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Mighty Mule H.264 NETWORK Embedded DVR User Manual

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  • Page 1 H.264 NETWORK Embedded DVR Mighty Mule User’s Manual...
  • Page 2 Thank you for purchasing our product. Please read this user manual carefully to ensure that you can use the device correctly and safely. CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. PLEASE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

  • Page 3: Disclaimer Of Warranty

    LIMITATION OF LIABILITY  This users‟ manual is supplied „as is‟, with no warranties, be it expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, suitability for any exact purpose, or non-infringement of any third party‟s rights. ...

  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS  Read these instructions and keep them in a safe place for future reference.  Please refer all work related to the installation of this product to qualified service personnel or system installers.  Do not operate the appliance beyond its specified temperature, humidity or power source ratings.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENT 1. Product Introduction ..................5 Summary ......................... 5 Main Functions ....................... 5 Front panel buttons descriptions ..............6 Rear panel diagram ..................7 Remote controls ....................9 2. Basic function operation................10 On/off Switching navigation ................10 Start ..........................10 Login ........................
  • Page 6 6.Email setting ....................56 DVR setting ..................... 56 PC Seting ......................56 7.Ptz Setting ....................62 physics connection ....................62 DVR Setting ....................62 8.FAQ ......................... 64...

  • Page 7: Product Introduction

    1. Product Introduction Summary This device is a digital monitoring and recording product specially designed for the security field. It uses a standalone processor and a proprietary Linux operating system. The device combines the latest technologies in the IT field, such as video and audio compression/decompression, large capacity HDD record, TCP/IP network etc...
  • Page 8 PTZ Control Supports PTZ decoding which communicates through RS485 or RS422. The DVR is compatible with multiple decoding protocols, facilitating the function of PTZ and dome camera control. Intelligent Operation The DVR can be operated by the mouse, remote control or front panel buttons.

  • Page 9: Rear Panel Diagram

    Rear panel diagram Statement; The rear panel interface button layout and type for the product may vary. The rear panel buttons description...
  • Page 10 Connectors on Rear Panel： Item Physical connector Connector description Power input Input DC12V（≥2A）direct current For connecting VGA monitor HDMI For connecting HDMI monitor Network For connecting Ethernet Audio Input For connecting audio signal input Audio Output For connection audio output Video input For connecting analog video signal input (BNC) Video output...

  • Page 11: Basic Function Operation

    2. Basic function operation On/off Switching navigation Start Before starting, please ensure all parts are connected securely! Power the DVR on. The equipment will start the boot process with the “Power” button showing red. Power off User can power off the device by using the remote controller and mouse. By Remote Controller...

  • Page 12: Login

    Press power button, then shut down window will appear, click OK, the unit will power off after a few seconds. Disconnect the power by keyboard and mouse Step1: Enter into the Menu system (icon below), then select “System Shut Down” The “Shut down”...

  • Page 13: Main Menu Setup Guide

    Icon Motion Sign Timing recording Manual record detection Alarm state description recording state state Live playback Click the [Play] button to play back the recording enter fast record playback. (shown below) User can perform complete DVR operation by clicking the buttons on screen.

  • Page 14: Configuration Management

    In the case of 16 channel display, the user could choose 16 consecutive channels from 1-16 to show live video. Click to save. ，will show dialogue frame as Pic 2-4; Click Main menu Pic 2.3.(3) Main function Click “Config”，display SETUP windows as Pic 2-5: Press MENU button on the front panel or the same button on remote control.

  • Page 15: Basic Configuration

    Basic configuration Click “ Basic” configuration. The basic configuration contains two sub-menus: System and Date & time 1) System In the “System” menu the user can setup the device name, device ID, video format, video output and language, Screensaver and so on. The definitions for every parameters display as below: Device name: It will display on the client side browser or CMS to help the user recognize the device remotely.

  • Page 16: Ive Configuration

    Set the “Date Format” as the date and time you want to appear on the capture. You can also manually adjust the system time. Note: Click the "Default" button to restore system default settings; Click the "Apply" button to save the above settings; Click the "Exit"...
  • Page 17 Live-color adjustmen In this interface, user can adjust brightness, hue, saturation and contrast in live view. “Default” button to reset default settings, click “OK” button to save the Click t h e setting. The user can setup all channels with same parameters the by checking the “All” box and setting up accordingly.

  • Page 18: Record Configuration

    Live image mask area Record configuration Left click “Record” and enter window： Record configuration includes four sub menus: Start, Record bit rate, Character overlay recycle record. Start To enable record, left click the channel box you want to record video and/or audio on. User can setup all channels with same parameters, left click “All”...

  • Page 19: Record Bit Rate

    Record bit rate Record bit rate Setup Resolution, Rate (FPS=Frames Per Sec), Encode, Quality and Max Bitrate. “All”, then click User can setup all channels with the same parameters. Left click Apply. Click “Default” button to reset default settings. Click “Apply” button to save the setting.
  • Page 21 To set up position of the Channel Name and Time Stamp, left click the Setting button, and then use the mouse cursor to drag the camera name and time stamp to desired position. See below. Before the change After the change User can also setup all channels with same parameters by using the “All”...

  • Page 22: Schedule Configuration

    Schedule configuration Schedule configuration includes 3 sub menus: Timer, Motion & Sensor. Schedule Vertical column represents seven days of the week from Monday to Sunday. The horizontal row represents 24 hours of a day from 00:00 to 24:00. Left click the grid to do apply setup accordingly.

  • Page 23: Alarm Configuration

    Sensor Sensor The setup procedure for Alarm is the same as the procedure for Schedule. Note: Default setting Sensor is full-activated. That is, the color of schedule setting interface is blue. Alarm configuration Alarm configuration includes 4 sub menus: Sensor, Motion, Video loss and Alarm out. Sensor Sensor includes two sub menus: basic, alarm Basic...
  • Page 24 User can setup all channels with same parameters with the mouse. Left click “All” and set up accordingly. Left click “Default” button to set to factory default settings; Left click “Apply” to save the setting; click “Exit” to exit current interface. 2) Alarm Handling Alarm handling - Alarm configuration-sensor Select hold time and click setting the button.
  • Page 25 Alarm handling -alarm configuration Record: L eft cl ick the box corresponding with the camera(s) you want to record .Left click "OK" to save the above settings, click "Exit" to exit . Alarm linkage: Set alarm type and linkage type. C lick "OK" to save above settings when the corresponding channel alarm input, PTZ start a preset point, cruise lines and trajectories.
  • Page 26 Motion Left click “Enable” for channel(s) you want to record on motion. Set “Delay” to specify length of time DVR will record after motion is no longer detected. Set up “Motion Handling” and “Motion Area” accordingly. See below. Alarm handling Motion Area Setup: You can adjust sensitivity, choose your motion area and screen out constant motion.
  • Page 27 At area Setting page, users can drag the slider to adjust the sensitivity value (1-5), default setting = 4, r e p r e s e n t s l o w e s t v a l u e , r e p r e s e n t s h i g h e s t v a l u e .
  • Page 28 Alarm Handling User can also setup all channels with the same parameters. .Click the “Apply” button to save the setting. Click “Exit” button to exit current page. Click “Default” button to reset to factory default. Email: When a video loss occurs, the system will automatically send e-mail to the user specified mailbox.
  • Page 29 Alarm out Alarm out includes 3 sub menus: Alarm Out, Schedule and Buzzer. 1) Alarm out In this interface, set relay alarm out name, select hold time which means the interval time between the two adjacent alarms User can setup all channels with the same parameters. Tick off “All” to do relevant setup.
  • Page 30 3) Buzzer Buzzer To activate buzzer, left click the buzzer box. Adjust buzzer duration by dropdown menu below box.

  • Page 31: Network Configuration

    Network configuration Network configuration includes four sub-menus: Network, Sub Stream, Email and Other settings. Network Network configuration HTTP Port: The default value is 80. If user changes port designation, user needs to add a “:” (colon) to the IP address when typing the IP address in IE address blank. (ie: set the HTTP port to 82, IP address: http://192.168.0.25 , user needs to input that address: http://192.168.0.25:82 into the MS Internet Explorer browser bar) Server port: Data communication port number.
  • Page 32 Network Sub Stream Select Resolution, FPS (Frames per Second), E-Mail and Other. Change values by using the drop down menus. User can also setup all channels with same parameters by using the “All” button at the bottom left of page. L e f t c lick “Apply”...
  • Page 33 E-mail Email SMTP Server/Port: The name and port number of the SMTP server user receives e-mail from. Send Address Password: Sender‟s email address/password. Receive address: Receiver‟s email address. Here user can add at least three e-mail addresses to receive E-Mail notifications Click Test button to test the validity of the mail notification.

  • Page 34: User Management

    button to reset to factory default settings. Click “Apply” button to save the settings. Click “Exit” button to exit current page. Note: The user must use the domain name/url received from the DDNS account, U s e r must first create an account with a DDNS company (See dropdown) then apply for a domain name from the DDNS service.
  • Page 35 Genera Authority: In the “Authority” interface, assign the operational rights for that user. In the user management interface, click Setup button to modify user name, user type and binding PC MAC address. Select the user that user wants to delete in the user list box and then click “Delete”...

  • Page 36: Configuration

    P.T.Z configuration P.T.Z configuration includes two sub-menus: serial port and advance Serial Port Pic 2.4.8.1 Serial port Place a check mark on the corresponding channel for the PTZ. Choose the physical address, Baud Rate, and communication Protocol matching that of the PTZ camera. (See PTZ documentation to verify camera settings..
  • Page 37 On the Advance page, after clicking preset “Setup” button, a dialog box will pop-up as below： Pic 2.4.8.2(2) Preset point setting In the preset set interface, click Setting button to see a window as below： Pic 2.4.8.2(3) Preset setting User can control the P.T.Z up, up left, down, right down, left , left down, right and up right and stop rotating.
  • Page 38 Pic 2.4.8.2(4) Advance - cruise “Setting Click Add button to add cruise line (max 32 cruise lines can be added） ；select a cruise line and click Setup button, to see the window below.： Pic 2.4.8.2（5） Cruise set - preset point setting Left click Add icon to set the speed and time of preset point;...

  • Page 39: Advance Configuration

    Pic 2.4.8.2（6） Track setting User can control the dome rotates up, up left, down, right down, left, left down, right and up right and stop rotating. adjust the rotate speed and the value of zoom, focus and iris of the dome；click Start Record button to record the move track of PTZ and click this button again can stop record；click Start track button to play recorded track and click this button again can stop play .

  • Page 40: Data Retrieval

    Data retrieval From the Main Menu, enter “Data Search.” Data Search includes 2 sub-menus: Time Search, Event Search.Search By Time Time search Step 1：Select the channel, the calendar date , the start time and end time Step 2：Click“Play” button, playback will start from the set time bucket; click the corresponding button on the screen to start concrete operations.

  • Page 41: Event Search

    Search By Type Step1：Click the “By Type” tab. Event search Step2：After clicking Search button, the searched event information will be displayed in the event list box, double check a certain record file to playback. Step3: Select the Start Date & Time and End Date & Time. Click type of search by checking box(s) Motion, Sensor or All according to search type.
  • Page 42 Data backup Step2: Set the Start & End, Date & Time. Select Channel(s) and click Search button to display the files found in the data backup list box. Step3: Choose data file(s) by left clicking file(s). Left click “All” to select all data files, click “Backup”...

  • Page 43: Upgrade

    Hard Disk Enter menu  Hard Disk. The user can view disk storage state. User can also choose to format the disk. If you purchased the DVR with a hard drive, it is already formatted and ready to record. If you are installing your own hard drive, once installed, the drive will need formatting.

  • Page 44: Ie Side Operating Instruction

    3.IE Side Operating Instruction Viewing Using Internet Explorer: Set for IE：The 1 time you call the DVR up by its IP address, the browser will need to download the active-x controls for the DVR. In most cases you will need to place the IP address in the “Safe Site”...
  • Page 45 Depending on your browser security settings, you may need to slide the security level to “Low” then Apply to allow the file(s) to download properly. For security purposes, move slide rule back to original settings after file download. You may also use the “Custom Level” tab and manually allow the active-x files to download.
  • Page 46 ACTIVE-X IE Access：Open IE on a computer. Type the IP address of the DVR in the address bar.(ie: http://192.168.1.21) Input the Username and Password and login. The user name and logon password will be the same as the with host side. (User Name = admin, Password = leave blank.
  • Page 47 User can go to a single view by clicking on the grid examples above main stream. User can go to playback by the Playback button at the bottom right of screen. User can enter the “Advance Settings Box” by right clicking in the Advanced Settings Box: camera view cube.
  • Page 48 pic 3.2.1(1) Advanced Settings box Open/close A u d i o : Open or close the audio for that channel. Snapshot: Capture the current video screen and save it as a picture. Recording/ Stop Recording: Start/Stop the channel video‟s remote video and save it PTZ Configuration: PTZ preset, cruise path, trajectory settings OSD settings: Set the OSD layer channel, time display position, drag the mouse to save the position.

  • Page 49: Server Parameters Configuration

    Picture Adjustment: Set the image's brightness, contrast, hue, and saturation, click t h e left mouse button or drag to adjust. It will automatically save when you exit. Picture adjustment In the Settings page you will find 5 Parameter tabs: Server, Channel, Alarm, UserInfo and Others.
  • Page 50 Channel Parameters Channel parameters configuration...
  • Page 51 Alarm Alarm parameters configuration...
  • Page 52 User Info user configuration information...
  • Page 53 Other Other...

  • Page 54: Remote Playback

    3.2.3 Remote Playback Remote playback Select the video playback Channel number, Start & End Date/Time, Record Type. C l ick the Search button. The left border will show the list of search results. File Playback: Select the target file in the search list box. Double-click the file or highlight the file and click the "File Playback"...

  • Page 55: Network Setting

    4.Network setting There are 3 ways to connect to a network depending on your service provider subscription. DHCP ,PPPOE or S tatic IP. Below are instructions for setting up a PPPOE connection to the internet. physical connection DVR setting N etwork 4.2.1 Network Log in to your router.
  • Page 56 Router StatusPage Note:1) The DVR‟s IP address can't b e t h e same as the routers IP address. ( ie: the r o u t e r IP address is 192.168.0.9. I n the DVR, you should fill in 192.168.0.

  • Page 57: Port Setting And Virtual Servers

    DHCP, Port Setting and Virtual Servers Pic 4.2.3 network The HTTP port is used to access the browser; the SERVER port is used by clients to access the DVR; T he mobile P o r t u s e d m o b i l e d e v i c e s .

  • Page 59: Ddns Setting

    Public IP Router In the IE browser bar, input the IP address + HTTP port in the browser, as above IP address is 115.171.123.105,DVR's HTTP port is 8000, the input IP is http://115.171.123.105:8000 in IE browser DDNS setting Due to Dynamic IP address changes from your provider when you don‟t have a Static IP, you can set up a Dynamic DNS service to track the changes for you.
  • Page 60 Mobile 1) Verify the M obile P o r t designation in the DVR. (Example below uses Mobile Port 17951: Default setting for Mobile Port = 101) 2) Install the mobile software TMEye from your phone provider market place. 3) Input the information below: Name: Can be any name Address: The Public/Remote IP of the router.

  • Page 61: How To Apply Ddns

    5.How to apply DDNS We have no-ip as an example that demonstrates how to apply for a DDNS NO-IP open http://www.noip.com/ via IE Click to built an account...
  • Page 62 Usernames must be Username: 6-15 characters long and only contain a- z,0-9. -. and_. Mm1mum of 6 Password: characters. plt l\"o ' J " . d confirm Password: will be sending Email. an account activation l i nk, so please b .e sure email your...
  • Page 63 Click and Confirmation After that,login noip; Click to show your Host.
  • Page 64 You get an account from noip,write the informations to your DVR. It will work. The user name and password is the user name and password login DDNS site The Host DDNS domain is applied...

  • Page 65: Email Setting

    Email setting Using this function on the premise that DVR is connected to the WAN DVR setting To setup email notification: Under SMTP, enter the SMTP address of your email server. For example, smtp.gmail.com Under SMTP PORT, enter the SMTP port of your email server.(SSL certified Mail port is 465.
  • Page 66 In the "Internet Accounts" box, click on "Add" and then "Mail." 1. Enter the display name for your account. Click "Next."...
  • Page 67 Enter the Email Address for your Gmail account. Click "Next." Enter the following information: Incoming Mail: pop.gmail.com Outgoing Mail: smtp.gmail.com Click "Next."...
  • Page 68 In Account Name, enter your full Gmail email address followed by the password for your account. Click "Next." Click on "Finish."...
  • Page 69 Now, you need to specify the Gmail server settings. Highlight the new Email account you have just created and click on "Properties." Click on the "Servers" tab. Under "Outgoing Mail Server," check the box that says "My Server Requires Authentication." Click on the "Advanced"...
  • Page 70 Click "OK" and "Exit." You should now be able to send and receive Gmail emails in Outlook Express.

  • Page 71: Ptz Setting

    PTZ Setting Physical connection To connect the PTZ to the DVR use the RS485 + and – from the camera to the 422T+ & - of the DVR. (Connect 485A+ to the DVR 422T+. Connect 485B- to the DVR 422T-) DVR Setting Power the PTZ camera on.
  • Page 72 Note: The above-mentioned two steps must be operated in the corresponding channels for each PTZ camera installed. See detailed setting parameters PTZ settings.

  • Page 73: Faq

    If your problem is not listed below, please call our toll-free number for more support. 1.Question: DVR is not working after starting？ Answer: Check the adaptor input Check the on-off power line, is it well-connected? Check the power on-off Check the upgrade procedure Check the main board of DVR 2.Question: DVR is rebooting automatically or stopped after starting the DVR for several minutes?
  • Page 74 10.Question: It displays "other members are setting.." while setting DVR by IE Answer: It probably means someone else is setting the DVR. Please check the DVR configuration interface or exit DVR.

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