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Vi-R3016L Digital Recorder
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  • Page 1: User Manual

    Vi-R3016L Digital Recorder User Manual Products covered by this manual Vi- R3008L, Vi- R3016L Document Reference Date B dr 60 2 a.doc 04/03/15 Videoswitch 01252-851510 Telephone Unit 15 Redfields Industrial Park 01252-851296 Redfields Lane, Church Crookham sales@videoswitch.co.uk Email Hants GU52 0RD...
  • Page 2 The content of this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Videoswitch. Videoswitch assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in the book.
  • Page 3 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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 4 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact us. This manual is applicable to the following models: Vi-R3008L 8-camera DVR Vi-R3016L 16-camera DVR...
  • Page 5 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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. •...

  • Page 6: Product Key Features

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Product Key Features General  PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.  H.264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition.  Encoding at up to 4CIF  Each channel supports dual-stream.  Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image quality, etc.
  • Page 7 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual  Normal and event video encoding parameters.  Multiple recording types: manual, normal, motion, alarm, motion/alarm and motion & alarm. 8 recording time periods with separated recording types. Pre-record and post-record for motion detection for recording, and pre-record time for schedule and manual recording.
  • Page 8 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual  TCP, UDP and RTP for unicast.  Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking of the record files, and downloading files broken transfer resume.  Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device parameters.  Remote viewing of the device status, system logs and alarm status.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features ......................5 C H A P T E R 1 ........................12 Introduction ..........................12 1.1 Front Panel ......................... 13 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations ................... 18 1.3 USB Mouse Operation ....................
  • Page 10 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 5.6 Configuring Holiday Record ..................65 5.7 Configuring Redundant Record ................. 67 5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Record ................. 69 5.9 Files Protection ......................70 C H A P T E R 6 ........................73 Playback .
  • Page 11 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 9.2.7 Configuring Multicast ................... 133 9.2.8 Configuring RTSP ..................134 9.2.9 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports ............. 134 9.2.10 Configuring Email ..................135 9.3 Checking Network Traffic ..................138 9.4 Network Detection ....................139 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ............
  • Page 12 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 13.1 Configuring General Settings ................. 174 13.2 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port ................174 13.3 Configuring DST Settings ..................176 13.4 Configuring More Settings ..................177 13.5 Managing User Accounts ..................178 13.5.1 Adding a User ..................... 178 13.5.2 Deleting a User .

  • Page 13: Chapter 1

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual C H A P T E R 1 Introduction...

  • Page 14: Front Panel

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 1.1 Front Panel Vi-R3008L and Vi-R3016L The front panel of the DVR is shown in Figure 1.1: Figure 1.1 Front Panel Table 1.1 Description of Control Panel Buttons Name Function Description POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up.
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  • Page 19: Ir Remote Control Operations

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations The device may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1.4. Note: Batteries (2× AAA) must be installed before operation. Figure 1.4 Remote Control Table 1.4 Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons...
  • Page 20 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Name Description PLAY Button Entering the All-day Playback menu. INFO Button Reserved. 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.

  • Page 21: Usb Mouse Operation

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 22: Rear Panel

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 1.5 Rear Panel Figure 1.7 Rear Panel Table 1.7 Description of Rear Panel Item Description VIDEO IN BNC connector for analog video input. VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. USB Interface Connects USB mouse or USB flash memory devices.
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  • Page 27: Starting Up And Shutting Down The Device

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 1.6 Starting Up and Shutting Down the Device Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the device. Before you start: Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the device’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly.

  • Page 28: Chapter 2

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual C H A P T E R 2 Getting Started...
  • Page 29 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 30 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 31 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Figure 2.5 Network Configuration The Vi-R3008L and Vi-R3016L models provide one 10M/100Mbps self-adaptive network Note: interface. Click Next button to enter the HDD Management window, shown in Figure 2.6. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD.
  • Page 32 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 33: Chapter 3

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual C H A P T E R 3 Live View...

  • Page 34: Introduction Of Live View

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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 35: Operations In Live View Mode

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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. •...

  • Page 36: Using An Auxiliary Monitor

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 37: Main/Aux Output Switching

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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 38 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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 39 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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. Note: The adjustable value range is 0~255 for the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue, 0~15 for the sharpness level and 0~5 for the denoising level.

  • Page 40: Configuring Live View Settings

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 41 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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 42: Channel-Zero Encoding

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 43: User Logout

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 44: Chapter 4

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual C H A P T E R 4 PTZ Controls...

  • Page 45: Configuring Ptz Settings

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 46: Calling Presets

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 47: Customizing Patrols

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 48 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 49: Calling Patrols

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 50: Customizing Patterns

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 51: Calling Patterns

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 52: Ptz Control Toolbar

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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...

  • Page 53: Chapter 5

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual C H A P T E R 5 Record Settings...

  • Page 54: Configuring Encoding Parameters

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 55 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Figure 5.3 Encoding Parameters-Main Stream 2. Set encoding parameters for main stream Select Record to enter the main stream settings interface. Select the camera for configuration. Configure the following parameters for the Main Stream (Normal) and the Main Stream (Event): •...
  • Page 56 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual • Expired Time (day): The expired time is the longest time for a record file to be kept in the HDD, if the deadline is reached, the file will be deleted. You can set the expired time to 0, and then the file will not be deleted.

  • Page 57: Configuring Record Schedule

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Configure the parameters for the sub-stream. Refer to the step of main stream settings. Click Apply to save the settings. Note: You can click the Restore button to restore the current sub-stream settings to the default parameters.
  • Page 58 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 59 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Task 2: Draw the Schedule Steps: 1) Click the icon on the right to select a record type. Different recording types are available: Normal, Motion, Alarm, Motion/Alarm and Motion & Alarm. Note: To enable Motion triggered recording, you must configure the motion detection settings. For detailed information, refer to Chapter 8.1 and Chapter 8.2.

  • Page 60: Configuring Motion Detection Record

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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 61 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 62: Configuring Alarm Triggered Record

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 63 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 64 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 65: Configuring Manual Record

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 66: Configuring Holiday Record

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 67 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 68: Configuring Redundant Record

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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. Note: You must set the Storage mode in the HDD advanced settings to Group before you set the HDD property to Redundant.
  • Page 69 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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 70: Configuring Hdd Group For Record

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 71: Files Protection

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 72 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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 、...
  • Page 73 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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...

  • Page 74: Chapter 6

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual C H A P T E R 6 Playback...

  • Page 75: Playing Back Record Files

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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 76 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 77 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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).

  • Page 78: Playing Back By Time

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 79 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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...

  • Page 80: Playing Back By Normal Video Search

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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...
  • Page 81 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 82 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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...

  • Page 83: Playing Back By Event Search

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 84 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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 85 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 86 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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...

  • Page 87: Playing Back By Tag

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 88 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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. Note: Two tag types are selectable: All and Tag Keyword. Input keyword if you choose Tag Keyword.
  • Page 89 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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...

  • Page 90: Playing Back By System Log

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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 91 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 92: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 93 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 94 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 95: Digital Zoom

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

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    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual C H A P T E R 7 Backup...

  • Page 97: Backing Up Record Files

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 98 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Figure 7.2 Quick Export using USB1-1 3. In the Export interface, choose backup device and click Export button to start exporting. Note: Here we use USB Flash Drive and please refer to the next section Normal Backup for more backup devices supported by the device.

  • Page 99: Backing Up By Normal Video Search

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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) Backup using USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer.
  • Page 100 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Figure 7.6 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 4. Export the record files. Click Export button and start backup. Note: If the inserted device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device.
  • Page 101 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 102: Backing Up By Event Search

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 103 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 104 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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”.

  • Page 105: Backing Up Video Clips

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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). Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Please refer to Chapter 6.
  • Page 106 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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. Note: The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export.

  • Page 107: Managing Backup Devices

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 7.2 Managing Backup Devices Management of USB flash drive, USB HDD . Enter Search Result interface of record files. Menu>Export>Normal Set search condition and click Search button to enter Search Result interface. Note: At least one channel shall be selected.
  • Page 108 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 109 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Figure 7.26 Normal Video Search for Backup Select record files you want to back up. Click Export button to enter Export interface. Note: At least one record file shall be selected. Figure 7. 27 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup Backup device management.
  • Page 110 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual • Check for compatibility from vendor. Figure 7.28 USB Writer Management...

  • Page 111: Chapter 8

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual C H A P T E R 8 Alarm Settings...

  • Page 112: Setting Motion Detection

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 113 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 114 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Figure 8.6 Copy Settings of Motion Detection...

  • Page 115: Setting Sensor Alarms

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms This section does not apply to all models. 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 116 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 117 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Figure 8.11 Copy Settings of Alarm Input...

  • Page 118: Detecting Video Loss

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 119: Detecting Video Tampering

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 120: Handling Exceptions

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 121: Setting Alarm Response Actions

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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 122 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 123: Triggering Or Clearing Alarm Output Manually

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually This section does not apply to some models. 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 124: Chapter 9

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual C H A P T E R 9 Network Settings...

  • Page 125: Configuring General Settings

    Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the General tab. Figure 9.1 General Network Settings The Vi-R3008L and Vi-R3016L provide one 10M/100Mbps self-adaptive network interface Note: 3. In the General Settings interface: You can configure the following settings: NIC Type, IPv4 Address, IPv4 Gateway, MTU and DNS Server.
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  • Page 127: Configuring Advanced Settings

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Figure 9.5 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. By this way, in case of one NIC card failure, the device will automatically enable the other standby NIC card so as to ensure the normal running of the whole system.

  • Page 128: Configuring Ddns

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Figure 9.7 PPPoE Settings Interface Check the PPPoE checkbox to enable this feature. Enter User Name and Password for PPPoE access. Note: The User Name and Password should be assigned by your ISP. Figure 9.8 PPPoE Settings Interface Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface.
  • Page 129 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Figure 9.10 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. 3) Enter the User Name and Password registered in the DynDNS website.
  • Page 130 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual • hkDDNS: You need to enter the Server Address and Device Domain Name for hkDDNS, and other fields are read only. 1) Enter the Server Address of the hkDDNS server: www.hik-online.com. 2) Enter the Device Domain Name. You can register the alias of the device domain name in the hkDDNS server first and then enter the alias to the Device Domain Name in the DVR;...

  • Page 131: Configuring Ntp Server

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Figure 9.16 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.

  • Page 132: Configuring Upnp

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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 9.18 SNMP Settings Interface Check the SNMP checkbox to enable this feature.
  • Page 133 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the UPnP™ tab to enter the UPnP™ interface. Figure 9.20 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 134: Configuring Remote Alarm Host

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 135: Configuring Rtsp

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual multicast address must be the same as the device’s multicast IP. Figure 9.25 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 136: Configuring Email

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Figure 9.27 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.
  • Page 137 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Figure 9.29 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.
  • Page 138 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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 9.31 Email Testing Attention...

  • Page 139: Checking Network Traffic

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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 9.32 Network Traffic Interface...

  • Page 140: Network Detection

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 141: Checking Network Status

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 3. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. Note: Click the Refresh button if the connected local backup device cannot be displayed. When it fails 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 142 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Figure 9.37 Checking Network Status If the network is normal the following message box pops out. Figure 9.38 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.

  • Page 143: Checking Network Statistics

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 144: Hdd Management

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual C H A P T E R 1 0 HDD Management...

  • Page 145: Initializing Hdds

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 146 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Figure 10.3 HDD Status Changes to Normal Note: Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it.

  • Page 147: Managing Network Hdd

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 148 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 149 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Note: If the added NetHDD is uninitialized, please select it and click the Init button for initialization. Figure 10.8 Initialize Added NetHDD...

  • Page 150: Managing Hdd Group

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 151: Setting Hdd Property

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual Figure 10.11 Local HDD Settings Interface Select the Group number for the current HDD. Note: The default group No. for each HDD is 1. 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.
  • Page 152 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 153: Configuring Quota Mode

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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. Note: The device must be rebooted to enable the changes to take effect.
  • Page 154 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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. Note: If the quota capacity is set to 0, then all cameras will use the total capacity of HDD for recording.

  • Page 155: Checking Hdd Status

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 156: Checking S.m.a.r.t. Information

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 157: Detecting Bad Sector

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 158: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 159: Camera Settings

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual C H A P T E R 11 Camera Settings...

  • Page 160: Configuring Osd Settings

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 161: Configuring Privacy Mask

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 162: Configuring Video Parameters

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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 163: Device Management And Maintenance

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual C H A P T E R 1 2 Device Management and Maintenance...

  • Page 164: Viewing System Information

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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 165: Viewing Record Information

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 166: Viewing Network Information

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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...

  • Page 167: Searching & Exporting Log Files

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 168 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 169: Importing/Exporting Configuration Files

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 170 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 171: Upgrading System

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 172 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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...

  • Page 173: Restoring Default Settings

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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. Note: Except the network parameters (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU and server port), all other...

  • Page 174: Others

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual C H A P T E R 1 3 Others...

  • Page 175: Configuring General Settings

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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: •...
  • Page 176 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual...

  • Page 177: Configuring Dst Settings

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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 178: Configuring More Settings

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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: •...

  • Page 179: Managing User Accounts

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 180 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual • 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 Search in Remote Configuration and only has the local/remote playback in the Camera Configuration.

  • Page 181: Deleting A User

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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 parameters and importing/exporting configuration files.

  • Page 182: Editing A User

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 183: Changing Password Of Admin

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.
  • Page 184 Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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 185: Appendix

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual C H A P T E R 1 4 Appendix...

  • Page 186: Glossary

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual 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.

  • Page 187: Faq

    Videoswitch Vi-R3008L/Vi-R3016L User Manual • 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.

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