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  • Page 1 AirLive NVR4 Network Video Recorder User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 OvisLink Corp. has made the best effort to ensure the accuracy of the information in this user’s guide. However, we are not liable for the inaccuracies or errors in this guide. Please use with caution. All information is subject to change without notice All Trademarks are properties of their respective holders. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 3 FCC Interference Statement The NVR4 has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against radio interference in a commercial environment. This equipment can...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    4.1 Methods to Search Playback Videos ........25 4.2 Export Playback Videos to AVI Files ........31 4.3 Play Export Playback Videos with NVR Media Player ..33 5. System Setup ..................35 5.1 System Configurations ............35 5.2 Channel Configurations ............41 AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 5 5.3 Event Configurations ............53 5.4 Recording Configurations ............ 59 5.5 System Options ..............64 6. Appendix ....................69 A. HDD compatibility list ............69 AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 6: Overview

    AirLive NVR4 is a lightweight Network Video Recorder for home, retailer store and small office applications; with AirLive NVR4, you don’t have to prepare another PC for your daily monitoring job. AirLive NVR4 can connect up to 4 IP-based cameras for high quality, real-time video viewing, recording and playback.
  • Page 7 E-Map function for Live Street Monitor User might utilize the Google Map or upload his floor plan to the AirLive NVR4. Just few steps of drag-and-drop operation, user could use the camera icons for denoting the location of the IP cameras.

  • Page 8: Features

    10KB using H.264. Smart Phone Live Browsing The mobile view function let you browse your AirLive NVR4 via your smart phone. Through the 3G, 3.5G or even 4G mobile networks, user might receive the image from his AirLive NVR4 when on his business trap, vacation, or just leaving for shopping.

  • Page 9: System Requirement

    24.5 x 14 x 8.3 x H mm) Certificate CE, FCC  1.4 System Requirement The following are minimum system requirements for you to operate AirLive NVR4 Hardware Minimum Intel® Pentium® 4 2.4 GHz or higher (Dual Core Processor is recommended)
  • Page 10 Note: We highly recommend you to set your Screen resolution to 1024 x 768 or above for getting the full experience of AirLive NVR4. Please also make sure your display DPI setting is set to default at 96DPI, and you might right-click on desktop, choose “Settings” tab “Advanced”...

  • Page 11: Package Contents And Installation

    Installation  2.1 Package Content User can find the following items in the package as below: Item Descriptions 1. AirLive NVR4: the main unit of AirLive NVR4 2. Power adapter: the dedicate power adapter for AirLive NVR4 3. Ethernet cable: for connect the AirLive NVR4 to your switch.

  • Page 12: Hardware Overview

    (System Status and USB Upstream Port Data (Reserve for future Access) use) LED Status System Status Data Access (Green) (Amber) Solid System Ready Recording Blinking System Shutting Down Manual Recording System Off Recording Off Rare View: AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 13: Hardware Installation

    5 seconds then release it once the OS LED goes off. The OS LED should indicate in solid green once the system becomes ready.  2.3 Hardware Installation 2.3.1 Install the Hard Disk Remove the four screws from the bottom of the case.  AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 14 Install the second hard drive by placing it in the enclosure and connecting the SATA  plus power cables. 2.3.2 Connect to the NVR There are various ways you can connect to NVR and below are the suggested methods for AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 15 NVR with its IP address that is assigned by the top-level DHCP server. To begin, install the “NVR Search” utility from the CD and proceed with the installation: Once the installation is complete, you might start the search tool by clicking “Start””Program File””AirLive””NVR Search””NVR Search”. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 16 NVR’s web page from your default browser You may change NVR’s IP address by click on the button highlighted below. You will be prompted for the NVR’s login information before proceeding to change device’s IP address. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 17 Perform NVR Searching again. You should be prompted for the NVR’s username and password. Enter its default username “admin” and password “airlive” and then click on”OK” to enter the system 2.3.2.2 Access NVR with its default IP address The NVR comes with a pre-configured static IP “192.168.1.1. However, it is only used when there is no DHCP server presented in the network.

  • Page 18: Start To Use The Nvr

    IP from it. Simply access the NVR from your web browser with its IP address Again, you should be prompted for the username and password. Enter its default username “admin” and password “airlive” and then click on ”OK” for accessing the system ◎...
  • Page 19 After that, the NVR should begin to search the IP camera and the progress of the searching should be displayed on the screen: Found IP cameras should be listed on the WEB. User can simply select a camera from the AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 20 IP camera, then select the channel ID and name the camera. Click on “Detect” button for establishing the connection between the NVR and the camera. If connection establishes, the detailed information of the IP camera should be polled and displayed as below AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 21 IP camera was already configured and connected to NVR. 2.4.2.2 Add a camera manually Simply follow the instruction described above but instead of using the “Search” function by entering the camera’s IP address and credential in the “Camera Information” manually. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 22: Live View

    Receive audio of a video stream  Send audio  Control “Buzzer”  Change web UI display language   3.1 Retrieve camera’s video stream The camera list is expanded and displayed on the Live View page. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Retrieve Camera's Status

    To perform sequence view, select “Sequence” from the upper-left hand corner Next, select one or more camera(s) for sequence viewing. You might also select all channels by pressing the “All Channels” button. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 24: Ptz Control

    Simply select a camera then use the PTZ control panel to control the camera The bar shown below allows you to control the pan/tilt speed.  3.5 Perform PTZ Preset Viewing There are three functions provided in the “Preset” section: AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 25 Available PTZ preset points of the selected camera will be listed in the drop- down list shown below: Select a preset position from the drop-down list and click“. Go to” to move the live view to that position. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 26 “Channel Configurations”  “PTZ Setting”  “PTZ Sequence” under the “Setup” menu, click “Start” in the lower-left hand corner in Live View under “Preset” and the NVR will begin to display videos from those preset points in sequence automatically until you click “Stop” AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 27: Live Video Control Buttons

    Take a snapshot of a live video Turn on/off audio of a live video Start/stop recording of a live video (manual recording) Audio post function Full screen view of a live video Display video in its original ratio AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 28 In the pop up dialog, name the image file and choose which directory the image will be saved to and click “Save” 3.6.2 Full Screen View of a Live Video To view a video in full screen, click the button. To exit full screen video, double-click on the video. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 29: 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 which lets you change the display language. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 30: Playback

    Playback video can be viewed in full screen and snapshots can be taken and saved during a video playback.  4.1 Methods to Search Playback Videos The NVR offers four methods to quickly help users find videos that were previously recorded: AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 31 Start by selecting which channel(s) you would like to perform a search on: Note: Selected channels will be marked in red. Select “Search by time chart” from the “Search Method” dropdown list and the Time Chart will be shown on the page. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 32 By clicking on the “Back” button, the chart would return to the hour/channel table for you to re-select the time period. By clicking on the “Back to Top” button, the chart would return to the search mode select function for you to re-search the AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 33 Note: Videos found from other cameras that were recorded at the same time will also be played. 4.1.2 Play by specific time If you know when a recording was taken place, or you just want to check the videos started AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 34 Then press the button to start the playback. 4.1.3 Search by event Start by selecting which channel(s) you would like to perform a search on: Note: Selected channels will be marked in red. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 35 4.1.4 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. You may click “Update” to update the list to display the most recent result. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 36: Export Playback Videos To Avi Files

    “Export AVI” button on a video window of the video you wish to export. A new dialog will pop up and allows you to specify the time frame (or length) of the video you wish to export AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 37 You can also specify the path, file name by entering the information in the “Specify a file name” textbox. Hit the “Start” button to start exporting. The process will be started and there will be a status bar for you to learn the status of the progress. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 38: Play Export Playback Videos With Nvr Media Player

    You can also use the NVR Media Player to play the exported AVI files. You might find the software named “NVRMediaPlayer.exe” in the bundle CD. Run the NVR Media Player on the CD: Click “Open” >> “AVI File” Locate the exported AVI file, and click “open” (normally under “C:\ExportFolder). The video AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 Note: User should use our NVR Media Player for playing the attached pictures in the trigger alert mail. For further information about the trigger alert mail, please see section 5.3 AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 40: System Setup

    NVR can be administered through the local area network and cameras can be connected with it. By default, the NVR is set to obtain its IP address from DHCP server, and most likely you AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 You can manually turn off the DHCP server function if you wish to use a separate DHCP server. Note: Change the NVR’s IP address would require the NVR to restart. Restart the device under “system Options”  “Maintenance” for the settings to take effect. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 42 The NVR can be accessed by multiple users simultaneously. You can add, remove, and edit users by using options provided in this page to keep user information organized. Each NVR comes with a built-in “admin” account with password “airlive”. We highly recommended users to change the password upon first initial login.
  • Page 43 Group Privilege is where you can create multiple customized access policies for situations if you need the NVR 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 AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 44 To create a group, please follow the steps below: Select a group from the “Group” drop-down menu. 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. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 45 Once you install a hard disk to the NVR, you need to initialize it so that it can be ready for recording. You can obtain basic information about the disk you installed in this page. To initialize it, simply click the “Format” button AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 46: Channel Configurations

    After that, the NVR should begin to search the IP camera and the progress of the searching should be displayed on the screen: Found IP cameras should be listed on the WEB. User can simply select a camera from the list and press “Configure” button for configuration. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 47 If connection establishes, the detailed information of the IP camera should be polled and displayed as below Adjust the video format, frame rate, resolution or bitrate… according to your environment. You can also click on the “Preview” button to preview the live video of the camera. Click AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 48 IP camera was already configured and connected to NVR. 5.2.1.2 Add a camera manually Simply follow the instruction described above but instead of using the “Search” function by entering the camera’s IP address and credential in the “Camera Information” manually. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 49 Choose one or more display options if you would also like the NVR to automatically embed the system time or the frame rate for you. Or simply choose to display a custom message of your own. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 50 The NVR 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 particular camera. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 51 Use the PTZ control provided in the configuration page to set the preset point. Use the “PTZ Speed”, “Zoom”, and “Focus” for further configuring the preset point. And you can also fill some comment in the “Description” as reminder. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 52 Once you have multiple preset points defined for a camera, it is convenient for the user to set up the sequencing viewing among those preset point and let the NVR automatically switch between them for you. To configure preset sequence for a camera, please follow the steps below: AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 53 Pick the ones you like for sequence viewing and press the “->” button to move them to the “Preset Sequence” section, then use the up and down buttons to adjust their sequencing positions. Finally, select a dwell time from the drop-down menu and click “Apply” to save the configuration. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 54 Google Map, on the Internet. 5.2.5.1 Use the private map To replace the map, please follow the steps below: Click “Browse” button to locate the new map image file from the local PC and then click AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 55 “Upload” Then drag and drop the camera icon to define its location. Then press the “Apply” button Access the E-Map Monitor page from the upper-right hand corner menu. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 56 E-Map and you can double-click on the video to enlarge it. 5.2.5.2 Use the Google Map To use the Google Map, please follow the steps below: Zoom the map to a proper size. Select the camera you would like to configure from the channel drop-down list. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 Access the Google 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. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 58: Event Configurations

    Start the event configuration by defining the general settings: 5.3.1.1 Define when will the event alerts be received by the NVR Choose “Always” or “Only during…” under “Event Trigger Duration” For the “Only during…” option, choose the days by using the check-box and then AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 59 You can also choose to have the NVR send out a warning message in e-mail or in txt file format and upload it to destined FTP server. 5.3.2 DI Setting You might configure the NVR to receive the event alert when the DI event is triggered on AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 60 Start by giving a name to the server profile that you are adding to the NVR. Enter the hostname or the IP address of the FTP server. Enter the communication port of the FTP server (usually port 21). AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 Click “Add” for the settings to take effect. Note: If you wish to edit/remove/enable/disable an FTP server, click to highlight one from the profile list and choose the corresponding action button/checkbox. 5.3.2.2 Configuring an SMTP server AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 62 Click “Apply” to save the configuration. 5.3.4 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: AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 63 Use the checkbox to enable system event trigger. The system events are list as below: Define how the notifications will be sent and where they will be sent to. You can also instruct your PTZ camera to move to a specific preset point when the event is triggered. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 64: Recording Configurations

    I Frame only, NVR will not save frames other than I Frame. 5.4.1 General Settings You can configure the following in “General Settings”: Pre-Alarm/Post-Alarm recording length.  Recording frame type.  Enable/disable different recording types on different cameras.  AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 65 Recording only I Frame will help you to reduce the total storage space but decrease the frame rate of the recorded video. Use the drop-down menu and select one of the pre-defined types for your needs. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 66 And you might choose whether to record the audio in the “Record Audio” section. 5.4.2 Schedule Recording Here you can define the time range of the schedule recording for all channels. 5.4.2.1 To configure a schedule recording: AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 67 5.4.2.2 Quick configuration Use the “Channel” drop-down menu and select a camera first. Select the day you would like to configure the schedule. Or select “All” for select all day for configuring the schedule. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 68 “Copy Schedule To All Channels”. 5.4.2.4 Remove the schedule Use the “Channel” drop-down menu and select a camera first. Press the “Clear” button, the “Schedule Table” should be cleared. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 69: System Options

    It also provides information of the current network settings and status. 5.5.2 Logs and Reports “Logs and Reports” keeps a record of what’s been happening to the device and provides basic information for troubleshooting. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 70  Perform Firmware Upgrade  Backup the NVR’s settings to a local hard drive  Restore the NVR’s settings from a previously saved configuration file  Reset the NVR’s settings to their factory default values  AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 71 Such process would prevent a recording from getting interrupted be- cause the system would not automatically reboot itself after the new firmware is loaded onto the NVR. Simply click “Restart” to begin the reboot process and confirm the action: AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 72 5.5.3.4 Reboot cameras You could re start the camera via NVR. Please select the desired camera from the drop-down menu and press the “Restart” button for rebooting the camera. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...
  • Page 73 Please press the “Browse” button to select the backup file, and then press the “Restore” button for completing this process. 5.5.4 Disk Status “Disk Status” gives you a more detailed information of the hard drive that is currently installed in the NVR. AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...

  • Page 74: Appendix

    160G WD2500 250G WD2500JS 250G WD5000 500G DiamondMax10 120G Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 200G DiamondMax11 500G HDT722516DLA380 164G Deskstar 7K160 160G HITACHI Deskstar T7K250 250G Deskstar 7K1000 1000G SP0812C SP2504C 250G Samsung HD501LJ 500GB HD103UJ 1000G AirLive NVR4 User’s Manual...

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