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<h4>COURSE OBJECTIVES</h4>
Upon completion of this course you should be able to:
<ol>
<li>Configure and use Surveillance Center.</li>
</ol>
 
<h4>PREREQUISITES</h4>
Course Prerequisites:
N/A
Students are expected to have a working knowledge of:
None
 
<h4>OUTLINE</h4>
<a href="#sc1">1. Setting up Surveillance Center</a>
<a href="#sc11">1.1 Install Surveillance Center</a>
<a href="#sc12">1.2 Surveillance Center Quick Start Wizard</a>
<a href="#sc2">2. Using Surveillance Center</a>
<a href="#sc21">2.1 Live View</a>
<a href="#sc22">2.2 Playback</a>
<a href="#sc23">2.3 Export video</a>
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<h4><a name="sc1"></a>1. Setting up Surveillance Center</h4>
Surveillance Center is a powerful add-on App on ASUSTOR NAS devices. After installing the Surveillance Center from App Central, an ASUSTOR NAS can be instantly turned into a 24/7 non-stop high resolution security surveillance system. Furthermore, Surveillance Center is compatible with popular web browsers on Windows and mobile devices, allowing you to monitor and protect your most valued assets from anywhere and at any time. Surveillance Center provide 4 free IP Camera channels by default.
 
<a name="sc11"></a>1.1 Install Surveillance Center
 
STEP 1
<ul>
<li>Using your Web browser on Windows, log in to ADM using an administrator account.</li>
<li>Select [App Central] [ASUSTOR Apps].</li>
<li>Click on [Surveillance Center] and press [Install].</li>
</ul>
<img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20171219/20171219182553_50026.png" alt="" width="800" height="381" title="" align="" />
 
STEP 2
<ul>
<li>Locate the [Surveillance Center] icon in the ADM desktop and click on it to open Surveillance Center.</li>
</ul>
<img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20210720/20210720095636_60448.png" alt="" width="600" height="330" title="" align="" />
 
STEP 3
<ul>
<li>Please click the button below to download and install the component. (ASUSTOR Surveillance Center Viewer)</li>
</ul>
 ASUSTOR Surveillance Center Viewer only supports Windows and TLS 1.1. If you need to connect to the NAS via HTTPS, please be sure that the minimum security protocol allowed on the ADM is set to TLS 1.1.
<img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20210720/20210720095714_74711.png" alt="" width="800" height="450" title="" align="" />
 
STEP 4
<ul>
<li>After the component is installed, locate the [Surveillance Center] icon in the ADM desktop and click on it to open Surveillance Center.</li>
</ul>
 
<a name="sc12"></a>1.2 Surveillance Center Quick Start Wizard
 
STEP 1
<ul>
<li>Select [Settings] [Quick Start]. The Quick Start Wizard should now appear.</li>
</ul>
<img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20171219/20171219182827_73319.png" alt="" width="800" height="255" title="" align="" />
 
STEP 2
<ul>
<li>Click the arrow on the right hand side of the window to continue. The Quick Start Wizard will then scan your local area network for cameras.</li>
</ul>
<img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20160330/20160330145936_88645.png" alt="" width="800" />
 
STEP 3
<ul>
<li>Select the cameras from the list that you want to manage with Surveillance Center.</li>
</ul>
<img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20160330/20160330150012_58018.png" alt="" width="800" />
 
STEP 4
<ul>
<li>If you find that your camera has not been listed, please click on the [Add manually] button to add your camera.</li>
</ul>
<img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20160330/20160330150027_38531.png" alt="" width="440" height="230" />
 
 If your camera is not in the compatibility list of cameras supported by Surveillance Center, you can refer to the following links and try to connect to an IP camera with ONVIF or RTSP.
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.asustor.com/knowledge/detail/?group_id=1404" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How Do I Connect an IP Camera to Surveillance Center with ONVIF?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.asustor.com/knowledge/detail/?group_id=1403" target="_blank" rel="noopener">How Do I Connect an IP Camera to Surveillance Center with RTSP?</a></li>
</ul>
 
STEP 5
<ul>
<li>Next, specify a username and password for each selected camera. You can also use one username and password for all cameras if you wish.</li>
</ul>
<img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20160330/20160330150055_60464.png" alt="" width="800" />
 
STEP 6
<ul>
<li>At the next screen you will be able to configure the name, video format, resolution and frame rate for all your cameras.</li>
</ul>
<img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20160330/20160330150129_25315.png" alt="" width="800" />
 
STEP 7
<ul>
<li>Configure the recording mode and schedule.</li>
</ul>
 Note: Cameras that do not support motion detection or alarm trigger functions will not be able to activate Motion or Alarm recording. Please consider setting to continuous recording mode.
<img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20171220/20171220161056_72349.png" alt="" width="800" height="458" title="" align="" />
 
STEP 8
<ul>
<li>Configure Surveillance Center's storage space settings for recordings. Configuration should now be complete. You are now ready to start using Surveillance Center.</li>
</ul>
<img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20171219/20171219184308_95247.png" alt="" width="800" height="460" title="" align="" />
 
<h4><a name="sc2"></a>2. Using Surveillance Center</h4>
 
<a name="sc21"></a>2.1 Live View
<ul>
<li>Log in to ADM using an administrator account.</li>
<li>Double-click on the Surveillance Center icon and then click on the [Live View].</li>
</ul>
<img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20171219/20171219190133_28665.png" alt="" width="860" height="567" title="" align="" />
 
<ul>
<li>Introduction to Functions:</li>
</ul>
<table class="table table-striped" style="width: 85%;" border="1">
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<td width="320" valign="center" rowspan="10" style="border: 1px solid; text-align: center;"><img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20171025/20171025155004_46790.png" alt="" width="150" height="441" title="" align="" /></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid;">a. Change screen layout</td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid;">b. Full screen</td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid;">c. Take a snapshot of focus channel</td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid;">d. Enable/disable manual record</td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid;">e. Sequenced view</td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid;">f. Mute/Unmute</td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid;">g. Maps</td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid;">h. Settings</td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid;">i. PTZ controls</td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid;">j. PTZ preset point control</td>
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</table>
 Note: Cameras that do not support PTZ cannot be controlled by PTZ. The PTZ preset point needs to be set in the settings page provided by the camera.
 
<a name="sc22"></a>2.2 Playback
<ul>
<li>Click on the [Playback].</li>
<li>Select the date for the recordings that you wish to access.</li>
<li>You can drag the slider along the time axis to specify the time that you want recordings played from. If you require finer control you can also click on the time axis to get an enlarged view for the specific time period.</li>
</ul>
<img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20171219/20171219190239_61507.png" alt="" width="860" height="567" title="" align="" />
 
<ul>
<li>Introduction to Functions:</li>
</ul>
<table class="table table-striped" style="width: 90%;" border="1">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="300" valign="center" rowspan="9" style="border: 1px solid; text-align: center;"><img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20171025/20171025155627_38179.png" alt="" width="160" height="423" title="" align="" /></td>
<td style="border: 1px solid;">a. Archived recording files</td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid;">b. Recording calendar: Dates with recordings will appear in black.</td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid;">c. Status indicator: Will display the date, time and status of files being played.</td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid;">d. <img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20160330/20160330150609_46180.png" alt="" width="33" height="31" /> Export video: Specify the channel and time for videos that you wish to export.</td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid;">e. <img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20160330/20160330150643_84662.png" alt="" width="33" height="31" /> Take a snapshot of focus channel.</td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid;">f. <img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20160330/20160330150654_19226.png" alt="" width="33" height="31" /> Allows all channels to playback simultaneously.</td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid;">g. <img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20171025/20171025160803_29668.png" alt="" width="33" height="31" /> Skip 10 sec backward</td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid;">h. <img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20171025/20171025160953_30297.png" alt="" width="33" height="31" /> Skip 30 sec forward</td>
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<td style="border: 1px solid;">i. <img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20171025/20171025161022_59195.png" alt="" width="33" height="31" /> Smart Search</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
 
<a name="sc23"></a>2.3 Export video
 
STEP 1
<ul>
<li>Click on the [Playback].</li>
<li>Select the date for the recordings that you wish to access.</li>
<li>Click on <img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20160330/20160330150609_46180.png" alt="" width="33" height="31" />.</li>
</ul>
<img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20210720/20210720085844_69986.png" alt="" width="860" height="468" title="" align="" />
 
STEP 2
<ul>
<li>Drag <img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20210720/20210720085934_20461.png" alt="" width="113" height="30" title="" align="" /> to select the start and end time of the exporting video.</li>
<li>Click on <img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20210720/20210720085955_51945.png" alt="" width="32" height="30" title="" align="" />.</li>
</ul>
<img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20210720/20210720090028_41106.png" alt="" width="860" height="468" title="" align="" />
 
STEP 3
<ul>
<li>Select the destination to save the exported video, click on [OK].</li>
</ul>
<img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20210720/20210720090328_69652.png" alt="" width="450" height="227" title="" align="" />
 
STEP 4
<ul>
<li>Click on [Finish] after the video exporting is completed.</li>
<li>The exported video will be saved as a zip file in the selected destination.</li>
</ul>
<img src="https://www.asustor.com/images/kindeditor/image/20210720/20210720090357_39184.png" alt="" width="450" height="227" title="" align="" />
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<h3>Learn More</h3>
<a target="_blank" href="https://www.asustor.com/online/College_topic?topic=261" rel="noopener">NAS 261: Advanced Setup for Surveillance Center</a>
<a target="_blank" href="https://www.asustor.com/online/College_topic?topic=262" rel="noopener">NAS 262: Managing Surveillance Center Camera Licenses</a>
<a target="_blank" href="https://www.asustor.com/online/College_topic?topic=263" rel="noopener">NAS 263: Creating and Using Maps with Surveillance Center</a>
<a target="_blank" href="https://www.asustor.com/online/College_topic?topic=264" rel="noopener">NAS 264: Using AiSecure</a>
 
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