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User Guide
Digital Video Recorders
English
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UG-GD-RN-xxxxxxx-2018-01-18-V1-EN
© Abetechs GmbH

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  • Page 1 ________________________________________________________________________________  User Guide Digital Video Recorders English ________________________________________________________________________________  UG-GD-RN-xxxxxxx-2018-01-18-V1-EN © Abetechs GmbH...
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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Content_______________________________________________ Introduction ......................... 9 1.1 Model Overview ....................9 1.2 Key Features of the DVRs ................10 1.3 Front Panel......................15 1.4 IR Remote Control Operations ................19 1.5 USB Mouse Operation ..................22 1.6 Input Method Description .................. 24 1.7 Rear Panel ......................
  • Page 4   3.5 Manual Video Quality Diagnostics ..............57 PTZ Controls ......................59 4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings .................. 59 4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols and Patterns ............60 4.2.1 Customizing Presets ................. 61 4.2.2 Calling Presets ..................61 4.2.3 Customizing Patrols .................. 62 4.2.4 Calling Patrols ...................
  • Page 5 6.1.8 Playing Back External File ..............105 6.1.9 Playing Back Pictures ................105 6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback ............... 107 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame ..............107 6.2.2 Digital Zoom .................... 107 6.2.3 Reverse Playback of Multi-Channel ............107 6.2.4 File Management ..................
  • Page 6   10.11 Unattended Baggage Detection ..............144 10.12 Object Removal Detection ................144 10.13 Audio Exception Detection ................145 10.14 Defocus Detection ..................146 10.15 Sudden Scene Change ................146 10.16 PIR Alarm ....................147 VCA Search ......................148 11.1 Face Search ....................148 11.2 Behavior Search ....................
  • Page 7   13.3 Deleting Array ....................172 13.4 Checking and Editing the Firmware .............. 172 HDD Management ....................172 14.1 Initializing HDDs .................... 172 14.2 Managing a Network HDD ................174 14.3 Managing a HDD Group ................176 14.3.1 Setting HDD Groups ................176 14.3.2 Setting a HDD Property ................
  • Page 8 17.5 Managing User Accounts ................203 17.5.1 Adding a User ..................203 17.5.2 Deleting a User ..................207 17.5.3 Editing a User ..................208 Important Notes ...................... 212 18.1 Glossary ......................212 18.2 Troubleshooting ..................... 213 18.3 List of Compatible Third-Party IP Cameras ........... 216 8 ...

  • Page 9: Introduction

      1. 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 10: Key Features Of The Dvrs

     Each channel supports dual-stream. And sub-stream supports up to WD1 resolution;  The main stream of GD-RT-AC3004N and GD-RT-AC3016N supports up to 3 MP resolution for channel 1 of the device with 4 video inputs, channel 1/2 of the device with 8 video inputs, and channel 1/2/3/4 of the device with 16 video inputs;...
  • Page 11 2-ch sudden scene change detection. GD-RT-AC3004N and GD-RT-AC3016N support 4-ch line crossing detection and intrusion detection, and GD-RT-AC3016N also support 1-ch sudden scene change detection. GD-RT-AT5016N support 4-ch line crossing detection and intrusion detection, and 1-ch sudden scene change detection.
  • Page 12  8 network disks (8 NAS disks, 8 IP SAN disks or n NAS disks + m IP SAN disks (n+m ≤ 8)) can be connected;  Remaining recording time of the HDD can be viewed;  Supports cloud storage; ...
  • Page 13    Multi-channel reverse playback;  Supports pause, fast forward, slow forward, skip forward, and skip backward when playback, locating by dragging the mouse on the progress bar;  4/8/16-ch synchronous playback;  Manual capture, continuous capture of video images and playback of captured pictures. Backup ...
  • Page 14    Multiple connected analog cameras supporting HD-TVI or AHD signal can be upgraded simultaneously via DVR. Network Functions  Self-adaptive 100M or 1000M network interface;  IPv6 is supported;  TCP/IP protocol, PPPoE, DHCP, DNS, DDNS, NTP, SMTP, NFS, iSCSI, UPnP™ and HTTPS are supported;...

  • Page 15: Front Panel

      1.3 Front Panel Front Panel 1: Front Panel of GD-RT-AT5016N GD-RT-AT5016N Front Panel Description: No. Name Function Description Turns green when DVR is powered up. POWER Turns green, indicating that the DVR is READY functioning properly. Turns green when device is controlled by an IR remote.
  • Page 16   No. Name Function Description Enters numeral “2”; Enters letters “ABC”; The F1 button when used in a list field will select all items in the list; 2/ABC/F1 Turns on/off PTZ light in PTZ Control mode, and use it to zoom out the image; Switches between main and spot video output in live view or playback mode.
  • Page 17 No. Name Function Description Enters letters “MNO”; Accesses to playback interface in Playback mode. Enters numeral “7”; Enters letters “PQRS”; 7/PQRS/REC Accesses to manual record interface; Manually enables/disables record. Enters numeral “8”; 8/TUV/PTZ Enters letters “TUV”; Accesses PTZ control interface. Enters numeral “9”;...
  • Page 18   No. Name Function Description Controls the movement of the PTZ camera in PTZ control mode. Confirms selection in any of the menu modes. Checks the checkbox. Plays or pauses the playing of video files in ENTER Playback mode. Advances the video by a single frame in single-frame Playback mode.

  • Page 19: Ir Remote Control Operations

      Front Panel 2: Front Panel of the Other Models Front Panel of the Other Models Description: No. Icon Description Turns white when DVR is powered up. Turns red when data is being read from or written to HDD. Flashes white when the network is well-connected.
  • Page 20   Remote Control The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones found on the front panel. Refer to the table below, they include: Description of the IR Remote Control Buttons: No. Name Description Power on/off the device. POWER Power on/off the device by pressing and holding the button for 5 seconds.
  • Page 21 No. Name Description Enter the Manual Record setting menu. In PTZ control settings, press the button and then you can call a REC Button PTZ preset by pressing Numeric button. It is also used to turn audio on/off in the Playback mode. Navigate between different fields and items in menus.

  • Page 22: Usb Mouse Operation

      No. Name Description Press for Arming/disarming the device in Live View mode. The button is used to enter the All-day Playback mode. PLAY Button It is also used to auto scan in the PTZ Control menu. Switch between single screen and multi-screen mode. PREV Button In PTZ Control mode, it is used to adjust the focus in conjunction with the A/FOCUS+ button.
  • Page 23   Step 1 Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the DVR. Step 2 The mouse should automatically be detected. If in a rare case that the mouse is not detected, the possible reason may be that the two devices are not compatible, please refer to the recommended the device list from your provider.

  • Page 24: Input Method Description

    1.6 Input Method Description Soft Keyboard Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard: Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons: Icon Description Icon Description Number English letter … … Lowercase/Upperca Backspace Switch the keyboard Space Positioning Enter cursor Symbols Reserved 1.7 Rear Panel Note: The rear panel vaires according to different models.
  • Page 25   Rear Panel 2: Rear Panel of GD-RT-AC3004N and GD-RT-AC3016N Description of Rear Panel: Item Description BNC interface for HD-TVI and analog video VIDEO IN input. AUDIO IN RCA connector AUDIO OUT RCA connector. DB15 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.
  • Page 26 Rear Panel 3: Rear Panel of GD-RT-AT5016N Description of the GD-RT-AT5016N Rear Panel: No. Item Description VIDEO IN BNC interface for HD-TVI and analog video input. VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. AUDIO IN/ RCA connector LOOP OUT (not available) USB Port Universal Serial Bus (USB) port for additional devices.
  • Page 27   No. Item Description Power Supply 100 to 240 VAC power supply. Power Switch Switch for turning on/off the device. Ground LINE IN BNC connector for audio input. eSATA Connects external SATA HDD, CD/DVD-RW. RS-232 Interface Connector for RS-232 devices. ALARM OUT Connector for alarm output.

  • Page 28: Getting Started

      2. Getting Started 2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the DVR. Before you start Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the DVR’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly.

  • Page 29: Activating The Device

    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, Grundig Viewer or the SCMS Client Software. Step 1 Input the same password in the text field of Create New Password and Confirm New Password.

  • Page 30: Using The Unlock Pattern For Login

      Attention Step 4 (Optional) Click Yes to export GUID. The Reset Password interface pops up. Click Export to export GUID to the USB flash drive for password resetting. Export GUID Step 5 After exporting GUID, the Attention box pops up as below. Click Yes to duplicate the password or No to cancel it.
  • Page 31   Set Unlock Pattern Step 1 Use the mouse to draw a pattern among the 9 dots on the screen. Release the mouse when the pattern is done. Draw the Pattern Note:  Connect at least 4 dots to draw the pattern. ...

  • Page 32: Logging In Via Unlock Pattern

      Note: If the two patterns are different, you must set the pattern again. Reset the Pattern 2.3.2 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 Chapter 2.3.1 Configuring the Unlock Pattern.
  • Page 33  If you have drawn the wrong pattern for 7 times, the account will be locked for 1 minute. Normal Login Dialog Box 33 ...

  • Page 34: Basic Configuration With The Startup Wizard

      2.4 Basic Configuration with the Startup Wizard By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the device has loaded. You can follow it to complete the basic configuration. Selecting the language: Step 1 Select the language from the drop-down list. Step 2 Click Apply button. Language Configuration Operating the Setup Wizard: The Start Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the device.
  • Page 35   Click Next button to enter the Change the Password interface. Step 2 1) Input the Admin Password. 2) (Optional) Check the checkbox of New Admin Password, input the New Password and confirm it. 3) (Optional) Check the checkbox of Enable Pattern Unlock and draw the unlock pattern.
  • Page 36   General Network Configuration Click Next button after you configured the basic network parameters. Step 5 Click Next button to enter the Advanced Network Parameters interface. You can Step 6 enable DDNS and set other ports according to your need. Set Advanced Network Parameters For GD-RT-AT5016N , click Next and you can enter the RAID configuration interface.
  • Page 37 HDD Management To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization will remove all the data saved Step 9 in the HDD. Click Next button to enter the IP Camera Management interface. Step 10 Add the IP camera. Step 11 1) Click Search to search the online IP Camera.

  • Page 38: Login And Logout

      IP Camera Management After finishing IP Camera settings, click Next to enter the Record Settings Step 12 interface. Click , and you can enable the continuous recording or motion detection Step 13 recording for all channels of the device. Record Settings Click OK to complete the wizard settings.

  • Page 39: User Logout

      Step 1 Select the User Name in the drop-down list. Login Interface Step 2 Input the Password. Step 3 Click OK to log in. Note: In the Login interface, for the admin, if you have entered the wrong password for 7 times, the account will be locked for 60 seconds.

  • Page 40: Resetting Your Password

      2.6 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 USB flash drive after you have activated the device (refer to Chapter 2.2 Activating the Device). Step 1 On the user login interface, click Forget Password to enter the Import GUID interface.
  • Page 41 Before adding the camera, make sure the IP camera to be added is in active status. Step 1 Select Add IP Camera from the right-click menu in live view mode or go to Menu> Camera> IP Camera. For the IP camera detected online in the same network segment, the Security status shows whether it is active or inactive.

  • Page 42: Adding The Online Ip Camera

      Set New Password WARNING: STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED-We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (Using a minimum of 8 characters, including at least three of the following categories: upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters.) in order to increase the security of your product.
  • Page 43   IP Camera Management Interface Step 2 The online cameras with same network segment will be detected and displayed in the camera list. Step 3 Select the IP camera from the list and click to add the camera (with the same admin password of the DVR’s). Or you can click the One-touch Adding button to add all cameras (with the same admin password) from the list.
  • Page 44   OPTION 2:  Step 1 On the IP Camera Management interface, click the Custom Adding button to pop up the Add IP Camera (Custom) interface. 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.
  • Page 45   Successfully Added IP Cameras Please refer to Chapter 18.1 Fehler! Verweisquelle konnte nicht gefunden werden. for the number of connectable IP cameras for different models. Explanation of the Icons: Icon Explanation Icon Explanation Edit basic parameters of Add the detected IP the camera camera.

  • Page 46: Editing The Connected Ip Camera

    2.7.3 Editing the Connected IP Camera After the adding of the IP cameras, the basic information of the camera is listed on the interface, and you can configure the basic settings of the IP cameras. Step 1 Click the icon to edit the parameters. You can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters.

  • Page 47: Connecting Poc Cameras

      Password Configuration of the Camera Step 5 Click OK to save the settings and exit the interface. 2.8 Connecting PoC Cameras -K/P series DVR support PoC (Power over Coaxitron) cameras connection. DVR will detect the connected PoC cameras automatically, manage the power consumption via the coaxial communication, and provide power to the cameras via coaxitron.

  • Page 48: Configuring Signal Input Channel

       Only specified PoC camera is supported.  The maximum connectable AT/AF camera number varies with different models.  Do not unplug or plug the PoC camera if it is powered by the external power supply. 2.9 Configuring Signal Input Channel Note: This chapter is only applicable to GD-RT-AT5016N.

  • Page 49: Live View

      3. Live View 3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The DVR will automatically enter Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus hitting the ESC many times (depending on which menu you’re on) will bring you to the Live View mode.

  • Page 50: Using The Mouse In Live View

    Playback: play back the recorded videos for current day.  Aux/Main Monitor: the DVR checks the connection of the output interfaces to define  the main and auxiliary output interfaces. When the aux output is enabled, the main output cannot do any operation, and you can do some basic operation on the live view mode for the Aux output.
  • Page 51   Multi-Screen Adjust the screen layout by selecting from the drop-down list. Previous Switch to the previous screen. Screen Next Screen Switch to the next screen. Start/Stop Enable/disable the auto-switch of the screens. Auto-Switch Note: The dwell time of the live view configuration must be set before using Start Auto-Switch.

  • Page 52: Switching Main/Aux Output

      Right-click Menu 3.2.2 Switching Main/Aux Output Note:  Refer to Chapter 3.2 Operations in Live View Mode for the main and aux output relationship.  The CVBS output only serves as the aux output or live view output. Step 1 Use the mouse wheel to double-click on the HDMI1/VGA, or HDMI2, or HDMI/VGA output screen, and the following message box pops up.
  • Page 53   Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons: Icons Description Icons Description Icons Description Enable/Disable Instant Mute/Audio on Manual Record Playback PTZ Control Digital Zoom Image Settings Close Live View Face Detection Information Show/Hide VCA Capture Information Note: Picture capture is only applicable to GD-RT-AT5016N. Instant Playback only shows the record in last five minutes.

  • Page 54: Channel-Zero Encoding

    Information Note: When H.264 IP camera is connected, the stream type is displayed as H.264. When IP camera supporting H.264+ is connected, the stream type is displayed as H.264+. When IP camera supporting H.265 is connected, the stream type is displayed as H.265. When IP camera supporting H.265+ is connected, the stream type is displayed as H.265+.

  • Page 55: Adjusting The Live View Settings

    Live View- Channel-Zero Encoding Step 2 Check the checkbox after Enable Channel-Zero Encoding. Step 3 Configure the Frame Rate, Max. Bitrate Mode and Max. Bitrate. Step 4 Click the Apply button to activate the settings. Step 5 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 56   For GD-RT-AT5016N, you can select VGA/HDMI1, HDMI2, Main CVBS for video output interface. For other models, you can select Main CVBS and HDMI/VGA for video output interface. Live View Mode: Selects the display mode to be used for Live View. ...

  • Page 57: Manual Video Quality Diagnostics

    3) You can also click to start live view of all channels in order and click to stop live view of all channels. Click to go to the previous or next page. 4) Click the Apply button. Note: For GD-RT-AT5016N, if the sum of the analog and IP channels exceeds 25, up to 32-window division mode is supported for the VGA/HDMI1 output.
  • Page 58   Diagnostics Result Note:  Connect the camera to the device for the video quality diagnostics.  Three exception types can be diagnosed: Blurred Image, Abnormal Brightness and Color Cast.   58 ...

  • Page 59: Ptz Controls

      4. PTZ Controls 4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ camera. Step 1 Go to Menu >Camera> PTZ. PTZ Settings Step 2 Select the camera for PTZ setting in the Camera drop-down list.

  • Page 60: Setting Ptz Presets, Patrols And Patterns

      Step 4 Select the parameters of the PTZ camera from the drop-down list. Note:  All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters.  For the Coaxitron camera/dome connected, you can select the PTZ protocol to UTC (Coaxitron).

  • Page 61: Customizing Presets

    4.2.1 Customizing Presets Follow the steps to set the Preset location which you want the PTZ camera to point to when an event takes place. Step 1 Go to Menu>Camera>PTZ. PTZ Settings Step 2 Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set preset;...

  • Page 62: Customizing Patrols

      PTZ Panel-General Step 4 Click to enter the preset No. in the corresponding text field. Step 5 Click the Call Preset button to call it. Note: When the Coaxitron camera/dome connected and the PTZ protocol is selected to UTC (Coaxitron), you can call the preset 95 to enter the menu of the connected Coaxitron camera/dome.

  • Page 63: Calling Patrols

      Step 3 Click the Set button to add key points for the patrol. Key point Configuration Step 4 Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of patrol. The key point is corresponding to the preset. The Key Point No.

  • Page 64: Customizing Patterns

      PTZ Panel - General Step 3 Select a patrol in the drop-down list and click the Call Patrol button to call it. Step 4 You can click the Stop Patrol button to stop calling it. 4.2.5 Customizing Patterns 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.

  • Page 65: Calling Patterns

      4.2.6 Calling Patterns Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns. Step 1 Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ Settings interface; Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar, or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel.

  • Page 66: Calling Linear Scan

    PTZ Settings Step 2 Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set the limit, and click the Left Limit or Right Limit button to link the location to the corresponding limit. Note: The speed dome starts linear scan from the left limit to the right limit, and you must set the left limit on the left side of the right limit, as well the angle from the left limit to the right limit should be no more than 180º.

  • Page 67: One-Touch Park

      PTZ Panel - One-touch Step 3 Click Linear Scan button to start the linear scan and click the Linear Scan button again to stop it. You can click the Restore button to clear the defined left limit and right limit data and the dome needs to reboot to make settings take effect.

  • Page 68: Ptz Control Panel

      Park (Patrol 1): The dome starts moving according to the predefined patrol 1 path after the park time. Park (Preset 1): The dome moves to the predefined preset 1 location after the park time. Note: The park time can only be set through the speed dome configuration interface. The default value is 5s.
  • Page 69   Description of the PTZ panel icons: Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description Direction button and the Zoom+, Zoom-, auto-cycle Focus+, Iris+ Focus-, Iris- button The speed of the PTZ Light on/off Wiper on/off movement Image 3D-Zoom Menu Centralization Switch to the Switch to the Switch to the one-touch...

  • Page 70: Recording And Capture Settings

    5. Recording and Capture Settings Note: The picture capture is supported by the GD-RT-AT5016N only. 5.1 Configuring the Encoding Parameters Before you start Step 1 Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it.
  • Page 71 MP and 4 MP resolution of all the channels.  The 3 MP signal input is available for channel 1 of GD-RT-AC3004N, and for channel 1/2/3/4 of GD-RT-AC3016N.  The analog signal inputs (HD-TVI, AHD, HDCVI, CVBS) and IP signal input can be recognized and connected automatically.
  • Page 72 Main Stream (Event) of the IP Camera. Frame Rate: Set the frame rate of recording. Note:  For GD-RT-AC3004N and GD-RT-AC3016N, when 3 MP signal input is connected, the frame rate of the main stream cannot exceed 15 fps.  For GD-RT-AP5004P, GD-RT-AP5008P, GD-RT-AP5016N, GD-RT-AT5016N, when 5 MP signal input is connected, the frame rate of the main stream cannot exceed 12 fps.
  • Page 73    After enabling H.264+ or H.265+, the Bitrate Type, Video Quality, Max. Bitrate Mode, Max. Bitrate(Kbps) and Max. Bitrate Range Recommend are not configurable.  If H.265+ is enabled, line crossing detection and region entrance detection are not supported. ...
  • Page 74  Redundant HDD is required for the redundant record function. For detailed information, see Chapter 14.3.2 Setting HDD Property.  For network cameras, the parameters of Main Stream (Event) are not editable. Step 5 Click Apply to save the settings. Step 6 Optionally, you can click Copy to copy the settings to other analog channels if needed.

  • Page 75: Configuring The Recording And Capture Schedule

       The minimum frame rate for the sub-stream is 1 fps.  You can select the Video Encoding for the sub-stream of IP and analog cameras. For the analog cameras, H.264 and H.265 are selectable. For the IP cameras supporting H.265, you can select H.265 encoding mode.
  • Page 76     Record Schedule Different recording types are marked in different color icons. Continuous: scheduled recording. Event: recording triggered by all event triggered alarm. Motion: recording triggered by motion detection. Alarm: recording triggered by alarm. M/A: recording triggered by either motion detection or alarm. M&A: recording triggered by motion detection and alarm.
  • Page 77   Edit Schedule- All Day 4) To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time. Edit Schedule- Set Time Period Note:  Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods cannot be overlapped with each other.

  • Page 78: Configuring The Motion Detection Recording And Capture

    Note: The Holiday option is available when you enable holiday schedule in Holiday settings. See Chapter 5.7 Configuring Holiday Record. 6) Click OK to save the settings and return to upper level menu. Draw the schedule 1) Click the color icon to select a record type in the event list on the right-side of the interface.
  • Page 79   Motion Detection Step 2 Configure Motion Detection: 1) Choose camera you want to configure. 2) Check the checkbox after Enable Motion Detection. 3) Drag and draw the area for motion detection by mouse. If you want to set the motion detection for all the area shot by the camera, click Full Screen.

  • Page 80: Configuring The Alarm Triggered Recording And Capture

      Motion Detection Settings 5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. 6) Click Apply to save the settings. 7) Click OK to back to the upper level menu. 8) Exit the Motion Detection menu. Step 3 Configure the schedule.

  • Page 81: Configuring The Event Recording And Capture

      Step 5 Check the checkbox of Enable to enable alarm. Step 6 Click the button after Settings to set the triggered channels, arming schedule, linkage actions and PTZ linking. Refer to step 4 of Chapter 5.2 Configuring the Recording and Capture Schedule for detailed operations. Alarm Handling Step 7 Click Apply to save the settings.
  • Page 82 2-ch sudden scene change detection. Channels with audio support audio exception detection.  GD-RT-AC3004N and GD-RT-AC3016N support 4-ch line crossing detection and intrusion detection. GD-RT-AC3016N also support 1-ch sudden scene change detection.

  • Page 83: Configuring The Manual Recording And Continous Capture

    Set Triggered Camera of VCA Alarm Step 6 Enter Record Schedule Settings interface (Menu> Record> Schedule>Record Schedule), and then set Event as the record type. For details, see step 2 in Chapter 5.2 Configuring Recording and Capture Schedule. 5.6 Configuring the Manual Recording and Continous Capture Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual recording and continuous capture.

  • Page 84: Configuring The Holiday Recording And Capture

      Or click the status icon of Analog to enable manual record of all channels. Step 3 Disable manual record. Click the status icon to change it to Or click the status icon of Analog to disable manual record of all channels. Note: After rebooting all the manual records enabled are canceled.

  • Page 85: Configuring The Redundant Recording And Capture

      Edit Holiday Settings 2) Check the checkbox of Enable. 3) Select Mode from the drop-down list. There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule. By Month, By Week, and By Date are selectable. 4) Set the start and end date. 5) Click Apply to save settings.
  • Page 86 Enabling redundant recording and capture, which means saving the record files and captured pictures not only in the R/W HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability. Before you start You must set the Storage mode in the HDD advanced settings to Group before you set the HDD property to Redundant.

  • Page 87: Configuring The Hdd Group

      1) Select Camera you want to configure. 2) Click More Settings button. More Settings 3) Check the checkbox of Redundant Record. 4) Click OK to save the settings. 5) If the encoding parameters can also be used to other channels, click Copy and choose the channel you want to apply the settings.

  • Page 88: Files Protection

      HDD Advanced 2) Choose Group number in the drop-down list of Record on HDD Group 3) Check the channels you want to save in this group. 4) Click Apply to save settings. Note: After you have configured the HDD groups, you can configure the recording settings following the procedure provided in Chapter 5.2-5.7.
  • Page 89   Step 2 Select the channels you want to investigate by checking the checkbox to Step 3 Configure the record mode, record type, file type, start time and end time. Step 4 Click Search to show the results. Export-Search Result Step 5 Protect the record files. 1) Find the record files you want to protect, and then click the icon which will turn to...

  • Page 90: One-Key Enabling And Disabling H.264+/H.265+ For Analog Cameras

    HDD General- Editing Step 3 Set the HDD to Read-only. Step 4 Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu. Note:  You cannot save any files in a Read-only HDD. If you want to save files in the HDD, change the property to R/W.

  • Page 91: Configuring 1080P Lite

      Advanced Settings Step 2 Click Enable to enable H.264+/H.265+ for all the analog cameras and the following attention box pops up. Attention Box Step 3 Click Yes to enable the function and reboot the device to have new settings taken effect. Task 2: One-Key Disabling H.264+/H.265+ for All Analog Cameras Step 1 Go to Menu >...
  • Page 92 When the 1080P Lite Mode is enabled, the encoding resolution at 1080P Lite (real-time) is supported. If not, up to 1080P (non-real-time) is supported. Note: This chapter is appplicable to GD-RT-AC3004N and GD-RT-AC3016N. Task 1: Enabling the 1080P Lite Mode Step 1 Go to Menu > Record > Advanced.

  • Page 93: Playback

      6. 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 Choose a channel in live view mode and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
  • Page 94 Right-click Menu under Live View Playback by Time Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported. Step 1 Go to Menu > Playback. Step 2 Check the checkbox of channel(s) in the channel list and then double-click to select a date on the calendar.
  • Page 95   Playback Interface Select the channel(s) if you want to switch playback to another channel or execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels. Toolbar of Playback Detailed Explanation of Playback Toolbar: Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio Start/Stop Lock File on/Mute clipping File...

  • Page 96: Playing Back By Event Search

      Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation 30s forward 30s reverse Pause/Play Fast forward Previous day Slow forward Full Screen Exit Next day Scaling Save Process bar up/down clips time line Enable/Disabl Capture e POS Picture information overlay Note:  The   ...
  • Page 97   Video Search by Motion Detection Step 4 Click Search, and the record files matching the search conditions will be displayed on a list. Step 5 Select and click button to play back the record files. You can click Back button to return to the search interface. If there is only one channel triggered, clicking button takes you to Full-screen Playback interface of this channel.

  • Page 98: Playing Back By Tag

      Step 7 You can click button to select the previous or next event. Please refer to Table 6-1 for the description of buttons on the toolbar. 6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag Video tag allows you to record related information like people and location of a certain time point during playback.

  • Page 99: Playing Back By Smart Search

      Tag Management Interface Steps Step 1 Select Tag from the drop-down list in the Playback interface. Step 2 Choose channels, edit start time and end time, and then click Search to enter Search Result interface. Note: You can enter keyword in the textbox to search the tag on your command.
  • Page 100   Step 1 Log in the IP camera by the web browser, and enable the intrusion detection by checking the checkbox of it. You may enter the motion detection configuration interface by Configuration > Advanced Configuration > Events > Intrusion Detection. Setting Intrusion Detection on IP Camera Step 2 Configure the required parameters of intrusion detection, including area, arming schedule and linkage methods.
  • Page 101   the intrusion detection detection detection Set full screen Start/Stop for motion Clear all clipping detection File Pause playing management Stop playing /Play for video clips Filter video files by setting the Search matched Smart settings video files target characters Show/Hide VCA information Step 5 Set the rules and areas for smart search of VCA event or motion event.

  • Page 102: Playing Back By System Logs

    Step 7 Click to search and play the matched video files. Step 8 (Optional) Click to filter the searched video files by setting the target characters, including the gender and age of the human and whether he/she wears glasses. Set Result Filter Note: The Result Filter function is supported by the IP camera only.
  • Page 103   System Log Search Interface Step 2 Set search time and type and click Search button. Result of System Log Search Step 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.

  • Page 104: Playing Back By Sub-Periods

      Interface of Playback by Log 6.1.7 Playing Back by Sub-Periods The video files can be played in multiple sub-periods simultaneously on the screens. Step 1 Go to Menu > Playback. Step 2 Select Sub-periods from the drop-down list in the upper-left corner of the page to enter the Sub-periods Playback interface.

  • Page 105: Playing Back External File

      between 16:00 and 22:00, and the 6-screen display mode is selected, then it can play the video files for 1 hour on each screen simultaneously. 6.1.8 Playing Back External File Perform the following steps to look up and play back files in the external devices. Step 1 Go to Menu >...
  • Page 106   Step 3 Check checkbox to select the channel(s) and specify the start time and end time for  search.  Step 4 Click Search to enter Search Result interface. Note: Up to 4000 pictures can be displayed each time. Step 5 Choose a picture you want to view and click    button.  You can click Back to return to the search interface. Result of Picture Playback Step 6 The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process.

  • Page 107: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

      6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame Play video files frame by frame, in order to check image details of the video when abnormal events happen. Step 1 Go to Playback interface and click button until the speed changes to Single frame.

  • Page 108: File Management

      Step 3 Click to play back the record files reversely. 6.2.4 File Management You can manage the video clips, captured pictures in playback, locked files and tags you have added in the playback mode. Step 1 Enter the playback interface. Step 2 Click   ...

  • Page 109: Backup

      7. Backup 7.1 Backing up Record Files Before you start Please insert the backup device(s) into the device. 7.1.1 Backing up by Normal Video/Picture Search The record files or pictures can be backed up to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer and e-SATA HDD.
  • Page 110 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup Step 5 Select video files from the Chart or List to export, and click the button Export to enter the Export interface. You can also click Export All to select all the video files for backup and enter the Export interface.

  • Page 111: Backing Up By Event Search

      Step 9 A prompt message will pop up after the backup process is complete. Click OK to confirm. Export Finished Note: The backup of pictures using USB writer or SATA writer has the same operating instructions. Please refer to steps described above. 7.1.2 Backing up by Event Search Back up event-related record files using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer or eSATA HDD.

  • Page 112: Backing Up Video Clips

      Result of Event Search Step 6 Export the video files. Please refer to step5 of Chapter 7.1.1 Backing up by Normal Video/Picture Search for details. 7.1.3 Backing up Video Clips You may also select video clips in playback mode to export directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), or SATA writer.

  • Page 113: Managing Backup Devices

      Step 4 Export the video clips in playback. Please refer to step 5 of Chapter 7.1.1 Backing up by Normal Video/Picture Search for details. 7.2 Managing Backup Devices Management of USB flash drives, USB HDDs and eSATA HDDs Step 1 Enter the Export interface. Storage Device Management Step 2 Backup device management.

  • Page 114: Alarm Settings

      8. Alarm Settings 8.1 Setting Motion Detection Step 1 Go to Menu > Camera > Motion. Motion Detection Setup Interface Step 2 Select a camera you want to set up motion detection. Step 3 Set detection area and sensitivity. Check checkbox to enable motion detection. Use the mouse to draw detection area(s) or click Full Screen to set the detection area to be the full screen and drag the sensitivity bar to set sensitivity.
  • Page 115   Step 4 Click Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels which will start to record or become full-screen monitoring when motion alarm is triggered. Set Trigger Camera of Motion Detection Step 5 Set arming schedule of the channel. Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel’s arming schedule. Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day.
  • Page 116 Click the OK button to complete the motion detection settings of the channel. Step 7 If you want to set motion detection for another channel, repeat the above steps or just copy the above settings to it. Note: You are not allowed to copy the “Trigger Channel” action. 116 ...

  • Page 117: Setting Sensor Alarms

      8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms Set up handling method of an external sensor alarm. Step 1 Go to Menu > Configuration > Alarm > Alarm Input. Alarm Input Settings Interface Step 2 Set the handling method of the selected alarm input. Check the Enable checkbox and click button to set its alarm response actions.
  • Page 118   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. Step 6 (Optional) Select PTZ Linking tab and set PTZ linkage of the alarm input. Set PTZ linking parameters and click the OK button to complete the settings of the alarm input.

  • Page 119: Detecting Video Loss

      2) Click the Settings button to enter the linkage action settings interface. 3) Select the alarm linkage action (s) you want to disarm for the local alarm input 1. The selected linkage actions include the Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning, Notify Surveillance Center, Send Email, Upload Captured Pictures to Cloud and Trigger Alarm Output.

  • Page 120: Detecting Video Tampering

    Note: Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped. Set Arming Schedule of Video Loss Repeat the above steps to set arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days. Step 5 Select Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response action of video loss (please refer to Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions).
  • Page 121   Video Tampering Interface Step 2 Select a Camera you want to detect video tampering. Step 3 Check the checkbox of Enable Video Tampering Detection. Step 4 Drag the sensitivity bar and choose a proper sensitivity level. Step 5 Click to set handling method of video tampering. Set arming schedule and alarm response actions of the channel.

  • Page 122: Setting All-Day Video Quality Diagnostics

      4) Click the OK button to complete the video tampering settings of the channel. Repeat the above steps to finish settings of other channels, or click the Copy button copy the above settings to them. Step 6 Click the Apply button to save and activate the settings. 8.5 Setting All-day Video Quality Diagnostics The device provides two ways to diagnose the video quality: manual and all-day.

  • Page 123: Handling Exceptions

    The higher the threshold you set, the harder the exception will be detected. Step 5 Click to set handling method of video quality diagnostics. Set arming schedule and alarm response actions of the channel. 1) Click Arming Schedule tab to set the arming schedule of response action. 2) Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day.
  • Page 124   HDD Error: Writing HDD error, unformatted HDD, etc.  Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable.  IP Conflicted: Duplicated IP address.  Illegal Login: Incorrect user ID or password.  Input/Recording Resolution Mismatch: The input resolution is smaller than the ...

  • Page 125: Setting Alarm Response Actions

      Note: Click the icon appears in the live view interface, and you can view the detailed information of the exceptional event. Click the button Set, and then you can select the detailed event hint for display. Detailed Event Step 3 Set the alarm linkage actions. For details, see Chapter 8.7 Setting Alarm Response Actions.
  • Page 126   Sends an exception or alarm signal to remote alarm host when an event occurs. The alarm host refers to the PC installed with Remote Client. Note: The alarm signal will be transmitted automatically at detection mode when remote alarm host is configured.

  • Page 127: Pos Configuration

      9. POS Configuration Note: This chapter is only applicable to GD-RT-AT5016N. 9.1 Configuring the POS Settings Step 1 Go to Menu > Configuration > POS > POS Settings. Step 2 Select the POS from the drop-down list. Up to 8 POS units are selectable. Step 3 Check the checkbox to enable the POS function.
  • Page 128   2) Edit the Privacy Information in the text filed to hide the input information overlay. Up to 3 pieces of privacy information can be edited and no more than 32 characters can be input for each piece of information. 3) Click OK to save the settings.
  • Page 129   When using UDP connection, the port must be set from 0 to 65535, and the port for each POS machine must be unique. Input the Allowed Remote IP Address for connecting the DVR and the POS machine via UDP. UDP Connection Settings ...
  • Page 130   RS-232 Settings  Multicast Connection When connecting the DVR and the POS machine via Multicast protocol, set the multicast address and port. Multicast Settings  Sniff Connection Connect the DVR and the POS machine via Sniff. Configure the source address and destination address settings.

  • Page 131: Configuring The Overlay Channel

      Overlay Character Settings Note: You can adjust the size and position of textbox on the live view screen of POS settings interface by dragging the frame. Step 8 Click Apply to activate the settings. Step 9 (Optional) You can click the Copy button to copy the current settings to other POS (s).

  • Page 132: Configuring The Pos Alarm

    Overlay Channel Settings Step 3 You can also click to overlay all POS items to the first 8 channels in order. And is used to clear all POS overlay settings. Step 4 Click the Apply button to save the settings. 9.3 Configuring the POS Alarm Set the POS alarm parameters to trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notifying the surveillance center, sending email and so Step 1 Go to Menu >...
  • Page 133   Step 4 Click Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels to record or become full-screen monitoring when POS alarm is triggered. Step 5 Set arming schedule of the channel. Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel’s arming schedule. Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day.
  • Page 134   Set PTZ Linking Step 8 Click OK to save the settings.   134 ...

  • Page 135: Vca Alarm

    2-ch sudden scene change detection. Channels with audio support audio exception detection.   GD-RT-AC3004N and GD-RT-AC3016N series support 4-ch line crossing detection and intrusion detection. GD-RT-AC3016N series also support 1-ch sudden scene change detection.
  • Page 136   Face Detection Step 3 Select the VCA detection type to Face Detection. Step 4 Click to enter the face detection settings interface. Configure the trigger channel, arming schedule, linkage action and PTZ linking for the face detection alarm. Please refer to step 3 to step 5 of Chapter 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms for detailed instructions.

  • Page 137: Vehicle Detection

    10.2 Vehicle Detection This function may not be available in each recorder model. Vehicle Detection is available for the road traffic monitoring. In Vehicle Detection, the passed vehicle can be detected and the picture of its license plate can be captured. You can send alarm signal to notify the surveillance center and upload the captured picture to FTP server.
  • Page 138   You can check the checkbox of Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of VCA detection. Step 3 Select the VCA detection type to Line Crossing Detection. Step 4 Check the Enable checkbox to enable this function. Step 5 Click to configure the trigger channel, arming schedule, linkage action and PTZ linking for the line crossing detection alarm.

  • Page 139: Intrusion Detection

      Draw Line for Line Crossing Detection Step 8 Click Apply to activate the settings. Note: The sudden scene change detection and the line crossing detection cannot be enabled at the same channel. 10.4 Intrusion Detection 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.
  • Page 140   1) Threshold: Range [1s-10s], the threshold for the time of the object loitering in the region. When the duration of the object in the defined detection area is longer than the set time, the alarm will be triggered. 2) Drag the slider to set the detection sensitivity. Sensitivity: Range [1-100].

  • Page 141: Region Entrance Detection

    Draw Area for Intrusion Detection Step 8 Click Apply to save the settings. Note: The sudden scene change detection and the intrusion detection cannot be enabled at the same channel. 10.5 Region Entrance Detection This function may not be available in each recorder model. Region entrance detection function detects people, vehicle or other objects which enter a pre-defined virtual region from the outside place, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered.

  • Page 142: Region Exiting Detection

      Step 7 Click and draw a quadrilateral in the preview window by specifying four vertexes of the detection region, and right click to complete drawing. Only one region can be configured. You can use the to clear the existing virtual line and re-draw it. Note: Up to 4 rules can be configured.

  • Page 143: People Gathering Detection

      10.8 People Gathering Detection This function may not be available in each recorder model. 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. Note: ...

  • Page 144: Unattended Baggage Detection

       The Threshold [5s-20s] in the Rule Settings defines the time of the vehicle parking in the region. If you set the value as 10, alarm is triggered after the vehicle stay in the region for 10s.  Up to 4 rules can be configured. 10.11 Unattended Baggage Detection This function may not be available in each recorder model.

  • Page 145: Audio Exception Detection

      10.13 Audio Exception Detection This function may not be available in each recorder model. Audio exception detection function detects the abnormal sounds in the surveillance scene, such as the sudden increase/decrease of the sound intensity, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered.

  • Page 146: Defocus Detection

      Sound Intensity Threshold: Range [1-100], it can filter the sound in the environment, the louder the environment sound, the higher the value should be. You can adjust it according to the real environment. 3) Check the checkbox of Sudden Decrease of Sound Intensity Detection to detect the sound steep drop in the surveillance scene.

  • Page 147: Pir Alarm

      10.16 PIR Alarm This function may not be available in each recorder model. A PIR (Passive Infrared) alarm is triggered when an intruder moves within the detector's field of view. The heat energy dissipated by a person, or any other warm blooded creature such as dogs, cats, etc., can be detected.

  • Page 148: Vca Search

      11. VCA Search With the configured VCA detection, the device supports the VCA search for the behavior search, face search, plate search, people counting and heat map results of the IP cameras. 11.1 Face Search This function may not be available in each recorder model. When there are detected face picture captured and saved in HDD, you can enter the Face Search interface to search the picture and play the picture related video files according to the specified conditions.

  • Page 149: Behavior Search

    Export Files 11.2 Behavior Search This function may not be available in each recorder model. The behavior analysis detects a series of suspicious behavior based on VCA detection, and certain linkage methods will be enabled if the alarm is triggered. Step 1 Go to Menu >...

  • Page 150: Plate Search

      Click Export to export all pictures to the storage device. 11.3 Plate Search This function may not be available in each recorder model. You can search and view the matched captured vehicle plate picture and related information according to the plate searching conditions including the start time/end time, country and plate No.

  • Page 151: Heat Map

      11.5 Heat Map This function may not be available in each recorder model. 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.

  • Page 152: Network Settings

      12. Network Settings 12.1 Configuring the General Settings Network settings must be properly configured before you operate DVR over network. Step 1 Go to Menu > Configuration > Network > General. Network Settings Interface Step 2 On the General Settings interface, you can configure the following parameters: Working Mode (applicable for GD-RT-AT5016N), NIC Type, IPv4 Address, IPv4 Gateway, MTU, DNS Server and Main NIC.

  • Page 153: Configuring The Advanced Settings

     The valid value of MTU is from 500 to 1500.  If the DHCP server is available, you can check the checkbox of Enable DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server.  If DHCP is enabled, you can check the checkbox of Enable DNS DHCP or uncheck it and edit the Preferred DNS Server and Alternate DNS Server.

  • Page 154: Configuring Ddns

      12.2.2 Configuring DDNS If your DVR is set to use PPPoE as its default network connection, you may set Dynamic DNS (DDNS) to be used for network access. Prior registration with your ISP is required before configuring the system to use DDNS. Step 1 Go to Menu >...

  • Page 155: Configuring The Ntp Server

      2) In the Device Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the NO-IP website (www.no-ip.com). 3) Enter the User Name and Password registered in the NO-IP website. NO-IP Settings Interface Step 4 Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. 12.2.3 Configuring the NTP Server A Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server can be configured on your DVR to ensure the accuracy of system date/time.

  • Page 156: Configuring The Nat

      12.2.4 Configuring the NAT Universal Plug and Play (UPnP™) can permit the device seamlessly discover the presence of other network devices on the network and establish functional network services for data sharing, communications, etc. You can use the UPnP™ function to enable the fast connection of the device to the WAN via a router without port mapping.

  • Page 157: Configuring More Settings

      UPnP™ Settings Finished-Auto OPTION 2: Manual If you select Manual as the mapping type, you can edit the external port on your demand by clicking to activate the External Port Settings dialog box. 1) Click to activate the External Port Settings dialog box. Configure the external port No.
  • Page 158   More Settings Interface Step 2 Configure the remote alarm host, server port, HTTP port, multicast, and RTSP port.  Alarm Host IP/Port: With a remote alarm host configured, the device will send the alarm event or exception message to the host when an alarm is triggered. The remote alarm host must have the SCMS (Client Management System) software installed.

  • Page 159: Configuring The Https Port

      Note: The Server Port should be set to the range of 2000-65535 and it is used for remote client software access. The HTTP port is used for remote IE access.  Output Bandwidth Limit: You can check the checkbox to enable output bandwidth limit.
  • Page 160   HTTPS Settings OPTION 1: Create the self-signed certificate 1) Click the Create button to create the following dialog box. Create Self-signed Certificate 2) Enter the country, host name/IP, validity and other information. 3) Click OK to save the settings. OPTION 2: Create the authorized certificate 1) Click the Create button to create the certificate request.

  • Page 161: Configuring Email

    Installed Certificate Property Step 6 Check the checkbox to enable the HTTPS function. Step 7 Click the Save button to save the settings. 12.2.7 Configuring Email The system can be configured to send an Email notification to all designated users if an event is detected, e.g.
  • Page 162   Step 3 Configure the following Email settings: Enable Server Authentication (optional): Check the checkbox to enable the server authentication feature. User Name: The user account of sender’s Email for SMTP server authentication. Password: The password of sender’s Email for SMTP server authentication. SMTP Server: The SMTP Server IP address or host name (e.g., smtp.263xmail.com).

  • Page 163: Checking The Network Traffic

      12.2.8 Checking the Network Traffic You can check the network traffic to obtain real-time information of DVR such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc. Step 1 Go to Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect > Traffic. Network Traffic Interface Step 2 You can view the sending rate and receiving rate information on the interface.

  • Page 164: Exporting A Network Packet

      Step 2 Select a NIC to test network delay and packet loss. Step 3 Enter the destination address in the text field of Destination Address. Step 4 Click the Test button to start testing network delay and packet loss. 12.3.2 Exporting a Network Packet By connecting the DVR to network, the captured network data packet can be exported to USB-flash disk, SATA and other local backup devices.
  • Page 165 You can also check the network status and quick set the network parameters in this interface. Step 1 Go to Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect > Network Detection. Step 2 Click Status on the right bottom of the interface. Checking Network Status If the network is normal the following message box pops out.

  • Page 166: Checking The Network Statistics

      Network Parameters Configuration 12.3.4 Checking the Network Statistics You can check the network statistics to obtain the real-time information of the device. Step 1 Go to Menu > Maintenance> Net Detect > Network Stat. Network Stat. Interface Step 2 View the bandwidth of Remote Live View, bandwidth of Remote Playback, and bandwidth of Net Total Idle.

  • Page 167: Raid

      13. RAID Note: This chapter is applicable for GD-RT-AT5016N. 13.1 Configuring 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 168: Enable Raid

      RAID Working Flow 13.1.1 Enable RAID Perform the following steps to enable the RAID function, or the disk array cannot be created.  OPTION 1: Enable the RAID function in the Wizard when the device startup, please refer to step 7 of Chapter 2.3.2.

  • Page 169: One-Touch Configuration

      13.1.2 One-touch Configuration Through one-touch configuration, you can quickly create the disk array. By default, the array type to be created is RAID 5. Before you start 1. The RAID function should be enabled, please refer to the Chapter 13.1.1 for details. 2.

  • Page 170: Rebuilding Array

    Note: In this chapter, we take RAID 5 as an example to describe the manual configuration of array and virtual disk. Step 1 Enter the Physical Disk Settings interface. Menu > HDD > RAID > Physical Disk Step 2 Click Creat button to enter the Create Array interface. Step 3 Edit the Array Name;...

  • Page 171: Automatically Rebuilding Array

      Only global hot spare mode is supported. 13.2.1 Automatically Rebuilding Array When the virtual disk is in Degraded status, the device can start rebuilding the array automatically with the hot spare disk to ensure the high security and reliability of the data. Step 1 Enter the Array Settings interface.

  • Page 172: Deleting Array

      Step 5 You can enter the Array Settings interface to view the rebuilding status. Step 6 After rebuilding successfully, the array and virtual disk will restore to Functional. 13.3 Deleting Array Note: Deleting array will cause to delete all the data saved in the disk. Step 1 Enter the Array Settings interface.
  • Page 173   HDD Information Interface You can view the Total Capacity, Free Space and Remaining Recording Time of the HDD. The algorithm of the Remaining Recording Time is to use average bit rate for the channel enabling smart encoding to raise accuracy. Step 2 Select HDD to be initialized.

  • Page 174: Managing A Network Hdd

      Enable HDD Sleeping Check the checkbox of Enable HDD Sleeping (by default), and the HDDs which are free of working for a long time will be set to sleep. Uncheck the checkbox of Enable HDD Sleeping, and the HDDs will be set to work for all time.
  • Page 175   Step 5 Configure the NAS or IP SAN settings.  Add NAS disk: 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Click Search to search the available NAS disks. 3) Select the NAS disk from the list shown below. Or you can just manually enter the directory in the text field of NetHDD Directory.

  • Page 176: Managing A Hdd Group

      Add IP SAN Disk 5) After having successfully added the NAS or IP SAN disk, return to the HDD Information menu. The added NetHDD will be displayed in the list. Note: If the added NetHDD is uninitialized, please select it and click the Init button for initialization.
  • Page 177   Storage Mode Interface Step 3 Click the Apply button and the following Attention box will pop up. Attention for Reboot Step 4 Click the Yes button to reboot the device to activate the changes. Step 5 After reboot of device, go to Menu > HDD > General. Step 6 Select HDD from the list and click the icon to enter the Local HDD Settings interface, as shown below.

  • Page 178: Setting A Hdd Property

    Step 7 Select the Group number for the current HDD. Note: The default group No. for each HDD is 1. Step 8 Click the OK button to confirm the settings. Confirm HDD Group Settings Step 9 In the pop-up Attention box, click the Yes button to finish the settings. 14.3.2 Setting a HDD Property The HDD property can be set to redundancy, read-only or read/write (R/W).

  • Page 179: Configuring The Quota Mode

      Step 4 Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the interface. Step 5 In the HDD Information menu, the HDD property will be displayed in the list. Note: At least 2 hard disks must be added on your DVR when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy, and there is one HDD with R/W property.

  • Page 180: Configuring A Cloud Storage

      Copy Settings to Other Camera(s) Step 6 Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same quota settings. You can also click the checkbox of Analog to select all cameras. Step 7 Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the Storage Mode interface.
  • Page 181   Cloud Storage Interface Step 4 According to the prompts, you are required to use a mobile browser to scan the QR code to log in the selected cloud to get the authentication code. And then copy the authentication code to the Authentication Code text filed. Step 5 Click Apply and then back to the main menu.

  • Page 182: Configuring A Disk Clone

    1) Back to enter the cloud storage interface, and select the camera you have set in the recording schedule interface. 2) Select the upload type in the Upload Type text filed. 3) Check the Enable Event Upload checkbox. 4) Click Apply to finish the settings. Upload to Cloud Storage Interface Note: ...

  • Page 183: Checking The Hdd Status

      An eSATA disk should be connected to the device. Step 1 Enter the HDD Advanced Setting interface: Menu > HDD > Advanced Step 2 Click the Disk Clone tab to enter the disk clone configuring interface. Step 3 Make sure the usage of the eSATA disk is set as Export. If not, click the Set button to set it.

  • Page 184: Checking The S.m.a.r.t Information

      Note: If the status of HDD is Normal or Sleeping, it works normally. If the status is Uninitialized or Abnormal, please initialize the HDD before use. And if the HDD initialization is failed, please replace it with a new one. Checking HDD Status in System Information Interface Step 1 Go to Menu >...

  • Page 185: Detecting A Bad Sector

      S.M.A.R.T Settings Interface 14.9 Detecting a Bad Sector You can detect the bad sector of the HDD to check the status of the HDD. Step 1 Go to Menu > Maintenance > HDD Detect > Bad Sector Detection. Step 2 Select a HDD and click the Detect button to start detecting. Bad Sector Detecting Step 3 You can click the Pause button to pause the detection and click the Resume button to resume the detection.

  • Page 186: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

      Step 4 If there is error information about the HDD, you can click the Error Info button to view the information. 14.10 Configuring HDD Error Alarms You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Step 1 Go to Menu >...

  • Page 187: Camera Settings

      15. Camera Settings 15.1 Configuring the OSD Settings You can configure the OSD (On-Screen Display) settings for the camera, including date/time, camera name, etc. Step 1 Go to Menu > Camera > OSD. Step 2 Select the camera to configure OSD settings. Step 3 Edit the Camera Name in the text field.

  • Page 188: Configuring A Privacy Mask

      Copy Settings to Other Cameras 2) Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same OSD settings. You can also check the checkbox of Analog to select all cameras. 3) Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the OSD Configuration interface.

  • Page 189: Configuring The Video Parameters

      Step 4 Use the mouse to draw a zone on the window. The zones will be marked with different frame colors. Note: Up to 4 privacy mask zones can be configured, and the size of each area can be adjusted. Step 5 The configured privacy mask zones on the window can be cleared by clicking the corresponding Clear Zone1-4 icons on the right side of the window, or click Clear All to clear all zones.
  • Page 190 Image Settings Interface (Analog Camera) Image Settings Interface (IP Camera) Step 2 Select the camera to set image parameters. Step 3 Two periods for different image settings are provided, select the period name in the drop-down list. Note: The time periods cannot be overlapped with each other. Step 4 Select the mode from the drop-down list of Mode, there are four modes selectable for the analog cameras: Standard, Indoor, Dim Light and Outdoor.

  • Page 191: Configuring The Camera Parameters Settings

      Step 6 You can click Copy to copy the image settings of the current camera to other cameras. Step 7 Click Apply to save the settings. 15.3.2 Configuring the Camera Parameters Settings Step 1 Go to Menu > Camera > Image > Camera Parameters Settings. Step 2 Select the Camera from the drop-down list.

  • Page 192: Dvr Management And Maintenance

    16. DVR Management and Maintenance 16.1 Viewing System Information Step 1 Go to Menu > Maintenance > System Info. Step 2 You can click the Device Info, Camera, Record, Alarm, Network and HDD tabs to view the system information of the device. System Information Interface 16.2 Searching Log Files The operation, alarm, exception and information of the DVR can be stored in log files,...
  • Page 193 Step 5 You can click the button of each log or double-click it to view its detailed information. And you can also click the button to view the related video files if available. Log Information Interface Step 6 If you want to export the log files, click the Export button to enter the Export menu, as shown below.

  • Page 194: Importing/Exporting Ip Camera Info

    Note:  Please connect the backup device to DVR before operating log export.  The log files exported to the backup device are named by exporting time, e.g., 20110514124841logBack.txt. 16.3 Importing/Exporting IP Camera Info The information of added IP camera can be generated into an excel file and exported to the local device for backup, including the IP address, manage port, password of admin, etc.

  • Page 195: Upgrading The System

    Import/Export Configuration File Step 2 Click the Export button to export configuration files to the selected local backup device. Step 3 To import a configuration file, select the file from the selected backup device and click the Import button. After the import process is completed, you must reboot the DVR.

  • Page 196: Upgrading By Ftp

    Local Upgrade Interface Step 3 Select the update file from the backup device. Step 4 Click Upgrade to start upgrading. Step 5 After the upgrading is completed, reboot the DVR to activate the new firmware. 16.5.2 Upgrading by FTP Before you start: Configure PC (running FTP server) and DVR to the same Local Area Network. Run the -party TFTP software on the PC and copy the firmware into the root directory of TFTP.

  • Page 197: Upgrading The Camera

    FTP Upgrade Interface Step 2 Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field. Step 3 Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading. Step 4 After the upgrading is completed, reboot the DVR to activate the new firmware. 16.6 Upgrading the Camera You can upgrade multiple connected analog cameras supporting HD-TVI or AHD signal simultaneously with DVR.

  • Page 198: Restoring Default Settings

    Camera Upgrade Step 2 Check the checkbox(es) of the analog camera(s) for upgrading. Note: The analog camera must support HD-TVI or AHD signal. Step 3 Select the update file from the backup device. Step 4 Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading. 16.7 Restoring Default Settings Step 1 Go to Menu >...
  • Page 199 Step 2 Select the restoring type from the following three options. Restore Defaults: Restore all parameters, except the network (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, NIC working mode, default route, server port, etc.) and user account parameters, to the factory default settings. Factory Defaults: Restore all parameters to the factory default settings.

  • Page 200: Others

    17. Others 17.1 Configuring the General Settings You can configure the output resolution, system time, mouse pointer speed, etc. Step 1 Go to Menu > Configuration > General > General. General Settings Interface (for GD-RT-AT5016N) Step 2 Configure the following settings: Language: The default language used is English. ...

  • Page 201: Configuring The Rs-232 Serial Port

    System Date: Select the system date.  System Time: Select the system time.  Mouse Pointer Speed: Set the speed of mouse pointer; 4 levels are configurable.  Enable Wizard: Enable/disable the Wizard when the device starts up.  Enable Password: Enable/disable the use of the login password. ...

  • Page 202: Configuring The Dst Settings

    17.3 Configuring the DST Settings Step 1 Go to Menu > Configuration > General > DST Settings. DST Settings Interface Step 2 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 203: Managing User Accounts

    Enhanced VCA Mode: For GD-RT-AP5004P, GD-RT-AP5008P, GD-RT-AP5016N,  GD-RT-AT5016N, the enhanced VCA mode conflicts with the 2K/4K output and 4 MP/5 MP signal input. You can enable or disable VCA mode. Enable Enhanced VCA Mode 1) Check the checkbox to enable enhanced VCA mode. 2) Click Apply and the attention box pops up.
  • Page 204   User Management Interface Step 2 Click the Add button to enter the Add User interface. Add User Menu Step 3 Enter the information for new user, including User Name, Password, Confirm, Level and User’s MAC Address. Password: Set the password for the user account. WARNING: STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED-We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (Using a minimum of 8 characters, including at least three...
  • Page 205   Level: Set the user level to Operator or Guest. Different user levels have different operating permission. Operator: The Operator user level has permission of Two-way Audio in Remote  Configuration and all operating permission in Camera Configuration by default. Guest: The Guest user has no permission of Two-way Audio in Remote ...
  • Page 206 User Permission Settings Interface 2) Set the operating permission of Local Configuration, Remote Configuration and Camera Configuration for the user. Local Configuration Local Log Search: Searching and viewing logs and system information of  device. Local Parameters Settings: Configuring parameters, restoring factory default ...

  • Page 207: Deleting A User

      Two-way Audio: Realizing two-way radio between the remote client and the  device. Remote Alarm Control: Remotely arming (notify alarm and exception message  to the remote client) and controlling the alarm output. Remote Advanced Operation: Remotely operating HDD management ...

  • Page 208: Editing A User

      User List Step 3 Click to delete the selected user account. 17.5.3 Editing a User For the added user accounts, you can edit the parameters. Go to Menu > Configuration > User. Step 1 Select the user to be edited from the list. Step 2 Click the icon to enter the Edit User interface, as shown below.
  • Page 209   Edit the corresponding parameters. Step 4 Operator and Guest  You can edit the user information, including user name, password, permission level and MAC address. Check the checkbox of Change Password if you want to change the password, and input the new password in the text field of Password and Confirm.
  • Page 210   Set Unlock Patter for Admin User (Optional) Click icon after Draw Unlock Pattern to modify the pattern. Step 6 (Optional) Click icon after Export GUID to pop up the Reset Password interface. Step 7 Click Export button to export GUID to the USB flash drive for retrieving the forgotten password.
  • Page 211 Note: You must input the correct old password of the admin before exporting GUID. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit from the menu. Step 8 (Optional) For the Operator or Guest user account, you can also click the Step 9 button on the User Management interface to edit the permission.

  • Page 212: Important Notes

      18. Important Notes 18.1 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 1080P and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.

  • Page 213: Troubleshooting

      PAL: Acronym for Phase Alternating Line. PAL is also another video standard used in • broadcast televisions systems in large parts of the world. PAL signal contains 625 scan lines at 50Hz. PTZ: Acronym for Pan, Tilt, Zoom. PTZ cameras are motor driven systems that allow •...
  • Page 214   2) If you do not want to install a HDD, select “Menu>Configuration > Exceptions”, and uncheck the Audible Warning checkbox of “HDD Error”. Step 2 Verify the HDD is initialized. 1) Select “Menu>HDD>General”. 2) If the status of the HDD is “Uninitialized”, please check the checkbox of corresponding HDD and click the “Init”...
  • Page 215   Step 3 Check if the fault is solved by the above steps. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from our company to do the further process. The image gets stuck when DVR is playing back by single or multi-channel ...

  • Page 216: List Of Compatible Third-Party Ip Cameras

    NBN-9 V10500453 1280×720 × × 21-P SP306 Application: 1.34 Panasonic 1280×960 × √ Image Data: 1.06 VB-H4 Cannon Ver.+1.0.0 1280×960 × √ Zavio F3206 MG.1.6.02c045 1920×1080 √ × IX30D 1.8.2-20120327-2.9080-A1. Pelco N-ACF 2048×1536 √ × 7852 ZHB3 ________________________________________________________________________ www.grundig-security.com 216 ...

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