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  • Page 1 Entry-Level 4 Channel Network Video Recorder User’s Manual v1.7.5...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Table of Contents System Requirements Product Description Hardware Illustration Hard Drive Installation Connect to the NVR 1. Live View 1.1 Retrieve camera’s video stream 1.2 Retrieve camera’s status 1.3 Perform Sequence Viewing 1.4 PTZ Control 1.5 Perform PTZ Preset Viewing 1.6 Live Video Control Buttons 1.7 Change Web UI Display Language...
  • Page 3 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3.5 System Options 3.5.1 Device Information 3.5.2 Logs and Reports 3.5.3 Maintenance Reboot the NVR Reboot NVR At a Specific Time Automatically 79 Firmware Upgrade Reset the NVR to Factory Default 3.5.4 Disk Status...

  • Page 4: System Requirements

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder System Requirements The following are minimum system requirements for the system to op- erate Embedded Network Video Recorder (ENVR): Operating System Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional, Windows® XP Professional (32 bit) or Windows® Server 2003 (32 bit) Browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or above Minimum Intel®...

  • Page 5: Product Description

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Product Description The NVR designed for use within a surveillance system, and performs recordings and playbacks pictures from network cameras in the system. It is designed for small scale applica- tions such as retail store. Up to 4 cameras can be connected via a net- work and it is possible to record their camera pictures.

  • Page 6: Hardware Illustration

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Hardware Illustration (Front) HDD Tray HDD Tray Power button HDD LEDs and LED USB Connector (Rear) USB connector Reset/Restart but- Power jack Ethernet jack...

  • Page 7: Hdd Installation

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder HDD Installation 1. Push the silver button to 2. Pull out the HDD tray release the HDD tray 3. Place the HDD on the tray 4. Push the tray back in the and secure the HDD with the unit and press down the black screws at the bottom (as illus- bar to secure the tray...

  • Page 8: Connect To The Nvr

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Connect to the NVR There are various ways you can connect to the NVR and below are the suggested methods for network setup: • The NVR is placed in a network with a DHCP server: Connect to the NVR by using “Smart Device Search”...
  • Page 9 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Once the installation is complete, check the “Launch the Search AP” option and click “Finish”: The search should start automatically and its status should be dis- played: The NVR should be located and its IP address should be displayed: Double-click on it and the program should automatically access the NVR’s web administration page from your default browser You may change NVR’s IP address by click on the button highlighted...
  • Page 10 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder You will be prompted for the NVR’s login information before proceeding to change device’s IP address. You may click on the button highlighted below to perform search again. Or double-click on any of the search results to access NVR’s web ad- ministration page access NVR’s web administration page perform search again...
  • Page 11 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder * The built-in DHCP server is intended to ease the installation between the NVR and the IP cameras. In the event there’s no DHCP server (router) presented in the network, the NVR can act as DHCP server and assign IP to cameras.
  • Page 12 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Access NVR with its default IP address The NVR comes with a pre-configured static IP “192.168.101.50”. However, it is only used when there is no DHCP server presented in the network. The NVR will turn on its DHCP server function and act as the DHCP server in the network.

  • Page 13: Live View

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 1. Live View The “Live View” page provides the following functions: • Retrieve camera’s video stream • Retrieve camera’s status • Perform Live Sequence Viewing • PTZ Control • Perform PTZ Preset Sequence viewing • Perform manual recording • Take snapshot • Receive audio of a video stream...

  • Page 14: Retrieve Camera's Video Stream

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 1.1 Retrieve camera’s video stream The camera list is expanded and dis- played on the Live View page. • Click “All” to display videos in the quad-video mode • Click on any camera to display video in single-view mode 1.2 Retrieve camera’s status The camera list can show each camera’s current status.

  • Page 15: Perform Sequence Viewing

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 1.3 Perform Sequence Viewing Sequence view is a function that allows you to view multiple vid- eo streams from certain cameras in sequence automatically without having to select them one by one. To perform sequence view, select “SEQ View” from the upper-left hand corner Next, select one or more camera(s) or camera group(s) for sequence viewing...

  • Page 16: Ptz Control

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

  • Page 17: Perform Ptz Preset Viewing

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 1.5 Perform PTZ Preset Viewing There are three functions provided in the “Preset” section: • Perform preset point viewing of a particular camera • Auto pan a particular camera • Perform preset point sequence viewing Preset Point Viewing Start by selecting a PTZ camera from the drop-down list: Its available PTZ preset points will be listed in the drop-...
  • Page 18 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Auto Pan Viewing Start by selecting a PTZ camera from the drop-down list: Use the Auto Pan control buttons to pan right, left and stop auto pan Autopan * Certain cameras do not support bi- directional pan movements. Use the Pan Left “Autopan” button for such cameras. Stop pan Pan right Preset Point Sequence Viewing This function allows you to view multiple preset points...

  • Page 19: Live Video Control Buttons

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 1.6 Live Video Control Buttons Each live video window comes with control buttons with func- tions described below: Take a snapshot of a live video Turn on/off audio of a live video Start/stop recording of a live video (manual recording) Audio post function Full screen view of a live video Keep aspect ratio and true size...
  • Page 20 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Take a snapshot of a live video To take a snapshot of a live video, click the button and the snapshot of the video will be displayed in a pop up window shown like below * If you are running Windows Vista or 7, please make sure IE is run with the “Ad- ministrator”...
  • Page 21 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Full Screen View of a Live Video To view a video in full screen, click the button. To exit full screen video, double-click anywhere on the video. Turn On/Off Audio of a Live Video You can retrieve audio from a particular camera.

  • Page 22: Change Web Ui Display Language

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 1.7 Change Web UI Display Language You can change the web UI display language from the current login username link located at the upper-right hand corner. Click on the link opens up a new window which displays detail infor- mation about the user as well as a drop-down menu which lets you change the displyay language.

  • Page 23: Live View Through Iphone

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 1.8 Live View through iPhone You can use iPhone and perform single channel live view to the NVR by using its Safari browser. To be able to view the live video through the Safari browser, make sure “javascript” is on under “Settings”...
  • Page 24 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder You should be prompted to enter the username and password to access the NVR Upon successful login, you should see the live view video of the first channel Click on the “Channe” drop-down menu to select other cameras...
  • Page 25 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder If a PTZ camera is selected, the corresponding control buttons will display (control PT only) * Please note that this function is camera dependent and is not available to all cameras. Certain cameras do not allow adjusting image size and the se- lection “Auto”...

  • Page 26: Live View Through Blackberry Phones

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 1.9 Live View through Blackberry Phones You can use Blackberry and perform single channel live view to the NVR by using its Safari browser. To be able to view the live video through its browser, make sure “javascript” is enabled under “Browser”...
  • Page 27 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Make sure two options illustrated below are enabled Press the menu button and click the “Save Options” to save settings Press the button highlighted below to go back to the browser...
  • Page 28 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Type in the IP address of the NVR in the address bar You should be prompted to enter its username and password for ac- cess...

  • Page 29: Playback

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 2. Playback Methods to search playback Playback video control buttons Playback video Channels to be played back Playback is a function that allows you to play one or more videos that were previously recorded by a chosen recording method or due to an event trigger.

  • Page 30: Methods To Search Playback Videos

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 2.1 Methods to Search Playback Videos The NVR offers three methods to quickly help users find videos that were previously recorded: • Search by time: Specifiy a time range and search videos recorded within that range • Search by event: Find videos that were recorded due to event triggers • Play by start time: Enter a specific time a video was recorded to start playing back the video...
  • Page 31 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder • Results will then be displayed in a “Date/Channel” table and boxes marked in blue represent videos found in those dates: • Click on any blue cell box should direct you to the hour/channel table if there were multiple videos recorded during that date: * Videos from other cameras that are recorded on the same date will also be displayed...
  • Page 32 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder • Click on the cell box again will start playing back the videos if you have reached the end of search results: • Videos found from other cameras that were recorded at the same time will also be played.
  • Page 33 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Search by event • Start by selecting which channel(s) you would like to perform a search on: * Selected channels will be marked in red • Select “Search by event” from the “Search Method” drop-down list and click “Go”...
  • Page 34 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder • You may also specify a new start time to search and display re- sults from then on. You can restrict the number of results to be displayed at once (max. 30) and perform the search again Play by specific time If you know when a recording was taken place, you may choose the “Play by start time”...
  • Page 35 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Search by event (Most Recent) This function quickly displays the most recent event recordings from the selected channels, displaying the most recent result top down. You may click “Update” to update the list to display the most recent result...

  • Page 36: Export Playback Videos To Avi Files

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 2.2 Export Playback Videos to AVI Files User can export the recorded playback videos stored on the NVR to a local computer and save them in AVI file format. The files can then be played on the PC by a 3rd party media player such as VLC player or Windows Media player.
  • Page 37 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Specify the starting and ending hours of the video by entering num- bers in the text boxes Hit the “Start” button to start exporting. The file will be automatically named and saved under the C:\ partition You will be notified once the process is completed successfully The exported AVI file will be saved under the C partition * ffdshow is required in order to play the exported AVI file with Win- dows Media Player.
  • Page 38 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 2.3 Play Export Playback Videos with NVR Media Player You can also use the SEEnergy NVR Media Player that is available on the CD to play the exported AVI files. This can save you the trouble of installing third-party media player or codecs when playing the ex- ported AVI videos.

  • Page 39: Open Event Snapshot Images With Nvr Media Player

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder video play control bar Volume Control Audio Control (click to en- video play control buttons: able/disable) Rewind/Pause (Play)/Stop/Next Frame/Fast Forward/ Screenshot/Display OSD video play time Video Play Speed 2.4 Open Event Snapshot images with NVR Media Player The NVR sends snapshots that are taken when an event occurs to a destined FTP server or mail recepient.

  • Page 40: System Setup

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3. System Setup 3.1 System Configurations The “System Configurations” page provides users options to setup the device quickly and properly. After properly configuring all settings in all the sub-pages, users should expect a fully working network video recorder that is ready to manage cameras on the network. We will start by configuring its network settings to make sure it works cor- rectly in your network. Next, we will help you adjust the system time so videos will be recorder with correct timestamp.
  • Page 41 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder By default, the recorder is set to obtain IP address from DHCP server, it should be sufficient in most network environments, and most likely you should not need to alter anything in this page. To locate the re- corder, simply use the NVR search utility with steps described in page If you wish to set the recorder to use a static IP address in your local area network, 1.

  • Page 42: Ddns Service

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3.1.2 DDNS Service DDNS, which stands for “Dynamic DNS”, is a method, protocol, or network service that provides the capability for a networked device, such as a router or computer system (in this case, the NVR) using the Internet Protocol Suite, to notify a domain name server to change, in real time, the active DNS configuration of its configured hostnames, addresses or other information stored in DNS.
  • Page 43 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder In order to properly configure the DDNS service function, please reg- ister a free DDNS domain name and account from DynDNS first. Go to www.dyndns.com from the browser to do so. Click on the “Signup FREE” button to begin Choose the FREE service on the left...
  • Page 44 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Fill in the necessary fields as illustrated below: Enter a desired hostname here Select a desired sub-domain from the drop-down menu Click here to automatically fill in the current public IP in the “IP Address field” Pick one or more options here (any is fine) Click to go to the next step The page will check whether the hostname you entered has been used...
  • Page 45 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Once you get to the next page, fill in the necessary fields as illustrated below Create an username and a password here. This will be used in the NVR’s configuration. Enter a valid email ad- dress as well. Enter the security code Check to agree the license Click to finish creating the account...
  • Page 46 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Go back to the NVR’s DDNS service configuration page under “Setup” >> “System Configuration” >> “DDNS Service”. Fill in the domain name you picked during the registration in the “Do- main Name” field and the username/password you created in the “User ID” and “Password” field and click “Apply” to finish You can click the “Check DDNS Status” button to check the DynDNS service status. If you are getting a “Disconnected” message, it means that DDNS service server is down or the NVR is not connected to the Internet.
  • Page 47 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Notice the “Connection Status” displays the status of whether the NVR has been able to successfully update its current public IP address to the DynDNS server The NVR will automatically check with the DynDNS server once every hour and update its latest public IP to the server.

  • Page 48: Time And Date

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3.1.3 Time and Date Set the time and date by selecting the time zone according to your location. It is imperative that you set the recorder’s time correctly to avoid the following errors: • Incorrect display time for playback videos • Inconsistent display time of event logs and when they actually oc- After selecting the time zone, choose an option below to set the re- corder time...

  • Page 49: User Account

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3.1.4 User Account The recorder can be accessed by multiple users simultaneously. You can add, remove, and edit users by using options provided in this page to keep user information organized. Each recorder comes with a built-in “admin”...

  • Page 50: Group Privilege

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3.1.5 Group Privilege Group Privilege is where you can create multiple customized access policies for situations if you need the recorder to be accessed by us- ers other than the administrator. You can do so by creating a group, and then remove access privileges for certain configuration pages or cameras.
  • Page 51 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Choose what type of privilege you would like this group to have from the “Privilege Type” drop-down menu Its access privilege will then be displayed. You can alter its settings by allowing or denying access to other cameras using the checkboxes instead of accepting the defaults...

  • Page 52: Disk Setup

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3.1.6 Disk Setup Once you install a hard disk to the recorder, you would need to ini- tialize it so that it can be ready for recording. You can obtain basic information about the disk you installed in this page To initialize it, simply click the “Format”...

  • Page 53: Channel Configurations

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3.2 Channel Configurations 3.2.1 Add a Camera The NVR provides two options for adding a new camera. Users have the option to let the recorder automatically find the cameras or it is possible to enter camera’s information and add it manually. Automatic Search: 1. Click the “Search” button to perform the camera search. You should be prompted to install Active Control component in order for the search to function properly.
  • Page 54 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 2. After that, the search should begin and its status should be dis- played: 3. Found cameras should be listed and simply select a camera from the list and press “Configure” 4. Its corresponding information should be displayed in the “Camera Information”...
  • Page 55 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder If cameras are marked with “*” in the search result, it means those cameras are already configured and connected to the NVR. Add a camera manually Simply follow the instruction described above but instead of using the “Search”...

  • Page 56: Osd Settings

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3.2.2 OSD Settings The OSD (On Screen Display) allows users to add informational text message and embed it onto the video. By default, this function is turned off. To add texts to one or more videos, 1.

  • Page 57: Ptz Preset Settings

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3.2.3 PTZ Preset Settings The recorder supports PTZ cameras and can set multiple preset points or retrieve and manage preset points that are set in the camera. This is helpful if you need to monitor multiple spots in one area from a particular camera.
  • Page 58 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Ultimately, you can choose to make this preset point a “Home” point among all other preset points, as well as making the camera to move to this particular point when an event is triggered. •...

  • Page 59: Ptz Preset Sequence

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

  • Page 60: Local Map Setting

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3.2.5 E-Map Monitor 3.2.5.1 Local Map Setting E-Map monitor is a function that alerts users whenever there is an event triggered (e.g. motion detected) from a camera with a geographical perspective. With this function, users can quickly identify which camera has detected an unusual event and where this event is happening.
  • Page 61 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Then click and drag the camera icon to move the camera to define its location. Access the E-Map Monitor page from the upper-right hand corner menu When the NVR receives an event triggered from any of the cameras, their videos will be displayed on the E-Map and you can double-click on the video to enlarge it...

  • Page 62: Google Map Setting

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3.2.5.2 Google Map Setting The Google Map monitor is a similar function to the aforementioned E-Map monitor. It is useful if you are managing multiple cameras from different locations. To configure locations of each camera, first determine the location you’d like to place the camera to on the map.
  • Page 63 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Once the location has been determined, click and drag the camera icon to move it to the desired location: * Click and drag the icon to re-arrange its location • The Google Map Monitor requires active Internet connection and can not be used in conjunction with the regular E-Map monitor function.

  • Page 64: Event Configurations

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3.3 Event Configurations The “Event Configurations” section allows users to define conditions that constitute an event, its corresponding trigger action and when it will be triggered. Such setting can reduce the management overhead and notify the administrator only when it’s necessary. 3.3.1 General Settings The general settings section can help you quickly configure when an event is triggered, how often events are triggered and the corre- sponding actions when events are triggered.
  • Page 65 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Trigger action Now that you have the event trigger duration and interval defined, choose what action to be taken during an event trigger: • You can choose to have the recorder send out the first few frames of the video recorder upon an event is triggered • You can also choose to have the recorder send out a warning mes- sage in e-mail or in txt file format and upload it to an destined FTP server * The image(s) that are uploaded to the destined FTP server or emailed to a des- tined mail recepient are in their own proprietary image file format (.h4i or .p4i), which can only be opened by the NVR media player.

  • Page 66: Event Servers

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3.3.2 Event Servers Event servers are to be used with event trigger actions. In case of unusual motion detected by the camera or a disk failure, the recorder can send notification with the acceptable format (image/txt) to a destined event server according to the configuration.
  • Page 67 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 4. Enter the username and password of the FTP server if it’s re- quired 5. Check “Use Passive Mode” if it’s required or leave it unchecked to use active mode 6. Click “Test” to verify if all information is entered correctly and the connection to the FTP server can be established successfully 7.
  • Page 68 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Configuring an SMTP server 1. Enter the hostname or the IP address of the SMTP server 2. Enter the port of the SMTP server 3. Specify the sender’s name in the “Sender’s name” field 4. Enter the sender’s e-mail address 5. Check “Enable Authentication” and enter the username and pass- word of the SMTP server and as it requires authentication 6.

  • Page 69: Event Triggers

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3.3.3 Event Triggers We have finished defining how an event will be triggered and which servers will be receiving notifications in the previous two sections, now we can finish up the event configuration by setting: • which channels will have event trigger function enabled • What is considered to be an event • Where the warnings will be sent to and how they will be sent Select Channels to Enable Event Trigger and which type of event should be triggered • Use the checkbox to enable event trigger on the desired channels * Once motion detection is enabled in this page, please configure the motion area...
  • Page 70 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder • Define which system events should trigger the recorder to send out notifications • Define how the notifications will be sent and where they will be sent to * Event trigger may not work for cameras that are placed outside of your local network or on the Internet until the “UPnP Port Forwarding” is enabled in both the NVR and the router.

  • Page 71: Recording Configurations

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3.4 Recording Configurations The “recording configurations” gives users the overall control of how and when a recording is performed and the quality of different types of recordings performed on each channels. It can help the recorder to operate with sufficient system resource by performing recording only when it’s necessary with adjustable recording frame rate. You can define the following in “General Settings”: •...
  • Page 72 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder The “recording buffer” allows user to define “pre-alarm” and “post- alarm” time for event recordings. The “pre-alarm” time sets the NVR to record in advance when an event is triggered. The “post-alarm” time sets the NVR to continue recording for a period of time after an event trigger is finished.
  • Page 73 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder The “Camera Recording Setting” section allows you to turn on or off a particular recording type on any channels. The section at the bottom of the page allows you to disable audio recording (record video only) of particular channels.

  • Page 74: Schedule Recording

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3.4.2 Schedule Recording Here you can define the time range of the schedule recording for all channels. To configure a schedule recording: 1. Use the “Channel” drop-down menu and select a camera first 2. You can use the schedule table to set the time range. Click the cell boxes then move horizontally lets you set what hours to perform recording during a day. Click and move vertically lets you set what days to perform recording at a specific time.
  • Page 75 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3. You can also use the “Quick Configuration” to define recording time range instead of clicking cell boxex one by one on the time ta- ble. Simply check what days you would like to perform recording and specify the recording duration by either choosing “All Day”...

  • Page 76: System Options

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3.5 System Options System Options gives users a glance of the overall system status and allows users to perform maintenance tasks such as upgrading firm- ware, restore/backup device settings or reboot device ….etc. 3.5.1 Device Information The “Device Information” provides the general information of the device such as firmware version and system time. It also provides information of the current network settings and status.

  • Page 77: Logs And Reports

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3.5.2 Logs and Reports “Logs and Reports” keeps a record of what’s been happening to the device and provides basic information for troubleshooting 3.5.3 Maintenance “Maintenance” provides functions for users to: • Reboot the NVR when necessary • Reboot cameras directly from the NVR • Perform Firmware Upgrade • Backup the NVR’s settings to a local hard drive...

  • Page 78: Reboot The Nvr

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Reboot the NVR Reboot the NVR after you upload a new firmware. You would need to manually reboot the system for the new firmware to take effect. Such process would prevent a recording from getting interrupted be- cause the system would not automatically reboot itself after the new firmware is loaded onto the recorder.

  • Page 79: Reboot Nvr At A Specific Time Automatically

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

  • Page 80: Firmware Upgrade

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Firmware Upgrade The firmware can be upgraded through web UI or USB. Before up- grading firmware, please backup configuration in advance. ** the firmware file comes with a “.tar.gz” file extension, please use the file as is, DO NOT unzip it. It’s normal that you may only see “.tar” as the the “.gz” file extension is hidden by default in Windows. You will get “in- correct file format” error message if the file extension is altered. Certain personal firewall may also cause such problem. A. Upgrade through Web UI 1. Login into NVR’s web management UI. Go to "Setup" page and go to "System Options"->"Maintenance" 2. On "Upgrade NVR's Firmware" section, click "Browse" and select new firmware file 3.
  • Page 81 4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 4. When done, click “Upgrade” 5. Follow the on screen instruction and wait for the process to finish (After upgrade, the system will reboot automatically, it’s part of the process) B. Upgrade through USB 1. Prepare a USB flash disk and format with FAT or FAT32 format 2. Place the firmware in the USB flash disk and make sure it’s placed at the top-level directory. Please do not place the file in a folder. (make sure to change the firmware file name to “firmware” and leave its file extension “.tar.gz” as is before placing the file to the USB disk) 3. Plug USB flash disk into USB port on the NVR 4. The Status LED on the NVR will start to flash in amber. This indi- cates firmware upgrade is in process 5. *** Warning *** Please wait until upgrade process finished, inter- rupt the upgrade process may cause system not work anymore 6. Wait until Status LED flashes in green. This indicates firmware up- grade is finished 7.

  • Page 82: Reset The Nvr To Factory Default

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder Reset the NVR to Factory Default To reset the recorder back to its factory default, click “Default” but- ton and begin the proces: The process should be displayed and you should be prompted back to the “Live View”...

  • Page 83: Disk Status

    4 Channel (Basic) Network Video Recorder 3.5.4 Disk Status “Disk Status” gives you a more detailed information of the hard drive that is currently installed in the NVR.

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