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  • Page 1 Network Video Recorder User’s Manual v1.0.2 SVR-504/508/516/516+ Model:...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Table of Contents Product Description Install Hard Disk Hardware Illustration I/O Ports and RS-485 LEDs Definition Connect to the NVR 1. Live View 1.1 Retrieve camera’s video stream 1.2 Retrieve camera’s status 1.3 Perform Sequence Viewing 1.4 PTZ Control 1.5 Perform PTZ Preset Viewing 1.6 Live Video Control Buttons...
  • Page 3 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.5 System Options 3.5.1 Device Information 3.5.2 Logs and Reports 3.5.3 Maintenance Reboot the NVR Reboot NVR At a Specific Time Automatically 93 Firmware Upgrade Reset the NVR to Factory Default 3.5.4 DO Status 3.5.5 Disk Status 3.5.6 USB Backup 3.5.7 UPS Configuration 104...
  • Page 4 Network Video Recorder Copyrights & Trademarks Copyright SEEnergy Corp © 2012 Trademarks SEEnergy SVR-500 Series (SVR-504/508/516/516+) Network Video Recorder (NVR) is a regis- tered trademark of SEEnergy Corp. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corpo- ration. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are trademarks of their respective owners.

  • Page 5: System Requirements

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder System Requirements The following are minimum system requirements for the system to op- erate Embedded Network Video Recorder (ENVR): Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows® 2003 Server, or Windows® 2008 Server Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 or above Minimum Intel®...

  • Page 6: Product Description

    Up to 4 (for SVR-504) or 8 (for SVR-508) or 16 (for SVR-516) cameras can be connected via a net- work and it is possible to record their camera pictures.

  • Page 7: Install Hard Disk

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Install Hard Disk Start by removing the screws on the side: Push the top housing forward. Then lift it up. • The NVR supports SATA I or SATA II hard disks. • The NVR supports max. 3TB per hard disk and it supports total of 2 hard disks (6TB).
  • Page 8 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder There is a cable connected between the fron LED board and the main board. You can remove it from the main board or simply put the top housing on the side like shown below. Next, slide the hard drive into the tray.
  • Page 9 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Make sure the SATA connectors are correctly aligned with each other. Secure the hard drive with the tool-less screw provided in the box. Place the top housing back and secure it with the bottom housing.

  • Page 10: Hardware Illustration

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Hardware Illustration (Front)

  • Page 11: Leds Definition

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder LEDs Definition Solid green when the hard disk is mounted Green and being accessed. Solid red for disk fail. HDD x 2 Solid amber when recording is in process. Amber Blinking when recycling. Amber Solid amber for activity on a 1G bps network. Network Solid green for activity on a 10/100 Mbps Green...
  • Page 12 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder I/O Ports and RS-485 (Rear) SVR-504/508/516 SVR-516+...
  • Page 13 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Signal 12V DC 3~10 Alarm input Out1 Out2 Out3 Out4 RS485+ RS485-...

  • Page 14: Connect To The Nvr

    Use SEEnergy Device Search Utility When the NVR is on a corporate network, or a local area network where a DHCP server is already present. Run the “SEEnergy Device Search” utility from a computer which is also on the same network and locate the NVR via its IP address assigned by the top-level DHCP server.
  • Page 15 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 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: The NVR should be located and its IP address should be displayed: Double-click on it and the program should automatically access the NVR’s web administration page from your default browser You may change NVR’s IP address by click on the button highlighted...
  • Page 16 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder You will be prompted for the NVR’s login information before proceeding to change device’s IP address. You may click on the button highlighted below to perform search again. Or double-click on any of the search results to access NVR’s web ad- ministration page access NVR’s web administration page perform search again...
  • Page 17 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Access 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. To connect to the NVR, use a PC that is on the same network over a switch or hub, or connect the PC directly to the NVR using a crossover CAT5 Ethernet cable.

  • Page 18: Live View

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 1. Live View SVR-516/516+ Camera List Live Video Live Video Control Buttons PTZ Control SVR-508 The 8 channel NVR comes with a 8-video split window view with one video displays on a larger window. Se- lect a channel from the drop-down menu to display its video on the larger split window.

  • Page 19: Retrieve Camera's Status

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder SVR-504 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 • Take snapshot...
  • Page 20 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 1.1 Retrieve camera’s video stream The camera list is expanded and dis- played on the Live View page. • Click “All” to display videos in the 8-video mode (SVR-108) or 16- video mode (SVR-116) • Click on a “Group” (ex. Group 1) to display videos from cameras under that group in quad view • Click on any camera to display...

  • Page 21: Retrieve Camera's Video Stream

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 1.3 Perform Sequence Viewing Sequence view is a function that allows you to view multiple vid- eo 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 Next, select one or more camera(s) or camera group(s) for sequence viewing...

  • Page 22: Ptz Control

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 1.4 PTZ Control PTZ control provides functions to pan, tilt, zoom a PTZ camera as well as the ability to adjust camera focus and iris Camera(s) that are currently being selected for live viewing will be listed in the PTZ drop-down menu.

  • Page 23: Perform Ptz Preset Viewing

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 1.5 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 Preset Point Viewing Start by selecting a PTZ camera from the drop-down list: Its available PTZ preset points will be listed in the drop-...
  • Page 24 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Auto Pan Viewing Start by selecting a PTZ camera from the drop-down list: Use the Auto Pan control buttons to pan right, left and stop auto pan Autopan * Certain cameras do not support bi- directional pan movements.

  • Page 25: Live Video Control Buttons

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 1.6 Live Video Control Buttons Each live video window comes with control buttons with func- tions described below: 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 Keep aspect ratio and true size...
  • Page 26 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Take a snapshot of a live video To take a snapshot of a live video, click the button and the snapshot of the video will be displayed in a pop up window shown like below * If you are running Windows Vista or 7, please make sure IE is run with the “Ad- ministrator”...
  • Page 27 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Full Screen View of a Live Video To view a video in full screen, click the button. To exit full screen video, double-click anywhere on the video. Turn On/Off Audio of a Live Video You can retrieve audio from a particular camera. Simply click button to do so.

  • Page 28: Change Web Ui Display Language

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 1.7 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 infor- mation about the user as well as a drop-down menu which lets you change the displyay language.

  • Page 29: Live View Through Iphone

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 1.8 Live View through iPhone 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 30 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder You should be prompted to enter the username and password to access the NVR Upon successful login, you should see the live view video of the first channel Click on the “Channe” drop-down menu to select other cameras...
  • Page 31 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 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 se- lection “Auto” will be used.

  • Page 32: Live View Through Blackberry Phones

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 1.9 Live View through Blackberry Phones You can use Blackberry and perform single channel live view to the NVR by using its Safari browser. To be able to view the live video through its browser, make sure “javascript” is enabled under “Browser”...
  • Page 33 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Make sure two options illustrated below are enabled Press the menu button and click the “Save Options” to save settings Press the button highlighted below to go back to the browser...
  • Page 34 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Type in the IP address of the NVR in the address bar You should be prompted to enter its username and password for ac- cess...

  • Page 35: Playback

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 2. Playback Methods to search playback Playback video control buttons Playback video Channels to be played back 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.

  • Page 36: Methods To Search Playback Videos

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 2.1 Methods to Search Playback Videos The NVR offers three methods to quickly help users find videos that were previously recorded: • Search by time: Specifiy a time range and search videos recorded within that range • Search by event: Find videos that were recorded due to event triggers • Play by start time: Enter a specific time a video was recorded to start playing back the video Search by time chart • Start by selecting which channel(s) you would like to perform a...
  • Page 37 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder • Results will then be displayed in a “Date/Channel” table and boxes marked in blue represent videos found in those dates: • Click on any blue cell box should direct you to the hour/channel table if there were multiple videos recorded during that date: * Videos from other cameras that are recorded on the same date will also be displayed...
  • Page 38 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder • Click on the cell box again will start playing back the videos if you have reached the end of search results: • Videos found from other cameras that were recorded at the same time will also be played.
  • Page 39 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Search by event • Start by selecting which channel(s) you would like to perform a search on: * Selected channels will be marked in red • 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).
  • Page 40 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder • You may also specify a new start time to search and display re- sults 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 41 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 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...

  • Page 42: Export Playback Videos To Avi Files

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 2.2 Export Playback Videos to AVI Files User can export the recorded playback videos stored on SVR-116 to a local computer and save them in AVI file format. The files can then be played on the PC by a 3rd party media player such as VLC player or Windows Media player. Once you locate the recorded videos with steps described in the pre- vious section, hit the “Export AVI”...
  • Page 43 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Specify the starting and ending hours of the video by entering num- bers in the text boxes Hit the “Start” button to start exporting. The file will be automatically named and saved under the C:\ partition You will be notified once the process is completed successfully The exported AVI file will be saved under the C partition * ffdshow is required in order to play the exported AVI file with Win- dows Media Player. You can get it at “http://sourceforge.net/projects/ffd- show-tryout/” to download the “ffd- show_beta6_rev2527_20081219. exe”.

  • Page 44: Play Exported Avi Videos With Nvr Media Player

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 2.3 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. The NVR Media Player will be automatically installed after the CMS software is installed.

  • Page 45: Open Event Snapshot Images With Nvr Media Player

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder video play control bar Volume Control Audio Control (click to en- video play control buttons: able/disable) Rewind/Pause (Play)/Stop/Next Frame/Fast Forward/ Screenshot/Display OSD video play time Video Play Speed 2.4 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 recepient.

  • Page 46: System Setup

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3. System Setup 3.1 System Configurations 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. We will start by configuring its network settings to make sure it works cor- rectly in your network. Next, we will help you adjust the system time so videos will be recorder with correct timestamp.
  • Page 47 To locate the recorder, simply use the SEEnergy IP Utility with steps described in page 12. If you wish to set the recorder to use a static IP address in your local area network, 1.

  • Page 48: Ddns Service

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.1.2 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 Internet Protocol Suite, to notify a domain name server to change, in real time, the active DNS configuration of its configured hostnames, addresses or other information stored in DNS.
  • Page 49 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder In order to properly configure the DDNS service function, please reg- ister a free DDNS domain name and account from DynDNS first. Go to www.dyndns.com from the browser to do so. Click on the “Signup FREE” button to begin Choose the FREE service on the left...
  • Page 50 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Fill in the necessary fields as illustrated below: Enter a desired hostname here Select a desired sub-domain from the drop-down menu Click here to automatically fill in the current public IP in the “IP Address field” Pick one or more options here (any is fine) Click to go to the next step The page will check whether the hostname you entered has been used by another user or not as soon as you click the “Add to Cart” button. If you see below message, simply enter a different and click “Add to Cart”...
  • Page 51 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Once you get to the next page, fill in the necessary fields as illustrated below Create an username and a password here. This will be used in the NVR’s configuration. Enter a valid email ad- dress as well. Enter the security code Check to agree the license Click to finish creating the account...
  • Page 52 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 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 “Do- main Name” field and the username/password you created in the “User ID” and “Password” field and click “Apply” to finish 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 53 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Notice the “Connection Status” displays the status of whether the NVR has been able to successfully update its current public IP address to the DynDNS server The NVR will automatically check with the DynDNS server once every hour and update its latest public IP to the server.

  • Page 54: Time And Date

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.1.3 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 • Inconsistent display time of event logs and when they actually oc- After selecting the time zone, choose an option below to set the re- corder time • Manual – Use the drop-down list and configure the time manually...

  • Page 55: User Account

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.1.4 User Account The recorder 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 recorder comes with a built-in “admin”...

  • Page 56: Group Privilege

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.1.5 Group Privilege Group Privilege is where you can create multiple customized access policies for situations if you need the recorder to be accessed by us- ers other than the administrator. You can do so by creating a group, and then remove access privileges for certain configuration pages or cameras.
  • Page 57 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Choose what type of privilege you would like this group to have from the “Privilege Type” drop-down menu 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...

  • Page 58: Disk Setup

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.1.6 Disk Setup (SVR-504/508/516 ONLY Once you install a hard disk to the recorder, you would need to ini- tialize 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”...
  • Page 59 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.1.7 Disk Setup (SVR-516+ ONLY) Once you install a hard disk to the recorder, you would need to ini- tialize 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”...
  • Page 60 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Create RAID 0 Volume To create a RAID 0 volume, two internal disks must be presented in the system. Click on the “RAID Volume” tab and make sure there are two disks under the “Internal Hard Disk List Select “Create RAID 0”...
  • Page 61 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder A warning message will be displayed to confirm the action as creating a RAID volume or converting to a different RAID volume will result in ALL DATA LOSS The process will begin and wait for the screen to refresh You should be prompted with below message once the process is fin- ished successfully...
  • Page 62 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder After the RAID 0 volume is successfully created, it should be listed under the “RAID Volume” table with the status “Offline” To bring the RAID volume online, go to the “Hard Disk List” which you should now see the RAID volume as Disk ID 1, simply click “Format” A warning message should be displayed notifying such action will erase all data on the disk (RAID volume), simply click “OK”...
  • Page 63 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder The status should be displayed You should re-directed to the Hard Disk List page after the process is done. You should now see the status of the RAID volume to be online Note: 1. This procedure applies to creating RAID 0/RAID 1/JBOD volume. 2. You can convert to another RAID type or JBOD volume at anytime after a RAID volume has been created.
  • Page 64 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder When RAID Volume Failed RAID volume fails when one of the internal disks fails. You should the warning message at the top of the NVR web UI Click on the warning message should direct you to the “Disk Setup” page, click on the “RAID Volume”...

  • Page 65: Channel Configurations

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.2 Channel Configurations 3.2.1 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. Automatic Search: 1. Click the “Search” button to perform the camera search. You should be prompted to install Active Control component in order for the search to function properly.
  • Page 66 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 2. After that, the search should begin and its status should be dis- played: 3. Found cameras should be listed and simply select a camera from the list and press “Configure” 4. Its corresponding information should be displayed in the “Camera Information”...
  • Page 67 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder If cameras are marked with “*” in the search result, it means those cameras are already configured and connected to the NVR. 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 68 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder For single stream camera, only the recording fps can be adjusted. Add a camera manually Simply follow the instruction described above but instead of using the “Search” function, enter the camera’s IP address and cre- dential in the “Camera Information”...

  • Page 69: Osd Settings

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.2.2 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, 1.

  • Page 70: Ptz Preset Settings

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.2.3 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 particular camera.
  • Page 71 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 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” >> “Event Trig- ger”...

  • Page 72: Ptz Preset Sequence

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.2.4 PTZ Preset Sequence Once you have multiple preset points defined for a camera, it is con- venient for monitoring to set up the sequencing viewing among those preset point and let the recorder automatically switch between them for you. To configure preset sequence for a camera, select a channel from the “Channel” drop-down menu The available preset points should be listed in “Camera Presets” sec- tion Pick the ones you like for sequence viewing and press the “->”...

  • Page 73: E-Map Setting

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.2.5 E-Map Setting 3.2.5.1 Local 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 74 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 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 75: Google Map Setting

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.2.5.2 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 you’d like to place the camera to on the map.
  • Page 76 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Once the location has been determined, click and drag the camera icon to move it to the desired location: * Click and drag the icon to re-arrange its location • The Google Map Monitor requires active Internet connection and can not be used in conjunction with the regular E-Map monitor function. • You can click anywhere on the map and hold down the mouse left button then drag to move the map itself You can then access the Google Map Monitor from the top menu:...

  • Page 77: Event Configurations

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.3 Event Configurations 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. 3.3.1 General Settings The general settings section can help you quickly configure when an event is triggered, how often events are triggered and the corre- sponding actions when events are triggered.

  • Page 78: I/O Settings

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Trigger action Now that you have the event trigger duration and interval defined, choose what action to be taken during an event trigger: • You can choose to have the recorder send out the first few frames of the video recorder upon an event is triggered • You can also choose to have the recorder send out a warning mes- sage in e-mail or in txt file format and upload it to an destined FTP server 3.3.2 I/O Settings This function allows users to manage camera’s digital input and out- put ports right from the recorder.
  • Page 79 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 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. Only connected cameras will be displayed in the list. 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 will not be able to select motion detection as the trigger source for this camera under “Event Configurations” >>...

  • Page 80: Event Servers

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.3.3 Event Servers 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 destined event server according to the configuration.
  • Page 81 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 4. Enter the username and password of the FTP server if it’s re- quired 5. Check “Use Passive Mode” if it’s required or leave it unchecked to use active mode 6. Click “Test” to verify if all information is entered correctly and the connection to the FTP server can be established successfully 7.
  • Page 82 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 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. Check “Enable Authentication” and enter the username and pass- word of the SMTP server if it requires authentication 6. Click “Apply” to save the configuration * The NVR supports SMTP servers that use base64 or MD5 authenti-...

  • Page 83: Event Triggers

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.3.4 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: • which channels will have event trigger function enabled • What is considered to be an event • Where the warnings will be sent to and how they will be sent Select Channels to Enable Event Trigger and which type of event should be triggered • Use the checkbox to enable event trigger on the desired channels * Once motion detection is enabled in this page, please configure the motion area...
  • Page 84 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder • Define which system events should trigger the recorder to send out notifications • Define how the notifications will be sent and where they will be sent to * Event trigger may not work for cameras that are placed outside of your local network or on the Internet until the “UPnP Port Forwarding” is enabled in both the NVR and the router.

  • Page 85: Recording Configurations

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.4 Recording Configurations 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. 3.4.1 General Settings • You can define the following in “General Settings”: • Pre-Alarm/Post-Alarm recording length...
  • Page 86 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 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 87 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 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 applica- tion such as banking which certain countries requires to always keep a minimum previous number of days of recording data.

  • Page 88: Schedule Recording

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.4.2 Schedule Recording Here you can define the time range of the schedule recording for all channels. To configure a schedule recording: 1. Use the “Channel” drop-down menu and select a camera first 2. 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 89 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3. You can also use the “Quick Configuration” to define recording time range instead of clicking cell boxex one by one on the time ta- ble. Simply check what days you would like to perform recording and specify the recording duration by either choosing “All Day”...

  • Page 90: System Options

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.5 System Options 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. 3.5.1 Device Information The “Device Information” provides the general information of the device such as firmware version and system time. It also provides information of the current network settings and status.

  • Page 91: Logs And Reports

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.5.2 Logs and Reports “Logs and Reports” keeps a record of what’s been happening to the device and provides basic information for troubleshooting 3.5.3 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...

  • Page 92: Reboot The Nvr

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Reboot the NVR Reboot the NVR after you upload a new firmware. You would need to manually reboot the system for the new firmware to take effect. 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 recorder.

  • Page 93: Reboot Nvr At A Specific Time Automatically

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Reboot the NVR at a specific time automatically You can also configure the NVR to restart automatically by using the options given in the web UI. You can set the NVR to restart at a par- ticular hour of a specific day during a week or a month.

  • Page 94: Firmware Upgrade

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Firmware Upgrade The firmware can be upgraded through web UI or USB. Before up- grading firmware, please backup current configuration first. ** the firmware file comes with a “.tar.gz” file extension, please use the file as is, DO NOT unzip it. It’s normal that you may only see “.tar” as the the “.gz” file extension is hidden by default in Windows. You will get “in- correct file format” error message if the file extension is altered. Certain personal firewall may also cause such problem. A. Upgrade through Web UI 1. Login into NVR’s web management UI. Go to "Setup" page and go to "System Options"->"Maintenance" 2. On "Upgrade NVR's Firmware" section, click "Browse" and select new firmware file 3.
  • Page 95 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 4. When done, click “Upgrade” 5. Follow the on screen instruction and wait for the process to finish (After upgrade, the system will reboot automatically, it’s part of the process) B. Upgrade through USB 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. (make sure to change the firmware file name to “firmware” and leave its file extension “.tar.gz”...

  • Page 96: Reset The Nvr To Factory Default

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Reset the NVR to Factory Default To reset the recorder back to its factory default, click “Default” but- ton and begin the proces: The process should be displayed and you should be prompted back to the “Live View” page after it is complete:...

  • Page 97: Do Status

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.5.4 DO Status This is where you can get the current status of the NVR’s digital out- put ports. You can also change their status from this page. 3.5.5 Disk Status “Disk Status” gives you a more detailed information of the hard drive that is currently installed in the NVR.

  • Page 98: Usb Backup

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.5.6 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. Insert a USB hard disk that has more than 100MB free space to the You can check the “Disk Status” page under “System Options” to see if the USB disk has been detected by the NVR...
  • Page 99 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 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 menu if you have more than one disks connected to the NVR Next, select channels which you would like to backup the recording data from.
  • Page 100 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Things to pay attention to with the USB Backup function: Limitation: • It does not support USB Hub extend the number of HDD con- nected to the NVR • Only one backup process can be performed at a time • Maximum 4 channels can be selected for backup • Only FAT32 USB hard disk is supported for backup • The USB hard disk needs to have more than 100MB remaining...
  • Page 101 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder Play the backup file with the NVR Media Player The backup files can be played with the NVR media player. To do, open the player and select “Open” >> “Media Database” Click “Browse...” to select the file from the USB disk A new dialog should be prompted for you to select the file location...
  • Page 102 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder When done, click “Check” to validate the file Once the file has been successfully verified, you should be prompted with the message shown below Select the time zone according to your current location Finally, click “OK” to begin playing...
  • Page 103 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder The player should now play the backed up file...

  • Page 104: Ups Configuration

    SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder 3.5.7 UPS Configuration Connect the UPS to the NVR’s USB port for sending and receiving sig- nals between the UPS and the NVR. The NVR can receive signal from the UPS when there is a power failure and shut down itself automati- cally within a period of time.
  • Page 105 SVR-500 Series Network Video Recorder The UPS information should be obtained an 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” option. 2.
  • Page 106 ©2007, SEEnergy Corp. The SEEnergy logo is a registered trademark of SEEnergy Corp. All other company names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. The specification is subject to change without prior notice. SEEnergy endeavors to ensure that the information in this document is correct and faily stated but does not accept liability for any error or omissions.

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