Network Video Recorder User Manual UD.6L0202D1182A01...
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The content of this manual is furnished for informational use only, is subject to change without notice, and should not be construed as a commitment by Hikvision Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (Hikvision). Hikvision assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in the book.
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder Regulatory information FCC information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant compliance: 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.
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder 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. •...
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table. Series Model Type 9500NI-ST DS-9508NI-ST...
User Manual of Network Video Recorder Product Key Features General Connectable to the network cameras, network dome and encoders. Connectable to the third-party network cameras like ACTI, Arecont, AXIS, Bosch, Brickcom, Canon, PANASONIC, Pelco, SAMSUNG, SANYO, SONY, Vivotek and ZAVIO, and cameras that adopt ONVIF or PSIA protocol.
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder disconnected, IP confliction, abnormal record/capture, video signal exception, resolution mismatch, HDD error, and HDD full, etc. Alarm triggers full screen monitoring, audio alarm, notifying surveillance center, sending email and alarm output. Automatic restore when system is abnormal. Network Functions ...
User Manual of Network Video Recorder TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features ..........................5 Chapter 1 Introduction ..........................10 Front Panel ............................ 11 Rear Panel ............................. 12 Starting and Shutting Down Your NVR ..................13 Chapter 2 Network Parameters Configuration ................... 14 Chapter 3 Getting Started ..........................
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder Configuring Alarm Input ....................... 45 Configuring Alarm Output......................48 Configuring Motion Detection ...................... 49 Configuring Video Loss ......................... 51 Configuring Tamper-proof ......................52 Configuring Exceptions ......................... 53 Chapter 9 Network Configuration ........................ 54 Basic Configuration ........................55 PPPoE Settings ..........................
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14.8 RS-232 Configuration ......................... 106 14.9 Account Management ........................107 Appendix ..............................109 Glossary ..............................110 Troubleshooting ............................. 111 List of Compatible IP Cameras ......................115 List of Hikvision IP Cameras ......................115 List of Third-party IP Cameras ....................... 118...
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 1.1 Front Panel Figure 1. 1 DS-9500NI-ST/RT Figure 1. 2 DS-8500NI-ST Table 1. 1 Description of Front Panel Name Description Turning red indicates power is connected but the system isn’t Power running; turning blue indicates power is connected and the system is running.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 1.2 Rear Panel Figure 1. 3 DS-9500NI-ST/RT and DS-8500NI-ST Table 1. 2 Description of Rear Panel Item Description RS-232 Connect to RS-232 devices. eSATA Connect to external SATA HDD, DVD-R/W. 2 network interfaces. Connect to RS-485 devices, e.g., P/T receiver, etc. Use the T+ and T-terminals RS-485 of RS-485 interface to connect to the R+ and R- terminals of the receiver.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 1.3 Starting and Shutting Down Your NVR Power On If the power LED indicator on the front panel is off, please check if the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet and the power switch is turned on; the LED should turn red, indicating the unit is receiving power. When the LED is red, please press the Power button on the front panel.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 2 Network Parameters Configuration...
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder DS-9500/8500NI-ST and DS-9500NI-RT Series NVR is mainly used with IPC, DVS for network video storage and playback. Network configurations are needed before operating, including: IP address, subnet mask, gateway and port. The factory default IP address of DS-9500/8500NI-ST and DS-9500NI-RT series NVR is 192.0.0.64. Steps: Open the SADP software to search online devices which in the same subnet with PC.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 3.1 Plug-in Control Installation DS-8500/9500NI-ST, DS-9500NI-RT series NVR can be accessed and configured by web server. Open web browser, input the IP address of the device and then press Enter. The system will remind you to install the Plug-in control.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 3.2 User Login Steps: Open web browser, input the IP address of NVR, and the web server will select the language automatically according to the system language and maximize the web browser. Figure 3. 1 Login Interface On the top right corner, language is selectable between Chinese and English.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 3.3 Camera Management 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 may add the network cameras to the device. You can enter the camera management interface by: Configuration>...
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder Steps: Click the Add button, and the following interface will be shown: Figure 3. 4 Manually Adding interface Input the IP address or domain name of the network camera in the IP Camera Address text field, and user name and password.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 4.1 Operations in Live View Note: We take the operation of DS-9500NI-RT as the example, and other models may be different depending on their functions. After login, the live view interface will display, as shown in the figure below. Figure 4.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 4.1.1 Start Live View Live View by channel: Select one window, and click on channel list or double-click the camera name to view the current camera. If live view successful, the icon will become Click to switch to the next page, click to view the previous page.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 4.2 Image Parameters Configurations The Video parameters tab is folded by default; you may click to extend it. Then select the live view channel, and adjust the Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and Hue for it. You can click button to resume the default values.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder In live view mode, you are allowed to use the PTZ control buttons to realize pan/tilt/zoom control of the camera. Note: To realize PTZ control, the camera connected to the network must support the PTZ function or a pan/tilt device is connected to the camera.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 5.2 PTZ Control in Live View 5.2.1 PTZ Control Panel Click on the direction buttons to control the pan/tilt movements. Figure 5. 2 PTZ Control Panel Click the zoom/iris/focus buttons to realize lens control. Notes: ...
User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 5. 3 Preset List Use the PTZ control buttons to move the lens to the desired position. • Pan the camera to the right or left. • Tilt the camera up or down. •...
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 6.1 Manual Recording and Capturing Before you start: The channel for recording and capturing should be in the live view mode. Note: When the live view of the current channel is stopped, the recording or the capturing of this channel will be stopped as well.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 6.2 Schedule Recording and Capturing Note: In this section, we take the record schedule procedure as an example, and the same procedure can be applied to configuring schedule for both recording and capture. To schedule the automatic capture, you need to choose the Capture tab in the Schedule interface.
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder Configure All Day or Customize Record: If you want to configure the all-day recording, please check the All Day checkbox. If you want to record in different time sections, check the Customize checkbox. Set the Start Time and End Time.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 6.3 Holiday Recording and Capturing Steps: Enter Holiday Settings interface: Configuration> Remote Configuration> Camera Settings> Holiday Settings Figure 6. 4 Holiday Settings Interface Click to enter the parameters settings interface. Figure 6. 5 Holiday Editing Check the checkbox of Enable Holiday and modify the corresponding parameters, including Holiday Name, Type, Start Date and End Date.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 7.1 Playing Back Record Files Note: Playing back by time is only supported playing back function when you success and configure the device by web browser. You can refer to the User Manual of iVMS-4200 to get more information of playing back by other ways.
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder Video Clip Open/Close audio Full screen Select a channel on the channel list. (Channel 1 is the default.) Figure 7. 3 Channel List Select a date in calendar. The date with recording files is marked as Figure 7.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 7.2 Video Clips Click the button on the play control bar to start video clipping, and the button will become Click to stop clipping. There will be note of clip succeed, and the video clips will be saved in the default saving path.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 7.3 Capturing Image and Download When playback, click to capture image. When playback, click to pop up saving file window. Figure 7. 8 Download Files Interface Check the checkbox of the files and click Download to download the selected file(s). There will display the progress of downloading ratio.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 7.4 Backup DS-9500/8500NI-ST and DS-9500NI-RT support local one-touch backup function, and can also support backup to USB or eSATA storage devices remotely. 7.4.1 One-touch Backup Steps: Connect the backup device to the NVR. Press the BACKUP button on the front panel and the device will start to search the recording files in the recent 24 hours, and then back up them to the default backup device.
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder Select Camera and Property in the drop-down menu; modify Start Time and End Time. Then click Search button. Check the checkbox in front of file name and click the Backup button. Figure 7. 10 Backup Window Select backup device in the drop-down menu, and you can check the checkbox of Backup Player.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 7.5 Hot Spare Device Backup Purpose: Several devices which run on the same basis can form an N+1 hot spare system. The system consists of several working devices and a hot spare device; when the working device fails, the hot spare device switches into operation, thus increasing the reliability of the system.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 7. 13 N+1 Configuration Interface 3. Set the Work Mode as Normal Mode (default). 4. Select the Operation type as Add Spare Device in the drop-down list and enter the IP address and password of hot spare device.
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder to link the working device to the hot spare device. You can also select the Operation Type as Delete Work Device, and Note: A hot spare device can connect up to 32 working devices. 3.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 8.1 Configuring Alarm Input Steps: Enter Alarm Input Settings interface: Configuration> Remote Configuration> Alarm Settings> Alarm Input Figure 8. 1 Alarm Input Settings Select the alarm input number and alarm type, “NO” or “NC”. “NO”...
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 8. 2 Schedule Editing (3) Choose the day you want to set the arming schedule. (4) Click to set the time period for the arming schedule. (5) (Optional) After you set the arming schedule, you can copy the schedule to other days. (6) Click OK button to save the settings.
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder Parameters Description Audible Warning Trigger the audible warning in the NVR locally. Notify Surveillance Center Send an exception or alarm signal to remote management software when an event occurs. Send Email Send an email with alarm information to a user or users when an event occurs.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 8.2 Configuring Alarm Output Steps: Enter Alarm Output Settings interface: Configuration> Remote Configuration> Alarm Settings> Alarm Output Figure 8. 4 Alarm Output Settings Select alarm output number in the drop-down list. Set delay time and alarm name. Set arming schedule.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 8.3 Configuring Motion Detection 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 perform many actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audible warning, notify the surveillance center and so on.
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder Please refer to step 3 of Chapter 8.1 Configuring Alarm Input for detailed information. Click tab Linkage Method to edit linkage method. Check the checkbox to activate the linkage method; you may refer to Table 8. 1 for details of linkage methods.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 8.4 Configuring Video Loss Steps: Enter video loss settings interface Configuration> Remote Configuration> Camera Settings> Video Loss Figure 8. 6 Video Loss Settings Select the channel number for video loss. Check the checkbox to enable video loss detection. Click Edit button to edit arming schedule.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 8.5 Configuring Tamper-proof Purpose: Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s). Steps: Enter Tamper-proof settings interface Configuration> Remote Configuration> Camera Settings> Tamper-proof Figure 8. 8 Tamper-proof Select the channel number for tamper-proof. Check the checkbox of Enable Tamper-proof.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 8.6 Configuring Exceptions Purpose: Exception parameters are for the alarm handling of abnormal event, which include “HDD Full”, “HDD Error” (HDD errors or HDD not initialization), “Network Disconnected”, “IP Address Conflicted”, “Illegal Login” (user name or password wrong), “Record / Capture Exception”...
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.1 Basic Configuration Steps: Enter basic configuration interface Configuration> Remote Configuration> Network Settings> TCP/IP Figure 9. 1 Network Settings Interface In the General Settings interface, you can configure the following settings: Working Mode, NIC Type, IPv4 Address, IPv4 Gateway, MTU and DNS Server.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.2 PPPoE Settings Steps: Enter PPPoE setting interface: Configuration> Remote Configuration> Network Settings> PPPoE Settings Figure 9. 2 PPPoE Settings Check the checkbox to enable PPPoE. Input the user name, password and confirm password. Click Save to save the changes and reboot the device to make the parameters become effective.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.3 DDNS Settings Purpose: Adopting DDNS function can solve the problems caused by dynamic IP. Steps: Enter DDNS settings interface: Configuration> Remote Configuration> Network Settings> DDNS Figure 9. 3 DDNS Settings Check the Enable DDNS checkbox to enable this feature. Select DDNS Type.
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder Register an Account Figure 9. 4 In the Device Management interface, click to register the device. Register the Device Figure 9. 5 The device name can only contain the lower-case English letter, numeric and ‘-’; and it Note: must start with the lower-case English letter and cannot end with ‘-’.
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 9. 6 Access Device via iVMS4200 Click the Save button to save and exit the interface.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.4 NTP Settings Purpose: A Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server can be configured on your NVR to ensure the accuracy of system date/time. Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface. Configuration> Remote Configuration> Device Parameters> Time Settings Select the NTP tab to enter the NTP Settings interface, as shown in Figure 9.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.5 Email Settings 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. Before configuring the Email settings, the NVR must be connected to a local area network (LAN) that maintains an SMTP mail server.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.6 Port Settings Purpose: The HTTP port is used for remote web browser access. The RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) is a network control protocol designed for use in communication systems to control streaming media servers. For details of HTTPS, please refer to Chapter 9.9 HTTPS Settings.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.7 SNMP Settings Purpose: You can use SNMP protocol to get device status and parameters related information. By setting the Trap Address, the device is allowed to send the alarm event and exception message to the surveillance center. Before you start: Please download the SNMP software and manage to receive the device information via SNMP port.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.8 NAT Settings Purpose: Two ways are provided for port mapping to realize the remote access via the cross-segment network, UPnP™ and manual mapping. 9.8.1 UPnP UPnP™ can permit the device seamlessly discover the presence of other network devices on the network and establish functional network services for data sharing, communications, etc.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 9. 12 Editing Port Number Steps: 1) Click on the External Port area of the corresponding port type, and edit the port number. 2) Click other place to finish editing. Notes: You can use the default port No., or change it according to actual requirements. ...
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder 5. Enter the virtual server setting page of router; fill in the blank of Internal Source Port with the internal port value, the blank of External Source Port with the external port value, and other required contents. Note: Each item should be corresponding with the device port, including server port, http port, RTSP port and https port.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.9 HTTPS Settings Purpose: HTTPS provides authentication of the web site and associated web server that one is communicating with, which protects against Man-in-the-middle attacks. Perform the following steps to set the port number of https. Example: If you set the port number as 443 and the IP address is 192.0.0.64, you may access the device by inputting https://192.0.0.64:443 via the web browser.
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder (2) Download the certificate request and submit it to the trusted certificate authority for signature. (3) After receiving the signed valid certificate, import the certificate to the device. 3. There will be the certificate information after you successfully create and install the certificate. Figure 9.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.10 Remote Alarm Host Settings Purpose: With a remote alarm host configured, the NVR will send the alarm event or exception message to the host when an alarm is triggered. The remote alarm host must have the Network Video Surveillance software installed. Steps: 1.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.11 Multicast Address Settings Purpose: The multicast can be configured to realize live view for more than 128 connections through network for the device. A multicast address spans the Class-D IP range of 224.0.0.0 to239.255.255.255. It is recommended to use the IP address ranging from 239.252.0.0 to 239.255.255.255.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 10.1 Channel Display Settings Note: This function is only supported by IP cameras from certain manufacturers. Steps: Enter OSD settings interface: Configuration> Remote Configuration> Camera Settings> Display Settings Figure 10. 1 Display Settings Interface Select the channel No.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 10.2 Text Overlay Purpose: You can customize the text overlay to display on the selected channel. Steps: Enter text overlay configuration inteface: Configuration> Remote Configuraion> Camera Settings> Text Overlay Figure 10. 2 Text Overlay Settings 2.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 10.3 Privacy Mask Steps: Enter Privacy Mask interface: Configuration> Remote Configuration> Camera Settings> Privacy Mask Figure 10. 3 Privacy Settings Select the channel number for privacy mask. Check the checkbox to enable privacy mask function. Click button to draw area, click it again to stop drawing.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 10.4 Video and Continuous Capture Parameter Settings 10.4.1 Video Parameter Settings Steps: 1. Enter Video Encoding Configuration interface: Configuration> Remote Configuraion> Camera Settings> Video Settings Figure 10. 4 Video Settings Interface 2. Edit the parameters and click the Save button to save the settings. Table 10.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 10.4.2 Continuous Capture Parameters Settings Steps: 1. Enter continuous capture settings interface: Configuration> Remote Configuration> Camera Settings> Snapshot Figure 10. 5 Capture Settings 2. Select a channel number in the drop-down list of Channel No.. 3.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder Notes: This chapter is supported by DS-9500NI-RT series only. The RAID Configuration interface is only provided in iVMS-4200 client software. 11.1 Configuring Array and Logical Disk Purpose: The DS-9500NI-RT is capable of realizing Redundant Array of Independent Disk, supporting RAID0, RAID1, RAID5 and RAID10.
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder created is RAID 5. Steps: Enter the HDD Management interface. Device Management> Remote Configuration> HDD Figure 11. 2 HDD Management Interface Click the Array Configuration button to enter Array Configuration interface. Figure 11. 3 Array Configuration Interface You can see information of physical disks.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 11. 4 One-key Array Configuration Edit the array name in the Array text filed and click Yes button to start configuring array. Note: If you install 4 HDDs or above for one-touch configuration, a hot spare disk will be set by default. It is recommended to set hot spare disk for automatically rebuilding the array when the array is abnormal.
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder Steps: Enter the HDD Management interface. Device Management> Remote Configuration> HDD Click Create Array button to enter the Create Array interface. Figure 11. 7 Create Array Interface Edit the array name in the text filed of Array; set the RAID Type to RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10; select the Physical Disk that you want to configure array.
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 11. 8 Create Logical Disk Interface Edit the name of the logical disk, set the capacity for the logical disk and select the initialization type for the logical disk. Notes: The remaining capacity of the array displays as a logical disk of which the status is Not Distributed. ...
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder disk appears. For operation guide of initializing the logical disk, please refer to Chapter 12.1 Local HDD Settings. Note: When the logical disk is created in the Quick or Background type, the initialization will be done automatically.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 11.2 Rebuilding Array Purpose: The working status of array includes Functional, Degraded and Offline. By viewing the array status, you can take immediate and proper maintenance for the disks so as to ensure the high security and reliability of the data stored in the disk array.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 11.2.2 Manually Rebuilding Array Purpose: If the hot spare disk has not been configured, you can rebuild the array manually to restore the array when the array is in the HDD Loss status. Steps: Enter the Array Settings interface.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 11.3 Repairing Logical Disk Purpose: When the disk cannot display in the HDD Information interface while the logical disk can still show in the Array Settings interface, you have to repair the logical disk. Note: If the logical disk is in foreground initialization status, the repairing cannot be done.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 11.4 Deleting Array / Logical Disk Note: Before deleting the array, the logical disk(s) existing under this array must be deleted first. Deleting array and logical disk will delete all the data saved in the disk. 11.4.1 Deleting the Logical Disk Steps: Enter the Logical Disk interface.
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 11. 22 Array Settings Interface Select an array and click the Delete button to delete the array. Figure 11. 23 Confirm Array Deletion In the pop-up message box, click the Yes button to confirm the array deletion.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 11.5 Upgrading RAID Adapter Purpose: You can view the information of the adapter and upgrade the adapter. Steps: Enter the RAID Adapter interface to check the information of the adapter. Figure 11. 24 Firmware Interface Click to extend the directory window of your computer and select an upgrade file.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 12.1 Local HDD Settings 12.1.1 Disk Initializing Steps: 1. Enter HDD Management Settings interface. Configuration> HDD Management > Basic Settings Figure 12. 1 Local Disk Management(1) 2. Check the checkbox of HDD No.. 3. Click the Format button to initialize the disk. Note: Initializing the HDD will erase all the data saved on it, please backup the data before formatting hard disk if necessary.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder Steps: Check the checkbox of disk. Configure its property by selecting R/W, Read-Only or Redundancy from drop-down menu. Click the Set button to save the settings. Table 12. 1 Disk Property Description Parameter Description Writing in and reading from this disk is allowed when selecting this option.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 12.2 Network HDD Settings By Net Disk Settings, recorded data can be saved to the network storage disk provided by NAS or IP SAN server. Steps: 1. Enter the Net Disk settings interface: Configuration> Remote Configuration> Network Settings> NetHDD Figure 12.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 12.3 Managing eSATA Purpose: When there is an eSATA device connected to NVR, you can configure the eSATA to record and capture directly on the eSATA disk or you can configure it for export the record data on the local HDD for backup, and the management interface is provided in the NVR.
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 12. 7 eSATA Information...
User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 13 Local Configuration...
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder Purpose: Local parameters configuration refers to the configuration for the NVR and not the connected remote devices to the NVR. Click the Configuration button in the menu bar and enter parameters setup menu, which displays local configuration by default.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 14.1 View Device Information Steps: Enter device information interface Configuration> Remote Configuration> Device Parameters> Device Information Figure 14. 1 Device Information You can modify Device Name and Device No., and other fields are read-only. Device No.: Edit the device number of NVR, it can be set in the range of 1 to 255, and the default number is 255.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 14.2 Time Settings Steps: Enter device information interface Configuration> Remote Configuration> Device Parameters> Time Settings Figure 14. 2 Time Settings Select Time Zone by clicking drop-down menu. Choose NTP service or Manual Time Sync. You can refer to Chapter 9.4 NTP Settings to modify the NTP server parameters.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 14.3 Log Search 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: Click Log tab to enter log query menu. Figure 14.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 14.5 Restoring Default Settings Steps: Enter Maintenance interface, as shown in the Figure 14.4. Configuration> Remote Configuration> Maintenance Click Restore to reset all the parameters, except the IP parameters and user information, to the default settings.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 14.6 Upgrade Remotely Steps: Enter Maintenance interface, as shown in the Figure 14.4. Configuration> Remote Configuration> Maintenance Click Browse to select the upgrade file in the local directory. Click Upgrade to start upgrade remotely.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 14.7 Importing/Exporting Configuration File 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. 14.7.1 Importing Configuration File Steps: Enter Maintenance interface, as shown in the Figure 14.4.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 14.8 RS-232 Configuration Purpose: The RS-232 port can be used in two ways: • Parameters Configuration: Connect a PC to the NVR using the PC serial interface. Device parameters can be configured by using software such as HyperTerminal. The serial port parameters must be the same as that of the NVR when connecting with the PC serial port.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 14.9 Account Management The default user name and password of device administrator are “admin” and “12345”. Administrator can add, delete users or distribute authority for users. There are two user levels: user and operator. For “Remote Configuration”...
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 14. 8 Camera Configuration Management Interface Table 14. 1 Camera Configuration Parameters Description Parameters Descriptions Local Playback Locally play recorded files that are on the NVR. Locally start and stop manual recording on any of the channels Local Manual Record Local PTZ Control Locally control PTZ cameras.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder 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.
2) If not, please contact the engineer from Hikvision to do the further process. The status of the added IPC displays as “Disconnected” when it is connected through Hikvision Protocol. Select “Menu>Camera>Camera>IP Camera” to get the camera status. Possible Reasons Network failure, and the NVR and IPC lost connections.
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5. Check if the fault is solved by the step 1 to step 4. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from Hikvision to do the further process. Live view stuck when video output remotely via the Internet Explorer or platform software.
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4. Check if the fault is solved by the above steps. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from Hikvision to do the further process. When using the NVR to get the live view audio, there is no sound or there is too much noise, or the volume is too low.
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5. Check if the fault is solved by the above steps. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from Hikvision to do the further process. No record file found in the NVR local HDD, and prompt “No record file found”.
User Manual of Network Video Recorder List of Compatible IP Cameras List of Hikvision IP Cameras Note: For the list, our company holds right to interpret. Max. Type Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution √ √ DS-2CD883F-E V5.0.0 build 130412 2560× 1920 √...
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder Max. Type Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution √ DS-2CD2312-I V5.0.0 build130412 1280× 960 × √ DS-2CD2612-I V5.0.0 build130412 1280× 960 × √ DS-2CD2712-I V5.0.0 build130412 1280× 960 × √ DS-2CD2132-I V5.0.0 build130412 2048× 1536 ×...
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder Max. Type Model Version Sub-stream Audio Resolution DS-2CD966-V(B) V3.1.0 build120423 1360× 1024 × × DS-2CD976(B) V3.1.0 build120423 1600× 1200 × × DS-2CD976-V(B) DS-2CD977(B) V3.1 build 120423 1920× 1080 × × DS-2CD977(C) DS-2CD986A(B) V3.1.0 build120423 2448×...
User Manual of Network Video Recorder List of Third-party IP Cameras 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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User Manual of Network Video Recorder IPC Manufacturer or Max. Model Version Sub-stream Audio Protocol Resolution √ VB-M7000F Ver.+1.0.0 1280× 960 × √ HUNT HLC_79AD V1.0.40 1600× 1200 × WV-SW152(ONVIF Application:1.66 √ 800× 600 × Image data:1.05 compatibility) WV-SC386(ONVIF Application:1.66 √...
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User Manual of Network Video Recorder IPC Manufacturer or Max. Model Version Sub-stream Audio Protocol Resolution √ × VCC-HD2500P 2.02-02(110208-00) 1920× 1080 √ × VCC-HD4600P 2.03-02(110315-00) 1920× 1080 SNC-CH220 × × 1.50.00 1920× 1080 SNC-RH124(ONVIF √ √ 1.73.00 1280× 720 compatibility) SONY SNC-EP580(ONVIF...
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