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ZNR Series
ZNR-126, ZNR-127, ZNR-423
2021/07/20

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  • Page 1 User’s Manual ZNR Series ZNR-126, ZNR-127, ZNR-423 2021/07/20...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Sequence Operation ................23 Zoom .......................24 Image Configuration ................24 Preview Configuration ................25 Channel Configuration ..........27 Channel Management ................27 OSD Configuration ...................34 Image Configuration ................35 Privacy Mask Configuration ..............39 PTZ Control ..............40 PTZ Control Window and PTZ Management Window ......40 www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 3 Backup ................62 Recording Backup ...................62 Image Backup ..................63 Alarm ................64 Alarm Input and Output ................64 Motion Detection ..................66 Tampering Detection ................67 Human Body Detection ................67 Video Loss ....................68 Alert ......................69 Audio Detection ..................70 Buzzer .....................70 Doorbell Call ....................71 www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 4 Log Query ....................105 Import/Export ..................106 System Restoration ................106 Automatic Maintenance .................107 System Upgrade ..................107 Hard Disk Detection ................108 Shutdown ..............109 Part II Web-Based Operations ........110 Before You Begin...................110 Login ......................111 Live View ....................112 Playback ....................114 Configuration ..................115 www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 5 User’s Manual Appendix A Typical Applications ......116 Typical Application 1 ................116 Typical Application 2 ................116 Appendix B Acronyms ..........117 Appendix C FAQs ............118 www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 6: Preface

    Keep the device from dust, excessive vibration, liquid of any kind, and strong electromagnetic radiation. A sudden power failure may cause device damage or loss of data. Take necessary measures to ensure data security and protect from network attack and hacking (when connected to Internet). www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 7: Regulatory Compliance

    Equipment (WEEE) Directive and must be disposed of in a responsible manner. Battery Directive-2013/56/EC Battery in the product complies with the European Battery Directive 2013/56/EC.For proper recycling,return the battery to your supplier or to a designated collection point. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 8: Part I Local Operations

    ZNR-126 / ZNR-127 The screw holes are for different uses:  A: For 3.5” HDD with 4 screw holes.  A and B: For 3.5” HDD with 6 screw holes.  C: For 2.5” HDD. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 9 The dotted lines indicate the cable connection side (may vary with device). Make sure the disk faces the correct side for installation. Choose an option as appropriate. Use a #1 or #2 screwdriver as needed. All photos are for illustration purposes only. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 10 2. Connect the data and power cables to the disk. 3. Loosen the screws on the disk halfway. 4. Slide the disk in the screw holes, and then tighten the screws. 5. Connect the power cable and the data cable to the motherboard. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 11 1. Loosen the screws on the rear panel. Then press with both thumbs and slide open the cover. 2. Loosen the screws on both sides and take out the mounting plate. 3. Secure the disks on the monting plate and tighten the screws. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 12 5. Tighten screws on both sides to secure the mounting plate. 6. Connect the power and data cables to the disk. Connect the cable to the mother board. 7. Put the cover back inplace and tighten the screws on the rear panel. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 13: Ports And Leds

    Steady on: Device alarm occurred. CLOUD Steady on: Connected to cloud. One HD LED only: Steady on: No disk; or disk is abnormal.  HD(Hard disk) Blinks: Reading or writing data.  One HD LED for each disk: www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 14: Login

    Exit the current window when Cancel or Exit is displayed. Scroll up or down a list or a window; or zoom in or out Scroll up or down on a playback progress bar. Wheel Long press Restore to lowest resolution. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 15 Enter 3, D, E, or F; or start manual recording. Enter 4, G, H, or I; or enter the PTZ control interface. Enter 5, J, K, or L; or switch the screen layout in live view or playback mode. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 16 : Switch windows or menu items; or control rotation directions of a PTZ camera when the PTZ toolbar is closed : Rewind or forward 30 seconds in full screen. : Variable-speed forward or rewind in full screen. : Confirm an operation; or start or pause playback. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 17: Initial Configuration

    NVR. Device Login The login pages appears after the NVR starts up. 1. Enter the default admin password 123456, click Login, and then click Yes to change the password. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 18 User’s Manual 2. Change the password into a strong one, then click OK. 3. Set the unlock pattern. NOTE: To disable the unlock pattern, click System > User. See User Configuration details. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 19: Wizard

    The following shows an example. 1. Enable or disable the wizard as needed and then click Next. You may also click (Number 2). 2. Select the time zone, date and time format, set the system time, and then click Next. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 20 If not, you need to modify the device password.  If the desired device is not in the device list, you may add it in a preview window or under Camera > Camera > Camera (see Adding an IP Device). www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 21: Live View

    Correct audio input and output connections are required. Click to turn on audio. Clicking turns off audio. The sound volume is adjustable. NOTE: When you turn on audio in the current window, audio of the previous window is turned off. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 22: Screen Toolbar

    NVR. Click to automatically hide the toolbar, or click to lock. Shortcut Menu A shortcut menu as shown below appears when you right-click in a window. Some menu items are described in Shortcut Menu Description. Shortcut Menu www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 23 Play the current day's recording for the camera linked to the current Playback window. Choose a video output mode, including standard, soft, bright, and Output Mode vivid. Manual settings include manual recording, manual snapshot, and Manual manual alarm. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 24: Sequence Operation

    NOTE:  The default sequence interval is eight seconds and can be set under System > Preview.  You may drag video to the desired window on the screen. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 25: Zoom

    2. Select a mode from the drop-down list according to the surveillance scenario, and then adjust contrast, hue, saturation and brightness as needed. The settings available may vary with device model. 3. Click OK to save the settings and exit. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 26: Preview Configuration

    D1, meaning D1 is not linked to any window. 2. Click window 2 on the right, and then click D1 under Camera on the left. Now D1 appears in window 2. Click Apply to save the settings. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 27 User’s Manual Advanced Configuration Click the Advanced tab and then select Sub Stream First so the NVR uses the sub stream to establish live video from multiple cameras simultaneously. This function is disabled by default. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 28: Channel Configuration

    2. (Optional) To search a specified network segment, click Search and then set the address range. 3. You may choose one of the following ways to add an IP device: Click Add All to add all the discovered IP devices allowed (depending on channels supported by the NVR). www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 29 After setting the domain name, check that you can use the device address to access the IP device web interface.  Make sure the MyDDNS server and the NVR are connected (ping the MyDDNS server from the NVR). www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 30 NVRs with 32 channels or less, you can sort cameras by dragging the mouse. For example, to switch channel 1 with channel 4, click , and choose Sort Camera, and then follow the steps below: 1. From the preview window, drag the channel from one window to another. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 31 Dewarping is available in live view and playback (in normal and corridor playback modes). The operations are similar. The following describes dewarping in live view. Click Fisheye Mode on the window toolbar. The figure below appears. Set mounting mode and www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 32 Three mounting mode are available: ceiling, wall, desktop. Ceiling and desktop mounting modes use the same dewarping method. Mounting Mode Description Display Mode Original Image 360° Panoramic+1PTZ Ceiling Mount 180° Panoramic Fisheye+3PTZ Desktop Mount Fisheye+4PTZ 360° Panoramic+6PTZ Fisheye+8PTZ Original Image Panoramic Wall Mount Panoramic+3PTZ Panoramic+4PTZ Panoramic+8PTZ www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 33 On a PTZ image, drag the mouse to rotate the image or use the scroll wheel to zoom in or out. A box appears on the fisheye image as the image rotates, and as you drag the box or move the scroll wheel on the fisheye image, the corresponding PTZ image rotates or zooms in or out as well. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 34 NVR.  You can check if the password has been successfully changed on the Status window. Restore Default Settings Click , then click OK in the pop-up window, then the camera’s default settings will be restored. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 35: Osd Configuration

    If the camera name exceeds 20 characters, only the first 20 characters will be used as the OSD camera name.  If the camera exceeds 20 characters, and you want to overlay a different camera name on the video image: Deselect Sync OSD Camera Name. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 36: Image Configuration

    To restore default image settings, click Default in the lower right corner. This function is available only when the camera is connected to the NVR via the private protocol.  Image settings apply to both live and recorded videos. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 37 Exposure Mode effect. Shutter is used to control the light that comes into the lens. A fast Shutter(s) shutter speed is ideal for scenes in quick motion. A slow shutter speed is ideal for scenes that change slowly. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 38 Set the length of time before the camera switches between day mode Day/Night Switching(s) and night mode after the switching conditions are met. Enable WDR to ensure clear images in high contrast conditions. After enabling WDR, you can improve image quality by adjusting the WDR Level WDR level. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 39 Finetune: Allow you to adjust the red or blue offset manually. Red Offset Adjust the red offset manually. Blue Offset Adjust the blue offset manually. Advanced settings 1. Click the Advanced tab. 2. Use defog to improve image quality in foggy days. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 40: Privacy Mask Configuration

    Up to eight (8) areas are allowed, however, the number of allowed areas may vary with device model. The areas are differentiated by different colors. 3. (Optional) To clear a mask area, click 4. Click Apply to save the settings. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 41: Ptz Control

    Call a preset so the PTZ camera goes to the preset position. Delete a preset NOTE: are displayed for saved presets only. Preset patrol, recorded patrol and auto guard. For detailed information, see Setting a Preset Patrol, Setting a Recorded Patrol, and Setting Auto Guard. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 42: Setting And Calling A Preset

    Repeat the above steps to add all the presets. 3. To call a preset, click for the corresponding number. The camera rotates to the preset position. NOTE: Presets can also be triggered by alarms. See Alarm-Triggered Actions for details. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 43: Setting A Preset Patrol

    1 is complete. 5. Click right to the drop-down list to start preset patrol 1. To stop, click NOTE: The duration ranges from 0 to 1800 seconds (default: 10). The rotation speed ranges from 1 to 9 levels (default: 5). www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 44: Setting A Recorded Patrol

    This function requires the camera's support. The Auto Guard tab is hidden if it is not supported. 1. Click Auto Guard and then select Enable. 2. Select the desired mode from the drop-down list and then complete other settings accordingly. Click Apply to save the settings. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 45: Recording And Snapshot

    This parameter is effective only when the camera is connected to the NVR via private protocol.  Normal: Main stream that is intended for scheduled recording. Stream Type Event: Main stream that is intended for recording triggered by events such  as alarm inputs or motion detection alarms. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 46 Enable or disable audio stream. Smart Encoding The advanced mode achieves higher compression ratios. 3. (Optional) Click Copy to apply some current settings such as bit rate and frame rate to other cameras. 4. Click Apply to save the settings. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 47: Draw Or Edit A Schedule

    2. Select the camera from the list. Schedule is enabled by default. If it is disabled, select to enable it. 3. Set Pre-Record and Post-Record as needed. 4. (Applicable to some NVR models) To save a redundant copy of recordings, select Enable Redundant Recording and configure a redundant hard disk (see Disk Management details). www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 48: Scheduled Recording And Snapshot

    The set schedule appears in blue, which stands for scheduled recording. Scheduled Snapshot Configure scheduled snapshot under Storage > Snapshot. Scheduled snapshot is similar to scheduled recording (see Scheduled Recording for details). Make sure the schedule type is Normal. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 49: Motion Detection Recording And Snapshot

    6. Set a recording schedule under Storage > Recording. For the detailed steps, see Draw or Edit a Schedule. Make sure the schedule type is Motion. The set schedule appears in green, which stands for motion detection recording. The following figure shows an example. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 50 Snapshot tab, select the desired camera, and then click OK. 2. Set a snapshot schedule under Storage > Snapshot. For the detailed steps, see Draw or Edit a Schedule. Make sure the schedule type is Motion. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 51: Alarm Triggered Recording And Snapshot

    4. Set a schedule under Storage > Recording. For the detailed steps, see Draw or Edit a Schedule. Make sure the schedule type is Alarm. The set schedule appears in red, which stands for alarm-triggered recording. The following shows an example. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 52 Trigger Actions. In the window displayed, click the Snapshot tab, select the desired camera, and then click OK. Set a snapshot schedule under Storage > Snapshot. For the detailed steps, see Draw or Edit a Schedule. Make sure the schedule type is Alarm. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 53: Manual Recording And Snapshot

    Recording tab, select the desired camera and then click Start. To stop manual recording, select the camera and then click Stop. Manual Snapshot Manual snapshot is similar to manual recording. Right click and select Manual > Manual Snapshot, select the desired camera, and then click Start. Click Stop to stop. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 54: Holiday Recording And Snapshot

    Holiday snapshot is similar to holiday recording. First you set holidays under System > Holiday, and then configure a snapshot schedule under Storage > Snapshot. Set a snapshot schedule as described in Scheduled Recording. Make sure Holiday is selected from the Select Day drop-down list. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 55: Other Recording And Snapshot Types

    OR an input alarm occurs. When you choose an Event type of recording or snapshot, make sure you have enabled the corresponding alarm function and configured alarm-triggered recording/snapshot. The configuration steps are similar. See Motion Detection Recording and Snapshot for more details. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 56: Playback

    Timeline. Zoom in or out on the timeline. NOTE: Alternatively, scroll your mouse wheel. Play, pause, stop, and reverse. Rewind or forward 30 seconds. Slow down or speed up. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 57: Playback By Camera And Date

    Double-clicking the date will start playback directly. NOTE:  The calendar uses different flags to indicate different recording types. No flag means no recording. The blue flag means normal recording. The red flag means event-triggered recording. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 58 User’s Manual  In the drop-down list, right click to playback mode: HD means video recorded with the main or sub stream; SD means video recorded with the third stream. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 59: Playback In Corridor Mode

    3. Click for the desired tag to start playback. You may use the Start Before and Stop After drop-down lists to set when the tagged video starts and ends. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 60: Playback By Motion Detection

    The video containing no such results plays at 16x speed to save time. 1. In the playback window, select Smart from the drop-down list in the upper left corner. 2. Click for the desired camera to start smart playback. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 61: Playback By External File

    2. Select a type from the Type drop-down list in the upper right corner. 3. Select the desired camera(s), set the desired time period, and then click Search. 4. Click the desired file to start playback. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 62: File Management

    (3) Click and then click the Locked File tab to view the locked file. To unlock a file, click , and the icon changes to . To back up a file, select the file and then click Backup. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 63: Backup

    Y indicates the total number of recordings. To cancel the operation, click Cancel.  A backup file is named in this format: camera name-recording start time.file extension. For example, Ch9-20150630183546.mp4. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 64: Image Backup

    3. Select the desired file(s) and then click Backup. 4. Select a destination in the USB storage device and then click Backup. The selected files are saved to the specified directory. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 65: Alarm

    Time periods cannot overlap.  To apply the same arming schedule to other days, select the intended days, right-click on Copy To.  To apply the same settings to the cameras, click Copy, selec the cameras, and then click OK. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 66 After you have completed the settings, click OK. 3. Click under Arming Schedule and then set the time when actions will be triggered. NOTE: To apply the same settings to other cameras, click Copy, select cameras, and then click OK. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 67: Motion Detection

    Time periods cannot overlap.  To apply the same arming schedule to other days, select the intended days right to Copy To. 6. Click Apply to save the settings. 7. (Optional) Click Copy to apply the same settings to other cameras. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 68: Tampering Detection

    5. (Optional) Click Copy to apply the same settings to other cameras. 6. Click Apply to save the settings. Human Body Detection Human body detection alarms occur when the presence of human being is detected in the specified area. 1. Click Alarm > Human Body Detection. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 69: Video Loss

    Video loss alarm cannot trigger recording, preset, preview (live view) and snapshot actions for the current camera. 3. Click under Arming Schedule and then set the time when actions will be triggered. 4. (Optional) Click Copy to apply the same settings to other cameras. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 70: Alert

    Perform the following steps to configure an alert: 1. Click Alarm > Alert. 2. Select an alert type, select the desired actions, and then select the camera(s) for which you want to enable alarm output. 3. Click Apply to save the settings. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 71: Audio Detection

    The buzzer can be triggered by alarms to alert the user. Follow the steps to set how long the buzzer will buzz after it is triggered. 1. Click Alarm > Buzzer. 2. Set the duration as needed. The range is from 1 to 600 seconds. 3. Click Apply to save the settings. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 72: Doorbell Call

    Follow the steps to trigger or clear an alarm output manually. 1. Click Manual > Alarm > Manual Alarm. 2. To trigger an alarm output manually, select the desired channel and then click Trigger. To clear an alarm output manually, select the desired channel and then click Clear. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 73 User’s Manual Manual Buzzer Follow the steps to stop the buzzer manually. 1. Click Manual > Alarm > Buzzer. 2. Select the buzzer (in Started status) and then click Stop. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 74: Vca

    2. Set face detection sensitivity. The higher the sensitivity, the more likely a face will be detected. NOTE: The lower the sensitivity, the less likely a side face or blurring face will be detected. Adjust the detection sensitivity as needed to achieve optimal effects. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 75 Speed Priority: Upload the best face snapshots within the time period from when the face enters the surveillance area to when the set time is up. Periodic Priority: From the time when the face enters the surveillance area, select and upload one snapshot in every set time period. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 76 USB storage device. ii. Complete your face data file by referring to the Face Template Import Guide. iii. Select the target face list, click Import, and select the csv file you have edited. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 77 Click Add, then select the face image and enter the required information in Add Face Info window. 4. Configure monitoring task for face recognition. Click Add Monitoring Task, and complete the settings of monitoring schedule and triggering actions based on your needs. Configure Monitoring Task and Schedule www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 78 Click Preview Mode > Smart, then face recognition results are displayed on the right side. NOTE:  In Smart mode, click in the upper right corner to configure the information to display.  Click Preview Mode > Normal to exit Smart Mode. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 79 Trigger Actions and set action(s) to trigger. For more details, see Alarm- Triggered Actions. 5. (Optional) Click right to Arming Schedule and then set the time when actions will be triggered. 6. Click Apply to save the settings. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 80 Trigger Actions and set action(s) to trigger. For more details, see Alarm- Triggered Actions. 5. (Optional) Click right to Arming Schedule and then set the time when actions will be triggered. 6. Click Apply to save the settings. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 81 Trigger Actions and set action(s) to trigger. For more details, see Alarm- Triggered Actions. 2. (Optional) Click right to Arming Schedule and then set the time when actions will be triggered. 3. Set detection sensitivity and then click Apply to save the settings. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 82 Trigger Actions and set action(s) to trigger. For more details, see Alarm- Triggered Actions. 2. (Optional) Click right to Arming Schedule and then set the time when actions will be triggered. 3. Set the tracking mode (currently only Panoramic) Set tracking timeout and zoom ratio. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 83 3. Click right to Trigger Actions and then set the action(s) to trigger. For more details, see Alarm-Triggered Actions. 4. (Optional) Click right to Arming Schedule and then set the time when actions will be triggered. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 84 Trigger Actions and then set the action(s) to trigger. For more details, see Alarm-Triggered Actions. 4. (Optional) Click right to Arming Schedule and then set the time when actions will be triggered. 5. Click Apply to save the settings. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 85: Vca Search

    Count. Search results are displayed. You may choose to display search results using a chart or table. 3. (Optional) To save the counting statistics to a connected USB storage device, click Backup. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 86: Network Configuration

     Net fault-tolerance mode: The two NICs are bound to the same IP address. In cases where one NIC fails, the other takes over service seamlessly from the faulty one to ensure network connectivity. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 87 (e.g., DynDNS).  If the DDNS type is MyDDNS, enter a valid domain name for your NVR and then click Test to see if the domain name is available. 3. Click Apply to save the settings. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 88 Select Attach Image if you want snapshots to be sent via email. Make sure Email and snapshot have been enabled in the Trigger Actions window.  Only certain NVR models support image attachment. You may click Test to check whether the email can be sent successfully. 3. Click Apply to save the settings. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 89: Platform Configuration

    2. Select Enable Alarm Service, and set the server address and SIP server port. NOTE: The NVR only sends alarm signals when an alarm or alert occurs; users need to implement alarm receiving and reporting for the external alarm device separately. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 90: Advanced Configuration

    An RTSP URL can be used to view live video of a channel of the current NVR from another NVR. See Option 5 in Adding an IP Device for more information. 3. Click Apply to save the settings. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 91 For an NVR with multiple NICs, port mapping should be configured based on the NIC specified as the default route. 3. Click Refresh and check that Active is displayed for these ports under UPnP Status. 4. Click Apply to save the settings. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 92 After port mapping is completed, you may access the Web client of your NVR by entering the following information in the address bar of your web browser: router's WAN port IP address:external HTTP port. For example, if 10.2.2.10 is the IP address and 82 is the HTTP port, then you enter http://10.2.2.10:82. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 93 5. (Optional) Apply the same settings to other cameras by clicking right to Copy and then selecting desired cameras. 6. Click Apply to save the settings. NOTE: To apply the same settings to other cameras, click right to Copy, select cameras and then click OK. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 94 224.0.0.1: all-hosts group address, which refers to all the multicast-capable hosts and routers on a physical network.  224.0.0.2: for all routers on this subnet.  224.0.0.5: for all OSPF routers.  224.0.0.13: for all PIMv2 routers.  239.0.0.0--239.255.255.255 are for private use like 192.168.x.x. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 95: Disk Configuration

    4. To format a disk, select the disk and then click Format. A confirmation message appears. Click Yes. NOTE:  Local disks will be formatted automatically when installed. Extended disks will not.  Format a disk with caution. All data will be removed. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 96: Space Allocation

    You can select a disk group only when disk group is enabled under Storage > Disk Group. For more information, see Advanced Configuration. 3. Click Apply to save the settings. 4. (Optional) Click Copy to apply the same settings to other camera(s). www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 97: Advanced Configuration

    The camera shares unallocated space, and its oldest recordings/snapshots will still be overwritten when the space is used up. Stop The camera's new recordings/snapshots will not be saved Other values when its allocated space is used up. 3. Click Apply to save the settings. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 98: System Configuration

    You may also set startup Wizard here by clicking Wizard. Time Configuration Time 1. Click System > Time > Time. 2. Select the correct time zone, and then set date and time formats and the system time. The following shows an example. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 99 2. Select Sync Camera Time and then click Apply. CAUTION: Use this function with caution if you have more than one NVR on the network. An IP camera synchronizing time with multiple NVRs at the same time will cause chaotic recordings. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 100: User Configuration

    2. To add a user, click Add, and then set the username, user group, password and permissions as needed. Click OK to save the settings. 3. To edit or delete a user, click as needed. If you change the password for a user, the new password takes effect at the user's next login. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 101: Security Configuration

    3. Click Apply to save the settings. ONVIF Authentication Enable ONVIF authentication under System > Security > ONVIF Auth so a username and password will be required for ONVIF-based device access. Select the check box and then click Apply. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 102 4. Click Apply to save the settings. Video Watermark Encrypt custom information in videos to prevent unauthorized alteration. 1. Click System > Security. 2. Select the desired camera and then select Enable Watermark. 3. Enter watermark content. 4. Click Apply to save the settings. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 103: System Maintenance

    Camera status Click the Camera tab to view camera status (online or offline with possible offline cause) and status of alarm functions such as motion detecion, tampering, video loss and audio detection. Off means disabled, and on means enabled. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 104 OSD. Online user Click the Online User tab for information about users who are currently logged in. Disk status Click the Disk tab to view the hard disk status and disk properties. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 105: Network Information

    If you use PPPoE, a virtual NIC will appear in the list after the dial-up succeeds, and you may capture packets sent to and from this NIC. Network Settings Click Maintain > Network Info > Network to view network settings. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 106: Log Query

    3. Click Query. 4. If is displayed under Play, you may click to view the recording that started one minute before the alarm time and ended ten minutes after the alarm time. means this functions is not available. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 107: Import/Export

    Recordings and operation logs will not be deleted. 1. Click Maintain > Restore. 2. Click Default to restore factory default settings except network and user settings, or click Factory Default to restore all factory default settings. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 108: Automatic Maintenance

    1. Click Maintain > Auto-Function. 2. Set an auto-restart time, and choose a way to delete files automatically. CAUTION: Files deleted automatically cannot be recovered. System Upgrade NOTE: This feature is disabled by default, contact your sales administrator for assistance. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 109: Hard Disk Detection

    1. Click Maintain > HDD > Bad Sector Detect. 2. Select the desired disk and detection type, and then click Detect to start detection. Click Stop if you want to stop. CAUTION: The detection stops automatically when the error count reaches 100. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 110: Shutdown

    Home icon from the Live view, and then click Shutdown. Click Yes to confirm. CAUTION: Unsaved settings will be lost if the NVR is shut down unexpectedly, for example, due to a power failure. An incorrect shutdown during a system upgrade may cause startup failures. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 111: Part Ii Web-Based Operations

     The parameters that are grayed out on the Web GUI cannot be modified. The parameters and values displayed may vary with NVR model.  The figures are for illustration purpose only and may vary with NVR model. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 112: Login

    Strong: Contains at least 8 characters from at least three of the four types: upper-case letter, lower-case letter, special character, digit.  Weak: Contains at least 8 characters from two of the four types: upper-case letter, lower-case letter, special character, digit. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 113: Live View

    NVR or a camera (depending on where the icon is displayed).  Only the main stream is displayed when the camera is offline or it supports only one stream.  A snapshot file is named in this format: IP_camera ID_snapshot time. The snapshot time is in YYYYMMDDHHMMSSMS format. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 114 A local recording is named in this format: IP_camera ID_S recording start time E recording end time. The recording start and end times are in hh-mm-ss format.  By default, local recordings are saved in this directory: C:\Users\username\Surveillance\Record\system date. The system date is in yyyy-mm- dd format. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 115: Playback

    Stop Reverse Slow down or speed up Rewind or forward 30 Rewind or forward by seconds frame Previous or next period Clip video/pause Save video clip Take a snapshot Adjust sound volume; Zoom turn on or off sound www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 116: Configuration

    User’s Manual Configuration Click Setup on the top, and then click the menus on the left to configure parameters. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 117: Appendix A Typical Applications

    The NVR, IP cameras, and PC are connected on a private network (or LAN). The IP cameras can be connected to the NVR directly or via a switch. The PC is installed with surveillance management software. You can manage the NVR and the connected IP cameras using the surveillance software or through the monitor. www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 118: Appendix B Acronyms

    Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet Pan, Tilt, Zoom Peer-to-Peer RAID Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks RTSP Real-Time Streaming Protocol Software Development Kit S.M.A.R.T. Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology UPnP Universal Plug-and-Play Universal Serial Bus Video Graphics Array Variable Bit Rate www.acti.com www.acti.com...

  • Page 119: Appendix C Faqs

    Click Maintain > System Info > Camera. The cause is displayed under Status. Common causes include disconnected network, incorrect username A camera is offline, and or password, weak password, insufficient No Link is displayed. bandwidth.  Check network connection and network configurations. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 120 The disk is not compatible with your NVR. Contact your dealer for a list of compatible disk models.  Use the mouse delivered with your NVR. The mouse does not work.  Make sure no cable is extended. www.acti.com www.acti.com...
  • Page 121 Copyright © 2021, ACTi Corporation All Rights Reserved 7F, No. 1, Alley 20, Lane 407, Sec. 2, Ti-Ding Blvd., Neihu District, Taipei, Taiwan 114, R.O.C. TEL : +886-2-2656-2588 FAX : +886-2-2656-2599 Email: sales@acti.com...

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