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INSTALLATION MANUAL
RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0
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RK SERIES
DVR and NVR
Installation manual - Menu 6.0
How to install the system
How to network and connect cameras How to use live and
playback
How to connect with common clients
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  • Page 1 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:1 RK SERIES DVR and NVR Installation manual - Menu 6.0 How to install the system How to network and connect cameras How to use live and playback How to connect with common clients...

  • Page 2: Contents Of The Manual

    Page:2 Contents of the manual The RK series DVRs and NVRs are video recording systems for CCTV video surveillance. NVR models are used to connect IP cameras The DVR models have BNC inputs to connect analog cameras AHD, CVI, TVI, CVBS but they can also manage IP cameras.
  • Page 3 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:3 Prepare the cameras Before installing a DVR or NVR you must have the cameras to connect available. Self you connect analog cameras you need to supply them with power and then connect the video signal with a coaxial cable or a twisted pair with balun.

  • Page 4: Install The Hard Disk

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:4 Install the Hard Disk If you want your system to be able to record, you need to install a Hard Disk inside the video recorder. Any 3.5" SATA hard disk for computers is fine, but for more duration, it would be advisable to purchase a specific model for video recording.
  • Page 5 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:5 ATTENTION – The power consumption of a hard disk varies considerably depending on its capacity. Our video recorders are supplied with a power supply suitable for a normal hard disk 1 or 2TB, usually the most used size.
  • Page 6 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:6 Connect a DVR If you have purchased a DVR, your device can manage both analogue cameras and its own BNC inputs, both IP cameras, via the network port. These are the rear connections. The equipment varies based on the model you purchased.
  • Page 7 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:7 connect IP cameras, you need to connect the DVR to your network. You need to use a regular network cable straight type and insert it on one side into the NET port of the DVR and on the other into a free port on yours router or switch.
  • Page 8 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:8 perhaps purchased for the cameras, because this would lead to malfunctions. If you feed the DVR with our centralized power supply in the box you must consider that the individual outputs are limited to 1A and therefore at least 3 must be connected in parallel to be able to supply adequate power to the DVR.
  • Page 9 You can connect the IP cameras you want the NVR to manage here. The NVR provides POE power to cameras. If you connect our RK Series cameras to these ports, are configured automatically (plug and play). If you connect other cameras you will have to first assign it an IP address suitable for the internal network of the NVR.
  • Page 10 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:10 DC 12V–Connect the included 12VDC power supply here DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 11 (usually FullHD 1920x1080 or 4K 3840x2160). If when you start the DVR/NVR you only see the DSE logo and then nothing else it is because the monitor does not support the device video resolution. You have to connect another monitor and then possibly modify the video resolution in the configuration DSE SRL –...
  • Page 12 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:12 Remember that the HDMI cable cannot be longer than a few meters. To connect a monitor to distance from the NVR you must use an HDMI transmission device. DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...

  • Page 13: Connect Alarm I/O

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:13 Connect alarm I/O Some DVRs/NVRs are equipped with alarm inputs and outputs and have a dedicated rear terminal block. The layout of the terminals varies from model to model, we see here two examples.
  • Page 14 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:14 acoustics, lighting etc. The outputs are Normally Open (NO) clean contacts connect between the two output terminals. In models with a single output you will use terminals C and NO. THE models with multiple outputs have two terminals for each output (C1-N1, C2-N2 etc.).
  • Page 15 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:15 Make the first ignition As soon as you connect the power plug, the DVR/NVR starts up and displays an image on the screen. DVRs and NVRs for video surveillance do not have a power switch because they are designed to always stay on.

  • Page 16: Log In To The System

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:16 2 – LOG IN TO THE SYSTEM Enter the factory password to access the DVR/NVR: USER: admin PASSWORD: 12345 Then press LOGIN. DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...

  • Page 17: Set Date And Time

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:17 3 – SET DATE AND TIME First you need to set the system date and time. Choose the Italian time zone GMT+1 and the Day/Month/Year format. Other items are explained in the setup manual and you can also activate them later.

  • Page 18: Set Up The Network

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:18 4 – SET UP THE NETWORK In this step you can set the network parameters for the DVR/NVR that allow it to communicate with the external network connected to its network port, mainly with the router. Self you are not sure what parameters to enter, leave the factory option DHCP enabled which allows it to the DVR/NVR to obtain the parameters automatically from the network router.
  • Page 19 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:19 6 – FORMAT the HARD DISK In this step you should find the hard disk that you inserted into the DVR/NVR. Select it and click FORMAT to allow the DVR/NVR to use it. If you don't find the hard disk in the list check that the two internal cables are connected and that the power supply of the DSE SRL –...

  • Page 20: Set The Password

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:20 DVR/NVR is the correct one, possibly try replacing the hard disk because it could be broken. 7 – SET THE PASSWORD In this final step you can possibly change your login password NVR/DVR.
  • Page 21 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:21 FINISHED! At the end of the wizard your CCTV system is already working. Later in the manual you will find other basic configurations. In the configuration manual you will find all the options of the advanced setup menu.
  • Page 22 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:22 Connect the NVR to your network To be able to connect to the surveillance system via PC or mobile phone or to manage IP cameras installed on the network you must connect the DVR/NVR to your network. To do this use a network cable and connectthe external NETWORK port,which depending on the model is indicated as NET, LAN or WAN,to a free port on your router or switch.
  • Page 23 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:23 Check the network parameters of your DVR/NVR Your DVR/NVR configures itself on the network automatically (DHCP), then receives directly address and network configuration from your router. You don't have to worry about entering any parameter.
  • Page 24 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:24 3 – OPEN THE NETWORK WINDOW TO CHECK THE IP ADDRESS Click THE SETTINGS ICON at the top by clicking the gear icon. DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 25 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:25 Now, in the left menu, choose NETWORK In this window, check that DHCP is checked and take note of the IP address your NVR has taken over within the network (first line at the top). It will be useful if you want to log in to the NVR from within your network, without going through the Internet.
  • Page 26 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:26 you cannot use the DHCP option and must set a manual address. This situation is explained better in the configuration manual. 4 – GO TO THE P2P WINDOW TO CHECK THE CONNECTION TO THE SERVER...
  • Page 27 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:27 the device is linked to an app account that is not yours, for example the previous one owner, you can disconnect it with the UNCONNECT button to be able to reload it in your account.
  • Page 28 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:28 Connect analog cameras If you have purchased a DVR from this range, you will find the BNC ports on the back to connect the cameras. DVRs support all analog video formats available today: AHD, CVI, TVI up to 8MP and traditional CVBS.
  • Page 29 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:29 This protocol is already set on all channels at the factory, so you can limit yourself to a simple one verify. To control the camera's OSD menu you need to bring the camera to full screen, click to make the channel menu appear and then choose PTZ to open the panel PTZ control.
  • Page 30 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:30 To open the camera's OSD menu you must press the central ENTER button in the middle arrows. ZOOM CONTROL VIA UTC IN ANALOG CAMERAS Many analog cameras are equipped with a motorized lens that is adjusted by operating the...
  • Page 31 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:31 button located on the camera cable. These DVRs also allow you to adjust the zoom remotely, via the UTC protocol, which passes together with the video signal and does not require additional cables.
  • Page 32 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:32 CHANNEL – Select the camera input you want to control PROTOCOL – Choose PelcoD for all our PTZ cameras. You can also choose PelcoP for cameras from other manufacturers.
  • Page 33 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:33 To control the movements of motorized cameras you have to bring the camera full screen, right click to bring up the command bar and finally click PTZ. This opens the movement control window on the right.
  • Page 34 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:34 Enable IP channels on your DVR If you have purchased an NVR you can only manage IP cameras that you must have in advance installed on the network, each with its own address.
  • Page 35 Wait for the search to complete and at the end you will find, in the list of the table below, all DSE cameras and also ONVIF cameras from other brands that the DVR/NVR has detected on the LAN to which it is connected.
  • Page 36 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:36 Select the camera you want in the table below and click ADD to insert it into video recorder. The camera thus appears in the upper table. DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 37 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:37 Once the camera has been added, check that the green ONLINE icon appears, as in the photo below, because this certifies that the connection has occurred. If the STATUS indicator remains in error there is something wrong with the configuration camera automatic failed.
  • Page 38 CONNECT RK SERIES CAMERAS (PLUG&PLAY) If you connect one of our RK series cameras to the NVR with POE ports, recognition is complete plug&play. You can take the new IP camera out of the box and connect it directly to one LAN port of the NVR without doing any preliminary configuration.
  • Page 39 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:39 RK series that will be connected. If you don't use some POE ports on the NVR, for example because you connect the cameras to your network instead of the NVR, you can disconnect some channels from the rear POE ports by intervening in this one CHANNEL MANAGEMENT/POE configuration page In this example above we see the factory setting of an NVR with 4 POE ports.
  • Page 40 Page:40 CONNECT ONVIF CAMERAS If you connect a camera of a range other than our RK series to the POE ports of the NVR, or an Onvif camera from another brand, you must first configure it manually because the self-configuration modePlug and play only works with our Series cameras RK.
  • Page 41 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:41 NVRs use this 192.168.11.xxx class to address cameras connected to its network. There are no particular reasons to modify this class, but if you want to do it it can be done in NVR network configuration DSE SRL –...
  • Page 42 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:42 Once the IP has been assigned to the camera, connect the camera to a POE port of the NVR, open CHANNEL MANAGEMENT and click the ADD MANUALLY button, entering the correct parameters...
  • Page 43 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:43 Connect wifi IP cameras to wifi NVRs If you have purchased an NVR with integrated wifi you can connect wifi cameras directly to the network wifi of the NVR without using your external wifi network.
  • Page 44 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:44 3 - Press the ADD button. WIRELESS CODE to start camera search from pair. A window opens with a 120 second timer. 4 – Before the 120 seconds expire, press the button present among the connections of the camera, next to the power connector.
  • Page 45 CONNECT AN RK SERIES WIFI CAMERAS WITH NETWORK PORT If you connect one of our standard RK series cameras, equipped with a network port, to the wifi NVR, Pairing to the wifi NVR is carried out by initially connecting the camera via cable to the NVR.
  • Page 46 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:46 In the FILTER box, at the top right, leave the basic setting ONVIF AND OWNER. The NVR searches for RK cameras and will find, in addition to any wifi cameras already installed, even the new one that you connected with the cable.
  • Page 47 CONNECT ONVIF WIFI CAMERAS If you want to connect an onvif wifi camera that is not part of our RK series to a wifi NVR, for example one of our PTZ wifi cameras, or a wifi camera from another manufacturer, you can do this by following the camera instructions to connect the camera to a wifi network.
  • Page 48 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:48 2 – Connect the camera to the NVR's wifi network following the camera's instructions. Generally you will have to enter the computer camera configuration and act in the configuration Wifi.

  • Page 49: Viewing Live Cameras

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:49 Viewing live cameras Now that you have installed your video recorder you can see the cameras on the monitor. In this chapter we give you some tips to make the most of live viewing.
  • Page 50 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:50 Exiting full screen mode displays the control buttons. Some of the commands in the menu are available at the bottom right of the window right click described above. DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 51 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:51 Moving the mouse over a live panel brings up a bar of controls relating to that channel 1 – CAPTURE – Save a photo of the image in real time 2 –...

  • Page 52: Channel Icons

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:52 5 – AUDIO – Press this icon to activate playback of the channel's audio and adjust the volume. To hear the audio you must have connected a speaker to the audio output of the DVR/NVR or a TV to the HDMI output.

  • Page 53: Ptz Control

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:53 Motion detection alarm channel Intelligent human detection alarm channel PTZ CONTROL With the PTZ button open the side panel of PTZ controls to control the cameras motorized, both analogue and IP. You can also use this panel to control the UTC menu of analog cameras.

  • Page 54: General Buttons

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:54 may not be effective depending on the camera settings. PRESET – You can set and recall a preset, i.e. a pre-positioning, set in the camera. To set a preset, position the camera where you want and press the icon pin.
  • Page 55 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:55 opens a pop-up Panel showing the ongoing backup progress shows the QR code with the device serial number, the same as shown on the product labels, which you will use to add the device to the IoVedo.RK app...
  • Page 56 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:56 opens a popup panel where you can: Log out, Restart and Shut down DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 57 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:57 Review recordings To review the recordings archived by your NVR/DVR, perform the following operations. 1 – OPEN THE PLAYBACK WINDOW Click the PLAY icon, the second one in the top menu 2 –...

  • Page 58: Check Playback

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:58 3 – PLAY THE INSTANT YOU WANT TO SEE AGAIN In the time bar at the bottom you will find the 24 hours of the day. Recordings are shown with different colors based on the type of recording.
  • Page 59 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:59 sped up or slowed down and stop or pause playback. Speed up to 16x or slow down to 1/8x (slow motion) Forward and backward frame by frame Play/Pause Forward and backward by 30 seconds...
  • Page 60 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:60 DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...

  • Page 61: Search For Files

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:61 Search and backup of files In this section you can search for video files recorded following alarm events, such as motion detection or human detection, and export them to external memories. Run the following operations.

  • Page 62: Manage Files

    INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:62 alarms, anomalies, user operations and configuration changes. On each search page you can specify the channel and time interval. Eventually you can filter by type of event, among those managed.
  • Page 63 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:63 With the buttons to the right of the file you can play the video and save it on a USB stick or external HDD USB. DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 64 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:64 Access with browser TodayOur RK DVRs/NVRs support all common browsers, like Google Chrome, Firefox or Edge. Just type the internal network address of the NVR/DVR as in this example...
  • Page 65 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:65 To control the functions, no additional components need to be installed. You can however Download and install a small additional software to fully control it too some advanced features. The button to download the optional plugin is at the top right Browser access works on a local network.
  • Page 66 RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:66 Connect with an RTSP client The RK Series DVRs/NVRs support the RTSP protocol which is factory set to use the port 554. It is possible to connect to the DVR/NVR using any RTSP player such as VLC example.
  • Page 67 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:67 See belowasoperate for example with the free VLC player: DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 68 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:68 With VLC, the following option must be enabled for the stream to play DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 69 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:69 DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 70 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:70 For the stream to be played, the following option must be enabled DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 71 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:71 DSE SRL – ITALY – WWW.DSE.EU...
  • Page 72 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:72 Connect with your mobile phone, even via the internet You can connect to the video recorder easily with your cell phone or tablet. You can do it online internal wifi or even via the Internet, thanks to our P2P cloud server. Consult the manual for remote access with our IoVedo.RK app and follow the tutorials on our YouTube channel.
  • Page 73 INSTALLATION MANUAL RK SERIES – DVR and NVR GUI 6.0 Page:73 Connect with the IoVedo.RK software for PC, even via the internet You can connect to the video recorder easily with your Windows PC. You can do it over wifi network internally or even via the Internet.

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