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OPERATING MANUAL

Wireless Network Video Recorder
NVR-2028
Before trying to connect or operate this product, please read this manual completely

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  • Page 1: Operating Manual

    INSTALLATION & OPERATING MANUAL Wireless Network Video Recorder NVR-2028 Before trying to connect or operate this product, please read this manual completely...

  • Page 3: Safety Precautions

    SAFETY PRECAUTIONS All the following safety and operated instructions which will prevent harm or damage to the operator and other persons should be read before the unit is operated. WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. Do not block ventilation openings.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    1. PRODUCT FEATURES ... 4 1.1 Product Introduction ...4 1.2 Product Features...4 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE FRONT/REAR VIEW... 6 2.1 Front View ...6 2.2 Rear View ...9 2.3 ALARM In/Out ...10 3. INSTALLATION ... 11 3.1 Basic Connection ... 11 3.2 Hard-Disk Drive Installation ...13 3.3 System Information ...14 3.4 Updating System Software ...15...
  • Page 5 6.2 Mobile Rack ...54 7. O.S.D MESSAGE ... 57 8. INDEX TABLE ... 58 9. WIRELESS NETWORK CONFIGURATION... 59 9.1 Configure Your NVR-2028 Network Settings ...59 9.2 TCP/IP Communication Software...61 9.3 TCP/IP installation ...62 9.4 TCP/IP Configuration setting ...62 9.5 Connection Testing...63 10.

  • Page 6: Product Features

    LAN Camera. Additionally, with the NVR-2028 you don’t have to rely on a PC to save any images, because this device has done so already, being the best possible storage media for the LAN Camera.
  • Page 7 ＊ Password protection. ＊ Motion detection: user can select the range and 5 levels of sensitivity of detection. ＊ Automatic search of all available LAN camera within the Ethernet. ＊ Disk-full warning and operation status LEDs. ＊ RS-232 communication port. ＊...

  • Page 8: Description Of The Front/Rear View

    2. DESCRIPTION OF THE FRONT/REAR VIEW 2.1 Front View Power Display Setup Save Hard-disk drive compartment The compartment allows you to install a hard disk drive mostly for backup purposes. Make sure the drive is well secured with the mounting screws in the mobile rack before you put the rack into the compartment.
  • Page 9 Setup/Save button: Press this to enter the setup menu. Press again to exit the setup mode. In SD card backup mode, press to save the desired still image to SD card. Search button: Press to enter the search mode to access recorded video. In the LANCAM SETTING mode, use these buttons to search for the desired LAN Camera in the LAN.
  • Page 10 A-rec Indicator: This indicator of the alarm recording mode lights up to indicate the alarm record setting is on. DISK Indicator: The indicator shows the operation status of the unit’s hard-disk drives. The green light indicates the hard-disk drive is storing or retrieving data. The red light signals the hard-disk drive is filling up. The orange light indicates the hard-disk is retrieving at disk-full status.

  • Page 11: Rear View

    2.2 Rear View SD Card RS-232 MONITOR AUDIO ALARM DC12V 28 29 31 32 33 ANTENNA: This is one standard wireless access, complies with IEEE 802.11g/b. SD CARD Slot: This is used for system software updating and archiving/accessing critical images. RS-232 Port: The RS-232 communication port functions as a connector to an external control device.

  • Page 12: Alarm In/Out

    2.3 ALARM In/Out NO CONNECTION RECORD IN NO CONNECTION NO CONNECTION THIS FIGURE IS LOOKED FROM THE REAR VIEW 1. GND: Ground Contact. 2. ALARM OUT (OUTPUT): This is an alarm output trigger. Connect this to external devices such as buzzers or lights.

  • Page 13: Installation

    3. INSTALLATION 3.1 Basic Connection Please follow the instructions below to connect your WIRELESS NVR-2028 to a LANCAM or a computer and to choose a mode for connections. 3.1.1 Use a RS-232 cable to install a wireless setting in a LANCAM Use a RS-232 cable to connect a wireless LANCAM.
  • Page 14 DHCP DIP switch on the side of the LANCAM down and up once to reset the static IP to dynamic IP (DHCP client). NOTE: If the DHCP server of the NVR-2028 is activated, the default NVR IP address is set as 192. 168. 1. 205.

  • Page 15: Hard-Disk Drive Installation

    3.2 Hard-Disk Drive Installation The WIRELESS NVR-2028 is equipped with two compartments of hard disk drive. The unit usually comes with one hard-disk drive installed in the compartment HD1, which is default-configured as a master. If you need a second hard-disk drive to be installed in the compartment HD2 (Mobile), please contact your distributors or installers for specific instructions on how to install it.

  • Page 16: System Information

    3.3 System Information You can display system settings information as shown on Table 3.3 A below at any time by pressing the Display button . In the playback mode, the recorded video information is displayed. In the live or recording mode, the Manual Recording information is displayed. Each sequential press of the Display button displays a different message detailed in the following example.

  • Page 17: Updating System Software

    1. Create a directory named NVRVIDEO in the SD Card; if the directory is already existed, move to Step2. 2. Copy the file of MULTI.BIN to the NVRVIDEO-directory. 3. If wireless NVR-2028 is running, please turn off wireless NVR first. 4. Insert the SD card into the built-in SD slot of the unit. 5. Hold down the Up and 6.

  • Page 18: Basic Operations

    4. BASIC OPERATIONS This section shows you how to operate and manage the NVR when it gets in the way. 4.1 Configuring Recording Settings Recording Time settings (Image Resolution and Image Quality Setting) Recording time will vary depending on the image size, quality, and the capacity of the hard-disk drives. Generally, the NVR comes with a built-in hard-disk drive for continuous recording under most recording conditions.

  • Page 19: Recording Operations

    4.2 Recording Operations This section details the way to record video into hard-disk drives. Before commencing with the recording function, please configure the recording setting properly according to your needs. 4.2.1 Manual Recording When the NVR is in live display mode, take the following steps to start recording: (1) In live display, press the REC button corresponding programmed recording settings.
  • Page 20 NOTE: You can proceed to start the scheduled recording from the current time if it is in the scheduled interlude as soon as setting is completed, and come out from menu to start recording. NOTE: If you activate the recording function before the scheduled recording, the unit will operate recording as shown in the diagram below and keep those Images in different files.
  • Page 21 MAIN MENU LAN CAMERA RECORD / BANDWIDTH CLOCK / TIMER / SEQ ALARM COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM GOTO CLOCK/TIMER/SEQ PAGE CLOCK / TIMER / SEQ CLOCK SETTING : SET TIMER : SET SEQUENCER : SET MAIN PAGE SET REC SCHEDULE REC SCHEDULE TIMER ENABLE: OFF START END START END...
  • Page 22 4.2.3 Alarm Recording Take the following steps to activate the programmed alarm recording. For ALM OPERATION, ALM DURATION, MAX REC RATE, and PRE-ALARM settings, please refer to section 5.4 for more details. (1) Press the Setup button to enter the MAIN MENU. (2) Select ALARM and press the Enter button (3) Set the desired ALM DURATION and MAX REC RATE for use.

  • Page 23: Motion Detection

    4.2.4 Motion Detection Take the steps detailed below to activate a programmed motion detection. For MOTION SETTING, as well as its two distinct functions of MOTION ENABLE and SENSITIVITY / REGION, please refer to section 5.4 for further details. (1) Press the Setup button (2) Select the item termed "LAN CAMERA"...
  • Page 24 MAIN MENU LAN CAMERA RECORD / BANDWIDTH CLOCK / TIMER / SEQ ALARM COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM LANCAM SETTING MOTION SETTING MOTION ENABLE : ON SENSITIVITY/REGION : CH1 LANCAM PAGE SET MOTION ENABLE MOTION SETTING MOTION ENABLE : OFF LANCAM PAGE SET MOTION ENABLE MOTION ENABLE SETTING CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4...

  • Page 25: Externally Triggered Recording

    4.2.5 Externally triggered Recording By connecting the RECORD IN of ALARM I/O on the rear panel of the NVR, you can activate/deactivate the recording function of a NVR. Please refer to section 2.3 for more details. NOTE: The status of recording operations when an alarm takes place are shown in the diagrams below.

  • Page 26: Playback Operations

    4.3 Playback Operations This section shows you how to operate the fast, slow, and single-picture playback functions, and details how the unit is to playback a file in a different operation status. Please refer to the following paragraphs specifying the relevant details. When playing a file, the monitor should display a flashing PLAY message and the PLAY button Operation Status A.

  • Page 27: Slow Forward/Reverse

    4.3.2 Slow Forward/Reverse There are 5 speeds available for a slow playback: 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32. While playing back recorded video at the recorded speed: (1) Press the PAUSE button (2) Forward: Turn the Shuttle dial direction at a speed slower than the recorded speed. Each subsequent turn of the shuttle to the right increases the forward rate, as 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, and 1/32.

  • Page 28: Search Operations

    4.4 Search Operations This section shows you how to access recorded video. 4.4.1 Full List Search Take the following steps to proceed with the full-list search function. (1) Press the Search button (2) Select the FULL LIST and press the Enter button video.

  • Page 29: Time Search

    SEARCH FULL LIST ALARM LIST TIME SEARCH THUMBNAIL SD CARD 4.4.3 TIME Search Take the following steps to proceed with the time-list search function. (1) Press the Search button (2) Select the TIME SEARCH and press the Enter button (3) Set the time period you wish to search for the recorded video. (4) Press the Enter button (5) If no video is found, please return to the time-setting page and repeat steps (3) and (4) again for another search.

  • Page 30: Sd Card Search

    (5) There are 5 levels of recording range modes to choose from: 1 Hour, 10 Minutes, 1 Minute, 10 Seconds and 1 Second. Select the specific field of your requirement and press the Enter button to enter the next level. If you want to return the previous level, please press the Setup button (6) Once reaching the critical point at any level, the user can start playback by just clicking the PLAY button...

  • Page 31: Backup Operations

    4.5 Backup Operations 4.5.1 Mobile Rack HD Backup Operations There are three ways available to duplicate the recorded video from HD 1 (Fixed HD) to HD 2 (Mobile Rack HD). Please take the following steps to proceed. (1) Set HD 2 to BACKUP first. Take the following steps. Press the Setup button Highlight DISK and press the Enter button Then set HD 2 USAGE to BACKUP.
  • Page 32 MAIN MENU LAN CAMERA RECORD / BANDWIDTH CLOCK / TIMER / SEQ ALARM COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM GOTO DISK PAGE SELECT: Duplicate a particular recorded video from HD1 to HD2. Stay on the DISK SETTING page. Use the “ ” and “v” buttons, press the Enter button Press the “...
  • Page 33 4.5.2 Secure Digital Card (SD Card) Backup Operations The SD card slot of the rear unit has three functions as shown below: Archive Single image Clips into SD Card Please take the following steps to archive a critical image in a SD card. (1) Insert a SD Card into the SD card slot of the rear unit.

  • Page 34: Key Lock Operation

    4.6 Key Lock Operation The Key lock operation protects the unit against unauthorized use by disabling the entire front panel controls. Simultaneously press these two 3 seconds to lock the unit; to release the Key Lock, simultaneously press these two buttons again. Power Display Setup...

  • Page 35: Menu Setup

    5. MENU SETUP There are 6 categories for operation setting in the setup menu system as shown below. The following sections will instruct you step by step to configure the operation setting and state each menu’s purpose and options. Press the Setup button menu allows you to set up the key features of the unit.

  • Page 36: Lan Camera Setting

    5.1 LAN CAMERA SETTING This page allows you can select your desired LAN Camera, whose images you can save in the NVR hard disk. The login name and password must be entered correctly. MAIN MENU LAN CAMERA RECORD / BANDWIDTH CLOCK / TIMER / SEQ ALARM COMMUNICATION...
  • Page 37 MAIN MENU LAN CAMERA RECORD / BANDWIDTH CLOCK / TIMER / SEQ ALARM COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM LANCAM SETTING RESOLUTION : 352 X 240 QUALITY LANCAM PAGE SET IMAGE RESOLUTION IMAGE SETTING RESOLUTION : 352 X 240 720 X 480 LANCAM PAGE SET IMAGE RESOLUTION INDIVIDUALLY RESOLUTION SETTING 352 X 240 352 X 240 352 X 240 352 X 240...
  • Page 38 IMAGE: (1) Press the Setup button (2) Select the item termed "LAN CAMERA" and press the Enter button LANCAM SETTING page. (3) Select the item termed "IMAGE" and push the Enter button SETTING page. (4) To regulate the image resolution function, set the "RESOLUTION" either to "352 x 240", or to "720 x 480".
  • Page 39 MAIN MENU LAN CAMERA RECORD / BANDWIDTH CLOCK / TIMER / SEQ ALARM COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM LANCAM SETTING LANCAM SETTING AUDIO ENABLE : OFF MAIN PAGE SET AUDIO ON/OFF INDIVIDUALLY AUDIO ENABLE: (1) Press the Setup button (2) Select the item termed "LAN CAMERA" and press the Enter button LANCAM SETTING page.
  • Page 40 MAIN MENU LAN CAMERA RECORD / BANDWIDTH CLOCK / TIMER / SEQ ALARM COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM LANCAM SETTING MOTION SETTING MOTION ENABLE : ON SENSITIVITY/REGION : CH1 LANCAM PAGE SET MOTION ENABLE MOTION SETTING MOTION ENABLE : OFF LANCAM PAGE SET MOTION ENABLE MOTION ENABLE SETTING CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4...
  • Page 41 MOTION: Take the steps detailed below to activate a programmed motion detection. For MOTION SETTING, as well as its two distinct functions of MOTION ENABLE and SENSITIVITY / REGION. (1) Press the Setup button (2) Select the item termed "LAN CAMERA" and press the Enter button LANCAM SETTING page.

  • Page 42: Rec Setting

    5.2 REC SETTING This page allows you to set the recording rate and recording quality, and enables you to continue recording when the disk is full. MAIN MENU LAN CAMERA RECORD / BANDWIDTH CLOCK / TIMER / SEQ ALARM COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM GOTO REC PAGE...

  • Page 43: Clock / Timer / Seq Setting

    5.3 CLOCK / TIMER / SEQ SETTING The NVR-2028 provides a weekly table, consisting of two periods of time each day for scheduled recording. This option allows you to set the time each day that the NVR will start and stop recording.

  • Page 44: Alarm Setting

    5.4 ALARM SETTING This menu allows users to program the configuration of alarm recording only when an alarm input is activated. The device will record as long as the alarm input is activated. MAIN MENU LAN CAMERA RECORD / BANDWIDTH CLOCK / TIMER / SEQ ALARM COMMUNICATION...

  • Page 45: Communication

    5.5 COMMUNICATION This option allows you to configure the status of the RS-232 communication port when connected to an external device, and the wireless communications settings. (Please refer to the APPENDIX 2 and Network Function for more details) MAIN MENU LAN CAMERA RECORD / BANDWIDTH CLOCK / TIMER / SEQ...

  • Page 46: Wireless Setting

    CHANNEL: Specify the bandwidth that the wireless radio operates in. The NVR and wireless LANCAMs are associated with operations in one of the frequency channels. NOTE: The standard norms of channel numbers and frequency ranges differ from country to country. When setting a channel, you must avoid interference from other wireless devices.

  • Page 47: Wan Setting

    LANCAM SETUP: This option is used to selects either RS232 or WLAN. If you wish to transfer information to the wireless LANCAM via the NVR, you must select the LANCAM SETUP option to configure the wireless or wired (RS-232) function installation. WIRELESS SETTING OPERATION : SET...
  • Page 48 COMM SETTING WIIRELESS : SET WAN SETTING : SET NET IP : SET NET DHCP : SERVER LEASED IP TABLE : ENTER IP POOL RANGE : SET COMM ID : 01 RS232 : ON MAIN PAGE SET NETWORK STATUS: Show WAN leased IP table. CONNECT TYPE: This enables you to choose your connection style.
  • Page 49 MAIN MENU LAN CAMERA RECORD / BANDWIDTH CLOCK / TIMER / SEQ ALARM COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM GOTO COMM PAGE NET IP: This option is used to configure the Ethernet communication settings. This is required for the purpose of making a network connection. Please consult with a qualified MIS professional to configure it. XXX.YYY.ZZZ.SSS MASK: 255.255.255.000...
  • Page 50 COMM ID: Communication ID for RS232 communication. After the NVR receives a RS232 command, it checks if the <Dest ID> within the code is the same as the COMM ID, in which case the particular command can be accept. RS-232: The RS-232 communication port can be either in an importing or exporting mode according to your applications.

  • Page 51: Disk Setting

    5.6 DISK SETTING MAIN MENU LAN CAMERA RECORD / BANDWIDTH CLOCK / TIMER / SEQ ALARM COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM GOTO DISK PAGE REFORMAT: This option allows you to clear out all the data in the hard-disk drive. You will be required to enter the pre-set password before proceeding with clearing out the data.

  • Page 52: System Setting

    5.7 SYSTEM SETTING This page is used for accessing the history of the operation status, setting the password, resuming factory default, and determining the menu display background. MAIN MENU LAN CAMERA RECORD / BANDWIDTH CLOCK / TIMER / SEQ ALARM COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM...
  • Page 53 MENU BACKGND: There are 3 levels of background color transparency, you can choose from : level 1 is totally transparent, level 3 is opaque, and level 2 is between level 1 and 3. The background color is used in setup menu and search function. BUZZER: This option determines the embedded buzzer sounding a tone to signal the following situations.
  • Page 54 SD SETUP: The NVR offers a quick setup method by using a SD card. If the user wants to set up many a number of the same devices with the same settings, he can save the whole settings to a SD card, then transfer to another NVR.

  • Page 55: Ide Hard Disk Installation

    6. IDE Hard Disk Installation Usually, the unit comes with one hard-disk drive installed in compartment HD 1, which is default-configured as a master. The jumper settings configuration of the installed hard-disk drives for the unit and compatible drives which can be used with this unit are listed in the table below. To install two hard disk drives in compartment HD 1 and HD 2, please take the following steps.

  • Page 56: Mobile Rack

    Place the mobile rack back onto the device and screw it in. 6.2 Mobile Rack 1. Make sure that the key unlocked. 6. Secure the driver in the rack using two mounting screws in both the side-mounting holes. Please don’t tighten the screws too much, otherwise that may damage the driver.
  • Page 57 2. Pull the active-handle outward to remove the carrier body away from the mobile rack 3. Slide the top cover backward and remove. 4. Setting the jumper of your hard disk driver. The way to set the jumper of the drive varies between manufacturers; please refer to the instructions on the driver to set the jumpers in the master position.
  • Page 58 7. Place the top cover back to the carrier body by sliding forward to secure. 8. Slide the carrier body back in the mobile rack. 9. Push the carrier body further into the mobile rack until fully inserted. 10. Push the active-handle inward. 11.

  • Page 59: Message

    7. O.S.D Message O.S.D Message NO DISK BATTERY LOW LOADING KEY LOCKED KEY UNLOCKED n1 OF n2 ITEMS PROGRESS n3 % BACKUP COMPLETE HD2 SPACE NOT ENOUGH NO ENTRY FOR BACKUP BACKUP INCOMPLETE NOT FOUND DISK FULL EMPTY SET TO NTSC, PLS RESTART SOFTWARE UPDATE PLEASE RESTART NO DISK...

  • Page 60: Index Table

    8. Index Table The following description details how the NVR-2028 manages an index table issue. The NVR will generate a time index table indicating recorded data is kept in a particular HDD. This allows to individually selecting recorded data to be displayed via the alarm list search and full list search.

  • Page 61: Wireless Network Configuration

    9. Wireless Network Configuration 9.1 Configure Your NVR-2028 Network Settings Upon wireless network hardware connection, you need to activate the wireless network function and configure the proper network settings of the NVR. 9.1.1 Enable DHCP Function Use the “ ” and “v” buttons Enter button to proceed.
  • Page 62 Use the “ ” and “v” buttons enter the NET IP page Set the IP, MASK and GATEWAY. Then press the Enter button to proceed. The following is a sample setting. 192.168.1.205 MASK: 255.255.255.0 GATEWAY: 192.168.1.254 NOTE: When only one unit of the NVR is connected to a computer or LAN, you can freely assign an IP address for the NVR.

  • Page 63: Tcp/Ip Communication Software

    9.2 TCP/IP Communication Software Follow the instructions below to install the TCP/IP communication program into your computer. Click the Start Menu from your computer, and point to the Settings/Control panel. Click the NETWORK icon twice to enter the NETWORK setting windows. Click on the Configuration tag;...

  • Page 64: Tcp/Ip Installation

    9.3 TCP/IP installation During the installation, you will be requested to insert the windows 98 CD ROM. After installation, the PC will be restarted. 9.4 TCP/IP Configuration setting Click Start Settings Select TCP/IP, and then click Properties. Before processing the NVR installation in a WAN, please make sure the Internet connection works properly.

  • Page 65: Connection Testing

    If you are using a DHCP server, please select Obtain an IP address automatically. Any assigned IP address for the connected NVRs must be in the same class type as the server. If there is no DHCP server, please select specify an IP address and type in the IP address of your PC.
  • Page 66 If you receive a response as in the sample screen below, the connection hasn’t been successfully established. Please re-check all the hardware and software installation by repeating steps 1 to 5. If you still can’t establish the connection after rechecking, please contact your dealer.

  • Page 67: Network Viewer And Image Viewer

    10. Network Viewer and Image Viewer This section provides instructions for installing and using the Network Viewer and Image Viewer, which are included with the NVR. The programs can be operated by a selected PC equipped with the following requirements. 1.
  • Page 68 RJ-45 PIN configuration for Ethernet PIN NO. PIN Assignment Physical specification for Ethernet Wire Type Connector Type Max. Cable Length Hub Wiring Configuration PC Wiring Configuration NOTE: If you use the wireless function, you need to know the correct ESSID and WEP KEY of the NVR concerned.
  • Page 69 10.1.3 View the NVR video from a remote PC Click the Find tag to connect all the NVR devices in the LAN. Choose a channel number from the Channel drop-down list. Type in the user name for the chosen NVR. Type in the password of the device and click the Modify tag to add the device to the Device List.
  • Page 70 Functions Displays the entire list of connected devices if and as necessary. This list Device List includes a lot of information about all the connected devices. NVR Number Assigns a display location when you have multiple devices connected. Device Type Displays the device type.
  • Page 71 Function Buttons Playback function bar. The Split-Screen display function bar. This allows you to display the connected device in the multi-format screens of 1, 2x2 and 8. Press to enter the PC SYSTEM SETUP window, which allows you to program the System Setup and Alarm Setup.
  • Page 72 This allows you to search a recorded video kept device. Enter MONTH/DAY/YEAR HOUR: MINUTE you wish to search and click GO to proceed. Every NVR has to own an IP address and a title to be identified on the network. This space displays the title and the IP address of the NVR.
  • Page 73 10.1.4 Change the PC SYSTEM SETTING Follow the instructions below to reconfigure the System Setup and the Alarm Setup: Set the System Setup 1. When in the Wireless NVR Network Viewer Console, click the System Setup page. 2. Click the System Setup button to enter the System Setup page (see the sample screen in A above).
  • Page 74 10.1.5 Change the Record & Timer Properties Via the Network Follow the instructions below to reconfigure the record and schedule recording settings via the network. B-1.
  • Page 75 Set the regular record settings 1. When in the single –device mode, click above) 2. Select a desired recording rate and Quality from the corresponding drop-down list 3. On the left side of the page are itemized Lancams 1( sample screen in C above), each of which is connected to the corresponding camera. So, if you click any of them, the information of the corresponding camera will appear in the entries of all the items on the screen.
  • Page 76 10.1.6 Archive Images to the Computer Playback images can be stored in a local PC in the JPEG format. Follow the instructions below to save the viewed images to your PC. 1. Click an entry from the Recorded video list box and click the recorded video.

  • Page 77: The Image Viewer

    10.2 The Image Viewer The Wireless NVR is equipped with a digital watermark. It's a check software which protects archived images and informs you whether the images have been modified or not. Follow the instructions below to open an archived image from an SD card or a HDD. Pop up the START menu from your computer, and point to Programs / Wireless NVR Network Viewer to open up the program selection page.

  • Page 78: Microsoft Internet Explorer

    11. Microsoft Internet Explorer If you wish to connect your computer with a WIRELESS NVR, your PC needs to have a wireless card. This section provides instructions for using the Microsoft Internet Explorer, which are included with the NVR. 11.1 Connecting the NVR Start up the Microsoft Internet Explorer, and then follow the steps given below to connect the NVR: Click the URL block at the top of the screen.
  • Page 79 Function Buttons Description Click to stop playing back the recorded video or to cease recording. Click to a recorded video from the PLAY LIST. Click to freeze the image. Click to activate the recording function of the device. Click to leave the home page of the NVR. Press to enter the SETUP window, and open the device setting page in order to add more devices for viewing.
  • Page 80 Recorded video list box. This box allows you to access all recorded video, which are stored in the HDD of the connected devices. To review a recorded video, simply select an entry from the list and click button. PgUp/PgDn: Enables you to scroll up and down the list.

  • Page 81: Change Lancam Setup Setting

    11.2 Change LANCAM SETUP Setting Please follow the steps given below to change the LANCAM setting through the network as and when necessary. (1) Click the button on the home page to enter the setup mode. At the top of the page are itemized CAMs 1 to 8, each of which is connected to the corresponding camera.

  • Page 82: Change Record / Alarm Setting

    11.3 Change Record / Alarm Setting Please follow the steps given below to change the RECORD / ALARM setting through the network as and when necessary. 1. Click the button on the home page to enter the setup mode. 2. Click the setting page.

  • Page 83: Change Schedule Setting

    11.4 Change Schedule Setting Please follow the steps below to change the Timer Record setting through the network as and when necessary. 1. Click the button on the home page to enter the setup mode. 2. Click the connection on the setting page to enter the Timer Record setting page.

  • Page 84: Change Wireless Setting

    11.5 Change Wireless Setting Please follow the steps below to change the Timer Record setting through the network as and when necessary. 1. Click the button on the home page to enter the setup mode. 2. Click the connection on the setting page to enter the WIRELESS SETTING page.

  • Page 85: Specifications

    Power Supply (AC adapter) Dimensions Weight Operation Temperature Regulation Provided Accessories *Design and specifications subject to change without notice. WIRELESS NVR-2028 Lancam x 8 NTSC 720 x 480 pixels 352 x 240 pixels RJ-45 (bit stream from Lancam) Mon1 (BNC)

  • Page 86: Appendix 1. -Scanip

    APPENDIX 1. –SCANIP Follow the instructions below to use the SCANIP software to search the NVR-2028 devices from a local location. Click the button to discover the connection of the all-type device in the LAN. The Device List will display the connection of the all-type device.
  • Page 87 5. Manual insertion of “Free IP Address”. If you have clicked “No”, please manually type in insertions as required in the “Free IP Address”, “Gateway Address”, and “NET Mask”. Follow each insertion you make by typing in the “Login Name” and “Password”, and click “UPDATE” to send your alterations to the NVR. 6.
  • Page 88 9. To change any IP address, type in the new address in the “Free IP Address” box on the right as well as the device “Login Name” and “Password” in their respective blanks at bottom left, then click “UPDATE”, and the new address will automatically be sent to the device. 9.

  • Page 89: Appendix 2. -Rs-232 Protocol

    1.1 Use a Null Modem cable (the standard RS-232 9 Pin Cable with Pin 2 and Pin 3 exchanged, see pin configuration chart below for details) to connect the COM 1 on the rear panel of the NVR-2028 to a PC. 1.2 Set the RS-232 option to ON in the COMMUNICATION page of the setup menu.

  • Page 90: Command Types

    < The value of a specific front panel key > KEY_PLAY KEY_STOP KEY_PAUSE KEY_POWER KEY_REC KEY_SETUP KEY_ENTER KEY_SEARCH KEY_DISPLAY KEY_UP KEY_DOWN KEY_LEFT KEY_RIGHT KEY_SHIFT JOG_L JOG_R KEY_SHIFT_LEFT KEY_SHIFT_RIGHT KEY_SHIFT_DOWN KEY_SHIFT_UP KEY_SHIFT_ENTER KEY_SHIFT_DISPLAY KEY_SHIFT_SEARCH KEY_SHIFT_SETUP KEY_SHIFT_POWER KEY_SHIFT_PLAY KEY_SHIFT_PAUSE KEY_SHIFT_REC KEY_SHIFT_STOP KEY_SHUT_L8 KEY_SHUT_L7 KEY_SHUT_L6 KEY_SHUT_L5...
  • Page 91 3.2 Request Time (Second Category=0x02) PC Request: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x02>, <0x02>, <0x00>, <0x4f> NVR Response: <0x41>, <0x20>, <0x01>, <0x02>, <0x02>, <0x07>, <7 Time Value >, <0x4f> The following case is an illustration of < 7 Time Value> 2001/06/20 17:05:00 = <0xD1>, <0x07>, <0x06>, <0x14>, <0x11>, <0x05>, <0x00> 3.3 Set Time (Second Category=0x02) PC Request: <0x41>, <0x01>, <0x20>, <0x02>, <0x02>, <0x07>, <...

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