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  • Page 1 Network Video Recorder User’s Manual V 2.0.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Features and Specifications ..................... 1 Overview ..........................1 Features ..........................1 1.2.1 INS44NVR1T and INS88NVR1T ................3 1.2.2 INS44NVR / INS88NVR Series ................... 5 Alarm Connection ......................6 1.3.1 Alarm Port ........................6 1.3.2 Alarm Input Port ......................7 1.3.3 Alarm Input and Output Port ..................
  • Page 3 3.5.2 Shortcut Menu ......................27 3.5.3 Image ......................... 28 3.5.4 Channel Name ......................30 3.5.5 Upgrade ........................31 3.5.6 UPNP ......................... 32 3.5.7 Built-in Switch Setup ....................32 Preview ..........................33 3.6.1 Preview ........................33 3.6.2 Preview Control Interface ..................34 3.6.3 Right Click Menu .......................
  • Page 4 3.9.2.3 Mark Playback ....................76 3.9.3 Picture Playback......................78 3.10 Backup ..........................78 3.10.1 File Backup ......................78 3.10.2 Import/Export ......................80 3.10.3 Backup Log ......................82 3.10.4 USB Device Auto Pop-up ..................82 3.11 Alarm ..........................83 3.11.1 Detect Alarm ......................83 3.11.1.1 Motion Detection ....................
  • Page 5 3.13.5.2 Hot spare Disks ....................135 3.14 Basic Setups ........................136 3.14.1 Device Setup ....................... 136 3.14.2 Date and Time ..................... 138 3.14.3 Holiday ........................ 139 3.15 Device Maintenance and Manager ................139 3.15.1 System Info ......................139 3.15.1.1 Version ......................139 3.15.1.2 BPS .........................
  • Page 6 4.8.1.3.4 Path ....................... 175 4.8.1.4 Channel Name ....................176 4.8.1.5 IPC Upgrade ....................176 4.8.2 Network ........................177 4.8.2.1 TCP/IP ......................177 4.8.2.2 P2P ......................... 178 4.8.2.3 Connection ...................... 179 4.8.2.4 WIFI AP ......................180 4.8.2.5 WIFI ......................... 181 4.8.2.6 3G ........................
  • Page 7 4.8.4.4.2 Hot spare Disks ..................... 219 4.8.4.5 Storage ......................220 4.8.4.5.1 Main Stream ....................220 4.8.4.5.2 Sub Stream ....................220 4.8.4.5.3 Snapshot ....................... 220 4.8.5 Setting ........................221 4.8.5.1 Setting ......................221 4.8.5.1.1 General ......................221 4.8.5.1.2 Date and Time ....................222 4.8.5.1.3 Holiday Setup ....................
  • Page 8 Welcome Thank you for purchasing our network video recorder! This user’s manual is designed to be a reference tool for your system. Please open the accessory bag to check the items one by one in accordance with the list below. Contact your local retailer ASAP if something is missing or damaged in the bag.
  • Page 9 1．Electrical Safety All installation and operation should conform to your local electrical safety codes. The product must be grounded to reduce the risk of electric shock. We assume no liability or responsibility for all fire or electric shock caused by improper handling or installation.

  • Page 10: Installation Environment

     Installation environment Keep away from extreme hot places and sources； Avoid direct sunlight； Keep away from extreme humid places； Avoid violent vibrations； Do not put other devices on top of the NVR； Must be installed in a well ventilated place, make sure not to block the vent. ...

  • Page 11: Features And Specifications

    1 Features and Specifications 1.1 Overview This NVR is a high performance network video recorder. This product supports local preview, multiple- window display, recorded file local storage, remote control, mouse shortcut menu operation, remote management and control function. This series product supports central storage, front-end storage and client-end storage. The monitoring zone in the front-end can be set anywhere.
  • Page 12  Supports Web recording, local video recording and storage of the file in the client end.  Responds to external alarms simultaneously (within 200MS) according to the user’s predefined relay setup. The system can process the alarm input correctly and prompt the user via the screen and voice (supports pre-recorded audio). ...

  • Page 13: Ins44Nvr1T And Ins88Nvr1T

     Allows to switch between NTSC and PAL.  Supports real-time system resources information and the display of running statistics.  Supports the log file.  AUXiliary Local graphical user interface (GUI) output. Shortcut menu operation via mouse.  IR control function (for only some products from the series). Shortcut menu operation via remote control.
  • Page 14 Model 41H Series 41H-P Series 41H-8P Series Multiple- Maximum 4 channel 1080P playback Channel Playback Port and RS232 Port Indicator RS485 Port 2 peripheral USB2.0 ports. USB Port Network 1 RJ45 10/100Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet port. Connection PoE Port Power Port power socket.

  • Page 15: Ins44Nvr / Ins88Nvr Series

    1.2.2 INS44NVR / INS88NVR Series The INS44NVR1T rear panel is shown as in Figure 1-1. Figure 1-1 The INS88NVR1T rear panel is shown as in Figure 1-2. Figure 1-2 Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Port Name Connection Function USB2.0 port.

  • Page 16: Alarm Connection

    Port Name Connection Function MIC IN Audio input port Bidirectional audio input port. It is to receive the analog audio signal output from the devices such as microphone, pickup. Audio output port Audio output port. It is to output the analog audio MIC OUT signal to the devices such as the sound box.

  • Page 17: Alarm Input Port

    ＋12V Rated current output. Current is 500mA. 485 communication port. They are used to control devices such as PTZ. Please parallel connect 120TΩ between A/B cables if there are too many PTZ decoders. Note  Different models support different alarm input ports. Please refer to the specifications sheet for detailed information.

  • Page 18: Alarm Input And Output Port

    GND ports (  Connect the NC port of the alarm device to the alarm input port (ALARM) of the NVR.  When there is a peripheral source supplying power to the alarm device, please make sure it is grounded with the NVR. 1.3.3 Alarm Input and Output Port ...

  • Page 19: Bidirectional Audio/Talk

    1.4 Bidirectional Audio/Talk 1.4.1 Device-end to PC-end Device Connection Please connect the speaker to the first audio input port on the rear panel of the device. Then connect the earphone or the sound box to the audio output port of the PC. Login to the Web and then enable the corresponding channel of the real-time surveillance.

  • Page 20: Mouse Operation

    Listening Operation At the PC-end, speak via the speaker or the pickup, and then you can get the audio from the earphone or sound box at the device-end. See Figure 1-7. Figure 1-7 1.5 Mouse Operation Please refer to the following sheet for mouse operation instruction. Left click When you have selected a menu item, a left-click of the mouse enables you to mouse...
  • Page 21 Double left Implement special control operation such as double click one item in the file list click mouse to playback the video. In multiple-windows mode, double left-click one channel to view in full-window. Double left click current video again to go back to previous multiple-window mode.

  • Page 22: Device Installation

    2 Device Installation Note All the installation and operations should conform to your local electric safety rules. 2.1 Check Unpacked NVR When you receive the NVR, please check whether there is any visible damage. The protective materials used for the packaging of the NVR can protect against most accidents during transportation. Once the box is open, check the accessories and the items in accordance with the list.
  • Page 23 Fix the HDD firmly. Turn the device upside down and Connect the HDD cable then turn the screws in firmly. and power cable. Put the cover in accordance with Secure the screws in the rear the clip and then place the upper panel and the side panel.

  • Page 24: Connection Sample

    2.4 Connection Sample 2.4.1 INS44NVR / INS88NVR Series Please refer to Figure 2-1 for connection sample. Figure 2-1...

  • Page 25: Local Basic Operation

    3 Local Basic Operation 3.1 Boot up and Shutdown 3.1.1 Boot up Caution Before the boot up, please make sure:  For device security, please connect the NVR to the power adapter first and then connect the device to the power socket. ...

  • Page 26: Startup Wizard

    3. From the power on-off button on the rear panel. 3.2 Startup Wizard Once the device has successfully booted up, the Startup Wizard is displayed. Click either the Cancel/Next button, and the system will go to the login interface. Tips Check the Startup box here, the system will automatically go to the Startup Wizard next time you boot up.
  • Page 27 Figure 3-2 Note For security reasons, please modify the password after your first login. A three-time login failure within 30 minutes, will result in a system alarm and a five-time login failure will result in an account lock! For detailed Smart Add information, please refer to chapter 3.4. Click the OK button to go to the General interface.
  • Page 28 Click the Next button to go to the Network interface. See Figure 3-4. For detailed information, please refer to chapter 3.12. Figure 3-4 Click the Next button to go to the Remote Control interface. See Figure 3-5. For detailed information, please refer to chapter 3.4. Figure 3-5...

  • Page 29: Navigation Bar

    Click the Next button, you can go to Schedule interface. See Figure 3-6. For detailed information, please refer to chapter 3.8.2. Figure 3-6 Click the Finish button and the system will display a dialog box. Click the OK button and the Startup Wizard will be completed.

  • Page 30: Main Menu

    Figure 3-8 3.3.1 Main Menu Click this button to go to the Main Menu interface. 3.3.2 Dual-Screen Operation Important This function is for some series only. Click on to select screen 2. You will see an interface as shown below in Figure 3-9. It is a navigation bar for screen 2.

  • Page 31: Tour

    3.3.4 Tour Click button to enable the tour function. The icon will become like this and you can see that the tour will be in progress. 3.3.5 PTZ Click on and the system will go to the PTZ Control interface. Please refer to chapter 3.7.2. 3.3.6 Color Click the button and the system will go to the Color interface.

  • Page 32: Remote Device

    3.3.10 Remote Device Click this and the system will go to the Remote Device interface. Please refer to chapter 3.4 3.3.11 Network Click this and the system will go to the Network interface. This allows you to set the network IP address, the default gateway, etc.
  • Page 33  On the preview interface, right click the mouse and then select Smart Add off the menu. See Figure 3-13. Figure 3-13 You will now be redirected to the Smart Add interface. See Figure 3-14. Figure 3-14...
  • Page 34 Click the Smart Add button and you will see the device enabling the DHCP function. See Figure 3-15. Figure 3-15 The system will display the following interface for you to confirm the IP address information, if there are several IP segments. See Figure 3-16.
  • Page 35 Figure 3-16 You will now see the system automatically adding the IP cameras to the corresponding channels. See Figure 3-17. Figure 3-17...

  • Page 36: Remote Device

    You can see the following dialog box appear after the system has successfully added the network cameras. See Figure 3-18. Figure 3-18 3.5 Remote Device 3.5.1 Remote Device Connection Go to the Main Menu → Setting → Remote or right click the mouse on the Preview interface and then select the Remote item and you will see the following interface.

  • Page 37: Shortcut Menu

    Click the Device Search button and you will be able to view the searched IP addresses in the top pane of the interface. Double click an IP address or check the box of one IP address, then click the Add button and you can add the current device to the bottom pane of the interface.

  • Page 38: Image

    Figure 3-21 3.5.3 Image Go to the Main Menu → Setting → Camera → Image, you can see the Image interface is shown below in Figure 3-22.  Channel: Select a channel from the dropdown list.  Saturation: This allows you to adjust the saturation of the monitor’s window. The value ranges from 0 to 100.
  • Page 39  Mirror: This function allows you to switch from the top and bottom limit of the video. This function is disabled by default.  Flip: This function allows you to switch from the left and right limit of the video. This function is disabled by default.

  • Page 40: Channel Name

    Auto: The device automatically selects to output the video in color or in B/W according to the device’s features (general brightness of the video or if there is IR light or not.) B/W: The device outputs the video in black and white. Sensor: It allows you to set when there is a device that is connected to an IR light.

  • Page 41: Upgrade

    Figure 3-23 3.5.5 Upgrade Note Right now, the NVR can upgrade the IP cameras via the USB device or the WEB. You can upgrade up to 8 network cameras of the same model (or NVR supported) at the same time. To update the network cameras.

  • Page 42: Upnp

    Figure 3-24 3.5.6 UPNP Important Do not connect the switch to the PoE port, otherwise the connection may fail! Please connect the IP camera to the PoE port on the device’s rear panel (Figure 3-25). The system can automatically connect to the network camera. Please note the following image is for reference only. Figure 3-25 3.5.7 Built-in Switch Setup The built-in switch function is for products with PoE port.

  • Page 43: Preview

    Figure 3-26 3.6 Preview After the device has booted up, the system will be in multiple-channel display mode. See Figure 3-27. Please note that the number of displayed windows may vary. The following figure is for reference only. Please refer to chapter Error! Reference source not found. Specifications for the number of windows that your product supports.

  • Page 44: Preview Control Interface

    → Setting → System → General). If you want to modify the channel name, please refer to the Display settings (Main Menu → Camera → CAM name). Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Recording status Video loss Motion detection Camera lock Tips...
  • Page 45 Figure 3-29  Place the cursor at the centre of the zone you want to zoom in, then move the middle button of the mouse and you will see an interface as shown in Figure 3-30. Figure 3-30 Right click the mouse to cancel the zoom and go back to the original interface. Manual Recording Function This allows you to backup the video of the current channel to the USB device.

  • Page 46: Right Click Menu

    buttons of other digital channels will also become Remote Device Go to the shortcut menu. Click it to go to the remote device interface to add/delete remote devices or to view its corresponding information. Please refer to chapter 3.5.2 for detailed information. 3.6.3 Right Click Menu After you logged into the device, do a right click with your mouse to display the shortcut menu.

  • Page 47: Preview Display Effects Setup

    3.6.4 Preview Display Effects Setup 3.6.4.1 Video Color Here you can set the hue, brightness, contrast, saturation, gain, white level, color mode, etc. the Figure 3-32. Figure 3-32 Please refer to the following sheet for detailed information. Item Note Period There are two periods in one day.
  • Page 48 Item Note the value here, the bright section and the dark section of the video will be adjusted accordingly. You can use this function when the whole video is too dark or too bright. Please note the video may become hazy if the value is too high. The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60.

  • Page 49: Display

    3.6.4.2 Display From the Main Menu → Setting → System → Display, you can go to the following interface. See Figure 3-33. Here you can set the menu and the video preview effect. All your operations here won’t affect the recorded file and playback effects.

  • Page 50: Tv Adjust

     Time Display: You can choose to display or not the time when the system is in Playback mode.  Channel Display: You can select to display or not the channel name when the system is in Playback mode.  Image Enhance: Check the box here to optimize the margin of the preview video.
  • Page 51  Preview Display Mode: Right click your mouse on the Preview interface to view the menu and select the number of preview windows and the channel.  Channel Display Sequence: In the preview interface, if you want to change the channel 1 and channel 16 positions, simply right click on the channel 1 video window, drag it to the channel 16 video window, and release the button.

  • Page 52: Ptz

    Tips On the navigation bar, click to enable/disable the Tour. Click the Save button to save the current setup. 3.7 PTZ Note Before you control the PTZ, please make sure that the PTZ decoder and the NVR network connections are OK and that the following settings are correct. 3.7.1 PTZ Settings Cable Connection Please follow the steps below for the cable connection:...
  • Page 53  Parity: There are three options: odd/even/none; the default setup is none. Figure 3-36 If you are connecting to the network PTZ, the PTZ type will be Remote. See Figure 3-37. Figure 3-37...

  • Page 54: Ptz Control

    3.7.2 PTZ Control After completing all the settings, please click the Save button. Click the “Fn” Button on the front panel or the “Fn” key on the remote control, and an interface like the one in Figure 3-38 will be displayed. You can only go to the PTZ control interface when you are in a 1-window display mode.
  • Page 55 Figure 3-39 In the center of the eight direction arrows, there is a 3D intelligent positioning key, SIT, like the one shown in Figure 3-40. Make sure your protocol supports this function, if so you can use the mouse to control it. When you click on this key, the system will go back to the single screen mode.

  • Page 56: Ptz Function Setup

    Refer to the following table for detailed information. Also, depending on the different protocols, the above interface may vary slightly. When the key or button is grey, it can’t be selected and the function is null. Do a right click with the mouse or click the ESC button on the front panel to go back to the interface like in Figure 3-39.
  • Page 57 Click the Set button and then input the Preset number. Click Set button again to save the current preset. Figure 3-43 Tour Setup In Figure 3-42, click the Tour button. Input the Preset number and the Patrol (Tour) number. Click on the Add Preset button to add the current Preset to the Tour.

  • Page 58: Call Ptz Function

    Figure 3-45 Scan Setup In Figure 3-42, click on the Scan button. Use the direction arrow buttons to set the camera’s left limit and then click on the Left button. Use the direction arrow buttons to set the camera’s right limit and then click on the Right button. Now the Scan setup is complete.
  • Page 59 this icon again to Stop a Call. Call Tour In Figure 3-41, input the Tour value and then click on this icon to Call a Tour. Click on this icon again to Stop a Call. Call Scan In Figure 3-41, input Scan value and then click to Call a Scan.

  • Page 60: Record And Snapshot

    3.8 Record and Snapshot The Record/Snapshot function priority is: Alarm → Motion Detect → Schedule. 3.8.1 Encode 3.8.1.1 Encode The Encode configuration allows you to define the IP camera’s encoding mode, its resolution, the bit stream type, etc. From the Main Menu → Setting → System → Encode, an interface like the one shown in Figure 3-48 will appear.

  • Page 61: Overlay

    Figure 3-48 3.8.1.2 Overlay Click on the Overlay tab and you will see an interface as shown in Figure 3-49.  Cover Area: This is where you determine an area section to cover. You can drag your mouse to define the proper section size. The system supports a maximum of 4 zones in a one channel video. You can configure it with the Fn button or the direction arrow buttons.

  • Page 62: Snapshot

    Figure 3-49 3.8.1.3 Snapshot Here you can define the snapshot mode, the picture size, its quality and frequency. See Figure 3-50.  Snapshot Mode: There are two modes: regular and trigger. If you set the mode to regular, you need to determine a snapshot frequency. If you set the mode to trigger, you need to determine what will activate the snapshot function.

  • Page 63: Schedule

    Figure 3-50 Figure 3-51 3.8.2 Schedule The recording type priority is: Alarm → Motion Detect → Regular. 3.8.2.1 Recording Schedule This is where you set the recording time, the recording plan, etc. Note that the system is by default in...
  • Page 64 24-hour recording mode after its first boot up. From the Main Menu → Setting → Storage → Schedule you can go to Schedule menu like in Figure 3-55. There is a total of six periods.  Channel: Please select the channel number first. You can select “All” if you want to configure all the channels.
  • Page 65 Figure 3-52 b) Choose the recording type. See Figure 3-53. Figure 3-53 Manually draw the recording periods. There are six periods in one day, see Figure 3-54. Figure 3-54 Check the box to select the desired days. After completing all the setups, click the Save button and the system will go back to the previous menu.
  • Page 66 Figure 3-55 Figure 3-56 Quick Setup The Copy function allows you to copy one channel’s setup to another. After having completed the configuration of channel 1, click on the Copy button. See the interface in Figure 3-57. The current channel number will be in grey, like the channel 1.

  • Page 67: Snapshot Schedule

    the channels will be the same and the Copy button will appear hidden. Figure 3-57 3.8.2.2 Snapshot Schedule Go to the Main Menu → Setting → Storage → Record or do a right-click with your mouse on the Preview interface, then select the recording item. See Figure 3-58. Select the desired channel and then check the Enable under the Snapshot function.
  • Page 68 From the Main Menu → Setting → Camera → Encode → Snapshot, you will be redirected to the Snapshot interface. See Figure 3-59. Select a Channel number from the dropdown list, then select Timing (Schedule) from the Mode dropdown list and set the Image Size, the Quality and the Snapshot Frequency. Figure 3-59 To go to the Snapshot Schedule menu, start from the Main Menu →...

  • Page 69: Motion Detect Recording/Snapshot

    Figure 3-60 Note  Please note that the Trigger snapshot has a higher priority than the Regular snapshot. If you have enabled these two types at the same time, the system will activate the trigger snapshot when an alarm occurs, and use the regular snapshot at other times. ...
  • Page 70 Figure 3-61 b) Select Motion Detect from the Event Type dropdown list. Select a channel number from the dropdown Channel list and then check the Enable button to enable the motion detection function. Click on the Region button to setup a motion detection zone. There are 396(PAL)/330(NTSC) small zones.
  • Page 71 In Figure 3-84, click on this button located at the end of the day or holiday row and you will see an interface like the one shown in Figure 3-85. There are four recording types: regular, motion detection (MD), alarm, MD & alarm. Set the Sensitivity.

  • Page 72: Motion Detection Snapshot

    Figure 3-63 3.8.3.2 Motion Detection Snapshot From the Main Menu → Setting → Camera → Encode → Snapshot, you will see the Snapshot interface like in Figure 3-64. b) Here you will select the Trigger snapshot from the dropdown list and then define the Image Size, the Quality and the Snapshot Frequency.

  • Page 73: Alarm Recording/Snapshot

    Figure 3-64 3.8.4 Alarm Recording/Snapshot 3.8.4.1 Alarm Recording Before you configure the alarm settings, go to chapter 1.3 to connect the alarm input and the alarm output cables (such as light, siren and etc.). b) The recording priority is: Alarm → Motion Detect → Regular. In the Main Menu, go from Setting →...
  • Page 74 IPC External Alarm: This is the on/off alarm signal from the front-end device and it can activate the local NVR. IPC Offline Alarm: Once you select this option, the system can generate an alarm when the front-end IP Camera disconnects from the local NVR. The alarm can activate the recording, the PTZ, the snapshot, etc.

  • Page 75: Alarm Snapshot

    g) Click on the OK button to save the alarm recording information. 3.8.4.2 Alarm Snapshot Please refer to Steps a) through c) of chapter 3.8.3.2 to enable timing snapshot. b) From the Main Menu → Setting → Storage → Schedule you can choose the Snapshot tab like in Figure 3-66 to enable the snapshot function.
  • Page 76 Tips You can click on the Rec button on the front panel (if possible) to go to the Manual Record interface. Figure 3-67 b) Check the box here to select the Manual Record channel(s). You will notice that the corresponding indicator light(s) on the front panel will be On. ...

  • Page 77: Manual Snapshot

    3.8.5.2 Manual Snapshot Click on this button in the preview control bar and you can snapshot from 1 to 5 picture(s). From the Main Menu → Setting → Camera → Encode → Snapshot, you can configure the number of snapshots. You can go to chapter 3.9 to view the snapshot picture.
  • Page 78 Figure 3-69 Click on the Add button to complete the Holiday setup. Now you can enable the holiday setup and then click on the Apply button. d) From the Main Menu → Setting → Storage → Schedule, you will be directed to the Schedule interface like in Figure 3-70.

  • Page 79: Holiday Snapshot

    Click on the OK button to configure the holiday recording. 3.8.6.2 Holiday Snapshot You must begin by defining the Holiday. Please refer to steps a) through c) of chapter 3.8.6.1. From the Main Menu → Setting → Storage → Schedule, you can go to the Schedule interface like in Figure 3-70.
  • Page 80 Please refer to the following table for more details. Name Function  This is where the searched image or file will be displayed. Display Window  Supports playback on 1/4/9/16 windows.  Here you can select to search the image or the recorded file. ...
  • Page 81 The card number search interface is shown below. Here you can view the Card Number card number/field setup bar. You can implement an Advanced Search. The Search current series product supports this function. Click it to go to the Mark File List interface. You can view all the marked information of the current channel according to the time.
  • Page 82 In normal play mode, click on this button and the file begins backward play. Click it again to pause the current playback. In backward play mode, click ►/ to restore the normal playback. In the Playback mode, click on this button to play the next or the previous section.
  • Page 83  Use the mouse to click one point of the color zone in the time bar, system begins playback.  The time bar is beginning with 0 o'clock when you are setting the configuration. The time bar zooms in the period of the current playback time when you are playing the file.

  • Page 84: Smart Search

    Note  The system supports a maximum of 1024 files backed up at the same time.  You can’t operate the Clip function if there is a file that has been checked in the file list. Record Type In any play mode, the time bar will change once you modify the search type. Other Functions ...

  • Page 85: Accurate Playback By Time

    Note All the operations here (such as playback speed, channel, time and progress) are related to the version of the hardware. Some NVRs do not support certain functions or playback speeds. 3.9.2.1 Smart Search During the multiple-channel playback mode, double click one channel and then click the button, system begins smart search.

  • Page 86: Mark Playback

    , you will be able to view all the recorded files after 11:00.00 (the recordings will include the current time). In the image located on the right side in Figure 3-73, you can double-click a file name to playback. Note ...
  • Page 87 Figure 3-74  Playback Mark During the 1-window playback mode, click the Mark File List button in Figure 3-71 to go to the Mark File List interface. Double click one marked fil and playback will begin the marked time.  Play Before Marked Time This is where you configure the playback to begin from X seconds prior to the marked time.

  • Page 88: Picture Playback

     Modify Double click one marked item and the system will display a dialog box where you can change the marked information. You can only change the Mark name here.  Delete Here you can check the marked item you would like to delete and then click on the Delete button to remove this marked item.
  • Page 89 Figure 3-76 b) Select a Backup device, then configure the channel, file start time and file end time. c) Click on the Add button and the system will begin its search. All files that match up to the search will be listed like in the figure below. The System automatically calculates the space used and what remains (free).

  • Page 90: Import/Export

    Figure 3-77 Note  During the backup process, you can click on the ESC button to exit the current interface to execute other operations (only for with some products). The system will not stop the backup process.  The file name format is usually: Channel Number + Recording Type + Time. In the file name, the YDM format is Y+M+D+H+M+S.
  • Page 91 Figure 3-78  Export: You must first connect the peripheral device and then go to the following interface. Click on the Export button and you will see the a corresponding “Config_Time” folder. Double-click on this folder to view the backup files. ...

  • Page 92: Backup Log

     If you go to the configuration backup interface first and then insert the peripheral device, make sure to click on the Refresh button to see the newly added device. 3.10.3 Backup Log a) From the Main Menu → Info → Log, the following interface will appear. See Figure 3-79. Figure 3-79 b) Select the log Types, define the Start Time and the End Time, then click on the Search button and you will see the logging time and event information.

  • Page 93: Alarm

    Backup, chapter 3.10.3 Backup Log, chapter 3.10.2 Import/Export and chapter 3.9.2 Search. Figure 3-80 3.11 Alarm 3.11.1 Detect Alarm In the Main Menu, go to Setting then to Detect and you will see the Motion Detect interface like in Figure 3-81. There are three detection types: motion detection, video loss, tampering. 3.11.1.1 Motion Detection After analyzing the video, the system can generate a motion detection alarm when the detected movement signal has reached the sensitivity you had configured in this interface.
  • Page 94 detection zone. Remember to click on the Save button to save the current setup. Once you have completed the configuration, click on the ENTER button to exit the current setup. If you click on the ESC button to exit the Region setup interface, the system will not save your detection zone setup. ...
  • Page 95  Show Message: The system can pop up a message to notify you in the local host screen if you have enabled this function.  Alarm Upload: The system can upload the alarm signal to the network (including to the alarm centre) if you have enabled this function.
  • Page 96 In Figure 3-82, you can left-click your mouse and then drag it to configure a region for motion detection. Click on Fn to switch between Arm/Disarm motion detection. Once completed, click on the Enter button to exit. Figure 3-81 Figure 3-82...
  • Page 97 Figure 3-83 Figure 3-84...

  • Page 98: Tampering

    Figure 3-85 The Motion Detection only has a relationship with the Sensitivity and the Region setups. It has no relationship with any other setups. 3.11.1.2 Tampering When someone intentionally masks the lens or the output video is in one-color due to the environment’s light changing, the system can alert you to ensure video continuity.

  • Page 99: Video Loss

     The system only enables the tampering function during the periods of time you have defined here. It does not work for motion detection, nor for video loss types. Figure 3-86 3.11.1.3 Video Loss In Figure 3-81, select Video Loss from the Type list. You will see an interface like the one in Figure 3-87.

  • Page 100: Alarm Output

    Figure 3-87 3.11.2 Alarm Output From Main Menu → Setting → Event → Alarm Output to see an interface like the one in Figure 3-88. This is where you will configure an alarm output: Auto/Manual/Stop. Click on the OK button of the alarm reset to clear all the alarm output statuses. Figure 3-88...

  • Page 101: Alarm Setup

    Please check this box to select an alarm output. Once all the setups are completed, click on the OK button and the system will go back to the previous menu. 3.11.3 Alarm Setup In the Main Menu, go to Setting → Event → Alarm, to see the Alarm Setup interface like in Figure 4- ...
  • Page 102 In Figure 3-94, check this icon for several dates and all the checked dates can then be edited together. Now the icon will appear as such Click on this button to delete a recording type from a period. In Figure 3-94, click on this button located after a date or a holiday and an interface like the one in Figure 3-95 will appear.
  • Page 103  Send Email: The system can send out the alarm signal via an email to alert you when an alarm occurs. Once you enable the Snapshot function, the system can also send out an image as an attachment. To configure this, go to the Main Menu → Setting → Network → Email interface. ...
  • Page 104 Figure 3-89 Figure 3-90...
  • Page 105 Figure 3-91 Figure 3-92...
  • Page 106 Figure 3-93 Figure 3-94...

  • Page 107: Abnormality

    Figure 3-95 Please check this box to select the corresponding function. After completing all the configurations, click on the Save button and the system will go back to the previous menu. 3.11.4 Abnormality There are two types of abnormalities: Disk/Network. Disk: These can be a disk error, no disk, no space.
  • Page 108  Send Email: The system can send out an email to warn you when an alarm occurs.  Buzzer: Check the box to enable this function. The buzzer will beep when an alarm occurs. Figure 3-96 Figure 3-97...

  • Page 109: Network

    Figure 3-98 3.12 Network 3.12.1.1 TCP/IP The single network adapter interface is represented in Figure 3-99 and the dual network adapters interface is in Figure 3-100.  Network Modes: These include: multiple address, fault tolerance and load balancing Multiple-address mode: eth0 and eth1 operate separately. You can use the services such as HTTP and RTP via etho0 or eth1.
  • Page 110 are generally the same. The system is considered Offline when these two cards are both offline. Please note these two cards shall be in the same LAN.  Default Network Card: Select eth0/eth1/bond0 (optional) after enabling the multiple-address function.  Main Network Card: Select eth0/eth1 (optional) after enabling the multiple address function.
  • Page 111 The following MTU values are for reference only. 1500: Maximum value for the Ethernet information packet and it is also the default value. It is the typical setup when there is no PPPoE or VPN. It is also the default setup of some routers, switches and network adapters.

  • Page 112: Connection

    Figure 3-100 3.12.1.2 Connection The Connection Setup interface is as represented in Figure 3-101.  Max Connection: The system supports a maximum of 128 users. The 0 value means there is no connection limit.  TCP Port: The default value is 37777. ...

  • Page 113: Wifi Ap

    Figure 3-101 3.12.1.3 WIFI AP Note This function is for some series products only. The WIFI AP interface is as represented in Figure 3-102. Here you can set the WIFI hotspot so that the network camera can use the hotspot to connect to the network. ...

  • Page 114: Wifi

    this function, it can automatically connect to the network.  Remote Device: In this table, you can see the list of network camera(s) that are connected to the NVR. It also includes information on the Signal Intensity, IP and MAC addresses, bit size, channel number, etc.
  • Page 115 Figure 3-103  WIFI working status: this is where you can see the status of your current connection. Note  Once the connection is successful, you will see the WIFI connection icon in the top right corner of the Preview interface. ...
  • Page 116  Pane 1: Displays the 3G signal intensity after you have enabled the 3G function.  Pane 2: Displays the 3G module configuration information after you have enabled the 3G function.  Pane 3: Displays the 3G module status information after you have enabled the 3G function. It displays the current wireless network signal intensity, such as EVDO, CDMA1x, WCDMA, WCDMA, EDGE, etc.

  • Page 117: Pppoe

    Figure 3-104 3.12.1.6 PPPoE The PPPoE interface is as shown in Figure 3-105. Input the “PPPoE name” and “PPPoE password” you get from your ISP (Internet Service Provider). Click on the Save button and you will need to restart the system to activate your configuration. Once the reboot is complete, the NVR will connect to the internet automatically.

  • Page 118: Ddns Setup

    Figure 3-105 3.12.1.7 DDNS Setup The DDNS Setup interface is as shown in Figure 3-106. You need a PC with a fixed IP address on the internet and there should be a DDNS software running on this PC. In other words, this PC is a DNS (domain name server). Under the DDNS Network tab, please select the DDNS type and check the Enable box.
  • Page 119 Figure 3-106 Please note that DDNS types include the following: CN99 DDNS, NO-IP DDNS, Quick DDNS, Dyndns DDNS and sysdns DDNS. All DDNS types can be valid at the same time, you can select the one that meets your needs. The Private DDNS function will work with a special DDNS server and a special Professional Surveillance Software (PSS).

  • Page 120: Upnp

    3. Operation Before you use Quick DDNS, you need to enable this service and define the correct server address, port number and domain name.  Server Address：www.quickddns.com  Port Number：80  Domain Name：There are two modes: default domain name and customized domain name. You can also use a customized domain name (input your self-defined domain name).
  • Page 121 Figure 3-107.  UPNP ON/OFF：Turns the UPNO function of the device On or Off. Status: When the UPNP is offline, the status appears as “Unknown”. When the UPNP is working,  the status will change to “Success”.  LAN IP: It is the router’s IP Address in the LAN. ...
  • Page 122  Delete: Click it to remove one mapping item. If you double click one item, you can change its corresponding mapping information. See Figure 3-108. Important When you are setting the router’s external port, use a port number from 1024-5000. To avoid possible conflicts, do not use the well-known port numbers found between 1-255 or the system’s port numbers 256- 1023.

  • Page 123: Ip Filter

    Figure 3-108 3.12.1.9 IP Filter The IP Filter interface is as shown in Figure 3-109. You can add the IP address in the following list. The list supports a maximum of 64 IP addresses. The system supports a valid IP address of IPv4 and IPv6. Please note that the system needs to check the validity of all the IPv6 addresses and implement optimization.
  • Page 124 d) The system automatically removes spaces if there are any before or after the newly added IP address. The system only checks the Start Address if you add an IP address. The system checks the Start and End Addresses, if you add an IP section and the End Address shall be larger than the Start Address.

  • Page 125: Email

    Figure 3-110 3.12.1.10 Email The Email interface is as shown below in Figure 3-111.  SMTP Server: Input your email SMTP server IP here.  Port: Input the corresponding port value here.  Username: Input the username to log into the sender’s email box. ...

  • Page 126: Ftp

    emails activated by the abnormal events, which may result in heavy load for the email server. Figure 3-111 3.12.1.11 FTP You need to download or buy an FTP service tool (such as Ser-U FTP SERVER) to establish an FTP service. Please install the Ser-U FTP SERVER first. Then go to “Start” → “Program” → Serv-U FTP Server →...
  • Page 127 Figure 3-112 You can use a PC or FTP login tool to test if the setup is right or not. For example, you can log in the username ZHY to the server FTP://10.10.7.7 and then test it, modify or H140H 140H 140HTU delete the folder or not.

  • Page 128: Snmp

    system will upload the whole file. When the configuration is smaller than the actual file length, the system will only upload the configured length and automatically ignore the extra section. When the Interval value is 0, the system uploads all the corresponding files. After the Channel and Weekday configurations are completed, you can set two periods for each channel.
  • Page 129 Figure 3-115 Please check the Enable box to enable the SNMP function. Use the corresponding software tool (MIB Builder and MG-SOFT MIB Browser, you still need these two MIB files: BASE-SNMP-MIB, NVR-SNMP- MIB) to connect to the device. You can get the device’s configuration information after having successfully connected.

  • Page 130: Multicast

    Note Port conflict occurs when the SNMP Port and the Trap Port are the same. 3.12.1.13 Multicast The Multicast configuration interface is as shown in Figure 3-116. Figure 3-116 Here you can set a multiple cast group. Refer to the following text for detailed information. ...

  • Page 131: Alarm Center

    224.0.0.1 All systems in the sub-net 224.0.0.2 All routers in the sub-net 224.0.0.4 DVMRP router 224.0.0.5 OSPF router 224.0.0.13 PIMv2 router  Administrative scoped addresses -239.0.0.0-255.255.255 -Private address space  Like the single broadcast address of RFC1918  Can not be used in the internet transmission ...

  • Page 132: Auto Register

    3.12.1.15 Auto Register This function allows the device to automatically register to the proxy you have specified. In this way, you can use the client-end to access the NVR via the proxy. Here the proxy has a switch function. In the network service, the device supports the server address of IPv4 or the domain.

  • Page 133: P2P

    4. Now you can start the proxy server. When you see that the network status is Y, it means your registration is OK and you can view the proxy server when the device is online. Important The server’s IP address can also be a domain, but you need to register a domain name before you run the proxy device server.

  • Page 134: Switch

    Select the Easy Space address from the dropdown list and then input the corresponding username and password. Figure 3-120 Note  The uploaded file is for the sub stream only. Go to the Record Control interface (Main Stream → Setting → Storage → Record) and then select the Sub Stream. ...

  • Page 135: Network Test

    Figure 3-121 3.12.2 Network Test In this interface, you can see the network test and the network load information. 3.12.2.1 Network Test From Main Menu → Info-Network → Test, you get the Network Test interface like shown in Figure 3-122. ...

  • Page 136: Network Load

    You can view all the connected network adapter’s names (including Ethernet, PPPoE, WIFI and 3G). Click on this button on the right side of the panel to begin the Sniffer Packet Backup. Click on the grey Stop button to stop it. Please note that the system can’t Sniffer several network adapters at the same time.

  • Page 137: Hdd Setup

    Figure 3-123 3.13 HDD Setup Here you can view the following HDD information: type, status, total capacity, record time, etc. The possible operations include: format, resume from error, change HDD property (read-write, read-only), you can also set an alarm and HDD storage position. 3.13.1 Format From the Main Menu →...

  • Page 138: Hdd Information

    Figure 3-124 b) Select a HDD and then select the format type from the dropdown list. Click on the Format button. c) Click on the OK button to complete the setup. The system needs to restart in order to activate the current setup.
  • Page 139 Figure 3-125 In Figure 3-125, click one HDD item; the Smart Info interface will appear as shown in Figure 3-126. Figure 3-126...

  • Page 140: Advanced

    Parameter Function SATA 1 here means there is 1 HDD. For different series product, the maximum HDD number may vary. When the HDD is working properly, the system will show a O. “_” means there is no HDD. You can view the number of HDD the device is connected to. ﹡...
  • Page 141 Figure 3-127 Please select the desired group from the dropdown list and then click on the Apply button. Click on the Main Stream/Sub Stream/Snapshot button to define the HDD group information. See Figure 3-128 through Figure 3-130. Figure 3-128...
  • Page 142 Figure 3-129 Figure 3-130...

  • Page 143: Hdd Detect

    3.13.4 HDD Detect Note This function is for some series products only. The HDD detect function allows you to detect the HDD’s current status so that you can clearly understand the HDD’s performance and replace the malfunctioning DD. There are two detection types: ...

  • Page 144: Detect Report

    3.13.4.2 Detect Report Once the detection operation completed, you can go to the detection report to view the details. From the Main Menu → Setting → Storage → HDD Detect → Manual Detect, you will see an interface as shown below in Figure 3-132. Figure 3-132 Click on the View icon to see the detailed information of the report, such as the detection results, backup and S.M.A.R.T.
  • Page 145 Figure 3-133 Figure 3-134...

  • Page 146: Raid Manager

    3.13.5 RAID Manager Important Please make sure the product you purchase supports the RAID function, otherwise you can’t see the following interface. Right now, RAID supports Raid0, Raid1, Raid5, Raid6 and Raid10. Local hot spare supports Raid1, Raid5, Raid6 and Raid10. 3.13.5.1 RAID Config This is where you manage the RAID HDD.

  • Page 147: Basic Setups

     Local: It is the Local Hot spare disk. When the specified RAID disk is damaged, it can replace and build it. Select a Hot spare disk and then click the Delete button. Click on the Apply button to delete it. Figure 3-136 3.14 Basic Setups This chapter will allow you to complete the NVR’s basic setup, the device’s setup and other setups.
  • Page 148  HDD Full: This is where you select the working mode when the hard disk is full. There are two options: Stop Recording or Rewrite. If the currently working HDD is overwritten or the current HDD is full while the next HDD is not empty, the system will stop the recording. If the current HDD is full and the next HDD is not empty, the system overwrites the previous files.

  • Page 149: Date And Time

    3.14.2 Date and Time From the Main Menu → Setting → System → General, you can go to the General interface. See Figure 3-138.  System Time: This is where you to set the system’s time  Date Format: There are three types: YYYY-MM-DD, MM-DD-YYYY or DD-MM-YYYY. ...

  • Page 150: Holiday

    3.14.3 Holiday Please refer to chapter 3.8.6 for more details. 3.15 Device Maintenance and Manager 3.15.1 System Info 3.15.1.1 Version From the Main Menu → Info → System → Version, you will see the Version interface. This is where you can find the version information. See Figure 3-139. Please note that the following figure is for reference only.

  • Page 151: Bps

    3.15.1.2 BPS This is where you can find the current video’s bit rate (Kb/S) and resolution. See Figure 3-140. Figure 3-140 3.15.1.3 Online Users This is where you can manage the online users connected to your NVR. See Figure 3-141. You can click on this button to disconnect or block a user if you have the proper system rights.

  • Page 152: Remote Device Information

    Figure 3-141 3.15.1.4 Remote Device Information From the Main Menu → Info → Event, you can view the Device Status and the Channel Status of the remote device, the connection logs, etc. See Figure 3-142. Figure 3-142...

  • Page 153: Remote

    3.15.1.5 Remote 3.15.1.5.1 Device Status Here you can view the IP camera’s status, such as motion detection, video loss, tampering, alarm, etc. See Figure 3-143.  External IP camera Status: : Front-end does not support. : Front-end supports. There is an alarm event from current front-end. ...

  • Page 154: Log

    Figure 3-144 3.15.2 Log From the Main Menu → Info → Log, you will see the interface like in Figure 3-145.  Start Time/End Time: Select a start time and end time, then click on the Search button. You can then see the log files displayed in a list.

  • Page 155: Voice

    Figure 3-145 Figure 3-146 3.15.3 Voice Note This function is available on some products only.

  • Page 156: File Manage

    The audio function allows you to manage the audio files and configure the schedule function. It allows you to activate the audio broadcasting function. 3.15.3.1.1 File Manage Here you can add an audio file, listen to the audio file, or rename/delete an audio file. This is also where you can also set the audio volume.

  • Page 157: Schedule

    Figure 3-148 3.15.3.1.2 Schedule This is where you configure the broadcasting’s Schedule function. You can play different audio files during specific time periods. See Figure 3-149. Figure 3-149...

  • Page 158: Account

    3.15.4 Account This is where you will manage different accounts. See Figure 3-150 and Figure 3-151. In this interface you can:  Add New User  Modify User  Add Group  Modify Group  Modify Password For account management please note that: ...
  • Page 159 Figure 3-150 Figure 3-151...

  • Page 160: Add/Modify Group

    3.15.4.1 Add/Modify Group Click on the Add Group button and the interface represented at Figure 3-152 will appear. Here you can input a group name and some memo information, if necessary. In this interface you can also choose from many rights: control panel, shut down, real-time monitor, playback, record, record file backup, PTZ, user account, system information view, alarm input/output setup, system setup, log view, clear log, upgrade system, control device, etc.

  • Page 161: Add/Modify User

    For the account of the Account function, it can change the password of other users too. 3.15.4.2 Add/Modify User Click on the Add User button and an interface like the one represented in Figure 4-153 will appear. You must input a user name and password; then select the group it belongs to from the dropdown list. You can then can check the desired rights for each user.

  • Page 162: Default

    Figure 3-154 3.15.6 Default You can restore the factory default configuration to fix some problems when the device is running slowly or a configuration error occurred. From the Main Menu → Setting → System → Default, you can go to the Default interface like the one represented in Figure 3-155.

  • Page 163: Rs232

    Warning! After you use the default function, some of your customized configurations may be lost forever! Think twice before you start this operation! Figure 3-155 3.15.7 RS232 From the Main Menu → Setting → System → RS232, and you will see the RS232 interface as shown in Figure 3-156.

  • Page 164: Auto Maintain

     Parity: There are five options: none, odd, even, space, mark. System default setups are:  Function: Console  Baud Rate: 115200  Data Bit: 8  Stop Bit: 1  Parity: None After completing all the setups please click on the Save button and the system will go back to the previous menu.

  • Page 165: Logout/Shutdown/Restart

    Figure 3-157 3.15.9 Logout/Shutdown/Restart From the Main Menu → Operation → Shutdown, you will see an interface like the one in Figure 3-158.  Shutdown: The system will shut down and turn the power off.  Logout: This is the Logout menu. You will need to insert a password when you log in next time. ...

  • Page 166: Web Operation

    4 Web Operation 4.1 General Introduction The device’s web operations are the following: channel monitoring menu tree, search, alarm setup, system setup, PTZ control, window monitoring, etc. Important The following operation is based on a 32-channel series device. 4.1.1 Preparation Before logging in, please make sure that: ...

  • Page 167: Log In

    Remove PoE When the PoE has been removed, you will notice that the corresponding digital channel will be idle/ disabled. It will also be removed from the connection list on the remote device’s interface. You will need to click on the IP search to refresh the IP search list. Once the PoE has been inserted, the system will follow the steps listed below to map the channel.
  • Page 168 bar. See Figure 4-1. Input IP address here. Figure 4-1 When the system displays a warning box asking whether or not to install the Web plug-in, click on the Yes button. If you can’t download the ActiveX file, modify your settings as indicated in Figure 4-2. Figure 4-2...

  • Page 169: Lan Mode

    Once the installation is complete, the interface shown in Figure 4-3 will be displayed. Figure 4-3 Insert your username and password. The default factory username is admin and password is admin. Note For security reasons, please modify your password after you first login. 4.2 LAN Mode Once you are logged into the LAN mode, you will see the main window like in Figure 4-9.
  • Page 170  Section 3: Open All button This allows you to enable/disable the real time monitoring for all the channels. You can also select the Main Stream or the Sub Stream. See Figure 4-5. Figure 4-5  Section 4: Start Talk button. You can click on this button to enable the audio talk.
  • Page 171 Figure 4-8  Section 7：Zero Channel Encoding. Please refer to chapter 4.6 for detailed information.  Section 8: PTZ Operation Panel. Please refer to chapter 4.4 for detailed information.  Section 9: Image Setup and Alarm Setup. Please refer to chapter 4.5 for detailed information. ...

  • Page 172: Real-Time Monitoring

    4.3 Real-Time Monitoring In Section 2, do a left click on the name of the channel that you want to view and you will see the corresponding video displayed in the current window. On the top left corner of the window, you will see the device’s IP address (172.11.10.11), the channel number (1), the network’s monitor bit stream (2202Kbps) and the stream type (M=Main Stream, S=Sub Stream).
  • Page 173 There are eight direction keys, in the centre of these eight direction keys there is a 3D intelligent positioning key. When you click on this 3D intelligent positioning key, the system will go back to the single screen mode. Drag your mouse on the screen to adjust the section’s size. It can realize PTZ automatically. Refer to the following table for PTZ setup information.

  • Page 174: Image/Alarm Out

    3D Intelligent Positioning You can click this icon to display or hide the PTZ control platform. Figure 4-12 4.5 Image/Alarm Out Select one monitoring’s channel video and then click on the Image button in Section 9 to see the interface as shown in Figure 4-13.

  • Page 175: Alarm Output

    4.5.2 Alarm Output This is where you will enable or disable the alarm signal of the desired port. See Figure 4-14. Figure 4-14 4.6 Zero-Channel Encode Select a window and then click on the Zero-Channel Encode button and an interface like the one below will be displayed.
  • Page 176 Figure 4-16 Below you will find the difference between a LAN and WAN login. 1. In the WAN mode, the system will by default open the main stream of the first channel to monitor. The open/close button on the left panel is void. 2.

  • Page 177: Setup

    Important The window display mode and the channel number are by default. For example, for the 16-channel, the maximum window split mode is 16. 3. Multiple-Channel monitoring: the system uses by default the Sub Stream to monitor. When you double click on one channel, the system will switch to the single channel and use the Main Stream to monitor.
  • Page 178 Figure 4-18 Figure 4-19...
  • Page 179 Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function Click on the Device Search button to display the information for the Device searched device in the list. This includes the device’s IP address, port, Search name, manufacturer and type. Select a device in the list and then click on the Add button and the system will automatically connect the device and add it to the Added Device list.

  • Page 180: Image

    4.8.1.2 Image Note There may be a slight difference here due to the fact that the connected network camera may not be the same model. This is where you will see the device’s property information. The configurations are validated immediately after you define them.
  • Page 181 video is too dark or too bright. Please note that the video may become hazy if the value is too high. The value ranges from 0 to 100. The recommended value ranges from 40 to 60. Contrast It is to adjust the monitor’s window contrast. The value ranges from 0 to 100.
  • Page 182 The device automatically exposes according to the environment Mode so that the darkest area of the video becomes clearer. For the WDR scene, this function can lower the brightest section and enhance the brightness of the darkest area, so that you can view these two sections clearly at the same time.

  • Page 183: Encode

     B/W: The device outputs the video in black and white.  Sensor: It is to configure when a peripheral device is connected to the IR light. 4.8.1.3 Encode 4.8.1.3.1 Encode The Encode interface is shown in Figure 4-21. Figure 4-21 Please refer to the following table for detailed information.

  • Page 184: Snapshot

    For example, you can use a high frame rate to record important events and the lower frame rate to record scheduled events. It allows you to set different frame rates for motion detection recording and alarm recording. The main bit stream supports H.264. The sub stream supports Compression H.264 and MJPG.

  • Page 185: Video Overlay

    Figure 4-22 Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function There are two snapshot modes: Timing (schedule) and Trigger. Mode  Timing snapshot is valid during the specific periods you have configured.  Trigger snapshot is only valid when motion detection, tampering or local activation alarms occur.

  • Page 186: Path

    Figure 4-23 Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function Check the Preview or Monitor box first. Cover-Area Click on the Set button to privacy mask the specific zone in the preview or monitor video. The system supports a maximum of 4 privacy mask zones. You can enable this function so that the system displays time Time Display information in the video window.

  • Page 187: Channel Name

    recording’s storage path ( in the preview interface). The default setups are C:\PictureDownload and C:\RecordDownload respectively. Please click on the Save button to save the current setup. Figure 4-24 4.8.1.4 Channel Name Here you can configure the names for the channels. See Figure 4-25. Figure 4-25 4.8.1.5 IPC Upgrade This interface is to upgrade the network IP camera.

  • Page 188: Network

    Figure 4-26 4.8.2 Network 4.8.2.1 TCP/IP The TCP/IP interface is as shown in Figure 4-27. Figure 4-27...

  • Page 189: P2P

    Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function Mode There are two modes: Static and DHCP.  The IP Address/Subnet Mask/Default Gateway are invalid when you select the DHCP mode to automatically search the IP.  If you select the Static mode, you need to configure the IP Address/Subnet Mask/Default Gateway manually.

  • Page 190: Connection

    Figure 4-28 4.8.2.3 Connection The Connection interface is as shown in Figure 4-29. Figure 4-29...

  • Page 191: Wifi Ap

    Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function Max Connection It is the maximum Web connection for the device. The value ranges from 1 to 120. The default value is 120. The default value is 37777. You can insert the actual port TCP Port number if necessary.

  • Page 192: Wifi

    Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function It is to set the SSID name. You can use this name to search SSID the device. It is to set the SSID password. You can use this password Password to connect to the network.

  • Page 193: Cdma/Gprs

    Figure 4-31 Check the Enable box to enable the WIFI function and then click on the Search SSID button. You will see all the wireless network information in the list below. By double clicking a name you can connect to it. Click on the Refresh button to see the latest connection status.

  • Page 194: Mobile

    Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function WLAN Type Here you can select the 3G network type to recognize the 3G module from different ISP. The possible WLAN types include WCDMA, CDMA1x, etc. APN/Dial No. These are important parameters of PPP. AUTH The authorization options include PAP, CHAP, NO_AUTH.

  • Page 195: Pppoe

    Figure 4-33 4.8.2.7 PPPoE The PPPoE interface is as shown in Figure 4-34. Type in the PPPoE Username and Password you have received from the IPS (Internet Service Provider) and check the Enable box. Save the current setup and then reboot the device to activate it. The device connects to the internet via the PPPoE after the reboot.

  • Page 196: Ddns

    4.8.2.8 DDNS The DDNS interface is as shown in Figure 4-35. The DDNS is to connect the various servers so that you can access the system via the server. You will need to go to the corresponding website to apply a domain name and then access the system via this domain.

  • Page 197: Ip Filter

    Quick DDNS and Client-End Introduction 1. Background Introduction The device’s IP address is not fixed if you use ADSL to log into the network. The DDNS function allows you to access the NVR via the registered domain name. Besides the general DDNS, the Quick DDNS works with the manufacturer’s device so that it can add the extension function.

  • Page 198: Email

    Figure 4-36 4.8.2.10 Email The Email interface is as shown in Figure 4-37. Figure 4-37...
  • Page 199 Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function Please check the box here to enable email function. Enable Input server address and then enable this function. SMTP Server Port Default value is 25. You can modify it if necessary. Anonymous The server supports the anonymity function.

  • Page 200: Upnp

    4.8.2.11 UPnP It allows you to establish the mapping relationship between the LAN and the public network. It also allows you to add, modify or remove the UPnP item. See Figure 4-38.  In the Windows OS, go to Start → Control Panel → Add or Remove Programs, click on “Add/Remove Windows Components”...

  • Page 201: Snmp

    Parameter Function It corresponds to the UPnP mapping information on the router. Check the box located before the Service Name to enable the PAT service, otherwise it is invalid. Service Name：Customized name.   Protocol：Protocol type. Internal Port：The port mapped to the port. ...
  • Page 202 Figure 4-39 Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function The listening port of the device’s proxy program. It is a UDP SNMP Port port, not a TCP port. The value ranges from 1 to 65535. The default value is 161.

  • Page 203: Multicast

    Parameter Function 165535. The default value is 162.  If you check V1, the system will only process the V1 Version information.  If you check V2, the system will only process the V2 information. 4.8.2.13 Multicast The Multicast interface is as shown in Figure 4-40. Multicast is a transmission mode of data packets.

  • Page 204: Alarm Centre

    Figure 4-41 4.8.2.15 Alarm Centre The Alarm Center interface is as shown in Figure 4-42. Before you use alarm center, you must configure this interface (server IP, port, etc.). The system will upload an alarm signal to the alarm center when a local alarm occurs. The system can then send out the data as defined by the protocol so that the client-end can receive the data.

  • Page 205: Create Server Certificate

    Note  You need to re-implement the server certificate if you change the device IP address.  You need to download the root certificate if it is your first time using HTTPS on this PC. Figure 4-43 4.8.2.16.1 Create Server Certificate If it is your first time using this function, please follow the steps listed below.

  • Page 206: Download Root Certificate

    Figure 4-45 4.8.2.16.2 Download Root Certificate In Figure 4-43, click on the button and the system will display a dialog box like the one in Figure 4-46. Figure 4-46 Click on the Open button, you will be redirected to the interface in Figure 4-47.
  • Page 207 Figure 4-47 Click on the Install Certificate button, you will see the Certificate Import Wizard box like in Figure 4-48. Figure 4-48 Click on the Next button to continue. Now you can select a location to store the certificate. See Figure 4-49.
  • Page 208 Figure 4-49 Click on the Next button and the certificate importation process will complete itself. See Figure 4-50. Figure 4-50 Click on the Finish button and a Security Warning dialog box will appear like in Figure 4-51.

  • Page 209: View And Configure The Https Port

    Figure 4-51 Click on the Yes button and the following dialog box will appear indicating that the certificate import has been successful. See Figure 4-52. Figure 4-52 4.8.2.16.3 View and Configure the HTTPS port From the Setup → Network → Connection, you will see the following interface. See Figure 4-53. The HTTPS default value is 443.

  • Page 210: Login

    4.8.2.16.4 Login Open the browser and then type https://xx.xx.xx.xx:port. xx.xx.xx.xx: is your device’s IP address or domain name. The port is your HTTPS port. If you are using the default HTTPS value 443, you do not need to add the port information here. You can simply type https://xx.xx.xx.xx to connect. If your setup was done properly, you will be redirected to the login interface.
  • Page 211 Figure 4-55 Figure 4-56...
  • Page 212 Figure 4-57 Figure 4-58 Figure 4-59...
  • Page 213 Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function Enable You need to check the box to enable the motion detection function. Select a channel from the dropdown list. Period The motion detection function becomes activated during the specified periods.
  • Page 214 Parameter Function when an alarm occurs. Latch The system can delay the alarm output for a specific amount of time after an alarm has ended. The value ranges from 1 to 300 seconds. Show If this function is enabled, the system will display a message in Message the local host screen to notify you.

  • Page 215: Video Loss

    4.8.3.1.2 Video Loss The Video Loss interface is as shown in Figure 4-60. Please note that video loss doesn’t support the following configurations: anti-dither, sensitivity and region. Refer to chapter 4.8.3.1.1 Motion Detect for detailed information. Figure 4-60 4.8.3.1.3 Tampering The Tampering interface is as shown in Figure 4-61.

  • Page 216: Alarm

    Figure 4-61 4.8.3.2 Alarm Make sure you have properly connected all alarm devices, such as the buzzer. The input mode includes the local alarm and the network alarm. 4.8.3.2.1 Local Alarm The Local Alarm interface is as shown in Figure 4-62. It represents the alarm from the local device.
  • Page 217 Figure 4-62 Figure 4-63...
  • Page 218 Figure 4-64 Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function Enable You need to check this box to enable this function. Select a channel from the dropdown list. Period This function becomes active during the periods specified here.
  • Page 219 Parameter Function Record Channel The system automatically activates the channel(s) to record once an alarm occurs. You need to set an alarm recording period and go to Storage → Schedule to set the current channel as a scheduled recording. The system can delay the recording for a specific amount Record Delay of time once the alarm has ended.

  • Page 220: Net Alarm

    4.8.3.2.2 Net Alarm The Network Alarm interface is as shown in Figure 4-65. The network alarm refers to the alarm signal from the network. The anti-dither and sensor type setting up does not apply here. For more information, please refer to chapter 4.8.3.2.1. Figure 4-65 4.8.3.2.3 IP Camera External Alarm The IPC Ext Alarm interface is as shown in Figure 4-66.

  • Page 221: Ip Camera Offline Alarm

    Figure 4-66 4.8.3.2.4 IP Camera Offline Alarm The IPC Offline Alarm interface is as shown in Figure 4-67. The system can generate an alarm when the network camera is offline. For more information, please refer to chapter 4.8.3.2.1. Figure 4-67...

  • Page 222: Abnormal Events

    4.8.3.3 Abnormal Events Six different abnormal event types exist: No HDD, HDD Error, No Space, Disconnected, IP Conflict and MAC Conflict. See Figure 4-68 Figure 4-73. Figure 4-68 Figure 4-69 Figure 4-70...
  • Page 223 Figure 4-71 Figure 4-72 Figure 4-73 Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function Event The abnormal events include: No HDD, HDD Error, No Space, Type Disconnect, IP Conflict and MAC Conflict. You can configure one or more items. For the No Space option: “Less Than”...

  • Page 224: Storage

    Parameter Function disk’s capacity is insufficient. You need to draw a circle to enable this function. Enable Check this box to enable the selected function. Alarm Out Please select the alarm output channel for when an alarm occurs. You need to check this box to enable this function. Latch The alarm output can be delayed once the alarm has stopped for the amount of time specified here.
  • Page 225 Figure 4-74 Figure 4-75...
  • Page 226 Figure 4-76 Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function Channel Select a channel from the dropdown list. Pre-record Insert a pre-recording time here. The value ranges from 0 to 30 seconds. Redundancy Check this box to enable the redundancy function. Please note this function is invalid if there is only one HDD.

  • Page 227: Hdd Manager

    Parameter Function Setup Click on the Setup button to configure the recording periods. See Figure 4-75. There are six periods in one day. If you do not check the weekday at the bottom of the interface, the current setup will only apply to today.

  • Page 228: Ftp

    4.8.4.2.3 The FTP interface is to configure the FTP information. See Figure 4-79. Configure the FTP as your remote storage location. The system can save recorded files or snapshot pictures to the FTP when the network is offline or malfunctioning. Figure 4-79 4.8.4.3 Recording Control The Record interface is as shown in Figure 4-80.

  • Page 229: Raid Manager

    Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function Here you can view the channel number. Record The maximum number displayed here represents the maximum Mode number of channels on your device. Status There are three statuses: automatic, manual and off. The system enables the automatic recording function as you Schedule configured it in the recording schedule interface (general, motion...

  • Page 230: Hot Spare Disks

    Figure 4-81 4.8.4.4.2 Hot spare Disks In Figure 4-81, click on the Hot spare button to add the Hot spare HDD. See Figure 4-82. There are two types to choose from:  Global: It is the global hot spare disk. When any RAID disk becomes defective, it can replace and rebuild it.

  • Page 231: Storage

    4.8.4.5 Storage 4.8.4.5.1 Main Stream The Main Stream interface is as shown in Figure 4-83. Here you can configure on which HDD Group to save the main stream. Figure 4-83 4.8.4.5.2 Sub Stream The Sub Stream interface is as shown in Figure 4-84. Here you can configure on which HDD Group you want to save the sub stream.

  • Page 232: Setting

    Figure 4-85 4.8.5 Setting 4.8.5.1 Setting The Setting interface includes the configurations for General, Date & Time and Holiday. 4.8.5.1.1 General The General interface is as shown in Figure 4-86. Figure 4-86 Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function It is to insert the device’s name.

  • Page 233: Date And Time

    Language You can select the language from the dropdown list. Please note that the device needs to reboot to activate the change. Video This is to select the video standard, for example PAL. Standard This is where you choose what to do when the hard disk is full. There HDD Full are two options: stop recording or overwrite.

  • Page 234: Holiday Setup

    Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function Here you can select the date format from the dropdown list. Date Format There are two options: 24-H and 12-H. Time Format The time zone of the device. Time Zone This is where you configure the system’s time.

  • Page 235: Account

    4.8.5.2 Account Note  The system supports a maximum of 6 characters for a username or user group name. The space in the front or at the end of the string doesn’t count. A valid string may include: characters, numbers and underlines.
  • Page 236 Figure 4-90 Modify User In this interface you can modify the user’s property, group, password and rights. See Figure 4-91. Modify Password This is where you modify the user’s password. You must first type the old password and then type the new password twice to confirm the change.

  • Page 237: Group

    4.8.5.2.2 Group In the Group management interface, you can add or remove a group, modify a group password, etc. The interface is as shown in Figure 4-92. Figure 4-92 Add Group This is where you add a group and configure its rights. See Figure 4-93. Type in the group name and then check the boxes to select its rights as shown below.

  • Page 238: Display

    Figure 4-94 4.8.5.3 Display The Display interface includes GUI, TV Adjust, Tour and Zero-Channel Encoding. 4.8.5.3.1 Display Here you can define the background color and transparency level. See Figure 4-95. Figure 4-95...

  • Page 239: Tour

    Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function There are four possible options: 1920×1080,1280×1024 Resolution (default),1280×720,1024×768. Note that the system needs to reboot to activate this current setup. This is where you can adjust the transparency. The value ranges Transparency from 128 to 255.

  • Page 240: Default

    Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function Check this box to enable the tour function. Enable Tour This is where you adjust the transparency. The value ranges from 5 Interval to 120 seconds. The default setup is 5 seconds. Here you can set the window mode and channel group.

  • Page 241: Import/Export

    Figure 4-98 4.8.5.6 Import/Export The Import&Export interface is as shown in Figure 4-99. This is where you can export or import the configuration files. Figure 4-99 Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function Click to select the file to import. Browse Allows you to import the local configuration files to the system.

  • Page 242: System Upgrade

    Figure 4-100 4.8.5.8 System Upgrade The System Upgrade interface is as shown in Figure 4-101. Select the upgrading file and then click on the Upgrade button to begin the update. Please note that the file is a *.bin file. During the upgrade process, do not unplug the power cable, network cable or shutdown the device.

  • Page 243: Rs232

    4.8.5.9 RS232 The RS232 interface is as shown in Figure 4-102. Figure 4-102 Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function Select the desired function protocol. Function The default setup is console. Select the baud rate. Baud Rate The default setup is 115200.
  • Page 244 Click on the Save button once the setup is complete and you will be redirected to the monitor interface to control the speed dome. Figure 4-103 Figure 4-104 Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Parameter Function Select the channel for the speed dome. Channel There are two options: Local and Remote.

  • Page 245: Information

    Parameter Function Type in the dome’s address. The default value is 1. Please note it is Address important that what you insert here complies with your dome’s address, or else you won’t be able to control it. Select the dome’s baud rate. Baud Rate The default setup is 1115200.

  • Page 246: Log

    4.9.2 Log Here you can view the system’s logging events. See Figure 4-106. Figure 4-106 Please refer to the following table for the log interface parameters details. Parameter Function Possible log types include: all, system operation, configuration Types operation, data operation, event operation, record operation, user management, log clear.

  • Page 247: Online User

    4.9.3 Online User The Online User interface is as shown in Figure 4-107. Figure 4-107 4.10 Playback Click on the Playback button to see an interface as is shown in Figure 4-108. Figure 4-108...

  • Page 248: Search Recording

    4.10.1 Search Recording You must configure the recording type, recording date, window display mode and channel name.  Select Date In the right panel of the screen above, you can click on a date to select it. A date highlighted in green represents the system’s current date and the dates highlighted in blue represents a date that has recording files.

  • Page 249: Playback

    Figure 4-111 4.10.3 Playback Select a file you want to play and then click on the Play button and the system will begin to playback. You can choose to playback in the full-screen mode. Note that the system can’t playback and download at the same time for a channel.

  • Page 250: Download

    4.10.4 Download Select the file(s) you want to download and then click on the Download button. An interface like the one shown in Figure 4-113 will appear. The Download button will have turned into the Stop button with a process bar for your reference. Go to your “default file saved path” to view the files. Figure 4-113 4.10.5 Load More This is what you use to search for recordings or pictures.
  • Page 251 Figure 4-114 Check the file(s) you want to download and you will be able to save the file(s) in two ways.  Download to Local Click on the Download to Local button and the system will display following interface for you to configure the Record Format and Save Path like in Figure 4-115.

  • Page 252: Download By Time

    Figure 4-116 Select the Backup Device and the Backup Type first, then click on the Start backup button. A dialog box will be displayed when the download is complete. 4.10.5.2 Download by Time Select a channel, bit stream type, start time and end time. Click on the Download to Local button, a Download by Time interface like the one shown in Figure 4-117 will appear.

  • Page 253: Watermark

    Select the Record Format and Save Path, click on the OK button to download. When the download process is completed, a dialog box will be displayed. 4.10.5.3 Watermark The Watermark interface is as shown in Figure 4-118. Select a file and click on the Verify button to see whether or not the file has been tampered with.
  • Page 254 Please refer to the following table for detailed information. Type Parameter Function Alarm Video Loss The system produces an alarm when video loss Type occurs. Motion Detect The system produces an alarm when motion detection occurs. Tampering The system produces an alarm when the camera is viciously masked/tampered with.

  • Page 255: Logout

    4.12 Logout Click on the Logout button and the system will go back to the Login interface like in Figure 4-120. You need to type your username and password to login again. Figure 4-120 4.13 Uninstall Web Control You can use the uninstall web tool “uninstall web.bat” to uninstall the web control. Please note that before you proceed with the uninstallation, you must close all web pages, otherwise you may incur errors.

  • Page 256: Glossary

    5 Glossary  DHCP: DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) is a network protocol. It is one of the TCP/IP protocol clusters. It is principally used to assign temporary IP addresses to computers on a network.  DDNS: DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name Server) is a service that maps the Internet domain names to IP addresses.

  • Page 257: Faq

    6 FAQ Questions Solutions  The NVR can’t boot up The input power is insufficient.  properly. The power connection is incorrect.  The power switch button is damaged.  The program upgrade is incorrect.  The HDD is malfunctioning or something is wrong with the HDD ribbon.
  • Page 258 Questions Solutions  The video quality setup is too low.  There is a program read error and the bit data is too small. Video is distorted when There is mosaic in full screen mode. Restart the NVR to solve this searching the local problem.
  • Page 259 Questions Solutions  The network is unstable.  There is an IP address conflict. Network connection isn’t  There is a MAC address conflict. stable.  The PC or the device network card is not good.  The burner and NVR are on the same data cable. ...
  • Page 260 Questions Solutions  I forgot the password for Please contact your local service engineer or our sales person for operating the local menu help. or for the network.  The IP camera IP address is incorrect. There is no video. ...
  • Page 261 Questions Solutions After I log into the Web, I can’t find the remote Clear the Web controls and load again. interface to add the IP camera. Use PING command to check if you can connect to the gateway or There is an IP and not.

  • Page 262: Appendix A - Hdd Capacity Calculation

    Appendix A - HDD Capacity Calculation Calculate the total capacity needed by each device according to the video recording (video recording type and video file storage time). Step 1: According to Formula (1) to calculate storage capacity, is the capacity needed per hour for each channel in Mbyte units.

  • Page 263: Appendix B - Compatible Network Camera List

    Appendix B - Compatible Network Camera List Please note that all the models in the following list are for reference only. For products that are not included in this list, contact your local retailer or technical support for detailed information. Manufacturer Model Version...
  • Page 264 Manufacturer Model Version Video Encode Audio/Video Protocol √ FD-100A v1.0.3.3 H264 ONVIF √ － Canon VB-M400 H264 Private √ MPix2.0DIR XNETM11201112 H264 ONVIF √ VIPBL1.3MIRVF XNETM2100111 H264 ONVIF √ IGC-2050F XNETM2100111 H264 ONVIF √ CP PLUS CP-NC9-K 6.E.2.7776 H264 ONVIF/Private √...
  • Page 265 Manufacturer Model Version Video Encode Audio/Video Protocol √ － KNC-B2161 H264 Private √ － Panasonic NP240/CH MPEG4 Private √ － WV-NP502 MPEG4 Private √ WV-SP102H 1.41 H264 ONVIF/Private √ － WV-SP105H H264 ONVIF/Private √ WV-SP302H 1.41 H264, MPEG4 ONVIF/Private √ WV-SP306H H264, MPEG4 ONVIF/Private...
  • Page 266 Manufacturer Model Version Video Encode Audio/Video Protocol √ SNP-3370 1.21_110318 MPEG4 Private √ SNB-5000 2.10_111227 H264, MPEG4 ONVIF/Private √ － SND-5080 H264, MPEG4 Private √ SNZ-5200 1.02_110512 H264, MPEG4 ONVIF/Private √ SNP-5200 1.04_110825 H264, MPEG4 ONVIF/Private √ SNB-7000 1.10_110819 H264 ONVIF/Private √...

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