Safety and Compliance Information Conventions Used Symbol The symbols in this chapter are shown in the following table. They are used to remind the reader of the safety precautions during equipment installation and maintenance. Safety Description Symbol Generic alarm symbol: To suggest a general safety concern. ESD protection symbol: To suggest electrostatic-sensitive equipment.
Caution: Fiber optic ports – optical safety. Never look at the transmit laser while the power is on. Never look directly at the fiber ports and the fiber cable ends when they are powered on. Caution: Use of controls or adjustments to the performance or procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous laser emissions.
Getting Started Logging In to the Web Interface Purpose Log in to the Web interface to remotely control your NVR. Steps 1. Open the IE on your PC, type the IP address of your NVR in the address bar, and then press Enter.
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Figure 1-2 ActiveX Setup Wizard Page 2. Click Browse to select a folder for ActiveX. And click Next. Figure 1-3 Select Installation Folder 3. Install ActiveX according to the guidance, and click Finish to complete the installation. Figure 1-4 Installation Finished...
Adding and Connecting a Camera to Your NVR Purpose Add a camera to your NVR and view live video from the camera. The parameters that can be configured vary with the camera model. Prerequisite The network connection between the camera and your NVR is functional. ...
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Figure 1-6 Add Device Dialog Box for ONVIF 2. Select the protocol, enter a name, ID, and IP for your camera. Some of the parameters are described in the table below. Table 1-1 Parameter Descriptions for Adding a Camera Parameter Description Protocol for connecting the camera to your NVR.
Parameter Description Note: For ONVIF protocol, you must enter the username and password correctly. For Uniview protocol, the NVR will add cameras using “admin” as the username and password by default, if Password the user information is not “admin”, you can enter the correct information and add the camera, you may also use the default login information so that the NVR will automatically change the login information into...
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Figure 1-8 Add Third-Party IPC Page Figure 1-9 Add IPC Page 4. Set the parameters. For ONVIF protocol, make sure that you enter the correct username and password in the Add third-Party IPC Page. 5. After you have completed the settings, click OK.
NOTE! You can add multiple cameras at a time by clicking the Batch Add button. When you use this function, the cameras are added with the default settings. Editing Your Camera Settings Purpose Edit basic settings after a camera is added. Steps 1.
Table 2-1 Functional Areas in the Live View Window Function Resource tree. The icons are described in Table 2-2. Main toolbar, which is used to access the main menus in the Web interface. Information area, which shows your username and the number of new messages from the system.
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Icon Function Click this icon to take a snapshot of the current Single snapshot image on the pane. Start single snapshot Click this icon to take snapshots of images on all Snapshot on all panes panes. Click this icon to take snapshots of images on all Start continuous panes at a certain interval.
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Icon Function Snatch Series Start: Click this icon to take snapshots of images at a certain interval. Local Storage Start: Click this icon to start recording to your PC. Center Storage Start: Click this icon to start recording to your NVR. Restore LostFrameRate: Click this icon to restore the lost frame rate.
Right-click Menu for camera Right click the camera icon, the pop-up menu is displayed. Figure 2-3 Right-click Menu Page Some of items in the menu are described below. Item Function Start Main Stream Display the live view with the main stream. to Pane Start Sub Stream to Display the live view with the sub stream (this item turns gray if the IPC...
Figure 2-4 Right-click Menu Page Some of items in the menu are described below. Item Function Talk Enable the talk function for the voice resources. Turn up/down the volume of voice resources (turns gray when the talk function is disabled). Volume Note: the volumn control is global for all voice resources,which means when you adjust the volumn of one voice resouce, the volumn of...
Item Function Turn up/down the volume of broadcast group (turns gray when the talk Volume function is disabled). View Resources Show the status of the voice resources added in this group. Config Add voice resources for this group. Playback Playback means playing a recorded video (referred to as a recording) that has been saved to your NVR or PC.
Figure 3-2 Playback Progress Bar 5. Click to start playing the recording. You can use the mouse to control the progress, or click to play the previous or next recording. 6. (Optional) To set a time period for the query, click (Advanced icon) in the playback toolbar (see Figure 3-1).
5. (Optional) If you know the label name, enter it in the field right to and then click (Find Label icon). The label name appears in the Label Content field. 6. (Optional) To delete a label, click Playback by Local File Purpose Recordings are saved as files on your PC.
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Figure 4-1 Device Configuration Tag for ONVIF Some of the parameters are described below. Table 4-1 Parameter Descriptions for Editing Camera Settings Parameter Description Protocol used for transmitting live video streams to your NVR. The default is UDP (User Datagram Protocol), but you may use Protocol TCP as required, for example, when network performance is degraded.
Figure 4-2 Device Configuration Tag for Uniview 3. Modify the settings on the Device tab as required. 4. After you have completed the configuration, click OK. Configuring Video and Audio Settings Purpose Edit audio and video settings for your camera on the Video and Audio tab pages as required. Prerequisite For an IPC that does not support this function, the Video and Audio tabs are masked.
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Figure 4-3 Video Tab Figure 4-4 Audio Tab 3. Edit the settings as required. Some of the parameters are described in the following table. Table 4-2 Video and Audio Parameters Parameter Description H.264[Primary]: Select this option if you need one video stream ...
Editing Image Settings Purpose You may edit image settings for your camera as required on the Image Parameters tab page. The Live Preview area on the left part of the page displays live video from the camera. The Image Parameters area on the right shows the parameters that you can set to adjust the images. This function is supported by cameras connected with Uniview protocol.
Figure 4-6 OSD Tab Page 3. In the Display Position column, click None and then select Area 1 from the drop-down list. 4. In the OSD Overlay Content column, click the field right to Area 1 and then select the desired option.
Figure 4-7 Setting Motion Detection 3. Configure the Available Areas parameter to set the number of OSDs. 4. Select the area you want to set from the Current Area drop-down list. For example, Area 1. 5. Configure the Coordinates parameter to set the coordinates of the detection area. You may also use your mouse to select the detection area in the Live Preview area on the left and then drag the detection area to the right position.
Figure 4-8 Setting Privacy Mask 3. For the Available Areas parameter, select the areas you want to configure. For example, Area 1, Area 2, and Area 3. The selected area numbers are listed in the Current Area drop-down list. 4. From the Current Area drop-down list, select an area number. 5.
3. Select the check box to enable the ROI function. 4. From the Current Area drop-down list, select the area number. 5. Enter the coordinates to set the ROI. You may also draw the ROI in the Live Preview area on the left and drag the ROI to the right position.
4. Complete the settings in the dialog box. For example, set both the Position and Description parameters to 001. 5. Click OK. The preset position is added to the Preset drop-down list on the PTZ control panel. 6. To add another preset position, adjust the direction, zoom, focus, and aperture of the PTZ camera as required, click right to the Preset drop-down list, and then complete settings in the Add Preset dialog box.
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Figure 4-13 Add Patrol Route Page 3. In the Patrol Route Name text box, enter a name for the patrol route, for example, route1. 4. From the Preset list, select the preset positions you want to add to the route, for example, preset positions 1, 2, 3, 4, and then click the Add button.
Figure 4-15 New Patrol Route Setting a Patrol Plan Purpose Set a patrol plan for your PTZ camera so that the PTZ camera patrols in accordance with the specified time period(s). Prerequisite The patrol route for which you want to set a patrol plan must have been created. For detailed steps to create a patrol route, see Creating a Patrol Route.
3. Select the patrol route and then click the Configure Patrol Plan button. The Configure Patrol Plan page is displayed. Figure 4-17 Configure Patrol Plan Page 4. Set the plan name and the time period(s) during which the plan will be executed. The following shows an example, in which the plan name is pp001, and the PTZ camera patrols 24 hours every day.
Figure 4-19 Starting a Patrol Plan Manually 3. Click (Start Patrol icon) to start the selected patrol plan. Storage Storage must be configured before your NVR can save recordings for the connected cameras. You need to build an array first and then make a storage plan. Building an Array Purpose Build an array of disks to store recordings on your NVR.
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Figure 5-2 Build array dialog box 3. Enter the array name, select an array type from the drop-down list, and then select slots for the array. 4. After you have completed all the settings, click the Build Array button. The new array is displayed in the array list.
NOTE! The system supports active standby for hard disks, and it is recommended that you reserve at least one hard disk for backup. When a hard disk in the RAID fails, the system automatically replaces the faulty disk with the backup disk. The level of security offered from low to high is JBOD, RAID1 and RAID5.
Parameter Description Storage Device Device used to store videos of the camera. Plan Name Name of the storage plan. Including two options: By Day: If you select this option, you need to specify at least one period, for example, from 00:00:00 to 23:59:59. Period By Week: If you select this option, you need to specify at least one ...
To record video to your PC, click the pane displaying the live video you want to record in the live view window, and then click (Local Record Start icon). To stop recording, click (Local Record Stop icon). To record video to your NVR, click the pane displaying the video you want to record in the live ...
2. Select the camera and then click the Started button. A message appears to show the operation result. 3. Click OK. You will find that the status has changed from Stopped to Started in the Status column. 4. To stop a storage plan, select the camera and then click the Stopped button. Alarm-Triggered Recording When the alarm-triggered recording function is set for a camera, the NVR will be triggered to record live video from the camera when an alarm is raised for the camera.
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Figure 7-2 Boolean Configuration Page 2. To set an alarm input, click the Input Boolean Channel tab. To set an alarm output, click the Output Boolean Channel tab. 3. In the Config column, click for the device you want to configure. The Boolean Configuration dialog box is displayed.
Configuring Alarm-Triggered Actions NOTE! Device alarm and video loss alarm are independent from guard plans and are always effective. Device alarm includes temperature alarm and fan alarm. For alarm types other than temperature alarm and fan alarm, a guard plan is required for these types of alarms to trigger actions.
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2. In the Configure Alarm-Triggered Action column, click the icon for the camera you want to configure alarm-triggered storage for and then choose an option from the pop-up menu. The Alarm-Triggered Action Configuration page is displayed. Figure 7-4 Alarm-Triggered Action Configuration Page 3.
NOTE! After alarm-triggered storage has occurred, you can view the alarm-triggered recording by clicking icon on the History Alarm page (under Maintenance > Alarm Query > History). Configuring Alarm-Triggered Preset Purpose This function is available for only PTZ cameras. When an alarm-triggered preset (position) is set for a PTZ camera, this camera will move to the preset position when an alarm is raised.
Figure 7-7 Preset Action List 5. To add more presets, repeat the above steps. 6. After you have completed the settings, click OK. Configuring Alarm-Triggered Live Video to a Pane Purpose When this function is set for a camera, live video from the camera will be displayed in the bound pane when an alarm is raised, and meanwhile, the border of the pane will turn red to alert you.
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Figure 7-9 Add Camera to Action List 4. Select the check box for camera 206.5.0.2. Figure 7-10 Select Camera 5. In the Users List, double-click the field in the Pane ID column, and then select a pane, for example, pane No.3, and then click Add in the operation column.
Figure 7-11 Bind Pane to Camera The camera is bound to the pane, as shown in the figure below. Figure 7-12 Camera is Bound to Pane 6. Click OK. Configuring an Output Boolean Purpose The purpose of setting an output Boolean is to enable the NVR to report alarms to some extended devices and trigger actions caused by an alarm.
Figure 7-13 Alarm Triggering Page 2. In the Configure Alarm Triggered column, click the icon for the alarm input source, for example, 20660185In1, and then click the pop-up Input Boolean Alarm Action. Figure 7-14 Configure Output Boolean Page 3. On the Alarm-Triggered Action Configuration page, click the Output Boolean tab. In the Boolean List, find an available output Boolean as required.
After this function is set, the NVR device will trigger the buzzer to alert you when an alarm is raised. Steps 1. Click Configuration > Service Configuration > Alarm > Alarm Triggering. The Alarm-Triggered Action Configuration page is displayed. 2. Click the Buzzer tab. Figure 7-16 Buzzer Tab 3.
Arming and Disarming Purpose Use the arming/disarming function to start/stop the guard plan for an alarm source. Steps 1. Click Configuration > Service Configuration > Arming&Disarming. The Arming&Disarming page is displayed. On this page all available guard plans are listed. Figure 8-1 Arm&Disarming Page 2.
Figure 9-1 Setting TCP/IP Table 9-1 TCP/IP Parameter Descriptions Parameter Description Acronym for Network Interface Card. By default your NVR uses eth0 to communicate with the connected cameras. Acronym for Maximum Transmission Unit. Keep the default 1500 unless a modification is necessary. Obtain IP address via DHCP: Select this option only when you have a DHCP server which automatically assigns an IP address for your NVR.
Figure 9-2 PPPoE Page 2. Select Enable. 3. Set the username and password for PPPoE access. The username and password are assigned by your ISP. 4. After you have completed the settings, click OK. Configuring NAT Purpose NAT means Network Address Translation (NAT). When this function is enabled for your NVR, the private IP address and port number of your NVR will be translated into a public network address and port number, allowing your NVR to send information via the Internet.
Figure 9-3 NAT Page 2. Click Enable. 3. Enter the public network address and public port number to which the private IP address and port number of your NVR will be mapped. 4. Click OK to save the settings. Configuring UNP Client Purpose Set the Universal Network Passport (UNP) client so that your NVR can communicate with the UNP server.
Figure 9-4 UNP Client Page 2. Set the parameters in the UNP Client page. Some of the parameters are described below. Table 9-2 UNP Parameter Descriptions Parameter Description Authentication Enables/disables the authentication function. Username The Username and password of the UNP server. Note: you can ignore the username and password if the Password authentication function is disabled.
Figure 9-5 Route page 2. Select the check box in the Enable column, for example, for index 0, and then enter the network segment, subnet mask, and gateway in the respective fields. 3. Click the Save button in the Config column. Configuring SMTP Purpose The NVR can be set to send an alert email to specified users when an alarm is raised.
Figure 9-6 SMTP Page 2. Set the parameters. Some of the parameters are described in the table below. Table 9-3 Descriptions for Configuring SMTP Parameters Parameter Description Email Server Email server name. Port Port number for the email server. Select Enable if authentication is required. Authentication If authentication is enabled, you need to set the username and password for authentication.
This step is required if you use a Domain Name System (DNS) server for your NVR. Steps 1. Click Configuration > Network Configuration > DNS. The DNS page is displayed. Figure 9-7 DNS Page 2. In the DNS Server IP Address text box, enter the IP address of the DNS server. 3.
Figure 10-1 Setting the Basic Information 2. Set the name and ID for your NVR. 3. Enable or disable multicast as required. For detailed descriptions about multicast, see 错误! 未找到引用源。. 4. For Stream Format and Protocol, keep the default setting unless a modification is necessary. 5.
Figure 10-2 Setting Date and Time 2. Select a correct time zone from the drop-down list for your NVR. 3. (Optional) Select Enable for NTP if you have an NTP server. After this function is enabled, you need to set the NTP server address. When the settings are completed, the time on your NVR will be synchronized with the NTP server.
Viewing System Version Information Purpose View version information of your NVR, including the device type, bar code, software and hardware versions, and Uboot and SCM versions. Steps 1. Click Maintenance > Running Status > Version Information. The Version Information page is displayed.
Steps 1. Click Maintenance > Running Status > Network Status. The Network Status page is displayed. The following shows an example. Figure 10-5 Network Status Page 2. Click Refresh to get the latest status information. Viewing Service Statistics Purpose View service statistics of your NVR, such as the number of live video services established, number of two-way voice sessions, and number of users logged in to the NVR.
Figure 10-6 Service Statistics Page Viewing Server Information Purpose This operation is effective only when your NVR is operating in management mode, which means your NVR is managed by a central server. View server information, including the server IP address and the protocol being used for connection to the central server.
Figure 10-7 Viewing Instant Alarms 2. View the detailed alarm information, including the alarm name, name of the involved device, alarm level, time of generation. 3. To acknowledge an alarm, select the alarm and then click the ACK button. Viewing History Alarms Purpose View history alarms, including alarm name, involved devices, alarm level, time when the alarm is raised, and current alarm status.
3. Click Query. Alarms meeting the query conditions are listed. The following shows an example. Figure 10-10 Retrieved Alarms 4. View the detailed alarm information. To view the recording triggered by an alarm, click the Recording Query column. The live view window appears and starts to play the recording. Exporting and Importing Configuration File Purpose To save the current configuration information, you can export the configuration file.
Steps 1. Click Maintenance > Device Maintenance > Default. The Default page is displayed. Figure 10-12 Default Page 2. Click Default. A message appears for your confirmation. 3. Click YES to proceed, or click NO to cancel the operation. Viewing Logs Purpose View the generated logs to gain information about events that have occurred in the system.
Figure 10-15 Retrieved Operation Logs Exporting Logs Purpose Export all the logs generated in the system to a specified location for backup. Steps 1. Click Maintenance > Device Maintenance > Export Log. The Operation Log page is displayed. Figure 10-16 Export Log Page 2.
2. Click Reboot. A message appears for your conformation. 3. Click YES to proceed, or click NO to cancel the operation. Shutting Down Your NVR Purpose Use the Web interface to shut down your NVR. Steps 1. Click Maintenance > Device Maintenance > Shutdown. The Shutdown page is displayed. Figure 10-18 Shutdown Page 2.
User Management This chapter describes how to manage users in the system. User management includes adding/deleting user, editing user information, locking/unlocking user, and configuring user permissions. The system supports up to 31 users. The system provides three roles: admin, administrator, and operator, the priority of which from high to low is in this same order.
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Figure 11-2 Add User Dialog Box 3. Enter the user information, including user ID, username, role, and password. For example, enter 001 as the user ID and username, select Operator as the role. Enter other information as required. Figure 11-3 Example - Adding user 001...
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4. After you have completed the information, click OK to go back to the User Configuration page. User 001 is displayed in the list. Figure 11-4 Example - User 001 Added 5. In the Authentication Configuration column, click the icon. The Authentication Settings page is displayed.
Parameter Description This parameter sets whether the user can query alarms (under Maintenance > Alarm Query) and acknowledge alarms by Alarm Process clicking the icon in the upper right of the Web interface. This parameter sets whether the user can use the integrated Integrated Communication communication functions such as 2-way audio and broadcast.
2. Edit the user information as required. If you change the password for an online user, the user must use the new password for the next login. To change your own password, click the Set button in the upper-right corner of the page. 3.
Figure 12-1 Client Configuration Page 2. Set the parameters as required. Some of the parameters are described below. Table 12-1 Parameter Descriptions for Client Configuration Parameter Description Enable/disable the auto-switch between main stream and sub Smart Stream stream. Choose the default video stream used for live view when IPC is Default Live Video Stream connected to NVR.
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After adding an encoder, you can use the NVR to control the encoder like controlling an IPC. Steps 1. Click Configuration > Resource Configuration > Encoder. The Encoder page is displayed. Figure 13-1 Encoder Page 2. Click Add, and the Add Encoder dialog box is displayed. Configure the parameters as required. Figure 13-2 Add Encoder Dialog Box 3.
Configuring Voice Resource Purpose Voice resources that can be managed by NVR include encoders, IP cameras (that support audio function) and audio devices. By configuring voice resources, you can talk to single resource or broadcast voice signals to a broadcast group. Steps 1.
Figure 13-5 Broadcast Group Settings Page 5. After you have completed the settings, click OK. NOTE! The audio devices connected with the audio in and audio out interfaces are the default voice resources on the Talk/Broadcast tab. The cameras connected through ONVIF cannot be used as voice resources. ...
3. To control an extended device or set a transparent channel, click to configure the serial port whose port type is RS485(RJ45), and set transparent channel parameters in the Serial Port Configuration dialog box. Figure 13-7 Serial Port Configuration Dialog Box Figure 13-8 Serial Port Configuration Dialog Box 4.
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The function of virtual channel is to encode multiple video streams into one stream thus lowering the bandwidth requirement. After configuring the virtual channel, you can see the multiple video streams in one pane. Steps 1. Click Configuration > Resource Configuration > Virtual Channel. The Virtual Channel page is displayed.
4. (Optional) To modify the channel parameters, click in the Config column. Configuring Video Output Purpose By configuring the video output, you can customize the display of the video output interfaces, for example, auto-switch function and multi-screen display. The available output interfaces that can be configured vary with the device model.
Configuring Transparent Channel Purpose Transparent channel is used to transmit data without operating on them. After configuring the transparent channel, you can control an extended serial device remotely by a PC. Prerequisite You must correctly configure serial port before setting the transparent channel parameters. For details about setting a serial port, see Configuring Serial Port.
FAQs Why ActiveX cannot be downloaded when I access the Web interface? 1. If no message appears to prompt you to download ActiveX, check your IE settings at Tools > Internet options > Browsing history, and then select Every time I visit the webpage for Check for newer versions of stored pages.
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2. If you cannot log in after entering the IP address in the address bar, add “ActiveX/Setup.exe” at the end of the IP address, for example, enter http://206.2.4.91/ActiveX/Setup.exe, and then try again. Why I cannot log in after network connection is restored after a disconnection? Answer: It takes around 5-20 seconds to restore after a network disconnection.