First Steps

Before you start

Make sure you have all of the following components before you start the configuration process:

  • A working computer with a browser (Google Chrome is recommended). It will be used to configure U-alarm via its web interface. The Operating System can be Windows, Linux or Mac OSX.

  • U-alarm IP discovery tool

  • LAN with DHCP service

  • At least one working IP camera with a known RTSP url

  • The Jetson TX2 box with U-alarm installed (U-alarm box)

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  • A valid U-alarm Licence Activation Key

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  • One free network port on the same subnet as the computer

  • One free 220 power supply socket

Power up the U-alarm box

Connect the U-alarm box to the 220 power supply.

Note: There are two similar silver sockets. Make sure to connect the power cable to the one with the DC label, it is on the same side of the box as the ethernet port (see the image below).

U-alarm box

Connect the U-alarm box to the ethernet network using the primary ethernet port of the device.

Note: There could be more than one network port, depending on the device. Make sure to use the correct, primary ethernet port of the device, and not, for instance, a PoE port. See the examples below.

U-alarm box

U-alarm box

There is no turn on/off button, a LED indicates if the box is properly connected to the power supply. Wait about one minute after you powered the U-alarm box to let the Operating System and U-alarm start.

Find out the IP address of the U-alarm box

At this point the U-alarm box is working, but you need to figure out its IP address to be able to log in to its web interface.

By default U-alarm is configured to acquire IP address via DHCP. Later this can be changed to use a fixed IP address. There are multiple ways to find out its IP address:

  1. In a corporate environment, ask the system administrators for help.
  2. In a home environment, the IP address can be found on the router's web page (typically 192.168.0.1, look for a list of DHCP clients. The client name is 'gustav').
  3. On Windows, use the provided U-alarm IP discovery tool (it requires .NET 4.5 or higher. On Windows 10, it is installed by default). Make sure the computer and the U-alarm box are on the same sub-network. By pressing the refresh button, it queries the network for available U-alarm boxes, and displays their addresses in a table along with their configured hostnames and system uptime. The address can be copied to clipboard by double clicking on the row or by clicking the copy button.
  4. On Linux systems, use the provided Python script. The Python client has no dependencies other than a Python interpreter (version 3.6 or later). Ubuntu 18.04 and Debian 10 have them preinstalled, for other operating systems, please refer to their installation guide.

Open web UI

Copy the IP address of the box to a web browser and open it. You will see the user interface of U-alarm. Here you can configure the system, check live streams with analysis and manage alarms.

Setup your account

Create a user name and a password. Click the Continue button.

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Activate your licence

In this document it is assumed that you have a licence activation key for U-alarm.

If your U-alarm box has internet connection, you can activate your licence online, otherwise choose offline activation. You can set your licence later in the Control Panel but U-alarm will work only after the licence is activated.

Option 1: Online licence activation

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  1. Copy your licence activation key to the Activation key field.
  2. Fill in your name and contact information.
  3. After you accept the GTC of U-alarm, click the Activate button.

Option 2: Offline licence activation

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  1. Copy the entire content of the Licence data field to your clipboard.
  2. Find a computer with internet access. Go to the Licence Provisioning Service web page at https://activation.ultinous.com/.
  3. Type or paste your activation key and the licence data.
  4. Fill in your name and contact information.
  5. After you accept the GTC of U-alarm, click the Activate button.
  6. Press the Submit button.

ULPS

  1. Download the offline licence file.
  2. Go back to U-alarm and upload the offline licence file.
  3. Click the Activate button.

Set Timezone

Once the web UI is loaded, U-alarm asks you to set your Timezone. Setting it is mandatory but it can be modified later in the Control Panel.

Timezone

Next steps

You can proceed with the Quick start guide or go to the detailed Camera settings help page.

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