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  • Page 1 V1.0.0 Network Video Recorder User's Manual...

  • Page 2: Foreword

    Foreword General This manual introduces the functions and operations of the network video recorder (hereinafter referred to as "the Device"). Read carefully before using the device, and keep the manual safe for future reference. Safety Instructions The following signal words might appear in the manual. Signal Words Meaning Indicates a high potential hazard which, if not avoided, will result...
  • Page 3 jurisdictions. For detailed information, see the paper user’s manual, use our CD-ROM, scan the QR code or visit our official website. The manual is for reference only. Slight differences might be found between the electronic version and the paper version. ●...

  • Page 4: Important Safeguards And Warnings

    Important Safeguards and Warnings This section introduces content covering the proper handling of the Device, hazard prevention, and prevention of property damage. Read carefully before using the Device, and comply with the guidelines when using it. Transportation Requirements Transport the Device under allowed humidity and temperature conditions. Storage Requirements Store the Device under allowed humidity and temperature conditions.
  • Page 5 ● Do not place the Device in a place exposed to sunlight or near heat sources. ● Keep the Device away from dampness, dust, and soot. ● Put the Device in a well-ventilated place, and do not block its ventilation. ●...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Foreword ....................................I Important Safeguards and Warnings ......................... III 1 Introduction ..................................1 1.1 Overview ..................................1 1.2 Features ..................................1 2 Unpacking ................................... 3 3 Structure ....................................4 3.1 Compact 1U ................................4 3.1.1 Front Panel ..............................4 3.1.2 Rear Panel................................
  • Page 7 5.5.4.2.2 Configuring Patrol Group ....................28 5.5.4.3 Using PTZ Functions........................28 5.5.4.3.1 Using Presets ..........................28 5.5.4.3.2 Using Patrol Groups ......................28 5.6 Main Menu ................................28 5.7 Playback ................................... 29 5.7.1 Instant Playback............................29 5.7.2 Playback Page .............................. 29 5.7.3 Playback Controls............................
  • Page 8 5.10.4 Configuring Overlay Settings ......................63 5.10.5 Configuring Privacy Masking ......................64 5.10.6 Configuring Video Settings ......................... 65 5.11 Storage ................................... 67 5.11.1 Configuring Recording Plan ........................ 67 5.11.2 Configuring Storage Strategy ......................69 5.11.3 Configuring Disk Group ........................71 5.11.4 Configuring Recording Mode ......................
  • Page 9 5.12.4.2.4 Configuring Camera Offline ..................101 5.12.4.3 Configuring Alarm Settings ..................... 102 5.12.4.3.1 Configuring Local Alarms ....................102 5.12.4.3.2 Configuring Alarms from External Cameras ............103 5.12.4.3.3 Configuring Alarm Output ..................... 104 5.12.4.4 Configuring Error Alarms ......................105 5.12.4.4.1 Configuring Storage Error Alarms ................105 5.12.4.4.2 Configuring Network Error Alarms ................

  • Page 10: Introduction

    1 Introduction 1.1 Overview The Device is a high-performance network video recorder. It supports local live view, multichannel display, local storage of recorded files, and remote management and control function. The Device works with network cameras, network video servers and other devices to form a strong surveillance network through the central management software.
  • Page 11 Supports updating the program online. Backup Supports backup of logs, system configurations, recorded videos and snapshots, and more. Network Surveillance Supports network-based remote monitoring, remote playback and remote PTZ control...

  • Page 12: Unpacking

    2 Unpacking After receiving the Device, refer to the following table to verify nothing is missing or broken. If any issue occurs, contact our customer support. Table 2-1 Checking list Item Requirements ● No visible damage. Package ● Not distorted or broken. ●...

  • Page 13: Structure

    3 Structure This chapter introduces the front panel and rear panel of the Device. 3.1 Compact 1U 3.1.1 Front Panel Figure 3-1 Front panel Table 3-1 Front panel description Name Description HDD indicator light The light is solid blue when the HDD is abnormal. Network indicator The light is solid blue when the network is light...
  • Page 14 Figure 3-3 Rear panel (8-PoE port) Table 3-2 Rear panel description Name Description Power input port Inputs power. Built-in switch. Support PoE function. PoE ports You can use this port to provide power to the network camera. Network port Connects to the network cable. Two-way talk input port which receives the audio Audio input port signals from the devices such as microphone and...

  • Page 15: Big 1U

    Name Description Ground — 3.2 Big 1U 3.2.1 Front Panel Figure 3-4 Front panel Table 3-3 Front panel description Name Description HDD indicator light The light is solid blue when the HDD is abnormal. Network indicator The light is solid blue when the network is light abnormal.
  • Page 16 Table 3-4 Rear panel description Name Description Power input port Inputs power. Power switch Turns on or off the Device. Built-in switch. Support PoE function. PoE ports You can use this port to provide power to the network camera. Network port Connects to the network cable.
  • Page 17 Name Description Outputs analog video data to the connected VGA port display with VGA port. High Definition Media Interface. Transmits uncompressed high definition video and multiple- HDMI port channel data to the HDMI port of the display device. Use the port for general COM debugging to RS-232 port configure IP address or transfer transparent COM data.

  • Page 18: Installation

    4 Installation This chapter introduces the installation and connection of the Device. Make sure to conform to your local safety rules while performing the operations. 4.1 Installing HDD Before using the Device, check whether the HDD is already installed the Device. To install HDD, use the surveillance SATA hard drive recommended by the manufacturer.
  • Page 19 Step 3 Connect the data cable and power cord of the HDD to the Device. Figure 4-3 Connect cables Step 4 Put back the cover and then fasten the screws to re-attach the cover. Figure 4-4 Re-attach the cover...

  • Page 20: Big 1U

    4.1.2 Big 1U Procedure Step 1 Loosen the screws to take off the cover. Figure 4-5 Take off cover Step 2 Align the screw holes on the HDDs with the holes on the Device and then tighten the screws. Figure 4-6 Affix HDD...
  • Page 21 Step 3 Connect the data cable and power cord of the HDDs to the Device. Figure 4-7 Connect cables Step 4 Put back the cover and then fasten the screws to re-attach the cover. Figure 4-8 Re-attach the cover...

  • Page 22: Connecting To Alarm Input And Output

    4.2 Connecting to Alarm Input and Output 4.2.1 Alarm Port Description The following figure is for reference only. The number of alarm ports might differ depending on the model you are using. Figure 4-9 Alarm ports...

  • Page 23: Alarm Input

    Table 4-1 Alarm port description Icon Description 1–4 Alarm input ports. The alarm becomes active in low level. Alarm output ports. NO1 C1 ● NO: Normally open port. ● C: Common alarm output port. Ground. Controllable 12 V power supply output. Disable power output when CTRL alarm is canceled.

  • Page 24: Alarm Output

    the GND ports ( Connect the NC port of the alarm device to the alarm input port (ALARM) of the NVR. ◇ When there is peripheral power supplying for the alarm device, please make sure it is ◇ earthed with the NVR. 4.2.3 Alarm Output ●...

  • Page 25: Local Operations

    5 Local Operations The figures are for reference only and might differ from the actual interface. 5.1 Starting the Device Prerequisites ● Make sure that the input voltage complies with the power requirements of the Device. ● To ensure the stable work of the Device and prolong the HDD life, follow related standards to use a power source that provides stable voltage with less interference from ripples.
  • Page 26 Step 2 Configure the password for admin, and then click Next. Figure 5-2 Password setting Table 5-1 Password parameters Parameter Description Username The username is admin by default. Password Enter and then confirm the password. Confirm Password Default Password Click Modification of camera login password to configure Modification of camera the default password for adding the camera.
  • Page 27 ● Once you have configured the unlock pattern, the system will require the unlock pattern as the default login method. If you did not configure the unlock pattern, you need to enter password for login. Figure 5-3 Draw unlock pattern Step 4 Configure the password protection information.

  • Page 28: Setup Wizard

    The Setup Wizard window appears. 5.3 Setup Wizard Follow the setup wizard to complete basic settings. Procedure Step 1 Configure data and time, and then click Next. You can select the time zone and data format, and set the system time. Figure 5-5 Data and time When you click the checkbox next to Show Wizard Next Time, the wizard page will appear again when the Device restarts.
  • Page 29 Table 5-2 Network parameters Parameter Description Enable the system to allocate a dynamic IP address to the Device. There is no need to set IP address manually. ● The first DHCP is for the DNS server. ● The second DHCP is for the Device. DHCP Select the checkbox next to DHCP for IPv4, and then you can choose to enable or disable DHCP for DNS server.
  • Page 30 Figure 5-7 P2P Step 4 On the disk list, view the HDD information and configure the HDD type, configure the storage strategy, and then click Next. Figure 5-8 Hard disk ● Set HDD type. In the Attributes column, select Read-Write, Read-only or Redundancy to set the HDD type.
  • Page 31 Formatting will erase all data on the HDD. Proceed with caution. ● Configure Disk Full and Auto-delete Expired Files. Table 5-3 Disk management parameters Parameter Description Configure the storage strategy to be used when no more storage space is available. Disk Full ●...

  • Page 32: Login

    5.4 Login Log in to the Device for more operations. Procedure Step 1 Click the live page. ● If you have configured unlock pattern, the unlock pattern login window is displayed. Click Forgot the Pattern to switch to password login. ●...

  • Page 33: Live View

    If you forget your password, click to reset the password. 5.5 Live View On the live view page, you can view the video images of different channels. Select a window, double-click a channel in the channel list, and then the channel will be displayed in the selected window.

  • Page 34: Navigation Bar

    Icon Function Description ● Click the icon, and then select an area. The area is enlarged after you release the mouse button. ● Point to the area that you want to enlarge or shrink and then scroll the mouse to zoom in or Local zoom zoom out.

  • Page 35: Shortcut Menu

    Icon Description Click the icon, and you can restore the sequence of channel windows. 5.5.3 Shortcut Menu Right-click the live page, and then the shortcut menu appears. You can enter into the full screen mode, and then select a view split mode. Figure 5-14 Shortcut menu 5.5.4 PTZ PTZ is a mechanical platform that carries a camera and a protective cover and performs overall...

  • Page 36: Configuring Ptz Functions

    Parameter Description : Focus far. ● Focus : Focus near. ● : Image darker. ● Iris : Image brighter. ● Fast positioning button. ● Positioning: Click the icon, and the click any point on the live page. The PTZ will turn to this point and locate this point in the center. ●...

  • Page 37: Configuring Patrol Group

    Step 2 Click the direction arrows to rotate the camera to a desired position. Step 3 Enter a number to represent the preset point. Step 4 Click Set to complete settings. 5.5.4.2.2 Configuring Patrol Group Procedure Step 1 On the PTZ control panel, click , and then select Patrol Group.

  • Page 38: Playback

    Table 5-7 Main menu description Name Description Click the selected tile to open the corresponding configuration Function tiles page. Scan the QR code under to add the Device for remote QR code management. Log out of the current account, restart or shut down the Shutdown Device.
  • Page 39 Table 5-8 Playback page description Function Description Displays the recorded video. It supports playing in single- channel or multi-channel mode. ● The display window defaults to displaying in the single-channel mode. Display window ● Click to split the display window as required. ●...
  • Page 40 Function Description On the channel list, select one or more channels to play back. ● The window split is decided by the number of selected channels. If you select one channel, the playback is displayed in the single-channel view; if Channel list you select two to four channels, the playback is displayed in the four-channel view.

  • Page 41: Playback Controls

    5.7.3 Playback Controls You can search for and play back videos, images or video clips. The operations are similar. This section uses video playback as an example. Procedure Step 1 Select Playback, and then click to play the recording from the external device. Step 2 Select the Normal or Event as the search type.

  • Page 42: Quick Search

    Icon Function Fast playback. ● In normal playback mode, click the icon to set the speed of fast playback. ● In slow playback mode, click the icon to speed up slow playback. Adjust the volume of playback video. Click the icon to display or hide AI rules. Click the icon to tag the video.

  • Page 43: Tag Playback

    During playback, you can clip sections of videos and save to the USB storage device. Procedure Step 1 Select Playback. Step 2 Set the search criteria and play back video. For details, see "5.7.3 Playback Controls". Step 3 Click the time bar to select the start time, and then click Step 4 Click the time bar to select the end time, and then click Step 5...

  • Page 44: File Search

    ● To search for the tagged video, select channel number, start time and end time, and then click Search. ● To change the tag name, double-click a tagged video, and then enter the new name. ● To delete tags, select one or more tagged videos, and then click Delete. 5.8 File Search You can search videos, pictures, and smart events.
  • Page 45 Table 5-10 Video search parameters Parameter Description Start Time Configure the start time and end time for the video search. End Time Select a USB from the drop-down list. Click Format to format the USB. Storage Path Click Browse to select the storage path. Select the recording channel, and then select Main Stream Recording Channel or Sub Stream as required.

  • Page 46: Searching For Picture

    Parameter Description Select the file format as required. File Format Supports selecting LAV or MP4. 5.8.2 Searching for Picture Procedure Step 1 Select File Search > Picture. Step 2 Set parameters, and then click Search. You can click Clear to clear the completed information. The search results are displayed on the bottom of the page, and you can back up them.

  • Page 47: Smart Search

    Parameter Description search. End Time Select a USB from the drop-down list. Click Format to format the USB. Storage Path Click Browse to select the storage path. Recording Channel Select the recording channel. Select the record type as required. Record Type Only supports selecting JPG.
  • Page 48 Step 2 Select a channel, set the search period, and then select the attributes. You can select one or more channels, or select All. Step 3 Click Search. The results are displayed. Related Operations ● Play. Select an image and then click to play back.

  • Page 49: Vca Search

    Select one or more images, and then click 5.8.3.2 VCA Search You can search for the VCA detection results. Procedure Step 1 Select File Search > Smart Search > VCA Search. Figure 5-24 VCA search Step 2 Select a channel, and then set the start time and end time. You can select one or more channels, or select All.

  • Page 50: Lpr Search

    Related Operations ● Play. Select an image and then click to play back. ● Sort. Click to sort the images by time. ● Export. Click to export the search results in an Excel document. ● Back up. Select one or more images, click , and then select the storage path.
  • Page 51 Step 2 Select a channel, and then select the target type from Allow List, Block List, Standard, or All. You can select one or more channels, or select All. Step 3 Set the start time and end time. Step 4 Click Search.

  • Page 52: Md2.0 Search

    5.8.3.4 MD2.0 Search You can search for the motion detection results. Procedure Step 1 Select File Search > Smart Search > MD2.0 Search. Figure 5-27 MD2.0 search Step 2 Select a channel, and then select the target type from All, Human and Vehicle. You can select one or more channels, or select All.

  • Page 53: Smart Analysis

    5.9 Smart Analysis 5.9.1 VCA Settings 5.9.1.1 VCA Option To use face detection, VCA and other smart functions supported by the smart network cameras, you need to enable the corresponding smart plan. Procedure Step 1 Select Smart Analysis > VCA Settings > VCA Option. Step 2 Select a channel.

  • Page 54: Configuring Face Detection

    Step 3 Click the checkbox next to the corresponding the smart plan to enable it. If the channel is connected to a PTZ camera, you can set smart functions separately for each preset point. Step 4 Click Apply. 5.9.1.2 Configuring Face Detection Configure alarm rule of face detection.
  • Page 55 Step 4 Click Settings next to Arming Period to configure the arming period. The arming period is highlighted. There are two ways to configure the period. ● Drag on the time line to define the period. You can click the orange part to disarm the period.

  • Page 56: Configuring Vca

    Parameter Description Click Settings next to Alarm Output, click to enable the local alarm, and then select alarm output port as required. Alarm Output Make sure that the alarm state of the alarm output port has been configured. For details, see "5.12.4.3.3 Configuring Alarm Output".
  • Page 57 Function Description Scene When the target crosses the warning line toward the defined direction, an alarm is Scenes with median strips such as Cross Fence triggered and then the system roads, and airports. performs configured alarm linkages. When the target crosses the tripwire from the defined Scenes with sparse targets and no Line crossing and...
  • Page 58 Function Description Scene When the target loiters over the shortest alarm time, an Loitering alarm is triggered, and then Scenes such as park and hall. Detection the system performs configured alarm linkages. In this section, line crossing and intrusion acts as an example of how to configure the VCA rules.
  • Page 59 3. Configure the parameters. Table 5-14 Line crossing and intrusion parameters Parameter Description Name Enter the rule name. Click to draw the minimum size or maximum size to filter the target. Draw Target The system triggers an alarm only when the size of detected target is between the maximum size and the minimum size.
  • Page 60 ● Click to define the arming period for each day in a week. There are six periods for you to set for each day. ◇ Under Copy to, select All to apply the settings to all the days of the week, or ◇...

  • Page 61: Configuring Lpr

    Parameter Description Select the checkbox and then click Settings to configure PTZ linkage. PTZ Linkage Make sure that the PTZ control has been configured. For details, see "5.5.4 PTZ". Select the checkbox, and then select one or more channels for recording. Recording Channel Make sure that the recording plan and recording mode has been configured in Storage >...
  • Page 62 ● Click to define the arming period for each day in a week. There are six periods for you to set for each day. ◇ Under Copy to, select All to apply the settings to all the days of the week, or ◇...

  • Page 63: Database Settings

    Parameter Description Select the checkbox and then click Settings to configure PTZ linkage. PTZ Linkage Make sure that the PTZ control has been configured. For details, see "5.5.4 PTZ". Select the checkbox, and then select one or more channels for recording. Recording Channel Make sure that the recording plan and recording mode has been configured in Storage >...

  • Page 64: Camera

    Step 2 Click to manually add. Step 3 Set plate information such as plate number, driver name, select Block List or Allow List, and then set validity period. Step 4 Click OK. Related Operations ● Search. Enter keywords for Plate and Driver, select type and then click Search. ●...

  • Page 65: Configuring Remote Devices

    You can configure camera registration, image attributes, overlay information, video parameters and other settings of the cameras connected to the device. 5.10.1 Configuring Remote Devices 5.10.1.1 Adding Remote Devices Add remote devices to the NVR to receive, store, and manage the video streams of the remote device.

  • Page 66: Adding Remote Devices Manually

    Step 2 Click Search Device. Step 3 Select one or more remote devices from the search results and then click Add in batches. You can view the added devices on the list under Device Added. Related Operations You can click under Change IP to change IP addresses.
  • Page 67 Background Information Configure the IP address, username, password and other information of the remote device manually to add the Device. We recommend this method when you want to add only a few remote devices and know their IP addresses, usernames and passwords. Procedure Step 1 Select Camera >...

  • Page 68: Importing Remote Devices

    Parameter Description Select one or more remote channels that you want to Remote Channel No. connect to. Select a decoding strategy from Real-time, Regular, and Decoding strategy Smooth. Select an encrypting strategy from Automatic, TCP, UDP, Encrypt and MULTICAST. Step 4 Click OK.

  • Page 69: Checking Poe Status

    ● File update. 1. Connect a USB storage device containing the update file to the Device. 2. Select one or more remote devices. 3. Click File Update. 4. Select the update file to update. ● Online update. 1. Select one or more remote devices and then click Manual Detection. The system starts detecting whether there is a new version available.

  • Page 70: Configuring Image Attributes

    5.10.3 Configuring Image Attributes Background Information Configure the image attributes, such as saturation, brightness, contrast, and chromaticity. Procedure Step 1 Select Camera > Image Attributes. Figure 5-43 Image attributes...
  • Page 71 Step 2 Select a channel and then configure the parameters. Table 5-18 Parameters of image attributes Parameter Description Select a configuration file from Profile1 or Profile2. The image Configuration File attributes vary with the configuration files. Brightness The bigger the value, the brighter the image. The bigger the value, the more obvious the contrast between the Contrast light area and dark area.

  • Page 72: Configuring Overlay Settings

    Parameter Description ● Close: Disable backlight mode. ● Backlight Compensation: Enable the camera to get a clearer image of the dark areas on the target when shooting against light. ● Wide Dynamic Range: The system dims bright areas and Backlight Mode enhances the brightness of the dark areas to ensure the overall clarity of the image.

  • Page 73: Configuring Privacy Masking

    Step 2 Select a channel and then configure the overlay information. ● Time Title: Select the checkbox, and then configure the time format. ● Channel Title: Select the checkbox, and then configure the channel name. Click Settings next to Custom Title to add custom titles for the channel. Step 3 Click Apply.

  • Page 74: Configuring Video Settings

    Step 2 Select a channel, and then configure the masking. 1. Click to enable privacy masking. 2. Click 1, 2, 3 or 4 to add a masking block to the image. You can add up to four masking blocks for each channel. 3.
  • Page 75 Step 2 Configure the parameters. Table 5-19 Video settings Parameter Description Select a channel for which you want to configure the Channel settings. Enable this function to reduce the bit stream for non- Smart Encoding important recorded video to maximize the storage space. Select Normal, Motion detection or Alarm for main Record Type stream.

  • Page 76: Storage

    Parameter Description Select a resolution for the video. Resolution The maximum resolution available might vary with the models. Configure the frames per second for the video. The bigger Frame Rate (FPS) the value, the clearer and smoother the image. Frame rate changes along with the resolution.
  • Page 77 Step 1 Select Storage > Recording Plan. Figure 5-47 Video recording Step 2 Configure recording settings. Table 5-20 Video recording parameters Parameter Description Channel Select a channel to record videos. Prerecord Set how long the device records before an event.

  • Page 78: Configuring Storage Strategy

    Parameter Description Enable redundancy for the channel. If there are two or more HDDs installed on the Device, you can set one of the HDDs as the redundant HDD to back up the recorded files. ● If the selected channel is not recording, the redundancy function takes effect next time you record no matter you select the checkbox or not.
  • Page 79 Step 1 Select Storage > Disk Management. Step 2 Configure the storage strategy. Figure 5-48 Disk management Table 5-21 Disk management parameters Parameter Description Configure the storage strategy to be used when no more storage space is available. Disk Full ●...

  • Page 80: Configuring Disk Group

    Formatting will erase all data on the HDD. Please be advised. 5.11.3 Configuring Disk Group By default, the installed HDD and created RAID are in Disk Group 1. You can set HDD group, and HDD group setup for main stream, sub stream and snapshot operation. Procedure Step 1 Select Storage >...

  • Page 81: Configuring Recording Mode

    5.11.4 Configuring Recording Mode Enable or disable the video recording for each channel. The device keeps recording all the time. Procedure Step 1 Select Storage > Recording Mode. Figure 5-51 Recording mode...

  • Page 82: System

    Step 2 Enable recording for each channel. You can select All if you want to configure the same recording mode for all channels. Step 3 Click Apply. 5.12 System You can configure the system settings, including date, accounts, display output and more. 5.12.1 Configuring General System Settings Configure general system settings, such as device name, date and holiday.
  • Page 83 Step 1 Select System > General > Basic Configuration. Figure 5-52 Basic configuration Step 2 Configure the parameters. Table 5-22 Parameters of basic configuration Parameter Description Device Name Configure the device name. Language Displays the system language. Video Standard Select PAL or NTSC as needed. Configure the length of time for instant playback.

  • Page 84: Configuring Date Settings

    Parameter Description Mouse Sensitivity Adjust the speed of double-clicking. Step 3 Click Apply. 5.12.1.2 Configuring Date Settings Configure date and time settings. Procedure Step 1 Select System > General > Date Settings. Figure 5-53 Date settings Step 2 Configure the parameters. Table 5-23 Parameters of date and time Parameter Description...

  • Page 85: Configuring Holiday Settings

    Parameter Description Time Zone Select a time zone and then click Save. Date Format Select a date format. Time Format Select 12-Hour Format or 24-Hour Format. After enabling the NTP function, the system time will be automatically synchronized with the NTP server. 1.

  • Page 86: Configuring Account Settings

    Step 2 Configure the holiday name, effective mode, and time period. Step 3 (Optional) Enable Continue to add more holidays. Step 4 Click OK, you can add current holiday to the list. Click to change the holiday information. Click to delete current date. Related Operations Go to Storage >...

  • Page 87: Adding User Groups

    Procedure Step 1 Select System > User Management > User. Step 2 Click Add. Figure 5-55 Add user Step 3 Configure the parameters. Table 5-24 Parameters of adding user Parameter Description Username Enter a name for the user. Password Enter the password, and then enter the password again to confirm it. Confirm Password Click Time Period to set a period during which the new user can log in...
  • Page 88 user must belong to a group, and one user only belongs to one group. The admin and user group are two default user groups that cannot be deleted. You can add more groups and define corresponding permissions. Procedure Step 1 Select System >...

  • Page 89: Adding Onvif Users

    Step 3 Enter group name. Step 4 Select the checkbox under the Live tab, Playback tab, and System tab as required respectively. Step 5 Click OK. 5.12.2.3 Adding ONVIF Users The devices from other manufacturers can connect with the device through ONVIF protocol by using a verified ONVIF account.

  • Page 90: Resetting Password

    Step 3 Configure username, password and user group. There are three ONVIF user groups by default: admin, operator and user. You cannot add ONVIF user group manually. Step 4 Click OK. 5.12.2.4 Resetting Password You can use email address or answer the security questions to reset password if you forgot it. 5.12.2.4.1 Configuring Password Reset Configure the linked email address and security questions that are used to reset the password.

  • Page 91: Resetting Password On Local Interface

    Step 2 Enter an email address to receive the security code used to reset the password. Step 3 Set security questions. Step 4 Click Apply. 5.12.2.4.2 Resetting Password on Local Interface Procedure Step 1 After the Device starts, click the live page. Figure 5-60 Login...
  • Page 92 Step 2 Click Forgot password?. ● If you have configured the linked email address, the system will notify you of data collection required for resetting password. ● If you have not configured the linked email address, the system prompts you to enter an email address.
  • Page 93 Step 4 Reset the password by means of mail recovery. Figure 5-62 Reset password Follow the on-screen instructions to obtain the security code in your linked email address, and then enter the security code. ● You can get the security code twice by scanning the same QR code. After that, you need refresh the page and then scan the QR code to get the security code.

  • Page 94: Configuring Network Settings

    Step 5 Click Next. Step 6 Enter the new password, and then enter the password again to confirm it. Step 7 Click OK. 5.12.3 Configuring Network Settings Configure the network settings to ensure the Device can communicate with other devices. 5.12.3.1 Configuring Basic Settings 5.12.3.1.1 Configuring TCP/IP Settings You can configure the settings for the device such as IP address, DNS according to the...

  • Page 95: Configuring Port Settings

    Parameter Description IP Version Both IPv4 and IPv6 are available. Enable the system to allocate a dynamic IP address to the Device. There DHCP is no need to set IP address manually. IP Address Enter the IP address and configure the corresponding subnet mask and default gateway.

  • Page 96: Configuring Ddns Settings

    Step 2 Configure the parameters. Table 5-26 Port parameters Parameter Description The default value setting is 80. HTTP Port If you change the port number, for example, 90, then you should enter 90 after the IP address when logging in to the web interface of the Device. HTTPS communication port.
  • Page 97 Check the type of DDNS that the Device supports and then log in to the website provided by the DDNS service provider to register domain and other information. After registration, you can log in to the DDNS website to view the information of all the connected devices under the registered account.

  • Page 98: Configuring P2P Settings

    Step 4 Click Apply. If the configuration is successful, you can access the web interface of the device by using the domain name. 5.12.3.1.4 Configuring P2P Settings P2P is a peer to peer technology. After downloading mobile app and registering the Device to the app, you can manage the Device remotely on the phone.
  • Page 99 Step 1 Select System > Network > Basic > Email. Figure 5-67 Email Step 2 Click to enable the function. Step 3 Configure the parameters. Table 5-28 Email parameters Parameter Description SMTP Server Enter the SMTP server address of the sender’s email account. Port Enter the port of SMTP server.

  • Page 100: Configuring Security Settings

    Parameter Description After enabling the attachment function, when an alarm event Attachments occurs, the system attaches snapshots as an attachment to the supported email. Select None, SSL, or TLS. Encryption Mode For SMTP server, the default encryption type is TLS. Healthy Mail Enable the system to send a test email to check the connection.
  • Page 101 2) Click to enable the system services. Table 5-29 Basic system services Parameter Description After enabling this function, you can receive alarm information from the Device on the mobile client. Mobile Push Notification To reduce security risks, disable this function when it is not needed.

  • Page 102: Configuring Firewall

    Parameter Description After enabling this function, you can access the device through the SSH protocol for system debugging and IP configuration. To reduce security risks, disable this function when it is not needed. Enable the device to be found by other devices through Enable Device Discovery search.
  • Page 103 Procedure Step 1 Select System > Network > Security > Firewall. Figure 5-70 Firewall Step 2 Click to enable the firewall. Step 3 Select a firewall mode. ● Allow list: The hosts on the allowlist can access the device. ● Block list: The hosts on the blocklist are prohibited to access the device. Step 4 Click Add and then select a type for the allowlist or blocklist.

  • Page 104: Configuring Events

    5.12.4 Configuring Events 5.12.4.1 Disarming All You can disarm all alarm linkage actions with one click. Procedure Step 1 Select System > Events > Disarm All. Figure 5-71 Disarming all Step 2 Enable disarm all or periodic disarm. ● Disarm all: Select On to enable this function. The alarm will take effect at all times.

  • Page 105: Configuring Video Detection Alarms

    Table 5-30 Alarm linkage actions Parameters Description Enable the Device to make a beep noise when an alarm Beep occurs. Click Settings next to Alarm Output, click to enable the local alarm, and then select alarm output port as required. Make sure that the alarm state of the alarm output port has Alarm Output been configured.
  • Page 106 Step 2 Select a channel, and then click next to Enable to enable motion detection. Step 3 Click Settings next to Region to configure the detection region. 1. Point to the middle top of the page. Figure 5-73 Detection region 2.
  • Page 107 to the detection region reaches or exceeds the defined threshold. You can set up to 4 detection regions. When motion is detected in any one of the 4 regions, the corresponding channel will trigger an alarm. Step 4 Select the checkbox next to MD2.0, select the sensitivity, and then select the valid target from Human or Vehicle.

  • Page 108: Configuring Video Tampering Alarms

    Parameter Description Enable the system to send an email to notify you of an alarm event. Send Email ● This function is available on select models. ● Make sure that the email function has been configured in System > Network > Basic > Email. When an alarm occurs, the system takes snapshots of the selected channel and stores them on the device.

  • Page 109: Configuring Scene Changing Alarms

    Step 2 Select a channel and then click to enable alarm against video tampering. Step 3 Configure other parameters. For details, see Table 5-31. Step 4 Click Apply. 5.12.4.2.3 Configuring Scene Changing Alarms An alarm is triggered when the system detects scene change. Procedure Step 1 Select System >...

  • Page 110: Configuring Camera Offline

    Step 2 Select a channel and then click to enable alarm against scene change. Step 3 Configure other parameters. For details, see Table 5-31. Step 4 Click Apply. 5.12.4.2.4 Configuring Camera Offline An alarm is triggered when the camera is offline. Procedure Step 1 Select System >...

  • Page 111: Configuring Alarm Settings

    Step 2 Select a channel, and then click to enable alarm against video loss. Step 3 Configure other parameters. For details, see Table 5-31. Step 4 Click Apply. 5.12.4.3 Configuring Alarm Settings 5.12.4.3.1 Configuring Local Alarms After connecting the alarm device to the NVR alarm input port, the system performs alarm linkage actions when there is an alarm signal from the alarm input port to the NVR.

  • Page 112: Configuring Alarms From External Cameras

    Step 2 Select an alarm input, and then set the alarm name. Step 3 Click to enable the alarm. Step 4 Select the device category from Always Closed and Always Open. Step 5 Configure other parameters. For details, see Table 5-31. Step 6 Click Apply.

  • Page 113: Configuring Alarm Output

    Step 2 Select a channel, and then set the alarm name. Step 3 Click to enable the alarm. Step 4 Select the device category from Always Closed and Always Open. Step 5 Configure other parameters. For details, see Table 5-31. Step 6 Click Apply.

  • Page 114: Configuring Error Alarms

    Figure 5-79 Alarm output Step 3 Click Apply. ● Click Alarm Reset to clear all alarm output statuses. ● View the alarm output status on the Status column. 5.12.4.4 Configuring Error Alarms You can configure alarms for system errors. 5.12.4.4.1 Configuring Storage Error Alarms An alarm is triggered when a storage error occurs.
  • Page 115 Step 2 Select an event type from No disks, Hard Disk Error and Insufficient storage capacity. Step 3 Click to enable the alarm. Step 4 Configure other parameters. Table 5-32 Alarm settings Parameter Description Click Settings next to Alarm Output, click to enable the local alarm, and then select alarm output port as required.

  • Page 116: Configuring Network Error Alarms

    Parameter Description Enable the system to send an email to notify you of an alarm event. Send Email ● This function is available on select models. ● Make sure that the email function has been configured in Main Menu > Network Settings > Email. Step 5 Click Apply.

  • Page 117: Searching For Alarm Information

    Parameter Description Click Settings next to Alarm Output, click to enable the local alarm, and then select alarm output port as required. Alarm Output Make sure that the alarm state of the alarm output port has been configured. For details, see "5.12.4.3.3 Configuring Alarm Output". Select the checkbox to enable the Device to make a beep noise when Beep an alarm occurs.

  • Page 118: Viewing Alarm Status

    Related Operations ● View details. Select a record, and then double-click an alarm record to view details. ● Back up. Click Backup to save the alarm information to a USB storage device. ● Play recorded video. Click to play the recorded video of the alarm event. 5.12.4.6 Viewing Alarm Status Select System >...

  • Page 119: Configuring Display Settings

    5.12.5 Configuring Display Settings 5.12.5.1 Configuring Display Output You can configure whether to display time title and channel, adjust image transparency, set the resolution and more. Procedure Step 1 Select System > Display Output. Figure 5-84 Display output...

  • Page 120: Configuring Auto Switch

    Step 2 Configure the display parameters. Table 5-34 Display parameters Parameter Description Select a resolution for the video image. The default value is 1280 Resolution × 1024. Enable Decoding Enable the decoding function. Display Time Displays time information in each live channel window. Displays channel name, channel number and recording status in Channel Title each live channel window.
  • Page 121 You can configure a tour of selected channels to repeat playing videos. The videos are displayed in turn according to the channel group configured in tour settings. The system displays one channel group for a certain period and then automatically changes to the next channel group.

  • Page 122: Configuring Serial Port

    Related Operations On the navigation bar on the live page, click to enable or disable tour. 5.12.6 Configuring Serial Port After setting RS-232 parameters, the NVR can use the COM port to connect to other device to debug and operate. Procedure Step 1 Select System >...

  • Page 123: Maintenance

    Parameter Description Select serial port control protocol. ● General Serial Port: Upgrade the program and debug with the console and mini terminal software. ● Control Keyboard: Control this Device with special keyboard. ● Transparent Serial Port: Connect with the computer directly for transparent transmission of data.
  • Page 124 Background Information You can search for and view logs. ● If there is HDD installed, the logs on system operations are saved in the memory of the Device and other types of logs are saved into the HDD. If there is no HDD installed, the other types of logs are also saved in the memory of the Device.

  • Page 125: Viewing Network Information

    Click Backup to save the logs to a USB storage device. 5.13.3 Viewing Network Information You can view the online users, network load, and test network connection. 5.13.3.1 Viewing Online User Select Maintain > Network > Online User, and then you can view the information on the online user.

  • Page 126: Testing Network

    Step 2 Click the LAN name to view the corresponding sending and receiving rate. You can view the network of one LAN at one time. 5.13.3.3 Testing Network You can test the network connection between the Device and other devices and capture the packets when the network of the Device is abnormal.
  • Page 127 Step 2 Capture packets. 1) Connect a USB storage device to the Device. 2) Click Refresh. After the Device detects the connected USB device, the name of the USB device appears in the Device Name box. 3) Click Browse to select the storage path. 4) Click to start packet capturing and backup.

  • Page 128: Exporting And Importing System Configurations

    5.13.4 Exporting and Importing System Configurations You can export the configuration file of the Device for backup. When the Device malfunctions, you can import the backup configuration file to restore. You cannot import or export the system configurations when another backup process is ongoing on other pages.

  • Page 129: Updating The System

    Procedure Step 1 Connect a USB storage device containing the configuration files to the Device. Step 2 Select Maintain > Import/Export. Step 3 Select the configuration folder (under a name of "Config_XX"). Step 4 Click Import. The Device will restart after the configurations are imported. The imported configurations will overwrite the original configurations.

  • Page 130: Online Update

    Step 4 Select the update file that you want to use. Step 5 Click OK. 5.13.5.2 Online Update After the Device is connected to the network, you can update the system online. Procedure Step 1 Select Maintain > Upgrade. Step 2 Check whether there is a new version available.

  • Page 131: Configuring Automatic Reboot

    The position of the reset button might vary depending on the model. Step 3 Restart the Device. After restart, the settings are restored to the factory default. 5.13.7 Configuring Automatic Reboot When the Device has been running for a long time, you can enable the Device to restart automatically at the idle time.

  • Page 132: Web Operations

    6 Web Operations 6.1 Logging in to the Web Prerequisites Make sure that the IP addresses of your computer and the Device are on the same network segment. Procedure Step 1 Enter the IP address of the Device in the address bar of the browser, and then press the Enter key.
  • Page 133 Table 6-1 Main menu description Name Description Function tiles Click each tile to open the corresponding configuration page. QR code Scan the QR code to add the Device for remote management. Log out of the current account, restart or shut down the Shut down Device.

  • Page 134: Appendix 1 Hdd Capacity Calculation

    Appendix 1 HDD Capacity Calculation Use the following formula to calculate the HDD capacity: Total capacity (MB) = Channel number× Demand time length (hour) × HDD capacity occupied per hour (MB/hour) Based on this formula, the formula to calculate recording time goes as follows: For example, for single-channel recording, the HDD capacity occupied per hour is 200 MB/hour.

  • Page 135: Appendix 2 Cybersecurity Recommendations

    Appendix 2 Cybersecurity Recommendations Compulsory measures to ensure the basic device network security: ● Timely Update Firmware and Client Software Keep the device (such as video recorder and IP camera) firmware up-to-date based on ◇ standard procedure in the tech-industry to ensure the system is equipped with the latest security patches and fixes.
  • Page 136 change them into any set of numbers between 1024–65535 to reduce the risk of exposing ports in use to outsiders. ● Enable HTTPS HTTPS is recommended to be enabled so that you can obtain the web service through a secure communication channel. ●...

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