Chapter 1 - Pacific Communications

Network Video Recorder
Chapter 3 — System Overview
The NVR system consists of the following programs:
• SiRiS Service Manager: Controls the operation of services or displays system log. Refer to 3.1 Service
Manager (p. 19) for details.
• SiRiS Setup: Allows you to add service, devices and users, or set up recording schedules, event management
schedules and storage. Refer to 3.2 Setup (p. 24) for details.
• SiRiS Client: Allows you to monitor video from registered cameras, play back recorded video from
storage, export recorded video and check the system log and devices’ status. Refer to 3.3 Client (p. 29)
for details. You can install and run the SiRiS Client program on a PC. Refer to Chapter 17 — Remote
Monitoring (p. 137) for details about installing the SiRiS Client program.
3.1 Service Manager
Log in to the NVR system. Refer to 2.1 Connecting, Login (p. 9) for details about the login. Go to the
System Menu → Click SiRiS Service Manager → Run the SiRiS Service Manager program.
1 Menu: Allows you to control the operation of the services or display the system log.
2 Status Display: Displays the status of services.
Menu
• Option
− Server Option: You can change the Watchdog setting.
• Timeout (Min.): Set up the waiting time to restart
services when services fail to operate. The service
checks the system status. When the services fail to
operate during the designated waiting time, the system
restarts services automatically.
• Reboot Condition: Set up the reboot condition when
services fail to operate. Checking the Do Not Reboot
Server option allows the system to restart services
without rebooting.
NOTE: “Watchdog” in the SiRiS program is a function that periodically checks the operation of the current
server and restarts services automatically when services fail to operate during the predefined time.
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