Vista Viper 4 Quick Installation Manual

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This document is a QUICK START GUIDE. For detailed information, please refer to your user manual.

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Page 1 Real Time Full HD, PoE Network Video Recorders (4/8/16CH) QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE Please read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep it handy for future reference. This document is a QUICK START GUIDE. For detailed information, please refer to your user manual. VIPER quick ser guide V1.0...
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Page 3: Front Panel
Front Panel 1 2 3 4 5 Power LED Record LED Playback LED Network LED IR Remote sensor USB 2.0 Port Rear Panel * VIPER04 * VIPER08 * VIPER16 IP camera inputs eSATA USB 2.0 Network port HDMI Power input Audio out USB 3.0 Power switch...
Page 4: System Setup
The 4 methods are as follows: 1. Auto Detection This is the simplest and quickest method, it can be used for all cameras within the Vista VK2 range, or for other third party manufacturers camera that support “Zero Config”. This method only works for cameras that are connected directly to the NVRs PoE ports and have ID and Password of “admin”.
Page 5: Auto Detection
Auto Detection This is the simplest method of registering cameras; it can be used with any of the Vista VK2 range of cameras or third party manufacturer’s cameras that support “Zero Config” The cameras must be connected directly to the PoE ports of the NVRs built in switch, and the cameras ID and Password must both be set to “admin”, and the network settings, set to DHCP( This is the default setting for the...
Page 6 NVR search and manual registration Used to register cameras connected via the WAN port, or cameras on the PoE ports which do not support “Zero Config” To register cameras using this method the “Auto Detection” function must be turned “off” for the relevant channels.
Page 7 To search for more cameras on the system either a “Quick” or “Detailed” search can be used. If the “Detail” box is ticked, and the “Search” button is pressed the NVR will search the network for other cameras and try to interrogate their ID and Password. If the “Quick”...
Page 8 Next click on the “TEST” button. If the camera details are correct then “Success” will be displayed, next click “OK” If the camera details are wrong, then “Fail” will be displayed. Check the ID and Password details. If these are correct and the message “fail”...
Page 9 Manual Adding of ONVIF cameras This method should be used if the Auto Detection or NVRs search method does not operate. For this method to work the cameras must be ONVIF version S or above. To use this method, the Auto Detection for that channel must be switched to “off” as described in the previous section.
Page 10 Use the keyboard to change the IP address section (192.168.0.1) to the IP address of required camera. Next add the camera ID and Password. Click on “TEST”, if the details are correct and the camera is compatible then the message “Success” will be displayed, Next click “OK”...
Page 11 Manual adding of cameras RTSP streams This method should be used if any of the 3 previous methods fails to connect to the cameras. The process for RSTP connection is very similar to that described in the previous ONVIF connection. Note: The RTSP URL for each of the cameras streams will bee required for this method.
Page 12 4. The model name of rtsp stream channel is displayed as “MANUAL_RTSP”. 5. For the RTSP channel added manually, only resolution information is displayed. IP camera image setup and motion/sensor event, PTZ is not supported. VIPER quick ser guide V1.0...
Page 13: Ip Camera Setup
IP Camera Setup The user can set up the IP camera details: Profile, Resolution, FPS, Quality, GOP, Motion, Sensor and Audio. For motion detection and event recording function, the user selects the Motion as ON position. Record Quality Setup The user must set the recording quality for each camera for both Normal and Event conditions. The user can set the “Secondary”...
Page 14: Recording Schedule Setup
Recording Schedule Setup This menu allows you to create your own recording schedule and trigger type. To enable this feature, schedule recording feature at RECORD->POLICY->SCHEDULE menu must be turned “ON”. Using direction keys and ENTER button, choose preferred record types (such as Continuous, Event, Both (Cont&Evnt) on the selected time and date. Different color will represent different recording types.
Page 15: Network Connection Setup
Network Connection Setup You can set the network connection route and protocol. Connection Mode: Sets the network connection mode. Bandwidth: Sets the maximum data flow to be transferred (Upload speed). Options will vary depending on the selected connection mode. IP, Gateway, Subnet Mask and DNS For Static IP: You can directly input IP address, Gateway, Subnet Mask and DNS.
Page 16: Live Launcher
Live Menu Description (Right Click Menu) Screen Mode Select how you would like to view screen Audio Off Select the audio on or off Freeze Freeze Playback or Live scene Stop Alarm Stops the alarm output and the event monitoring. Record Start Starts/stops the manual recording Play...
Page 17: Playback Launcher
Playback Menu Description (Right Click Menu) Hide Launcher Hides the launcher Screen Mode Select how you would like to view screen. Bookmark Bookmark for the desired image. Zoom In Zoom in for the desired area Audio Select the audio on or off Stop Alarm Stops the alarm output and the event monitoring.
Page 18: Backup Procedure
BACKUP Procedure You can back up the desired data to a connected device. By clicking the Backup tab from the General Menu, it will direct you to the Main Backup Menu. 1. Before selecting the “Backup” menu, insert a USB Pen drive (Max 2TB) 2.
Page 19 5. Choose the device type (generally USB) HV4 – Downloads secure format of multiple cameras with player included 6. Select Video Type: AVI – Single camera can be played back in Media player Click on CHECK CAPACITY, the NVR will calculate the size of file and available space and display graphically in the bar on screen.
Page 20 7. If there is sufficient available space, then click on OK to start the download. 8. Wait until the “Backup complete” message is displayed Click “Remove USB” then click “OK VIPER quick ser guide V1.0...
Page 21 NVR Web Viewer Connection 1) Open your internet browser. 2) Type your NVR’s IP address in your internet browser (ex: http://192.168.0.30) or click the detected NVR in the “Smart Manager”. You will be directed to screen as left. 3) Default ID / password: admin / admin 4) Select the connect mode (Web viewer or Setup) 5) If you select the Web Viewer mode, there will be JAVA initializing stage.
Page 22 PTZ Control Button: Controls the PTZ camera that’s connected to the NVR. Playback Control Buttons: Rewind, Play, Fast Forward & Stop VIPER quick ser guide V1.0...
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