VIGI Security Manager User Guide
Get Started with VIGI Security Manager
This chapter guides you on how to install VIGI Security Manager and choose the network topology based on your needs. VIGI Security Manager offers easy and efficient management for security cameras and VIGI Network Video Recorder. This chapter includes the following sections:
With a reliable network management platform powered by VIGI Security Manager, you can watch the live view and playback, add devices, configure events, set recording and storage schedule for cameras, and export recordings to your computer.
1. 1 Install VIGI Security Manager
VIGI Security Manager is provided only for Windows operating systems. Make sure your PC’s system meet the following requirements, then properly install the VIGI Security Manager.
? System Requirement
Operating System: WinXP/Win7/Win8/Win8.1/Win10. (We recommend that you deploy VIGI Security Manager on a 64-bit operating system to guarantee the software stability.)
? Install VIGI Security Manager
Download the installation file of VIGI Security Manager from the
website
. Then follow the instructions to properly install the VIGI Security Manager. After a successful installation, a shortcut icon
of the VIGI Security Manager will be created on your desktop.
1. 2 Determine the Network Topology
The network topology that you create for VIGI Security Manager varies depending on your requirements. The following figures show two typical application scenarios.
? Use VIGI Security Manager in Local Network
When the computer is in the same subnet as your cameras and VIGI Network Video Recorder, download and install VIGI Security Manager on your computer to watch the live view and playback, add devices from the discovered list, manage devices, set recording and storage schedule for cameras and export recordings to your computer.
? Use VIGI Security Manager Remotely
If you want to monitor your home or office while away, you can download and install VIGI Security Manager on a computer connected to the internet, then log in to your TP-Link ID. With the cameras or the VIGI network video recorder bound to your TP-Link ID, you can watch the live view and playback.