Page 1 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual 16CH and 32CH Network Video Recorder with Local Display Version 1.0.0...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Table of Contents System Overview ..............6 Front View ..................6 Rear View ..................6 LED Status ..................7 Installation ................8 HDD Installation ................8 Rack Mounting Kits and Screws ............ 17 Connect to the NVR ..............18 Use NVR Device Search Utility ............
Page 3 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Take a snapshot of a playback video ..........73 Adjust Brightness for Playback Video ..........79 Adjust Contrast For the Playback Video ..........80 Export Playback Videos to AVI Files ..........81 Export Playback Videos to JPEG images ..........83 Play Exported Playback Videos with NVR Media Player ......
Page 4 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Device Information ..............153 Logs and Reports ................ 154 Maintenance ................155 Reboot the NVR at a specific time automatically ......156 Firmware Upgrade ............... 156 Through the web interface ............156 Upgrade through USB thumb drive ..........159 Reset the NVR to Factory Default...........
Page 5 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Event Monitor ................245 History Event Monitor ..............248 Specifications ............... 249 Technology license Notice ............ 251 About the software ..............251...
Page 6: System Overview
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual System Overview Front View Rear View...
Page 7: Led Status
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual LED Status...
Page 8: Installation
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Installation HDD Installation Start by removing the front plate.
Page 9 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual To remove the front plate, turn the tool-less screws on both sides counter-clock wise to lose it from the unit. Please note the screws will still be attached to the front plate even after the screws are completely...
Page 10 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Simply pull to remove the front plate once the screws are loosened from the unit.
Page 11 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Release the HDD tray by pulling the latch.
Page 12 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Pull the HDD tray out of the case.
Page 13 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Once the tray is removed from the unit, notice there are four holes, which are used to secure the HDD.
Page 14 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Once the HDD is placed in the tray, flip it over, align the tray screw holes with the HDD screw holes and secure the HDD with the supplied screws (Flat head #6-32 x 4)
Page 15 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Put the HDD tray back in the case and insert it completely.
Page 16 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Secure the HDD tray by pushing in the latch, which locks the HDD tray with the unit. NOTE: Maximum capacity of each hard disk drive is 3TB. Do not use hard disk drives with power saving functions such as Intellipower.
Page 17: Rack Mounting Kits And Screws
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Rack Mounting Kits and Screws 1. Flat head 3 x 6, 2pcs 2. Flat head #6-32 x 4, 20pcs 3. Pan Head 4 x 4.2, 4pcs 4. Handle, 2pcs 5. Ear, 2pcs Secure the Rack Mount Kits with the supplied screws as shown.
Page 18: Connect To The Nvr
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Connect to the NVR There are various ways you can connect to the NVR and below are the suggested methods for different network setup: Through the browser from another PC on the network: • The NVR is placed in a network with a DHCP server: Connect to the NVR by using “NVR Device Search”...
Page 19 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual To begin, launch the “NVR Device Search” utility from the CD and proceed with the installation:...
Page 20 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Once the installation is complete, check the “Launch the Search AP” option and click “Finish”. The search should start automatically and its status should be dis- played.
Page 21 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The NVR should be located and its IP address should be displayed. Double-click on an NVR and the search program should automatically access the NVR’s web administration page from your default browser.
Page 22 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual You will be prompted for the NVR’s username and password. Enter its default username “admin” and password “admin” and then click “OK” to enter the system • Please make sure you are using Internet Explorer 7 or above (IE 10 is NOT yet supported).
Page 23: Access The Nvr With Its Default Ip Address
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Access the NVR with its default IP address The NVR comes with a pre-configured static IP “192.168.101.50”. However, it is only used when there is no DHCP server presented in the network. The NVR will turn on its DHCP server function and act as the DHCP server in the network.
Page 24: Set Up Password
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Again, you should be prompted for the username and password. Enter its default username “admin” and password “admin” and then click “OK” to enter the system Set up Password “NVR Setup”  “System Configuration”  “Users Account”...
Page 25: Camera Installation
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The default login username and password is admin/admin. To change the password of the admin account, go to “NVR Setup” --> “System Configurations” --> “User Account”, click on the “admin” account in the account list then press the “edit” button to change its password.
Page 26 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual You will be prompted to install Active Control component in order for the search to function properly. Go ahead and click “Install” After that, the search should begin and its status should be displayed: Found cameras should be listed and simply select a camera from the list and press “Configure”...
Page 27: Add A Camera Manually
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Click on “Detect” to establish connection between the recorder and the camera. If a connection is established successfully, the camera’s detailed information will be displayed as below. Adjust its video format, frame rate, resolution or bitrate...etc if you wish and then click “Add”...
Page 28: Live View
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Live View The “Live View” page provides the following functions: • Retrieve camera’s video stream • Retrieve camera’s status • Perform Live Sequence Viewing • PTZ Control • Perform PTZ Preset Sequence viewing • Perform manual recording •...
Page 29: (!) Note
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual (!) Note The systems will detect current security settings of Internet Explorer upon logging in to the web UI. You will see warning message as shown below if you are running Internet Explorer with a customized security settings, in which the UI will be displayed with errors.
Page 30 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual An additional window will pop up displaying the current security settings of your Internet Explorer (as shown below). Simply click on “Change my settings to ensure best compatibility” to proceed. Click “OK” to finish. Restart Internet Explorer for the settings to take...
Page 31: Retrieve Camera's Video Stream
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Retrieve camera’s video stream The camera list is expanded and displayed on the Live View page: • Click “All” to display videos of all 32 channels • Click “1-16” or "17-32" to display videos of in 16-video view •...
Page 32: Perform Sequence Viewing
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Perform Sequence Viewing Sequence view is a function that allows you to view multiple video streams from certain cameras in sequence automatically without having to select them one by one. To perform sequence view, select “SEQ View” from the upper-left hand corner...
Page 33 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Next, select one or more camera(s) or camera group(s) for sequence viewing: Select "1-16" and "17-32" to start sequence viewing in 16-video view Select "Group(x)" to start sequence viewing in quad view Select "cameras" to start sequence viewing in single video view...
Page 34: Ptz Control
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Then, select dwell interval from the drop-down menu and click "Start" to begin. PTZ Control PTZ control provides functions to pan, tilt, zoom, and PTZ camera as well as the ability to adjust camera focus and iris.
Page 35 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Only PTZ capable cameras will be listed in the drop-down menu The bar highlighted above controls the moving angle. Larger number means bigger movement angle.
Page 36: Perform Ptz Preset Viewing
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Perform PTZ Preset Viewing There are three functions provided in the “Preset” section: • Perform preset point viewing of a particular camera • Auto pan a particular camera • Perform preset point sequence viewing (In order to use this function, one must configure camera's preset points in "NVR Setup"...
Page 37: Auto Pan Viewing
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual It’s available PTZ preset points will be listed in the drop-down list shown below. Click "Go to" to move to the selected position. Auto Pan Viewing Use the Auto Pan Control buttons to pan right, left and stop auto pan.
Page 38: Preset Point Sequence Viewing
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Preset Point Sequence Viewing This function allows you to view multiple preset points from a video of a camera without having to select them one by one. Once you have defined the preferred preset points in “Channel Configurations” >>...
Page 39: Live Video Controls
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Live Video Controls Users can perform certain functions to a live view video. They can be accessed by right clicking on a video. Display ratio and full screen By default, the videos are set to fill the whole video window, to display...
Page 40: Take A Snapshot Of A Live Video
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Take a snapshot of a live video To take a snapshot of a live video, right-click on the video and select "Take Snapshot". You are given options to take 1 snapshot or 3 continuous snapshots.
Page 41 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual A new window should display and load the snapshot image.
Page 42 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual The new window displays the snapshot.
Page 43 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual If the "3 continuous snapshots" option is chosen, the new window displays snapshots and lets you view them individually by using the "Prev", "Next" buttons shown above.
Page 44 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual However, as soon as a snapshot selection is made, the snapshots are automatically saved to x:\SnapshotFolder ("x" represents the partition where Windows is installed, e.g.: C:\)
Page 45 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual You can right-click anywhere on the image and select "Save Picture As..." to save the images somewhere else if you wish.
Page 46: Perform Digital Ptz
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Perform Digital PTZ To perform digital PTZ on a particular channel, right-click anywhere on its video and select "Digital PTZ".
Page 47 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Next, hold the mouse left button and draw a square on the video to specify the zoom in area...
Page 48 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Once the image is digitally zoomed in, use the mouse scroll button to further zoom on or zoom out the image. Hold and left-click on the image and move the mouse to move the zoomed in video.
Page 49: Adjust Brightness For Live Video
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Adjust Brightness for Live Video You are able to adjust brightness of the live video from the right-click menu.
Page 50: Adjust Contrast For Live Video
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Adjust Contrast for Live Video Same thing as the brightness, you can set the contrast for the live video from the right-click menu as well.
Page 51: Change Web Ui Display Language
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Change Web UI Display Language You can change the web UI display language from the current login username link located at the upper-right hand corner. Click on the link opens up a new window, which displays detail information about the user as well as a drop-down menu that lets you change the display language.
Page 52: Live View Through Iphone Safari Browser
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Live View through iPhone Safari Browser You can use iPhone and perform single channel live view to the NVR by using its Safari browser. To be able to view the live video through the Safari browser, make sure “javascript” is on under “Settings” >>...
Page 53 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Type in the IP address of the NVR in the address bar...
Page 54 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual You should be prompted to enter the username and password to access the NVR...
Page 55 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Upon successful login, you should see the live view video of the first channel...
Page 56 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Click on the “Channel” drop-down menu to select other cameras...
Page 57: Live View Through Blackberry Phones
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual If a PTZ camera is selected, the corresponding control buttons will display (control PT only) * Please note that this function is camera dependent and is not available to all cameras. Certain cameras do not allow adjusting image size and the selection “Auto”...
Page 58 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Enable the “Support Javascript” option and click the menu button and click “Save Options” Go to “General Properties...
Page 59 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Make sure two options illustrated above are enabled Press the menu button and click the “Save Options” to save settings...
Page 60 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Press the button highlighted above to go back to the browser...
Page 61 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Type in the IP address of the NVR in the address bar...
Page 62 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual You should be prompted to enter its username and password for access...
Page 63: Playback
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Playback Playback is a function that allows you to play one or more videos that were previously recorded by a chosen recording method or due to an event trigger. The NVR offers synchronized playback from up to 4 channels and various types of search methods are provided to help you find the footage you need quickly.
Page 64: Search By Time Chart
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Search by time chart 1. Start by selecting which channel(s) you would like to perform a search on. 2. Select “Search by time chart” from the “Search Method” drop-down list and click “Go” to start the search...
Page 65 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Results will then be displayed in a new dialog with a “Month/Channel” table and boxes marked in dark gray represent videos found in those dates. (* Videos from other cameras that are recorded on the same...
Page 66: Search By Event
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Clicking on a cell box marked with gray will take you to the "day" view of the selected month. Repeating the same step will eventually take you to the "second" view (5sec per cell box). Right-click anywhere or the "Back"...
Page 67 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Select “Search by event” from the “Search Method” drop-down list and click “Go” to start the search Results will then be listed like what is shown below (displays the oldest record top down). Click on a particular result to start the playback. (*...
Page 68: Play By Specific Time
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual You may also specify a new start time to search and display results from then on. You can restrict the number of results to be displayed at once (max. 30) and perform the search again Play by specific time If you know when a recording was taken place, you may choose the “Play by start time”...
Page 69 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Then you will be prompted to enter a specific time and date for the recorded video.
Page 70: Search By Event (Most Recent)
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Search by event (Most Recent) This function quickly displays the most recent event recordings from the selected channels, displaying the most recent result top down.
Page 71 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual You may click “Update” to update the list to display the most recent results.
Page 72: Certain Functions You Can Perform To The Playback Video
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Certain functions you can perform to the playback video You can do the followings by right clicking on the playback video: 1. Play Audio 2. Snapshot 3. Export as AVI file 4. Digital PTZ 5. Adjust Brightness...
Page 73: Take A Snapshot Of A Playback Video
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Take a snapshot of a playback video To take a snapshot, right-click on the video and select "Take Snapshot". You are given with options to take 1 snapshot or 3 continuous snapshots.
Page 74 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual A new window should display and load the snapshot image.
Page 75 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The new window displays the snapshot.
Page 76 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual If the "3 continuous snapshots" option is chosen, the new window displays snapshots and lets you view them individually by using the "Prev", "Next" buttons shown above.
Page 77 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual However, as soon as a snapshot selection is made, the snapshots are automatically saved to x:\SnapshotFolder ("x" represents the partition where Windows is installed, e.g.: C:\)
Page 78 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual You can right-click anywhere on the image and select "Save Picture As..." to save the images somewhere else if you wish.
Page 79: Adjust Brightness For Playback Video
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Adjust Brightness for Playback Video You are able to adjust brightness of the playback video from the right- click menu.
Page 80: Adjust Contrast For The Playback Video
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Adjust Contrast For the Playback Video Same thing as the brightness, you can set the contrast for the playback video from the right-click menu as well.
Page 81: Export Playback Videos To Avi Files
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Export Playback Videos to AVI Files User can export the recorded playback videos stored on the NVR to a local computer and save them in AVI file format. A 3rd party media player such as VLC player or Windows Media player can then play the files on the PC.
Page 82 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual A new dialog will pop up and allows you to specify the time frame (or length) of the video you wish to export...
Page 83: Export Playback Videos To Jpeg Images
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Export Playback Videos to JPEG images You can alternatively choose to export the recorded video to JPEG images by choosing the "Export as JPEG images" option.
Page 84 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Specify the Start time/End time (or export length) and click "Start" to begin exporting. You will be notified once the process is completed successfully...
Page 85 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The exported AVI file will be saved under the C partition (or the partition where Windows is installed) • ffdshow is required in order to play the exported AVI file with Windows Media Player. You can get it at...
Page 86: Play Exported Playback Videos With Nvr Media Player
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Play Exported Playback Videos with NVR Media Player You can also use the NVR Media Player to play the exported AVI files. This can save you the trouble of installing third-party media player or codecs when playing the exported AVI videos.
Page 87 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Locate the exported AVI file, and click “open”. (Normally under “C:\ExportFolder)”...
Page 88: Open Event Snapshot Images With Nvr Media Player
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual The video will then start playing Open Event Snapshot images with NVR Media Player The NVR sends snapshots that are taken when an event occurs to a destined FTP server or mail recipient. These types of snapshot images...
Page 89 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual are saved in a proprietary image file format, h4i or p4i, and can only be opened by the NVR media player. To do so, Select “Open” from the top menu then select “Image File”. A new dialog should be displayed which lets you locate the image file.
Page 90: Nvr Setup -- System Configurations
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual NVR Setup -- System Configurations Network Setup The “System Configurations” page provides users options to setup the device quickly and properly. After properly configuring all settings in all the sub-pages, users should expect a fully working network video recorder that is ready to manage cameras on the network.
Page 91 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual DHCP server, and you can locate the NVR by using the NVR search utility. If there's no DHCP server in the network, and the NVR is set to use "Auto Mode", it will use its own default static IP 192.168.101.50.
Page 92: Dhcp Server
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual 2. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway address and DNS server address for the recorder * The recorder can detect the presence of a DHCP server upon startup. It sets itself to use static IP address if there is no DHCP server currently presented in the network.
Page 93: Ddns Service
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual DDNS Service DDNS, which stands for “Dynamic DNS”, is a method, protocol, or network service that provides the capability for a networked device, such as a router or computer system (in this case, the NVR) using the...
Page 94 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual *If the NVR is placed behind a router or Internet gateway, please make sure port forwarding for port 80 is configured on the router or the gat- way in order for the DDNS function to properly register with the service.
Page 95 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Fill in the necessary fields as illustrated above The page will check whether or not another user has used the hostname you entered as soon as you click the “Add to Cart” button. If...
Page 96 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual you see below message, simply enter a different and click “Add to Cart” again Once you get to the next page, fill in the necessary fields as illustrated above...
Page 97 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Go back to the NVR’s DDNS service configuration page under “Setup” >> “System Configuration” >> “DDNS Service”. Fill in the domain name you picked during the registration in the “Domain Name” field and the username/password you created in the...
Page 98 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual You can click the “Check DDNS Status” button to check the DynDNS service status. If you are getting a “Disconnected” message, it means that DDNS service server is down or the NVR is not connected to the Internet.
Page 99: Time And Date
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Time and Date Set the time and date by selecting the time zone according to your location. It is imperative that you set the recorder’s time correctly to avoid the following errors: • Incorrect display time for playback videos •...
Page 100: User Account
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual User Account Multiple users can access the recorder simultaneously. You can add, remove, and edit users by using options provided in this page to keep user information organized. Each recorder comes with a built-in “admin” account with password “admin”. It’s highly recommended to...
Page 101: Add A New User
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Add a new user • Enter a username and password in “User Account Information”. All other fields are optional for your own reference. • Select a group from the “Group” drop-down menu to assign the new user to a particular group •...
Page 102: Change The Password Of The "Admin" Account
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Change the password of the “admin” account 1. Click and highlight the “admin” account in the account list and click “Edit” 2. Its information should be displayed in “User Account Information” 3. Enter a new password in the “Password” field and enter it again in...
Page 103: Group Privilege
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Group Privilege Group Privilege is where you can create multiple customized access policies for situations if you need the recorder to be accessed by users other than the administrator. You can do so by creating a group, and then remove access privileges for certain configuration pages or cameras.
Page 104 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual You can change the group name by clicking the “Change Group Name” button. A text box will be displayed for you to enter the new group. Choose what type of privilege you would like this group to have from...
Page 105: Disk Setup
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Its access privilege will then be displayed. You can alter its settings by allowing or denying access to other cameras using the checkboxes instead of accepting the defaults Disk Setup Once you install a hard disk to the recorder, you would need to initialize it so that it can be ready for recording.
Page 106: Build Raid Volume
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual * Please plug in the USB HDD only after the NVR is fully started. The internal HDDs will NOT be properly detected if the NVR is powered on with USB HDD plugged in Build RAID Volume The internal HDDs can be used for RAID. To do so, go to "RAID...
Page 107 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The "Disk Actions" drop-down menu displays available actions based on how many HDDs are installed in the NVR. For detail, please refer to the table above. Select a disk action and click "Apply" to proceed. A warning dialog will be displayed as creating RAID volume will erase all existing data on the HDDs.
Page 108 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Please wait for a few moments while the NVR is creating the RAID volume.
Page 109 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual You will be prompted once the action is completed successfully. Once the RAID volume is created, it will be listed in the "RAID volume list with the status of "Offline"...
Page 110 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Go back to the "Hard Disk List" page and the RAID volume should be in the list. Click "Format" to bring the RAID volume online. The status will be displayed just as if you were formatting any internal...
Page 111: Deleting Raid
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Deleting RAID Once a RAID volume is created, it can be deleted at anytime by choosing the "Delete RAID" action in the RAID volume page. All existing data will be removed after the RAID volume is deleted.
Page 112 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual * Once a RAID volume is deleted, all internal disks within that RAID should become offline and need to be formatted again before they can be used individually. * All internal disks (or RAID volumes) need to be formatted before...
Page 113: Nvr Setup -- Channel Configurations
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual NVR Setup -- Channel Configurations Add a camera The NVR provides two options for adding a new camera. Users have the option to let the recorder automatically find the cameras or it is possible to enter camera’s information and add it manually.
Page 114 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual You should be prompted to install Active Control component the first time you visit the page in order for the search to function properly. Go ahead and click “Install” Once you have the ActiveX component installed, the search status...
Page 115 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Found cameras should be listed and simply select a camera from the list and press “Configure” Its corresponding information should be displayed in the “Camera Information” section. Enter its username and password and select the channel ID and name the camera.
Page 116 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Click on “Detect” to establish connection between the recorder and the camera. If connection establishes successfully, camera’s detailed information should be polled and displayed as below. Adjust its video format, frame rate, resolution or bitrate...etc. if you wish.
Page 117 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual *If cameras are marked with "*" in the search result, it means those cameras are already configured and connected to the NVR.
Page 118 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Once the camera's settings are polled and displayed, you can also enable "continuous" recording and adjust its recording quality settings before adding the camera. Some cameras are capable of multiple streaming profiles, in which different video codecs are used for different purposes.
Page 119 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual There are two types of fps settings here, one is the fps that NVR sets back to the camera, and this is the fps NVR will be receiving from the camera. The other is recording fps, which will be limited by the live fps.
Page 120: Add A Camera Manually
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Add a camera manually Simply follow the instruction described above but instead of using the “Search” function, enter the camera’s IP address and credential in the “Camera Information” manually.
Page 121: Osd Settings
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual OSD Settings The OSD (On Screen Display) allows users to add informational text message and embed it onto the video. By default, this function is turned off. To add texts to one or more videos: Select a camera you would like to add text to and choose “Display OSD”...
Page 122 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Next, define where the text will be displayed by either entering an X/Y value based on percentage or use the system pre-defined position from the drop-down menu. Click on the “Preview” button to see the preview of your setting and...
Page 123 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The texts can be further adjusted with changes to different size, color or font so they can be more visible on the video.
Page 124: Ptz Setting
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual PTZ Setting PTZ Preset Settings The recorder supports PTZ cameras and can set multiple preset points or retrieve and manage preset points that are set in the camera. This is helpful if you need to monitor multiple spots in one area from a...
Page 125 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual To set up PTZ preset points: 1. Select a camera from the “Camera” drop-down menu and click “Add”. 2. Select a position number for the preset point from the “Position Number” drop-down menu and fill in a name in the “Position Name”...
Page 126: Ptz Preset Sequence
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Ultimately, you can choose to make this preset point a “Home” point among all other preset points, as well as making the camera to move to this particular point when an event is triggered. * “Move Here when Event Trigger”: In order for this function to work properly, please also complete configuration in “Event Configuration”...
Page 127 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual To configure preset sequence for a camera, 1. Select a channel from the “Channel” drop-down menu. The available preset points should be listed in “Camera Presets” section. 2. Pick the ones you like for sequence viewing and press the “->”...
Page 128: E-Map Setting
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual E-Map Setting Local E-Map Setting E-Map monitor is a function that alerts users whenever there is an event triggered (e.g. motion detected) from a camera with a geographical perspective. With this function, users can quickly identify which camera has detected an unusual event and where this event is happening.
Page 129 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual To replace the map, click “Browse” button to locate the new map image file from the local PC and then click “Upload”. * Only JPG, PNG, and GIF file formats are supported with file size under 100KB.
Page 130 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Then click and drag the camera icon to move the camera to define its location. Access the E-Map Monitor page from the upper-right hand corner menu. When the NVR receives an event triggered from any of the cameras, their videos will be displayed on the E-Map and you can double-click on the video to enlarge it.
Page 131: Google Map Setting
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Google Map Setting The Google Map monitor is a similar function to the aforementioned E- Map monitor. It is useful if you are managing multiple cameras from different locations. To configure locations of each camera, first determine the location...
Page 132 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual 1. Zoom in to a smaller area by using the zoom control bar on the map 2. Zoom in to a smaller area by using the mouse scroll button You can also go to a specific place on the map by entering its address or the name of the place in the “Address or places of interest”...
Page 133: Nvr Setup -- Event Configurations
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual NVR Setup -- Event Configurations Event Configuration The “Event Configurations” section allows users to define conditions that constitute an event, its corresponding trigger action and when it will be triggered. Such setting can reduce the management overhead and notify the administrator only when it’s necessary.
Page 134: Di/Do Settings
ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual How often an event is triggered • Set a time interval under “Event Trigger Interval” to define how often events are triggered Trigger action Now that you have the event trigger duration and interval defined, choose what action to be taken during an event trigger: •...
Page 135 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual (4) Enabled the NVR to trigger the DO ports for the configured DI conditions/system events Define DI/DO ports trigger conditions (System events) Noticing in the section highlighted below, users don't get to configure the DI ports but the NVR's DO port. This is for configuring chosen DO port in the NVR to be triggered to the desired "State"...
Page 136 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Define DI/DO ports trigger conditions (camera's DI port conditions) The section highlighted below is to defined the trigger condition from the camera's DI port. Users can select the desired port from the desired channel and configure event trigger when the DI port condition is in "Open", "Ground", or "Change".
Page 137 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Define DI/DO ports trigger conditions (NVR's DO port conditions) Once you have the DI ports conditions properly defined, configure the section highlighted below for the corresponding DO ports to be triggered by the conditions defined on the left for each channel.
Page 138 ESV16U,ESV32U User’s Manual Enable NVR to trigger event when receiving DI trigger signal from the camera If you have defined camera's DI ports as source of event in the DO/DO setting page, when done, head over to the Event Trigger page under "Event Configuration"...
Page 139 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Enable desired system events If you have define corresponding DO port to be triggered by NVR's system event, section highlighted below is where you define what system events will trigger the DO port. Enabled the NVR to trigger the DO ports for the configured DI...
Page 140 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual *The recorder does not control camera's input or output ports in a way to let you pair recorder itself with a camera's input or output port for event receiving or triggering. *The recorder only acts as a medium for pairing up input/output ports between cameras and the recorder.
Page 141: Event Servers
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Event Servers Configuring an FTP server Event servers are to be used with event trigger actions. In case of unusual motion detected by the camera or a disk failure, the recorder can send notification with the acceptable format (image/txt) to a...
Page 142 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual To add an FTP server, 1. Start by giving a name to the server that you are adding to the recorder 2. Enter the hostname or the IP address of the FTP server 3. Enter the communication port of the FTP server (usually port 21) 4.
Page 143: Configuring An Smtp Server
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Configuring an SMTP server 1. Enter the hostname or the IP address of the SMTP server 2. Enter the port of the SMTP server 3. Specify the sender’s name in the “Sender’s name” field 4. Enter the sender’s e-mail address 5.
Page 144: Event Triggers
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Event Triggers We have finished defining how an event will be triggered and which servers will be receiving notifications in the previous two sections, now we can finish up the event configuration by setting: •Which channels will have event trigger function enabled •What is considered to be an event...
Page 145 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Use the checkbox to enable event trigger on the desired channels. *Once motion detection is enabled in this page, please configure the motion area and enable motion detection in the corresponding channels (cameras) from camera's own web UI. The NVR only detects the first motion area set in the camera.
Page 146: Nvr Setup -- Recording Configurations
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual NVR Setup -- Recording Configurations General Settings The “recording configurations” gives users the overall control of how and when a recording is performed and the quality of different types of recordings performed on each channels. It can help the recorder to operate with sufficient system resource by performing recording only when it’s necessary with adjustable recording frame rate.
Page 147 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The “recording buffer” allows user to define “pre-alarm” and “post- alarm” time for event recordings. The “pre-alarm” time sets the NVR to record in advance when an event is triggered. The “post-alarm” time sets the NVR to continue recording for a period of time after an event trigger is finished.
Page 148 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual You are able to use the same video format for recordings or you can choose other formats for different recording purposes if it's a multi- stream capable camera. If you chose to use a different video format for recording, you are able to adjust its detail settings by clicking on the "...".
Page 149 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Users can also set to keep a previous number of days of recording data by enabling the option below. This is quite often used in application such as banking which certain countries requires to always keeping a minimum previous number of days of recording data.
Page 150: Schedule Recording
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The section at the bottom of the page allows you to disable audio recording (record video only) of particular channels. Schedule Recording You can define the time range of the schedule recording for all channels in this page.
Page 151: To Configure A Schedule Recording
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual To configure a schedule recording Use the “Channel” drop-down menu and select a camera first. You can use the schedule table to set the time range. Click the cell boxes then move horizontally lets you set what hours to perform recording during a day.
Page 152 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual specify the recording duration by either choosing “All Day” or enter a start and end time for specific recording duration. Select the “Copy Schedule to Channel:” option if you would like to set the same recording schedule to another camera.
Page 153: Nvr Setup -- System Options
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual NVR Setup -- System Options Device Information System Options gives users a glance of the overall system status and allows users to perform maintenance tasks such as upgrading firm- ware, restore/backup device settings or reboot device ..etc.
Page 154: Logs And Reports
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Logs and Reports “Logs and Reports” keeps a record of what’s been happening to the device and provides basic information for troubleshooting.
Page 155: Maintenance
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Maintenance “Maintenance” provides functions for users to: • Reboot the NVR when necessary • Reboot cameras directly from the NVR • Perform Firmware Upgrade • Backup the NVR’s settings to a local hard drive • Restore the NVR’s settings from a previously saved configuration file...
Page 156: Reboot The Nvr At A Specific Time Automatically
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Reboot the NVR at a specific time automatically You can configure the NVR to restart automatically by using the options given in the web UI. You can set the NVR to restart at a particular hour of a specific day during a week or a month.
Page 157 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Login into NVR’s web management UI, and go to "NVR Setup" >> "System Options"->"Maintenance" On "Upgrade NVR's Firmware" section, click "Browse" and select new firmware file A new dialog should display and let you choose the location of the...
Page 158 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual When done, click “Upgrade”. Follow the on screen instruction and wait for the process to finish (After upgrade, the system will reboot automatically.)
Page 159: Upgrade Through Usb Thumb Drive
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Upgrade through USB thumb drive 1. Prepare a USB flash disk and format with FAT or FAT32 format 2. Place the firmware in the USB flash disk and make sure it’s placed at the top-level directory. Please do not place the file in a folder.
Page 160: Disk Status
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The process should be displayed and you should be prompted back to the “Live View” page after it is complete. Disk Status “Disk Status” gives you more detailed information of the hard drive that is currently installed in the NVR.
Page 161: Usb Backup
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual USB Backup It’s a function that allows users to backup the recording data in its database file format (not AVI) to the externally connected USB hard disk. You can check the “Disk Status” page under “System Options” to see if the USB disk has been detected by the NVR.
Page 162 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Once it’s detected, go back to the “USB Backup” page and it should be available for further configuration The USB hard disk(s) will be listed in the drop-down menu displaying the remaining disk space. Make your selection from the drop-down...
Page 163: Things To Pay Attention To The Usb Backup Function
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Next, select channels which you would like to backup the recording data from. Maximum 4 channels can be selected at once Configure the start and end time of the recording data you would like to backup and click the “Backup” button to begin.
Page 164: Play The Backup File With The Nvr Media Player
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Process: • Progress will be displayed on the UI • If the backup process gets interrupted, which the process stops at a point of time that is before the “END Time” user defined, such time will be displayed on the UI •...
Page 165 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Click “Browse...” to select the file from the USB disk. A new dialog should be prompted for you to select the file location.
Page 166 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual When done, click “Check” to validate the file. Once the file has been successfully verified, you should be prompted with the message shown below.
Page 167 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Select the time zone according to your current location. Finally, click “OK” to begin playing. The player should now play the backed up file.
Page 168: Ups Configuration
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual UPS Configuration Connect the UPS to the NVR’s USB port for sending and receiving signals between the UPS and the NVR. The NVR can receive signal from the UPS when there is a power failure and shut down itself automatically within a period of time.
Page 169 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The UPS information should be obtained and displayed at the bottom of the page after the settings are applied: To enable network UPS support (NVR acting as UPS slave): 1. Go to “NVR Setup” >> “System Options” >> “UPS Configurations”, and check “Enable UPS Support”...
Page 170: Live View (Vga Output Interface)
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Live View (VGA output Interface) Live View The NVR can be operated directly by attaching a USB keyboard and mouse and a monitor with VGA input. Once the NVR is fully started, you should be prompted with the login screen as shown above.
Page 171 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Type in the default username: admin, and password: admin to log in.
Page 172 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual You will see the Live View interface once logged in. And it's essentially divided into three sections: 1. Main menus 2. Video area 3. Side menus The main menu on the top provides functions described below: (from left to right) 1.
Page 173 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual 10. Display video in its original aspect ratio 11. Current logged in user 12. Logout The side menu provides the following information and functions: 1. Display channel status 2. Live events in list view 3. Cameras added to the NVR in list view 4.
Page 174 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The channel status is shown in different color: Green: Recording Blue: Connected but not recording Gray: no camera is configured White: Disconnected Red: Event triggered and recording...
Page 175 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Live events are listed in the side menu along with the time information.
Page 176 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The "Channel List" lists all cameras that are currently added to the NVR. You can drag one from the list and drop it to any video area to display its video.
Page 177 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Video Sequence is a function that displays videos of the selected channels (or favorites) and they are switched automatically with definable interval.
Page 178 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual 1. Simply choose how many channels you would like to view at once by choosing an option from the drop-down menu. 2. Select a time interval for the sequence viewing 3. Click "Start" to begin...
Page 179 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The PTZ Control provides the following functions: 1. List of PTZ-capable cameras currently added to the NVR 2. Preset point selections (You need to add preset points in the configuration page first) 3. Start/stop automatic sequence between preset points 4.
Page 180: Video Area
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Video Area The video area essentially provides viewing purpose for the live video. It also provides certain functions, which you can access quickly that enhance the monitoring experience. Simply right-click anywhere on the video to access these functions: 1.
Page 181 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The OSD display and keep ratio can also be turned on/off from the top main menu. Pressing down the "OSD" button from the top menu not only displays OSD but also displays the functions of those that can be accessed from...
Page 182 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Video window surrounded with blue color means it's currently selected.
Page 183 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual A red arrow head is shown when hovering the mouse over to a particular video area representing it's a PTZ-capable camera. Full screen view can be enabled from the top main menu bar, or by double-clicking anywhere on the video. To exit full screen view,...
Page 184: Snapshot
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Snapshot The snapshot function can be accessed from the right-click drop-down menu or the top of the video if OSD display is enabled. ** Please do connect an USB disk drive formatted in FAT32 in advance before using the snapshot function from the VGA output interface.
Page 185 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The snapshot of the video will be displayed on a pop-up window.
Page 186 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Click the "Save" button, which opens up a new dialog that lets you choose which USB disk to save the snapshot to.
Page 187: Digital Ptz
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Digital PTZ To use digital PTZ, enable the function from the right-click menu, or the top of the video window if OSD is enabled.
Page 188 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Click and drag the mouse diagonally on an area in which you would like to zoom in to.
Page 189 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Once the video is zoomed in, click and drag the video to move within the zoomed area. Use the scroll button on the mouse to zoom in further or zoom out. Right-click on the video to exit the digital PTZ...
Page 190: Keep Ratio
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Keep Ratio By default, the video fills up the entire video window. You can change this and display the video in its original aspect ratio by using the "Keep ratio" function from the right-click menu, or the top of the video You can change this and display the video in its original aspect ratio by using the "Keep ratio"...
Page 191: Nvr Configuration (Vga Output Interface)
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The "Keep Ratio" button on the top main menu allows you to change aspect ratio of all channels at once. NVR Configuration (VGA output Interface) System Configuration Service You will the see the "Service" configuration page first when visiting the Configuration page.
Page 192: Display
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Display The "Display" configuration page allows you to choose the most optimized display resolution for the monitor that's used with NVR, as there will be circumstances that the incorrect resolution may be used when the system first boots up.
Page 193: Network
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Network You need to adjust settings in this page for the device to work properly in your network. It is critical that settings here are configured correctly based on your network configurations so that the recorder can be administered through the local area network and cameras can be connected from it.
Page 194 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The built-in DHCP Server function is NOT always configurable and is greatly dependent to the connection type that is used: 1. If the connection type is "Auto Mode", the DHCP server function is NOT configurable. It will be ON if the NVR doesn't obtain an IP from a DHCP server in the local network and uses its own default static IP 192.168.101.50...
Page 195: User Account -- User Setting
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual User Account -- User setting Multiple users can access the recorder simultaneously. You can add, remove, and edit users by using options provided in this page to keep user information organized. Each recorder comes with a built-in “admin”...
Page 196 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual • Click "Add" to add a new user. • Enter a username and password. All other fields are optional for your own reference. • Select a group from the “Group” drop-down menu to assign the new user to a particular group.
Page 197: User Account -- User Group Setting
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual User Account -- User group setting Group Privilege is where you can create multiple customized access policies for situations if you need the recorder to be accessed by users other than the administrator. You can do so by creating a group, and then remove access privileges for certain configuration pages or cameras.
Page 198 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual To create a group, select a group from the “Group” drop-down menu. You can change the group name by typing in a new group name and click the “Change Group Name” button to finish.
Page 199: Disk
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Use the check boxes to allow or deny access to certain functions/channels. You can also restrict access on certain system wise configuration pages. Disk Once you install a new hard disk to the recorder, it will be listed in this page and shown status "offline.
Page 200 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual performance. FAT32 can be used but will result in a performance slowdown. * HDDs formatted in file systems other than EXT2/3, or FAT32 will not be listed, and therefore cannot be used. Go to the RAID Volume page and select a desired Disk action from the...
Page 201: Channel Configurations -- Add A Camera (Automatic Search)
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Channel Configurations -- Add a camera (Automatic Search) The NVR provides two options for adding a new camera. Users have the option to let the recorder automatically find the cameras or it is possible to enter camera’s information and add it manually. You will be greeted with the "Channel List"...
Page 202 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The progress will be displayed, and you will be switched to the "Channel setting" page for more configurations.
Page 203 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Double-click on one from the search result to add it and for more detail configurations...
Page 204 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The camera's current settings will be displayed on the right and you can adjust settings such as "Format", "Resolution" or "FPS" before adding it to the NVR.
Page 205 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Click "Apply" to finish and save the settings.
Page 206: Channel Configurations -- Add A Camera (Add Manually)
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Channel Configurations -- Add a camera (Add manually) To add a camera manually, go directly to the "Channel Setting" page, and enter the camera's IP address, HTTP port, username and password. Click "Detect" to retrieve camera's settings.
Page 207 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual You can create up to 8 preset points for each channel if it's a PTZ- capable camera. To add a preset point: 1. Select a channel from the "Channel" list and its video will be displayed at the lower-left hand corner.
Page 208: E-Map
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual E-Map E-Map monitor is a function that alerts users whenever there is an event triggered (e.g. motion detected) from a camera with a geographical perspective. With this function, users can quickly identify which camera has detected an unusual event and where this event is happening.
Page 209: Add New E-Map
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Add new E-map You are able to create unlimited number of "sub-groups" within the Home group, or a sub-group. To do so, select a group first from the list and click "Add". It will add a new sub-group within the group you...
Page 210: Change E-Map Image
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Change E-map Image To change the map image, place your own image on a USB disk and plug it into one of the USB ports on the NVR. Click "Browse" button and select the USB disk when prompted.
Page 211 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Locate the image file (.jpg) and click "Open" to finish. Above is an example once the background image is replaced and multiple E-map groups are created.
Page 212 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual You can quickly re-arrange the groups/cameras by dragging one from the list and drop it to a new group. Or you can move a camera or a sub-group to a new one by using the "Dependent group" option at the bottom.
Page 213 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The “recording configurations” gives users the overall control of how and when a recording is performed and the quality of different types of recordings that will be performed on each channel. It can help the NVR to operate with sufficient system resource by performing recording only when it’s necessary with adjustable recording frame rate.
Page 214 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual You can further configure the recording frame rate for different types of recording, and choose whether to recording audio or not. You will be given with options to record I frame only or I+P frames if...
Page 215: Schedule Recording
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Schedule Recording In the "Schedule" page, you are able to configure the NVR to recording during a particular time frame for each channel. Start by selecting a channel for configuration from the upper-right hand corner.
Page 216 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Use the schedule table to define recording time frame. Each cell box represents 15 minutes. You can click one to select or click and hold down the mouse left button and drag horizontally to select consecutive hours of a particular day, or drag vertically to select a particular hour for multiple days.
Page 217: Record Buffer
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Record Buffer The record buffer allows you to set the NVR to start recording with a certain period of time before and after an event trigger. Event Handling...
Page 218: General Setting
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The “Event Handling” section allows users to define conditions that constitute an event, its corresponding trigger action and when it will be triggered. Such setting can reduce the management overhead and notify the administrator only when it’s necessary.
Page 219 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual • For the “Scheduled” option, use the table to define a range of time if you would like events to trigger corresponding actions only during a certain period of time. * Use the mouse left button to select and the right button to deselect.
Page 220 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual How often an event is triggered • Set a time interval under “Event Trigger Interval” to define how often events are triggered Trigger action Now that you have the event trigger duration and interval defined, choose what action to be taken during an event trigger: •...
Page 221: Di/Do Setting
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual DI/DO Setting Concept of DI/DO event The NVR has built-in DI port x 8, and DO port x 4 which can be used for event trigger. Some cameras also come with DI port built-in as a source of event. The NVR can detect such capability from the camera after it's being added.
Page 222 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Define DI/DO ports trigger conditions (System events) Noticing in the section highlighted below, users don't get to configure the DI ports but the NVR's DO port. This is for configuring chosen DO port in the NVR to be triggered to the desired "State" by...
Page 223 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Define DI/DO ports trigger conditions (camera's or NVR's DI events) The section highlighted below which users can defined events to be triggered by camera's or/and NVR's DI port(s) for each channel. Then the chosen DO ports to be triggered to desired states by the...
Page 224 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Define DI/DO ports trigger conditions (camera's DI port conditions) The section highlighted below is to defined the trigger condition from the camera's DI port. Users can select the desired port from the desired channel and configure event trigger when the...
Page 225 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Define DI/DO ports trigger conditions (NVR's DI port conditions) The section highlighted below is to defined the trigger condition from the NVR's DI port. Users can select the desired channel to use the desired DI port from the NVR, and configure event trigger when the DI port condition is in "Open", "Ground", or "Change".
Page 226 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Enable NVR to trigger event when receiving DI trigger signal from the camera If you have defined camera's DI ports as source of event in the DO/DO setting page, when done, head over to the Event Trigger page under "Event Configuration"...
Page 227 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Enable desired system events If you have define corresponding DO port to be triggered by NVR's system event, section highlighted below is where you define what system events will trigger the DO port.
Page 228 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Enabled the NVR to trigger the DO ports for the configured DI conditions/system events Lastly, check and enable the option highlighted below in the Trigger Actions section in the Event Trigger setting page to enable the NVR to trigger the DO ports for the configured DI/system events.
Page 229: System Log
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual *Some cameras only allow one trigger source be configured at a time, e.g.: if the camera has the motion detection function turned on, its digital input will be disabled and vice versa. Under such circumstance, if you set to use camera’s digital input port as the event trigger source, you...
Page 230: Maintenance
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Maintenance “Maintenance” provides functions for users to: • Reboot the NVR when necessary • Reboot cameras directly from the NVR • Perform Firmware Upgrade • Backup the NVR’s settings to a local hard drive • Restore the NVR’s settings from a previously saved configuration file...
Page 231 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The configuration can be backed up to or restore from a USB disk. It is required to plug in a USB disk formatted in FAT32, EXT3, or EXT4 prior to using the backup and restore functions.
Page 232 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual It’s a function that allows users to backup the recording data in its database file format as well as in AVI to the externally connected USB hard disk. The USB hard disk(s) will be listed in the drop-down menu displaying the remaining disk space.
Page 233 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Next, select channels which you would like to backup the recording data from. Maximum 4 channels can be selected at once. Configure the start and end time of the recording data you would like to backup and click the “Backup” button to begin.
Page 234 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Process: • Progress will be displayed on the UI • If the backup process gets interrupted, which the process stops at a point of time that is before the “END Time” user defined, such time will be displayed on the UI •...
Page 235: Ups Configuration
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual UPS Configuration To enable local UPS support (NVR acting as UPS server): 1. Connect the compatible USB UPS to the NVR 2. Turn on the NVR 3. Go to “NVR Setup” >> “UPS”, and check “Enable UPS Support”...
Page 236 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual * Currently only APC Smart-UPS 750 is supported (05282012) The UPS information should be obtained and displayed at the bottom of the page after the settings are applied: To enable network UPS support (NVR acting as UPS slave): 1.
Page 237: Playback (Vga Output Interface)
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Playback (VGA output Interface) Playback Playback is a function that allows you to play one or more videos that were previously recorded by a chosen recording method or due to an event trigger. The NVR offers synchronized playback from up to 4 channels and various types of search methods are provided to help you find the footage you need quickly.
Page 238 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Start by selecting channels to search playback data first. Recording data will be displayed at the bottom. Red means event recordings.
Page 239 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Event only recordings will also be listed on the side. Double-click to start playing. You can define a range of time to narrow down the search result.
Page 240 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual You can do the followings to the playback video by right clicking anywhere on the video: 1. Choose to listen to the recorded audio or not 2. Take snapshots of the recorded video (required USB disk)
Page 241: E-Map Monitor
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual E-Map Monitor E-Map Monitor E-Map Monitor provides monitoring with instant event notifications with the geo- graphical information of each camera (and camera group). Small-sized video of a channel will be shown on the map during a trigger of an event.
Page 242 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The E-Map Monitor displays the top layer of E-map by defaults. Double-click on the camera group icon to go down a layer and enter the E-map of the camera group.
Page 243 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual When there is an event going on, the camera icon (or the camera group icon) will be surrounded with red square flashes on the map. Its live video will also be displayed on a small pop-up window.
Page 244 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Or you can right-click on the enlarged video to perform the following tasks: 1. Take snapshot 2. Digital PTZ 3. Start/stop manual recording 4. Display video in its original aspect ratio You can always go back to the previous layer of e-map whenever you...
Page 245: Event Monitor
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Alternatively, you can click the "Home" button to go back to the top layer of e-map directly. Event Monitor Event Monitor Event Monitor is a function that plays back “event only” videos. It’s a convenient tool that allows users to play through a list of event...
Page 246 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Events will be listed on the side bar and double-clicking on any one of them will instantly play back the recording.
Page 247 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual The channel information and contact information of that particular channel will also be displayed on the side bar. The software also displays thumbnail images of the most recent events. The images get replaced whenever there are new events coming in.
Page 248: History Event Monitor
ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Double-clicking on a thumbnail will start playing back the event- recorded video. History Event Monitor You can switch to the history event monitor mode to search for event only data from a much earlier time frame.
Page 249: Specifications
Camera status display fps, resolution, bandwidth, IP address Video Compliant codec system MJPEG/MPEG-4/H.264 Max. Resolution 5 MP Max. Recording Frame Rate ESV16U:480 FPS ( Full-HD, H.264), ESV32U:960FPS(1.3MP,H.264) Max. Bitrate Max. 250Mbps, (Avg. 200Mbps) Audio Direction Two-way audio Live View Display Mode...
Page 250 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual Playback Split Screen (web) 1/4/16 / (local) 1/4 Search Method Time/Date, Event Playback Controls Play/Pause/Stop/Forward/Reverse/Speed Adjust/Frame by Frame Export video format AVI / MJPEG Video Snapshot JPEG format Recording Recording Mode Manual / Continuous / Scheduling / Event...
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Page 252 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual End-user License Agreement on Free Software Components Used in the Network Video Recorder GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed.
Page 253 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual either verbatim or with modifications and/or translated into another language. (Hereinafter, translation is included without limitation in the term "modification".) Each licensee is addressed as "you". Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License;...
Page 254 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange;...
Page 255 ESV16U, ESV32U User’s Manual whole is intended to apply in other circumstances. It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any patents or other property right claims or to contest validity of any such claims; this section has the sole purpose of protecting the integrity of the free software distribution system, which is implemented by public license practices.
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System Overview

Installation

HDD Installation

Rack Mounting Kits and Screws

Connect to the NVR

Camera Installation

Live View

Playback

NVR Setup -- System Configurations

Network Setup

Time and Date

User Account

Group Privilege

Disk Setup

NVR Setup -- Channel Configurations

Add a Camera

OSD Settings

PTZ Setting

E-Map Setting

NVR Setup -- Event Configurations

Event Configuration

DI/DO Settings

Event Servers

Event Triggers

NVR Setup -- Recording Configurations

General Settings

Schedule Recording

Device Information

NVR Setup -- System Options

Logs and Reports

Maintenance

Disk Status

USB Backup

UPS Configuration

Live View (VGA Output Interface)

Live View

NVR Configuration (VGA Output Interface)

System Configuration

UPS Configuration

Playback (VGA Output Interface)

Playback

E-Map Monitor

Event Monitor

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