NVR system. Introducing MAXPRO NVR Honeywell’s MAXPRO NVR family includes turnkey solutions with NVR (XE,SE,PE) - 8 to 32 channels, NVR Hybrid (XE,SE,PE) - 16 to 32 channels and software NVR solutions that range from 4 to 32 channels. It supports ONVIF (including support for Profile-S devices) and PSIA...
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MAXPRO NVR XE (Xpress Edition) supports up to 8 or 16 IP cameras. • MAXPRO NVR SE (Standard Edition) supports up to 32 IP cameras. • MAXPRO NVR PE (Professional Edition) supports up to 32 IP cameras. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
MAXPRO NVR Hybrid PE (Professional Edition) supports up to 16 Analog and 16 or 32 IP. Honeywell’s MAXPRO NVR Single-boxed solution is an ideal solution for entry into IP video surveillance systems. MAXPRO NVR utilizes Honeywell's High-definition cameras to offer a powerful high definition IP recording and security monitoring system for different installations.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
This will prevent damage to the equipment due to lightning and power-line surges. 11. Overloading MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
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Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions. 19. Operating Temperature An operating temperature range is specified so that the customer and installer may determine a suitable operating environment for the equipment. 20. Elevated Operating Ambient Temperature MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Honeywell will repair or replace, at its sole option, free of charge, any defective products returned prepaid. In the event you have a problem with any Honeywell product, please call Technical Support at 1-800-323-4576 (North America only) for assistance or to request a Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) number.
Double-click Open from the File menu. Buttons you click to perform actions Click Exit to close the program. Installation Heading Cross-reference to external source Refer to the System Administrator Guide. Cross-reference within document See Installation. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
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Installing the Software in the Server and Client Computers Caution: For the Honeywell’s boxed solutions: MAXPRO NVR XE,SE,PE and MAXPRO NVR Hybrid XE,SE,PE, the server and client software required is already installed on the box. Hence the instructions in this section for server software fresh installation are NOT applicable.
Configuring MAXPRO NVR In this phase, you need to configure the MAXPRO NVR through the user interface. Configuring MAXPRO NVR includes the following: • Configuring the Honeywell cameras with MAXPRO NVR Wizard • Configuring the system level settings • Configuring the disk management settings •...
For setting up the MAXPRO NVR Single-box solution, see Settings for the MAXPRO NVR Single-box Turnkey Solution. • For setting up the MAXPRO NVR Software-Only solution, see Settings for the MAXPRO NVR Software-Only Solution. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
The diagrams for other NVRs ((XE, PE and Software only) look similar to the MAXPRO NVR SE, with the NVR box replaced by the respective NVR. MAXPRO NVR Hybrid SE System Diagram The following figure illustrates the MAXPRO Hybrid NVR SE system diagram. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
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MAXPRO NVR Hybrid SE System Diagram Note: The diagrams for other NVR Hybrid units (XE,PE) look similar to the MAXPRO NVR Hybrid SE, with the NVR Hybrid box replaced by the respective NVR Hybrid. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
This section describes the steps to power on the MAXPRO NVR unit. Note: Honeywell recommends using an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) for the MAXPRO NVR unit and the cameras. Powering the cameras and unit from a UPS ensures that the MAXPRO NVR unit can continue to record video during a power outage.
Figure 2-3 Network and Sharing Center Right-click Camera Network or Client Workstation Network, and then click Properties. The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box similar to the following figure appears. Figure 2-4 LAN Properties MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
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The new computer name automatically appears in the Machine Name field. If it does not, enter the name manually and click Update. The message “Machine Name Updated Successfully” appears when the update is complete. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
MAXPRO NVR Software Data Sheet for more information. MAXPRO NVR Software System Architecture MAXPRO NVR Standalone System The following figure illustrates the MAXPRO NVR Standalone system. Figure 2-5 MAXPRO NVR Standalone System MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
S E T T I N G U P T H E M A X P R O N V R Settings for the MAXPRO NVR Software-Only Solution MAXPRO NVR Distributed System The following figure illustrates the MAXPRO NVR Distributed system. Figure 2-6 MAXPRO NVR Distributed System MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Go to Windows control panel. Note: To open the control panel, click Start > Control Panel. Under Appearance and Personalization, click Adjust screen resolution. Select the appropriate Resolution. Click OK to close the dialog box. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Keyboards (all the supported models of MAXPRO NVR) can be connected to MAXPRO NVR without any configuration. You can also connect Honeywell’s UltraKey keyboard that represents an industry-leading approach to intelligent, user-friendly control of video management systems. Using the UltraKey keyboard, you can perform actions such as selecting a panel, PTZ operations, selecting a video source such as a camera, and others in the Viewer tab.
NVR. Below are the diagrams that outline the location and connections of Hybrid XE, SE and PE connector. Hybrid XE Connections Figure 2-7 Hybrid XE Connections Hybrid SE Connections Figure 2-8 Hybrid SE Connections MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Connecting a Video Source Note: The video inputs are 75 Ώ BNC connectors. Plug one end into the video source (DVD, Camera, etc.) and plug the other end into the desired BNC input on the NVR. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Each NVR Hybrid has Control Outputs. These outputs can be used to trigger devices such as Sirens, Phone Dialers, Lights, and any other relay activated device. There is no power supplied to the ports. Use an external power supply if necessary. Figure 2-12 Control Outputs MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
PTZ connects to the NVR. The NVR outputs an RS-232 signal and converts in to an RS-422/485 signal which is then sent to the PTZ camera. Attaching the 4-Pin Adapter To attach the 4-Pin Adapter MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
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This is normally done utilizing a dip-switch configuration method on the addressable dome. For Example: If the camera is plugged into input number 5, set the PTZ unit to ID number 5. Figure 2-14 4-Pin Adapter MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
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MAXPRO NVR software installation. Caution: For Honeywell’s boxed solutions, MAXPRO NVR XE,SE,PE and MAXPRO NVR Hybrid XE,SE,PE, the server and client software required is pre-installed on the box. Hence the instructions in this chapter for Server software fresh installation are NOT applicable.
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MAXPRO NVR. Be fore you Begin - Disable Defragment ation Before starting the installation of MAXPRO NVR, it is recommended that you disable Defragmentation. To disable Defragmentation Click Start -> Run -> type “DFRGUI”. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Select the drive under Protection settings and click Configure. Under Restore Settings select Turn off system protection and click OK. MAXPRO NVR Software Prerequisites Before you install Honeywell MAXPRO NVR software, please note the MAXPRO NVR Server requirements listed in the following section. MAXPRO NVR Server The computer that is designated as the server must run on one of the following operating systems.
Insert the MAXPRO NVR DVD in the DVD drive. The setup runs automatically. If the setup does not run automatically, browse the DVD drive, and double-click setup.exe. The installation wizard starts and Figure 3-3 appears. Figure 3-3 Welcome MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
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MAXPRO NVR. Figure 3-4 License Agreement Read the license agreement, and then click I accept the terms of the license agreement to accept the license agreement. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
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Type your Company Name. Click Next. Figure 3-6 appears. Figure 3-6 Choose Destination Folder Click Change if you want to change the destination folder, and then select the folder where MAXPRO NVR must be installed. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Type your Windows User Name. Type your Windows Password. Note: For Honeywell boxed solutions (XE,SE,PE) the default Windows user name is Administrator and Windows password is Password1. Click Next. A message “Enabling Auto Logon is not secure as the Password will be stored in the Registry.
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Mobile App Application, Analytics Application and MAXPRO NVR Client on the same computer. See Full Installation for more information. Client Installation Installs Client, Trinity Framework, and Adapters. See Client Installation for more information. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Click Fresh Installation, if you installing MAXPRO NVR for the first time and click Next. Figure 3-10 appears. Click Upgrade\Retain, if you want to retain/restore the configuration settings from a backup of the previously installed version of MAXPRO NVR and click Next. Figure 3-10 appears. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
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If you are installing MAXPRO NVR on a new computer that does not have SQL Server 2008 Express installed, you are prompted to install it. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
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Click Next. A message “Trinity Database file already exists. Do you want to retain the database” appears. If you • click Yes. Figure 3-12 appears. • click No. Figure 3-13 appears. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Click Browse to select a new path, and click Next. Figure 3-13 appears. Figure 3-13 Choose Recording Drives Select the required drive check box to save the camera recordings (to use as a video storage drive). MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
The approximate time for installing the prerequisites and MAXPRO NVR Products displays. If you want to change any settings, click Back, else click Next. Figure 3-15 appears after the installation is finished. Figure 3-15 Installation Complete MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
I N S T A L L I N G M A X P R O N V R Full Installation Click Finish. The installation wizard closes and you are prompted to reboot the computer to complete the MAXPRO NVR installation. Figure 3-16 Reboot prompt Click OK. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
If you do not know the server name or if the server is not accessible, then type the local host/computer name. The server name can be changed after the installation in the Client. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
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Figure 3-19 appears after MAXPRO NVR is successfully installed. Figure 3-19 InstallShield Wizard Complete Click Finish. The installation wizard closes and you are prompted to reboot the computer to complete the MAXPRO NVR installation. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
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I N S T A L L I N G M A X P R O N V R Client Installation Click OK. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Operators Guide - Appendix B. The port can be changed from default 80 after the upgrade is complete. Taking the Database Backup Honeywell recommends database backup before running the upgrade. Database backup can be done from MAXPRO NVR Agent. Figure 3-20...
Welcome to MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Upgrade Note If any pending reboot is there due to windows updates, the following error message appears, and the installation stops. Please ensure that you reboot your computer and run the setup again. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Validation of User Credentials Select your Domain Name/Host Name. Type your Windows User Name. Type your Windows Password. Note: For Honeywell boxed solutions (XE,SE,PE) the default Windows user name is Administrator and Windows password is Password1. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Taking Database backup using the New backup me thod If you want to take backup using the new method, perform the following step: • Copy the backup.file to one of the drive (D or E) and then rename the file. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Figure 3-25 appears. Figure 3-25 Welcome to MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Uninstall Wizard Click Next. The message “Do you want to completely remove the selected application and all of its features” appears. The uninstall status of various components appears. Figure 3-26 appears after the uninstall is finished.
Insert the MAXPRO NVR setup DVD in the DVD drive, browse the DVD drive, and then double-click Setup.exe. Go to the MAXPRO NVR setup folder on your computer, and then double-click Setup.exe. The uninstall wizard starts, and Figure 3-27 appears. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
I N S T A L L I N G M A X P R O N V R Uninstalling MAXPRO NVR Figure 3-27 Welcome to MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Uninstall Wizard Click Next. Figure 3-28 appears. Figure 3-28 Retaining Trinity Database...
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If you click “No” and then click Yes to confirm deleting the Trinity database. The database is deleted. The uninstall status of various components appears. Figure 3-30 appears after the uinstall is finished. Go to step 6. Figure 3-29 Retaining Clip Metadata MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Click OK to complete the uninstall procedure. Note: The Database and Clip Metadata backup taken during the uninstall process can be used for future installations. This backup does not include Video storage drive’s data. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Caution: The Firewall settings are pre-configured for boxed solutions – MAXPRO NVR XE,SE,PE and MAXPRO NVR Hybrid XE,SE,PE. For MAXPRO NVR Software-Only solution, the Firewall settings are automatically configured during the installation process. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
The MAXPRO NVR Log On dialog box appears. Caution: Only on the Honeywell provided systems, a default Windows user, Administrator and password Password1 is already configured and hence you are automatically logged in. Type the Username. The default user name is “admin”.
MAXPRO NVR Operator’s Guide for more information. Configuring the Honeywell cameras with MAXPRO NVR Wizard Using the MAXPRO NVR Wizard (3 Clicks to Live Video), you can configure Honeywell IP MAXPRO NVR Operator’s Guide cameras. Refer to the for more information.
MAXPRO NVR. To perform user administration Click the Configurator tab. The System page appears by default. Click the User tab to open the User page. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Video from the surrounding cameras (video pursuit or surrounding cameras feature in MAXPRO NVR) • Saving the salvo layout using the salvo view feature • Searching recorded video MAXPRO NVR • Generating and viewing the event and operator log report MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Refer to the MAXPRO NVR Operator’s Guide for more information on how to save server addresses in profiles, how to set a profile as default profile, and how to modify and delete the profiles. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
By default, the Viewer tab is selected when you log on to MAXPRO NVR. The Devices window in the Viewer tab lists the IP cameras connected to and discovered by MAXPRO NVR. Note: Refer to the MAXPRO NVR Operator’s Guide for more information on the Device window. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Alarm window. The state of the alarm after it is triggered is referred to as unacknowledged. You can view the list of all the unacknowledged alarms in a table in the Alarm window. Note: Refer to the MAXPRO NVR Operator’s Guide for more information on the Alarms. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
You can select multiple cameras and view live video in different panels of the salvo layout. Note: Refer to the MAXPRO NVR Operator’s Guide for more information on how to view live video from cameras. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Marking points of interest in the timeline using bookmarks Note: Refer to the MAXPRO NVR Operator’s Guide for more information on how to configure the recording settings for the cameras connected to MAXPRO NVR. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
The digital PTZ feature when enabled allows you to perform panning and tilting on the video display that is zoomed or enlarged in a panel. Note: Refer to the MAXPRO NVR Operator’s Guide for more information on PTZ. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
For example, X:\ProgramFiles\Honeywell\TrinityFramework\ImagesAndClips. Here, X: is the hard drive. Note: Refer to the MAXPRO NVR Operator’s Guide for more information on creating the images. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
When a clip is saved with the digital signature, a package file with the .PKG extension is created to save the clip. Note: Refer to the MAXPRO NVR Operator’s Guide for more information on creating clips. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Cameras and scan sequences that are selected frequently and the preferred salvo layout can be saved as a salvo view. Note: Refer to the MAXPRO NVR Operator’s Guide for more information on how to create, select, and manage salvo views. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
You can search for recorded video from the Search tab. Note: Refer to the MAXPRO NVR Operator’s Guide for more information on how to search for recorded video, and how to play the search results. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
For example, creating clips, adding bookmarks. You can generate reports from the Report tab. Note: Refer to the MAXPRO NVR Operator’s Guide for more information on how to generate and view the reports. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Turnkey Solutions (XE,SE,PE) Changing the default Windows Password on MAXPRO NVR MAXPRO NVR boxes shipped from Honeywell are preconfigured with default Windows user, Administrator and password, Password1. You can customize and change the default password. To change the default password, you must change the: •...
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Click Start>Control Panel>Administrative Tools. A list of services appear. Figure A-1 Application Tools Double-click Services. The Services window appears. Figure A-2 Services Right-click the NEOStorageServer service and click Properties. The NEOStorage Server Properties dialog box appears. Figure A-3 NEOStorage Engine Properties MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Launch MAXPRO NVR, and verify if the system is running after changing the password. Changing the Default IP address and Machine Name Note: Changing the MAXPRO NVR IP Address and Machine Name for more information. MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
Setting Up Antivirus Software for MAXPRO NVRs Setting Up Antivirus Software for MAXPRO NVRs Honeywell supports installing the following Antivirus software on MAXPRO NVRs.The following Antivirus applications have been tested, and function well with the MAXPRO NVR operational parameters. •...
FCC Compliance Statement 15 Firewall settings Flexible, scalable NVR Flexible, software only NVR Form Factor 12 Generating Event History 76 Honeywell’s boxed solutions How to Install MAXPRO™ VMS 41 Important Safeguards 16 Intended Audience 14 MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
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Setting up the server and client computers 21 Settings for the MAXPRO NVR Single-box Turnkey Solution Settings for the MAXPRO NVR Software-Only Solution Simple, affordable NVR Smart VMD 11 Sophos v7.3.0 Storage 12 Timeline 71 MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
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Trinity Smart VMD Service TrinityController TrinityServer UltraKey Uninstalling MAXPRO NVR Uninstalling MAXPRO™ VMS Upgrading MAXPRO NVR UPS 25 Verifying the Configuration 65 , 65, Video storage drive’s data Video Surround 11 Warranty and Service 18 MAXPRO NVR 3.1 Commissioning and Installation Guide...
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