Product specifications are also subject to change without notice. Trademarks Surveon and Surveon logo are trademarks of Surveon Technology Inc. Other names prefixed with “SMR” are trademarks of Surveon Technology Inc. Microsoft Windows and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Table of Contents Copyright Statement .................2 Safety Precautions ................5 Device Site Recommendations..............5 Regulatory Compliance Information ............6 Revision History ................8 Chapter 1. Product Overview...............9 1.1. Features and Benefits ...............9 1.2. Specifications for the SMR Series ..........9 Hardware Specifications ..............9 VMS Specifications ............... 9 Chapter 2.
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3.4. Powering up SMR ..............20 3.5. Resolution Setting..............21 3.6. Storage Management .............. 23 3.7. Configuring an IP Address for NVR Server ........26 3.8. Adding Network Cameras to the Server........27 Auto Scanning for Camera ............27 Manually Adding Cameras ............. 28 3.9.
Safety Precautions Electric Shock Warning This equipment may cause electric shocks if not handled properly. Access to this equipment should only be granted to trained operators and maintenance personnel who have been instructed of, and fully understand the possible hazardous conditions and the consequences of accessing non-field-serviceable units such as the power supplies.
Regulatory Compliance Information Regulatory Compliance Information FCC/CE Class A IEC 60950 Shown below is the location of the compliance statement label. (applies in the U.S. and Canada) FCC Class A Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules (47 CFR, Part 2, Part 15 and CISPR PUB.
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Surveon is committed to being properly prepared and taking all the necessary steps that will result in our compliance with the new European directive, RoHS (2002/95/EC), on or before the specific dates set forth in those applicable laws and regulations.
Product Overview 1.1. Features and Benefits The Surveon SMR series is a state-of-the-art network video recorder features hardware RAID, low power and hot swappable hard disks. With 2/5/8-bay hard disk trays, the SMR series is the best in class NVR that supports megapixel quality video of 6 to 32 channels for video retention periods from 7 to 30 days or more.
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Surveon SMR5016/5020 • Instant playback • Video clip bookmarking eMAP • Drag-n-drop camera manipulation • Directional camera display • Hierarchical map structure • Real time event alert • Instant live video of camera • Multiple maps supported • Pan, tilt, zoom operations (dependent of the camera) •...
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• Configurable video retention period • Digital watermark proofing* • Language supported: English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Simple Chinese, Traditional Chinese Surveon Smart Megapixel Video Recorder Hardware Manual...
Surveon SMR5016/5020 Chapter 2. Hardware Overview 2.1. Overview Front View L E D I n d i c a t o r s SELECT LCD Display P o w e r S w i t c h EN T ER...
Confirms the options and functions after the Select Switch is used. Front Panel LED Name Color LED Status Function Network Indicates that power is on and Green network is connected. Indicates that network is disconnected. Blink Indicates that network activity is in progress. Surveon Smart Megapixel Video Recorder Hardware Manual...
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Surveon SMR5016/5020 Amber Indicates that the hard drive can be accessed. Indicates that a hard drive read/write error occurred. Blink Indicates one of the followings: (1)Disk volume creation is in progress. (2)Online RAID level migration is in progress. (3)RAID rebuilding is in progress.
Used for exporting video clips as evidence support to external storage devices. LAN Jack (GbE Ethernet port) x2 Used for connecting the SMR with the network. Restore Button Reserved VGA Port Used for attaching an external monitor to the SMR. Surveon Smart Megapixel Video Recorder Hardware Manual...
Checklist for Operating Environment Users need to prepare the following devices to set up the surveillance system. Network Video Recorder SMR5000 series IP Camera Network Cameras (such as Surveon CAM5210) Network Existing LAN, Switch, Router Hub (please see the Network Topology below)
1. Make sure the rotary bezel lock is in the unlocked position as shown in the figure below (i.e., the groove on its face is in a horizontal orientation). Use a small-size flatblade screwdriver to turn the bezel lock. Surveon Smart Megapixel Video Recorder Hardware Manual...
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Surveon SMR5016/5020 2. Open the bezel by pressing the release button on the front flap. The front flap will automatically swing open. 3. Align the drive tray with the tray slot into which you wish to insert it. Make sure that it is properly aligned, and then gently slide it in.
VGA Port to view the VMS interface. Connect the power cord to the power port and available outlet. Note: (1) The LAN cable should be prepared by users. (2) Users can only use the upper LAN port. Surveon Smart Megapixel Video Recorder Hardware Manual...
1. Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to call the task manager. 2. Go to File> New Task (Run…) and then type “explorer” in the “Create New Task” dialogue. 3. The Explorer Window will appear. Click Open Control Panel on the right top. Surveon Smart Megapixel Video Recorder Hardware Manual...
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Surveon SMR5016/5020 4. Click Intel(R) GMA Driver in All Control Panel Items table. 5. Choose Single Display as the operating mode and Monitor as the display selection in Display Devices. Change the screen resolution in Display Settings. Click OK to finish.
Clicking the target drive first and then Settings will allow users to create a RAID configuration onto integrated external RAID drives. 3. In the “Advanced Settings” dialogue, “General” tab, click Check to check the system for available external RAID drives. Surveon Smart Megapixel Video Recorder Hardware Manual...
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Surveon SMR5016/5020 4. Choose the RAID level, and then click ”Create Logical Drive” to create the RAID configuration. ※ These are default RAID configurations for the SMR models, optimized for I/O performance. Default RAID Configuration Notes Model Number of Total Size...
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7. Go back to the Storage Manager to check if the RAID is configured successfully. Surveon Smart Megapixel Video Recorder Hardware Manual...
Surveon SMR5016/5020 3.7. Configuring an IP Address for NVR Server Before NVR Server can run successfully, an IP address must be properly bundled with it. Note: (1) You may skip these steps if your routing devices have DHCP capabilities. (2) If you don’t set the fixed IP in the VMS Console first, a warning massage will prompt out.
Select All box at the bottom of the window to select all the cameras found. Enter the username and password, and press Apply Selected. Click OK to add the selected cameras to the Server. Surveon Smart Megapixel Video Recorder Hardware Manual...
Surveon SMR5016/5020 Manually Adding Cameras 1. Right-click the Server entry and select Add Camera. 2. In the Add Camera window, please fill in the following information, and then click OK to add the camera. IP Address Camera Port – This value will automatically populate with the default value for the Vendor and Model selected.
3.9. Initializing the Camera Right click the camera under the NVR Server and then click Initialize. Click Yes. These are settings before and after camera initialization. Surveon Smart Megapixel Video Recorder Hardware Manual...
Surveon SMR5016/5020 3.10. Setting up Live View An important part of monitoring your surveillance network is to have the right views so that you will have the optimum viewing angle to discern a situation. The default view setting is 3x3.
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