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Digital Video Recorder

DS-7204HTI-K1
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Page 1: ...Digital Video Recorder DS 7204HTI K1 DS 7208HTI K2 User Manual ...

Page 2: ...LL BE WHOLLY AT YOUR OWN RISKS HIKVISION SHALL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITES FOR ABNORMAL OPERATION PRIVACY LEAKAGE OR OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM CYBER ATTACK HACKER ATTACK VIRUS INSPECTION OR OTHER INTERNET SECURITY RISKS HOWEVER HIKVISION WILL PROVIDE TIMELY TECHNICAL SUPPORT IF REQUIRED SURVEILLANCE LAWS VARY BY JURISDICTION PLEASE CHECK ALL RELEVANT LAWS IN YOUR JURISDICTION BEFORE USING THIS...

Page 3: ...e environment Unit is designed for indoor use only Keep all liquids away from the device Ensure environmental conditions meet factory specifications Ensure unit is properly secured to a rack or shelf Major shocks or jolts to the unit as a result of dropping it may cause damage to the sensitive electronics within the unit Use the device in conjunction with an UPS if possible Power down the unit bef...

Page 4: ...s supporting these parameters 4 MP 5 MP signal switch for the supported analog cameras Watermark technology Local Monitoring HDMI output at up to 4K 3840 2160 resolution 1 4 6 8 9 16 25 36 screen live view is supported and the display sequence of screens is adjustable If video output resolution is set to 1024 768 if more than 16 windows set the device will recommend switching to higher output reso...

Page 5: ... of live view for five seconds With CVBS input information such as NTSC or PAL will be overlaid on bottom right corner of live view for five seconds Searching and playing back record files by camera number recording type start time end time etc Smart playback to go through less effective information Main stream and sub stream selectable for local remote playback Zooming in for any area when playba...

Page 6: ...TTPS are supported Supports access by Hik Connect If you enable Hik Connect the device will remind you of the Internet access risk and ask you to confirm the Terms of Service and Privacy Statement before enabling the service You must create a verification code to connect to Hik Connect TCP UDP and RTP for unicast Auto Manual port mapping by UPnP Remote search playback download locking and unlockin...

Page 7: ...2 4 1 User Login 22 2 4 2 User Logout 23 2 5 Resetting Your Password 24 2 6 Adding Analog Cameras 25 2 6 1 Adding Analog Cameras 25 2 6 2 Enabling Analog Cameras 25 2 7 Adding and Connecting IP Cameras 25 2 7 1 Activating IP Cameras 25 2 7 2 Adding an Online IP Camera 27 2 7 3 Editing the Connected IP Camera 29 2 8 Configuring 5 MP Long Distance Transmission 30 Chapter 3 Live View 32 3 1 Introduct...

Page 8: ...larm Triggered Recording 62 5 5 Configuring Event Recording 63 5 6 Configuring Manual Recording 65 5 7 Configuring Holiday Recording 65 5 8 Configuring Redundant Recording 67 5 9 Configuring HDD Group 68 5 10 Files Protection 69 5 11 One Key Enabling Disabling H 264 H 265 for Analog Cameras 71 Chapter 6 Playback 73 6 1 Playing Back Record Files 73 6 1 1 Instant Playback 73 6 1 2 Playing Back by No...

Page 9: ...ptions 109 8 8 Setting Alarm Response Actions 111 Chapter 9 VCA Alarm 114 9 1 Face Detection 114 9 2 Vehicle Detection 115 9 3 Line Crossing Detection 117 9 4 Intrusion Detection 118 9 5 Region Entrance Detection 120 9 6 Region Exiting Detection 121 9 7 Loitering Detection 121 9 8 People Gathering Detection 121 9 9 Fast Moving Detection 122 9 10 Parking Detection 122 9 11 Unattended Baggage Detect...

Page 10: ...ing Network Packet 145 11 3 3 Checking Network Status 146 11 3 4 Checking Network Statistics 147 Chapter 12 HDD Management 148 12 1 Initializing HDDs 148 12 2 Managing Network HDD 149 12 3 Managing HDD Group 151 12 3 1 Setting HDD Groups 151 12 3 2 Setting HDD Property 152 12 4 Configuring Quota Mode 153 12 5 Configuring Cloud Storage 154 12 6 Checking HDD Status 157 12 7 Checking S M A R T Inform...

Page 11: ...68 14 6 Upgrading Camera 169 14 7 Restoring Default Settings 169 Chapter 15 Others 171 15 1 Configuring General Settings 171 15 2 Configuring DST Settings 172 15 3 Configuring More Settings 172 15 4 Managing User Accounts 173 15 4 1 Adding a User 173 15 4 2 Deleting a User 176 15 4 3 Editing a User 177 Chapter 16 Appendix 180 16 1 Specifications 180 16 2 Glossary 181 16 3 Troubleshooting 182 16 4 ...

Page 12: ...red when data is being read from or written to HDD 3 Flashes white when the network is well connected 4 Receiver for IR remote control 5 USB Interface Universal Serial Bus USB ports for additional devices such as USB mouse and USB Hard Disk Drive HDD 1 2 IR Remote Control Operations The DVR may also be controlled with the included IR remote control shown in Figure 1 2 Batteries 2 AAA must be insta...

Page 13: ...successful login Press and hold for 5 seconds to turn off audible key beep In PTZ Control mode the MENU button will start wiper if applicable In Playback mode shows hides the control interface 3 REC Button Enters the Manual Record setting menu In PTZ control settings press to call a PTZ preset by pressing Numeric button Also turns audio on off in Playback mode 4 DIRECTION Button Navigate between m...

Page 14: ...u have installed batteries properly in the remote control Ensure you aim the remote control at the IR receiver on the front panel If there is no response after pressing any button on the remote follow the procedure below to troubleshoot 1 Go to Menu Configuration General More Settings by operating the front control panel or the mouse 2 Check and remember the DVR No The default DVR No is 255 This n...

Page 15: ...ck Live view Switch between single screen and multi screen Drag PTZ control Wheeling Privacy mask and motion detection Select target area Digital zoom in Drag and select target area Live view Drag channel time bar Right Click Single Click Live view Show menu Menu Exit current menu to upper level menu Scroll Wheel Scrolling up Live view Previous screen Menu Previous item Scrolling down Live view Ne...

Page 16: ...O OUT RCA connector 4 VGA DB 15 connector for VGA output Display local video output and menu 5 HDMI HDMI video output connector 6 USB Interface Universal Serial Bus USB port for additional devices 7 Network Interface Connector for network 8 RS 485 Interface Connector for RS 485 devices 9 Power Supply 48 VDC or 12 VDC 10 Power Switch Switch for turning on off the device 11 GND Ground 12 VIDEO OUT B...

Page 17: ...lugged into an electrical outlet It is HIGHLY recommended that an Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS be used in conjunction with the device 2 Turn on the power switch on the rear panel and the Power indicator LED should turn on indicating that the unit is starting up 3 After startup the Power indicator LED remains on User Logout Shutdown and Reboot You can log out of the system shut down or reboot t...

Page 18: ...n Tips 2 2 Activating the Device Purpose For first time access you need to activate the device by setting an admin password No operation is allowed before activation You can activate the device via Web browser SADP or Client Software 1 Input the same password into the Create New Password and Confirm New Password text fields 2 In the IP Camera Activation text field enter a password to activate the ...

Page 19: ...oduct We also recommend that you reset your password regularly Especially in high security systems resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product 3 Click OK to save the password and activate the device Clear text password is supported Click to see the password Click the icon again to hide the password If you update an older version device that has the old password scheme ...

Page 20: ... generated exported and saved that is used to reset the user s password Figure 2 7 Export GUID 6 After exporting the GUID the Attention box pops up Click Yes to duplicate the password or No to cancel it Figure 2 8 Duplicate the Password 2 3 Using the Unlock Pattern for Login Purpose You can configure an unlock pattern for the admin s device login 2 3 1 Configuring the Unlock Pattern After the devi...

Page 21: ...aw a pattern among the nine dots on the screen Release the mouse when the pattern is done Figure 2 10 Draw the Pattern Connect at least four dots to draw the pattern Each dot can be connected once only 2 Draw the same pattern again to confirm it When the two patterns match the pattern is successfully configured ...

Page 22: ... 3 2 Logging in via the Unlock Pattern Only the admin user has permission to unlock the device Configure the pattern before unlocking See 2 3 1 Configuring the Unlock Pattern Right click the mouse on the screen and select the menu to enter the interface Figure 2 12 Draw the Unlock Pattern 1 Draw the pre defined pattern to unlock to enter the menu operation ...

Page 23: ...e pattern you draw differs from the pattern you configured try again If you draw the wrong pattern seven times the account will lock for one minute Figure 2 13 Normal Login Dialog Box 2 4 Login and Logout 2 4 1 User Login Purpose You have to log in to the device before operating the menu and other functions 1 Select the User Name in the drop down list Figure 2 14 Login Interface 2 Input the Passwo...

Page 24: ...15 User Account Protection for the Admin Figure 2 16 User Account Protection for the Operator 2 4 2 User Logout Purpose You can log out of the system shut down or reboot the device upon demand 1 Go to Menu System Maintenance 2 Click the icon in the bottom left corner of the screen 3 Click Logout Shutdown or Reboot Figure 2 17 Logout Shutdown Reboot After you log out of the system menu operation on...

Page 25: ...flash drive after you have activated the device refer to Activating the Device 2 2 1 On the user login interface click Forgot Password to enter the Import GUID interface Figure 2 18 Import GUID 2 Select the GUID file from the USB flash drive and click Import to pop up the Reset Password interface Figure 2 19 Reset Password 3 Input the new password and confirm the password 4 Click OK to save the ne...

Page 26: ...lid You can export a new GUID file Refer to Editing a User 15 4 3 2 6 Adding Analog Cameras 2 6 1 Adding Analog Cameras Connect analog camera s to the Video In BNC connectors 2 6 2 Enabling Analog Cameras Analog cameras are enabled by default no further action is required 2 7 Adding and Connecting IP Cameras 2 7 1 Activating IP Cameras Purpose Before adding the camera make sure the IP camera to be...

Page 27: ...can also select multiple cameras from the list and click the One touch Activate to activate the cameras in batch Figure 2 23 Activate the Camera 3 Set the password of the camera to activate it Use Admin Password When checked the camera s will use the DVR s admin password Create New Password If admin password is not used create and confirm a new camera password Figure 2 24 Set New Password ...

Page 28: ...fore You Start Ensure the network connection is valid See Chapter 11 Network Settings OPTION 1 1 Select Add IP Camera from the right click menu in live view or go to Menu Camera IP Camera Figure 2 25 IP Camera Management Interface 2 Online cameras in the same network segment will be detected and displayed in the camera list 3 Select an IP camera from the list and click to add the camera with the s...

Page 29: ...IP Camera Interface 2 Edit the IP address protocol management port and other information of the camera to be added If the IP camera to add has not been activated activate it from the IP camera list on the IP Camera Management interface 3 Click Add to add the camera For the successfully added IP cameras the Security status shows the security level of the password of camera strong password weak pass...

Page 30: ... 265 checkbox For Initial Access for the connected IP camera supporting H 265 Then the IP camera will be encoded with H 265 2 7 3 Editing the Connected IP Camera Purpose After adding the IP cameras the basic camera information is listed on the interface and you can configure the basic IP camera settings 1 Click the icon to edit the parameters You can edit the IP address protocol and other paramete...

Page 31: ...amera Password Configuration 4 Click OK to save the settings and exit the interface 2 8 Configuring 5 MP Long Distance Transmission Purpose You can configure 5 MP long distance transmission on the Signal Input Status interface 1 Go to Menu Camera Setup Signal Input Status Figure 2 31 Signal Input Status 2 Click to enter the 5 MP Long Distance Transmission Settings interface ...

Page 32: ...R User Manual UM DS 720xHTI Kx 012918NA 31 Figure 2 32 5 MP Long Distance Transmission Settings 3 Check the checkbox to enable 5 MP Long Distance Transmission of the selected channel 4 Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 33: ...re are many functions provided The functions are listed below Single Screen show only one screen on the monitor Multi screen show multiple screens on the monitor simultaneously Start Auto switch the screen is auto switched to the next one Set the dwell time for each screen on the configuration menu before enabling the auto switch in Menu System Configuration Live View Dwell Time Start Recording no...

Page 34: ...tch to the next screen Start Stop Auto Switch Enable disable the auto switch of the screens The dwell time of the live view configuration must be set before using Start Auto Switch Start Recording Start recording of all channels Continuous Record and Motion Detection Record are selectable from the drop down list Add IP Camera A shortcut to enter the IP camera management interface For HDVR series o...

Page 35: ...ve View Face Detection Show Hide VCA Information Mute Audio on Instant Playback only shows the record in last five minutes If no record is found it means there is no record during the last five minutes Digital Zoom is for zooming in the live image You can zoom in the image to different proportions 1 to16X by moving the sliding bar You can also scroll the mouse wheel to control the zoom in out Figu...

Page 36: ... information including the frame rate bit rate resolution and stream type Figure 3 6 Information When an H 264 IP camera is connected the stream type is displayed as H 264 When an IP camera supporting H 264 is connected the stream type is displayed as H 264 When an IP camera supporting H 265 is connected the stream type is displayed as H 265 When an IP camera supporting H 265 is connected the stre...

Page 37: ...the aux output the VCA information overlay of main output is disabled For the analog cameras if the camera number does not exceed the limit for line crossing detection and intrusion detection the VCA information overlay can be enabled for all the analog cameras enabled line crossing detection and intrusion detection If the camera number exceeds the limit for line crossing detection intrusion detec...

Page 38: ...screen 3 4 Adjusting Live View Settings Purpose Live View settings can be customized according to different needs You can configure the output interface dwell time for screen to be shown mute or turning on the audio the screen number for each channel etc 1 Go to Menu System Configuration Live View General Figure 3 9 Live View General The settings available in this menu include Video Output Interfa...

Page 39: ... time in seconds to dwell between switching of channels when enabling auto switch in Live View Enable Audio Output Enables disables audio output for the selected camera in the live view mode Volume Adjusts the volume of the audio output Event Output Designates the output to show event video If available you can select a different video output interface from the Video Output Interface when an event...

Page 40: ... Video Quality Diagnostics Purpose The video quality of the analog channels can be diagnosed manually and you can view the diagnostic results from a list 1 Go to Menu Manual Manual Video Quality Diagnostics Figure 3 12 Video Quality Diagnostics 2 Check the checkboxes to select the channels for diagnostics 3 Click Diagnose and the results will display on a list You can view the video status and dia...

Page 41: ...r Manual UM DS 720xHTI Kx 012918NA 40 Figure 3 13 Diagnostics Result Connect the camera to the device for the video quality diagnostics Three exception types can be diagnosed Blurred Image Abnormal Brightness and Color Cast ...

Page 42: ...s 4 1 Configuring PTZ Settings Purpose Configure the PTZ parameters before you attempt to control the PTZ camera 1 Go to Menu Cameras Setup PTZ Figure 4 1 PTZ Settings 2 Select the camera for PTZ setting in the Camera drop down list 3 Click PTZ Parameters to set the PTZ parameters ...

Page 43: ...sure the protocol selected here is supported by the connected camera dome When UTC protocol is selected all other parameters such as baud rate data bit stop bit parity and flow control are not configurable When a Hikvision CVBS camera is connected you can control PTZ via UTC 5 Optional Click Copy to copy the settings to the other channels Select the channels you want to copy to and click OK to ret...

Page 44: ...eset location you want the PTZ camera to point to when an event occurs 1 Go to Menu Cameras Setup PTZ Figure 4 4 PTZ Settings 2 Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set preset and the zoom and focus operations can be recorded in the preset as well 3 Enter the preset No 1 255 in the preset text field and click Set to link the location to the preset 4 Repe...

Page 45: ... general settings of the PTZ control Figure 4 5 PTZ Panel General 4 Click to enter the preset no in the corresponding text field 5 Click Call Preset to call it When the connected Hikvision C camera dome s PTZ protocol is set to UTC Hikvision C call the preset 95 to enter the connected Hikvision C camera dome menu Use the directional buttons on the PTZ control panel to operate the menu 4 2 3 Custom...

Page 46: ...int corresponds to the preset KeyPoint No determines the order in which the PTZ will follow while cycling through the patrol Duration refers to the time interval to stay at the corresponding key point Speed defines the speed at which the PTZ will move from one key point to the next 5 Click Add to add the next key point to the patrol or click OK to save the key point to the patrol You can delete al...

Page 47: ...g bar or select the PTZ option in the right click menu to show the PTZ control panel 2 Click the General tab to show the general settings of the PTZ control Figure 4 8 PTZ Panel General 3 Select a patrol in the drop down list and click Call Patrol to call it 4 You can click Stop Patrol to stop calling it 4 2 5 Customizing Patterns Purpose Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ Yo...

Page 48: ...e PTZ movement is recorded as the pattern 4 2 6 Calling Patterns Purpose Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns 1 Click PTZ in the lower right corner of the PTZ Settings interface or press PTZ on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar or select the PTZ option in the right click menu to show the PTZ control panel 2 Click the ...

Page 49: ...ing Linear Scan Limit Purpose Linear Scan can be enabled to trigger the scan in the horizantal direction in the predefined range 1 Go to Menu Cameras Setup PTZ Figure 4 11 PTZ Settings 2 Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set the limit and click the Left Limit or Right Limit button to link the location to the corresponding limit ...

Page 50: ...n live view mode 2 Click the One touch tab to show the one touch function of the PTZ control Figure 4 12 PTZ Panel One touch 3 Click Linear Scan to start the linear scan and click Linear Scan again to stop it 4 You can click Restore to clear the defined left limit and right limit data The dome needs to reboot to for settings to take effect 4 2 9 One Touch Park Purpose Configure settings to start a...

Page 51: ...onfiguration interface Default value is 5s 4 Click the button again to deactivate it 4 3 PTZ Control Panel There are two ways to enter the PTZ control panel OPTION 1 In the PTZ Settings interface click PTZ on the lower right corner next to the Back button OPTION 2 In Live View mode press the PTZ Control button on the front panel or the remote control or choose the PTZ Control icon in the quick set...

Page 52: ...iption Direction button and the auto cycle button Zoom Focus Iris Zoom Focus Iris The speed of the PTZ movement Light on off Wiper on off 3D Zoom Image Centralization Menu Switch to the PTZ control interface Switch to the one touch control interface Switch to the general settings interface Exit Minimize windows When a Hikvision CVBS camera is connected click to call the camera OSD ...

Page 53: ...stem Configuration HDD HDD Information Figure 5 1 HDD Information 2 Click the Advanced tab to check the storage mode of the HDD Menu System Configuration HDD Storage Mode 1 If the HDD mode is Quota set the maximum record capacity See 12 4 Configuring Quota Mode 2 If the HDD mode is Group you must set the HDD group See 5 9 Configuring HDD Group Figure 5 2 HDD Storage Mode Setting Parameters 1 Go to...

Page 54: ...ream Type Set the stream type to be Video or Video Audio Resolution Set recording resolution Analog signal inputs TurboHD AHD HD CVI CVBS and IP signal input can be recognized and connected automatically If the configured encoding resolution conflicts with the front end camera resolution the encoding parameters will adjust automatically to match the front end camera E g if the resolution of the fr...

Page 55: ... the average amount of data transferred per unit of time Video Encoding Configure H 264 or H 265 for IP and analog camera main stream continuous If the connected IP camera does not support H 265 only H 264 can be selected for the main stream continuous 5 Check the Enable H 264 or Enable H 265 checkbox to enable the function Enabling it helps to ensure the high video quality with a lowered bitrate ...

Page 56: ...set as 0 The actual keeping time for the files should be determined by the capacity of the HDDs Redundant Record Enabling redundant record means you save the record in the redundant HDD See 5 8 Configuring Redundant Recording and Capture Record Audio Enable this feature to record the video with sound and disable it to record the video without sound Video Stream Main Stream Sub Stream and Dual Stre...

Page 57: ...meters 4 Click Apply to save the settings 5 Optional If the parameters can also be used for other cameras click Copy to copy the settings to other channels The sub stream resolution can be selected as WD1 4CIF or CIF The minimum frame rate for the sub stream is 1 fps You can select the Video Encoding for the IP and analog camera sub streams For analog cameras H 264 and H 265 are selectable For IP ...

Page 58: ...amera will automatically start stop recording according to the configured schedule 1 Go to Menu Recording Configuration Schedule Figure 5 8 Record Schedule Different Recording Types Are Marked in Different Colors Continuous Scheduled recording Event Recording triggered by any event triggered alarm None No recording 2 Choose the camera to configure in the Camera drop down list 3 Check the Enable Sc...

Page 59: ...k and set the Start End times Figure 5 10 Edit Schedule Set Time Period Up to eight periods can be configured for each day and the time periods cannot overlap To enable Event Motion Alarm M A motion or alarm and M A motion and alarm triggered recording you must configure the motion detection settings alarm input settings or VCA settings as well 5 Repeat the above steps 1 to 4 to schedule recording...

Page 60: ...s See 5 7 Configuring Holiday Recording and Capture 6 Click OK to save the settings and return to upper level menu Draw the Schedule 1 Click the color icon to select a record type in the event list on the bottom of the interface Figure 5 12 Draw the Recording Schedule 2 Drag the mouse on the schedule 3 Click an area outside of the schedule table to finish and exit from the drawing ...

Page 61: ...abling the motion detection function can trigger certain channels to start recording trigger full screen monitoring broadcast an audio warning notify the surveillance center send e mail etc 1 Go to Menu Recording Configuration Motion Detect 2 Configure Motion Detection 1 Choose the camera you want to configure 2 Check Enable Motion Detection 3 Check False Alarm Filter Refer to 8 2 Setting PIR Came...

Page 62: ...ure 5 14 Motion Detection Settings 6 Select the channels for which the motion detection event should trigger recording 7 Click Apply to save the settings 8 Click OK to return to the upper level menu 9 Exit the Motion Detection menu 3 Configure the schedule see 5 2 ...

Page 63: ...to configure alarm triggered recording 1 Go to Menu Recording Configuration Trigger Alarm Input Figure 5 15 Alarm Settings Alarm Input 2 Select Alarm Input No 3 Input Alarm Name 4 Select N O normally open or N C normally closed for alarm type 5 Check the Enable checkbox to enable alarm 6 Click the after Settings to set the triggered channels arming schedule linkage actions and PTZ linking See 5 2 ...

Page 64: ...t triggered recording can be configured through the menu These events include motion detection alarms and VCA events face detection face capture line crossing detection intrusion detection region entrance detection region exiting detection loitering detection people gathering detection fast moving detection parking detection unattended baggage detection object removal detection audio loss exceptio...

Page 65: ...on You can enable only one function 1 Go to Menu Cameras Setup VCA Figure 5 18 VCA Settings 2 Select a Camera 3 Configure the detection rules for VCA events See 9 3 Line Crossing Detection 4 Click Set to configure the alarm linkage actions for the VCA events 5 Select Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels to record when the VCA alarm is triggered 6 Click Apply to save the settings Fig...

Page 66: ...rding 1 Go to Menu Manual Record Figure 5 20 Manual Record 2 Enable manual record 1 Click the status icon before the camera number to change it to or click the Analog status icon to enable manual record of all channels 3 Disable manual record 1 Click the status icon to change it to or click the Analog status icon to disable manual record of all channels After rebooting all enabled manual records a...

Page 67: ...de from the drop down list There are three different modes for the date format to configure holiday schedule By Month By Week and By Date are selectable 1 Set the start and end date 2 Click Apply to save settings 3 Click OK to exit the Edit interface 3 Configure the record schedule Refer to 5 2 Configuring Recording Schedule and choose Holiday in the Schedule drop down list or you can draw the sch...

Page 68: ...ing which saves the record files and captured pictures not only in the R W HDD but also in the redundant HDD will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability Before You Start Set the HDD Advanced Settings Storage Mode to Group before setting the HDD property to Redundant See 12 3 Managing HDD Group There must be at least one other HDD in Read Write status 1 Go to Menu System Configuration ...

Page 69: ... Check to enable audio recording e Video Stream Use the pull down menu to select the video stream to record 4 Click OK to save the settings 5 If the encoding parameters can also be used for other channels click Copy and choose the channel for which you want to apply the settings 5 9 Configuring HDD Group Purpose You can group the HDDs and save the record files by HDD group 1 Go to Menu System Conf...

Page 70: ...ord files in the HDD group 1 Go to Menu System Configuration HDD Storage Mode Figure 5 26 HDD Storage Mode 2 Choose Group number in the Record on HDD Group drop down list 3 Check the channels you want to save in this group 4 Click Apply to save settings After configuring the HDD groups configure the recording settings following the procedure in Chapter 5 2 5 7 5 10 Files Protection Purpose You can...

Page 71: ...5 Protect the record files 1 Find the record files you want to protect and then click the icon which will turn to indicating that the file is locked Record files with recording not completed cannot be locked 2 Click to change it to to unlock the file the file will not be protected 3 Protect files by setting the HDD property to Read only Before You Start To edit the HDD property set the HDD storage...

Page 72: ... property to R W If there is only one HDD and it is set to Read only the DVR cannot record any files Only live view mode is available If you set the HDD to Read only when the DVR is saving files to it the file will be saved in the next R W HDD If there is only one HDD the recording will be stopped 5 11 One Key Enabling Disabling H 264 H 265 for Analog Cameras Purpose You can one key enable or disa...

Page 73: ...Click Yes to enable the function and reboot the device to have the new settings take effect One Key Disabling H 264 H 265 for All Analog Cameras 1 Go to Menu System Configuration HDD Record Information 2 Click Disable to disable H 264 H 265 for all the analog cameras and the following box pops up Figure 5 33 Attention Box 3 Click Yes to enable the function and reboot the device to have new setting...

Page 74: ...s supported Instant Playback by Channel Choose a channel in live view mode and click in the quick setting toolbar In instant playback mode only record files recorded during the last five minutes on this channel will be played back Figure 6 1 Instant Playback Interface 6 1 2 Playing Back by Normal Search Playback by Channel 1 Enter the Playback interface 2 Right click a channel in live view mode an...

Page 75: ...simultaneous playback and channel switch are supported 1 Go to Menu Playback 2 Check the checkbox of channel s in the channel list then double click to select a calendar date Figure 6 3 Playback Calendar If there are record files for that camera on a day the color for that day shows Normal Record or Event Record Playback Interface Select the main stream or sub stream from the Playback drop down li...

Page 76: ... 6 5 Playback Toolbar Table 1 12 Detailed Explanation of the Playback Toolbar Icon Operation Icon Operation Icon Operation Audio on mute Start stop clipping Lock file Add default tag Add customized tag File management for video clips captured pictures locked files and tags Reverse play pause Stop Digital zoom 30s forward 30s reverse Pause play Fast forward Previous day Slow forward Full screen Exi...

Page 77: ...ported 1 Go to Menu Playback 2 Click and select to enter the Event Playback interface 3 Select Alarm Input Motion VCA as the event type and specify the start time and end time for search Figure 6 6 Video Search by Motion Detection 4 Click Search and the record files matching the search conditions will be displayed on a list 5 Select and click to play back the record files Click Back to return to t...

Page 78: ... by Event Interface Pre play and post play can be configured for playback of event triggered record files Pre play The time you set to play back before the event For example when an alarm triggered the recording at 10 00 if you set the pre play time as 5 seconds the video plays back from 9 59 55 Post play The time to play back after the event Example When an alarm triggered recording ends at 11 00...

Page 79: ...k You can also use video tag s to search for record files and position time points Before Playing Back by Tag 1 Go to Menu Playback 2 Search and play back the record file s Refer to 6 1 2 Playing Back by Normal Search for detailed information about searching and playback of the record files Figure 6 9 Playback by Time Interface 3 Click to add a default tag 4 Click to add a customized tag and input...

Page 80: ...le video file Tag Management 1 Click to check edit and delete tag s Figure 6 11 Tag Management Interface 1 Select Tag from the drop down list in the Playback interface 2 Choose channels edit start time and end time then click Search to enter Search Result interface You can enter keyword in the textbox to search for the tag ...

Page 81: ...e system will analyze the video containing the motion or VCA information mark it in green and play it at normal speed while the video without motion will be played at 16x speed The Smart Playback rules and areas are configurable Before You Start To get the smart search result the corresponding event type must be enabled and configured on the IP camera Here we take intrusion detection as an example...

Page 82: ...usion detection parameters including area arming schedule and linkage methods Refer to the Smart IP Camera user manual for detailed instructions 1 Go to Menu Playback 2 Select Smart in the drop down list on the top left 3 Select a camera in the camera list Figure 6 14 Smart Playback Interface 4 Select a date in the calendar and click to play ...

Page 83: ...ch of VCA event or motion event Line Crossing Detection Select and click on the image to specify the start point and end point of the line Intrusion Detection Click and specify four points to set a quadrilateral region for intrusion detection Only one region can be set Motion Detection Click and then click and draw the mouse to set the detection area manually You can also click to set the full scr...

Page 84: ...and age of the human and whether he she wears glasses Figure 6 16 Set Result Filter The Result Filter function is supported by IP cameras only 7 Optional For cameras supporting VCA click to show the VCA information Then the configured line or quadrilateral in VCA configuration and target frame s will be shown on the playback interface Click to hide the VCA information Figure 6 17 Show VCA Informat...

Page 85: ...ying Back by System Logs Purpose Play back record file s associated with channels after searching system logs 1 Go to Menu Maintenance System Logs Figure 6 18 System Log Search Interface 2 Set search time and type and click Search 3 Choose a log with a record file and click to enter the Playback interface If there is no record file at the time point of the log a No result found message will pop up...

Page 86: ...o 16 screens are configurable Figure 6 20 Sub periods Playback Interface According to the defined number of split screens the video files on the selected date can be divided into average segments for playback E g if there are video files existing between 16 00 and 22 00 and the 6 screen display mode is selected then it can play the video files for 1 hour on each screen simultaneously 6 1 8 Playing...

Page 87: ...of the video when abnormal events occur 1 Go to the Playback interface and click until the speed changes to Single frame 2 One click on the playback screen represents playback or reverse playback of one frame Use in the toolbar to stop playing 6 2 2 Digital Zoom 1 Click on the playback control bar to enter the Digital Zoom interface 2 You can zoom in the image to different magnifications 1x to 16x...

Page 88: ...erse Playback of Multi Channels Purpose You can play back record files of multi channels in reverse Up to 16 ch simultaneous reverse playback is supported 1 Go to Menu Playback 2 Check checkbox es to select multiple channels and click to select a date on the calendar Figure 6 23 4 ch Synchronous Playback Interface 3 Click to play back the record files in reverse ...

Page 89: ...n playback locked files and tags added in playback mode 1 Go to Menu File Management Record Figure 6 24 File Management Record 2 Check the cameras you wish to search 3 Set the search filters a Record Mode Main Stream Sub Stream b Recording Mode Continuous Event Manual All c File Type Unlocked Locked All d Start Time e End Time ...

Page 90: ...agement Event 4 You can view the saved video clips captured playback pictures lock unlock the files and edit the tags that you added in the playback mode 5 If required select the items and click Export All or Export to export the clips pictures files tags to a local storage device ...

Page 91: ... be backed up to various devices such as USB devices USB flash drives USB HDDs USB writer SATA writer and e SATA HDD Back up Using USB Flash Drives and USB HDDs 1 Go to Menu File Management To Choose Record Files To Back Up 1 Select Record on the left panel 2 Use the checkboxes to select which cameras to search 3 Set the search conditions a Record Mode b Recording Mode c File Type d Start Time e E...

Page 92: ...o Choose the Event Files To Back Up Select Event on the left panel 1 Select Event on the left panel 2 Set the search conditions a Major Type b Recording Mode c Start Time d End Time e Pre Play f Post Play 3 Use the checkboxes to select which cameras to search 4 Click Search to display the found files ...

Page 93: ...atched video files are displayed in Chart or List display mode 1 Click to play the record file if you want to check it 2 Check the checkbox adjacent to the video files you want to back up The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower left corner of the window Figure 7 3 Search Result ...

Page 94: ...elect the backup device from the drop down list and you can also select the file format to filter the files existing in the backup device 5 Select the saving format type 6 Click Export on the Export interface to start the backup process 1 On the pop up message box click the radio button to export the video files log or the player to the backup device 2 Click OK to confirm Figure 7 5 Select File or...

Page 95: ...same procedures as above 7 1 2 Backing up Video Clips Purpose You may also select video clips in playback mode to export directly during playback using USB devices USB flash drive USB HDD USB writer or a SATA writer 1 Go to Menu Playback 2 During playback use or in the playback toolbar to start or stop clipping record file s Figure 7 7 Menu Playback ...

Page 96: ...management interface Figure 7 8 Video Clips Export Interface 4 Check the checkboxes of video clips you want to export 5 Click Export Figure 7 9 Export 6 Double click a folder to save the chosen video clips to click New Folder to create a new folder 7 Click Export to save the video clips ...

Page 97: ...mat the disk click Format 9 To delete a file highlight the file and click If the inserted storage device is not recognized click Refresh If it is still not recognized disconnect then reconnect the device If it is still not recognized check for compatibility from vendor ...

Page 98: ... Motion Detection Setup Interface 2 Select a camera for which you want to set up motion detection 3 Set detection area and sensitivity 1 Check checkbox to enable motion detection Use the mouse to draw detection area s or click Full Screen to set the detection area to be the full screen and drag the sensitivity bar to set sensitivity 2 Click Set to set alarm response actions ...

Page 99: ...will start to record or become full screen monitoring when motion alarm is triggered 5 Set the channel s arming schedule 1 Select Arming Schedule tab 2 Choose one day of a week with up to eight time periods set within each day or click Copy to copy the time period settings to other day s Time periods cannot repeat or overlap Figure 8 3 Set Motion Detection Arming Schedule ...

Page 100: ... allowed to copy the Trigger Channel action 8 2 Setting PIR Camera Alarm Purpose DVR can receive the PIR Passive Infrared alarm of the analog cameras supporting the function via coaxial communication You can enable the false alarm filter for the motion detection of the PIR cameras Then the motion detection alarm will be triggered only when the motion detection event and PIR event are both triggere...

Page 101: ...rm will be triggered 6 Set detection area and sensitivity Refer to 8 1 Setting Motion Detection 7 Click Set to set motion detection alarm response actions See 8 1 Setting Motion Detection 8 Click Apply to save the settings This function is applicable only to Hikvision PIR analog cameras The PIR alarm does not support detection area configuration It is full screen by default The PIR alarm does not ...

Page 102: ...s Interface 2 Set the handling method of the selected alarm input 1 Check the Enable Alarm Input checkbox and click Set to set its alarm response actions Figure 8 8 Set Trigger Channel of Alarm Input 3 Select Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels which will start to record or become full screen monitoring when an external alarm input is triggered 4 Select Arming Schedule tab to set t...

Page 103: ... Response Actions 1 Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week You can also use Copy to copy an arming schedule to other days Figure 8 10 Alarm Linkage Actions 6 Optional Select PTZ Linking tab and set PTZ linkage of the alarm input 1 Set PTZ linking parameters and click OK to complete the settings of the alarm input Check whether the PTZ or speed dome supports PTZ li...

Page 104: ...arm Input Settings 8 Optional Enable the one key disarming for local alarm input 1 Local 1 1 Check the Enable One Key Disarming checkbox 2 Click Settings to enter the linkage action settings interface 3 Select the alarm linkage action s you want to disarm for the local alarm input 1 Linkage actions include Full Screen Monitoring Audible Warning Notify Surveillance Center Send E mail Upload Capture...

Page 105: ... settings are not configurable 8 4 Detecting Video Loss Purpose Detect video loss of a channel and take alarm response action s 1 Go to Menu Cameras Setup Video Loss Figure 8 14 Video Loss Setup Interface 2 Select a Camera you want to detect 3 Set up the video loss handling method 1 Check the Enable Video Loss Alarm checkbox 2 Click Set to set up the video loss handling method ...

Page 106: ...8 15 Set Video Loss Arming Schedule 3 Repeat the above steps to set the arming schedule for other days of a week You can also use Copy to copy an arming schedule to other days 5 Select the Linkage Action tab to set up the alarm response action of video loss refer to 8 8 Setting Alarm Response Actions Figure 8 16 Video Loss Linkage Action 6 Click OK to complete the channel s video loss settings 7 R...

Page 107: ...want to detect video tampering 3 Check the Enable Video Tampering Detection checkbox 4 Drag the sensitivity bar and choose a sensitivity level 5 Click Set to set the video tampering handling method Set the channel s arming schedule and alarm response actions 1 Click the Arming Schedule tab to set the response action arming schedule 2 Select one day of a week with up to eight time periods set withi...

Page 108: ...ick OK to complete the channel s video tampering settings 6 Repeat the above steps to finish setting other channels or click Copy to copy the above settings to them 6 Click Apply to save and activate the settings Figure 8 19 Video Tampering Linkage Action 8 6 Setting All Day Video Quality Diagnostics Purpose The device provides two ways to diagnose the video quality manual and all day Perform the ...

Page 109: ... there are Blurred Image Abnormal Brightness and Color Cast 1 Check the corresponding checkbox of the diagnostic type and adjust its threshold by dragging the bar The higher the threshold set the harder it will be to have the exception detected 5 Click Set to configure the video quality diagnostics handling method Set the channel s arming schedule and alarm response actions 1 Click Arming Schedule...

Page 110: ...lso use Copy to copy an arming schedule to other days 5 Click OK to complete the channel s video quality diagnostics settings Figure 8 22 Video Quality Diagnostics Linkage Action 6 Click Apply to save and activate the settings 7 Optional Copy the same settings to other cameras by clicking Copy 8 7 Handling Exceptions Purpose Exception settings refer to the handling method of various exceptions HDD...

Page 111: ... Exception DVR cannot detect PoC module or PoC module powered off abnormally 1 Go to Menu System Configuration Exceptions Figure 8 23 Exception Settings Interface 2 Check the Enable Event Hint checkbox to display the Event Exception icon when an exceptional event occurs Click to display the detailed event hint Figure 8 24 Event Hint Settings Click in the live view interface to view detailed inform...

Page 112: ...l configured for full screen monitoring If alarms are triggered simultaneously in several channels their full screen images will be switched at an interval of 10 seconds default dwell time A different dwell time can be set by going to Menu System Configuration Live View Auto switching will terminate once the alarm stops and you will be taken back to the Live View interface Audible Warning Trigger ...

Page 113: ...en an alarm is triggered 1 Go to Menu Recording Configuration Trigger Alarm Output 2 Select an alarm output and set the alarm name and dwell time Figure 8 26 Alarm Output Settings Interface If Manually Clear is selected in the Dwell Time drop down list you can clear it only by going to Menu Manual Alarm 3 Click Set to set the alarm output arming schedule 1 Choose a day of the week with up to eight...

Page 114: ... Set Alarm Output Arming Schedule 4 Repeat the above steps to set arming schedules for other days of the week You can also click Copy to copy an arming schedule to other days 5 Click OK to complete the alarm output arming schedule setting 6 Click Apply to save the settings ...

Page 115: ...ng detection intrusion detection 2 ch sudden scene change detection and audio exception detection For the analog channels the line crossing detection and intrusion detection conflict with other VCA detection such as sudden scene change detection face detection and vehicle detection You can enable only one function 9 1 Face Detection Purpose Face detection detects faces appearing in the surveillanc...

Page 116: ...he value the more easily the face is be detected Figure 9 3 Set Face Detection Sensitivity 7 Click Apply to activate the settings 9 2 Vehicle Detection Purpose Vehicle Detection is available for road traffic monitoring In Vehicle Detection a passing vehicle can be detected and the picture of its license plate can be captured You can send an alarm signal to notify the surveillance center and upload...

Page 117: ...nking PTZ linking is applicable only to other lists not to whitelist or blacklist 7 Click Rule Settings to enter the rule settings interface Configure the lane upload picture and overlay content settings Up to four lanes are selectable Figure 9 5 Rule Settings 8 Click Save to save the settings See the network camera user manual for detailed instructions for the vehicle detection ...

Page 118: ...on 5 Click Set to configure the trigger channel arming schedule linkage action and PTZ linking for the line crossing detection alarm 6 Click Rule Settings to set the line crossing detection rules 1 Set the direction to A B A B or B A A B Only the arrow on the B side shows When an object crosses the configured line both directions can be detected and alarms are triggered A B Only the object crossin...

Page 119: ...tual region and certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered 1 Go to Menu Camera Setup VCA 2 Select the camera for which to configure the VCA 3 Check the Save VCA Picture checkbox to save the captured VCA detection pictures 4 Set the VCA detection type to Intrusion Detection 5 Check the Enable checkbox to enable this function 6 Click Set to configure the trigger channel arming schedule...

Page 120: ...is set as 50 if the object enters the region and occupies half of the whole region the alarm is triggered Figure 9 8 Set Intrusion Crossing Detection Rules 3 Click OK to save the rule settings and go back to the line crossing detection settings interface 8 Click and draw a quadrilateral in the preview window by specifying the four vertices of the detection region and right click to complete drawin...

Page 121: ... detection pictures 4 Set the VCA detection type to Region Entrance Detection 5 Check the Enable checkbox to enable this function 6 Click Set to configure the trigger channel arming schedule linkage action and PTZ linking for the region entrance detection alarm 7 Click Rule Settings to set the region entrance detection sensitivity Sensitivity Range 0 100 The higher the value the more easily the de...

Page 122: ...trusion Detection for configuring loitering detection Threshold 1s 10s in the Rule Settings defines the time the object loiters in the region If the value is 5 an alarm is triggered after the object loiters in the region for 5s If the value is 0 an alarm is triggered immediately when the object enters the region Up to four rules can be configured 9 8 People Gathering Detection Purpose A people gat...

Page 123: ... 9 4 Intrusion Detection for steps to configure parking detection Threshold 5s 20s in the Rule Settings defines the time the vehicle parks in the region If the value is 10 an alarm is triggered after the vehicle stays in the region for 10s Up to four rules can be configured 9 11 Unattended Baggage Detection Purpose The unattended baggage detection function detects objects left in a pre defined reg...

Page 124: ...the sensitivity is high a very small object taken from the region will trigger the alarm Up to four rules can be configured 9 13 Audio Exception Detection Purpose Audio exception detection function detects the abnormal sounds in the surveillance scene such as the sudden increase decrease of the sound intensity and certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered The audio exception detecti...

Page 125: ...ironment 3 Check the Sudden Decrease of Sound Intensity Detection checkbox to detect a steep drop in the surveillance scene sound Set the detection sensitivity 1 100 7 Click Apply to activate the settings 9 14 Defocus Detection Purpose The image blur caused by lens defocus can be detected and certain actions can be taken when the alarm is triggered Refer to 9 1 Face Detection for operating steps t...

Page 126: ...on box pops up to remind you there are not enough resources and asks you to disable the enabled VCA type s of the selected channel s Figure 9 12 Disable Other VCA Type s 9 16 PIR Alarm Purpose A PIR Passive Infrared alarm is triggered when an intruder moves within the detector s field of view The heat energy dissipated by a person or any other warm blooded creature such as a dog cat etc can be det...

Page 127: ...lay the picture related video files according to the specified conditions Before You Start Refer to 9 1 Face Detection for configuring face detection 1 Go to Menu VCA Search Face Search 2 Select the camera s for the face search Figure 10 1 Face Search 3 Specify the start time and end time for searching the captured face pictures or video files 4 Upload the pictures from your local storage device f...

Page 128: ... top right or select a picture item and click to play it You can click to stop the playing or click to play the previous next file 8 To export the captured face pictures to a local storage device connect the storage device to the device and click Export All to enter the Export interface 1 Click Export to export all face pictures to the storage device Refer to Chapter 7 Backup for the steps to expo...

Page 129: ...cify the start time and end time for searching the matched pictures Figure 10 4 Behavior Search Interface 4 Select the VCA detection type from the drop down list including line crossing detection intrusion detection unattended baggage detection object removal detection region entrance detection region exiting detection parking detection loitering detection people gathering detection and fast movin...

Page 130: ...torage device 10 3 Plate Search Purpose You can search and view the matched captured vehicle plate picture and related information according to the plate searching conditions including the start time end time country and plate no 1 Go to Menu VCA Search Plate Search 2 Select the camera s for the plate search 3 Specify the start time and end time for searching the matched plate pictures Figure 10 6...

Page 131: ...rt or Annual Report 4 Set the statistics time 5 Click Counting to start people counting statistics Figure 10 7 People Counting Interface 6 Click Export to export the statistics report in Microsoft Excel format 10 5 Heat Map Purpose Heat map is a graphical representation of data represented by colors The heat map function analyzes the visit times and dwell times of customers in a configured area 1 ...

Page 132: ...eport data and start heat map statistics and the results are displayed graphically in different colors As shown in Figure 10 8 the red color block 255 0 0 indicates the most visited area and the blue color block 0 0 255 indicates the less popular area 6 Click Export to export the statistics report in Microsoft Excel format ...

Page 133: ...ttings interface you can configure the following parameters NIC Type IPv4 Address IPv4 Gateway MTU DNS Server and Main NIC The valid value of MTU is from 500 to 1500 If the DHCP server is available you can check the Enable DHCP checkbox to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server If DHCP is enabled you can check the Enable DNS DHCP checkbox or uncheck it and e...

Page 134: ...ct com to access and manage your connected DVR which enables convenient remote access to the surveillance system Hik Connect can be enabled via operation on SADP software GUI and Web browser We introduce the GUI operation steps in this section 1 Go to Menu System Configuration Network Platform Access Figure 11 2 Hik Connect Settings 2 Check the Enable checkbox to activate the function and display ...

Page 135: ... and return to the Hik Connect interface Hik Connect is disabled by default The verification code is empty when the device leaves the factory The verification code must contain 6 to 12 letters or numbers and is case sensitive Every time you enable Hik Connect the Service Terms interface pops up and you must check the checkbox before enabling it 3 Optional Check the Custom checkbox and input the Se...

Page 136: ...ur mobile phone or the Web site www hik connect com iOS Users Scan the QR code below to download the Hik Connect app for subsequent operations Figure 11 5 QR Code for iOS Users Android Users Scan the QR code below to download the Hik Connect app for subsequent operations You must install googleplay on your Android mobile phone to skip to the address successfully Figure 11 6 QR Code for Android Use...

Page 137: ... to be used for network access Prior registration with your ISP is required before configuring the system to use DDNS 1 Go to Menu System Configuration Network DDNS 2 Check the Enable DDNS checkbox to enable this feature 3 Select DDNS Type Three different DDNS types are selectable DynDNS PeanutHull and NO IP DynDNS 1 Enter Server Address for DynDNS i e members dyndns org 2 In the Device Domain Nam...

Page 138: ...1 Enter Server Address for NO IP 2 In the Device Domain Name text field enter the domain obtained from the NO IP Web site www no ip com 3 Enter the User Name and Password registered in the NO IP Web site Figure 11 9 NO IP Settings Interface 4 Click Apply to save and exit the interface 11 2 3 Configuring NTP Server Purpose A Network Time Protocol NTP Server can be configured on your DVR to ensure t...

Page 139: ...me Center IP address 210 72 145 44 If the DVR is set in a more customized network NTP software can be used to establish an NTP server used for time synchronization 11 2 4 Configuring NAT Purpose Universal Plug and Play UPnP can permit the device seamlessly to discover the presence of other network devices and establish functional network services for data sharing communications etc Use the UPnP fu...

Page 140: ...emand by clicking to activate the External Port Settings dialog box 1 Click to activate the External Port Settings dialog box Configure the external port no for server port http port and RTSP port respectively You can use the default port no or change it according to actual requirements External Port indicates the port no for port mapping in the router The value of the RTSP port no should be 554 o...

Page 141: ...lticast IP The multicast can be configured to realize live view for more than the maximum number of cameras through network A multicast address spans the Class D IP range of 224 0 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 It is recommended to use the IP address ranging from 239 252 0 0 to 239 255 255 255 When adding a device to the CMS Client Management System software the multicast address must be the same as the d...

Page 142: ...ng with which protects against man in the middle attacks Perform the following steps to set the https port number Example If you set the port number to 443 and the IP address is 192 0 0 64 you may access the device by inputting https 192 0 0 64 443 via the Web browser The HTTPS port can be configured only through a Web browser 1 Open a Web browser input the IP address of device and the Web server ...

Page 143: ...evice 6 The certificate information will appear after you successfully create and install the certificate Figure 11 16 Installed Certificate Property 7 Check the checkbox to enable the HTTPS function 8 Click Save to save the settings 11 2 7 Configuring E Mail Purpose The system can be configured to send an e mail notification to all designated users if an event is detected e g an alarm or motion e...

Page 144: ...der s e mail for SMTP server authentication SMTP Server The SMTP Server IP address or host name e g smtp 263xmail com SMTP Port The SMTP port The default TCP IP port used for SMTP is 25 Enable SSL optional Click the checkbox to enable SSL if required by the SMTP server Sender The name of the sender Sender s Address The e mail address of the sender Select Receivers Select the receiver Up to three r...

Page 145: ...18 Email Testing Attention 11 2 8 Checking Network Traffic Purpose You can check the network traffic to obtain real time DVR information such as linking status MTU sending receiving rate etc 1 Go to Menu Maintenance Network Detect Traffic Figure 11 19 Network Traffic Interface 2 You can view the sending rate and receiving rate information on the interface The traffic data is refreshed every second...

Page 146: ... connecting the DVR to a network the captured network data packet can be exported to a USB flash disk SATA or other local backup device 1 Go to Menu Maintenance Network Detect Network Detection 2 Select the backup device from the Device Name drop down list Click Refresh if the connected local backup device cannot be displayed If it fails to detect the backup device check if it is compatible with t...

Page 147: ... can check the network status and set the network parameters in this interface 1 Go to Menu Maintenance Network Detect Network Detection 2 Click Status on the right bottom of the interface Figure 11 23 Checking Network Status 3 If the network is normal the following message box pops out Figure 11 24 Network Status Checking Result 4 If the message box appears with other information click Network to...

Page 148: ...stics Purpose You can check the network statistics to obtain the real time information of the device 1 Go to Menu Maintenance Network Detect Network Stat Figure 11 26 Network Stat Interface 2 View the Remote Live View bandwidth Remote Playback bandwidth and Net Total Idle bandwidth 3 Click Refresh to get the latest bandwidth statistics ...

Page 149: ... HDD HDD Information Figure 12 1 HDD Information Interface You can view the Total Capacity Free Space and Remaining Recording Time of the HDD The algorithm of the Remaining Recording Time uses average bit rate for the channel enabling smart encoding to raise accuracy 2 Select the HDD to be initialized 3 Click Init Figure 12 2 Confirm Initialization 4 Select OK to start initialization Figure 12 3 S...

Page 150: ...Menu System Configuration HDD Record Information Figure 12 4 Enable HDD Sleeping 2 Check the Enable HDD Sleeping checkbox by default and the HDDs that are idle for a long period of time will be set to sleep 3 Optional Uncheck the Enable HDD Sleeping checkbox and the HDDs will be set to work at all times 12 2 Managing Network HDD Purpose You can add the allocated NAS or IP SAN disk to the DVR and u...

Page 151: ...directory in the NetHDD Directory text field 4 Click OK to add the configured NAS disk Up to eight NAS disks can be added Add an IP SAN 1 Enter the NetHDD IP address in the text field 2 Click Search to search for available IP SAN disks 3 Select the IP SAN disk from the list shown below 4 Click OK to add the selected IP SAN disk Up to eight IP SAN disks can be added 5 After successfully adding the ...

Page 152: ...System Configuration HDD Storage Mode 2 Set the Mode to Group as shown below Figure 12 7 Storage Mode Interface 3 Click Apply and the following Attention box will pop up Figure 12 8 Attention for Reboot 4 Click Yes to reboot the device to activate the changes 5 After device reboot go to Menu System Configuration HDD HDD Information 6 Select the HDD from the list and click the icon to enter the Loc...

Page 153: ...write R W Before setting the HDD property set the storage mode to Group refer to step1 4 of 12 3 1 Setting HDD Groups An HDD can be set to read only to prevent important recorded files from being overwritten when the HDD becomes full in overwrite recording mode When the HDD property is set to redundancy the video can be recorded both onto the redundancy HDD and the R W HDD simultaneously so as to ...

Page 154: ...isks must be added to your DVR to set an HDD to Redundancy with one HDD having R W property 12 4 Configuring Quota Mode Purpose Each camera can be configured with an allocated quota for the storage of recorded files 1 Go to Menu System Configuration HDD Storage Mode 2 Set the Mode to Quota as shown below The DVR must be rebooted to enable the changes to take effect Figure 12 12 Storage Mode Settin...

Page 155: ...to select all cameras 7 Click OK to finish the Copy settings and return to the Storage Mode interface 8 Click Apply to apply the settings If the quota capacity is set to 0 then all cameras will use the total HDD capacity for records 12 5 Configuring Cloud Storage Purpose Cloud storage facilitates you to upload and download the recorded files at any time and any place which can highly enhance effic...

Page 156: ...g in to the selected cloud to get the authentication code then copy the authentication code to the Authentication Code text filed 5 Click Apply to save the settings and return to the main menu 6 Enter the cloud storage interface again in approximately 20 seconds The Status should indicate successful registration 7 Configure the recording schedule see 5 2 ...

Page 157: ... the cloud storage 1 Go to Menu System Configuration HDD Cloud Storage 2 Select the camera you set in the recording schedule interface 3 Select the upload type in the Upload Type text filed 4 Check the Enable Event Upload checkbox 5 Click Apply to finish the settings Figure 12 15 Upload to Cloud Storage Interface ...

Page 158: ... to finish the settings Figure 12 16 Copy to Interface 12 6 Checking HDD Status Purpose You can check the status of the installed HDDs on the DVR so as to take immediate check and maintenance in case of HDD failure Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface 1 Go to Menu System Configuration HDD HDD Information 2 Check the status of each HDD displayed on the list as shown below Figure 12 17 V...

Page 159: ...nance HDD Detect S M A R T Settings 2 Select the HDD to view its S M A R T information list as shown below To use the HDD even when the S M A R T checking has failed check the Continue to use this disk when self evaluation is failed checkbox Figure 12 18 S M A R T Settings Interface 12 8 Detecting Bad Sectors Purpose You can detect the bad HDD sectors to determine the HDD status 1 Go to Menu Maint...

Page 160: ...when the HDD status is Uninitialized or Abnormal 1 Go to Menu System Configuration Exceptions 2 Set the Exception Type to HDD Error from the drop down list 3 Check the checkbox s below to select the linkage action s for HDD errors The linkage actions can be set to Audible Warning Notify Surveillance Center Send Email and Trigger Alarm Output Figure 12 20 Configure HDD Error Alarm 4 If Trigger Alar...

Page 161: ...eckbox es 5 Select the Date Format Time Format Display Mode and the OSD Font Figure 13 1 OSD Configuration Interface 6 Use the mouse to drag the text frame on the preview window to adjust the OSD position 7 Copy Camera Settings 1 To copy the OSD settings of the current camera to other cameras click Copy to enter the Copy Camera interface 2 Select the camera s to be configured with the same OSD set...

Page 162: ...13 2 Privacy Mask Settings Interface 4 Use the mouse to draw a zone on the window The zones will be marked in different frame colors Up to four privacy mask zones can be configured and the size of each area can be adjusted 5 The configured privacy mask zones on the window can be cleared by clicking the corresponding Clear Zone1 4 icons on the right side of the window or click Clear All to clear al...

Page 163: ...mode from the Mode drop down list There are four modes selectable for analog cameras Standard Indoor Dim Light and Outdoor 5 Adjust the image parameters according to actual needs The parameters include Brightness Contrast Saturation Hue Sharpness and Denoising for the analog cameras and Brightness Contrast and Saturation for the IP cameras Click Restore to set the parameters to the default setting...

Page 164: ...the parameters of the current camera to other analog cameras 6 Click Apply to save the settings The camera parameters settings is applicable only for analog cameras The 4 MP 5 MP Signal Switch Defog Day to Night Sensitivity Night to Day Sensitivity IR Light Brightness Day Night Mode and WDR Switch functions must be supported by the connected analog camera You cannot set the parameters if the conne...

Page 165: ...n 2 Select the type of information you wish to view Device Info Camera Record Alarm Network HDD Figure 14 1 System Information Interface Device Info 14 2 Searching Log Files Purpose The operation alarm exception and DVR information can be stored in log files which can be viewed and exported at any time 1 Go to Menu Maintenance System Logs ...

Page 166: ...Time Major Type and Minor Type 3 Click Search to start search log files 4 The matched log files will be displayed on the list shown below Up to 2000 log files can be displayed each time Figure 14 3 Log Search Results 5 Click of each log or double click it to view its detailed information You can also click to view the related video files if available ...

Page 167: ...lder to create a new folder in the backup device or click Format to format the backup device before log export Connect the backup device to the DVR before operating log export The log files exported to the backup device are named by exporting time e g 20110514124841logBack txt 14 3 Importing Exporting IP Camera Info Purpose The added IP camera information can be generated into a Microsoft Excel fi...

Page 168: ...al device for backup and the configuration files of one DVR can be imported to multiple DVRs if they are to be configured with the same parameters 1 Go to Menu Maintenance Import Export Figure 14 6 Import Export Configuration File 2 Click Export to export configuration files to the selected local backup device 3 To import a configuration file select the file from the selected backup device and cli...

Page 169: ...5 2 Upgrading by FTP Before You Start Configure PC running FTP server and DVR to the same Local Area Network Run third party TFTP software on the PC and copy the firmware into the TFTP root directory 1 Go to Menu Maintenance Upgrade FTP Upgrade Figure 14 8 FTP Upgrade Interface 2 Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field 3 Click Upgrade to start upgrading 4 After upgrading is complete reboot ...

Page 170: ... Upgrade Camera Upgrade Figure 14 9 Camera Upgrade 2 Check the checkbox es of the analog camera s to upgrade The analog camera s must support TurboHD or AHD signal 3 Select the update file from the backup device 4 Click Upgrade to start upgrading 14 7 Restoring Default Settings 1 Go to Menu Maintenance Default Figure 14 10 Restore Defaults 2 Select the restore type from the following three options...

Page 171: ...king mode default route server port etc and user account parameters to the factory default settings Factory Defaults Restore all parameters to the factory default settings Restore to Inactive Restore the device to inactive status 3 Click OK to restore the default settings The device will reboot automatically after restoring the default settings ...

Page 172: ...SC VGA HDMI Resolution Select the output resolution which must be the same as the resolution of the VGA HDMI display Mouse Pointer Speed Set the speed of mouse pointer four levels are configurable Double Click Speed Set the speed for double clicks to register three levels are configurable Enable Password Enable disable the use of the login password If you check the Enable Password checkbox every t...

Page 173: ...ually set the date of the DST period 15 3 Configuring More Settings 1 Go to Menu System Configuration General More Settings Figure 15 3 More Settings Interface 2 Configure the following settings Device Name Edit the name of DVR Device No Used by PTZ joystick to identify the device to control The Device No can be set in the range of 1 to 255 and the default No is 255 CVBS Output Brightness Adjust t...

Page 174: ...Mode You can choose the menu display on different video output Auto and HDMI VGA are selectable 3 Click Apply to save the settings 15 4 Managing User Accounts Purpose There is a default account in the DVR Administrator The Administrator user name is admin and the password is set when you start the device for the first time The Administrator has permission to add and delete users and configure user...

Page 175: ...ly or weekly can better protect your product Level Set the user level to Operator or Guest Different user levels have different operating permissions Operator The Operator user level has permission of Two way Audio in Remote Configuration and all operating permissions in Camera Configuration by default Guest The Guest user has no permission of Two way Audio in Remote Configuration and has only the...

Page 176: ...ra Configuration for the user Local Configuration Local Log Search Searching and viewing logs and device system information Local Parameters Settings Configuring parameters restoring factory default parameters and importing exporting configuration files Local Camera Management Enabling and disabling analog camera s Adding deleting and editing network camera s This function is supported by HDVR ser...

Page 177: ...roperty upgrading system firmware Remote Shutdown Reboot Remotely shutting down or rebooting the device Camera Configuration Remote Live View Remotely viewing live video of the selected camera s Local Manual Operation Locally starting stopping manual recording picture capturing and alarm output of the selected camera s Remote Manual Operation Remotely starting stopping manual recording picture cap...

Page 178: ...d user account 15 4 3 Editing a User Purpose For the added user accounts you can edit the parameters 1 Go to Menu System Configuration User 2 Select the user to be edited from the list 3 Click the icon to enter the Edit User interface as shown below Figure 15 9 Edit User Interface admin ...

Page 179: ...um of eight characters including at least three of the following categories upper case letters lower case letters numbers and special characters in order to increase the security of your product We also recommend that you reset your password regularly Especially in high security systems resetting the password monthly or weekly can better protect your product Hold down the icon and you will see cle...

Page 180: ...lly Unique Identifier a file generated exported and saved to reset the user s password to the USB flash drive for retrieving the forgotten password Then a GUID file will be saved in the USB flash drive Figure 15 11 Export GUID You must input the correct old password of the admin before exporting the GUID 8 Click OK to save the settings and exit from the menu 9 Optional For the Operator or Guest us...

Page 181: ...ng Resolution 8 MP 5 MP 4 MP 3 MP 1080p 720p WD1 4CIF VGA CIF Frame Rate Main stream 8 MP 12fps 5 MP 20 fps 3 MP 18 fps 4 MP 1080p 720p WD1 4CIF VGA CIF 25 fps P 30 fps N Sub stream WD1 4CIF CIF 25 fps P 30 fps N Video Bit Rate 32 Kbps to 16 Mbps Audio Output 1 ch RCA linear 1K Ω Audio Bit Rate 64 Kbps Dual Stream Supported Stream Type Video Video Audio Synchronous Playback 4 ch 8 ch Network Manag...

Page 182: ...nsceiver modem over Ethernet and in plain Metro Ethernet networks DDNS Dynamic DNS is a method protocol or network service that provides the capability for a networked device such as a router or computer system using the Internet Protocol Suite to notify a domain name server to change in real time ad hoc the active DNS configuration of its configured hostnames addresses or other information stored...

Page 183: ...utput mode of DVR is HDMI output then the input mode of monitor must be the HDMI input And if not please modify the input mode of monitor Step 4 Check if the fault is solved by the step 1 to step 3 If it is solved finish the process If not please contact the engineer from our company to do the further process There is a beep sound after a new bought device starts up Possible Reasons No HDD is inst...

Page 184: ...d set the resolution of Main Stream Event the same as the Main Stream Continuous Step 2 Verify the frame rate is real time frame rate Select Menu Record Configuration Record and set the Frame Rate to Full Frame Step 3 Check if the fault is solved by the above steps If it is solved finish the process If not please contact an engineer from our company for further process When using the device to get...

Page 185: ...evel Step 3 Reduce the number of local playback channels Select Menu Playback and uncheck the checkboxes of unnecessary channels Step 4 Check if the fault is solved by the above steps If it is solved finish the process If not contact an engineer from our company for further process No record file found in the device local HDD and the prompt No record file found pops up when you search the record f...

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