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Network Video Recorders
English
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QG-GD-xxxxxx-2019-02-11-V2-EN
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  • Page 1 ____________________________________________________________________________ Quick Guide Network Video Recorders English ___________________________________________________________________________ QG-GD-xxxxxx-2019-02-11-V2-EN © Abetechs GmbH...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Content ___________________________________________________________________ Introduction ......................4 1.1 Model Overview ........................ 4 1.2 Front Panel View ....................... 5 1.3 Remote Control ....................... 11 1.4 USB Mouse ........................15 1.5 Rear Panel View ......................16 Installation ......................21 2.1 NVR Installation ......................21 2.2 Hard Disk Installation .....................
  • Page 3 8.1.2 One-touch Configuration ......................71...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction Thank you for purchasing a Grundig product. Before installing or connecting the product, please read first the following documents which you can find on the CD Rom in the product package: - Legal Disclaimer - Safety Instructions - Installation Manual for the respective product model Further information about the product like Data Sheets, CE Documents, etc.

  • Page 5: Front Panel View

    1.2 Front Panel View GD-RN-AT8864N: GD-RN-AT8864N Panel Description (on the following page):...
  • Page 6 Name Function Description ALARM Turns red when a sensor alarm is detected. Turns blue when the device is functioning READY properly. Turns blue when device is controlled by an IR remote. STATUS Turns red when controlled by a keyboard and purple when IR remote and keyboard is used at the same time.
  • Page 7 Name Function Description Presses this button followed by a numeric button to call a PTZ preset in PTZ control settings. Turns audio on/off in the playback mode. Enters the playback mode. PLAY/AUTO Automatically scans in the PTZ control menu. Zooms in the PTZ camera in the PTZ control ZOOM+ setting.
  • Page 8 Name Function Description Shows/hides the control interface in playback mode. Switches between single screen and multi- screen mode. PREV/FOCUS- Adjusts the focus in conjunction with the A/FOCUS+ button in PTZ control mode. Enters the PTZ Control mode. PTZ/IRIS- Adjusts the iris of the PTZ camera in PTZ control mode.
  • Page 9 GD-RN-AC2416N, -AC2416P, -AP8616P and -AP8632P: Panel Description: Name Function Description POWER Turns blue when NVR is powered up. Status Blinks red when HDD is reading/writing. Indicators Blinks blue when network connection Tx/Rx functioning normally. Alarm Turns red when alarm comes up Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional USB Interface devices such as USB mouse.
  • Page 10 GD-RN-AT819128N: GD-RN-AT819128N Panel Description: No. Name Description Panel lock Locks or unlocks the panel by the key. Returns to the previous menu. ● Press it twice quickly to switch the main and ● Exit auxiliary port. In live view mode, press it to enter PTZ control ●...

  • Page 11: Remote Control

    No. Name Description Confirms selection in any of the menu modes. ● Checks the checkbox fields. ● Switches on/off status. ● Plays or pauses the video playing in playback ● ENTER mode. Advances the video by a single frame in single- ●...
  • Page 12 Step 1 Go to General > More Settings. Step 2 Type a number (255 digits maximum) into the Device No. field. Step 3 On the IR Remote: Step 4 Press the DEV button. Step 5 Use the Number buttons to enter the Device ID# that was entered into the NVR. Step 6 Press Enter button to accept the new Device ID#.
  • Page 13 No. Name Function Description • To Turn Power On: If User Has Not Changed the Default NVR Device ID# (255): Press Power On/Off button (1). If User Has Changed the NVR Device ID#: Press DEV button. Press Number buttons to enter user-defined Device ID#. Press Enter button.
  • Page 14 no longer be paired with the NVR Switch to the corresponding channel in Live View or PTZ Control mode Numerals Input numbers in Edit mode Delete characters before cursor EDIT Check the checkbox and select the ON/OFF switch Adjust focus in the PTZ Control menu Switch on-screen keyboards (upper and lower case alphabet, symbols, and numerals) Enter Manual Record setting menu...

  • Page 15: Usb Mouse

    RESERVED Reserved Select all items on a list Switch between play and reverse play in Playback mode PTZ Control Adjust PTZ camera iris, focus, and zoom Cycle through tab pages Switch between channels in Synchronous Playback mode 1.4 USB Mouse A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this NVR.

  • Page 16: Rear Panel View

    1.5 Rear Panel View GD-RN-AT8864N: GD-RN-AT8864N Panel Description: Name Description LAN1/LAN2 2 RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet Interface interfaces provided. LINE IN RCA connector for audio input. AUDIO OUT 2 RCA connectors for audio output. HDMI1/HDMI2 HDMI video output connector. VGA1/VGA2 DB9 connector for VGA output.
  • Page 17 GD-RN-AC2416N and GD-RN-AC2416P: GD-RN-AC2416N and GD-RN-AC2416P Note: The GD-RN-AC2416P provides 16 PoE-ports. Panel Description: Name Description Audio In RCA connector for audio input. Audio Out RCA connector for audio output. VGA Interface DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
  • Page 18 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD). Power Supply 12VDC power supply for GD-RN-AC2004P and 48 VDC power supply for GD-RN-AC2004 Ground Ground (needs to be connected when NVR starts up).
  • Page 19 Panel Description: Name Description LAN Interface 1 network interface. AUDIO OUT RCA connector for audio output. LINE IN RCA connector for audio input. HDMI HDMI video output connector. USB 3.0 interface Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
  • Page 20 Panel Description: No. Name Description HDMI 1/2 HDMI video output connector. Audio in RCA connector for audio input. Audio out RCA connector for audio output. USB 3.0 Universal Serial Bus (USB 3.0) ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD). 4 10/100/1000 Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet interfaces.

  • Page 21: Installation

    Installation 2.1 NVR Installation During installation of the NVR: Use brackets for rack mounting.   Ensure ample room for audio and video cables.  When routing cables, ensure that the bend radius of the cables are no less than five times than its diameter.
  • Page 22 Insert the Panel Key 3. Press the buttons on the panel on two sides and open the front panel. Open the Panel Lock 4. Insert the hard disk along the slot until it is placed into position. Insert the Hard Disk 5.
  • Page 23 For GD-RN-AT819128N: The following section introduces the HDD installation for the GD-RN-AT819128N model. Steps: Fasten the hard disk mounting handle to the hard disk with screws. Fasten Hard Disk Insert the key and turn in the clockwise direction to open the panel lock. Insert the Panel Key Press the buttons on the panel on two sides and open the front panel.
  • Page 24 Lock the Panel For the Other Models: The following section introduces the HDD installation for the models GD-RN-AC2004P, GD-RN- AC2416N, GD-RN-AC2416P, GD-RN-AP8616P and GD-RN-AP8632P. The pictures may differ to the actual models.
  • Page 25 Connect the Power Cable 4. Place the HDD on the bottom of the device and then fasten the screws on the bottom to fix the HDD. Fix the Hard Disk...

  • Page 26: Connections

    2.3 Connections Alarm Input Wiring for GD-RN-AT819128N: The alarm input is an open/closed relay. To connect the alarm input to the device, use the following diagram. Note: If the alarm input is not an open/close relay, please connect an external relay between the alarm input and the device.
  • Page 27 Alarm Output Wiring: To connect to an alarm output (AC or DC load), use the following diagram: Alarm Output Wiring For DC load, the jumpers can be used within the limit of 12V/1A safely. To connect an AC load, jumpers should be left open (you must remove the jumper on the motherboard in the NVR).
  • Page 28 Controller Connection for GD-RN-AT819128N: Controller Connection To connect a controller to the NVR: 1. Disconnect pluggable block from the KB terminal block. 2. Unfasten stop screws from the KB D+, D- pluggable block, insert signal cables into slots and fasten stop screws. Ensure signal cables are in tight. 3.
  • Page 29 Controller Connection for GD-RN-AT8864N: Controller Connection To connect a controller to the NVR: Step 1 Disconnect the pluggable block from the KB terminal block. Step 2 Unfasten the stop screws from the KB D+, D- pluggable block, insert the signal cables into the slots and fasten the stop screws.

  • Page 30: Hdd Storage Calculation Chart

    2.4 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 256K 112M 320K 140M 384K 168M...

  • Page 31: Getting Started

    Getting Started 3.1 Recorder Startup 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. Starting up the 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 32 For the first-time access, you need to activate the device by setting an admin password. No operation is allowed before activation. You can also activate the device via Web Browser or the Grundig IP-Finder tool. Step 1 Input the same password in the text field of Create New Password and Confirm New Password.
  • Page 33 Export GUID File Note: Please keep your GUID file properly for future password resetting. This GUID Export function may not be available for GD-RN-AT819128N. Using the Unlock Pattern for Login: For the Admin user, you can configure the unlock pattern for device login. Configuring the Unlock Pattern: Step 1 After the device is activated, you can enter the following interface to configure the device unlock pattern.
  • Page 34 Draw the Pattern Note: Connect at least 4 dots to draw the pattern. Each dot can be connected for once only. Step 3 Draw the same pattern again to confirm it. When the two patterns match, the pattern is configured successfully. Confirm the Pattern Note: If the two patterns are different, you must set the pattern again.
  • Page 35 Logging in via Unlock Pattern: Note:  Only the admin user has the permission to unlock the device.  Please configure the pattern first before unlocking. Please refer to Configuring the Unlock Pattern Step 1 Right click the mouse on the screen and select the menu to enter the interface as shown below.
  • Page 36 Login and Logout: - User Login: If NVR has logged out, you must login the device before operating the menu and other functions. Step 3 Select the User Name in the dropdown list. Login Interface Step 4 Input password. Step 5 Click OK to log in. Note: When you forget the password of the admin, you can click Forget Password to reset the password.

  • Page 37: Using The Wizard For Basic Configuration

    Resetting Your Password: When you forget the password of the admin, you can reset the password by importing the GUID file. The GUID file must be exported and saved in the local U-flash disk after you have activated the device (refer to Section Activating your Recorder). Step 8 On the user login interface, click Forget Password to enter the Reset Password interface.
  • Page 38 Start Wizard Interface Operating the Setup Wizard: Step 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. You can also choose to use the Setup Wizard next time by leaving the “Start wizard when the device starts?”...
  • Page 39 Network Setting Note: Two self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces provided for GD-RN-AT8864N, GD-RN-AP8616P and GD-RN-AP8632P and two working modes are configurable: multi- address and network fault tolerance. And one self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interface for GD-RN-AC2416N, GD-RN-AC2416P, GD-RN-AP8616P and GD-RN- AP8632P. Step 4 Click Next button after you configured the basic network parameters. Then you will enter the Cloud P2P interface.
  • Page 40 Advanced Network Parameters Step 6 Click Next button after you configured the network parameters, which takes you to the RAID configuration window. Note: The RAID is supported by GD-RN-AT8864N and GD-RN-AT819128N only. Array Management Step 7 Click Next button to enter the Array Management window. Step 8 Click Next button after you configured the network parameters, which takes you to the HDD Management window, shown below.
  • Page 41 Step 9 To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD. Step 10 Click Next button. You enter the Adding IP Camera interface. Step 11 Click Search to search the online IP Camera and the Security status shows whether it is active or inactive.

  • Page 42: Adding And Connecting The Ip Cameras

    3.3 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras 3.3.1 Activating the IP Camera Before adding the camera, make sure the IP camera to be added is in active status. Step 1 Select the Add IP Camera option from the right-click menu in live view mode or click Menu>...

  • Page 43: Adding The Online Ip Cameras

    Use Admin Password: when you check the checkbox, the camera(s) will be configured with the same admin password of the operating NVR. 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.
  • Page 44 Quick Adding IP Camera Interface Or you can choose to custom add the IP camera by editing the parameters in the corresponding textfiled and then click the Add button to add it.  OPTION 2: Step 1 Select the Add IP Camera option from the right-click menu in live view mode or click Menu>...
  • Page 45 Custom Adding IP Camera Interface Step 2 You can edit the IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP camera to be added. Note: If the IP camera to add has not been actiavated, you can activate it from the IP camera list on the camera management interface.

  • Page 46: Editing The Connected Ip Cameras And Configuring The Customized Protocols

    Note: For the added IP cameras, the Security status shows the security level of the password of camera: strong password, weak password and risk password. Security Level of an IP Camera’s Password Enabling the Password of Visible IP-Cameras: For the admin login user account, you can check the checkbox of Show Password of IP Camera to enable the show the passwords of the successfully added IP cameras in the list.
  • Page 47 Edit the Parameters Channel Port: If the connected device is an encoding device with multiple channels, you can choose the channel to connect by selecting the channel port No. in the dropdown list. Step 6 Click OK to save the settings and exit the editing interface. ...
  • Page 48 Password Configuration of the Camera Step 3 Click OK to save the settings and exit the interface. Configuring the customized protocols  To connect the network cameras which are not configured with the standard protocols, you can configure the customized protocols for them. Step 1 Click the Protocol button in the custom adding IP camera interface to enter the protocol management interface.
  • Page 49 Protocol Name: Edit the name for the custom protocol.  Enable Substream: If the network camera does not support sub-stream or the sub- stream is not needed leave the checkbox empty.  Type: The network camera adopting custom protocol must support getting stream through standard RTSP.

  • Page 50: Live View

    Live View 4.1 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. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus pressing the ESC many times (depending on which menu you’re on) brings you to the Live View mode.
  • Page 51 The priority level for the main and aux output is HDMI1/VGA1> HDMI2/VGA2 (for GD-RN-AT8864N) and HDMI > VGA (for GD-RN- AC2416N, GD-RN-AC2416P, GD-RN-AC2004P, GD-RN-AP8616P and GD-RN-AP8632). GD-RN-AT8864N: When the HDMI1, HDMI2, VGA1 and VGA2 are all connected, the HDMI1/VGA1 is used as main output and the HDMI2/VGA2 is used as the aux output.
  • Page 52 Front Panel Operation on Live View: Functions Front Panel Operation Show single screen Press the corresponding Alphanumeric button. E.g. Press 2 to display only the screen for channel 2. Show multi-screen Press the PREV/FOCUS- button. Manually switch Next screen: right/down direction button. screens Previous screen: left/up direction button.
  • Page 53 Using the Mouse in Live View: Name Description Common Menu Quick access to the sub-menus which you frequently visit. Enter the main menu of the system by right clicking the Menu mouse. Switch to the single full screen by choosing channel number Single Screen from the dropdown list.
  • Page 54 Note:  The dwell time of the live view configuration must be set before using Start Auto-switch.  If you enter Aux monitor mode and the Aux monitor is not connected, the mouse operation is disabled; you need to switch back to the Main output with the MAIN/AUX button on the front panel or remote.
  • Page 55 Note: The fisheye expansion view feature is supported by the models GD-RN-AP8616P, GD- RN-AP8632P, GD-RN-AT8864N only. Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons: Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Enable/Disable Instant Mute/Audio Manual Playback Record Capture PTZ Control Digital Zoom Face Live View Image Settings...
  • Page 56 Image Settings- Customize Live View Strategy can be selected to set strategy, including Real-time, Balanced, Fluency. Live View Strategy Face detection function can be used to detect the human faces in live view mode and save in HDD. When there are human faces with the specified size detected in the front of the camera, the device will capture the human face and save in HDD.
  • Page 57 Fisheye Display Mode: Button Operation 180° panorama Fisheye 360° panorama expansion PTZ expansion Fisheye Four different display modes are available. You can select a display mode as demand.  180° Panorama: Switch the live view image to the 180° panorama view. ...

  • Page 58: Recording And Capture Settings

    Recording and Capture Settings 5.1 Configuring Recording and Capture Schedule Set the record schedule, and then the camera automatically starts/stops recording according to the configured schedule. Note: In this chapter, we take the record schedule procedure as an example, and the same procedure can be applied to configure schedule for both recording and capture.
  • Page 59 Click Edit button or click on the color icon under the edit button and draw the schedule line on the panel. Edit the schedule: Note: The all-day continuous recording is configured for the device by factory default. I. In the message box, you can choose the day to which you want to set schedule. Recording Schedule Interface You can click the button to set the accurate time of the schedule.
  • Page 60 Copy Schedule to Other Days V. Click OK to save setting and back to upper level menu. VI. Click Apply in the Record Schedule interface to save the settings. Draw the schedule: I. Click on the color icons, you can choose the schedule type as continuous or event.

  • Page 61: Configuring Motion Detection Recording And Capture

    Copy Schedule to Other Channels 5.2 Configuring Motion Detection Recording and Capture 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 62: Manual Recording And Continuous Capture

    Motion Detection Handling Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. Click Apply to save the settings. Click OK to back to the upper level menu. Exit the Motion Detection menu. Step 3 Edit the Motion Detection Record Schedule. For the detailed information of the schedule configuration, see the Chapter about 5.1 Configuring Recording and Capture Schedule.
  • Page 63 Step 3 Disable manual record. Click the status button to change Note: The Green icon means that the channel is configured the record schedule. After rebooting, all the manual records enabled will be canceled. Step 4 Enabling and disabling the continuous capture Select Continuous Capture on the left bar.

  • Page 64: Playback

    Playback 6.1 Playing Back Record Files 6.1.1 Instant Playback Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported. Instant playback by channel Step 1 Choose a channel in live view mode and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
  • Page 65 Step 1 Enter playback interface: Menu>Playback Step 2 Select the Normal/Smart in the drop-down list on the top-left side. Step 3 Select the stream to Main Stream or Sub Stream. (GD-RN-AP8616P, GD-RN- AP8632P, GD-RN-AT8864N and GD-RN-AT819128N) Step 4 Select a camera in the camera list. Note: The main stream or sub stream for recording is configurable in Menu>Record>Parameters.
  • Page 66 Toolbar of Playback You can click the channel(s) to execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels. indicates the start/end time of the recorded video files. Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate specific frames.
  • Page 67 Detailed Explanation of Playback Toolbar: Item Button Operation Button Operation Draw quadrilateral Search the matched motion video detection Smart Set full screen for Draw line for the line crossing detection Search motion detection Draw quadrilateral Filter video files by intrusion setting target detection...

  • Page 68: Network Settings

    Note:  The fisheye expansion view feature is not supported by GD-RN-AT819128N.  Please refer in the User Guide to Chapter 3.2.5 Fisheye Expansion for the description and operation of the fisheye expansion. Note:  The playing speed of 256X is supported. ...
  • Page 69 One self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interface for GD-RN-AC2416N, GD-RN- AC2416P, GD-RN-AP8632P and GD-RN-AP8616P.  One self-adaptive 10M/100M network interface for GD-RN-AC2004P.  Four self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces for GD-RN-AT819128N and the multi-address, load balance, and network fault-tolerance working modes are configurable.

  • Page 70: Raid

    8. RAID Please note: This chapter is only applicable to GD-RN-AT8864N and GD-RN-AT819128N. 8.1 Configuring an Array RAID (redundant array of independent disks) is a storage technology that combines multiple disk drive components into a logical unit. A RAID setup stores data over multiple hard disk drives to provide enough redundancy so that data can be recovered if one disk fails.

  • Page 71: Enable Raid

    8.1.1 Enable RAID Perform the following steps to enable the RAID function, or the disk array cannot be created. Note: Use the enterprise-level HDDs to create the array.  OPTION 1: Enable the RAID function in the Wizard when the device startup, please refer to step 7 of Chapter 3.2.
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