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  • Page 1 Network Video Recorder Quick Operation Guide...

  • Page 2: Nvr Installation

    Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table. Series Model Type 8700-P series...
  • Page 3 Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR Connect one end of the data cable to the motherboard of NVR and the other end to the HDD. Connect the power cable to the HDD. Place the HDD on the bottom of the device and then fasten the screws on the bottom to fix the HDD.
  • Page 4 Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR Front Panel 8700-P Series ① Status Indicators (Alarm, Ready, Status, HDD, power, Tx/Rx) ② USB Interfaces ③ Composite Keys ④ SHIFT ⑤ Compound Buttons...

  • Page 5: Rear Panel

    Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR Rear Panel 8700-P Series(with 4 POE) Note: The rear panels of others provide 8 POE interfaces. Item Description Connector for LAN (Local Area Network). LAN Network Interface Connects to RS-485 devices. RS-485 Interface 100~240VAC power supply Power Supply Power Switch...

  • Page 6: Specifications

    Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR Specifications Model 4CH-P4 8CH-P4/P8 16CH-P8 IP video input 4-ch 8-ch 16-ch Video/Audio input 1-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1kΩ) Two-way audio input Incoming bandwidth 20Mbps 40Mbps 80Mbps Bandwidth Output bandwidth 40Mbps Decoding resolution 5MP/3MP/1080p/UXGA/720p/VGA/4CIF/DCIF/2CIF/CIF/QCIF...

  • Page 7: Hdd Storage Calculation Chart

    Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR HDD Storage Calculation Chart The following chart shows an estimation of storage space used based on recording at one channel for an hour at a fixed bit rate. Bit Rate Storage Used 128K 160K 192K 224K...

  • Page 8: Menu Operation

    Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR Menu Operation Menu Structure Startup and Shutdown Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the NVR. To start your NVR: 1. Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the device.
  • Page 9 Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR Using the Start Wizard By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the NVR has loaded, as shown in Figure below. Start Wizard Interface Operating the Setup Wizard: 1. The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the NVR. If you don’t want to use the Setup Wizard at that moment, click the Cancel button.
  • Page 10 Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR Date and Time Settings 6. After the time settings, click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window. Network Configuration Note: For A Series, B Series and C Series series NVR, the internal NIC IPv4 address should be configured for the cameras connecting to the PoE network interface or the built-in switch of the NVR.
  • Page 11 Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR HDD Management 8. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD. 9. Click Next button. You enter the Adding IP Camera interface. 10. Click Search to find online IP Camera. Select the IP camera to be added, and click the Add button. Search for IP Cameras 11.
  • Page 12 Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR Record Settings 12. Click Copy to copy the settings to other channels. Copy Record Settings 13. Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard. Live View Some icons are provided on screen in Live View mode to indicate different camera status. These icons include: Live View Icons In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the record and alarm in the channel, so that you can find problems as soon as possible.
  • Page 13 Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR Adding and Configuring IP Cameras You should add and configure the online IP cameras to enable the live view and recording function. Adding IP Cameras You can search and add the online IP cameras by following the startup wizard, or according to the following steps. Steps: Enter the Camera Management interface.
  • Page 14 Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR To add other IP cameras: On the left side of the interface, you can enter the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP camera to be added. Click Add to add the camera. Note: If you check the Synchronize IP Camera checkbox, the default settings of the NVR for the IP camera is applied to the added camera.
  • Page 15 Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR Explanation of the icons: Edit basic parameters of the camera Get the live view of the camera PTZ Control Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you set the PTZ camera.
  • Page 16 Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR PTZ Control Bar Description of the PTZ toolbar icons Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Direction button and Zoom+, Focus+, Zoom-, Focus-, Iris- the auto-cycle button Iris+ The speed of the Light on/off Wiper on/off PTZ movement Image...
  • Page 17 Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR Playback Play back the record files of a specific channel in the live view menu. Channel switch is supported. Instant playback by channel Steps: Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
  • Page 18 Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR Playback Interface Just check the channel or channels if you want to switch playback to another channel or execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels. Export Recorded files can be backed up to various devices, such as USB flash drives, USB HDDs or a DVD writer. Steps: Enter Video Export interface.
  • Page 19 Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR Quick Export using USB1-1 Checkup of Quick Export Result Using USB1-1...

  • Page 20: Accessing By Web Browser

    Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR Accessing by Web Browser Logging In If the device has successfully connected to the network, you can get access to the device via web browser. Open web browser, input the IP address of the device and then press Enter. The login interface appears. Input the user name and password, and click the Login button.
  • Page 21 Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR Start Live View Steps: In the live view window, select a playing window by clicking the mouse. Double-click a camera from the device list to start the live view. You can click the button on the toolbar to start the live view of all cameras on the device list.
  • Page 22 Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR Playback Interface Introduction ① Camera List: Displays the list of cameras and the playing status of each camera. ② Playback Window: Displays the video of camera. ③ Play Control Bar: Play control operations are supported. ④...
  • Page 23 Quick Operation Guide of 8700-P Series NVR You can view and export the log files at any time, including operation, alarm, exception and information of device. Before you start The Log function can be realized only when the device is connected with HDD or network disk. And make sure the HDD or network disk has been initialized for the first time to use.
  • Page 24 User Manual Network Video Recorder User Manual...

  • Page 25: Regulatory Information

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Regulatory information FCC information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant compliance: to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 26 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips: • Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • Unit is designed for indoor use only. •...
  • Page 27 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table. Series Model Type...

  • Page 28: Product Key Features

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Product Key Features General  Connectable to network cameras, network dome and encoders.  Connectable to the third-party network cameras like AXIS, ONVIF, PANASONIC, PSIA, SAMSUNG and SANYO.  PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs. ...
  • Page 29 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR  Playing reversely.  Adverse playback of multi-channel.  Supports pause, play reverse, speed up, speed down, skip forward, and skip backward when playback, and locating by dragging the mouse.  Up to 8-ch synchronous playback at 4CIF real time. Backup ...
  • Page 30 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR  Two-way audio and voice broadcasting.  Embedded WEB server. Development Scalability:  SDK for Windows and Linux system.  Source code of application software for demo.  Development support and training for application system.

  • Page 31: Table Of Contents

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features ..........................5 Chapter 1Introduction..........................12 Front Panel ............................ 13 IR Remote Control Operations ....................... 15 USB Mouse Operation ........................18 Input Method Description ......................19 Rear Panel ............................20 Chapter 2Getting Started ..........................
  • Page 32 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Configuring Alarm Triggered Record ....................62 Configuring VCA Event Recording ....................64 Manual Record ..........................65 Configuring Holiday Record ......................67 Configuring POS Record ......................... 69 Configuring Redundant Recording ....................71 Configuring HDD Group for Recording ................... 73 5.10 Files Protection ..........................
  • Page 33 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 10.1 Face Search ..........................135 10.2 Behavior Search ........................... 136 10.3 People Counting .......................... 138 10.4 Heat Map ............................. 139 Chapter 11Network Settings ........................140 11.1 Configuring General Settings ....................... 141 11.2 Configuring Advanced Settings ....................143 11.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings ..................
  • Page 34 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 14.1.2 Viewing Camera Information ..................183 14.1.3 Viewing Record Information ..................184 14.1.4 Viewing Alarm Information ..................184 14.1.5 Viewing Network Information ................... 184 14.1.6 Viewing HDD Information ..................185 14.2 Searching & Export Log Files ....................... 186 14.3 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files ..................

  • Page 35: Chapter 1Introduction

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Chapter 1 Introduction...

  • Page 36: Front Panel

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 1.1 Front Panel Figure 1. 1 87XX-P Series Table 1. 1 Description of Front Panel Name Function Description POWER: the POWER indicator turns green when NVR is powered up. READY: The indicator light is green when the device is running normally.
  • Page 37 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Enter letters “MNO”; Playback, for direct access to playback interface. Enter numeral “7”; Enter letters “PQRS”; 7 /PQRS/REC: Open the manual record interface. Enter numeral “8”; 8/TUV/PTZ: Enter letters “TUV”; Access PTZ control interface. Enter numeral “9”;...

  • Page 38: Ir Remote Control Operations

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations The NVR may also be controlled with the IR remote control (Remote option may vary based on model), shown in Figure 1. 2. Figure 1. 2 Remote Control The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones on the front panel.
  • Page 39 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR alphabet, symbols and numeric input). REC Button Enter the Manual Record setting menu. In PTZ control settings, press the button and then you can call a PTZ preset by pressing Numeric button. It is also used to turn audio on/off in the Playback mode.
  • Page 40 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Go to Menu > Settings > General > More Settings by operating the front control panel or the mouse. Check and remember NVR ID#. The default ID# is 255. This ID# is valid for all the IR remote controls. Press the DEV button on the remote control.

  • Page 41: Usb Mouse Operation

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 1.3 USB Mouse Operation A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this NVR. To use a USB mouse: 1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the NVR. 2.

  • Page 42: Input Method Description

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 1.4 Input Method Description Figure 1. 3 Soft Keyboard(1) Figure 1. 4 Soft Keyboard(2) Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard: Table 1. 4 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons Icons Description Icons Description...

  • Page 43: Rear Panel

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 1.5 Rear Panel Figure 1. 5 87XX-P Series Note: The rear panels of others provide 8 POE interfaces Item Description Connector for LAN (Local Area Network). LAN Network Interface Connects to RS-485 devices. RS-485 Interface 100~240VAC power supply Power Supply...

  • Page 44: Chapter 2Getting Started

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Chapter 2 Getting Started...

  • Page 45: Starting Up And Shutting Down The Nvr

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the NVR. Before you start: Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the NVR’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly.

  • Page 46: Setting Admin Password

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 2.2 Setting Admin Password Purpose: For the first-time access, you need to activate the device by setting an admin password. No operation is allowed before activation. Steps: 1. Input the same password in the text field of Create New Password and Confirm New Password. Figure 2.

  • Page 47: Using The Wizard For Basic Configuration

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 2.3 Using the Wizard for basic configuration Purpose: After admin password is set, the setup wizard pops up automatically. It can walk you through some basic settings of the NVR. Figure 2. 5 Start Wizard Interface Steps: 1.
  • Page 48 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 2. 7 Network Configuration  The dual-NIC network 10 /100/1000 Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet interfaces are provided for the DS-8600NI-E8 and DS-7700NI-E4 series NVR;one 10 /100 Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet interface for DS-7604/7608NI-E1(E2) series NVR; and one 10 /100/1000 Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet interface for other models.
  • Page 49 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 2. 9 Advanced Network Parameters 6. After configuration finishes, click Next button to enter HDD Management interface. Figure 2. 10 HDD Management 7. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD. 8.

  • Page 50: Login And Logout

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 2. 11 IP Camera Management Click Next button. Configure the recording for the searched IP Cameras. Figure 2. 12 Record Settings 11. Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard. 2.4 Login and Logout 2.4.1 User Login Purpose: If NVR has logged out, you must login the device before operating the menu and other functions.

  • Page 51: User Logout

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 2. 13 Login Interface 2. Input Password. 3. Click OK to log in. The device gets locked for 60 seconds if the admin user performs 7 failed password attempts (5 attempts for the guest/operator).

  • Page 52: Adding And Connecting The Ip Cameras

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 2.5 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras 2.5.1 Activating the IP Camera Purpose: Before adding the camera, make sure the IP camera to be added is in active status. Steps: 1. Select the Add IP Camera option from the right-click menu in live view mode or click Menu> Camera> Camera to enter the IP camera management interface.

  • Page 53: Adding The Online Ip Cameras

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 2. 18 Set New Password Create New Password: If the admin password is not used, you must create the new password for the camera and confirm it. STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED– We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product.
  • Page 54 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 2. 19 Manual Adding IP Camera Interface Click the button to add the camera. Table 2. 1 Explanation of the icons: Icon Explanation Icon Explanation Edit basic parameters of the camera Add the detected IP camera.

  • Page 55: Editing The Connected Ip Cameras And Configuring Customized Protocols

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 2. 21 Menu To add the online cameras with same network segment: Click Search to search the online cameras. Figure 2. 22 Camera Settings Interface Check the checkbox of certain cameras to be added. Click Quick Add to add the camera.
  • Page 56 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR basic setting of the IP cameras. Steps: Click the icon to edit the parameters; you can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters. Figure 2. 23 Edit the Parameters Click apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the editing interface. To edit more parameters: Click the Advance Set icon.

  • Page 57: Editing Ip Cameras Connected To The Poe Interfaces

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the interface. Explanation of the icons Edit basic parameters of the camera Get the live view of the camera Configuring the customized protocols Purpose: To connect the network cameras which are not configured with the standard protocols, you can configure the customized protocols for them.

  • Page 58: Editing Ip Cameras Connected To The Built-In Switch Network Interfaces

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Connect the network cameras via the PoE interfaces. Steps: Enter the Camera Management interface. Main menu> Camera> Camera You can see the connected cameras are listed. Figure 2. 27 List of Connected Cameras Note: The cameras connecting to the PoE interface cannot be deleted in this menu.
  • Page 59 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Example: As for 8CH NVR, when you want to connect 2 online cameras and connect 6 network cameras via built-in switch interfaces, you must disable 2 built-in switch interfaces in the Edit IP camera panel. To add Cameras for NVR via built-in switch interfaces: Before you start: Connect the network cameras via the built-in switch interfaces.

  • Page 60: Chapter 3Live View

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Chapter 3 Live View...

  • Page 61: Introduction Of Live View

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The NVR automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. Live View Icons In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the record and alarm in the channel, so that you can know whether the channel is recorded, or whether there are alarms occur as soon as possible.

  • Page 62: Operations In Live View Mode

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 3.2 Operations in Live View Mode In live view mode, there are many functions provided. The functions are listed below. • Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor. • Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously. •...

  • Page 63: Quick Setting Toolbar In Live View Mode

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 3.2.2 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode On the screen of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which shows when you single click the mouse in the corresponding screen. Note: Live View Strategy icon is only available for network cameras.

  • Page 64: Adjusting Live View Settings

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Image Settings- Customize Figure 3. 4 Live View Strategy can be selected to set strategy, including Real-time, Balanced, Fluency. Live View Strategy Figure 3. 5 3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings Purpose: Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc.

  • Page 65: Channel-Zero Encoding

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR View. • Enable Audio Output: Enables/disables audio output for the selected video output. • Event Output: Designates the output to show event video. • Full Screen Monitoring Dwell Time: The time in seconds to show alarm event screen. 2.
  • Page 66 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 3. 8 Live View- Channel-Zero Encoding 3. Check the checkbox after Enable Channel Zero Encoding. 4. Configure the Frame Rate, Max. Bitrate Mode and Max. Bitrate. After you set the Channel-Zero encoding, you can get a view in the remote client or web browser of 16 channels in one screen.

  • Page 67: Chapter 4Ptz Controls

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Chapter 4 PTZ Controls...

  • Page 68: Configuring Ptz Settings

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings Purpose: Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ camera. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface. Menu >Camera>...

  • Page 69: Setting Ptz Presets, Patrols & Patterns

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns Before you start: Please make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols. 4.2.1 Customizing Presets Purpose: Follow the steps to set the Preset location which you want the PTZ camera to point to when an event takes place. Steps: 1.

  • Page 70: Calling Presets

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 4.2.2 Calling Presets Purpose: This feature enables the camera to point to a specified position such as a window when an event takes place. Call preset in the PTZ setting interface: Steps: 1.

  • Page 71: Customizing Patrols

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 2. Choose Camera in the list on the menu. 3. Double click the preset in the Preset list to call it. 4.2.3 Customizing Patrols Purpose: Patrols can be set to move the PTZ to different key points and have it stay there for a set duration before moving on to the next key point.

  • Page 72: Calling Patrols

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 5. Click OK to save the key point to the patrol. Repeat the above steps to add more key points. Click the icon to delete the corresponding key point, and click the trash icon to.delete all the key points.

  • Page 73: Customizing Patterns

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 4. 9 PTZ Toolbar- Patrol 4.2.5 Customizing Patterns Purpose: Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ. You can call the pattern to make the PTZ movement according to the predefined path. Steps: 1.

  • Page 74: Calling Patterns

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 4.2.6 Calling Patterns Purpose: Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns. Calling pattern in the PTZ setting interface Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings 2.

  • Page 75: Ptz Control Toolbar

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 4.3 PTZ Control Toolbar In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the front panel or on the remote control, or choose the PTZ Control icon to enter the PTZ toolbar. Figure 4.

  • Page 76: Chapter 5Record Settings

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Chapter 5 Record Settings...

  • Page 77: Configuring Encoding Parameters

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters Purpose: By configuring the encoding parameters you can define the parameters which affect the image quality, such as the transmission stream type, the resolution and so on. Before you start: 1.
  • Page 78 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR • Pre-record: The time you set to record before the scheduled time or event. For example, when an alarm triggered the recording at 10:00, if you set the pre-record time as 5 seconds, the camera records it at 9:59:55.

  • Page 79: Configuring Record Schedule

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule Purpose: Set the record schedule, and then the camera automatically starts/stops recording according to the configured schedule. Steps: 1. Enter the Record Schedule interface. Menu>Record>Schedule 2. Configure Record Schedule 1) Select Record Schedule.
  • Page 80 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR To schedule an all-day recording, check the checkbox after the All Day item. Figure 5. 7 Edit Schedule III. To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time. Note: Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day.
  • Page 81 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 5. 9 Draw the Schedule Descriptions of the color icons are shown in the figure below. Figure 5. 10 Descriptions of the color icons Click the Apply button to validate the settings. If the settings can also be used to other channels, click Copy, and then choose the channel to which you want to copy.
  • Page 82 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 5. 11 Copy Schedule to Other Channels...

  • Page 83: Configuring Motion Detection Record

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the NVR can analyze it and do many actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notify the surveillance center and so on.
  • Page 84 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 4) Click Setting, and the message box for channel information pop up. Figure 5. 14 Motion Detection Settings 5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. 6) Click Apply to save the settings.

  • Page 85: Configuring Alarm Triggered Record

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record Purpose: Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording. Steps: Enter the Alarm setting interface. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Figure 5. 15 Alarm Settings Click Alarm Input. Figure 5. 16 Alarm Settings- Alarm Input 1) Select Alarm Input number and configure alarm parameters.
  • Page 86 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 5. 17 Alarm Setting 5) Choose the alarm triggered recording channel. 6) Check the checkbox to select channel. 7) Click Apply to save settings. 8) Click OK to back to the upper level menu. Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters.

  • Page 87: Configuring Vca Event Recording

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 5.5 Configuring VCA Event Recording Purpose: The event triggered recording can be configured through the menu. Then events include the motion detection, alarm and VCA events (face detection/face capture, line crossing detection, intrusion detection, region entrance detection, region exiting detection, loitering detection, people gathering detection, fast moving detection, parking detection, unattended baggage detection, object removal detection, audio loss exception detection, sudden change of sound intensity detection, and defocus detection).

  • Page 88: Manual Record

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR The PTZ Linking function is only available for the VCA settings of IP cameras. 4. Enter Record Schedule settings interface (Menu > Record > Schedule > Record Schedule), and then set VCA as the record type.
  • Page 89 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 5. 23 Motion Detection Recording 2) Click to enable all-day continuous recording or all-day motion detection recording of all channels.

  • Page 90: Configuring Holiday Record

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 5.7 Configuring Holiday Record Purpose: Follow the steps to configure the record schedule on holiday for that year. You may want to have different plan for recording on holiday. Steps: Enter the Record setting interface. Menu>Record>...
  • Page 91 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Select Mode from the dropdown list. There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule. Set the start and end date. Click Apply to save settings. Click OK to exit the Edit interface. Enter Record Schedule settings interface (Menu>...

  • Page 92: Configuring Pos Record

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 5.7 Configuring POS Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for the POS record.. Steps: Enter Schedule settings interface. Menu> Record> Schedule>Record Schedule Figure 5. 28 Draw Schedule- Holiday 1) Check the checkbox after the Enable Schedule item. 2) Click Edit.
  • Page 93 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 5. 30 Edit Schedule- All Day 6) To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time. Note: Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can’t be overlapped each other.

  • Page 94: Configuring Redundant Recording

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording Purpose: Enabling redundant recording, which means saving the record files not only in the R/W HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability. . Steps: 1.
  • Page 95 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 5. 35 Encoding Record 2) Select Camera you want to configure in the drop-down list. 3) Check the checkbox of Redundant Record. 4) Click Apply to save settings and back to the upper level menu. Repeat the above steps for configuring other channels.

  • Page 96: Configuring Hdd Group For Recording

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 5.9 Configuring HDD Group for Recording Purpose: You can group the HDDs and save the record files in certain HDD group. Steps: Enter HDD setting interface. Menu>HDD Figure 5. 36 HDD General Select Advanced on the left bar.

  • Page 97: Files Protection

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 5.10 Files Protection Purpose: You can lock the recorded files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten. Protect file by locking the record files: Steps: Enter Playback setting interface.
  • Page 98 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 5. 40 Unlocking Attention Protect file by setting HDD property to Read-only Steps: Enter HDD setting interface. Menu> HDD Figure 5. 41 HDD General Click to edit the HDD you want to protect. Figure 5.

  • Page 99: Chapter 6Playback

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Chapter 6 Playback...

  • Page 100: Playing Back Record Files

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 6.1 Playing Back Record Files 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel Purpose: Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported.  OPTION 1: Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
  • Page 101 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 6. 3 Playback Interface Click the channel(s) to execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels. Figure 6. 4 Toolbar of Playback Note: indicates the start/end time of the record. Table 6. 1 Detailed Explanation of Playback Toolbar Button Operation Button...

  • Page 102: Playing Back By Time

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 6.1.2 Playing Back by Time Purpose: Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported. Steps: 1. Enter playback interface. Menu>Playback 2. Check the checkbox of channel(s) in the channel list and then double-click to select a date on the calendar. Figure 6.

  • Page 103: Playing Back By Event Search

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 6. 7 Toolbar of Playback by Time Note: indicates the start/end time of the record. Table 6. 2 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-time Interface Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on Start/Stop Add default...
  • Page 104 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 6. 8 Alarm Input Search Interface Figure 6. 9 Motion Search Interface 4. Click Search button to get the search result information. You may refer to the right-side bar for the result.
  • Page 105 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 6. 10 Search Result Bar(Alarm In and Motion) 5. Click button to play back the file. Note: 1. Pre-play and post-play can be configured. 2. If the event is set to trigger the recording of multiple channels, clicking the will pop up the Synch Playback interface.

  • Page 106: Playing Back By Tag

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 6. 12 Toolbar of Playback by Event Table 6. 3 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-event Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on Start/Stop Add default /Mute clipping customized tag Pause reverse play/ Digital Zoom...
  • Page 107 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 6. 13 Interface of Playback by Time Click button to add default tag. Click button to add customized tag and input tag name. Note: Max. 64 tags can be added to a single video file. 3.
  • Page 108 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 6. 15 Video Search by Tag 3. Click button to play back the file. You can click the Back button to back to the search interface. Note: Pre-play and post-play can be configured. Figure 6.

  • Page 109: Playing Back By System Logs

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Table 6. 4 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-tag Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on Start/Stop Add default clipping customized tag /Mute Pause reverse play/ Digital Zoom Smart Search Reverse play/ management Single-frame...
  • Page 110 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 3. Choose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface. Note: If there is no record file at the time point of the log, the message box “No result found” will pop up. Figure 6.

  • Page 111: Playing Back External File

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 6.1.6 Playing Back External File Purpose: Perform the following steps to look up and play back files in the external devices. Steps: 1. Enter Tag Search interface. Menu>Playback 2. Select the External File in the drop-down list on the top-left side. The files are listed in the right-side list.

  • Page 112: Playing Back Pos

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 6.1.7 Playing Back POS Purpose: Video tag allows you to record related information like people and location of a certain time point during playback. You are also allowed to use video pos to search for record files and position time point. Steps: 1.
  • Page 113 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 4. Click to get the search result information listed in the right-side panel. 5. Click button to play back the record files. You can click to return to the search interface. Note: Pre-play and post-play can be configured for the alarm input triggered record files.

  • Page 114: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in case of checking image details of the video when abnormal events happen. Steps: •...
  • Page 115 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 1. Enter the Playback interface and play a record file. Refer to Chapter 6.1.1 for the detailed information about searching and playback of the record files. Figure 6. 26 Interface of Playback by Time 2.
  • Page 116 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 6. 28 Smart Search Result Figure 6. 29 Toolbar of Smart Search Playback Note: indicates the start/end time of the record. Detailed Explanation of Smart-search-playback Toolbar Table 6. 6 Button Operation Button Operation Button...

  • Page 117: Digital Zoom

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 6.2.3 Digital Zoom Steps: 1. Click the button on the playback control bar to enter Digital Zoom interface. 2. Use the mouse to draw a red rectangle and the image within it will be enlarged up to 16 times. Figure 6.
  • Page 118 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 6. 31 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface 3. Click to play back the record files reversely.

  • Page 119: Chapter 7Backup

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Chapter 7 Backup...

  • Page 120: Backing Up Record Files

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 7.1 Backing up Record Files Before you start: Please insert the backup device(s) into the device. 7.1.1 Quick Export Purpose: Export record files to backup device(s) quickly. Steps: 1. Enter Video Export interface. Menu>Export>Normal Choose the channel(s) you want to back up and click Note:...
  • Page 121 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 7. 2 Quick Export using USB1-1 Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported. Figure 7. 3 Export Finished 3. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.

  • Page 122: Backing Up By Normal Video Search

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search Purpose: The record files can be backup to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer) and DVD-R/W. Backup using USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer and DVD-R/W Steps: 1.
  • Page 123 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 4. Export. Click and start backup. Note: If the inserted device is not recognized: • Click • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. You can also format USB flash drives or USB HDDs via the device. USB writer and DVD-R/W cannot be formatted.
  • Page 124 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 7. 9 Export Finished 5. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it. Note: The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export. Figure 7.

  • Page 125: Backing Up By Event Search

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search Purpose: Back up event-related record files using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), or DVD-R/W. Quick Backup and Normal Backup are supported. Steps: 1.
  • Page 126 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 7. 13 Event Details Interface 3. Export. Click and start backup. Note: If the inserted USB device is not recognized: • Click • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device.

  • Page 127: Backing Up Video Clips

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 7. 15 Export Finished 4. Check backup result. Note: The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export. Figure 7. 16 Checkup of Event Export Result Using USB Flash Drive 7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips Purpose: You may also select video clips to export directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs,...
  • Page 128 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 7. 17 Interface of Playback by Time 4. Click to save video clips and enter Export interface, or click No to quit and do not save video clips. Figure 7. 18 Attention to Video Clip Saving 5.

  • Page 129: Backing Up Pos

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”. Figure 7. 20 Export Finished 6. Check backup result. Note: The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export. Figure 7.
  • Page 130 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 7. 22 POS Search for Backup 6. Select record files to export. Select an alarm input in the list and click to enter Export interface. Clicking will take you to the interface with detailed information of all channels triggered by the selected alarm input.
  • Page 131 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device. Figure 7. 24 Export by POS Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”.

  • Page 132: Managing Backup Devices

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 7.2 Managing Backup Devices Management of USB flash drives and USB HDDs. Steps: Enter Search Result interface of record files. Menu>Export>Normal Set search condition and click to enter Search Result interface. Note: At least one channel shall be selected.
  • Page 133 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR • Click • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. Figure 7. 29 USB Flash Drive Management Management of USB writers and DVD-R/W Enter Search Result interface of record files. Menu>Export>Normal Set search condition and click to enter Search Result interface.
  • Page 134 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 7. 31 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup Backup device management. Click if you want to erase the files from a re-writable CD/DVD. Note: There must be a re-writable CD/DVD when you make this operation. Note: If the inserted USB writer or DVD-R/W is not recognized: •...

  • Page 135: Chapter 8Alarm Settings

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Chapter 8 Alarm Settings...

  • Page 136: Setting Motion Detection Alarm

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 8.1 Setting Motion Detection Alarm Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface and choose a camera you want to set motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 8. 1 Motion Detection Setup Interface 2. Set up detection area and sensitivity. Tick “Enable Motion Detection”, use the mouse to draw detection area(s) and drag the sensitivity bar to set sensitivity.
  • Page 137 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 4. Set up arming schedule of the channel. Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel’s arming schedule for the motion detection. Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day. Note: Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped.

  • Page 138: Setting Sensor Alarms

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms Purpose: Set handling method of an external sensor alarm. Steps: 1. Enter Alarm Settings of System Configuration and select an alarm input. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Select Alarm Input tab to enter Alarm Input Settings interface. Figure 8.
  • Page 139 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR to copy an arming schedule to other days. Figure 8. 8 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Input 6. If necessary, select PTZ Linking tab and set PTZ linkage of the alarm input. Set PTZ linking parameters and click OK to complete the settings of the alarm input.
  • Page 140 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 8. 10 Copy Settings of Alarm Input...

  • Page 141: Detecting Video Loss Alarm

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 8.3 Detecting Video Loss Alarm Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Loss interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect. Menu>...

  • Page 142: Detecting Video Tampering Alarm

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Alarm Purpose: Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Tampering interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect video tampering.
  • Page 143 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 8. 15 Set Arming Schedule of Video Tampering 4. Select Handling tab to set up alarm response actions of video tampering alarm (please refer to Chapter Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.

  • Page 144: Handling Exceptions Alarm

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 8.5 Handling Exceptions Alarm Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, e.g. • HDD Full: The HDD is full. • HDD Error: Writing HDD error or unformatted HDD. •...

  • Page 145: Setting Alarm Response Actions

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions Purpose: Alarm response actions will be activated when an alarm or exception occurs, including Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning (buzzer), Notify Surveillance Center, Trigger Alarm Output and Send Email. Full Screen Monitoring When an alarm is triggered, the local monitor (VGA or HDMI monitor) display in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring.
  • Page 146 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 8. 1 HTTPS Settings OPTION 1: Create the self-signed certificate 1) Click the Create button to create the following dialog box. Figure 8. 2 Create Self-signed Certificate 2) Enter the country, host name/IP, validity and other information. 3) Click OK to save the settings.
  • Page 147 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Trigger Alarm Output Trigger an alarm output when an alarm is triggered. 1. Enter Alarm Output interface. Menu> Configuration> Alarm> Alarm Output Select an alarm output and set alarm name and dwell time. Click Schedule button to set the arming schedule of alarm output.
  • Page 148 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 8. 6 Copy Settings of Alarm Output...

  • Page 149: Triggering Or Clearing Alarm Output Manually

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 8.7 Triggering Clearing Alarm Output Manually Purpose: Sensor alarm can be triggered or cleared manually. If “Manually Clear” is selected in the dropdown list of dwell time of an alarm output, the alarm can be cleared only by clicking Clear button in the following interface. Steps: Select the alarm output you want to trigger or clear and make related operations.

  • Page 150: Chapter 9Vca Alarm

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Chapter 9 VCA Alarm...

  • Page 151: Face Detection

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR  All VCA detection must be supported by the connected IP camera.  Face detection and vehicle detection are supported by DS-8600NI-E8 and DS-7700NI-E4 series. 9.1 Face Detection Purpose: Face detection function detects the face appears in the surveillance scene, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered.

  • Page 152: Line Crossing Detection

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 9.2 Line Crossing Detection Purpose: This function can be used for detecting people, vehicles and objects cross a set virtual line. The line crossing direction can be set as bidirectional, from left to right or from right to left. And you can set the duration for the alarm response actions, such as full screen monitoring, audible warning, etc.
  • Page 153 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Up to 4 rules can be configured. Figure 9. 4 Draw Line for Line Crossing Detection Click Apply to activate the settings.

  • Page 154: Intrusion Detection

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 9.3 Intrusion Detection Purpose: Intrusion detection function detects people, vehicle or other objects which enter and loiter in a pre-defined virtual region, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Steps: Enter the VCA settings interface.
  • Page 155 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 9. 6 Draw Area for Intrusion Detection Click Apply to save the settings.

  • Page 156: People Gathering Detection

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 9.4 People Gathering Detection Purpose: People gathering detection alarm is triggered when people gather around in a pre-defined virtual region, and a series of actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. ...

  • Page 157: Chapter 10Vca Search

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Chapter 10 VCA Search...

  • Page 158: Face Search

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR With the configured VCA detection, the NVR supports the VCA search for the behavior analysis, face capture, people counting and heat map results. The DS-7600 series NVR supports the behavior search only. 10.1 Face Search Purpose: When there are detected face picture captured and saved in HDD, you can enter the Face Search interface to...

  • Page 159: Behavior Search

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 10. 2 Face Search Interface 5. Play the face picture related video file. You can double click on a face picture to play its related video file in the view window on the top right, or select a picture item and click to play it.
  • Page 160 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Menu>VCA Search> Behavior Search 2. Select the camera (s) for the behavior search. 3. Specify the start time and end time for searching the matched pictures. Figure 10. 4 Behavior Search Interface 4.

  • Page 161: People Counting

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 10.3 People Counting Purpose: The People Counting is used to calculate the number of people entered or left a certain configured area and form in daily/weekly/monthly/annual reports for analysis. Steps: 1. Enter the People Counting interface. Menu>VCA Search>...

  • Page 162: Heat Map

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 10.4 Heat Map Purpose: Heat map is a graphical representation of data represented by colors. The heat map function is usually used to analyze the visit times and dwell time of customers in a configured area. The heat map function must be supported by the connected IP camera and the corresponding configuration must be set.

  • Page 163: Chapter 11Network Settings

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Chapter 11 Network Settings...

  • Page 164: Configuring General Settings

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 11.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate NVR over network. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>Network 2. Select the General tab. Figure 11. 9 Network Settings Interface 3.
  • Page 165 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 11. 10 Net Fault-tolerance Working Mode...

  • Page 166: Configuring Advanced Settings

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 11.2 Configuring Advanced Settings 11.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings Purpose: Your NVR also allows access by Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu >Configuration> Network 2. Select the PPPoE tab to enter the PPPoE Settings interface, as shown in Figure 11. 11. Figure 11.
  • Page 167 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 11. 12 DDNS Settings Interface Check the DDNS checkbox to enable this feature. Select DDNS Type. Five different DDNS types are selectable: IPServer, DynDNS, PeanutHull, NO-IP and HiDDNS. • LTS: Enter the Server Address and Device Domain Name for LTS. 1) Enter the Server Address of the LTS server, which is ns1.dvrlist.com by default.
  • Page 168 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 11. 15 DynDNS Settings Interface • PeanutHull: Enter the User Name and Password obtained from the PeanutHull website. Figure 11. 16 PeanutHull Settings Interface • NO-IP: Enter the account information in the corresponding fields. Refer to the DynDNS settings. 1) Enter Server Address for NO-IP.
  • Page 169 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 11. 18 HiDDNS Settings Interface Register the device on the HiDDNS server. 1) Go to the HiDDNS website: www.hiddns.com. 2) Click to register an account if you do not have one and use the account to log Figure 11.

  • Page 170: Configuring Ntp Server

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Example: http://www.hiddns.com/nvr If you mapped the HTTP port on your router and changed it to port No. except 80, you have to enter http://www.hiddns.com/alias:HTTP port in the address bar to access the device. You can refer to Chapter 9.2.11 for the mapped HTTP port No.

  • Page 171: Configuring Snmp

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 4. Configure the following NTP settings: • Interval: Time interval between the two synchronizing actions with NTP server. The unit is minute. • NTP Server: IP address of NTP server. • NTP Port: Port of NTP server. 5.

  • Page 172: Configuring Multicast

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR an alarm is triggered. The remote alarm host must have the Network Video Surveillance software installed. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu >Configuration> Network 2. Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface, as shown in Figure 11. 24. Figure 11.

  • Page 173: Configuring Rtsp

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 11.2.7 Configuring RTSP Purpose: The RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) is a network control protocol designed for use in communication systems to control streaming media servers. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings menu Menu >Configuration>...

  • Page 174: Configuring Https Port

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 11.2.9 Configuring HTTPS Port Purpose: HTTPS provides authentication of the web site and associated web server that one is communicating with, which protects against Man-in-the-middle attacks. Perform the following steps to set the port number of https. Example: If you set the port number as 443 and the IP address is 192.0.0.64, you may access the device by inputting https://192.0.0.64:443 via the web browser.

  • Page 175: Configuring Email

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 2) Enter the country, host name/IP, validity and other information. 3) Click OK to save the settings. OPTION 2: Create the authorized certificate 4) Click the Create button to create the certificate request. 5) Download the certificate request and submit it to the trusted certificate authority for signature.

  • Page 176: Configuring Nat

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 3. Click Apply to save the settings. 4. Select the Email tab to enter the Email Settings interface. Figure 11. 32 Email Settings Interface 5. Configure the following Email settings: Enable Server Authentication (optional): Check the checkbox to enable the server authentication feature. User Name: The user name of sender’s account registered on the SMTP server.
  • Page 177 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR If you want to enable the UPnP™ function of the device, you must enable the UPnP™ function of the router to which your device is connected. When the network working mode of the device is set as multi-address, the Default Route of the device should be in the same network segment as that of the LAN IP address of the router.
  • Page 178 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 2) External Port indicates the port No. for port mapping in the router. 3) The value of the RTSP port No. should be 554 or between 1024 and 65535, while the value of the other ports should be between 1 and 65535 and the value must be different from each other.

  • Page 179: Configuring High-Speed Download

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 11. 37 External Port Settings Dialog Box 5. Click OK to save the setting for the current port and return to the upper-level menu. 6. Click Apply button to save the settings. 7.

  • Page 180: Configuring Virtual Host

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 3. Check the checkbox of Enable High-speed Download. And click the OK button in the pop-up message box to confirm the settings. Figure 11. 39 High-speed Download Settings Menu Figure 11. 40 Message Box of High-speed Download 4.

  • Page 181: Configuring Telnet

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 11. 42 Connect to IP Camera 5. Click the link and the page of IP camera management appears. 11.2.14 Configuring Telnet Purpose: Telnet function provides an easy way to get access to the NVR. You can see the advanced information about the device by inputting command;...

  • Page 182: Checking Network Traffic

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 11.3 Checking Network Traffic Purpose: You can check the network traffic to obtain real-time information of NVR such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu >...

  • Page 183: Configuring Network Detection

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 11.4 Configuring Network Detection Purpose: You can obtain network connecting status of NVR through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. 11.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss Steps: 1.

  • Page 184: Checking The Network Status

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 11. 46 Export Network Packet 4. Click Export button to start exporting. 5. After the exporting is complete, click OK to finish the packet export, as shown in Figure 11. 47. Figure 11.

  • Page 185: Checking Network Statistics

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 11. 49 Network Status Checking Result If the message box pops out with other information, you can click Network button to show the quick setting interface of the network parameters. 11.4.4 Checking Network Statistics Purpose: You can check the network status to obtain the real-time information of NVR.

  • Page 186: Chapter 12Hdd Management

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Chapter 12 HDD Management...

  • Page 187: Initializing Hdds

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 12.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your NVR. Steps: 1. Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD> General Figure 12.
  • Page 188 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 5. After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD will change from Uninitialized to Normal. Figure 12. 12 HDD Status Changes to Normal Note: Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it.

  • Page 189: Managing Network Hdd

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 12.2 Managing Network HDD Purpose: You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN to NVR, and use it as network HDD. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD>General Click the Add button to enter the Add NetHDD interface, as shown in Figure 12.
  • Page 190 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Click the Search button to the available IP SAN disks. 3) Select the IP SAN disk from the list shown below. 4) Click the OK button to add the selected IP SAN disk.

  • Page 191: Managing Hdd Group

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 12.3 Managing HDD Group 12.3.1 Setting HDD Groups Purpose: Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups. Video from specified channels can be recorded onto a particular HDD group through HDD settings. Steps: 1.

  • Page 192: Setting Hdd Property

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 12. 19 Local HDD Settings Interface 7. Select the Group number for the current HDD. Note: The default group No. for each HDD is 1. 8. Click the OK button to confirm the settings. Figure 12.
  • Page 193 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 12. 21 Set HDD Property 3. Set the HDD property to R/W, Read-only or Redundancy. 4. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the interface. 5. In the HDD Information menu, the HDD property will be displayed in the list. Note: At least 2 hard disks must be installed on your NVR when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy, and there is one HDD with R/W property.

  • Page 194: Configuring Quota Mode

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 12.4 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose: Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. Steps: 1. Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced 2. Set the Mode to Quota, as shown in Figure 12. 22. Note: The NVR must be rebooted to enable the changes to take effect.
  • Page 195 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 12. 24 Copy Settings to Other Camera(s) 6. Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same quota settings. You can also click the checkbox of IP Camera to select all cameras. 7.

  • Page 196: Checking Hdd Status

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 12.5 Checking HDD Status Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDDs on NVR so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps: 1.
  • Page 197 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 12. 26 View HDD Status (2)

  • Page 198: Hdd Detection

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 12.6 HDD Detection Purpose: The device provides the HDD detection function such as the adopting of the S.M.A.R.T. and the Bad Sector Detection technique. The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system for HDD to detect and report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures.
  • Page 199 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Click the Detect button to start the detection Figure 12. 28 Bad Sector Detection If the HDD is normal you can see the green color icon on the screen, otherwise the red icon is shown. And you can click Error info button to see the detailed damage information And you can also pause or cancel the detection.

  • Page 200: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 12.7 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose: You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Steps: 1. Enter the Exception interface. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions 2.

  • Page 201: Chapter 13Camera Settings

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Chapter 13 Camera Settings...

  • Page 202: Configuring Osd Settings

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 13.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the OSD Configuration interface. Menu > Camera > OSD 2.

  • Page 203: Configuring Privacy Mask

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 13.2 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: You are allowed to configure the four-sided privacy mask zones that cannot be viewed by the operator. The privacy mask can prevent certain surveillance areas to be viewed or recorded. Steps: 1.

  • Page 204: Configuring Video Parameters

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 13.3 Configuring Video Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Camera >Image Figure 13. 12 Image Settings Interface 2. Select the camera to set image parameters. 3. You can click on the arrow to change the value of each parameter. 4.

  • Page 205: Chapter 14Nvr Management And Maintenance

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Chapter 14 Management Maintenance...

  • Page 206: Viewing System Information

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 14.1 Viewing System Information 14.1.1 Viewing Device Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu >Maintenance>System Info 2. Click the Device Info tab to enter the Device Information menu to view the device name, model, serial No. , firmware version and encode version, as shown in Figure 14.

  • Page 207: Viewing Record Information

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 14.1.3 Viewing Record Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu >Maintenance>System Info 2. Click the Record tab to enter the Record Information menu to view the recording status encoding parameters of each camera, as shown in Figure 14. 11. Figure 14.

  • Page 208: Viewing Hdd Information

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 14. 13 Network Information Interface 14.1.6 Viewing HDD Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu >Maintenance>System Info 2. Click the HDD tab to enter the HDD Information menu to view the HDD status, free space, property, etc., as shown in Figure 14.

  • Page 209: Searching & Export Log Files

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 14.2 Searching & Export Log Files Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the NVR can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time. Steps: 1.
  • Page 210 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 14. 16 Log Search Results Note: Up to 2000 log files can be displayed each time. 5. You can click the button of each log or double click it to view its detailed information, as shown in Figure 14.
  • Page 211 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 14. 18 Export Log Files 7. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. 8. Click the Export to export the log files to the selected backup device. You can click the New Folder button to create new folder in the backup device, or click the Format button to format the backup device before log export.

  • Page 212: Importing/Exporting Configuration Files

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 14.3 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files Purpose: The configuration files of the NVR can be exported to local device for backup; and the configuration files of one NVR can be imported to multiple NVR devices if they are to be configured with the same parameters. Steps: 1.

  • Page 213: Upgrading System

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 14.4 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your NVR can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 14.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device Steps: 1. Connect your NVR with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located. 2.
  • Page 214 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 14. 22 FTP Upgrade Interface 3. Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field. 4. Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading. 5. After the upgrading is complete, reboot the NVR to activate the new firmware.

  • Page 215: Restoring Default Settings

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 14.5 Restoring Default Settings Steps: Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 14. 23 Restore Factory Default Click the OK button to restore the default settings. Note: Except the network parameters (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, default route and server port), all other parameters of the device will be restored to factory default settings.

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  • Page 217: Configuring General Settings

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 15.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the output resolution, system time, mouse pointer speed through the Menu > Configuration > General interface. Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration> General Select the General tab.

  • Page 218: Configuring Dst Settings

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 15.2 Configuring DST Settings Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 15. 10 DST Settings Interface You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item. Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox, and then you choose the date of the DST period.

  • Page 219: Configuring More Settings For Device Parameters

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 15.3 Configuring More Settings Device Parameters Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface, as shown in Figure 15. 11 Figure 15. 11 More Settings Interface Configure the following settings: •...

  • Page 220: Configuring Pos

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 15.4 Configuring POS Steps: Enter the POS Settings interface. Menu > Configuration > POS Select the POS Setting tab to enter the POS Settings interface. Figure 15.4 POS Settings Interface Check the POS checkbox to enable this feature. Enter POS Name and Select connection type. “TCP Receive”...
  • Page 221 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Steps: Click the icon of RS232-setting port to set receive port of POS. Figure 15. 6 RS232-Receive port Settings Interface Configure RS-232 parameters, including baud rate, data bit, stop bit, parity, flow control and usage. The parameters in DVR should be the same as POS device.
  • Page 222 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR  Morel POS Setting Click more setting tab of POS setting to extra items Figure 15.8 More POS Settings Interface Note: “Extra Line(s)” means you can get extra character after the “End Line Identifier”, the value between 0~ 10. Note:”Ignore Line”: max support is 4 lines.
  • Page 223 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Figure 15.10 POS Handle Settings Interface Note: “PTZ Linking” is not available until PTZ device has already connected...

  • Page 224: Managing User Accounts

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 15.5 Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a default account in the NVR: Administrator. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345. The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters. 15.5.1 Adding a User Steps: Enter the User Management interface.
  • Page 225 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR • Operator: The Operator user level has permission of Two-way Audio in Remote Configuration and all operating permission in Camera Configuration. • Guest: The Guest user has no permission of Two-way Audio in Remote Configuration and only has the local/remote playback in the Camera Configuration.

  • Page 226: Deleting A User

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Remote Configuration • Remote Log Search: Remotely viewing logs that are saved on the NVR. • Remote Parameters Settings: Remotely configuring parameters, restoring factory default parameters and importing/exporting configuration files. • Remote Camera Management: Remote adding, deleting and editing of the IP cameras. •...

  • Page 227: Editing A User

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 15.5.3 Editing a User Steps: Enter the User Management interface. Menu >Configuration>User Select the user to be edited from the list, as shown in Figure 15. 15. Click the icon to enter the Edit User interface, as shown in Figure 15. 16. Note: The admin user can also be edited.

  • Page 228: Logging Out/Shutting Down/Rebooting Device

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR 15.6 Logging out/Shutting down/Rebooting Device Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown interface. Menu > Shutdown Figure 15. 17 Shutdown Menu 2. Click to log out, or Click to shut down the device, or Click to reboot the device.

  • Page 229: Appendix

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  • Page 230: Glossary

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Glossary • Dual Stream: Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the DVR, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.

  • Page 231: Faq

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR  No image displayed on the monitor after starting up normally. Possible Reasons No VGA or HDMI connections. Connection cable is damaged. c) Input mode of the monitor is incorrect. Steps 1. Verify the device is connected with the monitor via HDMI or VGA cable. If not, please connect the device with the monitor and reboot.
  • Page 232 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Select “Menu>Camera>Camera>IP Camera” to get the camera status. Possible Reasons Network failure, and the NVR and IPC lost connections. The configured parameters are incorrect when adding the IPC. c) Insufficient bandwidth. Steps 1.
  • Page 233 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR Check the brand, model of the switch connecting IPC and NVR, and contact with the manufacturer of the switch to check if it has the function of flow control. If so, please turn it down. 5.
  • Page 234 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR  Live view stuck when video output remotely via the Internet Explorer or platform software. Possible Reasons: a) Poor network between NVR and IPC, and there exists packet loss during the transmission. b)Poor network between NVR and PC, and there exists packet loss during the transmission.
  • Page 235 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR b) The stream type is not set as “Video & Audio”. c) The encoding standard is not supported with NVR. Steps: 1. Verify the cable between the pickup and IPC is connected well; impedance matches and compatible. Log in the IPC directly, and turn the audio on, check if the sound is normal.
  • Page 236 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR a) The time setting of system is incorrect. b) The search condition is incorrect. c) The HDD is error or not detected. Steps: 1. Verify the system time setting is correct. Select “Menu > Configuration > General > General”, and verify the “Device Time” is correct. 2.

  • Page 237: List Of Compatible Ip Cameras

    User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR List of Compatible IP Cameras Note: ONVIF compatibility refers to the camera can be supported both when it uses the ONVIF protocol and its private protocols. Only ONVIF is supported refers to the camera can only be supported when it uses the ONVIF protocol.
  • Page 238 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR DS-2CD8153F-E V4.0.1 build 120508 1600×1200 √ √ DS-2CD8253F-E V4.0.1 build 120508 1600×1200 √ √ DS-2CD7153-E V4.0.1 build 120508 1600×1200 √ × DS-2CD876BF-E V2.0 build 110715 1600×1200 √ √ DS-2CD876MF-E V2.0 build 110715 1600×1200 √...
  • Page 239 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR DS-2DF1-572 V4.0.2 build 120813 1280×720 √ √ DS-2DF1-772 V4.0.2 build 120813 1280×720 √ √ DS-2DF1-618H V3.1.0 build 110811 704×576 √ √ DS-2DF1-718 V3.1.0 build 110811 704×576 √ √ DS-2DF1-518 V3.1.0 build 110811 704×576 √...
  • Page 240 User Manual User Manual of 87XX-P Series NVR VCC-HD4600P 2.03-02(110315-00) 1920×1080 × √ VCC-HD5400 2.03-06(110315-00) 1920×1080 × × SONY SNC-DH220T 1.50.00 2048×1536 × × (Only ONVIF is supported) D5110 MG.1.6.03P1 1280×1024 √ × F3106 MG.1.6.03P1 1280×1024 √ √ ZAVIO F3206 M2.1.6.01C2 1920×1080 √...

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