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2.2 Rear View

SD Card

RS-232

ALARM

DC12V

MONITOR

AUDIO

ETHERNET

I/O

26 27

28 29

31 32 33

ETHERNET 10/100

Connector

This is one standard RJ-45 connector for 10/100 Mbps Ethernet

networks.

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.

Please refer to

RS-232 Protocol

for more details.

MONITOR

Connector

The connector provides the unit’s composite video live signal if connected to a

display device.

AUDIO

OUT:

This provides the unit’s audio signal to a speaker.

ALARM I/O:

This is a 9-PIN D-SUB connector including

GROUND, ALARM OUT, DISK FULL,

and

RECORD IN

for connecting with external devices. Please refer to the next section for details.

Wire Catch:

The wire catch secures the power cord and keeps it in place (so that it does not droop or

hang loosely).

Ground Screw’s:

The ground screw is for chassis terminal.

Plug Inlet:

The inlet connects to an external power supply. Connect 12 V DC UL Listed Class 2 Power

Supply.

Summary of Contents for NVR-2018

Page 1: ...Before trying to connect or operate this product please read this manual completely INSTALLATION OPERATING MANUAL Network Video Recorder NVR 2018 ...

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Page 3: ...k hazard CAUTION Danger of explosion if the Lithium battery RTC Battery is incorrectly replaced Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer s instructions Risk of explosion if replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instru...

Page 4: ...ve Installation 13 3 3 System Information 14 3 4 Updating System Software 15 4 BASIC OPERATIONS 16 4 1 Configuring Recording Settings 16 4 2 Recording Operations 17 4 3 Playback Operations 24 4 4 Search Operations 26 4 5 Backup Operations 29 4 6 Key Lock Operation 32 5 MENU SETUP 33 5 1 LAN CAMERA SETTING 34 5 2 REC SETTING 39 5 3 CLOCK TIMER SEQ SETTING 41 5 4 ALARM SETTING 42 5 5 COMMUNICATION 4...

Page 5: ...DEX TABLE 68 11 NETWORK CONFIGURATION 69 11 1 Cable Connections 69 11 2 Configure Your NVR Network Settings 70 11 3 TCP IP Communication Software 72 11 4 TCP IP installation 73 11 5 TCP IP Configuration setting 74 11 6 Connection Testing 74 12 MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER 76 12 1 Connecting the NVR 2018 76 12 2 Change LANCAM SETUP Setting 79 12 3 Change Record Alarm Setting 80 12 4 Change Timer Rec...

Page 6: ...is device has done so already being the best possible storage media for the LAN Camera 1 2 Product Features Digital recorder for LAN the Camera Maximum link up of 8 LAN Cameras Zoom in out available for every LAN Camera Compression method MJPEG Maximum 2 hard disk drive capability One removable Hard disk drive hot swapping capability Pre alarm image recording Capable of backup with various known F...

Page 7: ...on status record log Distribution of live and recorded images throughout the TCP IP network environment Powerful PC software Web browser IE Audio function included Built in SD card slot for copying image to SD card Supports the DHCP protocol ...

Page 8: ...e the hard disk from the slot without turning off the device PAUSE button In a playback display press this to freeze the display During the freeze press to display one frame field of a picture at a time in the forward direction Illuminate green in PAUSE mode PLAY button Press to play back a recorded video from the hard disk Illuminate green in PLAY mode STOP button Press to stop playing back a rec...

Page 9: ... mode In the live mode press or buttons to select channel 4 or 3 respectively to get a full screen display In order to display channel 8 or 7 please press Shift button while pushing or buttons respectively to see the selected channel In the play mode press or buttons to see channel 4 or 3 respectively first as a zoom in small screen display next as a full screen display Similarly in order to displ...

Page 10: ...ct in both a forward and a backward direction as well as step by step Turn this left to play a recorded video in the reverse direction Turn this right to play a recorded video in the forward direction POWER Indicator Indicates the power status of the unit The green light indicates the hard disk drive is activating The orange light signals the hard disk drive is power stand by Mobile Rack Power LED...

Page 11: ...etails MONITOR Connector The connector provides the unit s composite video live signal if connected to a display device AUDIO OUT This provides the unit s audio signal to a speaker ALARM I O This is a 9 PIN D SUB connector including GROUND ALARM OUT DISK FULL and RECORD IN for connecting with external devices Please refer to the next section for details Wire Catch The wire catch secures the power ...

Page 12: ...UT OUTPUT This is an alarm output trigger Connect this to external devices such as buzzers or lights 5V 0V Active 3 DISK FULL OUTPUT This is a disk full output trigger Connect this to external devices such as buzzers or lights 5V 0V Active 4 NO CONNECTION 5 RECORD IN INPUT This pin connects to a record trigger device for starting a record 5V 0V Active 6 NO CONNECTION 7 NO CONNECTION 8 NO CONNECTIO...

Page 13: ...low the instructions and the diagram below to set up the system 3 1 Basic Connection CONNECTING WITH A SINGLE CAMERA SD Card RS 232 ALARM DC12V MONITOR AUDIO ETHERNET I O To Video In To Audio In Monitor LAN CAMERA CROSSOVER CABLE ...

Page 14: ...LANCAM NVR ROUTER CONNECTION STRUCTURE SD Card RS 232 ALARM DC12V MONITOR AUDIO ETHERNET I O Monitor LAN CAMERA UP TO 8 LAN CAMERA WAN LAN L1 L2 L3 L4 L5 L6 L7 L8 L9 L10 VIDEO ROUTER NVR PC ISP INTERNET PC ...

Page 15: ... of hard disk drives in the system Location Jumper IDE 1 Compartment HD 1 Master Default IDE 2 Compartment HD 2 Master Table 3 2 B Compatible hard disk drives Manufacturer Model Capacity Rotation WD800AB 80GB 5400 RPM WD1200AB 120GB 5400 RPM WD800BB 80GB 7200 RPM WD1200BB 120GB 7200 RPM WD1800BB 180GB 7200 RPM WD2000BB 200GB 7200 RPM Western Digital WD2500JB 250GB 7200 RPM ST380020A P 80GB 5400 RP...

Page 16: ... 3 A CH Channel LANCAM IP LAN Camera IP address LIVE The LAN Camera activated OFF The LAN Camera inactivated 19 The channel current display speed rate 19 images sec Disconnection Alarm login error motion Audio Timer 227K The LAN Camera bandwidth LANCAM IP 192 168 001 205 Setting of the Ethernet communication 192 168 001 205 DHCP OFF Only use manual setup IP address NTSC NTSC system Indicate which ...

Page 17: ...e message XXXXXX BYTES READ Now the NVR 2018 is updating the system software which will take approximately 60 seconds to process 7 Restart the unit when the device sounds a tone twice and displays the messages PROGRAMMING END and PLEASE RESTART The process is complete If you have already followed the procedure 1 5 the unit however not being able to power on Please first check if the SD card you ar...

Page 18: ...HEST quality at a 352 X 240 resolution and normally a 20GB hard disk drive will be filled in 13 hours See the gray area in the table If the total capacity of 80GB hard disk drives is in use under the same refresh rate image resolution and image quality it will be filled in 52 hours 4 times the rate of a 20GB hard disk drive 352 X 240 Audio OFF Possible Recording Time HDD 20GB hour HIGHEST 13 19 37...

Page 19: ...he following steps to program the scheduled recording 1 Press the Setup button to enter the MAIN MENU 2 Select the CLOCK TIMER SEQ and press the Enter button to enter the CLOCK TIMER SEQ page 3 Select the TIMER SET 4 Press the Enter button to enter the REC SCHEDULE table 5 You can set up by using the button and the button to locate the specific day hour minute and use the button and the v button t...

Page 20: ... 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 03 00 06 00 08 00 12 00 14 00 START END START END Start Manual Recording Timer Manual Timer Manual NOTE LIVE images may be freezed But it isn t a failure ...

Page 21: ...0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 S 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 OK CANCEL TO MOVE TO CHANGE 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 ON START END START END S 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 M 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00...

Page 22: ...use 4 To activate the alarm recording set ALM OPERATION to ON To deactivate it set ALM OPERATION to OFF 5 To active the motion alarm recording Select MOTION SETTING and press the Enter button to enter the MOTION SETTING PAGE set MOTION ENABLE TO ON and set a suitable SENSITIVITY and REGION according to the video sources Please refer to the next section 4 2 4 MAIN MENU LAN CAMERA RECORD BANDWIDTH C...

Page 23: ...and on respectively as well If you wish to select individual channels for viewing select the item termed SET and activates your desired channels by pressing them ON while turning the rest OFF Confirm your choices by pressing OK If not push CANCEL 5 In the MOTION SETTING page select the entry termed SENSITIVITY REGION and press the button to show all the channels in their order each in turn Use the...

Page 24: ...OTION ENABLE SETTING CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 ON ON ON ON CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8 ON ON ON ON OK CANCEL MAIN MENU LAN CAMERA RECORD BANDWIDTH CLOCK TIMER SEQ ALARM COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM LANCAM SETTING LANCAM SETTING IP ACCOUNT SET IMAGE SET AUDIO ENABLE OFF MOTION SET MAIN PAGE MOTION SETTING MOTION SETTING MOTION ENABLE ON SENSITIVITY REGION CH1 LANCAM PAGE SET MOTION ENABLE MOTION SETTING MOTION ENABLE ON SE...

Page 25: ... The status of recording operations when an alarm takes place are shown in the diagrams below 1 2 3 4 Manual or Externally Triggered Recording Alarm Takes Place Actual Recording Speed Normal Alarm Normal Timer Recording Actual Recording Speed Alarm Takes Place Timer Recording Actual Recording Speed Alarm Takes Place Timer Recording Actual Recording Speed Alarm Takes Place Normal Alarm Normal Norma...

Page 26: ...ition B Search to play back a particular recorded video Search PLAY Play a selected file Play to the end of the file Show the ending message Search again or rewind to replay the file if required STOP PLAY Play the file from the stop position 4 3 1 Fast Forward Reverse There are 7 speeds available for playback 1x 2x 4x 8x 16x 32x and 100x While playing back recorded video at recorded speed Forward ...

Page 27: ...AUSE button or by JOG available to play in the picture by picture mode but the PAUSE button can only function in a forward direction the other JOG dial can act in both a forward and a backward direction as well as picture by picture By PAUSE button Press the PAUSE button to display one frame field of a picture at a time in the forward direction When playing back video recorded by multi channel eac...

Page 28: ...3000 NOTE Press the Display button persistently to hide list 4 4 2 Alarm list Search Take the following steps to proceed with the alarm list search function 1 Press the Search button to enter the search mode 2 Select the ALARM LIST and press the Enter button to access the complete list of alarm event recorded video 3 Highlight the specific recorded video of your requirement and press the Enter but...

Page 29: ... the Enter button to access the thumbnail page 3 Set the date you wish to search for the recorded video 4 Press the Enter button to start searching and displaying the concerned image You can set up by using the button the button the button and the v button to move eye focus You can also set up by using the Shuttle Ring and the Jog Dial to move eye focus is the equal of the button is the equal of t...

Page 30: ...arch mode 3 Select the SD CARD and press the Enter button to access the complete list of JPG files 4 Highlight the specific JPG file of your requirement and press the Enter button to display the image 5 If you need another please return to the SD card JPG file list page and repeat steps 3 and 4 again for another search NOTE If you would like to delete JPG file in the SD card please return to SD CA...

Page 31: ...D2 Stay on the DISK SETTING page Use the and v buttons and to highlight BACKUP select FULL then press the Enter button to proceed ALARM Duplicate all the alarm event recorded video from HD 1 to HD2 Stay on the DISK SETTING page Use the and v buttons and to highlight BACKUP select ALARM then press the Enter button to proceed MAIN MENU LAN CAMERA RECORD BANDWIDTH CLOCK TIMER SEQ ALARM COMMUNICATION ...

Page 32: ...d video a warning message HD2 SPACE NOT ENOUGH will be displayed on the screen Please insert a larger capacity of hard disk drive and start the process all over again MAIN MENU LAN CAMERA RECORD BANDWIDTH CLOCK TIMER SEQ ALARM COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM GOTO DISK PAGE DISK SETTING REFORMAT HD2 USAGE BACKUP FULL ALARM SELECT MAIN PAGE BACKUP ALARM MAIN MENU LAN CAMERA RECORD BANDWIDTH CLOCK TIMER SE...

Page 33: ...p method by using a SD card If a user wants to set many NVR 2018 devices with the same settings the NVR 2018 could save the whole setting in the SD card then transfer it to another NVR Save the whole setting into the SD card Insert a SD card into the SD card slot Press the Setup button to enter the setup mode and select the SYSTEM Highlight SYSTEM and press the Enter button to enter the SYSTEM SET...

Page 34: ... panel controls Simultaneously press these two and buttons as shown below for at least 3 seconds to lock the unit to release the Key Lock simultaneously press these two buttons again Power Display Save Enter Setup PLAY STOP REC FWD REV PAUSE A rec Search T rec POWER DISK 11 14 Shift Seq CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 4 8 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8 ...

Page 35: ...thin the menu setup mode are described in the paragraphs below KEY FUNCTIONS Setup button Press to enter the setup menu Press again to exit the setup mode v buttons and Press to select the desired item or entry for setting buttons and Press to highlight the desired option or to select the context for setting Enter button Press to enter the selected item and to save the setting Shuttle Ring Turn to...

Page 36: ...on to activate SCANNING of all the LAN Cameras at disposal The screen will display a partial list of cameras from the desired camera s IP can be selected Push the Enter button to automatically display the chosen IP of that camera NOTE Press the Display button to trigger the TESTING function Immediately a picture appears on a screen at bottom right LANCAM SETTING CHANNEL 1 CONNECTION ON IP 192 168 ...

Page 37: ...OLUTION INDIVIDUALLY IMAGE SETTING QUALITY HIGHEST HIGH MEDIUM LOW LOWEST SET LANCAM PAGE SET QUALITY TO HIGHEST FOR EACH CH IMAGE SETTING RESOLUTION 352 X 240 QUALITY HIGHEST LANCAM PAGE SET IMAGE RESOLUTION RESOLUTION SETTING CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 352 X 240 352 X 240 352 X 240 352 X 240 CH5 CH6 CH7 CH8 352 X 240 352 X 240 352 X 240 352 X 240 OK CANCEL QUALITY SETTING CH1 CH2 CH3 CH4 HIGHEST HIGHEST HI...

Page 38: ...d CANCEL appear at the bottom of the page Now press the button and the button to confirm either OK or CANCEL respectively Press OK to ratify your choice s If not press CANCEL 5 To regulate image quality you can use the button and the v button to select any of the five levels of quality provided here ranging from the HIGHEST to the LOWEST If you select any of these levels all your channels will con...

Page 39: ...e item termed SET and activates your desired channels by pressing them ON while turning the rest OFF After set individual channels in different modes and then push the Enter button At once the legends OK and CANCEL appear at the bottom of the page Now press the button and the button to confirm either OK or CANCEL respectively Press OK to ratify your choice s If not press CANCEL MAIN MENU LAN CAMER...

Page 40: ... OK CANCEL MAIN MENU LAN CAMERA RECORD BANDWIDTH CLOCK TIMER SEQ ALARM COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM LANCAM SETTING LANCAM SETTING IP ACCOUNT SET IMAGE SET AUDIO ENABLE OFF MOTION SET MAIN PAGE MOTION SETTING MOTION SETTING MOTION ENABLE ON SENSITIVITY REGION CH1 LANCAM PAGE SET MOTION ENABLE MOTION SETTING MOTION ENABLE ON SENSITIVITY REGION CH1 LANCAM PAGE SET MOTION SENSITIVITY REGION SENSITIVITY R...

Page 41: ...choices by pressing OK If not push CANCEL 5 In the MOTION SETTING page select the entry termed SENSITIVITY REGION and press the button to show all the channels in their order each in turn Use the button and the v button to select a desired channel for setting Press the Enter button and set the channel in the SENSITIVITY REGION SETTING page Repeat the process for all other channels you choose 6 To ...

Page 42: ...400K and 500K To regulate bandwidth you can use the button and the v button to select any of the seven levels of bandwidth provided here ranging from the UNLIMIT to the 50K If you select any of these levels all your channels will convert to that level If however you wish to set individual channels in different levels of bandwidth please got to SET for this function After set individual channels in...

Page 43: ...cheduling The time is displayed in a 24 hour clock format If there is a time overlapping showing between two continual time period settings the device will automatically combine the two time period settings into one combined time period setting TIMER ENABLE This option enables disables the programmed scheduled recording ON Enables the scheduled recording OFF Disables the scheduled recording MAIN M...

Page 44: ...rd as long as the alarm input is activated ALM OPERATION This option determines whether to activate deactivate the alarm recording when it detects an alarm input ON The device activates the alarm recording when it detects an alarm signal from LANCAM OFF The device ignores the alarm signal when it detects an alarm signal from LANCAM ALM DURATION This option allows users to set alarms for a certain ...

Page 45: ... will record images at the same speed as set on the REC page PRE ALARM This option determines that images prior to an alarm occurs will be recorded in the hard disk drive When an alarm is triggered the device will record the image prior to the alarm for up to 256 images ON Enables this function OFF Disables this function NOTE If the device is already under recording mode before alarm occur the pre...

Page 46: ... XXX XXX XXX GATEWAY XXX XXX XXX XXX NET DHCP This option selects CLIENT SERVER or OFF for the DHCP communication function OFF Disables it CLIENT Disables it SERVER Enables it NOTE The range of available IP to be leased by DHCP server is from XXX YYY ZZZ 1 to XXX YYY ZZZ 254 except for NVR s IP XXX YYY ZZZ WWW NOTE If provided with a DHCP server the NVR 2018 can get an IP automatically by setting ...

Page 47: ...rom a range between 1 and 254 COMM ID Communication ID for RS232 communication After the NVR 2018 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 ON Enables the RS 232 communication port W...

Page 48: ...ve in the mobile compartment BACKUP Used for data backup only which will not be part of regular recording hard disk drive REC Used for the regular recording hard disk drive NOTE When you wish to play back a recorded video from a HD2 this option must be set to REC For more details please refer to section 4 3 4 HD BACKUP This function allows you to duplicate data from HD 1 to HD 2 Please set HD 2 as...

Page 49: ...em software M IN 1 Detects a motion input in channel 1 M OUT 1 Detects a motion stop in channel 1 C BRK 1 Connecter interruption occurs in channel 1 Note The log keeps an operation history on a revolving basis because of a limit is 4000 When the log is full the newly registered record of an operation will replace the existing records 05 15 03 18 19 32 ON 05 15 03 18 19 32 OFF 05 15 03 18 19 32 REC...

Page 50: ...s Disk is full Load factory default Buzzer set to ON Enable disable key lock function Power on off mobile rack HDD Backup operation complete Timer activate deactivate Recording switching between HDD PASSWORD This option allows you to set a password to prevent any unauthorized re formatting of the hard disk drives or use by a network viewer The standard password is 9999 OLD PASSWORD Enter the pre s...

Page 51: ...ard 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 SAVE Saves the whole setting to the SD card LOAD Loads the whole setting to the SD card VERSION This item is in the setup menu reveal network MAC BIOS version and software version and last updated date MAC 00 0c 0c 00 00 07 BIOS 1 03 S W ...

Page 52: ... Data Bits 1 Stop Bit 6 2 Communication Protocol 6 2 0 General Command Format Lead Code 0x41 Dest ID Src ID Main category Second category Number of parameters Parameter 1 Parameter 2 End Code 0x4f Lead Code 0x41 Dest ID 0x01 Src ID 0x20 Main Category 0x01 Keys and Signals 0x02 Command Second Category 0x01 Handshake 0x02 Request Time Set Time 0x06 Request System State 0x0b Time Search End Code 0x4f...

Page 53: ...EY_SHIFT_POWER 148 KEY_SHIFT_PLAY 149 KEY_SHIFT_PAUSE 150 KEY_SHIFT_REC 151 KEY_SHIFT_STOP 152 KEY_SHUT_L8 160 KEY_SHUT_L7 161 KEY_SHUT_L6 162 KEY_SHUT_L5 163 KEY_SHUT_L4 164 KEY_SHUT_L3 165 KEY_SHUT_L2 166 KEY_SHUT_L1 167 KEY_SHUT_CT 168 KEY_SHUT_R1 169 KEY_SHUT_R2 160 KEY_SHUT_R3 161 KEY_SHUT_R4 162 KEY_SHUT_R5 163 KEY_SHUT_R6 164 KEY_SHUT_R7 165 SIGNAL_POWER 256 SIGNAL_REC_IN 257 SIGNAL_REC_OUT...

Page 54: ...quest 0x41 0x01 0x20 0x02 0x06 0x00 0x4f NVR Response 0x41 0x20 0x01 0x02 0x06 0x01 System State 0 0x4f Description of System State STATE_INIT 0 STATE_LIVE 1 STATE_REC 2 STATE_PLAY 3 S_STATE_PAUSE 4 STATE_NET_PLAY 5 STATE_NET_PAUSE 6 STATE_RESTART 7 STATE_SETUP 8 9 STATE_MENU 10 11 12 13 14 15 STATE_DHCP_WAIT 16 STATE_SEARCH 17 STATE_BACKUP 18 19 6 2 2 5 Time Search Second Category 0x0b PC send 0x...

Page 55: ...ng steps The jumper settings of hard disk drives for the system Location Jumper IDE 1 Compartment HD 1 Master IDE 2 Compartment HD 2 Master 7 1 Built in hard disk 1 1 Unscrew all the mounting screws on the mobile rack of the unit and detach it 2 3 2 Carefully lift the mobile rack to a vertical position 3 Unscrew the secured screws to detach the hard disk rack 4 5 4 Setting the jumper of your hard ...

Page 56: ...the driver 7 8 7 Screw the rack into the device screwing in all the four screws 8 Attach the interface connector and the power connector to the drive Please note the red lining of the IDE cable and the red wire of power cable must line up side by side 10 Place the mobile rack back onto the device and screw it in 7 2 Mobile Rack 1 Make sure that the key unlocked ...

Page 57: ...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 5 Attach the interface connector and the power connector to the drive Please note the red lining of the IDE cable and the red wire of power cable must line up side by side 6 Place the HDD inside mobile rack Use four of the provided screws ...

Page 58: ... 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 Lock the Key ...

Page 59: ...function but no video can be played 15 SET TO NTSC PLS RESTART System has to be set to NTSC please reboot PAL is similar 16 SOFTWARE UPDATE Software update 17 PLEASE RESTART The system should be rebooted after the software has been updated 18 NO DISK The user has pressed the Save key without putting in a SD card or there is a disk error 19 DATA NOT CONTINUOUS The system finds data in installed HDs...

Page 60: ...Network Viewer allows you to potentially access unit of the NVR from a remote desktop or a laptop in a TCP IP networking environment It can perform the following functions View live images from the NVR Store search and review recorded video from the NVR HDD Change the regular record event record and timer properties Before you are ready to view images from a desktop you need to have your NVR netwo...

Page 61: ... START menu from your computer and point to Programs APPRO NVR Network Viewer to open up the program selection page as shown below Click the APPRO NVR Network Viewer tag to start the APPRO NVR Network Viewer program Install the Network Viewer for the ZIP file 1 Save the ZIP file to your PC and extract the file to a designated directory 2 Open the extracted folder 3 Click on the icon to execute the...

Page 62: ...e in the LAN 2 Choose a channel number from the Channel drop down list 3 Type in the user name for the chosen NVR 4 Type in the password of the device and click the Modify tag to add the device to the Device List 5 Please repeat steps 2 to 4 again for another desire 6 Select the NVR to enter this device 7 Click the Login tag to begin viewing images NOTE Upon connection the connection status box in...

Page 63: ...sign a name to the chosen device Password Type in the preset password for making a connection Add Click to add the settings of a chosen device Modify Click to change the settings of a chosen device Delete Click to remove the connection of a chosen device Find Click to find the connection of the all NVR device in the LAN Login Click to access the display page of the Network Viewer Viewing images Vi...

Page 64: ...evice setting page to add more devices for viewing Which allows you to program the Record Setting and Record Schedule Click to minimize the Network Viewer into a PC system tray Click to lock the system Click to save a viewing image in the local computer Press to leave the Network Viewer program The single sequence Click to page up Click to page down Recorded video list box This box allows you to a...

Page 65: ...search and click GO to proceed Every NVR has to own an IP address and a title to be identified on the network This area displays the title and the IP address of the NVR Image display area Displays the images of each camera and the title information on the top blue bar Double click the image to view a full screen of the camera ...

Page 66: ...64 9 1 4 Change the Record Timer Properties Via the Network Follow the instructions below to reconfigure the record and schedule recording settings via the network A B C D ...

Page 67: ...bove items attached spaces can be sent to the NVR 5 Click the OK tag to proceed Set the Alarm record settings 1 When in the single device mode click to enter the SETUP page See the sample screen as in A above 2 Set the ALRM SETTING to ON to enable the drop down list in the ALARM SETTING area 3 Select a desired recording rate and Quality from the corresponding drop down list 4 Click the OK tag to p...

Page 68: ...yback mode 2 Select a folder in the computer for copying images in 3 Enter the number of images into the NUMBER OF SAVING box you wish to save in 4 Click the SAVE tag the program will automatically copy the displayed images into the designated folder The images are saved in the NVRxxx jpg file name which is displayed in the box on the right hand side To view a saved image please follow the instruc...

Page 69: ...NVR the Image Viewer won t display the image and instead will send a warning message Wrong File Can t Open Follow the instructions below to open an archived image from a SD card or a HDD 1 Pop up the START menu from your computer and point to Programs APPRO NVR Network Viewer to open up the program selection page Click the Image Viewer tag to start the Image Viewer program See a sample screen belo...

Page 70: ... oldest data will be kept in the index of the corresponding oldest data For any newly recorded data this approach will be applied until the disk becomes full HD1 HD1 1 12 02 02 12 20 55 1 12 02 02 12 20 55 2 12 02 02 13 30 33 2 01 30 03 16 00 34 3 01 30 03 16 00 34 2999 02 03 03 16 00 56 3000 LISTS 3000 02 03 03 16 00 56 3000 02 08 03 17 30 58 3000 LISTS In the rewrite recording mode when the arch...

Page 71: ...nnect to a computer Use a crossover LAN cable to connect directly to a computer RJ 45 CROSSOVER CABLE SD Card RS 232 ALARM DC12V MONITOR AUDIO ETHERNET I O 11 1 2 Connect to a LAN Hub INTRANET The RJ 45 PIN configuration for connecting with a LAN Hub is shown below RJ 45 SD Card RS 232 ALARM DC12V MONITOR AUDIO ETHERNET I O Wire Type Cat 5 Connector Type RJ 45 Max Cable Length 30 m Hub Wiring Conf...

Page 72: ...IO ETHERNET I O 11 2 Configure Your NVR Network Settings Upon network hardware connection you need to activate the network function and configure the proper network settings of the NVR 11 2 1 Enable DHCP Function Use the and v buttons and to highlight NET DHCP select ON Then press the Enter button to proceed MAIN MENU LAN CAMERA RECORD BANDWIDTH CLOCK TIMER SEQ ALARM COMMUNICATION DISK SYSTEM GOTO...

Page 73: ...tting IP 192 168 0 1 MASK 255 255 255 0 GATEWAY 0 0 0 0 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 For example there is a range of NVR IP addresses from 192 168 0 1 to 192 168 0 255 You can pick one for use from the range of the IP It s not necessary to set MASK and GATEWAY leave the settings as default When a NVR is connect...

Page 74: ...ss must be the same as the network address If the connected network is identified as Class B the first two sets of numbers of the NVR IP address must be the same as the network address If you have any questions regarding these settings please contact a qualified MIS professional or your ISP 11 3 TCP IP Communication Software Follow the instructions below to install the TCP IP communication program...

Page 75: ...work components list If the TCP IP is included please process step 5 If it is not included please follow step 4 to install the TCP IP 11 4 TCP IP installation During the installation you will be requested to insert the windows 98 CD ROM After installation the PC will be restarted ...

Page 76: ...s 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 This IP address must be different from the NVR IP but in the same class type NOTE The IP address of a NVR in a network must be unique to itself as opposed to those of the other chosen PCs but in the same class type 11 6 Connectio...

Page 77: ...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 If you receive a response as in the sample screen below you have successfully made the connection ...

Page 78: ...fault User Name and password is admin and 9999 respectively 3 Enter the user name Login Name 4 Fill in the password Password 5 Click the Login button and enter the home page of the NVR 2018 both the user name and password must be provided correctly Description of functional keys Login Name Enter the user name in the blank space Password Fill in the password in the blank space Login Click to enter ...

Page 79: ...eze the image Click to activate the recording function of the device Click to leave the home page of the NVR 2018 Press to enter the SETUP window and open the device setting page in order to add more devices for viewing This allows you to program the Record Setting and Record Schedule Press to enter the IMAGE window and open the device home page for viewing ...

Page 80: ...o search a recorded video stored in the HDD of the device Enter the YEAR MONTH DAY HOUR MINUTE you wish to search and click the GO button to proceed Click the button to see images in the single channel mode Channel 1 is the default Click the left button or the right button to view images in the next channels in either the forward or the reverse directions Click the button to see images in the quad...

Page 81: ... Adjust the LANCAM setup including all the items on the screen given below Enabled LanCam UserName Password IP Address Quality Resolution Audio Motion The information in all the above items attached spaces can be sent to the NVR 4 Click the button to submit the new LANCAM setting 5 Click the button to delete all information given against all the items on the screen 6 Click the button to return to ...

Page 82: ...ng page 3 Adjust the Record Alarm setting including the NORMAL REC SETTING RATE ALARM REC SETTING ENABLE and ALARM REC SETTING RATE as and when necessary 4 Click the button to submit the new Record Alarm setting 5 Click the button to return to the home page while the new image setting acts on the images to effect the desired changes instantly If the setting has not been changed by the above steps ...

Page 83: ...llows users to program the time each day that the NVR 2018 will start and stop recording The time is displayed in a 24 hour clock format If there is a time overlap showing between two continual time period settings the device will automatically combine the two time period settings into one combined time period setting 5 Click the button to submit the new Timer Record setting 6 Click the button to ...

Page 84: ...d Search Alarm Time Filter thumbnail SD card OSD Language English Chinese T Set up Menu Multi layer Network setting Log list 2048 records Alarm In Out 1 Alarm Output Built in Buzzer Yes Motion Detection Yes Communication Port RS 232 and Ethernet Port Network Interface Ethernet RJ 45 10 100 base Tx x 1 Network Protocol TCP IP DHCP HTTP UDP ARP ICMP Software Upgrade Upgrade via Memory Card SD Card P...

Page 85: ...n of the all type device 2 Select the desired device from the Device List 3 Click the desired device to show the window while the NVR information acts to display the desired changes instantly 4 Do you want to execute auto search free IP If and when you want to auto search the free IP select Yes or No If clicked Yes the software will provide the Free IP Address boxes on the right side of the window...

Page 86: ... 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 Auto search Free IP Address If you clicked Yes the Free IP Address box will appear on the right 7 Select and double click any of the addresses in the Free IP Address box on the right to enter it into an IP Address on the left ...

Page 87: ...ree 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 Click Exit at bottom right to shut the device RMN040200230_V2 2 ...

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