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Version: TOS 6

Surveillance Manager

Surveillance Manager is a video surveillance management tool that allows you to build a video surveillance system with multiple IP cameras and TNAS. Connect your cameras via the ONVIF protocol and store the video recordings from the IP cameras directly to a specified storage location on TNAS. Manage cameras, view live recordings, and access historical recordings through Surveillance Manager.

Application Requirements​

Surveillance Manager's web player has excellent compatibility with Google Chrome. While you can use other browsers, stability may be reduced, and full technical support cannot be guaranteed for them.

  1. Ensure that the cameras and TNAS devices are on the same network
  2. The application supports adding up to 32 IP cameras
  3. Viewing live images from cameras using the H.265 encoding format may increase browser load
  4. To play H.265 recording files, you need to enable browser graphics acceleration:
    • Open the Google Chrome settings page
    • Select "System"
    • Enable the "Use hardware acceleration when available" option
    • Restart Google Chrome

Desktop Notifications​

Desktop notifications allow you to quickly access Surveillance Manager notifications and customize the types of notifications to be displayed on the desktop.

  1. Click the "Notifications" icon in the upper right corner of the desktop to expand the notification window
  2. Click the "Settings" icon in the upper right corner of the notification window to set notification types and save
  3. Click the "Delete" icon in the upper right corner of the notification window to clear all notifications in the window

Live Images​

You can view clear and dynamic live video captured by all cameras through the intuitive live video window in this section.

Camera List​

The list displays the names of cameras that are working normally.

  • Search: Search for existing cameras based on keywords
  • Refresh: Refresh and reload the list content

PTZ Control​

Cameras equipped with PTZ functionality can perform three basic actions:

  1. P - Pan (horizontal movement): Controls the camera's left and right rotation
  2. T - Tilt (vertical movement): Controls the camera's up and down rotation
  3. Z - Zoom: Controls the camera lens to enlarge (zoom in) or reduce (zoom out) the captured image
  • Preset: Specific angles preconfigured for PTZ cameras to allow quick switching
  • Auto Cruise: PTZ cameras support auto cruise mode, enabling movement monitoring according to multiple preset points

Live Image Window​

Displays the current image captured by the camera in real-time. This area supports flexible layout of video windows.

  • Settings: Open the camera editing window
  • Snapshot: Capture the current image and save it to the snapshot folder in image format
  • Volume: Adjust the camera volume
  • Device Information: View the current device's resolution and frame rate
  • Fullscreen: Display the current live video window in fullscreen mode
  • Fixed Aspect Ratio: Fix the aspect ratio of the video frame
  • Manual Recording: Start manual recording and customize the recording duration
  • Delete: Remove the live video window of the current camera from the display area

How to View Camera Live Images​

  1. Select a camera from the camera list on the right
  2. Drag and drop the selected camera to the video display area on the left
  3. View the live image from the selected camera
StatusStatus Indication Meaning
LIVEViewing live footage, but not saving as a recording file
RECViewing live footage and saving as a recording file

Recordings​

In this section, you can easily manage all camera recording files, including viewing them, setting recording retention rules and formats, and ensuring secure and efficient data storage.

List​

Folders​

  • Refresh: Reload the window content
  • Delete: Delete the selected folder and all recording files within it
  • Lock: Lock the selected folder and all recording files within it
  • Sort By: Set the sorting method for folders based on your needs

Recording Files​

  • Trim: Manually trim and save the currently recording video
  • Play: Play the selected video (Double-clicking the file will also open the video player)
  • Download: Download the selected video
  • Delete: Delete the selected video
  • Lock: Lock the selected video
Note

If a folder name contains "Camera Deleted", it indicates that the camera was deleted without removing related recording files. You can choose to manually delete this folder and its contents.

Settings​

  • Enable Rotation Settings: When the system's available storage space falls below the set value, the application will automatically initiate a smart cleanup mechanism, recursively deleting the 20 oldest recording files to release the required space
  • Recording Download Format: Set the file format for saving recorded downloads. Currently, only MP4 format is supported

Cameras​

Manage Cameras​

In this section, you can easily view and manage the addition, editing, deletion, status switching, and other operations of all cameras.

  1. Search: Search for existing cameras based on keywords
  2. Refresh: Reload the window content
  3. Create: Add a new camera by entering the relevant information
  4. Edit: Edit the settings of the selected camera
  5. Delete: Delete the selected camera
  6. Enable/Disable: Enable or disable the selected camera

How to Add a Single/Multiple Cameras​

  1. Click on the "Create" icon in the upper right corner
  2. Fill in the camera's general information: Name, Protocol, IP Address, Port, Username, and Password
    • Click the "Add" button in the lower left corner of the window to add multiple cameras simultaneously
  3. Click the "Test Connection" button
  4. Select the camera's setup mode:
    • Quick Setup: Add the camera using default Surveillance Manager settings
    • Full Setup: Complete detailed video, recording, and schedule settings following the wizard
    • Copy Settings: Apply the settings of an existing camera to a new one (This option will only appear if there are existing cameras. If the settings cannot be applied due to model differences, the closest options will be used)
  5. Configure camera image settings: Stream Type, Image Format, Audio Format, Resolution, Frame Rate, Bitrate Type, Image Quality, and Bitrate Limit
    • Supported image formats: H.264, H.265
    • Supported audio formats: G.711, G.726, AAC
  6. Set the camera recording function settings
  7. Set the recording file storage method
  8. Set the recording schedule
  9. Camera added successfully
Note
  1. Usernames must not contain spaces or the following special characters: $ % & ' ( ) * + , / : ; < = > ? @ [ ] ^ ` | ~ . Hyphens (-) and underscores (_) are allowed
  2. The application supports adding up to 5 cameras simultaneously
  3. IPv6 addresses are not supported for IP addresses
  4. The actual available settings and supported formats of the camera vary depending on the specific specifications
  5. Appropriately reducing the video transmission quality of the camera can improve the smoothness of real-time image playback

How to Add a Multi-Lens Camera via RTSP Protocol​

  1. Click on the "Create" icon in the upper right corner
  2. Select the "RTSP" protocol
  3. Fill in the camera's general information: Name, IP Address, Port (default: 554), Username, Password, and Path
    • Reference path: stream1&channel=1
    • Stream type (stream): Main stream is stream1, sub-stream is stream2
    • Channel number (channel): Channel 1 is channel=1, Channel 2 is channel=2
  4. Note that using RTSP video streams may prevent the use of some camera features
  1. Click on the "Create" icon in the upper right corner
  2. Click on the IP address "Search" icon
  3. Click on the "Search" icon in the upper right corner
  4. Enter the IPv4 address and port in the correct format
  5. Click the "Search" button

Timeline​

In this section, you can conveniently review recorded video files from cameras based on specific dates and playback speeds, making it easy to find key events in historical recordings.

Cameras​

The list displays the names of successfully created cameras.

  • Date: Select a specific date
  • Playback Controls: Various control buttons for managing historical video playback
ButtonFunction
PreviousPlay the previous video file
NextPlay the next video file
Rewind 5sRewind the video file 5 seconds
Fast Forward 5sFast forward the video file 5 seconds
Reverse PlaybackPlay the video file backwards
Forward PlaybackPlay the video file forward
PausePause the video playback
PlayStart playing the video file
  • Sync Mode: Control whether all cameras play in sync
  • Playback Speed: Control the playback speed of historical recordings (Speeds: 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16)
  • Search: Search for existing cameras based on keywords
  • Refresh: Reload the list content

Timeline Window​

Displays the playback of the current camera's historical recordings.

  • Settings: Open the camera editing window
  • Snapshot: Capture the current frame and save it as an image in the snapshot folder
  • Volume: Adjust the camera's audio volume
  • Device Info: View the current device's resolution and frame rate
  • Fullscreen: Display the current live video window in fullscreen mode
  • Fixed Aspect Ratio: Fix the aspect ratio of the video frame
  • Delete: Remove the current camera's live video window from the display area

How to View the Timeline​

  1. Select a camera from the camera list on the right
  2. Drag and drop the selected camera to the video display area on the left
  3. View the timeline of the selected camera's recordings

Snapshots​

In this section, you can easily manage snapshot files from all cameras, including viewing and setting image saving rules to ensure data security and efficient storage.

List​

Folders​

  • Refresh: Reload the window content
  • Delete: Delete the selected folder and all video files within it
  • Lock: Lock the selected folder and all video files within it
  • Sort By: Set the sorting method for folders based on your needs

Image Files​

  • Download: Download the currently selected video
  • Delete: Delete the currently selected video
  • Lock: Lock the currently selected video
Note

When a folder name contains "Camera Deleted," it indicates that the camera was deleted without removing related snapshot files. You can choose to manually delete this folder and its contents.

Logs​

You can manage the application logs in Surveillance Manager within this section.

Log Management​

You can view the entire application's logs and perform the following functions on the logs.

  • Search: Search for task events
  • Refresh: Refresh the task logs
  • Export: Export task logs
  • Delete: Delete task logs, either all logs or logs for a specific task
  • Settings: Set the log retention policy, and logs that do not meet the policy will be automatically deleted