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NRE (32 Channel FR NVR)
User Manual
N32NRE
Version 1.0
Features and specifications are subject to change, please check www.specotech.com for firmware updates.

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  • Page 1 NRE (32 Channel FR NVR) User Manual N32NRE Version 1.0 Features and specifications are subject to change, please check www.specotech.com for firmware updates.
  • Page 2 NVR User Manual Notes& Contents Notes Please read this user manual carefully to ensure that you can use the device correctly and safely. The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice. Do not install this device near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or other devices that produce heat. Do not install this device near water.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    NVR User Manual Notes& Contents Contents 1 Introduction ........................................1 1.1 Welcome ........................................1 1.2 Features ........................................1 1.3 Front Panel Descriptions ................................... 4 1.4 Rear Panel Descriptions .................................... 4 1.5 Connections ......................................5 Basic Operation Guide ....................................6 2.1 Startup & Shutdown ....................................6 2.1.1 Startup......................................
  • Page 4 NVR User Manual Notes& Contents 5.2.4 Scheme View In Sequence ................................26 5.3 Image Configuration ....................................27 5.3.1 OSD Settings ....................................27 5.3.2 Image Settings....................................28 5.3.3 Mask Settings ....................................28 5.3.4 Fisheye Settings ................................... 29 5.3.5 Image Adjustment ..................................29 PTZ ..........................................
  • Page 5 NVR User Manual Notes& Contents 8.4.2 Time Search ....................................51 8.4.3 Event Search ....................................52 8.4.4 Bookmark Search ..................................53 8.4.5 Snapshots ....................................53 8.4.6 View Export Status ..................................54 8.4.7 Behavior Search ................................... 54 Alarm Management ..................................... 55 9.1 Sensor Alarm ......................................55 9.2 Motion Alarm ......................................
  • Page 6 NVR User Manual Notes& Contents 10.1 Face Match View ....................................72 10.2 Target Database Settings ..................................75 10.3 View Statistical Information .................................. 77 10.4 Face Search ......................................78 10.4.1 Museum Search ..................................78 10.4.2 Image Search by Image ................................79 10.4.3 Track Playback ....................................
  • Page 7 NVR User Manual Notes& Contents 12.2 Basic Configuration ..................................... 100 12.2.1 General Configuration ................................100 12.2.2 Date and Time Configuration ..............................101 12.2.3 Recorder OSD Settings ................................102 12.3 Factory Default ....................................102 12.4 Device Software Upgrade ..................................102 12.5 Backup and Restore .................................... 103 12.6 Restart Automatically ..................................

  • Page 8: Introduction

    NVR User Manual Introduction 1 Introduction 1.1 Welcome Thank you for purchasing this NVR. If technical assistance is needed, please contact Speco Technologies Technical Support. Phone: 1-800-645-5516 option 3 Email: techsupport@specotech.com 1.2 Features Basic Functions Supports network device access including IP camera/dome and the Onvif IP cameras The NVR supports the H.265 and H.264 IP cameras...
  • Page 9 NVR User Manual Introduction Supports single camera image to be zoomed by sliding the scroll wheel of the mouse Supports any area of the image to be zoomed in to a maximum of 16 times of the current size Supports image and lens adjustment (only available for some cameras) Supports quick camera adding in the camera window of the live view interface The live camera sequence of the web client will keep consistent with that of the NVR after adjusting the live camera sequence of the NVR, but the live camera sequence of the NVR will not be changed if that of the web client is changed...
  • Page 10 NVR User Manual Introduction Supports record cutting for exporting when playing back Supports a maximum of 10 export tasks in background and export status viewing Alarm Management Supports alarm schedule setting Supports enabling or disabling of the motion detection, external sensor alarm input, intelligence alarm and exception alarms including IP address conflict alarm, disk IO error alarm, disk full alarm, no disk alarm, illegal access alarm, network disconnection alarm, IPC offline alarm and so on, alarm trigger configuration supportable Supports IPC offline alarm trigger configuration of PTZ, snapshot, pop-up video, etc.

  • Page 11: Front Panel Descriptions

    1.4 Rear Panel Descriptions To quickly get started, connect the following to your recorder in the following order, please refer to the following figure (N32NRE shown for reference). Connect a monitor to the recorder via VGA or HDMI cable (not included).

  • Page 12: Connections

    NVR User Manual Introduction Turn on power switch and allow recorder to boot up. 1.5 Connections Video Connections Video Output: Supports VGA/HDMI video output. You can connect to monitor through these video output interfaces simultaneously or independently. Audio Connections Audio Input: Connect to microphone, pickup, etc. Audio Output: Connect to headphone, sound box or other audio output devices.

  • Page 13: Basic Operation Guide

    NVR User Manual Basic Operation Guide 2 Basic Operation Guide 2.1 Startup & Shutdown Please make sure all the connections are done properly before you power on the unit. Proper startup and shutdown are crucial to extending the life of your device. 2.1.1 Startup ①...

  • Page 14: Mouse Control

    NVR User Manual Basic Operation Guide Button Function Switch off—to stop the device Power Button Record Button To start recording -/-- /0-9 Input number or choose camera Fn1 Button Unavailable temporarily Multi Button To choose multi screen display mode Next Button To switch the live image To go to sequence view mode Audio...

  • Page 15: Common Button Operation

    NVR User Manual Basic Operation Guide The system includes two input boxes. Refer to the above pictures. The left box is the number input box and the right box is the input box which provides inputs of numbers, letters and punctuation characters. The introductions of keys on the input boxes are shown below. Button Meaning Button...

  • Page 16: Ez Setup & Main Interface

    NVR User Manual EZ Setup & Main Interface 3 EZ Setup & Main Interface 3.1 EZ Setup The disk icons will be shown on the top of the startup interface. You can view the number and status of each disk quickly and conveniently through these icons ( : no disk;...
  • Page 17 NVR User Manual EZ Setup & Main Interface next time. Enable pattern lock and click “Edit” to set the pattern lock. Click “Edit Security Question” to set questions and answers for password security of admin. If you forget the password, please refer to Q4 in Appendix A FAQ for details.
  • Page 18 NVR User Manual EZ Setup & Main Interface Click “Next” to continue or click “Cancel” to exit the wizard. ② Network Settings. Select the network work pattern as required. Check “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS automatically” to get the IP address and DNS automatically (the DHCP function of the router in the same LAN should also be enabled), or manually enter them.
  • Page 19 EZ Setup & Main Interface ④ Add Camera. Add cameras via PoE first before adding any cameras from the LAN. Speco cameras added via the PoE ports will automatically be added to the corresponding channel. To add cameras from the LAN, make sure all cameras are set to DHCP. Click “Refresh” to refresh the list of online IP cameras which are in the same local network with NVR and then click to add the searched camera.

  • Page 20: Main Interface

    ⑦ QRCode. Enable the NAT function in the interface or set it in the network configuration after exiting the wizard (please refer to 12.1.8 NAT Configuration for details). You can scan the QRCode through the Speco Blue App available for iOS and Android to easily and securely view your cameras.
  • Page 21 NVR User Manual EZ Setup & Main Interface The buttons in area ① are introduced in the table below. Button Meaning Start button. Click it to pop up area ③. Full screen button. Click it to show full screen; click it again to exit the full screen. Screen mode button.

  • Page 22: Setup Panel

    NVR User Manual EZ Setup & Main Interface one camera in the list to preview the camera image in the selected window. Click “Single Channel Sequences” to view all the added groups in the group list; click one group in the list to view all the added cameras in the group (refer to 4.2 Add/Edit Camera Group for detail configuration of the camera group).
  • Page 23 NVR User Manual EZ Setup & Main Interface The setup panel includes seven modules. Each module provides some function entries with links for convenient operation. Here we take Camera module as an example. The Camera module provides convenient links such as “Add Camera”, “Edit Camera”, “Image Settings”, “Motion”, “Intelligence Analysis”...

  • Page 24: Main Functions

    NVR User Manual EZ Setup & Main Interface Click the main menus on the top of the camera management interface to go to corresponding interfaces. Refer to the picture below. For instance, you can go to the system setup interface by clicking “System” tag. 3.2.3 Main Functions Camera Ø...

  • Page 25: Camera Management

    Camera Management NVR User Manual 4 Camera Management 4.1 Add/Edit Camera 4.1.1 Add Camera The network of the NVR should be set before adding IP camera (see 12.1.1 TCP/IP Configuration for details). Refer to the pictures below. Click Add Camera in the setup panel or in the top right corner of the preview window to pop up the “Add Camera”...
  • Page 26 Camera Management NVR User Manual Add Manually Ø Enter the IP address or domain name (click in the IP address column to pop up the domain name input window, enter the domain name of the IPC in the window and then click “OK” button), port, username and password of the camera and then select the protocol. Click “Test” to test the effectiveness of the input information and then click “Add”...

  • Page 27: Edit Camera

    Camera Management NVR User Manual Manually Add：Click “Manual Add” and then enter the IP address or domain name, port, username and password of the NVR/DVR. Check the added remote channel number and click “Test” to test the effectiveness of the input information. Then click “OK” button to return to the previous interface.

  • Page 28: Add/Edit Camera Group

    Camera Management NVR User Manual the picture below. The IP camera which occupies the PoE resource has a prefix shown before its camera name. The prefix consists of PoE plus PoE port number. The IP camera which connects to the PoE port cannot be deleted from the camera list manually. The IP camera directly connected to the PoE port of the NVR through private protocol will be shown automatically in the camera list.

  • Page 29: Ip Planning

    Camera Management NVR User Manual Click to modify the group information such as group name and dwell time. Click to delete the group. 4.2.3 IP Planning Some models may not support this function. Click “IP Planning” to go to the interface as shown below. This function supports searching other NVRs/DVRs that is in the same local network as the local NVR.

  • Page 30: Live View Introduction

    NVR User Manual Live View Introduction 5 Live View Introduction 5.1 Live View Interface Introduction You should add a camera first after logging on to the system (see 4.1.1 Add Camera for details). Refer to the interface as shown below, drag one camera in the preview window to another window for camera window exchanging.

  • Page 31: View Mode

    NVR User Manual Live View Introduction The single channel zoom interface is as shown below. Press and drag the blue box to select the zoom in area. Click to zoom the image. Click the camera selection box to select other cameras for amplification. Click “Back” to return to the live view interface. 5.2 View Mode 5.2.1 Display Mode Set different screen modes and cameras’...

  • Page 32: Quick Sequence View

    NVR User Manual Live View Introduction ① Click “Customize Layout” in the above interface ② Click to add a display mode name and then set the screen mode. ③ Add the cameras and adjust the cameras’ display sequence as required. ④...

  • Page 33: Camera Group View In Sequence

    NVR User Manual Live View Introduction 5.2.3 Camera Group View In Sequence You can start camera group view in sequence if camera group has been created (see 4.2.1 Add Camera Group for details). ① Go to the live view interface and then select a camera window. ②...

  • Page 34: Image Configuration

    NVR User Manual Live View Introduction Ø Add Scheme Click in area ① to create a new scheme. Click on the top right corner of the scheme to delete it. Configure Scheme Ø Select a scheme in area ① and then click the screen mode button on the tool bar to set the screen mode of the scheme. Select a camera window in area ②...

  • Page 35: Image Settings

    NVR User Manual Live View Introduction 5.3.2 Image Settings Click StartàSettingsàCameraàImageàImage Settings to go to the following interface. Select the camera and then set the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue of the camera. Click “Advanced” button or in the camera list on the right side of the interface to pop up “Image Adjust” interface and then set the relevant setting items.

  • Page 36: Fisheye Settings

    NVR User Manual Live View Introduction 5.3.4 Fisheye Settings Some models may not support this function. Click StartàSettingsàCameraàImageàFisheye Settings to go to the interface as shown below. Select the camera and the mode of fisheye and installation. 5.3.5 Image Adjustment Go to the live view interface and then click button on the tool bar under the camera window to go to the image adjustment interface.
  • Page 37 NVR User Manual Live View Introduction Image Adjustment Ø Select the camera and then click “Image Adjustment” to go to image adjustment tab. Refer to the above picture. Drag the slider to set the camera’s brightness, contrast, saturation and hue value. Check sharpen, wide dynamic and denoise and then drag the slider to set the value. Click “Default” button to set these parameters to default values.
  • Page 38 NVR User Manual Live View Introduction The introductions of these parameters and buttons are as follows. Button/Parameter Meaning Click to zoom in/out the image. If manual mode is selected, focus button & “One Key Focus” & “Day/night mode switch Focus Mode autofocus”...

  • Page 39: Ptz

    NVR User Manual 6 PTZ 6.1 PTZ Control Interface Introduction You can control the IP dome or PTZ which connects to the IP camera for PTZ control. Click on the tool bar at the bottom of the live view window to go to the PTZ control interface as shown below. You can select another IP dome or PTZ which connects to the IP camera on the top right of the interface for PTZ control.
  • Page 40 NVR User Manual farther you drag the analog joystick from the middle of the image, the faster the dome or PTZ rotates. The dome or PTZ will stop rotating when you stop dragging the analog joystick. 3D Control Ø Click the camera image on any area and then the image will be centered on the clicked point. Refer to the picture as shown below.
  • Page 41 NVR User Manual image. Move the cursor of the mouse to the camera image and then slide the scroll wheel of the mouse forward to zoom in the image, slide the scroll wheel of the mouse backward to zoom out the image. Ø...

  • Page 42: Preset Setting

    NVR User Manual selected cruise. You can also go to cruise setting interface for cruise setting, see 6.3 Cruise Setting for details. 6.2 Preset Setting Click StartàSettingsàCameraàPTZàPreset to go to the interface as shown below. Add preset Ø Select camera and then click “Add” button to add preset; or click in the camera list on the right side of the interface to display the preset information of the dome and then click to add preset.
  • Page 43 NVR User Manual Add Cruise Ø Click in the camera list on the right side of the interface to display the cruise information of the dome and then click to add cruise. The operations of the “Add Cruise” window is similar to that of the PTZ control interface; please see 6.1 PTZ Control Interface Introduction for details. Ø...

  • Page 44: Record& Disk Management

    NVR User Manual Record & Disk Management 7 Record& Disk Management 7.1 Record Configuration 7.1.1 Mode Configuration Please format the HDDs before recording (refer to 7.5 Disk Management for details). Click StartàSettingsàRecordàMode Settings to go to the mode settings interface. You can set the record time under the “Manual Record Settings” and then click “Apply” to save the settings. There are two record modes: auto mode and manual mode.

  • Page 45: Advanced Configuration

    NVR User Manual Record & Disk Management Select one auto mode to pop up the corresponding window. Set the encode, GOP, resolution, FPS, bitrate type, quality, max bitrate and audio of each camera and then click “OK” to save the settings. Please adjust the parameters according to the actual condition. Video Encode: the available options will be H.265 and H.264 if the connected IP camera supports H.265, or the option will be H.264 only.

  • Page 46: Encode Parameters Setting

    NVR User Manual Record & Disk Management Pre-alarm Record Time: set the time to record before the actual recording begins. Post-alarm Record Time: set the time to record after the actual recording is finished. Expiration Time: set the expiration time for recorded video. If the set date is overdue, the recorded data will be deleted automatically. 7.2 Encode Parameters Setting Click StartàSettingsàRecordàEncode Parameters to go to the interface as shown below.
  • Page 47 NVR User Manual Record & Disk Management Click to add a new schedule. Refer to the picture below. Set the schedule name and schedule time and then click “Add” to save the schedule. You can set day schedule or week schedule. : add button;...

  • Page 48: Record Schedule Configuration

    NVR User Manual Record & Disk Management Click “All” to set all day recording; click “Reverse” to swap the selected and unselected time in a day; click “Clear All” to clear all the selected area in a day. Click “Copy To” to copy the schedule of the day to other days. Refer to the picture below. Check the days in the window and then click “OK” to save the settings.

  • Page 49: Record Mode

    NVR User Manual Record & Disk Management Go to “Edit Schedules” interface and then click to edit the schedule. The settings of “Edit Schedule” are similar to that of the “Add Schedule”. Click to delete the schedule. 7.4 Record Mode 7.4.1 Manual Recording Method One: Click on the tool bar at the bottom of the live view interface to enable recording of the camera.

  • Page 50: Disk

    NVR User Manual Record & Disk Management The camera will start analytics recording once you finish the above settings. This function is only available for some IPCs. 7.5 Disk 7.5.1 Disk Management Disk Management Ø Click StartàSettingsàDiskàDisk Management to go to disk management interface. You can view the NVR’s disk number and disk status and so on in the interface.

  • Page 51: View Disk And S.m.a.r.t. Information

    NVR User Manual Record & Disk Management There are all four disk groups. By using disk group, you can correspond the camera to disk (the record data of the camera in the group will be stored into the disks in the same group). The NVR with e-SATA interface supports e-SATA recording. The added disks and cameras will be added into group one automatically.

  • Page 52: Playback& Backup

    Playback & Backup NVR User Manual 8 Playback& Backup 8.1 Instant Playback Click on the tool bar at the bottom of the preview camera window to play back the record (click on the tool bar at the bottom of the live view interface to set the default playback time).
  • Page 53 Playback & Backup NVR User Manual You can export single or multiple channels at the same time. The added cameras will playback their records in the playback interface automatically. You can also add the playback camera manually. Click the playback window to pop up the “Add Camera” window. Check the cameras in the window and then click “Add” to add playback camera. The system supports a maximum of 16 synchronous playback cameras.
  • Page 54 Playback & Backup NVR User Manual Button Meaning Click it to go to the intelligent analytics interface. Click it to go to record search and export interface; see 8.4 Record Search, Playback & Backup for details. Click it to Go to the live view interface; see Chapter 5 Live View Introduction for details.

  • Page 55: Smart Playback

    Playback & Backup NVR User Manual Drag the color block on the time scale to select the backup area and then right click the area or click to pop up an export information window. Click button in the window to pop up the export window. Select the device, export path and format and then click “Export” button to start the backup.

  • Page 56: Record Search, Playback &Export

    Playback & Backup NVR User Manual Smart Playback by Drawing Line Click and draw a line in the desired area. Then the system will automatically search the record files about crossing this line. The cyan blocks indicate that there are intelligent recording files. Move the cursor to such block and click to play the record. Smart Playback by Drawing Quadrilateral Click and draw a quadrangle in the desired area.
  • Page 57 Playback & Backup NVR User Manual their camera name, not the thumbnail. A maximum of 196 camera names can be listed. If the camera name number is more than 196, the time view mode will be disabled and the camera view mode will be available only. ②...

  • Page 58: Time Search

    Playback & Backup NVR User Manual Time Slice Search: Method One: Click “Year”, “Month” or “Day” button under the record time scale to select the time slice mode. In “Day” mode, click the left/right side of the time scale to view the record of the last/next day; click “Minute” in the “Picture” option under the time scale to select “Minute”...

  • Page 59: Event Search

    Playback & Backup NVR User Manual 8.4.3 Event Search ① Click StartàSearch and ExportàEvent Search to go to “Event Search” tab as shown below. ② Check the event type in the interface as required. ③ Click to set the start time and end time on the top left of the interface. ④...

  • Page 60: Bookmark Search

    Playback & Backup NVR User Manual 8.4.4 Bookmark Search Only if you add the tags can you play the record by tag search. Click StartàPlayback to go to the playback interface and then click on the bottom of the camera window to add bookmarks when you want to mark the playback time point of the selected camera. Click StartàSearch and ExportàBookmarks to go to “Bookmarks”...

  • Page 61: View Export Status

    Playback & Backup NVR User Manual 8.4.6 View Export Status Click StartàSearch and ExportàExport Status or click on the tool bar at the bottom of the playback interface to view the export status. 8.4.7 Behavior Search ① Click StartàIntelligent AnalyticsàMuseum SearchàBehavior to go to the following tab as shown below. Behavior Detection: when you select the smart playback mode, the system will analyze the video containing the object detection, exception, tripwire and intrusion detection.

  • Page 62: Alarm Management

    NVR User Manual Alarm Management 9 Alarm Management 9.1 Sensor Alarm To complete the entire sensor alarm settings, you should enable the sensor alarm of each camera and then set up the alarm handling of each camera. ① Click StartàSettingsàAlarmàSensor Alarm to go to the following interface. ②...

  • Page 63: Motion Alarm

    NVR User Manual Alarm Management duration time of the video, please see 9.6.3 Display for details. Pop-up Message Box: if enabled, the system will pop up the corresponding alarm message box automatically when the sensor alarm is triggered. To set the duration time of the message box, please see 9.6.3 Display for details. E-mail: if enabled, the system will send an e-mail when the sensor alarm is triggered.

  • Page 64: Combination Alarm

    NVR User Manual Alarm Management ② Enable or disable “Record”, “Snapshot”, “Push”, “Alarm-out”, “Preset”, “Buzzer”, “Pop-up Video” and “E-mail”. The alarm handling settings of motion alarm the same as the sensor alarm (see 9.1 Sensor Alarm for details). ③ Click “Apply” to save the settings. You can click “Motion Settings” to go to the motion configuration interface. 9.3 Combination Alarm ①...
  • Page 65 NVR User Manual Alarm Management ② Select the camera, enable the face detection and set the duration. If the added cameras are face detection cameras, on (front) or off (front) can be selected. ③ Enable save source information and save face information. ④...

  • Page 66: Face Match

    NVR User Manual Alarm Management 9.4.2 Face Match ① Click StartàSettingsàAlarmà Face Match to go to the following interface. ② Select the camera and then enable and click “Configure” under General to set the general configuration of face match. l Enable general and select the schedule. l Set the text and audio prompts of successful match and failed match as needed.

  • Page 67: Crowd Density Detection

    NVR User Manual Alarm Management l Click to set the alarm linkage items after face match fails. The alarm linkage settings are the same as the sensor alarm (see 9.1 Sensor Alarm for details). ③ Enable and click “Configure” under Stranger or Block List for the camera to set the alarm linkage items. The setting steps are similar to that of the general configuration.

  • Page 68: People Intrusion Detection

    NVR User Manual Alarm Management ②Select the camera, enable the crowd density detection and set the duration, refresh frequency and alarm threshold. Refresh Frequency: It refers to the refresh time of the detection result report. Alarm Threshold: Alarms will be triggered once the percentage of the crowd density in a specified area exceeds the pre-defined threshold value. ③...

  • Page 69: People Counting

    NVR User Manual Alarm Management ① Click StartàSettingsàCameraà Smart SettingsàPeople Intrusion to go to the following interface. ②Select the camera, enable the people intrusion detection and set the duration and sensitivity. ③ Click “Apply” to save the settings. ④Click “Processing Mode” to go to the alarm handling configuration interface of people intrusion detection. People Intrusion Detection Alarm Handling Configuration: ①...

  • Page 70: Object Detection

    NVR User Manual Alarm Management Statistic cycle: All, daily, weekly and monthly are optional. Reset: The current number of people counting will be cleared and the statistic cycle will restart by clicking “Reset” button. ③ Set the alarm area and entrance direction. Click “Draw Area” and drag the mouse to draw a rectangle area. Drag the four corners of the rectangle to modify its size and drag the lines of the rectangle to change its position.

  • Page 71: Tampering

    NVR User Manual Alarm Management Missing object: Alarms will be triggered if there are articles missing in the detection area drew by the users. ③ Select the alarm area. A maximum of 4 alarm areas can be set. ④ Draw the alarm area of the object detection. Refer to the interface as shown above. Check “Draw Area” and then click around the area where you want to set as the alarm area in the image (the alarm area should be a closed area).

  • Page 72: Tripwire

    NVR User Manual Alarm Management ② Select the camera and enable the relevant detection as needed. Scene Change: Alarms will be triggered if the scene of the monitor video has changed. Video Blurred: Alarms will be triggered if the video becomes blurry. Video Color Cast: Alarms will be triggered if the video becomes obscured.

  • Page 73: Intrusion Detection

    NVR User Manual Alarm Management ② Select the camera, enable the line crossing detection. ③ Select the direction. Direction: A<->B, A->B and A<-B optional. It is the crossing direction of the intruder who crosses over the alert line. A<->B: the alarm triggers when the intruder crosses over the alert line from B to A or from A to B. A->B: the alarm triggers when the intruder crosses over the alert line from A to B.

  • Page 74: Exception Alarm

    NVR User Manual Alarm Management ① Click StartàSettingsàCameraà Smart SettingsàIntrusion Detection to go to the following interface. ② Select the camera, enable the intrusion detection. ③ Select the alarm area. Up to 4 alarm areas can be set up. ④ Draw the alarm area of the intrusion detection. Refer to the interface as shown below. Check “Draw Area” and then click around the area where you want to set as the alarm area in the image (the alarm area should be a closed area).

  • Page 75: Warning Handling Settings

    NVR User Manual Alarm Management ③ Click “Apply” to save the settings. 9.5.2 Warning Handling Settings ① Click StartàSettingsàAlarmàExceptionàWarning Handling Settings to go to the interface as shown below. ② Enable or disable “Push”, “Alarm-out”, “Buzzer”, “Pop-up Message Box” and “E-mail”. The exception handling settings are similar to that of the sensor alarm (see 9.1 Sensor Alarm for details).

  • Page 76: E-Mail

    NVR User Manual Alarm Management ② Set the delay time and the schedule of each alarm-out. You can click “Edit Schedules” to edit the schedules (see 7.3.1 Add Schedule for details). ③ Click “Apply” to save the settings. You can click “Test” to test the alarm output. 9.6.2 E-mail Click StartàSettingsàAlarmàEvent NotificationàE-mail to go to the e-mail configuration interface.

  • Page 77: Push Message

    NVR User Manual Alarm Management 9.6.5 Push Message Click StartàSettingsàAlarmàEvent NotificationàPush Message to go to the interface as shown below. Check “Enable” and then click “Apply” button to save the settings. If Push Server is online, it will push messages to the mobile clients. 9.6.6 Alarm Server Go to AlarmàAlarm Server interface as shown below.
  • Page 78 NVR User Manual Alarm Management Click “Clear” button to stop the buzzer when the buzzer alarm happens. Click to view the detail information as shown below. If the exception information is more than one page, you can enter the number in the box and then click to jump to the specified page.

  • Page 79: Face Recognition

    NVR User Manual Face Recognition 10 Face Recognition 10.1 Face Match View The setting steps are as follow: ① Enable face detection function (see 9.4.1 Face Detection for details). ② Enable face match function and set the alarm linkage items (see 9.4.2 Face Match for details). ③...
  • Page 80 NVR User Manual Face Recognition Before registering target face pictures, please add groups for them in advance (see 10.2 Target Database Settings for details). After the face pictures are registered, the system will compare them automatically once the corresponding faces are captured next time. Refer to the following picture.
  • Page 81 NVR User Manual Face Recognition In this interface, the snapshot detail information can be shown, such as snapshot picture, original image, snapshot time, camera, face ID and so on. Click “more” and then a dropdown list will display. Click “Register” to register the current snapshot. Click “Search” to go to face search interface. Click “Playback”...

  • Page 82: Target Database Settings

    NVR User Manual Face Recognition Additionally, you can view the historical captured face pictures and face match information in the face match interface by clicking “History” tab. Besides registering face pictures in the live view interface, you can also add target face pictures in the target database interface. 10.2 Target Database Settings Before face comparison, you shall create face groups in the target database interface and add face pictures for each group.
  • Page 83 NVR User Manual Face Recognition ② Click “Add” and then click “Select Face” to add face images. You can add faces from snapshot gallery or external faces. Here we take adding faces from snapshot gallery for example. Select search time or self define the search time and then click “Search” to search target faces. Then select the desired faces and click “Select”.

  • Page 84: View Statistical Information

    NVR User Manual Face Recognition You can quickly copy a face picture to other groups by clicking “Copy To”. Import and Export Target Database Insert your mobile storage device into the USB interface of the NVR and then click “Import and Export” to import or export the target database settings. 10.3 View Statistical Information ①...

  • Page 85: Face Search

    NVR User Manual Face Recognition 10.4 Face Search 10.4.1 Museum Search ① Click Startà Intelligent AnalyticsàMuseum SearchàFace to go to the following interface. ② Click to choose face detection cameras. ③ Select groups. All, general, stranger or block list can be selected. ④...

  • Page 86: Image Search By Image

    NVR User Manual Face Recognition Click “List” to view the snapshot information list. Click to view the detail information; click to back up the image. 10.4.2 Image Search by Image In the museum search interface, click to go to the following interface. ①...
  • Page 87 NVR User Manual Face Recognition To add target face from recent a. Choose the face. b. Click “Select Face”. To add target face from target database: a. Click “More” to choose groups. b. Select a target face and click “Select Face”. To add target face from snapshot gallery: a.
  • Page 88 NVR User Manual Face Recognition View Image by Time Click “Time” tab to view images by time as shown below. Click the searched image to play. Click to view the detail information of the compared target face. View Match Images Click “Match”...

  • Page 89: Track Playback

    NVR User Manual Face Recognition 10.4.3 Track Playback Select “Track” to go to the following interface. Descriptions of buttons on the track interface Fixed Window Frame Followed Window Fast Forward（x2;x4） Exchange Window Normal Speed Stop Start/Stop Track Play Edit Map Previous Edit Color Next...

  • Page 90: Face Search By Snapshot

    NVR User Manual Face Recognition Click to switch play speed. 1x and 2x can be switched. Click to view event list. Click one item to play this event. Click “Exchange Window” to switch the position of the map window and the playback window. Click button to go to the following interface.

  • Page 91: Smart Playback By Face Search

    NVR User Manual Face Recognition Drag the mouse to select a face and then click “Search by Face” to go to the following interface. The system will automatically search the matched faces and give the similarity. 10.5 Smart Playback by Face Search ①...

  • Page 92: Face Attendance

    NVR User Manual Face Recognition Move the cursor to the time block where the record exists and click to play those records. 10.6 Face Attendance Click StartàIntelligent AnalyticsàFace Attendance to go to the following interface. To search attendance information ① Click behind camera and group to choose the desired cameras and groups.

  • Page 93: Face Check-In

    NVR User Manual Face Recognition Click “Export” to export the searched attendance information. Click to view the detailed information of attendance. In this interface, click to go to the face search interface. 10.7 Face Check-In Click StartàIntelligent AnalyticsàFace Attendance to go to the following interface. The search steps of face check-in are as follows.
  • Page 94 NVR User Manual Face Recognition If you want to know the detailed check-in information of someone, please click “Advanced” and then enter the name and choose the type to search. Click to view the detailed information. In this interface, the checked image can be viewed. Click to view the registered face picture of this person.

  • Page 95: Account & Permission Management

    NVR User Manual Account & Permission Management 11 Account & Permission Management 11.1 Account Management Click StartàSettingsàAccount and AuthorityàAccountàEdit User to go to the interface as shown below. Area ① displays the user permissions. Area ② displays the user list. Click the user in the list to display its user permissions in area ①. There are three default permission groups (“Administrator”, “Advanced”...

  • Page 96: Edit User

    NVR User Manual Account & Permission Management ② Set the username, password and group. User can also set the pattern lock here. The e-mail address is optional. Click “Add” to add the user. 11.1.2 Edit User Click StartàSettingsàAccount and AuthorityàAccountàEdit User and then click in the user list or double click the user to edit the user information.

  • Page 97: User Login & Logout

    NVR User Manual Account & Permission Management Recover Password Ø Click “Recover Password” to reset the password to 123456. Ø Edit User Click “Edit User” to pop up the window as shown below. The admin is enabled, its permission control is closed and permission group cannot be changed by default.

  • Page 98: Edit Permission Group

    NVR User Manual Account & Permission Management Click to add permission group. Set the group name, check the permissions as needed and then set the “Local” and “Remote” permissions. Click “Add” to save the settings. 11.3.2 Edit Permission Group Go to “Edit Permission Group” interface and then click in the group list to edit the permission group (the operations of the “Edit Permission Group”...

  • Page 99: Preview On Logout

    NVR User Manual Account & Permission Management ② Check “Enable” and then choose “Enable Allow List” or “Enable Block List” (the PC client of which the IP address is in the allow list can access NVR remotely while the PC client in the block list cannot). ③...

  • Page 100: Password Security

    NVR User Manual Account & Permission Management you can enable auto gateway MAC or manually set gateway MAC. Additionally, detection defense also can be enabled as needed. 11.7 Password Security Click StartàSettingsàAccount and AuthorityàSecurityàPassword Security to go to the following interface. In this interface, you can set the level and expiration time of the password.

  • Page 101: Device Management

    NVR User Manual Device Management 12 Device Management 12.1 Network Configuration 12.1.1 TCP/IP Configuration Click StartàSettingsàNetworkàTCP/IP to go to the following interface. If the NVR has two network ports or above, you can select the network work pattern as required. TOE: It is a technology for improving the network transmission speed.

  • Page 102: Port Configuration

    NVR User Manual Device Management 12.1.2 Port Configuration Click StartàSettingsàNetworkàPort to go to the interface as shown below. Enter the HTTP port, HTTPS port, server port and RTSP port of the NVR, enable “Anonymous” as needed and then click “Apply” button to save the settings. HTTP Port: the default HTTP port of the NVR is 80.
  • Page 103 NVR User Manual Device Management ② Install a certificate. * You can create a private certificate here. Click the “Create” button to create a private certificate. Enter the country (only two letters available), domain (NVR’s IP address/domain), validity date, password, province/state, region and so on. Then click “OK” to save the settings. * If there is a signed certificate, click “Browse”...

  • Page 104: Pppoe Configuration

    12.1.4 DDNS Configuration The DDNS is used to control the dynamic IP address through domain name. Speco Technologies provides free DDNS service with US-based servers. You can access the NVR easily if the DDNS is enabled and configured. Click StartàSettingsàNetworkàDDNS to go to the interface as shown below. The default DDNS type will be “specoddns.net”.

  • Page 105: E-Mail Configuration

    NVR User Manual Device Management 12.1.5 E-mail Configuration Click StartàSettingsàNetworkàE-mail to go to the following interface. Enter the sender’s name, e-mail address, SMTP server and SMTP port (you can click “Default” to reset the SMTP port to the default value) and then enable or disable the SSL and attaching image. Select the username (the username list will be updated automatically according to the email address you input) and enter the password of the sender and then click “Apply”...

  • Page 106: Upnp Configuration

    NVR User Manual Device Management Click “Add” and then enter the recipient’s e-mail address and select the schedule (if a schedule is selected, the system will send the alarm email and the recipient will receive it only in the selected schedule time) in the popup window. Click “Add” in the window to add the recipient. You can also change the recipient’s receiving schedule by clicking in the “Schedule”...

  • Page 107: Nat Configuration

    NVR User Manual Device Management To use this function, the NVR shall be connected to a switch supporting 802.1x protocol. The switch can be considered as an authentication system to identify the device in a local network. If the NVR connected to the network interface of the switch has passed the authentication of the switch, it can be accessed via the local network.

  • Page 108: Date And Time Configuration

    NVR User Manual Device Management Device Name: The name of the device. It may display on the client end or CMS that help user to recognize the device remotely. Video Format: Two modes: PAL and NTSC. Select the video format according to the camera. Sequence Automatically: Check it and set “wait time”.

  • Page 109: Recorder Osd Settings

    NVR User Manual Device Management 12.2.3 Recorder OSD Settings Click StartàSettingsàSystemàBasicàRecorder OSD settings to go to the following interface. OSD name and icon can be enabled here. 12.3 Factory Default Click StartàSettingsàSystemàMaintenanceàFactory Default and then click “Reset to factory default” button in the interface to reset to the factory default settings (check “Reset retain Network Configuration”...

  • Page 110: Backup And Restore

    NVR User Manual Device Management to the path where the upgrade software exists. Select the upgrade software and then click “Upgrade”. The system may automatically restart during upgrading. Please wait for a while and do not power off the NVR during upgrading. Note: The file system of the USB mobile device which is used for upgrading, backing up and restoring should be FAT32 format.

  • Page 111: Restart Automatically

    NVR User Manual Device Management 12.6 Restart Automatically You can set the automatic restart time for the NVR to maintain it regularly. Click StartàSettingsàSystemàMaintenanceàAuto Maintenance to go to the interface as shown below. Enable auto maintenance, set the interval days and point of time and then click “Apply” to save the settings. The NVR will restart automatically at the pointed time every interval days.

  • Page 112: Remote Surveillance

    ① Enable NAT in the NVR. Refer to 12.1.8 NAT Configuration for details. ② Scan the QRCode through the Speco Blue App available for iOS and Android to easily and securely view your cameras. ③ Run the mobile client, go to the “Add Device” interface and then click to scan the QRCode of the NVR (Go to StartàSettingsàSystemàInformationàBasic to view the QRCode of the NVR).

  • Page 113: Web Wan Access

    NVR User Manual Remote Surveillance 13.3 Web WAN Access ① Set the network of the NVR. Please refer to 12.1.1 TCP/IP Configuration for details. ② Click Start→Settings→Network→NAT to go to the interface for NAT configuration and check “Enable”. Click “Apply” to save the settings and make note of the QR code number under the QR code.

  • Page 114: Remote Preview

    NVR User Manual Remote Surveillance system and Safari in MAC system. Here we take IE browser for example. When you access the NVR through IE for the first time, you need to download and install the relative components for normal preview and playback. Please refer to the tips in the remote interfaces for details. The buttons and icons on the top right corner of the remote interface are introduced as follows.
  • Page 115 NVR User Manual Remote Surveillance Click to view the cameras. You can view the number of all the added cameras and the online cameras. For instance, the left number 3 on the left panel stands for the number of online cameras; the right number 4 stands for the number of all the added cameras. Enter the camera name in the search box and then click to search the camera.
  • Page 116 NVR User Manual Remote Surveillance Click one camera window in the preview area and then click to set the camera’s live view stream and record stream to main stream in manual record mode; click to set the camera’s live view stream and record stream to sub stream. In sub stream tab, set the resolution, FPS and bitrate and then click “Apply”...

  • Page 117: Remote Playback

    NVR User Manual Remote Surveillance Button Meaning Click to rotate the dome; click to stop rotating the dome. Drag the slider to adjust the rotating speed of dome. Click to zoom in/out camera image. Click to increase/ decrease the focal length. Click to increase/decrease the iris of the dome.

  • Page 118: Remote Export

    NVR User Manual Remote Surveillance 13.4.3 Remote Export Click “Export” in the remote interface to go to the export interface. You can export the record by event search or by time search. Event Search Ø Check the record type on the left side of the interface and then click to set the start time and end time;...

  • Page 119: Appendix A Faq

    NVR User Manual Appendix A FAQ Q1. Why can’t I find the HDD? Please check the power and SATA data cables of the HDD to make sure they are well connected. For some NVRs with the 1U or small 1U case, the power of the adapter may be not enough for operating them. Please use the power adaptor supplied along with the NVR.
  • Page 120 NVR User Manual Q6. The IP camera which connects to the PoE port of the NVR cannot be displayed automatically in the camera list, why? Please check whether the resource of the PoE port is occupied by another IP camera that is added through network. Take the 16 CH NVR with 8 PoE ports as an example.
  • Page 121 NVR User Manual Q7. The IP camera which directly connects to the PoE port of the NVR through ONVIF protocol is shown in the camera list, but there is no image output, why? Please make sure the username and password of the IP camera are correct. The IP camera’s username and password can be modified through the two ways mentioned as below.
  • Page 122 NVR User Manual ② Select SecurityàCustom Level. Refer to Fig 10-1. ③ Enable all the sub options under “ActiveX controls and plug-ins”. Refer to Fig 10-2. ④ Then click “OK” to finish setup. Other plug-ins or anti-virus may block ActiveX. Please disable or do the required settings. Fig 10-1 Fig 10-2 Q11.
  • Page 123 NVR User Manual 11-1. Select camera in the resource tree on the left side of the interface to play the camera record. Click on the tool bar under the camera image to enable audio. Refer to Fig 11-2. Note: The record will not have audio output if you disable the audio when recording by NVR. Please see 7.1.1 Mode Configuration and 7.2 Encode Parameters Setting for details.
  • Page 124 NVR User Manual Fig 11-2...

  • Page 125: Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity

    NVR User Manual Calculate Recording Capacity Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity The recording capacity is mainly up to the record resolution, record stream and bitrate. Different image quality parameters decide different disk capacity occupation in equal times. The bigger the record resolution, record stream and record bitrate is, the more disk capacity is taken up in equal times.

  • Page 126: Appendix C Specifications

    Record, snapshot, preset, e-mail, pop-up window, etc. Interface RJ45 10M/100M/100Mbps×2 Network Protocol TCP/IP，PPPoE，DHCP，DNS，DDNS，UPnP，NTP，SMTP Web Client Multiple online users monitoring Mobile iOS, Android Speco Blue or SecureGuard Client Device SATA×8，max 8T per HDD Storage E-SATA E-SATA×2 *8TB Local By U disk，USB mobile HDD Export Network USB2.0×2（one in the front panel and the other in the rear panel）USB 3.0 x 1...
  • Page 127 Specifications Android is a trademark of Google LLC. Model: N32NRE Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statements This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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