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VIGI Security Manager User Guide

Configure Your Cameras and NVRs

This chapter guides you on how to configure cameras and VIGI NVRs added to VIGI Security Manager. You can configure events on cameras, the information, display parameters and network settings of devices. For VIGI Security Manager, You can also check and configure system settings and upgrade its firmware. This chapter includes the following sections:

? View Device Information

? Configure Basic Information

? Configure Display Information

? Configure Video

? Configure Events (Only for Cameras)

? Configure Network Settings

? Cloud Service

? Configure System Settings

? Upgrade the Firmware

? Remove Devices

7. 1 View Device Information

In Device List, all devices added to VIGI Security Manager are listed. If you have logged in with your TP-Link ID, only the devices bound with the TP-Link ID are listed.

Device Name

Status

and follow the instructions for troubleshooting.

IP Address

Remote Device is displayed.

MAC Address

Operation

: Click to view more information of the device. For all managed NVRs and cameras, you can view their information in Device List. For cameras, you can also view system logs to monitor them.

: Click to configure the device functions, such as display information, network settings, and cloud service.

7. 1. 1 View Device Information

Go to Settings > Device List > My Devices and click in the list. Click Device Info . The following information are listed in the window.

Device Information

Network Information

Stream Info

Device QR Code

7. 1. 2 View System Logs (Only for Cameras)

System Logs are used to record the messages of cameras. To view system logs, go to Settings > Device List > My Devices and click in the list. Click System Logs on the left. Select a time range and click Search . The logs recorded in the time range will be listed in the table.

If needed, you can click Clear to delete all the logs.

7. 2 Configure Basic Information

You can modify the device name and channel name (only for NVR) in Basic Information. For local devices, you can also modify the password.

Note : To modify the password, log out the TP-Link ID first.

Go to Settings > Device List > My Devices and click in the list. Click Basic Information . To modify the name, enter the name and click Save . To modify the password, click Modify , enter the password and email address, and click Confirm .

7. 3 Configure Display Information

In Display Information, you can configure the image effects, specify the privacy areas, and decide the information to display on the screen.

7. 3. 1 Configure Image Effects

In Image, you can configure the parameters and functions to adjust the image effects.

Follow the steps below to configure image settings.

1. Go to Settings > Device List > My Devices and click in the list. Go to Display Information > Image .

2. Configure the parameters and functions.

? For cameras, configure the following parameters and functions.

Mirror

Off , the image displays normally.

Day/Night Switch

Auto or Scheduled , click the Day/Night tab and configure the settings respectively.

Off : The camera applies the same image settings in a day.

Auto : The camera switches the image mode of day and night automatically based on the light intensity.

Scheduled : The camera switches the image mode of day and night at specified time. If you select this method, adjust the slide bar to specify the switch time.

Brightness

Contrast

Saturation

Sharpness

Exposure

Auto : The camera adjusts the exposure automatically. If you select Auto, specify the exposure scale. The image gets brighter when the scale increases.

Manual : The image exposure is fixed. If you select Manual, adjust the slide bar of Gain to specify the exposure gain, and select a shutter speed. The image gets brighter when the gain increases or the shutter speed gets slower.

Prevent Overexposure to infrared light

Manual , adjust the slide bar to specify an exposure scale.

Infrared Light

Auto : The camera enables the infrared light automatically when it detects the environment turns dark, and disables when the environment is bright enough.

Sensitivity to decide the light intensity that can trigger the switch of infrared light. The infrared light is easier to be triggered when the sensitivity decreases.

Delayed Switch to decide how long the camera waits to enable or disable the infrared light when the environment reaches the light condition.

Scheduled On/Off : Specify the time to enable and disable infrared light.

Always On/Off : The camera enables/disables the infrared light all the time.

WDR

BLC Area

White Balance

Auto : The camera adjusts the color temperature automatically.

Daylight/Natural Light/Incandescent/Warm Light : The camera adjusts the color temperature to remove the color casts caused by the corresponding light.

Current : The camera keeps the current color settings all the time.

Custom : Adjust the slide bar to configure the color temperature, and the camera keeps the settings all the time.

? For NVR, select a channel and configure the following parameters.

Brightness

Contrast

Saturation

Sharpness

If you want to reset to the default settings, click Reset .

7. 3. 2 Configure Privacy Mask

In Privacy Mask, you can set privacy area in the image. The area cannot be recorded and monitored.

Follow the steps below to configure Privacy Mask.

1. Go to Settings > Device List > My Devices and click in the list. Go to Display Information > Privacy Mask .

2. Enable Privacy Mask, select a channel (only for NVR), and draw the privacy areas on the preview screen (the dark squares in the picture below). Use the mouse to adjust the size and location of areas. To remove a certain privacy area, select it and click Delete . To remove all privacy areas, click Clear .

3. Click Save to finish the configuration.

If you want to reset to the default settings, click Reset .

7. 3. 3 Configure OSD

In OSD, You can configure OSD (On Screen Display) to edit the information displayed in Live View and recordings.

Follow the steps below to configure OSD.

1. Go to Settings > Device List > My Devices and click in the list. Go to Display Information > OSD .

2. Select a channel from the drop-down list (only for NVR), configure displayed information and display effects. Click and drag the information in the preview screen to adjust the place. Click Save .

Date/Day

Channel

Note 1/2

(Only for cameras) Click the checkbox and enter the note to be displayed.

Display Effect

Font Size/Color

If you want to reset to the default settings, click Reset .

7. 4 Configure Video

The NVRs and cameras supports two stream levels, main stream and substream, which determine the video parameters of live view and playback, such as resolution, image quality and so on. You can configure the stream settings and apply them to the NVR and cameras added to VIGI Security Manager. For cameras directly added to VIGI Security Manager, you can draw an area for your special concern and the image quality of this area will be better.

7. 4. 1 Configure Stream Settings

Stream settings can be adjusted to increase or decrease recording resolution and fluency. They also impact recording file size and available recording bandwidth. To select the main stream or substeam, go to Live View , right click the camera in the device list or the Live View screen, and click Stream .

Follow the steps below to configure the stream settings.

3. Go to Settings > Device List > My Devices and click in the list. Go to Video > Stream .

4. Configure the parameters of main stream and substream based on your needs.

Resolution

Frame Rate

Smart Coding

Bite Rate

VBR: The bit rate changes with the image within Maximum Bit Rate.

Image Quality

Max. Bit Rate

When CBR selected as the bit rate type, specify the bit rate.

Encoding

5. Click Save .

7. 4. 2 Configure ROI (Only for Cameras)

In ROI (Region of Interest), you can configure the interest level of a specified area in each camera. The level ranks from 1 to 6, and the higher the ROI level, the better image quality.

1. Go to Settings > Device List > My Devices and click in the list. Go to Video > ROI .

2. Enable ROI.

3. Select the stream type and draw an area on the preview screen (the yellow square in the picture above). Use the mouse to adjust the size and location of areas.

4. Specify the ROI level and click Save .

7. 5 Configure Events (Only for Cameras)

VIGI Security Manager allows you to configure the event settings for cameras to detect different types of events. You cameras monitor the user-defined areas and you’ll be automatically alerted to any suspicious activity in your home and office.

It is recommended to bind the cameras to your TP-Link ID and log in to your TP-Link ID on VIGI Security Manager before setting the events. To bind your devices, go to Settings > Device List > My Devices and click in the list. Then go to Network Settings > Cloud Service . You can receive alerts on your phone after you download VIGI app and log in with your TP-Link ID.

7. 5. 1 Configure Basic Events

? Motion Detection

Motion detection allows cameras to detect the moving objects in the monitored area and triggers alarm actions. You can draw the monitored areas and customize the motion detection settings. Follow the steps below to finish the configuration.

1. Go to Settings > Device List > My Devices and click in the list. Go to Event > Basic Event .

2. Click Motion Detection on the top right and enable Motion Detection.

3. Adjust the sensitivity of motion detection. A higher value can trigger the motion detection more easily.

4. Draw the areas on the preview screen. If you click Full Area , the entire live view screen will be selected.

5. Click Save .

? Camera Tampering

Camera tampering is triggered when an area of camera’s lens is blocked, obstructed or vandalized. You can customize the camera tampering settings. Follow the steps below to finish the configuration.

1. Go to Settings > Device List > My Devices and click in the list. Go to Event > Basic Event .

2. Click Camera Tampering on the top right and enable Camera Tampering.

3. Adjust the sensitivity of camera tampering. A higher value can trigger the camera tampering more easily.

4. Click Save .

7. 5. 2 Configure Smart Events

? Line Crossing Detection

Line crossing detection is triggered when cameras detect that moving objects cross a customized virtual line. You can customize the line crossing detection settings and set the schedule for them to take effect. Follow the steps below to finish the configuration.

1. Go to Settings > Device List > My Devices and click in the list. Go to Event > Smart Event .

2. Click Line Crossing Detection on the top right and enable Line Crossing Detection.

3. Click Schedule . Click the time bar and enter the start time and end time manually. Click Save to save the week schedule for line crossing detection.

4. Draw lines on the preview screen. Select the area and configure its settings. The maximum number of customized lines is 4.

Sensitivity

Direction

A->B: Only the object crossing the configured line from the A side to the B side can be detected.

A<-B: Only the object crossing the configured line from the B side to the A side can be detected.

A<->B: The object goes across the configured line with both directions can be detected.

5. Click Save .

? Area Intrusion Detection

Area intrusion is triggered when the camera detects an intrusion in the specified areas. You can customize the area intrusion settings and set the schedule for them to take effect. Follow the steps below to finish the configuration.

1. Go to Settings > Device List > My Devices and click in the list. Go to Event > Smart Event .

2. Click Area Intrusion on the top right and enable Area Intrusion.

3. Click Schedule . Click the time bar and enter the start time and end time manually. Then click Save to save the week schedule for area intrusion detection.

4. Draw areas on the preview screen. Select the area and configure its settings. The maximum number of customized areas is 4.

Sensitivity

Percentage

Duration

5. Click Save .

7. 5. 3 Configure Exception Event

Exception event sets the maximum login attempts to protect the security of your cameras. VIGI Security Manager will be locked for 30 minutes if you enter the wrong password of your camera more than the specified attempts. Follow the steps below to finish the configuration.

1. Go to Settings > Device List > My Devices and click in the list. Go to Event > Exception Event .

2. Enable Login Error Detection on the top right.

3. Set Max Login Attempts . The range is from 3 to 10.

4. Click Save .

7. 6 Configure Network Settings

In Network Settings, you can configure the IP address, MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit). For cameras not managed by the NVR, you can also configure the management ports and enable advanced functions, such as Port Forwarding, IP Restriction and Multicast.

7. 6. 1 Basic and Advanced Network Configuration

In Network Configuration, you can configure the device to obtain an IP address automatically or assign a static IP address to it. If needed, you can also modify MTU.

Follow the steps below to configure the network.

1. Go to Settings > Device List > My Devices and click in the list. Go to Network Settings > Configuration .

2. Configure basic settings to configure the IP address.

? To assign a static IP address to the device, select Static IP as the mode and configure the following parameters.

IP Address

Specify an IP address for the device. The IP address should be in the same segment as the gateway; otherwise, the device cannot connect to the internet.

Subnet Mask

Enter the subnet mask.

Gateway

Enter the IP address of the gateway device. This IP address should be in the same segment as the device’s IP address.

Preferred/Alternate DNS

Enter the IP address of the DNS server.

? To configure the device to obtain a dynamic IP address, select DHCP as the mode.

Note : A DHCP server (usually a router) is needed for the device to obtain a dynamic IP address.

3. (Optional) Specify MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) to decide the largest size of data unit that can be transmitted in the network. A larger unit can transmit more data in each packet, but it may increase the network delay because it needs more time to transmit.

4. Click Save .

7. 6. 2 Configure Port Number (Only for Cameras)

In Port Number, you can configure the HTTP port, RTSP port and service port that can be used to access the camera through the network. Also, the ports configured here are used for communications of corresponding protocols.

To configure ports, go to Settings > Device List > My Devices and click in the list. Go to Network Settings > Port Forwarding . Configure the ports and click Save .

HTTP Port

Specify a port for HTTP protocol.

RTSP Port

Specify a port for RTSP protocol.

Video Service Port

Specify a port for protocols of video services.

If you want to reset to default settings, click Reset .

7. 6. 3 Configure Port Forwarding (Only for Cameras)

Port Forwarding is used to establish the mapping between the internal port and external port. When Port Forwarding is enabled, you can access the device and watch the videos when accessing the external port remotely.

Note: The device should be connected to the internet, and Port Forwarding should be enabled on the gateway.

Follow the steps below to configure Port Forwarding.

1. Go to Settings > Device List > My Devices and click in the list. Go to Network Settings > Port Forwarding .

2. Enable Port Forwarding and specify a mapping type. If you select Auto as the mapping type, the mappings are established automatically. If you select Manual as the mapping type, click to specify the external port.

Port Type

Displays the protocol type.

Internal Port

Displays the port of the device to be converted.

External Port

Displays the external port opened by the gateway.

Internal IP

Displays the IP address of the device that needs to be converted.

Status

Displays the status of mapping.

3. Click Save .

With Port Forwarding enabled, you can remotely watch the videos with the URL rtsp://A.B.C.D:Port/streamN, for example, rtsp://10.0.1.47:28736/stream1 . A.B.C.D is the WAN IP address of the gateway, and Port is the number of RTSP external port. N can be number 1 or 2 that indicates the stream, 1 for main stream and 2 for substream.

If you want to reset to default settings, click Reset .

7. 6. 4 Configure IP Restriction (Only for Cameras)

When IP Restriction is enabled, you can add IP addresses to the deny list or allow list to restrict the access to the camera. The IP address in the deny list cannot access the camera, while only the IP addresses in the allow list can access the camera.

Follow the steps below to add an IP address to the deny or allow list.

1. Go to Settings > Device List > My Devices and click in the list. Go to Network Settings > IP Restriction .

2. Enable IP Restriction and select Deny List or Allow List . Click Add to enter the IP address and description. Click Save . Then the IP address is in the corresponding list.

3. Click Save in IP Restriction to finish the configuration.

If you want to reset to default settings, click Reset .

7. 6. 5 Configure Multicast (Only for Cameras)

When Multicast is enabled, you can watch videos using the multicast address and port.

Follow the steps below to configure Multicast.

1. Go to Settings > Device List > My Devices and click in the list. Go to Network Settings > Multicast .

2. Select a stream and then enable Multicast. For the multicast address and port, you can disable Random IP Port and specify a static address and port, or enable it and use a random one. Click Save .

After Multicast enabled, you can watch the video with the URL rtsp://A:B:C:D/multicastStreamN, for example, rtsp://192.168.0.3/multicastStream1 . A.B.C.D is the IP address of the camera, and N can be number 1 or 2 that indicates the stream, 1 for main stream and 2 for substream.

If you want to reset to default settings, click Reset .

7. 7 Cloud Service

VIGI Security Manager supports remote management with the support of TP-Link Cloud Services. With a TP-Link ID bound, you can remotely monitor your property through cameras on your computer.

If you want to bind or unbind your devices with your TP-Link ID, follow the steps below to finish the configuration.

1. Go to Settings > Device List > My Devices and click in the list. Then go to Cloud Service and click Log in .

2. You can enable Auto Login to allow the utility to remember your account and log in automatically when switching it as the logged account. Click Log In .

3. Click Bind to bind all the devices added locally to your TP-Link ID. All the local devices will be bound automatically to your TP-Link ID.

4. (Optional) After finish binding the devices, click Unbind if you want to unbind a certain device from your TP-Link ID.

7. 8 Configure System Settings

The system settings allow you to modify the name and password, set the time and reboot schedule for your devices. To configure system settings, go to Settings > Device List and click in the list.

7. 8. 1 Configure Basic Settings

To modify the device name, channel name (only for NVR) and passwords of devices, go to Settings > Device List and click in the list. Then go to System Settings > Basic Settings .

You can click Modify to change the password and email address for password reset.

Note: You can only modify the password of local devices.

7. 8. 2 Configure Time Settings

VIGI Security Manager provides two methods to modify the system time. To configure time settings, go to Settings > Device List and click in the list. Go to System Settings > Time Settings .

? Get Time from the Internet

VIGI devices can use NTP (Network Time Protocol) to automatically get the system time from the Internet. You can also customize the NTP Server Address if you don’t want to get the time from the default NTP server address provided by NVR. Then select the time zone according to your region.

? Set Manually

You can set the device time manually or click Get From PC to synchronize the device time with that of your PC.

7. 8. 3 Reboot Device

To reboot your devices instantly or set the reboot schedule, go to Settings > Device List and click in the list. Go to System Settings > Reboot .

If you want to reboot your device based on a schedule, enable Scheduled Reboot and customize the schedule according to your needs.

7. 9 Upgrade the Firmware

VIGI Security Manager allows you to upgrade the firmware of your device automatically or manually. To upgrade a device solely or upgrade them in batches, go to Settings > Device > Firmware Update .

Auto Update

Auto Update to automatically upgrade your device.

Update Manually

Update

to automatically upgrade your devices.

. Then import the update file and click Update .

7. 10 Remove Devices

To remove the devices from your VIGI Security Manager, follow the steps below.

1. Go to Settings > Device List .

2. Click the checkbox of devices and click Delete .

3. Click Delete .

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