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Moxa Technologies MxNVR-IA8 User Manual

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Moxa MxNVR-IA8
Industrial Network Video Recorder
User's Manual
Edition 2.1, May 2016
www.moxa.com/product
© 2016 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved.

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  • Page 1 Moxa MxNVR-IA8 Industrial Network Video Recorder User’s Manual Edition 2.1, May 2016 www.moxa.com/product © 2016 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 2 Moxa MxNVR-IA8 Industrial Network Video Recorder User’s Manual The software described in this manual is furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms of that agreement. Copyright Notice © 2016 Moxa Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Page 3 Before using your MxNVR-IA8, please pay close attention to the following instructions:  After opening the MxNVR-IA8 box, compare the contents of the box with the Package Checklist in Chapter 1. Notify your sales representative if any of the items are missing or damaged.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Wiring the DI/DO ........................2-11 10/100/1000BaseT(X) Ethernet Port Connection ................2-11 Accessing the MxNVR-IA8 Web-based Manager ................3-1 Overview of the MxNVR-IA8 Web Homepage ..................3-2 Recording LED Status ........................3-2 System Information ........................3-2 Video Source List ........................3-2 Camera List ..........................

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction The MxNVR-IA8 is a rugged networking video recorder designed for use in harsh environments. In addition to being able to handle basic video feeds, many advanced features are also included to set up surveillance or web multimedia applications. The MxNVR-IA8 is designed to provide stability, robustness, ease-of-use, and flexibility.

  • Page 6: Overview

    MxNVR-IA8 is tailor-made for field site applications. Since videos are only transmitted when remote live view and video playback are required, you will see an improvement in network transmission efficiency and a noticeable reduction in your bandwidth investments.

  • Page 7: Typical Application

    If you are interested in Moxa’s VPORT SDK PLUS, go to Moxa’s website www.moxa.com to download the package, or contact a Moxa sales representative for more information about this SDK Typical Application MxNVR-IA8 Panel Layout Front View 1. 19-inch rack mount ear (with accessory) 2.
  • Page 8 MxNVR-IA8 Introduction Rear View 5. RS-232/422/485 COM ports with DB9 male connectors (reserved for future use) 6. USB 2.0 Host (Type A) (reserved for future use) 7. 10/100/1000BasedT(X) Ethernet port 8. AUDIO Output (reserved for future use) 9. 6 digital inputs (DI) and 2 digital outputs (DO) 10.

  • Page 9: Product Description

    MxNVR-IA8 Introduction Product Description LED Indicators The front panel of the MxNVR-IA8 has several built-in LED indicators. The function of each LED is described in the following table. Color State Description Power is being supplied AMBER Power is not being supplied...
  • Page 10 24 VDC Power Input The MxNVR-IA8 can be powered by a DC power input from 12 to 32 VDC. Users can check the PWR LED status located on the front panel to see if the power inputs are connected appropriately.
  • Page 11 Reboot: To reboot the MxNVR-IA8, power it off and then power it back on again, or push the RESET button one time. The STAT LED will light in red as the POST (Power On Self Test) process runs. When the rebooting process is finished, the STAT LED will turn green.
  • Page 12 MxNVR-IA8 Introduction NOTE The MxNVR-IA8 comes with a 5-year warranty, but this warranty policy does not include the 2.5-inch SATA HDD and SSD, which are covered by the original manufacturers warranty. NOTE To install the 2.5-inch SATA HDD or SDD, refer to the HDD installation section in Chapter 2.

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    Getting Started This chapter includes information about how to install an MxNVR-IA8 industrial network video recorder. The following topics are covered in this chapter:  Before Getting Started  First-Time Installation and Configuration  Installing a Hard Disk  Dimensions ...

  • Page 14: Before Getting Started

    Step 3: Select the Power Source The MxNVR-IA8 can be powered by a DC power input from 12 to 32 VDC. Check the PWR LED status located on the front panel to see if the power inputs are connected appropriately.
  • Page 15 MxNVR-IA8 Getting Started The Broadcast Search window will show a list of all the switches and MxNVRs connected to the network. The search progress will also be shown in the window. 2. When the search has ended, the Model Name, MAC address, and IP address of the EDS switches and...
  • Page 16 MxNVR-IA8 Getting Started NOTE The Broadcast Search function can only be used for searching the devices connected to the same LAN subnet.. If your devices are located on a different LAN subnet, use the “Specify IP Address” function to search for the device by typing the IP address.

  • Page 17: Installing A Hard Disk

    2. Always be sure to use a 2.5-inch SATA SSD (solid state disk) with -40 to 75°C operating temperature capability for MxNVR-IA8-T for operation in extreme temperature environments. The MxNVR-IA8 supports two hard disk sockets for connecting the hard disks for video storage. To install a hard disk, see the processes below.
  • Page 18 HDD b screws NOTE The HDD screws are included with the accessories for the MxNVR-IA8. Step 4: Connect the SATA cable to the HDD connectors. SATA Cable Step 5: Place the hard drive disk on the bracket, and then use the 4 HDD screws to fasten it.
  • Page 19 NOTE The HDD format used by the MxNVR-IA8 is Ext3, so this HDD cannot be used as an external HDD with PC or any other storage server. The only way to back up the recorded videos is through the FTP download that the MxNVR-IA8 provides.

  • Page 20: Dimensions

    Getting Started Dimensions (Unit: mm) Mounting the MxNVR-IA8 The MxNVR-IA8 has a 19-inch rackmount kit, which can be used to install the industrial network video recorder on a standard rack. ATTENTION • For maximum safety, at least two persons should work together to lift, place, and attach the industrial network video recorder to the rack.
  • Page 21 STEP 2: Install the rackmount ears on the MxNVR-IA8. Use 6 screws to attach one rackmount ear to one side of the MxNVR-IA8. Repeat this step to attach the ear on the other side of the MxNVR-IA8.

  • Page 22: Wiring Requirements

    This product should be mounted to a well-grounded mounting surface such as a metal panel. Wiring the Power Input The MxNVR-IA8 has one power input, which is located on the 3-pin terminal block connector. STEP 1: Insert the negative/positive DC wire into the V-/V+ terminals, and the...

  • Page 23: Wiring The Di/Do

    Before connecting the VPort to the DC power inputs, make sure the DC power source voltage is stable. Wiring the DI/DO The MxNVR-IA8 comes with a 6-ch digital input and a 2-ch digital output through a terminal block connector. DI Dry Contact Wiring...
  • Page 24 MxNVR-IA8 Getting Started 1000BaseT RJ45 Pinouts MDI-X BI_DA+ BI_DB+ BI_DA- BI_DB- BI_DB+ BI_DA+ BI_DC+ BI_DD+ BI_DC- BI_DD- BI_DB- BI_DA- BI_DD+ BI_DC+ BI_DD- BI_DC- RJ45 (8-pin) to RJ45 (8-pin) Straight-Through Cable Wiring RJ45 (8-pin) to RJ45 (8-pin) Cross-Over Cable Wiring 2-12...

  • Page 25: Accessing The Mxnvr-Ia8 Web-Based Manager

    Accessing the MxNVR-IA8 Web-based Manager This chapter includes information about how to access the MxNVR-IA8 Industrial Network Video Recorder for the first time. The following topics are covered in this chapter:  Overview of the MxNVR-IA8 Web Homepage  Recording LED Status ...

  • Page 26: Overview Of The Mxnvr-Ia8 Web Homepage

    IE 6.0 (Microsoft Internet Explorer) or above to avoid incompatibility with the ActiveX Plug-in. Recording LED Status This section shows the recording status of the video sources. The MxNVR-IA8 supports up to eight channels. NOTE The LEDs shown on the MxNVR-IA8 web homepage are updated every 10 seconds.

  • Page 27: System Configuration

    MxNVR-IA8 Accessing the MxNVR-IA8 Web-based Manager System Configuration A button or text link on the left side of the system configuration window only appears on the Administrator’s main page. For detailed system configuration instructions, refer to Chapter 4, System Configuration.
  • Page 28 MxNVR-IA8 Accessing the MxNVR-IA8 Web-based Manager Search Recorded Videos Click on the Event Search button to activate the Event Search pop-up window. Step 1: Set the Start Date and Start Time. Step 2: Set the End Date and End Time.
  • Page 29 MxNVR-IA8 Accessing the MxNVR-IA8 Web-based Manager Timeline Control The display allows you to control video playback with a mouse. Shift the slider for time tuning (5 minutes to 2 days, 26 types of slider) Event Color Bar table Slider Pointer...

  • Page 30: Do Control

    Full Screen: Change the playback display screen to full-screen mode DO Control The MxNVR-IA8 has two digital outputs for external devices, such as alarms. The Administrator and privileged users can click on Open to short the Normal Open digital output pins, or click on Close to short the Common...

  • Page 31: System Configuration

    System Configuration After installing the hardware, the next step is to configure the MxNVR-IA8’s setting through the web console. The following topics are covered in this chapter:  System Configuration by Web Console  System  Network  Video Source List ...

  • Page 32: System Configuration By Web Console

    MxNVR-IA8 System Configuration System Configuration by Web Console System configuration can be done remotely with Internet Explorer. To access the server, type the system configuration URL, http://<IP address of Video Server>/setup/config.html, to open the configuration main page. There are six configuration categories: System, Network, Video, Serial Port, Audio, and Alarm. A...

  • Page 33: System

    MxNVR-IA8 System Configuration This table can also be found on the System Configuration  Overview webpage. System General Settings On the General Settings page, the Administrator can set up the video Server name and the Date and Time, which are shown in the caption for the image.
  • Page 34 MxNVR-IA8 System Configuration Date and Time Setting Description Default Keep current date and Use the current date and time as the MxNVR’s time setting. Keep current date time and time Sync with computer Synchronize the MxNVR’s date and time setting with the local time computer time.
  • Page 35 If the hard disk does not support smart commands, some of the information would be left in blank. NOTE The MxNVR-IA8 supports EXT3 as the hard disk format. For this reason, we strongly recommend formatting the newly installed hard disk before using it to store the recorded videos, no matter whether it has been formatted or not.
  • Page 36 MxNVR-IA8 System Configuration System Diagnosis The MxNVR products support a self-diagnosis function to allow the Administrator to get a quick view of the system and the connection status. The Administrator can save this diagnosis information in a file (diagnosis.log) by clicking the Export to a File button, or send the file via the e-mail by clicking the Send a Report via Email...
  • Page 37 MxNVR-IA8 System Configuration System Log History The system log contains useful information, including current system configuration and activity history with timestamps for tracking. The administrator can save this information in a file (system.log) by clicking the Export to a File button, or send the file by e-mail by clicking the Send a Report via Email button. In addition, the log can also be sent to a Log Server for backup.
  • Page 38 Take the following steps to upgrade the firmware: Step 1: Click on the Browse button to select the firmware file. NOTE For the MxNVR-IA8, the firmware file extension should be .rom. Step 2: Click on the Upgrade button to upload the firmware to the MxNVR. Step 3: The system will start to run the firmware upgrade process.

  • Page 39: Network

    MxNVR-IA8 System Configuration Reset to Factory Default From the Reset to Factory Default page, click on OK (as shown in the following figure) to reset the MxNVR to its factory default settings. NOTE All parameters will be reset to factory defaults when you use the Factory Default function. For this reason, if you want to keep a digital copy of the current configuration, remember to export the sys_config.ini file before using...
  • Page 40 MxNVR-IA8 System Configuration Access Method The MxNVR products support the DHCP protocol, which means that the MxNVR can get its IP address from a DHCP server automatically when it is connected to a TCP/IP network. The administrator should determine if it is more appropriate to use DHCP, or to use a fixed IP.
  • Page 41 MxNVR-IA8 System Configuration SMTP Server and Email Account Settings The MxNVR not only plays the role of a server, but can also connect to external servers to send alarm messages. If the Administrator has set up system information notification or alarm notification, the MxNVR will send messages once the configured conditions occur.
  • Page 42 MxNVR-IA8 System Configuration Dynamic DNS DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) is a combination of DHCP, DNS, and client registration. DDNS allows the Administrator to alias the MxNVR’s dynamic IP address to a static host name in any of the domains provided by the DDNS service providers listed on the MxNVR’s Network/DDNS configuration page.
  • Page 43 MxNVR-IA8 System Configuration Accessible IP List The MxNVR uses an IP address-based filtering method to control access to the MxNVR. Accessible IP Settings allow you to add or remove “Legal” remote host IP addresses to prevent unauthorized access. Access to the VPort is controlled by the IP address. That is, if a host’s IP address is in the accessible IP table, then the host will be allowed access to the MxNVR.
  • Page 44 Blank Once the Http Alarm is triggered, the MxNVR will send the following HTTP commands to the HTTP event servers. GET CGI_Name?address=<Hostname or IP Address>&[Custom CGI] HTTP/1.0\r\n User-Agent: MxNVR-IA8 V1.1\r\n [Authorization: Basic <Buse64(username:password)>\r\n] Host: <HTTP Server IP Address>\r\n Connection: Keep-Alive\r\n...
  • Page 45 FTP port number The Administrator can use FTP download tool to download the recorded video files from the MxNVR-IA8. Below is the file structure of recorded video files. Two hard disks are listed in two folders: SATA0 and SATA1, and the recorded video files are stored in the subfolders categorized by the video source: Ch001 to Ch008.
  • Page 46 NOTE Only the Administrator can download the recorded video files via FTP. For this reason, the Administrator’s user name “admin” and password is the default account name and password to access the MxNVR-IA8’s FTP server. NOTE The recorded video files are in AVI format, which can be played by most of the media players supporting FFDShow codec.

  • Page 47: Video Source List

    Video Source List Adding a Video Source The MxNVR-IA8 supports up to eight video sources for video recording. There are two methods of adding the video sources. Using the Automatic Search to Add a Video Source Step 1: Click on the Search button to search the VPort in the LAN environment. A webpage will pop up to show the search status.
  • Page 48 MxNVR-IA8 System Configuration Step 2: Check the Select box of the VPort product you want to add, and click on the Add to List button to add the selected VPort to the video source list. Using the Manual Configuration to Add a Video Source Click on the Add to list button to add the video source manually, and a window will pop up.

  • Page 49: Schedule

    Step 3: After modifying the configuration, click on OK to update the settings to the video source list. Schedule The MxNVR-IA8 supports weekly schedule settings. You can apply the schedule settings on all the video sources, or apply different schedule settings on each video source.
  • Page 50 MxNVR-IA8 System Configuration Step 2: Click on Add to List button to pop up the configuration page. Configure the related information in this page, and click on OK to add this schedule to the schedule list. NOTE The Administrator can configure the Record type on this webpage. Except for the Always Record option, the other record types are based on the events.

  • Page 51: Alarm

    MxNVR-IA8 System Configuration Alarm System Alarm Network Disconnected Alarm Setting Description Default Enable network Enable or disable network disconnected alarm. Disable disconnected alarm Trigger DO alarm Enable or disable the triggering of DO1 or DO2 Disable Event Alarm Four kinds of event alarm are provided by the VPort for building an intelligent video surveillance system.
  • Page 52 MxNVR-IA8 System Configuration Basic Alarm Time Interval Setting Description Default Delay second(s) before Set the minimum time interval before another event alarm is 32 seconds detecting the next triggered. (10 to 999 seconds) alarm NOTE The delay before triggering the next alarm cannot be less than the time needed to do the video recording when an event happens.
  • Page 53 3. Select the weekdays 4. Set the start time 5. Set the duration this event will be active. 6. Save Digital Input 6 digital inputs are provided by the MxNVR-IA8 for linking with alarm detection devices, such as sensors. 4-23...
  • Page 54 MxNVR-IA8 System Configuration Setting Description Default Enable digital input Enable or disable the digital input alarm. Disable alarm Trigger Conditions Setting Description Default High The DI is always in the “High” state after an alarm is detected. Disable The DI is always in the “Low” state after an alarm is detected. Enable Rising The DI works from the “Low”...
  • Page 55 MxNVR-IA8 System Configuration CGI Event Trigger Actions Setting Description Default Enable CGI Event alarm Enable or disable CGI Event alarm. Disable Event Select Event 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Disable Trigger DO1 alarm Once the CGI Event is triggered, the DO1 alarm will be...

  • Page 56: Frequently Asked Questions

    There are two kinds of hard disks that can be used with the MxNVR-IA8 2.5” Hard Disk: this 2.5” HDD is mainly used with the MxNVR-IA8 standard operating temperature (0 to 60°C) model. From the market information, the maximum storage capability of one 2.5” HDD is 1 TB now, which means the maximum storage capability with two 2.5”...

  • Page 57: Modbus Address Table

    Word 2 Hi byte = ‘\0’ Word 2 Lo byte = ‘\0’ 0x0030 20 words Product Name = “MxNVR-IA8” Word 0 Hi byte = ‘M’ Word 0 Lo byte = ‘x’ Word 1 Hi byte = ‘N’ Word 1 Lo byte = ‘V’...
  • Page 58 MxNVR-IA8 ModBus Address Table Address Access Data Type Description 0x005A 1 word Fault LED Status 0x0000:No 0x0001:Yes 0x0080 1 word 0x0000:Off 0x0001:On 0x0081 1 word 0x0000:Off 0x0001:On 0x0082 1 word 0x0000:Off 0x0001:On 0x0083 1 word 0x0000:Off 0x0001:On 0x0084 1 word...

  • Page 59: Time Zone Table

    Time Zone Table The hour offsets for different time zones are shown below. You will need this information when setting the time zone in automatic date/time synchronization. GMT stands for Greenwich Mean Time, which is the global time that all time zones are measured from. (GMT-12:00) International Date Line West (GMT-11:00)
  • Page 60 MxNVR-IA8 Time Zone Table (GMT+01:00) Belgrade, Bratislava, Budapest, Ljubljana, Prague (GMT+01 :00) Brussels, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris (GMT+01:00) Sarajevo, Skopje, Warsaw, Zagreb (GMT+01:00) West Central Africa (GMT+02:00) Athens, Istanbul, Minsk (GMT+02:00) Bucharest (GMT+02:00) Cairo (GMT+02:00) Harare, Pretoria (GMT+02:00) Helsinki, Kyiv, Riga, Sofia, Tallinn, Vilnius...

  • Page 61: Technical Specifications

    Technical Specifications Recording No. of stream 8 VPort video/audio streams Stream types H.264, MPEG4, and MJPEG Video inputs Via Ethernet Video file format Record mode Manual, schedule, alarm Pre-alarm recording Up to 30 sec. Post-alarm recording Up to 60 sec. Searching Search mode Camera, date/time, event...
  • Page 62 MxNVR-IA8 Technical Specifications 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet link status Power Input Voltage 1 24 VDC power input with the 3-pin terminal block connector Power Consumption Max. of 20 watts (with 2 2.5” 500GB hard disk) Physical Characteristics Housing Metal Dimensions (W x H x D) 440 x 44 x 325 mm (17.32 x 1.73 x 12.8 in)

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