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Accessing GV-IP Cameras from

Digifort Surveillance Software

Article ID: GV3-13-06-18-n

Release Date: 06/18/2013

Applied to

GV-IP Camera V2.07 or later

Digifort Enterprise V6.70

Summary

This document covers the basic instruction on adding GV-IP Cameras to Digifort surveillance

software using ONVIF protocols.

Instruction

To access the GV-IP Cameras through Digifort Enterprise, you need to connect Digifort

Enterprise to the computer installed with this software (hereinafter referred to as host

computer) first, add the GV-IP Cameras, create a folder for recorded files and then configure

the media settings for the cameras.

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Connecting to Host Computer

1. Run the Digifort Enterprise Administration Client program, and click the Add Server

button at the top-left corner on the main page.

2. Type the name and IP address of the host computer, and click OK.

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3. Under the server list, click the added computer, type the user name and password and

click Login. By default, the user name is admin, and there is no password needed.

After connecting Digifort Enterprise and the host computer, you can proceed to add the GV-IP

Cameras.

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Adding GV-IP Cameras

1. Under the added computer, find Recording Server and click Cameras.

2. To search GV-IP Cameras, click the Find button. This window appears.

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3. Select Search ONVIF devices and click Start. The GV-IP devices are listed.

4. Select the desired GV-IP Cameras and click Add selected devices. The Camera

registration window appears.

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5. Type the camera name, user name and password. Note that the camera name column

can not be blank for connecting the GV-IP Camera.

6. To create a folder for saving recorded files, in the Recording directory field, click the

Select the directory button.

7. Click the Create directory button, type a name for the folder and click OK.

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8. Select the created directory and click the OK button.

9. On the left menu, click Media profiles and double-click Recording.

10. Under Video Compression, select H.264 in the drop-down list and click OK.

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11. Under the Media profiles tab, double-click Visualization and repeat step 10.

12. In the Camera registration window, click OK to save the above settings.

Accessing the Live View

1. Run the Digifort Enterprise Surveillance Client program, and click the Surveillance

client configurations button at the lower-left corner.

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2. Click the Servers tab and select Add.

3. Type the host computer name and click the IP address in the Servers field to

automatically enter the server address. Select both Auto Login and Auto Connect, and

click OK.

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4. In the Server Registration window, select the added server and click OK.

5. On the right control panel, click the Servers button .

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6. Click the Servers tab underneath the Server Status field, and click the computer name.

The server status shows the message “Completed”.

7. Click the Objects tab, select the GV-IP Camera and drag it to the monitor. The live view is

displayed.

Note: Digifort Enterprise does not support audio function.