02 - System Admin Quickstart Guide
- Alexander Fishman
- Phil Travalent
- 1 Legal & Disclaimers
- 2 JetStream UI Introduction
- 3 Widget Guide
- 4 Widget Property Options
- 5 Users/Groups/Policies Introduction
- 5.1 Users
- 5.2 Groups
- 5.3 Authorization Policies
- 6 User Management
- 7 Group Configuration
- 8 Authorization Policy Configuration
- 9 Zones
- 10 Tags
- 10.1 Where to find Tags
- 10.2 Setting up Label
- 11 Hierarchy Configuration
- 11.1 Where to find Hierarchy
- 11.2 Setting up Hierarchy
- 11.3 Using Hierarchy
- 12 Import Cameras
- 12.1 Where to find Import
- 12.2 Setting up Import
Legal & Disclaimers
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JetStream UI Introduction
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UI Layout
01 Navigation Bar: Navigates to the different parts and sections of the UI
02 Content Navigation: After selecting from the Navigation bar, this section of the UI will show sub-navigation options
03 Content Area: Displays the content chosen from Content Navigation
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View Preview
When in Views, hover over the desired view to see a preview of its layout
Edit Mode
This mode allows the user to edit/create custom views with widgets and customizable preferences
01 View Info/Widgets/Preferences Panel:Ā All the editable options available for the view
02 Panel Layout Area: Customizable panel space. Sets the layout parameters for the view
Usage Mode
This mode presents every item placed in the edit mode in its live/working status
01 View Selector: Lists all available views. Select a view to see its content
02 Content Area: Displays the widgets, layout, and content previously assignedĀ
WebUI vs Desktop App
The difference between the WebUI and desktop application is that there is an additional feature for the desktop application -'Cast to Displayā
Cast to Display - If 2 or more monitors are connected to the workstation, then this function allows you to open any 'View' on a separate monitor
Widget Guide
Widgets available in the View Editor
Icon | Description |
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Camera Live Viewer Presents a live view of a selected camera | |
Archive Viewer Presents a video archive of a selected camera | |
Events Displays events that have occurred on devices or in the realm in real time | |
Event Details Drag and drop events from the Events widget to the Event Details widget to see more details about specific events | |
Event Video Drag and drop events from the Events widget to the Event Video widget to see a video preview of the event that happenedĀ | |
Device List Contains all the devices on the realm. Can be used to drop devices into Camera Live Viewer or Archive Viewer | |
Timeline Used in conjunction with the Archive Viewer widget. Gives more playback controls to easily navigate the video archive | |
Image Map With the Image Map Widget, it is easy to visualize where all cameras are using different types of main and alternative map images | |
VMX (Virtual MultipleXer) The VMX widget sets up monitors that are displayed on a separate display server. VMX is a DS (Display Server) interface that includes Walls and Monitors. You can select the Wall -for the wall, specify / select the Monitor (s) and for the Monitor (s), specify / select the splitting into cells (Split) for the required number of cameras. | |
GEO Map Displays devices with a location linked on a map | |
Download Manager Download Manager is a widget / functionality that displays all requests and their downloads on the system. |
Widget Property Options
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Camera Live Viewer
Option Name | Description |
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Freeze Width | Freezes Widget Width |
Freeze Height | Freezes Widget Height |
Can Replace Source | Enables/disables drag & drop the camera from the 'Device List' cell to the 'Camera Live Viewer' cell |
Analytics Markup | Display Analytic Alerts, All, or None |
PTZ Controls | Enables/disables Pan, Tilt and Zoom Controls |
Digital Zoom | Enables/disables Digital Zoom functionality |
Fullscreen Control | Enables/disables Fullscreen function |
Step Back Control | This control allows for video to be rolled/stepped back for short period of time, like few minutes...up to an hour |
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Archive Viewer
Option Name | Description |
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Freeze Width | Freezes Widget Width |
Freeze Height | Freezes Widget Height |
Can Replace Source | Enables/disables drag & drop the camera from the 'Device List' cell to the 'Camera Live Viewer' cell |
Analytics Markup | Display Analytic Alerts, All, or None |
PTZ Controls | Enables/disables Pan, Tilt and Zoom Controls |
Digital Zoom | Enables/disables Digital Zoom functionality |
Fullscreen Control | Enables/disables Fullscreen function |
User Defined Event | Allows user to create/define events from the control. User reviews something in archive and decides he wants to mark some fragment as "user defined event" and give it a name/description. This control enables/disables this mode and relevant button/dialog |
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Events
Option Name | Description |
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Freeze Width | Freezes Widget Width |
Freeze Height | Freezes Widget Height |
Show Event Preview | Opens preview of selected event |
Preview Placement | Where the Event Preview will appear in the widget |
Event View | Views events in content or tiles format |
Real-time Events Only | Shows only real-time events if enabled |
Associated Widgets | (Only available when Real-time Events Only Option is disabled) Select the widget that will associate with the Events widget |
Reset to Real-time after | (Only available when Real-time Events Only Option is disabled) Specify the time delay for updating the 'Events' list for the camera |
Display Event Image | Enables/disables event image |
Enable User Interaction | Enables/disables the widgets interactions |
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Event Details
Option Name | Description |
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Freeze Width | Freezes Widget Width |
Freeze Height | Freezes Widget Height |
Visual | Displays an Image or Video with details |
Analytics Markup | Display Analytic Alerts, All, or None |
Display Acknowledge Form | Enables a text box form to write an acknowledgement messageĀ |
Require Acknowledge DetailsĀ | Enable/disable to require user to input acknowledgment |
Auto-update on New Event | Enable/disable to allow the widget to automatically update once a new event is available |
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Event Video
Option Name | Description |
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Freeze Width | Freezes Widget Width |
Freeze Height | Freezes Widget Height |
Start From | Start the Event Video from event beginning or live feed |
Analytics Markup | Display Analytic Alerts, All, or None |
On Clip End | Select what happens when the event chip ends |
Auto-update on New Event | Enable/disable to allow the widget to automatically update once a new event is available |
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Device List
Option Name | Description |
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Freeze Width | Freezes Widget Width |
Freeze Height | Freezes Widget Height |
Hierarchy | Select the hierarchy to appear on the list |
Hierarchy Editor | Press to open Hierarchy Editor |
Open Multiple Branches | Enable to have multiple branches open at the same time. Disable to only have once branch open at a time |
Hierarchy Selection | Allows for selection of hierarchy from search function |
Name Filter | Enables/disables name filter |
Tag(s) Filter | Enables/disables tag filter |
Tags/Hierarchy Editing | Enables/disables tag/hierarchy editor function |
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Timeline
Option Name | Description |
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Freeze Width | Freezes Widget Width |
Freeze Height | Freezes Widget Height |
Control Position | Displays playback controls on top or bottom of widget |
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Image Map
Option Name | Description |
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Freeze Width | Freezes Widget Width |
Freeze Height | Freezes Widget Height |
Editor Mode | Enables/disables Editor Mode in Usage ModeĀ |
Max Device Event Count | Sets maximum amountof events counted |
Show Events in Invisible Layers | Enables/disables ability to see events in invisible layers |
Image Map Set | Select the desired map set to be shown on the widget |
Show Map Set List | Enables/disables Map Set List |
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VMX
Option Name | Description |
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Freeze Width | Freezes Widget Width |
Freeze Height | Freezes Widget Height |
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Download Manager
Option Name | Description |
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Freeze Width | Freezes Widget Width |
Freeze Height | Freezes Widget Height |
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GEO Maps
Option Name | Description |
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Freeze Width | Freezes Widget Width |
Freeze Height | Freezes Widget Height |
Users/Groups/Policies Introduction
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Users
The users are the individual accounts that have access to a realm. To have permissions in a realm they need to be in a group. One user can be a member of several groups
When a realm is created the first user that is created within it is called the SUPERUSER. It is the only user in the system who cannot be limited by resources or functionality in the system
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Groups
Groups are users that are separated into different sets of access credentials. Each group can be set to have its own specific permissions. This makes it easy to change multiple userās permissions all in one sweep. These permissions are called Authorization Policies
User must be assigned to at least one group in order to have access to system resourcesĀ
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Authorization Policies
These are the rights that are given to each user/group in a realm. They can be specifically set so that some groups may have full, partial, or selective access to functions of a realm. These permissions are granted using statements
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User Management
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Where to find User Management
01 Start by going to 
02 Open 
Using User Management
Adding a New User
01 Press the add user button + to begin adding users
02 In the Create User wizard enter the desired details. To get to the next step press the Next button
03 Once all user details have been entered press the Create button
04 The new user will show up on the Users list
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Edit User Info
01 Hover over the user that is being edited
02 Press the edit user icon 
03 Once finished, press Save to confirm changes
Deleting Users
01 Select the user that is being deleted
02 Press the delete user icon
03 Confirm on the pop-up prompt to finalize the user deletion
Change User Password
01 Select a user to change its password
02 Press the edit icon
03 In the Password table select Change Password
04 Enter the current password then enter the new password and confirm it
05 Press Save
Change Userās Own Password
01 Select a user to change the password
02 Press the edit icon
03 In the Password tab select Set password (will be marked as expired)
04 Enter a new password for the user, which they will have to change during their first login
05 Press Save
06 When the user signs in they will be prompted that their password has expired
07 The user must press Change password to set an up-to-date password
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Group Configuration
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Where to find Group Configuration
01 Start by going to
02 Open 
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Using Groups
Adding a New Group
01 Press the add policy button + to begin adding a group
02 In the Create Group wizard enter a name. PressĀ Next
03 Under the Users tab press 
04 Under the Policies tab press 
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Authorization Policy Configuration
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Where to find Authorization Policy Configuration
01 Start by going to
02 Open 
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Using Authorization Policy
Adding a New Policy
01 Press the add policy button + to begin adding a policy
02 In the Create Policy wizard enter a name. PressĀ Create
03 Press 
04 Enter the desired statement properties and navigate to the next tab by pressingĀ Next
05 Under the Actions Tab select any of the features/functions that should be accessible to that policy
06 Under the Resources Tab select any zones or devices that should be part of the policy
07 Once all entered press Create to save the statement
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Zones
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Zones allow for easy device assignment with policies. By segmenting the full set of available deceives into smaller consumable segments/zones, an admin can easily set policies to many devices all at once.
One camera can be assigned to only one zone
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Where to find Zone Configuration
01 Start by going to
02 Open 
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Where to find Zone Configuration
Adding a New Zone
01 Press the add policy button + to begin adding a zone
02 In the Create Zone wizard enter a name. Press NextĀ
03 Press 
04 Select devices to assign to the zone from the list on the right. Press Select to add the device
05 Once added press Create to save the zone
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Tags
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Tags are defined/managed by the end-users and are useful for quick search (filters) and for hierarchies (which use filters)
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Where to find Tags
01 Start by going to 
02 Open 
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Setting up Label
Adding a New Lable
01 To add a label, press on a device. The Assign Label menu will appear
02 Enter a new label into the label field. Press the Create label button. The label will then be added. Press OK to save it to the device
Using Labels
To see what label each device has assigned hover over the
To add existing labels to a device, select the device. In the Assign Labels menu select the available labels that are present in the menu. Press OK to save it to the device
Hierarchy Configuration
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Hierarchy is a way for you to make your own visual representation of how you want your camera list/tree to look, and then allow reusing that between views you design
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Where to find Hierarchy
01 Start by going to
02 Open 
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Setting up Hierarchy
Adding a New Hierarchy
01 Press on the drop-down menu. Select Add Hierarchy. Enter a name for the new hierarchy. Press Add to save
02 Press + to add a new branch. Enter a name and confirm. The branch will appear in the space below
03 While having the branch selected, tags will appear. Select the tags that should be associated with that specific branch and Save it
04 Branches may also be broken down into sub-branches by hovering over an existing branch and pressing + to add a sub-branch. Add tags to the branch as previously mentioned
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Using Hierarchy
Using Hierarchy in Views
01 Go to Views and add a new view
02 Drag a Device List widget over to an empty panel
03 Once placed, click on the panel (a green outline should appear round the Device List panel
04 Properties will now appear on the left side menu. Look for the property called Hierarchy. Select the desired hierarchy that will display on the widget. Toggle On Hierarchy selection as well
05 Press save to apply the changes
06 The hierarchy is now visible on the Device List widget
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Import Cameras
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The Import function under Devices allows the user to add a large number of devices at once by utilizing CSV files with all the properties already entered
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Where to find Import
01 Start by going to
02 Open 
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Setting up Import
Adding cameras through Import
01 Start by pressing 
02 After selecting a CSV file it will appear under the Select Import Job drop-down menu. The user can view each imported file from this menu.
03 Once imported press 
04 A successful import will have a 
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