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  • Page 1 NRN (4 / 8 / 16 Channel) User Manual N4NRN N8NRN N16NRN...
  • Page 2 Version 1.0 Features and specifications are subject to change, please check www.specotech.com for firmware updates.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Notes& Contents NVR User Manual Notes Please read this user manual carefully to ensure that you can use the device correctly and safely. There may be several technical or printing errors in this manual. The updates will be added into the new version of this manual. The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
  • Page 4 Notes& Contents NVR User Manual PTZ ............................................25 6.1 PTZ Control Interface Introduction ..................................25 6.2 Preset Setting........................................28 6.3 Cruise Setting ........................................29 6.4 Cruise Group Settings ......................................30 6.5 Trace Settings ........................................30 6.6 Task Settings ........................................31 Record &...
  • Page 5 Notes& Contents NVR User Manual 11.1 Sensor Alarm ........................................63 11.2 Motion Alarm ........................................64 11.2.1 Motion Configuration .................................... 64 11.2.2 Motion Alarm Handling Configuration ..............................65 11.3 Combination Alarm ......................................65 11.4 IPC Offline Settings ......................................65 11.5 Exception Alarm Settings ....................................66 11.6 Alarm Event Notification ....................................
  • Page 6 Notes& Contents NVR User Manual Appendix A FAQ ..........................................90 Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity ..................................94 Appendix C Specifications ....................................... 95...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Introduction NVR User Manual 1 Introduction 1.1 Welcome Thank you for purchasing this NVR. If technical assistance is needed, please contact Speco Technologies Technical Support. Phone: 1-800-645-5516 option 3 Email: techsupport@specotech.com 1.2 Features Basic Functions Supports network device access including IP camera/dome and the third party IP cameras The NVR supports the latest H.265 video coding stream and a mixture input of H.265 and H.264 IP cameras...
  • Page 8 Introduction NVR User Manual Supports time scale operation in quick playback and the playback date and time can be set randomly by scrolling the mouse; the time interval of the time scale can be zoomed Supports record searching by time slice/time/event/tag Supports time view and camera view in searching by EZ mode Supports EZ search by month, by day, by hour and by minute and time slice to be displayed with camera thumbnail Supports a maximum of 4/8/16 cameras to be searched by time...

  • Page 9: Front Panel Descriptions

    1.4 Rear Panel Descriptions To quickly get started, connect the following to your recorder in the following order, please refer to the following figure (N8NRN shown for reference). Connect IP cameras to the PoE ports of the recorder. Connect a monitor to the recorder via VGA or HDMI cable (not included).

  • Page 10: Basic Operation Guide

    Basic Operation Guide NVR User Manual 2 Basic Operation Guide 2.1 Startup & Shutdown Please make sure all the connections are done properly before you power on the unit. Proper startup and shutdown are crucial to expending the life of your device. 2.1.1 Startup ①...

  • Page 11: Mouse Control

    Basic Operation Guide NVR User Manual Button Function Switch off—to stop the device Power Button Record Button To start recording -/-- /0-9 Input number or choose camera Fn1 Button Unavailable temporarily Multi Button To choose multi screen display mode Next Button To switch the live image To go to sequence view mode Audio...

  • Page 12: Common Button Operation

    Basic Operation Guide NVR User Manual The system includes two input boxes. Refer to the above pictures. The left box is the number input box and the right box is the input box which provides inputs of numbers, letters and punctuation characters. The introductions of keys on the input boxes are shown below. Button Meaning Button...

  • Page 13: Ez Setup & Main Interface

    EZ Setup & Main Interface NVR User Manual 3 EZ Setup & Main Interface 3.1 EZ Setup The disk icons will be shown on the top of the startup interface. You can view the number and status of each disk quickly and conveniently through these icons ( : no disk;...
  • Page 14 EZ Setup & Main Interface NVR User Manual ③ Disk Settings. You can view the disk number, disk capacity of the NVR and serial number, R&W status of the disk. Click “Format” to format the disk. Click “Next” to continue. Then click “EZ Setup”. ④...
  • Page 15 NVR User Manual ⑥ Add Camera. Add cameras via PoE first before adding any cameras from the LAN. Speco cameras added via the PoE ports will automatically be added to the corresponding channel. To add cameras from the LAN, make sure all cameras are set to DHCP. Click “Refresh” to refresh the list of online IP cameras which are in the same local network with NVR and then click to add the searched camera.

  • Page 16: Main Interface

    ⑧ QRCode. Enable the NAT function in the interface or set it in the network configuration after exiting the wizard (please refer to 13.1.8 NAT Configuration for details). You can scan the QRCode through the Speco Blue App available for iOS and Android to easily and securely view your cameras.
  • Page 17 EZ Setup & Main Interface NVR User Manual The buttons in area ① are introduced in the table below. Button Meaning Start button. Click it to pop up area ③. Full screen button. Click it to show full screen; click it again to exit the full screen.

  • Page 18: Setup Panel

    EZ Setup & Main Interface NVR User Manual Icon / Button Meaning It shows the current login user. Click it to go to the intelligent analytics interface. Click it to go to record search and export interface, see 8.4 Record Search, Playback &...

  • Page 19: Main Functions

    EZ Setup & Main Interface NVR User Manual Click the main menus on the top of the camera management interface to go to corresponding interfaces. Refer to the picture below. For instance, you can go to the system setup interface by clicking “System” tag. 3.2.3 Main Functions Camera The module covers the functions such as Camera Management (see Chapter 4 Camera Management for details), Image Settings (see 5.3 Image...

  • Page 20: Camera Management

    Camera Management NVR User Manual 4 Camera Management 4.1 Add/Edit Camera 4.1.1 Add Camera The network of the NVR should be set before adding IP camera (see 13.1.1 TCP/IP Configuration for details). Refer to the pictures below. Click Add Camera in the setup panel or in the top right corner of the preview window to pop up the “Add Camera”...

  • Page 21: Edit Camera

    Camera Management NVR User Manual and password before clicking “Add” button). Click to delete the camera. Click “Default Password” to set the default username and password of each camera. Note: Some models may not support this function. Click Start Settings System Basic General Settings to check “Enable Add IPC by Zero Operation”. If the NVR has unoccupied channels, it can add IPC without any operation by restarting.

  • Page 22: Add/Edit Camera Group

    Camera Management NVR User Manual The IP cameras with PoE function which directly connect to the PoE port of the NVR will be displayed automatically in the camera list. Refer to the picture below. The IP camera which occupies the PoE resource has a prefix shown before its camera name. The prefix consists of PoE plus PoE port number.

  • Page 23: Ip Planning

    Camera Management NVR User Manual Click to modify the group information such as group name and dwell time. Click to delete the group. 4.2.3 IP Planning Some models may not support this function. Click “IP Planning” to go to the interface as shown below. This function supports searching other NVRs/DVRs that is in the same local network as the local NVR.

  • Page 24: Live View Introduction

    Live View Introduction NVR User Manual 5 Live View Introduction 5.1 Live View Interface Introduction You should add camera first after logging on to the system (see 4.1.1 Add Camera for details). Refer to the interface as shown below, drag one camera in the preview window to another window for camera window exchanging.

  • Page 25: View Mode

    Live View Introduction NVR User Manual 5.2 View Mode 5.2.1 Display Mode Set different screen modes and cameras’ display sequences as needed and then save the display modes classified by surveillance areas, priorities and so on. Refer to the picture below. Double click one display mode in the display mode list to view the live images in this mode. Add Display Mode Method One: ①...

  • Page 26: Quick Sequence View

    Live View Introduction NVR User Manual name; click to delete the display mode. 5.2.2 Quick Sequence View You can start quick sequence view if the scheme has not been created. If the scheme has been created, please refer to 5.2.4 Scheme View in Sequence for details.

  • Page 27: Image Configuration

    Live View Introduction NVR User Manual “OK” to save the current display mode; other buttons are screen mode buttons). Add Scheme Click in area ① to create a new scheme. Click on the top right corner of the scheme to delete it. Configure Scheme Select a scheme in area ①...

  • Page 28: Mask Settings

    Live View Introduction NVR User Manual 5.3.3 Mask Settings Some areas of the image can be masked for privacy. Up to four mask areas can be set for each camera. Click Start Settings Camera Image Mask Settings to go to the interface as shown below. Select the camera and enable the mask. Click “Draw” button and then drag the mouse on the image area to set the mask area;...
  • Page 29 Live View Introduction NVR User Manual The introductions of these parameters are as follows: Parameter Meaning Brightness It is the brightness level of the camera’s image. Contrast It is the color difference between the brightest and darkest parts. Saturation It is the degree of color purity. The color is purer, the image is brighter. It relates to the total color degree of the image.
  • Page 30 Live View Introduction NVR User Manual Button/Parameter Meaning Day/night mode If checked, the lens will focus automatically when the camera is switching switch autofocus day/night mode. It is the time interval when camera lens is auto-focusing. The interval can Time Interval be set in the drop-down list.

  • Page 31: Ptz

    NVR User Manual 6 PTZ 6.1 PTZ Control Interface Introduction You can control the IP dome or PTZ which connects to the IP camera for PTZ control. Click on the tool bar at the bottom of the live preview window to go to the PTZ control interface as shown below. The direction, zoom, focus, iris and speed can be controlled in the small PTZ control window.
  • Page 32 NVR User Manual stop dragging the analog joystick. 3D Control Click the camera image on any area and then the image will be centered on the clicked point. Refer to the picture as shown below. Drag the mouse from A to B to get a green rectangle and the rectangle area will be zoomed in. Refer to the picture as shown below.
  • Page 33 NVR User Manual Adjust the dome’s direction and then click “Save Position” to save the current preset position (you can also click another preset in the preset list and then save the preset position after adjusting the dome’s direction); click in the preset list to call the preset;...

  • Page 34: Preset Setting

    NVR User Manual In the “Add Cruise” window, select the cruise line name. After that, click “Play” to play the cruise lines in sequence. Trace Settings On the right panel, click to go to the trace setting tab. Click “Add” to add the trace name. Then click “OK” to save this name. Please refer to the following picture.

  • Page 35: Cruise Setting

    NVR User Manual Add preset Select camera and then click “Add” button to add preset; or click in the camera list on the right side of the interface to display the preset information of the dome and then click to add preset. The operations of the “Add Preset” window are similar to that of the PTZ control interface;...

  • Page 36: Cruise Group Settings

    NVR User Manual details. Edit Cruise Select the camera and cruise in the “Cruise” interface. Enter the new cruise name and then click to save the cruise name. Click “Add Preset” to add preset to the cruise. Click to edit the preset. Click to delete the preset from the cruise.

  • Page 37: Task Settings

    NVR User Manual Play or Stop Trace Select the trace and click to play the trace; click to stop the trace. Modify the Trace Name On the left panel, enter new trace name and click to modify and save the trace name. Delete the Trace Click to delete the trace.

  • Page 38: Record & Disk Management

    Record & Disk Management NVR User Manual 7 Record & Disk Management 7.1 Record Configuration 7.1.1 Mode Configuration Please format the HDDs before recording (refer to 7.4 Disk Management for details). Click Start Settings Record Mode Settings to go to the mode settings interface.

  • Page 39: Schedule Settings

    Record & Disk Management NVR User Manual Video Encode: the available options will be H.265 and H.264 if the connected IP camera supports H.265, or the option will be H.264 only. GOP: group of pictures. Resolution: the higher the resolution is, the clearer the image is. FPS: the higher the frame rate is, the more fluency the video is.
  • Page 40 Record & Disk Management NVR User Manual Set the schedule name and schedule time and then click “Add” to save the schedule. You can set day schedule or week schedule. : add button; : delete button. Set Day Schedule Click and then drag the cursor on the time scale to set record time;...

  • Page 41: Advanced Configuration

    Record & Disk Management NVR User Manual Click “All” to set all week recording; click “Reverse” to swap the selected and unselected time in a week; click “Clear All” to clear all the selected area in a week. 7.1.3 Advanced Configuration Click Start Settings Record Advanced to go to the following interface.

  • Page 42: Timing Recording

    Record & Disk Management NVR User Manual 7.3.2 Timing Recording Timing Recording: the system will record automatically according to the schedule. Set the timing record schedule of each camera. See 7.1.2 Schedule Settings for details. 7.3.3 Motion Based Recording Motion Based Recording: the system will start motion based recording when the motion object appears in the setup schedule. The setup steps are as follows: ①...

  • Page 43: Storage Mode Configuration

    Record & Disk Management NVR User Manual 7.4.2 Storage Mode Configuration Click Start Settings Disk Storage Mode to go to the interface as shown below. By using disk group, you can correspond the camera to disk (the record data of the camera in the group will be stored into the disks in the same group).
  • Page 44 Record & Disk Management NVR User Manual...

  • Page 45: Playback & Backup

    Playback & Backup NVR User Manual 8 Playback & Backup 8.1 Instant Playback Click on the tool bar at the bottom of the preview camera window to play back the record (click on the tool bar at the bottom of the live view interface to set the default playback time).
  • Page 46 Playback & Backup NVR User Manual Button Meaning Start button. Click it to pop up area ②. Full screen button. Click it to show full screen; click it again to exit the full screen. Screen mode button. OSD ON button. Click it to enable OSD; click it again to disable OSD. Quick channel selection button Stop button.

  • Page 47: Smart Playback

    Playback & Backup NVR User Manual Close Camera Click it to close the playback camera. Introduction of area ④: Click to set the date; click to set the time and then the playback camera will play the record from the time you set. You can check the record type as required for record playback;...

  • Page 48: Smart Playback Settings

    Playback & Backup NVR User Manual 按钮 Description Search by license plate number Playback settings button Return button. Click to return to the previous interface. 8.3.1 Smart Playback Settings Click to set the speed of non-interest video (Please skip this one if you click “Skip non-interest video”), “Speed of interest video” and “Intrusion percentage”.

  • Page 49: Smart Search By License Plate

    Playback & Backup NVR User Manual 8.3.3 Smart Search by License Plate Before starting smart search by plates, please add ANPR cameras first and enable the LPR function. Please refer to License Plate Recognition for details. Click button to go to the following interface. Select the plate from “Recent”, “Plate Database”...

  • Page 50: Record Search, Playback & Export

    Playback & Backup NVR User Manual 8.4 Record Search, Playback & Export The record data and the captured pictures can be exported through network, USB (U disk or USB mobile HDD). The file system of the export devices should be FAT32 format. 8.4.1 EZ Search ①...

  • Page 51: Time Search

    Playback & Backup NVR User Manual Note: If you back up the record in private format, the system will back up a RPAS player to USB device automatically. The private format record can be played by RPAS player only. ⑤ Click “Playback” button to play the record in the playback interface (refer to 8.2 Playback Interface Introduction for details). Click “Exit” to exit the interface.

  • Page 52: Event Search

    Playback & Backup NVR User Manual 8.4.3 Event Search ① Click Start Search and Export Event Search to go to “Event Search” tab as shown below. ② Check the event type in the interface as required. ③ Click to set the start time and end time on the top left of the interface. ④...

  • Page 53: Snapshots

    Playback & Backup NVR User Manual Click in the interface to play the record. Click to edit the tag name. Click to delete the tag. 8.4.5 Snapshots Click Start Search and Export Snapshots to go to “Snapshots” tab. The system will display all the captured images automatically in the list. Click to delete the image.

  • Page 54: Ai Event Management

    AI Event Management NVR User Manual 9 AI Event Management 9.1 Face Detection Face Detection: Alarms will be triggered if someone intrudes into the pre-defined alarm areas. ① Click Start Settings AI/Event AI Event Face Recognition Detection to go to the following interface. ②...

  • Page 55: License Plate Recognition

    AI Event Management NVR User Manual Face Detection Alarm Linkage Configuration: ① Trigger “Record”, “Snapshot”, “Push”, “Alarm-out”, “Preset”, “Buzzer”, “Pop-up Video” and “E-mail” as needed. Record: Click the “Configure” button to pop up the window. Select camera on the left side and then click to set the camera as the trigger camera.

  • Page 56: Plate Database Management

    AI Event Management NVR User Manual Set the alarm area. Click “Draw” and then drag the mouse to draw a detection area. Click “Clear” to delete the alarm area. 9.2.2 Plate Database Management In the LPR interface, click the “Plate Database” tab to go to the plate database management interface as shown below. For the first time, you can click “+”...

  • Page 57: License Plate Recognition Settings

    AI Event Management NVR User Manual ② Enter the plate, vehicle owner and mobile phone number. ③ Select the vehicle type and group. ④ Enable validity period to set the start and end time ⑤ Finally click “OK” to complete. Select the added plate and then click to modify its information;...

  • Page 58: Intrusion Detection

    AI Event Management NVR User Manual some IPCs can detect human or vehicle separately. If the camera doesn’t support this function, please skip this step. ⑥ Click“…”to choose “Save original picture” or “Save target picture” on the SD card of the camera. (If your camera doesn’t support this function, please skip this step).

  • Page 59: Abandoned/Missing Object Detection

    AI Event Management NVR User Manual 9.5 Abandoned/Missing Object Detection ① Click Start Settings AI/Event AI Event Object Abandoned/Missing to go to the following interface. ② Select the camera, enable the object detection and set the duration and detect type. There are two detection types: Abandoned object and missing object.

  • Page 60: Line Crossing Counting

    AI Event Management NVR User Manual Alarm Threshold: Alarms will be triggered once the percentage of the crowd density in a specified area exceeds the pre-defined threshold value. ③ Select the alarm area. Draw the alarm area of the crowd density detection. Refer to the interface as shown below. Check “Draw Area” and then drag the mouse to draw a rectangle area.

  • Page 61: Tampering Detection

    AI Event Management NVR User Manual ② Enable line crossing counting. ③ Check “Draw line” and then drag the mouse on the small window to draw the crossing line. Uncheck “Draw line” to finish the drawing. Click “Clear” to delete the alert line. Direction: A->B and A<-B are optional.
  • Page 62 AI Event Management NVR User Manual...

  • Page 63: Intelligent Analytics

    Intelligent Analytics NVR User Manual 10 Intelligent Analytics 10.1 Target Detection View 10.1.1 Human Body/Vehicle Detection View Only when the camera supports human body/vehicle detection, can you view the real-time captured people or vehicle pictures. The setting steps are as follow: ①...

  • Page 64: License Plate Detection/Recognition View

    Intelligent Analytics NVR User Manual Click to quickly go to the smart face search interface where you can search the matching face information; click to quickly go to the smart face playback interface; click to view snapshot details. Additionally, you can view the historical captured face pictures information in the target detection interface by clicking “History” tab. 10.1.3 License Plate Detection/Recognition View Only when the ANPR camera is added and enabled, can license plates be captured and matched.

  • Page 65: Smart Search

    Intelligent Analytics NVR User Manual Click to view the captured detail information. Click to quickly enter the vehicle search interface. You can search the matched plate information in this interface. Click to go to the smart playback interface. ② Enable license plate recognition function and set the alarm linkage items (see 9.2.3 License Plate Recognition Settings for details). Go to live view interface and click on the license plate recognition channel.

  • Page 66: Vehicle Search

    Intelligent Analytics NVR User Manual Click the searched picture to play the record in the small window. Select pictures and check “Backup Picture” and/or “Backup Record” and then click “Backup” to back up the pictures and /or records. Click “Original” to view the captured original pictures. Click “List” to view the file list of the captured pictures.
  • Page 67 Intelligent Analytics NVR User Manual Click a searched vehicle picture to play it in the small window. Select vehicle pictures and check “Backup Picture” and/or “Backup Record” and then click “Backup” to back up the pictures and /or records. ③ Click “Original” to see the original pictures; click “List” to view the snapshot information list. Click to view the detail information;...

  • Page 68: Combination Search

    Intelligent Analytics NVR User Manual 10.2.3 Combination Search If you want to view the human body, vehicle or face pictures simultaneously, you can choose combination search. ① Click “Combine”. ② Select the search time, camera, event and vehicle as needed. Click a searched picture to play it in the small window.

  • Page 69: General Event Management

    Intelligent Analytics NVR User Manual 11 General Event Management 11.1 Sensor Alarm To complete the entire sensor alarm settings, you should enable the sensor alarm of each camera and then set up the alarm handling of each camera. ① Click Start Settings Alarm Sensor to go to the following interface. ②...

  • Page 70: Motion Alarm

    General Event Management NVR User Manual ③ Enable the sensor alarm of each camera and select the schedule. ④ Check the “Duration”, “Record”, “Snapshot”, “Push”, “Alarm-out” and “Preset” and enable or disable the “Buzzer”, “Pop-up Video”, “Pop-up Message Box” and “E-mail” as required. ⑤...

  • Page 71: Motion Alarm Handling Configuration

    General Event Management NVR User Manual system detects a motion, it will go to alarm and would not detect any other motion (specific to camera) in 10 seconds. If there is another motion detected during this period, it will be considered as continuous movement; otherwise it will be considered as a single motion. ③...

  • Page 72: Exception Alarm Settings

    General Event Management NVR User Manual 11.5 Exception Alarm Settings ① Click Start Settings AI/Event Exception Alarm to go to the interface as shown below. ② Enable or disable “Push”, “Alarm-out”, “Buzzer”, “Pop-up Message Box” and “E-mail”. The exception handling settings are similar to that of the sensor alarm (see 11.1 Sensor Alarm for details).

  • Page 73: Buzzer

    General Event Management NVR User Manual 11.6.4 Buzzer Click Start Settings AI/Event Event Notification Buzzer to go to the buzzer configuration interface. Set the delay time of the buzzer and then click “Apply” to save the setting. You can click “Test” to test the buzzer. 11.6.5 Push Message Click Start Settings AI/Event...

  • Page 74: Light

    General Event Management NVR User Manual Select the camera and then enable audio device. Audio In Device: Please select it according to the actual device configuration. Speaker (built-in): Please select its function as needed. LOUT: external audio output device, please select its function as needed. Audio Input Encode: G711A/G711U Local Audio Alarm Set the audio alarm of local NVR.

  • Page 75: Manual Alarm

    General Event Management NVR User Manual 11.7 Manual Alarm Click on the tool bar at the bottom of the live preview interface to pop up a window. Click “Trigger” to start alarm. Click “Clear” to stop alarm. 11.8 View Alarm Status Click Start Settings Alarm Alarm Status or click on the tool bar at the bottom of the live preview interface to view the alarm status.

  • Page 76: Account & Permission Management

    Account & Permission Management NVR User Manual 12 Account & Permission Management 12.1 Account Management Click Start Settings Account and Authority Account Edit User to go to the interface as shown below. Area ① displays the user permissions. Area ② displays the user list. Click the user in the list to display its user permissions in area ①. There are three default permission groups (“Administrator”, “Advanced”...
  • Page 77 Account & Permission Management NVR User Manual Edit Security Question You can set password security only for admin. Click “Edit Security Question” and then set questions and answers in the popup window. If you forget the password for admin, please refer to Q4 in Appendix A FAQ for details. The passwords of other users can be recovered by admin or the users that have the “Account and Authority”...

  • Page 78: User Login & Logout

    Account & Permission Management NVR User Manual 12.2 User Login & Logout Login: Click Start Login or directly click the preview interface and then select username and enter the password in the popup window. Click “Login” button to log in the system. Logout: Click Start Logout or click Start Shutdown to pop up the “Shutdown”...

  • Page 79: Edit Permission Group

    Account & Permission Management NVR User Manual 12.3.2 Edit Permission Group Go to “Edit Permission Group” interface and then click in the group list to edit the permission group (the operations of the “Edit Permission Group” are similar to that of the “Add Permission Group”, please see 12.3.1 Add Permission Group for details). Click to save the group as another group.

  • Page 80: Network Security

    Account & Permission Management NVR User Manual 12.6 Network Security Click Start Settings Account and Authority Security Network Security to go to the following interface. You can enable APR Guard. ARP Guard: Address Resolution Protocol Guard. This function can protect the LAN from APR attack and make the network run stably. If it is enabled, you can enable auto gateway MAC or manually set gateway MAC.

  • Page 81: Device Management

    Device Management NVR User Manual 13 Device Management 13.1 Network Configuration 13.1.1 TCP/IP Configuration Click Start Settings Network TCP/IP to go to the following interface. Check “Obtain an IPv4 address automatically”, “Obtain an IPv6 address automatically” and “Obtain DNS automatically” to get the network addresses automatically, or manually enter the network addresses. You can modify the MTU value according to the network condition (MTU, Maximum Transmission Unit, can be modified according to network condition for higher network transmission efficiency).
  • Page 82 Device Management NVR User Manual HTTP Port: the default HTTP port of the NVR is 80. The port number can be changed to others like 81. The port is mainly used to web client access. If you want to access the NVR through a web browser, you should enter IP address plus HTTP port in the address bar of the web browser like http://192.168.11.61:81.

  • Page 83: Pppoe Configuration

    Device Management NVR User Manual Note: The HTTP port and server port of the NVR should be mapped to the router before you access the NVR via WAN. API Server: You can log in the media player which supports the RTSP protocol by the username and password here. Moreover, the third-party can further develop through API service.

  • Page 84: Ddns Configuration

    13.1.4 DDNS Configuration The DDNS is used to control the dynamic IP address through domain name. Speco Technologies provides free DDNS service with US-based servers. You can access to the NVR easily if the DDNS is enabled and configured. Click Start Settings Network DDNS to go to the interface as shown below. The default DDNS type will be “specoddns.net”.

  • Page 85: Upnp Configuration

    Device Management NVR User Manual Click “Add” and then enter the recipient’s e-mail address and select the schedule (if a schedule is selected, the system will send the alarm email and the recipient will receive it only in the selected schedule time) in the popup window. Click “Add” in the window to add the recipient. You can also change the recipient’s receiving schedule by clicking in the “Schedule”...

  • Page 86: Nat Configuration

    QR code number under the QR code. Via Internet Explorer, go to connect.specotech.cloud, input the QR code number, your username and password to login. You can also scan the QRcode through Speco Blue App which is installed in the mobile phone or tablet to log in the mobile client instantly. 13.1.9 View Network Status...

  • Page 87: Recorder Osd Settings

    Device Management NVR User Manual Manual: select “Manual” in the “Synchronous” option and then click after the “System Time” option to set the system time. NTP: select “NTP” in the “Synchronous” option and then enter the NTP server. 13.2.3 Recorder OSD Settings Click Start Settings System Basic Recorder OSD settings to go to the following interface.

  • Page 88: Backup And Restore

    Device Management NVR User Manual 13.5 Backup and Restore You can back up the configuration file of the NVR by exporting the file to other storage devices; you can recover the configuration to other NVRs which are of the same model with the NVR by importing the configuration file to other NVRs for time saving. Insert the USB storage device into the USB interface of the NVR and then click Start Settings System Maintenance Backup and Restore to go to the interface.

  • Page 89: View System Information

    Device Management NVR User Manual Choose the log file in the list and then click “Export” button to export the log file. Click on the “Content” title bar to pop up a menu list. Check contents in the menu list and then the log list will show the checked log contents only. Click to play the video log.

  • Page 90: Remote Surveillance

    ① Enable NAT in the NVR. Refer to 13.1.8 NAT Configuration for details. ② Scan the QRCode through the Speco Blue App available for iOS and Android to easily and securely view your cameras. ③ Run the mobile client, go to the “Add Device” interface and then click to scan the QRCode of the NVR (Go to Start Settings System Information Basic to view the QRCode of the NVR).

  • Page 91: Web Remote Control

    Remote Surveillance NVR User Manual PPPoE Access ① Click Start Settings Network PPPoE to go to the “PPPoE” interface. Check “Enable” in the “PPPoE settings” and then enter the username and password you get from your ISP. Click “Apply” to save the settings. ②...
  • Page 92 Remote Surveillance NVR User Manual Start Preview Select a window in the preview area and then click one online camera on the left panel to preview the camera in the window. You can click the tool bar to view all the cameras. Left Panel Introduction Click on the left panel to hide the panel and click...
  • Page 93 Remote Surveillance NVR User Manual Button Meaning Click it to enable talk with the NVR. Right Panel Introduction Click on the right panel to show the panel and click to hide the panel. Click at the bottom of the panel to go to “PTZ” panel. Click to go to “Lens Control”.

  • Page 94: Remote Playback

    Remote Surveillance NVR User Manual Button Meaning Click to increase/ decrease the focal length. Click to increase/decrease the iris of the dome. Click it to view the preset list and then click the button in the list to call the preset. Click it to view the cruise list and then click the corresponding buttons in the list to start or stop the cruise.

  • Page 95: Intelligent Analysis

    Remote Surveillance NVR User Manual 14.4.4 Intelligent Analysis Click “Intelligent Analysis” in the remote interface to configure smart search, statistics, face database, face attendance and face check in. All of these settings are similar to that of the NVR. See the configurations of the NVR for details. 14.4.5 Remote Configuration Click “Function Panel”...
  • Page 96 NVR User Manual Appendix A FAQ Q1. Why can’t I find the HDD? Please check the power and SATA data cables of the HDD to make sure they are well connected. For some NVRs with the 1U or small 1U case, the power of the adapter may be not enough for operating them. Please use the power adaptor supplied along with the NVR.
  • Page 97 NVR User Manual Supposing that 12 CH IP cameras have been added to the NVR through network and no IP camera has been directly connected to the PoE port. The 12 CH IP cameras occupy the 8 network resources from CH1 to CH8 and 4 PoE resources from CH9 to CH12 which are supposed to be occupied by connecting the IP cameras directly.
  • Page 98 NVR User Manual the firewall and stop the antivirus software. Allow & block list may have been set in Account and Authority setting. The PC of which the IP address is in the block list or out of the allow list cannot access the NVR remotely.
  • Page 99 NVR User Manual Note: The record will not have audio output if you disable the audio when recording by NVR. Please If you select the AVI format when backing up record by NVR, the record backup data can be played by the video player which supports this see 7.1.1 Mode Configuration and 7.2 Encode Parameters Setting for details.
  • Page 100 Calculate Recording Capacity NVR User Manual Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity The recording capacity is mainly up to the record resolution, record stream and bitrate. Different image quality parameters decide different disk capacity occupation in equal times. The bigger the record resolution, record stream and record bitrate is, the more disk capacity is taken up in equal times.
  • Page 101 Interface RJ45 10M/100M/1000Mbps×1 PoE ports 100M RJ45x4 (IEEE802.3AF/AT) Network Protocol TCP/IP，PPPoE，DHCP，DNS，DDNS，UPnP，NTP，SMTP Web Client Max. 10 online users monitoring Mobile Speco Blue iOS, Android Device Storage SATA×1，max 14TB per HDD Local By U disk，USB mobile HDD Export Network USB2.0×2 Interface Remote Controller Power Supply DC 48V/1.25A...
  • Page 102 Interface RJ45 10M/100/1000Mbps×1 PoE ports 100M RJ45x8 (IEEE802.3AF/AT) Network Protocol TCP/IP，PPPoE，DHCP，DNS，DDNS，UPnP，NTP，SMTP Web Client Max. 10 online users monitoring Mobile Device Speco Blue iOS、Android Storage SATA×1，max 14TB per HDD Local By U disk，USB mobile HDD Export Network USB2.0×2 Interface Remote Controller Power Supply DC48V2.5A...
  • Page 103 Interface RJ45 10M/100/1000Mbps×1 PoE Port 100M RJ45x16 (IEEE802.3AF/AT) Network Protocol TCP/IP，PPPoE，DHCP，DNS，DDNS，UPnP，NTP，SMTP Web Client Max. 10 online users monitoring Mobile Device Speco Blue iOS、Android Storage SATA×2，max 14TB per HDD Local By U disk，USB mobile HDD Export Network USB2.0×2 Interface Remote Controller Power Supply DC48V/3.75A...
  • Page 104 Model: N4NRN/N8NRN/N16NRN Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statements This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

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