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  • Page 1: Digital Video Recorder

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual UD.7L0202D1437B01...
  • Page 2 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Regulatory information FCC information compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 3 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 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 the following models: DVR6104V-H, DVR6108V-H, DVR6116V-H This manual may contain several technically incorrect places or printing errors, and the content is subject to change without notice.

  • Page 4: Preventive And Cautionary Tips

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips: • Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • Unit is designed for indoor use only.

  • Page 5: Product Key Features

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Product Key Features General  Connectable to the network cameras and network domes (this feature is supported by HDVR series).  PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.  H.264 video compression with high reliability and superior definition.
  • Page 6 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR  Searching record files by event.  Customization of tags, searching and playing back by tags.  Locking and unlocking record files.  Local redundant recording.  Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start time, end time, etc.
  • Page 7 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR  Alarm event and exception information can be sent to the remote host.  Remotely start/stop recording.  Upgrade by remote FTP server.  Remote PTZ control.  Two-way audio and voice broadcasting. ...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features ........................... 4 C H A P T E R 1 ..............................11 Introduction................................ 11 1.1 Front Panel ............................12 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations ......................12 1.3 USB Mouse Operation ......................... 15 1.4 Input Method Description ........................
  • Page 9 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule ......................52 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record ....................55 5.4 Configuring Manual Record ........................ 58 5.5 Configuring Holiday Record........................ 59 5.6Configuring Redundant Record ......................61 5.7 Configuring HDD Group for Record ....................63 5.8 Files Protection ............................
  • Page 10 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 9.2.4 Configuring SNMP ........................ 106 9.2.5 Configuring NAT ........................107 9.2.6 Configuring Remote Alarm Host ................... 110 9.2.7 Configuring Multicast......................111 9.2.8 Configuring RTSP ........................111 9.2.9 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports ..................111 9.2.10 Configuring HTTPS Settings ....................
  • Page 11 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 12.4.2 Upgrading by FTP ....................... 147 12.5 Restoring Default Settings ....................... 148 C H A P T E R 1 3 ............................149 Others ................................149 13.1 Configuring General Settings ......................150 13.2 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port ....................... 150 13.3 Configuring DST Settings ........................

  • Page 12: Chapter 1

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR C H A P T E R 1 Introduction...

  • Page 13: Front Panel

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 1.1 Front Panel DVR6104/08/16V-H The front panel ofDVR6100V-Hseries DVR is shown in Figure 1.1: Figure 1.1 Front Panel Table 1.1 Description of Control Panel Buttons Name Function Description POWER indicator turns green when DVR is powered up.
  • Page 14 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 1.2 Remote Control Table 1.2 Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons Name Description POWER Power on/off the device. Enables/Disables Remote Control. Alphanumeric Buttons Switching to the corresponding channel in Live view or PTZ Control mode.
  • Page 15 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Name Description PREV Button Switching between single screen and multi-screen mode. DIRECTION/ENTER Navigating between different fields and items in menus. In Playback mode, the Up and Down button are used to speed up and Buttons slow down the playing of recorded video.

  • Page 16: Usb Mouse Operation

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 1.3 USB Mouse Operation A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this device. To use a USB mouse: 1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the device.

  • Page 17: Rear Panel

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 1.5 Rear Panel DVR6104V-H The rear panel of the DVR is shown in Figure 1.6. Figure 1.4 Rear Panel DVR6116V-H The rear panel of DVR6116V-H is shown in Figure 1.7. Figure 1.5 Rear Panel Note: The rear panel of DVR6108V-H provides 8 video input interfaces.
  • Page 18 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR connection is working properly. Starting up the device: Steps: 1. Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the device.

  • Page 19: Chapter 2

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR C H A P T E R 2 Getting Started...

  • Page 20: Using The Wizard For Basic Configuration

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 2.1 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device. By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded. Operating the Setup Wizard: Select the system language from the drop-down menu.
  • Page 21 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 2.3 Login Window Click the Next button to enter the Date and Time settings window, as shown in Figure 2.4. Set the time zone, date format, system date and system time. Figure 2.4 Date and Time Settings Click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window, as shown in Figure 2.5.
  • Page 22 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Click Next button to enter the advanced network settings window. Configure the advanced network parameters, including the server port, HTTP port, RTSP port, UPnP and DDNS settings. Figure 2.6 Advanced Network Configuration Click Next button to enter the HDD Management window, shown in Figure 2.7.
  • Page 23 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Click Search to search IP Camera. Click Add to add IP Camera (only supported by HDVR series). After finishing IP Camera settings lick Next to enter the Record Settings window. Click Next button to enter the Record Settings window, as shown in Figure 2.9.

  • Page 24: Adding And Connecting The Ip Cameras

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 2.2 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras Note: This Chapter is available for the HDVR models only. 2.2.1 Adding the IP Cameras Purpose: The HDVR series can be connected with the network cameras and record the video from them. Before you can get a live view or record of the video, you should add the network cameras to the connection list of the device.
  • Page 25 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 2.12 IP Camera Management Select a camera from the list and click the icon to add it automatically. Or click the button Add All to add all the online cameras automatically. The user name and password are admin and 12345 by default.
  • Page 26 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 2.14 Successfully Added IP Cameras Import/Export the configuration file of the IP cameras. Import the configuration file of IP cameras to the device: Connect the backup device on which the configuration file is stored.

  • Page 27: Configuring The Connected Ip Cameras

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 2.16 Attention-Importing Succeeded Export the configuration file of IP cameras to backup device: Connect the backup device on which the configuration file is stored to the device. Click the IP Camera Import/Export tab.
  • Page 28 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR setting of the cameras if needed. Steps: 1. Click the icon on the camera list to enter the Edit IP Camera interface. Figure 2.19 Edit IP Camera 2. Edit the camera information, such as the IP address, protocol, port, etc.

  • Page 29: Chapter 3

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR C H A P T E R 3 Live View...

  • Page 30: Introduction Of Live View

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The device automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus pressing the ESC many times (depending on which menu you’re on) brings you to the Live View mode.

  • Page 31: Operations In Live View Mode

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 3.2 Operations in Live View Mode In live view mode, the following functions can be realized: • Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor. • Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously.

  • Page 32: Using An Auxiliary Monitor

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Auto-switch. Show/Hide Toolbar Note: The Add IP Camera item is provided by the HDVR models only. 3.2.2Using an Auxiliary Monitor Certain features of the Live View are also available while in an Aux monitor. These features include: •...

  • Page 33: Quick Setting Toolbar In Live View Mode

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 3.2.4 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode On the screen of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which shows when you left-click mouse on the camera. Figure 3.3 Quick Settings Toolbar Table 3.3 Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons...
  • Page 34 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu. Steps: Set the period of a day for configuring independent image parameters so as to satisfy different light conditions, e.g., daylight and night time. Two periods can be configured. When you have configured Period 1, the Period 2 is remained as the Other Time.

  • Page 35: Configuring Live View Settings

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 3.3 Configuring Live View Settings Purpose: Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc.
  • Page 36 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 3.7 Live View- Camera Order To set the camera order: Click the View tab to enter the camera order settings interface. Select an output interface and select a screen layout. Click to select a screen in the right region and double-click to select a channel in the left region.

  • Page 37: Channel-Zero Encoding

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 3.4 Channel-zero Encoding Purpose: Sometimes you need to get a remote view of many channels in real time from web browser or CMS (Client Management System) software, in order to decrease the bandwidth requirement without affecting the image quality, channel-zero encoding is supported as an option for you.
  • Page 38 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 3.9 Video Quality Diagnostics Notes:  Connect the analog signal to the device for the video quality diagnostics.  Three exception types can be diagnosed: Blurred Image, Abnormal Brightness and Color Cast. ...

  • Page 39: User Logout

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 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.

  • Page 40: Chapter 4

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR C H A P T E R 4 PTZ Controls...

  • Page 41: Configuring Ptz Settings

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings Purpose: Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ camera. Before you start: Check that the PTZ and the device are connected properly through RS-485 interface.

  • Page 42: Calling Presets

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 4.2 PTZ- More Settings 2. Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set preset. 3. Click the round icon before Save Preset. 4. Click the preset number to save the preset.

  • Page 43: Customizing Patrols

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 4.4 PTZ- Call Preset 3. Choose the preset number. Call preset in live view mode: Steps: 1. In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the IR remote control, or choose the PTZ Control icon to enter the PTZ toolbar.
  • Page 44 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR following the steps above in Customizing Presets. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings 2. Select patrol number. 3. Select the under Patrol option box to add key points for the patrol.

  • Page 45: Calling Patrols

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 4.8 KeyPoints Deletion 4.2.4 Calling Patrols Purpose: Calling a patrol makes the PTZ to move according the predefined patrol path. Call patrol in the PTZ setting interface: Steps: 1. In the PTZ setting interface.

  • Page 46: Customizing Patterns

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 4.10 PTZ Toolbar- Call Patrol 4.2.5 Customizing Patterns Purpose: Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ. You can call the pattern to make the PTZ movement according to the predefined path.

  • Page 47: Calling Patterns

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 4.2.6 Calling Patterns Purpose: Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns. Call pattern in the PTZ setting interface Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. 2. Select the pattern number.

  • Page 48: Ptz Control Toolbar

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 4.3 PTZ Control Toolbar In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the IR remote control, or choose the PTZ Control icon to enter the PTZ toolbar. You can also access the PTZ Control toolbar by clicking the PTZ button in the PTZ settings interface under Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings.

  • Page 49: Chapter 5

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR C H A P T E R 5 Record Settings...

  • Page 50: Configuring Encoding Parameters

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters Purpose: By configuring the encoding parameters you can define the transmission stream type, the resolution and so on. Before you start: 1. Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it.
  • Page 51 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 5.3(1) Encoding Parameters-Main Stream (Analog Camera) Figure 5.4 (2) Encoding Parameters-Main Stream (IP Camera) 2. Set encoding parameters for main stream Select Record to enter the main stream settings interface. Select the camera for configuration.
  • Page 52 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR reference. Configure the pre-record, post-record time, expired time, redundant record (this option is only available when the HDD mode is Group) and whether you want to record audio. Pre-record: The time you set to record before the scheduled time or event. For example, when an alarm triggered the recording at 10:00, if you set the pre-record time as 5 seconds, the camera records it at 9:59:55.

  • Page 53: Configuring Record Schedule

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 5.6 Encoding Parameters-Sub-stream Configure the parameters for the sub-stream. Refer to the step of main stream settings. Click Apply to save the settings. Note: You can click the Restore button to restore the current sub-stream settings to the default parameters.
  • Page 54 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 1) Click Edit. 2) In the message box, you can choose the day which you want to set schedule. 3) To schedule an all-day recording, check checkbox to enable all-day recording. 4) Set the Type in the dropdown list.
  • Page 55 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Task 2: Draw the Schedule Steps: 1) Click the icon on the right to select a record type. Different recording types are available for different models. Note: To enable Motion triggered recording, you must configure the motion detection settings. For detailed information, refer to Chapter 8.1 and Chapter 8.2.

  • Page 56: Configuring Motion Detection Record

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the device can analyze it and perform some response actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notify the surveillance center and so on.
  • Page 57 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 5.15 Motion Detection Handling Note: IP Camera is supported by HDVR series only. 5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. 6) Click Apply to save the settings.
  • Page 58 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 5.17 Edit Schedule- Motion Detection 3) In the message box, you can choose the day to which you want to set schedule. 4) Set the Type as Motion. 5) To schedule an all-day recording, check the checkbox after the All Day item.

  • Page 59: Configuring Manual Record

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 5.5 Configuring Manual Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual record. When using manual record, you need to manually cancel the record. The manual recording is prior to the scheduled recording.

  • Page 60: Configuring Holiday Record

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR channels. 5.6 Configuring Holiday Record Purpose: You may want to have different plan for recording on holiday. Follow the steps to configure the record schedule on holiday. Steps: Enter the Record setting interface. Menu>Record Choose Holiday on the left bar.
  • Page 61 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 6) Click OK to exit the Edit interface. Enter Record Schedule settings interface. Menu> Record> Schedule 1) Select Record. 2) Check the checkbox after Enable Schedule. 3) Click Edit. 4) Select Holiday from the Schedule dropdown list.

  • Page 62: Configuring Redundant Record

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 5.7 Configuring Redundant Record Purpose: Enabling redundant recording, which means saving the record files not only in the R/W (read/write) HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability.
  • Page 63 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 5.27 Encoding Record 2) Select Camera you want to configure. 3) Check the checkbox of the Redundant Record. otes: 1. The Redundant Record option is only available when the HDD mode is Group.

  • Page 64: Configuring Hdd Group For Record

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Record Purpose: You can group the HDDs and save the record files in certain HDD group. Steps: Enter HDD setting interface. Menu>HDD Figure 5.28 HDD-General Select Advanced on the left bar.

  • Page 65: Files Protection

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 5.9 Files Protection Purpose: You can lock the recorded files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten. Protect file by locking the record files: Steps: Enter Playback setting interface.
  • Page 66 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 5.32 Unlocking Attention Protect file by setting HDD property to Read-only 、 、 Note: To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group. See Chapter 10.3 Managing HDD Group.

  • Page 67: Chapter 6

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR C H A P T E R 6 Playback...

  • Page 68: Playing Back Record Files

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 6.1 Playing Back Record Files 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel Purpose: Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported. Instant playback by channel:...
  • Page 69 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing progress, as shown in Figure 6.3. Figure 6.3 Playback Interface Check the checkboxes to select the channel(s), and then the video from the selected channels will be played back synchronously.

  • Page 70: Playing Back By Time

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Normal playback Notes:  Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames. ...

  • Page 71: Playing Back By Event Search

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 6.6 Interface of Playback by Time Figure 6.7 Toolbar of Playback by Time Table 6.2 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-time Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Mute/Audio on Start/Stop clipping Save clip(s) Add default tag...
  • Page 72 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Play back record files on one or several channels searched out by restricting event type (motion detection). Channel switch is supported. Steps: 1. Enter the playback interface. Menu>Playback 2. Click and select to enter the Event Playback interface.
  • Page 73 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Note: 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. For example, when an alarm triggered the recording at 10:00, if you set the pre-play time as 5 seconds, the video plays back from 9:59:55.

  • Page 74: Playing Back By Tag

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 6.12 Toolbar of Playback by Event Table 6.3 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-event Interface Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Mute/Audio on Start/Stop clipping Save clip(s) Add default tag Add customized tag Tag management...
  • Page 75 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Click button to add default tag. Click button to add customized tag and input tag name. Note: Max. 64 tags can be added to a single video file. 2. Tag management. Click button to check, edit and delete tag(s).

  • Page 76: Playing Back By Smart Search

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 6.16 Interface of Playback by Tag Figure 6.17 Toolbar of Playback by Tag Table 6.4 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-tag Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Mute/Audio on Start/Stop clipping Save clip(s) Add default tag...

  • Page 77: Playing Back By System Log

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR The smart playback function provides an easy way to get through the less effective information. When you select the smart playback mode, the system will analyze the video with motion, mark it with green color and play it in the normal speed while the video without motion will be played in the 8-time speed.
  • Page 78 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 6.19 Log Search Interface 2. Specify the start time and end time for search. 3. Select the major type of the log from the drop-down list. 4 major types are selectable: Alarm, Exception, Operation and Information.

  • Page 79: Playing Back External Files

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 6.21 Interface of Playback by Log 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.

  • Page 80: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in order to check image details of the video when abnormal events happen. Steps: • Using a Mouse: Go to Playback interface.
  • Page 81 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR toolbar appears at the bottom of the screen. Figure 6.24 Smart Search Toolbar 3. Click-and-drag the mouse to draw area(s) for smart search. You can click the icon to set the full screen as target searching area.

  • Page 82: Digital Zoom

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 6.2.3 Digital Zoom Steps: 1. Enter the Playback interface and start the playback. For details, see Chapter 6.1. 2. Click the icon on the playback control toolbar to enter Digital Zoom mode. 3. Click-and-drag the mouse to draw a red rectangle on the window in the lower-right corner of the interface.
  • Page 83 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 6.28 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface 3. Click the icon on the playback control toolbar, and the record files will be played back reversely.

  • Page 84: Chapter 7

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR C H A P T E R 7 Backup...

  • Page 85: Backing Up Record Files

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 7.1 Backing up Record Files Before you start: Please insert the backup device(s) into the device. 7.1.1 Backing up by Normal Video Search Purpose: The record files can be backup to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer .
  • Page 86 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Note: If the inserted device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. You can also format USB flash drives or USB HDDs via the device. USB writer, SATA writer and eSATA HDD cannot be formatted.

  • Page 87: Backing Up By Event Search

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 7.6 Checkup of Export Result using USB Flash Drive 7.1.2 Backing up by Event Search Purpose: Back up event-related record files using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer. Quick Backup and Normal Backup are supported.
  • Page 88 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 7.8 Result of Event Search 6. Select record files to export. You can use the following two ways to enter the Export interface.  Select motion detection event (s) from the list and click Quick Export button to enter the Export interface, as shown in Figure 7.9.
  • Page 89 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 7.10 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Flash Drive 8. Click Export button and select to export the video and log files or the player to the backup device. Click OK to confirm.

  • Page 90: Backing Up Video Clips

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 7.13 Checkup of Event Export Result Using USB Flash Drive 7.1.3 Backing up Video Clips Purpose: You may also select video clips to export directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer.
  • Page 91 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 7.15 Export Video Clips Using USB Flash Drive 5. Click Export button and select to export the video and log files or the player to the backup device. Click OK to confirm. Figure 7.16 Export Selection Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box “Export...
  • Page 92 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 7.18 Checkup of Video Clips Export Result Using USB Flash Drive...

  • Page 93: Managing Backup Devices

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 7.2 Managing Backup Devices Management of USB flash drive, USB HDD. Steps: 1. Enter the Export interface of backup device. For details, see Chapter 7.1-7.2. Figure 7.19 Management of USB Flash Drives, USB HDDs Figure 7.20 Management of USB Writers and DVD-R/W...
  • Page 94 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR...

  • Page 95: Chapter 8

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR C H A P T E R 8 Alarm Settings...

  • Page 96: Setting Motion Detection

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 8.1 Setting Motion Detection Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface and choose a camera you want to set motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 8.1 Motion Detection Setup Interface 2. Set motion detection area and sensitivity.
  • Page 97 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day. Click Apply to save the arming settings of the selected day. Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.

  • Page 98: Detecting Video Loss

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 8.3 Detecting Video Loss Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Loss interface of Camera Management. Menu> Camera> Video Loss Figure 8.7 Video Loss Setup Interface 2.

  • Page 99: Detecting Video Tampering

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Purpose: Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Tampering interface of Camera Management. Menu> Camera> Video Tampering Detection Figure 8.9 Video Tampering Setup Interface 2.

  • Page 100: Handling Exceptions

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 8.5 Handling Exceptions Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, e.g., • HDD Full: The HDD is full. • HDD Error: Writing HDD error, unformatted HDD, etc. • Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable.

  • Page 101: Setting Alarm Response Actions

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions Purpose: The alarm response actions will be activated when an exception occurs, including Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning, Notify Surveillance Center, and Send Email. Full Screen Monitoring When an alarm event (motion detection/tamper-proof/video loss detection) is triggered, the local monitor (HDMI/VGA or BNC monitor) display in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring.

  • Page 102: Chapter 9

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR C H A P T E R 9 Network Settings...

  • Page 103: Configuring General Settings

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 9.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate device over network. Steps Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Network 1. Select the General tab. Figure 9.1 General Network Settings 2.

  • Page 104: Configuring Ddns

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 9.2 PPPoE Settings Interface Check the PPPoE checkbox to enable this feature. Enter User Name and Password for PPPoE access. Note: The User Name and Password should be assigned by your ISP. Figure 9.3 PPPoE Settings Interface Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface.
  • Page 105 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 9.5 IPServer Settings Interface • DynDNS: 1) Enter Server Address for DynDNS (e.g. members.dyndns.org). 2) In the Device Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the DynDNS website. 3) Enter the User Name and Password registered in the DynDNS website.
  • Page 106 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR other fields are read only. 1) Enter the Server Address of the HiDDNS server: www.hiddns.com. 2) Enter the Device Domain Name. You can register the alias of the device domain name in the HiDDNS server first and then enter the alias to the Device Domain Name in the DVR; you can also enter the domain name directly on the DVR to create a new one.

  • Page 107: Configuring Ntp Server

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR and the alias must be started with letters of the lower-case English alphabet. Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. 9.2.3 Configuring NTP Server Purpose: A Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server can be configured on your device to ensure the accuracy of system date/time.

  • Page 108: Configuring Nat

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 9.13 SNMP Settings Interface Check the SNMP checkbox to enable this feature. Configure the SNMP settings. Figure 9.14 Configure SNMP Settings Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. Note: Before setting the SNMP, please download the SNMP software and manage to receive the device information via SNMP port.
  • Page 109 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 9.15 UPnP™ Settings Interface 3. Check checkbox to enable UPnP™. 4. Select the mapped type to Auto or Manual. Task1: Auto If you select Auto, the Port Mapping items are read-only, and the external ports are set by the router automatically.
  • Page 110 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 9.17 External Port Settings Dialog Box Click Apply to save the settings. You can click Refresh to get the latest status of the port mapping. Figure 9.18 UPnP™ Settings Finished-Manual  Manual Mapping...

  • Page 111: Configuring Remote Alarm Host

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 9.19 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. Enter the virtual server setting page of router. Input the internal port value in the Internal Source Port textfield, the external port value in the External Source Port textfield, and other required information.

  • Page 112: Configuring Multicast

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 9.2.7 Configuring Multicast Purpose: The multicast can be configured to realize live view for more than the maximum number of cameras through network. A multicast address spans the Class-D IP range of 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. It is recommended to use the IP address ranging from 239.252.0.0 to 239.255.255.255.

  • Page 113: Configuring Https Settings

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Menu > Configuration > Network Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface. Enter new Server Port and HTTP Port. Figure 9.24 Host/Others Settings Menu Enter the Server Port and HTTP Port in the text fields. The default Server Port is 8000 and the HTTP Port is 80, and you can change them according to different requirements.

  • Page 114: Configuring Email

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 9.26 signed Create Self- 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.
  • Page 115 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 9.28 Network Settings Interface Click the Apply button to save the settings. Select the Email tab to enter the Email Settings interface. Configure the following Email settings: Enable Server Authentication (optional): Check the checkbox to enable the server authentication feature.
  • Page 116 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR message box will pop up.

  • Page 117: Checking Network Traffic

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 9.3 Checking Network Traffic Purpose: You can check the network traffic to obtain real-time information of device such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc. Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect Figure 9.30 Network Traffic Interface...

  • Page 118: Network Detection

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 9.4 Network Detection Purpose: You can obtain network connecting status of device through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface.

  • Page 119: Checking Network Status

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR to detect the backup device, please check whether it is compatible with the device. You can format the backup device if the format is incorrect. Figure 9.33 Export Network Packet 4. Click the Export button to start exporting.
  • Page 120 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 9.35 Checking Network Status If the network is normal the following message box pops out. Figure 9.36 Network Status Checking Result If the message box pops out with other information instead of this one, you can click Network button to show the quick setting interface of the network parameters.

  • Page 121: Checking Network Statistics

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics Purpose: You can check the network statistics to obtain the real-time information of the device. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Statistics interface. Menu > Maintenance> Net Detect 2. Click the Network Stat. tab to enter the Network Statistics menu.

  • Page 122: Hdd Management

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR C H A P T E R 1 0 HDD Management...

  • Page 123: Initializing Hdds

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 10.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your device. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD>General Figure 10.1 HDD Information Interface Select the HDD to be initialized.

  • Page 124: Managing Network Hdd

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 10.2 Managing Network HDD Purpose: You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN to device, and use it as network HDD. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD > General Figure 10.4 HDD Information Interface...
  • Page 125 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 10.6 Add NAS Disk • Add IP SAN: 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Click the Search button to the available IP SAN disks. 3) Select the IP SAN disk from the list shown below.

  • Page 126: Managing Hdd Group

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 10.3 Managing HDD Group 10.3.1 Setting HDD Groups Purpose: Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups. Video from specified channels can be recorded onto a particular HDD group through HDD settings. Steps: Enter the Storage Mode interface.

  • Page 127: Setting Hdd Property

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 10.11 Local HDD Settings Interface Select the Group number for the current HDD. Note: The default group No. for each HDD is 1. Click the OK button to confirm the settings. Figure 10.12 Confirm HDD Group Settings In the pop-up Attention box, click the Yes button to finish the settings.
  • Page 128 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 10.13 Set HDD Property Set the HDD property to R/W, Read-only or Redundancy. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the interface. In the HDD Information menu, the HDD property will be displayed in the list.

  • Page 129: Configuring Quota Mode

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 10.4 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. Steps Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced Set the Mode to Quota.

  • Page 130: Checking Hdd Status

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 10.5 Checking HDD Status Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDDs on device so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface.

  • Page 131: Checking S.m.a.r.t. Information

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 10.6 Checking S.M.A.R.T. Information Purpose: The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system for HDD to detect and report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures. Steps: Enter the S.M.A.R.T.

  • Page 132: Detecting Bad Sector

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 10.7 Detecting Bad Sector Purpose: The bad sectors of a HDD may cause the system to slow down when reading or writing data. You can detect the bad sectors of the HDD and thus to take immediate measures to repair it.

  • Page 133: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 10.8 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose: You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Steps: Enter the Exception interface. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list.

  • Page 134: Camera Settings

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR C H A P T E R 11 Camera Settings...

  • Page 135: Configuring Osd Settings

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 11.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the OSD Configuration interface. Menu > Camera > OSD 2.

  • Page 136: Configuring Video Parameters

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Steps: 1. Enter the Privacy Mask Settings interface. Menu > Camera > Privacy Mask 2. Select the camera to set privacy mask. 3. Click the checkbox of Enable Privacy Mask to enable this feature.
  • Page 137 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 3. Set the period of a day for configuring independent image parameters so as to satisfy different light conditions, e.g., daylight and night time. Two periods can be configured. When you have configured Period 1, the Period 2 is remained as the Other Time.

  • Page 138: Configuring Video Quality Diagnostics

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 11.4 Configuring Video Quality Diagnostics Purpose: When the video quality is diagnosed abnormal (e.g., blurred image, abnormal brightness and color cast), the alarm will be triggered and linked with the configured response actions Steps: 1.
  • Page 139 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 11.8 Image Settings Interface 7. Click Apply to save the settings. You can click Copy to copy the settings to other analog cameras; or click Restore to restore the values of the Blurred Image, Abnormal Brightness and Color Cast to the default settings.

  • Page 140: Device Management And Maintenance

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR C H A P T E R 1 2 Device Management and Maintenance...

  • Page 141: Viewing System Information

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 12.1 Viewing System Information 12.1.1 Viewing Device Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the Device Info tab to enter the Device Information menu to view the device name, model, serial No. , firmware version and encoding version.

  • Page 142: Viewing Network Information

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the Record tab to enter the Record Information menu to view the recording status and encoding parameters of each camera.

  • Page 143: Viewing Hdd Information

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 12.1.5 Viewing HDD Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu > Maintenance > System Info 2. Click the HDD tab to enter the HDD Information menu to view the HDD status, free space, property, etc.

  • Page 144: Searching & Exporting Log Files

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 12.2 Searching & Exporting Log Files Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the device can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time. Steps: 1. Enter the Log Search interface.
  • Page 145 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 12.7 Log Search Results 5. You can click the button of each log or double click it to view its detailed information. And you can also click the button to view the related video files if available.

  • Page 146: Importing/Exporting Configuration Files

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 12.10 Export Log Files 7. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. 8. Click the Export to export the log files to the selected backup device. You can click the New Folder button to create new folder in the backup device, or click the Format button to format the backup device before log export.
  • Page 147 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 12.11 Import/Export Config File 2. Click the Export button to export configuration files to the selected local backup device. 3. To import a configuration file, select the file from the selected backup device and click the Import button.

  • Page 148: Upgrading System

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 12.4 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your device can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 12.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device Steps: 1. Connect your device with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located.

  • Page 149: Restoring Default Settings

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 12.5 Restoring Default Settings Steps: Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 12.14 Restore Factory Default Click the OK button to restore the default settings. Note: Except the network parameters (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU and server port), all other...

  • Page 150: Others

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR C H A P T E R 1 3 Others...

  • Page 151: Configuring General Settings

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 13.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the BNC output standard, VGA/HDMI output resolution, mouse pointer speed, etc. Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General Select the General tab.

  • Page 152: Configuring Dst Settings

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 13.2 Configuring DST Settings Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 13.2 DST Settings Interface You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item. Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox, and then set the date of the DST period.

  • Page 153: Configuring More Settings

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 13.4 Configuring More Settings Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > General Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface. Figure 13.3 More Settings Interface Configure the following settings: •...

  • Page 154: Managing User Accounts

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR 13.5 Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a default account in the device: Administrator. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345. The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters.
  • Page 155 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 13.6 Added User Listed in User Management Interface Select the user from the list and then click the button to enter the Permission settings interface. Figure 13.7 User Permission Settings Interface Note: Local Camera Management is supported by HDVR series.

  • Page 156: Deleting A User

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Camera Configuration • Remote Live View: Remotely viewing live video of the selected camera (s). • Local Manual Operation: Locally starting/stopping manual recording, picture capturing and alarm output of the selected camera (s). •...

  • Page 157: Changing Password Of Admin

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Click the icon to enter the Edit User interface. Figure 13.10 Edit User Interface Edit the user information, including user name, password, level and MAC address. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the menu.
  • Page 158 User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR Figure 13.12 Change Password Enter the old password, check checkbox, enter new password and confirm password on the menu. Click to save the settings and exit the menu.

  • Page 159: Appendix

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR C H A P T E R 1 4 Glossary • Dual Stream: Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the device, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.

  • Page 160: Faq

    User Manual of DVR6100V-H Series DVR • Why does my device make a beeping sound after booting? The possible reasons for the warning beep on the device are as follows: There is no HDD installed in the device. The HDD is not initialized.
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