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Vivotek NR8201 User Manual

Vivotek NR8201 User Manual

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4-CH Viewing & Recording
External eSATA Interface
8-CH Viewing & Recording
RAID0 & 1 Scalable Storage
Rev. 1.4.1

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  • Page 1 4-CH Viewing & Recording External eSATA Interface 8-CH Viewing & Recording RAID0 & 1 Scalable Storage Rev. 1.4.1...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Table of Contents Overview3 Read before use ............................3 Package contents ............................3 Revision History ............................3 Physical description ..........................4 Installation 8 Hard Disk installation ..........................8 Network deployment ..........................9 Home Page20 Configuration 22 Device ..............................22 Network ..............................27...

  • Page 3: Overview3

    The user can utilize the NR8201/8301 to record high-definition mega-pixel videos on removable hard disk(s) with large capacity and a USB interface for data backup. The NR8201 also supports an external hard disk from the eSATA interface, and the NR8301 supports RAID 0 and 1 storage solution.

  • Page 4: Physical Description

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Physical description Front panel ■ NR8301 Status Indicator Removable & Lockable Hard Disk Trays x 2 USB Socket Power NR8301 Network Video Recorder WA N L A N1 L AN 2...
  • Page 5 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions General I/O Terminal Block This Network Camera provides a general I/O terminal block which is used to connect external input / output devices. The pin definitions are described below. 1: Power...
  • Page 6 ■ Internet Explorer 6.0 or later Hard disk: ■NR8201: Support 1 x 3.5” SATA I/II HDD, up to 2TB (Supports external eSATA interface) ■NR8301: Support 2 x 3.5” SATA I/II HDD, up to 4TB (Supports RAID0 and RAID1) Hardware Reset There is an indented reset button on the back panel of the Network Video Recorder.
  • Page 7 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Reboot: Press and release the indented reset button. All status LED will extinguish and then power on again. Wait for the Status LED to blink and then become steady green in normal state.

  • Page 8: Installation 8

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Installation Hard Disk installation Before using the Network Video Recorder, please prepare SATA hard disk(s) for recording video. 1. Make sure the power is disconnected. 2. Secure the supplied rack mount ears if you want to install into a rack cabinet.

  • Page 9: Network Deployment

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Network deployment Device Connection 1. Connect the supplied power cable from the NR8201/8301 to a power outlet. 2. Press the power button to power up. 3. Connect network cameras to NR8201/8301 LAN ports.
  • Page 10 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Install the IW2 Utility If your network environment is DHCP, you can use VIVOTEK Installation Wizard 2 (IW2) to discover the IP address for the WAN port. (1) Install “Installation Wizard 2” from the Software Utility directory on the software CD.
  • Page 11 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Supported & Unsupported Connections 1. You can connect a management PC to the NVR’s WAN port for management and monitoring. All cameras should be connected to the 10/100BaseT “LAN” ports which reside on a different subnet from the WAN port.
  • Page 12 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 3. If you use a “LAN” port to connect a management PC and that PC resides on a DHCP-en- abled subnet, configuration conflicts will occur. Therefore, the “LAN“ ports should always be used to connect PoE or non-PoE network cameras.
  • Page 13 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Getting Started Please follow the steps below to link your computer to NR8201/8301 for the first time: 1. Connect your computer to NR8201/8301 (LAN port) using an Ethernet cable. 2. Setup your computer in DHCP mode.
  • Page 14 Select "Obtain an IP address automatically" and "Obtain DNS server address automatically" as below. Then click OK to enable your settings. 3. Then NR8201/8301 will serve as a router and automatically assign an IP address to your computer. 14 - User's Manual...
  • Page 15 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Set up NR8201/8301 in LAN To setup NR8201/8301 for the first time if your local network does not have a DHCP server, please connect to one of the NVR's LAN ports (to utilize NVR's onboard DHCP server).
  • Page 16 Get IP address automatically. 2. Click Save to enable the settings. 3. If your computer is in the same domain with the WAN IP address, then you can use VIVOTEK Installation Wizard 2 (IW2) to search for the Network Video Recorder easily.
  • Page 17 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions d. After searching, the main installer window will pop up. Click on the MAC and model name which match the product label to connect to the Network Video Recorder. 00-02-D1-07-89-3F 192.168.5.131...
  • Page 18 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Internet connection via PPPoE (Point-to-Point over Ethernet) Choose this connection type if you wish to connect to the Internet via a DSL Line. Please follow the steps below to setup: 1. Go to Configuration > Network. Click PPPoE.
  • Page 19 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions NOTE ► When attempting link to NR8201/8301 for the first time with the web browser, a message will pop up to remind you of installing required plug-in or software first. ®...

  • Page 20: Home Page

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Home Page Following is the user interface of the home page. It is composed of the following sections. Main menu Language Status panel http://192.168.100.1/ Main menu There are four buttons for you to click to open the page: Monitor: Click this button to open the monitoring page.

  • Page 21: Status Panel

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Language Click the drop-down list to choose a language for the user interface. Language options are available in: English, 繁 體 中 文 , 簡 体 中 文 , 日 本 語 , Français, Español, Deutsch, Português, Italiano.

  • Page 22: Device

    4-CH video recording, and 8-CH video recording using NR8301. The following is the support list of NR8201 and NR8301. If the camera you wish to add is not on the list, you may choose “unknown” from the list, or you may download the newest firmware updated with the new models.
  • Page 23 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Auto search by device installer or manually install in LAN If your devices are linked to the LAN port of the Network Video Recorder, you can follow the steps below to add a new device: 1.
  • Page 24 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 6. Enter the Username/Password if the device needs to do authentication. The Username/Password must be consistent to the camera’s web server. Then, click on Save. This section allows you to change the settings for the new device (camera).
  • Page 25 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions You can also manually install a new device in LAN. Please follow the steps below: 1. Select Add new on the drop-down list 2. Enter IP Address. 3. Enter the Username/Password if the device needs to do authentication.
  • Page 26 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions The device information will be displayed in the following blanks, and then you can modify the settings of the device. Please refer to page 24 for detailed information. 26 - User's Manual...

  • Page 27: Network

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Network This page provides configurable options for the WAN port, the Gigabit Ethernet port on the rear panel for making the management access via LAN or remotely over Internet. For making the initial connection, you can refer to page 16 for information. You may also configure a fixed IP address for the WAN port along with associated subnet mask, router, and DNS servers settings.

  • Page 28: Lan

    If you connect network cameras to NVR as diagrammed below, the embedded DHCP server will automatically assign IP addresses to the 4 (NR8201) and 8 (NR8301) cameras (192.168.100.2 ~ 192.168.100.254), while the NVR server itself takes up the first address.
  • Page 29 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions NOTE ► In order to comply with IEC 60950-1 regulations, DO NOT connect the LAN ports to other devices (such as a PC) unless for the initial setup. These LAN ports are designed for camera connections, and come with PoE power through the lines, which may impose unpredictable problems when connected to a non-PoE device.

  • Page 30: Access List

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Access list This page allows the user to setup the access permission for the Network Video Recorder by identifying the IP address of the client’s PC Following columns are the setup options of access permissions: “Allowed List”, “Denied List”.

  • Page 31: Ddns

    Select DDNS Service: Select a DDNS provider from the Provider drop-down list. VIVOTEK offers Safe100.net, a free dynamic domain name service to VIVOTEK customers. It is recommended that you register with the Safe100.net to access the Network Video Recorder from the Internet.
  • Page 32 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions 3. In the Register column, fill in the Host name, Email, Key and Confirm Key and then click Register. You will receive a “Self registration E-mail” which records your account information.

  • Page 33: Security

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Security This page allows Administrator to enable password protection and create multiple user accounts for the Network Video Recorder. It is composed of the following three columns: “Root Password”, “Manage Privilege“, and “Manage User”.
  • Page 34 ■ 1. Select an account on the drop-down list. 2. Make necessary changes and then click Save or Remove to take effect. NOTE ► NR8201/8301 allows up to 10 users to login to the webpage simultaneously. 34 - User's Manual...

  • Page 35: Schedule

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Schedule This page allows Administrator to add a new Recording Schedule or modify an existing Schedule for the Network Video Recorder. You can configure up to 16 recording schedules based on a weekly basis.
  • Page 36 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions ■ The new recording schedule will show up on the Recording Mode as below. Notice that to enable the schedule, you may set up a recording policy first. Please refer to page 37 to continue the setting.

  • Page 37: Recording Policy

    “30 days” of recorded videos. You may go to History page to retrieve the videos. For example: The user adds a VIVOTEK IP8162 camera to NR8201/8301. Following pictures shows the default settings: ■ Configuration > Device ■...
  • Page 38 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions This page allows Administrator to add/modify a new Recording Policy and Recording Mode. There are 4 types of Recording Policy for the user to configure properly. ■ Please configure the following items to add a new Recording Policy/Recording Mode: Recording Policy Select Policy: Select Add new.
  • Page 39 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Recording Mode Add Entry: Select the event mode or continuous mode to apply to the schedule as an entry. ■ Event Mode: Select to apply the motion-triggered type, input-triggered type or both types of the event mode to the schedule.

  • Page 40: Trigger

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Trigger This page allows Administrator to configure the Network Video Recorder to react in response to particular triggered events. A typical reaction is that when a motion is detected by the network camera, the Network Video Recorder sends buffered images to a FTP server or E-mail address as notifications.
  • Page 41 Camera Motion Off: Motion detection window is stopped on linked Device. Camera Video Lost On: Video lost happens on linked Device (ex. VIVOTEK video server VS7100). Camera Video Lost Off: Video lost ends on linked Device (ex. VIVOTEK video server VS7100).
  • Page 42 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Turn Off Relay: Turn off Relay (digital output) on linked device. This function will only be enabled on the devices with DO function. 3. Actions of the network video recorder Turn On Relay: Turn on Relay (digital output do0) on the network video recorder.

  • Page 43: Layout

    Type: Choose a desired type (1x1,2x2,3x3,1+5,1+7) for the display in live viewing window on the monitoring page. Noted that there are only two types of layout (1x1,2x2) supported in NR8201. Cells: You can assign a device and select a stream of the assigned device for each cell. Noted that there are up to 4 cells for NR8201, and up to 9 cells for NR8301.

  • Page 44: System

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions System This page allows Administrator to configure the system settings for the Network Video Recorder, Formed with the following columns; system, system time, E-mail server, FTP server, digital inputs, digital output and VAST.
  • Page 45 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions E-mail Server Mail Server: Enter the domain name or IP address of the e-mail server. Port: The default mail server port is set to 25. You can manually set another port.

  • Page 46: Digital Output

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Digital Input In the digital input section, you may modify the name of the external digital inputs. Digital Output In the digital output section, you may modify the name of the external digital output.

  • Page 47: Maintenance

    This feature allows you to upgrade the firmware to your Network Video Recorder. Download a new firmware file from VIVOTEK website. The file is in .upt file format. In this section, it shows the version and released time of the current firmware for verification. You may start to load the latest firmware to your computer, and then click Upgrade to start the process.

  • Page 48: Storage

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Storage This column shows the information of your internal hard disk, USB, and eSATA. For the first time you install the hard disk, please format it before recording. In addition, if you want to delete all recorded data, you can click Format to clean the hard disk.

  • Page 49: Backup

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Backup This function allows Administrator to backup the recorded data to the USB storage. Please remember to initialize the USB disk to EXT3 USB Storage file format for the first time.

  • Page 50: System Log

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions System log This column displays the system log in chronological order. The system log is stored in the Network Video Recorder’s buffer area and will be overwritten when reaching a certain amount.

  • Page 51: Joystick

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Joystick NR8201/8301 supports the use of VIVOTEK’s joystick. You can control your PTZ cameras through it. It is simple as plugging it into the USB connector on the PC and refresh the NVR Configuration page.

  • Page 52: Monitor52

    ■ Following is the Monitor page (NR8301) without connected cameras. a. Layouts b. Playback Control c. Time Bar and Histogram d. Live Control Panel e. Digital I/O Control Area f. Video Cell NOTE ► There are only two layouts (1x1,2x2) provided in NR8201. 52 - User's Manual...
  • Page 53 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions ■ Following pictures show the Monitor page with connected cameras. For more information about how to insert connected cameras, please refer to Device on page 22. Live viewing mode Playback mode Click on the Histogram to switch to playback mode.

  • Page 54: Functions Of Monitor Page

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Functions of Monitor Page Layouts Click the Layout buttons to change the viewing mode. ■ NR8301 ■ NR8201 full screen full screen Following is an example of 4x4 layout. For each video cell, you can select a linked device on the drop- down list.
  • Page 55 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Digital I/O Control Area This column shows the DI status, and you can manually turn on/off the DO. Live Control Panel Only PTZ and speed dome network cameras will enable the PTZ control panel.
  • Page 56 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Playback Control Panel There are eight buttons for you to playback the recorded video clips (current 80 seconds). Play: To start or resume playback at normal speed. Pause: To pause the playback. Click again to step forward a frame.

  • Page 57: History 57

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions History This page offers user a time-navigation interface to playback recorded video and browse the live view from linked devices. User Interface of History Page Click History on the Main Menu, the user interface of History page will be displayed as below: a.

  • Page 58: Functions Of History Page

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Functions of History Page Time Picker Storage: Select a storage device you want to review. Select Time: Select a period of time (1 Hour, Day, 1 Week, 1 Month, or Manually), which decides the length of histogram.

  • Page 59: Recording Type

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions : The latest video clip, and still recording. : The video with recorded audio. To enable the audio function, please go to Configuration > Device to enable the Audio Compression setting of the Device.
  • Page 60 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Example: Following video clip list contains different kinds of recording mode. NOTE ► For the length of Continuous Recording, Motion Recording, Input Recording, and Manual Recording, please refer to Recording Policy on page 37 for detailed configuration.
  • Page 61 VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions ■ There are two ways to playback recorded video clips: 1. Click a desired time on the histogram. IP8162P 2. Click on a video clip, and then click on the playback control panel.

  • Page 62: Playback Control Panel

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions Video Viewing Window This window playbacks the recorded videos. If you have not selected a video, the playback status will be empty as pic01. Once you select a video clip to play, the video viewing window will begin to playback the selected recorded video clips as pic02.

  • Page 63: Technical Specifications

    Hard Disk Dimension ．NR8201: Support 1 x 3.5" SATA I/II HDD, up to 2TB (Support external eSATA interface) ．NR8301: Support 2 x 3.5" SATA I/II HDD, up to 4TB (Support RAID 0, 1 scalable storage) ．446.4 mm (W) x 330.2 mm (D) x 43.6 mm (H)

  • Page 64: Url Commands For The Network Camera

    VIVOTEK - A Leading Provider of Multimedia Communication Solutions URL Commands for the Network Camera RTSP URL command RTSP://ip_address[:port]/cameraID where camera ID is mac address with 00, For instance, if mac is 00:02:dd:dd:dd:dd the camera ID is 0002dddddddd00 url example is RTSP://192.168.100.1/0002dddddddd00...

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