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Bosch Security Systems | 2004-01

NetDVR

| User’s Guide | Installation

Installation

2.1 Installation summary

Installation of the NetDVR consists of the following basic steps:

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Connect the NetDVR onto a local Ethernet network and connect power.

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Install the NetDVR software on a PC.

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Configure the Administrator’s settings.

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Configure the recording and search options.

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Mount the NetDVR in the correct location and re-connect the power and Ethernet.

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Connect the external cameras.

Installation details are given in the following paragraphs:

2.1.1 System requirements

For NetDVR you need:

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Network: 10 Base-T LAN.

For a PC to access NetDVR:

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CPU: Pentium II or above

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Minimum free RAM: 64MB

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Operating system: Windows 98, 2000, ME, NT4 or XP

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Network interface card: 10 base-T or dual speed 10/100 base-T with TCP/IP enabled.

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16 MB video memory or more.

2.1.2 Recommended PC display settings

Using the Windows ‘Setting / Control Panel / Display’ options:

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Set color option to ‘High color (16-bit)’ or above.

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Set screen resolution to 1024x768 pixels (minimum).

2.1.3 Connecting Ethernet and power cables

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Connect an Ethernet LAN cable to the ‘Ethernet’ port (RJ-45 connector) on the rear
panel.

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Connect the power supply (12V, 3.5A adaptor, supplied) to the connector marked ‘DC
12V’.

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Confirm that the green LED on the Ethernet port flashes every 1 to 2 seconds. Note that
it starts flashing 5 to 6 seconds after applying power.

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Summary of Contents for NetDVR

Page 1: ...NetDVR User s Guide NetDVR EN NetDVR book Page i Wednesday May 12 2004 4 06 PM ...

Page 2: ...Bosch Security Systems 2004 01 NetDVR User s Guide ii NetDVR book Page ii Wednesday May 12 2004 4 06 PM ...

Page 3: ... 2 2 2 Removing the program Uninstall 14 2 3 NetDVR software 14 2 4 Opening Configuration program 14 2 4 1 Explorer 15 2 4 2 Local Area Cameras 15 2 4 3 My Cameras folder 16 2 4 4 Creating a new folder 16 2 4 5 NetDVR Registration in My Cameras 16 2 4 6 Registering a NetDVR in remote Network 16 2 4 7 Registering a NetDVR in a local Network 17 2 4 8 WRS Web Registration Server 17 3 CONFIGURING THE ...

Page 4: ...ecurity tab 25 3 7 1 Setting Security information 25 3 8 Setting harddisk information HDD tab 25 3 8 1 Auto Delete 25 3 8 2 HDD Status 26 3 8 3 How to format the HDD 26 3 9 Setting screen adjustment Screen Adjustment tab 26 3 9 1 Screen settings 26 3 10 Setting schedule information Schedule tab 27 3 10 1 Status bar graph 27 3 10 2 Post Alarm 28 3 10 3 Time Table 28 3 10 4 Normal Save 28 3 10 5 Ala...

Page 5: ... to playback 36 5 1 2 Select a NetDVR to playback 36 5 1 3 Changing a password 37 5 1 4 Connecting 37 5 2 Using the Playback Viewer 37 5 3 Image Control panel 38 5 4 Disk Control panel 39 5 4 1 Delete Data 39 5 4 2 Data Backup 39 5 5 Playback Control 40 5 5 1 Play Speed 40 5 5 2 Play Control Panel 41 5 5 3 Playback Time Select 41 5 6 Playback image monitoring 41 5 6 1 1 Total recorded time indicat...

Page 6: ...01 NetDVR User s Guide Contents vi 6 FILE CONVERTER 45 6 1 Introduction 45 6 1 1 Image Format Conversion 45 6 1 2 Image Playback 45 6 2 Installation 46 6 3 Starting the program 47 NetDVR book Page vi Wednesday May 12 2004 4 06 PM ...

Page 7: ... compressing It has a 32 bit RISC CPU for more efficient image processing Simple installation and additional functions Its functional firmware is stored in an 8 MB flash memory chip The firmware can be upgraded remotely via Internet or Intranet The NetDVR connects to external devices such as sensors pan tilt mechanisms zoom lenses etc via an HD 15 port RS 232 RS 485 All external devices can be rem...

Page 8: ...k Rack with lock A Rear View 2 Relay output Alarm Out 3 Sensor input 4 Serial communication RS232 RS 485 RS 422 5 Base band video inputs 6 Video input termination switch 7 Ethernet Network 8 Power supply input 12Vdc 3 5A Front View Operation PWR Power ON indicator RUN Internal processor is working when ON REC Unit is recording when ON CMPR Unit is compressing images when ON Video Input Indicator i...

Page 9: ...ith externalPTZ controlled CCTV cameras These pins are for devices that comply withRS 232C Connect pins Rx Tx and G ground RS 422 To communicate with externalPTZ controlled CCTV cameras that satisfy RS 422 protocol half duplex It is connected to R R T and T RS 485 Alternative communication port for BOSCH AutoDome versions with RS485 port Use T and T to make the two wire connection ALARM OUT O1 O2 ...

Page 10: ... Function The switch number corresponds with the input channel number Put the switch in the down position 75 Ohm to terminate the input or in the up position for high impedance loop through Network Connect to the Ethernet network using a RJ45 UTP connector Communication is on 10baseT TCP IP protocol DC12V Power supply connector 12Vdc 3 5A with 5mm connector positive voltage on the center pin IMPED...

Page 11: ...access NetDVR CPU Pentium II or above Minimum free RAM 64MB Operating system Windows 98 2000 ME NT4 or XP Network interface card 10 base T or dual speed 10 100 base T with TCP IP enabled 16 MB video memory or more 2 1 2 Recommended PC display settings Using the Windows Setting Control Panel Display options Set color option to High color 16 bit or above Set screen resolution to 1024x768 pixels mini...

Page 12: ...Connecting NetDVR directly to a PC To configure the NetDVR locally it can be connected directly to a PC Connect the NetDVR to the PC s LAN port using the crossover cable cable with red connectors supplied Ensure that the local PC and NetDVR both have their network address set within the same network segment 2 1 6 Location Place the NetDVR appropriately for your purpose Mount the NetDVR on a stable...

Page 13: ...e The default setting is with all three components selected De select what is not required However either the Start menu or the desktop Shortcuts is required to start the program Click the Next button Select a directory to install the program to if needed Note The default is D Program Files Bosch NetDVR where D is the disk holding the operating system Click the Finish button to complete the instal...

Page 14: ...rams Configure to setup the NetDVR system parameters Monitor to monitor real time images Playback to search and playback recorded images and backup files 2 4 Opening Configuration program Click on the NetDVR Configuration icon on the desktop or on the link in the Start menu Enter your password default admin To change the password click on the Edit button First enter the current password next enter...

Page 15: ...rom the Local Area Cameras directory Remote cameras can only be viewed when they are present in the My Cameras directory In the NetDVR ConfigStation it is possible to verify the status of each NetDVR Non operational NetDVR is indicated with a red dot Operational NetDVR is indicated with a green dot 2 4 2 Local Area Cameras All NetDVR devices on the Local Area Network and in the same segment of the...

Page 16: ...gue box pops up to enter a new folder name Enter the name and press OK button to create a new folder To delete a registered folder select Delete Folder in the pop up menu 2 4 5 NetDVR Registration in My Cameras There are two methods of registering a NetDVR into the My Cameras folder or sub folders one for remote networks and the other for local networks 2 4 6 Registering a NetDVR in remote Network...

Page 17: ...r When a NetDVR is connected via ISDN xDSL or cable modem its IP address may change whenever it reconnects to the Internet service provider In this case users don t know the IP address so cannot access the NetDVR This is why a WRS Web Registration Server is necessary A NetDVR with dynamic IP is registered to the WRS server to make it easy for users to find the changed IP address and to access it N...

Page 18: ...the My Cameras folder Click on the Login button or Click on the Configure button to re enter the configuration program when the password is still valid or Click on the Exit button to terminate the configuration program 3 2 Device Information Information tab The Information tab displays setting information for the selected camera The following are set up when the camera is manufactured and cannot b...

Page 19: ...the settings to the NetDVR Using NTP Network Time Protocol The NTP protocol is compatible with the Windows SNTP time function and enables synchronization of the NetDVR clocks in a network NTP mode Select Client to receive time information from the time server Select Server to configure this NetDVR as time server All other devices are clients and synchronize time with this server Interval Select th...

Page 20: ...anually Note There is no field for Broadcast address configuration because this is configured automatically If the addresses are incorrectly assigned the NetDVR cannot be accessed The DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is for the Network administrator to automatically assign IP addresses to the connected network devices It is only used in combination with the optional WRS feature If the admi...

Page 21: ...with dedicated software 3 4 5 Port assignment The Port Assignment section of the Network tab is to configure Playback port and Monitoring port when a firewall is present in the network Select Normal for networks without a firewall Select Firewall for networks with a firewall Click on Advanced to manually set the playback and monitoring port Note The Viewer program uses port 8105 as playback port a...

Page 22: ...istrator sets the user names and passwords Check the User1 User2 User3 or User4 boxes to enable up to four users Default user names are User1 User2 User3 and User4 respectively these names can be changed Type the new password in the Password field Retype the new password in the Re Passwd field User authorization Check Channels 1 2 3 and or 4 to authorize a user to access the images of the respecti...

Page 23: ...e slower 3 6 2 Camera Configuration In the Camera Configuration section the cameras type is defined Check NTSC or PAL according to TV standard of the connected cameras Check Rotation 180 to rotate an image by 180 if camera is mounted upside down for example suspended from a ceiling Check B W if a monochrome black and white camera is used 3 6 3 Motion Threshold The Motion Threshold function sets th...

Page 24: ...iver is connected to NetCam DVRII Baud Configures data transmission rate from the pull down list Parity Checks data loss for transmission from the pull down list Stop bit Configures stop bit for transmission from the pull down list Data bit Configures data bit for transmission from the pull down list Address This field identifies the base address of the pan tilt zoom P T Z control receiver for the...

Page 25: ...ss to just one IP address enter the IP address as a range in the form 192 168 1 100 192 168 1 100 You can enter the ranges of IP addresses in 10 statements Click the Apply button to upload the settings into the NetDVR Setting harddisk information HDD tab 3 8 Setting harddisk information HDD tab 3 8 1 Auto Delete The Auto Delete function automatically deletes data by 1000 2000 5000 or 10000 frames ...

Page 26: ...ion Click on the HDD tab in the Configuration program Disable the HDD and click on the Apply button Select HDD Enable but don t click the Apply button yet When the HDD Format button is activated again click the HDD Format button Confirm the request to format the HDD When the HDD is formatted click on the HDD Enable button and next the Apply button Note If the administrator formats the HDD from the...

Page 27: ...d to balance the images as they appear on screen Note Depending on model the Horizontal Offset and Video Gain may be automatic and not adjustable The controls are then grayed out Brightness Adjusts the lightness darkness of the screen image Contrast Adjusts the ratio between dark and bright parts of the image soft or hard image Hue For NTSC cameras adjust until the white image areas appear white F...

Page 28: ...n be selected trigger event recording To enable the alarm sensor input ports Check the relevant boxes to enable the devices Note The NetDVR supports normally closed NC type sensors only These option check boxes only configure which type of external device is used The functions controlled by the relevant external device are configured in the separate Setup screens as detailed below The sensor alarm...

Page 29: ...ll down list the higher the resolution the more detail that is visible Set the quality compressing rate using the pull down list choosing lower image quality results in a higher compression rate and smaller file size 3 10 5 Alarm Save Event Save defines the recording parameters for an event triggered situation as follows Set the frame rate using the pull down list the higher the rate the less jump...

Page 30: ...w A quality box is configured by drawing a rectangular area in the image Move the mouse over the border and click to resize or move inside the QBOX click and move the box To clear a configured quality box click the mouse button out of selected area Set the Attenuation level 1 to 5 to determine the contrast of the image outside the focus area Note Selecting attenuation level 1 means the contrast le...

Page 31: ...hedule of one of the channels can be entered First define which Relay must be operated manually from the Live Viewer The manual selection is exclusive for that relay output all other check boxes are disabled Fill in the matrix of alarm trigger inputs Motion Detect CH1 CH4 or Sensor Input 1 Input 4 Click on the OK button to confirm the settings and return to the Schedule main screen Click the Apply...

Page 32: ...ame or IP Address is shown in the address field top right Reconnect by clicking the Connect button Enter the User Name and Password of the device and click on the OK button To select a NetDVR if no selection is already shown or to change a selection Click on the Select Camera button to open the Explorer Expand the My Cameras or Local Area Cameras folders by clicking the in front of the name to lis...

Page 33: ...in the Configuration program To change a user password Click on Change password and follow on screen instructions 4 1 4 Connecting The program connects the NetDVR after successful login For reconnection after transmission interruption ensure the Name is displayed in the address field Click on the Connect button 4 2 Using the Live Viewer 4 2 1 View quad monitoring screen Click the quad icon bottom ...

Page 34: ...Playback Viewer will be started 4 2 4 PTZ functions A user authorized for PTZ may control the Pan tilt zoom functions To do so Place mouse cursor over the image A dotted cross line appears on the center with control bars on each side of the image Zoom Focus Move the mouse pointer to the right or left and slide bars appear in the screen The left bar controls the Zoom Z and the right bar controls th...

Page 35: ...t zoom or focus activity 4 2 6 Alarm indicator The Alarm indicator lights up red and an audible tone is produced when an alarm has triggered recording Click on the Alarm indicator to silence the alarm Relay output switching The Relay buttons activate the respective relay in the connected device The relays may switch external devices such as a remote door lock lighting etc Click on the Relay button...

Page 36: ...ailable resolutions appears Select the required resolution by clicking on it To change the frame rate Place the mouse pointer over the image Click the right hand mouse button Move the move over Frame Rate and a list of available frame rates appears Select the required frame rate by clicking on it 4 2 8 Disconnecting Click the connect button again Click on the OK button in the disconnect dialogue s...

Page 37: ...5 1 Opening the Playback Viewer To open The Playback Viewer Click on the NetDVR Playback icon on the desktop Or Click on the NetDVR Playback icon in the Windows Start menu Programs Bosch NetDVR Playback The Playback Viewer opens Note Holding the mouse pointer over a button for a few seconds will reveal the function of that button in a pop up box NetDVR book Page 37 Wednesday May 12 2004 4 06 PM ...

Page 38: ...ng the name once and then clicking on the OK button After a NetDVR has been selected its IP address or Nick Name will be displayed in the address filed 5 1 2 Select a NetDVR to playback Reconnect by clicking the Connect button Enter the User Name and Password of the device and click on the OK button To select a NetDVR if no selection is already shown or to change a selection Click on the Open back...

Page 39: ...uctions 5 1 4 Connecting The program connects the NetDVR after successful login For reconnection after transmission interruption ensure the Name is displayed in the address field Click on the Connect button 5 2 Using the Playback Viewer Selecting the image Select the image by clicking on corresponding Camera Views button Selected channels are shown in yellow Non selected channels are shown in blue...

Page 40: ...n the keyboard To change the area using the mouse To change the size move the mouse over one of the corners and as the pointer changes into an arrow press and hold down the right hand mouse button and drag the corner to make the area larger or smaller To move the mouse in the zoom area and as the pointer changes to a cross press and hold down the left hand mouse button and move the selected zoom a...

Page 41: ... range is correctly chosen so that the latest information is not automatically deleted If a user manually deletes data on the HDD using the Playback Viewer while another user also uses Playback the message Auto Delete number is displayed The number refers to the number of deleted image frames 5 4 2 Data Backup It is possible to backup recorded images from a NetDVR onto the user s PC via the networ...

Page 42: ...n Browse to the backup file and click on the file name Click on the Open button To get access enter the password given when the backup was made 5 5 Playback Control Playback control selects an event type to search on To select an event Click on the All button to select all recorded images for replay Click on the MD button to playback images that are recorded with motion detection event Click on th...

Page 43: ...oint to the finishing point of recorded data The scale division is in Hour H and Day D of the month 5 6 2 2 Scroll bar for selection of time and date The scroll bar may be moved within range of recorded data To select a section of the recording drag the scroll bar with the mouse While dragging the scroll bar the time and date is shown in a pop up box Click the arrow button on either side of the sc...

Page 44: ... color density of the frame information bar indicates frame rate As the recording rate is higher the color of the bar becomes denser darker If Motion Detection or a Sensor is activated the status information bar is colored red at that point 5 7 Disconnecting Click the connect button again Click on the OK button in the disconnect dialogue screen 5 8 Link to Live viewer Click on the live Monitor Vie...

Page 45: ...of the rack Release the hook in the front left part of the cover and slide the cover backwards to remove Preparing the HDD Handle the HDD with care and take measures to avoid damage by electrostatic discharge Configure the jumpers on the HDD to install as master The illustration shows the setting for Maxtor disks Installing the HDD Insert the power and IDE connectors Insert the HDD in the cradle F...

Page 46: ...ng also restores power to the HDD Formatting the HDD Start NetDVR Configuration Click on the HDD tab in the Configuration program Disable the HDD and click on the Apply button Select HDD Enable but don t click the Apply button yet When the HDD Format button is activated again click the HDD Format button Confirm the request to format the HDD When the HDD is formatted click on the HDD Enable button ...

Page 47: ... Playback Input format Output format Description eye avi Converts all eye files in a folder into an avi movie file eye jpg Converts all eye files in a folder into jpg image files Converts a single eye file into a jpg image file eye bmp Converts all eye files in a folder into bmp image files Converts a single eye file into a bmp image file eye rec Converts all eye files in a folder into a rec movie...

Page 48: ...clicking the RecFileConverter exe program name in Windows explorer The Welcome screen opens and follow the instructions on screen Ensure that both components are checked for installation and click Next to continue Accept the default install location or browse to your preferred destination folder Click Install to continue On the Completing Setup Wizard screen click Finish NetDVR book Page 48 Wednes...

Page 49: ...and bar gives the following selection options File Selects the file format and file as conversion input Convert Selects the file format and name of the conversion output file Help Selects the Help files Function of the buttons Play button Pause button Stop button Start conversion Show the image during conversion NetDVR book Page 49 Wednesday May 12 2004 4 06 PM ...

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Page 52: ...bosch sicherheitssysteme de Bosch Security Systems B V P O Box 80002 5600 JB Eindhoven The Netherlands www boschsecuritysystems com 9922 141 01091 04 20 2004 Bosch Security Systems B V Subject to change Printed in The Netherlands NetDVR book Page ii Wednesday May 12 2004 4 06 PM ...

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