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NVR series NVR-16 NVR-16D1 NVR-32 NVR-32H User Manual July 2010...
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TRADEMARKS Luxon Video, being authorized Luxon Video Inc. to use, is registered trademarks of Luxon Video Inc. IBM PC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc.
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WARNING TO REDUCE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. GUARANTEE BECOMES VOID IN CASE OF ANY UNAUTHORIZED MODIFICATIONS INTO DOM CONTENTS. DO NOT REMOVE REMOVABLE HDD TRAY SHILE SYSTEM IN USE. IT WOULD DAMAGE DOM CONTENTS.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction ..................1 1.1 Package Contents ........................1 1.2 Features ........................... 1 1.3 Hardware Introduction ......................3 1.3.1 Front Panel of the NVR RACK ..................3 1.3.2 Back Panel of NVR Rack ....................3 (NOTE: Not all items are included on all models. IN/OUTPUT placement may vary slot to slot between models!) ........................
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3.2.1 Setup the Object Counting ..................58 3.2.2 To Setup the FaceFinder ..................... 60 3.2.3 Setup PTZ Tracking..................... 62 3.2.4 Create a Camera Group ....................64 3.3 Recording Setting ........................66 3.3.1 To Mask/Shield an area on the screen ................ 71 3.3.2 To show and change the color of the Mask ..............
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6.4 Using the Remote Playback ....................126 6.4.1 Familiarizing the Local Playback Buttons ..............127 6.4.2 Familiarizing the RealTime Playback Buttons ............129 6.4.3 Familiarizing the Download and Playback Buttons ............ 131 6.5 Using HandyViewer to Access DVR server ................133 6.6 Using PDAViewer to Access DVR Server ................
Chapter 1 Introduction Package Contents Recorder Package (1) Recorder RACK unit (2) 2 x AV cable (3) Utility Software CD (Manual included) (4) Power Cord (5) USB optical mouse Features Continuous Recording / Smart Recording / Motion Recording / Audio Recording / Alarm Recording / Manual Recording Recording Modes All modes can be triggered by schedule...
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Webcam via regular IE browser Remote Access Remote Console NVR-CMS Central Management System Multiple DVR and IP cameras on your IE browser Web Cam / Remote Manager Record 16 cameras on remote side Share transmission loading; enable more clients at remote access & high-speed data Dispatch Server transmission.
Hardware Introduction 1.3.1 Front Panel of the NVR RACK Name Function (1) Locker To lock the front cover (2) USB port x 2 To connect external USB devices (3) Power switch To on/off the system unit (4) Removable HDD drawer It can be installed the SATA hard disk (5) DVD-RW To backup recorded file on DVD-R/RW disk...
Connecting Devices Sensor/Relay device pinhole allocation The I/O card enables you to connect (4) sensor inputs and (4) relay outputs. Just connect the external sensor and relay pin directly to the I/O card pinhole. Check the table below and locate which pinhole is assigned to sensor input and relay output.
1.6 Formatting Hard Disk User can format un-formatted hard disk by Disk management function. The hard disk must format in order to record the video data. Follow the below steps to format and partition the hard disk. Stop recording before formatting or partitioning hard disk. The 1 install hard disk is not able to re-format and partition unless it is un-format when install into DVR server.
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6. Click + button to add the selected hard disk into Partition Table section. 7. User can adjust the capacity of partition by clicking Capacity column and enter the capacity. If user doesn’t want to divide hard disk into several partitions, and then, just leave the capacity without change. 8.
Chapter 2 Using the DVR Software Running the Unit for the First Time When the unit is turned on for the first time, the system will prompt you to enter the CD-Key. The CD Key is a located on REAR PANEL of the unit. If user wants to power off the DVR system, click Shutdown button. To restart the DVR system, click Reboot button.
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Name Function Call up the Logout dialog box. (1) Exit In the logout dialog box, you may do the following: - Exit: To shutdown the DVR program. - Reboot: Restart the DVR system. (1) Exit - Login: To sign-in in different account. Default user ID is admin and password is admin. - Compact: To switch to compact mode - Guest: To switch to the guest mode.
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Name Function (10) Playback Switch to Playback mode. This allows you to view the recorded video file. (see Chapter 3.3) (11) Camera To view the user defined channel group tree (see also Chapter 4.2.3). Click + of group to Group Tree extend group and drag the camera to surveillance screen to view.
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Name Function When you switch to full screen in multiple-screen mode, Left click to toggle to only display one of the video in the multiple-screen mode or all. (18) Alarm Click to view the status or advanced alarm information. (19) Live Click to playback the recorded file instantly in preview mode.
2.2.1 Using Event Log Viewer Show the record of activities that take place in the system. 1. Click the Event Log button on DVR system main interface. The Event log viewer window will show up. 2. Select the Date to view or search certain event log by key word. Enter the key word in Find Text column and click Search button.
2.2.1.1 Using POSViewer Name Function (1) POSDB Path The storage path for POS event log. Click to change the storage path. (2) Before/After Set a time period before and after of POS event log. (3) Channel Select the POS event log of channel Enter specific key word or word string to search the POS event log.
2.2.1.2 Using Counting Log Viewer Search and view the list and statistic report of object counting. If the object counting function is not enabling, there will be no any data to view. 1. Select the Date and set a time period between After and Before for object counts searching. 2.
2.2.1.3 Using the Object Viewer Click Object Viewer bar to view and search FaceFinder event log. Name Function (1) Close Click to close Object Log Viewer windows (2) Search Mode Switch to face object log search mode. In search mode UI, select the Time and Camera to search the object.
Function Buttons in Playback Mode To switch in Playback mode, click Playback button at the lower right corner of Advanced/Preview mode user interface Name Function (1) Split Screen Mode Select from 6 kinds of split screen type to playback the recorded video file of all the camera, or one camera over the other or alongside on a single screen.
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Name Function – Day Light Saving: the playback calendar will show the available video records during day light saving time period. The numbers from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock. The numbers from 01 to 16 represent the camera ID.
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Name Function (11) Segment Keep a portion of the recorded video (see also Chapter 3.3.1). Use the entire area of the screen to only display the video. To return, press the right (12) Full screen button of the mouse or ESC on the keyboard or click the arrow icon. Click to exit from full screen mode...
2.3.1 To Cut and Save the Wanted Portion of the Recorded Video Use the Playback Control buttons or drag the bar on the playback progress bar and pause on where you want to start the cut. Then, click Segment to set the begin mark. Use the Playback Control buttons or drag the bar on the playback progress bar and pause on where you want to end the cut.
2.3.2 To Bookmark a Section of the Video Click Bookmark. The video playback stops when the bookmark button is executed. In the Bookmark dialog box, you may do the following: Add to include the new reference mark in the bookmark list. You may select to enable/disable File protection.
2.3.3 To Search Using the Visual Search Click Visual Search. In the Visual Search Setting dialog box, select the Camera number and the date. Then click OK. When a series of frames appear by date, click on the frame to display another series of frames and search by every Hour of that date, every Minute of that hour, every 10 Seconds of that minute, every Second of that 10 seconds.
2.3.5 To Search Using the Intelligent Search Click on the video screen on where you want to search. Click Intelligent Search. The Intelligent Search text (red) would appear at the lower left corner of the screen. When the Intelligent Search Setting dialog box and motion detector frame appear, you may adjust the sensitivity bar and the motion detector frame size and location.
Function Buttons in Compact Mode To view in Compact mode, click Exit button. In the logout dialog box, click Compact. Name Function (1) Split Screen Mode Select from 7 kinds of split screen type to view all the camera, or one camera over the other or alongside on a single screen.
Function Buttons in PTZ Camera Controller Name Function (1) Close Exit PTZ camera controller. (2) Setup Configure PTZ cameras.(see Chapter 3.12) (3) AutoPan Operate the PTZ cameras automatically based on the selected camera group preset position number. (4) Focus +/- Adjust the focus manually to produce clear image.
Setting Up and Using the EMAP EMAP can hold up to 8 maps in *.bmp/*.jpg format. You may locate the camera, sensor and relay on the map. 2.6.1 To Set Up the EMAP Click Emap. When the Emap screen appears, click the area number (1 to 8 buttons) on where you want to insert the map.
2.6.2 To Use the EMAP To use the EMAP: Click E-map. In the Emap screen, click the camera icon to switch on the area where the camera is located on the map and to display the video at the upper right corner of the Emap screen. At the lower right corner of the Emap screen, it lists all the warning message.
To Setup the PTZ/IP PTZ Camera 2.7.1 Setup the PTZ Camera In the PTZ control panel, click Setup. When the PTZ Setup dialog box appears, select the camera number and check the Use PTZ box. In the Connection Settings section, select the COMPort where the PTZ camera is connected, PTZ ID number and PTZ camera protocol.
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15. When PTZ control icon has been click on, it will turn to red, the mouse cursor will become a red cross, and PTZ control bar will show up on the screen. - User can move the on screen PTZ controller to any position of screen - The on screen PTZ controller only display on a channel screen at a time.
2.7.2 Setup the IP PTZ Camera 1. In the PTZ control panel, click Setup. 2. When the PTZ Setup dialog box appears, click IP PTZ tab. 3. Select the camera number and check the Use PTZ box. 4. In the Connection Settings section, select the Protocol and Model that is brand of IP PTZ camera and enter the IP or URL of IP camera in IP Camera Site column.
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16. When PTZ control icon has been click on, it will turn to red, the mouse course will become a red cross, and PTZ control bar will show up on the screen. - User can move the on screen PTZ controller to any position of screen - The on screen PTZ controller only display on a channel screen at a time.
Chapter 3 Customizing the DVR System In the Preview/Advanced screen mode, click button to customize your DVR. When the DVR configuration setup selection appears, select and click the buttons you want to change the setting. System Setting In the System Setting dialog box, click OK to accept the new settings, click Cancel to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting.
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In the Map Network Drive windows, select the Drive and fill in the network drive direction in Folder column if you know. Or click Browse to find the folder direction. Click Finish to complete the network drive mapping. After the network drive has been added, user needs to create a folder for network storage. In Browse For Folder windows, select the network drive and right click mouse button to add a new folder.
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(3)Language Customize the system to display the system, interface, and tool tips based on the selected language. By default the language is in English. (4) Video Standard Change and select the proper video system according to your camera video system. If the video system setting is wrong, the video would appear abnormal.
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Fixed Layout (1) Select the video source from drop down list. (2) Select the display mode as FixedLayout. (3) Preview screen: the selected camera video will preview in here. (4) View Mode: Select the view mode of TV out display. (5) Cameras: User can select the cameras that user wants to display on the screen.
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(7) Configuration Backup a copy of all the settings and allows you to regain the same settings back. To save the current settings, click Export. To replace the settings with the one you have saved, click Import. (8) Login Enable the conditions in Login section you want the system to automatically carry out. - Auto record when login Automatically start video recording when the DVR system is executed.
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(9) Miscellaneous Enable the conditions in Miscellaneous section you want the system to perform. - Status Report Send a daily system event and attention analysis report. To change the e-mail settings, click Setup. - Beep if no signal Make sound when the video signal is lost. - Mandatory Record Always record video when software is running - Enable Overlay...
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(12) System Configuration Date/Time Setup 1. Select the Time Zone of DVR server located. 2. Select the Month and Date. Click arrow button can switch to different month. 3. Adjust the Time by click spin box arrow button. 4. Click OK to save the configuration. Display Setting Adjust resolution of display.
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Disk Management Manage and format the hard disk drive. Please refer to Chapter 2.1.1 for formatting and partition hard disk. Also, DVR system supports iSCSI HDD setup now. Click iSCSI Setup to configure.
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Network Setting Configure the network setting (IP address, subnet, DNS, and son on…) of the system. Enable DHCP: To use DHCP server assigning DVR server an IP address. Using the following IP address: Assign a fixed IP address for DVR server IP ADDRESS: Assign a constant IP address which a real IP addresses give from ISP to DVR system.
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Audio Setting Adjust audio volume of system. Others...
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Printer Setting Click Add Printer and following the wizard to install a printer. Regional/Language Setting When DVR application is using different language of UI besides English, user can select the corresponding region and language in order to make UI display correctly.
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Power Management To setup UPS configuration. Please refer to Chapter 4.1.2 UPS Connection. Device Management To manage the DVR system devices. Network Connection To manage the connection of the network.
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Phone and Modem options To setup the modem dial-up settings. Usageinfo To view usage of the system CPU, memory, and network. (13) System Controller Setup To configure the parameters that is for communicating with the System Controller (an optional accessory). For operating of the System Controller, please refer to Chapter 4.1.3.
USB port, please select the System Controller Pro mode. If System Controller is connecting to DVR through the RS485 port, please select the System Controller Pro 485 model. Port – Select the com port that is connected with the System Controller Pro. Only when System Controller is using RS485 port connect to DVR server, the port needs to be selected.
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(1) Name: Enter a name to identify the POS. (2) Protocol: To select the protocol, click Setting button (see Setup POS Device) (3) Skip first: Set the number of lines you want to be removed (4) Start Testing: Click to test POS setting. You will see a test result on the right side of POS Mapping window.
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Setup POS Device There are some default POS devices. If user uses the POS device beside defaults, user can add new POS device and rules. The POS device can be added up to 50 include defaults. Setup Standard POS Device Add New POS Device 1.
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6. Click OK 7. Click Save. The configuration will be lost without saving. 8. To modify existing replace rules, double click it. Character Replacement Set a rule to replace a character or word in POS data. The maximum replacement is 8. 1.
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to add a device. Enter device name and select Type as XML. The POS device can be added up to 50 include defaults. Page Start: Beginning of data for transaction Page End: End of data for transaction Tag: select a root tag and sub tag as a range for data transaction to DVR server. Click Add to set a tag.
3.1.1.2 Advanced Setting To setup POS text display position, text font and color. 1. In the System Setting dialog box, POS section, click Setting >> Advanced Setting 2. Mark Show POS Text to allow POS data to be display on surveillance screen. 3.
3.1.2 UPS Connection Follow the below steps to connect the UPS to DVR system. 1. Refer to the below figure to connect the UPS with DVR unit. DVR unit UPS unit LCD Monitor 2. Power on the DVR unit and UPS unit. 3.
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6. Select the brand, model and com port of UPS unit. And then, click Finish. To check the com port number, go to DVR application → Setup → System → POS Advance → Add → Port Setting → Local COM 7.
Camera Setting In the Camera Setting dialog box, click OK to accept the new settings, click Cancel to exit without saving, and click Default1/ Default2 to revert back to original factory setting. (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to adjust the video setting. To select all the cameras, enable the ALL check box.
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- Analog Camera The video source is coming directly from camera that is connected to the DVR. - Remote DVR The video source is coming from another DVR server. In the Remote DVR dialog box, enter the server IP, port number, user ID, password and select the camera number. If you are not sure of the server IP and port, please check the DVR server IP address in Network setting.
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User can select Video size, Frame rate, Video and Quality Mode of camera. And scroll the bar to adjust the Quality, Brightness, Contrast, Hue, Saturation, and Sharpness of the camera. Recording Setting - Save Original Format: Save the video that is compressed by IP camera’s compress mode. - Transcode by MPEG4 Encoder: DVR system is decoding the video and compress video again by using MPEG4 encoder.
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Relay Setting: To setup relay device that is embedded on the camera. 1. Click the drop-down list and select the relay ID number. 2. Enter relay name in Name column 3. The DVR system automatically detects the camera and input relates information. In the Content section, enter relay description.
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The PTZ tracking only available for the PTZ/IP PTZ camera. (13) Camera list List all available cameras for grouping. User can drag the camera to (15) Video screen to view camera live video. (14) Group User can create several camera groups for managing purpose. All cameras can be group into several different groups (see also Chapter 4.2.4).
3.2.1 Setup the Object Counting The DVR system only supports 2 channels for object counting. 1. Click Detail to enter the object counting setup window. 2. Enable Detected Regions in Display section. This enables the object counting information show on the screen.
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8. Click OK to save the setting. Click Cancel to leave the setup window without saving. The object counting information will be display on the screen of upper part. Object Counting Information Display Region 1 Region 2 Object Size Frame...
3.2.2 To Setup the FaceFinder To setup the human face detection and capturing from live and recorded video for security issue. Click Detail to enter the FaceFinder setup window. To set the value back to default, click Default button. - The face detection angle is around 30 ~ 45 degrees for both side of face and 25 ~ 30 degrees for look up and down of face.
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only when the activate status is set to trigger. After set up, click Start Test to test the configure result. When the system is detecting face, the red frame will show up on the screen. The test result will display in Face log List window as below figure shown:...
3.2.3 Setup PTZ Tracking PTZ tracking allows user to setup a select range for PTZ camera to track the object automatically when object is out of selected rage. The PTZ tracking will be available when the camera is enabled PTZ function. 1.
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4. Click OK to complete the setting. 5. When the PTZ tracking has been setup, user should see the PTZ tracking icon ( ) on the preview screen.
3.2.4 Create a Camera Group Follow the below steps to create a camera group. The maximum of group number is 64. The default group can be deleted and modified. 1. Click to add a new group. 2. Right-click on group to rename the group name. 3.
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9. User can easy to view and manage the camera group in preview/advanced mode by click camera tree icon (see also Chapter 3.2(11) Camera Group Tree). From camera group tree, user can enable/disable, display/un-display, and rename the camera and enable/disable the audio of the camera. To manage the camera group tree in preview/advanced mode, user need to be enabled the Group Tree Menu control right in account setting(see also Chapter 4.9 User...
Recording Setting In the Recording dialog box, click OK to accept the new settings, click Cancel to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting. (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to set the recording setting. To select all the cameras, enable the ALL check box.
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When the system starts recording a red triangle mark would appear at the upper left corner of the screen. The recording modes are listed below: - Always Recording Record the video from the selected camera and save it to the designated storage path (see also Chapter 4.1 #1).
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(8) Video Size Select the size of the video and click the button. The higher the size, the larger the file it create. You can also activate the Enable Deinterlace to enhance the video quality. Set the Enable Deinterlace mode to #1, if you are capturing motionless picture and #2, if it captures lots of movement.
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(11) Video Encryption Enable/disable to encrypt the recorded video that way only the person who knows the password can clearly view the video playback. The file size would become 10 to 30% more. Enabling the Video Encryption check box, you will be prompted to enter the password and retype the password for confirmation. Make sure not to forget the password for you would not be able to decrypt the video without it.
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(12) Enable Storage Optimization Enable/disable to save more storage space. Click Detail button to select the type of storage optimization. Monochrome Mode: The video will record in black and white. Disable Video Enhancement: To shutdown video enhancement function. User also can select the Default Mode High/Medium/Low.
3.3.1 To Mask/Shield an area on the screen In the Mask/Shield Edit section, activate the Enable Mask/Enable Shield check box. In the Edit section, select between Mask or Shield and click the button. Click and drag a frame on the (15) Video Screen to create Mask or Shield area. SA7000H doesn’t support shield function 3.3.2 To show and change the color of the Mask...
Network Setting In the Network Setting dialog box, click OK to accept the new settings, click Cancel to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting. (10) (11) (1) Server Name Assign a name for the DVR unit. Letters of the alphabet and numbers only. (2) Transmitting Cameras Select and click on the camera number in the Transmitting Camera section you want to make it accessible via internet using WebViewer, Remote Console, PDAViewer and HandyViewer (still image).
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If the Talk to Web-Client is disabled, the person in the DVR server side can only hear the voice from the client side that is when the WebCam 2-Way Talk button is activated. (see also Chapter 7.1 #6). Make sure that your WebViewer Digital Signature is updated yearly; else you won’t be able to access the DVR server from the DVR WebViewer.
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- Network Bandwidth Limit By Channel: Set the network bandwidth by each channel. All: Set the total network bandwidth consumption limit.
Schedule Setting Schedule to record, backup, enable network, reboot and disable alarm of all the cameras either weekly or one time. The number from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock. The left most column display the days in a week. To Set the Schedule Setting: Select the date in the calendar.
not display in drag down list. The Relay number will depend on how many Relays are connected. Specify to either schedule it weekly or one time. Click to make a selection. Click on the blocks to set the schedule (see also Chapter 4.5.1).
Backup Setting In the Backup Setting dialog box, the number from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock. The numbers from 01 to 16 represent the camera number. When you back up the file, you may find QLogViewer and Player application included in the backup folder (see also Chapter 3.6.1...
Click to set the path on where to store the backup file. Click to start archiving the selected file. In the Processing… dialog box, to stop archiving press Abort. When done, in the Backup Path list, shows the archived item. Select the item in the list and click Burn. Click Exit to end this procedure and burn it later.
Sensor Setting The I/O device must be installed to use this function. Click the drop-down list and select the sensor ID number. Enter sensor name. Click External IO to configure external I/O device if it is available(see also Chapter 4.7.1) The system automatically detects the sensor and input relates information.
3.7.1 To Setup External I/O Box The DVR system can connect the external I/O box for more installed of I/O devices. 1. Click Add. 2. Mark Enable box to enable this external I/O box. 3. Select the Brand of external I/O box from drag down list. 4.
10. All connected External I/O box and their modules will be listed as tree topology in External I/O Setup windows. 11. To view the all I/O devices information, click I/O Map. Relay Setting The I/O device must be installed to use this function. Click the drop-down list and select the relay ID number.
Alarm Setting In the Alarm Setting dialog box, click Add to insert and set new alarm setting, click Delete to remove the selected alarm setting, click OK to exit and save the setting, Cancel to exit without saving, and Default to revert back to original factory setting.
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In Video Loss, click the camera number (01 to 32) to set the alarm condition when video is lost. Right click on the camera number to setup the Continuous trigger duration of Video Loss. Enter the time period for system to send out the alarm when video loss has continuous detected for a period.
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System Reboot: when the DVR system reboot without abnormal condition, the system will send out the alarm message. Abnormal Reboot: when the DVR system reboot in irregular condition, the system will send out the alarm message. Recording is switched off: when the recording has been stopped, the system will send out the alarm message.
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Enable/disable the POS Keyword check box, to scan the data from the POS if it matches the keyword (see also Chapter 4.9.11). Enable/disable the Alarm Message check box, to active with external alarm message by your own program. For the detail configuration, please contact the local reseller. Enable/disable the Alarm Button check box, to active manual alarm function.
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that has an alarm occurred will be displayed on TV. Camera #(1~32): select the camera channel video that wants to be displayed on TV when an alarm is activated. Retrieve time: set the waiting duration before system switching back to original display mode on TV automatically.
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Play Warning Sound Play alarm sound. To setup click Detail (see also Chapter 4.9.2). Make Phone Calls Dial and contact the number in the list. To setup click Detail (see also Chapter 4.9.3). To use this feature, the PC must have a voice modem connected to it. The supported audio system is only 8KHz and 16Bit mono.
Snapshot Interval: a time gap for next snapshot Save Path: a storage path for saving snapshot pictures. Delete image after: Set a snapshot images storage limit on hard disk. When the snapshot images storage limit has reached, the DVR system will delete the snapshot images from hard disk.
When the Sound Recorder appears, use the record control panel to record, stop, play, rewind and forward. If you want to keep the existing file, click File > Save As…, enter filename and click Save. Make sure you have microphone connected to your PC. Click OK to exit and accept the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting.
3.9.4 To Setup Send E-mail Setting: Next to the Send Email check box, click Detail. In the E-mail Setting dialog box, click OK to exit and save the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting. (1) Mail Server Enter the SMTP Server and port.
3.9.5 To Setup FTP Setting: Next to the File Transmission via FTP check box, click Detail. In the FTP Setting dialog box, enter the FTP IP, port, user ID and password. In Number of Pic text box, enter the number of sequence images that want to send when file is transmitting.
3.9.7 To Setup SMS/MMS Setting: To use this feature, GSM/GPRS modem is required. Connect the GSM/GPRS modem to the serial COMM port of PC. Beside the SMS/MMS check box, click Detail. Select the port number in Com Port drop down list from where the GSM/GPRS modem is connected. Click Modem Setup button to automatically detect the Modem Baud Rate.
3.9.8 To Setup PTZ Preset Point: Next to the PTZ preset point check box, click Detail. In the Trigger PTZ Preset Setting dialog box, select the PTZ camera number then select the Enable check box. Select the position of the PTZ camera when the alarm is activated and ended.
3.9.11 To Setup POS Keyword Setting 1. Next to the Send to POS Keyword check box, click Detail. 2. In the POS Keyword Setting, select the camera to enable/disable scanning the keyword. Enable All to select all cameras. 3. Enter the text below keyword text box. Click Add to include the keyword in the list. To remove, select the word in the list and click Delete.
3.9.12 Missing, Suspicious Object, and Scene Change Detected Missing Object Select the certain object on the screen for the system to detect; when the object is disappear or move and the system will alarm. Click OK to exit and save the configuration. To exam the setup condition, click Start Test.
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Scene Change When the camera has been moved, the system will alarm. 1. Select the camera number (0-32) and press right button on the mouse to call up the setup windows. And then, click the Scene Change Tab. 2. Click Save to capture the image for comparing reference. To view the captured image, enable the Show Reference Image check box.
3.10 User Setting Only users with Administrator privileges can access User Setting. In the User Setting dialog box, click Add to insert a new user, Delete to remove the selected user, Edit to modify the user control right, OK to exit and accept the setting, and Cancel to exit without saving the setting.
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- Remote Setup Allow the user to modify the DVR system setup from remote site. - IP Camera Enable/disable user to add new IP camera when using the Web Viewer. - Remote Access Time Enable Infinite check box to access DVR without time limit. If you want to set time limit, enter the number of minutes in Minute text box.
Chapter 4 Backup Video Players You can playback the backup files using QPlayer applications. When you back up the recorded file, QPlayer applications are automatically included in the backup folder. With QPlayer, it is the same as in Playback mode and supports 6 different split screen types to view all the video at the same time.
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Name Function (6) Archive Select the date on the calendar and the time from 00 to 23 to where to start playing the recorded video file. – OPEN FILE: user can open the recorded file from HDD – Channel 01~ 16&Channel 17 ~ 32: Switch to different channel group of playback calendar.
Name Function (13) Event Log Show the record of activities that take place in the system. To filter the records, select and click the option button to only display Event, System, Operation, Network or POS. (14) Visual Search Search from a specific camera by Date, Hour, Minute, 10 Seconds and Second. (See also Chapter 3.9) (15) Find Next...
Chapter 5 Using Functional Keys The DVR system provides shortcut keys. The table shows the function keys and descriptions. Function Keys Description Exit System Display system information Start recording Enable network function Access system settings Switch to playback mode Access E-map setting Access PTZ camera control panel Snapshot Switch to Full Screen...
Chapter 6 Using the Remote Programs You can use Microsoft Internet Explorer to access DVR server by entering the IP address or domain name. To use this feature, make sure that you are connected to the internet and the Network feature is enabled. Accessing this feature for the first time you will be prompted by your browser to install WebCamX.cab, allow the installation and you should be able to connect and login afterwards.
Familiarizing the WebViewer Buttons Right-clicking on the webcam video screen, enables you to Start Recoding, Video Quality, Select Camera, Enable DirectDraw, and view Server Information. Name Function (1) DirectDraw Enhance the video quality. Not all graphic cards can support this function. (2) Received file size Indicate the size of the data being sent per second.
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Name Function (15) Select cameras Select to the view camera from different server. In Select Camera dialog box, Display to view column, click to enable/disable viewing the camera. In Video Quality column, click to select between High, Normal or Low. Click Add Server and select the server type between DVR and IP Cam to add.
6.1.1 To Setup Remote System Setting There are two type of remote setup mode – Basic Setting and Advance Setting. Select the setup mode and click OK to enter setup window. 6.1.1.1 Basic Setting Click OK to exit and save the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting. The setting here applies to Remote DVR only.
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(6) Night View Automatically adjust the exposure to make the image more visible especially when the site is dark. You can only use this function when the Auto Brightness Control is enabled. (7) Noise Reduction Reduce undesirable video signal and improve the quality of the video. Noise Reduction uses lots of CPU resource.
6.1.1.2 Advance Setting In Advance setting, user can configure remote DVR in more detail. System Setting In the System Setting windows, click Update to accept the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting. (1) Delete recorded data after If you want the system to automatically erase the data after a certain days, enable the Delete recorded data after check box and enter the numbers of days in Days text box.
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Auto record when login Automatically start video recording when the DVR is executed. Auto start Network when login Automatically connect to network when the DVR is executed. Login to compact mode Switch to compact mode directly when the DVR is executed. Guest Mode Automatically log in Guest mode when the DVR is executed.
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iPOS Pro Setting Enable Multiple windows for viewing multi-channels of iPOS live data. To save the iPOS live data window position on the preview mode, mark the Save Window Position. To select all channels, mark All check box. (9) UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) Protect the system from damaging, such as power surges or brownouts.
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Camera Setting Select the camera from remote DVR servers to modify settings. In the Camera Setting window, click Update to save and apply the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default1/ Default2 to revert back to original factory settings. (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to adjust the video setting.
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Record Setting In the Recording setup window, click OK to accept the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory settings (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to set the recording setting. To select all the cameras, enable the ALL check box.
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- Voice Detecting Recording DVR system will record the sound when the voice exceeds the intensity value in Voice Detection setting. - No Recording The system won’t do any recording. KeyFrame Recording Only record one frame per second. (3) Motion Detection Adjust the sensitivity of the motion detector.
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(3) Dynamic DNS (Domain Name System) For information about Dynamic DNS options see http://www.luxonvideo.com/quickstart201.php and scroll down to the DynDNS Section. (4) Remote Control Server Enable/disable remote control from remote application (ex. CMS). Enter the remote accessing port in Port column.
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Network Bandwidth Limit By Channel: Set the network bandwidth by each channel. All: Set the total network bandwidth consumption limit.
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Schedule Setting Schedule to record, backup, enable network, reboot and disable alarm of all the cameras either weekly or one time. The number from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock. The left most column display the days in a week. To Set the Schedule Setting: Select the date in the calendar.
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Alarm Setting In the Alarm Setting window, click Add to insert and set new alarm setting, click Delete to remove the selected alarm setting, click OK to exit and save the setting, Cancel to exit without saving, and Default to revert back to original factory settings.
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condition for the system to alarm. If the sensor normal status is high, set the sensor condition to low. - Continue trigger duration: Set a time period that when sensor has been trigger and stay in the same status for that period, then the alarm will be sent out. - Abnormal Event: Enable/disable to set the condition of the event for system to alarm..
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- Enlarge Camera View Switch to only display video in Preview/Advanced mode from where the alarm is activated. Retrieve time: set the waiting duration before system switching back to original Preview mode. If the retrieve time is un-mark, the alarm video will keep enlarging until user switch back to Preview mode manually.
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To Setup Send E-mail Setting Next to the Send Email check box, click Detail. In the E-mail Setting dialog box, click OK to exit and save the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting. (1) Mail Server: Enter the SMTP Server and port. If your e-mail system requires user identification, enable Authentication check box and enter User ID and Password.
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To Setup Alarm Recording Setting Next to the Start Recording check box, click Detail. In the Alarm Recording Setting dialog box, select the camera to enable/disable video recording. Enable All to select all cameras. In the Frame Rate selection, select As Setting to record the number of frames based on the Recording Setting or Max to record the maximum of frames based on the available speed.
Familiarizing the WebViewer PTZ Buttons Name Function (1) Direction buttons Adjust and position the focal point of the PTZ camera. Click the center to pan automatically. (2) Select PTZ Choose to enable/disable the PTZ camera. In the Select PTZ dialog box, Select column, click to enable/disable viewing and controlling the PTZ camera.
Familiarizing the Remote Console Buttons Name Function (1) DirectDraw Enhance the video quality. Not all graphic cards can support this function. (2) Exit Close the Remote Console. (3) Volume Enable/disable the sound. (4) Split Screen Select from 6 different split screen type to playback the recorded video file of all the Mode camera, or one camera over the other or alongside on a single screen.
6.3.1 To Setup Remote Console Setting Click OK to exit and save the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting. (1) Storage Path Set the directory on where to save the data. When there is not enough free space to record one hour data, the system automatically replaces the oldest data.
6.3.2 Familiarizing the Buttons in PTZ Camera Controller Name Function (1) Close Exit PTZ camera controller. (2) Setup Select the PTZ camera channel. (3) AutoPan Operate the PTZ cameras automatically based on the selected camera group preset position number. (4) Focus +/- Adjust the focus manually to produce clear image.
Using the Remote Playback To use this feature, first you need to select the source of the file. In the Select Playback Mode dialog box, choose Local Playback to open the file that is recorded in the Remote Console, and Remote Playback to open the file that is recorded in the DVR server.
6.4.1 Familiarizing the Local Playback Buttons Name Function (1) Split Screen Mode Select from 6 different split screen types to playback the recorded video file of all the camera, or one camera over the other or alongside on a single screen. If there are only 4 cameras, you won’t be able to switch to 9, 16, and 13 split screen mode.
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Name Function (6) Archive Select the date on the calendar and the time from 00 to 23 to where to start playing the recorded video file. – Also, user can open the recorded file from certain location by click OPEN FILE button –...
6.4.2 Familiarizing the RealTime Playback Buttons Name Function (1) Exit Close the program (2) Split Screen Mode Select from 6 different split screen type to playback the recorded video file of all the camera, or one camera. To zoom in an area on the screen, Right click and Drag a square on the area you want to enlarge. Show the progress of the file being played.
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Name Function Select the date on the calendar and the time from 00 to 23 to where to start playing the (6) Archive recorded video file. – Also, user can open the recorded file from certain location by click OPEN FILE button –...
6.4.3 Familiarizing the Download and Playback Buttons Name Function (1) Exit Close the program Show the progress of the file being played. You may move the bar to seek at any (2) Progress bar location of the track. (3) Playback Control Begin: Move at the beginning of the recorded video file.
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Name Function button of the mouse or ESC on the keyboard or click the arrow icon. When you switch to full screen in multiple-screen mode, Left click to toggle to only display one of the video in the multiple-screen mode or all. (9) Visual Search Search from a specific camera by Date, Hour, Minute, 10 Seconds and Second.
Using HandyViewer to Access DVR server Users can use a mobile phone to access the DVR through Internet. Make sure your mobile phone support IE browser and is connected to the internet. To access the DVR server, open IE browser and enter http://enter server IP or domain name here/mobile.
6.6.2 To Use the PDAViewer Run the PDAViewer in the Programs. Familiarizing the PDAViewer buttons. (10) Name Function Hook up to the DVR server. Make sure you are connected to internet. (1) Connect When the iView screen appears, click Add to add DVR server. Enter the server IP, port, user ID, password and select the connection type.
Name Function (9) Zoom Zoom in and out the PTZ camera image. (10) Direction buttons Adjust and position the focal point of the PTZ camera. To change the video quality, enable/disable audio, and select to display different camera, tap on the video screen longer the popup menu will appear.
11. User can change the relay status. Select the relay and tap on video screen longer the popup menu will appear, and then, select the status (ON, OFF, Tigger) 6.6.4 Using JavaViewer to Access DVR Server Using the mobile phone within Symbian Smart Phone OS to access the DVR through Internet. Make sure your mobile phone supports Symbian Smart Phone OS and can be connected to the internet.
6.6.5 To Use the JAVA-Viewer Run the JAVA-Viewer program. Enter the DVR IP address, port number, user ID, and password. Please refer to your DVR server setting for that information. And then, select the Connect to connect to DVR server. Click Yes to accept the data from DVR server.
Chapter 7 Image Verification ImageVerification is a watermark-checking program to identify the authenticity of a saved image (e.g. by snapshot). This program can only verify uncompressed bmp image files. To Run the ImageVerification program Click Start>Programs>DSS>ImageVerification. In the ImageVerification screen, click Load Source Image and locate the image source. Click Verify Image to begin the process.
Chapter 8 iEnhance The bundled iEnhance is a video editing tool and can only be used with *.dvr video file. It allows you to adjust the video picture quality, segment and save the wanted portion of the video, zoom in and out the image, and print or save the screen shot.
Name Function (16) Original Screen Display the original state of the image. (17) Temporary Display the sample settings. Click the sample to apply the setting on the current video. Setting Block (18) Status Bar Display the date, and time of the video. (19) Progress Bar Show the progress of the file being played.
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10. To switch back to iEnhance interface, click iEnhance button...
Chapter 9 Web Tools The bundled Web Tools includes Dispatch Server and Remote Backup program. To install Web Tools, place the CD into the CD-ROM drive then click Install Web Tools. Dispatch Server Dispatch is designed to reduce the network traffic of the DVR server. Instead of connecting directly to the DVR server, the client can connect to the computer that is connected to the DVR server using the Dispatch program.
Remote Setup Remote Setup is a tool for configuring DVR server from remote site. To install Remote Setup application, insert the Installation CD into CD-ROM drive and click Web Tools. After installation, click to start the Remote Setup application. 9.2.1 To Add DVR server User need to add a DVR server and make connection in order to setup remote DVR server.
9.2.2 To Setup Remote DVR Server Select the DVR server from listing and click Setup to configure remote DVR server. 9.2.2.1 System Setting In the System Setting windows, click Update to accept the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory setting.
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preview and playback only. (7) Miscellaneous Enable the conditions in Miscellaneous section you want the system to perform. Beep if no signal Make sound when the video signal is lost. Mandatory Record Always record video when software is running Enable Overlay To enhance video signal for better video quality.
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iPOS Pro Setting Enable Multiple Windows for viewing multi-channels of iPOS live data. To save the iPOS live data window position on the preview mode, mark the Save Window Position. To select all channels, mark All check box. (9) UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) Protect the system from damaging, such as power surges or brownouts.
9.2.2.2 Camera Setting Select the camera from remote DVR servers to modify settings. In the Camera Setting window, click Update to save and apply the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default1/ Default2 to revert back to original factory settings. (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to adjust the video setting.
9.2.2.3 Record Setting In the Recording setup window, click OK to accept the new settings, click Exit to exit without saving, and click Default to revert back to original factory settings (1) Camera Icons Select the camera number you want to set the recording setting. To select all the cameras, enable the ALL check box.
Voice Detecting Recording DVR system will record the sound when the voice exceeds the intensity value in Voice Detection setting. No Recording The system won’t do any recording. KeyFrame Recording Only record one frame per second. (3) Motion Detection Adjust the sensitivity of the motion detector. The higher the value, the finer the sensitivity is detected. When it detects a motion, a green triangle mark would appear at the upper left corner of the screen.
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(3) Dynamic DNS (Domain Name System) For information about Dynamic DNS options see http://www.luxonvideo.com/quickstart201.php and scroll down to the DynDNS Section. (4) Remote Control Server Enable/disable remote control from remote application (ex. CMS). Enter the remote accessing port in Port column.
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- Network Bandwidth Limit By Channel: Set the network bandwidth by each channel. All: Set the total network bandwidth consumption limit.
9.2.2.5 Schedule Setting Schedule to record, backup, enable network, reboot and disable alarm of all the cameras either weekly or one time. The number from 00 to 23 represent the time in 24-hour clock. The left most column display the days in a week.
9.2.2.6 Alarm Setting In the Alarm Setting window, click Add to insert and set new alarm setting, click Delete to remove the selected alarm setting, click OK to exit and save the setting, Cancel to exit without saving, and Default to revert back to original factory settings.
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condition for the system to alarm. If the sensor normal status is high, set the sensor condition to low. - Continue trigger duration: Set a time period that when sensor has been trigger and stay in the same status for that period, then the alarm will be sent out. - Abnormal Event: Enable/disable to set the condition of the event for system to alarm..
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- Enlarge Camera View Switch to only display video in Preview/Advanced mode from where the alarm is activated. Retrieve time: set the waiting duration before system switching back to original Preview mode. If the retrieve time is un-mark, the alarm video will keep enlarging until user switch back to Preview mode manually.
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To Setup Send E-mail Setting Next to the Send Email check box, click Detail. In the E-mail Setting dialog box, click OK to exit and save the setting and Cancel to exit without saving the setting. (1) Mail Server: Enter the SMTP Server and port. If your e-mail system requires user identification, enable Authentication check box and enter User ID and Password.
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To Setup Alarm Recording Setting Next to the Start Recording check box, click Detail. In the Alarm Recording Setting dialog box, select the camera to enable/disable video recording. Enable All to select all cameras. In the Frame Rate selection, select As Setting to record the number of frames based on the Recording Setting or Max to record the maximum of frames based on the available speed.
Remote Backup Remote Backup is purely for backing up the *.dvr file from the DVR sever. You can select between Auto Backup and Manual Backup. Auto Backup continuously archives one hour of the recorded data at a time, starting from the specified date. As for Manual Backup, it only archives the recorded data of selected date. To back up the data, you must have at least 2G hard disk space.
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- Click Browse to set the storage path. 6. Click OK to complete the adding DVR server. The added DVR server will display in Remote Backup main windows. Un-mark check box to disable backup Click to start backup progress 7. Click Start to begin backup and click Stop to stop backup progress. While backup, the start button will turn to stop button 8.
Chapter 10 Using the Remote Control Server The bundled Remote Control Server enables the PC with Central Management System program (NVR-CMS) installed in it remotely access the DVR server. You many need to manually run this program for CMS access the DVR server.
Appendix A Network Service Port The following table shows the ports that DVR server uses for certain network service. Port # Variable Remote Console (CM 3000) 5550 WebCam 2-way audio 9999 Remote Control (NVR-CMS) 5555 DVR POS 5150 DVR DDNS (Upload / Download) 53 / 1053...
Appendix B Install Extra Hard Disk (RACK series) Beside one hard disk can be installed in one hard disk in removable HDD drawer, user can install four more SATA hard disks inside the DVR unit. Please refer to the below steps to install the hard disk: 1.
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4. Secure the all hard disks on HDD rack (both side). 5. And then, put the HDD rack back into the DVR unit and screw the HDD rack. The round hole of HDD rack must match the round bump at chassis bottom of the DVR unit.
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6. Connect the power cable to hard disk. Please find a 2 power cables that one has four power connectors If the power connector has connected to the and another one has 3 power connectors from inside HDD or other device already, please remove the the DVR unit.
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