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  • Page 1 INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE Network Video Recorder User Manual v1.0...
  • Page 2 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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 3 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, 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 4: Product Key Features

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Product Key Features General Connectable to network cameras, network dome and encoders. Connectable to the third-party network cameras like AXIS, Brickcom, Bosch, PANASONIC, SAMSUNG and SANYO, and network cameras that adopt ONVIF or PSIA protocol.
  • Page 5 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR and locating by dragging the mouse. Up to 8-ch synchronous playback at 4CIF real time. Backup Export video data by USB or SATA device. Export video clips when playback. Management and maintenance of backup devices.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features ............................4 Chapter 1 Introduction........................... 9 Front Panel ............................ 10 IR Remote Control Operations ...................... 11 USB Mouse Operation ........................14 Input Method Description......................15 Menu Operation..........................16 Rear Panel .............................
  • Page 7 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Chapter 6 Playback ............................63 Playing Back Record Files ......................64 6.1.1 Playing Back by Channel .................... 64 6.1.2 Playing Back by Time ....................66 6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search ..................68 6.1.4...
  • Page 8 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 9.4.4 Checking Network Statistics ..................119 Chapter 10 HDD Management ........................120 10.1 Initializing HDDs ........................121 10.2 Managing Network HDD ......................123 10.3 Managing HDD Group ........................ 125 10.3.1 Setting HDD Groups....................125 10.3.2...

  • Page 9: Chapter 1 Introduction

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Chapter 1 Introduction...

  • Page 10: Front Panel

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 1.1 Front Panel Figure 1. 1 INVR-0xPOEand INVR-0xA Table 1. 1 Description of Front Panel Name Description Power Power indicator turns yellow when system is running. Status Status Status indicator blinks red when data is being read from or written to HDD.

  • Page 11: Ir Remote Control Operations

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations The NVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control, shown in Figure 1. 2. Batteries (2×AAA) must be installed before operation. Figure 1. 2 Remote Control Table 1.
  • Page 12 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Name Description It is also used to switch between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input). REC Button Enter the Manual Record setting menu. In PTZ control settings, press the button and then you can call a PTZ preset by pressing Numeric button.
  • Page 13 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Troubleshooting Remote Control: Make sure you have installed batteries properly in the remote control. And you have to aim the remote control at the IR receiver in the front panel. If there is no response after you press any button on the remote, follow the procedure below to troubleshoot.

  • Page 14: Usb Mouse Operation

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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: 1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the NVR.

  • Page 15: Input Method Description

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 1.4 Input Method Description Figure 1. 3 Soft Keyboard Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard: Table 1. 5 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons Icons Description Icons Description Lowercase/Uppercase Symbols...

  • Page 16: Menu Operation

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 1.5 Menu Operation After entering the menu, the menu bar on the top of the screen can be clicked to set other functions. Figure 1. 4 Menu Bar From the left to the right, each icon stands for Playback, Export, Manual, HDD, Record, Camera, Configuration,...

  • Page 17: Rear Panel

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 1.6 Rear Panel Figure 1. 5 INVR-0xA Table 1. 6 Description of Rear Panel Interfaces Item Description LAN Interfaces Connector for LAN (Local Area Network). RS-485 Interface Connector for RS-485 devices. Power Supply 12VDC power supply.

  • Page 18: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Chapter 2 Getting Started...

  • Page 19: Starting Up And Shutting Down The Nvr

    Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the device. 2. Turn on the power switch on the rear panel. 3. After startup, the Power LED indicator turns on (supported by INVR-0xA series NVR only). Shutting down the NVR Steps: 1.

  • Page 20: Using The Wizard For Basic Configuration

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 2.2 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the NVR has loaded, as shown in Figure below. Select the system language in the drop-down list, and click the Apply button to save the setting.
  • Page 21 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 2. 5 Login Window 3. Enter the admin password. By default, the password is 12345. 4. To change the admin password, check the New Admin Password checkbox. Enter the new password and confirm the password in the given fields.
  • Page 22 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR INVR-0xPOE Figure 2. 7 Network Configuration 7. Click Next button after you configured the network parameters, which takes you to the HDD Management window, shown in Figure 2. 8. Figure 2. 8 HDD Management 8.
  • Page 23 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Click Next button. Configure the recording for the searched IP Cameras. Figure 2. 10 Record Settings 12. Click Copy to copy the settings to other channels, as shown in Figure 2. 11.

  • Page 24: Adding And Connecting The Ip Cameras

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 2.3 Adding and Connecting the IP Cameras 2.3.1 Adding the Online 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 25 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 2. 14 Manual Adding IP Camera Interface Click the button to add the camera. Explanation of the icons: Icon Explanation Icon Explanation Edit basic parameters of the camera Add the detected IP camera.

  • Page 26: Editing The Connected Ip Cameras And Configuring Customized Protocols

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Enter the Camera Management interface. Menu> Camera> Camera Figure 2. 16 Menu Repeat the step 1 and 2 of adding IP cameras manually to add the camera. Figure 2. 17 IP Camera Management Interface 2.3.2 Editing the Connected IP cameras and Configuring...
  • Page 27 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 2. 18 Edit the Parameters Click OK to save the settings and exit the editing interface. To edit advanced parameters: Drag the horizontal scroll bar to the right side and click the icon.
  • Page 28 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the interface. Configuring the customized protocols Purpose: To connect the network cameras which are not configured with the standard protocols, you can configure the customized protocols for them.

  • Page 29: Editing Ip Cameras Connected To The Poe Interfaces

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 2.3.3 Editing IP cameras connected to the PoE interfaces The PoE interfaces enables the NVR system to pass electrical power safely, along with data, on Ethernet cabling to the connected network cameras.
  • Page 30 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 2. 24 Edit IP Camera Interface - Plug-and-Play • Manual: You can disable the PoE interface by selecting the manual while the current channel can be used as a normal channel and the parameters can also be edited.

  • Page 31: Chapter 3 Live View

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Chapter 3 Live View...

  • Page 32: Introduction Of Live View

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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. Live View Icons...

  • Page 33: Operations In Live View Mode

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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 34: Quick Setting Toolbar In Live View Mode

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Two ways are provided to show the Right-click Menu Bar: right-clicking or moving the mouse to the bottom of the screen. You can click on the right side of the menu bar to fix the menu.
  • Page 35 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 3. 3 Digital Zoom Image Settings icon can be selected to enter the Image Settings menu. You can set the image parameters like brightness, contrast, saturation and hue. Figure 3. 4 Image Settings- Customize Live View Strategy can be selected to set strategy, including Real-time, Balanced, Fluency.

  • Page 36: Adjusting Live View Settings

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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 37 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR To set the camera order: Select a View mode in Select the small window, and double-click on the channel number to display the channel on the window. You can click button to start live view for all the channels and click to stop all the live view.

  • Page 38: User Logout

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 3.4 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 39: Chapter 4 Ptz Controls

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Chapter 4 PTZ Controls...

  • Page 40: Configuring Ptz Settings

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 4.1 Configuring PTZ Settings Purpose: Follow the procedure to set the parameters for PTZ. The configuring of the PTZ parameters should be done before you control the PTZ camera. Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Settings interface.

  • Page 41: Setting Ptz Presets, Patrols & Patterns

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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 42: Calling Presets

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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: 1.

  • Page 43: Customizing Patrols

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 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. The key points are corresponding to the presets. The presets can be set following the steps above in Customizing Presets.

  • Page 44: Calling Patrols

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Click the icon to delete the corresponding key point, and click the trash icon to delete all the key points. Select a key point, then click button to adjust the order of the key points.

  • Page 45: Customizing Patterns

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 4. 9 PTZ Toolbar- Patrol 4.2.5 Customizing Patterns Purpose: Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ. You can call the pattern to make the PTZ movement according to the predefined path.

  • Page 46: Calling Patterns

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 4.2.6 Calling Patterns Purpose: Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns. Calling pattern in the PTZ setting interface Steps: 1. Enter the PTZ Control interface. Menu>Camera>PTZ>More Settings 2.

  • Page 47: Ptz Control Toolbar

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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 48: Chapter 5 Record Settings

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Chapter 5 Record Settings...

  • Page 49: Configuring Recording Parameters

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 5.1 Configuring Recording Parameters Purpose: By configuring the recording 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: 1.
  • Page 50 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 2. Parameters Setting for Recording Select Record tab page to configure. You can configure the stream type, the resolution, and other parameters on your demand. • Pre-record: The time you set to record before the scheduled time or event. For example, when an alarm triggered the recording at 10:00, if you set the pre-record time as 5 seconds, the camera records it at 9:59:55.

  • Page 51: Configuring Record Schedule

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 5.2 Configuring Record Schedule Purpose: Set the record schedule, and then the camera automatically starts/stops recording according to the configured schedule. Steps: 1. Enter the Record Schedule interface. Menu>Record>Schedule 2. Configure Record Schedule 1) Select Record Schedule.
  • Page 52 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Repeat the above edit schedule steps to schedule recording for other days in the week. If the schedule can also be applied to other days, click Copy. Figure 5. 8 Copy Schedule to Other Days Click OK to save setting and back to upper level menu.
  • Page 53 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 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. Figure 5. 11 Copy Schedule to Other Channels...

  • Page 54: Configuring Motion Detection Record

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 5.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record 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 55 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 5. 14 Motion Detection Setting 5) Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. 6) Click Apply to save the settings. 7) Click OK to back to the upper level menu.

  • Page 56: Manual Record

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 5.4 Manual Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual record. The manual recording is prior to the scheduled recording. Steps: Enter the Manual settings interface. Menu> Manual Or press the REC button on the remote control.

  • Page 57: Configuring Holiday Record

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 5.5 Configuring Holiday Record Purpose: Follow the steps to configure the record schedule on holiday for that year. You may want to have different plan for recording on holiday. Steps: Enter the Record setting interface.
  • Page 58 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Enter Record Schedule settings interface to edit the holiday recording schedule. See Chapter 6.2 Configuring Record Schedule.Configuring Redundant Recording Purpose: Enabling redundant recording, which means saving the record files not only in the R/W HDD but also in the redundant HDD, will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability.
  • Page 59 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 5. 20 Record Parameters Select Camera you want to configure in the drop-down list. Check the checkbox of Redundant Record. Click Apply to save settings and back to the upper level menu.

  • Page 60: Configuring Hdd Group For Recording

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 5.6 Configuring HDD Group for Recording Purpose: You can group the HDDs and save the record files in certain HDD group. Steps: Enter HDD setting interface. Menu>HDD Figure 5. 21 HDD General Select Advanced on the left bar.

  • Page 61: Files Protection

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 5.7 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 62 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 5. 25 Unlocking Attention Protect file by setting HDD property to Read-only Steps: Enter HDD setting interface. Menu> HDD Figure 5. 26 HDD General Click to edit the HDD you want to protect.

  • Page 63: Chapter 6 Playback

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Chapter 6 Playback...

  • Page 64: Playing Back Record Files

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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. OPTION 1: Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
  • Page 65 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing progress, as shown in Figure 6. 3. Figure 6. 3 Playback Interface Click the channel(s) to execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels.

  • Page 66: Playing Back By Time

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames. 6.1.2 Playing Back by Time Purpose: Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported.
  • Page 67 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 6. 6 Interface of Playback by Time Figure 6. 7 Toolbar of Playback by Time indicates the start/end time of the record. Table 6. 2 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-time Interface Button...

  • Page 68: Playing Back By Event Search

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames. 6.1.3 Playing Back by Event Search Purpose: Play back record files on one or several channels searched out by restricting event type (e.g. alarm input and motion detection).
  • Page 69 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 6. 9 Motion Search Result Bar 5. Click button to play back the file. Pre-play and post-play can be configured. If the event is set to trigger the recording of multiple channels, clicking the will pop up the Synch Playback interface.

  • Page 70: Playing Back By Tag

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Table 6. 3 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-event Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on/ Start/Stop 30s forward 30s reverse Mute clipping Add default Speed down customized tag management...
  • Page 71 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 6. 12 Interface of Playback by Time Click button to add default tag. Click button to add customized tag and input tag name. Max. 64 tags can be added to a single video file.
  • Page 72 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR You can enter keyword in the textbox to search the tag on your command. Figure 6. 14 Video Search by Tag 3. Click button to play back the file. You can click the Back button to back to the search interface.

  • Page 73: Playing Back By System Logs

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Table 6. 4 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-tag Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on/ Start/Stop 30s forward 30s reverse Mute clipping Add default Speed down customized tag management...
  • Page 74 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 6. 17 System Log Search Interface 3. Choose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface. If there is no record file at the time point of the log, the message box “No result found” will pop up.

  • Page 75: Playing Back External File

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 6. 19 Interface of Playback by Log 6.1.6 Playing Back External File Purpose: Perform the following steps to look up and play back files in the external devices. Steps: 1. Enter Tag Search interface.

  • Page 76: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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: Go to Playback interface.
  • Page 77 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 6. 21 Interface of Playback by Time 2. Click the on the playback control toolbar to enter Smart Search mode. 3. Click and drag the mouse to draw area(s). You can click button to set the full screen as target searching area.
  • Page 78 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 6. 23 Smart Search Result Figure 6. 24 Toolbar of Smart Search Playback indicates the start/end time of the record. Table 6. 5 Detailed Explanation of Smart-search-playback Toolbar Button Operation Button...

  • Page 79: Digital Zoom

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Playback progress bar: use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames. 6.2.3 Digital Zoom Steps: 1. Click the button on the playback control bar to enter Digital Zoom interface.
  • Page 80 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 6. 26 4-ch Synchronous Playback Interface 3. Click to play back the record files reversely.

  • Page 81: Chapter 7 Backup

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Chapter 7 Backup...

  • Page 82: Backing Up Record Files

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 7.1 Backing up Record Files 7.1.1 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), and SATA writer.
  • Page 83 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR If the inserted USB device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. You can also format USB flash drives or USB HDDs via the device.
  • Page 84 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 7. 5 Export Finished 6. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it. Backup using USB writer and SATA writer Steps: 1. Enter Export interface.
  • Page 85 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 7. 7 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 4. Click Export button in the pop-up USB device management interface. If the inserted USB writer or SATA writer is not recognized: •...

  • Page 86: Backing Up By Event Search

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 7. 9 Export Options Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box “Export finished”. Figure 7. 10 Export Finished 6. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.
  • Page 87 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 2. Click Search button to enter the Search Result interface. Figure 7. 12 Result of Event Search 3. Select record files to export. Clicking Quick Export button will export record files of all channels triggered by the selected alarm input.
  • Page 88 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR You can also format USB flash drives or USB HDDs via the device. Figure 7. 14 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Flash Drive 5. Select the file type in the by clicking the icon of corresponding option and click the OK button to start backup.

  • Page 89: Backing Up Video Clips

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 7.1.3 Backing up Video Clips Purpose: You may also select video clips to export directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer) or SATA writer. Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface.
  • Page 90 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device. Figure 7. 19 Export Video Clips Using USB Flash Drive 6. Select the file type in the by clicking the icon of corresponding option and click the OK button to start backup.

  • Page 91: Managing Backup Devices

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 7.2 Managing Backup Devices Management of USB flash drives and USB HDDs. Enter Search Result interface of record files. Menu>Export>Normal Set search condition and click Search button to enter Search Result interface.
  • Page 92 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR If the inserted USB device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. Figure 7. 24 USB Flash Drive Management Management of USB writers or DVD-R/W Enter Search Result interface of record files.
  • Page 93 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 7. 26 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. There must be a re-writable CD/DVD when you make this operation.

  • Page 94: Chapter 8 Alarm Settings

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Chapter 8 Alarm Settings...

  • Page 95: Setting Motion Detection Alarm

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 8.1 Setting Motion Detection Alarm Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface of Camera Management and choose a camera you want to set up motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 8. 1 Motion Detection Setup Interface 2.
  • Page 96 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped. Figure 8. 3 Set Arming Schedule of Motion Detection 5. Click Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of motion alarm (please refer to Chapter Hiba! A hivatkozási forrás nem található.).

  • Page 97: Detecting Video Loss Alarm

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 8.2 Detecting Video Loss Alarm Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Loss interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect.
  • Page 98 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 8. 5 Set Arming Schedule of Video Loss 4. Select Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response action of video loss (please refer to Chapter Hiba! A hivatkozási forrás nem található.).

  • Page 99: Detecting Video Tampering Alarm

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 8.3 Detecting Video Tampering Alarm Purpose: Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Tampering interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect video tampering.
  • Page 100 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped. Figure 8. 8 Set Arming Schedule of Video Tampering 4. Select Linkage Action tab to set alarm response actions of video tampering alarm (please refer to Chapter Hiba! A hivatkozási forrás nem található.).

  • Page 101: Handling Exceptions Alarm

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 8.4 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 102: Chapter 9 Network Settings

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Chapter 9 Network Settings...

  • Page 103: Configuring General Settings

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 9.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate NVR over network. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>Network 2. Select the General tab. INVR-0xA INVR-0xPOE Figure 9.

  • Page 104: Configuring Advanced Settings

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu >Configuration> Network 2. Select the PPPoE tab to enter the PPPoE Settings interface, as shown in Figure 9. 2.
  • Page 105 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 9. 3 IPServer Settings Interface • DynDNS: 1) Enter Server Address for DynDNS (i.e. members.dyndns.org). 2) In the NVR Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the DynDNS website.
  • Page 106 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Enter the Server Address and Device Domain Name for HiDDNS. 1) Enter the Server Address of the HiDDNS server, which is www.hiddns.com by default. 2) Enter the Device Domain Name. You can use the alias you registered in the HiDDNS server or define a new device domain name.

  • Page 107: Configuring Ntp Server

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR with the lower-case English letter and cannot end with ‘-’. Access the Device via Web Browser or Client Software After having successfully registered the device on the HiDDNS server, you can access your device via web browser or Client Software with the Device Domain Name (Device Name).

  • Page 108: Configuring Snmp

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Steps: Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu > > Network Configuration Select the NTP tab to enter the NTP Settings interface, as shown in Figure 9. 11. Figure 9. 11 NTP Settings Interface Check the Enable NTP checkbox to enable this feature.

  • Page 109: Configuring Remote Alarm Host

    9.2.6 Configuring Multicast Purpose: The multicast can be configured to realize live view for more than 64 cameras through network for INVR-0xA series NVR. 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...

  • Page 110: Configuring Rtsp

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu >Configuration> Network 2. Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface, as shown in Figure 9. 13. 3. Set Multicast IP, as shown in Figure 9. 15. When adding a device to the Network Video Surveillance Software, the multicast address must be the same as the NVR’s multicast IP.

  • Page 111: Configuring Https Port

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 9. 17 Host/Others Settings Menu 4. Enter the Server Port and HTTP Port in the text fields. The default Server Port is 8000 and the HTTP Port is 80, and you can change them according to different requirements.
  • Page 112 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Set the IPv4 Address, IPv4 Subnet Mask, IPv4 Gateway and the Preferred DNS Server in the Network Settings menu. Click Apply button to save the settings. Select the Email tab to enter the Email Settings interface.

  • Page 113: Configuring Upnp

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 9.2.11 Configuring UPnP™ Purpose: Universal Plug and Play (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. You can use the UPnP™...

  • Page 114: Configuring High-Speed Download

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR You can use the default port No., or change it according to actual requirements. External Port indicates the port No. for port mapping in the router. The value of the RTSP port No. should be 554 or between 1024 and 65535, while the value of the other ports should be between 1 and 65535 and the value must be different from each other.
  • Page 115 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 3. Check the checkbox of Enable High-speed Download. And click the OK button in the pop-up message box to confirm the settings. Figure 9. 25 High-speed Download Settings Menu Figure 9. 26 Message Box of High-speed Download...

  • Page 116: Checking Network Traffic

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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: 1. Enter the Network Traffic interface.

  • Page 117: Configuring Network Detection

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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 118: Checking The Network Status

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Click Refresh button if the connected local backup device cannot be displayed. When it fails to detect the backup device, please check whether it is compatible with the NVR. You can format the backup device if the format is incorrect.

  • Page 119: Checking Network Statistics

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 9. 32 Network status checking If the network is normal the following message box pops out. Figure 9. 33 Network status checking result If the message box pops out with other information instead of this one, you can click Network button to show the quick setting interface of the network parameters.

  • Page 120: Chapter 10 Hdd Management

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  • Page 121: Initializing Hdds

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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. A message box pops up when the NVR starts up if there exits any uninitialized HDD.
  • Page 122 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 5. After the HDD has been initialized, the status of the HDD will change from Uninitialized to Normal. Figure 10. 5 HDD Status Changes to Normal Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it.

  • Page 123: Managing Network Hdd

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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: 1. Enter the HDD Information interface. Menu > HDD>General 2.
  • Page 124 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 10. 7 Add NAS Disk • Add IP SAN: 1) Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field. 2) Click the Search button to search the available IP SAN disks.

  • Page 125: Managing Hdd Group

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 10.3 Managing HDD Group 10.3.1 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: 1.

  • Page 126: Setting Hdd Property

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 7. Select the Group number for the current HDD. The default group No. for each HDD is 1. 8. Click the OK button to confirm the settings. Figure 10. 13 Confirm HDD Group Settings 9.
  • Page 127 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR At least 2 hard disks must be installed on your NVR when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy, and there is one HDD with R/W property.

  • Page 128: Configuring Quota Mode

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 10.4 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose: Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. Steps: 1. Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced 2. Set the Mode to Quota, as shown in Figure 10. 15.
  • Page 129 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 10. 17 Copy Settings to Other Camera(s) 6. Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same quota settings. You can also click the checkbox of IP Camera to select all cameras.

  • Page 130: Checking Hdd Status

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 10.5 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: 1.

  • Page 131: Hdd Detection

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 10.6 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 132 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 10. 21 Bad Sector Detection And you can click Error info button to see the detailed damage information And you can also pause/resume or cancel the detection.

  • Page 133: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 10.7 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose: You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Steps: 1. Enter the Exception interface. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions 2.

  • Page 134: Chapter 11 Camera Settings

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  • Page 135: Configuring Osd Settings

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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: 1. Enter the OSD Configuration interface. Menu > Camera > OSD 2.

  • Page 136: Configuring Privacy Mask

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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 137: Configuring Video Parameters

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 11.3 Configuring Video Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Camera >Image Figure 11. 4 Image Settings Interface 2. Select the camera to set image parameters. 3. You can click on the arrow to change the value of each parameter.

  • Page 138: Chapter 12 Nvr Management And Maintenance

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  • Page 139: Viewing System Information

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 12.1 Viewing System Information 12.1.1 Viewing Device Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu >Maintenance >System Info 2. 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.

  • Page 140: Viewing Network Information

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 12. 3 Record Information Interface 12.1.4 Viewing Network Information Steps: Enter the System Information interface. Menu >Maintenance>System Info Click the Network tab to enter the Network Information menu to view the network information, as shown in Figure 12.

  • Page 141: Searching & Export Log Files

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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: 1.
  • Page 142 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 12. 6 Log Search Results Up to 2000 log files can be displayed each time. 5. You can click the button of each log or double click it to view its detailed information, as shown in Figure 12.
  • Page 143 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Figure 12. 8 Export Log Files 7. Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name. 8. Click the Export to export the log files to the selected backup device.

  • Page 144: Importing/Exporting Configuration Files

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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 145: Upgrading System

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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: 1. Connect your NVR with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located.
  • Page 146 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Steps: 1. Enter the Upgrade interface. Menu >Maintenance>Upgrade 2. Click the FTP tab to enter the local upgrade interface, as shown in Figure 12. 12. Figure 12. 12 FTP Upgrade Interface 3. Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field.

  • Page 147: Restoring Default Settings

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 12.5 Restoring Default Settings Steps: Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 12. 13 Restore Factory Default Click the OK button to restore the default settings. Except the network parameters (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, default route and...

  • Page 148: Chapter 13 Others

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  • Page 149: Configuring General Settings

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 13.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the output resolution, system time, mouse pointer speed through the Menu > Configuration > General interface. Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration> General 2.

  • Page 150: Configuring Dst Settings

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 13.2 Configuring DST Settings Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General 2. Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 13. 2 DST Settings Interface 3. You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item.

  • Page 151: Configuring More Settings For Device Parameters

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 13.3 Configuring More Settings for Device Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General 2. Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface, as shown in Figure 13. 3 Figure 13.

  • Page 152: Managing User Accounts

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 13.4 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 153 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 3. Enter the information for new user, including User Name, Password, Level and User’s MAC Address. Level: Set the user level to Operator or Guest. Different user levels have different operating permission.
  • Page 154 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Local Configuration • Local Log Search: Searching and viewing logs and system information of NVR. • Local Parameters Settings: Configuring parameters, restoring factory default parameters and importing/exporting configuration files. • Local Camera Management: The adding, deleting and editing of IP cameras.

  • Page 155: Deleting A User

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR 13.4.2 Deleting a User Steps: Enter the User Management interface. Menu >Configuration>User Click to select the user to be deleted from the list. Click the icon to delete the selected user. 13.4.3 Editing a User Steps: Enter the User Management interface.
  • Page 156 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Edit the corresponding parameters. • Operator and Guest You can edit the user information, including user name, password, permission level and MAC address. Check the checkbox of Change Password if you want to change the password, and input the new one in the text field of Password and Confirm.

  • Page 157: Appendix

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  • Page 158: Glossary

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE 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 159: Troubleshooting

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Troubleshooting No image displayed on the monitor after starting up normally. Possible Reasons No VGA or HDMI connections. Connection cable is damaged. Input mode of the monitor is incorrect. Steps 1. Verify the device is connected with the monitor via HDMI or VGA cable.
  • Page 160 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR The status of the added IPC displays as “Disconnected” when it is connected through Private Protocol. Select “Menu>Camera>Camera>IP Camera” to get the camera status. Possible Reasons Network failure, and the NVR and IPC lost connections.
  • Page 161 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Simultaneously press Ctrl and C to exit the ping command. Example: Input ping 172.6.22.131 –l 1472 –f. 4. Verify the switch is not flow control. Check the brand, model of the switch connecting IPC and NVR, and contact with the manufacturer of the switch to check if it has the function of flow control.
  • Page 162 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Select “Menu > Record > Parameters > Record”, and set the resolution of Main Stream (Event) the same as the one of Main Stream (Normal). 3. Verify the frame rate is real-time frame rate.
  • Page 163 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR Windows task management interface Select the “Performance” tab; check the status of the CPU and Memory. If the resource is not enough, please end some unnecessary processes. 4. Check if the fault is solved by the above steps.
  • Page 164 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR b) The motion detection and alarm functions are enabled, and the parameters of Main Stream (Normal) and Main Stream (Event) are different. So the image looks stuck due to the image changes between different resolutions.

  • Page 165: List Of Compatible Ip Cameras

    User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR List of Compatible IP Cameras 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.
  • Page 166 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR IPC Manufacturer or Max. Model Version Sub-stream Audio Protocol Resolution WFB-100Ap V3.1.0.9 1280×800 × √ VB-M400 Ver.+1.0.0 1280×960 × √ Canon VB-M6000D Ver.+1.0.0 1280×960 × × VB-M7000F Ver.+1.0.0 1280×960 × √ WV-SW152(ONVIF Application:1.66...
  • Page 167 User Manual of INVR-0xA / INVR-0xPOE series NVR IPC Manufacturer or Max. Model Version Sub-stream Audio Protocol Resolution 1.8.2-20120327- IX30DN-ACFZHB3 √ × 2048×1536 2.9080-A1.7852 √ ( Only ONVIF SAMSUNG √ SNB-5000P V2.00_110727 1280×1024 is supported) (ONVIF compatibility) × × VCC-HD2300P 2.03-02(110318-00)

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