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- Page 1 Uniplex Appliance Installation Manual 04/08/2021 Page 1 of 102 Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual UP/MAN/002/M UK and EMEA: NetVu Ltd. www.netvu.org.uk No 1 Thellow Heath Park, Northwich Road, Northwich, Cheshire. CW9 6JB...
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Page 2: Version History
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 2 of 102. Version History Issue Number Date Comments DRAFT Version 1.0 21st October, 2019. Author: P Ridgeon Version A October, 2019. Author: P Ridgeon Checker: R S Hawes Version B October, 2019. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 3 of 102. Contents Version History ..........................2 Contents ............................3 Important Safeguards ........................5 Installing the Unit ..........................7 Before you start check the contents of the box ................7 Connections .......................... - Page 4 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 4 of 102. Camera Assignment Status Page ..................50 Camera – Network Extenders Page ..................50 Camera Upgrade Page ......................51 Record Settings – Storage Statistics page ................59 Record Settings – Video Storage page .................. 59 Alarm –...
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Page 5: Important Safeguards
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 5 of 102. Important Safeguards Read Instructions All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. Power Sources This unit should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the manufacturer’s label. - Page 6 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 6 of 102. • BS EN55032:2015 Electromagnetic compatibility of multimedia equipment. Emissions Requirements, • BS EN50130-4:2011 Alarm systems, Electromagnetic compatibility. Product family standard: Immunity requirements of components of fire, intruder, hold up, CCTV, access control and social alarm systems, •...
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Page 7: Installing The Unit
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 7 of 102. Installing the Unit Before you start check the contents of the box The box should contain the following items: Uniplex Appliance NVR Installation Accessories: Mains Power Adaptor • Mains Power Cable (country dependant) •... - Page 8 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 8 of 102. This will include: External storage unit, either with preformatted drive, or without • eSATA cable • 12 Volts DC Power Cable • Alternatively, a storage unit for up to four drives This will include: External storage unit, either with preformatted drives, or without •...
- Page 9 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 9 of 102. SFP Port A – Closed IP 3 Trunk connection • SFP Port B – Closed IP 3 Trunk connection • Ethernet connector ETH-A - Corporate / General network connection •...
- Page 10 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 10 of 102. On the base of the DVR you will find a product label, giving its serial number and product code, from which the features and functionality of the NVR can be established: Product code always starts UPXA.
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Page 11: Installation
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 11 of 102. Mains Supply Input • eSATA port • USB 3.0 Port • Firewire 400 Port • 2 x Firewire 800 ports • Installation The Uniplex Appliance NVR should be physically installed using the guidelines given in the “Important Safeguards”... - Page 12 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 12 of 102. SUPPLIED PSU MAINS UPS UNIT (NOT INCLUDED) Connect the eSATA port of the storage unit to the eSATA port of the Uniplex NVR using the supplied eSATA cable. Connect the 12 Volts DC power input of the storage unit to the 12 Volts DC power output of the Uniplex NVR using the supplied cable.
- Page 13 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 13 of 102. Connect the supplied power supply unit to the Uniplex NVR. The power supply unit should, in turn be connected to a mains UPS unit to protect the NVR from surges, spikes and unexpected power outages.
- Page 14 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 14 of 102. Connect the NetVu SmartVu IP cameras to the camera endpoint ports of Uniplex Appliance NVR, using Cat5 (or higher) Ethernet cable (maximum length 90m). If a NetVu NVSE network extender is being used then connect the NetVu SmartVu IP cameras to the camera endpoint ports of the NetVu NVSE network extender, using Cat5 (or higher) Ethernet cable (maximum length 90m).
- Page 15 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 15 of 102. For longer distances than 90m, Fibre optic cable may be used, in which case the NVSE Network Extender and the Uniplex Appliance NVR may be connected via their SFP ports. If neither the Uniplex Appliance NVR camera endpoint ports nor NetVu NVSE Network Extenders are being used to connect cameras to the Uniplex Appliance NVR, it is strongly recommended that cameras are still segregated by the Camera Subnet and network.
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Page 16: Connecting Alarm Inputs
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 16 of 102. Connect an HDMI monitor (HDMI port) , USB mouse and USB keyboard (USB ports) to the NVR. Connecting Alarm Inputs Alarm inputs from third-party sensors, such as Passive Infra-Red Detectors, door contacts, beams etc. -
Page 17: Connecting Relay Outputs
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 17 of 102. Connecting Relay Outputs The Uniplex Appliance NVR has two relay outputs, available from the connector block on the rear of the NVR. The Auxiliary Alarm Inputs are also available on the same connector. Connecting the Serial Ports There are two serial ports (serial 1 and serial 2) on the 9 pin D-connectors on the rear of the NVR. -
Page 18: Using The Usb Serial Ports
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 18 of 102. Using the USB Serial Ports The following items may be connected to the USB ports of the NVR: USB Mouse • USB PC Keyboard • NetVu KBC2/U Joystick Keypad •... -
Page 19: Configuring The Unit
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 19 of 102. Configuring the Unit Using the Unit with Secure Closed IPTV The UPXA Appliance NVR has an external power supply unit. Connect the mains lead to the unit and then to the wall socket, or to a fused spur connection. To be compliant with wiring regulations in some countries, an Alarm or Security device should be connected to a fused spur and not a wall outlet socket (check local regulations before installation). - Page 20 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 20 of 102. UK and EMEA: NetVu Ltd. www.netvu.org.uk No 1 Thellow Heath Park, Northwich Road, Northwich, Cheshire. CW9 6JB...
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Page 21: Locating The Unit Ip Address
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 21 of 102. Locating the Unit IP address The unit is configured using on-board webpages. This can be done remotely once the unit has been installed in its chosen location, using the web browser on a PC in the same subnet as the unit. The unit configuration pages can be accessed using the unit IP address or DNS name. - Page 22 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 22 of 102. 2. Type the IP address (or DNS name if there is no fixed IP address) of the unit into the address bar and press enter. The Main menu of the NVR will be displayed. UK and EMEA: NetVu Ltd.
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Page 23: System - Attributes Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 23 of 102. System – Attributes Page From the main menu of the camera, click on Configuration. If prompted, enter a username and password. The System - Attributes page will be displayed; The menus under the System Settings heading allow the unit’s core settings to be viewed, changed and the system software upgraded. -
Page 24: Attributes
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 24 of 102. Attributes This menu shows the general information about the unit including the version of software installed, the unit’s serial number and the allocated DHCP IP address. Product Descriptor: Details the product model. Platform: The type of hardware being used for the NVR. -
Page 25: Status Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 25 of 102. Earliest Recording: Displays the date and time of the earliest recording held on the unit. Time Since Last Reset: the amount of time that has passed since the last reset of the NVR. Total running time: The total time that the unit has been running since manufacture. - Page 26 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 26 of 102. About Page System Information: Opens the System Settings->System page. General Information: Opens the System Settings->Software page. Capabilities: Opens the Capabilities Details page. UI Information: Opens the UI Information page. Camera Variables : Opens the Sysvar Editor page.
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Page 27: Upload Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 27 of 102. Logs Page The logs page allows various diagnostics reports to be run, under the guidance of NetVu Support. There are no Installer settings on this page. Upload Page UK and EMEA: NetVu Ltd. -
Page 28: Time And Date
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 28 of 102. This page provides a means of transferring new files to the NVR, without having to use FTP. This can be used to update the software of the camera, install PowerScript files etc. Click on Browse to select the files to be uploaded from your computer. - Page 29 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 29 of 102. SNTP Server: A Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) server allows external devices to connect and set their current date and time settings to that of the SNTP. If required, enter the SNTP server IP address here.
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Page 30: User Accounts
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 30 of 102. If there are a number of Uniplex units on a site then one of the Uniplex units can be selected as a “master”. The master Uniplex can have an NTP server set. All of the slave Uniplexes should have their NTP server set to the IP address of the master Uniplex. -
Page 31: Maintain
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 31 of 102. By default, there are no usernames or passwords on the system when it leaves the facory. The system is however protected from rogue access as without specific credentials being set, the system is only accessible from the Local Subnet - i.e. -
Page 32: Features
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 32 of 102. Click on Default (Green) to return the NVR to factory default settings. Network Settings such as IP address will not be affected. Click on Reset (Red) to re-start the NVR. Features The page is used to enable additional network ports on the NVR Secondary Web Port : If the primary web port is blocked by the firewall, it is possible to configure a... - Page 33 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 33 of 102. Internal Alarm Receiver Port: Sets the network port to be used by the internal alarm receiver of the HTTP proxy port: Sets the port number for access to Closed IP proxy target cameras. Endpoint Proxy Target Camera: Sets the target camera number for Closed IP proxy access.
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Page 34: Audio
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 34 of 102. You are now able to view live images from the camera and to make changes to its configuration, using it’s webpages. When you are finished you should return to the Features page of the NVR. Enter a blank into the Endpoint Proxy Target field, replacing the camera number. -
Page 35: Database Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 35 of 102. Record Uncompressed: When ticked, audio is recorded without compression. This will use additional hard disk space. Playback Volume : Adjusts volume control of playback on local audio output of NVR. Scale is 0 (minimum) to 100 (maximum). - Page 36 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 36 of 102. Configure Map: Leave as ‘Local System Map’. This is the map from which connected cameras can be accessed. Graphic Location: Enter the location of the relevant map graphic, including the full IP address of the NVR holding the map, if it is not held locally.
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Page 37: Camera Arrows Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 37 of 102. Hotspot Radius: Enter the radius of the hotspot. The figure entered is the number of pixels. For example, if 20 is entered then the hotspot will be 40 pixels across. The bigger the number of pixels the larger the hotspot will be. - Page 38 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 38 of 102. Camera Select: Selects the camera image on which the camera arrows are to overlaid Select Hotspot: Associates a particular arrow with the alias camera number. Activate Hotspot: Select to activate and display the camera arrow. On the map the arrow will appear in colour red at the designated position for that hotspot.
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Page 39: Viewer Defaults Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 39 of 102. Increment by: If using the Decrement (Red) or Increment (Green) buttons, enter the size (in pixels) that the arrow will increase/decrease. Decrement (Red): Select to reduce size of arrow. Increment (Green): Select to increase size of arrow. -
Page 40: Camera - Setup Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 40 of 102. Camera – Setup Page The page is used to set camera titles and other parameters associated with each camera. Select the camera to be configured by clicking on the down arrow on the right-hand side of the Camera field and then click on the desired camera from the drop-down list to select it. -
Page 41: Camera - Overview Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 41 of 102. Telemetry: If the selected camera is a telemetry capable camera, the control protocol for the camera should be selected from this list. Default to Preset : Selects the preset position to which the PTZ camera will return if unused for a period of time. -
Page 42: Camera - Auto Configuration Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 42 of 102. To set a camera title simply enter text in to the corresponding Title field. Clicking on the blue line to the right of a camera title will copy that same title to all the following camera title fields. -
Page 43: Camera - Assign Manually Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 43 of 102. Manual Scan: When configuration mode is set to manual click on this button to manually scan for new SmartVu cameras connected to the Uniplex. SmartVu cameras may also be added to the NVR through the use of a user_config.json file (contact NetVu Technical Support for more information). - Page 44 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 44 of 102. If NetVu SmartVu cameras are connected to the Uniplex NVR in this way and the Uniplex configuration mode is set to Auto then the cameras will be automatically detected, assigned secure IP addresses on the camera (CIPTV) LAN and given a physical channel number on the NVR.
- Page 45 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 45 of 102. The following web page will then appear: Start by clicking on the down arrow in the Set Configuration Mode field. You can now add individual cameras one at a time, using either their IP address or their MAC address.
- Page 46 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 46 of 102. Click on the red Add by IP button. The following window will open: Enter the channel number (1-64) on which you want the new cameras to appear. Enter the IP address of the camera to be added. This must have already been set as the static IP address in the camera itself.
- Page 47 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 47 of 102. If a camera is detected at the IP address entered then it’s MAC address will be displayed. The channel displayed below the MAC address is the streaming channel. The channel number on the NVR to be used by this camera is the Manual Endpoint Channel.
- Page 48 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 48 of 102. shown on it’s system webpage. The authentication field allows the NVR and cameras to comply with the requirements of Secure by Design in that all network devices should have unique access credentials (username and password).
- Page 49 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 49 of 102. all be manually added at the same time, using a JSON file i.e. a file with a .JSON extension. This format of file can be easily produced on a Windows PC using the Notepad++ App and text editor apps like TextWrangler on MAC.
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Page 50: Camera Assignment Status Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 50 of 102. Don’t forget to return the Set Configuration Mode to Secure when you are finished, so that the cyber security features of the Uniplex are once more active. After configuration mode has been set to secure do not forget to update the camera fail wizard and activity wizard with the new camera details. -
Page 51: Camera Upgrade Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 51 of 102. Network Extender: Used to select a network extender already connected, so that it’s configuration may be changed. LUN: The address number of the Uniplex or the NVSE network extender, set using it’s front panel controls. - Page 52 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 52 of 102. New software files for NetVu SmartVu IP cameras may be obtained here: https://netvu.org.uk/new-software-release-area/ Select the model of your camera from the list. UK and EMEA: NetVu Ltd. www.netvu.org.uk No 1 Thellow Heath Park, Northwich Road, Northwich, Cheshire.
- Page 53 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 53 of 102. If you are not sure which model you have, find the serial number on the label of the unit (normally fixed to the base) and contact NetVu support on +44 (0)1928 706400 and select support or email support@netvu.org.uk Click on Show Files to see the files to be downloaded.
- Page 54 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 54 of 102. The Camera Upgrade web page will then be displayed. This page has an entry for each camera connected. You should note that the “Platform” information (e.g. TISA/TINA/TIPA) matches part of file names that you have downloaded. For example if the Platform is TISA you may have downloaded a file called UPGRADE_tisa_06_6_22_0203.zip If these things do not match, for example, platform says TIPA and you have downloaded the...
- Page 55 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 55 of 102. The product name is given in the third line of each entry. For example, SmartVu Bullet 1080 This would be the upgrade file name for this camera i.e. SmartVu_Bullet_1080.upg - Note that the spaces have been replaced by underscores.
- Page 56 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 56 of 102. Use your browser (Firefox or similar browser) to view the web page of the Uniplex NVR or Gen3 DVR/NVR. Click on the System Button. The System sub-menus will appear. Click on the Upload sub menu button.
- Page 57 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 57 of 102. Make sure that the Upload path is set to /mdd0/proxy_upgrade/ Click on the Browse button to select the upgrade (,upg) file and the software upgrade (.zip) file(s) from your PC/laptop for upload. When you have selected a file click on the Upload button.
- Page 58 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 58 of 102. To enable an individual camera for upgrade click on the check box Repeat for each camera to be upgraded. You can select all cameras of the same type for upgrade by clicking on the Select All button You can clear all of the check boxes by clicking on the Deselect All button.
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Page 59: Record Settings - Storage Statistics Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 59 of 102. At the end of the process the status should say Upgrade Complete and the cameras will now have their upgraded software. Record Settings – Storage Statistics page This page gives a visual indication of the level of activity of every camera in the system plus an overall indication of average activity for all of the cameras together. -
Page 60: Alarm - Expression Wizard Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 60 of 102. This page shows the details of the hard disks and other storage devices in use by the NVR. It also allows the hard disks to be formatted and existing recordings cleared. Format: Click on Format to format the hard disk concerned. - Page 61 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 61 of 102. This page is used to configure the way that the Uniplex will respond to triggers from a variety of sources. These triggers include: Activity Detection events • Video Motion Detection events •...
- Page 62 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 62 of 102. Single region events, multi region events and variables can be viewed using the drop-down list. Base Channel: Where the trigger type is an alarm input this field sets the starting number from which the wizard will begin Channel List: for activity detection and video motion detection (VMD) triggers this field contains the channel numbers which will be processed by the wizard.
- Page 63 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 63 of 102. input 19, an SIA Alarm Panel or some other input). Unset: If ticked, actions will be taken if the Uniplex is in UNSET mode (can be controlled using Alarm input 19, an SIA Alarm Panel or some other input).
- Page 64 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 64 of 102. A tick in this box means that when movement (activity) is sensed in front of any of the selected cameras, the recording profile will change, from Normal to Event When the cameras are entered simply click on the Save button to enable the cameras for MultiMode recording.
- Page 65 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 65 of 102. If the Camera Fail wizard is not already selected click on the drop-down arrow on the right-hand side of the Wizard field. Then select Camera Fail by clicking on it. The following web page opens: Enter the numbers of the cameras for which camera failure detection is required in the Channel List field.
- Page 66 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 66 of 102. Alternatively, to add all of the cameras which are currently detected by the NVR, and which are not used by other Alarm Expression Wizards (like VMD, or alarm) you can simply click on the Auto Fill button - The Channel List will be automatically populated with those channel numbers.
- Page 67 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 67 of 102. The dot to the right-hand side shows the current status of the Alarm (green for inactive - camera working, red for active - camera failed). The number to the right of the dot shows how many times the alarm has changed state recently.
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Page 68: Alarm - Expressions Editor Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 68 of 102. Click on “Save” You can check the operation of the wizard by clicking on the Exp Editor tab (blue) to view the Alarm Expressions editor page, which should look something like this: As well as setting the “Event”... - Page 69 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 69 of 102. The way in which the Uniplex series of NVRs is different in comparison with earlier Dedicated Micros CCTV recorders. The new approach allows the monitoring of alarm inputs local to the NVR itself (such as physical alarm inputs, Video Motion Detection and camera failure), alarm inputs at each camera and virtual alarm inputs and variables received over the network from other third-party systems.
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Page 70: Alarm - Activity Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 70 of 102. Actions (active) REC(4) E: means that when the above condition occurs camera 4 will be recorded using the EVENT profile Actions (Inactive) REC(4) N: means that when the above condition ends camera 4 will be recorded using the NORMAL profile You can have more than one action, by separating the actions with a semi-colon. -
Page 71: Alarm - Vmd Setup Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 71 of 102. Indoor high • Indoor low • Outdoor high • Outdoor low • Very low • Grid Editor: Use the Grid Editor by placing cells in areas of the camera view where movement will trigger an alarm. -
Page 72: Alarm - Schedule Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 72 of 102. Normal: The reference image is updated approximately every second. This will only allow • small changes in the scene without triggering. Last trigger: The reference image is only updated when the VMD is triggered and is best •... -
Page 73: Rvrc Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 73 of 102. Using these two modes the NVR can respond to the same stimuli (alarms, VMD etc.) in different ways, depending on whether the NVR is SET or UNSET. Use Timer for Set/Unset: If this box is ticked then the SET and UNSET status will be activated by the times configured in the fields above. -
Page 74: Network - Setup Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 74 of 102. temporarily suspend alarm dial-out operation of the NVR. Network – Setup page The page configures the network connection to the NVR and displays current settings. System Name: This field can be edited to allocate a name to the unit. This would be used if accessing the unit using a Domain Name Server (DNS). -
Page 75: Network - Multicast Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 75 of 102. Max Transmission Rate (kbits/s): Allows you to set the maximum transmission speed for the network type, consult the network administrator if necessary. Tx Image Buffers: This is used in order to improve the picture delivery over Ethernet, use 1 for a low bandwidth connection, and 3 for a higher bandwidth. -
Page 76: Network - Arc Configuration Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 76 of 102. Telnet: putting a tick in this box prevents Telnet access to the NVR unless a user name and password has been created for Telnet access in the User Accounts page. FTP: putting a tick in this box prevents FTP access to the NVR unless a user name and password has been created for FTP access in the User Accounts page. -
Page 77: Image Profiles - Profile Setup Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 77 of 102. Image Profiles – Profile Setup page The unit transmits and records images using JPEG, MPEG4 or H.264 formats. The NetVu Enterprise Observer remote viewing software will use the settings configured on this Web-page as the defaults for MPEG4 and H.264;... -
Page 78: Live Viewer Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 78 of 102. I Frame Ratio: Select the number of I Frames recorded between each P Frame. An MPEG4 I frame is considerably larger than a P frame. Consequently, the higher the I to P ratio, the larger the disk space required to store recorded images. -
Page 79: Operating The Unit
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 79 of 102. Operating the Unit The unit can be operated via the Viewer menus, the optional KBC2/U keyboard or with a USB PC Keyboard and USB mouse. The camera images can also be viewed and accessed remotely via the webpages of the Uniplex Desktop NVR and the ‘Viewer’... -
Page 80: View Control
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 80 of 102. View Control The View Control page allows connected video inputs to be displayed full screen or in Quad/Multi way display format. Key Colour Caption Function Full Show currently selected camera full screen. Green Quad Displays four images on-screen, putting the... -
Page 81: Video Control
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 81 of 102. Blue Multi Displays the Viewer Menu for alternative multi Camera displays Purple Next Opens the next page of the Viewer menu. Video Control The Video Control page offers video playback functions i.e. play, pause, rewind and fast forward. Key Colour Caption Function... - Page 82 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 82 of 102. Key Colour Caption Function Play Selects playback mode. Front panel buttons (⏪,⏵, ⏩, ∎) Can then be used to control playback Blue Enters Segment selection function Purple Next Opens the next page of the Viewer menu.
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Page 83: Using The Optional Keyboard (Kbc2/U)
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 83 of 102. Key Colour Caption Function Seg Up highlights the segment above the one currently highlighted Green Seg Down highlights the segment below the one currently highlighted Yellow Seg - highlights the segment left of the one currently highlighted Blue... - Page 84 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 84 of 102. A brief description of the function of each of the keyboard keys is as follows: UK and EMEA: NetVu Ltd. www.netvu.org.uk No 1 Thellow Heath Park, Northwich Road, Northwich, Cheshire. CW9 6JB...
- Page 85 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 85 of 102. UK and EMEA: NetVu Ltd. www.netvu.org.uk No 1 Thellow Heath Park, Northwich Road, Northwich, Cheshire. CW9 6JB...
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Page 87: Fault-Finding, Maintenance And Support
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 87 of 102. Fault-Finding, Maintenance and Support Replacing Failed Drives in the Multi-Drive Storage Unit When one of the drives fails, the corresponding activity LED will light up solid red and the alarm will sound. -
Page 88: Fan Alarm Mute Button
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 88 of 102. If more than one drive fails at the same time, or if one drive fails and the RAID mode is set to RAID 0 or Combine/JBOD (SPAN), the data is lost (in Combine mode, only the data stored on the one failed drive is lost) and the system cannot be accessed again until the drive(s) are replaced and a new array is built. -
Page 89: Using The Uniplex Engineering Functions
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 89 of 102. Using the Uniplex Engineering Functions The Uniplex NVR has a number of engineering functions, which are very useful in fault-finding. To access these functions use your browser (Firefox or similar browser) to view the web page of the Uniplex NVR. - Page 90 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 90 of 102. This allows you to choose what device you wish to interact with. If you select HOST, then interaction will be with the Uniplex NVR. Click on the camera desired if you wish to interact with a camera.
- Page 91 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 91 of 102. You can then drag of the contents of the debug window to copy and save it’s contents to your PC. To start the scrolling once more click on the black triangle. Click on the X in the top right-hand corner of the debug window to close it.
- Page 92 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 92 of 102. In the example above the frame rate achieved is the figure in brackets and we can see that cameras are being recorded at 6 - 7 images per second. Similarly, if SCAN is entered into the Filter field in the top right-hand corner of the DEBUG window then details of the NVR scanning for new NetVu devices will be shown.
- Page 93 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 93 of 102. You will be prompted to enter the system configuration user name and password. Once these are entered the following prompt will appear in the window. A wide range of engineering commands are available to help you to configure or fault find the NVR or camera with which you are interacting.
- Page 94 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 94 of 102. If the command is successfully executed you will get either a command prompt or the outcome of the command. If the command is unsuccessful then you will get an error message. Useful CLI Commands The following Telnet commands are particularly useful in common situations.
- Page 95 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 95 of 102. To use a command, type the command, followed by any qualifiers or variables needed and then press ENTER. If the command is successfully executed you will get either a command prompt or the outcome of the command.
- Page 96 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 96 of 102. Viewing System Variables To see system variables click on Sysyars Window and a new window will open. This window actively updates to show the value of system variables being used by the NVR/camera.
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Page 97: Remote Maintenance
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 97 of 102. Like DEBUG window, a filter can be entered in the top right-hand corner of the Systems Variables window and this will then show the specific variable of the Uniplex or Camera selected. For example, entering timezone as the filter will show the timezone settings of the device. -
Page 98: Accessories, Consumables And Spare Parts
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 98 of 102. To provide this support NetVu require remote network access to the Uniplex NVR which can be achieved through completely secure links, locked solely to the IP address of the NetVu headquarters network, so completely inaccessible from elsewhere. -
Page 99: Other Related Documents
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 99 of 102. Is composed of equipment sold to our customers before 13th August 2005 and that is being replaced by products from NetVu Ltd of the same type or that perform the same function. -
Page 100: Glossary
Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 100 of 102. Glossary AGC Automatic Gain Control ALPR Automatic License Plate Recognition (US) AMS Archive and Management System ANPR Automatic Number Plate Recognition (UK and Europe) AoE ATA over Ethernet ARC Alarm Receiving Centre ATA Advanced Technology Attachment BMS Building Management System... - Page 101 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 101 of 102. IR Infrared IRE A unit used in the measurement of composite video signals LAN Local Area Network LLDP Link Layer Discovery Protocol MAC Media Access Control MDNS Multicast Domain Name System MIME Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions MTU Maximum Transmission Unit N/C Normally Closed...
- Page 102 Title NetVu Uniplex Appliance NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 102 of 102. TTL Time To Live TVL Television Lines UDP User Datagram Protocol UPS Uninterruptible Power Supply VSaaS Video Surveillance as a Service VESA A family of standards defined by the Video Electronics Standards Association for mounting mount...
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