Speco H16HRL User Manual

Speco H16HRL User Manual

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HRL (6/16/24 Channel DVR)
User Manual
H6HRL
H16HRL
H24HRL
Version 1.0
Features and specifications are subject to change, please check www.specotech.com for firmware updates.

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  • Page 1 HRL (6/16/24 Channel DVR) User Manual H6HRL H16HRL H24HRL Version 1.0 Features and specifications are subject to change, please check www.specotech.com for firmware updates.
  • Page 2 DVR User Manual Notes& Contents Notes  Please read this user manual carefully to ensure that you can use the device correctly and safely.  The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.  Do not install this device near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or other devices that produce heat. ...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    DVR User Manual Notes& Contents Contents Introduction....................................... 1 1.1 Welcome ........................................... 1 1.2 Features ..........................................1 1.3 Front Panel Descriptions ....................................4 1.4 Rear Panel Descriptions ..................................... 4 1.5 Connections........................................4 Basic Operation Guide ....................................5 2.1 Startup & Shutdown ......................................5 2.1.1 Startup ........................................
  • Page 4 DVR User Manual Notes& Contents 5.3.2 Image Settings ...................................... 25 5.3.3 Mask Settings ....................................... 25 5.3.4 Water Mark Settings ..................................... 25 5.3.5 Image Adjustment ....................................26 PTZ .......................................... 29 6.1 PTZ Control Interface Introduction .................................. 29 6.2 Preset Setting ........................................32 6.3 Cruise Setting ........................................
  • Page 5 DVR User Manual Notes& Contents 8.4.6 View Export Status ....................................52 Alarm Management ....................................53 9.1 Sensor Alarm ........................................53 9.2 Motion Alarm ........................................54 9.2.1 Motion Configuration ................................... 54 9.2.2 Motion Alarm Handling Configuration ..............................54 9.3 Smart Event ........................................55 9.3.1 Object Detection ....................................
  • Page 6 DVR User Manual Notes& Contents Device Management ....................................70 11.1 Network Configuration ....................................70 11.1.1 TCP/IP Configuration ..................................70 11.1.2 Port Configuration ....................................70 11.1.3 PPPoE Configuration ................................... 72 11.1.4 DDNS Configuration .................................... 72 11.1.5 E-mail Configuration ................................... 72 11.1.6 UPnP Configuration .................................... 73 11.1.7 802.1X ........................................
  • Page 7: Introduction

    DVR User Manual Introduction 1 Introduction 1.1 Welcome Thank you for purchasing this DVR. 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 Onvif IP cameras ...
  • Page 8 Supports image and lens adjustment (only available for some cameras)  Supports quick camera adding in the camera window of the live view interface Disk Management  H16HRL/H24HRL supports 2 SATA HDDs  H16HRL supports 1 SATA HDD  Supports 1 e-SATA HDD ...
  • Page 9 DVR User Manual Introduction Alarm Management  Supports alarm schedule setting  Supports enabling or disabling of the motion detection, external sensor alarm input, intelligence alarm and exception alarms including IP address conflict alarm, disk IO error alarm, disk full alarm, no disk alarm, illegal access alarm, network disconnection alarm, IPC offline alarm and so on, alarm trigger configuration supportable ...
  • Page 10: Front Panel Descriptions

    DVR User Manual Introduction 1.3 Front Panel Descriptions The following descriptions are for reference only. Name Descriptions When recording, the light is blue When access to network, the light is blue Power Power indicator, when connection, the light is blue 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 (H24HRL shown for reference).
  • Page 11: Basic Operation Guide

    DVR User Manual Basic Operation Guide 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 extending the life of your device. 2.1.1 Startup ①...
  • Page 12: Mouse Control

    DVR User Manual Basic Operation Guide 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 13: Common Button Operation

    DVR User Manual Basic Operation Guide 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 14: Ez Setup & Main Interface

    DVR User Manual EZ Setup & Main Interface 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 15 DVR User Manual EZ Setup & Main Interface Enable pattern lock and click “Edit” to set the pattern lock. Click “Edit Security Question” to set questions and answers for password security of admin. If you forget the password, please refer to Q4 in Appendix A FAQ for details.
  • Page 16 DVR User Manual EZ Setup & Main Interface Click “Next” to continue or click “Cancel” to exit the wizard. ② Network Settings. Select the network work pattern as required. Check “Obtain an IP address automatically” and “Obtain DNS automatically” to get the IP address and DNS automatically (the DHCP function of the router in the same LAN should also be enabled), or manually enter them. Enter the HTTP port, RTSP port and Server port (please see 12.1.2 Port Configuration for details).
  • Page 17 DVR User Manual EZ Setup & Main Interface ④ Add Camera. 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 DVR and then click to add the searched camera.
  • Page 18: Main Interface

    ⑦ QR Code. Enable the NAT function in the interface or set it in the network configuration after exiting the wizard (please refer to 11.1.8 NAT Configuration for details). You can scan the QR Code through the Speco Blue App available for iOS and Android to easily and securely view your cameras.
  • Page 19 DVR User Manual EZ Setup & Main Interface 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. Screen mode button.
  • Page 20: Setup Panel

    DVR User Manual EZ Setup & Main Interface one camera in the list to preview the camera image in the selected window. Click “Customize Layout” to view all the display modes in the display mode list (refer to 5.2.1 Display Mode for detail configuration of the display mode).
  • Page 21: Main Functions

    DVR User Manual EZ Setup & Main Interface Here we take Camera module as an example. The Camera module provides convenient links such as “Add Camera”, “Edit Camera”, “Image Settings”, “Motion”, “Intelligence Analytics” and “PTZ”. Click Camera to go to the camera management interface as shown below. There are some function items on the left side of the camera management interface.
  • Page 22 DVR User Manual EZ Setup & Main Interface  Alarm The module covers the functions such as Sensor and Motion Alarm Handling and Alarm Out Settings. Please see Chapter 9 Alarm Management for details.  Disk The module covers the functions such as Disk Management, Storage Mode and Disk Information and so on. Please see Chapter 7 Record & Disk Management for details.
  • Page 23: Camera Management

    DVR User Manual Live View Introduction 4 Camera Management 4.1 Camera Signal Click StartSettingsCameraManage CameraCamera Signal to go to the interface as shown below. Some models may support analog signal switching to IP signal, which means decreasing (or increasing) the number of analog channels will accordingly increase (or decrease) the number of IP channels.
  • Page 24: Edit Camera

    DVR User Manual Live View Introduction  Quickly Add Check the cameras and then click “Add” to add cameras. Click to edit the camera’s IP address, username and password and so on. Click “Default Password” to set the default username and password of each camera. ...
  • Page 25 DVR User Manual Live View Introduction header line and then click “Modify IPC Password” to pop up a window (check the IPCs in the window, set the new password and then click “OK” button; only the online IPCs’ passwords can be modified and a batch of IPCs’ passwords can be modified at the same time). Click to upgrade an online IPC ( or click in the “Upgrade”...
  • Page 26: Live View Introduction

    DVR User Manual Live View Introduction 5 Live View Introduction 5.1 Live View Interface Introduction Refer to the interface as shown below, drag one camera in the preview window to another window for camera window exchanging. The record symbols with different colors in the live view window refer to different record types when recording: green stands for manual record, red stands for sensor based record, yellow stands for motion based record, blue stands for schedule record and cyan stands for intelligence record.
  • Page 27: View Mode

    DVR User Manual Live View Introduction image. Click the camera selection box to select other cameras for amplification. Click “Back” to return to the live view interface. 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.
  • Page 28: Quick Sequence View

    DVR User Manual Live View Introduction ③ Click under the display mode list and then enter the display mode name in the popup window, click the “OK” button to save the current display mode. Method Two: ① Click StartSettingsSystemBasicOutput Settings to go to the interface and then set the screen mode. ②...
  • Page 29: Scheme View In Sequence

    DVR User Manual Live View Introduction 5.2.3 Scheme View In Sequence Click StartSettingsSystemBasicOutput Settings to go to the interface as shown below. Area ① displays all the sequence schemes; area ② shows the detailed information of the scheme; area ③ displays all the cameras and groups; area ④...
  • Page 30: Image Configuration

    DVR User Manual Live View Introduction Click on the left to create a new scheme. Each scheme can only add one analog camera. Select a scheme on the left and then double click or drag a camera on the right to the scheme window in the middle of the interface. After finishing the settings of all the schemes, select the sequence interval and click “Apply”...
  • Page 31: Image Settings

    DVR User Manual Live View Introduction 5.3.2 Image Settings Click StartSettingsCameraImageImage Settings to go to the following interface. Select the camera and then set the brightness, contrast, saturation and hue of the camera. Click “Advanced” button or in the camera list on the right side of the interface to pop up “Image Adjust” interface and then set the relevant setting items.
  • Page 32: Image Adjustment

    DVR User Manual Live View Introduction 5.3.5 Image Adjustment Go to the live view interface and then click button on the tool bar under the camera window to go to the image adjustment interface.  Image Adjustment Select the camera and then click “Image Adjustment” to go to image adjustment tab. Refer to the above picture. Drag the slider to set the camera’s brightness, contrast, saturation and hue value.
  • Page 33 DVR User Manual Live View Introduction Parameter Meaning Sharpen It relates to the resolution level of the image plane and the sharpness level of the image edge. The wide dynamic range (WDR) function helps the camera provide clear images even under back light circumstances.
  • Page 34 DVR User Manual Live View Introduction Button/Parameter Meaning Day/night mode If checked, the lens will focus automatically when the camera is switching day/night switch autofocus mode. It is the time interval when camera lens is auto-focusing. The interval can be set in the Time Interval drop-down list.
  • Page 35: Ptz

    DVR 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 view window to go to the PTZ control interface as shown below. You can select another IP dome or PTZ which connects to the IP camera on the top right of the interface for PTZ control.
  • Page 36 DVR User Manual farther you drag the analog joystick from the middle of the image, the faster the dome or PTZ rotates. The dome or PTZ will stop rotating when you 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.
  • Page 37 DVR User Manual Press and hold the left button of the mouse on any area of the camera image to zoom in the image; press and hold the right button to zoom out the image. Move the cursor of the mouse to the camera image and then slide the scroll wheel of the mouse forward to zoom in the image, slide the scroll wheel of the mouse backward to zoom out the image.
  • Page 38: Preset Setting

    DVR User Manual You can also go to preset setting interface for preset setting, see 6.2 Preset Setting for details.  Cruise Setting Click “Cruise” to go to cruise operation tab and then click “Add” button to pop up a window as shown below left. You can add 8 cruises for each dome at most.
  • Page 39: Cruise Setting

    DVR 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.
  • Page 40 DVR User Manual  Add Cruise Click in the camera list on the right side of the interface to display the cruise information of the dome and then click to add cruise. The operations of the “Add Cruise” window is similar to that of the PTZ control interface; please see 6.1 PTZ Control Interface Introduction for details.
  • Page 41: Record& Disk Management

    DVR User Manual Record & Disk Management 7 Record& Disk Management 7.1 Record Configuration 7.1.1 Mode Configuration Please format the HDDs before recording (refer to 7.5 Disk Management for details). Click StartSettingsRecordMode Settings to go to the mode settings interface. You can set the record time under the “Manual Record Settings” and then click “Apply” to save the settings. There are two record modes: auto mode and manual mode.
  • Page 42: Advanced Configuration

    DVR User Manual Record & Disk Management Select one auto mode to pop up the corresponding window. Set the encode, GOP, resolution, FPS, bitrate type, quality, max bitrate and audio of each camera and then click “OK” to save the settings. Please adjust the parameters according to the actual condition. 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.
  • Page 43: Encode Parameters Setting

    DVR User Manual Record & Disk Management Pre-alarm Record Time: set the time to record before the actual recording begins. Post-alarm Record Time: set the time to record after the actual recording is finished. Expiration Time: set the expiration time for recorded video. If the set date is overdue, the recorded data will be deleted automatically. 7.2 Encode Parameters Setting Click StartSettingsRecordEncode Parameters to go to the interface as shown below.
  • Page 44: Schedule Setting

    DVR User Manual Record & Disk Management 7.3 Schedule Setting 7.3.1 Add Schedule Click StartSettingsRecordRecord ScheduleEdit Schedules to go to the interface as shown below. “24 7”, “24 5” and “24 2” are the default × × × schedules; you cannot edit or delete “24 7”...
  • Page 45 DVR User Manual Record & Disk Management 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 46: Record Schedule Configuration

    DVR User Manual Record & Disk Management  Set Week Schedule Click and then click “Manual” beside to set the week schedule. Refer to the picture below. Set the start and end time, check the days in the window and then click “OK” to save the settings. Click “All”...
  • Page 47: Motion Based Recording

    DVR User Manual Record & Disk Management Set the timing record schedule of each camera. See 7.3 Schedule Setting for details. 7.4.3 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 48: View Disk And S.m.a.r.t. Information

    DVR User Manual Record & Disk Management There are four disk groups. 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). The DVR with e-SATA interface supports e-SATA recording. The added disks and cameras will be added into group one automatically.
  • Page 49: Playback& Backup

    DVR User Manual Alarm Management 8 Playback& Backup 8.1 Instant Playback Click on the tool bar at the bottom of the preview camera window to play back the recorded video (click on the tool bar at the bottom of the live view interface to set the default playback time). Refer to the picture below. Drag the playback progress bar to change the playback time. You can also click the right-click menu “Instant Playback”...
  • Page 50 DVR User Manual Alarm Management the playback window to pop up the “Add Camera” window. Check the cameras in the window and then click “Add” to add playback camera. The system supports a maximum of 16 synchronous playback cameras. The buttons on the tool bar (area ①) at the bottom of the playback interface are introduced in the table below. Button Meaning Start button.
  • Page 51 DVR User Manual Alarm Management Button Meaning Click it to Go to the live view interface; see Chapter 5 Live View Introduction for details. Click on the playback window to show the tool bar as shown in area ③; right click on the window to show the menu list. The tool bar and menu list are introduced in the table below.
  • Page 52: Smart Playback

    DVR User Manual Alarm Management 8.3 Smart Playback  Smart Playback Settings Click to go to the following interface. Set the value of “Speed of non-interest video” (Please skip this one if you click “Skip non-interest video”), “Speed of interest video” and “Intrusion percentage”. ...
  • Page 53: Record Search, Playback &Export

    DVR User Manual Alarm Management  Smart Playback by Drawing Quadrilateral Click and draw a quadrangle in the desired area. Then the system will automatically search the record files of this area. The cyan blocks indicate that there are intelligent recording files. Move the cursor to such block and click to play the record. 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).
  • Page 54 DVR User Manual Alarm Management ② Select one camera in the interface and then click “Open” button. ③ Click the image box to play the record in the small playback box on the left side of the interface (the box which has image inside indicates that the record data exist).
  • Page 55: Time Search

    DVR User Manual Alarm Management Time Slice Search: Method One: Click “Year”, “Month” or “Day” button under the record time scale to select the time slice mode. In “Day” mode, click on the left/right side of the time scale to view the record of the last/next day; click “Minute” in the “Picture” option under the time scale to select “Minute”...
  • Page 56: Event Search

    DVR User Manual Alarm Management 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 57: Bookmark Search

    DVR User Manual Alarm Management 8.4.4 Bookmark Search Only if you add the tags can you play the record by tag search. Click StartPlayback to go to the playback interface and then click on the bottom of the camera window to add bookmarks when you want to mark the playback time point of the selected camera. Click StartSearch and ExportBookmarks to go to “Bookmarks”...
  • Page 58: View Export Status

    DVR User Manual Alarm Management 8.4.6 View Export Status Click StartSearch and ExportExport Status or click on the tool bar at the bottom of the playback interface to view the export status.
  • Page 59: Alarm Management

    DVR User Manual Alarm Management 9 Alarm Management 9.1 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 Alarm to go to the following interface. ②...
  • Page 60: Motion Alarm

    DVR User Manual Alarm Management Pop-up Video: After camera setting, the system will pop up the corresponding video automatically when the sensor alarm is triggered. To set the duration time of the video, please see 9.5.3 Display for details. Pop-up Message Box: if enabled, the system will pop up the corresponding alarm message box automatically when the sensor alarm is triggered. To set the duration time of the message box, please see 9.5.3 Display for details.
  • Page 61: Smart Event

    DVR User Manual Alarm Management ② Enable or disable “Record”, “Snapshot”, “Push”, “Alarm-out”, “Preset”, “Buzzer”, “Pop-up Video” and “E-mail”. The alarm handling settings of motion alarm the same as the sensor alarm (see 9.1 Sensor Alarm for details). ③ Click “Apply” to save the settings. You can click “Motion Settings” to go to the motion configuration interface. 9.3 Smart Event 9.3.1 Object Detection Object Detection Configuration:...
  • Page 62: Tampering

    DVR User Manual Alarm Management ② Enable or disable “Snapshot”, “Push”, “Alarm-out”, “Preset”, “Buzzer”, “Pop-up Video” and “E-mail”. The alarm handling setting of object detection alarm is similar to that of the sensor alarm (see 9.1 Sensor Alarm for details). ③...
  • Page 63: Tripwire

    DVR User Manual Alarm Management ② Enable or disable “Snapshot”, “Push”, “Alarm-out”, “Preset”, “Buzzer”, “Pop-up Video” and “E-mail”. The alarm handling setting of exception detection alarm is similar to that of the sensor alarm (see 9.1 Sensor Alarm for details). ③...
  • Page 64: Intrusion Detection

    DVR User Manual Alarm Management ② Enable or disable “Snapshot”, “Push”, “Alarm-out”, “Preset”, “Buzzer”, “Pop-up Video” and “E-mail”. The alarm handling setting of line crossing alarm is similar to that of the sensor alarm (see 9.1 Sensor Alarm for details). ③...
  • Page 65: Exception Alarm

    DVR User Manual Alarm Management ⑥ Click “Processing Mode” to go to the alarm handling configuration interface of intrusion detection. Intrusion Detection Alarm Handling Configuration: ① Click StartSettingsAlarmIntelligence AlarmIntrusion to go to the following interface. ② Enable or disable “Snapshot”, “Push”, “Alarm-out”, “Preset”, “Buzzer”, “Pop-up Video” and “E-mail”. The alarm handling setting of intrusion detection alarm is similar to that of the sensor alarm (see 9.1 Sensor Alarm for details).
  • Page 66: Warning Handling Settings

    DVR User Manual Alarm Management ② Enable or disable “Record”, “Snapshot”, “Push”, “Alarm-out”, “Preset”, “Buzzer”, “Pop-up Video”, “Pop-up Message Box” and “E-mail”. The Video Loss Settings are similar to that of the sensor alarm (see9.1 Sensor Alarmfordetails). ③ Click “Apply” to save the settings. 9.4.3 Warning Handling Settings ①...
  • Page 67: E-Mail

    DVR User Manual Alarm Management ② Set the delay time and the schedule of each alarm-out. You can click “Edit Schedules” to edit the schedules (see 7.3.1 Add Schedule for details). ③ Click “Apply” to save the settings. You can click “Test” to test the alarm output. 9.5.2 E-mail Click StartSettingsAlarmEvent NotificationE-mail to go to the e-mail configuration interface.
  • Page 68: Push Message

    DVR User Manual Alarm Management 9.5.5 Push Message Click StartSettingsAlarmEvent NotificationPush Message to go to the interface as shown below. Check “Enable” and then click “Apply” button to save the settings. If Push Server is online, it will push messages to the mobile clients. 9.5.6 Alarm Server Go to AlarmAlarm Server interface as shown below.
  • Page 69 DVR User Manual Alarm Management Click “Clear” button to stop the buzzer when the buzzer alarm happens. Click to view the detail information as shown below. If the exception information is more than one page, you can enter the number in the box and then click to jump to the specified page.
  • Page 70: Account & Permission Management

    DVR User Manual Account & Permission Management 10 Account & Permission Management 10.1 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 71: Edit User

    DVR User Manual Account & Permission Management ② Set the username, password and group. User can also set the pattern lock here. The e-mail address is optional. Click “Add” to add the user. 10.1.2 Edit User Click StartSettingsAccount and AuthorityAccountEdit User and then click in the user list or double click the user to edit the user information.
  • Page 72: User Login & Logout

    DVR User Manual Account & Permission Management Enter current password and then check “Enable” to input pattern lock.  Recover Password Click “Recover Password” to reset the password.  Edit User Click “Edit User” to pop up the window as shown below. The admin is enabled, its permission control is closed and permission group cannot be changed by default.
  • Page 73: Permission Management

    DVR User Manual Account & Permission Management 10.3 Permission Management 10.3.1 Add Permission Group Click StartSettingsAccount and AuthorityAccountEdit Permission Group to go to the interface as shown below. Click to add permission group. Set the group name, check the permissions as needed and then set the “Local” and “Remote” permissions. Click “Add”...
  • Page 74: Block And Allow List

    DVR User Manual Account & Permission Management 10.4 Block and Allow List ① Click StartSettingsAccount and AuthoritySecurity to go to the following interface. ② Check “Enable” and then choose “Enable Allow List” or “Enable Block List” (the PC client of which the IP address is in the allow list can access DVR remotely while the PC client in the block list cannot).
  • Page 75: View Online User

    DVR User Manual Account & Permission Management In this interface, you can set the level and expiration time of the password. 10.7 View Online User Click StartSettingsAccount and AuthorityUser Status to view the online user information (you can view the online user name, login type, IP address and login time;...
  • Page 76: Device Management

    DVR User Manual Device Management 11 Device Management 11.1 Network Configuration 11.1.1 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 77 DVR User Manual Device Management ② Install a certificate. * You can create a private certificate here. Click the “Create” button to create a private certificate. Enter the country (only two letters available), domain (DVR’s IP address/domain), validity date, password, province/state, region and so on. Then click “OK” to save the settings. * If there is a signed certificate, click “Browse”...
  • Page 78: Pppoe Configuration

    11.1.4 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 the DVR 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 79: Upnp Configuration

    DVR User Manual Device Management Click “Edit Recipient” to go to the following interface. 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 80: 802.1X

    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 QR Code through the Speco Blue app on your mobile client phone or tablet to log into the recorder instantly. 11.1.9 View Network Status Click StartSettingsNetworkNetwork Status to view the network status or click...
  • Page 81: Basic Configuration

    DVR User Manual Device Management 11.2 Basic Configuration 11.2.1 General Configuration Click StartSettingsSystemBasicGeneral Settings to go to the following interface. Set the device name, device No., language, video format and main output. Enable or disable wizard, “Log In Automatically”, “Log Out Automatically” (if checked, you can set the wait time), “App Live Self-Adaption”...
  • Page 82: Recorder Osd Settings

    DVR User Manual Device Management 11.2.3 Recorder OSD Settings Click StartSettingsSystemBasicRecorder OSD settings to go to the following interface. Name, icon and address OSD can be enabled here. 11.3 Factory Default Click StartSettingsSystemMaintenanceFactory Default and then click “Reset to factory default” button in the interface to reset to the factory default settings(check “Reset retain Network Configuration”...
  • Page 83: Backup And Restore

    DVR User Manual Device Management to the path where the upgrade software exists. Select the upgrade software and then click “Upgrade”. The system may automatically restart during upgrading. Please wait for a while and do not power off the DVR during upgrading. Note: The file system of the USB mobile device which is used for upgrading, backing up and restoring should be FAT32 format.
  • Page 84: View Log

    DVR User Manual Device Management 11.7 View Log Click StartSettingsSystemMaintenanceView Log to go to the log view interface. Select the log main type, click to set start time and end time and then click “Search” button. The searched log files will be displayed in the list. Choose the log file in the list and then click “Export”...
  • Page 85: Remote Surveillance

    ① Enable NAT in the DVR. Refer to 11.1.8 NAT Configuration for details. ② Scan the QR Code 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 QR Code of the DVR (Go to StartSettingsSystemInformationBasic to view the QR Code of the DVR).
  • Page 86: Web Wan Access

    DVR User Manual Remote Surveillance 12.3 Web WAN Access ① Set the network of the DVR. Please refer to 11.1.1 TCP/IP Configuration for details. ② Click Start→Settings→Network→NAT to go to the interface for NAT configuration and check “Enable”. Click “Apply” to save the settings and make note of the QR code number under the QR code.
  • Page 87: Remote Preview

    DVR User Manual Remote Surveillance admin: the current login username. Logout: click it to log out and return to the login interface. Modify Password: click it to change the password of the current login user. Enter the current password and then set a new password in the popup window.
  • Page 88 DVR User Manual Remote Surveillance 3 in on the left panel stands for the number of online cameras; the right number 4 stands for the number of all the added cameras. Enter the camera name in the search box and then click to search the camera.
  • Page 89 DVR User Manual Remote Surveillance Operation panel introduction: Button Meaning Click it to take snapshots. Click it to start recording to computer; click it again to stop recording. Click it to zoom in the image of the camera and then drag the mouse on the camera image to view the hidden area.
  • Page 90: Remote Playback

    DVR User Manual Remote Surveillance Button Meaning Click to zoom in/out camera image. 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 91: Intelligent Analysis

    DVR User Manual Remote Surveillance  Event Search Check the record type on the left side of the interface and then click to set the start time and end time; check the cameras and then click on the right side to search the record (the searched record data will be displayed in the list); check the record data in the list and then click “Export”...
  • Page 92: Appendix Afaq

    DVR 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 DVRs 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 DVR.
  • Page 93 DVR User Manual Q6. The system cannot record, why? Make sure the HDD was formatted prior to use. The record schedule has not been set in manual record mode. Please refer to 7.3.2 Record Schedule Configuration for details. Maybe HDD is full and thus the DVR is not able to record. Check HDD information from Disk Management and if required, please enable the recycle function (please see 7.1.2 Advanced Configuration for details).
  • Page 94 DVR User Manual ② Select SecurityCustom Level. Refer to Fig 10-1. ③ Enable all the sub options under “ActiveX controls and plug-ins”. Refer to Fig 10-2. ④ Then click “OK” to finish setup. Other plug-ins or anti-virus may block ActiveX. Please disable or do the required settings. Fig 10-1 Fig 10-2 Q9.
  • Page 95 DVR User Manual Select camera in the resource tree on the left side of the interface to play the camera record. Click on the tool bar under the camera image to enable audio. Refer to Fig 11-2. Note: The record will not have audio output if you disable the audio when recording by DVR. Please see 7.1.1 Mode Configuration and 7.2 Encode Parameters Setting for details.
  • Page 96 DVR User Manual Fig 11-2...
  • Page 97: Appendix B Calculate Recording Capacity

    DVR User Manual Calculate Recording Capacity 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 98: Appendix C Specifications

    RJ45 10M/100Mbps×1 RJ45 10M/100M/100Mbps×1 RJ45 10M/100M/100Mbps×1 Network Protocol TCP/IP,PPPoE,DHCP,DNS,DDNS,UPnP,NTP,SMTP, HTTP, HTTPs, RTSP Web Client Multiple online users monitoring Mobile Speco Blue iOS, Android Device SATA×1, max 14TB per HDD SATA×2,max 14TB per HDD SATA×2,max 14TB per HDD Storage E-SATA E-SATA×1 Export Local By U disk,USB mobile HDD...
  • Page 99 IP input is 16ch; H24HRL can convert the last 8 analog channels into IP input, so its total IP input is 16ch. Android is a trademark of Google LLC. Model: H6HRL/H16HRL/H24HRL 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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