1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. Vista Manuals
  4. DVR
  5. Optio OPNVR Series
  6. User manual

Vista Optio OPNVR Series User Manual

Hide thumbs
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

OPNVR
User Guide
Please read this manual thoroughly before use and keep it handy for future
reference.

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the Optio OPNVR Series and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel

Related Manuals for Vista Optio OPNVR Series

Summary of Contents for Vista Optio OPNVR Series

  • Page 1 OPNVR User Guide Please read this manual thoroughly before use and keep it handy for future reference.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Getting Started ..........................7 Checking the Components ......................7 Front Panel ........................... 8 Rear Panel ............................ 8 Mouse Operation ........................10 Local Configurations ........................11 Initial Settings ..........................11 Booting up ..........................11 Initializing the Device ......................12 Password Reset ........................
  • Page 3 HDD ............................112 FTP ............................113 Record Control ........................115 HDD Information ........................115 HDD Group ........................... 116 HDD Detect ........................... 117 Account ..........................119 System Info ........................... 126 RS232 ........................... 128 Security ..........................129 Auto Maintain ........................131 Backup ..........................132 Default ...........................
  • Page 4 Norbain SD, Inspired, Easthampstead Road, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 1YQ, England. UK +44 (0) 118 912 5000 / Vista Technical Support +44 (0) 118 912 5125 Note: You should be at the equipment and ready with details before calling Technical Support.
  • Page 5 Note: Notes contain important information about a product or procedure. This apparatus is manufactured to comply with the radio interference. A Declaration of Conformity in accordance with the following EU standards has been made. The manufacturer declares that the product supplied with this document is compliant the provisions of the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC, the CE Marking Directive 93/68 EEC and all associated amendments.
  • Page 6 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    Getting Started Checking the Components After receiving the recorder, please check against the following list. If any of the items are missing or damaged, contact Norbain after-sales support. Sequence Checking items Requirement Appearance No obvious damage. Package No broken or distorted areas that may Packing materials have been caused by dropping.

  • Page 8: Front Panel

    Front Panel Icon Name Function STATUS Status indicator light Blue light if the system has a malfunction. HDD status indicator Blue light if HDD has a malfunction. light Network status indicator light Blue light if the network connection is abnormal. POWER Power status indicator light Blue light is on when the power applied correctly.
  • Page 9 Icon Port Name Function MIC IN Audio input port Receives audio signal from devices such as microphone. Outputs audio signal to devices such as speakers. MIC OUT Audio output port Bidirectional talk output. Alarm input port 1～4 1～4 Alarm input ground port. NO1～NO2 Alarm output port 1～2...

  • Page 10: Mouse Operation

    Mouse Operation Left click Password input dialogue box pops up if you are not logged in. mouse You can access the main menu from live view interface. Implement the control operation. Modify checkbox. In text box, click the corresponding button on the panel to enter a number or character (lowercase / CAPS).

  • Page 11: Local Configurations

    Local Configurations Initial Settings Booting up Ensure the input voltage corresponds to the power requirement of the Device. Power  on the Device after the power cable is properly connected. To protect the Device, please connect the Device with the power cable first, and then ...

  • Page 12: Initializing The Device

    Initializing the Device When booting up for the first time, you need to configure the password information for admin (by default). Note In order to guarantee device security, please keep the admin login password in a safe place after the device has been initialized, it is recommended to modify the password regularly.
  • Page 13 WARNING STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED For your device security, create a strong password of your own choosing. We also recommend you change your password periodically especially in the high security systems. Draw an unlock pattern. After this setting is completed, the password protection settings interface is displayed. Note The pattern that you want to set must cross at least four points.
  • Page 14 Configure the security questions. Note If the admin password is forgotten, this can be reset through the reserved email address or security questions. If you do not want to configure these settings, disable the email address and security questions. Email: Input an email address for password reset. If the password is forgetten in the future, you will need to input the security code received via assigned email to reset the admin password.

  • Page 15: Password Reset

    Password Reset You can reset the password with the device QR code or the security questions. To reset through the QR code, make sure the Enable check box is selected in Main Menu > SYSTEM > SECURITY > System Service > Password Reset. To reset through the security questions, make sure the security quesitons are configured.
  • Page 17 There are two ways to reset the password: Scanning QR code to reset by email and answering security questions (local menu only). Email follow the prompts on the interface to scan the QR code, and then input the security code you get via the assigned email.

  • Page 18: Quick Settings

    Click Next. Device displays reset password interface. Input new password and then confirm. The password can be set from 8 to 32 characters and contain at least two types from number, letter and special character (excluding"'", """, ";", ":" and "&"). Click OK button to complete the setup.
  • Page 19 Startup Wizard After successfully initializing the device, the startup wizard interface opens. Here you can quickly configure your device. It includes general setup, basic network setup, camera registration, P2P, and schedule interface. Boot up the device and complete the device initialization. Device goes to startup wizard. Select Auto- check for updates, device automatically checks if there are new updates.
  • Page 20 General Main menu->Setting->System->General->General Device Name: Please input a corresponding device name here. Device No: When you are using a single remote control (not included in the accessory bag) to control several NVRs, you can give a name to each NVR for your management. Language: Device supports various languages: select a language for the system.
  • Page 21 Mouse sensitivity: You can set double click speed via dragging the slide bar. You can Click Default button to restore default setup. Date and Time Main menu->Setting->System->General->Date&Time System time: Set system time. Date format: There are three types: YYYYY-MM-DD / MM-DD-YYYYY / DD-MM-YYYY. Date separator: There are three denotations to separate date: dot, beeline and solidus.
  • Page 22 Warning System time is very important; do not modify this setting unless there is a must! Before your time modification, please stop record operation first! Holiday Main menu->Setting->System->General->Holiday You can configure the device basic settings, time settings, and holiday settings.
  • Page 24 Basic Network Settings Main menu->Setting->Network->TCP/IP Set device IP address, DNS (Domain Name System) information. Preparation Make sure the device has properly connected to the network. Click device display edit interface.
  • Page 25 MAC address: Displays the MAC address of the Device. It is read-only. IP version: In the IP Version list, you can select IPv4 or IPv6. IP address: Enter the IP address and configure the corresponding subnet mask and default gateway. Default gateway: IP address and default gateway must be in the same network range.
  • Page 26 Main menu->Setting->Network->P2P P2P is a convenient private network penetration technology. You do not need to apply for dynamic domain name or port mapping. You can add recording devices by following the below procedure. Scan the QR code, download mobile app, and then register an account. Connect the NVR device to the Internet, otherwise P2P can not run properly.
  • Page 27 Click and enter the Add Device interface. Note EasyViewer Mobile App supports device initialization. Select Wired Device -> P2P to enter the P2P interface. Click the QR code icon behind the SN to enter the QR code scan interface. Scan the device label or scan the SN QR code. When the scan is successful, the device SN will be displayed in the SN item.
  • Page 28 Registration Main menu->Setting->Camera->Registration You can add remote devices by adding the IP address. Channel: It is the device channel number. Status: Red circle means the channel has no video, green circle means the channel has video. IP address: It is to display network camera IP address. Add/Delete: Click to delete the device, click to add the device to the NVR.
  • Page 29 Add network camera Device search: Click the button; you can search all network cameras in the same network segment. Double click a camera or check the camera box and then click Add button, you can add the device to the list. Manual Add: Click Manual Add button, you can set the corresponding network camera information and then select the channel you want to add.
  • Page 30 Note Click to change the remote device information. Click to delete remote device.
  • Page 31 Schedule Main menu->Setting->Storage->Schedule After set record schedule and snapshot schedule, the device will automatically record video and snapshot images during the specified time. Record Schedule All channels are set to record continuously by default. You can set customized record period and record type.
  • Page 32 Week day: There are eight options: ranges from Saturday to Sunday and all. Holiday: Holiday setup. Main Menu->Setting->System->General Pre-record: System can pre-record the video before the event occurs. The value ranges from 1 - 30 seconds. Period setup: Click button after one date or a holiday.
  • Page 33 Note If you have added a holiday, you can set the record period for the holiday. Schedule Snapshot Main menu->Setting->Storage->Schedule->Snapshot You can configure the storage schedule for the snapshot such as channels to take snapshot, alarm settings, and the armed period.
  • Page 34 Note When the record type is MD (motion detect), alarm, MD&Alarm, please enable the channel snapshot function when corresponding alarm occurs. Note Please enable auto snapshot function so that the snapshot plan can become activated. Record Control Main menu->Setting->Storage->Record There are two ways to access the record menu: ...
  • Page 35 stream and sub stream. There are three statuses: auto / manual / off. Please highlight icon “○” to select corresponding channel. Manual: The highest priority. After manual setup, all selected channels will begin general recording. Auto: Channel records according to the record schedule. Off: Current channel stops recording.

  • Page 36: Camera

    Camera After registering a remote device to the NVR, you can view the video on the NVR, and manage and the storage. Change camera IP address Main menu->Setting->Camera->Registration Check the box before the camera name and then click Change IP or click the before the camera name.
  • Page 37 Check DHCP, there is no need to input IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. NVR will automatically allocate an IP address to the camera. Check Static, then input an IP address, subnet mask, default gateway. Note If it is to change several devices IP addresses at the same time, please input incremental value. When changing IP address buy batch, device automatically skips the conflicted IP and begin the allocation according to the incremental value.
  • Page 38 IP Export Device can export the Added device list to your local USB device. Insert the USB device and then click the Export button. Enter the following interface. Select the directory address and then click the OK button. Device pops up a dialogue box to show the export is successful. Click OK button to exit. Note Backup encryption is enabled by default when exporting files.

  • Page 39: Remote Device Initialization

    IP Import Select the import file and then click the OK button. System pops up a dialogue box to remind you successfully imported. Note If the imported IP has conflicted with current added device, system pops up a dialogue box to remind you.
  • Page 40 Note When connecting a camera to the NVR via PoE port, NVR automatically initialize the camera. The camera adopts NVR current password and email information by default. When connect a camera to the NVR via PoE port after NVR upgraded to the new version, the NVR may fail to initialize the camera.
  • Page 41 Set camera password. The user name is admin. The password ranges from 8 to 32 digitals. It can contain letters, numbers and special characters (excluding “'”,“"”,“;”,“:”,“&”) . The password shall contain at least two categories. Usually we recommend the strong password. In order to guarantee device security, please keep the admin login password in a safe place after the device has been initialized, it is recommended to modify the password regularly.
  • Page 42 Click Next button. Enter Change IP address interface. Set camera IP address Check DHCP, there is no need to input IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. Device automatically allocates the IP address to the camera. Check Static, and then input IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and incremental value. Note To change several devices IP addresses at the same time, please input incremental value.

  • Page 43: Short-Cut Menu To Register Camera

    Click Finish to complete the setup. Short-Cut Menu to Register Camera If you have not registered a remote device to a channel, please go to the preview interface to add. On the preview interface, Move your mouse to the center, there is an icon “+”. Click “+”, device pops up interface to add network camera.

  • Page 44: Image

    Image Main menu->Setting->Camera->Image You can configure the image settings such as saturation, contrast, brightness, sharpness for each connected camera. Channel: In the Channel list, select the channel that you want to configure. Saturation: Adjusts the color shades. The bigger the value, the lighter the color will become. The value ranges from 0 to 100.

  • Page 45: Encode

    Encode Main menu->Settings->Camera->Encode Set the video encoding parameters such as bit rates, text overlay, snapshot settings. From Main menu->Setting->System->Encode, you can see the following interface. Channel: Select the channel you want. Type: It is to set device bit stream type. Main stream - there are three options: regular / motion detect / alarm.
  • Page 46 H.264H: High Profile encode mode. H.264B: Baseline Profile encode mode. H.265: Main Profile encode mode. MJPEG: System needs high bit streams to guarantee video definition. Use the recommended max bit stream value to get the better images. Smart Codec: Enable the smart codec function. This function can reduce the video bit stream for recorded video to maximize the storage space.
  • Page 47 Overlay Main menu->Settings->Camera->Overlay Overlay: you can configure to display system time and channel name on each channel window in the live view screen. Cover area: Here is for you to cover area section. You can drag you mouse to set proper section size. In one channel video, system max supports 4 zones in one channel.
  • Page 48 Snapshot Main menu->Settings->Camera->Snapshot Setup snapshot mode, picture size, quality and frequency. Snapshot mode: There are two modes: regular and trigger. If you set regular mode, you need to set snapshot frequency. If you set trigger snapshot, you need to set snapshot activation operation. Image size: Here you can set snapshot picture size.

  • Page 49: Channel Name

    Channel Name Main menu->Setting->Camera->Cam name Modify channel name. Supports maximum of 63-character. Please note you can only modify the channel name of the connected network camera.

  • Page 50: Remote Upgrade

    Remote Upgrade Main menu->Setting->Camera->Registration->Upgrade Upgrade the connected network camera firmware. It includes online upgrade and file upgrade. From main menu->setting->camera->remote, the interface is shown as below.
  • Page 51 Online Upgrade Select a remote device and then click the Detect button on the right-hand side, alternatively check the box to select a remote device and then click Manual Check. System detects the new version on the internet. Select a remote device that requires a new version and then click online upgrade. After successful operation, system pops up upgrade successful dialogue box.
  • Page 52 Note If there are too many remote devices, select device type from the drop-down list. Device Status Main menu->Setting->Camera->Registration->Status View the IP cameras status such as motion detect, video loss, tampering, alarm.  IP camera status: Front-end does not support. Front-end supports.

  • Page 53: Preview

    Preview After device booted up, the system displays in multiple-channel mode. If you want to change system date and time, you can refer to general settings (Main Menu->Setting->System->General). If you want to modify the channel name, please refer to the display settings (Main Menu->Camera->CAM name).

  • Page 54: Navigation Bar

    Icon Function Current channel is recording, system displays this icon. Motion detection alarm occurs, system displays this icon. Video loss alarm occurs, system displays this icon. Current channel is in monitor lock status, system displays this icon. Tips  Preview drag: If you want to change position of channel 1 and channel 2 when you are previewing, you can left click mouse in the channel 1 and then drag to channel 2, release mouse you can switch channel 1 and channel 2 positions.
  • Page 55 Image Click to go to the image interface. Please make sure system is in single-channel mode. Search Click system goes to search interface. Alarm Status Click to check alarm status interface. It is to view device status and channel status. Channel Info Click for the channel information interface.

  • Page 56: Preview Control Interface

    Network Click system goes to the network interface. Modify network IP address, default gateway and etc. HDD Manager Click system goes to the HDD manager interface. View and manage HDD information. USB Manager Click system goes to the USB Manager interface. View USB information, backup and update. Preview Control Interface Move you mouse to the top center of the video of the current channel, you can see system pops up the preview control interface.
  • Page 57 Instant playback Main menu->Setting->System->General Set instant playback to start 5-60 minutes before current time. Digital zoom Zoom into specified zone of the current channel. Click button the button is shown as There are two ways for you to zoom in. ...

  • Page 58: Right Click Menu

    channels become as Registration Shortcut menu. Click to enter to the registration interface to add / delete remote device or view its corresponding information. Switch bit streams Click to switch the bit stream type of the main stream and sub stream. ...

  • Page 59: Edit View (Sequence)

    supports this function. Color setting: Set video corresponding information.   Search: Click it to go to Search interface to search and playback a record file.  Record control: Enable/disable record channel.  Camera registration: Search and add a remote device. ...
  • Page 60 On the edit view interface, drag the channel to the desired window, or drag on the preview window to switch the position. Check the channel number at the bottom right corner to view the current channel sequence.
  • Page 61 Click Apply to save current channel sequence. After changing the channel sequence, click Cancel button or right click mouse, device pops up the dialogue box.  Click OK to save current settings. Click Cancel to exit without saving the settings. ...

  • Page 62: Preview Display Effect Setup

    Preview Display Effect Setup Color Here you can set hue, brightness, contrast, saturation, gain, white level, color mode etc. Item Note Period Divide 24 hours into two periods and configure the corresponding color settings. Effective Time Enable the function and then set the effective time for each period.
  • Page 63 Item Note image lightness. The value ranges from 0 to 100. The default value is 50. The recommended range is between 40 and 60. Gain The smaller the value, the low the noise. But the brightness is also too low in the dark environments. It can enhance the video brightness if the value is high.
  • Page 64 Now you can set corresponding information.  Resolution: There are five options: 1280×1024 (Default), 1280×720, 1920×1080, 1024×768 and 3840×2160. Please note the system needs to reboot to activate current setup.  Transparency: Here is for you to adjust menu transparency. The higher the value, the more transparent the menu is.

  • Page 65: Ptz Control

    Tips On the navigation bar, click to enable/disable tour. PTZ Control Right click mouse. Please note you can only go to the PTZ control interface when you are in single window display mode.
  • Page 66 Please note the command name is grey if the device does not support this function. The PTZ operation is only valid in single window mode. PTZ control panel performs the operations such as directing camera in eight directions, adjusting zoom, focus and iris settings, and quick positioning.
  • Page 67 Click this key, system goes back to the single screen mode. Drag the mouse in the screen to adjust section size. The dragged zone supports 4X to 16X speeds. Name Function function Shortcut Function function Shortcut Zoom Near  Focus Near │...
  • Page 68 PTZ Function Setup Click on the expanded control interface to set preset, tour, pattern, and scan. Preset Setup Click the direction arrows to the required position. In the Preset box, enter the value to represent the required position. Click Setting to complete the preset settings. Tour Setup Click the Tour tab.
  • Page 69 Pattern Setup Click the Pattern tab. The Pattern interface is displayed. In the Pattern box, enter the value for pattern. Click Start to perform the directions operations. You can also go to the PTZ Control Panel to perform the operations of adjusting zoom, focus, iris, and directions. On the PTZ interface, click End to complete the settings Scan Setup Click the Border tab.
  • Page 70 Call PTZ Function Call Preset Input preset value and then click to call a preset. Click to stop calling. Call Pattern Input pattern value and then click to call a pattern. Click to stop calling. Call Tour Input tour value and then click to call a tour.

  • Page 71: Playback And Search

    Click , system goes to the following interface. In the Direct Aux list, select the option that corresponds to the applied protocol. In the Aux Num box, enter the number that corresponds to the AUX switch on the decoder. Playback and Search Playback Controls Search Interface Main menu->Search...
  • Page 72 Name Function Display Display the searched recorded video or picture. It supports playing in single-channel, 4- window channel, 9-channel, and 16-channel simultaneously. Search Select the content to play back: Record, PIC, Splice Playback. type The dates with recording or snapshots have a small solid circle under the date. Calendar Click the date that you want to search, the time bar displays the corresponding recordings.
  • Page 73 Playback ►/ Play / Pause. control  You can switch between play and pause whilst in playback. pane. Stop. ■ Click the Stop button to stop playback. Reverse Play.  During playback, click the Reverse Play button to play the video in reverse. ...
  • Page 74 Click on the time bar to select the end time, and then click to stop clipping. Click The BACKUP dialog box is displayed. You can back up the files. Record Select the the recording type to search for. type Motion Whilst playing back video motion detection, you can analyze a certain area to find when detection a specific event occurred.

  • Page 75: Smart Search Playback

    Record Backup You can back up the recorded video file or splice video file into the USB storage device. Click The BACKUP dialog box is displayed. If you do not want to backup the file, uncheck the box. Click Backup to begin the process. Smart Search Playback ain menu->Setting->Event->Video detect->Motion detect Whilst playing back video motion detection, you can analyze a certain area to find when a specific event...

  • Page 76: Mark Playback

    To use the Smart Search function, do the following: Select Main Menu > VIDEO, the video search interface is displayed. In the CAM NAME list, select the channel(s) that you want to play. Start playback. Click The grid is displayed on the screen. Only single-channel supports smart search.
  • Page 77 Playback Mark During single window playback mode, click mark file list button you can go to mark file list interface. Double click a mark file, you can begin playback from the mark time. Play before mark time Here you can set to begin playback from previous “N” seconds of the mark time. Note Usually, system can playbacks previous N seconds record if there is such kind of record file.

  • Page 78: Playback Image

    Modify Double click a mark, system dialogue box pops up, change mark information. You can only change mark name. Delete Here you can check the mark you want to delete and then click Delete button, you can remove one mark item. Note After you go to the mark management interface, system needs to pause current playback.

  • Page 79: File List

    Click , the playback starts from the beginning. Double-click anywhere on the time bar, the playback starts from where you click. Select splice file.  Click Playback, system playbacks from the first of current date by default.  Click time bar, system playbacks from the time you click. ...
  • Page 80 Select Main Menu > VIDEO, the video search interface is displayed. Select channel(s). Click The File List interface is displayed. Start playback. Click , the playback starts from the first file by default. Select a file, the system plays back this file. In the time box on the top of the file list interface, you can enter the specific time to search the file that you want to view.

  • Page 81: Other Aux Functions

    Other Aux Functions Digital Zoom In 1-window playback mode, left click mouse to select any zone on the screen, you can zoom in current zone. Right click mouse to exit. Switch Channel During playback mode, select from the dropdown list to switch playback channel. This function is not for the channel of no record.
  • Page 82 considerably (such as there is any moving object, video is distorted), system can trigger the corresponding alarm activation operations. In the main menu, from Setting to Detect, you can see motion detect interface. There are four detection types: motion detection, video loss, tampering and scene changing. Video Motion Detection ain menu->Setting->Event->Video detect->Motion detect The system analyzes the video images to detect an obvious change such as moving objects and...
  • Page 83 Parameter Description Click Setting to display setting interface. (not supported by all models) General Alarm: Enable alarm activation through the alarm Alarm Out devices connected to the selected output port. External Alarm: Enable alarm activation through the connected alarm box. Set the length of time the recorder delays turning off the alarm after the initial event.
  • Page 84 Parameter Description Select to enable audio broadcast / voice prompts in response to a Voice Prompts motion detection event. Click Apply to save the settings. Click Default to restore the default setting. Click Copy, in the Copy dialog box, select the additional channel(s) that you want to copy the motion detection settings to, and then click Apply.
  • Page 86 Tampering ain menu->Setting->Event->Video detect->Tampering If the camera lens is covered or the video is over exposed due to sunlight. To avoid such situations, you can configure the tampering alarm settings. Video Loss ain menu->Setting->Event->Video detect->Video loss...
  • Page 87 When the video loss occurs, the system activates the alarm. To avoid such situations, you can configure the tampering alarm settings. Tips You can enable preset/tour/pattern activation operation when video loss occurs. Alarm Settings Main menu->Setting->Event->Alarm Alarm in: Here is for you to select channel number. In the main menu, from Setting->Event->Alarm, you can see alarm setup interface.
  • Page 88 activation may last 10s if the local alarm is activated. During the process, if system detects another local alarm signal at the fifth second, the buzzer, tour, PTZ activation, snapshot, record channel will begin another 10s while the screen prompt, alarm upload, email will not be activated again.

  • Page 89: Abnormality

    Please highlight icon to select the corresponding function. After setting all the setups please click save button. Abnormality Main menu->Setting->Event->Alarm You can configure the alarm output for three types of system event (HDD, Network, and User). When there is an abnormal system event, the system activates an alarm in accordance with these settings. ...
  • Page 90  Lock time: In user interface, select illegal login from the dropdown list. Here you can set account lock time. The value ranges from 1 to 30 minutes.  Latch: Here you can set corresponding delaying time. The value ranges from 1s-300s. System automatically delays specified seconds in turning off alarm and activated output after external alarm cancelled.
  • Page 91 Configure the settings for the User event. Parameter Description Event Type In the Event Type list, select Illegal Login. Enable the user error detection function. Enable If you do not enable this function, there will be no limit for wrong password entry and the account cannot be locked because of the wrong password.
  • Page 92 Parameter Description Select the Send Email check box to enable the system to send an email notification when an alarm event occurs. Send Email To use this function, make sure the email function is enabled in Main Menu > NETWORK > EMAIL. Buzzer Select the check box to activate a buzzer at the recorder.

  • Page 93: Network Settings

    Network Settings TCP/IP Main menu->Setup->Network->TCP/IP You can configure the settings for the recorder such as IP address, DNS according to the networking plan.
  • Page 94 Port Main menu->Setup->Network->Port Parameter Description The allowable maximum clients accessing the Device at the same time, Max Connection such as WEB, Platform, and Mobile Phone. Select a value between 1 and 128. The default value setting is 128. The default value setting is 37777. You can enter the value according TCP Port to your actual situation.
  • Page 95 System needs to reboot after you changed and saved any setup of the above ports. Make sure the port values here do not conflict. PPPoE Main menu->Setup->Network->PPPoE PPPoE is another way for the Device to access the network. You can establish network connection by configuring PPPoE settings to give the Device a dynamic IP address in the WAN.
  • Page 96 DDNS Main menu->Setup->Network->DDNS When the IP address of the Device changes frequently, the DDNS function can dynamically refresh the correspondence between the domain on DNS and the IP address, ensuring you access the Device by using the domain. Preparation If using “Quick DDNS” type, domain registration is not needed. If using other DDNS type, you need to login to the DDNS website to register the user name, password, and domain name.
  • Page 97 Configure the settings for the DDNS parameters. Non-Quick DDNS type.  Parameter Description Enable Enable the DDNS function. DDNS Type Type and address of DDNS service provider. Type: Dyndns DDNS; address: members.dyndns.org Host IP Type: NO-IP DDNS; address: dynupdate.no-ip.com Type: CN99 DDNS; address: members.3322.org The domain name for registering on the website of DDNS service Domain Name provider.
  • Page 98 Parameter Description The domain name for registering on the website of DDNS service provider. Domain Name Select the domain mode as default domain or customized domain. The default domain format is "<MAC_Address>.quickddns.com" The customized domain format is "name. quickddns.com." In the Email box, enter the email address that is used to access the Email DDNS service provider.
  • Page 100 Parameter Description Enable the UPnP function. Indicates the status of UPnP function. Status Offline: Failed. Online: Succeeded. Enter IP address of router on the LAN. LAN IP After successfully mapping, the system obtains IP address automatically without performing any configuration. Enter IP address of router on the WAN.
  • Page 101  Receiver: Please input receiver email address here. System max supports 3 email boxes. System automatically filters same addresses if you input one receiver repeatedly.  SSL enable: System supports SSL encryption box.  Interval: The send interval ranges from 0 to 3600 seconds. 0 means there is no interval. ...
  • Page 102 Preparation  Install SNMP monitor and management tool, such as MIB Builder and MG-SOFT MIB Browser.  Obtain the corresponding MIB file from the technical support. Enter from main menu > Setup > Network > SNMP. The SNMP interface is displayed. Select the SNMP check box.
  • Page 103 Parameter Description Encryption Type Select the encryption type. The default type is CBC-DES. Click OK to complete the configuration. View device info. Run MIB Builder and MG-SOFT MIB Browser. Compile the two MIB files with MIB Builder. Load the compiled module to the software with MG-SOFT MIB Browser. Enter the PC IP address into MG-SOFT MIB Browser and select the version to search.
  • Page 104 Parameter Description Enable Enable the multicast function. IP Address Enter the IP address that you want to use as the multicast IP. The IP address ranges from 224.0.0.0 through 239.255.255.255. Port Enter the port for the multicast. The port ranges from 1025 through 65000. Click Apply or OK to complete the setting.
  • Page 105 Configure the settings for the register parameters. Parameter Description Enable Enable the register function. Enter the server IP address or the server domain that you want to Server IP Address register to. Port Enter the port of the server. Sub Service ID This ID is allocated by the server and used for the Device.
  • Page 106 Enable the P2P function. Download mobile app or client, scan the QR code and then register an account. EasyViewer APP: Use your mobile phone to scan the QR code to add the device into  the Cell Phone Client, and then you can start accessing the Device. Optio Central: Obtain the Device SN by scanning the QR code.

  • Page 107: Network Test

    Type Note Connect camera After connect the camera to the PoE, NVR allocate an IP address in the specified to the PoE IP segment to the camera. NVR tries to use arp ping to set. If the NVR has enabled the DHCP function, it uses DHCP to set. ...
  • Page 108 Testing the Network You can test the network connection status between the recorder and other devices. Select Main Menu > INFO > NETWORK > Test. The Test interface is displayed. In the Destination IP box, enter the IP address. Click Test. After testing is completed, the test result is displayed.
  • Page 109 Connect a USB storage device to the Device. Click Refresh. The Device starts detecting the USB storage device and displays its name in the Device Name box. Select the route of the data that you want to capture and backup. In the Network Sniffer Packet Backup, click Browse.

  • Page 110: Storage

    Storage Here you can view HDD information such as type, status, total capacity, record time and etc. The operation includes format, resume from error, change HDD property (Read write, Read-only). Here you can also set alarm and HDD storage position. Basic Main menu->Setup->Storage->Basic...

  • Page 111: Schedule

    Configure the basic storage settings parameters. Parameter Description Configure the settings for the situation when all the read/write discs are full, and there is no disc space. HDD Full Select Stop Record to stop recording Select Overwrite to overwrite the recorded video files always from the earliest time.

  • Page 112: Hdd

    Configure the schedule for recorded video. All channels are recorder by default, you can customize individual channels to record, alarm settings, and the armed period. Main-menu->Setting->Storage->HDD Manager In the table, you can view the information of current HDD, such as device name, HDD type, status, total space and free space, and serial number of the HDD port.

  • Page 113: Ftp

    Main menu->Setting->Storage->FTP You can store and view the recorded videos and snapshots on the FTP server. Preparation Purchase or download a FTP server and install it on your PC. For the created FTP user, you need to set the write permission; otherwise the upload of recorded videos and snapshots will fail.
  • Page 114 Parameter Description Enable Enable the FTP upload function. Host IP IP address of the PC that is installed with FTP server. Port The default is 21. Anonymity Enter the user name and password to login the FTP server. User Name Enable the anonymity function, and then you can login anonymously without entering the user name and password.

  • Page 115: Record Control

    Record Control After you set schedule record or schedule snapshot function, please set auto record/snapshot function so that the NVR can automatically record or snapshot. HDD Information Main menu->Info->System->HDD You can view the HDD quantity, HDD type, total space, free space, status, and S.M.A.R.T information. Parameter Description Indicates the number of the currently connected HDD.

  • Page 116: Hdd Group

    You can detect HDD by quick detect and global detect. Quick detect: Detect the files saved in HDD. The detected bad track can be repaired by formatting. If there are no files in HDD, the system cannot detect the bad track. Global detect: Detect the whole HDD through Windows, which takes time and might affect the HDD that is recording the video.

  • Page 117: Hdd Detect

    HDD Detect The HDD detect function is to detect HDD current status so that you can clearly understand the HDD performance and replace the malfunction HDD. There are two detect types:  Quick detect is to detect via the universal system files. System can quickly complete the HDD scan.
  • Page 118 Click View, you can see the detailed information such as detect result, backup and S.M.A.R.T.

  • Page 119: Account

    Account It is to manage users, user group and ONVIF user, set admin security questions. Note For the user name, the string max length is 31-byte, and for the user group, the string max length is 15-byte. The user name can only contain English letters, numbers and “_”、“@”、“.”. The default user amount is 64 and the default group amount is 20.
  • Page 120 Input the user name, password, select the group it belongs to from the dropdown list. Then you can check the corresponding rights for current user. Modify user...
  • Page 121 Main menu->Setting->System->Account->User Click you can go to the following interface to change user information. For admin user, you can change the email, enable/disable unlock pattern, change password prompt question, set security questions.
  • Page 122  Input email information and then click Save, it is to set/change email address.  Check the box to enable unlock pattern and then click , click Save to change unlock pattern.  Set security question Step 1 Click Security question, enter the following interface. Step 2 Input answers and then click Save button.
  • Page 123 Step 1 Click add group button. Enter Add group the interface. Step 2 Input group name and then input some memo information if necessary. Check the box to select authorities.
  • Page 124 Security Question Main menu->Setting->System->Account->Security question Note This function is for admin user only. Here you can change security questions. After you successfully answered security questions, you can reset admin account password. Input correct security answers and then click Delete button at the bottom of the interface, you can reset security questions and answers.
  • Page 125 The default ONVIF user is admin. It is created after you initialize the DVR. Click Add User button. Enter Add User interface. Set user name, password and then select group from the dropdown list. Click Save to complete setup. Note Click to change user information, click to delete current user.

  • Page 126: System Info

    Online User Main menu->Info->Network->Online user Here is for you manage online users connected to your NVR.. You can click button to disconnect or block one user if you have proper system right. System detects there is any newly added or deleted user in each five seconds and refresh the list automatically.
  • Page 127 Here is for you to view current video bit rate (kb/s) and resolution. Event Information Alarm Status Main menu->Setting->Event->Alarm Status...

  • Page 128: Rs232

    RS232 Main menu->Setting->System->RS232 After setting RS232 parameters, the NVR can use the COM port to connect to other device to debug and operate.  Function: There are various devices for you to select.  Console is for you to use the COM or mini-end software to upgrade or debug the program. ...

  • Page 129: Security

     Function: Console Baud rate:115200   Data bit:8  Stop bit:1  Parity: None After completing all the setups please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu. Security IP Filter Main menu->System->Security->IP filter You can add IP in the following list. The list supports max 64 IP addresses. System supports valid address of IPv4 and IPv6.
  • Page 130  Start address/end address: Select one type from the dropdown list, you can input IP address in the start address and end address. Now you can click Add IP address or Add IP section to add. For the newly added IP address, it is in enable status by default. Remove the √ before the item, and then current item is not in the list.

  • Page 131: Auto Maintain

    System Service main menu->System->Security ->System Service Parameter Description Password Reset Enabled by default. If it is disabled, the user can only use the security questions to reset the password. Mobile Phone Push Enabled by default. The snapped pictures triggered at the device can be push to the EasyViewer mobile app.

  • Page 132: Backup

    You can select proper setup from dropdown list. After all the setups please click save button, system goes back to the previous menu. Backup Main menu->Backup a) Connect USB burner, USB device or portable HDD and etc to the device.
  • Page 133 b) Select backup device and then set channel, file start time and end time. c) Click add button, system begins search. All matched files are listed below. System automatically calculates the capacity needed and remained. d) System only backup files with a √ before channel name. You can use Fn or cancel button to delete √...
  • Page 134 stop button. You can view the remaining time and process bar at the left bottom. Note During backup process, you can click ESC to exit current interface for other operation (For some series product only). The system will not terminate backup process. The file name format usually is: Channel number+Record type+Time.
  • Page 135 System cannot open config backup interface again if there is backup operation in the process. System refreshes device when you go to the config backup every time and set current directory as the root directory of the peripheral device. If you go to the configuration backup interface first and then insert the peripheral device, please click Refresh button to see the newly added device.

  • Page 136: Default

    Default Main menu->Setting->System->Default Warning! After you use default function, some your customized setup may lose forever! Please think twice before you begin the operation! You can restore factory default setup to fix some problems when the device is running slowly. Configuration error occurred.

  • Page 137: Upgrade

    Upgrade Main menu->Setting->System->Update Step 1 Insert USB device that contain the upgrade file. Step 2 Click Start button and then select the .bin file. Step 3 You can see the corresponding dialogue box after the update process is complete.
  • Page 138 Online Upgrade When the NVR is online, you can use the online upgrade to update the firmware. Before the online upgrade, system needs to detect if any new version is available. It includes auto check and manual check.  Auto check: System automatically detects if any new version is available occasionally. ...

  • Page 139: Logout /Shutdown/Restart

    notes), new version is available and go to Step 3. Step 2 Click Upgrade to upgrade the system. Uboot When NVR boots up, during the uboot process, NVR automatically detects there is USB device and there is upgrade file on the USB device or not. If the detection result is OK, NVR automatically begins upgrade.

Table of Contents