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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    ANVR204 User Manual Table of Contents System Overview ..............5 Front View ..................5 Rear View ..................6 Illustration ..................6 LED Definition ................7 Installation ................7 HDD Installation ................7 Connect to the NVR ..............16 Use Device Search Utility ..............16 Access the NVR with its default IP address ........
  • Page 3 ANVR204 User Manual Certain functions you can perform to the playback video ....57 Take a snapshot of a playback video ..........58 Adjust Bightness for the Playback Video ........... 62 Adjust Contrast For the Playback Video ..........63 Export Playback Videos to AVI Files ..........63 Play Exported Playback Videos with NVR Media Player ......
  • Page 4 ANVR204 User Manual NVR Setup -- System Options (Web Interface) ..... 121 Device Information ..............121 Device Information ..............122 Logs and Reports ................ 123 Logs and Reports ................ 123 Maintenance ................124 Maintenance ................124 Reboot the NVR at a specific time automatically ......125 Firmware Upgrade ...............

  • Page 5: System Overview

    ANVR204 User Manual System Overview Front View...

  • Page 6: Rear View

    ANVR204 User Manual Rear View Illustration...

  • Page 7: Led Definition

    ANVR204 User Manual LED Definition Installation HDD Installation Locate the screws highlighted above on the back of the NVR.
  • Page 8 ANVR204 User Manual Use a Philips screw driver to release the screws. Slide open the case as shown above.
  • Page 9 ANVR204 User Manual One side of the housing can be detached as shown above. Install the bottom HDD by slide it in to the tray diagonally to avoid the tray seperator.
  • Page 10 ANVR204 User Manual Once the HDD is placed into the tray, you should see a gap between the HDD and the SATA connector. Attach the HDD to the SATA connector by sliding it towards the connector.
  • Page 11 ANVR204 User Manual Make sure the screw holes on the HDD are aligned with the ones on the tray. Secure the HDD with the screws provided in the accessory box with a Philips screw driver. There are four for each HDD; two for each side of...
  • Page 12 ANVR204 User Manual 4-Ch Network Video Recorder with HDMI Install the top HDD by attaching it to the corresponding SATA cable first. Make sure the HDD is securely attached.
  • Page 13 ANVR204 User Manual Place the HDD to the tray and make sure the screw holes on the HDD are aligned with the ones on the tray.
  • Page 14 ANVR204 User Manual Secure the HDD with the screws provided in the accessory box with a Philips screw driver. There are four for each HDD; two for each side of the tray. Slide the side housing back to the unit.
  • Page 15 ANVR204 User Manual Secure the housing with the screws highlighted above.

  • Page 16: Connect To The Nvr

    ANVR204 User Manual Connect to the NVR There are various ways you can connect to the NVR and below are the suggested methods for different network setup: • The NVR is placed in a network with a DHCP server: Connect to the NVR by using “Device Search”...
  • Page 17 ANVR204 User Manual To begin, launch the “Device Search” utility from the CD and proceed with the installation:...
  • Page 18 ANVR204 User Manual Once the installation is complete, check the “Launch the Search AP” option and click “Finish”. The search should start automatically and its status should be dis- played. The NVR should be located and its IP address should be displayed.

  • Page 19: Access The Nvr With Its Default Ip Address

    ANVR204 User Manual You should be prompted for the NVR’s username and password. Enter its default username “admin” and password “admin” and then click ”OK” to enter the system Access the NVR with its default IP address The NVR comes with a pre-configured static IP “192.168.101.50”.
  • Page 20 ANVR204 User Manual The PC that is connected directly to the NVR (or within the same local area network) should receive an IP from the NVR. Simply access the NVR from your web browser with its IP address Again, you should be prompted for the username and password. Enter its default username “admin”...

  • Page 21: Set Up Password

    ANVR204 User Manual Set up Password The default login username and password is admin/admin. To change the password of the admin account, go to “Setup” --> “System Con- figurations” --> “User Account”, click on the “admin” account in the account list then press the “edit” button to change its password.

  • Page 22: Camera Installation

    ANVR204 User Manual Camera Installation Add a Camera -- Automatic Search Click the “Search” button to perform the camera search. You should be prompted to install Active Control component in order for the search to function properly. Go ahead and click “Install”...
  • Page 23 ANVR204 User Manual Found cameras should be listed and simply select a camera from the list and press “Configure” Its corresponding information should be displayed in the “Camera Information” section. Enter its username and password and select the channel ID and name the camera.

  • Page 24: Add A Camera Manually

    ANVR204 User Manual Click on “Detect” to establish connection between the recorder and the camera. If connection establishes successfully, camera’s detailed information should be polled and displayed as below. Adjust its video format, frame rate, resolution or bitrate...etc if you wish and then click “Add”...

  • Page 25: Live View (Web Interface)

    ANVR204 User Manual Live View (Web Interface) Live View The “Live View” page provides the following functions: • Retrieve camera’s video stream • Retrieve camera’s status • Perform Live Sequence Viewing • PTZ Control • Perform PTZ Preset Sequence viewing •...

  • Page 26: Retrieve Camera's Video Stream

    ANVR204 User Manual Retrieve camera’s video stream The camera list is expanded and displayed on the Live View page: • Click “All” to display videos of all 32 channels • Click “1-16” or "17-32" to display videos of in 16-video view •...

  • Page 27: Perform Sequence Viewing

    ANVR204 User Manual Perform Sequence Viewing Sequence view is a function that allows you to view multiple video streams from certain cameras in sequence automatically without having to select them one by one. To perform sequence view, select “SEQ View” from the upper-left hand corner...

  • Page 28: Ptz Control

    ANVR204 User Manual Select "1-16" and "17-32" to start sequence viewing in 16-video view Select "Group(x)" to start sequence viewing in quad view Select "cameras" to start sequence viewing in single video view Then, select dwell interval from the drop-down menu and click "Start"...
  • Page 29 ANVR204 User Manual Only PTZ capable cameras will be listed in the drop-down menu The bar highlighted above controls the moving angle. Larger number means bigger movement angle.

  • Page 30: Perform Ptz Preset Viewing

    ANVR204 User Manual Perform PTZ Preset Viewing There are three functions provided in the “Preset” section: • Perform preset point viewing of a particular camera • Auto pan a particular camera • Perform preset point sequence viewing (In order to use this function, one must configure camera's preset points in "NVR Setup"...

  • Page 31: Auto Pan Viewing

    ANVR204 User Manual Its available PTZ preset points will be listed in the drop-down list shown below. Click "Go to" to move to the selected position. Auto Pan Viewing Use the Auto Pan control buttons to pan right, left and stop auto pan...

  • Page 32: Preset Point Sequence Viewing

    ANVR204 User Manual Preset Point Sequence Viewing This function allows you to view multiple preset points from a video of a camera without having to select them one by one. Once you have defined the preferred preset points in “Channel Configurations” >>...

  • Page 33: Display Ratio And Full Screen

    ANVR204 User Manual Display ratio and full screen By default, the videos are set to fill the whole video window, to display its original size or ratio, use the button in the upper-right hand corner. Take a snapshot of a live video To take a snapshot of a live video, right-click on the video and select "Take Snapshot".
  • Page 34 ANVR204 User Manual A new window should display and load the snapshot image.
  • Page 35 ANVR204 User Manual The new window displays the snapshot.
  • Page 36 ANVR204 User Manual If the "3 continuous snapshots" option is chosen, the new window displays snapshots and lets you view them individually by using the "Prev", "Next" buttons shown above.
  • Page 37 ANVR204 User Manual However, as soon as a snapshot selection is made, the snapshots are automatically saved to x:\SnapshotFolder ("x" represents the partition where Windows is installed, e.g: C:\) You can right-click anywhere on the image and select "Save Picture...

  • Page 38: Perform Digital Ptz

    ANVR204 User Manual A dialog should be displayed that allows you to choose a directory/folder of where the snapshot will be saved to. Perform Digital PTZ...
  • Page 39 ANVR204 User Manual To perform digital PTZ on a particular channel, right-click anywhere on its video and select "Digital PTZ". Next, hold the mouse left button and draw a square on the video to specify the zoom in area...

  • Page 40: Adjust Bightness For The Live Video

    ANVR204 User Manual Once the image is digitally zoomed in, use the mouse scroll button to further zoom on or zoom out the image. Hold and left-click on the image and move the mouse to move the zoomed in video.

  • Page 41: Adjust Contrast For The Live Video

    ANVR204 User Manual Adjust Contrast For the Live Video Same thing as the brightness, you can set the contrast for the live video from the right-click menu as well.

  • Page 42: Change Web Ui Display Language

    ANVR204 User Manual Change Web UI Display Language You can change the web UI display language from the current login username link located at the upper-right hand corner. Click on the link opens up a new window which displays detail information about the user as well as a drop-down menu which lets you change the display language.

  • Page 43: Live View Through Iphone Safari Browser

    ANVR204 User Manual Live View through iPhone Safari Browser You can use iPhone and perform single channel live view to the NVR by using its Safari browser. To be able to view the live video through the Safari browser, make sure “javascript” is on under “Settings” >>...
  • Page 44 ANVR204 User Manual Type in the IP address of the NVR in the address bar You should be prompted to enter the username and password to access the NVR...
  • Page 45 ANVR204 User Manual Upon successful login, you should see the live view video of the first channel Click on the “Channel” drop-down menu to select other cameras...

  • Page 46: Live View Through Blackberry Phones

    ANVR204 User Manual If a PTZ camera is selected, the corresponding control buttons will display (control PT only) * Please note that this function is camera dependent and is not available to all cameras. Certain cameras do not allow adjusting image size and the se- lection “Auto”...
  • Page 47 ANVR204 User Manual Enable the “Support Javascript” option and click the menu button and click “Save Options” Go to “General Properties Make sure two options illustrated above are enabled...
  • Page 48 ANVR204 User Manual Press the menu button and click the “Save Options” to save settings Press the button highlighted above to go back to the browser...
  • Page 49 ANVR204 User Manual Type in the IP address of the NVR in the address bar You should be prompted to enter its username and password for access...

  • Page 50: Playback (Web Interface)

    ANVR204 User Manual Playback (Web Interface) Playback Playback is a function that allows you to play one or more videos that were previously recorded by a chosen recording method or due to an event trigger. The NVR offers synchronized playback from up to 4 channels and various types of search methods are provided to help you find the footage you need quickly.

  • Page 51: Search By Time Chart

    ANVR204 User Manual Search by time chart 1. Start by selecting which channel(s) you would like to perform a search on. 2. Select “Search by time chart” from the “Search Method” drop-down list and click “Go” to start the search...

  • Page 52: Search By Event

    ANVR204 User Manual Results will then be displayed in a new dialog with a “Month/Channel” table and boxes marked in dark gray represent videos found in those dates. (* Videos from other cameras that are recorded on the same date will also be displayed) Clicking on a cell box marked with gray will take you to the "day"...
  • Page 53 ANVR204 User Manual Select “Search by event” from the “Search Method” drop-down list and click “Go” to start the search Results will then be listed like what is shown below (displays the oldest record top down). Click on a particular result to start the playback. (*...

  • Page 54: Play By Specific Time

    ANVR204 User Manual You may also specify a new start time to search and display results from then on. You can restrict the number of results to be displayed at once (max. 30) and perform the search again Play by specific time If you know when a recording was taken place, you may choose the “Play by start time”...

  • Page 55: Search By Event (Most Recent)

    ANVR204 User Manual Search by event (Most Recent) This function quickly displays the most recent event recordings from the selected channels, displaying the most recent result top down.
  • Page 56 ANVR204 User Manual You may click “Update” to update the list to display the most recent results.

  • Page 57: Certain Functions You Can Perform To The Playback Video

    ANVR204 User Manual Certain functions you can perform to the playback video You can do the followings by right clicking on the playback video: 1. Play Audio 2. Snapshot 3. Export as AVI file 4. Digital PTZ 5. Adjust Brightness...

  • Page 58: Take A Snapshot Of A Playback Video

    ANVR204 User Manual Take a snapshot of a playback video To take a snapshot, right-click on the video and select "Take Snapshot". You are given with options to take 1 snapshot or 3 continuous snapshots. A new window should display and load the snapshot image.
  • Page 59 ANVR204 User Manual The new window displays the snapshot.
  • Page 60 ANVR204 User Manual If the "3 continuous snapshots" option is chosen, the new window displays snapshots and lets you view them individually by using the "Prev", "Next" buttons shown above.
  • Page 61 ANVR204 User Manual However, as soon as a snapshot selection is made, the snapshots are automatically saved to x:\SnapshotFolder ("x" represents the partition where Windows is installed, e.g: C:\) You can right-click anywhere on the image and select "Save Picture...

  • Page 62: Adjust Bightness For The Playback Video

    ANVR204 User Manual Adjust Bightness for the Playback Video You are able to adjust brightness of the playback video from the right- click menu.

  • Page 63: Adjust Contrast For The Playback Video

    ANVR204 User Manual Adjust Contrast For the Playback Video Same thing as the brightness, you can set the contrast for the playback video from the right-click menu as well. Export Playback Videos to AVI Files User can export the recorded playback videos stored on the NVR to a...
  • Page 64 ANVR204 User Manual played on the PC by a 3rd party media player such as VLC player or Windows Media player. Once you locate the recorded videos with steps described in the previous section, select "Export as AVI file" A new dialog will pop up and allows you to specify the time frame (or...
  • Page 65 ANVR204 User Manual You can alternatively choose to export the recorded video to JPEG images by choosing the "Export as JPEG images" option. Specify the Start time/End time (or export length) and click "Start" to begin exporting. You will be notified once the process is completed successfully...
  • Page 66 ANVR204 User Manual The best way to view the exported video or JPEG images is to use the NVR media player, which can be obtained from the same dialog window. Simply click on the icon at the bottom (highlighted above), and a message box should appear to let you open the media player directly, or save it to the local hard drive for later use.

  • Page 67: Play Exported Playback Videos With Nvr Media Player

    ANVR204 User Manual The exported AVI files (or JPEG images) will be saved under the C partition (or the partition where Windows is installed) * ffdshow is required in order to play the exported AVI file with Windows Media Player.
  • Page 68 ANVR204 User Manual Locate the exported AVI file, and click “open”. (normally under “C:\ExportFolder)” The video will then start playing...

  • Page 69: Open Event Snapshot Images With Nvr Media Player

    ANVR204 User Manual Open Event Snapshot images with NVR Media Player The NVR sends snapshots that are taken when an event occurs to a destined FTP server or mail recipient. These types of snapshot images are saved in a proprietary image file format, h4i or p4i, and can only be opened by the NVR media player.

  • Page 70: Network Settings

    ANVR204 User Manual Network Settings You need to adjust settings in this page for the device to work properly in your network. It is critical that settings here are configured correctly based on your network configurations so that the recorder can be administered through the local area network and cameras can be connected from it.

  • Page 71: Dhcp Server

    ANVR204 User Manual If you wish to set the recorder to use a static IP address in your local area network, 1. Choose “Static IP” from the “Connection Type” drop-down menu 2. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway address and DNS server address for the recorder 3.

  • Page 72: Ddns Service

    ANVR204 User Manual 1. If the connection type is "Auto Mode", the DHCP server function is NOT configurable. It will be ON if the NVR doesn't obtain an IP from a DHCP server in the local network and uses its own default static IP 192.168.101.50...
  • Page 73 ANVR204 User Manual This is useful if the NVR is placed on the Internet with a dynamic public IP, which once the DDNS is properly setup, users can access the NVR remotely with the DDNS domain name without worrying if the IP has changed or not.
  • Page 74 ANVR204 User Manual In order to properly configure the DDNS service function, please register a free DDNS domain name and account from DynDNS first. Go http://dyn.com/dns/dyndns-free/ from the browser to do so.
  • Page 75 ANVR204 User Manual Fill in the necessary fields as illustrated above The page will check whether another user has used the hostname you entered or not as soon as you click the “Add to Cart” button. If you see below message, simply enter a different and click “Add to Cart” again...
  • Page 76 ANVR204 User Manual Once you get to the next page, fill in the necessary fields as illustrated above...
  • Page 77 ANVR204 User Manual Go back to the NVR’s DDNS service configuration page under “Setup” >> “System Configuration” >> “DDNS Service”. Fill in the domain name you picked during the registration in the “Domain Name” field and the username/password you created in the “User ID”...

  • Page 78: Time And Date

    ANVR204 User Manual Time and Date Set the time and date by selecting the time zone according to your location. It is imperative that you set the recorder’s time correctly to avoid the following errors: • Incorrect display time for playback videos •...

  • Page 79: User Account

    ANVR204 User Manual User Account Multiple users can access the recorder simultaneously. You can add, remove, and edit users by using options provided in this page to keep user information organized. Each recorder comes with a built-in “admin” account with password “admin”. It’s highly recommended to...

  • Page 80: Add A New User

    ANVR204 User Manual Add a new user • Enter a username and password in “User Account Information”. All other fields are optional for your own reference. • Select a group from the “Group” drop-down menu to assign the new user to a particular group • Enter a short description for the account if you wish •...

  • Page 81: Change The Password Of The "Admin" Account

    ANVR204 User Manual Change the password of the “admin” account 1. Click and highlight the “admin” account in the account list and click “Edit” 2. Its information should be displayed in “User Account Information” 3. Enter a new password in the “Password” field and enter it again in...

  • Page 82: Group Privilege

    ANVR204 User Manual Group Privilege Group Privilege is where you can create multiple customized access policies for situations if you need the recorder to be accessed by us- ers other than the administrator. You can do so by creating a group, and then remove access privileges for certain configuration pages or cameras.
  • Page 83 ANVR204 User Manual You can change the group name by clicking the “Change Group Name” button. A text box will be displayed for you to enter the new group. Choose what type of privilege you would like this group to have from the “Privilege Type”...

  • Page 84: Disk Setup

    ANVR204 User Manual Disk Setup Once you install a hard disk to the recorder, you would need to initialize it so that it can be ready for recording. You can obtain basic information about the disk you installed in this page.

  • Page 85: Build Raid Volume

    ANVR204 User Manual Build RAID Volume The internal HDDs can be used for RAID. To do so, go to "RAID Volume" in Disk Setup and choose the available disk action. The "Disk Actions" drop-down menu displays available actions based on how many HDDs are installed in the NVR. For detail, please refer to...
  • Page 86 ANVR204 User Manual Select a disk action and click "Apply" to proceed. A warning dialog will be displayed as creating RAID volume will erase all existing data on the HDDs. Click "OK" to continue. Please wait for a few moments while the NVR is creating the RAID...
  • Page 87 ANVR204 User Manual You will be prompted once the action is completed successfully. Once the RAID volume is created, it will be listed in the "RAID volume list with the status of "Offline"...
  • Page 88 ANVR204 User Manual Go back to the "Hard Disk List" page and the RAID volume should be in the list. Click "Format" to bring the RAID volume online. The status will be displayed just as if you were formatting any internal...

  • Page 89: Deleting Raid

    ANVR204 User Manual Deleting RAID Once a RAID volume is created, it can be deleted at any time by choosing the "Delete RAID" action in the RAID volume page. All existing data will be removed after the RAID volume is deleted.

  • Page 90: Nvr Setup -- Channel Configurations (Web Interface)

    ANVR204 User Manual * Once a RAID volume is deleted, all internal disks within that RAID should become offline and need to be formatted again before they can be used individually. * All internal disks (or RAID volumes) need to be formatted before they can be used.

  • Page 91: Automatic Search

    ANVR204 User Manual Automatic Search Click the “Search” button to perform the camera search. You should be prompted to install Active Control component the first time you visit the page in order for the search to function properly. Go ahead and click “Install”...
  • Page 92 ANVR204 User Manual Once you have the ActiveX component installed, the search status should be displayed after clicking "Search" Found cameras should be listed and simply select a camera from the list and press “Configure” Its corresponding information should be displayed in the “Camera Information”...
  • Page 93 ANVR204 User Manual Click on “Detect” to establish connection between the recorder and the camera. If connection establishes successfully, camera’s detailed information should be polled and displayed as below. Adjust its video format, frame rate, resolution or bitrate...etc if you wish.
  • Page 94 ANVR204 User Manual Once the camera's settings are polled and displayed, you can also enable "continuous" recording and adjust its recording quality settings before adding the camera. Some cameras are capable of multiple streaming profiles, in which different video codecs are used for different purposes.

  • Page 95: Add A Camera Manually

    ANVR204 User Manual camera. The other is recording fps, which will be limited by the live fps. (ex. if the live fps is set to 10, choosing "Full" in the recording fps meaning it will only record at 10fps maximum.

  • Page 96: Osd Settings

    ANVR204 User Manual OSD Settings The OSD (On Screen Display) allows users to add informational text message and embed it onto the video. By default, this function is turned off. To add texts to one or more videos: Select a camera you would like to add text to and choose “Display OSD”...
  • Page 97 ANVR204 User Manual Click on the “Preview” button to see the preview of your setting and click “Apply” to save the configuration. The texts can be further adjusted with changes to different size, color or font so they can be more visible on the video.

  • Page 98: Ptz Setting

    ANVR204 User Manual PTZ Setting PTZ Preset Settings The recorder supports PTZ cameras and can set multiple preset points or retrieve and manage preset points that are set in the camera. This is helpful if you need to monitor multiple spots in one area from a...
  • Page 99 ANVR204 User Manual To set up PTZ preset points: 1. Select a camera from the “Camera” drop-down menu and click “Add”. 2. Select a position number for the preset point from the “Position Number” drop-down menu and fill in a name in the “Position Name”...

  • Page 100: Ptz Preset Sequence

    ANVR204 User Manual Ultimately, you can choose to make this preset point a “Home” point among all other preset points, as well as making the camera to move to this particular point when an event is triggered. * “Move Here when Event Trigger”: In order for this function to work properly, please also complete configuration in “Event Configuration”...
  • Page 101 ANVR204 User Manual To configure preset sequence for a camera, 1. Select a channel from the “Channel” drop-down menu. The available preset points should be listed in “Camera Presets” section. 2. Pick the ones you like for sequence viewing and press the “->”...

  • Page 102: E-Map Setting

    ANVR204 User Manual E-Map Setting Local E-Map Setting E-Map monitor is a function that alerts users whenever there is an event triggered (e.g. motion detected) from a camera with a geographical perspective. With this function, users can quickly identify which camera has detected an unusual event and where this event is happening.
  • Page 103 ANVR204 User Manual To replace the map, click “Browse” button to locate the new map image file from the local PC and then click “Upload”. * Only JPG, PNG, and GIF file formats are supported with file size under 100KB.

  • Page 104: Google Map Setting

    ANVR204 User Manual Access the E-Map Monitor page from the upper-right hand corner menu. When the NVR receives an event triggered from any of the cameras, their videos will be displayed on the E-Map and you can double-click on the video to enlarge it.
  • Page 105 ANVR204 User Manual The Google Map monitor is a similar function to the aforementioned E- Map monitor. It is useful if you are managing multiple cameras from different locations. To configure locations of each camera, first determine the location you’d like to place the camera to on the map. You can do so by: 1.

  • Page 106: Nvr Setup -- Event Configurations (Web Interface)

    ANVR204 User Manual Once the location has been determined, click and drag the camera icon to move it to the desired location * The Google Map Monitor requires active Internet connection and can not be used in conjunction with the regular E-Map monitor function.

  • Page 107: General Settings

    ANVR204 User Manual General Settings The general settings section can help you quickly configure when an event triggered, often events triggered corresponding actions when events are triggered. Start the event configuration by defining the general settings: Define when an event will be triggered •...
  • Page 108 ANVR204 User Manual have the recorder send out a warning message in e-mail or in txt file format and upload it to an destined FTP server...

  • Page 109: I/O Settings

    ANVR204 User Manual I/O Settings This function allows users to manage camera’s digital input and output ports right from the recorder. You can setup the recorder to receive triggers from a particular camera’s input port and trigger a device, such as an alarm that is connected to the recorder or camera’s output port.
  • Page 110 ANVR204 User Manual *Some cameras only allow one trigger source be configured at a time, e.g.: if the camera has the motion detection function turned on, its digital input will be disabled and vice versa. Under such circumstance, if you set to use camera’s digital input port as the event trigger source, you...

  • Page 111: Event Servers

    ANVR204 User Manual Event Servers Configuring an FTP server Event servers are to be used with event trigger actions. In case of unusual motion detected by the camera or a disk failure, the recorder can send notification with the acceptable format (image/txt) to a...
  • Page 112 ANVR204 User Manual To add an FTP server, 1. Start by giving a name to the server that you are adding to the recorder 2. Enter the hostname or the IP address of the FTP server 3. Enter the communication port of the FTP server (usually port 21) 4.

  • Page 113: Configuring An Smtp Server

    ANVR204 User Manual Configuring an SMTP server 1. Enter the hostname or the IP address of the SMTP server 2. Enter the port of the SMTP server 3. Specify the sender’s name in the “Sender’s name” field 4. Enter the sender’s e-mail address 5.

  • Page 114: Event Triggers

    ANVR204 User Manual Event Triggers We have finished defining how an event will be triggered and which servers will be receiving notifications in the previous two sections, now we can finish up the event configuration by setting: • Which channels will have event trigger function enabled •...

  • Page 115: Nvr Setup -- Recording Configurations (Web Interface)

    ANVR204 User Manual channels (cameras) from camera's own web UI. The NVR only detects the first motion area set in the camera. The NVR recognizes the first motion area by its ID number set in the camera. Define which system events should trigger the recorder to send out notifications.

  • Page 116: General Settings

    ANVR204 User Manual General Settings You can define the following in “General Settings”: • Pre-Alarm/Post-Alarm recording length • Recording frame rate • Turn on/off HDD recycle function • Define to always keep a number of days of previously recorded data •...
  • Page 117 ANVR204 User Manual The “recording buffer” allows user to define “pre-alarm” and “post- alarm” time for event recordings. The “pre-alarm” time sets the NVR to record in advance when an event is triggered. The “post-alarm” time sets the NVR to continue recording for a period of time after an event trigger is finished.
  • Page 118 ANVR204 User Manual You are able to use the same video format for recordings or you can choose other formats for different recording purposes if it's a multi- stream capable camera. If you chose to use a different video format for recording, you are able to adjust its detail settings by clicking on the "...".
  • Page 119 ANVR204 User Manual The section at the bottom of the page allows you to disable audio recording (record video only) of particular channels.

  • Page 120: Schedule Recording

    ANVR204 User Manual Schedule Recording You can define the time range of the schedule recording for all channels in this page. To configure a schedule recording Use the “Channel” drop-down menu and select a camera first.

  • Page 121: Nvr Setup -- System Options (Web Interface)

    ANVR204 User Manual You can use the schedule table to set the time range. Click the cell boxes then move horizontally lets you set what hours to perform recording during a day. Click and move vertically lets you set what days to perform recording at a specific time.

  • Page 122: Device Information

    ANVR204 User Manual Device Information The “Device Information” provides the general information of the device such as firmware version and system time. It also provides information of the current network settings and status.

  • Page 123: Logs And Reports

    ANVR204 User Manual Logs and Reports Logs and Reports “Logs and Reports” keeps a record of what’s been happening to the device and provides basic information for troubleshooting.

  • Page 124: Maintenance

    ANVR204 User Manual Maintenance Maintenance “Maintenance” provides functions for users to: • Reboot the NVR when necessary • Reboot cameras directly from the NVR • Perform Firmware Upgrade • Backup the NVR’s settings to a local hard drive • Restore the NVR’s settings from a previously saved configuration file...

  • Page 125: Reboot The Nvr At A Specific Time Automatically

    ANVR204 User Manual Reboot the NVR at a specific time automatically You can configure the NVR to restart automatically by using the options given in the web UI. You can set the NVR to restart at a particular hour of a specific day during a week or a month.
  • Page 126 ANVR204 User Manual On "Upgrade NVR's Firmware" section, click "Browse" and select new firmware file A new dialog should display and let you choose the location of the firmware file. When done, click “Upgrade”.

  • Page 127: Upgrade Through Usb Thumb Drive

    ANVR204 User Manual Follow the on screen instruction and wait for the process to finish (After upgrade, the system will reboot automatically, it’s part of the process) Upgrade through USB thumb drive 1. Prepare a USB flash disk and format with FAT or FAT32 format 2.

  • Page 128: Reset The Nvr To Factory Default

    ANVR204 User Manual Reset the NVR to Factory Default To reset the recorder back to its factory default, click “Restore Factory Default” button and begin the process. The process should be displayed and you should be prompted back to the “Live View” page after it is complete.

  • Page 129: Disk Status

    ANVR204 User Manual Disk Status “Disk Status” gives you more detailed information of the hard drive that is currently installed in the NVR.

  • Page 130: Usb Backup

    ANVR204 User Manual USB Backup It’s a function that allows users to back up the recording data in its database file format (not AVI) to the externally connected USB hard disk. You can check the “Disk Status” page under “System Options” to see if the USB disk has been detected by the NVR.
  • Page 131 ANVR204 User Manual Once it’s detected, go back to the “USB Backup” page and it should be available for further configuration The USB hard disk(s) will be listed in the drop-down menu displaying the remaining disk space. Make your selection from the drop-down...

  • Page 132: Things To Pay Attention To The Usb Backup Function

    ANVR204 User Manual Next, select channels, which you would like to back up the recording data from. Maximum 4 channels can be selected at once Configure the start and end time of the recording data you would like to backup and click the “Backup” button to begin.

  • Page 133: Play The Backup File With The Nvr Media Player

    ANVR204 User Manual Play the backup file with the NVR Media Player The backup files can be played with the NVR media player. To do, open the player and select “Open” >> “Media Database” Click “Browse...” to select the file from the USB disk.
  • Page 134 ANVR204 User Manual A new dialog should be prompted for you to select the file location. When done, click “Check” to validate the file. Once the file has been successfully verified, you should be prompted with the message shown below.
  • Page 135 ANVR204 User Manual Finally, click “OK” to begin playing. The player should now play the backed up file.

  • Page 136: Local Ui From Hdmi Output

    ANVR204 User Manual Local UI from HDMI Output Live View Login screen You should be prompted with the login screen first when the NVR is fully started. 1. Power button 2. System Time 3. Username/Password 4. Display language selection 5. Virtual keyboard...
  • Page 137 ANVR204 User Manual By default, the focus should be on the username field.

  • Page 138: Remote Control

    ANVR204 User Manual Remote control Simply use the directional buttons on the remote to move between the keys on the virtual keyboard. If you have a USB mouse plugged into the NVR, a mouse cursor will appear on the screen and you can use the mouse to select keys on the virtual keyboard as well.
  • Page 139 ANVR204 User Manual Enter the default username "admin" by using the virtual keyboard. When done, select the "Enter" button on the virtual keyboard and the focus should be moved to the password field.
  • Page 140 ANVR204 User Manual After the default password "admin" is entered as well, select the "Enter" button on the virtual keyboard again and the focus should be moved to the "Log in" icon. Press the "ENTER" button on the remote to...

  • Page 141: Live View

    ANVR204 User Manual Live View The Local UI basically provides the view functions of both live video and playback video. The Local UI provides viewing video of 1 channel at a time, both live and playback. 1. Top bar (the power, logged in user, system time and dashboard are placed in this area) 2.

  • Page 142: Side Menu

    ANVR204 User Manual Side menu By default, the selection focus should be on "Channel 1' on the Channel List. The side bar is basically divided into three sections. At any point, you can use the "Left" or "Right" button on the remote to...
  • Page 143 ANVR204 User Manual For example, if the selection focus is currently on "Channel 1" (or anywhere in the section "1"), press the "Left" button on the remote will move the focus to the "Manual recording" icon in section "2". Simply use the "Up" and "Down" buttons on the remote to move...
  • Page 144 ANVR204 User Manual Use the "Up" and "Down" buttons on the remote to select a channel on the "Channel List" and press the "ENTER" button on the remote to make the selection. Alternatively, if a USB mouse is connected to the NVR, you can use the mouse and move the cursor to a channel and left-click to make the selection.
  • Page 145 ANVR204 User Manual You can also use the channel selection buttons on the remote to quickly jump to a desired channel.
  • Page 146 ANVR204 User Manual The small dots on the side of the "Channel List" provide the current status of each channel: * White: Disconnected * Blue: Connected * Green: Recording * Dark grey: Not configured...

  • Page 147: Sequence View

    ANVR204 User Manual Sequence view If the current selection focus is on "Channel 4", press the "Down" button on the remote should move the focus to the "Sequence viewing" icon. Press the "ENTER" button on the remote will start sequence viewing between all available channels with default 5-second...
  • Page 148 ANVR204 User Manual When the focus is on the "Start/stop sequence view" icon, press the "Right" button on the remote will move the focus to the sequence interval drop-down menu. Press the "ENTER" button on the remote should display all options in the drop-down menu.
  • Page 149 ANVR204 User Manual You can also quickly start/stop sequence viewing by using the "SEQ" button on the remote.
  • Page 150 ANVR204 User Manual If the selection focus is on either the "Sequence view" or the "Sequence interval", press the "Down" button on the remote should move the focus to the "Zoom" icon in the PTZ control area.

  • Page 151: Ptz Control

    ANVR204 User Manual PTZ Control Once you are in the PTZ control area. Use the directional buttons on the remote to move between icons. Add preset points...

  • Page 152: Preset Point Sequence View

    ANVR204 User Manual Move the selection focus to the "Add preset point" icon and press the "ENTER" button on the remote will add the current live video as a preset point. Preset point sequence view Once you have multiple preset points added, press the "Down" button on the remote to select the "Preset point sequence view"...
  • Page 153 ANVR204 User Manual At any point in Live View, you can enter the PTZ mode by: 1. pressing the "PTZ" button on the remote 2. Use the directional buttons to simulate pan, tilt, zoom actions as well as jumping through preset points.

  • Page 154: Manual Recording

    ANVR204 User Manual Manual Recording Recording can be manually started when viewing live video. If the selection focus is somewhere in the green highlighted area shown above, press the "Left" button on the remote will move the focus to the manual recording icon. Press the "ENTER" button on the remote to...
  • Page 155 ANVR204 User Manual You should see an on-screen text notification indicating the recording has been started. Alternatively, you can press the "REC" button on the remote start recording of the current viewing channel right away. Press it again to stop.

  • Page 156: Take Snapshot

    ANVR204 User Manual Take snapshot Before taking a snapshot of the live video, please make sure a FAT32 formatted USB drive is plugged into the NVR. If you had "Manual recording" icon selected, press the "Down" button on the remote to select the "Snapshot" icon. Press the "ENTER" button...
  • Page 157 ANVR204 User Manual You should see an on-screen text notification indicating that a snapshot of the video has been taken.

  • Page 158: Pip (Picture-In-Picture) Event Video

    ANVR204 User Manual PIP (Picture-in-picture) Event Video The local UI provides live video view of 1 channel at a time. However, you can set a PIP (Picture-in-picture) area on top of the live video, which displays video of another channel when an event occurs. Once you have the icon shown above selected, press the "ENTER"...

  • Page 159: Turn On Audio

    ANVR204 User Manual You should see an area with blue border displayed on the live video area. Use the directional buttons on the remote to select a desired area. You are able to choose from up to 9 different areas. When done, press the "ENTER"...

  • Page 160: Full Screen

    ANVR204 User Manual Full Screen To view video in full screen, press the "Right" button on the remote and move the selection focus to the full screen icon (as shown above). Once selected, press the "ENTER" button on the remote to enter full screen view.

  • Page 161: Display Video In Its Original Size

    ANVR204 User Manual Display video in its original size By default, the video is scaled to fill the entire video area. To view the video in its original size, select the icon shown above and press the "ENTER" button on the remote to display the video in its original size.

  • Page 162: Detail Channel Status

    ANVR204 User Manual Detail channel status Select the icon shown above and press the "ENTER" button on the remote will give you a detail current status of all four channels.
  • Page 163 ANVR204 User Manual Press the "BACK" button on the remote to dock it away.

  • Page 164: Dashboard

    ANVR204 User Manual Dashboard The dashboard provides a detail overview of the system wide information, such as network settings, disk status, and channel status. Press the "BACK" button on the remote to exit. The dashboard is located in the upper-right hand corner and presses the "Up"...

  • Page 165: Power Off

    ANVR204 User Manual Power off To power off the unit, press the "POWER" button on the remote. A dialog will be prompted and the "Power Off" option should be selected. Press the "ENTER" button on the remote to turn off the unit.

  • Page 166: Playback

    ANVR204 User Manual Playback To switch to Playback, move the selection focus to the Playback button shown above and press the "ENTER" button on the remote. You can always use the remote to quickly switch between Live and Playback functions...
  • Page 167 ANVR204 User Manual The Playback UI provides the similar layout as the Live video UI. They also share the same following functions: 1. Take snapshot 2. Full screen 3. Display video in its original size 4. Channel status...

  • Page 168: Time Chart

    ANVR204 User Manual The NVR is able to play recorded video 1 channel at a time. To search for playback video, select a channel from the "Channel List" first and select a search method from the drop-down menu highlighted in the above picture.
  • Page 169 ANVR204 User Manual At any point, you can simply press the "PLAY/PAUSE" button on the remote to start playing from the earliest available footage of the current time list on the time chart.
  • Page 170 ANVR204 User Manual Select "Event" from the search method drop-down menu gives you a list of the 15 most recent events. Simply select one from the list and press the "ENTER" button on the remote to start playing.

  • Page 171: Export Recorded Data

    ANVR204 User Manual Export recorded data The recording data can be exported to a USB hard disk. Please connect a USB HDD to the NVR first before exporting the recording video. The export can only be done during the playback of the recorded video.
  • Page 172 ANVR204 User Manual This sets a start time of the exported video. Press "ENTER" again on the "In/Out" button sets the end time. The video of this time frame will be exported. Next, press the "Right" button on the remote to select the icon highlighted above.

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