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User Manual of DS-9100HWI-ST Series DVR

1.6Starting Up and Shutting Down the DVR

Purpose:

Proper startup and shutdown procedures are crucial to expanding the life of the DVR.

Before you start:

Check that the voltage of the extra power supply is the same with the DVR’s requirement, and the ground

connection is working properly.

Starting up the DVR:

Steps:

Check the power supply is plugged into an electrical outlet. It is HIGHLY recommended that an

Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) be used in conjunction with the device. The Power indicator LED

on the front panel should be red, indicating the devicegets the power supply.

Press the

POWER

button on the front panel. The Power indicator LED should turn green indicating

that the unit begins to start up.

After startup, the Power indicator LED remainsgreen. A splash screen with the status of the DSP and

HDD appears on the monitor. The first row of icons at the bottom of the screen shows the DSP status. If

an ‘X’ is shown on the top of an icon, it means that the DSP initialization has failed. The second row of

icons at the bottom of the screen shows the HDD status. ‘X’ means that the HDD is not installed or

cannot be detected.

Shuttingdown the DVR

Steps:

There are two proper ways to shutdown the DVR. To shutdown the DVR:

• OPTION 1: Standard shutdown

Enter the Shutdown menu.

Menu > Shutdown

Figure 1.5Shutdown Menu

Click the

Shutdown

button.

Click the

Yes

button.

Summary of Contents for DS-9100HWI-ST Series

Page 1: ...DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR USER MANUAL Version 2 0 2 ...

Page 2: ...MITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING THE HIKVISION SOFTWARE HIKVISION DOES NOT WARRANT GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE HIKVISION SOFTWARE IN TERMS OF ITS CORRECTNESS ACCURACY RELIABILITY CURRENTNESS OR OTHERWISE THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE HIKVISION SOF...

Page 3: ...of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union For proper recycling return this product to your local supplier upon the purchase of equivalent new equipment or dispose of it at designated collection points For more information see www recyclethis info 2006 66 EC battery directive This product contains a battery that cannot be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste in the European Union See ...

Page 4: ...must be connected to a UL approved completely enclosed power supply of the proper rated voltage and current No user serviceable parts inside the power supply System Grounding Earthing To avoid shock ensure that all AC wiring is not exposed and that the earth grounding is maintained Ensure that any equipment to which this device will be attached is also connected to properly wired grounded receptac...

Page 5: ...erchlorate material Taiwan battery recycling Please recycle batteries Thermal and Mechanical Injury Some components such as heat sinks power regulators and processors may be hot care should be taken to avoid contact with these components Electro Magnetic Interference This equipment has not been tested for compliance with emissions limits of FCC and similar international regulations This device is ...

Page 6: ...s 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 DVR in conjunction with an UPS if possible Power down the unit before connecting and disconnecting accessories and peripherals A factory recommended HDD should be used for this device Improper use or replacement of the battery may ...

Page 7: ...ed z Quick setting menu is provided for live view z The selected live view channel can be filtered z Motion detection tamper proof video exception alert and video loss alert functions z Privacy mask z Several PTZ protocols supported PTZ preset patrol and pattern z Zooming in by clicking the mouse and PTZ tracing by dragging mouse HDD Management z Up to 8 SATA hard disks 8 network disks 8 NAS disks...

Page 8: ...ter sending email and alarm output z Automatic restore when system is abnormal Other Local Functions z Users can operate by front panel mouse remote control and control keyboard z Three level user management admin user is allowed to create many operating accounts and define their operating permission which includes the limit to access any channel z Operation alarm exceptions and log recording and ...

Page 9: ... z Remotely start stop alarm output z Captured pictures can be sent to the FTP and the FTP can be upgraded remotely z Remote PTZ control z Remote JPEG capture z Two way voice talk and voice broadcasting z Embedded WEB server Development Scalability z SDK for Windows and Linux system z Source code of application software for demo z Development support and training for application system ...

Page 10: ...ode 32 3 3 Adjusting Live View Settings 34 3 4 Channel zero Encoding 36 3 5 Locking the System 37 C H A P T E R 4 38 PTZ Controls 38 4 1 Configuring PTZ Settings 39 4 2 Setting PTZ Presets Patrols Patterns 40 4 2 1 Customizing Presets 40 4 2 2 Calling Presets 41 4 2 3 Customizing Patrols 42 4 2 4 Calling Patrols 43 4 2 5 Customizing Patterns 44 4 2 6 Calling Patterns 45 4 3 PTZ Control Toolbar 46 ...

Page 11: ... 7 99 Backup 99 7 1 Backing up Record Files 100 7 1 1 Quick Export 100 7 1 2 Backing up by Normal Video Search 102 7 1 3 Backing up by Event Search 109 7 1 4 Backing up Video Clips 112 7 2 Backing up Pictures 114 7 3 Managing Backup Devices 116 C H A P T E R 8 119 Alarm Settings 119 8 1 Setting up Motion Detection 120 8 2 Setting up Sensor Alarms 123 8 3 Detecting Video Loss 126 8 4 Detecting Vide...

Page 12: ... 167 10 7 Checking S M A R T Information 169 10 8 Configuring HDD Error Alarms 170 C H A P T E R 11 171 Camera Settings 171 11 1 Configuring OSD Settings 172 11 2 Configuring Privacy Mask 173 11 3 Configuring Video Parameters 174 C H A P T E R 1 2 176 DVR Management and Maintenace 176 12 1 Viewing System Information 177 12 1 1 Viewing Device Information 177 12 1 2 Viewing Camera Information 177 12...

Page 13: ... 3 Configuring More Settings 190 13 4 Managing User Accounts 191 13 4 1 Adding a User 191 13 4 2 Deleting a User 193 13 4 3 Editing a User 194 13 4 4 Changing Password of Admin 195 13 5 Locking Shutting down Rebooting Device 196 C H A P T E R 1 4 197 Appendix 197 Glossary 198 FAQ 199 ...

Page 14: ...User Manual of DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR 13 C H A P T E R 1 Introduction ...

Page 15: ...e device is in armed status at this time an alarm is enabled when an event is detected The indicator turnsoff when the device is unarmed The arm disarm status can be changed by pressing and holding on the ESC button for more than 3 seconds in live view mode 2 IR Receiver Receiver for IR remote 3 Front Panel Lock You can lock or unlock the panel by the key 4 DVD ROM Slot for DVD ROM Optional 5 Alph...

Page 16: ...ful login Pressing and holding the button for 5 seconds will turn off audible key beep The MENU WIPER button will also bring up Sensitivity Interface settings In PTZ Control mode the MENU WIPER button will start wiper if applicable PREV FOCUS The PREV FOCUS button is used to switch between single screen and multi screen mode In PTZ Control mode it is used to adjust the focus in conjunction with th...

Page 17: ...t normal recording isstill available Note It is important to note that you must press the EDIT button on either the remote or front panel on a text field before you re able to edit its content After you re done entering text you must hit the ENTER button to be able to move on to the next field ...

Page 18: ...ote Control Buttons No Name Description 1 POWER Power on off the device 2 DEV Enables Disables Remote Control 3 Alphanumeric Buttons Same as Alphanumeric buttons on front panel 4 EDIT Button Same as EDIT IRIS button on front panel 5 A Button Same as A FOCUS button on front panel 6 REC Button Same as REC SHOT button on front panel 7 PLAY Button Same as the PLAY AUTO button on front panel 8 INFO But...

Page 19: ...here is no response after you press any button on the remote follow the procedure below to troubleshoot Steps 1 Go to Menu Settings General More Settings by operating the front control panel or themouse 2 Check and remember DVR ID The default ID is 255 This ID is valid for all the IR remote controls 3 Press the DEV button on the remote control 4 Enter the DVR ID from step 2 5 Press the ENTER butto...

Page 20: ... Select channel and show the quick set menu Menu Select and enter Double Click Live view Switch between single screen and multi screen Click and Drag PTZ control pan tilt and zoom Tamper proof 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 l...

Page 21: ...h VIDEO OUT 6 LINE IN RCA connector for audio input 7 AUDIO IN RCA connectorfor audio input 8 AUDIO IN DB26 connector for audio input 9 RS 232 Interface Connector for RS 232 devices 10 VGA DB9 connector for VGA output Display local video output and menu 11 HDMI HDMI video output connector 12 eSATA Optional Connects external SATA HDD CD DVD RM 13 LAN Interface Connector for LAN Local Area Network 1...

Page 22: ...s the power supply 2 Press the POWER button on the front panel The Power indicator LED should turn green indicating that the unit begins to start up 3 After startup the Power indicator LED remainsgreen A splash screen with the status of the DSP and HDD appears on the monitor The first row of icons at the bottom of the screen shows the DSP status If an X is shown on the top of an icon it means that...

Page 23: ...or s username and passwordin the dialog box for authentication 3 Click the Yes button Note Do not press the POWER button again when the system is shutting down Rebooting the DVR In the Shutdown menu Figure 4 you can also reboot the DVR Steps 1 Enter the Shutdown menu by clicking Menu Shutdown 2 Click the Lock button to lock the DVR or the Reboot button to reboot the DVR ...

Page 24: ...User Manual of DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR 23 C H A P T E R 2 Getting Started ...

Page 25: ...Cancel button You can also choose to use the Setup Wizard next time by leaving the Start wizard when DVR starts checkbox checked 2 Click Next button on the Wizard window to enter the Login window as shown in Figure 2 2 Figure 2 2 Login Window 3 Enter the admin password By default the password is 12345 4 To change the admin password check the New Admin Password checkbox Enter the new password and c...

Page 26: ...fter the time settings click Next button which takes you back to the Network Setup Wizard window as shown in Figure 2 4 Figure 2 4 Network Configuration 7 Click Next button after you configured the network parameters which takes you to the HDD Management window shown in Figure 2 5 ...

Page 27: ... initialize the HDD click theInit button Initialization removes all the data saved in the HDD 9 Click Next button to enter the Record Settings window as shown in Figure 2 6 Figure 2 6 Record Settings 10 Click Copy to copy the settings to other channels as shown in Figure 2 7 ...

Page 28: ...User Manual of DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR 27 Figure 2 7 Copy Record Settings 11 Click OK to complete the startup Setup Wizard ...

Page 29: ...User Manual of DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR 28 C H A P T E R 3 Live View ...

Page 30: ... re on brings you to the Live View mode Live View Icons In the live view mode there are icons at the right top of the screen for each channel showing the status of the record and alarm in the channel so that you can know whether the channel is recorded or whether there are alarms occur as soon as possible Table 3 1Description of Live View Icons Icons Description Alarm video loss tampering motion d...

Page 31: ... VGA CVBS Table 3 2Priorities of Interfaces HDMI VGA CVBS Main output Auxiliary output 1 HDMI VGA CVBS 2 HDMI CVBS 3 VGA CVBS 4 CVBS z means the interface is in use means the interface is out of use or the connection is invalid And the HDMI VGA and CVBS can be used at the same time When the aux output is enabled the main output can t do any operation and you can do some basic operation on the live...

Page 32: ...f the live view configuration must be set before using Start Auto switch Note If you enter Aux monitor mode and the Aux monitor is not connected the mouse operation is disabled you need to switch back to the Main output with the MAIN AUX button on the front panel or remote Note If the corresponding camera supports intelligent function the Reboot Intelligence option is included when right clicking ...

Page 33: ...which shows when you point the mouse to the bottom of the screen Figure 3 2 Quick Setting Toolbar Table 3 5Description of Quick Setting Toolbar Icons Icons Description Icons Description Icons Description Enable Manual Record Instant Playback Mute Audio on Capture PTZ Control Digital Zoom Image Settings Close Instant Playback only shows the record in last five minutes If no record is found it means...

Page 34: ...oor the image is relatively smoother Dim Light the image is smoother than the other two modes Outdoor the image is relatively clearer and sharper The degree of contrast and saturation is high Figure 3 4 Image Settings Preset You can also choose the Customize mode to set the image parameters like brightness contrast saturation and hue Click the Restore button to restore the previous settings Figure...

Page 35: ... settings available in this menu include Video Output Interface Designates the output to configure the settings for Outputsinclude HDMI depends on the model VGA Main CVBS and Spot Output Live View Mode Designates the display mode to be used for Live View Dwell Time The time in seconds to dwell between switching of channels whenenabling auto switch in Live View Enable Audio Output Enables disables ...

Page 36: ...7 Live View Camera Order To set the camera order 1 Select View 2 Click the up and down button at each screen to select the channel you would like to display Setting an X means the channel will not be displayed 3 Click the Apply button to save the setting ...

Page 37: ...he image quality channel zero encoding is supported as an option for you Steps 1 Enter the Live View Settings interface Menu Configuration Live View 2 Select the Channel Zero Encodingtab Figure 3 8 Live View Channel Zero Encoding 3 Check the checkbox after EnableChannel Zero Encoding 4 Configure the Frame Rate Max Bitrate Mode and Max Bitrate After you set the Channel Zero encoding you can get a v...

Page 38: ...the live view mode and if you want to do some operation you need to enter user name and password tog in again Steps 1 Enter the Shutdown menu Menu Shutdown Figure 3 9 Shutdown 2 Click Lock Note After you have locked the system any click on the screen is invalid It is required a user name and password to unlock the system ...

Page 39: ...User Manual of DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR 38 C H A P T E R 4 PTZ Controls ...

Page 40: ...gh RS 485 interface Steps 1 Enter the PTZ Settings interface Menu Camera PTZ Figure 4 1 PTZ General 2 Choose thecamera for PTZ settingin theCamera dropdown list 3 Enter theparametersof the PTZ camera Note All the parameters should be exactly the same as the PTZ camera parameters Example If the PTZ camera has a Baud rate as 115200 you should input 115200 in the Baud rate field 4 Click Copy if you w...

Page 41: ...amera to point to when an event takes place Steps 1 Enter the PTZ Controlinterface Menu Camera PTZ More Settings Figure 4 2 PTZ More Settings 2 Use the directional button to wheel the camera to the location where you want to set preset 3 Click the round icon before Save Preset 4 Click the preset number to save the preset Repeat the steps2 4 to save more presets If the number of the presets you wan...

Page 42: ... the PTZ setting interface Steps 1 Enter the PTZ Control interface Menu Camera PTZ More Settings 2 Check the round icon before Call Preset Figure 4 4 PTZ Call Preset 3 Choose the preset number Call preset in live view mode Steps 1 Press the PTZ button on the front panel or click the PTZ Control icon in the quick setting bar to enter the PTZ setting menu in live view mode Figure 4 5 PTZ Toolbar ...

Page 43: ... PTZ Control interface Menu Camera PTZ More Settings 2 Select patrol number 3 Select the under Patrol option box to add key points for the patrol Figure 4 6 PTZ Add Key Point 4 Configure key point parameters such as the key point No duration of staying for one key point and speed of patrol The key point is corresponding to the preset The Key Point No determines the order at which the PTZ will foll...

Page 44: ...y clicking the trash icon Figure 4 8KeyPoints Deletion 4 2 4 Calling Patrols Purpose Calling a patrol makes the PTZ to move according the predefined patrol path Calling patrol in the PTZ setting interface Steps 1 In the PTZ setting interface Menu Camera PTZ More Settings 2 Select the patrol number and then click to call the patrol 3 Click to stop it Figure 4 9 Calling Patrol ...

Page 45: ...how the PTZ control toolbar 2 Choose Patrol on the control bar 3 Click the patrol you want to call Figure 4 10 PTZ Toolbar Patrol 4 2 5 Customizing Patterns Purpose Patterns can be set by recording the movement of the PTZ You can call the pattern to make the PTZ movement according to the predefined path Steps 1 Enter the PTZ Control interface Menu Camera PTZ More Settings Figure 4 11 PTZ Pattern ...

Page 46: ...ose Follow the procedure to move the PTZ camera according to the predefined patterns Calling pattern in the PTZ setting interface Steps 1 Enter the PTZ Control interface 2 Click then the PTZ moves according to the pattern Click to stop it Figure 4 12 PTZ Calling Pattern Call pattern in live view mode Steps 1 In the live view mode press PTZ control on the front panel or on the remote control or cli...

Page 47: ...ol icon to enter the PTZ toolbar Figure 4 14 PTZ Toolbar Table 4 1 Description of the PTZ toolbar icons Icon Description Icon Description Icon Description 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 Zoom Middle Preset Patrol Pattern Menu Previous item Next item Start pattern patrol Stop the patrol or pattern mov...

Page 48: ...User Manual of DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR 47 C H A P T E R5 Record and Capture Settings ...

Page 49: ...a HDD and initialize it Menu HDD General Figure 5 1 HDD General 2 Check the storage mode of the HDD 1 Click Advance to check the storage mode of the HDD 2 If the HDD mode is Quota please set the maximum record capacity and maximum picture capacity For detailed information see Chapter 10 5 Configuring Quota Mode 3 If the HDD mode is Group you should set the HDD group For detailed information see Ch...

Page 50: ...onds the camera records it at 9 59 55 Post record The time you set to record after the event or the scheduled time For example when an alarm triggered the recording ends at 11 00 if you set the post record time as 5 seconds it records till 11 00 05 Expired Time The expired time is the longest time for a record file to be kept in the HDD if the deadline is reached the file will be deleted You can s...

Page 51: ...king Copy if the setting can also be used for other channels Figure 5 5 Copy Camera Settings Note The redundant record capture is to decide whether you want the camera to save the record files or captured pictures in the redundant HDD You must configure the redundant HDD in HDD settings For detailed information see Chapter 10 4 2 Setting HDD Property 3 Encoding Parameters for Capture 1 Select the ...

Page 52: ...els Note The interval is the time period between two capturing actions You can configure all the parameters on this menu on your demand 5 2 Configuring Record Capture Schedule Purpose Set the record schedule and then the camera automatically starts stops recording according to the configured schedule Steps 1 Enter the Record Schedule interface Menu Record Capture Schedule 2 Configure Record Schedu...

Page 53: ...t schedule 6 To schedule an all day recording check the checkbox after the All Day item Figure 5 8 Edit Schedule 7 To arrange other schedule leave the All Day checkbox unchecked and set the Start End time Note Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day And the time periods can t be overlapped each other Repeat the above steps5 7 to schedule recording capture for other days in the week If the s...

Page 54: ...d back to upper level menu 9 Click Apply in the Record Schedule interface to save the settings You can repeat steps 5 8 to set schedule for other channels If the settings can also be used to other channels click Copy and then choose the channel to which you want to copy Figure 5 10 Copy Schedule to Other Channels ...

Page 55: ...rtain channels to start recording or trigger full screen monitoring audio warning notify the surveillance center and so on Steps 1 Enter the Motion Detection interface Menu Camera Motion Figure 5 11 Motion Detection 2 Configure Motion Detection 1 Choose camera you want to configure 2 Check the checkbox after Enable Motion Detection 3 Drag and draw the area for motion detection by mouse If you want...

Page 56: ...mation will pop up Figure 5 13 Motion Detection Handling 5 Select the channels which you want the motion detection event to trigger recording 6 Click Apply to save the settings 7 Click OK to back to the upper level menu 8 Exit the Motion Detection menu 3 Enter Schedule settings interface Menu Record Schedule Record CaptureSchedule ...

Page 57: ... the checkbox after the Enable Schedule item 2 Click Edit Figure 5 15 Edit Schedule Motion Detection 3 In the message box you can choose the day to which you want to set schedule 4 Set the Type as Motion 5 To schedule an all day recording check the checkbox after the All Day item ...

Page 58: ...can t be overlapped each other Repeat the above steps11 13 to schedule motion detection triggered recording capture for all the week If the schedule can also be set to other days click Copy Figure 5 17 Copy Schedule to Other Days 7 Click OK to back to upper level menu You can repeat steps to set schedule for other channels if the settings can also be used to other channels click Copy and then choo...

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Page 60: ...red recording or capture Steps 1 Enter the Alarm setting interface Menu Configuration Alarm Figure 5 19 Alarm Settings 2 ClickAlarm Input Figure 5 20 Alarm Settings Alarm Input 1 Select Alarm Input number and configure alarm parameters 2 Choose N O normally open or N C normally closed for alarm type 3 Check the checkbox for Setting 4 Click Handling ...

Page 61: ...8 Click OK to back to the upper level menu Repeat the above steps to configure other alarm input parameters If the setting can also be applied to other alarm inputs click Copy and choose the alarm input number Figure 5 22 Copy Alarm Input 3 Enter Record Capture Schedule setting interface Menu Record Schedule 1 Click Record Capture Schedule 2 Check the checkbox after the Enable Schedule ...

Page 62: ...check the checkbox after the All Day item 7 To arrange other schedule leave the All Day checkbox blank and set the Start End time Note Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day And the time periods can t be overlapped each other Repeat the above steps4 7 to schedule alarm triggered recording capture for all the week If the schedule can also be set to other days click Copy 8 Click OK to back t...

Page 63: ...ture Steps 1 Enter the Manual settings interface Menu Manual Or press the REC SHOT button on the front panel Figure 5 24 Manual Record 2 Enabling Manual Record 1 Select Record on the left bar 2 Click the status button before camera number to change to 3 Disable manual record Click the status button to change to Note After rebooting all the manual records enabled are canceled 4 Enabling and disabli...

Page 64: ...ies DVR 63 Figure 5 25 Continuous Capture 2 Click the status button before camera number to change to 3 Disable continuous capture 4 Click the status button to change to Note After rebooting all the continuous capture will be canceled ...

Page 65: ...s for recording and capture on holiday Steps 1 Enter the Record setting interface Menu Record 2 Choose Holiday on the left bar Figure 5 26 Holiday Settings 3 Enable Edit Holiday schedule 1 Click to enter the Edit interface Figure 5 27 Edit Holiday Settings 2 Check the checkbox after Enable Holiday 3 Select Mode from the dropdown list There are three different modes for the date format to configure...

Page 66: ...e Holiday 5 Select Motion from the Type dropdown list 6 If you need all day recording check theAll Day checkbox Otherwise leave it blank 7 Set start end time for holiday schedule Note Up to 8 periods can be configured for each day And the time periods can t be overlapped each other In the time table of the channel both holiday schedule and normal day schedule are displayed Repeat the above steps4 ...

Page 67: ...r 5 3 and Chapter 5 4 1 Enter the Record setting interface In this chapter the configuration for Motion Alarm motion or alarm and Motion Alarm triggered recording and capture will be described only Steps Menu Record Schedule 2 Select Record Capture Figure 5 29 Record Schedule 3 Schedule Motion Alarm or Motion Alarm triggered recording 1 Select the channel you want to set schedule 2 Check the check...

Page 68: ...be configured for each day And the time periods can t be overlapped each other Repeat the above steps to schedule for all the week If the schedule can also be applied to other days click Copy 7 Click Apply to save settings 8 Click OK to back to the upper level menu Repeat the above steps to schedule Motion Alarm or Motion Alarm triggered recording capture to other channels If the setting can also ...

Page 69: ... not only in the R W HDD but also in the redundant HDD will effectively enhance the data safety and reliability Steps 1 Enter HDD Information interface Menu HDD Figure 5 31 HDD General 2 Select the HDD and click to enter the Local HDD Settings interface 1 Set the HDD property to Redundant Figure 5 32 HDD General Editing 2 Click Apply to save the settings 3 Click OK to back to the upper level menu ...

Page 70: ...DD Group There should be at least another HDD which is in Read Write status 3 Enter the Record setting interface Menu Record Encoding 1 Select Record Figure 5 33 Encoding Record 2 Select Camera you want to configure 3 Click More Settings Figure 5 34 Encoding Record More 4 Set the Redundant Record Capture to Yes 5 Click OK to save settings and back to the upper level menu Repeat the above steps for...

Page 71: ... Group If not set it to Group For detailed information please refer toChapter 10 4 Managing HDD Group 3 Select General in the left bar Click to enter editing interface 4 Configuring HDD group 1 Choose a group number for the HDD group 2 Click Apply and then in the pop up message box click Yesto save your settings 3 Click OK to back to the upper level menu Repeat the above steps to configure more HD...

Page 72: ...number in the dropdown list of Record on HDD Group 3 Check the channels you want to save in this group 4 Click Apply to save settings Note After you havingconfigured the HDD groups you can configure the Recording and Capture settings following the procedure provided in Chapter 5 2 5 7 ...

Page 73: ...iles from being overwritten Protect file by locking the record files Steps 1 Enter Playback setting interface Menu Playback Figure 5 37 Playback 2 Select thechannels you want to investigate by checking the checkbox to 3 Configure the record type file type start end time 4 Click Search to show the results Figure 5 38 Playback Search Result 5 Protect the record files ...

Page 74: ...ly the record files with size bigger than 1GB can be locked otherwise it can t be protected by locking it 2 Click to change it to to unlock the file and the file is not protected Figure 5 39 Unlocking Attention Protect file by setting HDD property to Read only Steps 1 Enter HDD setting interface Menu HDD Figure 5 40 HDD General 2 Click to edit the HDD you want to protect ...

Page 75: ...settings and back to the upper level menu Note You can t save any files in a Read only HDD If you want to save files in the HDD change the property to R W Note If there is only one HDD and is set toRead only the DVR can t record any files Only live view mode is available If you set the HDD to Read only when the DVR is saving files in it then the file will be saved in next R W HDD If there is only ...

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Page 77: ...ack by channel Steps Choose a channel in live view mode using the mouse and click the button in the quick setting toolbar Note Only record files recorded during the last five minutes on this channel will be played back Figure 6 1Instant Playback Interface All day Playback by channel 1 Enter the All day Playback interface Mouse right click a channel in live view mode and select All day Playback fro...

Page 78: ...al buttons will switch playback to the corresponding channels during playback process 2 Playback management The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing progress as shown in Figure 6 3 Figure 6 3All day Playback Interface The channel and time selection menu displays by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface Click the channel s if you want to ...

Page 79: ...tion Button Operation Audio on Mute Start Stop clipping 30s forward 30s reverse Add default tag Add customized tag Tag management Speed down Pause reverse play Reverse play Single frame reverse play Pause play Play Sing le frame play Stop Speed up Previous day Next day Hide Exit Process bar Video type bar Note 1 Playback progress bar use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the...

Page 80: ...and channel switch are supported Steps 1 Enter playback interface Menu Playback 2 Set search conditions and click the Playback button to enter Playback interface Figure 6 6Video Search by Time In the Playback interface The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process as shown in Figure 6 7 Figure 6 7Interface of Playback by Time ...

Page 81: ...rogress bar use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames 2 About video type bar represents normal recording manual or schedule represents event recording motion alarm motion alarm motion alarm 6 1 3 Playing Back byNormalVideo Search Purpose Play back video files searched out by restricting recording type and recording time The video files i...

Page 82: ...ing button takes you to step 3 and step 4 Figure 6 10 Result of Normal Video Search 3 Choose channels for simultaneous playback Note Optional channels for simultaneous playback are the same as the channels chosen to search record files in step 1 And the channel with the recorded file selected in step 2 is the main channel during multi channel playback and it is displayed at the upper left corner 4...

Page 83: ...us Playback 4 SynchronousPlayback interface The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process Figure 6 12 4 ch Synchronous Playback Interface The hidden list of recorded files displays by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface ...

Page 84: ...y Single frame reverse play Pause play Play Single frame play Stop Speed up Previous file Next file Video search Exit Hide toolbar Progress bar Video type bar Note 1 Playback progress bar use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames 2 About video type bar represents normal recording manual or schedule represents event recording motion alarm...

Page 85: ... to play back recorded files associated with motion detection choose Motion as event type and clickSearch button to enter the Search Result interface Figure 6 16 Video Search by Motion 5 Click button to enter the Playback interface If there is only one channel is triggered by an alarm input pressing button takes you to Full screen Playback interface of this channel If several channels are triggere...

Page 86: ...rch by Alarm Input 6 Click Detailsbutton to view detailed information of the record file e g start time end time file size etc Figure 6 18 Event Details Interface 7 Playback interface The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process ...

Page 87: ...ce with Alarm Input List Figure 6 21 Toolbar of Playback by Event Table 6 4Detailed Explanation of Playback by event Toolbar Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Button Operation Audio on Mute Start Stop clipping 30s forward 30s reverse Add default tag Add customized tag Tag management Speed down Pause reverse play Reverse play Single frame reverse play Pause play Play Single frame p...

Page 88: ... motion alarm motion alarm 6 1 5 Playing Back by Tag Purpose Video tag allows you to record related information like people and location of a certain time point during playback You are also allowed to use video tag s to search for record files and position time point Before playing back by tag 1 Enter Playback interface Figure 6 22 Interface of Playback by Time Press button to add default tag Pres...

Page 89: ...enter Search Result interface Note Two tag types are selectable All and Tag Keyword Input keyword if you choose Tag Keyword Figure 6 24 Video Search by Tag 2 Set playback conditions and tag management Choose the tag name of the recorded file you want to play back it can be edited or deleted Pre play and post play time can be set according to actual needs Note Pre play time and post play time is ad...

Page 90: ...Result of Video Search by Tag 3 Playback by tag Choose a tag and press button to play back the related record file Figure 6 26 Interface of Playback by Tag The hidden list of tags will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface ...

Page 91: ...ow down Pause reverse play Reverse play Single frame reverse play Pause play Play Single frame play Stop Speed up Previous tag Next tag Tag search Exit Hide Progress bar Video type bar Note 1 Playback progress bar use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames 2 About video type bar represents normal recording manual or schedule represents ev...

Page 92: ...tem Log Search Interface 2 Choose a log with record file and press button to enter Playback interface Note If there is no record file at the time point of the log the message box no related record file will pop up Figure 6 29 Result of System Log Search 3 Playback interface The toolbar in the bottom part of Playback interface can be used to control playing process ...

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Page 94: ...n toolbar Using the Front Panel Rotate the inner control on Jog Shuttle counterclockwise or press the button to set the speed to Single frame One click on button represents playback or adverse playback of one frame 6 2 2 SmartSearching Purpose In order to locate motion detection event easily and accurately when playing back you are allowed to analyze a certain area scene dynamically and to get all...

Page 95: ... drawing area s press button to execute smart searchin this area Note Multi areaand full screen searching modes are supported Figure 6 33 Draw Area of Smart Search Results of intelligent analysis Video type bar Normal record file Event record file Dynamic record file The hidden list of record files display when moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface ...

Page 96: ...lay Reverse play Single frame reverse play Pause play Play Single frame play Stop Speed up Previous smart search result Next smart search result Video search Exit Hide Progress bar Video type bar Smart search bar Note 1 Playback progress bar use the mouse to click any point of the progress bar or drag the progress bar to locate special frames 2 About video type bar represents normal recording manu...

Page 97: ...re 6 37 Right click Menu under Playback The right click menu Note This menu differs slightly from one playback interface to another Table 6 7Detailed Explanation of Right click Menu under Playback Button Function Return to Search interface Enter Digital Zoom interface Motion Analysis against a specified area Show hide control interface Return to Playback interface ...

Page 98: ...hoose Picture tab Set channel picture type and time and press Search button to enter Search Result interface Note Picture types include Normal Motion Alarm Motion Alarm Motion Alarm Capture and Continuous Capture Figure 6 38 Picture Search 3 View pictures Choose a picture you want to view and press button Figure 6 39 Result of Picture Search 4 Picture Playback interface ...

Page 99: ... list of captured pictures will be displayed by moving the mouse to the right of the playback interface Figure 6 41 Playback Interface with Picture List Figure 6 42 Picture Playback Toolbar Table 6 8 Detailed Explanation of Picture playback Toolbar Button Function Button Function Button Function Button Function Play reverse Play Previous picture Next picture Picture search Hide Exit ...

Page 100: ...User Manual of DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR 99 C H A P T E R 7 Backup ...

Page 101: ...annot exceed one day Otherwise the message box Max 24 hours are allowed for quick export will pop up 2 The number of channels for synchronous export cannot exceed 4 Otherwise the message box Max 4 channels are allowed for synchronous quick export will pop up Figure 7 1 Quick Export Interface 2 Export Go to Export interface choose backup device and press Export button to start exporting Note Here w...

Page 102: ...interface until all record files are exported Figure 7 3 Export Finished 3 Check backup result Choose the record file in Export interface and press button to check it Note The Player player exe will be exported automatically during record file export Figure 7 4 Checkup of Quick Export Result Using USB1 1 ...

Page 103: ...nter Export interface Menu Export Normal 2 Set search condition and press Searchbutton to enter the search result interface Figure 7 5Normal Video Search for Backup 3 Select record files you want to back up Press button to play the record file if you want to check it Check the checkbox before the record files you want to back up Note The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the low...

Page 104: ...lso format USB flash drives or USB HDDs via the device Figure 7 7 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop up message box Exportfinished Figure 7 8 Export Finished 5 Check backup result Choose the record file in Export interface and press button to check it Note The Player player exe will be exported automatica...

Page 105: ...l 2 Set search condition and press Search button to enter the search result interface Figure 7 10 Normal Video Search for Backup 3 Select record files you want to back up Press button to play the record file if you want to check it Check the checkbox before the record files you want to back up Note The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower left corner of the window ...

Page 106: ... and start backup Note If the inserted USB writer or SATA writer is not recognized Click the Refresh button Reconnect device Check for compatibility from vendor Figure 7 12 Export by Normal Video Search using USB Writer Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop up message box Export finished ...

Page 107: ... HDDs Steps 1 Enter Record Advanced and set the working mode of eSATA HDD at Export Menu Record Advanced Choose eSATA and set its mode at Export Click Yes when pop up message box System will reboot automatically if the usage of eSATA is changed Continue Note The working modes of eSATA HDD contain Record Capture and Export And changes in working mode will take effective after rebooting the device 2...

Page 108: ...Note The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower left corner of the window Figure 7 16 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 4 Export Press Export button and start backup Note Please format the eSATA first when using it for the first time If the inserted eSATA HDD is not recognized Click the Refresh button Reconnect device Check for compatibility from vendor You can also ...

Page 109: ...ce until all record files are exported with pop up message Export finished Figure 7 18 Export Finished 5 Check backup result Choose the record file in Export interface and press button to check it Note The Player player exe will be exported automatically during record file export Figure 7 19 Checkup of Export Result Using eSATA HDD ...

Page 110: ...pe 2 Select the alarm input No and time 3 Press Search button to enter the Search Result interface Figure 7 20 Event Search for Backup 2 Select record files to export 1 Select an alarm input in the list and press Quick Export button to enter Export interface 2 Pressing Details button will take you to the interface with detailed information of all channels triggered by the selected alarm input Note...

Page 111: ...ize etc Note The size of the currently selected files is displayed in the lower left corner of the window Figure 7 22 Event Details Interface 3 Export Click the Export button and start backup Note If the inserted USB device is not recognized Click the Refresh button Reconnect device Check for compatibility from vendor You can also format USB flash drive or USB HDDs via the device ...

Page 112: ...y in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop up message Export finished Figure 7 24 Export Finished 4 Check backup result Note The Player player exe will be exported automatically during record file export Figure 7 25 Checkup of Event Export Result Using USB Flash Drive ...

Page 113: ... 3 Quit Playback interface after finishing clipping and you will then be prompted to save the clips Note A maximum of 30 clips can be selected for each channel Figure 7 26 Interface of Playback by Time 4 Click Yesto save video clips and enter Export interface or click No to quit and do not save video clips Figure 7 27 Attention to Video Clip Saving 5 Export Press Export button and start backup Not...

Page 114: ...in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop up message Export finished Figure 7 29 Export Finished 6 Check backup result Note The Player player exe will be exported automatically during record file export Figure 7 30 Checkup of Video Clips Export Result Using USB Flash Drive ...

Page 115: ...channel s image type start time and end time and click Search button to enter the Search Result interface Figure 7 31 Picture Search for Backup 2 Select pictures you want to back up Check the checkbox before the pictures you want to back up and click Export button Note Here we take USB flash drive as an example For more backup devices please refer to section Playing Back by Normal Video Search Fig...

Page 116: ... start backup Figure 7 33 Export Pictures Using USB Flash Drive Stay in the Exporting interface until all record files are exported with pop up message Export finished Figure 7 34 Export Finished 4 Check backup result Figure 7 35 Checkup of Picture Export Using USB Flash Drive ...

Page 117: ...te At least one channel shall be selected Figure 7 36 Normal Video Search for Backup 2 Select record files you want to back up Press Export button to enter Export interface Note At least one record file shall be selected Figure 7 37 Result of Normal Video Search for Backup 3 Backup device management Press New Folder button if you want to create a new folder in the backup device Select a record fil...

Page 118: ...atibility from vendor Figure 7 38 USB Flash Drive Management Management of USB writers and SATA writers 1 EnterSearch Result interface of record files Menu Export Normal Set search condition and press Search button to enter Search Result interface Note At least one channel shall be selected Figure 7 39 Normal Video Search for Backup 2 Select record files you want to back up Press Export button to ...

Page 119: ...nt Press Erase button if you want to erase the files from a re writable CD DVD Note There must be a re writable CD DVD when you make this operation Note If the inserted USB writer or SATA writer is not recognized Click the Refresh button Reconnect device Check for compatibility from vendor Figure 7 41USB Writer Management ...

Page 120: ...User Manual of DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR 119 C H A P T E R 8 Alarm Settings ...

Page 121: ...ra you want to set up motion detection Menu Camera Motion Figure 8 1 Motion Detection Setup Interface 2 Set up detection area and sensitivity Tick Enable Motion Detection use the mouse to draw detection area s and drag the sensitivity bar to set sensitivity Press Handling button and set alarm response actions Figure 8 2 Set Detection Area and Sensitivity ...

Page 122: ...t within each day Note Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped Figure 8 4 Set Arming Schedule of Motion Detection 5 ClickHandling tab to set up alarm response actions of motion alarm please refer to Chapter 8 6 Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days Click the OK button to complete the m...

Page 123: ...User Manual of DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR 122 Figure 8 5 Copy Settings of Motion Detection ...

Page 124: ...Interface of System Configuration 2 Set up the handling method of the selected alarm input Check the Setting checkbox and click Handling button to set up its alarm response actions Figure 8 7 Alarm Input Setup Interface 3 Select Trigger Channel tab and select one or more channels which will start to record capture or become full screen monitoring when an external alarm is input 4 SelectArming Sche...

Page 125: ...py button to copy an arming schedule to other days Figure 8 8 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Input 6 If necessary select PTZ Linking tab and set PTZ linkage of the alarm input Set PTZ linking parameters and press OK to complete the settings of the alarm input Note Please check whether the PTZ or speed dome supports PTZ linkage One alarm input can trigger presets patrol or pattern of more than one ch...

Page 126: ...er Manual of DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR 125 7 If you want to set handling method of another alarm input repeat the above steps or just copy the above settings to it Figure 8 10 Copy Settings of Alarm Input ...

Page 127: ...nu Camera Video Loss Figure 8 11 Video Loss Setup Interface 2 Set up handling method of video loss Check the checkbox of Enable Video Loss Alarm and press Handling button to set up handling method of video loss Figure 8 12 Set Handling Method of Video Loss 3 Set up arming schedule of the channel Select Arming Schedule tab to set the channel s arming schedule Choose one day of a week and up to eigh...

Page 128: ... also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days Click the OK button to complete the video loss settings of the channel 5 If you want to set up video losshandling method for another channel repeat the above steps or just copy the above settings to it Figure 8 14 Copy Settings of Video Loss 8 4 Detecting Video Tampering Purpose Trigger alarm when the lens is covered and take alarm res...

Page 129: ...tivity level Use the mouse to draw an area you want to detect video tampering Press Handling button to set up handling method of video tampering Figure 8 16 Set Detection Area and Sensitivity of Video Tampering 3 Set up arming schedule and alarm response actions of the channel 1 Press Arming Schedule tab to set the channel s arming schedule 2 Choose one day of a week and Max eight time periods can...

Page 130: ...8 6 Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days of a week You can also use Copy button to copy an arming schedule to other days Click the OK button to complete the video tampering settings of the channel 5 If you want to set up video losshandling method for another channel repeat step two and three or just copy the above settings to it Figure 8 18 Copy Settings of Video Tamperin...

Page 131: ...cted Duplicated IP address Illegal Login Incorrect user ID or password Abnormal Video Signal Unstable video signal Input Output Video Standard Mismatch I O video standards do not match Abnormal Record Capture No space for saving recorded files or captured images Steps Enter Exception interface of System Configuration and handle various exceptions Menu Configuration Exceptions Please refer to Chapt...

Page 132: ...switch will terminate once the alarm stops and you will be taken back to the Live View interface Note You must select during Trigger Channel settings the channel s you want to make full screen monitoring Audible Warning Trigger an audible beep when an alarm is detected Notify Surveillance Center Sends an exception or alarm signal to remote alarm host when an eventoccurs The alarm host refers to th...

Page 133: ...st of Dwell Time you can clear it only by going to Menu Manual Alarm Figure 8 20 Alarm Output Setup Interface 2 Set up arming schedule of the alarm output Choose one day of a week and up to 8 time periods can be set within each day Note Time periods shall not be repeated or overlapped Figure 8 21 Set Arming Schedule of Alarm Output 3 Repeat the above steps to set up arming schedule of other days o...

Page 134: ...User Manual of DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR 133 4 You can also copy the above settings to another channel Figure 8 22 Copy Settings of Alarm Output ...

Page 135: ...he alarm can be cleared only by pressing Clear button in the following interface Steps Select the alarm output you want to trigger or clear and make related operations Menu Manual Alarm Press Trigger Clear button if you want to trigger or clear an alarm output Press Trigger All button if you want to trigger all alarm outputs Press Clear All button if you want to clear all alarm output Figure 8 23 ...

Page 136: ...User Manual of DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR 135 C H A P T E R 9 Network Settings ...

Page 137: ...heckbox ofDHCP to automatically obtain an IP address and other network settings from that server Note The valid value range of MTU is 500 9676 4 After having configured the general settings click the Apply button to save the settings Working Mode There are two 10M 100M 1000M NIC cards provided by the device and it allows the device to work in the Multi address Load Balance and Net fault Tolerance ...

Page 138: ...dth which enables the system to provide two Gigabit network capacity Figure 9 3 Load Balance Working Mode Net fault Tolerance Mode The two NIC cards use the same IP address and you can select the Main NIC to LAN1 or LAN2 By this way in case of one NIC card failure the device will automatically enable the other standby NIC card so as to ensure the normal running of the wholesystem ...

Page 139: ...VR also allows access by Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE Steps 1 Enter the Network Settingsinterface Menu Configuration Network 2 Select the PPPoEtab to enter the PPPoE Settings interface as shown in Figure9 6 Figure 9 5PPPoE Settings Interface 3 Check the PPPoEcheckbox to enable this feature 4 Enter User Name Password and Confirm Password for PPPoE access ...

Page 140: ...can go to Menu Maintenance System Info Network interface to view the status ofPPPoE connection Please refer to Chapter 12 1Viewing System Information for PPPoE status 9 2 2 Configuring DDNS Purpose If your DVR is set to use PPPoE as its default network connection you may set DynamicDNS DDNS to be used for network access Prior registration with your ISP is required beforeconfiguring the system to u...

Page 141: ... DDNS typesare selectable IPServer DynDNS PeanutHull and NO IP IPServer Enter Server Address for IPServer Figure 9 8IPServer Settings Interface DynDNS 1 Enter Server Address for DynDNS i e members dyndns org 2 In the DVR Domain Name text field enter the domain obtained from the DynDNS website 3 Enter the User Name and Password registered in the DynDNS website ...

Page 142: ...ull website Figure 9 10 Peanut Hull Settings Interface NO IP Enter the account information in the corresponding fields Refer to the DynDNS settings 1 Enter Server Address for NO IP 2 In the DVR Domain Name text field enter the domain obtained from the NO IP website www no ip com 3 Enter the User Name and Password registered in the NO IP website ...

Page 143: ...on your DVR to ensure the accuracy of system date and time Steps 1 Enter the Network Settings interface Menu Configuration Network 2 Select the NTPtab to enter the NTPSettings interface as shown in Figure 9 13 Figure 9 12NTP Settings Interface 3 Check the Enable NTP checkbox to enable this feature 4 Configure the following NTP settings Interval Time interval between the two synchronizing actionswi...

Page 144: ...is setup in a customized network NTP software can be used to establish a NTPserver used for time synchronization 9 2 4 Configuring FTP Server Purpose The FTP can be configured on your DVR to realize dual directional transmission of control files over Internet And the captured pictures of DVR can be uploaded to FTP server as well Steps 1 Enter the Network Settings interface Menu Configuration Netwo...

Page 145: ...y Directory is selected you can use the Camera Name or Camera No as the name of the directory 5 Click theApplybutton to save and exit the interface Note Please make sure the remote FTP server has been started up before setting the FTP parameters 9 2 5 Configuring SNMP Purpose You can use SNMP protocol to get device status and parameters related information Steps 1 Enter the Network Settings interf...

Page 146: ...y setting the Trap Address the DVR is allowed to send the alarm event and exception message to the surveillance center 9 2 6 Configuring Remote Alarm Host Purpose With a remote alarm host configured the DVR will send the alarm event or exception message to the host when an alarm is triggered The remote alarm host must have the Network Video Surveillance software installed Steps 1 Enter the Network...

Page 147: ...e the same as the alarm monitoring port configured in the software default port is 0 Figure 9 18Configure Alarm Host 4 Click theApplybutton to save and exit the interface 9 2 7 Configuring Multicast Purpose The multicast can be configured torealize live view for more than 128 cameras throughnetwork A multicast address spans the Class D IP range of 224 0 0 0 to239 255 255 255 It is recommended to u...

Page 148: ...e as the DVR s multicast IP Figure 9 19 Configure Multicast 4 Click theApplybutton to save and exit the interface 9 2 8 Configuring RTSP Purpose The RTSP Real Time Streaming Protocol is a network control protocol designed for use in entertainment and communications systems to control streaming mediaservers Steps 1 Enter the Network Settings menu by clicking Menu Configuration Network 2 Select the ...

Page 149: ...nter the Server Port and HTTP Port in the text fields The default Server Port is 8000 and the HTTP Port is 80 and you can change them according to different requirements 5 Click the Apply button to save and exit the interface Note The Server Port should be set to the range of 2000 65535 and it is used for remote client softwareaccess The HTTP port is used for remote IE access 9 2 10 Configuring Em...

Page 150: ...gs 4 Select the Email tab to enter the EmailSettings interface Figure 9 23Email SettingsInterface 5 Configure the following Email settings Enable Server Authentication optional Check the checkbox to enable the server authentication feature User Name The user account of sender s Email for SMTP server authentication Password The password of sender s Email for SMTP server authentication SMTP Server T...

Page 151: ...eck the checkbox of Enable Attached Picture if you want to send email with attached alarm images The interval is the time of two adjacent alarm images You can also set SMTP port and enable SSL here Interval The interval refers to the time between two actions of sending attached pictures E mail Test Sends a test message to verify that the SMTP server can be reached 6 Click the Apply button to save ...

Page 152: ...tain real time information of DVR such as linking status MTU sending receiving rate etc Steps 1 Enter the Network Trafficinterface Menu Maintenance Net Detect Figure 9 25 Network Traffic Interface 2 You can view the sending rate and receiving rate information on the interface The traffic data is refreshed every 1 second ...

Page 153: ... Net Detect 2 Click the Network Detection tab to enter the Network Detection menu as shown in Figure 9 27 Figure 9 26 Network Detection Interface 3 Enter the destination address in the text field of Destination Address 4 Click the Test button to start testing network delay and packet loss The testing result pops up on the window If the testing is failed the error message box will pop up as well Re...

Page 154: ...evice from the dropdown list of Device Name as shown in Figure 9 28 Note Click the Refresh button if the connected local backup device cannot be displayed When it fails to detect the backup device please check whether it is compatible with the DVR You can format the backup device if the format is incorrect Figure 9 28Export Network Packet 4 Click the Export button to start exporting 5 After the ex...

Page 155: ...User Manual of DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR 154 C H A P T E R 1 0 HDD Management ...

Page 156: ... be initialized before it can be used with yourDVR Steps 1 Enter the HDD Informationinterface Menu HDD General Figure 10 1 HDD Information Interface 2 Select HDD to be initialized 3 Click the Init button Figure 10 2 Confirm Initialization 4 Select the OK button to start initialization Figure 10 3Start Initialization ...

Page 157: ...S 9100HWI ST Series DVR 156 5 After the HDD has been initialized the status of the HDD will change from Uninitializedto Normal Figure 10 4HDD Status Changes to Normal Note Initializing the HDD will erase all data on it ...

Page 158: ... as network HDD Steps 1 Enter the HDD Informationinterface Menu HDD General Figure 10 5 HDD Information Interface 2 Click theAdd button to enter the Add NetHDD interface as shown in Figure 10 6 Figure 10 6HDD Information Interface 3 Add the allocated NetHDD 4 Select the type to NAS or IP SAN 5 Configure the NAS or IP SAN settings Add NAS disk ...

Page 159: ...ress in the text field 2 Click the Search button to the available IP SAN disks 3 Select the IP SAN disk from the list shown below 4 Click the OK button to add the selected IP SAN disk Note Up to 1 IP SAN disk can be added Figure 10 8AddIP SAN Disk 6 After having successfully added the NAS or IP SAN disk return to the HDD Information menu The added NetHDD will be displayed in the list Note If the a...

Page 160: ...User Manual of DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR 159 Figure 10 9Initialize Added NetHDD ...

Page 161: ...port use the eSATA for backup Refer to Backup using eSATA HDDs in Chapter 7 1 2 Backing up by Normal Video Search for operating instructions Record Capture use the eSATA for record capture Refer to the following steps for operating instructions Figure 10 10SeteSATA Mode 3 When the eSATA type is selected to Record Capture enter the HDD Information interface Menu HDD General 4 Edit the property of t...

Page 162: ...User Manual of DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR 161 Figure 10 11 Initialize Added NetHDD ...

Page 163: ...terface Menu HDD Advanced 2 Set the Mode to Group as shown in Figure 10 12 Figure 10 12Storage Mode Interface 3 Click the Apply button and the following Attention box will pop up Figure 10 13 Attention for Reboot 4 Click the Yes button to reboot the device to activate the changes 5 After reboot of device enter the HDD Information interface Menu HDD General 6 Select HDD from the listand click the i...

Page 164: ...ite R W Before setting the HDD property please set the storage mode to Group refer to step1 4 of Chapter 10 4 1 Setting HDD Groups A HDD can be set to read only to prevent important recorded files from being overwritten whenthe HDD becomesfull 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...

Page 165: ... Read only or Redundancy 4 Click the OK button to save the settings and exit the interface 5 In the HDD Information menu the HDD property will be displayed in the list Note At least 2hard disks must be installed on your DVR when you want to set a HDD to Redundancy and there is one HDD with R W property ...

Page 166: ...as shown in Figure 10 17 Note The DVR must be rebooted to enable the changes to take effect Figure 10 17 Storage Mode Settings Interface 3 Select a camera for which you want to configure quota 4 Enter the storage capacity in the text fields of Max Record Capacity GB and Max Picture Capacity GB as shown in Figure 10 18 Figure 10 18 ConfigureRecord Picture Quota 5 You can copy the quota settings of ...

Page 167: ...to be configured with the same quota settings You can also click the checkbox of Analog to select all cameras 7 Click the OK button to finish the Copy settings and back to the Storage Mode interface 8 Click the Apply button to apply the settings Note If the quota capacity is set to 0 then all cameras will use the total capacity of HDD for record and picture capture ...

Page 168: ...each HDD which is displayed on the list as shown in Figure 10 20 Figure 10 20 View HDD Status 1 Note If the status of HDDisNormal or Sleeping itworks normally If the statusisUninitialized or Abnormal please initialize the HDD before use And if the HDD initialization is failed please replace it with a new one Checking HDD Status in HDD Information Interface Steps 1 Enter the System Information inte...

Page 169: ...User Manual of DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR 168 Figure 10 21 View HDD Status 2 ...

Page 170: ...is a monitoring system for HDD to detectand report on various indicators of reliability in the hopes of anticipating failures Steps 1 Enter the S M A R T Settings interface Menu HDD S M A R T 2 Check the checkbox of Enable S M A R T 3 Select the HDD to view its S M A R T information list as shown in Figure 10 22 Figure 10 22S M A R T Settings Interface ...

Page 171: ...m the dropdown list 3 Click the checkbox s below to select the HDD error alarm type s as shown in Figure 10 23 Note The alarm type can be selected to Audio Warning Notify Surveillance Center Send Email and Trigger Alarm Output Please refer to Chapter 8 6 Setting Alarm Response Actions Figure 10 23 Configure HDD Error Alarm 4 When the Trigger Alarm Output is selected you can also select the alarm o...

Page 172: ...User Manual of DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR 171 C H A P T E R 11 Camera Settings ...

Page 173: ...he text field 4 Configure the Display Name Display Date and Display Week by clicking the checkbox 5 Select the Date Format Time Format and Display Mode Figure 11 1 OSD Configuration Interface 6 You can use the mouse to click and drag the text frame on the preview window to adjust the OSD position 7 Copy Camera Settings 1 If you want to copy the OSD settings of the current camera to other cameras c...

Page 174: ...e viewed by the operator Steps 1 Enter thePrivacy MaskSettingsinterface Menu Camera Privacy Mask 2 Select the camera to set privacy mask 3 Click the checkbox of Enable Privacy Mask to enable this feature Figure 11 3Privacy Mask Settings Interface 4 Use the mouse to draw a zone on the window The zones will be marked with different frame colors Note Up to 4 privacy mask zones can be configured and t...

Page 175: ...n to save the settings 11 3 ConfiguringVideo Parameters Steps 1 Enter the Image Settings interface Menu Camera Image Figure 11 5 Image Settings Interface 2 Select the camera to set image parameters 3 Select the mode from the dropdown list of Mode Five modes are selectable Standard Indoor Dim Light Outdoor and Customize 4 When the mode is selected to Customize you can adjust the video parameters in...

Page 176: ...ure 11 6Configure Customized Image Settings 5 You can click the Copy button to copy the image settings of the current camera to other cameras Please refer to step 7 ofChapter 11 1 Configuring OSD Settings 6 Click theApply button to save the settings ...

Page 177: ...User Manual of DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR 176 C H A P T E R 1 2 DVR Management and Maintenace ...

Page 178: ...e device name model serial No firmware version and encode version as shown in Figure 12 1 The information on the figure is for reference only the information for actual product may be different Figure 12 1 Device Information Interface 12 1 2 Viewing Camera Information Steps 1 Enter the System Information interface Menu Maintenance System Info 2 Click the Camera tab to enter the Camera Information ...

Page 179: ...er the System Informationinterface Menu Maintenance System Info 2 Click the Record tab to enter the Record Information menu to view the recording status encoding parameters of each camera as shown in Figure 12 3 Figure 12 3Record Information Interface 12 1 4Viewing Alarm Information Steps 1 Enter the System Informationinterface ...

Page 180: ...rm information as shown in Figure 12 4 Figure 12 4 Alarm Information Interface 12 1 5Viewing Network Information Steps 1 Enter the System Informationinterface Menu Maintenance System Info 2 Click the Network tab to enter the Network Information menu to view the network information as shown in Figure 12 5 Figure 12 5 Network Information Interface ...

Page 181: ...ing HDD Information Steps 1 Enter the System Informationinterface Menu Maintenance System Info 2 Click the HDD tab to enter the HDD Information menu to view the HDD status free space property etc as shown in Figure 12 6 Figure 12 6 HDD Information Interface ...

Page 182: ...nce Log Search Figure 12 7 Log Search Interface 2 Set the log search conditions to refine your search including the Start Time End Time Major Type and Minor Type 3 Click the Search button to start search log files 4 The matched log files will be displayed on the list shown below Note Up to 2000 log files can be displayed each time Figure 12 8 Log Search Results 5 You can click the button of each l...

Page 183: ...Export Log Files 7 Select the backup device from the dropdown list of Device Name 8 Click the Exportto export the log files to the selected backup device You can click the New Folder button to create new folder in the backup device or click the Format button to format the backup device before log export Note 1 Please connect the backup device to DVR before operating log export 2 The log files expo...

Page 184: ...rameters Steps 1 Enter the Import Export Configuration File interface Menu Maintenance Import Export Figure 12 11 Import Export Config File 2 Click the Export button 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 click the Import button After the import process is completed you must reboot the D...

Page 185: ... upgrade menu as shown in Figure 12 12 Figure 12 12 Local Upgrade Interface 4 Select the update file from the backup device 5 Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading 6 After the upgrading is complete reboot the DVR to activate the new firmware 12 4 2 Upgrading by FTP Before you start Configure PC running FTP server and DVR to the same Local Area Network Run the 3rd party TFTP software on the P...

Page 186: ... ST Series DVR 185 Figure 12 13 FTP Upgrade Interface 3 Enter the FTP Server Address in the text field 4 Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading 5 After the upgrading is complete reboot the DVR to activate the new firmware ...

Page 187: ... Maintenance Default Figure 12 14 Restore Factory Default 2 Click the OKbutton to restore the default settings Note Except the network parameters including IP address subnet mask gateway MTU NIC working mode default route and server port all other parameters of the device will be restored to factory default settings ...

Page 188: ...User Manual of DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR 187 C H A P T E R 1 3 Others ...

Page 189: ...ters must be the same as the DVR s when connecting with the PC serial port Transparent Channel Connect a serial device directly to the DVR The serial device will be controlled remotely by the PC through the network and the protocol of the serial device Steps 1 Enter the RS 232 Settings interface Menu Configuration RS 232 Figure 13 1RS 232 Settings Interface 2 Configure RS 232 parameters including ...

Page 190: ...tandard to NTSC or PAL which must be the same with the video input standard VGA Resolution Select the VGA output resolution which must be the same with the resolution of the monitor screen HDMI Resolution Select the HDMI resolution which must be the same with the resolution of the monitor screen Time Zone Select the time zone Date Format Select the date format System Date Select the system date Sy...

Page 191: ... Edit the name of DVR Device No Edit the serial number of DVR The Device No can be set in the range of 1 255 and the default No is 255 Output Mode Select the output mode to Standard Bright Gentle or Vivid CVBS Output Brightness Adjust the video output brightness Operation Timeout Set timeout time for menu inactivity E g when the timeout time is set to 5 Minutes then the system will exit from the c...

Page 192: ...rator user name is admin and the password is 12345 The Administrator has thepermission to add and delete userand configure user parameters 13 4 1 Adding a User Steps 1 Enter the User Managementinterface Menu Configuration User Figure 13 4 User Management Interface 2 Click the Add button to enter the Add User interface Figure 13 5 Add User Menu ...

Page 193: ...k in the Camera Configuration User s MAC Address The MAC address of the remote PC which logs onto the DVR Ifitis configured and enabled it only allows theremote user with this MAC address to access the DVR 4 Click the OK button to save the settings and go back to the User Management interface The added new user will be displayed on the list as shown in Figure 13 6 Figure 13 6Added User Listed in U...

Page 194: ... Advanced Operation Remotely operating HDD management initializing HDD setting HDD property upgrading system firmware clearingI O alarm output Remote Shutdown Reboot Remotely shutting down or rebooting the DVR 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 outpu...

Page 195: ...on to delete the selected user 13 4 3 Editing a User Steps 1 Enter the User Managementinterface Menu Configuration User 2 Select the user to be editedfrom the list as shown in Figure 13 9 Figure 13 9 Edit a User 3 Click the icon to enter the Edit User interface as shown in Figure 13 10 ...

Page 196: ...3 4 4 Changing AdminPassword Purpose The password of the Admin user account can be changed in the User Management menu Steps 1 Enter the User Managementinterface Menu Configuration User 2 Click the Change Passwordtab to enter the Change Password menu as shown in Figure 13 11 Figure 13 11 Change Password 3 Enter the old password new password and confirm password on the menu 4 Click the Save button ...

Page 197: ...ps 1 Enter the Shutdown interface Menu Shutdown Figure 13 12 Shutdown Menu 2 Click theLock button to lock the device or Click the Shutdown button to shut down the device or Click theReboot button to reboot the device Note After locking the device you need to log in again to operate the device ...

Page 198: ...User Manual of DS 9100HWI ST Series DVR 197 C H A P T E R 1 4 Appendix ...

Page 199: ...ransceiver 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 stor...

Page 200: ...me decoder type is correct c The dome decoder speed configuration is correct d The dome decoder address bit configuration is correct e That the main board RS 485 interface is not broken Why is there no video recorded after setting the motion detection If there are no recorded video after setting the motion detection please check a The recording schedule is setup correctly by following the steps li...

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