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Vitek VT-IPSN16M Manual

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VT-IPSN16M
ENVI Series 16 Channel
Network Video Recorder
• Supports up to 16 IP Cameras
• Supports 4 Mega pixel cameras at real-time / 8 Mega pixel at 15fps/
each / 16 Mega pixel cameras 7.5fps/each
• Audio recording & transmission
• Configuration and control through Web browsers
• Supports Hard Drives up to 2TB SATA
• Multi-Vendor camera support
• H.264 Compression
• RS-232 Serial port
• Gigabit Ethernet
• Built-in motion detection
• PTZ control

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  • Page 1 VT-IPSN16M ENVI Series 16 Channel Network Video Recorder • Supports up to 16 IP Cameras • Supports 4 Mega pixel cameras at real-time / 8 Mega pixel at 15fps/ each / 16 Mega pixel cameras 7.5fps/each • Audio recording & transmission •...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    2.1. VT-IPSN16M Front View ....................9 2.2. VT-IPSN16M Rear View ....................10 2.2.1. COM Port Description..................11 3. VT-IPSN16M Installation and Basic Setup ................. 12 3.1. Before Installation ...................... 12 3.2. Factory Default Settings ....................12 3.3. Installing VT-IPSN16M ....................12 4.
  • Page 3 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 9.5. Step 5: Recording Configuration .................. 38 9.6. Finish ........................38 10. System Configuration Menu ....................38 10.1. Server Name Setup..................... 38 10.2. Date & Time....................... 39 10.3. Admin Password ......................40 10.4. Access Control ......................40 10.5.
  • Page 4 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 15.5. System Update ......................76 16. ENVI Series Viewer....................... 79 16.1. Introduction ....................... 79 16.2. Key Features ......................79 16.3. System Requirement for PC..................79 17. Installing and Uninstalling ..................... 80 17.1. Installing ENVI Series Viewer ..................80 17.1.1.
  • Page 5 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 25.2. Searching for IP Devices ................... 102 25.3. Registering IP Devices ....................103 25.4. Viewing Live Video ....................106 25.5. Recording Video ....................... 107 26. ENVI Smart Player ......................112 26.1. Introduction ......................112 26.2. Key Features ......................112 26.3.
  • Page 6 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 34. IP-Device Registration ......................147 34.1. IP-Device Registration (Manual) ................147 34.2. IP-Device Registration (Automatic) ................149 IP-Device Modification ....................151 34.3. IP-DeviceDeletion ..................... 153 34.4. IP-Device Homepage ....................153 34.5. Camera Management ....................153 34.5.1. Configure Camera Name and Information ............154 34.5.2.

  • Page 7: Product Overview

    Explorer browser enabled network video recorder that, can display, record and playback real time MJPEG, MPEG4 and H.264 video streams transmitted from any VITEK IP camera or video server over a TCP/IP network. It also supports other major brands of IP cameras and Video Servers including Axis, Panasonic, Mobotix, Arecont Vision, IQinvision, and Vivotek.

  • Page 8: Specifications

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 1.3. Specifications 32bit Embedded CPU Flash 8Mbytes /SDRAM: DDR2 128Mbytes Hardware Linux version 2.6.24.4 operating system Battery backed up real-time clock MJPEG Video compression MPEG-4 H.264 2 Step frame rate (Fast on event/Slow on continuous recording mode)

  • Page 9: Vt-Ipsn16M Packing List

    8.82” x 5.51” x 1.73” (224 x 140 x 44mm) / 2.09 lbs. (0.95kg) – w/o power / Weight supply or HDD. * All specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Table 1 : Specification for VT-IPSN16M 1.4. VT-IPSN16M Packing List VT-IPSN16M includes the following items...

  • Page 10: Hardware Description

    Red LED is on when power is provided. Indicates the status of operation & shutdown of VT-IPSN16M. STATUS LED Green LED turns on during normal operation after VT-IPSN16M boots. LAN LINK LED Indicates the status of access to LAN LAN(Tx/Rx) LED Yellow light blinks with data transmission over LAN.

  • Page 11: Vt-Ipsn16M Rear View

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 2.2. VT-IPSN16M Rear View Picture 3 : VT-IPSN16M Real panel PART DESCRIPTION Cooling FAN HDD Cooling FAN USB port (reserved for future use) To Factory Default System Factory Default Switch Push the switch for 7 secs after system booting.

  • Page 12: Com Port Description

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 2.2.1. COM Port Description Below image illustrates PIN No. of COM Port, Numbers are displayed in order from the left. For RS-232 connection, RXD & TXD & GND are used only in general, RXD and TXD should be crossed to communicate properly in case it connects with PC one by one.

  • Page 13: Vt-Ipsn16M Installation And Basic Setup

    For installation of VT-IPSN16M, please follow the steps below. install the VT-IPSN16M in place with adequate ventilation Connect the VT-IPSN16M to the Network through the LAN port. Connect the power supply of VT-IPSN16M. Refer to the following sections for programming and viewing Network Configuration: Refer to “IP Installer User’s Manual”...

  • Page 14: Software Installation

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 4. Software Installation 1. Run IP Installer Software from the CD program on a computer that is on the same network as the IP camera. 2. Start IP Installer, by double clicking the icon “IP Installer” 3. After the program has started, the main window of IP Installer program will appear on the screen as shown below.
  • Page 15 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 7. After the camera was configured by the program automatically, you will be able to get access Go Product Homepage a) Right click over the camera information, “ ” Connect Product Homepage b) Click over the icon “...
  • Page 16 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M On Live View you will be able to see live video from your camera. NOTE: For more information, refer to Section 11. ENVI Admin Menu on page 36.

  • Page 17: Ip Installer: Introduction

    Installing IP Installer If the program is started from the CD supplied with Vitek products, insert the CD in to CD/DVD tray and check the installation file. If it is download or copied from the Internet or any other media, locate the file from the PC’s hard drive.
  • Page 18 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M You may be prompted to continue running the installation program. Click Yes button, then the following window will be shown on the screen. To continue the installation, click Next. The following window will be displayed for location to...
  • Page 19 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M The default location for installation is C:\Program Files\IP Installer. It is recommended to install in this folder, if you want to change it to a different location, click the Browse button to choose location. Now click the Install button. You will see the progress of the install as shown below.

  • Page 20: Uninstalling Ip Installer

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M When the files are done copying, the following window will be shown. Click the Finish button to complete the installation. 6.2. Uninstalling IP Installer If you want to remove the IP Installer program from your PC, click Start > All Programs > IP Installer >...
  • Page 21 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Click on the Yes button, then the following window will be shown on the screen. Click on the Next button and you will see the following window. Click on the Uninstall button to start removing the IP Installer program from your computer.
  • Page 22 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Click on the Finish button to close the window...

  • Page 23: Using Ip Installer

    There are no network devices shown, as it is the first time running the program and nothing has been registered. Scan the network and shows the list of all the Vitek products that IP Search Product Installer program found.

  • Page 24: Search Product

    7.2. Search Product Make sure that your Vitek products are powered and connected to the network, and then click the Search Product button. A status window will pop up to show the progress of the search. Wait until it reaches 100%, or you may press the Cancel button to stop the search at any given time and proceed with the results made until that moment.

  • Page 25: Manual Network Setup

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 7.3. Manual Network Setup Configuring the network parameters of the devices in the list can be started either by highlighting and right clicking mouse button or by clicking Manual IP Setup button on the main Toolbar. When one IP device is selected, the following screen will appear MAC Address MAC address of the selected device is shown.
  • Page 26 Password for the IP device. (Admin Password) (Default password for Vitek products is “root” unless already changed) Select whether the configured contents is to be saved in the Camera memory or not. • Save Configuration: Changed values will be saved in the Camera memory of the device, which means the changes are permanent.

  • Page 27: Automatic Network Setup

    HTTP port number of the IP device for web access to homepage. Password Password for the IP device.(Default password for Vitek products is “root”) If you click Apply to all button after changing just a field of one IP device, the remaining IP devices will have the same value for that parameter.
  • Page 28 (IP Address, Netmask, Default Gateway, DNS1, DNS2) Authentication Password for the IP device. (Default password for Vitek products is “root”) (Admin Password) Select whether the configured contents is to be saved in the Camera memory or not.
  • Page 29 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Note: If your network has more than one IP address Zone at the same time, the confirmation window will be displayed as below. You need to choose the one you are going to use for your IP devices.

  • Page 30: Using Dhcp Server

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 7.5. Using DHCP Server If your network has a DHCP server running for assigning IP addresses, you may choose to let it assign IP addresses to the IP devices on the list. To do that, first open the Network Setup window either by Manual IP Setup or Automatic IP Setup procedure.
  • Page 31 Password for the IP device. (Admin Password) (Default password for Vitek products is “root” unless already changed) Select whether the configured contents is to be saved in the Camera memory or not. • Save Configuration: Changed values will be saved in the Camera memory of the device, which means the changes are permanent.

  • Page 32: Updating Firmware

    IP Installer window. In the above picture, the firmware version of this product is 4.14-01-ds while the latest firmware version available is 4.16-B0-ds-VI as you could see at Vitek’s homepage (http://www.vitekcctv.com/Downloads.asp). If you decide to update the firmware, first create a folder on your computer for the update firmware, than download the latest firmware to that folder.
  • Page 33 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M After clicking OK the following window will be displayed. Note: Do not CLOSE window until completed, to avoid permanent damage to the camera. You can also select multiple IP devices at the same time, and have them start firmware updating in a single step.

  • Page 34: Filter Configuration

    Configuration button on the Toolbar, then the following window will show up on the screen. The first six HEX characters are already filled in with 1C:7C:45, which is the MAC prefix for Vitek products. Put a checkmark in MAC Address or IP Range to set the range for searching.

  • Page 35: Live View

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M window will show the searching range on the top right portion of the window as shown below. To start searching with this condition now, click Search Product button on the toolbar. The program will start searching and show the result after a moment.
  • Page 36 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Click Live View on the top right of the window, then ENVI Series Viewer ActiveX program will be started. If you have not installed the ENVI Series Viewer program before, it will ask for a confirmation to install it. Allow it and you will be able to find out whether the configuration by IP Installer program is properly done.

  • Page 37: Envi Admin Menu

    8. ENVI Admin Menu After connecting to a VITEK ENVI Series camera via web browser, you’ll find the web page as shown below. The upper rightmost item of the menu is Admin; this is where you can set up most of the features in the VITEK camera you’re connected to.

  • Page 38: Admin Menu Structure

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 8.2. Admin Menu Structure The following table shows the hierarchy of the Admin menu structure that we’re going to deal with in this manual. 9. Quick Configuration In Quick Configuration, you will be able to set up many of the essential parts of the configuration in a simple manner without going into details.

  • Page 39: Step 4: Ipcctvdns.com

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 9.4. Step 4: IPCCTVDNS.COM When VITEK Server is used in a Dynamic IP environment, it is required to utilize IP-CCTV DNS feature. Refer to Section 36 IP-CCTV DNS Setup on page 141 to see how to set up. 9.5.

  • Page 40: Date & Time

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M As an administrator, you can change the name of the camera/ server, but other values are not allowed to be changed. To change the camera/ server name, enter a new name in the Server Name field. You may use up to 21 alphanumeric or up to 10 Unicode characters. Tab or any other special characters are not allowed.

  • Page 41: Admin Password

    Apply button to put it into effect. Because you have replaced the password with a new one, the existing network connection made with old password to VITEK camera is lost now. You will have to reconnect to the VITEK camera using new password.
  • Page 42 VITEK cameras may have multiple VS Modules registered in it. When you click on any of the Enable check boxes, other fields in that row are now enabled to select.

  • Page 43: Edit

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M • VS Module ID: VS Module is a network device that has been registered in the VITEK camera • Camera No.: Among the cameras of the VS Module select one to set up. (between all,1or2) • Alarm Control: Determine if Alarm control is to be allowed.

  • Page 44: Static Ip Configuration

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 11.1. Static IP Configuration Select Network Configuration under Network configuration For static IP, select Static IP and input IP address, NetMask, Gateway, DNS1, DNS2 and click apply to save settings. After apply, program will ask to close web browser for updates, which will take 20~30 seconds.

  • Page 45: Pppoe Configuration

    In this configuration, you set up the HTTP port for VITEK cameras to communicate with the Client PC. HTTP Port is the network port that is used when a Client PC connects to the VITEK camera Web page. It can be assigned between 80 and 65535.The default value is 80.

  • Page 46: Bandwidth Control Configuration

    Bandwidth control is for limiting maximum network traffic. If it is enabled with Bandwidth limits, maximum data size transferred from VITEK cameras won’t exceed bandwidth limits set by users. If transferred data is exceeded, part of the data will be randomly lost.

  • Page 47: Network Status Notify

    If Network Status Notify is set to Enable, VITEK cameras network status will be emailed to a specific person in case of the following events: • When it is set to Dynamic IP in the Network Configuration menu, and the VITEK camera has been given a new dynamic IP address and connects to the network.

  • Page 48: Ip-Cctv Dns Setup

    In Sender field, enter your email address or other meaningful words that will show the message was sent from the VITEK camera as a notification. Now enter the email addresses of the recipients in the Recipient fields, up to 3 addresses. In the User-Defined Message box, you may enter a message to explain why the message was sent.

  • Page 49: Port Forwarding & Upnp

    UPnP port forwarding is made up with finding an available network port, assigning it to a VITEK camera and reporting overall network configuration of a VITEK camera to IP-CCTV DNS server.

  • Page 50: Rtp/Rtsp Setup

    RTSP (Real-Time Streaming Protocol) is a protocol to transfer video and audio streams over the network. Any application supporting Standard RTSP can be used for VITEK cameras. Quick Time Player or VLC program can be used with this; it may not be supported in the environment within a firewall.
  • Page 51 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Enable: Start RTSP service Service Disable: Stop RTSP service In normal case, use default port number 554 to connect to RTSP service. If not using port 554, enter the port number you want to use. RTSP Port e.g.) port number 445==>rtsp:// network video server ip...

  • Page 52: Device Configuration

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 12. Device Configuration 12.1. Privacy Zone Users can set a privacy zone if a certain part of the screen needs to be unmonitored. To set the region, click Privacy Zone from Device Configuration category. To Add a Privacy zone click New button, a Green-colored box will appear, click on the Green box and it will turn Red, at this point you can resize it by clicking and holding any corner and drag to desired size.
  • Page 53 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Users can add up to 8 Privacy Zones per screen by repeating above steps. If you add more than 8, an error message will display on the screen. To delete a privacy zone, click the zone and click Delete button followed by Apply button.

  • Page 54: Camera & Motion

    However, if network conditions are limited dropped frames in video data is possible, the video quality can be relatively low. With VITEK Cameras, you can set the number of P-frames in the video which is independent still images between I-frames.
  • Page 55 • Audio: (not available on all models) Select if Audio function is to be used (applies to Primary Stream only). VITEK Cameras provides 2-way audio streaming by combining microphone input with video data. Users can listen to the streamed audio through a PC and speakers.

  • Page 56: Camera Configuration

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Video Format SXGA QCIF NTSC 704 x 480 352 x 240 160 x 112 704 x 576 352 x 288 160 x 144 640 x 480 320 x 240 160 x 112 1.3M Pixel 1280 x 1024...
  • Page 57 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Image Quality Setup In Image Quality level setup, select “Low Compression” for higher image quality, but it requires higher network bandwidth. Selecting the “Lowest” requires lower network bandwidth, but gives decreased image quality. After configuration is finished, click Apply button to save the setting. If you click Default button, the entire configuration will be reset to the original values.
  • Page 58 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M • Sharpness: select the sharpness of image between 0 and 5. • Day & Night Control: If used, the image will be in Color mode during daytime and Black & White mode during night time. Day & Night Control...
  • Page 59 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M • Motion Detection: (this is only available in Primary Stream) If enabled, Motion Detection feature is activated and user can configure the areas where motion detection function will work. Click Check All button for whole scene to be active (grid will turn Green) then click on any box...

  • Page 60: Advanced Configuration

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 13. Advanced Configuration There are two types of advanced service, one is Buffered Service and the other is Periodic Service. In Buffering Service, a series of images are continuously being stored in a buffer memory of the camera/server for a certain period of time. When the camera/server is triggered by an event or schedule, the images or alarm status just before and after the event/schedule are reported to you by email or buffered FTP services.

  • Page 61: Advanced Services

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 13.1. Advanced Services Pre-Alarm buffer size and buffering speed can be defined here. • Pre-Alarm Buffer Size: You can set the buffer size which will store the images before event. The unit is in frame, and each channel can be set with different values. The total number of frames for Pre-Alarm Buffer and Post-Alarm Buffer is limited to 10 frames.

  • Page 62: E-Mail Service Configuration

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 13.1.1. E-mail Service Configuration Email configuration is set up here for Alarm in case any event occurs. Item Description Camera 1~2 Select a channel to be configured for email notification Select Enable in order to use this service...
  • Page 63 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M E-mail Service Setup for Each Channel For each channel, the following items can be configured for email service: Condition, Post-Alarm Buffer Size, and Post-Alarm speed. The content of text message and display style of DI value can be configured as well.
  • Page 64 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M After finishing setup, click Save button to apply. If you don’t want to change, click Back button. Condition, Schedule & Event Configuration If you click on a Condition link, the Advanced Service windows is displayed as shown below.

  • Page 65: Ftp (Buffered) Service Configuration

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 13.1.2. FTP (Buffered) Service Configuration Item Description Camera 1 - Camera Select which channel to set up for FTP (Buffered). Select Enable to use the FTP (Buffered) service. Otherwise select Service Disable. Server Address FTP Server Address.
  • Page 66 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M User ID Enter a User ID to log in to FTP server. Password Enter the Password for the user ID to log in to FTP server FTP Control Port Port number for FTP server (Normally 21 is used)

  • Page 67: Ftp (Periodic) Service Configuration

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Item Description Condition 1 ~ Select a condition for FTP (Buffered) service to be activated. Up to 3 Condition 3 conditions can be set. Pre-Alarm Buffer Size The Buffer size assigned for Pre-Alarm. Check Video buffer Click this link to go to Advanced Services for video buffer setup.
  • Page 68 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Item Description Camera 1 - Camera 2 Select which channel to set up for FTP (Periodic) service Select Enable to use the FTP (Periodic) service. Otherwise select Service Disable. Server Address FTP Server Address. The directory in FTP server where the data will be uploaded.

  • Page 69: Recording Configuration For Cameras With Microsd Card

    MicroSD Configuration If a microSD card (SD card) is not present in the slot already, power down the VITEK IP camera before inserting an SD card. Make sure to turn the power on after inserting the SD card. Open a web browser, type in the IP address of the VITEK camera.
  • Page 70 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M If entire SD information is showing “-NONE-” this means SD card is not formatted, in this case click Note: Be sure to turn off the device before installing a SD card. Otherwise, the SD card may become defective. Always check the recommended type of SD card because non-conforming SD cards can cause abnormal behavior of the system.
  • Page 71 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Read format option on screen and then click Partition and Format a pop up screen will display asking if you want to do a “Partition and formatting” click OK to continue or Cancel to stop. After clicking OK the following screen will be displayed Note: if program is terminated during the “Format”...

  • Page 72: Recording Configuration With Microsd Card

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Click OK and you will be brought back to the “SD Status & Format screen” click on “Reboot” wait approximately 30 seconds and log back into the Admin screen. Open up “Recording Configuration” menu and click on “SD Configuration” then click on “SD Information” and the following screen will be displayed showing SD card info 14.2.
  • Page 73 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Below is an example of configuring the motion detection-triggered recording. It starts by clicking Recording Configuration and clicking on Camera1, the following screen will be display. Select Condition 1and the following window will be display.
  • Page 74 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Enable / Disable By clicking on Enable you will be able to select your mode (Always, Schedule only etc). in this example we will be selecting “Event Only”. Schedule Under Schedule you can select time and date for motion recording if left blank motion recording will be 24hrs, 7 days a week.

  • Page 75: Utilities

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 15. Utilities In Utilities part of the Admin menu, you can view the System Log file, Save Configuration, Reboot, Factory Default and System Update.

  • Page 76: System Log

    15.1. System Log System log file provides you the information about when and who access’ the contents of VITEK Cameras such as HTTP file or CGI programs. In each line, log data consists of date, time, category, IP address, user ID.

  • Page 77: Factory Default

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 15.4. Factory Default When required to restore the configuration of a Camera to factory default conditions, Network configuration is not affected by this action. Click Factory Default on Utilities menu. A confirmation screen will be displayed as shown Click Factory Default button, otherwise click Back button to cancel it.
  • Page 78 IP Installer window. In the above picture, the firmware version of this product is 4.14-01-ds while the latest firmware version available is 4.16-B0-ds-VI as you can see at Vitek’s homepage (http://www.vitekcctv.com/Downloads.asp). If you decide to update the firmware, first create a folder on your computer for the update firmware, than download the latest firmware to that folder.
  • Page 79 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M You may find the Password field is empty on the window shown above. If so, click the Password field of the IP device and enter the proper password for the device. You are not allowed to update the firmware if the correct password is not provided.

  • Page 80: Envi Series Viewer

    TCP/IP network. ENVI Series Viewer works with EN-V-R network video software, Vitek Network Video Servers, Network Video Recorders, and Network Cameras to show real-time live video images and enables users to control audio, Relay Output, and PTZ functions.

  • Page 81: Installing And Uninstalling

    17.1. Installing ENVI Series Viewer Connect to the Vitek Camera/Server using Internet Explorer, and click Live View on the main page. Then ENVI Series Viewer will be automatically downloaded and installed. If an Internet connection is not available, it's possible to manually install the program file in advance (from supplied CD) and connect to the Vitek Camera / Server later.
  • Page 82 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Click the Install ActiveX Control, and the pop-up window will be displayed as above. Click the Install button. Click “YES” to allow program to run. After the installation is successfully completed, ENVI Series Viewer window will be displayed.

  • Page 83: Manual Installation

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 17.1.2. Manual Installation When an Internet connection is not available or having some difficulties, you can manually install from the supplied CD using ENVI Series Viewer program file. Execute the downloaded file, and you will see the ENVI Series Viewer Setup Wizard window as shown below. Click the Install button to start installing.

  • Page 84: Uninstalling Envi Series Viewer

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 17.2. Uninstalling ENVI Series Viewer There are two ways to uninstall ENVI Series Viewer program from your computer. Before uninstalling, close all the Internet Explorer windows. 17.2.1. Uninstalling with Program Menu Click Uninstall and the following window will be shown. Click the Yes button.

  • Page 85: Uninstalling On Control Panel

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 17.2.2. Uninstalling on Control Panel Click Start button on the screen, then select the Control Panel. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon.

  • Page 86: Starting Envi Series Viewer

    You will see the Uninstall or change a program list. Click ENVI Series / (Smart Viewer) button, and then right click Uninstall /Change button. Then, it will start uninstalling the program. 18. Starting ENVI Series Viewer Once ENVI Series Viewer is installed in your computer, you can start it by connecting to the Vitek...

  • Page 87: Control Bar

    Camera / Server using Internet Explorer and select Live View on the main menu. The appearance of ENVI Series Viewer window varies depending on what type of Vitek Server is connected (Network Video Server, Network Camera, or Network Video Recorder).

  • Page 88: Channel Control Bar

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 18.2. Channel Control Bar Displays or hides live view video from channel 1 Displays or hides live view video from channel 2 Displays or hides live view video from ALL channels No Display 18.3. OSD Channels Buttons 18.3.1.

  • Page 89: Saving As Video File

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 18.3.2. Saving as Video File In ENVI Series Viewer, Live video currently displayed can be captured and recorded as a video file in AVI format. Select a live view you want to save, and click RecAvi button on OSD Channel Buttons.

  • Page 90: Instant Playback

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M can be recorded to the microSD card by clicking this button. The recorded video can be viewed by Instant Playback feature of OSD Channel Buttons or by running ENVI Series Player program. To Max duration is 1 minute finish, click the icon again.

  • Page 91: Extended Features

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Set the beginning of video data. Instant playback will scan 1 min after this. Se the playback speed. Begin searching data Playback Reverse playback. 1 frame playback 1 frame reverse playback Pause Stop 18.4. Extended Features When you click the right mouse button on the Live View Window, a pop-up menu will appear for extended features as shown below.

  • Page 92: Flip Control

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 18.4.3. Flip Control Flip Control: The horizontal view of the image can be changed using the (mirror) function. The vertical view of the image can be changed using the (flip) function.

  • Page 93: V-R: Introduction

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 19. EN-V-R: Introduction This User's manual explains how to set up EN-V-R software in your PC. EN-V-R is the integrated system software for video security applications, which runs on Microsoft’s Windows-based computers. Some of major features of EN-V-R are listed below.

  • Page 94: Requirements For Installation

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 20. Requirements for Installation 20.1. EN-V-R Versions EN-V-R is supplied to customers in different versions for each appropriate application. Users will need to choose the right versions for their needs. Support Version Register Time Recording Retransmission Max Recoding...

  • Page 95: Installing En-V-R

    You may encounter the following security warning. To continue installing the program, click Yes button. Then select language for installation. You will see the below window, then click Next button. The default location for installation is C:\Program Files\Vitek. It is recommended to install in this folder,...
  • Page 96 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M but if you want to change it to another location, click Browse button to choose a proper path. Now click Install button. You will see the progress of copying install files to the hard drive as shown below, once is completed click on NEXT.

  • Page 97: Uninstalling En-V-R

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Enter the proper Admin Password. The default password is root. The following screen will be displayed, click OK to continue. Now you will see EN-V-R Configurator window on the screen. To use EN-V-R Configurator program, refer to Section 27. Starting EN-V-R Configurator on page 99.

  • Page 98: Executing Uninstaller

    Then the EN-V-R icon disappears, and you know that EN-V-R is no longer running on your computer. Now you’re ready to start uninstalling. 22.2. Executing Uninstaller To start uninstalling, click Start >All Programs >Vitek>EN-V-R>Uninstall. When the following window appears, click YES button. The progress of uninstalling is displayed.

  • Page 99: Components Of En-V-R Program

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M After all the install files are deleted, the following window will be displayed. Click OK button on the following window to complete the uninstalling. 23. Components of EN-V-R Program EN-V-R Service, EN-V-R Configurator, and EN-V-R Controller EN-V-R consists of three programs, ( 23.1.

  • Page 100: V-R System Tray Menu

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 23.4. EN-V-R System Tray Menu After you finish installing EN-V-R, you will find the EN-V-R icon on the system tray, which is located right, bottom part of the Windows desktop. Move the cursor over the icon, and right click. The following pop-up menu will show. You can open EN-V- R Configurator or EN-V-R Controller program from this menu, or you can go to the Home page of the EN- V-R program for live view or playback.
  • Page 101 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M You may encounter the security window as below. Click Yes button to continue. Once EN-V-R program starts, a log-in window will be displayed as below. Type in the proper admin password and click the OK button. The default admin / password is root.

  • Page 102: Quick Start Guide

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 25. Quick Start Guide EN-V-R is full-functioning Network Video Recorder software that runs on your PC. When started for the first time after EN-V-R is installed, there is no IP devices connected. To add a camera to the EN-V-R you must register the camera first. Then EN-V-R knows what IP devices they are, how to connect to them, and how to use them.

  • Page 103: Searching For Ip Devices

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Close Button Click this button to exit EN-V-R Configurator program. 25.2. Searching for IP Devices Click the first button on the Main Toolbar. You are now given a choice to register the IP devices by “search and register or manually”. To make it easy, choose Search and register IP-Device in this stage, and click Next button.

  • Page 104: Registering Ip Devices

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M The searching for IP devices is started. As the detected IP devices are being listed. Wait until searching is finished. If you click Cancel button in the middle of searching, the EN-V-R will retain only the IP devices found until that moment.
  • Page 105 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M The next window shows up and it’s for entering the network parameters and camera resolutions of the IP device you’ve chosen. You may need to enter the Login ID and Password here. Click Save to finish registering it.
  • Page 106 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Click Apply after registering one or more IP devices (cameras).The image below represents the configurator with multiple IP devices registered. After clicking Apply, the program will ask you to confirm it. Then click OK...

  • Page 107: Viewing Live Video

    Click Live View on top right part of the window to see the live video from registered IP devices (cameras) If this is the first time you are using Vitek Live View feature, the web browser may ask you to allow...

  • Page 108: Recording Video

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M In some cases there is no response from the web browser, you may need to install the ActiveX manually by clicking Manual Download. When you see the following security warning, click Install. 25.5. Recording Video The essential feature of EN-V-R is recording the video from IP devices.
  • Page 109 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M You are able to change the setting by highlighting the drive then clicking the first icon of the sub-menu Toolbar. Use HDD (to use this HDD for recording) Possible Maximum Quota (the available of free space on your HDD)
  • Page 110 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Now you will see Configure Recording Condition window as below. The recording feature is already enabled and recording conditions are configured in default settings. In the example shown above, you can see that Camera 1 of Device 0 will record video only when motion is...
  • Page 111 Now that the configuration is done, you need to start the EN-V-R service program. Select Start > All Programs >Vitek>smart NVR>Smart NVR controller. You will find the EN-V-R icon on the system tray, which is located right, bottom part of the Windows...
  • Page 112 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Move the cursor over the icon, and right click. The following pop-up menu will show. You can open EN-V- R Configurator or EN-V-R Controller program from this menu, or you can go to the Home page of the EN- V-R program for live view or playback.

  • Page 113: Envi Smart Player

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 26. ENVI Smart Player 26.1. Introduction Smart Player is and ActiveX program for Internet Explorer Web browser, which enables users to search and play back recorded video in Network Video Servers and other devices with built-in recording capabilities.

  • Page 114: Installing And Uninstalling

    Installing Smart Player Connect to the Vitek Camera / Server / NVR on Internet Explorer, and click Player on the main page. If you're using Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later, it may asked you to install ActiveX click the massage bar than click on the Install ActiveX control…...
  • Page 115 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M The following window will appear. Click Next. The following window will be displayed. Click Install After installation is successfully completed, the following window will be displayed. Click Finish.

  • Page 116: Uninstalling Smart Player

    Click Uninstall and the following window will be shown. Click the Yes button. Live View & Play Back To live view and play back your cameras, go to Start menu, All Programs, Vitek Folder, Click on Smart NVR Controller, as shown below.
  • Page 117 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Look for icon on right side of taskbar as shown below (windows XP and windows 8 might show it different). Right click icon. The following window will display. Click on Open Smart NVR Controller. Click on Start Service to run the program.
  • Page 118 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Click on Go Home to view Smart Player Home Page Click on Live View The following screen will be display were you can configure your live view. Server Control Bar Allows you to view cameras / servers that are registered in the system. Toggle On/Off...
  • Page 119 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Group Control Bar In order to view video, cameras must be assigned to a group, in this section you create groups with cameras you want to view. Create Group In order to create a group in Group Control Bar, right click on Group, another window will appear then...
  • Page 120 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M The following window will be displayed. Type in the group name, check “Circulation” to allow sequencing, input dwell time for “Circulation” and click OK. A new group with the assigned name will be created as shown below.
  • Page 121 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Audio Control Bar Controls Speaker and Mic volume. When audio is available click on Connect and adjust speaker and mic levels, when done click Disconnect. Full/Normal Screen Select full screen as seen below, to return to normal press Esc on your keyboard.
  • Page 122 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Group Circulation Start sequencing between groups.
  • Page 123 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Layout settings You can change the screen layout between 1,2,4, etc. Image in Original Size This allows for digital zoom.
  • Page 124 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Draw Image by Maintaining Aspect Ratio Maintains the aspect ratio of the camera Draw Image by Filling the Screen...
  • Page 125 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Enhanced Draw Mode On/Off. Enhance image for a better reproduction.

  • Page 126: Configuring & Viewing Player

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M About Smart Viewer You can see the status of the Smart Viewer 28. Configuring & Viewing Player From the Home Screen click on Player...

  • Page 127: Main Window View

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 28.1. Main Window View Note: The appearance of Smart Player window may vary depending on version and type of Vitek device you’re using. This user’s manual is based on general display screen. Server Control Allows you to view cameras / servers that are registered in the system.

  • Page 128: Connecting To Nvr Player

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M You can compose a new group by dragging & dropping servers, modules, and Group Control cameras into a group. Grouping provides search function of recorded video from cameras. Playback Control Users can use this bar for functions such as forward/reverse play, previous frame, next frame, pause, stop, playback speed.
  • Page 129 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M The following window will be displayed. Type in the group name and click OK. A new group with the assigned name will be created as shown below. To add a camera to the new group, drag and drop from the server tree to the newly created group.

  • Page 130: Searching Video

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 29. Searching Video Make sure you have recorded video on the calendar (recorded video shows in red). There are three choices in searching recorded video - Day Search, Condition Search, and Data Search. Make sure that Camera / Server Connection and Creating Group have been performed before you search recorded video.

  • Page 131: Search Mode

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 29.2.1. Search Mode By clicking a date in red on the calendar, the time frame recorded is shown. 29.2.2. GO to Time Position To go to specific time click on “Go to time position” than input time and click search.

  • Page 132: Advanced Search Mode

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M video will start playing back right after searching is completed. 29.3.1. Advanced Search Mode In Advance Search Mode you can select which conditions to search from (Time, Event, etc) First, select Time checkbox, and choose the desired time frame (Start date and time ~ End date and time), and then click Add Condition button to add to Search Condition.

  • Page 133: Video Playback Controls

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Now that all the conditions have been configured, click Search button to start searching. Any video data which meets at least one of the conditions in Search Condition list will be shown as the results. 30. Video Playback Controls...

  • Page 134: Extra Features

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Back to Previous Frame Go to Next Frame Playback Speed Control Player Path Control (only for condition search mode) 31. Extra Features 31.1. Window Control Users can open or close control windows. 31.2. Recording Period You can view the starting and ending date of a recorded channel.

  • Page 135: Backup

    31.3. Backup There are two backup formats IDX and AVI. .IDX Default video file format used by Vitek .AVI Video file format supported by Microsoft Windows When the Backup button is clicked, the following window is displayed as below. Check the camera to backup. For AVI backup, only one camera is Select Camera permitted.

  • Page 136: Snapshot

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M After searching is finished, backup operation will start. When backup is completed, the following window will appear. Click OK button. Note: For AVI file backup, only one camera is allowed. For IDX backup, multiple cameras are allowed.

  • Page 137: Print

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M The below picture is a result of snapshot from the above window. 31.5. Print Choose the camera currently being played or paused, then click Print button. Then the image of the selected camera will be sent to your default printer.
  • Page 138 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M...

  • Page 139: V-R Configuration

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 32. EN-V-R Configuration 32.1. System, Network Configuration General system and network properties of EN-V-R program can be set up in this section. To start, select System, Network Configuration from the menu list. Items Descriptions System Name Setting Enter the system's name.

  • Page 140: System, Network Configuration - Admin Password

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Items Descriptions System name Type in a System name. Click this button to apply the entered System Name. Cancel Click this button to discard the configured System name. 32.1.2. System, Network Configuration - Admin password To assign Password for the admin, click System, Network Configuration on the menu tree.

  • Page 141: System, Network Configuration - Http Port

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Items Descriptions Set Full Access for the user. Anyone can connect to the EN-V-R without Full Access authentication, and be allowed live view, audio, PTZ, playback. Set Limited Access for the user. Only the users with proper permission Limited Access to the camera can access it.

  • Page 142: Ip-Cctv Dns Registration

    Items Descriptions Service Set to use IP CCT DNS or not. DNS Server IP Vitek IP CCTV DNS address already entered. Go Server Directs to Vitek IP CCTV DNS server MAC address of EN-V-R already entered Product Key Product Key of EN-V-R already entered Enter an external HTTP Port to use for IP CCTV DNS service.
  • Page 143 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M than on the NEXT button as shown below. Fill out the requested information as shown below and click on Apply. The following screen will confirm that your Membership has been completed successfully, that click...
  • Page 144 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M You will be brought back to the main page of the IPCCTVDNS website; in this case you need to Login with the information previously created. To register your first product, click on Product Registration as shown below.
  • Page 145 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M A window will pop up confirming that your product has been registered successfully, click on OK. Product List You will be directed to the page where you will be able to see your recent camera registration. By clicking the Detail Information tab you will be allow edit DDNS Host Name...
  • Page 146 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Type in desired host name than click Apply. A window will pop up asking if you really want to apply the new configurations, to continue click A window will pop up confirming that the product information has been modified successfully, click...
  • Page 147 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Your camera with the new DDNS Host name will be displayed. Your camera is now registered and ready for use.

  • Page 148: Ip-Device Registration

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 34. IP-Device Registration You will see how to manage IP devices in this section, which includes registering, modifying, and deleting IP devices. To start managing IP devices, select IP-Device, Camera Management from the menu list. Items Descriptions IP-Device Manual Registration Register IP-Devices manually by users.
  • Page 149 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Item Description IP-Device ID Select the IP-Device ID to register. Select the Vendor name of the IP-Device to register. Click the pull-down list, and choose a proper vendor name from the list. Vendor Select the total number of channels (streams) the IP device has. Click the Model pull-down list, and choose proper one from the list.

  • Page 150: Ip-Device Registration (Automatic)

    Check this box if the information from IP-Device needs to be acquired. from IP-Device Select the VS Module ID. Enter 0 for non-Vitek IP devices. Vitek products VS Module ID can be set to 0 to 15, and default is 0.
  • Page 151 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Items Descriptions This list shows the IP devices found during the scan process. If you need IP-Device list to select multiple IP devices at the same time, drag your mouse over the devices or keep pressing CTRL or SHIFT key while clicking the IP devices.

  • Page 152: Ip-Device Modification

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Items Descriptions Descriptions of the image resolution modes in the IP-Device Resolution Description list.(R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10) Descriptions of the PTZ numbers in the IP-Device list. PTZ Install Description (P1, P2, P3, P4) IP-Device list IP-Device list to select from.
  • Page 153 (not allowed to modify) Getting Information from (not allowed to modify) IP-Device Select the VS Module ID. Enter 0 for non-Vitek IP devices. Vitek VS Module ID products can be set to 0 to 15, and default is 0. HTTP Port Enter the HTTP Port to use with the IP-Device.

  • Page 154: Ip-Devicedeletion

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Cancel Click this button to discard the changed values. 34.3. IP-DeviceDeletion To delete a registered IP-Device, click IP-Device, Camera Management on the menu tree in the left pane. Then select an IP device to be deleted from the list. Click Remove IP-Device registration 34.4.

  • Page 155: Configure Camera Name And Information

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Camera Information Configure Information of the selected camera. Resolution and Quality Choose the resolution and quality of cameras. Recording Conditions Set up recording conditions. Alarm and Map service settings Configure Alarm and Map service functions. 34.5.1. Configure Camera Name and Information From the configuration list, select a camera to be assigned with a name.

  • Page 156: Camera Resolution, Quality

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M The below image will be display, enter name (F), then click Apply to camera (H), then OK. Items Descriptions A,B,C,D Camera Selection Select one or more cameras for name assignment by clicking buttons. Unselect All Clear the device list which shows the selected cameras.

  • Page 157: Configure Camera Recording Condition

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Items Descriptions A,B,C,D Camera Selection Select one or more cameras by clicking buttons. Unselect All Clear the device list which shows the selected cameras. Resolution Select the video resolution. Quality Select the video quality. Apply to Camera Apply the selected video resolution and quality to the system.
  • Page 158 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M The below image is where you adjust the recording parameters. Item Description A,B,C,D Camera Selection Select one or more cameras by clicking buttons. Unselect All Clear the device list which shows the selected cameras. Condition List Define the condition for recording to be started.
  • Page 159 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Pre Alarm Images Select pre-alarm images. Pre Alarm Speed Select pre-alarm speed. Post Alarm Images Select post-alarm images. Post Alarm Speed Select post-alarm speed Click this button to confirm the change and exit the window. Cancel Click this button to cancel the all the changed made in this session.

  • Page 160: Alarm, Event Configuration

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 34.5.4. Alarm, Event Configuration To configure the Alarm and Event features, select a camera to configure, and then click Configure alarm, map service Item Description...

  • Page 161: User Management

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M A,B,C,D Camera Selection Select one or more cameras by clicking buttons. Unselect All Clear the device list which shows the selected cameras. Alarm Service Setup Put check marks on alarm types to use. Event Service Setup Put check marks on event types to use.

  • Page 162: User Registration

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 34.6.1. User Registration To register a new user, click the 1'st button on the tool bar in the sub-menu toolbar. Items Descriptions User ID Enter a new User ID to register. Password Enter the Password for the new user.

  • Page 163: User Modification

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M 34.6.2. User Modification To modify a user's information, select the users name than click the second button on the submenu toolbar. The User Registration window will come up on the screen, make the necessary changes and click OK .

  • Page 164: Disk Mode Change

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M When EN-V-R program is installed, all local drives are assigned as recording devices. To modify the disk quota for recording, click Disk Quota on the menu list, and select the drive to be modified. To change the disk quota size, click the 1'st button on the sub tool bar, or double click the drive on the device list.
  • Page 165 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Items Descriptions Disk Circulation Setup Configure disk circulation type. Disk Usage Report Setup Configure email address for reporting. Click the Disk Circulation in the list. The following window will be displayed. Item Description Use circulation Select this if disk circulation will be used.

  • Page 166: Utilities

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Decide whether the expiration will be used for recording. (This can Use expired duration be seen when “Use circulation” is selected.) Expired days Enter the date when the recorded content will expire. Click this to apply the Disk circulation settings.

  • Page 167: Email Account Configuration

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Items Descriptions Email Account Configure email account. About Program Display the information of EN-V-R program. 34.8.1. Email account Configuration Once an email account is registered here, you can receive email notification from the EN-V-R program upon certain events. To configure an email accounts, click Utilities on the menu tree. Click...

  • Page 168: About Program

    Items Descriptions About program Show the information about the EN-V-R running. System Resource Displays the PC's system resource information. Click this button to close the Window. 35. Using EN-V-R Controller To open EN-V-R controller, click Start >All Programs>Vitek>SMART NVR Controller.

  • Page 169: Connecting To En-V-R

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Smart NRV controller will be on the lower right part of the system tray. Then right click the icon a sub- window will display, click on Open Smart NVR Controller. The following window will open Items Descriptions Current Service State Shows whether EN-V-R Service is running or stopped.
  • Page 170 ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M EN-V-R Controller window. • Click Go Home from the pop-up menu on the System Tray.  In Internet Explorer, enter the IP address of the computer that EN-V-R is running on.  In case that the HTTP port for EN-V-R is not 80 (default), the port number should be entered ...

  • Page 171: Pc Without En-V-R

    ENVI Series: VT-IPSN16M Items Descriptions Home Go to EN-V-R’s homepage. Click this button to execute Live View program. You can use various Live View features such as live view, audio transmission, PTZ control, unconditional recording, etc. Click this button to search, record, and back up the video data sent Player from IP devices registered in EN-V-R.
  • Page 172 VOID in the event of alteration, defacement, or removal of serial numbers. Within the first 6 months of purchase, VITEK will replace or credit any defective product at the request of the customer (subject to availability) with a new product that equals or exceeds the performance of the original product purchased.
  • Page 173 Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. 28492 CONSTELLATION ROAD VALENCIA, CA 91355 WWW.VITEKCCTV.COM | 888-VITEK-70 VERSION 3 03/2013...

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