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This installation should be made by a qualified service person and should conform to all the local codes. Please install blackouts equipment into the power supply circuit for convenient supply interruption. Please make sure that the ceiling can support more than 50(N) Newton gravities if the camera is fixed to the ceiling. Make sure the power supply voltage is correct before using the camera. Do not drop the camera or subject it to physical shock. Do not touch sensor modules with fingers. If cleaning is necessary, use a clean cloth with a bit of ethanol and wipe it gently. If the camera will not be used for an extended period of time, put on the ...
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2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. LVD/EMC Directive This product complies with the European Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC and EMC Directive 2004/108/EC. WEEE Directive–2002/96/EC The product this manual refers to is covered by the Wa ste ...
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Modifying User Information ........................ 9 9 Locking or Unlocking Users ........................ 1 00 Logging Out Users Forcibly ........................ 1 01 Refreshing the User List .......................... 1 01 Modifying Passwords.......................... 1 02 11 Device Maintenance ∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙∙ 1 03 Querying History Alarms ........................... 1 03 Upgrading the Version ............................ 1 05 Querying Logs .............................. 1 06 System Information ...
1 Before You Start Before you perform any man‐machine interface operations, ensure that you have corresponding operation permissions. For details, refer to User Configuration. The following figures are exemplary only and may vary, depending on the model. The parameters displayed in gray in the man‐machine interface cannot be modified. For the specific parameters that are grayed out, see the man‐machine interface. For devices of different models, the functions may be different, so refer to the actual device for its specific functions. Front View, Indicators, and Buttons Front View DVR300‐08E/16E/08S/16S‐IN ...
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Table 1‐1 Status Indicators Indicators Color Status Description Red Constantly on Device powered on. (Power indicator) Constantly on Network properly connected. NET Blue/Green (network indicator) Off No network connection. Constantly on Power connected. PWR Blue/Green (power indicator) Off No power. Constantly on Device is selected and can be remotely controlled. IR Blue/Green Blinking Device is being verified. (remote control indicator) Off Device is not selected and cannot be remotely controlled. Constantly on The reuse button becomes a function key. Briefly on A button is pressed and released. SHIFT ...
Indicators Color Status Description (hard disk fault) Blinking Array rebuilt. Off Hard disk is not installed or the system shuts down, or all disks are working properly. Constantly on Equipment alarms. ALM Red (alarm indicator) Off The system runs normally without alarms. Constantly on Card in slot. SLOT Green (Card indicator) Blinking No card in slot. Constantly on Device connected. LINK Green (External device indicator) Blinking Device unconnected. ACT Yellow Blinking Data is being transferred. (Data transfer indicator) Panel buttons ...
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Item Function and Description Used to enter a password, number, or Chinese or English characters. Alphanumeric The number key 0 can be used to select or clear check boxes in the list Buttons box. Note: Decimal point (): Used to enter a Chinese symbol. SPACE Used to enter a space in Chinese input mode. DEL Used to remove characters on the left of the cursor. F1 Used to switch between focus areas on an interface. Used to switch between menu sub‐tabs. F2 Used to capture images in the focus pane on the preview and playback interface (with playback toolbar hidden). Used to switch between numbers, Chinese and English (upper/lower‐case) EDIT characters. LOGIN/OUT Log in or out the device. MENU Used to access the main menu. RIGHTCLICK Used to access the right‐click context menu. TOOLBAR Used to show or hide the PTZ or playback toolbar. In preview and playback mode, used to switch between different screens. ...
Item Function and Description FOCUS+/ Used to adjust the PTZ camera focus in PTZ control mode when the PTZ toolbar is hidden. FOCUS‐ ZOOM+/ Used to adjust the PTZ camera zoom in PTZ control mode when the PTZ toolbar is hidden. ZOOM‐ ESC Used to quit the current interface. SHIFT Used to switch between reuse functions. User Login NOTE! When logging in to the man‐machine interface for the first time, use the default username admin and the default password admin. Before performing service operations, ensure that you have corresponding operation permissions. For details about permission configuration, refer to User Configuration. 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface and then choose Menu. The user login dialog box is displayed. ...
How to Operate the Man‐Machine Interface You can quickly configure the man‐machine interface, so that the device enters the normal working status. For details, refer to Initial Configuration. NOTE! Unless otherwise stated, all device configuration and operations are performed by using the mouse by default in this manual. For details about how to use the mouse and the remote control, refer to How to Operate the Mouse and How to Operate the Remote Control. The method for operating the buttons on the front panel is similar to the method for operating the remote control. The signal receiving quality of the remote control is the best within a distance of 5 meters, the horizontal angle within the receiving sensitivity of the remote control ranges from –60° to +60°, and the vertical angle within the receiving sensitivity of the remote control ranges from –30° to +30°. ...
How to Operate the Remote Control Functions of the buttons on the remote control Figure 1‐2 Functions of the Buttons on the Remote Control Button Function Schematic Diagram POWER ON/OFF Power‐on/‐off switch. Press this button. A device code check box is displayed. Enter the remote control ID of the device. After the check is successful, you can enable all buttons on the remote control. Device Note: To disable the buttons on the remote control, press this button again after the check is successful and then select canceling the check. Switch to the corresponding channel in Live view mode. Alphanumeric Input numbers and characters in Edit mode. Buttons In the Chinese input method, the numeral "0" can be used to represent a space. ...
Button Function Schematic Diagram F1 Used to switch between focus areas on an interface Used to switch between menu sub‐tabs F2 Used to capture images in the focus pane on the preview and playback interface (with playback toolbar hidden) In preview state, press this button to display the selected Full screen image on a full screen, or press it again to restore the image display. In preview and playback mode, used to switch between SCREENS different screens. Screens 3, 5 and 7 show videos in the corridor. MAIN/AUX. Reserved. MUTE Turn audio on/off. How to operate the remote control 1. Before operating the remote control, ensure that its battery with sufficient energy has been correctly installed in the remote control. 2. Before operating the remote control, aim the infrared transmitting end of the remote control at the infrared receiving port of the device (indicated by an IR LED on the front panel of the device). Then perform operations on the remote control. If operations cannot be performed on the remote control, perform the following step: 3. Press Device on the remote control, enter the remote control ID of the device, and then press OK. If the device can receive the command from the remote control, the IR LED turns green and now you can use the remote control to operate the device. NOTE! 255 is a privileged device code for use during device code check. That is, if you enter 255 during the check, the check will be successful no matter whether the device code is matched. In ...
Table 1‐2 Mouse Operations Name Action Description Select or confirm an operation item. Click Select digits, Chinese characters, symbols, or English letters in upper or lower case from an edit box to edit them. Switch between the single‐division view and the multi‐division view in Left preview or playback state. button Double‐click Perform some operations on the toolbar. For example, double‐click a certain item in a video list to play back this video. ...
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You can perform simple configuration according to the power‐on wizard, so that the device works properly. If you do not want to perform quick configuration through the power‐on wizard, you can directly skip the power‐on wizard after starting the device, and then log in as the administrator admin and perform quick configuration according to steps (3) to (5). Steps Screenshot 1. Confirm whether to start the wizard during next power‐on, and then click Next. NOTE! If you do not select the Start wizard when device starts checkbox, the power‐on wizard configuration interface does not appear during next startup. To enable the function again, you ...
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Steps Screenshot 3. Configure network parameters. Click Network. The Network Configuration interface is displayed. On the Basic tab page, double‐click the network interface card (NIC) to configure its IP address, subnet mask and default gateway. Keep the default settings of the rest network parameters unless otherwise stated. Click ...
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Steps Screenshot 4. Configure system parameters. Click Configuration. The System Configuration interface is displayed. Click the Server tab, and select the management mode according to actual networking. Keep the default settings of the rest system parameters unless otherwise stated. Click OK after the configuration is complete. If the management mode is changed, the device will be restarted. 5.
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Steps Screenshot Virtualize the array. Before an array is put into use, it needs to be virtualized. Specifically, select the corresponding array in the Virtualization Array area, and then click Virtualize. NOTE! It takes a while to virtualize an array. Wait patiently. After the virtualization is complete, the Virtualized column of the array is displayed as Yes in the array list. Configure storage resources. Click the Storage tab, and configure storage resource parameters. For details about important parameters, see Table 2‐1. 13 ...
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Steps Screenshot Configure storage plans. a. On the Storage tab page, click Storage Plan to configure a normal storage plan and an exception storage plan. For details about important parameters, Table 2-1 b. Click OK after the configuration is complete. The Storage interface is returned. c.
Configuration Type Parameter Description The value of this parameter should be consistent with the inter‐ Protocol domain interconnection communications protocol set on the central server in actual networking. By Capacity: The storage resource capacity of the camera is allocated directly according to the allocated capacity. By Day: The allocated capacity is re‐calculated and the storage resource capacity of the camera is allocated Allocating according to the value of Storage Days. Mode Note: If this parameter is set to By Day, you need to configure a storage plan ...
Adding IPCs in the Manner of Search Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Camera . The video channel interface is displayed. 2. Search for IPCs. Click Search. The IPC search interface is displayed. When you access the IPC search interface, a quick search is performed by default. Click Quick Search. The system automatically searches for IPCs on the network. 16 ...
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Steps Screenshot Click Search In Segment to search for IPCs in a specified segment. NOTE! In the IPC list, Server IP indicates the IP address of a server to which an IPC is currently registered, and Status indicates the status of the IPC in relation to the server. If the IP address of the server is the IP address of the local device and the status is Online, it indicates that the IPC has been added to the local device. Uniview IPCs can be added to a device only when ...
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Steps Screenshot 4. Add third‐party IPCs. Add a single IPC: Select a third‐party IPC to be added. The parameter values of the IPC are displayed below the IPC list. You can modify relevant parameters. For details about important parameters, see Table 2‐ 2. Click Add to add the selected IPC. Add IPCs in batches: Select multiple third‐ party IPCs to be added, and then click Add Selected. The system adds the selected IPCs ...
Adding IPCs in the Manner of Customization Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Camera . The video channel interface is displayed. 2. Manually add IPCs. Click Add. The Add/Modify IPC interface is displayed. Add Uniview IPCs: Select Uniview from the Vendor drop‐down list box, and enter relevant parameters. For details about important parameters, see Table 2‐2. Add third‐party IPCs: Select Other from the Vendor drop‐down list box, and enter relevant ...
Deleting IPCs Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Camera . The video channel interface is displayed. 2. Delete IPCs. Select an IPC to be deleted, and click Delete. Then confirm the deletion operation. NOTE! If storage resources have been configured for an IPC, you need to first delete the configured storage resources before deleting the IPC. For details about how to delete storage resources, refer to Deleting Storage Resources. ...
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1. Choose Menu > Camera . The video channel interface is displayed. 2. Enable a disabled analog channel. Select the disabled channel from the channel list, and then click the En/Disable button. Configure the parameters for the analog channel. For a description of the major parameters, see xxx. Click the Set button to save the configuration. NOTE! When the channel is enabled, its state is displayed as Enable in the Channel column. For channels that have been enabled, skip this step. ...
This parameter is effective only when the DVR supports multicast. The combination of the IP address and port number of the multicast group must be unique in the network. MulticastPort Port number of the multicast group that will receive the audio and video streams. Channel number that you enter when using a keyboard to control the PTZ camera. Keyboard The key number for a camera corresponds to its channel number. For example, the key number for channel 3 is 3. NOTE! To delete a camera bound to an analog channel, select the channel and then click the En/Disable button in the Channel Management interface. Make sure that Disabled is displayed in the Channel column. If a storage plan has been configured for the camera, you must delete the storage resource first. For the detailed steps, refer to Deleting Storage Resources. Configuring Camera Parameters Steps Screenshot ...
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Steps Screenshot 3. Configure camera parameters. Click the Camera tab, and select a channel from the Channel Select drop‐down list box. The channel parameters displayed for analog channels, uniview IPCs and third‐party IPCs are different. 4. Click Ok. The configuration is saved. The figure on the right shows the camera parameters for the analog channel. For details about the important camera parameters for the analog channel, see Table 2‐4. The figure on the right shows the camera configuration ...
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Steps Screenshot The figures on the right show the camera configuration for the channels of third‐ party IPCs. For details about important parameters, see Table 2‐4. Table 2‐4 Description of Important Parameters Involved in the Camera Configuration of Channels of IPCs IPC Type Parameter Description Password Password for the user admin to log in to the IPC web interface Confirmed password for the user admin to log in to the IPC web Confirm interface Transport protocol for real‐time streams Protocol The default is UDP. You may change the value to TCP as required. Camera type, which can be a fixed camera or a PTZ camera Uniview IPCs Note: Camera Type ...
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IPC Type Parameter Description Address code of the PTZ camera Note: When PTZ Protocol is set to PELCO‐P, ALECPELCO‐P, or MINKINGPELCO‐P, you need to decrement the address code of PTZ Address Code hardware by 1 to obtain the address code here; otherwise, the PTZ cannot be controlled. For some PTZ cameras, the address code is automatically decremented by 1 and then the minus operation does ...
Configuring Audio and Video Parameters Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Camera . The video channel interface is displayed. 2. Select the channel to be configured from the video channel list, and then click Set. The selected analog channel must be in Enable state. 3. Configure audio and video parameters. Click the Audio/Video tab, select a channel from the Channel Select drop‐down list box, and configure audio and video parameters. Mirror Mode is only applicable to cameras in corridor mode. Third‐party IPCs do not support the configuration of audio and video parameters. 4. Click Ok. The configuration is saved. ...
Configuring Encoding Parameters Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Camera . The video channel interface is displayed. 2. Select the channel to be configured from the video channel list, and then click Set. The selected analog channel must be in Enable state. 3. Configure encoding parameters. Click the Encoding tab, select a channel from the Channel Select drop‐down list box, and configure encoding parameters. The parameters displayed for analog channels, uniview IPCs and third‐party IPCs are different. For third‐party IPCs, you can only view but cannot modify their encoding parameters. The figure on the right shows the encoding configuration of Uniview IPCs. For details about important parameters, see Table 2‐5. ...
NOTE! Parameter configuration of secondary streams may be involved here, depending on different packages supported by the device. The meanings of specific parameters are similar to those of primary streams and therefore are not separately listed. For different models, different parameters may be displayed, so refer to the actual interface for the specific parameters. Table 2‐5 Description of Important Parameters Involved in Encoding Configuration Parameter Description CBR: The device sends data at a constant bit rate. Main Stream Encoding Mode/Substream VBR: ...
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Steps Screenshot 3. Configure OSD parameters. Click the OSD tab, and set parameters. For details about the parameters, see Table 2‐6. NOTE! The parameters to be set vary according to different device types. Therefore, the actual GUIs may be different. 29 ...
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Steps Screenshot Configure the mask area. Click Set to enter the channel preview state. Hold and drag the left button of the mouse to draw a rectangular frame to set a valid area. After setting the mask area, right‐ click in the mask area, and then choose Apply or Ok to finish setting the mask area. NOTE! IPCs supporting mask area configuration may or may not support 3D mask areas. This depends on the specific model of the device. When setting a 3D mask area, move the area ...
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Table 2‐6 Description of Important Parameters Involved in OSD Configuration Parameter Description Time interval of switching the display between the primary value of the OSD field name and the secondary value of the OSD field name Auto‐switch Note: time (s) If the switching time is 0, it indicates that field name switching is not performed but only the primary value of the OSD field name is displayed. Position where the OSD is displayed on the pane Note: To set the position of the time OSD or the field name OSD, enable the display time or field OSD Position name OSD at first, then click Set beside OSD Position to enter the preview state, click the corresponding box, and hold and drag the mouse on the box leftward, rightward, upward, or downward to adjust the display position of the OSD. Finally, right‐click and choose Ok to return to the previous interface. Mask area of the channel. The image content in this area will be masked. Note: To set a mask area, click Set to enter the preview state at first, hold and drag the left Mask Area ...
Configuring ROI Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Camera The video channel interface is displayed. 2. Select the channel to be configured from the video channel list, and then click Set. The selected analog channel must be in Enable state. 3. Configure ROI parameters. Click the ROI tab, and select a channel from the Channel Select drop‐down list box. Click Set beside Area to enter the channel preview state. Hold and drag the left button of the mouse to draw a rectangular frame to set a valid area. ...
Man‐Machine Interface Output Automatic Detection When powered on at the first time, the device automatically detects whether various ports are connected, so as to determine a primary port. The control menu of the man‐machine interface is output on the primary port by default. The primary port is selected from the following ports in the descending order of priorities: DVI, HDMI, VGA, VIDEOOUT1, and VIDEOOUT2. Table 3‐1 describes the detection relationship of the primary port. Table 3‐1 Detection Relationship of the Primary Port No. DVI HDMI VGA VIDEOOUT1 VIDEOOUT2 Primary Port 1 √ √ √ √ √ DVI 2 × √ √ ...
Steps Screenshot 1. Ensure that the port has been connected to the monitor. 2. Perform screen switching in one of the following two ways: Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Switch Monitor. The man‐machine interface to be displayed is switched to the specified port according to the switching process in the output port detection flowchart described in Automatic ...
Icon Name Description Mute This icon appears in mute state. Manual recording This icon appears in manual recording state. Pane Toolbar on the Preview Interface Click a pane in preview state. An operation toolbar is displayed at the bottom of the pane. Figure 3‐1 Pane Toolbar Table 3‐3 Definitions of the Buttons Button Description Stop Video Click this button to stop playing the video in the current pane. Click this button when the pane is in preview state. The PTZ control interface is PTZ control displayed. Click this button to locally record the live video on the current pane, and click it again Manual Record to stop manual recording. Instant playback Click this button to replay the video of the last five minutes. Digital zoom Click this button to zoom in the image of a certain area in the live video or a recording. 35 ...
Button Description Click this button to save the picture on the current pane in the form of images to a specified path. Note: Captured images are stored in the root directory of the user‐set USB disk partition Capture according to dates. A folder is automatically created and named in snap_date format For example, images captured on March 24, 2013 are stored in a folder named snap_2013‐03‐24. Before capturing images, ensure that a USB disk has been inserted into the device. Name of a captured image file: username (camera name) and current time.jpg. Exit Click this button to exit the toolbar on the current pane. Right‐Click Menu on the Preview Interface ...
Menu Option Description Screenshot Displays the recording playback interface of the channel. For details, refer to Backplay Toolbar. Playback Note: This menu option is available in the preview interface only after you log in to the device. Displays the main menu. Note: Menu This menu option is available only after you log in to the device. Logs out and returns to the preview state before you log in. Logout Note: This menu option is available in the preview interface only after you log in to the device. Example of Auto‐Switch Operation Auto‐switch means outputting corresponding images for preview on the preview interface of the monitor according to the cameras configured in the current screen splitting mode, and performing cyclical switching at a certain time interval. You can enable auto‐switch after completing quick configuration. For details about quick configuration, refer toInitial Configuration. ...
Steps Screenshot 2. Enable polling switching. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Start Auto‐switch. The system performs polling switching according to the cameras that correspond to the panes in the 4‐ screen mode configured in the preview interface, with two screens displayed and four panes per screen (Only one camera is displayed on the second screen), and then continues with cyclical switching at a polling switching interval. NOTE! To switch the screen splitting mode during polling switching, right‐click anywhere in the preview interface and choose Multi‐screen to set the new screen splitting mode. Then the device starts polling switching from the first screen according to the new screen splitting mode. ...
Steps Screenshot In the preview interface, click a live viewing pane, and choose the Capture icon from the bottom toolbar to save the image on the pane to the USB disk. Right‐click anywhere in the PTZ control interface and then choose Capture to save the image on the current pane to the USB disk. ...
Steps Screenshot 2. Identify the area to be zoomed in. Hold and drag the left button of the mouse to draw a rectangular area to be zoomed in. 3. Zoom in the display. Release the left button of the mouse. The selected area is zoomed in. NOTE! Right‐click the zoomed‐in area to restore the previous view, or repeat steps 2 and 3 to zoom in other areas. 4. Exit the digital zoom interface. Right‐click anwhere in the preview interface of a normal size, and then choose Exit to end the digital zoom operation. Configuring Preview Parameters In general, you can start preview after completing the configuration according to the power‐on wizard. If necessary, perform the following steps to modify configured preview parameters. In the following figure, the output port and the number of screens supported by the device are for your reference only. The actual GUIs may vary according to different device models. Only the user admin can perform preview configuration. 40 ...
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Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Configuration > Preview. The preview configuration interface is displayed. 2. Configure preview parameters. 3. Configure preview window parameters. Click Preview Window Configuration. The Preview Window Configuration interface is displayed. On the Basic tab page, select the output port and configure various parameters, including ...
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Table 3‐5 Description of Important Parameters Involved in Preview Window Configuration Configuration Type Parameter Description The default number of screens of preview images output on the port Default Screen Note: Number If you switch to another screen splitting mode during preview or polling switching, the preview interface is restored to the default number of screens upon the next startup of the device. Auto‐switch Time interval between the current preview screen and the next Interval preview screen during polling switching Basic configuration Whether to enable or disable the polling switching function Enable Auto‐ Note: switch ...
Configuring Virtual Channels Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Configuration > Preview. The preview configuration interface is displayed. 2. Configure the parameters of virtual channels. Click Preview Window Configuration in the preview configuration interface. The Preview Window Configuration interface is displayed. Click the Virtual Channel tab, enable virtual ...
IP address and port number of the multicast group of virtual channels Note: Multicast IP The multicast IP address is valid only when the device supports multicast. In addition, the Multicast Port group of information about the multicast IP address and the multicast port number must be unique on the entire network. 4 PTZ Control PTZ control allows you to remotely control the speed, direction, iris, focus, wiper switch, and zoom of the PTZ, and lock the PTZ. The device also supports other functions, including automatic unlocking/releasing of the PTZ, setting a preset position of the PTZ, and PTZ patrol. NOTE! PTZ control is applicable to PTZ cameras only, and the actual PTZ control operations available for a PTZ camera depend on the functions of the PTZ camera and the PTZ protocol that the PTZ camera supports. For example, some vendors use some preset positions of the PTZ for other functions (such as the wiper switch or menus) instead of as PTZ preset positions. Therefore, you need to refer to the specification description of the PTZ before using it. Controlling a PTZ Camera Through the PTZ Toolbar NOTE! ...
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Steps Screenshot 2. Perform PTZ control operations by using the PTZ toolbar that corresponds to the current channel in the PTZ Control interface. For details about the PTZ control operations, see Table 4‐1. Table 4‐1 Description of Icons on the PTZ Toolbar Icon Description Controls the moving direction of the PTZ or stops the PTZ. Adjusts the iris, focus, and zoom of the PTZ. Start the wiper Starts or stops the wiper of the PTZ. Stop the wiper Turn on the illumination Turns on or turns off the illumination of the PTZ. Turn off the illumination Sets the moving speed of the PTZ. 1 indicates the lowest speed, and 9 indicates the ...
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Icon Description Release the PTZ Releases the PTZ. Go to a preset Calls a preset position and moves the PTZ to the selected preset position. position Adds a preset position to the list of preset positions according to the current PTZ state. Note: Add a preset If the system gives a prompt indicating that the serial control port of the PTZ is not bound, bind the port first. For details, refer to Configuring Camera Parameters. position When entering the number and description of a preset position, ensure that the number of the preset position is not identical with any existing preset position number; otherwise, the corresponding preset position will be overwritten. ...
Configuring and Calling Preset Positions Steps Screenshot 1. In the preview interface, select the preview pane of a camera, and click the PTZ control icon on the toolbar. The PTZ Control interface is displayed. 2. Configure a preset position of the PTZ. Click the direction keys to move the PTZ to the desired position, click , enter a number and description for the preset position, and then click Ok save the position. Repeat the preceding operations to set other preset positions. NOTE! If the system gives a prompt indicating that the serial control port of the PTZ is not bound, ...
Configuring Patrol Routes and Plans Adding a patrol route Steps Screenshot 1. In the preview interface, select the preview pane of a camera, and click the PTZ control icon on the toolbar. The PTZ Control interface is displayed. 2. Add a patrol route. Click on the PTZ control panel. The Configure Patrol Route interface is displayed. From the Channel drop‐down list, select a camera for the patrol route, and then click Add. The Add Patrol Route interface is displayed. Enter the name of the patrol route. Click Add, select a preset position of the PTZ camera, set the duration for the preset position in the Pause Time text box, and then click Ok. The selected preset position ...
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Steps Screenshot After configuring all the preset positions, click Ok to finish configuring the patrol route. The patrol route newly configured is displayed in a list. NOTE! After selecting a patrol route, you can modify or delete it. The method for modifying a patrol route is similar to the method for adding a patrol route. Configuring a patrol plan Before configuring a patrol plan, add a patrol route at first. Steps Screenshot 1. In the preview interface, select the preview pane of a camera, and click the PTZ control icon on the toolbar. The PTZ Control interface is displayed. 49 ...
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Steps Screenshot 2. Configure a patrol plan. Click on the PTZ control panel. The Configure Patrol Route interface is displayed. Select a channel for the patrol plan to be configured from the channel list. Click Configure. The patrol plan configuration interface is displayed. Configure general plans and exception plans. For details about important parameters, see Table 4‐2. After configuring the parameters, click Ok. The configuration is saved. ...
Table 4‐2 Description of Important Parameters Involved in Patrol Plan Configuration Parameter Description Start time and end time of the patrol route. The time segments cannot overlap or include each other. Ensure that only one patrol route is selected for each time segment. Start Note: End Click View/Mod to view patrol route information or modify the preset positions of the patrol route. On the day specified in the exception plan, only the patrol routes specified in the exception time segments are executed. On the other days, the normal plan will be executed. After configuring the parameters of the exception plan, click Add schedule to add the Exception exception plan to the Exception Plan drop‐down list box. Plan Note: To delete an exception plan, select the plan from the Exception Plan drop‐down list box and then click Delete schedule. Starting Patrol You can manually call a certain patrol route to execute the patrol operation, or start a patrol plan so that the PTZ camera performs patrol according to the patrol plan. Manual patrol Before manually starting patrol, configure the patrol route at first. For details, refer to Adding a patrol route. Steps Screenshot 1. In the preview interface, select the preview pane of a camera, and click the PTZ control icon on the toolbar. The PTZ Control interface is displayed. 2.
Steps Screenshot 2. Start a patrol plan. Click on the PTZ control panel. The Configure Patrol Route interface is displayed. Select a channel for the patrol plan to be started from the channel list. Click Start and confirm the operation. The system starts patrol according to the patrol plan. NOTE! Click Stop to stop the patrol plan. NOTE! A patrol plan is preempted during manual patrol. The original patrol plan is not restored until the PTZ is released. Configuring PTZ Parameters In general, PTZ control can be performed according to default system configuration. If necessary, perform the following steps to modify PTZ configuration parameters. Only the user admin can perform PTZ parameter configuration. Steps Screenshot 1.
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Steps Screenshot 3. Configure the PTZ protocol, address code, and the serial port for PTZ control. Choose Menu > Camera . Select a channel from the video channel list, and then click Set. The selected analog channel must be in Enable state. On the Camera tab page, select a channel of the PTZ camera, and configure the PTZ protocol, the address code, and the serial port for PTZ control. The parameters displayed ...
Configuration Type Parameter Description Address code of the PTZ camera Note: When PTZ Protocol is set to PELCO‐P, ALECPELCO‐P, or Address Code MINKINGPELCO‐P, you need to decrease the address code of the PTZ hardware by 1 to obtain a valid address code and control the PTZ. For PTZ cameras for which the address code is automatically decreased by one, this operation is unnecessary. ...
Steps Screenshot Method 2: Choose Manual Record from the main menu, select the channel for which manual recording needs to be started, and then click Start. The system starts recording the audio and video captured through the selected channel. In the upper part of the pane on which manual recording has been started, the icon appears. To stop manual recording, right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, choose Menu > Manual Record, select the channel for which manual recording has been started, and then click Stop. The system stops recording the audio and video captured through the selected channel. Planned Recording You can make a storage plan for a camera so the camera can store recording according to the storage plan. After you configure the storage plan of a channel according to the power‐on wizard, the storage plan of the channel is started by default in the system. If the storage plan of a certain channel has been stopped, you can perform the following steps to start the storage plan again. 55 ...
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Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Storage > Information. The storage information interface is displayed. 2. Start a storage plan. Select the channel whose storage plan needs to be started, and click Start. The data of the channel is stored according to the storage plan. 3. Stop a storage plan. Select a channel whose storage plan needs to be stopped. Then click Stop. The status of the channel changes from Start to Stop in a storage information list. 56 ...
CAUTION! If you click Delete after selecting a camera, the system automatically stops the corresponding storage plan of the channel and deletes the corresponding storage plan and recorded data. Therefore, exercise caution with the deletion operation. Alarm‐Triggered Recording Alarm‐triggered recording is used to trigger camera storage. The storage is triggered by an alarm. 1. Configure camera storage resources according to the power‐on wizard, and set the after‐alarm recording time according to actual requirements. The after‐alarm recording time is the duration of alarm‐triggered storage. 2. Configure alarm‐triggered storage. For details, refer to onfiguring the Triggered Action. Checking the Channel Recording State ...
Configuring Storage In general, you can perform the recording operation after completing the configuration according to the power‐on wizard. If necessary, perform the following steps to change the storage configuration. Configuring Arrays An array is a logical area rebuilt from multiple physical hard disks that are combined in a certain arrangement mode. The use of array helps accomplish more effective storage and management of video recordings. In the array configuration interface, arrays can be created, viewed, rebuilt, deleted, the slot list can be viewed, and the factory default settings of arrays can be restored. ...
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Steps Screenshot 3. Virtualize the array. Before putting an array into use, you need to virtualize the array. Specifically, select the array from the Virtualization Array area, and then click Virtualization. NOTE! It takes a while to virtualize an array. Wait patiently. After the virtualization is complete, the Virtualized column of the array is displayed as Yes in the array list. The virtualized array can be used for storage configuration. NOTE! The types of arrays are described as follows: JBOD: JBOD allows multiple hard disks to be accessible as one logical volume. The use of JBOD increases the access speed and utilization of the hard disks, but it offers lower level of reliability because the array cannot operate properly when any of the arrayed disks fails.. In addition, only one JBOD array can be built with one hard disk. RAID1: Data redundancy is implemented by hard disk data mirroring, and data that backs up each other is generated on hard disks in pairs. RAID1 ensures the availability and recoverability of user data to the utmost extent. It is slow to build an RAID1 array. One RAID1 array can be built with only two hard disks of the same capacity. ...
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NOTE! Only RAID1 and RAID5 arrays can be rebuilt. Ensure that the new hard disk used to replace the faulty hard disk has the same capacity as the hard disk to be replaced. If the volume of data in the array to be rebuilt is relatively large, it takes a long time to rebuild the array. Please wait patiently. Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Storage > Array. The array configuration interface is displayed. 2. Rebuilt an array. In the Rebuild Array area, select the array to be rebuilt and the idle slot. Click Rebuild and confirm the operation. The array is rebuilt. NOTE! When an array is being rebuilt, the array list shows the rebuilding state and the current rebuilding progress. When the array is successfully rebuilt, the status is displayed as ...
Restoring the factory settings of arrays Only the user admin can restore the factor settings of arrays. CAUTION! If you restore the factory settings of arrays, storage resources allocated to related hard disks and corresponding configuration files will be deleted. Therefore, exercise caution with this operation. To perform the storage operation after restoring the factory settings of the arrays, delete the storage resources ...
NOTE! You can expand but cannot decrease a successfully allocated storage space. If a decrease of a storage space is really necessary, delete the storage resources of the camera first and then reallocate the storage space as required. Configuring Storage Plans After you have made a storage plan for a camera, the camera can store recordings according to the storage plan. Before configuring the storage plan, configure storage resources for the camera at first. For details, refer to 0 Configuring Storage Resources. Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Storage > Storage. ...
Steps Screenshot The figure on the right shows the interface for configuring an exception plan. On the day specified in an exception plan, the storage will be executed only in the specified exception time segments. On the other days, the normal plan will be executed. After configuring the parameters of the exception plan, click Add schedule to add the exception plan to the Exception Plan drop‐down list box. To delete an exception plan, select the plan from the Exception Plan drop‐down list box and then click Delete schedule. ...
6 Playback Instant Playback This function is used to replay the video recording of the last five minutes. Before performing instant playback, verify that the camera has stored the videos recorded within five minutes before the current time point. Steps Screenshot On the preview interface, select the pane where the video is to be played back, and click the Instant Playback icon to start playback. Video Playback This function is used to play videos stored in the hard disk(s) of the device on a pane. Before you use this function, verify that the corresponding camera has recorded videos. Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click a pane in the preview interface. A menu is displayed. Choose Playback. The video playback interface is ...
Steps Screenshot Play a video. Click Play. By default, the device starts playing the video from the beginning. You can set the start point by moving the slider and then clicking Play. NOTE! You can perform other operations through the playback toolbar, such as Play by Frame, Fast Forward, Fast Rewind, and skip play by clicking and dragging the slider on the play progress bar. For details, see Table 6‐1 in B ackplay ...
NOTE! During synchronous playback, the system automatically selects the fewest split screens according to the current number of playback channels. For example, if 1 channel is selected, 1 split screen is displayed; if 2 to 4 channels are selected, 4 split screens are displayed, and so on. If you use the mouse to double‐click a window or use the remote control to select a pane and then click Full Screen during synchronous playback, the chosen window or pane is switched to full‐screen mode, or the full‐screen window or pane is restored to multi‐division mode. Checking Video State This function allows you to check the recording situation of a date selected from the calendar. Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click a pane in the preview interface. A menu is displayed. Choose Playback. The video playback interface is displayed. 2. Query videos. Select Calendar. The calendar interface is displayed. Select the camera and date to be queried. The selected date is highlighted in blue. NOTE! Ensure that the selected camera has video resources. ...
Backplay Toolbar Figure 6‐1 Backplay Toolbar Table 6‐1 Description of Backplay Toolbar Parameters Button/Icon Description If you select this mode, you need to enter the start and end times and the start and end Normal dates. Videos recorded during the specified period will be replayed. If you select this mode, you need to select the start and end dates from the calendar. Calendar Videos recorded during the specified period will be replayed. Enters the start time and end time. You can make the query across multiple days. The Query time start time must be earlier than the end time. Channel Selects one or more channels to be queried, which are displayed as camera names. selection Query Queries video resources stored on the selected channels. Displays the current play progress. Note: If you drag the slider on the play progress bar to a new position during playback, the video is directly played from the slider position. ...
Button/Icon Description Captures images on the current pane. back to the screen splitting mode (3, 5, or 7 panes in corridor mode). Note: (Multi‐ division mode) After the screen splitting mode is switched to the corridor mode, you can use the mouse to drag the images to the panes. Playback Capture Steps Screenshot On the playback interface, click on the playback toolbar. The image of the current pane is saved to the USB flash drive. NOTE! Name of a captured image file: username (camera name) and current recording time_record.jpg. For example, admin (Camera 2)20130320(09‐15‐12‐002)_record.jpg indicates the image captured by the user admin at 09:15:12 on March 20, 2013, where 002 indicates that it is the second picture captured at 09:15:12. Digital Zoom You can partially zoom in the image on the current pane according to a certain scale, so as to better view image details. To zoom in, perform the following steps: Steps Screenshot 1. Access the digital zoom interface. , Right‐click anywherein the playback interface. A shortcut menu is displayed. Choose Digital Zoom. The digital zoom interface is displayed. 68 ...
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Steps Screenshot 2. Identify the area to be zoomed in. Hold and drag the left button of the mouse to draw a rectangular frame to be zoomed in. 3. Zoom in the display. Release the left button of the mouse. The selected area is zoomed in. NOTE! Right‐click the zoomed‐in area to restore the area to the state before zooming in, or repeat steps and to zoom in other areas. 4. Exit from the digital zoom interface. Right‐click anywhere in the playback interface of a normal size, and then choose Exit to end the digital zoom operation. 69 ...
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7 Backup Video backup is implemented by querying videos stored in the hard disk of the device through the man‐ machine interface and then backing up videos as files to a USB storage device. NOTE! During video query, a video list displays a maximum of 200 records. If there are more than 200 query records, you need to reset the query channel and query time. Prerequisites The USB storage device is partitioned and formatted as the FAT32 file system, and properly connected to the device. You have the video playback permission. The hard disk of the device has stored videos. Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Recording . The Recording Backup interface is displayed. 2. Query videos. Select one or more channels whose videos are to be queried. Enter the start time and end time, and then click Query. Query results are displayed. ...
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Steps Screenshot 4. Select a backup path. Select a partition of the mounted USB storage device from the USB drop‐down list box. Select a folder, or double‐click the mouse to enter a directory and then select a folder. 5. Back up videos. Click Backup to back up videos. NOTE! During backup, the progress bar prompts "Backing up X/Y:", where X specifies which video is being backed up, and Y specifies the total number of videos to be backed up. In this process, you can click Cancel to stop backup. NOTE! If the duration of the video is less than half an hour, the device saves the video as one file; if the duration is longer than half an hour, the device splits the video by half an hour and saves them as different video ...
8 Alarm After logging in to the system, you can configure alarm type parameters, set valid alarm reporting time through guard plan configuration, and associate triggered alarms with one or more actions on the alarm configuration interface, so as to handle valid alarms and associated actions in time. Configuring the Alarm Type Boolean Alarm Set the Boolean alarm and configure the guard plan for the device according to site requirements. Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Alarm > Boolean. The Boolean interface is displayed. 2.
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Steps Screenshot 3. Enable and configure Boolean outputs. Double‐click a Boolean output item, or select a Boolean output item and then click the Set button. Enable it and configure its name, triggering mode, and duration. For parameter description, see Table 8‐1. Then click Ok to finish the Boolean output configuration. 4. Select a Boolean item for alarm triggering configuration and click Trigger Action. For details, refer to Configuring the Triggered Action. 5. Click Guard Plan and configure a specific guard plan. For details, refer to Configuring the Guard Plan. 73 ...
Steps Screenshot 6. Replicate Boolean alarm configuration. To replicate the alarm configuration of a local Boolean item to another Boolean item, select the local Boolean item, and click Copy. A dialog box is displayed. Select Tri‐action and/or Guard Plan on the displayed dialog box to replicate relevant alarm configuration to another channel. Note that the Boolean item corresponding to that channel also needs to be enabled. Then click Ok to finish the replication. Table 8‐1 Description of Boolean Configuration Parameters Parameter Description Normal On: The Boolean item is a low‐level alarm. Normal Off: The Boolean item is a high‐level alarm. Note: Trigging mode The parameter value must match the external third‐party Boolean input device. For example, you must set the parameter to Normal On for a normally‐on Boolean input device; otherwise, the device cannot normally receive Boolean information. ...
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Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Alarm > Motion Detection. The motion detection alarm configuration interface is displayed. 2. Start the motion detection alarm function. Select a target camera and click Start/Stop to start the motion detection alarm function. 75 ...
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Steps Screenshot 3. Configure the motion detection area. Click Alarm Areas to enter the channel preview status. Hold the left button of the mouse and drag the mouse to draw a rectangular frame to set one or more valid areas. Select an area and click the right button of the mouse to set the sensitivity, of the current area or perform other operations. Click Ok to save the configuration and return to the Motion Detection interface under Alarm Configuration. NOTE! The ...
Steps Screenshot 5. Configure the guard plan. Click Guard Plan and configure a specific guard plan. For details, refer to Configuring the Guard Plan. Occlusion Detection Alarm The device generates an alarm when the tramper‐proof area you set for video images of a camera is blocked. When the occlusion detection alarm function is enabled, you need to set an alarm area and alarm sensitivity, and configure the guard plan as required; otherwise, alarms cannot be reported. ...
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Steps Screenshot 2. Enable the occlusion detection function. Select a target camera and click Start/Stop to enable the occlusion detection alarm function. 3. Configure a motion detection area. Click Alarm Areas to enter the channel preview state. Hold the left button of the mouse and drag the mouse to draw a rectangular frame as a valid area. The default valid area of the system is the full screen. Select an area and right‐click it to set the sensitivity ...
Steps Screenshot 5. Configure the guard plan. Click Guard Plan to configure the specific guard plan. For details, refer to Configuring the Guard Plan. Video Loss Alarm A video loss alarm is generated when video signals of a channel are lost, so that you can handle the alarm in time. The video loss alarm function can work around the clock without relying on any guard plan. Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Alarm > Video Loss. The Video Loss interface is displayed. 2. Select a channel for which the video loss alarm function needs to be configured. 79 ...
Steps Screenshot 3. Configure the alarm‐triggered function. Click Trigger Action. For details, refer to Configuring the Triggered Action. Device Alarm Device alarm, including temperature alarm, fan failure alarm, and anti‐disassembly alarm, can work around the clock without relying on any guard plan. Device alarms can be associated with audible alarms only. Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Alarm > Device Alarm. The Device Alarm interface is displayed. 80 ...
Steps Screenshot 2. Enable the corresponding audible alarm. Select the device for which the audible alarm needs to be configured and click Trigger Action. A dialog box is displayed. Select specific types of device alarms, and then click OK. For different models, the displayed parameters may be different, so refer to the actual interface for the specific parameters. NOTE! Device alarm, including fan failure alarm (not available for DVR200), temperature alarm, and anti‐ disassembly alarm (not available for DVR200), are deployed around the clock and cannot be withdrawn. Alarms will be reported when the corresponding alarm functions are enabled. Configuring the Triggered Action You can associate triggered alarms with one or several types of actions, so as to handle alarms and triggered actions in time. ...
Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Alarm. The alarm configuration interface is displayed. 2. Select the alarm type. Select the Alarm Type tab for which an alarm‐ triggered action needs to be configured, and click Trigger Action. The Alarm‐triggered Action interface is displayed. 3. Enable the audible alarm function. 4. Click Ok. The configuration is saved. ‐ Alarm‐triggered Email The device can inform users that alarms are generated by sending emails. 82 ...
Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Alarm. The alarm configuration interface is displayed. 2. Select the alarm type. Select the Alarm Type tab for which an alarm‐ triggered action needs to be configured, and click Trigger Action. The Alarm‐triggered Action interface is displayed. 3. Enable the email sending function. For information about email configuration, refer to Email Server. 4. Click Ok. The configuration is saved. ‐ Alarm‐triggered Boolean Output This configuration enables the device to trigger corresponding Boolean alarms, so as to trigger actions of third‐party devices when alarms are generated. Before configuring alarm‐triggered Boolean output, enable the alarm output function in Boolean configuration. For details, refer to Configuring the Alarm Type 83 ...
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Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Alarm. The alarm configuration interface is displayed. 2. Select the alarm type. Select the Alarm Type tab for which an alarm‐ triggered action needs to be configured, and click Trigger Action. The Alarm‐triggered Action interface is displayed. 3. Configure alarm‐triggered Boolean output items. Click the Output Boolean tab. The alarm‐ triggered Boolean output configuration interface is displayed. ...
Alarm‐Triggered Storage This configuration enables the camera to record the situation when an alarm is generated, so that you can check the data later when necessary. Before configuring alarm‐triggered storage, you need to configure storage resources for the camera that is bound to a channel. For details, refer to Configuring Storage Resources. Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Alarm. The alarm configuration interface is displayed. 2. Select the alarm type. Select the Alarm Type tab for which an alarm‐ triggered action needs to be configured, and click Trigger Action. The Alarm‐triggered Action interface is displayed. 3. Configure the alarm‐triggered storage function. Click the Storage tab. The alarm‐triggered storage configuration interface is displayed.
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NOTE! When this function is configured for a PTZ, the PTZ is automatically preempted by alarm triggering. Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Alarm. The alarm configuration interface is displayed. 2. Select the alarm type. Select the Alarm Type tab for which an alarm‐ triggered action needs to be configured, and click Trigger Action. The Alarm‐Triggered Action interface is displayed. 3. Configure the alarm‐triggered preset position. Click the Preset tab. The configuration interface ...
Steps Screenshot 4. Click Ok. The configuration is saved. ‐ Alarm‐triggered Preview Pane This configuration enables the device to directly play videos on a specific preview pane when alarms are generated (while the alarm‐triggering icon is shown in the top left corner of the pane), allowing you to learn about alarm information in real time. NOTE! When live viewing is associated with a preview pane, the service on the preview pane is preempted by alarm ...
Steps Screenshot 3. Configure the alarm‐triggered preview pane. Click the Preview pane tab. The Preview pane interface is displayed. The figure on the right is for your reference only. The actual interface may be different. Select the camera, monitor and preview pane for alarm‐triggered preview pane configuration, and click Add to add information about the camera, monitor, and preview pane to a list. ...
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Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Alarm. The alarm configuration interface is displayed. 2. Select the alarm type. Select the Alarm Type tab for which the guard plan needs to be configured, and click Guard Plan. The Guard Plan interface is displayed. 3. Configure general and exceptional plans. On the day of the exceptional plan, only the guard plan in the exceptional period is executed. On the other days, the general guard plan is executed. After configuring parameters for the exceptional plan, click Add schedule to add the exceptional plan to the Exception plan drop‐down list box. To ...
9 Network Configuration Static Address Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Network > Basic. 2. The Network Configuration interface is displayed. 3. Double‐click an NIC to configure its IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. 4. Click OK. NOTE! ...
UNP Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Network > UNP. 2. The UNP configuration interface is displayed. 3. Enable UNP, and enter the IP address of the UNP server. 4. If the authentication function is enabled on the UNP server, enable this function on the interface and set the username and password for UNP authentication (the ...
Configuring Routes You can add routes in the Route Configuration area of the Network Configuration interface. Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Network > Basic. The basic configuration interface is displayed. 2. Configure route parameters. Click Set in the Route Configuration area. The route configuration interface is displayed. Enable the route and configure its IP network ...
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Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Configuration > Basic. 2. The basic configuration interface is displayed. 3. Configure basic parameters. For details about important parameters, see Table 10‐1. NOTE! For different models, different parameters may ...
Parameter Description Specifies the path for saving captured images in the USB flash drive. Note: Capture Save Path USB_1 specifies the first partition of the USB flash drive, USB_2 specifies the second partition of the USB flash drive, and so on. Enables or disables the cache control function. Enable Cache Note: Control It is recommended that you enable cache control when network delay or intermittent interruption exists or when stream smoothing is enabled on the encoding device. Configuring the Server Only the user admin can configure the server. Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Configuration > Server. ...
Table 10‐2 Description of Important Parameters Involved in Server Configuration Parameter Description Server: The device is centrally managed by a central server. Stand‐alone: The device is not centrally managed. Note: Management Mode If Management Mode is set to Server for the device and when the NTP server time synchronization is disabled on the device, the device synchronizes to the time of the central server. If Management Mode is set to Server, the value of this parameter should be Server IP consistent with the IP address of the central server in actual networking. If Management Mode is set to Server, the value of this parameter should be Protocol consistent with the inter‐domain interconnection communications protocol set on the central server in actual networking. Configuring NTP Only the user admin can configure the NTP function. Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Configuration > NTP. The NTP configuration interface is displayed. 2. Enable the time synchronization function and configure the IP address of the NTP ...
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Serial port parameters must match those of the connected serial device. These parameters need to be configured for PTZ control or device maintenance. NOTE! The device can be completely configured only after the system has obtained its model information. The system can obtain device model information in the following way: A device added to the system for the first time needs to go online. If the device once went online but is currently offline, the system can also obtain the model information about the device. The parameters to be set may vary, depending on the device model. Therefore, the actual pages may be different. Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Configuration > Serial. ...
Table 10‐3 Description of Important Parameters Involved in Serial Port Configuration Parameter Description RS232: It is used for device maintenance. For example, the RS‐232 port may be used to connect a PC. Serial Type RS485: It is used to connect an external device, such as a PTZ camera, a transparent channel device for data transmission, or a specialized keyboard. Debugging: It is selected only for the DVR device. The RS‐232 serial port is used for device maintenance. PTZ control: Allows you to control the PTZ camera through the RS485 serial port. Transparent Channel: It is selected to transparently transmit data between the device Serial Mode and the third‐party device through the RS‐485 serial port. Note: If the device is the registered online IPC, the serial mode can be Transparent Channel, PTZ Control, or OSD Overlay. On the actual configuration interface, this parameter varies with different device models. This parameter specifies whether to enable or disable the transparent channel function. A transparent channel refers to a channel that transparently transmits data between two Transparent devices. One end of the channel is a serial port, and the other end is a network port. Channel Note: Select Enable when the serial mode is set to Transparent Channel. ...
Adding Users Only the user admin can add users. NOTE! The system supports a maximum of 32 users (including the user admin). The priorities of role permissions are as follows in descending order: admin > Administrator > Operator. The role with the highest priority has the highest permission to preempt resources. Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Configuration > User. The user configuration interface is displayed. 2. Add a user. Click Add. The Add User interface is displayed. Set the username, password, and role of the ...
Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Configuration > User. The user configuration interface is displayed. 2. Delete users. Select one or more users from a user list and click Delete. Then click Yes to confirm the deletion operation. NOTE! After being deleted, a user cannot log in to the system again. If the user has logged in before being deleted, the user is forcibly logged out. Modifying User Information Only the user admin can modify user information. Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, ...
Steps Screenshot Change the user ID, password, or role information. 3. Click Ok. The configuration is saved. NOTE! The user admin can change passwords, roles, and permissions of other users. For details, refer to A dding Users. An online user can change its own password by choosing Menu > Configuration > Password Change. After a user password is changed, the user must use the new password when logging in ...
Steps Screenshot 3. Unlock a user. Select the user to be unlocked and click Unlock. Then click Yes to confirm the unlocking operation. Logging Out Users Forcibly Only the user admin can log out users forcibly. A user forcibly logged out of the system needs to log in to the system again so as to perform various service operations. Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Configuration > User. The user configuration interface is displayed. 2. Log out a user forcibly. Select the user to be logged out forcibly and click Logout. Then click Yes to confirm the logout operation. Refreshing the User List Only the user admin can refresh the user list. If users simultaneously operate the man‐machine interface and web interface, the data on the two interfaces may be asynchronous. Therefore, it is recommended that you refresh the user list at a specific ...
Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Configuration > User. The user configuration interface is displayed. 2. Refresh the user list. Click Refresh. The latest user list information is displayed. Modifying Passwords NOTE! After a user password is changed, the new password takes effect when the user logs in to the system next time. The login password on the man‐machine interface is the same as that on the web interface. When the login password on the man‐machine interface is changed, the password on the web interface is changed accordingly. ...
Steps Screenshot 3. Change the passwords of other users. Note that only the user admin has the permission to change the passwords of other users. Double‐click a user whose password needs to be changed. The Change User interface is displayed. Enter the user password and confirmed password, and then click Ok to finish the operation. 11 Device Maintenance Querying History Alarms You can view alarm details by querying history alarms. Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, ...
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Steps Screenshot 2. Set the alarm query condition. Set the device name, alarm level, alarm type, start time, and end time, or set any combination of these parameters, and then click Query. The history alarms meeting the condition are displayed. 3. View alarm‐triggered recordings. Click Recording. The Recording List interface is displayed. Select the alarm‐triggered recording to be viewed, and click Play to view the alarm‐ triggered recording. 104 ...
Steps Screenshot 4. View alarm details. Select a history alarm to be viewed and click Alarm Details. Upgrading the Version Only the user admin can upgrade the version. The device can be upgraded in the following methods: TFTP upgrade: The upgrade file is transferred through TFTP using the TFTPServer tool. FTP upgrade: The upgrade file is transferred through FTP using the FTPServer tool. Web upgrade: Software is upgraded through the web interface. For details, refer to the online help. For details about TFTP or FTP upgrade, refer to the Release Notes that comes along with the version. The following sections only describe how to perform local upgrade. Local upgrade: The system is locally upgraded through the upgrade file in the USB storage device. For details about how to operate the USB storage device, refer to System Backup. CAUTION! During upgrade, ensure that the device is powered on all the time. If the device is subject to a risk of frequent power‐off, prepare a UPS in advance. ...
Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Maintenance > Upgrade. The version upgrade interface is displayed. 2. Perform local upgrade. Tick the Local checkbox, and select the directory (which is the root directory of the USB storage device) for saving the upgrade ...
Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Maintenance > Log. The log query interface is displayed. 2. Set the log query condition. Set the username, operation type, log type, operation result, start time, and end time, or any combination of these parameters as the query condition. 3. Query logs. Click Query. The operation logs meeting the specific condition are displayed. NOTE! You can query at most system operation logs of at most 30 days. System Information You can check device states in real time to facilitate device maintenance. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Maintenance > System Info. The system information interface is displayed. It shows the basic information and running status of the device. ...
Property Description Device Current temperature of the device Temperature Runtime Uninterrupted running time of the device System Time Current system time Current management mode of the device Management Note: Mode This parameter is visible to the user admin only. Status of the central server for managing the device (when the device is in server management mode) Server Status Note: This parameter is visible to the user admin only. IP address of the central server for managing the device (when the device is in server management mode) Server IP Note: This parameter is visible to the user admin only. Number of the communications port between the central server and the device (when the device is in server management mode) Server Port Note: This parameter is visible to the user admin only. System Backup Only the user admin can perform system backup. That is, the user admin can back up or export the system configuration, database, and system logs by using the USB storage device, thereby facilitating system maintenance. ...
Refreshing USB Storage Information Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Maintenance > Backup. The system backup interface is displayed. 2. Refresh USB storage information. Click the USB partition drop‐down list box to select a USB storage partition and click Refresh. The current capacity and directory information about the partition are displayed. Creating a USB Flash Drive Folder Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Maintenance > Backup. The system backup interface is displayed. ...
Steps Screenshot 3. Create a folder. Click New. The New folder window is displayed. Enter the folder name to create the folder. Deleting a USB Flash Drive File or Folder CAUTION! Data is permanently deleted after you delete a file. Therefore, exercise caution with this operation. Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Maintenance > Backup. The system backup interface is displayed. 110 ...
Steps Screenshot 2. Select the target file or folder. Select a partition of the mounted USB storage device from the USB flash drive drop‐down list box, and then select the file or folder to be deleted. 3. Delete the target file or folder. Click Delete. A dialog box is displayed. Click Yes to confirm the deletion operation. Exporting the System Configuration and Database Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Maintenance > Backup. The system backup interface is displayed. 111 ...
Steps Screenshot 2. Select the export path. Double‐click a directory from the directory list of the USB storage device, and select a folder to save the configuration file to be exported. 3. Export the system configuration and database. Click Export in the Configuration area or the Database area. After a while, the system prompts that the export succeeds and generates the file confdb.tar.gz in the directory. Till now, the export operation is finished. CAUTION! If the name of the exported file already exists, a prompt is displayed, indicating whether to overwrite the existing file. Exercise caution with this operation. Exporting Logs Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Maintenance > Backup. ...
Steps Screenshot 2. Select the export path. Double‐click a directory from the directory list of the USB storage device, and select a folder to save the logs to be exported. 3. Export logs. Click Export in the Log area. After a while, the system prompts that the export succeeds and generates the file backup_runlog.tar.gz in the directory. Till now, the export operation is finished. CAUTION! If the name of the exported file already exists, a prompt is displayed, indicating whether to overwrite the existing file. Exercise caution with this operation. Importing the System Configuration and Database When unrecoverable faults occur in the system, you can import previous configuration and database information, thereby avoiding the workload that would otherwise be incurred by repeated configuration. ...
Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Maintenance > Backup. The system backup interface is displayed. 2. Import the system configuration and database. Double‐click a directory in the directory list of the USB storage device, and select the file confdb.tar.gz. Click Import in the Configuration area or the Database area, and confirm the import operation. CAUTION! When the configuration file is imported, the system restarts. In this process, ensure that the device is not powered off. If the device is subject to a risk of frequent power‐off, prepare ...
Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Maintenance > Backup. The system backup interface is displayed. 2. Import the IPC configuration file. Click Import in the IPC area, and select the XML file to be imported. Then click Yes to confirm the import operation. Restoring the Default Configuration Only the user admin can restore the default configuration. This operation restores the default configuration of all parameters except network port and disk array parameters. 115 ...
Steps Screenshot 1. Right‐click anywhere in the preview interface, and then choose Menu > Configuration > Restore. The default configuration restoration interface is displayed. 2. Restore the default configuration. Click Restore. A prompt is displayed. Click Yes. The device restarts and restores the default configuration. Shutting Down the Device On the device shutdown interface, users can perform logout, restart, and soft shutdown operations. Soft shutdown enables you to close running system processes when the device is powered on, so that the device enters the power‐saving mode. If the device will not be used for a long time, it is recommended that you cut off the power supply. You can soft shut down the device by pressing the POWER ON/OFF button on the front panel of the remote control or holding the POWER ON/OFF button for at least 3 seconds. ...
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CAUTION! If the device is shut down abnormally (for example, when a power failure occurs), the ongoing configuration may be lost. If the device is being upgraded at this time, the device may fail to be started. Therefore, exercise cautions with the shutdown operation. 12 FAQ Why do I fail to log in after the network is restored? Answer: After the network is restored, it takes about 5 to 20 seconds for the system to become normal. Why does the RAID 5 array fail to be re‐built? Answer: The selected disk does not match the device. Select a disk with the same brand and size as the faulty disk. Why does the display not respond when I use the remote control to operate the monitor? Answer: The correct method for using the remote control is as follows: 1. Before operating the remote control, ensure that its battery with sufficient energy has been correctly installed in the remote control. 2. When using the remote control, aim the infrared transmitting end of the remote control at the infrared receiving port of the device (indicated by an IR LED on the front panel of the device). Then perform operations on the remote control. If operations cannot be performed on the remote control, ...
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In multicast mode, ensure that the network supports multicast. Why cannot the PTZ camera be controlled? Answer: Do as follows: Check whether the PTZ protocol is correct; Check whether the PTZ address is correct. 13 Appendix – Menu Structure Figure 13‐1 Menu Structure Menu Backup Configuration Camera Storage Alarm Network Maintenance Help Record Basic Array Alarms Boolean Montion Preview Storage Detection Tamper‐ System Server information proof Info Video Loss Backup Device Upgrade Serial Alarm Restor User Shutdown ...
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14 Appendix – Glossary Table 14‐1 Glossary Acronym/Abbreviation Full Spelling Description CBR Constant Bit Rate ‐ A new‐generation network video surveillance media terminal launched by Uniview, integrating the EC Encoder functions of audio/video encoding and compression and data transmission. An external extension of the SATA port, which can eSATA External Serial ATA be used to connect an external SATA device. A full digital image and voice transmission port, High‐Definition Multimedia HDMI which can transmit uncompressed audio/video Interface signals. A camera that can generate digital video streams and transmit them through a wired or wireless IPC IP Camera network. It transcends regional limit by performing remote surveillance and recording through a network. ISP Internet Service Provider ‐ A stack of multiple disks, which provides storage resources for the external network. It does not support any RAID policy. JBOD initially JBOD Just a Bundle Of Disks ...
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Acronym/Abbreviation Full Spelling Description An image format used for commercial broadcast in most European countries, Australia, and some areas of Central America and South America. In PAL PAL Phase Alternating Line format, the transmission rate is 25 frames per second and the resolution is 625 scan‐line mode (horizontal). Point‐to‐Point Protocol over PPPoE ‐ Ethernet A type of multi‐disk management technology, which Redundant Array of RAID provides high‐performance storage function Independent Disks featuring high data reliability at a moderate cost. A distributed parity redundancy technology of the RAID class. Redundant data in the disk array is RAID5 ‐ distributed among all disks of the array. An array is composed of at least three physical drives. UNP Universal Network Passport ‐ VBR Variable Bit Rate ‐ A video transmission standard launched by IMB with PS\2 in 1987. Featuring a high resolution, a high VGA Video Graphics Array display rate, and rich colors, VGA is widely used in the color display field. 120 ...