Back up System State as described on page 18. ■ Recover System State as described on page 20. The M6000 Series has the rear I/O ports changed, which involves the following update in this document. ■ Install Hardware: M6000 Series on page 7 is updated.
NOTE: GVD does not guarantee the system performance if a HDD model that is not certified by GVD is used. GVD always recommends the use of Enterprise Class SATA hard drives for GVD Enterprise NVR, Failover Server, Backup Server, Extended Storage because it supports TLER (Time Limited Error Recovery), higher MTBF, higher Duty Cycles and typically include a sensor for rotation and vibration.
➐ The unit then auto powers on when the power cord is connected to power source. GVD isn’t responsible for any system malfunction if a 3rd-party application that isn’t certified by GVD is installed in the system. M95 series support decoding the resolution from D1 up to 20M.
Install Hardware: M2002 ➊ Connect the keyboard and mouse to the USB ports or the PS/2 ports. ➋ Connect the display monitor to either the VGA port or the HDMI port. ➌ Plug in a CAT-6 UTP cable to the RJ-45 Gigabit LAN port, and connect the other end of the cable to a switch connecting to the camera network.
Rear: M3004-IR Rear: M3004 Front GVD isn’t responsible for any system malfunction if a 3rd-party application that isn’t certified by GVD is installed in the system. M3004 (IR) series support decoding the resolution from D1 up to 20M. DO NOT plug any USB device except keyboard & mouse before the operating system starts.
➐ The unit will auto power on once the power cord is connected to a power source. GVD isn’t responsible for any system malfunction if a 3rd-party application that isn’t certified by GVD is installed in the system. M4006 and M4006-AR support decoding the resolution from D1 up to 20M.
➎ ➋ ➍ GVD isn’t responsible for any system malfunction if a 3rd-party application that isn’t certified by GVD is installed in the system. M4006-IR, M4008 & M4008 AR support decoding the resolution from D1 up to 20M. DO NOT plug any USB device except keyboard & mouse before the operating system starts.
3rd-party application that isn’t certified by GVD is installed in the system. M6000 series support decoding the resolution from D1 up to 20M. DO NOT plug any USB device except keyboard & mouse before the operating system starts. Hardware Quick Installation Guide...
Set up Windows When the NVR system starts for the first time, a Set Up Windows wizard opens onscreen. Follow the guide below to go through the setup. ➊ Select the display language for the operating system. ➋ Click the Next button to proceed. ➌...
Configure Network ➊ After logging on to the Windows®, click the Start button | Control Panel | Network and Sharing Center | Change adapter settings. ➋ Right-click over the active connection and click Properties from the context menu that opens. ➌...
Configure Screen Resolution ➊ On Windows®, click the Start button | Control Panel | Display | Adjust resolution. ➋ Change the Screen resolution to 1680 x 1050 ( the recommend value). The minimum screen resolution supported is 1280 x 1024. ➌...
Configure Date, Time & Time Zone ➊ On Windows®, click the Start button | Control Panel | Date & Time | Change Time Zone. ➋ Set the correct time zone and apply the change. ➌ Click Internet Time tab and click the Change settings button. ➍...
Enable Watchdog Timer Only the following models need to enable the watchdog timer: M3004-IR, M4006-IR, M4008 and M4008-AR. After you are done with the Windows setup covering the display language setting, the regional setting, and the date/time/time-zone settings, proceed to enable the watchdog timer for the NVR.
The newly added Hard Disks need to be initialized before volume creation. Before the HDD can be initialized, RAID5 must be created first. See page 24 for the RAID5 creation for M3004-IR, M4006-IR & M4008-AR. And see page 25 for the RAID5 creation for M4006-AR & M6000 Series. ➊...
Create Storage Volume ➊ In Windows® desktop, double-click the Storage Configuration Manager icon. ➋ Enter the default username Admin and the default password 6001 to login. ➌ In SCM, hit the plus sign (+) button in the left pane. ➍ Confirm to add storage volume by Using HD.
Auto-add a Camera ➊ ® desktop, double-click the HD NVR Manager icon. In Windows ➋ Log on to HD NVR Manager using the default username Admin and password 6001. ➌ Open Configuration Mode. ➌ ➍ Click the Device tab, click the plus sign (+) button. An Add Camera Device dialog then opens.
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Auto-add a Camera ➎ Select Auto Discovery and the dialog appears as shown below. ➏ Click the Vendor drop box and select the vendor name of the camera to add from the drop-downs and then click the Search button to continue. ➐...
Back up Initial System State Once the system has all the configuration it needs, including, but not limited to, the afore- mentioned configuration, for its perennial service, you can back up this initial system state to save it from loss if someday the system should stop cooperating and needs system recovery. The NVR features a Backup and Recovery Tool to bring the system state back to the inital stage.
Back up System State To recover stable system state, it relies on the Backup and Recovery Tool. To enable such recovery, a backup of the system state (including software settings) when everything was alright is needed. To back up the system state : ➊...
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Back up System State ➎ Select the desired backup feature and hit the Enter key. Note: Select option 1 - Back up file to the local disk - to back up the system state to the local storage. (The local storage only allows one backup file, which means an earlier backup file is always overwritten by an later one.) Select option 2 - Back up file to the external disk - to back up the system state to the external storage.
Recover System State It relies on the preinstalled Backup and Recovery Tool to bring the NVR system (including software settings) back to a previous state or even back to factory defaults while the system was more stable. Before you proceed, save all your important files such as license, log and so on to some external storage;...
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Recover System State ➎ Select the desired recovery feature and hit the Enter key. Note: Select option 1 - Restore system to factory default - to restore the system state to factory defaults. (Be sure to remove any USB flash drive from the NVR before you proceed if you select this option.) Select option 2 - Restore system with a local backup file - to bring the system (including HD NVR Manager settings) back to a previous...
The camera’s IP address has different subnet settings from the NVR (the Ethernet adapter card). It is likely that the camera isn’t supported by the NVR, please see the supported cameras list at GVD website: http://www.gvdigital.com/gvdweb/html/download_Support%20Device%20List.html Hardware Quick Installation Guide...
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➎ The total camera bandwidth exceeds network bandwidth. How to install anti-virus software in GVD HD NVR? Since HD NVR writes enormous amount of data to the hard drives that store recording data, system performance will substantially deteriorate and even system crash and video loss can happen when the antivirus software scans these hard drives.
Appendix. Create RAID5 on M3004-IR & M4006-IR ➊ Power on the computer. Once the Power-on Self Test is through and upon seeing the prompt “Press <CTRL+I> to enter Configuration Utility...”, press and hold the Ctrl key and ® hit the I key to open the RAID utility of Intel RST onscreen.
Appendix. Create RAID5 on M4006-AR, M4008-AR & M6000 Series Creat LSI RAIDS5 ➊ Run MegaRAID Storage Manager from the desktop. ➋ Click the IP Address 127.0.0.1 as marked below. Hardware Quick Installation Guide...
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Appendix. Create RAID5 on M4006-AR, M4008-AR & M6000 Series ➌ Enter the username and password to login. (i.e. Username:HD NVR Password: 6001) ➍ After logging in to the system, click Create virtual drive as marked below. Hardware Quick Installation Guide...
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Appendix. Create RAID5 on M4006-AR, M4008-AR & M6000 Series ➎ Select Advanced and click Next to continue. Hardware Quick Installation Guide...
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Appendix. Create RAID5 on M4006-AR, M4008-AR & M6000 Series Create Volume Set As we will create 4 volume sets, to find out the size for each volume, we will use the total capacity of the RAID set divide by 4. You can find the total capacity of the RAID set from the Drive Group at the right.
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Appendix. Create RAID5 on M4006-AR, M4008-AR & M6000 Series ➍ Repeat the steps above to create another 3 volumes and it will look similar to the diagram below. ➎ After all 4 volumes were created, click Next to finish. ➏...
Appendix. Install HDD - M95 ➊ See the picture below. Remove the 2 screws. Then slide and remove the top cover. ➋ See the picture below. Remove the 4 screws. Then dismount the HDD tray(s). 2.5” HDDs 3.5” HDDs ➌ Have the HDD.
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Appendix. Install HDD - M95 ➍ Fix an HDD to a tray by fastening the screws as illustrated below: 2.5” HDDs 3.5” HDDs ➎ Connect the SATA signal cable and SATA power cable to the HDD. 2.5” HDDs 3.5” HDDs Hardware Quick Installation Guide...
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Appendix. Install HDD - M95 ➏ Fix the tray(s) to the chassis by fastening the screws as illustrated below: 2.5” HDDs 3.5” HDDs ➐ Slide back the top cover. Fix the top cover by restoring the two screws as illustrated below. Hardware Quick Installation Guide...
Appendix. Install HDD - M2002 Follow the guide below to install hard disk drives to M2002 : ➊ From the rear side of the NVR, loosen and remove the 2 screws as illustrated below. ➋ The inside of the NVR then comes to view. First slide and then totally remove the top cover from the NVR.
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Appendix. Install HDD - M2002 ➌ ➍ See the illustration below. Find the Have two 3.5" hard disk drives. Use the two HDD brackets inside the NVR. HDD brackets and 12 screws to piggyback Loosen and remove the four screws two hard disk drives.
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Appendix. Install HDD - M2002 ➏ Place the 3.5" hard disk drives inside the NVR where the HDD brackets used to be. Re-fasten the screws that fix the HDD brackets. ➐ Restore the top cover. Hardware Quick Installation Guide...
Appendix. Install HDD - M3000 Series Install HDD: M3004 / M3004-IR ➊ ➋ Open the front door. See the picture below. Press the marked part and push to the right. ➌ ➍ Hold the tray handle to pull out Place an HDD into the tray as shown in the the tray.
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Appendix. Install HDD - M3000 Series ➎ See the picture below. Fix the HDD in the tray by fastening the 3 screws. ➏ Insert the installed HDD tray back into the unit. Make sure it is fully inserted. Hardware Quick Installation Guide...
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Appendix. Install HDD - M3000 Series ➐ See the picture below. Push the marked area. ➑ Click the tray handle back in place. Hardware Quick Installation Guide...
Appendix. Install HDD - M4000 Series ➊ See the illustrations below. Loosen and remove the 4 screws that fix the top cover to the NVR. (2 screws on each side, 4 screws in total.) Then slide and remove the top cover.
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Appendix. Install HDD - M4000 Series ➌ ➍ Install HDDs into the racks and M4006-AR, M4008 & M4008-AR: fix them in place by fastening See the illustration below. Pull the SATA screws at the available screw power cables from the motherboard and holes.
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Appendix. Install HDD - M4000 Series For M4006 & M4006-IR: See the illustrations below. Pull the SATA data cables & SATA power cables from the motherboard and connect these cables to the HDDs. Then re-install the HDD racks into the NVR. Connect the SATA cables.
Appendix. Install HDD - M6000 Series Install HDD: M6000 ➊ Click-open the HDD tray door. Fully open the door. ➋ Hold the door and slide the tray out of the system. ➌ Remove the plastic tray protector. Hardware Quick Installation Guide...
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Appendix. Install HDD - M6000 Series ➍ Place an HDD into the tray and fix it in place by fastening 4 screws. ➎ Slide the HDD tray back into the system by pushing the part as marked in the picture below.
Appendix. Connect S6000 Series to M6000 Series Installation ➊ Connect the mini-SAS cable from M6000’s output port to S6000’s input port. Input Input S6000 series Output Output M6000 series ➋ If there are more than 1 S6000, connect the output from the S6000 in step 1 to another S6000’s input.
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Appendix. Connect S6000 Series to M6000 Series Power on/off Sequence For M6000 + S6000 combination, please follow the power on/off sequence below: Power On: S6000 M6000 Power Off: M6000 S6000 Hardware Quick Installation Guide...
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