BlackBerry Installation Guide

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The Alien DVR Client for the BlackBerry Device

Overview ........................................................................................................................................ 2

Installing the BlackBerry Client via BlackBerry Desktop Manager ...........................................2

Configuring the Alien DVR Client ..............................................................................................6

Connecting to the Alien DVR and Viewing a Camera Channel.................................................. 10

Stopping Image Preview............................................................................................................ 11

Enlarging the Viewed Picture.................................................................................................... 12

Controlling a PTZ ..................................................................................................................... 13

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Overview

The BlackBerry client for the Alien DVR needs

to be installed via a PC using BlackBerry

Desktop Manager.

The screen shots in this document have been

produced using BlackBerry Desktop Manager

version 4.7 and a BlackBerry 8820.

Installing the BlackBerry Client via BlackBerry Desktop Manager

Launch the BlackBerry

Desktop Manager and

connect the device, then

select the Application

Launcer


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When connected, click

on the Start button

beneath Add/Remove

Applications

Wait while the DesktopManager interrogates

your device

The next window

displays applications

available for

adding/removing from

your device.

You need to Add the

Alien Client to this

application list, so clickon Browse, then

navigate to the foldercontaining the

BlackBerry client thenselect

AlienDVRInstaller.alx


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Wait for the device to be

scanned again

The dialog window

returns with the

AlienDVRInstaller listed

with an Action of

Install, click on Next

to perform this task.

A summary dialog

appears next, click on

Finish to perform the

installation

The installer starts and

then displays a progressdialog


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After installing the

application, the Desktop

Manager displays a

Update complete

dialog

The device can now be disconnected from the PC and the client manually configured with the DVR

details to which you wish to connect.


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Configuring the Al ien DVR Client

To configure the Alien Client as follows

Launch the Alien DVR application from the

desktop icon & select English Language

Press the Menu button then select BrowseDevice

The Device List appears but is initially blank


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Press the Menu button and select Add

Enter a descriptive name for the DVR you are

connecting to

Enter a static IP address or a DNS name.

If connecting to a device over the internet this

should be a valid public address or your own

DNS name registered with a DNS provider.

To connect to a DNS name, you must ensurethat your internet service has DNS resolution.

You may connect via WiFi to a local internaldevice or one via the internet.


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Enter the device port used by the DVR. By

default, this is 8000 but may have been

changed.

Enter the username with which you are gouing

to connect to the DVR. By default this is

admin beginning with a lower case a.

Note: Admin with a uppercase A is wrong.

Enter the password for the selected username

The default admin password is 12345

Passwords are numeric only.


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Select how you wish to connect

Internet connections can be via a 2G / 3G

Press the menu button and Save the settings


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Connecting to the Al ien DVR and Viewing a Camera Channel

Having installed the client and defined a DVR within the client you can connect as follows

Highlight and select the required DVR from

the list

You will receive a warning that the applicationis attempting low-level network access and

essentially that cost may be incurred tocontinue.

Select Yes grants permission to continue.

The device channel listing appears.

Stroke the centre-nipple button right / left to

scroll the display and select additionalchannels.


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Select the required Channel to view and the

picture should appear after a few seconds.

The flashing blue arrows in the top right hand

corner indicate that data transfer is taking

place.

Stopping Image Preview

To stop the data transfer from the DVR andreturn to the Channel selector list, press the

Menu button and select Stop Preview


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Enlarging the Viewed Picture

The preview image can be zoomed slightly

using the Zoom in option.

This image is shown normal size

This image is shown zoomed


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Controlling a PTZ

Press the menu button and select Start PTZ

then gently stroke the centre nipple-button to

move the PTZ.

Be aware that hardware limitations within the

BlackBerry device limit the devices

performance and PTZ control may be slow to

respond.

Select Stop PTZ from the menu to release

PTZ control.

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