Page 1: User Manual
Network Video Recorder User Manual UD.6L0202D2093A01...
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Page 3: Regulatory Information
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Regulatory Information FCC Information FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
Page 4: Safety Instruction
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Safety Instruction These instructions are intended to ensure that user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss. The precaution measure is divided into “Warnings” and “Cautions” Warnings: Serious injury or death may occur if any of the warnings are neglected. Cautions: Injury or equipment damage may occur if any of the cautions are neglected.
Page 5 User Manual of Network Video Recorder 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 Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. The figures in the manual are for reference only. This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table. Series Model DS-9608NI-I8 DS-9616NI-I8 DS-9600NI-I8 DS-9632NI-I8 DS-9664NI-I8...
Page 7: Product Key Features
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Product Key Features General  Connectable to network cameras, network dome and encoders.  Connectable to the third-party network cameras like ACTI, Arecont, AXIS, Bosch, Brickcom, Canon, PANASONIC, Pelco, SAMSUNG, SANYO, SONY, Vivotek and ZAVIO, and cameras that adopt ONVIF or PSIA protocol.
Page 8 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual and manual recording.  Searching record files and captured pictures by events (alarm input/motion detection).  Tag adding for record files, searching and playing back by tags.  Locking and unlocking record files. ...
Page 9 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual  Remote web browser access by HTTPS ensures high security.  The ANR (Automatic Network Replenishment) function is supported, it enables the IP camera save the recording files in the local storage when the network is disconnected, and synchronizes the files to the NVR when the network is resumed.
Page 10: Table Of Contents
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features ..........................6 Chapter 1 Introduction ........................14 Front Panel ............................ 15 IR Remote Control Operations ...................... 17 USB Mouse Operation ........................19 Input Method Description ......................20 Rear Panel .............................
Page 11 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Configuring Recording and Capture Schedule ................63 Configuring Motion Detection Recording and Capture ..............67 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording and Capture..............69 Manual Recording and Continuous Capture .................. 71 Configuring Holiday Recording and Capture ................73 Configuring Redundant Recording and Capture ................
Page 12 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually ................125 Chapter 9 VCA Alarm ........................126 Face Recognition ......................... 127 Face Detection ..........................127 Vehicle Detection ........................128 Line Crossing Detection ......................130 Intrusion Detection ........................132 Region Entrance Detection ......................
Page 13 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 11.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss ................167 11.4.2 Exporting Network Packet ....................167 11.4.3 Checking the Network Status ..................... 168 11.4.4 Checking Network Statistics ....................169 Chapter 12 RAID ..........................171 12.1 Configuring Array ........................
Page 14 Chapter 17 Appendix ........................... 223 17.1 Specifications ..........................224 17.2 Glossary ............................225 17.3 Troubleshooting ........................... 226 17.4 List of Compatible IP Cameras ....................232 17.4.1 List of Hikvision IP Cameras ..................... 232 17.4.2 List of Third-party IP Cameras ..................239...
Page 15: Chapter 1 Introduction
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction...
Page 16: Front Panel
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 1.1 Front Panel Figure 1. 1 Front Panel Table 1. 1 Description of Control Panel Buttons Name Function Description ALARM Turns red when a sensor alarm is detected. READY Turs blue when the device is functioning properly. Turns blue when device is controlled by an IR remote.
Page 17 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Name Function Description Turns audio on/off in the playback mode. Enters the playback mode. PLAY/AUTO Automatically scans in the PTZ control menu. ZOOM+ Zooms in the PTZ camera in the PTZ control setting. Adjusts focus in the PTZ Control menu.
Page 18: Ir Remote Control Operations
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Name Function Description Moves the active selection up and down in a menu. Cycles through different channels in live view mode. JOG SHUTTLE Control Jumps 30s forward/backward in video files in the playback mode.
Page 19 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Name Description POWER Power on/off the device. Enables/Disables Remote Control. Same as Alphanumeric buttons on front panel. Alphanumeric Buttons Same as EDIT/IRIS+ button on front panel. EDIT Button Same as A/FOCUS+ button on front panel. A Button REC Button Same as REC/SHOT button on front panel.
Page 20: Usb Mouse Operation
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 1.3 USB Mouse Operation A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this NVR. To use a USB mouse: 1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the NVR. 2.
Page 21: Input Method Description
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 1.4 Input Method Description Figure 1. 3 Soft Keyboard (1) Figure 1. 4 Soft Keyboard (2) Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard: Table 1. 4 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons Icon Description Icon...
Page 22: Rear Panel
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 1.5 Rear Panel Figure 1. 5 Rear Panel Table 1. 5 Description of Rear Panel Interfaces Item Description LAN1/LAN2 Interface 2 RJ-45 10 /100 /1000 Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet interfaces provided. LINE IN RCA connector for audio input.
Page 23: Chapter 2 Getting Started
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 2 Getting Started...
Page 24: Starting Up And Shutting Down The Nvr
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the NVR. Before you start: Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the NVR’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly.
Page 25: Activating Your Device
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 2.2 Activating Your Device Purpose: For the first-time access, you need to activate the device by setting an admin password. No operation is allowed before activation. You can also activate the device via Web Browser, SADP or Client Software. Steps: 1.
Page 26: Using The Wizard For Basic Configuration
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 2.3 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the NVR has loaded, as shown in Figure 2. 4. Figure 2. 4 Start Wizard Interface Operating the Setup Wizard: 1.
Page 27 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 6 Network Setting 4. Click Next button after you configured the basic network parameters. Then you will enter the Advanced Network Parameter interface. You can enable PPPoE, enable DDNS and set other ports according to your need.
Page 28 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 8 Array Management 6. Click Next button to enter the Array Management window. Figure 2. 9 Array Management 7. Click Next button after you configured the network parameters, which takes you to the HDD Management window, shown in Figure 2.
Page 29 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Before adding the camera, make sure the IP camera to be added is in active status. If the camera is in inactive status, you can click the inactive icon of the camera to set the password to activate it.
Page 30: Login And Logout
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 2.4 Login and Logout 2.4.1 User Login Purpose: If NVR has logged out, you must login the device before operating the menu and other functions. Steps: 1. Select the User Name in the dropdown list. Figure 2.
Page 31 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 15 Logout 2. Click Logout. After you have logged out the system, menu operation on the screen is invalid. It is required to input a user name and password to unlock the system.
Page 32: Adding And Connecting The Ip Cameras
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 2.5 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras 2.5.1 Activating the IP Camera Purpose: Before adding the camera, make sure the IP camera to be added is in active status. Steps: 1. Select the Add IP Camera option from the right-click menu in live view mode or click Menu> Camera> Camera to enter the IP camera management interface.
Page 33: Adding The Online Ip Cameras
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual admin password of the operating NVR. Figure 2. 18 Set New Password Create New Password: If the admin password is not used, you must create the new password for the camera and confirm it. STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED–...
Page 34 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 19 Quick Adding IP Camera Interface 3. Select the detected IP camera and click the Add button to add it directly, and you can click the Search button to refresh the online IP camera manually. Or you can choose to custom add the IP camera by editing the parameters in the corresponding textfiled and then click the Add button to add it.
Page 35 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Make sure the camera to add has already been actiavted. (For the encoders with multiple channels only) check the Channel Port in the pop-up window, as checkbox shown in the following figure, and click OK to add multiple channels. Figure 2.
Page 36: Editing The Connected Ip Cameras And Configuring Customized Protocols
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 3) (Optional) Check the checkbox of Continue to Add to add other IP cameras. 4) Click Add to add the camera. For the successfully added IP cameras, the Security status shows the security level of the password of camera: strong password, weak password and risk password.
Page 37 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 24 Edit the Parameters Channel Port: If the connected device is an encoding device with multiple channels, you can choose the channel to connect by selecting the channel port No. in the dropdown list. 2.
Page 38 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2. 26 Password Configuration of the Camera 3. Click OK to save the settings and exit the interface. Configuring the customized protocols Purpose: To connect the network cameras which are not configured with the standard protocols, you can configure the customized protocols for them.
Page 39 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Example: rtsp://192.168.1.55:554/ch1/main/av_stream.  Protocol Name: Edit the name for the custom protocol.  Enable Substream: If the network camera does not support sub-stream or the sub-stream is not needed leave the checkbox empty. ...
Page 40: Chapter 3 Live View
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 3 Live View...
Page 41: Introduction Of Live View
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The NVR 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 42: Operations In Live View Mode
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 3.2 Operations in Live View Mode In live view mode, there are many functions provided. The functions are listed below. • Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor. • Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously. •...
Page 43 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Common Menu Quick access to the sub-menus which you frequently visit. Menu Enter the main menu of the system by right clicking the mouse. Switch to the single full screen by choosing channel number from the dropdown Single Screen list.
Page 44: Using An Auxiliary Monitor
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 3.2.3 Using an Auxiliary Monitor Certain features of the Live View are also available while in an Aux monitor. These features include: • Single Screen: Switch to a full screen display of the selected camera. Camera can be selected from a dropdown list.
Page 45 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 3. 3 Digital Zoom Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu. You can set the image parameters like brightness, contrast, saturation and hue according to the actual demand. Figure 3.
Page 46 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual there are human faces with the specified size detected in the front of the camera, the device will capture the human face and save in HDD. Move the mouse onto the icon to show the real-time stream information, including the frame rate, bitrate, resolution and stream type.
Page 47: Adjusting Live View Settings
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings Purpose: Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc. Steps: 1.
Page 48 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 3. 8 Live View- Camera Order Select a View mode in , including 1/4/6/8/16/25/32/36/64-window division modes are supported depending on different models. Select the small window, and double-click on the channel number to display the channel on the window.
Page 49: Channel-Zero Encoding
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 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 50: Chapter 4 Ptz Controls
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 4 PTZ Controls...
Page 51: Configuring Ptz Settings
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 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. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface. Menu >Camera>...
Page 52: Setting Ptz Presets, Patrols & Patterns
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns Before you start: Please make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols. 4.2.1 Customizing Presets Purpose: Follow the steps to set the Preset location which you want the PTZ camera to point to when an event takes place. Steps: 1.
Page 53: Customizing Patrols
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface; Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar, or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel.
Page 54: Calling Patrols
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 2. Select patrol No. in the drop-down list of patrol. 3. Click the Set button to add key points for the patrol. Figure 4. 6 Key point Configuration 4. Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of patrol.
Page 55: Customizing Patterns
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 4. You can click the Stop Patrol button to stop calling it. 4.2.5 Customizing Patterns Purpose: Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ. You can call the pattern to make the PTZ movement according to the predefined path.
Page 56: Customizing Linear Scan Limit
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4. 9 PTZ Panel - General 3. Click the Call Pattern button to call it. 4. Click the Stop Pattern button to stop calling it. 4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit Purpose: The Linear Scan can be enabled to trigger the scan in the horizantal direction in the predefined range.
Page 57: Calling Linear Scan
180º . 4.2.8 Calling Linear Scan Before operating this function, make sure the connected camera supports the linear scan and is in HIKVISION protocol.
Page 58 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Steps: 1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface; Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode.
Page 59: Ptz Control Panel
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 4.3 PTZ Control Panel To enter the PTZ control panel, there are two ways supported. OPTION 1: In the PTZ settings interface, click the PTZ button on the lower-right corner which is next to the Back button. OPTION 2: In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the front panel or on the remote control, or choose the PTZ Control icon...
Page 60: Chapter 5 Recording And Capture Settings
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 5 Recording and Capture Settings...
Page 61: Configuring Parameters
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.1 Configuring Parameters Purpose: By configuring the parameters you can define the parameters which affect the image quality, such as the transmission stream type, the resolution and so on. Before you start: 1.
Page 62 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 2. Parameters Setting for Recording Select Record tab page to configure. You can configure the stream type, the resolution, and other parameters on your demand.  Video Encode: select the video encoding to H.265 or H.264. ...
Page 63 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual (Configuration > Camera Settings >Schedule Settings > Advanced) to save the recording files in the IP camera when the network is disconnected, and synchronize the files to the NVR when the network is resumed.
Page 64: Configuring Recording And Capture Schedule
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.2 Configuring Recording Capture Schedule Purpose: Set the record schedule, and then the camera automatically starts/stops recording according to the configured schedule. In this chapter, we take the record schedule procedure as an example, and the same procedure can be applied to configure schedule for both recording and capture.
Page 65 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 2) Choose the camera you want to configure. 3) Select the check box after the Enable Schedule item. 4) Click Edit button or click on the color icon under the edit button and draw the schedule line on the panel. Edit the schedule: In the message box, you can choose the day to which you want to set schedule.
Page 66 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 10 Copy Schedule to Other Days V. Click OK to save setting and back to upper level menu. VI. Click Apply in the Record Schedule interface to save the settings. Draw the schedule: Click on the color icons, you can choose the schedule type as continuous or event.
Page 67 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 12 Copy Schedule to Other Channels...
Page 68: Configuring Motion Detection Recording And Capture
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording and Capture Purpose: Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the NVR can analyze it and do many 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 69 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 15 Motion Detection Handling 5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. 6) Click Apply to save the settings. 7) Click OK to back to the upper level menu. 8) Exit the Motion Detection menu.
Page 70: Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording And Capture
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording and Capture Purpose: Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording or capture. Steps: 1. Enter the Alarm setting interface. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Figure 5. 16 Alarm Settings 2.
Page 71 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 18 Alarm Settings Choose the alarm triggered recording channel. Check the checkbox to select channel. Click Apply to save settings. Click OK to back to the upper level menu. Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters. If the settings can also be applied to other alarm inputs, click Copy and choose the alarm input number.
Page 72: Manual Recording And Continuous Capture
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.5 Manual Recording Continuous Capture Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual recording and continuous capture. Using manual recording and continuous capture, you need to manually cancel the record and capture. The manual recording and manual continuous capture is prior to the scheduled recording and capture.
Page 73 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Green icon means that the channel is configured the capture schedule. After rebooting, all the continuous capture will be canceled.
Page 74: Configuring Holiday Recording And Capture
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.6 Configuring Holiday Recording Capture Purpose: Follow the steps to configure the record or capture schedule on holiday for that year. You may want to have different plan for recording and capture on holiday. Steps: 1.
Page 75 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 2) Check the checkbox after Enable Holiday. 3) Select Mode from the dropdown list. There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule. 4) Set the start and end date. 5) Click Apply to save settings.
Page 76: Configuring Redundant Recording And Capture
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.7 Configuring Redundant Recording and Capture Purpose: Enabling redundant recording and capture, which means saving the record files and captured pictures not only in the R/W HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability. . Steps: 1.
Page 77 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 26 Record Parameters Select Camera you want to configure in the drop-down list. Check the checkbox of Redundant Record/Capture. Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu. Repeat the above steps for configuring other channels.
Page 78: Configuring Hdd Group For Recording And Capture
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Recording and Capture Purpose: You can group the HDDs and save the record files and captured pictures in certain HDD group. Steps: 1. Enter HDD setting interface. Menu>HDD Figure 5.
Page 79: Files Protection
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.9 Files Protection Purpose: You can lock the recording files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten. 5.9.1 Locking the Recording Files Lock File when Playback Steps: 1.
Page 80 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5. 30 Locked File Management In the File Management interface, you can also click to change it to to unlock the file and the file is not protected.  Lock File when Export Steps: 1.
Page 81: Setting Hdd Property To Read-Only
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 5. Protect the record files. 1) Find the record files you want to protect, and then click the icon which will turn to , indicating that the file is locked. The record files of which the recording is still not completed cannot be locked. 2) Click to change it to to unlock the file and the file is not protected.
Page 82 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual  You cannot save any files in a Read-only HDD. If you want to save files in the HDD, change the property to R/W.  If there is only one HDD and is set to Read-only, the NVR can’t record any files. Only live view mode is available.
Page 83: Chapter 6 Playback
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 6 Playback...
Page 84: Playing Back Record Files
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 6.1 Playing Back Record Files 6.1.1 Instant Playback 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 and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
Page 85 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 2 Right-click Menu under Live View Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to the corresponding channels during playback process. Playback by Time Purpose: Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported.
Page 86 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Otherwise it is displayed as Playback Interface You can use the toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface to control playing progress, as shown in Figure 6. Figure 6. 4 Playback Interface Click the channel(s) to execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels.
Page 87: Playing Back By Event Search
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Digital Zoom 30s forward 30s reverse Pause / Play Fast forward Previous day Slow forward Full Screen Exit Next day Save the clips Process bar Scaling up/down the time line The playing speed of 256X is supported.
Page 88: Playing Back By Tag
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 4. Select the minor type of VCA from the drop-down list. For configuring the VCA recording, please refer to Chapter 5.4 Configuring VCA Event Recording and Capture. 5. Select the camera (s) for searching, and set the Start time and End time. 6.
Page 89 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 8 Interface of Playback by Time Click button to add default tag. Click button to add customized tag and input tag name. Max. 64 tags can be added to a single video file. 3.
Page 90: Playing Back By Smart Playback
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 3. Click button to play back the selected tag file. You can click the Back button to back to the search interface. Figure 6. 10 Interface of Playback by Tag Pre-play and post-play can be configured. You can click button to select the previous or next tag.
Page 91 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Menu>Playback 2. Select the Smart in the drop-down list on the top-left side. 3. Select a camera in the camera list. 4. Select a date in the calendar and click the button on the left toolbar to play the video file.
Page 92: Playing Back By System Logs
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Click the button and then click and draw the mouse to set the detection area manually. You can also click the button to set the full screen as the detection area. 6. You can click to configure the smart settings.
Page 93 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Steps: 1. Enter Log Information interface. Menu>Maintenance>Log Information 2. Click Log Search tab to enter Playback by System Logs. Set search time and type and click Search button. Figure 6. 15 System Log Search Interface 3.
Page 94: Playing Back External File
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process. Figure 6. 17 Interface of Playback by Log 6.1.7 Playing Back External File Purpose: Perform the following steps to look up and play back files in the external devices. Steps: 1.
Page 95: Playing Back By Sub-Periods
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 6.1.8 Playing Back by Sub-periods Purpose: The video files can be played in multiple sub-periods simultaneously on the screens. Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Menu>Playback 2. Select Sub-periods from the drop-down list in the upper-left corner of the page to enter the Sub-periods Playback interface.
Page 96 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 3. Check checkbox to select the channel(s) and specify the start time and end time for search. 4. Click Search to enter Search Result interface. Up to 4000 pictures can be displayed each time. 5.
Page 97: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in case of checking image details of the video when abnormal events happen. Steps: •...
Page 98: File Management
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 6.2.3 File Management You can manage the video clips, captured pictures in playback, locked files and tags you have added in the playback mode. Steps: 1. Enter the playback interface. 2. Click on the toolbar to enter the file management interface.
Page 99 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6. 24 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface The record files will be marked by two lines on the process bar. The upper one indicates the record files of the selected channel; and the lower one indicates the record files of all the selected channels. 3.
Page 100: Chapter 7 Backup
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Page 101: Backing Up Record Files
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 7.1 Backing up Record Files 7.1.1 Quick Export Purpose: Export record files to backup device(s) quickly. Steps: 1. Enter Video Export interface. Menu>Export>Normal Choose the channel(s) you want to back up and click Quick Export button. The time duration of record files on a specified channel cannot exceed one day.
Page 102 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7. 2 Quick Export using USB1-1 Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported. Figure 7. 3 Export Finished 4. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.
Page 103: Backing Up By Normal Video/Picture Search
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video/Picture Search Purpose: The record files can be backup to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer and e-SATA HDD. Backup using USB flash drives and USB HDDs Steps: 1.
Page 104 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7. 6 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 5. Export the video files or picture files. Click Export All button to export all the files. Or you can select recording files you want to back up, and click Export button to enter Export interface. If the inserted USB device is not recognized: •...
Page 105: Backing Up By Event Search
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7. 8 Export Finished The backup of video files using USB writer or SATA writer has the same operating instructions. Please refer to steps described above. 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.
Page 106: Backing Up Video Clips Or Captured Playback Pictures
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7. 10 Result of Event Search 6. Export the video files. Please refer to step5 of Chapter 7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search for details. 7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips or Captured Playback Pictures Purpose: You may also select video clips or captured pictures in playback mode to export directly during Playback, using...
Page 107: Managing Backup Devices
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 7. Export the video clips or captured pictures in playback. Please refer to step5 of Chapter 7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search for details. 7.2 Managing Backup Devices Management of USB flash drives, USB HDDs and eSATA HDDs Steps: 1.
Page 108: Hot Spare Device Backup
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 7.3 Hot Spare Device Backup Purpose: Several devices, including NVR and HDVR, can form an N+1 hot spare system. The system consists of several working devices and a hot spare device; when the working device fails, the hot spare device switches into operation, thus increasing the reliability of the system.
Page 109: Setting Working Device
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 7.3.2 Setting Working Device Steps: 1. Enter the Hot Spare settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Hot Spare 2. Set the Work Mode as Normal Mode (default). 3. Check the checkbox of Enable to enable the hot spare function. 4.
Page 110 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7. 16 Add Working Device 3. You can view the working status of the hot spare device on the Working Status list. When the working device works properly, the working status of the hot spare device is displayed as No record.
Page 111 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7. 19 Synchronizing...
Page 112: Chapter 8 Alarm Settings
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 8 Alarm Settings...
Page 113: Setting Motion Detection Alarm
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 8.1 Setting Motion Detection Alarm Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface of Camera Management and choose a camera you want to set up motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 8. 1 Motion Detection Setup Interface 2.
Page 114 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8. 3 Set Arming Schedule of Motion Detection 5. Click Handling tab to set up alarm response actions of motion alarm (please refer to Chapter Setting Alarm Response Actions). 6. If you want to set motion detection for another channel, repeat the above steps or just click Copy in the Motion Detection interface to copy the above settings to it.
Page 115: Setting Sensor Alarms
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms Purpose: Set the handling action of an external sensor alarm. Steps: 1. Enter Alarm Settings of System Configuration and select an alarm input. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Select Alarm Input tab to enter Alarm Input Settings interface. Figure 8.
Page 116 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8. 6 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Input Choose one day of a week and Max. eight time periods can be set within each day, and click Apply to save the settings. Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped.
Page 117 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual to copy the settings to them. Figure 8. 8 Copy Settings of Alarm Input...
Page 118: Detecting Video Loss Alarm
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 8.3 Detecting Video Loss Alarm Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Loss interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect. Menu>...
Page 119 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 5. Click the OK button to complete the video loss settings of the channel.
Page 120: Detecting Video Tampering Alarm
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Alarm Purpose: Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Tampering interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect video tampering.
Page 121 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8. 12 Set Arming Schedule of Video Tampering 4. Select Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of video tampering alarm (please refer to Chapter Setting Alarm Response Actions). 5.
Page 122: Handling Exceptions Alarm
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 8.5 Handling Exceptions Alarm Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling action of various exceptions, e.g. • HDD Full: The HDD is full. • HDD Error: Writing HDD error or unformatted HDD. •...
Page 123: Setting Alarm Response Actions
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions Purpose: Alarm response actions will be activated when an alarm or exception occurs, including Event Hint Display, Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning (buzzer), Notify Surveillance Center, Trigger Alarm Output and Send Email. Event Hint Display When an event or exception happens, a hint can be displayed on the lower-left corner of live view image.
Page 124 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual You must select during “Trigger Channel” settings the channel(s) you want to make full screen monitoring. Audible Warning Trigger an audible beep when an alarm is detected. Notify Surveillance Center Sends an exception or alarm signal to remote alarm host when an event occurs. The alarm host refers to the PC installed with Remote Client.
Page 125 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 8. 17 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Output 3. Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.
Page 126: Triggering Or Clearing Alarm Output Manually
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually 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. Steps: Select the alarm output you want to trigger or clear and make related operations.
Page 127: Chapter 9 Vca Alarm
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Page 128: Face Recognition
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual The NVR supports the VCA detection alarm (face detection, vehicle detection, line crossing detection and intrusion detection, region entrance detection, region exiting detection, loitering detection, people gathering detection, fast moving detection, parking detection, unattended baggage detection, object removal detection, audio loss exception detection, sudden change of sound intensity detection, and defocus detection) sent by IP camera.
Page 129: Vehicle Detection
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9. 2 Face Detection Select the VCA detection type to Face Detection. Check the Enable checkbox to enable this function. Click to enter the face detection settings interface. Configure the trigger channel, arming schedule and linkage action for the face detection alarm.
Page 130 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual You can click the checkbox of Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of VCA detection. Select the VCA detection type to Vehicle Detection. Check the Enable checkbox to enable this function. Figure 9.
Page 131: Line Crossing Detection
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 9.4 Line Crossing Detection Purpose: This function can be used for detecting people, vehicles and objects cross a set virtual line. The line crossing direction can be set as bidirectional, from left to right or from right to left. And you can set the duration for the alarm response actions, such as full screen monitoring, audible warning, etc.
Page 132 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Up to 4 rules can be configured. Figure 9. 7 Draw Line for Line Crossing Detection Click Apply to activate the settings.
Page 133: Intrusion Detection
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 9.5 Intrusion Detection Purpose: Intrusion detection function detects people, vehicle or other objects which enter and loiter in a pre-defined virtual region, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Steps: Enter the VCA settings interface.
Page 134 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Up to 4 rules can be configured. Figure 9. 9 Draw Area for Intrusion Detection Click Apply to save the settings.
Page 135: Region Entrance Detection
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 9.6 Region Entrance Detection Purpose: Region entrance detection function detects people, vehicle or other objects which enter a pre-defined virtual region from the outside place, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Steps: Enter the VCA settings interface.
Page 136: Region Exiting Detection
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 9.7 Region Exiting Detection Purpose: Region exiting detection function detects people, vehicle or other objects which exit from a pre-defined virtual region, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. ...
Page 137: Parking Detection
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual  Please refer to the Chapter 9.4 Intrusion Detection for operating steps to configure the fast moving detection.  The Sensitivity in the Rule Settings defines the moving speed of the object which can trigger the alarm. The higher the value is, the more easily a moving object can trigger the alarm.
Page 138: Audio Exception Detection
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual  Please refer to the Chapter 9.4 Intrusion Detection for operating steps to configure the object removal detection.  The Threshold [5s-20s] in the Rule Settings defines the time of the objects removed from the region. If you set the value as 10, alarm is triggered after the object disappears from the region for 10s.
Page 139: Sudden Scene Change Detection
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Click Apply to activate the settings. 9.15 Sudden Scene Change Detection Purpose: Scene change detection function detects the change of surveillance environment affected by the external factors; such as the intentional rotation of the camera, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. ...
Page 140: Chapter 10 Vca Search
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Page 141: Face Search
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual With the configured VCA detection, the NVR supports the VCA search for the behavior analysis, face capture, people counting and heat map results. 10.1 Face Search Purpose: When there are detected face picture captured and saved in HDD, you can enter the Face Search interface to search the picture and play the picture related video file according to the specified conditions.
Page 142 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10. 2 Face Search Interface 5. Play the face picture related video file. You can double click on a face picture to play its related video file in the view window on the top right, or select a picture item and click to play it.
Page 143: Behavior Search
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 10.2 Behavior Search Purpose: The behavior analysis detects a series of suspicious behavior based on VCA detection, and certain linkage methods will be enabled if the alarm is triggered. Steps: 1. Enter the Behavior Search interface. Menu>VCA Search>...
Page 144: Plate Search
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10. 5 Behavior Search Results 6. Play the behavior analysis picture related video file. You can double click on a picture from the list to play its related video file in the view window on the top right, or select a picture item and click to play it.
Page 145: People Counting
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10. 6 Plate Search 4. Select the country from the drop-down list for searching the location of the vehicle plate. 5. Input the plate No. in the field for search. 7. Click Search to start searching. The search results of detected vehicle plate pictures are displayed in list or in chart.
Page 146: Heat Map
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10. 7 People Counting Interface 6. You can click the Export button to export the statistics report in excel format. 10.5 Heat Map Purpose: Heat map is a graphical representation of data represented by colors. The heat map function is usually used to analyze the visit times and dwell time of customers in a configured area.
Page 147 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10. 8 Heat Map Interface 5. Click the Counting button to export the report data and start heat map statistics, and the results are displayed in graphics marked in different colors. As shown in the figure above, red color block (255, 0, 0) indicates the most welcome area, and blue color block (0, 0, 255) indicates the less-popular area.
Page 148: Chapter 11 Network Settings
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Page 149: Configuring General Settings
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 11.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate NVR over network. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>Network 2. Select the General tab. Figure 11. 1 Network Settings Interface 3.
Page 150 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 11. 2 Net Fault-tolerance Working Mode...
Page 151: Configuring Advanced Settings
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 11.2 Configuring Advanced Settings 11.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings Purpose: Your NVR also allows access by Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu >Configuration> Network 2. Select the PPPoE tab to enter the PPPoE Settings interface, as shown in Figure 11. 3. Figure 11.
Page 152 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 11. 4 IPServer Settings Interface • DynDNS: 1) Enter Server Address for DynDNS (i.e. 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 153 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 11. 7 NO-IP Settings Interface • HiDDNS: 1) The Server Address of the HiDDNS server appears by default: www.hik-online.com. 2) Select your Area/Country in the dropdown list. 3) Enter the Device Domain Name. You can use the alias you registered in the HiDDNS server or define a new device domain name.
Page 154 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 2) Click to register an account if you do not have one and use the account to log in. Figure 11. 10 Register an Account 3) In the Device Management interface, click to register the device.
Page 155: Configuring Ntp Server
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual If you mapped the HTTP port on your router and changed it to port No. except 80, you have to enter http://www.hik-online.com/alias:HTTP port in the address bar to access the device. You can refer to Chapter 9.2.11 for the mapped HTTP port No. ...
Page 156: Configuring Snmp
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual • Interval: Time interval between the two synchronizing actions with NTP server. The unit is minute. • NTP Server: IP address of NTP server. • NTP Port: Port of NTP server. 5. Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. The time synchronization interval can be set from1 to 10080min, and the default value is 60min.
Page 157: Configuring Multicast
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual alarm is triggered. The remote alarm host must have the Network Video Surveillance software installed. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu >Configuration> Network 2. Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface, as shown in Figure 11. 15. Figure 11.
Page 158: Configuring Rtsp
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 11.2.7 Configuring RTSP Purpose: The RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) is a network control protocol designed for use in communication systems to control streaming media servers. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings menu Menu >Configuration>...
Page 159: Configuring Https Port
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 11.2.9 Configuring HTTPS Port Purpose: HTTPS provides authentication of the web site and associated web server that one is communicating with, which protects against Man-in-the-middle attacks. Perform the following steps to set the port number of https. Example: If you set the port number as 443 and the IP address is 192.0.0.64, you may access the device by inputting https://192.0.0.64:443 via the web browser.
Page 160: Configuring Email
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 2) Enter the country, host name/IP, validity and other information. 3) Click OK to save the settings. OPTION 2: Create the authorized certificate 1) Click the Create button to create the certificate request. 2) Download the certificate request and submit it to the trusted certificate authority for signature.
Page 161 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 3. Click Apply to save the settings. 4. Select the Email tab to enter the Email Settings interface. Figure 11. 23 Email Settings Interface 5. Configure the following Email settings: Enable Server Authentication (optional): Check the checkbox to enable the server authentication feature. User Name: The user name of sender’s account registered on the SMTP server.
Page 162: Configuring Nat
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 11.2.11 Configuring NAT Purpose: Two ways are provided for port mapping to realize the remote access via the cross-segment network, UPnP™ and manual mapping.  UPnP Universal Plug and Play (UPnP™) can permit the device seamlessly discover the presence of other network devices on the network and establish functional network services for data sharing, communications, etc.
Page 163 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual OPTION 2: Manual If you select Manual as the mapping type, you can edit the external port on your demand by clicking activate the External Port Settings dialog box. Steps: Select Manual in the drop-down list of Mapping Type. Click to activate the External Port Settings dialog box.
Page 164: Configuring High-Speed Download
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 2. Select the NAT tab to enter the port mapping interface. 3. Leave the Enable UPnP checkbox unchecked. 4. Click to activate the External Port Settings dialog box. Configure the external port No. for server port, http port, RTSP port and https port respectively.
Page 165: Configuring Virtual Host
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual If you enable the high-speed download function, the outgoing bandwidth of the device will be increased by 40Mbps and the local menu operation will be affected. It is recommended to disable this function after finishing the remote downloading of record files.
Page 166: Configuring Telnet
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 3. Click the Save button to save the setting. 4. Enter the IP camera management interface of NVR. The Connect column appears on the right-most side of the camera list, as shown in the Figure 11. 34. Configuration >...
Page 167: Checking Network Traffic
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual required. 11.3 Checking Network Traffic Purpose: You can check the network traffic to obtain real-time information of NVR such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu >...
Page 168: Configuring Network Detection
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 11.4 Configuring Network Detection Purpose: You can obtain network connecting status of NVR through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. 11.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss Steps: 1.
Page 169: Checking The Network Status
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Click 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 NVR. You can format the backup device if the format is incorrect.
Page 170: Checking Network Statistics
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 11. 41 Network Status Checking If the network is normal the following message box pops out. Figure 11. 42 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 171 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 11. 43 Network Stat. Interface 3. Check the bandwidth of IP Camera, bandwidth of Remote Live View, bandwidth of Remote Playback, bandwidth of Net Receive Idle and bandwidth of Net Send Idle. 4.
Page 172: Chapter 12 Raid
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Page 173: Configuring Array
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 12.1 Configuring Array Purpose: RAID (redundant array of independent disks) is a storage technology that combines multiple disk drive components into a logical unit. A RAID setup stores data over multiple hard disk drives to provide enough redundancy so that data can be recovered if one disk fails.
Page 174: One-Touch Configuration
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual  OPTION 1: Enable the RAID function in the Wizard when the device startup, please refer to step 7 of Chapter 2.2.  OPTION 2: Enable the RAID function in the HDD Management Interface. Steps: Enter the disk mode configuration interface.
Page 175: Manually Creating Array
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12. 4 One-touch Array Configuration Edit the array name in the Array Name text filed and click OK button to start configuring array. If you install 4 HDDs or above for one-touch configuration, a hot spare disk will be set by default. It is recommended to set hot spare disk for automatically rebuilding the array when the array is abnormal.
Page 176 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Steps: Enter the Physical Disk Settings interface. Menu > HDD > RAID > Physical Disk Figure 12. 7 Physical Disk Settings Interface Click Creat button to enter the Create Array interface. Figure 12. 8 Create Array Interface Edit the Array Name;...
Page 177 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual will pop up. Figure 12. 9 Error Message Box You can click Array tab to view the successfully created array. Figure 12. 10 Array Settings Interface...
Page 178: Rebuilding Array
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 12.2 Rebuilding Array Purpose: The working status of array includes Functional, Degraded and Offline. By viewing the array status, you can take immediate and proper maintenance for the disks so as to ensure the high security and reliability of the data stored in the disk array.
Page 179: Manually Rebuilding Array
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12. 12 Array Settings Interface If there is no hot spare disk after rebuilding, it is recommended to install a HDD into the device and set is as a hot spare disk to ensure the high security and reliability of the array. 12.2.1 Manually Rebuilding Array Purpose: If you do not enable the Auto-rebuild in Firmware Settings interface (Menu>HDD>RAID>Firmware) or the hot...
Page 180 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual start rebuilding. You can enter the Array Settings interface to view the rebuilding status. After rebuilding successfully, the array and virtual disk will restore to Functional.
Page 181: Deleting Array
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 12.3 Deleting Array Deleting array will cause to delete all the data saved in the disk. Steps: Enter the Array Settings interface. Menu>HDD>RAID>Array Figure 12. 15 Array Settings Interface Select an array and click to delete the array.
Page 182: Checking And Editing Firmware
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 12.4 Checking and Editing Firmware Purpose: You can view the information of the firmware and upgrade the firmware by local backup device or remote FTP server. Steps: Enter the Firmware interface to check the information of the firmware, including the version, maximum physical disk quantity, maximum array quantity, auto-rebuild status, etc.
Page 183: Chapter 13 Hdd Management
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Page 184: Initializing Hdds
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 13.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your NVR. A message box pops up when the NVR starts up if there exits any uninitialized HDD. Figure 13.
Page 185 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 5. After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD will change from Uninitialized to Normal. Figure 13. 5 HDD Status Changes to Normal Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it.
Page 186: Managing Network Hdd
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 13.2 Managing Network HDD Purpose: You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN to NVR, and use it as network HDD. Up to 8 network disks can be added. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface.
Page 187 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 13. 8 Add NAS Disk • Add IP SAN: 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Click the Search button to search the available IP SAN disks. 3) Select the IP SAN disk from the list shown below.
Page 188: Managing Esata
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 13.3 Managing eSATA Purpose: When there is an external eSATA device connected to NVR, you can configure eSATA for the use of Record/Capture or Export, and you can manage the eSATA in the NVR. Steps: Enter the Advanced Record Settings interface.
Page 189: Managing Hdd Group
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 13.4 Managing HDD Group 13.4.1 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: 1.
Page 190: Setting Hdd Property
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 7. Select the Group number for the current HDD. The default group No. for each HDD is 1. 8. Click the OK button to confirm the settings. Figure 13. 16 Confirm HDD Group Settings 9.
Page 191 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual At least 2 hard disks must be installed on your NVR when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy, and there is one HDD with R/W property.
Page 192: Configuring Quota Mode
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 13.5 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose: Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files or captured pictures. Steps: 1. Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced 2.
Page 193 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 13. 20 Copy Settings to Other Camera(s) 6. Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same quota settings. You can also click the checkbox of IP Camera to select all cameras. 7.
Page 194: Configuring Disk Clone
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 13.6 Configuring Disk Clone Purpose: If the S.M.A.R.T. detection result declares the HDD is abnormal, you can choose to clone all the data on the HDD to an inserted eSATA disk manually. Refer to Chapter 12.8 HDD Detection for details of S.M.A.R.T detection. Before you start: An eSATA disk should be connected to the device.
Page 195 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 5. Click the Clone button and a message box pops up. Figure 13. 23 Message Box for Disk Clone 6. Click the Yes button to continue. You can check the clone progress in the HDD status. Figure 13.
Page 196: Checking Hdd Status
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 13.7 Checking HDD Status Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDDs on NVR so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps: 1.
Page 197 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 13. 26 View HDD Status (2)
Page 198: Hdd Detection
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 13.8 HDD Detection Purpose: The device provides the HDD detection function such as the adopting of the S.M.A.R.T. and the Bad Sector Detection technique. 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.
Page 199 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 13. 28 Bad Sector Detection And you can click Error info button to see the detailed damage information. And you can also pause/resume or cancel the detection.
Page 200: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 13.9 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose: You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Steps: 1. Enter the Exception interface. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions 2.
Page 201: Chapter 14 Camera Settings
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Page 202: Configuring Osd Settings
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 14.1 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.
Page 203: Configuring Privacy Mask
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 14.2 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: You are allowed to configure the four-sided privacy mask zones that cannot be viewed by the operator. The privacy mask can prevent certain surveillance areas to be viewed or recorded. Steps: 1.
Page 204: Configuring Video Parameters
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 14.3 Configuring Video Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Camera >Image Figure 14. 4 Image Settings Interface 2. Select the camera to set image parameters. 3. You can click on the arrow to change the value of each parameter. 4.
Page 205: Chapter 15 Nvr Management And Maintenance
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Page 206: Viewing System Information
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 15.1 Viewing System Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu >Maintenance>System Info 2. You can click the Device Info, Camera, Record, Alarm, Network and HDD tabs to view the system information of the device.
Page 207: Searching & Exporting Log Files
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 15.2 Searching & Exporting Log Files Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the NVR can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time. Steps: 1.
Page 208 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 15. 3 Log Search Results Up to 2000 log files can be displayed each time. 5. You can click the button of each log or double click it to view its detailed information, as shown in Figure 15.
Page 209: Importing/Exporting Ip Camera Info
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 15. 5 Export Log Files 7. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. 8. Select the format of the log files to be exported. Up to 9 formats are selectable. 9.
Page 210: Importing/Exporting Configuration Files
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 15.4 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files Purpose: The configuration files of the NVR can be exported to local device for backup; and the configuration files of one NVR can be imported to multiple NVR devices if they are to be configured with the same parameters. Steps: 1.
Page 211: Upgrading System
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 15.5 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your NVR can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 15.5.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device Steps: 1. Connect your NVR with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located. 2.
Page 212 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 2. Click the FTP tab to enter the local upgrade interface, as shown in Figure 15. 8. Figure 15. 8 FTP Upgrade Interface 3. Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field. 4.
Page 213: Restoring Default Settings
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 15.6 Restoring Default Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 15. 9 Restore Defaults 2. Select the restoring type from the following three options. Restore Defaults: Restore all parameters, except the network (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, NIC working mode, default route, server port, etc.) and user account parameters, to the factory default settings.
Page 214: Chapter 16 Others
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Page 215: Configuring Rs-232 Serial Port
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 16.1 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port Purpose: The RS-232 port can be used in two ways: • Parameters Configuration: Connect a PC to the NVR through the PC serial port. Device parameters can be configured by using software such as HyperTerminal.
Page 216: Configuring General Settings
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 16.2 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the BNC output standard, VGA output resolution, mouse pointer speed through the Menu > Configuration > General interface. Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>...
Page 217: Configuring Dst Settings
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 16.3 Configuring DST Settings Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General 2. Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 16. 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 you choose the date of the DST period.
Page 218: Configuring More Settings For Device Parameters
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 16.4 Configuring More Settings for Device Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General 2. Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface, as shown in Figure 16. 4 Figure 16.
Page 219: Managing User Accounts
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 16.5 Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a default account in the NVR: Administrator. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is set when you start the device for the first time. The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters.
Page 220 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Address. Password: Set the password for the user account. STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED– We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product.
Page 221: Deleting A User
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 6. Set the operating permission of Local Configuration, Remote Configuration and Camera Configuration for the user. Local Configuration • Local Log Search: Searching and viewing logs and system information of NVR. • Local Parameters Settings: Configuring parameters, restoring factory default parameters and importing/exporting configuration files.
Page 222: Editing A User
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 16. 9 User List 3. Click the icon to delete the selected user account. 16.5.3 Editing a User For the added user accounts, you can edit the parameters. Steps: 1. Enter the User Management interface. Menu >Configuration>User 2.
Page 223 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED– We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product.
Page 224: Chapter 17 Appendix
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Page 225: Specifications
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 17.1 Specifications Model DS-9608NI-I8 DS-9616NI-I8 DS-9632NI-I8 DS-9664NI-I8 8-ch 16-ch 32-ch 64-ch IP video input Video/Audio Up to 12 Mp resolution input 1-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1kΩ) Two-way audio 256Mbps, 320Mbps, 320Mbps, Incoming bandwidth...
Page 226: Glossary
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 17.2 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 DVR, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.
Page 227: Troubleshooting
4. Check if the fault is solved by the step 1 to step 3. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from Hikvision to do the further process.  There is an audible warning sound “Di-Di-Di-DiDi” after a new bought NVR starts up.
Page 228 4. Check if the fault is solved by the step 1 to step 3. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from Hikvision to do the further process.  The IP camera frequently goes online and offline and the status of it displays as “Disconnected”.
Page 229 5. Check if the fault is solved by the step 1 to step 4. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from Hikvision to do the further process.  No monitor connected with the NVR locally and when you manage the IP camera to connect with the device by web browser remotely, of which the status displays as Connected.
Page 230 If the resource is not enough, please end some unnecessary processes. 4. Check if the fault is solved by the above steps. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from Hikvision to do the further process.
Page 231 4. Check if the fault is solved by the above steps. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from Hikvision to do the further process.  The image gets stuck when NVR is playing back by single or multi-channel.
Page 232 Select “Menu > HDD > General” to view the HDD status, and verify the HDD is detected and can be read and written normally. 4. Check if the fault is solved by the above steps. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from Hikvision to do the further process.
Page 233: List Of Compatible Ip Cameras
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 17.4 List of Compatible IP Cameras 17.4.1 List of Hikvision IP Cameras For the list, our company holds right to interpret. Max. Type Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution √ DS-2CD7133F-E V5.2.0 build 140721 640*480 ×...
Page 234 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Max. Type Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution √ DS-2CD4312FWD-I V5.3.0 build150327 1280*960 × √ DS-2CD4324F-I V5.3.0 build150327 1920*1080 × √ √ DS-2CD4332FHWD-IS V5.3.0 build150327 2048*1536 √ DS-2CD4332FHWD-I V5.3.0 build150327 2048*1536 × √ DS-2CD4332FWD-I V5.3.0 build150327 2048*1536...
Page 235 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Max. Type Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution √ iDS-2CD9121 V3.7.1 build140417 1600*1200 × √ DS-2CD9131 V4.0.0 build150213 2048*1536 × √ iDS-2CD9131 V4.0.0 build150213 2048*1536 × √ DS-2CD9121A V3.8.2 build141121 1600*1200 × √ iDS-2CD9121A V3.8.2 build141121 1600*1200...
Page 236 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Max. Type Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution √ √ DS-6516HFI- SATA V1.0.1 build130607 704*576 √ √ DS-6601HCI V1.2.1 build131202 352*288 √ √ DS-6602HCI V1.2.1 build131202 352*288 √ √ DS-6604HCI V1.2.1 build131202 352*288 √...
Page 237 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Max. Type Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution √ √ iDS-2DF5294-A/D/A3/D3/AF/A3F V5.2.8 build150124 2048*1536 √ √ DS-2DF7296-A/D/AF V5.2.8 build150124 2048*1536 √ √ iDS-2DF7296-A/D/AF V5.2.8 build150124 2048*1536 √ √ DS-2DF5296-A/D/A3/D3/AF/A3F V5.2.8 build150124 2048*1536 √ √...
Page 238 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Max. Type Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution √ √ DS-2DE7184-A/AE/D V5.2.10 build150128 1920*1080 √ √ DS-2DE5182-A/A3 V5.2.10 build150128 1920*1080 √ √ DS-2DE5184-A/AE/AE3/A3/D/D3 V5.2.10 build150128 1920*1080 √ √ DS-2DE5186-A/AE V5.2.10 build150128 1920*1080 √ √...
Page 239 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual Max. Type Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution √ √ Module DS-2ZCN3006(B) V5.2.7 build141107 1280*960 √ √ DS-2ZMN2006 V5.2.7 build141107 1280*960 √ √ DS-2ZMN2006(B) V5.2.7 build141107 1280*960 √ √ DS-2ZMN3006 V5.2.7 build141107 1280*960 √...
Page 240: List Of Third-Party Ip Cameras
User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual 17.4.2 List of Third-party IP Cameras ONVIF compatibility refers to the camera can be supported both when it uses the ONVIF protocol and its private protocols. Only ONVIF is supported refers to the camera can only be supported when it uses the ONVIF protocol. Only AXIS is supported refers to the function can only be supported when it uses the AXIS protocol.
Page 241 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual IP Camera Max. Manufacturer or Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution Protocol CB-500Ap(Brickcom-50xA) √ (× ) Brickcom v3.2.1.3 1920*1080 × (ONVIF compatibility) VB-H410(ONVIF 1920*1080 √ Ver.+1.0.0 × compatibility) (1280*960) VB-S9000F Ver. 1.0.0 1920*1080 ×...
Page 242 User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Manual IP Camera Max. Manufacturer or Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution Protocol (ONVIF compatibility) √ (× ) D5110 (ONVIF compatibility) MG.1.6.03P8 1280*1024 × F3106 (ONVIF compatibility) M2.1.6.03P8 √ (× ) √ 1280*1024 F3110 (ONVIF compatibility) M2.1.6.01 √...
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Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Getting Started

Chapter 3 Live View

Chapter 4 PTZ Controls

Chapter 5 Recording and Capture Settings

Chapter 6 Playback

Chapter 7 Backup

Chapter 8 Alarm Settings

Chapter 9 VCA Alarm

Chapter 10 VCA Search

Chapter 11 Network Settings

Chapter 12 RAID

Chapter 13 HDD Management

Chapter 14 Camera Settings

Chapter 15 NVR Management and Maintenance

Chapter 16 Others

Chapter 17 Appendix

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