User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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. •...
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Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. This manual is applicable to following embedded network DVR series. Series Model Type 9200HWI-ST Series DS-9204/08/16HWI-ST Network DVR 9100HFI-ST Series DS-9104/08/16HFI-ST Network DVR 9100HWI-ST Series...
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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. •...
Connectable to the third-party network cameras that support ONVIF or PSIA protocol (this feature is supported by HDVR series). Connectable to Hikvision smart IP cameras. PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs. H.264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder connected. Support eSATA disk for recording or backup. Hot-swappable HDD supporting RAID0, RAID1, RAID5 and RAID10 storage schemes. And 8 virtual disks can be configurable (this feature is supported by DS-9100/9000HFI-RT series only). ...
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder and HDD full, etc. VCA detection alarm is supported. VCA search for face detection, behavior analysis, people counting and heat map. Alarm triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm, notifying surveillance center, sending email and alarm output.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Development Scalability: SDK for Windows and Linux system. Source code of application software for demo. Development support and training for application system.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features ............................. 7 Chapter 1 Introduction ............................16 Front Panel ............................. 17 IR Remote Control Operations ....................... 21 USB Mouse Operation ........................... 24 Input Method Description ........................25 Rear Panel .............................. 26 Chapter 2 Getting Started ..........................
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Chapter 5 Record and Capture Settings ......................70 Configuring Encoding Parameters ......................71 Configuring Record/Capture Schedule ....................75 Configuring Motion Detection Recording and Capture ................78 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording and Capture ................80 Configuring VCA Recording and Capture ....................
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Detecting Video Tampering ........................137 Handling Exceptions ..........................139 Setting Alarm Linkage Actions ......................140 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually ................... 143 Chapter 9 VCA Alarm ............................. 144 Face Detection ............................145 Vehicle Detection..........................146 Line Crossing Detection ........................
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.4.2 Exporting Network Packet ......................183 11.4.3 Checking Network Status ......................184 11.4.4 Checking Network Statistics ....................... 185 Chapter 12 RAID Configuration ........................187 12.1 Configuring Array and Virtual Disk ..................... 188 12.1.1 One-touch Configuration ......................189 12.1.2 Manually Creating Array and Virtual Disk .................
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Appendix ............................241 17.1 Glossary ..............................242 17.2 Troubleshooting ............................ 243 17.3 Summary of Changes ........................... 248 17.4 List of Compatible IP Cameras ......................250 17.4.1 List of Hikvision IP Cameras ...................... 250 17.4.2 List of Third-party IP Cameras ....................257...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1.1 Front Panel The front panels of the devices are shown below. DS-9100/9000HFI-ST & DS-9100/9000HFI-RT & DS-9200HWI-ST DS-9100/9000HWI-ST DS-9100/9000HFI-XT DS-8100/8000HFI-ST & DS-8100/8000HWI-ST Figure 1. 1 Front Panel (1)
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Table 1. 1 Description of Control Panel Buttons (1) Name Function Description ALARM Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected. Ready indicator is normally blue, indicating that the device is functioning READY properly.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder On checkbox fields, pressing the button will tick the checkbox. In PTZ Control mode, the button adjusts the iris of the camera. In Playback mode, it can be used to generate video clips for backup. Enter/exit the folder of USB device and eSATA HDD.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder If GUARD indicator is blue (default), all the alarm event and exception settings are valid. Otherwise, alarm event and exception settings are invalid, but normal recording is still available. It is important to note that you must press the EDIT button on either the remote or front panel on a text field before you’re able to edit its content.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations The device may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1.3. Batteries (2× AAA) must be installed before operation. Figure 1. 3 Remote Control The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones on the front panel.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Adjust focus in the PTZ Control menu. A Button It is also used to switch input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input). Enter the Manual Record setting menu. In PTZ control settings, press the button and then you can call a PTZ REC Button preset by pressing Numeric button.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Make sure you have installed batteries properly in the remote control. And you have to aim the remote control at the IR receiver in the front panel. If there is no response after you press any button on the remote, follow the procedure below to troubleshoot. Steps: 1.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1.3 USB Mouse Operation A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this device. To use a USB mouse: 1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the device. 2.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1.4 Input Method Description Figure 1. 4 Soft Keyboard (1) Figure 1. 5 Soft Keyboard (2) Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard: Table 1. 5 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons Icon Description Icon Description...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1.5 Rear Panel DS-9100/9000HFI-ST DS-9200/9100/9000HWI-ST & DS-9100/9000HFI-RT DS-9100/9000HFI-XT DS-8100/8000HFI-ST...
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder DS-8100/8000HWI-ST Figure 1. 6 Rear Panel (1) Table 1. 6 Description of Rear Panel (1) Item Description VIDEO IN BNC connector for analog video input. LOOP OUT (for DS-9100/9000HFI-ST/RT/XT BNC connector for video loop output. &...
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder ALARM IN Connector for alarm input. ALARM OUT Connector for alarm output. Ground (needs to be connected when DVR starts up). AC 100V ~ 240V AC 100V ~ 240V power supply. POWER Switch for turning on/off the device. Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the Device Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the device. Before you start: Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the device’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1. Press and hold the POWER button on the front panel for 3 seconds. 2. Enter the administrator’s username and password in the dialog box for authentication. 3. Click the Yes button. Do not press the POWER button again when the system is shutting down. ...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2.2 Setting the Admin Password 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.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2.3 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded. Figure 2. 4 Start Wizard Interface Operating the Setup Wizard: 1. The Start Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. If you don’t want to use the Start Wizard at that moment, click Exit.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder DS-9100/9000HFI-ST/RT/XT & DS-9200/9100/9000HWI-ST & DS-8100/8000HFI (HWI)-ST DS-7200HWI-ST Figure 2. 6 Network Configuration 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.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5. Click Next after you configured the network parameters, which takes you to the Array Management window (supported by DS-9100/9000HFI-RT series only). Figure 2. 8 Array Management 6. After configuring array settings, click Next to enter the HDD Management window. Figure 2.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 10 IP Camera Management 10. After finishing IP Camera settings, click Next to enter the Record Settings window. 11. Click the icon , and you can enable the continuous recording or motion Detection recording for all channels of the device.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2.4 Login and Logout 2.4.1 User Login Purpose: If the device 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.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 14 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.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 2.5 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras This Chapter is available for HDVR series only. 2.5.1 Setting the Admin Password for the IP Camera Purpose: Before adding the camera, make sure the IP camera to be added is in active status. Steps: 1.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3. Set the password of the camera to activate it. Use Admin Password: when you check the checkbox, the camera (s) will be configured with the same admin password of the operating NVR. Figure 2. 17 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.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 18 Adding IP Camera Interface The online cameras with same network segment will be detected and displayed in the camera list. Select the IP camera from the list and click the button to add the camera (with the same admin password of the HDVR’s).
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1) On the IP Camera Management interface, click the Custom Adding button to pop up the Add IP Camera (Custom) interface. Figure 2. 20 Custom Adding IP Camera Interface 2) You can edit the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP camera to be added.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Table 2. 1 Explanation of the icons Icon Explanation Icon Explanation Edit basic parameters of the camera Add the detected IP camera. The camera is disconnected; you can click the icon to get the exception Delete the IP camera information of camera.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 23 Network Configuration of the Camera 2. You can edit the network information and the password of the camera. Figure 2. 24 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...
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 25 Protocol Management Interface There are 16 customized protocols provided in the system, you can edit the protocol name; and choose whether to enable the sub-stream. 2. Choose the protocol type of transmission and choose the transfer protocols. Before customizing the protocol for the network camera, you have to contact the manufacturer of the network camera to consult the URL (uniform resource locator) for getting main stream and sub-stream.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 2. 26 Protocol Setting Choose the protocols you just added to validate the connection of the network camera.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The device automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus right-clicking the mouse repeatedly (depending on which menu you’re on) brings you to the Live View mode.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.2 Operations in Live View Mode Table 3. 2 Priorities of Outputs for DS-9200/9100/9000/8100/8000HWI-ST & DS-7200 Series HDMI/VGA CVBS Main output Auxiliary output √ √ HDMI/VGA CVBS √ × HDMI/VGA √ CVBS × Table 3. 3 Priorities of Outputs for Other Models HDMI CVBS...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View Figure 3. 1 Right-click Menu Table 3. 5 Mouse Operation in Live View Name Description 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.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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 drop-down list.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Digital Zoom function makes the camera zoom in on selected area, thus to get a close view of the picture. You can click-and-drag the mouse to select the area for zooming in. Figure 3. 3 Digital Zoom Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 3. 5 A Comparison of the Details Before and After Defogging For Network Cameras: You can customize the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue of network cameras. Figure 3. 6 Image Settings- Customize for Network Camera Live View Strategy icon can be selected to enter the Live View Strategy menu.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 3. 7 Live View Strategy Information icon can be selected to show the real-time status of the network camera, including the frame rate, bitrate, resolution and stream type. Figure 3. 8 Information...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings Purpose: Live View settings can be customized to meet different needs. You can configure the output interface, number of display window, dwell time for screen display, audio output settings, etc. We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as the example to describe the following settings.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 3. 10 Live View- Camera Order To set the camera order: Click the View tab. Select a Video Output Interface and select a screen layout Select the small window, and double-click on the channel number to display the channel on the window.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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 provided as an option for you.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.5 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics Purpose: The video quality of the analog channels can be diagnosed manually and you can view the diagnostic results from a list. Steps: 1. Enter the Manual Video Quality Diagnostics interface. Menu >...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3.6 User Logout Purpose: After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to do some operation, you need to enter user name and password to log in again. Steps: 3.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings Purpose: Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ camera. Before you start: Make sure that the PTZ camera and the device are connected properly via RS-485 interface. Steps: 1.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder configured for network cameras. Example: If the PTZ camera has a Baud rate as 115200, you should input 115200 in the Baud Rate field. 4. Click Copy if you want to configure same settings to other analog PTZ cameras. 5.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns Before you start: Make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols. We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as the example to describe the following settings.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4.2.2 Calling Presets Purpose: The view angle of the PTZ camera will be moved to the predefined position when you call a preset. Steps: 1. Click the button in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface; or press the PTZ button on the front panel;...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 4. 5 Key point Configuration 5. Click Add to save the current key point, and then repeat the above steps to set the next one. 6. Click OK to save the patrol settings 7.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4.2.5 Customizing Patterns Purpose: A pattern is a memorized, repeating series of pan, tilt, zoom, and preset functions. Steps: 1. Select the camera for PTZ setting from the drop-down list. 2. Select the pattern number from the drop-down list. 3.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Two limit points can be set for the view of the PTZ camera, and then the PTZ camera can horizontally auto scan between the two predefined limits. This function requires the support of the connected PTZ camera. Steps: 1.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Steps: 1. Click the button 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 toolbar during the live view process; or click PTZ Control on the right-click menu to open the PTZ control panel in live view mode.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder connected, the icon appears in the lower-left corner of the window, indicating that this camera is in PTZ control mode. Figure 4. 10 PTZ Panel Table 4. 1 Description of the PTZ panel icons Icon Description Icon...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Sensor alarm is not supported by DS-7200HWI-SV series. The interfaces of the device are subject to the actual model. 5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters Purpose: By configuring the encoding parameters you can define the parameters which affect the image quality, such as transmission stream type, the resolution, etc.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder video quality, frame rate, etc. Enable H.264+ Mode: check the checkbox to enable. Once enabled, the Max. Bitrate Mode, Max. Bitrate(Kbps) and Max. Bitrate Range Recommend are not configurable. Enabling it helps to ensure the high video quality with a lowered bitrate. The function is only available for IP cameras which support H.264+ stream.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder The Redundant Record/Capture option is only available when the HDD mode is Group. Redundant HDD is required for the redundant record/capture function. For detailed information, see Chapter 11.4.2 Setting HDD Property. For network cameras, the parameters of Main Stream (Event) are not editable.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 7 Overwrite Mode 6. Configure the two-way audio record (Menu>Record>Advanced>Two-way Audio). Check checkbox to enable the two-way audio record and select the camera from the drop-down list. Then, the two-way audio record will be bound to the selected camera as the audio input. ...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.2 Configuring Record/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 continuous recording and capture.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Schedule. There are two ways to configure the record schedule for the selected camera. Task 1: Edit the Schedule Steps: Click Edit. In the message box, you can choose the day which you want to set schedule. To set an all-day recording for the schedule, check the checkbox of All Day, and then select the recording type from the drop-down list, including Continuous, Motion, Alarm, Motion | Alarm, Motion &...
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 12 Holiday Settings Task 2: Draw the Schedule Steps: Click to select a record type, including Continuous, Motion, Alarm, M | A, M & A, VCA and None. Use the mouse to drag and draw time periods. Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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 device can analyze it and do many actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording/capture, or trigger full screen monitoring, audible warning, notify the surveillance center and so on.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Click OK to back to the upper level menu. Click Apply in the Motion Detection interface to save the settings. Exit the Motion Detection interface. 3. Enter Record/Capture Schedule settings interface (Menu> Record> Schedule>Record/Capture Schedule), and then set Motion as the record type.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording and Capture Purpose: Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording or capture. Sensor alarm is not supported by DS-7200HWI-SV series. We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 18 Alarm Input Settings IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only. Check the checkbox to choose the alarm triggered recording/capture channel. Click Apply to save settings. Click OK to back to the upper level menu. Click Apply in the Alarm Input interface to save the settings.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.5 Configuring VCA Recording and Capture Purpose: The event triggered recording can be configured through the menu. Then events include the motion detection, alarm and VCA events (face detection/face capture, line crossing detection, 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).
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 20 Set Trigger Camera of VCA Alarm The PTZ Linking function is only available for the VCA settings of IP cameras. 5. Enter Record/Capture Schedule settings interface (Menu> Record> Schedule>Record/Capture Schedule), and then set VCA as the record type. For details, see step 2 in Chapter 5.2 Configuring Record/Capture Schedule.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.6 Configuring Manual Recording and 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.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 22 Continuous Capture IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only. Click the status button before camera number to change to enable continuous capture. Or click the status button to change to disable continuous capture. After rebooting, all the continuous capture will be canceled.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.7 Configuring Holiday Recording and Capture Purpose: You may want to have different plan for recording and capture on holiday. Follow the steps to configure the record or capture schedule on holiday for that year. The priority of holiday schedule is higher than any other schedule.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule, including Date, Week and Month. Set the start and end date. Click Apply to save settings. Click OK to exit the Edit interface. 4.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording and Capture Purpose: The record files and captured pictures are stored not only in the R/W (read/write) HDD but also in the redundant HDD when the Redundant Record/Capture function is enabled, thus enhancing the data safety and reliability effectively.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Select Record. Select Camera you want to configure. Click More Settings to configure more parameters. Figure 5. 28 More Settings Interface Check checkbox to enable redundant recording and capture. Click Apply to save settings. Repeat the above steps2)-4) for configuring other channels.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.9 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.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Check the channels you want to save in this group. Click Apply to save settings. After having configured the HDD groups, you can configure the Recording and Capture settings by following the procedure provided in Chapter 5.2-5.8.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5.10 Files Protection Purpose: You can lock the recorded files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten. We use the interface of DS-9000HFI-RT series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 32 Locked File Management 4. You can click the icon on the Locked File Management interface to unlock the selected record file. Task 2: Lock File when Export Steps: 1. Enter Export setting interface. Menu >...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 5. 34 Export- Search Result 6. Protect the record files. Select the record file to be protected, and then click the icon. The icon turns to , indicating that the file is locked. Click the icon to unlock the file and the file is not protected.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder R/W. If there is only one HDD and is set to Read-only, the device can’t record any files. Only live view mode is available. If you set the HDD to Read-only when the device is saving files in it, then the file will be saved in next R/W HDD.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6.1 Playing Back Record Files We use the interface of DS-9000HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as the example to describe the following settings. 6.1.1 Playing Back by Time Purpose: Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported. Instant Playback by Channel: Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 2 Playback Interface indicates the start time and end time of the record files. represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event recording (motion, alarm, motion | alarm, motion & alarm, VCA). ...
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder If there are normal recordings (manual or schedule) for that camera in that day, on the calendar, the icon for that day is displayed as ; If there are event triggered recordings (motion, alarm, motion | alarm, motion &...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder indicates the start time and end time of the record files. represents normal recording (manual or schedule); represents event recording (motion, alarm, motion | alarm, motion & alarm, VCA). Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar to locate special frames, and a thumbnail of the specified frame will be displayed.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 6 Result of Video Search by Alarm Input 5. Click button to play back the record files. You can click Back to return to the search interface. Pre-play and post-play can be configured for the playback of event triggered record files. Pre-play: The time you set to play back before the event.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 7 Select Channels for Synchronous Playback 6. Event playback interface. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process. Figure 6. 8 Interface of Playback by Event 6.1.3 Playing Back by Tag Purpose: Default tags and customized tags can be added to mark the record files, and you can search the added tags and play...
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1. Enter the Normal Playback or Event Playback interface. For details, see Chapter 6.1.2 and Chapter 6.1.3. Figure 6. 9 Interface of Playback by Time 2. Click the icon at the bottom of the interface to add the default tag. Click the icon and input the tag name to add the customized tag.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1. Enter Playback interface. Menu > Playback 2. Select Tag from the drop-down list in the upper-left corner of the page to enter the Tag Playback interface. 3. Select the channels from the list, and specify the start time and end time for search. 4.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder You may enter the motion detection configuration interface by Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Events > Intrusion Detection. Figure 6. 12 Setting Intrusion Detection on IP Camera 2. Configure the required parameters of intrusion detection, including area, arming schedule and linkage methods.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5. Set the rules and areas for smart search of VCA event or motion event Line Crossing Detection Select the button , and click on the image to specify the start point and end point of the line. ...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6.1.5 Playing Back by Searching System Log Purpose: You can also play back record file(s) after searching system logs. Steps: 1. Enter Log Information interface. Menu>Maintenance>Log Information>Log Search Figure 6. 15 Log Search Interface 2.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 17 Interface of Playback by Log 6.1.6 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.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder mode is selected, then it can play the video files for 1 hour on each screen simultaneously. 6.1.7 Playing Back External Files Purpose: The record files stored in the external storage devices, e.g., USB flash drives, USB HDDs, can be searched and played back.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Frame extracting playback is supported by analog cameras only. The frame extracting record is with low bitrate and the frame rate is 1 fps. We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-RT series as example to describe the following settings. Steps: 1.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in order to view the image details of the video when abnormal events occur. Steps: • Using a Mouse: Go to Playback interface.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 21 Draw Area for Digital Zoom 6.2.3 Reverse Playback of Multi-channel Purpose: You can play back record files of multi-channel reversely. We use the interface of DS-9000 HFI-RT series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 6. 22 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface If more than one channel is optional, the synchronous playback will be activated. The record files will be marked by two lines on the process bar. The upper one indicates the record files of the selected channel;...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6.3 Picture Playback Purpose: The captured pictures stored in the HDDs of the device can be searched and viewed. Steps: 5. Enter Playback interface. Menu > Playback 6. Select Picture from the drop-down list in the upper-left corner of the page to enter the Picture Playback interface.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 7.1 Backing up Record Files Before you start: Please insert the backup device(s) into the device. 7.1.1 Quick Export Purpose: Export record files to backup device(s) quickly. We use the interface of DS-9000HFI-RT series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 2 Checkup of Quick Export Result 7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search Purpose: The record files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), DVD-R/W and eSATA HDD.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8 different Record types are selectable: Continuous, Motion, Alarm, Motion | Alarm, Motion & Alarm, Command Triggered, Manual and Event. The command triggered record is configured by the platform when the device accessed via the platform. ...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 6 Export Finished 6. The exported record files will be displayed in a list on the Export interface. You can click to delete the record file. Figure 7. 7 Checkup of Export Result 7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search Purpose: The event triggered recordings can be backed up on USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer),...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 8 Result of Event Search 4. Select the record file from the list and click the button Export to enter the Export interface. Or click the button Export All to select all the record files directly to enter the Export interface. 5.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Up to 30 items of video clips can be selected for backup at one time. 4. Check the checkboxes of clips and click the Export button to export the selected video clips. You can also click the Export All button to export all the video clips to the backup device. Figure 7.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 7.2 Backing up Pictures Task 1: Back up Captured Pictures when Playback Purpose: Back up the pictures captured during playback. Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface and start the playback. For details, see Chapter 6.1. Figure 7.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4. Refer to the step 4 ~ 6 in Chapter 7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search to export the pictures. Task 2: Back up All Types of Captured Pictures Purpose: Back up pictures using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), DVD-R/W or eSATA HDD. Steps: 1.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 7.3 Managing Backup Devices We use the interface of DS-9000HFI-RT series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings. Steps: 1. Enter the Export interface of backup device. For details, see Chapter 7.1-7.2. Figure 7.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder If the inserted device is not recognized, you can perform the following steps: Click the button Refresh. Reconnect device. Check for compatibility from vendor.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 7.4 Hot Spare Backup This section is only applicable to the devices of HDVR series. Before you start: At least 2 devices are required to be online. Purpose: Several devices can form an N+1 hot spare system. The system consists of several working devices and a hot spare device;...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 7. 18 Hot Spare Mode Settings 7.4.2 Setting the Working Device Steps: 1. Enter the Hot Spare Settings interface of the working device. Menu > Configuration > Hot Spare 2. Set the working mode of the device as Normal Mode (default). 3.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 7.4.3 Hot Spare Management Steps: 1. Enter the Hot Spare Settings interface of the hot spare device again. The connected working device is displayed on the device list. Check the checkbox to select the working device from the list, and click the button Add to link the working device to the hot spare device.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder function. The record synchronization function can be enabled for up to 1 working device at a time. Figure 7. 23 Working Status of Hot Spare Device-3...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.1 Setting Motion Detection We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings. Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface and choose a camera you want to set motion detection. Menu>...
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Time periods cannot be repeated or overlapped. Figure 8. 3 Set Arming Schedule of Motion Detection 5. Click Linkage Action tab to set alarm linkage actions of motion detection (please refer to Chapter 8.7). Figure 8.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarm Purpose: You can set handling method of an external sensor alarm. Sensor alarm is not supported by DS-7200HWI-SV series. Steps: 1. Enter Alarm Settings interface and select an alarm input. Menu>...
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Time periods cannot be repeated or overlapped. Figure 8. 7 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Input 5. Select Linkage Action tab to set alarm linkage actions of the alarm input (please refer to Chapter 8.7). 6.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.3 Detecting Video Loss Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm linkage action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Loss interface and select a channel you want to detect. Menu> Camera> Video Loss Figure 8.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5. If you want to set video loss handling method for another channel, repeat the above steps or just click Copy in Video Loss interface to copy the above settings to it. Copying video loss settings to IP camera is not supported.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Purpose: Trigger alarm and take alarm linkage action(s) when the lens is covered. Steps: 1. Enter Video Tampering interface and select a channel you want to detect video tampering. Menu> Camera> Video Tampering Figure 8.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 4. Select Linkage Action tab to set alarm linkage actions of video tampering alarm. For details, see Chapter 8.7. Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to complete the video tampering settings of the channel. 5.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.5 Handling Exceptions Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, e.g. HDD Full: The HDD is full. HDD Error: Writing HDD error, unformatted HDD, etc. Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable. ...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.6 Setting Alarm Linkage Actions Purpose: Alarm linkage actions will be activated when an alarm or exception occurs, including Event Hint Display, Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning (buzzer), Notify Surveillance Center, Send Email, Upload Captured Pictures to FTP (this function is supported by DVR series only) and Trigger Alarm Output (not supported by the DS-7200 series).
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Send Email Send an email with alarm information to a user or users when an alarm is detected. Please refer to Chapter 9.2.13 for details of Email configuration. Upload Captured Pictures to FTP Capture the image when an alarm is triggered and upload the picture to a FTP server. This function is supported by DVR series only.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 8. 16 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 click Copy to copy an arming schedule to other days. Click OK to complete the settings of the alarm output. 4.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually Purpose: Sensor alarm can be triggered or cleared manually. If “Manually Clear” is selected in the drop-down 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.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder For IP cameras, all VCA detections must be supported by the connected IP camera. For analog cameras, only line crossing detection and intrusion detection are supported by the analog camera 1 ~ 4. 9.1 Face Detection Purpose: Face detection function detects the face appears in the surveillance scene, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.2 Vehicle Detection Purpose: Vehicle Detection is available for the road traffic monitoring. In Vehicle Detection, the passed vehicle can be detected and the picture of its license plate can be captured. You can send alarm signal to notify the surveillance center and upload the captured picture to FTP server.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 3 Rule Settings Click Save to save the settings. Please refer to the User Manual of Network Camera for the detailed instructions for the vehicle detection. 9.3 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.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Sensitivity: Range [1-100]. The higher the value is, the more easily the detection alarm can be triggered. Click-OK to save the rule settings and back to the line crossing detection settings interface. Figure 9. 4 Set Line Crossing Detection Rules Click and set two points in the preview window to draw a virtual line.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.4 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.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 9. 7 Draw Area for Intrusion Detection Click Apply to save the settings.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.5 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.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 9.6 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. ...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Click Apply to activate the settings. 9.14 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. ...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder With the configured VCA detection, the device 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.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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>...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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. 6. Click Search to start searching. The search results of detected vehicle plate pictures are displayed in list or in chart.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate device over network. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network Figure 11. 1 Network Settings Interface The DS-7200HWI-SV provides 1 10M/100M/1000M self-adaptive Ethernet interface and no dual NIC settings.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 11. 2 Multi-address Working Mode Load Balance Mode: By using the same IP address, and two NIC cards share the load of the total bandwidth, which enables the system to provide two Gigabit network capacity. Figure 11.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.2 Configuring Advanced Settings We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings. 11.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings Purpose: Your device also allows access by Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). Steps: 1.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Prior registration with your ISP is required before configuring the system to use DDNS. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 2. Select the DDNS tab to enter the DDNS Settings interface. 3.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder (www.no-ip.com). Enter the User Name and Password registered in the NO-IP website. Figure 11. 10 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.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Register an Account Figure 11. 13 3) In the Device Management interface, click to register the device. Register the Device Figure 11. 14 4) Input Device Serial No., Device Domain (Device Name) and HTTP Port. And click OK to add the device.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder You can refer to Chapter 11.2.8 for the mapped HTTP port No. OPTION 2: Access the devices via iVMS-4200 For iVMS-4200, in the Add Device window, select and then edit the device information. Nickname: Edit a name for the device as you want.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5. Click Apply to save and exit the interface. The time synchronization interval can be set from 1 to 10080min, and the default value is 60min. If the device is connected to a public network, you should use a NTP server that has a time synchronization function, such as the server at the National Time Center (IP Address: 210.72.145.44).
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Sender: The name of sender. Sender’s Address: The Email address of sender. Select Receivers: Select the receiver. Up to 3 receivers can be configured. Receiver: The name of user to be notified. Receiver’s Address: The Email address of user to be notified. Enable Attached Pictures: Check the checkbox of Enable Attached Picture if you want to send email with attached alarm images.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 11. 18 Configure FTP Settings FTP Protocol: Select the protocol for the FTP server. FTP and SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) are available. For SFTP, the remote FTP server should support the SFTP protocol. It is a more secure way for file transmission by adopting the secure encryption method.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5. Click Apply to save and exit the interface. Before setting the SNMP, please download the SNMP software and manage to receive the device information via SNMP port. By setting the Trap Address, the device is allowed to send the alarm event and exception message to the surveillance center.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder port, http port, RTSP port and https port respectively. You can use the default port No., or change it according to actual requirements. External Port indicates the port No. for port mapping in the router. ...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder unique. Figure 11. 23 External Port Settings Dialog Box 5. Click OK to save the setting for the current port and return to the upper-level menu. 6. Click Apply button to save the settings. 7.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder High-speed Download: You can enable the High-speed Download function to widen the outgoing bandwidth of the device. In this way you can speed up the download of record files through web browser or CMS software.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.2.9 Configuring HTTPS Settings 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.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 11. 27 Create Self-signed Certificate Enter the country, host name/IP, validity and other information. Click OK to save the settings. OPTION 2: Create the authorized certificate Click the Create button to create the certificate request. Download the certificate request and submit it to the trusted certificate authority for signature.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 11. 28 Advanced Settings Interface 2. Check the checkbox of the Enable Virtual Host. 3. Click the Save button to save the setting. 4. Enter the IP camera management interface of HDVR. The Connect column appears on the right-most side of the camera list.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 3. Click the Save button to save the setting. 4. You can open the Command Prompt window in your PC, and input “telnet IP Address” to connect with the DVR, as shown in the figure below. Example: The IP address of the DVR is 192.0.0.64, you can input “telnet 192.0.0.64”...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.3 Checking Network Traffic Purpose: You can check the network traffic to obtain real-time information of device such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect Figure 11.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 11.4 Network Detection Purpose: You can obtain network connecting status of device through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. 11.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss Steps: 1. Enter the Network Detection interface. Menu >...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Steps: 1. Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect 2. Click the Network Detection tab to enter the Network Detection interface. 3. Select the backup device from the drop-down list of Device Name. Click Refresh if the connected local backup device cannot be displayed.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 11. 35 Checking Network Status You can click Network to enter the quick setting interface of network parameters if needed. Figure 11. 36 Network Parameters Configuration 11.4.4 Checking Network Statistics Purpose: You can check the network statistics to obtain the real-time information of the device. Steps: 1.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 11. 37 Network Stat. Interface 3. View 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. The bandwidth of IP Camera is only displayed in HDVR series.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder This chapter is available for DS-9100/9000HFI-RT series only. For the configuration for alarm linkage actions of array exception, please refer to Chapter 8.6 and Chapter 8.7. 12.1 Configuring Array and Virtual Disk Purpose: RAID (redundant array of independent disks) is a storage technology that combines multiple disk drive components into a logical unit.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.1.1 One-touch Configuration Purpose: Through one-touch configuration, you can quickly create the disk array and virtual disk. By default, the array type to be created is RAID 5. Steps: 1. Enter the Physical Disk Settings interface. Menu >...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 5. You can click Array tab to view the information of the successfully created array. By default, one-touch configuration creates an array and a virtual disk. Figure 12. 4 Array Settings Interface 6. Click Virtual Disk tab to view the automatically created virtual disk. By default, one-touch configuration adopts background initialization to initialize the virtual disk.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 12. 6 Physical Disk Settings Interface 2. Click Create to enter the Create Array interface. Figure 12. 7 Create Array Interface 3. Edit the Array Name; set the RAID Level to RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10; select the Physical Disk that you want to configure array.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 12. 8 Error Message Box 5. You can click Array tab to view the successfully created array. Figure 12. 9 Array Settings Interface 6. Click to select an array and click Create Vd to enter the Create Virtual Disk interface. The device supports creating at most 8 virtual disks.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder and the bad sector of the hard disks can be detected and repaired. The virtual disk can be used only after the initialization is complete. Background: The background initialization can synchronize the disks, and detect and repair the bad sector of the disks.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 12. 14 Hot Spare Disk...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.2 Rebuilding Array Purpose: The working status of array includes Functional, Disk Loss 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.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.2.2 Manually Rebuilding Array Purpose: If there is no hot spare disk available, you can rebuild the array manually to restore the array when the virtual disk is in Degraded status. Steps: Enter the Array Settings interface. The status of the array is displayed as Disk Loss, and the status of the virtual disk is displayed as Degraded.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.3 Repairing Virtual Disk Purpose: When the disk cannot be displayed on the HDD Information interface while the virtual disk can still show in the Array Settings interface, you have to repair the virtual disk. If the virtual disk is under foreground initialization, the repairing cannot be done.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.4 Deleting Array / Virtual Disk Before deleting the array, the virtual disk(s) under this array must be deleted first. Deleting array and virtual disk will delete all the data saved in the disk. 12.4.1 Deleting the Virtual Disk Steps: Enter the Virtual Disk interface.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 12.5 Upgrading 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 view the information of the firmware, including the version, maximum physical disk quantity, maximum array quantity, auto-rebuild status, etc.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 12. 26 Upgrade the Firmware...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings. 13.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your device. If there is uninitialized HDD existed in the device, perform the following steps to initialize the HDD(s).
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it. The HDDs which are free of working for a long time can be enabled to sleep, thus to decrease the power consumption of the device and extend the life of the HDDs. Click Menu >...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.2 Managing Network HDD Purpose: You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN to device, and use it as network HDD. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD > General 2.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 13. 6 Add IP SAN Disk 6. After having successfully added the NAS or IP SAN disk, return to the HDD Information menu. The added NetHDD will be displayed in the list. If the added NetHDD is uninitialized, please select it and click Init for initialization. Figure 13.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.3 Managing eSATA Purpose: When there is an external eSATA device connected to device, you can configure eSATA for the use of Record/Capture or Export, and you can manage the eSATA in the device. Steps: Enter the Advanced Record Settings interface.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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. Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu >...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 6. Select the Group number for the current HDD. The default group No. for each HDD is 1. 7. Click OK and confirm the pop-up message box to finish the settings. 13.4.2 Setting HDD Property Purpose: The HDD property can be set to redundancy, read-only or read/write (R/W).
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.6 Configuring Frame Extracting Mode Purpose: If you want to extend the record time of the HDD, you can set the storage mode of the HDD to Frame Extracting. In this mode, the bitrate of frame extracting record is less than 1/8 of that of normal record and the frame rate of frame extracting record is 1 fps so as to maintain longer storage time of the record files.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder The estimation of the record time is only for reference. If you change the storage capacity of the device, e.g., a new HDD is connected or a HDD is removed, you have to configure the frame extracting mode again.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.7 Configuring Disk Clone Before you start: Connect a HDD to the device via the eSATA interface. Purpose: You can clone all the data stored on the HDD, which is installed on the device, to a connected eSATA disk according to the actual needs or when the S.M.A.R.T.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 13. 17 Setting eSATA Usage The capacity of destination disk must be the same as that of the clone source disk. 4. Check the checkbox of the HDD to be cloned in the Clone Source list. 5.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.8 Checking HDD Status Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDDs on device so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps: 1.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.9 Checking S.M.A.R.T. Information Purpose: The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system for HDD to detect and report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures. This chapter is not available for DS-9100/9000HFI-RT series. Steps: 1.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.10 Detecting Bad Sector Purpose: You can detect the bad sector of the HDD to check the status of the HDD. This chapter is not available for DS-9100/9000HFI-RT series. Steps: 1. Enter the Bad Sector Detection interface. Menu >...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 13.11 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. Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the drop-down list. 3.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 14.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc. We use the interface of DS-9100HFI-ST series (unless otherwise stated) as example to describe the following settings.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 14.2 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: Privacy mask enables you to cover certain areas on the live video to prevent certain spots in the surveillance area from being live viewed and recorded. Steps: 1. Enter the Privacy Mask Settings interface. Menu >...
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 14. 3 Image Settings Interface for Analog Camera Connected to DS-9200 HWI-ST Series Figure 14. 4 Image Settings Interface for Analog Camera Connected to Other Series Figure 14. 5 Image Settings Interface for IP Camera Figure 14.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder types of defog modes are available: Auto (default), Manual and Disable. IP Camera is supported by the HDVR series. Rotate function and Mirror function are only supported by Rotate Camera. 2. Select the camera to set image parameters. 3.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 15.1 Viewing System Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Figure 15. 1 Device Information Interface 2. Select the tab and you can view the detailed information of device, camera, record, alarm, network and HDD. ...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 15.2 Searching & Exporting Log Files Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception, information and running status of the device can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time. Before you start: Connect the backup device, such as USB flash drive, to the device before exporting the log files.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 15. 3 Log Search Results Click Export to enter the Export interface, and the matched logs will be exported to the backup device. Figure 15. 4 Export interface 3. Select the backup device and log file format from the respective drop-down lists. 4.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 15.3 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files Purpose: The configuration files of the device can be exported to local device for backup; and the configuration files of one device can be imported to multiple devices if they are to be configured with the same parameters. Steps: 1.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 15.4 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your device can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 15.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device Steps: 1. Connect your device with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located. 2.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 15.5 Restoring Default Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 15. 8 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.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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 device through the PC serial port. Device parameters can be configured by using software such as HyperTerminal. The serial port parameters must be the same as the device’s when connecting with the PC serial port.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 16.2 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the BNC output standard, VGA output resolution, mouse pointer speed, etc. Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General Select the General tab. Figure 16.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder • System Time: Select the system time. • Mouse Pointer Speed: Set the speed of mouse pointer; 4 levels are configurable. • Enable Wizard: Enable/disable the Wizard when the device starts up. • Enable Password: Enable/disable the use of the login password. 4.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 16.3 Configuring DST Settings Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General 2. Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 16. 4 DST Settings Interface You can check 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.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 16.4 Configuring More Settings Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General 2. Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface. Figure 16. 5 More Settings Interface 3.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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 device. • Local Parameters Settings: Configuring parameters, restoring factory default parameters and importing/exporting configuration files.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Figure 16. 10 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.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 17.1 Glossary • Dual Stream: Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the device, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 17.2 Troubleshooting No image displayed on the monitor after the device is starting up normally. Possible Reasons No VGA or HDMI connections. Connection cable is damaged. Input mode of the monitor is incorrect. Steps 1.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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 our company to do the further process. ...
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Verify the power indicator is normal. When the IPC is offline, please try the ping command on PC to check if the PC connects with the IPC. 3. Verify the network between IPC and HDVR is stable. When the IPC is offline, connect PC and HDVR with the RS-232 cable.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 1) When image is stuck, connect the RS-232 ports on PC and the rear panel of device with the RS-232 cable. 2) Open the Super Terminal, and execute the command of “ping 192.168.0.0 –l 1472 –f” (the IP address may change according to the real condition), and check if there exists packet loss.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Simultaneously press the Ctrl and C to exit the ping command. 2. Verify the frame rate is real-time frame rate. Select “Menu > Record > Parameters > Record”, and set the Frame Rate to “Full Frame”. 3.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 17.3 Summary of Changes Version 3.3.2 Added: 1. Support H.264+. (Product Key Features, Chapter 3.2.4, Chapter 5.1) Version 3.3.0 Added: 1. Set the strong password to activate the device is needed for the first-time startup. (Chapter 2.2) 2.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder Version 3.1.2 Added Support connection to more models of IP camera from third-party manufactures. (List of Compatible IP Cameras) Updated 1. Optimize the right-click menu, adding PTZ control option. (Chapter 3.2.2, Chapter 3.2.3, Chapter 6.1.1) 2.
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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 ×...
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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 ×...
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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 ×...
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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 √ √ DS-6601HFI(-SATA) V1.2.1 build131202 704*576...
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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 √ √ iDS-2DF5296-A/D/A3/D3/AF/A3F V5.2.8 build150124 2048*1536 √...
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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 √ √ DS-2DE7182-A V5.2.10 build150128 1920*1080 √...
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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 √ √ DS-2ZMN3006(B) V5.2.7 build141107 1280*960...
User Manual of Digital Video Recorder 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.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder IP Camera Max. Manufacturer Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution or Protocol CB-500Ap(Brickcom-50x √ (× ) 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 × × VB-S300D Ver.
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User Manual of Digital Video Recorder IP Camera Max. Manufacturer Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution or Protocol IP8332 0105b 1280*800 × × (ONVIF compatibility) D5110 (ONVIF √ (× ) MG.1.6.03P8 1280*1024 × compatibility) F3106 (ONVIF M2.1.6.03P8 √ (× ) √ 1280*1024 compatibility) F3110 (ONVIF...
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