Seenergy SVR- 632 User Manual

32ch network video recorder with local display
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SVR-632
User's Manual
 
32CH Network Video Recorder with Local Display
Version 2.2.5
04222013

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  • Page 1 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   SVR-632 User’s Manual   32CH Network Video Recorder with Local Display Version 2.2.5 04222013...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    2   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Table of Contents System Overview ..............6     Front View ..................6   Rear View ..................6   LED Definition ................7 Installation ................8     HDD Installation ................8  ...
  • Page 3 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual     Adjust Contrast For the Playback Video ........... 74 Export Playback Videos to AVI Files ..........75     Export Playback Videos to JPEG images ........... 77   Play Exported Playback Videos with NVR Media Player ....... 80  ...
  • Page 4 4   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual     Maintenance ................143 Reboot the NVR at a specific time automatically ... Error! Bookmark not   defined.   Firmware Upgrade ............... 143   Through the web interface ............144  ...
  • Page 5 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Event Monitor ............... 233     Event Monitor ................233   History Event Monitor ..............236...
  • Page 6: System Overview

    6   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   System Overview Front View Rear View...
  • Page 7: Led Definition

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   LED Definition...
  • Page 8: Installation

    8   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Installation HDD Installation Release the HDD tray by pulling the lock to the right. Pull the HDD tray out of the case.
  • Page 9 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Place the HDD in the tray and Put the HDD tray back to the case. Secure it with the screws at the bottom of the tray.
  • Page 10 10   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Push the tray door back to the case to secure it.
  • Page 11: Connect To The Nvr

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Connect to the NVR There are various ways you can connect to the NVR and below are the suggested methods for different network setup: • The NVR is placed in a network with a DHCP server: Connect to the NVR by using “NVR Search”...
  • Page 12 12   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   To begin, launch the “NVR Search” utility from the CD and proceed with the installation:...
  • Page 13 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Once the installation is complete, check the “Launch the Search AP” option and click “Finish”. The search should start automatically and its status should be dis- played.
  • Page 14 14   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The NVR should be located and its IP address should be displayed. Double-click on an NVR and the search program should automatically access the NVR’s web administration page from your default browser.
  • Page 15 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   You should be prompted for the NVR’s username and password. Enter its default username “admin” and password “admin” and then click ”OK” to enter the system • Please make sure you are using Internet Explorer 7 or above (IE 10 is NOT yet supported).
  • Page 16: Access The Nvr With Its Default Ip Address

    16   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Access the NVR with its default IP address The NVR comes with a pre-configured static IP “192.168.101.50”. However, it is only used when there is no DHCP server presented in the network.
  • Page 17: Set Up Password

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Again, you should be prompted for the username and password. Enter its default username “admin” and password “admin” and then click ”OK” to enter the system Set up Password...
  • Page 18 18   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The default login username and password is admin/admin. To change the password of the admin account, go to “Setup” --> “System Con- figurations” --> “User Account”, click on the “admin” account in the account list then press the “edit”...
  • Page 19: Camera Installation

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Camera Installation Add a Camera -- Automatic Search Click the “Search” button to perform the camera search. You should be prompted to install Active Control component in order for the search to function properly. Go ahead and click “Install”...
  • Page 20 20   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   After that, the search should begin and its status should be displayed: Found cameras should be listed and simply select a camera from the list and press “Configure” Its corresponding information should be displayed in the “Camera Information”...
  • Page 21: Add A Camera Manually

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Click on “Detect” to establish connection between the recorder and the camera. If connection establishes successfully, camera’s detailed information should be polled and displayed as below. Adjust its video format, frame rate, resolution or bitrate...etc if you wish and then click “Add”...
  • Page 22: Live View

    22   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Live View The “Live View” page provides the following functions: • Retrieve camera’s video stream • Retrieve camera’s status • Perform Live Sequence Viewing • PTZ Control • Perform PTZ Preset Sequence viewing •...
  • Page 23: (!) Note

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   (!) Note The systems will detect current security settings of Internet Explorer upon logging in to the web UI. You will see warning message as shown below if you are running Internet Explorer with a customized security settings, in which the UI will be displayed with errors.
  • Page 24 24   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   An additional window will pop up displaying the current security settings of your Internet Explorer (as shown below). Simply click on “Change my settings to ensure best compatibility” to proceed. Click “OK”...
  • Page 25: Retrieve Camera's Video Stream

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Retrieve camera’s video stream The camera list is expanded and displayed on the Live View page: • Click “All” to display videos of all 32 channels • Click “1-16” or "17-32" to display videos of in 16-video view •...
  • Page 26: Perform Sequence Viewing

    26   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Perform Sequence Viewing Sequence view is a function that allows you to view multiple video streams from certain cameras in sequence automatically without having to select them one by one. To perform sequence view, select “SEQ View”...
  • Page 27 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Next, select one or more camera(s) or camera group(s) for sequence viewing: Select "1-16" and "17-32" to start sequence viewing in 16-video view Select "Group(x)" to start sequence viewing in quad view Select "cameras"...
  • Page 28: Ptz Control

    28   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Then, select dwell interval from the drop-down menu and click "Start" to begin. PTZ Control PTZ control provides functions to pan, tilt, and zoom a PTZ camera as well as the ability to adjust camera focus and iris.
  • Page 29 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Only PTZ capable cameras will be listed in the drop-down menu The bar highlighted above controls the moving angle. Larger number means bigger movement angle.
  • Page 30: Perform Ptz Preset Viewing

    30   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Perform PTZ Preset Viewing There are three functions provided in the “Preset” section: • Perform preset point viewing of a particular camera • Auto pan a particular camera • Perform preset point sequence viewing (In order to use this function, one must configure camera's preset points in "NVR Setup"...
  • Page 31: Auto Pan Viewing

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Its available PTZ preset points will be listed in the drop-down list shown below. Click "Go to" to move to the selected position. Auto Pan Viewing Use the Auto Pan control buttons to pan right, left and stop auto pan * Certain cameras do not support bi-directional pan movements.
  • Page 32: Preset Point Sequence Viewing

    32   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Preset Point Sequence Viewing This function allows you to view multiple preset points from a video of a camera without having to select them one by one. Once you have defined the preferred preset points in “Channel Configurations”...
  • Page 33: Live Video Controls

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Live Video Controls Users can perform certain functions to a live view video. They can be accessed by right clicking on a video. Display ratio and full screen By default, the videos are set to fill the whole video window, to display its original size or ratio, use the button in the upper-right hand corner.
  • Page 34: Take A Snapshot Of A Live Video

    34   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Take a snapshot of a live video To take a snapshot of a live video, right-click on the video and select "Take Snapshot". You are given with options to take 1 snapshot or 3 continuous snapshots.
  • Page 35 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   A new window should display and load the snapshot image.
  • Page 36 36   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The new window displays the snapshot.
  • Page 37 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   If the "3 continuous snapshots" option is chosen, the new window displays snapshots and lets you view them individually by using the "Prev", "Next" buttons shown above.
  • Page 38 38   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   However, as soon as a snapshot selection is made, the snapshots are automatically saved to x:\SnapshotFolder ("x" represents the partition where Windows is installed, e.g: C:\)
  • Page 39 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   You can right-click anywhere on the image and select "Save Picture As..." to save the images somewhere else if you wish.
  • Page 40: Perform Digital Ptz

    40   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Perform Digital PTZ To perform digital PTZ on a particular channel, right-click anywhere on its video and select "Digital PTZ".
  • Page 41 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Next, hold the mouse left button and draw a square on the video to specify the zoom in area...
  • Page 42 42   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Once the image is digitally zoomed in, use the mouse scroll button to further zoom on or zoom out the image. Hold and left-click on the image and move the mouse to move the zoomed in video.
  • Page 43: Adjust Brightness For The Live Video

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Adjust Brightness for the Live Video You are able to adjust brightness of the live video from the right-click menu.
  • Page 44: Adjust Contrast For The Live Video

    44   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Adjust Contrast For the Live Video Same thing as the brightness, you can set the contrast for the live video from the right-click menu as well.
  • Page 45: Change Web Ui Display Language

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Change Web UI Display Language You can change the web UI display language from the current login username link located at the upper-right hand corner. Click on the link opens up a new window, which displays detail information about the user as well as a drop-down menu that lets you change the display language.
  • Page 46: Live View Through Iphone Safari Browser

    46   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Live View through iPhone Safari Browser You can use iPhone and perform single channel live view to the NVR by using its Safari browser. To be able to view the live video through the Safari browser, make sure “javascript”...
  • Page 47 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Type in the IP address of the NVR in the address bar...
  • Page 48 48   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   You should be prompted to enter the username and password to access the NVR...
  • Page 49 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Upon successful login, you should see the live view video of the first channel...
  • Page 50 50   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Click on the “Channel” drop-down menu to select other cameras...
  • Page 51: Live View Through Blackberry Phones

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   If a PTZ camera is selected, the corresponding control buttons will display (control PT only) * Please note that this function is camera dependent and is not available to all cameras. Certain cameras do not allow adjusting image size and the selection “Auto”...
  • Page 52 52   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Enable the “Support Javascript” option and click the menu button and click “Save Options” Go to “General Properties...
  • Page 53 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Make sure two options illustrated above are enabled Press the menu button and click the “Save Options” to save settings...
  • Page 54 54   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Press the button highlighted above to go back to the browser...
  • Page 55 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Type in the IP address of the NVR in the address bar...
  • Page 56 56   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   You should be prompted to enter its username and password for access...
  • Page 57: Playback

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Playback Playback is a function that allows you to play one or more videos that were previously recorded by a chosen recording method or due to an event trigger. The NVR offers synchronized playback from up to 4 channels and various types of search methods are provided to help you find the footage you need quickly.
  • Page 58: Search By Time Chart

    58   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Search by time chart 1. Start by selecting which channel(s) you would like to perform a search on. 2. Select “Search by time chart” from the “Search Method” drop-down list and click “Go” to start the search * Selected channels will be marked in red...
  • Page 59 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Results will then be displayed in a new dialog with a “Month/Channel” table and boxes marked in dark gray represent videos found in those dates. (* Videos from other cameras that are recorded on the same date will also be displayed)
  • Page 60: Search By Event

    60   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Clicking on a cell box marked with gray will take you to the "day" view of the selected month. Repeating the same step will eventually take you to the "second" view (5sec per cell box). Right-click anywhere or the "Back"...
  • Page 61 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Select “Search by event” from the “Search Method” drop-down list and click “Go” to start the search Results will then be listed like what is shown below (displays the oldest record top down). Click on a particular result to start the playback. (* You can click “Next Search”...
  • Page 62: Play By Specific Time

    62   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   You may also specify a new start time to search and display results from then on. You can restrict the number of results to be displayed at once (max. 30) and perform the search again Play by specific time If you know when a recording was taken place, you may choose the “Play by start time”...
  • Page 63 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Then you will be prompted to enter a specific time and date for the recorded video.
  • Page 64: Search By Event (Most Recent)

    64   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Search by event (Most Recent) This function quickly displays the most recent event recordings from the selected channels, displaying the most recent result top down.
  • Page 65 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   You may click “Update” to update the list to display the most recent results.
  • Page 66: Certain Functions You Can Perform To The Playback Video

    66   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Certain functions you can perform to the playback video You can do the followings by right clicking on the playback video: 1. Play Audio 2. Snapshot 3. Export as AVI file 4.
  • Page 67: Take A Snapshot Of A Playback Video

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Take a snapshot of a playback video To take a snapshot, right-click on the video and select "Take Snapshot". You are given with options to take 1 snapshot or 3 continuous snapshots.
  • Page 68 68   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   A new window should display and load the snapshot image.
  • Page 69 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The new window displays the snapshot.
  • Page 70 70   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   If the "3 continuous snapshots" option is chosen, the new window displays snapshots and lets you view them individually by using the "Prev", "Next" buttons shown above.
  • Page 71 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   However, as soon as a snapshot selection is made, the snapshots are automatically saved to x:\SnapshotFolder ("x" represents the partition where Windows is installed, e.g: C:\)
  • Page 72 72   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   You can right-click anywhere on the image and select "Save Picture As..." to save the images somewhere else if you wish.
  • Page 73: Adjust Brightness For The Playback Video

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Adjust Brightness for the Playback Video You are able to adjust brightness of the playback video from the right- click menu.
  • Page 74: Adjust Contrast For The Playback Video

    74   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Adjust Contrast For the Playback Video Same thing as the brightness, you can set the contrast for the playback video from the right-click menu as well.
  • Page 75: Export Playback Videos To Avi Files

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Export Playback Videos to AVI Files User can export the recorded playback videos stored on the NVR to a local computer and save them in AVI file format. A 3rd party media player such as VLC player or Windows Media player can then play the files on the PC.
  • Page 76 76   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   A new dialog will pop up and allows you to specify the time frame (or length) of the video you wish to export...
  • Page 77: Export Playback Videos To Jpeg Images

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Export Playback Videos to JPEG images You can alternatively choose to export the recorded video to JPEG images by choosing the "Export as JPEG images" option.
  • Page 78 78   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Specify the Start time/End time (or export length) and click "Start" to begin exporting. You will be notified once the process is completed successfully...
  • Page 79 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The exported AVI file will be saved under the C partition (or the partition where Windows is installed) • ffdshow is required in order to play the exported AVI file with Windows Media Player. You can get it at “http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffdshow/”...
  • Page 80: Play Exported Playback Videos With Nvr Media Player

    80   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Play Exported Playback Videos with NVR Media Player You can also use the NVR Media Player to play the exported AVI files. This can save you the trouble of installing third-party media player or codecs when playing the exported AVI videos.
  • Page 81 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Locate the exported AVI file, and click “open”. (Normally under “C:\ExportFolder)”...
  • Page 82: Open Event Snapshot Images With Nvr Media Player

    82   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The video will then start playing Open Event Snapshot images with NVR Media Player The NVR sends snapshots that are taken when an event occurs to a destined FTP server or mail recipient. These types of snapshot images...
  • Page 83 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   are saved in a proprietary image file format, h4i or p4i, and can only be opened by the NVR media player. To do so, Select “Open” from the top menu then select “Image File”. A new dialog should be displayed which lets you locate the image file.
  • Page 84: Nvr Setup -- System Configurations

    84   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   NVR Setup -- System Configurations Network Setup The “System Configurations” page provides users options to setup the device quickly and properly. After properly configuring all settings in all the sub-pages, users should expect a fully working network video recorder that is ready to manage cameras on the network.
  • Page 85 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   DHCP server, and you can locate the NVR by using the NVR search utility. If there's no DHCP server in the network, and the NVR is set to use "Auto Mode", it will use its own default static IP 192.168.101.50. The NVR supports three connection types that can be configured depends on how the network is setup.
  • Page 86: Dhcp Server

    86   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   2. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway address and DNS server address for the recorder * The recorder can detect the presence of a DHCP server upon startup. It sets itself to use static IP address if there is no DHCP server currently presented in the network.
  • Page 87: Ddns Service

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   DDNS Service DDNS, which stands for “Dynamic DNS”, is a method, protocol, or network service that provides the capability for a networked device, such as a router or computer system (in this case, the NVR) using the Internet Protocol Suite, to notify a domain name server to change, in real time, the active DNS configuration of its configured hostnames, addresses or other information stored in DNS.
  • Page 88 88   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   *If the NVR is placed behind a router or Internet gateway, please make sure port forwarding for port 80 is configured on the router or the gat- way in order for the DDNS function to properly register with the service.
  • Page 89 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Fill in the necessary fields as illustrated above The page will check whether or not another user has used the hostname you entered as soon as you click the “Add to Cart” button. If...
  • Page 90 90   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   you see below message, simply enter a different and click “Add to Cart” again Once you get to the next page, fill in the necessary fields as illustrated above...
  • Page 91 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Go back to the NVR’s DDNS service configuration page under “Setup” >> “System Configuration” >> “DDNS Service”. Fill in the domain name you picked during the registration in the “Domain Name” field and the username/password you created in the “User ID”...
  • Page 92 92   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   You can click the “Check DDNS Status” button to check the DynDNS service status. If you are getting a “Disconnected” message, it means that DDNS service server is down or the NVR is not connected to the Internet.
  • Page 93: Time And Date

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Time and Date Set the time and date by selecting the time zone according to your location. It is imperative that you set the recorder’s time correctly to avoid the following errors: •...
  • Page 94: User Account

    94   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   User Account Multiple users can access the recorder simultaneously. You can add, remove, and edit users by using options provided in this page to keep user information organized. Each recorder comes with a built-in “admin”...
  • Page 95: Add A New User

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Add a new user • Enter a username and password in “User Account Information”. All other fields are optional for your own reference. • Select a group from the “Group” drop-down menu to assign the new user to a particular group •...
  • Page 96: Change The Password Of The "Admin" Account

    96   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Change the password of the “admin” account 1. Click and highlight the “admin” account in the account list and click “Edit” 2. Its information should be displayed in “User Account Information” 3.
  • Page 97: Group Privilege

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Group Privilege Group Privilege is where you can create multiple customized access policies for situations if you need the recorder to be accessed by users other than the administrator. You can do so by creating a group, and then remove access privileges for certain configuration pages or cameras.
  • Page 98 98   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   You can change the group name by clicking the “Change Group Name” button. A text box will be displayed for you to enter the new group. Choose what type of privilege you would like this group to have from the “Privilege Type”...
  • Page 99: Disk Setup

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Its access privilege will then be displayed. You can alter its settings by allowing or denying access to other cameras using the checkboxes instead of accepting the defaults Disk Setup Once you install a hard disk to the recorder, you would need to initialize it so that it can be ready for recording.
  • Page 100: Build Raid Volume

    100   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Build RAID Volume The internal HDDs can be used for RAID. To do so, go to "RAID Volume" in Disk Setup and choose the available disk action. The "Disk Actions" drop-down menu displays available actions based on how many HDDs are installed in the NVR.
  • Page 101 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Select a disk action and click "Apply" to proceed. A warning dialog will be displayed as creating RAID volume will erase all existing data on the HDDs. Click "OK" to continue.
  • Page 102 102   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Please wait for a few moments while the NVR is creating the RAID volume. You will be prompted once the action is completed successfully.
  • Page 103 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Once the RAID volume is created, it will be listed in the "RAID volume list with the status of "Offline"...
  • Page 104 104   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Go back to the "Hard Disk List" page and the RAID volume should be in the list. Click "Format" to bring the RAID volume online. The status will be displayed just as if you were formatting any internal HDDs...
  • Page 105: Deleting Raid

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Deleting RAID Once a RAID volume is created, it can be deleted at anytime by choosing the "Delete RAID" action in the RAID volume page. All existing data will be removed after the RAID volume is deleted. All internal disks that were originally used for RAID volume will have to be formatted again after the RAID volume is deleted.
  • Page 106 106   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   * Once a RAID volume is deleted, all internal disks within that RAID should become offline and need to be formatted again before they can be used individually. * All internal disks (or RAID volumes) need to be formatted before they can be used.
  • Page 107: Nvr Setup -- Channel Configurations

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   NVR Setup -- Channel Configurations Add a camera The NVR provides two options for adding a new camera. Users have the option to let the recorder automatically find the cameras or it is possible to enter camera’s information and add it manually.
  • Page 108 108   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   You should be prompted to install Active Control component the first time you visit the page in order for the search to function properly. Go ahead and click “Install” Once you have the ActiveX component installed, the search status should be displayed after clicking "Search"...
  • Page 109 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Found cameras should be listed and simply select a camera from the list and press “Configure” Its corresponding information should be displayed in the “Camera Information” section. Enter its username and password and select the channel ID and name the camera.
  • Page 110 110   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Adjust its video format, frame rate, resolution or bitrate...etc. if you wish. You can also click on the “Preview” to preview the live video of the camera. Click “Add” to finish adding the camera *If cameras are marked with "*"...
  • Page 111 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Once the camera's settings are polled and displayed, you can also enable "continuous" recording and adjust its recording quality settings before adding the camera. Some cameras are capable of multiple streaming profiles, in which different video codecs are used for different purposes.
  • Page 112 112   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   There are two types of fps settings here, one is the fps that NVR sets back to the camera, and this is the fps NVR will be receiving from the camera.
  • Page 113: Add A Camera Manually

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Add a camera manually Simply follow the instruction described above but instead of using the “Search” function, enter the camera’s IP address and credential in the “Camera Information” manually.
  • Page 114: Osd Settings

    114   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   OSD Settings The OSD (On Screen Display) allows users to add informational text message and embed it onto the video. By default, this function is turned off. To add texts to one or more videos: Select a camera you would like to add text to and choose “Display OSD”...
  • Page 115 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Next, define where the text will be displayed by either entering an X/Y value based on percentage or use the system pre-defined position from the drop-down menu. Click on the “Preview” button to see the preview of your setting and click “Apply”...
  • Page 116 116   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The texts can be further adjusted with changes to different size, color or font so they can be more visible on the video.
  • Page 117: Ptz Setting

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   PTZ Setting PTZ Preset Settings The recorder supports PTZ cameras and can set multiple preset points or retrieve and manage preset points that are set in the camera. This is helpful if you need to monitor multiple spots in one area from a particular camera.
  • Page 118 118   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   To set up PTZ preset points: 1. Select a camera from the “Camera” drop-down menu and click “Add”. 2. Select a position number for the preset point from the “Position Number”...
  • Page 119: Ptz Preset Sequence

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Ultimately, you can choose to make this preset point a “Home” point among all other preset points, as well as making the camera to move to this particular point when an event is triggered. * “Move Here when Event Trigger”: In order for this function to work properly, please also complete configuration in “Event Configuration”...
  • Page 120 120   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   To configure preset sequence for a camera, 1. Select a channel from the “Channel” drop-down menu. The available preset points should be listed in “Camera Presets” section. 2. Pick the ones you like for sequence viewing and press the “->” button to move them to the “Preset Sequence”...
  • Page 121: E-Map Setting

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   E-Map Setting Local E-Map Setting E-Map monitor is a function that alerts users whenever there is an event triggered (e.g. motion detected) from a camera with a geographical perspective. With this function, users can quickly identify which camera has detected an unusual event and where this event is happening.
  • Page 122 122   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   To replace the map, click “Browse” button to locate the new map image file from the local PC and then click “Upload”. * Only JPG, PNG, and GIF file formats are supported with file size under 100KB.
  • Page 123 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Then click and drag the camera icon to move the camera to define its location. Access the E-Map Monitor page from the upper-right hand corner menu. When the NVR receives an event triggered from any of the cameras, their videos will be displayed on the E-Map and you can double-click on the video to enlarge it.
  • Page 124: Google Map Setting

    124   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Google Map Setting The Google Map monitor is a similar function to the aforementioned E- Map monitor. It is useful if you are managing multiple cameras from different locations. To configure locations of each camera, first determine the location you’d like to place the camera to on the map.
  • Page 125 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   1. Zoom in to a smaller area by using the zoom control bar on the map 2. Zoom in to a smaller area by using the mouse scroll button You can also go to a specific place on the map by entering its address or the name of the place in the “Address or places of interest”...
  • Page 126: Nvr Setup -- Event Configurations

    126   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   NVR Setup -- Event Configurations Event Configuration The “Event Configurations” section allows users to define conditions that constitute an event, its corresponding trigger action and when it will be triggered. Such setting can reduce the management overhead and notify the administrator only when it’s necessary.
  • Page 127: I/O Settings

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   How often an event is triggered • Set a time interval under “Event Trigger Interval” to define how often events are triggered Trigger action Now that you have the event trigger duration and interval defined, choose what action to be taken during an event trigger: •...
  • Page 128 128   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   1. For cameras that come with physical digital input ports, their ports will be listed in the far left drop-down menu. 2. Pick the desired channel for I/O mapping, and then select the camera’s input port from the drop-down menu.
  • Page 129: Event Servers

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Event Servers Configuring an FTP server Event servers are to be used with event trigger actions. In case of unusual motion detected by the camera or a disk failure, the recorder can send notification with the acceptable format (image/txt) to a destined event server according to the configuration.
  • Page 130 130   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   To add an FTP server, 1. Start by giving a name to the server that you are adding to the recorder 2. Enter the hostname or the IP address of the FTP server 3.
  • Page 131: Configuring An Smtp Server

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Configuring an SMTP server 1. Enter the hostname or the IP address of the SMTP server 2. Enter the port of the SMTP server 3. Specify the sender’s name in the “Sender’s name” field 4.
  • Page 132: Event Triggers

    132   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Event Triggers We have finished defining how an event will be triggered and which servers will be receiving notifications in the previous two sections, now we can finish up the event configuration by setting: •Which channels will have event trigger function enabled •What is considered to be an event •Where the warnings will be sent to and how they will be sent...
  • Page 133 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   *Once motion detection is enabled in this page, please configure the motion area and enable motion detection in the corresponding channels (cameras) from camera's own web UI. The NVR only detects the first motion area set in the camera. The NVR recognizes the first motion area by its ID number set in the camera.
  • Page 134: Nvr Setup -- Recording Configurations

    134   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   NVR Setup -- Recording Configurations General Settings The “recording configurations” gives users the overall control of how and when a recording is performed and the quality of different types of recordings performed on each channels.
  • Page 135 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The “recording buffer” allows user to define “pre-alarm” and “post- alarm” time for event recordings. The “pre-alarm” time sets the NVR to record in advance when an event is triggered. The “post-alarm” time sets the NVR to continue recording for a period of time after an event trigger is finished.
  • Page 136 136   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   You are able to use the same video format for recordings or you can choose other formats for different recording purposes if it's a multi- stream capable camera. If you chose to use a different video format for recording, you are able to adjust its detail settings by clicking on the "...".
  • Page 137 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Users can also set to keep a previous number of days of recording data by enabling the option below. This is quite often used in application such as banking which certain countries requires to always keeping a minimum previous number of days of recording data.
  • Page 138: Schedule Recording

    138   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The section at the bottom of the page allows you to disable audio recording (record video only) of particular channels. Schedule Recording You can define the time range of the schedule recording for all channels in this page.
  • Page 139: To Configure A Schedule Recording

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   To configure a schedule recording Use the “Channel” drop-down menu and select a camera first. You can use the schedule table to set the time range. Click the cell boxes then move horizontally lets you set what hours to perform recording during a day.
  • Page 140 140   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   specify the recording duration by either choosing “All Day” or enter a start and end time for specific recording duration. Select the “Copy Schedule to Channel:” option if you would like to set the same recording schedule to another camera.
  • Page 141: Nvr Setup -- System Options

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   NVR Setup -- System Options Device Information System Options gives users a glance of the overall system status and allows users to perform maintenance tasks such as upgrading firm- ware, restore/backup device settings or reboot device ..etc. The “Device Information”...
  • Page 142: Logs And Reports

    142   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Logs and Reports “Logs and Reports” keeps a record of what’s been happening to the device and provides basic information for troubleshooting.
  • Page 143: Maintenance

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Maintenance “Maintenance” provides functions for users to: • Reboot the NVR when necessary • Reboot cameras directly from the NVR • Perform Firmware Upgrade • Backup the NVR’s settings to a local hard drive •...
  • Page 144: Through The Web Interface

    144   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Through the web interface Login into NVR’s web management UI, and go to "NVR Setup" >> "System Options"->"Maintenance" On "Upgrade NVR's Firmware" section, click "Browse" and select new firmware file...
  • Page 145 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   A new dialog should display and let you choose the location of the firmware file. When done, click “Upgrade”.
  • Page 146: Upgrade Through Usb Thumb Drive

    146   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Follow the on screen instruction and wait for the process to finish (After upgrade, the system will reboot automatically, it’s part of the process) Upgrade through USB thumb drive 1. Prepare a USB flash disk and format with FAT or FAT32 format 2.
  • Page 147: Reset The Nvr To Factory Default

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   8. Restore configuration file back if needed Reset the NVR to Factory Default To reset the recorder back to its factory default, click “Restore Factory Default” button and begin the process. The process should be displayed and you should be prompted back to the “Live View”...
  • Page 148: Usb Backup

    148   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   “Disk Status” gives you more detailed information of the hard drive that is currently installed in the NVR. USB Backup It’s a function that allows users to backup the recording data in its database file format (not AVI) to the externally connected USB hard disk.
  • Page 149 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Once it’s detected, go back to the “USB Backup” page and it should be available for further configuration The USB hard disk(s) will be listed in the drop-down menu displaying the remaining disk space. Make your selection from the drop-down menu if you have more than one disks connected to the NVR.
  • Page 150: Things To Pay Attention To The Usb Backup Function

    150   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Next, select channels which you would like to backup the recording data from. Maximum 4 channels can be selected at once Configure the start and end time of the recording data you would like to backup and click the “Backup”...
  • Page 151: Play The Backup File With The Nvr Media Player

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Process: • Progress will be displayed on the UI • If the backup process gets interrupted, which the process stops at a point of time that is before the “END Time” user defined, such time will be displayed on the UI •...
  • Page 152 152   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Click “Browse...” to select the file from the USB disk. A new dialog should be prompted for you to select the file location.
  • Page 153 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   When done, click “Check” to validate the file. Once the file has been successfully verified, you should be prompted with the message shown below.
  • Page 154 154   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Select the time zone according to your current location. Finally, click “OK” to begin playing. The player should now play the backed up file.
  • Page 155: Ups Configuration

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   UPS Configuration Connect the UPS to the NVR’s USB port for sending and receiving signals between the UPS and the NVR. The NVR can receive signal from the UPS when there is a power failure and shut down itself automatically within a period of time.
  • Page 156 156   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The UPS information should be obtained and displayed at the bottom of the page after the settings are applied: To enable network UPS support (NVR acting as UPS slave): 1. Go to “NVR Setup” >> “System Options” >> “UPS Configurations”, and check “Enable UPS Support”...
  • Page 157: Live View (Vga Output Interface)

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Live View (VGA output Interface) Live View The NVR can be operated directly by attaching a USB keyboard and mouse and a monitor with VGA input. Once the NVR is fully started, you should be prompted with the login screen as shown above.
  • Page 158 158   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Type in the default username: admin, and password: admin to log in.
  • Page 159 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   You will see the Live View interface once logged in. And it's essentially divided into three sections: 1. Main menus 2. Video area 3. Side menus The main menu on the top provides functions described below: (from left to right) 1.
  • Page 160 160   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   7. Full screen 8. Full screen with lock 9. Display OSD 10. Display video in its original aspect ratio 11. Current logged in user 12. Logout The side menu provides the following information and functions: 1.
  • Page 161 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   4. Sequence view control 5. PTZ control The channel status is shown in different color: Green: Recording Blue: Connected but not recording Gray: no camera is configured White: Disconnected Red: Event triggered and recording...
  • Page 162 162   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Live events are listed in the side menu along with the time information.
  • Page 163 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The "Channel List" lists all cameras that are currently added to the NVR. You can drag one from the list and drop it to any video area to display its video.
  • Page 164 164   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Video Sequence is a function that displays videos of the selected channels (or favorites) and they are switched automatically with definable interval.
  • Page 165 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   1. Simply choose how many channels you would like to view at once by choosing an option from the drop-down menu. 2. Select a time interval for the sequence viewing 3. Click "Start" to begin...
  • Page 166 166   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The PTZ Control provides the following functions: 1. List of PTZ-capable cameras currently added to the NVR 2. Preset point selections (You need to add preset points in the configuration page first) 3.
  • Page 167: Video Area

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Video Area The video area essentially provides viewing purpose for the live video. It also provides certain functions, which you can access quickly that enhance the monitoring experience. Simply right-click anywhere on the video to access these functions: 1.
  • Page 168 168   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The OSD display and keep ratio can also be turned on/off from the top main menu. Pressing down the "OSD" button from the top menu not only displays OSD but also displays the functions of those that can be accessed from the right-click menu at the top of the video.
  • Page 169 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Video window surrounded with blue color means it's currently selected.
  • Page 170 170   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   A red arrowhead is shown when hovering the mouse over to a particular video area representing it's a PTZ-capable camera. Full screen view can be enabled from the top main menu bar, or by double-clicking anywhere on the video.
  • Page 171: Snapshot

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Snapshot The snapshot function can be accessed from the right-click drop-down menu or the top of the video if OSD display is enabled. ** Please do connect an USB disk drive formatted in FAT32 in advance before using the snapshot function from the VGA output interface.
  • Page 172 172   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The snapshot of the video will be displayed on a pop-up window.
  • Page 173 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Click the "Save" button, which opens up a new dialog that lets you choose which USB disk to save the snapshot to.
  • Page 174: Digital Ptz

    174   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Digital PTZ To use digital PTZ, enable the function from the right-click menu, or the top of the video window if OSD is enabled.
  • Page 175 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Click and drag the mouse diagonally on an area in which you would like to zoom in to.
  • Page 176 176   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Once the video is zoomed in, click and drag the video to move within the zoomed area. Use the scroll button on the mouse to zoom in further or zoom out. Right-click on the video to exit the digital PTZ mode.
  • Page 177: Keep Ratio

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Keep Ratio By default, the video fills up the entire video window. You can change this and display the video in its original aspect ratio by using the "Keep ratio" function from the right-click menu, or the top of the video You can change this and display the video in its original aspect ratio by using the "Keep ratio"...
  • Page 178: Nvr Configuration (Vga Output Interface)

    178   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The "Keep Ratio" button on the top main menu allows you to change aspect ratio of all channels at once. NVR Configuration (VGA output Interface) System Configuration Service You will the see the "Service" configuration page first when visiting the Configuration page.
  • Page 179: Display

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Display The "Display" configuration page allows you to choose the most optimized display resolution for the monitor that's used with NVR, as there will be circumstances that the incorrect resolution may be used when the system first boots up.
  • Page 180: Network

    180   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Network You need to adjust settings in this page for the device to work properly in your network. It is critical that settings here are configured correctly based on your network configurations so that the recorder can be administered through the local area network and cameras can be connected from it.
  • Page 181 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The built-in DHCP Server function is NOT always configurable and is greatly dependent to the connection type that is used: 1. If the connection type is "Auto Mode", the DHCP server function is NOT configurable.
  • Page 182: User Account -- User Setting

    182   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   User Account -- User setting Multiple users can access the recorder simultaneously. You can add, remove, and edit users by using options provided in this page to keep user information organized. Each recorder comes with a built-in “admin”...
  • Page 183 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   • Click "Add" to add a new user. • Enter a username and password. All other fields are optional for your own reference. • Select a group from the “Group” drop-down menu to assign the new user to a particular group.
  • Page 184: User Account -- User Group Setting

    184   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   User Account -- User group setting Group Privilege is where you can create multiple customized access policies for situations if you need the recorder to be accessed by users other than the administrator. You can do so by creating a group, and then remove access privileges for certain configuration pages or cameras.
  • Page 185 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   any changes in the “Live View” page or have access to pages other than the “Live View” page. To create a group, select a group from the “Group” drop-down menu. You can change the group name by typing in a new group name and click the “Change Group Name”...
  • Page 186 186   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Use the check boxes to allow or deny access to certain functions/channels. You can also restrict access on certain system wise configuration pages.
  • Page 187: Disk

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Disk Once you install a new hard disk to the recorder, it will be listed in this page and shown status "offline. You would need to initialize it so that it can be ready for recording. You can obtain basic information about the disk you installed in this page.
  • Page 188 188   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Go to the RAID Volume page and select a desired Disk action from the drop-down menu.
  • Page 189: Channel Configurations -- Add A Camera (Automatic Search)

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Channel Configurations -- Add a camera (Automatic Search) The NVR provides two options for adding a new camera. Users have the option to let the recorder automatically find the cameras or it is possible to enter camera’s information and add it manually.
  • Page 190 190   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The progress will be displayed, and you will be switched to the "Channel setting" page for more configurations.
  • Page 191 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Double-click on one from the search result to add it and for more detail configurations...
  • Page 192 192   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The camera's current settings will be displayed on the right and you can adjust settings such as "Format", "Resolution" or "FPS" before adding it to the NVR.
  • Page 193 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Click "Apply" to finish and save the settings.
  • Page 194: Channel Configurations -- Add A Camera (Add Manually)

    194   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Channel Configurations -- Add a camera (Add manually) To add a camera manually, go directly to the "Channel Setting" page, and enter the camera's IP address, HTTP port, username and password.
  • Page 195 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   You can create up to 8 preset points for each channel if it's a PTZ- capable camera. To add a preset point: 1. Select a channel from the "Channel" list and its video will be displayed at the lower-left hand corner.
  • Page 196: E-Map

    196   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   E-Map E-Map monitor is a function that alerts users whenever there is an event triggered (e.g. motion detected) from a camera with a geographical perspective. With this function, users can quickly identify which camera has detected an unusual event and where this event is happening.
  • Page 197: Add New E-Map

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   By default, all cameras are placed in the "Home" E-map group. Add new E-map You are able to create unlimited number of "sub-groups" within the Home group, or a sub-group. To do so, select a group first from the list and click "Add".
  • Page 198: Change E-Map Image

    198   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Change E-map Image To change the map image, place your own image on a USB disk and plug it into one of the USB ports on the NVR. Click "Browse" button and select the USB disk when prompted.
  • Page 199 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Locate the image file (.jpg) and click "Open" to finish.
  • Page 200 200   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Above is an example once the background image is replaced and multiple E-map groups are created.
  • Page 201 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   You can quickly re-arrange the groups/cameras by dragging one from the list and drop it to a new group. Or you can move a camera or a sub-group to a new one by using the "Dependent group"...
  • Page 202 202   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The “recording configurations” gives users the overall control of how and when a recording is performed and the quality of different types of recordings that will be performed on each channel. It can help the NVR to operate with sufficient system resource by performing recording only when it’s necessary with adjustable recording frame rate.
  • Page 203 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   You can tell that you are configuring a multi-stream capable camera if the "Video setting" option is available. You can further configure the recording frame rate for different types of recording, and choose whether to recording audio or not.
  • Page 204 204   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   You will be given with options to record i frame only or i+p frames if the recording format is MPEG4 or H.264.
  • Page 205: Schedule Recording

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Schedule Recording In the "Schedule" page, you are able to configure the NVR to recording during a particular time frame for each channel.
  • Page 206 206   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Start by selecting a channel for configuration from the upper-right hand corner. Use the schedule table to define recording time frame. Each cell box represents 15 minutes. You can click one to select or click and hold down the mouse left button and drag horizontally to select consecutive hours of a particular day, or drag vertically to select a particular hour for multiple days.
  • Page 207: Record Buffer

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   You can also use the options in the "Quick Configuration" section to quickly define the recording time frame without using the schedule table. Record Buffer The record buffer allows you to set the NVR to start recording with a certain period of time before and after an event trigger.
  • Page 208: Event Handling

    208   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Event Handling The “Event Handling” section allows users to define conditions that constitute an event, its corresponding trigger action and when it will be triggered. Such setting can reduce the management overhead and notify the administrator only when it’s necessary.
  • Page 209: General Setting

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   General Setting Start the configuration by defining the general settings: Define when an event will be triggered • Choose “Always” or “Scheduled” under “Event Trigger Duration”...
  • Page 210 210   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   • For the “Scheduled” option, use the table to define a range of time if you would like events to trigger corresponding actions only during a certain period of time. * Use the mouse left button to select and the right button to deselect.
  • Page 211 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   How often an event is triggered • Set a time interval under “Event Trigger Interval” to define how often events are triggered Trigger action Now that you have the event trigger duration and interval defined, choose what action to be taken during an event trigger: •...
  • Page 212: Di Setting

    212   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   DI Setting This function allows users to use camera's digital input port from the recorder as source of an event. You can setup the recorder to receive events from a particular camera’s input port and then triggers the NVR to start recording.
  • Page 213 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Event servers are to be used with event trigger actions. In case of unusual motion detected by the camera or a disk failure, the recorder can send notification with the acceptable format (image/txt) to a destined event server according to the configuration.
  • Page 214: Ftp Servers

    214   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   FTP Servers To add an FTP server, 1. Click "Add" to begin: 2. Start by giving a name to the server that you are adding to the recorder 3. Enter the hostname or the IP address of the FTP server 4.
  • Page 215: Smtp Servers

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   SMTP Servers 1. Enter the hostname or the IP address of the SMTP server 2. Enter the port of the SMTP server 3. Specify the sender’s name in the “Sender’s name” field 4. Enter the sender’s e-mail address 5.
  • Page 216 216   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   •Add system events if you will •Where the warnings will be sent to and how they will be sent. Use the checkbox to enable event trigger on the desired channels. *Once motion detection is enabled in this page, please configure the motion area and enable motion detection in the corresponding channels (cameras) from camera's own web UI.
  • Page 217: System Log

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Define how the notifications will be sent and where they will be sent. • Event trigger may not work for cameras that are placed outside of your local network or on the Internet until the “UPnP Port Forwarding” is enabled in both the NVR and the router.
  • Page 218: Maintenance

    218   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Maintenance “Maintenance” provides functions for users to: • Reboot the NVR when necessary • Reboot cameras directly from the NVR • Perform Firmware Upgrade • Backup the NVR’s settings to a local hard drive •...
  • Page 219 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The configuration can be backed up to or restore from a USB disk. It is required to plug in a USB disk formatted in FAT32, EXT3, or EXT4 prior to using the backup and restore functions. To reset the recorder back to its factory default, click “Restore Factory Default”...
  • Page 220 220   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   It’s a function that allows users to backup the recording data in its database file format as well as in AVI to the externally connected USB hard disk.
  • Page 221 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The USB hard disk(s) will be listed in the drop-down menu displaying the remaining disk space. Make your selection from the drop-down menu if you have more than one disks connected to the NVR. Next, select channels which you would like to backup the recording data from.
  • Page 222 222   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   • The USB hard disk needs to have more than 100MB remaining space • If multiple partitions are presented in one disk, only the first partition will be detected and used for backup Process: •...
  • Page 223: Ups Configuration

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   UPS Configuration To enable local UPS support (NVR acting as UPS server): 1. Connect the compatible USB UPS to the NVR 2. Turn on the NVR 3. Go to “NVR Setup” >> “UPS”, and check “Enable UPS Support” option.
  • Page 224 224   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The UPS information should be obtained and displayed at the bottom of the page after the settings are applied: To enable network UPS support (NVR acting as UPS slave): 1. Go to “NVR Setup” >> “UPS Configurations”, and check “Enable UPS Support”...
  • Page 225: Playback (Vga Output Interface)

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Playback (VGA output Interface) Playback Playback is a function that allows you to play one or more videos that were previously recorded by a chosen recording method or due to an event trigger. The NVR offers synchronized playback from up to 4 channels and various types of search methods are provided to help you find the footage you need quickly.
  • Page 226 226   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Start by selecting channels to search playback data first. Recording data will be displayed at the bottom. Red means event recordings.
  • Page 227 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Event only recordings will also be listed on the side. Double-click to start playing. You can define a range of time to narrow down the search result.
  • Page 228 228   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   You can do the followings to the playback video by right clicking anywhere on the video: 1. Choose to listen to the recorded audio or not 2. Take snapshots of the recorded video (required USB disk) 3.
  • Page 229: E-Map Monitor

    SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   E-Map Monitor E-Map Monitor E-Map Monitor provides monitoring with instant event notifications with the geo- graphical information of each camera (and camera group). Small-sized video of a channel will be shown on the map during a trigger of an event.
  • Page 230 230   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The E-Map Monitor displays the top layer of E-map by defaults. Double-click on the camera group icon to go down a layer and enter the E-map of the camera group.
  • Page 231 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   When there is an event going on, the camera icon (or the camera group icon) will be surrounded with red square flashes on the map. Its live video will also be displayed on a small pop-up window. You can double-click on the video to enlarge it.
  • Page 232 232   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Or you can right-click on the enlarged video to perform the following tasks: 1. Take snapshot 2. Digital PTZ 3. Start/stop manual recording 4. Display video in its original aspect ratio You can always go back to the previous layer of e-map whenever you are taken to a sub-layer E-map.
  • Page 233 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Alternatively, you can click the "Home" button to go back to the top layer of e-map directly. Event Monitor Event Monitor...
  • Page 234 234   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   Event Monitor is a function that plays back “event only” videos. It’s a convenient tool that allows users to play through a list of event recordings that are happening at the moment. Events will be listed on the side bar and double-clicking on any one of them will instantly play back the recording.
  • Page 235 SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The channel information and contact information of that particular channel will also be displayed on the side bar.
  • Page 236 236   SVR-­‐632   U ser’s   M anual   The software also displays thumbnail images of the most recent events. The images get replaced whenever there are new events coming in. Double-clicking on a thumbnail will start playing back the event-recorded video.

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