Page 1 NETWORK VIDEO RECORDER (NVR) PC-BASED 16-32 CHANNELS ART. IPNVR916A - IPNVR932A Please read this manual thoroughly before use, and keep for future reference Via Don Arrigoni, 5 24020 Rovetta S. Lorenzo (Bergamo) http://www.comelitgroup.com e-mail:export.department@comelit.it...
Page 3 Network Video Recorder WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Network Video Recorder Table of Contents Chapter 1 — Introduction .................... 1 1.1 Features ......................1 1.2 System Diagram....................2 1.3 Rear Panel ......................2 1.4 Front Panel......................3 1.5 Upgrade......................3 1.6 Tuning On/Off the System................. 4 Chapter 2 — Getting Started ..................5 2.1 Connecting ......................
Page 6 User’s Manual Setting up Event-Based Recording..............51 Managing Schedule ..................54 Setting up Instant Recording................56 Chapter 6 — Recorded Video Playback & Exportation ..........57 6.1 Playing back Recorded Video ................. 57 Snapshot on Motion Event................61 Object/Motion Search ..................61 Zoom Control ....................
Page 7 Network Video Recorder 15.2 Uninstall....................... 109 Chapter 16 — Federation Service ................111 16.1 Installation ....................111 16.2 Uninstall....................... 113 16.3 Getting Started .................... 114 Running Services ..................114 Log In ......................115 Registering Services ..................115 Live Video Monitoring ................... 117 Playing Recorded Video ................
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Page 9: Chapter 1 - Introduction
Network Video Recorder Chapter 1 — Introduction 1.1 Features This network video recorder (NVR) provides monitoring of video from network video transmitters, network cameras and DVRs, recording of monitoring video (DVR excluded) and playback of video recorded in the NVR system or DVR. Remote monitoring of live images Up to 20 simultaneous connections to the NVR system Remote software upgrades and system setup (supported only for devices which provide the functions)
Page 10: System Diagram
User’s Manual 1.2 System Diagram Video Input, Network Video Transmitters, Network Cameras, Remote Monitoring, iNEX Client 1.3 Rear Panel ① Power In: Connect a power cord. ② USB Port: Connect USB devices. ③ Network (RJ-45): Connect a Cat5 cable with an RJ-45 jack. Refer to Chapter 2 — Getting Started, 2.2 System Setting (p.
Page 11: Front Panel
Network Video Recorder 1.4 Front Panel ① Power Button: Turns on or off the system. ② Power LED: Is lit when the unit is turned on. ③ HDD LED: Flickers when the unit accesses to the hard disk drive. ④ DVD RW: Used to save the recorded data on the CD-RW or DVD RW media. ⑤...
Page 12: Tuning On/Off The System
User’s Manual 1.6 Tuning On/Off the System Pressing the power button on the front panel turn on the system and the iNEX program runs. Clicking Shutdown under the System menu in the iNEX Client program or pressing the power button on the front panel while the system turns on will ask you to confirm turning off the system and the system turns off when you confirm.
Page 13: Chapter 2 - Getting Started
Network Video Recorder Chapter 2 — Getting Started 2.1 Connecting The iNEX program runs automatically when the NVR system turns on. You are required to log in to the NVR system as follows. Login Go to the System Menu at the top left corner of the screen and click Login. Site Name: Select Local Host to connect to the current NVR system.
Page 14: System Setting
User’s Manual 2.2 System Setting Run the Setup program and set up the NVR system. Click the (System Setup) button to display the system setup screen. Date/Time Date, Time, Time Zone: Displays the date, time and time zone of the NVR system.
Page 15 Network Video Recorder Network A list of network cards installed in the NVR system is displayed. Selecting a network card displays the network information of the selected network card and clicking the Setup button allows you to change the network settings. Ask your network provider for details about the network connection type and connection information for the NVR system or the IP address of the DNS server.
Page 16: Registering Devices
User’s Manual 2.3 Registering Devices You must register devices on the administration service and add the devices to a device group in order to perform any operation. Run the iNEX Setup program. 1. Select the Device menu. 2. Click All Devices in the Site panel, and then the button at the bottom of the Site List panel.
Page 17 Network Video Recorder Protocol: Select the protocol or manufacturer of the device to scan. Event related functions are not supported for devices that do not use the iNEX protocol, and some other functions may not be supported depending on the settings of the device. Scan Mode: Select the scan mode.
Page 18 User’s Manual User’s Manual about enabling the ONVIF Conformance protocol in the device, as procedures may differ for each model. 3. Click the Add Devices button at the bottom. Name, Address, Device Type: Displays the name, IP address (or mDNS number) and type of the selected device.
Page 19 Network Video Recorder Name: Enter the device group name. Location: Select an upper group to which the device group will belong. Select Devices Below, Selected Device List: Check the box beside cameras in the left panel, and the selected cameras are added to the right panel. Clicking the OK button completes the device group registration.
Page 20: Live Video Monitoring
User’s Manual 2.4 Live Video Monitoring 1. Check that the devices were added to a device group in the Site list. 2. Click the Live tab on the tab panel → Select a site to connect to from the Site list, and drag and drop it on the Live screen. Live video from the selected site is displayed on the screen.
Page 21: Playing Recorded Video
Network Video Recorder 2. Double click anywhere in the empty space of each schedule window, and the Preset setup window appears. 3. Select a desired Preset from the Preset list, or click the button to add a new Preset. Selecting a Preset from the list and clicking the button deletes the selected Preset or allows you to edit the selected Preset settings.
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Page 23: Chapter 3 - System Overview
Network Video Recorder Chapter 3 — System Overview The NVR system consists of the following programs: iNEX Service Manager: Controls the operation of services or displays system log. Refer to 3.1 Service Manager (p. 15) for details. iNEX Setup: Allows you to add service, devices and users, or set up recording schedules, event management schedules and storage.
Page 24: Status Display
User’s Manual − Service Option: Selecting a service from the service list and Service Option allows you to set up the information for connection to the selected service. Service Port: Enter the port number for connection to the selected service. Callback Port: Enter the port number to receive a callback message from the device (supported only for the monitoring service).
Page 25: Setup
Network Video Recorder 3.2 Setup Log in to the NVR system. Refer to Chapter 2 — Getting Started, 2.1 Connecting, Login (p. 5) for details about the login. Go to the System Menu → Click iNEX Setup → Run the iNEX Setup program. Service: Allows you to register and manage services and storage.
Page 26: Service
User’s Manual Service The Service menu allows you to register and manage services and storage. ① Service List: Displays list of services supported in the iNEX program. Clicking the arrow button ( ) beside each service displays the list and information about services registered in the iNEX program. Address: Displays the IP address and port number.
Page 27: Device
Network Video Recorder Device The Device menu allows you to register and manage sites. ① (Multiple Firmware Upgrade): Allows you to upgrade software for several devices at the same time. Refer to Chapter 10 — Device Management, 10.2 Managing Devices, Upgrading Device’s Software (p.
Page 28: User
User’s Manual NOTE: In this manual, a “site” refers to a device group, layout or sequence registered on the administration service. User The User menu allows you to register and manage users or user groups. ① Group Panel: Displays a user group list. The Administrators group has authority to perform all functions, and the authority settings cannot be edited.
Page 29: Recording Schedule
Network Video Recorder Recording Schedule The Recording Schedule menu allows you to set up the schedule for recording. ① Schedule Panel: Displays a registered schedule list. The NVR system performs recording based on the schedule. ② Detailed Information Panel: Displays setting values of the selected recording schedule. ③...
Page 30: Event Management
User’s Manual Event Management The Event Management menu allows you to set up event management schedules. ① Schedule Panel: Displays a registered schedule list. The NVR system manages events based on the schedule. ② Detailed Information Panel: Displays setting values of the selected event management schedule. ③...
Page 31: Menu
Network Video Recorder ① Menu: Allows you to control the iNEX Client program. Refer to Menu (p. 23) for details. ② Site List: Allows you to connect to the registered site by using the mouse drag and drop. Refer to Site List (p.
Page 32 User’s Manual iNEX Setup: Runs the iNEX Setup program. iNEX Service Manager: Runs the iNEX Service Manager program. iNEX Language Selector: Allows you to change the language in which to run the iNEX program. iNEX Update: Allows you to upgrade the NVR system. Refer to Chapter 1 — Introduction, 1.5 Upgrade (p.
Page 33: Site List
Network Video Recorder About About: Displays the software version and copyright information. Site List Displays the list of registered sites. The device name of the selected camera on the screen is displayed at the top while monitoring video or playing back recorded video.
Page 34: Menu - Preference Settings
User’s Manual Backup Search: Allows you to play backed-up video from a backup server. (This is not supported yet.) DVR Search: Allows you to play back the recorded video in DVRs or SD (SDHC) memory cards inserted to network cameras using the iNEX protocol. Refer to Chapter 6 — Recorded Video Playback & Exportation (p.
Page 35 Network Video Recorder Date/Time Date/Time: Displays the current date and time. Date Format, Time Format: Set up the system date/time format. Start Week On: Set up the day of the week to start. Screen Format Side Pane Position: Set up the position of side panels.
Page 36 User’s Manual Screen Display Display OSD: Sets up the OSD display setting and information to be displayed on a camera screen. The Opacity slide bar allows you to adjust the opacity of OSD (On Screen Display), OSD Magnification changes the OSD size depending on the screen size.
Page 37 Network Video Recorder Video Enhancement Aspect Ratio: Select the proper image aspect ratio. − Original Ratio: Fits images within the screen size while maintaining their original ratio. − Fit to Screen: Fits images to the screen size regardless of the aspect ratio. −...
Page 38 User’s Manual Instant Event Time Range: Set up the length of time for an event notification to be displayed in the Instant Event List after notification of the event detection (The event list will remain on the Instant Event List even if the time has expired if the event list has 100 or fewer items.).
Page 39 Network Video Recorder Don’t display broken frames: It is possible that frames will be broken or lost when using the RTP protocol depending on the network environment. Select whether or not to display the broken frames in Live or Play panels. Buffering Frame Count: Set up the number of buffering frames to use for the RTP protocol.
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Page 41: Chapter 4 - Live Video Monitoring
Network Video Recorder Chapter 4 — Live Video Monitoring You can monitor live video of each group. The Client system displays video from devices based on the settings in the device on the Live screen. First, check the following. Devices should be added to a device group. Refer to Chapter 10 — Device Management (p. 75) for details.
Page 42 User’s Manual (Layout Sequence): Starts or stops layout sequence. Refer to 4.1 Monitoring Video, Layout Sequence Monitoring (p. 36) for details. (Hotspot): Sets up a selected camera screen as a hotspot screen. Refer to Hotspot Setup (p. 34) for details. (Event Spot): Sets up a selected camera screen as an event spot screen.
Page 43: Layout Monitoring
Network Video Recorder Map Event Spot Setup NOTE: The “map event spot” in the iNEX program is a predefined camera screen in which video from a camera which an event is detected among cameras on a map can be monitored with emphasis. The map event spot screen is surrounded by a gray outline.
Page 44: Layout Sequence Monitoring
User’s Manual Name: Enter the layout name. Site: Displays a list of registered devices, cameras or camera sequences. You can search for a registered device or camera sequence by entering text beside the icon. Entering text that you want to search for causes the search results to be displayed.
Page 45 Network Video Recorder 1. Select a desired layout sequence from the Layout Sequence list, and drag and drop it on the Live screen. Video from cameras added to the layout sequence is displayed in the screen format for each layout sequentially. 2.
Page 46 User’s Manual Name: Enter the layout sequence name. Public/Private: Displays the layout sequence to all users (Public) or to a current user only (Private). The admin user can see all layout sequences. Owner: Displays the user ID of the person who created the layout sequence. Layout List: Displays a list of registered layouts.
Page 47: Camera Sequence Monitoring
Network Video Recorder Camera Sequence Monitoring You can monitor video from multiple cameras in the same camera screen sequentially. A camera sequence should be registered on the NVR system for camera sequence monitoring. Refer to the following for details about camera sequence registration. 1.
Page 48: Map Monitoring
User’s Manual Name: Enter the camera sequence name. Public/Private: Displays the camera sequence to all users (Public) or to a current user only (Private). The admin user can see all camera sequences. Owner: Displays the user ID of the person who created the camera sequence. Device List: Displays a list of registered devices.
Page 49: Controlling Cameras
Network Video Recorder Hovering the mouse cursor over the input/output device on the map displays the event detection and status of the input/output device. When the input/output device detects any event or is not working properly, the following icons appear sequentially to the maximum of 4 at a time (some event icons may not be supported, depending on the specifications and version of the device): Unplugged Event-Off...
Page 50 User’s Manual (Camera Sequence): Starts or stops camera sequence. Refer to 4.1 Monitoring Video, Camera Sequence Monitoring (p. 39) for details. / (Listen/Talk): Receives audio from the device or sends audio to the device. (Instant Recording): Starts or stops the Instant recording (supported only for devices registered on one of recording services).
Page 51: Ptz Control
Network Video Recorder PTZ Control Clicking the (PTZ Control) button on the control toolbar displays the PTZ control toolbar and allows you to control PTZ. Depending on the PTZ camera specifications, some features may not work. (Direction Control): Displays or hides the (Direction Control Panel).
Page 52: Zoom Control
User’s Manual Zoom Control Clicking the (Image Zoom) button on the control toolbar allows you to zoom in on the current video. NOTE: “PIP” is an abbreviation of Picture in Picture and describes a smaller screen within a screen. Dragging the mouse on the camera screen moves the zoomed-in area. (Slide Bar): Adjusts the enlargement ratio.
Page 53 Network Video Recorder Example When Zoom Finder is set to Off; Map Monitoring Event Detection Auto Focusing When Zoom Finder is set to Auto or On; Map Monitoring Event Detection Auto Focusing Map Screen Menu The screen menu is displayed when selecting a map screen and clicking the right mouse button. The screen menu allows you to control the selected map.
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Page 55: Chapter 5 - Recording
Network Video Recorder Chapter 5 — Recording You can record video from cameras connected to devices registered in the NVR system and iNEX program provides three types of recording: Time-Lapse Recording, Event-Based Recording (Event and Pre-Event) and Instant Recording. During Time-Lapse recording or Event-Based recording, the system performs recording based on the settings of schedule Presets during the scheduled time.
Page 56 User’s Manual NOTE: Recording might be delayed because of system congestion, and the recording OSD might be displayed later or for longer than the scheduled time. Click the Schedule Setup button at the bottom. The Schedule Setup window appears, and schedule windows are displayed with the current settings for each Preset.
Page 57: Setting Up Time-Lapse Recording
Network Video Recorder Target: Sets up the cameras to be recorded. Instant Recording: Sets up the recording settings for Instant recording. Refer to Setting up Instant Recording (p. 56) for details. NOTE: In the schedule setup, “Preset” indicates a single setting in which the setting values of Time Coverage, Condition or Action are saved.
Page 58 User’s Manual You can add a new Preset or edit a saved Preset by clicking the Add or Modify button. Clicking the Add or Modify button displays the following setup screen. Enter the Preset name and select Time Condition from the Condition Type list.
Page 59: Setting Up Event-Based Recording
Network Video Recorder Select cameras from the device list to record video or select device groups from the device group list. The Same cameras that triggered an event option is not supported during Time-Lapse recording. 5. You can check the recording status in the Device menu. Click All Devices in the Site panel and all registered devices are displayed in the Site List panel.
Page 60 User’s Manual 2. Set up the recording mode to Event Recording or Pre-Event Recording by double clicking the Condition schedule window. Then select a desired Preset of event or pre-event condition. You can add a new Preset or edit a saved Preset by clicking the Add or Modify button.
Page 61 Network Video Recorder All Devices: Select to record video when user- − defined types of events are detected from the selected device or camera. Click All Devices, and the list of registered devices and cameras is displayed → Under All Devices, click a device or camera to trigger event recording, and the list of event types supported by the device or camera is displayed in Event Types below →...
Page 62: Managing Schedule
User’s Manual 4. Select the cameras to record after double clicking the Target schedule window. Select cameras from the device list or device groups from the device group list from which to record video whenever any predefined event is detected. Selecting the Same cameras that triggered an event option records video only from the camera where the predefined event is detected (not supported for alarm-in events and audio detection events).
Page 63 Network Video Recorder Adding a new schedule with the same time range: Clicking the button in the upper left corner of the Condition schedule window allows you to add a new schedule with the same time range. Adding a new schedule with the same time range and target: Clicking the button in the upper left corner of the Action schedule window allows you to add a new schedule with the same time range and target.
Page 64: Setting Up Instant Recording
User’s Manual Setting up Instant Recording Instant recording can be manually started or stopped while monitoring video (supported only for devices registered on one of recording services). 1. Click the Schedule Setup button at the bottom. The Schedule Setup window appears. 2.
Page 65: Chapter 6 - Recorded Video Playback & Exportation
Network Video Recorder Chapter 6 — Recorded Video Playback & Exportation You can play back recorded video or export recorded video as a video clip. First, check the following. Devices should be added to a device group. Refer to Chapter 10 — Device Management (p. 75) for details.
Page 66 User’s Manual 3. A panel toolbar, a timetable, a control toolbar and a screen menu are provided for playing back recorded video. Panel Toolbar The toolbar at the bottom of the panel allows you to search and play back recorded video. Play Panel DVR Search Panel (Event Search/Time-Lapse Search): Switches search mode between event search and time-lapse...
Page 67 Network Video Recorder (Jog Shuttle – Play panel): You can adjust the playback direction and speed by using the jog shuttle. The vertical line in the jog shuttle indicates the current playback direction and speed. Video is played backward when the vertical line is to the left of center and video is played back forward when the vertical line is to the right of center.
Page 68 User’s Manual − Pink color bar/Gray color bar: Indicates the segment of video that is currently displayed/not displayed on the screen when time overlap occurs. Clicking the (Additional Menu) button in the DVR Search panel allows you to change the segment to be displayed on the screen (Click (Additional Menu) button →...
Page 69: Snapshot On Motion Event
Network Video Recorder Aspect Ratio: Select the proper image aspect ratio. − Fit to Screen: Displays images by fitting them to the screen size regardless of the aspect ratio. − Fit to Screen (Aspect Ratio): Displays images by fitting them to the screen size keeping the aspect ratio.
Page 70: Zoom Control
User’s Manual Find Method: Selects a search method. − Motion Search: Searches for images with changes in the Search Zone between two consecutive images (for example, when there was movement). − Object Search: Searches for images with changes which last for the Activation Time in the Search Zone when compared to the reference image (for example, when an object disappeared).
Page 71: Exporting Recorded Video
Network Video Recorder 6.2 Exporting Recorded Video You can export recorded video to USB devices. Click the (Export Video File) button on the toolbar at the bottom of the panel, and the export menu is displayed. A-B Export Video File: Sets up the section of video to be exported by using the timetable. Select A-B Export Video File from the export menu.
Page 72 User’s Manual NOTES: It is suggested that the computer used for the Player program has at least an 800MHz Pentium III (Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.2GHz recommended). If your CPU is slower than this, video clips recorded at maximum speed with very high image quality will be played back slowly. Also DirectX 9.0 or higher is required to install, and the VGA card with 16MB or higher video RAM is recommended for proper operation.
Page 73: Exporting As An Avi File
Network Video Recorder Print: Prints the current image. − Frame Info.: Displays Channel, Title, Time, Type, Size and Resolution − information about the image. Image Processing: Controls brightness, blur and sharpness of playback − images. (single-screen format only) Play Speed Control: Changes the playback speed (Play) or fast −...
Page 74 User’s Manual From, To: Enter the date and time of video to export. Selecting First sets the date and time to the date and time of the first available recorded video. Selecting Last sets the date and time to the date and time of the last available recorded video.
Page 75: Chapter 7 - Event Handling
Network Video Recorder Chapter 7 — Event Handling You can monitor video from a camera where an event is detected and play back event-recorded video (supported only for devices which use the iNEX protocol). First, check the following. Devices should be added to a device group. Refer to Chapter 10 — Device Management (p. 75) for details.
Page 76: Playing Video
User’s Manual Click the Live tab in the tab panel → Select a desired event from the event list and drag and drop it on the Live screen. Live video from the camera where the selected event occurred is displayed on the screen.
Page 77: Handling Event Recorded Video
Network Video Recorder 7.2 Handling Event Recorded Video You can play back video which is recorded during Event recording. Playback of event-recorded video is supported in the Event panel. If the Event tab is not on the tab panel, go to the System menu, click New Tab and Event. 1.
Page 78 User’s Manual (Condition): Selects an event type to search. (Search): Starts searching events based on search conditions. (Export): Exports the resulting event search list as a text file (.txt) or CSV file (.csv). (Print): Prints the resulting event search list. More: Displays more results.
Page 79: Chapter 8 - System Health & Status Monitoring
Network Video Recorder Chapter 8 — System Health & Status Monitoring You can simultaneously check the system status and device status of registered devices. First, check the following. Devices should be added to a device group. Refer to Chapter 10 — Device Management (p. 75) for details.
Page 80: Status Monitoring
User’s Manual 8.2 Status Monitoring Device status monitoring is supported in the Status panel (only for devices which use the iNEX protocol). If the Status tab is not on the tab panel, go to the System menu, click New Tab and Status. Select a device to connect to from the Site list, and drag and drop it on the Status panel.
Page 81: Chapter 9 - Log Search
Network Video Recorder Chapter 9 — Log Search You can search log entries for the iNEX program and the devices. First, check the following. Devices should be added to a device group. Refer to Chapter 10 — Device Management (p. 75) for details.
Page 82 User’s Manual Report Toolbar The toolbar at the bottom of the panel allows you to search for the desired log entries. From, To: Set up the date and time of the log entry to search. Enter a specific date and time or select First or Last.
Page 83: Chapter 10 - Device Management
Network Video Recorder Chapter 10 — Device Management You can edit or delete the device from a list. You can also connect to a device to change its settings or upgrade its software remotely. Run the iNEX Setup program → Select the Device menu. All Devices: Displays devices registered in the NVR system.
Page 84: Registering Devices
User’s Manual 10.1 Registering Devices 1. Click All Devices in the Site panel, and then the button at the bottom of the Site List panel. The Device Scan window appears. Protocol: Select the protocol or manufacturer of the device to scan. Event related functions are not supported for devices that do not use the iNEX protocol, and some other functions may not be supported depending on the settings of the device.
Page 85 Network Video Recorder NOTES: Depending on the model, the device may not be supported even though the iNEX program supports the device's protocol. Ask your dealer or distributor about supported models. If the device uses the ONVIF Conformance protocol, you can select either the manufacturer (or iNEX protocol) or the ONVIF Conformance protocol.
Page 86: Managing Devices
User’s Manual Name: Enter the device group name. Location: Select an upper group to which the device group will belong. Select Devices Below, Selected Device List: Check the box beside cameras in the left panel, and the selected cameras are added to the right panel. Clicking the OK button completes the device group registration.
Page 87 Network Video Recorder Editing Device Information Selecting Edit Device from the device menu allows you to change the device information. Name: Edit the device name. You can use the same name for more than one device. By selecting the Disable Device option, the iNEX program no longer considers the device registered in the administration service.
Page 88 User’s Manual ONVIF Profiles: Select a preset ONVIF profile (supported only for devices which use the ONVIF Conformance protocol). Refer to 10.3 Remote Setup of ONVIF Conformance Protocol Devices, Profiles (p. 85) for details. Device Type: Displays the device type. Changing Device’s Setting Remotely Selecting Remote Setup Device from the device menu allows you to change the device’s settings remotely.
Page 89: Remote Setup Of Onvif Conformance Protocol Devices
Network Video Recorder Device Name: Edit the name of the input/output device. You can use the same name for more than one input/output device. The name will be updated automatically when the name of the device to which the input/output device is connected is updated. Associated Audio Channel: Select the audio channel to associate with the camera for audio recording (supported only for a camera).
Page 90 User’s Manual Clicking the Apply button after changing the settings applies the changes. Information Displays the device information. Maintenance Restart: Clicking the button restarts the system. The iNEX remote setup is closed when the system restarts. Reset: Returns all the settings of the system to the original factory settings −...
Page 91 Network Video Recorder TCP/IP IP Address Configuration: Sets up the device’s IP address. Select the type of device’s network configuration. − Set Manually: Select when the device is using a static IP address for network connection, and set up LAN parameters manually. −...
Page 92 User’s Manual Network Protocols Network Protocols: Changes the port numbers of the network protocols that are used in the device (supported only for the protocols that are used in the device). NOTE: When the HTTP server’s port number is changed, the setup screen closes, and you should change the HTTP port number in the iNEX Setup program too.
Page 93 Network Video Recorder Profiles Set up the profiles using the following procedures. Select a profile from the profile list. Clicking button allows you to add a new profile. → Set up media. See the explanation below for details about setting media. → Click the Apply button at the bottom.
Page 94 User’s Manual − Bit Rate Limit: Enter the maximum bit rate. You can control the network bandwidth by limiting the bit rate depending on the network traffic. Audio Source Configuration: Displays the source configuration information (Configuration: audio source, Name: source name, Use Count: the number of profiles that use the source, Source Token: the number of tokens).
Page 95 Network Video Recorder PTZ Node: Displays the node information (Node: PTZ node, Name: source name, Maximum Preset: the maximum number of presets, Home Supported: availability of the home function). PTZ Configuration: Set up the PTZ. − PTZ Configuration: Select a PTZ from the list of the PTZs supported in the device.
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Page 97: Chapter 11 - User Management
Network Video Recorder Chapter 11 — User Management You can assign every user different authority levels for each function of the iNEX program. The Administrators group has authority for all functions, and the authority settings are not editable. Run the iNEX Setup program →...
Page 98 User’s Manual Information tab: Enter the user group name. Device Access Authority tab: Grant or limit authority for the access to each device. Authority tab: Grant or limit authority for each function. Clicking the OK button completes registration of the user group. 2.
Page 99: Chapter 12 - Storage Management
Network Video Recorder Chapter 12 — Storage Management You can mange storage for recording. Run the iNEX Setup program → Select the Service menu. NOTES: USB hard disks, network hard disks and hard disks set to Dynamic cannot be used as storage. When removing a hard disk drive that contains recorded video from the current NVR system and installing it in another NVR system or a recording server of iNEX system, you cannot search or play back the video recorded on the original NVR system or recording server.
Page 100 User’s Manual NOTES: If you delete a device after some recording has been done for the device, you cannot search or play back the video recorded on the original NVR system or recording server though you register the device again. Recording is not supported for DVRs.
Page 101: Chapter 13 - Event Management
Network Video Recorder Chapter 13 — Event Management You can manage event detection notification to the Client system based on a preset event management schedule and monitor or play back the event-detected video on the Client system (supported only for devices which use the iNEX protocol).
Page 102 User’s Manual Time Coverage: Sets up the schedule time. You can set up more than one time range. Condition: Sets up the event condition. You can set up more than one event condition for the same schedule time. Action: Sets up the event action. You can set up more than one event action for the same event condition. Target: Sets up the users to manage the events.
Page 103 Network Video Recorder Name: Enter the Preset name. Color: Click the button and select a desired color. The scheduled time section will be highlighted with the selected color in the schedule table. Period: Set up the period for the schedule time. Selecting the Infinite option causes continuous notification based on the Condition, Action and Target preset settings without limiting the period.
Page 104 User’s Manual Event from any device: Select to notify events − when user-defined types of events are detected. Click Event from any device, and the list of event types is displayed in Event Types below → Select the desired event types, and the selected event types are added to the list under Event from any device on the right.
Page 105 Network Video Recorder Address, Port: Enter the email address and port number − of the SMTP server. Select Use SSL/TLS if the SMTP server requires SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) authentication. Sender: Enter the sender’s email address. − Use Authentication: Select and enter the ID and password −...
Page 106: Managing Schedule
User’s Manual Managing Schedule Adding a New Schedule Adding a new schedule with a different time range: Clicking the button in the upper left corner of the Time Coverage schedule window allows you to add a new schedule with a different time coverage. Adding a new schedule with the same time range: Clicking the button in the upper left corner of the Condition schedule window allows you to add a new schedule with the same time coverage.
Page 107: Managing Events
Network Video Recorder 13.2 Managing Events You can monitor or play back video of notified events based on the event management schedule. First, check the following. Devices should be added to a device group. Refer to Chapter 10 — Device Management (p. 75) for details.
Page 108: Event Acknowledgement
User’s Manual Event Acknowledgement You can monitor live video from the event-detected camera when an event is detected or play back event- detected video if the selected event has been recorded. The Event Manager panel appears automatically when events are detected based on the event management schedule, or you can display the Event Manager panel manually as follows: Go to the View menu, click Event Manager Panel.
Page 109 Network Video Recorder The log entries are displayed. Clicking the right mouse button on a column header displays a menu and allows you to sort data as you want. Event History Toolbar The toolbar at the bottom of the panel allows you to search for the desired log entries. From, To: Set up the date and time of the log entry to search.
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Page 111: Chapter 14 - Map Editor
Network Video Recorder Chapter 14 — Map Editor You can register a map to monitor video from cameras, event detection and input/output device’s status of devices registered on the administration service on a map on the Client system (supported only for devices which use the iNEX protocol).
Page 112: Setting Up Map
User’s Manual 14.2 Setting up Map ① Site: Displays a list of registered devices and map. You can search for a registered device and map by entering text beside the icon. Entering text that you want to search for causes the search results to be displayed.
Page 113 Network Video Recorder (Position): Aligns two or more icons to the top or bottom, to the vertical or horizontal center, or to the left or right based on the last selected icon. (Distance): Equalizes the distance between each icon of three or more icons. (Size): Equalizes the width, height, or size of two or more icons (supported only for icons that are of the same type but of a different width-height ratio).
Page 114 User’s Manual Event Action You can set up event actions to be taken when events are detected by the input/output devices. Select the icon, and then each field of the property. You can enter or select a value from the drop-down list. Click: Sets the Instant Viewer window to be displayed when clicking the input/output device icon on the map.
Page 115: Chapter 15 - Remote Monitoring
Network Video Recorder Chapter 15 — Remote Monitoring You can monitor video from devices registered on the NVR system or play back video recorded in the NVR system remotely by installing the iNEX Client program on a PC. Operating the iNEX Client program on a PC is identical to on the NVR system.
Page 116 User’s Manual 3. When the following screen appears, click Next. 4. Select Client and click Next. 5. Designate the folder path to install the Client program. Clicking the Disk Cost… button shows the available and required disk space for each hard disk drive for the installation. Then click Next.
Page 117: Uninstall
Network Video Recorder ® NOTE: The following screen appears when using the Microsoft ® Windows Vista or later operating system. It is recommended that you check the Disable WS-Discovery Windows Service (fdPHost, FDResPub) box. If you do not check the box, the iNEX program cannot auto-scan the devices that use the ONVIF protocol when scanning the devices for device registration.
Page 118 User’s Manual 2. Go to the Start Menu and click iNEX. Click Uninstall iNEX. NOTE: You can uninstall the software by using the software CD. Insert the software CD in the PC and run the FederationServiceSetup.exe file. Select Remove and click Next. 3.
Page 119: Chapter 16 - Federation Service
Network Video Recorder Chapter 16 — Federation Service The federation service allows you to monitor live video from devices registered on the NVR system and to play back video recorded in the NVR system that are registered on the federation service. System Requirements ®...
Page 120 User’s Manual 4. Select Federation Service or Client, and click Next. 5. Designate the folder path to install the service. Clicking the Disk Cost… button shows the available and required disk space for each hard disk drive for the installation. Then click Next.
Page 121: Uninstall
Network Video Recorder NOTE:.NET Framework and the Visual C++ Runtime Libraries are installed automatically, and it may take some time. This installation step will be skipped if the programs are already installed on your computer. 7. When the following screen appears, click the Close button to complete the installation.
Page 122: Getting Started
User’s Manual NOTE: You can uninstall the software by using the software CD. Insert the software CD in the PC and run the FederationServiceSetup.exe file. Select Remove and click Next. 3. Click Yes when the following screen appears. 4. Click the Remove All or Do not remove button when the following screen appears.
Page 123: Log In
Network Video Recorder Check the status of the service. If the service is not listed as Working under Status, start the service manually. Refer to Chapter 3 — System Overview, 3.1 Service Manager (p. 15) for details about the Service Manager program. Log In You are required to log in to the federation service when running the Setup and Client program.
Page 124 User’s Manual Click the button at the bottom, and the Federation Service window appears. Enter the information for the NVR system (administration service) to register. Name: Enter the name of the NVR system (administration service). Address, Port: Enter the IP address and port number of the NVR system.
Page 125: Live Video Monitoring
Network Video Recorder Live Video Monitoring 1. Check that the NVR systems (administration services) were added to Federation Service in the Site list. 2. Click the Live tab on the tab panel → Select a site to connect to from the Site list, and drag and drop it on the Live screen. Live video from the selected site is displayed on the screen.
Page 126: System Overview
User’s Manual 1. Check that the NVR systems (administration services) were added to a device group in the Site list. 2. Click the Play or DVR Search tab on the tab panel → Select a site to connect to from the Site list, and then drag and drop it on the Play or DVR Search screen.
Page 127: Client
Network Video Recorder Device: Allows you to register and manage sites that consist of devices registered on the NVR systems (administration services). User: Allows you to register and manage users or user groups. Client Run the iNEX Client program and enter login information. ①...
Page 128 User’s Manual Layout Sequence: Displays the list of registered layout sequences registered on the federation service. Clicking a layout sequence in the list, and dragging and dropping it on the screen starts layout sequence monitoring. Camera Sequence: Displays the list of registered camera sequences registered on the federation service. Clicking a camera sequence in the list, and dragging and dropping it in the desired location on the screen starts camera sequence monitoring.
Page 129: Appendix
Network Video Recorder Appendix Schedule Setup Examples of Event Recording Mode NOTE: Event recording is supported only for network video devices which use the iNEX protocol. Example I If motion detection events are detected at camera 1 on the Inside 1 device, and you want to record video from that camera, set up as follows:...
Page 130 User’s Manual Time Coverage preset: Select the Always preset. Condition preset − Condition Type: Select Event Condition. − Select Target to produce event and event type: Select All Devices, Inside 1, and CAM1 in order. − Event Types: Select Motion Detection. Action preset: Select a desired recording setting.
Page 131: Osd Information
Network Video Recorder Time Coverage preset: Select the Always preset. Condition preset − Condition Type: Select Event Condition. − Select Target to produce event and event type: Select All Devices, Inside 1, and CAM1 in order. − Event Types: Select Motion Detection. Action preset: Select a desired recording setting.
Page 132: Troubleshooting
User’s Manual Troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution Login fails indicating no Click the button in the login screen and check that information about server running. the NVR system is set up correctly. Check that devices have been added to a device group. Monitoring is not available.
Page 133: Specification
Network Video Recorder Specification VIDEO Video Input Network video transmitter, network camera D-Sub: One Monitor Outputs DVI: One Supported Resolution 352x240, 704x240, 704x480, 1280x720, 1920x1080 Video Codec H.264, MPEG-4, M-JPEG Display / Record Speed 16-ch Model: max. 480ips @ 704x480 / 480ips @ 1920x1080 (images per second) 32-ch Model: max.
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Page 135: Index
Live Popup List..........23 Live Screen Menu ..........42 User Group Panel........... 20 User Panel............. 20 Map Control Toolbar ........44 Map Event Spot ..........35 Watchdog............15 Map Screen Menu .........45 Via Don Arrigoni, 5 24020 Rovetta S. Lorenzo (Bergamo) http://www.comelitgroup.com e-mail:export.department@comelit.it V1.6...

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 2 - Getting Started

Chapter 3 - System Overview

Chapter 4 - Live Video Monitoring

Chapter 5 - Recording

Chapter 6 - Recorded Video Playback & Exportation

Chapter 7 - Event Handling

Chapter 8 - System Health & Status Monitoring

Chapter 9 - Log Search

Chapter 10 - Device Management

Chapter 11 - User Management

Chapter 12 - Storage Management

Chapter 13 - Event Management

Chapter 14 - Map Editor

Chapter 15 - Remote Monitoring

Chapter 16 - Federation Service

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