Page 1 HDCVI DVR User's Manual ZHEJIANG DAHUA VISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. V1.1.0...
Page 2: Foreword
User's Manual Foreword General This user's manual (hereinafter referred to be "the Manual") introduces the functions and operations of the DVR devices (hereinafter referred to be "the Device"). Models DHI-XVR5108HS-4K DHI-XVR5116H-4KL DHI-XVR5216AN-4KL DHI-XVR5116HS-S2 DHI-XVR5116H-S2 DHI-XVR5216AN-S2 DHI-XVR5232AN-S2 DHI-XVR7108HE-4KL DHI-XVR7116HE-4KL DHI-XVR7416L-4KL DHI-XVR7816S-4KL Safety Instructions The following signal words might appear in the manual.
Page 3 User's Manual Revision History Version Revision Content Release Time Added DHI-XVR5116H-S2, DHI- XVR5216AN-S2, DHI-XVR5232AN-S2, V1.1.0 DHI-XVR7108HE-4KL, DHI- August 2021 XVR7116HE-4KL, DHI-XVR7416L-4KL, and DHI-XVR7816S-4KL. V1.0.0 First release. July 2021 Privacy Protection Notice As the device user or data controller, you might collect the personal data of others such as their face, fingerprints, and car plate number.
Page 4: Important Safeguards And Warnings
User's Manual Important Safeguards and Warnings The following description is the correct application method of the device. Read the manual carefully before use to prevent danger and property loss. Strictly conform to the manual during application and keep it properly after reading. Operating Requirements ●...
Page 5: Table Of Contents
User's Manual Table of Contents Foreword .................................... I Important Safeguards and Warnings ......................... III 1 Introduction .................................. 1 Overview ....................................... 1 Functions ....................................... 1 2 Getting Started ................................3 Checking the Components ..............................3 Installing HDD ..................................... 3 2.2.1 DHI-XVR5108HS-4KL/DHI-XVR5116H-4KL/DHI-XVR5116HS-S2/DHI-XVR5116H-S2/DHI- XVR7108HE-4KL/DHI-XVR7116HE-4KL ..........................
Page 6 User's Manual 4.3.3 Alarm Output ................................34 4.3.4 Alarm Output Relay Parameters ..........................34 Connecting to RS-485 Port ..............................35 Replacing Battery ..................................35 5 Local Configurations ..............................36 Initial Settings .................................... 36 5.1.1 Booting up ..................................36 5.1.2 Initializing the Device ..............................36 5.1.3 Resetting Password ..............................
Page 7 User's Manual 5.9.2 Instant Playback ............................... 125 5.9.3 Main Interface of Video Playback ........................125 5.9.4 Smart Search ................................130 5.9.5 Marking and Playing Back Video ........................131 5.9.6 Playing Back Snapshots ............................133 5.9.7 Playing Back Splices ..............................134 5.9.8 Using the File List ..............................
Page 8 User's Manual 5.18.2 Configuring RS-232 Port Settings........................252 5.18.3 Configuring Security Settings ........................... 254 5.18.4 Configuring System Maintenance Settings ....................255 5.18.5 Exporting and Importing System Settings ....................256 5.18.6 Restoring Default Settings ..........................258 5.18.7 Upgrading the Device ............................259 Viewing Information ................................
Page 9: Introduction
User's Manual Introduction Overview The Device is an excellent digital monitor product for security industry. The embedded LINUX OS assures the stable operation. The H.264 and G.711 technologies assure the high quality image and low bit stream. The frame-by-frame play function displays more details for analysis, and provides the functions such as record, playback, and monitor and assures the synchronization for audio and video.
Page 10 User's Manual Backup Function Support backup operation through USB port (such as USB storage disk, portable HDD, and  burner). Client-end user can download the file from local HDD through network to backup.  Record & Playback Support each channel real-time record independently, and simultaneously support the functions ...
Page 11: Getting Started
User's Manual Getting Started Checking the Components When you receive the Device, please check against the following checking list. If any of the items are missing or damaged, contact the local retailer or after-sales engineer immediately. Table 2-1 Checking list Sequence Checking items Requirement...
Page 12 User's Manual Loosen screws Remove the cover in the direction of the arrow as shown in the figure below. Remove cover Turn over the device, and align the HDD to the four holes of bottom panel, and then fix the HDD with screws.
Page 13: Dhi-Xvr5216An-4Kl/Dhi-Xvr5216An-S2/Dhi-Xvr5232An-S2
User's Manual Connect cables Put the cover in accordance with the clip and then fix the screws on the rear panel and side panel. Fix screws 2.2.2 DHI-XVR5216AN-4KL/DHI-XVR5216AN-S2/DHI-XVR5232AN-S2 Remove the four fixing screws on the rear panel. Remove screws...
Page 14 User's Manual Remove the case cover along the direction shown in the following arrow. Remove cover Match the four holes on the baseboard to place the HDD. Place HDD Turn the device upside down, match the screws with the holes on the HDD and then fasten them.
Page 15 User's Manual Fix HDD Connect the HDD data cable and power cable to the device. Connect cables Put back the cover and fasten the four screws on the rear panel to complete the installation.
Page 16: Dhi-Xvr7416L-4Kl
User's Manual Fasten screws 2.2.3 DHI-XVR7416L-4KL Remove the fixing screws on the rear panel. Remove screws Remove the cover along the direction shown in the following arrow. Remove cover Remove the screws on the sides of HDD bracket to take out the bracket.
Page 17 User's Manual Remove bracket Match the four screw holes on the HDD with the four holes on the bracket and then fasten the screws. The HDD is fixed to the bracket. Fix HDD Install the other HDDs. Install other HDDs Place the bracket to the device and then fasten the screws on the sides of the bracket.
Page 18: Dhi-Xvr7816S-4Kl
User's Manual Connect the HDD data cable and power cable to the device. Connect cables Put back the cover and fasten the screws on the rear panel to complete the installation. Put back cover 2.2.4 DHI-XVR7816S-4KL Remove the screws from the chassis. Remove screws Take off the cover of the chassis.
Page 19 User's Manual Take off cover Remove the screws from the drive bracket to take it off. Take off drive bracket Align the four screw holes on the disk to those on the drive bracket and fix the disk on the bracket.
Page 20 User's Manual This is only needed on models with 8 bays. Fix drive brackets Put the drive brackets back and fix them in the DVR. Put back drive bracket Connect the disks and the DVR with power cable and data cable. The following figure shows the connection of 4-bay model for example.
Page 21 User's Manual Put back cover...
Page 22: The Grand Tour
User's Manual The Grand Tour This chapter introduces various components of the Device, remote control and mouse operations. Front Panel 3.1.1 DHI-XVR5108HS-4KL/DHI-XVR5116H-4KL/DHI-XVR5116HS- S2/DHI-XVR5116H-S2/DHI-XVR5216AN-S2 Front panel Table 3-1 Front panel description Indicator/Port Function Glows blue when HDD status is abnormal. Glows blue when network status is abnormal. POWER Glows blue when the power is connected properly.
Page 23: Dhi-Xvr7108He-4Kl/Dhi-Xvr7116He-4Kl
User's Manual Table 3-2 Front panel description Indicator/Port Function Status indicator light Glows blue when the device is working properly. Glows blue when HDD status is abnormal. Glows blue when network status is abnormal. POWER Glows blue when the power is connected properly. Connects to the external devices such as keyboard, mouse, and USB port USB storage device.
Page 24: Dhi-Xvr7816S-4Kl
User's Manual 3.1.5 DHI-XVR7816S-4KL Front panel Table 3-5 Front panel description Port Name Function IR receiver Receives infrared signal from remote control. Connects to peripheral devices such as USB storage device, USB port keyboard, and mouse. Rear Panel 3.2.1 DHI-XVR5108HS-4KL/DHI-XVR5116HS-S2 Rear panel Table 3-6 Rear panel description Port Name...
Page 25: Dhi-Xvr5116H-4Kl
User's Manual Port Name Function RS-485 Connects to the control devices such as speed dome PTZ. RS-485_A communication port is connected by the cable A and RS-485_B is connected to the port cable B. VGA port Outputs analog video data to the connected display with VGA port. Connects to external devices such as USB storage device, keyboard USB port and mouse.
Page 26: Dhi-Xvr5216An-4Kl
User's Manual Port Name Function Receives audio signal output from the devices such as Audio input port microphone. It corresponds to video input port 1. Connects to the audio splitter taken from the package to convert DB25 port to audio input port which receives the audio signal from devices such as microphone.
Page 27 User's Manual Port Name Function Four groups of alarm input ports (Group 1: port 1 to port 4; Group 2: port 5 to port 8; Group 3: port 9 to port 12; Group 4: port 13 to port 16). These ports receive the signal from the external alarm source.
Page 28: Dhi-Xvr5116H-S2
User's Manual 3.2.4 DHI-XVR5116H-S2 Rear panel Table 3-9 Rear panel description Port Name Function Video input port Connect to analog camera, video input signal. Audio input port Connect to audio input device such as speaker. VGA video output port. Output analog video VGA video output signal.
Page 29: Dhi-Xvr5216An-S2/Dhi-Xvr5232An-S2
User's Manual 3.2.5 DHI-XVR5216AN-S2/DHI-XVR5232AN-S2 The rear panel of DHI-XVR5216AN-S2 is as follows. Rear panel The rear panel of DHI-XVR5232AN-S2 is as follows. Rear panel Table 3-10 Rear panel description Name Note Alarm input ground port. Video input port Connect to analog camera, video input signal. Audio input port Connect to audio input device such as speaker.
Page 30: Dhi-Xvr7108He-4Kl/Dhi-Xvr7116He-4Kl
User's Manual Name Note RS485_A port. It is the cable A. You can connect to the control RS-485 devices such as speed dome PTZ. communication port RS485_B.It is the cable B. You can connect to the control devices such as speed dome PTZ. Power input port Input 12 VDC.
Page 31: Dhi-Xvr7416L-4Kl
User's Manual Port Name Function Receives audio signal output from the devices such as Audio input port microphone. It corresponds to video input port 1. Connects to the audio splitter taken from the package to convert DB25 port to audio input port which receives the audio signal from devices such as microphone.
Page 32 User's Manual Port Name Function Power button Turns on/off the DVR. Audio input port Receives audio signal output from the devices such as microphone. Audio input port Tow-way talk input port which receives analog audio signal output (MIC IN) from the devices such as microphone and pickup. Audio output port Tow-way talk output port which outputs the analog audio signal to (MIC OUT)
Page 33: Dhi-Xvr7816S-4Kl
User's Manual Port Name Function Outputs analog video data to the connected display with VGA VGA port port. High definition audio and video signal output port. HDMI port The port outputs the uncompressed high definition video and multi-channel audio data to the connected display with HDMI port. The port is used for general COM debug to configure IP address or RS232 debug COM transfer transparent COM data.
Page 34 User's Manual Port Name Function 4 groups of alarm output ports (Group 1: port 1 to port 4; Group 2: port 5 to port 8; Group 3: port 9 to port 12; Group 4: port 13 to port 16). These ports receive the signal from the Alarm input port external alarm source.
Page 35: Remote Control Operations
User's Manual Remote Control Operations Please note the remote control is not our standard accessory and might not be included in the accessary bag. It is supplied dependent on the model you purchased. Remote control Table 3-14 Remote control description Name Function Power button...
Page 36: Mouse Operations
User's Manual Name Function Go back to previous menu or cancel current operation (close front Esc. interface or control). Start or stop record manually. In record interface, use the direction buttons to select the Record channel that you want to record. Press this button for at least 1.5 seconds, and the manual record interface will be displayed.
Page 37 User's Manual Operation Function Click combo box to pop up drop-down list. In text box, click the corresponding button on the panel to enter a numeral or English character (small/capitalized). In English input mode: Click to enter a backspace and click to delete the previous character.
Page 38: Connection
User's Manual Connection This chapter introduces various components of the Device, remote control and mouse operations, and typical connection. Typical Connection Diagram The following figure is for reference only and might differ from the actual product. Typical connection...
Page 39: Connecting To Video And Audio Input And Output
User's Manual Connecting to Video and Audio Input and Output 4.2.1 Video Input The video input interface is BNC. The input video format includes: PAL/NTSC BNC (1.0 V , 75 Ω.). The video signal should comply with your national standards. The input video signal shall have high SNR, low distortion;...
Page 40: Audio Input
User's Manual 4.2.3 Audio Input These series products audio input port adopt BNC port. Due to high impedance of audio input, please use active sound pick-up. Audio transmission is similar to video transmission. Try to avoid interference, dry joint, loose contact and it shall be away from high tension current.
Page 41: Introducing Alarm Port
User's Manual The voltage between of A, B lines of the decoder should be less than 5 V.  Making sure the front-end device has soundly earthed Improper grounding may result in chip damage. 4.3.1 Introducing Alarm Port The alarm input ports are dependent on the model you purchased. Alarm ports Table 4-1 Alarm port description Icon...
Page 42: Alarm Output
User's Manual Please parallel connect COM end and GND end of the alarm detector (Provide external power to  the alarm detector). Please parallel connect the Ground of the DVR and the ground of the alarm detector.  Please connect the NC port of the alarm sensor to the DVR alarm input (ALARM). ...
Page 43: Connecting To Rs-485 Port
User's Manual Model HFD23/005-1ZS HRB1-S-DC5V (300 times/MIN) (300 times/MIN) 1×10 times 2.5×10 times Electrical (30 times/MIN) (30 times/MIN) Working Temperature -30 °C to +70 °C -40 °C to +70 °C Connecting to RS-485 Port Connect the RS-485 cable of the PTZ camera to the RS-485 port on the Device. Ensure the match of A and B interfaces.
Page 44: Local Configurations
User's Manual Local Configurations Please read the following notes prior to using your Device. The interfaces in the Manual are used for introducing the operations and only for reference. The  actual interface might be different dependent on the model you purchased. If there is inconsistency between the Manual and the actual product, the actual product shall govern.
Page 45 User's Manual To secure the Device, it is strongly recommended for you to properly keep the password for admin and modify it regularly. Turn on the Device. Enter password Configure the password information for admin. Table 5-1 Configure password Parameter Description User By default, the user is admin.
Page 46 User's Manual Unlock pattern Draw an unlock pattern. After the setting is completed, the password protection settings interface is displayed. The pattern that you want to set must cross at least four points.  If you do not want to configure the unlock patter, click Skip. ...
Page 47 User's Manual Password protection Configure the protection parameters for password. After configuration, if you forgot the password for admin user, you can reset the password through the reserved email address or security questions. For details about resetting the password, see "5.1.3 Resetting Password. " If you do not want to configure the settings, disable the email address and security questions functions on the interface.
Page 48: Resetting Password
User's Manual 5.1.3 Resetting Password You can reset the password through the QR code or the security questions. To reset through the QR code, make sure the Enable check box is selected in Main Menu >  SYSTEM > SECURITY > Password Reset. To reset through the security questions, make sure the security quesitons is configured.
Page 49 User's Manual Click If you did not set the reserved email address, the email entering interface is displayed.  Enter the email address, and then click Next, the Reset the password interface is displayed. If you have set the reserved email address, the Reset the password interface is displayed. ...
Page 50 User's Manual Rest the password. QR code  Follow the onscreen instructions to get the security code in your reserved email address. In the Security code box, enter the security code. You are given the limited times to get the security code by scanning the QR code ...
Page 51 User's Manual Reset password (4) In the New Password box, enter the new password and enter it again in the Confirm Password box. Click Save. The password resetting is started. After resetting is completed, a pop-up message is displayed. Click OK. A pop-up message is displayed asking if you want to sync the password with the remote devices.
Page 52 User's Manual Pop-up message This message appears only when there are digital channels instead of complete analog channels. Sync info...
Page 53: Setting Up With The Startup Wizard
User's Manual 5.1.4 Setting Up with the Startup Wizard 5.1.4.1 Entering Startup Wizard The Startup Wizard helps you configure the basic settings to set up the Device. After you have initialized the Device, the Startup Wizard interface is displayed. Startup wizard If you select the Auto-check for updates check box, the system will notify you automatically when updates are available.
Page 54 User's Manual General Configure the general settings parameters. Table 5-3 General settings Parameter Description Device Name In the Device Name box, enter the Device name. Device No. In the Device No. box, enter a number for the Device. Language In the Language list, select a language for the Device system. In the Video Standard list, select PAL or NTSC according to your actual Video Standard situation.
Page 55 User's Manual 5.1.4.3 Configuring Date and Time Settings You can configure the system time, choose the time zone, set the daylight saving time, and enable the NTP server. You can also configure date and time settings by selecting Main Menu > SYSTEM > GENERAL > Date&Time.
Page 56 User's Manual Parameter Description Start Time Configure the start time and end time for the DST. End Time Enable the NTP function to sync the Device time with the NTP server. In the Server box, enter the IP address or domain name of the corresponding NTP server.
Page 57 User's Manual Parameter Description and RTSP. You need to configure a default Ethernet port (usually the Ethernet port 1 by default) to request the services from the device end such as DHCP, Email and FTP. If one of the two Ethernet ports is disconnected as detected by networking testing, the system network status is regarded as offline.
Page 58 User's Manual Parameter Description In the MTU box, enter a value for network card. The value ranges from 1280 byte through 1500 byte. The default is 1500. Modifying MTU value will cause network interruption and restart, which  interrupt the network service. There is a pop-up message to let you confirm if you want to save the modification, if yes, the modification takes effect.
Page 59 User's Manual Enable the P2P function. Click Apply. You can start adding the device. Cell Phone Client: Use your mobile phone to scan the QR code to add the device into the  Cell Phone Client, and then you can start accessing the Device. Platform: Obtain the Device SN by scanning the QR code.
Page 60 User's Manual Device manager on the upper-right corner. The interface requiring device initialization is displayed. A pop-up message reminding you to make sure the Device is initialized is displayed. Tap OK.  If the Device has not been initialized, Tap Device Initialization to perform initializing by following the onscreen instructions.
Page 61 User's Manual Tap P2P. Enter a name for the DVR, the username and password, scan the QR code under Device Tap Start Live Preview.
Page 62 User's Manual The Device is added and displayed on the live view interface of the cell phone. Live preview 5.1.4.6 Configuring Encoding Settings You can configure the settings of main stream and sub stream for the Device. You can also configure encode settings by selecting Main Menu > CAMERA > ENCODE > Encode. After you have configured the P2P settings, on the P2P interface, click Next.
Page 63 User's Manual Encode Configure the settings for the main/sub streams parameters. Table 5-6 Main and sub streams parameters Parameter Description In the Channel list, select the channel that you want to configure the Channel settings for. Enable the smart codec function. This function can reduce the video bit Smart Codec stream for non-important recorded video to maximize the storage space.
Page 64 User's Manual Parameter Description actual range of frame rate that you can select depends on the capability of the Device. In the Bit Rate Type list, select CBR (Constant Bit Rate) or VBR (Variable Bit Bit Rate Type Rate). If you select CBR, the image quality cannot be configured; if you select VBR, the image quality can be configured.
Page 65 User's Manual Snapshot Configure the settings for the snapshot parameters. Table 5-7 Snapshot parameters Parameter Description In the Manual Snap list, select how many snapshots you want to take Manual Snap each time. In the Channel list, select the channel that you want to configure the Channel settings for.
Page 66 User's Manual BASIC Configure the basic storage settings parameters. Table 5-8 Storage settings Parameter Description Configure the settings for the situation when all the read/write discs are full, and there is no more free disc. HDD Full Select Stop Record to stop recording Select Overwrite to overwrite the recorded video files always from the earliest time.
Page 67 User's Manual Record Configure the record settings parameters. Table 5-9 Record settings Parameter Description Channel In the Channel list, select a channel to record the video. In the Pre-record list, enter the amount of time that you want to start the Pre-record recording in advance.
Page 68 User's Manual Parameter Description alarms, alarms from alarm box, IPC external alarms, IPC Offline alarms), MD&Alarm, Intel (IVS events, face detection), and POS. Define a period during which the configured recording setting is active. Period The system only activates the alarm in the defined period. Copy Click Copy to copy the settings to other channels.
Page 69 User's Manual Select the check box of event type, and then click to clear the defined period.  When selecting MD&Alarm, the respective check box of MD and Alarm will be  cleared. Define the period by editing. Take Sunday as an example. ...
Page 70: Live View
User's Manual After you have configured the video recording settings, on the Record interface, click Next. Snapshot Configure the snapshot settings parameters. Table 5-10 Snapshot settings Parameter Description Channel In the Channel list, select a channel to take a snapshot. Select the check box of the event type which includes General, MD, Event type Alarm, MD&Alarm, Intel, and POS.
Page 71: Live View Screen
User's Manual Live view 5.2.1 Live View Screen You can view the live video from the connected cameras through each channel on the screen. By default, the system time, channel name and channel number are displayed on each channel  window.
Page 72: Live View Control Bar
User's Manual 5.2.2 Live View Control Bar The live view control bar provides you access to perform the operations such as playback, zoom, real- time backup, manual snapshot, voice talk, adding remote devices, and streams switch. When you move the pointer to the top middle position of a channel window, the live view control bar is displayed.
Page 73 User's Manual Function Function Function Digital Zoom Mute — — Real-time Backup Audio Talk — — 5.2.2.1 Instant Playback You can play back the previous five minutes to sixty minutes of the recorded video. By clicking , the instant playback interface is displayed. The instant playback has the following features: Move the slider to choose the time you want to start playing.
Page 74 User's Manual Click , the icon switches to . Hold down the left mouse button to select the area you  want to enlarge. The area is enlarged after the left mouse button is released. Point to the center that you want to enlarge, rotate the wheel button to enlarge the area. ...
Page 75: Navigation Bar
User's Manual Click to cancel the bidirectional talk. The bidirectional talk of other digital channels is  resumed. 5.2.2.7 Remote Devices (Digital channel only) You can view the information of remote devices and add new remote devices to replace the current connected devices.
Page 76: Shortcut Menu
User's Manual Icon Function Open the record search interface. For detail, see "5.9 Playing Back Video." Open the EVENT interface to view the device alarm status. For details, see "5.19.3 Viewing Event Information." Open the CHANNEL INFO interface to display the information of each channel.
Page 77 User's Manual Shortcut menu Table 5-14 Shortcut menu description Function Description Main Menu Open Main Menu interface. Open the PLAYBACK interface where you can search and play back Search record files. Open the PTZ interface. Configure the live view screen as a single-channel layout or multi- View Layout channel layout.
Page 78: Color Setting
User's Manual Function Description Point to the channel window and right-click on it to open the shortcut menu, and then click Auto Focus. Auto Focus Not all cameras support this function. Open the COLOR interface where you can adjust the video image Color Setting color.
Page 79 User's Manual Table 5-15 Color description Parameter Description Divide 24 hours into two periods and configure the corresponding Period color settings. Effective Time Enable the function and then set the effective time for each period. Adjust the sharpness of image edge. The bigger the value is, the more Sharpness obvious the image edge, and the noise is also greater.
Page 80: Live View Display
User's Manual Parameter Description Customized You can customize four color modes. Click Customized. The Customized Color interface is displayed. In the Color Mode list, select Customized 1, for example. Then configure the settings for sharpness, hue, brightness, contrast and saturation. If you select All, the configuration will apply to all four customized color modes.
Page 81 User's Manual Table 5-16 Display parameters Parameter Description Out Port Indicates the main screen port. Time Title Select the Time Title check box, the current system time displays in each channel window in live view screen. To hide the time, clear the check box.
Page 82 User's Manual 5.2.6.2 Configuring Viewing Layout You can configure the view layout in the live view screen. Select Main Menu > DISPLAY > VIEW. View Configure the view layout by clicking the layout buttons on the bottom. Layout For example, click and select 9-16, the view layout changes immediately.
Page 83 User's Manual View setting Adjust the position of channels if needed. In the channel list, for example, in the channel 9 list, you can select 10, and then the channel 9 and channel 10 exchange positions. Click Apply to complete the settings. The live view screen displays the same layout as configured in this section.
Page 84 User's Manual ZERO-CHANNEL Configure the settings for the zero-channel parameters. Table 5-17 Zero-channel parameters Parameter Description Enable Enable zero-channel function. In the Compression list, select the video compression standard according Compression to the device capability. The default is H.264. In the Resolution list, select the video resolution. The default is 704×576 Resolution (D1).
Page 85: Configuring Tour Settings
User's Manual 5.2.6.4 Configuring TV Not all models support this function. You can adjust the border margins in top, bottom, left and right directions as well as the brightness of the monitor connected to the Video out port of the Device. Select Main Menu >...
Page 86 User's Manual Main screen Extra screen...
Page 87 User's Manual Configure the settings for the tour parameters for both Main Screen and Extra Screen. Table 5-18 Screen parameters Parameter Description Enable Enable tour function. Enter the amount of time that you want each channel group displays on Interval (Sec.) the screen.
Page 88: Entering Main Menu
User's Manual Select the channels that you want to group for tour. If you want to select more than one channel, in the Window Split list, do not select View 1. Select channels Click OK to complete the settings. Modifying a Channel Group Double-click on a channel group, the Modify Channel Group interface is displayed.
Page 89 User's Manual Main menu Table 5-19 Main interface description Description Icon Includes eight function tiles: VIDEO, ALARM, IVS, POS, IoT, AI, BACKUP, DISPLAY, and AUDIO. Click each tile to open the configuration interface of the tile. VIDEO: Search for and play back the recorded video saved on the Device. ALARM: Search for alarm information and configure alarm event actions.
Page 90: Controlling Ptz Cameras
User's Manual Description Icon indicates the current page of main menu. Click to switch to the Switch icon next page. Includes six configurations through which you can configure camera Configuration settings, network settings, storage settings, system settings, account menu settings, and view information. Live Click to go to the live view screen.
Page 91 User's Manual PTZ interface Configure the settings for the PTZ connection parameters. Table 5-20 PTZ parameters Parameter Description In the Channel list, select the channel that you want to connect the PTZ Channel camera to. Local: Connect through RS485 port or coaxial cable. PTZ Type Remote: Connect through network by adding IP address of PTZ camera to the Device.
Page 92: Working With Ptz Control Panel
User's Manual Parameter Description Stop Bits The default is 1. Parity The default is NONE. Click Apply to save the settings. Click Copy to copy the settings to other channels. 5.4.2 Working with PTZ Control Panel PTZ control panel performs the operations such as directing camera in eight directions, adjusting zoom, focus and iris settings, and quick positioning.
Page 93 User's Manual Parameter Description Fast positioning button. Positioning: Click to enter the fast positioning screen, and then click anywhere on the live view screen, the PTZ will turn to this point and move it to the middle of the screen. Zooming: On the fast positioning screen, drag to draw a square on the view.
Page 94: Configuring Ptz Functions
User's Manual Pattern Reset Click the AUX Config icon to open the Autoscan PTZ functions settings interface. Click the Enter Menu icon to open the AUX Switch MENU OPERATION interface. 5.4.3 Configuring PTZ Functions 5.4.3.1 Configuring Presets On the expanded PTZ control panel, click The Preset interface is displayed.
Page 95 User's Manual Tour tab In the Patrol No. box, enter the value for the tour route. In the Preset box, enter the preset value. Click Add Preset. A preset will be added for this tour. You can repeat adding more presets. ...
Page 96: Calling Ptz Functions
User's Manual On the PTZ interface, click End to complete the settings. 5.4.3.4 Configuring AutoScan On the expanded PTZ control panel, click The PTZ interface is displayed. Click the Border tab. Border tab Click the direction arrows to position the left and right borders. 5.4.4 Calling PTZ Functions After you have configured the PTZ settings, you can call the PTZ functions for monitoring from the expanded PTZ control panel.
Page 97 User's Manual Click again to stop calling the preset. 5.4.4.2 Calling Tours On the expanded PTZ control panel, in the No. box, enter the value of the tour that you want to call. Click to call the tour. Click again to stop calling the tour. 5.4.4.3 Calling Patterns On the expanded PTZ control panel, in the No.
Page 98: Calling Osd Menu
User's Manual In the Direct Aux list, select the option that corresponds to the applied protocol.  In the Aux Num box, enter the number that corresponds to the AUX switch on the decoder.  5.4.5 Calling OSD Menu For the coaxial camera, you can call the OSD menu through the expanded PTZ control panel. On the expanded PTZ control panel, click Menu operation Click Enter.
Page 99: Configuring Camera Settings
User's Manual Configuring Camera Settings 5.5.1 Configuring Image Settings You can configure the image settings such as saturation, contrast, brightness, sharpness for each connected camera. Select Main Menu > CAMERA > IMAGE. The IMAGE interface is displayed. Analog channel...
Page 100 User's Manual Digital channel Configure the settings for the image parameters. On the digital channel interface, click More Setting to display more parameters. Table 5-23 More settings Parameter Description Channel In the Channel list, select the channel that you want to configure. In the Cable Type list, select the cable type that the camera uses.
Page 101 User's Manual Parameter Description The value ranges from 0 to 100. The default value is 50. The recommended range is between 40 and 60. Adjusts the image brightness. The bigger the value is, the brighter the image will become. You can adjust this value when the image as a whole looks dark or bright.
Page 102: Configuring Encode Settings
User's Manual Parameter Description Auto: Depends on the camera, such as overall brightness and whether there is an IR light, either color image or black&white image is output. B/W: The camera outputs Black and white image only. Click Apply to complete the settings. 5.5.2 Configuring Encode Settings Select Main Menu >...
Page 103: Configuring Snapshot Settings
User's Manual Parameter Description In the Compression list, select the encode mode. H.264H: High profile encoding. Low bit stream with high definition. This setting is recommended. Compression H.264: General profile encoding. H.264B: Baseline profile encoding. This setting requires higher bit stream compared with other settings for the same definition.
Page 104: Configuring Overlay Settings
User's Manual Snapshot Configure the settings for the snapshot parameters. Table 5-25 Snapshot parameters Parameter Description In the Manual Snap list, select how many snapshots you want to take Manual Snap each time. In the Channel list, select the channel that you want to configure the Channel settings for.
Page 105: Configuring Covered Area Settings
User's Manual Select Main Menu > CAMERA > OVERLAY > Overlay. Overlay Configure the settings for the text overlay parameters. Table 5-26 Overlay parameters Parameter Description In the Channel list, select the channel that you want to configure the Channel settings for.
Page 106: Configuring Channel Type
User's Manual Cover area Configure the settings for the covered area parameters. Table 5-27 Cover area parameters Parameter Description In the Channel list, select the channel that you want to configure the Channel settings for. Preview: Select the Preview check box to apply the configured covered block to the selected channel window in the live view screen.
Page 107: Upgrading Coaxial Camera
User's Manual Channel type Configure the channels. Analog Channel: Select the transmission medium such as CVI, CVBS, and then follow the  onscreen instructions to complete the settings. IP Channel: Select a channel for IP camera from the last channel number, for example, in ...
Page 108: Configuring Remote Devices
User's Manual Coaxial upgrade Click Browse. The Browse interface is displayed. Select the upgrade file and click OK. The COAXIAL UPGRADE interface is displayed. You need to insert the USB storage device that contains the upgrading files. Select the check box of the channel that you want to upgrade. Click Start Upgrade.
Page 109 User's Manual Select Main Menu > CAMERA > REGISTRATION > Registration, the Registration interface is displayed. Registration Table 5-28 Registration parameters Parameter Description Enable the Uninitialized function, the uninitialized devices out of the Uninitialized searched devices are displayed in the searched device list. Select the uninitialized device from the uninitialized device list, and the Initialize click Initialize to start initializing device.
Page 110 User's Manual Parameter Description Click Device Search, the searched devices display in the searched device list. To adjust the display sequence, in the title line, you can click the IP address, Manufacturer, Type, MAC Address, Port, or Device Name text. For Device Search example, click the IP address text, the sequence icon displayed.
Page 111 User's Manual Device search Enable the Initialized function. The uninitialized devices are displayed.
Page 112 User's Manual Initialize Select the uninitialized device that you want to initialize. Click Initialize. The Enter Password interface is displayed. Enter password Configure the password and email information. If you select the Using current device password and email info check box, the remote device automatically uses the current password and email information, so you do not need to set the password and email address again and can go to Step 6.
Page 113 User's Manual Clear the Using current device password and email info check box. The password setting interface is displayed. Set password Configure the settings for the password setting parameters. Table 5-29 Password setting parameters Parameter Description User The default is admin. The new password can be set from 8 characters through 32 characters Password and contains at least two types from number, letter and special...
Page 114 User's Manual If you do not want to set the reserved email address, click Skip. Click Next. The NETWORK interface is displayed. NETWORK Configure the IP address. Select the DHCP check box, you do not need to enter the IP address information, because ...
Page 115 User's Manual Initialization Click Finished to complete the settings. 5.6.1.3 Adding Remote Devices Automatically On the Registration interface, click Device Search The searched devices are displayed.
Page 116 User's Manual Device search Select the check box of the device. Click Add. The device is added into the Added Device area. You can also double-click the device to add it into the Added Device area.  You can add devices in batches. ...
Page 117 User's Manual Manual add Configure the settings for the manual adding device parameters. Table 5-30 Manual add parameters Parameter Description In the Channel list, select the channel that you want use on the Device to Channel connect the remote device. Manufacturer In the Manufacturer list, select the manufacturer of the remote device.
Page 118 User's Manual 5.6.1.5 Modifying or Deleting Remote Devices You can modify and delete the added devices. To modify the remote devices, do the following:  Click or double-click a device. Edit In the Channel list, select the channel that you want to modify settings for. Click OK to save the settings.
Page 119 User's Manual Modify IP interface Configure the settings for IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, user name, and password. Enable the Add function to add the device into the Added Device area. Click OK to save the settings. To modify IP address in batches, do the following: ...
Page 120 User's Manual 5.6.1.7 Exporting IP Address You can export the added IP address to the USB storage device. The exported information is saved in .csv file, which includes IP address, port number, channel number, manufacturer, user name, and password. Insert the USB storage device to the USB port of the Device. Click Export.
Page 121: Managing Remote Devices
User's Manual Import Select the file that you want to import. Click OK to start importing. After importing is completed, a pop-up message indicating "The import succeeded" is displayed. If the IP address that you want to import already exists in the Device, the system will pop up a message to ask you whether to overwrite the existing content.
Page 122 User's Manual Select Main Menu > CAMERA > REGISTRATION > Status, the Status interface is displayed. Status 5.6.2.2 Viewing Firmware Information You can view the device firmware information such as channel number, IP address, manufacturer, system version, video input, audio input, and alarm in. Select Main Menu >...
Page 123 User's Manual Firmware 5.6.2.3 Upgrading Remote Devices Select Main Menu > CAMERA > REGISTRATION > Upgrade.
Page 124 User's Manual Upgrade Upgrade the device. File Upgrade  Insert a USB storage device containing the upgrade files into the USB port of the Device. Select the devices that you want to upgrade. Click File upgrade. The File Upgrade interface is displayed. Select the upgrading files and click Apply.
Page 125: Configuring Record Settings
User's Manual Configuring Record Settings You can record video manually or automatically and configure the recording settings to main stream and sub stream respectively. 5.7.1 Enabling Record Control Manual recording operation requires the user have the permission to access STORAGE settings. ...
Page 126: Configuring Recorded Video Storage Schedule
User's Manual Parameter Description Snapshot status Enable or disable the scheduled snapshot for the corresponding channels. Click Apply. 5.7.2 Configuring Recorded Video Storage Schedule You need to configure the storage schedule for the recorded video so that the recorded video can be saved.
Page 127 User's Manual Record Select Main Menu > CAMERA > ENCODE > Snapshot. The Snapshot interface is displayed. In the Mode list, select General, and then configure other parameters. Snapshot...
Page 128 User's Manual Click Apply to save the settings. If you have configured the snapshot schedule, the configuration has been completed.  If you have not configured the snapshot schedule, see "5.1.4.10 Configuring Snapshot  Storage Schedule." 5.8.1.2 Configuring Event Triggered Snapshot Select Main Menu >...
Page 129 User's Manual Motion detect Select the Snapshot check box and select the corresponding channel. Click Apply. 5.8.1.3 Configuring Face Detection Triggered Snapshot Select Main Menu > CAMERA > ENCODE > Snapshot. The Snapshot interface is displayed. In the Mode list, select Human Face, and then configure other parameters.
Page 130 User's Manual Select human face Select Main Menu > FACE DETECT > PARAMETERS > Human Face. Human face...
Page 131: Configuring Snapshot Storage Schedule
User's Manual Select the Snapshot check box and select the corresponding channel. Click Apply. 5.8.2 Configuring Snapshot Storage Schedule You need to configure the storage schedule for the snapshot so that the snapshot can be saved. For details, see "5.1.4.10 Configuring Snapshot Storage Schedule." 5.8.3 Backing up Snapshots to FTP Select Main Menu >...
Page 132: Playing Back Video
User's Manual Playing Back Video 5.9.1 Enabling Record Control Manual recording operation requires the user have the permission to access STORAGE settings.  Check to ensure the HDD installed in the Device has been formatted properly.  To enter the record control interface, do the following: Right-click on the live view screen, the shortcut menu is displayed.
Page 133: Instant Playback
User's Manual 5.9.2 Instant Playback You can use the instant playback function to play back the previous five minutes to sixty minutes of the recorded video in any channel. For details about instant playback function, see "5.2.2.1 Instant Playback." 5.9.3 Main Interface of Video Playback You can search for and play back the recorded video saved on the Device.
Page 134 User's Manual Function Description In the 4-channel layout, there are four time bars are displayed; in the other view layouts, only one time bar is displayed. Click on the colored area to start playback from a certain time. In the situation when you are configuring the settings, rotate the wheel button on the time bar, the time bar is zooming in from 0.
Page 135 User's Manual Function Description : Click the File List button, the searched recorded video list is displayed. You can lock the files. For details, see "5.9.8 Using the File List." Click to display in full screen. In the full screen mode, point to the Full Screen bottom of the screen, the time bar is displayed.
Page 136 User's Manual Icon Function Slow Playback. During playing back, click to set the speed of slow playback as SlowX1/2, SlowX1/4, SlowX1/8, or SlowX1/16. During fast playback, click to slow down the speed of fast playback. Fast Playback. During playing back, click to set the speed of fast playback as FastX2, FastX4, FastX8, or FastX16.
Page 137 User's Manual Click Browse, select the save path of recorded video file that you want to play. Double-click the video file or click to start playing. Browse 5.9.3.4 Clipping Recorded Video During playback, clip sections of recorded video and save to the USB storage device. Video clip Select a recorded video that you want to play.
Page 138: Smart Search
User's Manual Splice video file. For details about splicing video file, see "5.9.3.4 Clipping Recorded  Video." Click Backup Click Backup. If you do not want to back the file, clear the check box. 5.9.4 Smart Search During playback, you can analyze a certain area to find if there was any motion detection event occurred.
Page 139: Marking And Playing Back Video
User's Manual Only single-channel supports smart search.  If multi-channels are selected, double-click on the channel window to display this  channel only on the screen, and then you can start using smart search function. Drag the pointer to select the searching area. The grid area supports 22×18(PAL) and 22×15(NTSC).
Page 140 User's Manual Mark list Double-click the file that you want to play back. To search the marked video by time, in the SEARCH box on the top of the interface, enter the time, and then click Playing Back Time before the Mark You can configure to play N seconds of the marked video before the marked time.
Page 141: Playing Back Snapshots
User's Manual Manager Be default, it manages all the marked videos of the selected channel.  To search the marked video, select channel number from the Channel list, enter time in Start  Time box and End Time box, and then click Search. All the marked videos display in time order.
Page 142: Playing Back Splices
User's Manual 5.9.7 Playing Back Splices You can clip the recorded video files into splices and then play back at the same time to save your time. Not all models support this function. Select Main Menu > VIDEO, the video search interface is displayed. In the Search Type list, select Splice Playback;...
Page 143 User's Manual File list Start playback. Click , the playback starts from the first file by default.  Click any file, the system plays back this file.  In the time box on the top of the file list interface, you can enter the specific time to ...
Page 144: Alarm Events Settings
User's Manual The recorded video that is under writing or overwriting cannot be locked. To unlock the recorded video, in the FILE LOCKED interface, select the video, and then click  Unlock. File locked Alarm Events Settings 5.10.1 Video Detection Video detection adopts computer vision and image processing technology.
Page 145 User's Manual Motion detection Configure the settings for the motion detection parameters. Table 5-35 Motion detection parameters Parameter Description Channel In the Channel list, select a channel to set the motion detection. Region Click Setting to define the motion detection region. Enable Enable or disable the motion detection function.
Page 146 User's Manual Parameter Description Click Setting to display setting interface. General Alarm: Enable alarm activation through the alarm devices connected to the selected output port. Alarm-out Port External Alarm: Enable alarm activation through the connected alarm box. Wireless Siren: Enable alarm activation through devices connected by USB gateway or camera gateway.
Page 147 User's Manual Parameter Description Select the check box to enable the function. When an alarm event occurs, the extra screen outputs the settings configured in Main Menu > DISPLAY > Tour > Sub Screen. Sub Screen Not all models support this function. ...
Page 148 User's Manual Drag on the screen to select the region that you want to detect. The selected area shows the color that represents the region. Configure the parameters. Table 5-36 Region settings Parameter Description Name Enter a name for the region. Every region of every channel has an individual sensitivity value.
Page 149 User's Manual  Define for all days of a week: Click All, all switches to . On the timeline of any day, click the half-hour blocks to select the active periods, all the days will take the same settings. Define the period by editing. Take Sunday as an example. ...
Page 150 User's Manual Video loss To configure the settings for the video loss detection parameters, see "5.10.1.1 Configuring Motion Detection Settings." For PTZ activation, different from motion detection, the video loss detection can activate PTZ preset, tour, and pattern. Click Apply to complete the settings. Click Default to restore the default setting.
Page 151 User's Manual Video tampering To configure the settings for the tampering detection parameters, see "5.10.1.1 Configuring Motion Detection Settings." For PTZ activation, different from motion detection, the video loss detection can activate PTZ preset, tour, and pattern. Click Apply to complete the settings. Click Default to restore the default setting.
Page 152 User's Manual Video quality analytics To configure the settings for the diagnosis parameters, see "5.10.1.1 Configuring Motion Detection Settings. " Click Apply to complete the settings. Click Default to restore the default setting. Setting the Types for Diagnosing Targets Next to Rule, click Setting. Video quality analytics Select the items that you want to diagnose and set the threshold (30 by default).
Page 153: Ivs Function
User's Manual Table 5-37 Parameter description Parameter Description A horizontal, vertical or diagonal stripe that might appear in the video Stripe because of device aging or electronic interruption. Such stripe brings visual interruption. Video noises such as blurriness or quality reduction that is caused by Noise optical distortion or device problem during camera shooting.
Page 154 User's Manual INTELL In the Channel list, select the channel number that you want to configure the IVS function for. Click Add.
Page 155 User's Manual Add rule Configure the parameters for the rule that you selected. Select the check box of the rule to enable it. Click Apply to complete the settings. 5.10.2.1 Configuring Tripwire Rules When the target object crosses the tripwire in the defined direction, the system activates alarms. The tripwire can be configured as a straight line or broken line.
Page 156 User's Manual Tripwire Draw a tripwire. In the Channel list, select the channel that you want to configure the rules for. Click The monitoring screen to configure the tripwire rules is displayed.
Page 157 User's Manual Tripwire rule Configure the settings for the parameters of drawing rules. Table 5-38 Rule parameters Parameter Description Name Enter the customized rule name. Set the direction of the tripwire. You can choose A to B (left to right), B Direction to A (right to left), and Both.
Page 158 User's Manual Trigger Configure the triggering parameters. Table 5-39 Trigger parameters Parameter Description Click Set to display set interface. Define a period during which the motion detection is active. For Period details, see "Setting Motion Detection Period" section in "5.10.1.1 Configuring Motion Detection Settings."...
Page 159 User's Manual Parameter Description To use this function, make sure the email function is enabled in Main Menu > NETWORK > EMAIL. Select the channel(s) that you want to record. The selected channel(s) starts recording after an alarm event occurs. Record Channel The recording for intelligence event and auto recording function must be enabled.
Page 160 User's Manual 5.10.2.2 Configuring Intrusion Rules When the target enters and leaves the area, or the target appears in the defined area, the system activates alarms. You can define the shape and quantity of intrusion areas.  Supports detecting the behaviors that enter and leave the intrusion areas. ...
Page 161 User's Manual Intrusion rule Configure the settings for the parameters of drawing rules. Table 5-40 Rule parameters Parameter Description Name Enter the customized rule name. Configure the actions that are defined as intrusion. You can select the Action Appear check box and the Cross check box. In the Direction list, select the direction of crossing the configured Direction area.
Page 162 User's Manual The intrusion detecting function is active. When the target enters and leaves the area, or the target appears in the defined area, the system activates alarms. 5.10.2.3 Configuring Abandoned Rules When the object is placed in the defined detection area for more than the set time, the system activates alarms.
Page 163 User's Manual Abandoned rule Configure the settings for the parameters of drawing rules. Table 5-41 Rule parameters Parameter Description Name Enter the customized rule name. Configure the minimum time period for activating alarms by detecting Period the abandoned objects. Click to draw areas to filter the target.
Page 164 User's Manual 5.10.2.4 Configuring Missing Rules When the target is taken away from the defined area exceeds the set time, the system activates alarms. On the rule line that you added, in the Type list, select Missing. Missing Draw an area. In the Channel list, select the channel that you want to configure the rules for.
Page 165 User's Manual Missing rule Configure the settings for the parameters of drawing rules. Table 5-42 Rule parameters Parameter Description Name Enter the customized rule name. Configure the minimum time period for activating alarms by detecting Period the missing objects. Click to draw areas to filter the target.
Page 166: Face Detection
User's Manual 5.10.3 Face Detection You can configure the face detection settings and search the detected faces in the defined time period. 5.10.3.1 Configuring Face Detection Settings When the Device detects the human faces, the system activates alarms. Not all models support this function. ...
Page 167 User's Manual Parameter Description Click Setting to draw areas to filter the target. You can configure two filtering targets (maximum size and minimum Target Filter size). When the target is smaller than the minimum size or larger than the maximum size, no alarms will be activated. The maximum size should be larger than the minimum size.
Page 168 User's Manual Parameter Description Select the Snapshot check box to take a snapshot of the selected channel. To use this function, make sure the following settings are configured: Snapshot The snapshot function is enabled for motion detect alarms in Main ...
Page 169: System Events
User's Manual Search results 5.10.4 System Events You can configure the alarm output for three types of system event (HDD, Network, and User). When there is an abnormal system event occurs, the system activates alarms in the way that you configure in this section.
Page 170 User's Manual HDD interface Configure the settings for the HDD event. Table 5-44 HDD event configuration Parameter Description In the Event Type list, select No HDD, HDD Error, or HDD No Space as the Event Type event type. Enable Enable or disable the HDD event detection function. Click Setting to display setting interface.
Page 171 User's Manual Parameter Description Select the Send Email check box to enable the system to send an email notification when an alarm event occurs. Send Email To use this function, make sure the email function is enabled in Main Menu > NETWORK > EMAIL. Buzzer Select the check box to activate a buzzer noise at the Device.
Page 172 User's Manual Parameter Description Click Setting to display setting interface. General Alarm: Enable alarm activation through the alarm devices connected to the selected output port. Alarm Out External Alarm: Enable alarm activation through the connected alarm box. Wireless Siren: Enable alarm activation through devices connected by USB gateway or camera gateway.
Page 173 User's Manual User interface Configure the settings for the User event. Table 5-46 Event configuration Parameter Description Event Type In the Event Type list, select Illegal Login. Enable the user error detection function. Enable If you do not enable this function, there will be no limit for wrong password entry and the account cannot be locked because of the wrong password.
Page 174 User's Manual Parameter Description Select the Send Email check box to enable the system to send an email notification when an alarm event occurs. Send Email To use this function, make sure the email function is enabled in Main Menu > NETWORK > EMAIL. Buzzer Select the check box to activate a buzzer noise at the Device.
Page 175: Alarm Input Settings
User's Manual Parameter Description Max Temperature In the Max Temperature box, enter the max temperature value. Click Setting to display setting interface. General Alarm: Enable alarm activation through the alarm devices connected to the selected output port. Alarm Out External Alarm: Enable alarm activation through the connected alarm box.
Page 176 User's Manual Local Configure the settings for the local alarms. Table 5-48 Alarm settings Parameter Description Alarm In Select the channel number. Alarm Name Enter the customized alarm name. Enable Enable or disable the local alarm function. Type In the Type list, select NO or select NC as the voltage output type. Click Setting to display setting interface.
Page 177 User's Manual Parameter Description Set a length of time for the Device to delay turning off alarm after the Latch external alarm is cancelled. The value ranges from 0 seconds to 300 seconds, and the default value is 10 seconds. Select the Show Message check box to enable a pop-up message in your Show Message local host PC.
Page 178 User's Manual Parameter Description Select to enable audio broadcast/voice prompts in response to a local Voice Prompts alarm event. Click Apply to complete the settings. Click Default to restore the default setting.  Click Copy, in the Copy dialog box, select the additional channel(s) that you want to ...
Page 179 User's Manual 5.10.5.3 Configuring Alarms from External IP Cameras Select Main Menu > ALARM > ALARM INPUT > IPC Ext. IPC Ext Configure the alarm input settings from the external IPC. Click Apply to complete the settings. Click Default to restore the default setting. ...
Page 180 User's Manual IPC offline Configure the alarm input settings from the external IPC. Click Apply to complete the settings. Click Default to restore the default setting.  Click Copy to copy the settings to other channels.  5.10.5.5 Configuring Alarms from External Devices Select Main Menu >...
Page 181 User's Manual Ext alarm In the Channel list, select a channel or all. Click Setting Configure the settings for other parameters of the Alarm Box. For details, see Step 3. Click OK to complete the settings.
Page 182: Alarm Output Settings
User's Manual 5.10.6 Alarm Output Settings 5.10.6.1 Configuring Alarm Output When the Device activates alarms, the connected alarm device generates alarms in the way that you can configure in this section. You can connect to the output port of the Device or connect wirelessly. Auto: When an alarm event is triggered on the Device, the connected alarm device generates ...
Page 183 User's Manual 5.10.6.2 Configuring White Light When the motion detection alarm is activated, the system links the camera to generate white light alarm. To use this function, connect at least one white light camera to your Device. Select Main Menu > ALARM > Alarm-out Port > White Light. White light Configure the settings for the white light parameters.
Page 184 User's Manual 5.10.6.3 Configuring Siren When the motion detection alarm is activated, the system links the camera to generate sound alarm. To use this function, connect at least one camera that supports audio function. Select Main Menu > ALARM > Alarm-out Port > Siren. Siren Configure the settings for the siren parameters.
Page 185: Iot Function
User's Manual Upgrade Audio File of Camera This function is supported only on the local interface. Prepare a USB device or other external storage device and plug it into the Device. Click Browse. The Browse interface is displayed. Browse Select the upgrade audio file (.bin). Click OK to return to the Siren interface.
Page 186 User's Manual In the Access Type list, select USB Gateway. Click Add. Click Pair. The Device starts pairing with the sensor.
Page 187 User's Manual Pairing completed Click Back to exit the pairing interface. Click to modify the sensor name; click to delete sensor information. Added sensor...
Page 188 User's Manual 5.11.1.2 Connecting Sensor through Camera with Gateway Only the camera with gateway supports this function. Select Main Menu > IoT > MANAGER > Sensor Pairing. Sensor pairing In the Access Type list, select Camera Gateway. In the Channel list, select the channel that is connected to the camera. Click Add.
Page 189 User's Manual Click Pair. The Device starts pairing with the sensor. Pairing completed Click Back to exit the pairing interface. The added sensor information is displayed. Click to modify the sensor name; click to delete sensor information.
Page 190 User's Manual Added sensor 5.11.1.3 Configuring Alarm Linkage Select Main Menu > IoT > MANAGER > Wireless Detector.
Page 191 User's Manual Wireless detector In the Access Type list, select USB, Camera, or All. Click Setting Configure the settings for alarm linkage.
Page 192 User's Manual Table 5-52 Alarm linkage settings Parameter Description Name Enter the customized alarm name. Click Setting to display setting interface. Define a period during which the motion detection is active. For details, Period see "Setting Motion Detection Period" section in "5.10.1.1 Configuring Motion Detection Settings."...
Page 193: Configuring Temperature And Humidity Camera
User's Manual Parameter Description Select to enable audio broadcast/voice prompts in response to a local Voice Prompts alarm event. Show Message: Select the Show Message check box to enable a pop-up message in your local host PC. Buzzer: Select the check box to activate a buzzer noise at the Device. Video Matrix: Select the check box to enable the function.
Page 194 User's Manual Temperature/humidity Select the Enable check boxes to enable IoT function. Enable...
Page 195 User's Manual The Device starts detecting the temperature and humidity data from the camera and display on the Realtime Display interface. 5.11.2.2 Viewing Temperature and Humidity Data You can view the temperature and humidity data on the Realtime Display interface after the IoT function is enabled.
Page 196 User's Manual Humidity Click Locked to lock the data. The export button is enabled. Click Export. The system starts exporting the data. After exporting is finished, a Message dialog box is displayed. Click OK. You can find the exported data on your USB device. 5.11.2.4 Configuring Alarm Linkage You can configure alarm linkage settings for temperature and humidity data.
Page 197 User's Manual Parameter Description Select the channel that you want to preview to help monitor the Preview Channel channel of access point. This channel could be the channel of access point or any other channels according to your actual situation. Select event type as High or Low, and set the upper and low Event Type temperature limit respectively.
Page 198 User's Manual Parameter Description Select the check box to enable a tour of the selected channels. Tour To use this function, make sure the tour is enabled and configured in Main Menu > DISPLAY > TOUR. Select to enable audio broadcast/voice prompts in response to a Voice Prompts temperature alarm event.
Page 199 User's Manual On the humidity information line, click Setting Configure the settings for the following parameters.
Page 200 User's Manual Table 5-54 Settings description Parameter Description Access Point Indicates the channel that the camera is connected to. Type Humidity by default. Detect Position Name Set the detect position name. Select the channel that you want to preview to help monitor the Preview Channel channel of access point.
Page 201 User's Manual Parameter Description Select the channel(s) that you want to record. The selected channel(s) starts recording after an alarm occurs. Record CH The recording for IoT alarms and auto recording function must be enabled. For details, see "5.1.4.9 Configuring Recorded Video Storage Schedule"...
Page 202 User's Manual Search info Configure the parameters settings. Table 5-55 Parameters Parameter Description Access Point Indicates the channel that the camera is connected to. Display Type In the Display Type list, select List or Graph. Select the information type that you want to search. You can select Type Humidity or Temperature.
Page 203 User's Manual List For the data displayed in graph, see the following figure.  Graph...
Page 204: Configuring Wireless Siren
User's Manual Click Backup. The system starts exporting the data. After exporting is finished, a Message dialog box is displayed. Click OK. You can find the exported data on your USB device. 5.11.3 Configuring Wireless Siren You can connect the wireless siren to the Device, when there is an alarm event activated on the Device, the wireless siren generates alarms.
Page 205: Configuring Pos Settings
User's Manual Configuring POS Settings You can connect the Device to the POS (Point of Sale) machine and receive the information from it. This function applies to the scenarios such as supermarket POS machine. After connection is established, the Device can access the POS information and display the overlaid text in the channel window.
Page 206: Configuring Pos Settings
User's Manual The searched transaction results display in the table. 5.12.2 Configuring POS Settings Select Main Menu > POS > POS SETUP. POS setup Configure the settings for the POS parameters. Table 5-57 POS parameters Parameter Description In the POS Name list, select the POS machine that you want to configures settings for.
Page 207: Configuring Backup Settings
User's Manual Parameter Description Select the channel(s) that you want to record. The selected channel(s) starts recording after an alarm occurs. Record CH The recording for POS alarms and auto recording function must be enabled. For details, see "5.1.4.9 Configuring Recorded Video Storage Schedule"...
Page 208: Backing Up Files
User's Manual For details, see "5.13.2 Backing up Files", "5.19.2 Viewing Log Information", "5.18.5 Exporting and Importing System Settings", and "5.18.7 Upgrading the Device." Find USB device 5.13.2 Backing up Files You can back up the recorded videos and snapshots. Select Main Menu >...
Page 209: Network Management
User's Manual Parameter Description In the Record CH list, select the channel where you want to search for Record CH the files. Type In the Type list, select the file type that you want to search. Start Time Enter the start time and end time for the files that you want to search. End Time File Format In the File Format list, select the file format that you want to search.
Page 210 User's Manual TCP/IP 5.14.1.2 Configuring Port Settings You can configure the maximum connection accessing the Device from Client such as WEB, Platform, and Mobile Phone and configure each port settings. Select Main Menu > NETWORK > CONNECTION.
Page 211 User's Manual Connection Configure the settings for the connection parameters. The connection parameters except Max Connection cannot take effects until the Device has been restarted. Table 5-59 Connection parameters Parameter Description The allowable maximum clients accessing the Device at the same time, Max Connection such as WEB, Platform, and Mobile Phone.
Page 212 User's Manual 5.14.1.3 Configuring Wi-Fi Connection Settings You can make wireless connection between the Device and the other devices in the same network through Wi-Fi settings, facilitating the devices connection and mobility. Only the Device with Wi-Fi module supports this function. Select Main Menu >...
Page 213 User's Manual Click Apply to complete the settings. After the Device is connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot, in the Wi-Fi Working Info area, the current hotspot, IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway are displayed. 5.14.1.4 Configuring PPPoE Settings PPPoE is another way for the Device to access the network. You can establish network connection by configuring PPPoE settings to give the Device a dynamic IP address in the WAN.
Page 214 User's Manual 5.14.1.5 Configuring DDNS Settings When the IP address of the Device changes frequently, the DDNS function can dynamically refresh the correspondence between the domain on DNS and the IP address, ensuring you access the Device by using the domain. Preparing for Configuration Please confirm if the Device supports the DDNS Type and log in the website provided by the DDNS service provider to register the information such as domain from PC located in the WAN.
Page 215 User's Manual Table 5-61 Non quick DDNS Parameter Description Enable Enable the DDNS function. DDNS Type Type and address of DDNS service provider. Type: Dyndns DDNS; address: members.dyndns.org Host IP Type: NO-IP DDNS; address: dynupdate.no-ip.com Type: CN99 DDNS; address: members.3322.org The domain name for registering on the website of DDNS service Domain Name provider.
Page 216 User's Manual Email Configure the settings for the email parameters. Table 5-63 Email parameters Parameter Description Enable Enable the email function. SMTP Server Enter the address of SMTP server of sender's email account. Enter the port value of SMTP server. The default value setting is 25. You Port can enter the value according to your actual situation.
Page 217 User's Manual Parameter Description This is the interval that the system sends an email for the same type of alarm event, which means, the system does not send an email upon any alarm event. Interval (Sec.) This setting helps to avoid the large amount of emails caused by frequent alarm events.
Page 218 User's Manual UPnP Configure the settings for the UPnP parameters. Table 5-64 UPnP parameters Parameter Description Enable the UPnP function. Indicates the status of UPnP function. Status Offline: Failed. Online: Succeeded. Enter IP address of router on the LAN. LAN IP After mapping succeeded, the system obtains IP address automatically without performing any configurations.
Page 219 User's Manual Parameter Description The settings in PAT table correspond to the UPnP PAT table on the router. Service Name: Name of network server. Protocol: Type of protocol. Int. Port: Internal port that is mapped on the Device. Ext. Port: External port that is mapped on the router. To avoid the conflict, when setting the external port, try to use the ...
Page 220 User's Manual SNMP Configure the settings for the SNMP parameters. Table 5-65 SNMP parameters Parameter Description Enable Enable the SNMP function. Version Select the check box of SNMP version(s) that you are using. SNMP Port Indicates the monitoring port on the agent program. Read Community Indicates the read/write strings supported by the agent program.
Page 221 User's Manual 5.14.1.9 Configuring Multicast Settings When you access the Device from the network to view the video, if the access is exceeded, the video will not display. You can use the multicast function to group the IP to solve the problem. Select Main Menu >...
Page 222 User's Manual Login 5.14.1.10 Configuring Register Settings You can register the Device into the specified proxy server which acts as the transit to make it easier for the client software to access the Device. Select Main Menu > NETWORK > REGISTER. Register Configure the settings for the register parameters.
Page 223 User's Manual Table 5-67 Register parameters Parameter Description Enable Enable the register function. Select a number. Enter the server IP address or the server domain that you want to Server IP Address register to. Port Enter the port of the server. Sub Service ID This ID is allocated by the server and used for the Device.
Page 224: Configuring Network Testing Settings
User's Manual Table 5-68 Alarm center parameters Parameter Description Enable Enable the alarm center function. In the Protocol Type list, select protocol type. The default is ALARM Protocol Type CENTER. Host IP The IP address and communication port of the PC installed with alarm client.
Page 225 User's Manual Test In the Destination IP box, enter the IP address. Click Test. After testing is completed, the test result is displayed. You can check the evaluation for average delay, packet loss, and network status.
Page 226 User's Manual Test result 5.14.2.2 Capturing Packet and Backing up Packet capture means the operations such as capturing, resending, and editing data that are sent and received during network transmission. When there is network abnormality, you can perform packet capturing and back up into the USB storage device. This date can be provided to the technical support for analyzing the network condition.
Page 227 User's Manual Network test Connect a USB storage device to the Device. Click Refresh. The Device starts detecting the USB storage device and displays its name in the Device Name box. Select the route of the data that you want to capture and back up. In the Network Sniffer Packet Backup, click Browse.
Page 228 User's Manual Browse Select the route. If there are several USB storage devices are connected to the Device, you can select  from the Device Name list. Click Refresh to total space, free space and the file list in the selected USB storage ...
Page 229: Configuring Account Settings
User's Manual Backup data Configuring Account Settings You can add, modify and delete user accounts, groups, and ONVIF users, and set security questions for admin account. The user name supports 31 characters and group name supports 15 characters. The user name ...
Page 230 User's Manual User Click Add User. Add user Configure the settings for the parameters of adding a user account.
Page 231 User's Manual Table 5-69 Parameters Parameter Description User Name Enter a user name and password for the account. Password Confirm Password Re-enter the password. Optional. Memo Enter a description of the account. User MAC Enter user MAC address Select a group for the account. Group The user rights must be within the group permission.
Page 232 User's Manual  Define for a specified day of a week: On the timeline, click the half-hour blocks to select the active period.  Define for several days of a week: Click before each day, the icon switches to . On the timeline of any selected day, click the half-hour blocks to select the active periods, all the days with will take the same settings.
Page 233 User's Manual User Click for the user account that you want to modify. Modify user Change the settings for password, user name, user group, user MAC, memo, period, and authority.
Page 234 User's Manual The new password can be set from 8 digits through 32 digits and contains at least two types from number, letter and special characters (excluding"'", """, ";", ":" and "&"). For the admin account, you can enter or modify email address, enable/disable the unlock pattern, modify the security questions.
Page 235: Configuring Group Account
User's Manual User Click for the user account that you want to delete. A Message is displayed. Click OK to delete a user account. 5.15.2 Configuring Group Account 5.15.2.1 Adding a Group Select Main Menu > ACCOUNT > GROUP.
Page 236 User's Manual Group Click Add Group. Add group Configure the settings for the parameters of adding a group. Table 5-70 Parameters Parameter Description Group Name Enter a name for the group.
Page 237 User's Manual Parameter Description Optional. Memo Enter a description of the account. In the Authority area, select the check boxes in the System tab, Authority Playback tab, and Monitor tab. Click OK to complete the settings. 5.15.2.2 Modifying a Group Select Main Menu >...
Page 238 User's Manual Modify group Change the settings for group name, memo, and authority. Click OK to complete the settings. 5.15.2.3 Deleting a Group Select Main Menu > ACCOUNT > GROUP. Group...
Page 239: Configuring Onvif Users
User's Manual Click for the user account that you want to delete. A Message is displayed. Click OK to delete a group. 5.15.3 Configuring ONVIF Users The device manufactured by other company can connect to the Device through ONVIF protocol by an authorized ONVIF account.
Page 240: Audio Management
User's Manual Add user Enter user name, password, and select the group that you want this account to belong to. Click OK to save the settings. Click to modify the account; Click to delete the account. Audio Management Audio management function manages audio files and configures the playing schedule. When there is an alarm event, the audio file can be activated.
Page 241 User's Manual File manager Click Add. Select the audio files that you want to import. Click OK to start importing audio files from the USB storage device.
Page 242: Configuring Playing Schedule For Audio Files
User's Manual If the importing is successful, the audio files will display in the FILE MANAGER interface. File manager The imported audio files are automatically saved into the HDD, so you do not need to connect to the USB storage device to get the file next time. Click to play the audio file.
Page 243 User's Manual Schedule Configure the settings for the schedule parameters. Schedule parameters Parameter Description In the Period box, enter the time. Select the check box to enable the Period settings. You can configure up to six periods. In the File Name list, select the audio file that you want to play for this File Name configured period.
Page 244: Storage Management
User's Manual Storage Management Storage management function manages the stored resources such as recorded video files and storage space. The function aims at providing easier operation and improving the storage efficiency. 5.17.1 Configuring Basic Settings Select Main Menu > STORAGE > BASIC. Basic settings Configure the settings for the basic settings parameters.
Page 245: Configuring The Recording And Snapshot Schedule
User's Manual 5.17.2 Configuring the Recording and Snapshot Schedule The system starts recording and taking snapshot according to the configured schedule. For details, see "5.1.4.9 Configuring Recorded Video Storage Schedule" and "5.1.4.10 Configuring Snapshot Storage Schedule" 5.17.3 Configuring HDD Manager You can view the HDD information, format HDD, and configure the HDD type through HDD manager.
Page 246: Configuring Hdd Group
User's Manual 5.17.4 Configuring HDD Group You can configure the HDD group to save the specified main stream, sub stream and snapshots to the designated HDD group. If "Current HDD Mode is Quota Mode" is shown on the interface, you need to switch to HDD mode. ...
Page 247 User's Manual Main stream Sub stream...
Page 248: Configuring Hdd Detecting Settings
User's Manual Snapshot Click Apply to complete the settings. 5.17.5 Configuring HDD Detecting Settings Not all models support this function. HDD detecting function detects the current status of HDD to let you know the HDD performance and replace the defective HDD. 5.17.5.1 Detecting HDD You can detect HDD by quick detect and global detect.
Page 249 User's Manual Detect In the Type list, select Quick Detect or Global Detect; and in the HDD list, select the HDD that you want to detect. Click Start Detect. The system starts detecting the HDD. During detecting, click Pause to pause detecting, click Continue to restart detecting, and click Stop Detect to stop detecting.
Page 250 User's Manual Detection result 5.17.5.2 View Detecting Results After the detecting is completed, you can view the detecting reports to find out the problem and replace the defective HDD to avoid data loss. Select Main Menu > STORAGE > HDD DETECT > Report.
Page 251 User's Manual Report Click The Details interface is displayed. You can view detecting results and S.M.A.R.T reports.
Page 252 User's Manual Details S.M.A.R.T...
Page 253: Configuring Quota Settings
User's Manual 5.17.6 Configuring Quota Settings You can configure the quote for each channel to be saved into each HDD. If "Current HDD Mode is HDD Mode" is shown on the interface, you need to switch to Quota mode.  You can enable either HDD Mode or Quota Mode at one time.
Page 254: Configuring Record Estimate
User's Manual Statistics 5.17.7 Configuring Record Estimate Record estimate function can calculate how long you can record video according to the HDD capacity, and calculate the required HDD capacity according to the record period. Select Main Menu > STORAGE > REC ESTIMATE. REC ESTIMATE...
Page 255 User's Manual Click You can configure the resolution, frame rate, bit rate and record time for the selected channel. Edit Click OK to save the settings. Then the system will calculate the time period that can be used for storage according to the channels settings and HDD capacity.
Page 256: Configuring Ftp Storage Settings
User's Manual Calculating HDD Capacity for Storage On the REC ESTIMATE interface, click the Known Time tab. Known time In the Time box, enter the time period that you want to record. In the Capacity box, the required HDD capacity is displayed. Capacity 5.17.8 Configuring FTP Storage Settings You can store and view the recorded videos and snapshots on the FTP server.
Page 257 User's Manual Configure the settings for the FTP settings parameters. Table 5-72 FTP parameters Parameter Description Enable Enable the FTP upload function. Host IP IP address of the PC that is installed with FTP server. Port The default is 21. Anonymity Enter the user name and password to log in to the FTP server.
Page 258: Configuring System Settings
User's Manual Parameter Description Enter the length of the uploaded recorded video. If the entered length is less than the recorded video length, only a section of the recorded video can be uploaded. File Length(M) If the entered length is more than the recorded video length, the whole recorded video can be uploaded.
Page 259 User's Manual Holiday Click Add a Holiday. Add a holiday Configure the holiday name, repeat mode, time range according to your actual situation. Click Add. The added holiday information is displayed. Enable the Add More function, so you can continue adding holiday information.
Page 260: Configuring Rs-232 Port Settings
User's Manual Add more 5.18.2 Configuring RS-232 Port Settings Select Main Menu > STORAGE > RS232.
Page 261 User's Manual RS-232 Configure the settings for RS-232 port parameters. Table 5-73 RS-232 parameters Parameter Description In the Function list, select the protocol for the port. Console: Debug by connecting a mini terminal software. Keyboard: Control the Device by connecting a dedicated keyboard. Adapter: Transit data by connecting to PC.
Page 262: Configuring Security Settings
User's Manual 5.18.3 Configuring Security Settings To ensure the network security and protect data, you can configure the access permission to the Device from host IP (host IP means the PC or server that has an IP). Allowlist includes the host IP that are permitted to access the Device. ...
Page 263: Configuring System Maintenance Settings
User's Manual Password reset 5.18.4 Configuring System Maintenance Settings When the Device has been running for a long time, you can configure the auto reboot when the Device is not working. You can also configure the case fan mode to reduce noise and extend the service life. Select Main Menu >...
Page 264: Exporting And Importing System Settings
User's Manual System maintain Configure the settings for the system maintenance parameters. Table 5-75 Maintenance parameters Parameter Description Auto Reboot In the Auto Reboot list, select the reboot time. In the Case Fan Mode list, you can select Always run or Auto. If you select Auto, the case fan will stop or start according to the external conditions such as the Device temperature.
Page 265 User's Manual Click Format to format the USB storage device.  Exporting System Settings Select Main Menu > SYSTEM > IMP/EXP. IMP/EXP Insert a USB storage device into one of the USB ports on the Device. Click Refresh to refresh the interface. The connected USB storage device is displayed...
Page 266: Restoring Default Settings
User's Manual Connected USB storage device Click Export. There is a folder under the name style of "Config_[YYYYMMDDhhmmss]". Double-click this folder to view the backup files. Importing System Settings Insert a USB storage device containing the exported configuration files from another Device) into one of the USB ports on the Device.
Page 267: Upgrading The Device
User's Manual Select Main Menu > SYSTEM > DEFAULT. Default Restore the settings. Select the settings that you want to restore, and then click Apply. The system starts  restoring the selected settings. Click Factory Default, and then click OK. The system starts restoring the whole settings. ...
Page 268 User's Manual Upgrade Click System Upgrade. System upgrade Click the file that you want to upgrade. The selected file is displayed in the Update File box. Click Start.
Page 269 User's Manual 5.18.7.2 Performing Online Upgrade When the Device is connected to Internet, you can use online upgrade function to upgrade the system. Before using this function, you need to check if there is any new version by auto check or manual check. Auto check: The Device checks if there is any new version available at intervals.
Page 270: Viewing Information
User's Manual Check result Click Upgrade Now. 5.18.7.3 Uboot Upgrading Under the root directory in the USB storage device, there must be "u-boot.bin.img" file and  "update.img" file saved, and the USB storage device must be in FAT32 format. Make sure the USB storage device is inserted; otherwise the upgrading cannot be performed. ...
Page 271: Viewing Log Information
User's Manual Version 5.19.2 Viewing Log Information You can view and search the log information. If there is no HDD installed, the system can save up to 10,000 logs.  If there is HDD installed and has been formatted, the system can save up to 500,000 logs. ...
Page 272 User's Manual In the Type list, select the log type that you want to view (System, Config, Storage, Record, Account, Clear, Playback, and Connection) or select All to view all logs. In the Start Time box and End Time box, enter the time period to search, and then click Search.
Page 273: Viewing Event Information
User's Manual Search results Click Details or double-click the log that you want to view, the Detailed Information  interface is displayed. Click Next or Previous to view more log information. Click Backup to back up the logs into the USB storage device. ...
Page 274: Viewing Network Information
User's Manual Event 5.19.4 Viewing Network Information You can view the online users, network data transmission details, and test network. For details about testing network, see "5.14.2.1 Testing the Network." 5.19.4.1 Viewing Online Users You can view the online user information and block any user for a period of time. Select Main Menu >...
Page 275 User's Manual Online user To block an online user, click and then enter the time that you want to block this user. The maximum value you can set is 65535. The system detects every 5 seconds to check if there is any user added or deleted, and update the user list timely.
Page 276: Viewing Hdd Information
User's Manual Network load Click the LAN name that you want to view, for example, LAN1. The system displays the information of data sending speed and receiving speed. The default display is LAN1 load.  Only one LAN load can be displayed at one time. ...
Page 277: Viewing Device Status
User's Manual Table 5-76 HDD parameters Parameter Description Indicates the quantity of HDD that can be installed. The total quantity is different depending on the model you purchased. SATA ○: HDD is in normal working status. -: No HDD is installed. Indicates the number of the currently connected HDD.﹡means the current working HDD.
Page 278: Viewing Channel Information
User's Manual Device status 5.19.7 Viewing Channel Information You can view the camera information connected to each channel. Select Main Menu > INFO > CHANNEL INFO.
Page 279: Viewing Data Stream Information
User's Manual Channel info 5.19.8 Viewing Data Stream Information You can view the real-time data stream rate and resolution of each channel. Select Main Menu > INFO > BPS.
Page 280: Logout The Device
User's Manual Logout the Device On the upper-right of the Main Menu interface or on any interface after you have entered the Main Menu, click Select Logout, you will log out the device.  Select Reboot, the Device will be rebooted. ...
Page 281: Web Operations
User's Manual Web Operations The interfaces in the Manual are used for introducing the operations and only for reference. The  actual interface might be different dependent on the model you purchased. If there is inconsistency between the Manual and the actual product, the actual product shall govern. The Manual is a general document for introducing the product, so there might be some functions ...
Page 282: Resetting Password
User's Manual Login Enter the user name and password. The default administrator account is admin. The password is the one that was  configured during initial settings. To security your account, it is recommended to keep the password properly and change it regularly. Click to display the password.
Page 283 User's Manual Login Click Forgot Password?. The Reset the password interface is displayed. Reset password Follow the onscreen instructions to scan the QR code and get the security code. You can get the security code twice by scanning the same QR code. If you need to get ...
Page 284 User's Manual Please use the security code received in your email box to reset the password within 24  hours; otherwise the security code becomes invalid. Wrong security code entrance up to five times will cause the security code locked for ...
Page 285: Introducing Web Main Menu
User's Manual Introducing Web Main Menu After you have logged in to the web, the main menu is displayed. Main menu Table 6-1 Main menu description Icon Description Includes configuration menu through which you can configure camera settings, network settings, storage settings, system settings, account settings, and view information.
Page 286 User's Manual Icon Description Displays the web main menu. Includes eight function tiles: LIVE, VIDEO, ALARM, IVS, IoT, BACKUP, DISPLAY, and AUDIO. Click each tile to open the configuration interface of the tile. LIVE: You can perform the operations such as viewing real-time video, configuring channel layout, setting PTZ controls, and using smart talk and instant record functions if needed.
Page 287: Faq
User's Manual 1. DVR cannot boot up properly. There are following possibilities: Input power is not correct.  Power connection is not correct.  Power switch button is damaged.  Program upgrade is wrong.  HDD malfunction or something wrong with HDD jumper configuration. ...
Page 288 User's Manual HDD jumper is damaged.  HDD is broken.  Upgraded program is not compatible.  The recorded file has been overwritten.  Record function has been disabled.  7. Video is distorted when searching local records. There are following possibilities: Video quality setup is too low.
Page 289 User's Manual Sensitivity is too low.  For some versions, there is hardware limit.  13. Cannot log in client-end or web. There are following possibilities: For Windows 98 or Windows ME user, please update your system to Windows 2000 sp4. Or you ...
Page 290 User's Manual Alarm output has been open manually.  Input device error or connection is not correct.  Some program versions may have this problem. Please upgrade your system.  19. Alarm function is null. There are following possibilities: Alarm setup is not correct. ...
Page 291 User's Manual There are following possibilities: Check camera power supplying, or camera data cable connection.  For the product supports analog standard definition camera/HD camera, you need to go to the  Main Menu > CAMERA > CHANNEL TYPE to select corresponding channel type and then restart the DVR.
Page 292 User's Manual Check the device is in the WAN or not.  Check cell phone P2P login mode is right or not.  It is the specified device P2P login port or not when you are using P2P client.  Check user name or password is right or not.
Page 293: Glossary
User's Manual Glossary The abbreviations in this glossary are related to the Manual. Appendix Table 1-1 Glossary Abbreviations Full term Bayonet Nut Connector Constant Bit Rate Common Intermediate Format DDNS Dynamic Domain Name Service DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Domain Name System Daylight Saving Time Digital Video Recorder File Transfer Protocol...
Page 294 User's Manual Abbreviations Full term Variable Bit Rate Video Graphics Array Wide Area Network...
Page 295: Hdd Capacity Calculation
User's Manual HDD Capacity Calculation Calculate total capacity needed by each DVR according to video recording (video recording type and video file storage time). According to Formula (1) to calculate storage capacity that is the capacity of each channel needed for each hour, unit MB. ÷...
Page 296 User's Manual Bit stream size (max) File size Bit stream size（max） File size 320 Kbps 140 MB 384 Kbps 168 MB 448 Kbps 196 MB 512 Kbps 225 MB 640 Kbps 281 MB 768 Kbps 337 MB 896 Kbps 393 MB 1024 Kbps 450 MB 1280 Kbps...
Page 297: Compatible Backup Devices
User's Manual Compatible Backup Devices Appendix 3.1 Compatible USB list Appendix Table 3-1 Compatible USB Manufacturer Model Capacity Sandisk Cruzer Micro 512 MB Sandisk Cruzer Micro 1 GB Sandisk Cruzer Micro 2 GB Sandisk Cruzer Freedom 256 MB Sandisk Cruzer Freedom 512 MB Sandisk Cruzer Freedom...
Page 298: Appendix 3.2 Compatible Sd Card List
User's Manual Manufacturer Model Capacity Lexar Lexar 256 MB Kingston Data Traveler 1 GB Kingston Data Traveler 16 GB Kingston Data Traveler 32 GB Aigo L8315 16 GB Sandisk 16 GB Kingston Data Traveler Locker+ 32 GB Netac U228 8 GB Appendix 3.2 Compatible SD Card list Appendix Table 3-2 Compatible SD card Manufacturer...
Page 299: Appendix 3.5 Compatible Sata Dvd List
User's Manual Appendix Table 3-4 Compatible USB DVD Manufacturer Model Samsung SE-S084 BenQ LD2000-2K4 Appendix 3.5 Compatible SATA DVD List Appendix Table 3-5 Compatible SATA DVD Manufacturer Model GH22NS30 Samsung TS-H653 Ver.A Samsung TS-H653 Ver.F Samsung SH-224BB/CHXH SONY DRU-V200S SONY DRU-845S SONY AW-G170S...
Page 300 User's Manual Manufacturer Series Model Capacity Port Mode Seagate SkyHawk HDD ST1000VX001 1 TB SATA Seagate SkyHawk HDD ST1000VX005 1 TB SATA Seagate SkyHawk HDD ST2000VX003 2 TB SATA Seagate SkyHawk HDD ST2000VX008 2 TB SATA Seagate SkyHawk HDD ST3000VX006 3 TB SATA Seagate...
Page 301 User's Manual Manufacturer Series Model Capacity Port Mode WD Purple WD30PURX 3 TB SATA WD Purple WD40PURX 4 TB SATA WD Purple WD50PURX 5 TB SATA WD Purple WD60PURX 6 TB SATA WD Purple WD80PUZX 8 TB SATA WD Purple WD10PURZ 1 TB SATA...
Page 302 User's Manual Manufacturer Series Model Capacity Port Mode Seagate Constellation ES series ST10000NM0016 10 TB SATA (SATA interface) Seagate Constellation ES series ST4000NM0024 4 TB SATA (SATA interface) Seagate Constellation ES series ST6000NM0024 6 TB SATA (SATA interface) Seagate Constellation ES series ST1000NM0023 1 TB SATA...
Page 303 User's Manual Manufacturer Series Model Capacity Port Mode WD (SATA interface) WD3000F9YZ 3 TB SATA WD (SATA interface) WD4000F9YZ 4 TB SATA WD (SATA interface) WD4002FYYZ 4 TB SATA WD (SATA interface) WD6001FSYZ 6 TB SATA WD (SATA interface) WD6002FRYZ 6 TB SATA WD (SATA interface)
Page 304: Compatible Cd/Dvd Burner List
User's Manual Compatible CD/DVD Burner List Please upgrade the DVR firmware to latest version to ensure the accuracy of the table below. And you can use the USB cable with the model recommended to set USB burner. Appendix Table 4-1 Compatible CD/DVD Manufacturer Model Port Type...
Page 305: Compatible Displayer List
User's Manual Compatible Displayer List Please refer to the following table form compatible displayer list. Appendix Table 5-1 Compatible displayer Brand Model Dimension (Unit: inch) BENQ (LCD) ET-0007-TA 19-inch (wide screen) DELL (LCD) E178FPc 17-inch BENQ (LCD) Q7T4 17-inch BENQ (LCD) Q7T3 17-inch HFNOVO (LCD)
Page 306: Compatible Switcher
User's Manual Compatible Switcher Appendix Table 6-1 Compatible switcher Brand Model network working mode D-LinK DES-1016D 10/100M self-adaptive D-LinK DES-1008D 10/100M self-adaptive Five network modes: AUTO HALF-10M Ruijie RG-S1926S FULL-10M HALF-100M FULL-100M H3C-S1024 10/100M self-adaptive TP-LINK TL-SF1016 10/100M self-adaptive TP-LINK TL-SF1008+ 10/100M self-adaptive...
Page 307: Earthing
User's Manual Earthing Appendix 7.1 What Is the Surge Surge is a short current or voltage change during a very short time. In the circuit, it lasts for microsecond. In a 220 V circuit, the 5 KV or 10 KV voltage change during a very short time (about microseconds) can be called a surge.
Page 308: Appendix 7.2 The Earthing Modes
User's Manual Antenna feed cable lightning arrester: It is suitable for antenna system of the transmitter or the  device system to receive the wireless signal. It uses the serial connection too. Please note, when you select the lighting arrester, please pay attention to the port type and the earthing reliability.
Page 309: Appendix 7.3 Thunder Proof Ground Method In The Monitor System
User's Manual Multiple-point ground Mixed ground: The mix ground consists of the feature of the one-point ground and multiple-  point ground. For example, the power in the system needs to use the one-point ground mode while the radio frequency signal requires the multiple-point ground. So, you can use the following figure to earth.
Page 310: Appendix 7.4 The Shortcut Way To Check The Electric System By Digital Multimeter
User's Manual section shall be more than 20mm The ground cable of the monitor system cannot short circuit or mixed connected with the strong  alternative current cable. For all the ground cables from the control room to the monitor system or ground cable of other ...
Page 311 User's Manual Check earth cable For L (live cable) Turn the digital multimeter to 750 VAC, use your one hand to hold the metal end, and then the other hand insert the pen to the L port of the socket. See the following figure. If the multimeter shows 125, then you can see current live cable connection is standard.
Page 312 User's Manual Check neutral cable...
Page 313: Rj45-Rs232 Connection Cable Definition
User's Manual RJ45-RS232 Connection Cable Definition Here we are going to make standard RS-232 port and standard RJ-45 (T568B). Please refer to the following figure for RJ-45 cable definition. RJ-45 cable Please refer to the following figure for RS-232 pin definition. RS-232 Cross Connection Please refer to the following figure for connection information.
Page 314 User's Manual Cross connection Please refer to the following table for detailed crossover cable connection information. Appendix Table 8-1 Crossover cable connection RJ-45 (T568B) RJ-45 (Network cable) RS-232 Signal Description Blue White and blue White and green Straight Connection Please refer to the following figure for straight cable connection information. Straight cable connection Please refer to the following table for straight connection information.
Page 315: Cybersecurity Recommendations
User's Manual Cybersecurity Recommendations Cybersecurity is more than just a buzzword: it's something that pertains to every device that is connected to the internet. IP video surveillance is not immune to cyber risks, but taking basic steps toward protecting and strengthening networks and networked appliances will make them less susceptible to attacks.
Page 316 User's Manual We suggest you to change default HTTP and other service ports into any set of numbers between 1024~65535, reducing the risk of outsiders being able to guess which ports you are using. Enable HTTPS We suggest you to enable HTTPS, so that you visit Web service through a secure communication channel.
Page 317 User's Manual Establish the 802.1x access authentication system to reduce the risk of unauthorized access  to private networks. Enable IP/MAC address filtering function to limit the range of hosts allowed to access the  device.
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