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  • Page 1 DPI-xxxx series Network Video Recorder User Manual UD.6L0202D1420A02...
  • Page 2 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Regulatory information FCC information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a digital device, pursuant compliance: to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
  • Page 3 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Preventive and Cautionary Tips Before connecting and operating your device, please be advised of the following tips: • Ensure unit is installed in a well-ventilated, dust-free environment. • Unit is designed for indoor use only. •...
  • Page 4 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Thank you for purchasing our product. If there is any question or request, please do not hesitate to contact dealer. The figures in the manual are for reference only. This manual is applicable to the models listed in the following table. Series Model Type...

  • Page 5: Product Key Features

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Product Key Features General Connectable to network cameras, network dome and encoders. Connectable to the third-party network cameras like AXIS, Brickcom, Bosch, PANASONIC, SAMSUNG and SANYO, and network cameras that adopt ONVIF or PSIA protocol. PAL/NTSC adaptive video inputs.
  • Page 6 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Backup Export video data by USB or SATA device. Export video clips when playback. Management and maintenance of backup devices. Alarm and Exception Configurable arming time of alarm input/output. Alarm for video loss, motion detection, tampering, abnormal signal, video input/output standard mismatch, illegal login, network disconnected, IP confliction, abnormal record, HDD error, and HDD full, etc.
  • Page 7 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Development Scalability: SDK for Windows and Linux system. Source code of application software for demo. Development support and training for application system.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder TABLE OF CONTENTS Product Key Features ........................5 Chapter 1 Introduction ........................11 Front Panel ..........................12 IR Remote Control Operations ....................13 USB Mouse Operation ......................16 Input Method Description ......................17 Rear Panel ..........................18 Chapter 2 Getting Started ........................
  • Page 9 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 6 Backup ..........................73 Backing up Record Files ......................74 6.1.1 Backing up by Normal Video Search ................74 6.1.2 Backing up by Event Search .................... 76 6.1.3 Backing up Video Clips ....................79 Managing Backup Devices .......................
  • Page 10 User Manual of Network Video Recorder 11.1 Viewing System Information ....................128 11.1.1 Viewing Device Information ..................128 11.1.2 Viewing Camera Information ..................128 11.1.3 Viewing Record Information ..................128 11.1.4 Viewing Alarm Information ................... 129 11.1.5 Viewing Network Information ..................129 11.1.6 Viewing HDD Information ....................

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 Introduction

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 1 Introduction...

  • Page 12: Front Panel

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 1.1 Front Panel Figure 1. 1 Front Panel of DS-7100NI Series Table 1. 1 Description of Front Panel Icon Description Indicator turns red when NVR is powered up. Indicator lights in red when data is being read from or written to HDD. Indicator blinks blue when network connection is functioning properly.

  • Page 13: Ir Remote Control Operations

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 1.2 IR Remote Control Operations The NVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control (not supported with theDS-7100NI series NVR), shown in Figure 1. 3. Batteries (2×AAA) must be installed before operation. Figure 1.
  • Page 14 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Name Description In Playback mode, it can be used to generate video clips for backup. Enter/exit the folder of USB device. A Button Adjust focus in the PTZ Control menu. It is also used to switch between input methods (upper and lowercase alphabet, symbols and numeric input).
  • Page 15 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Name Description F2 Button Cycle through tab pages. In synchronous playback mode, it is used to switch between channels. Troubleshooting Remote Control: Make sure you have installed batteries properly in the remote control. And you have to aim the remote control at the IR receiver in the front panel.

  • Page 16: Usb Mouse Operation

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 1.3 USB Mouse Operation A regular 3-button (Left/Right/Scroll-wheel) USB mouse can also be used with this NVR. To use a USB mouse: 1. Plug USB mouse into one of the USB interfaces on the front panel of the NVR. 2.

  • Page 17: Input Method Description

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 1.4 Input Method Description Figure 1. 4 Soft Keyboard Description of the buttons on the soft keyboard: Table 1. 5 Description of the Soft Keyboard Icons Icons Description Icons Description Lowercase/Uppercase Symbols English Space Backspace Enter Exit...

  • Page 18: Rear Panel

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 1.5 Rear Panel Figure 1. 5 DS-7100NI-SN Table 1. 6 Description of Rear Panel Item Description 12VDC power supply. Power Supply Audio In RCA connector for two-way audio input. HDMI video output connector. HDMI Interface Connector for LAN (Local Area Network).
  • Page 19 User Manual of Network Video Recorder HDMI video output connector. HDMI Interface Connector for LAN (Local Area Network). Network Interface Audio Out RCA connector for audio output. VGA Output DB9 connector for VGA output. Display local video output and menu. Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports for additional devices such as USB mouse USB Interface and USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD).
  • Page 20 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 1. 11 DS-7604NI-SN/N Figure 1. 12 DS-7608 & 7616NI-SN/N Table 1. 9 Description of Rear Panel Item Description 12VDC power supply. Power Supply Audio In RCA connector for two-way audio input. HDMI video output connector. HDMI Interface Connector for LAN (Local Area Network).
  • Page 21 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Item Description 48VDC power supply for DS-7604NI-SN/P, and 100~240VAC power Power Supply supply for DS-7608 & 7616NI-SN/P Audio In RCA connector for two-way audio input. HDMI video output connector. HDMI Interface Connector for LAN (Local Area Network). Network Interface Audio Out RCA connector for audio output.

  • Page 22: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 2 Getting Started...

  • Page 23: Starting Up And Shutting Down The Nvr

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 2.1 Starting Up and Shutting Down the NVR Purpose: Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the NVR. Before you start: Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the NVR’s requirement, and the ground connection is working properly.
  • Page 24 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Steps: 1. Enter the Shutdown menu by clicking Menu > Shutdown. 2. Click the Logout button to lock the NVR or the Reboot button to reboot the NVR.

  • Page 25: Using The Wizard For Basic Configuration

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 2.2 Using the Wizard for Basic Configuration Select the system language from the drop-down menu. The default language is English. Figure 2. 3 Language Selection Interface Click Apply to save the resolution settings. By default, the Setup Wizard starts once the NVR has loaded, as shown in Figure below. Figure 2.
  • Page 26 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 2. 5 Login Window 3. Enter the admin password. By default, the password is 12345. 4. To change the admin password, check the New Admin Password checkbox. Enter the new password and confirm the password in the given fields. 5.
  • Page 27 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Other Models Figure 2. 7 Network Configuration 7. Click Next button takes you to the HDD Management window, shown in Figure 2. 8. Figure 2. 8 HDD Management 8. To initialize the HDD, click the Init button. Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD. 9.
  • Page 28 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Click Next button. Configure the recording for the searched IP Cameras. Figure 2. 10 Record Settings 12. Click Copy to copy the settings to other channels, as shown in Figure 2. 11. Figure 2. 11 Copy Record Settings 13.

  • Page 29: Adding And Editing The Ip Cameras

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 2.3 Adding and Editing the IP Cameras 2.3.1 Adding the Online IP Cameras Purpose: The main function of the NVR is to connect the network cameras and record the video got from it. So before you can get a live view or record of the video, you should add the network cameras to the connection list of the device.
  • Page 30 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 2. 14 Manual Adding IP Camera Interface ii. Click the button to add the camera. Table 2. 1 Explanation of the icons: Icon Explanation Icon Explanation Edit basic parameters of the camera. Add the detected IP camera. The camera is disconnected;...
  • Page 31 User Manual of Network Video Recorder 1. Enter the Camera Management interface. Menu> Camera> Camera Figure 2. 16 Main Menu 2. Click the button to add the camera. 3. Repeat the step 2) of manual adding of IP camera to add other IP cameras. Figure 2.

  • Page 32: Editing The Connected Ip Cameras And Configuring Customized Protocols

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 2. 18 Selecting Multiple Channels 2.3.2 Editing the Connected IP cameras and Configuring Customized Protocols Editing the Connected IP Camera Purpose: After the adding of the IP cameras, the basic information of the camera lists in the page, you can configure the setting of the IP cameras.
  • Page 33 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 2. 20 Network Configuration of the Camera 2. You can edit the network information and the password of the camera. Figure 2. 21 Password Configuration of the Camera 3. Click Apply to save the settings and click OK to exit the interface. Configuring the customized protocols Purpose: To connect the network cameras which are not configured with the standard protocols, you can configure the...

  • Page 34: Editing Ip Cameras Connected To The Poe Or The Built-In Switch Interfaces

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 2. 22 Protocol Management Interface There are 16 customized protocols provided in the system, you can edit the protocol name; and choose whether to enable the sub-stream. 2. Choose the protocol type of transmission and choose the transfer protocols. The protocol type and the transfer protocols must be supported by the connected network camera.
  • Page 35 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Perform the following steps to add the IP camera to the NVR via the PoE or the built-in switch interface. The DS-7600NI-SN/P and DS-7100NI-SN/P series NVR provide the PoE interfaces which enable the NVR system to pass electrical power safely, along with data, on Ethernet cabling to the connected IP cameras.
  • Page 36 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 2. 25 Edit IP Camera Interface - Plug-and-Play • Manual: You can disable the extra network interface by selecting the manual while the current channel can be used as a normal channel and the parameters can also be edited. Figure 2.

  • Page 37: Chapter 3 Live View

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 3 Live View...

  • Page 38: Introduction Of Live View

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 3.1 Introduction of Live View Live view shows you the video image getting from each camera in real time. The NVR automatically enters Live View mode when powered on. Live View Icons In the live view mode, there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel, showing the status of the record and alarm in the channel, so that you can know whether the channel is recorded, or whether there are alarms occur as soon as possible.

  • Page 39: Operations In Live View Mode

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 3.2 Operations in Live View Mode In live view mode, there are many functions provided. The functions are listed below. • Single Screen: showing only one screen on the monitor. • Multi-screen: showing multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously. •...

  • Page 40: Quick Setting Toolbar In Live View Mode

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder The dwell time of the live view configuration must be set before using Start Auto-switch. 3.2.2 Quick Setting Toolbar in Live View Mode On the screen of each channel, there is a quick setting toolbar which shows when you single click the mouse in the corresponding screen.
  • Page 41 User Manual of Network Video Recorder You can set the image parameters like brightness, contrast, saturation and hue. Figure 3. 4 Image Settings- Customize Live View Strategy can be selected to set strategy, including Real-time, Balanced, Fluency. Figure 3. 5 Live View Strategy...

  • Page 42: Adjusting Live View Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 3.3 Adjusting Live View Settings Purpose: Live View settings can be customized according to different needs. You can configure the output interface, dwell time for screen to be shown, mute or turning on the audio, the screen number for each channel, etc. Steps: 1.
  • Page 43 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Select a View mode in Select the small window, and double-click on the channel number to display the channel on the window. You can click button to start live view for all the channels and click to stop all the live view.

  • Page 44: User Logout

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 3.4 User Logout Purpose: After logging out, the monitor turns to the live view mode and if you want to do some operation, you need to enter user name and password tog in again. Steps: 1.

  • Page 45: Chapter 4 Record Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 4 Record Settings...

  • Page 46: Configuring Recording Parameters

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 4.1 Configuring Recording Parameters Purpose: By configuring the recording parameters you can define the parameters which affect the image quality, such as the transmission stream type, the resolution and so on. Before you start: Make sure that the HDD has already been installed.
  • Page 47 User Manual of Network Video Recorder • Record Audio: Check the checkbox to enable or disable audio recording. Click Apply to save the settings. The parameters of Main Stream (Event) are read-only. 3. Parameters Settings for Sub-stream Enter the Sub-stream tab page. Figure 4.

  • Page 48: Configuring Record Schedule

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 4.2 Configuring Record Schedule Purpose: Set the record schedule, and then the camera automatically starts/stops recording according to the configured schedule. Steps: 1. Enter the Record Schedule interface. Menu>Record>Schedule 2. Configure Record Schedule Select Record Schedule. Figure 4.
  • Page 49 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 4. 6 Edit Schedule III. To arrange other schedule, leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start/End time. Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day. And the time periods can’t be overlapped each other.
  • Page 50 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Click the Apply button to validate the settings. (Optional) If the settings can also be used to other channels, click Copy, and then choose the channel to which you want to copy. Figure 4. 10 Copy Schedule to Other Channels...

  • Page 51: Configuring Motion Detection Record

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 4.3 Configuring Motion Detection Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set the motion detection parameters. In the live view mode, once a motion detection event takes place, the NVR can analyze it and do many actions to handle it. Enabling motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording, or trigger full screen monitoring, audio warning, notify the surveillance center and so on.
  • Page 52 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 4. 13 Motion Detection Setting Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording. Click Apply to save the settings. Click OK to back to the upper level menu. Exit the Motion Detection menu.

  • Page 53: Configuring Alarm Triggered Record

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 4.4 Configuring Alarm Triggered Record The alarm input and output are not provided by default, but when the connected IP camera has alarm input and output, the alarm related record and playback are supported. Purpose: Follow the procedure to configure alarm triggered recording.
  • Page 54 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 4. 16 Alarm Settings Choose the alarm triggered recording channel. Check the checkbox to select channel. Click Apply to save settings. Click OK to back to the upper level menu. Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters. If the settings can also be applied to other alarm inputs, click Copy and choose the alarm input number.

  • Page 55: Manual Record

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 4.5 Manual Record Purpose: Follow the steps to set parameters for the manual record. The manual recording is prior to the scheduled recording. Steps: 1. Enter the Manual settings interface. Menu> Manual Or press the REC button on the remote control. Figure 4.

  • Page 56: Configuring Holiday Record

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 4.6 Configuring Holiday Record Purpose: Follow the steps to configure the record schedule on holiday for that year. You may want to have different plan for recording on holiday. Steps: 1. Enter the Record setting interface. Menu>Record>...

  • Page 57: Files Protection

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 4.7 Files Protection Purpose: You can lock the recorded files or set the HDD property to Read-only to protect the record files from being overwritten. Steps: 1. Enter Export setting interface. Menu> Export Figure 4. 21 Playback 2.
  • Page 58 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 4. 23 Unlocking Attention...

  • Page 59: Chapter 5 Playback

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 5 Playback...

  • Page 60: Playing Back Record Files

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 5.1 Playing Back Record Files 5.1.1 Playing Back by Channel Purpose: Play back the recorded video files of a specific channel in the live view mode. Channel switch is supported. Instant playback by channel Steps: Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar.
  • Page 61 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 5. 2 Playback Interface Click the channel(s) to execute simultaneous playback of multiple channels. Figure 5. 3 Toolbar of Playback indicates the start/end time of the record. Table 5. 1 Detailed Explanation of Playback Toolbar Button Operation Button...

  • Page 62: Playing Back By Time

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 5.1.2 Playing Back by Time Purpose: Play back video files recorded in specified time duration. Multi-channel simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported. Steps: 1. Enter playback interface. Menu>Playback 2. Check the checkbox of channel(s) in the channel list and then double-click to select a date on the calendar. Figure 5.

  • Page 63: Playing Back By Event Search

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 5. 6 Toolbar of Playback by Time indicates the start/end time of the record. Table 5. 2 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-time Interface Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Mute/Audio Start/Stop Add default customized clipping Pause/Play...
  • Page 64 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 5. 7 Motion Search Interface 4. Click Search button to get the search result information. You may refer to the right-side bar for the result. Figure 5. 8 Search Result Bar 5. Click button to play back the file.

  • Page 65: Playing Back By Tag

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 5. 9 Interface of Playback by Event Figure 5. 10 Toolbar of Playback by Event Table 5. 3 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-event Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Mute/Audio Start/Stop Add default customized clipping...
  • Page 66 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Video tag allows you to record related information like people and location of a certain time point during playback. You are also allowed to use video tag(s) to search for record files and position time point. Before playing back by tag: 1.
  • Page 67 User Manual of Network Video Recorder You can enter keyword in the textbox to search the tag on your command. Figure 5. 13 Video Search by Tag 3. Click button to play back the file. You can click the Back button to back to the search interface. Pre-play and post-play can be configured.

  • Page 68: Playing Back By System Logs

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Table 5. 4 Detailed Explanation of Playback-by-tag Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Mute/Audio Start/Stop Add default customized clipping Pause/Play Digital Zoom Pause/Play management reverse Slow Stop 30s reverse 30s forward forward Scaling Fast forward...

  • Page 69: Playing Back External File

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 3. Choose a log with record file and click button to enter Playback interface. If there is no record file at the time point of the log, the message box “No result found” will pop up. Figure 5.
  • Page 70 User Manual of Network Video Recorder You can click the Refresh button to refresh the file list. 3. Select and click the button to play back it. Figure 5. 19 Interface of External File Playback...

  • Page 71: Auxiliary Functions Of Playback

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 5.2 Auxiliary Functions of Playback 5.2.1 Playing Back Frame by Frame Purpose: Play video files frame by frame, in case of checking image details of the video when abnormal events happen. Steps: Go to Playback interface. If you choose playback of the record file: click button until the speed changes to Single frame and one click on the playback screen represents playback of one frame.
  • Page 72 User Manual of Network Video Recorder (with 1080P resolution) and up to 1-ch (with 5MP resolution) reverse playback is supported. Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Menu>Playback 2. Check more than one checkboxes to select multiple channels and click to select a date on the calendar. Figure 5.

  • Page 73: Chapter 6 Backup

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 6 Backup...

  • Page 74: Backing Up Record Files

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 6.1 Backing up Record Files 6.1.1 Backing up by Normal Video Search Purpose: The record files can be backup to various devices, such as USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer), and SATA writer. Backup using USB flash drives and USB HDDs Steps: 1.
  • Page 75 User Manual of Network Video Recorder If the inserted backup device is not recognized: • Click the Refresh button. • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. USB flash drives and USB HDDs Click New Folder button if you want to create a new folder in the backup device. Select a record file or folder in the backup device and click button if you want to delete it.

  • Page 76: Backing Up By Event Search

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder So far, backup the player is not supported. Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop-up message box “Export finished”. Figure 6. 5 Export Finished 6. Check backup result. Choose the record file in Export interface and click button to check it.
  • Page 77 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 6. 7 Event Search for Backup 2. Set the searching time period and click the Search button to enter the Search Result interface. Figure 6. 8 Result of Event Search 3. Select record files to export. Clicking Quick Export button will export record files of all channels triggered by the selected alarm input.
  • Page 78 User Manual of Network Video Recorder • Reconnect device. • Check for compatibility from vendor. You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device. Figure 6. 10 Export by Event Using USB Flash Drive 5. Select the backup device from the drop-down list, click the button Export. And then click OK button in the popup confirmation dialog.

  • Page 79: Backing Up Video Clips

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 6.1.3 Backing up Video Clips Purpose: You may also select video clips to export directly during Playback, using USB devices (USB flash drives, USB HDDs, USB writer) or SATA writer. Steps: 1. Enter Playback interface. Please refer to Chapter 5.1 Playing Back Record Files.
  • Page 80 User Manual of Network Video Recorder You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device. Figure 6. 15 Export Video Clips Using USB Flash Drive 6. Select the backup device from the drop-down list, click the button Export. And then click OK button in the popup confirmation dialog.

  • Page 81: Managing Backup Devices

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 6.2 Managing Backup Devices Steps: 1. Enter Search Result interface of record files. Menu>Export>Normal Set search condition and click Search button to enter Search Result interface. At least one channel shall be selected. Figure 6. 18 Normal Video Search for Backup 2.
  • Page 82 User Manual of Network Video Recorder USB flash drives and USB HDDs Click New Folder button if you want to create a new folder in the backup device. Select a record file or folder in the backup device and click button if you want to delete it.

  • Page 83: Chapter 7 Alarm Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 7 Alarm Settings...

  • Page 84: Setting Motion Detection Alarm

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 7.1 Setting Motion Detection Alarm Steps: 1. Enter Motion Detection interface of Camera Management and choose a camera you want to set up motion detection. Menu> Camera> Motion Figure 7. 1 Motion Detection Setup Interface 2.
  • Page 85 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 7. 3 Set Arming Schedule of Motion Detection 5. Click Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of motion alarm (please refer to Chapter 7.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.

  • Page 86: Setting Sensor Alarms

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 7.2 Setting Sensor Alarms Purpose: Set parameters and handling action of an external sensor alarm. Steps: 1. Enter Alarm Settings of System Configuration and select an alarm input. Menu> Configuration> Alarm Select Alarm Input tab to enter Alarm Input Settings interface. Figure 7.
  • Page 87 User Manual of Network Video Recorder copy an arming schedule to other days. Figure 7. 6 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Input 6. If you want to set handling action of another alarm input, repeat the above steps or just copy the above settings to it.

  • Page 88: Detecting Video Loss Alarm

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 7.3 Detecting Video Loss Alarm Purpose: Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Loss interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect. Menu>...
  • Page 89 User Manual of Network Video Recorder 4. Select Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response action of video loss (please refer to Chapter7.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.

  • Page 90: Detecting Video Tampering Alarm

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 7.4 Detecting Video Tampering Alarm Purpose: Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm response action(s). Steps: 1. Enter Video Tampering interface of Camera Management and select a channel you want to detect video tampering.
  • Page 91 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 7. 12 Set Arming Schedule of Video Tampering 4. Select Linkage Action tab to set up alarm response actions of video tampering alarm (please refer to Chapter 7.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions). Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week. You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days.

  • Page 92: Handling Exceptions Alarm

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 7.5 Handling Exceptions Alarm Purpose: Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions, e.g. • HDD Full: The HDD is full. • HDD Error: Writing HDD error or unformatted HDD. • Network Disconnected: Disconnected network cable. •...

  • Page 93: Setting Alarm Response Actions

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 7.6 Setting Alarm Response Actions Purpose: Alarm response actions will be activated when an alarm or exception occurs, including Full Screen Monitoring, Audible Warning (buzzer), Notify Surveillance Center, Trigger Alarm Output and Send Email. Full Screen Monitoring When an alarm is triggered, the local monitor (VGA or HDMI monitor) display in full screen the video image from the alarming channel configured for full screen monitoring.
  • Page 94 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 7. 14 Alarm Output Setup Interface 2. Set up arming schedule of the alarm output. Choose one day of a week and up to 8 time periods can be set within each day. Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped.

  • Page 95: Triggering Or Clearing Alarm Output Manually

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 7.7 Triggering or Clearing Alarm Output Manually Purpose: Sensor alarm can be triggered or cleared manually. If “Manually Clear” is selected in the dropdown list of dwell time of an alarm output, the alarm can be cleared only by clicking Clear button in the following interface. Steps: Select the alarm output you want to trigger or clear and make related operations.

  • Page 96: Chapter 8 Network Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 8 Network Settings...

  • Page 97: Configuring General Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 8.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: Network settings must be properly configured before you operate NVR over network. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>Network 2. Select the General tab. DS-7100NI-SN and DS-7600NI-SN Other Models Figure 8.

  • Page 98: Configuring Advanced Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 8.2 Configuring Advanced Settings 8.2.1 Configuring PPPoE Settings Purpose: Your NVR also allows access by Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE). Steps: 1. Enter the Network Settings interface. Menu >Configuration> Network 2. Select the PPPoE tab to enter the PPPoE Settings interface, as shown in Figure 8. 2. Figure 8.
  • Page 99 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 8. 3 DDNS Settings Interface 3. Check the DDNS checkbox to enable this feature. 4. Select DDNS Type. Five different DDNS types are selectable: IPServer, DynDNS, PeanutHull, NO-IP and HiDDNS. • IPServer: Enter Server Address for IPServer. Figure 8.
  • Page 100 User Manual of Network Video Recorder • NO-IP: Enter the account information in the corresponding fields. Refer to the DynDNS settings. 1) Enter Server Address for NO-IP. 2) In the NVR Domain Name text field, enter the domain obtained from the NO-IP website (www.no-ip.com).
  • Page 101 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 8. 9 Register an Account iii. In the Device Management interface, click to register the device. Figure 8. 10 Register the Device The device name can only contain the lower-case English letter, numeric and ‘-’; and it must start with the lower-case English letter and cannot end with ‘-’.

  • Page 102: Configuring Ntp Server

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder User Name: Enter the user name of the device. By default it is admin. Password: Enter the password of the device. By default it is 12345. Figure 8. 11 Access Device via iVMS4200 5. Click Apply button to save and exit the interface. 8.2.3 Configuring NTP Server Purpose: A Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server can be configured on your NVR to ensure the accuracy of system...

  • Page 103: Configuring Remote Alarm Host

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder synchronization. 8.2.4 Configuring Remote Alarm Host Purpose: With a remote alarm host configured, the NVR will send the alarm event or exception message to the host when an alarm is triggered. The remote alarm host must have the Network Video Surveillance software installed. Steps: 1.

  • Page 104: Configuring Rtsp

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 8. 14 Configure Multicast 4. Click Apply button to save and exit the interface. The multicast function should be supported by the network switch to which the NVR is connected. 8.2.6 Configuring RTSP Purpose: The RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming media servers.

  • Page 105: Configuring Email

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 8.2.8 Configuring Email Purpose: The system can be configured to send an Email notification to all designated users if an alarm event is detected, etc., an alarm or motion event is detected or the administrator password is changed. Before configuring the Email settings, the NVR must be connected to a local area network (LAN) that maintains an SMTP mail server.

  • Page 106: Configuring Upnp

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 8.2.9 Configuring UPnP™ Purpose: Universal Plug and Play (UPnP™) can permit the device seamlessly discover the presence of other network devices on the network and establish functional network services for data sharing, communications, etc. You can use the UPnP™...

  • Page 107: Configuring High-Speed Download

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Steps: Click to activate the External Port Settings dialog box. Configure the external port No. for server port, http port, and RTSP port respectively. You can use the default port No., or change it according to actual requirements. External Port indicates the port No.
  • Page 108 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Menu >Configuration> Network 2. Select the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface, as shown in Figure 8. 13. 3. Check the checkbox of Enable High-speed Download. And click the OK button in the pop-up message box to confirm the settings.

  • Page 109: Checking Network Traffic

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 8.3 Checking Network Traffic Purpose: You can check the network traffic to obtain real-time information of NVR such as linking status, MTU, sending/receiving rate, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu >Maintenance>Net Detect Figure 8.

  • Page 110: Configuring Network Detection

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 8.4 Configuring Network Detection Purpose: You can obtain network connecting status of NVR through the network detection function, including network delay, packet loss, etc. 8.4.1 Testing Network Delay and Packet Loss Steps: 1. Enter the Network Traffic interface. Menu >Maintenance>Net Detect 2.

  • Page 111: Checking The Network Status

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 8. 23 Export Network Packet 4. Click Export to start exporting. 5. After the exporting is complete, click OK to finish the packet export. Figure 8. 24 Packet Export Attention Up to 1M data can be exported each time. 8.4.3 Checking the Network Status Purpose: You can also check the network status and quick set the network parameters in this interface.

  • Page 112: Checking Network Statistics

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 8. 25 Network status checking If the network is normal the following message box pops out. Figure 8. 26 Network status checking result If the message box pops out with other information instead of this one, you can click Network button to show the quick setting interface of the network parameters.
  • Page 113 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 8. 27 Network Stat. Interface 3. Check the bandwidth of IP Camera, bandwidth of Remote Live View, bandwidth of Remote Playback, bandwidth of Net Receive Idle and bandwidth of Net Send Idle. 4. You can click Refresh button to get the newest status.

  • Page 114: Chapter 9 Hdd Management

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 9 HDD Management...

  • Page 115: Initializing Hdds

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.1 Initializing HDDs Purpose: A newly installed hard disk drive (HDD) must be initialized before it can be used with your NVR. A message box pops up when the NVR starts up if there exits any uninitialized HDD. Figure 9.
  • Page 116 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 9. 5 HDD Status Changes to Normal Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it.

  • Page 117: Configuring Quota Mode

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.2 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose: Each camera can be configured with allocated quota for the storage of recorded files. Steps: 1. Enter the Storage Mode interface. Menu > HDD > Advanced 2. Set the Mode to Quota, as shown in Figure 9. 6. The NVR must be rebooted to enable the changes to take effect.
  • Page 118 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 9. 8 Copy Settings to Other Camera(s) 6. Select the camera (s) to be configured with the same quota settings. You can also click the checkbox of IP Camera to select all cameras. 7.

  • Page 119: Checking Hdd Status

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.3 Checking HDD Status Purpose: You may check the status of the installed HDDs on NVR so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure. Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps: 1.

  • Page 120: Hdd Detection

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.4 HDD Detection Purpose: The device provides the HDD detection function such as the adopting of the S.M.A.R.T. and the Bad Sector Detection technique. The S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) is a monitoring system for HDD to detect and report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures.
  • Page 121 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 9. 12 Bad Sector Detection And you can click Error info button to see the detailed damage information. And you can also pause/resume or cancel the detection.

  • Page 122: Configuring Hdd Error Alarms

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 9.5 Configuring HDD Error Alarms Purpose: You can configure the HDD error alarms when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal. Steps: 1. Enter the Exception interface. Menu > Configuration > Exceptions 2. Select the Exception Type to HDD Error from the dropdown list. 3.

  • Page 123: Chapter 10 Camera Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 10 Camera Settings...

  • Page 124: Configuring Osd Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 10.1 Configuring OSD Settings Purpose: You can configure the OSD (On-screen Display) settings for the camera, including date /time, camera name, etc. Steps: 1. Enter the OSD Configuration interface. Menu > Camera > OSD 2.

  • Page 125: Configuring Privacy Mask

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 10.2 Configuring Privacy Mask Purpose: You are allowed to configure the four-sided privacy mask zones that cannot be viewed by the operator. The privacy mask can prevent certain surveillance areas to be viewed or recorded. Steps: 1.

  • Page 126: Configuring Image Parameters

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 10.3 Configuring Image Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the Image Settings interface. Menu > Camera >Image Figure 10. 4 Image Settings Interface 2. Select the camera to set image parameters. 3. You can click on the arrow to change the value of each parameter. 4.

  • Page 127: Chapter 11 Nvr Management And Maintenance

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 11 NVR Management and Maintenance...

  • Page 128: Viewing System Information

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 11.1 Viewing System Information 11.1.1 Viewing Device Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu >Maintenance >System Info 2. Click the Device Info tab to enter the Device Information menu to view the device name, model, serial No. , firmware version and encode version, as shown in Figure 11.

  • Page 129: Viewing Alarm Information

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 11. 3 Record Information Interface 11.1.4 Viewing Alarm Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu >Maintenance>System Info 2. Click the Alarm tab to enter the Alarm Information menu to view the alarm information, as shown in Figure 11.

  • Page 130: Viewing Hdd Information

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 11. 5 Network Information Interface 11.1.6 Viewing HDD Information Steps: 1. Enter the System Information interface. Menu >Maintenance>System Info 2. Click the HDD tab to enter the HDD Information menu to view the HDD status, free space, property, etc., as shown in Figure 11.

  • Page 131: Searching & Export Log Files

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 11.2 Searching & Export Log Files Purpose: The operation, alarm, exception and information of the NVR can be stored in log files, which can be viewed and exported at any time. Steps: 1. Enter the Log Information interface. Menu >...
  • Page 132 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Up to 2000 log files can be displayed each time. 4. You can click the button of each log or double click it to view its detailed information, as shown in Figure 11. 9. And you can also click the button to view the related video files if available.
  • Page 133 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Figure 11. 11 Export Selected Log 3) Click OK to confirm the settings on the pop-up message box after the export process is complete. Figure 11. 12 Log Export Finished 4) The exported log files will be displayed on a list. Click the icon , and you can delete the selected log file from the backup device.

  • Page 134: Importing/Exporting Configuration Files

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 11.3 Importing/Exporting Configuration Files Purpose: The configuration files of the NVR can be exported to local device for backup; and the configuration files of one NVR can be imported to multiple NVR devices if they are to be configured with the same parameters. Steps: 1.

  • Page 135: Upgrading System

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 11.4 Upgrading System Purpose: The firmware on your NVR can be upgraded by local backup device or remote FTP server. 11.4.1 Upgrading by Local Backup Device Steps: 1. Connect your NVR with a local backup device where the update firmware file is located. 2.
  • Page 136 User Manual of Network Video Recorder 4. Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading. 5. After the upgrading is complete, reboot the NVR to activate the new firmware.

  • Page 137: Restoring Default Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 11.5 Restoring Default Settings Steps: 1. Enter the Default interface. Menu > Maintenance > Default Figure 11. 17 Restore Factory Default 2. Click the OK button to restore the default settings. Except the network parameters (including IP address, subnet mask, gateway, MTU, default route and server port), all other parameters of the device will be restored to factory default settings.

  • Page 138: Chapter 12 Others

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Chapter 12 Others...

  • Page 139: Configuring General Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 12.1 Configuring General Settings Purpose: You can configure the output resolution, system time, mouse pointer speed through the Menu > Configuration > General interface. Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration> General 2.

  • Page 140: Configuring Dst Settings

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 12.2 Configuring DST Settings Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General 2. Choose DST Settings tab. Figure 12. 2 DST Settings Interface You can check the checkbox before the Auto DST Adjustment item. Or you can manually check the Enable DST checkbox, and then you choose the date of the DST period.

  • Page 141: Configuring More Settings For Device Parameters

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 12.3 Configuring More Settings for Device Parameters Steps: 1. Enter the General Settings interface. Menu >Configuration>General 2. Click the More Settings tab to enter the More Settings interface, as shown in Figure 12. 3 Figure 12.

  • Page 142: Managing User Accounts

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder 12.4 Managing User Accounts Purpose: There is a default account in the NVR: Administrator. The Administrator user name is admin and the password is 12345. The Administrator has the permission to add and delete user and configure user parameters. 12.4.1 Adding a User Steps: 1.
  • Page 143 User Manual of Network Video Recorder 3. Enter the information for new user, including User Name, Password, Level and User’s MAC Address. Level: Set the user level to Operator or Guest. Different user levels have different operating permission. • Operator: The Operator user level has permission of Two-way Audio in Remote Configuration and all operating permission in Camera Configuration.

  • Page 144: Deleting A User

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder • Remote Parameters Settings: Remotely configuring parameters, restoring factory default parameters and importing/exporting configuration files. • Remote Camera Management: Remote adding, deleting and editing of the IP cameras. • Remote Video Output Control: Sending remote button control signal. •...
  • Page 145 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Menu >Configuration>User 2. Select the user to be edited from the list, as shown in Figure 12. 8. 3. Click the icon to enter the Edit User interface, as shown in Figure 12. 9. The admin user can also be edited.

  • Page 146: Appendix

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Appendix...

  • Page 147: Glossary

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Glossary • Dual Stream: Dual stream is a technology used to record high resolution video locally while transmitting a lower resolution stream over the network. The two streams are generated by the NVR, with the main stream having a maximum resolution of 4CIF and the sub-stream having a maximum resolution of CIF.

  • Page 148: Troubleshooting

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder Troubleshooting No image displayed on the monitor after starting up normally. Possible Reasons a) No VGA or HDMI connections. b) Connection cable is damaged. c) Input mode of the monitor is incorrect. Steps 1. Verify the device is connected with the monitor via HDMI or VGA cable. If not, please connect the device with the monitor and reboot.
  • Page 149 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Protocol. Select “Menu>Camera>Camera>IP Camera” to get the camera status. Possible Reasons a) Network failure, and the NVR and IP camera lost connections. b) The configured parameters are incorrect when adding the IP camera. c) Insufficient bandwidth. Steps 1.
  • Page 150 User Manual of Network Video Recorder 5. Check if the fault is solved by the step 1 to step 4. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from our company to do the further process. No monitor connected with the NVR locally and when you manage the IP camera to connect with the device by web browser remotely, of which the status displays as Connected.
  • Page 151 User Manual of Network Video Recorder 4. Check if the fault is solved by the above steps. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from our company to do the further process. Live view stuck when video output remotely via the Internet Explorer or platform software. Possible Reasons: a) Poor network between NVR and IP camera, and there exists packet loss during the transmission.
  • Page 152 User Manual of Network Video Recorder 4. Check if the fault is solved by the above steps. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from our company to do the further process. When using the NVR to get the live view audio, there is no sound or there is too much noise, or the volume is too low.
  • Page 153 User Manual of Network Video Recorder Select “Menu > Playback”, and uncheck the checkbox of unnecessary channels. 6. Check if the fault is solved by the above steps. If it is solved, finish the process. If not, please contact the engineer from our company to do the further process. No record file found in the NVR local HDD, and prompt “No record file found”.

  • Page 154: List Of Compatible Ip Cameras

    User Manual of Network Video Recorder List of Compatible IP Cameras ONVIF compatibility refers to the camera can be supported both when it uses the ONVIF protocol and its private protocols. Only ONVIF is supported refers to the camera can only be supported when it uses the ONVIF protocol. Only AXIS is supported refers to the function can only be supported when it uses the AXIS protocol.
  • Page 155 User Manual of Network Video Recorder IPC Manufacturer Max. Model Version Sub-stream Audio or Protocol Resolution VB-M6000D Ver.+1.0.0 1280×960 × × √ VB-M7000F Ver.+1.0.0 1280×960 × √ √ DS-2CD883F-E V5.0.2 build 130709 1920×1080 √ √ DS-2CD886BF-E V4.0.3 build 120913 1920×1080 √...
  • Page 156 User Manual of Network Video Recorder IPC Manufacturer Max. Model Version Sub-stream Audio or Protocol Resolution √ √ DS-2CD2612F-IS V5.0.2 build 130805 1280×960 √ √ DS-2CD2712F-IS V5.0.2 build 130805 1280×960 √ DS-2CD2632-I V5.0.2 build 130805 1920×1080 × √ DS-2CD2732-I V5.0.2 build 130805 1920×1080 ×...
  • Page 157 User Manual of Network Video Recorder IPC Manufacturer Max. Model Version Sub-stream Audio or Protocol Resolution DS-2DF1-57A V4.1.6 build 130422 1280 × 7 20 √ √ DS-2DF1-572 V4.1.6 build 130422 × √ √ 1280 7 20 DS-2DF1-573 V1.1.0 build 120702 1280 ×...
  • Page 158 User Manual of Network Video Recorder IPC Manufacturer Max. Model Version Sub-stream Audio or Protocol Resolution 2.9081-A1.7852 1.8.2-20120327- √ IX30DN-ACFZHB3 2048×1536 × 2.9080-A1.7852 SAMSUNG(ONVIF √ √ 5000P 3.10_130416 1280×1024 compatibility) VCC-HD2300P 2.03-02(110318-00) 1920×1080 × × √ SANYO VCC-HD2500P 2.02-02(110208-00) 1920×1080 ×...

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