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CTC Union DVS-8501E User Manual

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  • Page 1 DVS-8501E 1 Channel H.264 Video Encoder...
  • Page 3 LEGAL The information in this publication has been carefully checked and is believed to be entirely accurate at the time of publication. CTC Union Technologies assumes no responsibility, however, for possible errors or omissions, or for any consequences resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ..................... 7 1.1. Welcome...................... 7 1.2. What is IP Surveillance?................7 1.3. IP Surveillance Benefits................8 1.4. Network Video Recording ................8 1.5. Quick Install Steps ..................8 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ................9 2.1. Hardware Specification................9 2.2.
  • Page 6 6.3.4. Privacy mask ..................... 25 6.3.5. Audio ......................25 6.3.6. OSD Setting....................25 6.4. Network ..................... 26 6.4.1. Network Information................... 26 6.4.2. PPPOE ...................... 27 6.4.3. DDNS ......................28 6.4.4. UPnP ......................29 6.4.5. SNMP ......................29 6.4.6. HTTPS....................... 32 6.4.7.

  • Page 7: Introduction

    1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Welcome Thank you for purchasing DVS-8501E, 1 channel, D1 H.264 Digital Video Server developed by CTC Union Technologies Company, Limited. For a better understanding, please read this manual before operating the DVS-8501E unit. 1.2. What is IP Surveillance?

  • Page 8: Ip Surveillance Benefits

    NVR offers unmatched versatility. 1.5. Quick Install Steps Follow these steps to install the DVS-8501E Video Server on your local network (LAN) : 1. Check the package contents against the list below. See chapter 3.1. 2. Connect the Video Server. See chapter 4.

  • Page 9: Technical Specification

    2. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION 2.1. Hardware Specification Model name : DVS-8501E Video compression : Dual-stream H.264 / Motion JPEG Video Resolution : D1: 720 x 480 (NTSC) / 720 x 576 (PAL) 4CIF:704 x 480 (NTSC) / 704 x 576 (PAL)

  • Page 10: Hardware And Setting

    3. CD (User Manual) 4. PTZ control cable 3.2. Overview : Front panel DVS-8501E (Non Hard disk) DVS-8501E-H 1. Network 2. Reset button: Press and hold the DVS 8501E front panel "Reset" button about 5 ~ 6 seconds. It will automatically restore the factory settings 3.

  • Page 11: Overview : Back Panel

    3.3. Overview : Back Panel 1. Power DC in...

  • Page 12: How To Access Unit

    4. HOW TO ACCESS UNIT 4.1. Default Setting Connect the DVS-8501E with the computer through a UTP cable directly. Execute Internet Explorer browser (I.E. is the only supported WEB browser now). If there is a DHCP server in local LAN, please key-in the IP address from DHCP server on address bar.

  • Page 13: Windows Upnp

    Note : Default username and password can be changed by clicking “Account” then clicking “Admin” 4.2. Windows UPnP Open the Windows UPnP in “My Network Places” to show the detected UPnP devices normally. (Refer to the red circle in the below picture) When the DVS is connected to the LAN properly, the Windows UPnP will how the corresponding icon in the list.

  • Page 14: Ctcu Upnp Finder

    4.3. CTCU UPnP Finder Besides Windows UPnP, CTC Union also has a UPnP Finder that can help to detect the UPnP devices that are connected to the network.

  • Page 15: Home

    5. HOME PAGE SETTING 5.1. Live View 5.1.1. ActiveX Installation The first time the DVS is accessed though I.E. browser, users have to install the add-on ActiveX for the normal activation of the ActiveX viewer. Execute the I.E. and log in the DVS, users will find a slight yellow bar indicated the reminder of ActiveX installation.

  • Page 16: Main / Sub Streaming

    After the installation is completed, users are able to see the ActiveX Viewer interface. (Please refer to 5.1.4. ActiveX Viewer) 5.1.2. Main / Sub Streaming Choose to watch “Main Stream” or “Sub Stream” here from the dropdown list. For Main Stream and Sub Stream set up, please refer to Chapter 6.3. 5.1.3.

  • Page 17: Rtsp Viewer Support

    Above is the ActiveX viewer which will show up when users use I.E. Browser to access the video of DVS-8501E 5.1.5. RTSP Viewer Support Users can also use other media players to play the RTSP stream. We recommend using VLC media player to watch the RTSP stream because VLC can support the H.264 video compression format.

  • Page 18: Image Setup

    5.2. Image Setup Move the slider to setup brightness, contrast, saturation, and hue. Click on the “Default” button to go back default setting. 5.3. PTZ Control Click these directional buttons to control PTZ camera. Click “Set” to add a camera preset point. Click “Go” to direct camera to preset points.

  • Page 19: Playback

    5.4. Playback Look up recorded video by channel, event, and period time. Selecting the event, setup the demand period, and then click on “Query”. Users can get the video record that fits the search condition for playback.

  • Page 20: Basic Setting

    6. BASIC SETTING There are four settings in this sub-menu, including “System”, “Work mode“, “Channel parameter” and “Network” 6.1. System 6.1.1. System Information This page includes information on “Product name”, “Firmware Version”, and “Hardware version”.

  • Page 21: Date/ Time

    6.1.2. Date/ Time Current time: Shows the current time of this device. PC Time: Shows the current time of controlling PC. Date Time Format: Select the display format for time. For example : yyy-mm-dd hh : mm : ss (Year - Month - Day Hour : Minute : Second) Adjust: Four ways to update server time.

  • Page 22: Initialize

    6.1.3. Initialize Reboot: Click this button to reboot the device. Factory default: Click this to get back factory defaults. After reset, server will reboot automatically. Backup: Click to save a config file on PC. Restore: Click to restore a config file from PC to server.

  • Page 23: Work Mode

    6.2. Work mode 6.2.1. Video format Video format: Select NTSC or PAL. 6.2.2. Resolution Resolution : Click pull-down menu to choose resolution.(CIF,D1 or 2CIF) 6.2.3. Device Alias Type device alias to define device name.

  • Page 24: Channel Parameter

    6.3. Channel parameter 6.3.1. Main stream setting Main Stream Quality: VBR (Variable bit rate) – Bit rate is variable depending on video quality. CBR (Constant bit rate) –Fix video bit rate. Frame Rate: Set picture transferred per second. Maximum is 25 frames in PAL mode or 30 frames in NTSC mode.

  • Page 25: Privacy Mask

    6.3.4. Privacy mask Privacy Mask: To activate select “on”, and then click “setup”. This will hide the selected region from normal view. 6.3.5. Audio Audio: Turn on or off audio. 6.3.6. OSD Setting OSD (On screen display) Setting: Overlay Type: Turn on or off overlay text. Date/ Time: Turn on or off date stamp shown on screen.

  • Page 26: Network

    6.4. Network 6.4.1. Network Information MAC address: Shows the device MAC address. (not user changeable) IP Address Setting: Automatically(DHCP) : Set device to DHCP client mode Manual: Manually set IP, subnet and default gateway. DNS Server Setting Auto: Get DNS server IP automatically via DHCP. Manual: Set DNS IP manually.

  • Page 27: Pppoe

    6.4.2. PPPOE Set to connect to Internet by PPPoE. IP address : Read-only. IP address from PPPoE service. User ID : PPPoE username ID. Usually get from ISP. Password : PPPoE authentication password. Usually get from ISP. Re-type Password: Re-enter the password for confirmation DNS Server Automatically : Get DNS IP automatically.

  • Page 28: Ddns

    6.4.3. DDNS This allow device to have DDNS domain name. Encoder will notify a dynamic domain name server to change mapping IP in real time (ad-hoc), the active DNS configuration of its configured hostnames, addresses or other information. Server name : Select a DDNS server from Pull-down menu. User ID: Input DDNS ID for DDNS server.

  • Page 29: Upnp

    6.4.4. UPnP UPnP helps user to find this machine easily on a Windows LAN. It will open service ports on local LAN UPnP router. It allows easier access to this device from the Intranet. HTTP port: HTTP connected port. Use the default 80 or set manually (from 1024 to 65535) SSL port: Https security connection port setting.
  • Page 30 SNMP_TRAP Trap Information: Turn on or off SNMP service. Receiver IP: SNMP information receiver IP. Community string: Input SNMP server string to communicate with SNMP manager.
  • Page 31 SNMP_MANAGER Manager IP: Input SNMP manager's IP address. Community string: Input SNMP community string to communicate with SNMP manager. Access: Let user “read” or “read and write” on device.

  • Page 32: Https

    6.4.6. HTTPS Https is a URL scheme used to create a secure HTTP connection via SSL. It is syntactically identical to the http: // scheme normally used for accessing resources using HTTP. Select “on” to start to setup. Create & install : Click “create self-signed certificate” to create a certificate Installed Certificate Subject Name: show or remove certificate.

  • Page 33: Ip Notification

    6.4.7. IP Notification Notify user by E-mail, when device is using a new IP. Select “on” to turn Notify Type: Select which condition to send notification. SMTP Server name: Input SMTP server name or IP address here. SMTP server port : Use default SMTP port or user-defined (range 1024~65535) Authentication: Select authentication type according to your SMTP server (mail server).

  • Page 34: Advanced Setting

    7. ADVANCED SETTING 7.1. PTZ Setting 7.1.1. PTZ Connector 8501E PTZ Pin assignment allocation (DB9) Define Color RS-232 TX Yellow RS-232 RX Green Blue RS-485（A）+ Purple Brown Gray White RS-485（B）- 7.1.2. PTZ Control This page lets user setup PTZ parameters. Connection type: Select connection type according to interface.

  • Page 35: Preset Position

    value is 2000. Protocol: Select camera protocol. Please refer to user manual of camera. Camera ID: PTZ camera ID. Please refer to user manual of camera. Pan Speed : PTZ camera pan speed (range 0~63). Tilt Speed : PTZ camera tilt speed (range 0~63) Zoom speed : PTZ camera zoom speed (range 0~3) Focus speed : Focus speed of camera (range 0~3).

  • Page 36: Patrol

    7.1.4. Patrol This page let user setup a patrol mode for the camera. Every channel has four patrol routes. Every route can consist of 8 preset points. Camera lens will move in order to the end. Set as default route : Choose a route number Tour index: Show the route number you are setting now.

  • Page 37: Alarm Configuration

    7.2. Alarm Configuration 7.2.1. Alarm Receiver Setting 7.2.1.1. FTP client FTP client will send image files while alarms occur. 7.2.1.1.1. FTP General Setting FTP General Setting: Turn on or off this feature. Server name: Input FTP server name or IP address. FTP port : Input FTP server port, default is 21 (range 0~65535) User name: Input user name of FTP server.
  • Page 38 7.2.1.1.2. Periodical Sending Send images file to FTP server periodically. FTP Periodical Sending: Turn this feature on or off. Remote Route: Folder path for sending image Image File Name: File name for sending to FTP server. Interval : Choose time interval for sending-files Note: The FTP General settings must be configured before Periodic Sending will work.
  • Page 39 7.2.1.2. SMTP SMTP or Simple Mail Transport Protocol lets this device send image files to specific E-mail addresses. 7.2.1.2.1. General SMTP: Turn this feature on or off. SMTP Server : Input the SMTP server name or IP address SMTP Server port : Use default SMTP port (25) or user-defined (range 1024~65535) Authentication: Select authentication type according to your SMTP server.
  • Page 40 7.2.1.2.2. SMTP Periodical Sending Send image files to specific E-mail address periodically. SMTP Periodical Sending: Turn this feature on or off. Image File Name: Attached file name. Interval: Periodical mail interval time (Minute). Range from 30 minutes to 1440 minutes. Note: The SMTP General settings must be configured before this function will work.
  • Page 41 The SMS or Short Message Service sends messages to mobile devices. SMS switch: Turn this feature on or off. Service provider: The DVS-8501E supports D5 Media SMS vendor service only at time of writing. Username: Input account username required by SMS server.

  • Page 42: Alarm I/O Setting

    7.2.2. Alarm I/O Setting Alarm Input 7.2.2.1. Alarm Input : Turn this feature on or off. Debounce Time : Interval time, range from 5 to 10 seconds. Trigger Condition: Trigger by High or Low electric potential. Please refer to the alarm sensor manual. Note: Alarm sensor will be electrically connected to the DVS DI (Digital Input) signal pins.
  • Page 43 Alarm Output 7.2.2.2. Alarm Output: Select On or Off to active or deactivate this feature. Relay : Turn on or off the relay. Alarm Duration: For “Follow Event”, the alarm will continue until the event has ended. Or the durative may be set for 0~60seconds. Note: Alarm device will be electrically connected to the DVS DO (Digital Output relay) signal pins.

  • Page 44: Alarm Video Setting

    7.2.3. Alarm Video Setting Motion Detection 7.2.3.1. Up to 4 sets of Motion Detection areas can be defined (By color). When checking the demanded Motion Detection, the correspondent color frame will show up circling the player. Adjust the size and the location of frame directly through mouse dragging.

  • Page 45: Alarm Storage Setting

    Video Loss 7.2.3.2. Video Loss : Turn on to activate specific action when “video loss” occurs. Go to “Event Management” --> “Event Setting” to set action. Debounce Time : Video loss duration time. 7.2.4. Alarm Storage Setting...
  • Page 46 Alarm local recording 7.2.4.1. Local Storage: Turn on or off this feature. Full-Time Record: Record whenever the device is operating. Choose to record Main Stream or Sub Stream from the pull-down menu. Schedule: Click and drag on the schedule frame to appoint the scheduled record times graphically.

  • Page 47: Alarm Local Storage

    7.3. Alarm Local Storage Save video to local storage device when alarm event occurs. Alarm Storage: Turn on or off this feature Stream Choose: Choose to store Main Stream or Sub Stream in the local storage device.
  • Page 48 Alarm Remote Storage 7.3.1.1. Save video to remote storage device when event occurs Alarm Remote Storage: Turn on or off this feature IP Address: IP address of the remote storage device. Port: The port of the remote storage device. Stream Choice: Choose to store Main Stream or Sub Stream in the remote storage device.

  • Page 49: Storage Management

    7.4. Storage Management 7.4.1. HDD management HDD information: If there is a hard disk installed, the disk size and used size will be shown. If no disk is installed, both will show 0. Format: Click “Format” button to format the hard disk. All data will be erased.

  • Page 50: Event Management

    7.5. Event Management This function includes event setting, import and export. 7.5.1. Event Setting Event : Give every event setting a serial number Event Enable: Turn event setting function on or off. Event Name: Give every event a specific name for Identification. AND: Select trigger-event.

  • Page 51: Event Report

    7.5.2. Event Report Use the Event Report page to filter and manage all events recorded by the system. Filtering uses 'and' and 'or' logic to filter particular events. Click on ”Report” to show a report for the chosen event index.

  • Page 52: Event Import/ Export

    7.5.3. Event Import/ Export All Event settings can be exported to a file. User can also import a previously saved event setting export or file from a different DVS for cloning purposes. Action: Export: Click ”Export” to export an event file. Then, select “save as” to save on PC.

  • Page 53: Account Management

    8. ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT 8.1. Admin Administrator’s default username and password are both “admin”. This page allows the administrator to change the password for security purposes. Action: Input old password to verify that the user is indeed the administrator. New Password: Enter the new password. Re-type New Password: Enter the new password again for confirmation.

  • Page 54: User

    8.2. User The administrator can create up to nine more users and assign permissions under Account Management. The functions include adding or changing a user's "User name", "Password" and limits of authority. User name: Input the desired user name. Password: Input the desired user password. Basic : User’s authority allows ”Basic”...

  • Page 55: Dvs Status

    9. DVS STATUS The Status displays active connections to the DVS and any alarm indications per channel (socket connection). Live: Show IP and port number of live streaming connections. Up to 4 stream connections can be supported by the DVS. Main stream connections will show (M) while sub-stream will be indicated by (S).

  • Page 56: System Log

    SYSTEM LOG The System Log holds a record of activity recorded by the Linux operating system of the DVS. This log may be viewed on the DVS or it may be configured to send the log to a log server for centralized management. Remote Log: Send log to remote log server when enabled.

  • Page 57: Trouble Shooting

    TROUBLE SHOOTING 1) I can’t seem to add the DVS video into the NVR live view. Attached is a screenshot of my NVR setting. Please check what am I missing? If you are using RTSP streaming, please make sure that you have chosen the Stream Mode in RTSP properly.
  • Page 58 CPU resource on the video encode and decode processes. You can understand it while you operate the DVS which brings the exceptional hardware encode capability. Therefore, the DVS-8501E so far cannot support either SAMBA or NFS protocol. 6) How do I use the Live stream URL (rtsp : //ipaddress/live.mp) You should use VLC media player to watch the video as VLC can support the H.264 compression format.
  • Page 59 10) SMTP already set but received no email notification? You have to set up the SMTP server and Sender Mail Address under same source. That means, for example, if you set "smtp.gmail.com" in SMTP server, the Sender Mail Address has to be XXXXX@gmail.com. (XXXXX depends on the actual gmail account).

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