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  • Page 1 Network Video Recorder User Manual UD.6L0202D1973A01...
  • Page 2 (hereinafter referred to be “the Manual”) cannot be reproduced, changed, translated, or distributed, partially or wholly, by any means, without the prior written permission of Hikvision. Unless otherwise stipulated, Hikvision does not make any warranties, guarantees or representations, express or implied, regarding to the Manual.
  • Page 3 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Regulatory Information FCC Information 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. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 4 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Safety Instruction These instructions are intended to ensure that user can use the product correctly to avoid danger or property loss. The precaution measure is divided into “Warnings” and “Cautions”. Warnings: Serious injury or death may occur if any of the warnings are neglected. Cautions: Injury or equipment damage may occur if any of the cautions are neglected.
  • Page 5 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips: • Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • Unit is designed for indoor use only. •...
  • Page 6 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table. Series Model Type DS-96128NI-H16 DS-96128NI-H16...
  • Page 7 User Manual of Network Video Recorder 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 or PSIA protocol.
  • Page 8 User Manual of Network Video Recorder  Tag adding for record files, searching and playing back by tags.  Provide new playback interface with easy and flexible operation.  Searching and playing back record files by channel number, recording type, start time, end time, etc. ...
  • Page 9 User Manual of Network Video Recorder  Remote viewing of the device status, system logs and alarm status.  Remote keyboard operation.  Remote locking and unlocking of control panel and mouse.  Remote HDD formatting and program upgrading.  Remote system restart and shutdown. ...

  • Page 10: Table Of Contents

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction ........................13 Front Panel ............................ 14 USB Mouse Operation ........................17 Input Method Description ......................18 Rear Panel ............................. 19 Chapter 2 Getting Started ........................21 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR ..................22 Setting the Admin Password ......................
  • Page 11 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Configuring Redundant Recording ....................70 Configuring HDD Group for Recording ..................72 5.10 Files Protection ..........................73 5.10.1 Locking the Recording Files ..................... 73 5.10.2 Setting HDD Property to Read-only ................. 75 Chapter 6 Playback ..........................
  • Page 12 User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.10 Parking Detection ........................125 9.11 Unattended Baggage Detection ....................125 9.12 Object Removal Detection......................126 9.13 Audio Exception Detection ......................126 9.14 Sudden Scene Change Detection ....................127 9.15 Defocus Detection ........................127 9.16 PIR Alarm ...........................
  • Page 13 User Manual of Network Video Recorder 13.7 Configuring HDD Error Alarms ....................179 Chapter 14 Camera Settings ....................... 180 14.1 Configuring OSD Settings ......................181 14.2 Configuring Privacy Mask......................182 14.3 Configuring Video Parameters ....................183 Chapter 15 NVR Management and Maintenance ................184 15.1 Viewing System Information .......................

  • Page 14: Chapter 1 Introduction

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 1 Introduction...

  • Page 15: Front Panel

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 1.1 Front Panel Figure 1. 1 DS-96000NI-H16/F16 (/I) Figure 1. 2 DS-96000NI-H16/F16 (/H/I) Figure 1. 3 DS-96000NI-H24/F24 (/I)
  • Page 16 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 1. 4 DS-96000NI-H24/F24(/H) and DS-96000NI-H24/F24(/H/I) Table 1. 1 Description of Front Panel Buttons Name Function Description Front Panel Lock You can lock or unlock the panel by the key. Tx/Rx Status Indicator Flashes blue when network connection is functioning properly. HDD Status Indicator Flashes red when data is being read from or written to HDD.
  • Page 17 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Name Function Description Pressing the button will help you return to the Main menu (after successful login). MENU Press and hold the button for 5 seconds will turn off audible key beep. Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).

  • Page 18: Usb Mouse Operation

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 1.2 USB Mouse Operation A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this NVR. To use a USB mouse: 1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the NVR. 2.

  • Page 19: Input Method Description

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 1.3 Input Method Description Figure 1. 5 Soft Keyboard (1) Figure 1. 6 Soft Keyboard (2) Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard: Table 1. 3 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons Icon Description Icon Description...

  • Page 20: Rear Panel

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 1.4 Rear Panel Figure 1. 7 DS-96000NI-H16/F16 Figure 1. 8 DS-96000NI-H24/F24 Table 1. 4 Description of the Rear Panel Item Description AUDIO OUT RCA connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with VGA video output. AUDIO IN RCA connector for audio input.
  • Page 21 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Item Description Reset Reset the device. RS-485 Interface Connector for RS-485 devices. T+ and T- pins connect to R+ and R- pins of PTZ receiver respectively. RS-232 Interface Connector for RS-232 devices. D+, D- pin connects to Ta, Tb pin of controller. For cascading devices, the first NVR’s D+, D- pin should be connected with the D+, D- pin of Controller Port the next NVR.

  • Page 22: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 2 Getting Started...

  • Page 23: Starting Up And Shutting Down The Nvr

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the NVR. Before you start: Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the NVR’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly.

  • Page 24: Setting The Admin Password

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 2.2 Setting the Admin Password Purpose: For the first-time access, you need to activate the device by setting an admin password. No operation is allowed before activation. You can also activate the device via Web Browser, SADP or Client Software. Steps: 1.

  • Page 25: Using The Wizard For Basic Configuration

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 2.3 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the NVR has loaded, as shown in Figure 2. 4. Figure 2. 4 Start Wizard Interface Operating the Setup Wizard: 1.
  • Page 26 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 2. 6 Network Configuration 4. Click Next button after you configured the network parameters, which takes you to the RAID configuration window. Figure 2. 7 Array Management 5. Click Next button to enter the Array Management window (Supported if you check the checkbox to enable the RAID function in the previous window).
  • Page 27 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 2. 8 Array Management 6. Click Next button after you configured the network parameters, which takes you to the HDD Management window, shown in Figure 2. 9. Figure 2. 9 HDD Management 7. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD. 8.
  • Page 28 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 2. 10 Add IP Cameras 10. Click Next button. Configure the recording for the searched IP Cameras. Figure 2. 11 Record Settings 11. Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard.

  • Page 29: Adding And Connecting The Ip Cameras

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 2.4 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras 2.4.1 Setting the Admin Password for IP Camera Purpose: Before adding the camera, make sure the IP camera to be added is in active status. Steps: 1. Select the Add IP Camera option from the right-click menu in live view mode or click Menu> Camera> Camera to enter the IP camera management interface.

  • Page 30: Adding The Online Ip Cameras

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder admin password of the operating NVR. Figure 2. 14 Set New Password Create New Password: If the admin password is not used, you must create the new password for the camera and confirm it. STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED–...
  • Page 31 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 2. 15 Quick Adding IP Camera Interface 3. Select the detected IP camera and click the Add button to add it directly, and you can click the Search button to refresh the online IP camera manually. Or you can choose to custom add the IP camera by editing the parameters in the corresponding textfiled and then click the Add button to add it.
  • Page 32 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Make sure the camera to add has already been actiavted. (For the encoders with multiple channels only) check the of Channel Port in the pop-up window, as checkbox shown in the following figure, and click OK to add multiple channels. Figure 2.

  • Page 33: Editing The Connected Ip Cameras And Configuring Customized Protocols

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder For the successfully added IP cameras, the Security status shows the security level of the password of camera: strong password, weak password and risk password. Figure 2. 19 Successfully Added IP Cameras Table 2. 1 Explanation of the icons Icon Explanation Icon...
  • Page 34 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 2. 20 Edit the Parameters Channel Port: If the connected device is an encoding device with multiple channels, you can choose the channel to connect by selecting the channel port No. in the dropdown list. 2.
  • Page 35 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 2. 22 Password Configuration of the Camera 3. Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the interface. Configuring the customized protocols Purpose: To connect the network cameras which are not configured with the standard protocols, you can configure the customized protocols for them.
  • Page 36 User Manual of Network Video Recorder camera to consult the URL (uniform resource locator) for getting main stream and sub-stream. The format of the URL is: [Type]://[IP Address of the network camera]:[Port]/[Path]. Example: rtsp://192.168.1.55:554/ch1/main/av_stream.  Protocol Name: Edit the name for the custom protocol. ...

  • Page 37: Chapter 3 Live View

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 3 Live View...

  • Page 38: Introduction Of Live View

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The NVR 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 39: Operations In Live View Mode

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 3.2 Operations in Live View Mode In live view mode, there are many functions provided. The functions are listed below. • Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor. • Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously. •...

  • Page 40: Using An Auxiliary Monitor

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Name Description Start/Stop Auto-switch Enable/disable the auto-switch of the screens. Start Recording Start continuous recording or motion detection recording of all channels. Add IP Camera Enter the IP Camera Management interface, and manage the cameras. Enter the playback interface and start playing back the video of the selected Playback channel immediately.

  • Page 41: Quick Setting Toolbar In Live View Mode

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder • Main Monitor: Enter Main operation mode. In the live view mode of the main output monitor, the menu operation is not available while Aux output mode is enabled. 3.2.4 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode On the screen of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which shows when you single click the mouse in the corresponding screen.
  • Page 42 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 3. 3 Digital Zoom Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu. You can set the image parameters like brightness, contrast, saturation and hue. Figure 3. 4 Image Settings- Customize Live View Strategy can be selected to set strategy, including Real-time, Balanced, Fluency.

  • Page 43: Adjusting Live View Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings Purpose: 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. Steps: 1.
  • Page 44 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 3. 7 Live View- Camera Order Select a View mode in Select the small window, and double-click on the channel number to display the channel on the window. You can click button to start live view for all the channels and click to stop all the live view.

  • Page 45: Chapter 4 Ptz Controls

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 4 PTZ Controls...

  • Page 46: Configuring Ptz Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings Purpose: Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ camera. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface. Menu >Camera>...

  • Page 47: Setting Ptz Presets, Patrols & Patterns

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns Before you start: Please make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols. 4.2.1 Customizing Presets Purpose: Follow the steps to set the Preset location which you want the PTZ camera to point to when an event takes place. Steps: 1.

  • Page 48: Customizing Patrols

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 1. Click the button PTZ in the lower-right corner of the PTZ setting interface; Or press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar, or select the PTZ option in the right-click menu to show the PTZ control panel.

  • Page 49: Calling Patrols

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 2. Select patrol No. in the drop-down list of patrol. 3. Click the Set button to add key points for the patrol. Figure 4. 6 Key point Configuration 4. Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of patrol.

  • Page 50: Customizing Patterns

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 4.2.5 Customizing Patterns Purpose: Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ. You can call the pattern to make the PTZ movement according to the predefined path. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu >...

  • Page 51: Customizing Linear Scan Limit

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 4. 9 PTZ Panel - General 3. Click the Call Pattern button to call it. 4. Click the Stop Pattern button to stop calling it. 4.2.7 Customizing Linear Scan Limit Purpose: The Linear Scan can be enabled to trigger the scan in the horizantal direction in the predefined range. This function is supported by some certain models.

  • Page 52: Calling Linear Scan

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder The speed dome starts linear scan from the left limit to the right limit, and you must set the left limit on the left side of the right limit, as well the angle from the left limit to the right limit should be no more than 180º . 4.2.8 Calling Linear Scan Purpose: Follow the procedure to call the linear scan in the predefined scan range.
  • Page 53 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 4. 12 PTZ Panel - One-touch 3. There are 3 one-touch park types selectable, click the corresponding button to activate the park action. Park (Quick Patrol): The dome starts patrol from the predefined preset 1 to preset 32 in order after the park time.

  • Page 54: Ptz Control Panel

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 4.3 PTZ Control Panel To enter the PTZ control panel, there are two ways supported. OPTION 1: In the PTZ settings interface, click the PTZ button on the lower-right corner which is next to the Back button. OPTION 2: In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the front panel or on the remote control, or choose the PTZ Control icon...

  • Page 55: Chapter 5 Recording Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 5 Recording Settings...

  • Page 56: Configuring Parameters

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 5.1 Configuring Parameters Purpose: By configuring the parameters you can define the parameters which affect the image quality, such as the transmission stream type, the resolution and so on. Before you start: 1. Make sure that the HDD has already been installed. If not, please install a HDD and initialize it. (Menu>HDD>General) Figure 5.
  • Page 57 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 5. 3 Recording Parameters 2. Parameters Setting for Recording Select Record tab page to configure. You can configure the stream type, the resolution, and other parameters on your demand. Click the More Settings button to set the advanced parameters for recording and then click OK button to finish editing.
  • Page 58 User Manual of Network Video Recorder not be deleted. The actual keeping time for the file should be determined by the capacity of the HDD. • Redundant Record: Enabling redundant record means you save the record in the redundant HDD. •...

  • Page 59: Configuring Recording Schedule

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 5.2 Configuring Recording Schedule Purpose: Set the record schedule, and then the camera automatically starts/stops recording according to the configured schedule. In this chapter, we take the record schedule procedure as an example, and the same procedure can be applied to configure schedule for both recording.
  • Page 60 User Manual of Network Video Recorder 4) Click Edit button or click on the color icon under the edit button and draw the schedule line on the panel. Edit the schedule: In the message box, you can choose the day to which you want to set schedule. Figure 5.
  • Page 61 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 5. 9 Copy Schedule to Other Days V. Click OK to save setting and back to upper level menu. VI. Click Apply in the Record Schedule interface to save the settings. Draw the schedule: Click on the color icons, you can choose the schedule type as continuous or event.

  • Page 62: Configuring Motion Detection Recording

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Recording Purpose: Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the NVR can analyze it and do many actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notify the surveillance center and so on.
  • Page 63 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 5. 13 Motion Detection Handling 5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. 6) Click Apply to save the settings. 7) Click OK to back to the upper level menu. 8) Exit the Motion Detection menu.

  • Page 64: Configuring Vca Event Recording

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 5.4 Configuring VCA Event Recording Purpose: The event triggered recording can be configured through the menu. Then events include the motion detection, alarm and VCA events (face detection/face capture, line crossing detection, intrusion detection, region entrance detection, region exiting detection, loitering detection, people gathering detection, fast moving detection, parking detection, unattended baggage detection, object removal detection, audio loss exception detection, sudden change of sound intensity detection, and defocus detection).
  • Page 65 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 5. 15 Set Trigger Camera of VCA Alarm The PTZ Linking function is only available for the VCA settings of IP cameras. 4. Enter Record Schedule settings interface (Menu> Record> Schedule>Record Schedule), and then set VCA as the record type.

  • Page 66: Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 5.5 Configuring Alarm Triggered Recording Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording. Steps: 1. Enter the Alarm setting interface. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Figure 5. 16 Alarm Settings 2. Click Alarm Input. Figure 5. 17 Alarm Settings- Alarm Input Select Alarm Input number and configure alarm parameters.
  • Page 67 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Choose the alarm triggered recording channel. Check the checkbox to select channel. Click Apply to save settings. Click OK to back to the upper level menu. Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters. If the settings can also be applied to other alarm inputs, click Copy and choose the alarm input number.

  • Page 68: Manual Recording

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 5.6 Manual Recording Purpose: Follow the steps to set the manual recording. When the manual recording is enabled, you don’t need to set a schedule for recording.. Steps: Enter the Manual settings interface. Menu> Manual Figure 5.

  • Page 69: Configuring Holiday Recording

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 5.7 Configuring Holiday Recording Purpose: Follow the steps to configure the recording schedule on holiday for that year. You may want to have different plans for recording on holiday. Steps: 1. Enter the Record setting interface. Menu >...
  • Page 70 User Manual of Network Video Recorder There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule. 4) Set the start and end date. 5) Click Apply to save settings. 6) Click OK to exit the Edit interface. 3.

  • Page 71: Configuring Redundant Recording

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 5.8 Configuring Redundant Recording Purpose: Enabling redundant recording, which means saving the record files and captured pictures not only in the R/W HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability. . Steps: 1.
  • Page 72 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 5. 26 Record Parameters Select Camera you want to configure in the drop-down list. Check the checkbox of Redundant Record. Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu. Repeat the above steps for configuring other channels.

  • Page 73: Configuring Hdd Group For Recording

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 5.9 Configuring HDD Group for Recording Purpose: You can group the HDDs and save the record files and captured pictures in certain HDD group. Steps: Enter HDD setting interface. Menu>HDD Figure 5. 27 HDD General Select Advanced on the left side menu.

  • Page 74: Files Protection

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 5.10 Files Protection Purpose: You can lock the recording files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten. 5.10.1 Locking the Recording Files Lock File when Playback Steps: Enter Playback interface.
  • Page 75 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 5. 30 Locked File Management In the File Management interface, you can also click to change it to to unlock the file and the file is not protected.  Lock File when Export Steps: Enter Export setting interface.

  • Page 76: Setting Hdd Property To Read-Only

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 5. 32 Export- Search Result Protect the record files. 1) Find the record files you want to protect, and then click the icon which will turn to , indicating that the file is locked. The record files of which the recording is still not completed cannot be locked.
  • Page 77 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 5. 35 HDD General- Editing To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group. See Chapter Managing HDD Group. 3. Set the HDD property to Read-only. 4.

  • Page 78: Chapter 6 Playback

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 6 Playback...

  • Page 79: Playing Back Record Files

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 6.1 Playing Back Record Files 6.1.1 Instant Playback Purpose: Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported. Instant playback by channel Steps: Choose a channel in live view mode and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
  • Page 80 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 6. 2 Right-click Menu under Live View Pressing numerical buttons will switch playback to the corresponding channels during playback process. Playback by Time Purpose: Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported.
  • Page 81 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Otherwise it is displayed as Playback Interface You can use the toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface to control playing progress, as shown in Figure 6. Figure 6. 4 Playback Interface Click the channel(s) to execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels. Figure 6.

  • Page 82: Playing Back By Event Search

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Full Screen Exit Next day Scaling up/down the Save the clips Process bar time line 6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search Purpose: Play back record files on one or several channels searched out by event type (e.g., alarm input, motion detection and VCA).

  • Page 83: Playing Back By Tag

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 6. 7 Interface of Playback by Event You can click button to select the previous or next event. Please refer to Table 6.1 for the description of buttons on the toolbar. 6.1.4 Playing Back by Tag Purpose: Video tag allows you to record related information like people and location of a certain time point during playback.
  • Page 84 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 6. 8 Interface of Playback by Time Click button to add default tag. Click button to add customized tag and input tag name. Max. 64 tags can be added to a single video file. 3.

  • Page 85: Playing Back By Smart Playback

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Steps: 1. Select the Tag from the drop-down list in the Playback interface. 2. Choose channels, edit start time and end time, and then click Search to enter Search Result interface. You can enter keyword in the textbox to search the tag on your command.
  • Page 86 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 6. 11 Setting Intrusion Detection on IP Camera 2. Configure the required parameters of intrusion detection, including area, arming schedule and linkage methods. Refer to the user manual of smart IP camera for detailed instructions. Steps: 1.
  • Page 87 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Select the button , and click on the image to specify the start point and end point of the line.  Intrusion Detection Click the button, and specify 4 points to set a quadrilateral region for intrusion detection. Only one region can be set.

  • Page 88: Playing Back By System Logs

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 6.1.6 Playing Back by System Logs Purpose: Play back record file(s) associated with channels after searching system logs. Steps: 1. Enter Log Information interface. Menu>Maintenance>Log Information 2. Click Log Search tab to enter Playback by System Logs. Set search time and type and click Search button.

  • Page 89: Playing Back External File

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 6. 17 Interface of Playback by Log 6.1.7 Playing Back External File Purpose: Perform the following steps to look up and play back files in the external devices. Steps: 1. Enter Tag Search interface. Menu>Playback 2.

  • Page 90: Playing Back By Sub-Periods

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 6.1.8 Playing Back by Sub-periods Purpose: The video files can be played in multiple sub-periods simultaneously on the screens. Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Menu>Playback 2. Select Sub-periods from the drop-down list in the upper-left corner of the page to enter the Sub-periods Playback interface.

  • Page 91: Chapter 7 Backup

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 7 Backup...

  • Page 92: Backing Up Record Files

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 7.1 Backing up Record Files 7.1.1 Quick Export Purpose: Export record files to backup device(s) quickly. Steps: 1. Enter Video Export interface. Menu>Export>Normal Choose the channel(s) you want to back up and click Quick Export button. The time duration of record files on a specified channel cannot exceed one day.
  • Page 93 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 7. 2 Quick Export using USB1-1 Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported. Figure 7. 3 Export Finished 4. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.

  • Page 94: Backing Up By Normal Video Search

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search Purpose: The record files can be backup to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer and e-SATA HDD. Backup using USB flash drives and USB HDDs Steps: 1.
  • Page 95 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 7. 6 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 5. Export the video files or picture files. Click Export All button to export all the files. Or you can select recording files you want to back up, and click Export button to enter Export interface. If the inserted USB device is not recognized: •...

  • Page 96: Backing Up By Event Search

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 7. 8 Export Finished The backup of video files using USB writer or SATA writer has the same operating instructions. Please refer to steps described above. 7.1.3 Backing up by Event Search Purpose: Back up event-related record files using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer) or SATA writer.

  • Page 97: Backing Up Video Clips

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 7. 10 Result of Event Search 6. Export the video files. Please refer to step5 of Chapter 7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search for details. 7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips Purpose: You may also select video clips in playback mode to export directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer) or SATA writer.

  • Page 98: Managing Backup Devices

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 7.2 Managing Backup Devices Management of USB flash drives and USB HDDs. Steps: 1. Enter the Export interface. Figure 7. 12 Storage Device Management 2. Backup device management. Click New Folder button if you want to create a new folder in the backup device. Select a record file or folder in the backup device and click button if you want to delete it.

  • Page 99: Hot Spare Device Backup

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 7.3 Hot Spare Device Backup Purpose: Several devices, including NVR and HDVR, 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 100: Setting Working Device

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 7.3.1 Setting Working Device Steps: 1. Enter the Hot Spare settings interface. Menu > Configuration > Hot Spare 2. Set the Work Mode as Normal Mode (default). 3. Check the checkbox of Enable to enable the hot spare function. 4.
  • Page 101 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 7. 16 Add Working Device 2. You can view the working status of the hot spare device on the Working Device Status list. When the working device works properly, the working status of the hot spare device is displayed as No record.
  • Page 102 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 7. 19 Synchronizing...

  • Page 103: Chapter 8 Alarm Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 8 Alarm Settings...

  • Page 104: Setting Motion Detection Alarm

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 8.1 Setting Motion Detection Alarm Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface of Camera Management and choose a camera you want to set up motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 8. 1 Motion Detection Setup Interface 2.
  • Page 105 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped. Figure 8. 3 Set Arming Schedule of Motion Detection 5. Click Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of motion alarm (please refer to Chapter Setting Alarm Response Actions).

  • Page 106: Setting Sensor Alarms

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms Purpose: Set the handling action of an external sensor alarm. Steps: 1. Enter Alarm Settings of System Configuration and select an alarm input. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Select Alarm Input tab to enter Alarm Input Settings interface. Figure 8.
  • Page 107 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 8. 6 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Input Choose one day of a week and Max. eight time periods can be set within each day, and click Apply to save the settings. Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped. Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week.
  • Page 108 User Manual of Network Video Recorder to copy the settings to them. Figure 8. 8 Copy Settings of Alarm Input...

  • Page 109: Detecting Video Loss Alarm

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 8.3 Detecting Video Loss Alarm Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Loss interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect. Menu>...

  • Page 110: Detecting Video Tampering Alarm

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Alarm Purpose: Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Tampering interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect video tampering.
  • Page 111 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 8. 12 Set Arming Schedule of Video Tampering 4. Select Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of video tampering alarm (please refer to Chapter Setting Alarm Response Actions). 5. Click the OK button to complete the video tampering settings of the channel.

  • Page 112: Handling Exceptions Alarm

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 8.5 Handling Exceptions Alarm Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling action of various exceptions, e.g. • HDD Full: The HDD is full. • HDD Error: Writing HDD error or unformatted HDD. • Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable. •...

  • Page 113: Setting Alarm Response Actions

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions Purpose: Alarm response actions will be activated when an alarm or exception occurs, including Event Hint Display, Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning (buzzer), Notify Surveillance Center, Upload Picture to FTP, Trigger Alarm Output and Send Email.
  • Page 114 User Manual of Network Video Recorder View > Full Screen Monitoring Dwell Time. Auto-switch will terminate once the alarm stops and you will be taken back to the Live View interface. You must select during “Trigger Channel” settings the channel(s) you want to make full screen monitoring. Audible Warning Trigger an audible beep when an alarm is detected.
  • Page 115 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 8. 17 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Output 3. Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days. Click the OK button to complete the video tampering settings of the alarm output No.

  • Page 116: Triggering Or Clearing Alarm Output Manually

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually Purpose: Sensor alarm can be triggered or cleared manually. If “Manually Clear” is selected in the dropdown list of dwell time of an alarm output, the alarm can be cleared only by clicking Clear button in the following interface. Steps: Select the alarm output you want to trigger or clear and make related operations.

  • Page 117: Chapter 9 Vca Alarm

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 9 VCA Alarm...

  • Page 118: Face Recognition

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder  For the /I models, the device supports the face detection and contiguration. For other models, the face detection must be supported by the connected IP camera.  For all models, all other VCA detection functions must be supported by the connected IP camera 9.1 Face Recognition Steps: Enter the Face Detection settings interface.

  • Page 119: Line Crossing Detection

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 9. 2 Face Detection Select the VCA detection type to Face Detection. Click to enter the face detection settings interface. Configure the trigger channel, arming schedule and linkage action for the face detection alarm. Please refer to step3~step5 of Chapter 9.1 Setting Motion Detection Alarm for detailed instructions.
  • Page 120 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Select the camera to configure the VCA. You can click the checkbox of Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of VCA detection. Select the VCA detection type to Line Crossing Detection. Check the Enable checkbox to enable this function. Click to configure the trigger channel, arming schedule and linkage actions for the line crossing detection alarm.
  • Page 121 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 9. 5 Draw Line for Line Crossing Detection Click Apply to activate the settings.

  • Page 122: Intrusion Detection

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.4 Intrusion Detection Purpose: Intrusion detection function detects people, vehicle or other objects which enter and loiter in a pre-defined virtual region, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Steps: Enter the VCA settings interface.
  • Page 123 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Up to 4 rules can be configured. Figure 9. 7 Draw Area for Intrusion Detection Click Apply to save the settings.

  • Page 124: Region Entrance Detection

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.5 Region Entrance Detection Purpose: Region entrance detection function detects people, vehicle or other objects which enter a pre-defined virtual region from the outside place, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. Steps: Enter the VCA settings interface.

  • Page 125: Region Exiting Detection

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Up to 4 rules can be configured. Click Apply to save the settings. 9.6 Region Exiting Detection Purpose: Region exiting detection function detects people, vehicle or other objects which exit from a pre-defined virtual region, and some certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered.

  • Page 126: Fast Moving Detection

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.9 Fast Moving Detection Purpose: Fast moving detection alarm is triggered when people, vehicle or other objects move fast in a pre-defined virtual region, and a series of actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. ...

  • Page 127: Object Removal Detection

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.12 Object Removal Detection Purpose: Object removal detection function detects the objects removed from the pre-defined region, such as the exhibits on display, and a series of actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered. ...

  • Page 128: Sudden Scene Change Detection

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Check the checkbox of Audio Input Exception to enable the audio loss detection function. Check the checkbox of Sudden Increase of Sound Intensity Detection to detect the sound steep rise in the surveillance scene. You can set the detection sensitivity and threshold for sound steep rise. Sensitivity: Range [1-100], the smaller the value is, the more severe the change should be to trigger the detection.
  • Page 129 User Manual of Network Video Recorder You can click the checkbox of Save VCA Picture to save the captured pictures of VCA detection. Select the VCA detection type to PIR Alarm. Click to configure the trigger channel, arming schedule and linkage action for the PIR alarm. Click the Rule Settings button to set the rules.

  • Page 130: Chapter 10 Vca Search

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 10 VCA Search...

  • Page 131: Face Search

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder With the configured VCA detection, the NVR supports the VCA search for the behavior analysis, face capture, people counting and heat map results. 10.1 Face Search Purpose: When there are detected face picture captured and saved in HDD, you can enter the Face Search interface to search the picture and play the picture related video file according to the specified conditions.
  • Page 132 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 10. 2 Face Search Interface 7. Play the face picture related video file. You can double click on a face picture to play its related video file in the view window on the top right, or select a picture item and click to play it.

  • Page 133: Behavior Search

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 10.2 Behavior Search Purpose: The behavior analysis detects a series of suspicious behavior based on VCA detection, and certain linkage methods will be enabled if the alarm is triggered. Steps: 1. Enter the Behavior Search interface. Menu>VCA Search>...

  • Page 134: People Counting

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 10. 5 Behavior Search Results 6. Play the behavior analysis picture related video file. You can double click on a picture from the list to play its related video file in the view window on the top right, or select a picture item and click to play it.
  • Page 135 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 10. 6 People Counting Interface 6. You can click the Export button to export the statistics report in excel format.

  • Page 136: Heat Map

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 10.4 Heat Map Purpose: Heat map is a graphical representation of data represented by colors. The heat map function is usually used to analyze the visit times and dwell time of customers in a configured area. The heat map function must be supported by the connected IP camera and the corresponding configuration must be set.

  • Page 137: Chapter 11 Network Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 11 Network Settings...

  • Page 138: Configuring General Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 11.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate NVR over network. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>Network 2. Select the General tab. Figure 11. 1 Network Settings Interface 3.
  • Page 139 User Manual of Network Video Recorder LAN1~LAN4. By this way, in case of one NIC card failure, the device will automatically enable another standby NIC card so as to ensure the normal running of the whole system.

  • Page 140: Configuring Advanced Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 11.2 Configuring Advanced Settings 11.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings Purpose: Your NVR also allows access by Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu >Configuration> Network 2. Select the PPPoE tab to enter the PPPoE Settings interface, as shown in Figure 11. 2. Figure 11.
  • Page 141 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 11. 3 DDNS Settings Interface 3. Check the DDNS checkbox to enable this feature. 4. Select DDNS Type. Five different DDNS types are selectable: IPServer, DynDNS, PeanutHull, NO-IP and HiDDNS. • IPServer: Enter Server Address for IPServer. Figure 11.
  • Page 142 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 11. 6 PeanutHull Settings Interface • NO-IP: Enter the account information in the corresponding fields. Refer to the DynDNS settings. 1) Enter Server Address for NO-IP. 2) In the NVR Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the NO-IP website (www.no-ip.com).
  • Page 143 User Manual of Network Video Recorder 1) Go to the HiDDNS website: www.hik-online.com. 2) Click to register an account if you do not have one and use the account to log in. Figure 11. 9 Register an Account 3) In the Device Management interface, click to register the device.

  • Page 144: Configuring Ntp Server

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Name: Enter the user name of the device. By default it is admin. Password: Enter the password of the device. By default it is 12345. Figure 11. 11 Access Device via iVMS-4200 5. Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface. 11.2.3 Configuring NTP Server Purpose: A Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server can be configured on your NVR to ensure the accuracy of system...

  • Page 145: Configuring Snmp

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder NTP software can be used to establish a NTP server used for time synchronization. 11.2.4 Configuring SNMP Purpose: You can use SNMP protocol to get device status and parameters related information. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>...

  • Page 146: Configuring Https Port

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 11. 14 More Settings Interface 3. Configure the remote alarm host, server port, HTTP port, multicast or RTSP port.  Alarm Host IP/Port: With a remote alarm host configured, the device will send the alarm event or exception message to the host when an alarm is triggered.
  • Page 147 User Manual of Network Video Recorder The HTTPS port can be only configured through the web browser. Steps: 1. Open web browser, input the IP address of device, and the web server will select the language automatically according to the system language and maximize the web browser. 2.

  • Page 148: Configuring Email

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 11. 17 Installed Certificate Property 6. Check the checkbox to enable the HTTPS function. 7. Click the Save button to save the settings. 11.2.7 Configuring Email Purpose: The system can be configured to send an Email notification to all designated users if an alarm event is detected, etc., an alarm or motion event is detected or the administrator password is changed.

  • Page 149: Configuring Nat

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 11. 19 Email Settings Interface 5. Configure the following Email settings: Enable Server Authentication (optional): Check the checkbox to enable the server authentication feature. User Name: The user account of sender’s Email for SMTP server authentication. Password: The password of sender’s Email for SMTP server authentication.
  • Page 150 User Manual of Network Video Recorder which your device is connected. When the network working mode of the device is set as multi-address, the Default Route of the device should be in the same network segment as that of the LAN IP address of the router. Steps: 1.
  • Page 151 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Steps: 1) Select Manual in the drop-down list of Mapping Type. 2) Click to activate the External Port Settings dialog box. Configure the external port No. for server port, http port, RTSP port and https port respectively. ...

  • Page 152: Checking Network Traffic

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 2. Select the NAT tab to enter the port mapping interface. 3. Leave the Enable UPnP checkbox unchecked. 4. Click to activate the External Port Settings dialog box. Configure the external port No. for server port, http port, RTSP port and https port respectively.
  • Page 153 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Menu > Maintenance > Net Detect Figure 11. 26 Network Traffic Interface 2. You can view the sending rate and receiving rate information on the interface. The traffic data is refreshed every 1 second.

  • Page 154: Checking Network Statistics

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 11.4 Checking Network Statistics Purpose: You can check the network status to obtain the real-time information of NVR. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Detection interface. Menu>Maintenance>Net Detect 2. Click the Network Stat. tab. Figure 11. 27 Network Stat. Interface 3.

  • Page 155: Chapter 12 Raid

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  • Page 156: Configuring Array

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 12.1 Configuring Array Purpose: RAID (redundant array of independent disks) is a storage technology that combines multiple disk drive components into a logical unit. A RAID setup stores data over multiple hard disk drives to provide enough redundancy so that data can be recovered if one disk fails.

  • Page 157: One-Touch Configuration

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder  OPTION 1: Enable the RAID function in the Wizard when the device startup, please refer to step 7 of Chapter 2.2.  OPTION 2: Enable the RAID function in the HDD Management Interface. Steps: 1.

  • Page 158: Manually Creating Array

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 12. 4 One-touch Array Configuration 4. Edit the array name in the Array Name text filed and click OK button to start configuring array. If you install 4 HDDs or above for one-touch configuration, a hot spare disk will be set by default. It is recommended to set hot spare disk for automatically rebuilding the array when the array is abnormal.
  • Page 159 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Steps: 1. Enter the Physical Disk Settings interface. Menu > HDD > RAID > Physical Disk Figure 12. 7 Physical Disk Settings Interface 2. Click Creat button to enter the Create Array interface. Figure 12. 8 Create Array Interface 3.
  • Page 160 User Manual of Network Video Recorder will pop up. Figure 12. 9 Error Message Box 5. You can click Array tab to view the successfully created array. Figure 12. 10 Array Settings Interface...

  • Page 161: Rebuilding Array

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 12.2 Rebuilding Array Purpose: The working status of array includes Functional, Degraded and Offline. By viewing the array status, you can take immediate and proper maintenance for the disks so as to ensure the high security and reliability of the data stored in the disk array.

  • Page 162: Manually Rebuilding Array

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 12. 12 Array Settings Interface If there is no hot spare disk after rebuilding, it is recommended to install a HDD into the device and set is as a hot spare disk to ensure the high security and reliability of the array. 12.2.1 Manually Rebuilding Array Purpose: If you do not enable the Auto-rebuild in Firmware Settings interface (Menu>HDD>RAID>Firmware) or the hot...
  • Page 163 User Manual of Network Video Recorder start rebuilding. 5. You can enter the Array Settings interface to view the rebuilding status. 6. After rebuilding successfully, the array and virtual disk will restore to Functional.

  • Page 164: Deleting Array

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 12.3 Deleting Array Deleting array will cause to delete all the data saved in the disk. Steps: 1. Enter the Array Settings interface. Menu>HDD>RAID>Array Figure 12. 15 Array Settings Interface 2. Select an array and click to delete the array.

  • Page 165: Checking The Firmware Information

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 12.4 Checking the Firmware Information Purpose: You can view and check the information of the firmware on the Firmware interface. Steps: 1. Enter the Firmware interface to check the information of the firmware, including the version, maximum physical disk quantity, maximum array quantity, auto-rebuild status, etc.

  • Page 166: Chapter 13 Hdd Management

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 13 HDD Management...

  • Page 167: Initializing Hdds

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 13.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your NVR. A message box pops up when the NVR starts up if there exits any uninitialized HDD. Figure 13.
  • Page 168 User Manual of Network Video Recorder 5. After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD will change from Uninitialized to Normal. Figure 13. 5 HDD Status Changes to Normal Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it.

  • Page 169: Managing Network Hdd

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 13.2 Managing Network HDD Purpose: You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN to NVR, and use it as network HDD. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD>General Figure 13. 6 HDD Information Interface 2.
  • Page 170 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 13. 8 Add NAS Disk • Add IP SAN: 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Click the Search button to search the available IP SAN disks. 3) Select the IP SAN disk from the list shown below. 4) Click the OK button to add the selected IP SAN disk.

  • Page 171: Managing Hdd Group

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 13.3 Managing HDD Group 13.3.1 Setting HDD Groups Purpose: Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups. Video from specified channels can be recorded onto a particular HDD group through HDD settings. Steps: 1. Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu >...

  • Page 172: Setting Hdd Property

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 13. 13 Local HDD Settings Interface 7. Select the Group number for the current HDD. The default group No. for each HDD is 1. 8. Click the OK button to confirm the settings. Figure 13.
  • Page 173 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 13. 15 Set HDD Property 3. Set the HDD property to R/W, Read-only or Redundancy. 4. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the interface. 5. In the HDD Information menu, the HDD property will be displayed in the list. At least 2 hard disks must be installed on your NVR when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy, and there is one HDD with R/W property.

  • Page 174: Configuring Quota Mode

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 13.4 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose: Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. Steps: 1. Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced 2. Set the Mode to Quota, as shown in Figure 13. 16. The NVR must be rebooted to enable the changes to take effect.
  • Page 175 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 13. 18 Copy Settings to Other Camera(s) 6. Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same quota settings. You can also click the checkbox of IP Camera to select all cameras. 7.

  • Page 176: Checking Hdd Status

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 13.5 Checking HDD Status Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDDs on NVR so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps: 1.
  • Page 177 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 13. 20 View HDD Status (2)

  • Page 178: Hdd Detection

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 13.6 HDD Detection This function is not supported if the RAID function is enabled. 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 179 User Manual of Network Video Recorder 3. Click the Detect button to start the detection. Figure 13. 22 Bad Sector Detection And you can click Error info button to see the detailed damage information. And you can also pause/resume or cancel the detection.

  • Page 180: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 13.7 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose: You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Steps: 1. Enter the Exception interface. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions 2. Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list. 3.

  • Page 181: Chapter 14 Camera Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 14 Camera Settings...

  • Page 182: Configuring Osd Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 14.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the OSD Configuration interface. Menu > Camera > OSD 2.

  • Page 183: Configuring Privacy Mask

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 14.2 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: You are allowed to configure the four-sided privacy mask zones that cannot be viewed by the operator. The privacy mask can prevent certain surveillance areas to be viewed or recorded. Steps: 1.

  • Page 184: Configuring Video Parameters

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 14.3 Configuring Video Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Camera >Image Figure 14. 4 Image Settings Interface 2. Select the camera to set image parameters. 3. You can click on the arrow to change the value of each parameter. 4.

  • Page 185: Chapter 15 Nvr Management And Maintenance

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 15 NVR Management Maintenance...

  • Page 186: Viewing System Information

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 15.1 Viewing System Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu >Maintenance>System Info 2. You can click the Device Info, Camera, Record, Alarm, Network and HDD tabs to view the system information of the device. Figure 15.

  • Page 187: Searching & Export Log Files

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 15.2 Searching & Export Log Files Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the NVR can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time. Steps: 1. Enter the Log Search interface. Menu >...
  • Page 188 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 15. 3 Log Search Results Up to 2000 log files can be displayed each time. 5. You can click the button of each log or double click it to view its detailed information, as shown in Figure 15.
  • Page 189 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 15. 5 Export Log Files 7. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. 8. Select the format of the log files to be exported. Up to 9 formats are selectable. 9.

  • Page 190: Importing/Exporting Ip Camera Info

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 15.3 Importing/Exporting IP Camera Info Purpose: The information of added IP camera can be generated into an excel file and exported to the local device for backup, including the IP address, manage port, password of admin, etc.. And the exported file can be edited on your PC, like adding or deleting the content, and copy the setting to other devices by importing the excel file to it.

  • Page 191: Importing/Exporting Configuration Files

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 15.4 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files Purpose: The configuration files of the NVR can be exported to local device for backup; and the configuration files of one NVR can be imported to multiple NVR devices if they are to be configured with the same parameters. Steps: 1.

  • Page 192: Upgrading System

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 15.5 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your NVR can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 15.5.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device Steps: 1. Connect your NVR with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located. 2.
  • Page 193 User Manual of Network Video Recorder directory as required. Steps: 1. Enter the Upgrade interface. Menu >Maintenance>Upgrade 2. Click the FTP tab to enter the local upgrade interface, as shown in Figure 15. 8. Figure 15. 8 FTP Upgrade Interface 3.

  • Page 194: Restoring Default Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 15.6 Restoring Default Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 15. 9 Restore Defaults 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 195: Chapter 16 Others

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 16 Others...

  • Page 196: Configuring Rs-232 Serial Port

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 16.1 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port Purpose: The RS-232 port can be used in two ways: • Parameters Configuration: Connect a PC to the NVR through the PC serial port. Device parameters can be configured by using software such as HyperTerminal. The serial port parameters must be the same as the NVR’s when connecting with the PC serial port.

  • Page 197: Configuring General Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 16.2 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the output standard and resolution for the monitors, system time and date, and mouse pointer speed through the Menu > Configuration > General interface. Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>...

  • Page 198: Configuring Dst Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 16.3 Configuring DST Settings Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General 2. Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 16. 3 DST Settings Interface You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item. Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox, and then you choose the date of the DST period.

  • Page 199: Configuring More Settings For Device Parameters

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 16.4 Configuring More Settings for Device Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General 2. Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface, as shown in Figure 16. 4 Figure 16.

  • Page 200: Managing User Accounts

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 16.5 Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a default account in the NVR: Administrator. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is set when you start the device for the first time. The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters.
  • Page 201 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Address. Password: Set the password for the user account. STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED– We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product.

  • Page 202: Deleting A User

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 6. Set the operating permission of Local Configuration, Remote Configuration and Camera Configuration for the user. Local Configuration • Local Log Search: Searching and viewing logs and system information of NVR. • Local Parameters Settings: Configuring parameters, restoring factory default parameters and importing/exporting configuration files.

  • Page 203: Editing A User

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 16. 9 User List 3. Click the icon to delete the selected user account. 16.5.3 Editing a User For the added user accounts, you can edit the parameters. Steps: 1. Enter the User Management interface. Menu >Configuration>User 2.
  • Page 204 User Manual of Network Video Recorder STRONG PASSWORD RECOMMENDED– We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing (using a minimum of 8 characters, including upper case letters, lower case letters, numbers, and special characters) in order to increase the security of your product.

  • Page 205: Chapter 17 Video Wall Configuration And Operation

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 17 Video Wall Configuration and Operation...

  • Page 206: User Registration And Login

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Purpose: With extension HDMI output board, DS-96000NI-H16/H(/I), DS-96000NI-F16/H(/I), DS-96000NI-H24/H(/I) and DS-96000NI-F24/H(/I) models can realize the video wall display, windowing and roaming of images directly via the HDMI outputs. The iVMS-4200 is a versatile video management software for the DVRs, NVRs, IP cameras, encoders, decoders, VCA device, alarm host, etc.

  • Page 207: Adding The Nvr To The Client Software

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 17. 2 User Login After running the client software, a wizard will pop up to guide you to add the device and operate some basic settings. For detailed configuration about the wizard, please refer to the Quick Start Guide of iVMS-4200. The following figure shows the main interface after accessing to the software: Figure 17.
  • Page 208 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 17. 4 Add Encoding Device Click Add Device to open the device adding dialog box. Figure 17. 5 Add Device You can add the NVR by IP/Domain, IP Segment, IP Server or HiDDNS. You can also add the NVR by searching the online device.

  • Page 209: Configuring The Video Wall

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Address: Input the device’s IP address or domain name. Port: Input the device port No.. The default value is 8000. User Name: Input the device user name. By default, the user name is admin. Password: Input the device password.
  • Page 210 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 17. 7 List of Successfully Added Device Click Enter Video Wall Config to enter the decoding device and video wall configuration interface. A default video wall view with the window division of 4*4 is provided. You can edit the default video wall or add a new video wall as desired.

  • Page 211: Decoding And Displaying Video On Video Wall

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 17. 8 Video Wall Configuration 17.1.4 Decoding and Displaying Video on Video Wall Steps: Click Back to Operation Page to go back to the Video Wall Operation interface. Click-and-drag the camera under the NVR on the left-side list to the display window of video wall. The video stream from the camera will be decoded and displayed on the video wall.

  • Page 212: Operating Windowing And Roaming On Video Wall

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder You can use the toolbar at the bottom of the window and the right-click menu to the stop/stop decoding, switch window-division mode, set window display layer, etc. Figure 17. 10 Displaying Video on Video Wall 17.1.5 Operating Windowing and Roaming on Video Wall Purpose: Windowing is to open a new window on the screen(s).
  • Page 213 User Manual of Network Video Recorder During moving the window, the dotted borders will display. The window will be adjusted to align with the borders if it is moved to the location near the dotted borders. Figure 17. 12 Roaming on Video Wall Double-click the window and it will enlarge to fill the spanning screens and display on the top layer.

  • Page 214: Chapter 18 Access By Web Browser

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 18 Access by Web Browser You shall acknowledge that the use of the product with Internet access might be under network security risks. For avoidance of any network attacks and information leakage, please strengthen your own protection. If the product does not work properly, please contact with your dealer or the nearest service center.

  • Page 215: Live View

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 18. 2 Logging In Install the plug-in before viewing the live video and managing the camera. Please follow the installation prompts to install the plug-in. You may have to close the web browser to finish the installation of the plug-in. 18.2 Live View The live view interface appears by default when you log in the device.

  • Page 216: Recording

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Name Description Live View Window Displays the image of channel, and multi-window division is supported. Play Control Bar Play control operations are supported. Pan, tilt, zoom operations are supported, as well as preset editing and calling.
  • Page 217 User Manual of Network Video Recorder 1. Click Configuration> Storage> Schedule Settings to enter Record Schedule settings interface. 2. Select the camera to configure the record schedule. 3. Check the checkbox of Enable to enable recording schedule. Figure 18. 4 Record Schedule Settings 4.

  • Page 218: Playback

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 18. 7 Advanced Settings 6. You can click to configure advanced record parameters to copy the schedule of current camera to other cameras. 7. Click Save to activate the above settings. 18.4 Playback Figure 18.
  • Page 219 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Play Control Bar Play control operations are supported. Time Line Displays the time bar and the records marked with different colors. Recording Type Show the icons of different recording types. Calendar You can select the date to play the video files. Start Playback Steps: 1.

  • Page 220: Appendix

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Appendix...

  • Page 221: Specifications

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Specifications DS-96000NI-H16 (/H) (/I) DS-96128NI-H16, DS-96128NI-H16/H, DS-96256NI-H16, DS-96256NI-H16/H, Model DS-96128NI-H16/I, DS-96128NI-H16/H/I DS-96256NI-H16/I, DS-96256NI-H16/H/I 128-ch 256-ch IP video input Video/Audio Up to 8MP resolution input 2-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1kΩ) Two-way audio Incoming bandwidth 400Mbps 640Mbps, or 400Mbps (when RAID is enabled) Network Outgoing bandwidth...
  • Page 222 User Manual of Network Video Recorder DS-96000NI-H24 (/H) (/I) DS-96128NI-H24, DS-96128NI-H24/H, DS-96256NI-H24, DS-96256NI-H24/H, Model DS-96128NI-H24/I, DS-96128NI-H24/H/I DS-96256NI-H24/I, DS-96256NI-H24/H/I 128-ch 256-ch IP video input Video/Audio Up to 8MP resolution input 2-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1kΩ) Two-way audio Incoming bandwidth 400Mbps 640Mbps, or 400Mbps (when RAID is enabled) Network Outgoing bandwidth 400Mbps...
  • Page 223 User Manual of Network Video Recorder DS-96000NI-F16 (/H) (/I) DS-96128NI-F16, DS-96128NI-F16/H, DS-96256NI-F16, DS-96256NI-F16/H, Model DS-96128NI-F16/I, DS-96128NI-F16/H/I DS-96256NI-F16/I, DS-96256NI-F16/H/I 128-ch 256-ch IP video input Video/Audio Up to 8MP resolution input 1-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1kΩ) Two-way audio Incoming bandwidth 400Mbps 640Mbps, or 400Mbps (when RAID is enabled) Network Outgoing bandwidth 400Mbps...
  • Page 224 User Manual of Network Video Recorder DS-96000NI-F24 (/H) (/I) DS-96128NI-F24, DS-96128NI-F24/H, DS-96256NI-F24, DS-96256NI-F24/H, Model DS-96128NI-F24/I, DS-96128NI-F24/H/I DS-96256NI-F24/I, DS-96256NI-F24/H/I 128-ch 256-ch IP video input Video/Audio Up to 8MP resolution input 1-ch, RCA (2.0 Vp-p, 1kΩ) Two-way audio 640Mbps, or 400Mbps (when RAID is Incoming bandwidth 400Mbps enabled)

  • Page 225: Glossary

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 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 DVR, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.

  • Page 226: Troubleshooting

    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.  There is an audible warning sound “Di-Di-Di-DiDi” after a new bought NVR starts up.
  • Page 227 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 IP camera frequently goes online and offline and the status of it displays as “Disconnected”.
  • Page 228 5. Check if the fault is solved by the step 1 to step 4. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from Hikvision to do the further process.  No monitor connected with the NVR locally and when you manage the IP camera to connect with the device by web browser remotely, of which the status displays as Connected.
  • Page 229 If the resource is not enough, please end some unnecessary processes. 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.
  • Page 230 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 NVR is playing back by single or multi-channel.
  • Page 231 Select “Menu > HDD > General” to view the HDD status, and verify the HDD is detected and can be read and written normally. 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.

  • Page 232: Summary Of Changes

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Summary of Changes Version 3.2.1 Added: 1. Add the new models. 2. Set the strong password to activate the device is needed for the first-time startup (Chapter 2.2) 3. Add the video wall configuration and operation for the /H models. (Chapter 17) 4.

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