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  • Page 1 Network Video Recorder User Manual...
  • Page 2 INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHERS, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF DATA OR DOCUMENTATION, IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS PRODUCT, EVEN IF HIKVISION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. REGARDING TO THE PRODUCT WITH INTERNET ACCESS, THE USE OF PRODUCT SHALL BE WHOLLY AT YOUR OWN RISKS.
  • Page 3 Network Video Recorder User Manual Regulatory Information FCC Information Please take attention that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 4 Network Video Recorder User Manual Applicable Models This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table. Series Model iDS-9616NXI-I8/8F(B) iDS-9600NXI-I8/8F(B) iDS-9632NXI-I8/8F(B) iDS-9664NXI-I8/8F(B) iDS-9616NXI-I8/16S(B) iDS-9600NXI-I8/16S(B) iDS-9632NXI-I8/16S(B) iDS-9664NXI-I8/16S(B) iDS-9616NXI-I16/8F(B) iDS-9600NXI-I16/8F(B) iDS-9632NXI-I16/8F(B) iDS-9664NXI-I16/8F(B) iDS-9616NXI-I16/16S(B) iDS-9600NXI-I16/16S(B) iDS-9632NXI-I16/16S(B) iDS-9664NXI-I16/16S(B) iDS-6700NXI-I/8F(B) iDS-6708NXI-I/8F(B) iDS-6716NXI-I/16S(B) iDS-6716NXI-I/16S(B) iDS-7716NXI-I4/16P/16S(B) iDS-7700NXI-I4/16P/16S(B)
  • Page 5 Network Video Recorder User Manual Provides additional information to emphasize or supplement important points of the main text. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which if not avoided, could result in equipment damage, data loss, performance degradation, or unexpected results. Indicates a hazard with a high level of risk, which if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
  • Page 6 Network Video Recorder User Manual Safety Instructions Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the ● installer and/or end-user. In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety ●...
  • Page 7 Network Video Recorder User Manual Product Key Features General Connectable to network cameras, network dome and encoders. ● Connectable to the third-party network cameras like ACTI, Arecont, AXIS, Bosch, Brickcom, ● Canon, PANASONIC, Pelco, SAMSUNG, SANYO, SONY, Vivotek and ZAVIO, and cameras that adopt ONVIF protocol.
  • Page 8 Network Video Recorder User Manual Supports HDD standby function. ● HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/write (R/W). ● HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channel. ● RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID6 and RAID 10 are supported. ● Hot-swappable RAID storage scheme, and can be enabled and disabled on your demand. And ●...
  • Page 9 Network Video Recorder User Manual Export video data by USB, SATA or eSATA device. ● Export video clips when playback. ● Either Normal or Hot Spare working mode is configurable to constitute an N+1 hot spare ● system. Alarm and Exception Configurable arming time of alarm input/output.
  • Page 10 Network Video Recorder User Manual Remote reverse playback via RTSP. ● Supports accessing by the platform via ONVIF. ● Remote search, playback, download, locking and unlocking of the record files, and support ● downloading files broken transfer resume. Remote parameters setup; remote import/export of device parameters. ●...

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    Network Video Recorder User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction ......................16 1.1 Front Panel ........................16 1.1.1 iDS-9600NXI-I8/8F(B) and iDS-9600NXI-I8/16S(B) Series ......... 16 1.1.2 iDS-9600NXI-I16/8F(B) and iDS-9600NXI-I16/16S(B) Series ........17 1.1.3 iDS-7700NXI-I4/(16P)/16S(B) Series ................ 18 1.1.4 iDS-6700NXI-I/8F(B) and iDS-6700NXI-I/16S(B) Series ..........19 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations ..................
  • Page 12 Network Video Recorder User Manual 3.1.3 Add the Automatically Searched Online IP Cameras ..........44 3.2 Enable H.265 Stream Access .................... 45 3.3 Upgrade the IP Camera ....................45 3.4 Edit Channel Default Password ..................45 3.5 Configure the Customized Protocols ................46 Chapter 4 Camera Settings ....................
  • Page 13 Network Video Recorder User Manual 6.3.8 Call Linear Scan ....................... 68 6.3.9 One-touch Park ....................... 68 6.4 Auxiliary Functions ......................69 Chapter 7 Storage ......................... 71 7.1 Storage Device Management ................... 71 7.1.1 Install the HDD ......................71 7.1.2 Add the Network Disk ..................... 71 7.1.3 Configure eSATA for Data Storage ................
  • Page 14 Network Video Recorder User Manual 9.1 Search and Export Human Files ..................94 9.1.1 Search Human Files ....................94 9.1.2 Export Human Files ....................94 9.2 Search and Export Vehicle Files ..................95 9.2.1 Search Vehicle Files ....................95 9.2.2 Export Vehicle Files ....................96 9.3 Search History Operation ....................
  • Page 15 Network Video Recorder User Manual 11.2.4 Configure Email Linkage ..................113 11.2.5 Trigger Alarm Output ..................113 11.2.6 Configure PTZ Linkage ..................114 11.3 Configure Motion Detection Alarm................115 11.4 Configure Video Loss Alarm ..................117 11.5 Configure Video Tampering Alarm ................118 11.6 Configure Sensor Alarms ....................
  • Page 16 Network Video Recorder User Manual 14.3 Human Body Search ..................... 148 14.3.1 Search by Appearance ..................148 14.3.2 Add Search Result as Sample Picture ..............148 Chapter 15 Face Picture Comparison ..................149 15.1 Face Picture Library Management ................149 15.1.1 Add a Face Picture Library ...................
  • Page 17 Network Video Recorder User Manual 18.1.3 Bad Sector Detection ..................170 18.1.4 HDD Health Detection ..................171 18.2 Search & Export Log Files ..................... 172 18.2.1 Search the Log Files ..................... 172 18.2.2 Export the Log Files ..................... 174 18.3 Import/Export IP Camera Configuration Files .............. 175 18.4 Import/Export Device Configuration Files ..............

  • Page 18: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Front Panel 1.1.1 iDS-9600NXI-I8/8F(B) and iDS-9600NXI-I8/16S(B) Series Figure 1-1 Front Panel Table 1-1 Panel Description Name Function Description Turns red when the power is connected but the system POWER isn’t running; turns blue when the power is connected and the system is running.

  • Page 19: Ids-9600Nxi-I16/8F(B) And Ids-9600Nxi-I16/16S(B) Series

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 1.1.2 iDS-9600NXI-I16/8F(B) and iDS-9600NXI-I16/16S(B) Series Figure 1-2 Front Panel Table 1-2 Description Name Description Panel lock Locks or unlocks the panel by the key. Powers on/off device. Solid blue indicates device is Power switch powered on. Solid red indicates device is shut down. ●...

  • Page 20: Ids-7700Nxi-I4/(16P)/16S(B) Series

    Network Video Recorder User Manual ● Switches on/off status. ● Plays or pauses the video playing in playback mode. ● Advances the video by a single frame in single-frame playback mode. ● Stops/starts auto switch in auto-switch mode. ● Navigates between different fields and items in menus.

  • Page 21: Ids-6700Nxi-I/8F(B) And Ids-6700Nxi-I/16S(B) Series

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 1.1.4 iDS-6700NXI-I/8F(B) and iDS-6700NXI-I/16S(B) Series Figure 1-4 Front Panel Table 1-3 Indicator Description Item Description Turns red when device is powered up. Turns red when data is being read from or written to HDD. Flickers blue when network connection is functioning properly. 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations The device may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1-5.

  • Page 22: Unpairing (Disabling) An Ir Remote From A Device

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 5 Press Enter button to accept the new Device ID#. Figure 1-5 Remote Control 1.2.2 Unpairing (Disabling) an IR Remote from a Device To unpair an IR Remote from a device so that the unit cannot control any device functions, proceed as follows: Press the DEV key on the IR Remote.
  • Page 23 Network Video Recorder User Manual Table 1-4 IR Remote Functions No. Name Function Description •To Turn Power On: -If User Has Not Changed the Default device Device ID# (255): 1.Press Power On/Off button (1). -If User Has Changed the device Device ID#: 1.Press DEV button.
  • Page 24 Network Video Recorder User Manual See “System Configuration” section. Enable IR Remote: Press DEV button, enter device Device ID# with number keys, press Enter to pair unit with the device Disable IR Remote: Press DEV button to clear Device ID#; unit will no longer be paired with the device Switch to the corresponding channel in Live View or PTZ Control mode...
  • Page 25 Network Video Recorder User Manual Checks checkbox Play or pause video in Playback mode Advance video a single frame in single-frame Playback mode Stop/start auto switch in auto-switch mode Enter PTZ Control mode Go back to previous screen RESERVED Reserved Select all items on a list Switch between play and reverse play in Playback mode PTZ Control Adjust PTZ camera iris, focus, and zoom...
  • Page 26 Network Video Recorder User Manual Batteries are installed correctly and the polarities of the batteries are not reversed. ● Batteries are fresh and not out of charge. ● IR receiver is not obstructed. ● No fluorescent lamp is used nearby ●...

  • Page 27: Usb Mouse Operation

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 1.3 USB Mouse Operation A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this device. To use a USB mouse: Step 1 Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the device. Step 2 The mouse should automatically be detected.

  • Page 28: Rear Panel

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 1.4 Rear Panel 1.4.1 iDS-9600NXI-I8/8F(B) and iDS-9600NXI-I8/16S(B) Series Figure 1-6 Rear Panel Table 1-6 Panel Description Name Description LAN1/LAN2 2 RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet Interface interfaces provided. LINE IN RCA connector for audio input. AUDIO OUT 2 RCA connectors for audio output.

  • Page 29: Ids-9600Nxi-I16/8F(B) And Ids-9600Nxi-I16/16S(B) Series

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 1.4.2 iDS-9600NXI-I16/8F(B) and iDS-9600NXI-I16/16S(B) Series Figure 1-7 Rear Panel Table 1-7 Panel Description Name Description LAN1/LAN2 2 RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mbps self-adaptive Ethernet Interface interfaces provided. LINE IN RCA connector for audio input. AUDIO OUT 2 RCA connectors for audio output. HDMI1/HDMI2 HDMI video output connector.

  • Page 30: Ids-7700Nxi-I4/(16P)/16S(B) Series

    Network Video Recorder User Manual GROUND Ground (needs to be connected when NVR starts up). 1.4.3 iDS-7700NXI-I4/(16P)/16S(B) Series Figure 1-8 iDS-7700NXI-I4/16S(B) Series Rear Panel Figure 1-9 iDS-7700NXI-I4/16P/16S(B) Series Rear Panel Table 1-8 Panel Description Name Description LAN Interface 1 network interface provided by iDS-7700NXI-I4/16P/16S(B) series, and 2 network interfaces by iDS-7700NXI-I4/16S(B) series.
  • Page 31 Network Video Recorder User Manual RS-485 Interface Half-duplex connector for RS-485 devices. ALARM IN Connector for alarm input. ALARM OUT Connector for alarm output. GROUND Ground (needs to be connected when NVR starts up). AC 100V ~ 240V 100 to 240 VAC power supply. Power Switch Switch for turning on/off the device.

  • Page 32: Ids-6700Nxi-I/16S(B) And Ids-6700Nxi-I/8F(B) Series

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 1.4.4 iDS-6700NXI-I/16S(B) and iDS-6700NXI-I/8F(B) Series Figure 1-10 iDS-6700NXI-I/16S(B) Series Rear Panel Table 1-9 Interface Description Index Item Description LAN1/LAN2 10M/100Mbps adaptive Ethernet interface LINE IN 3.5mm interface for line in; connect to audio input device or active pick-up, microphone, etc.
  • Page 33 Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1-11 iDS-6700NXI-I/8F(B) Series Rear Panel Table 1-10 Interface Description Index Item Description LINE IN 3.5mm interface for line in; connect to audio input device or active pick-up, microphone, etc. RS-232 Serial interface for configuration of device’s parameters or used as transparent channel.

  • Page 34: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 2 Getting Started 2.1 Start up the Device Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the device. Before you start: Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the device’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly.
  • Page 35 Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-1 Activating the Device We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (Using a minimum of 8 characters, including at least three of the following categories: upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters.) in order to increase the security of your product.

  • Page 36: Configure Unlock Pattern For Login

    Network Video Recorder User Manual  After the device is activated, you should properly keep the password. ● You can duplicate the password to the IP cameras that are connected with default protocol. ● 2.3 Configure Unlock Pattern for Login For the admin user, you can configure the unlock pattern for device login.

  • Page 37: Login To The Device

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 2.4 Login to the Device 2.4.1 Log in via Unlock Pattern  Only the admin user has the permission to unlock the device. ● Please configure the pattern first before unlocking. Please refer to Chapter 2.3 Configure ●...

  • Page 38: Log In Via Password

    Network Video Recorder User Manual  If you have forgotten your pattern, you can select the Forgot My Pattern or Switch User option ● to enter the normal login dialog box. When the pattern you draw is different from the pattern you have configured, you should try ●...
  • Page 39 Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 1 Configure the date and time on the Date and Time Setup interface. Figure 2-5 Date and Time Settings Step 2 After the time settings, click Next to enter the Network Setup Wizard window, as shown in the following figure.
  • Page 40 Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-7 HDD Management Step 4 To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD. Step 5 Click Next. You enter the Camera Setup interface to add the IP cameras. 1) Click Search to search the online IP Camera.
  • Page 41 Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-9 Hik-Connect Access Step 7 Click Next to enter the Change Password interface to create the new admin password if required. Figure 2-10 Change Password  You can enter click the to show the characters input. Check the checkbox of New Admin Password.

  • Page 42: Enter Main Menu

    Network Video Recorder User Manual We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (Using a minimum of 8 characters, including at least three of the following categories: upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters.) in order to increase the security of your product. And we recommend you reset your password regularly, especially in the high security system, resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product.

  • Page 43: System Operation

    Network Video Recorder User Manual System Maintenance: 2.7 System Operation 2.7.1 Log out Purpose: After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to perform any operations, you need to enter user name and password log in again. Step 1 Click on the menu bar.

  • Page 44: Reboot The Device

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 2-13 Shutdown Menu Step 2 Click the Shutdown button. Step 3 Click the Yes button.  Do not press the POWER button again when the system is shutting down. 2.7.3 Reboot the Device From the Shutdown menu, you can also reboot the device. Step 1 Click on the menu bar.

  • Page 45: Chapter 3 Camera Management

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 3 Camera Management 3.1 Add the IP Cameras 3.1.1 Activate IP Camera Purpose: Before adding an IP camera, make sure the IP camera to be added is in active status. Step 1 Click on the main menu bar to enter the Camera Management. Step 2 Click Number of Unadded Online Device on the bottom of IP camera interface.

  • Page 46: Add The Automatically Searched Online Ip Cameras

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 3-1 Add IP Camera Step 3 Enter IP address, protocol, management port, and other information of the IP camera to add. Step 4 Enter the login user name and password of the IP camera. Or you can check Use Channel Default Password to add the camera with channel default password.

  • Page 47: Enable H.265 Stream Access

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 3.2 Enable H.265 Stream Access The device can automatically switch to the H.265 stream of IP camera (which supports H.265 video format) for the initial access. Step 1 Go to More Settings > H.265 Auto Switch Configuration at the top taskbar. Step 2 Check Enable H.265 (For Initial Access).

  • Page 48: Configure The Customized Protocols

    Network Video Recorder User Manual We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (Using a minimum of 8 characters, including at least three of the following categories: upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters.) in order to increase the security of your product. And we recommend you reset your password regularly, especially in the high security system, resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product.
  • Page 49 Network Video Recorder User Manual Example: rtsp://192.168.1.55:554/ch1/main/av_stream. ●  The protocol type and the transfer protocols must be supported by the connected IP camera. Result: Step 3 After adding the customized protocols, you can see the protocol name is listed in the drop-down list.

  • Page 50: Chapter 4 Camera Settings

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 4 Camera Settings 4.1 Configure OSD Settings Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date/time, camera name, etc. Step 1 Go to Camera >Display. Step 2 Select the camera from the drop-down list. Step 3 Edit the name in the Camera Name text field.

  • Page 51: Configure Privacy Mask

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 4.2 Configure Privacy Mask Purpose: The privacy mask can be used to protect personal privacy by concealing parts of the image from view or recording with a masked area. Step 1 Go to Camera >Privacy Mask. Step 2 Select the camera to set privacy mask.

  • Page 52: Configure The Video Parameters

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 4.3 Configure the Video Parameters Purpose: You can customize the image parameters including the brightness, contrast, saturation for the live view and recording effect. Step 1 Go to Camera>Display. Step 2 Select the camera from the drop-down list. Step 3 Adjust the slider or click on the up/down arrow to set the value of the brightness, contrast or saturation.
  • Page 53 Network Video Recorder User Manual Exposure: Set the exposure time (1/10000 to 1 sec) of camera. The larger exposure value results in the brighter image. Backlight: Set the wide dynamic range (0 to 100) of the camera. When the surrounding illumination and the object have larger difference in brightness, you should set the WDR value.

  • Page 54: Chapter 5 Live View

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 5 Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The device automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus pressing the ESC many times (depending on which menu you’re on) brings you to the Live View mode.

  • Page 55: Fisheye View

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 2 You can move the sliding bar or scroll the mouse wheel to zoom in/out the image to different proportions (1 to 16X). Figure 5-2 Digital Zoom 5.1.3 Fisheye View The device supports the fisheye expansion for the connected fisheye camera in live view or playback mode.

  • Page 56: Positioning

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.1.4 3D Positioning 3D Positioning is for zooming in/out the specific area of live image. Step 1 In the live view mode, click the to enter the 3D positioning mode. Step 2 Operate the zoom in/out in the image. Zoom in ●...

  • Page 57: Configure Live View Settings

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.2 Configure Live View Settings Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc.
  • Page 58 Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-4 Live View Step 2 Select the video output interface, e.g., HDMI/ VGA or channel-zero. Step 3 Select a window division mode from the toolbar. Step 4 Select a division window, and double-click on the camera from the list to set the camera to the window.

  • Page 59: Configure Auto-Switch Of Cameras

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 5.4 Configure Auto-Switch of Cameras You can set the auto-switch of cameras to play in different display modes. Step 1 Go to System > Live View > General. Step 2 Set the video output interface, live view mode and dwell time. Video Output Interface: Select the video output interface.

  • Page 60: Main And Auxiliary Ports Strategy

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Result: You can view all of the channels in one screen using the CMS or web browser. 5.6 Main and Auxiliary Ports Strategy The device provides four video outputs: HDMI, VGA, LCD, HDMI 2. Priority of video outputs: HDMI >...
  • Page 61 Network Video Recorder User Manual Ensure you have configured face detection and face picture comparison function, refer to 12.1 Face Detection and Chapter 15 Face Picture Comparison for details. Step 1 Go to live view interface and click in toolbar. Step 2 (Optional) Click to select window division.
  • Page 62 Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-7 Face Recognition Display Settings Step 7 (Optional) Click on the upper right corner to search and export record. Set the search parameters as you desired. Click Search. Click Export Attendance Record or Export Check-in Record ...

  • Page 63: Chapter 6 Ptz Control

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 6 PTZ Control 6.1 PTZ Control Wizard Before you start Please make sure the connected IP camera supports the PTZ function and is properly connected. Purpose Follow the PTZ control wizard to guide you through the basic PTZ operation. Step 1 Click on the quick settings toolbar of the PTZ camera live view.

  • Page 64: Set Ptz Presets, Patrols & Patterns

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 1 Click on the quick settings toolbar of the PTZ camera live view. The PTZ control panel displays on the right of the interface. Step 2 Click PTZ Parameters Settings to set the PTZ parameters. Figure 6-2 PTZ Parameters Settings Step 3 Edit the parameters of the PTZ camera.

  • Page 65: Call A Preset

    Network Video Recorder User Manual The PTZ control panel displays on the right of the interface. Step 2 Use the directional buttons on the PTZ control panel to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set preset, and the zoom and focus operations can be recorded in the preset as well.

  • Page 66: Set A Patrol

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-6 Call Preset (2) 6.3.3 Set a Patrol Purpose: Patrols can be set to move the PTZ to different key points and have it stay there for a set duration before moving on to the next key point. The key points are corresponding to the presets. Step 1 Click on the quick settings toolbar of the PTZ camera live view.

  • Page 67: Call A Patrol

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-9 Key Point Configuration 1) Configure key point parameters. Preset: It determines the order at which the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol. Speed: It defines the speed at which the PTZ will move from one key point to the next. Duration: It refers to the time span to stay at the corresponding key point.

  • Page 68: Set A Pattern

    Network Video Recorder User Manual The PTZ control panel displays on the right of the interface. Step 2 Click Patrol on the PTZ control panel. Figure 6-11 Patrol Configuration Step 3 Select a patrol in the text field. Step 4 Click Call to call it. Step 5 (Optional) Click Stop to stop calling it.

  • Page 69: Call A Pattern

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 6.3.6 Call a Pattern Purpose: Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns. Step 1 Click on the quick settings toolbar of the PTZ camera live view. The PTZ control panel displays on the right of the interface. Step 2 Click Pattern to configure pattern.

  • Page 70: Call Linear Scan

    6.3.8 Call Linear Scan  Before operating this function, make sure the connected camera supports the linear scan and is in HIKVISION protocol. Purpose: Follow the procedure to call the linear scan in the predefined scan range. Step 1 Click on the quick settings toolbar of the PTZ camera live view.

  • Page 71: Auxiliary Functions

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Park (Patrol 1): The dome starts moving according to the predefined patrol 1 path after the park time. Park (Preset 1): The dome moves to the predefined preset 1 location after the park time.  The park time can only be set via the speed dome configuration interface.
  • Page 72 Network Video Recorder User Manual Table 6-1 Description of Aux Functions Icons Icon Description Light on/off Wiper on/off 3D positioning Center...

  • Page 73: Chapter 7 Storage

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 7 Storage 7.1 Storage Device Management 7.1.1 Install the HDD Before startup of the device, install and connect the HDD to the device. Refer to the Quick Start Guide for the installation instructions. 7.1.2 Add the Network Disk You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN to device, and use it as network HDD.
  • Page 74 Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7-1 Add NAS Disk Step 7 Select the NAS disk from the list shown below, or you can manually enter the directory in the text field of NetHDD Directory. Step 8 Click the OK to complete the adding of the NAS disk. Result: After having successfully added the NAS disk, return to the HDD Information menu.

  • Page 75: Configure Esata For Data Storage

    Network Video Recorder User Manual  Up to 1 IP SAN disk can be added. Figure 7-2 Add IP SAN Disk Result: After having successfully added the IP SAN disk, return to the HDD Information menu. The added NetHDD will be displayed in the list. ...

  • Page 76: Storage Mode

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7-3 Set eSATA Mode Step 3 When the eSATA type is selected to Record/Capture, enter the storage device interface. Step 4 Edit the property of the selected eSATA, or initialize it is required. 7.2 Storage Mode 7.2.1 Configure HDD Group Purpose: Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups.
  • Page 77 Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7-5 Local HDD Settings Step 4 Select the Group number for the current HDD. Step 5 Click OK.  Regroup the cameras for HDD if the HDD group number is changed. Step 6 Go to Storage> Storage Mode. Step 7 Check the checkbox of Group tab.

  • Page 78: Configure Hdd Quota

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7-6 Storage Mode-HDD Group Step 10 Click Apply.  Reboot the device to activate the new storage mode settings. 7.2.2 Configure HDD Quota Purpose: Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. Step 1 Go to Storage>...

  • Page 79: Recording Parameters

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7-7 Storage Mode-HDD Quota Step 5 (Optional) You can click Copy to if you want to copy the quota settings of the current camera to other cameras. Step 6 Click the Apply button to apply the settings. ...

  • Page 80: Sub-Stream

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Comparing with the sub-stream, the main stream can provide a higher quality video with higher resolution and frame rate. Frame Rate (FPS - Frames Per Second): refers to how many frames are captured each second. A higher frame rate is advantageous when there is movement in the video stream, as it maintains image quality throughout.

  • Page 81: Configure Recording Schedule

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7-8 Advanced Record Settings Record Audio: Check the checkbox to enable or disable audio recording. Pre-record: The time you set to record before the scheduled time or event. For example, when an alarm triggers the recording at 10:00, and if you set the pre-record time as 5 seconds, the camera records at 9:59:55.
  • Page 82 Network Video Recorder User Manual Refer to Chapter 7.1.2 Add the Network Disk for network HDD connections. Step 1 Go to Storage > Recording Schedule. Step 2 Select a camera. Step 3 Check Enable Schedule. Step 4 Select a Record Type. The record type can be Continuous, Motion Detection, Alarm, Motion | Alarm, Motion &...
  • Page 83 Network Video Recorder User Manual  To enable Motion, Alarm, M | A (motion or alarm), M & A (motion and alarm) and Event triggered recording, you must configure the motion detection settings, alarm input settings and other events as well. Please refer to Chapter 11 Event and Alarm Settings...

  • Page 84: Configure Continuous Recording

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Event and Alarm Settingsand Chapter 12 VCA Event Alarm for details. 7.5 Configure Continuous Recording Step 1 Go to Camera > Encoding Parameters > Recording Parameters. Step 2 Set the continuous main stream/sub-stream recording parameters for the camera. Step 3 Go to Storage >...

  • Page 85: Configure Alarm Triggered Recording

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 6 Select the record type to Event. Step 7 Set the schedule for the event triggered recording. Refer to Chapter 7.4 Configure Recording Schedule for details. 7.8 Configure Alarm Triggered Recording You can configure the recording triggered by the motion detection, face detection, vehicle detection, line crossing detection, etc.
  • Page 86 Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7-10 Edit Holiday Settings Edit the holiday name. Select the mode to by date, by week or by month. Set the start and end date of the holiday. Click OK. Step 4 Set the schedule for the holiday recording. Refer to Chapter 7.4 Configure Recording Schedule for details.

  • Page 87: Configure Redundant Recording

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 7.10 Configure Redundant Recording Purpose: Enabling redundant recording, which means saving the record files not only in the R/W HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability. . ...
  • Page 88 Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 7-12 Record Parameters Step 6 Check the checkbox of Redundant Record/Capture. Step 7 Click OK to save settings.

  • Page 89: Chapter 8 Disk Array

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 8 Disk Array Purpose: Disk array is a data storage virtualization technology that combines multiple physical disk drive components into a single logical unit. An array stores data over multiple HDDs to provide enough redundancy so that data can be recovered if one disk fails.

  • Page 90: One-Touch Creation

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 8.1.2 One-Touch Creation Purpose: One-touch configuration helps you to quickly create the disk array. By default, the array type created by one-touch configuration is RAID 5. Before you start: Enable RAID function. For details, refer to Chapter 8.1.1 Enable RAID. ●...
  • Page 91 Network Video Recorder User Manual Table 8-1 Create Array Step 3 Enter the array name. Step 4 Select RAID Level as RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, or RAID 10 as required. Step 5 Select the physical disks to constitute array. Table 8-2 Required Number of HDD RAID Level Required Number of HDD...

  • Page 92: Rebuild Array

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 8.2 Rebuild Array Purpose: The status of array includes Functional, Degraded and Offline. To ensure the high security and reliability of the data stored in array, you should take immediate and proper maintenance at arrays according their status.

  • Page 93: Manually Rebuild Array

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 8.2.3 Manually Rebuild Array Purpose: If no hot spare disks are configured, rebuild the degraded array manually. Before you start: At least one available physical disk should exist for rebuilding the array. Step 1 Go to Storage > RAID Setup > Array. Figure 8-6 Array List Step 2 Click of degraded array.

  • Page 94: Delete Array

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 8.3 Delete Array  Deleting array will delete all the data saved in it. Step 1 Go to Storage > RAID Setup > Array. Figure 8-8 Array List Step 2 Click of array to delete. Figure 8-9 Attention Step 3 Click Yes on the popup message box.

  • Page 95: Check And Edit Firmware

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 8.4 Check and Edit Firmware Purpose: You can view the information of the firmware and set the background task speed on the Firmware interface. Step 1 Go to Storage > RAID Setup > Firmware. Figure 8-10 Firmware Step 2 Optionally, set the Background Task Speed.

  • Page 96: Chapter 9 File Management

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 9 File Management 9.1 Search and Export Human Files 9.1.1 Search Human Files Purpose Specify detailed conditions to search human files. Before you start Configure human body detection function for the cameras you want to search and export human files.

  • Page 97: Search And Export Vehicle Files

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 1 Search for the human files to export. For details, see 9.1.1 Search Human Files. Step 2 Click files and click Export. Figure 9-2 Export Files Step 3 Click OK to export pictures to backup device. 9.2 Search and Export Vehicle Files 9.2.1 Search Vehicle Files Purpose...

  • Page 98: Export Vehicle Files

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9-3 Advanced Search Step 3 Click Search to display results. The matched files are displayed in thumbnail or list. Step 4 Select Target Picture or Source Picture in menu bar to display related pictures only. Select Video or Picture to specify the file type.

  • Page 99: Search History Operation

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9-4 Export Files Click OK to export pictures to backup device. 9.3 Search History Operation 9.3.1 Save Search Condition Purpose: You can save the search conditions for future reference and quick search. Step 1 Go to File Management > All Files/Human File/Vehicle File. Step 2 Click Show More and set the search conditions.

  • Page 100: Chapter 10 Playback

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 10 Playback 10.1 Playing Video Files 10.1.1 Instant Playback Instant Playback enables the device to play the recorded video files in last five minutes. If no video is found, it means there is no recording during the last five minutes. Step 1 On the live view window of the selected camera, move the cursor to the window bottom to access the toolbar.

  • Page 101: Video Synopsis

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 5 You can use the toolbar in the bottom part of playback interface to control the playing and realize a series of operations. Refer to Chapter 10.2 Playback Operations. Figure 10-2 Playback Interface Figure 10-3 Toolbar of Playback Step 6 You can click the channel(s) to execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels.

  • Page 102: Play Tag Files

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10-4 Synopsis Playback Step 3 Select a camera in channel list. Step 4 Specify Start Time and End Time. The duration must be within 24 hours. Step 5 Click Search to start play. Step 6 Optionally, double click a target on the playback window. A 60-second video of 30 seconds before and after the time will be played.

  • Page 103: Play By Smart Search

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Play Tag Files Step 1 Go to File Management > All Files. Step 2 Enter the search conditions for the tag files, including the time and the tag keyword. Figure 10-5 Tag Search Step 3 Click Search. Figure 10-6 Searched Tag Files Step 4 On the search results interface, select a tag file and click to start playing the video.
  • Page 104 Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 4 From the toolbar at the bottom of the playing window, click the motion/line crossing/ intrusion icon for search. Figure 10-7 Playback by Smart Search Step 5 Set the rules and areas for smart search of line crossing detection, intrusion detection or motion detection event triggered recording.

  • Page 105: Play Event Files

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 10.1.6 Play Event Files Purpose Play back video files on one or several channels searched by event type (e.g., alarm input, motion detection, line crossing detection, face detection, vehicle detection, etc.). Step 1 Go to Playback. Step 2 Click Custom Search on the left bottom to enter the Search Condition interface.

  • Page 106: Play By Sub-Periods

    Network Video Recorder User Manual  Refer to Chapter 11 and Chapter 12 VCA Event Alarm for details for event and alarm settings. ● Refer to Chapter 7.7 Configure Event Triggered Recording for the event triggered recording ● settings. 10.1.7 Play by Sub-periods Purpose: The video files can be played in multiple sub-periods simultaneously on the screens.

  • Page 107: Play Log Files

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 10.1.8 Play Log Files Purpose: Play back record file(s) associated with channels after searching system logs. Step 1 Go to Maintenance>Log Information. Step 2 Click Log Search tab to enter Playback by System Logs. Step 3 Set search time and type and click Search. Figure 10-10 System Log Search Interface Step 4 Choose a log with video file and click to start playing the log file.

  • Page 108: Play External File

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10-11 Interface of Playback by Log 10.1.9 Play External File Purpose: You can play files from the external storage devices. Before You Start: Connect the storage device with the video files to your device. Step 1 Go to Playback.

  • Page 109: Playback Operations

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 10-12 External File Playback 10.2 Playback Operations 10.2.1 Normal/Important/Custom Video During the playback, you can select the following three modes to play the video. Normal: video files from the continuous recording. Important: video files from the event and alarm recording triggered recording. Custom: video files searched by custom conditions.

  • Page 110: Edit Video Clips

    Network Video Recorder User Manual  You can set the speed in the single-channel play mode only. Figure 10-13 Play Strategy 10.2.3 Edit Video Clips You can take video clips during the playback and export the clips. In the video playback mode, click to start video clipping operation.

  • Page 111: Fisheye View

    Network Video Recorder User Manual In the video playback mode, move the mouse to the time bar to get the preview thumbnails of the video files. Figure 10-14 Thumbnails View You can select and double click on a required thumbnail to enter the full-screen playback. ...

  • Page 112: Digital Zoom

    Network Video Recorder User Manual  The fast view is supported only in the 1X single-camera playback mode. 10.2.8 Digital Zoom In the video playback mode, click from the toolbar to enter the digital zoom interface. You can move the sliding bar or scroll the mouse wheel to zoom in/out the image to different proportions (1 to16X).

  • Page 113: Chapter 11 Event And Alarm Settings

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 11 Event and Alarm Settings 11.1 Configure Arming Schedule Step 1 Select the Arming Schedule tab. Step 2 Choose one day of a week and set the time segment. Up to eight time periods can be set within each day.

  • Page 114: Configure Auto-Switch Full Screen Monitoring

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 11-2 Set Linkage Actions Step 2 Select the normal linkage actions, trigger alarm output or trigger recording channel. For details, refer to Chapter 11.2.1 to 11.2.6 . Step 3 Click Apply to save the settings. 11.2.1 Configure Auto-Switch Full Screen Monitoring When an alarm is triggered, the local monitor displays in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring.

  • Page 115: Configure Audio Warning

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 5 Select the channel(s) in Trigger Channel settings you want to make full screen monitoring.  Auto-switch will terminate once the alarm stops and back to the live view interface. 11.2.2 Configure Audio Warning The audio warning enables the system to trigger an audible beep when an alarm is detected.

  • Page 116: Configure Ptz Linkage

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 1 Go to the Linkage Action interface of the alarm input or event detection (e.g., motion detection, face detection, line crossing detection, intrusion detection, etc.). Step 2 Click the Trigger Alarm Output tab. Step 3 Select the alarm output (s) to trigger. Step 4 Go to System >...

  • Page 117: Configure Motion Detection Alarm

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 11.3 Configure Motion Detection Alarm The motion detection enables the device to detect the moving objects in the monitoring area and trigger the alarm. Step 1 Go to System> Event>Normal Event>Motion Detection. Figure 11-4 Set Motion Detection Step 2 Select the camera to configure the motion detection.
  • Page 118 Network Video Recorder User Manual...

  • Page 119: Configure Video Loss Alarm

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 11.4 Configure Video Loss Alarm Purpose: The video loss detection enables to detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Step 1 Go to System> Event>Normal Event>Video Loss Figure 11-5 Set Video Loss Detection Step 2 Select the camera to configure the video loss detection.

  • Page 120: Configure Video Tampering Alarm

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 11.5 Configure Video Tampering Alarm Purpose: The video tampering detection enables to trigger alarm when the camera lens is covered and take alarm response action(s). Step 1 Go to System> Event>Normal Event>Video Tampering. Step 2 Select the camera to configure the video tampering detection. Figure 11-6 Set Video Tampering Setting Step 3 Check Enable.

  • Page 121: Configure Sensor Alarms

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 11.6 Configure Sensor Alarms Purpose: Set the handling action of an external sensor alarm. 11.6.1 Configure Alarm Input Step 1 Go to System> Event>Normal Event>Alarm Input Step 2 Select an alarm input item from the list and click Figure 11-7 Alarm Input Step 3 Select the alarm input type to N.C or N.O.

  • Page 122: Configure Alarm Output

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 1 Go to System> Event>Normal Event>Alarm Input Step 2 Select the alarm input1 item from the list and click Step 3 Select the alarm input type to N.C or N.O. Step 4 Edit the alarm name. Step 5 Check the radio button of Enable One-Key Disarming.
  • Page 123 Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 3 Edit the alarm name. Step 4 Select the dwell time (the alarm duration) from 5s to 600s, or Manually Clear. Manually Clear: you should manually clear the alarm when the alarm occurs. Refer to Chapter 11.8 Trigger or Clear Alarm Output Manually for detailed instructions.

  • Page 124: Configure Exceptions Alarm

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 11.7 Configure Exceptions Alarm The exception events can be configured to take the event hint in the live view window, trigger alarm output and linkage actions. Step 1 Go to System> Event>Normal Event>Exception. Step 2 (Optional) Enable the event hint if you want to display the event hint in the live view window. Check the checkbox of Enable Event Hint.
  • Page 125 Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 11-11 Exceptions Handling Step 4 Set the normal linkage and alarm output triggering. Refer to Chapter 10.2 Setting Alarm Linkage Actions.

  • Page 126: Trigger Or Clear Alarm Output Manually

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 11.8 Trigger or Clear Alarm Output Manually Purpose: Sensor alarm can be triggered or cleared manually. When the Manually Clear is selected for the dwell time of an alarm output, the alarm can be cleared only by clicking Clear button. Step 1 Go to System>...

  • Page 127: Chapter 12 Vca Event Alarm

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 12 VCA Event Alarm The device supports receiving the VCA detections sent by connected IP cameras. Enable and configure the VCA detection on the IP camera settings interface first.  VCA detections must be supported by the connected IP camera. ●...

  • Page 128: Vehicle Detection

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 4 Check Enable Face Detection. Step 5 Optionally, check Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of face detection. Step 6 Drag the Sensitivity slider to set the detection sensitivity. Sensitivity range: [1-5]. The higher the value is, the more easily the face can be detected.

  • Page 129: Line Crossing Detection

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 8 Configure rules, including Area Settings, Picture, Overlay Content, and Blacklist and Whitelist. Area Settings: Up to 4 lanes are selectable. Step 9 Click Save.  Refer to the User Manual of Network Camera for the detailed instructions for the vehicle detection.

  • Page 130: Intrusion Detection

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 6 Select Target of Interest as Human Body or Vehicle to discard line crossing detection pictures and video files which are not triggered by human body or vehicle. Step 7 Follow the steps to set the line crossing detection rules and detection areas. Select an Arming Region to configure.
  • Page 131 Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12-4 Intrusion Detection Step 4 Check Enable Intrusion Detection. Step 5 Optionally, check Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of intrusion detection. Step 6 Select Target of Interest as Human Body or Vehicle to discard intrusion detection pictures and video files which are not triggered by human body or vehicle.

  • Page 132: Region Entrance Detection

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 2) Draw an area in preview window. 3) Click Stop Drawing. Step 9 Set the arming schedule. Refer to Chapter 11.1 Configure Arming Schedule. Step 10 Set the linkage actions. Refer to Chapter 11.2 Configure Alarm Linkage Actions. Step 11 Click Apply.

  • Page 133: Region Exiting Detection

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 7 Follow the steps to set the detection rules and detection areas. 1) Select an Arming Region to configure. Up to 4 regions are selectable. 2) Drag the sliders to set Sensitivity. Sensitivity: The higher the value is, the more easily the detection alarm can be triggered. Its range is [0-100].
  • Page 134 Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12-6 Region Exiting Detection Step 4 Check Enable Region Exiting Detection. Step 5 Optionally, check Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of region exiting detection. Step 6 Select Target of Interest as Human Body or Vehicle to discard region exiting pictures and video files which are not triggered by human body or vehicle.

  • Page 135: Unattended Baggage Detection

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 12.7 Unattended Baggage Detection Purpose: Unattended baggage detection function detects the objects left over in the pre-defined region such as the baggage, purse, dangerous materials, etc., and a series of actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered.

  • Page 136: Object Removal Detection

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Click Draw Region and draw a quadrilateral in the preview window by specifying four vertexes of the detection region. Step 7 Set the arming schedule. Refer to Chapter 11.1 Configure Arming Schedule. Step 8 Set the linkage actions. Refer to Chapter 11.2 Configure Alarm Linkage Actions. Step 9 Click Apply.

  • Page 137: Audio Exception Detection

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Time Threshold: The time of the objects removed from the region. If the value is 10, alarm is triggered after the object disappeared from the region for 10s. Its range is [5s-20s]. Sensitivity: The similarity degree of the background image. Usually, when the sensitivity is high, a very small object taken from the region can trigger the alarm.

  • Page 138: Sudden Scene Change Detection

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 1) Select the Exception Detection tab. 2) Check the checkboxes of Audio Loss Exception, Sudden Increase of Sound Intensity Detection, or Sudden Decrease of Sound Intensity Detection. Audio Loss Exception: Detects the sound steep rise in the surveillance scene. You can set the detection sensitivity and threshold for sound steep rise.

  • Page 139: Defocus Detection

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12-10 Sudden Scene Change Step 4 Select a Camera to configure. Step 5 Check Enable Sudden Scene Change Detection. Step 6 Optionally, check Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of sudden scene change detection.

  • Page 140: Pir Alarm

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12-11 Defocus Detection Step 4 Check Enable Defocus Detection. Step 5 Optionally, check Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of defocus detection. Step 6 Drag the Sensitivity slider to set the detection sensitivity. Sensitivity range: [1-100]. The higher the value is, the more easily the defocus image can be detected.

  • Page 141: Thermal Camera Detection

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 12-12 FIR Alarm Step 4 Select a Camera to configure. Step 5 Check PIR Alarm. Step 6 Optionally, check Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of PIR alarm. Step 7 Set the arming schedule. Refer to Chapter 11.1 Configure Arming Schedule. Step 8 Set the linkage actions.
  • Page 142 Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 6 Set the linkage actions. Refer to Chapter 11.2 Configure Alarm Linkage Actions. Step 7 Click Apply.

  • Page 143: Chapter 13 Smart Analysis

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 13 Smart Analysis With the configured VCA detection, the device supports the smart analysis for people counting and heat map. 13.1 Engine Configuration Purpose: Configure the engine working mode. Step 1 Go to Smart Analysis > Smart Analysis > Engine Configuration. Figure 13-1 Engine Configuration Step 2 Configure each engine usage as Picture Recognition-Human Face or Picture Recognition-Human Body.
  • Page 144 Network Video Recorder User Manual Smart analysis function models human body and vehicle pictures captured via smart events, including human body detection, vehicle detection, line crossing detection, intrusion detection, region entrance, and region exiting, and analyzes human body appearance and vehicle appearance. Smart analysis results are used for filtering the pictures when searching interested human body and vehicle pictures.

  • Page 145: Vehicle Search

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 4 Check cameras and click Enabled to start analyzing.  Task status includes 3 situations: Disabled, Waiting, and Enabled. Disabled: No analysis task is enabled on the camera. ● Waiting: The analysis task of the camera is enabled. Device is waiting to start analyze data. ●...

  • Page 146: Heat Map

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 13-4 People Counting Interface Step 5 (Optional) Click Export to export the report in excel format. 13.5 Heat Map Purpose: Heat map is a graphical representation of data. The heat map function is usually used to analyze how many people visited and stayed in a specified area.
  • Page 147 Network Video Recorder User Manual  As shown in the figure above, red color block (255, 0, 0) indicates the most visited area, and blue color block (0, 0, 255) indicates the less-popular area. Step 6 (Optional) Click Export to export the statistics report in excel format.

  • Page 148: Chapter 14 Human Body Detection

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 14 Human Body Detection 14.1 Human Body Detection The human body detection enables to detect the human body appearing in the monitoring scene, and capture the human body pictures.  This feature is available only when the connected camera supports the human body detection. Step 1 Go to System >...

  • Page 149: Enable Human Body Smart Analysis

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 14-1 Human Body Detection 8) Click Draw Area to draw a quadrilateral in the preview window and then click Stop Drawing. Related Operation: You can click Clear to clear the existing virtual line and re-draw it. Step 9 Set the arming schedule.

  • Page 150: Human Body Search

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 14.3 Human Body Search 14.3.1 Search by Appearance Purpose Search human body pictures according to manually specified search conditions. Before you start Import human body pictures you want to search. Step 1 Go to Smart Analysis > Smart Search > Human Body Detection > Search by Appearance. Step 2 Specify search conditions.

  • Page 151: Chapter 15 Face Picture Comparison

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 15 Face Picture Comparison The device supports the face picture comparison alarm and face capture for the connected camera based on face recognition feature. 15.1 Face Picture Library Management You can add the face picture library to the system and upload the face pictures for similarity comparison with the live captured face picture.

  • Page 152: Configure Engine

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Up to 50,000 pictures can be uploaded to the libraries. ● The picture to upload must be in .jpeg or .jpg format. ● Before you start: Import pictures to upload to a backup device. Upload Single Picture Step 1 Select a face picture library in the list.
  • Page 153 Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 15-2 Human Face Comparison Step 2 Select a camera to configure. Step 3 Select Mode as Face Picture Comparison. Step 4 Check the checkbox of Enable Face Picture Comparison. Step 5 Optionally, check Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of VCA detection. After the face picture comparison is enabled, the comparison results will be uploaded for face comparison alarm.

  • Page 154: Configure Stranger Alarm

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Enable Alarm Output Pulse: If you want to trigger alarm output when comparison succeeded, ● check Enable Alarm Output Pulse before configuring trigger alarm output in Linkage Action interface. Step 7 Select face picture libraries and set similarity. Step 8 Set the arming schedule.

  • Page 155: Face Picture Retrieval

    Network Video Recorder User Manual comparison alarm. If the comparison produced a match, both the real-time face picture and the target picture from the library will be uploaded. If no match is produced, the real-time face picture is uploaded to center only. Step 6 Optionally, configure Stranger Prompt, Upload to monitoring center when comparison succeeded, and Enable Alarm Output Pulse.

  • Page 156: Search By Personal Name

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Or you can click Upload Sample from Face Picture Database and select face pictures from created face picture libraries. Step 4 Set the start time and end time of the face pictures to search. Step 5 Set the Similarity value (range: 0 to 100). Device will analyze the similarity between samples and face pictures in library and show pictures the similarity of which are higher than the set one.

  • Page 157: Chapter 16 Network Settings

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 16 Network Settings 16.1 Configure TCP/IP Settings Purpose TCP/IP settings must be properly configured before you can operate the device over network. Step 1 Go to System > Network > TCP/IP. Figure 16-1 TCP/IP Settings Step 2 Select Net-Fault Tolerance or Multi-Address Mode under Working Mode.

  • Page 158: Configure Ddns

    Network Video Recorder User Manual  Check Enable DHCP to obtain IP settings automatically if a DHCP server is available in the network. Valid range of MTU value is 500 to 9676. Step 4 Click Apply. 16.2 Configure DDNS Purpose You can set Dynamic DNS service for network access.

  • Page 159: Configure Pppoe

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 16-2 DDNS Settings Step 7 Click Apply. 16.3 Configure PPPoE If the device is connected to Internet through PPPoE, you need to configure user name and password accordingly under System > Network > TCP/IP > PPPoE. ...

  • Page 160: Configure Nat

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 16-3 NTP Settings Step 2 Check Enable. Step 3 Configure NTP settings as need. Interval (min): Time interval between two time synchronization with NTP server. ● NTP Server: IP address of the NTP server. ●...
  • Page 161 Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 1 Go to System > Network > TCP/IP > NAT. Figure 16-4 UPnP™ Settings Interface Step 2 Check Enable UPnP. Step 3 Select Mapping Type as Manual or Auto. OPTION 1: Auto If you select Auto, the port mapping items are read-only, and the external ports are set by the router automatically.

  • Page 162: Configure Snmp

    Network Video Recorder User Manual  Each item should be corresponding with the device port, including server port, http port, RTSP ● port and https port. The virtual server setting interface below is for reference only, it may be different due to ●...

  • Page 163: Configure Email

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 16-6 SNMP Settings Step 2 Check Enable. A message will pop up to prompt possible security risk and click Yes to continue. Step 3 Configure the SNMP settings as needed. Trap Address: IP address of the SNMP host. ●...
  • Page 164 Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 1 Go to System > Network > Advanced > Email. Figure 16-7 Email Settings Step 2 Configure the following Email settings. Enable Server Authentication: Check to enable the function if the SMTP server requires user ●...

  • Page 165: Configure Hik-Connect

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 16.8 Configure Hik-Connect Purpose Hik-Connect provides mobile phone application and platform service to access and manage your connected devices, which enables you to get a convenient remote access to the surveillance system. Step 1 Go to System > Network > Advanced > Platform Access. Step 2 Check Enable to activate the function.
  • Page 166 Network Video Recorder User Manual Server Port: Server port (8000 by default) should be configured for remote client software ● access and its valid range is 2000 to 65535. HTTP Port: HTTP port (80 by default) should be configured for remote web browser access. ●...

  • Page 167: Chapter 17 Hot Spare Device Backup

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 17 Hot Spare Device Backup Purpose: The device can form an N+1 hot spare system. The system consists of several working devices and a hot spare device; when the working device fails, the hot spare device switches into operation, thus increasing the reliability of the system.

  • Page 168: Set Working Device

    Network Video Recorder User Manual  The camera connection will be disabled when the device works in the hot spare mode. ● It is highly recommended to restore the defaults of the device after switching the working ● mode of the hot spare device to normal mode to ensure the normal operation afterwards. 17.3 Set Working Device Step 1 Go to System >...
  • Page 169 Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 17-4 Add Working Device Table 17-1 Working Status Descrption Working Status Description No record The working device works properly. The working device gets offline, the hot spare device will record the Backing up video of the IP camera connected to the working device for backup The record backing up can be functioned for 1 working device at a time.

  • Page 170: Chapter 18 System Maintenance

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 18 System Maintenance 18.1 Storage Device Maintenance 18.1.1 Configure Disk Clone Purpose: Select the HDDs to clone to eSATA HDD. Before you start: Connect an eSATA disk to the device. Step 1 Go to Maintenance > HDD Operation > HDD Clone. Figure 18-1 HDD Clone Step 2 Check the HDD to clone.

  • Page 171: Detection

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 18-2 Message Box 18.1.2 S.M.A.R.T Detection Purpose: The device provides the HDD detection function such as the adopting of the S.M.A.R.T. and the Bad Sector Detection technique. The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system for HDD to detect and report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures.

  • Page 172: Bad Sector Detection

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 18-3 S.M.A.R.T Settings Interface  If you want to use the HDD even when the S.M.A.R.T. checking is failed, you can check the checkbox of the Continue to use the disk when self-evaluation is failed item. 18.1.3 Bad Sector Detection Step 1 Go to Maintenance >...

  • Page 173: Hdd Health Detection

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 18-4 Bad Sector Detection You can also pause/resume or cancel the detection. After testing completed, you can click Error information button to see the detailed damage information. 18.1.4 HDD Health Detection Purpose: You can view the health status of Seagate HDD that generated after October 1th, 2017 and capacity ranges from 4 TB to 8 TB.

  • Page 174: Search & Export Log Files

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 18-5 Health Detection Step 2 Click a HDD to view details. 18.2 Search & Export Log Files Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the device can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time.
  • Page 175 Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 18-6 Log Search Interface Step 2 Set the log search conditions, including the Time, Major Type and Minor Type. Step 3 Click Search to start search log files. The matched log files will be displayed on the list shown below.

  • Page 176: Export The Log Files

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 18-7 Log Search Results  Up to 2000 log files can be displayed each time. Related Operation: Click the button or double click it to view its detailed information. Click the button to view the related video file. 18.2.2 Export the Log Files Before You Start: Connect a storage device to your device.

  • Page 177: Import/Export Ip Camera Configuration Files

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 18-8 Export Log Files Step 3 On the Export interface, select the storage device from the dropdown list of Device Name. Step 4 Select the format of the log files to be exported. Up to 15 formats are selectable. Step 5 Click the Export to export the log files to the selected storage device.
  • Page 178 Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 3 Export or import the IP camera configuration files. Click Export to export configuration files to the selected local backup device. To import a configuration file, select the file from the selected backup device and click the Import button.

  • Page 179: Import/Export Device Configuration Files

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 18.4 Import/Export Device Configuration Files Purpose: The configuration files of the device can be exported to local device for backup; and the configuration files of one device can be imported to multiple devices if they are to be configured with the same parameters.

  • Page 180: Upgrade System

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 18.5 Upgrade System Purpose: The firmware on your device can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 18.5.1 Upgrade by Local Backup Device Before You Start: Connect your device with a local storage device with update firmware file. Step 1 Go to Maintenance>Upgrade.
  • Page 181 Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 18-11 FTP Upgrade Interface Step 3 Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field. Step 4 Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading. Step 5 After the upgrading is complete, reboot the device to activate the new firmware.

  • Page 182: Restore Default Settings

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 18.6 Restore Default Settings Step 1 Go to Maintenance > Default. Figure 18-12 Restore Defaults Step 2 Select the restoring type from the following three options. Restore Defaults: Restore all parameters, except the network (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, NIC working mode, default route, server port, etc.) and user account parameters, to the factory default settings.
  • Page 183 Network Video Recorder User Manual Set HTTP Authentication Purpose If you need to enable the HTTP service, you can set the HTTP authentication to enhance the access security. Step 1 Go to System > System Service > System Service. Figure 18-13 HTTP Authentication Step 2 Check the Enable HTTP to enable the HTTP service.

  • Page 184: Managing Onvif User Accounts

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 18-14 RTSP Authentication Step 2 Select the authentication type.  Two authentication types are selectable: digest and digest/basic. If you select digest, as the RTSP authentication, only the request with digest authentication can access the video stream by the RTSP protocol via the IP address.
  • Page 185 Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 18-15 Add User Step 4 Edit the user name, and enter the strong password. Step 5 Select the user level to Media User, Operator and Admin. Step 6 Click OK to save the settings. Result: The added user accounts have the permission to connect other devices to the device via ONVIF protocol.

  • Page 186: Chapter 19 General System Settings

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 19 General System Settings 19.1 Configure General Settings Purpose: You can configure the BNC output standard, VGA output resolution, mouse pointer speed through the System > General interface. Step 1 Go to System > General. Figure 19-1 General Settings Interface Step 2 Configure the following settings.

  • Page 187: Configure Date & Time

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Auto Logout: Set timeout time for menu inactivity. E.g., when the timeout time is set to 5 Minutes, then the system will exit from the current operation menu to live view screen after 5 minutes of menu inactivity. Enable HDMI/VGA/LCD Simultaneous Output: Enable/disable HDMI/VGA/LCD simultaneous output.

  • Page 188: Manage User Accounts

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 2 Check the Enable DST. Figure 19-3 DST Settings Interface Step 3 Select the DST mode to Auto or Manual. Auto: automatically enable the default DST period according to the local DST rules. Manual: manually set the start time and end time of the DST period, and the DST bias. DST Bias: set the time (30/60/90/120 minutes) offset from the standard time.
  • Page 189 Network Video Recorder User Manual Step 3 Enter the admin password and click OK. Figure 19-5 Add User Step 4 In the Add User interface, enter the information for new user, including User Name, Password, Confirm (password), User Level (Operator/Guest) and User’s MAC Address. Strong Password recommended–We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (Using a minimum of 8 characters, including at least three of the following categories: upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters.) in order to increase the...

  • Page 190: Set The Permission For A User

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 19-6 User List 19.4.2 Set the Permission for a User For the added user, you can assign the different permissions, including the local and remote operation for the device. Step 1 Go to System > User. Step 2 Select a user from the list and then click the button to enter the permission settings interface.
  • Page 191 Network Video Recorder User Manual Local Configuration Local Log Search: Searching and viewing logs and system information of device. Local Parameters Settings: Configuring parameters, restoring factory default parameters and importing/exporting configuration files. Local Camera Management: The adding, deleting and editing of IP cameras. Local Advanced Operation: Operating HDD management (initializing HDD, setting HDD property), upgrading system firmware, clearing I/O alarm output.

  • Page 192: Set Local Live View Permission For Non-Admin Users

    Network Video Recorder User Manual 19.4.3 Set Local Live View Permission for Non-Admin Users Step 1 Go to System > User. Step 2 Click of admin user. Step 3 Enter admin password and click OK. Step 4 Select cameras that non-admin user can view in local and click OK. Figure 19-8 Enable Live View Permission Step 5 Click of non-admin user.
  • Page 193 Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 19-9 Edit User (Admin) Step 3 Edit the admin user information as demand, including the new admin password (strong password is required), and MAC address. Step 4 Edit the unlock pattern for the admin user account. 5) Check the checkbox of Enable Unlock Pattern to enable the use of unlock pattern when logging in to the device.

  • Page 194: Edit The Operator/Guest User

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 19-10 Set Unlock Patter for Admin User Step 5 Click the of Export GUID to enter the reset password interface to export the GUID file for the admin user account. When the admin password is changed, you can export the new GUID to the connected U flash disk in the Import/Export interface for the future password resetting.

  • Page 195: Delete A User

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Figure 19-11 Edit User (Operator/Guest) Step 3 Edit the user information as demand, including the new password (strong password is required), and MAC address. 19.4.6 Delete a User The admin user account has the permission to delete the operator/guest user account. Step 1 Go to System >...

  • Page 196: Chapter 20 Appendix

    Network Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 20 Appendix 20.1 Glossary  Dual Stream: Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the device, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.
  • Page 197 Network Video Recorder User Manual  USB: Acronym for Universal Serial Bus. USB is a plug-and-play serial bus standard to interface devices to a host computer.

  • Page 198: Troubleshooting

    Step 7 Check if the fault is solved by the step 1 to step 3. Step 8 If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from Hikvision to do the further process. There is an audible warning sound “Di-Di-Di-DiDi” after a new bought device starts up.
  • Page 199 Step 4 Check if the fault is solved by the step 1 to step 3. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from Hikvision to do the further process. The status of the added IP camera displays as “Disconnected” when it is connected through ●...
  • Page 200 Network Video Recorder User Manual If not, please contact the engineer from Hikvision to do the further process. The IP camera frequently goes online and offline and the status of it displays as “Disconnected”. Possible Reasons: − The IP camera and the device versions are not compatible.
  • Page 201 Step 3 Check if the fault is solved by the above steps. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from Hikvision to do the further process. Live view stuck when video output locally. ●...
  • Page 202 Step 3 Check if the fault is solved by the above steps. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from Hikvision to do the further process. Live view stuck when video output remotely via the Internet Explorer or platform software.
  • Page 203 If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from Hikvision to do the further process. When using the device to get the live view audio, there is no sound or there is too much noise, ●...
  • Page 204 Step 4 Check if the fault is solved by the above steps. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from Hikvision to do the further process. The image gets stuck when device is playing back by single or multi-channel.
  • Page 205 Network Video Recorder User Manual If not, please contact the engineer from Hikvision to do the further process. No record file found in the device local HDD, and prompt “No record file found”. ● Possible Reasons: − The time setting of system is incorrect.
  • Page 206 Network Video Recorder User Manual UD11721B...

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