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Uniplex Desktop NVR

Advanced Installation

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NetVu Ltd. www.netvu.org.uk

No 1 Thellow Heath Park, Northwich Road, Northwich, Cheshire. CW9 6JB

Uniplex Desktop NVR Installation Manual

UP/MAN/003/2

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November, 2019.

March, 2020

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Author: P Ridgeon

25/03/2020

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Uniplex Desktop NVR Installation Manual 25/03/2020 Page 1 of 51 Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation and Operation Manual UP/MAN/003/2 Version History Issue Number Date Comments Version 1.0 November, 2019. Author: P Ridgeon Version 2.0 March, 2020 Author: P Ridgeon NetVu Ltd. www.netvu.org.uk...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 2 of 51. Contents Version History ..........................1 Contents ............................2 Important Safeguards ........................4 Read Instructions ........................4 Power Sources ..........................4 Servicing ............................. 4 Ventilation ........................... 4 FCC Information .......................... 4 FCC Conditions ........................
Page 3 Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 3 of 51. Camera – Setup Page ......................27 Camera – Assign Manually page ................... 28 Camera – Overview page ...................... 29 Camera – Auto Configuration page ..................30 Record Settings – Storage Statistics page ................30 Record Settings –...
Page 4: Important Safeguards
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 4 of 51. 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 5: Fcc Conditions
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 5 of 51. FCC Conditions (USA and Canadian Models Only) This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference 2.
Page 6: Installing The Unit
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 6 of 51. Installing the Unit Before you start check the contents of the box The box should contain the following items: Uniplex Desktop NVR Installation Accessories: Mains Power Adaptor •...
Page 7: Connections
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 7 of 51. Connections The Uniplex Desktop NVR has a front panel fitted with the following controls and connections: Push Buttons • o GOTO, COPY, LIVE, REWIND, PLAY, FAST FORWARD o NUMBERS 0 – 9...
Page 8 Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 8 of 51. The rear panel of the Uniplex Desktop NVR has the following connections: 12 Volt DC Power Input Socket, for use with supplied mains power adaptor. • Terminal Block for the connection of volt-free relay contact outputs and auxiliary alarm •...
Page 9: Installation
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 9 of 51. Installation The Uniplex Desktop NVR should be physically installed using the guidelines given in the “Important Safeguards” section of this manual i.e. attention should be given to the following factors when physically installing the NVR: Power Sources •...
Page 10: 64 Camera Cctv System Example Configuration Diagram
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 10 of 51. The connections required of a typical system using NetVu SmartVu HD IP cameras is shown below. 64 Camera CCTV System Example Configuration Diagram NetVu SmartVu Cameras A maximum of four NVSE Network...
Page 11 Wire the uplink port the final NVSE Network Extender to port ETH-C of the NVR, using Cat5 (or higher) cable. NetVu Enterprise Observer, used to view camera images should be installed in a Personal Computer (PC) connected to port ETH-A of the NVR, using Cat5 (or higher) cable.
Page 12: Connecting Alarm Inputs
25-pin D-connector on the rear panel of the NVR. The Uniplex Desktop NVR supports 19 normally open/closed tamper proof alarm inputs. The alarms support tamper proof detection using 1kΩ in line and 5kΩ end of line resistance. The unit detects short circuit, open circuit and contact closure.
Page 13: Connecting Relay Outputs
Page 13 of 51. Connecting Relay Outputs The Uniplex Desktop 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 Port There are two serial ports (serial 1 and serial 2) on the 9 pin D-connectors on the rear of the NVR.
Page 14: Using The Usb Serial Ports
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 14 of 51. 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 15: Connecting Additional External Storage
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 15 of 51. Connecting additional external storage. Additional external storage can be added to the NVR by connection to the eSATA port on the rear panel. Configuring the Unit Using the Unit with Secure Closed IPTV The UPXD Desktop NVR has an external power supply unit.
Page 16 Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 16 of 51. NetVu Ltd. www.netvu.org.uk No 1 Thellow Heath Park, Northwich Road, Northwich, Cheshire. CW9 6JB...
Page 17: Locating The Unit Ip Address
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 17 of 51. 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.
Page 18 Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 18 of 51. 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.
Page 19: System - Attributes Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 19 of 51. 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;...
Page 20: Attributes
System Name: This field can be edited to allocate a name to the unit, which can be typed directly into a browser to access the configuration pages. This is displayed when the unit is accessed using NetVu Enterprise Observer Software and is sent when transmitting information to a Remote Video Response Centres (RVRC).
Page 21: Status Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 21 of 51. Time Since Last Reset: the amount of time that has passed since the last reset of the NVR. Time/Date (Green): Links to the System->Time and Date page. Accounts (Yellow): Links to the Viewer Settings->User Accounts details page.
Page 22 MDNS Listings: Opens the MDNS listings page. Auto Configuration: opens the Auto Configuration page. Most of these pages have no installer application, unless guided by NetVu technical support. The exception is Alarm Keywords, which provides a list of the words which may be used when programming alarm events.
Page 23: Upload Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 23 of 51. 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 This page provides a means of transferring new files to the NVR, without having to use FTP.
Page 24: Time And Date
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 24 of 51. Some Examples below. 1. /mdd0/upgrade for upgrade products. 2. /mdd0/gui/frmpages for frm pages. 3. /mdd0/gui/json for json file update. 4. /mdd0/qnc for PowerScript files. When you are ready click on “Upload” to upload files.
Page 25: User Accounts
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 25 of 51. Set Date: Allows current unit date to be updated. PC Time: Displays the system time of the PC currently being used to view the webpages. Sync Time (Blue): Use this button to synchronise the time of the unit to that of the PC being used to view the webpages.
Page 26: Maintain
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 26 of 51. Maintain The page allows for the unit to be reset or changed back to the default settings as supplied from the factory. Click on Default to return the NVR to factory default settings. Network Settings such as IP address will not be affected.
Page 27: Features
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 27 of 51. Features The page is used to select the video standard used by the NVR. This will normally be pre-set for the country to which the product was supplied and should not normally need to be set by the Installer.
Page 28: Camera - Assign Manually Page
This page is used to manually add cameras to be recorded on the NVR. This is not normally needed where NetVu SmartVu cameras are used with the Uniplex Desktop NVR and NVSE Network Extenders, as all cameras should be automatically detected. However, if a Closed IP network is not being used, then it will be necessary to manually add each camera.
Page 29: Camera - Overview Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 29 of 51. To add a new camera, enter the following information: IP Address • MAC Address • Channel • Alias Number; a logical number for the camera, for example 15 for Camera 15.
Page 30: Camera - Auto Configuration Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 30 of 51. Camera – Auto Configuration page This page can be used to control how new SmartVu cameras are detected by the NVR. Configuration Mode: When set to Auto, new cameras will be automatically detected when they are connected to the NVR or a NVSE Network Extender.
Page 31: Record Settings - Video Storage Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 31 of 51. Estimated Recording Duration: An estimate of the period for which camera recordings are available, before they are automatically overwritten. Estimated Record Bit Rate: An estimation of the average overall bit rate.
Page 32: Alarm - Expressions Editor Page
Page 32 of 51. Alarm – Expressions Editor page 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.
Page 33: Alarm - Activity Page
Show all expressions: displays all event expressions currently programmed in the NVR. A full description of all inputs, variables, expressions and actions available and how to use them is described in the Uniplex NVR Alarm Management Application Note. Alarm – Activity page...
Page 34 Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 34 of 51. Global Activity Mode: Controls the way in which activity detection will work: Always Active: allows Activity mode to be in constant operation (for non-PTZ cameras). • Active while at Preset 1: will result in Activity mode functioning only when the camera is at •...
Page 35: Alarm - Vmd Setup Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 35 of 51. Alarm – VMD Setup page Video Motion Detection enables a greater degree of control over detection settings and configuration than the Activity Setup function. Each of the 16 VMD Zones can be directly sized and configured to suit specific requirements.
Page 36: Network - Setup Page
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 36 of 51. Pixel Change (%): Percentage value of the overall change required, over the complete range • of black to white, to be included in the pixel count. A 100% pixel change would be from black to peak white.
Page 37: Network - Multicast Page
Click the Save button when you have finished, in order to save the changes that you have made. Network – Multicast page The multicast page is for the use of NetVu Ltd engineers only and no changes should be made to this page before contacting NetVu Technical Support.
Page 38: Network - Firewall Page
Click the Save button when you have finished, in order to save the changes that you have made. Image Profiles – Profile Setup page The unit transmits and records images using 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 39 Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 39 of 51. Megapixel Resolution • HD Resolution • HD Resolution (1080) • Channel: Select the profile for any camera in this group by clicking on the down arrow on the right- hand side of the field and then selecting the camera from the drop-down list.
Page 40: Operating The Unit
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 40 of 51. Operating the Unit The unit can be operated via the Viewer menus, the optional KBC2/U keyboard or with a USB mouse. The camera images can also be viewed and accessed remotely via the webpages of the Uniplex Desktop NVR and the ‘Viewer’...
Page 41: View Control
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 41 of 51. 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.
Page 42: Video Control
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 42 of 51. 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.
Page 43 Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 43 of 51. 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.
Page 44: Using The Optional Keyboard (Kbc2/U)
This is connected via one of the USB ports on the rear of the unit on the rear of the unit and provides the same control functions as the front panel buttons of the NVR. Note: Not all buttons on the keyboard are currently implemented for use with the Uniplex Desktop NVR.
Page 45 Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 45 of 51. A brief description of the function of each of the keyboard keys is as follows: NetVu Ltd. www.netvu.org.uk No 1 Thellow Heath Park, Northwich Road, Northwich, Cheshire. CW9 6JB...
Page 46 Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 46 of 51. NetVu Ltd. www.netvu.org.uk No 1 Thellow Heath Park, Northwich Road, Northwich, Cheshire. CW9 6JB...
Page 47 Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 47 of 51. NetVu Ltd. www.netvu.org.uk No 1 Thellow Heath Park, Northwich Road, Northwich, Cheshire. CW9 6JB...
Page 48 Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 48 of 51. NetVu Ltd. www.netvu.org.uk No 1 Thellow Heath Park, Northwich Road, Northwich, Cheshire. CW9 6JB...
Page 49: Glossary
Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 49 of 51. 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...
Page 50 Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 50 of 51. 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...
Page 51 Title NetVu Uniplex Desktop NVR Advanced Installation Manual Page 51 of 51. 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...

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