HIKVISION DS-8508NIST, User Manual

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User Manual of Network Video Recorder
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Product Key Features
General
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Connectable to the network cameras, network dome and encoders.
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Connectable to the third-party network cameras like ACTI, Arecont, AXIS, Bosch, Brickcom, Canon,
PANASONIC, Pelco, SAMSUNG, SANYO, SONY, Vivotek and ZAVIO, and cameras that adopt
ONVIF or PSIA protocol.
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Each channel supports dual-stream.
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Up to 64 network cameras can be added.
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Independent configuration for each channel, including resolution, frame rate, bit rate, image quality,
etc.
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The quality of the input and output video is configurable.
HDD Management
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Up to 8 SATA hard disks, 8 network disks (8 NAS disks, or 7 NAS disks+1 iSCSI disk) and 1 eSATA
disk can be connected, each disk with a maximum of 4TB storage capacity.
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Support RAID0, RAID1, RAID5, RAID10 storage scheme. And 8 virtual disks can be
configured.(Only for DS-9500NI-RT series NVR)
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Support eSATA disk for recording or backup.
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Support S.M.A.R.T. and bad sector detection. (Not supported with DS-9500NI-RT series NVR.)
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HDD group management.
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Support HDD standby function.
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HDD property: redundancy, read-only, read/write (R/W).
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HDD quota management; different capacity can be assigned to different channel.
Recording and Capturing
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Holiday recording schedule configuration.
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Cycle and non-cycle recording mode.
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Multiple recording types: manual, continuous, alarm, motion, motion | alarm, motion & alarm.
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8 recording time periods with separated recording types.
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Pre-record and post-record for alarm, motion detection for recording or capture, and pre-record time
for schedule and manual recording.
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Searching record files and captured pictures by events (alarm input/motion detection).
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Locking and unlocking record files.
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Local redundant recording and capturing.
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Manual capturing and continuous capturing are supported.
Backup
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Support NTFS and FAT32 formatted backup devices.
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Export data by USB or eSATA devices.
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Management and maintenance of backup devices.
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Either Normal or Hot Spare working mode is configurable to constitute an N+1 hot spare system.
Alarm and Exception
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Configurable arming time of alarm input/output.
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Alarm for video loss, motion detection, tampering, abnormal signal, illegal login, network