This information applies to:
- LuxRiot version 1.7.4
Summary
Microsoft .NET Framework required to use LuxRiot additional tools (such as “Camera Status Report”). This post describes how to install Microsoft .NET Framework.
January 26, 2010
INFO: Microsoft .Net Framework required for LuxRiot additional tools
December 30, 2009
INFO: How to use Camera Status Report
This information applies to:
- LuxRiot version 1.7.4
Summary
This post describes how to use a helper application “Camera Status Report” to connect and to monitor one or more remote LuxRiot DVR servers. The application is capable of showing up to date status of operation and recording on a per camera basis.
November 23, 2009
INFO: How to configure multiple channels for the Sanyo cameras.
This information applies to:
- LuxRiot version 1.7.4
Summary
This post described how to configure multiple channels for the SANYO cameras.
July 14, 2009
INFO: How to add and configure Generic JPEG/MJPEG, MPEG4, H.264 cameras with LuxRiot DVR software.
This information applies to:
- LuxRiot version 1.7.1
Summary
This post describes how to add and configure Generic JPEG/MJPEG, MPEG4, H.264 over HTTP and RTSP cameras with LuxRiot DVR software.
February 26, 2009
HOWTO: Using USB Network Adapter as a “dongle” for LuxRiot Server.
The information applies to:
- LuxRiot versions 1.6.x to 1.6.12
Summary
This will allow you quickly transfer LuxRiot DVR server to a new hardware platform without contacting LuxRiot support team for the key reset.
Description
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This requires USB networking adapter or USB wireless networking adapter.
February 6, 2009
INFO: How to add and configure PIXEYE IP camera with LuxRiot
The information applies to:
- LuxRiot 1.6.12
Summary
This post described how to add and configure PIXEYE IP cameras SD1 and MEGA with LuxRiot DVR software.
February 5, 2009
INFO: How to add new Camera emulation with AVI file playback?
The information applies to:
- LuxRiot 1.6.x up to 1.6.12
Summary
This post described how to add camera emulation with AVI file playback.
Description
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Stop LuxRiot server and Client program, if installed on same computer.
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Install DVR Server AVI Playback module (by following installation instructions).
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Run LuxRiot Client program.
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DVR Server AVI Playback module installation is finished.
December 25, 2008
INFO: How to unlock an option to configured Arecont Vision cameras to be accessed via TFTP protocol
The information applies to:
- LuxRiot 1.7.1
Summary
This post describes required steps to unlock TFTP protocol communication between LuxRiot DVR software and Arecont Vision cameras. As TFTP protocol based communication is deprecated, and HTTP protocol based is the default and the only available option starting LuxRiot DVR versiom 1.7.1, a fallback to TFTP protocol is available through manual edit of system registry.
Description
To be able to configure Arecont Vision camera to be accessed using TFTP protocol and through Arecont Vision SDK, it is required to add the following system registry value. This can be fulfilled using one of the two following ways:
- Download arecont-tftp archive, open/extract and contained Registration Entries file (.REG), double click it so that Registry Editor prompts merge the contained entires with the registry and confirm the merge
- Alternatively, start Registry Editor (regedit.exe) manually from run prompt (Start Menu, Run…; or Win+R), locate the key (create if needed) “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\A&H\LuxRiot\Client” and under this key create a DWORD/REG_DWORD value named “Show DVRServerNetworkCamerasArecont Component Dynamic Leaps” and give it the value of 2.
Restart client application and under Camera Setup Wizard it should starting showing an additional option, as shown on the screenshot below:
Arecont Vision camera configuration option being deprecated
This option allows an Arecont Vision camera to be added to LuxRiot DVR so that the camera is accessed using TFTP protocol.
It is also advised to ensure that LuxRiot DVR is of the latest version, and so are the versions of cameras’ firmware.
August 22, 2008
INFO: How to add and configure StarDot IP camera with LuxRiot
The information applies to:
- LuxRiot 1.6.12
Summary
This post described how to add and configure StarDot Technologies IP cameras and video servers with LuxRiot DVR software.
Description
LuxRiot DVR software may be downloaded from downloads section on luxriot.com website or using download links on this blog. A trial/shareware version of LuxRiot DVR (before registration key entered) is subject to the following constraints:
August 14, 2008
INFO: New DVR Removable Media Archive Viewer features
The information applies to:
- LuxRiot 1.6.x up to 1.6.12
Summary
An updated version of LuxRiot DVR Removable Media Archive Viewer introduces the following features:
- an option to export video archive into Advanced Systems Format/Windows Media Video .WMV files
- an option to save current video frame into JPEG or BMP file using built-in media file viewer (supports both AVI and ASF/WMV files)
- an option to manually specify/add data directories using GUI to pick archive backups made to disk drives, external disk drives, flash drives etc.
Description
An updated version of LuxRiot DVR Removable Media Archive Viewer adds new features mentioned above. Update instructions are provided below in the bottom of the post.
Archive export wizard introduces a new export type: export into ASF (Advanced Systems Format) File and creates a Windows Media File .WMV using Windows Media Encoder subsystem:
The advantage of WMV files is that video is encoded using Windows Media video codec which is widely available on systems without LuxRiot DVR or special codec software installed.
When a media file is opened using built-in media file viewer, an updated version of software offers menu choices Copy Current Frame to Clipboard and Save Current Frame As to extract current video frame from the video file and transfer picture into another applciation through file or clipboard.
The mentioned above features will also be available in regular LuxRiot DVR Client with next release of LuxRiot DVR.
Additionally, the updated versions allows manual configuration of data directories as opposed to fixed default list of directories in previous versions of software. Using Menu File it is possible to add a directory with a backup files of LuxRiot DVR and/or copy of the live video archive directory.
Note that it is impossible to add live recording directory, in case of attempt to the application would show an error message. In order to access live archive data using LuxRiot DVR Removable Media Archive Viewer application it is required to stop LuxRiot DVR Server and rename the directory of interest *:\LuxRiot\Archive Files (note that the user has to have respective Windows privileges to perform this action), after which it will be addable to the diectory list of LuxRiot DVR Removable Media Archive Viewer.