AnyNet -12824 System Operation Manual

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  • Page 1 Version: 5.3 Doc No.: 2020031501...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents About This Guide ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 FCC Compliance Statement ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 FCC Warning ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 License Agreement ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5 Trademark ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Customer Support ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7 Chapter 1 Product Introduction ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 1-1. Model Description --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 1-2. Product Package Content ------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 1-3.
  • Page 3 5-5. How to import the confidence value of face recognition? ------------------------------ 89 5-6. The View log of face recognition --------------------------------------------------------- 90 5-7. Pop up the image of face recognition ----------------------------------------------------- 94 Chapter 6 NVR Software Operation ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 95 6-1. Surveillance NVR/NVR (Witness Pro) -------------------------------------------------- 95 6-2.
  • Page 4: About This Guide

    About This Guide Conventions used in this guide to make sure that you perform certain tasks properly, take note of the following symbols to use throughout this manual. WARNING: Information to prevent injury to yourself when trying to complete a task. CAUTION: Information to prevent damage to the components when trying to complete a task.
  • Page 5: License Agreement

    License Agreement Notice to end-user: please read the following legal agreement carefully. Use of the Witness or any of the software provided with this agreement constitutes your acceptance of these terms. If you do not agree with the terms of this agreement, PROMPTLY RETURN the Witness system, Witness, AnyView Pro and FreeView Pro, any related software and the included items (including the Witness video system, written materials and containers) to the location where you purchased them for a full refund.
  • Page 6 days from the date of purchase. Some countries do not allow the disclaimer of implied warranties, limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, or the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so such limitation as or exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights, which vary, from state to state.
  • Page 7: Trademark

    Trademark DigiCap II, DSecu, AnyNet, e-Witness, AnyNet, u-Witness XP, x-Witness, FreeView Pro, AnyView Pro, PDAView, MobileView, QuickPark and QuickFace are registered trademarks of I-View Communication Inc. Microsoft, Windows 95, 98, ME, Windows2000, XP, Vista and 7 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Product Introduction

    M/S for 8 Bays NVR system. Please make sure the data size of system will over than the HDD writing speed or not when you choose the Anynet-3204 or 6408 NVR 3. The most 7200RMB SAVAII/III HDD can capability with NVR. You can call your local dealer before buying the HDD;...
  • Page 9: Product Package Content

    1-2. Product Package Content Thank you for choosing the I-View Embedded NVR system. Before you start installing the hardware devices with the NVR, please check the items of the product package with the list below, Recover USB Flash disk User manual & Power cable Screws for HDD installation Mouse If any of the above items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer.
  • Page 10: Product Overview

    1-4. Product Overview Front Panel of AnyNet Embedded NVR System Anynet-3208/6408/6416/6424 Rear Panel AnyNet-3208/6408 5 6 7 8 8 9 10 AnyNet-6416 AnyNet-6424 DVD drive Remove Hot swap HDD USB 3.0 ports Power Switch System reset button Alarm Mute button (Revised);...
  • Page 11 Anynet-1604/3204/3208/6416/6424 Back Panel AnyNet-3208/6408 8 9 10 12 13 AnyNet-6416 AnyNet-6424/12824 1. Power supply: The power supply can be selected optional redundancy power supply. 2. Supplied power cord: Connect one end to the AC input. 3. Power switch: Turn on/off power supply.
  • Page 12 Anynet-1604/3204 Front Panel Anynet-1604/0804 Lite Front Panel 1. Remove Hot swap HDD 2. Power Switch 3. System reset button 4. Power indicator LED 5. HDD indicator LED 6. USB 3.0 ports...
  • Page 13 Anynet-1604/3204/1604Lite /0804 Lite Back Panel 1. PS2 keyboard port: This port is for a PS2 keyboard. 2. DVI-DL port: Support DVI-D Signal output. 3. USB port: For USB2.0 device plug in. 4. USB port: For USB3.0 device plug in. 5. HDMI port: This port for HDMI monitor.
  • Page 14: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Please use the HDD which supports 7200 RMP or above and the same model when you use the Raid 5 or 6 mode. Install Hard Disk Drive ① Remove protect tray from the tray. ② Insert the HDD on the tray. ③...
  • Page 15: How To Build Up The Raid Hdd Function

    2-1. How to build up the Raid HDD function? This process which you can setup the Raid card from Raid application Program, you can follow up the steps as below: Click button from Control panel of NVR to enable the Raid setting diagram. As this process which you can modify the Raid card setting from NVR’s O.S.
  • Page 16 Step 2. Select the ”Logical” section, then select “Virtual Device” item. Right-click Mouse and then choice the “Set Virtual Drive Properties” icon. Step 3. Setup Raid 5 or 6 or others mode, then Ctrl + HDD list to choose multi HDDs at a time. Click the “...
  • Page 17 Step 4. Click the “ Create Drive Group” icon and then click the “ Next ”. Step 5. Check the parameters of setting same as below or not? If yes, please click the “Next“ icon.
  • Page 18 Step 6. Click “Yes” to confirm the Raid parameters setting and then the Raid mode will show as below.
  • Page 19 Step 7. Click the “ Finish” icon and “Ok” to confirm the Raid setting.
  • Page 20: How To Format The Hdd From The Nvr System

    2-2. How to format the HDD from the NVR system? You need to format the HDD from the NVR system when you use the Raid HDD or standard HDDs. The O.S. of NVR is Embedded 7 and the format HDD processes the same as Windows 7. You can follow up the process Step 1.
  • Page 21 Step 3. Specify volume size which you want to the format for the HDD. Step 4. Assign drive letter or path. Step 5. Format the HDD partition; you can refer the setting as diagram setting as the right side.
  • Page 22 Step 6. Click the “Finish” button to finish HDD format. Step 7. Press the “Save System Setting” ( ) icon and reboot the system to complete the changes.
  • Page 23: How To Rebuild The Raid Hdd

    2-3. How to rebuild the Raid HDD? To rebuild the Raid HDD from Witness Pro program, please, follow the steps shown as below: Step 1. The Witness Pro program will pop up an error message and Sound warning. Step 2. Click “Raid HDD status” icon from “Storage configuration” field, you will find out the defect HDD number and click “Silence alarm”...
  • Page 24 Step 3. Click the “Rebuild” icon to start to rebuild the HDDs. Step 4. When the rebuilt process is finished, the status will show “OPTIMAL”.
  • Page 25: Chapter 3 Nvr Operating System

    Take note of the following precaution before you start to configure the NVR system. 1. The AnyNet provides a Bar-bond system for the distributor; therefore, it does NOT include the HDD and License of Embedded 7. So, you must install the HDD first by yourself. Especially you MUST buy the license of Embedded 7 from Microsoft, otherwise using the O.S.
  • Page 26: Nvr System Control Panel Configuration

    3-1. NVR System Control Panel Configuration Once user has finished the HDD installation, please click the Control Panel icon ( from the right side bottom corner of the NVR system main screen to configure the NVR system. NVR System Main Screen Control Panel Icon ( ), Please click to enter the “Control Panel”...
  • Page 27 Control Panel Function Description: File Explore – To select the folder or file. Device Manager – To check the device driver. Setup Network Connections– To set up the system network configuration. Display Properties– To set up the system monitor display. Disk Management–...
  • Page 28 3-1-1. Adjust Date / Time. Please click icon from Control Panel to set NVR system “Date & Time”, “Time Zone” and “Internet Time” Fig. 3-1-1.1 Adjust Date/Time...
  • Page 29 3-1-2. Setup Network Connections To have NVR remote monitoring and controlling capabilities, user needs to connect NVR with Internet, and set up Network Connections configuration. Please follow the steps below to set up Network configuration. 1. Click icon on the control panel to enter Network Connection configuration display. Fig.
  • Page 30 3-1-3. Display Properties To set up the CMS server display property, simply click the icon on the control panel to select the display, resolution and orientation for each monitor. You can drop and drag Mouse to re-arrange the position of Monitors and all monitors should be at the same resolution and Full HD is strong recommended.
  • Page 31 3-1-4. Disk Management This chapter walks you through the hard drive formatting in NVR system when you install a brand new hard disk. Please follow the steps below to format the hard disks. Click icon to display the “Disk Management” interface. Click the mouse right button on the new installing HDD, and select “New partition “item.
  • Page 32 Fig. 3-1-4.3 Select “New Logical Drive” Click “Next” to continue. Select “Logical drive “partition type, and clicks “Next” to continue. Fig. 3-1-4.4 Select “Logical drive” 10. Select “Assign the following drive letter “item, and click “Next” to continue. Fig. 3-1-4.5 Select “Assign the following drive letter”.
  • Page 33 11. Select “Format this partition with the following settings “item, and click “Next” to continue. Fig. 3-1-4.6 Select “Format this following partition with the settings” 12. Click “Finish” to complete hard disk partition and format process. 13. Repeat Step 1-12 to format another Hard disk. 14.
  • Page 34 3-1-5. Setup Share Folders This chapter will show you how to share the system folder (e.g. ClipPro folder) and to-be-view video files for remote network users. Please follow up the steps below to setup system-sharing folders. 1. Click icon from the system control panel screen to display “Shared Folders” interface. 2.
  • Page 35 Fig. 3-1-5.3 Browse a share folder 1. You MUST share the Disk (Not folder) for remote client when you using the ezLANPlayback program to playback the Video playback via LAN. 2. You MUST share the Folder for backup the video clips to Remote HDD via LAN when using the ezBackup program.
  • Page 36 3-1-6. Adjust Volume Control Please click the icon on the system control panel screen to adjust the system volume. 3-1-7. Saving System Information To make the change effectively after modifying each Operation System configurations of the CMS server, the user needs to press the “Save System Setting” ( ) icon and reboot the system to complete the changes.
  • Page 37: Nvr Main Program

    3-2. NVR Main Program 3-2-1. System Configuration Diagram...
  • Page 38: Program Overview

    Video parameters setup - ezSetup: Enable/disable individual audio/video channels and configure the audio source and video resolution settings. NVR Surveillance Server – AnyNet NVR: It is the main NVR application software program that provides on-site live video viewing, scheduled or motion-triggered video recording, and much more.
  • Page 39 Text insert playback - ezTextPlayback: Playback the recorded video clips with text transactions. You can search the video by text record or keywords, such as date/time, register, goods or amount. Please refer to PTI-100 or FAC-500 Operation Manual. Video files archiving - ezBackup: Share or back up your recorded video clips into other storage devices, such as a HDD, CD/DVD drive, USB Flash drive, Zip drive, etc..
  • Page 40 GPRS, Wifi or 3G function. Such as iPhone, Gphone, Synbia Phone, BlackBerry, Windows Phone.. Keyboard: Press to display a mini-keyboard for word input. Control Panel Button: Press to enable control panel interface for system configuration. Restart/Power off Button: Press to select restart or power off the AnyNet system.
  • Page 41 Auto Dialup- ezDialup– Allow you to auto dial up the 3G modem to connect the Internet when turn on the Witness Pro NVR program. Auto enable program when turn on the DVR. Auto to Dialup 3G Enable Modem Entry the password and user name for auto login Save the setting parameters Entry the phone...
  • Page 42 3-3-2. Video parameters setup Please click icon on the main screen or click to display the Video Parameters Setup window. When you first time run the Witness Pro NVR program and there is no IP camera setting on the system, so the NVR will pop up the “ezSetup “...
  • Page 43 Search IP camera: Click this icon will auto search IP cameras of I-View brand. You can refer to the Fig A diagram. Move the Mouse and click to the IP camera which you want to selected and double click that the detail information will show the right site; you can do the change the setting for this IP camera individually.
  • Page 44 Reboot: Click “Reboot” icon to restart this IP camera. Go Web: Click “Go Web” icon to enable the I.E. Browser to check/setup the detail parameters. 2. Copy the video parameters of IP camera You can copy the parameters of the existing IP camera to the other cameras or all cameras. Select the existing IP camera drop menu from the “...
  • Page 45 Fig D IP address: Entry the correct IP address for the connected IP camera. If you do not know the IP camera’s IP address, you can click the “Find” icon to find out the currently connected IP cameras User name & Password: The user name and password must be matched the setting of IP camera...
  • Page 46 which you want to connect. Find: Click this icon to find out all the currently connected IP cameras on the list. Click the IP camera and find out the information of each IP camera. Please refer to the diagram shown as above Fig D.
  • Page 48 Profile setup: Click this icon to configure the profile of video parameters via a schedule. The system can allow 8 schedule profiles and each profile has its own video parameters. Please follow up on the setting process as below. a. Drop the menu file from the “Profile” section, there is 8 profile for your selection. b.
  • Page 49 Update Firmware: Click this icon to update the Firmware of IP camera. 4. Register Code: You can connect to the IP camera by Mac ID registration. This is an optional function if you use the IP camera from the other vendor. Please contact your vendor for the license code.
  • Page 50 5. Setup the parameters of third-party IP camera This section will allow you to setup the parameters for individual IP cameras for the third-party IP Camera. You need to get the license from your vendor first when you use the third party IP camera with i-View’s NVR program, you can refer to the above page to enter the “...
  • Page 51 you cannot find out the Onvif setup function. Step 4. Click the “Onvif setup” icon from Mainstream and Substream to select the resolution and streaming. The setup screen should different when you use a difference brand. Then click “ Ok” to set up the Onvif protocol..
  • Page 52: Chapter 4 Operate Auto Number Plate Recognition System

    Chapter 4 Operate Auto Number Plate Recognition System 4-1. How to get the criteria to image for the ALPR system? Introduction The Video streaming that is loaded into the engine of the AutoPark® ALPR system can be provided by an image source of any kind IP Camera. However, what is more, important that not all images are usable for ALPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition).
  • Page 53 probability that the engine will recognize the license plate. It is also worth noting that blurring can be caused by many other factors and not just a small image size. Fig3: An adequately sharp image. (Good) Fig4: A blurry image with a hard to read license plate.
  • Page 54 Fig5: Macro image with enormous Fig6: A good image with adequate resolution, amounts of redundant data. (Bad) not to high, not to low. (Good) Minimum and Optimal resolution character size The optimal size of a character for an ALPR task is at least 16 pixels in height for characters. A general rule of OCR is that the smallest unit that defines the recognized object has to be 2x2 pixels.
  • Page 55 Examples to avoid (NOT OPTIMAL FOR ALPR use) Summary To summarize, the images provided to the engine should meet the following requirements: • A consecutive average difference in contrast. • Adequate sharpness. • Minimal distortion. • Is taken under good lighting conditions. •...
  • Page 56: How To Install The Camera For Alpr System

    4-2. How to install the camera for ALPR system? This section will introduce the rule of camera installation and get the optimal image for the ALPR system. Please take notes as below when install the ALPR camera. License plate character recommended height for good recognition rate is 20 pixels. Camera vertical and horizontal angle up to 30°.
  • Page 57: How To Set Up The Parameters Of The Alpr System

    4-3. How to set up the parameters of the ALPR system? This section will allow you to set up the parameters of ALPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition). Please follow the process to setup the ALPR function. 1. Plug the USB dongle into the USB port of NVR. The USB dongle comes with the NVR. 2.
  • Page 58 3. Double click the camera which you want to use for the ALPR function. Then check the “Enable license Plate “ icon to enable NPR function for this IP camera, click “Save ” to save the setting. Repeat the same process to enable another IP camera for ALPR, if the password provides more than one ALPR license.
  • Page 59 The function description of ezALPR program description as below ① Setup: Click this icon, the diagram window will display as below a. Check “ Run ezALPR WHEN Windows starts”, the program will auto rune when start Windows O.S. b. Check “ Log message”, the running status of ezALPR program will display. c.
  • Page 60 of IP camera. The lower number will reduce the CPU loading, but less accuracy. Setup the value of the “Confidence “ field, the number of confidence lower than the result of number plate recognition, the system will ignore the result. Setup the value of number plate characters, the result of number plate recognition will be ignored when they detect characters less or higher than setting value.
  • Page 61 such as photo, number plate, time and confidence. b. Click the “Play” icon, the video will play the video clip of the snapshot monument. c. Double click the “license plate the ” of the ALPR window will show the full screen snapshot. Search log: Click this icon to show the result table of ALPR function.
  • Page 62: How To White List And Blacklist Of Alpr System

    4-4. How to White list and Blacklist of ALPR system? This section will allow you to set up the white list and blacklist of Car number plate for the ALPR application. Please follow the process to set up the white list and blacklist of Car number plate. Setup the White list (Blacklist) car number plate Information Please follow up the process to set up the White list (Blacklist) database:...
  • Page 63 6. Click the “ Find” icon to search the White list via category. Group List: You can check or modify for each car of the White list (Blacklist) database from here. Group Information & Schedule setup Please follow up the process to set up the Group: 1.
  • Page 64 3. Click the “ Save “ to complete the group information setting. Or select the existing group then click the “ Delete” icon to cancel the group. Group Notification Sound file setup: Enable alarm siren Check this field and select the sound file or recording audio by user for sound alarm when event is triggered.
  • Page 65 Step 2. Ceck if the user would like to send the live video to “ezDispatch Server” and distribute the live video to the available CMS platform. This function for a large system and the control center has more than CMS platform. Please make sure the ezDispatch had been enable or not when you want to use this function.
  • Page 66 Step 7. Fill “Subject” and “Message” fields to identify the email messages. Step 8. Check if the user would like to receive the attached snapshot picture. Step 9. Click the “Save” button to save your pending entry. That entry will be listed at the bottom of this window.
  • Page 67 entries. Before setting up for phone call notification, please refer to “System configuration” for dial-up voice modem setup first. Step 8. Click “Phone call” tab. Step 9. Input the phone number the user wishes to call. Step 10. Click “Sound File setup” button to choose an alarm siren or to record your own voice message.
  • Page 68 Step 2. Input the mobile phone number. Step 3. Type the SMS message. Step 4. Click “Save” button to save your pending entry. That entry will be listed at the bottom section of this window. Step 5. Repeat steps 2 through 5 to add another SMS message notification entry.
  • Page 69 Enable Push alarm: Upon event is triggered, the NVR system will enable Push alarm to notify the mobile phone which you have been setup. Step 1. Click “Push alarm” field. Step 2. Click “Please select devices “ icon to enable the Mobile phone. The Mobile phone should remote access this NVR via AnyView App first then the device will be listed on the table.
  • Page 70 Step 5. Click “Save” or “Cancel” icon to finish and exit the setting process. Record/Play alarm Plays chime sound sound file before alarm voice Browse /Select the existed sound file Adjust alarm voice List selected alarm volume sound files Select announcement List selected zones area by zone and and groups...
  • Page 71: Chapter 5 Operate Face Recognition System

    GUI in i-View AnyNet NVR software. When it is matched with registered people, the alarm of face matching is output in real-time, and display an alarm history in the list.
  • Page 72 GUI by performing integrated management with the FreeView Pro CMS software and AnyNet-CMS for i-View video surveillance systems. This eliminates the need for the dedicated operation and management required for conventional facial recognition systems and enables work to be...
  • Page 73: How To Install The Camera For The Face Recognition System

    5-2. How to install the camera for the Face Recognition system? This section will introduce the rule of camera installation and get the optimal image for the Face Recognition system. Please take notes as below when installing the face recognition camera. Minimum face resolution and maximum face angle The minimum face resolution and maximum face angle for a face recognition task is at least 80x80 pixels and vertical /horizontal angle are 30°.
  • Page 74 How to make a perfect face photo of Database for comparison purposes? The best face photo file of the database as below: The face photo does not overexpose or dark. Normal emotion. Front face. The pixels between ears must be larger than 260 pixels. The background should be a single color.
  • Page 75: How To Set Up The Face Recognition Camera

    5-3. How to set up the face recognition camera? You MUST connect the 2MP face recognition IP cameras (DM-2MIPR/IR-2MIPR series) to AnyNet QuickFace NVR before you set up the parameter of face recognition function. This section will allow you to set up the parameters of the Face Recognition camera. Please follow the process below.
  • Page 76 the pixels of face less than the set number. Face Quality Threshold: Setup the minimum value of Face Quality Threshold to snapshot when face detection, the system will ignore when the quality less than the set number. High quality will get a more accurate result of face recognition, but maybe lost some face who in the database of face.
  • Page 77: How To White List And Blacklist Of Face Recognition System

    5-4. How to white list and blacklist of face recognition system? This section will allow you setup the white list and black list of face recognition system. Please follow the process to setup the white list and black list of face recognition. Click the icon and select the “FACE Whitelist/Blacklist setup”...
  • Page 78 Search the Face ID from white list (blacklist) via category? 1. Select the search items via category from the drop menu of “ Search in column” field. 2. Click “Find” icon to start to search. How to copy the parameters to the other Face ID? 1.
  • Page 79 Sync all face ID • Sync NVR all face ID to pre specified cameras. Click “Sync NVR all face ID to pre specified cameras” field Select the IP cameras to export NVR’s database Click OK to complete the setting. • Sync all face ID of IP camera to NVR. Click “Sync all face ID of IP camera to NVR”...
  • Page 80 4. Repeat the 1-3 process to add (remove) another face IDs. Group Information & Schedule Please follow up the process to set up the Group: 1. Input Group number, name and from this section. 2. Select the camera(s) and schedule, then click the “ Save “...
  • Page 81 add another Group. How to copy the parameters to the other group? Entry the Group No which you want to use this group (Named Base-group) to synchronize to the others groups. Click “ Copy “ icon and then check the copy items.
  • Page 82 Enable notification Enable notification: Notification by phone call, SMS message, email notifies, upload to FTP server and live videos transferred to a remote site PC when motion detection is triggered. Notify by Video transfer: Upon motion detection, the NVR system will automatically send and record the selected live videos to a remote PC (with FreeView Pro standby).
  • Page 83 “port forwarding” or “virtual server”. Notify by Email: Upon motion detection, the NVR system will automatically send e-mail messages to the registered email recipients. Please follow the steps below to set up e-mail notification entries. Step 1. Click “E-mail message” tab. Step 2.
  • Page 84 Notify by FTP server: Upon motion detection, the NVR system can send the trigger message to FTP server and save the trigger information as a text file. You will get the trigger information from the file such as HYBRID NVR/NVR Name, Camera number, Event and Time stamp.
  • Page 85 Notify by Phone Call: Upon motion detection, the NVR system can dial the listed phone number(s) and play a recorded message or siren. Please follow the steps below to set up phone call notification entries. Before setting up for phone call notification, please refer to “System configuration”...
  • Page 86 Notify by SMS message. Upon motion detection, the NVR system will automatically send the SMS message to the registered mobile phone. Please follow the steps below to set up SMS message notification entries. Before setting up for SMS message notification, please refer to “System configuration” for 3G modem setup first.
  • Page 87 zone(s) automatically when the NVR is triggered. Follow up the steps shown as below to setup announcement area: Step 1. Choice “Zone” and “Group” where will announce when NVR is triggered. The detail setting process of “Zone” and “Group”, please refer to “Public address configuration” chapter.Record or choice the existed alarm sound files and setup the interval period between files and press “Add”...
  • Page 88 Device relay output: The user can select the output relays from each IP camera when the event is triggered. White list / Blacklist: You can add or delete the White list (Blacklist) database from here.
  • Page 89: How To Import The Confidence Value Of Face Recognition

    5-5. How to import the confidence value of face recognition? This section will allow setting up the trigger value when the face similarity value is recognized white list and black list of face recognition. Follow up the steps shown as below to import the face similarity into the specify face recognition cameras: 1.
  • Page 90: The View Log Of Face Recognition

    5-6. The View log of face recognition This section will allow checking and search the view log of face detection and face recognition. Click the View log icon and then select the Face log field and click Search log section will show the window as below. Face application log- Search Face detection: Click the Face detection field and then select the date from “Event day”...
  • Page 91 Search log- Search Face recognition: Choose “Search log” section and Face recognition field. Select the search criteria such as the Search period, Camera, Group and Name, and then click the Search icon, the search result will list on the window as below. Click “Play”...
  • Page 92 Search log- Search Face recognition: Choose “Search log” section and Face detection field. Select the search criteria such as the Search period, Camera, Group and Name, and then click the Search icon, the search result will list on the window as below. Click “Play”...
  • Page 93 Search log- Search Face recognition: Choose “Search log” section and Face recognition field. Select the search criteria such as the Search period, Camera, Group and Name, and then click the Search icon, the search result will list on the window as below. Click “Play”...
  • Page 94: Pop Up The Image Of Face Recognition

    5-7. Pop up the image of face recognition This section will allow pop up the image of face recognition when the face is recognized. Please follow up on the process below. 1. Click the system configuration icon. 2. Check the “Pop up event notification “ icon. 3.
  • Page 95: Chapter 6 Nvr Software Operation

    Chapter 6 NVR Software Operation This chapter describes the functional aspect of the Witness Pro software application. 6-1. Surveillance NVR/NVR (Witness Pro) The surveillance NVR/NVR is the primary application program of the I-View NVR systems. It provides comprehensive CCTV security solutions, including live monitoring, playback, video recording, motion detection, alarm notifications, E-map for easy site management, events logs, schedule recording, remote surveillance connection via WAN/LAN/Internet/Intranet, etc.
  • Page 96 full privileges. 2. Full Screen : Enlarge to a full spilt screen, hide the tool bars and control panel. Or you can choose the current software screen (Such as eMap, Playback, Live video) to show on which monitor if there are more than 2 (or more), monitors connected to this NVR. Press the “ESC” key of your keyboard to hide the toolbars and control panel.
  • Page 97 11. Application logs : Review the user logins/logouts, motion detection records, video loss occurrences, remote user accesses, hard disk failure events, etc. 12. Peripherals setup : Set up new NVR peripheral devices for advanced system integration. 13. Stop Alarm Siren : Click to stop a sounding alarm.
  • Page 98 Speak voice format: Select speak out voice format. Transform voice format: Choice different compression format for the audio converter. Adjust volume: Adjust the audio volume for the announcement. Start / Stop: Enable and disable the announce function. We are strongly recommended to install another sound card on the NVR system for the announce purpose.
  • Page 99 Instant Playback: Playback instantly the latest recorded video. Play: Play video. Stop: Stop playing video. Snapshot: Capture the video screen save as a BMP, PDF, PNG or JPEG file. Resize: Resize the video chip. Navigation Bar: Display the current position of the video clip and allow users to move the video clip in different points.
  • Page 100 to default setting. 1. The color profile of High image quality (WDR) and Low Bitrate (WDR) for true WDR mode IP camera. 2. The color profile setup just for I-View’s IP camera only. Default: Bring back to the original settings. Swap with: Swap the on-screen positions of two different video channels.
  • Page 101: How To Setup Fisheye Camera For 360°/180° Panorama Viewing

    picture if the printer is available. 6-2. How to setup Fisheye camera for 360°/180° Panorama viewing The Witness Pro software provides the 360°/180° Panorama viewing function for Fisheye IP camera. Please follow up on the process as below when you use the Fisheye IP camera. Pre setup: 1.
  • Page 102 a. Click the “ Play “ icon and it will pop up video. And then click the right button of Mouse and then select “ Alignment “ item, if you need to fine turning the view angle of video . b.
  • Page 103 applications. The fisheye IP camera will show the original video on the screen when showing the split video on the screen; double click the fisheye camera video will pop up the selected video mode on the screen. The software provides 12 types of image display way, the user can base the application to choose the split video on the screen.
  • Page 104: Logging In The Witness Pro Program

    6-3. Logging in the Witness Pro program To log in as a user, click button from the top-right corner of the Witness Pro surveillance program. You can also change the username and password when you log in. To log out, simply click the same button.
  • Page 105: Camera Configuration

    6-4. Camera configuration 6-4-1. Camera configuration: General: This menu field is primarily used to set up the OSD options (which text overlay to show in the videos) and name the locations of the installed cameras. To access this setup section, simply click the “General”...
  • Page 106 Recording: This menu field is primarily used to set up the video & audio recording functions. To access this setup section, simply click “Recording” field at the top of the “Cameras configuration” window. Camera selection Activate the recording schedule. Set up video Activate audio recording schedule.
  • Page 107 motion recording” as well to record continuously no matter the motion is triggered or not. Hybrid recording: Record high frame rate only upon motion detection and non-stop recording with slow frame rate without any triggered. You can select the frame rate from “No motion recording”...
  • Page 108 Start time & End time: Set up time frame for recording schedule. Here’s a classic sample recording schedule: “motion triggered recording” from 00:00 to 07:59; “continuous recording” from 08:00 to 16:59; “motion triggered recording” from 17:00 to 23:59. You should always set your complete schedule start at 00:00 and end at 23:59. Never overlap the time entries, such as from 00:00 to 12:00 and from 12:00 to 23:59.
  • Page 109 below: Motion setup: The user will be fine-tuning how the NVR starts recording if people or objects are moving in the angle of view. To access this section, simply click “Motion setup” from “Select detection” drop bar. There are “Software detection” and optional “Hardware detection”. For hardware motion detection, the user will need to purchase a PCI I/O board or use the I/O ports f IP camera to connect its existing burglar alarm motion detectors.
  • Page 110 When you choose a level of motion sensitivity, you shall take into consideration unavoidable movements. For example, if you have a blowing fan nearby, it may produce some sort of motions in the video. Adjusting the sensitivity properly will filter out this issue. Areas Setup –...
  • Page 111 Section 6: Alarm Tolerance – You can define the acceptable movements to prevent false alarms movements. For example, if the tolerance is set to 2, the movements in the video must be occurred at least three consecutive times to trigger alarm and start to record this video channel. Post recording –...
  • Page 112 monitor if you connect more than one monitor on the NVR. Enable alarm siren: The NVR can sound an alarm upon motion detection. Make sure your NVR is equipped with a pair of PC speakers. Click button for setup. Play a siren or your Select an audio file voice message.
  • Page 113 Enable alarm siren: The NVR can sound an alarm upon motion detection. Make sure your NVR is equipped with a pair of PC speakers. Click button for setup. Enable notification: Notification by phone call, SMS message, email notifies, upload to FTP server and live videos transferred to a remote site PC when motion detection is triggered.
  • Page 114 Notify by Email: Upon motion detection, the NVR system will automatically send e-mail messages to the registered email recipients. Please follow the steps below to set up e-mail notification entries. Step 1. Click “E-mail message” field Step 2. Entry the SMTP server address provided by your ISP.
  • Page 115 Step 1. Click “FTP notify” field. Step 2. Input the DNS name and port number (default is port 21) which the user wishes to send the triggered information to this FTP server. Step 3. Entry the “User name” and “Password” of FTP server for login.
  • Page 116 Step 4. Click “Save” button to save your pending entry. This entry will be listed at the bottom section of this window. Step 5. Repeat step 2 through 4 to add other phone call notification entries. 3. If the user would like to record his own voice message, the “.WAV” file format must be 8000Hz, 16-bit and Mono for phone call notify.
  • Page 117 You must use an approved 3G Modem for sending SMS message to mobile phone. Enable third party Program: Upon motion detection, the NVR system can enable the pre- installation third party program. Please follow the steps below to set up third party program entries.
  • Page 118 Step 4. Repeat step 1 through 3 to add other PTZ cameras to move upon motion detection. For “Return to preset position(s) when stop trigger” setup, please follow the same procedures with the “Move to preset position(s) when triggered” section. Alarm zones setup (Optional): This function can be enabled when the public address server connected to the NVR.
  • Page 119 Step 5. Click “Save” or “Cancel” icon to finish and exit the setting process. Trigger output relays: The user can select the output relays from Relay 01 to 13 in “Controller board” or select the output relays from each IP camera or NC-180AZ PTZ receiver module. Video Loss The NVR can send an alarm or other kinds of notifications if there is any video signal loss from the camera;...
  • Page 120 Enable alarm siren: Set up an audio warning siren sound (or recorded voice) when video loss occurred. Enable notification: Each camera has its own unique setup for notifications when video loss. Shift PTZ position: Set one or more of your connected PTZ cameras to move for one or more preset positions when video loss occurs on this particular camera.
  • Page 121 Vandalism detection (Option): The NVR can send an alarm or other kinds of notifications if there is IP camera is moved position or rapped the camera by force. This function can protect the camera to avoid vandalism. To activate this function, check “Vandalism detection” icon. The Intelligent Video Analytics (IVA) functions as below for the IVA camera series only.
  • Page 122 POS & Access Controller (Optional) If the NVR is integrated with POS system and Access Controller, the text of POS and Access Controller can be displayed on the screen and recorded with the video for specific video clip playback search easily. After installing the hardware of POS text inserter system and Access Controller, please click “POS &...
  • Page 123 POS / Access Controller setup: 1.) Printer model: Select printer model that is used for your POS system. Search keywords setup: Setup Keywords for searching text video clips. Please type specific keywords from 1 to 10 columns for searching text on videos, and press “OK”...
  • Page 124 6-4-2. Enable / Disable all recording schedule After setup for camera recording schedule, you can enable or disable the recording from here. Enable all recording schedule: Click to enable all recording schedule (Continuous recording or Motion triggered recording) for each camera. If there is no preset schedule, the NVR will enable instant recording for each camera in 24 hours.
  • Page 125: Video Playback / Text Insert Playback / Ezbackup

    6-5. Video playback / Text insert playback / ezBackup 6-5-1. Video playback Click “Video playback” icon to start playback video clips. The function description as below: The function description as below: Function descriptions of Video playback program: 1. Video streams searching calendar: Search the video clips by date. The red color button of the date indicates recorded video data or select the time period which you want to select for playback.
  • Page 126 which you want to playback cameras from this icon. 5. Display mode: There are 4 display modes for the user selection. Select display Mode 3 and Mode 4 and it will show the time table of clips. Double click on the time list the video widow will show the first image of time list which you choice.
  • Page 127 Playback from: This section just can use when this program uses alone (i.e. the playback program run with alone PC). You can choose the video clips from NVR/HYBRID NVR server, CMS server, Network HDD or User specify the path. The description as below: NVR/NVR server: You can playback the video clips of NVR/HYBRID NVR CMS server: You can playback the video clips of the CMS server.
  • Page 128 display the network hard drive setting dialog, follow the dialog instruction and type the specific directory of the network sharing folder to add the path in the searching list. To add more network sharing folder, please repeat this step again. You must share the HDDs right for this PC first;...
  • Page 129 6-5-2. Video playback At the playback screen, you can playback multi videos. Double click on any video screen to enlarge a single video. Move the mouse to any video screen to show the video toolbar and information of the single video. Double click again to restore the previous viewing screen. Toolbar descriptions of playback: Single display –...
  • Page 130 Minimize Button - Minimize this program into the taskbar. If a crossed-hand icon appears instead, you must first log out and log in again as a user with exit privilege. Hide tools bar Button - Hide the tools bar and click again to display the tools bar. Search video clips –...
  • Page 131 Last frame – Jump to the last frame of the selected range of video clips. Synchronize – Synchronize playback all video channels with the selected video channel. Bookmark – Bookmark playback point which you want to start to playback. There is 32 Bookmark point for user setup to find out the checkpoint of video quickly.
  • Page 132 portion of one video clip or click number to quick jump to another video clips. Previous video clip –Jump to the previous video clip. Next video clip –Jump next video clip. Smart search video: Mark the objects in a selected region for searching in a recorded video clips.
  • Page 133 Function description of the Smart Search: Add / Delete Area: Press and drop the left button of the mouse to select the smart search area, then click the “Add area” icon to add a selected area. Click the selected area and then click the “Delete area”...
  • Page 134 How to make the merge video clip file? Please follow up the process as below: 1. Mark a start frame and an end frame of the individual video clip then click “Save” while the playback video is located at the desired point of the Start frame and click “Goto” to go back to the desired point of the Start frame.
  • Page 135 Function descriptions: 1. Click & to switch video clips from the selected time range. 2. Show the detail date and time frame for the selected video clip. 3. Show the start frame of picture from the selected video clip. 4. Show the end frame of picture from the selected video clip. 5.
  • Page 136 6-5-2. ezBackup This chapter will show how to back up video clips to another storage device. Function description of ezBackup: Search – Search video files. Select – Select/Deselect all video clips for back up video clips. Create backup shortcut – Create a shortcut of selected backup videos for the other storage devices;...
  • Page 137 Follow the steps below to back up videos Step 1. Click in the top to search for videos in the database, select the search method from the “Options” field. Select Camera(s) Selected All Selected Backup Select record video type cameras cameras Select time range Search by time or video...
  • Page 138 Step 5. Select video files which you would like to back up by manual. Or click to “Select all/Deselect all” video files. Step 6. The ezBackup program provides three methods to back up the video clips and the detail process are shown as below: Manual Back up methords ★...
  • Page 139 Schedule auro back up methord: a. Click to show “Setup auto backup schedule” window. b. Select “Enable Auto-backup schedule” function. c. Select the date to backup video clips from “Backup date from” field. d. Select “Recycle” or “Stop backup” when backup HDD is full. e.
  • Page 140 detail setup notify instructions. Set up for “Second notify to CMS when backup HDD less than” if needed. Step 6. Click to complete backup setup.
  • Page 141: Remote Access Setup

    Remote Access setup The main function of “ID code” is to solve the possible problem with dynamic IP addresses connection. AnyNet series NVR contains a built- in IP address register function. If you enable “Auto connect to dynamic IP server” and type...
  • Page 142 2.) Input an “ID code” and click “OK” to register your ID code to an IP dynamic server. 3.) Enable “Auto connect to dynamic server”. Video server port: Set up the port number for video streaming remote connections via CMS (FreeView Pro).
  • Page 143 You must entry the NVR no for the CMS auto upload or download the eMap information. Follow the instructions below for eMap setup: 1.) Click the “Information” field. 2.) Type the information in “Contact person”, “Phone number” “NVR location” and “Note” column. This information will be shown on the notification to the remote client PC (CMS)when connecting.
  • Page 144 assign eMap to “Monitor 01” , “Monitor 02” or “Monitor 03”. Function descriptions of eMap: Please click “ ” from video control panel to bring out eMap screen. 1.) Monitor live video, playback video file and event status directly from Map: Click “NVR status” field to show the floor plan of eMap, detail information of NVR, and status of view logs and current remote users.
  • Page 145 3.) NVR information: This window will show the detail NVR information. 4.) NVR health: Click “NVR health” field to check the CPU usage, Network traffic, and HDD information.
  • Page 146 Authorized IP setup When this function is checked, only authorized IP addresses are allowed for remote connection. If the IP address of the remote connection CMS server is not listed in this window, a pop-up error message “Limit error” will be displayed when connection. Please note that if this feature is not enabled, all authorized users from any IP address will be able to connect to this NVR remotely.
  • Page 147: System Configuration

    6-7. System Configuration 6-7-1. System configuration Function descriptions of the system configuration: Enable watchdog reboot triggering If the system shutdown caused by hardware or software problem, it will reboot NVR and go back to the original setting. Auto-start this NVR application The Witness Pro will auto start when the system starts up. Logout when minimizing application, The Witness Pro will log out when the software is minimized.
  • Page 148 happened. The events include “Detected motion”, Triggered sensor”, “Video loss”, “IVA functions”, “License recognition”, “Face recognition”, “Unstable video signal”, and “Triggered access controller”. a. Display only the first pop up message Pop up only the first notify message on the screen, if the triggered events are the same and more than one time.
  • Page 149 down menu when the NVR system is abnormal. For example, Select the “Restart program”, the system will automatically restart the Witness Pro program when the NVR system is abnormal. Exit option Select NVR status “Exit program”, “Turn off”, “Log off” or “Restart” from the drop- down menu after exiting Witness Pro program.
  • Page 150 Enable modem dial-in Enable this function to share one telephone line for both modem and fax. Otherwise, the modem will occupy the phone line always. Select the dial-up modem model for phone call notification. Select language You can s select a different language from this section and the software will reboot after you change the language.
  • Page 151 Output: Capture Display: Show 1-32 Ch or 33-64 Ch digital split video on the monitor. Section 2: Position display Swap video: The cameras can be switched to different positions for for the split-screen.. Hide video: The cameras can be hidden and show the blue screen for the “Live Display Mode”...
  • Page 152 Pop up: Full-page video: Pop up the full-screen video when motion is triggered. If there are multi motion detections at the same time, the latest motion detected video will be shown on the screen. Split video: Pop up the split-screen video when there are multi motion detections at the same time. Restore video display when trigger stop: Enable to go back the original setting of the video display.
  • Page 153 6-7-3. Connection ezDispatch Server setup The ezDispatch can allocate all the notifications from the following events automatically to the standby CMS (FreeView Pro ) to dispatch the CMS loading when there is more than 2 CMS server on the control center. The ezDispatch program will arrange live video to the CMS server to balance the loading of CMS.
  • Page 154 6-7-4. Save & Load configuration It might be annoyed to repeat all steps for the system configuration if the user has to install several NVRs at one time. Therefore, the user can click “Save” to backup the configuration setting as “.set” file in local disk and click “Load”...
  • Page 155 6-7-6. Application tools -ezTools There are Accessory programs for specific applications, you can enable these programs from this path. The accessories programs including ezVideoTrans, ezWebServer. ezMobileServr, ezRserver, ezClock, ezReboot, ezHDDSmart, ezTalk and ezUPScheck etc. We will introduce these accessory programs at Chapter 7 Application tools- ezTools.
  • Page 156: User Access Setup

    6-8. User access setup Click icon to create usernames, passwords, and the user’s privilege to login Witness Pro in different access levels from “User access setup”. Supervisor username and password The default supervisor name and password are listed as below: Username: root / Password: 123 Enable NVR access: Allow the user to access the Witness Pro program.
  • Page 157 Function descriptions of User access setup: 1.) Privileges: Select privileges for users to access, control, or setup for NVR. 2.) Authorized cameras: Select cameras for the users to setup and control in Witness and remote live view via CMS (FreeView Pro ) or IE browser or mobile phone. Click “ ”...
  • Page 158 3.) Remote access schedule: Enable and setup the remote access schedules for the users to limit the remote access period if needed. Select “Daily”, “Weekly”, and “Special Duration” for the access schedule. Remote control: Set up the maximum bandwidth and connection time to allocate and control the bandwidth of network where the NVR located and select the authorized cameras for remote listen if needed...
  • Page 159 Please follow the steps below to modify the supervisor’s name and password: Step 1. Type new supervisor name and password. Step 2. Press “Select all” (only for supervisor) for the privileges. Step 3. Click “Save” to add the user in the list. Please remember removing the default supervisor “root”, otherwise there will be two supervisors.
  • Page 160: Application Logs

    6-9. Application logs Click “ ” icon to check the system logs by the date and different events types. Event types Log list Function Description of application logs: Save log button: Save the log list as a txt or xls format file. Clear log button: Clear current log list.
  • Page 161 11.) Operation: Show the record of operation modification. 12.) System: Show the status of the itness Pro program. 13.) ezPlayback: Select the event and then click this icon to play the video clips from the event point timing. 14.) ezLANPlayback: Select the event and then click this icon to play the video clips from the event point timing and also can search the other cameras or schedule video file..
  • Page 162: Peripherals Setup

    6-10. Peripherals setup Click “ ” icon to set up I/O configuration and parameters from “Peripherals setup”. You can choose to set the output and input of the peripheral devices according to the actual needs. The NVR supports the I/O trigger function via built-in the NC-3212USB control card (Option), and the alarm...
  • Page 163 Section 2 : : : : Relay output control Select the device and allow switch the relay on/off state manually. If there is the "Pulse" mode appears only, it means that the transient switching time is set to 0. Section 3 :...
  • Page 164: Stop Alarm Siren

    6-11. Stop alarm siren Click “ ” icon to stop alarm and adjust the audio volume or check “Mute”. 6-12. Storage configuration Click “ ” icon to set up storage from “Storage configuration setup” will show the diagram as below then ““Storage configuration setup” to setup the storage parameters.
  • Page 165 6-12-1. Storage devices setup Storage devices setup: Generally speaking, C: \ hard disk is the storage Operation System. The system will not check this hard disk for recording automatically; unless the NVR has only one C: \ hard disk. Get information about the usage and remaining capacity of each hard disk in this dialog box.
  • Page 166 per time when HDD less the setting volume of space for theAnyNet-3208 (6416/6424) NVR. b.) Limited recording day(s): The system will start to delete the oldest video clips when the recorded videos are over the set period. However, this function will be invalid if the recordable capacity of the hard disk space is lower than the “Keep recording days”...
  • Page 167 adjust the RAID parameters. Please follow up the process as below, and then enter the User name /Password: admin/ (Password is space) to login for the RAID parameters setting. 2. If you want to change the password, please click the “Configure Host “field; then you can set up the new password and password.
  • Page 168: Public Address Configuration

    6-13. Public address configuration This function combines CCTV and public address functions together. It is equipped with functions of schedule/ Individual / Group broadcast and playback background music, which can integrate with the fire alarm system. It also can visually broadcast and monitoring the video through the Internet from anywhere at any time.
  • Page 169 Step 2. Double click the “Zone” number from the listed table to set up the announcement zone. Step 3. Entry the location or name for the announcement zone. Step 4. Choice the type and install the direction of the Speaker. Step 5.
  • Page 170 Emergency & Telephone: Click the “Emergency” or “Telephone” field to show the diagram as below. Please follow up on the process to set up the public address area when using the Emergency” or “Telephone” announcement. Step 1. Click and the select the zones from list table for emergency or telephone announcements. Both hardware configuration please refer to the PAC-080M installation menu.
  • Page 171 Step 3. Choice the weekly date if you choose the “Weekly” mode and select “Start date” and “End date” when you select the “Special during” mode. Step 4. Choice “Count” or “During” mode from drop-menu of “Play with” field. Count: Choice the “Count” mode, the sound file will stop playback after 3 times if the setting count number is “3”.
  • Page 172 Audio source: Click “Audio source” field will show the diagram as below. You can choose the chime sound file, the audio input and output source and voice format from this section. Record/Play chime sound file Browse/select existed sound file Choice audio input source Select the voice format for speak out...
  • Page 173 Step 2. Choice the “Zone” or “Group” where you want to announce to these areas Step 3. Enable the chime sound function and adjust the voice volume if it is necessary when announce. Step 4. Click the “Start” icon to start announcement and click “Stop” to finish the instant the announcement.
  • Page 174: Control Panel

    6-14. Control Panel Set up the display time clock for Select different display mode for viewing all connected cameras. Enable screen rotation for Switch to next camera or split Live video screen The channel selection buttons present “live viewing without recording” with black color, “Stand by for scheduled recording”...
  • Page 175 Select output screen Select video split way to show on the screen Press “Prev.” or “Next” to show previous or next split video. Click the number to show the Click to enable the single live video. rotation schedule Click to clear the red frame of video which camera is triggered via event.
  • Page 176 4. Click icon to set up the Preset position, Click “1-8” or “9-16” or “17-24” or “25-32” to select the more preset locations, the total 32 preset locations. You can click the “Arrow” & “ Zoom in /out “ key to change the PTZ camera position and focus of the camera where you would like to set up for the preset position.
  • Page 177 5. Click icon to set up setup swivel process. The “Fig A” diagram for “FastCam III (V3)”, FDMO-D1IP and FDPI-D1IP only. The different PTZ cameras will have different Graphic User Interface (GUI). Please refer to the PTZ camera user’s manual for detail information. Enable OSD and move the arrow key and Open/Close Click this icon to start Preset tour scan;...
  • Page 178: Chapter 7 Application Tools- Eztools

    Chapter 7 Application Tools- ezTools This chapter will discuss the NVR’s accessories programs and set up for each function. 7-1. IP Camera Video transfer - ezVideoTrans This program just suits for the IP camera only; it is an alone program which allows the remote user to access the IP cameras from the remote site.
  • Page 179 The function of ezVideoTrans program description as below: Click the “ezVideoTrans program”, then click the “Setup” icon for the parameter’s setup. The default port number is 1001 and you can choose the UTP or RTP of RTSP transmission protocol. You can open more Video server Port (Maximum is 6) for video transmission if there are large video channels need to transfer to the remote sites, it will reduce the “ezVideoTrans”...
  • Page 180: Ie Browse Server - Ezwebserver

    7-2. IE Browse Server - EzWebServer This program for remote access the NVR through Internet via I.E. Browser. Please follow up on the process to set up the parameters. The NVR should have the static IP address or DDNS or ID code when you want to remote access this NVR.
  • Page 181 Port number: Type the port number for remote connection Please make sure the setting connection port is not used by the PC program commonly, or the connection may have collided with other PC application programs. Auto connection: Check “Auto connection” and type “Username” and “Password” for automatic connection via remote PC.
  • Page 182 Step 3. You can select the NVR list from the “Site Menu” drop-down menu for remote connection. Step 4. Click “ ” icon from the left side control panel to connect the NVR Server and display the “Connect to local site” interface. Step 5.
  • Page 183: Remote Control Server - Ezrserve

    7-3. Remote control server – EzRServe The function of ezRserver program of Witness Pro is to allow full access NVR for remote technical assistance, or to remotely setup the NVR’s configuration. The remote client must use “ezRClient” in “FreeView Pro ” to make the connection between the remote PC and the NVR. Follow the steps below to setup ezRServer: ezRserver program on NVR site Step 1.
  • Page 184 Step 4. Type the port for connecting ezProxy Server. The default port is “1288”. Step 5. Click “Connect” to connect ezProxy Server. ezClient program on Remote Client PC site Step 1. Type NVR’s name in “Site name” field. Step 2. Type IP address of the user’s NVR. Step 3.
  • Page 185 User setup: Step 1. Type user name and password for the authorized user. Step 2. Select the privileges for the authorized user. Step 3. Click “Save” to add the authorized user in the list. Step 4. Click “Delete” to remove the user from the list. Step 5.
  • Page 186: Way Voice Communication - Eztalk

    7-4. 2 Way voice Communication – EzTalk This function will show how to set up the communication of the real-time audio from designated locations (NVR site) to the control center (CMS site) simultaneously. Fig 4-8.1 Fig 4-8.2 Follow the steps below to set up audio communication: On NVR site Step 1.
  • Page 187 Step 3: Type “Password” and “TCP/IP Port” which must be matched with the setting in “ezSTalk” of Witness Pro. Step 4. Select “Audio sample rate”. It will have a better audio quality with 16K audio rate, but occupy higher bandwidth. Oppositely, it will only have a normal audio quality with 8K audio rate, but less bandwidth.
  • Page 188: Restart The Computer Schedule - Ezreboot

    7-5. Restart the computer schedule – EzReboot It is recommended the user to enable “System reboot schedule” function of the Witness Pro application to routinely (such as weekly or Daily) refresh the NVR system to its optimum state. Please follow the instructions below to complete this configuration. Step 1.
  • Page 189: Auto-Synchronized Time - Ezclock

    7-6. Auto-synchronized time - EzClock Sometimes the NVR’s clock time can become behind or forward compared to the actual time. “ezClock” will automatically adjust the user’s NVR’s clock every once in a while, depending on the user’s setting in the ezClock setup. This section will show the user how to set up ezClock. Step 1.
  • Page 190: Hdd Health Checkup - Ezhddsmart

    7-7. HDD Health Checkup - EzHDDSmart - What is S.M.A.R.T.? S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) is an interface between the BIOS and a computer’s hard disk. It is a feature of the Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics (EIDE) technology that controls access to the hard drive. If S.M.A.R.T is enabled when a computer is set up, the BIOS can receive analytical information from the hard drive and determine whether to send the user a warning message about possible future failure of the hard drive.
  • Page 191 Function description of the “HDD Health Checkup”: Section 1: HDD Information: Hard disk drives installed in your NVR. Section 2: HDD status: This section displays the current temperature of the selected hard disk drive, as well as its health status level and surface sector defect factor. Section 3: Auto start: This ezHDDSmart program will automatically launch itself in the background when Windows starts (when you turn ON your PC).
  • Page 192 Step 4. Check the “Authenticated login” box. Step 5. Fill both “Username” and “Password” in the entry fields. Step 6. Click the “Add” button to save the user’s profile into the e-mail list on the left pane. The user can click the “Delete”...
  • Page 193: Ups Utility - Ezupscheck

    7-8. UPS utility - EzUPSCheck If the user installed the UPS with NVR for power management purposes, the user can set up the actions to take for NVR when there is not enough power capacity for UPS or when the electricity comes back to the NVR.
  • Page 194 when the power comes back. Click to locate “Witness Pro” from the “Source” field. Step 7. Click “View logs” to view the status of “ezUPSCheck”. Step 8. Click “OK” to leave the setup window.
  • Page 195: Other Applications

    7-9. Other Applications Single-file video playback – ezPlayback This function is for the user to playback video clips in a fast and simple way. Click the “Start” menu Witness Pro, and click the “Single-File Video Playback – ezPlayback” selection. “Programs” Click the Open file icon to select the existed video clips to playback.

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