback, click the Freeze Playback button. 2. Click the Save Frame button. Windows will then ask you where to save the still frame. Browse to the folder you want, then click OK. NOTE: The Remote Station will choose the filename for you. The name is based on the name of the camera and the date and time of the video in the still frame. 3. Once the image is saved, you can use it as you would any other image: email it, open it in graphics applications, etc. 4. Click the Resume Playback button to continue reviewing the video.

Freeze Playback * Resume Playback * Save Still Frame To Disk * Print Frame to Printer * Setup Headers

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Archiving Video to CD or DVD Media NOTE: The procedure below uses CD media as an example. You may use recordable DVD media using the identical procedure. Also, if you have existing burning software that you are familiar with, you may use that software if you wish. The procedure below uses Windows XP and Windows Media Player 10. 1. Ensure that a blank recordable CD is in your CD-R or CD-RW drive. 2. In Windows, browse to the C:\Dsr-video\remote folder. 3. If you are looking for video you remotely recorded using Remote Station, look for the IP address of the system that you recorded the video from. If you are instead looking for video that you downloaded from a system, look for the machine name of the system that you downloaded that video from. 4. Continue to browse down until you find the camera and the date that you want. 5. Select the video clip(s) you want to archive to CD. 6. Right-click on one of the selected video clip(s) and select Add to Burn List. NOTE: Depending on what burning so ware you have installed on your PC, the menu option might change slightly, such as Burn to CD, Record to CD, or similar. 7. Windows Media Player will appear. If it is not already showing the Burn List, select Burn from the top. To start recording, click the Start Burn button in the upper right. 8. The finished CD will eject automatically when it is completed.

Archiving Remotely Recorded Video Archiving Downloaded Video Look for the IP address of the system that Look for the machine name of the the video was recorded from. system that the video was recorded from.