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DW Compressor -ENC4K16 User Manual

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USER MANUAL
※ The picture might differ according to the specification and model.
※ Contents of this user manual are protected under copyrights and computer
program laws.
Before operating the system, please read this User Manual and retain it for
future reference.
Rev: 02/24

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  • Page 1 USER MANUAL ※ The picture might differ according to the specification and model. ※ Contents of this user manual are protected under copyrights and computer program laws. Before operating the system, please read this User Manual and retain it for future reference.
  • Page 3 Notes Please read this user manual carefully to ensure that you can use the device correctly and  safely. There may be several technically incorrect places or printing errors in this manual. The  updates will be added to the new version of this manual. The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.
  • Page 4 using this product for surveillance purposes. We shall not take responsibility for any consequences resulting from illegal operations. In the event of any conflicts between this manual and the applicable law, the latter prevails. The storage of personal data depends on the capacity of the storage devices the users use, ...
  • Page 5 FCC Information FCC compliance: The products have been tested and found to be in compliance with the council FCC rules and regulations Part 15 Subpart B. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communication.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Compressor™ Table of Contents Introduction ........................3 1.1 What's in the Box ..........................3 1.2 Connections ............................3 Basic Operation Guide ..................... 6 2.1 Startup and Shutdown ......................... 6 2.1.1 Startup ............................. 6 2.1.2 Shutdown ..........................6 2.2 Mouse Control ..........................6 2.3 Text-input Instruction ........................7 2.4 Common Button Operation .......................7 Wizard &...
  • Page 8 DW-ENC4K16 User Manual Account & Permission Management ................28 8.1 Account Management ........................ 28 8.1.1 Add User ..........................29 8.1.2 Edit User ..........................30 8.2 User Login & Logout ........................31 8.3 Permission Management ......................31 8.3.1 Add Permission Group ....................31 8.3.2 Edit Permission Group ....................

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Compressor™ 1 Introduction 1.1 What's in the Box Make sure that you have the following items supplied with your encoder. If any of these items are missing or damaged, notify your vendor immediately. Keep the packing utilities for moving or storage purposes afterward. 1.2 Connections Follow the diagram below to connect all necessary external devices to your encoder.
  • Page 10 DW-ENC4K16 User Manual Audio Output: Connect to headphones, sound box or other audio output devices. (RCA) • Alarm Connections Some models may support this function. Take 16 CH alarm inputs and 1 CH alarm output, for example. • Alarm Input: Alarm IN 1~16 are 16 CH alarm input interfaces.
  • Page 11 Compressor™ alarm output devices need a power supply, you can connect the power supply as per the following figures. • RS485 Connection The RS485 interface is used to connect a keyboard. Disconnect the pluggable block from the RS485 terminal block and loosen the fixed screws from the pluggable block.

  • Page 12: Basic Operation Guide

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual 2 Basic Operation Guide 2.1 Startup and Shutdown Please make sure all external devices are connected properly before powering the unit. Proper startup and shutdown are crucial to extending the life of your device. 2.1.1 Startup Connect the output display device to the VGA/true HD interface of the encoder.

  • Page 13: Text-Input Instruction

    Compressor™ 2.3 Text-input Instruction The system includes two input boxes. Refer to the above pictures. The left box is the number input box, and the right box is an alphanumeric digital keyboard input box, which provides inputs of numbers, letters, and punctuation characters. The introductions of keys on the input boxes are shown below.

  • Page 14: Wizard & Main Interface

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual 3 Wizard & Main Interface 3.1 Startup Wizard You can quickly configure the encoder by wizard setup. When you initially start the encoder, you will be prompted to configure the system using the startup wizard. Read the privacy statement and check "I have read and agree." then click "OK"...
  • Page 15 Compressor™ Choose the language and region for the system. Date and Time Configuration. The date and time of the system need to be set up. Set the time zone, date/time, date format and time format. The DST will be enabled by default if the time zone selected uses DST. Click "Next" to continue. Network Settings.

  • Page 16: Main Interface

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual Enter the HTTP port and RTSP port (see Section 9.1.2 Port Configuration for more details). 3.2 Main Interface The buttons in area ① are described in the table below. ② Icon / Button Description Start button. Click to display area pop up.
  • Page 17 Compressor™ Icon / Button Description Click to enable the OSD (on screen display) overlay; click again to disable OSD. Alarm status button. Click to view the alarm status. Network status button. Click to view the network status. Information button. Click to view system information, including basic information, camera status, alarm status, network status, and user status.

  • Page 18: Camera Management

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual 4 Camera Management 4.1 Camera Signal Start Settings Camera Manage Camera Camera Signal Click to navigate to the Camera Signal interface as shown below. The encoder device supports hybrid access to HD-TVI, HD-Analog, HD-CVI and CVBS high-definition cameras. Select the correct video signal type for each camera. For example, if the encoder is connected to an HD-TVI high-definition camera, you should select HD-TVI in the following interface to display the camera image normally.

  • Page 19: Live View Introduction

    Compressor™ 5 Live View Introduction 5.1 Live View Interface Introduction The connected analog camera will be added automatically in the live view interface. To move a camera to a different viewing window, drag one camera from one preview window to another window for camera window exchange. Click the in a preview window to show the toolbar as shown in area ①;...

  • Page 20: Image Configuration

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual To view a camera channel in a 1x1, full screen display, double-click on the channel in the viewing display. The single-channel amplification interface is shown below. 5.2 Image Configuration 5.2.1 Encoder Parameters Start Settings Camera Image Encoder Parameters...

  • Page 21: Image Settings

    Compressor™ • Encode: determines the video encoding/compression format of each camera. • Resolution: determines the general clarity of the video; the higher the resolution is set as, the clearer the image will appear. • FPS: determines the number of frames per second that will appear during streaming;...

  • Page 22: Mask Settings

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual 5.2.3 Mask Settings Some areas of the image can be masked for privacy. Up to four mask areas can be set Start Settings Camera Image Mask Settings for each camera. Click . Select the camera and enable the mask.

  • Page 23: Ptz

    Compressor™ 6 PTZ 6.1 PTZ Control Interface Introduction You can use a virtual controller within the encoder’s interface to control IP dome or PTZ cameras. Click the PTZ Control icon on the toolbar, at the bottom of the live preview window to go to the PTZ Control interface, as shown below.

  • Page 24: Preset Setting

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual 6.2 Preset Setting Users can pre-program presets to have PTZ cameras move to predetermined points. Start Settings Camera PTZ Preset Click to go to the Preset interface as shown below. • Adding Presets Select the camera then click the "Add" button to add a new preset.

  • Page 25: Ptz Protocol Setting

    Compressor™ 6.3 PTZ Protocol Setting To control PTZ cameras, the correct protocol must be assigned to the assigned camera channel of the encoder. Start Settings Camera PTZ Protocol Click to go to the PTZ Protocol Settings interface as shown below. You can turn the PTZ function ON or OFF, set the control protocol, baud rate and address of the camera in the interface.

  • Page 26: Event Management

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual 7 Event Management 7.1 Sensor Alarm To complete all the sensor alarm settings, enable the sensor alarm and set up the alarm handling of each camera. Start Settings Event Sensor Alarm Click to go to the following interface.

  • Page 27: Motion Alarm

    Compressor™ • Snapshot: when enabled, the "Trigger Snapshot" window will pop up automatically. Configure the trigger camera in the window. The selected cameras will automatically take a still image when the sensor alarm is triggered. • Preset: when enabled, the "Trigger Preset" window will pop up automatically. Configure the trigger preset of each camera (see Section 6.2 Preset Setting for details).

  • Page 28: Motion Configuration

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual 7.2.1 Motion Configuration Start Settings Camera Motion Click to go to the following interface. Select the camera and enable the motion setting, then set the sensitivity and duration settings of the camera. • Sensitivity: the higher the value is, the more sensitive it is to detecting motion.

  • Page 29: Motion Alarm Handling Configuration

    Compressor™ 7.2.2 Motion Alarm Handling Configuration Start Settings Event Motion Alarm Click Enable "Snapshot," "Preset," "Buzzer," "Popup Video," and "E-mail" ON or OFF, according to your needs. • Snapshot: when enabled, the "Trigger Snapshot" window will pop up automatically. Configure the trigger camera in the window. The selected cameras will automatically take a still image when the motion alarm is triggered.

  • Page 30: Video Loss Settings

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual 7.3 Video Loss Settings Start Settings Event Video Loss Settings Click Enable "Snapshot," "Preset," "Buzzer," "Popup Video," “Popup Message Box,” and "E-mail" ON or OFF, according to your needs. • Snapshot: when enabled, the "Trigger Snapshot" window will pop up automatically.

  • Page 31: Exception Handling Settings

    Compressor™ 7.4 Exception Handling Settings Configure notifications for system events unrelated to external device alarms. Start Settings Event Exception Handling Settings Click Enable "Buzzer," "Popup Message Box," and "E-mail" ON or OFF, according to your needs. The exception handling settings are similar to that of the sensor alarm (see Section 7.1 Sensor Alarm).

  • Page 32: Buzzer

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual 7.5.3 Buzzer Start Settings Event Event Notification Buzzer Click to go to the buzzer configuration interface. Set the delay time of the buzzer, then click "Apply" to save the setting. You can click "Test" to test the buzzer.

  • Page 33: View Alarm Status

    Compressor™ 7.6 View Alarm Status Start Settings Alarm Alarm Status Click or click on the toolbar at the bottom of the live view interface to view the alarm status. Click the "Clear" button to stop the buzzer when the buzzer alarm occurs. Click to view the detailed information.

  • Page 34: Account & Permission Management

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual 8 Account & Permission Management 8.1 Account Management Add and edit user profiles and set user permissions. Start Settings Account and Authority Account Edit User Click Area ① displays the user permissions settings. Area ② displays the user list. Click on the user in the list to display its user permissions in area ①.

  • Page 35: Add User

    Compressor™ 8.1.1 Add User Start Settings Account and Authority Account Add User Click Add User click beside the search box to pop up the window as shown below. Set the username, password, user group, and e-mail address. Click "Add" to add the user.

  • Page 36: Edit User

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual 8.1.2 Edit User Start Settings Account and Authority Account Edit User Click , then click in the user list or double click on the user to edit the user information. admin Click to delete the user (the user cannot be deleted).

  • Page 37: User Login & Logout

    Compressor™ 8.2 User Login & Logout Start Login • Login: Click or directly click the preview interface), select a username, and enter the password in the popup window. Click the "Login" button to log in to the system. Start Logout Start...

  • Page 38: Edit Permission Group

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual 8.3.2 Edit Permission Group Go to the "Edit Permission Group" interface, then click in the group list to edit the permission group. The operations of the "Edit Permission Group" are similar to that of the "Add Permission Group" setup (see Section 8.3.1 Add Permission Group for details).

  • Page 39: Block And Allow Lists

    Compressor™ 8.4 Block and Allow Lists Start Settings Account, and Authority Security Click to go to the following interface. Check "Enable", then choose "Enable Allow List" or "Enable Block List". The PC client whose IP address is in the allow list can access the encoder remotely while the PC client in the block list cannot.

  • Page 40: Preview On Logout

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual 8.5 Preview On Logout Start Settings Account and Authority Security Preview On Logout Click Select a camera then set the Preview Permission on Logout setting ON or OFF as required. If a camera's preview permission on logout is "ON," you can view the live image of the camera when the system is logged out.

  • Page 41: View Online User

    Compressor™ 8.7 View Online User Start Settings Account and Authority User Status Click to view the online user information. You can view the online username, login type, IP address and login time. Click to pop up a window showing the preview occupied channel number.

  • Page 42: Device Management

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual 9 Device Management 9.1 Network Configuration 9.1.1 TCP/IP Configuration Start SettingsNetwork TCP/IP Click . Check "Obtain an IPv4 address automatically", "Obtain an IPv6 address automatically," and "Obtain DNS automatically" to have the system acquire network addresses automatically.
  • Page 43 Compressor™ • HTTP Port: the default HTTP port of the encoder is 80 but can be changed as needed. The port is mainly used for web client access. If you want to access the encoder through a web browser, enter the IP address and HTTP port in the address bar of the web browser.

  • Page 44: Ddns Configuration

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual 9.1.3 DDNS Configuration The DDNS is used to control the dynamic IP address through a domain name. You can access the encoder easily if the DDNS setting is enabled and configured. Start Settings Network DDNS Click Check "Enable" and select the DDNS type.
  • Page 45 Compressor™ Use a web browser to visit the DNS website (for example, www.Encoderdydns.com Click “Registration”. Set the DDNS account information (username, password and so on), then click Submit to save the account.
  • Page 46 DW-ENC4K16 User Manual Create a domain name, then click Request Domain. After you successfully request your domain name, you will see your domain name information in the list. After acquiring the domain information from the DNS service’s website, go to Start...

  • Page 47: E-Mail Configuration

    Compressor™ 9.1.4 E-mail Configuration To have the encoder send notifications, an outgoing email must be established. Start Settings Network E-mail Configure the outgoing email by navigating to Configure the following settings: • Sender Name: enter the outgoing email address that will be used for the setup.

  • Page 48: Upnp Configuration

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual Password: enter the password that is used to log into the outgoing • email service. Sender After configuring the settings, click "Apply" to save the settings. Click "Test" to pop up a window. Enter the e-mail address of the test recipient in the window, then click the "OK"...

  • Page 49: 802.1X

    Compressor™ external IP address. Enter the external IP address plus port in the address bar to access the encoder, such as http:/ /183.17.254.19:81. 9.1.6 802.1X If enabled, the encoder data can be protected. When the encoder is connected to the network protected by the IEEE 802.1X, user authentication is needed.

  • Page 50: Ftp Configuration

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual 9.1.7 FTP Configuration Start To configure the file transfer protocol (FTP) settings of the encoder, click Settings Network FTP to go to the interface for FTP configuration. Check "Enable" and enter the server's name, port, username and password, max file size and remote directory.

  • Page 51: Onvif

    Compressor™ Check SNMPv1 or SNMPv2 to enable this function. Set the port of the SNMP. Set the trap address and the trap port. Click "Apply" to save the settings. Trap Address: The IP address of the SNMP host. Trap Port: The port of the SNMP host. 9.1.9 ONVIF The encoder supports ONVIF (Profile G/T/S) and can be searched for on ONVIF's official website.

  • Page 52: View Network Status

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual **NOTE: when adding the device to the third-party platform with ONVIF protocol, please check "Enable ONVIF" first in the above interface. 9.1.10 View Network Status Start Settings Network Network Status Click to view the encoder’s network status or click on the toolbar at the bottom of the live view interface to view the network status conveniently.

  • Page 53: Date And Time Configuration

    Compressor™ 9.2.2 Date and Time Configuration Start Settings System Basic Date and Time Click Set the system time, date format, time format and time zone of the encoder. The default time zone is GMT-08. If the selected time zone includes DST, the DST of the time zone will be checked by default.

  • Page 54: Factory Default

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual 9.3 Factory Default Start Settings System Maintenance Factory Default Click . Choose the function as needed. **NOTE: Resetting to the factory default settings will not change the time zone. 9.4 Device Software Upgrade Start Settings System Information Basic...

  • Page 55: Restart Automatically

    Compressor™ Select the USB device in the "Device Name" option and go to the path where you want to store the configuration backup file. Click the "Backup" button then click the "OK" button in the popup window. • Recover Select the USB device in the "Device Name" option and find the configuration backup file.

  • Page 56: View System Information

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual Choose the log file in the list, then click the "Export" button to export the log file. Click on the "Content" title bar to pop up a menu list. You can select the contents in the menu list to filter what will show in the log list.

  • Page 57: Remote Surveillance

    Compressor™ 10 Remote Surveillance 10.1 Web LAN Access Start Settings Network TCP/IP Click to go to the "TCP/IP" interface. Set the IP address, subnet mask, gateway, preferred DNS and alternate DNS of the encoder. Open a web browser on your computer and enter the IP address of the encoder in the address bar to go to the login interface as shown below.

  • Page 58: Web Remote Control

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual function in both the encoder and in the router. If the UPnP function is not available in the router, you need to manually forward the LAN IP address, HTTP port and server port of the encoder in the router. Port mapping settings may vary in different routers, so please refer to the router's user manual for details.

  • Page 59: Remote Preview

    Compressor™ The supported browsers (green color) for remote access without the plug-in are as follows. The red color versions are not supported. Please refer to the tips in the remote interfaces for details. The buttons and icons on the top right corner of the remote interface are introduced as follows. •...
  • Page 60 DW-ENC4K16 User Manual • Start Preview Select a window in the viewing area, then click on the online camera on the left panel to view the camera in the window. You can click in the toolbar to preview all the cameras.
  • Page 61 Compressor™ Click on the camera window in the preview area, then click to set the camera's live preview stream to the mainstream in manual record mode. Click to set the camera's live preview stream to sub-stream. In the stream tab, set the resolution, FPS and bitrate, then click "Apply" to save the settings.

  • Page 62: Remote Configuration

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual • PTZ Panel Introduction Button Meaning Click to rotate the dome; click to stop rotating the dome. Drag the slider to adjust the rotating speed of the dome. Click to zoom in/out camera image. Click to increase/ decrease the focal length.

  • Page 63: Specifications

    PTZ control via Coax (HD-Analog / HD-TVI) Motion detection Privacy masks Yes (up to 4 masks per channel) Locally and via DW Spectrum® IPVMS. Alarm management Motion detection, sensor and alarm activation, video loss, Features system start and user login.
  • Page 64 DW-ENC4K16 User Manual Operating temperature 14°F - 122°F (-10°C ~ 50°C) Operating humidity 10-90% (non-condensing) Other certifications CE, FCC, NDAA Power requirement 12V DC, 4A Electrical Power consumption Max 30W, 2.5A Dimensions 14.96" x 10.55" x 1.77" (380 × 268 × 45mm)

  • Page 65: Warranty Information

    Compressor™ 12 Warranty Information Go to https:/ /digital-watchdog.com/page/rma-landing-page/ to learn more about Digital Watchdog's warranty and RMA. To obtain warranty or out-of-warranty service, please contact a technical support representative at: 1+ (866) 446-3595, Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM EST. A purchase receipt or other proof of the date of the original purchase is needed before warranty service is rendered.

  • Page 66: Limits And Exclusions

    DW-ENC4K16 User Manual 13 Limits and Exclusions There are no express warranties except as listed above. The Warrantor will not be liable for incidental or consequential damages (including, without limitation, damage to recording media) resulting from the use of these products or arising out of any breach of the warranty.

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