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  • Page 1 Network Video Recorder...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction....................1 What is NVR? ............................1 NVR Setup program .................. 4 1. NVR General Settings ........................5 2. NVR Cameras Setup ........................14 3. NVR Users Setup ..........................26 4. NVR Tasks ............................29 5. NVR Monitor ........................... 37 6.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Introduction What is NVR? NVR stands for Network Video Recorder. NVR is a collection of hardware and software components that enables full digital, live, and recorded video surveillance over the Internet or Local Network from any connected computer. NVR consists of three major components: NVR device –...
  • Page 4 Startbar module - Internal service to start/stop other NVR’s services Port Listener - Monitors all local alarm devices NVR Socket Server - Internal service to support remote TCP/IP access to the NVR Remote Control Server - Internal service for intercommunications between NVRs Fig.
  • Page 5 IP-Video Device: IP-Cameras Axis IP-Cameras SONY IP-Cameras JVC IP-Cameras ELMO IP-Cameras IDVIEW IP-Cameras IP-Servers Axis IP-Servers Digital Video Recorders EDR400 ERNITEC (DigiOp) NVR Network consists of several NVRs that are logically attached to the main NVR (NVR Domain Controller). Thus, it is possible to control every NVR remotely from the domain controller. services can be managed from the “Control Panel”...

  • Page 6: Nvr Setup Program

    NVR Setup program The heart of the Network Video Recorder is the NVR Setup program. This is where the setting for all modules is done. NVR Setup program deals with certain components and sets specific properties for each of them. Major components of the NVR Setup program are as follows: General: which in turn consists of the following sub-components: •...

  • Page 7: Nvr General Settings

    1. NVR General Settings If checked, will connect camera immediately (Used in Recording) Database Path has to be Synchronize if defined first. Exit the any changes program after changing the have been made. Database Path. Fig. 2. NVR Setup →General→Global Settings Press “General”...
  • Page 8 1.a. Global Settings Archive Storage – controls the video data retention time, the minimum space allowed for storage on the drive(s) and whether or not to overwrite the oldest information when the drive has reached its minimum available space. Detailed overview of the archive storage is provided in Fig. 3. Data retention time Archive Storage Fig.
  • Page 9 Port to Listen Port number used by all clients to connect to the Server. Connect camera immediately If checked, selected camera’s view will be shown immediately (The camera view on the recording page) If unchecked, it gives the opportunity to the user, to connect/stop the selected camera’s view (cameras “recording page”...
  • Page 10 1.b. NVR Locations (only for “NVR Domain controller”) When a request to connect to Domain controller is sent, this request can be: • Either from a computer that is sending a connection request from within the same LAN (local IP address is used) •...
  • Page 11 1.c. Camera Locations Setup “Location Name” and reference to “Location Map” if one exists. Map button on “Camera Locations” window Fig. 6. NVR Setup→General→Camera Locations Reference to this location can be made later in the NVR Cameras Setup (Description: Section 2.d.). Note: If user has assigned cameras to a map (done in section 2.
  • Page 12 1.d. Voice Setup Voice Setup button (Fig. 7.) – These settings are not only for voice, but also for phone and e-mail on alarm. Voice Setup button brings up Alarm Server voice configuration dialog box (Fig. 7.1.) Voice test MUST be clicked if any changes were made to voice setup (Save)
  • Page 13 1.e. FTP Server FTP Server receives ftp-sequences from the cameras (AXIS, JVC and SONY cameras only). For JVC and SONY cameras, ftp-sequence is treated as an alarm sequence. FTP-client settings must be setup inside the cameras in conjunction with FTP Server settings. In order for the FTP Server to work properly one needs to setup the path in the “Images path for FTP Server”...
  • Page 14 Fig. 9. NVR FTP Server dialogue box To setup FTP-clients inside the cameras, see the camera manual. NVR software has special needs for the “image file name” format settings. Some of which are as follows: SONY cameras: “image file name” must have name “asony” with the suffix “Date/Time”. JVC cameras: “image file name”...
  • Page 15 1.f. Advanced By clicking on the “Advanced” tab in the GENERAL window, you will be able to see various log files that are generated during the NVR’s operation (Fig. 10.). There are two kinds of log files available: Server logs, and Alarm logs. SERVER LOGS are: TRACE, ERRORS, and DEBUG ALARM LOGS are: NETWORK and PHONE, and EMAIL Alarm logs are of important values, particularly in event documentation.

  • Page 16: Nvr Cameras Setup

    2. NVR Cameras Setup To setup cameras, the “Cameras” tab on the NVR Setup Window must be selected (Fig. 11.). As it has been mentioned before, each of the components has its sub-components. Sub-components of the Cameras are as follows: 2.a.
  • Page 17 2.b. Cameras Settings Contains the following parameters that should be set: • Camera name • Type • Address and address port Select a non-standard port number if the camera is setup to listen to a non-standard port Note: By default all cameras listen to port 80. In this case you can leave “0” in the field •...
  • Page 18 • Alarm ComPorts Defines the number of device COM-ports ports. • Sub-cameras Tab It is used to set sub-cameras parameters for video servers. (Fig. 11.) Number Number of sub-cameras Active Reflects if sub-camera is connected to the video input Defines which sub-camera has Pan/Tilt/Zoom capability. Alive Defines if it is necessary to check “video-signal-lost”...
  • Page 19 Fig. 11.a. “Alarm Inputs” button Fig. 11.b. “Outputs” button Fig. 11.c. “ComPorts/MUX” button Note: Also, setup User name(s) and password(s) in the “Security” table (This depends on the individual camera settings. Usually Axis cameras require this setting.) Double click here to start sorting the cameras (Fig.
  • Page 20 Move Up “Cancel” to go back to Fig. 9d. Move Down Save Select a camera to move. Fig. 11.e. Sorting cameras...
  • Page 21 2.c. Security and Alarm Fig. 12.NVR Setup→Cameras→Security and Alarm • Names and Passwords, for access to each camera. • Actions on Alarm: Check status task, user can select a task from the pull down menu to be executed when camera status changes (checks the physical status of the camera, if any problem is detected, executes the selected task).
  • Page 22 2.d. Description Fig. 13. NVR Setup→Cameras→Description When a specific alarm event occurs, information provided in Description window will be used to inform the user of the alarm event (Fig. 13.). Description window contains the following information: • Camera location: The location in which camera resides. •...
  • Page 23 2.e. Recording Recorder is part of the NVR software. It is responsible for getting the video streams from the cameras according to the schedule (refer to schedule box in recording). Also, it writes the information into the archive. Recorder can supervise AXIS, JVC, SONY, Panasonic, Pixord, IDVIEW, EverFocus (EDR400), ENRITEC (DigiOp), Convision and some other Internet-cameras.
  • Page 24 Many lines can be added to the schedule for each sub-camera. It is worth mentioning that, lines are the scheduled recordings, located at the schedule box (Fig. 14.). Different sections are to be set for each line of the schedule (Fig. 14): 1.
  • Page 25 Motion Settings Disabled sub-region To move, click inside the ROI and drag Active sub- region To resize, click on the corner and drag Fig. 15. Motion Settings This screen enables the user to setup motion detection parameters for each line of the schedule (Fig. 15.). Draw ROI In order to draw ROI (Region-of-Interest), start with left-top corner, press left-mouse-button and drag mouse down to the right.
  • Page 26 2.f. Tour (for PTZ cameras only) Touring can be setup and started for any PTZ-capable AXIS, JVC, or SONY cameras. This must be done according to specific schedules. In order to enable the “Tour” option, check the “With PTZ” box on the Cameras settings page (Fig. 11.). Cam Tour application is a part of NVR software that provides all the necessary settings for touring.
  • Page 27 b. Setup Schedule Any of the previously setup tours, can be used in the tours schedule. Sub-cameras can be added to the tour schedule by selecting add button. The setup schedule setting also provides delete and save option (Fig 17.b. &...

  • Page 28: Nvr Users Setup

    3. NVR Users Setup To setup users, click on “Users” option provided on the NVR Setup Window. As it has been mentioned before, each of the components has its sub-components. The sub-components of the Users are as follows: 3.a. User information 3.b.
  • Page 29 There are two kinds of users available: Master User and Exclusive Master User. While an exclusive master user selects a camera, that camera will not be available to other users. It is worth mentioning that “Exclusive Master User” has the ability to halt any active user. To assign a camera to the user, camera has to be moved from the available cameras list to the assigned camera list by clicking on “>”...
  • Page 30 3.c. Billing Information and restrictions To setup restrictions for the user “Billing Information and Restrictions” option is provided (Fig. 20.). Fig. 20. NVR Setup→Users→Billing Information and Restrictions The information in “Full Name”, “Time block” and “Fee” fields are selected from the settings in the “Billing module”.

  • Page 31: Nvr Tasks

    4. NVR Tasks Tasks are used in: • Monitoring section of the “NVR Locations”, when an NVR does not respond to Domain controller (Section 1.b. Fig. 5. and How to set up NVR Domain Controller). • Alarm section of the cameras “Recording” (Section 2.e. Fig. 14.). Execute task on (Alarm on Motion) Execute task on (Alarm on Input ports) •...
  • Page 32 New → “Action” 4.a. Record Camera Click here to bring up PTZ control dialogue box Fig. 22. New → Action →Record Camera Action (Record Camera) Setup: • Camera: Select a camera for this action. • Set camera in position Pan/ Tilt/ Zoom Or Preset •...
  • Page 33 4.b. Move Camera Click here to bring up PTZ control dialogue box Fig. 23. New → Action →Move Camera Action (Move Camera) Setup: • Camera • Set camera in position Pan/ Tilt/ Zoom Or Preset • Dwell time(s): The time in which camera stays in a selected position. •...
  • Page 34 • Pan/ Tilt/ Zoom • Get PTZ: When clicked, provides the PTZ value of the position that camera is pointing to. • Set PTZ: Can be used in order to change PTZ values. • Zoom IN/OUT • Go to Preset: Choose a preset position from the pull down menu and click on “Go to Preset”; as a result camera will point to the selected preset position.
  • Page 35 4.d. Control Tour Start tour Stop tour Fig. 26. New → Action →Control Tour When “Start tour” is selected, a pre-selected tour will start. When “Stop tour on camera” is selected, the tour that is running will be stopped. Action (Control Tour) Setup: •...
  • Page 36 New →“Notification” 4.e. Network Client Message box Fig. 27. New → Notification →Network Client A sample text message that is sent to a client is depicted in Fig. 27.1. Notification Via Message Setup: • Address: address of the client that Domain controller wants to send the message to. •...
  • Page 37 4.f. Phone Fig. 28. New → Notification →Phone Notification via Phone Setup: • Location to phone message from • Phone/Pager to call • Number of attempts • Always call 4.g. Email Fig. 29. New → Notification →Email Notification via Email Setup: •...
  • Page 38 4.h. Speak Message box containing Sample message. Fig. 30. New → Notification →Speak Sound Notification setup: • Location to play message from: Address of the location in which message will be played from. • Message can be changed automatically: If checked, an automatic default message will be played. Thus, the message written in message box to be played as sound notification will be ignored.

  • Page 39: Nvr Monitor

    5. NVR Monitor Monitor allows the user to observe NVR components (Fig. 31.). Check Alive is disabled Recorder is running (blue). It will be restarted if inactive. Port listener is stopped (red). Fig. 31. NVR Setup→Monitor During normal operation this window could be left open and available. The status of all the cameras that have been installed on the NVR can be seen on NVR monitoring window.

  • Page 40: Nvr Reports

    6. NVR Reports This advanced feature allows the user to run reports that show when various users have been authenticated and logged on to the NVR. It displays date, time, and the host address. Searches can be made using the following criteria: USER NAME HOST ADDRESS Date range...

  • Page 41: Remote I/O Listener

    Remote I/O Listener The IO Listener module is part of the NVR software, and is called from inside the software. This option is activated when “Check Alarm” is selected (Fig. 11.). The IO Listener icon is on the system tray and has the following shape: Double-clicking on the icon provides the Alarm listener’s activities (Fig.
  • Page 42 To add a device, select one from the combo-box and then press Add. Selected device will appear on the List (left pane) and Panel will show configuration information for that device (Fig. 35.) or its alarm inputs Information specific to the Gameport is shown in Fig. 35, & Fig. 36. Information specific to the Spectra is shown in Fig.
  • Page 43 Number of Zones for Settings for communication Spectra2 device through COM-Port: Port number, speed, parity, data bits, and stop bit Fig. 37. Alarm switches configuration Voice generator configuration Fig. 38. Alarm switches configuration Device names and their alarm input names could be changed (Global Events for Spectra device are exempted).

  • Page 44: Supplementary Software

    Supplementary Software Port Mapper Setup Fig. 40. Port mapper To map a port use the Add/Delete/Edit buttons (Fig. 40.) After pressing one of those buttons, port mapping dialog box will appear (Fig. 41.). Fig. 41. Port mapping dialogue box Fill in the required information in the Port Mapping dialog box (Fig. 41.). To activate mapping CHECK the required port (Fig.

  • Page 45: Network Of Nvrs

    Network of NVRs There are two challenges that video surveillance systems are facing today, namely scalability and reliability. Large organizations that have multiple sites in local or remote locations could have from ten to over a thousand cameras to manage. The approach in the past was to have islands of standalone systems that required time consuming and inconvenient maintenance and management.

  • Page 46: Building Nvr Domain

    Building NVR Domain Whether you have several sites or a single site with hundreds of cameras, you can now plan a security management strategy. You can create a set of NVRs by dividing cameras by groups, and assigning each group to a corresponding NVR.

  • Page 47: How To Set Up An Nvr As A Member Of Domain Network

    NVR Domain Controller gains knowledge of all NVRs in its domain, which in turn leads to the realization of the existing cameras in the corporate network. NVR Domain Controller can: Remotely Create and Update cameras list on any NVR in Domain Remotely Create and Update recording schedule for each camera Remotely Create and Update touring schedule for each camera Obtain and update remote User List from any NVR in Domain as well as support its own local user...

  • Page 48: How To Set Up Nvr Domain Controller

    If the site is accepted, it becomes part of the NVR’s Domain Network. Once became a part of NVR’s domain Network, any changes on NVR in cameras table (edit/add /delete) will be mirrored on Domain Controller. Domain model depends on the connection (locally or through the Internet) between NVR and Domain Controller.
  • Page 49 Disable remote site. It is useful if there are technical problems connecting to this site. Changes to settings can be saved. Information about the Fig. 44. connection request cameras from remote site is copied using this option. There are no restrictions about using this option.

  • Page 50: Updating Camera Lists Across Domain

    Updating Camera lists across Domain If Remote NVR is in “Normal” mode, you can remotely update Cameras list. To do this, find remote location (e.g. Graphics), and change camera setting locally. (Fig. 45.) Remote Location Fig. 45. NVR Setup → Cameras → Cameras Settings...

  • Page 51: Updating User Lists Across Domain

    Updating User lists across Domain Fig. 46. NVR Setup → Users → User Information If Remote NVR is in “Normal” mode, you can remotely update Users list. To update the USER, select the location that needs to be updated from the “User” table (Fig. 46.) First time users will be asked for the authentication information by the system (Fig.

  • Page 52: Troubleshooting Across Domain

    Troubleshooting across Domain When connection between ” NVR domain controller” and another NVR (child) in its domain is broken, the system has to have the ability to continue its work and do the synchronization later. In case of a “broken connection” between Domain controller and a remote site such as site “A”: 1.

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