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  • Page 1 Digital Video Recorder User Manual...
  • Page 2: Legal Information

    ● Products described in this Document, which may include licenses obtained from third parties. Any part of the Document, including text, pictures, graphics, etc., belongs to Hikvision. No part ● of this Document may be excerpted, copied, translated, or modified in whole or in part by any means without written permission.
  • Page 3 LOSS OF DOCUMENTATION, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF HIKVISION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE NATURE OF THE INTERNET PROVIDES FOR INHERENT SECURITY ●...
  • Page 4: Regulatory Information

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Regulatory Information FCC Information Please take attention that changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. FCC compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 5 Digital Video Recorder User Manual purchase of equivalent new equipment, or dispose of it at designated collection points. For more information see: http://www.recyclethis.info . 2006/66/EC (battery directive): This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union. See the product documentation for specific battery information.
  • Page 6: Applicable Model

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Applicable Model This manual is applicable to the following models. Table 1-1 Applicable Model Series Model HWD-6100MH-G4 (E) HW-HWD-6116MH-G4 (E) HWD-6200MH-G4 (E) HWD-6216MH-G4 (E) HWD-7100MH-G4 (E) HWD-7108MH-G4 (E)
  • Page 7: Symbol Conventions

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Symbol Conventions The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows. Symbol Description Indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will or could Danger result in death or serious injury. Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could Caution result in equipment damage, data loss, performance degradation, or...
  • Page 8: Safety Instruction

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Safety Instruction Proper configuration of all passwords and other security settings is the responsibility of the ● installer and/or end-user. In the use of the product, you must be in strict compliance with the electrical safety regulations ●...
  • Page 9: Preventive And Cautionary Tips

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips: The device is designed for indoor use only. Install it in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment ● without liquids. Ensure recorder is properly secured to a rack or shelf.
  • Page 10 Digital Video Recorder User Manual For the device with sticker , pay attention to the following cautions: CAUTION: Hot ● parts! Do not touch. Burned fingers when handling the parts. Wait one-half hour after switching off before handling the parts. If the device needs to be installed on the wall or ceiling, ●...
  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Contents Chapter 1 Startup ........................1 1.1 Activate Your Device ......................1 1.2 Login ............................3 1.2.1 Log in via Unlock Pattern ....................3 1.2.2 Log in via Password ....................... 3 Chapter 2 Live View ........................5 2.1 GUI Introduction ........................
  • Page 12 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.1.2 User ..........................19 5.1.3 Exception ........................21 5.2 Network Configuration ......................21 5.2.1 General ........................21 5.2.2 Hik-Connect ......................... 22 5.2.3 Email ........................... 24 5.3 Camera ..........................25 5.3.1 Network Camera ......................25 5.3.2 OSD Settings ........................ 28 5.3.3 Motion Detection ......................
  • Page 13 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.3.3 Display Settings ......................54 6.3.4 Privacy Mask ....................... 56 6.4 Event Configuration ......................57 6.4.1 Normal Event ......................57 6.4.2 Perimeter Protection ....................63 6.4.3 Face Recognition ......................67 6.4.4 Configure Arming Schedule ..................69 6.4.5 Configure Alarm Linkage Action ..................
  • Page 14 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 7.5.3 Time Sync Diagnosis ....................84 7.6 Upgrade ..........................85 7.6.1 Local Upgrade ......................85 7.6.2 Online Upgrade ......................85 Chapter 8 Alarm ........................86 8.1 Set Event Hint ........................86 8.2 View Alarm in Alarm Center ....................86 Chapter 9 Web Operation ......................
  • Page 15: Chapter 1 Startup

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 1 Startup 1.1 Activate Your Device For the first-time access, you need to activate the video recorder by setting an admin password. No operation is allowed before activation. You can also activate the video recorder via web browser, SADP or client software.
  • Page 16 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 8 to 16 characters. ○ Do not contain the following characters in the password: the user name, 123, admin, no less ○ than 4-digit continuously increasing or decreasing numbers, or no less than 4 continuously same characters.
  • Page 17: Login

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 1.2 Login 1.2.1 Log in via Unlock Pattern Steps 1. Right click the mouse to select Menu or left click the mouse on live view. Figure 1-2 Draw the Unlock Pattern 2. Draw the pre-defined pattern to enter the menu operation. Note If you have forgotten your pattern, you click Forgot My Pattern or Switch User to log in via ●...
  • Page 18 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 1-3 Login Interface 2. Input password. 3. Click Login. Note When you forget the password of the admin, you can click Forgot Password to reset the ● password. If you enter the wrong password 7 times, the current user account will be locked for 60 ●...
  • Page 19: Chapter 2 Live View

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 2 Live View 2.1 GUI Introduction Click Target Detection at the upper-left corner, and select to display the specified live ● target detection results. For result details, click View More. Note Target Detection is only available for certain models. ○...
  • Page 20: Customize Window Division

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Table 2-2 Live View Icon Description Icon Description Alarming (normal event and smart event). Recording. Right click your mouse to display the shortcut menu. ● Figure 2-2 Right Click Shortcut Menu 2.1.1 Customize Window Division You can also set custom the window division as desired.
  • Page 21: Ptz Control

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.2 PTZ Control 2.2.1 Configure PTZ Parameter You shall configure PTZ parameters before controlling a PTZ camera. Steps 1. Preview a camera in live view and click on shortcut menu. Figure 2-3 PTZ Settings 2. Click 3.
  • Page 22: Ptz Control Panel Introduction

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2.2.2 PTZ Control Panel Introduction Table 2-3 PTZ Panel Description Icon Description Direction buttons, and the auto-cycle button. The speed of the PTZ movement. Zoom -/+. Focus -/+. Iris -/+. 2.2.3 Customize Preset Set a preset location where the PTZ camera would point to when an event occurs. Steps 1.
  • Page 23: Customize Pattern

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2. Click Patrol. 3. Click of a desired patrol. 4. Click 5. Configure key point parameters, such as the key point No., duration of staying for one key point and speed of patrol. The key point is corresponding to the preset. The preset number determines the order at which the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol.
  • Page 24: Chapter 3 Playback

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 3 Playback 3.1 GUI Introduction Go to Playback . Figure 3-1 Playback Table 3-1 Playback Interface Description Button Operation Button Operation 30 s reverse. 30 s forward. Full screen. Start playback. Speed down. Speed up. Speed.
  • Page 25: Normal Playback

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3.2 Normal Playback Play back normal videos. Steps 1. Go to Playback . 2. Select a camera from the camera list. 3. Select a date on the calendar for playback. Note The blue triangle at the calendar date corner indicates there are available videos. For example, means video is available.
  • Page 26 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Button Description Button Description Lock/unlock video. Clip video. Show videos that Show videos that contain human. contain vehicle. Skip Normal Videos If you have clicked Display rule frame , the device and target frame. will hide other videos, and only show and play videos that contain...
  • Page 27: Event Playback

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Button Description Button Description AcuSearch algorithm for the current channel. 3.3 Event Playback When you select the event playback mode, the system will analyze and mark videos that contain the motion detection, line crossing detection, or intrusion detection information, . Before You Start Ensure the camera has enabled Dual-VCA.
  • Page 28: Slice Playback

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Play Speed of Smart/Custom Video Set playback speed of videos with smart information. The option is only valid when Do not Play Normal Videos is enabled. 3.4 Slice Playback Divide the video into slices and play them back. Steps 1.
  • Page 29: Back Up Clip

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Table 3-4 Slice Playback Icon Description Icon Name Description AcuSearch a. After clicking the button, targets will be displayed on the screen. b. Click a target to search for pictures that contain the target. c. Click a picture to play a video before and after that moment.
  • Page 30: Chapter 4 Search File

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 4 Search File Steps 1. Go to Search. 2. Select a search type (video, picture, event, etc.). 3. Set search conditions. 4. Optional: Click Quick Backup to quickly export videos to the device. Note Quick backup is available for video and event search.
  • Page 31 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 4-1 Search Human by Face Picture 2. Set Search Method by By Picture. 3. Upload a face picture. - Click Upload from Local to upload a face picture from a local storage device, such as USB flash drive.
  • Page 32: Quick Backup

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 4.2 Quick Backup Before You Start Connect a backup device to your video recorder. Steps 1. Go to Search . 2. Set search conditions. 3. Click Quick Export. 4. Select backup device and path. 5. Click OK to start exporting.
  • Page 33: Chapter 5 Configuration (Easy Mode)

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 5 Configuration (Easy Mode) Easy mode contains basic configurations. Go to Configuration , and click Easy Mode. 5.1 System Configuration 5.1.1 General You can configure the output resolution, system time, etc. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → System → General . 2.
  • Page 34 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3. Enter user name. 4. Select user level. 5. Enter the same password in Create Password and Confirm. Warning We highly recommend you create a strong password of your own choosing in order to ● increase the security of your product.
  • Page 35: Exception

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.1.3 Exception You can receive exception events hint in alarm center, and set exception linkage actions. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → System → Exception . 2. Optional: Configure event hint. When the set events occur, you will receive hints in alarm center. 1) Enable Event Hint.
  • Page 36: Hik-Connect

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Network → General . Figure 5-2 Network 2. Set network parameters. DHCP If the DHCP server is available, you can enable DHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server. Auto Obtain DNS If DHCP is enabled.
  • Page 37 8. Bind your device with a Hik-Connect account. 1) Use a smart phone to scan the QR code, and download Hik-Connect app. You can also download it from https://appstore.hikvision.com , or the QR code below. Refer to Hik- Connect Mobile Client User Manual for details.
  • Page 38: Email

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.2.3 Email Set an email account to receive event notification. Before You Start Ensure SMTP service is available for your email. ● Configure your network parameters. Refer to General for details. ● Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Network → Email . Figure 5-4 Email 2.
  • Page 39: Camera

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual The user account of email sender for SMTP server authentication. Password The password of email sender for SMTP server authentication. SMTP Server/SMTP Port After selecting the SMTP Sever, its address and port will be showed automatically. You can also edit them according to actual needs.
  • Page 40 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2. Select signal input type as HD/CVBS or IP for each channel. HD/CVBS Four types of analog signal inputs including Turbo HD, AHD, HDCVI, and CVBS can be connected randomly for the channel. Network camera can be connected for the channel. Figure 5-5 Signal Input Type 3.
  • Page 41 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Add Network Camera Manually Before You Start Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with that of your video recorder. ● Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. ● Ensure the network camera is activated. ●...
  • Page 42: Osd Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Edit Connected Network Camera You can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters of the added network cameras. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → IP Camera . 2. Click to edit the selected camera. Channel Port If the connected device is an encoding device with multiple channels, you can select the channel port No.
  • Page 43: Motion Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.3.3 Motion Detection Motion Detection enables the video recorder to detect the moving objects in the monitored area and trigger alarms. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → Motion Detection . 2. Select a camera. 3.
  • Page 44: Configure Arming Schedule

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual The device will send an exception or alarm signal to the remote client software when an alarm is triggered. Send Email It will send an email with alarm information when an alarm is triggered. Trigger Channel The selected channel(s) will start recording.
  • Page 45: Recording Management

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 5.6 Recording Management 5.6.1 Storage Device Initialize HDD A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used to save videos and information. Before You Start Install at least an HDD to your video recorder. For detailed steps, refer to Quick Start Guide. Steps 1.
  • Page 46: Configure Recording Schedule

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 5-9 Add NetHDD 7. Select NAS disk from the list, or manually enter the directory in NetHDD Directory. 8. Click OK. The added NetHDD will be displayed in the storage device list. 5.6.2 Configure Recording Schedule Video recorder will automatically start/stop recording according to the configured schedule.
  • Page 47: Edit Schedule

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2. Configure the event detection and select the channels to trigger the recording when an event occurs. 3. Go to Configuration → Record → Parameter . 4. Set the continuous main stream / sub-stream recording parameters for the camera. Refer to Configure Recording Parameter for details.
  • Page 48: Configure Recording Parameter

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Note Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods cannot be overlapped with each other. e. Click OK to save the settings and go back to upper level menu. Draw a.
  • Page 49 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Note Higher resolution, frame rate, and bitrate provide you better video quality, but it also requires more internet bandwidth and uses more storage space on the hard disk drive. 3. Click Apply.
  • Page 50: Chapter 6 Configuration (Expert Mode)

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 6 Configuration (Expert Mode) Go to Configuration , and click Expert Mode at the lower-left corner. 6.1 System Configuration 6.1.1 General Configure Basic Settings You can configure the video quality mode, output resolution, mouse pointer speed, wizard, etc. Go to Configuration →...
  • Page 51: Live View

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Edit the video recorder name. Device No. The number is required in the connection with remote control, network keyboard, etc. Edit the serial number of video recorder. The device number ranges from 1 to 255, and the default value is 255.
  • Page 52: Configure Live View Layout

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-1 Live View-General 2. Configure the Live View parameters. Window Division Select the live view window division. Auto Switch Interval The time to dwell in a camera before switching to next camera when auto-switch in live view is enabled.
  • Page 53: Configure Channel-Zero Encoding

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3. Select a window, and double click a camera the list you would like to display. means no camera is displayed on the window. 4. Optional: Click to start or stop live view of all cameras. 5.
  • Page 54: Network Configuration

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.2 Network Configuration 6.2.1 General TCP/IP TCP/IP must be properly configured before you operate video recorder over network. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Network → General → TCP/IP . 2. Configure network parameters. Working Mode Multi-address Mode The parameters of the two NIC cards can be configured independently.
  • Page 55 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Default Route Select a route as your desire. If your device supports Wi-Fi dongle function, the route of Wi-Fi dongle would be selectable after a suitable Wi-Fi dongle is installed. Auto Obtain DNS If DHCP is checked. You can check Obtain DNS Automatically to obtain Preferred DNS Server and Alternate DNS Server.
  • Page 56 Digital Video Recorder User Manual What to do next You can view DDNS status in Status. Two ways are provided for port mapping to realize the remote access via the cross-segment network, UPnP™ and manual mapping. Before You Start Enable the UPnP™ function of your router if UPnP™ is required. When the device network working mode is multi-address, the default device route should be on the same network segment as the LAN IP address of the router.
  • Page 57 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Wi-Fi For certain models, after installing a Wi-Fi dongle to your device, the device would be able to connect to a wireless network, and the channels in your device can be viewed thorough Wi-Fi. For example, if your device is connected with several network cameras or analog cameras (Wi-Fi network cameras currently cannot be connected), after the device is connected to a wireless network, you would be able to access your device and view the connected channels through Wi-Fi.
  • Page 58 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Your device can connect to a network time protocol (NTP) server to ensure that the system time is accurate. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Network → General → NTP . 2. Turn on Enable. 3.
  • Page 59 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Ports (More Settings) Set different port types to enable relevant functions as your desire. Go to Configuration → Network → General → More Settings . Alarm Host IP/Port The device will send the alarm event or exception message to the alarm host when an alarm is triggered.
  • Page 60: Platform Access

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Note The output bandwidth limit is used for the remote live view and playback. ● The default output bandwidth is the maximum limit. ● Figure 6-6 Port Settings 6.2.2 Platform Access Hik-Connect Go to Configuration → Network → Platform Access . Refer to Hik-Connect for details. ISUP SDK is based on Intelligent Security Uplink Protocol (ISUP).
  • Page 61 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-7 ISUP 3. Turn on Enable. Note Enabling ISUP will disable other platform access. 4. Set the related parameters. Server Address The platform server IP address. Server Port The platform server port, ranges from 1024 to 65535. The actual port shall be provided by the platform.
  • Page 62: Email

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual What to do next You can see the online status (online or offline) after the device is restarted. OTAP Service Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Network → Platform Access . 2. Set Type as OTAP Service. 3.
  • Page 63: Network Camera

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → Analog , or click Edit at the upper-right corner in Configuration → Camera → Camera . 2. Select signal input type as HD/CVBS or IP. HD/CVBS Four types of analog signal inputs including Turbo HD, AHD, HDCVI, and CVBS can be connected randomly for the channel.
  • Page 64 Digital Video Recorder User Manual 3. Optional: Click Edit IP to edit camera IP addresses in batch. The system will allocate IP addresses to the selected cameras in order. Note Ensure the selected cameras are activated. ● When the network camera is online, you can double click camera name to edit it. ●...
  • Page 65 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Add Network Camera on Different Network Segment If your network camera is on a different network segment, the device can search its IP address within a range of IP addresses, and add it. Before You Start Ensure the network connection is valid and correct.
  • Page 66 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Note If you turn off Auto Add Network Camera, when an inactive network camera or third party ONVIF camera is connected to your network, the video recorder would automatically detect it and notify you to add it. Edit Network Camera You can edit the IP address, protocol and other parameters of network cameras.
  • Page 67: Advanced Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Before You Start Ensure your network camera is on the same network segment with your video recorder. ● Ensure the network connection is valid and correct. ● Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Camera → Camera . 2.
  • Page 68: Display Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual The information of added network camera can be generated into an excel file and exported to the local device for backup, including the IP address, port, password of admin, etc. And the exported file can be edited on your computer, like adding or deleting the content, and copying the settings to other devices by importing the excel file to it.
  • Page 69 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Image Enhancement For optimized image contrast enhancement. Camera Parameters Settings You can configure the camera parameters, including day/night mode, supplement light mode, etc. For details, see Configure Camera Parameters Settings please. Figure 6-13 OSD 4. Drag the text frames on the preview window to adjust the OSD position. 5.
  • Page 70: Privacy Mask

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Adjust the parameters including Day to Night Sensitivity, Night to Day Sensitivity and IR Light Brightness for the cameras. The default value of Day to Night Sensitivity, Night to Day Sensitivity and IR Light Brightness is 5. The effective value ranges from 1 to 9 Day/Night Mode Select Day/Night Mode of the camera from the drop-down list.
  • Page 71: Event Configuration

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-14 Privacy Mask 4. Drag to draw an area on the window. The frames of the areas will be marked with different colors. Note Up to 4 privacy mask areas can be configured. The size of each area can be adjusted. 5.
  • Page 72: Video Tampering

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 2. Select a camera. 3. Check Enable. 4. Set the motion area:Click Draw Area or Clear to draw or clear areas. Note The operation may differ according to different models. 5. Adjust Sensitivity. Sensitivity allows you to calibrate how readily movement triggers the alarm. A higher value results in the more readily to triggers motion.
  • Page 73: Alarm Input

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-15 Video Tampering 2. Set Camera. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. Adjust Sensitivity as your desire. The higher the value is, the more easily the video tampering can be triggered. 5. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 6.
  • Page 74: Alarm Output

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Event → Normal Event → Alarm Input . Figure 6-16 Alarm Input Note Local alarm input: Local alarm input is triggered by the external device that connected to the video recorder's terminal block.
  • Page 75 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-18 Alarm Output 2. Click of a desired alarm output. 3. Customize Alarm Name. 4. Select Dwell Time. Figure 6-19 Edit Alarm Output 5. Set Settings as Input to enable the function. 6. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 7.
  • Page 76 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-20 Exceptions 4. Set the linkage actions. Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details. 5. Click Apply. Flashing Light Alarm Output When light and audio alarm camera is connected, you can set the flashing time, flashing frequency, and arming schedule of the flashing light alarm.
  • Page 77: Perimeter Protection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Before You Start Light and audio alarm camera is connected. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Event → Normal Event → Flashing Light Alarm Output. 2. Click for any row. 3. Select the Audio Type as Alarm Sound, Prompt Sound, or Custom Audio. Note When you select the Alarm Sound, you also need to select the alarm sound type.
  • Page 78: Intrusion Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual B->A Only an object crossing the configured line from the B side to the A side can be detected. 3) Click Max. Size and draw a quadrilateral in the preview window to set the maximum draw area size of the target.
  • Page 79: Region Entrance Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Note This function is only available for certain models. 4) Click Max. Size and draw a quadrilateral in the preview window to set the maximum draw area size of the target. 5) Click Min. Size and draw a quadrilateral in the preview window to set the minimum draw area size of the target.
  • Page 80: Region Exiting Detection

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6) Click Draw Area and draw a quadrilateral in the preview window by specifying four vertexes of the detection region. 7. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 8. Set the linkage actions. Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details. 9.
  • Page 81: Face Recognition

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.4.3 Face Recognition Face recognition is the function that compares a captured face (in image or video stream) with those in face picture libraries and returns its identity information if the face is recognized. Based on facial feature of human being, face recognition first checks if human face exists in the input image or video stream.
  • Page 82 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Sensitivity The higher the value is, the more easily the defocus image can trigger the alarm. 5. Set the arming schedule. Refer to Configure Arming Schedule for details. 6. Set the linkage actions. Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details. 7.
  • Page 83: Configure Arming Schedule

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 7. Set the linkage actions for Linkage Succeeded and Linkage Failed. Refer to Configure Alarm Linkage Action for details. Linkage Succeeded The device will perform linkage actions when the face picture comparison succeeded. Linkage Failed The device will perform linkage actions when the face picture comparison failed.
  • Page 84: Notify Surveillance Center

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Steps 1. Go to Configuration → System → Live View → General . 2. Set the event output and dwell time. Alarm Pop-up Output Select the output to show event video. Alarm Pop-up Delay Set the time in seconds to show alarm event image. If alarms are triggered simultaneously in several channels, their full-screen images will be switched at an interval of 10 seconds (default dwell time).
  • Page 85: Configure Email Linkage

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Configure Email Linkage The video recorder can send an email with alarm information to a user or users when an alarm is detected. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Network → Email . 2. Configure the settings. 3.
  • Page 86: Intelligent Search

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-24 PTZ Linkage Note You can set one PTZ type only for the linkage action each time. 6.5 Intelligent Search 6.6 Intelligent Search 6.6.1 AcuSearch Enable AcuSearch function for selected channels. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Intelligent Search → Acu Search . 2.
  • Page 87: Recording Management

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.7 Recording Management 6.7.1 Configure Recording Schedule Video recorder will automatically start/stop recording according to the configured schedule. Configure Continuous Recording Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Record → Parameter . 2. Set the continuous main stream/sub-stream recording parameters for the camera. 3.
  • Page 88 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 6-25 Recording Schedule Continuous Continuous recording. Event Recording triggered by all event triggered alarms. 2. Select a camera in Camera No. 3. Turn on Enable. 4. Configure the recording schedule. 1) Click Edit. 2) Select a day to configure in Weekday. 3) To set an all-day recording schedule, check All Day and select schedule Type.
  • Page 89: Configure Recording Parameter

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual The time you set to record before the scheduled time or event. For example, when an alarm triggers the recording at 10:00, and if you set the pre-record time as 5 seconds, the camera records at 9:59:55. Post-Record The time you set to record after the event or the scheduled time.
  • Page 90: Storage Device

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Image resolution is a measure of how much detail a digital image can hold: the greater the resolution, the greater the level of detail. Resolution can be specified as the number of pixel- columns (width) by the number of pixel-rows (height), for example, 1024 × 768. Bitrate Type Variable bitrate: The bitrate would be adjusted based on different scenarios, which leads to ●...
  • Page 91 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Add Network Disk You can add the allocated NAS or IP SAN disk to the video recorder, and use it as a network HDD. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Record → Storage . 2. Click Add. 3.
  • Page 92: Configure Storage Mode

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 6.7.4 Configure Storage Mode Configure HDD Quota Each camera can be configured with an allocated quota for storing videos. Steps Note This function is only available for certain models. 1. Go to Configuration → Record → Storage Mode . 2.
  • Page 93: Advanced Settings

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Steps Note This function is only available for certain models. 1. Go to Configuration → Record → Storage Mode . 2. Select Mode as Group. 3. Select a group number. 4. Select IP cameras to record on the HDD group. Figure 6-28 Group 5.
  • Page 94: Face Picture Library Management

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Camera VCA data will be saved so that you can search it. Note Disabling Save Camera VCA Data will delete the existing Dual-VCA and motion detection information, and stop analyzing and storing Dual-VCA and motion detection information. Alarm Storage When the HDD free space is not enough, you can disable it to save space, but your device will stop storing alarm information.
  • Page 95 Digital Video Recorder User Manual Before You Start Ensure you have created a face picture library and enabled face picture comparison. Steps 1. Go to Configuration → Face Picture Library . 2. Find the face picture library that you are going to upload face pictures, and click 3.
  • Page 96: Chapter 7 Maintenance

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 7 Maintenance 7.1 Restore Default Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner. 2. Select the restoring type. Simple Restore Restore all parameters, except the network (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, NIC working mode, default route, server port, etc.) and user account parameters, to the factory default settings.
  • Page 97: Buzzer Switch

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual You can specifically secure the stream data of live view by setting the RTSP authentication. RTSP Authentication Two authentication types are selectable, if you select digest, only the request with digest authentication can access the video stream by the RTSP protocol via the IP address. For security reasons, it is recommended to select digest as the authentication type.
  • Page 98: Device Status

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner. 2. Click More. 3. Go to Device Maintenance → Enable Schedule Reboot . 4. Turn on Enable. 5. Set the reboot schedule. 6. Click Apply. 7.5.2 Device Status You can mute the selected channel(s).
  • Page 99: Upgrade

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 7.6 Upgrade Warning Do not shutdown or turn off the power during upgrade. 7.6.1 Local Upgrade Before You Start Store the upgrade firmware to a backup device, and connect it to your device. Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner.
  • Page 100: Chapter 8 Alarm

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 8 Alarm When events occur, you can view their details in alarm center. 8.1 Set Event Hint Select the events to hint in alarm center. Steps 1. Click at the upper-right corner. 2. Select event type as your desire. 3.
  • Page 101: Chapter 9 Web Operation

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 9 Web Operation 9.1 Introduction You can get access to the video recorder via web browser. You may use one of the following listed web browsers: Internet Explorer 11.0, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome. The supported resolutions include 1024×768 and above. For certain models, you will have to download a web component plug-in, and install it.
  • Page 102: Live View

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Note You may have to close the web browser to finish the installation of the plug-in. 9.3 Live View After login, live view interface shows. Figure 9-2 Live View 9.4 Playback Click Playback to enter playback interface.
  • Page 103: Configuration

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Figure 9-3 Playback 9.5 Configuration Click Configuration to enter configuration interface. Figure 9-4 Configuration...
  • Page 104: Log

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual 9.6 Log Steps 1. Go to Maintenance → System → Maintenance → Log . 2. Set the search conditions. 3. Click Search. Figure 9-5 Log...
  • Page 105: Chapter 10 Appendix

    Digital Video Recorder User Manual Chapter 10 Appendix 10.1 Glossary Dual-Stream Dual-stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the DVR, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 1080P and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.
  • Page 106 Digital Video Recorder User Manual NTSC Acronym for National Television System Committee. NTSC is an analog television standard used in such countries as the United States and Japan. Each frame of an NTSC signal contains 525 scan lines at 60Hz. Acronym for Network Video Recorder.
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