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- Page 1 Setup Configuration Technical Guides...
- Page 2 ©2015. All rights are reserved. No portion of this document may be reproduced without permission. All trademarks and brand names mentioned in this publication are property of their respective owners. While all efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of all contents in this manual, we assume no liability for errors or omissions or by statements of any kind in this manual, whether such errors are omissions or statements resulting from negligence, accidents, or any other cause.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Safety Precautions................... 2 Main NVR Features....................3 Minimum System Requirements ................3 Box Contents......................4 NVR X840P / X880P / X888P................4 NVR Slim388Pro / Slim380Pro ................ 4 Overview ........................ 5 NVR X840P / X880P / X888P................5 NVR Slim388Pro / Slim380Pro ................ 6 Chapter I. - Page 4 Logs ........................39 System......................39 Camera ......................40 Chapter IV. Technical Guides ...............41 LED Indicators...................... 41 Search Tool ......................42 IP Configuration Information................. 43 Use the NVR with Dynamic IP Address ............... 44 Proxy Server......................45 RTSP Server Feature................... 47 Reset the NVR .....................
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Page 5: Introduction
Introduction Thank you for choosing us as your NVR supplier. Like all of our products, your new NVR is thoroughly tested and backed by our reputation for unsurpassed dependability and customer satisfaction. We hope you will continue to turn to us for additional quality products as your computing needs and interests grow. -
Page 6: Safety Precautions
Safety Precautions Before using this device, please read the following important information carefully to eliminate or reduce any possibility of causing damage and personal injury. 1. Do use the AC adapter that comes with this device (if it is available). Use of other AC adapters may lead to malfunction, hard disk damage, overheating, electrical shock, fire or injury. -
Page 7: Main Nvr Features
Easy one-push button for quick installation ® Easy remote accessibility via Plustek EasyLink & UDID (Unique Device Identification) Effective video preview over Internet via Plustek Dual-Stream Recording ® Technology Intuitive and powerful playback functions for investigation Alarm View for alarm monitoring and instant playback... -
Page 8: Box Contents
Before you start installing your NVR, check the box contents to make sure all parts are included. If any items are damaged or missing, please contact the vendor where you purchased your NVR or our customer service directly. NVR X840P / X880P / X888P 1. NVR 2. AC Adapter 3. -
Page 9: Overview
Overview NVR X840P / X880P / X888P 1. Multi-Function Button 2. USB Port 3. Power/Status Indicator 4. HDD2 Indicator 5. HDD1 Indicator 6. RESET Hole 7. LAN Port 8. VGA Port 9. DC-Jack This function may or may not be available depending on the NVR model you purchase. -
Page 10: Nvr Slim388Pro / Slim380Pro
NVR Slim388Pro / Slim380Pro 1. Power/Status Indicator 2. HDD Indicator 3. USB Port 4. MFB (Multi-Function Button) Hole 5. DC-Jack 6. GPIO terminal Pin (from left to right, top to bottom row) Function 1 (Output 2) Output 2 2 (Output 1) Output 1 3 (Input 2) Input 2... -
Page 11: Chapter I. Setup The Nvr
Chapter I. Setup the NVR Before you setup the NVR, please make sure all components are available and ready. A list of the package contents is provided in the Box Contents section of this guide. If any items are damaged or missing, please contact the vendor where you purchased your NVR or our customer service directly. - Page 12 5. The NVR will beep twice when the format process is finished and the status indicator will blink quickly. The NVR will now add all available IP-cameras in your network to the NVR automatically. When the cameras are added, the NVR will reboot, indicated by a long beep.
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Page 13: Chapter Ii. Getting Started With The Nvr
Log in to the NVR - Method I. - by using the Network Device Search Tool Application The Network Device Search Tool is an application that can detect Plustek NVR(s) that are connected to an organization’s network or your PC. -
Page 14: Log In To The Nvr - Method Ii. - By Using The Internet Explorer (Ie)
7. Click “Login” to enter the system. The “admin” and “admin” are the default user name and password for your first login of the NVR as Administrator. Please change the default password as soon as possible. To change Attention the password, please refer to the section “ ”. -
Page 15: Easy Accessibility With Easylink And Udid
7. Click on the “Connect” button. The NVR’s login window will open in your default web browser. The connection dialog of the EasyLink program has to be kept open when using this method to connect to your NVR. If you accidently close the EasyLink program, just launch it again and click on the “Create Tunnel”... -
Page 16: Connect To Your Nvr From Any Computer Using Easylink And Udid
Connect to your NVR from any computer using EasyLink and UDID 1. Visit our website to download the EasyLink setup program or insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM drive. Launch the setup program to install the EasyLink program. If you used the USB drive method to obtain the UDID, connect it to your computer. -
Page 17: Nvr Viewer Windows
NVR Viewer Windows Live Click the “Live” button at the top right corner to display the live view page. The “Live” page will show the camera screens, displaying the live video stream captured by the cameras. For 4-channel models, the live view page will be split into 4 even windows; for 8-channel models, the live view page will be split into 1+7 windows, where window 1 is called the “focus”... - Page 18 Click this button to display 8 channels at a time in a 1+7 configuration. Window 1 will be streamed at the highest resolution, while the 7 smaller windows will be streamed at low resolution to conserve bandwidth (This function may or may not be available depending on the NVR model you purchase.) Click this button to switch to the next group of channels.
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Page 19: Playback
Click this button to focus near. Click this button to focus far. Click this button to automatically adjust Iris levels. The camera’s iris (aperture) will adjust itself automatically to control the amount of light that will reach the camera sensor. Click this button to close the iris. - Page 20 3. Click the button to export the selected record. The “Video Export” dialog appears. Enter the desired “Start Time” and “End Time” then click “Export” to export the selected record. Tick the checkbox of “Use 24-hour format” to display in 24-hour format. You can cancel an ongoing export operation by clicking on the “Stop”...
- Page 21 6. Click the buttons at the bottom of the playback window to control the video playback. The buttons and their respective functions are shown in the following table: Stop Play Pause Move forward to next frame (frame by frame) Fast Forward Event recording: Jump to the next section of the selected recording.
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Page 22: Alarm
Alarm Click the “Alarm” button at the top right corner to display the alarm records page. You may select to display the “Last 50 alarms”, “Last 100 alarms”, “Last 200 alarms”, “Last 500 alarms” or “All alarms” from the drop-down list. You may use the “Camera” drop- down list to only display one channel’s alarm records. -
Page 23: Chapter Iii. Advanced Nvr Configuration
Chapter III. Advanced NVR Configuration The administrator has the right to access all the NVR functions and can make advanced configurations for the NVR according to the special requirements. To enter the Setup settings page: 1. Click the “Setup” button at the top right corner to display the advanced configuration page. -
Page 24: System
System Status View the current NVR status Go to the “Setup” page and click on “System”, “Status” tab, and the current status of the NVR will be displayed. You can alter some of the settings shown in this section from other menu items. You may click the Setup button to configure each setting. -
Page 25: Date/Time
Configure the server settings Go to the “Setup” page and click on “System”, “Server” tab and you may configure the server settings. You may define the “Device Name” of the NVR you use, e.g. Office@Paris. Enable Video-Out: Check “Enable” if you want the NVR enable the hardware VGA video-out port. You will be able to connect a VGA monitor to the VGA port for direct viewing of all live streams. -
Page 26: Maintenance
Maintenance Go to the “Setup” page and click on “System”, “Maintenance” tab to display the Maintenance page. On the Maintenance page, you may update or restore the firmware, backup and restore settings, reset or restart the NVR system or save the system information for technical support. -
Page 27: Network
Reset to default Click the “Reset” button and the NVR will reset to the default factory settings. If the “Except network settings” option is checked, the settings in the Network pages will not be changed to default settings after you reset the NVR. System restart Click the “Restart”... -
Page 28: Camera
Otherwise, you may manually set the NVR’s IP address by selecting the “Use the following IP” radio button, and fill in the blanks of “IP address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Gateway”. 2. Enter the HTTP port number if needed. The default port number is 80. Enter the DNS address if needed: You may select the “Obtain a DNS address automatically”... - Page 29 available IP Camera with its “Device Name”, “IP Address” and “Port”. 4. Click on the page icon to select a desired IP Camera. Click the “Select” button and the selected camera’s information will be displayed in the following columns. 5. Set the “Device Name” for the IP Camera. The “Name” is of more importance as it will be used throughout the menus and the user interface of the NVR Viewer.
- Page 30 Add a new IP Camera manually 1. Go to the “Setup” page and click on “Camera”, “Channel” tab. 2. Select a “Vendor” from the drop-down list. Enter the IP Camera’s “Name” that will be used throughout the menus and the user interface of the NVR Viewer, the “Device Name”, “IP Address”, “WEB Port”...
- Page 31 2. Select “General Camera” from the drop-down list. Enter the IP Camera’s “Name” that will be used throughout the menus and the user interface of the NVR Viewer, the “Device Name”, “IP Address”, “RTSP Port”, “RTSP Path (main stream)”, “RTSP Path (second stream)”, “User Name” and “Password”. Enter the password again in “Confirm Password”.
- Page 32 Motion Detection Set motion detection conditions for each camera: If you activated the “Enable default motion recording” checkbox when adding a camera on the “Setup” > “Camera” > “Channel” page, a full- screen detection window + event will already be created for you. Information 1.
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Page 33: Video
7. Adjust the sliders to define: The “Sensitivity” of the color and luminance difference that will trigger the motion detection. The “History” – the duration an object has to stay within the motion detection frame to trigger the motion detection. The “Object Size”... -
Page 34: Audio
5. In the “Local Video Output” section, you can add tick the check box to disable local video output function. 6. Click the “Save” button to save the settings. Estimate recording capacity: Actual recording capacity may differ depending on the hard disk size, the image quality and the recorded “Frame rate”. -
Page 35: Recording
Recording Policy Go to the “Setup” page and click on “Recording”, “Policy” tab to configure schedule settings. To pre-set the record schedule for each individual camera: 1. Select the camera from the drop-down list. 2. Select the “Always recording” option to record video all the time. 3. -
Page 36: Hard Disk
Hard Disk For XPRESS Series Go to the “Setup” page and click on “Recording”, “Hard Disk” tab to check the size, status and usage of the hard disk. If you want to format the hard disk, you can click on the “Format” button. Please note that all the data on the hard disk will be permanently deleted. - Page 37 4. Define a name for the event setting. 5. Choose the “Triggered Source ” you want to respond to by clicking the radio button of “Motion Detection”, “Camera Digital Input Ports”, “Sound”, “Video Loss” or “Device Digital Input Ports”. Click the “Next” button to continue. This function is available only when the connected IP Camera is supported.
- Page 38 c. You may set up to 6 schedules from “No 1” to “No 6”. Select the “Disable” option if you do not want to record video. 7. Choose the “Action ” you want to take by ticking the checkbox of “Upload Snapshot to FTP Server”, “Send email via server”, “Auto Record”...
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Page 39: System
Modify or delete an event In the Event page, select an existing event and click the “Modify” button to modify the event or click the “Delete” button to delete the event. System Go to the “Setup” page, click on “Event”, “System” tab, and the setting page displays. You can configure to notify related personnel via e-mail when necessary. -
Page 40: Services
Select “Language” Control camera viewer View “Playback” page View “Alarm ” page View “Setup” page Modify “Setup” page Snapshot (Live) Snapshot (Playback) Download selected record Control manual recording Services SMTP Go to the “Setup” page and click on “Management”, “Services” tab. Click the “Add“... - Page 41 2. Click the “Add” button in the ”FTP” column and enter the FTP server information in this page. 3. Enter the following information: Connection Name: Enter the name for this FTP Server, e.g. Plustek FTP Server #1. Server: Enter the address of this FTP Server, e.g. ftp.plustek.com.tw.
- Page 42 DDNS Configure DDNS settings: 1. Go to the “Setup” page and click on “Management”, “Services” tab. 2. Click the “Add” button in the ”DDNS” column. 3. If you want the NVR to utilize a DDNS Service, click “Enable”. 4. a. Select “members.dyndns.org” as “DDNS Server” from the dropdown list Please go to the http://www.dyndns.org/ website to register an account.
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Page 43: Gpio
GPIO Go to the “Setup” page and click on “Management”, “GPIO” tab to display the GPIO page. On this page you can view the status and configure some settings of your external input and output port. • I/O Name: Enter the name you wish to use for the respective input or output port. -
Page 44: Camera
Camera Go to the “Setup” page and click on “Logs”, “Camera” tab to display the camera log page. Select “All”, “Normal”, “Error” or “Alarm” from the drop-down list. The camera log page keeps a record on the settings or changes made for all the cameras. Click “Export”... -
Page 45: Chapter Iv. Technical Guides
Chapter IV. Technical Guides This chapter covers plenty of useful technical information on using the NVR, which will help you get more familiar with this network device. For further information about networks, you may read their definition or explanation in the A ppendix A: Glossary section of this guide. -
Page 46: Search Tool
Search Tool The Network Device Search Tool is an application that can detect Plustek NVR(s) that are connected to an organization’s network or your PC. The NVR list is displayed in the white pane of the window. You may select one of the NVRs to configure for your surveillance needs if you are the authorized user of that NVR. -
Page 47: Ip Configuration Information
IP Configuration Information You may get the IP configuration information of your PC by following the steps below: 1. Click “Start” ”All Programs” ”Accessories” ”Command Prompt” to access the Command Prompt window. 2. Enter “ipconfig” after “C:\>” and press the “Enter” key on your keyboard. 3. -
Page 48: Use The Nvr With Dynamic Ip Address
Use the NVR with Dynamic IP Address In some organizations’ networks, you may be provided with a dynamic IP address. That is, each time your network device is connected to the network, it may be assigned with a different IP address. When you need to deploy the NVR in such a network, you need to configure the NVR before connection. -
Page 49: Proxy Server
Please refer to the “IP Configuration Information” section to get the IP address, Submask and Gateway of your PC. Information 4. Click the “Update” button in the Search Tool window to update the information in the left pane of the window and double click the NVR to log in. 5. - Page 50 3. You may uncheck the “Use a proxy server” option, and click the “OK” button in the window. Or click the “Advanced…” button in the LAN Settings window and follow Step a and Step b. a. Enter the NVR’s IP address in the “Exceptions” field on this page. b.
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Page 51: Rtsp Server Feature
RTSP Server Feature The system allows external or third party VMS/CMS systems to retrieve the NVR’s live video and playback channels by using RTSP commands. Reset the NVR The RESET function of the NVR allows you to return the NVR to its factory default settings. -
Page 52: Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix A: Glossary You may read through the below definitions for better understanding of the network environment, and this may probably help you to deal with the network problems when using any network devices. However, the knowledge covered in the chapter won’t fail you to setup and use the NVR. - Page 53 Gateway A gateway is a network point that acts as an entrance to another network. In a network for an enterprise, a computer server acts as a gateway node, and also a proxy server and a firewall server. IP Address An IP Address is a 32-bit number that identifies each sender or receiver of information that is sent in packets across the Internet.
- Page 54 Network In information technology, a network is a series of points or nodes interconnected by communication paths. Networks can interconnect with other networks and contain sub networks. NTP (Network Time Protocol) is a protocol designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network.
- Page 55 Subnet Mask Once a packet has arrived at an organization's gateway or connection point with its unique network number, it can be routed within the organization's internal gateways using the subnet number as well. The subnet mask allows router know whether two IP addresses belong to the same subnet.
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Page 56: Appendix B: Customer Service And Warranty
Appendix B: Customer Service and Warranty If you encounter problems with your NVR, please review the installation instructions and operation suggestions contained in this guide. Visit our website w ww.plusteksecurity.com for more customer service information. For further assistance call our customer support phone number listed on the website. One of our representatives will be happy to assist you from Monday through Friday during office working hours. -
Page 57: Fcc Radio Frequency Statement
If you have any questions about your Limited Warranty, contact the approved retailer from whom you bought the product or the manufacturer. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY REPLACES ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABLITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.