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  • Page 1   Digital Video Recorder          Model Number: HAR303 & HAR503 series DVRs                                    User  Manual ...
  • Page 2 Regulatory information FCC information compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 3 This manual is applicable to the following models: HAR303-4, HAR303-8, HAR303-16, HAR503-8, HAR503-16, HAR503-24 and HAR503-32 This manual may contain several technically incorrect places or printing errors, and the content is subject to change without notice. The updates will be added into the new version of this manual. We will readily...

  • Page 4: Preventive And Cautionary Tips

    Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips: Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • Unit is designed for indoor use only. • Keep all liquids away from the device. •...

  • Page 5: Product Key Features

    Zooming in by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse. HDD Management 1 SATA hard disk can be connected to HAR303-4 models, 2 SATA hard disks to HAR303-8, HAR303-16 models, up to 4 SATA hard disks to HAR503-8, HAR503-16, HAR503-24 and HAR503-32 8 network disks (8 NAS disks, or 7 NAS disks+1 IP SAN disk) can be connected.
  • Page 6 Operation, exceptions and log recording and searching. Import and export of device configuration information. Network Functions 1 self-adaptive 10M/100M network interface for HAR303-4, HAR303-8, and 1 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interface for HAR503-8, HAR503-16, HAR503-24 and HAR503-32. IPv6 is supported.
  • Page 7 Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device parameters. Remote viewing of the device status, system logs and alarm status. Remote locking and unlocking of control panel and mouse. Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading. Remote system restart. RS-232 and RS-485 transparent channel transmission. RS-232 serial port is provided for HAR503-8, HAR503-16, HAR503-24 and HAR503-32 Note: models only.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS  Product Key Features ......................4   C H A P T E R 1 ......................... 11   Introduction ..........................11   1.1 Front Panel ......................... 12   1.2 IR Remote Control Operations ................... 15   1.3 USB Mouse Operation ....................17   1.4 Input Method Description ..................
  • Page 9 5.6 Configuring Holiday Record ..................60   5.7 Configuring Redundant Record ................. 62   5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Record ................. 64   5.9 Files Protection ......................65   C H A P T E R 6 ......................... 68   Playback .............................
  • Page 10 9.2.7 Configuring Multicast ..................127   9.2.8 Configuring RTSP ..................128   9.2.9 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports .............. 128   9.2.10 Configuring Email ..................129   9.3 Checking Network Traffic ..................132   9.4 Network Detection ....................133   9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ............
  • Page 11 13.1 Configuring General Settings ................. 168   13.2 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port ................168   13.3 Configuring DST Settings ..................170   13.4 Configuring More Settings ..................171   13.5 Managing User Accounts ..................172   13.5.1 Adding a User ....................172   13.5.2 Deleting a User .....................

  • Page 12: Chapter 1

    C H A P T E R 1 Introduction ...

  • Page 13: Front Panel

    1.1 Front Panel   HAR303 Series: HAR303 Series The front panel of DVR is shown in Figure 1.1: Figure 1.1 Front Panel of HAR303 Series  Table 1.1 Description of Control Panel Buttons      Name Function Description POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up. POWER STATUS indicator lights in red when HDD is reading/writing. STATUS Tx/Rx indictor blinks green when network connection is functioning Tx/Rx...
  • Page 14 Indicator turns green when DVR is controlled by an IR remote control with the address from 1~254; Indicator turns red when the SHIFT button is used; Indicator does not light when the DVR is controlled by a keyboard or by the IR remote control with the address of 255;...
  • Page 15 In Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down recorded video. In All-day Playback mode, the Left/Right button can be used to select the recorded video of next/previous day; in Playback by Normal Video Search, the Left/Right button can be used to select the next/previous recorded file.

  • Page 16: Ir Remote Control Operations

    1.2 IR Remote Control Operations The device may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1.4. Batteries (2×AAA) must be installed before operation. Note: Figure 1.3 Remote Control  Table 1.3 Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons  Name Description Power on/off the device. POWER Enables/Disables Remote Control. Switching to the corresponding channel in Live view or PTZ Control Alphanumeric Buttons mode.
  • Page 17 Name Description Entering the All-day Playback menu. PLAY Button Reserved. INFO Button Selecting all items on the list; VOIP/MON Button In live view or playback mode, it can be used to switch between main and auxiliary video output. Back to the Main menu (after successful login). MENU Button Switching between single screen and multi-screen mode.

  • Page 18: Usb Mouse Operation

    1.3 USB Mouse Operation A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this device. To use a USB mouse: 1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the device. 2. The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the mouse is not detected, the possible reason may be that the two devices are not compatible, please refer to the recommended device list from your provider.

  • Page 19: Rear Panel

    1.5 Rear Panel HAR303 Series: The rear panel of HAR303 is shown in Figure 1.6. Figure 1.5 Rear Panel of HAR303‐4, HAR303‐8  HAR303-16: The rear panel of HAR303-16 is shown in Figure 1.8. Figure 1.6 Rear Panel of HAR303‐16  The rear panel of HAR303-16 provides 8 video input interfaces. Note: Table 1.6 Description of Rear Panel    Item Description BNC connector for analog video input.
  • Page 20 HAR503-16: The rear panel of HAR503-16 is shown in Figure 1.10. Figure 1.7 Rear Panel of HAR503‐16  Note:, The rear panel of HAR503-8 provides 8 video input interfaces. Table 1.7 Description of Rear Panel  Item Description BNC connector for analog video input. VIDEO IN BNC connector for video output. MAIN VIDEO OUT BNC connector for spot video output.

  • Page 21: Starting Up And Shutting Down The Device

    Table 1.8 Description of Rear Panel    Item Description BNC connector for video output. MAIN VIDEO OUT BNC connector for spot video output. SPOT VIDEO OUT BNC connector for analog video input. VIDEO IN RCA connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with CVBS AUDIO OUT CVBS video output.
  • Page 22 1. Enter the Shutdown menu. Menu > Shutdown Figure 1.9 Shutdown Menu  2. Click the Shutdown button to enter the following dialog box: Figure 1.10 Dialog Box for Shutdown      3. Click the Yes button. The following message box pops up: Figure 1.11 Message Box for Power Off      4. Turn off the power switch on the rear panel of DVR. Rebooting the device In the Shutdown menu (Figure 1.13), you can also click Reboot to reboot the device.

  • Page 23: Chapter 2

    C H A P T E R 2 Getting Started...
  • Page 24 The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded. Operating the Setup Wizard: Select the system resolution from the drop-down menu. The default resolution is 1280×1024/60Hz. Click Apply to save the resolution settings.
  • Page 25 Figure 2.3 Login Window  Click the Next button to enter the Date and Time settings window, as shown in Figure 2.4. Set the time zone, date format, system date and system time. Figure 2.4 Date and Time Settings  Click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window, as shown in Figure 2.5. Set the network parameters, including the NIC type, IPv4 address, IPv4 subnet mask, default gateway, etc.
  • Page 26 Figure 2.5 Network Configuration            The HAR303-4, HAR303-8, HAR303-16 models provide one 10M/100Mbps self-adaptive Note: network interface, the HAR503-8, HAR503-16, HAR503-24 and HAR503-32 models provide one 10M/100M/1000Mbps self-adaptive network interface. Click Next button to enter the HDD Management window, shown in Figure 2.6.
  • Page 27 Figure 2.7 Record Settings  Click Copy to copy the record settings of the current camera to other camera (s) if needed, as shown in Figure 2.8. Figure 2.8 Copy Record Settings    Click OK to return to the Record Settings window. Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard.

  • Page 28: Chapter 3

    C H A P T E R 3 Live View ...

  • Page 29: Introduction Of Live View

    3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The device automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus pressing the ESC many times (depending on which menu you’re on) brings you to the Live View mode.

  • Page 30: Operations In Live View Mode

    3.2 Operations in Live View Mode In live view mode, the following functions can be realized: Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor. • Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously. • Auto-switch: the screen is auto switched to the next one. And you must set the dwell time for each •...

  • Page 31: Using An Auxiliary Monitor

    Figure 3.1 Right‐click Menu  Table 3.3 Mouse Operation in Live View  Name Description Menu Enter the main menu of the system by right-clicking the mouse. Single Screen Switch to the single full screen by choosing channel number from the dropdown list. Multi-screen Adjust the screen layout by choosing from the dropdown list. Previous Screen Switch to the previous screen.

  • Page 32: Main/Aux Output Switching

    3.2.4 Main/Aux Output Switching      When the HDMI/VGA output is configured as the main output, you can perform the following operation to switch to CVBS output as the main output. Steps: Use the mouse wheel to double-click on the HDMI/VGA output screen, and the following message box pops up: Figure 3.2 Switch Main and Aux Output  ...
  • Page 33 Instant Playback Instant Playback only shows the record in last five minutes. If no record is found, it means there is no record during the last five minutes. Digital Zoom Digital Zoom can zoom in the selected area to the full screen. You can left-click and draw to select the area for zooming in, as shown in Figure 3.4.
  • Page 34 Figure 3.5 Image Settings    Adjust the image parameters including the brightness, contrast, saturation, hue, sharpness level and denoising level by moving the sliding bar or increasing/decreasing the value. The adjustable value range is 0~255 for the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue, 0~15 for the Note: sharpness level and 0~5 for the denoising level.

  • Page 35: Configuring Live View Settings

    3.3 Configuring Live View Settings Purpose: Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc. Steps: 1.
  • Page 36 Full Screen Monitoring Dwell Time: The time in seconds to show alarm event screen. • 2. Setting Camera Order Figure 3.8 Live View‐ Camera Order  To set the camera order: Click the View tab to enter the camera order settings interface. Select an output interface and select a screen layout. Click to select a screen in the right region and double-click to select a channel in the left region.

  • Page 37: Channel-Zero Encoding

    3.4 Channel-zero Encoding Purpose: Sometimes you need to get a remote view of many channels in real time from web browser or CMS (Client Management System) software, in order to decrease the bandwidth requirement without affecting the image quality, channel-zero encoding is supported as an option for you. Steps: 1.

  • Page 38: User Logout

    3.5 User Logout Purpose: After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to do some operation, you need to enter user name and password to log in again. Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown menu. Menu>Shutdown Figure 3.10 Shutdown Menu ...

  • Page 39: Chapter 4

    C H A P T E R 4 PTZ Controls ...

  • Page 40: Configuring Ptz Settings

    4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings Purpose: Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ camera. Before you start: Check that the PTZ and the device are connected properly through RS-485 interface. Steps: 1.

  • Page 41: Calling Presets

    Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings Figure 4.2 PTZ‐ More Settings   2. Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set preset. 3. Click the round icon before Save Preset. 4. Click the preset number to save the preset. Repeat the steps2-4 to save more presets. If the number of the presets you want to save is more than 17, you can click […] and choose the available numbers.

  • Page 42: Customizing Patrols

    Figure 4.4 PTZ‐ Call Preset   3. Choose the preset number. Call preset in live view mode: Steps: 1. Click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode. Figure 4.5 PTZ Toolbar‐ Call Preset  2. Choose Camera in the list on the menu. 3.
  • Page 43 moving on to the next key point. The key points are corresponding to the presets. The presets can be set following the steps above in Customizing Presets. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings 2. Select patrol number. 3.

  • Page 44: Calling Patrols

    Figure 4.8 KeyPoints Deletion   4.2.4 Calling Patrols  Purpose: Calling a patrol makes the PTZ to move according the predefined patrol path. Call patrol in the PTZ setting interface: Steps: 1. In the PTZ setting interface. Menu> Camera> PTZ> More Settings 2. Select the patrol number, and then click to call the patrol.

  • Page 45: Customizing Patterns

    1. Press PTZ control on the IR remote, or click PTZ Control icon on the quick setting toolbar, to show the PTZ control toolbar. 2. Choose Patrol on the control bar. 3. Click the patrol you want to call. Figure 4.10 PTZ Toolbar‐ Call Patrol  ...

  • Page 46: Calling Patterns

    under the image to move the PTZ camera. The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the pattern. 4. Click to save the pattern. Repeat the above steps to save more patterns. 4.2.6 Calling Patterns  Purpose: Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns. Call pattern in the PTZ setting interface Steps: 1.

  • Page 47: Ptz Control Toolbar

    4.3 PTZ Control Toolbar In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the IR remote control, or choose the PTZ Control icon to enter the PTZ toolbar. Figure 4.14 PTZ Toolbar   Table 4.1 Description of the PTZ toolbar icons  Description Description Icon Description Icon Icon Direction button and the Zoom+, Focus+,...

  • Page 48: Chapter 5

    C H A P T E R 5 Record Settings ...

  • Page 49: Configuring Encoding Parameters

    5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters Purpose: By configuring the encoding parameters you can define the transmission stream type, the resolution and so on. Before you start: 1. Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it. (Menu>HDD>General) Figure 5.1 HDD‐ General  ...
  • Page 50 • Resolution: Set recording at resolution of WD1, 4CIF, 2CIF, CIF or QCIF. • The WD1 resolution is supported by HAR303-4, HAR303-8, HAR303-16, HAR503-8, Note: HAR503-16, HAR503-24 and HAR503-32 models. Bitrate Type: Set the bitrate type to be Variable or Constant.
  • Page 51 Enable 960Mode: Enable the encoding at WD1 (PAL: 960×576, NTSC: 960×480) resolution. • You can also uncheck the checkbox to disable it. This feature is available for HAR303-4, HAR303-8, HAR303-16, HAR503-8, Note: HAR503-16, HAR503-24 and HAR503-32 models. If you want to copy the current main stream settings to other camera (s), click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface.

  • Page 52: Configuring Record Schedule

    4) Set the Type in the dropdown list. Different recording types are available for different models. HAR303-4, HAR303-8, HAR303-16: Normal and Motion. HAR503-8, HAR503-16, HAR503-24 and HAR503-32: Normal, Motion, Alarm, Motion/Alarm and Motion & Alarm.
  • Page 53 Figure 5.7 Edit Schedule   5) To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time and Type. Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can’t be overlapped each other. Note: Repeat the above steps2)-5) to schedule recording for other days in the week.
  • Page 54 Steps: 1) Click the icon on the right to select a record type. Different recording types are available for different models. HAR303-4, HAR303-8, HAR303-16: Normal and Motion. HAR503-8, HAR503-16, HAR503-24 and HAR503-32: Normal, Motion, Alarm, Motion/Alarm and Motion & Alarm.

  • Page 55: Configuring Motion Detection Record

    5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the device can analyze it and perform some response actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notify the surveillance center and so on.
  • Page 56 4) Click Handling, and the message box for channel information will pop up. Figure 5.14 Motion Detection Handling    5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. 6) Click Apply to save the settings. 7) Click OK to back to the upper level menu. 8) Exit the Motion Detection menu.

  • Page 57: Configuring Alarm Triggered Record

    4) Set the Type as Motion. 5) To schedule an all-day recording, check the checkbox after the All Day item. Figure 5.17 Edit Schedule‐ All Day   6) To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time. Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can’t be overlapped Note: each other.
  • Page 58 Steps: Enter the Alarm setting interface. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Figure 5.20 Alarm Settings   Click Alarm Input tab. Figure 5.21 Alarm Settings‐ Alarm Input   1) Select Alarm Input No. and configure alarm parameters. 2) Choose N.O (normally open) or N.C (normally closed) for alarm type. 3) Check checkbox to enable the alarm input.
  • Page 59 9) Click Apply in the Alarm Input interface to save the settings. Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters. If the setting can also be applied to other alarm inputs, click Copy and choose the alarm input number. Figure 5.23 Copy Alarm Input  ...

  • Page 60: Configuring Manual Record

    5.5 Configuring Manual Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual record. When using manual record, you need to manually cancel the record. The manual recording is prior to the scheduled recording. Steps: Enter the Manual settings interface. Menu>...

  • Page 61: Configuring Holiday Record

    5.6 Configuring Holiday Record Purpose: You may want to have different plan for recording on holiday. Follow the steps to configure the record schedule on holiday. Steps: Enter the Record setting interface. Menu>Record Choose Holiday on the left bar. Figure 5.27 Holiday Settings  ...
  • Page 62 5) Click Apply to save settings. 6) Click OK to exit the Edit interface. Enter Record Schedule settings interface. Menu> Record> Schedule 1) Select Record. 2) Check the checkbox after Enable Schedule. 3) Click Edit. 4) Select Holiday from the Schedule dropdown list. Figure 5.29 Edit Schedule‐ Holiday  ...

  • Page 63: Configuring Redundant Record

    5.7 Configuring Redundant Record Purpose: Enabling redundant recording, which means saving the record files not only in the R/W (read/write) HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability. You must set the Storage mode in the HDD advanced settings to Group before you set the HDD Note: property to Redundant.
  • Page 64 Figure 5.32 Encoding Record   2) Select Camera you want to configure. 3) Check the checkbox of the Redundant Record. otes: 1. The Redundant Record option is only available when the HDD mode is Group. 2. The redundant record is used when you want to save the record files in the redundant HDD. You must configure the redundant HDD in HDD settings.

  • Page 65: Configuring Hdd Group For Record

    5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Record Purpose: You can group the HDDs and save the record files in certain HDD group. Steps: Enter HDD setting interface. Menu>HDD Figure 5.33 HDD‐General   Select Advanced on the left bar. Check whether the storage mode of the HDD is Group. If not, set it to Group. For detailed information, please refer to Chapter 10.3 Managing HDD Group.

  • Page 66: Files Protection

    5.9 Files Protection Purpose: You can lock the recorded files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten. Protect file by locking the record files: Steps: Enter Playback setting interface. Menu> Playback Figure 5.35 Playback    Select the channels by checking the checkbox to Configure the record type, file type and start/end time.
  • Page 67 The record files of which the recording is still not completed can’t be locked. Note: Click to change it as to unlock the file and the file is not protected. Figure 5.37 Unlocking Attention   Protect file by setting HDD property to Read-only To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group.
  • Page 68 If there is only one HDD and is set to Read-only, the device can’t record any files. Only live view Note: mode is available. If you set the HDD to Read-only when the device is saving files in it, then the file will be saved in next R/W HDD.

  • Page 69: Chapter 6

    C H A P T E R 6 Playback ...

  • Page 70: Playing Back Record Files

    6.1 Playing Back Record Files 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel    Purpose: Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported. Instant playback by channel: Steps: Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
  • Page 71 Figure 6.2 Right‐click Menu under Live View      Press PLAY button on the IR remote control to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view. Under multi-screen live view, record files of the selected channel will be played back. Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to the corresponding channels during playback Note: process.
  • Page 72 Figure 6.4 All‐day Playback Interface with Channel List      Dates marked in different colors: : No record files in this day. : There is record file(s) in this day (not current day). : There is only event recording file(s) in this day (not current day). : Mouse cursor is located. Figure 6.5 Toolbar of All-day Playback Table 6.1 Detailed Explanation of All‐day‐playback Toolbar ...

  • Page 73: Playing Back By Time

    2. About video type bar: represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event recording; represents smart search recording. 6.1.2 Playing Back by Time   Purpose: Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported. Steps: 1. Enter playback interface. Menu>Playback 2.
  • Page 74 Figure 6.7 Video Search by Time      In the Playback interface: The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process, as shown in Figure 6.8 and Figure 6.9. Figure 6.8 Interface of Playback by Time  Figure 6.9 Toolbar of Playback by Time ...

  • Page 75: Playing Back By Normal Video Search

    Table 6.2 Detailed Explanation of Playback‐by‐time Toolbar  Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio Start/Stop clipping 30s forward on/Mute reverse Add default Speed Add customized tag management down Pause reverse Pause play/Reverse play/Play/Single-frame Stop Speed up play/ play Single-frame reverse play Progress Video search Exit Hide Video type...
  • Page 76 2. Choose a record file you want to play back. If there is only one channel in the search result, clicking button takes you to Full-screen Playback interface of this channel. If more than one channel is optional, clicking button takes you to step 3 and step 4. Figure 6.11 Result of Normal Video Search ...
  • Page 77 Figure 6.13 4‐ch Synchronous Playback Interface  The hidden list of recorded files displays by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 6.14 4‐ch Synchronous Playback Interface with Video List    Figure 6.15 Toolbar of Normal Playback   Table 6.3 Detailed Explanation of Normal Playback Toolbar  Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on/Mute Start/Stop clipping 30s forward 30s reverse Add default tag Add customized tag Speed down...

  • Page 78: Playing Back By Event Search

    play Previous file Next file Video search Exit Hide toolbar Progress bar Video type bar Note: 1. Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames. 2.
  • Page 79 for the alarm triggered record files. 6. Click Search button to enter the Search Result interface. Figure 6.18 Search Result of Alarm Input Figure 6.19 Search Result of Motion Detection The Pre-play and post-play can be configured. The Pre-play refers to the time configured before the defined start time of event search, and the Post-play refers to the time configured after the defined end time of event search.
  • Page 80 Figure 6.20 Event Details    Or you can directly click the button of each file item to enter its playback interface. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process. Figure 6.21 Interface of Playback by Event (1)   The hidden list of events will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface.
  • Page 81 Figure 6.22 Interface of Playback by Event (2)      Figure 6.23 Toolbar of Playback by Event Table 6.4 Detailed Explanation of Playback‐by‐event Toolbar  Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on/Mute Start/Stop clipping 30s forward 30s reverse Add default tag Add customized tag Speed down management Pause reverse Pause play/Reverse play/ play/Play/Single-frame Stop Speed up Single-frame reverse play play...

  • Page 82: Playing Back By Tag

    6.1.5 Playing Back by Tag  Purpose: Video tag allows you to record related information like people and location of a certain time point during playback. You are also allowed to use video tag(s) to search for record files and position time point. Before playing back by tag: 1.
  • Page 83 Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Menu>Playback Click Tag tab to enter Playback by Tag interface. Choose channels, tag type and time, and click Search to enter Search Result interface. Two tag types are selectable: All and Tag Keyword. Input keyword if you choose Tag Keyword. Note: Figure 6. 26 Video Search by Tag ...
  • Page 84 Figure 6.28 Interface of Playback by Tag   The hidden list of tags will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 6.29 Interface of Playback by Tag with Video List   Figure 6.30 Toolbar of Playback by Tag   Table 6.5 Detailed Explanation of Playback‐by‐tag Toolbar  Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on/Mute Start/Stop clipping 30s forward 30s reverse Add default tag Add customized tag...

  • Page 85: Playing Back By System Log

    management Pause reverse Pause play/Reverse play/ play/Play/Single-frame Stop Speed up Single-frame reverse play play Previous tag Next tag Tag search Exit Video type Hide Progress bar Notes: Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.
  • Page 86 Figure 6.32 Result of System Log Search   3. Choose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface. If there is no record file at the time point of the log, the message box “No result found” will pop up. Note: The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process. Figure 6.33 Interface of Playback by Log  ...

  • Page 87: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

    6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame    Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in order to check image details of the video when abnormal events happen. Steps: • Using a Mouse: Go to Playback interface. If you choose playback of the record file: click button until the speed changes to Single frame and one click on the playback screen represents playback of one frame.
  • Page 88 Figure 6.34 Playback Interface    2. Right-click mouse and select Smart Search to go to analysis area selection interface. Figure 6.35 Right‐click Menu in All‐day Playback and Normal Playback Interface  3. You can click button to set the full screen as target searching area. After drawing area(s), click button to execute smart search in this area. Multi-area and full-screen searching modes are supported.
  • Page 89 Different video type bars are marked in different colors: : Normal record file; : Event record file; : Smart search record file. The hidden list of record files display when moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 6.37 Smart Search Result with Video List ...

  • Page 90: Digital Zoom

    6.2.3 Digital Zoom  Steps: 1. Right click the mouse on a channel under playback and choose Digital Zoom to enter Digital Zoom interface. 2. Use the mouse to draw a red rectangle and the image within it will be enlarged up to 16 times. Figure 6.39 Draw Area for Digital Zoom  ...

  • Page 91: Chapter 7

    C H A P T E R 7 Backup ...

  • Page 92: Backing Up Record Files

    7.1 Backing up Record Files Before you start: Please insert the backup device(s) into the device. 7.1.1 Quick Export  Purpose: Export record files to backup device(s) quickly. Steps: 1. Enter Video Export interface. Menu>Export>Normal Figure 7.1 Quick Export Interface      2. Choose the channel(s) you want to back up and click Quick Export button. Notes: 1.
  • Page 93 Figure 7.2 Quick Export using USB1‐1 3. In the Export interface, choose backup device and click Export button to start exporting. Here we use USB Flash Drive and please refer to the next section Normal Backup for more Note: backup devices supported by the device. 4.

  • Page 94: Backing Up By Normal Video Search

    7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search  Purpose: The record files can be backup to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer or eSATA HDD. The eSATA writer is supported by HAR503-8, HAR503-16, HAR503-24 and HAR503-32 models only. Note: Backup using USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer, SATA writer or eSATA HDD.
  • Page 95 Figure 7.6 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup   4. Export the record files. Click Export button and start backup. If the inserted device is not recognized: Note: Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. • You can also format USB flash drives or USB HDDs via the device. USB writer, SATA writer and eSATA HDD cannot be formatted.
  • Page 96 Figure 7. 8 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Writer    Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box “Export finished”. Figure 7.9 Export Finished   5. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it. The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export. Note: Figure 7.10 Checkup of Export Result using USB Flash Drive ...

  • Page 97: Backing Up By Event Search

    Figure 7. 11 Checkup of Export Result using USB Writer  7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search  Purpose: Back up event-related record files using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer or eSATA HDD. Quick Backup and Normal Backup are supported. Notes: Backup by alarm input search is supported by HAR503-8, HAR503-16, HAR503-24 and HAR503-32 models only.
  • Page 98 Figure 7.13 Result of Event Search   6. Select record files to export. You can use the following two ways to enter the Export interface. Select motion detection event (s) from the list and click Quick Export button to enter the Export interface, as shown in Figure 7.14. (1) Click the Details button to enter the interface with detailed information of the record file, e.g., start time, end time, file size, etc.
  • Page 99 You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device. Figure 7.15 Export by Event Using USB Flash Drive   Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”. Figure 7.16 Export Finished   8. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.

  • Page 100: Backing Up Video Clips

    7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips  Purpose: You may also select video clips to export directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer or eSATA HDD. The eSATA writer is supported by HAR503-8, HAR503-16, HAR503-24 and HAR503-32 models only. Note: Steps: 1.
  • Page 101 Figure 7.20 Export Video Clips Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”. Figure 7.21 Export Finished   6. Check backup result. The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export. Note: Figure 7.22 Checkup of Video Clips Export Result Using USB Flash Drive  ...

  • Page 102: Managing Backup Devices

    7.2 Managing Backup Devices Management of USB flash drive, USB HDD and eSATA HDD. The eSATA HDD is supported by HAR503-8, HAR503-16, HAR503-24 and HAR503-32 models Note: only. Enter Search Result interface of record files. Menu>Export>Normal Set search condition and click Search button to enter Search Result interface. At least one channel shall be selected.
  • Page 103 Backup device management. Click New Folder button if you want to create a new folder in the backup device. Select a record file or folder in the backup device and click button if you want to delete it. Select a record file in the backup device and click button to play it.
  • Page 104 Figure 7.26 Normal Video Search for Backup Select record files you want to back up. Click Export button to enter Export interface. At least one record file shall be selected. Note: Figure 7. 27 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup   Backup device management. Click Erase button if you want to erase the files from a re-writable CD/DVD. There must be a re-writable CD/DVD when you make this operation.
  • Page 105 Check for compatibility from vendor. • Figure 7.28 USB Writer Management...

  • Page 106: Chapter 8

    C H A P T E R 8 Alarm Settings ...

  • Page 107: Setting Motion Detection

    8.1 Setting Motion Detection Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface and choose a camera you want to set motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 8.1 Motion Detection Setup Interface   2. Set motion detection area and sensitivity. Check the checkbox of Enable Motion Detection to enable motion detection, use the mouse to draw detection area(s) and drag the sensitivity bar to set sensitivity.
  • Page 108 4. Set up arming schedule of the channel. Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel’s arming schedule. Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day. Click Apply to save the arming settings of the selected day. Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week.
  • Page 109 Figure 8.6 Copy Settings of Motion Detection ...

  • Page 110: Setting Sensor Alarms

    8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms This section is available for HAR503-8, HAR503-16, HAR503-24 and HAR503-32 models only. Note: Purpose: You can set handling method of an external sensor alarm. Steps: 1. Enter Alarm Settings interface and select an alarm input. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Figure 8.7 Alarm Status Interface  ...
  • Page 111 Figure 8.9 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Input   6. If necessary, select PTZ Linking tab and set PTZ linkage of the alarm input. Set PTZ linking parameters and click Apply to save the settings. Click OK to complete the settings of the alarm input. Please check whether the PTZ or speed dome supports PTZ linkage. Note: One alarm input can trigger presets, patrol or pattern of more than one channel.
  • Page 112 Figure 8.11 Copy Settings of Alarm Input  ...

  • Page 113: Detecting Video Loss

    8.3 Detecting Video Loss Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Loss interface of Camera Management. Menu> Camera> Video Loss Figure 8.12 Video Loss Setup Interface   2. Select a channel you want to detect. 3. Check the checkbox of Enable Video Loss Alarm. 4.

  • Page 114: Detecting Video Tampering

    8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Purpose: Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Tampering interface of Camera Management. Menu> Camera> Tamper-proof Figure 8.14 Tamper‐proof Setup Interface 2. Select a channel you want to detect video tampering. 3.

  • Page 115: Handling Exceptions

    8.5 Handling Exceptions Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, e.g., • HDD Full: The HDD is full. • HDD Error: Writing HDD error, unformatted HDD, etc. • Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable. • IP Conflicted: Duplicated IP address. •...

  • Page 116: Setting Alarm Response Actions

    8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions Purpose: The alarm response actions will be activated when an exception occurs, including Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning, Notify Surveillance Center, and Send Email. Full Screen Monitoring When an alarm event (motion detection/tamper-proof/video loss detection) is triggered, the local monitor (HDMI/VGA or BNC monitor) display in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring.
  • Page 117 Figure 8.17 Alarm Output Settings Interface   2. Set arming schedule of the alarm output. Click to set the arming schedule of alarm output. Choose one day of a week and up to 8 time periods can be set within each day. Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped. Note: Figure 8.18 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Output  ...

  • Page 118: Triggering Or Clearing Alarm Output Manually

    8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually This section is available for HAR503-8, HAR503-16, HAR503-24 and HAR503-32 models only. Note: Purpose: Sensor alarm can be triggered or cleared manually. If Manually Clear is selected in the dropdown list of dwell time of an alarm output, the alarm can be cleared only by clicking Clear button in the following interface.

  • Page 119: Chapter 9

    C H A P T E R 9 Network Settings ...

  • Page 120: Configuring General Settings

    9.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate device over network. Steps (for HAR303-4, HAR303-8, HAR303-16, HAR503-8, HAR503-16, HAR503-24 and HAR503-32): 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the General tab.

  • Page 121: Configuring Advanced Settings

    Load Balance Mode: By using the same IP address, two NIC cards share the load of the total bandwidth, which enables the system to provide two Gigabit network capacity. Figure 9.3 Load Balance Working Mode  Net Fault-tolerance Mode: The two NIC cards use the same IP address, and you can select the Main NIC to LAN1 or LAN2.

  • Page 122: Configuring Ddns

    Menu > Configuration > Network Select the PPPoE tab to enter the PPPoE Settings interface. Figure 9.5 PPPoE Settings Interface  Check the PPPoE checkbox to enable this feature. Enter User Name and Password for PPPoE access. The User Name and Password should be assigned by your ISP. Note: Figure 9.6 PPPoE Settings Interface ...
  • Page 123 IPServer: Enter Server Address for IPServer. • The Server Address should be the IP address of the PC that runs IPServer. Note: Figure 9.8 IPServer Settings Interface  • DynDNS: 1) Enter Server Address for DynDNS (e.g. members.dyndns.org). 2) In the Device Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the DynDNS website.
  • Page 124 Figure 9.11 NO‐IP Settings Interface  SIMPLEDDNS: You need to enter the Server Address and Device Domain Name for • SIMPLEDDNS, and other fields are read only. 1) Enter the Server Address of the SIMPLEDDNS server: www.SIMPLEDDNS.com. 2) Enter the Device Domain Name. You can register the alias of the device domain name in the SIMPLEDDNS server first and then enter the alias to the Device Domain Name in the DVR;...

  • Page 125: Configuring Ntp Server

    Figure 9.14 Register the Device Only lower-case English alphabet, numeric and ‘-’ can be used in the alias of the device and the Note: alias must be started with letters of the lower-case English alphabet. Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. 9.2.3 Configuring NTP Server  ...

  • Page 126: Configuring Upnp

    Purpose: You can use SNMP protocol to get device status and parameters related information. Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network Select the SNMP tab to enter the SNMP Settings interface. Figure 9.16 SNMP Settings Interface   Check the SNMP checkbox to enable this feature. Configure the SNMP settings.
  • Page 127 Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the UPnP™ tab to enter the UPnP™ interface. Figure 9.18 UPnP™ Settings Interface    3. Check checkbox to enable UPnP™. 4. Select the mapped type to Auto or Manual. When you select Auto, the mapping ports can be automatically assigned by the router. When you select Manual, you should continue Step5 to edit the mapping ports.

  • Page 128: Configuring Remote Alarm Host

    9.2.6 Configuring Remote Alarm Host   Purpose: With a remote alarm host configured, the device will send the alarm event or exception message to the host when an alarm is triggered. The remote alarm host must have the CMS (Client Management System) software installed. Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface.

  • Page 129: Configuring Rtsp

    multicast address must be the same as the device’s multicast IP. Figure 9.23 Configure Multicast   Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. 9.2.8 Configuring RTSP  Purpose: The RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) is network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers.

  • Page 130: Configuring Email

    Figure 9.25 Host/Others Settings Menu  Enter the Server Port and HTTP Port in the text fields. The default Server Port is 8000 and the HTTP Port is 80, and you can change them according to different requirements. Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. The Server Port should be set to the range of 2000-65535 and it is used for remote client software Note: ...
  • Page 131 Figure 9.27    Email Settings Interface Configure the following Email settings: Enable Server Authentication (optional): Check the checkbox to enable the server authentication feature. User Name: The user account of sender’s Email for SMTP server authentication. Password: The password of sender’s Email for SMTP server authentication. SMTP Server: The SMTP Server IP address or host name (e.g., smtp.263xmail.com).
  • Page 132 Click the Apply button to save the Email settings. You can click the Test button to test whether your Email settings work. The corresponding Attention message box will pop up. Figure 9.29 Email Testing Attention   ...

  • Page 133: Checking Network Traffic

    9.3 Checking Network Traffic Purpose: You can check the network traffic to obtain real-time information of device such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc. Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect Figure 9.30 Network Traffic Interface   You can view the sending rate and receiving rate information on the interface. The traffic data is refreshed every 1 second.

  • Page 134: Network Detection

    9.4 Network Detection Purpose: You can obtain network connecting status of device through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss    Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect Click the Network Detection tab to enter the Network Detection menu. Figure 9.31 Network Detection Interface ...

  • Page 135: Checking Network Status

    3. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. Click the Refresh button if the connected local backup device cannot be displayed. When it fails Note: to detect the backup device, please check whether it is compatible with the device. You can format the backup device if the format is incorrect.
  • Page 136 Figure 9.35 Checking Network Status    If the network is normal the following message box pops out. Figure 9.36 Network Status Checking Result  If the message box pops out with other information instead of this one, you can click Network button to show the quick setting interface of the network parameters. Figure 9.37 Network Parameters Configuration ...

  • Page 137: Checking Network Statistics

    9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics    Purpose: You can check the network statistics to obtain the real-time information of the device. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Statistics interface. Menu > Maintenance> Net Detect 2. Click the Network Stat. tab to enter the Network Statistics menu. Figure 9.38 Network Stat. Interface ...

  • Page 138: Hdd Management

    C H A P T E R 1 0 HDD Management  ...

  • Page 139: Initializing Hdds

    10.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your device.  Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD>General Figure 10.1 HDD Information Interface    Select the HDD to be initialized. Click the Init button. Figure 10.2 Confirm Initialization ...
  • Page 140 Figure 10.3 HDD Status Changes to Normal     Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it. Note:...

  • Page 141: Managing Network Hdd

    10.2 Managing Network HDD Purpose: You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN to device, and use it as network HDD. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD > General Figure 10.4 HDD Information Interface    Click the Add button to enter the Add NetHDD interface, as shown in Figure 10.5. Figure 10.5 Adding NetHDD Interface  ...
  • Page 142 Configure the NAS or IP SAN settings. • Add NAS disk: 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Enter the NetHDD Directory in the text field. 3) Click the OK button to add the configured NAS disk. Note: Up to 8 NAS disks can be added.
  • Page 143 Note: If the added NetHDD is uninitialized, please select it and click the Init button for initialization. Figure 10.8 Initialize Added NetHDD    ...

  • Page 144: Managing Hdd Group

    10.3 Managing HDD Group 10.3.1 Setting HDD Groups  Purpose: Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups. Video from specified channels can be recorded onto a particular HDD group through HDD settings. Steps: Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced Set the Mode to Group, as shown below: Figure 10.9 Storage Mode Interface ...

  • Page 145: Setting Hdd Property

    Figure 10.11 Local HDD Settings Interface     Select the Group number for the current HDD. The default group No. for each HDD is 1. Note: Click the OK button to confirm the settings. Figure 10.12 Confirm HDD Group Settings     In the pop-up Attention box, click the Yes button to finish the settings. 10.3.2 Setting HDD Property ...
  • Page 146 Figure 10.13 Set HDD Property Set the HDD property to R/W, Read-only or Redundancy. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the interface. In the HDD Information menu, the HDD property will be displayed in the list. At least 2 disks (HDD or network disk) must be installed or connected on your device when you want to set Note: a HDD to Redundancy, and there is one HDD with R/W property. ...

  • Page 147: Configuring Quota Mode

    10.4 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. Steps Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced Set the Mode to Quota. The device must be rebooted to enable the changes to take effect. Note: Figure 10.14 Storage Mode Settings Interface  ...
  • Page 148 Analog to select all cameras. Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the Storage Mode interface. Click the Apply button to apply the settings. If the quota capacity is set to 0, then all cameras will use the total capacity of HDD for recording. Note:...

  • Page 149: Checking Hdd Status

    10.5 Checking HDD Status Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDDs on device so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure.  Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu >...

  • Page 150: Checking S.m.a.r.t. Information

    10.6 Checking S.M.A.R.T. Information Purpose: The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system for HDD to detect and report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures. Steps: Enter the S.M.A.R.T. Settings interface. Menu > HDD >HDD Detect >S.M.A.R.T. Settings Select the HDD to view its S.M.A.R.T.

  • Page 151: Detecting Bad Sector

    10.7 Detecting Bad Sector Purpose: The bad sectors of a HDD may cause the system to slow down when reading or writing data. You can detect the bad sectors of the HDD and thus to take immediate measures to repair it. Steps: 1.

  • Page 152: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

    10.8 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose: You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Steps: Enter the Exception interface. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list. Click the checkbox(s) below to select the HDD error alarm type (s).

  • Page 153: Camera Settings

    C H A P T E R 11 Camera Settings  ...

  • Page 154: Configuring Osd Settings

    11.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the OSD Configuration interface. Menu > Camera > OSD 2. Select the camera to configure OSD settings. 3.

  • Page 155: Configuring Privacy Mask

    11.2 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: You are allowed to configure the four-sided privacy mask zones that cannot be viewed by the operator. Steps: 1. Enter the Privacy Mask Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Privacy Mask 2. Select the camera to set privacy mask. 3.

  • Page 156: Configuring Video Parameters

    11.3 Configuring Video Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Image 2. Select the camera to set image parameters. 3. Set the period of a day for configuring independent image parameters so as to satisfy different light conditions, e.g., daylight and night time.

  • Page 157: Device Management And Maintenance

    C H A P T E R 1 2 Device Management and Maintenance   ...

  • Page 158: Viewing System Information

    12.1 Viewing System Information 12.1.1 Viewing Device Information    Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the Device Info tab to enter the Device Information menu to view the device name, model, serial No. , firmware version and encoding version.

  • Page 159: Viewing Record Information

    12.1.3 Viewing Record Information  Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the Record tab to enter the Record Information menu to view the recording status and encoding parameters of each camera. Figure 12.3 Record Information Interface      12.1.4 Viewing Alarm Information  This function is available for HAR503-8, HAR503-16, HAR503-24 and HAR503-32 series DVR only.

  • Page 160: Viewing Network Information

    12.1.5 Viewing Network Information  Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the Network tab to enter the Network Information menu to view the network information. Figure 12.5 Network Information Interface      12.1.6 Viewing HDD Information  Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu >...

  • Page 161: Searching & Exporting Log Files

    12.2 Searching & Exporting Log Files Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the device can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time. Steps: 1. Enter the Log Search interface. Menu > Maintenance > Log Search Figure 12.7 Log Search Interface  ...
  • Page 162 Figure 12.8 Log Search Results      5. You can click the button of each log or double click it to view its detailed information. And you can also click the button to view the related video files if available. Figure 12.9 Log Details     6. If you want to export the log files, click the Export button to enter the Export menu. You can also export all the log files stored in the HDD.

  • Page 163: Importing/Exporting Configuration Files

    Figure 12.10 Log Export Interface  Check checkbox to select the HDD and click Export to enter the export interface. Figure 12.11 Export Log Files     7. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. 8. Click the Export to export the log files to the selected backup device. You can click the New Folder button to create new folder in the backup device, or click the Format button to format the backup device before log export.
  • Page 164 Figure 12.12 Import/Export Config File     2. Click the Export button to export configuration files to the selected local backup device. 3. To import a configuration file, select the file from the selected backup device and click the Import button. After the import process is completed, you must reboot the device. After having finished the import of configuration files, the device will reboot automatically.

  • Page 165: Upgrading System

    12.4 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your device can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 12.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device  Steps: 1. Connect your device with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located. 2. Enter the Upgrade interface. Menu >...
  • Page 166 Figure 12.14 FTP Upgrade Interface    3. Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field. 4. Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading. 5. After the upgrading is complete, reboot the device to activate the new firmware.

  • Page 167: Restoring Default Settings

    12.5 Restoring Default Settings Steps: Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 12.15 Restore Factory Default     Click the OK button to restore the default settings. Except the network parameters (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU and server port), all other Note: parameters of the device will be restored to factory default settings.

  • Page 168: Others

    C H A P T E R 1 3 Others   ...

  • Page 169: Configuring General Settings

    13.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the BNC output standard, VGA/HDMI output resolution, mouse pointer speed, etc. Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General Select the General tab. Figure 13.1 General Settings Interface   Configure the following settings: Language: The default language used is English.
  • Page 170 • Transparent Channel: Connect a serial device directly to the device. The serial device will be controlled remotely by the PC through the network. Steps: Enter the RS-232 Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > RS-232 Figure 13.2 RS‐232 Settings Interface   2. Configure RS-232 parameters, including baud rate, data bit, stop bit, parity, flow control and usage. 3.

  • Page 171: Configuring Dst Settings

    13.3 Configuring DST Settings Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 13.3 DST Settings Interface  You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item. Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox, and then set the date of the DST period.

  • Page 172: Configuring More Settings

    13.4 Configuring More Settings Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface. Figure 13.4 More Settings Interface     Configure the following settings: Device Name: Edit the name of device. •...

  • Page 173: Managing User Accounts

    13.5 Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a default account in the device: Administrator. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345. The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters. 13.5.1 Adding a User  ...
  • Page 174 Operator: The Operator user level has permission of Local Log Search in Local Configuration, • Remote Log Search and Two-way Audio in Remote Configuration and all operating permission in Camera Configuration. Guest: The Guest user has permission of Local Log Search in Local Configuration, Remote Log •...

  • Page 175: Deleting A User

    property), upgrading system firmware, clearing I/O alarm output. Local Shutdown /Reboot: Shutting down or rebooting the device. • Remote Configuration Remote Log Search: Remotely viewing logs that are saved on the device. • Remote Parameters Settings: Remotely configuring parameters, restoring factory default •...

  • Page 176: Editing A User

    Figure 13.9 Delete a User   Click the icon to delete the selected user. 13.5.3 Editing a User  Steps: Enter the User Management interface. Menu > Configuration > User Select the user to be edited from the list. Figure 13.10 Edit a User  Click the icon to enter the Edit User interface.

  • Page 177: Changing Password Of Admin

    Figure 13.11 Edit User Interface  Edit the user information, including user name, password, level and MAC address. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the menu. 13.5.4 Changing Password of Admin  Purpose: The password of the admin user account can be changed in the User Management menu. Steps: Enter the User Management interface.
  • Page 178 Figure 13.13 Change Password  Enter the old password, check checkbox, enter new password and confirm password on the menu. Click to save the settings and exit the menu.

  • Page 179: Appendix

    C H A P T E R 1 4 Appendix  ...

  • Page 180: Glossary

    Glossary Dual Stream: Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting • a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the device, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF. DVR: Acronym for Digital Video Recorder.

  • Page 181: Faq

    • Why does my device make a beeping sound after booting? The possible reasons for the warning beep on the device are as follows: There is no HDD installed in the device. The HDD is not initialized. HDD error To cancel the beeping sound and use the device without HDD, enter the Exception Settings interface. For detailed information, see Chapter Handling Exception.

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