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HIKVISION DS-9600 User Manual

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  • Page 1 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7600/7700NI-SP Series NVR Version 2.2.0...
  • Page 2 Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (Hikvision). Hikvision assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in the book. Except as permitted by such license, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Hikvision.

  • Page 3: Regulatory Information

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Regulatory Information FCC Information compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.

  • Page 4: Safety Warnings And Cautions

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Safety Warnings and Cautions Please pay attention to the following warnings and cautions: Hazardous Voltage may be present: Special measures and precautions must be taken when using this device. Some potentials (voltages) on the device may present a hazard to the user.
  • Page 5 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Power Cord Requirements: The connector that plugs into the wall outlet must be a grounding-type male plug designed for use in your region. It must have certification marks showing certification by an agency in your region.
  • Page 6 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your NVR, please be advised of the following tips: • Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • Unit is designed for indoor use only.

  • Page 7: Product Key Features

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Product Key Features General  Connecting to the third-party IP cameras, IP dome and DVS.  PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.  Each channel supports dual-stream.  Up to 32 network cameras can be added. (For 7600NI-ST/SP series NVR, up to 16 network cameras can be connected.)
  • Page 8 Network Functions  2 self-adaptive 10M/100M/1000M network interfaces, and various working mode is configurable: multi-address, load balance, network fault tolerance, etc. (Two NIC are only for the DS-9600 series NVR.)  8 independent PoE network interfaces are provided for 7700/7600NI-SP series ...
  • Page 9 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR  Remotely start/stop recording.  Remotely start/stop alarm output.  Remote PTZ control.  Remote JPEG capture.  Two-way voice talk and voice broadcasting.  Embedded WEB server. Development Scalability:  SDK for Windows and Linux system.

  • Page 10: Table Of Contents

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features ............................6 C H A P T E R 1 ............................... 13 Introduction ................................13 1.1 Front Panel ..............................14 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations ........................21 1.3 USB Mouse Operation ..........................
  • Page 11 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record and Capture .................. 70 5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record and Capture ..................72 5.5 Manual Record and Continuous Capture ....................74 5.6 Configuring Holiday Record and Capture ....................76 5.7 Configuring Redundant Recording and Capture ..................
  • Page 12 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 9.2.2 Configuring DDNS ........................146 9.2.3 Configuring NTP Server ....................... 149 9.2.4 Configuring SNMP ........................150 9.2.5 Configuring Remote Alarm Host....................150 9.2.6 Configuring Multicast ........................151 9.2.7 Configuring RTSP ......................... 152 9.2.8 Configuring Server and HTTP Ports .....................
  • Page 13 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 12.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device ................... 192 12.4.2 Upgrading by FTP ........................192 12.5 Restoring Default Settings ........................194 C H A P T E R 1 3 ..............................195 Others ..................................195 13.1 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port ......................

  • Page 14: Chapter 1

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR C H A P T E R 1 Introduction...

  • Page 15: Front Panel

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 1.1 Front Panel Figure 1. 1 DS-9600NI-ST Figure 1. 2 DS-8600NI-ST Name Function Description ALARM Alarm indicator turns red when a sensor alarm is detected. Ready indicator is normally blue, indicating that the device is functioning READY properly.
  • Page 16 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Switch to the corresponding channel in Live view or PTZ Control mode. Input numbers and characters in Edit mode. Switch between different channels in All-day Playback mode. Alphanumeric Buttons The light of the button is blue when the corresponding channel is recording;...
  • Page 17 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR In the PTZ Control mode, it is used to adjust the iris of the PTZ camera. The DIRECTION buttons are used to navigate between different fields and items in menus. In the Playback mode, the Up and Down button is used to speed up and slow down recorded video.
  • Page 18 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Name Function Description ALARM: the light is red when there is an alarm occurring. HDD: the indicator flickers red when HDD is reading/writing. Tx/Rx: TX/RX indicator flickers green when network connection is functioning normally.
  • Page 19 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Name Function Description Enter letters “JKL”; Delete characters before cursor; Check the checkbox and select the ON/OFF switch; Start/stop record clipping in playback. Enter numeral “6”; Enter letters “MNO”; 6/MNO/PLAY: Playback, for direct access to playback interface.
  • Page 20 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR USB Interface Connects USB mouse or USE flash memory devices. POWER: the POWER indicator turns green when NVR is powered up. READY: The indicator light is green when the device is running normally.
  • Page 21 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Enter letters “WXYZ”; Multi-channel display in live view. Enter numeral “0”; Shift the input methods in the editing text field. (Upper and 0/A: lowercase, alphabet, symbols or numeric input). Double press the button to switch the main and auxiliary output.

  • Page 22: Ir Remote Control Operations

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations The NVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1. 5 Note: Batteries (2× AAA) must be installed before operation. Figure 1. 5 Remote Control The keys on the remote control closely resemble the ones on the front panel.
  • Page 23 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR PREV Button Same as the PREV/FOCUS- button on front panel. DIRECTION/ENTER Same as the DIRECTION/ENTER buttons on front panel. Buttons PTZ Button Same as the PTZ/IRIS- button on front panel. ESC Button Same as the ESC button on front panel.

  • Page 24: Usb Mouse Operation

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 1.3 USB Mouse Operation A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this NVR. To use a USB mouse: Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the NVR.

  • Page 25: Input Method Description

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 1.4 Input Method Description Figure 1.6 Soft Keyboard Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard: Table 1.3 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons Icons Description Icons Description English Capital English Numbers...

  • Page 26: Rear Panel

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 1.5 Rear Panel Figure 1. 7 DS-9600NI-ST Figure 1. 8 DS-8600NI-ST Figure 1. 9 DS-7700NI-ST Item Description VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. CVBS AUDIO OUT RCA connector for audio output. This connector is synchronized with CVBS video output.
  • Page 27 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR for DS-9600NI-ST. Termination Switch RS-485 termination switch. Up position is not terminated. Down position is terminated with 120Ω resistance. RS-485 Interface Connector for RS-485 devices. T+ and T- pins connects to R+ and R- pins of PTZ receiver respectively.
  • Page 28 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR ALARM IN Connector for alarm input. ALARM OUT Connector for alarm output. GROUND Ground (needs to be connected when NVR starts up). AC 100V ~ 240V AC 100V ~ 240V power supply.
  • Page 29 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR VIDEO OUT BNC connector for video output. AUDIO OUT BNC connector for audio output. AUDIO IN BNC connector for audio input. (Also for voice talk) RS-232 Interface Connector for RS-232 devices. DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu.

  • Page 30: Starting Up And Shutting Down The Nvr

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 1.6 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the NVR. Before you start: Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the NVR’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly.
  • Page 31 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Rebooting the NVR In the Shutdown menu, you can also reboot the NVR. Steps: Enter the Shutdown menu by clicking Menu > Shutdown. Click the Logout button to lock the NVR or the Reboot button to reboot the NVR.

  • Page 32: Chapter 2

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR C H A P T E R 2 Getting Started...

  • Page 33: Using The Wizard For Basic Configuration

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 2.1 Using the Wizard for basic configuration By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the NVR has loaded, as shown in Figure 2.1. Figure 2.1 Start Wizard Interface Operating the Setup Wizard: The Setup Wizard can walk you through some important settings of the NVR.
  • Page 34 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 2.3 Date and Time Settings After the time settings, click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window, as shown in Figure 2.4. DS-9600NI-ST DS-8600/7700/7600NI-ST...
  • Page 35 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR DS-7700/7600NI-SP Figure 2.4 Network Configuration Note: Dual-NIC is only supported in DS-9600NI-ST device. And for DS-7700/7600NI-SP series NVR, the internal NIC IPv4 address should be configured for the cameras connecting to the PoE network interface of the NVR.
  • Page 36 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 2.6 Search for IP Cameras Click Next button. Configure the recording for the searched IP Cameras. Figure 2. 7 Record Settings Click Copy to copy the settings to other channels, as shown in Figure 2.8.
  • Page 37 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 2.8 Copy Record Settings Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard.

  • Page 38: Adding And Connecting The Ip Cameras

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 2.2 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras 2.2.1 Adding the on-line IP cameras Purpose: The main function of the NVR is to connect the network cameras and record the video got from it. So before you can get a live view or record of the video, you should add the network cameras to the connection list of the device.

  • Page 39: Editing The Connected Ip Cameras And Configuring Customized Protocols

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Check the checkbox of certain cameras to be added. Click Quick Add to add the camera. To add other IP cameras: On the left side of the interface, you can enter the IP address, protocol, management port, user name, password and other information of the IP camera to be added.
  • Page 40 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 2. 13 Password Configuration of the Camera Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the interface. Explanation of the icons: Edit basic parameters of the camera Delete the IP camera...

  • Page 41: Editing Ip Cameras Connected To The Poe Interfaces (Only For Ds-7600/7700Ni-Sp Series Nvr)

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 2. 15 Protocol Setting Choose the protocols you just added to validate the connection of the network camera. 2.2.3 Editing IP cameras connected to the PoE interfaces (Only for DS-7600/7700NI-SP series NVR) The PoE interfaces enables the NVR system to pass electrical power safely, along with data, on Ethernet cabling to the connected network cameras.
  • Page 42 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 2. 16 List of Connected Cameras Note: The cameras connecting to the PoE interface cannot be deleted in this menu. Click the Edit button. Figure 2. 17 Edit IP Camera Interface...

  • Page 43: Chapter 3

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR C H A P T E R 3 Live View...

  • Page 44: Introduction Of Live View

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The NVR automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. It is also at the very top of the menu hierarchy, thus pressing the ESC many times (depending on which menu you’re on) brings you to the Live View mode.

  • Page 45: Operations In Live View Mode

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 3.2 Operations in Live View Mode In live view mode, there are many functions provided. The functions are listed below. • Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor. • Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously.

  • Page 46: Using The Mouse In Live View

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 3.2.2 Using the Mouse in Live View Table 3.4 Mouse Operation in Live View Name Description Menu Enter the main menu of the system by right clicking the mouse. Single Screen Switch to the single full screen by choosing channel number from the dropdown list.

  • Page 47: Quick Setting Toolbar In Live View Mode

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR • Playback: Enter into Playback mode. • PTZ: Enter PTZ Control mode. • Main Monitor: Enter Main operation mode. Note: In the live view mode of the main output monitor, the menu operation is not available while Aux output mode is enabled.
  • Page 48 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu. Figure 3.4 Image Settings- Preset You can also choose the Customize mode to set the image parameters like brightness, contrast, saturation and hue.

  • Page 49: Adjusting Live View Settings

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings Purpose: Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc.
  • Page 50 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 3.7 Live View- Camera Order To set the camera order: Select View. Select the small window, and double-click on the channel number to display the channel on the window. You can click...

  • Page 51: Channel-Zero Encoding

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 3.4 Channel-zero Encoding Purpose: Sometimes you need to get a remote view of many channels in real time from web browser or CMS(Client Management System) software, in order to decrease the bandwidth requirement without affecting the image quality, channel-zero encoding is supported as an option for you.

  • Page 52: User Logout

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 3.5 User Logout Purpose: After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to do some operation, you need to enter user name and password tog in again.

  • Page 53: Chapter 4

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR C H A P T E R 4 PTZ Controls...

  • Page 54: Configuring Ptz Settings

    Note: All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters. Example: If the PTZ camera uses the protocol of Hikvision, you should select Hikvision in the PTZ Protocol field. Click Copy if you want to configure same settings to other PTZ cameras.

  • Page 55: Setting Ptz Presets, Patrols & Patterns

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 4.2 Setting PTZ Presets, Patrols & Patterns Before you start: Please make sure that the presets, patrols and patterns should be supported by PTZ protocols. 4.2.1 Customizing Presets Purpose: Follow the steps to set the Preset location which you want the PTZ camera to point to when an event takes place.

  • Page 56: Calling Presets

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 4.2.2 Calling Presets Purpose: This feature enables the camera to point to a specified position such as a window when an event takes place. Call preset in the PTZ setting interface: Steps: Enter the PTZ Control interface.

  • Page 57: Customizing Patrols

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Choose preset in the Preset list. 4.2.3 Customizing Patrols Purpose: Patrols can be set to move the PTZ to different key points and have it stay there for a set duration before moving on to the next key point.

  • Page 58: Calling Patrols

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Repeat the above steps to add more key points. You can also delete all the key points by clicking the trash icon Figure 4.8KeyPoints Deletion 4.2.4 Calling Patrols Purpose: Calling a patrol makes the PTZ to move according the predefined patrol path.

  • Page 59: Customizing Patterns

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Steps: Press PTZ control on the front panel or on the remote, or click PTZ Control icon on the quick setting toolbar, to show the PTZ control toolbar. Choose Patrol on the control bar.

  • Page 60: Calling Patterns

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Click and use your mouse to drag the image or click the eight directional buttons in the control box under the image to move the PTZ camera. The movement of the PTZ is recorded as the pattern.
  • Page 61 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 4.13 PTZ Toolbar- Pattern...

  • Page 62: Ptz Control Toolbar

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 4.3 PTZ Control Toolbar In the Live View mode, you can press the PTZ Control button on the front panel or on the remote control, or choose the PTZ Control icon to enter the PTZ toolbar.

  • Page 63: Chapter 5

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR C H A P T E R 5 Record and Capture Settings...

  • Page 64: Configuring Encoding Parameters

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 5.1 Configuring Encoding Parameters Purpose: By configuring the encoding parameters you can define the parameters which affect the image quality, such as the transmission stream type, the resolution and so on. Before you start: Make sure that the HDD has already been installed.
  • Page 65 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Steps: Enter the Record settings interface to configure the encoding parameters: Menu>Record>Encoding Figure 5.3 Record Encoding Encoding Parameters Setting for Recording Select Record tab page to configure. You can configure the stream type, the resolution, and other parameters on your demand.
  • Page 66 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 5. 4 Substream Encoding Configure the parameters of the camera. Click Apply to save the settings. Encoding Parameters Settings for Capture Select the Capture. Figure 5.5 Capture Encoding Configure the parameters.

  • Page 67: Configuring Record/Capture Schedule

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 5.2 Configuring Record/Capture Schedule Purpose: Set the record schedule, and then the camera automatically starts/stops recording according to the configured schedule. Note: In this chapter, we take the record schedule procedure as an example, and the same procedure can be applied to configure schedule for both recording and capture.
  • Page 68 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 5. 7 Recording Schedule Interface You can click the button to set the accurate time of the schedule. To schedule an all-day recording, check the checkbox after the All Day item.
  • Page 69 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 5. 10 Draw the Schedule Description of the color icons. Figure 5. 11 Description of the color icons Click the Apply button to validate the settings. If the settings can also be used to other channels, click Copy, and then choose the channel to which you want to copy.
  • Page 70 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 5.12 Copy Schedule to Other Channels...

  • Page 71: Configuring Motion Detection Record And Capture

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record and Capture Purpose: Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the NVR can analyze it and do many actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notify the surveillance center and so on.
  • Page 72 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 5.14 Motion Detection- Mask Click Handling, and the message box for channel information pop up. Figure 5.15 Motion Detection Handling Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording.

  • Page 73: Configuring Alarm Triggered Record And Capture

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 5.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record and Capture Purpose: Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording or capture. Steps: Enter the Alarm setting interface. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Figure 5.16 Alarm Settings Click Alarm Input.
  • Page 74 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 5.18 Alarm Handling Choose the alarm triggered recording channel. Check the checkbox to select channel. Click Apply to save settings. Click OK to back to the upper level menu. Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters.

  • Page 75: Manual Record And Continuous Capture

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 5.5 Manual Record and Continuous Capture Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual record and continuous capture. Using manual record and continuous capture, you need to manually cancel the record and capture. The manual recording and manual continuous capture is prior to the scheduled recording and capture.
  • Page 76 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Disable continuous capture. Click the status button to change Note: Green icon means that the channel is configured the capture schedule. After rebooting, all the continuous capture will be canceled.

  • Page 77: Configuring Holiday Record And Capture

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 5.6 Configuring Holiday Record and Capture Purpose: Follow the steps to configure the record or capture schedule on holiday for that year. You may want to have different plan for recording and capture on holiday.
  • Page 78 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Click OK to exit the Edit interface. Enter Record/Capture Schedule settings interface to edit the holiday recording schedule. See Chapter 5.2 Configuring Record/Capture Schedule.

  • Page 79: Configuring Redundant Recording And Capture

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 5.7 Configuring Redundant Recording and Capture Purpose: Enabling redundant recording and capture, which means saving the record files and captured pictures not only in the R/W HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability. .
  • Page 80 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Note: You must set the Storage mode in the HDD advanced settings to Group before you set the HDD property to Redundant. For detailed information, please refer to Chapter 10.4 Managing HDD Group. There should be at least another HDD which is in Read/Write status.

  • Page 81: Configuring Hdd Group For Recording And Capture

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 5.8 Configuring HDD Group for Recording and Capture Purpose: You can group the HDDs and save the record files and captured pictures in certain HDD group. Steps: Enter HDD setting interface. Menu>HDD Figure 5.27 HDD General...
  • Page 82 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 5.29 HDD Advanced Choose Group number in the dropdown list of Record on HDD Group Check the channels you want to save in this group. Click Apply to save settings. Note: After having configured the HDD groups, you can configure the Recording and Capture settings following the procedure provided in Chapter 5.2-5.7.

  • Page 83: Files Protection

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 5.9 Files Protection Purpose: You can lock the recorded files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten. Protect file by locking the record files: Steps: Enter Playback setting interface.
  • Page 84 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Find the record files you want to protect, and then click the icon which will turn to indicating that the file is locked. Note: The record files of which the recording is still not completed can’t be locked.
  • Page 85 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 5.34 HDD General- Editing Note: To edit HDD property, you need to set the storage mode of the HDD to Group. See Chapter 10.4 Managing HDD Group. Set the HDD property to Read-only.

  • Page 86: Chapter 6

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR C H A P T E R 6 Playback...

  • Page 87: Playing Back Record Files

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 6.1 Playing Back Record Files 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel Purpose: Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported. Instant playback by channel...
  • Page 88 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Front Panel: press PLAY button to play back record files of the channel under single-screen live view mode. Under multi-screen live view mode, the recorded files of the top-left channel will be played back.

  • Page 89: Playing Back By Time

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR : Mouse cursor is located. Figure 6. 5 Toolbar of All-day Playback Table 6.1Detailed Explanation of All-day-playback Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio Start/Stop 30s forward 30s reverse...

  • Page 90: Playing Back By Normal Video Search

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process, as shown in Figure 6. 7. Figure 6. 7 Interface of Playback by Time Figure 6. 8 Toolbar of Playback by Time Table 6.2Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-time Toolbar...
  • Page 91 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Play back video files searched out by restricting recording type and recording time. The video files in the result list are played back sequentially and channel switch is supported. Recording types contain Normal, Motion, Alarm, Motion / Alarm, Motion &...
  • Page 92 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 6. 11 Result of Normal Video Search Choose channels for simultaneous playback. Note: Optional channels for simultaneous playback are the same as the channels chosen to search record files in step 1. And the channel with the recorded file selected in step 2 is the main channel during multi-channel playback and it is displayed at the upper left corner.
  • Page 93 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 6. 13 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface The hidden list of recorded files displays by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 6. 14 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface with Video List Figure 6.

  • Page 94: Playing Back By Event Search

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR play Previous file Next file Video search Exit Video type Hide toolbar Progress bar Note: 1. Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.
  • Page 95 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 6. 17 Video Search by Motion Click button to enter the Playback interface. If there is only one channel is triggered by an alarm input, clicking button takes you to Full-screen Playback interface of this channel.
  • Page 96 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Playback interface. The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process. Figure 6. 20 Interface of Playback by Event The hidden list of events will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface.

  • Page 97: Playing Back By Tag

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Single-frame reverse play play Previous event Next event Event search Exit Video type Hide Progress bar Note: 1. Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames.
  • Page 98 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 6. 24 Tag Management Interface Steps: Enter Tag Search interface. Menu>Playback>Tag Choose channels, tag type and time, and click Search to enter Search Result interface. Note: Two tag types are selectable: All and Tag Keyword. Input keyword if you choose Tag Keyword.
  • Page 99 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 6. 26 Result of Video Search by Tag Playback by tag. Choose a tag and click button to play back the related record file. Figure 6. 27 Interface of Playback by Tag...

  • Page 100: Playing Back By System Logs

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 6. 28 Interface of Playback by Tag with Video List Figure 6. 29 Toolbar of Playback by Tag Table 6.5Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-tag Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button...
  • Page 101 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Steps: Enter Log Information interface. Menu>Maintenance>Log Information Click Log Search tab to enter Playback by System Logs. Set search time and type and click Search button. Figure 6. 30 System Log Search Interface Choose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface.

  • Page 102: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 6.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 6.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in case of checking image details of the video when abnormal events happen. Steps: •...

  • Page 103: Adverse Playback Of Multi-Channel

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 6. 34 Right-click Menu under Playback The right-click menu: Note: This menu differs slightly from one playback interface to another. Table 6.6 Detailed Explanation of Right-click Menu under Playback Button Function...
  • Page 104 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 6. 36 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface Click to play back the record files adversely.

  • Page 105: Picture Playback

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 6.3 Picture Playback Purpose: Search and view captured pictures stored in HDD. Steps: Enter Picture Search interface. Menu>Playback>Picture Set channel, picture type and time and click button to enter Search Result interface.
  • Page 106 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 6. 39 Picture Playback Interface The hidden list of captured pictures will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface. Figure 6. 40 Playback Interface with Picture List Figure 6.

  • Page 107: Chapter 7

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR C H A P T E R 7 Backup...

  • Page 108: Backing Up Record Files

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 7.1 Backing up Record Files 7.1.1 Quick Export Purpose: Export record files to backup device(s) quickly. Steps: Enter Video Export interface. Menu>Export>Normal Choose the channel(s) you want to back up and click button.
  • Page 109 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 7.2 Quick Export using USB1-1 Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported. Figure 7.3 Export Finished Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.

  • Page 110: Backing Up By Normal Video Search

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 7.1.2 Backing up by Normal Video Search Purpose: The record files can be backup to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer and e-SATA HDD.
  • Page 111 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 7.6 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup Export. Click Export button and start backup. Note: If the inserted USB device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device.
  • Page 112 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 7.8 Export Finished Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it. Note: The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export.
  • Page 113 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 7.10 Normal Video Search for Backup Select record files you want to back up. Click button to play the record file if you want to check it. Check the checkbox before the record files you want to back up.
  • Page 114 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 7.12 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Writer Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box “Export finished”. Figure 7.13 Export Finished Check backup result.
  • Page 115 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Backup using eSATA HDDs Steps: Enter Record>Advanced and set the working mode of eSATA HDD at “Export”. Menu>Record>Advanced Choose eSATA and set its mode at Export. Click Yes when pop-up message box “System will reboot automatically if the usage of eSATA is changed.
  • Page 116 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 7.16 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup Export. Click Export button and start backup. Note: Please format the eSATA first when using it for the first time. If the inserted eSATA HDD is not recognized: •...

  • Page 117: Backing Up By Event Search

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 7.18 Export Finished Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it. Note: The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export.
  • Page 118 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 7.20 Event Search for Backup Select record files to export. Select an alarm input in the list and click Quick Export button to enter Export interface. Clicking Details button will take you to the interface with detailed information of all channels triggered by the selected alarm input.
  • Page 119 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 7.22 Event Details Interface Export. Click the Export button and start back up. Note: If the inserted USB device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device. •...

  • Page 120: Backing Up Video Clips

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 7.24 Export Finished Check backup result. Note: The Player player.exe will be exported automatically during record file export. Figure 7.25 Checkup of Event Export Result Using USB Flash Drive 7.1.4 Backing up Video Clips...
  • Page 121 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 7.26 Interface of Playback by Time Click Yes to save video clips and enter Export interface, or click No to quit and do not save video clips. Figure 7.27 Attention to Video Clip Saving Export.
  • Page 122 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 7.28 Export Video Clips Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”. Figure 7.29 Export Finished Check backup result.

  • Page 123: Backing Up Pictures

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 7.2 Backing up Pictures Purpose: Back up pictures using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), SATA writer or e-SATA HDD. Steps: Enter Export interface. Menu>Export>Picture Select channel(s), image type, start time and end time, and click Search button to enter the Search Result interface.
  • Page 124 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Export. Click Export button and start backup. Figure 7.33 Export Pictures Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message “Export finished”. Figure 7.34 Export Finished Check backup result.

  • Page 125: Managing Backup Devices

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 7.3 Managing Backup Devices Management of USB flash drives, USB HDDs and eSATA HDDs. Enter Search Result interface of record files. Menu>Export>Normal Set search condition and click Search button to enter Search Result interface.
  • Page 126 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Select a record file in the backup device and click button to play it. Click Format button to format the backup device. Note: If the inserted USB device is not recognized: •...
  • Page 127 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 7.40 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup Backup device management. Click Erase button if you want to erase the files from a re-writable CD/DVD. Note: There must be a re-writable CD/DVD when you make this operation.

  • Page 128: Chapter 8

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR C H A P T E R 8 Alarm Settings...

  • Page 129: Setting Motion Detection Alarm

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 8.1 Setting Motion Detection Alarm Steps: Enter Motion Detection interface of Camera Management and choose a camera you want to set up motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 8.1Motion Detection Setup Interface Set up detection area and sensitivity.
  • Page 130 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 8.3 Set Trigger Camera of Motion Detection Set up arming schedule of the channel. Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel’s arming schedule for the motion detection. Choose one day of a week and up to eight time periods can be set within each day.
  • Page 131 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 8.5 Copy Settings of Motion Detection...

  • Page 132: Setting Sensor Alarms

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 8.2 Setting Sensor Alarms Purpose: Set handling method of an external sensor alarm. Steps: Enter Alarm Settings of System Configuration and select an alarm input. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Select Alarm Input tab to enter Alarm Input Settings interface.
  • Page 133 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Note: Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped. Select Handling tab to set up alarm response actions of the alarm input (please refer to Chapter 8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.
  • Page 134 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 8.10 Copy Settings of Alarm Input...

  • Page 135: Detecting Video Loss Alarm

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 8.3 Detecting Video Loss Alarm Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Steps: Enter Video Loss interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect.
  • Page 136 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 8.13 Set Arming Schedule of Video Loss Select Handling tab to set up alarm response action of video loss (please refer to Chapter 8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.

  • Page 137: Detecting Video Tampering Alarm

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 8.4 Detecting Video Tampering Alarm Purpose: Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s). Steps: Enter Video Tampering interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect video tampering.
  • Page 138 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Set arming schedule and alarm response actions of the channel. Click Arming Schedule tab to set the channel’s arming schedule. Choose one day of a week and Max. eight time periods can be set within each day.

  • Page 139: Handling Exceptions Alarm

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 8.5 Handling Exceptions Alarm Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, e.g. • HDD Full: The HDD is full. • HDD Error: Writing HDD error or unformatted HDD.

  • Page 140: Setting Alarm Response Actions

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 8.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions Purpose: Alarm response actions will be activated when an alarm or exception occurs, including Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning (buzzer), Notify Surveillance Center, Upload Picture to FTP, Trigger Alarm Output and Send Email.
  • Page 141 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 8.20Alarm Output Setup Interface Set up arming schedule of the alarm output. Choose one day of a week and up to 8 time periods can be set within each day. Note: Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped.
  • Page 142 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 8.22 Copy Settings of Alarm Output...

  • Page 143: Triggering Or Clearing Alarm Output Manually

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 8.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually Purpose: Sensor alarm can be triggered or cleared manually. If “Manually Clear” is selected in the dropdown list of dwell time of an alarm output, the alarm can be cleared only by clicking Clear button in the following interface.

  • Page 144: Chapter 9

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR C H A P T E R 9 Network Settings...

  • Page 145: Configuring General Settings

    Network settings must be properly configured before you operate NVR over network. Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>Network Figure 9.1 Network Settings Interface of DS-9600 and DS-8600/7700/7600NI-ST Note: Dual-NIC configuration is only applicable for DS-9600NI-ST NVR. Select the General tab.
  • Page 146 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 9.2 Net Fault-tolerance Working Mode For the 7600/7700NI-SP series NVR, you need to configure the internal NIC address, so that IP addresses are assigned to the cameras connected to the PoE interfaces.

  • Page 147: Configuring Advanced Settings

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 9.2 Configuring Advanced Settings 9.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings Purpose: Your NVR also allows access by Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu >Configuration> Network Select the PPPoE tab to enter the PPPoE Settings interface, as shown in Figure 9.4.
  • Page 148 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 9. 5 DDNS Settings Interface Check the DDNS checkbox to enable this feature. Select DDNS Type. Five different DDNS types are selectable: IPServer, DynDNS, PeanutHull, NO-IP and EasyDDNS. • IPServer: Enter Server Address for IPServer.
  • Page 149 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 9. 8 PeanutHull Settings Interface • NO-IP: Enter the account information in the corresponding fields. Refer to the DynDNS settings. 1) Enter Server Address for NO-IP. 2) In the NVR Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the NO-IP website (www.no-ip.com).

  • Page 150: Configuring Ntp Server

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 9. 11 Register Interface In the Device Management interface, click OK to add the device. Figure 9. 12 Device Manage Interface Only lower-case English alphabet, numeric and ‘-’ can be used in the alias of the device and the alias must be Note: started with letters of the lower-case English alphabet.

  • Page 151: Configuring Snmp

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR connected to a public network, you should use a NTP server that has a time synchronization function, such as the server at the National Time Center (IP Address: 210.72.145.44). If the NVR is setup in a more customized network, NTP software can be used to establish a NTP server used for time synchronization.

  • Page 152: Configuring Multicast

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 9. 15 More Settings Interface Enter Alarm Host IP and Alarm Host Port in the text fields. The Alarm Host IP refers to the IP address of the remote PC on which the Network Video Surveillance Software (e.g., iVMS-4000) is installed, and the Alarm Host Port must be the same as the alarm monitoring...

  • Page 153: Configuring Rtsp

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 9.2.7 Configuring RTSP Purpose: The RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers. Steps: Enter the Network Settings menu Menu >Configuration>...

  • Page 154: Configuring Email

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 9.2.9 Configuring Email Purpose: The system can be configured to send an Email notification to all designated users if an alarm event is detected, etc., an alarm or motion event is detected or the administrator password is changed.

  • Page 155: Configuring Upnp

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR SMTP Server: The SMTP Server IP address or host name (e.g., smtp.263xmail.com). SMTP Port No.: The SMTP port. The default TCP/IP port used for SMTP is 25. Enable SSL (optional): Click the checkbox to enable SSL if required by the SMTP server.
  • Page 156 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 9. 23 UPnP Settings Interface Check checkbox to enable UPnP. Configure the settings, including NAT traversal, NAT route and Port Mapping settings. NAT Traversal: To enable NAT port mapping. NAT Route: Edit the LAN IP address of the router.

  • Page 157: Checking Network Traffic

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 9.3 Checking Network Traffic Purpose: You can check the network traffic to obtain real-time information of NVR such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc. Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu >Maintenance>Net Detect Figure 9.

  • Page 158: Configuring Network Detection

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 9.4 Configuring Network Detection Purpose: You can obtain network connecting status of NVR through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. 9.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss Steps: Enter the Network Traffic interface.

  • Page 159: Checking The Network Status

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 9. 27 Export Network Packet Click to start exporting. After the exporting is complete, click OK to finish the packet export, as shown in Figure 9. 28. Figure 9. 28 Packet Export Attention Note: Up to 1M data can be exported each time.

  • Page 160: Checking Network Statistics

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 9. 30 Network status checking result If the message box pops out with other information instead of this one, you can click to show the quick setting interface of the network parameters.
  • Page 161 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 9. 32 Network Stat. Interface Check the bandwidth of IP Camera, bandwidth of Remote Live View, bandwidth of Remote Playback, bandwidth of Net Receive Idle and bandwidth of Net Send Idle.

  • Page 162: Hdd Management

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR C H A P T E R 1 0 HDD Management...

  • Page 163: Initializing Hdds

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 10.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your NVR. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD> General.
  • Page 164 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 10.4HDD Status Changes to Normal Note: Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it.

  • Page 165: Managing Network Hdd

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 10.2 Managing Network HDD Purpose: You can add the allocated NAS or disk of IP SAN to NVR, and use it as network HDD. Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD>General.
  • Page 166 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 3) Click the OK button to add the configured NAS disk. Note: Up to 8 NAS disks can be added. Figure 10.7Add NAS Disk • Add IP SAN: 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field.
  • Page 167 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 10.9 Initialize Added NetHDD...

  • Page 168: Managing Esata

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 10.3 Managing eSATA Purpose: When there is an external eSATA device connected to NVR, you can configure eSATA for the use of Record/Capture or Export, and you can manage the eSATA in the NVR.

  • Page 169: Managing Hdd Group

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 10.4 Managing HDD Group 10.4.1 Setting HDD Groups Purpose: Multiple HDDs can be managed in groups. Video from specified channels can be recorded onto a particular HDD group through HDD settings. Steps: Enter the Storage Mode interface.

  • Page 170: Setting Hdd Property

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 10.14 Local HDD Settings Interface Select the Group number for the current HDD. Note: The default group No. for each HDD is 1. Click the OK button to confirm the settings.
  • Page 171 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 10.16 Set HDD Property Set the HDD property to R/W, Read-only or Redundancy. Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the interface. In the HDD Information menu, the HDD property will be displayed in the list.

  • Page 172: Configuring Quota Mode

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 10.5 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose: Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files or captured pictures. Steps: Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced Set the Mode to Quota, as shown in Figure 10.17.
  • Page 173 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR You can copy the quota settings of the current camera to other cameras if required. Click the Copy button to enter the Copy Camera menu, as shown in Figure 10.19. Figure 10.19Copy Settings to Other Camera(s) Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same quota settings.

  • Page 174: Checking Hdd Status

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 10.6 Checking HDD Status Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDDs on NVR so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps: Enter the HDD Information interface.
  • Page 175 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 10.21 View HDD Status (2)

  • Page 176: Hdd Detection

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 10.7 HDD Detection Purpose: The device provides the HDD detection function such as the adopting of the S.M.A.R.T. and the Bad Sector Detection technique. The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system for HDD to detect and report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures.
  • Page 177 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 10. 23 Bad Sector Detection If the HDD is normal you can see the green color icon on the screen, otherwise the red icon is shown. And you can click Error info button to see the detailed damage information...

  • Page 178: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 10.8 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose: You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Steps: Enter the Exception interface. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list.

  • Page 179: Camera Settings

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR C H A P T E R 11 Camera Settings...

  • Page 180: Configuring Osd Settings

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 11.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc. Steps: Enter the OSD Configuration interface. Menu > Camera > OSD Select the camera to configure OSD settings.

  • Page 181: Configuring Privacy Mask

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 11.2 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: You are allowed to configure the four-sided privacy mask zones that cannot be viewed by the operator. The privacy mask can prevent certain surveillance areas to be viewed or recorded.
  • Page 182 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Click the Apply button to save the settings.

  • Page 183: Configuring Video Parameters

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 11.3 Configuring Video Parameters Steps: Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Camera >Image Figure 11.4 Image Settings Interface Select the camera to set image parameters. You can click on the arrow to change the value of each parameter.

  • Page 184: Nvr Management And Maintenance

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR C H A P T E R 1 2 NVR Management and Maintenance...

  • Page 185: Viewing System Information

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 12.1 Viewing System Information 12.1.1 Viewing Device Information Steps: Enter the System Information interface. Menu >Maintenance>System Info Click the Device Info tab to enter the Device Information menu to view the device name, model, serial No. , firmware version and encode version, as shown in Figure 12.1.

  • Page 186: Viewing Record Information

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 12.2Camera Information Interface 12.1.3 Viewing Record Information Steps: Enter the System Information interface. Menu >Maintenance>System Info Click the Record tab to enter the Record Information menu to view the recording status encoding parameters of each camera, as shown in Figure 12.3.

  • Page 187: Viewing Alarm Information

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 12.1.4 Viewing Alarm Information Steps: Enter the System Information interface. Menu >Maintenance>System Info Click the Alarm tab to enter the Alarm Information menu to view the alarm information, as shown in Figure 12.4.

  • Page 188: Viewing Hdd Information

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 12.5 Network Information Interface 12.1.6 Viewing HDD Information Steps: Enter the System Information interface. Menu >Maintenance>System Info Click the HDD tab to enter the HDD Information menu to view the HDD status, free space, property, etc., as shown in Figure 12.6.

  • Page 189: Searching & Export Log Files

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 12.2 Searching & Export Log Files Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the NVR can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time. Steps: Enter the Log Search interface.
  • Page 190 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 12.8. And you can also click the button to view the related video files if available. Figure 12.9 Log Details If you want to export the log files, click the Export button to enter the Export menu, as shown in Figure 12.10.
  • Page 191 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 12. 11 Log Export Interface You can check the checkbox of the HDD. Click the Export button to export all the log files stored in the HDD.

  • Page 192: Importing/Exporting Configuration Files

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 12.3 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files Purpose: The configuration files of the NVR can be exported to local device for backup; and the configuration files of one NVR can be imported to multiple NVR devices if they are to be configured with the same parameters.

  • Page 193: Upgrading System

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 12.4 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your NVR can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 12.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device Steps: Connect your NVR with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located.
  • Page 194 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Figure 12.14 FTP Upgrade Interface Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field. Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading. After the upgrading is complete, reboot the NVR to activate the new firmware.

  • Page 195: Restoring Default Settings

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 12.5 Restoring Default Settings Steps: Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 12.15 Restore Factory Default Click the OK button to restore the default settings. Note: Except the network parameters (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, NIC working mode,...

  • Page 196: Others

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR C H A P T E R 1 3 Others...

  • Page 197: Configuring Rs-232 Serial Port

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 13.1 Configuring RS-232 Serial Port Purpose: The RS-232 port can be used in two ways: • Parameters Configuration: Connect a PC to the NVR through the PC serial port. Device parameters can be configured by using software such as HyperTerminal.

  • Page 198: Configuring General Settings

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 13.2 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the BNC output standard, VGA output resolution, mouse pointer speed through the Menu > Configuration > General interface. Steps: Enter the General Settings interface.

  • Page 199: Configuring Dst Settings

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 13.3 Configuring DST Settings Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 13.3 DST Settings Interface You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item.

  • Page 200: Configuring More Settings For Device Parameters

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 13.4 Configuring More Settings for Device Parameters Steps: Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface, as shown in Figure 13. 4 Figure 13.

  • Page 201: Managing User Accounts

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR 13.5 Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a default account in the NVR: Administrator. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345. The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters.
  • Page 202 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Level: Set the user level to Operator or Guest. Different user levels have different operating permission. • Operator: The Operator user level has permission of Two-way Audio in Remote Configuration and all operating permission in Camera Configuration.

  • Page 203: Deleting A User

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR property), upgrading system firmware, clearing I/O alarm output. • Local Shutdown Reboot: Shutting down or rebooting the NVR. Remote Configuration • Remote Log Search: Remotely viewing logs that are saved on the NVR.

  • Page 204: Editing A User

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Click the icon to delete the selected user. 13.5.3 Editing a User Steps: Enter the User Management interface. Menu >Configuration>User Select the user to be edited from the list, as shown in Figure 13. 9.

  • Page 205: Appendix

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR C H A P T E R 1 4 Appendix...

  • Page 206: Glossary

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR Glossary • Dual Stream: Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the DVR, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.

  • Page 207: Faq

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR • Why does my NVR make a beeping sound after booting? The possible reasons for the warning beep on the NVR are as follows: There is no HDD installed in the NVR.

  • Page 208: List Of Compatible Ip Cameras

    User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR List of Compatible IP Cameras List of Hikvision IP Cameras Supported by DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series Note: For the list, our company holds right to interpret. Video Max. Type Model Version Audio...
  • Page 209 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR DS-2CD763NF-EI Standard V2.0 build 110614 MPEG4 DS-2CD862MF-E 720P Standard V2.0 build 110426 H.264 Standard DS-2CD7133-E V4.0.1 build 120508 H.264/MPEG4 DS-2CD733F-E DS-2CD733F-EI Standard V4.0.1 build 120508 DS-2CD833F-E H.264/MPEG4 DS-2CD8133F-E DS-2CD802NF Standard V2.0 build 090522 DS-2CD812PF H.264...
  • Page 210 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR H.264 Standard DS-2DF1-572 V4.0.0 build 110830 720P H.264 Standard DS-2DF1-518 V3.0.1 build 110811 4CIF H.264 Network Speed Dome Standard DS-2DF1-618H V3.1.0 build 110811 4CIF H.264 Standard DS-2DF1-718 V3.1.0 build 110811 4CIF H.264...
  • Page 211 User Manual of DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series NVR List of Third-party IP Cameras Supported by DS-9600/8600/7700/7600NI-ST and DS-7700/7600NI-SP Series Note: ONVIF compatibility refers to the camera can be supported both when it uses the ONVIF protocol and its private protocols. Only ONVIF is supported refers to the camera can only be supported when it uses the ONVIF protocol.
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