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ASANTech NVR 4.1
Installation Guide
ASAN Security Technologies Oy
2010
© Copyright 2010 ASAN Security Technologies Oy
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www.asansecurity.com

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  • Page 1 ASANTech NVR 4.1 Installation Guide ASAN Security Technologies Oy 2010 © Copyright 2010 ASAN Security Technologies Oy www.asansecurity.com...
  • Page 2 Introduction Configure video Configure global servers and IP settings (default cameras settings) Power up ASANTech Add IP devices NVR Server Log in and go to Create surveillance configuration views and map interface views Change ASANTech Creata user groups NVR Servers IP if...

  • Page 3: System Overview

    System overview 2. IP-camera 3. Digital input(DI) 1. ASANTech NVR and / or digital Server output (DO) 5. Analogue video camera 4. Video server 6. Client and browser 3. Digital input(DI) and / or digital output (DO) © Copyright 2010 ASAN Security Technologies Oy...
  • Page 4 Eth0 (primary connection). The default IP -address on Eth0 is 192.168.0.80, and it is configured to run on a 1 Gbit/s network. • Power on the ASANTech NVR by pushing the POWER button on the front panel. Powering up will take a few minutes.
  • Page 5 This package is called Native Media Setup, which installs the necessary codecs. You will need Administrator -level credentials on your Windows environment to install this. You will be prompted to install these, or they can be found on the ASANTech NVR at http://[NVR-IP-address]/asan/extra.
  • Page 6 Multicast • Multicast (group broadcast) means the network and its devices feature where the image data is sent in one transmission to multiple recipients at once. The advantage of multicast is used to describe the sending camera to a small load - it is loaded with only one picture of a stream even if the recipients would be several.
  • Page 7 • After logging in, navigate to the Settings button in the top tool bar. • Change the IP address for ASANTech NVR: System  Network settings. Restart the ASANTech NVR, and change the IP settings of your (client) computer to match the (sub-)network in the ASANTech NVR.

  • Page 8: Configuration User Interface

    Configuration user interface • Surveillance: The main user interface, shows the surveillance views, cameras, controls for contact outputs, pop-ups etc. • Settings: The main user interface to set up the system, cameras, user rights etc. • System: Access system settings, such as IP-address, time, install updates, make backups etc.

  • Page 9: Global Settings

    Global Settings - 1 General • Percent of HDD not allocated: Ring buffer’s threshold value, when to start removing old footage. Default is 4%. • Still image quality: image compression. Default is Good. • Splitting time for long recordings (min): The maximum length of recordings in minutes, e.g.
  • Page 10 Global Settings - 2 Alarm • Alarm recording speed (fps): The desired frame rate for alarms. Default is 10 fps. • Alarm recording image quality: The image compression for alarms. Default is Good. • Alarm recording image resolution: The image resolution for alarms (QCIF...8Megapixels).
  • Page 11 Recorder settings - Devices 1. List of IP -devices configured to the system. 2. Cameras connected to the selected IP -device. 3. Add and Remove IP -devices. 4. Scanning IP -devices from the network. 5. Add and Remove cameras from video servers.
  • Page 12 Importing devices from a .CSV -file 1. Select the .csv -file containing camera data (the camera name, device model, IP address, port, input, username and password). Select Input 1 for IP -cameras. An example .csv -file can be found under http://recorder-ip-address/asan/extra.
  • Page 13 (defined in step 1). The maximum number of addresses is 255, a C-class block. 4. Select the cameras you would like to add to the ASANTech NVR by using the mouse and CTRL and SHIFT buttons. 5. Click Add Selected to configure the chosen IP -devices to the ASANTech NVR.
  • Page 14 Triggers • Trigger is the outcome of an event that launches an action in the NVR, e.g. a recording. – For example, motion detected in a camera view, a digital input from a door switch, a software interface signal can be defined as a trigger. •...
  • Page 15 • Video Motion Detection – You need to select the camera, and define whether motion detection is done in the ASANTech NVR or in the camera / video server. • External sensor - You need to define to which input of the IP device the external sensor (DI) is connected.
  • Page 16 Recorder settings - Defining action for a trigger 1. Recording Cameras – Select the camera(s) which starts recording, when the selected trigger is activated. 2. Select the camera from which a pop-up window will appear when the selected trigger activates. 3.
  • Page 17 Recorder Settings - Trigger scheduling You may define schedules for the various trigger actions (recording, digital output, pop-up) to take place. If the trigger is to record according to alarm settings, the red timing line (Alarm) needs to be activated (here, e.g., Sat-Sun).
  • Page 18 Recorder Settings - Calendar 1. The active times of the recording triggers are shown on the list. (Pop-up or digital output scheduling is not shown). 2. By clicking on the red bar, you will be directed to configure the trigger settings. 3.
  • Page 19 Recorder Settings - Configuring a Manual trigger - 1 1. Add a manual trigger for an IP -device, e.g., to activate a digital output or to start manually recording. Select the trigger on the Triggers tab. 2. Set the trigger type to Manual trigger. 3.
  • Page 20 Recorder Settings - Configuring a Manual trigger - 2 1. If the trigger should start recording, a recording camera needs to be selected. 2. For a digital output activation, a physical IP -device needs to be selected. 3. The I/O connector number of the physical device is selected.
  • Page 21 Recorder settings - PTZ tours • Scheduled tours using camera presets can be created on the PTZ tours -tab. The presets are configured to the camera directly, and not with ASANTech NVR. 1. If you want to create a new...
  • Page 22 The Alarms -value indicates the number of activations during the last 200 seconds. 7. OK – Saves the current values. 8. Close – Closes the ASANTech Motion Detection Tool (without saving). © Copyright 2010 ASAN Security Technologies Oy...
  • Page 23 Adding surveillance views 1. Click on the Add button. Use the arrows to change the order of the views on the list. 2. Give the surveillance view a unique name. 3. Select a template, or define the columns and rows to create a custom layout.
  • Page 24 Adding Map views 1. Click on the Add button to add a new map. Use the arrows to change the order of views on the list. 2. Give the map view a unique name. 3. Upload the map to the server by pushing the Browse button (supported formats: GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP).
  • Page 25 • To create a new user, click on the Add -button on the footer. A new page will be opened. • The ASANTech WD is using the user name config by default. If this user name is changed, the new credentials need to be manually configured into the ASANTech WD.
  • Page 26 5. If necessary, provide the permissions for the viewing speed (real-time viewing), PTZ priority, Calendar changes and the ASANTech proxy usage (connection type). 6. For the user you can set default permissions concerning the tour time interval, pop- ups, language and the alarm sound. The personal selections will override these settings.

  • Page 27: System Tools

    System Tools - 1 • Shutdown ASANTech NVR: Shuts the ASANTech NVR Server. • Reboot ASANTech NVR: Restarts the ASANTech NVR Server. • Restart the recording service: Restarts the recording service. • Set system time: Changes the time on the server.
  • Page 28 System tools - 2 • Download ASANTech NVR log archive: Wraps up and downloads all the logs for the corresponding days. • License: The serial number, and the number of available cameras (total/used). • Change License: ASANTech NVR license upgrade (you will need a new ASANTech NVR license).
  • Page 29 Notes for ArecontVision AV8185 camera • The camera driver is treated as a video server with four cameras. It will consume four camera licenses from the recorder • The default port for all features is TCP 80, however it can be changed. •...
  • Page 30 Metadata storage, licensed feature • Metadata is fed to the NVR from an external software source through the application programming interface (API). • The NVR synchronizes the metadata with the recordings. • Footage can be viewed with the metadata information, or without it. •...
  • Page 31 Consilium fire alarm integration Consilium Fire alarm system serial port triggers can be controlled using the UVP interface. Alarm triggering can produce a pop-up and / or start recording from the selected camera. Signal conversion of the serial port transport to IP traffic is used Moxa N-Port device.
  • Page 32 Consilium fire alarm integration 1. Add Moxa N-Port device to the recorder device list and define its IP address. Set the port to 4001. Leave username and password fields empty. 2. Add to the trigger list as many triggers as you have cameras to create pop-ups and start recordings. 3.
  • Page 33 Settings for Moxa when used with Consilium-integration The Moxa device must be configured in a certain way in order to work with the Consilium fire alarm integration. Please configure the following settings via the Moxa device's interface (accessible at the device's IP address). Operating settings - Port 1 Serial settings - Port 1 Port 1...
  • Page 34 Footage encryption The ASANTech NVR 4.0 can encrypt video footage. The footage is encrypted with a 128-bit AES -key, which changes on every recording event. The AES key is encrypted with a 1024-bit (default, can be changed) RSA key. The encryption is done via a PKI (Public Key Infrastructure), where the public key is used to encrypt the data.
  • Page 35 2. Copy the asanKeyStore -file into the .asan -directory inside a Windows user’s home directory, so that the ASANTech Playback Tool can use it automatically. 3. Copy the file into network drive and define the path in Windows Environment Variables (name the variable as asan.keystore and give the full path including the filename as the value).
  • Page 36 (Internet). • By default, the ASANTech NVR resolves the (camera) DynDNS -names only when the recording service is started. • The browser interface resolves the DNS names when it is started.
  • Page 37 ASANTech NVR’s /extra -directory http://NVR-ip-address/asan/extra • The /extra -directory contains useful tools for using the ASANTech NVR. To access the folder type on the browser’s address bar the NVR's IP -address, followed by asan/extra. • The directory contains:  Putty -terminal software ...

  • Page 38: Technical Support

    Technical support In problem cases or technical issues You can always contact our technical support  +358 40 759 3446: Monday to Friday 9 – 16.30 GMT+2h E-mail: asan@asansecurity.com © Copyright 2010 ASAN Security Technologies Oy www.asansecurity.com...