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INSTALLATION MANUAL
RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0
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RK SERIES
DVR and NVR
Installation manual - Menu 6.0
How to install the system
How to network and connect cameras How to use live and
playback
How to connect with common clients
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  • Page 1 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:1 RK SERIES DVR and NVR Installation manual - Menu 6.0 How to install the system How to network and connect cameras How to use live and playback How to connect with common clients...

  • Page 2: Contents Of The Manual

    Page:2 Contents of the manual The RK series DVRs and NVRs are video recording systems for CCTV video surveillance. NVR models are used to connect IP cameras The DVR models have BNC inputs to connect analog AHD, CVI, TVI, CVBS cameras but can also manage IP cameras.
  • Page 3 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:3 Prepare the cameras Before installing a DVR or NVR you must have the cameras to connect available. If you connect analog cameras you must supply them with power and then connect the video signal with a coaxial cable or a twisted pair with balun.

  • Page 4: Install The Hard Disk

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:4 Install the Hard Disk If you want your system to be able to record, you need to install a Hard Disk inside the video recorder. Any 3.5" SATA hard disk for computers is fine, but for longer life it would be better to purchase a specific model for video recording.
  • Page 5 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:5 CAUTION – The power consumption of a hard disk varies greatly depending on its capacity. Our video recorders are supplied with a power supply suitable for a normal 1 or 2TB hard disk, normally the most used size.
  • Page 6 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:6 Connect a DVR If you have purchased a DVR, your device can manage both analogue cameras, with its BNC inputs, and IP cameras, via the network port. These are the rear connections. The equipment varies based on the model you purchased.
  • Page 7 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:7 connect IP cameras, you need to connect the DVR to your network. You must use a normal straight-type network cable and insert it on one side into the NET port of the DVR and on the other into a free port on your router or switch.
  • Page 8 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:8 perhaps purchased for the cameras, because this would lead to malfunctions. If you power the DVR with one of our centralized power supplies in the box you must consider that the individual outputs are limited to 1A and this requires connecting at least 3 in parallel to be able to provide adequate power to the DVR.
  • Page 9 NVR to manage here. The NVR provides POE power to the cameras. If you connect our RK Series cameras to these ports, they are automatically configured (plug and play). If you connect other cameras you will first have to assign them an IP address suitable for the NVR's internal network.
  • Page 10 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:10 DC 12V–Connect the included 12VDC power supply here DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 11 4K 3840x2160). If when you start the DVR/NVR you only see the DSE logo and then nothing else it is because the monitor does not support the video resolution of the device. You have to connect another monitor and then possibly change the video resolution in the configuration DSE SRL –...
  • Page 12 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:12 Remember that the HDMI cable cannot be longer than a few meters. To connect a monitor remotely from the NVR you must use an HDMI transmission device. DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...

  • Page 13: Connect Alarm I/O

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:13 Connect alarm I/O Some DVRs/NVRs are equipped with alarm inputs and outputs and have a special rear terminal block. The layout of the terminals varies from model to model, here we see two examples.
  • Page 14 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:14 acoustics, lighting etc. The outputs are normally open (NO) clean contacts to be connected between the two output terminals. In models with a single output you will use terminals C and NO. The models with multiple outputs have two terminals for each output (C1-N1, C2-N2 etc.).
  • Page 15 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:15 Make the first ignition As soon as you connect the power plug, the DVR/NVR starts up and displays an image on the screen. DVRs and NVRs for video surveillance do not have a power switch because they are designed to always remain on.

  • Page 16: Log In To The System

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:16 2 – LOG IN TO THE SYSTEM Enter the factory password to access the DVR/NVR: USER: admin PASSWORD: 12345 Then press LOGIN. DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...

  • Page 17: Set Date And Time

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:17 3 – SET DATE AND TIME First you need to set the system date and time. Choose the Italian time zone GMT+1 and the Day/Month/ Year format. Other items are explained in the configuration manual and you can also activate them later.

  • Page 18: Set Up The Network

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:18 4 – SET UP THE NETWORK In this step you can set the network parameters for the DVR/NVR which allow it to communicate with the external network connected to its network port, mainly with the router. If you are not sure which parameters to enter, leave the DHCP factory option enabled which allows the DVR/NVR to obtain the parameters automatically from the network router.
  • Page 19 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:19 6 – FORMAT the HARD DISK In this step you should find the hard disk that you inserted into the DVR/NVR. Select it and click FORMAT to allow the DVR/NVR to use it. If you don't find the hard disk in the list, check that the two internal cables are connected and that the power supply is connected DSE SRL –...

  • Page 20: Set The Password

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:20 DVR/NVR is the correct one, possibly try replacing the hard disk because it could be faulty. 7 – SET THE PASSWORD In this final step you can possibly change the access password to your NVR/DVR. If you want to do this, the first thing you need to do is make sure you don't forget it, because it is a security device and to recover a forgotten password, you will have to contact us and go through a fairly laborious procedure.
  • Page 21 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:21 FINISHED! At the end of the wizard your CCTV system is already working. Further in the manual you will find other basic configurations. In the configuration manual you will find all the options of the advanced configuration menu.
  • Page 22 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:22 Connect the NVR to your network To be able to connect to the surveillance system via PC or mobile phone or to manage IP cameras installed on the network you must connect the DVR/NVR to your network. To do this use a network cable and connectthe external NETWORK port,which depending on the model is indicated as NET, LAN or WAN,to a free port on your router or switch.
  • Page 23 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:23 Check the network parameters of your DVR/NVR Your DVR/NVR configures itself on the network automatically (DHCP), therefore it directly receives the network address and configuration from your router. You don't have to worry about entering any parameters.
  • Page 24 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:24 3 – OPEN THE NETWORK WINDOW TO CHECK THE IP ADDRESS Click THE SETTINGS ICON at the top by clicking the gear icon. DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 25 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:25 Now, in the left menu, choose NETWORK In this window, check that the checkbox on DHCP is active and take note of the IP address that your NVR has assumed within the network (first line at the top). It will be useful if you want to access the NVR from within your network, without going through the Internet.
  • Page 26 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:26 you cannot use the DHCP option and must set a manual address. This situation is better explained in the configuration manual. 4 – GO TO THE P2P WINDOW TO CHECK THE CONNECTION TO THE SERVER After checking the IP...

  • Page 27: Connect Analog Cameras

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:27 Connect analog cameras If you have purchased a DVR from this range, you will find the BNC ports on the back to connect the cameras. DVRs support all analog video formats available today: AHD, CVI, TVI up to 8MP and traditional CVBS.
  • Page 28 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:28 with balun. To use UTC control you must enable the UTC protocol in the channel's PTZ settings. This protocol is already set on all channels by default, so you can limit yourself to a simple check.
  • Page 29 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:29 To open the camera's OSD menu you must press the central ENTER button between the arrows. ZOOM CONTROL VIA UTC IN ANALOG CAMERAS Many analog cameras are equipped with a motorized lens that is adjusted by operating the...
  • Page 30 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:30 button located on the camera cable. These DVRs also allow you to adjust the zoom remotely, via the UTC protocol, which passes together with the video signal and does not require additional cables. The camera must support zoom control via UTC to use this function.
  • Page 31 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:31 CHANNEL – Select the camera input you want to control PROTOCOL – Choose PelcoD for all our PTZ cameras. You can also choose PelcoP for cameras from other manufacturers.
  • Page 32 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:32 To control the movements of the motorized cameras you must bring the camera to full screen, right click to make the command bar appear and finally click PTZ. This opens the movement control window on the right.
  • Page 33 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:33 Enable IP channels on your DVR If you have purchased an NVR you can only manage IP cameras that you must have previously installed on the network, each with its own address.

  • Page 34: Channel Management

    Wait for the search to complete and at the end you will find, in the list of the table below, all the DSE cameras and also the ONVIF cameras of other brands that the DVR/NVR has detected on the LAN network to which it is connected.
  • Page 35 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:35 Select the camera you want in the table below and click ADD to insert it into the video recorder. The camera thus appears in the upper table. DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 36 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:36 Once the camera has been added, check that the green ONLINE icon appears, as in the photo below, because this certifies that the connection has occurred. If the STATUS indicator remains in error there is something wrong because the automatic configuration of the camera was not successful.
  • Page 37 CONNECT RK SERIES CAMERAS (PLUG&PLAY) If you connect one of our RK series cameras to the NVR with POE ports, recognition is totally plug&play. You can remove the new IP camera from the box and connect it directly to a LAN port of the NVR without doing any preliminary configuration.
  • Page 38 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:38 RK series that will be connected. If you do not use some POE ports of the NVR, for example because you connect the cameras to your network rather than to the NVR, you can disconnect some channels from the rear POE ports by intervening on this CHANNEL/POE MANAGEMENT configuration page In this example above we see the factory setting of an NVR with 4 POE ports.
  • Page 39 CONNECT ONVIF CAMERAS If you connect a camera from a range other than our RK series, or an Onvif camera from another brand, to the POE ports of the NVR, you must first configure it manually because the auto-configuration modeplug and play only works with our RK Series cameras.
  • Page 40 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:40 NVRs use this 192.168.11.xxx class to address cameras connected to its network. There are no particular reasons to change this class, but if you want to do so it can be done in the NVR's network configuration...
  • Page 41 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:41 Once the IP has been assigned to the camera, connect the camera to a POE port of the NVR, open CHANNEL MANAGEMENT and click the ADD MANUALLY button, entering the correct connection parameters to the...
  • Page 42 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:42 Connect wifi IP cameras to wifi NVRs If you have purchased an NVR with integrated wifi you can connect wifi cameras directly to the NVR's wifi network without using your external wifi network.
  • Page 43 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:43 3 - Press the ADD button. WIRELESS CODE to start the search for the camera to pair. A window opens with a 120 second timer. 4 – Before the 120 seconds expire, press the button present among the camera connections, next to the power connector.
  • Page 44 CONNECT AN RK SERIES WIFI CAMERAS WITH NETWORK PORT If you connect one of our standard RK series cameras, equipped with a network port, to the wifi NVR, pairing to the wifi NVR is carried out by initially connecting the camera via cable to the NVR. Recognition is totally plug&play.
  • Page 45 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:45 In the FILTER box, at the top right, leave the basic setting ONVIF AND OWNER. The NVR searches for RK cameras and will find, in addition to any WiFi cameras already installed, also the new one you connected with the cable.
  • Page 46 CONNECT ONVIF WIFI CAMERAS If you want to connect an Onvif wifi camera that is not part of our RK series to a wifi NVR, for example one of our wifi PTZ cameras, or a wifi camera from another manufacturer, you can do so by following the camera instructions to connect the camera to a network Wifi.
  • Page 47 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:47 2 – Connect the camera to the NVR's wifi network following the camera's instructions. Generally you will have to enter the camera configuration from the computer and act in the wifi configuration.

  • Page 48: Viewing Live Cameras

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:48 Viewing live cameras Now that you have installed your video recorder you can see the cameras on the monitor. In this chapter we give you some tips to make the most of live viewing.
  • Page 49 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:49 Exiting full screen mode displays the control buttons. At the bottom right of the window are some of the commands that are present in the right-click menu described above.
  • Page 50 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:50 Moving the mouse over a live panel brings up a bar of controls relating to that channel 1 – CAPTURE – Save a photo of the image in real time 2 –...

  • Page 51: Channel Icons

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:51 5 – AUDIO – Press this icon to activate playback of the channel's audio and adjust the volume. To hear the audio you must have connected a speaker to the audio output of the DVR/NVR or a TV to the HDMI output.

  • Page 52: General Buttons

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:52 CHANNEL – Select the camera to control ARROWS – Direction movements SPEED – Adjusts the speed of movement, if the camera supports this adjustment ZOOM – FOCUS – IRIS –...
  • Page 53 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:53 opens a popup panel with the log of the latest Alarms divided by Anomalies - Motion - AI DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 54 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:54 opens a pop-up Panel showing the ongoing backup progress shows the QR code with the device serial number, the same as shown on the product labels, which you will use to add the device to the IoVedo.RK app...
  • Page 55 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:55 opens a popup panel where you can: Log out, Restart and Shut down DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 56 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:56 Review recordings To review the recordings archived by your NVR/DVR, perform the following operations. 1 – OPEN THE PLAYBACK WINDOW Click the PLAY icon, the second one in the top menu 2 –...

  • Page 57: Check Playback

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:57 3 – PLAY THE INSTANT YOU WANT TO SEE AGAIN In the time bar at the bottom you will find the 24 hours of the day. Recordings are shown in different colors based on the type of recording.
  • Page 58 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:58 sped up or slowed down and stop or pause playback. Speed up to 16x or slow down to 1/8x (slow motion) Forward and backward frame by frame Play/Pause Forward and backward by 30 seconds...
  • Page 59 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:59 DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...

  • Page 60: Search For Files

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:60 Search and backup of files In this section you can search for video files recorded following alarm events, such as motion detection or human detection, and export them to external memories. Perform the following steps.

  • Page 61: Manage Files

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:61 alarms, anomalies, user operations and configuration changes. On each search page you can specify the channel and time interval. You can optionally filter by type of event, among those managed.
  • Page 62 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:62 With the buttons to the right of the file you can play the video and save it on a USB stick or external HDD. DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 63 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:63 Access with browser TodayOur RK DVRs/NVRs support all common browsers, such as Google Chrome, Firefox or Edge. Just type the internal network address of the NVR/DVR as in this example...
  • Page 64 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:64 To control the functions, no additional components need to be installed. However, you can download and install a small additional software to fully control some advanced functions as well. The button to download the optional plugin is at the top right Browser access works on a local network.
  • Page 65 Page:65 Connect with an RTSP client The RK Series DVR/NVRs support the RTSP protocol which is set by default to use port 554. It is possible to connect to the DVR/NVR using any RTSP player such as VLC. The address to call must have the following syntax: RTSP://...
  • Page 66 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:66 See belowasoperate for example with the free VLC player: DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 67 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:67 With VLC, the following option must be enabled for the stream to play DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 68 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:68 DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 69 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:69 For the stream to be played, the following option must be enabled DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 70 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:70 DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 71 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:71 Connect with your mobile phone, even via the internet You can connect to the video recorder easily with your cell phone or tablet. You can do it on an internal wifi network or even via the Internet, thanks to our P2P cloud server.
  • Page 72 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:72 Connect with the IoVedo.RK software for PC, even via the internet You can connect to the video recorder easily with your Windows PC. You can do it on an internal wifi network or even via the Internet.

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